Hey everybody, last time we left off Kai had seemingly transformed into what looks like Zuko. (Except for the fact that Kai's red while Zuko's black) What will happen next? I suggest you read on and find out ;)

Jade: It's okay, I have schoolwork too, so I know how that feels :) I think my favorite song out of those would have to be PONPONPON, It's really catchy :)

Lya200: Well, he does end up doing that eventually, but what happens before that might be surprising ;)

Suggestor: Your welcome :) I think your making a pretty good point, but Jay's injuries wont hurt right now because Kai was beating his face, not the arms or legs. But Jay's injuries will be mentioned later on in the book. I hope this helped clear up any confusion :)

Chapter 8

The truth is revealed

(Jay's pov)

All of us were standing there, dumbstruck by what just happened. Seriously, what the heck is wrong with Kai!? He tears up our bedroom, nearly chokes Cole, nearly kills all of us, and now he all of a sudden knows how to control himself! Did it have to do with what Kai was trying to tell us? Ugh, all this whole thing is making my head hurt.

Luckily, I was snapped out of my thoughts when I heard someone yelling.

"Nooooooooooooo!"

Wait a minute, that's Kai! Oh man, something bad is happening, I just know it! All of us quickly ran down the hall and stopped in front of the bathroom door.

Zane knocked on the door, "Kai, are you alright?"

No answer.

Cole tried opening the door, but it was locked.

"Kai, if you can hear me, stand back!", Cole ordered.

Cole then knocked down the door in one kick, and what we saw next terrified us. At first we didn't see any sign of Kai or anyone else in the bathroom at all, but that's when something suddenly jumped out of the shower. None of us could believe what we saw, it was Zuko! All of us were shocked at what we saw, Zuko was standing right there and Kai was nowhere in sight! How did he even get in here without us noticing!? And wheres Kai!?

All these thoughts were rushing through my head when I suddenly noticed that Zuko was red instead of black, wait a minute...what? Okay, I have no idea what's going on.

That's when Nya decided to take action, she walked right up to Zuko and shouted fiercely, "I don't know how you got in here, but you had better tell me where my brother is or else I'll kill you myself!"

I thought Zuko would attack her after that, but instead he just gave Nya a sad, distraught look. That's when I also noticed that Zuko's eyes weren't glowing red like they usually were, his eyes actually looked like normal eyes you'd see on an average person.

Zuko looked as if he were about to say something, but that's when his eyes turned red again. Then he started growling menacingly. Oh man, he's gonna tear Nya in half! I knew I had to act fast, so I did the only thing I could think of. Just before Zuko was about to pounce, I tackled Nya to the ground, causing Zuko to fly right over our heads.

I turned to look and see if Zuko had landed on the floor or something, but unfortunately Zane was standing right there, so Zuko ended up landing on him. Zuko knocked Zane down on the floor and started snarling while snapping at his face.

Cole quickly ran up to them.

"Get off our friend!", Cole shouted while punching Zuko's jaw.

That just made Zuko even more angry, because he grabbed Cole's arm and threw him across the room.

I quickly helped Nya up so we could help, but that's when we saw Sensei Wu running down the hall towards us. I didn't have time to ask what took him so long, because he immediately raised his bo staff and whacked Zuko so hard that it sent him flying across the room and hit the wall.

While Zuko was stunned Sensei walked up to him and calmly watched carefully. Once Zuko got up I saw that his eyes weren't red anymore. Wait a minute, why aren't Zuko's eyes red? Is he sick or something?

After staring at Zuko's eyes for a while, I noticed that they were forest green, just like Kai's. Wait a minute, is Zuko...Kai!? Now I'm really confused.

I guess Sensei must have noticed it too, because he asked, "Kai? Is that you?"

'Kai' just started backing away from us until he finally turned and ran down the hall. All of us just stood there in shock.

"Okay, can someone please explain to me what the heck just happened!", I shouted in frustration.

All of us stared at Sensei, hoping he'd give us an answer. He just stood there with a guilty look on his face.

"I'm afraid there is something I have not been telling you.", Sensei finally spoke up, sounding guilty.

"Sensei, what do you mean?", Zane asked, sounding confused.

"Because I know more about Zuko than what you believe.", Sensei confessed.

Wait, what!?

(Cole's pov)

We were all in the control room now, Sensei, Misako, Lloyd, and Dr. Julien were with us. Sensei told us that this was something him and Misako had known for a while, and now was the time for us to learn the truth.

"Cole, do you remember what happened when you first met Zuko?", Sensei asked me.

"Yes Sensei.", I said.

"Did he tell you anything concerning,", Misako said before looking at Sensei. "The battle?", Misako finished.

The battle? Oh, she must mean the battle between good and evil.

"Well, he did say something about the tomb we were in being the overlords sanctuary during the battle.", I replied.

"Did he say anything else?"

I thought hard before answering, "Zuko also said something about a prophecy saying that the first mortal to step inside the tomb would have his fears extracted from him and have it gain a physical form."

"Hmm, it is as I feared.", Sensei said, sounding worried.

"What is as you feared, Sensei?", Zane asked, concerned.

Sensei was about to say something, but that's when Misako interrupted, "Let me explain."

"It's as Zuko said, the overlord built that tomb to be his sanctuary during the battle of good and evil. But there is more to the story than you know."

We all leaned in, eager to hear what Misako had to say.

"You see, during the battle of good and evil the overlord felt as if he were weakening, so he created that tomb as a trap for the great spinjitzu master, because if anyone went inside their worst fears would come to life and take a physical form. The reason this is possible is because the tomb is made out of dark matter."

"That's the same material that I used on Nya.", Garmadon said with deep regret.

"But, how's dark matter even made?", Jay asked, confused.

"The overlord told me that dark matter is made out of pure concentrated evil, I'm sure it's something he was planning to use before the great spinjitzu master split Ninjago in two. I also learned that if dark matter touches your skin, it will turn your heart as black as the night. Dark matter will make you forget everyone you ever cared about, your family, friends, everyone. The only thing you'll care about is destruction and suffering.", Garmadon informed us.

"That is true, but I'm afraid you don't know what happens if it actually gets inside your body.", Misako regretfully informed Garmadon.

"You see, Zuko is not just your worst fear Cole, he's also a nightmare.", Misako said while looking me directly in the eye.

A large amount of dark matter also has the ability to absorb nightmares and give them a physical form, and since the tomb was made entirely out of dark matter it became possible to create a nightmare just by going inside.", Misako told us.

"However, since Zuko came from the tomb, he also has some dark matter inside him. From what Sensei told me, I know that Kai was bitten by Zuko. Since Zuko has dark matter inside him, some of the dark matter was transferred from Zuko to Kai by the bite. Once dark matter gets inside your body a symbol will appear instead of a bite mark.

That symbol is a pure black quarter moon, it signifies that you will also become a nightmare. The only thing a nightmare cares about are causing suffering to others, which is why Zuko's thirst for causing suffering will never be quenched.", Misako explained, sounding worried.

All of us just sat there, shocked at what Misako told us. So, it turns out that Zuko's actually a nightmare. He bit Kai, so now Kai's turning into one, that's what Kai was trying to tell us. I can't believe this, what are we supposed to do now? We don't even know where Kai is right now! Wait a minute, we let Kai run off while he's still transforming...oh crud.

So, it turns out that Sensei Wu and Misako knew what Zuko was this whole time. Talk about a shocker :O But where do you guys think Kai went? You guys will just have to find out next time ;)