Kai woke up, looking around as everything flooded back to him. Panic ensued as he found himself chained in a cell. He looked around, hoping someone was locked up with him like before, but he was alone. All by himself.

"It's about time you woke up," a voice spat.

Kai looked up, seeing the Overlord glaring at him.

"No, this can't be happening," Kai muttered. "This can't be real."

"Oh, this is very real, Kai," the Overlord smiled, walking up to him. "It's almost time. Jay will be down to collect you in a couple minutes."

"Why are you doing this?" Kai cried.
"Doing what?" the Overlord grinned. "Using him? Using you?"

Kai was silent as the Overlord walked out. He saw Jay standing outside the cell, smirking at Kai. Kai looked away from him, keeping his gaze low. Why did it have to be him? Why was he the target? Why couldn't he protect anyone when they needed it?

Kai looked up momentarily when the door opened. Jay walked to him and unchained him, grabbing him by the arm. Jay yanked Kai to his feet in the cell and dragged him out the door. Kai pulled on Jay, trying to break free. Then a thought came into his mind.

'That's not Jay, Kai.'

'What?' Kai questioned.

'Kai, it's Ali. That's not Jay, that's just a replica of him. Kill him!'

'What if it is him?'

'Then you take the chances, and get yourself killed by the Overlord.'

Kai gulped, taking a deep breath. He was going to do it. Just before they arrived, Kai pulled himself free from Jay with one swift movement. Jay spun around furious.

"Get back here!" Jay snapped.

Kai stepped out of Jay's reach, then created a Golden energy ball in his hands.

"I hope your right, Ali," he muttered.

He shot it at Jay, sending him flying and colliding with the wall. Kai watched in awe as Jay's figure flickered, and then changed into a normal droid. He gasped, backing away as it flickered between the two.

"You really aren't Jay," Kai growled.

The figure's form rested on Jay as he slowly stood up.

"I was wondering when you would clue into that," the droid grinned.

"Where is Jay? The real one?" Kai cried out.

"You think it's only Jay?" the droid laughed. "Oh, you are so very wrong."
Kai yelped, turning and seeing Nya and Zane had appeared behind them.

"What?" Kai gasped. "What's going on?"
"We're all fake," Jay taunted. "Replicas made by the Overlord to replace your weak, foolish friends. They were nothing, useless scraps that were used to create us."

"What about Cole?" Kai asked. "Is he?"
"Oh, he is fine," the droid grinned. "The one you thought died was only the replica. We had to, discontinue him because of a malfunction."

Kai watched the droid push open the door, and saw the whole team in chambers. All of the ninja were weak and seemed asleep. Zane was propped up against the side of his chamber, clearly powered off. Nya was curled in a ball, her knees pulled against her chest and her arms under her head. Cole looked like he was thrown in unconscious, his arm and legs sprawled out in the chamber. But Kai's eyes remained on Jay, the blue ninja in the chamber. Other than his sister and Lloyd, he was the youngest, and looked the worst out of all of them. The droids holding him let him go and he walked towards Jay's chamber. That's when he was able to get a better look at the young ninja.

Jay had cuts and bruises all over him, all from the torture and punishments before the Golden Power's came into the picture. His hair was filthy and scattered in all different directions. He had a black eye and what looked like a dislocated shoulder on his right. Kai bit his lip, placing his hands on Jay's chamber. That's when he saw Jay's eyes open for a split second.

"What did you do to them?" Kai asked, turning to the droids.

He saw the droids had given up on trying to hide who they were and had changed to their normal attire.

"Zane is powered down," the droid answered. "The other's chambers are filled with a sleeping gas, that is keeping them unconscious."

The other two droids, that had never said a word to him ran up and grabbed him by the arms and were starting to drag him out of the room. Kai glanced over his shoulder, and he saw what he was hoping for. Jay was looking back at him, a faint smile on his face. He looked almost peaceful, only for his smile to fade and for him to look away. Then the door closed behind Kai.

He walked in silence for a little while, keeping his head low as he thought about everything. How long was he tricked by the Overlord's games? How long was he just with the droids, the decoys? How long have the others been trapped in those cells, lost and alone? How long were they waiting for him to come and save them?

He knew time was running out, and the Overlord was making his final preparations for the Golden Powers. He was silenced, too afraid to say anything with the fear that he was now expendable. They could kill him very easily.

"That should do it," the Overlord said.

He felt the evil presence that had been controlling him for far too long leave him, and he collapsed to the ground as exhaustion took over him.

"Make sure he's chained up and doesn't get away," the Overlord ordered.

He felt metal hands grab his arms and drag him on the ground away from where he was. He glanced up, seeing a purple aura in a small chamber. The Overlord. He looked to his sides as he was chained to the spot, unable to even get to his knees.

His eyes jumped up as the door opened. A droid walked in, followed by two others that had the target between them. He gasped as they made eyes contact.

"Kai," he muttered.

He watched Kai pull free from the droids and run to him, pure joy overwhelming both of them. He quickly returned Kai's hug, wanting that moment to last forever.

"I thought I had lost you forever," Kai whispered.

He felt tears welling up in his eyes, knowing that he was about to lose him.

"You need to stop him," he whispered to Kai. "Otherwise we're going to lose each other."

Kai backed away, looking at him.

"Kai, please," he pleaded. "Fight against him."

Kai frowned, only for a droid to yank him away. Kai struggled, trying to break free from the droid's grasp. Kai stumbled as he was pushed into a chamber. He spun around as the door closed. He pushed against it, hoping to get it open. He turned as one of the droids pulled a lever on a panel. That's when what Lloyd told him made sense to him.

"No, no, please," Kai pleaded.

He pushed himself against the chamber walls, a purple aura flowing into the chamber with him. It swirled around as Kai panicked, terrified. He could hear the laughter from the Overlord, but the power wasn't being drained from him yet. He couldn't feel it. He watched the aura from the Overlord form a figure in front of him, a person.

Then everything happened so quickly, Kai had no time to react. A burst of aura from the Overlord sent a string of aura from the Overlord straight into Kai's chest. Kai gasped, stumbling and falling against the wall. The string spread, trapping Kai against the side of the chamber. In a matter of seconds, Kai found himself covered by the single string of aura that coated him like vines.

"Kai! Fight him!" Lloyd shouted from where he was chained.

"I can't," Kai muttered.

Everything started screaming in pain, and he felt the powers being pulled from him.

"Kai! You can do it!" Lloyd screamed. "You need to fight him!"

Kai groaned, unable to move. He dropped his head, feeling like he was about to pass out. He glanced up at Lloyd, seeing the green ninja pleading him to do something. A surge flew through him as the Overlord suddenly screamed with pain. Kai took a deep breath, then jumped at the Overlord. The Overlord grabbed Kai's fists, pushing him back, but they couldn't move.

"You're a fool to try and beat me!" the Overlord cried.

Kai panted, feeling the energy still slowly being drained from him. Kai glanced down at the string of aura, then up at the Overlord.

"I might not be able to beat you," Kai muttered. "But I can still stop you."

Kai kicked to Overlord, sending him backwards. Kai used his moment to create a energy ball.

"No! You'll kill both of us!" the Overlord shouted.

Kai didn't listen, and launched the ball at the Overlord. The explosion shook the who area, broke the chamber, and sent everyone flying through the room.