Lou sipped his tea calmly and leaned back in the armchair, flickering his gaze up to the other. "So, let me get this straight. You, the red one, sexually assaulted my son?"

Kai blinked at the older man, coughing awkwardly into his fist. "Y-Yes, Sir. I take full blame for the incident-"

"Whatever." He placed his cup back down on the table, pursing his lips together sternly. "And thanks to your reckless actions, he has ran away, got down and dirty at a Club, and now is trying to kill himself?" He massaged his temples and rested his elbows on his thighs, exhaling deeply. "Wow… this is just splendid…"

"In my defence, he decided to run off-"

"In my defence, he is my son! Not your friend with benefits!" Lou snapped at the teen loudly. "Go ahead and slag me off for not being here when he needed me. It's not my fault none of you 'ninja' bothered to call me the night it happened."

Kai ran a hand down his face angrily, groaning. "You shouldn't have had created your son; How dare you let such an attractive boy into my life! Do you know my repretation? When I see a hot person I dive right in!"

"Then how come you victimised my son, out of all the sluts out there?!"

"I JUST TOLD YOU! THE MASTER OF EARTH IS MEANT TO GET DIRTY, ISN'T HE?!" Kai shouted, jumping up from his seat in frustration. He turned away from the former dancer and placed his hands stropily on his hips. "I can't be having this right now…"

"You just used my son's power as a way to touch him! I think your Sensei needs to have a chat with you, young man!" Lou retorted, narrowing his glare harshly. Kai snorted childishly and pointed an accusing finger at the man's chest, laughing sarcastically under his breath.

"That's it! It's always 'my son' this, and 'my son' that! It's like saying Cole's name would kill you! You're having a go at me for something that's been dealt with, when you haven't shown up on this ship since, I don't know, the TALENT CONTEST-" The Fire Ninja snapped his head towards the doorframe impatiently, growling aggressively as he spat. "WHAT."

Lloyd awkwardly brushed off his brother's attitude as he straightened his posture and coughed lightly into his fist, taking a quick, discreet glance at Cole's father. As far as Lloyd was concerned, this was his first time meeting the man in person; he remembered the stories that Cole had reluctantly told him about his impractical relationship with Lou, finding them rather amusing as a child.

"Uh, yeah, Cole is asleep at the moment and under Zane's strict supervision. We were just wondering whether you'd like to see him whilst he isn't, well, aware of it." The blond blinked hopefully over at the older man, observing his facial expressions as they changed rapidly. Quietly, he nodded, standing up calmly from the lone seat in the corner of the room. Lou kept his stern glare fixed on the brunet as he strolled out, not waiting for Lloyd's guidance. The green ninja stared at Kai curiously, nocticing his uncomfortable body language and distance gaze.

"Kai." He abruptly spoke, his tone flat and serious. "Kai, what's bothering you?"

"Him. He's bothering me." The elder stated in frustration, meeting Lloyd at eye level. He pointed a finger sharply in the direction Lou had wondered off down, brows furrowed in obvious distress. "That worthless man hasn't seen his son in years, and now he thinks he can just waltz in here and act like he owns the place? I'm a Ninja! He's a dancer!"

"Was, a dancer." Lloyd rolled his eyes and folded his arms casually over his chest. "Listen, if you think something's up, then it's your problem. Honestly, I'm sure that my fath- my mother would be acting the same way if I was in Cole's position." He placed his hands firmly on Kai's shoulders, staring deep into his soul with begging eyes. "Kai, you raped him, remember? You went out of your way to abuse and traumatise your friend; You've hurt Cole in ways no one could ever find! You may think that you're the good guy in this situation, but you're not, are you? If you had just ignored the temptation of your sick, repulsive mindset… None of this would be happening."


Zane stared intensely at his brother, his lips pursed into a firm line. Cole snored quietly as his mouth opened a fraction, brows furrowed distressfully as he tried to fight for slumber. The Nindroid carefully reached over and stroked the earth ninja's hair soothingly, grimacing as his fingers became caught in the matted, thick locks.

"L…isbon…" The ill boy groaned as Zane tugged out his hand, fidgeting in the sheets uncomfortably. The ice ninja wiped his hand down his shirt and took a small stroll to the bathroom, desperately twisting the taps and fetching the bar of soap. Despite the moderately loud gushing of the water, he kept Cole in clear earshot as he listened to the fearful ninja's mumbling.

"N-No… no more fire…" He whimpered, his voice raising slightly. "Too much water…! Too much death!" Zane snapped his head around at the last words, his systems calculating everything at once. He paced back over to the bed and sat at the end of it, sending the upset ninja a sympathetic glance. "Eighty thousand… Ninty thousand…"

"Cole? Cole wake up." He pressed on, becoming more concerned. Judging by the strangely random words his brother had been mindlessly speaking, Zane came to the conclusion that the teen was describing a past Earthquake. All the team new for a fact that everyone would do this from time to time; Kai would usually do it when he was awake, mostly during a fit of uncontrollable rage. Or, Jay with his anxiety attacks- they were never good. Although, these rare occurrences would contain information of future events and ones from a few years back. But in Cole's current case, the Nindroid was extremely perplexed.

This Earthquake was from the past; not a few years ago, however.

This was the Earthquake of Lisbon.

"November…first…seventeen fifty-five…"

None of the ninja were alive at that time. Unless Cole had done some random homework on his element, then Zane wouldn't have a reason to be utterly baffled. Quietly he rose from the bed, now blocking out the mumbles from his brother, and walked timidly across the creaky floorboards. He winced as one let out a particular loud creak, alerting the earth ninja instantly.

As if he had just seen a ghost, Cole snapped his eyes open and sat upright with scared eyes. He peered blankly at Zane for a few seconds, waiting for his headache to diminish. "And then… and then there was a Tsunami…" He uttered breathlessly under his breath, chewing his pale lips in concentration. Suddenly he threw himself off the bed and into the floor, pressing his ear against the rotting wood. His already uneven breaths backed worse as his expression changed abruptly. Quickly he sat back upright and stumbled to his feet, switching his horrified stare between the bed and his robotic brother.

"He's going to kill me." He whispered, feeling his eyes sting. "He's going to add fire to my destruction… And then a Tsunami of my blood, sweat, and tears are going to ruin all the harbours and kill everyone in ninjago- Jesus Christ, will you just shut up?!" Cole shouted violently, pointing an accusing finger at the empty space on Kai's bed. "JUST SHUT UP!"

Zane swallowed thickly as his ill brother screamed at the air, unsure what to do. "B-Brother! There's nobody there! Please stop this!" He begged, hand hovering over the door knob anxiously. Cole struggled to calm down as he met Zane with horrified eyes.

"Y-You can see them too, right?!" He questioned desperately. "Their there! Why can't you see them?! Zane! Answer me!" The master of earth sniffed hopelessly as his tears gaze followed the Nindroid out the door, the robot's expression one of pure fear.


I've always had the idea that, when they're experiencing some kind of trauma, the elemental masters will have a collision with their, well, elements. I don't know why, but I'm kinda unsure who's side to be on at the moment. Kai or Lou? I mean, they both have very valid arguments concern their worries for Cole, but I think that they both are also equal when it comes to the excuses.

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