Chapter 32: The Protector

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'Silver's POV'

"Silver... Wake up..." I feel someone gently shake my shoulder. I open my eyes and see Lilian leaning over me, the sun shining around her

"Ready to go?" I ask, she nods and helps me up. We take off in the direction of the hideout.

'Kadence's POV'

I wake up and hear the guys talking

"Kai, where's Lilian?" Jay asks

"She went to save Silver from the institution." He answers

"And you let her?" Cole asks, obviously surprised

"Well, yeah. There's no point in arguing with her when it comes to Silver." Kai shrugs his shoulders

"Wow, Kai not wanting to argue, that's a first." They share a laugh at Lloyd's words. I slowly walk over to them

"So, mommy's going to be back?" I ask in a hopeful tone. They share a look, a look that makes any hope that I had disappear. Tears prick at the edges of my eyes

"Well, uh..." Jay looks away

"Kadence, Lilian left late last night, and they are not back yet. It is unlikely that they made it out." Zane says, tears begin to stream down my cheeks

"Zane!" The others exclaim at once. Cole walks over and picks me up, holding me in his arms

"Kadence, we're just going to have to wait it out..."

"She has to make it..." I push my face into his chest and continue to cry.

'Silver's POV'

It took us over half a day to make it back to the hideout. The hideout goes silent as soon as we walk into it

"Mommy!" Kadence jumps into my arms. I ignore the fact that my wounds are causing me pain again and hug him as tightly as I can without hurting him.

"Silver!" Cole pushes his lips to mine, Kai does the same to Lilian. Kadence giggles as we pull away.

Sensei, Garmadon and Misako walk to us

"Why didn't you tell me?" I ask, looking at Sensei

"Tell you what?" He asks

"That you're my father." I see tears form in his eyes

"I didn't think you'd believe me..." I hand Kadence to Cole and hug my father

"I'm so glad you've remembered me..." He's so close to crying

"Me too..."

"Why didn't you tell us, Sensei?" Cole asks

"Because, I wanted her to remember before anyone else knew."

Memories of Garmadon and Misako rush back to me. I'd met them when I was young. I think I even remember meeting Lloyd, but he was only a baby

I hug Misako, Garmadon and Lloyd

"So, this means you're my grandpa?" Kadence asks, looking at Sensei

"Yes Kadence, that makes me your grandfather." Kadence hugs Sensei's leg

"The family has reunited, just like the legends said!" One mutant shouts, the rest cheer

"How's training going?" I ask in a quiet voice

"It's going great. They're really eager to learn how to fight." Lloyd says, I smile and nod. We can do it, we can win.

It seems that the others were all to caught up in their conversation to notice my injuries

"Silver, what happened?" Misako asks, concern written all over her face

"Oh uh... They tortured me because I wouldn't tell them where you were hiding..." I answer quietly. I hear a chorus of gasps

"Th-they did that to you?" Kadence asks, staring at the many scars, burns, gashes, and bruises that cover my arms

"Yeah... I was supposed to be killed tomorrow..." I bring my eyes to the floor, I was so close to death. I feel familiar arms hug me tightly, I see the golden shimmer of Lilian's hair and hug her back just as tightly. Her ears are pressed right against her head, indicating that she's sad

"I'm sorry I didn't come sooner..." She whispers

"Don't be sorry, I told you guys not to come at all. Thank you for saving my life." Again, the room goes silent. Lilian and I pull away quickly

"So, you must be the Protecter of the Legend?" A female spider mutant questions

"What? Protecter?" Lilian seems confused

"It's definitely her!" Another mutant calls. It makes sense, she's been protecting me since I was little. Just from her face, I can tell that Lilian doesn't think she can live up to the title

"I'm glad it's you who's my protector." I tell her, throwing my arm around her shoulders. She calms down and smiles

"I'm glad it's you who I get to protect." I smile too.

After that, Clarissa treats my wounds while everyone else goes back to training.

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