My Protector (Lloyd X Reader)

Chapter 8

"The Venomari's right. By the time we cast sail clear across the other side of Ninjago, Pythor will have already beat us to the last Fangblade," Nya says.

"Oh, come on, guys. This is the last one. We gotta get it. We gotta think of something," Jay says.

"Hmm," Cole hums.

"Hey," Lloyd says.

"Huh?" Kai asks.

"All we have to do is just get one Fangblade to stop him. What if we take back the other three? Pythor wouldn't risk having them all on him. He's probably hidden them somewhere while he goes for the fourth," Lloyd says.

"It's so simple," Cole says.

"Huh, why didn't I think of that?" Kai asks.

"Because you don't have the brains to do so," Y/n jokes as everyone chuckles.

"It can't be that easy," Jay says.

"Easy?" Zane asks. "My algorithms suggest taking the other three would be far more dangerous. Pythor would undoubtedly have them protected by his top generals."

"Ha, finally. I don't have to hold back," Kai says.

"Even if you could steal the other three, you don't even know where they are," Garmadon says.

"He's right. For the past few weeks, there have been almost no Serpentine sightings. How are they moving around? It's like they're ghosts," Wu says.

"Or snakes. Bridge, give me a sonar sweep of Ninjago," Nya says as the computer shows that there has been no activity.

"See, nothing. It's just like Sensei said," Kai says.

"But I thought snakes could burrow," Y/n says.

"Bridge, now give me a sonar sweep of Ninjago but twenty feet below surface," Nya says as the computer shows them a hologram of the tunnels the Serpentine have been taking.

"All the tombs have been interconnected," Kai observes.

"To make one massive underground fortress," Cole says.

"And all this time, right under our noses," Jay says.

"Or rather, feet," Zane jokes.

"There, that's the most protected area. The Fangblades must be held there," Kai infers as he sees the area where all the tunnels connect.

"Then what are we waiting for? Nya, set the course," Wu instructs.

"Already on it. We'll be there by sunup," Nya predicts.

"There is no room for error. The Serpentine have shown that they have great powers, and to combat them, you must turn their greatest strengths into their greatest weaknesses. Kai, how will you defeat the Hypnobrai?" Wu asks Kai the next day before the battle.

"Their hypnotizing powers are useless if their opponent can fight without relying on his eyes," Kai replies, showing by pulling a blindfold down to cover his eyes as he strikes at the air.

"Good, Jay, the Fangpyre is fast and his bite sharp," Wu says.

"But if he can't bite through your skin," Jay says, tapping the metal on his armor. "He can't turn you into one of them."

"Yes. Cole, the Constrictai are strong," Wu says as he traps the said ninja in a net. "And they will not let go."

"But instead of fighting back, one must try to loosen up," He replies as he wriggles his way out of the net. "And a little soft shoe doesn't hurt."