So I fell down some stairs and sprained my ankle

I pity Lloyd 2, he has to go around on crutches all the time...

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"So this is what a victory feels like." Kai 2 remarked, his hands on his hips as he surveyed the newly rebuilt city.

"It's been a long time. Jay 2 agreed. Their conquest of Stiix had been almost laughably easy. Most of the ghosts had died in the initial flood, and any that somehow escaped were picked off one by one in the ninja's second sweep of the city. Four of the #2 ninja had made a Tornado of Creation to rebuild the center of the city, and create a safe, waterproof place for them to rest and heal. The remaining inhabitants of the city had thanked for their brave deed, and had set to work rebuilding the run-down city with the leftover wood from the collapse.

"What do we do when we run out of wood?" Nya asked, coming up behind them.

"I guess we'll have to go to the forest and cut some more down. Or tear down some old buildings." Kai 2 shrugged.

"Buildings would be easier, since the wood is already in boards and planks." Jay 2 agreed.

"Ninja?" I voice from behind them said, and they turned to see three teenagers standing on the walkway behind them. A girl with dark hair – and what looked like really muscular legs – stood in front, her hands met respectfully behind her back. "Thank you for saving our city." She gave them a slight bow.

"It's our pleasure." Kai 2 flashed her a grin, returning her box – with a bit more flair, of course. "You three live here?"

"Yes, under the docks. Nico and Mira-" she gestured to the two behind her. "-are elemental masters, and I'm a competent fighter. We did our best to resist against the ghosts, but the three of us could do little on our own."

"You're been fighting them for a while?" Jay 2 raised his eyebrow. The dark haired girl nodded. "Huh. Funny we never ran into you. What's your name?"

"Lila. Lila Stiix. My father used to be the mayor of this city, until Bansha killed him." Her voice became decidedly bitter when she said Bansha's name.

"Oh. I'm sorry." Jay sounded sad.

"It's alright. I just… can't wait to see the look on that witch's face when I lock her up for eternity." Lila clenched her fist.

"Well, Lila, Nico, Mira," Nya spoke up. "How about you come in? We can swap stories, battle tactics, see if either of us can give the other any useful information." Lila nodded.

"Sounds like a good plan to me." The two parties stepped into the large, wooden building, Nya leading them through to the large room in the center, where the injured ghosts were resting. As soon as Lila entered the room, her eyes locked on Bansha, who was sitting on the floor next to Indigo. "You!"

"You!" Indigo shouted back, sitting up straight.

"Whoa, hey," Kai 2 quickly stepped in front of the human girl. "What's going on?"

"Those three kidnapped us!" Indigo snapped, followed by a nod from Bansha.

"What are you doing with her?!" Lila hissed, gesturing angrily at Bansha. "I thought you were on our side!"

"We are! Let me explain. Kai B?" Kai 1 walked over, and Lila stepped back in shock. "Bansha's from another timeline. Indigo too. They're good guys."

"I told you so!" Indigo yelled across the room. Cole 2 elbowed her. "Ow!"

"Not helpful." He chided.

"Well sorry." She muttered. Lila groaned.

"I… fine. I guess I owe you an apology. But you did shoot Mira." The blond girl shifted uncomfortably, and Nya noted the bandage she had wrapped around her leg.

"We didn't. That was Charlie, who, by the way, shot Bansha in the leg too. Consider yourself avenganced."

"Avenged." Bansha corrected her.

"Whatever."

"Fine. I'm sorry for locking you two up." Lila crossed her arms.

"Me too."

"Me too." Nico and Mira echoed.

"Now that that's out of the way, how about we join forces?" Lloyd 2 suggested, hobbling across the room on his crutches. "We could always use more fighters."

"Don't see why not." Lila agreed. "We could use the help as well. Is there a double of you?" She asked the blond. He nodded.

"He's off in a corner somewhere, probably moping."

"Moping? Why?" You just won an entire city."

"Yeah, but, Morro destroyed our base, and when he fled, he took our Morro with him."

"You have a Morro too?"

"Yep. The last time he got captured, the bad Morro broke all his fingers, so the other me's pretty upset."

"Huh." Lila shrugged, sinking down in a chair and motioning the other two to do the same. "Alright. Let's talk tactics."

TheDarknessReturn

"You lied to me." Morro was silent, head lowered, as his double walked a slow circle around the chair he was strapped to. "I don't take kindly to liars." A fist slammed into his nose, and his head snapped back as he let out a grunt of pain. "What I did to you last time clearly wasn't enough to beat you into submission. This time, I have other plans. This time, you'll have no choice but to obey me." The other him stepped away, looking disinterested. "Take him to a cell." He ordered the guards standing by the door, then sauntered out.

When one of his hands was freed, Morro gingerly touched his nose. It felt broken. At least, since he was a ghost, he couldn't bleed. The wind elemental was dragged – none too gently – down into the dungeon and tossed into a vacant cell. One hand on his face, Morro scooted back against the wall. At least the pain in his hands wasn't as bad as when they were first broken. That was much worse. His fingers were still very tender, of course, but they didn't hurt as much as at first.

What did the other him mean by 'no choice but to obey me'? Unless he had some sort of hypnotism or mind control, that wouldn't work. Not on him. He would never serve him. Not even if he was beaten within an inch of his life – well, afterlife. Still, he wasn't looking forward to whatever the evil Morro had planned for him. Unfortunately, there was nothing to do but look forward to it. There was nothing else to do in the accursed dungeon.

Except… except think about the others. The other him had destroyed the base… flooded it. Indigo, Bansha, how could they have survived that? They must've drowned… and the rest, had they drowned too? Lloyd… Silently, Morro prayed that they had made it out, prayed they had survived. Though incredibly unlikely, anything was possible with God.

Now to pray that he would make it out alive.

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~FFF