Lloyd POV: I still can't believe it. Kai was alive, but just long enough for us to watch him die again. I was on the deck, leaning over the railing. The building was a burning mess. No way this is happening right now. I found that I was panting hard and cleared my throat.
"You good?" someone asked behind me. I turned and it was Cole.
"Yeah. Yeah it's just… a lot." I said, turning back to the railing.
"Agreed." he joined me. We just stood there until Nya turned on the loudspeaker and said, "Guys, get to the control room now." and clicked off.
We looked at each other and walked in. Jay followed us and Zane wasn't far away. Nya was standing at the main computer with surveillance pictures of the building before it imploded itself. P.I.X.A.L. was next to her and she looked at us first.
"Look at this." Nya said before P.I.X.A.L. could.
She pulled up a photo of the building right before the defense fired.
"I don't understand." Zane said. Jay and Cole nodding in agreement.
"Just one moment. There." she said. She mofifted the picture to get closer. It was two people fleeing the building, but it was still blurring.
"What are you trying to show us Nya?" I asked, hoping that this wasn't the beginning of another obsessive hunt.
"One second." she said, sounding tense. She cleared up the picture and it was of Kai and his new partner. They got out before the building's destruction.
They're alive.
Kai is still alive.
"So he's good. Now what? I mean something has clearly changed in him or he would have come back as soon as he could." Jay said, staring at the picture.
"Yeah, but what also doesn't make sense is his friend. I don't recognize her anywhere." I said. It was the same woman from before.
"We search the database of several cities. She isn't from anywhere." P.I.X.A.L. said, showing us the numbers.
"Someone has to know who she is. She can't just be a ghost." Cole said.
"Agreed, but where is the question." Nya said, stepping back.
"Another question is why Kai stayed away all these years." I said, crossing my arms.
"Well he was injured. Even if they were the fatal wounds we thought they were still severe" P.I.X.A.L. said
"So he was taken before the funeral and taken somewhere to recover. Then went on a hunt to take this organization down with this mysterious woman without getting into contact with any of us." Cole said.
Wait.
"I don't think that's right. I think he did." I said, pondering over it.
"What?" Nya said, confused.
"Remember that guy I saw at the hospital? He was staring right at Wu's room like he was concerned." I said. It was making more and more sense.
"He visited Wu. That makes sense Wu was with him that day and they were having a talk too." Nya said, pondering as well.
"Okay then maybe he'll go back?" Jay said uneasy
"No, the police have his room locked down tight. There's no way he would risk it." I said and sighed.
"Then we're back at square one." Cole said. He looked frustrated.
"For now. The best thing we can do right now is try and get some rest. It's been a very long night and we need fresh eyes." I said.
They nodded and we all headed off to bed. After managing to get a couple hours I woke up feeling barely any different.
I sighed and got dressed in casual wear. After I did I got a phone call. It was mom.
"Hey sweetie. I heard what happened last night. Are you okay?" she said.
"Yeah, just a lot happened. It's hard to talk about over the phone." I said, sitting down on my bed.
"Well then it's a good thing I'm going to be stopping by soon. You can tell me then."
"Sounds like a plan." and I hang up. She has the best timing ever. I could really use her support right now.
She was true to her word. She came only 20 minutes after that call. She saw me and immediately gave me a big hug.
"Thanks mom." I said as we pulled away.
"No problem. Seems like you needed it." she said
"Definitely." even I could hear the tension in my voice.
"What happened on your last mission? You are really tense."
"Yeah a lot happened. We found out that Kai is alive." I tried to face her but it was hard.
"Oh honey."
"He's with someone, but we still don't know who she is and why he's staying away." I said. It was a little bit of a relief to say that to her.
"I'm sure that you figured it out. Do you know who the girl is?" she said, helping out as always.
"No. We looked through all databases but nothing hit." I said and took her to the control room. I pulled up the picture. Nya saved it.
I turned back to her to keep talking but the look on her face stopped me. She looked completely shocked.
"Mom? You okay?" I asked.
"Are you sure this is the same girl?" she asked, her voice uneven.
"Yeah I saw her myself. Why?"
"Cause I know her and she is dead."