Chapter 1
Despite what he had previously believed when he was met with the sight of a massive vessel floating in the sky like something from a children's tale, it turned out getting aboard the ship required little to no effort and he would be lying if he said it was it difficult to sleek past it's many sleeping occupants.
He probably would have been able to get in and out under a second if it were not for the shadowed figure standing in front of him.
As he stepped closer to get a better look at his opponent's appearance he couldn't help ,but smirk, whoever this fool was his good years were definitely far behind him if his tired eyes and long white beard were anything to by.
As expected the old man took a painfully long time to eye him up and down before speaking.
"Hello may I ask who this unexpected visitor might be?"
A roll of his glowing green eyes was the only reply he was willing to offer him.
The senior's eyes narrowed as he continued speaking. "Not much of a talker I see ,well perhaps-"
The poor old idiot didn't even get to finish his sentence before the hilt of his blade had been thrust against the senior's lower abdomen without mercy.
As he sinisterly stared down at his victim he let a fleeting sense of pity wash over him.
'Sorry ,but you were in the way.'
Afraid the senior might cause a commotion, he wasted no time in gracefully snapping the fingers of his right hand and then once the old man was incapacitated he unceremoniously let the fool fall to the ground with as much gentleness as a grundle.
Then with the little road block out of his way he quickly made his way to the last door at the end of the hallway…
The green ninja's bedroom.
From there the events that unfolded next felt like they happened in nothing more than a blur in his mind's eye. He didn't register his actions he just did them because he had been preparing for this day for sixty years.
It didn't take long for him to slide the door open without a sound.
It didn't take long to grab the boy from his bed without waking him up. An achievement he may have considered extraordinary had he not accomplished far greater feats before.
It didn't even take long to secure the boy on his back as he jumped out the window.
Everything appeared to be go so smoothly that it seemed like departing would be the only task that required any modicum of effort.
So without so much as a glance behind him, he began to start his trek.
Forgottenfamily
When Lloyd woke up, the first thing he felt was a cold breeze brushing against his pajama covered back causing him to shiver. Then before he could even fully register where he was exactly the green ninja quickly realized he was moving,...or rather being moved...
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'AH! What the heck!' The blonde mentally screamed, jolted by the realization.
He had little time to process the information though because he soon became enraptured with the sight of the amazingly wide and tall mountain pass that lay before him. Then before he could have the chance to let the sight of his surroundings sink in he was very quickly hit with the awareness that someone was carrying him- if the strange unfamiliar figure holding him on it's back was anything to go by anyway.
Out of habit Lloyd began to struggle against the stranger's grip as his mind buzzed with a million and one questions.
This apparently got the person's attention because within the blink of an eye Lloyd suddenly found himself thrown off the figure's back and dangled over the edge of the path they had been traveling on.
Eyes widening to the size of dinner plates as he stared at the endless chasm below Lloyd gulped before turning his gaze back to his attacker.
What caught Lloyd's attention almost immediately was the long blade the stranger held in their left hand, as the blonde felt himself begin to sweat he quickly averted his gaze from the weapon in an effort to get his heart rate to slow down.
The stranger- whoever he was- appeared to be a man most likely in his thirties,his very long hair was a deep pitch black color, and his eyes were a color of green Lloyd had never seen in another human being before.
As the blonde's eyes traveled down, away from the man's face he saw his attacker's wardrobe consisted of a long white cape that kept most of the clothing beneath out of sight, save for the visible black bandages that covered his wrists. Then before the blonde could make any more quick observations he was suddenly interrupted from his thoughts by the man's voice.
"I do not appreciate brats like you making a fuss when I am trying to get us across this narrow mountain range as safely as possible."
The man had a strange timber to his voice that didn't seem to match his appearance, but even stranger was his accent, he sounded unlike any ninjagian the blonde had ever heard before. Beneath all that though there existed an obvious threat.
Lloyd continued to stare at the man in silence for a millisecond longer before he realized he might have to use his powers before whoever this was decided to do something less than pleasant.
However before he could think on that for long the man once again interrupted his thoughts by speaking.
"Don't." The man said quietly yet threateningly "While you were asleep I took the liberty of putting a vengestone bracelet around your right ankle, I'm surprised you haven't noticed by now, hmph maybe you're just a little slow green ninja."
Lloyd looked up to see to the man was right. There was a grey cuff resting on his right ankle.
Gulping only a little Lloyd spoke up.
"W-who-"
"Who am I?" The man cut him off. "Well I suppose it would be rude of me not to tell you since you asked so nicely, My name is Koso that's all you need to know for now."
"W-where are we?"
"We are currently on mountain boy, incased you haven't noticed?"
Lloyd grimaced at being referred to in such a childish manner.
"Why am I here?"
Koso snorted at the question before replying, "Why are you here? Well that will be answered shortly. Would have been answered by now ,but you had to go and cause this little detour, now listen well you are to remain perfectly still and not make a sound while I carry you is that clear?"
"..."
Koso huffed dropping Lloyd a few centimeters before catching him again by the end of his foot.
"I said is that clear?!"
Lloyd nodded his head nervously in reply.
The pair made it across the steep mountain range in relative silence.
When they had finally finished crossing it and had made it down to the meadow surrounded by forest on both sides. Once they had touched the grass the green ninja began to struggle again.
Koso noticing this huffed , clearly annoyed.
"What did I say about struggling?"
Now that they weren't on that steep mountain range anymore Lloyd felt more inclined to act a little rebellious against his captor.
"We're not on the mountain anymore put me down!"
The man ignored his request and instead resumed walking.
Lloyd continued his struggle in vain, until eventually he noticed they were in front of a small cottage.
He was surprised when Koso made his way inside. Of all the places he expected his kidnapper to take him a homely little cottage was not one of them.
Once the pair was inside, Koso wasted no time in making his way to a small bedroom at the end of the cottage's short hallway.
Looking around, Lloyd saw that the room was pretty bare save for the two twin beds that rested on either side.
Before the green ninja had much time to ponder anything though, Koso had grabbed him by the collar and lifted him from his back before setting him down on one of the twin beds.
Koso fixed him with a stern stern glare.."Now I, having to carry you this whole time am somewhat tired I think it would do both of us a world of good if you could behave and perhaps get some rest yourself, I'm sure you must be tired what with being carried the whole way." Koso said. sarcastically
Lloyd immediately shot to his feet.
"What? No, no okay you said you would explain why you kidnapped me."
Not to mention the fact it was Koso who had made him be carried the whole way.
The blacked haired man simply replied. "I said I would explain soon and I will for now you are to remain in this room until I say otherwise."
Before Lloyd could protest, the man had already disappeared out the door and shut it behind him.
When Lloyd tried to open it he found it was locked and no amount of his banging on it could get it to open.
Great Just Great! He was kidnapped and had no idea where he was or if help was on the way or not!
Frustrated Lloyd began to pace the room angerely when he noticed something.
The other bed had a person in it hidden beneath it's covers.
Lloyd's eyes widened as he slowly crept toward it.
Snaking a hand toward the covers he quietly pulled them back and when he could finally get a view of the person he shrieked.
"Morro!?"