A/n: The last chapter is here! I'm both happy and sad at the same time.

When Kai opened his eyes, he saw a bright yellow orb in the clear blue sky above him. He blinked a few times before realizing he was staring right at the Sun.

"Ah!" He yelped, sitting up and rubbing his eyes.

"That was my reaction at first, too." A voice said. Kai turned, and saw Cole smiling back at him. Cole was still a ghost, but it was good to see him nonetheless.

"Cole!" Kai said, jumping up and hugging him.

"Hello, Kai." Cole answered.

"Where's everyone else?" Kai inquired.

"Zane is over there, treating anyone that was hurt during the fight." Cole said, gesturing to a large white tent where Zane was bandaging their allies. "Jay and Lloyd are at the store, buying blankets. They've been there for two hours, now. Who knows when they'll be back?" Cole said.

"Should we go look for them?" Kai asked.

"No." Cole told him, "They probably just got lost. Remember, they've only been to the store a couple of times. They may not know where to look."

"Okay." Kai answered.

"And, as for Rumi, Skylar, Nya, Misako, and PIXAL…" Cole trailed off.

"I know." Kai sighed. He remembered his friends' ultimate sacrifice. Thinking of Skylar, his girlfriend, Nya, his sister, Hurumi, who'd been nice to him, Misako, who'd become a mother figure to him, and even PIXAL, who was a much a younger sister to him as Nya. He should've protected them. He should have protected his family.

"I think we should go help Zane." Cole suggested.

"Yeah, let's go." Kai agreed.

They walked over to Zane, who looked exhausted and devastated, and before Kai realized what he was doing, he hugged the nindroid. Zane didn't flinch, though, but instead, returned the hug. They both started sobbing, but no one stopped them. The last few days had been hard, and this was their time to mourn.

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"I don't get it." Nya said, pacing back and forth in her cell, which was only four feet wide and three feet long. It was even smaller then her tank had been. She and her friends had been thrown in cells shortly after the ninja and their allies escaped the Departed Realm.

"What is there not to get?" Skylar asked from the cell next to her, "We're dead. We died for Ninjago, and for our friends. That's it."

"What I believe Nya is trying to say is; why have we not become ghosts?" PIXAL said from the cell across from Nya.

"I don't know." Hurumi admitted, pacing around the cell next to PIXAL.

"I know." A familiar voice said. Suddenly, Morro appeared in front of Nya's cell. She gasped, startled. Skylar barely held in a scream, while PIXAL and Hurumi merely looked surprised.

"Dude!" Skylar shouted, "You have got to stop doing that!"

"You could really scare someone." Misako agreed.

"Sorry." Morro apologized, "But, I know why you aren't ghosts."

"Oh course you do." Nya sighed.

"Well, let's hear it." Hurumi told Morro.

"Because you aren't dead." Morro explained, "Cryptor was lying. Smashing the crystals didn't kill you."

"Are you kidding me?!" Skylar yelled, "We stayed in this realm for nothing?!"

"Yes." Morro said, earning a combined groan from the girls, "But, I can send you back to Ninjago."

"Great." Nya said, "Let's go, already."

"Okay. But first, take this." Morro said, handing her a green box.

"What am I supposed to do with this?" Nya asked.

"When you get to Ninjago, use it to turn Cole human again. He's definitely earned it." Morro replied.

"Okay." Nya said.

Morro took out a leaf of Traveler's Tea that Nya assumed was left over from when Cole was The Magician. Next, he took out five keys, and let the girls out of their cells. He dropped the leaf on the floor, and a portal opened. Nya moved to step inside, but stopped.

"Morro?" She said, "Thank you."

Then, without warning, she, Skylar, Rumi, PIXAL, and Misako gave him a big hug. Morro blushed as red as Kai's gi. He was still blushing as they stepped through the portal, returning to Ninjago.

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"That took way too long." Lloyd said.

"Well, I'm sorry if Nya's normally the one that does all of the shopping." Jay shot back, "And it's not like you were any help, either."

"Whatever." Lloyd said, "Let's just back to the others so we can give them these blankets." Jay nodded, and kept walking. They'd spent two hours in the store, trying to find a few blankets. Now, they were walking back, trying not to think about the friends they'd just lost.

"Too bad Nya and-" Jay started.

"Don't say it." Lloyd interrupted, "Don't say her name."

"Sorry." Jay said.

Suddenly, a portal opened on the ground in front of them.

"Well, that's just great." Lloyd pouted, "What horror do you think is about to step out of that portal?"

"I don't know." Jay admitted, "But I'm too tired to deal with it right now."

The next thing they knew, Nya, Skylar, PIXAL, Misako, and Hurumi were stepping out, smiles on their faces.

"Jay!" Nya said.

"Lloyd!" Rumi exclaimed. Jay and Lloyd dropped their blankets.

"Is this a prank?" Jay asked, "Or an illusion?"

"No." Nya answered, "No, Jay, we're really here!" She ran over and kissed him, and Jay was convinced that she was real.

"You're not dead?" Lloyd asked, hugging Rumi.

"No." She told him.

"Skylar!" Kai's voice yelled.

"PIXAL!" Zane said. Within seconds, everyone was in tears, hugging and smiling.

"We were coming to look for Lloyd and Jay." Kai explained, "How are you here?"

"We'll explain later." Nya said, "Right now, we need to see Cole."

"Me?" Cole asked, "Why?" Nya handed him the box.

"This will make you human again." She told him, "Morro gave it to us before he helped us escape."

"Thank you." Cole said, "But, Day of the Departed is tonight. I think I'll be a ghost one more time. After all, it's the best costume I could ask for."

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That night, everyone attended Cyrus Borg's Day of the Departed party. The ninja went as ninja, PIXAL was Samurai X, Skylar was an orange ninja, Hurumi was a princess, Misako chose not wear a costume, and Cole, naturally, went as a ghost.

They had fun, and the next day, Cole returned himself to human. Everyone forgave him for being The Magician, but the girls still liked to tease him about it. Life went back to normal, but there would always be a new enemy to fight. Whether they were ready or not.

A/n: That's the end! What did you think of the story overall? Please leave a review!