A.N: Hey! The long awaited chapter 12 has arrived! *WARNING: Violence and slightly gory moments. If you want to skip it or are squeamish, I'll put this symbol next to the gore parts: *. It's not long, and I'll try and be less gory.* Please enjoy, and R&R!

Lloyd's POV:

My eyes slowly fluttered open as I regained consciousness. Groggily, I took in my surroundings, which wasn't much. I was in a small room made of stone, with a steel door and cold bumpy floors. Yay.

I sat there trying to remember what happened, the details were fuzzy, and my mind was still foggy. I knew I was on the ship, and the lights went out, Skalidor crushed me, then I was tossed on the main deck. There was someone there, but I don't remember who.

I decided not to dwell on it, I already had a headache. Sitting up, I squeaked in pain and clutched my side tightly. Moaning, I vowed to myself never to get caught in Skalidor's grip again.

There wasn't much to do in the room. I felt in my pockets to find anything that could help me. All I found was a candy wrapper, bouncy ball and my swiss army knife. I popped open the knife, remembering how bewildered I was when Kai gave it to me for my birthday last year. A small blade and a big one, pliers, a bottle opener, (that I won't be using) a screwdriver, a really small compass, and a hex wrench popped out all at once. I looked at all the pieces. Closing it, I sighed in defeat as nothing in there would help me break through a steel door.

Instead, I grabbed the bouncy ball and bounced it off the wall and caught it. This is gonna be a long night.

Sensei Wu's POV:

The mood on the ship was darker without my nephew. I could tell that guilt filled the hearts of all my students, and my own. When all of us explained to Zoe what happened, (she was below deck when it happened) she just stormed off to her room. Now my students were training extra hard to prepare to get him back.

Nya changed the bounty's course away from the direction the generals came from. I didn't want to risk anyone else getting captured. With serpentine, you never know what to expect. The only thing that made any of us feel hope is the fact that Zane's falcon was looking for him. Unfortunately, it only made my students more impatient.

"Ugh, can this bird go any slower?" Kai grumbled, proving my point. Zane looked at him. "Patience Kai, my friend will return, these things take time." Kai merely rolled his eyes. I approached them. "My nephew is smart and resourceful, I'm sure he can handle himself while we figure out a rescue plan." I had faith in him; I believed that he is alright.

My brother was greatly saddened by all of this, which I expected. I saw him looking out the window in the bridge while my students played video games. "He'll be ok brother, we'll rescue him" I reassured. He sighed. "Oh, I hope he's ok. I'm worried. The serpentine could be doing anything to him Wu! Anything!" While he did have a point, I was trying to cheer him up. "Your son is a strong boy, I'm sure he can handle himself. And most likely the serpentine will just be taunting him. After all, Lloyd is something they need." My brother merely nodded and stared at the ocean.

Lloyd's POV:

I've been bouncing the ball for who knows how long when the door slid open. 2 venomari warriors stood there. "Massssster Pythor wissshes to ssee you." Hesitantly, I stood up, causing pain to inflict on my side again. I cried out, and took deep breathes to calm myself down. But, the deeper the breath the more my side ached and hurt. Good to know.

The snakes walked in front of me as I followed, my mind buzzing with questions as to why Pythor would want to see me. I'm just his prisoner, what could I do for him?

As I looked around, I realized we were in an underground chamber. The 2 serpentine led me to a massive open space, complete with an altar, a countdown clock, and a large black door. Pythor sat in a small cushy chair, leering down at me.

"Hello little one. Welcome back!" I rolled my eyes. "I'm sure that you know why I need you, right?" Hastily, I looked at the countdown clock. Just a few more days until the winter solstice. I gulped and nodded. "However, I won't kill you just yet. I need your little friends out of the way first." My eyes widened. "And, you seem to know them the best out of everyone here. So tell me this, where are they?" I thought about this. They wouldn't be at the same place they were before, Nya would've changed course. But, I didn't know where they were going. Even if I did know, I wouldn't tell Pythor anyways. I'm not letting my friends get hurt. "I'm not telling you" I answered.

Pythor's ghastly smile vanished. "I thought you would be smarter than that boy. I'll tell you one thing; I always get what I want." He nodded at the warriors. They grabbed my arm and turned me around, kicking me in the back to make me fall to my knees. I tried to get up, but the one holding my arm would just twist it farther backwards. I could hear Pythor slithering closer to me, and the unmistakable unsheathing of a dagger.

*Before I could say anything, he sliced it across my back, ripping my ninja gi and jacket. I screamed at the pain, feeling blood trickle down my spine. "I'll ask you one more time my dear, where are the ninja?" I shook my head. "I'm not telling you!" I shouted. In response, I felt another slash, and I screamed as spots danced in front of my eyes.* The room tilted back and forth, and I began to feel weak and shaky. This isn't happening, this isn't happening, this isn't happening I thought.

I was yanked back to my feet and turned back around. My legs felt wobbly, I could barely stand up. The room was spinning so much that Pythor looked like he was everywhere. "I'll ask you again tomorrow, hopefully you'll have the sense to answer me correctly."

And so, I was led back to my prison, so weak and dizzy I couldn't comprehend what just happened.

Little did I know, the falcon just recorded everything.

Garmadon's POV:

I was in the bridge in the early morning, thinking about the events of last night. I only hoped my son was ok.

I picked at breakfast, not feeling very hungry, when Zane burst into the room. "The falcon has returned with new footage!" All of us stood up with smiles all around. Hope filled me. Did the falcon find my son? I love this bird now, and that says a lot.

Zane plugged a cable into the bird, and the other end into the monitor. An image came to life on the monitor, and I saw 2 venomari guards strolling into a small room. I saw Lloyd in the background, the guards commanding him to follow. He got up, then winced and clutched his side, which concerned me. Did he get hurt?

The footage showed Lloyd following the guards into a chamber made of rock. What startled me was the large countdown clock in the corner, with a snowflake at the top. The winter solstice.

The camera zoomed in on Pythor and Lloyd talking to each other. At first, he was just taunting my son like my brother predicted, but then he was asked where we were. I could tell Lloyd was surprised, but he refused to give us away.

Pythor wasn't happy about that. I gasped when the guards had my son pinned down on the floor. My heart pounded louder and louder as Pythor got closer to him. Lloyd's eyes were as big as saucers, and he was panting, but based on the grimace he had the excessive breathing was painful. Pythor slid out a dagger. No, no he wouldn't dare….

*He did. A large wound was sliced across his back. The falcon zoomed in, and the wound was horribly deep and bloody. Pythor asked again where we were, and Lloyd refused to say. And so, another slice.*

Thankfully that's all he did. My son was forcefully yanked off the ground. I noticed his legs were wobbly, and Lloyd was having trouble focusing on Pythor like he was in 2 places at once. The conversation ended and Lloyd was led back to his prison and the footage ended.

Silence filled the room. "Pythor, he's gone way too far" Kai angrily said. Cole just stared at the screen. "He's just a kid, why him?" I spoke up. "Is it just me, or was Lloyd clutching his side? I also noticed that when he was panting, it looked like he was in pain." Wu nodded. "It's not just you, I saw that as well. Skalidor probably broke a bone or two near Lloyd's ribcage. That's why he must be in pain in that area, and excessive breathing causes pain to him."

"May I remind you all he'll do it again! If we don't rescue him soon he'll lose too much blood and then its game over!" shouted Jay. Kai shook his head. "We won't let that happen. Huddle up guys, I've got a plan…"

A.N: What is Kai's plan? Will Lloyd be alright or be tortured more? Take a guess in the reviews! (I'll cut down on the gore, I promise and I apologize for possibly being too graphic) REVIEW!