So on the way back with a scale. Ronin is mia. Bree is afraid of dragons. Good times. I should add that sometimes I use autocorrect and it changes things and I don't always catch it. Welp. Auto correct will be but one end of the death of me.
Cole landed his elemental dragon with a thud. Vanishing the beast with a pat of thanks. He still held Bree in his arms until she realized the beast was gone. Then she dropped down into the grass of the courtyard and held on with both hands. Cole patted her back gently. She honestly looked like Kai did after a night out. Cole stood far enough from her that if she puked it wouldn't get any on him. Sensi Wu and Lloyd had been waiting on the front steps and came over.
"What's wrong? Are you hurt?" Wu quickly asked Bree. She nodded her head no and then hung it back down in effort not to throw up.
"Where's Ronin with his Rex" Lloyd asked curiously. While also avoiding Bree's face in case she hurled.
"The merman ran off with the mermaid and the asshole totally ditched us right there on the beach. And then we nearly got jumped by a bunch of kappa because Ronin locked us out of Rex when he left, the jackass" Cole said rudely. "Did you know he was a merman?" Cole asked Wu With more than a touch of anger in his voice.
"No I did not, nor do I like your tone" Wu answered. Looking up at Cole who stood beside Bree still, glaring at Wu and Lloyd. Things had not gone well and Cole and Bree both looked like they had a rough trip.
"Can one of you please get Harumi for me?" Bree asked. Then dropped her whole body to the ground. "It just keeps spinning" She said muffled by the now frosty and crisp grass.
Neither Lloyd or Wu moved for a second. Then Wu gestured and Lloyd went inside in search of Harumi and presumably Alanna. Morro would likely be with them as well Lloyd thought grumpily. They seemed to gravitate towards each other. Even more so when Bree was busy with the baby or not around.
"Bree doesn't like flying. Or doesn't like dragons. Shes never seen once before and thought they were...what did she call them, fairy tales" Cole supplied.
With a grumble of "Rowena" under his breath Wu then asked. "And the scale?".
Pushing up and back onto her knees Bree pulled the shiny mermaid scale from her pocket. Unsteadily she got to her feet. Cole offered to help and she nodded no thanks. Heading inside after Lloyd she made her way to the kitchen. No one was in and only the pot of tea burbled away on the stove. Quickly Bree pulled the lid and dropped in the scale. Without waiting to see if it dissolved she slammed the lid down and held it.
"Now I might need a little of that help" Bree called. Knowing Cole and Wu had followed her in.
Cole quickly put both hands on top of hers holding down the lid. His arms lighting up a particularly bright orange. Bree called up a bright ball of magic and used it to help hold the lid down and protect them. Cole sensed it was going to be a huge bang and he was right. The sound blew out the shutters of the closed doors and windows. Cole could hear a car alarm... no somebody's airship alarm going off. It gave off a eirie glow of greenish light and then only slightly dimmed. The tea was still glowing when Bree pulled her hands away with Coles as well. Around the temple grounds and in the surrounding airships a few shouts and yells could be heard. Along with a what the hell is that? That was defiantly Kai.
"Its done" Bree said with a huff. "Its too strong to take straight, just a few drops in a cup of hot water is all that's necessary".
Pulling a few vials out of a pocket of the bag that Bree had she filled them with the tea and corked them. Then put the vials back in the bag where she got them. Wu looked at her questionably.
"Never hurts to keep extra of a potion or tea on hand" Bree said with a shrug. "I am going to go find my daughter and cousin. Then I am taking a frigging nap. Have everyone drink this tonight just to be on the safe side. I sense something... off. And if the tea makes anybody hurl. Well it can do that, curses aren't always easily broken and it is usually unpleasant".
Bree walked out of the temple kitchen before anyone else could say a word. Wu turned to Cole after watching her leave.
"Do you know what she means by off?" Wu asked Cole.
"I noticed it too Sensi, the sky darkened much quicker than it should have this time of year. With no storm clouds around. And the air is especially bitter cold when it should still be mild." Cole answered.
"Go keep an eye on Brianna, she didn't look well when you arrived. And send Lloyd and the elemental masters in here. There is some tea they need to try" Wu said ending with a chuckle. He knew exactly what Bree had meant when she said it might make someone hurl. Magical teas were potent. And did not necessarily taste great.
Cole nodded, less belligerent to his Sensi now then when they had just arrived back. He passed Lloyd on the stairs and relayed Wu's message. The rest of the ninja and elemental masters would be downstairs. Cole would look after Bree while they were busy. Hopping up a few steps at a time Cole turned down the hallway towards the room where Bree, Harumi and Alanna were. His room actually. He heard voices and knew that Bree had found and talked to Harumi. Morro and Harumi walked past the master of rock. Morro laughing at some joke it seemed and Harumi giving him rolled eyes and a rude hand gesture.
"Ill be back up after Morro drinks that godaweful tea, don't wake Bree up you clumsy clod. She needs to rest" Harumi hissed to Cole. And with that went down the hall way with Morro.
She must not have known that Wu asked him to look after Bree and was telling him off. Cole could hear more hushed speech from them as they went down the stairs. Peaking around the corner Cole saw Morro slide an arm around Harumi's waist. And considering she didn't put him into a wall for it the two former evil little shits must be getting along well Cole thought.
Cole softly and quietly entered the room, not knocking and then wondering if he should have. If Bree had been changing or getting Alanna changed she would have been pissed. Bree had her back turned to him and was rocking the baby gently. Cole stopped to watch her.
"Is Morro done already?" Bree asked quitely. "Did he hurl everywhere? or hold it in?" Bree assumed Harumi had come in back in already.
Cole was about to speak when Bree again started talking.
"Come on, if he couldn't hold it in and puked you own me money" Bree said with a very quite giggle. Turning then and giving a little yip when she realized it was Cole and not her cousin. Checking to see if she woke the baby Bree then glared at him.
"What in the hell are you doing in here?" Bree whispered at him.
"Wu told me to come keep an eye on you" Cole answered.
With silent but rapid hand gestures Bree motioned for Cole to be quite. She turned and carefully set the baby down in the box that served as a bed. And then walked forward to push Cole back out of the room.
"I swear to god if you wake the baby up I will cut you" Bree whispered to Cole. Now at this point trying to push Cole back out the door he came in. Cole stood firm with his arms crossed over his chest. His arms glowing orange every time she tried to push him back.
"Again, get out" Bree whispered.
"No, Sensi Wu asked me to keep an eye on you. You looked like awful just now" Cole at least whispered this time.
"Wu is not the boss of me, neither are you. I want to at least lie down. What are you going to do? Watch over me like a total creep?" Bree said.
From down the steps laughter and a few loud woops could be heard. And some retching. Bree could be sure she just won a bet.
"I was worried about you as well. You absolutely panicked on a ten min flight home. And yes I planed on watching over you" Cole said trying his best to sound concerned and endearing.
"I didn't panic you snot and I do not want you here" Bree snapped in reply. Punctuating each word mercilessly but as quietly as she could manage. Again gesturing for the door and now flailing her arms.
"That's funny, you sure didn't want me to leave or let go of you on the ride home" Cole said smirking at her.
Brees face turned hot and she took a half step back. She wanted to yell at him to go, but looking over her shoulder at the sleeping baby she couldn't. All she managed was a hushed "If I had any choice Id never even come near you. Now get out".
"You crawled into my lap and held on so tight you dug your nails into my back" Cole said smirking again. Knowing he was pushing it but once again getting a kick out of getting on her nerves. Bree getting more pink by the second. "So that's not entirely true is it sweetheart?" Cole questioned her grinning.
"Take a terrible ride back on a mythical creature or falling and hitting the ground. If I had no responsibilities or family I think I'd rather get dropped" Bree ground out.
"Ouch Im hurt" Cole answered trying not to laugh as he dramatically held his hands to his chest.
"Keep your voice down, I swear if you wake Alana up after it took Rumi hours to get her to sleep without me I will slap you into tomorrow" Bree hissed at him.
"Seriously why do you dislike me? You said our moms were friends...we were friends. What have I ever done to you?" Cole asked her at least in a whisper again.
Rubbing her eyes Bree paused and then said " Its not just you, its a lot of things. Things I don't want to talk about. And besides the fact that Harumi and I can leave now. You and your friends have your tea. You can once again go fight bad guys or whatever it is you do and save your realm." She answered less flustered and more resigned it sounded. Bree turned away from him and the door and took a few steps till she was close to the sleeping baby. She bent and tucked the swaddling blanket more closely around her legs and then half smiled as she watched the baby kick it right back off and squiggle in her sleep.
Cole felt a twinge in his chest at her words. So they were still planning on leaving.
Taking a few steps closer Cole quietly said "You cant still plan on leaving? Not when you know you have family here right?". Looking down at the baby in the box with Bree. "Does she always look smaller and younger when she sleeps?" Cole asked.
"Babies usually do till some idiot wakes them up" Bree whispered back. Her face however didn't match the tone of her voice as she looked down at the baby with such warmth and affection.
Cole thought Bree must be a different person to those she loved. Cole was about to say something again when more loud retching and yelling could be heard from downstairs. Both the young elemental masters looked up. Bree frowning and Cole puzzled. Then the rush of foot steps, loud and clanging up the steps. Karlof slammed the door open with such force the wood splintered. Alana immediately awake and her tiny face scrunched before bursting into tears. Cole had half stepped in front of both Bree and Alana so Bree was glaring around the immense block of Cole at Karlof. She picked Alana up to settle her and probably kill Karlof when she was done.
"Witch lady must come quick, some of the other elemental masters are much sick" Karlof said rapidly.
"I told Wu they most likely would, its not suppose to be a fun experience" Bree ground out at the end of her patience with the master of metal.
"They is some suppose to throw up black stuff?!" Karlof questioned.
That got Bree's attention, she narrowed her eyes at him and at once with the baby in her arms popped out of sight. By Jay's yell of surprise Cole could guess she had reappeared right in the middle of the crowd in the kitchen. Cole bolted down the stairs, Karlof after him with loud clangs. The kitchen was a maze of people. Cole couldn't immediately get across the kitchen packed full of people but from his height he could see Bree standing behind several people at the sink. Harumi, Morro and ...Skyler? Were all three puking into the sink. Most everyone else looked generally ok.
Over the crowd Bree was yelling at Wu. "What did they do? What else did they drink? And why in the hell did Harumi drink any?!"
"Nothing as far as I saw. Harumi apparently drank some just to try and prove Morro was acting like a coward. And now she is even sicker then him. What's wrong with them?" Wu yelled back with an edge of.. fear to his voice.
"It should have at best made them a little sick, not this sick. This is something else" Bree yelled back.
"What else do you mean?!" Kai roared at her. He had little licks of flame moving up his arms and by the end of the sentence most of him was engulfed in flames. Nya went pull him away and she nearly scorched herself. Skyler looked fine at the contact however Cole noticed.
All three now seemed done retching. Morro stayed hunched over the edge of the sink. Skyler leaning back and letting Kai catch her in his arms. The flames not going out but burning a little lower. Harumi had slumped to the floor and Bree was now kneeling beside her rubbing her back with one hand while she held a crying Alana in the other. Wu hushed the room and most eyes went to him and then Bree for some sort of explanation.
"The tea was designed to undo the curse to the elemental masters. This wasn't a regular side affect. The black goop all three puked up? All three of them had at least one other curse on them. Hell maybe more than one I don't know. The tea undid those curses as well" Bree said in astonishment.
"Will they be ok?" Kai asked. The flames calming down now as he spoke more evenly.
"I would assume better than before. However not knowing what other magical curses were put on them. And why? And by whom? In all seriousness what the hell is wrong with this realm and why do you all piss everyone off?" Bree answered.
"Alright, why don't the all of you attempt to get some rest. Ninja will you help get these three upright as well" Wu said. The majority of the elemental masters and family heading out various doors talking to one and other. Bree noticed none of the ninja moved to help Bree with Harumi and Morro. With a growl She used a glow of magic to get both on their feet. Soon only Wu, Lloyd and Cole stayed in the room with Bree and the two still wobbly ones.
"Your going to really explain to me why they all hate you so much they can't be bothered helping" Bree said quietly as she lent Harrumi her shoulder. Heading out of the kitchen Bree had to use magic to move Morro along. "Are you going to help?" she asked Lloyd as he moved out of the doorway.
"For those two not a chance" Lloyd answered her defiantly.
Bree scowled at him and left the room with the two in tow. The three remaining looked at each other. All having varies thoughts before Cole broke the silence.
"Bree said she might take Alana and Harumi and go now" Cole said quietly. "I don't understand why in Ninjago she even lets Harumi near her daughter. Much less protects Harumi like her own. Or why she doesn't want to stay here".
Wu looked at Cole critically before answering, "Brianna feels like Harumi is closer to another daughter and less like a cousin or even a sibling. She protects her because she loves her" Wu answered bluntly. "I can understand the feeling" Wu said. Rubbing his eyes in frustration and as memories crossed his mind of a young Lloyd and even further back a young Morro.
"But does she know who Harumi really is? Or any of the horrible things she has done or Morro has done for that matter?" Lloyd said. "Would she feel the same way if she knew Harumi did things that caused peoples deaths, that Morro did such horrible things that he got the whole cursed realm destroyed and in turn her beloved Djinjago?" Lloyd said bitterly. So much resentment and pain crossed his voice. "Could we get her to stay here with us if she knew she had family that wasn't so awful?"
Both Cole and Wu looked surprised at Lloyd even venturing to call Bree family and sounding like he desperately wanted her and Alana to stay.
"I don't think she knows" Cole answered him quietly. Looking up at Wu for conformation.
Wu shrugged and said "Possibly so, both Morro and Harrumi have done much to redeem themselves. But if Brianna is anything like her mother she wouldn't forgive so easily".
Wu amd Cole both stood in the now much emptier kitchen lost in thought until Cole noticed Lloyd had silently left the room. With over whelming dread he bolted out the kitchen door. Wu sensing it as well and coming right after. Lloyd was going to tell Bree every horrible thing Harumi and Morro had ever done. This is going to turn out terribly Cole thought.