The Beginnings of Lloyd Garmadon

By Secret Dancer

Requested by: AwesomeAuthor13

Lloyd was five years old when he lost his first friend. It was his stuffed elephant but it meant more to him than anything.

Before Lloyd's mom left she had given it to him as a birthday present. She left that day.

After that he brought the elephant everywhere. He fed and brushed it and cared for it. Whenever there were holes worn in the gray fabric he would patch it up. His mother was so important to him. He was only a child.

"She's coming back for me. I know she is. You'll wait with me, right?" Lloyd asked the animal.

But then when he was five years old he started going to Darkley's. Of course he would bring his mother's present with him.

"I'm starting school today and I want you with me." He whispered into the large floppy ears.

It was lunch time halfway through the year when his elephant went missing.

"Buddy where are you!" Lloyd shouted in the hallways.

He dug through the garbage, the lost and found, the older kids lockers, the secret passages, everywhere. Lloyd began to cry. He lost his best friend. He lost his mother. He was all alone.

"Mommy, I miss you." Lloyd whispered to himself as he curled up in a passage where he and his toy would always dwell in.

"I'm sorry mommy. I'm sorry I wasn't a good enough son. I miss you mommy. I miss you elly. Please don't leave me alone." He was five for crying out loud! He'd do anything to get them back.

His elephant was the only one who would listen to him talk about how great his mother was. He was with Lloyd as night when Lloyd had nightmares. He was there when Lloyd got bullied for being small and abandoned. He was there when Lloyd's family wasn't.

The next day Gene showed up holding up a ripped up elephant.

"Hey Lloyd, look what I found!" Gene taunted holding the toy out of Lloyd's reach.

"Let him go! Please!" Lloyd begged. He began to cry. Gene hurt his elephant. Gene hurt his mother's memory.

"Keep crying baby! Mommy ain't coming back!"

Lloyd felt angry inside. How dare Gene! It was one thing to take Elly but it was another to talk about his mother.

Lloyd extended his fist towards Gene's face. The older boy fell over and Elly went flying. Lloyd climbed on top of Gene and began hitting every inch available while screaming. Gene's friends were trying to pry Lloyd off but the younger boy had locked himself in a position where he couldn't be budged.

"STOP STOP!" Gene cried. His nose and lip were bleeding. Patches of skin raised and bruised.

"NO! How dare you mention my mother! How dare you hurt Elly!"

Gene's friends finally got Lloyd off and the three boys began to kick him. Lloyd tried crawling towards his elephant.

"Mommy…mommy."

A/N: I hope I wrote this right! Thank you for the request!