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

chapter 17

As the victory of the Ninja was being celebrated by terrible karaoke of five of the members, only two seemed to be still in the heat of the battle. In other words, the angst.

Lloyd still had his arms crossed, leaning against the second level's rails while they celebrated at the boba joint Dareth had somehow managed to occupy. And then Morro. As moody as ever. Maybe even more so since both of the brothers were still standing in solitude, brooding about something. But for Morro, he was gripping hid right sleeve just where the sugnature green cloth was.

Misako supervised the baby Wu as he rushed around with the music of the shop. And then he stopped, pointing to the brothers, worriedly.

"I know." Misako sighed.
"I wish I knew what they were thinking too. Or why they're still like that." She pressed her hand against her cheek, sighing to herself. Oh well. At least most of them are in high spirits.

As told by the hugh pitched and off key singing just over by the wall.

But that thing keeping the brothers in their mood, had to be a terrible sense of forboding.

. . .

In other detail, the police hadn't recueved any information from Harumi as they had her in custody. Strange. Of course it was. She was the Quiet One. Dumb title if you ask me.

However with the simple shout of an alarm, the Commissioner and his partner at the time were pulled away from the interrogation room and into the halls as a massive break... In?! A break in?! Who would break IN to a police department?!

"It can't be...!" The Commissioner exclaimed upon sight of the assailant.
"Lord Garmadon?!"

That spark of the story not being over had lit inti a raging flame. Right there, in the hall before the police was him. Lord Garmadon. Charred black skin, armour of a warrior and the four arms in adition to that menacing presence that filled the hall.

Without a second to waste, the dark lord's hands lit up with a purple flare. He raised only one towards the wall, blowing it clean open without any large movements.

Harumi almost jumped back to the back wall after she saw the door blast through. And even more so when Garmadon stepped in. She couldn't believe it. And she couldn't stop shaking. But she quickly composed herself.

"You... My Lord...!" She exclaimed.
"Harumi...?" Garmadon asked. Harumi felt chills down her spine when she heard her name spoken.
"Yes! Yes, it's me!" She exclaimed.
"You're free!"

Then Harumi looked down at the chains around her hands.
"If you would... Free me?" She asked.

. . .

Call it superstition if you will, but when a bad feeling came over these two boys, Morro and Lloyd would always have the urge to listen to it. And in this case, that sense of forboding has been explained by the morning's news report. The musuc from the other's karaoke was a bit too loud to hear, but after a swift glare from Morro towards the boys, Cole turned the music off and moved over to the second level where the brothers were at.

"Ninjago City Police Department has suffered a break in this morning by wht witnesses can only describe as terrifying. The Police Commissioner has yet to give further details about the break in, but one witness from earlier said to have seen... The perpetrator with four arms...?"

The Ninja were silent.
"That's impossible." Lloyd said as he moved to the TV, trying to get a better look at the visuals.
"That person must've been lying right? Or... Delusional?" Jay suggested.
"Right. There's no way that's... Garmadon." Cole said.