Upon returning to Dragon Island, the dragons and everyone all held a funeral for Inferna, to make sure she hadn't died unhonored. "We are all gathered here today, right here, right now, to honor the death of a courageous dragon who gave her life, to save someone she loved. Inferna, an alpha fire dragon, a loyal companion and friend to many others, especially my little brother, Kai," Lily spoke, turning to her brother, who fared a melancholy expression, "which is why now I mark this day, the date of her death, December 26th, 2011. Now, I will order a moment of silence for our fallen friend, to ensure she rest in peace."
Everyone stood in silence, before the earth dragons dug a grave hole for Inferna and set her forth into the ground. Once she was covered, all lowered their heads and then parted ways. Nya glanced over at Kai, who was the only one standing at Inferna's grave, she turned to Jay, and he could only shake his head in pity, "Poor guy, he must've really loved that dragon." Nya frowned and went over to him, leaving Jay alone, the lightning ninja could understand, it was hard to lose someone close to you, especially if he or she was loved well. Kai gazed down at the dirt below him, he then got on his knees and let out a low sob, his whole body shook and all that came from him were low cries and hiccups, he was struck with sorrow and regret. "I-I'm...s-so...s-sorry...I-Inferna...(sniff) I-I couldn't...save y-you," he muttered.
Once Nya reached him, she felt hurt , she couldn't bear to see Kai like this, is broke her heart. She kneeled beside him, and wrapped her arms around him in comfort, Kai embraced her hug and continued to sob, with his sister muttering calm words to him, "Its ok...I know its hard..." Kai let out one last sob, and calmed himself, Nya rubbed his back gently, "There there, brother..."
Kai sniffled, wiping away his tears, then looking straight at his sister, his eyes all red and puffy, "(Sniff) T-Thanks..."
"Anytime, Kai, I'm here for you every step of the way," she stated, rubbing his arm. Kai looked back at the grave and choked back tears, Nya looked at him, "Why are you so at fault? What did you do to cause this?" He turned to her and then at the ground, letting out a sigh, "I...It...it was a cold afternoon...I heard a battle going on outside...so, with a pair of wings, made of paper, I went out to fight. Inferna had joined too, she was leading them off to battle against the attacking skeleton and serpentine troops, Garmadon had come himself. I was helping out a few captured dragons, and Inferna flew towards me in defense...s-she...looked at me nervous, her eyes, she was frightened. I didn't know what she had tried to do until it was too late, she was s-shot...down...and..." He stopped himself there, unable to keep himself from breaking out into tears, but Nya had heard enough, she already knew. "Garmadon, killed her...didn't he?" she stated, almost in disgust. Kai gave a slow nod, wiping away the tears.
Nya didn't know what to say, she was already struck with grief, this dragon that Kai befriended, Inferna, had saved him from the terrible fate of death, and had helped him out during battle, and Kai blamed himself, for not saving her. Now this made her feel worse, she put a comforting hand on Kai's shoulder, and looked him straight in the eye, "Kai, look at me." He did, and met her serious complexion shown through her chocolate brown eyes, he couldn't even look away, "don't blame yourself for something you couldn't put a stop to, she saved you, and you should be thankful. I reckon you are, but putting this out on yourself wont do any good, look what you've done! You lead an entire hoard of dragons to a rescue! You reached your dragon potential and put an end to Garmadon, for now at least, and you made a good deal of yourself."
Kai looked away, letting his elbows rest on his knees, "But...she's gone...I-Inferna-"
"Would be proud, of what you have done," Nya cut in. Kai looked at her, and by the look in her eyes, he could tell she was being truthful, he sighed, and gave a slow nod, "Ok..." The samurai pat his back, "She would want you to be happy, she's in a better place now, watching over you...like mom and dad..."
Kai nodded, a small frown forming at the edge of his mouth upon remembering, "Right..."
Andrea came over to the two, and they looked up at her, their sad frowns turning into weak smiles, their older sister returned the expression. "You two alright? I heard someone cry over here and I wanted to make sure you guys were alright," Andrea stated.
"Yeah, we're fine," Nya replied, looking over to Kai, "Right, Kai?" The fire ninja nodded, "Yep, we're alright." Andrea chuckled, "Well then, who wants to come with me to drop this off at the Dragon Temple?" She took out the Staff of Dragons , Kai saw his reflection upon its smooth, gold surface, he looked up at Andrea, "You know, I think you should keep it with you."
Andrea glanced at it, "Really? Why?"
"You don't want this happening again, do you?" Kai motioned to the grave. Andrea frowned, "No, I guess not. Anyway, do you guys want a ride home? Cause I'll take you to back to Destiny's Bounty, or, you can fly there?"
Kai looked at both Andrea, and then at Lily who was speaking with the others, he smiled, "No...I've got a better idea. I'd figure, Sensei would like to meet you two, and make a few adjustments to the team."
(Welp! What an ending, well not technically, since tomorrow is the epilogue, where we finally get to see Sensei and Lloyd again, and finally add Lily and Andrea to the team! Also, there will be a hint on who the first episode will be about, can you take a guess? Pick from these three that are left: Zane, Jay, or Cole. You guys guess! The ones who get it right will be featured on my page as a treat! Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, the way it started out, and the way it had ended, and I really hope your all psyched for the first season episodes (and also season 4 of the actual show coming next year! X3) anyway, until next time, have a Wavy Wednesday guys, and thanks for reading!)
