Special thanks to ZaneWalker for letting me use this story idea, full credit is given to her.
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Fallen, Lost, and Alone
Chapter Thirteen: Welcome Home!
Zane's POV
I ran out the front door, my feet pounding against the pavement, the falcon leading the way. I was going home, to my real home.
'Jay and Kai know, or at least they thought that I was who I am!" My mind was racing at a thousand thoughts a second. I felt myself passing through a crowd of people.
"Is that the missing ninja?"
"Can't be!"
"Didn't he die two years ago?"
People kept talking as I ran past them, weaving in and out of the crowded street. "Zane!" Sensei called, and I stopped, turning around to see Ms. Michaels, and Sensei sitting outside of a cafe, waving at me. Walking over, mom's arms wrapped around me tightly.
"I told you you'd find them eventually. I just never thought...I never thought you'd be..." I smiled softly as she had trouble finding the right words. She pulled away and looked at me. "An amazing person. Wu told me he thought he knew who you were, and I guess he's right." She smiled at me, and I smiled back. "Now...I believe you have some people to go catch up with."
Nodding at her, my vocal functions incapable of expressing what I was feeling, I took off running, running back towards the others. Nothing could wipe the large smile off my face.
Lloyd's POV
I sat down on the deck, tossing the broom I had been using to the side.
"Caw..." The falcon circled above my head for a moment, and I stretched out my arm. He landed, and flapped his wings urgently. I raised an eyebrow, and he closed his beak around several strands of my hair, tugging experimentally.
'There is absolutely no way I am going to ask the falcon what's going on. One of the others will walk out, and think I've gone crazy.' I thought, and he tugged again, this time a little harder. "Ow! What was that for?!" I said, and he flew off my arm.
"Maybe he wanted you to turn around." A voice behind me said, I froze, not wanting to believe it. "Good to see you again Lloyd." I whipped my head around, and sure enough, standing on the deck, falcon perched on his arm, was Zane.
"Zane..." I breathed, staring at him. He walked towards me, and looked just like he had before my dad threw him over the side of the cliff. Getting up, I ran over to him, and stopped when I was two feet away. Hesitantly, I reached out, and poked him, expecting my finger to go right through him.
It didn't.
"Zane!" I shouted, throwing my arms around him, and hugging him. "What-how? I-" Nonsense kept spilling out of my mouth, and I stopped talking. "We thought you were dead! Where were you!?"
"Somehow my memory switch was turned off after I fell, but I eventually washed up on the shore. A family took me in." He paused for a second. "Where are the others?" He asked.
"Right here." Kai said, and we both looked towards him, sure enough, they all were there. "Come on Zane. It's good to have you back." Zane walked towards the others, and one by one, they each hugged him, telling him how glad they were that he was back.
Lol, short crappy end chapter.
I'm glad that so many of you liked this story, I had fun writing it.
Now I can move onto finishing Bring Him Home, and then I can start a very...odd, slightly creepy Lloyd-centric fic idea that I got while drawing this: mondaygirl1113 . deviantart art/Safe-For-Now-371703384?q=gallery%3Amondaygirl1113%2F40437952&qo=5
So yeah...The end. Happy ending. Smiley Ninjas.