A massive thank you to StoriesAreMagic for their continued support! Your reviews are hilarious, by the way. :) Note, I didn't write most of the pilots' plot because they're mostly Kai-centric, and it'd be pretty boring to just see a rewrite of the episode. Enjoy!

A few days later, Jay's nunchucks had been retrieved, and they were camping out in front of where they believed Kai's Sword of Fire was hidden. Cole was tapping a beat on a set of bongos, and Jay was trying to convince Kai to dance, but it wasn't quite working.

"C'mon, man! Just a few minutes?" Jay winked, extending his hand, and Kai resisted the urge to slap him across the face.

"For the last time, I don't dance, Jay. Maybe Zane will indulge you or something," Kai grumbled, closing his eyes, and leaning his head back against a tree. Zane, sitting against a tree a few feet away, shrugged. Jay grinned, and pulled him to his feet, and he stumbled as he stood, his feet asleep from him sitting on them for too long.

I do not dance either. Zane warned Jay as the Lightning Ninja went to grab his hands to show him.

Trust me, you will be fine. Jay reassured him, and Zane cautiously relinquished control of his hands to Jay, who set them in a very informal waltz position. The Lightning Ninja took the lead, but sure Zane was okay with the positioning before resting his hand on the Ice Ninja's hip. Jay turned and nodded to Cole, who gave them a tempo in 3/4, a decent beat to attempt to waltz to.

For a ninja, Zane wasn't very coordinated as Jay showed him the basics, trying to avoid the Ice Ninja stepping on his toes. Cole laughed along with Kai whenever they flubbed, Zane once missing Jay in a dip, sending him crashing to the floor, and Jay once spinning Zane so much he got dizzy and almost toppled over. Even Zane was laughing by the end of the lesson, although by most people's standards it would hardly be a giggle.

They collapsed next to the fire after they finished, happily munching on some food they had brought along with them on the adventure. They rolled out their sleeping bags, and drifted off one by one, anticipating the adventure the next morning.

They didn't quite get the wake up call they were hoping for, however. Cole woke up first, blinking his eyes open to find himself hanging upside down, his face feeling awfully flushed.

"What the..." He mumbled, and tried to move, but found his whole body was tightly bound with rope, and Jay and Zane were sandwiched in with him, still asleep.

"Guys!" He hissed, trying to kick both of them awake, but he found he could only reach Jay, who startled awake and made an almost squawk-like noise out of surprise, which woke Zane up. Together, all three of them were a bumbling mess of panic wrapped up like a rope present.

"Wait, shh," Jay warned, tilting his head in the direction of their captor, who had fallen asleep.

"Okay, okay," Cole whispered, trying to piece his thoughts together. "Um, Zane, can you see the knot from where you are?"

Cole felt him nod. "Alright, can you reach it?"

No response. A few seconds passed of both ninja holding their breaths, waiting for Zane to give an answer, but then the ropes suddenly unwound, causing them all to fall flat on their backs. At the loud thump, the Skeleton woke up, and faced a few very angry ninja. Within a few moments, the enemy was dispersed among the campsite, and the ninja went to grab their golden weapons, but they were nowhere to be found.

"Just. Great," Jay sighed, and picked up a regular broadsword, much to his disappointment.

"Typical," Cole echoed, and Zane shrugged. They started to head to the temple, the sun just beginning to creep over the horizon, lighting the way.

A long, long time later, they had travelled to the Underworld using a rather surprising mode of transportation, retrieved the Golden Weapons, learned Spinjitzu, and were back at the Monastery. However, Zane believed that the weirdest addition was Kai's sister. As someone who grew up in a male dominated household with no siblings and no mom, females were rare. He didn't quite understand Jay's infatuation with her, but didn't really read much into it.

"Nya!" Kai called, and a few moments later, she poked her head in, clearly annoyed.

"What do you want?" She grumbled, and Kai glanced up from his position in front of the TV.

"Do you know who's on dinner duty tonight?"

"Uh, I think it's... drat, what's the pale one's name?" She sighed, and Kai smirked.

"You mean Zane?"

"Yeah yeah, him. Could be Jay though. I don't know the schedule yet," She sat down next to her brother, and he scooted over to give her more room. "What are you playing?"

"This weird game Jay picked up from like, twenty years ago. The graphics aren't too great, but it's fun anyway," Kai lazily moved the joysticks around, his pixelated character walking in a circle.

"Mind if I join?"

"Go right ahead."

A few rooms over, Zane was fixing Jay some tea to help with his voice, which was getting better, but still wasn't good enough to talk. Cole was sitting next to the Lightning Ninja, who was very annoyed at his lack of voice. He snapped for Zane's attention, and the Ice Ninja turned.

"Rude," Cole grumbled, playfully smacking Jay on the shoulder, which he ignored.

Yes, Jay?

Could you put in honey instead of sugar?

Of course.

Zane turned back to his tea, grabbing the honey, and Jay smiled. A frustrated groan sounded from a few rooms down as Nya died for the tenth time. She stormed into the kitchen a few seconds later, presumably to get a snack, and Zane nervously edged away from her as she rummaged through the cabinets. Jay frowned, and tugged on Cole's sleeve, who got the message.

"Hey Nya, could you maybe-"

"Not now, Cole," She huffed, grabbed the box of crackers they kept in the back of the shelf, and stormed out again.

"Zane?" Cole asked, but the Ice Ninja shook his head, and turned around to hand Jay his tea before walking out, his footsteps light as a feather in comparison. Jay took a sip, found it an acceptable drinking temperature, and gulped most of it down before beckoning Cole to come with him. The two walked into the game room, where the siblings were still playing, Nya with a look of determination on her face, and Cole was about to say something to Nya when Sensei interrupted, stepping through the doorway.

"There has been an attack by Lord Garmadon on Jamanikai Village. Gather your weapons, and go."