A/N: This A/N most likely has no significance to you guys but I'd just like to say that at this time (and I will probably post this chapter then) my birthday is two days away (11/22)! Woohoo! (Written 11/20)

Despite caring very much for my best friend and trying desperately to catch her alone, I never got the chance to since the incident. No matter how many times I tried throughout the day, she was always really busy. I even tried waiting in our room, but she didn't show up until eleven, then she'd go right to sleep, and there was no way I was waking her up. You have to have a death wish for that. Lilly isn't too pleasant when she is woken up. Trust me, I've done it before and I'll never do it again.

At this point, I wasn't sure what to do. I didn't have the energy to pull an all-nighter just so I could catch her in the mornings, and I couldn't even find her around Steep Wisdom some days. It made me wonder what she was doing exactly. It wasn't usual that she'd be away from Steep Wisdom a lot. I started to feel stressed from the fact that I couldn't stop my friend at some point in the day just to see if she was okay. I even started to feel sort of upset with myself.

"I'm not sure what to do anymore. She seems impossibly to stop and talk to now, especially since she isn't around the tea shop as much anymore," I told Lloyd one evening as we sat on the rocks in the small garden by the pond. The green ninja slowly drained energy from the weeds in the garden, killing them and stopping them from coming back in a slower way. He seemed to be listening, despite his eyes being closed. I munched on a piece of cabbage, waiting to see if he could give me any advice. After a few seconds of silence, Lloyd opened his eyes, revealing one emerald green iris and the other a light red.

"Well, you could try to see where she goes when she leaves in the mornings," he suggested. I sighed.

"I don't really have the energy to pull all-nighters just to wait for morning. I'll fall asleep easily," I said.

"Have you tried an alarm clock?" he asked. I shook my head.

"None of us own one, since you destroyed the last one. I doubt Zane would appreciate functioning as one either," I responded. Lloyd rubbed his chin, looking down at the wilting weeds.

"Well, I guess I do have one way to help you stay up all night," he said. I perked up. He has a way!?

"What is it?" I asked.

"Hold out your hand," he responded.

"My hand?" I asked. Lloyd nodded and I slowly extended it out. He then gently took my hand in his, causing me to blush. Geez, as if things weren't awkward enough days ago!

"How...does this-?" I started to say, but Lloyd cut me off.

"Remember when I said I could take energy from anything? I can also give energy too. I'm giving you the energy from the weeds and a bit of my own. Though, I didn't think it could make someone's cheeks red."

I suddenly felt really embarrassed. He can see my blush! At least he thinks it's from the energy and transfer and not because...well...

"Oh...I didn't realize my cheeks were red. At least they aren't as red as Lilly's can be," I giggled nervously. Lloyd chuckled.

"Yeah, she is quite the tomato," he smiled. I silently waited for him to let go of my hand, just to end the awkwardness, but it seemed like it was lasting a while.

"Is the transfer slow?" I asked. Lloyd nodded.

"Yeah, it can take a while. It's much faster if I'm draining someone though," he informed me. I could see a small pink blush starting to grow on his face as we sat there. So, he's probably thinking this is awkward too, I thought to myself. Maybe if we talked about something other than this it wouldn't be so awkward? It was worth a shot.

"So, how's your training in becoming a sensei going?" I asked him, changing the subject. The small smile that lasted on the blond's face began to fade.

"I...don't know. It's kind of stressful because I have to act all wise and stuff like my uncle, but I don't want to," he admitted. I placed my other hand on his shoulder.

"Hey, come on, I did say a month ago you don't have to act all serious when you're a sensei. I'm sure your dad cut loose every now and then," I reminded him. He sighed.

"I know I know, but being a sensei is all about being a leader and a teacher, being wise, being responsible, and being strong. I can't be all of those at once, Karma! I...I just want to be me," he told me. I gave a sympathetic look. Why does he think he can't be himself!?

"You can still be yourself Lloyd. Hey, you're even already all of those things combined! You just need to go easier on yourself, that's all. Don't expect yourself to be the perfect sensei. I'm sure Sensei Wu doesn't follow those codes all the time," I told him. Lloyd still looked a little down.

"I still think they're expecting me to be perfect, and I fear I may fail training," he admitted. I felt really sorry for him. He's most likely feeling really pressured by someone or Sensei. I wrapped my arms around Lloyd's neck, pulling him into hug. I tried desperately to not intensify my blush, but it couldn't be helped.

"You're fine enough as is, Lloyd. You are you, and that's perfect enough. I believe you can pass the test. I believe you will become a great sensei, just like your father," I told him in a gentle voice. It was almost the same speech I'd give anyone, but I didn't care. All that mattered right now is that I'd make him feel better.

Lloyd was silent for a few moments, then I felt a hand on my back.

"Maybe I will..." he said. I wanted to shake my head. I pulled away, sitting across from him.

"Not maybe, you will. You gotta have determination. You have to believe, because we all believe in you," I encouraged. A small smile came to Lloyd's face.

"Okay. I'll do it," he said. I smiled. Nothing like a good ol' small encouragement speech! Though, I had to give myself the same determination to stay awake until morning. I believed I could do it, but it would depend on what fate had planned for me as well.

Destiny's Bounty, Steep Wisdom, 8:47 pm

Zane sweeped the floor of his old room in the Bounty, listening to Pixal tell him her stories about her creator, Cyrus Borg. He adored the sound of her voice and enjoyed her company, but something bugged the android.

"Is something the matter, Zane?" Pixal asked from the corner of big screen that was his vision. Zane sighed.

"I just wonder why your creator has not built you a new body. Do you not tire of being restricted on what you are able to do?" the nindroid asked. Pixal shook her head.

"I am fine, I enjoy being in your system. It brings us closer than we were before," she said with a grin. Zane did not return the smile.

"I know, but I miss being able to touch you physically. I yearn to do that again, just like I did a year ago before my first form expired," he admitted. Pixal looked to the nonexistent wall to her right, her smile fading.

"I...wish the same sometimes, but it is unfortunate that the parts that make me are very expensive as I am a recent model," the gynoid informed him, looking forward again. Zane frowned.

"But Mr. Borg is one of the richest men in Ninjago right now, is he not?" he asked. Pixal nodded.

"He is, but he wants to take care of the City before he takes care of his personal things, like me," she told the nindroid. Zane looked at the floor which he was sweeping.

"Then I shall make it one of my goals to get you a body," he said. Pixal smiled.

"I would like that," she said, looking much happier than before. Zane smiled as well. He calculated that it could take a long time before he could get all the parts to assemble her a new body, but he was determined that he could do this. If Mr. Borg can't do it, he will.

Suddenly, Zane heard the door to the room open. Pausing his sweeping, the nindroid looked to see that Kai had entered the room. The nindroid greeted his friend as he entered the room, slightly bewildered as to why he would be in this room. Kai made a small wave and started searching through a bookshelf that sat in the room.

"Do you need something?" Zane asked.

"Eh, I think I left something in here. I hope you don't mind if I look through here," he answered, already searching through the shelf. The android couldn't really say "no" now.

"Go ahead," Zane told him, before resuming his sweeping. As he continued cleaning, Zane noticed that Pixal seemed a little anxious. What possibly could she be worried about? the nindroid thought to himself. His friend was no threat. There wasn't anything hiding in this room. What possibly could be the matter?

"Is everything okay, Pixal?" Zane asked her. She turned in her medium-sized box to look at him while still catching glances of the master of fire.

"Zane, I think there is a problem with your teammate. When he entered the room, I conducted a small scan on him and found that I could not detect his heartbeat. Usually this only happens when he has consumed large amounts of alcohol," she informed him. It wasn't rare for Kai to do something like that, but it wasn't common either. He would usually only drink around holidays, especially Christmas, unless something happened to make him do it. Zane glanced at his friend. His speech wasn't slurred earlier and he wasn't acting loopy. The only odd thing was that he was searching through the nindroid's bookshelf.

"Did you detect any alcohol in his system?" Zane whispered to the gynoid in his system. Pixal shook her head.

"No. There's nothing in his system. This is most peculiar," she replied. Peculiar indeed, Zane thought. He stopped sweeping and approached his friend.

"Kai, is everything alright?" he asked. The master of fire looked at him, revealing something Zane hadn't noticed before. The scar that was usually over his right eye was now very faint, which was extremely odd. Zane remembered that it was usually very easy to see, as it was a deep one. He could tell there was something wrong with his friend immediately.

"Yeah, I'm fine, why ask?" the master of fire answered.

"Your scar, I clearly remember it being very easy to see. Are you wearing makeup over it?" the nindroid asked. Kai made a slightly offended look.

"No. Do I look like Jay!? I don't wear makeup," he answered, before turning back to the bookshelf. Zane could clearly see the issue now. Either his friend is lying to him...or this person isn't Kai. He felt like the first choice was much more likely than the second.

"Brother, are you sure it's not makeup? You don't have to be ashamed about it," he said. His teammate glared at him.

"Zane, I'm not wearing makeup! Will you shut up about it!?" he shouted. Then, something caught Zane off guard. His friend's eyes had become a glowing red. The nindroid backed away, whispering to Pixal "Activate defenses and hidden weapons."

"Kai" took a moment to realize part if his true form had been revealed, then he chuckled.

"Ah, you don't know how hard it is to stay concealed the whole time," he said, stretching and letting his skin become it's true pale color.

"What exactly are you?" Zane questioned, letting a sai hidden in his left arm plate pop into his hand. "Kai" smirked.

"Awww, you don't remember me and the guys from four years ago? Oh wait, that's right, you 'died'," he reminded the android. Zane saw Pixal wince at the reminder of his first form's expiration.

"Where is the actual Kai then!?" the nindroid questioned. The imposter's smirk did not waver.

"I'm afraid that information is confidential," he claimed, before pulling a small throwing knife from his pocket and throwing it into the side of Zane's neck, one of the android's more vulnerable spots, within a split second. Zane stumbled, then popped the other sai out of his right arm plate. He blocked the impostors next attack, and pushed him to the ground. "Kai" continued to smirk.

"Wow, you're much faster than that blonde girl. Not that I'm impressed though, you're just a machine after all," he said. Zane's expression became angrier. Just a machine!? I am much more than that surely!, Zane shouted in his head.

"I am much more than just some nuts and bolts!" the nindroid shouted, attempting to pin the imposter to the wall with his sais, and unfortunately failing. "Kai" kicked him into the wall and quickly opened his torso panel. Before he could even flick the switch below the nindroid's core, Zane grabbed his arm and twisted it until he heard a snap. "Kai" cried out in pain, bringing a relieved smile to the nindroid's face. I've stopped him! Zane cheered in his head. His smile quickly faded though when the imposter's scream turned into laughter.

"You think that will stop me!?" he said, before his fist connected with one of Zane's eyes, shattering it. The nindroid's grip loosened and "Kai" wrestled his arm free. Before the android could react again, he quickly flipped the switch under his core, the light behind the android's eyes fading. "Kai" brushed a hand on his shirt and sighed.

"Now that that is over," he started. He moved over to Zane's head and opened the panel on the side of his head. "Alex should have taught me enough about this stuff for me to grab the right thing."

He pulled a pure white flashdrive from the nindroid's head and pulled out his memory disk. Using a device similar to a tablet that was hidden in his belt during the fight, he connected the disk to the tablet and ran the program. He deleted the last six minutes of memory from Zane's disk before taking it out and putting it back in the android's head. "Kai" placed the flashdrive in his pocket with care, making sure not to damage it.

He closed the nindroid's head panel and looked at the switch that he had used, which was 'sleep'.

"He should wake up in an hour or two," he whispered to himself as he closed the torso panel and proceeded to exit the room, leaving it a mess. His second task was finished.

Destiny's Bounty, 11:59 pm

Zane slowly powered back on, feeling his shattered eye. He looked around at the messy room with bewilderment. What happened? He proceeded to get up and walk around, looking at the misplaced books, the broken broom, and a shattered vase. The nindroud couldn't help but feel like he was missing something, but didn't know what.

"Pixal, what happened while I was unconscious? What happened to my eye?" he asked the gynoid that was supposed to be within his system. He started to feel worried when he didn't hear her respond.

"Pixal? Pixal!?" Zane called trying to see if she just didn't hear him the first time, but then he realized what he was missing when he looked for her in his system. Pixal was gone. She was nowhere to be found within his system.

"PIXAL!" he screamed in the quiet room, breaking it's silence. It wasn't too long ago that they were reunited after being apart for a while, and now they were apart again.

Zane got up, pulling the throwing knife from his neck. He walked out of the room, worry flooding his senses. His friends had to know what happened, they have to know where Pixal is. Though, what if they didn't know?

Zane shook his head. No, they have to know.