CHAPTER 35

MONTH FOUR

KAI`S POV:

It's been four months since the war started. We battle the stone warriors for the first moment of the war. It took three battles and the loss of three thousand men to make them retreat and serve us. The ones that weren't destroyed by our cannons were sent to the bottom of the sea, never to be seen again. Those battles lasted for a month and a half. Luckily I didn't become injured. Zane had lost an arm, but it wasn't anything that couldn't be fix. After all, he was a nindroid. It was easy to repair him. Cole received a concussion after the third battle with the stone soldiers so he couldn't battle with us with the army of Nindroids. Those battles lasted two and half months before we could finally defeat them. The last battle had ended a couple of hours before.

We were all in the medical ward, waiting for Borg to fix up Zane. He was severely damaged and the repairs were more of a requirement than an option. We sat there waiting to hear the damages that were caused and hoping that he wasn't permanently gone this time. My impatience was wearing thin. I was worried for my brother. I'm sure the others were worried, too. I was shaking a bit from fear. It was already the month of November and we were all shaking from the cold. Nobody in Ninjago will ever understand why it gets below fifty degrees by the time November gets around, but it sure does get colder by the minute out here.

I heard a pair of feet running out towards us. I looked to see that it was Kitty, who's cheeks were red as it looked as though she's been crying. I can't blame her. I've shed a few tears myself just thinking about her. I stood up and extended my arms out to her. She didn't hesitate to jump on top of me.

Kitty kissed me all over my face. "Kai, I was so worried about you. I heard the battle was tough. Is everything okay?"

"All of us are fine, but Zane was severely damaged," I said, "Borg`s in there right now trying his best to repair him."

"I knew one of you would get hurt sooner or later. I didn't think it would be Zane."

"Well, he has had some bad memories with the Nindroids before," Jay said, "It's not the first time this has happened to him."

"Jay, did you really have to say that out loud?" Cole asked.

Before Jay could answer, Nya and Carol came running up to us, hugging and kissing their husbands with all the force they had. I sighed. We've all been through a lot. I suppose it wouldn't be a bad idea to let everyone just spend a little time with each other. We did just that. We talked until Borg cane out. We knew he had some news about Zane so it was time to figure out what was going on.

"Is he gonna be okay?" I asked.

"I...I don't know for sure, exactly," Borg said, "His heart was almost in pieces by the time he made it here. Luckily, I know how to charge it up. All it needed was some electricity. Some of his wires were torn apart, but I'm not sure how I can put them back together. Some of will have to be replaced. Also, the outside pieces of him were starting to fall apart, so they'll need to be put back together. It will take some time to get him back to normal, but I may have to make some new adjustments."

"What new adjustments?" Nya asked.

"The only thing we can do is remodel Zane. The technology we have today doesn't really work for a nindroid like Zane. The only thing we can do is change some parts of him. I know that sounds hard to believe, but it's all we can do."

Cole sighed. "If that's all that can be done."

"Are you crazy?" I asked.

"Kai, don't start up any arguments. Remodeling Zane is the only way to make him who he is again."

"Would it be something that he wants? Plastic surgery doesn't help a bit."

"Kai, it's the only way," Kitty said, placing a hand on my shoulder, "Its all that Borg can do. Don't question what he does."

I lowered my head and looked straight at Borg. "Alright, do what you must. If something happens to Zane that shuts him down permanently, we're holding you responsible."

"Kai," Kitty said.

"My mind is made up, Kitty. Don't try to change it."

"I'll do all I can, but it won't be easy," Borg said, "You'll have to give me some time."

"Take as much time as you need, but not too much." I walked away from the group, jumbled thoughts swarming my head with nonsense that I shouldn't be thinking about, but I'm doing it anyway. A headache starting forming in my head, making it difficult for those thoughts to actually go through. This battle has lasted for too long. I was ready for it to end. So was everybody else.

Kitty walked up to me, placing her arms around my abdomen. She kissed me on the side of my cheek. "I love you."

I placed my hand on her cheek. "I love you, too."

"I know what you're thinking. You wanna go home. So do I. Everyone wants to go home. We're all tired of this war. We all to get away from the bad things in life. Nobody likes to be in a war. We all hate being around fear. We all want to be in the comforts of our home."

"I know. Once this whole thing is over, I'm gonna help find us the perfect home. Just you and me. We'll live together with the rest of our lives happy and wondrous. We'll start a family and just have a normal life."

"I was thinking the same thing. Living a normal life. In a nice home with plenty of children. Just all of us together until the day has come to join with the Great Sensei."

"Let's not worry about that."

"I know. Sometimes I feel as though that the time to be with the Great Sensei is drawing near for so many people. I fear something could happen to Sensei Wu."

"Sensei Wu? What will happen to him?"

"I don't know, but he's been looking a bit pale for the last few days. I think it's best if we keep a close eye out on him."

"You're starting to worry me."

"I know, Kai, and I'm sorry, but it's true. I had a dream about it."

"You had a dream that Sensei was gonna leave us soon? Why didn't you tell me about it?"

"I had it last night. You were in the battlefield, remember? I was sleeping all by myself."

"Oh, right. I remember."

"Yeah. I should've told you before. It just came to me all of a sudden."

"Who did you see in your dream?"

"I saw... the Great Sensei."

"The Great Sensei?"

"He's not the only one I saw. I also saw the first spinjitzu master."

"The first spinjitzu master?"

"Yes, I saw them. The both of them."

"Why we're they both in your dream?"

"Well, the first spinjitzu master talked to me first. He stated that great things will happen in the future. I'm the one who will pass down a trait to one of our children. I'm not sure what he meant by that, but I hope it's not bad. He disappeared right before my eyes. The Great Sensei remained. He was the one that told me about Sensei Wu`s faith. He told me that he wouldn't be around much longer. I asked him how much time he had left, but he said I had to wait and see. He disappeared as well. I was all on my own. It was only me. I woke all of a sudden. I wanted to tell you, but you weren't in bed. I remembered that you were at the battlefield, so I decided to tell you about it once it was over. I went back to sleep, trying to forget the dream."

"Why didn't you tell Lora or Misako?"

"I didn't want to bother them. They've been exhausted with helping the injured men of war. I know how hard that can be."

"They need to know about this."

"I know, Kai. When the right time comes, I'll tell them."

"We really need to tell Sensei about this. He needs to know more than anybody else. After all, this is his life at stake."

"I know, but now is not the best time. A battle just ended, honey. Let's let everyone regain their strength before we say anything. We may end up saying it at the wrong time."

"The wrong time, the wrong place. We're in both those situations right now."

"I know that. How many times do I have to say that same phrase over and over again?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get you upset."

"It's okay. You didn't mean to. I'm just upset by the fact that we may end up losing someone valuable to our team. It scares me."

"Me, too. You're not the only one."

Kitty placed her arms around me again. "I love you, Kai."

"I love you, too, Kitty. I'll always love you."

We stood there, looking at the noonday sun. Life just revolves around people in different ways. I didn't want that to be the case with Kitty and I. Moments like this are meant to last forever. Let this one last for as long as possible.

ZANE HAS TO HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY? WELL, I'M SURE ZANE`S PROBABLY USED TO IT. HE'S BEEN THROUGH ROBOTIC CHANGES BEFORE. MORE MOMENTS FOR KAI AND KITTY. NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE BASED BACK TO NINJAGO CITY.

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