Sorry this took FOREVER. The writer's block was devastating for this story. Anyway, here you go. I'm so sorry.

SFY

Slowly, her eyes fluttered opened. Dots filled her vision, but slowly she regained focus and her vision cleared.

She tried to sit up, but someone gently pushed her back down. She turned her and saw Ash, who was shaking his head.

"Oh man...what happened?" She asked, her voice hoarse.

Ash bit his lip. He handed her a piece of paper, explaining that Nya had been injected with some kind of poison. That Jay was the one who had hurt her.

Tears welled up in her eyes. Jay wanted her...dead?

"He really wants me dead," she said, "where is he?"

Ash shrugged. He let his hand rest on the bed. Nya stared out the window.

"Then he must've never loved me." He could hear her voice cracking. "What's wrong with me? How could I have been so blind?" Her fists clenched. "Why did I ever love him?"

Ash finally took her hand, and her head snapped back towards him. Her eyes were filled with a kind of sadness that made Ash want to rip Jay's head off. He had no idea how Jay could hurt such a beautiful, talented, and strong woman.

Nya looked away. She pulled her hand away.

Ash instantly knew something else was wrong. He tapped her on the shoulder, then looked into her eyes. They were clearing up, but something seemed different.

"I should find him," Nya continued, "this was all my fault. I...I still love him." Her expression hardened. "I'm sorry, Ash."

Ash frantically shook his head. What had gotten into her?!

She tried to stand, but Ash attempted to stop her. She pushed him away.

At times like this, Ash hated that he couldn't speak. He grabbed Nya hand, but she yanked it away.

"No. I have to do this." Her voice went monotone, and no emotion was written on her face. She turned to face the window.

"I have to do this." She repeated, like she was trying to convince herself.

Ash rushed to her, but she had already jumped out, summoning her dragon and flying away. Ash mentally cursed and summoned his own dragon. He flew after her, but the fog kept getting thicker, and he couldn't see. He gritted his teeth and made his dragon breathe out a huge puff of smoke in an attempt to blow away the fog, but it only made the matter worse.

No, no, no! Ash thought. She got away...no...

What do I do? Chase her? Go tell the ninja?

He shook his head. He urged his dragon forward, through the smoke-fog, and together they raced into the sky, searching for the water master.

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Tox sighed, sipping on a glass of water. Jay had used a strange poison, one that wasn't common in Ninjago.

She should probably check on Nya to see if the toxins were exiting correctly.

Padding down the strangely quiet halls, she knocked on Nya's door. When there was no answer, she opened it, only to find the room empty and the window open.

Tox gasped. Nya must have woken before the toxins had completely exited her system. This wasn't good, as the toxins would interfere with Nya's critical thinking skills.

She ran to go notify the others.

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Ninjago City was quiet. For some reason, Nya had the nagging suspicion that Jay would be in Cyrus' building. There weren't any robots in the streets.

Something was nagging Nya. Jay...had been trying to protect her. Had he? Or was something messing with her memory? Ash told her that Jay had poisoned her, but who could she trust anymore?! Jay claimed that he had loved her. He had just been angry when he had hit her. That was Nya's fault. Wasn't it?

Shaking her thoughts away, she and her dragon landed on the top of Cyrus' building. The dragon disappeared.

"There you are. Was wondering where you were."

Nya spun around to see Jay standing near the entrance. He wore a silver dollar around his neck.

"Jay?" Nya asked. "Are you okay?"

The master of lightning grinned. "I'm better than okay! Now, why are you here?"

"I wanted to...ap...apol...apologize...I...sh...ould...have...for.." She never finished her sentence, as the poison entered its way into her brain and forced her to pass out.

Jay chuckled, picking her up and carrying her inside. Phase two was just beginning.