"What!?" Jay hid a smirk as Lloyd gasped in surprise. He had to admit his reaction was funny, but it didn't compare to Wu's bad idea of leaving the Green Ninja on the ship.

"Yeah," Jay sighed. "Apparently the Hypnobrai I've dubbed Skales decided that it was a good idea to free the Fangpyre. Too bad the general decided on a truce." Jay smirked. "You should have seen Skales face!"

Lloyd had the pouty face, jealousy burning in his green eyes. "I wish I'd seen it," he replied. "The Green Ninja should know what he has to face."

Jay brushed some blonde hair out of Lloyd's face. "I don't think some wayward snakes are the most dangerous things we have to face," he told the young boy. Perhaps a giant snake or a shadow dragon, Jay thought. But not these! "It's probably something else. Don't worry about it now."

Lloyd shrugged. "Maybe Wu can tell us!" Lloyd seemed really excited and his eyes brightened up.

Wu walked in, sighing. "I don't think you would enjoy knowing," he replied to his nephew. His face had an ominously grim look to it.

Lloyd looked at Wu, surprised. "How much did you hear?" He had an excited but anxious look on his face.

Wu shrugged. "I heard it all," he replied. "You two aren't the quietest roommates."

"I still want to know what I'm here to fight," Lloyd insisted to Wu. His eyes blazed resolutely. "I don't like being in the dark!"

Jay gave Lloyd a reassuring gaze. You're not the only one…

Wu sighed in defeat. "I know you'd hate being the Green Ninja if I told you that he had to defeat the Dark Lord." Wu averted his gaze away sadly.

Lloyd didn't get it at first. "Dark Lord?" Lloyd's face was screwed in thought for a few more seconds. "I have to fight my father, Lord Garmadon!?" Lloyd's eyes widened.

Wu nodded sadly. "What was brother vs. brother become son vs father," he murmured.

Lloyd and Jay glanced at each other and Lloyd runs back to his room. Wu gave Jay a box. "I had this fixed, Blue," he explained. "I know you will be a capable ally alongside my pupils."

Jay gasped as he opened the box. Inside, he saw blue gi that was fixed up and looking good. "Is this?"

Wu nodded. "I fixed the gi that you showed me," he answered. "I knew that you would like that."

Jay grinned happily. "Thank you, Wu!" He hugged the suit to his chest and his electric blue eyes glittered excitedly.

…

Jay stepped into his shared room with his new gi. Lloyd glanced up, his eyes showing dried tears. "What is that?" he asked, pointing to the blue gi.

Jay shrugged nonchalantly. "Wu fixed the gi that I was wearing when Kai found me," he replied. "What are you up to?"

Lloyd sighed. "I was….um," Lloyd shook his head sadly. "Crying. I was crying. I barely knew my dad but I don't want to hurt him!"

Jay nodded. "I understand," he murmured. "And I'll support you all the way. Anyways, Wu seemed to be hinting on having join the team."

Lloyd's eyes lit up excitedly. "Really!?" Lloyd glanced at the door. "Too bad I have to stay here," he murmured. "I'm too important to have adventures."

Jay nodded. "I can stay with you at times if you wish," he offered kindly. I wouldn't want to be stuck alone, either.

Lloyd nodded. "I'd love that!" Sighing, he added, "I sure wish the others were as accepting as you are."

…

Jay exited the room in a shiny new(ish) gi. It was a more bold blue than the gi of his past self and it had more armour.

Jay's past self instantly gasped when he showed himself to them. "Why do you get blue as well!?" Kai smirked. "So that's what your rags originally looked like! Looking good!"

Cole glanced at Zane. "What is Wu planning?" Zane shrugged in return. "I sense Wu wants him to join us," he replied.

Past Jay frowned. "Welp! There goes my thunder!" He crosses his arms and chuckles slightly.

Kai rolled his eyes. "Since when did you have an ego?" He smirked good-naturedly at Past Jay. "I thought I was the one on fire!"

Cole let out laugh. "Don't get too rocky with those puns!" Zane raised a brow. "Puns?" Cole nodded. "Puns are a sort of personifying joke."

Zane chuckled awkwardly. "That explanation wasn't so crystal clear." Cole's eyes lit up. "That's a great pun, Zane!"

Zane gazed at Cole, his ice blue eyes unsure. "That wasn't intentional, Cole," he pointed out. "Though ice can be crystal clear."

…

The next night was cut short when Wu rang his gong. Jay covered his ears as he heard a thump in the other room.

"I'm still dreaming, right?" Zane asked on the other side of the wall. The other ninja begin to chuckle as they got up.

Lloyd yawns from across the room and Jay pulls himself out of bed. Seeing the ninja's predictions the day before, Jay knew that he should at least ask to see if he was included.

Jay quickly pulled on his gi, surprised that he could get things done that fast. He entered the deck of the Bounty and sat a short distance away from Kai. "What are you doing here?" Kai asked. "I thought you had the privilege of sleeping in with Lloyd." Jay shrugged. "I assumed that Wu wanted to include me after he repaired my gi, apparently."

Zane shrugged. "That is probably not the weirdest thing I've been through today," he replied. "I had an odd dream last night."

Past Jay glanced at Jay. "Cole decided to hit Zane with a pillow because Zane still thought he was dreaming," he chuckled. "I don't know what sort of dream he had."

Zane gazed back at Past Jay. "I dreamed about being on the Bounty's deck," he began. "I seemed to wake up in a similar fashion as I did earlier. The falcon decided to randomly fly away and I was ambushed by Garmadon."

"So it's a nightmare?" Cole asked, with a shrug.

Zane shook his head. "The Green Ninja decided to save me," he answered. "He had the Nunchucks of Lightning, a relationship with my falcon, super strength, and a hand that was on fire."

Wu came outside to begin training. "Hello, Blue," Wu greeted Jay. Jay nodded in return. "Wu? What powers will Lloyd have?"

Wu stroked his beard in thought. "Good question," he replied. "He shall wield the strength of the Scythe of Quakes, the skill of the Shurikens of Ice, the power of the Nunchucks of Lighting, and the heat of the Sword of Fire."

Past Jay gasped. "Doesn't that just make us useless and unneeded?" He glanced at Cole who was intently staring at Wu. "If Lloyd has our abilities, are we even required?"

Wu shook his head. "You are needed to complete the prophecy and be the guardians and teachers of the Green Ninja, but first you must train.

Jay chuckled slightly as he joined in with the complaining ninja as they trained. They really don't understand what they must overcome, he thought. Wait, what must they overcome? That shadow dragon I thought of yesterday? He seemed correlated with golden light, though.

…

Skales traversed over the Sea of Sand, his map of dens in hand. Let's see if the Anacondrai are more willing, he thought slyly. After all, Fangtom was completely split and useless!

He quickly found the doors and opened it up. I almost forgot, he thought grimly. The generals were all banished to the Cursed Realm during the war! Guess that only makes my job easier.

Spotting some bones, Skales instantly paled. What happened to all the troops? "Hello?" he called out.

Right in front of Skales, a single Anacondrai appeared. He was apparently invisible earlier. "Isn't this odd," the Anacondrai, whom Skales recognized as the former scout, Pythor, mused with his silky smooth voice. "It's a stray Hypnobrai. I thought we were all locked up!"

Pythor staggered and fell over. Skales slithered up to him. "Here," he hissed. "Let me help you." Skales pulled Pythor up into a standing position.

Pythor stared right at Skales as if he wasn't believing what was happening. "Am I dead?" He clutched Skale's hands tightly. Skales shook his head. "You're fine," he hissed quietly. "Though I can't say that about some others. What happened?"

Pythor closed his eyes tightly. "Only one can remain," he stuttered. "We either ate each other or starved!" Skales gulped. Did the Anacondrai nearly eliminate themselves by a lack of food? "I'll help you," he promised. "The doors are now open and the Hypnobrai are planning great revenge on the surface dwellers."

Pythor nodded. "I-I may have an excellent idea," he replied. "Have you ever heard of the Great Devourer?" Skales grinned a toothy smile. "No," he replied. "But please tell me more." Pythor nodded. "You need….."