Lloyd's POV:
When Nya told me that the others, including Dad, were held in a cage, I could feel my heart drop to my chest. I barely knew how to fight, much less rescue anyone. I was the one needing rescuing yesterday! Now they are counting on me to save them.
The question was how. I knew that the cage was hanging from the ceiling of the fortress. Hmmm, Oh man what in the world was I supposed to do?...
Cole's POV:
Great. Just great. Not only were we trapped in cages with the greatest villain Ninjago has ever seen, but we have to put all our trust into the son of the greatest villain Ninjago has ever seen. I seemed to be the only one having doubts with this plan. Now all we could do was watch the serpentine fight in the slither pits, which can get old very fast. Sensei Wu had a worried expression on his face as his brother was nervously pacing the floor of the cage. I don't blame either of them to be nervous, but if Garmadon doesn't stop pacing soon he's going to wear a rut in the cage…
Garmadon's POV:
Though I would never admit it, I was scared. My only son was now our only hope of freedom, and based on the amount of serpentine here in the fortress, Lloyd could get seriously hurt if he was spotted by even one of them.
I do have faith in him. Not a lot, but some. But everyone here has seen him fight, and we all know how that is going for him. I'm still shocked he is the chosen one. When we first found out, fatherly pride took over and I couldn't help but grin. Then I realized that we would need to fight each other to the death for the fate of Ninjago. My family is becoming more and more divided, as if it wasn't divided enough. Whenever I think of this, my heart aches and my head comes up with ideas of what could have been.
My thoughts were so rudely interrupted by a small sigh. The lightning ninja, Jay, was it? "Well this is boring" he grumbled. "For once, I agree with you Jay. Now all we can do is wait and see what my son has in store for us."
Lloyd's POV:
Ok. As I furiously marched around the bounty looking for anything that would prove of use, anxiety continued to fill my gut as much as Uncle fills his teapot, which is often. Somehow, I ended up at the door of the weapons room. An expression of pure awe was erupted across my face as I cautiously entered the room.
Shurikins hung on the wall in all shapes and sizes, and as I walked closer I marveled at the intriquite designs carved into them. Swords, katanas, scithes, and nunchucks all had their own special place. My eyes traveled to every single corner, but none of the weapons I could picture myself holding. A flash of light caught the corner of my eye, and then I saw a set of bow and arrows in the corner of the room. I've always liked archery, and I wasn't half bad at it either. An idea formed into my head as I grabbed the arrows and dashed to the bridge.
Sensei Wu's POV:
I sighed as I watched the slither pit going on below. My nephew was our only chance of escaping, and odds of him succeeding aren't very high, and even my brother can agree with that. He walked over to me with fear in his blood red eyes, and sighed. "Do you think Lloyd will rescue us?" I questioned. "I can't be sure if he will or not, I suppose all we can do is hope for the best".
My students Jay and Cole were playing a game of checkers with, was that hair oil? I chuckled and suppressed a smile. "What?" my brother inquired. "I find it humorous that my students are playing checkers with hair oil. It's amazing how they find ways to entertain themselves." Garmadon smirked and shook his head. I missed these moments we shared.
A groan from Kai caused me to prepare myself for his complaints yet to come. Though I love all my students, sometimes Kai's impatience is rather bothersome. "Ugh this is frustraiting. Just because Pythor took our golden weapons, doesn't mean we can't use our powers. I just need…to focus…" When will he learn… I wondered. "Kai, the temple was created out of venge stone. Our elemental powers are rendered useless. Patience." After an angry huff, he stomped over to Jay and Cole's heated checkers game and snatched the hair oil. "HEY!?" snapped Jay. "Why do you need hair oil anyway, hot head? Your hair is spikey enough." Countered Cole. He has a point…and I'm sure everyone else can agree. While spreading some of the hair oil on his gi, he manages to point out, "Yeah well maybe we don't need to use our elemental powers to get out of here, just a little enginuity." Kai then slipped out through the bars of the cage and swung over to the chain near bye, while the rest of my students began to throw their weight around. Interesting idea, my students. Kai then flung himself towards the wall, only to be encountered by Pythor himself.
Lloyd's POV:
Well it took a while, but I finally have a plan to rescue everybody. At the bridge I contacted them through Nya's samurai mec. After a few seconds, I received a rather annoyed transmition from hot head himself. "What!?" "Nice to hear from you too hot head, it's me." Sheesh, someone's in a mood.
"Lloyd, ignore him, it's Cole, are you ok?" "Yeah I'm fine, just called to tell you guys I got a plan and I'm coming over there as we speak. I Should be there in 10 minutes or so." "Lloyd it's Dad you sure you have a plan, that's, well, realistic?" "Well yeah, if I didn't then I wouldn't be doing it. Anyways I'll be there soon. Just hang tight!" I then ended the transmition and sailed to the fortress.
Garmadon's POV:
After Lloyd ended the talk, a mixture of relief and worry filled my gut. He has a plan, which is good. The fact that he is heading over to a pit full of snakes without knowing how to fight is very, very bad.
After what seemed like forever Zane, I think it was, brought up that Pythor is growing impatient with all the slither pits and wants to go to the city of Ourobourous. Personally, I don't blame him for being impatient, but this means our time is decreasing fast and Lloyd still isn't here.
As soon as I finished thinking that, however, a flash of green appeared at the entrance of the cave.