Authors Notes: I am going to apologize right now. 1. I upped the rating on this to T rather then the usual K+ simply because of the melancholy of this story. Its going to be a hell of a lot darker then the rest. But please be aware that it is the last save for an epilogue probably.

Glass

Chapter 1

Help

Ty understood from the moment she arrived on Ninjago that she wouldn't be there indefinitely. Even when Zane offered to be her father which was something she never expected of someone like him. Although he did have his moments were he was an ideal father other times he wasn't too sure how to do it. Which from Tys point of view she didn't really remember having a family to begin with. Not a lot of the time in her youth she was never happy. She was glad for her time with the ninja...even as it drew to a close. She honestly planned on distancing herself from them. Little by little leaving their hearts until they didn't realize she was gone. It would be easier on them if she did...but then two things unexpectedly happened.

A loud cry echoed down the hallway causing one person clad in black to jump up and go into another room quickly. Ty looked outside her room and looked into the room where there was a small makeshift crib made out of an old luggage case, and lots of blankets. She had no experience with babies, and she didn't really know what to do with them. Cole on the other hand seemed to be a natural born father to the baby. She wasn't to sure about the baby at all. She had at one point walked up to the baby and tried...she really tried to play with him as she saw Cole do before. She hadn't even touched the baby but he just started to wail. Ty left the room quickly as Cole ran in. So she never approached the baby again after she saw Cole look over the baby for any painful markings that she might have dealt. That hurt, the glare Cole gave her hurt, but she understood his apprehension since she was a rocket ready to blast off into oblivion.

Ty ran her fingers through her hair which was short now since it was cut in half by a man a few months ago. That battle still ran her blood cold since she had pulled that man's arm clean off his body. She could remember it well, even though she couldn't stop herself. She even went after Cole. Cole...was forced to advance on her to protect himself and everyone there.

Ty sighed looking down at her feet. In all honesty she wouldn't have had it any other way. She would have preferred that Cole had done it over anyone else. She couldn't have asked anyone else there to kill her. Specially Zane.

Ty felt someone's arms around her pulling her closer to him. She allowed this since it was pretty much the only thing to help her lately. The only thing pulling her back from her depression. Even her soul sister Hydi couldn't do it.

This was the second thing that happened.

"Hey…" Lloyds soft voice caused her to look up into his green eyes. "You okay?" He asked her. She shook her head and put her head under his chin. They had officially started to date. Much to Zanes discomfort. He had reluctantly allowed it simply because Ty didn't care what his opinion was on their relationship. She was only sorry that it wouldn't last forever like most would. She felt the darkness there, and it wasn't going away. Perhaps it was for the best that she didn't get to know the baby.

"The baby hates me." Her calm voice said as she walked into the kitchen.

"How can a baby hate you? He doesn't even know how to yet." Lloyd said pulling some eggs out of the fridge.

"I read that a baby has a sixth sense about people, and honestly...he's right." She said cracking eggs into a bowl. "I'm...broken. Every day no matter what I do, I feel a little more of me is gone. Even my glow isn't...strong enough. I don't know how much more Hydi can do to help me." Ty said whisking the eggs and adding milk to it.

"Hey your supposed to wait till an adult is in the kitchen to cook." Coles voice said from the door.

"So I guess I'd better wait for someone else then." She said mockingly. Cole chuckled bouncing the baby in his arms. A bottle sticking out of its mouth. His eyes were half open half closed.

"Its starting to get cold outside, might want to get some socks on him." Lloyd said looking down at the sleepy baby. It took one look at LLoyd and smiled still trying to suckle. A little milk drizzled down its cheek.

"Hey now look what you did to Coles arm." He chuckled grabbing a rag and wiped his cheek, and attempted to wipe Coles arm. Cole just shook his head.

"That's alright squirt. It's not like he doesn't do that a lot. It's almost like everyone can make him smile. He's just one happy baby." Cole said bouncing him again.

"Oh yeah? Watch this…" Ty said walking over to the baby whose eyes followed her. At first it looked as if he were alright with her being there. Ty looked rather surprised and just about walked away. But then as usual the baby's face scrunched up and began to cry.

"Ty...Ty no…" Cole watched Ty stand there for only a moment and she walked out of the room. Her partially made eggs sitting in a bowl next to the stove.

Hydi stood outside the temple wet clothing in a basket beside her. She was throwing another sheet over to the line when she felt someone pull their arms around her.

"Baby just doesn't get it does he?" Hydi said from where she was knowing perfectly well that her soul sister stood behind her.

"Seems a little impersonal to just keep calling him baby." Ty said sitting on the ground. She had grown a lot over the last few weeks. Her birthday frighted her to no end. It meant there was yet another year closer to the time she had to leave. But it was there and no matter what she could...she would be sixteen soon...Lloyd had just turned seventeen. She had lived with them for four years.

Four years since she landed on this oddly plastic planet. Even though she was different from them in every aspect they took her in. She had fingers, they had a clamp. Hair instead of plastic, she even had a nose and they didn't. Yet no one treated her any different. Even more so they included her in their family as if she were just like them. She discovered a year ago just what love meant and she knew she loved them so very much. Which is why it hurt her so much to leave. Yet she found it so much harder to step out that door. Because that road was starting to look more and more appealing.

"Yes it is impersonal to call him just baby. But who are we to judge? Its not like the baby will stay here permanently. Once we find out who the mother belongs to then they will take him back." Hydi said turning around and pulling her sister to her. "Stop that…" She whispered knowing what she was thinking of.

"I can't."

"He loves you Ty...do you want to leave Lloyd?" Hydi said knowing perfectly well that Ty staying would be for the best. Although she understood that the reason why Ty wanted to leave was just in case she did turn then she would hurt her family. If she were to hurt one or worse kill one...if for any way she were to come back from that hell then she would die inside anyways.

"He is why I have to go."

"If you go you'll surely change Ty. I can no longer hold that back. Its him alone."

"Hydi...I…" Ty swallowed not wanting the last bit to come out. Hydi looked up a little and bowed. She walked back toward the house with the empty basket.

"Okay...the kid don't like me either. I tried to hold the little bugger and it started to cry." Kai's voice said behind Ty. Ty turned and smiled.

"Its gotta be your hair...to spiky." Ty said smiling.

"You think so? I thought this change might help." Kai said with a smile that faltered.

Over the last two weeks Kai's smiles have been faked and Ty knew it. I would try so hard to talk to her like he was now. But his smiles would fade and he'd just stand there or hug her. She knew why, he knew she was in pain. He wanted so much to help her, but their was nothing he could do nor did he know how to stop it. But it was the fact that he was trying that kept her feeling the way she did. Safe. She felt safe with Kai. She walked forward hugging the man to her. He put his chin on top of her head.

"What do I do?" Kai whispered. His heart was breaking for her.

"Your doing it." She said swallowing hard trying to push the tears at bay.

Years ago if it weren't for Kai telling her that he loved her she wouldn't ever have known and would have kept going on thinking Kai just tolerated her. She actually thought he was a bit egotistical. Which he was mind you, but he can be egotistical about his family too...a bit to proud.

"Ty...you know we love you, and we won't ever do anything to hurt you intentionally." Kai said running his hands over her back feeling her tense.

"I know." She pulled away smiling up at her trying to hide the fact that she felt like she was losing everything.

"Ty!" It was Zane calling her back inside. Ty looked over her shoulder at him. His titanium coloring had been traded in for a holographic generator and she got to see what he looked like before.

"Coming!" She called out.

"Hey!" Kai said taking her hand and putting a tiny box into it. It was wrapped up in red and gold paper. "Happy birthday." He said Ty smiled at him and jumped forward kissing his cheek.

"Thanks Uncle Kai." Something she hadn't called him for some time now. She wanted him to know she will always see him that way.

Ty walked into the house to stand right next to her father. She was still a head shorter then he was. Which was find with her, that meant she still could hug him and still feel small. She loved the idea of being his little girl. She wasn't sure how she was going to thank him for everything he had done. The sleepless nights, the caring, the talking to, helping her with math, even all those times she wasn't to sure how she should be. She knew she was strange to them when they first moved in together. She did things a different way while they did it different too. If there was one person that was hard to leave it was Zane.

He walked her into a room and motioned for her to look. She looked at the bed she normally slept in and smiled. A brand new Kimono lay across it. Obviously a father's birthday gift to his daughter. She threw her arms around the nindroid who didn't expect such an act. She was normally calm and collected. But then again Ty never really got things that were brand new since they couldn't afford much. Even all the Kimonos that Ty had before belonged to either Pixal, Skylar, or Nya. She never had one of her own. She walked forward to touch it. It was a nice warm feel to it.

"Should I wear it tonight for the party?" Ty asked. Zane smiled at her.

"I think you had better. I think you'll grow out of it by tomorrow." His jokes had gotten better over the last few months. Borg put a new chip in him that would help him comprehend a bit better.

"Thanks dad…" She said. Zane nodded his head for a moment and looked back up when she stepped toward him again. He saw the look on her face before it disappeared. It only lasted a few moments but he could tell what was going through her mind.

"When?" He asked her. She looked up at him for a moment and shook her head putting Kais present on the bed side table.

"I was going to use tonight to say goodbye to everyone." She sat down on her bed and looked at her hands. She took a labored breath before continuing. "Hydi can't...keep this up. The darkness is to strong. I want...to see mom before I go." She looked up at Zane. Zane silently closed her bedroom door and walked over to her and took her hand. This is very un-Zane-like. He pulled her to him hugging her tightly. It was almost painful.

"You gave me everything I had always wanted, and I wanted to thank you for everything. I only wish I knew how to save you from something that is so naturally you. But I wanted you to know that we're here for you should you choose to come home. Come what may."

"Everytime I'm in your arms dad...I'm home."

"Your not really dating Lloyd are you?" Oh there's the joke…

"Dad...stop it." She giggled wiping her eyes.