AN: A longer chapter for you all! Beta: Sunny Lighter and she came up with great ideas for this. I so appreciate her help with this fic. EMPFangirl02 wrote parts of this too. I own nothing.

Lloyd sat dejectedly in his cell. If only he didn't have these vengestone cuffs on, he could easily escape. He wondered what his father had meant by 'watching him' conquer Ninjago. He did notice a small screen near the ceiling of his prison, so maybe that was it? His only hope at this point was for the other Ninja to find him and get him out of there before it was too late. Garmadon seemed really upset when he wouldn't join him, so who knew what he would do now? Lloyd realized he had been rather harsh. He was really beginning to think that this wasn't the purely evil version of his father after all, maybe another version of him was from somewhere else, judging by the phone call from another mysterious Lloyd. But if he wasn't his real father...then who was he?

Garmadon was in a bad mood. His son had refused to join him and fangirl proposed the most ridiculous notion he had ever heard in his life. It was new to him to have someone genuinely this devoted to him, (The Shark army just feared him) but she had taken things too far. He needed to get away from her and get back to his volcano. As great as this fan club was, it was distracting him from his real goal; conquering Ninjago. He needed to get back to his army and his mech. Once Ninjago was his, Luh-loyd would have to acknowledge him and change his mind. Deciding on his course of action, he left the fan club without telling anyone, and hopped on the motorcycle he had ridden over earlier. Gunning the engine, he took off in the direction he thought his volcano was.

Harumi had searched the entire compound, but there was no sign of her leader. She had asked her minions if anyone had seen Lord Garmadon, but they all replied in the negative. Thinking back to their conversation, she concluded that he must have gone to go and conquer Ninjago without her.

Harumi growled under her breath. She needed to be there with him. If she wasn't, who knew what this crazy version of her hero would do. And her plans were too delicate to leave in the unstable warlord's hands. Nothing had been going her way at all lately, and it wasn't fair! All these years of planning, and now her revenge should finally be complete!

Instead, Harumi was left with a bumbling version of her hero who seemed to do the opposite of what he was told, if he even acknowledged her at all! On top of that, he'd completely rejected her and seemed to think of her as only an expendable fangirl. A fangirl of all things!

Although, she mused, even if he didn't want her as a daughter, she could still be make herself useful to him. Enough to carry out her plans for Ninjago at the least. And there was the matter of Lloyd being their prisoner. Harumi smirked in spite of herself—that was satisfying for sure. Especially since he had fallen for the whole damsel in distress routine again. Speaking of which…it was time to pay her captive a little visit.

"Hello, Lloyd," Harumi greeted, almost flirtatiously. She loved the way the mere tone of her voice caused Lloyd to flinch, a small taste of revenge for all the torture he'd caused her over the years.

"What do you want, Harumi?" he asked flatly. So, he was in the apathy stage, now was he? Well, she could play that game.

"Only to say that Lord Garmadon is going to conquer Ninjago. Your refusal sent him into a blind rage, and he vowed to destroy everything you love. Especially the foolish ninja who 'brainwashed' you," Harumi smirked, watching Lloyd's eyes widen with horror. Lies mixed with half-truths were powerful weapons indeed.

"You should have seen his face," she continued, digging the knife into Lloyd's heart. "Now that he knows that you've betrayed him once and for all, he probably won't rest until the whole of Ninjago City is burnt to the ground, while you watch." She gestured to the screen in his cell and drove the last point home. "And I will be at his side, carrying out my ultimate revenge." She put on her best smile, the one she knew grated on the Green Ninja's nerves.

Lloyd's stared at the floor, and for a moment she thought she'd triumphed, but then his face suddenly hardened, and he sat up straighter on his bench. "Sure. Like I'll ever believe you again. Besides, if you're really going to carry out your 'ultimate revenge', shouldn't you be with him right now?" he asked her.

Harumi's smile faltered for a second before she plastered it back on. "Oh, I'm going to be, don't you worry about that. I just wanted to relish in your despair at not being able to do anything to stop us. Good-bye, Lloyd."

As she started walking away, Lloyd called out to her. "Something went wrong during the ceremony, didn't it? He's not the man you thought he was. The man you wanted."

Harumi allowed herself to frown, just for a moment, before she turned to face him. "It doesn't matter. I've still won." Then she left. Garmadon may not be what she expected, but that didn't mean the situation was lost. Not yet.

"Are you sure this is the right place, Kai?" Jay asked for the tenth time.

"Of course, I'm sure. That guy told us where to find him, did he?" Then he mumbled, "and I put a tracking device on Lloyd."

"What was that you said?" Jay asked. "I couldn't hear you."

Kai looked away, feeling a little embarrassed. "I put a tracking device on Lloyd just in case. Back when we were on the Bounty."

"Then why did we even bother threatening that guy to find out where Lloyd was?" Jay grumbled.

"Just drop it, Jay," Kai warned.

"He probably wasn't thinking then," Nya put in with a smirk.

Kai glowered at her and Zane quickly jumped in before a fight could break out. "Lloyd does seem to have a terrible habit of getting kidnapped, so it was a wise precaution," he said, placating both parties.

"Yeah, but how are we going to get past the Sons of Garmadon to find him?" Cole asked.

"I've got that all worked out," Kai answered with a smile. He held up some disguises.

"Oh no, not this again," Cole groaned.

Garmadon drove down the road at dangerously high speeds, earning him glares as he wove in and out of traffic. He pointedly ignored them.

"What is wrong with everyone around here?" He grumbled as he cut someone off, who in turn honked at him. He kept going until he ended up in the city of Ninjago. He came to a sudden stop when he saw a very prominent, tall looking building with a strange, oval pointed shape at the top of it. He noticed a sign that read 'Borg Tower.' He had never heard of that place before.

"Well, this seems like a good place to check out," Garmadon said aloud. He liked to check out new things-it might come in handy. He got off his motorcycle and walked across the street, paying no attention to cars that had to stop as he walked in front of them. That earned him some angry yells.

The warlord marched into the building and was immediately met with security. "I'm sorry sir, but unless you have an appointment with Mr. Borg, I'll have to ask you to leave."

"Mr. Borg? Who the heck is he?" Garmadon asked.

"Uh, he's the founder of Borg Industries Tech company," one of the security officers answered.

"Tech company, huh? What kind of tech?" the warlord continued, interested.

"Mr. Borg is the primary source for machinery, upgrades, and repairs for Ninjago. He's recently made the BorgWatch and BorgPad," the man answered. "Have you been living under a rock?"

The warlord ignored the last statement. "Sounds like my nerds, but better," Garmadon said with a gleam in his eyes. He wondered why his nerds hadn't told him about it. He would have to have a conversation with them about that. "Take me to see him right now."

"I already told you, sir, you have to have an appointment to see him. He's a very busy man," the guard told him. "If you don't leave, I'll have to arrest you."

Garmadon laughed. "That's rich. Do you have any idea who I am?"

"No."

"Well, allow me to enlighten you then." He smirked, showing his fangs.

Cyrus Borg was working at his desk. He was trying to come up with an idea for some new tech that he could release, when his door suddenly opened with a loud bang. "What the-?" He saw a tall, dark-looking man enter, brandishing two swords. He also had four arms...

"Hey there! Are you Borg?"

"Garmadon?" Borg asked. "Is that you?"

Garmadon frowned. "Of course it's me. Who else would I be?"

Borg swallowed. While he'd never met the evil version of Garmadon in person, he'd seen the news reports of a four-armed Garmadon terrorizing Ninjago. That was part of the reason he'd built a new, technological Ninjago after the battle with the original Overlord. Last time he saw Garmadon alive, however, was as Sensei Garmadon. How was he now back again? And he looked evil. What had happened to him? Borg wondered.

"What do you want with me?" he asked out loud. This Garmadon clearly wasn't the same person he knew.

Garmadon grinned. "I'm glad you asked."

"This isn't going to work," Cole complained.

"Yeah, this was a terrible idea, Kai!" Jay added.

"Well, you've got any better ones?" Kai hissed. "Because I'd love to hear them!"

"Guys, someone's coming!" Nya whispered.

All of them stood at attention and tried to look normal. Hopefully, Kai's gangster disguises would work so they would look like the Sons of Garmadon.

"Hey, you there!" One of the Sons of Garmadon shouted. The ninja froze immediately. Had they done something wrong? Would they have to fight their way out?

"Why aren't you wearing your shark outfit?" he asked.

"Shark outfit?" Jay repeated, not believing what he was hearing. Although, now that the ninja looked closely, they could see that the SoG member was wearing a tacky Great White Shark costume instead of gangster outfits.

Cole elbowed Jay as Zane quickly tried to cover for him. "You mean we have to wear those all the time?" he asked, looking as innocent as possible.

The thug sighed. "Yeah, the Quiet One says we have to wear them all the time, unless we want our Lord Emperor to shoot us out of that cannon thing." He shuddered and the ninjas' faces paled.

"So, uh, where do we get extras?" Jay asked. "I kinda lost mine."

Cole elbowed him again, and Jay glared at him. "What?" Jay hissed.

"Down the hall, turn right, go straight awhile, and it'll be the second closet you see," the thug replied. Then he bent in closer and whispered. "Don't worry. I burned mine too after Lord Garmadon left. But the Quiet One doesn't want us to take any chances."

They all nodded. "Of course," Nya said.

"Definitely don't want to get shot out of a cannon," Jay replied, a little too eagerly, but the man didn't seem to notice.

"Can you imagine how much worse it would be though if Garmadon actually had his volcano he keeps talking about?"

"That would be awful," Zane agreed, while the other ninja exchanged glances. Volcano? What the heck was this Garmadon doing?

"By the way," Kai said, changing the subject so awkwardly Nya cringed. "We were supposed to be assigned to the prisoner, but we got kind of lost."

"Yeah," Nya tacked on. "He's an idiot." She glared at him for being so obvious and he glared right back for insulting him, but apparently the SoG member was too oblivious to even notice.

"The Green Ninja?"

Zane and Cole nodded for the group, since Nya and Kai were too busy in a silent argument and Jay was distracted watching them.

"Well, it's a good thing I found you when I did. The Quiet One would not be happy if she saw you out of uniform, not that she's wearing one herself," he grumbled. Then he quickly glanced over his shoulder as if Harumi was going to appear out of nowhere. Seeing that she wasn't, he relaxed and gave them directions to Lloyd's cell. "Good luck," he finished.

"Thank you," Zane said, always polite, while the others just rushed down the hallway, not wanting to waste their good luck. The Sons of Garmadon member was completely oblivious, Lloyd had been all but handed right to them, and best of all, evil Lord Garmadon himself wasn't even here. Although it did make one wonder what he was actually doing...

"I want it to be something big, something wicked and with some pizazz. And it has to have sharks. Lots of sharks. And tanks for my sharks," Garmadon rambled off, as Borg frantically scribbled the warlord's instructions.

"Uh, sharks? You don't mean real ones, do you?" Borg asked, as he paused in his writing for a moment.

"Duh, of course, real ones. I want to be able to fire them out at people to scare the pants off of them as I conquer Ninjago."

Borg swallowed hard. What kind of person would do such a thing? "I don't know where I can get live sharks."

"I'm sure you'll find a way," Garmadon told him, picking his teeth with the tip of his sword.

He cringed. "S-sure, okay. Anything else?"

"I want it built as soon as possible. And," Garmadon paused for a moment and thrust one sword near Borg's face. "No funny business. Double cross me, and you'll regret it."

Borg nodded quickly. "I-I won't. I'll get started right away."

"Good. Now get going!" Garmadon barked.

Borg hurried away. He wondered if there was some way to contact the Ninja. But if he got caught doing so...he shook his head and got to work drawing out some plans. Where on Ninjago was he going to find real sharks without getting eaten alive?

"All right, stand up prisoner!" Kai announced loudly as they got to Lloyd's cell.

"What do you want now?" Lloyd asked as he stood up.

Kai made a shushing noise with his hand. He whispered, "Lloyd, it's us!"

"Kai?" Lloyd looked at him and others with him. "Is that you?"

Everyone took off their sea creature masks. "I told you he wouldn't recognize us," Jay grinned.

"I'm so glad to see you! How did you find me?" the teen asked.

"No time to explain. We need to get you out of here," Kai answered. "Stand back."

Lloyd did so, and Kai flamed the lock so it melted away. Then he opened the door.

"How do we get out of here?" Lloyd asked once he was out of the cell.

"You'll have to put on one of these," Cole told him as he handed him a crab outfit.

Lloyd cocked an eyebrow in disbelief. "You've got to be kidding me."

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