ITTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS TIME FOR AN UPDAAATE! I am sooooo sorry for the wait! I was on a Cruise, and my Laptop doesn't work well! Anyway, I am so happy that I have Reviews! Crappy stories like mine aren't worth them! I hope you enjoy this chapter! ~Moon

:Chapter 3:

It can't be true.

Silence…

Silence was the only thing that Cole heard from his ears. With wide eyes, his breath caught in his throat, he looked back and forth from Ahna to Felicity. He turned to stare at his friends, who were also shocked, their mouths open and stiffly sitting on the stone seats like statues.

Suddenly, He, Jay, and Kai busted out laughing, Jay holding his sides as though he had been shot. Kai spoke between laughs.

"C-Cole? Your Son?! Ahahah! That's Brilliant!"

Cole added in, his head on the table, bent over in laughter

"Ok. Now I know this is all a prank or something. Where's Sensei? Me, Related to you two? As if! Do I look like a big scaly animal to you?"

Felicity looked as though she would tear him apart if she had the chance. Ahna just shook her head in response to his comment.

"It's true, and it is no prank. We are your kin, Cole. That's how I know your name. That's why you and Felicity look so alike. You are my son. You've grown so much…"

Cole began to stop laughing, his tone changing from a funny one to a sarcastic one.

"Ok, you had your fun, but this is getting creepy."

He suddenly noticed how Nya and Zane had not laughed at all. Nya looked curious, looking between Felicity and Cole. Zane, even for a Nindroid, was more serious than ever. Cole's laughing stopped all together. Did they really think these…Dragons…were his kin? Were they crazy?

"Zane, Nya, why aren't you laughing?" Jay questioned his crush and Nindroid brother. Nya responded with.

"I don't know…It could be possible that they are related. We never did meet Cole's mother…Perhaps she's telling the truth."

Kai looked shocked at his sister.

"Cole? Related to them? Did you sleep enough this morning? It's impossible!" The Fire Ninja was interrupted by Cole, who took a retorting tone towards Nya's comment.

"My mother died when I was young! At…Least that's what my father told me…" Cole seemed to gain an air of Fright around him, as though he was contemplating the possibility that Ahna was his mother, Felicity his sister. He then shook his head angrily.

"No. I have a Father. You couldn't have met him, stop joking around, it's pissing me off." He stared coldly at the two aliens before him. Felicity just muttered

"Sadly, it's true. Though I'd wish for a better sibling, we're siblings."

Ahna looked sharply at Felicity, before turning her head to Cole, who still held his Icy glare. The rest of the Ninja were now silent, waiting to see how this all turned out.

Ahna sighed "Please, you must listen. When you were young, The Terra Kingdom was being invaded by a neighboring Kingdom, the Tsunami Kingdom. Their king at the time, was crazy and Barbaric, and he threatened to invade the kingdom, to kill the next air to the throne after I, which in the predicament of a Male and Female twin birth, the male would be next in line, which…would be you. He had the numbers and the ambition to do so. So, as a safety choice, I sent you away to Ninjago, where the inhabitants look very alike to us in human form, so you could be safe. The portal closed, and it was over. We were about to lose the war, but then help arrived from the Lava Kingdom, and we won in the end…It was too late and I was too weak to open the portal again, for several months. The choice was made. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but it was for the best…" Ahna spoke in one breath.

Cole narrowed his eyes, and growled.

"I don't know who the hell you think you are, but it's not true! I'm not your son!" He began to Panic. A small voice within Cole told him that somehow…this could be his mother and all this could have happened. He tried desperately to ignore the voice, but it seemed to storm his every thought.

Zane spoke evenly, after a while.

"I can prove if you three are in fact related. DNA testing is built within my systems. If it matches, then what Ahna says, Cole,….is true. May I?" He turned to Felicity, who just rolled her eyes and pulled out a thin, black, strand of hair, knowing exactly what he wanted to do.

Cole, eager to prove that he was not in fact related to them, did the same.

The room was quiet as Zane placed the DNA on a scanner beneath one of his arm plates. What took seconds seemed to take hours for Cole, who held his breath in anticipation…in fear. Zane stared at the results for a while, scanning over again to make sure. The look on the Nindroids face, only made Cole feel worse.

"Well?" Cole asked at last.

Zane spoke quietly "Unless my scanners are wrong, it's true. You and Felicity are indeed siblings, and if so….Then Ahna is your mother…."

Cole's worst fear hit him in the gut like a punch, and he could have sworn the room seemed to collapse upon itself. Everyone was wide eyed, Nya's hand placed over her mouth in shock. Kai and Jay, who were far from laughing, looked as though they had seen a ghost.

Cole shakily stood up, backing away slowly until he reached the wall behind him. His breathing was quick, his heart racing with such shock. Ahna and Felicity approached him slowly, and Cole just whispered hoarsely.

"No! It can't be true. G-get away from me. I won't believe that you're my mother!"

Ahna spoke with desperation

"Please Cole, listen to me!" Felicity went to grab her now apparent brother's arm, only to pull it back as Cole viciously pushed it away.

"Cole, Calm down bro! We need to think this out.." Kai spoke suddenly, lifting himself up and walking over to the furious and stricken Black Earth Ninja. Cole snapped at him, his voice wavering.

"Think this out? Think this out?! I have no Idea what the Hell to think anymore! All this time…I've been one of these alien things, and I never knew about it?" His anger was now directed solely at his so called mother, who looked stiff as a board, due to her son's harsh reaction. But she knew this would happen. She could understand his pain.

"How?" Cole snapped her out of her thoughts, but she was slow to respond.

"W-what?"

"How did it happen? Did my Father lie to me this whole time? How did you make him keep his mouth shut?"

"Oh no. No no. I never told that man anything. I placed you in front of the first home I could find. I never spoke to this person, but I'm glad I chose such a good human to raise my son." She spoke softly. This just fueled Cole's anger even more.

"Everything is a lie then, huh? Figures! I always wondered why me and my father….I don't even know what to call him, were so different. We weren't even related! How could you do this? Dump me off somewhere and let me live 16 years of lies!?" Nya and Jay were now comforting Cole as well as Kai. Jay stared angrily at Ahna, but Nya was more opting to comfort Cole instead of letting any anger show at the Greif-Stricken mother before her.

"Please, it was for the best! I couldn't muster enough power to open the portal again, even if I wanted! I spent nearly every day of those 16 years wondering how you were, how many friends you had made. I'm happy you have these people to call your friends." She sent them a quick, thankful glance, before swallowing and continuing.

"Your Real father loved you too…I know this is painful for you, and I wish things had been different….But what's true is true, and now that you're back…do you know what that means for you?"

Felicity answered with Envy in her flawless voice.

"It means you're next in line, your majesty…"

Cole, who had listened to his mother explain herself, realized that his anger, had turned to Sadness, and confusion. He was an Alien. Not to mention a Royal Alien. Everything. Everything he believed in and loved was a lie. He put his head in his hands and slid down into a sitting position. Jay and Nya crouched with him, and Kai asked suddenly.

"So, what now? Do we leave? You said you'd explain everything. We want to go home, away from this crazy place…" Cole nodded slightly in agreement, his head still in his hands. He wasn't crying, but was simply trying to comprehend all the lies that were thrown on top of him.

Ahna looked upset, and shook her head.

"I…I can only open the portal when I gain enough power. It comes in phases. Sometimes it takes years, sometimes months…I cannot send you home now…"

"WHAT?! You mean we're stuck here?!" Kai snapped with shock.

Felicity snapped back "No duh Brainiac! Didn't you hear what she said?"

Kai looked ready to murder Cole's sister, and he clenched his fists in sheer anger. Nya stood up and held her Brother's arm.

"Stop it right now! Go help Cole! Or did you forget about him?"

She made sure that Kai, even though grumpily, stomped over to help his Grieving teammate. Nya turned to Ahna, who's eyes were swimming with pain and guilt. She spoke politely.

"There must be some way back…What can we do if there is not?"

Ahna spoke quickly.

"You may stay with us, I will see to it that you are treated with high regards…If Cole learns to master his powers properly, he himself can open a portal…But it takes a long time for an Elementidon to reach its full power…"

"Wait….Cole has powers? Like…other than the ones he has now?" Jay stammered. He then added quickly "In Ninjago, we're elemental ninjas. I'm Jay, Ninja of Lightning, this is Zane, Ninja of Ice, and this is Kai, Ninja of Fire…Cole's Ninja of Earth…" Kai looked angrily at Jay. He could have introduced himself! Ahna nodded in understanding, then added.

"Well, if me and Felicity can change our Forms, Cole can too. But he has never realized his power before, because he….never knew about his past."

Cole just groaned in response.

Ahna continued after staring sadly at Cole.

"I didn't know he was already trained to fight on your planet…this is good, he'll learn faster. That is….if he wants to."

This time Cole looked up with narrowed eyes and spoke icily "I'll do it, if it means we can leave this stupid planet faster..."

He stood up now, calming down a bit, and turned to Ahna.

"We sadly have no choice but to stay with you. How do I turn into one of your….Elementidons? This is really confusing…"

Kai and Jay nodded quickly in agreement. Ahna answered Cole's question after a while.

"It's hard to learn when you're older, but you must gather as much of your elemental energy as you can, and center it inside of you. Focus, and use the Earth to change your form." She ended her advice with a long breath, as she gathered energy around here, before glowing with a Familiar amber light. She was now back into the Brown, black and Silver dappled scales that greeted Cole and his friends just a few hours ago.

Cole looked pressured, and debated whether to try or not. He would look ridicules in front of his friends. Before he could try though, Jay butted in.

"Is there any way we could do that too?" Kai gave him an "Are you Crazy?" Kind of look, and Cole felt himself agree with Kai.

Ahna though, looked slightly curious.

"You say you each are Ninja of certain elements. Luckily, there are territories of each of your elements. Because we are all part human, maybe it can be possible in your elemental territories. But those belong to other kingdoms, and the Glacier kingdom does not take kindly to intruders…"

Cole suddenly realized that she had said that she was part human. He asked "You said you were part human. I thought this was a different planet. How could you be human?"

Felicity answered this question, seemingly in a nicer mood, as she happily spoke "It's because the first few hundred inhabitants of this planet, were teleported from ninjago to here, hundreds of years ago. Random portals opened, and each person adapted to certain territories, based on elements. That's why we speak your language and look so much alike." She answered proudly, earning a proud glance from Ahna.

Zane spoke "This is hard for me to comprehend, and I am a Nindroid!"

Cole laughed slightly for the first time in a while. He then got back to the previous topic.

"I guess I'll try to change my form. I don't think it will work though.."

Felicity spoke "It's not that hard, just focus and draw in strength. Surely you've done this as the Earth Ninja!" she taunted. Cole just glared at her, but felt something grow inside of him. It wasn't totally terrible being related to them. He always wanted a sister…

Cole just continued "Ok Ok! I'll try." He closed his eyes, blocking out any background noise, though he didn't need to. Everyone was waiting tensely for his results. Cole used the tequiniqes that Sensei had taught him and his brothers to use to harness their elemental strength. He could feel the weight and the strange comfort of the solid earth.

A strange sensation enveloped Cole, one he had never felt while he was training before. His Closed eyes lit up with a sickly yellow light, and his whole body went numb…

But he did feel as though he was getting taller, his legs becoming wider and stronger. Cole was frozen with confusion and he waited painstakingly for the end results.

The light wore off, and he saw Ahna and Felicity, now standing at his height, their eyes wide. Ahna smiled "You learn fast! Look at you!"

Jay, Kai and Nya rushed over to him. They looked a lot smaller now, and he realized that he had grown a couple of feet. He slowly looked down at his hands, which were now pointed and harbored sharp, Coal black claws. Cole stood in front of one of the Shiny, Reflective wall panels nearest to him, and what he saw amazed and terrified him.

A large, Jet black Dragon-like creature, with Amber like markings and a silver striped tail, which held four claws that the Sythia person had. He noticed his eye color was the same, and that a mesmerizing Amber gemstone was encased on his chest.

Jay gasped "You look like one of the guys from our Video games! How does it feel?"

Cole shook his head and tried walking on two, and on four feet. He felt that four was better, so he then replied "It feels weird. I feel like a cat or something."

Ahna laughed "You look like a royal indeed. We must inform the kingdom of your arrival!"

Cole turned to her.

"Woah woah. I never agreed to being shown off to this crazy place. We want to leave as fast as we can!"

"It wouldn't hurt to meet these people." Nya stated suddenly.

"Besides, you are their prince and we can't go anywhere yet." Zane finished for Nya Smartly.

Kai rolled his eyes as Cole sighed in defeat.

"Fine. But I Won't like it." He followed Ahna and Felicity, unsure whether or not to turn back into a normal person. It felt so weird being so tall…and so…scaly. Is this what Rocky felt like? He cleared his thoughts and muttered to his friends that followed him.

"I swear to Ninjago if I have to dance for these people." Kai laughed and replied "Nah, Rock head. You're dancing would traumatize them. What you don't want to do is Cook for them! Then they'd all be too busy dying to be traumatized!" Jay laughed at Kai's joke, and Cole sarcastically replied.

"Ha ha Kai…My Cooking is great, what is that supposed to mean?!" He suddenly realized the second part of Kai's remark. Kai scoffed.

"Whatever you saaay!"

Cole slapped Kai with his tail, suddenly appreciating the extra appendage. Kai grumbled, and the group stopped as Ahna stood a few feet away, on what seemed like a balcony. Nya whispered.

"Can you hear all the cheering? There must be a lot of these Aliens!"

Ahna finally spoke, Felicity taking a seat next to her mother. Cole stood back, wanting to turn around and leave. He was a leader of a team of Ninja, but he hated being seen in front of large crowds. Ever since his "Father" had tried to make him do the Triple Tiger Sashay when he was 7, Cole had hated performing or being seen by large crowds…but he would never admit it.

"Everyone, I ask for your attention. 16 years ago, as a safety precaution, my son was sent away to a foreign place, where he would be safe from the wrath of an insane Monarch. Today, I have very uplifting news."

The crowd was silent, not counting the young. Some of the citizens were in their Elementadon forms, some in their human. Cole wondered how these people ever got these powers, how they ever got to this planet. He was nudged by Jay when Ahna continued.

"Today, the portal was opened! And today, your prince has returned!" She called victoriously, motioning to Cole, and then to his friends. He swallowed, and slowly filed into the dry sunlight.

The crowd was enormous, and Cole wished he had ignored the signal. At the sight of him, the Crowd stayed deathly silent. Cole shifted awkwardly, as Jay waved furiously at people. Nya sighed at Jay, blushing at his enthusiasm. Cole was about to turn and run, before the crowd suddenly erupted in screeches and chanting.

The Earth was alive with people and creatures calling excitedly. Some shot what looked like Gemstones into the air, others whipping sand up to make up what seemed like confetti to Cole. Ahna let the crowd cheer, before signaling for silence.

"We cannot forget the friends that Cole has made from his foster planet. These Humans are of our birth planet, Ninjago! The names of these humans are Kai." She pointed to Kai, who just stood where he was.

"Jay." Jay kept waving furiously.

"Zane" The Nindroid politely bowed, and Nya was called last.

"And Nya." Nya stood next to Jay, a little over whelmed by the previous cheering. The Crowd had no hesitation this time. A few young creatures escaped from their place in the heavy crowd, and flew up to the Balcony.

A little male gasped as he circled around Cole's friends.

"You guys are wearing the other Kingdom's colors!"

"Can you breathe Fire?" a little Female asked Kai excitedly.

Kai answered proudly "Well, I can't breathe fire, but I do consider myself as a Fire Expert. That is my element."

"What a show off!" Jay rolled his eyes and laughed at Kai.

"Can you make Water?" The male asked Jay.

"Water? What-" Jay was interrupted by the Female who breathed loudly at Nya.

"You're a pretty human!" Nya blushed and giggled "Thank you! Cole, these are adorable!"

The two little Elementadons waved good-bye as their mother sternly called for them, flying only a few feet away. Zane waved back and turned to Jay " Did he say Water?"

"Yes. About that. The Tsunami kingdom wears a lot of blue. Your element is lightning. They wear light grey and Yellow, rarely blue. That's why!" Felicity answered for Jay, who nodded after a bit of thinking.

Cole gladly walked back towards his friends, and changed himself back into a human. He wobbled on his feet, but regained his composure. He then asked his sister.

"What's with all these Kingdoms? How many are there?"

Ahna also followed them back inside the castle after the crowd had simmered down. She shook her pelt, and answered.

"There are five kingdoms. The Terra Kingdom, of Earth, the Tsunami kingdom, of Water, The Storm Kingdom, of Lightning, The Glacier Kingdom, of Ice and the-"

The queen was interrupted by two guards that opened the large, stone doors to the room that the group inhabited. One of them spoke "Ahna, the message to Blaze and Frada has been delivered. They have sent their Daughter to see of your Son."

"Good Good! Bring her in!" Ahna smiled, as the guards nodded, signaling to more of their kind outside the door. As a group entered, Cole noticed one of them stood out like a sore thumb…and just as red as well. This alien was smaller, slimmer, and more human like then the others. He could tell she could not walk on four legs, by the way her legs were shaped. He asked Ahna "Who's that?"

Ahna nodded to the Red Dragon, who smiled and spoke boldly

"The name's Jade. Princess of the Molten Kingdom."

There! Each chapter gets longer and longer! I'm so proud of myself. Again, I went on a Cruise this week, so sorry for the late update! R and R and I love you all! Oh, and Jade is the character one of my Friends made up. Her FF name is Pebble, look for her in the reviews and READ HER STORIES! THEY ARE LIKE CHESTS OF LIQUID CHOCOLATE, GOLD AND PRINGLES COMBINED! That's all! ~Moon