Chapter 10: Carry Me

Skylor couldn't help but think this was all her fault. How could she late this happen to her own brother? It's not like she didn't see it coming.

Garmadon felt the exact same way. Despite his strong dislike toward Kai, he didn't want him to die, especially with his blood on Garmadon's hands.

And besides, he knew Chen's interests: the insane mastermind wanted it to stay a secret that Skylor really wasn't his daughter…

…And it didn't matter who paid, as long as it wasn't himself.

Today, someone did pay… in blood.

Garmadon and his young son, Lloyd, had called a secret meeting to discuss the plan of escape, but the Elementals had other plans…

"Chen's going to kill us all!"

"We need to rebel!"

"If we don't act soon, a sword will go through all our chests!"

Lloyd glanced from the roaring crowd to his respected father and gulped. "What do we do about this, Father? They're outraged!"

"Don't forget, we are too." Garmadon sighed.

Lloyd was taken aback by his father's statement. Since when would Sensei Garmadon be for fighting? "Father, what are you saying? We'll only make the situation worse by rebelling! More of us really could end up with swords through our chests… and not be as lucky as Kai."

"I know," Garmadon replied, taking a deep breath. "Kai was fortunate to survive… but you're right, others probably won't be."

"Okay, then… then how do we do this?" Lloyd asked with a less-then-satisfied tone.

Garmadon gazed around the room at the raging Elementals, thinking vigorously.

What to do… what to do! Ah, ha!

And with that, Garmadon laughed and called for everyone to be silent. "Attention, everyone!"

"Uh, are you sure about this?" Kai asked nervously to his former enemy, staring at the wild, violent mass surrounding him. He'd never seen such an assembly.

Garmadon smiled and tittered quietly to himself. "Don't worry, Kai. I hear your specialty is speeches, and this is the perfect congregation for it! Just give it a go!"

"Don't worry," Kai's twin sister reassured from behind him. "I'll be right behind you, as you have been for me."

Kai nodded. "Well, what are waiting for? Let's get out there!"

And at once, the room fell still with Kai's entry, and the Master of Fire felt empowered.

"There is something unique about each of us… that's why we're here, right?" Kai began, giving Skylor a smile. "We were all gifted with these powers, and I bet a lot of you have wondered why. I know I have! But within the journey, it's very easy to lose sight of our goals, and our motives and emotions cloud our judgments. But we can prevent that… right now! We can get off this island! We don't have to fight, because we have each other. We can do this… together!"

And within hours of that speech, while Chen and Clouse were on a supply trip away from the island, the Elementals deserted the tournament arena and slipped onto one of the cruise boats, taking off into the sunset with everyone cheering their heads off.

Skylor was standing on the roof of the bridge, taking in the delightful setting sun and the cool breeze through here hair. All of it was long overdue.

"So… I guess you haven't seen much of this with your 'father' being a crazy man." A voice commented behind her, frightening Skylor out of her skin.

"Kai! Don't scare my like that!" She gasped as she gently punched her brother in the arm.

Kai snickered. "I used to do that to Nya too. She did the exact same thing. Crazy, huh?"

"Yeah…" Skylor sighed. "Kairh... Kai? Do you think Nya will accept me as part of your family?"

"Well, we let them into our family." Kai leered, pointing to Jay and Cole below them, beating on each other as always.

"And them…" Next, Skylor's eyes were led to Lloyd and his father, playfully daring the other to jump off the side of the boat.

"And even him!" And last was Karloff, banging up a case containing Chen's clothes.

And when Skylor turned back to Kai, he was smiling at her in a way she'd never seen before. "I think you'll be fine." He finished.

"Yes, I think I will be…" She stared into her brother's eyes and chuckled. "We will be… together."

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