Cole and Lloyd quickly made their way to the rendezvous point: The Museum. Zane and Kai were leaning against the building, both panting slightly, and Nya hovered above them in her suit.

"Hey...guys...are the snakes...gone?" Kai asked through his heavy breathing. Cole and Lloyd gave the two ninja confused looks, but decided not to ask just yet. There were other things to deal with.

"All except the Hypnobrai. We think they're with Skales, and he's probably with my dad." Lloyd explained. As much as he tried to hide it, the others could see the worry in his eyes. They knew he didn't want to battle his dad, but there was nothing they could do. It was destiny, and there was no changing that.

"Cole what happened to your arm?" Zane asked with concern. Blood drizzled out of his cut and soaked through his sleeve.

"I'm fine, just a cut." Cole shrugged it off. It wasn't bleeding too hard; besides, he's faced much worse. Zane gave him a Yeah, nice try but I'm not buying that look.

"You shouldn't be fighting with an injury Cole. That could make it worse." Zane advised. I don't want my brother to get more hurt, he thought. Kai nodded his head in agreement; his thoughts almost matching Zane's perfectly.

"Guys I'm okay! Besides, we need to focus on the battle ahead. We need to find Garmadon and Skales before they find us." They all sighed but obeyed. Cole was right; finding Garmadon was their main priority.

"Nya, can you try and find Garmadon?" Cole asked into the comm.

"No way, bringing her was dangerous, but asking her to do that? Nya, stay here, we can check it out." Kai protested, making sure to say the last part into his comm. link.

"No Kai, I can do this!" Nya rejected and flew off. Kai continued to order her to come back, but she continued to fly off.

"Do not worry brother. She is strong and will be able to stay safe." Zane comforted his distressed brother and placed a hand on his shoulder. Kai sighed before nodding his head.

"Fine." He replied curtly and sat down with his back against the museum.

After a minute of silence they heard Nya turn on her comm. link.

"Guys, I found him!" Kai smiled with relief as he heard his sister's calm voice. Everyone let go of the breathe they didn't realize they were holding.

"Where is he?" Cole asked into his comm.

"He's right-wait what is he..? Oh my god..." They heard her say before they heard a large crashing noise...and then silence.

"Nya? Nya, are you okay? Nya, answer me!?" Kai called into his comm. desperately. Still, there was no answer. The other ninja turned to Kai in worry; an angry Kai was a dangerous Kai. They all represented their elements: Zane was as calm and collective as Ice, Jay was as fast and striking as Lightning, Cole was as solid and strong as Earth, and Kai was as unpredictable and dangerous as Fire.

"Kai, freaking out won't help us! If you want to find her, you have to follow the plan!" Cole told his friend. Please, oh please don't do what I think you're going to do!

"He hurt her. He. Hurt. Her." Kai growled through gritted teeth, before running off in the direction Nya flew off.

And he did it, Cole thought in annoyance. Yes, he was extremely worried for Nya, but he had a team to manage. Zane watched Kai run off with worry.

"Let me go with him. I'll message you if we need help or anything." Lloyd said.

"No way-"

"Thanks!" Lloyd raced off after the Fire ninja without listening to Cole's protests.

"Great, no this is just perfect! Kai and Lloyd are off to who knows where, Nya is M.I.A, and this cut is annoying the heck out of me! How can this possibly get worse!?" Cole groaned.

Zane sighed at the situation they were in, but he had to stay calm.

"Do not fret Cole. Kai will realize that his usual antics will only put Lloyd and Nya in more danger, and he will strategize. He has changed like all of us, correct?"

Cole nodded his head, but still looked nervous.

"I know I should put more trust in those two, even Jay, but...it's them we're talking about!" Cole wanted to put more trust in everyone, but it was something they had to earn. Zane, being him, earned his pretty much from Day 1.

Even though he knew Jay just as long as he did with Zane, he couldn't take him seriously. The only time he never told jokes or anything like that was when his parents were in danger that one time.

Did he really need to explain his reasons for Kai and Lloyd? Kai was irresponsible, he didn't think, and always managed to get in trouble. Lloyd...he was still a kid. It was like only his body changed, not his mind. To Cole, he was still that small boy that stole candy and threatened to release the Serpentine.

"We need to remember that they've changed. They have all proven several times that they deserve respect and trust. We are a team, and we must be there for each other.

Cole nodded his head with sudden determination.

"You're right Zane. They'll be fine. For now, we need to find out what we're going to do." Zane nodded his head before he ripped part of his sleeve off his shirt.

He tied it tightly around Cole's cut and smiled when it stopped bleeding.

"I propose that we circle around town. Kai and Lloyd will attack from one side, and we attack from the other. Hopefully we will manage to confuse them and find Nya and Garmadon before it is too late." Cole nodded in approval of the plan before he and Zane started running off.


"Kai! Wait up, I'm coming with you!" Kai heard Lloyd call out behind him. If it were Cole or Zane he would have kept going since they would convince him to stop, but Lloyd wasn't like that. He slowed to a stop and waited for him to catch up.

"We should scope from the roofs first. See what we're dealing with." Kai muttered. Actually, he wanted to go charge Garmadon head on, but it wasn't just him. He had Lloyd, and he wasn't putting him in danger.

Lloyd nodded and they scaled the nearest building. Soon they were jumping from roof to roof in search of Nya.

They stopped after a minute to catch their breathes.

"Hey, Kai...do you think this is it? The final battle?" Lloyd asked hesitantly. Kai froze slightly, asking himself the same question.

"I don't know; you haven't reached your full potential so there's a chance it's not."

"But if this isn't the GIANT battle the prophecy talks about, then I wonder what is." Kai nodded his head in agreement.

"You don't think you're ready, do you?" Kai asked.

"...Yeah, I really don't. Kai, I'm just a kid, what can I do? I don't know how to use all the elements, I haven't reached my full potential, and I don't even want to fight him." Lloyd didn't need to explain who 'him' was. Kai placed a comforting hand around his shoulders and ruffled his hair.

"I can't say everything's going to be fine, so I won't. You just know that you're not alone." Lloyd chuckled and nodded his head.

"Don't go mushy on me Kai." He smirked before jumping to another roof top. Kai laughed and followed the green clad boy.


Jay made his way out of the alley and hid behind a car that was parked on the side of the road. The snakes he had seen before were long gone. The whole place looked like a ghost town in his area. All the citizens were either hiding or had run off. He poked his head from the side of the car and saw the coast was clear. He walked away from the car and looked around. The whole entire place was trashed; not one thing about this place made him feel reassured.

Geez those snakes have some serious issues, he thought. He turned a corner and nearly screamed. Right there only twenty feet away was a crashed Samurai Suit...and Nya's unconscious body. He bolted towards her and shook her.

"N-Nya? N-Nya, come on! Wake up Nya, wake up!" He cried out desperately. He sighed with relief when he heard her groan; at least she was awake.

"J-Jay? What are you doing here? You need to go Jay, before he comes!" Nya closed her eyes in pain; she was pretty sure she had broken something on the fall. She remembered contacting her family about spotting him...and then someone spotted her and something was shot at her...

"What do you mean? Come on Nya, let's go!" Jay persisted and pulled on her arm.

"Jay go, for me please go! If he gets you-"

"Oh I think it's a little too late for that." They heard a voice say. They turned and gasped. Garmadon, with a victorious smirk on his face, stood only five feet away from them.


BAM Chapter 9 is done! Yes, this story will be shorter than the original (and I apologize for that)

For all the people who tell me in the reviews for who the next story should be based on, I will have a poll up on that on my profile soon! You need to vote, because I won't take the time to count how many vote for who (I'm just that lazy, and no offence to anyone)

Question of the Chapter:

You got invited onto the Bounty for one day to hang out with the ninja! What would you do?

Tell me in the reviews guys! Almost 100 :D

And I'm closing the poll soon! All you Zane fans should be proud, he's in the leade, followed by Kai, Lloyd, Nya and Cole and Jay are tied, and finally Garmadon!

REVIEW GUYS! THEY MEAN A LOT TO ME :D