Ray managed to get out of his chains less than twenty minutes after Morgen had abandoned him in his cell. He had never been more thankful for his childhood fascination with locks. He couldn't get out of the cell, but at least he was able to move around the room. It was completely dark in the cell, with only a small amount of light entering from underneath the door. The walls and floor were made of solid rock. There was nothing to do. He quickly lost track of days, and day and night blurred together. The first time someone brought him food, he nearly managed to escape, but guards quickly outnumbered and overpowered him and locked him back up. After that, they would send no less than ten guards to his cell with food. If he got food at all. He couldn't be sure, but he suspected he only got food every few days.
The voices Ray heard in the hallway got his attention. He crept to the door and listened. He heard Morgen's voice. She was yelling something, but he couldn't make it out. The echo of the hallway distorted the sounds he heard, and the thick, wooden door muffled the voices. He listened carefully. Was he imagining it, or was Hermes with Morgen? He couldn't tell. He heard someone else speak. Was that Kai? Had Morgen captured his son, and had Hermes allowed it? He heard the jingle of Morgen's keys and stepped back when one was inserted into the lock in his cell door. He would make Morgen pay for what she did. The cell door opened, and he realized too late that Kai, not Morgen, had entered the cell. His fist collided with Kai's jaw.
"Oh my gosh! Kai! I am so sorry! Are you alright?" Ray helped Kai up. Kai was holding his jaw.
"What was that for?" Kai asked.
"I'm sorry. I thought you were Morgen." Ray looked up and saw Lloyd, Nya, Skylor, Morgen, and Hermes all staring at him. Libby was leaning against Jay and looked like she could pass out at any moment, and Hermes had a tight grip on Morgen's arm. He did not see Maya.
"Let's get you to the Bounty, Dad," Kai said.
"Where's your mom?"
"We haven't found her yet. Everyone is being taken to the Bounty for treatment," Hermes said.
"I'm not leaving here without Maya."
"How many more cells are there, Morgen?" Lloyd demanded.
"A few more," Morgen spat.
The group continued down the hall until they came across another cell. Lloyd opened the door and they saw Karlof chained up inside. They quickly freed him, and he grabbed Kai in a bear hug.
"Karlof happy to see ninja. Where is crazy woman? Karlof crush her head like grape."
"You will do no such thing," Hermes said, angling himself between Karlof and his daughter.
"We'll take care of her," Kai said once he managed to free himself from Karlof's grasp.
The group continued down the hall. They found yet another cell. They unlocked it and found Maya inside. She barely moved as they unlocked her chains.
"Maya!" Ray sat down next to her. She opened her eyes and smiled at him. He helped her stand up and kept his arm around her as they followed Nya, Kai, and Karlof out of the cave to the waiting ship.
In the infirmary, Jay and Zane were keeping their distance from the bed where Ice was laying down. Libby was kneeling next to him, holding his hand, and crying.
"Ice?" Maya asked. She and Ray made their way over to the bed and sat down on some chairs. Ice looked up at them.
"My word, you're still alive?" Ray asked.
"For now," Ice whispered.
About ten more prisoners were found. They were all either past or present Elemental Masters, including Ash, Neuro, and Gravis. Once everyone was on board, they headed to a nearby village to get everyone into the hospital.
"Where is Cole?" Karlof asked once everyone, except for Hermes and Morgen who were elsewhere on the ship, had gathered in the infirmary.
"Morgen put him in a coma almost two months ago," Lloyd said.
"Why?" Ray asked.
"She said he stole her power, and she wanted it back," Kai explained.
"Ice, how are you still alive?" Maya asked.
"Morgen kept me alive. She gave me something to keep me alive," Ice said.
"How long were you locked up?" Ray asked.
"I don't know."
"Morgen got me a few months after she got him, because I went looking for him," Libby admitted.
"How long ago was that?" Kai asked.
"I don't know. My son, Jay, was a year old, I know that."
Everyone stared at Jay.
"What?" Jay asked, nervously.
"Hermes did say she was your mother," Zane pointed out.
"Uh, you've met my mother, remember? Old woman who likes to embarrass me? Lives in a junkyard with my dad? Ring a bell?"
"Jay?" Libby asked.
"Um…" Jay looked around at everyone staring at him. It wasn't often he was rendered speechless.
"Jay, just tell them what you told me," Nya said.
"Oh, fine! I recently… found evidence suggesting that I might be adopted. I can't prove it, and I don't know how to ask my parents about it," Jay admitted.
"How old are you?" Libby asked, staring at him.
"Nineteen. Uh, I'm going to go see if we're almost there." Jay ran out of the infirmary with Nya following him. They did not return before they arrived at the hospital.
Doctors and nurses quickly got everyone off the Bounty, starting with more critical cases like Ice or Libby. Tests were performed, fluids given, and everyone was monitored. Morgen was taken to Ninjago City where she was promptly arrested. Hermes called his wife, brought her up to speed, and she got on the next bus to Ninjago City to support her family.
Ice, whose real name was Horatio, was glad to finally be free. He never expected to leave the cave system alive, and he had made peace with that fact a long time ago. Seeing Libby one last time had filled his heart with joy. He died peacefully in his sleep that night, at the age of ninety-four.