The ninjas got to the forest near Ninjago city as fast as they could. It didn't take long before they found the elemental masters. They were all weak, proving that Shadow had taken their powers. The ninjas helped them to the Bounty where they could rest. Lloyd withdrew from the crowd in the living room as fast as he got the chance. But Skylor walked up to him, "Lloyd, can you guys please explain what's going on. Why were we kidnapped by Kai? And what's with his red eyes?" Lloyd let out a sigh as he knew he had to explain, "Tell the others that I have something important to tell them." Skylor nodded and walked over to the others. After a few seconds, everyone sat quietly, staring at Lloyd. He walked over to the elemental masters and let out a sigh, "I'm sure you're all wondering what's going on. But I can't give you all the answers, and that's because we don't know everything yet either. But what I can tell you is that the person who kidnapped you and took your powers, that wasn't exactly Kai. From what we know, it all started on Chen's island. When Kai and Skylor were trying to break the staff. There's something that happened that Skylor, Kai, and I haven't told anyone. When we tried to destroy the staff Kai was the one who grabbed it. He used it to get me free and then to save me from some poison and then freeze Clouse. But that's when things started to get out of hand. Kai started acting weird. He continued to use the staff and that's when I realized what was happening. The staff was corrupting him." Everyone's eyes widened and Skylor looked a bit on edge, it was clear she wanted to forget about that. Lloyd continued, "I told Skylor that we had to destroy the staff and that's when Kai started becoming mad. His eyes were red and switched between his normal eye color and red when he talked like he couldn't control himself. He mentioned something that I had hoped he was over. Before I became the green ninja, Kai wanted nothing more than to be the green ninja. But I thought he was over it, but his corrupted self said otherwise. He was close to hurt me and Skylor but you guys showed up just in time. Kai dropped the staff in the explosion from when you exploded the wall and he came back to his senses and then smashed the staff." Everyone showed looks of worry and confusion but Lloyd continued, "A part of me thought that Kai meant what he said when he was corrupted, but I know better now. The time went by but Kai was never the same after that. He kept saying he had a bad feeling. But we were stupid and told him to ignore it. We never realized that it hurt him when we didn't care. And we unknowingly hurt him by going too far with teasing him and annoying him. And a few days ago, Kai fainted out of the blue. We're still not sure to why he fainted, but it was after that, that Kai started acting differently. Three days ago, we found out why. When Kai became corrupted by the staff, it somehow created a dark side to him. His name is Shadow. And he took over Kai's body three days ago. Kai fought him, and ended up jumping off the bounty to protect us, but he survived the fall and Shadow gained back control. He then kidnapped all of you and stole your powers." The room was dead silent. No one said anything for at least five minutes, until Skylor spoke up, "So you mean that Kai's dark side, or Shadow, as you called him, is the one who kidnapped us and took our powers?" Lloyd nodded, "Yes. And I fear he has enough power to gain his own body. And if that's the case, then both Kai and Ninjago are in danger." The elemental master shared a look and then turned to the green ninja, "What can we do to help?" "Nothing. I don't want to drag you into this more than you already are. I know you all want to help, but if Shadow has all your powers and his own body, then it's too dangerous for you to help, you're too weak without your powers." The masters were about to argue when Skylor spoke up, "We might be too weak to fight Shadow, but we can at least get ready to help the people in case you can't stop him." Lloyd rolled his eyes, "Thanks for the vote of confidence, Skylor." They all stared at Lloyd with wide eyes. "What?" The green ninja asked, confused. "You're starting to sound like Kai. Is there something you haven't told us, Lloyd?" Lloyd tensed up, "N-No! I have told you everything I know about Shadow." No one was satisfied with Lloyd's answer, but they didn't mention it.
After a few hours, the elemental masters were all sent home. The ninjas went to get some rest, even though it was early afternoon. But Lloyd stayed up and trained. After a few hours, the night had started to fall over Ninjago. Lloyd felt that he needed some air. The green ninja walked out on the upper deck. He placed his hands on the railing and lifted his head and stared at the moon. Lloyd felt a tear escape his eye. He missed Kai, and he could not stop feeling a slight pain in his chest. Lloyd thought about all the times Kai had comforted him in the past, all the times Kai had kicked his butt on training but always give Lloyd a hand afterward. Lloyd remembered all the times Kai made Lloyd feel like the happiest person alive. Then it was like a buss of realization hit Lloyd. Kai was in love, Lloyd had already realized in who. But what Lloyd realized now, was that the person Kai loved, felt the same about him. Lloyd lowered his head and punched the railing with a little force, "How could I have been so blind. Not only did I miss my own feelings, but Kai's too. I'm such an idiot." Lloyd then lifted his head, staring at the moon. Determination filled his eyes, "Don't worry Kai. I'm going to find you. That's a promise." The green ninja then ran to wake the others.
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A fire's shadow
Fanfiction(this is a rewrite of the original 'the power of nightmares' book. Previously named 'The shadow of the fire') Season one: Ninjago, a peaceful place that is under the protection of the ninjas. But one ninja has a secret, a secret that he doesn't even...
