Chapter 2-Garmadon's Family Christmas

AN: I don't own Ninjago!

Shopping for gifts was hard for Garmadon. He wanted to get just the right gifts for his family, especially Koko. He knew that gifts couldn't make up for the past, but he sure wanted to try to get the best.

He had asked Lloyd what he wanted, and the teen had told him about a new video game he was interested in. That was easy. When Garmadon asked Koko, she had told him anything was fine.

That made it really difficult.

"I'll steal an entire store, for you, if I need to," Garmadon had told her. Koko had told him 'please don't'.

So, trying to find the perfect gift for his wife that would express how he felt about her was no easy challenge. He was currently at the mall, browsing stores, looking at everything, but finding nothing he thought was good enough. The crowds were crazy, and people were fighting over last-minute items they wanted to get. It was enough that Garmadon wanted to do something about it that he would later regret. He had to get out of there. Sighing in defeat, he left and mall. Suddenly, he remembered something that he thought would make the perfect gift. He rushed off, as he had some places to go.

A few days before Christmas, it snowed; enough so that kids were outside having snowball fights and sledding. Koko was doing some last-minute shopping, leaving Garmadon and Lloyd in the apartment. The pair had decided to go outside and enjoy the snow.

Even though Lloyd was too old for it, he decided to put together a snowman. Garmadon grinned widely and helped him put on the finishing touches.

The teen surveyed the finished product. "Thanks, dad. It looks great!"

"It does, doesn't it?"

Lloyd smirked as he picked up some snow, formed a ball and playfully, chucked it at his dad.

Garmadon raised a brow at him. "Oh, do you really want to start this with me?" He challenged.

"Let's see what you've got," Lloyd answered with a grin. "I've gotten a lot better at throwing things."

The warlord smirked, showing fangs. "Bring it on, then."

They got some distance between them and Lloyd gathered some snow and quickly formed a ball, launching it at Garmadon.

Garmadon dodged easily, but he was impressed with how well his son's aim had improved. "Dodge this!" He called as he fired off four snowballs with his four arms that Lloyd narrowly avoided.

His dad certainly had an advantage with four arms, but he wasn't going to let that deter him. He formed two balls and threw them as hard and fast as he could. His dad avoided them too.

They soon had an all-out war going on between them. Garmadon would form the snowballs with two of his arms, while chucking balls with his other two arms, so he had a constant barrage going. Their quick ninja moves allowed them to dodge with ease. No one had gotten nailed yet, although Lloyd had some really close calls. Not willing to give up, they continued for a couple of hours.

Getting tired, but not willing to yield, Lloyd took refuge behind a tree, as he thought about how he could land a hit.

Unknown to Lloyd, Garmadon was stealthily making his way towards his son. He had seen him dive behind the tree.

As Lloyd peered out to take a look, he suddenly got hit with a snowball directly in the face, which knocked him over.

"Ha! Gotcha!" Garmadon shouted in victory. When Lloyd didn't get up right away, the warlord got worried. Did he hit his son too hard?

"Luh-loyd?" He asked as he bent over his son. "Are you okay?"

Lloyd suddenly opened his eyes, and threw a snowball at his dad, nailing him in the chest.

"Now, we're even," he grinned.

Garmadon blinked and then laughed deeply. "Good one, son! I was not expecting that!" He helped his son up with two of his arms.

Lloyd brushed off some snow. "We better head back. Mom is probably worried."

"Yeah. I have to admit son, your skills are impressive," the warlord said as they walked.

"Thanks dad. I wouldn't be so good if it wasn't for you," Lloyd answered.

When they came inside, Koko was waiting for them. "Where have you two been?"

"Just having some friendly competition," the warlord answered, winking at Koko, and leaving her to wonder exactly what that meant.

A few days later, Garmadon had gotten an idea to surprise Koko. He bought some mistletoe placed it strategically up in the living room entryway. They had been getting closer lately, cuddling on the couch, hugging and holding hands, so he thought he could initiate something now.

Koko was in the exact spot, standing right under it, talking to Lloyd. Perfect! Soon Lloyd left and Garmadon decided to make his move. He crept up quietly behind Koko. He was almost there...just a little more…

Koko got a tingling feeling that someone was behind her. Her ninja reflexes kicked in and she closed her eyes and grabbed a surprised Garmadon by the arm, and threw him over her shoulder, slamming him on the floor.

When Koko opened her eyes, she looked down to see it was Garmadon she had just body slammed. He had a dazed expression on his face.

"Garm? Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry! I didn't realize it was you sneaking up on me like that," Koko explained, an embarrassed blush on her face. She reached out her hand and helped him up.

"It's good to see you haven't lost your touch," Garmadon told her as he got up, rubbing his back.

"Are you okay?" Koko asked him.

"Nothing that a kiss couldn't fix," he told her with a sly grin. He pointed to the mistletoe that was above them.

Koko blushed, and leaned in to kiss the warlord on the lips. It had been a long time since she had kissed Garmadon and she had forgotten how good it felt. Soon, they had their arms around each other, holding each other close.

"Hey mom?" Lloyd walked in to see his parents kissing. They quickly broke apart. Garmadon wished the kiss could have lasted longer, but hey, it was a start!

"What did you want, sweetie?" Koko asked him.

"Um, just that it's time to go caroling," Lloyd said. He was glad his mom and dad were getting close again, but he didn't want to intrude on private moments.

"Right! Let's get ready then," Koko said. She had gotten the family all matching Christmas sweaters, since she was the ultimate Christmas mom. While they may have looked cringy to the outsider, the Garmadons pulled off the look well.

Lloyd's friends had decided to join them in caroling around the neighborhood and they were all waiting for them, when the family came outside.

"Hey bro! Merry Christmas!" Kai greeted with fist bump. Nya, Cole, Jay and Zane all gave their greetings too.

"Merry Christmas, guys!" Lloyd said. "Glad you could join us."

They all went around together singing carols at various places. They also gave out some of the baked goods that Koko had made. Some people gave them hot chocolate, which helped to warm them up.

"Oh look, it's Garmadork," a voice suddenly said. "Nice sweater, loser!" It was Chen. He still hadn't changed much even after learning that Lloyd was the green ninja.

Koko was livid, but Lloyd was used to it from Chen. "Just ignore him," Lloyd said.

Garmadon wasn't about to just ignore him. "Hey kid. Want to know what happened to the last people who made me mad?"

Chen hadn't seen that Lord Garmadon was in the group. He took a couple of steps back.

"I stepped on them in my mech," Garmadon told him.

Chen turned pale. He thought Garmadon had reformed. He quickly took off.

"Dad!" Lloyd face palmed. "That's not going to make people believe you have changed."

"What? No one makes fun of my son, or our Christmas sweaters that your mom bought," Garmadon defended.

"Anyway, who cares?" Kai said. "That was priceless to see Chen's face!" He laughed.

Lloyd just shook his head. The rest of the evening went without incident.

AN: Part 2! Next part coming soon! Reviews are always welcome!