Hello! I am super sorry for taking so long on doing this. A lot of stuff is happening, I've been busy, and also facing one HELL of a writers block. I'm sorry to take so long with this! But enjoy this chapter, sorry again!
Disclaimer: I do not own Ninjago
The sun rose and filled the room. Lloyd blinked his eyes open as he looked at the window. After Ashlynn's explosion of anger, he carried her to her room to sleep. He stayed up as long as he could, but ended up falling asleep. He slowly moved her to her bed and got up.
"mmm..." Ashlynn moaned a little.
"Sssh." Lloyd kissed her head. "Sleep some more. I'll get you if something happens, okay?" She shifted a little, then fell back asleep.
Lloyd left the room, and went downstairs. He rubbed his face. He felt emotionally exhausted.
"Hey man." Kai and Cole walked up to him." You doing okay?"
Lloyd shook his head. "No..."
They looked at each other. Cole cleared his throat. "Um, the others wanted to see you. Since Ashlynn is...kinda out of commission."
Lloyd nodded his head. He followed them into the dining room. "Hey..."
They all looked at him. Ashlynn's friends, the other ninja, Matilda, and Terrador. Terrador looked worse, tired, almost like he was hungover. Terrador looked at him. "Lloyd..." He stood up and looked at him. "Ashlynn, is she...?"
"She's asleep now. She...had a moment, but we agreed that Octia is all at fault." He sighed. "We need to find him, before he causes any more trouble. for anyone."
"Yes, agreed..." Terrador sighed and rubbed his face. The room was quiet and heavy.
"Okay!" Kai clapped his hands. "I'll ask. What the hell is Octia's problem?"
"Kai!" Nya hissed at him.
"no, no..." Terrador mumbled. "He has every right to ask. You all do." Terrador sighed. "Long ago, we hid ourselves away from humans. Mostly because they were scared of us. But the problem was keeping us separated effectively. Humans could still come in and out, find out, and...terrorize us. Well, one day, two shifters came here. Octia, and a woman named Agnes. Octia demonstrated amazing powers, unlike any shifter. He managed to cast a spell that his all of our territories. We were grateful, and Ashteron made him second in command. He was grateful. Until..." He sighed.
"Until?" Cole asked.
"Ashteron fell in love." Matilda stated. "We're not sure what, or what happened, but he fell in love."
"Please do not tell me with Octia." Jay shivered. Lloyd kinda had the same reaction thinking about it, but he knew better.
"Agnes." He said. "He fell in love with her...Ashlynn's mother."
"Whoa whoa whoa!" Kai said. "The other dragon..that was Ashlynn's mom?"
Terrador nodded. "She was from the same clan as Octia. She was a Sleeper...but because of her ability, she could sustain herself, unlike most of them."
"Octia felt that Ashteron stole her from him. Two dragons from a dying clan, one saving our people, but the other capturing the heart of our Alpha. They mated, then they announced they were having a child." Matilda said. "Octia was on edge. But we all pushed it off as...Agnes may not have made it through the birth..." the air got heavy again.
"She...did not, did she?" Zane asked.
Matilda nodded and wiped an eye. "She wasn't strong enough to hold her magic and have Ashlynn. She died...that's when we noticed the change in Octia. He acted like...Ashteron robbed him of a position that was never meant to be his in the first place..."
Terrador grumbled. "We ignored it...Ashteron ignored it...His heart was bigger than anything, his soul strong for all...He never would have pushed him away, pushed him down, not after what he has done."
"But we...I changed it." Lloyd stated. "We came here, changed everything...It-" "Do not say it is our fault. It is not"
"I wish to say you didn't...but yes, your arrival tipped the balance of the scale. Ashteron had been wanting to reveal ourselves again, but didn't know...when the right time was." Terrador looked at Lloyd. "Yours and Ashlynn's love for each other changed everything. So Octia acted by force." He growled and his eyes glowed green. Lloyd remembered seeing that green somewhere. Then again, he remembered seeing Ashteron's dragon too. He just can't...
"The mural." That's right. He looked at Terrador. "Terrador...what generation are you?"
The other ninja looked at Lloyd confused. Terrador just chuckled. "That obvious, hm?" He sighed, a sad sound. "I am one of the first dragons here, turned shifter." They got their attention riled up.
"Wait...you've been here that long?!" Cole asked. "That must mean you're...really, really old!" He was nudged by Nya.
Terrador chuckled, an empty sound. "Yes...Ashteron, Glacero, and I are..." He cleared his throat. "Glacero and I are the...last pure dragons to come from our Mother's home. Most dragons you see here are a few generations."
"You've been here since the beginning..." Lloyd quietly stated. He gripped the sleeve of his shirt. "Terrador...I promise. We will avenge Ashteron."
Terrador nodded. "I greatly appreciate it."