I am on a roll so have a second chapter

I have to leave in 10 minutes so no review replies but hey a showdown

"Five little speckled frogs, sat on a speckled log, eating some most delicious bugs. Yum yum!" Indigo sang cheerfully, leaning against the back of her cage. "One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool, now there, are four green speckled frogs. Plop plop!"

"Stop it!" Nico yelled from the doorway, covering his ears. "Stop singing those stupid songs!"

"Will you let me go if I do?" the ghost fluttered her eyelids.

"No." The dark-haired boy folded his arms and pouted.

"Then I won't stop." Indigo had been singing for the last four hours, and Mira and Nico had switched out twice already. Lila was apparently off doing something else somewhere. "Four little speckled frogs, sat on a speckled log-"

"Alright, that does it!" Nico threw his staff to the floor and stomped forward, trying to grab her through the bars of her cage. She ducked under his arm and grabbed it, draining his energy until he passed out. Quickly, she grabbed the bars and wrenched them apart, slipping between them and hurrying over to Bansha's cage. The two others watched as she pulled apart Bansha's, then Charlie's cages, slipping through as well to join her.

"Let's sneak out if we can," Charlie hissed, pulling a handgun from a hidden holster. "but I don't think that'll be possible."

"Probably not." Bansha agreed, taking her staff from where it leaned against the wall. "Ready?" The other two nodded, then they started down the hallway together. They walked – or, in Bansha's case, floated – down the hallway in silence for a moment before a shout from their right startled them.

"The prisoners escaped! Lila, wake up!" The three started running – Indigo hadn't noticed the dark doorway that lead to a shared bedroom or something. When they heard footsteps running after them, Charlie turned around, raised her gun, and fired. Indigo heard shouts of shock, but not to pain, and the footsteps kept coming. Abruptly, flashing colors blocked out her view of the hallway, and the ghost girl skidded to a halt, afraid of running through a wall into the ocean. Not again. As she reached out for something to guide her, another gunshot rang out through the hall, this time accompanied by a scream of pain.

"MIRA!" Lila shrieked. The colors vanished, and Indigo turned to see the illusions master kneeling on the ground, Lila next to her, as she clutched her bleeding shoulder.

"Come on!" Charlie yelled, and Indigo stumbled forwards again. The three kept running as Lila yelled after them,

"GET BACK HERE, YOU COWARDS!" They ignored her, not even slowing down, just a little farther, and they would be home free.

TheDarknessReturn

"Dad!" Lloyd yelled, grinning broadly as he struggled to his feet. Standing across the room was his father, his staff in his hand and the ninja and their other allies standing behind him in the doorway. Even Jessica, who should not be here. He needed to talk to her about that. Morro 2 grabbed him by the collar, yanking him upright.

"You think that foolish old man can protect you from me?" He hissed. Lloyd just grinned.

"I know he can." Growling, the ghost king let go of him, throwing him against the wall with a gust of wind. The blond boy gasped as he hit the wall, coughing and wheezing to try to regain the breath knocked out of him. Morro 1 backed away as Lloyd's father began to approach the tyrant ghost.

"What are you going to do? Whack me with your cane?" The evil Morro mocked him, hunching over and mimicking limping along with a cane.

"And what are you going to do?" Lloyd's father asked coolly. "Ruffle my hair with a breeze?" Morro 2 growled, then sent a blast of wind at him, throwing him across the room into the wall and causing the elderly man to smash a foot into the stone. The evil ghost began to laugh, then froze, eyes flying open as Garmadon picked himself up and began to approach again.

"W-what- how-" the king stuttered.

"Nice breeze." Lloyd's father remarked with a casual smile. "I'm afraid you'll have to try harder than that."

"Die!" Morro 2 screamed, throwing him into the wall again, then lifting him up and smashing him into the floor. Garmadon stood up, unharmed, once more.

"I believe you chipped my staff." The elderly man remarked, inspecting the tip of his bamboo pole. "How rude."

"WHY!" Morro 2 slammed Garmadon into the floor. "WON'T!" He dragged him across the floor. "YOU!" He threw him into the wall. "DIE?!" He threw him up into the ceiling, then watched him fall. The evil ghost slumped down, panting softly, and he didn't notice when Morro 1 ran over to sit next to Lloyd. The tyrant let out a yell of frustration when Lloyd's father got to his feet once more. "Why aren't you getting hurt?" The ghost demanded.

"It's a very long story." Garmadon shrugged as he began to approach again.

"NO!" Morro's double screamed, shoving him back. "STOP!" the sensei kept coming. "I said stop! STOP!" the ghost was becoming increasingly frantic, his voice getting higher and higher pitched. He shoved Garmadon away over and over, creating huge holes in the walls and floor. He became more and more tired as he used his powers more, until he was on his hands and knees on the ground, panting in exhaustion. His 'gusts' were now barely a breeze, and Garmadon finally managed to approach him, stopping and standing over him.

"Kai, bring me the cuffs." He called. The fire ninja obeyed, crossing the room with a pair of black cuffs in one hand.

"NO!" Morro 2 gathered his strength and shoved him away again. "I won't let… you take away everything I've ever worked for…!"

"And we won't let you continue to ravage this world." Garmadon replied calmly, walking back towards him. Lloyd watched as the ghost king crumpled to the ground in exhaustion. He felt a bit sorry for him. Morro 2 looked frantic, horrified, almost like he was about to cry. Years of work were collapsing around him – both figuratively and literally. He was losing. But was such a horrible person even worthy of pity? After all he'd done? Morro 1 sat against the wall next to him, watching as Garmadon reached down to grab his double's wrists. The king pulled his hands away, growling under his breath, then pushed himself to his knees and sent a gust of wind, not towards Garmadon, but at the ceiling above him.

Lloyd's eyes widened in shock as the ceiling rumbled, then collapsed, large chunks of rock falling towards the two in the center of the room. Kai dove out of the way as a chunk hit the ground near him, and the rest stood in stunned silence as Garmadon and Morro 2 were buried. Lloyd held his breath as the dust began to settle. His dad was invincible, he couldn't be hurt, could he? What about the other Morro? Was he dead? After a few, tense moments, the rocks were shoved aside, and his father climbed out, unharmed.

"Dad!" Lloyd yelled, scrambling to his feet and running towards him, tackling him in a hug. His father chuckled as Lloyd buried his face in his shoulder, hooking his cuffed wrists over his head.

"I'm alright, son." He assured him.

"W-where's Morro?" the blond asked, lifting his head to look at the pile of rubble.

"He's dead." Garmadon announced. "The rocks hit him, and he vanished."

"Oh good." Lloyd breathed a sigh of relief. "But he'll be back."

"Indeed. We should get back to the base before his reinforcements show up." His father let go of him.

"Yeah." Lloyd nodded, pulling away. "Can you get these chains off?"

"Not without the key. We can break them when we get back." Garmadon raised his voice, addressing the others. "Let's get out of here before we're overrun."

"Agreed." Cole nodded, and the ground headed towards the exit, back to Stiix, and back to safety.

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~FFF