Kai waited patiently outside of the Mayor's mansion for Cole to show up. The air around him felt crisp and slightly cold, but for some reason, it didn't bother Kai at all. He actually loved the wind in his slightly spiked brunette hair; normally, he despised the cold. But now, it seems like he barely feels it at all.

It has been almost an hour since he sent the two to collect food and wood; of course it had only been a distraction. But what was slightly bizarre was what had told him to do so; a strange voice in his head that didn't seem to go away. And it was beginning to make Kai nervous and curious.

Ever since the voice had entered his head, and the terrifying and cryptic nightmares began, Kai has been borderline obsessed trying to figure out what was happening. The dreams were too recurring to be normal, and the Rushes in his mind were too real to ignore.

Suddenly, the sound of a snapping branch echoes out of the woods, snapping Kai's attention. "Who's there?" Kai asks after a moment, cautiously. "Come out, or I'm coming in!"

A rustle of leaves. The sound of heavy panting. Kai wondered how he could hear such faint noises from almost half a mile away from the woods.

And out came Cole, running faster than Kai had ever seen anyone do so. "Kai!" Cole called, and Kai could hear the boy perfectly. "It is you!"

Kai beams, relieved to see the boy. It felt great to see another person he could trust; in their situation, it was almost vital.

Cole runs into Kai's arms, hugging him tightly. "Kai!" Cole exclaims. "It's great to see you! You have no idea what I've been through."

Kai chuckles at this. "Right back out you," he replies, letting the small boy free. "What are you doing here? You're supposed to be on the boats headed for the Dark Island. Do you know how worried your brother has been?"

"Jay's alive?" Cole asked, his misty eyes wide. "How is he? Is he okay?"

"You'll be able to ask him yourself in a few minutes," Kai tells him, and Cole's face lights up even more. He had been so worried for his brother ever since he had gone missing a few days ago, that something terrible had happened to Jay and Cole would never be able to see him again.

"In the meantime," Kai says, leading the boy toward the Mayor's mansion. "Let's get you inside, before you catch a cold. In the situation we're in, that's the last thing we need." Cole chuckles. Night was days away from officially beginning, and it was not the best time to still be in Ninjago, not to mention left behind.

Caution was an important tool they all had to have.

Jay hugs the collection of sticks and logs closer to his chest as he bends down to grab another.

It had been about an hour since Kai sent him off to get firewood, and Jay was about to head back. But first, there was something he had to do. And if he didn't do it now, with everything that was happening, Jay doubted he would be able to again.

He made his way through the woods, staying cautious for anything that would be of danger to him, and although it didn't help that it was almost completely dark out, finding what he needed was going to be easy.

Finally, Jay spotted it; a bush a different shade of green than the rest of the forest and it's flowers a bright blue color.

It was Gamot that Jay needed, and dearly. He noticed that the cut on his arm had gotten worse, and was probably infected. It was insulted even more when he helped barricade the door using the same arm, and it hurt even more.

Jay bends down and plucks and tugs at the bright blue flowers and stuffs it into his pocket; he would save that for later. Then, Jay takes about a fistful of flowers and crushes it in between his hand, squeezing out the nectar and juice.

Jay uses the substance in his palms and rubs it in between his hands. Then he, very tenderly, grazed the suave onto his purplish cut.

The pain erupted on the surface of his arm and he sustained crying out. It was a burning sort of pain that traveled all the way to his elbow. The cut was definitely infected; and more than Jay had thought. He had to tell Nya and Kai about it, and especially get as much Gamot as he can.

So Jay stuffed the rest of the leaves on the Gamot bush in his pocket until it looked like a big ball. He secured it to ensure none would fall out as he walked back to the mansion.

As soon as he was sure he was ready, Jay began retracing his steps, finding his way back to the place he was before.

Eventually, the telltale dim light shined through the trees in front of him that he was out of the woods. And the Mayor's mansion wasn't far ahead.

Once Jay walked into the mansion and softly closed the door, he could tell that something was very different, although he couldn't figure out what. He dumped the lump of wood in his arms into the fireplace and looked around. Everything was the same. The furniture was still in place, no additional odors floated around...

Suddenly, an all-too familiar voice sifted into Jay's ears and he quickly turned his head toward the upstairs room where the three stayed. But the voice wasn't of Kai's or Nya's.

It was of somebody he thought was gone forever.

"Cole?" Jay called out hopefully, and the pitter patter of thundering steps replied to him.

"Jay?" Cole's beaming face looked down on his big brother from the top of the staircase. "Is that really you?"

Jay didn't answer his brother; he was too busy staring in awe at the young boy he had originally thought he wouldn't see again. And now that he was a staircase away from him, he didn't know what to say.

So all he did was hold out his arms, inviting Cole in for a hug. Cole smiles even wider as he ran down the carpeted stairs and into his brother's outstretched arms. "I...thought you were dead!" Cole exclaimed into Jay's ear.

"I thought you were on the Dark Island!" Jay responded as he let go of his brother. "How are you here?"

"Well-" Cole started, about to tell of his adventure, when the white wooden doors swung open. Jay turned around in a snap, and narrowed his eyes in dislike as he saw the new guest.

It was a boy with his arms around Nya's neck as she helped him walk, although nothing seemed wrong with the boy's leg.

And Jay couldn't help but notice that the boy was no other than Zane.

Zane and Nya immediately stopped in their tracks as soon as they saw Jay with Cole. Nya rushed forwards leaving Zane's arms around air toward Cole.

"Cole!" Nya exclaims. "You're here! But I thought you were on the boats!"

"Well-" Cole started again, but this time, Jay, who had only been staring bullets into Zane, interrupted.

"Zane." Jay spoke in a low tone. "What are you doing here?"

"I saw Nya and Kai run off into the woods, and I followed them shortly after when they didn't come back," Zane replies in the same cold voice. "So excuse me for being worried for my friend's safety." Seeing the looks the two boys were exchanging, Nya sighs sadly.

Zane was Nya's boyfriend, and for a reason that was oblivious to Nya, that was the main reason that Jay disliked Zane. The two couldn't even be in the same room together without there being any tension.

Jay's feelings for Zane was unreasonable to Nya; he was respectable, trustworthy, smart, and handsome. And when Nya had officially begun to date Zane, she couldn't help but notice the looks that Jay had made whenever she mentioned him.

But now the circumstances have changed. Nya could only hope that the two could work out their differences. They had to, or else the chance of surviving Night together would be nonexistent.