Hey everybody, here's the next chapter where things start getting...interesting ;)

Jade: That's not exactly what's going to happen, but your close ;) I really like Miku too, she has a really good singing voice :) I agree with you on Orochimaru, that guy would always give me nightmares O_O

Lya200: Your really close, but not quite ;)

Disclaimer: I don't own Ninjago because, well you know why ;)

Chapter 5

Going insane?

(Cole's pov)

I was outside on deck training with Zane and Jay, it's been almost four hours since we found Kai and brought him back to the bounty. We decided to just leave Kai alone for a while and let him get some rest, he's had a pretty rough morning. Although, Kai did act pretty weird after we found him, right after we asked him what happened he immediately clammed up. I know Kai said he doesn't remember what happened, but if he's telling the truth, then I wonder what did happen to him.

Well, I guess we'll have to find out later. Right now it's almost time for lunch, I don't think Kai's had anything to eat all morning, he must be hungry.

"Hey guys, I'm gonna go check on Kai.", I told the others.

"Okay, but don't take too long.", Jay said.

"Be sure to see if Kai remembers anything.", Zane insisted.

After I walked down the hall to the room I shared with the other guys, I opened the door to see a very shocking sight. Kai was on one side of the room, just tearing at the wall muttering, "Where is it? I need to have it."

But that's not the part that was shocking, the part that was shocking was that the table that we used for our alarm clock was turned over, with what looked like claw marks on the surface and all of our bed sheets, along with the mattresses was spread all over the floor. All of the blankets were tattered and torn, the mattresses all had huge tears in the center with stuffing bursting out of them, and I swear I started to see marks on the wall that Kai was clawing at with his bare hands.

I started feeling pretty uneasy, now I know something is seriously wrong with Kai.

After what felt like a long time I finally spoke up, "Uh, Kai are you feeling okay?"

I probably should have left and gotten the other guys instead, because that was when Kai slowly turned his head, he had a very sinister smile on his face, and I swear Kai's eyes were glowing red! I slowly started to back out of the room, but that's when Kai lunged at me. He had me pinned up against the wall, I tried to break free, but for some reason Kai was stronger than me.

I felt Kai wrap one of his hands around and slowly choke me as he spoke, "You think that just because your the leader means that you can push me around!? I don't think so!"

I didn't even say anything to offend him! I struggled to get free again, but he was able to hold me in place using his other hand. My lungs felt like they were burning, and my throat felt like it was about to break in half, but the worst part was that Kai seemed to be enjoying every minute of it. He just stood there, smirking as I writhed in pain.

My vision started to blur from the lack of oxygen, I knew I was about to die. But just when I thought this was the end, I felt Kai loosen his grip on my neck. I knew this was my only chance, so I quickly pushed Kai off me and started gasping for air. After I was able to breath normally again, I looked at Kai to see if he would attack me again. But I saw that Kai's eyes were normal again, and he looked pretty guilty about what happened.

"Cole, I'm so sorry! I don't know what came over me!", Kai apologized, sounding guilty.

"What. The heck. Was that! Seriously, what the heck was all that about!? You nearly killed me and you were acting completely insane! I mean, just what the heck Kai! What were you even thinking!?", I shouted, sounding completely dumbfounded.

Kai looked like he was about to say something, but then a look of realization came across his face. "I have to go check on something", he said frantically.

After that he quickly left the room and started running down the hall. Seriously, what the heck just happened!?

(Kai's pov)

I quickly ran down the hall, heading towards the bathroom. I think I know why I suddenly attacked Cole like that, but I just hope I'm wrong. I soon made it too the bathroom, after that I quickly went inside. I pulled up my sleeve to see that the symbol was glowing purple, after a few minutes the symbol stopped glowing and turned black again.

Oh no, I knew that symbol was a bad sign. What did Zuko do to me!? Was I slowly starting to turn evil, like what happened to Garmadon? Aw man, if I don't do something soon I might end up hurting all my friends, including Nya. I was suddenly interrupted when I heard someone knock on the bathroom door, "Hey Kai, are you in there?"

It's Cole! I have to think of something and fast! I quickly pulled my sleeve back up and slowly opened the door. Cole was standing there with a concerned look on his face.

"Look Cole, before you say anything I just want you to know that I'm sorry I attacked you like that. I just had a rough day and my mind is still foggy from what happened in the forest. I don't know what I was thinking.", I explained to him.

Cole seemed to think about this for a minute before he finally spoke again, "Alright Kai, I just wanted to make sure, but theirs just one thing I don't understand."

"What's that?"

"Why were your eyes glowing red?", Cole asked, sounding suspicious.

Shoot, that symbol must be more powerful than I thought! Think fast Kai, he's onto you!

"Um, what do you mean?", I asked, trying to sound confused.

"When you were attacking me your eyes were glowing red, you mean you don't know why?", Cole asked, sounding puzzled.

"No.", I lied.

"Well, I guess we'll have to figure it out later. For now, lets just get the others so we can have lunch.", he said, before walking back down the hall.

I followed him to see the other guys, but I was still pretty worried about what just happened a few minutes ago. I just attacked one of my friends for absolutely no reason, if I don't do something fast I might actually end up killing one of them. I know I should tell them what happened, but I can't tell anyone that I was meeting up with Zuko, they'd never forgive me.

No, I had to think of some other way of telling them, I just have to think.

And this chapter is done, sorry that it was shortish, but I wasn't planning on having this chapter with very much dialogue :/ But it appears that symbol is starting to take affect, will Kai be able to fight it? Will he tell his friends about it? R and R everybody, I'll see you guys next time ;)