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The bell rang just as the trio got to school. They were surprised to see the school yard all cleaned up and the equipment fixed. They shared a confused look.

Then Greg said," I bet you Luna Girl did this."

"Yeah," Amaya agreed. "She's something else, isn't she?"

Connor nodded. "We sure are lucky to have her on our side."

They started inside.

"Last night was great!" Greg suddenly jumped in the air and did a spin.

Connor and Amaya both laughed. "It sure was," agreed Connor.

"I can't wait again for tonight!" Amaya admitted.

"Me either," Greg and Connor said.

The teacher walked down the hallway, stopping in front of the three friends. "It's time for class, kids."

They tried to pay attention in class as the teacher read everyone a book, but they couldn't stop thinking about last night. As time slowly slipped by, they shared impatient looks. Finally, it was time for recess, but instead of playing, they sat around and talked about their new superpowers.

"Did you see my Super Gekko Muscles?" Greg asked excitedly.

"And my Super Cat Speed!" Connor boasted. "I bet you I'm faster than any other superhero!"

Amaya jumped up. "It felt amazing to fly!" she said, stretching out her arms and running in circles around her friends, wishing she had wings like her alter ego Owlette.

Before long, it was time to go in, and after a while, the last school bell rang. The trio of friends decided to go to the library where all the important books in the whole city were. Maybe they could find something about the bracelets that turned them into superheroes.

But when they got there, the building was covered with sticky splat. Connor, Greg, and Amaya exchanged knowing looks. "Night Ninja!" they all said at the same time.

"What's he up to this time?" Greg wondered.

"Whatever it is, we'll stop him," Connor replied.

"With Luna Girl's help," Amaya added.

Connor looked at his friends determinedly. "PJ Masks, we're on our way!"

"Into the night to save the day!" the three of them said at the same time, fist bumping each other.

Later that night, the three friends were in their own bedrooms: Amaya was reading a book about owls; Greg was playing with his pet lizard, which he brought with him from his old house to his new home; And Connor was writing down his adventure the night before in a journal.

At the same moment, they all noticed the moon rising in the sky. Setting down her book, Amaya pressed the button on her bracelet. In a flash of red, she transformed from an ordinary kid to a superhero called Owlette.

Greg rose to his feet and, pushing the button on his bracelet, a green light engulfed him. When it cleared, he was now his alter ego, Gekko.

With an exclamation of joy, Connor touched the button on his bracelet. A blue light surrounded him, and then he was Catboy, a superhero who goes into the night to stop villains from ruining the day for the daytime kids.

Together, the friends were swept away by the colorful lights and suddenly they were back in their Totem Pole HQ, with their Picture Player turning on around them, showing them images of the town.

Catboy studied each place carefully. After a moment or two, he noticed the naughty ninjas. "There," he said, pointing to the location. "Let's go!" He pressed a button and the trio ran to the Cat-car, hopping in and buckling up.

When Catboy pressed a button, the door to his room opened and the car jerked forward, landing outside. Stepping on the gas, Catboy drove the car farther into the park. They were there within moments.

Jumping out, the PJ Masks found themselves facing Night Ninja and his Ninjalinos. Before any of them could say anything, Luna Girl appeared behind a tree and hopped off her Luna Board, landing beside her teammates.

"Stop it right there, Night Ninja!" she said, pointing to the ninja. "What are you up to this time?"

Night Ninja looked innocent as he answered. "Just practicing." Suddenly his eyes hardened and he turned to his Ninjalinos. "Get them!" he ordered.

Instantly, the smaller ninjas jumped into the air. Owlette flapped her wings and took to the sky, while Catboy and Gekko ducked away. But Luna Girl didn't get out of the way in time. The Ninjalinos pinned her to the ground, looking up as their master walked over.

"Now, don't you wish you'd join me?" he said, smirking down at her.

Luna Girl huffed. "I'll never join you," she snapped.

Mischief sparked in his eyes. "Oh, but Luna," he started. "I thought we were friends."

Luna Girl stared at him, confused at first. Then she gasped, not wanting to believe it, but suddenly his voice sounded very familiar. "N-Neil?" she stammered.

Night Ninja nodded. "I'm surprised it took you this long to figure it out," he said. "I knew who you were the day you got your powers."

"But...how?"

"I saw you practicing with your gadgets," he explained. "That's why I've been trying so hard to get you on my side. For a while you were my only friend, but after I became Night Ninja, I realized I needed followers so I trained my brothers until they were ready to come into the night with me."

"Your brothers?" Luna Girl blinked. "You mean your brothers are your Ninjalinos?"

"Yes," Night Ninja replied. "They were very eager to join me when they saw how strong I was."

The Ninjalinos, still holding Luna Girl down, cheered for their master, who was also their older brother. Luna Girl, seeing her opportunity, struggled beneath them and managed to throw them off. Now she stood face to face with Night Ninja— Neil, the first friend she met after running away. She never imagined that he could be a villain. Once a week, they still meet up, but she always thought he hung around his house when she was protecting the city as Luna Girl.

Instead, he was out here with her this whole time, causing mischief with his young followers. She didn't want it to be true. She was torn. Neil revealed himself as a good friend, but Night Ninja was anything but good.

Dazed, she stumbled away from him. Suddenly her three new teammates were beside her, fussing over her.

"Are you okay, Luna Girl?" asked Owlette.

"He didn't hurt you, did he?" Catboy fretted as Gekko just gave her a worried look.

Luna Girl couldn't answer. She was in shock. What was going to happen now? She was supposed to take a break as Luna Girl tomorrow night and meet up with Neil. But she couldn't do that now— not after what she just found out.

"I see you need some time to process all this," Night Ninja said, snapping his fingers, and in a flash, the Ninjalinos lined up behind him. "Meet me at our hideout tomorrow night and we can discuss things then. Ninjalinos!" he added with authority. "Let's go!"

Luna Girl watched as they retreated farther into the park, still unable to speak. Should she meet him? What was there to discuss? She wasn't about to join him, if that's what he wanted to talk about!

But as that thought crossed her mind, she started to have doubts. Maybe she should join him. He was Neil after all, her only true friend, besides the moths, and they were fine and all, but her and Neil had a lot in common.

They had no one else who knew what life had been like before all this happened. No one else could understand them... No one else understood her. She wasn't sure how she felt about her new friends yet. Was she really willing to lose Neil, for them?

A voice broke into her thoughts. "Luna Girl?" said Gekko, and she turned to see him blinking anxiously at her. "Are you okay?"

Still confused, she stammered," Yes, I'm fine."

"You know Night Ninja?" Catboy questioned. "I mean, really know him, more than a villain?"

Luna Girl hesitated, wondering if she ought to tell them. She decided it wouldn't harm anything so she confessed meeting Neil one night three years ago— though, she left out that she had just ran away from her parents. She told them about the space rock that fell out of the sky and about practicing with her new gadgets.

"I guess Neil saw me," she murmured. "For as long as I can remember Night Ninja has been trying to get me to join him. I didn't have a clue that Night Ninja was Neil."

"Does that mean you're gonna join Night Ninja?" Gekko asked, frowning at Luna Girl.

"No, 'course not," she responded, though deep down she still didn't know what to do. "But I'm gonna meet him tomorrow night and see what he has to say."

"We'll come with you," Catboy offered.

Did he mean I can't handle myself? she thought indignantly. "I'm fine, thanks. I don't need your help. I can deal with Night Ninja alone."

"We just want to help," Gekko told her gently. "That's what friends do."

Luna Girl felt a rush of guilt about overreacting. She was about to apologize, but then Catboy said," It's not that I think you can't handle yourself or anything. I just think you might need some backup, that's all."

Anger ran through Luna Girl. "I don't need backup. I've been dealing with Night Ninja by myself for years. I can cope, thank you very much!" Before the PJ Masks could stop her, she hopped on her Luna Board, called her moths to her, and left.

Gekko stared after her. "Poor Luna Girl," he murmured.

"Yeah, I wish there was something we could do to help her," Owlette agreed.

Catboy was silent for a moment, then turned to his friends with a bright expression. "There is something we can do! We can be there for her when she meets with Night Ninja."

Gekko and Owlette stared at him. "But she said she wanted to go alone," Gekko reminded him.

"Besides, we don't know where their hideout is," Owlette pointed out.

"I'm sure we can use the Picture Player to find out," Catboy said. "And nobody really wants to go do something like this alone. She's our friend and we can't let her face Night Ninja by herself."

His two friends thought about it and finally they nodded. "Okay, I'm in," Gekko announced.

"Me too," Owlette added.

"Now come on!" Catboy went on. "It's getting pretty late and I think Night Ninja won't show up again tonight. We can call it a night and meet Luna Girl tomorrow."

Gekko and Owlette agreed and the three of them left to return to their homes to get a few hours of sleep before school tomorrow.

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