Whoops I'm late

sorry peeps, I got grounded the first day, then my cat's eye got infected, so I've been dealing with various things irl. :/

Review replies:

Ninjachief: he sucks.

Kat: Yeah. Strange like that. They'll probably be fine.

Nicktastic: #agree

Ebony: He'll be fine. It's Bansha you need to worry about... no spoiler...

Ninjagomlp: Yep, that's her, and Reena's owner said it would be fine if your OC and hers were related, so that's what I'm going with. Also, your reviews don't show up in my inbox for some reason, so if I don't reply, that's why. :P

TheAmberShadow: I really like Bansha :3 Yeah I realized afterwards that since I deleted the April Fools chapter it wouldn't look like I'd updated...

DraconisWinters: It's cool. Congratulations! :D And thanks!

Windy: Microsoft word is so weird :/ Haven't gotten around to seeing it yet. Is it good?

Glacier: WYD means What you doing

rideofthevalkyrjr: I haven't decided what to do with him yet... but yeah he deserves it.

:3

Chapter 11

Lloyd sat in a chair in an empty room of the base, tapping his foot on the floor impatiently as he went over his and Bansha's plan again. Since the other Lloyd still refused to do anything to get Morro back, Bansha and him had agreed to leave tonight at midnight. There were a couple submarines, so it wasn't like they were trapping the others here by taking one. Their plan was to sneak into the city and have Bansha infiltrate the castle, since she was a ghost and wouldn't stand out, and break out Morro and Indigo. A lot of it they were going to have to make up as they went, but if that's what it took to rescue Morro, that's what they would do.

"You're crazy." Lloyd looked up in surprise at the unexpected voice, turning to see Harry sitting next to him, an angry look on his face. When'd he get here?

"W-what?"

"You know what I'm talking about. Your plan to rescue Morro. It's crazy. Just you and her will never be able to save him on your own." Lloyd gaped at him.

"H-how did you know about that?"

"I'm a telepath." Harry tapped his head with his index finger. "You looked agitated, so I poked around in your head to find out why. I'm glad I did, the others are gonna want to hear about this." The older teenager started to rise, but Lloyd grabbed his arm.

"Wait, please!" He begged. "You can't"

"Why not?"

"They won't help him! Bansha and I are the only ones who care about him, they'll stop us!"

"That's the idea." Harry started to try to leave again, but Lloyd tightened his grip.

"Please! I can't leave him there!"

"Why do you like him so much?" The physic demanded. "D'you have a thing for him or something?"

"No!" Lloyd blushed slightly at the accusation. "He's just… like my brother. He's saved me so many times, I owe him!"

"Well it's not worth our Morro getting his hands on you." Harry wrenched his arm out of his grasp and started walking away.

"Harry, please!" Lloyd begged one last time. "I won't get caught! I'm not even going in the castle! Please don't tell them!" His voice cracked, a lump growing in his throat. Harry stopped, considering this.

"If you're not going inside, then why are you going at all?"

"As backup. Bansha can't kill ghosts, and they'll need me to help them get out of th-the city in case she's spotted getting them out." Lloyd stumbled over his words slightly in his rush to get them out, watching the older boy as he held his breath.

"Alright, I won't tell." The telepath said at last. "But if you get caught, I am never gonna let you hear the end of it." Lloyd let out the breath in a sign of relief.

"Thank you…"

"Whatever." Harry turned and left the room, leaving him alone again. The green ninja let out a breath, still a little shaky. That was close. If Harry had told the other Lloyd, there's no way he would've let him or Bansha leave. Now they just had to get out of here when no one was looking, and the rest of the plan would go off without a hitch.

Probably.

TheDarknessReturn

Morro kept his head down as he was dragged down the hallway, tucking his hands into his chest as he was pushed into the torture room again. A day had passed since the other him had made his threat, and now it was time for him to make good on it.

He had made his decision.

When the other him came in, Morro looked at the ground, refusing to acknowledge him at first. The other him clasped his hands behind his back, stopping in front of him.

"Well? What will it be? Your girlfriend, or your friends?"

"I'll tell you where they are." Morro muttered as shame clouded his face. "Just leave Indigo alone."

"Very good." The ghost king grinned, taking a step back and folding his arms over his chest instead. "Well? I'm listening."

"Their base is in Stiix. It's underwater." Morro licked his lips as his heart started beating faster. "It's in the middle of the city, right underneath it. They have it built around the supports."

"Interesting." The evil Morro raised an eyebrow. "So… I suppose, if it were punctured, it would be flooded?" Morro looked up at him in shock. That's what he planned to do with them? Just kill them all?! The other him chuckled. "You just doomed the rest of your friends to spare your girlfriend temporary pain. How clever of you." Morro looked down at the floor again as he bit his lip. Morro 2 chuckled, then stepped forward and unlocked the cuffs, offering him a hand out of the chair. Morro lifted his head and frowned at his hand suspiciously, then stood up on his own, ignoring it. As soon as he was upright, the other him reached down and grabbed his hand, crushing his broken fingers in a tight grip and causing him to scream in pain.

"You made the wrong decision." He hissed, pulling the wind master closer as he tried to pull his hand free. "You and your girlfriend will never go free, and I'll do whatever I want with you, whenever I want. Both of you. And now that you've betrayed your friends, there will be no one left to save you. You'll just rot down here, forever. And you'll never see Indigo again." Gripping his hand tighter, the evil Morro threw him into the wall, almost knocking him senseless from the force of it. As he struggled to pick himself up, the other him left and slammed the door behind him. Morro gave up, slumping back to the floor as he hissed in pain. His fingers felt ten times worse now, and his head was pounding where it had slammed against the wall. He bit his lip again, squeezing his eyes shut as sobs began to rise in his throat. He managed to force them down, though, with the thought of the one thing the evil him didn't know.

He hadn't given him the real location of the base.

TheDarknessReturn

"That's it! The war's finally over." Morro's voice broke through the whispers surrounding Indigo, causing her to look up but quickly hide her face again at the realization that her nightmares still surrounded her. "Oh Reena, not again." He sounded exasperated this time, and the whispers around her stopped. When Indigo looked up again, the room was normal.

"What?" Reena asked from where she sat on the ground a few feet away. "I was bored."

"Still, there's no point to it and you're just wasting energy." The ghost king replied as he climbed into his throne.

"Whatever. Now, what were you saying about the war being over?"

"The other me caved and told us where their base was. I'll send a message to Stiix tomorrow telling them where and that they should blow it up." Indigo went pale – well, paler. Morro really gave the others up? For her sake?

"Eyy, congrats." Reena grinned, snapping her fingers and making little sparkles rain from the ceiling. "Got anything in mind in the way of a celebration?"

"One." His eyes fell on Indigo and she scooted back as he grinned. "One of these nights, she and I are going to have a little fun." Indigo's eyes widened. Oh no.

"Pervert." Reena rolled her eyes. "I meant anything that involves the rest of us."

"Well, not yet. Maybe a feast or something." He shrugged. "Whatever the case, my master will be pleased to know that I've finally wiped them out." Master?

"Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. What if he's lying or something?"

"He's not. You should've seen the look on his face when I told him how his friends are going to die."

"Whatever you say. Now, what was that you were saying about a feast?"

"Glutton." Morro 2 rolled his eyes. "I'll tell the kitchen to whip something up the day their base explodes."

"Good. Can we have a ball or something? That would be fun."

"No." Evil Morro gave her a pointed look. "I'm a tyrant, remember? I don't host balls."

"You're not fun."

"If you want, you could play some music and dance with… her, or something." The ghost king gestured at Indigo, who bristled. Reena glanced at her.

"I think she'd dismember me."

"Heck yeah I would." Indigo snapped. Reena blinked before turning back to Morro.

"I could dance with yoooou." She suggested in a singsong voice.

"Uh, no." The evil Morro folded his arms. "I don't dance. Except in bed." Ew. The illusionist snorted.

"You're no fun."

"We've established that."

"Oh, fine." Reena stood up, then snapped her fingers and an image of a young man in a suit appeared, who bowed to her before taking her hand and beginning to waltz around the room with her. Morro frowned.

"Who's that?"

"It's you if you weren't a party pooper." The image did look kinda like Morro, if he was human and had shorter hair. The ghost king rolled his eyes.

"Go dance somewhere else. My throne room's not a ballroom."

"You think?" She snapped her fingers and the room became a ballroom. "How about now?"

"Reena."

"Oh fine, fine." Letting the boy and the ballroom vanish, she flounced out of the room. As soon as the doors closed, Indigo felt Morro's eyes on her and realized that she was alone with him.

"I'll dismember you too." She snapped, turning to meet his eyes. He raised an eyebrow.

"I liked you better when you were quiet and docile."

"Leave me alone and maybe I'll stay that way."

"I'll think about it." Indigo shuddered as she turned her back to him. Maybe Reena was right, maybe Morro had lied about the location of the base. Maybe the others had moved since they had left, in case evil Morro got them to talk. Maybe, somehow, something would go wrong and the others would survive. God, please don't let him win. Please don't let him be able to do anything to her.

He really is a piece of trash isn't he

aaaaaaaanyway

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~FFF