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Season 3

Chapter 34: The Titanium Ninja

Jade, along with the ninja, were attempting to get the bugs away from them. The ninja used their elemental powers while Jade used physical force.

"These things just keep coming and we are going nowhere!" Kai said.

"Nya, there's no way we're getting off this planet. Any last words, my darling?" Jay asked.

"How about, it was always you Cole. I will never be able to live without you." Cole suggested, much to Jay's annoyance.

Jade groaned. "You guys are still fighting? Give it a rest!"

"Guys, it's not the time for that! Can't I care about both of you?" Nya's voice was heard. "Now, just don't give up."

"My dad was right, I should've never given up my Golden Power." Lloyd said. "We could've all been home. Now the Overlord has all he needs to become the Golden Master!"

"Don't say that, I was wrong. You must trust your friends, trust yourself." Sensei Garmadon's voice was heard.

"Search for the power within. And then, realize the greatness within each other." Sensei Wu advised.

"He's right. We can get off this planet." Lloyd said.

Jade looked at him, confused. How are they going to be able to get back home? They're in freaking space!

"What about your green power, Lloyd?" Kai asked.

Zane turned to face him. "It's too far, he'll never be able to keep his focus for that long."

Cole sighed. "No one happens to have a build-your-own rocket kit handy on them, do they?"

"That's it!" Lloyd exclaimed.

"You have your own build-your-own rocket kit?!" Jay asked, clearly surprised and shocked.

Jade raised an eyebrow as she looked over towards Lloyd. She would honestly be surprised if Lloyd said yes.

"No, but we can make one." Lloyd began to explain.

"Aw...I was kind of hoping you did..." Jade mumbled quietly so that no one could hear her.

Lloyd continued. "Arcturus may not fly, but she'll give all the metal we need and Zane knows the solar system better than anyone!"

"And Kai's fire could weld the missing parts." Zane added.

(A/N: Don't ask me how Kai can create fire in space. XD I guess he's magical.)

"Cole's man power can do all the heavy lifting." Kai explained.

"Jay has enough electricity and nerd knowledge to make a half way believable spacecraft." Cole stated, looking over at the blue ninja.

Jay let out a laugh before frowning a bit. "Hey! Hey, this could actually work!"

"Then let's fire this thing up and see if she'll fly!" Kai declared.

Jade smiled. "While you guys are doing that, I'll create a forcefield around us. Just so that the bugs won't disturb any of you."

She sat down on the ground and closed her eyes. She opened them to reveal that they were glowing purple. Her forcefield now surrounded them.

0o0o0

In what seemed like a few short minutes, the ninja managed to build a rocket that was big enough for the six of them.

Inside, Lloyd made sure everything was as planned.

"Boosters?"

"Check."

"Electronics?"

"Check."

"Navigation."

"Check."

"How are we holding together there?"

"A bubblegum in a wish." (A/N: What? XD)

"Let's go home guys."

Zane connected himself to a tube, activating his power source. Soon, they had lift off.

Jade remained still as their rocket headed back to Ninjago. She wondered how they were going to land. Considering that they didn't really have something to land on like a landing pad.

As she thought, they were getting closer and closer.

"Hold on, we're almost there!" Cole instructed.

"My power source has reached critical mass. It appears my unlimited energy is in fact, limited!" Zane explained.

"Critical mass? You mean, it's gonna blow up?" Jay questioned.

"Don't worry about me, I must use my power to hold our vessel together!" Zane said.

"No way, Zane. Entering the atmosphere means we have air!" Lloyd stated.

"No, it means we're gonna burn up!" Jay argued.

"Listen, with just enough air, we can now support our elemental shields. Let's try it guys!" Lloyd told them.

Jade took a deep breath and summoned her forecefield.

The others did the same, causing the rocket to explode into pieces. The ninja and Jade were now traveling back to Ninjago with the help of their elemental shields. Jade looked down as they passed New Ninjago City. She then looked up to see that the ninja were landing in their vehicles.

"Wait...I don't have a vehicle. Where am I going to land?" Jade questioned, slightly worried.

She closed her eyes and prepared for impact as she came closer and closer to the ground. But, surprisingly, she didn't feel anything. Jade opened her eyes to see that a familiar silver dragon had caught her.

"Oh my gosh, you don't know how much I love you right now!" Jade exclaimed, relieved, and proceeded to hug Xander's neck.

"Welcome back, ninja and Jade." Sensei Wu greeted.

Everyone had gathered as they faced New Ninjago City.

"I have the city in my sights." Zane said.

"City?! That's not a city, that's an impenetrable fortress!" Jay cried out.

"Behind that wall, the Golden Master has the power of the First Spinjitzu Master." Sensei Garmadon explained.

"Great...just what we needed..." Jade mumbled sarcastically.

She then heard the sound of Borg's voice. But couldn't really make out what he was telling the others.

"Then we have to get to that temple. Everyone, stay together!" She heard Lloyd say before everyone headed towards the city.

"Kai. You, Nya, Zane, and Jade take the high road. We'll make our own road." Lloyd instructed before moving ahead.

"Jade, I want you and Xander to meet up with us once you're inside." Sensei Wu told her.

Jade nodded. "Yes, Sensei."

Then, her, Nya, Kai, and Zane flew ahead.

"Alright Xander, let's do this." Jade said, determined.

Xander huffed in agreement and flew upwards with the others.

"Is the wall...getting higher?" Nya asked, noticing that the wala were increasing their height.

"It's just like the Digiverse! His turf, his rules." Zane explained.

Kai flew ahead and lured some of the materials that were helping the buildings grow away, to allow the others to pass, before flying into the city.

"Now, let's go find Sensei." Jade said as the pair flew off.

It wasn't long before she found the two Sensei's already at the Temple of Fortitude. The two flew down and landed in front of the temple. Jade quickly jumped of Xander's back before heading over to the two Sensei's.

"Good, Jade, you're here." Sensei Wu said.

Jade nodded. "What do you want me to do?"

"I want you to create a forcefield around the temple on our que. Okay?" Sensei Garmadon answered.

Jade smiled and nodded. "I'll see what I can do."

She stepped inside and leaned against the wall, getting ready to create another forcefield around a bigger area.

"Brother, now!"

"Activate the shield!" Sensei Garmadon ordered.

Jade quickly made a forcefield around the temple, making her eyes glow purple yet again. She took deep breaths as she felt the Nindroids trying to take down her forcefield by shooting at them. She let out a small wince as she experience a small headache but continued to keep her focus.

"Come on Jade...you can do this. All you need to is keep your focus. Focus..." Jade whispered to herself.

Jade closed her eyes, continuing to focus.

'Why are they taking so long?! I can't hold this forcefield much longer!'

After a minute, Jade opened her eyes. "I-I can't hold up the forcefield any longer..." She whispered and made the forcefield go away before dropping to the floor.

She took deep breaths before standing up.

"Jade, are you okay?" She heard Sensei Wu ask.

Jade looked up and nodded in response. "Yeah...I'm fine. Just had to rest for minute or two. Let's get going.."

0o0o0

The ninja, the wolves, and the Sensei's had made their way to the Overlord. Jade decided to split herself up and allowed the two Sensei's to ride on one of the wolves. To keep up with the ninja of course.

"Feels like old times, doesn't it?" Sensei Wu asked his brother as he rode on Flare.

"It feels good." Sensei Garmadon responded, riding Phoebe.

The rooftop of one of the buildings suddenly formed a hand and proceeded to crush the group. But the armor that the ninja had on prevented it from hurting them.

"I don't believe it, the armor's working!" Cole cheered.

"Keep going! We have to take the heat off the Sensei's!" Jay exclaimed and the ninja then proceeded to break the Overlord's web.

The wolves stayed where they were for a moment before running after them.

"We have to protect the people!" Lloyd stated.

"No! We have to get the Sensei's closer!" Kai argued.

To their surprise, they looked down below to see that the Serpentine were helping them protect the people.

"The snakes are on our side? Great, now I have seen it all!" Jay exclaimed.

The wolves looked at each other and nodded.

"Alright, we'll split up and help the Serpentine. Me and Frostbite will take one side of the city. Storm can go solo and Phoebe and Flare can go together. But don't stray too far just in case the ninja need us, got it?" Dusty explained.

Dusty received a nod from the other and with that, the wolves swiftly began to search for any people who were still in the city.

But, in less than five minutes, Frostbite had sensed something wrong. She let out a howl, getting the attention from the others.

"You called?" Flare asked.

"I sense something wrong...we should form Jade again and check the ninja."

No one disagreed with her and quickly joined together to form Jade. Quickly, Jade ran over to where the ninja were and looked around.

"Where's Zane?" She questioned and looked around.

Looking up, she spotted Zane holding onto the Overlord's gold.

"He's not letting go!" Lloyd cried out.

"His heart, it's reaching critical mass!" Jay stated.

"If his heart overloads, he'll blow! He'll never survive!" Cole exclaimed.

"Zane! Let go!" Kai called out, "What is he doing?!"

"He's protecting us!" Sensei Wu explained.

Jade's eyes widened at his statement.

They continued to watch as Zane proceeded to freeze the Overlord.

"No Zane! No!" Jay cried out and began to run towards him but was stopped by Sensei Wu.

"We have to get out of here! Now!" Sensei Wu explained.

"No! I'm not leaving without Zane!" Jade cried out and tried to run past Sensei Wu but was held back by Sensei Garmadon.

She thrashed around in his grasp, desperately trying to free herself. "LET ME GO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! WE HAVE TO SAVE ZANE!" She yelled.

"Jade! We have to get out of here before anyone gets hurt. Come on!" Sensei Garmadon told her calmly but firmly.

Jade didn't listen to him and continued to thrash around.

Sensei Garmadon let out a frustrated sigh before forcefully dragging Jade down a manhole nearby.

As soon as they entered the manhole, Jade had calmed down and had gone silent. She closed her eyes and desperately hoped that Zane would survive. But deep down, she knew that chance was slim. Jade turned her attention upward to see the top of the manhole turn to ice.

Everything became silent as the ninja, Jade, and the Sensei's climbed out of the manhole.

Jade looked around to see that everything had turned to ice.

She then walked over to Cole but stopped next to Pixal when she saw what he had in his hands. Half of Zane's face...

Jade felt a pair of arms around her and turned to see that Pixal was hugging her, crying. She then looked down towards the ground, letting a tear escape. But instead of one, Jade began to sob.

All she was thinking was that she was unable to protect one of her family members. She had...failed.

A bright light shone and when it dissapeared, the wolves stood where Jade was previously standing.

Frostbite walked over to Zane's face (A/N: Wow, that's pretty weird to say) and stared at it.

The other wolves walked over and sat down in a circle. Each of them looking at each other with sad expressions.

"We should've went after him..." Frostbite stated.

"Sister, we did that. But, Sensei Garmadon held us back...it was for our own safety." Phoebe explained.

"Our safety? What about Zane's?! He should've been our first priority! We should've been here to protect him and the others! This never would've happened if we were able to get to him!" Frostbite barked, standing up.

"Well we can't change that now can we? Zane's...gone..." Storm said quietly.

"Yeah and it's our fault that he's not here right now. You know what?" Frostbite said.

The wolves looked at her.

"We have failed our mission. We have failed our family. Our family is...incomplete."

With that, Frostbite turned and walked away without a second glance towards her sisters. The remaining wolves looked at each other before bowing their heads in sadness and disappointment for they have indeed..failed.

0o0o0

"-But then I saw that technology invented new problems. Devastating problems..." Borg said.

It was the day of Zane's funeral. And all that could be said was that...no one was happy.

"And then, a nindroid named Zane saved us all." He continued. "He was the perfect balance between us and technology. He taught us that life...should be a balance."

The wolves laid down in front of the masters. Well...all except Frostbite. The others wolves hadn't seen Frostbite at all since the day prior. But they knew why and it was obvious. Being here would only remind her that she had failed in protecting her master. But, it also reminded the other wolves the same thing.

"...Our city will find its way again. But this time, with Zane as our compass. With that, I give to you...the Titanium Ninja." Borg said as he pulled off the sheet, revealing a statue of Zane.

A familiar cry was heard and the wolves looked up to see the falcon. It flew in and landed on the statue's shoulder, lowering its head in sadness. The wolves copied the falcon's actions and let out a small whine.

"So...what happens after this?" Nya questioned, breaking the small silence.

"I don't know..." Cole replied.

"And I don't care, today's about Zane." Jay said.

"And now, Kai will like to speak for those who...knew him best." Borg announced.

Dusty, Storm, and Phoebe looked over at Flare as she stood and walked up in front of the crowd along with her master. She tried her best to hold her head up high as her master spoke.

"Everyone wondered what powered Zane." Kai began,"I don't know if we'll ever know, but I'd like to think it was brotherhood. Becuase he powered me. And he'll still power me as his memory lives on. Ninja never quit and Ninja will never be forgotten. Wherever you are Zane, you'll always be a part of us." He finished.

At that very moment, it began to lightly snow. Which caught everyone's attention.

Flare looked over at her sisters with a sad expression. The snow was familiar to them...there was only one person , or should they say wolf, who was able to create snow.

The other wolves stood up and walked over to Flare, followed by their masters. Soon, the remaining ninja, the wolves, Nya, and the two Sensei's were standing in front of Zane's statue. Staring at it with sad expressions.

Up at Borg's Tower, Frostbite was sitting next to Pixal. Looking out the window. Her eyes were glowing a light blue, showing that she was the one making the snow.

"You are Zane. A droid like me."

Pixal and Frostbite looked at each other, confused. They made their way to the monitors.

"What does Zane stand for?"

"I stand for peace, freedom, and courage!"

"Your hardware is outdated and your processor is slow and incompatible. Why are you so different?"

"We're all different. But, I don't feel so different around you.."

"Zane? Is that you?" Pixal questioned.

Frostbite looked around, confused as to what was going on. She looked over at Pixal to see if she had an answer. But the robotic assistant was staring at the screens. Pixal then turned to look at Frostbite.

"Come, Frostbite." She said and ran out of the room.

Frostbite titled her head to the side but did as was told and followed Pixal.

The two ran through the building until they had made it to the factory portion of the tower. Inside, Pixal gasped and smiled while Frostbite couldn't believe what she was seeing.

"Are we...compatabile now?"

...I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I apologize if you didn't. I just...the feels. The feels guys. *sad sigh* This chapter/episode freaking messed with my emotions. Anyways...thanks for the cookies and hug, KRR! *hugs you back* Thanks for the awesome reviews! :) They kept me from crying. XP Ugh...I was so bored in school yesterday. I felt like I was in freaking college. Anyway, I was so bored that I ended up drawing the ninja, Jade, and the wolves on my paper. XD Sadly...I had to erase it. (NUUUUU!) Oh and today is my best friend's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I wuv you so much my POPTART! (I don't know why I wrote this, she's not even gonna see it.) Welp, time to write about the season where Kai gets a love interest. XD Until next time!

Question to my fellow ninja: What are you guys gonna be for Halloween? If you don't celebrate Halloween, what is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Let us all have a moment of silence for Zane...our favorite lovable Nindroid...

~AI