Shout out to Mayor of Ninjago City, who guessed correctly. Also, Shout out to My Friend Dasher Girl who sent me a PM, containing a funny dialogue to go with "Bookers" guess. Onto the final Chapter!
Lloyd was the last one to land on the island, everyone else waiting for him. Kai had lead Jay inside so he could rest in his bed. They both needed their rest now. Zane stood on one side of Lloyd and Nya joined him on the other. Mai walked out, smiling at him.
"Where's Ali?" Lloyd asked, eager to see her again.
"In the infirmary," Mai said quietly. "Follow me."
Lloyd followed her with Zane and Nya close beside her. June, Tylor and Stan followed them, breaking off to talk while Cole and Dash walked with them. They walked upstairs, and Mai stopped outside the room.
"Is something wrong?" Lloyd asked, suddenly worried.
"We just got her down for a nap so keep quiet," Mai whispered.
"If Ali's sleeping, we can wait," Nya whispered.
"Not Ali," Mai smiled.
She pushed open the door, letting Lloyd walk in first. Nya and Zane followed him, seeing him freeze in place. They both stopped at his side, seeing him staring at Ali. Ali smiled at them, sitting in the bed with a newborn baby in her arms.
Lloyd didn't speak. He looked at the baby, then to Ali.
"Go and talk to her," Nya whispered. "We'll give you two some privacy."
Nya and Zane stepped out of the room, closing the door. Cole and Dash stood outside the room, confused as Mai, Nya and Zane stood outside with the door closed.
"What's happening?" Dash asked.
"Keep your voice down," Nya whispered.
"Is everything alright?' Cole whispered.
"Yes," Zane replied. "We just want Lloyd and Ali to have a moment alone."
Dash and Cole exchanged looks, starting to understand what Ali had brought back.
Ali smiled at Lloyd, looking down at the baby in her arms. She looked up at Lloyd.
"Come and see," Ali whispered.
Lloyd slipped over to Ali's bedside. He pulled back the cloth over the baby's face, and watched it open it's eyes, a shimmering, dark green colour. It cooed at him.
"Our baby girl, Lloyd," Ali smiled.
"Could I hold her?" Lloyd asked.
Ali nodded, carefully handing her to him. Lloyd sat in the bed beside Ali, cradling the baby in his arms.
"What name did you pick?" Lloyd asked, smiling at the giggling baby in his arms.
"I wanted to discuss that with you," Ali told him. "We wanted Ella for a girl, but-"
Lloyd looked up at her, watching her face fall.
"What happened?" Lloyd asked her.
"My father in the Secret Realm," Ali said, voice filled with sorrow. "He passed away while I was there from an illness."
"Oh no," Lloyd sighed. "I'm so sorry."
Ali looked up at him, her face showing that she was holding tears back.
"I was wanting a name to remember him," Ali spoke quietly.
Lloyd looked down at the small infant in his arms.
"Janelle Lillian Garmadon," Lloyd suggested.
"Janelle," Ali repeated, a small smile on her face. "It's perfect, Lloyd."
Lloyd smiled, looking down at the baby girl. Then a knock came at the door. They both looked up, seeing Cole's head peek inside the room.
"Can we come in now?" he asked.
Lloyd and Ali laughed.
"Yes, yes, come in," Ali laughed.
The door opened and Cole, Dash, Nya, Zane and Mai walked in. Dash and Nya instantly went to the baby in Mai's arms. Cole climbed up and sat beside Lloyd on the bed, smiling at the baby.
"Awe, how cute," Nya cooed.
"We decided her name would be Janelle," Lloyd told them.
"Janelle?" Mai questioned. "What happened to Ella?"
"Long story," Ali sighed.
"It's still a wonderful name," Cole remarked. "I think it's sweet."
"It is," Nya agreed.
Dash smiled, not saying anything about the baby. She looked up at Lloyd.
"You're a father, Lloyd," she smiled.
"I know," Lloyd smiled. "And I missed the birth."
"Not by much," Mai told him. "Someone showed up right after you left, and then, boom, baby."
Lloyd chuckled.
"Bad timing," Ali shrugged. "I can't help it."
"Clearly," Lloyd smiled.
Everyone spent quite some time cooing over the baby. They were eventually joined by June, Stan, Tylor, Nicki, Roy and Zack, who adored the baby. But two ninja never came.
Kai sat with Jay in Kai's room, seeing Jay's was still a mess from the attack. Jay seemed shaken up from everything, but was more comfortable with Kai beside him.
"This is our house?" Jay asked.
Kai nodded. "Although none of us are actual siblings, except Nya and myself, we live under one roof as a team."
"A team?' Jay questioned.
"Things will make sense soon," Kai said. "Do you want to rest for a while?"
"I don't know," Jay responded. "I'm just so lost. I wish I could remember who I am. Who everyone else is? Where I fit in with all of this? Anything at all."
"I know, buddy," Kai sighed. "You aren't the only one. Everyone missed you, and some are more heartbroken with you in our current state."
"Who's more heartbroken?" Jay asked, looking up.
"Nya, Cole," Kai started listing people. "Lloyd, Ali will probably once she sees you."
Jay bit his lip, wishing he could remember these people. He couldn't remember anything, no matter how hard he tried. He sighed, falling back onto Kai's bed.
"This is so annoying," Jay moaned. "I just want to remember."
"I know," Kai replied. "I can see how this would frustrate you. It would for anyone in your situation."
"What would you do?" Jay asked.
Kai was a little taken back. He had never thought about that. He had realized Jay only seemed to trust him. Only spoke to him. But he never thought about what he would do in Jay's position.
"I'm not sure," Kai responded honestly. "I never thought about it that way."
Kai saw Jay's face sink. Then he thought of a question.
"Who do you trust?" Kai asked.
"What do you mean?" Jay asked.
"Who do you trust, from the people you have met?" Kai asked again.
"You," Jay said.
"Anyone else?" Kai asked.
"The boy in green," Jay replied. "Lloyd?"
"You remember his name still," Kai smiled. "That's good."
"It is?" Jay asked.
"It means that you will remember anything that comes back to you," Kai told him. "You'll start remembering things soon. I'm sure of it. You will just need to get to know everyone again."
Jay nodded, looking down at the floor. Then a flash of gold appear in front of him. He jumped, looking around. He was no longer in the room wtih Kai, but outside. Kai stood on his left, a person in black to Kai's left and a person in white to Jay's right.
"Look what colour I am," Jay heard his own voice.
Jay looked as the one in black stepped forwards, saying, "Wait a minute, I'm still black."
The man before them, wearing a kimono and a straw hat, a bamboo staff in his hand and a long, white beard. He tapped Kai's shoulder with his staff and spoke.
"Kai," he said. "Master of Fire. It burns bright in you."
Kai nodded, and the man turned to Jay.
"Jay is blue," he said, tapping Jay's shoulder. "Master of Lightning."
Jay noticed the nun-chucks in his hands.
"That's not all I'm the master of," Jay heard his voice. "I do a little inventing, dabble in model building, touch of cooking, little poetry."
Jay almost laughed at himself as the person in black sighed.
"More like mouth of lightning," he heard him murmur.
"Black ninja is Cole," the man continued, tapping his shoulder. "Solid as rock, Master of Earth."
Jay watched him spin, showing off with a scythe in his hands. Kai laughed, mockingly, then the scythe's blade landed at his neck.
"Nice to meet ya, kid," Cole said, pulling his mask down. "I got your back. And for the record, there ain't nothing in this world I'm afraid of."
"Except for dragons," the person in white added.
"Dragons aren't from this world, Zane," Cole muttered. "I said in this world."
"And white ninja is Zane," the man spoke again. "Master of Ice and seared with sixth sense."
Zane jumped, spinning around. Shuriken appeared in his hands, twirling, then disappeared.
"I sense this one takes things a little too seriously," Kai muttered.
"You too have the gift?" Zane asked, pulling his mask down too.
Jay laughed. "He's just making a joke, Zane. Remember what we've talked about, your sense of humor. Huh?"
"Yes, it was a joke," Zane said, almost robotic. "Ha ha."
Jay face palmed, wondering why he even tried.
Then Jay snapped back, finding himself back in the room with Kai.
"Jay, what was that?" Kai asked, worried.
"Master, of lightning?" Jay questioned.
"You had a memory," Kai smiled.
"That's what that was?" Jay asked.
"Most likely," Kai replied.
"You were there," Jay said. "And two others name Cole and Zane. We were all wearing weird outfits and talking. There was a man with a white beard, who said I was the master of lightning and a blue ninja. You were the master of fire and the red ninja."
Kai lit a fireball in his hands, smiling.
"Got that right," he smirked. "The rest will come in time. You should rest, though. You need it after that."
Jay nodded. He lied down on the bed, closing his eyes and drifting into sleep. Kai smiled, getting up and leaving, letting Jay sleep peacefully. He just hoped he could do everything he could to help Jay remember who he is. Sooner rather than later.
That does it for me. two weeks I will be gone from writing. I will return on August 1st, so be watching and expect a couple updates. It will most likely only be of one story since the other planned one will be a cooperative effort with a friend, Dasher girl. So the Change in the Enemy: Memories of the Forgotten will come out then. It will be a little while yet, but another Elementalist Side Story will also start coming out.
Signing off for now! Have a great day and talk to you all soon.
Sweetheart114 Out!