(Crim's POV)

"A-agh, it hurts Kai! It hurts!" I groaned, shoving my head into the pillow to block out the screams. Cole had been yelling like that all night.

"Shut up!" My voice was muffled by my pillow, but Kai still heard it through the curtain.

"Screw you, Crim!" He growled, pushing the curtain open, "He can't help it!" He groaned, turning back to the still whining black ninja. I felt Jay stirring in the bed, and I held his hand to calm him. Cole's squirming and complaining got louder, and I heard Kai quietly mumble, "Shh. They can't know."

"Can't know what?" I asked, walking over. Cole looked at me, his eyes full of pain. They were flashing that light emerald that I remembered from the past incidents. "Kai! He's dangerous!" I yelled, pulling Kai away. The moment Kai's hand left Cole's, Cole fell unconscious, and his heart monitor went wild. "ZANE! LLOYD! ANYONE!" I yelled, worried.

Zane and Lloyd ran in, and Zane instantly went to Cole's side to find out what was wrong. Cole's breathing was irregular, as if he wasn't able to breathe. He coughed up blood, his heart monitor beeping like crazy.

"Cole, oh god, Cole!" Lloyd panicked, seeing the blood. I shielded his eyes, holding him close to me. He was still mentally young, he didn't need to see this. Cole writhed in pain before stopping, an unsettling monotone beep filling the room. Lloyd ran to Cole's side, using his lightning to shock his chest, trying to get his heart started again.

Cole sat up, gasping, holding his chest. "C-cole?" Lloyd whimpered.

Cole grabbed Lloyd's arm, gasping out in pain, "I-I can't breathe," Lloyd looked to Zane for help, unsure of what to do. Kai stepped over, taking Cole's hand in his and suddenly all was calm again. Cole was breathing fine, and his heart rate was normal. Cole whimpered in pain a few times, but he seemed back to himself.

"We hurt him." I heard Kai whisper, gently rubbing Cole's hand, "We hurt him so bad that his powers took over the sadness and hurt and created evil out of it." Zane looked up, concerned.

"Are you sure?" He asked, and Kai nodded.

"I talked with Sensei earlier when Lloyd was caring for Cole. It seemed like the only logical explanation. His heart is broken. We have to mend it." Kai replied, biting his lip slightly, staring down at Cole. Cole pulled Kai's arm closer, not really able to understand what was going on as he was super out of it from all the medication.

"Where's my mom?" He mumbled tiredly, and I saw Kai's eyes widen slightly.

"Y-your mom...?" Kai asked, and Cole nodded as if nothing was wrong.

"Mm. I miss her." He yawned. Kai tucked him in, gently holding his hand the whole time.

"Go to sleep, Cole," He whispered to Cole as he fell asleep, "I promise we'll fix this." Kai let go of Cole's hand, turning to us. His cheeks were red in what I assume was anger, and he clenched his fists. "We're fixing him." He muttered, leaving the room. I followed, confused.

"How are we going to fix it?" I asked, and Kai glared at me.

"We need to make him happy, again. Get rid of all the painful emotion." He replied, walking to his room. "I'll see you in the morning. We'll figure this out." And with that, he shut the door for the night.

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Man, he was cute.

Freckles, perfectly peachy pink lips, a button nose. Curly- but not too curly- reddish hair. Mesmerizing bright blue eyes. Ah, I was in love. "What happened last night?" He asked, smiling lightly up at me. I shook my head gently.

"Nothing. It's all okay now." I replied, taking in this moment of complete happiness. I was currently sitting on Jay's bed as he was resting against my chest, his cute little head snuggled up to my sweater.

"Is Cole going to be okay?" He asked. I sighed softly, looking over at the other bed, worried. Cole hadn't woken up since he passed out. He wasn't showing any signs of being even slightly conscious.

"Hopefully." I replied, and Jay frowned.

"He's stronger than this, right?" He asked, and I nodded.

"Mhm," I hummed, "He's stronger than this. Just like you are." I kissed his nose, chuckling as a light pink blush spread across his face.

"Kai said Cole's feelings were so hurt that his powers took over the pain and created evil." Jay recited, and I nodded.

"Yes." I said, "But we're going to try to fix it. Cole's a forgiving person, is he not?"

"He is. But he's also a secretive person."

I chuckled, hugging my ninja close. "Alright, Blueberry. Enough worrying. It's bad for your complexion." He giggled at my comment, going silent as he rested. I thought to myself of how we could save Cole.

Evil manifested itself in someone's mind, but it needed something there to start it. It doesn't just begin out of nowhere. Unless he was somehow attacked by the Great Devourer (that was ruled out), given evil powers (also unable to happen), or-

I jumped up, careful to lay Jay back down on the bed before I ran out to the deck where the others were. "Lotus!" I yelled, and they looked at me funny before I could continue, "Lotus! She's pure evil! She did something, I know she did! She's made Cole the way he is now!" I explained, and Kai's face darkened, infuriated.

"Let's go kill that witch." He muttered. Red lights flashed around the Bounty as the alarm went off. I instantly ran back to the room with Jay, stopping in the doorway as I saw it. There Lotus was, standing in front of a hole in the wall of the Bounty, holding the black ninja that we needed to keep away from her.

"Since my own evil heir left me," She smirked, and I glared, knowing she was firing shots at me, "I'm creating a new one."

Before anyone could react, she stepped out of the hole, hurdling to the ground with Cole.

And past the clouds, she was gone.

I love cliffhangers, have you noticed?

We got another question!

To: Kai

You are my favorite ninja. I totally love your personality. Just one thing I am curious about. How much hair gel do you put in your hair?

From: Kairocksrainbow

Kai: Well, actually, it's all natural. No hair gel-

Cole: HE PUTS TWO HANDFULS OF HAIR GEL IN THE MORNING!

Kai: Y-yeah, well, you sing in the shower!

Cole: Touche, Gelboy.

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