A/N: Hello! Time for, well, the events that lead up to my little surprise for Kai! I can't wait! *smiles evilly as I rub my hands together* But first things first, they need to find Lloyd and learn that he is still alive…and yell at Kai for being pessimistic. Also, Stormy pointed out that my update schedule as both of my time travel stories side by side. Anyone else finds that funny?

Chapter Ten: This is how you lose a War for the First time….

I shifted through the rubble that used to be the Kryptarium Prison, frantically looking for any sign of Lloyd. Somewhere in the back of my head I knew we probably should have slit up, have some of us fight the Sons of Garmadon and the rest of us look for Lloyd. Instead we were all scourging the now desolate place that used to be a functional high class prison. A groan reached my ears…nowhere near where the others were working. Not only that, but it sounded more like Lloyd's 'I'm very much hurt' groan. Whipping around, I scrambled over to where it came from, using my ability to blast water to move obstacles out of the way. A minute later, I was kneeling down next to an unconscious, feverish Lloyd.

Nya! I found him! And he's alive! For now. We need to get him help pronto. I thought furiously, sending a bit of my fear to my sister as well as the fact he was ok as in alive.

…..

Nya was twitchy. Something that didn't bode well in my opinion. I constantly shot worried looks in her direction, only to turn my attention to the limp teen in my arms.

Jay shifted slightly, exasperation in his eyes. "Let me get this straight… You told Misako that her son is in dire need of medical attention and she told you to take him to a tea shop?"

I sighed, even as Nya stiffened. She had been the one to call Misako about Lloyd's condition, and the one that told us that Misako had told her to take Lloyd to Mistaké's tea shop. I could sort of see why though, she did have quite the assortment of teas there and Sensei always went there when he needed a tea to do a certain thing that should have been impossible.

Pushing the door open, I was surprised to see her stirring a pot of tea on the stove. Glancing over at us, she pointed to a chair that definitely was not there last time. "Place the green ninja there. I am just finishing up brewing the tea you want." Pausing, she turned back to her brewing. "But there is a slight sacrifice that you must make yourselves. You have to concentrate your powers on Lloyd. If it works…you might lose your powers. Or keep them. I have no way of knowing."

We glanced at each other, before nodding in silent agreement. Reaching our hands up, we placed them on our little brother. Anything for family, right? Mistaké walked over and helped Lloyd drink the tea. Instantly, where our hands touched him began to glow and a scream of agony tore from him as he writhed under us.

"Now we must wait…."

…

"Guys…we still have our powers." I flicked my wrist to demonstrate, fire dancing around my fist before going out.

"Ok… so what should we do?" Jay shifted uneasily, looking straight at me as if I had all the answers.

I groaned, and bit my bottom lip at the same time as I turned to face the monster that Garmadon had summoned that was terrorizing the city. "We do what we always do. We fight back for Ninjago."

I just hope that this time doesn't kill any of us….

…..

I twisted around the thing, flames dancing everywhere to no avail. Scowling, I glanced over to see Jay attempt to zap it with a power line, only for that to draw its attention and put him in danger. Cole punched the ground, making it collapse underneath the thing. Jay fell from his perch, and Zane leapt forward to catch him. Pixal flung some of her sharp edged weapons at the thing, only for it to brush them off as if they were a nuisance. Gritting my teeth together, I fell back to meet up with my brothers.

"We need to get the Destiny Bounty. It's the only way we have even a chance against this thing." I stated fiercely as I eyed the monster.

Nods of agreement rippled through my brethren, before Zane stepped forward and addressed his girlfriend. "Pixal! We're going to go get our ship. Can you hold it off?"

"Is Pythor an ever growing nuisance?" She shot back as she faced off the creature.

"Taking that as a yes."

….

I slipped and slammed into one of the ship's walls as Zane veered wildly suddenly. You would think that as a ninja used to combat one moving vehicles I would keep my balance… but no it was near impossible.

"Kai! We need help pronto! Lloyd has Little Sensei and a certain crime lord is chasing them!" Cole bellowed from where he was at on the top deck.

Gritting my teeth together, I tore off across the floor to join him on the above deck. Jay was standing halfway between the deck and the bridge, were Zane was piloting the ship. Cole was clutching the railing as he leaned over the edge with pure panic in his eyes.

Sliding the rest of the way to him, I crashed rather soundly into the railing. Cole let go with one hand to yank me back up to my feet. "Thanks."

"No problem." He turned his attention to the scene in front of us.

Sure enough, Lloyd was clutching little Sensei and was trapped. Leaning forward, I held a hand out to him. "Kid! Jump!"

"I can't! It's too far!" Lloyd glanced between us and the rather noticeable gap between us and him.

I bit my bottom lip, before turning to Jay. "Tell Zane to bring us closer! While watching out for buildings!"

Jay relied my instructions to our favorite, and only, nindroid. A minute later, Jay gave me Zane's response. "He says that he is a nindroid and you shouldn't question his driving!"

"Of course he said that." I muttered under my breath as I turned my attention back to Lloyd.

His pursuer, by the looks of things it was the Quiet One, was getting way to close for my liking. Almost as if he read my thoughts, Lloyd twisted around and promptly threw his de-aged uncle at me. "Kai! Catch! Protect Uncle at all costs!"

He then leaped off…I mean attempted to leap off, the former princess seized him by the arm, preventing his escape. My arms reached out and quickly caught the little version of our mentor, Cole snagging me from behind to keep me from falling.

Unfortunately we were soo caught up in trying to save Lloyd we didn't notice that Garmadon's monster had caught up to us until too late. I tightened my grip on Little Sensei even as the ship shook and we fell down hard. Wiggling slowly, we crawled to the bridge, where Jay and Zane were waiting for us.

"Time to go." Sensei declared suddenly as he wiggled free from my grasp.

"What?" I stared at him as if he were nuts.

"Time to go."

Jay frowned, before pulling out a simple tea kettle that our tea lady friend had given us. "Didn't Mistaké say something about this tea for us to use when it's time for us to go?"

"Traveler's Tea!" The words had barely escaped us, when with a loud screech the ship shattered, Jay slamming into the ground as the tea spilt everywhere. A portal opened up instantly, swallowing us, and a bit of the ship, up in it.

I ended up twisting around to keep falling debris from hitting me. Recognizing it as a danger to our mentor, I reached out and grabbed him again. Tucking his small body against mine in an attempt to protect him. Pain shot through me as something slammed into me from behind. Me, but not our mentor. Nothing was going to happen to him if I had any say in it.

My eyes flickered with closed as a bright light swallowed us up….

A/N: Done! Please keep an eye out for the next book in the series! Um… whacks brain quickly… Well, know that it will have Back in my Days: Book 9 in the title. I'll figure out a title later.

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