Disclaimer: I don't own Ninjago, just the story and my OC's.

"MASON!!!" Juliet yelled worriedly. Mason had just saved her life, but it didn't look like he could hold it for too long.

"JULIET!!! MOVE!!!" Mason shouted. "I CAN'T HOLD IT MUCH LONGER!!!"

"When you give out, it will crush you!"

"It's worth it if I can save you! I didn't tell you the truth about my nightmare! Ugh! The person I couldn't save was you!"

"Me?!"

"I didn't realize how much I actually care about you!"

"It's ok! I like you too! I think I can help you!"

Mason really started struggling. "IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, SHUT UP AND DO IT!!!"

"Right." Being the Master of Amber, Juliet used Mason's earth power to help him lift the rubble and toss it off to the side. The two hugged. Mason was exhausted and Juliet could tell. "Thanks for the save."

"Thanks for the assist."

"The fight is not over yet. Do you think you can continue?"

"Yeah. I think I'm getting my second wind."

"I'll stay with you to watch your back." They both took a fighting stance as some goons surrounded them.

"Thanks." The two started to fight side by side.

"How much more?!" Justin asked as he was still trying to short circuit the machine.

"Almost there! Keep going!" Rosie said.

"You've got this Justin!" Alex encouraged her brother. The machine started sparking.

"GET DOWN!!! IT'S GOING TO BLOW!!!" Felix shouted as he and Rosie ducked for cover.

Justin was still using his powers on the machine when Alex tackled him down, so they could get some cover as the machine blew up. "Thanks Alex," Justin said as he was trying to catch his breath.

"Don't mention it," Alex said and turned to Rosie. "Rosie, get your mech! It's time to finish this!"

"I like the sound of that."  Justin smiled.

Rosie went to go grab her mech and then joined in the fight.

Nathan landed a hard hit on Max that sent him flying back. "Look, the green leader," Nathan taunted. "You guys may have destroyed the machine, but we will win in the en-" Justin hit Nathan with a lightning bolt.

"I believe we have unfinished business," Justin said and went over to help Max up. "Go take care of Nathan's father. I'll take him."

"Are you sure?" Max asked.

"Yeah. It's time for a little payback." Justin smirked.

Max laughed a little. "He's all yours." Max took off to fight Nathan's father and Justin turned his attention back to Nathan.

"Remember what happened last time you faced me," Nathan taunted. "I beat you. Do you really think this time you can beat me?"

"Well, there is a major difference this time compared to last time," Justin said.

"Oh yeah...and what would that be?"

"You made me angry and trust me...you won't like me when I'm angry." Justin let his rage flow through to his powers. He felt like a million volts of electricity were flowing through him. "You're finished." Justin grabbed his nunchucks and started fighting Nathan.

Yuying saw that Juliet was still alive. "Don't any of these ninja die?!" she said angrily.

"At least if any of them die, they don't stay dead." Yuying turned her head to see Alex. "My parents have told me that that's what happened a lot when the fought to protect Ninjago."

"You think you're clever, don't you?"

"I do," Alex said with a huge, mischevious smile on her face. "I've been curious as to what your story is anyway."

"Cole and Kai," Yuying responded.

"What?" Alex was confused now.

"I blame them for what happened to me. My mother died when I was very young and my dad became the biggest crime boss in Ninjago. I was his little princess. One day, two ninja come looking for clues about their friends. I believe one of the friends they came looking for clues for was your father." Alex's mischevious smile turned into a frown. "My dad gave them the only clue he had in return for them to do a favor when called upon. He called them for that favor and in return, he gets arrested."

"I heard that story. I was 6 years old at the time. What your dad wanted them to do was wrong!"

"Duh! He was a crime boss. Anyway, he ended up dying in jail, so I ended up living on the streets. Luckily, I already knew how to con people from my dad. What got me locked up was when I was caught stealing food that I needed to survive."

"I'm sorry about what happened to you, but your dad was a bad person."

"So are the ninja who think they're all powerful!"

Alex let her water powers flow through her when she heard how Yuying felt about them. Alex grabbed her katanas and started fighting Yuying.

"You're dad couldn't stop me," Nathan's father taunted Max. "What makes you think you can?"

"I'm not my dad!" Max said angrily. "I'm my own person!  My own leader!"  Max let his energy powers flow through him as he grabbed his katanas and fought Nathan's father.

"Does anyone know what's happening to them?" Zeke asked, gesturing to Justin, Alex, and Max.

"I think they've unlocked their true potentials," Juliet said.

"If that's what a true potential looks like, I want to unlock mine," Mason said.

"It does make sense for them to unlock it first since they're older," Felix said.

Justin, Alex, and Max all defeated who they were fighting as the police arrived.

"Kids!" the Commissioner called out and went over to the team.

"We're not kids anymore Commissioner," Max said. "We're ninja."

Rosie cleared her throat.

"And samurai," Max added.

"Well ninja, what should I do with these guys?" the Commissioner asked.

"Lock them in maximum security. They may not have powers, but they are smart enough to break out of a regular jail cell."

"Great job ninja...and samurai.  Head back to your parents, we'll take it from here."

"Thank you Commissioner."

The team started to head back to the Samurai X Cave.

"So what did it feel like when you unlocked your true potentials?" Zeke asked.

"It's feels like a wave of power flowing through you," Justin told his cousin.

"It feels powerful, but it's not really overwhelming," Alex added.

"Don't worry," Max said. "Someday you guys, except Rosie and Harper, will unlock your true potentials too."

"Can't wait for that," Mason said.

"Same here," Juliet said.

"It will be most exciting," Felix said.

"The reason that Rosie and I won't unlock true potentials is because we aren't elemental masters," Harper pointed out.

"But we are still important to the team," Rosie said.

"Everyone is important to the team," Max said.

A/N: I wanted to post this last night, but I was having some issues.  I hope you enjoyed! There will be one more chapter before the sequel!