And any guesses? Hahahah. I have had this planned out for 33 chapters now. And this chapter gets real messed up at the end. So be for warned and skip the end if you want.

Having Kai run into the kitchen sopping wet surprised no one. Having him run in screaming that he knew who was the major dick that has been trying to kill them all was different. Bree followed in behind him.

"Did Bree drop you on your head a little too hard?" Lloyd asked.

"NO damit green bean will you listen?" Kai yelled.

"Kai says he knows who the dark magician is, its another elemental master" Bree supplied.

"We already knew that" Wu said coming in with Alana and Misako. Alana running to her mother who picked her up for a snuggle.

"Bree said when she made that tea... to un curse us all. Remember how it make Skyler extra sick and Bree said it was because she had more than one curse on her. Welp Bree said it was made by the same person." Kai continued quickly.

"That might be possible. How many people are out here throwing curses out like candy from a firetruck in a parade" Cole said. Shoving some sort of food in his face. It might have been cake.

"But the second curse was very specific. It was to prevent Skyler from ever getting pregnant so she wouldn't run the risk of dieing like her mom did from complications" Kai yelled.

"What?" Skyler said taken aback. This was news to her.

"You seriously could have said that to her in private you know" Bree said glaring.

"Ugh yes, well now that its not an issue, you fixed her. Anyways who would have know what happened to Skylers mom, who would have wanted to keep Skyler safe other than her dad Chen" Kai rushed.

"Why or how would Chen do that, he couldn't do magic." Jay asked in confusion.

"No not him, Clouse. Chen would have had Clouse do it. The dark purple magic. Hates all our guts with a passion. Would have been old enough to know the time dicks and maybe get some help from them" Kai answered.

"You could have saved a lot of time if you had mentioned the dark purple magic a while ago" Bree said dryly.

"Ninja this is a very good possibility. But we need to discover and have proof before we capture and incarcerate him and those who help him" Wu told them.

"Why in Ninjago would we incarcerate him. Why don't I just go destroy him in his ghost form before he figures out a way to get his mortal body back." Bree asked as confused as Jay.

"Ninja don't kill unless it is in the heat of battle and necessary" Wu said attempting to scold her.

"I am not one of your ninja. If Kai is right this monster has destroyed lives and killed many many people. Putting a permanent end to him quickly is the safest thing to do" Bree said in anger.

"That is not the way we do things" Wu answered her his voice low.

"You perhaps not. Me yes. He wrecked whole timelines. He made the kappa that murdered my mother. He outright murdered your mother. And if he brings a mortal body back for himself he will become not only exponentially stronger. But darker too. Dark magic to bring back the dead never has positive results" Bree spat out.

Harumi cringed at the far end of one of the tables with Morro.

"I will need to meditate on this. As do we all. In the morning we will decide the plan of action and what forms of attack we will use." Wu told them before leaving the room with Misako.

Lloyd and Bree caught each others eyes over the table. They would discuss this later. The group dispersed after eating. Everyone wanting to spend some time with family and close friends before whatever happened tomorrow. Harumi caught up with Bree on her way upstairs.

"Bree, wait" Harumi started.

"I know, I know. And no I haven't said a word" Bree told her.

"Why? You seem pretty pissed" Morro asked. Coming up behind Harumi.

Trailing her gaze over Lloyd and Cole talking below them on the stairs Bree raised an eyebrow.

"I know why you keep it to yourselves. And if I don't agree with the... suddenness. I can understand the sentiment." Bree replied. Smiling slightly.

Shifting a now tired Alana to her other hip Bree pursed her lips before continuing.

"Remember what I asked you earlier?" Bree asked Harumi specifically. As she giggled Alana slightly.

"Yes... But why?" Harumi asked.

"Because I am not going to have other people dictate or try and stop me." Bree told her.

Harumi followed her gaze to Cole and Lloyd again. Harumi got it.

"He's going to be pissed" Harumi told her.

"I know. But Lloyd and I are the most likely to go quietly and not be noticed. If we can at least check out what exactly we're are up against...reconnaissance Lloyd called it. And if we have the right person. If we find this Clouse and the windbag from cloud kingdom we could end it without risking anyone else. And Im hoping we get back before anyone else knows we are gone." Bree replied.

With that Bree told Rumi good night and headed up with Alana. She made it into her and Cole's apartment and got clothing for Alana out and for herself. Cole came in behind her. And with a swish of his hand closed it like Bree had last night.

"You know that trick would only be fair if I could use your powers too" Bree laughed softly.

With a sigh Cole walked up to her.

"We need to talk Bree" He said tucking a curl behind her ear.

"I am going to take a bath and put Alana to bed" Bree said. Noting Coles eyebrows shoot up. "Alana needs a bath too and then I am putting her to bed you goof."

After getting Alana all ready Bree brought her back upstairs. Cole took the sleepy toddler and rocked her gently.

"You could put her down and go take your own shower, you need it" Bree said laughing.

Cole rolled his eyes and did just that. As she could hear the faint sounds of him in the bathroom Bree started reading through another spell book. Curled up on the edge of the bed with a blanket wrapped around her. Taking notes down and lists. Cole came up out of the bathroom behind her. His hair still dripping and getting on the pages.

"Cole knock it off" She scolded softly smiling as he sat down beside her.

"We need to talk about when we're getting married" Cole said suddenly. Causing Bree to jump and splotch ink on a piece of paper.

"What and why?" Bree asked.

Cole cocked his head towards her before continuing.

"We are living together, now we're sleeping together. Its the right thing to do" Cole answered.

"Cole just because we have been intimate does not mean we need to run and get married." Bree said with a huff.

"Wait, you don't want to marry me" Cole asked aghast. He worried that maybe she didn't feel the same way about him as he felt about her.

"Considering we aren't even officially dating can you say it feels weird that you are planning on marrying me without actually asking me? And you have slept with plenty of other women. You never felt the need to ask them" Bree said teasing him at the end.

Cole's face blushed a deep red.

"How in Ninjago do you know anything about anybody I've dated before?" He asked.

"Right... Like Harumi isn't going to no tell me every little detail that she heard from Lloyd and all your ninja friends." Bree laughed.

"Does it mean you don't want to marry me because I've dated other girls?" Cole asked again.

"No Cole, that's not it. And that sounds a little stupid considering I was married and had a child before we ever met." Bree said with a sigh. "I love you. I want us being together because we love each other and it makes us happy. Not because its convenient or anyone else expects it. Wait... Wu didn't say something to you did he?"

"No, but do you really think he will wait around forever before he does?" Cole asked.

"That man has zero room to talk. Him and our parents generation got up to so much more shenangains than you, I and all the ninja and elemental masters currently combined. I wasn't even totally sure Lloyd wasn't his son until I looked at the magical family tree" Bree replied.

Cole snorted at that. It was a thought he had as well. After raising little Lloyd and then raising little Wu the resemblance was stronger uncle to nephew than Father to son.

Cole reached for Bree, knocking her book and papers to the floor as he pulled her to him and then rolled till they lay together on the bed.

"Cole" Bree said in a hiss. "I was writing instructions for a bauble spell. You goof."

"Spell later. Talk now" Cole said into her hair and the side of her neck.

"You are doing more than talking" Bree teased.

Cole laughed slightly as he rolled them again so Bree was under him.

"So how do you want me to ask you to marry me" Cole said attempting to look serious and failing.

Blushing pink Bree managed an embarrassed laugh.

"What? Why laugh?" Cole asked as he paused to pull his shirt over his head.

"Because your just trying to embarrass me now" Bree said still blushing.

"Am not" Cole said. Kissing her lips and then moving to her neck. Nipping the edge of her ear to make her jump. He felt her relax under him as he started to stroke up and down the side of her body from her waist to her thigh.

"You have too many clothes on" Bree murmured. Running her hands from Cole's shoulders, down the small of his back and then under the waistband of his pants. Sliding around to the front before pausing for permission as she kissed him. Cole shuddered and his breath went ragged before he caught her hands and pinned them above her head.

"What?" She asked playfully.

"You didn't answer my question yet" Cole replied, pushing a knee and then two in between hers.

"Seriously?" She managed to squeak out.

"Yes you have to tell me what you want" he growled.

Bree breaking out in a giggle as she tried to pull her hands out from under his grasp. She kissed him in the spot where his chest joined into his neck. Earning her a moan. Briefly letting go of her hands she ran then down his abs again. Causing him to tense his body on top of her.

"Well less clothes would be nice. And getting to touch you and..." He cut her off then kissing her again. His tongue pushing gently past her lips before pulling back slightly. Bree moaned and squirmed under him.

Cole pushed himself up to look her in the face.

Pushing up and then sitting back onto his heels. He was actually insisting on an answer.

"Oh my god Cole. I don't know. Surprise me. Wait no, Surprise me in private. I don't want to act like a blubbering baby in front of anyone else" Bree said rubbing her hands over her face.

"You'd cry?" He asked laughing.

"Total buzz kill you know that Cole" Bree grumbled. Rolling over onto her belly and reaching over the edge of the bed to gather what she dropped earlier.

The grin on Cole's face was adorable. Pouncing onto Bree and hugging her.

"Are you trying to squish me?" She gasped.

"I'm not squishing you" Cole laughed. "I'm snuggling".

"Its good that you are cute and sweet. Because you have no idea how big you are" Bree told him. Nuzzling back into him.

After Cole finally fell asleep Bree started to get up. Cole grabbed onto her and made to pull her back into bed with him.

"Where you going?" He asked drowsily.

Bree cringed and didn't turn back, she didn't want him to see the panic on her face.

"I'm going to check on Alana and then go talk to Rumi. I'll be back in later ok" she whispered. Before changing her mind turning back and kissing Cole on the cheek.

"Love you" He said before rolling over and going back to sleep.

She smiled and then quickly went to Alana's room. Picking the sleeping toddler up and a emergency bag Bree quickly made her way to Harumi and Morro's rooms. It was still super weird to even think that.

Harumi met her at their door and showed Bree into the spare room where she was going to watch Alana tonight. In case the toddler woke up in the middle of the night she wouldn't wake Cole as well. Harumi tucking her in and smiling as Bree leaned down to kiss her again. She missed so much time with her and would relish even nighttime babysitting.

Lloyd stood in the doorway of the apartment watching the two young women but not coming in any farther.

"Are you sure no one is going to notice us leaving?" Lloyd asked Bree quietly as she met him in the hallway.

"Rumi is watching Alana for me in case she wakes up. Cole is asleep finally" Bree told him. Craning her neck to look around the corner. "Morro is busy talking to Wu. And I helped rebuild this place remember. Its not difficult to make my way around. We will just have to walk out a little further so no one notices us take an airship."

"Whats wrong with the big guy? He usually falls asleep instantly." Lloyd queried.

"He would just not stop talking" Bree answered rolling her eyes.

"Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays" He said laughing.

"Yes Lloyd. Talking." She snorted.

They were walking down the old stone steps. Lloyd noticing that they had walked past a few magical barriers and traps set by Bree herself. She must not want anyone coming in and surprising them. And then the thought hit him that they were set so anyone she didn't know couldn't come in and hurt or kill them... because it had happened before, with the first spinjitzu masters wife, Hana. It was weird to think of her with a name. They made it down into the woods. Then all the way past the barrier and into the woods beyond. A noticeable chill in the air and a tenseness. Bree and Lloyd looked back and forth at each other. It was not safe past the barrier, especially at night.

"If we take my dragon it will be faster" Lloyd whispered.

"I figured you'd say that" Bree replied with a frown.

With that they headed off towards the bogs.

"How far of a flight is it from here?" Bree asked tensely.

"We've only got like a half hour from here" Llloyd called back to her.

It was very dark and quiet in the forest below him and the rest of more southern Ninjago.

"I'm not going to fly in too close, an elemental dragon is not exactly stealthy. Are you going to be able to move around without getting noticed?" Lloyd asked.

"I can, but its better if I do something you won't like and follow you" Bree answered.

He turned to look back at her questioningly. Then dropped the dragons down into the edge of the wood turning bog.

"What's that mean?" He asked apprehensively.

"I can move around ok to go hunting or hiking through the woods, but I'm no ninja Lloyd" Bree told him sheepishly.

Lloyd gestured with both hands up. Bree rolled her eyes and just decided to show him what she meant. With a glow of white light Bree quickly shifted into a small mouse. Then paused to let Lloyd take it in.

"You can shapeshift!?... Just like an oni!" Lloyd gasped.

"Yes Lloyd. Keep your voice down" Bree scolded in. In tiny mouse form. "And according to Cole I only look like what I shape shift into. I sound, smell and feel exactly the same. And I can only stay shifted for so long. Just like the moving like a Djin, I get tired sooner then later."

"Huh. I can't shift at all" Lloyd stated.

"And I can't call up a magical dragon. Or do your spinny spinny bullshit. It is what it is. Now lets go before some freaking kappa catches us here gabbing" Bree squeaked.

Then mouse Bree hopped closer to Lloyd.

"Pocket" she said waving her tiny paw.

"This is some weird shit" Lloyd muttered to himself. Putting her in the pocket of his gee.

Moving closer into the bogs both young adults were assaulted by the stench. It was no longer just the chemical smells or the smell of sulfur and decomposing plant matter. But the smell of decomposing meat and who knows what else. Camps and facility's were set up. With the places for what looked like humans set up on stilts with flaming moss on the metal. That must be how the human employees survive without getting eaten. Further on they passed what must have been machine shops and then finally laboratory's. With Bree poking Lloyd gently as a mouse. She sensed something in the further laboratory. And moving in Lloyd sensed it too.

Hanging in the trees far above they could see some humans around. As well as many ghosts moving about. That is how they are dealing with the cursed Kappa up close. A ghost has no flesh or elemental powers. A kappa would just ignore them. There were bogs and bogs of developing Kappa. Except the ghosts were pouring thick black tar looking tea into the bog water. As they watched they saw in horror how they were turning healthy kappa tadpoles into monsters.

"If we could destroy those pools that would at least set them back. The adult kappa only last so long, that would give us a chance" Lloyd whispered.

"They'll just fill up new bogs and do it again. They have so many ghosts and humans working for them here. I don't see the cloud kingdom doush canoe. And I don't see any of this magic elemental that Kai was talking about. In ghost or human form" Bree squeaked.

Jumping down lightly out of Lloyds pocket she set on the branch close to him and shifted back to a human. Having to sit down and try and catch her breath quietly.

"We need to find the healthy adult kappa" Bree told him quietly.

"Why not focus on the cursed ones?" He whispered back.

" If we can take the adults away... no more tadpoles to turn into monsters. It wont matter how much poison they have. They can't make more kappa with no more kappas" Bree whispered. Pointing to another bog further up the way that had huge vengestone bars and metal netting over it.

There were next to no guards here and Lloyd quickly knocked them out on his own. With a wave of magic Bree opened the vengestone gates. It was also nice to notice that Vengestone would block a kappa as well as most but not all the elemental masters.

"This is disgusting" was all Bree could manage to snarl.

Inside this vengestone pen were male and female kappas. Adults. Looking at her with terror. They saw her glow of purple magic and it inspired nothing but fear.

"What is the meaning of all this?" Lloyd asked. Noting the vengestone chains as well.

"Its their breeding pen" Bree gestured with a snarl. Each kappa had not only chains on but they were skin and bones. The bands on the wrists and ankles so tight for so long that skin was starting to grow over and adhere to them.

"How can we possibly get them all out of here" Lloyd said to Bree.

With a wave of stop to Lloyd Bree paused his speech. Slowly and smoothly she leaned forward in a bow to one of the adult females. The kappa came no closer but stopped cowering in fear.

"If you want us to get the chains off you can't scream or make noise. That would bring the ghosts and other humans here ok" Bree told them. Not one hundred percent sure how much they could understand.

One of the smaller adult females stepped forward. Bowed back slightly. And then looked back and forth to the other adults. Bree was obviously different then whatever other master of magic they had met before. But they were still terrified of her just the same.

"Even if you remove these chains. None of us will get far. We are all kept just on the verge of death. Carrying one or two will only get us to the end of the bog. We won't survive long enough to get to the next source of water" The female Kappa spoke. Her accent and human speech strained.

Bree was surprised. She knew they were sentient. But had only read about them in books. She had no idea how humanoid they were.

"We came to fight the ones that hold you, we can rescue you" Lloyd told her. Behind them somewhere they could hear movement and talking. Someone was coming.

The kappa shook her head. Then grabbed Bree by the arm. Cocking her head to the side. Bree's eyes shifting to opaque white and back again.

"Are you serious?!" Bree gasped. The kappa had obviously thought the next few minutes out and had plans.

"What?" Lloyd asked in frustration.

Handing Bree a small soft ball the kappa held her other hand out stretched.

"Trade" the kappa demanded.

"I can't do that!" Bree snapped.

"Can't do what?" A voice called from behind them. All turning to see several ghosts, a few humans and a wraith looking man oozing purple magic. The wraith was the one who spoke.

"Clouse?" Bree asked. To Lloyd, not to the wraith.

"Uglier and creepier but yeah" Lloyd responded.

"You can hold the attitude you ignorant fool" Clouse spat. Before turning to Bree and looking her up and down. "Well look how you've grown up my dear". His appraisal of Bree both stomach turning and uneasy to the young adults.

Bree took a step back. Lloyd saw her pass something behind her back to the Kappa. Whatever trade the kappa wanted Bree must have just made.

"Kill the green one. Bring the women to me" Clouse ordered.

Both Lloyd and Bree had sensed that this was going to end ugly. And with a splash all the kappa hit the water. Bree throwing up a shield spell as Lloyd blasted the humans in range. His green energy not affecting the ghosts. Seeing this Bree used her other hand to magically slap the bog water. Splashing up and catching several ghosts making them poof and disappear and pushing the others back.

Using both their powers Lloyd and Bree pushed forward out of the pen. Going after everything in site. Dark and cursed kappa reinforcements started to boil out of the stinking bog water. This only gave them more targets to hit.

"I said kill him and take her. I can't have them disappear again. She was gone for weeks last time" Clouse screamed.

Bree looked to Lloyd. She knew exactly what he was talking about. But that would have to wait till later.

Calling up his elemental dragon Lloyd hopped on, pulling Bree up behind him. They were taking out so many. But still vastly outnumbered. Bree pulled several glass baubles out of her pockets. Dropping them to the ground with the tinkling sound of breaking glass. Any kappa that were withing several feet dropped to the ground convulsing. Then shriveling up like a raisin in the sun.

"We have to go" Bree shouted to Lloyd over the yelling and screaming below them.

"After them" They could hear ordered from below.

"Can a dragon out fly an air ship?!" Bree asked concerned.

"I can" Lloyd laughed.

As they took off Bree turned to look down into the vengestone pen. Her stomach rolling.

"Don't head straight home. We need to make sure we loose them. They are going to be super super pissed in about five seconds" Bree said.

"Any more angry than we just beat the piss out of them" Lloyd asked.

"You have no idea" Bree answered.

Heading back towards the fortress Lloyd and Bree swung past the wreckage of the old monastery to the north before looping back and heading south to the fortress. It was not a long flight from place to place.

"Do you think anyone noticed we're gone?" Lloyd wondered out loud.

Looking up a the brightening sky as they passed threw the barrier. She sighed.

"Probably. Drop us near the fountain, in the main yard." Bree told him.

Landing Lloyd could see Wu and Cole. Morro was beyond them in the doorway behind. He threw his hands up in frustration. Obviously one of them had gotten up earlier and noticed Bree and Lloyd gone. It was cool out yet from the night. And it didn't look like anyone else was up yet. Until Lloyd noticed the other ninja coming out.

"And just where have you two been" Wu asked in a measured tone.

"No, Where the fuck have you two been?" Cole growled. Arms over his chest.

Bree said nothing for a moment, she had turned and was doing something in the fountain water.

"Sensi, I'm sorry. We wanted to do some reconnaissance" Lloyd.

"I'm not sorry" Bree called over her shoulder. " Well scratch that it all went to shit and I am sorry about that".

"How?" Lloyd asked. We found their base. We killed a crap ton of Kappa and ghosts. Found Clouse, kuddos to Kai. How did that go to shit?

"You let them know that we know about them for starters" Wu snapped. "And where we are".

"They can't see us here at all, like at all. They don't know where it is or wait goes on in here" Bree said gesturing above her towards the barrier. Using her other hand to put a protective shield over the fountain.

"Why are you putting those in there" Nya asked. Peering into the fountain. She at least had caught on.

"How about you give me a good reason for leaving and not telling me" Cole growled. Directed at Bree. Harumi was right. He is pissed.

"I told you I was going out to talk to Harumi and I would be back...I'm back" Bree said without turning and facing him.

Cole went to turn Bree by the shoulders and instead she just let herself slump to the ground and leaning back up against the stone work.

"Again? What the fuck are the tadpoles for" Nya asked. Jay also peering in through the shield.

"They're baby Kappa" Bree answered dejectedly. Not looking up at anyone.

"What the hell Bree, why did you do that?" Lloyd yelled.

"They aren't cursed with that poison tea yet. They will eventually grow up into normal sentient beings" She replied.

The ninja and Wu just stared at her in shock and a little horror. This was where Bree was going to have to explain herself.

With a sigh and not looking up at anyone in particular Bree stated "Their mothers asked me to take them, the egg pod. In exchange for a dehydration bauble. Which are super super effective by the way".

"We just wrecked the base. We couldn't free them. So why would the prisoner kappa need just one bauble?" Lloyd asked.

Wu understood the meaning and gasped. Bree slowly nodding her head in acknowledgement.

"They were in terrible shape. Years of slavery and abuse and they wouldn't have survived to the next body of water, even if we grabbed one or two of the adults. That egg pod was the last uncursed baby kappa alive anywhere... After we left and the others were busy chasing us the adult kappa..." Bree stopped before she went on.

Looking up at Lloyd instead of Cole.

"The remaining uncursed adults used the dehydration bauble on themselves. Aside from these tadpoles there are no more uncrused Kappa in existence. So the wraith Clouse and the air kingdom windbag can't use and abuse them anymore to grow an army" Bree said flatly.

"They killed themselves?" Lloyd yelled in shock.

"That's what the small female wanted. Better dead then tortured and their infants turned into monsters for the rest of their lives. And I made it possible. And she intended for me to take the tadpoles to safety. So nobody fucks with them alright" Bree snapped.

Getting up Bree started walking off in the direction of the main building Cole following after her.