The Ninja were working on the bounty as Cole helped with carrying the baby around.
Meanwhile Nya was mending Ava up and Zane stayed close.
"Zane I'm fine, you should go help the others." Ava replied.
"I am still worried about how you acquired such an injury." Zane frowned.
"Maybe you'll find some clues out there, I don't think anyone on the team could have done it, they were all fighting except ... .Harumi. But she said she doesn't know how to fight." Ava frowns.
"That does sound kind of weird but there's no way it could be Harumi, right?" Nya frowned.
Zane frowned, Harumi had been the only one not fighting at the time and Ava couldn't be sure because she had begun using all her energy to keep the bounty balanced.
"Maybe there was another foreign agent." Ava shrugs.
"Ugh I hope not, but I better check round just in case. You stay here and relax. Zane you go and see if you can get the Bounty started with the others." Nya headed off.
Zane looked with worry to Ava and she said "Hey thanks for worrying, sorry I wasn't around much while you were out cold but I really couldn't do much for you."
Zane smiled and said "That is okay, you were where you were needed."
"Just like you're needed out there, I'll be fine. I need a little rest." Ava sighed as she laid back.
Zane nodded and headed out to help.
After a while they tried to get the thrusters working, it didn't work.
Nya also went to find the Samurai X suit and came back with a note from Lloyd. It seems the missing two were heading for the temple.
They got to work, but sadly the smoke from their failed attempt at fixing the thruster seemed to have attracted some unwanted attention.
Ninjago
As Zane and Pixal worked on the engines once more, Zane could sense the Samurai looking over at him.
"Is there something you wish to talk to me about?" Zane asks.
"Before, I sensed that you were quite upset about Ava being harmed." Pixal replied.
Zane felt ashamed as he looked down saying "I apologize for that, I do not know what came over me."
"I believe I may have an answer." Pixal came over.
Zane looked up at this, "You do?"
"I believe you may have feelings for Ava." Pixal smiles.
Zane jumped replyign "That cannot be, we have only just met."
"You fell in love with me at first sight did you not?"
Zane smirked bashfully as he said "Was I that obvious?"
"At the time for myself no, but now…I can remember it quite clearly. And I can see a similar emotion appearing in your eyes now." Pixal replied.
Zane looked down saying "But with everything going ong…."
"Much was going on when we first met as well. Did that stop you?"
"No." Zane looked up.
"Zane, remember my words. We are nindroids and fighters, we will either outlive or die before our friends. So do not waste it." Pixal smirks.
"I will take that into consideration." Zane nods.
"Good, now let us check once more if it will start."
With that they got back to work.
Ninjago
Ava was feeling better and decided to go out and see if she could help in any way.
Since she had no mechanical knowhow she decided to do some pick up.
"Ava you are okay?" Zane came over.
"More or less. I'm well enough to at least do some cleanup." Ava smiles. 'He's so kind.'
"Do not overdo it." Zane held her arm making her flush.
"Don't worry, I'll be carefull." Ava replied.
As she cleaned up Zane worked on the computer and the others chatted while working.
Something about Lloyd and Harumi getting close.
Ava sighed 'I hate to think this but, I hope Lloyd doesn't fall anymore then he has.'
She knew she didn't have proof but…no foreign agent, the but of a sword, and no one else but Harumi around. It all added up.
Zane looked over to see her upset and looked up to a nearby tree to spot some flowers climbing up it, with this an idea came to him.
He walked over and picked the flower, Ava looked up, confused as he came to her and said "I thought you might like this, it is a jasmine flower and its scent has been known to help with stress."
Zane hands it over to Ava who smiles as she takes a whiff and goes "Mmm it does smell calming. Thank you Zane, not just for the flower but for protecting me in the fall."
"It is my duty as a ninja to protect others."
"I understand that but still. You've been so kind to me this whole time. I wish I could pay you back in some way." she smiled, somewhat flushed.
Zane's eyes widened at this, if he remembered correctly a flushed face was an indicator of either embarrassment or romantic interest in another.
'I hope it is the latter.' he felt his own face heat up as he said.
"Being my friend is more than enough to repay me." Zane replied.
Ava looked up thinking 'Still so kind.' looking into each other's eyes it seemed like they wanted to say more when….
"Then why is little Cole Jr. standing in front of me and passing me the pliers?" Jay called.
"What!" Ava jumped as she rushed to see as Zane stared on for a moment then followed.
They all rushed down and Cole said "Cole Jr. is walking now?I don't know much about babies, but are babies supposed to walk?"
" Not at this stage or the stage he was in, he looks like he grew several months!" Ava was panicking.
"And I don't think they know what pliers are." Kai added.
The baby headed for a hot cup of tea as Ava rushed over "No it's hot!"
The baby slapped her hand away though as she flinched "OW!" that felt way too strong for a baby.
The baby then blew the tea and sipped it.
"And they definitely can't do that." Kai added again.
"He shouldn't be drinking that, is he human? Or did he get spilled with some magic tea or something?" Ava asked.
"Okay, now I've seen it all. Now I really quit!" Jay exclaims.
The baby stopped drinking and looked back at them saying "Ah. Ninja never quit." the giggled.
Ava fell on her but and stared on, her mind was trying to reboot.
As the Ninja just stared in on shock, Zane looked calculating.
"Uh, guys I don't think that's Cole Jr." Jay siad.
Ava looked surprised at him.
"That's Master Wu." he finished.
"What, but how? I heard he disappeared in a time stream thing." Ava jumped up, looking at the baby more confused.
"I'll go get Nya." Kai ran off.
"It has to be him, he's drinking tea!" Jay exclaims.
"Which he shouldn't be, hey come here little guy that's not good for you." Ava tried to come over but he smacked her hand again.
"Ow!" Ava rubbed it.
Zane came up and said "Sensei it is not nice to hit someone trying to help you."
Wu just giggled as Nya finally came, with Pixal, and Kai who had explained everything.
As they all looked at the little guy Nya said "So he likes tea and went through a growth spurt. That doesn't mean he's Wu."
The baby then said "Master, sip, Wu."
That made Nya think twice. "That's him alright."
"What about DNA test?" Ava asks, still having doubts.
"We have nothing to compare it to." Zane replies.
"Anyway, how did he get so….young?" Nya asked.
"Heh. Heh, who knows he's a living fortune cookie. Everything he does is a puzzle meant to torture us." Jay glared as Ava grabbed the baby and glared at Jay.
"I hardly think this was his fault, especially if it involved a time stream." Wu giggled but wriggled out of her grasp and followed him, who knows what he'd do.
"Maybe we'll never know." Cole added.
"Don't you remember? He was touched by the reversal blade when he disappeared in time right?" Nya reminds.
"So?" Kai asks.
"So what if the blade did more than stop his aging?" Nya asked.
As Ava finally decided to give the kid another cup of tea and blwo on it as she served him some.
'So far nothings happened so I guess it's fine.'
Wu giggled as he clapped before accepting the tea, he gave her a slightly toothly smile making her smile back 'How cute.'
"What if it somehow made him younger? Like really young." Nya asked
"If your assumption is correct, logic would dictate that he would begin aging more rapidly once the effects of the blade have worn off." Zaen replied.
"So that explains how a baby can walk overnight, but how long until he's, you know, back to good old Wu?" Jay replied, then looked to Wu.
"I mean no offense you look good for your age." Jay patted the baby.
Ava chuckled at that.
"Time will tell." Pixal replied.
"And right now he needs us to take care of him. He's still a toddler and they can get into serious trouble." Ava frowns, her nephew's antics coming to mind.
At that a banshee screech was heard, the SOG was here.
Pixal headed off to give them time as they worked to get the ship ready, Ava took Wu in her arms and said "Let's get you somewhere safe."
"Keep him safe, he looked after us. It's only fair we look after him." Cole came up pleadingly.
Ava nodded as she headed to find a hiding spot for the little guy.
The cabin would be too obvious as would the medbay, so she went for a place they wouldn't try.
A closet.
As they crouched in it she said "Not the best place I know but it will give us the element of surprised."
Wu sipped tea and said "Hide in shadows."
Ava smiled, saying "That's right, now shhh."
Wu went 'Shhh.' back making her have to hold back her chuckles. This was serious.
Ninjago
As the Ninja were getting the bounty up and running a beeping went off.
"What's that?" Jay asked.
"The trace program the computer was running to find the Quiet One's location. It's finished, but that's odd. It says it originated from the bounty." Nya explained.
"But that…that can't be." Kai looked stunned.
"Yeah that's impossible." Cole added.
"The only ones on the ship were us, Pixal, and…" At this Zane realized it.
'Ava was right.'
"Harumi's the Quiet One." Nya said it out loud.
They all gasped.
"We must warn Lloyd immediately." Zane realized.
Nya Went to do so, but Ultra Violet stopped her.
And soon a fight began.
Ninjago
Ava could hear screaming, it seemed a fight had started.
'Looks like we didn't get up in time.' she frowned, she looked to see he was calm.
'Best to keep him that way. Let's just hope the others win.'
Sadly with a large group and two masks on the SOG's side, that wasn't a likely outcome.