Bleeding Edge ► Ninjago [REWRITING]

| XI | Slowly Healing

*No POV*

Scarlett dragged a limping Lloyd with her good arm through the flying beast as everything crumbled.

"Hang on, Lloyd!" she told him. "I'll get you out of here..."

The machine was counting down, now. "Losing altitude. Impact on T-minus ten... nine... eight..."

When the two arrived outside, however, only the clear blue water awaited them.

"Seven... six... five..."

"I- I can't swim!" Scarlett cried.

"Your... dragon..." Lloyd could barely speak with how weak he was.

"Four... three..."

"My..." She recited this in her head multiple times before it kicked in. "Dragon!"

Unfortunately, the wind was too strong outside, and it knocked them both away and they were falling through the air.

Scarlett tried transforming into a dragon, but the water hit her so quickly she didn't have a chance to.

Underwater, Lloyd was the first to open his eyes. He turned and saw Scarlett, unable to swim with her cheeks puffed out, holding her breath.

Remembering what she had said earlier, he swam over to her and grabbed her arm. Lloyd put her hands on his shoulders and he swam away.

Everyone waited impatiently behind the screen, hoping for the response of their friends.

"Lloyd... Scarlett... are you there?" PIXAL spoke through the intercom. "Do you read me?"

"W- We're here!" Lloyd responded. "We're alright!"

"Son!" Garmadon smiled. "Where are you guys?"

"Dad? You're alive!" Lloyd seemed content, hearing his father.

"Is Scarlett with you?" Zane questioned.

"She is. Knocked out, though, since she can't swim... oh wait, she's waking up! Scarlett, everyone's here!"

Everyone chuckled at his excitement.

"You guys? Are you okay?" It was Scarlett's voice, somewhat strained.

"Perfectly fine." Red smiled and stepped up to the screen. "But are you alright? Lloyd said you fell unconscious."

"Just in need of a little... swim practice. But I'm okay!" The others laughed.

"Where are you now?" Zane asked.

"We're not alone. We're in a remote village," Lloyd answered.

"Stay where you are. We're picking you up!" Garmadon said.

"Good, 'cuz my golden power is a little spent."

Once again, the others chuckled. PIXAL stared at the wheelchair that once held Borg.

"Don't worry." Zane put a hand on her shoulder. "We'll find him. And when we stop Pythor, all of this will be over."

She put her hand on his. "I hope not."

Scarlett coughed, clinging onto Lloyd's arm as they followed one of the villagers to a hospital.

"Oh, I'm so sorry this happened to you," the lady said to them. "What did you have to endure?"