Kai:

"Flare! Where are you? UH! I can't see anything here!" Kai said in frustration, as he waved his Platinum fire sword around, while it was on fire, to see if there was something in the shadow mist.

"Heh heh heh heh heh. Poor little fire child. Your spirit is strong, but your not. Your Sensei knows that, everyone does... that's why Lloyd was chosen to be the Green Ninja and not you," A voice spoke from the darkness that surrounded Kai.

"What? … Wait a minute... Darkness!" Kai said, when he recognized the voice.

"Ha ha ha ha ha! You've guessed correctly. You finally guessed something right for once," Shadow Darkness said, as he appeared, floating above where Kai was.

Kai looked up at Shadow Darkness with a scowl and said, "That's not true! I guess stuff right most of the time, and I AM strong. I don't have to be the Green Ninja to prove that!"

"Hm... bold words, but I bet you can't back them up. Especially not against ME," Shadow Darkness said with a smirk, and then he vanished.

Kai looked around to see where Shadow Darkness had disappeared to. Then he turned and stumbled back when Shadow Darkness appeared right in front of him with a hiss.

"AH! What the?!" Kai shouted in surprise when he saw that Shadow Darkness had a serpent-like tongue and fangs.

"What'sss the matter boy? Shocked? Ssscared? Jussst like your sibling? And your friendsss?" Shadow Darkness asked in a deeper and darker tone.

"Wha... Nya, the guys, and girls... What did you do to them?" Kai asked with a hint of anger, as he pointed his blade towards Shadow Darkness after standing up.

"Ha Ha Ha Ha HA! Listen carefully boy!" Shadow Darkness said, as he flew upward into the shadows.

Then Kai began to hear the distressed voices and screams of his fellow ninja, kunoichi, and even Sensei Garmadon. As he heard their screams and pleas, Kai saw shadowy images in the shadows of each of his friends suffering while being surrounded by darkness. He saw Cole being assaulted by evil shadow versions of themselves, Christa being beaten down by her shadow, Zane screaming as his memories were being whiped out, Auria crying out for Zane, Jay surrounded by enemies who were taking turns hitting him, Nya being attacked by shadow claws that would punch her occasionally, and even Sensei Garmadon being dragged into the shadows.

"No... no... GUYS! NO!" Kai shouted out as he ran towards the images, only for the images to fade away and reappear somewhere else.

"Stop! Darkness STOP! Why are you doing this?! Why do you hate us so much?!" Kai yelled out, as he continued to swipe his sword at the images that came closer to him.

"Oh no Kai. I don't hate any of you. Your all just in my way from reaching my goal... and I WILL reach my GOAL!" Shadow Darkness said, as his voice sounded more bestial when he said 'GOAL.'

Then the images of the others started to morph into actual figures. The figures were each of the ninja and kunoichi, along with Sensei Garmadon, looking downward. They surrounded Kai, and when they looked up, they had red eyes and fangs like Shadow Darkness, as they smiled deviously.

"AH! What is going on?!" Kai asked in some panic, as they approached him.

"Come with us Kai!" -Shadow Jay

"Come with us to darkness." -Shadow Cole

"Come to the dark." -Shadow Auria

"Follow the shadows." -Shadow Zane

"Accept them." -Shadow Garmadon

"Let them consume you." -Shadow Christa

"Just like they did to us!"-Shadow Nya

Kai frantically looked around, as the shadow versions of his allies continued walking towards him, like vampiric zombies with sharp toothed grins.

"No. NO! STAY AWAY!" Kai shouted, as he waved his fire sword around, which only made the shadows step back a little bit, but they continued forward.

"Just accept it Kai. Your not strong enough. You can't win," Another voice said, and when Kai turned towards it, he gasped when he saw a shadow version of Lloyd just outside the others who circled him.

"Lloyd... No! I AM strong! This... Th-This isn't real! It can't be! It isn't!" Kai said, as he held one hand on his head and tried to look away from everyone.

"Oh Kai..." A familiar voice was suddenly heard, as Kai felt a hand under his chin making him look up.

Kai's eyes widened when he saw a shadow version of Flare, holding his chin up to make him look at her and her devious smile.

"If it isn't real, then you shouldn't feel this," Shadow Flare said, as she released Kai's chin, and punched him in the face.

Kai fell back on the ground, and he felt pain on his face from the punch. The hand he kept on the spot where he was hit started to tremble when he realized that the punch actually hurt him.

"No... no... please... this..." Kai shifted on his knees, as he looked around and saw that the shadow versions of the others were coming closer to him.

"NOOOOOO!" Kai screamed out with his arms outward.

Shadow Darkness began to laugh hysterically from above where Kai was, as the shadow versions grabbed Kai.

Flare:

Flare silently walked around the shadow mist that surrounded her. She was trying to find Kai, while looking for a way out.

'It doesn't look like he's here, and it doesn't feel like I'm going anywhere. But I can still sense Kai... he's not here... in this darkness... Then he must be in his own separate bubble of darkness. Aw man, this isn't good,' Flare thought, as she continued walking.

"The dear princess travels alone without her knight... but your not an average princess, are you, Flare?" A voice asked from the shadows.

Flare whipped her head towards where the voice was coming from, although she didn't pull out her Platinum Scimitar.

"Don't hide Darkness. I know that's you..." Flare said, and then she sensed movement, as she saw Shadow Darkness emerge from the shadows before her.

"Or is it?" Flare asked, as Shadow Darkness smirked and replied,

"Smart girl. I am an enhanced embodiment of Darkness and his dark desires. He has set a task for each of us to do if the generators were destroyed. You Ninja fell for it so easily... and there's no escape really... unless..."

"Unless what?" Flare asked, seriously.

Shadow Darkness disappeared, and then he reappeared right in front of Flare, as he grabbed her chin with his hand to make her look up at him, with a devious smirk on his face. Then Flare felt her body become almost weightless, as Shadow Darkness started flying up slowly, while bringing her up with him by her chin.

"It's not much. All you fools have to do is give up and join me. It'll be easier for all of us. All of you won't have to suffer, and I'll have a stronger army with me. Although it doesn't make a difference to me either way," Shadow Darkness said, as he laughed little.

"What makes you think I would agree to that? Or ANY of us for that matter?" Flare asked calmly, although she was annoyed at him.

Shadow Darkness disappeared, and he reappeared next to Flare.

"Well, the others aren't managing well... and I can sense that their spirits are starting to wear down," Shadow Darkness whispered, as Flare looked at him with the same serious expression.

"Your playing dirty Shadow Darkness," Flare said, and Shadow Darkness just chuckled.

"It's not dirty. I'm just using what you guys have as a weapon against you. That's how a shadow fights," Shadow Darkness said with a toothed grin, and Flare looked at him with anger now present in her eyes.

Then Flare breathed in and out calmly, as she looked back up at Shadow Darkness and asked,

"Why are you telling me all of this?"

Shadow Darkness smirked darkly and said, "Because your a smart girl... and I know that in your heart lies a darkness that has been dormant for too long... it longs to be awakened through you, and I can help you with that."

Flare glared at Shadow Darkness and said, "The reason it's dormant is because I decided to keep it that way. I will not be influenced or manipulated by anything or anyone... even from myself."

Shadow Darkness chuckled and said, "Yes I see. But how much stronger would you be if you tapped into your full power. That darkness in your heart can become a very powerful asset to you. I should know."

Flare looked away from Shadow Darkness, as she signed and relaxed her tensed shoulders.

"That's it," Shadow Darkness said, as he and Flare slowly descended back to the ground, although he stood just above it.

"Open the locked doors where your darkness hides. Let the shadows loose from within you. Let them out into the open, and let your true self be realized!" Shadow Darkness said, as he floated a few feet away from Flare, with a dark grin on his face.

Flare's eyes were still closed, and her head was tilted downward. Shadow Lizarians were forming from the shadow mist, and they were waiting for Flare to do something. Then Flare breathed in and out slowly, and said,

"Shadow Darkness... I understand what you mean. The shadows in my heart are a part of me, and I shouldn't ignore them and keep their power locked up. The darkness that is also a part of my heart shouldn't be ignored either..."

Shadow Darkness grinned more deviously, as the Shadow Lizarians also smiled evilly. Then Flare said,

"That's why... I'm going to get rid of that darkness and evil once and for all! And I'll use it's own shadows as weapons to destroy it and YOU!"

Flare's eyes shot open, as she looked up at Shadow Darkness with a fiery determination and strength. Shadow Darkness looked at Flare in surprise, as did the Shadow Lizarians.

"You think YOUR the only one who uses shadows for power?! Well let me slap you in the face with some knowledge buddy... I fixed my weapon AND I found out it's TRUE name! The Platinum Shadow Scimitar of Umbra!"

Flare took out her scimitar and held it in the air for all to see, as shadows began to swirl around the blade, which made the Shadow Lizarians step back.

"Don't try to play ME Shadow Darkness! I saw through this whole plan of trapping each of us in shadow bubbles from when the machines first burst, AND when I realized that I was separated from Kai! You may have tricked the others, but that's because they don't know the shadows like I do! I am a Shadow MASTER! You can't control me because I am the MASTER of SHADOWS!" Flare yelled out, and then she started spinning around quickly until she became a tornado of orange and gray mist.

"NINJAGOOOO!" Flare yelled out, as she started beating down each of the Shadow Lizarians.

Shadow Darkness stood where he was, blocking his face, because the shadows that were all around were being effected by Flare, and even the shadow mist started following her whirling movements.

"No! This can't be! No! NOOOO!" Shadow Darkness yelled out, as he faded away with the shadow mist.

Then Flare stopped spinning, and when she looked around, she was back in Ninjago city. She saw the area where the machine was, and it was broken in pieces. Then Flare held her Shadow Scimitar on her shoulder and raised her other hand in the air, in a fist, and said,

"Ha Ha Darkness! You got nothing on me! YEAH!"

Then Flare sensed distress and dark creatures, as she turned and noticed a large, dark shadow mist that was in the form of a bubble that laid on the ground not too far from her. She keened her senses, as she was able to sense who was inside.

"KAI!" Flare yelled out, as she ran towards the shadow mist with her weapon drawn outward.