Crash Landing

Theories

Hours had passed, and I had simply sat next to the Pillar of Ice. I stared up at the golden Elemental Blade of Ice. I sighed and stared out to the entryway, staring at the morning sky, losing myself in my thoughts.

Days after the Overlord was destroyed, we returned our blades to the Temple of Light, and lodged them back into their respected pillars. After that, we had lost all control over our elements, and the world became peaceful once more. The only thing that caused trouble was the thieves and thugs who attacked towns out of either revenge or desperation.

We could no longer perform Spinjitzu, but we continued to be the Ninja until Jay and Nya had Alvian. After that, we shattered, going our separate ways.

The separation shattered me….

The others were the only people, no… family that I had ever known. I felt alone in the world, merely traveling with my father to a new land to investigate and try to meet new people. Of course, that did not work out too well. When we had arrived, we discovered that the new land that was discovered had different people. People who spoke a different language.

Father had left me in the country, returning to Ninjago while I stayed and studied this new language. I eventually knew the language so well; you would have thought that it was my first language, not second. I started to forget English, and had to study that once more. That was the year that I got The Phone Call.

I remember picking up the phone, tired of constantly listening to the ring.

"Bonjour?" I asked, a tone of annoyance in my voice,

I had first worked as a receptionist in a large insurance company, so phone calls at home really got on my nerves.

"Uh… Hello?" Came a voice. A very familiar voice. A voice that brought tears to my eyes.

"K-Kai…?"

"Zane? Is that you?"

I nodded, forgetting for a moment that he couldn't see me. "Yeah, its me."

"You sound different… did you get an accent while you were there in that country?"

"Maybe." I simply said, trying to contain my happiness. I hadn't heard from any of my brothers in such a long time….

"How… How are you holding up?" Kai asked.

He sounded somewhat depressed. Maybe the stress and sorrow of the separation had finally reached him, just as it was on me. He didn't have his elemental power to vent his anger out on anymore….

"I…. I am busy…. I have a job…. What about you...?" I said uncomfortably. I wanted to get myself out of the topic.

"Well…. Nya's near her date to have the baby…. We found out it was a boy." Kai said, a faint crack in his voice.

"Kai…?"

"Zane I… I cannot get these feelings out…. My powers are gone…."

I sat on the floor next to the phone and stared at the swirls in my hardwood floor.

"How… How about I go over there and see you…?" It wasn't really a question, so much as a suggestion. I hated seeing; or rather hearing, my brother like this.

"Would you…?"

"I will have to work double shift for a while to earn the money… so it will not be right away…."

"That's fine. I could send you money to get here."

"No. I'll earn the money. Do not worry, brother." I said as I stood slowly. "I… I will see you soon."