Everyone in Borg tower was alseep other than Cole, past Zane, and Jay. Cole decided to stay over by the unconscious green ninja. Nya was still on the line, working with her present Borg to try and decrypt the code on where the portal was going to open.
It's eighty five percent done.
Cole grumbled from hearing those words. He felt tired and sick, but all he wanted to do was go home. He stared out into the window, where the night sky was shimmering.
"This code is very complex. Hard to get into it." Zane stated, scrolling through the code on the computer onfe again.
Borg sighed."I suppose we'll just have to wait and see where the portal will be."
Jay had gotten better, he recovered quickly from his panic attack and was now helping Borg."We need to locate Mike first, along with Blake and Lily."
Jay's mind started to drift into his memories, wondering why Zen came back to this exact time and place.
The portal could spawn anywhere in Ninjago. The only way to speed up the portal process is to use a large amount of electricity, but... The whole city would be in a blackout for several days...
"I don't think you have a choice." Borg stated."You need to do it before too much of your future changes from this interaction."
Cole stood up and slowly made his way to the computers."I think it's the best idea we have. I say we do it."
Okay, our power cords are already hooked up. Taking all power and forcing it into the portal...in three
Jay's heart pounded as he started to figure out the unknown mystery on why this place and time."If we open the portal.." He trailed off.
Two...one...giving all the power to the portal.
"Wait Nya! NO!" Jay shouted in a frantic panic, he quickly watched as the portal percentage bump all the way up to 100."No!"
"Jay calm down. Why are you freaking out?" Cole asked in unision to Zane."Don't you want to go home?"
Jay growled."Zen came to this exact place and time for a reason." He looked back an forth between Borg, Cole, and Zane.
"So?" Cole said.
"So?! The Overlord! Zen wants to bring him to our time!" Jay started to walk over to Lloyd."He only wanted Blake and Lily so we'd come through the portal, he is going to leave us here."
"We need to find that portal!" Cole shouted.
Fortunately for you guys, Borg here, has managed to decrypt the code and...it's on the very top of Borg Industries.
Jay looked up at the ceiling, and back at the trio by the computers."Shhh!" He hushed with a finger to his mouth.
The slight and growing sound of foot running feet could be heard throughout the building."We need to wake everyone up and get to that portal!" Cole was already on it, waking everyone up and made his way back to Lloyd.
"What's going on?" The young brown haired maled asked.
"They're here!" Borg shouted, pointing to the security monitors."Quickly, to the rooftop future ninja!"
Cole picked up Lloyd and followed everyone to the rooftop stairs. Right as Borg was about to turn on the security doors a loud crashing noise and glass could be hearing breaking. They all turned to the windows, broken and shattered. Nindroids and a younger looking fellow where now staring directly at them.
"Who is that?" Kai snarled, getting in a fighting stance, but Jay held him back with his hand.
"Zen." He whispered." Please, don't do this."
"I have no feelings for you. Do you think I would ever listen to you." Zen gave a hand signal and three figures where thrown forward onto the cold concrete floor, one of which was in severe condition.
"Dad!" Blake grabbed Lily by her arm, which she tried to get out of his grasp, and ran to Cole."Woah." He came to a halt when he saw a younger version of his father." Uhm...dads?"
"Dad?!" The past ninja explained.
"I told you!" Zen interrupted." I can't be stopped, I'm a god, an elemental master!" Jay had managed to pick Kai up and set him down behind him.
"You wouldn't have your power if it weren't for me!" Jay protested."You were corrupted by Pythor!"
Zen puffed out his chest." Don't you try that on me! It's your fault I was taken, and now you will pay." Zen lifted a gun and aimed it at Jay.
The blue ninja didn't hesitate to take a step forward. His hands were up, trying not to make any sudden movements."Zen, I know you're upset. I am too. We tried, I tried to save you." Tears formed in his eyes."Please. I wanna make things right."
Zen's hand lowered a little, he looked at Lily."She needed you too, and you weren't there. Your family need you the most and you weren't there!" He raised his hand fully and pulled the trigger.
Only one bullet was shot, and one person was hit.
Several screams escaped everyone's mouths, but Jay stood unharmed. He quickly caught the falling figure, who had taken the bullet for him.
In instant rush of tears came to Jay's eyes as his friend looked at him, tears in his eyes as well."I o-owed y-you." The master of fire stuttered, blood was rushing out of his wound quickly. Somehow Kai had managed to get himself off the ground high enough to take the bullet.
"N-No you didn't owe me anything!" Jay whispered. The nullet hit Kai in his lower abdomen
"Jay watched out!" Cole roared, pushing him out of the way from another bullet, it barely missed Kai. Jay looked back and rushed back to Kai, with Cole by his side.
"Go," Jay looked up at everyone."Get them through the portal." He stood up and glared at Zen
"What about you?" Zane asked.
"I'll hold off Zen." The boy shot once more and missed by a centimeter.
"Pythor is my master and soon the Overlord will be our master!" Zen shouted proudly. With that, Jay charge forward, grabbing a hold of Zen and hurled him over his shoulder, slamming him into two nindroids.
"Pythor brainwashed you!" Jay shouted, kicking the rest of the nindroids out of the windows."This isn't who you are." Jay dodged a punched and another bullet.
"You're right." Zen threw the gun across the room. His now purple eyes were glowing in the dark night."I have the power of lightning, I'm an elemental master!"
"Hurry!" Cole shouted as the last of them made it to the roof. After he slammed the door shut with his foot. He rushed to an open area and set Kai down.
The portal was forming and had a bright blue/green color.
Kai whispered as Cole touched his wound, the bleeding got worse and was rushing out fast."Don't worry." Cole took his shirt off and pushed it on Kai's wound.
A scream escaped Kai and he struggled to stay still.
"I know it hurts Kai, please just hang in there." Nya and Zane came to his side, while the others looked out. Lloyd had been set up against a large air conditioning unit.
"I h-had...to d-do it."Kai coughed up blood, which ran down the sides of his cheeks and chin. His clothes were stained a dark red color and damp from the blood.
Cole's eyes glistened with tears in the moonlight. He held his hands in place attempting to stop the blood."Fight it Kai." Cole clentched his teeth together."Fight it, don't leave me."
Nya kneeled down and helped with the pressure."We could have Zane freeze his would, but the blood would flow in other places." She stated, looking at her future brother."
Kai groaned in reponse to Cole. More blood came out of his mouth.
Cole looked back and saw that the portal was almost done."Come one Kai. Nya needs you, Skylor needs you."
THUD!
Almost everyone's attention went to the rooftop exit. The door was kicked open and two males came out, fists flying. Jay hurled Zen over his should once again, slamming into thw air conditioning unit.
"Your power is weak compared to mine." Jay growled, looking around, the portal was completed. He walked over to the young teen who was badly bruised and weak.
"Never let your guard down." Zen mumbled, raising a hand and shooting a lightning bolt directly at Jay. The bolt was so strong, Jay was pushed off of the building from the force.
"JAY!" Everyone yelled in unision, except for Lloyd and Kai who had just gone unconscious. Cole rushed to the edge only to be meet the eyes of a dragon.
Jay smirked as he flew into the air, his dragon disappeared as he jumped off and landed in front of Zen."We are going home, and your coming with us."
Zen glared at him as he held onto the large metal box for support. Jay grabbed his wrist and walked to the portal."Make sure he gets through" He told Blake and Lily. Both nodded and walked though the portal, with Cole holding Kai behind them.
Jay picked up Lloyd and looked by to his past friends."Good luck, you'll need it."
"Wait!" Cole said, stepping forward."What about your future world? I'm sure something hav changed since this incident."
Jay smiled,"We have our ways." He winked and stepped through the portal. He was met by a several pairs of eyes staring at him.
Borg sighed."Thank goodness." He said as he shut down the portal and unhooked the power cords."The city energy was almost out."
Jay smiled but remembered the emergency."Kai was shot, and needs medical assistance now."
"We know, Cole is rushing him to the Bounty." Borg added as he looked at the injured teen."I'll take care of Lloyd, you take care of him."
Jay's eyes moved to Zen, who was on his knees, his head bowed down as if he was ashamed of what he did."No problem, but I already think I taught him a lesson."
Two weeks later...
His eyes lazily opened, his brown orbs meeting with the sunlight peaking through the blinds. He felt a little pain, throbbing mainly in his abdomen. To his left there was a table with a glass of water and a tray of freshly made breakfast. He smiled, but it hurt to.
Get well ballons and cards with flowers were on the other side of the room. His friends checked up on him frequently, as well as his parents.
A small knock was heard at the door, along with someone peaking through it."Wakey wakey Kai." The male whispered opening it fully and welcoming himself in.
Kai could clearly see that it was the former master of Earth, walking in with a bag. He seemed to be in tip top shape, except for a bandage around his forehead.
"Hey." Kai said.
Cole smiled and gave him the bag."Here are some clothes foe you during your time here. Your mother and father thought it would be better than hospital clothes."
Kai took the bag and place it beside his breakfast. He gently tried to push himself up, but stopped when he realized there was a cast of his arm."Little help please?"
Cole nodded and helped the master of fire sit himself up straight. Kai winced at Cole's grip, and the raven haired man noticed and stopped.
"Sorry." He mumbled, giving Kai his food tray."So...How are you? Feelin' better?"
"Somewhat better, but I feel like I should be asking the questions." He smirked."How long have I been in here?"
"Two weeks." Cole said as he found a comfortable spot to lean on the wall."Everyone had to rest, or is still resting. Lloyd's in here too."
"So, what happened? Did you guys get everyone back?" Kai asked slowly stuffing his face full of sausage and scrambled eggs.
"Yeah. Zen put up a tought fight, don't you remember taking a bullet for Jay, or even being taken from us?"
Kai sighed with a smile." I remember bits and pieces, I owed Jay, but I don't know where I got my strength from to get off the ground."
"Zane said it was your adrenaline, but Wu and I think it was your element giving you the strength. Either one works."
"How about the others?" Kai asked, taking a sip of water.
Cole cracked his knuckles." Lily and Jay are getting along now, in fact they are spending time together right now. Nya's fine, her foot is getting better." He laughed." Zen got a tracking device in him, to keep track of his location, and everyone else is pretty much fine."
"What about the time travel thing? Did our future change?" Kai asked with concern.
"Borg found a way to reverse that time to before we even got there, so none of that happened for them." Cole smiled and looked at the clock."Well shoot, I'd love to stay longer but duty calls. Got work to do." He opened the door." Get better hot head." Then he left.
Kai glared at him, but it soon turned into a smile and then a laugh." Don't worry." He raised the blinds and stared at thw rising sun."This will be the last time I'm ever taken down."
Sorry if this chapter sounds rushed, I really wanted them out of the past. Any hope y'all enjoyed!