Well I'm finally recovering from that stupid illness

The reason I haven't been posting is because I was literally too sick to work on it. ^ ^'' sorry guys.

Review replies:

Ebony: Yeah. Something's up with that guy...

Zena: She'll probably be fine. :)

ninjachief: :DD thanks! Yes. You'll hate him even more after this chapter. And EVEN MORE after the next chapter.

Kat: Evil Morro is a piece of crap. Just wait, you'll see.

The Mayor of Ninjago City: I'll say.

Nicktastic: Oh yeah, I remember that. xDD

Guest: Yeah, exactly.

Leb: Oh. I was wondering where you went. Good to see you're not dead or something :^)

TheAmberShadow: No spoiler :)

Samantha: ...hahaha

Draconis: Thanks! :D

Chapter 8

"Get your hands off me!" Indigo shoved the evil Morro away from her, growling as the ghost king laughed.

"What, no kiss for your boyfriend?" He raised his hands in an inviting gesture.

"You're NOT my boyfriend!" She hissed, taking a swing at him. He stepped out of the way easily, letting her stumble forwards before wrapping his arms around her from behind, lifting her up and pinning her against his chest as her legs flailed in the air. "Let me go!" She squealed.

"Not until you behave." His voice was teasing. Playful. He wasn't taking her seriously in the least. "Guards, back to your duties. I'll take care of her." The other guards nodded, and began to leave as the wind master turned, carrying the squirming girl towards his throne. Before they got there, Indigo managed to land a kick on his knee, making him stumble and drop her. Instantly, she sprinted towards the wall, but a gust of wind yanked her back into the evil Morro's grasp. "Ah-ah-ah, we're not done here."

"Shut your face." Indigo swung at him again, but he just dodged it again.

"I'm sure your boyfriend will be very disappointed when I tell him you were hitting on me." He said mildly.

"I'm not hitting on you, I'm just hitting you!" She swung at him one more time, and this time he caught her fist, his hand sliding down to her wrist before he began dragging her towards the throne. She struggled, but he was too strong for her.

"You're feisty." He remarked as he pulled her along with ease. "I like that in a woman."

"Okay, first of all, ew. Second of all, I'm not feisty, I'm vicious. Get it right." He ignored her. When they reached the throne, he sat down on it, pulling her into the seat next to him. She tried to scramble off, but an arm around her waist prevented it. Huffing angrily, she fixed him with the nastiest glare she could muster. "What do you want?"

"Information, my dear."

"Don't call me-" she started, but he cut her off.

"You must know where the ninja are hiding. Know how to get to it. What must I do to get this from you? Normally I would beat it out of you, but for you, I might be able to grant you a favor…" He smiled, raising an eyebrow. Indigo blinked.

"Well, first, let me go. And let my Morro go. And get back in your own Realm and leave Ninjago alone." His smile vanished.

"Don't play dumb with me. You know why I need the information."

"Exactly why I won't give it to you."

"Come on," The evil Morro lifted both hands and gestured towards the large window behind the throne. "Look out there. See all that? I own it all. I own everything in the universe. Any of it could be yours if you just tell me what I want to know…"

"You don't own me." She said defiantly.

"Oh, but I do." His arm coiled around her waist again, this time tighter than before. "Everything belongs to me, including you. And I can do whatever I want with you." His eyes glinted dangerously and she leaned away from him.

"Thanks, but no thanks. I won't betray the others."

"Your loss. But I have other methods of extracting information. And I don't think you'll like them as much." Before she had a chance to try to figure out what he meant, he leaned down and forcefully pressed his lips against hers. She tried to pull away, but he grabbed her chin with his free hand and held her in place. Jerk. Maybe she could trick him into letting his guard down and then find Morro. When he pulled away, she fixed a slightly-dazed look on her face, staring up at him with her mouth open slightly. He chuckled. "That's better." He kissed her again, and she squirmed slightly. That wasn't exactly the reaction she was going for. His eyes were closed, though, when he pulled away, he would be vulnerable for a second… This time when he pulled back, he was instantly met by a fist in the face. As he cried out, reeling backwards, Indigo slipped out of his grip and ran towards the doorway Morro had been dragged through earlier. Before she could reach it, though, the evil Morro caught her with a gust of wind, throwing her to the ground in front of his throne. "How dare you strike me?!" He raged.

"You were forcing yourself on me!" She snapped back. "Kissing me isn't going to get information out of me any more than bribing me did!"

"I didn't plan to just kiss you." Standing up, he stalked towards her and grabbed her wrist, dragging her to her feet. Ignoring her pathetic attempts to escape, he dragged her over to a pole in the corner with a pair of shackles attached to it, fastening said shackles around her wrists before leaving her on the ground. "I'd advise you behave." He snapped. "Or I will persuade you – with something far worse than kisses." With that, he stomped off again. Indigo swallowed, resting her forehead against the pole. She had a pretty good idea of what 'far worse than kisses' was, and she would really rather avoid that. For now, at least, she would stay quiet.

TheDarknessReturn

"We're going back for him." Lloyd B said firmly.

"Absolutely not." Lloyd shot back without missing a beat. "We're not endangering ourselves further, and definitely not for him."

"What do you mean 'him'?!" Lloyd B snapped. "Our Morro is nothing like yours! You know that!" It hadn't been until after the initial chaos that the ninja had realized Morro was missing – and Indigo, for that matter - but they couldn't go back to help them. Dayna had been shot, with what appeared to be a poisoned arrow. Dad and Sensei Wu were with her at the moment, trying to remove the arrow with as little damage as possible and find an antidote for the poison.

"He's still Morro! If he's all you make him out to be, he can take care of himself!"

"No he can't! The other Morro has the Sword of Sanctuary, he can't beat him! And the water didn't kill him either!" Lloyd B protested. "And even if he could, what about Indigo?!"

"She's a ghost!" Lloyd B folded his arms. "I wouldn't be surprised if she joined his side!"

"How dare you?!" Jessica snapped. "She would never do that! Do you suspect Cole of jumping ship just because he's a ghost?" She gestured angrily at Cole A.

"No, because I've worked with him for forever! And why should I trust you either?" Lloyd seethed. Jessica looked momentarily stunned, then enraged, drawing her fist back to hit him. Quickly, Cole B caught her arm, pulling her back.

"Calm down. Don't get violent." He whispered, pulling her to the back of the room.

"Being a ghost doesn't make her evil." Gin spoke up. "She was killed in an accident. She's not bad." The others, including Andreea, nodded. Lloyd folded his arms.

"I don't care. We're not going after them, at least not right away. For now, we should focus on one we know is in danger: Dyana." He gestured towards the door the two Sensei had vanished through. "She's our top priority for now. Discussion over." Lloyd B glared at him for a moment, hands clenched into fists at his sides, then burst into tears, fleeing from the room. The others exclaimed in surprise, then Kai B ran after him. Lloyd just stared after him. He was really upset that much by Morro's capture? Why did he even like him so much?

"He owes Morro his life, you know." Dad's voice came from behind him, and he turned to see the older man walking towards him as he wiped his hands on a rag. "Ever since my son took him in, he's protected him without fail. And believe me, Lloyd needs it." Lloyd frowned.

"Really? Morro?"

"Yes." Garmadon nodded. "I owe him something as well – my freedom."

"Morro freed you?" Lloyd's brow furrowed further.

"Not directly. But he escaped the Cursed Realm after the Preeminent was defeated, heading to Ninjago City, where Lloyd found him a month later. He told Lloyd where I was, that I was alive. If not for him, my Lloyd would never have found me. I wouldn't be here now." He paused. "For that matter, you owe him something too."

"What?"

"Andreea. If the ninja had not been there when she had appeared, she most likely would have been captured and locked away by the ghosts. You might never have seen her again." Lloyd found a stab of fear at the thought of never seeing his girlfriend again, and glanced across the room at her just to assure himself that she was safe.

"I guess I do owe him." He said after a few moments. "We should get him back." Dad nodded.

"But you are right in that Dyana is our top priority."

"Speaking of which, how is she?" Lloyd noticed Harry looking up at the sound of their discussion, which was no surprise. She and him had been a team, just the two of them, before they had met up with the ninja.

"The arrow is out, and Wu is analyzing the poison in the hopes of finding a cure. We do not know yet if the poison is intended to be lethal, but if it is, it's killing her slowly. We have time to find an antidote."

"Good."

"You should apologize to my son." His father told him. "Your refusal to help Morro and Indigo upset him greatly."

"Yeah." Propping his crutches on the floor, he carefully stood up, then headed towards the doorway the other Lloyd and Kai had vanished into. He walked down the hall for a minute before he heard two sounds, quiet crying and a soft voice. He rounded a corner, then stopped at the sight of the other Lloyd and Kai B sitting against the wall, Lloyd's faced buried in Kai's shoulder as he shook with sobs. Lloyd hesitated, not sure if he wanted to disturb them, but decided to just get it over with.

"Lloyd?" He called softly. Lloyd B's head jerked up, staring at him with wide eyes. "I'm sorry. I judged Morro too harshly." He apologized. "I know he's not a bad guy. We will rescue him, but only once we know Dayna is safe. Okay?" Lloyd B sniffled, nodding as he smiled slightly.

"Th-thank you…" Lloyd nodded in response, turning and hobbling away quickly. Even though he lived with his family and friends in a world without an evil tyrant ruining his life, the other him almost seemed… more broken than he was. Could it be possible that he had gone through worse? No… he just must not have been toughened up like he had. Nothing could be worse than what had happened to him, he thought ruefully as he looked down at his prosthetic leg. Not much worse, anyway. Heading back to the main room, he put the other Lloyd out of his mind. Maybe he could help Sensei find the antidote.

for the record, evil Morro isn't actually attracted to Indigo in any healthy way. He's just a creep. :^)

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In other news, remember that City of Refuge thing I mentioned? The creator of it goes by rideofthevalkyrjur, and posts her fics on here. They're REALLY good. Like, better than mine. In some ways. Anyway, I seriously recommend you check her out. :0

~FFF