Still by Your Side -||Lloyd x Reader||-

40

Morning arose and we were quick on our feet. Or vehicles as I could say. " Move, move, move! We're running out of time. Pick up the pace!" Kai told all of us as we rode through the Sea of Sand. "Yes, ninja. It's up to us to save the day..." Cole landed his vehicle off a hill, " again." " Roger that, Kai. Zane, do you have a read?" Nya asked. "ETA too late, unless we break all speed limits. Increase velocity." Zane informed. " Already on it," Pixal said in his head.

 " Ninja, I have reached the rendezvous point. Where are you?" Wu asked us off an intercom. " The museum is still 5 clicks away," Lloyd answered. " We're on our way sensei!" I added in. " Look out, kids. Jay to save the day. Hey, race you there, Lloyd." Jay said, flying by on his jet. "I still don't understand how you got the Supersonic Raider Jet." Lloyd snickered. " Uh, because I called dibs. Guy who calls dibs first gets it, right, Cole?" Jay said as Cole started to drift off.

"Right, Cole? Cole? Let me go get him. He's drifting off again." Jay turned his jet around. Cole was fidgeting with the controls, terrified as his hands kept ghosting through them. "No. No. Come back. Come... No." His vehicle drifted up a mountain and nearly hit Jay. "Cole. Look out!" Jay warned. " Oh. Uh. Oh." Cole landed. " S-sorry, Jay!" "Whew. I know you're a ghost, but I'm still in the living world, and I'd kinda like to keep it that way." Jay told him.

" Ninja, time is of the essence." Sensei Wu reminded us. "He's right. Engage." Cole said. "We have one last shot if we wanna make it. Combine for maximum impact." Lloyd ordered and all of our vehicles combined together except Zanes and Coles. Our vehicles combined, transforming into the Ultra Stealth Raider. "Fire all engines!" I ordered. We raced off towards Ninjago City.

We arrived in Ninjago City and made it to the museum. " Master Wu, are we too late?" Jay panted as we got out. " There may yet be time" Sensei pointed to the eclipse. The Yin Yang eclipse. We used Spinjitxu to go into the museum. We head out to the gift shop and went inside it. Jay laughed as well walked out holding lanterns, " Mission accomplished." "Yeah, good thing we got to the gift shop before it closed." Lloyd smiled. Yeah, there was no mission. Just a good ol day to relax on Day of the Departed.

"Yes, a Day of the Departed celebration is incomplete without a Day of the Departed lantern."  Zane added. " Oh, this is my favorite holiday. I love all the lights." Nya added. " And the costumes" Kai gestured to some kids who just finished trick or treating. " And the candy," Jay said. Jay got a piece of candy from a kid. "Mmm. Best day of the year." Jay smiled. " My favorite part is always the treats my family makes. We always make the ones who have departed favorite foods or treats." I smiled.

"Yes, enjoy the fun and festivities, but never lose sight of the true meaning of the Day of the Departed. Today is about remembrance. We light lanterns to remember our ancestors, and to settle our debts." Sensei Wu told us. I got excited. " Yeah, got it, got it. Lanterns, ancestors, debts, but candy too, right?" Jay added. " Jay, you sound like Lloyd when he was little." I laughed and Lloyd nudged me. 

A man in a red suit and a pretty long mustache walked over to us. " The Ninja. The Master Wu" The man said in a pretty funky voice. " Dr. Saunders." Wu said back "Oh, please. We are all friends. You must call me by my first name, yes? Sander, yes?" It sounded like he just made up that name. " Dr. Sander Saunders?" Kai whispered to Nya. "At your service." Dr. Saunders chuckled. " I am so pleased to be seeing you at this now. We are opening our new exhibit. Come. You see, come."

Sander led us to a hall, " Might I be presenting the Hall of Villainy" We called wowed, and looked around. A lot of the villains we faced was here. " Cryptor," Dr. Sunders said. " A plastic mannequin" Zane reassumed. " Kozu. " " Uncanny" Lloyd was a tad freaked out. " Chen." " Memories." Nya mentioned. " Samukai." " Is he looked at me?" Jay was more freaked out. "Maybe from the past. Wu added" Though not a current big villain, Xvile." I cringed as I looked at the statue of Xvile. After a lot of testing, it was found out Xvile was a bigger issue than anyone could have thought. He stole drugs, people, he was a hit man, and just hated me and my family.