A.N: As requested by guest I made the povs bold, thanks for telling me. Thanks for the reviews and I hope you enjoy this chapter. I FINALLY figured all the kinks for this story, such as why Pythor wants Lloyd (It has nothing to do with the devourer, I hated the devourer thing, snakes worshipping a bigger snake seems cheesy to me.) So I came up with a different scheme for Pythor. You will feel SO sorry for Lloyd! Oh, and this chapter will be mostly from Lloyd, Garmadon, Sensei Wu and Kai's povs. Anyways, CHAPTER 6!
Kai's POV:
When Lloyd walked in with his father, I felt so relieved that I scooped Lloyd up in a big hug and whispered in his hair: "Thank goodness you're alright." I kept on holding him until I heard him mutter: "Crushing me…"
Instantly I put him down, and he gave me this goofy grin while looking up at me. At first I found this kid annoying, but now I can't imagine my life without him. After the hugging incident we all sat down at the table, Sensei at the head of it, me Cole and will be Zane on his left, and Garmadon Jay and Lloyd on his right.
I heard a faint gurgle and Jay gave a quizzical look at Lloyd. "Dude is that you?" The kiddo blushed and sunk down in his seat. "Maybe…" I laughed. "Guess someone's hungry. Zane, you almost done in there?!" "Just a minute." Lloyd sighed.
Finally Zane came in with grilled chicken and mashed potatoes. Jay screeched a "WOO HOO! YEAH!" We piled everything on our plates and began to eat. "Yet another successful meal chef Zane" I commented. The chicken was SO GOOD. "Thank you Kai." I scarfed down another bite when the alarm went off to tell us there was another serpentine sighting.
"OH COME ON! NOW WHO'S GONNA EAT THE CHICKEN!?" screamed Jay. Everybody piled into the bridge. "Looks like the serpentine want to freeze their scales off if they want to slither around in this weather. And they're in the Glacier Barrens? Are they insane?" asked pipsqueak.
"But why are they there of all places? If they want to release the devourer, shouldn't they go to Ourobourous?" inquired Nya. They both had a point. This had nothing to do with what they are planning. Either they are taking a shortcut to who knows where or Pythor officially lost it.
Sensei looked like he was trying to solve one of those rubix cubes or something. He seemed in deep thought. Finally he stated: "Nya, set the course to Glacier Barrens. When we arrive you ninja investigate. Lloyd, you stay here with me Nya and your father." Lloyd managed to say an exasperated "Fine."
When we arrived it looked like it was snowing harder than before. We bundled up and trudged ahead to squash some serpentine. Again. I turned around to see shrimpy waving goodbye and he yelled a "GOOD LUCK!" I saluted back. Something told me we would need it.
Sensei Wu's POV:
After the ninja left my brother, nephew and Nya went back to the dining room. "More for us!" exclaimed Lloyd. Me and my brother managed a chuckle. My nephew devoured his chicken before us and started playing with his fork.
Nya then shivered. "Is it me or is it cold in here?" Lloyd curled up in a little ball and mumbled: "Yeah I'm cold too. But I guess it's what we get for parking in Glacier Barrens." "Kiddo go get your coat and I'll build a fire." He nodded and walked out of the room. Nya began collecting some wood. "Need some help?" I asked. "No I got it. Isn't it weird how the serpentine are here and not, well, not HERE? It's freezing!"
"It is rather strange. It also worries me. I think the devourer wasn't their only intention." My brother was right. It's all I was thinking about. Something about it just didn't add up. "Well what else would they want? The devourer seems to be all that Pythor wants. Maybe they forgot a fang blade or they still need something to release it" my nephew stated as he walked into the room. He now had on his black parka and a hat. The hat looked like the head of the panda and was very fluffy with ears.
Nya smirked. "Some hat you got there Lloyd." He blushed. "What? I like pandas!" She laughed. Finally the fire sparked and the fireplace was engulfed in light.
"Hey, I have an idea. Lloyd, go get marshmallows from your candy stash." Nya had this mischievous grin on her face. Lloyd came back with the marshmallows and she had chopsticks with her. Smiling, she put the marshmallows on the sticks and held out one to each of us. "Cool! It's like camping!" exclaimed my nephew. He stuck his marshmallow in the fire, and then took it out. A shriek escaped him when he noticed it was on fire. Frantically blowing on his marshmallow, the rest of us laughed whiles he blowed. When the flames were out he chomped on the sticky treat. This could be fun.
Later…
When the marshmallow party was drawing to a close, the ninja finally returned, covered with snow. "Yay you're back!" stated my nephew with his mouth full of marshmallow. "HEY! YOU'RE EATING MARSHMALLOWS WITHOUT US?!" screamed Jay. "Hey nice hat Lloyd" stated Cole. "Thanks."
"So, what happened?" inquired Nya. "Oy. Lots of things." Zane looked grim. "Well after subduing the army, it was just us and the generals. Pythor eventually, with us prying, admitted that the devourer was never their plan. We then found this after they escaped." Zane then pulled out an old scroll. I took it from him and carefully unraveled it. Clearing my throat, I began reading: "When the 5 scrolls unite as one, the path to the image of shadows has begun. After 4 scrolls are found, the 5th one needs a soul. This soul must be a descendent of Ninjago's creator, and has a heart of gold. This soul is young, and full of joy. And is a crucial part of the serpent's ploy."
Silence. All eyes turned to my nephew. That's why the serpentine needed him. They needed his soul to awaken the "image of shadows." Tears welled in his eyes and he stormed out of the room sobbing. "Oh no." Kai whispered. "Well that explains a lot now, doesn't it?" muttered Jay.
My brother looked like he swallowed a slug, and then left the room. I followed him. The other ninja seemed to get the message: Find Lloyd.
Garmadon's POV:
As I raced through the ship with my brother behind me, my mind couldn't focus after what Wu read from the scroll. The serpentine wanted to kill my son. KILL HIM. What could they possibly want for them to go so far as to kill someone? Oh yeah. The "Image of Shadows." I have been the ruler of the underworld for years and not once have I heard of such a thing.
Rushing throughout the hallways I heard a small whimper. I peered into the room to see a large lump under Lloyd's bed. I turned to my brother, who looked to be on the verge of tears. Then I stepped into the room.
"Lloyd. It's Dad. You can come out. It's alright. Honest." I was on the brink of tears myself. After what my son just heard, I'd be surprised if he came out at all. "My nephew, you can't hide under there forever." Wu had a point. "Yes I can" Lloyd declared between sobs. "Son we won't let them get you. It'll be alright." I wasn't so sure, but I hated it when he cried. It made me feel like I failed him. "How do you know?!" he shrieked. I was taken aback by this statement. He hardly ever snapped. But, he is upset.
"Good. You guys found him." I turned around to face Kai. He walked over and kneeled down by the bed. "Kiddo its Kai. Listen, you know us. We'll squash those guys way before they get the 5th scroll. We've kicked their butts before. They may have fooled us now, but never again. Me and the others will do everything we can to protect you. And if they do get you, which is highly unlikely, you have absolutely every right to be mad at us." Lloyd crawled out to reveal a tear stained face. "Promise?" Kai smiled. "Promise."
"Now, we are in a place surrounded by snow. It would be a shame not to put it to good use." Kai smiled. "I got a sled for me and the others. Grab one and meet me outside. SLED RACE!" Lloyd laughed and rushed out the door.
I was baffled. I'm his father, and I couldn't get him out, but HE could?! Maybe that egotistical hot-head and I have more in common than I originally thought. We both seem to care deeply for Lloyd. Huh. I might just be annoyed by him a little less now.
Lloyd's POV:
The wind whipping through my hair and stinging my face made me feel better about the whole serpentine thing as I flew down the hill on my sled. Kai was right. They won't get me. The whole thing was a little overwhelming though.
At last I crossed our little finish line just seconds before Cole. "That was awesome!" I declared. Because it was. I watched as Jay and Zane hiked up the hill to race each other. "READY. SET. GO!" yelled Kai. And then they were off. We did this over and over again. And it was fun every time.
By the time I finished going down the 12th time, Cole said it was getting dark and we should head back. I was starting to get cold, and so was everybody else. As we turned around, I ended up face to face with an armada of hypnobri. "Hello ninja" said a scout. "Time to play." Instantly we all bolted. The snakes were blocking the way back to the bounty, so we had to go in the opposite direction.
Man, it's hard to run in the snow! Especially since it was still snowing rather hard and the snow was up past my ankles. Everybody seemed to manage though. Looking behind me, I smiled when I noticed that we were losing them, when I slipped and fell on my butt. I realized we were all standing on a frozen lake.
"Keep going! We have to lose them!" screamed Cole. I obeyed and carefully slid along. Soon me and the others were in the middle. "Wait, why aren't they following us?" I asked. They were just standing on the ice close to the ground. One pulled out a dagger. Uh oh. "You all need to chill out!" He cackled. Then struck the dagger in the ice. CRACK. A crack began to trail closer and closer to us. "The ice! It's gonna break!" yelled Jay. "What do we do?" I asked, more screamed. Before anyone could answer my question, the ice under our feet collapsed, and I was underwater.
Jay's POV:
My lungs began to burn as I was slowly sinking. At first I was confused as to what the heck was going on, but then I remembered. You're drowning idiot! I frantically swam until my head broke the surface and gasped for air. Nobody but me was there. "Guys? Guys!?" A white blob came up to reveal it was Zane. "Where are the others?" he questioned. "No idea." Cole then came up. "Is everyone ok?" he immediately asked. "Think so" I answered. About 2 minutes later Kai surfaced. A minute after that was Lloyd.
Lloyd was shivering and his lips were blue. Same with Kai. "Nnnow wwwhat?" Lloyd stuttered. Gosh the kid was shaking so bad, he could make the earth tremble. "The radio said the snow was supposed to get more powerful tonight, followed by a blizzard. We can't travel back to the bounty in this weather. Let's go find some shelter and warm up" commanded Cole.
We climbed out of the icy cold water and trudged along, I could barely see and I was soaking wet. Fun. Up ahead of me Cole was holding Lloyd's hand and guiding him through. Cole was shivering too, but not as bad as Kai and Lloyd. Zane seemed fine. Then again he is a robot.
After several minutes of trudging, we finally saw a small cave. Instantly we barreled inside. It wasn't exactly homey, but it was shelter.
"I'll go collect some sticks so we can start a fire. You guys stay here and try and get settled. We may be here a while." Cole walked deeper into the cave while the rest of us took a seat on the floor. "Kiddo you could start an earthquake if you don't stop shaking" I commented. Sheesh. "It's not llike I'mmm dddddoing it on pppurpppose. I'm fffffreezing." Kai skootched over and put an arm around him while they both shivered. Lloyd buried his head in his chest. I leaned against Kai's shoulder. Normally I wouldn't do this at home, but I was so cold. Besides, He didn't argue with it.
Cole came back with an armful of sticks and dropped them on the ground. "Kai, could you light the sticks on fire?" "Sure." Finally we had fire. Cole sat down next to Lloyd and rubbed his back. "Hey pipsqueak, lemme see your arm." Lloyd rolled up his sleeve. The bandage, gauze and foam were all dripping wet and ruined. "Does it still hurt?" He nodded. "Yeah bbbut I ccccan ignore it nnnnow."
A huge gust of wind got us all trembling. "I used to like winter, but now I'm having second thoughts" Cole stated. A rumble above us silenced him. Zane looked frightened. "If the wind keeps going strong like this, the snow will fall off and block the entrance!" "Well it's nnot like wwwwe can leave." Kai had a point. You would have to be a complete moron to go anywhere in this weather.
"ACHOO!" We all turned to Lloyd. "Sssorry." Cole put a hand to his forehead. "Kiddo you're burning up. You feel ok?" He pouted. "I've fffelt bbbbetter." "ACHOO!" "Bless you" said Zane. Then Lloyd went through a massive coughing fit. Cole looked concerned. Kai looked like he would pass out or puke.
Then Kai sneezed. Great. Hope I don't get sick. "So, what's the plan?" I asked. Cole sighed. "The blizzard's showing no sign of stopping. Guess we'll have to spend the night and wait for rescue." Joy. Wonder how Nya, Sensei and Garmadon are doing. The must be worried sick about what happened to us. Hope they're ok.
Nya's POV:
"They've been gone a long time" I pointed out. "Oh, I hope their ok" said a concerned Sensei. "Wait! Kai has a wrist communicator I gave to him! I'll call them." After a few minutes I received: "Hello?" Kai! "Kai its Nya. WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU GUYS?" "It's Cole Nya. We ran into some snakes. They led us out on the ice and it broke on us." We all gasped. "Are you all ok?" asked Sensei. "Yeah I guess. We are all soaking wet, freezing, and I think Kai and Lloyd are getting sick since they were underwater the longest." A sneeze, followed by a lot of coughing, was heard in the background. "Yeah that was Lloyd. We are holding up ok though. Found a cave to hide out in." "Ninja. Wait until the storm blows over and we'll rendezvous." Sensei was right. Then I heard a lot of static. "Nya, it's the wind. We are breaking up. Got to go."
"Oh no." I moaned. "Guess all we can do was wait.
A.N: TADA! Tell me your thoughts. Didn't like then don't review. I'll try and work on chapter 7 and post it by next week. Thanks!