A/N: Hello there! Hmmm, time to get the stone army involved… should be interesting! Also, should I have the sky-diving without a parachute be a running gag, or not? Um, can't think of what else to say here…ooh! We get to meet Misako! Yeah! Err, can't think of anything…

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Chapter Seven: World's Most Dangerous Game of Paper, Rock, and Scissors

I groaned as I pulled my pillow over my head, vaguely wondering why we had decided to buy a new alarm clock. Pushing myself into a sitting position, I turned to face the other side of the room, just in time for Lloyd to use his powers to blow the alarm clock up. Arching my eyebrow up, I stared at him.

Lloyd stifled a yawn as he stretched, annoyance flashing in his tired eyes. "Morning already? Do we have to get up?"

Cole rolled out of his bed, blinking sleep from his eyes. "Come on kid. We have to get up. Before you joined us, Sensei would tell us that evil never sleeps. So…up and at them." Cole paused, before suddenly yanking my blanket off. "That includes you Kai."

I moaned at him as I swung my legs over the edge of my bed…just in time for Zane to decide he needed to get out of bed. My feet ended up kicking him in the head as he climbed out of the bottom bunk. Jay stifled a yawn as he scrambled to his feet, accidently knocking Cole over.

Cole yelped, before twisting to stare at his best friend. "Jay?! What are you doing on the floor!?"

Jay gave him a seriously look, before wandering over to the closet. "I fell out of bed when the alarm went off."

I knitted my brows together in confusion, glancing over to the top bunk that was across from me. "You sleep on the top bunk…"

"Yeah. I still fell out of bed." Jay tucked his clothes under his arm.

We all stared at him, trying to figure out how that worked. It didn't make any sense. "You…fell…out of…the top bunk? How?" Zane scratched the back of his head.

Jay rolled his eyes. "You guys make it sound like it's impossible to fall out of bed when it's the top bunk."

Before we could think of anything to say to that, Sensei walked into the room. "Before you come in to eat breakfast, the UltraDragon has made a mess on the deck. Someone needs to clean it up." With that, Sensei left the room.

I wrinkled my nose, recalling all the different animals I had to clean up after growing up. Not a fun chore. Somehow I had a funny feeling that dragon's made a bigger, smellier mess than cattle. Cole walked past me, juggling his clothes in his arms. "Have fun cleaning up the mess kid."

Lloyd promptly leapt to his feet. "What?! Why do I have to clean the mess?! I'm not a little kid anymore, so you can't dump all the chores on me!"

Cole groaned as he turned to face our youngest brother. "Fine. We'll settle this like adults. PAPER ROCK SCISSORS!" I decided that this place much teach people what it means to settle things like an adult differently than back home…. Playing a game soo was not mature.

We quickly gathered in a tight circle and did the mental count down. As our fists came down, we all registered the fact that he always starts off with rock…and we all always start off with either paper or scissors. A loud groan escaped Lloyd as he noticed that he had four papers against his one rock. "Why does paper beat rock anyways? It doesn't make any sense!"

Cole shrugged, not at all sorry about the fact the chore still was dumped on the kid. "That's just life. Have fun cleaning up after the UltraDragon. Besides, isn't the UltraDragon your dragon? Thus your responsibility?"

Jay nodded his head in agreement. "Yeah! Didn't your mom make you take care of the family pet?"

Lloyd frowned, suddenly quite upset. "I don't remember my mom. She dumped me off at Darkly's the first chance she got."

"Oh." My brothers looked down to their feet, uncertain on how to respond to that. Personally, I shivered, the idea of not having any kind of animal companion at all growing up was way too depressing for me to think about. We always had at least a dozen or so animals in our care at any given point in time.

I quickly placed a hand on Lloyd's shoulder, a smile flashing across my face. "Come on. We best get going if we're gonna clean that mess up before breakfast."

Zane promptly raised his eyebrow at me. "We? I recall that only Lloyd lost."

I shrugged, steering the younger boy out of the room. "I'm not about to let him tackle that mess alone. It will take too long."

"Thanks Kai." Lloyd brightened up at the idea that I'll help him with the mess.

…

I wrinkled my nose as I pushed the lid over the top of the large box we were putting the mess in. The dragon's poop is extremely fertile, so we typically shipped it to various farmers to fertilize their land. Turning around, I found myself facing a panting Lloyd.

"Why does this stuff have to be so heavy?!" Lloyd whined as he wiped his hands on his jeans.

I shrugged, not really knowing why. "Come on. I bet the others won't let us in the dining room for breakfast until after we shower."

Lloyd nodded his head, and headed towards the door. Just then the door flew open as the others burst out. Cole quickly threw our gis at us. "Quick, you need to change. Emergency at the Museum…ugh. What is that smell?"

I glanced back at Lloyd, signaling him to tell them. Lloyd pulled a face at me, before turning to face Cole. "We were cleaning up after the UltraDragon. In fact, we are just on our way to the showers."

Sensei tapped his staff against the ground, suddenly not pleased by the smell coming from us. "We really don't have time. The Curator was very much in a panic. The sooner we get there the better. Go in the kitchen and scrub your hands has good as you can. The change of clothes should help too, hopefully. Hurry!"

We quickly dashed to the kitchen, understanding why this was kinda important…we rarely get calls for help, and when we do it's a huge emergency.

….

The Curator crinkled his nose, as if he smelled something unpleasant. "This way please. The venom from the Great Devourer has dripped down onto our Stone Army Merchandise, and let's just say; that it has brought them to life!" As he spoke, he opened the door to the souvenir shop, revealing the small figurines running all over the place, destroying everything in their path.

We quickly charged past, Lloyd and I ignoring the way he gagged when we passed him by, grabbing and smashing the figures. By the way, they didn't like that at all. They quickly began hitting, kicking, and stabbing at us. Growling, I smashed one against the ground, blood leaking out where its sword had pricked my hand. Zane suddenly straightened up, shock flooding his face as he stared at his bleeding finger. "How am I bleeding?! I am a robot!"

Jay flung another Stone Warrior Figurine against the wall. "Uh, you must have been programmed with artificial blood. Ow!" The last part was due to one of the figurines stabbing him in the leg.

Cole quickly smashed that one, a frown crossing his face. "None of these things are doing much damage to us. Just need band-aids to stop the bleeding. It's not that bad though, only looks like it because they're getting us multiple times in different places. They're just pricking us."

I glanced down at the pin-pricks of blood leaking from my hand. Do we even have enough band-aids to cover all of us? Lloyd suddenly smashed one against his foot, relief flashing in his eyes. "Finally! That was the last one!"

Sensei, who had been quietly helping us destroy the pests, suddenly bolted for the door. "No, there goes another now!"

Spinning around, we charged after him, none of us really surprised by how nimble he was for his age. We've worked with him long enough to know that he was still in shape. As I whipped around the corner, I quickly dug my heels in an attempt to stop myself from crashing into Lloyd, who was doing the same thing to stop himself from crashing into Sensei, who appeared to be talking to an elderly lady that was dressed as if she were just back from an archeological dig. Sensei turned to face us just as the others crashed into me, which knocked me into Lloyd, which sent all of us crashing to the floor. Great… her first impression of Ninjago's greatest heroes is that we're klutzy. Sensei cleared his throat, signaling for us to get back up so that he can either introduce us to someone very important, or scold us for childish behavior. Scrambling, we quickly got back up to our feet, brushing the dust off of our gis. Sensei quickly swept his arm out to pull the lady closer. "Ninja, I would like you to meet my old friend, Misako."

Lloyd leaned towards me, confusion crinkling in his eyes. "Why does that sound familiar? Has he mentioned her before?"

Before I could respond to his questions, Sensei continued speaking. "She is also Lloyd's mother." The response was instant, Lloyd suddenly turned red in the face, and with no warning at all stormed off in a huff.

"Lloyd!" Misako spun around to try and grab her apparent son by the arm. Lloyd easily shrugged her off and quickly disappeared around the corner.

I gave a quick cough, drawing her attention. "This morning we were talking about responsibilities with pets…and he mentioned that you kinda dropped him off at Darkly's the first chance you could."

Misako sighed as she looked down to the floor. "I always felt bad for that…but I was busy with trying to find more information on the Green Ninja so that I could stop the final battle. I didn't want Lloyd to be with me, in case he figured out why I was looking for that information."

Zane was busy bandaging Jay's fingers up, I have no idea where he got a hold of them though; glancing up a frown crossed his face. "Why were you looking for ways to prevent the final battle?"

Misako hummed suddenly, her cheeks burning bright red. Sensei peered over at her, surprise flickering in his eyes. "You knew that Lloyd was the Green Ninja."

Misako flinched before stubbornly folding her arms. "I am not having my two favorite boys fight each other because of some prophesy."

Cole glanced over to where Lloyd had disappeared through. "Kai, go help Misako find Lloyd and rebuild the trust between them."

I immediately raised one eyebrow at him. "Isn't Zane better for that kind of job? I'm the impatient one that is most likely gonna just yell at the kid to listen to Misako…"

Zane quickly cut in, determination flashing in his eyes. "You are also the one that Lloyd looks to the most. He told you not that long ago that he thinks you would have made a great big brother."

I glared at Zane for half a second, before turning and following the path that Lloyd took. Misako fell into step right behind me, possibly hoping I could talk to the kid for a bit first.

….

We found Lloyd sitting at the edge of the Bottomless Pit exhibit. Why they never thought of pouring cement into the giant hole in the middle of the museum, I will never know. "Hey there kid. Wanna talk about what happened back there?" I sat down next to him.

Lloyd sighed as he pulled his knees up to his chest. "Why are you bothering Kai? Wouldn't it be better for Cole to try and talk to me? I know he has parent issues. You just have amnesia…for all you know, you could be like Zane and are an orphan."

I flinched at the coldness in his voice. Lloyd typically wasn't this cold to any of us. "Come on. She's your mother. Can't you give her a chance to explain herself to you?"

Lloyd peeked at me from beneath his elbow. "That's why you brought her here, isn't it? You want me to reconcile with her." I opened and closed my mouth multiple times, at the lost for words. "I'm a ninja. I heard both of you walk in here."

Misako sighed before sitting down on the other side of him. "Then let me explain why I left you there. Trust me, it wasn't because I didn't want you." Misako took a deep breath, worry creasing her brow. "I knew the second you were born that you were destined to be the Green Ninja. I didn't want my two boys to fight each other to the death though, so I gave you to the boarding school so I can look up ways to prevent the final battle, without you finding out."

I settled back, presuming nothing was going to happen while Misako spoke with her son.

"Long ago when the First Spinjitzu Master first formed Ninjago, there was a darkness in the land. The darkness went by the name The Overlord. The two fought for control over Ninjago. Light vs. Darkness, barely in balance with each other." I flinched at the word balance, my mind drifting back to what we learned from my father's past. "The Overlord hated the balance though; he believed that all should be evil like him. So, he created a Stone Army to defeat your grandfather. But it didn't work. He knew he was to be defeated by this new army, and thus he split Ninjago in half. No one has seen hide nor hair of the Overlord or his Stone Army until I unearthed the Giant Stone Warrior that is being unveiled today right here in the Bottomless Pit."

Lloyd blinked as he stared at the Pit, trying to see where it ends. "Why did you tell me this particular story?"

Misako placed a hand on his shoulder, a sad smile on her face. "Because, you are the only one you can banish the Overlord if he ever finds away off of his island."

A gasp escaped me as quite suddenly and unexpectedly, a double whammer hits me upside down on the head. Without thinking about it, I reached up and grasped my head, trying to sort through Nya's onslaught of emotions. Lloyd suddenly placed a hand on my hand, gently pulling it away from my head. "Kai? Are you ok?" I nodded my head in affirmative. I was fine. It was Nya that was not ok. "Is Nya in trouble?"

Another nod in the affirmative. "Get the others. The Giant Stone Warrior has come to life. I… I need to check on her in person. It threw her into a wall."

"On it." Lloyd broke off at a run, determined to help any way possible.

Misako looked to me with utter bewilderment. "What was that about?"

I grimaced, realizing that one more person was about to know our little secret. "Our friend Nya and I are somehow mentally connected to each other. Only Lloyd knows so far…and now you. Please only tell the others and Sensei if they ask about it."

Misako nodded, her expression quickly softening. "I won't. Go, if it hurt your friend then we have problems."

I nodded my thanks before tearing off to check on my little sister.

…

"We need a plan!" Jay yelped as he slammed the door shut, turning to stare at Cole.

Nya shook her head at him, before flinching, lifting a hand up to press against the side of her head. Zane had already confirmed that she had a concussion and probably shouldn't try fighting or flying her mech any time soon. She still insisted that she stick with us, so as to be of some help. I placed my hand against hers, wishing I could help alleviate the pain she was in.

Cole folded his arms, annoyance flashing across his face. "Why do I always have to be the one to come up with a plan? Can't someone else do it this once?"

Lloyd suddenly reached into his pocket and pulled out a small gray pebble. "I might have an idea…"

~Flashback~

Lloyd shoved the shovel into the pile, wrinkling his nose. "I don't understand why paper always beats rock. Zane tried explaining to me that the paper covers the rock, but…"

I sat my shovel down and pulled out a small gray insignificant pebble. Reaching into my back pocket, I pulled out a piece of paper, a fan letter from my back pocket. "Here. Hold this in your hands like so." I corrected his hand position so that there was nothing between the paper and the deck. "Now watch what happens when I drop this pebble onto the paper." I gently sat the pebble down…and immediately the paper gave way, dropping the pebble to the deck. "It's about weight. Mass, I think Zane and Jay will call it. Basically, the paper can't hold the weight of the pebble by itself, so it drops it to the ground."

"Oh! That makes since."

~End of Flashback~

I turned to give the kid my best you-better-not-be-thinking-what-I-think-you-are-thinking-look. "Kid…where do you plan on getting that much paper? And where are you going to set it up at?"

Lloyd gave me a bashful smile. "Umm, the answer to the second question is where you and Mom found me." Pause. "Just keep it busy. I need time!" With that, the kid shot off like a bolt of lightning, with no explanation on where he was going to get that much paper…

Just then the door flew off its hinges, the Giant Stone Warrior right behind it. Wonderful. We get to play distract the giant monster trying to kill all of us. Our favorite game! Not.

…

Apparently the kid really did know what he was doing. The Giant Stone Warrior is now gone, freefalling down the Bottomless Pit. Sensei tapped his staff quietly, watching Lloyd and Misako interact together. From what I could tell, Misako had helped Lloyd set the trap up and had even lured the living statue towards her son so that Lloyd could trick it into stepping on the fake floor paneling.

Sensei suddenly cleared his throat, causing us to cease our celebrating. "Misako…I feel this might be a bit strange coming from me, but would you like to stay with us for a bit?"

Misako smiled as she wraps her arms around her son. "I would love to Wu."

A/N: Done! Yeah Misako is here! Also, one more person knows about Kai and Nya's connection. But that is what you call right place, right time… I think? Also, RandomDragon? I got your review for my other story with the riddle suggestion on it, thank you! Now, can you figure out a reason why freshman and a ten-year old are sneaking around a power plant? Didn't think this through obviously...

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