"I'll go talk to them." Kai said as he walked past them, chasing after the ongoing mystery in their little family.
"So this is where you've been hiding lately." He couldn't help but comment as soon as he reached the roof of the abandoned building that that Xync had taken refuge on. He vaguely remembered Lloyd mentioned it in the passing before.
"Is there something you require of me?" Xync's quiet voice broke through his thoughts as he walked up to the 'Eternal Observer of Ninjago'.
At least that's what Wu called her.
He still find it a bit ridiculous that he somehow lived that long but he supposed he had seen some weirder things ever since he had take on the mantle of a ninja.
"Just wanted to check up on you." He spoke as he watched over the breathtaking scenery of the night city before them, "So what's all that about earlier?"
"If it's because your partner, you know you don't have to do anything." Xync commented, causing him to become flustered.
"Cole isn't my partner!"
"Did I say it's him?" Xync pointed out as he looked up at the ninja who was red in the face. Her eye seemed to be able to see right through him that it made the fire ninja question what kind of expression they were actually making.
"You're making fun of me, aren't you?" Kai huffed before taking a seat next to him, "And you're avoiding my question."
"..." Xync stayed quiet for a moment, looking back at the city of stars.
"It's just.." He started, she seemed to taking a lot of pauses as if thinking about what she was trying to say, "Overwhelming, I supposed."
"Just a few weeks ago, I was asking him to take me away with him and now... I'm the only one here in this new modern world with all these new technology." Xync looked down at her hand, seeing no scars or calluses due to her perpetual healing factor.
Kai watched over them, seeing the exhaustion of eternity on those shoulders and couldn't help but see a glimpse of Lloyd in him.
Before realizing it, his hand had already reached over to give her a pet on the head. Although he can't quite see her expression, he had a feeling she was surprised by the gesture. He was surprised himself.
"...You know I'm way older than you, right?" She questioned but didn''t slipped away from the offending hand.
"Ah- right. Sorry, it was a habit." Kai pulled his hand away and sat there awkwardly, "I just sometimes do that whenever Lloyd or Nya gets sad."
Kai could see that Xync was looking over at him before letting out a sigh, "You're just like Pyr."
"Pyr?" Kai blinked before turning to look at him.
"Your predecessor, the First Master of Fire." She revealed, lifting up a hand to let particles of light dance around before turning what seems like a person.
First master of Fire, he assumed.
"Pyr, Nyad, Bing Yu, Terra, Zen.. You all act like them, Especially Lloyd. He looked and acted just like Him." He whispered as more figures appeared in the form of light particles, "I thought I was back in the past with them and everyone."
"But then reality revealed itself." Xync's usually soft voice seemed to have taken an edge as she scattered the figures into the air, "And everyone's gone."
Kai couldn't help but pity this person who seemed so lost in this new world. He could sympathize that it must be overwhelming for her.
He was overwhelmed too when he first learn about the whole ninja thing.
"Well, maybe not everyone." He realized, unable to stop himself from flinching when he saw her looked over at him with such sharpness in her eye.
"What do you mean?" His voice now sounded guarded as their single uncovered eye seemed to be seeking some answers in Kai's.
"Well, how about Mystake? Wu said that she's been around longer than him." He offered, wondering if it was a bad idea to mention when she's already grieving over the loss of pretty much everyone she knew.
Damn it, Kai, why did you have to open your big mouth-
"Or maybe you know what? Forget about it- I'm probably just being ridi-"
"She's alive..?" Xync's quiet whisper seemed to managed to interrupt his panicking ramble before he couldn't help but look at them.
"Uh.. what?"