A.N.

DemonGuest: It's not Liam any more...you did read the previous volume, right?

Steampunk Wilson : the whole point of the nickname is that Tomorrow hates it but Lloyd needs something shorter to call him,because yelling Tomorrow might get him some odd looks if he's trying to get Morro's attention

The Titan's Shadow : okay (?)

But hey,Darreth will be in this chapter.

"Best friends. My friends are the best!"- Oh,Hush! Feat. Will Arnett Jeff Lewis,Friends Are Family,The LEGO Batman Movie

New Ninjago City

Lloyd had used his contacts to find a "professional" Sensei in New Ninjago City. Lloyd still felt guilty that he hadn't told Rick about the group chat,but they'd all agreed,one week to get used to each other,then we can add the cops.

"Are you sure this guy is a professional? This place looks... Unprofessional." Tomorrow asked Lloyd,looking at the tiny building that was owned by the man who was supposedly the best martial arts teacher in the city. The two had their respective 'weapons ' in a case that they carried themselves.

"Well he's got to be. He's the only one we could find." Lloyd told his friend.

"I keep forgetting that you're the leader of a Gang, but when you say we you mean a member of the gang,don't you Power? " Tomorrow asked.

"...I asked if any of them knew of anyone who teaches sword skills,this was the only option..." Lloyd informed Tomorrow,then he checked his phone. "Apparently his name is Darreth Brown... And is it really that hard to forget that I'm the leader of a gang Tom?"

"Yes.Yes it is Lloyd.And are we certain that this is the right place? He's not answering the door." Tomorrow replied, a little bit annoyed.

Lloyd stood for a moment, looking at the door with it's browm,faded paint that had started peeling in some areas.

"The sign says it's the right place," the blond replied, "Come on." Lloyd pushed the door open,the place looked slightly abandoned, but still well cared for.

"Hello? is anyone here? Mr. Brown? " Lloyd called.

"Maybe he's not here." Tomorrow suggested.

"Don't be a wimp Tom" Lloyd said.

Eventually the pair came across a man with far too much hair gel in his back combed chocolate hair. He was wearing a mud coloured gi with a gold medal around his neck. He had been packing trophies into some cardboard boxes when the boys entered the room.

"My name is Grand Sensei Darreth Bruna Braun Brun Marron Brown, this is my mojo dojo...What can I do for you boy's? " Darreth asked.

"We were wondering if you could teach us some basic sword skills?" Lloyd told the man why they'd come searching for him.

"Sorry, lil' dude,no can do. You see, my dojo is failing, so I'm packing up shop and returning to my other job. I own a bar across town, but feel free to use this space for any practice you need,I'll be back in a few hours to lock up, so you've got a while. " And with that Darreth walked away.

"Well,at least we have space to practice." Lloyd looked over at Tomorrow, "Hey,what's wrong?" Lloyd asked upon noticing his friend was still staring in the direction Darreth had left.

"Didn't expect him to be much help... His name was literally Darreth Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown..." Tomorrow told Lloyd with a small smile.

"Seriously? " Lloyd asked with a smirk, "Wonder if he knows."

The two got their weapons out and stood in the middle of the room,holding their swords in the stereotypical sword fighting style, Tomorrow made the first move.

Lloyd deflected it with surprising ease.

The two continued trading blows for a while.

Then Tomorrow took a leap of faith and looked down at the blade of the Sword of Sanctuary. To his shock the blade showed Lloyd executing a complicated move perfectly.

Tomorrow looked up as Lloyd performed the move with surprising ease.

Tomorrow only managed to stop the blade because he knew where it was going to strike. Their swords collided and a metallic echo rang throughout the room

An island...not the dark one and not Ninjago

A guy in a beige trench coat,reflective sunglasses and a backwards grey/blue snapback had climbed to the top of a boulder to look out across the sea,back to his home Island of Ninjago. He looked guiltily over his shoulder at his new travelling companion,he'd been a bit harsh on the guy,but Robin wasn't in the best of moods and had stormed off.

Robin was in a bad mood because he still wasn't any closer to finding Ruby. But the guy had been so kind to him, Robin had promised to help him get off of the island and help him find his brother. The two planned to search the island closest to them before heading back to Ninjago to search for Robin's new friend's big brother. In the past few years since Ruby's disappearance Robin had become more and more cut off,making less and less friends. He hasn't exactly been openly kind to his travel buddy,but he considered the guy a friend,not that he'd told him that.

Robin turned his attention back to Ninjago. Something was wrong. The entire island seemed to be shrouded a thick layer of smog that had a stranger red glow coming from deep inside of it,only penetrating through the thinner layers of smog. If Robin had to take a wild guess,he'd say the glow was originating from New Ninjago City.

When he realised this,Robin knew that he and his new friend had to hurry,Robin's home city was in danger.

Robin wondered how Rich would react to Robin's friend. If Robin had to describe him to anyone(eg Rich or Ruby) he would probably describe him as having a kind soul,but sheltered so he doesn't understand certain things about how the English language worked,then again English was really complicated. The guy had lived on this island,alone,for years. Robin had been debating how he would describe his physical appearance,but had finally reached the best description he could come up with. His family wouldn't jude his choice in friend's,and it described the guy perfectly. The description was:he has coppery skin,wirey bronze coloured hair and slightly hazel coloured eyes.

The description for his friend made him sound normal enough,but his name was a verb. Then again it wasn't that unusual to have a name that was both a noun and verb,depending on how it was used in a sentence. Robin couldn't say much,he was named after a bird.

Robin ran over to his when he heard him let out a shocked yelp.

"Are you alright? What's going on? What happened?" Robin asked

"I'm fine,really. Why are you always worrying about me?"

Robin looked down at his friend who wad sitting on the big log they'd made their bench.

"I...I'm worried about you because your my friend. Friend's look out for each other. And...well...I guess I'd go mad if I didn't have a friend to keep me company." Robin hesitantly explained.

"I...I'm your...friend? You're not making it up? We are friends?"

Robin smiled at his friends innocence. He'd never used his friend's name before,but he had to show him he really saw him as a friend.

"Yes, we're friends...Echo"

A.N. the first part of this chapter took me forever to write, i couldn't be bothered.