Brother of Wind {Book 8: the Sons of Garmadon}

chapter 11

Yo guys what's up! Today before the chapter, I wanna explain a few things--

Number 1:
The Ninja won't be using their dragons on the account of they need to lie low. Big glowing dragons in the sky doesn't seem like the most discreet option.

Number 2: every time Lloyd gets punched, Morro feels it. Every time Lloyd gets cut, Morro feels it. The injuries may not visually appear, but they feel it.

Number 3: don't forget how much I foreshadow.

. . .

Lloyd grabbed Harumi's hand as they ran through the forest. His body hurt like the Cursed Realm. Not literally. But there was no way he would be able to fully fight any dangerous creature. So for now, he had to run. Besides, with the green colours the Ninja and Princess wore, it shouldn't be hard to hide in this leafy forest.

Lloyd cut through the botany with the sword Harumi fell down with. But he ended up getting a little more winded than he thought he would be. They dropped down for a little rest, Lloyd seemed out of breath.

"Are you okay?" Harumi asked.
"Yeah. Just need a second." Lloyd smiled, leaning against the tree they sat by.
"Let me see." Harumi leaned in to adjust Lloyd's sling into a more resting position.
"How's that?" She asked.

"Oh, um. Good. Very close." Lloyd said. He just realized what he said.
"I-I-I mean, snuggly. I mean, snug." Lloyd stood up and cleared his throat.
"Are you sure we're heading the right way?" Harumi asked, following.

Lloyd grabbed a stick and stabbed it in the ground. He looked at the shadow and nodded.
"Pretty sure. If this map is right, there's a river that runs through Primeval's Eye that way." He pointed, acording to the shadow.
"And the river leads straight to the hidden Oni Temple that holds the third mask." He reassured Harumi.
"Uh, I don't know, Lloyd. Maybe it would be smarter to turn back and try to find the others. I mean, your arm is still pretty bad and we're all alone out here." Harumi suggested.

"I'm doing okay. They're doing fine." Lloyd said. His tone made him sound absolutely sure.
"And, anyway, we can't take the chance. If the Sons of Garmadon get to the mask first, they'll have all three." He said that not only to remind Harumi, but remind himself why he was here in the first place.

"Okay, but I want you to rest that arm for a while and let me take a turn." Harumi said, taking the sword from Lloyd's hand and leading the way.

. . .

"Any sign of Lloyd and Rumi?" Pixal asked, walking up to Zane in the somewhat tilted room of the Bridge.
"Negative. Should I gather a search party?" Zane asked.

"They're fine. We should stay here for now." Morro walked out, looking more tired than usual. That's new.
"Morro, you don't just have a dislocated shoulder, you have a sprained arm, get back here!" Nya yelled. Morro quickened his pace to escape treatment.

Pixal sighed.
"He's right. For now, we need to stay here and find a way to reestablished our comm links. I would hate to use Morro as a mode of communication." She said. Zane nodded.

Cole watched Nya chase Morro below deck again as Kai and Jay were out trying to fix the thrusters.
"What do you think that baby's name is? You think he looks like a Cole Jr.?" Cole asked, standing on the deck, above from the other two. He held the baby in a makeshift carrier on his back.

"I think you should put the baby down and help us out." Jay replied, sass in every word.
"Okay, Zane, give it another try." Jay pressed his comm.
"Zane? Come in, Zane." Kai said.
"Oh, great. Now the radios aren't working." Kai sighed, audibly annoyed. A little more bad luck, Kai may just cause a forest fire.
"You better not blow this." Jay said.
"Me?! Oh, come on. All I've been doing is getting this ship back up." Kai said.
"Yeah- by watching me?" Jay asked.
"Are you guys gonna fix the ship, or argue about it?" Cole asked.
"It might be fixed if you got down here!" Kai pointed.