Authors Notes: Probably just one more chapter left. Hope you like this chapter. It goes back to a few key elements of the movie. Specially the funny ones.

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Twisted Cogs

Shadows

Chapter 13

The call

His head felt like someone had put it under a bus. He opened his eyes and cringed from the sunlight. Weren't they in a cavern not to long ago? Where was he now? He rubbed his eyes and looked around again. He was in a jungle without anyone else around. He looked around trying to find something, anything he could find that might help. Nothing but trees, and maybe that sloth. Lloyd lay back looking up at the canopy and sighed. He wasn't sure what to do now. But if he was out here, more then l…

"I'm sure you all are awake now. Its a Battle Royale now! If you can find your way out of these woods...you can leave. If not you all are stuck on this island...forever!"

Lloyd heard laughing behind him. He felt someones hand on his back as he was helped up.

"Does he really think we're going to do as he says?" Kai asked. His sister was right behind him. She was sporting a black eye.

"You okay Nya?" Lloyd asked. Nya nodded letting him run his fingers along her face. He shook his head. "They'll pay for that...if Kai doesn't get hold of them for this...you know I will." Lloyd said. He was a firm believer not to hurt ladies. Being a guy raised by his mother.

"Alright we ne…" Kai stopped and looked around hearing a rumbling noise. The Quake Mech jumped out of the tree line and stood over them.

"Hey guys! Glad to see your alright!" The lightning jet flying overhead.

"Jay!" Nya yelled running forward climbing up onto the jet as it landed. Jay threw open the hatch and laughed as he was glomped by the young girl. "Thought you were d…" She spotted Zane just behind Jays seat holding Echo to him. His cheeks were soaked.

"Zane…" Nya reached down touching his hand. "Lloyd!" Nya yelled. Lloyd climbed up onto the mech helping Zane to carry Echo down. Echo lay down on the grass. The dark green looked so much more brighter around his bronze coloring.

"Hang onto him buddy. I got his power source right here." Lloyd pulled the clock from his Gi. Zane gasped and reached down pulling bis brothers shirt up and opened his door. Lloyd held out the clock for him. Zane plucked it from Lloyds palm and fit it back into the chest piece.

'This could take a while for him to boot u…' Pixal squeaked as Echo sat up grabbing hold of his brother. Zane however was ready for it and just held his brother tightly to him.

"I'm here brother. Do not fear anymore." Zane felt his brother slowly waking, but his arms held him tightly to him.

"I was afraid you had died." Echo whispered.

"We all thought you were too buddy."

"Where did the machines come from?" Zane asked.

"Ah well you know that super secret project we were talking about…?" Lloyd asked. Zane looked up at the mechs and smiled seeing the others hidden not to far away.

"My scans indicate...another three hidden within the brush. You could not have finished these all on your own. Are you a nindroid Lloyd?" Zane asked. He wasn't joking. His question was genuine.

"Oh no I couldn't take that from you and Echo." Lloyd laughed.

"No man Dr. Julien and Mr. Borg helped." Kai said.

"Father?" Zane asked looking down at Echo. "He...allowed it?"

"He said he planned on you eventually helping out the city from Garmadon. You were just that sort of person." Jay said sitting on the nose of the Lightning jet.

"Then it was prepared for." Echo looked up at his brother.

"You were planning on... leaving me?" Echo asked. Zane made an odd noise.

"Oh never brother. I'm just planning on saving the city to insure you are safe." He leaned forward touching his forehead to his brother. "I don't know what I'd do without you brother." Zane could hear his brothers breathing normally. It made him feel a lot better save for the hunger pains in him.

"You know what we should do?" Lloyd asked walking up onto the lightning jet pulling his hood up. He leaned back. They had been battling Garmadon off and on for a few weeks now. He dialed the Volcanos hotline. It picked up.

"This is the green ninja."

"Green who?" The secretary asked. She sounded snarky and chewed bubble gum loudly.

"The green ninja."

"Never hea…" Their was a scuffling sound, a scream, and Garmadons face showed up over the video feed.

"The green ninja...finally calling me? Are you going to give up? Surrender the city to me? You and your ninja have been a th…"

"Nope." Lloyd said and just leaned forward. "But we have a common enemy. One thats about to show up in ninjago city. Trying to step all over your turf." Lloyd said sitting back. "I thought I'd just tell you cause well...its yours right? The guys name is Chen." Lloyd of course playing it off. Their was no way they'd get back to ninjago city in time to stop Chen from destroying it. But they'd get back in time to see Garmadon and Chen fighting.

"Oh!" Garmadon slapped the table. "That jerk! I know him...Went to school with him. Tried to get all the girls, teachers pet, married some elemental master chick. Whatever. I'm going to go kick his butt…" the feed disconnected. Lloyd smiled up at the other ninja whose face just broke into a smile and they just laughed.

"But how are we going to get everyone back to Ninjago in time?"

"We found something you'll love." Cole pointed over his shoulder at the cove they had just found. Lloyd ran over to the tree line looking down into the water. Their was a large ship with white and red sails. Two red dragons hanging off the bow.

"Whoa…" Lloyd smiled

"Hello students!" Master Wu's voice echoed across the water.

"How did he even get here?" Kai asked. Everyone shrugged and just jumped from the cliff into the waters below swimming toward the ship.