After being informed of what the others spoke about by his father, Zane sent the Falcon straight to Ninjago City.
"Do you think everyone's alright over there?" Jay asked.
"Didn't you guys see the news?" Cole asked.
"Yeah we did. Everything seemed like it was just fine," Nya replied.
"Well, it's better safe than sorry," Lucy said kindly, and yes she followed them. She's a kunoichi after all.
"Alright alright, wonderful. Now let's get to training Raven. The rest of you go do something with yourselves. Train. Sleep. Just give us some space," Flare ordered.
The others just shurgged and backed up while Flare went to talk to Raven for a bit.
"Why is she so pushy?" Jay asked, since he was a safe distance away from Flare.
"That's just how she is," Cole replied.
"She's just direct," Christa said.
"A little too direct at times, if you know what I'm saying," Dareth said, as the others just nodded, except Kai, Christa, Lloyd, and Auria.
Although Auria and Lloyd didn't have a reaction, Kai was growing more aggrevated by the conversation.
"I mean, sure she's a princess, but come on!" Jay said.
"Well Jay, her mother was an evil villian for awhile. At least Flare didn't end up like that," Nya replied.
"I guess so," Jay said.
"Flare isn't so bad once you get to know her. She may seem pretty cold, but she can be very nice," Christa said.
"Well, we've known her for awhile already, when is she going to get nicer?" Jay asked, with his arms crossed.
That was enough for Kai to finally lose his patience and temper.
"Why does she have to 'get nicer'?' Flare doesn't have to do anything she doesn't want to! Especially to please people like YOU!" Kai yelled out suddenly, which made the others jump, especially Jay.
"Woah! Kai! What-" Jay was interrupted by Kai who said,
"Talking behind her back because your too afraid to talk to her face to face! Your such a coward! Even if Flare comes out strong sometimes, at least she's honest and she'll tell you in your face! She's not afraid to be herself!" Kai yelled at Jay, as everyone just watched in shock, as well as Flare and Raven since they heard Kai yelling out.
"Kai calm down," Nya said, as she held her brother's shoulder, but she pulled away when she felt an immense amount of heat radiating from him.
"What the?" Nya said looking at her hand and then back up at Kai, who was too focused to notice.
"Hey Kai, come on, I didn't mean to-" Jay said, but was interrupted by Kai again, who said,
"You didn't mean to?! That's probably what everyone says when they get caught being a jerk to someone who's more awesome at fighting and cooler than they are!"
Flare's eyes widened in amazement at Kai's complement, and the other ninja around were astonished as well, but not as much as Flare.
"Kai, calm down. There's no need for this aggression," Zane said, but Kai just wasn't hearing it.
He wasn't hearing any of it as he continued yelling at Jay,
"Your one to talk! You don't know what pressure she went through being a princess with an evil mother and a good father! You don't know how hard it was for her! You DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!" Kai said as his eyes turned into a glowing red color, and his body was starting to glow red and orange.
"Kai! What are you doing?!" Nya called out to her brother.
The air around Kai became increasingly intense, which made everyone start to back away from him.
"Kai stop this!" Auria called out.
"It's too hot Kai, stop!" Christa called out.
"I'm sorry Kai, I didn't mean to be a jerk about it! Call off the flames!" Jay yelled out to Kai, but Kai couldn't control himself.
"I...I... I Can't! I CAN'T!" Kai yelled out in a panic, but that just made it worse as his body started to actually become fire, starting with his feet.
"Kai! Kai! Stop!" Lloyd called out, as he tried to move closer to Kai.
"Lloyd! Be careful!" Cole called out covering his face.
"Lloyd! Kai!" Raven called out, but Flare stopped Raven from running over.
"You'll be turned into barbeque if you go, let me!" Flare said to Raven as she pulled out her Shadow Scimitar.
"Flare!" someone said from behind, as Flare turned to that person.
"Kai! You have to control yourself!" Lloyd called out to Kai, as he continued to walk closer to him while covering his head and trying to use his power to shield himself from the flames.
"I can't! Stay back Lloyd! I don't want to hurt you!" Kai said to Lloyd.
"I won't! I have to help you!" Lloyd said, as he came closer to Kai, but the fire became much more intense and Lloyd could barely move another step.
"Lloyd! Just get away!" Kai said as he held his head, trying to control himself, but it was futile.
"K-Kai!" Lloyd yelled out.
"Lloyd! Kai!" Raven yelled out again.
Then, a shadow emerged from the ground between Kai and Lloyd, and in the space of the shadow, the fire was pushed back for that moment. From the shadow of the ground below came up Flare and Sensei Reine slightly above the ground. Sensei Reine turned to Kai and immediately placed her hand on his forehead and said,
"Cease!"
As sudden as Sensei Reine and Flare came, the fire that surrounded the area ceased. The other ninja were able to look up and see that Sensei Reine still had her hand on Kai's forehead, and that Kai seemed like he was staring into space, although his body was still glowing.
"Kai, breathe out," Sensei Reine said calmly, as Kai let out a breath of air, and his body returned to normal.
Sensei Reine then took her hand away from Kai's head, as he fell down on his hands and knees.
"Kai!" Nya said, as she knelt down next to him on his left.
"Are you alright?" Flare asked, as she knelt down next to Kai on his right.
The other ninja gathered around, but they didn't get too close since they wanted to give him some air.
"Uhh, my head... Wha-What happened?" Kai asked, as he held his head with one hand, and slowly lifted his head up.
"Easy Kai, don't push yourself too hard," Sensei Reine said.
"Man, you were really on fire Kai," Flare said, and Kai smiled tiredly and said,
"Well, I've always had a 'fiery personality.'"
"Really? Your making jokes now?" Cole said unamused, as Kai just looked up at him and said,
"Eh, you know me."
"What happened to you Kai?" Lloyd asked.
"Yeah, your whole body just went ablaze," Christa added.
"I don't know. I just felt a rush of heat inside me and, then I couldn't stop it," Kai said as he tried to get up, but he couldn't find the strength at that moment.
"Be careful Kai, don't hurt yourself," Raven said, concerned, as Kai looked up at her, signed, and then he stood sitting on the ground.
"Whoa man, that was some fireworks," Dareth said.
"Yes it was, but that doesn't mean it may not happen again, and to each of you," Sensei Reine said.
"What do mean 'to each of you'?" Jay asked, and Sensei Reine explained:
"I guess now is the appropriate time to explain this to you. When you ninja received your golden weapons, you learned how to unlock your True potentials. With your True potentials, you could harness your elemental powers to your max, and become your elements temporarily. Even when you empowered yourselves at the Temple of Light, you were able to enhance your abilities further. However, now that you've received the Platinum weapons, and this goes for you kunoichi as well, you can now access your Full Potentials."
"Full potentials?" Zane asked.
"Yes, your Full potential. It's a little different from True potential because with this power, you can truly become one with your respective elements. Your powers over your elements will exceed normal means. You will have full control, even over your environment. It is a truly amazing and great power, but with this great power, comes a great penalty," Sensei Reine said.
"A penalty? What penalty?" Cole asked.
Sensei Reine signed sadly and answered, "If you don't train yourselves to harness your Full potentials correctly and if you use them for too long, the effects of your Full potentials on your bodies will be too great... and there is a high probability, that you won't survive."
The ninja and kunoichi gasped.
"Are you serious? We could actually end up dead?!" Jay asked in a panic.
"How could our own elements kill us?" Auria asked astonished, and then Sensei Reine answered,
"Your bodies need to adjust to using such immense power at one time, and the only way to do that is to train your bodies and minds, to keep them as one and in sync. If you can't do this, then your own inbalance, will be your own undoing. You must be careful with this power. It's not one to take lightly."
The ninja and kunoichi looked towards one another, and then they looked down, stunned by what they just heard.
"So, I could've..." Kai said as he thought about what couldn've happened to him.
"Don't worry Kai, your alright now, and that's what matters. But you all need to train your Full potentials, and you two," Sensei Reine said, as she pointed to Christa and Lucy.
"You two should also start to prepare yourselves for when you are able to unlock your Full potentials. You may not be able to use it now, but you can start your training for it now to make it easier to use later," Sensei Reine said, and Christa and Lucy nodded.
"Then we must start immediately. We can't risk something like that happening again," Zane said.
"Yes, but for now I would like all of you to just take a breather. We'll begin your training of your Full potentials later today or tomorrow," Sensei Reine said, and the ninja and kunoichi nodded.
Kai was able to stand on his two feet again, with Nya and Flare to help him up. The others were pretty shocked by the news of Full potential though.
"It's so strong," Christa said.
"And so scary," Jay said.
"We could possibly perish if we're not careful," Auria said.
"We gotta train hard then," Cole said.
"Then that's that. We have to train, and we have to train hard to control our powers. At least we can learn how to use it," Lucy said, and the others felt a little better about the situation.
"Yeah, your right. We can still train ourselves to use our Full potentials right," Cole said.
"Then we better start training!" Dareth said with a big grin on his face, as the other ninja and kunoichi lightened up.
Lloyd was a little stress from hearing the news of the full potential though.
'They... they can actually die from using their powers... but... but they can't... they can't risk their lives like this. If anyone should be risking their life, it should be me,' Lloyd thought.
"What's the matter Lloyd?" Lloyd turned and noticed his mother walking towards him.
"Mom," Lloyd said.
"I heard what Sensei Reine said. Is that what's troubling you?" Misako said, as Lloyd signed and said,
"Yes. I care a lot about them. They're my friends, and I wouldn't want them to risk their lives like this. I should be the one risking my life. They have so much to live for."
Raven was hearing what Lloyd was saying, and she turned towards him, although he didn't notice since he was looking down.
"The ninja and kunoichi banded together as comrades and friends because they were willing to risk their lives to save everyone and protect those they love, as you do too. They knew what risks they would have to take, and they were willing to take them, for everyone and for each other... and Lloyd, you have a lot to live for too. Your the protector of Ninjago, the Golden Spinjitsu Master, and..." Misako said, as she noticed that Raven listening.
"And your her prince," Misako whispered, as Lloyd looked up at her, and then he noticed Raven walking closer to him.
"Lloyd, you won't have to fight on your own. I'll be here for you, just like the ninja and kunoichi. We're all here for each other, and especially for you," Raven said, as she stood in front of Lloyd.
He was surprised for that moment, but then Lloyd smiled and wrapped his arm around her shoulder, as Raven leaned her head on his shoulder. They looked at each other with a smile on their faces and bright eyes. Misako smiled at the young ninja, as the others turned and saw this, which made them smile.
Kai looked towards Flare and noticed that she was still holding him up. He continued to look at her, and then Flare turned to look at him. They just looked into each others' eyes, not realizing how close they were. They both snapped out of their thoughts, realizing who the other person was, and they looked away quickly. Flare had a light pink tint on her face with a scowl, and Kai had a red tint on his face with a confused expression.
"Okay guys, let's take a break for awhile, we'll resume your official training later," Sensei Reine said, as she started to walk away.
"Oh, Sensei Reine, may I join you?" Nya said, as she walked towards Sensei Reine, seeing as Kai was capable of standing on his own, although Flare made sure he wouldn't fall on his face.
"Sure thing young samurai," Sensei Reine said.
"Oh, wait let me come too," Jay said, as he ran over to catch up.
"So what should we do guys?" Dareth asked.
"I want to see more of the city," Christa said.
"I'll join you," Auria said, as the sisters walked away.
"I'll go check on the others," Cole said, as he walked away.
"I'm going to my people," Violet said, as Dareth followed her.
"I'll come with you," Dareth said, and Violet nodded towards him.
"Come on Raven, I can show you the city from up above," Lloyd said, and Raven nodded, as they both walked away.
"I shall join Cole. I need to ask my father something," Zane said, as he followed after Cole.
Kai and Flare stood behind, as they watched the others disperse.
"So, you want me to bring you to the infirmary, if they have one here?" Flare asked.
"Nah, I'm good. I'll be alright," Kai said, as Flare released him, and he dusted himself off and stood standing on his own.
"Well you look good now," Flare said, and then Kai smirked and said,
"Oh really, you've noticed."
Kai held his head high, as Flare shook her head with a small smirk.
"Anyway, see ya later," Flare said, as she walked away and waved. Kai's smirk turned into a frown as he saw Flare walking away.
'Aw man, that was dumb, I shouldn't have said that. I hope she doesn't think I'm an idiot...' Kai thought, and then said aloud, since no one was around,
"Wa-wait, am I really trying to impress Flare?!"
Kai looked towards where Flare was walking, and he saw her turn around and look at him and then turn back. Kai let out a soft sign, as he watched Flare walk away with a soft wind blowing through her hair, and the light of the sun refecting off her blonde and orange streaked hair.
"Whoa whoa Kai, what are you doing? She's a princess, and a tough one at that. I don't got a chance with her... or do I?" Kai asked himself.
"She's so tough and strong, but she still has feelings... Oh who am I kidding! I do like her, a lot, but... maybe he could help me out," Kai said, again talking to himself, as he headed to the person who he thought could help him with his dilemma.
