I decided I'd try to shorten the chapters, since the chapters might be a little long. Might. Oh, and Seeker3, congrats on getting your account! Also, as an answer to your question, no, they shouldn't be. They are meant to be ruthless and fearless, and a girl with a pen will not scare them. They are also meant for combat, meaning the pen will probably do absolutely nothing to them. Of course, I am still writing this story, and I am only towards the end of season two. There will always be changes, and the story likes to write itself. Admittedly, the most interesting part so far comes up during the 'Double Trouble' episode. I hope you enjoy, and I sincerely hope that Myrana isn't a Mary-Sue. I've been trying to make sure she isn't.
Waking up, I found it was sunrise, and I forgot to close the window curtains. Somehow the light manages to always go through my window. It was annoying, but I had to deal with it. I was already up now, so might as well prepare for Pythor. As I dressed, the boat started to rock and sway, until it started moving side to side consistently. As I saw out my window, we were now in a storm. I frowned underneath my hood, and started to pack up my supplies. My rations were still good, so everything would go well once the Devourer was unleashed. However, this storm meant Lloyd would be training soon, and I wanted to see him before Pythor ties him up. A bit morbid sounding at first, but really getting tied up was small compared to the future.
Walking to try and find the room, I heard the training room mechanisms startup nearby and I rushed into the room where it came from, and managed to catch Lloyd before he started his little beginning speech.
"Hey Lloyd." I said simply, and he yelped. As he jumped, he turned around to see me and visibly relaxed.
"Oh, hey Starlord. Want to see me beat this training course?" He asked, smiling in determined pride. I laughed, and motioned him to go on.
"Serpentine, it's time I spinjitzu'd you back into the filthy holes you came from." Lloyd spoke, trying to deepen his voice and spoke in a horrible western-cowboy accent. I kind of cringed a bit at it, it really was bad.
"Ninja kick, tiger claw, Ninja-go!" Lloyd yelled out, as he jumped forward, doing a weak kick, turning around and posing his hands, then spinning around without creating a tornado. He tripped on a piece of the course, then slammed into a fake foam person which threw him into a spinning punch bag, which slammed him back into the middle of the foam-person course, then he fell back again, groaning. Then Pythor flashed into existence, laughing above Lloyd. He disappeared again, and started to mock Lloyd.
"What a joke, you always were a boy who chased stupid dreams." Pythor sneered, as he started to pick up Lloyd, and tied him to the punching bag.
"Pythor? H-how did you get aboard?" Lloyd asked in shocked anger.
"You think that I would allow the Ninja to steal the fangblades from me?" Pythor jeered, getting out a piece of duct tape as Lloyd was now tied against the bag.
"You'll never get away with it! H-hey-" Lloyd was cut off, trying to speak against the duct tape now sealed on his mouth.
"As they say, out of sight, out of mind." Pythor hissed, while pushing the bag to tease Lloyd. He looked to me, giving a questioning look.
"Better to travel with the source, than in a secondary way. Don't worry, you will stay secret until you decide to reveal yourself. Sorry Lloyd, it has to be this way." I said sadly, as he looked betrayed. Pythor hissed in warning, should I break my word. I merely nodded to him, and he disappeared. Lloyd struggled to try and communicate through the tape.
"Remember Lloyd, my true objective. It is my objective for a reason." I spoke sadly, as I left the room, rushing upstairs to the deck. I was silent as I watched the Ninja start to converse with their sensei. I merely held onto the deck's handrails, waiting for the moment when Pythor would make his great appearance. It really was hot above the volcano, and I was slightly uncomfortable. However, it could be dealt with easily.
The boat suddenly lurched, and I saw as Sensei Wu and his students slide down the boat, while I hung onto the rail. Sensei started to fall down the plank that led outside the ship, and grabbed onto the edge, barely hanging on. He then let go of the plank, falling. I watched in my adrenaline rush, as Cole jumped after his teacher, along with Zane, Jay and Kai.
"You're not going anywhere old friend!" Cole yelled out to his teacher in good spirit.
"Nya, what's going on?" Kai asked hurriedly.
"Someone or something has overridden the system!" She frantically said through the intercom.
"Pythor's on board!" Lloyd exclaimed through the system, giving Pythor his cue. The Ninja, gasped, and Pythor looked back to see me. He didn't think much of me, but he looked pleased to know I did not expose him.
"Sorry if I don't lend a hand, but I'm really in a rush. Got this whole 'Devourer' thing going on. Toodle-oo" Pythor laughed, and the ship stabilized. He started to slither away with the fangblades, until Lloyd stood in his way.
"Where do you think you're going?" He asked, with a staff in his right hand.
"Little cliché, don't you think?" Pythor sneered, and Lloyd looked genuinely confused. I remember when I was younger and I heard that line. I didn't understand what cliché meant at the time either. I guess we shared that similarity.
"Uh, cliché?" Lloyd asked Pythor.
"Oh, I wouldn't expect a child to understand." Pythor sighed, and I gave him a glare. Us kids could be smart and clever when we want to be. I mean, look at me! I'm only thirteen, and I've managed to scare Ninjago's villains and their heroes easily!
"H-hey, I've grown up a lot!" Lloyd yelled back, a bit angered. He then shot forward, using the staff like a baseball bat with one hand. Trying to hit Pythor's neck, Pythor merely shaped his neck backwards, so every shot went beneath his head, but over his body. Lloyd really needed some training.
"Hm, puny strength, no fundamentals, sloppy footwork. You think you can defeat me?" Pythor laughed, until Lloyd started to stand proudly.
"I'm not trying to defeat you, I'm just trying to keep you busy until the cavalry arrives!" Lloyd exclaimed, as Nya came in with her Samurai X suit. Pythor started to shake and and whimper at the size and strength of the suit. Then Lloyd jumped up, and kicked forward, he managed to hit Pythor square in the face with his foot, and Pythor yelped in pain and surprise. He was knocked back into a wall, and Lloyd looked extremely happy.
"I hit him. I hit him guys!" Lloyd said in glee. The Samurai started to try and claw at Pythor, but rather he slithered around the machine.
"As much as I would like to play with your overgrown toys, I have a ride to catch!" Pythor yelled, then promptly jumped off the ship, landing on a platform below a Rattle-copter, a helicopter bitten by the Fangpyre. Now my main priority was the Ninja, as they were at the most risk.
"Don't let go!" Jay yelled, mainly talking towards Kai.
"You think I don't know that?" Kai glared back, until the plank moved out of underneath his feet. I heard them scream, and I looked over the edge, to see the Samurai. Good, they were safe and would live to fight again.
"C'mon, he's getting away!" Nya pointed out the obvious.
"Look, there!" Jay pointed, and I watched as Pythor was flying away. Lloyd looked at me, looking angry and disappointed, but went inside to the bridge.
"Are you going to help or what?" Kai asked me, and I turned around.
"You know very well my objective. Observe, and that is what I will do. Nothing more, nothing less." I glared, getting cranky thanks to the heat. Lloyd walked out of the bridge with a case, which I assumed had the golden weapons.
"If Pythor returns the fangblades to the city of Ouroboros, he'll awaken the Great Devourer!" Sensei Wu reminded worriedly.
"Well we're not going to let that happen!" Nya claimed.
"W-what about me?" Lloyd asked the Ninja, wanting to be involved.
"We need someone to stay with the Bounty." Kai stated simply.
"But did you see me kick him in the face? I'm an asset! I kick butt, and face." Lloyd proudly exclaimed, trying to convince the team.
"Patience kid, you're too important now that you're the chosen one." Kai said wisely.
"Patience hm?" Yoda much Sensei? "The student has become the teacher." Wu noted.
"What do you say we play a little 'catch up?'" Jay started.
"It's my favorite game!" Cole exclaimed, giving them the cue to jump off the boat, and head after the Serpentine. Lloyd and I were left behind. I couldn't form vehicles, so I had to stay. Lloyd looked at me again, giving me a glare.
"You left me in there." He simply stated, keeping a cool outside. Though I knew he was very angry and sad on the inside.
"Every detail is important Lloyd, when all is said and done, you'll understand." I spoke softly and sadly, looking away. It hurt to see him like this.
"I'm helping them if you won't!" Lloyd cried out, running to the bridge, and the flying ship started up rapidly, and went forward frantically and swerved. I tried to get into the bridge, going to help Lloyd for my safety and his.
"If you're going to fly this thing, try to fly it right!" I exclaimed, helping Lloyd move the ship a little higher, just above the rock spires below. As I helped guide him, he became better at controlling the ship. Then Ouroboros came into view.
"The lost city of Ouroboros." He said in amazement. Then we saw the end of the snake-converted truck. Lloyd dropped the anchor onto the front of the truck, and smiled.
"Hook line and sinker!" He cheered.
"To Ouroboros as fast as you can!" Kai yelled up, and Lloyd looked forwards for obstacles. He didn't need my help anymore.
"Aye aye captain!" Lloyd spoke back, putting on thrusters. We moved faster towards the snake city, and followed behind Pythor and Wu. I knew we would be too late anyways. Pythor and Wu finally crashed, and I saw his purple form move forward, then eventually Wu. The atmosphere became dark, as the Devourer was being awakened.
"Okay Lloyd, put us down right after that truck!" Kai ordered and Lloyd did so. He ran out of the room, while I stayed on board.
"Wait up guys!" Lloyd yelled as he went down the anchor, and onto the ground. I watched as the five ran into Ouroborus.
The Devourer emerged, and pounced.
Sensei would live of course, but he would remain inside the Devourer, until the Ninja gave Garmadon the golden weapons, and he defeats the giant snake. The Devourer roared, and Lloyd returned with Nya. I let them control the ship, and Lloyd watched out for the Ninja.
"Fire up the engines!" Nya ordered to Lloyd. He didn't respond.
"I said, fire up the engines!" She said again, and Lloyd acted.
"There's no wind, and we only have reserve fuel!" Lloyd exclaimed, trying to show the danger in starting.
"Use it!" Nya demanded, and the Ninja jumped in. Jay was the first to get up. He pointed towards a screen which had a camera focus on the Great Devourer.
"Uh, hate to tell you this, but objects in the mirror are closer than they appear!" Jay yelled in a panicked rush.
"Blasters on full!" Nya stated, and the snake fell behind and dug down.
"Woohoo! Take that you stupid snake!" Kai mocked the Devourer. Karma was sure to strike back for that comment.
"Uh, I think it heard you!" Jay slightly joked, but quite scared as the Devourer shot out of the ground, barely missing the Bounty with it's fangs.
"Nya, we've got to go faster! That thing is gaining on us!" Kai exclaimed worriedly.
"We're going as fast as we can! I'll try to make it to Scatter Canyon!" Nya explained as she drove the ship.
"The probability of us making it that far is less than eight percent!" Zane calculated hurriedly.
"Never tell me the odds!" Nya yelled back. Usually I'd think about how that was a line from Star Wars, but instead I ran out of the ship, knowing we'd make it but the Bounty wouldn't. The adrenaline rush I was having was clouding my thoughts, and I really wanted to help. However a logical side of me stopped me from doing so. I held onto the rails once more, and nearly fell back when the Devourer came up for another attack. We were losing speed, and I knew it. The Ninja and Lloyd started throwing objects over the side.
The Great Devourer ate everything they threw, and started to grow. Cole noticed this as well as I.
"Don't throw anything else overboard!" Cole ordered, and I looked to see Sensei Wu's teapot fall into the center of the giant snake's mouth. As we made it to the canyon, I held on tightly, feeling the boat swerve and swing. The Devourer disappeared behind us, and I knew I would have to hitch a ride with Nya to get off. I saw as in slow motion, the Great Devourer's tail slammed down on the front of the ship, causing everyone to abandon it. Of course it would return, but it still hurt to leave it.
Nya was nice and grabbed me and Lloyd, before we flew off the ship, and we watched as the beautiful red-themed ship fall down. The Devourer came up slowly behind the ship, then positioned it perfectly between its fangs. As it stood for a moment, we fled further away to underneath a rock. We then watched as it crushed the Bounty in one bite, then slithered away. The Ninja cried out in dismay and disbelief. It burrowed underneath the ground, and headed away from us.
"It's gone." Cole stated tiredly.
"That was too intense. All that action, makes you so thirsty." Kai panted.
"There's no time to rest. We need to warn people before it becomes bigger." Zane spoke sternly.
"Bigger? Bigger! That thing in one big bite just crushed our entire ship! We need to save as many as we can. We'll find some kind of refuge, somewhere safe to hide. Oh! The serpentine tombs! Yeah, they're underground, sure we'll be without sunlight for months but they're perfect!" Jay ranted.
"And what, just give up?" Cole argued back.
"You know as well as I do we have no chance at stopping that thing-" Jay started to rant again but was cut off by Kai.
"Hey stop it! Listen to yourselves, is this what Sensei Wu would have wanted? Us fighting, running and hiding, giving up?" Kai interjected angrily.
"But he's not here anymore." Lloyd stated sadly, and everyone's faces darkened. Silence fell upon the group for a second.
"But his teachings live on. Sensei once told me it's not the size of a ninja in the fight, but the size of the fight in a ninja. All this training, all of these battles we've had with skeletons and the serpentine. We've persevered through so much, we can't just give up now! A ninja never admits defeat. A ninja always picks himself up when he's down. Which is exactly what Sensei Wu would want to do right now!" Kai tried to motivate everyone with a speech.
"But how do we destroy a snake of that magnitude?" Zane asked Kai.
"Yeah, it's not like we have an extra sacred flute lying around to charm it! Or wait, haha, how about one of our awesome dragons? Oh I forgot, they took off and left us high and dry! Or hey, what about our golden weapons? Which will do nothing against a snake that size! Hehe, we are so hooped!" Jay ranted again, contradicting Kai.
"Jay's right, we would need a weapon so big." Cole agreed.
"Or an idea that's even bigger! Ha! Jay, you're a genius! Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Kai asked happily.
"Probably not, but go ahead." Jay motioned from lying on the ground.
"There's no time. I'll fill you guys in on the way." Kai yelled as he ran away from us.
"Where are we going?" Jay asked.
"We're going to destroy that snake once and for all!" Kai exclaimed. I took out a water canteen from my pack, chugged a bit, then put it back. I grabbed onto Nya's suit, and we started to fly towards Ed and Edna's junkyard.
"Why?" Lloyd asked from the other side of the suit.
"I had to Lloyd. Everything will fall into place, you'll see!" I yelled back.
"What could possibly be so important that you have to let things like this happen?" He asked, and I could tell he was near tears again.
"Everything Lloyd, all of Ninjago, and your futures! I have to protect them! You can't learn a lesson, without making a mistake!" I cried back, looking into his sad eyes.
"I'm going to put my trust into you and once this is all over, there had better be something huge for us all in the good way!" He called back, going out on a limb for me. I had better help as well.
"Then I'll teach you my ways, even though you aren't supposed to learn them here! Trust goes both ways, and I'm willing to take a risk for you." I looked at him once more, and his face seemed a little bit brighter. He smiled slightly, then we both focused on the open terrain.
We really were siblings, fighting all the time, but we still managed to care for one another.
As we reached the junkyard, I saw as the Ninja turned their vehicles back into weapons, and Kai was holding a blueprint. Somehow he managed to make it in just a short amount of time. I'm sure cartoon magic was at play here. Lloyd and I jumped off as Nya landed.
"Good idea Kai, if the Devourer likes to consume, this place is a full-on buffet!" Cole angrily stated. Wow Cole, it's not like the name Devourer was given because it likes to build!
"Looks like my parents are gone." Jay noted as he checked the trailer for Ed and Edna.
"Good, better for us." Kai replied, and put the blueprint on a nearby broken truck.
"It's so awesome!" Jay whispered in amazement with the plan. Lloyd was now trying to look over the Ninja, attempting to see the plan for the ultra-sonic raider.
"Zane, do you still have a recording of the sacred flute in your memory bank?" Kai asked, hoping Zane would have it.
"It might have been destroyed earlier, but I have it's exact tone recorded and ready for playback." Zane replied, playing the tone from his arm. Lloyd was still jumping, while I just stood behind the four, making sure they were doing what they were supposed to.
"Good, then there should be enough spare parts around here to build this whopper. We're going to need to create our biggest tornado of creation yet! This is going to be dangerous, and we can't have anyone around!" Kai stated as the mailman came our way, whistling on his bike.
"What's he doing here?" Cole asked, while Kai took the plan back. I ran with Kai and Jay to warn the mailman.
"Ah! You ninja are always sneaking around, giving people heart attacks. You're too quiet." The mailman stated, jumping at the sight of the Ninja and I.
"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you. But you need to get of here, now!" Kai warned, without giving a reason.
"Oh, well I too have a job to do and that's delivering the mail. Which I plan to do." The mailman spoke snarkily as he walked over with two envelopes. He was going to put one inside the trailer nearby. However, Jay stopped him, and grabbed the envelope first, pulling it down and dropping it on the ground.
"Look, dude, my parents aren't even here. You really should be on your way." Jay said as he had an undertone of danger in his voice.
"Them too? Let me guess, are they at the 'take back Ninjago rally' too," He spoke as he handed me a letter from Vastu. I took it hastily, hopefully he took my letter seriously.
"Uh, 'take back Ninjago rally?'" Jay asked uncertainly.
"What? You guys haven't heard? Everyone's getting together for a rally in the city. You know, to raise awareness about all the serpentine problems that have been surfacing lately." The mailman spoke, as he started to think for a moment.
"Whoa, would you look at that? You guys are inspirational!" Lloyd cheered slightly, sitting on where the plan used to be. The rest of the Ninja also joined by my side.
"Wait a minute, you know what? You guys are right. Wherever you guys are, trouble is always around the corner. I think I'll be leaving now because whatever you guys are up to, I want no part of it." The mailman stated as he turned around, only to see the Great Devourer. I ran towards Lloyd, hearing the mailman exclaim 'Snake!' behind me. I needed to keep myself alive, and make sure not to interfere with the Ninja's plans. This was a point where I would have to rely on the Ninja, and hope everything went accordingly.
"Hey! It's now or never guys! Ninja-go! Fire!" Kai cried out, turning into his fiery spinjitzu tornado. His tornado moved in a spiraling direction towards an invisible center.
"Earth!"
"Lightning!"
"Ice!"
They moved together, forming a huge tornado with all of their elements. Pieces from around the junkyard floated towards the tornado, and many pieces flew in before the tornado dissipated. In it's place, was the ultra-sonic raider with three Ninja inside. Pieces of ice melted around the machine, and fire burned on the sides for a moment. I wasn't able to hear the Ninja inside. I could only watch as Zane shot out sound, attempting to hit the Great Devourer on his head. The Devourer merely ducked underneath the spirals of visible sound. The giant snake moved into a pouncing position, and the Ninja moved backwards to avoid the attack. The Devourer stopped, and then started to try and hit the Ninja as they moved around beneath the snake. As they moved, I saw as cables with claws shoot out towards the giant snake. Claws hit scales, and soon the Great Devourer was held down by the vehicle. I watched as the Devourer tried to rise, and the visible sound of the sacred flute shot out towards the Devourer's head. It hit dead center, and the giant snake roared and fell back in visible pain. The end of the Devourers tail snuck up behind the unsuspecting Ninja, and shot down on the back of the ultra-sonic raider. The glass top of the raider fell off, and I was able to clearly hear the Ninja.
"Zane!" The rest of the Ninja called out towards their damaged, and missing brother. I heard the Great Devourer hiss as it left, quite angered yet victorious. I saw the raider had it's back missing, with metal cylindrical containers covering where Zane was, on the split back piece.
"Is everybody okay?" Cole asked worriedly.
"Where's Zane?" Lloyd called out as he ran to the wreckage with Nya. I stayed behind, and held my letter tightly. I wanted to read it, and badly.
"Right here. That was close." Zane stated as he pushed away the containers, revealing his sparking, half damaged face. His right side had a normal face, while the other had exposed machinery.
"Too close." Kai sighed, and I heard the mailman leave on his bike. When I see him again, I will be sure to give him thanks. He deals with a lot, despite his little showtime.
"Perfect, now that was a total failure!" Jay angrily yelled.
"Not total! Did you guys notice on it's forehead? It has a weak spot!" Kai exclaimed.
"Oh great, let me make a note of that. Giant snake, has wee itty-bitty weak spot that'll be totally impossible to get at because that thing is too ridiculously huge to do anything to stop it!" Jay ranted, yelling loudly and flailing his arms.
"Are you done?" Nya asked, annoyed. Jay took a deep breath inwards, trying to relax.
"Yes." Jay responded.
"Because things just got worse. Look!" Nya exclaimed as she pointed to the direction the Devourer was travelling in.
"It's heading toward Ninjago City!" Zane noted worriedly.
"That's where my parents are!" Jay stated, knowing his parents were now in danger.
"So is everybody else!" Cole stressed, thinking about the citizens of the city.
"If it consumes the biggest city in all of Ninjago, there will be no stopping it." Kai stated, knowing it was fact. I took this as a cue to rip open my letter, and look at it's contents.
Dear Starlord,
You've replied earlier than usual, and I read what you wrote. I won't go to the rally, as I know to trust you when you say something is dangerous. However, I wish to ask how you are doing mentally. I know that when your knowledge is violated, you get quite upset for a while. Other than that, I wish to know about your current set-up with the Ninja. I have seen that you do not help nor hinder the Ninja on their missions. Please don't spare details about that, I'm still very concerned for you, even though you have proven time and time again you are capable of doing things yourself.
I hope that you are doing alright with your… Extra knowledge. I now can understand why you may fear being noticed with your letters. I have found people of Jamanakai getting curious about you. They get close to your letters, but I never let them see it. I did as you said with your last letter, and rather actually burned the end of your letter. I wonder how you know all of that, but you had asked, well not to ask. So, instead I will rather say I am impressed. By the way I have seen the Ninja fight on TV, they must certainly not know.
Though yes, you have actually gained a fan in our small village. A small girl that lives on the outskirts dresses like you, and pretends to stalk people. It's a bit odd, but I believe that things like that come with popularity. I am glad you found a way to disguise yourself though, otherwise I'm afraid you might get mobbed.
It also seems you had the mailman deliver this specially. I gave him quite a heavy tip for that. I can tell you used your relations with him to get the message to me the day before the rally. I admit, I did the same by asking him to stay for a while, as I wrote this letter in reply. I guess we share that.
Your reply is eagerly awaited, and I will soon find out why exactly you have kept me away from the city while everyone else in Jamanakai is going. Except Rahu, which I have kept back due to your warning.
-Vastu
I finished reading the letter, and I was glad Vastu kept Rahu in Jamanakai. It was even better to know the ending of my last letter was burnt. That made the information unreachable, which was good. However, others getting curious was bad. That meant I would have to become more cryptic, just like Vastu with saying 'Extra knowledge' in his letter.
"We've got to go Starlord, come on!" Kai yelled from his sword-turned-bike. Oh, they were already prepared? Well then, I guess I had better join them. The letter was now stuffed in a spare pocket in my pack. I ran to Nya, and Lloyd was already on her suit. I jumped up, and found a good sitting place. I nodded, and we flew off.
"You looked distant back there. What happened?" Lloyd asked.
"Just a letter back from my friend! It's just nice to hear back from him." I called back over the roar of Nya's suit. He nodded, and looked forward. We sat in awkward silence for a while until Lloyd desperately broke the tension between us.
"So um, how exactly are we going to stop the Devourer?" He wondered.
"Well, where I'm from, we would've blown the thing up many times over by now. It would be dead, and people would never know because the government would hide it. Maybe some crazy people who make up conspiracy theories would find out, but no one would believe them. For you guys, well I can't tell you that. Though I guess we'll all see." I shrugged, thinking about Earth's violent nature. Yeah, a snake like that probably would have been captured long before it grew to that size anyways, so we wouldn't have to worry about it.
"You really are from a violent place, aren't you?" Nya spoke, half stating, half asking the question.
"I am, but there was good in that place too. But I was shown negativity the most." I replied, knowing that the news shoved negativity in the world's face everyday.
"Well, I was in Darkley's and everyone pranked each other, and I once had fire ants put in my bed." Lloyd stated, and I saw Nya did her best to pretend she wasn't listening. I needed to remember she was here, as I would only share personal things with Lloyd.
"Trust me Lloyd, I know exactly how to repel and freak out guys. It only takes one trip to a store, and then you can completely repel normal men. Even Sensei I'm sure. Unless he were looking for something, then maybe he wouldn't care." I stated, and Lloyd looked curious. Nya was laughing, she probably knew what I was referring to.
"Lloyd, you'll learn when you get older." Nya said in between laughs. Though poor Lloyd looked even more curious and I just laughed and shook my head side to side.
"It's a girl thing Lloyd, you wouldn't want to know." I warned him, but my voice was still filled with mirth. That statement instantly got rid of his curious face, and turned into one of disgust.
"No thanks, I don't need to know." He stuttered out, and almost looked like a cornered mouse.
"Anyways, the thing I'm wondering is how we'll be able to pay for all of the damage. I mean, it's not like we're rich or anything, and money doesn't suddenly grow off of trees." I questioned aloud, and Nya answered my question first.
"Usually the city pays for the damage, and the people saving it don't have to pay for anything." Nya answered, and I took the answer. It was a better explanation than I expected, so I took it.
"So what exactly should we do during this flight? I mean, 'I Spy' won't really do much from up here. Truth or Dare is a bit too dangerous up here, and there's nothing we can do with our hands." I asked, trying to at least keep away the awkward silence.
"We can do roleplay, I guess. Maybe we can do the Starfarer comics!" Lloyd suggested happily. Nya lifted a brow from inside her suit, and I shrugged.
"Why not? Besides, maybe you can teach us a bit about the comics." I smiled beneath my hood, and Nya shook her head.
"I think I'll stay out of this, I'm not a comic fan." She spoke, and I nodded slightly. If she didn't want to participate, then that was her problem. Lloyd was Starfarer, and taught me a little about the Imperial Sludge. Let's just say I did the best evil, more psychotic actually, laugh anyone had ever heard in Ninjago, apparently beating even Garmadon's laugh.
We arrived in the city, and the Devourer had made it's appearance. It was currently slowly moving towards Jay's parents, and I watched as Jay jumped out of the ultra-sonic raider. He swiftly landed on his parents' car hood, and held out his nunchucks.
"Leave my parents alone! Lightning!" Jay cried out as he zapped the giant snake's head with tendrils of electricity. The Devourer reeled back, roaring in pain. It turned away, and headed towards Kai.
"Fire!" Kai yelled, pointing his sword towards the beast, a large plume of fire bursting from the tip of his golden weapon, onto the snake's face. It roared again, bringing up it's tail as it hissed. A news van was then tossed into the Devourer's face by Cole.
"Go, Ninja, go!" A news reported shouted. However, the Devourer aimed it's tail, and struck down with the bony-white curved tip.
"Ice!" Zane called out, freezing the pointy end and stopping it in it's tracks. The tail started to move again, and after a few movements, the ice shattered, and the tail fell onto the nearby discarded news van.
"I think we only made it mad." Jay started, panicking. I jumped off of Nya's suit, and onto the ground. Lloyd was able to fit with Nya, but I wasn't and I didn't plan to join them in the next scene. So, instead I chose to go around, helping to evacuate people from the city, giving them the best directions out. There were a few children who managed to get lost, so I brought them with me, telling them to hold hands. Every child obeyed, and I got them all back to their parents.
Once I finished that, I ran back to the center of the city, and saw Garmadon and the Ninja. It seemed like they hadn't initiated the deal yet. I ignored the ultra-dragon for now, I knew he would survive.
"You came back!" Lloyd called out happily.
"Give me the weapons! I'm the only one who can handle the power of all four weapons at once. It's the only thing that will defeat the Devourer." He stated, getting closer the the small group.
"I thought we were supposed to do everything in our power to not to let him possess the weapons!" Jay worriedly said.
"I've ran every other scenario through my servers. It appears to be the only way." Zane replied, looking towards his team.
"Give me the weapons! Only I can destroy it, or prepare to watch-" Garmadon was cut off by Kai.
"Quit your yammering, and just do it. When you have a chance to make the blow, it has a weak spot near it's forehead." Kai explained as he threw his sword to Garmadon.
"I-i don't think this needs to be said, but we're going to need these back." Jay told Garmadon as he gave up his nunchucks.
"I'll do my part, you just make sure he stays in one spot!" He chuckled out.
"Have fun!" I yelled out to him in good spirit. I kind of wanted to have a laugh, and that was the best I could get. He looked at me with a smile on his face, and merely started to laugh his signature evil laugh while running off.
"Stays in one spot? Stays in one spot! How are we supposed to do that?" Jay cried out in frustration.
"Don't forget, we're Ninja." Kai replied, and started his newly-formed plan. The rest of the ninja caught on quickly, and Nya took Lloyd and I to a nearby tower. It was the spot right where the Devourer would bite it's own tail. Good, now I could focus on the four from above.
Kai had just finished his run, and let Cole take over. He ran across the side of a building, lanterns fell in the Devourer's path. Jumping off, he switched to flipping off of cars, each one of them beeping in alarm as they collided. Then when he finished, he ran into a small alley and I could see him no more.
The Devourer moved up, and found Jay standing on top of the building. It hissed, and Jay started running building to building. After about three rooftops, he reached an unfinished building, and rolled inside. The Devourer followed in pursuit, and Jay fell into what most likely would become an elevator shaft. His true potential activated, and lightning sparked around his glowing semi-transparent blue body, until he reached the top of the building. Zane stood there, and an ice path was formed in front of them. The two jumped onto the light blue ice, and surfed along the surface. The Devourer continued to pursue the two until the end of the ice path, where it opened it's mouth and attempted to eat the two. This was a faith moment, and Kai could not afford to be late.
"No, no!" Jay screamed out as he flew off of the track.
"Now!" Kai ordered, and the ultra-dragon swooped in, saving the two Ninja. The Devourer bit on it's tail, and started to struggle with the end of it's tail caught between it's jaws. I cheered, they were going to be alright! Then the dragon landed on the same roof, and the Ninja jumped off.
"Where's Garmadon? It's not going to hold on for much longer." Cole observed as he looked at the giant snake.
"Look! Dad!" Lloyd called out from beside me, pointing to the skyscraper in front of us, while the sky turned dark and swirled above Garmadon.
"You are the reason evil runs through my blood!" Garmadon yelled to the giant snake beneath him, and the weapons he held gained a dark, swirling purple aura around them. A beam of blue light shot out in a circular shock wave in the clouds above him. Then a flash of bright light blinded me for a second, then Garmadon spoke once more.
"You bit me once. Now feel what it's like to be bitten back!" Garmadon called out in anger at the submissive snake below him. He jumped off, weapons glowing in all four hands.
"Go get 'em dad." Lloyd said proudly, and I put a hand on his shoulder. His father was falling right before him, and in a purple ball of light no less.
"Vengeance will be mine!" Garmadon yelled one last time, pointing all four weapons straight down, aimed for the Devourer's weak point. He then struck dead center, and the Devourer roared as green light emanated from his mouth and body. In half a second, a wave taller than many skyscrapers in the city moved out, covering everyone and everything nearby in the city.
"He did it." Jay spoke out in disbelief over the shouts of success below.
"No, we did it." Cole corrected, and we soon got off of the building and down to the ground below.
"Oh, our little ninja..." Jay's mom called out, hugging her son, along with her husband.
"There you are you big lug! Good to have you back!" Cole hugged his dragon's head as he landed.
"I don't see my dad." Lloyd pointed out, and I walked forward with him. I put my left arm around his shoulders.
"He should be around here somewhere." Kai spoke, looking for Lloyd's dad.
"Your analysis is incorrect. He is not here." Zane corrected Kai, looking for Garmadon too.
"Then our golden weapons are gone too! Huh, well isn't that convenient?" Cole angrily spoke, no longer petting his dragon.
"Look, his footsteps!" Nya pointed out, and I walked with Lloyd to see them.
"I have a feeling we'll see your father again soon." Kai stated, looking towards the green footsteps.
"I know, but that's what I'm afraid of." Lloyd almost whispered. I rubbed his left shoulder with my hand. Poor kid, still young and dealing with a family fight to put my world to shame.
"Huh? Sensei Wu!" Cole yelled out, seeing his Sensei among the wreckage beneath us.
"Wow!" Nya said, astonished as we looked for a moment.
"Would you look at that? He survived!" Jay called out, jumping down to him. I joined the cheering Ninja, running with them to their teacher.
"I can't tell you how glad I am to see you! The Great Devourer left a bad taste in my mouth! Ah, much better, and still hot!" Sensei Wu chuckled as he sipped his tea to get rid of the bad flavor.
"It's good to have you back uncle. But my father left, and he took the golden weapons!" Lloyd filled Sensei Wu in, and Sensei merely smiled.
"Ah, very true. The ability of the weapon is truly great. But the ability to better one's self, makes you limitless." Sensei wisely advised Lloyd.
"I couldn't have said it any better myself." Jay smiled from behind Lloyd.
"Besides, we have what is most important, you." Kai spoke kindly, patting Lloyd's shoulder.
"The pupils have become the masters." Sensei pointed out to his students.
"Am I really going to have to fight my father one day?" Lloyd asked, his face falling.
"One day, but today we can feel good that Ninjago was saved, and tomorrow we can train for the day. Good will finally face evil, and a final outcome will be decided for all of time." Sensei Wu answered, and Kai entered in as Sensei started to walk with his hands behind his back.
"Uh, but don't worry! We're gonna teach you everything we know!" Kai interjected.
"And make sure you are prepared for that fight." Jay continued Kai's sentence.
"Because as we all know, good will always stand up to evil." Cole spoke up.
"And Ninja always stand up for what is right." Zane finished, and I stood back with Sensei Wu and Nya, as Wu nodded in pride.
"Go, Ninja, go!" The five cried out together, jumping into the air. I saw a flash of that ending screen, but it disappeared in a second. I smiled underneath my hood, it really was a cute moment. The five landed and started to laugh.
"I'll do my best to teach you too, Lloyd. I've got a few tricks up my sleeves, and even a few you can play on the Ninja." I spoke with mirth, and the Ninja raised their brows.
"Oh yeah?" Kai took it as a challenge.
"What can I say? Sometimes kids like us can sneak around and nab things like food. It's what I've done." I shrugged, smirking beneath my hood. It certainly was going to be fun teaching Lloyd.
"Yeah, I know she really knows how to sneak a few things here and there." Lloyd laughed, walking over to me.
"She?" Jay asked.
"Yep! Probably should've pointed that out sooner, but I really didn't care at the time. Besides at least I didn't scream memes at you about it." I laughed, and they looked a bit confused.
"Memes?" Cole questioned.
"Forget it. For now, let's just relax and clean up. You guys have just saved an entire city, you deserve a bit of rest. Right now, Ninjago is safe, and we can rest peacefully." I spoke giving Lloyd a sisterly one-armed hug. Lloyd looked up at me and smiled.
"Then it's settled. First, we've got to find a place to stay." Kai observed, and I might be able to help with that.
"I've got a small tent. We can fit about two people in there comfortably, three at best. Maybe we can find a store with better supplies. I have two and a half weeks of rations, which might last a week if we all share. Any extra hygiene stuff you have to buy. There's also a small sleeping bag I have, which we can make into a blanket." I shrugged.
"Alright then, I'm sure we can get a bit more housing stuff. We may be low on money, but I think we can get something done for tonight." Cole smiled, and we started to walk back to the city square.
"Are you doing alright Lloyd?" I whispered to the green ninja beside me.
"Not really, but at least I have you guys." He smiled back at me, and I smiled underneath my hood. It was nice to know that he cared.
"Well then, let's get a move on!" I cheered and the rest of the Ninja followed suit with a hear-hear.
I really hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. This is my best story so far, and I am hoping that it is much better than my previous series, Demetra. I must admit, Demetra was the queen of Mary-Sues, and I was just barely starting middle school when I wrote her. Now I like to believe I am a bit more experienced, and I'm trying to make sure that I add flaws to Myrana. If anyone can give advice on that, please do let me know. I'm still looking to improve.
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