Out of Time // Ninjago Halloween Special 2018

Epilogue - 2028

Final chapter of this book (and the first one with a different POV). Thanks everyone for reading, voting, and for leaving some nice and encouraging comments 😘. I hope you've enjoyed this little tale.

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Epilogue (2028)

""Slow down, Nya." I call after my little girl. "I don't want you to lose your way in this mist."

But listening to others and following rules has never been her strength, so my six-year old daughter keeps running up the hill, her long red hair a rather messy ponytail swinging wildly from side to side.

I sigh as I try to keep up with her. She's so much like her aunt, my younger sister that Nya was named after – and the girl who mysteriously disappeared on the Day of the Departed ten years ago.

All that was left of her was a short note left on her bed 'I love you Kai and I am sorry but I have to do this.' Of course, the police took this as a suicide note, but even to this day I still refuse to accept this idea.

After the police had closed the case way too fast, only me and her three closest friends kept looking for her. And we found out that, a few weeks before she disappeared, she withdrew quite a large sum from her college fund, so I like to believe that she used the money to start a new life somewhere else.

Although I wouldn't understand why anyone would actually want to leave this place. Ignacia offers so much, and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. It's a beautiful old town, one of the richest communities in all of Ninjago, and a popular tourist attraction.

Especially at this time of the year, people from all over the country visit Ignacia for our famous Day of the Departed celebrations.

Which also means I've been incredibly busy for the past few weeks as our famous Smiths' Aeroblades are a must-have accessory on this holiday.

Sure, there are some cheap plastic copies available, but most people, including the majority of the tourists, want the 'real thing', and are willing to pay for it. Although they had officially retired a few years ago, I even had to ask my parents to help me out. Luckily, they both enjoy working at the forge once in a while, and they still live at the Four Weapons anyway.

Although I now run the family business, me and my family have a house in the city. My wife is the manager of a successful noodle house, and I just don't want her having to drive home in the dark whenever she has to work late - like tonight. It just doesn't feel safe.

Speaking about my wife... while the four of us were looking into my sister's disappearance, I became really good friends with Zane, Pixal, and Skylor. And over time, me and Skylor became more than just friends. We've been married for seven years now, with two wonderful children.

Our little boy was very tired to come with us though, after we'd spent the afternoon at the fun fair, enjoying a delicious treat at 'Antonia's Cupcakes' (one of the oldest bakeries in Ignacia - and undoubtedly the best), and then watching the famous play about the blacksmith's daughter and the carpenter who saved our town from the evil ghosts.

My daughter loves this tale, especially as she shares her name with the heroine.

And while it may sound unbelievable, it is actually true.

The young couple got married shortly afterwards and they took over his father's business. In collaboration with the inventor Cyrus Borg, they came up with many appliances that were way ahead of their time. To this day, Walker Industries is one of the most successful businesses and biggest employers in the area.