A/N: Hello! So, yeah. Time to continue on with the story. Really can't think of anything to say…except why is it always telepathical twins? Why not triplets? Or am I the only that cares about this dilemma?

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Chapter Two: Explosives and Spies

I crept forward silently, following the shadowy figure. Nya was right behind me, the Oni Mask unguarded for a little while. Normal people would see questionable movement while guarding a priceless artifact and send one person to check it out while the rest of the shift stays to guard it…

We're not normal people bro. We're ninjas. Nya cut in, interrupting my little monologue.

I glared at her, before turning around to see that whoever we were following was gone. Back to our post. If Lloyd asks we never left it.

….

"…and then Hutchins showed up and escorted the Princess home." Lloyd finished up explaining what he was up to last night while Nya and I were tracking down a mysterious person.

"Oooh, sounds like someone was on a date…" Cole spoke in his sing-songy voice, smirking as he nudged Jay, who sniggered at the thought that our little brother was old enough to actually date someone.

"It was not!" Lloyd loudly protested as he went to do a sidekick at Cole.

Cole dodged the blow, sniggering as he shifted his position. We were all in the palace's courtyard, practicing in case of emergency. Lloyd was paired up with Cole, Jay with me, and Zane with Nya. Cole had set up his music player; with the CD we listen to while practicing inside of it, all the while we were catching each other up on what happened on our different shifts. Nya and I ended telling the others about leaving our posts to follow a shadowy figure in the distance.

A loud thud brought me out of my thoughts, a gasp for breath escaping me as I blinked rapidly. I was somehow lying on my back, Jay hovering over me, panic sketched on his face. "I'm soo sorry Kai! I didn't realize that you weren't concentrating on what I was doing…"

I held my hand up, silencing him immediately. "Relax, zaptrap. This is a good time for a lesson… never get distracted during a battle."

Jay relaxed slightly, seeing that I was not harmed or taking it seriously. Lloyd nodded in agreement, before suddenly tripping over Cole's new scythe that was lying on the ground, slamming hard into the concrete.

Zane immediately grasped him, hauling him back to his feet. "You appear to have a sprained wrist. I recommend that you get some ice for it and take it easy for awhile." Looking up at us, he directed his question straight to me. "Should we split up into two teams and work on our ability to work as a team?"

"Yeah, sure." I sharpened my voice, stepping into my unsaid role as second-in-command. "Lloyd, go find some ice for that wrist."

Lloyd ducked his head, before leaving us. Nya smirked as she walked over to stand next to me. "Let's see how well you guys go against us two."

Groans immediately escaped our brothers as they slumped their shoulders…everyone that was except for Zane, who nodded in agreement. "Brilliant strategy. The two of you get the advantage of being able to communicate your plans without our hearing them, while we don't know what's going on. Where as if we had separated you, you can very easily pull the battle plan from the other's mind." He addressed that last part to the others, pointing out that either way, this worked best.

…

I couldn't help my smile. The mailman was here. How did he consistently find us, no matter how many times we moved, I had no idea, but I knew that the mail he carried would be a welcome sight for the others. "Sorry, no one gets into the palace. I can take it to the others though."

The mailman nodded, handing over a large handful of mail. "See you next time…try and not move too much, it's annoying trying to figure out where you're living at with how often you move."

I winced at that, accepting the pile of letters. "Sorry about that. We plan on not staying here long, as soon as the threat is over, we are headed back to the Airjitzu Temple."

The mailman shook his head as he walked off. Turning, I walked to the private wing that the Imperial Family had given us. Sucking in a deep breath, I lifted the mail into the air… "Mail call!"

Instant scramble. A yelp escaped me as I stumbled into the doorway, dropping the mail. Why did I ask for this again?

"Hey Cole! Lou sent you a rather thick letter! Cole?" Jay paused, glancing around the room as he realized that he wasn't there.

A frown crossed my face as I realized that I should have realized that we were short a member. "Weird…as anyone seen Cole?"

Murmurs of no rippled through the group as unease settled in the air… just as the door banged open.

"Bombs!" We whipped around to find Cole standing in the doorway, sides heaving, suggesting that he had run all the way there from somewhere. "Bombs…under the palace…Hutchins is involved…"

Lloyd launched forward, grabbing his katana. "We need to warn the Emperor and get the Imperial Family out of here!"

Leaping to our feet, we all snagged our weapons, our break over with.

…

Jay and Cole stood to my left while Nya stood on my right, Zane having gone to save the Princess and Lloyd was dealing with Hutchins. The Oni Mask was behind us as we tensely waited for anyone to arrive. Finally a weirdo that was dressed completely in black and wearing a red mask showed up at the entrance to the room that held the mystical artifact.

The strange man took an involuntary step back, shock flooding his countenance. "Impossible…you aren't supposed to be on duty right now…the regular guards were supposed to take over again…."

Alarm immediately shot through me as I realized that for him to say that would mean that we had a spy amongst us…

Jay snorted loudly as he lifted his nunchucks up, watching him move backwards. "This is going to be easier than we thought."

I mentally noted to strangle him later. Right now we have to deal with our unwanted guest's maniacal laughter as he pulled out the Oni Mask of Vengeance. Placing it on his head, he immediately grew two extra arms and horns atop of his head. Careful Kai. Nya gently reminded me, worry leaking through our bond. Right back at ya sis.

With that, we leapt into battle, our weapons clashing with his even as the palace exploded…

…

"Yes! Great shot Kai!" Cole cheered as the Oni Mask of Deception crumbled to the floor, having been turned into ash.

I scratched the back of my neck, wishing that I had thought of that. "Actually, that was Nya not me."

"What!?" They snapped their heads back quickly to stare at Nya, who was holding another fire ball.

"Come on guys…you know that we can use each other's powers." Nya rolled her eyes as she extinguished the flames.

Hutchins ran into the room right then, Lloyd, Zane and the Princess on his heels…the Oni Mask of Deception in his hands. "That wasn't the real Oni Mask. I wasn't sure if you could actually protect it or not, so I had replaced it with a fake. Take the princess and the Mask…I will stay behind and look for the Emperor and Empress."

Nodding in understanding, we followed him to the throne room where he then revealed a secret passage way behind the throne. Handing Lloyd the mask, we gestured for him and the Princess to enter first.

…

I gasped for breath as I collapsed on the deck of the Bounty, sweat coating me in several layers. The night sky darkened rapidly with the smoke that rose up from what's left of the palace. Jay, Cole, and Zane were scrambling as far from Nya as they could, while the latter clutched her fan tightly in her hand.

Lloyd and the Princess ran up to greet us, worry dancing in their eyes. The Princess stopped shortly before us, clasping her hands together. "Where are Hutchins and my adopted parents?"

Nya tucked her fan away, soot covering her face. "I am sorry, your highness. They did not make it."

Zane cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention to him. "Since we now know that there was a spy amongst us, may I recommend we assign Kai and Nya in charge of figuring it out whom?"

Lloyd nodded in agreement, glancing over to us. "If we find any clues at all on who the spy is, we tell one of you two immediately. No exceptions."

The Jade Princess crossed her arms, hugging herself tightly. "Why those two? I don't get what's so special about them."

"They're t…" "Twins. We're so used to working together that we make a great team. We figured out that Krux and Dr. Saunders was the same person long before the others did." I interrupted Lloyd, deciding that until we know who the spy is, the fact we have telepathical twins on our side should remain a secret.

I just hope that the spy lets slip sooner rather than later. We're going to have problems if we don't figure this out before the Sons of Garmadon come back to hurt the Princess….

A/N: Done! And seriously…why not telepathical triplets? Hmm, Kai and Nya are in charge of finding the spy, and apparently the fact they're mentally connected is not well known. And Kai is keeping it that way until farther notice.

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