A/N: Hello! As for whose idea it was for Kai and Jacob to lead…it was no ones. It just kinda happened. At least someone caught on before they got too lost. Also, if the weather is nice out…my writing will slow down due to a love of a certain 'extreme sport' called swinging. (Something about bruises and broken bones…)

Disclaimer: I own Nothing! Except for any OC name drops that might happen…and Koko!

Chapter Nine:

I nearly jumped out of my skin when Skylor suddenly nudged me. "We're here. You might want to carefully and slowly go into a descent."

Heart thudding from the close contact, I leaned my dragon in and eventually landed on solid ground. Unfortunately, the second I landed my dragon disappeared and we crashed to the ground anyways. A startled yowl escaped Roadkill as she clung to my face. Groaning, I grabbed her and tried prying her off. "Roadkill! Get off!"

"Her name is Blaze!" Nya yelled out, before she managed to pry off the cat, most likely cuddling it.

"I still prefer Roadkill…." I mumbled as I scrambled to my feet.

"Serpentine! Run for your lives!" A random villager suddenly yelled out.

Tensing, I got ready to fight, when I felt a cold scaly hand cover my fist. "Kai…Jacob. They are talking about Skylor and I. The spell transformed us into Anacondrai as well, remember?"

Blushing hard, I dropped my hand down. "Sorry. Wait. If they're acting shocked to see you guys…then wouldn't that mean Chen hasn't attacked yet?"

"You're right. Neuro! Take the elemental masters and protect the people. We need to catch up with Mom and Sensei. Let them know what is going on." Lloyd spoke up, authority laced heavily into his voice. "Dad, Skylor. You guys come with us, it will be better for everyone if no one can see you at the moment."

….

"Koko!" Lloyd yelled out as he suddenly stopped walking, making me crash into him.

"Lloy'! Lloy'!" Koko's sweet, innocent voice filled the air as her footsteps pounded loudly against the cement floor as she charged her older brother.

Garmadon spoke up from where he was from next to me, slithering forward, his new tail brushing my leg. "Hey! What about me? Where'ssss my hug?"

An earsplitting scream was his response. By the sounds of things, Lloyd had picked her up. There was a quick shushing noise from the kid, before he carefully stepped loudly in the direction of his father. "Look! It's ok Koko! It's just Daddy! See? A bad guy that yours truly been away fighting turned him into a monster. But we know he's just Daddy."

Garmadon grumbled about how we were still in the middle of a time sensitive mission, though the shuffling sounds indicated that Koko was being transferred from her brother's arms, to her father's arms. Koko made small hiccupping noises as she calmed down, probably burying her head into his shoulder. "Lloy' stop ba' guy?" I stifled a giggle at that, finding her baby lisp a smidgen cute…as well as the fact she just presumed her big brother was undefeatable.

"Not quite yet. We need to talk to Mommy and Uncle Wu first." There was a pause during which I could hear Koko beginning to hyperventilate at the thought have a bad guy running free. "Koko… its gonna be ok. We have some new, uh teammates; that are protecting all of Ninjago right now. But look! Zane's back! He looks a little different than last time you had seen him."

"What do you mean he looks different!?" I screeched, spinning around blindly to stare at him.

Cold hands placed themselves on my shoulders, turning me around to the opposite direction I had turned to look. "I'm over here Kai."

Nya sighed loudly, before placing a hand on the small of my back. "Come on. I bet everyone is going to be excited to see you five back together… though I still think you should get a seeing-eye dog Kai."

I responded by plucking a ball of fur that was purring while rubbing itself on my leg. "I don't need a seeing-eye dog. Roadkill is going to take my place as the red ninja."

Koko made a confused 'uh' sound, most likely twisting around to look at her big brother. Lloyd gladly explained what we were talking about. "Kai lost his eyesight. He can't see anymore."

"Oh…Mommy tal'ing with Un'le Wu." Koko patted me on the shoulder with sticky fingers.

With that said, Lloyd took off again, leading the way to where our mentor and ally were at.

…

I found myself having to keep Koko from picking on Roadkill while the others were discussing what could be done. I gently pulled the two-year old's rough fingers away from the petrified kitten. "Ok…Roadkill, you weren't scared of Chen but Lloyd's two year old sister? Seriously?" I grumbled to myself.

"Road trip!"Jay suddenly yelled out; with what I can only imagine a punch into the air.

"What's going on over there?" I really wished that I hadn't been placed on infant control.

"We're going to Kryptarium Prison to give an old friend a visit." Cole responded, his feet pounding the floor. "You coming, or staying? If you stay, then you can keep watching Koko and Roadkill. If you come, then Misako will watch them."

"I'm coming!" I yelped as I bolted up. I was not staying here with a clinging kitten and a toddler who didn't understand that she has to be gentle with the said kitten.

…

I tripped over something as I followed the Warden's heavy footsteps towards Pythor's cell. Sensei was bringing up the rear with Garmadon, discussing who knows what. Cole and Lloyd were between me and the warden, while Zane and Jay walked on either side of me. Finally, I picked up the rattle of the keys as he unlocked the cell door.

"Pythor! We need your help!" Lloyd announced as his feet pounded the floor.

"Now…why would I do that? I have no busssssinesssssss with you ninja. Now if you'll pleasssssssssse excusssssssssse me, my sssssssssshow isssssssss about to sssssssssssstart." Pythor hissed from where he was sitting in his cell.

I placed my hand on a cold, hard shoulder, one that felt slightly familiar. I fought the urge to ask Zane if I was holding onto him. It felt more like metal than scales, which most likely meant it was him. Cole groaned in frustration, the wall thudding as he punched it. Before I could say anything to calm him down, Garmadon spoke up. "Come on. It looksss like he won't be helping usss."

"What happened to you?!" Pythor screeched, clearly surprised by Garmadon's new form.

"If we tell you, will you help us?" Lloyd pressed gently, determination filling his voice.

"Very well then." Pythor hissed dejectedly.

…

I slammed against a wall as I tried to make sense of the chaos around me. I could hear yelling and thudding footsteps everywhere. Grimacing, I scrambled to my feet, hearing the soft sound of two serpentine slithering towards where Sensei and Lloyd were standing, the latter holding a squealing Pythor. "Guys! I need a little help over here!" I cried out as another escaped prisoner slammed me into a wall.

Zane's voice called out over the chaotic noise of the prison break, worry edging it. "Pythor holds the key to making the spell permanent! That and someone needs to go help Kai! It's too chaotic for him to be of much help!"

"Thanks Zane! I feel so helpful!" I snarled back as I fell back onto my back, someone knocking me down.

"Now's not the time to be sarcastic Kai!" Cole bellowed out, even as his strong hands seized me.

I could feel myself turning bright red with embarrassment. I was useless against a full blown prison riot! Cole tightened his grip on me as he bolted, dragging me along. "Come on! Time for us to get out of here!" A loud crash indicated that he had run into a wall. By the dust that quickly filled the air, I am guessing he broke the wall. He continued running, thudding footsteps alerting me that the others were following us, as well as the escaped prisoners.

….

I slipped as I found myself attempting to walk across an ice ramp that Zane had made for us to escape the chaotic prison. Sliding, I would have fallen off if someone hadn't grabbed me right then. "Whoa! Easy there Kai!" Ah…Jay was helping me.

"I lost Pythor!" Suddenly I wanted to attack Lloyd.

Twisting around so that I was facing back where his voice came from, I spoke up. "How did you lose him!?"

"Not my fault! He's tiny…and can turn invisible…and there's a riot going on down there!" Lloyd hollered back, his voice drawing closer.

Groaning, I allowed Jay to guide me off the ramp to the ground on the other side of the wall. After awhile of listening to the thudding footsteps running off of it, Zane placed a hand on my shoulder. "Now would be a good time to thaw the ramp."

Nodding in agreement, I lit my fist on fire and flung the fireball towards the ramp…hopefully.

…

"Chen has sent several of his trucks out. I have given the elemental masters each a communicator and they are chasing the trucks down. Shouldn't be long now before we stop Chen." Nya informed us by way of greeting when we walked into the room.

A yowl of pure joy escaped Roadkill as she leapt on top of my head. Yelping, I tried prying her off. Immediately a hand slapped itself over my mouth. "Kai! Shh! Koko is napping!" Misako hissed at me.

I rolled my eyes, but didn't say anything. Lloyd spoke up, announcing that he and the others should go help the elemental masters. Frowning, I turn to face him, prying Misako's hand off my mouth. "Wait…what about me?"

"Sorry Kai. But after what happened back at the prison, I think that you would be safer here with Mom." Lloyd's voice was growing softer, indicating that he was leaving the room as he speaks.

Groaning, I sat back down, listening to the beeping of computers and orders being barked. After awhile, Sensei suddenly yelled out that it was a distraction and to stop the trucks immediately. Silence fell as we held our breaths, anxiously waiting for word from our teammates and allies on the field…

"The trucks are empty. We were chasing decoys." Shade's voice suddenly came over the communicator, sounding completely defeated.

Sensei sighed, before softly announcing, "The Greatest Wars are won without battles."

I buried my head, feeling completely useless. I just sat there while the others supposedly chased down the enemy! And for what? Chen had tricked us! Clenching my fist, I glared at the direction of the floor.

I wasn't going to remain helpless. I can help my friends.

A/N: Done! Just took a day and a half to write this chapter is all… apparently Kai is only a good fighter when its one on one, large groups, which the ninja are used to, throw him off and is much more difficult to navigate…

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