My stuff appears to be getting steadily more emotional on a regular basis.
I blame Zena for this.
Review replies:
LRFK: Well, why not? Nothing else to do while locked in a dark cell, might as well get a smartphone. Now, if it were Kai, he would be taking selfies and uploading them to the internet with the caption, "locked up in jail but still hot -3-", but lloyd's probably going to end up just sleeping.
Ebony: Yeah. Poor guy. He's evil, but he acts like a little kid sometimes. And everyone will know by the end of this chapter. :v
Mikachu: Exactly.
ninjachief: xD Glad you're enjoying this. My reaction was like that when I watch DotD for the first time. Thanks so much! :D
Ninjagirl8: "if it goes like that"
Zena: No problem! :D
For the record, this chapter is kinda filler since it's basically just people reacting to Lloyd not being dead. Sorry not sorry LRFK.
(also I managed to forget Jessica while writing this and she doesn't show up haha sorry)
Chapter 52
"WOO! I KNEW IT!" Jay cheered, jumping up in the air and catching the attention of the others nearby.
"Huh?" Cole sat up from where he had been lying on the couch. "What are you so worked up about?"
"LLOYD'S ALIVE!" the blue ninja yelled, jumping up in the air again.
"What?!" Sensei demanded as everyone else responded with similar sounds of disbelief. "How?"
"Chen didn't kill him! He called me!" Kai answered, holding up his phone from where he stood behind Jay. "He's trapped in Chen's dungeon, but he's alive!"
"Kai, are you sure?" Zane frowned. "Chen confirmed that Lloyd is dead. And how could he call you? He didn't bring his phone, we know because you threw it against the wall."
"He managed to get it by using his last wish with Nadakhan. Come on, guys, don't you believe me?" Cole and Zane exchanged glances. "Ugh, fine. I'll call him again." Unlocking his phone, Kai dialed Lloyd's makeshift number, lifting it to his ear as it rang. After one ring, Lloyd answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey. The others don't believe you're alive."
"Don't they trust you?"
"Apparently not." The red ninja put the phone on speakerphone, holding it up. "Say hi!"
"Hi!" Came Lloyd's voice from the phone. Instantly, the others' faces lit up.
"Lloyd!" Jay cheered. "I knew you weren't dead!"
"Chen lied?" Zane managed, dumbfounded.
"Is that really that much of a surprise?" Lloyd chuckled.
"Well- well no, but, I detected no traces of dishonesty in his voice."
"He's a good liar."
"THAT'S WHAT I SAID!" Jay yelled.
"Plus, he was on the phone, so it's hard to tell. Are Dad and Morro here?"
"No, I don't know where they-" Kai started, but Wu cut in.
"Morro is in his room with Indigo, and Garmadon is down by the stream."
"Oh. They're really upset about me, aren't they?"
"Yeah. Alright, I'm heading upstairs." Lowering the phone, Kai turned and run upstairs. "Wait, which one is Morro's room?"
"Um… when you get to the top of the stairs, turn left, and it's the second door on the left."
"Right." Kai stopped himself from bursting in just in time, remembering to knock, and rapped quickly on the door. No answer. Okay, guess he could go in. Pushing the door open and stepping inside, the fire ninja stopped short at the sight of Morro and Indigo, curled up in their sleep as they lay on Morro's bed. "Aww. That's sweet."
"What is?"
"Morro and Indigo are asleep. Should I wake them up?"
"Um… yeah."
"Alright." Walking over, Kai tried to touch Morro, but his hand went through him. "Uh, I can't touch them."
"Right. Maybe make enough noise that they wake up?"
"Oh, I can do that." Kai took a deep breath, then yelled, "MORRO! INDIGO! LLOYD'S NOT DEAD!" Both of them awoke with a start, and Indigo hissed at him.
"What was that for?!" She snapped, swiping at him. Morro, however, had gone still.
"What did you say?" He asked, sounding… hopeful.
"He said I'm not dead." Lloyd's voice came from the phone. "Hey guys." Indigo's eyes went wide, and she covered her mouth before letting out a muffle shriek. Morro didn't react for a couple seconds, but, when he did, he practically snatched the phone out of Kai's hand.
"Lloyd! You're okay! How are you okay?" Lloyd chuckled at his eagerness.
"Chen didn't kill me. He lied so no one would come and rescue me."
"Rescue you? Where are you?"
"Chen's dungeon. Please get me out of here soon. Chen says the Overlord will hurt me a lot more once he gets tired of just draining my power." The blond boy's voice had a note of desperation in it, and Kai felt a pang of fear go through him.
"Of course we will. Don't worry. If I can, I'll leave tonight."
"Don't go alone. That doesn't work, trust me." Lloyd chuckled weakly. "Oh, and, Morro? I'm really sorry for yelling at you like I did. You didn't do anything wrong, I just lashed out at you because I was angry. I'm really sorry."
"It's fine. I forgive you." Though he brushed it off, Morro's voice betrayed that he was very relieved.
"Nothing happened since I've been captured, right? The Overlord hasn't attacked?"
"He hasn't."
"Good. I-" Lloyd stopped short. "Oh no."
"What is it?"
"Someone's coming. I need to go." With that, the green ninja hung up. Morro let out a shaky breath.
"He's alive." The ghost boy said wonderingly.
"Yep." Kai took his phone back as Indigo hugged her boyfriend tight. "I'm going to go tell Garmadon. Turning around, Kai left the room, heading downstairs and towards the stream.
ReturnOfTheOverlord
"Sensei G!" Garmadon looked up from the swirling waters in front of him at the sound of his name. Well, the nickname that the ninja sometimes used for him. Who was there? "Sensei G!" Kai was running down the hill towards him, a wide grin on his face. What was he so happy about?
"What is it?" Garmadon asked, looking back at the stream as he tried to keep the annoyance out of his voice.
"Lloyd's alive." What?! The grey-haired man whirled around, staring at the red ninja in shock. Kai looked ecstatic, his already-huge grin growing wider.
"What?!" he demanded at last. "That's impossible!"
"Chen lied. Lloyd called me. I talked to him, and so did everyone else! He said the Overlord was coming to drain his power again, though, so he had to hang up and can't talk to you. But he's alive!" Garmadon stared at him wordlessly, his mind struggling to keep up. Lloyd was… alive? Could that be possible?
"R-really?" the Sensei stuttered, his voice cracking even as it filled with hope.
"Really." Kai replied, obviously as happy as he was. "He's kinda locked in a dungeon, though, and we need to break him out. So, come inside when you get a chance so we can make a plan." With that, the fire ninja turned around, running back up the hill towards the Monastery. Turning back to the stream, Garmadon was surprised to feel a tear running down his face. He had done a lot of crying the past few days, but none of that was from joy. Slowly, a smile spread over his face as more tears flowed down his cheeks. He hadn't failed. Lloyd was alive.
His son was alive.
So, recently I was thinking. In the first book, Indigo suffered. In this book, Lloyd is suffering. Who's gonna get to to suffer next book? hint: it's morro
anyway I lowkey want more romance between morro and indigo but I still feel uncomfortable about it
With any luck, I'll have another chapter out by the end of today. But probably not.
~FFF
