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"Lloyd, please focus!"
Lloyd sighed. "I am, Dad!" The ten-year old boy readied his stance again, but his father attacked him from behind, making Lloyd land face down in the hot sand. He quickly jumped up, wiping the gritty sand from him. He shook his head, shaking the dirt from his blonde hair.
His father stood calmly in the sand, holding his bamboo staff in one hand. His long white beard was flowing slowly in the breeze and he looked upset. "I do not think you were," he pointed out. "That was one of the first things I taught you! Always watch your back."
Lloyd rubbed a sore spot on the back of his neck. "Sorry. I just had my mind somewhere else, that's all!"
His father looked around. They were in the middle of the Sea of Sand, an area of Ninjago not ruled by the evil ruler, Lord Garmadon. So they were free from the rule, but they were also in the middle of nowhere. Occasionally, Lloyd's dad would go into Ninjago City to buy things and whatnot, but their whole life was spent in the desert. But Lloyd was never allowed to go into the city, no matter how much he begged. Something about the city being too dangerous for a kid. But Lloyd knew it had something to do with Lord Garmadon. He had heard his dad muttering about his unfair laws and how he treated the citizens. His army was almost unbeatable, an infantry full of men and snake-man hybrids. For some reason his dad didn't think he was strong enough even though he had been training for who knows what since he was little.
"What could your mind be on?"
Lloyd's father's words snapped him out of his daydream. With a sigh, he replied, "Well, remember that comic series you got me? Star Fare?" The old man nodded, and Lloyd continued, "Well the last one came out today! It's for a limited time only! Where we last left off, intergalactic rebel Prince Donogan was surrounded by the Imperial Sludge. If I don't find out who makes it out alive, I'm gonna lose it!"
"I just recently went to the city," his dad said. "I don't need to go again, and you can't go into Ninjago."
Then Lloyd lost it. "Dad! I'm ten years old! I can handle anything that's our there." Demonstrating a perfect flying kick, he added, "See? I can fight anyone there! I know you don't want me going there because there's an evil ruler, yadda, yadda, yadda. Tell me exactly why I can't go there!"
Lloyd expected his dad to be mad at his sudden outburst, but his eyes were only filled with sympathy. "You're right, Lloyd. You're not a little kid anymore. You deserve to know everything. Come on inside." Lloyd gaped at his dad. He deserved to know everything? What's going on here? He followed his dad into the small trailer home that Lloyd had been raised in. His dad had said that it used to belong to an older couple, but they died about eleven years ago. Now it was their home.
Lloyd's dad motioned for his son to sit down at their table and he sat opposite. He offered Lloyd tea, but the blonde-haired kid refused. He wasn't as fond of the drink as his father was. He'd rather a nice piece of candy. "Now what was that all about?" Lloyd asked.
His dad sighed, then blatantly responded, "I am not your father, Lloyd."
Lloyd gasped. What?! This was worse than anything he could have ever imagined! The man who had raised him as his son wasn't really related to him?! "If you're not my father, then who…" Lloyd started.
"Lloyd, please wait. Anyway, you know the story of the first Spinjitzu master, how he created Ninjago and ruled over it as a fair and just leader. He had two sons. Lord Garmadon is the eldest and I, Wu, am the youngest." Lloyd gaped at this new piece of information. His dad, er, Wu had never told him that before. "Garmadon and I were the best of friends. But he had a darkness in his heart that could not be hidden. As he grew, so did that evil. When our father passed, Garmadon inherited the throne, being the older brother. Then he made his moves. He knew I would attempt to stop his intentions, so he banished me from Ninjago. He did all he could to strike fear in the hearts of his citizens. He built his army, even married our childhood friend, Misako. I was living out here, on my own. But after a while I was forgotten and it was safe for me to go into the city for short amounts of time. Months later, Misako became pregnant with her first child, her son."
Lloyd saw where this was going. "So you're saying the evil Lord Garmadon is my dad?! How?! I'm not evil!"
Wu looked pained, but he only continued. "Yes, Lloyd. You are the son of Lord Garmadon and Misako. Right after you were born, your mother saw a prophecy that said you would have as much power as the first Spinjitzu master. So, to protect you from using your power for evil, she gave you to me so I could raise you in the path of good." Wu had slight tears welling up in his eyes. "I may be merely your uncle, but I love you as a son."
Lloyd tried to find sympathy for the old guy, but he only found anger. "If you loved me so much, why did you not tell me this until now?! I thought you were my dad! I could have handled the truth."
"Lloyd, it was for your own protection. I promised your mother-"
"I don't care!" Lloyd snapped. "She obviously didn't want me, so she gave me away!"
"She couldn't stop crying that night. She was miserable, and most likely still is."
Lloyd couldn't believe it. His mother didn't love him. A loving mother would never give her son away, no matter the circumstances. In rage and confusion, the boy jumped up from his chair and ran out of the trailer. He ran towards the city. He heard his uncle calling after him, but he did not turn back nor stop.
He was never going back there.
Jay was freaking out. He had a criminal in his home, he electrocuted General Kai, and now he was facing death. Then Cole shouted from the guest bedroom. Jay ran to the room to find the wanted Cole standing against the wall furthest from General Kai's servant, who was just standing there. Cole looked like he was panicking, and Jay said to the servant, "Hey! Your master is out."
The slave looked at Jay with wide eyes. He opened his mouth to speak, but quickly closed it. He looked at Jay as if he wanted permission to talk and the commoner quickly nodded his head. "Yeah, uh, you can say something."
"What do you mean 'He is out?'" the slave asked.
"Funny thing," Jay muttered. "He attacked me because I called him by his first name or something, so I merely defended myself. But he's unconscious now."
"You assaulted General Kai?" Cole gasped in amazement. "That's so dangerous! He's the best fighter in Ninjago!"
Jay shrugged. "He got electrocuted." Turning to the slave, he added, "And if you try to turn us in, the same will happen to you!" He felt bad for trying to scare the slave, but he couldn't let Cole get turned in. He promised. And Jay wasn't the kind of man to break a promise. Cole didn't seem to trust him too much, but Jay made it his mission to prove to the rebel that he was trustworthy.
The servant shook his head. "I will not turn you in. It would be my comrade who would like to do so. I believe what Cole Brookstone has been doing is for the better of all Ninjago. I would come to the meetings, but I am Lord Garmadon's personal slave. He is too unpredictable and I would surely get caught."
Jay was at a loss of words. This servant must have been holding that all in since he started working at the palace. Jay never knew that Garmadon's slave could be against Garmadon. But the again, who would want to serve another person their whole life? Much less Garmadon.
"We have to go," Cole finally said. "I can't stay here. Thanks for the help, Jay."
Jay put on a shocked face. "Uh, I'm a criminal now, you know. I just electrocuted General Kai! Oh, gosh. I'm gonna die now. I promised mom and dad before they died that I would never resort to a life of crime, but look at me now! My head will hang on General Kai's walls and mom and dad will be so disappointed! They'll-"
"Shut it!" Cole snapped, and Jay shut his mouth. He had the tendency to blab on about everything and anything when he was nervous. Just like his parents before they died over ten years ago.
"Well excuse me for not wanting to die!" Jay retorted, maybe a bit too loudly. "I just-"
"Huh?"
They all froze. That sound came from the kitchen, where Kai was. Jay gritted his teeth nervously while the slave went to the room where his master laid.
Zane stood anxiously over General Kai. His crimson clothing beneath his armor was singed badly and his hair looked a shade darker. He was starting to wake, his eyes slowly opening. When he spotted Zane, he murmured, "What happened, Frosty?"
"The criminals escaped," Zane lied, hoping it was convincing. He seldom lied, and he feared he wasn't good enough. "Cole Brookstone and the man who electrocuted you."
Kai stood up and rolled his shoulders. He glared into Zane's eyes and said, "You're a terrible liar, you know. Where are they?"
"Uh…" Zane looked around the small house. What should he say? He couldn't rat them out. They were doing things for the greater good! "I…"
"Looking for me?" Zane held his breath. Cole walked into the kitchen, arms crossed and eyes defiant. Kai stiffened and his usual frown crossed his face. But Cole did not look frightened at all. Instead he seemed to be smiling. Kai drew his sword, but he did not look threatening at all, still not fully recovered from his shock.
"You are dead." And with that, Kai's sword set ablaze, flames licking across the gold. Cole took a step back, but his boldness did not waver.
With a smirk, he only said, "No, you are." And a figure crashed through the window.
Zane watched intently as the giant robot-like creature slammed into the general. Cole only stood there smiling, but Kai was screaming as the mysterious figure pinned him to the ground. But then the struggle stopped. The Samurai, as Zane recognized it,stopped moving, yet Kai still attempted escape.
"Kai?" the Samurai asked, his voice deep and robotic past recognition.
Kai froze. "What are you, and how do you know my name?!"
Tension was building in the room as the Samurai climbed out of his robotic exo-suit. He was then only the size of a man. But when he took off his helmet, what followed shocked them all.
The Samurai, the one who was wanted possibly more than Cole for numerous reasons, was a girl.
But Kai only stared as he gasped, "Nya!"
Yay, Nya and Kai meet. I felt so bad for Sensei and Lloyd as I wrote this chappie, but who cares! It's a fanfic.
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