I wrote this at school (that is very hard to do) so you better appreciate this chapter or 🔪

(Original publication date: 10th of March, 2024, on Archive of Our Own)

By the time the cousins had reached home, Lloyd was terrified. What had Morro just done? What else is he capable of?

"Dad!" Hearing Morro say that was kinda weird, as Lloyd was used to 'Uncle Wu".

Wu came out of his room. "Morro! Lloyd! Why are you back home so early?"

"Dad, it's time you told Lloyd the secret."

"What secret?" Wu looked clueless, but Lloyd knew he was hiding something. First there was the Green Ninja. Now Morro's powers. There has to be a link.

"I used my powers today. In front of Lloyd. I had to in order to protect him. You know what I'm talking about, but we can't hide it from Lloyd any longer. If we know, and his mother knows, then he should too." It kinda hurt Lloyd that his mother was in on a secret with Wu and Morro.

Wu sighed. "Sit down, both of you." They did as told. "Lloyd. You know how your father has been corrupted and has chosen the path of evil." Lloyd cringed at the mere mention of his father. "So I sought out to find a few ninja to defeat him. These ninja have elemental powers" Wu continued. "One ninja will rise above the others and becomes the Green Ninja, the ninja destined to defeat the Dark Lord."

"Lloyd," Wu continued. "I think you're the Green Ninja."

"What makes you think so?" Lloyd was starting to feel nervous. This is what made Morro despise you, he thought.

"You're the grandson of the First Spinjitzu Master." This wasn't a well-known fact. Some people believed it, but others called it a myth. Obviously, Lloyd knew it was true. "And you're a very good person at heart." That was debatable, however. Lloyd had done bad deeds, the sort everyone has. The occasional lie, sometimes stealing other people's candy. But in the recent few years, he had promised himself to never commit those sins again. So he wouldn't become like his father.

"How will we find out if I'm the Green Ninja?"

"You will know when the right time arrives. You can ask Morro on his experience. He's the elemental master of wind. Lloyd turned to his cousin. He forgot he was there due to him not taking part in the discussion. Wu left the room. "I'll give the two of you some time to yourselves."

Lloyd sat, his hands carrying his head, just another burden. He was taking in all the information Wu had just told him. He might have to fight his father someday.

"So," Morro disrupted the blessed silence. "Wanna hear my experience? My 'power awakening'?" He waited a while for a response.

"...Go ahead."

"I was buying groceries at night. Wu wasn't with me. Suddenly, a gang entered the store. They had guns and threatened the workers and the customers. I tried to defend the innocent people and stop the gang." Lloyd chuckled.

"You? Tried to do something good for once?" Morro frowned. Lloyd kept quiet after that and let Morro continue.

"Obviously, I failed at that task. It was one against five. Two of them pinned me down and a third was about to shoot me with his gun. Suddenly, I felt a sudden burst of rage and wind blew the thugs down, from my direction. It was so powerful they got scared and ran away."

"...How old were you?"

"About your age. Fourteen of fifteen. That's the age at which most elemental masters discover their powers."

Did that mean Lloyd's powers were coming soon?

"That day I realised I couldn't be the Green Ninja. I was the elemental master of wind. And I still am, as you saw me and hour ago." Lloyd suddenly remembered that they had came home early from school. And how helpless Lloyd had felt until Morro saved his life.

"Thank you."

"For what?"

"Saving me at school today."

"No problem. You're under my protection now." Morro looked as if he had blurted that out by mistake. "I've gotta go," he said, before abruptly leaving the room.

Lloyd was lost in his thoughts again. Who are the other elemental masters?

I know that Morro being the elemental master of wind doesn't prove he's not the Green Ninja but it's the movieverse so idc

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