Second Wind
Sorry it took me so long to update :/
I started a new one-shot collection so I'm working on that, too.
Also I've just been lazy and unsure what to write, but I finally figured it out :P
Enjoy!
Chapter Four
"...And this is where Cole comes to get cake," Lloyd said, pointing to a dessert store along the sidewalk. "He's their most faithful customer."
Morro laughed. "I'm not surprised," he agreed. "From what you've told me, he seems like he wants to marry cake."
Cole nodded. "Cake is life," he told them. "Nobody ever takes my cake, got it?"
Lloyd rolled his eyes. He had decided to take Morro on a tour of New Ninjago City, and his friends had wanted to come along. He wasn't sure why, but he hoped they had good intentions. They were his best friends, after all.
"Here's where we get our pizza," Jay spoke up. He stood in front of a small pizza shop. "I actually delivered for this place a long time ago, when Lloyd was still a little pipsqueak."
Kai nodded. "I remember that! I worked kids' birthday parties, Cole guarded the bank, and Zane was a cook at a fancy restaurant."
"That was a pretty awful week," Zane said. "We almost lost Lloyd."
"You could've," the green ninja added. "But you didn't."
Kai hugged his smaller blonde friend. "Thank the First Spinjitzu Master we didn't," he said.
"Hear, hear!" Jay agreed.
"Okay, I don't know about you guys," Cole said, "but I want some cake! Who's with me?"
The others laughed and followed the earth ninja into the bakery.
Cole approached the counter. "I'll have a piece of the Double Chocolate Seven Layer Cake," he told the worker.
The man winked at Cole. "I'll make it a Triple Chocolate for my favorite customer."
Cole's brown eyes lit up. "Thanks, Benny. You're the best! By the way, how's your spaceship coming?"
"SPACESHIP!" Benny joked. "It's coming along great, Cole," he replied more calmly. "Just a few more weeks and my astronaut friends and I will be traveling to another galaxy!"
"Sounds like everything is awesome!" Cole remarked. "Well, if I can help with any heavy lifting, lemme know, ok?"
Benny nodded. "Will do!"
"Oh!" Cole said, reaching into his pocket. "I almost forgot! Here's ten studs for the cake." He handed a silver coin to Benny.
The astronaut gave it back. "It's on the house."
"Have I mentioned you're the best?" Cole replied. He high-fived his friend.
"I just won Ninjaball Run a few days ago," Benny added. "So, you all are welcome to a free piece of cake, to celebrate my win and your defeat of that ghost monster on Stiix last month."
Lloyd flinched, glancing at Morro. The young man didn't show any sign that he remembered the battle. Lloyd sighed in relief.
"Thanks, Benny!" Jay said. "You really are the coolest dude in all of Ninjago."
Benny smiled. "Oh, it's nothing," he responded modestly. "I love this city. I mean, Bricksburg is great too, but you have to pay forty-seven dollars for coffee!"
"Wow, really?" Morro asked. "That's crazy!"
"It is," Benny agreed. "But, it's an awesome city regardless. President Business has retired, and now Emmet's our new president."
"Yeah, he totally earned that," Nya said. "I mean, he saved the city!"
"So did you ninja," Benny added. "Time and time again."
"He's not wrong," Jay said.
After eating their cake, the six ninja and Morro left the shop.
"Where to next?" Nya asked.
Lloyd shrugged. "I don't really have any place in mind," he replied. "I just want to make sure Morro sees as much of New Ninjago City as possible."
"Why don't we give him a tour of Stiix?" Jay teased, raising an eyebrow.
The green ninja glared at him. "We're not going to Stiix, Jay," he said sternly.
"What's Stiix?" Morro questioned.
"Oh, Stiix is the village where—" Jay began.
"Stiix is a village surrounded by water," Kai said, cutting him off. "It's miles and miles away from here, and it's not exactly a landmark, so it's not worth going out of our way."
Morro nodded. "That makes sense. Plus, wasn't there a ghost attack there a few weeks ago?"
"Wait, you know about that?" Lloyd asked, surprised.
"Yeah," Morro replied. "I heard Benny talking about it in the store. Also, I've been seeing it on the news ever since I came here." He tilted his head. "Why are you surprised that I know? You're no strangers to being in the news."
"Oh, right," Lloyd murmured. "I wasn't sure."
"Hey, it's not your job to know," Morro said. "I mean, it's not like I was there."
The other ninja glanced awkwardly at each other but stayed quiet.
Morro changed the subject. "Where are we off to next, Greenie?" He asked.
"Well, I guess we can just walk around the city and check out any interesting places," he decided.
"Sounds good," Zane agreed. "Morro, just let us know if you see anywhere you want to go."
"Okay, I will," he replied.
"Maybe we can even visit the Ninjago Museum of History," Jay teased.
"Shut up, Motor Mouth," Kai said, elbowing him in the stomach.
Short chapter, I know. Hopefully the next will be longer.
2020 UPDATE: When I initially posted this chapter, I apologized to those who didn't like Greenflame for there being too much of it, and vice-versa for those who do like it and want more. Honestly, it is what it is. Like I said in my update to chapter one, sometimes I just want to write fluff, and doing that often helps me figure out how I want to go about implementing the core plot of the story. Plus, Greenflame is cute and I love it. I have to write what I like, or else there's no point in writing at all. If you do like it and want more, check out my other stories! :)
Please review!
I can't believe it took me this long to figure it out, but I finally chose who's gonna be Morro's bae ;) (It's not Lloyd, though I considered it...then I thought, that's just too weird XD)
Shout out to Benny from The LEGO Movie! And congrats, President Emmet! Because everything is awesome :D
(P.S. God's not dead!)
