Faded

15. The Island

It's been a weird day for the team, not for Jay at least. He remembers what happened in the erased timeline. The team questions every move Jay makes, such as questioning Soto, the pirate that they fought in the early days, to using the lamp to find the hidden island, called Tiger Widow Island.

However, Jay was an insistence, which the team had no choice but to follow, this was the opportunity they could not miss, even if it meant Jay was wrong.

"Are we there yet?" Lloyd walked to the deck to see Jay looking at the sea. He seemed in a hurry and always was.

"How do we know? You're the only one who knows where the island is."

"You're right," Jay sighed, he wanted to finish Nadakhan as quickly as possible, he did not even want to confront him. "I'm just in a hurry I guess."

"You cannot get your emotions in the way Jay, focus. We are getting venom. Also, patience is the key."

Jay looked at Lloyd, it did not show but gradually over time, he became a good teacher. In the beginning, they didn't take Lloyd seriously enough, but now they did. And sometimes, they do wonder how their student became their leader.

"I know."

"Do you remember how you got the venom?"

Jay chuckled at the question, rubbing his neck. He remembers it but it was not pretty.

"You, Nya and Cole bullied me into getting the venom alone."

"Wait wha-"

"Yeah, I did not tell you this part." Jay began rambling "While you, me, Cole and Nya was alone on that island, I made a mistake- I mean Cole busted me out on getting a wish with Nadakhan, something we never agreed to do. And then you all decided to bully the heck out of me and pushed me into getting the venom alone, which I succeeded but which made me captured! By Nadakhan!" Unbeknownst to Jay, he spoke in bitterness but soon realised this when he saw the shocked face on Lloyd's face.

Lloyd was shocked, as far as he knew, he would always help his friends no matter what, and discuss the consequences later, he was more surprised that he even bullied Jay.

 "What? I mean..." Lloyd struggled to think as Jay continued.

"Sorry, it's just that I had some nasty feelings left. I think it's all good now. And I don't think it was your fault." Jay ended with a nervous chuckle.

"Yeah, anyways. I am still wondering, how do you know about the tiger widow venom in the erased timeline?"

Jay was about to respond when the ship abruptly landed on the shore, making Jay and Lloyd fall over.

As soon as Jay recovered, he recognised the area and ran to the sore, leaving pouting Lloyd behind, mad that he did not get his answer.

Jay ran ahead when he realised that he left his team behind and turned around to see his team running to him.

"Sorry about the rough landing, Kai here, has decided to take the wheel!"

"Hey don't blame this on me! You asked for help!" Kai retorted back at Cole.

"Yeah yeah yeah, you're both terrible at piloting but anyways, we need to get going, do you have your containers?" Jay interrupted his friends.

Kai and Cole ignored that Jay called them bad pilots and just showed that they were ready. And when they all were, they headed into the woods.

"Ok, why didn't you let Zane take the wheel?" Lloyd looked at Cole and Kai who just did not respond.

"Well, they said they wanted to try and I let them. I tried to help but they never listen."

"I did, not Kai." Cole responded to Zane as he got slapped by Kai on the arm.

"Cole why did you let Ka-"

Lloyd's question was interrupted when a spider jumped into them.

"Don't get bitten, it can kill you! Or should I say she?" Jay shouted as the team recovered.

The spider chased the ninjas until the ninjas went for the trees.

"Ok that is a large as-"

"Language!"

"What?" Kai gave a puzzling look at Zane as Cole looked down onto the ground. They did come in very far. The spider was bigger than what Cole anticipating, he was nervous but determined at the same time.

 "So, Jay. How did you get the venom?"

"I was panicking at the time that I don't even remember!" Jay panicked, Jay never knew that this day would come and did not even think to remember how he got the venom. But it looked as if improvision was needed in this scenario, which his friends are good at.

"According to my database, spiders often squirt venoms when they are about to bite, I think we need to get the spider close to one of us.

"I'll do it." Jay volunteered, if anyone knew anything it was him.

"No, Zane will do it. We need to think strategically, we are apes, Zane is a nindroid, so he can take the venom without being killed."

Good point, since Zane doesn't have a bloodstream. And Venom is dangerous for the bloodstream, I'll think it'll be good." Jay knew some science, and this was one of many pieces of information he was confident about.

"Here goes nothing." Zane whispered as he jumped down without any warning.

Zane walked in further, while his friends were following him closely.

Zane sensed his surroundings as he tried to scan for any living forms on the ground. He could not sense anything as of yet. But as he tried to scan for more, a huge spider jumped on him.

Zane was taken by surprise but tried to keep his composure and tried to get the venom.

As Zane and the spider wrestle, Zane gathered more databases and soon they were at the edge of the cliff.

Zane did not want this animal to go extinct, so he instead stepped back, away from the cliff as the spider snarled at Zane. Zane took out his container as the spider jumped at his face, nearly missing his robotic skin. He tried various ways to keep the spider under control but to no avail. So he had one option, knock the spider out.

So he ran in circles in the forest, to tire the spider and almost let the spider bite him. Seeing the venom squirting out, he took the change and let it pour into the container. As soon as his mission was done, he continued, wearing the spider out and making it rest.

Zane turned to see the spider sleeping as he petted it. It was a unique creature. Such a grand one at best, a shame that they are the only one. He was glad that he led it out of the cliff.

He soon scanned the area and his team and saw that his team had left, for more realistically had lost him and headed back to the boat.

As soon as he arrived at the shore he was greeted with an excitedment from Lloyd.

"Hey, guys!! Look how many Palm Fronds I've found!!!"

Meanwhile, Deathstroke and Nadakhan stood in the same room for what it felt like forever. Deathstroke was busy preparing while Nadakhan was briefing his men about the quest, to build Djinjago.

Nadakhan had no idea what ninjas were doing, but what he did know was that they were out of the city for the time being. Nadakhan was suspicious but waved it off.

But for Deathstroke, it was the perfect opportunity, with them gone, they will take over with ease, and he does not have to use his void blast.

A/N:

Merry Christmas!

And yes, Palm Fronds are definitely ParachutingKitten reference :)