"Skales, we will get the blue ninja in 2 weeks, he has sssoooo much energy, he is practically wasting it without realising, I think the weapon must have triggered something with his element, he seems unstable according to these lab results that our undercover agent has sent across."

"Oooooh, it's better than we realised" Skales added gleefully, "we can harvest his energy if he has this much to spare."

"True, but his body won't last long if we do that plus he'll somehow need to recharge and if he does that he'll escape and then we're stuck again."

Pythor played with the weapon a little more before something came into his mind, "Ah of course…..this wonderous machine has altered his element therefore his element is now unstable, he probably doesn't even know this yet and I might be wrong but he could be a danger to his clan without realising."

"It'll only be a matter of time until he's an outcast like usss…..once he harms one of his beloved ninja brothers" Pythor added.

"And when that happens they'll discard him; like a piece of trash…so we can bring him in here and harvest his electricity".

"We can't harness his power here…Skales, imagine the noise, it won't be a pleasant experience for him. We have our own families down here who are unaware of the plans we have set in motion".

"Besides, he needs to attend the facility…Skales, and then we can bring him here and finish him off, hell we could even set a trap for the other ninja to watch his demise" Pythor added.

On the Bounty

Sensei Wu had finished meditating and had also taken the time to look at his spirit smoke to get answers to what he was hoping wouldn't happen. He looked deeply into the smoke and saw 2 clouded figures huddled around a fuzzy blue figure, he was completely alone with these 2 figures. Wu tried to concentrate to get more from the image, this allowed him to to see more and he noticed that the blue figure was in fact Jay the elemental master of lightning, Wu could see 2 shiny silver items on his chest and dark patches on his gi. This in itself was enough to let him know that Jay's life was in imminent danger the exact date however could not be predicted by the spirit smoke but he knew it to be sooner than he would like to admit.

After the early dinner had finished, Wu immediately summoned the ninja into his quarters except for Jay who was unaware as he was concentrating on playing Fist to face with the CPU of the game console.

The ninja all hastily retreated into Wu's room as he explained to them that Jay was in danger and that he was to be watched at all times, not to be left alone unless that person could be trusted. They all nodded and agreed with Wu that they wouldn't tell Jay for fear of making him anxious, they all went back into the main room and sat down behind Jay watching him play without a care in the world. Cole was worried, Kai was too but they were strong as a team, they could beat this…whatever this was.

As the night began to draw in, Jay stifled a yawn as his brothers began to get up and retire to their shared dormitory. Jay promptly followed and almost set one foot into the dorm he shared with his brothers but was swiftly intercepted by Zane who motioned him out of the room and into the infirmary.

"Aww come on Zane, why do I gotta sleep in here, on my own?"

"Sorry Jay…..doctors' orders, this is a hospital bed and is more suitable for the ill than our bunks are."

"Also side rails to stop you from falling out and machines close by to monitor you."

"Gee thanks Zane", Jay giggled "I'm not that ill, but sure I'll try it for a few nights…just to make you happy."

"Good now rest, because tomorrow is a whole new day with some gentle physio exercises for your lungs as suggested by the nurses" Zane stated.

Zane watched Jay get into bed and then connected the various machines to him before he securely closed the door. Jay looked around the large infirmary getting accustomed to the size, the medical equipment on board was impressive, almost like a miniature hospital. Jay turned gently onto his side as he took his nightly dose of liquid morphine, he put the medicine cup down and accidentally touched the electrical machine closest to him, as soon as he touched it the machine stopped working and a small cloud of smoke began issuing from the top of it in a steady upwards spiral.

"Oh damn, Zane's not gonna like that" Jay hissed as he moved away from it rapidly. He hopped of the bed and tried to see if a small spark of his own element would bring some life into the machine so he recreated a spark between his finger and thumb but as before in the hospital nothing happened, he persevered and this time a massive bolt of lightning originating from his stomach, came down his arm and shot out of his hand until the lightning touched the machine and completely destroyed it as bits of it went flying around the room, luckily the miniature explosion caused Jay to naturally react as he turned his head away from the flying metal debris. The explosion ended all hopes that Jay would now have of repairing the expensive looking item of medical equipment as he huffed and approached his bed.

"Great, Zane's gonna kill me for sure" he squeaked as he carefully got back into bed.

The following morning arrived quickly, Jay slept remarkably well as no-one could be heard snoring and there were no whirring gears to be heard. Zane came into the room and noted the damage to the cardiac machine and frowned. He put Jay's breakfast on the hospital trolley table over the bed and then went to work on carefully picking up the pieces, once he had finished he put Jay's morning medication in front of him.

"Do you know what happened to this machine Jay?" Zane asked as he pointed to the obliterated machine on the floor.

"Errrr….n….no" Jay stammered hoping Zane wouldn't be able to tell he was lying.

"Ok, I surmise that you know more than you care to admit" Zane added raising an eyebrow whilst looking at Jay.

Busted Jay thought, although he still didn't say anything, just kept eating and looked away innocently trying to avoid all eye contact for fear of this mishap having to be explained.

"Ok here are some towels, go and take a shower and give one of us a call if you need help".

"What! Zane, I can do this myself, I know how to take a shower" Jay huffed indignantly.

"Remember Jay, I am here to help you recuperate and I do not appreciate the tone of your voice or your sharp wit" Zane answered coldly.

"Yeah, s…sorry Zane, it's just….I…I want to be back to my old self, but something isn't right and I….." Jay cut himself off mid-sentence as Zane eyed him suspiciously urging him to continue.

"No please continue Jay…..we are genuinely concerned about your health and well-being" Zane tilted his head in an apologetic position chastising himself for his sharp outburst a few moments ago.

"Heck if I knew, Zane you'd be the first to know…..look I'm gonna go an freshen up a bit" Jay said and sniffed as he walked away with his head down again avoiding eye contact with his nindroid brother.

30 minutes later all the ninja were on the deck of the bounty enjoying the warm weather and sunshine. Now that everyone was on board and accounted for they could travel away from the city and the resulting poisonous smog filled atmosphere.

The Bounty over the space of the morning had travelled to the grassland areas on the edge of Ninjago bay as this was where the air was clearest and this was also where the air posed no risk to Jay's weakened lung.

Zane had set up a series of breathing exercises for Jay all the while monitoring his oxygen saturations for signs of deterioration, after a while he let Jay rest and gave him refreshment. Zane was slightly worried about Jay's weakened state and wondered if he would ever be able to participate in any more ninja training or battles. He kept a watchful eye on him at all times none more so that the initial 2 hours since he'd been back on the Bounty.

Jay however was feeling like a naughty child, everywhere he went on the Bounty someone was always there watching him, he got used to it eventually even though it was beginning to annoy him. He had no idea that Sensei Wu had asked all of them to watch Jay like a hawk. Wu had not even spoken to Jay since he came back aboard the ship which in itself was odd, but Jay just shook it off.

Night time could not come around quickly enough for Jay, he was completely exhausted and his colour drained, he took the opportunity to put his head down for a few minutes so he walked off to his bed in the infirmary. He was fast asleep when Zane came in to check on him and Zane didn't want to disturb the sleeping ninja so quickly connected the machines to him and left. Zane frowned when he saw that Jay had somehow missed his night time medications potentially resulting in a restless night for him, so he set up his falcon in the infirmary to record anything which would notify Zane if Jay was in pain, which he was expecting.