Jay was silent for the rest of the ride. He sat beside Cole in the copter and Jane watched around them for any signs of a threat. Once they arrived at the base, almost an hour after they knocked Cole out, they hovered in the air as a door opened below them, revealing the landing pad. They landed on it as the door closed. Jay unstrapped Cole as a group of werewolves carried a stretcher over to them. With Jane's help, they got Cole onto the stretcher, strapping him down to it.

"Cover his head," Jane whispered. "No one can know he's human."

Jay nodded. He took the hoodie Cole was wearing and pulled his hood over his head, covering everything but his face.

"This way," Mr Oakland called to them.

Jay and Jane both took one side of the stretcher and pushed it behind Mr Oakland. Jay saw people watching them from afar as they moved through the main room. Jay kept his eyes on Mr Oakland ahead of him, casting glances at Cole and the earth ninja moaned and moved.

"He's waking up," Jane whispered.

Mr Oakland unlocked a door and let them in. After they were in and the lights came on, the door closed behind him and Mr Oakland locked it shut. Jay and Jane locked the stretch in place and together, they moved Cole onto a bed. Jay moved to Cole's head, holding him down as Jane and Mr Oakland attached a chain from the corner of the bed to Cole's left ankle. Jay glanced to Cole and saw the earth ninja was waking up.

"Hey buddy," Jay smiled.

Cole moaned, looking around.

"Where are we?" Cole muttered.

"You're in a sanctuary, Cole," Mr Oakland answered.

Cole looked up, confused.

"Cole, this is Mr Oakland," Jay introduced him. "He's been helping my sister and myself since we were first brought here."

Cole nodded. He went to stand up, but found the chain on his ankle.

"What's going on?" Cole frowned.

"It's a safety precaution," Mr Oakland explained. "We were unsure how you would react, and needed to keep you in here."

"What would happen if I left?" Cole asked.

"You could get yourself killed," Mr Oakland answered.

"What?" Cole cried, looking back and forth between Mr Oakland and Jay.

"It's kind of a hatred thing," Jay flinched. "Most of the kits here aren't very fond of people like you."

"But your like me," Cole said.

"Not like that," Jay moaned.

"What he's trying to say is that everyone here don't like humans," Jane cut in.

"Oh," Cole muttered.

"But we have been dealing with an issue with our Werewolf tribe," Mr Oakland cut in. "One that could use a human's touch."

Cole looked up, listening.

"Recently, a group of werewolf pups have disappeared," Mr Oakland explained. "All the twins age."

"Twins?" Cole questioned.
"Us, Cole," Jay said.

"Our tribe is rather small, but the kits from the Felines are starting to worry about the disappearances," Mr Oakland continued.

"What do you want me to do?" Cole asked. "I'm not a werewolf, or a feline, or anything like that."

"That's why we need you," Jane said. "We need someone who we can contact if we need help, and someone to be an outside source."

"How will I get in and out?" Cole asked. "You said they hate me."

"We'll give you fake ears and tail," Jay smiled. "That way, when you come, they won't know."

"What about you?" Cole looked at Jay. "What are you going to do?"

"Jay is going to return with you, trying not to let anyone get suspicious," Mr Oakland said. "That way, you can tell us if anything happens to him, and if he needs help."

Jay smiled at Cole, who nodded.

"So, will you help us?" Jane asked.

"Of course," Cole smiled.

"You must understand that this must remain a secret between the four of us," Mr Oakland insisted. "No one else can know about this unless something bad happens."

"Bad as in what?" Cole asked.

"Bad as in they get Jay," Mr Oakland said, pointing at Jay.

Cole glanced at Jay and saw him looking away, flinching at the mention of his name. Cole turned and saw Jane handing him a wolf tail and ears. He looked up at her.

"Anytime you come here, you'll need to wear these," she told him. "Especially right now."

Cole nodded. With Jay and Jane's help, he was able to get the tail and ears on.

"Now, you two should head home," Mr Oakland said. "I'll be in touch, Jay."

"Alright," Jay nodded.

Mr Oakland unchained Cole as Jane and Jay hugged each other tightly.

"Be careful, alright?" Jane whispered.
"I'm always careful," Jay replied.

Jane smiled at Cole before turning and leaving the boys alone. Cole slid off the bed and looked at Jay.

"What are we going to tell the others?" Cole asked.

"Nothing," Jay answered. "We can't let them know. This is between me and you for my sake."

Cole sighed, nodding. Jay pulled on his sweater, zipping it up before turning to Cole.

"We should move before anyone comes and sees us," Jay told him.

Cole nodded. Jay opened the door, peeking out. Jay opened the door further and lead Cole out. Cole looked around, seeing all different sorts of people. There were of course ones like Jay, werewolves, and the Felines that were part cat. He saw people with bird wings and people with spots on them.

"In case you're wondering, we're chameleons," a voice called out.

Cole jumped as a girl appeared in front of them.

"Who are you? I've never seen you before," she said.

Cole was startled as she looked at him and moved around him as if she were to attack him. Jay stepped between them.

"Come on, Lily," Jay moaned. "Leave him alone."

"But where is he from? Is he human?" she asked.

"We're kind of busy with something, so please leave us some space," Jay moaned.

"Fine, but I'll be watching you," she said.

Cole turned to Jay as she disappeared.

"Those chameleons can't keep their noses out of anyone's business," Jay sighed.

Cole looked around as he followed Jay. He saw people glance at them, but they continued with their own things. Cole turned to Jay as he opened a door.

"Come on," Jay whispered.

He opened the door and let Cole out before following him. Cole looked around and realized they were in a thick forest. They started walking away from the building.

"Why don't we just summon our dragons?" Cole asked.

"If you want to try an summon your dragon is this forest, be my guest," Jay said. "Have fun trying to get through."

Cole looked up, trying to find the sky. All he could see where leaves and branches. He sighed and continued walking. It was going to be a long trip home.