Lloyd's P.O.V.
I woke up to the smell of pancakes. I smiled and slid out of bed. Ali slept soundly on the other side, and I left her there. We were up late last night, playing in the water and being ourselves. I walked out in my PJ's and saw Cole in the training room.
"Hey Cole," I said, leaning against the doorframe.
"Morning Lloyd," he replied. "What's up?"
"Nothing much," I replied. "Still thinking about her."
Cole went silent. I walked in, closing the door behind me. He looked up at me, no emotion on his face.
"Your father," he hesitated with every word. "He…..he…...he saved her. She's trapped in the Cursed Realm."
"But no one remembers her," I replied. "How?"
"She was forgotten before she was saved," Cole said. "What happens can't be erased. She will be like someone new in this world to everyone but us."
"Please, don't tell Zack right away," I told him. "If he thinks Dash will be back, and then she doesn't come back, he'll be torn apart."
Cole nodded, then changed his position.
"What's wrong?" I asked him, startled.
"He's calling me, " Cole murmured and poofed away.
"Cole!" I shouted. "Cole come back!"
No response at all. Kai rushed into the training room, panicked.
"Lloyd! What's going on!?" he shouted.
"Cole just left," I said. "He said someone was calling him and disappeared."
"He's returned to the Cursed Realm, my uncle said in the doorway. "Come you two, breakfast is ready."
I shook off his disappearance and walked to the kitchen with Kai and Sensei. If Cole is right about Dash, I hope things will return to normal.
Cole's P.O.V
I appeared in the Cursed Realm to see war had broken out. Hundreds of ghosts fought against creatures I had never seen before.
"Cole!" Garmadon called.
I ran towards him, only to be tackled by something. I don't even know what to call these things. They had rows of sharp teeth covered in a black goo, piercing red eyes looked on mine and really dark purple, slimy skin. His fingers were sharp metal bits, which dug into me. The Cursed Realm gave me something I wouldn't have with the others, like touch. I held in a scream, kicking the creature of of me. I continued to run, hopefully to Garmadon.
"Garmadon," I said.
He let me in and slammed the door shut.
"What's happening?" I asked. "What are these things?"
"Creatures of death, darkness," Garmadon explained. "Come to claim the one they believe is theirs. Her."
I followed Garmadon's gaze to a silhouette in the window. I saw her dark black and purple hair, staring at the horror outside. She turned to me, staring in shock.
"Cole!"
"You really are alive," I murmured. "You're really alive!"
We ran to each other, hugging. I pulled back and looked at her, smiling. Then a loud bang came from the door.
"Cole, you need to protect her," Garmadon told me. "They're here to claim her, and it'll destroy many worlds if they get her and harness her powers. Protect her with your life. Take the back door and run into the Lost Forest. It's your only hope."
I took her hand and we ran. I heard the creatures scratching, clawing at someone. Then a scream in pain. They had gotten in. We made it to the back door, but it was blocked by two of those things. I spun around and there were two more behind us.
"Cole, what do we do?" Dash asked. "Fight."
"We don't stand a chance fighting them," I replied. "I barely escaped just one of them."
I looked for an escape, by there were no windows and the only door was blocked off.
"We're trapped," I told her. "Come close. If they're after you, I won't let them take only you. I'm not losing you again."
Dash hugged me, and closed her eyes. She was shorter than me, so I placed one arm on her back and one around her head. The creatures stepped closer, walking like apes. I felt something grab my leg. I closed my eyes, pulling Dash closer. Then something went into my leg, I screamed but didn't let go of Dash.
"Cole!" she screamed.
I looked down at my ankle and it had been bitten by these things. One of the things had been grabbed her waist, wrapping around both of us. I felt pain, fear and tiredness. Then everything went fuzzy and the Cursed Realm disappeared. The last thing I remembered was Dash's voice telling me something.
"Don't let them separate us."
Lloyd's P.O.V.
I felt something was wrong after breakfast, but I never said anything. I sat on my bed, thinking. Then someone knocked on my door.
"Who is it?" I asked.
Kai opened the door, looking at me. "Just me Greenie. What's wrong?"
"Cole hasn't come back yet," I explained. "I'm worried about him."
"We all know Cole is strong, he'll come home," Kai sat beside me.
I nodded. I felt Kai's arm wrap around my shoulder. Then it hit me. A major headache. I cried out in pain, holding my head.
"Lloyd, what's happening!" Kai cried.
I couldn't reply, it was too much to bare. Kai sprang to his feet and ran off the get someone else as I blacked out. I saw someone I knew, but it wasn't my dad or Cole. It was a ghost though.
"Lloyd," he said.
"Get away from me!" I screamed.
I tried to run, but he grabbed my arm.
"Lloyd, this is important," Morro cried. "Cole is in danger. He came to protect Dash, but they got both of them."
"Who?" I asked.
"The Death Shadows," he told me. "They came for Dash. Cole tried to protect her, but got captured in the process."
"No."
"Get the others, I'll open a portal on the cliffside in five minutes," Morro told me.
He disappeared and I was lying on my bed, Ali and Kai stood over me.
"Lloyd, what happened?" Ali asked.
"There's no time, we have to go," I said. I slid off the bed. "Get everyone in the backyard."
I ran off, I knew they were confused but this is Cole we're talking about. We have to work fast.
