It was normal to find Morro training alone. Wisps flue off his body as he maneuvered around the dummy. He gave the wooden person a hard kick and vaulted off the force to fly backwards. His landing was soft as he caught himself in the air and floated down. He let out a breath of cold air. He didn't need to breath but by some horrible twist of fate he could still feel winded and have the subconscious need to suck in air at times. Especially when he trains. He wiped his hand over his forehead to gather the sweat from his head. He didn't actually sweat. It was little things that he kept doing from when he was human that he can't seem stop doing. He doesn't even notice when he does these things. It's always small things. He got back into an action stance and ran at the dummy. This time he rose into the air and let himself drop at an angle to kick the thing with gravity's force. He landed the kick but miscalculated the landing and landed hard on the ground. He made a groan. Instead of standing he laid back on the cool floor. He wondered how the floor would feel with a body. He could feel things. Pain, heat, cold, soft, rough. But they were dull. When he possessed Lloyd all those years ago he could feel all of those sensations but amplified. It was incredible. He could feel his own skin and the clothes on his body. He could feel the sensation of ground under his feet and his fist connecting with another's face. He loved it.

Lloyd however, did not.

It wasn't a secret that Lloyd did everything in his power to avoid the other. Morro wouldn't be surprised if the kid had PTSD. Then again, Morro wasn't the worst thing to happen to the boy. There had been plenty other things that ruined that kid's daily life and probably wrecked his mental stability. That goes for the other ninja too. They had all died and turned evil at least once. Morro died and turned evil too. But he was different than the others. He never fought the evil tendencies. He let them come and take over his, already fragile, mind. He welcomed the darkness with open arms because he felt so alone that even the feeling of hatred was enough to make him feel wanted.

Now that Morro was out of the cursed realm and with the ninja he felt more alone than before. They all had each other. Even if they were not blood related they were a family. All Morro had was Wu and that relationship was hanging by a thin thread that would surely snap if any more pressure fell to it.

Morro was pulled from his thoughts when a person walked into view. From his position on the floor they looked like they were standing upside down in the doorway. He floated from the floor to his feet. It was Nya. She looked like she was regretting every life decision at that moment.

"Yes?" Morro asked; she obviously wanted to say something.

She gave a sigh and said, "We're all going out to town to get some things and get out of this stuffy temple. We wanted to know if you wanted to tag along." Her tone seemed forced like it wasn't really her idea to ask him. Behind her walked Garmadon and Morro grimaced.

Ever since Morro arrived, the older man made it his mission to father Morro and it was annoying. Garmadon was always trying to get him and the other ninja to see eye to eye. Didn't that old fool realize it was never going to work?

"I'm training right now." Morro nodded to the wooden dummy behind him.

Nya looked relieved but Garmadon stepped beside her with a bright smile. "Morro, you should go. All day training isn't healthy you know. Take a break!" Garmadon handed him a paper and a bag of coins. "While you're out pick something up for me, will you?"

Morro frowned but he knew Garmadon wouldn't take no for an answer. "Fine, I'll meet you all outside in ten minutes."

Nya nodded and left Morro alone with Garmadon.

"Why do you insist on me being with them? I'm not part of their little boy scout troop."

Garmadon snickered at that and smiled fondly. "Wu and I have been talking about it for a while and we were hoping maybe you would join the team? You would make a good ally."

Morro didn't dignify that with an answer and instead flicked out of visibility and floated through the floor to fly to his room.

He pulled off his hair tie and placed it on his dresser drawer. His hair fell to his shoulders and around his face. He pushed it out of his face and changed from his sweats to a hoodie and jeans. Surprisingly enough, ghosts can wear cloths. It's more like possessing them though, so they stay on his body.

Sometimes he would use doors like a normal person but he only did that so he didn't scare the living shit out of the others. Today he decided to phase through his wall and fly to where the others were. He made sure he had the money and note Garmadon had given him. The others turned to him, most of them not very happy that he had come along. They didn't say anything to him as he gently landed on solid ground to stand instead of float.

"I say we go to the store first, that way we can get hungry from looking at all the food and fill up on theater food after!" Jay suggested.

Nya smiled, "Well don't fill up cause Zane is making dinner for tonight." Jay let out a happy cheer and gave a little jump.

Zane smiled at his excitement, "I assure you will enjoy your special birthday dinner, Jay."

"It's your birthday?" Morro said before he could stop himself. He was so out of the loop he didn't even know it was Jay's birthday. It made him think for a moment. When was his birthday? He couldn't really remember.

The others looked at him, their happy mood fell some.

"Uh, yeah, I'm turning 24," Jay answered.

Morro didn't reply, he let them ignore him and opted to stay behind in silence. They all called to their elemental dragons and flew off to the city.

The others talked excitedly about the dinner and the movie they were going to all see. Morro stayed quiet and pulled Garmadon's note from his pocket to read.

'The new Fritz Donavan comic, two gift bags and bows, a set of watercolor paper.'

The note was written in older Ninjago script. Morro was grossly reminded how old he was for the fact that he could read it. That and the fact Wu raised him and Wu made learning it mandatory.

When they all landed in the city they made their way to the shopping centers and started splitting into groups. Nya and Jay started off to the market, Zane and Lloyd went to the electronics shop, and Cole and Kai went to the party store. Leaving Morro alone to get Garmadon's things. He started to the comic store first. When the door opened and Morro stepped in all eyes were on him. He kept his head up and eyes forward as he walked to the front desk. He would have just hovered there but he didn't want to make himself look more of a spectacle than he already was.

He got to the front desk were a bearded man looked at him with wide eyes. "I'm here for the newest issue of Fritz Donavan."

"I have water and am not afraid to use it!"

Morro rolled his eyes at the other. "Look, I just want the comic. How much?"

The man pulled out a copy and handed it over with hesitation. Morro payed and walked out with a sigh. The market for the other items weren't any better. He was able to get all the things and was pulling the bags onto one of his arms so he could put Garmadon's change in his pocket when all a sudden a burning sensation hit him. He hissed out in pain and looked up to see a little kid with a super soaker. Water droplets burned his arms and face.

"Why you little bastard," He hissed out in anger. He gripped his shopping bags tightly as wind started to howl dangerously around them. The other citizens looked horrified at the spectacle before them. The wind easily forced the child to his back and Morro hovered over the ground by an inch. That was more than enough to look down at the child with glowing, venom green eyes. The child started to cry and that easily snapped Morro out of his anger fueled trance. The wind stopped and he fell to his feet with in a second, as if it had never happened. The child's crying hadn't stopped and people were starting to shout at him. The child's mother picked him up and ran off. He was about to fly off when more water was thrown at him. This time it was more than a few sprays. This was a bucket of liquid that flew onto him, causing his skin to burn and blister. He let out a howl of pain and vanished. He flew up into the air and away from the crowd. He could see the ninja had gotten to the crowd. Morro didn't want to stay any longer. He called upon his dragon who gave a mighty call of anger as it appeared. The people below him watched as Morro flew off back towards the Temple.

The moment his dragon landed he phased into the Temple and threw the bag of things at Garmadon who caught them easily. His eyes widened when he saw Morro.

"What on earth happened?"

"A fucking super soaker, that's what," Morro hissed and flew off to his room. He fell to his bed. He thankfully didn't fall through it. He ran a hand over his face and hissed at the pain. Everything hurt like a bitch. Most pain was numb to a ghost. But not water. Water burnt like acid.

He was about to lie in bed and wish to never exist again when there was a harsh knock at his door. He groaned and sat up in his bed. He lazily forced the door open with his winds. Kai, Cole, and Nya stood on the other side.

"What?" Morro hissed.

"Don't what us! You attacked a kid!" Kai yelled at Morro. Morro flew before them and they gasped when they saw his face. It was covered in burn marks. They were obviously healing but they still looked painful.

"That kid attacked me first. He shot me with a water gun then I was doused with a water bucket." Morro's voice was filled with venom and his eyes dark with anger.

"It doesn't matter what they did, you can't use your powers on an innocent civilian!" Cole glared.

"In case you haven't noticed, I'm not part of your little team. You can't tell me how to use my powers."

"Wu might have brought you here," Nya started, "But I'll happily send you back if you ever put the people of Ninjago in danger again." She raised her fist to put a point to her threat that was formed more like a promise.

Morro rolled his eyes and turned back to his bed. "That would be a blessing," he mumbled, "Now, if you don't mind, I have to heal." With that he slammed the door with his wind.

Kai hissed out an obscenity at the door. Cole and Nya sighed and started walking back to the dining room to help set up and Kai followed.

Zane was cooking in the kitchen and it smelt amazing. Kai helped set the table while Nya finished wrapping the small gifts they had each picked out for Jay. Jay was with Lloyd playing video games. The party wasn't really a surprise but at the same time they didn't want Jay to work on his own birthday party. Kai finished with the table and was about to start helping Zane with the food when he heard the sound of a car pulling up outside.

"Jay's parents are here, I'm going to go bring them in." Kai said to the others. He started off to go outside but halted before the door. He heard muffled voices through the door.

"He's 24 years old, Edna. We can't keep this from him much longer." Kai recognized that voice as Ed. Were they talking about Jay?

"What if he isn't ready?" Edna's voice cried out softly.

"We have to tell him by the end of the day." Kai didn't hear Edna reply so the conversation must have been over. What had he just heard? Kai backed up from the door, fully intent on walking away, when the two knocked on the door. Kai let out a sigh and open the door with a smile.

"Oh, Kai," Edna smiled happily, "It's so good to see you!" Edna gave him a gentle hug. Ed gave Kai a pat on the shoulder after Edna let go.

"Everyone is right in here," Kai said as he led them to the dining room. The others happily greeted Jay's parents. But Kai couldn't help but wonder what they were talking about earlier.

Later after they had all finished eating they let Jay open all his gifts. Half way through Dareth showed up with Ronin. They both apologized for being late but the others didn't mind. Garmadon handed Jay his gift that was in a bag. Inside were the newest Fritz Donavan comic and a DVD copy of one of the movies Jay still didn't have in his collection. Kai grabbed the last present off the table to hand to Jay but Garmadon stopped him.

"This one isn't for Jay," he smiled and Kai handed over the gift.

"Who is it for then?" Zane questioned.

"Morro."

The others gave a chorus of "what"s.

"Wait, when is his birthday?" Jay questioned.

"It's also today," Garmadon said as he stood with the present. "I'm going to go give this to him." He then left the room.

Kai looked around to see everyone was very confused and Wu looked almost remorseful. "Did you know?" Kai asked. Wu shook his head.

"How could we have not known?" Cole looked almost upset. It was no lie that none of them were very fond of the ghost but still. They could all agree that no one should be alone on their birthday.

"Of all the years I've known Morro, he's never said anything about his birthday." Wu stroked his beard in thought. "I always wondered if it was because he didn't like them or because he didn't know when it was."

"Okay, but how the hell does Garmadon know when it is?" Kai asked aloud.

Morro was resting in his room quietly. He could hear the others joyously chatting in the dining hall but he elected to ignore it. His wounds were starting to heal and the blisters were fading. He ran a hand over his cheek with a sigh. A knock on his door jarred him from his thoughts. He got up and opened the door to see Garmadon smiling at him. He was holding one of the gift bags Morro had gotten at the store.

"Yes?" Morro questioned.

Garmadon lifted the gift and said, "Happy birthday."

Morro's eyes widened. Was it really his birthday? Morro had no idea. He couldn't remember his birthday and by this point don't really care. He looked at the gift then to Garmadon as if he was expecting this to be some kind of curl joke. He took the gift from Garmadon and opened it to see art supplies. Watercolors and paper, a sketchbook and drawing pencils, and a thing of fancy markers. He really didn't know what to say.

"I know you have issues with your anger," Garmadon started and Morro looked up at him. "I thought that maybe you could use art as a healthy emotional outlet."

"Thank you," Morro didn't really know what else to say. He wasn't expecting this at all.

Garmadon nodded and left Morro with his new gift. Morro closed his door and sat the gift down on his desk.