WOW I ACTUALLY POSTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LIKE 2 WEEKS
yeah 2 weeks seems about right
I am sooooooooooo sorry I am so late. :c Between schoolwork, planning for a trip, yard work, illness, and general laziness, I couldn't seem to make it happen. TnT I have to leave in about 45 minutes to go to Youth Group, so I'm not going to do many review replies... if I didn't reply to you, sorry! :c
Hopefully short (but will probably not be) review replies:
Nurse Medusa: Season 6 has not happened, no. So they have no warning... mwahahahaha... thanks! She reminds me of Tara from RttCR. I really liked writing her, and I really like writing Lea too. ^ ^
The Pink Ninja: What's a PSSA? Is it something to do with school? Also, Sweetfierce wants to know when your story is coming out.
Petal: I really don't know where she will go. If she believed that Jesus died on the cross for us, then she's definitely in Heaven. Otherwise... I don't know. And I don't think Hell is really filled with fire, like it is shown as in stories. A speaker at my church says that Hell is more like a huge, empty world without God. The fire is just an analogy.
KRR: You OCs are really good at hacking KRR's laptop...
That was actually pretty short. wow
Chapter 13
Lloyd lay on his bed with his head propped up on hand as he tried to focus on the comic book in front of him. Uncle had told him to try to keep his mind off the Overlord for a little while, to try to let his mind rest for a bit, but he couldn't stop thinking about what he had done. Even though Chen was the enemy, Lloyd still felt bad about lying to him. He wasn't sure if it was morally right or not. Of course he wasn't really going to give himself up to the Overlord without a fight. Hopefully, once he got close enough to wherever they were holding Morro. He could blast the ghost free with his powers and they could escape. He hadn't told the others this. He hadn't even told them that he had surrendered yet. He would have immediately, but he didn't trust Lea. Not completely, anyway. Chen's cutting Morro off had made him suspicious. Why would Chen keep Morro from telling them that a prisoner had escaped? What if she wasn't a prisoner at all, but a spy for them? Or maybe he was just overthinking it. Maybe Chen didn't want them to know because he thought they would try to find her to get information on their plans. Which is what she did. Or maybe Morro wasn't talking about her at all, maybe he was trying to tell them about someone else. Ghoultar, maybe?
"Psst." Lloyd jumped at the sudden voice and turned to see where it had come from. There was no one in the room. Was he imagining things? "Psst! Lloyd!: the voice came again.
"Huh?" he looked up, frowning in confusion. "Hello?"
"It's me." it sounded like Indigo's voice. But where was she?
"Where are you? I can't see you."
"I wouldn't expect you to." her voice was coming from the other side of the room now.
"Why? Are you in the wall?" the green ninja asked, growing more confused by the moment.
"Nope! I'm right in front of you!" she replied cheerfully.
"Then- what?!" he was about to say more, but stopped short as Indigo materialized next to the bed, a smug grin on her face. "How did you do that?!" he demanded.
"Sensei Wu taught me how to turn invisible!" she said excitedly. "I can go anywhere without people seeing me! I can do, like, anything!" Lloyd stared at her in shock for a few minutes before replying.
"...whoa." he shook his head. "Can Cole do that?"
"Yeah. Do you know what this means?!"
"What?"
"I can spy on the Overlord!" Lloyd only hesitated for a moment before replying.
"No."
"Why not?!" She demanded, her face falling instantly.
"It's too dangerous. If they somehow caught you, they'd have even more leverage against Morro. And us."
"There's no way they could catch me! I'm a ghost!"
"At least three of them are ghosts too! If you accidently became visible, and they saw you, you might not get away in time to avoid them!" she opened her mouth to protest further, but he cut her off. "Don't argue. I have a plan, alright?" she paused.
"You do?"
"Yes."
"What is it?"
"I told Chen I'm going to give myself up, but I'm not. When I go to wherever they're holding Morro, I'm going to demand they let him go, then we're going to make a run for it. Maybe... since you and Cole can turn invisible, you can back me up."
"Okay. I guess it's better than nothing." Indigo muttered dejectedly. "It'd be better if I could spy on them, though."
"Actually, I might be able to find someone to do that." Lloyd said thoughtfully after a moment.
"Who?"
"You'll see." Lloyd swung his legs over the side of the bed and stood up with a grin on his face. "I just got a really good idea."
ReturnOfTheOverlord
Morro rubbed his sore wrists as Bansha pulled the cuffs away, thanking her with a silent nod. As he stood up, Wrayth grabbed his arm and snapped another cuff on it, the same material as the chains Bansha had just removed. Bands of Deepstone and Vengestone. At least he could move his arms now. After a moment, Bansha took him by the arm and led him out of the warehouse, Wrayth soon following. Under the cover of night, the Overlord and his minions were moving to Chen's island, their new base, via a boat they had borrowed (stolen). Fortunately for Morro, Chen had thought that neutralizing his powers was enough security for the trip to the docks. This might be an opportunity for him to escape. However, he would have to take out Wrayth and Ghoultar to do so, since they were positioned around him in such a way that was intended to keep him from escaping. Wrayth wouldn't be hard to beat, if caught by surprise, but Ghoultar was considerably stronger and held no concern for his own well being, since he was under the Overlord's control. The wind master was honestly a bit afraid of Ghoultar, due to an incident where the scythe master attacked him while he was injured and unarmed. He was even more alarming now, with his deathly-grey skin and glowing purple eyes. At least he wouldn't have to fight Bansha, since she was on his side. He thought. It was... possible that she was tricking him. Morro pushed those thoughts away, trying to concentrate on how to make his escape. As far as he knew, they had no long-range weapons, so once he got far enough away they had no chance of catching him. Unless they threw something at him and hit him. But then, Bansha had to come with him, preferably in a way that made it look like it was against her will or that she was trying to catch him (in case they failed). If he was going to escape, he better do it soon. The docks were coming into sight. As inconspicuously as possible, Morro nudged Bansha with his elbow lightly. When she looked over at him, he whispered,
"In a few moments, I'm going to hit you and run. Wait a couple moments, then throw your sword at me, preferably without hitting me." she smirked at that. "Then run after me. We should be able to hide as soon as we're out of sight. Alright?" The female ghost hesitated before nodding almost imperceptibly. Morro then turned back to the path ahead, mentally counting down the seconds in his head. Three... two... one... Hopefully without warning, the wind master yanked his hand out of Bansha's grip and punched her – very lightly – sending her reeling backwards. Morro then dashed past Wrayth and ran towards a side street. Bansha's sword bounced off a building's wall, then he heard shouts. The Overlord must have noticed his escape. Morro turned down the street and ducked into an alley, annoyed that his glow was likely to give him away. He stayed there in silence for a few moments, panting softly as he tried to catch his breath, before Bansha came into view. "Over here," he called softly, catching her attention. The blade master ran into the alley with him, and they went farther into the darkness as the angry shouts grew closer.
"That was surprisingly easy." Bansha remarked.
"Yes," Morro agreed. "Now all we have to do is not get caught."
"Let's hide in here." Bansha suggested, phasing through the wall of the building next to them. Morro tried to follow her, but the shackle on his wrist caught on the wall and he hissed as his arm was twisted painfully. "Oh." Bansha frowned, stepping back out into the alley.
"...can you get this off?" the ghost boy asked, following her back out again.
"Maybe. I don't have the key, but maybe my sword..." She poked the sword's thin tip into the keyhole and fiddled with it for a minute. "Sorry." she said at last. "I can't-"
"There you are." Morro's head whipped around at Wrayth's voice, and he felt a volt of alarm go through him as he saw Wrayth at the entrance to the alley, cutting off their only escape. "Well, well, well. I always knew you were on his side." the chain master addressed Bansha. "And don't try to deny it. I saw you trying to unlock his cuff. I guess the Overlord's going to have to infect you too, now, huh?"
"He won't get the chance." Morro muttered. "Bansha, run." he ordered, turning to the female ghost.
"No!" she argued instantly.
"I can't get away, but you can! And if you don't, he'll turn you into his mindless slave!"
"Where would I go?!"
"Go to the monastery! Tell them the Overlord's plans! You can still rescue me!"
"I told you already, they hate me! I'm not going there!"
"Then at least go away! You'll gain nothing by staying here. You can't help me if you're infected."
"You know I'm still standing here, right?" Wrayth asked dully. Morro ignored him.
"Run."
"No!" Bansha held up her sword in a defensive stance, trying to defend them if Wrayth attacked.
"Please!" Morro pleaded, grabbing her arm. "You can't win! Just go." The blade master's stance faltered for a moment, then dropped completely. Then, without another word, she phased through the wall and vanished. Wrayth looked furious. He couldn't guard him and chase Bansha at the same time. Angrily, Wrayth brandished his weapon, striking Morro with it and making him slam against the alley wall. What was that for?! Gingerly, Morro got to his feet, hoping he hadn't broken anything. Giving him a silent glare, Wrayth grabbed his wrist roughly and dragged him out into the main street, which was mostly deserted.
"I found Morro!" the chain master yelled, shoving him to the ground. Morro started to try to get up, but decided that Wrayth would probably just shove him back down and gave up. After a few moments, the Overlord, Chen, Soul Archer, and Ghoultar emerged from various alleys and side streets, heading towards the two ghosts in the center of the street. "Bansha tried to help him escape." Wrayth sounded disgusted. "She got away." the Overlord swore.
"If she gives away our plans to the ninja, we will be set back enormously." the creature of darkness snarled.
"I think she's too scared to. She always was a coward." Morro fought back the urge to take Wrayth's chain and strangle him with it.
"Put him back in chains." Chen ordered, gesturing to the ghost boy on the ground. "We need to hurry to the dock or we'll lose the cover of darkness." Wrayth nodded and yanked Morro to his fee, unlocking the single cuff on his wrist and chaining his wrists together with a different pair instead. Within minutes, they were walking again, as if the last ten minutes had never happened. The only difference was that, now, Bansha was no longer with them. She was free. Morro could only hope that she went to the monastery, that she warned the ninja before it was too late.
For the record, Morro and Bansha are still not in love. It's possible for a male and a female to be friends without being in love...
Me: Hmm, I'm fairly sure we have some questions around here somewhere... ~FFF
Dark Lloyd: %$!.
Me: DON'T SWEAR, YOU CLOD! THIS IS A FAMILY-FRIENDLY SHOW!
Dark Kai: Whatever.
Me: I'm seriously getting sick of you two.
Diamond: I found the questions!
Me: Oh yes, I forgot to introduce my new co-host, Diamond Ninjago. She's the one who wrote the fanfic I mentioned last chapter.
Diamond: Hi!
Me: Okay, time for questions. For starters, Samantha is here to chop off the Overlord's head.
Samantha: Sup y'all.
Overlord: Wait, what?!
Me: I'm totally posting this on Youtube...
Overlord: HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE SWINGING THAT THING!
Samantha: HOLD STILL, OVERDORK!
Overlord: NEVER!
Me: Hahaha, okay, maybe you should stop before you hit someone else...
Samantha: Ugh, fine.
Morro: ...
Me: As you might have noticed, Morro is still not allowed to say anything until he reveals his greatest secret. Speaking of which, BinxAngelo's question for him is, "What is your darkest secret?" which is just about the same thing.
Morro: THE REASON I FREAKIN' HAVE SECRETS IS SO PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THEM! I ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF THE SORT!
Me: Then I guess you won't be doing much talking for the next few chapters~
Morro: ...
Me: Kay, the next question is- uh oh.
Diamond: What?
Me: From Sweetfierce, "Overlord, dark matter everyone! Even FFF! Everyone, don't worry. This will only be temporary.(Or will it? MUHHAHAMEW)"
Overlord: Gladly...
Dark FFF: I suddenly feel like taking a sledgehammer to all the windows in my house.
Dark Jay: HAHAHAHAHA! I'M NEVER TRAINING AGAIN! LIFETIME OF VIDEO GAMES, HERE I COME!
Dark Sensei Wu: what
Dark Zane: tHIs dOEs nOT cOMpuTE
Dark Morro: WELL FINALLY I CAN TALK
Dark Kai: JOIN US IN DESTROYING THE WORLD GUYS
Dark Cole: HAHAHA YEAH
Diamond: Unfortunately for the Overlord, he neglected to transform me. So I can just use my Author powers to...
Lloyd: ...why does my head hurt so much...
Me: That's the problem with dark matter. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Dark Kai: Hey, I'M still evil.
Me: That's because you are in the canon story.
Dark Kai: Oh.
Me: And... that is all the questions I have. Before I go, though, I have to say that I will be on vacation for all of next week (starting on Sunday) so I will almost certainly not be able to post, as I probably won't be able to bring my laptop. BUT, I might be able to post again this week, tomorrow or Friday. So look out for that. See you around~
Ronin: WHY DOES EVERYONE STEAL MY CATCHPHRASE