I didn't want to believe it, but this woman standing here, right in front of me, had to be her. She had the same eyes and her hair... I felt, I felt anger, sadness, and fear all at once. "How could you?!" I yelled at her. "How dare you leave a child in the woodsss? You left nothing for me; it was like you wanted me to die! Why?"

"Sweetie…" she started.

"Don't even call me that, it's Amy, and that's it." I was hurt by this woman; it's going to take a lot more than appearing in front of me to make me like her again.

"Amy, I'm sorry, but there was nothing left for me to do. I didn't want you to die with me because…"

"Wait…" I looked at her ghostly features. She's a ghost… "Who did thisss? Why would they do it to you?"

"Just listen, please. I was killed for harboring you. You see, you were meant for many things according to the Master of Creation-" Wait, she knew that guy? "-and they wanted you to end it. So instead of giving you to them, I hid you. That tree stump, it's supposed to be able to protect little ones that aren't quite adults yet. That's why I couldn't hide there with you. So after I left you there, I prayed that someone kind would come to find you and not turn you in. Of course, I never thought that the serpentine wouldn't know who you were. But then again, you were just a mere child after all. Amy, I know you may have befriended the serpentine, but you must listen when I tell you this: You are going to one day defeat them, even if they did care for you. There's no other option beside losing to them and making everyone's fatalities mean nothing. Amy, I know what you are going through. I have been watching over you, never leaving your side, making sure that you were kept safe. During your training, I gave you what you needed to make it through, because if I were to see you die, I would be heartbroken. Amy, you mean so much more to me than anything else that I can think of, and if your father was here to see you…"

"I, I have a father? Where is he? Why didn't he come?"

My mother shook her head, eyes seeming like they wanted to cry. "He couldn't come…he doesn't even know that you are alive…"

I had a father that was alive! "Where isss he? We have to sssearch for him immediately!"

"Amy, he's not here. He's not on this island anymore. After my disappearance, they made him create models of the future, and in one, he saw you dead. I don't even know where they shipped him off to…and with so little time…"

I looked at her. "Little time? We have plenty of…"

"No we don't, maybe you will, but my time here is almost up. I'm using the last of my strength here just to get this message to you. Amy, please remember what I said since I won't be there to help you remember anymore. Amy."

"Yes?"

"I love you. I don't want to leave the earth not letting you know that. I did these things for you. I hope you understand…goodbye…"

As her soul started to fade, I couldn't control this feeling that was welled up inside me. I ran up to her and tried to hug her as she slowly dissolved into nothing. "I'm sorry. I love you too! Please, don't go! Don't go…"

She smiled down on me, softly saying, "Hush little darling, don't say a word…" Then before she could finish the little nursery rhyme, her soul vanished and all that was left was a girl, with a single tear forming in one eye which I quickly wiped away. This will be the last time I cry, I thought to myself. I picked myself up, turned, and saw a face with two familiar light blue eyes staring at me. "Zane? How did you…"

"Amy, I care about your safety too much to not try looking for you. I'm really sorry about what I said. I just didn't really think about it that much; I know I could be a smarty pants as Jay refers me as at points, but all I could do is go by my readings of certain things. I'm really sorry…"

I looked at him long and hard. "What of the othersss?"

Zane shuffled his feet. "Well, they were scared…"

"Of what? The sserpentine? I thought you guysss defeated thossse guysss all the time!"

"No, not them…they were scared of you…"

I blinked. "Me? Why?"

"They saw the picture…"

"Pic…" The image of the ninja dead and me in the middle of it all flashed through my mind. "Oh… Zane, you know I'd never do that! I don't even know why I drew that."

"I know you'd never do that, but they don't, especially Kai for some reason." Kai…

"Well, what'sss going to happen?"

He shrugged. "I just hope that nothing uncalled for happens… We best be getting back to them though, I'm sure they are wondering about us."

"ok…"

We took off to the monastery and once we arrived, we saw that Kai was waiting for us. There was a sort of eerie feeling like when you don't feel welcomed. "Hi?" I greeted.

"Zane, are you ok?" Kai asked. Am I invisible or something?

"Yes, and so is Amy."

"Zane, can you come over here?"

He walked over to him. "What's going on-"

Before he could continue, Kai suddenly knocked Zane in the head with his katana and then went after me, leaving Zane delusional.

"AMY!" he yelled angrily as he prepared to take the first blow.