Kai caught Lloyd as the green ninja fell from the tree. Kai helped Lloyd balance on his feet, watching for anyone to come running at them. The sun was just peering over the horizon, alerting Kai that they still could get killed. Lloyd looked around, slightly frightened with the situation at hand.

"What now?" Lloyd asked quietly.

"Well, they went that way," Kai pointed in a direction. "And the beach is that way. So we shouldn't go towards either."

"So, we're walking through the bushes?" Lloyd asked. "Won't that make us stand out?"

"Me, not you," Kai sighed. "And with the chains off to separate us, if we get caught, we can split up and you'll most likely survive the encounter."

"You know nothing good happens when we split up," Lloyd said. "Whether or not we get spotted, we stay together."

Kai sighed, knowing there was no point in arguing over this. He gave in to Lloyd's request for the time being and they made their way into the brush. They walked as silently as they could, avoiding twigs, fallen leaves and making as little rustling as they could. Then Lloyd spotted some berries, realizing how hungry he was.

"Kai, food," Lloyd whispered.

Kai looked, noticing the small raspberry patch. Kai nodded to Lloyd, telling him to get some and eat. They walked over to it, kneeling and quietly picking and eating the wild berries. After a couple handfuls, Kai took his mask and filled it with some of the remaining berries. He tied it securely to his belt on his gi. He looked to Lloyd, who nodded to signal he was ready to go.

"Alright, let's keep moving," Kai said.

They walked a little further, then climbed up a large tree to rest up. After about an hour of sleep, Kai was shaken away by Lloyd. Kai looked to Lloyd's worried face, then noticed a small amount of smoke nearby.

"Jay's camping nearby," Lloyd whispered.

"I figured that's what the smoke was," Kai muttered. "Watch your back. We need to move."

As Kai and Lloyd were about to move again, an arrow rushed past Kai's head.

"What the?!" Kai cried.

He looked back towards the rising smoke, seeing Roy aiming another arrow at them.

"Look out!" Kai cried.

He jumped at Lloyd, pushing both of them out of the tree. They fell, hitting branches as they went. Once they hit the ground, they moaned.

"That wasn't as bad as I thought it would be," Lloyd said.

Lloyd slowly sat up, seeing Kai laying still beside him. Lloyd panicked, rolling Kai onto his back. Lloyd gasped.

"Kai," Lloyd said, sounding out of breath.

Kai's eyes, filled with pain, remained glued to the arrow embedded into his right shoulder. He blinked back tears, taking deep breaths to avoid crying out in pain.

"I'm OK," Kai said.

"Your hit," Lloyd said, looking between Kai's face and the arrow.

"Run, Lloyd," Kai said, hearing faint voices in the distance, shouting and arguing. "Save yourself."

"I'm not leaving you," Lloyd said, desperately searching for a way to help Kai.

Kai winced as Lloyd grasped the arrow.

"Lloyd, just run," Kai pleaded. "Save yourself. For the family you'll soon have with Ali."

Lloyd was starting to cry. He was either going to get Kai away from there, or die with him. There was no changing his mind. Lloyd wrapped an arm around Kai, pulling him to his feet despite his cries of pain.

"We're both getting out of here together," Lloyd told him. "One way or another."

Kai gave Lloyd a slight smile. Lloyd pulled Kai away from the small opening where they once were. Then they made their way further into the bushes, but not away from Jay and his crew. They were going in a different direction, due north. Lloyd knew Jay was coming from the west, so he and Kai made their way north, hoping to get away from the "hunters" following them. A couple minutes later, Lloyd knew they were safe because the voices had faded away long ago. He laid the exhausted and pained Kai against the base of a tree.

"You should have run, Lloyd," Kai muttered. "Just leave me here."

"I'm not abandoning you," Lloyd said, committed to it. "I don't want to be left alone. Never again, Kai."

"I'm only going to slow you down and make you easier to catch," Kai reminded Lloyd.

"I don't care," Lloyd said. He kneeled in front of Kai, looking into his amber eyes. "You and I are like brothers. If I lose you, I would rather die myself. We've both saved each other before, and this is no different."

Kai looked down. Lloyd walked into the bushes, remaining in Kai's sight. He kneeled in a mess of plants, picking a few. He walked back over to Kai, carrying some small plants. They were almost vine like, with little leaves hanging off them. He sat, resting them on his lap. He took his mask, laying it open on the ground in front of him. He took a handful of leaves, then started rubbing them in his hands over his mask. Small balls of mush landed on his mask, the dark colour standing out on the lighter colour green of his mask. After repeating this a couple more times, he moved closer to Kai.

"Alright," Lloyd said. "I'm going to remove the arrow, Kai."

"What?" Kai said, looked frightened.

"It's alright," Lloyd said. "Just realize, it's going to hurt. I'll make it quick, just try not to scream."

Kai nodded. Lloyd wrapped his fingers tightly around the arrow lodged in Kai's shoulder. He looked at it, seeing he wasn't extremely deep in his shoulder. It shouldn't be too hard, I hope Lloyd thought.

"1. 2," Lloyd counted. "3."

Lloyd pulled the arrow right out, and Kai yelped in pain. His breathing was rapid, but quickly slowly. Lloyd took the mush balls of leaves, then gently put them around the wound from the arrow. Kai winced every time Lloyd touched him. Then Lloyd took his mask and wrapped it around Kai's shoulder. He looked to Kai as he tied it tightly around his shoulder.

"My mother taught Zane and I some survival skills," Lloyd said. "I recognized the herb. It will help to keep out an infection, but I can't say it won't get infected still. Who knows what was on that arrow."

Kai nodded, still in pain. Lloyd helped Kai to his feet, avoiding contact with his right side.

"We need to move," Lloyd said. "If Jay is close by, they'll find us eventually."

"Yeah," Kai agreed. "Let's go."

Kai and Lloyd started walking again, going at a slower pace than before. The sun was high into the sky by then, so Kai and Lloyd had almost survived the whole 24-hours to live past then. That is, as long as they don't die of natural causes first.

Ali, June and Dash sat outside talking. They were in the shade of a tree, laughing in the grass happily.

"Man, you've seen it all, June," Ali said.

"Oh, trust me," June laughed. "There's more that you don't even know about yet."

"I don't think I want to know," Dash said.

"We all come from a darker past, it seems," Ali sighed.

"Wait," June said as her laughing stopped. "What do you mean?"

"Well, Dash doesn't talk about hers, I just know hers," Ali smirked.

"Yeah, we're going to need to talk about that later," Dash looked at Ali seriously.

"And well, we all know mine and yours, June," Ali said. "So, just trust me on this one."

June shrugged, agreeing.

"I should go check in on Tylor," June said.

"Are you two back together already?" Dash asked.

"No," June said. "We're at the friends stage, though. I think we'll just stay there, though."

"Alright, talk to you later," Ali smiled.

June walked into the temple, leaving Ali and Dash alone.

"What all do you know?" Dash asked suddenly.

"What?" Ali replied, taken back.

"About my past," Dash looked at Ali worried. "You haven't told anyone, right?"

"No, I promise no one else know," Ali said reassuringly. "Kirra."

Dash's face went pale, since no one, and she means no one, has used her real name in years. Dash looked at the ground, unsure of what to think.

"Dash, I know you're scared," Ali whispered.

"How long?' Dash asked. "How long have you known?"

"Since the day we met with Tylor," Ali said. "I recognized you. Then read your thoughts once I felt the fear coming off you."

"You weren't there, though," Dash said. "In the Samurai X cave. You were already captured."

"It was after that," Ali said softly. "Dash, I know you had a bad past, a horrible father, all of that. Some things we have no control over, but we do have a choice. We can hold onto them and let our pasts haunt us, or we can say it's done and gone and just move on."

Dash was silent, thinking.

"I don't know, Ali," Dash said quietly.

"I'm not telling you to decide now," Ali said. "I just want you to know, you can talk to me if something happens."

Dash looked up at Ali, moving closer to her. Ali placed an arm around Dash's shoulders, pulling her close.

"I miss them," Dash muttered. "Cole and Zack."

"We'll get Cole back," Ali said. "I know we will one way or another."

"But Zack," Dash started.

"He's with us," Ali said quietly. "He's with us in spirit. Watching and protecting you as you fight for what's right."

Dash nodded. She hugged Ali tightly.

"Thank you," Dash whispered.