So, just a heads up. This is jumping a couple months after the last update. I got bored and decided to do this and continue it. I hope you enjoy it from here.

A couple months after the Christmas party, Lloyd laid spread across the floor, reading one of the several comic books he now had. Zane laid beside him, reading a book.

"Fitz! No!" Lloyd called out and flipped the page.

Zane smiled, chuckling a little bit. Kai and Nya walked downstairs, their suitcases in hand. Lloyd and Zane looked up.

"You leaving now?" Zane asked.

"Yeah," Kai sighed. "It's a long ride back to Ignacia and we want to be back by dark."

"I'm going to miss you," Lloyd said, jumping up and hugging him.

"Don't worry, kid," Kai smiled, hugging him back. "I'll come and visit. If I don't someone won't leave me alone."

Nya smirked, giggling.

"You two ready?" Wu asked, walking in from the car.

Kai and Nya nodded, picking up their suitcases.

"I'll be home tomorrow, listen to Misako you two," Wu warned.

"Bye Kai! Bya Nya!" Lloyd called.

The door closed and Lloyd ran to the window. He watched them place their bags in the car and then climb in. As the car slowly pulled out, Lloyd felt someone's hand on his shoulder. He looked up and saw Zane looking out the window.

"You wanna go to the park," Zane said. "Try to have some fun today."

Lloyd smiled and sprang up. "I'll go get dressed."

He ran upstairs, passing Misako as she walked down.

"He seems to be taking it well," Misako laughed.

"Well, I was planning on taking him to the park, to take his mind off of things," Zane explained.

"If that's the case, take this and buy him a treat too," Misako said, handing him some money.

Zane smiled and looked at the books they left on the floor.

"Everything alright?" Misako asked.

"I just wish I knew my parents," Zane sighed.

"Wu and I are you're parents now," Misako told him. "And Lloyd is like…. A little brother."

Zane smiled slightly and nodded, "I know, I just wish I knew my birth parents. Even just what happened to them."
"I'm sure you'll learn about them soon enough," Misako told him.

Zane nodded, forcing a smile. Lloyd came running down the stairs, dressed in a green hoodie and brown pants.

"Let's go!" he cheered.

Zane laughed playfully and waved to Misako as they left. Walking to the park only took a couple minutes from where Lloyd lived. Once they were there, Lloyd pulled Zane toward the slide. A smile spread across Zane's face as Lloyd went down.

"Come on, Zane!" Lloyd cheered.

"I'm coming," Zane said, following down.

They played for hours, on the slide, swings and monkey bars. Afterwards, Zane took Lloyd over to ice cream stand and bought him a small cone, and one for himself of course. They were about to start walking home when a police officer stopped them.

"You two are a little young to be out alone," he said.

"We were just heading home," Lloyd explained to him.

"Where's your parents home, then?" he asked.

"Only a couple blocks away," Zane told him. "If you would like, we can show you the way."

"Alright, let's go," the officer said.

Zane took Lloyd's hand and they started walking. As they turned to corner to their street, the officer stepped in front of them.

"Stay behind me and get down," he ordered them.

Zane pulled Lloyd down and got between him and the officer, shielding them. Then a loud explosion filled the street, Lloyd screamed. Zane looked up and saw the officer calling for backup.

"Are you two alright?" he asked.

"I think so," Zane replied, helping Lloyd to his feet.

"Our home," Lloyd said, speechless.

A couple houses away from where they stood, was Lloyd's old home, engulfed in flames. Misako ran towards them, hugging Lloyd tightly.

"Oh Lloyd," she sighed in relief. "You're Ok."

Lloyd just looked at his mother, in shock.

"These two belong to you," the officer said as more officers arrived on the scene.

"Well, I guess you could say that," Misako replied. "He's mine, and Zane is more of an adopted kid."

"Well, if he's in your care, that's fine," the officer replied.

"Let's go! Evacuate the area!" an officer cried out to people.

"Go back to the park," the officer told them. "You'll be safe there."

Misako nodded, talking the boys hands as they walked.

"What happened to the house?" Zane asked Misako.

"I'm not sure," Misako replied. "The smoke detectors started going off, and I could smell the smoke, but I don't know where it was coming from. I ran out as the house exploded."

Zane bit his lip, looking at Lloyd.

"Everything is gone," Lloyd said. "My comics, my toys, everything."

"Not everything," Zane told him as they walked back into the park. "We are all still here, and Kai and Nya are safe."

Misako looked at the boys and sighed.

"I guess now is the time to tell you two this," she said.

"What's wrong, mom?" Lloyd asked.

"Lloyd, you remember the reason I left you at the boarding school, right," Misako said.

"Yeah, you were looking for a job and were having issues finding one," Lloyd replied.

"Well, I'm sorry but…I did get a new job," she looked Lloyd in the eyes. "I'm going to have to leave you with Wu for a little while. He'll be back soon and you'll be going with him to his monastery. You'll stay there until you're older."

"You can't just abandon me again mom," Lloyd cried out.

"Lloyd, don't think of it like that," Misako started.

"But that's what you doing!" Lloyd shouted at her. "You're just leaving me elsewhere so you don't have to care for me! You don't want me anymore!"

Lloyd, now crying, looked up at his mother.

"Lloyd, stop and listen to me," Misako said.

But Lloyd turned and ran off.

"Lloyd!" Misako cried after him.

"I'll get him," Zane said, running after him.

Lloyd sprinted down the street, with Zane hot on his heels. Zane eventually caught up to Lloyd and grabbed his arm.

"Lloyd, please," Zane begged.

"Zane, leave me alone!" Lloyd begged.

"You can't just run," Zane told him. "I'm always going to be by your side, no matter where we go."

Lloyd hugged Zane tightly, crying into Zane. Zane rubbed Lloyd's back, soothingly.

"Where are we, anyways?" Zane asked.

Lloyd looked around, lost.

"We're not near the park, anymore," Zane told him.

Lloyd nodded, keeping close to Zane. A police car pulled up beside them, rolling down the window.

"Hey, you guys alright?" an officer asked.

"We're kind of lost," Zane told them. "We were running, and we don't know how to get back home."

"Hop in, we'll take you back to the station," the officer said.

He hopped out and opened the door. Zane climbed in, Lloyd following. They drove to the station and were brought inside.

"What are your names?" the officer asked.

"Zane Julien and Lloyd Garmadon," Zane told them.

"Julien," the officer repeated. "You wouldn't happen to be related to that tech guy, Dr Julien."

"I don't know my parents," Zane replied. "I've been with Lloyd or at the Boarding School my whole life."

"Orphans," the officer huffed. "Call the orphanage. These two will stay there until they're adopted into families."

"But I have a family!" Lloyd cried.

"Oh, really."

"Yeah, my mom and my uncle," Lloyd told him. "They're at the park."

"Sure, imaginary parents," the officer smirked. "Stay put while we wait for your ride."

The officer turned and walked to the desk.

"They don't believe me," Lloyd turned to Zane. "Mom's going to kill me."

"No she won't, she'll just be happy that you're safe," Zane said.

"I never should have run away from her," Lloyd said, crying now. "I want to go home, Zane. I want to see mom again."

Zane hugged Lloyd, "and you will."

Lloyd cried softly, as a lady walked up to them.

"Alright, let's go you two," she said. "To your new home."

"No! I won't come! I want to go home! I want my mom!" Lloyd shouted, crying.

He tried to run, but the lady grabbed his arm, and Zane's. They were dragged and put into the back of a van. Zane hugged Lloyd, who was sobbing uncontrollably. Zane looked out the window as they drove away. He watched everything around him, the houses and everything, disappear behind them. He pulled Lloyd closer. I'll protect him, Misako. I promise.