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(also why did I only get 5 reviews last chapter im sad :( )

"It feels weird to be wearing deepstone again." Lloyd remarked, tugging at the straps of his borrowed gi.

"What's the difference between it and another gi?" Nya 2 asked.

"Deepstone makes it heavier."

"Ah." It had been decided that the ninja and co would mount another attack on Morro's castle, armed with deepstone and the two water ninjas, to free all the prisoners this time. All the ghosts were staying behind, so there was no risk of them getting killed in a fight, as well as Wu, Dyana, Lloyd 2, and Gin. "Sensei, can you defend the city if Morro A attacks?"

"We should be able to." Wu nodded. "We have a decent fighting force staying behind. We should be fine."

"Good. Everyone else, move out." Kai 1 instructed, and the group moved towards the exit, Morro trailing along behind them. They had agreed to let him tag along to the edge of the village, he wanted to see how well he could navigate with his powers.

The walk through the village was very peaceful, the only sounds being the sounds of life around them and the ocean sloshing lazily against the support beams. Morro and Lloyd had a quiet conversation at the back of the group, discussing what Morro could 'see'. The ghost got a few strange looks from the villagers, but the ninja has previously explained their situation, so no one bothered them. As they neared the bridge, Lloyd heard a sound off to his right, and looked up in search of the source to see a little girl crying in an alley. She looked to be about five or six.

"Hang on a minute." Lloyd slowed to a stop, putting a hand on Morro's arm. "There's a little girl crying over there. I'm gonna go see if she's okay."

"Okay." The ghost nodded. "I'll tell the others." Morro hurried ahead while Lloyd turned, slowly approaching the little girl.

"Hey." He called out softly. "Are you okay?" The little girl looked up at him with wide, teary eyes.

"Y-yeah…" she nodded slightly. "Wh-who are you?"

"I'm Lloyd. What's your name?"

"M-Madilyn…"

"Nice to meet you, Madilyn." He sat down next to her. "Why are you crying?"

"I c-can't find my m-mommy and daddy…"

"Where did you see them last?

"In the m-market in town…"

"Did you get separated from them?"

"Yeah…"

"Do you think they went home looking for you?"

"M-maybe…"

"Where's your house?"

"Th-that way." She pointed. "But I don't w-wanna go alone…"

"I'll come with you." He stood up and offered her a hand, waiting for her to take it and helping her to her feet before letting her lead him off into the alleys, wiping the tears off her face with her sleeve. They walked in mostly silence for a few minutes, the child sniffling from time to time before she stopped in the middle of an empty alley. "What is it?" The blond boy asked.

"I have the funniest feeling…" the girl said in a faraway voice. "That you just got lead into a trap." Lloyd barely had time to register the deep, growling voice before a green, ethereal figure floated up out of her. Morro.

"Really?" Lloyd took a step back, putting his hands on his hips. "Possessing a little girl? That's low even for you."

"Why not?" Morro 2 grinned, taking a step closer. "She belongs to me. You all belong to me. I can use her body if I wish."

"Okay, that sounds super creepy. And also really gross."

"I- I didn't mean-" Morro's double looked taken aback. "I'm not a pedophile!"

"Sure you're not."

"I'm not!"

"After what you tried to do to Indigo, I doubt it."

"Seriously! Even I'm not that evil!" Morro 2 threw his hands up in the air. "Look, it doesn't matter. I'm taking you prisoner, and if you don't fight then I might not hurt you much." The ghost reached out to possess him, but his hand knocked against Lloyd's gi. "…huh?"

"Deepstone." Lloyd grinned, tapping his shoulder. "Bet you weren't ready for that, were you?"

"I-" Evil Morro appeared to have gone into shock.

"This time, the trapper's trap trapped the trapper." With that, Lloyd tackled him to the ground, grabbing his wrists and pinning him down. This snapped him out of his stupor, and the ghost struggled violently, but couldn't break his hold. Phasing through the ground, Morro tried to escape through the boards, but the blond kept ahold of his wrist with one hand, fumbling for the vengestone cuffs at his waist at the other. Dragging the ghost up a foot, Lloyd cuffed him with one end of the cuffs, rendering his powers useless.

"NO!" Morro screamed, struggling to break his hold. With a shrug, Lloyd let him drop – but only a few feet, as his cuff hit the boards and stopped, leaving Morro dangling over the ocean below. The tyrant let out an almost inhuman scream, scrabbling angrily at the cuff with his other hand. Unfortunately for him, Lloyd caught ahold of his free hand and chained it to the first. Morro was powerless, and he wasn't taking it well at all.

As the ghost struggled and screamed, Lloyd shot a ball of light up in the air, a previously-agreed upon signal for assistance. As it exploded high above him, he grabbed Morro's cuffs and dragged him up through the boards again. Yanking one of his gloves off, Lloyd thrust his hand into Morro's stomach before he could phase through the ground again, hissing,

"If I create a ball of energy right now, it will tear you apart from the inside, very slowly, and very painfully. Do you want that?" Hate-filled eyes boring into his, Morro shook his head no. "Then don't move an inch. And don't think I'll hesitate just because I'm a good guy. After what you've done to my friends, you'll get no mercy from me." Lloyd didn't break eye contact with the tyrant, matching him glare for glare as the minutes slowly ticked by.

Finally, the others arrived, evidenced by the footsteps and murmurs of astonishment behind him. "Guys, look, it's the catch of the day." He quipped, eliciting a growl from his prisoner.

"What- how?" Kai 2 demanded in shock.

"I'll explain in a few minutes. Someone put another pair of cuffs on his ankles." Lloyd instructed, and Jay obeyed as Lloyd created a spark of energy inside his captive – a warning not to try anything. However, it was enough to make the ghost yelp and squirm in pain.

"I didn't move! Why are you hurting me?"

"If this were the other way around, you would've broken both my legs and beaten me into staying still by now." The green ninja gave him a hard look. "Consider yourself lucky that all I've given you is warnings." The ghost growled again, but didn't respond. "Now, will you walk, or do I have to drag you back to the base?"

"I'll walk." The ghost king muttered.

"Good." Lloyd pulled his hand out of him and pulled on his deepstone glove again, hauling Morro to his feet. "Kais, take him. You don't have to be gentle, but don't hurt him either." The red ninjas obeyed, each taking on of the tyrant's arms and glaring at him. Turning away, Lloyd picked up the little girl, who was now unconscious.

"Everyone back to base. We'll have to postpone our rescue mission again." The blond ordered, and the group headed back the way they had come, Morro 2 shuffling along sullenly between the two Kais. Lloyd couldn't stop a grin from spreading over his face. They – he – had just won a great victory. Morro was now their prisoner. Not dead, so he could come back, but completely out of commission. Without him, the world would fall into chaos. It would be easy to reclaim Ninjago. And all they had to do was lock Morro away in a hole somewhere, get rid of the Preeminent, and Ninjago was free again.

They had won.

Morro, this is what we call in league "throwing"

also im going on vacation again starting the 6th and ending the 11th so I won't be gone for as long this time

and lastly even though ninjago is a "boy's show" I'm pretty sure like 90% of the fandom are girls lmao

edit: I accidently pasted it in twice so I had to go and fix it

~FFF

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