No P.O.V.

Jessica sat on the edge of her bed, which was currently being used by Cole. She stroked his hair, murmuring to him.

Cole? Cole, are you okay? Jessica insisted, scared.

There was a loud groan as Cole regained consciousness. Ow.

Cole! Jessica shouted. Oops. Sorry.

It's fine. Cole sat up. "But why does my head feel like a ton of bricks hit it?"

"You got hit with some kind of dark energy." Jessica bit her lip, and decided to tell the truth. "I was protected by Celeta, but Enola wasn't even touched."

"How?" Cole asked, trying to get out of bed, only to groan again. "Ow..."

"You need to rest." Jessica told him, pushing him gently back down onto the bed. "Are you hungry?"

"No. Just in pain." Cole replied.

"Sleep tight." Jessica leaned down, pecking his lips, before leaving the room.

Elsewhere...

Enola stood, pacing, in her room. "Think! Dark powers, black skin..." She gulped.

"Enola?" Jessica poked her head in. "Any ideas?"

"None." Enola said angrily. Unless... Oh no.

"Cole's awake, but there's something I want to know. How were you not affected by the blast?" Jessica said.

Enola pursed her lips. "How were you not?"

"Celeta. She threw up a barrier for me." Jessica explained.

Sighing, Enola sat on a chair by her bed, rubbing her forehead. "Two months ago I killed the Queen of Shadows. When I did so, I gained an aura which protects me from the nightmares and shadows I purify."

Jessica looked at her. "Exactly how do you kill a shadow?"

"What I did was use my aura to attack her. It purified Lord Garmadon, making him good, and the Queen of Shadows' body was dead. But I have no idea about her soul." Enola answered.

"If I know one thing about spirits, it's they can get a second body." Jessica said thoughtfully. "Of course, they have to drain another being for it, but if they're desperate, spirits will do it."

"Maybe." Enola sighed. "For now, our biggest problem is the guys are completely unprotected to the energy."

"Perhaps more than that." Celeta flew inside, and Enola managed to not flinch. "Jessica, is there anything you can remember about after your father died?"

Jessica shrugged. "Not really." Did anything big happen?

If you think carefully. "I believe spiritual magic may be immune to nightmare and shadow magic, but I can't be sure. Your mother might be able to provide some insight."

As it turned out, Misako had a scroll which was able to give them some idea on what they were facing. *Everyone knows the woman has more than enough scrolls to fill a library* "In the oldest prophesies, there are images which even I couldn't decipher." She explained, unrolling it. Jessica nearly laughed.

She couldn't decipher something THIS SIMPLE?! She snorted, looking at Celeta.

What are you talking about? I can hardly understand any of this. Celeta replied.

You're joking, right? It's plain English. Jessica told her. "I can understand it."

The others looked at her, dumbfound. "This was written in a language created before time even began." Misako said. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah." Jessica looked at the scroll, pointing to the symbols. "'When darkness meets shadow, spirits collide and something new is born.'"

The room filled with silence. "What? Did I do something wrong?" Jessica insisted.

Lord Garmadon stepped forward. "The language this was written in is dark script. Only someone who contains or has contained darkness can read it. As is, I can barely understand a word."

Jessica filled with dread. Oh shit...

Calm down. Celeta came forward. "It is true, evil spirits once possessed Jessica. But she was able to break free of them and they no longer exist." She explained.

Enola nodded. "Okay. Back to the scroll, what does it mean?"

"I believe the scroll states when shadow magic and spiritual magic can be combined." Misako replied.

"So, what should we do now?" Jessica asked.

Her answer was in the form of an alarm. Running to the computer, Misako pulled up several camera images. Rather than Serpentine, as everyone expected, there were several black figures, each terrorizing or murdering humans. Enola's eyes widened.

So... so many... She whispered to herself. "Those are nightmare shadows."

"Good, something to hurt." Jessica growled. She'd been waiting for a chance to get back at the figure from the previous night.

"You shouldn't be going with only two, and everyone else is still unconscious." Sensei Wu told her.

"Enola's immune to nightmares." Celeta put in. "And you can't let the humans die."

"Fine. But be careful." Misako told them.

Going down the anchor, Jessica pulled out her bow but her arrows simply went through the black figures. "Dammit!"

"Try this!" Enola threw a blue orb at a herd of shadows. The ball exploded and the shadows were taken with the blast. She let another orb encase Jessica's arrows, giving them blue tips. Now, they shot down everyone figure they touched.

Unfortunately, no matter how many the two destroyed, more shadows rose from the ground, and eventually they were surrounded. "Well, it was nice knowing you." Jessica muttered, pulling out her dagger. Enola didn't respond, and Jessica whipped around. "Enola?!" She was gone.

"Lemme go!" Enola was being held roughly by two nightmare shadows but before she could cry out again her mouth was covered.

"ENOLA!" Jessica sprinted towards her, but two black pulses sent her flying back.

Jessica, stay down! There's nothing you can do! Celeta warned.

Like hell I will! Jessica fired back. She lunged again, only for more pulses to beat her down. Finally, Jessica was knocked out, and the shadows retreated into the earth, taking Enola with them.

Hours later...

Jessica's eyelids fluttered open. Standing over her, worried, was Cole. Are you alright?

I'm... I'm fine. Where's Enola? Jessica insisted. Cole didn't answer. WHERE IS SHE?!

Enola was captured. Celeta answered. You were knocked out.

No... Jessica closed her eyes. It's all my fault.

It's not. The shadows were there purely to capture Enola. Celeta insisted.

But I was the one who said we had to fight. Jessica said miserably. She buried her face in her hands, crying.

Cole pulled her into his arms, rubbing her back. "It's alright." He assured.

KA... ME... HA... ME... HA!

TAKE THAT, PAGEBREAKS!

Enola opened her eyes. She was strapped to a table, and the Queen of Shadows hovered above her. "Miss Enola Hafford. Or would you prefer Holmes, after your namesake?"

"How did you survive?" Enola barked.

"Don't you know? Your friend Jessica gave you the solution." The Queen of Shadows descended smirking. "I merely used my subjects to drain enough energy from humans. This, of course, got your attention. You see, quite sadly, you are the perfect vessel."

"I'll never let you use me. Never." Enola hissed.

"We'll break you. Push your limits, make you scream in pain. Begin." The Queen of Shadows turned away, and Enola's screams filled the cavern.

Sorry for the really late chapter! I HATE EXAMS! AND WRITER'S BLOCK! AND HOMEWORK! AND PROJECTS! I HATE SCHOOL!

So anyway, hopefully, I'll be able to update earlier!

P.S. New Elements will not be updated for awhile. Also, a new story Then There Were None will be coming soon, dunno when, I have to wait for my co-writer since we're both really busy with school.