Miraculously from Ninjago | Stranded in Etheria

45 - Prisoners

Y/n's POV

Kacchan said he had to leave for school or something, so Lloyd, Adrien, and I waved goodbye and headed over to an alleyway to discuss our next move.

"I guess he doesn't know anyone who can help us," Lloyd said. "That's unfortunate."

"Maybe we can try the miraculous again?" I suggested.

"No way!" Adrien said. "I'm not letting you risk yourself again like that."

"Uhhhh... nothing bad actually happened to me, remember? I mean, sure, we ended up here, but we're all still alive, aren't we?"

"As much as I hate to admit it, Adrien's right," Lloyd sighed. "You shouldn't use the miraculous again."

I furrowed my brow in confusion. Why is it so hard for Lloyd to agree with Adrien? I thought. I know they aren't the best of friends, but they can at least respect each other, can't they?

"It's too bad there aren't any dragons around here," I said, leaning against the wall of a building.

"I know," Lloyd sighed. "Or at least someone who's part dragon."

Adrien's eyes lit up. "Did you say... part dragon?"

"Yeah," Lloyd said, annoyance in his tone. "But it doesn't matter, anyway; it's not like we actually know someone with dragon blood."

"Actually..." Adrien started. "We do."

"Huh?" I questioned, then thought for a moment. "Are you talking about Kagami? Cuz even if her miraculous was able to transport through realms, we don't have it."

"No, not her," Adrien said, brushing me off, then he turned to Lloyd. "You."

"Me?"

"Yes, you. The first Spinjitzu master was part dragon, part Oni. You're his descendant, aren't you?"

"Yeah, how did you... who told you this?"

"Your Sensei. He explained it before I joined you in Etheria."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait," I said, shaking my head to understand what Adrien was trying to say. "How is it possible for a human to have the genes of two different species?"

Lloyd shrugged. "Ninjago logic?"

"This might sound crazy," Adrien said. "But I think Lloyd might be our way home."

—————-Zephyr's POV————-

We rushed through the Whispering Woods, trying our best to navigate it, but the forest was like a maze. It kept taking twists and turns, and before we knew it, we were lost.

"I don't understand," Catra muttered, pacing back-and-forth as we all took a break from running around. "We should have found Bright Moon by now."

"Maybe there's some kind of protection spell over it?" Scorpia suggested. "I mean, I'm just guessing. I don't know anything about princesses."

"Scorpia, you are a princess," Catra grumbled.

"Okay," Kai said suddenly, probably trying to prevent the two friends from fighting. "If Scorpia's right, then the only way we'll be able to—"

"Horde soldier!" someone yelled angrily.

"No, wait—" Catra tried to explain as a little girl came charging at us. "Hey!"

"Die, Horde scum, die!!" the kid yelled, as she pounced on Catra and started punching her face repetitively with fists coated with... ice?

"Princess Frosta, stop it!" Scorpia said, picking up the girl by her clothes and holding her up in the air, away from everybody.

"Put me down!" the kid ordered.

"Sorry," Scorpia apologized sincerely. "But I don't want you hurting anyone."

"You're one to talk, Horde soldier!"

"Look, kid, we don't want any trouble," Kai said. "We're just looking for Bright Moon."

"I'll never lead you there!" Frosta yelled, thrashing her arms and legs in an attempt to free herself from Scorpia's grip. "Stay away from the rebellion!"

"Okay, maybe this isn't the best approach," I muttered.

"Entrapta?" Frosta suddenly asked, and stopped squirming. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, I'm trying to bring my friends to Bright Moon," Entrapta said, staring at her tracker pad. "We all escaped from the Horde."

"Escaped? As in... ran away?"

"Yes," Catra said. "As of today, Scorpia and I are no longer Force Captains. We quit."

For an added effect, Catra tore her badge off of her jacket and threw it on the ground.

Frosta seemed confused, then she looked up at me and Kai. "Who are you?"

"It's a little hard to explain," I said. "But I promise, we have no intention of hurting you, or the rebellion."

Frosta looked sceptical, and seem to weigh her options.

"Alright," she finally said. "If you put me down, I'll bring you to Bright Moon. But only on one condition."

"And what's that?" Kai asked.

"I take you as my prisoners."

"Fine," Catra agreed, then held out her wrists. "Bind our hands."

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A/n

Sorry, short chapter! I've been trying to update more frequently, but normally that means the parts I publish aren't very long.

Love you all!

-QC