Loss of Hope (A Ninjago Story)

Chapter 5 Lloyd

Morro had taken me to the shop that Cleo owned about two hours ago, but had found no sign of her. The ninja had been taken prisoner (except Kai, wherever he was.), and now nothing could stop Morro from turning me into the ghosts master. Well, that's what I thought for a long time. 

I was back in the cave, once again hanging from the chains. Morro had left my body, leaving me hanging there, very weak from that day's activities. I think I saw Zane, but I also think it was just my imagination playing tricks on me. I just hung there quietly, trying to get my strength back. 

I heard a chuckle, and groggily open my eyes, "You really aren't that strong Lloyd." Morro said, laughing. "You will never get away with this." I said weakly, trying to muster courage into my voice, but I knew it wasn't true, and Morro had been in my head, he knew everything about me now. I couldn't hide a thing from him. 

But somehow, Morro still didn't know about Cleo, which meant she must still be safe. She was somewhere out there, away from me, and hopefully somewhere no one could find her.

Morro walked away, and I closed my eyes, feeling defeated. I knew that this was just to try and intimidate me, and I knew that Morro wanted me to be in despair, but that didn't change the fact that I was in despair. Soon they would start changing me into their Master, and I could do nothing about it. 

I heard some voices again, but paid no mind to whoever owned them. "I think he's in here." a familiar voice said. I opened my eyes, and found Cole staring up at me. "Lloyd!" he said, smiling up at me. I smiled weakly back, and hung my head. "How are you free?" I asked after a moment of silence, "I'm a ghost, so they think I'm on their side. Zane helped me find you." He said, holding up a receiver. 

So I had seen him after all. Cole walked through the bars, and ran up to me. "We have to get you out of here." Cole says, trying to break the chains. "They won't budge, I've already tried." I said, looking down at the floor once again feeling defeated. "Come on Lloyd, why are you giving up, that's not like you." Cole asked, seeing my face. "Because there is nothing that can save me from what is going to happen." I replied quietly. "Lloyd! How could you say that?!" he exclaims. "Because it's true." I snapped back. 

He stared at me, wide-eyed that I would say something like that. Then there were other voices, ghost voices, unfamiliar voices approaching. "Cole you have to hide." I hiss, and he does what I never expected. Cole jumped into me, possessing me. 'Cole, you idiot. Why?' I thought, 'Sorry greenie, first thing that came to mind. Ooooo. So you do have a crush. But who's it on?' I groaned, 'A little privacy please.' 'Sorry, never done this before.' 

I watched as Morro entered, feeling weird that one of my best friends was possessing me. "Lloyd, Lloyd, Lloyd. It looks like you have finally given up, it will soon be time to begin." Morro said, in his cold, ghostly voice. It sounded like he was trying to sound sympathetic, but I could tell he was lying. Morro always lied.

Morro soon left, after staring at me for a moment, as if he could sense something strange. The ghosts left along with him, and Cole immediately got out of me. "What does he mean, 'it will soon be time to begin.'?" he asks almost immediately. I hung there for a moment, before I replied. "Morro wants to turn me into their new Master, and Cursed Realm." I explained. 

Cole stared at me, "That gives us even more reason to get you out of here." he replied. "What, no! I can't leave! I'm sorry Cole, but if I leave, they will keep on coming after me, and I'll end up being chased my whole life. It's better that they will do what they want to to me, then me running away, and being chased for the rest of my life!" I said, looking down at my dangling feet. 

Finally hearing what I had said. "Now you really don't sound like yourself, if you want to be the Cursed Realm the rest of your life, then I will just leave you here!" Cole yelled, stomping away. I watched as he left, I was never going to be able to forgive myself for what I had said. He turned one last time to look at me, before he shook his head, and walked off in the opposite direction of which he had entered.

I thought about the other ninja, and what was going to happen to me. If I became the new cursed realm, I was going to end up trying to curse Ninjago, but if the ninja stopped me, I would be gone, and if I stopped them, my best friends would be gone. Would they be able to forgive me? I knew Cole would never forgive me for refusing help, and if what Morro had said would really happen, then the other ninja probably wouldn't too. If I hurt Cleo, Cole would be mad, and I would never be able to live with myself. 

I tried to clear my mind, and calm down when Morro entered the cavern, with about ten ghosts behind him. "Don't worry Lloyd, we're going to start off easy. You won't feel a thing." he said with a smirk. The ghosts advanced around me and soon, one by one entered into my mind. I let out a scream of pain, and Morro started laughing maniacally. 

This continued on for a minute, with me screaming in pain, until all ten of the ghosts were inside of me. I was panting heavily, and I didn't enjoy all of the voices that were all in my head. I could feel a change in my behavior, and heard Morro as he spoke, "This is only twenty percent of what will happen to you Lloyd, so be prepared." he said with a smirk. "I'm ready for whatever you throw at me." I said. 

My voice was low, and it sounded harsh, like the evil selves of my friends from when I was younger. I surprised everyone there, including Morro, and myself. Morro let me out of the chains, and I stood in front of him. "There is someone out there that you need to find, in order to complete this new transformation. You cannot show any weakness, understood?" he said. I smiled, "You know I can." I said, putting on some shades. I walked out of the room, still wearing my clothes from earlier.

I walked down the hallway, and stopped in front of a cage. Without even looking, I could feel their eyes on me. Zane, Nya, and Jay were all staring at me, but I continued to walk on. I remembered that Cole had walked away, and I figured he had run off to find someone, someone that I couldn't remember their name. All I had to do was find the person that Morro wants. I figured that I would know when I saw them, and continued out of the cave.