Crystal Heart (Lloyd x Male Reader)

[S7] A Time of Traitors/ Scavengers

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Italics = Reader's Thoughts

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(Y/n)'s POV:

We were able to bring Zane and a few pieces of the snake samurai armor back to the Airjitzu Temple. None of us knew what to do, we had too many questions and not enough answers. Jay, Cole and Nya suggested maybe the armor could mean something and putting it on may shed some light on these mysterious warriors. 

"Are you sure? I'm pretty sure it is just a helmet." I point out, crossing my arms. "Well we won't know if we don't try. Plus do you have a better idea?" Nya asks. I huff before begrudgingly saying, "No." Jay sighs and picks up the snake samurai's helmet. "Okay, I don't know what will happen but be ready for anything." Jay dramatically says. 

We nod at him in agreement before he turns around and dons the helmet. Jay turns back around to face us, Cole and Lloyd ready to fight. Nya looks concerned as she watches Jay and Kai just slumps over and sighs in disappointment. 

"Feeling anything?" I ask, watching Jay uninterestedly. Jay sighs before taking off the helmet. "Sorry, guys, nothing." He tells us. "Darn, I was sure trying on the helmet was gonna help us figure out who those samurai snake guys were." Cole states. "Me too. Jay, are you positive the helmet doesn't do anything?" Nya asks, gesturing to the Blue Ninja. 

Jay scoffs, holding the helmet at his side. "Besides make me look cool?" He says confidently. Everyone gives him a look in disbelief either dropping their mouth or raising their eyebrow "What? I know how to accessorize." Jay states in his defense, striking a pose and looking proud of himself. 

Kai walks up and takes the helmet. "Hm. Something about this is familiar, though." Kai says, inspecting the helmet. "I just can't place it. Perhaps Master Wu knows." Kai wonders, causing us to follow him out of the room and towards our Master's bedroom. We enter Master's Wu's room and see him lying in bed peacefully.

Kai approaches him holding up the helmet. "Master Wu, this helmet. I feel like we've seen it before." Kai states, setting the helmet on the old man's lap. "Can you tell us anything?" Kai asks. Wu sits up and takes the helmet in his hands, inspecting it. "Curious. Time..." he muses. "Time?" Kai asks. 

"Time waits..." Wu slowly continues. "Time waits..." Nya repeats trying to help get an answer. Wu waves the helmet about, saying, "Time waits for no..." He falls asleep, snoring and dropping the helmet off the bed. "Uh, Master?" Kai asks. Wu quickly sits up gasping. "Did someone mention lunch?" Wu asks us. 

Lloyd approaches him. "No, Master, no one mentioned lunch." Lloyd tells him as he helps his Uncle lay back down. "Then why did you wake me?" Wu asks before falling back to sleep again. "He isn't himself." Lloyd tells us as we all turn and leave the room. "Clearly. Lunch isn't for three more hours." Jay points out. He holds a hand to his head and sighs. 

"This is just perfect. Mysterious snake samurai, uh, things, attacked Ninjago, Cyrus Borg is missing, and our team is down one master and one ninja." Jay states, placing a hand on the table Zane is on in front of us. "We've got to get Zane back online. He was the last one to see Cyrus Borg." Lloyd states. 

"Yeah, except Cyrus Borg is the only one who has the equipment to get him back online." Cole points out. "I might be able to reboot Zane with the computer in the Samurai X Cave. Although I could use some help." Nya says. "Well, I'm in." Cole tells her. "You know I am." Jay chimes in. 

"I'll come too. This isn't the first time I've helped fix Zane up." I say with a smirk remembering how I met the nindroid at Borg Tower so long ago. "I'll stay. One of us should keep an eye on Master Wu." Lloyd says, shooting me a look and a soft smile. I smile back and wrap my hand around his back in comfort.