The Ninja were still chained up to the towers. Jeanette had climbed up onto the tower she had been trapped to, she tried to free Jay and Faith but because she was still weak and thirsty she couldn't.
"So!" Cole started, looking toward Jeanette. "Since we're obvously not gonna anywhere, Jen. Why don't you tell us the real truth about what's going on?"
"What real truth?" Kai asked. "We know that Jen hates Harumi's guts."
Jeanette stopped trying to yank at the vines, and Jay saw something flicker in her eyes.
"None of you believed me! So why even bother trying to waist my breath?" She demanded, folding her arms and looked away from Jay who was watching her.
"Why won't you tell us the truth?" He asked her. "Yeah, we wouldn't liston. Mostly Kai!"
"Hey!"
"It was already a slap to the face after learning of Harumi." Jay continued.
Jeanette stayed quiet, as she looked down.
"I know I have not known you Ninja for every long." Faith began. "And I do not know this Lloyd, and maybe an outsider like me should remain quiet." She looked away.
"No, please." Jeanette looked at her, and Faith looked back at her.
"It almost sounds to me like you have lost your faith in your mate." Faith told her. "You feel like he doesn't care for you like he use to."
Tears of emotion instantly swam in Jeanette's eyes as the Ninja look at each other.
"Jen?" Jay looked at her in concern, looking at her.
"She." Jeanette started as she looked down. "She's right." She wrapped her arms around herself.
"That's ridiculous!" Kai said.
"It's true!" Jeanette cried. "That's the real truth."
"But Jen, you said you and Lloyd were back to normal." Cole said.
"Back to normal yes." She looked away. "But not complete. What am I suppose to say? That ever since Harumi showed up, Lloyd's been going beyond his duty to stand up for her? That I've been on a big emotion rollar coaster ever since we met her? And maybe it's my background that I never trusted her, and wanting to keep you guys safe." She tried to wipe her tears with her palms. "And maybe I could be just fooling myself."
The Ninja were quiet, listening. They looked at each other.
"Jen." Kai started. "You were Lloyd's first. First crush, first kiss, first everything!"
"Yeah!" Cole added. "It's only natural for us men to turn to a different girl with nice perfume, who walks by."
Kai gave him a glare. "If you're thinking about stepping out on my sister, you'll be barbaqued!"
"Hey! I'm trying to cheer up Jen! I wouldn't dream of stepping out on Nya! She has your temper Kai!" Cole defended himself.
"Why does it hurt so much?" Jeanette asked with hurt in her voice. "And why me? I'm not special."
"Jen. You were born into a family that didn't love and care for you." Zane told her. "But one day, it did change, did it not?"
"It ... it did." She nodded. "Morro found Master Wu, then he found out that maybe he could be the Green Ninja, and the monster he kept leashed, broke out. Morro wanted to me come with him, but at that time, that Grams was dying and I needed to stay behind." Jeanette took a shaky breath. "She threw a glate plate at me, when I dodged it it hit the wall and a shard of the glass cut me in the side of the face." Tears continued to slid down her cheeks. "It's healed, but I still hae the scare ... I never told anyone that, not even Lloyd when he would ask about it."
The Ninja look at each other, then look back at their friend. "Jeanette, you are special!" Cole said.
"Yeah! Lloyd adores you!" Kai added.
"He'll do anything for you!" Jay continued.
"No he doesn't." Jeanette whispered. "Not after Harumi has her way."
"We all say and do things that we reget when we're hurt." Zane said gently. "Saying 'sorry' is sometimes not enough for forgivness."
"There's nothing we can we do now for that, is there?" Jeanette asked, she sat down next to Jay and looked down sadly. "Because thanks to Harumi, we're trapped here."
The Ninja look at each other.
XxXxXxXxXx
Hours went by, and soon vultures started to circle. Jeanette climbed the tower that Jay and Faith were chained to.
"Why does Zane always have to be right?" Jay asked. "Hey Jen, were you able to find some shade?"
"No." She shook her head. A vulture landed by Cole.
"No, don't come to me." He tried to shoo it away. Jenaette sent a gust of wind at the animal, and it flew off.
The Hunters were arguing, gaining Kai's attention. "Looks like something's going on."
"Probably arguing about which one to eat first." Jay said.
"Dragon Hunters don't eat people." Faith told him.
"Well that's good to know Faith." Jay looked at her. "So it isn't all bad."
"This is our chance." Kai said. "While their distracted."
"For what?" Jenaette asked. "Jumping Jacks?"
"Let's see if." Kai grunted as he moved his foot. "Get these poles rocking."
"Kai." Jeanette folded her arms. "I can rock these poles with ease!" She smirked at him, when he stopped and looked at her.
XxXxXxXxXx
After some time, Jeanette was now hovering in the air and using her wind to push the pole Jay and Faith were chained to, while she her wind rocked the other pole.
"A little more Jen, and we'll be free!" Jay smiled.
"I'm getting exhaused!" She breathed as she pushed on the pole. She opened her eyes again to find Jet Jack next to her.
"What do you think your doing?"
Jeanette cried out startled, her wind completely fadded, and she dropped, quickly catching Jay's leg when he quickly kicked it out for her, she climbed up his leg and sat next to the blue Ninja.
"Nothing!" Jay quickly said, and Jet Jack held out her weapon. "They are going to eat us!" He cried in panic.
Jeanette, Kai, Cole, and Zane cried in panic. Jeanette closing her eyes and covering her eyes with her hands.
But Jet Jack sliced the chains. Jay, Jeanette, and Faith dropped. The girls falling on their backs while Jay fell on his butt. Then Kai, Cole, and Zane landed on their stomachs on the ground.
Cole groaned, as he held the slash mark on his chest. "Ever hear of stairs?"
"I don't know if I should thank you Jet Jack, or prepare to fight!" Faith said, walking towards the Hunters as the Ninja grouped together.
"Or if your gonna to eat us." Kai said, he quickly pointed at Cole. "Eat him first!" He said quickly. "He's filled with cake!"
"Am not!" Cole cried.
"We got to talking." Jet Jack said, ignoring the two Ninja. "And this Dragon Armor business has gone too far."
"Iron Baron speaks of serving his people, but he only serves himself!" Daddy No Legs said.
"We fear, with Firstborne by his side. He will become unforgiven." Jet Jack continued.
"Wait, wait! You're telling me, all this time, that while they're getting closer to the nest, you guys are arguing over weather or not to release us!?" Jay cried.
The Hunters looked at each other, muttering. And the Ninja looked at each other.
"He has shown me, his true colors." Jet Jack said as she walked towards Faith. "And they are color that no one likes!"
"We'll follow their tracks!" Cole said stepping forward. "Let's go and stop him. Before it's to late!"
Everyone cheered.
XxXxXxXxXx
The Ninja stood, staring at where a bridge was suppose to be. "It's too late." Faith said.
"I can follow on my own." Jeanette said, jumping into the air to hover.
"No way!" Kai said firmly. "You're not going alone!"
"Use Airjitzu." She told him as she folded her arms.
"We could." Jay said. "But there's nothing else for us to use to bounce back into Airjitzu."
Jeanette lowered herself down. "Then what do to we now?" She asks confused.
"We have no choice, but to go back." Faith answered.
XxXxXxXxXx
The following morning, the Ninja and Faith returned and met up with the rest of the Hunters. Faith just shook her head.
Suddenly, the ground shook, and the Ninjas along with Faith turned around to look behind them.
Firstborne came flying out from the distance.
The Hunters cried out, scared. They turned and started running.
"No! Wait!" Cole yelled after them, streching his arm out.
"Look!" Kai called, pointing upward.
"Master Wu!" Jeanette cried, and the Ninja cheered as Master Wu rode on Firstborne.
"He's riding ... without chains?" Jet Jack asked confused. "How is that possible?"
"Dragon Master doesn't need them." Faith told her.
Firstborne flew over head, then flew over to a clearing, the Ninja ran for the dragon and their Master with big smiles.
Firstborne landed, and once Wu saw his students, he climbed down and headed for them.
"You did it!" Jay cried. "You actally did it!"
The Ninja hugged Wu in a group hug, they all laughed.
"I always knew you had it in you!" Kai said.
"What about Iron Baron?" Faith asked, all the Hunters behind her, and the Ninja pulled away from their Master to and look at them.
"Iron Baron's days are over." Wu answered, and the Ninja looked at him in concern. "He showed his true colors, Firstborne was not impressed."
Firstborne roared as if agreeing.
Faith and the Hunters looked concerned as well. "He's gone?" Jet Jack asked, and a second later all the Hunters started cheering.
The Ninjas were surprised, but happy, they turned to look at Wu. "You did well Master." Zane said.
"Or should we say." Kai started, before the Ninja walked into a line to face Wu. "Dragon Master!" The Ninja bowed to their teacher/Sensei/Master.
"No my friends." Master Wu said. "I bow to you." He did just that. "It was your lessons that guided me.
The Ninjas looked at each other with smiles, but Cole frowned as they straightened up. "Hey I don't mean to rain on our parade, but our job isn't done!"
"He's right!" Jay cried. "We've got friends waiting for us!"
"We need to go home!" Jeanette added.
"And a score to settle with Garmadon." Kai added.
"Do you think Firstborne can take us all home?" Zane asked.
"That's up to them." Master Wu answered, turning to look at the dragon behind her.
Firstborne let out a very loud roar, forcing the Ninja to cover their ears and wince at the ear piercing roar. They turned around to see five dragons fly up into the air, and make their way towards them.
"Looks like we found our answer." Cole said, he and Ninja watch with smiles as the dragons lower themselves down.
"We're going home?" Jenaette asked tearfully, Wu walked up to her with a smile.
"Yes my niece, we're going home."
Jeanette threw her arms around him, hugging him, Wu smiled as he gently patted her back.
After she pulled away from them, the Ninja started to walk over to the dragon that held their element.
Wu smiled at his Ninja, but frowned when he turned to look at Faith and the rest of the Hunters.
"Faith." He said, walking over to her. "We promised we would bring you with us. You can ride with me."
"You kept your word, and that means the world to me." Faith told him, she looked back at the Hunters, then looked back at Wu. "But I am needed here." She said backing away from the Ninja.
"But I thought you hated this place?" Kai asked her.
"I did. But you taught me with courage, things can change. And I'd rather stay and fight for change in my home, then run." Faith answered. "But cannot do it alone." Jet Jack placed a hand on her shoulder, and she turned to look at the Hunter who gather around her.
"Faith, if you ever need help. You know you have friends in Ninjago." Kai told her with a smile.
"And you have friends here in the First Realm." Faith smiled.
The Ninja turned and ran for their respective dragon.
Firstborne let out a roar, followed by the other dragons.
"Master Wu!" Kai smiled. "Get us home!"
Firstborne lifted off, then flew into the air. Soon the other dragons followed.
"Everyone!" Wu called once they got to high enough point in the sky. "Hold on!"
Firstborne closed her wings and started to turn in circles like a drill, the Ninjas all cheered, and soon a portal opened up - taking the Ninja home.
