Jay and Cole wandered the display cases in Borgs' antiquities room, stopping at the place the Golden Armour once stood and Jay sighed. 

'You ok buddy?' Cole asked.

'Hmm, yeah. Kinda... I don't know'

Cole worried for Jay. He hadn't really bounced back from being dramatically dumped for a glowing Golden God 'You really did love Nya didn't you?'

'Well... yes' Jay looked up at Cole, he couldn't say anything else... so changed the subject 'Do you think Borg will make some kind of display to commemorate our battle to stop the Apocalypse?'

'What would he display? There's nothing physical to have come out of the Battle... apart from Lloy.... Cole stopped abruptly.

'Hrmph! Maybe Borg could shove him in a cabinet!'

'Jay!' Cole admonished sharply.

'Bleargh! Why shouldn't I hate Lloyd... just a little bit huh?' he asked Cole.

'Because, you are brothers and you said it yourself... you were fates pawn. If you're going to hate anyone, hate fate!'

'Yeah but I can't hit fate in the face'

'I'd like to see you try and hit Lloyd in the face!' Cole quipped 'he's like, some kind of Golden battle god now. Even with his eyes closed, that armour would protect him'

'Ok ok... don't rub it in. He's so much better than me. No wonder Nya wanted him over me'

'Come on, Jay. You know that's not what happened. None of us can compare ourselves to Lloyd and to be honest, I would not want his pressure' Jay shrugged 'I mean, we can do what we want when we want; go out to the cinema incognito... Because not only would Lloyd be thrown out for lighting the place up, he would then be mobbed by adoring fans... which is not fun!' Jay seemed to see the sense in this 'That armour; as amazing as it is; is more of a curse than a gift. He needs Nya, because without her, he would be truly alone'

'Maybe' Jay replied.

'It'll just take time, but you'll be fine'

'Yeah. I guess. Thanks buddy' he said to Cole... 'Hey, I just realised. There is a display of sorts from the adventure... The Tomb of the Great Devourer!'

'Oh yeah, jeez, you're right. It's easy to forget it's still in the Simulation Room'

'With whatever's left of Zane's body to keep it company!' Jay added.

'Yeah, just think yourself lucky you didn't get trapped in there with it!'

'What?'

'Y'know. If it's a choice between one ninja and the world, we would have had to make that decision...'

'Is that somehow meant to make me feel better?' Jay said

'In a strange twisted way yes. Now come on, let's forget all about everything and...' as they turned the corner they saw Nya and Kai looking out of the huge windows to the city. On seeing Nya, Jay slumped, but Cole, straightened his shoulders and slapped him on the back 'C'mon. Chin up. First day of the rest of your life and all that. Start now and it can only get better'

Cole dragged Jay over to them where Kai was pointing desperately to a spot somewhere in the vast broken city 'There, it's that square there. Where that Huge Temple used to be... that one'

'Oh right, that makes it so much easier to find Kai!' Nya replied laughing.

'Well, that's where Lloyd triggered the whole chain of events that lead to the Golden Master prophecy being fulfilled'

'Yeah and what a massive crock of shit that turned out to be' said Jay.

Nya turned and Kai pulled Jay to him and hung his arm over his shoulder 'Dude, do you remember what was going through your head when you attacked Lloyd?'

'Uh...'

'Kai!' Nya butted in 'no, just no!'

'It's ok Nya...' Jay conceded '...and no Kai, I really don't remember'

'Oh. Ok then. But... Man, you were fated to make that decision. You had to do it, to save us all. That blows my mind. You were like, fates instrument'

Jay acknowledged this and nodded. He was fully aware of his pawn status.

The elevator pinged and the doors opened. Zane and Misako walked into the room with The Serpentine Shaman 'The post' Zane said 'kindly hand delivered by the Shaman' who held a scroll aloft.

'What is it?' Nya asked.

'It is the vision interpretation' the Serpentine Shaman said 'You may find it of interest'

'No way, give it here...' Nya went to take it.

'Uh, uh, uh!' Zane took the scroll from the Shaman and held it out of reach. I thought a little pop quiz. Lets see how the official interpretation aligns with our theories'

'What? Really?' Jay whined. He didn't really have the effort for this.

'Ok' Said Nya 'hit us with it'

Fiiiiire...'

'Ninjaaaaah...'

'Well, that's creepy' said Cole.

'It's just the way they have written it...' said Nya 'It's all about Kai. He had a bit of a rough time of it...'

'Understatement of the year sis...'

'...Without you we would not have been able to heat the armour and the transmutation process could not have happened... and the Devourer figured that out before all of us...'

'...don't I know it, it almost killed me in the process' Kai reminded everyone.

'Ok, Next' said Nya as she grabbed Kai in bear hug.

Gold Armour... will hold... the power of... one

'Well. The Golden Armour was fated to hold one being and it could have been Lloyd or The Great Devourer' Said Cole.

'I think it's saying The Golden Armour will hold Lloyd' Jay said 'The Great Devourer doesn't actually hold power, it needed a host for that. Lloyd on the other hand, actually became his power'

'Yeah, that's it' said Kai, agreeing with Jay 'Lloyd becomes the Golden Master'

Two, makes the... impossible... possible

'The whole thing was impossible to be honest' said Cole 'We had no idea how to defeat the Great Devourer'

'Until Zane figured out the only way' Nya said.

'Yeah, they combined to make it possible!' Kai said.

'Is it that?' Jay asked 'Zane and the Great Devourer itself made the impossible, possible!'

'Maybe...' Said Zane 'and next'

The confused heart will create order in chaos

'Oh well...' Nya said sadly 'that's me, I was so confused... I had to make a decision, one that would give us a clear path, though it didn't seem like it at the time'

'You're always in control sis'. Even when you don't think you are'

'Is that a compliment? I can't tell'

'Well, kind of. But yeah, it's you for sure. We were all lost so we came to find you. We needed you back so we could be whole again'

'Awww. Bro...' Nya bumped his shoulder.

'Ok' said Zane 'next'

The broken heart will mend the whole

'Jay' it must be said Kai 'It was a bad situation for him, but we had to be strong as a team. He sucked it up alright...'

'I'm right here dude'

'...and then he was possessed by Lloyd. Man, that's strong enough. I don't see how we could have continued as a whole without him'

'Still here...'

'and... the spark is the conduit?' Zane asked.

'Jay again' said Cole 'Jay is the spark and the conduit for Lloyd. We needed Jay's lightning to jump start the reanimation process, allowing Lloyd to merge with the Armour'

'Was there anything else?' Nya asked.

'Yes'

Black will become white...

They all turned to Cole and looked at the white streak that cut through his thick black hair 'Well, it's gotta be. But why mention Coles hair in a prophecy... seems a bit odd'

As they muttered and mulled over this Cole spoke 'uh... something happened. Before the Blade and I healed Kai'

'What do you mean?' Nya asked.

'I think I saw through Sensei Wu's eyes. Perhaps he possessed me I'm not sure. But I experienced some kind of vision'

They all stared 'What was it?' said Nya quietly feeling goose bumps rise on her skin.

'I saw our connectivity. How we are linked and bound. We communicate without even knowing, like a sense. We react to each other through an invisible bond...'

'Say what now?' said Jay.

'It's why Sensei Wu brought us together Jay. We all used to go on about how Lloyd was the chosen one, The Green Ninja. But we were all chosen. Our paths are set by the connections between us and I think we would have found each other even without Sensei Wu'

'You're sounding quite Sensei like yourself there Cole'

'Well, thank you Jay, maybe so. The Serpentine Shaman saw in me the need to have a Master and said I would find them in time. I think he meant in me'

Misako approached Cole and her face made the subtle shift in expression when Wu became dominant 'you are correct Cole. We did come to you at Kai's side, Misako and I. To give you support, but it was you who had the vision. Perhaps you were communing with the spirits of the Elders through the blade, who knows, but you are finding the path to enlightenment and wisdom. And it was only after my first Vision that my hair began to turn white. Not quite as dramatically as yours, but...'

'WHAT!' I'm gonna go completely white? But I'm the Black Ninja!'

'No longer, Cole. You will make a fine Master' Wu replied and patted him on the back.

'So you're our new Master?' said Jay 'do we have to actually call you Master?'

'Master Cole' Kai tested the title aloud.

'Sounds pretty rockin' to me' said Cole 'so yeah, you do!'

The team rolled their eyes and groaned at Cole's new status.

'But, what about the Serpentine Army at Ouroboros?' Jay said to The Shaman.

'They will fall, I am certain. But how or when I don't know. This is why I am here, to procure your services, so to speak'

The elevator pinged and again the doors slid open, a radiant glow escaping. They all turned to see the Golden Master enter the space and Jay could not ignore the intake of breath from Nya. She was in thrall to him and it cut his heart to see it, but this was the new age, things had changed and were changing still. They had two new Masters. Lloyd the Master of Gold was a vision to behold and some kind of new God of War. His skills in the practice arena had superseded anything he had accomplished before, his powers were awe-inspiring. And then there was Cole, a good old fashioned Master, with wisdom and visions! He deserved the title. He had been strong for every one through the journeys and battles of the near Apocalypse and Jay was certain he would guide him in his future.

Zane was a girl. Perhaps he might choose a new body in time, but it was his choice and when Jay had asked 'are you a him or her now? I'm really confused!'

Zane had replied 'I was neither and I am neither still. My original was the body I was given and this, the body I have chosen. You can label me as you will as it will not make a difference, I am still Zane'

Jay had no intention of labelling him. He was still Zane; just, he looked different was all. Though things did become confusing when Pixal returned. While she gave only a cursory acknowledgement that Zane was radically altered, the team had trouble telling them apart and demanded that Zane at least have a new suit fashioned in the same style as his old one, so they could tell them apart.

Kai was still very much Kai and Jay was thankful for that. Kai's experiences from the start of the destruction had been excruciating and he revelled in the new normality. They felt more attuned now than they ever had and he found that he didn't annoy Kai half as much, or at least he didn't seem to. Kai seemed truly happy, his fire burned even more brightly for his calmer state.

Then there was Misako and Wu, which was just weird. How much had they suffered in their lives? It just proved that they truly loved each other, to be able to share a body and a mind and still get along! Could he have done the same with Nya? Perhaps this concept might help him overcome his heartbreak... 'Hmm, a lifetime with Nya in my head, bossing me around...' Jay drifted off, thinking about all the possible bad results of that scenario and then felt bad himself... He was upset, yes, but he knew it was all a dance; a stage play with all of them acting out their roles. It kept him strangely sane to know he was part of something bigger. How big, he had no idea, but perhaps only the stars in the heavens, the eyes in the sky and the portals to realms held the answer. Would he ever find it? He would have to ask Master Cole.