Authors Notes: Welps this is it. My final chapter to this series. I hope you liked it. Depending on how many reviews I get (Which probably won't be but 1.) depends on if I continue.


Glass

Chapter 7

Secret Truth

Cole looked up having heard the fighting from Noni and Exile. It caught a lot of attention. Hydi stayed at the mouth of the path having been told by some woman not to follow. It would have been to dangerous if she had. Finally the dark shadow of the woman walked from the trail carrying Zane in her arms. He was lightly protesting, even though his back panels were sparking a lot. Beside her padded Ty, she seemed very happy about something. When she finally met up with Hydi the Lunarin ran over to Ty and swatted her.

"Why you want to leave me!" She yelled and put her hands on her hips. Ty shook her head and sighed apologizing a lot. "You are injured." She said seeing the blood on her shoulders from behind shoved down in the snow by Exiles clawed hands.

"She'll survive young one." Noni said and set Zane down near Cole. Cole looked up at the woman who was just about his height which was saying a lot since he was pretty tall for a male. Zane slowly walked over to Cole watching Ty.

"This is Noni."

"You mean Tys sister?" Cole asked. Noni smiled at them.

"Sister...is that what she calls me?" She asked looking around at Ty. Ty shrugged her shoulders at nothing they could really hear. Hydi seemed to have her undivided attention.

"I've been looking everywhere for her. Upon finding out that not only did my father but my mother fall to the people of Ninjago did I realize I hadn't looked here." Noni said looking around at Zane. "Who are you to her?"

"I am her father. I adopted her, and have been taking care of her since she's been gone."

"Ty!" The loud yell signaled Lloyds arrival. He had been searching for her on the other side of the glade.

"Lloyd." She called out and hugged him when he got close enough. Noni smiled seeing the woman she thought a child standing before her. Lloyd picked her up in his arms swinging her around kissing her lightly as he did so.

"Are they?" She asked Zane. Zane shook his head.

"They are not wedded. To young."

"To young? How old are you supposed to be to get married here?"

"Our years are a lot longer then yours." He told her. She nodded her head and looked back around at the young couple.

"She can't stay." Noni said looking at Zane. "you know this and so does she."

"We know…" Zane said lightly.

"Their are still so much for us to do." This slightly surprised Zane.

"By that...how do you mean?"

"I mean the universe is on the verge of collapse. If she does not do as she is designed the universe will be no more and even Ninjago will die out. Two worlds have already collapsed." Noni said and looked up at Ty who came running over to her. Their was a huge smile on her face. To her it was the best feeling to have Noni around along with Zane. Hydi had never felt her this happy before. It was infectious.

"Noni this is Hydi."

"We've met. If it weren't for her I wouldn't have known where to find you."

Hydi fired off a few words in her language to Noni who just giggled and shook her head. Ty blushed having heard those words before and understood them well. Zane shook his head waving them back toward the medical building.

"Perhaps a good nights sleep before leaving then." Zane said.

"Dad what about your injuries?" Ty asked. Zane shook his head and pointed to his head. "Grandfathers on his way with mom?" She said

"Mom? Grandfather? You planted yourself here didn't you?" Noni said almost in a scolding way. "We're not supposed to have roots girl. Nowhere to worry about just in case it plunges."

"Ninjago will never plunge. Not with these ninja around." Ty said officially.

"I do hope you are right child. For if you are not...you will not heal." Noni said looking on at the other ninja who seemed to be warming up around the fire. Nya had the baby in her arms sleeping.

"Hey Ty?" Cole asked looking down at the baby.

"Hum?" Ty asked walking over to him and yawned.

"Thanks." Cole said pulling her to him kissing the top of her head.

"And kissing?" Noni asked amazed. "Who is this?"

"He's kind of my Uncle slash other dad." That was first. She had never refered to Cole as a second father. Ty looked sideways at Cole when she said this to get his full reaction. His face softened at the words and smiled down at her.

"Okay kid...whatever you say. " Cole kissed the top of her head and put his cheek there for a few seconds.

"This is Uncle Jay, Uncle Kai, and this little guy doesn't have a name yet." She pointed to Nya "This is Uncle Kais young sister my Aunt Nya. This is Lloyd my boyfriend."

"Boyfriend...what does...does that mean he's courting you?" Noni stood to her full height. Her head brushed the ceiling.

"Yes." Lloyd said and shrugged.

"She's leaving." Noni said being waved away by Ty. Apparently knowing Noni was all bark and no bite when it came to things like that. Zane had more grit then she did.

"Ty what happened?" Pixals voice came from the door. Ty cringed and looked up at her.

"This is my mom, and Grandfather." Noni looked at Borg riding his wheelchair with a bit of confusion at first. She pointed at him and Ty just burst out laughing.

"Is this what it was like seeing me?" Ty asked the ninja each one either smiled, laughed, or nodded.

"Ty you should have Misha look over your wounds. Now please go." Ty took Hydi's hand and walked out of the door. Pixal looked up at Noni and then at Zane.

"I do believe we have much to discuss." She told them and offered to talk in the garden.

Ty returned with her arms bandaged and a smacked hand for running out of the building on a scary night. Ty looked out in the garden at the three talking. She took a deep breath realizing she had a growing stone in her stomach.

"The darkness...its gone." Hydi said looking at her. "Perhaps it just needed a more experience Lunarin to scary it off."

"Or hold it at bay. It makes me wonder just how long it had been there, and if it was Noni that kept it away." Ty said her head rested on Hydi's shoulder. "You'll come too right?"

"I don't think I have a choice. My soul is yours remember. If you were to go without me...my life would slowly slip away." She said

"Then lets get some sleep...it'll be a long day tomorrow...a day I don't want to come." She said and walked over to a pallet in the corner. Hydi curled up beside her.

Zane walked back into the room and saw his daughter sleeping next to her moon.

"When she arrived here...she didn't even know what love was. She was more of a machine then I was." He said sitting down taking off his Gi so Borg could look over his wounds. It was mostly cosmetic. But it had hurt like hell.

"I'm afraid that was my fault. I never knew what it was. I still don't. Perhaps she can teach me." Noni said and sat down looking up at the moon through the clouds.

It was later on that night Ty woke up and looked around seeing that Lloyd had planted himself on the other side of her. Hydi was drooling on her arm all over again. Yet to her left she could see Zane wide awake. He couldn't sleep. She crawled out from under her watchful protectors and over to Zane. She put her head against his back like she normally did when she wasn't to sure he wanted to talk.

"How long has it been?" Ty asked him. She heard him inhale and pause for a second.

"Not long enough." Zane said. He slowly stood up and walked her out into the garden so not to wake anyone else up with the chat. Hydi peaked out of the door having felt her wake up.

"Ty I want you...I want you to keep my name." He told her.

"Name?" She asked. Zane nodded his head.

"Ty Julien." Zane said and smiled

"I haven't...been completely truthful in a lot of the stories I told you about my parents." Ty told Zane. Zane looked a little surprised. Ty swallowed and sat down.

"We were inside when it happened. I was sitting down at the table studying within the library. My brother was sitting in front of me. It was a normal day, nothing out of place and mom was reading allowed to us. I remember it perfectly. All I remember is mom hugging me from behind. It wasn't unusual because she normally did this. I felt the pain in my back and I guess my brother realized what was going on. He got his sword from its sheath which was against his chair." Ty seemed to be trapped inside a memory. Her eyes were glowing now and Zane could see everything above her as it glowed brightly.

"When I opened my eyes again I saw my brother laying on the ground in cold blood. I picked up his sword and followed the sounds of my mother fighting my father. I rounded the corner just in time to see my mother standing over my father. His dark black hair mixing with the red blood on the ground. My mother rounded on me and growled. She ran at me ready to kill me. I threw my brothers sword and it sunk deep into her chest." Ty looked around at Zane and lifted her shirt to show the dark faded scar in her back. "I woke up days later on Lunar within Nonis home." Ty said and swallowed hard. "I killed my mom."

"It was self defense." Zane told her. "I know...but the sound...that sound. It wouldn't go away. How could I forget something like that. Something so simple." Ty hugged Zane.

"Why did you tell me now?" He asked her.

"I've never told anyone. Not even Noni knew how it really happened. That other story is just what Noni said I should say. Telling people I killed someone might not be a good thing."

"Your secrets safe with me." Zane said kissing the top of her head. Ty seemed to bounce in place and look around for a moment before asking something that seemed to be on her mind for some time.

"Your my dad now...no matter where I go your my dad so please don't forget me." She said "You'll always be my dad." She grabbed the sides of his face and kissed him before pulling back. Zane looked surprised as such a kiss, but she really wanted him to know what she meant before running into the room and grabbed her bag and motioned for Hydi to follow. Noni was already awake.

Zane was still glued to one spot before realizing what was going on. Noni opened the portal and looked around at Zane.

"Thank you for caring for her for me." Noni said and smiled at him.

All three of them were gone before they knew it. Zane wasn't sure what to do. He seemed to be planted in that one spot. His daughter was gone.


The snow was gone, and all the plants seemed to be in full bloom. Spring had already passed and the summer seemed to grow longer. The garden Ty had begun to grow some years back was still maintained by Zane. He sat in the garden looking over the plants. They were already starting to sprout veggies. He wasn't to sure what some of them were since he wasn't the one who planted them, but he was realizing very slowly which ones were which now.

"Those ones are onions and the others are potatoes." The words seemed the surprise him. He turned to look up at the woman staring down at him. The smile on her face was something he had missed over the last six months since she was gone.

"Ty?" He called out and looked at the once girl in front of him.

"Yeah you didn't think I'd be gone forever right?" She asked and held out her arms. Zane jumped up and ran over to her and took her in his arms hugging her tightly to him.

"I wasn't aware androids could cry." Noni said from her spot near the tree lines.

"Nindroid. He has emotions. Even if he says he doesn't." Hydis English was far better now.

"Hey!" Ty yelled waving at Cole who was walking around the yard trying to get a cranky toddler to take a nap. The heat from summer wasn't helping.

"Ty!" He yelled which got the attention of everyone within the house. Soon enough Ty was being glomped by everyone.

"I'm home." Ty whispered to Zane. Zane smiled and kissed to top of her head.

"Welcome back."