'NO! JAY!' Nya screamed and fell forward to the gaping hole in the floor as a green flash sped past her 'Lloyd' she gasped.

Ronin had slipped over the edge, narrowly escaping being dragged into the hole and was hanging to a contorted piece of metal. Nya scrabbled over and threw her hands to him to try and drag him up to safety. Zane ran around to her and grabbed hold of Ronin too and they pulled him up. They watched Cole and Kai hit subsequent floors and continue to fall, but they could not see Jay. The dust and debris obscured the view until all they could see was the pulse of Lloyds' green light and all they could hear was the sound of smashing floors.

Nya sat back on her heals and felt Misako place a hand on her shoulder. She looked up at her and felt something was off, a movement or an aura? Was it the dust? Nya blinked 'Misako?' Misako looked back at her, worry etched on her face. Nya was mistaken and reproached herself for seeing ghosts in her moment of fear and turned back to watch the dust below pulse with green light.

Lloyd shot through the crumbling layers of the building, his vaporous form streaking down into the dark. Great slabs of rubble fell through him and curls of his amorphous mass split and spiralled away. He was used to his form now, it didn't hurt and the pieces would quickly catch up with the whole as if drawn by a magnet; it just felt like he had misplaced something momentarily.

Power cables sparked and water burst from pipes and he saw Jay, unconscious on a sloping floor. Water was flooding down around him and combined with the dirt and grit to create a creeping landslide. Lloyd rushed to Jay to try and stop the slide. He draped every particle around him and glided over scrapes and cuts; gashes, deep and bleeding 'He's alive... No breaks, a couple of fractures... maybe I can move him, it's too precarious here, I've got to get him out' Jay's unconscious body slipped some more and Lloyd tried with all his will to hold on. He had developed his solidity skills, but this was too much 'give me Nya's hand and a sunny day over this any time' he said to himself then looked at Jay unconscious 'sorry dude, that was uncalled for... what am I thinking? Even if you were awake you couldn't hear me! I can't even call for help' He looked up through the levels and back down at the precarious state of their perch that groaned and creaked'there's no time'

Borg emerged from the Lab, robotic legs strong but his body weak and dizzy from being possessed by the Great Devourer. He looked at his watch, and a confused look passed across his face as he looked up at Nya and Misako 'Wu?'

Nya stared at him. Obviously Borg had sustained some kind of concussion and turned to Misako 'We should get him away from here, he's delirious' but Misako was smiling at Borg in a particular way that made Nya stop. She threw her hand to her mouth and fell back, tripping and landing hard on the floor.

Misako held out her hand to help her up "Come now Nya. Better to be possessed by a friend than a foe?"

'But, but... You're dead!'

Wu acknowledged this fact with a subtle tilt of Misako's head  "Indeed, my body has passed. But as you have experienced, ghosts and energy prevail and here I am again"

'So... did you find enlightenment?' Nya asked, remembering Wu's words at the time of his demise.

"Sadly no, my body just died on me" Misako chuckled as only Wu could.

'Does Lloyd know? Does Misako for that matter?'

"Yes and..." 'Yes' the voice that spoke changed it's intonation; from Wu, to Misako 'We are cohabiting' Misako replied.

Nya continued to stare 'I... well, I'm very happy for you. You two should have shacked up a long time ago' Misako smiled and blushed slightly.

Borg came over to them flustered 'The Great Devourer knows the power of the Golden Weapons. It see's the potential of The Golden Armour and would merge with it, to solidify its form from within. The Gold must become molten to reawaken the life in the element, allowing the spectre to merge and create a form'

'The Golden Master' Nya whispered

"We can't let that happen" said Wu.

'Destroy the armour?' Zane suggested.

"That's not possible" Wu replied, "The element will exist no matter what you do to it. Break it into particles and fire it into space... It will exist still and reform again, as you know"

'The Device' Zane continued 'We can disable that now we have Borg back'

'It's a prototype energy generator' Borg explained 'The Great Devourer made me activate it. The device draws energy to it and magnifies it, but it's not complete and can't generate enough heat to transmute the armour. It's no threat and I have deactivated it'

'That's why it possessed Kai. The Devourer can use his power and super heat the armour' Nya realised.

'Yes, I would say that is a correct assumption' replied Borg.

'But...' Nya thought and an idea formed 'if the Golden armour can create and hold form, could it do the same for Lloyd?'

The floor shifted and Jay slid down, the water and slurry moving him further towards the edge of the sloping floor. Lloyd followed Jays unconscious body, trying to push his own unstable form up against him, but Jay just slid on finally stopping at the edge amongst the build up of slurry and debris. Lloyd could see flashing glows from below. Kai and Cole continued their powerful struggle and a large tremor hit the building 'No!' The floor was giving way and Lloyd could not affect Jays body, there was only one thing he could try 'Sorry Jay' Lloyd apologised as he threw himself against Jay's body to find a way in and he seeped through his pores, mouth and nose. Jay's eyes snapped open as Lloyd felt the weight of a real body again, one that was slipping over the edge and realised he could use his own powers. Creating an energy shield around Jay he stopped their fall to see Cole and Kai locked in battle amongst the destroyed contents of an office suite. Looking through Jays' eyes' was bizarre , as was manoeuvring his particular height and weight. He attuned himself to Jay's senses and checked again for serious damage, but he was ok; some fractured ribs, as he thought. He was aware that Jay would be in a serious amount of pain when he awoke and hoped he could keep his host in at least the same state as he had found him.

Cole flew past him, rolled to his feet and stared momentarily at the oddity of seeing the Lightning Ninja in a Green force field. Lloyd raised Jay's hand to say "hello" and blue sparks crackled from his fingers. Lloyd turned Jay's hand over and looked at it "This is very surreal" he thought, but found his thoughts formed into words and he could talk once again "of course! Cole, it's me Lloyd" A fireball crashed into his shield and Cole ducked "Cole!" Lloyd said "I need to get Jay back to Misako, he's pretty badly wounded. Will you be ok?"

Cole shrugged, his breath heavy 'Sure, of course'

But the Devourer had other ideas. The lapse in fighting left him free to move on. He had the blade and didn't waste any further time fighting. He propelled himself up through the levels, back towards the lab. Lloyd extended his shield, sucked Cole through and shot up at speed after Kai overtaking him to explode back through to the 145thfloor.

Lloyd released the shield around Jay and Cole and they jumped to the floor. Kai appeared and instantly threw flames at them. Nya ran forward to help but stopped short as Jay countered Kai's attack using Lloyds' powers, extending his energy out to surround Kai's flames, extinguishing them before they could breath and grow. Realisation dawned on Nya 'Lloyd! Lloyd has possessed Jay'

Kai rolled away and through the door to the lab 'No!' Borg shouted 'Stop him, he mustn't reach the Golden Armour'

Rushing into the lab, they saw the Serpentine Warriors dragging the Golden Armour from the deactivated device. Kai raised the blade towards the Armour 'STOP' shouted Cole rushing forward, but he was too late. The warriors dropped the armour and fire leapt from Kai's outstretched arm. Instead of travelling down the blade to a focussed stream, it crashed as if into a wall and shot back up into Kai and he fell back screaming.

Mistakenly thinking the blade would multiply the effect of the fire, The Great Devourer found his host falling victim to his own power and was no longer any use to him. Kai fell to the ground in flames as the Great Devourer seeped out of him.

'NO!' Nya shot forward, washing Kai over with water, fear and panic rising as she saw her brother burning and screaming through the flames.

Cole grabbed the Blade and with it firmly back in his grip he folded himself over Kai's crumpled smoking body and tried to concentrate; to relax as the Shaman had helped him to; but looking at Nya's desperate face and the blackened husk that remained of Kai, panic rose in him too. He was loosing control of the situation and loosing Kai. He tried, but he couldn't focus past his fear.

The Great Devourer's smoking form yawned into the room. It knew whom it wanted to devour next and Nya shouted to keep it away from Cole. The Ninja and Serpents leapt to hold it back. If it possessed Cole it could use the enhanced power of the Blade to merge with the Golden Armour.

Again Cole tried to heal Kai, but nothing was happening, he could not cut off from the struggle behind him. A hand gently rested on his shoulder and he looked up to see Misako. She smiled calmly at him and he felt her calm state overcome him. A silence settled in his mind and he surveyed the scene through wise eyes, wiser than his own and the stillness seemed to halt time as he saw his friends silent, their bodies suspended in the throws of the event unfolding before him, their faces contorted in the midst of confusion.

Within the stillness of Cole's vision, every element had its own place, connected in time and space by a net that spread to touch them all. The threads that joined them together were invisible yet substantial; he could sense them taut around him and feel the pull from one to another like flies caught in a web. He saw the links shimmer between each of them, binding them together to indicate an action and a reaction and he saw their fates intricately bound together. As their bodies slowly moved, the threads pulled the group in a beautiful dance that lead them forward, a cascade of events that would define their lives and the future of the world. He looked at himself, his own threads tangled and in spasm and could not feel the pull from his friends. He now understood. His place in the world was his to own and his friends guided him as much as he did them. It wasn't for him to control their fate; it was for them to achieve it together.

The vision left him. He leant down and cradled Kai in his arms. He felt the pull towards him, the ties that bound them were strong and he felt the tangles loosening as he understood that everyone had their role to play and his role was here. Kai's head fell back, a rattling gasp left his mouth. Cole gently released him to the floor and sat calm next to him as fury raged all around. He placed his hand over Kai's and held the staff straight, trusting his friends to keep them safe. Closing his eyes, he called upon the Blade to heal.

Chaos fell in the lab as the Great Devourer rushed The Serpentine Warriors who dropped the Golden Armour. The Serpentine spread out and kept moving as the Great Devourer tried to reach them. A form familiar to its past incarnation may do just as well as any other.

'Lloyd!' Nya shouted 'We need to get Cole and Kai out of here and then turned to Zane 'Help the Serpentine, try to see if the Devourer can be contained' Zane gave Nya a nod and ran to the panicked warriors. The Great Devourer clawed at their weapons and bodies, trying to gain access. Zane manipulated his substantial power to somehow try and hold the amorphous being but it dispersed around his attack. The Great Devourer turned to Zane and saw another body to possess.

Lloyd helped Cole to carry Kai away from the fight. Misako watched her son within Jays' body and looked on with pride and love in her eyes. When they settled outside the Lab the serious expression of Wu returned, "the power of creation is within you Lloyd. I brought the six of you together for a reason. You are all linked, your powers are formidable apart, but together they are beyond everything the First Spinjitsu Master hoped. Evolution has been kind. I fear Ninjago would have fallen a thousand times over without you. Together you balance the world and have it within you to stop the legacy of evil that began with a simple bite. You can stop the venom spreading and reforming"

'How?' Lloyd spoke with Jay's voice.

"We must perform the transmutation first, before The Great Devourer... with you Lloyd"

'No' Lloyd shook Jays head and stepped back 'The Prophecy...'

'No, Lloyd, it's not you' Nya said. She moved towards Jay but spoke to Lloyd 'It was never you. The Shaman confirmed it. The Golden Master Prophecy was always meant for the Great Devourer. The question was whether he would achieve it with you or without?' Nya looked into Jays' eyes 'We changed the prophecy when we kissed... the result of Jay seeing caused all this destruction, but without that, you and the Devourer would not have split apart and the world would have been destroyed. You would have become the Golden Master of the Prophecy, but with the Great Devourer controlling you and your power. We've changed it Lloyd, don't you see? We're changing it right now'

Jay looked down at Nya's determined face and a tear rolled down his cheek. He drew her into an embrace.

'J... Jay?' Nya asked

'It was Lloyd all along wasn't it? I was never the one, but I was necessary. I had a role to fulfil. I had to love you, to love you too much, to love you more than my friend and the world I almost destroyed. Only the Masters know, but I feel like a pawn in a larger game right now... a game sent to test us. I won't fight that future anymore and I won't fight you' he lowered his gaze 'Lloyd. I'm sorry. Without you, we can't exist. You shared your power with us and it's time we returned it. You make us whole and we make you strong. I trust you Lloyd. I would trust you with my life and I trust you with Nya's; I know that now. The world is more important than any single person, things change and move on'

Nya looked at Jay's face, contorted with emotion, tears streamed down hers 'Jay. If only we were free to know our futures. I would never have wanted this for you' Jay closed his eyes.

"Jay, I'm so sorry" Lloyd whispered as Jay withdrew and Lloyd took over. Locked in each other's gaze Lloyd whispered to Nya "I love you" Nya lifted her face to his and kissed him gently. A kiss for her two loves, a welcome to the new and a farewell to the old.

Wu spoke "Will you reclaim the Golden Armour Lloyd?"

Lloyd turned to his mother and nodded his assent to Wu.