The eels led Lloyd to a secret cavern, Jay sheepishly following. He trembled so bad bubbles formed around him every inch he moved. Toxikita was at his back, giggling maniacally.

Lloyd, being the brave one, followed them closely. He hesitated at the gate of the cavern, looking at the stalactites hanging perilously above him. The eels beckoned him to come forward. "Don't be afraid, prince…"

He nodded, continuing on. Jay gulped.

"Uh, Lloyd? I-I'm going to wait out here… and… keep watch! Yeah, for sharks!" His eyes suddenly widened. "Nope; going inside!"

Lloyd rolled his eyes, looking back at the red-head. "Jay… you guppy…"

A deep voice echoed towards them, Lloyd's head turning back. "Ah, you've… come…"

Creatures emerged from the darkness, snapping at Lloyd's tail. He wrinkled his nose, swimming faster. He found himself in a room with a half-man, half-squid creature. (The bottom half is squid, duh.)

"Dear, sweet child, whatever has that… monster done to his own son, oh, it's despicable. Come, sit down, have some tea…"

Lloyd studied the old china set, smiling. "Is this… human?"

Clouse smiled. "Yes, it's off of an old cargo ship…"

Lloyd felt a smile forming on his lips. "Fascinating…" He took a sip, gagging immediately afterwards.

Clouse chuckled. "Not your cup of tea? Get it?"

Lloyd made a face, sticking out his tongue. "Yeah, whatever that means…" He set the cup down. "Why did you bring me here?"

"Ah, to help you, sweet thing. You see… I have a talent I always have possessed-"

Cole groaned. "No singing, please. I lied about earlier-it's not on iTunes…"

Clouse huffed. "Yeah, yeah, I know. Anyway, I have a special gift with magic. I can grant your heart's desires… for a price."

Lloyd's green eyes widened. "My heart's desires? So… I could become human?"

Clouse smiled. "Of course…" He winked at the eels, the trio frowning. The magic master facepalmed. "The scroll, you stupid eels!"

Bolobo handed Clouse a yellow scroll and a pen, bowing. Clouse handed them to Lloyd. "Sign here."

Lloyd frowned. "What's the catch?"

"Oh, nothing really… I just need…" He leaned closer, "your voice."

Lloyd nearly shrieked, lightly grasping his throat. "My voice?! But how-er, how will I be able to-"

Cole sighed. "Here, look, kid, I'm not supposed to be breaking the fourth wall here, but here's my phone… listen to this song… it will make sense."

Toxikita glared at him. "Co-ole…"

Cole shrugged. "What? It adds comic relief."

Jay frowned. "Hey, that's my thing!"

Lloyd sighed, glaring at the both of them. "Do you mind?! I have to make a life-changing decision here!" He sighed, nodding. "I agree to your terms."

Clouse grinned. "Remember, three days for your princess to kiss you."

Lloyd frowned. "Wait how did you know-"

"Context, my dear. Now, the spell…" He mumbled in a foreign language, Lloyd suddenly choking. Jay clenched his teeth. "Lloyd!"

A ripping sound was heard as Lloyd's tail split, forming into legs. Jay grabbed him, swimming like a madman to the surface.

Cole watched them go, turning to Clouse. "Wait, in the original, isn't Sebastian with them?"

Clouse blinked, turning to his invisible scribe. "NARRARATOR! YOU SLACKER!"

I blinked, smiling nervously. "Okay, okay, here…"

Kai appeared, seeing Jay and Lloyd speeding towards the surface. "Not again…" he muttered, following after them.

Kai found the two of them near tall rocks jutting out from the water, Lloyd unconscious. "Is he…?"

Jay shrugged. "He's breathing… I think…"

Lloyd's eyelids fluttered, the newly formed human sitting up. He lifted his leg, smiling.

He attempted standing up, slipped on the rocks, then fell back into the water. Jay held back a laugh, snickering behind his hand.

Lloyd huffed, blowing the hair out of his face. He looked around, frowning.

Kai sighed. "Well, Lloyd, you've done it now… You're such an irresponsible teenager, honestly… I'm going straight to King Garmadon, telling him what you've gotten yourself into…" He paused, looking at Lloyd, who was pouting. He shook his head biting his lower lip.

"No, I must tell my king everything…"

Lloyd looked down sadly, looking up at Kai occasionally. Kai groaned.

"Fine. You can stay up here. But no getting into trouble, you hear?"

Lloyd smiled, hugging the older merman. Kai brushed him off. "And no more hugs!"

Dareth flew past them, crashing a few feet away. "Whoa! Lloyd, kid, what happened to ya? Wait, don't tell me… You've grown your hair out!"

Lloyd shook his head, smiling.

"No, uh… You got taller!"

Lloyd sighed, shaking his head again.

It was now Jay's turn to groan. "He's a human, Dareth! HUMAN!"

Dareth looked Lloyd up and down, finally realizing. "Oh, you're human now! Oh, we need to get you a new outfit! Yes, perfect!" he nodded, clapping his hands. "This way!"

Because I'm so nice, here's two chapters in one day. This one is slightly shorter, but it needed to end here. And yeah, I broke the fourth wall. Oopsie...

Max starts the scene in the next chapter, with his powerful nose... X3 woof.

Yeah. I have to write more, I'm on a roll! :D

~TNoW

And no, the song isn't on iTunes. I lied. Sorry.