I've been lacking on the Author's Note's recently, so i'm just gonna talk for a bit. School started awhile ago, if you haven't noticed the slowness of updates. (I'm also lazy ehhhh) I'm trying really hard to get this out to you wonderful guys! =D
The dragon gathered the five crystals, glowing in the ninja's specific color.
Jay looked at his hands. "You know what's nice? Having thumbs." Everyone chuckled.
The dragon made a deep coughing sound that got everyone's attention.
"Now, I have something to ask of all of you." The dragon said.
"Of course! You helped us get back to normal, it's the least we could do!" Cole said.
"I really didn't want anyone to see me in this condition, but I knew you would come… I'm not immortal, and I'm not going to be here much longer…" The dragon bellowed.
"What?! You're dying?!" Jay yelled.
"Sadly, yes. I cannot leave these sacred caves unguarded. The crystals that reside here are much too dangerous to just leave. I need help destroying these caves to keep everyone safe." The dragon looked down at them.
Everyone exchanged glances.
"Of course. We'll help all we can." Lloyd said. He patted the dragon's leg.
"Thank you…" The dragon then swung its huge tail harshly into the wall. Various cracks formed in the wall. A small portion of the wall crashed onto the ground.
The dragon continued to smash the wall, while Lloyd shot his green energy at the walls. The other ninja couldn't do much besides push some of the rubble into the ocean.
Eventually, they had destroyed everything, and were standing waist deep in water.
"Wait. How are we going to get back home? Now that Lloyd's back and all." Cole asked.
"I think I can help with that." The dragon answered. They all looked over to it.
"You sure you can make it? You're in pretty bad condition." Kai pointed out.
"I can make it to the shore, but I cannot promise any more than that." The dragon sounded slightly emotional.
"If you're sure, and you want to." Kai said. The dragon nodded. It scooped up Kai and the others, and placed them on it's huge back. It kept Nya in it's hand.
"I have something to ask of you, Nya." The dragon mentally said.
"Ask away!"
"I'm entrusting you to protect the crystals." The dragon set the five crystals in Nya's palm. She could hear whispers echoing from them. "The crystals are very powerful. Very powerful. You cannot let them fall into the enemy's hands. You also can't let the ninja touch them. If they do, their instincts will revert back to them. Can I trust you to protect them?"
"Yes. I will guard them with my life." Nya answered. The dragon happily shook its head.
"I'm not going to reveal much about your future, but i'm just going to say you will help the ninja in more ways than protecting the crystals later on."
"Really?!" Nya excitedly yelled.
"You're much more than Samurai X Nya. Sorry, but if I said anything more I would spoil it."
Nya nodded, and the dragon put her on it's back. It started flapping its' enormous wings. It slowly got off the ground, and started towards the shore.
"What was the dragon talking to you about?"Jay asked.
"It asked me to protect the crystals. Pretty cool right?"
"Yeah! If they're as dangerous as Wu said they were, that's really cool!" Jay smiled. They high fived.
"I'm sure you'll do a great job sis." Kai beamed. Nya examined the crystals. The blue one, Jays, seemed to be making louder sounds than the others. She put it to her ear.
"I'll be back one day Jay. One day, one day, someday, maybe not soon, but someday. The second you lower your guard, i'll be back…" It went on and on, talking about how it would come back.
"You were dealing with the guy in this crystal the whole time?" Nya looked over at Jay.
"Yeah, it sucked." Jay responded. "Anyways, i'd rather not talk about Oliver. He's a jerk and I just want to forget about him entirely. Crystal Dragon, I heard from Lloyd that you know what's going to happen in the future. What happens in my future?" Jay asked.
"I can, but I'd rather not reveal too much. I'll tell each of you something vague. Jay, you and one of the ninja will form a grudge unless you forgive each other. Kai, you will meet a red-haired girl, and immediately take interest in her. Zane, you will make a sacrifice to save everyone. Cole, you will also make a sacrifice for one of your friends. Lloyd, your mind will not always be free others. Wu, someone from your past will return. I think I revealed too much, but what can you do." The dragon said. They all exchanged worried glances.
"What about Madison?" Jay asked.
"The one you met in Jamanakai?" The dragon asked.
"Yeah."
"Oh, I would really like to reveal everything, but i'm not allowed to. Let's just say, she's not faring all too well right now…"
"What happened?!" Jay panicked.
"Like I said, I want to tell you, but I can't."
The rest of the flight was silent, everyone was thinking about what the dragon meant. Zane and Cole seemed the most worried.
The shore slowly came into view. Everyone was anxious to get back to Ninjago. The dragon slowed down, and descended onto the sand. It collapsed to the ground, and everyone jumped off.
The dragon whined. A pitiful whine at that. No one thought it would be appropriate to speak at this time. Wu walked up to it.
"Thank you for helping us. It's very sad to see you off like this." Wu said. He stroked it's snout.
"Well, all good things must come to an end…" The dragon rasped. It started glowing, and Wu backed away.
In a bright flash, it was gone. Leaving a few crystal shards lying on the beach.
"Well then… What do we do now?" Jay asked.
"I guess we just start walking." Cole responded. They began the long walk back to Ninjago City, or somewhere they could get a ride to there. After awhile of walking alongside the road, a man offered them a ride to the city. They all crammed into the car only meant for five people, but holding seven.
The car drove down the road at a steady pace. Eventually they arrived at the city. They all practically jumped out of the car.
"Thanks for the ride. You…" Kai thanked. The man turned the car around, and went back down the road.
They looked around the area, but saw no sign of Madison.
"Is anybody here?!" Kai yelled. They were all thinking about the dragon's statement, "Let's just say she's not faring all too well right now".
"Umm, I'm over here!" A distant voice yelled. It wasn't Madison's voice. They all started running towards to voice.
"Is Madison alright?!" Cole yelled, running down the barren street.
"I don't really know!" The voice called again. They turned one last corner, and saw Madison and Silver lying on the ground, with another girl standing behind them.
"The ninja! You made it back!" The girl celebrated. After looking at them for a second, her gaze returned to Madison. "I think I need some help here!" She tried pulling Madison's hand off Silver, but it didn't budge.
The ninja made it to them.
"This is what the dragon meant." Cole said. Wu tried pulling her hand away, but it wouldn't move.
"Who are you anyways?" Kai asked.
"Oh, I'm Madison's friend. Kailee." Kailee responded.
"Do you know what happened?" Kai questioned. Everyone else was trying to figure out a way to separate Madison and Silver.
"Yeah… Well, some of it I guess… I was gone for one of the major parts…" Kailee answered.
"We got them apart!" Jay yelled, holding Silver. "Silver's pretty messed up."
Wu felt Madison's pulse, which was very slow.
"How did this happen?!"
Last chapter was the second-to-last happy chapter, the ending is happy, but that's all I can promise for happiness.