Promises (Ninjago's Kai x Reader)

Episode 10 - Daddy's Home

Tasha...

No.

Tasha...

Go away.

You must join him.

No, I can't.

It is your destiny.

I write my own destiny.

You want to see him.

I . . .

I shake my head to shut them up. The Commissioner is telling us everything he knows and I have to pay attention. I have to know what's going on if I'm going to be able to stop my father.

But it's no use. The voices are so loud, I can't hear anything.

You don't want to stop him, they scream.

I'll read their lips. I've gotten good at that. If I can just focus--

"We all are," says Kai, his voice is clear as can be. Only his voice, my light in this dark, desolate tunnel.

I look at Lloyd; his brows are furrowed. He stares at Cole, listening to what he has to say. I look too, but I can't quite catch it . . . something about being locked away?

They all spin around and face the television. Gale Gossip is back on TV, standing in front of the prison. Thank god for closed captions.

"I'm getting word there's been a prison break-in. You heard me correct folks-- A break-in! The entire prison has fallen under control of its prisoners."

The group starts to walk away without me. Kai grabs my hand.

"Are you okay?" he asks.

"No," I say, but I can barely even hear myself. "The voices are back and louder than ever."

Kai freezes and I stop walking. Our friends are getting further and further away, but Kai doesn't seem to care. He stares at me and only me, panic gleaming in his beautiful green eyes.

"Why?"

I shake my head. "I don't know."

Kai glances behind me-- the others must've called for us. When he looks at me, his face has changed. His eyes have hardened and his lips are pressed together. He grabs me by my chin and pulls my face closer to his, so close that our lips almost touch. So only I can hear him.

"We'll figure this out," he says, and then he kisses my nose.

~

"This is not good, this is really not good," says Jay, pacing across the bounty control room.

Kai is signing, albeit poorly. It's better than nothing.

"You barely beat them last time," says Pixal.

"And that was when we had the help of the entire police force," Zane adds.

"And now they have Lord Garmadon on their side," says Nya.

"We go to Kryptarium Prison," says Lloyd. He's signing now too: no need for an explanation.

"Okay," says Jay. "We take on Garmadon, Harumi, and her entire gang, while they're fortified in an impenetrable bunker. Not the best idea. Anyone have anything else?"

God, a glass of whiskey would make this all so much easier to cope with.

"Okay, not all at once," Jay continues when nobody answers. "One at a time, please."

"We have to face him," Lloyd says, looking at me. "We turned him once, we can turn him again."

I wish it was that easy, baby brother.