The damages weren't as bad but the museum was still shut down for a week to do repairs on the floor, windows, walls, and to replace the display cases. Misako was given the week off with pay being she was one of the few who helped to stop Hatsu.

The young woman who stole the weapons was found to have an older sister who dabbled with magic tea mixes, settling down in a quiet life instead of taking up the ancestors' cult ways.

Her name was Mystake and she ran a shop with her young son on the other side of the Ninjago City on a little hill. Wu made a mental note to visit the little shop being he was quite curious about 'magic tea'.

Things died down for a little while for the small team of ninja, one thing they were all quite happy about.

Masuta looked at the empty wall where the Golden Weapons once rested on the racks. He sometimes regretted giving them to the young adults. It had been two years and he wished they all were still living at the monastery; they all had a lot to learn, but he decided to back off from his oldest students because they obviously wanted their own space.

However, one night, he saw something, he did not like.

"Wu… call everyone in…"

The blonde teen jumped up in bed and looked at the door. He wiped his eyes and slowly got up, doing as his father said.

"Garmadon…" Misako moaned tiredly into his mouth. She kept trying to drift off, pushing him by the shoulder, "Honey come on I'm tired…"

The high ringing of the phone snapped them awake. "Who the hell would be up and call at three in the morning!?" he stretched his arm over to try and grab the phone.

Misako let out a breath, "We're up…"

"You know why I can't sleep though," he testily grabbed the phone finally, "Who the hell is this!?"

"Sorry!"

"Wu!?" Garmadon shouted.

Misako arched upright on her stomach when she heard his brother's name. "What does he want?" she whispered, shaking his shoulder.

"Misako one sec," he lowered her hand. Seconds later he hung it up and reached for his clothes, "Come on… something urgent. Everyone's going… pack a small bag each". He rolled his eyes.

She kicked her covers off when he tossed her bra and underwear back at her. She sighed and turned the light up, getting back into her clothes.

It was around five when they reached the top of the monastery with everyone waiting for them, "You sure took you time…" Masuta testily commented.

"Well sorry but you caught us in the middle of something very important," the oldest son fake smiled. His good mood was definitely gone as it always was when being in the presence of the old master and father. "Now where are we going?"

"We're going… to the Underworld…" the Spinjitsu Master started out of the gates without any explanation to the six. "But first, I need to make a pit stop on the way…"

The ride was rather silent except for Garmadon and Misako hanging back, quietly talking to each other. Wu and Tanaka were in front and Kasai and Namiko were between both pairs. Masuta was in the lead by himself.

"Wait, we're going to the Underworld on horses?" Kasai blinked. "How do you do that?"

Masuta shook his head, "No. That is why we're going somewhere else first…" the blonde with the long braid said without looking back.

"I don't like this…" Garmadon muttered. "Dad always said no human should go down there… and what are we doing? Going down there…"

"Why are we going is a better question," Namiko meekly said.

Masuta looked behind at the young woman with the long brown hair, "Because something has escaped and we need to handle it…" he looked forward again, "Not to mention I fear Samukai's loyalties have shifted…"

The Underworld was the prison of many villains they battled over their lifetime. Cardinsto, Gahrann, Tosho, and many others' exiles ended up in a prison connected to the Underworld. "Right now I suspect that the keeper of the Underworld is the one who let it loose… that is all I am saying…"

"Wait the keeper is supposed to be a good guy right? Since he holds the bad guys?" Wu blinked.

Masuta closed his eyes, "No… we are not friends… we are actually… not quite enemies… he'll hate you Wu, and Garmadon for merely being my sons… and the others for being my students… or daughter-in-law".

Everyone exchanged worried looks silently.

When they reached the shore, they ditched the horses and had to travel across to a small island off the coast. Masuta still never said what they would find on the island, to be honest, he'd much rather it be a surprise like it was for him when Delilah first showed it to him, not long after they first met.

"What is the place?" Masuta looked around. "Why did you take me here?"

The young woman with curly brown hair smiled, her indigo eyes shining as she wanted to tell him what he would see. "Now now my dear Masuta… I have come here many times before I ever knew you…" she climbed through the thick foliage, a much younger Spinjitsu Master behind her.

"What does that mean?"

A roar was heard and he stopped to pull out a weapon and saw Delilah, petting the nose of a dragon. She looked back with a smile. "I never knew they all hid away here after so many years…" Masuta smiled, sheathing the sword.

The one she was petting was red and orange with gold eyes. Another that was blue nudged her with his nose and petted him too. "This is my favorite place… I spend days here at a time… but it must be kept secret from hunters who would destroy them because of ignorant fear…"

A gold dragon with green markings and eyes landed next to him. He brushed the beast's nose and smiled brighter. "Well… I believe we have not met…"

"His name is Gorudo…" she smiled, walking over. "I thought you would like him…" she looked at his pale gold tunic, "Being… the Spinjitsu Master with your gold and such…" She looked down, "What do you think?"

"I think they are wonderful…" he smiled, looking back at her. "Same as you…"

The woman with the long brown hair smiled up at the Spinjitsu Master and stood on her toes as their lips pressed against each other.

"Father?"

Masuta blinked out of the memory when his youngest son spoke. They were almost to the shore.

"Something… wrong?"

He looked back at the others, "This place just has… certain… memories that come with it… that is all Wu…" When they came up on the shore, they all got out. He turned back, "Do not wander far…" he pointed. "I will call you when I am ready…"

Garmadon and Misako planted themselves under the hanging trees on the beach while the others stayed close, but explored the strange island.

"This is pretty place…" Misako looked around, leaning on her husband. She took her boots off and wiggled her toes in the sand. "Why do you think we're here?" she frowned.

He shrugged, lying on the beach shore. "I never know why my father does what he does…" he closed his eyes, ready to fall asleep. She rested her head on his shoulder and twined their fingers together.

"Nami come on! Kasai! We aren't supposed to wander off!" Tanaka and Wu were trailing behind the two younger ninja who were quickly running ahead of the more adventurous pair.

They laughed and looked back, bodies slamming into something large and hard. They looked up and froze. Tanaka and Wu did the same once they caught up and saw what the younger two bumped into.

They all let out a scream that made Misako and Garmadon jump to their feet, following the sound of their paralyzed yells. They froze as well, staring in the up direction; for standing over them, was a huge dragon that was brown and green.

The all slowly started backing away when another from behind nudged at Wu. It was blue.

Surrounding them were several others, one that was red, another white, a purple one, and a pure green one. The six young ninja had no idea what to do and simply stayed back to back against each other, barely breathing as the monsters sniffed them.

Flapping sounded over head and a large shadow was cast over them. They all looked up and breathed in relief when they saw Masuta on the back of a beautiful, gold dragon.

"I thought I told you to stay put until I got you?" he dismounted from the gold beast. They all looked at him questionably.

He smiled and laughed a little, "This island was found by your mother boys…" he looked at his two sons. "She showed me this place when we first met and then, that made me want to train her…" he stroked the nose of the gold dragon, "And… marry her…"

Misako looked at the green one and smiled, raising a hand to it and gently petted it. The other cautiously did the same. Garmadon quickly took to the purple one. "That's Kage… she was your mother's favorite…"

The purple and black colored dragon seemed overly friendly to him and he smiled, happy to know this was a remnant of his long dead mother. "That green one is Itchii, she's an older, wiser one…" he looked down, "I'm sorry to say these look like the last of dragons… many lived here when Delilah showed them to me… I suppose more must have died out over the long years…"

Kasai liked the red one which was called Hono. Namiko liked Rokki, Tanaka Hahen, and Wu made quick friends U-Ispupu. Everyone snickered though when they were told his name.

"Dude… it sounds like poo poo," Kasai covered his mouth, snickering.

Wu rolled his eyes, "Well then why not the name Wisp? That's what it means in English right?" he mumbled. "And you sound like a five year old! We're twenty! You're laughing at bathroom humor?"

"Thirty actually if we're talking to you," Kasai coughed. Wu shot him an angry look, being he hated being reminded of the Sigan incident.

"So why are we here?" Namiko asked curiously, interrupting.

Masuta folded his hands in his long tunic sleeves, "They will help us get into the Underworld of course," he smiled.

Some more childish dragon fun the next chapter I promise.

I made up more... Asian names for the dragons, and the ninja just happen to rename them to what they mean in English. Kage is Shadow or Shade and Gorudo is Gold BTW

I really wanted the dragons in this story so... haha I came up with some kind of backstory about why people were afraid of dragons and such... I also found it to be the perfect opportunity since Nya said that her father told her and Kai stories about the dragons, what better way since he's a ninja in this story?

Wow long commentary, I apologize, I just get so excited about this story... Another thing I wanted, well just because it techincally is a GarmadonxMisako back story, I wanted it to have more with Kai's parents and how everyone interacted... Technically there are eight main characters to that story, being our six students and Masuta and Delilah, the flashback above was my attempt at incorporating how they met and started falling in love...

Ahem enough of that, thanks for reading...

~Mar