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Lloyd: That's not good…
Younger Lloyd: Yay!
Lloyd: … Why are you so happy? And why do you look like me?
Me: He's you as a little kid.
Younger Lloyd: Yep! And I just like to destroy things!
Lloyd: … Wow, he really is me.
Me: Disclaimer?
Younger Lloyd: Sakura does own me and daddy!
Me: I like this kid…
Lloyd: do it right.
Me: fine. I don't own ToS. Happy now?
Lloyd: not really.
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"Daddy, I'm bored."
Kratos sighed, turning from his work to look at his son, now in a judgment uniform, sitting on the ground looking up at him. "I know, Lloyd. You've told me that already." he said before going back to his work.
"… Hey, daddy?" Lloyd started. Kratos looked at him. "I'm bored."
"Lloyd…" Kratos said in a warning voice.
"… Daddy, I'm bored" Lloyd said again. Kratos gave him a 'say it again and you'll be sorry' look. Lloyd got the message. He got up and walked over to Yuan.
"Hey, Yuan?"
"Yes Lloyd?"
"I'm bored."
Yuan smiled at him while Kratos banged his head on the desk. Lloyd watched him.
"Hey Yuan, daddy's weird."
Yuan laughed. "Believe me, I know."
Kratos glared at him. "If I had something heavy right now, I'd throw it at you."
Lloyd walked up to him and handed him a big book that seemed to appear out of nowhere. "Here, daddy."
"Lloyd, where'd you get this?" he asked, taking the book.
Lloyd pause. "… I don't know…" He shrugged.
Kratos shrugged too, tossing the book into the air and catching it. "Works for me." he said, taking aim at Yuan's head.
"Kratos!" Yuan said, "That's a very valuable book. Put it down."
Kratos sighed and put it down. "Martel, I hate it here." he said. Yuan glared angrily at him. "Sorry. It just slipped out." Kratos apologized. Yuan went back to his work, looking extremely pissed off.
"What's wrong with Yuan?" Lloyd asked.
"Nothing." Kratos said. He whispered, "Just don't say 'Martel' around him, ok?"
Lloyd nodded. He sat on the floor and stared at the wall. 'I'm bored.' he thought, not really wanting to tell his father or Yuan out of fear of being killed. He got up and walked over to the door, reaching up to open it.
"Lloyd, where are you going?" Kratos asked. Lloyd looked at him from the doorway.
"… I don't know." he admitted, and walked out, shutting the door behind him. Kratos sighed and got up, walking to the door.
"Why don't you just put a leash on the kid?" Yuan said sarcastically. Kratos smacked him in the back of the head.
"Moron." he said.
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Lloyd walked through the halls of Derris-Kharlan. He stopped when he saw someone walking up to him.
"Excuse me!" he said. Pronyma looked down at him.
"A human?" she said to herself. "This must be the one Lord Yggdrasill was talking about."
"Can you tell me where Uncle Mithos is?" Lloyd asked.
"Lord Yggdrasill? Why?"
"I'm bored. He said go to him if I needed anything. I need something to do." Lloyd explained.
"You shouldn't bother the lord." she told him.
Lloyd looked up at her, giving her puppy-dog eyes and pouting slightly. "Pwease?" he begged. She sighed.
"He's over there." she said, pointing in the direction she had come from. "Just follow the yelling, you'll find him."
"Thank you!" Lloyd said, before running off.
He ran down the hall until he was pulled from behind, making him fall over. He felt himself being lifted up by the back of his shirt and yelled.
"How the hell did you get here?!" someone yelled. Lloyd turned to see Kvar glaring at him.
"Let go!" Lloyd cried, struggling to break free of the desian's grasp.
"How the hell are you still alive?! I thought I killed you and your worthless mother!"
Lloyd stop struggling. "You… You killed mama? NO!" Lloyd yelled.
"Well, I don't know how you got out of there alive but I'll fix that now." he snapped, grabbing Lloyd's neck.
"Help!" Lloyd screamed, the hand on his neck getting tighter.
"Kvar!" someone yelled. Lloyd and Kvar looked back and saw Yggdrasill glaring at them.
"Ah, Lord Yggdrasill," Kvar started. "I was just about to kill this human," he held up Lloyd, "care to join me?"
"Put him down. Now!" Yggdrasill yelled.
"But, my Lord-"
"Now Kvar!" Yggdrasill yelled louder, "That's an order!"
Kvar reluctantly let go, letting Lloyd drop to the ground with a thud.
"Lloyd, come here." Yggdrasill commanded, his eyes still on Kvar. Lloyd ran to Yggdrasill's side and Yggdrasill picked him up. "Are you okay?" he whispered, turning to Lloyd. Lloyd nodded. Yggdrasill turned back to Kvar.
"Don't you dare ever touch him, understood?!" Yggdrasill snapped. "And tell the others not to harm him either."
He didn't wait for a response. He turned and took Lloyd in the other direction. Lloyd put his face in Yggdrasill's shirt and cried quietly.
"It's okay, Lloyd." Yggdrasill said comfortingly, "No one's going to bother you anymore."
Lloyd nodded into his shirt. "I w-was s-scared…" he cried. Yggdrasill ran a hand through the child's hair.
"I know, Lloyd. I know."
Lloyd turned to see where they were headed. They were in a part of Derris-Kharlan Lloyd had never seen before. There were angels everywhere and they were surrounded by tall buildings. Lloyd gasped softly. "Angels!"
Yggdrasill nodded. "Yes, almost everyone here is an angel."
"They're like daddy!"
Yggdrasill looked down at him. "You know about your father being an angel?"
"Uh-huh. Daddy takes me when he flies! It's fun!" Lloyd smiled.
"I see."
Yggdrasill stepped on a warp-pad and Lloyd gasped again as a bright light came up around them and they were teleported to Mithos' castle.
"How'd you do that?!" Lloyd asked excitedly. Yggdrasill smiled.
"Didn't you use a warp-pad to get here?" he asked, knowing it was the only way to get to Derris-Kharlan.
"I don't know. I wasn't awake when we came, after…" he trailed off. Yggdrasill waited for him to continue. "That bad man killed mama…" he whispered, tears coming to his eyes again. Yggdrasill cocked his head. He sat Lloyd down on the steps and sat next to him, a few steps down so he was at eye level with Lloyd.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"The bad man that you saved me from… he said he killed mama… and he wanted to kill me…"
"Kvar did?" Yggdrasill asked, reminding himself to kill Kvar next time he got a chance.
"… Uncle Mithos? Can't mama come back?" Lloyd asked.
"Lloyd… do you understand what death means?" he asked. Lloyd nodded.
"Daddy explained it when he had to kill bad men that came after us…"
"Then you know it's not possible to bring the dead back to life?" he asked.
"… b-but… mama…" Lloyd cried. "Mama has to come back!"
"… I think there's a way." Yggdrasill said. Lloyd looked at him. "My sister, Martel, was killed. I want to find a way to bring her back."
"Martel?" Lloyd repeated. "Daddy said, don't say 'Martel' around Yuan. It made Yuan mad."
Yggdrasill smiled sadly. "I think he was sad, not angry. Yuan and Martel loved each other very much."
"Like mama and daddy?" Lloyd asked. Yggdrasill nodded. Lloyd paused for a while. "Can mama come back too?"
Yggdrasill watched him. "When I find a way to bring your Aunt Martel back, I'll bring your mother back too."
"Really?!" Lloyd gasped. Yggdrasill smiled.
"Yes, really."
Lloyd smiled. "So mama and aunt Martel will come back!" he laughed excitedly. He paused and turned away, his smile gone. "Uncle Mithos, why are you nice to me?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"I don't know. Daddy and Yuan were surprised when you were nice to me…"
Yggdrasill smiled. "Well, I can see why they would be surprised." He shrugged, "I just like kids." he reached over to play with Lloyd's hair.
The warp-pad started to light up and Kratos appeared in the room. "Lloyd, what are you doing here… with Mithos?" he added once he saw the Cruxis leader. Yggdrasill glared at him.
"I found him walking around the halls." Yggdrasill explained in a bitter tone.
"Uncle Mithos saved me from the bad guy!" Lloyd yelled. Kratos looked at him.
"Bad guy?"
"Kvar." Yggdrasill said. Kratos growled.
"That bastard is here?!" He yelled. Lloyd flinched and Yggdrasill ran his hand through his hair.
"Don't worry, he won't go near Lloyd. I'm making sure of that." Yggdrasill said strongly. Kratos stayed silent.
"Daddy, Uncle Mithos saved me!" Lloyd said happily, "He made the bad man go away!"
Kratos looked at Yggdrasill. "You saved him?" he asked. Yggdrasill nodded. "Thank you, Mithos." Yggdrasill shrugged.
"No problem." he said. He picked up Lloyd. "Time for you to go back with your dad."
"Ok." Lloyd said as he was handed to his father. Kratos held him and turned around. "Bye uncle Mithos!" he called over Kratos' shoulder as they stepped onto the warp-pad.
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Kratos made his way back to his room, Lloyd in his arms.
"Hey, daddy! Daddy!" Lloyd called. Kratos looked down at him.
"Yes?"
"Uncle Mithos said that he thinks there's a way to bring mama back!" he said excitedly. Kratos looked away, pain showing in his eyes.
"Did he…" Kratos whispered. He stopped and Lloyd watched him, a puzzled look on his face.
"… Daddy?"
"Lloyd… You shouldn't believe everything he tells you." Kratos told him. Lloyd looked hurt.
"Why?"
"Mithos…" he started, trying to find the right words, "… He believes things that might get him into trouble someday."
"But he said he would bring mama back!" Lloyd protested, "He's gonna bring mama and aunt Martel back!"
Kratos stayed silent, not sure what to tell his son. They walked in silence back to their room.
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Me: Alright, I'll get the next one up soon. School's over so I should be able to update more!
Lloyd: Which is bad for me.
Younger Lloyd: Yay! I get to play more if she updates!
Me: Lloyd, take some advice from yourself, be more positive!
Lloyd: … fine… Well, I guess I do get to spend more time with dad… and killing people… I mean-
Me: Review please!
Lloyd: And maybe I can torture Yuan and Mithos! And-
Me: Lloyd, it's over.