A/N: Hello! Hmm, *quickly watches the episode…bursts out laughing randomly at Ronin and the Police Commissioner's reactions to Jay needing their help. Finishes episode with a smile on my face.* Ok…cannot believe I waited till today to watch that. I mean, talk about awesome! And I love how Jay went to Kai first…not Zane, not Cole, not even Sensei! Kai, big brother of the girl he likes. I mean, talk about sweetness! He obviously was thinking of Nya right then.

Disclaimer: I own Nothing! Except for my OCs!

P.S. After talking to Joyofthestorm, I am NOT stopping with the Hands of Time like I originally had planned. I will be doing Sons of Garmadon too.

Chapter Nine: Let's Round-up Our Friends…GrandCappy!

I gulped for air as I crashed onto an old mattress, before bouncing back into the air and hitting my back hard against a large pile of junk. Wow…I wonder where we possibly could be. I pinched my nose, suddenly glad that Nya appeared to have decided to keep quiet about my rather obvious use of sarcasm.

A low groan escaped Jay as he landed face-down next to me. Pulling myself into a sitting position, I tried to check to see if he was alright. Just then, I heard a noise from behind me. "Kai? Is Jay alright!?" Edna appeared at the bottom of the pile of junk, with Ed right by her side.

"I don't know. I think he is in shock…uh. Can I have a little help getting him inside?" I lifted Jay up part way, startled by how heavy he was. You would think that with how gangly he was that he wouldn't weigh much…but no. It was his lean muscles from his days as a ninja that made him heavier than he appeared.

Grunting, Jay's folks helped me carry Jay, who was unconscious with a nasty bump on his head, to their small trailer that they called home. Ed glanced sideways at me, his lips pursed tightly. "What happened? Where did that portal in the sky came from?"

"Umm? Can we wait for Jay to wake up? I feel that he knows a little bit more about what's going on than I do. Mainly cause I've been held against my will for who knows how long." I panted as I readjusted my grip on my teammate, silently wishing that the trailer was a lot closer to where we landed than it currently was…

…

"…and that is what happened." Jay finished off, slumping in his chair.

I quirked my eyebrow, surprised about how depressed Jay sounded about the whole thing. He still hasn't made a single wish, where has I knew from the get go how bad it would be if I made a single wish but made all three. "Jay…I think you're beating yourself up over nothing."

Ed nodded fiercely, clearly agreeing with me. "Come on Jay! You're my son! You can do anything you set your mind to!"

Jay crossed his arms, a scowl crossing his face. "No I'm not. I'm Cliff Gordon's son."

I frowned at that. I may not be adopted…but I knew something called adoption of the heart. It was why my family could be considered bigger than what it actually was. "Jay… That's like saying Old Joe isn't a member of the Smith family! For that matter…that's like saying Windy and Derrick aren't members of our family either. Sometimes, who your heart tells you're related too is more important than what your DNA tells you. If we went by DNA, my family would be ridiculously small. Now please stop beating yourself up!"

Jay blinked, suddenly startled by my outburst. "We still have to save all of Ninjago by ourselves. You can't find something positive about that."

Ed scoffed, whacking Jay on the back of the head. "Son…I have yet to see you not be able to round up a few friends to help you when it really matters. Am I wrong, Kai?" He turned to look at me, a sparkle in his eyes.

"You're right. And I think I know who to ask…" I glanced at Jay who immediately groaned.

"Please not your grandfather… I think he ships Nya with me and he ain't gonna be happy that's she's gone."

I laughed, standing up to stretch. "You're right…and we are getting GrandCappy. If anyone has a right to beat Nadahkan up, it's him. Do you need me to keep him from jumping down your throat about Nya getting captured?"

Jay nodded fervently, relief sagging his shoulders down. "Right…let's go round up some friends to help us save our friends…and all of Ninjago."

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I followed Jay through the cloudless skies towards the building I recognized as the one where Dareth was supposed to pitch ideas for new shows. Jumping down to the ground, Jay approached a rather upset looking Dareth. "Hey! We're looking for a brown ninja? Do you still have the gi?"

"You know it!" Dareth then spun, somehow automatically changing into the silly brown gi that he always wore before he gave up the dojo. "Where do we start?"

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"GrandCappy! We need your help! Nadahkan has Nya and is planning on forcing her to marry him." I hollered as I spotted Soto beating up two run-of-the-mill thieves that were attempting to rob the museum.

Soto threw the two men at the museum security guards, grinning as he approached us. "If Nadahkan thinks he can mess with me family, he has another think comin'."

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I blushed as I watched as Skylor threw a thug out of her restaurant. Looking up, she flipped her ponytail behind her. "Let me guess…you're not here for the noodles?"

"Yeah…Ninjago is in danger again. Can you round up the other elemental masters?" Jay nodded, doing all of the talking.

Skylor took a step back and opened the door to her business. "Hey! Guys! Jay and Kai need our help!" A minute later all of the elemental masters were flooding out of the door, while Skylor had a smirk on her face.

"Or you could just do that…" I was beginning to wonder if the elemental masters liked hanging out together or something.

"I hired all of them to work for me instead of Father's henchmen. Better for the business." Skylor placed a hand on my shoulder as she directed me away from the restaurant.

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Next Jay went back to the lighthouse to pick Echo up. He was calmly working on fixing Dr. Julian's butler droid, but jumped up upon noticing us.

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The Police Commissioner was in the process of arresting Ronin when he noticed Jay waving both of them over frantically. Removing the handcuffs off of Ronin, both of them ran over to see what was going on.

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I stood to the side as I allowed Jay to take over. Jay swallowed hard; then again, he had recruited the majority of the people, and robots, gathered together in the conference room. The only one that he hadn't recruited himself was Soto. I gave him a thumbs up, trying to give him a confidence boost.

Jay nodded to let me now that he noticed. "Right…I, uh, called you all here today because…Kai and I are all that's left of the ninja. Umm, so the plan is to figure out where the next stolen piece of land is going to be at and uh, highjack it?" He glanced at me for confirmation on his plan…that honestly I knew nothing about.

I gestured for him to continue. He paled as he stared at me as if I were the insane one. "We have a wedding to crash; Nadahkan wants to force Nya to marry him. It is our job to stop him from doing that. Understoo….yes Echo?" Jay frowned, noticing that Echo had raised his hand.

"I sense that there are spies watching us. I cannot pinpoint them though. Chances are that they have a view of the window that you are standing in front of." Echo pointed to the large window right behind Jay.

I stepped up to Jay, looking out of the window. "Giggle giggle mosquitoes and hug bug bears."

Everyone gave me a weird look, except for Jay who caught on to what I was doing. Turning to face the window, he joined in with spewing random words out.

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I bit my bottom lip as the Police Commissioner placed the one pirate into the back of his police car…just as Dareth contacted us. "Guys…get over here now! Time for Operation Land Ho to become a go!" Reaching my hand up, I pressed the earpiece in my ear firmly down. "Got it. I'll be there as soon as possible."

Breaking at a sprint, I summoned my dragon again and flew to the others. Jay quickly joined me, his dragon pulling up ahead of mine. Disabling our dragons, we attempted to leap onto the piece of land floating away. Dareth and Ronin launched forward, seizing Jay, while Soto and Gravis grabbed me. They quickly pulled us up onto the newly stolen piece of land.

"Thanks Gravis, GrandCappy." I nodded my thanks, even as I tried to catch my breath.

Skylor walked over to me, placing a hand on my shoulder. "Why do you keep referring Soto as GrandCappy?"

Jay flopped dramatically onto the ground. "Because…Soto is his mother's father…don't ask."

Dareth folded his arms in annoyance, huffing slightly. "Yeah…and someone can't read maps."

Soto arched an eyebrow upwards, clearly amused. "Ye honestly think that after he threw me map overboard, that I would teach him how to read them?"

I promptly grumbled under my breath about how I was two when that happened.

~Jay's POV~

Why did Kai volunteer me to go get Nya back!? I thought to myself as I yanked and pulled on the bars covering Nya's window fruitlessly. Nya touched the bars, biting her bottom lip. "Maybe if we both…hide!"

Startled, I ducked down…only for my foot to get entangled a rope and I ended up slipping off of the roof. As I was trying to get myself back up, I heard Nya mention something about Nadahkan being in earshot. Thrilled, I began yelling a wish that I honestly hoped would work. "I wish that Nadahkan was mortal! I wish that Nadahkan was…oh come on!" The last part was because a flying patrol ship full of pirates had spotted me. Flipping myself right side up, I quickly fought them, all the while yelling the wish.

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I slumped against the window sill upon realizing that Nadahkan and the most beautiful, amazing person alive were both gone. Only, as I slumped against the window sill, I noticed that the Sword of Souls was sitting within reach. Grinning as I realized that Nya probably had something to do with that, I leaned forward and snatched the sword up…bringing it out of the room easily.

~Kai's POV~

"Ok then…who wants to cut me down?" Jay turned to face our comrades and immediately facepalmed upon seeing all of our hands up in the air. "Really? Am I that annoying?" He handed the sword to Echo, mock glaring at the rest of us.

I shrugged along with Soto, Ronin, and a few of the elemental masters. Everyone else shook their heads no. I folded my arms, quirking my eyebrow up. "Echo wait…Jay, we need a plan on what to do if you don't make it back out."

Jay took a step back away from Echo, a frown on his face. "Your right. If I don't make it, then you must…" He never finished his sentence since an overly excited Echo suddenly struck him down, sucking him into the Sword of Souls.

I glared at him, while Ronin spoke up, his voice dry. "See? It should have been me."

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I was not staring…I was merely appreciating how close Skylor and I were standing together as we held the door to the shed shut. Keep telling yourself that Kai. You are staring at her. I scowled briefly, quickly smoothing my face into something more presentable. Be quiet sis. We're trying to rescue you here.

Skylor coughed, a tiny smile crossing her face, which was really cute. "Kai? You're talking out loud. I know you're mentally connected to her…but try and keep it in your head."

I blushed at that…just as with a loud bang the shed exploded. When the dust settled, Sensei, Misako, Lloyd, Cole, Zane; who was staring at Echo in amazement, and well the entire ninja team was standing around Jay.

Sensei took a step forward, his staff tapping against the ground. "Is everyone safe?"

Jay shook his head as he stepped forward. "No…we still have one more ninja to rescue. WHO'S UP TO CRASHING A WEDDING?!" Jay yelled.

Soto and I lead the cheers for that plan.

A/N: Done! Kai really needs to learn not to stare at Skylor. And I don't think Nya is paying attention to what's going on around her. More interested in teasing her big bro. Oh, now Skylor finally knows Kai's connection to Soto.

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