Epilogue

"Well, here we are, home," Kai announces longingly as The Glass Lady nears the dock of Ninjago after having been there for quite awhile.

Dareth waves at them on the shore, and so do Jay and Cole's parents, anticipating their arrival. Zane gazes at his brothers and sisters, sincerely happy for them, yet he feels a deep wound in his heart, an aching to hug his deceased father, who passed away only a few weeks ago. He walks away from the happy group and looks over the other side of the ship, masking his depression. But the tears roll down his cheeks inevitably, a lump forming in his throat. "Hey, Zane. Are you alright?" Zane feels a hand on his shoulder and turns to see Nya gazing at him sympathetically. "I know what you're going through, losing a loved one. It's hard. My mom and dad passed away when I was eleven, murdered by-" she wipes tears away and hugs her brother tightly, sobbing softly.

She remembers her mother and father's death, but does she even remember I was there? "Nya, was there anyone else there when they were murdered?" Zane asks, gently pulling away and putting a hand on her shoulder. I have to know.

"Kai was there, and there was another boy, though his face is still a blur from my memory, but it's becoming progressively clearer." She stares into Zane's deep, blue eyes curiously, eyeing him, wondering, trying to recall the boy's face. "I have seen you before, haven't I? Wait, you were...there."

Zane takes a hesitant step back, facing her with wild terror as she looks at him, her dark eyes sincerely confused. "Yes, I was," he responds quietly.

"You...knew me? Then why didn't you say anything?"

"Do you recall when I blacked out in the kitchen at the bounty, while Lloyd was held hostage by the snakes?"

"Yes, what about it?"

"I was having memories about after my father turned my memory switch off. I had forgotten more than I had thought. We, as in you, Kai, and me, knew each other, as a matter of fact, met each other the day that your parents were-" Zane hesitates, waiting for a reaction. S

he doesn't say a word and he opens his mouth to continue when Jay comes up to them and says, "Come on you two, we're home!" Both follow the lightning ninja off the boat to be greeted warmly by everyone they knew.

"I heard you were all injured except for Cole," Dareth speaks, "Somebody repaired you really well Zane."

Zane smiles, but doesn't say anything about the fact that his chest compartment and insides will never be the same. He sighs inwardly, whishing his father were here. That kindly smile and blue eyes pierce his dreams and heart every day, as well as the night. He will have to have a discussion with Kai and Nya later on, discreetly.

I wrote this upon request for everyone. Thank you for asking me Zane the Nindroid. :) If anyone wants to know what happened with Kai and Nya's parents, read 'A Nindoird's Tears: Forgotten'.