(Kyna's P.O.V.)

No one understands what I'm going through right now. Not Talynn, not Soula, not Sensei. Not even myself.

For the last couple of weeks, things have been going pretty well between me and Kai. Sure, we still argue. But it's not as bad as in the beginning. But then when we got talking today-about how we learned our powers- it brought back memories; painful memories. Memories that I'd wish would either stay down or remain lost.

I stop running when I hit an alley. Crouching down, I pull up my sleeve and place my left hand on my right shoulder; letting all that I have left of him run through me. His fire; his strength. I call to it. I call his name.

Kashton.

(Kai's P.O.V.)

I wish I could say I was right about where I thought she went. But I was wrong. She wasn't anywhere near the arcade. Or anywhere in the immediate area. It seemed so useless, I was never gonna find her. Then I heard something.

Kashton.

It was faint, like a whisper. I recognized the voice immediately though. It was the little girl from my dreams; it was Ky.

Kash I'm scared. I'm all alone and I'm scared.

I run towards where I think the sound is coming from. I have to find her. I can't allow her to be scared.

You said you'd always be here; that you'd always protect me.

'I will protect her.' I feel myself think. 'I'm not about to lose her to the darkness.'

But I can feel myself falling deeper. I've already fallen so much. If I fall any farther…

'Don't say it.' I push myself harder. 'Don't think it.'

As I round the corner into an alley, I'm not sure whether or not to believe my eyes.

Shadows rose from the ground, making human figures that seemed…demonic in a way. They surrounded a figure at the end; a figure that was just out of my sight.

"Kylina…"

That voice. It was the one who'd tried to stop me from saving Ky in the fire. Or stop Kashton. Wait…did that thing say Kylina? That's Kyna's real name.

"Get away from me."

That's Kyna's voice all right. I have to get up higher to see what's going on.

(Kyna's P.O.V.)

I can't believe I let down my guard long enough for these guys to find me. I mean I know I'm upset, but it shouldn't be enough for these guys to find me.

"It's been a long time Lady Kylina."

"Don't call me that." I say, pulling my sleeve down. I'm not about to let this guy see what he wants so badly. "I'm not a lady anymore."

"But you could be." The big shadows and its lackeys got closer. "I know what you want. What you truly desire." It reaches for my shoulder.

"Back off!" I exclaim, summoning dark fire into my hand. For some reason, these shadows don't like our powers. Especially mine. "One more step, I burn you."

The spirit chuckled. "Your powers don't scare us anymore Young Mistress."

That's when I get a real good look at my flame. It's almost pitch black now. Have I really fallen this far?

"It is time you rejoin us." It grips me around the waist. "You…and your dragon…belong…to me!"

I feel myself slipping even farther than before. The shadows…they're consuming me. I can't see a way out of this darkness. I can't even move. Kai…I'm so…

"Leave her alone!"

(Kai's P.O.V.)

I don't know what came over me in the last few seconds. All I could do was yell for the shadows to leave her alone. I was angry. So angry, that I felt like I was on fire.

Maybe I was.

"Well well, what have here?" The shadow creature said moving closer to me. "A dragon wannabe?" It chuckled at me, making me even madder. "What can you expect to do boy? You are just a mere mortal. Against me, you'd be nothing more than a fly."

"Don't underestimate me." I reply, summoning fire into my hand. I notice it's bigger than usual, but pay no mind. "I can be just as dangerous as she is."

The shadows backed away from me. They seemed afraid of my fire. Good.

"Who are you boy?"

I give them a harsh glare. "My name is Kai Smith. And I," I light myself on fire. "Am the Master of Fire!"

That's when everything goes black.

(Kyna's P.O.V.)

I can feel Kai's fire bringing me back from the darkness. But…I don't understand. Only my dragon could bring me out of the darkness.

That's when it hits me.

All those times Kai and I were fighting; all those times we were getting along. It was just like my relationship with Kashton.

Kai was Kashton.

When I opened my eyes a bit, I confirmed it when I saw Kai.

His eyes were glowing a fiery red; and his fire had completely consumed him, taking a dragon. The same dragon I'd fallen in love with all those years ago.

"How is this possible?" the shadow asked, looking between the fire master and me. "He was dead. I saw him-"

"So did I." I say, shakily getting to my feet. "But the key difference between us and them," My aura flared up, making my own dragon. "is that they can come back!"

The fiery dragon roared in response, then hastened to get to my side. The shadows backed farther away, giving us some breathing room. Then they began to fade.

"Make no mistake girl." The shadow leader said, disappearing. "You, and that dragon…will be mine."

And with that, they were gone.

The fire formed dragon met my eyes. It was my dragon all right. Same warm glow in his eyes. Why hadn't I noticed before?

"Kyna!"

I looked at the entrance of the alley to see everyone else was there. Talynn and Soula were running towards me.

"Are you all right? We saw the-" Soula skid to a halt when she got a better look at Kai. "No. Way."

That didn't stop Talynn from getting to my side. "You are in so much trouble when we get back to the bounty." She said putting my arm over her shoulder. "As for Kai…"

It was at that moment the fire disappeared and returned Kai to normal.

"Oi, my head." He looked around. "What happened to those shadow creatures?"

"They're gone." Soula replied, helping him up. "For now anyway."

"What were those things?" Jay asked coming over to us. "It looked like a shadow, but it also looked…alive."

"That's because shadows are alive Jay." Talynn stated, helping me out of the alley. "I'll explain more when we get to the ship. Right now I just wanna get Kyna checked over before we get into more trouble."

(No One's P.O.V.)

By the time everyone was back on the ship, Kyna had passed out from the whole ordeal. Talynn had said this'd happened before, but that didn't stop Kai from worrying. He still felt like this was his fault. He was supposed to be watching her, not making her run into trouble.

Cole sat down beside him. "Heard anything yet?"

"Not that Tal or Soul will tell me." The brunette sighed. "This is all my fault. If hadn't angered her-"

"I'm gonna stop you there." The black ninja said, gaining his comrade's attention. "You couldn't have known this would happen. They haven't told us everything about themselves."

"My calculations specify that this has something to do with their pasts." Zane stated sitting beside his brothers. "A part of their past that they have yet to reveal to us."

"A past they intend to tell you about right now."

The ninja turned to see their sensei and the girls right outside their bedroom door. Kyna was not with them though.

Kai got to his feet. "How is she?"

"Kyna's fine." Tal said, giving Kai's shoulder a squeeze. "She just lost some energy from dealing with that Shadow Hunter."

"Shadow Hunter?" Lloyd asked, walking over to them. "What's a Shadow Hunter?"

Soula looked around. "Maybe we should move this conversation inside the bedroom. I don't want to be too far from Kyna when she wakes up."

The guys didn't agree right away, but once Sensei glared at them, they made their way inside.

The room had changed a bit in the last few weeks. At some point, the girls had put up canopy's around the beds to keep the light from keeping them awake. Kyna's was open a bit so that they could check on her every now and then.

Soula sat on the edge of her bed. "Where do you want us to start?"

"How about the beginning?" Jay asked sarcastically, getting a hit from Cole. "Ow! What?"

Talynn sighed. "The beginning…that's not the best place." She pulled her hair away from her eyes. "The best place to begin would be to tell you our names. Our full names."

Soula looked away from Zane. "My full name is Lady Soulika Alessandra Litaka Evansa. Daughter of the Dark Lord Soul Evansa and Light Lady Malaya of the Dark One Realm." She glanced over at her friend. "Kyna's full name is Lady Kylina Corazana Elise Sohmasi. Daughter of the Dark Lord Kyotsu Sohmasi and Light Lady Torah of the Dark One Realm. And Tal…"

Talynn couldn't meet Cole's eyes. But she had to if she was ever going to get her title out of her mouth. When they did meet though, she could tell he didn't like where this was going. But she had no choice.

She sighed. "I am Princess Tallianna Amoré Nicolette Kasuki. Third child of King Talazon-the King of Shadows, and Queen Amirah-the Princess of Life. Younger sibling to Heir Prince Parker Alvonté Cartoros Kasuki and Prince Alexandros Ritaldi Kasuki. Now…the sole survivor of the royal family of the Dark and Light One Realms."

Cole looked away from her. 'A princess?' he thought. 'She's a princess?'

"Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Lloyd asked, being the first one to come out of the state of shock everyone else was in. "We could've protected you."

"That is not the way we were taught." Soula replied, drawing a shuriken from her pocket. "Our people did not let their well-being go into the hands of one not like them. We've taken care of eachother since the fire, as we are the only ones of our kind."

"Only…but I thought-"

"We're not being's of the Darkness nor are we children of the Light like you." Talynn said, summoning her scythe. "We are Dark Lights. Beings of Darkness born as children of the Light." She looked away from them all. "Freaks that are not supposed to exist."

"That is not true." Wu said, coming beside Talynn. "Everything deserves life. You girls are no acceptation."

"Tell that to the Shadow Hunter!" Talynn said, shooting to her feet. "If it weren't for us our families would be alive right now! And our dragons…"

She couldn't finish the thought. It would just replay that night in her mind.

But it was too late.

Suddenly the room shifted, making everyone hop to their feet as Talynn clutched her head in pain.

"Now you've done it!" Soula exclaimed, kneeling down to Talynn as she glared at the boys. "Tal you gotta stop this!"

"I…I can't!" Talynn screamed, curling into a ball. "I can't control him!"

Before anyone could respond, a deafening roar echoed through the sky.

They were in a world beyond reason.

Hey guys! Well, chapter 12 is up. Now here's what's going on. I've got this wicked idea for a Ninjago/Fairy Tail Nutcracker thing! For now the identities of Clara and the Nutcracker are remaining a secret, but I can't decide who would make a better Mouse King. That's where I need help. You help me decide between Pythor and Master Chen. I need it by December 1st. Bye!