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HS1274281: He's a ghost. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Lloyd awoke to a warm hand on his forehead.

"…seems to be warming up fine, and he doesn't have a fever. And he's not blue anymore." A hand took his and pulled it out from under the warm blanket that lay over him. "See? His fingers are back to their normal color."
"Good." Another voice replied – Kai. "How's Garmadon doing?"

"He hasn't woken up either, but he doesn't seem like he was affected by the cold like Lloyd was." The first voice, Gin's, answered. "Of course, that does beg the question: why is he unconscious?"

"Yeah." Morro's voice joined in. "And why didn't Lloyd go for help? And why is he all beat up?"

"We'll just have to wait until he wakes up for an answer." Gin spoke again. Yeah, they would. Wait, he was awake. Shaking his head slightly and flinching at the pain in his forehead, Lloyd blinked his eyes open, squinting in the bright light.

"He's awake!" Kai moved into his field of vision, smiling. "How're you feeling? What happened to you?"

"I…" He croaked, then coughed to clear his throat. "I-I was fighting Morro, he d-didn't die he was possessing my dad…" The others gasped, almost in unison.

"No. He's alive?!" Gin demanded.

"And he possessed Garmadon? I thought he was invincible!" Morro protested.

"Quiet, both of you!" Kai scolded them. "Lloyd, tell us what happened. From the beginning."

"My dad kept wandering off, so I f-followed him…" His voice was a bit stronger now. "…to ask if he was okay. He s-said he was disappointed in me for running away, then rambled some stuff about how I-I'm the green ninja so I'm m-more important than Morro and I-Indigo." He paused to take a breath. "Then he took me to h-his room and revealed that h-he was evil Morro possessing him, and he beat me up until I c-couldn't get up and then was gonna possess me, but I broke a hole in the wall and he ran… so I opened the door and h-hoped you guys would see the water and find us…"

"Which we did." Kai finished quietly. "So… unless he was killed by the water, the other Morro is still in our base." Lloyd's eyes widened. He hadn't thought about that.

"Y-you can't l-let him g-get t-to my d-dad!" he stuttered. "H-he'll hurt him!"

"Don't worry, we won't." Kai assured him. "We'll have everyone stick together, if evil Morro tries to make a move, we'll catch him in the act." Lloyd wasn't much calmed by this.

"W-where's my dad?" He asked, struggling to sit up but falling back with a grunt as pain flared in his forehead. Kai gently helped him upright.

"He's there, see?" The fire ninja pointed at the other bed in the small room, and a closer look revealed that, yes, his father lay there under the blanket.

"W-were you watching him?" Lloyd asked nervously. "W-what if he's already been possessed by him? M-Morro knows how to act like him, w-we won't know!" The blond felt close to tears, until Morro stood up.

"How about this:" The ghost started. "I'll go over and possess him, just for a second. He's unconscious, so he won't feel it. But if the other me is in him, I'll know. Okay?" Biting his lip, Lloyd nodded slightly. "Okay." The wind master walked around his bed, stopping next to his father and putting a hand on the elderly man's arm. For a couple seconds, he vanished into him, then reappeared.

"He's fine." He reported, and Lloyd let out the breath he had been holding.

"I-is he unconscious or just asleep?"

"I couldn't tell.

"Can I try to- ah!" Lloyd started to move to stand, but pain shot through his leg when he shifted it. "Ow."

"What hurts?" Kai asked, pulling the blanket back.

"My leg- ahh!" The blond started to point to the bruise on his leg, but his arm flared with pain as well. "Arm too."

"You got a pretty nasty beating." Gin warned, stepping closer. "Satay still."

"Uh-huh." Lloyd almost nodded, but decided against it. "C-can one of you try to w-wake my dad?" Kai nodded, walking over and shaking his dad gently.

"Sensei Garmadon?" He said aloud. At first, the grey-haired man was unresponsive, but, after a few moments, his eyes fluttered open.

"Lloyd!" he exclaimed, shooting upright and nearly knocking his head into Kai's.

"Hey, careful there." The fire ninja leaned back. "Lloyd's fine. He's right behind me." Lloyd's father looked over, his eyes widening at the sight of his son's bruises.

"Lloyd, I-I'm so sorry…" he stammered, swinging his legs over the side of the bed and standing up.

"For what?" the blond asked, tilting his head.

"I let Morro take over, I hurt you, I beat you…"

"J-just 'cause you couldn't stop it doesn't mean it's your fault…" Lloyd shook his head. "I'm just glad you're okay…"

"Me?" His father knelt next to his bed. "You were the one who was beaten until you couldn't even crawl!" Lloyd heard some worried murmurs from the other three.

"But you were possessed! I know how horrible that feels. And he made me hurt you, you didn't do that! It's not your fault."

"But still…" His father shook his head, looking down. Slowly, carefully, Lloyd reached his uninjured arm over, placing it on his father's shoulder.

"It's not your fault." He said again. The older man lifted his head, then stood and sat down on the bed next to him, gently wrapping his arms around his shoulders. Lloyd tucked his head into the crook of his neck, closing his eyes as he wrapped his good arm around his father's back. They stayed like that for a long time, neither one moving. Finally, his father pulled away.

"You should see Andreea about those bruises." He instructed. "She should be able to heal them." Lloyd nodded slightly.

"Okay."

"I'll get everyone together – warn them about Morro." Kai spoke up. "I'll send Andree here, Lloyd, you're in no condition to walk, or even be moved, in that state.

"Yeah." The blond didn't let go of his father's arm. He didn't want to be separated from him, even if just by only a couple inches. He didn't want to risk Morro catching him again. Of course, he must've been out for at least a few hours… what if Morro had already possessed someone? He shuddered at the thought.

"Attention everyone!" Nya's voice – which one, he couldn't tell – crackled through the intercom. "Evil Morro is in the base, I repeat, evil Morro is in the base. Everyone report to the meeting room. Except Andreea, who needs to go to the medical bay to heal Lloyd." There was a click, then Lloyd heard footsteps echoing through the base. After a minute, the pink ninja appeared, hurrying to his bedside and clicking her tongue.

"You got yourself pretty beat up, kid."

"I'm the same age as your boyfriend." He raised an eyebrow.

"You act younger." The diamond mistress shrugged, then placed a hand over the bruise on his forehead. He flinched, but relaxed as the pain subsided. She did the same for his arm, and leg, and his side, before running out of energy. Just as Lloyd was about to respond that he was fine now, a scream rang out through the base. Quickly, Lloyd slid out of bed, but doubled over as pain shot through his chest.

"Maybe you should stay in bed…" His father cautioned as he helped him stand.

"N-no…" the blond said through gritted teeth. "We gotta join the o-others… can't let Morro catch us alone…"

"Alright." His father put an arm around his shoulders, holding him upright. "Let's go find who made that noise."

*yang voice* some girl's in trouble!

~FFF