"Can I talk to you?" a deep voice asked behind me, I sighed and nodded my head as I already knew who it was. My brother sat to my left with his legs hanging off the side of the edge of the roof just like mine. "How do you do it?" he questioned as he looked forwards towards the trees ahead of us. "Do what?" I added while turning my head to see his. He looked at me and shrugged, "How do you act like everything's okay, when it's not?"

"I see into reality." I responded as I glanced away from Cole, I looked down to my fidgeting hands and fumbled with my fingers, "Mom was gone, Alyssa was gone, then you were gone. You kind of get used to pretending when you've lost everything." I then scoffed at the new idea in my head, "Especially when your family is so damm talented and you're the youngest who everyone expects you to be perfect." I told him as I finally regained the courage to look at him.

"I knew it was never easy, I understand that no one experienced the pain you did. And now you lost your powers. I thought, 'At least she can depend on me. Just maybe we'll have that bond again, just maybe.' But I was wrong, you're scared of me Emma, and I don't want it to be like that."

"I don't either Cole, but it's the way it is. You can't just make people not be afraid of you. You don't get it! You think that I am too weak-- just too fragile, to take care of myself! 'Emma will grow up to be as strong as Cole, just like him', is what everyone says. What they don't get is I don't want to be just like you! I want to be me! I want to be strong and brave, but I don't want to showcase my power and size everyone up!"

"That's what you think I do?" he asked, slightly offended. "Yes Cole, I do. Because you may not do it with the ninja, Nya or Alyssa. But when it comes to me you treat me like I'm a China Doll, that I break. Then you hover over me, protecting me but I'm not a damn record! You use your strength to compare to mine and I don't like it! Your intimidating, frightening, and I am sick of looking up and saying 'Why? Why did I get put here to be small?!'"

"Why didn't you ever tell me? I've been right there for--"

"You left Cole! You left and- and you tried to cover it up but I was still there. And you left."

"Forgive me Emma, I am truly sorry. I love you and would--"

"I don't know how long I've been holding this fear inside me but I want it gone. If I don't have powers then I at least have intellect, don't lie to me brother because I am sick of it! I have the freedom to choose what to do, but all you do is take it away."

I stood up and looked below at my brother who looked at me with tears in his eyes, I let out a huff and quickly wiped my tears forming, "Don't lie to me." I whispered before I hopped off the roof and walked away. I left Cole alone, I felt bad but I felt empty, like there was a void. Some of the space is occupied now but my brother can't scare me anymore. I don't want him too.

I pulled open the door to the tea shop and trudged inside, the ninja were discussing things at the kitchen table so I cleared my eyes and walked in with them to only hope they couldn't tell I'd been crying. "Hey are you alright?" Kai asked me as I joined their group, I nodded and wiped my left eye, "Yeah-- yeah of course. So anyways, what are you guys doing?"

Jay gave me a suspicious look but cleared his throat to answer me, "Well I'm trying to figure out why you're lying, then we're trying to get your powers back."

The ninja ears perked up and they all glared at me, I finally sighed and choked up the truth, "I talked to Cole, and things were said, not nice things, and now I'm here."

"Explain May, we may be ninja-" Lloyd started... "But we aren't scientists." Zane finished off. I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms, "Well i highly doubt a scientist would know what happened more than I do. I basically told Cole that I'm scared of him because he left and treats me like I'm weak. Then I may have kinda sorta added that he sizes me up and accused him of lying. Bur I had the right, I--"

"No one is arguing with you." someone spoke up as they walked into the room, "Sensei Wu, I-"

"Am surprised to see me? Well yes, but siblings argue Emma, some more than other. But broken bonds are torn bonds, and don't mend easily. Cole is strong but weak, and without your powers some may say you are weak but you are strongest out of all of us."

"If you're talking about my true potential than forget about it because my powers are gone."

"What did Ridley say? Hm? Oh yes, he will destroy them, there is not an I have in that sentence. More or less you must help without helping."

"My brother is on the roof with tears in his eyes! And you're talking to me about a true potential?! What about family comes first?!"

"Listen carefully, you're family is your true potential." Sensei Wu told me before walking off, I groaned and turned back to the table as Nya walked in, I glared at her as she opened her mouth, "Where's C-"

I cut her off and pointed to the door with a stern look on my face, "He is on the damn roof."