Never Leaving Your Side -|| Lloyd X Reader||-

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We returned to the bounty and learn Airjitzu, currently trying to use it to grab a flag. It was to train but I honestly couldn't focus. The image of Morro holding Lloyds head still was haunting me. " Aww, just short. Like your temper, Kai." Ronin mocked/insulted. " Let me try. I'm for sure better Airjitzuer than you, Kai." Jay got a tad cocky. " Oh, yeah? And when did that happen?" " Like, now!"

Jay used Airjitzu to get the flag but missed, screaming as he fell down. "Oh, yeah. That was so much better than me." Kai said sarcastically. " It...it was," Jay commented. "That wasn't Airjitzu, that was Failitzu." Ronin took out an apple. " Or Stupiditzu." Kai added. "To master the powers of Airjitzu, we must uplift, not put each other down, Ronin." Wu looked up at Ronin eating an apple.

Ronin took a bite of his apple. "You close shop for a week, you gotta let me have some fun. Aren't Nindriods supposed to be precise?" " These new suits are heavy. Why can't we just use our old ones?" Kai sighed. "These are embedded with Deepstone. They will protect you from being possessed." 

I shivered when Wu said the word possessed. "Yeah, well, maybe the name "Airjitzu" isn't uplifting enough. Maybe we need something more inspiring, like...Cyclondo!" Jay suggested and used Airjitzu and actually went above the flag. Ronin said he missed and Jay took his apple. He laughed and took a bite. " Cyclondo,"

Cole sighed as he stared at the floor. " Don't feel like training?" Nya asked, walking over to the ghostly black ninja. " In case you haven't heard, I'm a Ghost. And don't tell me we can fix this 'cause we can't. This is just...who I am now." Cole tried to grab a cup but his hand passed through it. "Ugh. I don't feel anything anymore..."

"Sensei told us our paths in life are never a straight line. Take me for instance, I thought I was always destined to be Samurai X, but now I'm training to become the Water Ninja no matter how horribly awful I am at that. All I know is, ninja never quit!" Nya tried to comfort. 

" But I'm not a ninja anymore. I'm a Ghost." Cole looked at the Water Ninja. "Then what do you do? I think that's something you have to answer on your own." Nya said back as Kai popped in to say Misako is about to tell us about the next clue. " We'll be there in a moment." Nya told her brother. "And sis, that color suits you well." Kai complimented as he walked away. " Thanks. It's my faaaavorite color." Nya looked at the sleeve of her gi. " No, Nya. Thank you." Cole hugged the girl and for a moment his hand returned to flesh.

" Now that both Morro and you have Airjitzu, it's time to turn our attention to the second clue, the Sword in the Cloud." Misako told us as we sat down on chairs in the study room. Misako was playing a sort of film to show us what she was talking about. "Me senses tell me it could be many a swords. Thar be the Fire Sword, the Sword of Destiny, the Golden Cutlass..." Zane rambled on about different swords in a pirate accent.

" I thought you said you fixed his voice?" Kai asked the blue ninja. " I did. And then I made it better." The two laughed as Zane continued to talk. " Aye, Zane. And to add to your colorful account, there are many more swords, but it wasn't until Morro and his allies commandeered Nya's Samurai Mech that it all became clear. It's the Sword of Sanctuary, protected in the Cloud Kingdom." Misako explained.

" Heh, Cloud Kingdom? I know every square inch of Ninjago. There ain't no place called the Cloud Kingdom." Ronin mentioned. " You're right, it isn't in Ninjago. It's in a parallel Realm that can only be reached through the Blind Man's Eye." Wu told everyone. " Oooh, a realm. " I say lowly. 

"The Blind Man's Eye? You mean the powerful storm cyclone above the clouds? But its attitude is far too high for the Bounty to reach." Nya informed. " Unless we ascend the tallest mountain in Ninjago. The Wailing Alps." Misako showed a drawing of the Wailing Alps. "Yes, the Wailing Alps. When the Blind Man's Eye passes its peak, you four ninja will jump into the eye of the storm using Airjitzu to cross over into Cloud Kingdom to take possession of the Sword of Sanctuary." Wu added.

"Whoa, whoa, Sensei, you're throwing around some big words here, but I think you got one wrong. It's Cyclondo, not Airjitzu." We all groan at Jay being dumb. "So this Sword of Sanctuary that we're after, what makes it so special?" Cole asked. " It's special because reflected within its blade, you can foresee your next opponent's next move." Wu answered. 

"And whoever gets it will have a huge advantage. Lights please." Nya turns the lights on. "This is about more than finding the next clue to the Spinjitzu Master's Tomb. This is about saving my son. You cannot fail." Misako looked at us. " Don't worry Mama Misako," I got up. " We won't fail." I smile at her. Kai got up as well. "Let's gear up. We have one big mountain to climb."