After a short phone call to Misako and a quick goodbye to my parents, both Lloyd and I headed off on our dragons, looking for our friends. Misako had told us they were going to be at the arcade, but I felt like it wasn't true. They never usually go there unless Lloyd drags them there, and Lloyd is with me. Though, they could just be showing the newbies the different places of the City. The problem was, though, there's three arcades in Ninjago City! Which one would they be at exactly!?

"Hey, do you have any idea what arcade they'd be at? You're the one that usually drags them there," I questioned Lloyd. He was silent for a moment, then spoke up.

"Well, I usually go to the one in the eastern part of the City. Maybe they're there?" he answered. It could be a possibility. They'd most likely go to the arcade that Lloyd goes to.

"Okay, to the east arcade we go!" I exclaimed, my dragon speeding towards the east. Though, as we flew, the awkward memory from earlier filled my mind, causing me to cringe in embarrassment. God, why does my brain keep reminding me of this!? Does it want to torture me or something!? Make me die of embarrassment? Though, I guess I could apologize for what I said, so Lloyd doesn't get the wrong idea. I mean, I really don't see him in that way...I think...but I should still apologize!

I turned to see if Lloyd had caught up yet, then I spoke.

"Hey, um, Lloyd?" I asked to get his attention. He looked over.

"Yeah?" he answered. I could already feel the awkwardness setting in.

"Um, I'm really sorry about what I said earlier...when you gave me that staff. I was just...really overjoyed and that's the first thing that popped out of my mouth. I just didn't want you to get the wrong idea," I apologized, feeling quite nervous and awkward.

"Oh, it's alright. I...knew you didn't mean it that way. You were just really excited, that's all," Lloyd said, sounding just as nervous as me. What would he be so nervous about though!? I'm the one who embarrassed the crap out of myself by not watching what I say. If only I had said it in a different language! Though...that could have been bad too since the other languages I speak are Japanese and Chinese, and Kai & Nya speak both of those. I would definitely get teased later by them, or at least just by Kai. Either way, I was bound to have bad luck and be stuck with this awkward memory. Apologizing didn't even help it either!

The ride to the arcade was silent, and I fear that my apology made it even more awkward. Ha, great going me! Way to make things better! Though, I felt relieved when we arrived at the arcade and the awkwardness was over. We tried looking through the darkened windows of the building to try and spot out friends, but all we could see was children playing different videogames and a small crowd in the back. Could they be within the crowd?

Lloyd and I entered the arcade and looked around as we slowly walked to the back. We didn't see any sign of them, so we assumed they were in the crowd. As we approached the crowd, I could hear a machine ahead emitting EDM-like music. Must be a rhythm game or something. Though, once Lloyd broke through the crowd, I immediately knew where they were.

Just ahead, on a dance game machine, stood four players. The two on left moved in nearly perfect unison and one of them had the pale green skin tone of a ghost. Well, there's Cole. The girl to the right of him had blonde hair, who I immediately recognized as his sister, Sammie. I had to admit, they were really great at this game. They seemed to be beating the other two players.

I spotted our friends amongst the crowd and led Lloyd over to them. When I approached them, I noticed they were all cheering on Cole and Sammie, but Nathan was giving a look of complete awe. I couldn't tell of his eyes were locked on Cole or Sammie though. I was wondering how Cole's feet were even touching the panels on the game though.

"Hey, there you guys are. We were wondering where you were," Nya said, noticing our arrival.

"Eh, I was just visiting my parents so I could return my mom's chestplate. I decided to let Lloyd tag along, since he had nothing to do," I informed her, "But I need to tell you guys something once Cole and Sammie are done with their game. It's urgent."

Nya gave a look of curiosity. "Did something happen?"

"Kinda sorta. I'll explain it all when we leave," I told her. She gave a look of curiosity for a few more moments, then nodded and turned back to the brother and sister pair's dancing.

Once they were finished, the small crowd cheered and Sammie jumped in glee, ecstatic over their victory. Though, when it came time to enter a nickname for their high score, Cole accidentally misspelled "RCK" as "RKT".

"Um, Cole, that says 'wrecked' instead of 'rock'," Sammie informed her brother. He glanced at the screen, then said a simple "Oh."

"It's not a bad nickname! It just shows you two totally wrecked those people at the game!" Hunter yelled from a game he was playing with Jay. With the turn of a joystick and the press of a few buttons, I saw Hunter win the game, which looked to be one of those fighting games.

"But Rumble McSkirmish always wins..." Jay mourned his loss as Hunter smiled victoriously. Seeing that my friends were now done with their games, I spoke up before they could start another.

"Hey! Um, could I talk to you guys outside? It's really important," I called to my teammates. They all turned to look at me. I saw Cole nod.

"OK," he said, walking out of the arcade. The others followed, and I followed them. We met on the sidewalk nearby the arcade, taking care to not block the whole sidewalk. I told them all what happened, from believing Alex was Okami, to my dad kicking his ass. The others seemed to pick up on what was going on immediately, but the new team members were confused.

"One question, who exactly is Alex?" Cass asked with a confused look on her face.

"Yeah, he sounds like a total dingus," Hunter commented. I went ahead and told them all we knew about him. I also explained what Psion and Psionics is, since Nathan had no idea what it was.

"Well, it shouldn't be hard to put him back in his place if he's planning something. He did run away scared when we fought Sebastian and Marléne," Lilly said.

"Yeah, but the one phrase he said sounded off," I added. What exactly did he mean by 'a wolf amongst the sheep'?

"You said the phrase was 'There is a wolf amongst the sheep', correct?" Zane asked, to which I nodded.

"The phrase could possibly have relations to the metaphor 'a wolf in sheep's clothing', which means someone who is innocent is actually much more unpleasant on the inside or when no one is looking," the nindroid explained, "In our case, 'a wolf amongst the sheep' means there is traitor amongst us."

"But how would Alex know?" Kai asked.

"The person who is a traitor must be working alongside him," Zane answered the fire ninja, "But until we see actual signs of someone being not what they seem, we should not worry."

That didn't stop me from worrying though. There's a traitor amongst us!? But no one seems like one! Not even the new people! Though, the traitor could very well be one of the new people. I mean, think about it. We've never had a threat like this before, and I'm sure if it was one of the existing members of the team it would have been resolved already. It surely was one of the new members, but I wasn't going to accuse anyone just yet. I have to see suspicious behavior first before I claim something, that way I have evidence, and I'm not just claiming something for the fun of it.

"But if there really is a traitor in the team, the question would be: who?" Cole said. Everyone looked at each other, looks mixed with suspicion and worry. They all were wondering the same thing as him.

"Let us not fret about this now. We need to inform Sensei about this," Zane said, to which we all nodded in agreement. We headed back to Steep Wisdom, the feeling of suspicion lingering in the air. The news of a traitor possibly being on the team has now left everyone alarmed. Though, no one seemed to be suspicious enough to be a traitor...

Or so I thought.