Kai slowly flowed through the motions Booker taught him. A purple aura surrounded his hands, trailing in small tails as he focused on the energy. His eyes were closed lightly, his breathing soft and steady as he stepped and leaned to his left. He flowed both arms to his left, lifting his right foot from the ground and spinning on his left. His hands flew above his head as he spun around, changing his position to a fighting stance. One arm curved over his head while the other came down in front of his hip. He leaned on his left leg, straightening his right one. He paused for a moment, listening to his surroundings. He swiftly dropped his left arm from above his head, shifting his weight to his right leg. He swung his left leg beside his right one, planting his feet about shoulder length apart, his arms extended in front of him. The aura from his hands swirled into a sphere, Kai's brows furrowed with concentration.
"Qui, chu pata," Kai muttered softly.
The aura swirled in front of him, then dove towards the ground. It weaved around on the ground before swirling and climbing a tree. It swirled and created a portal before him.
"You can look now," Booker told him.
Kai opened his eyes, seeing the portal before him. His eyes glowed a soft purple as he stared at it.
"Say it," Booker told him.
"Qui'ella sinya," he said.
The portal swirled around, creating an image in it. Kai looked over his shoulder, seeing Zack and Cole anxiously watching. He turned back as the portal created an image of his sister. Kai gasped softly, his eyes widening quickly. He watched the image change from his sister to something he never wanted to see. She looked like Jay. Metal covering different parts of her. Her outfit darkly coloured. And beside her, all the others that had gone missing; June, Tylor, Stan, Ali, Nicki and Roy. Locked in a cell. Unconscious.
"What about Dash?" Zack asked quietly.
"Qui'ella masica," Kai muttered.
The magic swirled and showed Dash talking with Zane and Jay, while the Overlord worked on something behind them.
"I can't hear them," Cole frowned.
"No one can," Booker explained. "It only will show you what's happening."
Kai blinked his eyes, the portal diminishing before them as his eyes reverted to their normal colour. He turned, looking at Cole and Zack.
"Someone was missing," Kai said.
"What?" Cole questioned.
"Linda wasn't there," Kai told him.
"Kai, she's nothing but a crook," Cole frowned. "Why should we care about her? For all we know, she could still be allied with the Overlord and be after us."
"She wasn't like that," Kai insisted. "At least, not to me."
"I don't know about you, but I don't trust her," Cole said.
Cole climbed to his feet, glaring at Kai.
"People can change," Kai growled at him.
"And some people never will," Cole growled back. "She is one of them."
"You don't know that!" Kai snapped. "All you know is how to-"
Kai cut himself off, looking away quickly. What he was about to tell Cole would have revealed the forgotten events. The ones Cole could never know about.
"How to what?" Cole growled. "What, Kai?"
"Nothing," Kai hissed.
"I sense some tension here," Booker chimed in. "What happened?"
"I don't know," Zack sighed, picking up Booker.
"Someone thinks he so special because he has all this power," Cole cried out at Kai.
"You think I want all of this!" Kai snapped back. "You think I had a choice in any of this!"
"Do you think I had a choice to be stuck with you?" Cole snapped back.
"What are you saying?" Kai glared.
"What I'm saying is that I wish you never escaped the Overlord," Cole spat. "Maybe none of this would have happened and I would still be with the rest of the team safe and sound. Maybe I would still have Dash at my side."
"Are you saying Dash is more important to you than I am?" Kai cried out.
"All I know is that she wouldn't keep secrets like you do!" Cole snapped.
"You don't need to know everything, Cole," Kai yelled.
"Enough!" Booker snapped.
Cole and Kai turned to seeing Zack about to cry, hugging Booker tightly. Booker frowned at both of them.
"You two are fighting like children!" Booker snapped. "There are more important things to worry about right now."
Kai and Cole looked at each other, their expressions softened. They looked back at Zack, seeing how scared the little boy was.
"We're sorry, Zack," Kai muttered.
"Yeah, Booker's right," Cole added. "Right now we need to get along for everyone's sake."
"How about you two make up," Booker said. "Until you know you won't argue anymore, you stay here. Zack, let's go back to the beach."
Zack nodded and turned towards the beach. Kai and Cole watched him walk away. Kai sighed and sank to the ground.
"What are we doing anymore?" Kai muttered.
"I'm sorry I snapped at you," Cole sighed.
"I'm sorry I snapped at you," Kai replied.
"Friends?" Cole asked.
Kai looked up, seeing Cole extending a hand to him. Kai nodded, taking his hand.
"Friends," Kai smiled softly.
"Come on, let's go see Zack and Booker," Cole said.
"Go without me," Kai muttered. "I need a moment."
Cole looked at Kai before shrugging and walking off after Zack. Kai looked up, hearing Cole disappear. He sighed to himself, looking up at the sky. (Untouchable by Tritonal and Cash Cash)
"We've been wondering in the dark. A million miles apart going nowhere," Kai sang softly. "Believe that even if we're lost, you know it won't be long 'til we get there. Spinning 'round no control. Burning down, letting go. We've been wondering in the dark, but no matter where we are, just remember."
Kai sat up, looking around. He smiled, turning to look back up at the sky.
"We rise and we fall. We'll stay, we'll stay untouchable," Kai sang out. "Yeah, after it all, we'll stay, we'll stay untouchable."
He listened around him, thinking about everything. Looking back at everything that happened to them that no one else knew about. Things that he couldn't tell Cole. He snapped from his thoughts we he heard another voice singing near him. To him.
"Time is slipping through our hands, we're sinking in the sands of forever."
Kai looked up, seeing Cole standing near him. His eyes closed as he sang.
"Light, surrender to the dark, but we can make a spark here together," he sang, smiling.
"Hanging on by a thread," Kai sang.
"We will climb back again," Cole sang.
"Time is slipping through our hands," Kai sang to him.
"It's hard to understand, but remember," Cole sang back.
"We rise and we fall. We'll stay, we'll stay untouchable," Kai sang out.
"Yeah, after it all, we'll stay, we'll stay untouchable," Cole replied back.
Cole opened his eyes, smiling at Kai.
"It's true," Cole grinned. "We'll stay untouchable by them. We will save them."
Kai nodded, smiling. Cole walked over and took Kai by the hand. He pulled the red ninja to his feet, and into a hug.
