The Ninja That Changed

Chapter 13

   To be honest when I heard about Jay getting kidnapped I was expecting all of us to go full ninja again, not Kai and some blonde girl in fancy clothing trying to catch a guy while Zane and I just stroll in and grab Jay. Also...
    "Jay what do you mean where's Nya?"
    Jay glared at me "This stupid guy can apparently shapeshift and pretended to be my precious Nya to kidnap me!"
    I was a bit taken back by that, I mean since when did Jay ever yell?! That's the first time I've seen him angry.
    "And Kai stop picking up random girls it's annoying!"
    The blonde mumbled a growl "I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that." She sighed and grabbed Jay by the shoulders "Okay first, it's me Lloyd! Second Jay you need to keep calm, third Zane could you please grab the imposter?"
    Zane nodded as the blo- I mean Lloyd took of his wig. I went up to Jay and held him close.
    "Take a deep breath, in and out."
    Jay followed my instructions and slowly started to calm down.
Once Jay was fully calm I let him go. Kai towards me now only wearing a button up shirt and black dress pants. He seemed off and quiet, well off isn't the right word. Worried, that's the word. He's worried for Nya. Well that's not unusual any brother would be worried for his sister.
    "Kai, everything is going to be okay." Zane got to it before me as he pats Kai's shoulder.
     "Same to you Jay, she's a strong person, she'll be alright." Jay gives Zane a small smile.
     Kai huffed "Thanks Zane, but it doesn't change the fact it's my fault."
     "Kai—" Lloyd's voice echoed over mine. "It's not."
     My head directs to the Lloyd, the green dress now replaced with his normal clothing.
     "You had no idea this would happen, so please don't push this on yourself."
    Even though Lloyd's words are true, however it seemed like a white lie that he's telling himself. Lloyd has a pang of guilt in his eyes, a shadow that I'm all to familiar with. This was the look that Lloyd had on almost all the time at school or when Garmadon attacked. The look of sorrow and frustration.
    "Welp not any point sitting here, let's head back to the warehouse and contact sensei."
The others agreed to my suggestion and we dragged the now unconscious so called 'imposter'.
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An Hour Before.
    "I wonder why Lloyd wanted my prom dress for?" Koko was just on the phone with her son asking her to ship her and her husbands old clothing.
    "What if he had to go undercover in a villain convention to save one of his friends!" Garmadon went into story mode, his face staring off into the distance.
    "Honey thats a bit on the nose."
    "No it's not! That's ninja 101."
    Wu smacks Garmadons back with his staff "OW! What was that for?!"
    "Your imagination is running wild again brother."
Wu hummed as he took another sip of his tea.
    "What do you mean 'rUnnIng WiLd?'. Hide your identity is the top rule of being a ninja!"
    "No it's the top rule in the spy movies you've always been obsessed with."
"I— Well if your such an expert than you can be the sensei!"
"I was and I am, idiot."
Garmadon growled and Wu sneered. The two have always been like that to each other, but they seem more on edge then usual.
"Boys," The two older men stop in their face off and glanced towards Koko, she huffed "Garmadon, theirs something that you aren't telling us."
"What?! No! Im fine, it's not like im worried or anything!" The black beast crossed both pairs of arms.
"There's no shame in it brother," Wu set his tea cup down, his eyes clouded with fear "Im very worried myself."
Wu locked eyes with Koko "And I would like to know what happened."
The red head felt a bit in her throat "I-I'm not sure you do."
"Of course I do. I must know what my ninja are up against."
"Well..." Koko cleared her throat.
"Everything was going smoothly, Garmy and I helped Lloyd control his anger as best as we could and it looked like was only going to take a couple months, but the path didn't stay smooth forever. Lloyd began getting worse his skin and hair were fading into black. His eyes turning red over the smallest of ticks. That's when a women came to help. She specialized in magic teas that calmed the venom within Lloyd. She told us what to do and what not to do, and lead us to a village filled with creatures that could help called the Oni. At first they were kind and helpful, taught Lloyd everything he needed to know about this new side of him. He even became good friends to a group of kids that were just like him. Then the venom got weird... the Oni side of Lloyd was controlled, however he began growing gold and emerald scales on parts of his body. A tail and horns started sprouting from his body. That's when the Oni changed. The became harsh and started treating him differently. They attacked us, the women telling us to hide. That's when those months turned into years trying to figure out what we could do. Though after two years the friends Lloyd had told the Oni where we lived and well you know the rest."

Wu was quiet, he took a deep breath and finished his final cup of tea.
"Who was the women who helped you?"
Garmadon scoffed "Our aunt, crazy old Mistáke."
Wu spit out his tea a bit "Oh."
*Ring Ring* *Ring Ring*
"Lloyd? Yes, uh huh. Oh dear, we will be there shortly."
"We need to go to the warehouse. Nya is in trouble."