Lloyd tossed and turned under the sheets. Sweat coated his body. Voices and visions swirled in his head, voices of his family.
"You let us down Lloyd, you're not even looking for us!" Kai screamed in his face. "After everything we have done for you? Really?"
The other ninja looked equally displeased. Their bodies turned away from him walking away into the mist. Then Master Wu and Garmadon showed up, anger spread across their faces.
"Some leader you are."
Lloyd jumped up his breath leaving his body as he looked around the room, a green light glowing across the room from his element. It was just a dream, the same dream he's been having for a while now. Rubbing his face he threw on his Gi before walking out of his room. He hesitantly knocked on the door. There was some light shuffling before the door opened, Akita rubbed her eyes.
"Everything okay?" she whispered knowing the kids were sleeping.
Upon seeing his restless state she dragged him inside and closed the door. She didn't know exactly what to do, so she did the only thing that would most likely work. She hugged him tightly, not letting him leave until he got whatever was in his system out of him. Lloyd melted into her touch not realizing how much he needed it. The facade he was carrying barreled down as he spent more and more time with Akita.
Arin and Sora ran to Lloyd's room slamming open the door, only to find him not there, his bed empty. But if he wasn't there, where was he? They ran all over the monastery, outside to the bounty, to the courtyard, and even to the old dragon stables, they were getting ready to give up, that is until they got to the room Lloyd's guest was staying in.
"Her name was Akita right?" Arin whispered. "You don't think she did something nefarious right?"
"It wouldn't hurt to check," she whispered back, eyeing the door suspiciously. "From what you've told me Lloyd has a lot of enemies."
The two kids nodded propping the door open slightly, looking in they saw Lloyd sleeping peacefully, Akita intertwined around him, almost protectively with how she was holding him. Slowly closing the door they tiptoed their way back to Arin's room exchanging looks of confusion.
"Agreed to never speak of this?" They both nodded walking out to the courtyard like nothing had happened.
Sora stepped forward looking at the surrounding area, "You know this place could use some more tech," there was a tunk under her and the sound of gears turning. "What was tha-"
She was flung into the air, her screams filled the area.
Lloyd jumped up, running into the hall and slamming through the window using his spinjitzu he caught her and landing, looking her around he saw the training course activated.
"Whoops sorry about that, forgot to shut it down." he sat Sora down and pressing the stone again the training course slowly deactivating.
Akita slumped against the archway, her face flustered and worried slowly easing off her face before sighing.
"Woah," there were stars in Arin's eyes. "Do it again!"
Lloyd pondered for a few seconds, noting the interest in Akitas eyes, before agreeing. "Okay fine just once okay." He tapped the rock again before immediately using Spinjitzu, he jumped, dashed, and cleared the course in a matter of seconds.
"Would you like to try Akita," he motioned. "Or are you a chicken."
That seemed to catch her and Akita immediately jumped into action turning into a wolf she was slower not used to the course. Lloyd was awestruck alongside the kids, his head keeping track of her, his heart seeming to skip a beat everytime they made eye contact. When she finally landed in front of him a smile was on his face as well.
Shaking himself, he looked at the kids, "Do you two want to try as well?"
Arin nodded and Lloyd dropped the difficulty down to one, and while Sora was still shaken from the earlier jostling, the lower speed seemed to help calm her and she tried as well. Together the two watched the kids and Lloyd felt happiness blooming in his heart.