"What was that?" Lloyd asked.
Raven looked up, and noticed that the moon was further across the sky, getting ready to set so that the sun could rise. She also noticed that fewer lanterns were lit in the streets.
"I think we're later in the night," Raven said.
Then they realized that they were behind the temple.
"Why are we here?" Raven asked.
"Maybe we have to go inside," Lloyd replied.
They both entered the temple from the back, as they came into the backroom where the Green Ninja's orb was still kept. However, the Green Ninja's orb was glowing golden with some green, as it started to glow larger and brighter. Then...
CRACK! SHATTER!
The Green Ninja's orb cracked in half and then fell to pieces, as something sprung up from within it. A small version of the Golden dragon, about twice the size of the orb, stood flying just above where it broke out from. It started to fly away, as it left the broken glass shell of the former green orb behind, and flew through the walls and out of the temple.
Lloyd and Raven followed the small Golden dragon in awe, as it came towards a house that was closer to the edge of Aeroplane, but not close that someone would fall off. The little Golden Dragon flew near the second story window of the wooden house, as it looked inside to see a little boy sleeping in his room. Lloyd and Raven also looked into the room, and recognized the little boy.
"That's the same boy who was with his mother when Akeno and the others first left," Raven said.
"Why is the dragon here-" Lloyd said, but he stopped when a thought came to his mind.
"Lloyd? Are you okay?" Raven asked.
"Wait. Let's keep watching," Lloyd replied, and Raven nodded.
Then the Golden dragon flew through the window, as it landed on the boy's stomach, while looking at him. Lloyd and Raven also entered the room, as they stood near the window.
The boy began to shift and yawn, as he opened his eyes and saw the little Golden dragon on his stomach. He propped himself up on his elbows, as his eyes widened in surprise to see the little glowing creature.
"Wha... you... your that golden bird that Akemi used to ride? What are you doing here? And why are you tiny?" The boy asked.
The little Golden dragon moved it's nose closer to the boy, smelling him, as the boy slowly moved his hand to pet him. The boy smiled, as he slowly sat up while the little Golden dragon stood on his knees.
"Is there something you need little bird? You need my help?" The boy asked, as the Golden dragon nodded.
"What is it? Is it for Mrs. Green ninja? Does she need help?" The boy also asked, as the Golden dragon nodded again.
Then the Golden dragon stood on it's bottom two feet, standing tall, as it spread out it's wings widely.
"Raaaaaaahh!" The little Golden dragon squeaked a roar, as the boy's eyes started to glow golden along with the dragon.
Then the little Golden dragon flew into the boy's chest, as the boy started to glow golden.
"What theeee?" The boy said, as he started to feel sleepy.
The boy fell back on his pillow, as he fell asleep while the glowing stopped. Lloyd and Raven were very surprised, but then blue waves crossed over everything. Darker blue waves, along with the lighter ones crossed over everything, and after it stopped, Lloyd and Raven were left in a dark void of some sort.
They saw the boy standing in this dark place, as the full-sized form of the Golden dragon stood before him. The boy stared at the dragon in awe, and then he heard a disembodied voice say,
"I can see that your heart is a pure one. Your also brave, kind, and have great potential. I'm sure you'll make a fine wielder of my powers until the next Green ninja could be found. Of course..."
Then a person stepped forward from behind the Golden dragon, revealing herself to be Akemi, as she knelt down before the boy so that they were eye-level. She continued speaking, also revealing herself to be the disembodied voice, as she said,
"It's your choice if you wish to contain my powers until the next Green ninja could be found. I wouldn't want to force you, especially since this is a great responsibility, and mastering my powers without being the Green Ninja may take more time."
The boy blinked a few times, as he thought about it, and he even crossed his arms and put one hand on his chin. Then he lowered his arms, as he smiled and nodded.
"I want to help you Green ninja Akemi. I'll take good care of your powers, and I'll find a way to find the next Green ninja," the boy said, and Akemi smiled.
"Thank you very much. I'll help you the best I can from this realm. After all, we're linked now," Akemi said, as she pointed to the Golden dragon.
She also added, "You may be able to see things before they happen too. Keep that in mind... and a brush in hand."
The boy nodded, as Akemi ruffled his hair, and stood up.
"I'll see you soon. Just remember, that having my powers, opens a very wide range of possibilities. You can make your own style of power too," Akemi said, as she started walking backwards from the boy.
The boy looked at the Golden dragon, and then he looked at Akemi with a big smile and said,
"I'll make a power called, 'The Golden Dragon Style.'"
Akemi smiled and said, "Thank you," as she disappeared.
Then a flash appeared before Raven and Lloyd as they covered their eyes. When they regained their sight, a window in the void stood before them, as they saw more through the window. The boy was older, as he hugged his mother, and then he went to travel to the land below. Next, the window showed him as a man, glowing golden, while he was spreading his golden power across the lands to purify them and form the lands of Ninjago.
Another scene flashed in the window, as it showed the pink/purple black energy ball that Darkness threw towards a crater in the land. It stood dormant for awhile, but when the Golden man used his power on the lands of Ninjago, the pink/purple black energy ball started to react, as it grew larger and formed into a monstrous, shadowy creature.
Then the window flashed with a mild light, as it showed the Golden man spinning in a golden tornado towards the monstrous, shadowy creature.
Lloyd and Raven realized that the Golden man was actually the First Spinjitzu Master, while the pink/purple black ball that became a monstrous creature was the Overlord. They were shocked by this realization, as they looked towards one another in their dumbfounded-ness.
Then the window disappeared, as the blue waves started to spin around Lloyd and Raven very quickly, and then they spun around as they covered their eyes. After a few more moments, Lloyd and Raven felt that the spinning stopped, as they slowly opened their eyes. They blinked a few times, realizing that they were on the ground, side-by-side, as they were still holding hands. Before them was the Blue sphere, slowly spinning around it's axis, as if nothing happened.
"We're back," Raven said, as she looked at herself and saw that she was in her physical form again.
"Yeah. We're awake," Lloyd said, as he looked at himself, and saw that he was in his physical form too.
"Oh your back. Nice to see you two. How did it go?" Time Sensei asked, cheerily, as she and Marcell were walking towards them.
"It was... very surprising, but enlightening," Raven said, as she and Lloyd stood up and they released each others' hand.
"Good, good. I hope seeing the past would help both of you," Time Sensei said with a smile.
"It did help us understand a lot of things, but we still don't know how to unlock our powers," Lloyd said.
"What? Weren't you supposed to see how they did it?" Marcell asked.
"Yes, but we saw how they received their powers. They didn't really unlock them," Raven clarified.
"That's pretty unfortunate," Reine said, as she approached them.
"Mother!" Raven said, as she went and hugged her mom.
"Hello dear. That must have been a dozy being in the Past Sphere," Reine said, as she hugged Raven back, and then they separated.
"It was pretty weird at first, but we adjusted well," Raven said, as she gestured towards Lloyd and he nodded.
"Well, this is quite wonderful! Having my greatest pupils under one room, and having the second Green and Purple ninja too. It's just divine!" Time Sensei said, with a smile.
"It is isn't it? But we still need to help these two unlock their powers again," Marcell said, as she pointed to Lloyd and Raven.
"Hm... yes. They need to unlock their powers, but apparently Meir and Akemi had jumped into the Platinum orb to obtain their powers, not 'unlock' them. But then again, they obtained their powers together, so maybe being together may help... hm... -Sign- I'll be honest loves, I really don't know how you can unlock them. It is something within both of you that you need to figure out," Time Sensei said, as she placed her hands on each of their shoulders.
Lloyd and Raven looked downhearted, as they looked towards one another.
"Oh come now children. Don't look so glum. You'll find a way, I'm sure of it. Now just take a rest for awhile. You'll need it after being in the Blue Sphere for so long," Time Sensei said, and Raven and Lloyd agreed.
Back on the Bounty:
"OUCH! Dude really," Andrex said to Jay, as he rubbed his head.
"Sorry! My hand still has a mind of it's own," Jay said.
"Just try to keep it under control for a minute," Andrex said, as he went back to work on taking off Jay's bandage from his leg.
"Okay. It looks like all of the bite marks have healed. Now you just need time for the poison to leave your system," Andrex said, as he took the bandages and threw them in the trashcan near the side of the bed, and the rubber gloves he wore.
"Yes! Soon I'll be able to get up and see how the others are doing," Jay said, as he raised both of his arms up.
"You know I'm still here right?" Kai called from his bed behind the curtain that was between him and Jay's 'rooms.'
"Oh, Kai! How are you doing dude?" Jay asked.
"Better. I can move both of my arms now, but I can't lift anything too heavy," Kai replied.
"Cool. Maybe we'll both get out at the same time," Jay said.
"I sure hope so," Kai said.
"Hey, I think there's a bug on you," Stephen said, as he swatted one of Kai's arms.
"OUCH!" Kai yelled out.
"Oh sorry, the bug must have sneaked away," Stephen said, sarcastically.
"That's not funny, and I said I was sorry for sneaking off," Kai said.
"And you could have hurt yourself worse, fool. Then Marcell would have slapped me, and I wouldn't want Flare on my back," Stephen said.
"Yeah, he's right, but I would have been the one to slap him," Flare said, as she stood in the doorway.
"Flare, your back," Kai said.
"How is everyone?" Jay asked.
Flare replied, "Their doing... better. I mean, Nya is sleeping now and the venom treatment is working well. Uh, Cole still hasn't woken up, but his condition is improving so he might wake up... and Auria hasn't woken up, but her condition hasn't improved by much..."
The guys looked down sadly.
"But we're finally able to come in the room to see her. Zane was already there, but he was called by Sensei Wu not too long ago, so Christa is with her now," Flare said.
"How is Christa doing?" Jay asked.
"-Sign- She's holding on," Flare replied.
In Auria's room:
Christa sat on a chair next to Auria's bed, as her sister sleep almost peacefully. She was rubbing Auria's arm, as she looked at her sadly.
'Auria... please be strong. You've always been strong...' Christa thought, as she laid her head on the pillow near the side of Auria's face.
"Please Auria. Please big sister... your stronger than this... please wake up... we still need you... you didn't die before, s-so this is nothing..." Christa said, as tears started to roll down her cheeks, and she added,
"P-Please Auria. Wake up soon. Don't leave us... Don't leave me, or mom, or dad, or our friends, and especially don't leave Zane alone... I know it may not be a choice sometimes whether you stay or go, but please try to c-come back... please c-come back..."
"She's strong Christa. She'll come back," A familiar male voice said, as Christa looked up to see Cole standing at the doorway with a cane and messy hair.
"C-Cole... your up... your finally up!" Christa said, as she stood up and quickly walked over to Cole as she hugged him.
"Yeah. I'm sorry for worrying you like this," Cole said, as he hugged Christa back.
"Your okay now, so it doesn't matter," Christa said, as she smiled and buried her face into Cole's chest as he also smiled.
While Auria laid sleeping on the bed and Christa and Cole were talking, her lips formed into a small smile.
I wanted to brighten up the mood from these last few chapters,
but the story hasn't ended yet...