The Wolf and The Dragon (Book 2)

14 - The Message

ALERT! Serious SPOILERS of Season 11 - Ep 20
[Akita]

Lloyd and I walked all day, we were no longer falling the map Sorla gave him, but the beeping of his strange little box, that I learned it called tracker. He explained everything to me, he told me about Nya's skills on building perfect state of the art machines, and her very clever boyfriend abilities on software design and engineering, whatever that means.

He told me all about Zane, the friend, that he and the others came all the way from Ninjago to rescue from the Ice emperor, as he learned from Sorla, Zane must be a prisoner. Zane has a Girlfriend, Pixal, she is a Nindroid like him, not that I have any idea what a Nindroid is, Pixal and Zane are the perfect couple and they love each other very much, she didn't come to the rescue mission as someone had to stay behind to protect their land.

Lloyd eyes brightens up when he is talking about his friends, he told me all about Kai and Cole as well, and all the mischievous things they do to prank each other. He likes speaking to me, I guess it is mainly because he thinks I don't understand him, well, some things he said I really don't have a clue what means. But most of the emotional stuff I get really well, he has a big heart and he loves his friends dearly.

And then he moves to his family, his uncle Wu, that is also his Master, Sensei and father figure, how he was trapped in time, and became a child again, almost as if one thing leads to another he started talking about his mother, and there was so much love there, he told me she has some kind of power, it a big secret she keeps from everyone, even from herself, I didn't really get that, but I guess it is possible.

Suddenly he touched a sensitive subject, and I noticed a change in his mood, it was about his father, a hero for him as a child, that became a villain he had to fight with, but became a hero again after a nearly death fight they had, for a few years they were best friends, and somehow he died or was cursed, and a few years later he somehow comeback and became the villain again... Ok... I really tried to understand, but why this father of his keep changing side like that ... far to confusing for me... anyhow, I heard with sympathy all his heartbreak experience with his father.

And hours after:

-"So yeah, that's my dad. Garmadon, Lord of Destruction, King of Shadows. I wouldn't normally confide this stuff to someone I just met, but I can tell you. You're just a wolf."

'Ahaha, so he thinks' I laughed inside myself.

-"It's kind of nice to be able to get this off my chest, actually."

'Free therapy, I should get a job on the psychiatric ward. That is confusing, why that come to my mind out of nowhere?' I shake my head confused by my own thoughts.

-"But I can't keep calling you 'Wolf'. You ought to have a real name."

'And here we go... pet names next, as long as he doesn't called Puppy..." again some foreign thoughts keep coming to me, someone used to call me puppy... feels like a distant memory.

-"Hmm. How about Rover?"

I give him an unamused look...looking away and barking. 'Rover? really? do I look like a mechanic transport of some kind?

-"Hmm, you don't like that, huh? Uh, how about, uh, Buster? Buddy?"

I started a protest, I swear I will bite him, if he brings on another one of those hideous names... I am a girl, can't you tell, I guess not...

-"Nah, those don't fit."

Finally we agreed.

-"What about Red?"

Aww.. I like Red, it is cute.

-"You get it?"

Yes, because of the red markings on my face.