"Kai, what's wrong?" Cole asked. "What is he talking about?"
Kai looked around confused. Everything was still piecing together in his mind, but he was unable to make any sense of it.
"How?" Kai slowly sat up. "How is any of this possible?"
He looked at Booker, hoping for answers.
"The only way I can tell you, is if you tell them," Booker smiled.
Kai looked at Booker, confused.
"Kai, what happened?" Cole asked. "What is he talking about?"
"Do you remember what Lloyd said when he woke up back a while ago?" Kai asked softly.
"Yeah, he was delirious," Cole frowned. "What does this have to do with anything?"
"He was right," Kai muttered.
"Oh great, now he's delirious," Cole moaned, throwing his hands in the air.
"What do you mean?" June asked Kai.
"I remember it all too, I just don't understand how," Kai muttered.
"Droid copter!" Tylor shouted, jumping into the cave. "It's about five minutes out!"
"How did they find us?" Linda cried, jumping to her feet.
"Zack," Stan pointed at the young boy holding Booker.
"Prepare to defend the ninja, fellas," Linda ordered. "You three, or four I guess, stay put."
Kai, Cole, Zack and Booker watched as Linda, June, Tylor and Stan disappeared into the forest. Kai and Cole exchanged worried looks, realizing this might be it for them.
"Open me!" Booker blurted out.
"What?" Kai and Cole questioned.
"Kai, open me," he repeated.
Kai looked over at Cole, unsure of what to do. Cole nodded, and Kai reached to the book. He pulled open the cover, looking at it.
"Page 12, kid," Booker groaned. "Come on, it's not that hard."
"You didn't tell me what page, you just said to open you," Kai snapped back.
"Feisty," Booker mocked.
"Oh shut up," Kai moaned.
He flipped to the page and saw a spell.
"What is this?" Kai frowned.
"Just follow my instructions, kid," Booker hissed. "Zack, hand me to Kai."
Zack handed Booker over the the reluctant Kai, who held him in his hands.
"What now?" Kai asked.
"Cole and Zack, hold his shoulders," Booker ordered.
Cole and Zack placed their hands on Kai's shoulders.
"Read the page, Kai," Booker said.
"How am I supposed to read this?" Kai cried out. "It's in some ancient language."
"Kai, we're running out of time," Cole urged him. "We need to do something."
Kai looked at the page, and took a deep breath.
"Acada elemis totil jemard lipus," Kai said, trying to pronounce each word.
A purple aura swirled around them, then covered them.
"What's happened?" Cole cried out.
"I don't know!" Kai replied.
"What did you do?" Zack asked.
After a moment, everything calmed down, and they looked around. They were in a different area, on an opened beach, with a shimmering lake before them.
"What is this place?" Cole asked, looking around with amazement.
"Welcome to the Elemental Oasis," Booker said. "Otherwise known as the Acada elemis totil."
"That teleported us here?" Cole asked.
"Yes, and no one can track us here," Booker smiled. "No one other than a magic user and the masters from the Elemental Alliance have come here."
"Has Dash been here before?" Cole asked.
"Nope, I've never brought her here before," Booker replied.
"What about the others?" Kai asked.
"We can't do anything for them now without giving away our position," Booker replied. "They'll be fine."
"What should we do now?" Cole asked.
"Swimming!" Zack cried, running to the water.
Kai and Cole laughed as Zack splashed into the water.
"You enjoy yourselves," Booker told them. "Relax and have fun."
"But everyone else is in danger," Kai said. "We need to help them in one way other another."
"Right now, I think he's right," Cole sighed. "We don't know anyone's whereabouts or condition. The best thing we could do for them is to stay out of harm's way and try to let things sort themselves out a bit before we jump in to battle again."
Cole turned and started towards Zack in the water. Kai stood on the sandy beach, looking at the two in the water.
"You're still confused, aren't you," Booker grinned.
"I just don't understand," Kai sighed. "Nothing is making any sense."
"Because of the memories," Booker asked.
"Is that really what happened?" Kai asked him.
"It was, and no one knows," Booker smiled. "But you have dark magic, hence why Zack came to you, and why the droids found you. Dash could sense your magic."
Kai sighed. Kai looked out at the crystal clear water, seeing Cole laughing while Zack splashed around playfully.
"What makes this place any different?" he asked.
"A protective barrier around it, allowing anyone within it to be hidden from anything and everything," Booker explained.
Kai turned and looked into the forest. He glanced back at the lake, at Zack and Cole, before walking into the forest.
"Where are you going?" Booker asked.
Kai was silent for a moment, looking around.
"I want you to teach me," Kai said. "Teach me magic."
"Whoa, you already have a lot of power to deal with," Booker cried out. "Why do you want to learn more?"
"I want everyone to remember what happened, like how I remember," Kai said. "I want everything back to normal, back to how it was before that wish."
"That's asking for much more than a little magic can do," Booker told him.
"It won't just be the magic," Kai said. "I'm going to do this too."
"I want you to know something," Booker said.
"Spill," Kai nodded.
"Sometimes, a secret is kept that way for a reason," Booker told him.
"What does that even mean?" Kai frowned.
"There was a reason I had Dash keep all this a secret and play along with everything as long as she did," Booker said.
"She knows?" Kai asked.
"Yes," Booker confirmed. "And she didn't tell because I didn't want him to know about it."
"Who?" Kai asked.
"Cole," Booker replied quietly.
"Why can't he know?" Kai frowned.
"If he knows, everything would change," Booker replied. "Nothing would be the same ever again. He can never know the truth."
Kai looked out, seeing Cole and Zack in the water again. What would change? How would things be different, and how drastically?