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Hey, guys! We're here with the Smith Sibling Saga, the Hands of Time!

(Cue audience cheering and screaming)

I had exams so I had to study, but I passed with flying colors! Now, we're behind schedule so I'll be posting whenever I can, not just on weekends but whenever I have a chapter ready.

Legend Reborn will finish soon after that, so try to stay up to date on the story since summer is a hard time for fanfic. Then we will proceed with the second book in the Legend series, Ninjago: Legend Undone. That will debut around the same time I first posted this book, which was late August. Be prepared, Reborn Readers!

Now I tweaked the dialogue in these chapters to not only add in Maria and some details that move my story along very slightly, but to also see more of the characters personality and explain their actions more, like how they didn't see Lloyd fit as a Sensei.

It's time, people, for a special intro and for Hands of Time!

Chapter 36: The Hands Of Time

In the Dying Kingdom...

"Goryō of King Onryō's guard, first ranked of the Demon King's guard and of all Goryō that ever is or once was…" Jorōgumo stopped and looked back on this scene. All of them were gathered at Onryō's cage, his eyes wide awake as he stared down at the traitor.

The lowering ranking members stood around the stone table, heads bowed and trembling with the thought of what would come next in their minds. But Goryō stood there with a smile, as if he was proud of what he did. Proud of betraying his allies, his King, his fam-

"Proceed, Jorōgumo," said Onryō impatiently.

"Y-yes, My King," she replied, snapping out of her deep thought. "Goryō, you are to be sentenced to be banished to the dungeon and dismissed from your position due to charges of attempted indirect assault of the Demon King using the Spirit Princess, betrayal of the King, unleashing a forsaken and banned power that came from Queen Oiwa's essence, and above all, mutiny. Have you anything to say in your defense?"

"Guilty." His expected answer sent a shock through them. "If it's a crime to try and win this war by being smart and use common sense to fulfill our dreams of victory, then I'm guilty. I'll plead guilty all the way to my grave."

"Now, when you say you're guilty, you're joking, right?" Kitsune asked.

"NOT ANOTHER WORD!" Onryō shouted. "He's condemned himself, now let him suffer!"

Onryō snapped his fingers, and with all his power, summoned the portal to the dungeon that laid below the caverns. Goryō did have a heavy build which gave him some time to face his allies once more,slowly being sucked in. Just as before, he had a proud smile on and a evil glimmer in his eye.

"Know this, fools," he said, "in time, I will return. And I will take down this princess my way, for us."

With that said, he slipped into the portal to his prison. They just stood there after it had closed up abruptly, waiting for their king's orders. Onryō only looked away and a moment of weakness was on his face presumably, but it was his eyes that truly gave it away. "You…may all leave me be and do what you must."

"Um, My King?" Harionago started to ask.

"Leave me!" He shouted with more sorrow than anger. "Just….leave me."

The demons left, not daring to look back. They already knew he was shedding a few tears he kept after Oiwa was sealed away. Not a word was said amongst them after that, there was none that could be said to heal the past pain that stirred up once again in them. Nothing could heal a past pain….or past sins.

At about the same time in Ninjago...

"This ends now, Samukai!" Jay said as he locked his eyes with the fierce Skulkin leader's red eyes. "…nope. Pretending this is the actual Samukai doesn't make cleaning up the museum any more interesting!"

The Blue Ninja nearly flung the mannequin head off his head and on the ground in frustration at their current state. Everything was quiet for the Ninja after recent events, leading them to deal with a long awaited battle: cleaning the museum. "This is so lame! We're Ninja, not janitors!"

"Come on, Jay," Lloyd said as he wheeled past him the Master Chen mannequin on a platform trolley. "We're all kinda responsible for the damage to the museum. After all, if we hadn't had that huge battle on the Day of the Departed, this place would still be in one piece."

"Yeah. And who's fault is that, Cole?!" Jay shouted at the Earth Ninja once again for as long as they've been at the museum.

Cole stopped loading his wheelbarrow with old museum pieces to apologize to the salty Ninja again. "Okay, how many times do I have to say, ' I'm sorry for accidentally unleashing the evil ghostly forces that attacked Ninjago?'"

"How high can you count?" Jay snapped. "Stupid museum people, waiting for us to clean up their things when we've been busy risking our lives."

"Um, Jay," Maria said as she entered the room to grab some more artifacts to fill her wheelbarrow and put away, "if I'm partially to blame for us cleaning up extra than they had originally planned 'cause I got possessed, then I'd like to apologize for it."

It had been a hectic week since the whole possession incident; things changed as Lloyd got more protective with Maria as she had also gotten more power than what she could control. It must've had some effect since she'd also gotten stronger and had more energy. Sensei said it was an awakening of some sort, but it barely scratched the surface of her true potential. Until then, she constantly tried to be as much use as possible.

Jay sighed and shook his head at her apology. "No, it's not your fault. Everything's cool, so let's not talk about that….thing…ok?"

"Alright," she sighed as she headed out.

"How come you can forgive her just like that, when you keep complaining that I'm responsible for this?" Cole asked as he began to move his wheelbarrow while noticing his hands were glowing a strange orange color.

"Because it's Maria. We get mad at her, she gets upset and Lloyd gets mad at us. Lloyd gets mad at us, Sensei gets mad at us and punishes us. It's common sense, man."

Jay began to notice that something was up with Cole as his wheelbarrow fell to the side, dropping all his stuff. "Are you still not use to your non ghost hands? It's been weeks!" Jay left the room without waiting for an answer.

"I thought I had it down," Cole said to himself as he quickly gathered his stuff back in the wheelbarrow and walked out. He headed to the small gallery where the other Ninja were hard at work.

Nya had cracked her back after setting down a huge crate. "This is exhausting!" she exclaimed while resting her head on the crate. "If I could go back in time, I'd tell Dr. Saunders we were too busy to help."

Zane overheard her as he was pulling the Cryptor mannequin away on trolley. "Nya," he began to lecture, "you may remember the rest of us once time traveled; it can have devastating effects and should not be taken lightly. Certainly not to get out of labor."

"It's just an expression, Zane," she huffed before heading to where Kai was. He stared at a painting of a man and woman, clothed in red and blue respectively. Obviously they were a couple as their arms were wrapped around each other, and they looked happy. But it all felt familiar to her.

"I-I don't believe it," Kai finally said.

"What is that?"

"I think it's a portrait of…our parents."

Nya walked to the painting and looked at the back to find a date of when it was made. She gasped when she did. "Woah, this dates back to when I was like, three years old! Or maybe even younger… I don't know anymore…"

"Surely before they disappeared. We know so little about them, Nya, " her brother said sadly. "I wish we knew more about our own parents."

Nya faced him with a smile. "Father was the Elemental Master of Fire. And Mother," she said as she summoned a water ball, "was the Master of Water."

"But they left us the old blacksmith shop…and little else."

"They left us our powers," Nya said, proudly.

"Guys, look what I found!" Cole called everyone over to a huge painting. Everyone, but Lloyd, gathered around the portrait with its palette of faded colors. It was of the old monastery, with the former Sensei brothers fighting side by side against a duo of foes they didn't recognize.

"Um, why's Lloyd in this really old painting?" Maria asked.

"That's not Lloyd, it's his dad, Sensei Garmadon," Jay corrected as he walked up and got a better look. "…I think it's Sensei Garmadon."

"It is." Cole heard Lloyd approaching and called over his shoulder. "Lloyd, check it out. It's your dad!"

"And there's Sensei Wu," Kai said as he pointed at the light-haired man of the two brothers.

"He looks so young," Nya commented.

"Look at them!" Lloyd said in awe. "My father and uncle- Ninjago's two greatest Elemental Masters." He stopped as it felt like he couldn't measure up to them. They were powerful; even in a painting, they were higher above him and therefore, casted a shadow he was stuck in. "I wonder if I'll ever live up to their legacy."

Jay broke his deep thought by giving him a slap on the back. "First, Kai and Nya. Now Lloyd. Heh, it's family picture day at the museum!"

"Does anyone recognize this battle?" Cole asked.

Zane answered by stepping forward. "P.I.X.A.L, analyze."

P.I.X.A.L's voice rang out from Zane as she observed every detail that could potentially gives clues to when this painting was made. "Facial contour mapping of both Sensei Wu and Garmadon indicate this scene takes place 40 years ago, during the Serpentine Wars."

"The Serpentine Wars? But Ninjago should've been at peace at that time. Who were they fighting?"

Before Coles question was answered, Dr. Saunders walked in with a tray of drinks, looking cheery as ever. "Refreshing time! Hot, sweaty work deserves cool drink!''

"Thanks, Dr. Saunders," Kai said as they all took a cup and began to drink. It had weird taste that they couldn't quite describe.

"Enjoy the pickled beet tea!"

After hearing that, everyone who had taken a sip spat it out in disgust. Cole was quick to "accidentally" drop his drink before he had a taste. "Uh, oops! Sorry, hand…spasm. Yeah, it was a spasm, still getting use to my new hands!"

Jay just shrugged and took a sip, actually enjoying the beverage. Maria enjoyed it as well, her eyes wide with joy. "Dr. Saunders, it's so good! Could you bring us more?"

"No!" The other Ninja's sudden outburst made them step back a little. Lloyd quickly tried changing the subject.

"Well, you can't because…um, I'm curious about this painting!" he said while pointing at it.

"Oh, this? Nothing, minor skirmish, no historical significance," the curator quickly answered. "That is why I don't hang it in the main gallery."

"It looks pretty significant to me," Jay said. "I mean, look at it! It's huge!"

"Yes, huge myth," Saunders insisted, "of folklores."

"Even if it is a myth, who are these two men Sensei Wu and Garmadon are fighting?" Zane pointed at the enemies the young Sensei were fighting. They almost looked liked..twins. "I have no data on them."

Saunders sighed as he set the tray on a box and began to explain. "There is a legend; twin brothers called The Hands of Time."

"The Hands of Time…" To Kai, that name sounded familiar. Almost as if it was important to him specifically.

Dr Saunders continued to explain with an unknown look in his eye. "They could allegedly manipulate time. Speed it up, slow it down, all sorts of things!" Saunders began to laughed,though it sounded kind of..forced.

"See what I mean, manipulate time? A ridiculous fairytale!"

"Well, who's this one?" Nya asked as she pointed at the twin that was positioned higher and had a small mustache.

"Oh, this handsome-looking guy? The legend says his name is Krux," Dr. Saunders said with a hint of pride in his tone.

"And who's the nasty looking guy?" Lloyd asked while pointing at the lower positioned brother with a small goatee.

"In the stories, he's called Acronix. Well, it's almost time for you Ninja to go home. Feel free to finish up and take a look at the other exhibits before I close. Toodle-loo!"

Just as he quickly left the room, the Ninja couldn't help but notice something strange was going on with Dr. Saunders. Okay, he already was a strange man, but it felt like he had a secret, a dark one.

"Geez, sometimes that guy gives me the chills," Cole said aloud.

"Be nice," Lloyd said, "Dr. Saunders is a good man. We shouldn't be judging him behind his back like-" The Green Ninja stopped talking as he noticed they were one Ninja short. "Guys, where's Maria?"

"She probably went to look at the Legends Lost In Time exhibit," Kai shrugged. "The kid's fine, Lloyd. I know she's been through a lot recently, but you don't have to baby her. Let her fall and stand back up on her own."

"I'm not babying her," Lloyd insisted. "I'm just concerned and I'm gonna check on her." Just like that, he quickly left the room.

Fortunately for Lloyd the exhibit and gallery were close, making his job easier. The doors were ajar and creaked as he walked in. Maria was standing in front of Oiwa's painting, the real Oiwa. He slowly approached her, not wanting to startle her.

"You know, I'm glad we didn't have to fight the real Oiwa," he said awkwardly, trying to make conversation. "It would've been ugly, right?"

She didn't respond at first. When she did, Maria turned around, tears too big for her eyes were overflowing. "Did you say something, Lloyd?"she asked as though she was oblivious to her crying.

"Maria, you're crying!" Lloyd exclaimed. "Are you…?" He stopped, looked back at Oiwa's portrait, and pulled her in for a hug. "I'm so sorry about what happened, I should've been there for you."

"Uhh..what're you talking about?" She was truly confused about this. Finally she felt the cold tears streaming down her face and wiped them away. It confused her even more, she didn't feel the least bit upset about anything.

"Guys! Guys!" Jay shouted as he bursted through the doors. Noticing the scene, his smile fell. "Am I interrupting a comforting moment?"

"We're fine, Jay," Lloyd said as he broke the hug. "Was there something you wanted tell us?"

"It's 6 pm! We're finally done working, so hurry up!" The Blue Ninja ran out of the room cheering with the Pink and Green right behind him. The other Ninja had already reached the doors and finally bursted through them.

"6 pm," Kai exclaimed. "Quitting time!"

What happened next was something they couldn't explain. They were going to fly up to the Bounty which should've taken a minute, but they were already there in the bridge. An alarm went off as they struggled to stay on their feet after that… jump in time.

"W-what just happened?" Lloyd asked. "Time just-"

"Moved forward?" Kai finished, though he questioned the possibility himself.

"Um, weren't we just outside?" Cole asked with a hint of panic in his voice. "When did we get here?"

"How did we get here?" Nya asked.

"My circuits are picking up a strange energy displacement," Zane answered. "There must be a connection."

"There was a displacement alright," Kai said. "It displaced us right in here."

"But how? What is going on?" Lloyd asked.

Jay stood up with his ears covered as he shouted at the top of his lungs. "I don't know, but it's loud!"

"It's just the alarm, Jay!" Maria shouted at him. "It's trying to tell us something, so remain calm!"

Nya and Zane got cracking to find the source of this problem. They pushed button after button, bringing up energy readings that were skyrocketing through the roof. "These energy readings are off the charts. Where is it coming from?" Nya asked Zane.

"I'm trying to pinpoint the location!" The nindroid was clearly struggling under the pressure and loud sound of the alarm and Jay.

"How about pinpointing the location of the off button?!" Jay shouted again. "Theses alarms are giving me a-!"

Kai shut off the alarm with the button that was right next to him and Jay. "Heh,heh," Jay laughed sheepishly, "uh, thank you."

"This is surprising," Zane said to himself while examining the monitor.

Jay was still concerned about his ears and thought the conversation was directed at him. "No, it's not. I've always had sensitive ears."

"I meant, I think I know how we appeared on the Bounty."

"How?" Cole asked, all eyes on Zane.

"The displacement we experienced wasn't caused by any normal energy. It was temporal energy."

"Oh, well, temporal energy of course," Jay said, trying to cover up the fact he had no clue it meant time. "Everyone knows that's…powerful stuff."

"You don't what it means, do you, Jay?" Maria asked. "It's okay if you don't."

"Oh, so you know what it means, Little Ms. Smartypants?" the Lightning Ninja snapped.

"Well, think of the word temporary. It means for a certain amount of time, so temporal is similar. The difference is that it means time in general, right?"

"Precisely," Zane replied. "Whatever caused that displacement can warp the very fabric of space-time."

"Which is very powerful," Jay finished unsurely. "…right?"

"Very," the nindroid confirmed. "All the normal rules of existence no longer apply to such a force. This could apply to aging, length of the days, and many other cycles as well."

Jay nudged Maria's shoulder with a smirk on his face. "Told you it was powerful."

"But wait, that means this is more serious than we thought," Maria frowned. "If temporal energy is that powerful, wouldn't whatever caused the displacement be very dangerous?"

"Exactly," Lloyd answered, "which is why we're getting to the bottom of this immediately."

Zane plugged himself in to the monitor to get a visual and exact location for the displacement. The other Ninja got to work on the monitor, not Jay. Finding the displacement would mean more work, couldn't they understand they had enough for one day?

"Okay, yes, there was a little hiccup in time," he said, trying to convince them to stop, "but there's just one thing, maybe they happen all the time and we don't realize it. Like déjà vu. Can we go home now, please?"

Everyone stopped to look at him, making him flustered. "Seriously, we just cleaned up an entire museum, aren't you guys a little tired?"

P.I.X.A.L came on screen as a location was finally pinpointed on the monitor. "I've located the surge's epicenter."

"Where P.I.X.A.L?" Zane asked.

She went off screen as a familiar picture took her place. "The old monastery."

"The old monastery?" Cole questioned. "That old place is totally burned down. Why would anyone or anything be up there?"

"We should find out," Lloyd said.

"But why?" Jay whined. "Cole's right, there's no reason for anyone to be up there. Zane's probably malfunctioning."

Zane stopped for a moment as he ran a test of himself. "Self diagnostic indicates negative."

Jay gave a quick slap on the back of his titanium head. "How bout now?" he asked, hopefully.

"No," Zane replied. "A hit like that wouldn't even hurt a regular human."

Kai stepped forward. "I agree with Lloyd, we should go. Where there's smoke, there's usually fire."

"And where there's a massive energy displacement, there usually trouble," Nya agreed.

"Well, maybe it's like, you know, a-a harmless, massive energy displacement." Jay let out a nervous chuckled as everyone stared at him again. "Come on, seriously, I'm exhausted! We did our good deed for the day."

"Wait," Lloyd suddenly said as something came across his mind. "Sensei Wu said he was going to the monastery, something about finishing an old fight. He said this was something he should do alone."

Jay just sighed. Hearing that made the situation more serious than before, which meant no backing out of this. "What are you guys waiting for? Stop complaining and get us to the monastery!"

The Bounty was at high speeds on the way back to their old home for most of the Ninja. A place of memories, frustration, origins, meetings, and many other things long forgotten. Nya slowed the ship down as they hovered over the burnt up place. The other Ninja looked over the railing for any sign of their Sensei.

"Anyone seen Sensei Wu yet?" Lloyd asked his team.

"I only see that guy," Jay said as he pointed a familiar dark cloaked figured.

"But who is he?" Cole asked.

"I don't know. Let's find out," he said while heading over to the anchor, ignoring Lloyd's order to stop. The anchor landed and he walked up to the guy. "Excuse me,I'm looking for someone."

The figure hissed under his breath. "That's no pirate."

"What's he doing?" Lloyd asked the remaining Ninja from the safety of the ship.

"Who do you seek, Ninja?" the man asked.

"Spinjitzu master, bout yay tall, goes by the name of Wu."

"Haven't see him," the figure declared.

"That's odd," Jay said as he pulled out his nunchucks, " 'cause judging by all the slash marks, I think you have!"

"He's gonna fight that guy!" Maria exclaimed.

"Jay just pulled his nunchucks," Lloyd shouted to Nya. "Nya, get us down there."

"Not gonna work," she called back. "There's not enough room down there."

"It's just one guy," Cole assured them. "I'm sure Jay can handle…whoever that is." Deep down though, he began to doubt himself and what he just said.

Zane locked onto the figure for P.I.X.A.L to scan. He gasped as she revealed that it was none other than, "Acronix!"

"Acronix?!" Cole asked. "As in, 'Acronix and Krux, the Hands of Time?'"

"From the painting?" Kai added on. "But Dr. Saunders said that battle was a myth."

"Even if it was, that battle was 40 years go. Acronix would be an old man today, like Sensei Wu. That guy down there is young!" Lloyd exclaimed.

"That's impossible! Unless…" Nya's voice drifted off for a second. "…he time traveled?"

It sorta clicked together; the temporal energy displacement, the jump in time they experienced. But where was Krux? How and why would he come here of all places?

"We have to get down there now!" Zane ordered. Nya quickly struggled to get the ship closer to help Jay.

At the battle below, Jay charged at Acronix,swinging his nunchucks as fast as lightning. Acronix was quite agile himself as he blocked or dodged each attack with ease. Jay finally managed to get a hit on him with a strong swing of his weapon, spending Acronix back. But not down.

The Blue Ninja quickly fired a jolt of lightning that the Time Twin reflected with the strange green blade he had on his hand. He tried again but was too late as Acronix had just disappeared into thin air. In that time, Jay was caught off guard and looked for where he had gone. He quickly found him as he had appeared right behind him, smacking him with his blade and into a pile of old, burnt wood.

"A moment ago, I had no quarrel with you," Acronix said as he approached Jay. "I do now."

The Ninja quickly slid down the anchor into battle, as Lloyd called up to them. "Did you see that? It's like-!"

"He jumped forward in time," Kai finished.

"Oh, yeah?" Cole said with his fists glowing again. "Well let's see him jump this!" Cole jumped off the chain, shooting a burst of earth, stopping Acronix from getting to Jay. He tried to throw a punch at him in mid air, but Acronix had grabbed him, spun him around and into the other Ninja.

"More Ninja? How curious…" Acronix said, honestly surprised that there were so many.

Jay quickly got beside the others as they stood up and prepared to strike. "Ninja-go!" They all charged at him using their spinjitzu it he used his blade to jump through time again. They collapsed and bumped into each other accidentally, making them fall to the ground.

Acronix appeared to where they previously stood, unharmed. "You only missed me by a few seconds," he said snidely.

Nya sat up groaning. "Sometimes I wish I was still Samurai X instead of a Ninja."

"I feel ya, Nya," Maria chocked out, getting squished under Kai and Zane. "Being a bullied girl in a town whose narrow minded residents hated every bit of you from day one was less painful. Though I think I would've been sent to the therapist at some point, so I choose Ninja."

They quickly got up and put their hoods on. Kai, who felt this burning rage in him that he couldn't explain, stepped forward to face the time traveler. "You're fast, but are you faster than this?" He quickly shot a ball of fire, just as before Acronix dodged by jumping in time. The wood behind where he stood began to burn and spread across the old monastery.

"Elemental Master of Fire," Acronix mused. "I've encountered one of you before."

Kai stopped and gasped. "You…you met my father?" If that was true, did he know what happened to his father and mother? Were they even alive?

There was no time to question Acronix as he warped again, making them search frantically for he would, or could pop up next. It wasn't until Nya pointed upwards at a beam of wood, shouting, "There he is!" that he appeared again.

"Ninja….come out and play," he said in a creepy, mocking voice, almost like he was putting them in a trance. A crazed look in his eye as he beckoned them.

Loyd quickly took over as leader. "Jay, Cole, Kai, Maria, we get Acronix. Zane, Nya, use your elemental powers to put of this fire."

"Ninja," Acronix said, more impatiently and aggressively, "come out and play!"

"Hang on, why do you always get to be in charge?" Jay asked. "Why can't I help with the flames?"

Lloyd looked at him as if he was crazy...well, more crazy than usual. "You think lightning is better than water and ice for stopping flames?"

"Good point. Let's go!" Jay ran up as lose as he could to Acronix and shot lightening at him that he quickly ran out of the way of.

Cole quickly hopped onto the beam the Acronix stood on in a fighting position. "You got lucky last time! Try dodging this!" Cole attacked with a high kick, then charged with a punch, but Acronix was fast to dodged both attacks, making Cole miss and get stuck in a piece of wood.

"Clumsy!" Acronix spat at him. "Like a fawn trying to stand on her new legs."

Before he had a chance to strike, Jay, Kai, Lloyd and Maria jumped up and sounded off as they aimed with an elemental blast of their respective elements.

"One!"

"Two!"

"Three!"

"Four!"

Attacking together, they shot their powers at him. He was still able to dodge, but it didn't stop them as they kept attacking him. By now he Acronix could only jump back and forth, getting pushed back bit by bit. Cole freed himself and joined up with them to attack.

"Keep moving him back," Lloyd told them. "He's gonna have to surrender or else the flames will get him."

"Here's Acronix!" he shouted as he managed to get out from where he was cornered. He stood there as if he was waiting, still the five Ninja combined their powers and shot it at him again. This time, however, he held out his blade not to block it, but to absorb it in a way. It glowed brighter and brighter as it took more of the attack's power.

"He's gonna blow!" Kai warned, but it was too late. A burst of temporal energy knocked them down, Acronix was gone.

The monastery continued to burn as the Ninja stirred awake and took of their hoods. "Burned down again," Jay commented. "Man, this place just can not catch a break!"

Lloyd looked around with a glare on his face. "Neither did Acronix."

"Good," Kai said with a breath of relief. "You know me, I don't back down from a challenge. But I wouldn't want to face that guy again."

"No way!" Cole agreed. "He moved at like, the speed of time!"

"But we can take him, right?" Maria asked. "We've literally looked death in the eye and came out on top. We'll find a way to take him out and get back to what we've been busy with."

"Maria's right," Lloyd said. "We can win this fight another day at another time. Let's get back to Destiny's Bounty."

"W-wait! What about Sensei Wu?" Nya asked.

Everyone froze. They came for Wu but now that they knew Acronix was here, he must've done something to their Sensei. What if he was injured and couldn't move, especially since they set this place on fire again?"

"We gotta find him! Spread out!" Lloyd ordered.

They quickly looked at in every area of the monastery, Cole being the smart one and looking past all the rubble and debris. He quickly ran down the stone steps where Wu came into view, holding on by a branch that had just snapped. Cole flung himself towards the edge and managed to grab him.

"You…gotta..hold…on!" he told his Sensei as he struggled. The other Ninja stood by him as he pulled Wu back on to the ground. "I barely made it," he told himself as his hands finally stopped glowing.

"Sensei, are you okay?" Zane asked him as he struggled to catch his breath.

"I..fear..not," Wu sad between breaths.

"Why was Acronix here?"

"How did he do that?" Kai asked.

"And why were you fighting him?" Jay added.

"There is much to tell you," he said weakly, "and not much time."

Sorry it took so long, but I will be on it for you guys! So try and keep up to date with the story, especially since we'll be getting more lore, a showdown, two new powers, memories, and secrets revealed after HoT.

Next chapter on Ninjago: Legend Reborn...

The Hatching

Until then, God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.