Officially, this is a year later.

"Pix, are you done yet?" Cole asked.

Zane watched Pixal adjust something on Cole's prosthetic arm. The ninja of earth was seated in the monastery's kitchen.

"Be patient." Pixal said. "This new prototype requires extreme precision to install."

"I still dunno why you picked now to put it on." Cole grumbled. "We're going to be late."

"We will not be late." Zane put in. "We do not need to leave for another eleven minutes to arrive exactly on time. At most, Pixal will need only four."

"I still need to finish getting dressed!" Cole protested and gestured at his half buttoned white shirt.

Kai wandered in at that point.

"You're not ready yet?" He asked. "Come on, the least we can do after hiding for six months is show up on time."

"They didn't need us." Cole said with a wince as Pixal tightened the arm. "Borg's been taking care of things just fine."

"Sensei Garmadon would not have let us in any case." Zane added.

"He's too protective." Kai said with a snort.

Pixal stepped away and Cole flexed the artificial arm.

"I think he has a point." He said. "When was the last time you didn't have a nightmare? We still need time."

He looked at Pixal, who nodded. He slipped the arm into the shirt sleeve and started buttoning his shirt up.

"I can fight bad guys with or without nightmares." Kai muttered.

"There have not been any bad guys of late." Zane said.

Cole muttered a curse as he struggled with the tie. Zane walked over to help him.

"Stupid thing." Cole said as Zane quickly tied it correctly. "I hate dressing up like this. Reminds me of-"

He trailed off. Zane guessed Cole was thinking of Lou. A spike of pain came at the thought of his own father.

Kai broke the silence as he handed Cole the suit jacket.

"Come on, let's go."

They found Xavier, Nya, and Garmadon waiting for them outside.

"Where're Ed and Jay?" Kai asked.

"They've already left." Nya told them. "They wanted a minute alone."

Zane shared a look with Cole. He couldn't stop the twinge of bitterness at the news. Jay and Ed had not been the only ones to lose someone.

The flight to the city was uneventful. Of course it was. Who would attack them? Zane still found himself raking the ground with his eyes, searching for hints of darkness.

The city looked good. Many of the buildings were in good repair again. Even some businesses were trying to open up. There had been much progress in just a year.

There was already a crowd gathered around a large, shrouded statue in the park. Whispers followed Zane and the others as they made their way to the front.

Borg, Jay, and Ed were waiting for them. Pixal moved to hug her creator.

"Hello everyone!" Borg said as he patted Pixal's back.

They all gave their subdued greetings and settled on the seats a few feet from the veiled statue. Borg gave a cough and wheeled his chair to the base of the monument. He caught the crowd's attention and began to welcome them to the event. He spoke a few words on the loss of Ninjago, but Zane had focused on Xavier. The boy was staring up at the statue. His eyes had not lost the tired look from a year ago.

"I present to you, the Green Ninja Memorial." Borg finished.

He tugged on the tarp and it fell away to reveal a statue of Lloyd, looking to the sky. The statue was composed of hundreds, if not thousands of tiny wrought metal names. Zane quickly caught sight of the name Julian around the chest of the statue, along with Helia, Sel, Wu, Edna, Lou, Echo, Ronin, Jiro, and Aaron.

Zane closed his eyes as tears came unbidden to them. Xavier's hand tightened on his own.

"May it be a reminder of what we have lost." Borg said. "Things will never be the same. But we will survive."

There. It's done. My family collective have started many fanfics, some of them good, some of them not. But I am the first to actually finish one. It's been a great time with you all. Thank you so much for reading, thank you so much for reviewing. I might one day do a few one-shots and alternates for this universe, but the main story is done. Right now my focus is going to be on Star Wars fanfics, so if you're interested, take a look!

Thanks again for everything. Wear your masks, and have a great week!