The very next day was Stavros' funeral. Everybody gathered around the center while Wu placed a slab of stone firmly into the ground. Then they all knelt in prayer for Stavros to rest in peace. The funeral lasted for a very long time.

When the funeral had finished, everyone began to start training again despite being in mourning. Since Stavros was now gone, Wu and Garmadon were now entirely in charge of teaching. Nothing felt like it used to. It would take a while until everyone would get used to the new system and the fact that Stavros wasn't going to be there anymore.

Evening finally came and everyone was heading back to their tents to settle down. Suddenly, Lloyd felt someone grab him by the shoulder; he turned around to see Tasha with the usual cute smile on her face. Her hair was in pigtails today and she was wearing a yellow suit like Skylor's.

"Hey Lloyd." She greeted with a quiet tone "Been a while since we've talked huh?"

Lloyd smiled back "I guess so..."

"So Stavros is really gone..." Her voice grew quieter as she said this.

"Yeah...it's gonna take a while to get used to. I'm not gonna get too upset because I know Stavros wouldn't want that. It's better to be happy for his sake right?"

Tasha nodded in agreement.

"By the way...remember that time I kissed you in your tent?" She asked.

"It's ok, I understand if you-"

"I kinda had a night out with the girls and they persuaded me to try alcohol and...let's just say I got carried away..."

Lloyd still kept smiling but inside, he felt as if his heart had shattered into a million pieces.

"So sorry about everything I did...I wasn't myself. You understand don't you?"

"Yeah sure! Don't worry about it!" Lloyd replied casually with an uncomfortable laugh.

"Well I'll see ya tomorrow then!" Tasha waved with a bright smile on her face.

"Bye Tasha!" Lloyd waved back but with a sad, faded tone to the end of his sentence.


While all this was happening, the ninja stayed hidden in a bush nearby. Morro included.

"So why are we stalking Lloyd, and why did you take me with you?" Morro asked.

"We recently found out that there was a new girl here, and she likes to spend a lotta time with Lloyd! So we're just watching them for pure entertainment because we know how Lloyd fails when it comes to romance." Jay whispered but not so quietly. He weirdly had a pair of binoculars just for the occasion.

"That look on Lloyd's face when he realised she was drunk!" Kai laughed uncontrollably.

Morro sighed "I thought this would be a good opportunity to have a word with you all but when I found out what you guys wanted me for, I regret thinking that entirely."

Everyone stopped looking at Lloyd and turned to Morro.

"Well go on then, what did you wanna say?!" Cole asked.

"I...know that you still don't fully trust me. Don't think I haven't noticed."

The ninja's expression grew more serious "Well obviously, you DID possess Lloyd and nearly betray us one time." Kai replied.

"I didn't even betray you in the slightest!" Morro sighed once more "Look...I'm not asking for forgiveness, I know what I did was terrible. It also annoys me how I can't make up for it either...but I just don't want you to think of me as 'The Morro' you first saw."

The ninja were silent for some time.

"Seems like a good start to me!" Jay announced, breaking the silence.

"Oh and by the way Morro, we also wanted to have a word as well...even though, it is an awkward place to have it..." Nya scratched her head sheepishly.

Morro shrugged his shoulders "I don't mind."

"Eventually, this camp might have to come to an end and we might have to leave it, just like we did with Chen's island. We ninja can only stay in the group we are in. You can't stay if you aren't helping us as ninja..."

"I understand." Morro replied quietly.

"But that would be a shame since you are quite good when it comes to physical combat and a powerful element. You even managed to beat my brother, Zane, Cole and Jay combined! And...you have proven to be quite a nice person in general, despite our rivalry in the past, especially to Lloyd. So...Sensei and the rest of us have decided that you should become one of the ninja!" Nya smiled "That is...if you want to."

Morro was unsure how to react. Inside, he felt so happy, but he didn't want to appear childish "I'll accept, it's not like I have anywhere else to go..." Morro replied casually.

Everyone cheered in reply. Morro smiled. He finally belonged somewhere.

Well how about that? More happiness and fluff to replace Stavros' death :D Now you can't get mad at me anymore ¯\_(ツ)_/¯