I looked to Ali, waiting for a response. A sign that she trusted me. But she turned and walked out of the room. I sighed, looking down at the ground.

"Don't worry about it, Kyra," William said. "We all know you're on our side. We're behind you all the way."

"Yeah," Jason agreed.

I smiled.

"So, school starts again tomorrow," Sam said.

"Really?" I said, surprised at how fast time went by.

"Yeah really," Sam said. "You were gone for the full two weeks."

"I guess I was," I sighed.

"There's still time," William said.

I looked at him confused. He smiled at me, then I turned and saw the others motioning towards the tree that was still standing. Underneath were four presents.

"Merry Christmas, Kyra," Brock cheered.

"You guys," I laughed. "But I don't have anything for you."

"No," Sam said.

He walked over to me, pulling me to my feet. He walked me over to the tree, picking up a present and putting it in my hands.

"You gave us something," Sam smiled. "The gift of seeing you again."

I hugged him tightly, feeling his arms around me. The others all joined in for a big group hug and we were all laughing. Then we dispersed and I sat on the floor. The others were all around me as I opened my presents from them. Man it's good to be home again.

School started the next morning, bright and early. I woke up earlier than normal, looking outside to see it was still dark out. I walked over to my window, looking out into the starry sky. The frost lightly marking the edges of the window, leaving enough room for me to see out it. I sighed, putting condensation on the window. I turned, and saw William watching me.
"How long have you been there?" I asked.

"Long enough," William sighed.

I bit my lip, walking over and sitting on my bed. He closed my door and walked over, sitting beside me.

"Please don't leave again," William said.

"I don't know if I can stay," I replied. "You say how your mother was looking at me last night. She hates me now."

William wrapped his arms around me tightly.
"I'm sure she's just keeping an eye on you to make sure you don't change and turn on us," William said.

"You think I would do that?" I asked.
"Of course not," William smiled. "She's just worried is all."

I nodded, looking outside.

"Kyra, is there something else?" William asked me.

"Molly," I whispered.

I felt a hand on my shoulder, then turn to see William looking at me.

"Linda is Molly's adoptive mother," I explained. "And she had another kid. I don't even know if I was related to her or not."

"You'll find out one day, Kyra," William said. "How about you get some more sleep."

"My mind's too active to fall back asleep," I sighed.

"How about I sleep with you?" William asked.

I turned away, blushing hard.

"Or not," he quickly took it back. "If you're not comfortable with it."

"It's not that," I quickly said. "It's just…."

"I understand, Kyra," William told me. "I'm going back to bed. I'll come check on you later, alright?"

I nodded. I listened as William got up and left. I waited in the silence for a couple minutes before I got up and walked to the window. I pushed it open, the cold breeze of the night hitting my face. I climbed onto the ledge, then slid out to the wall. I climbed it and pulled myself onto the roof. I pulled myself to the peak, looking out at the stars.

"Why did you not tell me, dad?" I asked the sky, as if he would answer.

I stopped, letting my thoughts run wild in my mind.

"Why would you keep this secret? What would have changed in my life?"

"More than you think," someone replied.

I jumped. I looked behind me, seeing Ali behind me. I quickly averted my eyes from hers, not wanting her to be mad.

"Kyra, I'm sorry about before," Ali said. "I know you're not your mother, I just was in denial. I couldn't believe Linda was alive after all these years."

"She said she was like Garmadon or someone like that," I explained. "Once she was defeated, she turned good again."

Ali cocked her head, then looked up at the sky. She looked down at me, then sat beside me.

"Mind asking why you aren't in bed?" Ali asked me.

"I can't sleep," I sighed. "I can't stop thinking about her. About my father. All the questions I want to ask him, but cannot."

I felt Ali place an arm around my shoulders. I looked up, seeing her looking at the horizon. The sunlight was slowly making it's way into the sky finally, and I smiled.

"You know," Ali said. "I had the exact same issue as a kid."

"Really?" I looked at Ali, surprised.

"I had so many questions to ask my parents," Ali sighed. "They died when I was young. I never learned how to fully control my elemental powers for years. If it wasn't for Sensei Wu, William's great uncle, I never would have."

I nodded, understanding where she was going with this.

"I just want you to know," Ali said. "I'm sorry if you felt I was hard on you after I learned the truth. It's more I'm frustrated with Kai for not telling me."

I nodded.

"Now, you should go get ready for school," Ali smiled. "I'll have pancakes ready for you guys to eat for breakfast soon. OK?"

"Sounds great," I smiled. "Thanks, Ali."

I carefully crawled into my window again, then dug through my closet for an outfit to wear. I went with a pair of blue jeans, a blue t-shirt and a red hoodie. I walked out of my room and down stairs. William and Jason were on the couch, laughing.

"Hey," Jason smiled. "Did you get a good night's sleep?"

"Somewhat," I replied. "What about you?"

"I slept like a rock," Jason laughed.

"Ha, ha," Brock said sarcastically. "Very funny."

William laughed.

"You do have to admit, it was pretty good," I laughed.

Brock rolled his eyes.

"You know, I'm kind of happy everythings returning to normal," William said. "Maybe we can go a month without a bad guys attacking."
"You're going to jinx it, William," Sam said. "Now we never will be able to. Good job."

I laughed as William's face flushed bright red.

"Smart move, buddy," Brock said.

"Breakfast!" Ali called from the kitchen.

We walked in together, sitting around the table. William's right. Everything is back to normal. Like nothing ever happened to begin with. Home sweet home.