Second Wind

I'm back with chapter 3 :)

I tried to publish it yesterday but the site wasn't working.

So I'm uploading it in school XD

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Chapter Three

Ring ring ring!

The alarm clock went off.

Kai groaned and put his pillow over his ears. Zane sat up as Jay jumped and fell off the couch. Cole threw a rolled-up sock at the clock, which did nothing but move it back a little.

Lloyd formed an energy ball and launched it at the clock, silencing it.

"What time is it?" Cole asked.

"It's nine," Lloyd replied. "Why are we so tired?"

"Maybe because we were up until three last night," Jay reminded them.

Kai had already fallen back asleep.

"Good morning, brothers," Zane said as he got to his feet.

Lloyd yawned. "Morning, Zane," he responded. He scanned the room. "Anyone volunteer to wake Kai up?"

"I'll do it," Cole offered. He picked up one of Kai's socks and stuck it right in front of the red ninja's nose.

"Hmmph?" Kai made a noise as he began to smell the stench. His brown eyes shot oped. "Ew!" He groaned. "What is that?"

Cole snickered. "Your sock," he told him. "How's it smell?"

Kai wrinkled his nose, glaring at Cole. "Better than your chili," he replied.

"Ooh, burn!" Jay exclaimed.

Lloyd laughed and rolled his eyes.

"Okay," the green ninja began. "Now that we're all up, I have something to say to all of you."

"What is it?" Zane asked.

"You all know Morro's here," he said. "I wanted to remind you guys, he doesn't know he was ever evil." He looked at each of them sternly. "Don't remind him."

Kai nodded. "I'll try."

"Of course," Zane agreed. "If he's not an enemy, there's no point in making him one."

Lloyd turned to Jay and Cole. "Can you guys promise you won't say anything about his past?"

Jay sighed. "Fine," he decided.

"I suppose that if you can forgive him, so can we," Cole added.

Lloyd smiled. "Then let's go!"

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The five ninja made their way to Lloyd's room. The green ninja motioned for them all to stay back before he knocked on the door.

There was no answer. Lloyd opened it quietly and peeked inside. Morro wasn't there.

"Huh," he muttered. "Maybe he's with Nya and Skylor."

The others nodded. They followed Lloyd as he led the way to the tea store.

"Morning, boys," Skylor greeted. She and Nya were in the middle of a card game. "How'd you sleep?"

"We heard you guys laughing at, like, three," Nya added.

"We were having a sock fight," Jay told them.

Skylor laughed. "That sounds fun," she remarked.

"It was epic!" Cole exclaimed.

"It was," Lloyd agreed. "By the way, have you guys seen Morro? I looked in my room, but he wasn't there."

Skylor nodded. "I'm pretty sure I saw him outside about thirty minutes ago," she said.

"Thanks," Lloyd replied. "Do you know where he went?"

"I'm not sure," she answered. "It looked like he went up the hill, but I didn't see where."

"Okay, I'll go see if I can find him," the green ninja said. "Thanks for your help!"

He turned around and ran out of the shop, turning in the direction of the hill Skylor had mentioned.

He ran up the slope, slipping a little because of its steepness. He paused for a moment to scan the hill.

"Morro?" He called.

Grey eyes peered down at him through the leaves of one of the trees.

"Yes?" Morro replied.

Lloyd jumped in surprise and looked up to see the former ghost in a tree only a few feet above his head.

"You startled me," he said.

"Sorry," Morro apologized. He dropped down from the tree and landed beside Lloyd.

"What were you doing up there?" The blonde boy asked.

"I was just thinking," he replied. "You know, trying to remember where I came from."

"You don't have to know that," Lloyd said slowly. "This is who you are now, right?"

Morro shrugged. "I guess," he answered. "I'm still curious, though."

"I get it," the ninja told him. He changed the subject. "So, how'd you like my room?"

Morro smiled. "It's cool," he replied. "Thanks again for letting me stay here."

"Hey, it sure beats sleeping on the streets," Lloyd remarked. "Well, I'm assuming."

"You got that right," Morro told him.

"Hey, do you wanna come and meet my friends?" Lloyd asked.

"Yeah," he replied. "Okay."

"Let's go!" The green ninja said excitedly. He darted back down the hill, turning to make sure Morro was following him. They soon arrived at the shop.

"Here we are," Lloyd said, opening up the door.

The five other ninja and Skylor were standing inside. Lloyd walked up to each one and introduced them.

"This is Jay," he told Morro as he passed the blue ninja. "We sometimes call him Motor Mouth, 'cause he talks a lot."

"Hey!" Jay snapped at Lloyd.

The kid ignored him and approached Cole. "This is Cole," he said. "He loves cake. But don't eat his chili, under any circumstances."

Morro laughed.

"This is Zane," Lloyd introduced the white ninja. "He's really a nindroid."

Morro tilted his head. "A what?"

"A robot," Lloyd explained. He passed Nya. "You've already met Nya, she's really good at building mechs. And here's Skylor, she owns a really good noodle business."

Skylor and Nya waved.

Lloyd finally reached the red ninja. "And this is Kai," he introduced. "My best friend."

Kai smiled and hugged his slightly younger friend. "That's right!"

"It's nice to meet you all," Morro said.

"Everyone, this is Morro," Lloyd told them. "He's going to be staying with us for a while."

Zane shook his hand. "Nice to meet you, too, Morro."

"Yeah," Kai agreed. "A friend of Lloyd's is a friend of mine. Most of the time."

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