Ninjago stories

Leatherback Sea turtle 🐢

Warning- has the h word in it.

Like a lot.

But anyway....

" Okay.... Easy does it.... Nice and slow....." Mia coached, looking behind her and taking a step back which moving her arms towards her.

Nelson and Rose grunted as they lifted the stretcher again. The occupant of it wiggled, trying to get off.

Mia, noticing they were on the edge, yelled, " JAKE WE NEED YOU HERE!"

Jake came running over and took one look at the occupant and ran to its side. He gently took of of its flippers and thought in his mind, " you're okay."

Nelson noticed and smiled as he watched the outcome. " Thank goodness you unlocked your elemental power, Jake."

" Yeah. Telepathy is a handy skill." Rose agreed.

Jake blushed, still holding the flipper. " It's fine. But you should look ahead, Nelson, or you'll bump into the door."

Nelson turned his attention back in front of him, and walked up the steps and through the door. Jake followed Rose and helped set the animal down.

" Woah!" Jake grunted as he stumbled back. " What do you eat, a cinder block?"

The animal turned to Jake. " No."

" Then what did you eat?"

" Crabs."

" Oh." Jake nodded in understandment.

" Uh, Jake? Not all of us can hear what you hear." Nelson said, crossing his arms. " What did it tell you?"

" First, it's a she." Jake informed as he helped set it on the floor. " Second, she has crabs for dinner."

" Yep! A loggerhead sea turtle's jaw is designed to be tough, and can crush their prey."

Nelson hopped back. " Yikes! Hope she doesn't do that to me!"

Jake giggled as Rose snapped a few pictures. " I'll tell her not to."

After Jake gave her the message, he came up with an idea.

" We can't just keep calling you turtle." He mused. " Could we call you.... Bluey?"

The turtle stared and put her flipper on his hand.  " No".

" Yeesh, sorry. How about..... Mia?"

" What?? That's my name!" Mia exclaimed.

" Oh. Whoops. How about..... Uh.... Sandy?"

" Sure. That's fine."

" Sandy it is."

He conveyed the message to the others, who nodded in approval.

Nelson, though, couldn’t resist asking, “ But Sandy. Why Sandy?”

Jake shrugged. “ Just sounded right.”

Rose nudged her sister. “ Aren’t you gonna figure out what's wrong?”

Mia shrugged. “ Yeah. But I wanna do it with you guys.”

Jake nodded. “ I’ll stay next to her.”

“ We’ll go get your tools!” The twins choursed, running to her room.

Mia nodded, satisfied. “ Jake, help me move her to the blanket.”

With a grunt, Jake slid his hands under the turtle and stood up. His legs buckled, and he stumbled back. But he regained his balance and walked forward, albeit a bit quickly. He set Sandy down on the blanket, and collapsed next to her.