I just realized that there are two Ash/e's in this chapter.

I do not own Ninjago, it belongs to Lego and Cartoon Network.

Chapter Fourteen

Lloyd laughed nervously from his end, taking a step back at the glare he got.

"Hey, Alyx." He managed. "What's going on? Are you not feeling yourself? Because if not, we could just head out now, grab a nice cup of tea and you look like you need some sleep. Like, really bad."

The ninja took a closer look at her. Bags were under her eyes, her skin had paled a couple of shades, and a few streaks of white ran through her hair. He was right, she looked like she really needed some sleep. Her eyes were narrowed and cold toward him, nothing like what Ashe and Diana had seen earlier.

"What's he doing?" Kai asked.

"Um... An attempt at humor?" Jay offered weakly. They looked at him with raised eyebrows as he raised his hands defensively.

Her eyes narrowed before a grin spread onto Alyx's face, giving an unsettling feeling in their stomachs.

"Oh, dear Lloyd."

Their hearts stopped beating. Her voice was different. A higher pitch to it, the rasp gone. And very, very familiar.

"You don't recognize me?"

Lloyd took a step back, his eyes wide.

"Har... Harumi...?" She laughed, the audience joining in. "You're alive...?"

"Surprised? I was too, honestly." Harumi looked at her hand, flexing it. "I have to admit, I was quite shocked when I found out I was a ghost. It's weird. You're alive, but not alive." Lloyd balled his hands into fists, anger flaring in his eyes. They'd never seen him so angry before. His eyes flickered from green to red, but then he blinked and they were back to green.

"Get out of her body." Harumi simply rolled her eyes, as if his anger didn't bother her. Which it really should bother her.

"Let the match begin!"

Flames appeared on Harumi's hands, a maniacal grin appearing on her face.

"I quite admire this body. I think I'll keep it." And shot a fire blast at him. Lloyd quickly dodged, turning a side flip and having to continue as she shot blast after blast.

"You can't run forever, Lloyd!" A blast landed on his right calf, making him cry out and stop, before he threw himself to the side, slowly managing to stand. He shifted his weight onto his left leg, looking down at the burnt fabric and the horrible sight of burnt flesh. He almost threw up at the sight.

Harumi actually giggled.

"Aww, did the baby get a booboo?" The audience roared with laughter. Lloyd scowled at them all before his hands lit up in green light, his eyes brightening at the awakening of his powers. He formed a good size energy ball and shot it at her, but she simply sidestepped it. He looked stunned but he continued forming small balls of energy, repeating what she had just been doing. Trying to keep his weight off his burnt leg was difficult enough.

Harumi had the audacity to laugh as she dodged his energy balls. He grew tired, pausing to take a breather, then stiffened as she disappeared, keeping one hand lit up as he searched for her.

"You should be more careful of who you choose as your friends." Lloyd barely had time to react before he was sent into a wall, the ninja crying out. Lloyd scrambled up, although the searing pain in his leg screamed at him to just fall and curl into a ball.

"Possessing this body is the greatest decision I've ever made!"

Blocking her punches were difficult. The hand strength he'd experienced before was now not only impressive but terrifying. He knew for a fact that his arms would be bruised after this. His whole body would be bruised, actually.

Lloyd was so focused on trying to protect his face, he didn't see her left fist aiming for his side.

He blew away like a bag in the wind and he slammed into another wall. This time it took a bit more time to get up. He gasped for air, a flare of pain sparking every time he took a breath. Oh, yeah, a definite rib crack alright. Lloyd didn't notice her walking up to him. Harumi grabbed the back of his gi and lifted him like he weighed nothing.

"Do you really think you have all the power?" She hissed. "This girl is unusually strong." She threw him across the pit again, but this time Lloyd was able to stop himself and turn the throw into a flip and land, even though a shock of pain ran through his body at the feeling.

"Controlling two elements, fire and water, as well as dark magic is incredible!" Harumi laughed. "And she isn't even resisting me! This is great!" Lloyd froze. She wasn't resisting Harumi? Why?

Lloyd fisted his hands on the ground, his face in a deep scowl, his eyes slowly turning red.

"You're... You're insane!"

Harumi just grinned as she walked toward him.

"Before the building fell, I actually helped a family escape. I don't know, maybe it was the fact that it reminded me of the time that my parents were killed." She growled. "But then I came back, and I realized that my death was your fault." She was in front of him in a flash, grabbing him by the wrist, lifting him with great strength, and squeezed.

A horrible crack sound emitted.

Lloyd let out a shriek.

Harumi threw him across the pit once again. He slammed into a wall again, and this time he didn't get up. He gasped for breath. His leg was stinging and throbbing from the burn, leaving his leg practically immobile. Lloyd knew for a fact that he cracked a couple of more ribs with the recent contact with the wall, and he was now clutching his wrist. He couldn't bend his hand at all. His gi was ripped in various places, replaced by gashes and slice marks.

"It was your plan that made Emperor Garmadon and the Master of Amber battle for control of the Colossus. It was your fault he went on a rampage, and it was your fault I died!"

Harumi picked him up by his throat. Lloyd struggled weakly, trying to kick with his good leg and claw at her wrist, even though it sent awful pains up his arm at his futile attempts. The admiration of her hand strength was now replaced by fear. He knew she could crush his windpipe with a simple squeeze. It would be so easy to kill him right then and there.

A tear slipped from his eye as breathing became short.

"Al... yx..."

Black spots begin to appear in his eyes as she tightened her grip, her nails digging into his throat.

"That's enough, Harumi." Her hand released his throat, and he fell onto the ground, motionless. He took short and pained gasps that sounded hoarse. And faintly, he heard his friends calling out to him.

"Lloyd! Can you hear us!?"

"Talk to us!"

"Get up!"

Get up.

What a silly idea.

"You're no match for me, Green Ninja." Harumi hissed. "You should have never been born in the first place."

Despite his physical injuries, the sentence made his heart throb. He gasped for air in pain, and his vision became distorted with tears.

You should have never been born in the first place.

"Get away from him!" A figure slammmed into Harumi, sending her tumbling into a wall. A strong and familiar wind enveloped him, cooling the cuts and gashes, but it kind of stung his burn. He realized he was inside of a tornado that was probably protecting him. It faded shortly and Lloyd struggled to remain awake to see his protector. The voice also sounded familiar, but it sounded distant, as if it was too far away.

Lloyd let out a gasp as someone picked him up slowly, his vision swimming from the feeling of being lifted.

"It's okay, I got you." The voice was quiet and gentle and relaxing, sounding similar to Cole's voice, but a bit higher and more feminine. Unfamiliar, but comforting.

Jade green eyes bearing down on him, Lloyd felt his consciousness give and everything went black.

The plan was working perfectly.

Morro was now fighting Harumi.

Ash and Shade released the ninja and gave back their weapons, and now they were engaged in an extreme battle against the Oni and SOG.

Tox and Neuro were fighting Harumi alongside Morro. Estelle had picked up Lloyd and she saw Diana join her. Good, if Diana went with her there was a chance they would immediately try to leave to take him to the hospital. He needed professional medical attention after his beating.

It was time for her to join the fight.

Morro and the other masters were doing great against Harumi. She didn't know their powers. She didn't know how they fought. And she especially didn't know how Morro fought.

Camille landed behind Harumi as she was being backed into a wall.

"Hey." She turned around at her voice, her eyes widening at the sight of her. "Get out of my friend's body!" And smacked her across the pit with the butt of her spear.

They formed a semi-circle around her as she slowly stood up, laughing.

"You think you can stop me? This girl's body is insane. So much power. So much endurance."

"The resistance never quits." Tox hissed. Harumi looked at her confused.

"What-"

"The resistance never quits." Neuro repeated.

"The resistance never quits." Ashe joined. Camille looked on her sides to see the ninja and the others now joined with her.

"The resistance never quits." They chorused, and Harumi looked overwhelmed. They continued to chant, slowly closing the distance between them.

"Stop saying that! Stop it!"

"The resistance never quits!"

Harumi froze, stiffening and straightening up, her eyes going wide. A bright purple glow emitted from her body. Harumi grabbed at her head, crying out as her body seemed to shake.

"Um, what the hell is going on?" Morro asked, his voice quiet and very disgusted.

Harumi let out a shriek, before her ghost form detached from Alyx's body. Alyx fell onto her hands and knees, coughing and trembling. Harumi looked at her hands, her eyes wide.

"What?! How did you-!?" Alyx grinned up at her.

"I think you should duck." She rasped out, and Harumi looked up to see that Nya had formed a very large ball of water. She yelped, and vanished in a poof of smoke before Nya could throw the ball.

Alyx let out a groan and collapsed, her energy depleted. Kai immediately scooped her up, and they immediately formed a protective circle around the two as Oni and SOG begin to surround them.

"We're getting out of here." Camille announced. Her hands lit up with silver, Ashe following suit. Pixal tapped a button in her arm, and a few moves later, their dragons were formed.

"Thanks for the hospitality!" Ashe called out as they flew into the air. The Oni and SOG yelled and screamed after them. Out of the corner of Kai's eye, he saw Garmadon glaring at them from the entrance of the tunnel.

Kai gripped Alyx tighter, and swore to exact revenge for both of them.