-Next day, Raven-

Raven dreamed of being in a dark place. It was just an endless space of darkness, although it seemed as though Raven was glowing in the darkness. She walked around though this void, but she couldn't find anything or anyone else there. It was very lonely being in such a dark place.

As she continued walking around, she heard an inaudible whisper. Raven followed where the whisper was coming from, and she saw a small light ahead of her. She ran towards the light because she wanted to get out of the pitch-black darkness. As she came closer to the light, she started to hear a little of what the disembodied whisper was saying,

'Can you hear my voice? Can you hear me speak? Don't get caught in this darkness... Don't let his evil win... you can fight back Raven. Remember that... but please... be strong... for Lloyd... he can't fight... alone... Don't fall to darkness..."

"What do you mean?" Raven asked, but before she could run any further, the light brightened up, and Raven had to close her eyes.

-Gasp-

Raven's eyes shot open as she woke up. She blinked a few times and saw that she was in a dark room with a black ceiling. Immediately, Raven sat up and realized that she wasn't on the Overlord's back with Darkness.

The room she was in was very large, and the floor was a black rug, while the walls were purple. The bed Raven was laying on had black sheets and a purple blanket on top, and it was centered to a wall that was opposite of the wooden door that led out of the room. There were two windows on the right wall with white shades and black curtains, and there was a large, wooden vanity on the opposite side of the windows that took up almost the whole wall. There was also a lamp-stand with a silver lamp that hung it's head downward on it, but it wasn't on.

It was pretty dark in the room, but it was visible enough for Raven to maneuver her way to the mahogany-wooden door and slowly unlock it. She pushed the door open slowly, and she saw a dark hallway that looked like it led to a balcony, but it was hard to tell since there was a white curtain that covered the entrance.

Raven quickly looked around to see that no one else was there, and then she quietly walked across the dark hallway to the curtain. She peered out from behind the curtain and noticed that the sky was dark, and that there were dark red and purple clouds spiraling around just above where she was. Raven recognized the sky and realized where she was. Then she looked ahead and noticed that it was indeed a balcony that was a semi-circle that stretched out just beyond the door with a gray, waist-high gate. Her eyes widened when she noticed that someone in a black hood stood near the edge of the balcony, looking out around the city.

For that moment she noticed him, Raven thought to go back into the room to find another way to escape. However, Raven was noticed by Darkness, and he slightly turned his head back and said,

"Oh your finally awake. How nice. It's actually morning, but since I've taken over Ninjago city well, it's been pretty dark since then. Heh heh heh."

Raven breathed in and out, and then she stepped passed the curtain and walked towards where Darkness was, although she kept her distance. Darkness turned towards her with his signature smirk, and said,

"Since your up now, I can finally show you around. Come, let's go."

Darkness extended his hand towards Raven, but she looked at him suspiciously and took a step back. Darkness chuckled and said,

"Come now dear, I have no reason to trick you, especially since I already caught you."

Raven thought about it, and she realized that it would be better if she was able to see the layout of Ninjago city so that she could escape. She turned towards Darkness, and then she reached out her hand and placed it on his. Darkness held Raven's hand, and he brought her hand to his lips, as he kissed it gently. Then Darkness pulled Raven towards him and held onto her by her waist as he jumped up on the gray railing. Raven looked below her and saw that they were on a dark tower that had a forest of vines that surrounded the bottom of it, besides the entrance to the tower. She realized that she was on the same tower that she saw when the Falcon's vision was being projected by Zane and Auria in the desert.

She was also surprised to see that she was on the tower, and how the ground was coming closer...

wait...

she was falling.

Raven realized that Darkness had jumped off the tower while holding onto her and she gasped as they were descending down the tower. By instinct, Raven grabbed onto Darkness and held him tightly, as he laughed, and then he whistled with his free hand.

A roar was heard, as Darkness and Raven were caught by the Overlord on his back, as he flew up a little higher.

"Ha Ha HA! Can you just feel the rush of the wind? It's invigorating!" Darkness shouted out, as he stood up on the Overlord's head with his arms extended out.

Raven looked at him in surprise, and Darkness turned towards her with a grin.

"You have the wind element a part of you yes? So you can enjoy such a gracious moment in these winds," Darkness said, as he walked closer to Raven and knelt down besides her.

Raven looked away from him in annoyance, and Darkness chuckled and said,

"How interesting? You haven't spoken a word to me since I caught you. Are you really so angry at me? It's not my fault your special, especially you."

Raven turned towards Darkness with a raised eyebrow, and Darkness laughed and said,

"You still won't speak to me eh? Well alright, that's fine. I'm going to be talking most of the time anyway."

Then Darkness turned towards the Overlord and said, in a deeper voice, "Let's go Overlord."

"Yes master," the Overlord said, as he continued flying.

Lloyd and Ryan:

Lloyd and Ryan woke up very early, and they continued their journey towards Ninjago city. They were able to make it to the desert by noon, but when Lloyd was going to summon his Golden dragon, Ryan stopped him.

"Don't use your golden powers now. Darkness has been able to track you because of your powers," Ryan said, as he extended his arm in front of Lloyd.

"What? He's been keeping track of me because of my powers? How?" Lloyd asked.

Ryan brought his arm down and replied, "He can sense your golden energy whenever you use it more abundantly. That's how he found you guys in the forest, and before when we went to the Viporeon Pearl Sanctuary."

Lloyd's eyes widened in realization, and then he rubbed the back of his head in shame.

"Don't feel bad. It's not your fault. You didn't know," Ryan said.

Then Ryan took a small, round platinum-colored gem from his pocket and said,

"We'll take my ride."

Ryan added some of his power to the gem, which made it glow, and then he threw the gem away from him. The gem glowed brighter, and then it busted, as a vehicle appeared in it's place.

"Woah!" Lloyd said, when he saw Ryan's jet vehicle.

It was a cross between a motorcycle and jet plane. There were two large wheels that stood aligned under the oval-shaped body of the vehicle, and there were wings like a plane on the sides of the body that were a little longer than the body itself. The cockpit was oval shaped with one seat in the front, and another in the back that could hold two people. There was a steering wheel with multiple buttons on the dashboard, and gas and brake petals under it. The vehicle was all black, with a horizontal platinum line around the whole vehicle, even around the tips and edges of the wings. The wheels had platinum rims, and inside the cockpit was all beige, as well as the seats.

"That's awesome. I've never seen you use it before though," Lloyd said, as he and Ryan started walking towards it.

"I only use it to travel through the desert mostly. I rarely use it for traveling through the forest since I could just teleport," Ryan said.

Ryan and Lloyd jumped into the cockpit, Ryan in the front and Lloyd in the back, and then Ryan started the motor-jet. The cover of the cockpit, which is made of plastic instead of glass, closed over them, and then Ryan started driving forward. As the motor-jet accelerated in speed, it slowly started rising upward, until it was in mid-air, continuing to rise up.

"This is cool man. The seats are comfortable too," Lloyd said, as he looked around and could smell the odd, yet refreshing scent of new car smell.

"Yeah. I prefer to enjoy the journey in some comfort," Ryan said.

"The journey is just as important as the destination huh?" Lloyd asked.

"Yes," Ryan replied.

As Lloyd looked out the window at the gleaming desert sand, he realized how much better the view was from above than from below, especially when he actually had to travel through there when he was a kid searching for the Serpentine tombs. It wasn't very pleasant, especially without a vehicle. Then Lloyd noticed that Ryan was occasionally looking outside at the view.

"You like sight-seeing huh?" Lloyd asked.

"Yes. It's one of my favorite pastimes. You seem to enjoy them too," Ryan replied.

"Yeah, it's better from this view though. You can see everything," Lloyd said.

"I agree," Ryan said.

However, as Lloyd looked at the beautiful view from such a high height, he remembered when he took Raven over the ocean and desert with the Golden dragon, and even when Raven let him ride on Pearl with her. He remembered the fun that they had during those times, even when Kai and Flare came out of nowhere on Pearl's back. He also recalled with a sign when Raven kissed him on the cheek, and chuckled when he thought about how he and Raven found out that Kai and Flare had feelings for one another.

When Lloyd was with Raven, it was more fun and less... lonely. With the awesome powers that Lloyd has and being the chosen one, he realized that it could get pretty lonely being the only one with such powers. However, when Raven came along, they had much in common, which made him feel less lonely. Then when he found out that Raven was the Purple Ninja, a special ninja with unique powers, he felt even closer to her, since they were able to relate and understand each other more.

All of these sudden thoughts, memories, and feelings made Lloyd feel happy to re-experience them again, but then he felt a weight on his heart, as he remembered that Raven was kidnapped by Darkness. He placed his hand on his chest in a fist, since the weight on his heart was growing, and he closed his eyes as he breathed in and out slowly. Ryan was looking through the rear-view mirror that suddenly appeared, and he noticed Lloyd's gesture of pain. Ryan was able to see that Lloyd was thinking of Raven, and that it especially hurt him that she wasn't with him in that moment.

Ryan looked back towards the road, more determined, and said,

"Don't feel bad Lloyd. You'll get her back. I'll make sure you will... very soon."

Lloyd looked up, and then he looked ahead of the motor-jet, as he could see Ninjago city coming into view.