Hi everyone so this started out as a what if story, what if Zane was like the first spinjitzu master, son of an oni and dragon, and well it evolved into a long rant about how all the parents in ninjago except Dr. Julien are really bad parents, keeping in mind this an opinion based on observations and in no way is hard fact about raising children, just how I think a child should be raised, but there are many different ways to raise a child so please no flames, this is and OPINION based on how I was raised.

Zane knew where the last oni mask was, how could he not, His mother was a dragon and his father, an Oni, he was exactly like the first spinjitzu master. Except for one thing, his parents powers were the opposite of their species, his father could create and his mother could only destroy. He had been given ice powers by the first master of ice but he had his own powers, he could heal and he could kill, silver energy would heal any wound, gray energy could kill whatever it came in contact with. For his own protection his father had taken him here, to the realm where the first child of an oni and dragon had created. Zane sighed looking over the deck of the bounty, learning that lloyd and him shared similar inheritances but drastically different powers would be of no comfort to the emotionally confused green ninja. Against the overlord Zane had used a combination of Ice and Gray energy, the resulting explosion had killed the overlord for good but also destroyed Zane's body. There was no way he could reveal where the last oni mask was, he knew Harumi was the quiet one, but saying anything would break Lloyd's heart. He decided to go it alone and get the mask, and destroy it. The temple of the Oni only revealed its secrets to those who held a significant amount of Oni blood, Lloyd just had too much human in him to be trusted by the temple. Zane jumped off the railing and unfurled his metal wings, he didn't need the map they had found wrapped around the baby, he had the blood of his people telling him where to go. The trip took five minutes before he flew into the back entrance only visible to him. Walking through the dimly lit hallway but which was lined with beautiful artwork depicting the battles and journey of his Oni ancestors, the temples strewn across ninjago were all built by dragons and humans but this place was sacred for it was the one place that oni other than his father, Created the musty smells lingered with a stench of hatred, he was getting close to the mask. He could hear lloyd and Harumi close by so he ran to the central chamber and lifted the mask out of the purple flames. He summoned Gray energy and was about to destroy the damn thing when Lloyd and Harumi entered the room

"ZANE!? What the hell are you doing here?" asked Lloyd

"About to destroy the cause of all this trouble" growled Zane

"But only an Oni or someone with it's blood can retrieve the mask let alone destroy it" said Harumi

"I know that, just like I know that you re the quiet one, now step away from Lloyd before i hurl this ball of death at you and hot the damn mask" said Zane

"Zane how are you an Oni?" asked Lloyd

"Simple, My father was the only Oni who could create and my mother was the only dragon who could destroy, for my protection my parents agreed that my father would take me to this realm, the realm of the first child of both Oni and Dragon, you see Lloyd unlike your grandfather I had parents who loved me and wanted what was best for me, I didn't run away from my home and my parents, I'm sorry to see that abandonment runs in your family but i know what I'm doing when it comes to this mask" said Zane. The gray energy struck the mask which dissolved into a puddle

"NOOOOOOOO! What have you done!?" cried Harumi

"Put an end to your plan, I plan on destroying the other masks and putting you in prison" said Zane

"W-why have you never told me about any of this?" asked Lloyd

"Because I could never get you alone to tell you, If I had told any of this around Kai or Jay, especially my powers, they would have guilted me into over using them, healing every would I came across, just killing every villain, the balance would have been upset and we would have become lazy, for the safety of Ninjago I had to keep it a secret" said Zane before putting Harumi in Ice handcuffs and leading the both of them out the back way, quickly putting Harumi's minions into similar cuffs and destroying both of the remaining masks, Harumi had gone quiet again. The ninja were back on the bounty and the SOGs were in the brig and brought to the police station. Little Wu just kept following Zane around smiling and giggling. Lloyd had explained Zane's heritage to the others and had very pointedly to Kai and Jay mentioned that Zane was to only use his powers as a last resort. That night Lloyd went out on deck finding Zane just staring out into the distance

"Hey Zane" said Lloyd walking over to him

"Hello Lloyd" said Zane

"What are you thinking about?" asked Lloyd

"I just miss my parents, i haven't seen my mother since i was really little and ever since my father passed, I've just been really lonely" said Zane resting his chin on his ams

"You have us" said Lloyd

"It's not the same, you wouldn't understand" said Zane turning away

"I guess you're right, I didn't have the best childhood and I never really got much time with either of my parents when I was little, but I always knew they loved me" said lloyd

"Even though your mother still keeps leaving you when you need her support most or the fact that your father never really listened to your concerns and just told you that everything was the work of destiny, but then we find out that our destinies are written by people, human people who have faults and are not divine beings. I know my parents love me because they told me everyday, I have never heard your mother say she loves you even once, I know what it feels like to be hugged by both my parents without even asking, when was the last time you parents ever did anything to prove how much they love you, I just can't see how you miss your family at all when they have done nothing to deserve it" said Zane

"I guess you're right but your dad wiped your memory of him and left you twice" said Lloyd

"My father only flipped my memory switch to spare me the pain of losing him, he did it out of love and made sure that once I found the switch, my last memory of him was one where he told me he loved me, the only things that kept him from me were entirely out of either of our control, i may control death magic but that is different from natural death, old age and medical deaths are not part of my powers, my mother was never able to cross to this realm because dragons of destruction are not welcome here, there are times at night when I think I can hear my mother's voice telling me to keep going, to keep fighting but no matter what outcome she will always love me and always be proud of me." said Zane

"Wow, they sound like great parents" said Zane

"Honestly I think I think I had the best parents of us" chuckled Zane

"Jay's parents aren't that bad, and Kai's parents are great" said Lloyd

"Jay's parents are practically smothering and don't give Jay the chances to be himself, Kai and Nya's parents never thought ahead and left a five year old to raise a three year old instead of making someone aware that if they weren't around for any substantial amount of time that friend would step in and raise the kids. When my father passed I was about 17 and old enough to get a job and look after myself otherwise my father would have had a friend step in to look after me, and don't even get me started on Cole's dad, overbearing and drove his son away, nope not a good parent by any means. " said Zane

"I think you're biased about your own parents" said Lloyd

"No Lloyd I'm not, I have seen how other, more normal parents act, parents who don't have elemental masters for children, my parents were average, what normal parents are like, not the exception, parents love and protect their children, Harumi's parents, both sets, loved her protected her and wanted what was best for her, she squandered the love of the Emperor and Empress because she wanted the love of the parents who gave their lives for their daughter. I understand that love takes different forms but if a child doesn't know for certain that their parents love them then they have failed as parents." said Zane

"I guess your right, let me guess you've been meaning to have a chat with all our parents over this for a while now" said loyd

"Are you kidding, I've wanted to get them all into a room and rant and rave to them all about how they are horrible parents" chuckled Zane

"It's funny, I was wonder why I didn't miss my dad more or ever wonder where my mother was , I guess I know now that deep down I knew they didn't love me like they should" said Lloyd

"Well maybe one day all the parents will realize their mistakes and finally give all of you the families you deserve" said Zane

"Maybe, but for now we are all a family, and that includes you so why don't you come inside and watch the fun of Jay trying to play cars with Little Wu" said Lloyd resting an arm around Zane's shoulders