(Lloyd's POV)
I limped up the stairs, losing my balance only once. As I reached the top, a loud crash was heard as well as a loud scream. I didn't have time to wonder about it, the Overlord turned and looked down at me. Blood was dripping off of his claws, making me feel sick. I pulled down my mask and yelled, "I have come here to fight you!" The Overlord laughed, "Your friend already tried that and she's dead! And you're in no shape to fight! It's over, evil wins!" I realized that it must've been Mel who screamed. She's dead?! She can't be dead! I cleared my thoughts and yelled back, "A ninja never quits!" He laughed again, "You don't even have a sword!" I formed a ball of energy and created a shield around me, "I don't need a sword." "Then all I have to say is...goodbye!" He took in a deep breath and blew a long stream of dark matter, almost blowing me off the roof. I pushed back and I started to glow even brighter and I started levitating! Something inside me clicked and I glowed gold, I realized that I had found my true potential! "I am the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master!" The Overlord's eyes grew wide in fear, "NO!" He attacked me, with his claws drawn but I deflected his attacks. I sent a kick to his chest and he flew off the rooftop, I summoned my golden dragon and faced him. "You can't defeat me! Where there is light, there will always be shadow!" I yelled back, "Unless my light is bright enough!" Then I attacked, my golden dragon clashed with him. We plummeted to the ground, locked in a battle neither willing to lose. As we fell, I could see Kai fighting Nya, he was watching me in return. On the ground, I could see a figure lying spread out and in a dark pool. We flew back into the sky; Dark Zane, Jay and Cole watched our battle, their purple eyes glowing in the darkness. We split apart and faced each other. "This. Ends. Now." I growled. "You can't defeat me!" he screamed at me, then flew straight at me. I had no time to react as he circled me, surrounding me in darkness. I started to panic, my heart was pounding as I couldn't see anything but my dragon in the pure black darkness. Then I heard him laugh, I turned as he loomed over me. His jaws closed around me but I wouldn't go down without a fight. I glowed brighter, unleashing all of my light, destroying the Overlord and his darkness. I heard the Garmatron crumble and fall as my light acted like a shockwave, destroying the darkness in Ninjago City and beyond. From my dragon, I could see my brothers slowly standing and gathering together, Ultra Dragon landing by them. I flew down and they cheered my name. "You were brilliant, son." my mother said. "Because of you, Ninjago is saved. Because of you, there will be a tomorrow." my uncle said. "And if the Overlord ever decides to show his face again around here, we'll be ready." Kai said. "And next time we'll be a little more humble." Cole said. "And a little more wise." Zane continued. "And with better catch phrases!" Jay joked. "Lloyd?" a familiar voice asked. Everyone turned and saw a man walking towards us. "W-what happened?" "Garmadon? Is it really you?" my mom asked. "Dad?" He smiled. "Dad!" I rushed into his arms, he embraced me as my mom joined us.
Then, Zane paled, "Oh God, where's Melissa?!" He looked around frantically and sprinted to the center of the crater. My heart sank as I remembered the Overlord's words, Your friend already tried that and she's dead! Everyone sprinted over to them, Zane was kneeling beside her. Thankfully, she was still alive, but was hanging on just barely. She slowly turned her head and whispered hoarsely, "We...won?" I didn't think it was possible, but my heart became shattered at her labored breathing, three large gashes were across her chest, leading down onto her right leg, as well as gashes wrapping around both her arms. "Yes. We did." Zane told her softly. He looked up at his father and I was stunned to see tears pouring down his face. All the years I've known him, I've never seen him shed a tear. "We have to save her! She may not have much time left!" he pleaded. "There is only one way, but we need to hurry!" Zane gently picked her up and everyone rushed onto Ultra Dragon. I summoned my dragon and followed them to the Birchwood Forest. She can't die! We've made it this far, I can't lose her now! She's the closest thing to a sister I have! She's watched over me and helped me become part of the family! Mel cannot die! After an hour of flying, Ultra Dragon landed as Zane and his father climbed off and rushed inside, I landed my dragon as everyone climbed down. "What will we do now?" Jay asked. "We'll have to wait to see how things end." my mother said sadly.
Kai and Cole paced in the snow, Jay tried to keep Nya warm in his arms and I reconnected with my father. Everyone jumped and looked to the door where her screams erupted from. After an hour, Nya checked in with Zane and his father. She came back out a few minutes later, she had tears in her eyes, "Zane doesn't know how long they will be. Their plans are to turn her into a partial-nindroid, it's the only way she can survive. Her injuries are too severe for anything else." Mel screamed again, I got up and paced with Kai and Cole. Another hour later, Kai checked in. He created a small fire to keep everyone warm. Hour three, it was Jay's turn. The fourth hour, Cole looked inside. "How much longer? I can't take the suspense of waiting much more." I said after Cole came back. He shrugged helplessly. When the fifth hour came around, I checked on them. I looked around in awe at the hollow tree, Zane and his father were still operating on her. Mel's lower body was encased in ice, as well as her arms; her hands, head and chest were the only things not frozen. "How's it going, Zane?" I asked quietly. He looked up at me, "We are almost done. Not much longer." His gaze returned to her and they continued working. As I turned back to the door, she screamed out in pure agony again. I walked outside and paced again. Finally, after another hour, Dr. Julien came outside. He was completely exhausted and sweating, everyone looked at him anxiously. "What happened? Is she okay?" I asked nervously. He said, "She's fine, but she is still unconscious. You may come in now." I felt such relief that she survived, I wanted to shout for joy. We followed him inside, Zane was still by her side, holding onto her hand. He looked up at us and had more tears in his icy blue eyes, "Kai, could you melt the ice layer on her?" He nodded and pulled out his elemental blade, melting the ice. I walked up to her side and saw the faint line of a panel, "How bad was it?" "She was critical condition throughout the entire surgery, her heart...actually stopped three times. She's lost much blood and won't wake for many more hours." I gently touched the line of her new panel. She moaned quietly, but didn't wake. My sister survived! I can't believe it!
We stayed for several hours before heading back to the city to rest. Kai spoke after a long period of silence, "What should we do now?" "Well, there's no more evil to fight. Maybe we should return our elemental blades to the Temple of Light?" Cole offered. "But what if something like this happens again?" Jay asked. "Hey, we've got the Golden Ninja on our side." Kai said. "Maybe we should ask if Zane wants to come with?" I asked. "We can try, but let's give them a few days to recover. Mel and Zane have been through a lot within the last twelve hours." Nya said. We checked into a hotel and spent the night there, I fell asleep in an instant.