Chapter 25: Zane and Crystal, Love
(Ally's POV)
By the next day, Crystal was able to breathe alone and walk again. I was meditating in our room when the guys walked by. They were talking about how their powers were getting stronger. They also talked about true potential. The fools, they actually think it's physical. I chuckled to myself. "Sensei, what does true potential look like," there was a silence. They had interrupted. I couldn't hear exactly what was said but Zane apologized, Uncle was leaving for help, and the guys' training was complete. When they left, I entered Uncle's room. "You know my sisters won't be happy to see him after 8 years of feeling abandoned. Crystal will cry, Mag will yell, and Molly and Ben will be determined to kill him when they see him." Uncle turned to me with his bag on his shoulder and his katana in his hand. "Your spirit smoke is getting stronger Ally, and you know we cannot get Lloyd back without him." I shook my head. "Yes, but they all will not be happy with your decision to bring him here," I said leaving the room. I went to join the others as they decided to hang fliers. Weak.
(Crystal's POV)
I was hanging fliers when I heard a yell. Zane was dropping papers all over a man's store front. As the others cleaned up the papers, I walked over to Zane. He was starring at something, it's the falcon! He followed it, and I had to tell the others. "Guys! The Falcon!" I said chasing after Zane. I didn't know where it was going, but the guys, my sisters, and Molly all followed. Slowly, people dropped off. First Cole and Mag. Then Molly and Jay. Finally Kai and Ally. We reached a clearing in snowy woods and the falcon crashed. "It's a robot?" I said questioning. Zane picked it up and looked at it. Then out of nowhere an old looking robot appeared from behind a tree. I hoped on its back and hit the button, turning it off. Zane examined it. "It has the same marking as the falcon," he said. I looked closer to realize he was right, it the metal was the same imprint. Then a door opened in the tree that led to spiral staircase down to a secret lab. It was filled with papers and robot parts. Zane found the blue prints for the falcon. "You've brought us here," he said "but why?" I looked over the desk to see different blueprints. I saw the falcon, failed projects and… "Zane, I think you should see this." He walked over to see what I had found. Screams of disbelief and sorrow filled the room.
(Mag's POV)
We caught up to the others and as a group we headed to a clearing in the snow. We found an entrance in a tree to a secret lab. "Guys! You down here?" I said slowly going down the stairs. I saw Zane crouching and Crystal rubbing his back trying to sooth whatever is hurting him. "What's going on?" Jay asked. Zane stood and held a blueprint of… him? What? "What does this mean?" Molly asked. Zane reached for his chest and… "WOAH! OH GOSH! OH MOTHER OF GARMADON! OH MY WORD!" "Didn't see that one comin," Ally said holding her chest. As an explanation was offered, Zane found his funny switch. Did not have to see that. "You're a nindroid," Jay said. He really thought that was clever? "You're still our brother," Cole said. "I need to be alone," Zane asked. "Zane," Crystal tried to argue. "Please go," Zane wasn't going to listen. So I grabbed Crystal's shoulder and led her out. "Why won't he let us help," Crystal was uneasy. She wanted to help Zane because she loved him, but he needed to be alone. "He's going through a lot Crystal," I said "imagine if you just found out you were a robot." "Nindroid," Jay said. He seriously was gonna keep saying that? Then there was this sound from the woods. "Did you hear that?" Ally asked. "No," Jay said huddling into a circle. Then another sound. "How about that?" Cole said. "No," Jay said again denying the obvious. Then these tall white and gray creatures that looked like spiders came out from the woods. We were separated from the guys into a group. We couldn't keep up fast enough and I couldn't hear what the guys were saying. The howls of the creatures drowned out all other noise. I could just make out a horrible sight. One of the creatures had Crystal. It held her with its leg to the ground. She tried to hit it with her trident. But she couldn't move. Then there was a glow behind me. I saw Zane in the air glowing and clear. "He's found his true potential," I yelled. He took out the queen. I saw the others retreat into the woods after their queen fell. I looked over to Zane passing out. But my attention quickly turned to Crystal who was still on the ground. I ran to her. I noticed she was breathing heavy out of her mouth. Not a good sign. "Molly, quickly heal Crystal!" I shouted. As fast as she could Molly was rushing over to us. Ally was kneeling on Crystal's other side. Zane was shouting and running to her side. Molly was trying to heal Crystal. "Zane," Crystal quietly whispered "nindroid or not…. I love you." Zane thrusted his head toward hers and they kissed. Then she began to glow a light blue and white. "She' reached her true potential! She's finally admited love for someone! She's invulnerable!" I yelled. She rose to the air. And fell to the snow. "What happened?" Crystal asked. Zane had tears in his eyes as he hugged Crystal.