A/N: I've still got, like, an epilogue in here yet while I attempt to figure out how to end this story, but yeah.

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Jay was the first to wake up--mentally, anyway--as the first thoughts Neuro caught were what the hell just happened? And it was a softer version of Jay's usually loud voice, "They're coming to," he warned Pixal, Cyrus and their newcomer Griffin.

 "All of them?" Cyrus asked.

 Before Neuro could answer Kai's eyes popped open, blinking rapidly, "Whoa..." 

 "Weird dreams again?" Cole glanced over at Kai, smiling a little.

 "You could say that..." Jay was rubbing his head.

 "Nindroids cannot dream, though," Zane gave them all a weird look.

 "We know, buddy," Cole patted Zane's arm, "We know."

 "Lizz?" Kai glanced to his left and noticed her body was still unresponsive, "Lizz? Hey, what's wrong?" Kai glanced over the others, who were all waiting with worried looks.

 "She's unresponsive, Kai," Jay jumped to his feet and wandered over to her, preparing to jump start her if need be, "Still breathing, just conked out for some-AH!" he pulled his hand away from her neck's pulse point when he got a kick to the knee, "What the hell?!"

 "Quit touching me," she mumbled with a deep sigh.

 "Well, she's awake," Griffin grinned, crossing his arms.

 "She's exhausted," Neuro explained smoothly, "Both mentally and physically."

 "Well Digi-jumping takes a lot out of some people, apparently," Cyrus wheeled closer to the Ninja, "Did you succeed?"

 Pixal was in front of the wall of screens, tapping furiously at the keyboards, "There is no trace of the corruption anywhere. He's... gone," she turned back to face the others, who were all grinning--save for Lizz, who was still sleeping.

 "So everything should go back to normal?" Griffin took a glance out the window.

 "Hopefully," Cyrus wheeled towards the window, too, "I know not what the Nindroids will do, however."

 "Maybe they'll just break," Cole shrugged, "Shut down, I don't know."

 "Well, we'll only be able to find out if we leave the building," Lizz muttered, brushing past Zane to get to the elevators, pressing the button rapidly and repeatedly. She kept her head down as she waited.

 Neuro frowned at her and walked over towards her to find she was shaking and on the brink of tears, "Lizz?"

 "What?" she didn't look up or at him, keeping her eyes on the floor as the elevator doors opened.

 Neuro stepped in after her and gave the others a hand up, telling them all to stay put. He waited until the doors were completely shut before speaking, "Are you okay?"

 "No I'm not okay, Neuro!" her voice shook heavily, cracking under the weight of the tears she was holding back, "I-just-my life-ugh!" she groaned, "I'm scarred for life! You don't know what that... thing looks like, Neuro! It was big and black and had red eyes and it had Jay hostage and tried to kill us!" Lizz finally looked up at Neuro with her big, glossy brown eyes, "I don't want to be here anymore. I wanna go home, I want my old life, Neuro..."

 Not having much advice to give her, he reached towards her for a consoling shoulder grab and was taken aback when Lizz grabbed his hand. With more force than he thought she had in her, she pulled his hand and tugged him nearer to her so Lizz could wrap her arms around Neuro and bury her face in his shoulder, sobbing.

 They stood like that the rest of the way down to floor level. Neuro hugged her tightly, patting her shoulder and rubbing circles into her back as he just let her sort out her emotions. When the doors opened, he who stood on the other side did not help the case, "What did you do to her, Psych?!"

 Neuro glared over Lizz's shoulder, "I did nothing, Griffin. It was today's events that made her like this. Let the poor girl be."

 Lizz sniffled and stood up, wiping her eyes, "I'm fine... I... I just need some time away from those damn Ninja so I can recuperate properly," no word if she'd go back to the Ninja or not, "Can-can i come back with you two?" she looked between Griffin and Neuro with a slightly hopeful gaze.

 "'Course you can, kiddo," Griffin grinned, opening his arms for a hug, "You're always welcome by us."

 She hugged him quick and then pulled away, straightening her Gi with a heavy sigh, "I need to stop back at home and grab more clothing..."

 "Unless you want to wear more of my clothing, which I'm perfectly fine with," Lizz whirred around, recognizing that voice anywhere and then flung herself into the person's arms with a wordless squeal. He staggered back, "Whoa, didn't know I'd get that reaction from you..."

 "Lar I hate you!" she snapped, squeezing him harder, "I hate you I hate you I hate you! Never ever ever try to keep me safe ever again, dammit!" then she looked up at him and reached up her hand, "You're-"

 "Back to normal," Ash's voice came from somewhere behind Griffin, "We were fighting some of those droids and then they put their systems offline or something."

 "When we looked back at Lar," Griffin explained, "He was back to normal."

 "As normal as he'll ever be, anyway," Ash snickered, going closer to Lizz and Lar. Lizz detached herself from Lar and punched Ash in the shoulder, "Ow!" he groaned, "What the hell?"

 "That's for existing," she took a deep breath, "Glad you're alright, though. Let's go." 

 "Wait don't you-" Griffin looked back towards the elevator.

 "No," she started walking towards the doors, "Let's go."

 "But, the others-" Neuro began.

 "No," Lizz tried again, not turning around and not stopping, "Now let's go."

 Lar trotted to catch up with her, "I take it a lot happened since I was gone."

 "Kai randomly confessed his undying love for me the other day," Lizz shrugged it off like it was nothing as she pushed her way out into the setting sunlight.

 "Wait-" Lar began rushing to catch up with her, as Lizz was already halfway down the stairs.

A/N: Poor Lar

He's so confused