Saber POV

Me, Ava, and Merlok tried to contact (Y/N) after she and Clay fought the witch again. I paced back and forth with a slight growl of frustration and anxiety for my friend.

- She keeps dropping my call. -Ava said, typing.

The girl hummed. - It's like she doesn't want to talk to us.

Merlok cleared his throat and turned to us.

- I think I need to explain a few things to you. - he said.

Me and Ava looked at each other confused, I had an idea.

- Ava! Can you try to track her location with the communicator? -I asked.

She turned to the screen and began to write. - I can try.

There was a signal from the knights that the monsters were attacking them while guarding the hill. Merlok, seeing the numbers of monsters, ordered them to withdraw. Once they were near Fortrex, the monsters withdrew.

- Retreating? Is this some kind of game on their part? -Aaron asked, confused.

"I didn't think it would be so easy... Robin, how is your project?- Merlok turned to the boy.

Robin yawned as he stretched. - Well ... I haven't slept all night.

I tilted my head in confusion, and Ava raised an eyebrow suspiciously.

- Working on what?- she asked.

Merlok dismissed Ava's question with some talk and Robin left. I looked at them weird, Ava shook her head at them.

= Skip time =

3rd person POV

Merlok called a meeting in the holo-room where Clay was immobilized. Everyone looked at him sadly. Macy sighed dejectedly.

"Sorry, Clay ... but you gave me no choice. -she said.

- I think it's Merlok to apologize. Inside, I think Clay is very furious.- Lance said.

"Why Merlok? -Aaron asked.

Everyone turned to the digital wizard.

"That's why... because he has every right to do so. (Y/N) too. -he said.

Knights and Saber got confused.

- Why (Y/N)? -asked the lion.

"Let me explain ... It all started many years ago ...-  the wizard began, but Lance started making an excuse and started to leave when an image of Clay appeared on the screen, when he was little.

- Oh! I love these Merlok amateur movies. -Axl said with a bag of popcorn.

- Memories. Only in digital version.- Ava said, writing on the tablet.

Lance became curious and came back.

- Clay was a young when his mom became bad, influenced by the impulses of her magical abilities.- Merlok started as the screen changed to a woman in a dress with a wizard's staff, attacking the inhabitants.

-Hm... looks familiar. -Aaron said.

"You know her as Ruina Stoneheart, but her real name is Wanda... Wanda Moorington.

Everyone gasped in shock.

- Ruina is Clay's mother? I did not expect this. -Axl said eating a handful of popcorn.

- Ruina and Wanda are the same person?- Macy asked.

- One and the same. She was on the Wizarding Council with Monstrox and me. Monstrox's evil gradually consumed her. She fought bravely, but the evil within her continued to grow. I had to use all my powers. I tried to save her, but ... I couldn't.

"And you didn't tell him? -Macy asked in shock.

Merlok shook his head with a sad look.

- Wow, I'm not surprised he's furious. -Saber said.

- I wanted to do well. It wasn't until a few years later that I found out that she had two children. It took me 5 years to find them. And ever since, I've been Clay's secret guardian, because I'm Wanda's brother.-Merlok said.

Axl spat popcorn out of his mouth in shock.

"So you're ... Clay's uncle. Oh no! Clay is part of a twisted, magical family too?! -Macy asked in disbelief. 

Saber hummed, wondering. - You said she had two children. And her son is Clay ... who is the other child? 

Merlock looked at him and sighed.

- And here is an important thing. Wanda's second child is... (Y/N).

Saber choked on the air and the others gasped.

- Wait, wait, wait! (Y/N)? our (Y/N), yellow ninja from Ninjago, my friend, his crush?! -Saber asked pointing his paw at Aaron in the last part, which made the archer blush a little.

Merlok nodded.

- Yes, only she is not from Ninjago. Clay told me about the conversation between her and him. She said she woke up on the edge of the village, when she was about 10 years old. She also mentioned, that she had lost her memory of her family. When you met for the first time and when you helped her, Clay and (Y/N) shook hands, resulted in a golden aura glow which, according to the magic books, indicates a kinship. So (Y/N) is Clay's long lost sister.

The group's jaws dropped in shock.

- But where from, how, what?! -Aaron asked.

- I had a bad feeling there was magic in their veins too, so I was going to make knights out of them.- Merlok said.

- It's not sense. First, why didn't Clay mention having a sister. Second, why was she in Ninjago most of the years?- Macy said.

- Before you met at the Royal Academy, (Y/N) and Clay were normal kids. They had a good and unbreakable bond. When one of them was in danger, the other helped, they helped each other. Clay and (Y/N) have always been fascinated by fighting only... in different ways. Clay was interested in sword fighting and (Y/N) hand-to-hand combat. I remember when they had an argument about it more than once...Unfortunately, one night a woman snuck into their room and used some spell to put them to sleep. She took (Y/N) and ran away, I tried to save her but ... I didn't make it. She jumped on some dragon, a portal formed in the sky and they disappeared... When I asked Clay about his sister the next day, he got confused and said he didn't have a sister or at least he didn't remember. I was devastated to lose my sister first and then my niece. I took Clay from his home village and brought him to Knightonia.

Everyone stared at the floor with sadness at the wizard's story. Saber stood with his eyes wide open. Merlok sniffed and looked at Clay.

"Clay, I'm so sorry...I think when Monstrox struck you with lightning, he awakened the dark magic, that lay dormant within you. I never told you about it so that it wouldn't develop, but now that I look at you, I'm afraid that... evil is growing in you... my dear nephew. -Merlok said with a breaking voice, then disappeared.

The knights stood in silence when Robin entered the room.

"Hey, good that you are here, I have a crazy surprise for you! 

Everyone looked at him with frowns and passed him without a word as they left.

= Skip time =

(Y/N) POV

As I was flying on the dragon, I followed the wind that brought me to Pythor's cabin. I raised an eyebrow in confusion as I landed dismissing the dragon. The wind forced the door open and blew inside. I heard a scream followed by a bang. I stepped inside and saw a white snake, pinned down by armor on the ground. I shook my head and approached him. He looked at me with one eye and gasped.

3rd person POV

- Here you go, yellow ninja. -he said, rolling his eyes.

"Hi... em... what happened? -she asked awkwardly.

He snorted and looked at her.

- You don't see. The wind rushed into the store and began to circle me which was paranormal and knocked down the armor wardrobe that was behind me.

- This wind is magical. I heard a woman's whisper in it saying something about the high mountains, Aya, the master will come, and the temple. Then he made me follow him.

The reptile snorted and shook his head.

- Another abnormal.- he mumbled.

She raised an eyebrow and turned toward the door.

- Oh, so you don't need help, then...

- Not! Wait! I mean ... okay if you insist.

The girl turned smiling, went to the wardrobe and released the snake. Pythor dusted himself off and looked at her.

"So ... what do you want?

"Help me, this wind didn't come in here for nothing. Maybe you are an important key to this.

The snake tapped its hand on its chin.

- Well ... you helped me, I can "help you".

- Great. Here we go.- she said, when she saw the wind blowing from the place.

They ran out, the girl created a dragon. Hesitantly, Pythor climbed onto the beasts. The dragon took off and they followed the wind towards the hills and mountains.