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Chapter 29

Bansha watched in stunned silence as Morro fled the rest of the group with his girlfriend in tow.

"HEY! COME BACK!" Jay 1 yelled after them. "Where're they going?"

"I dunno. But we gotta go after them." Cole 2 started in the direction they had gone.

"How are we supposed to find them?" Zane 1 protested. "It's a huge city!"

"Well we can't come back without Morro." Kai 1 huffed. "You know Lloyd will skin us if we do." Zane sighed.

"You're right. Everyone, split up into pairs and and start searching. Everyone meet at the edge of the desert tonight, whether they've been found or not. Alright?" The others nodded, and they split up and headed off. They didn't have quite even numbers, so it was decided that Nya go alone since she could kill any ghosts she came across.

Bansha paired up with Cole 2, and they headed straight in the direction Morro and Indigo had gone. Hopefully, since he couldn't see, he would keep going straight until he hit something or calmed down. What in Ninjago had caused him to run off like that? Had he panicked? Had the stress of not being able to see been too much for him? Whatever the case, they wouldn't know until they found him. Which, hopefully, they managed to do before he got caught.

ThDarknessReturn

Indigo stared blankly at the human version of herself perched atop the toppled pile of boxes with her hands on her hips. So this is what the other version of her was like.

"Crap." The other her muttered. "Another second and I would've rid this world of you. If not for you!" She pointed an accusing finger at Indigo. "Who might you be, vile doppelganger?!" Indigo just stared for a moment before replying.

"Uhh, I'm Indigo. Well, I'm you from another timeline."

"A likely story!" The other her stomped her foot. "And I suppose this nasty creature is from this 'under time lime' as well?" She cast a disdainful look at Morro.

"It's other timeline, and yeah, actually."

"Sure."

"Well, don't I look like you?" Indigo threw her hands up in the air. "And you just saw me use my powers to save Morro!"

"I-Indigo?" Morro stammered, trying to sit up but failing due to his weakened state. "Who are you talking to?"

"My other me." His girlfriend replied, standing in between him and her double. "And he came to help," she addressed the human girl. "He came from our universe to try to beat this world's Morro."

"And why should I believe that?" Indigo 2 crossed her arms.

"Do you really think this world's Morro would let himself get in this situation?" Indigo crossed her arms back. "Blind, weakened, and confused? If he was blind, he wouldn't leave his castle without 40 guards around him. And if he was evil then I would've killed him by now."

"Unless you're evil." Her double shot back. "If you're good, why are you a ghost?"

"'Cause I fell off a bridge."

"Wow. Smart." Indigo 2 said sarcastically.

"Thanks, I'm rather proud of it." Indigo said sarcastically back. They were both silent for a few moments, then the human girl uncrossed her arms and shrugged.

"Okay. I trust you."

"Wait, really?"

"Yeah." Her double hopped down off the boxes. "C'mon, let's get out of here before we get spotted by a patrol. I'll take you home to my husband and son."

"Your what?"

TheDarknessReturn

Morro listened to the two Indigos' footsteps, not having to do anything but think as he was carried along. Having been drained of his energy by his Indigo, he was too weak to walk, and therefore was forced to be carried. Neither girl spoke. If they had, he wasn't sure he would be able to tell them apart. When they had first started arguing, he had thought his girlfriend was talking to herself. Or that he was hearing things. It was so weird to meet another one of her. And she married? And had a son? He was a bit jealous of her husband. He and Indigo could never have children of their own. Abruptly, Indigo stopped walking.

"Here we are!" Indigo 2 – it had to be her because his Indigo wouldn't know the way – said, and he heard a door open, then Indigo started walking again.

"Mom?" Came a little boy's voice. "Who are these guys?"

"Long story."

"Why does the girl look like you?"

"Like I said, long story." Some snuffling. "This is my son, Simon. Simon, this is Indigo and Morro. They're from another dimension."

"Cool." Simon sounded impressed.

"Where's dad?"

"Upstairs."

"Okay. I'mma get him. You two can sit down." Morro heard foosteps walking away, then creaking stairs, then his Indigo took a few steps before he was set down on something soft. A couch, it felt like.

"Are you really from another dimension?" The little boy asked.

"Yep." Indigo confirmed.

"Why are you a ghost?"

"I died."

"Why are you carrying him?"

"Because he can't walk."

"Why not?"

"I drained his energy because your mom tried to knock a stack of boxes over on us."

"Why'd she do that?" This kid sure was full of questions.

"She thought we were evil."

"Why?"

"Because we're ghosts."

"Why?"

"Okay, my turn to ask questions. How old are you?"

"I'm five."

"What's your dad's name?"

"Owen."

"What's he like?" Simon was silent for a moment.

"Tall." He said at last.

"Well that's specific." Morro heard stairs creaming, and struggled to sit up straight. He'd rather not be seen as weak in front of Indigo's counterpart's husband.

"Indigo, Morro, this is my husband, Owen." Came Indigo 2's voice. "I already explained about the other timeline thing."

"Hey." Came a deeper, male voice. Morro nodded in acknowledgement.

"Hi." His Indigo greeted the other male.

"Simon, come help me fix dinner." Indigo's double said, and Morro heard footsteps as the two exited the room, leaving Morro, Indigo 1, and Owen alone together. There was silence for a couple moments before the other man broke the silence.

"So… are you two… together?"

"Romantically? Yes." Indigo replied.

"Married?"

"Not yet." She certainly expected to someday marry him. Which was good, because he planned to someday propose to her. Someday soon.

"I see." A couple moments of silence. "Gosh, it's weird seeing you with him. No offence, I just meant… because he's so evil here."

"It's weird seeing two of me." She replied in a monotone voice.

"What do you look like?" Morro spoke up.

"Um… what?" Owen sounded confused.

"I guess the other me didn't mention that he's blind." Indigo explained. "The bad Morro captured him and did something to his eyes."

"Oh. Uh… I'm about six feet tall, and I have very short blond hair, and… a bit of a beard. I'm light-skinned and I have brown eyes." That gave him a pretty good mental image of him. The ghost boy nodded.

"What does Simon look like?"

"Darker skin, not quite as dark as Indigo's, strawberry-blond hair and brown eyes. And he's about four feet tall."

"Hmm." He wondered if he would ever be able to see him."

"OWEN!" Indigo 2 yelled from another room. "HELP ME PUT OUT THE KITCHEN!"

"What do you mean 'put out the kitchen'?"

"It's on fire!"

"Not again!" Morro heard running footsteps, then distant yelling.

"Think we should help?" Indigo asked.

"I think they've got it." The two sat in silence for a few moments.

"So what do you think of them?" She asked at last.

"I'm a little jealous, to be honest."

"Jealous?" She sounded confused. "Why?"

"Because of Simon. We're both ghosts, we'll never be able to have kids."

"Oh." She sighed. "Yeah."

"But at least I have you." He reached up to her shoulder, feeling his way up to her face and stroking her cheek. She giggled.

"So does he." She pointed out.

"You're better."

"We're the same person! What makes me better than her?"

"You love me." Silence.

"Fair." She said at last. He chuckled.

"I thought so."

"Morro!" A faraway voice made him jerk upright. "Indigo! Morro!"

"What is it?" Indigo asked.

"Someone's calling us."

"I don't hear anything."

"Well I do. We need to rejoin the others. Hurry, go tell the other you and her family we have to do, then we'll go find them."

"Okay." She heard shuffling, running footsteps, then voices, After a moment, Indigo ran back. "Done. Can you walk?"

"I think so." Morro stumbled to his feet. "Let's go, and hurry." Indigo lead him out of the house and back into the alleys, where he called,

"Hello?"

"Morro!" The voice was much closer now, and he recognized it as Bansha's. "Where have you been? Why did you run off like that?"

"I heard guards coming and I panicked."

"…I see. I'm glad you two weren't caught. Come on, we have to rejoin the others."

"Where are they?" Indigo asked.

"Looking for you two. We're supposed to meet at the desert. Come on." Bansha took his other hand and began to lead him along. Morro followed, letting himself get lost in thought. That was a weird encounter. It felt almost surreal. He should try not to run off again. He might not be so lucky. Besides, he couldn't wait to see Lloyd- er, hear Lloyd. Or feel him. Or something. Whatever the case, it would be great to be out of danger. He couldn't wait to get home.

Oh look romance

Owen is mine, I originally had him with a different name but changed it at the last minute, and Simon belongs to one of my RP buddies on G+. Here's to you, Adam.

~FFF