A/N) Hey guys! So excited today, why you ask? Or don't ask... I'll tell you anyway! I just saw the newest episode of Ninjago season 5! I know right! Please keep your squealing to a minimal! People will think your crazy, screaming at a computer screen... Trust me.

Anyway, I am proud to say it wasn't awful and character degrading as I expected because I was afraid to hope for anything else! As a matter of fact it was awesome! It had a certain bit of season one, and two! My hopes have soared! After that terrible fiasco starting form season 3 I think Ninjago writers have realized their terrible mistakes and are going to fix them! Such as the ninja's friendships coming closer, and Lloyd being evil! Can't get any awesome then THAT!

But of course there is still that sense that it was only the first episode and we don't know how it will go... :-/ But here's hoping they keep on this track eh', maybe if we all hope together!

Anyway, I'll shut up now, this Authors note is longer then the chapter JK

Have fun ya'll, and pray for the future of Ninjago episodes!


"Jay!" He heard his mother yell through his closed room door, "Honey, it's late, your going to be late for school!"

Jay shot up, late for school?

He looked at his alarm clock.

7:30! WHAT!
The 15 year old mentally panicked, his parents party had gone off longer then expected and he and Zane had spent a lot of time goofing off and watching movies in his room. Oh, yah, that's were all the empty soda cans had come from.

Jay tiptoed around the mess in his room, eh, he'd clean it later.

Right now he was panicking.

"Late, late, can't be late!" He quickly brushed, scrubbed, combed, dressed and ran out with a quick good bye.

"Got to get there before-"

RIIIIIINNNNG!

"shoot!" He ran faster.


"Mr. Walker, your late."

Jay stood in the door way panting, his hair mussed, his face red, barley breathing, no shit he was late. He resisted the urge to roll his eyes at his teacher.

"Sorry, got side tracked, um, a squirrel nearly stole my lunch." He lied as straight as he could. The class went up in a titter of laughter, Jay's face became brighter then it was.

The teacher glared at him, "A squirrel huh? Well then I am sure you can think about that comment later. In detention."

Jay mentally shot himself. Twice.

"B-but!"

"No but's sir. If your going to lie at least make up a decent story. Now sit!"

Jay sat, trying to hide his burning face.

The teacher glared at him for a few more seconds, "Humph, a squirrel indeed."

Jay hated his life right now.


"A squirrel?" Cole raised a thick brow at the pouting teen next to him.

Jay refused to look at him, he bit his sandwich harshly and chewed angrily.

He had told his tale of woe to his so called friends. Excepting some sort of reassurance or words of comfort. What did he get? Ashlyn nearly laughing milk out of her nose. Zane biting his lip to KEEP from laughing, and Cole nearly choking on his French fries in disbelief, because he ALMOST started laughing.

Great, if he wanted to be laughed at he would have just told the rest of the school.

"Chill Jay," Ash smiled, "I'll tell you, that was a desperate attempt of a lie, but I'm sure it wasn't that bad."

"What part of 'I got detention for it' did you NOT understand?" Jay snapped irritated.

Ash shrugged, "The detention part." This got a chuckle out of both Zane and Cole.

Jay refused to be amused, "Forget it. See you guys tomorrow I guess."

"Why?" Cole asked swallowing some soda.

Jay looked at him steadily, "Because! I HAVE DETENTION! I won't get out until like 5 and you guys will be done with dragon practice by then and will all go home or whatever and I have to be all lonely loser and go home too."

Ashlyn smiled, "Or we could just wait for you and walk your loser self home." She quipped.

To all their surprise Jay turned pale at her words.

"N-no! It's ok guys, no big deal, no big deal at all. Um, gotta go!" He practically ran out of the lunch room.

Ash and Cole looked at each other confused.

"I don't get it? Why does he always freak out when we offer to walk him home?" The petit girl asked out loud.

Cole shrugged, "Beats me. Owned what could he be so afraid of?"

Zane stayed silently attracted to the other side of the lunch room wall.


Jay walked down the hall, his eyes glued to the tiled floor, trying to brush off the unsettling feeling he had in his gut. Maybe he should tell Cole and Ash. But what if neither like him after that? Zane said it'll be ok. but I'm not to sure about it. What if-"

"Mr. Walker?" A teacher called him, he stopped and turned.

Oops.

"Detention is this way." The teacher reminded him pointing into the room he had just walked past.

Jay sighed loudly and walked back.

Slowly he pushed through the door and gasped, nearly choking on his own spit.

Kai was sitting there with his feet on the desk he was sitting at.

The teacher was engrossed in a thick boring looking book. Jay felt the blood all rush to his head.

Dang it. Why'd he have to be so bad and get stuck here when I am!

Kai looked at him like he was a piece of dead meat. Which, all thing considered, he might as well be.

"Take a seat Jay and stop staring like a fool, " The teacher commanded without looking up from his book.

What was with these guys today? It was like the entire universe was rigging all it's inhabitants to hate on him today... or everyday, but today seemed more then others.

Jay sat with a grimace as he felt Kai glare at him from behind. Deciding to ignore the bully by any means necessary, Jay shifted his eyes to the clock on the wall. If he tried really hard, sometimes he made the clock run forward faster with his eyes. Don't laugh! It really worked.

But unfortunately, as he thought before, the universe was out to get him today so it took away his super power instead and made the clock go slower.

Jay groaned and slammed his forehead on the table.

He hated the universe right now.


"Poor Jay." Ashlyn muttered to nobody in particular as she lead her dragon into it's stable. Spark'l looked at her and snorted in soft agreement.

Ashlyn reached out and patted her dragons leathery purple colored nose, "Well, at least you get it." She grinned at Spark'l. No matter what, her dragon seemed to know how to answer her when she was alone. Maybe it was crazy, or maybe it was the lonely home girl inside, but she swore that Spark'l could understand what she said most of the time. Except when she was hungry, then that dragon went all out give 'me food or I'll hate you' mode. But still, best friend material for sure.

"See ya Zane."

Ashlyn's attention was caught by the familiar voice of Cole. She smiled to herself as she turned to see the tall young man walk in leading Rocky behind, with surprisingly some difficulty.

"Come. On! Jeez, what gives Rocky?" Cole pulled at his dragons reins trying to get him inside, "What's up with you today? First you refused to fly, then you refuse lunch, and know you don't want to go to your room?"

Rocky responded with a loud snort, dusty smoke flew out of his nostrils and into Coles face.

"Ugh, yuck! Man, Rocky, brimstone and dirt... seriously are there dragon breath mints for that?!" Cole staggered back and nearly tripped over his boots.

He succeeded in tripping over a large water bucket instead. Ashlyn Cringed as a loud crash against the rein shelf rang through the stable.

"Cole?" She quickly ran towards her fallen companion and laughed lightly when she found him, body askew with the now empty water bucket spinning on his head.

"Oh yah, that's one for the scrap book." She giggled as Cole slowly, peeved, raised the bucket up from his eyes, glaring at her.

"Thanks for the support Ash." He snapped at her actually pouting.

Ashlyn laughed even more, because there was nothing funnier, or cuter, then Cole pouting, "Aw come on big baby." She leaned forward and took the bucket off his head, gracing him with a smile.

Cole looked up and couldn't help smiling back, "Big baby huh?" With a quick jump he was on his feet and encasing Ashlyn, against her will, in a huge bear hug.

Ashlyn exaggeratedly shrieked then laughed as he lifted her up and twirled her around, forgetting about his dragon for the moment.

"Cole! Cut it out!"

"Or what?" He laughed, putting her down.

She yanked herself away from him, laughter twinkled in her eyes, "Or I'll... what's the problem with Rocky?" She turned her attention to the dragon without finishing her threat.

Cole looked at his moody dragon and sighed, "I don't know! It's like he hates me today or something... which doesn't seem possible."

Ashlyn leaned over to the dragon and looked to see if anything physical was wrong, "Nope, looks as scaly as ever... maybe he's got a cold?" She threw that one out there.

Cole looked at her funny, "A dragon? With a cold? Seriously?"

Ash shrugged, "Just a thought, but maybe we should tell Garmadon, just in case. Can't have a sick dragon if we're going to win the finals."

Cole's heart skipped a beat, Sick dragon? His Rocky sick?! No! No, no, no, no, not going to happen!

He grabbed Ashlyn's hand, "Let's go!" And flew out the stable with her in tow.


". . . And I don't know why!" Cole was near panic by now as he and Ashlyn stood in front of Garmadon practically blurting out the problem.

Garmadon looked at the two distraught teens carefully, "If Rocky is indeed sick... and he doesn't get better by the finels." He left that sentence hanging, "I will call the dragon vet immediately, as for you two, I think it would be best if you headed home." He gave them apologizing looks.

Ashlyn nodded and took Cole by the arm, "See ya Mr. Garmadon, Say hi to Misako and Lloyd for me." She smiled as she practically dragged the much bigger, much heavier boy out of the office.

"Don't worry Cole, I will see to it that Rocky gets better.'" Garmadon smiled after the young man.

Cole nodded before Ahslyn yanked him out of the room completely.

"You know, you really need to get a smaller pet." She looked up at Coles' downcast face as they walked out of the school ground.

Cole didn't answer.

The petit girl sighed, "Ok then. Come on, let's get you home before you become suicidal over a dragon." She tried to lighten his mood, but he refused to smile.

She knew he loved his dragon, she did too, but maybe Cole's attachment went further because of his lack of family comfort. At least she had her dad. Sure her brother was a pain in the butt, but dad was usually there to make her feel better about things, when he was home anyway.

She slipped her small hand into his larger one and gave it a gentle squeeze. Cole lifted his eyes to her and gave her a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.

Ashlyn smiled back, then something caught her eye. Or someone did anyway. She turned to see Jay walking out of the school with a dark cloud over his head. Well, that the what the look on his face seemed to create. He started walking down the side walk in the opposite direction. Ashlyn looked after him intreasted, as he looked from side to side.

Then, an idea popped into her head. It wasn't a good one, but it wasn't a terrible one either.

"Hey, Cole, what say we find out where Mister Jokes lives?"

Cole looked up and saw Jay too, "I don't know Ash... what if he doesn't want us to know for a reason."

Ashlyn rolled her eyes, "Like we'd care where he lived. His still Jay either way." She pulled on his hand.

"Come on."

Cole sighed, well, at least this would get his mind for of Rocky for a little while, "Ok, but quiet."

Slowly they tip toed from a safe distance. The watched him take a turn down a poorer side of the street. Without a word the followed Jay across the street, around a bend, down a broken road, and seemingly to the outskirts of this neighborhood.

They stopped to hid behind a car as Jay turned and walked through a metal wire fence.

The black haired teens glanced at each other, clearly confused. The peaked at the sign, 'Ed and Edna's Scrap' n junk'?

What was Jay doing at a junk yard?

"Oh hello there!" Ash and Cole gasped and let out a surprised yelp in different pitches. They jumped around and saw an elderly man in oil stained overalls walk towards them, a cheerful smile on his face.

"Are you young people here for something special?" He asked as if there was nothing weird about two teens crouching behind a car suspiciously.

"I um, we, uh-" Cole stuttered still confused.

"We, no-um, we were just walking by and got- Lost?" Ashlyn finished lamly.

The older man tapped his chin, "Are you people from Jay's school? Are you friends of his?!" He asked suddenly becoming excited.

Before either teen could answer the man grabbed both their arms and dragged them into the junk yard, "Oh boy, oh howdy, won't Jay be excited to see friends here!"

Ash looked surprised, Cole looked confused.

What gives?

The man dragged them across the junk yard lot and up to a mobile home, he burst through the door, "Hon! We got some visitors! They say their Jay's friends!"

Neither dark haired teen could remember saying anything.

A woman with tightly pulled back hair burst forth with happy squeals, "Oh my stars, how nice! Won't Jay be happy to see you!"

Ashlyn wasn't so sure about that. If this is where he lives then these guys must be his. .. parents... She watched the two grown ups flutter around excitedly, well that explained so much...

"Jay!" The woman called loudly.

Jay's voice answered from a closed room ,"What Ma!"

Cole noticed he sounded like he had a bad day. He felt guilty now because he was pretty sure Jay didn't want them to know about this place and they followed him home, well, that wasn't a very nice thought.

"You have visitors."

The mobile home fell silent as they all waited. No sound from Jay's room. Cole and Ash became nervous. What would Jay do when he saw them?

The door creaked open slowly, "Visitors... but I can't, nobody knows where..." The blue eyes widened as he caught sight of Cole and Ash. His face paled.

Ashlyn giggled sheepishly and waved weakly, "Um, hi Jay... Fancy meeting you here."

Cole face-palmed himself...