Chapter Thirteen: True Potentials and Exploding Volcanoes

I drummed my fingers against the table, even as I stared intently at the clock that was on the wall across from me. Zane was pacing back and forth, clearly just as anxious as me, while Cole was just sitting there with his arms crossed. The fact that he was humming one of his Dad's songs alerted us that he was just as tensed as we all were. Finally, I couldn't help it, I broke the silence. 'Do first dates normally take this long?!'

Zane shrugged, signaling that he had no clue, while Cole grumbled under his breath. "Last I checked no…but that could just be the difference between single parent dating and young teen dating."

I almost bang my head on the table when we heard the sound of a car pulling up. Well, Jay's jet to be more precise. Lurching to our feet, we sprinted to the window to see Jay and Nya land easily in front of the Bounty. Jay turned his jet back into his nunchucks, tucking them back into his back pocket. The two of them were chatting casually, even as Nya looked up, catching sight of us. At least, I think she had seen us. Leaning forward suddenly, she kissed Jay on the cheek before walking over to her motorbike and jumping on it, roaring away from the ship. Jay walked up to the room we were in, in a daze.

As soon as Jay entered the room, Cole bounced. "Well? How did it go?"

Jay smiled bashfully at us, for five seconds before squealing like a crazy fangirl. "I unlocked my true potential! Isn't that amazing! It was totally awesome!"

Oh good. I didn't help Jay unlock his true potential. Before I could sign anything about that though, a familiar voice we hadn't heard in awhile flooded the air. "Ninja? I am home!"

"Sensei!" 'Sensei!'

We tore off; eagerly greeting our mentor…up until Lord Garmadon appeared from behind him. Zane immediately yanked me and Sensei behind him, while Jay and Cole yanked out their weapons, tackling him.

Sensei and I darted around Zane, Sensei grabbing Cole while I snagged Jay. "Stop! He is here by my invitation! Lloyd is his son and he deserves to know and help us get him back." Sensei took a deep steadying breath. "I also made him promise to stay away from Drake." He shot his brother a stern look, possibly to get the message across that he meant it.

Jay stopped fighting me, a scowl on his face. "I still don't like this…what if he goes back on his word and does something to Drake?"

"That is where the rest of you come in. You are to make sure that Garmadon stays away from Drake. Understood?" Sensei clasped his hands in front of him, looking over my brethren.

"Yes Sensei." 'I can watch myself.'

Sensei shot me a look that made it clear that he would feel better if I had the others watching out for me. This was going to be interesting…

….

I was right about that apparently. Until further notice, aka Garmadon leaves, I was to sleep on Sensei's floor in his room. I also couldn't just sit down just anywhere anymore either. Every time I sat down, someone, usually Zane, would grab me and drag me to a different seat. Apparently I keep sitting down next to Garmadon.

I rolled my eyes skyward as we settled down for some light meditation, Sensei looking us over. "So let me get this straight…Zane's a robot and he has unlocked his true potential…Cole is the son of a dancer and has unlocked his true potential…and Jay went on a date with Nya and has unlocked his true potential. Which just leaves Drake?"

I simply nodded, before closing my eyes and starting my mediation. Silence filled the room as everyone breathed deeply, relaxing after a supposing difficult week of Garmadon being on board the ship. Not that I would know since no one would let me near him for some reason.

"If you are done meditating…we have a problem! Pythor is heading to the fire temple with Greenie in tow." Samurai X's voice sliced through the air suddenly, interrupting us just as I noticed something strange.

An old beaten up chain and lock, with a nearby key that was just as well used as the rest of it. I wonder if Sensei knows anything about a chain around one's heart…that doesn't make any sense… 'You're back. Are you going to tell me who you are this time?' I signed fruitlessly to my enigma of a sibling.

Samurai X eyed me for five seconds, before signing back to me. 'Of course not. That takes all the fun out of it.'

"What was that? I mean it almost looked like sign language but it isn't…" Jay spoke up, his brow creasing with confusion.

I froze, bewilderment flooding me. How did I understand her…him, if the others couldn't? Maybe we really were related. Shaking my head, I stood up and walked off. 'I'll help Garmadon get our weapons for us. And Samurai X said that telling me exactly who is under the mask would ruin the fun.'

"Oh…wait a minute! You actually understood that!?" "Oh…wait a minute! You can't go near Garmadon!"

Wow…did it really take them that long to figure out what it was that I just said?

…

Pythor could have picked a better place to go digging for a Fangblade…an unstable Volcano turned Fore Temple is not it. I tried to get to the kid, which would have been easier if it weren't for the fact that Pythor somehow had found others of his tribe. Would not mind knowing how he did that since he is supposed to be the last one… shaking my head, I knocked two anacondrais unconscious before flipping over them to get to the kid. Just as Pythor yelled something that made my heart sink fast. "This place is about to blow! Leave now!"

I darted around a few more serpentine that can turn invisible at will, my eyes latching on the kid…the clearly frightened kid that was clinging to the bars of his cage. "Drake! Help me!"

"Son!" "Nephew!"

A spurt of lava shot into the air, nearly scalding me as I barely dodged it. Samurai X growled his weird, super low growl, already yanking the others up and out of the Fire Temple. "We have to go! Unless you are wearing fire proof clothing that can protect you from the lava we have to get out of here!"

"What about my son!?" Garmadon screeched, glaring at what he labeled as his biggest threat to his plans for me. Apparently me having a very capable sibling was not something he had planned for.

Samurai X rolled her…his eyes at him, before nodding to me. "My brother happens to be immune to fire…including lava. So he can easily get your son and use his True potential to get out of here with him."

I frowned at that, before recalling the chain I had noticed while meditating… that must be what she, he, meant by true potential…it looked well used which probably meant that…

There was a loud crashing sound as a giant boulder fell, blocking off the others from me. Oh well…. I wanted to see what happened if I unlocked the chain anyways. Closing my eyes, I mentally reached out and grabbed the key, shoving it into the lock. Warmth immediately surged through me, tingling with power. Snapping my eyes open, I found that I was hovering a few feet and was literally inside of a ball of fire. Zipping over to where Lloyd was at, I scooped him up and flew away out of there.

I flew straight to the Destiny's Bounty, careful not to burn the ship, or the excited group that was crowding around us. Sitting Lloyd down, I quickly locked the chain again. Grinning, I turned to face Sensei. 'I can fly…'

"Whoa whoa whoa! How do you still remember what just happened?! We all blacked out when we found our true potentials!" Jay yelped as he waved his hands around dramatically in the air.

I rolled my eyes at him, before realizing that he was right. I was pretty sure that was my true potential but I didn't black out on everyone. Sensei frowned, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "Hmmm, by the looks of things, Drake has unlocked his true potential before. Which makes sense seeing as he could summon his elemental spirit dragon already, and that is just an advanced form of your true potential."

"Seriously?! Now you tell us!?" I sniggered at that, while Lloyd pulled away from me to hug his father.

This was really just starting to get interesting… and I can't wait for the next thing to happen.

A/N: Done! Kai/Drake didn't need to worry about his true potential. It was there the entire time. And it's a head canon of mine that the true potential is basically like a giant chain wrapped and locked around one's heart and that to unlock it, they have to find the key and turn it. All mentally of course. The others can't see it that way just yet, but Kai/Drake, and a certain master of water, can see it that way. So yeah…

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