"Jay?" Nya stares dumbfounded at the mayor, who just gave her the troubling news. "He's missing?" Immediately, her mind quickly tries to find any possible answer as to where Jay could possibly be, but failed.

"Yes," Mayor Dareth says gravely. "And my men and I just wanted to know if you had any idea as to where he is." He leans in closer, his eyes staring into hers. "Nya, we need you to think. Really think. It's too close to Nightfall for one to disappear. It's very important that we find him before the boats arrive tomorrow. Do you have any idea at all as to where he is?"

Nya thinks back to the night before, when she had seen him last. None of her memories served her well or gave her any clues. After a full minute passed, she shakes her head disappointedly, much to the frustration of the Mayor and the guards. Desperation grew on the faces of all of them.

"Now Nya, when you last saw him, did he seem...angry? Upset? Did he mention going anywhere? Anywhere at all?" Mayor Dareth pressed on, and Nya could tell he was using a lot of energy to stay calm.

But now that she taught about it, Nya remembered Jay telling her he needed to collect Gamot, a medicine found on bushes that heals cuts, sores, or illnesses extremely quickly, and many villagers claimed it saved their lives. In fact, it was the exact thing that Kai applies to his scar on his face everyday. It kept it clean and any bacteria away, but the scar will never go away.

When Nya tells her assumption to the Mayor and his guards, the three nod in satisfaction. After thanking her, the Mayor and the other two men make a break for the woods.

Immediately after the men left, Nya bolts up the stairs to tell her brother of the troubling news.

Jay never felt fond of the woods. Leaves from bushes always pricked him in the legs, bugs and ants always ate at him or swarmed around him, and he always felt like he was being watched.

This was what Jay was going through at the moment, swatting at the mosquitoes around his head and slapping the ants crawling up his leg. He almost had to talk himself into continuing his 'mission', that it was all worth it.

He was not gathering Gabot. He had done that hours ago, and piles of it were in the suitcase he planned to take to the Dark Island. No, the reason why Jay was putting up with the pests of the Forest was for Nya.

The kiss she gave him the night before completely enchanted him. Jay had been pushed over the edge, and he was falling hard for her. The only thing he could ever hope was for her to at least remember him for this on the Dark Island.

That was why Jay was searching for the pond.

On the day Kai, Nya and himself swam in the pond and Kai fell off of the cliff, the two had been so distracted in being fearful for Kai's life that they hadn't noticed Nya's sapphire ring slip off as they were running to Kai's aid. It had been her family's heirloom, and she had been heartbroken when she realized it had fallen off. But now Jay has newfound courage to retrieve it for her, so she could perhaps pay special attention to him on the Dark Island.

Finally, the ground below Jay became mushy, signaling the pond wasn't far. Then just as Jay brushed aside a vine, he saw it. The surface no longer shimmered, since Night was much closer than it was all those months ago, and the sun was almost invisible now. That meant Jay had to concentrate even harder on looking for the ring; not much light was there to help him see better.

So Jay retraced his steps, trying to remember exactly how everything happened so he could perhaps find the ring easier. Closing his eyes, he envisions it, walking blindly forward. He recalled how fast Nya had been running, chasing after her brother.

Jay made a blind right, then a left. It had happened a while ago, so it was almost impossible to even guess where it could be. It occurred to him that perhaps someone had found it and traded it in for something else, and it was lost forever. But the thought of seeing Nya's overjoyed face and feeling her lips again kept him going.

He kept his eyes closed, trying even harder to remember and guess the location of the jewelry. And since he couldn't see, Jay didn't see the deep, old bear trap in front of him.

Jay screamed as he fell suddenly, startled, and landed about five feet from the top.

He wasn't badly hurt; nothing was broken. He could tell that much. His arm stung slightly, and felt liquid slowly run down from his tricep. When Jay glanced at it, he discovered a deep cut about as long as his third finger. He cursed under his breath; he stupidly hadn't packed a first aid kit in case something like this happened. Of course bear traps would still be around from two Nights ago. Bears may no longer be around in Ninjago, but that hadn't meant the traps would be filled.

Jay sighs, scolding himself for being so foolish. Nya could never feel the same as he did for her, so how could he even hope so?

He bangs his head on the wall behind him, feeling tears run down his cheek. Cole must have already discovered he was missing and told the Mayor. They must all be looking for him. But judging by his arm, he won't be able to climb out of the hole by himself. If Jay had thought to bring a rope, he could climb out at that moment, but the thought of Nya blinded him.

Bringing his knees to his chest, Jay cries. Warm and salty tears melt into his mouth, and the bitter feeling of loneliness finds it's way into his body, making everything all the worse.

Now the only thing Jay could hope to wish for was the Mayor finding him eventually before the boats arrived.