Hello I am Lloyd W. Garmodon
Lloyd's p.o.v
Twenty nine.
I am ten years old and I've been to twenty nine schools already. Soon to be thirty with how urgently the Headmistress is talking to Mom. It's not that I'm bad, or that we move a lot. The problem with staying in school is two things I cannot control.
First is the fact that my dad tried to take over the whole world awhile ago. Yes, I know. Not fair, I get judged by Dad's actions. Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if they banished our whole family to the Underworld instead of just Dad. The second thing making my life miserable is the fact I cannot control my powers.
Yes, you heard correctly. I have powers and no, it is not cool or awesome. I always had these powers as long as I can remember, and I always lose control.
Today I'm being kick out of Darkley's School For Bad Boys because I blew up all the dorm lights by 'accident'. And by 'accident' I mean some bullies were making fun of me and I used my powers. I was aiming for turning the lights off, not exploding them.
"That freak is a nuisance! Either he goes or we call the authorities!" Headmistress Darkley bellowed. Headmistress Darkley is young with a black braid and dark green eyes with great patience for normal ten year old boys. I am not normal and don't count.
Mom sighed, "Lloyd is just a child like all the rest of your students, please give him another chance." Mom has brown eyes and grey hair in a braid. She is the only one who can stand my stinkin' powers.
Headmistress Darkley huffed, "normal kids don't explode light bulbs with a strange green energy coming from their bodies!" she stop for a breather. Oh boy, I thought nervously, here it comes, thirtieth school coming right up. Smiling evilly, the headmistress spoke calmly, "Besides I already suspended him, permantly!"
I groaned, not again! Why me!? I'm just a kid who wants real friends, is that too much to ask for? Mom looked thoughtful, before smiling sweetly, "Well then, there is an old family friend who owns a boarding school that's been begging me to let my son attend." Mom straightened her glasses and stood up gracefully, "just let us get out of your hair."
I watched as Mom marched out stunned. What family friend? How come I never heard of them tell now? If this is all true, how come I haven't been attending that school in the first place!?
Headmaster's p.o.v
I was sitting at my desk sipping some calming tea when the phone rang. I answered calmly, "Hello, you have reached Ninjago Academy, this is Tywun speaking."
Silence on the other end greeted me. Oh pleases please not be another prank call I prayed franticly. "Tywun? It's me," an all too familiar face spoke.
"M-m-mis-s-sako?! Long time, no hear," I stuttered purely shock, "What can I do for you?"
"My son needs a school that won't turn him down. I was wondering if the offer is still up?" Misako spoke calmly. I took a sharp intake of breathe. Its been ages since I last saw Lloyd. Wait? What offer? I made several offers to Misako before the 'incident'.
"Of course! The offer I made while we were…" I purposefully hang the sentence hoping against hope…
"Garmodon was just banished; you were helping care for Lloyd while I was job hunting." Misako answered the silent question. Garmodon's banishment. That was when I first noticed Lloyd's powers and offered…
"Oh that offer! Yes of course Lloyd can attend."
"Good, we'll be there in five minutes, bye Tywun."
"Bye Misako."
As we hung up, I realized that its been years since either one of us went by our nicknames. We'll be there in five minutes. Wait five minutes? It's a five hour drive from Ninjago City to the Academy. Seven from Darkley's. I started to panic, Misako was driving up here as we were talking on the phone!
5 minutes later, Lloyd's p.o.v
Ninjago Academy looked all right. You could see in some places that it used to be some kind of monastery. There were kids everywhere. A large group by an old monkey gym set. They almost look like a club of some sorts.
Mom actually called the headmaster as we started driving up the mountain. Apparently his name's Tywun and he helped Mom after Dad's banishment. I'm surprised Mom didn't marry the guy, maybe there's more to this story than what meets the eye.
I followed Mom to the headmaster's office. Mom must have been here before; she really knows her way around! I couldn't help thinking. Entering the office I immediately noticed the pictures. They were not pictures of Tywun's family, but of Tywun, Mom, and Dad growing up together. The biggest picture was my family photo, Dad was hugging Mom who was holding baby me.
Tywun looked nice. He had long white hair and soft blue eyes. Something felt familiar about him, or maybe it's the tension in the room? "Tywun, you remember Lloyd?" Mom asks cheerily.
Tywun smiled tiredly, "why yes, the young Garmodon himself!" I couldn't help myself and scoffed at this, "I am not my Dad! I am the exact opposite of him!"
Mom frowned, "Lloyd, be nice." Tywun laughed, "It's all right Misako. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I was very close to your father before his banishment; I just meant it as a compliment not an insult."
I frowned at this. Tywun was Dad's friend, not Mom's? Why is there soo much tension in the air? Why do I have a feeling that Mom and Tywun are hiding something?
Let's back up. Hello, I am Lloyd W. Garmodon, Son of Lord Garmodon. I have green energy inside me that likes to explode in small bursts, I do not know why. I've been bullied my whole life and attended thirty schools. Ninjago Academy is the most recent one. Basically, the universe hates me. Oh, and this is my strange story.
A.N: Slow updates because comp probs! You've been warned! Can any of you guess who Tywun is? Skytalon doesn't count since I told her! In this AU Lloyd doesn't know about his uncle Wu, Wu is not a Sensei, and the ninjas started off the same age has Lloyd. I OWN NOTHING!
