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On to the chapter!

   "Four Weapons of Power await the four Elements of Creation." Master Wu flicked his starry tail from behind his back. "Four Elementals await their Fifth through dra -"

   "Excuse me, but is this some sort of prophecy?" Kai interrupted, tilting his head.

   Wu shot him a solid glare. "Do not interrupt," he said firmly, then restarted.

   "Four Weapons of Power await the four Elements of Creation.

     Four Elementals await their Fifth through drastic realization.

     Strongest stone discovers Earth in valley with no grass.

     Fastest lightning finds his thunder through a barren pass.

     Sharpest ice discovers Ice from secrets in the snow.

     Wildest flame shall find his Fire seeking friend or foe.

     Their Fifth shall rise above them all, enveloped eyes of green,

     Will only be revealed when fighting mobs of Serpentine."

   "Serpentine?!" Jay exclaimed, his ears perking right up. "But they're only in legends! How do we fight story characters that aren't even real?"

   Kai couldn't help but agree. He turned to Wu. "You're a spirit, yes? Then tell us how fighting Serpentine would make sense!" He got up to his paws, his tail bushing out.

   Wu gazed at the impatient tom sternly. "Only time can tell you. I am here to guide, not to reveal all of destiny."

   Kai huffed and sat back on his haunches. Stupid time. If only we knew all of it. 

   "Hey, look on the bright side," Cole chimed, gently placing his white tail-tip on Kai's shoulder. "We know the Weapons' locations."

   "Eyyy, nice one there!" Jay squealed, shooting Cole a wide grin. "Bright - I gotta remember that one!"

   Wu sighed. "Even if I didn't actually know by divination that you were lightning, Jay, I would've recognized you anyways. And Kai - every bit like the Fire your father was."

   Kai's fur ruffled. "You - you knew my father?" What? How?

   Wu turned to Cole, changing the subject. "Cole is your leader and we search for Earth first. It will be easier to find the others once you obtain Earth's powers."

   Huh, noted, Kai thought, inspecting Cole from nose to tail-tip. Cole did show leadership qualities throughout all of the night before, taking the lead in hunting for leaves and spiderwebs to stuff into Jay's pelt, keeping his expression calm while they waited for Master Wu. Or Cole's just that old cat's favorite.

   "Okay, quick question," Jay queried. "So is Earth, like, a Tall-Leg? Or a cat we need on our side? Or some sort of dog? A - uh - Serpentine we need to fight off? Dragon?"

   Cole suddenly stiffened and his eyes widened. His pelt spiked, and his whiskers started trembling. "D-dragon?" His long tail twitched nervously. "D-d-did someone s-say d-dragon?!"

   Master Wu rested his stern gaze on Cole. "You must conquer your fears to gain the powers."

   "Yes, Master," Cole sighed, dipping his head. His shoulders slumped as Kai remarked, "Hmm, scared of dragons, are we?" Noted. "Fearless leader" is scared of dragons. 

   Wu's gaze swiveled to Kai and Jay. "Well, are you in this or not?"

   "Yes!" Jay replied immediately with bright blue eyes, jumping up and down like an excited kitten. "This sounds fun! And should -"

   "This has everything to do with Nya," Wu answered immediately, his amber eyes fixed on Kai with a knowing look. "There is a reason they took only her and not the both of you - your destinies and these Elements are intertwined, and the answer lies in the Weapons."

   "Sure, I guess," Kai growled, swishing his tail across the floor. "I'll do it - for Nya. But no more than that." He returned Wu's glare with one of his own, reported by Nya to look like "green fire blazing into the depths of one's soul." Huh, sis, well said. This starry cat here called me Fire.

   "Very well." Master Wu got to his paws and turned away from Kai, Jay, and Cole.

   "Wait, hold on, Master." Cole scrambled to his paws, looking towards the receding old cat. "Aren't you coming with us?"

   Wu stopped in his tracks, snorted, and didn't turn back. "First Master's fur, I have my own mission to complete alongside yours."

   "You said you would guide us," Cole continued. 

   "And that I have done." Wu took a deep breath of forest air. "Now I must hunt."

   Kai pouted. "Sure."

   Wu flicked his tail. "And then I will regroup the Destiny's Bounty."

   "The Destiny's what?" Jay squawked.

   "Destiny's Bounty. The group of Elementals before you. Like me. And by locating the Weapons of Power, you will free them and make it possible for me to regroup them."

   "Oh." Kai could tell Jay wasn't satisfied with his answer, but he sat down and squirmed silently. He kept silent for once.

   Master Wu took five more paces, then stopped abruptly and turned back towards Kai, Cole, and Jay.

   "Oh, and one last thing. May I ask you to do me one more favor?"

   "Sure thing, Master," Cole replied respectfully at the same time that Jay exclaimed, "Shoot!"

   Wu gave Jay a curious glance, then went on with his favor. "If on your journey you happen to meet a cat named Lloyd, bring him with you on your journey; bring him back in one piece once you've finished." His head shook sadly for a brief moment, and he closed his eyes. "Lloyd is my nephew. Over time... we seemed to have lost contact."

   Kai understood, but was still skeptical. He was curious of the offer, but was a bit surprised that Wu didn't go find him by himself. Still, he kept quiet for Nya's sake.

   "Alright, Master, we'll do our best," Cole replied, taking the offer - it was more of a forced offer - kindly.

   "Consider it done!" Jay called with a smile.

   Wu dipped his head to the cats, then turned and wandered off into the forest, seeming to disappear into the morning air.

   "Well, so we find a few Weapons, find a cat called Lloyd, gather the Destiny's Booty, and come back here. Easy mode!" Jay exclaimed.

   Kai and Cole exchanged glances.

   "You want me to tell him, or should you do it?" Cole questioned awkwardly.

Okay WHOOOOOOO I've finished. Man, I had to find a way to stretch this chapter because even the draft was short. Next chapter starts the hunt for the Weapons of Power!

(If you don't know what that alludes to, the Weapons of Power are the Golden Weapons in Ninjago MOS. The ones the FSM used to create Ninjago.)

And until next chapter, cya and peace out!