The Untold Story of The Green Ninja

PART 12 LLOYD

Lloyd ran through birchwood forest as a gray ninja chased him. He looked over his shoulder but he imediatly turned back around to press onward. His legs burned, he had been running so much. He panted as his chest ached. He moaned and fell to his stomach. The ninja stood by his head. Lloyd looked up at him. He ripped off his mask. "He" was Willow, scowling and a deep purple, glowing from her eyes.

"Willow?" He breathed.

"This is for your own good," Willow spat, forming two balls of darkness."Golden Ninja." She growled and lurched towards him. Lloyd gasped and sat up. He was inside a pitch black room.

"Lloyd," A voice said.

"Father," Lloyd muttered, standing.

"There is a new foe, stronger than we have ever faced."

"Who? The controllers?"

"No." Garmdon replied. A light turned on and Lloyd saw Willow, looking down. What was she doing here? Could she be the foe Garmadon meant?

"Willow?" Lloyd said. Garmadon's voice had gone."Dad?"

The Golden Master appeared next to Willow and put his hand on Willow's shoulder. Willow looked at Lloyd and scowled. They turned and walked away from Lloyd.

What?

"Willow?" He called."What... No! Willow!" Lloyd gasped and sat up. He was back in the dojo. He panted as he felt his heartbeat underneath of his palm. He shook his head. Someone sat up.

"Lloyd?" She whispered. Willow. She got up and sat next to him."You okay?"

"No," Lloyd replied."I..." He didn't want to tell her. He couldn't tell her.

"Oh..." She muttered."Is it the... Nightmares again?"

"Yeah."

"Oh." There was an awkward silence."What was it? Like... Was I in it?"

"No." Lloyd looked away from her.

Stop lying to her.

"Yes I was." She said sternly.

"No," He assured."You weren't."

"Lloyd," She said, putting her hand on his."Was I in you're dream?" He closed his eyes and sighed. He couldn't tell her what his father told him in that nightmare. So, he had to lie. It was the only way to protect her. If he told her, she might run away, and Lloyd did not want to lose he again. He hated the thought of her running off again. He had to prevent that. He had to. Did he? He also hated the fact that he didn't trust her enough to tell her things. Now he was even more hesitant to tell her! He furiously shook his head.

"Yes," He said finally, meeting her eyes."You were in my dream."

"What..." She started."What happened? I mean... What was I..."

"You..." Lloyd sighed."You don't want to know."

"My friend is having dreams with me in them, and I'm being consumed by darkness," She rolled her eyes."Of course I don't want to know."

Sarcasm. One of Lloyd's greatest enemies.

"You... Were with the Overlord and you left with him. You were also chasing me through birchwood forest and you attacked me."

"Oh... Hey... Are those dreams... changing your trust in me?"

Come on. Don't lie. Lying always makes it worse.

"Of course not."

Darn it.

Willow stayed silent and looked away."Well... Good night."