Ninjago: The Tribes AU

"For the glory"

The five tribe leaders made their way through the lush, green jungle. Morro,who was once marching ahead like the leader, was now hanging back. Zane gave the boy a worried glance as they walked; asking if he was alright.
"Yeah, I'm fine. My body's just not used to walking such long distances."

Nya happily jumped from rock to rock, to fallen tree with a giggle. She was thoroughly enjoying her time out of the ocean and on dry land. Every minute was a new experience for her, and her eyes lit up with wonder every new thing she found. Even if said thing was just a flower or bird. It was new to her and that's all that mattered. Jay groaned in annoyance while turning to face Cole. "Do you even know where you're going? Is the Firelands supposed to take over a day to get to? Isn't Lloyd’s life in severe danger? I thought this mission was time sensitive! We shouldn't be taking a Sunday stroll!"

The leaders had to make camp the night before, and this was their second day of walking.
Cole rolled his eyes. "Unfortunately, yes. The Firelands are still pretty far ahead."

The master of water giggled as she hung upside-down from a tree branch with her legs. "Yeah, you saw how far Morro had to throw those fire soldiers in order to get them both even close to there."

Suddenly, he got an idea, turning to see Morro brushing his fingers through the air, a mischievous smile gracing his lips.

"That's it!" Cried the blue ninja. "He can do that thing again- but to us!"

The master of wind froze. "What?! Are you flipping insane?! Tell me this- do you know for certain if they even lived that throw? What if that move unintentionally killed both of them? You want me to do it to you without knowing for certain if it's even safe?"

"I'm just saying, being blown through the jungle on the wind would be much faster than painfully walking like we are right now... Every moment wasted could be Lloyd's last... And all this walking and not flying is wasting a lot of moments..."

Cole and Zane exchanged worried glances before agreeing to at least try a severally toned down version of the attack. And if they were gonna test it, they test on Jay, since it was his dumb idea. Nya almost seemed mystified by the idea of launching Jay through the air; sitting eagerly awaiting for Morro to get into position. The young master of wind stood behind Jay with arms extended like he was taught to aim by Garmadon the day prior. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly; wind beginning to spiral around him like the breath from his exhale turned into a tornado. When his eyes shot open, a tornado circled around Jay and he went flying forward. In a blur, he was gone. Zane quickly turned into his falcon form and darted towards the direction of the blue ninja's path. Using his enhanced vision, he scanned the ground below and finally saw him laying face first on the ground. The ice leader dove down and frantically began to check if the other was injured. But to his shock and confusion, Jay was on the ground laughing.

"Man, you have to try that! It's awesome! You know, until you lose control and smack face first into a tree." Jay chuckled.

Zane let out a relieved yet slightly irritated sigh as the others met up with them. The master of lightning cracked a smile. "Well, now that we know it's safe- who's ready to to speed this rescue mission up a tad?"

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Meanwhile in the Fire Tribe dungeons, Lloyd was curled up into the corner of the room. His stomach growled like it was furious as he clenched the grip on his legs harder. Kataru, who sat on the opposite side of the cell, stared at the floor; eyes completely empty. More often than not, he was silent and unresponsive. It was almost like his soul was fading in and out of his body. After a few more stomach growls, Lloyd called out for the formling. No response. He called them again, and this time, a slight spark of life entered his eyes. However, he stayed in the same exhausted position; only letting out a raspy "hm?"