Partners In Crime

Chapter 65: Big Trouble, Little Ninjago

Reika wakes up "Sensei!"

"It actually worked! Eh. That's a first" Mistaké mutters.

Reika looks around to see herself at Mistake's tea shop.

"I had a dream o-of a giant," Reika turns to Mistake "a-and Aria's- Aria's going to go to Garmadon! We have to stop her!"

"That is no dream." Mistake sighs "That is a vision."

Reika tried to use her energy but couldn't "I don't understand. I-I can't. Why can't I?"

"You're alive and that's what matters," Mistake tells her "You have to get to Wu."

"Wu?" Reika turns to her "Why Wu?"

"That's where he is going," Mistake tells her "That's where he knows Aria will come."

"Why would Aria protect Wu?" Reika asks.

"She wouldn't," Mistake replies "but Wu is with Misako, and deep down... she is still Lloyd's mother, and he knows that."

"Lloyd wants to protect his mother," Reika nods understandably.

"He doesn't seem like it, but my son has always been very protective of his family." Mistake says.

"You're..." Reika slowly turns to face her "son... Mistake, you're Lloyd's mother? His original one."

"Not in this life, I am nothing but an old relic now." Mistake chuckles before turning serious "you must get to the child Reika, if you wish to save them."

"But without my power, I'm... I'm not the Green Ninja" Reika slowly stood up "But that won't stop me from trying!"

Mistaké stops her "Wait! Here. Take this with you" She gives her a bag "You may not have power, but that was never what made you powerful. It was knowing what to do, and when to do it."

"Thanks Mistake," Reika smiles "I'll save your thick-headed son. I promise."

"Yeah yeah," Mistake pushes her "Now go, Ninja, go!

Reika began heading to the apartment Misako stayed with Wu.

"The end is not the end, but only a new beginning." Mistake sighs "I hope."

-

"Come on. We have to go" Misako and Wu leave the apartment and Wu screams when they see Garmadon "What has happened to you?"

Garmadon attacks but Reika appears and kicks Garmadon in the gut before kicking him into the wall.

"Rei!" Little Wu says happily.

"What are you doing here?" Misako asks.

"Saving you," Reika replies.

"You shouldn't be here," Misako shakes her head as she hands over Wu to Reika "You need to get Wu out of here!"

"What?!" Reika questions "What about you?"

"I'll hold him back," Misako tells her "Trust me, I was married to him once."

Reika looks around before nodding and running off with Wu. Misako faces Garmadon and does spinjitzu, he easily blocks her and knocks her to the ground. Garmadon created an energy ball above his head, Misako gasps and looks away, when suddenly the wall beside Garmadon was smashed through. Misako opened her eyes to see Garmadon being thrown across the hall.

"Hey!" Lloyd huffed as he stood up strait "The only one allowed to bully my mother, is me asshole!"

"Lloyd," Misako mutters.

"Man,"

Misako turned around at the sound of heels clicking to see Aria walking down the hall.

"You idiot, you rushed ahead." Aria hit Lloyd on the head.