This chapter was co-written by Zena 1421! Like, we were literally typing at the same time in the same document, and that got confusing... but yeah. It's also the only chapter of this story so far not written on paper first!
And we got 2 out in one day, so I hope you're proud of us. :v
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Zena: Glad you enjoyed it ;)
KRR: xD Yep. We should lock Kai in jail with a smartphone and try it. :D Well, the Overlord kinda made himself immune to golden power... so... she said "Bah humbug". Not as bad as usual. :)
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Chapter 53
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Abigail asked dully, sliding a backpack onto her shoulders.
"Without Lloyd, we can't do anything." Garmadon replied. He was both eager and determined to get on their way. "So, yes, it is."
"I wish I could go." Jessica muttered. "Why can't we just bust in and beat the living daylights outta them? Lloyd almost beat them on his own."
"We don't know what to expect. And one of us might get hurt. You can't come because you're not stealthy enough." Morro replied quietly.
"Neither is Garmadon!"
"But he's completely invincible. Remember?"
"Oh. True, I guess." The brunette sighed, folding her arms. "Whatever. You better bring him back soon, though."
"We'll do our bessst." Ni shrugged. "Letsss go. If we leave now, we'll arrive jussst before nightfall."
"Right." Abigail sighed. "I still think this is a bad idea."
"What are you so worried about? You have time powers." Jessica pointed out.
"It's not like I can just go back in time if something goes wrong. That would mess things up."
"Yeah, but you can teleport."
"True, but still. Something could still go wrong. Not just to me, but to one of the others."
"Morro's a ghost, Ni's a shadeling, and Garmadon's invincible." The daredevil shrugged. "They'll be fine."
"They better be." The redhead shook her head. "Let's go." With that, the four walked outside and into the courtyard, Jessica trailing behind them. Morro, Garmadon, and Abigail summoned their dragons, and Ni climbed on the back of Garmadon's so she wouldn't have to fly the whole way. After a moment, they took off, flying towards the coast as the sun sank towards the horizon.
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Morro stepped through a wall, looking back and forth for danger before continuing down the hallway. Where was that door? After a moment, he found it, unlocking it and opening it wide.
"Be careful." The ghost warned the other three, who stepped through silently. "There are ghosts posted at some of the intersections. And I saw Nadakhan."
"Where?" Garmadon asked, his voice barely above a whisper.
"Checking in with one of the guards. I think he's patrolling the dungeon."
"Do you have any idea where Lloyd is?" Abigail whispered, glancing back and forth.
"No. We might have to split up. But we should meet back here eventually."
"We should ssstay in pairsss." Ni hissed. "It'sss dangerousss to go alone."
"Right. Ni, come with me. We'll go right, Garmadon and Abby can go left. In an hour, we'll meet back here."
"Who put you in charge?" The time mistress muttered, but obeyed. Lloyd's father went first, turning to the left and heading down the passage with Abby following behind him. In turn, Morro turned to the right, creeping down the hallway with Ni at his heels. For about ten minutes, nothing happened, the only sounds being the occasional footstep of theirs' that was loud enough to hear. Finally, as the wind master turned a corner, he almost crashed right into a guard standing a foot in front of him with his back to him. Jerking back, Morro stepped back around into the darkness, pushing Ni back with him. He let her look, then pulled her back to a safe distance.
"We'll need to distract him." he whispered. "We can't get past without him seeing us, and I don't think we can knock him out before he raises the alarm. Besides, even if we could, he might wake up and alert the others before we can get out with Lloyd." Ni nodded.
"I'll dissstract him. They can't catch me."
"Thank you." The ghost smiled briefly before stepping into a wall so it hid most of him. It would've been handy for him to learn how to turn invisible. Too bad he had never gotten around to that. As he watched, Ni jumped up to the ceiling, using her claws to hold on to the grooves between the stones before scurrying towards the light around the corner. A moment later, Morro heard a surprised shout, and the guard's footsteps running away. After waiting a few moments, the ghost boy continued down the passage. He wanted to call out, maybe Lloyd would hear him, but that wouldn't be a wise idea, as it would alert the guards to come. So he kept going, being as quiet as he could. Finally, after what seemed like hours, he heard crying.
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Lloyd sniffled, rubbing his eyes with his sleeves as he tried to stop crying. He was scared. By the way he had heard Chen and the Overlord talking, they were getting ready to actually torture him. If the others didn't get here within the next hour…
"Lloyd!" The whispered call startled him into silence, and he blinked in shock.
"Morro?" he whispered back.
"I'm here." The ghost's face appeared in the window of his door before phasing through the wood, running over next to him and kneeling down.
"Thanks…" Lloyd whispered, rubbing at his eyes as he tried to stop the tears from falling.
"Why are you crying? Are you hurt?"
"N-no, just scared." the blond boy shook his head. "Th-the Overlord…"
"Shh, we'll get you out of here." Morro reached down, taking ahold of his shackles. "I can't get these off, but Ni might be able to."
"Sh-she's here too?"
"Yeah, and so are your father and Abigail."
"Where are they?"
"Trying to look for you. We're supposed to meet back at the exit in about…" the ghost boy paused. "...half an hour, now. But I can't get you out of here on my own."
"Oh…" Lloyd felt tears well up in his eyes again, and Morro lifted him into his arms, hugging him tight.
"...I can't believe you're alive…" the wind master mumbled into his shoulder.
"I'm glad you came…" Morro hugged him for a long time. Was he…shaking? "Are you crying?" Lloyd whispered.
"No." The ghost sounded unconvincing. "I thought you were dead."
"I thought I was dead too."
"I'm willing to bet I care more."
"You probably do." Lloyd smiled, wiping the tears away with his sleeve. "But…if the Overlord comes back before the others find us…then they'll capture you too."
"I can fight them off."
"The cell's made of Vengestone!"
"So? I can just walk out."
"True." The blond boy sighed, snuggling into his best friend's grasp. "I missed you guys."
"We missed you too." Morro murmured.
"There you two are." Lloyd jumped at Ni's voice, and they both looked up to see her standing outside the cell.
"You got away?" The wind master asked.
"Obviousssly." The shadeling queen rolled her eyes.
"Can you open the door?"
"Of courssse I can. Give me a sssecond." Bending down, Ni began to fiddle with the lock. After a moment, the door clicked and swung open. "Sssee?"
"I never said I doubted you." Morro shrugged. "Lloyd needs these chains off too."
"Right." The creature of darkness knelt beside them, poking a claw into the keyhole of Lloyd's shackles and twisting it slightly. Soon, those popped off as well.
"Okay, let's go back. What are we waiting for?" Morro picked Lloyd up, the three of them heading back to the exit as quietly as possible. Once they arrived, the ghost gently put him down.
"Where's Dad?" the blond boy whispered.
"He must not be here yet." the ghost whispered back. "We're a little early, He'll be here in a minute." Lloyd nodded, but he felt nervous. What if something had happened? He knew Dad couldn't get hurt, but he could still be captured, and maybe infected. That would be really bad… Suddenly, he heard footsteps. They were coming this way! As he watched, Abigail ran around the corner, quickly followed by none other than his father.
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"It-It can't be you, Lloyd…! Oh!" As soon as Garmadon made eye contact with his son, he ran over, collapsing to his knees and instantly pulling him close. Morro backed away, getting up to give the son and father some space. Tears of relief quickly began to accumulate in Sensei Garmadon's eyes. Abigail and the others stood and watched as the scene began to unfold in front of them. "Son, I just...I just don't even know what to say to you right now…" Lloyd's father expressed softly, yet angrily. "I tried to tell you to not go, but you still went. Even worse, I thought you had actually died. Literally. I'm still upset with you..."
"Father..." Lloyd started, trailing off for a moment. "I'm so sorry! When I got captured, I knew...for once that you were right! I never should've left! I wish I'd listened to you..." He winced in pain from the way his father was squeezing him. "Ow..."
"Sorry…" Garmadon took a deep breath and sighed. What was he even thinking? He shouldn't be mad at him. They were finally together and it was all that really should matter now. His voice became gentler. "It's alright now… I forgive you. Oh...Lloyd Montgomery…I'm so relieved… I'm glad you're alright… I've missed you very, very much…"
Lloyd began crying into his father's arms, who, in return, pulled him even closer. "I've missed you too." he said softly.
"Shh… You'll be fine; I'll be right here," Lloyd's father replied. "Forever and always. I love you so, so much." He began to look around cautiously, then turned his head back to his son. "Come on. We really should leave. We have a long journey ahead. Soon, they'll be after us, Lloyd. When it's time to come back to their base, though, I'm definitely coming with you. I don't want to risk losing you for real. Let's go. I'll carry you back."
"Alright."
Garmadon got up, carrying his son bridal style. They went back the way they came, managing to bypass the remaining guards. They arrived outside, got on the dragons, and began the long journey back to the monastery.
Together.
*throws the fluff at you and runs off laughing hysterically*
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Do it now.
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~FFF
