Happy Easter everyooooone! FFF is back, thanks to a potion from KRR's OC, Krissy. Thanks KRR! If you hadn't given me that, I probably wouldn't have gotten this chapter posted, since Lloyd is on a sugar high from eating like 6 sticks of cotton candy. He's running all over the place. It's crazy.

Review replies:

Nurse Medusa: Yeah, he's so much nicer than in canon (because he was a villain obviously). ^ ^ I'm glad you're a Christian. And I know it's hard to be strong with your faith on the internet. I attracted a large cloud of trolls on Tumblr because of my beliefs. Fortunately, since my brain is broken or something they just made me laugh and I fought them off. ;D

AveXCninja11: Aww, thanks! ;)

Starry-Eyed Ninja: Aww. :( I'm sorry. I know how it feels when a friend dies.

Samantha: Indeed.

KRR: It's alright. I'm sorry I made you upset. :( Which Springfield? There are 5 in the US. I live very near one of them.

Windy: Good to hear. ;) The sword video is indeed awesome. Spell Check is annoying, but useful. Especially when you don't know how to spell things (like "especially". xD). And I'm still working on when Jessica's going to show up. Soon. My brain is still screaming at me at the thought of writing romance. :P

The Mayor Of Ninjago City: Haha yeah. And the "ReturnOfTheOverlord" paragraph breaks.

The Pink Ninja: Thanks a lot! I love seeing your reviews. :D I don't want to give out my exact age online, but I am somewhere between 14 and 16. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Yay! Another Miraculous Ladybug fan! :D I would like to see a sneak peek of your story, yes please. :) Sorry I missed that question last time.

Petal: Oh no. :( I hope you're all okay...

BinxAngelo13: Too bad. :P At least we can communicate through PMs.

Hmm, I think those were shorter than usual. idk. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Chapter 10

"It's hopeless." Soul Archer muttered, floating back and forth. "There's no way we can succeed now. Our only hope was for them to try to rescue him," the ghostly archer gestured to Morro, who was chained with Vengestone in the corner of the room. "and, now that they know it's a trap, there's no way they'll go for it." He turned to glare at Bansha and Wrayth, who were standing respectfully nearby. "I just can decide which one of your's faults it is."

"It's obviously her fault." Wrayth muttered. "If she had just let me take the girl, we wouldn't be in this mess."

"But if you hadn't blurted out that it was a trap, we wouldn't have had to!" Bansha shot back.

"Bah, why does it matter whose fault it is?" Chen interjected. "What's important is that we need a new plan."

"Yes, well, plans don't exactly grow on trees." the Overlord pointed out.. "Good ones, at least."

"Well, the first thing we need is a new base." Chen replied, tapping his foot on the concrete floor. "This one's in the middle of the city. It'd be far too easy for someone to come across it by accident."

"Where do you suggest we go, then?" Soul Archer asked, turning to the former noodle tycoon.

"Well, I doubt anyone is on my old island." the red-haired man replied with a grin.

"You have an island?" the Overlord asked in surprise.

"Sure! I had to have somewhere to run my illigal fighting opperation."

"...alright then." the Overlord shook his head. "So we move to your island. Then what?"

"Well, we could suggest a trade."

"A trade?" Soul Archer frowned. "Lloyd for Morro?"

"Exactly." Chen nodded.

"But surely he won't go for it! Didn't we already go over this?" Soul Archer folded his arms crossly. "Emotions are vurnedable things, my ghostly comrade." Chen smiled, almost conscendingly. "The ninja have strong bonds with each other. They "love" each other. When one of them is in danger, the others will do almost anything to keep them safe."

"Which is exactly how we caught Morro." Wrayth spoke up.

"Right." the red-haired man agreed. "When faced with the prospect of his girlfriend being captured, he gladly surrendered himself. The same should go for Lloyd."

"It's worth a shot, I suppose." the Overlord muttered thoughtfully. "Chen, how do we get to this island of yours?"

"We can take a paddleboat from the pier on the east side of the city."

"Alright." the Overlord glanced towards the windows, noting the early morning light streaming through them. "A pity we lost the Changeling stone. I can't go out in broad daylight looking like this. I"d cause a panic. And as much as I'd like to, that would reveal us too soon."

"Then we wait until nightfall?" Soul Archer asked. The Overlord nodded.
"Until then, we should compose a message of some sort to notify the ninja of our plan to trade."

"I can send them an e-mail." Chen suggested. The Overlord narrowed his eyes in confusion.

"What's an e-mail?"

"Seriously?" the red-haired man laughed. "Oh yeah, that's right. You came before the age of technology. E-mail means electronic mail." he pulled a smartphone from his pocket and began typing on it. After a minute, he walked over to Morro and snapped a picture of him. "He's asleep." the former noodle tycoon remarked. "Just as well. They'll probably think we knocked him out or something."

"How would they know?"

"I took a picture."

"Oh." the creature of darkness shook his head. "How will it get to them?"

"Eh, it should lonly take a quick search to find their email addresses... aha! Sent!" the red-haired man grinned, stowing his phone back in his pocket. "They'll get it in a minute or so."

"And then what?" Soul Archer asked. "What did you tell them to do?"

"I told them to reply, agreeing to comply, and I would tell them where to find him."

"Good." the Overlord nodded. "Which is where?"

"Somewhere in the labrynth below my temple. Yes, I have a labrynth, and yes, I have a temple!" he snapped at the Overlord and Soul Archer's incredolous faces. "What?! I got bored staying in exile for 15 years!"

"...whatever." the ghost archer shook his head. "We're not actually giving them Morro, right?"

"Of course not.a" the Overlord agreed, ignoring Bansha's shocked stare. "He's too great an advantage to lose."

"I can't believe you." Bansha threw her hands in the air and walked away, sitting down beside Morro.

"She has a soft spot for him." Soul Archer muttered. "I used to trust her, but, now, not so much."

"Same." Chen nodded. "Especially since she insisted on freeing that girl. I'm not even sure if she's on our side anymore."

"Oh, she is." Wrayth cut in. "If she wasn't, she'd have freed Morro by now. But she might soon. She's slipping."

"Agreed. Keep an eye on her, Wrayth." Soul Archer ordered. The chain master nodded.

"I'll do my best." he turned to look at his partner, who was talking with the captive wind master.

"Right. Now all we have to do is wait for the ninja to reply." Chen remarked after a moment. The Overlord nodded and the warehouse descended into uneasy silence.

ReturnOfTheOverlord

"Let me go."

"You know I can't." Bansha stared at the floor, ignoring Morro's attempts to meet her eyes.

"You can. You just choose not to." the wind master said quietly.

"The Overlord would kill me!" the female ghost argued, taking care to not let the others hear her. "No, worse. He would infect me with Dark Matter and I'd be forced to serve him."

"You're already forced to serve him."

"But at least now I have free will." Bansha hugged her knees to her chest, her injured leg protesting slightly. Morro was silent for a moment before speaking again.

'You could come back to the Monastery with me. Join our side."

"No. They all hate me."

"They all hated me when Lloyd first brought me there. They'll warm up to you."

"Stop trying to change my mind!" she hissed, her slightly-raised voice attratching Wrayth's attention. "I'm not going to let you go!" she said, lowering her voice back down to a whisper. Morro sighed and looked down at the ground.

"You're scared, aren't you?"

"Wouldn't you be?"

"I am." Morro looked up at her again."They're going to infect me too, aren't they?" Bansha turned away, avoiding his gaze. "Aren't they?"

"Yes." She answered at last.

"Then you know how important it is for me to escape! They're only keeping my like this to get Lloyd here, right? Once they have him, I'm only good to them as a weapon. They'll turn Lloyd and I evil. Or kill him." he pauased for a moment and his face was unreadable. "You can't be ruled by fear." he said after a few moments. "That's how the Overlord works."

"How do you know so much about the Overlord?" she muttered.

"Lloyd's memories."

"Well, I don't have a choice." Bansha folded her arms.

"Yes you do. We've been over this."

"Well I won't."

"Bansha-" Morro started, but Bansha cut him off.

"No. I'm not letting you go." the female ghost stood up and walked away, leaving the chained wind master to stare after her. He was right, of course. But she just didn't have the courage to fight back.

Wow. Bansha's in a tight spot. :c

Me: Okie dok! Time for questions! Kai, you are getting some whether you like it or not.
Dark Kai: %$!#.
Me: LANGUAGE! SERIOUSLY! Ugh. Okay. First question is for Lloyd, from Windy. "WHAT ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW THAT MORRO IS TAKEN TOO!? I COULD NEVER IMAGINE THAT! I WANT TO BE THERE WITH YOU AND GIVE YOU A HUG! I'm very truly sorry if that makes you uncomfortable."
Lloyd: It's alright. I could probably use a hug. Um... I'm kinda freaked out and really worried about him.
Windy: Aww. :( *hugs*
Me: The next question is also from Windy, for KAI. "Doesn't it make you sad that you're evil and are willing to hurt your best friends?!"
Dark Kai: Ha! No way.
Me: *death glare*
Dark Kai: Stop it. That's creepy.
Me: NEVER! Anyway. The next 2 questions are from Windy too. For Lloyd, "Do you still like candy? Do you get a sugar rush? I do."
Lloyd: Haha yeah... I just got over that cotton candy I ate earlier. ^ ^'
Me: I think I got a sugar rush once... not sure. I do know I start talking at x2 speed. For Morro, "Do you love your Diamond sword!? It's made of freakin diamonds!"
Morro: My... what?
Me: Watch this.
Morro: ...that never happened.
Me: I know. It's a fan video.
Morro: It's... funny.
Me: Good to hear. Okay! Next question is from The Pink Ninja, for Lloyd. "Did you know that people ship you and Cole and you and Nya online?"
Lloyd: Um... yeah... I knew about Cole, but I didn't know people ship me with Nya. That's really weird.
Dark Kai: It's worse when they ship her with me.
Lloyd: ...I guess. At least no one ships you with your dad. Or do they?
Dar Kai: I don't know.
Me: Yeah, LloydXGarmadon is gross. Anyway! Next is from BinxAngelo13, for Lloyd. "Do you have a GF?"
Lloyd: Um... what does that mean?
Me: GF means girlfriend.
Lloyd: Um... no! I mean, I don't officially have a girlfriend! I, um...
Me: You're bluuuuuuushiiiiiiing~
Lloyd: Shush!
Me: We have one last "question" from ElvenPrincess. For the Overlord, "Turn Lloyd evil with dark matter".
Overlord: Gladly.
Dark Lloyd: What just happened?
Dark Kai: You got turned evil. COME JOIN ME!
Dark Lloyd: SURE!
Windy: This is bad.
Me: Yep. I'll change him back in a minute.
Overlord; Hey!
Me: Shush! Anyway, since we're out of questions - Lloyd stop breaking things - I will see you all next time. Hope you have a good Easter! Love you all!

~FFF