The Saturday update. Wooh! It snowed EVEN MORE yesterday. I was upset. Curse you Mother Nature. You know I'm one for warm weather. Why must you keep it from me? WHY?!

What Happened?

Kai opened his eyes, but quickly shut them again, not to fond of the harsh light. Using his other senses, the fire master tried to figure out just where he was.

Instead of scratchy toilet paper, a soft light fabric clothed his skin. Except for his arms which were oddly num. All he could feel was a sort of buzzing, vibrating sensation in his fingertips and muscles.

As he rolled over, Kai felt something on top of shift a little. There also seemed to be something soft and squishy under his head. He must be in a bed. He had no idea wether or not if it was his bed. He wasn't sure of anything that had occurred recently.

He knew he was Kai, and he remembered he was a ninja, and his four brothers, and Nya. He remembered sensei, Misako, and Garmadon. He remembered the final battle was about six months ago. But anything over the last few days was gone.

He only remembered something about a party, dancing with some girl named Madison - no, Melissa, toilet paper ninjas, and lots of fire. What happened?

All those things together didn't seem like a good combination. Well, dancing with a girl sounded nice, but not the rest of it. Kai tried hard to think about one thing at a time.

The girl. Her name was Melissa. She had dirty blonde hair with a crimson red streak. As he thought about her more, a good feeling filled the ninja's chest. It suddenly occurred to Kai that he had a crush on her. Her number! Though he wasn't sure where the napkin was, he could remember the exact numbers. Maybe I'll call her later, thought Kai.

The party. That's where he met Melissa. They danced there too. He could vaguely remember something about Cole not wanting to go because of his boss. Something bad happened there. The more he thought about that party, he kept thinking more about fire and toilet paper ninjas. Toilet paper ninjas. Whose awful idea was that?

When Kai though of fire, he began to remember the pain. Images started filling his head. He saw - himself? - crashing through the ceiling, almost attacking Nya twice, and beating on him. So he was attacking himself? That doesn't sound right.

No, he realized. It was another fire ninja. There was another earth ninja, another ice ninja, even another lightening ninja. They weren't copies though. If they were, then they wouldn't have been able to land a hit, and judging by all the blows that other ninja landed on him, and the fact it didn't completely destroy him, they must be other ninja. If that even made sense.

What about the others? Could they remember everything? Or were they in the same position as he was. Realizing he still couldn't quite think strait, Kai thought he might get a glass of water.

Kai opened his eyes slower this time, more prepared for the light. Through squinted eyes, he could just make out his room on the bounty. Cole was still in bed, but Lloyd appeared to have left some time ago.

After the bounty crashed on the dark island, they managed to recover it after the final battle. It needed much work done though if it were ever to fly again. Jay and Nya managed to completely fix it up. They redid the floor plan and everything, providing them with more space, and extra bed rooms. So instead of the five of them being confined in one room, Kai shared a room with Cole and Lloyd. Zane and Jay shared the room next to theirs.

Misako and Garmadon ended up finding there own place, but they visited very often. A bunch of rooms where added, leaving room for guests and family to stay on the bounty. Other improvements were made, such as larger training spaces, a bigger kitchen, even a larger video game room.

Kai's attention immediately snapped to the bandages wrapped around his arms, going all the way up to his elbows. How did that happen?

Shaking his head, Kai headed to the kitchen for a glass of water. As he opened the door of the refrigerator, his eyes fell upon a glass pitcher filled with water. As he lifted it up off its shelf, it was much heavier than he remembered. Kai tried instead lifting with his shoulders, hoping it would relieve his stiff bandaged arms of the wight.

Instead however, his hands began to tremble and shake, causing the water to start sloshing over the sides, completely soaking his pajama top, and leaving puddles on the floor. The water left the sides of the pitcher wet, causing it to slip out of Kai's shaking hands, and crash. Completely shattering on the floor.

"Gaah!" Kai cried, jumping back in surprise.

Not sure what to do with all the broken shards of glass, Kai threw a towel over the mess, hoping it would absorb the water at least. With soaking pjs, the red ninja gave up on his glass of water, and wandered up to the bridge, hoping someone might be there that he could talk to. If Jay was up, then that wouldn't be a problem at all.

In the bridge, Kai found Lloyd, Zane, Sensei Wu, Misako, and Garmadon. They must've come sometime last night. Misako was frantically searching through her research as if she lost something. Sensei and Garmadon were talking in hushed voices that were impossible to make out. Lloyd and Zane were sitting on the floor in the back of the room. The falcon was perched next to Zane who was stroking its little head.

"What's going on?" Kai asked in confusion.

"Kai, you're awake," sensei smiled. His smile quickly faded as a question came across his mind. "Why are you all wet?"

"Kai you've ruined those bandages," Misako cried in distress. "There are some more in medicine cabinet in the bathroom. Go change them."

Kai nodded, surprised by Misako's tone. Well, that didn't answer any of my questions, he though as he made his way to the bathroom. The bandages were in the medicine cabinet just as Misako had said. Setting the gauze wrap down on the sink, Kai began to strip off the old bandages which he hadn't even realized were sopping wet.

The red ninja almost yelped in surprise at the sight underneath the bandages. The skin was badly burned, much of it was beginning to peel away, revealing the raw and blistered skin underneath. Kai did his best to wrap the new bandages the same way they were originally, not wanting to look at the skin any longer.

Just the sight made his head start spinning, as the nausea overtook him. Kai's legs began to shake as he collapsed to the floor, clutching his stomach. He began to remember burning his broomstick, and losing control of the fire. Slowly, the fire master came back to his senses, he gathered himself to his feet, and made his way back to the bridge.

Back at the bridge, Kai joined Zane and Lloyd on the floor. Misako was still looking through her research, and only looked up to see if Kai found the bandages. Sensei and Garmadon were still whispering about something. It must've been really important if they'd been talking about it for this long.

Kai stared at the floor, lightly drumming his finger on the wooden floorboards. His wet pajamas felt cold as they clung to his skin. The silence was unbearable. Normally, it was a nice thing to have around now and then. But this silence was too heavy. There was so much he wanted to say, yet he couldn't bring himself to break it.

"What happened that night?" Kai asked finally, no longer able to bear the quiet. "Who were those other ninja? Why couldn't I control my fire? What in Ninjago is going on here?!" As soon as he opened his mouth, questions started flowing out like a river. He couldn't control his temper any more. By the last question, he had completely lost it.

Everyone turned towards Kai, all of them staring at him wide eyed. Kai looked down at his feet, preparing for a scolding or punishment of some sort.

"You have a right to be concerned Kai," Sensei Wu agreed. Kai narrowed his eyes in frustration, not seeing how this answered any of his questions. "The truth is; I don't know. I don't know who those other ninja are. I don't know why you couldn't control you fire. And I don't know what in Ninjago is going on."

Kai diverted his gaze, suddenly feeling bad about his outburst. "My apologies, sensei. I didn't mean to loose my temper."

"No, it's alright. This is very stressful for all of us," sensei sighed, "what happened last night is indeed a mystery. I do know when we finally got to the bank after receiving Zane's transmission from the falcon, none of you were in good shape. Only Zane, Nya, and Lloyd were still conscious when we arrived."

Nya, Kai thought with panic. He'd forgotten all about his sister. "Is Nya ok?" he asked with brotherly concern.

"She and Lloyd were wiped, but not seriously injured," sensei reassured him. Kai let out a sigh in relief. At least his sister was ok.

"How are the others?" Kai asked cautiously, not sure if he'd like the answer

"Jay got electrocuted, but no serious injuries," Sensei Wu continued. "Cole has a bad wound in his side, but it's getting better."

Kai nodded, and went back to staring at the floor.

"Is there any theory behind how this all could possibly have happened?" Zane asked, ceasing his petting of the falcon to join the conversation.

"I've been looking through my research, but nothing's come up," Misako sighed, glancing back at her papers and scrolls. "None of these prophecies seem to have anything on the matter. No other ninja. No problems with elements. Nothing."

"Would you like us to help you go through the research," Zane asked, thinking they could be more than just sitting on the floor.

"Yes, please," Misako smiled, welcoming them over to the table.

Kai began searching through Misako's scrolls with Lloyd, trying to avoid getting too close, worrying he might get them wet. Some of the research were the older prophecies and papers they'd used during the final battle. Others neither of them had ever seen before.

A few hours later, Jay joined them in their search. The room remained quiet though. Sensei and Garmadon continued to talk in lowered voices. Kai figured they must've been talking about these "other ninja."

Occasionally he could make out what they were saying, but it appeared to be just what he suspected.

As the sun rose through the sky, and gradually began to fall, Lloyd, Kai, Zane, and Jay continued to sort through Misako's research in silence. Cole never showed up, but that was expected.

Misako wanted him to remain bed bound until the wound closed. She said it wasn't too serious though, and he'd probably be up and moving within the next week. Though he'd lost a lot of blood, there was no damage done to any critical organs, which was a relief.

Many of the prophecies didn't make any sense to Kai. The only ones he really understood had something to do with the green ninja, and he'd already seen those ones many times before. The others just seemed to be weird omens, or something else strange.

Though one may be dull...

If you add another...

They can hold almost anything you please...

Two dull things holding anything he pleased. All Kai could think of was a sandwich. Who writes a prophecy about that? Or this one.

When one divides...

Two will collide...

And a new evil is born...

What was that supposed to be about? The apocalypse, or something? With a sigh, Kai pushed it aside, and picked up another scroll. This was becoming pointless, and tedious. How could they find something if they didn't know what that something was?

"Why don't you all go take a break," Misako said finally, after hours of silently searching. "It's nearly six o'clock. You should get some rest."

The four nodded, not bothering to argue, and headed back to their rooms. On the walk back, it occurred to Kai that he hadn't called Melissa. He still remembered the digits exactly, though he had no clue where that napkin ended up last night. It was either still in the supply closet, or possibly somewhere on the bounty.

Once back in his room, Kai quickly changed into a cleaner pair of pajamas, since the others were still, somehow quite wet. Happy to no longer be surrounded by a damp cold, the red ninja sat out on the upper deck of the ship, in hopes of calling Melissa.

Kai reviewed the number in his head a few more times before picking up his phone, and dialing. He took a deep breath before punching in the ten digit number. For what felt like an eternity, the only audible noise was the bzzzzzz as the other line waited for someone to pick up.

"Hello?" said a gentle voice from the other end.

"Hey, Melissa. This is Kai," Kai started rather nervously.

It just occurred to him he never actually called a girl before. He'd called Nya a few times for numerous reasons. Then he'd call an aunt or some other relative to wish them happy holidays, or something. But never had he called a girl to ask out on a date.

"Oh hey Kai," Melissa greeted with a cheery tone. "How was the rest of the party?"

"Oh- it was good," Kai replied hesitantly, not sure how to explain the story with directly revealing he was a ninja.

Kai knew he had no reason to hide it, but since she didn't already know, he wasn't sure wether or not she'd flip out. Plus he didn't want it being a big public thing. For once, he wanted to keep it low, and just enjoy it without fame, or publicity, and live it like any other teenager should.

"Did you hear about what happened at the bank?" Melissa asked, concern edging into her voice.

"Uh, no. What happened?" Kai asked, though he was certain he knew just what she was talking about.

"Some other ninja attacked the party," she burst as if she couldn't hold it in any longer. "I don't know any details, but I heard the ninja that protect the city were badly injured."

"Oh, yeah. They all took a lot of damage, except L-" Kai stopped himself just in time.

Gotta be more careful about that, he thought to himself.

"What?" Melissa asked, not understanding a word he just said.

"Oh- uh..." Kai started, struggling to come up with something to cover his mistake. "... Except Lloyd sat on the remote, and changed the channel before we caught anything else. He can be clumsy like that sometimes."

"Oh," Melissa sighed slightly, relief flooding Kai for finding a believable coverup. "Mia does that too. She did that once to Skylar, and who then chased her around the block with a baseball bat for like an hour."

"Wow," Kai raised his eyebrows in shock. "I wouldn't want to get involved in that."

"Yeah. Skylar has her moments," Melissa agreed, sound rather tense, as if she was checking to make sure the brunette wasn't listening in on their conversation. "She eavesdrops too, so you always want to keep an eye out for her."

From the other end, Kai could here gentle a footfall from what he assumed must've been Melissa moving to another room, as if Skylar was watching her.

"So," Kai started as soon as the footfall ceased. "I was wondering if maybe we could have lunch in the park tomorrow."

"Yeah, that'd be great," Melissa replied excitedly. "I've always enjoyed picnics. I'll bring some PB&J sandwiches."

"I'll bring a picnic blanket," Kai smiled, sharing in the excitement.

"Met you by the lake at noon?"

"I'll be there," Melissa smiled, her voice full of an energetic tone. "See you then!"

"See you then," Kai repeated, to the dirty blonde.

After he hung up, the red ninja couldn't help but celebrate his little victory. Noon by the lake, he repeated to himself. Noon by the lake. Kai knew he'd be looking forward to this.

He had a good feeling whenever he was around Melissa. A feeling he hadn't felt before. Did he really have a crush on her? Yes, Kai thought to himself. It was a crush.

Ok, so unfortunately, I might not update this for a week or two. My drama class has tech week this week. For those who don't know, tech week is where we run the show whole on the stage with the set, sound effects, lighting, and all that fun stuff we haven't worked with before, but need to before the show. That means I'll be at my school from 4 to 9 starting tomorrow, until Friday when we open. I was told to have all my homework done before hand, so I really can't focus on Fanfiction. If I'm not sleeping, eating, working, or performing, I will try to write, MAYBE post. Sorry. I'm NOT going on hiatus. I will defiantly update on the 19th. Until then.