Okay, I lied about the whole "within a month." I want to make up for lost time with this story so we can move on to the third story, because that's when shit gets real. A whole lot of secrets are going to be revealed, and you're going to see why I haven't used Cole in this story. This story is probably going to be the shortest one, though I will be revealing a few things at the end of it that will start the third story off.
When I yelled, Lloyd looked up. His eyes lit up, and he started running, the puppy following him. He waved with his good arm, grinning the whole time.
"Wait, you see him?" Nya asked quickly, climbing up next to me. "Well, speak of the devil... and he shall appear..."
"Speak of his son is more like it..." I said, climbing down the tree.
"Wha- well, bye, I guess." Nya said, sitting down. I ignored her, running over to Lloyd.
"Why did you leave?" I asked him, grabbing his good wrist. Lloyd looked at me, nervous as I looked up into his green eyes.
"Calm... calm down, Alex." Lloyd said, pulling his hand out of my grasp. "It was my dad, alright? He... he took control of my mind, and he wanted me to get something for him, but I refused."
"He... what?" I pulled my knife out of my pocket, flipping the blade and grabbing the front of Lloyd's shirt. "If you're still in there, you better get the hell out of Lloyd's head, Garmadon!"
"H-hey! Alex, he's gone! He's gone!"
"How can I know if you're telling the truth...?" I asked, glaring at Lloyd.
"Ask me things that only I would know."
(It's the guy's turn now)
"A... portal?" Kai asked, looking at Jay. Jay bit his lip.
"Well, technically speaking, yes." Jay said, wiping some of the oil from the side of his face, but only managing to smear it. "If I can get the correct parts, it should be able to bring Alex and Nya back here. But nowadays, getting the needed parts would take weeks, months, even."
"What do you need?" Kai demanded. "I want my sister back already."
"Kai, I want Nya back, too. But these things take time, and I can't change that." Jay turned away, grabbing a wrench from his toolbox, moving under the machine on a skateboard. Kai grabbed Jay's ankles, pulling him out from under the machine.
"Jay, listen to me." Kai said, glaring down at the mechanic. "You tell me what you need, and I'll get it for you. That's a promise." Jay sighed.
"Toss me that rag, will you?" Jay said, sitting up and pointing to the table with the wrench. Kai let out a groan, throwing the dirty rag at Jay. "Thanks." Jay wiped his hands, tossing the rag back at Kai afterwards.
"Well?"
"...Fine. Get me paper and a pencil, and I'll write down what I need. But I need Zane here, so if anyone's going with you, it has to be Cole." Jay stood up, placing the wrench on the table.
"Wait, you're serious?" Kai asked, grabbing Jay's shoulders.
"Yes I'm serious, hot-head. Now get me paper, and something to write with." The mechanic turned away from Kai, and Kai ran off.
"I'll be right back!" Kai yelled over his shoulder as he ran, slamming the door behind him.
"You better!"
I let out a sigh, sitting down. The puppy, which Lloyd had named Bear, ran over to me, attempting to lick my face. I held the puppy back, gently making it sit.
"How're you so good with him?" Lloyd asked.
"Her." I corrected, petting Bear. "And Sammy had a dog once. A little Lab he named Shadow. But he got out one day, and a car didn't see him... The poor thing died almost instantly..."
"You had a dog?" Nya asked, coming back, carrying both of our backpacks.
"Yeah." I said, nodding. "Well, technically, it was my brother's, but he was only five at the time, so I often took care of the dog."
"We never had a dog back at the base." Nya said, sitting down as well. "Cole said it was too risky, and that if it barked, we'd be dead in an instant."
"It depends on the breed of dog." I said. "Judging by Bear here, she wouldn't be much of a barker."
"How do you know so much about animals?" Lloyd asked. I shrugged, petting Bear, who was now laying down.
"I'm kind of a geek." I said, chuckling.
"Really?" Nya asked, looking at me with a raised eyebrow. "I always thought that you just snuck out a lot."
"That too."
Oh my gosh, I'm finally writing this again! Okay, so I'll probably be updating on weekends, and it won't be the same story every weekend. CameronNinjaDragons, signing off.
