Silver Heart (Lloyd x Reader) [5]

The Crooked Path

The boys and I have been working on making the tea shop safe from ghosts...so water everywhere.

"There. That should keep costumers away," Zane said as I looked at the sign, which read Closed for renovations.

"More like fortifications. If Morro and his ghouls show up here looking to steal the Sword of Sanctuary, they won't know what hit them," Kai said, setting up a bucket of water on the door.

"We got Cyclon-do, we got the sword, now they just have to figure out where the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master is," Jay said.

"Let's hope they figure it out soon. I don't know how long we'll be able to hold out," Kai said.

"Aah! Careful, you know, not all of us are immune to water. And I, for one, would like to stick around long enough for Misako and Sensei to figure out the last clue," Cole said. I sighed and went back inside.

"We know the skull represents his tomb," Sensei said.

"But from everything that was ever written about it, there's nothing in Ninjago that matches its description. Where is it? The clues are all right here, but what are we missing?" Misako said.

"We mustn't give up. If Morro finds and takes the Realm Crystal, I'd hate to think what would happen next," Sensei said. I looked at all the clues and tried to figure it out. Then a bell sounded.

"The hell?"

"The early detection warning system," Misako said.

"Intruder!" Kai said.

"Let him have it. Pull!" Jay said we all threw water balloons but see, it's just the postman.

"No wonder you're going out of business," he said.

"No, you're the one going out of business. Heh, who sends letters anymore?" Jay said as I started to laugh.

"Guys, he's right. It says he's gonna shut up down unless we drum up some business," Kai said.

"Well, don't tell Ronin. If this place is worthless, he won't stick around, and we need all the help we can get. Come on, we're gonna need more water balloons," Cole said.

"Ugh, do we have to have Ronin? He's mainly just been a thorn in my side."

"Yes, now come on," as we begin to make water balloons, Misako gathers us.

"Thanks for gathering on short notice," Misako said.

"Searching for something?" Kai asked Ronin.

"Ha, just making sure the tea blends are in alphabetical order. Yup, A to Z, heh," I looked at him; he's acting sus.

"So you figured out where the tomb is?" Jay asked.

"Not yet, but we think we know how to locate it," Misako said. Then Sensei comes in.

"Oh! Hey, Hehehe," Ronin said; he's acting even more sus.

"Zane?" Misako asked. The falcon showed on the screen of the skull image as Sensei turned off the lights. "To bring you up to date, the skull symbol refers to the tomb's entrance."

"We also know my father's resting site, where the Realm Crystal resides, is protected by three deadly tests designed to keep anyone unworthy away, and only the Sword of Sanctuary can see past its riddles.

"Yeah, but where is it?" Cole asked.

"We started to wonder if the scroll and sword combined held a secret. That's when Kai reminded us there was a map on the back of the scroll a--"

"And if you use the sword on the map, the blade's reflection will reveal the tomb's location," Kai finishes.

"Exactly," I then heard Nya.