STORY 8 PART 2

THE BIG SNAKE

Last time on the Adventures of Lloyd Garmadon:

Lloyd has to help the ninja destroy the four legendary fang blades when Pythor causes a distraction and takes them. The ninja have to go after him. They fight off snakes that have taken control of a four car tour bus. Lloyd helps to take down half the snakes. Wu is left in the doorway of the first car and uses his staff to leave the last three remaining behind, saying that his destiny is to face Pythor alone. Once he does that, he is too late to stop Pythor and the Great Devourer has been unleashed. We now go back to where we left off. In the midst of the city of Oraborous. Enjoy the story.

The Great Devourer had emerged from underground. Sensei Wu and Pythor were standing their grounds, although Sensei was the only one that wanted to do so. Pythor was whimpering with fear as he did not want to be consumed. The Great Devourer looked down at the two who were not moving a bone in their body. The giant snake opened its gigantic mouth and using its strong breath, inhaled both Sensei Wu and Pythor. With that, it looked to be that Sensei had vanished into thin air, joining the Great Sensei.

The ninja were shocked. Garmadon couldn't stop gaping at the creature that just consumed his father. Lloyd stood there, a horrified look on his face. His own uncle had been swallowed by a terrible looking beast. He was gone. Sensei Wu was gone.

"Sensei," Kai said.

"No," Jay said, tears forming in his eyes.

The Great Devourer looked at the four boys in front of him. His fangs were wanting to taste the ninja as if they were the main course.

"What do we do now?" Lloyd asked.

"Maybe if we stand perfectly still, he won't see us," Jay said.

"I don't think that's going to work," Garmadon said.

"Run!" Kai shouted, getting a head start.

The ninja started running away from the ancient city of Oraborous. It was halfway destroyed anyway, so there was no reason in sticking around. They were halfway to the Destiny`s Bounty when Lloyd had tripped over a rock, falling flat on his face. He got up to see the Devourer coming towards him and the ninja were already ahead. He hopped up and ran as fast as his little legs could go.

"Hey!" Lloyd shouted, "Wait for me!"

Inside the bounty, Nya had already made it inside the control room. She saw Cole inside and started barking orders.

"Don't hesitate for one second, Cole," Nya said, "Start firing up the engines."

Cole looked to see that no wind was anywhere near the area. "There's no wind. The engines won't work without the sail and we only have reserved fuel."

"Use it."

Everyone made their way inside the control room. Nya looked to make sure everyone was accounted for. Lloyd was the last one to enter as he rolled into the room. The engines started running and the bounty was taking off into the skies. Lloyd looked on the holographic computer to see the Devourer coming close.

"Uh, I don't mean to alarm anyone, but objects in the mirror are closer than they appear," Lloyd said.

"Working on it," Nya said.

A holographic image of the snake brought itself up inside the control room. Lloyd landed in a corner, trying to get the scary picture out of his head. They needed to find a way to escape from the beast chasing after them.

"Isn't there any way to go faster?" Lloyd asked.

"We're going as fast as we can," Nya said, "I'll try to make it to scatter canyon."

"Are you sure we'll lose him there?" Kai asked.

"The least it can do is tie him up into a pretzel."

"The odds of us making it through scatter canyon ourselves is less than twenty percent," Zane said.

"Never tell anyone the odds, Zane," Garmadon said, "It just makes people want to give up easier."

"It's coming in for another attack," Cole warned, his voice still hoarse, "Hold on, everyone."

Everyone made their way towards something they could hold as the Great Devourer came up and tried to bite the rear of the ship. Luckily he missed chomping it down. The bounty was able to fly higher, but the Devourer was still able to catch up with the speed he was going. The bounty was flying high, but it wasn't going fast enough.

"We're not going fast enough," Nya said, "The only way to get away from the Devourer`s sight is if we lighten the ship."

"What do you mean by that?" Jay asked.

"We need to lose some weight."

"Everyone find whatever you can and throw it off the ship," Misako said.

Everyone scrambled around to find whatever they could. Lloyd ran into his uncle's room to see if he could find anything. He looked to see Sensei Wu`s teapot that he left behind. If Sensei was gone, the least he could do was sacrifice something to give back to his uncle. As he made his way back on lower deck, he looked to see Kai looking down with a worried expression on his face. He wasn't too worried about it as he got ready to throw the teapot off the ship.

He heard Kai say something just as he left go of the teapot. "The more it consumes, the bigger it gets. Don't throw anything else overboard."

It was too late. Lloyd had thrown the teapot overboard and the Great Devourer consumed it. Just as it was about to bite into the ship, the Destiny`s Bounty made its way into scatter canyon.

"We made it to scatter canyon," Nya announced.

"What a relief!" Cole exclaimed, "I thought we'd never escape from that thing."

"Do you think we lost it?" Jay asked.

When Jay said that, the Great Devourer popped out of the ground and took a bite of the rear.

"Apparently not," Kai said.

"Abandon ship," Nya said.

When Nya said this, the ninja knew there was no way the Destiny`s Bounty would fly any longer. They had no choice but to escape. Using their golden weapons and flying gear, they fled the ship, letting the bounty crash once it was clear. The ninja stopped and stared in horror. The one thing that Sensei called home was destroyed. It would soon be with him. They escaped into a cave as they saw the Great Devourer emerge from underground. Once it saw the ship, it placed it in his mouth and took a chomp down on it. The ninja shouted in horror. The Destiny`s Bounty was gone. Once the Devourer was finished with it, he sank back underground. The ninja sat around in the cave where they hid at.

Kai flopped down on the ground along with Zane. "That was a close one. I've never done so much running in my life. All that action just makes you so thirsty."

"There's no time to rest," Zane said, "We need to warn people about that snake before it gets bigger."

"Bigger?" Jay asked, "Bigger! That thing in one big bite just destroy Sensei`s one and only home. The worst thing that has ever happened in the history of Ninjago. That thing is just too big to handle. We'll need a place to hide out. One place where the Devourer will never find us. Oh, the Serpentine tombs. Yeah, they're underground. Sure, we'll be without sunlight for months, but it's perfect."

"You're just willing to give up?" Cole asked, "What kind of ninja are you?"

"You know as well as I do that we don't have a chance at stopping that thing. You especially don't have any chances. You're as white as a ghost."

"I'm not sick. How many times do I have to tell everyone that?"

"Everyone, stop it!" Lloyd shouted, "Look at yourselves. Is this what my uncle would've wanted? Us fighting, running away, hiding out and giving up?"

"What's the point in thinking about that, Lloyd?" Kai asked, "Sensei Wu is not here anymore."

Everyone sank their heads as they were thinking about their beloved Sensei. Even Garmadon was having thoughts and his eyes were close to tears.

Lloyd showed no sign of emotions. He stood his ground just like his uncle would. "Sensei Wu may not be here anymore, but his teachings still live on. At the end of one of my training sessions one day, he told me that it wasn't the ninja in a fight, but it was the fight in a ninja. I finally understood what he meant. The whole time that we were fighting skeletons and snakes, I knew that a ninja would never back down on a fight. A ninja always picks himself up when he's down. No matter what happens, a ninja never gives up and a ninja never quits."

"I've never heard you say anything like that, Lloyd," Misako said, "Who knew that a young student could train himself to not only learn to be a ninja, but a teacher as well?"

"That's my boy!" Garmadon exclaimed.

"Wonderful lesson, Lloyd," Jay said, "Thank you for sharing that with us. There's just one little thing missing, though. Sensei never taught us how to fight one of the most biggest enemies of all times. How are we suppose to defeat a creature that size? Maybe if we had a weapon as big as him, we might be able to take him down. Unfortunately, we don't have anything like that. Oh, what about our dragons? We don't have those because they migrated to a different part of Ninjago. Also, we know good and well that our weapons will never be able to defeat an enemy that size. Oh, we are so hooped." Jay placed himself on the ground.

"Fight something big with something bigger," Lloyd said, "Jay, you're a genius. You probably know what I'm thinking about? Do you know?"

"Probably not, but go ahead."

"No time to explain. We need to start preparing."

"Lloyd, where are you going?" Misako asked.

"We're gonna destroy that snake once and for all," Lloyd said, running out into the desert.

Not knowing what they were getting themselves into, the ninja followed Lloyd. Little did they know that wherever they were going would be the start of the battle.

Once the Serpentine heard that the Great Devourer was on neither side of good and evil and that it was uncontrollable, they decided that the one and only thing to do was hide out in one of the Serpentine tombs. The snakes were happy to see that a plan became successful, but furious when they found out it didn't work. Most of them were mad at Skales because they thought he knew the whole time. Even though he was Pythor right hand man, he was clueless about how crazy the so called snake king was. Fangdam and Fangtom were angry with Skales most of all.

"After all this time-we thought the Devourer would be-on our side," the Fangpyre generals said, "All this time Pythor-was crazy to think such things. How could you have-not known about it?"

"How was I suppose to know he was a mad snake?" Skales said.

"You were his-right hand man. You should-have known."

The Devourer traveled in front of the trees of the jungle like forest. The snakes started to panic and jumped inside the tomb. Skales, Fangdom and Fangtom were the last one's to place themselves inside.

"Out of the way, coward!" Skales shouted.

"You're the coward!" the Fangpyre generals said.

One of the snakes closed the door of the tombs. The Devourer passed by as the Serpentine were safely underground, safe from harms way.

Meanwhile, the ninja were making their way back to the city near Lloyd's home. They weren't very sure how they were going to tell Sensei Wu`s family about him being consumed by a legendary snake, but they decided not to worry about that until later. Lloyd knew that his cousin, Monica, would be deeply upset to hear about her father, but that wasn't what he was concerned about. He had a plan and he needed everyone to help him out with it. Once they got to the Garmadons home, they all themselves in the backyard. The ninja were confused at what was happening.

"What are we doing here?" Kai asked.

"I need to get a few materials," Lloyd said, "Nick is really good at making a lot of useful stuff. I make sure that nothing ever happens to them because you never know when your gonna need them. So, to make sure they never get stolen, I hide them in here."

Lloyd opened up the door of the tool shed and showed everyone the hidden door from underneath. He got out his key and unlocked it.

"Since when did the tool shed have a door to an underground fortress?" Garmadon asked.

"Since I first started playing around in the tool shed," Lloyd said.

"There was a secret door here the entire time and you never told your mother and I about it?"

"There are a lot of things I haven't told you about." Lloyd opened the door to show everyone the useful inventions that were placed inside. "For instance, two weeks after I figured out this was here, I told Nick about it."

"It makes me think that you've told your friend everything about yourself."

Lloyd started placing the small inventions inside a garden sack. "There. That should do it. Now for part two. Does anybody know if there are any junkyards around Ninjago?"

"Well, you'll be happy to know that my parents own a junkyard," Jay said.

"I have to admit, Jay, you've been a big help with this whole thing."

"Well, at least somebody appreciates my talkative ways."

"Lloyd, are you home?" Lloyd knew that voice. It was Nick. "I came to bring you one of my dictionaries."

"Lloyd, you need to get Nick out of here," Garmadon said, "We don't want him to know what we're up to."

That part was true. Lloyd still haven't told his parents that Nick knew their secret. He had no choice but to obey his parents. Running outside, he saw Nick walk through the backyard.

"Hey, Lloyd," Nick said, "I came to give you one of my dictionaries."

Lloyd snatched it from Nick`s hand. "Thanks. I'll take good care of it."

"Is everything alright, Lloyd? You seem to be in a rush."

"Everything's fine. We're in the middle of a big situation."

"What are you talking about?"

"There's no time to explain. Just go home and lock your doors."

Nick walked out of the Garmadons backyard with a confused look on his face. Lloyd ran back inside the shed, panting with every step even though he didn't run that very much.

"Is the coast all clear?" Nya asked.

Lloyd looked out the window. "I don't see anyone else."

"Let's start heading out," Garmadon said, "Whatever plan you have, Lloyd, we need to start working on it."

Jay`s parents junkyard, also known as their home, was not too far away from the city, but it was right in the sea of sands. Jay`s father was a very successful inventor, but not all his inventions made a lot of money to live on, so he bought a junkyard to make double the amount that he had. Throughout Jay`s childhood, Jay always did a lot of things that he used with the things in the gigantic piles of junk that surround his home. Once the ninja made their way inside the junkyard, they got right to work in explaining the plan.

"So, Lloyd, what are we gonna do with your friends useful creations?" Kai asked.

"And why does this plan include being in my parent's junkyard?" Jay asked.

"The real question to ask is what the plan is," Garmadon said, "Explain, Lloyd."

"Okay, here's the plan," Lloyd said, "You four are going to have to do the strongest and most effective tornado of creation better than ever before. Once you do that, the strong winds will bring in all these inventions and the junk surrounding us inside it. Once it's all combined together, the biggest weapon of all times will be created."

"I have to say that's not a bad plan," Nya said.

"Will it work, though?" Zane asked.

"It's the only option we've got," Lloyd said, "Plus, it was the only thing I could think of."

"It doesn't matter how it works," Garmadon said, "It's a good plan no matter what anyone else thinks."

In the distance, they could hear whistling. The mailman pulled his bike up in front of the sign of the junkyard, taking out some envelopes in his bag. Lloyd, Kai and Jay jumped out to see who it was, startling the mailman.

"You ninja are always sneaking around, giving people heart attacks," the mailman said, "Your too quiet."

"Sorry," Kai said, "Didn't mean to scare you, but you have to get out of here now."

"Well, now, I do have a job to do and that's delivering the mail. If you don't mind, I'd like to get a little work done."

"Listen, you shouldn't be here," Jay said, snatching the mail out of the man's hand, "My parents aren't even home."

"They're not?" the mailman asked, "Let me guess. They're at the take back Ninjago rally."

"The take back Ninjago rally?" Lloyd asked.

"What? You haven't heard? Everyone is gathered around town and set up a rally. You know, so they can help figure out a way to solve the snake problems."

"Well, would you look at that? You guys are inspirational."

"You know what? Maybe I should get out of here. Wherever you guys are, something bad always happens. Whatever you guys are up against this time, I want no part of it." When he said that, the Devourer snuck up behind him without him noticing. He turned around to leave, but was horrified to see a snake right behind him. He screamed as his eyes widened with terror. "Snake!" He hid himself inside a barrel, frightened to come out.

The ninja place themselves in front of the snakes. Kai looked up at it. "Hey!" He pulled his mask over his face. "It's now or never, guys."

Lloyd ran towards the sidelines. "I hope my plan works."

"Fire!"

"Earth!"

"Lightning!"

"Ice!"

Objects started flying around the tornado of creation as the ninja brought a gust of wind around the place. It was a great sight to see, even though it was a dangerous move. Even the mailman peeked out from the barrel to look. Once the ninja made the tornado die down, a giant weapon took the place of all four of them. They were each sitting inside the giant weapon vehicle as the Devourer looked at them.

"Looks like the plan to make a giant motorized weapon vehicle worked," Kai said.

"Now all we have to do is figure out how to use it to stop that snake," Cole said.

"Perhaps this will work," Zane said. Zane brought out a cannon like machine that blew out a sound effect that sounded just like the music the snakes hate to hear. The sound waves that came out of it missed the Devourer. "I miss the shot."

"We need to figure out a way to make him hold still," Jay said.

"Let's try this," Cole said, pulling a lever that made a grabber shoot out. The grabber placed itself on the snake`s stomach, keeping the reptile still. "Got him."

"Looks like he can't move," Kai said, "Do it now, Zane!"

Zane shot out another blast of sound waves, hitting the Devourer straight in the face. When it bent down its giant head, Lloyd noticed from the sidelines that it had a little lime green colored spot on its forehead.

"Guys, it's got a weak spot!" Lloyd shouted.

"What?" everyone screamed out.

"On its forehead. It's got a-" Before Lloyd could finish his sentence, the Devourer`s tail smashed into the back of the demonized vehicle, right where Zane was sitting at.

"Zane!" everyone shouted.

The Devourer slithered out of sight, not showing itself after it had just been defeated. The ninja removed themselves from inside the damaged vehicle.

"Is everyone okay?" Kai asked.

"Where's Zane?" Lloyd asked.

Suddenly, something came out of the pile of trash, turning out to be Zane. "I'm right here." Zane showed himself with only half his face on his head. "That was close."

"Too close," Kai said.

Lloyd picked up a piece of trash. "I don't understand. How could it of not worked?"

"It may not have worked, but it was a very remarkable invention," Garmadon said.

"Let's just face it," Jay said, "It failed. Now we have nothing to be able to defeat that thing. Do you hear me? Nothing!"

"Are you done?" Nya asked.

Jay sighed. "Yes."

"Well, you'll be happy to know that things just got worse. Look." Nya pointed out in the distance to see the Devourer running off towards the city.

"It's heading towards Ninjago City," Zane said.

"That's where my parents are," Jay said.

"So is everybody else," Cole said.

"We've gotta go after it," Kai said.

"We have to destroy it before it consumed all of Ninjago City," Lloyd said.

When Lloyd said that, the ninja didn't hesitate to turn their golden weapons into vehicles and start heading out to the city. Little did they know that a certain individual was coming out to help them.

In the midst of Jamanicai Village, a little boy no older than ten appeared through the streets of town. His hair was jet black with streaks of brown on the end of his bangs and the back of his hair, which was a inch and a half away from his shoulders. He was wearing a black turtleneck shirt and black jeans. His brown eyes were almost either dark brown or black. He even wore black gloves, even though it was the middle of summer. The only thing that was light and brown were his shoes. He carried a blue backpack with him as he made his way inside the tea shop. It looked as though he was making his way on a long journey. He walked up to the counter to see an old woman cleaning off the counter.

The young boy looked at the woman with straight eyes. "Travelers tea."

"What kind of child would ask for traveler's tea?" the woman asked.

"Forgive me. I am traveling on a very long journey with my... father. We won't be back for a very, very long while. Only traveler's tea can give us a head start. If you would be so kind as to give us some, I will happily be on my way."

"What about your mother?"

"I no longer have a mother."

"Do you at least have a sibling?"

"I am an only child. It's just my father and I."

"Don't you at least have a relative to stay with?"

"As I have said before, it is only my father and I."

"Where is your father?"

"He's... in one of the stores around here. I don't mean to be in a rush, but may I have some traveler's tea?"

"I've said this plenty of times before and I'll say it again. Only a fool could purchase traveler's tea. Since you are just a young child, I would never consider you a fool. I'll simply get some in the back for you."

The old woman went to get the young boy his traveler's tea. A breaking news report came up on the tiny television box that sat on the counter. Probably there for the woman to watch when there were no customers coming in at the moments of time. The television showed a giant snake rampaging in Ninjago City and it also showed the ninja trying to stop it from doing so.

"I am here live in Ninjago City looking at something that I've never seen before in my entire lifetime," the anchorman said, "I can't believe I'm saying this, folks, but I believe the ninja won't be able to stop this thing."

"Here's your traveler's tea, young one," the woman said, "Just like you requested."

"Thank you," the boy said, "May I ask for directions?"

"I hope it's not to the Serpentine tombs."

"How far is Jamanicai Village to Ninjago City?"

"About a few minutes away. Well, maybe more than that, but just keep following the signs that say to go in which direction. It'll take you there."

"Thank you."

"By the way, what's your name?"

"I do not give strangers my identification. Goodbye." The young boy ran out of the shop.

Sticking the tea in his bag, he ran through the village and started making his way towards Ninjago City. If anyone knew how to get rid of a snake like that, he was a professional at it.

The ninja knew good and well that they were getting creamed. So did the civilians of the city. Just a few moments ago, the ninja`s dragons had returned, having four heads and combining into the ultra dragon. They were trying to help the ninja in battle, but ended up getting knocked out of the sky. This was a difficult battle for any of them to win. Lloyd was beginning to see that as well, but his mind kept telling him to keep going.

Kai was starting to become furious. "This is hopeless. Jay was right before. We can't defeat something that size."

"Told you so," Jay said.

"What do we do now?" Zane asked.

"I hate to tell you guys this in the middle of a battle, but this fighting is starting to make me go into a state of fatigue," Cole said, "I don't think I can handle it anymore."

"Misako, find the safest building that you can and take Cole inside," Garmadon said, "Keep him under some shade."

"Alright," Misako said, running up to Cole and leading him away from the dangerous scene, "Let's go, Cole."

Nya landed in front of the ninja. "That snake is just too difficult to handle. I've done everything I could."

"We can't just give up now," Lloyd said, "The whole city is depending on us."

"Lloyd, I understand that you're trying to help us, but this is a battle that we just can't win," Kai said.

"A true ninja would never say that."

"He's right, you know," said a voice behind them. They looked to see a young child with jet black hair with brown strands. He looked into each of their eyes. "Don't show any signs of self defense. I'm here to help."

"Who are you?" Kai asked, demanding.

"I will explain myself later. Listen, I can help you. I know a way we can get rid of the Great Devourer."

"How do we know that we can trust you?" Jay asked.

"Jay, just let him help us," Lloyd said.

"It will be risky, but I'll do what I can to help you," the boy said, "You will need to be a part of this as well. First things first. I'll need your weapons."

"Listen kid, these weapons are important to us," Kai said, "There the most important weapons of all time and we can't just let you have them. How do we know you won't run off with them?"

"You can trust me. If this all works out, I will promise to give them back. As my father always says, never take anything without asking. I will keep my words. Let me have your weapons."

"Let's do it, guys," Lloyd said, "He's the only one willing to help us."

Kai looked at the boy and then his weapon. He finally made up his mind. "Okay, here. Take it."

"I'm not being rude or anything, but we're gonna need these back," Jay said.

"I will keep my promise," the boy said, "You all make sure that the Devourer stays in one spot. I'll take care of the rest afterwards."

The boy ran off, leaving the ninja with stunned faces.

"One spot?" Jay asked, "One spot! How are we suppose to keep that thing in one spot? It's hard just to keep him still."

Suddenly, Lloyd jumped around everyone. "Guys, I have a plan. I'm sure that this one will work." The ninja huddled around Lloyd as he explained the plan. Once he finished, everyone separated from the circle. "Ninja Go!"

Kai went in one direction as Jay and Zane went in another. Lloyd went on his own. Garmadon and Nya left to safety on one of the buildings. Lloyd was isolated inside an ally. He was hoping his plan would work. The plan was to have the Devourer follow all of them. It would first be Kai, then Jay, Zane, and last but not least, Lloyd. Once the Devourer was only concentrated on them, he would be able to wrap himself around the city. That way, he would stay in one spot for that mysterious boy to take care of the rest. Again, Lloyd was hoping the plan would work.

Lloyd started hearing noises that sounded like the plan was becoming a success. Once Lloyd saw the Devourer in his sights, he started running as fast as he could. Lloyd jumped from building to building until he saw a dead end. Having no choice but to jump, Lloyd hopped off the building and in the nick of time, the ultra dragon caught him. He was suddenly in the arms of his father.

"Did it work?" Jay asked.

"Let's find out," Lloyd said.

The dragon flew them around to show the Devourer tangled up in one big knot. The ninja cheered.

"It worked," Lloyd said. They all landed on the building where Nya was waiting for them. They all saw dark clouds hovering over the sky. They looked to see the young boy on top of the building opposite from him, the golden weapons grasp tightly in his hands. Lloyd looked at the young boy. "Look."

The boy looked down at the Devourer. "You must be the great one the Serpentine freed to consume all of Ninjago." The boy got in the position to jump. "I will make sure that the Serpentine never take over my home." The boy jumped and landed right on the Great Devourer`s weak spot. Once that happened, green liquid venom took the place of the snake. The dark clouds disappeared. The Devourer was gone.

Everyone cheered as they saw that the city was no longer in danger. Ninjago City was saved.

"Well, what do you know?" Kai said, "That little squirt actually did it."

"No, Kai," Lloyd said, "We did it."

The ninja climb off the building and went to see Cole with the paramedics. Misako looked to see everyone walking up towards them.

"Boys," Misako said, running up to her husband and son, "I'm so glad you're alright. I'm glad all of you are safe."

"What's going on with Cole?" Kai asked.

"The paramedics said he just has a stomach bug," Misako said, "He'll just need to rest up for a couple of days. If it doesn't go away by then, he'll need to seek medical attention. Just giving you a heads up."

"I don't mean to worry anyone, but that kid's coming back with our weapons," Jay said.

Kai stood in front of the child. "I hope you plan on giving those back to us."

"I told you that I would keep my word and I don't plan to break it," the boy said, "Here are your weapons." He gave them back their weapons. "You're welcome."

"Well, what do you know?" Kai said, "Not only did this kid save Ninjago, but he's not as bad as I thought he was."

"My father always told me to help anyone in need. That's what I plan to do, no matter what. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to be on my way."

"Wait a minute," Lloyd said, "I know I don't say this to a lot of strange people that help save Ninjago, but thank you for saving our city."

"As I said before, I help anyone in need," the boy said, "I really must be going now."

"I bet your parents must be really proud of what you did today," Misako said.

"They would be if they were still here. I don't have a family anymore. I don't even have a home. My mother passed away when I was really young and my father passed on a year ago. I've been on my own ever since."

"You shouldn't be wandering around Ninjago on your own," Garmadon said.

"My dad's right," Lloyd said, "You should come stay with us."

"I don't think that's a good idea," the boy said, "I don't wanna be a burden."

"We insist," Misako said, "Come live with us."

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" the boy asked.

"Of course," Lloyd said, "I for one think it's a great idea."

"Well, if you insist. I'll stay with you guys."

"We'll have the guest room set up for you by tonight," Garmadon said.

"You had a guest room all this time in your house?" Kai asked, surprised, "Why didn't you guys let me stay in there?"

"You're a temporary resident, Kai, not a guest," Misako said.

"Guys, look!" Jay shouted out.

Everyone looked to see Sensei Wu standing in the midst of where the Devourer was destroyed. "Sensei!"

"Family and students," Sensei said, "I am glad to be out of the stomach of a snake. It left a bad taste in my mouth."

"Here's your teapot, Uncle," Lloyd said, handing him the pot, "I found this in front of the comic book store."

"Thank you, nephew." Sensei drank the tea that was still steaming hot inside the teapot. "Much better. I supposed a lot has happened since I was consumed."

"Well, the Destiny`s Bounty is destroyed so I'm afraid you don't have a home," Nya said.

"I suppose I better start finding a new place for my family and I to live."

"You know, Uncle, there's a house right next door o my friend Nick`s home that's for sale at a very valuable price," Lloyd said, "It has the same amount of bedrooms like my home does."

"I'll be sure to have a look at it," Sensei Wu said, "Plus, it might give me the chance to be close to family." He looked to see a young boy standing with the ninja. "Well, who is this little guy?"

"He helped us stop the Great Devourer, Uncle. He's a true hero."

"You don't have to put it that way," the boy said.

"What's your name, young one?" Sensei Wu asked.

"Well, since I'm gonna be living with you all, I might as well tell you. My name is Cedrai."

"Good to meet you, Cedrai," Kai and everyone else said.

"Welcome to the team," Lloyd said.

The group of heroes huddled together as they looked at the sight of the danger free city. At last Ninjago was safe... for now.

Monday afternoon rolled in the quickest it could. Lloyd was finally able to finish his homework the day before and had it turned it. He made it seem like nothing happened during the weekend. At that moment, Lloyd was in the school auditorium as he watched Nick and Gene as the last two competitors of the spelling bee tryouts. Since Lloyd had promised to be there, he decided to help out Nick by showing his appreciation.

Gene was trying to spell the word imodium, but it didn't go very well. He was called off the stage in a matter of seconds. Nick was the last one standing. He was in the top five, but he was determined to win tryouts.

Nya called out the final word. "Spell comprehensive."

Nick suck in some air as he spelled it out. "Comprehensive. C-O-M-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-V-E. Comprehensive."

"Correct," Nya said, "Congratulations. You won tryouts. We'll see you next week on Tuesday night for the real competition."

"Thanks." Nick ran off the stage as he and Lloyd made their way outside. "Thanks for coming along."

"No problem," Lloyd said.

"I'm still not happy with you for telling your uncle that the house next door to mine was for sale."

"Hey, he needs to find a new place to live. I had to help him."

"Whatever. So, when can I meet this new friend of your?"

"When the time is right." Lloyd stared out to the sky and said, "Go Ninja Go."

WELL, THIS IS THE LAST STORY. ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I CAN'T MAKE A HOLIDAY EDITION FOR THESE STORIES, RIGHT?

THAT'S WHAT I PLAN TO DO.

FOR THOSE OF YOU OUT THERE THAT ARE LION KING FANS AND THINK THAT TIMON AND PUMBAA ARE THE FUNNIEST CHARACTERS ON EARTH, I'VE DECIDED TO MAKE A FAN FICTION ABOUT THEM.

I'VE DECIDED TO TAKE TOMORROW OFF. I WILL BEGAN WRITING AGAIN ON MONDAY. I NEED A DAY OFF.

WELL, ADIOS. I'VE BEEN LEARNING SPANISH.

lovesgod12 OUT!