Lloyd sat on the couch exhausted. Lona and Rachel were outside training with the other next generation elementals. Parenting them was really hard, yet it was also worth it. His father came and sat beside him.

"Lloyd? You okay there?" Garmadon asked concerningly.

"As okay as I'll ever be." his son replies. "It's hard being a parent."

"I know; you're not alone... I was the same way when Mom and I had you."

"I still miss Mom."

"Lloyd Montgomery, yes. I couldn't agree more."

Suddenly, Lloyd's son, Lona, ran into the room, startling his father and grandfather.

"Dad?!" he exclaimed.

"What is it, Son?" Lloyd replied.

"There's this black cloud in the horizon. What's going on?"

"Oh no..." Garmadon muttered under his breath. "This...This isn't good..."

"Father, what happened?"

"The Overlord is back."

They all went to where the others were training.

"The Overlord's back! We have to head back to the dark island!" Garmadon declares.

"What?!" Zane exclaimed. He rarely did exclaim, but this was an exception. "I thought I got rid of him!"

"And I thought I did too!" Lloyd added. "And he keeps coming back; it's so weird!"

"Dad," Lona put a hand on his father's shoulder. "Are you alright?"

"No, Lona. I'm not. I'm a bit overwhelmed with what's been going on. It's just been so long since I was a ninja, that I'm not really used to having this much stress put on me all at once."

"Dad!" Rachel exclaims, running over to her father as well.

"Lona, Rachel, I love you both." Lloyd tells his children.

Garmadon comes up and places a hand upon his own son's shoulder. "Your father's normally this temperamental, yet I love him dearly all the same."

"I love you too, Dad."

Lona took charge, stepping up to talk to the other next generation ninjas, the eight of them flying off on their elemental dragons. Lloyd turned to his father.

"I can't believe it..." he said softly as he shook his head in disbelief, instantly beginning to cry.

"Are you alright?" Garmadon held his son's body close.

Lloyd choked out, "It feels like just yesterday that Lona and Rachel were much younger, and now...now they're gonna go off to save the world... I don't want to lose them..."

"Lloyd..." his father began, "I know... It's hard to see your children go off like this, but you have to realize: they're in good hands. They have each other. I was the same way when I saw you go off on your own to fight the Overlord that first time. I was so proud of you."

"Hmm... You're right. All we can do now is hope that everything'll be alright. I love you so much, Dad."

"I love you as well. You mean everything to me."

The former green ninja looked to the sky and whispered, "Come back safe..."

At last, Lloyd was unable to contain it anymore. He began sobbing.

"Oh... Oh, my son...come here." Garmadon held his beloved child close as he gently whispered soothing words. "I shall be near you forever, Lloyd Montgomery. I love you so much. I really, really do. You'll be alright...I'm here...I'm here..."

"Lloyd?" Chamille asked. "Are you alright?"

Garmadon spoke up. "Not really. He literally just saw Lona and Rachel go off with the others. It's really been emotional for him."

"Oh, Lloyd, dearest...we're both here. You will be okay." The previous master of form told her husband in reassurance, as she joined the father and son in an embrace.

Lloyd smiled contentedly. They would get through it together.

The next generation elementals reached the dark island, the nine of them all going to the temple of light. Lona sighed despondently.

"Lona?" Rachel calmly asked her brother. "Are you okay?"

"Not really. I miss Dad."

"Oh, Lona... Come here...you're okay... You're okay..." Rachel held her sibling close, the same way Garmadon had done to Lloyd when he felt uneasy.

Lloyd eventually recovered. Suddenly, something went through his head, and he shuddered slightly.

"Lloyd?" His father asked, caressing him gently. "What's the matter?"

"I have to go." The former Green Ninja sighed and backed away. "My children need me."

"I'll come. I'm not gonna leave you again."

"Alright."

"We'll all come."

There stood the former ninjas, including the masters of form, wind, and poison. Pixal stayed behind.

"Let's head out!"

The ten of them summoned their elemental dragons, Garmadon getting on his son's. They began heading to the Island of Darkness to assist their children.

Lloyd touched down with his father. The others came shortly after.

"Dad!" Lona cried out, embracing his parents.

"We're here. You'll be okay."

"Son," Garmadon said softly, gently placing a hand on Lloyd's shoulder. "I've noticed that Lona has your temperament."

"Dad..." Lona continued sobbing. "I've missed you..."

"I know... You're so like me, Son. I'm here... I'm right here... I love you very much, Lona..."

Garmadon sighed softly, kneeling next to Lloyd, placing a hand upon his shoulder. "I'm so proud of you, Son. I truly am."

Their little moment was interrupted by a weird growling noise.

"It's the Overlord!" Jay exclaims. "Everyone get into the Temple!"

Everyone ran inside, and the door was closed.

Lloyd sighed, anxiety beginning to kick in, like years ago, when he was still a ninja. Instantly, Garmadon came to his son's side, pulling him close, whispering, "Lloyd Montgomery... I'm right here. It's gonna be okay. Oh...I love you so much."

"I love you too, Father..."

"Dad," Rachel crawled over to sit by her father and grandfather, Lona following. "Are you okay?"

"Not really. I'm a bit stressed. I love you both, and I don't want to lose the two of you so early. And I'm worried about the Overlord. It's been so long. I was seven when I fought him all those years ago."

"Oh gosh..." Lona replied.

"I was thirteen when my mother passed. I still miss her to this day. We can go together and the two of you could meet her, but not right now. We have the Overlord to deal with."

The next generation elementals did the temple ritual, like the original ninjas did many years before. Lloyd walked out.

"I...I need a moment..." he said softly as he left.

He went outside, sat on the ledge in front of the temple, and began to cry. His father overheard, instantly following.

"Lloyd..." Garmadon embraced his son tightly, sitting beside him. "Oh... Come here, my child... What's the matter?"

"I...I'm scared, Father...!" Lloyd was clearly upset.

"Shh... Calm down... It's okay...it's okay..." his father reassured. "I've got you... It's not your fault that you're like this. It's how you were born. I love you all the same."

"Father..."

"Yes, Son? I'm here, alright? You can talk to me whenever."

"I'm scared."

"I know...you've said that before. Lloyd Montgomery...it's okay. I am always going to be right here by you."

Minutes later, Lloyd recovered, the two of them going back inside to where everyone else was. By then, someone had taken Rachel hostage.

The former Green Ninja gasped in shock, as he came to realize what had happened. "Rachel!" He was enraged. Lloyd instantly summoned his dragon with the intent of getting her back.

"Lloyd! Hold on!" Garmadon called, but it was too late. His son had already left. Stay strong for me...always...

Lloyd had flown for a really long time before reaching the Overlord's fortress. It was a massive castle, and his daughter was on a cage, suspended at the top of it. He flew to the top, eventually breaking Rachel out, then heading back the rest of the group.

"Oh, sweetheart..." Lloyd cries in both relief and reassurance, embracing his daughter tightly. "You're alright... You're alright..."

"Lloyd Montgomery? Is everything okay with you?" Garmadon replies with concern, holding his son and granddaughter close in an embrace. "I'm a bit worried.

"More or less. We really should leave. I know where the Overlord is."

"Wait!"

The other elemental masters flew on their dragon, and dismounted.

"Great!" Skylor exclaims to them. "You got my message!"

They came up with a plan, got on their dragons and flew to the fortress.

"We're here!"

Once they reached the fortress, everyone dismounted.

Lloyd gasped. "Oh, no..."

He felt his father's hand squeeze his own.

"I'm here. We all are. You will be fine."

Lloyd then looked up to Garmadon and smiled softly. "Thanks, Dad."

"No problem at all."

"ATTACK!" Lloyd called, everyone rushing into battle.

There was a massive army consisting of stone warriors and nindroids. Everyone was easily overwhelmed by the multitude of warriors coming to attack them. Then the four original ninjas did the Tornado of Creation, sucking all the warriors and nindroids into it, creating a massive destroyer ray. The beam shoots out from it, annihilating all of the Overlord's minions. They went inside the temple.

"Lloyd, you'll be alright. It'll be over soon." Garmadon reassured quietly.

Lloyd took a deep breath before yelling out, "Overlord! Show yourself!"

Moments later, the Overlord entered the main room. Instantaneously, all the elemental masters started attacking. The Overlord eventually got distracted, buying time for Garmadon to conjugate a portal to the Forgotten Realm

"NINJA, GO!"

With that, everyone sent forth their powers, blasting the Overlord into the portal. It closed instantly.

Lloyd collapsed to the ground, very exhausted, and sighed in relief. "It's over...finally..." His voice was soft, but still held an excited tone to it.

Garmadon instantly ran to his son's side, pulling him close. "It absolutely is." He turned to the others "I'm so proud of all of you."

They got onto the Bounty and left for the tea shop, with the elemental masters leaving to go to their own homes.

Lloyd sighed on his bed in the Bounty, when his father came in and sat beside him.

"Lloyd? You alright? What's the matter?"

"I still really miss Mom..." Without warning, Lloyd immediately began to cry.

"Oh, come here..." Garmadon embraced his son. He was cooing softly, attempting to hold back his own tears. "Lloyd Montgomery, my dearest...I know you're upset, but...your mother and I...we absolutely adore you. You're the best thing that has ever happened to us. You're my world, and you always will be. I'm just so proud of the person you are now."

"Dad, can we visit her?"

"Yes. Absolutely."

"Dad!" Lona and Rachel called. "Can we come too?"

"Yeah sure." Lloyd said to them.

Within minutes, they entered the Departed Realm and came across Misako. They hung out for a long time.

"I think it's time to leave now. Come on. Bye Mom." Lloyd called

"Goodbye to all of you."

They went back through the portal and returned to the regular world. They all embraced one another.

Garmadon sighed softly. "It's alright now. Everything is over."