Lord Garmadon stared at him son, shocked. Everyone was shocked.
"You can't control my life!" Lloyd continued. "You may be my father but you were never there for me! Ali was! Now leave her alone!"
"Lloyd, you don't understand," the dark lord started.
"No, you don't understand!" Lloyd shouted back.
"Lloyd, stop this," Lord Garmadon demanded his son.
"Then let her go," Lloyd replied.
"Lloyd," Garmadon warned.
"NOW!" Lloyd screamed at the top of his lungs.
Ali fell five feet and landed on her back, air knocked out of her. Kai ran to her and Lloyd glared at his father. Ali coughed as Kai helped her up, trying to inhale any air she could.
"I got you, it's OK," Kai whispered comfortably.
"Lloyd, we need to talk," Lord Garmadon said.
"No," Lloyd said, walking towards his father. "I'm going home with my new family. Ali. She cares about me and loves me for who I am. You are no longer my father!"
Lord Garmadon stared at his son, hurt. Ali watched his expression as Lloyd walked towards her.
"Lloyd, just talk to me," he almost was begging now.
Lloyd turned his back on his father.
"Fine, die with those mortals," Lord Garmadon growled. "I don't care! I never wanted a son anyways!"
"Take me home, please," Lloyd whispered to Ali.
Ali nodded and opened a portal back to Ninjago. Lloyd, without looking back, walked through. Kai followed while Ali looked at Garmadon.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think Lloyd would be like this," she said.
"Please try to convince him to come back to me," he begged. "Misako would kill me if I lost him."
"I'll do what I can when he's calmed down," Ali said.
With that, she walked through the portal, and found herself outside of Jessica's house. Kyle, Neuro and Nya played soccer while Jessica was gardening.
"Looks like someone did come home," Kyle smiled, looking at Kai.
Nya stopped and stared at Kai.
"Kai, is it really you?" she asked, turning to him.
Kai opened his arms, ready for a hug. Nya ran to him, hugging him tightly with tears streaming down her cheeks.
"You came home," she whispered.
Ali smiled, pulling Lloyd in for a hug.
"Ali, you're alright," Neuro smiled.
"Yeah," she sighed. "I guess everyone was worried about me while I was gone."
"You better believe it," Kyle said.
"But we're just glad everyone's home safe," Neuro finished.
"Not everyone," Ali sighed. "Linda's gone."
"But you have us," Kai said. "We're your family now."
Ali looked at Kai and Nya, then Neuro and Kyle, and finally at Lloyd. She smiled.
"You're right," she sighed. "I will miss her though."
"Everyone will," Nya said. "We all knew her well."
"Not blondy here," Kyle said. "What's your name?"
"I'm Lloyd," he smiled, replying.
"Nice to meet you buddy," Kyle smiled.
"Wanna play soccer?" Nya asked.
"Better question is who's on my team!" she cried, running towards the end of their "field".
Lloyd and Neuro followed her, laughing. Kai, Nya and Kyle watched, setting up their net.
"So, Neuro's net," Ali said. "Lloyd, you're out field with me, Ok."
Lloyd nodded. They ran towards the ball, meeting with Nya and Kyle.
"Ready?" Ali asked.
"As I'll ever be," Nya smiled.
"Just like old times," Kyle smiled.
He kicked the ball and passed to Nya as the game began. They laughed, passing the ball around and shooting at each other with it. After about an hour, Jessica called the kids in for a snack. They ran inside and gathered around the table.
"So, you guys had fun?" Jessica smiled, placing plates of cheese and crackers on the table.
"Yeah, it was awesome!" Nya cheered.
Lloyd nodded, drinking his juice. "Most fun I've had in awhile."
Jessica smiled. "Good to hear it."
"So, what do you guys want to do after this?" Ali asked.
"Kyle and I should get going home," Neuro said. "Dad's taking us on his business trip to Ninjago City tomorrow."
"Lucky," Kai moaned.
"It's Ok, Kai," Jessica said. "Your day will come."
Kai nodded, looking down at the table.
"Anyways, can Lloyd stay with us?" Ali asked Jessica.
"For a while, yeah," she replied. "I'll be happy to have an extra hand around the house."
Lloyd smiled. "Thank you."
Jessica smiled and walked away, leaving the kids alone.
"You know, we totally won that game," Kai smirked.
"No way, we did!" Ali replied.
"I believe it was us," Kyle smirked.
"No way, you didn't win!" Neuro nudged his brother.
Then Neuro was smoked in the face by a cracker. He frowned at Nya, who grinned wildly.
"Oh it's on," he replied.
He chucked a piece of cheese at her.
"Food Fight!" Kai shouted.
The kids threw food everywhere in the kitchen as Lloyd and Ali crawled out of the way. They laughed as Jessica scolded the others and made them clean up the kitchen. Jessica, Ali and Lloyd watched TV until they were done.
"It's getting dark out," Neuro pointed out, walking into the living room.
"Strange, it's only four," Jessica said.
"We should go," Kyle said. "It might be a storm coming in."
Kyle nodded and followed Neuro towards the door. Then the door flew of it's hinges and right over Kyle and Neuro as a gust of wind blew them back.
"What's happening?!" Kai shouted over the sound of the wind filling the house.
"A twister?" Ali suggested.
Then the wind physically picked up Ali and sent her flying out the door.
"Ali!" Kai and Lloyd shouted.
The wind died down as they ran out into more wind. They looked up at the darkened sky, staring at Ali, struggling as she was tossed around in a miniature tornado. Floating a few feet away from her, was her sister. Her clothes were now black and purple, a dark aura surrounded Linda.
"Missed me?" she smirked as they stared in horror.