Sometime family is people we meet on the way

by ViridisLumine

Summary:

Venom in Garmadon vains keeps growing. It for sure won't be long before he turn evil.
Yet somehow he ended with kids in his care. Destiny really hate him.

 

I'm bad at summary but for short it will be about Garmadon adopting kids. So Garmadad and better childchood for some Ninja.

Notes:

Hope you will enjoy!

Chapter 1: Lightning light the darkness

It was funny for Garmadon to slowly getting corrupted by evil, probably future the biggest threat for all of Ninjago, need to do some shopping. He was curious if villains trying to take over the word also need doing it, well he will find out someday sadly. His visits to village wasn’t very frequent, done only when he needed food or other items needed for human or Oni in his case. It was about once a month, more often than that if he had a worse time. This worse time was mostly due to Great Devourer poison.

Village which he was coming to once he needed something was pretty small. Far away from any road taken by travellers. There was nothing interesting, so it was rare to meet someone travelling. That why it was surprise for him when he saw familiar looking person. He didn’t recognize that person at first. He saw chaotically arranged blond hair as if electrified, protruding from bottom of dark hood of coat. But slight look at her face was enough for him to recognize her. Her eyes looking like storm trap in the glass ball were unforgiven.,She was Libber the master of lightning.

Strands of hair, these that peak out under the hood, they flew back and forth when she watches on every direction with anxiety. She kept stand ready to run for even slide whisper or wind push, with one hand always stay on her belly. Belly that was much bigger than Garmadon have remember.

She was pregnant.

Garmadon start slowly getting closer to her, questions flowing like tornado in his head. What was she that scare of? How did she become pregnant? Didn’t she say she didn’t feel the need to be with anyone? And as she is pregnant why is she wondering in some distant places and not resting? It is dangerous fo her and baby lives. Despite all this storm in his head he knows he can’t leave old friend in situation she finds herself into, no matter what it is.

- Hey Arashi? Is that you? - he say this the softest he can, not wanting stressing her more than she already is.

- Leave us alone!

She screams and Garmadon feel pain on stomach from her blow. It wasn’t strong to knock him out, but it still hurt. It took moment for her to realise who talk to her, and she instantly start to apologise.

- Im so sory! I have no idea that it’s you - she keeps bowing in apologize - Are you hurt?

- Im alright, you need more than that to hurt me - he smile to hide pain - however i need to ask you - he look in her eyes - what are you doing that far from home and with this, well situation? - he wasn't sure how to call it so he just point to her belly.

She just quietly laughs.
- Yea, i probably shouldn’t wonder that far, who knows what happen if this decides to come to the word - saying that she lovely stroked her belly.

- So why are you doing this? - he keeps eyes contact

He didn’t get any reply, just silence.

- You need help?

All the same there wasn’t any verbal answer, nevertheless she slowly, not sure if this was a good idea, she nodded her head.

It didn’t take long for Garmadon after that, to take her hand for her surprise and get out of town. He intentionally chose a way around, to be sure that no one who she trying to hide from won’t go after them. It seems unnecessary however Garmadons wanna be sure that she will be safe.

That way, they arrive to destination short before sunset. Place was calm, wind softly hiting tree branches composed with water falling on stones in nearby brook. In contrast to this nature stand some building. It looks like some ancient temple or monastery, though it was oblivious that someone make some change in it recently. This someone was Garmadon, who needed this place to be more living fit, albeit it feels still quite too big as he is only person living there.

They enter the part nearest the brook, that now that she look was most refresh. She wasn’t sure what to expect, the emptiest of inside surprise the master of lightning a little. Right before entrance was kitchen in dark theme, nothing particular, just the most needed devices. One step further let her see just empty room with low table, this kind of table where you need to sit on floor. She wasn’t big fan of this but know how two brothers love that kind of traditional furniture.

- Please feel welcome - he says as they walk to the table - Do you wanna something?

- No, thanks - say a little awkward, when sit down - You’ve done enough already

- Wanna talk about that? - he asks when sat before her - I just wanna help

- No - she answers looking in the wall avoiding his red eyes - how long have you been here?

- Half year, recently end adjustment - he says with little sad smile - It still to big for me, but only place i could think of to be no use and far from anyone.

- Why no stay with you brother? - she was now quite curious why he stay away from him knowing he don’t have much time left - Oh and I heard from Maya that theres somethings with you and Misako now

- Well - his face fall a little - as for Wu he become a little strange - he look into the sky through open shoji - i mean he my little brother and i love him dearly - he smile brightly - and i know he love me too, but - he take some time to find good words for this - he, he became a little to obsec with prophecy of Green Ninja, I know he have hard time after incident with Masters of Time and now when Venom in my vine grow stronger each day it too much for him i think.

It’s staying a little silent between two friends before Garmadon start talking again. This time a little happier.

- As for me and Misako it’s great - he smile seeing her image in head - because of work she can’t stay long here with me but she is coming often.

- Good to hear - she congratulated him - Hope the best you two

- Should I be the one to say that? - he looked with little laugh - you are the one to have new family member

- Oh yea - she looks for moment on Garmadon after looking down on her fingers - I hope

It;s little concern Garmadon. She wasn’t sure if kid will live? If Garmadon was worried before now Garmadon was sure she has no place to be. She probably didn’t mean to have anyone when by her side when the baby... No, it now time to think about worst outcome. Because he will not let it come true.

- I will help you - he looks his eyes burn in red - I have free room here, too much free room i would say. I really would appreciate some friend to talk - he smiles looking at women - What do you say?

- Me to stay? - she closed eyes thinking about this for the moment - I am not sure but - she touches her belly - I can’t declare that offer, can I?

- No, you can’t.

 

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Garmadon starts having headache after first week living with master of lightning. She lives up to her element and didn’t stay still even for moment, always walking somewhere or doing some home chores even after Garmadon tell her thousand time she didn’t need to. No that he wasn’t glad for some more distraction, living alone was quite boring and it give him at least some fun.

 

But even with her hyperactivity she soon couldn’t really do much, as standing up become problem to do alone. It was frustrating for her, it so boring who knows that so so boring? With no way to do anything else she stayed on doing some hand mades. Like little plushes, she has been most proud of grey cat with pars of two beautiful eyes matching her own, she didn’t wanna say how she did that to Garmadon when he asks but he keep trying to find out. She also tries her best in crocheting, but it ends in many knots and strange shape of somethings mean to be clothes.
She also try her best in crocheting but it end in many knots and strange shape of somethings mean to be clothes.

For now she just stays in her room, on she shelf her creations and trying to do somethings with yellow materials when Garmadon walk inside with plate of food.

- I will need go to town, but it still rains outside - he casually starts conversaition when placing plate on nightstand of his quests.

- You could call me for dinner - she look at him trying to make her face look offended - Im not dying

- Well i feel more easy if you just stay here for the rest - he say in tired voice - But if you can just stand up i can get this - he pick up plate in front her nose up - and you can eat in kitchen if you insist.

- I hate you - she looked furious - you won, you won - she get food from him and start to eat - i actually really hope it end soon.

She didn’t say anything after that just keep eating and looking at storm outside her window, she really like it. Maybe because she fell so clouse to her element then? Or that in this weather no one could get to her and she felt safe.

Right. She still need to deal with all of this, they probably know about baby and would wanna do the same with him. She will not let them. She will protect her baby, her little light no matter of cost, no matter how much it will hurt. She will not let them make her baby do things they made her to do. Ever.

For that she needed know she needed to be sure of one thing.

- Hey, Garmadon did you and Misako planning on child? - she ask when putting dishes away for Garmadon to take them later

- Uh i don’t know for now - it surprise him, but he slightly smile and scratch his neck - I love to have kid one day, to be father - his smile faded - However looking at my state i don’t know if i can, and i didn’t really have that talk with Misako, she the one to carry baby so if she doesn’t wanna i would accept that

She looks on windows again making her through, he has already so much burden on shoulders, she feels bad for going to bump more.

- I think you would be great father - she keeps looking on window - you would intentionally leave him and love him im sure of this.

 

- I hope - he starts start bitting his lips.
- Hey, I was wondering - she tries to keep her voice cool and not crack - If somehow you find kid like, let’s say his parent leave him and no one wanna him what would you do? I personally things that i would give him my love, and if parents still alive and without much alibi they would be electrocuted - she smiles sincerely as lightning light somewhere on sky. .

- Well i don’t thinkt that electrucuted is best idea - he tries to hide his laugh from this - yet I think i would like you just wanna keep her warm and safe. He should pay for parents
mistake - he now looked a little sad standing up and taking dishes - Well you should keep resting you know? I will go to town, let's hope im good parent and will not be electrocuted.

 

He launched on last part when closing door of her room. She now let her tears fall down through her cheeks. She hopes that lightning gets her after what she will need to do. She knows he will need also just like her grown without mom, but it still better that they are finding him. She just keeps crying into the void of fate.

 

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In his more than thousand years of living nothing prepares him for that. He wakes up for screaming woman, on full volume. Without even change from pyjamas he run straight into the room own by blond woman. He was never scared of blood but somehow that one scene tried him. It was horrible how his friend was that close to meet with his father, yet now it ends.

That one cry makes them both forget all stress from just minutes ago. Garmadon look at magnificent eyes, just like his mother. He stares at them for long moment holding crying child before him to the moment-tired voice rise.

- Will you show me my baby or not? - even with all fatigue from birch she smiles and thrown eyes.

- Oh right - he awkwardly smiles when slowly put baby next to mother - Its boy

- I see you know? - she laughs stroking the baby boy cheek with finger - He’s beautiful

- You have name choose? - he sits down on floor, taking deep breath

New mother looks for some time in baby, she has some name that she likes but decide that first she need to see a baby. And as she now looks at now no crying boy, she knows how she will name him.

 

- Jay, you will be Jay - she hugs how she can feel drained, like she is literally drained from blood now - Welcome to world Jay

- Really nice name - he looks happy at new family of two - He will for sure be amazing person
- Yea - her eyes start watered - I wanna know who he become, will he become elementar master like me? Maybe he become inventor? I always wanna become one but elemental master duty call - she smiles still crying.

 

Garmadon put his hand on her shoulder, she probably emotionally after all of this, she will see him as he grows. She didn’t need to worry about that now, right? Garmadon ask himself.

 

- I will leave you alone you two - he gets up - Im going to sleep if anything happen you can again wake me up.

 

She didn’t answer, a little strange as she was very talkative normally but maybe she just too tired? Well, she should have some time alone with her baby so he will just shower and come back to sleep. He checks this two later.

After Garmadon left them, she keeps looking at her beloved child as long as she could thinking how he would grow, how she could watch him doing that yet know she can’t. She needs to protect him, and that mean dealing with problem. And dealing with problem mean she need to leave. With no quarantine coming back.

She tries stand up, she should rest she know but she knows, longer she looks at him longer she doesn’t wanna leave him alone. She packs all her things, there wasn’t much of it, clean this mess she makes here, as apology to Garmadon. After she was ready, she one last time pick her baby and hug him.

- I really love you Jay - she wrapped him in yellow scard and hide her letter in between - I probably will be no able to get back to you but i try okey? You need to stay safe and grow to become strong man, doing what you love. Hope you will have better luck with loved one than your mum, she is horrible in that you know? Oh, and remember that you don’t need to be scared, just go further and live.

She kicks his small forehead in finale goodbye and put him on her bed. It torn her heart when she keeps getting further from him, he probably will not even understand and remember all that, maybe he will hate her for leaving. She hopes he will no hate her, hate is horrible poison.

She stops thinking about all that, she needs consecrate. She slowly still little dizzy walk-through window and land on green glass. Sky full of cloud cry as her heart as she walks further into wildness.

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Garmadon feel much more rested after sleep, he slept a lot longer than normally he does but hey one time will not be the end of word. He stretched arms as he makes his way to kitchen for some breakfast for him and Arashi. She will be probably hungry, what should women after birch eat? Garmadon ask himself to think as he goes with his eyes throught what they have on fridge. Well, he just does salad, it healthy so it should be okay right?

 

He make this salad quite fast, and eating his part even faster. The rest he get on clean bowl with fork and go to his friend that probably still a sleep.

He knocked.

He knocked again.

Nothing, it was strange. He did hear some breathing on other side, but it was no normal fo his friend. He open doors.

- Hello? I make salad for breakfast do you - he stop in half way as there was no one listening to him - Hey? Where are you?!

It couldn’t be good. He starts watch over room. All her staff was gone and window fully open window, and water on floor as it rains outside. He closes it and start thinking why she would just run without a word?! And she still resting, who know if she didn’t lose consciousness somewhere in this forest? He needd to try looking, rain makes it difficult, but she can’t be far he will just…

There was cry. Garmadon look into bed when the sound come from. There wrap into some yellow blanket, he thinks it blanket, cry Jay his blue eyes full of water. After some shock he pick him up and look what happen. Maybe he hungry? They have some milk in kitchen for him if he doesn’t mistake.

He goes fast with him to this kitchen, laying him on the counter and looking for milk powder. He finally finds it and bottle for it. Reading instruction and after a minute he had ready food for newborn. Now just, uh how he supposed to give it him?

He fast finds out that Jay can’t hold bottle himself, so he needed to hold it. He wasn’t sure when to stop holding it, he should after bottle if empty completely or when baby stop eating? He ends up with first option as baby eat all of his food. Now no crying he just come back to sleep.

- You really just going back to sleep? - he watches baby thinking if it will wake up soon or later - I need to go find your mum

He needs, yet he knows for sure that newborn can’t leave house for some time after birch, and he can’t leave him alone! Wait why she didn’t go with baby? He needs to check room again.

 

He picks up Jay and come back room of his mother. And he finds what he thinks he will find. There still all baby stuff, she abandons him? When he keeps walking something white fell ti the ground that was under yellow blanket before. It catches Garmadon’s attention. As it hit ground. Letting Jay keep sleeping on bed he picks up it and watch from all sides.

It was letter, letter for him and Jay.

He starts reading it, felling his heart sinking with every word. He understands now, maybe not agree but understand. He left letter at night table and side next to small baby looking at it sadly.

- I promise you.

Chapter 2: Wind finds a lie

Summary:

Mysterious wind come. And find something different than expected.

In other word Morro join party.

Notes:

My dear beta you are the best! Thank you!

If you will think how it work that Morro is like young and not dead, as he should die years ago well... I have no idea maybe i will come up with something in future but for now it's for theory. :3

Garmadon was fast to find that taking care of a tiny human was not an easy job to do. You need to always keep an eye on a child, and your sleep becomes very chaotic. He now sleeps when he can, as a loud cry wakes him up very often at night or in the middle of the day.. Jay didn’t care. And needing to constantly fight his inner demon wasn’t helping. He really thinks about abandoning the kid and throwing it on someone else's doorway. He was close to doing this even. One knock to a nice couple, yet he couldn’t bring himself to do so. He grew to love this small ball, and his smile. It makes his day.

And as you can't quite leave the baby alone, he needed to take him everywhere he went, like shopping or a short walk. When he walks, the baby before him is sleeping in a shawl. Blue one like his eyes. 

Weather today was really greate, the sun smiled at them but it wasn’t too hot. Shadow of the trees has some part in it maybe, but it didn’t concern Garmadon too much. What concerned him was when the branch above him broke, and would crash him and Jay if not his train instinct to dodge.

He looked at the broken branch and what probably was the reason for it to break. As there lay a boy, dark hair reaching his arms and wearing somehow familiar Gi. Kid kept laying on the ground as Garmadon slowly get closer to him, he needed to check if he is alright. 

- You alright? - he comes closer to the boy, but the wind pushes him back.

Wind that comes from boy, boy command wind with hand pulled towards Garmadon. He stood up really fast, looking at the man with the baby. He didn’t say anything, just look although too long hair must disturb it. 

Not sure what he should do, Garmadon just looks, trying to piece this information together. Why is he alone? And this Gi, Garmadon tries hard to remember why it looks so familiar. Well maybe he can just ask?

- You need help?

Well he really didn’t expect any answer from the silent boy. But it still makes him a little nervous, something feels off and strange about the boy. Maybe his dark eyes? They look too mature, he is still a child, what happened? 

As much as he wanted answers, the boy decided to just run from there. Well if he can run he should be fine right? Garmadon asks himself, he shouldn’t keep his mind on some random boy who falls from a tree, he should keep his mind on the little baby he holds. Yes it looks like a good idea, he probably won’t see a strange boy again right? Right?

He decided to end walk earlier and come home. 

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Well he should be surprised? Destiny loves to play with him so maybe it should surprise him when coming back from his little training place he saw the same black hair boy from some day ago. He really shouldn’t. 

The said boy sat on the ground looking through some map with many red markings and some scrolls, but from this distans he couldn’t see any details. He should just walk away and let him be but his curiosity wins. He came closer. 

- It you again? - he try look what he doing but kid fast hide all of this ant look at him little scare - Hey i have no bad intention.

Garmadon keep hand up to show he has nothing to hide. Boy just looked at him all body tense. Garmadon thinks for a moment looking for a good word to start a conversation. 

- Just wanna talk - he started sitting in front of a surprised boy - It’s rare to see any traveller here and moreover that young. 

Boy look at him looking at what man is planning, he must have some own intentions right?

- So why are you here kid? 

- I am not kid - boy spoke for first time, pissed at being called kid.

- What should I call you then? - he looked trying to hold a laugh, maybe this kid wasn’t that terrifying.

He just sits, one hand hiding the rest of maps behind him, not losing the man in front of him of sign. He thinks hard about what to do, this man feels somehow familiar to him. But it wasn't him for sure. 

- Morro - he tried to pack his things to go away - now tell your old man.

- Call me Garmadon - when he says name, boy eyes grow bigger with surprise - Something wrong?

- It's you?! - he looked at Garmadon with big eyes.

It was strange. Why must strange things always happen to him? It must be a curse going in family, he was more approved of that theory with every single passing day.  

- You know me i see - he sighed it was such a bad idea to talk to this unknown boy but he must do it uh he hates it.

- My master talks a lot about you - okay, this surprised Garmadon that he got something from a boy - A LOT!

Garmadon looked in the sky and suddenly the answer of why this gi was familiar hit him as a train. It was so oblivious now.

- Did your master happen to be Wu? - he looked at a boy who now had no idea what to do, he looked confused and a little scared but he gave a small node - So what do you do so far from the monastery? Something happened? 

He looked at the boy, scared for his brother, as he didn’t hear much information about his brother for some time. Misako on her rare visits didn’t wanna talk much about all of that as she just enjoyed their time together. He understood it, he was just happy she was with him on time like that. But going back to the present.

- No I just - he look down for first time through this conversion and grab his hand into other hand - Wasn’t good enough so I leave to prove he is wrong

- He is just like father sometime - Garmadon say to himself - But not that much im sure you misunderstand him

- NO!

Winds grow stronger around them, a little stronger and trees could fall. 

- This stupid weapon didn’t grow and he says i'm not Green Ninja! That I'm not worthy! - with every word of boy wind grow stronger - Im sure i Understand and correct him!

- You should be happy - Garmadon look sad at his bandage hands

- Why? - still angry he looks at man - If i am not Green NInja i am nothing!

- You then more than just some stupid title - he waved hand in air - You make your own decision, i would give everything for this freedom 

Morro looked puzzled at Garmadon. He didn’t understand, Wu from the moment he started training him talked about prophecies and how he will be Green Ninja. It was a good thing and this person, the person to be the Dark Lord from prophecy, said something like this?! It- It just makes no sense. 

No knowing what to say he just used wind to blow Garmadon away and run, taking his things. He didn’t blow Garmadon away as he was able to dodge this but didn’t look back to see this. He just runs and Garmadon looks as he vanishes behind trees. 

He feels tired.

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Storm, who doesn't like it? Furthermore when you live in isolation and if a tree falls on your roof you need to take it off alone. If it didn’t crush you of course. 

But now he just sits on the floor with his baby sitting on his legs looking happy. Jay loves storms, he giggles on every thunder he will hear or see. Garmadon finds it really cute, and joins him in watching the sky. 

One thunder, then another thunder, and yet another and kid from yesterday and another thunder and Jay laughs with- Kid. That word punch mentally Garmadon. What is that kid doing outside in that weather?!

Garmadon puts Jay on a blanket, and he leaves her as Jay starts to really like moving around. He grabs a dark jacket he has ready for any problems. It is one thing. He opens fast and close moments after he gets inside to not let too much water get inside and run to the kid. Maybe he didn’t know him too well but he will not have child blood on his hand! 

- Hey what are you doing here?! - he ran to a boy who was shaking - You wanna die or what?! 

Boy looked at him blankly. He muttered something Garmadon could only pull for something like “Go away” or “Leave me alone” but I could be just his head coming up with this. It didn't matter right now, he needed to get him inside. He probably is there for too long for human health, even elemental master one. 

- Let’s get you inside - he grabs the kid's hand and starts pulling him to the house - You should hide from that storm Wu didn’t teach you that? Brother you are a terrible teacher! 

Last part Garmadon screams into the sky and walks with the child inside. He closed the door after the kid was inside, he will need to clean water later he notes in mind. Wu will need to thank him when they meet, he really can’t take care of one child? Father forsake him of having more students. 

He takes a deep breath, he will run to his brother later. Now kid. He looked at the boy, he was pale and looked sick. He probably is sick. 

- How do you feel? - he put hand on the kid's forehead - You are burning, we need to cool you down.

He takes the kid by hand into his room, for now he can find something for him. There is still plenty of space here but he has no time to prepare it now. Kid wasn't too willing to take help being offered but wasn’t really in shape to do anything about it. So he just lay down on Garmadon mattress in silent. Garmadon grab some cold tower. 

- So do you wanna tell what for my father did you do outside in this weather? - he say when placing tower on hot forehead of boy. 

- Strong, I need to be strong - he says quietly with eyes avoiding the red of his interlocutor. 

Garmadon just sings. 

- It's about what you said yesterday about that destiny or something? Well if you stupid enough to not look for hideout during thunder you would be terrible “chosen one” - he say rolling his eyes - And really don’t wanna cloud kingdom on you back they annoying 

Kid, Morro it was Garmadon reminded himself, looking confused he probably couldn’t understand in this state what Garmadon meant. Or it was the first time he collided in another perspective of that. Well it didn’t matter too much, he will help the kid and then punch brother with this, his face will be a nice prize for all this.

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This week was one of the worst weeks in Morro’s life. Maybe better than times when he was sick and still living on the street or when these stupid weapons didn’t respond. Okay so he would say it was the third worst time of his life, like pneumonia isn't the nicest thing in the world, and he couldn’t remember feeling that bad in his life. His head just recently stopped hurting that much as most of the fever was beat. 

Beat with help of someone he believed he was destined to defeat. He thinks Wu says to him that the prophecy is most probably about his brother, the person who helped him. It is strange, he should be evil for FSM sake! Why is he nice? And it looks like he has a child, he does not look like some evil lord of darkness, rather a tired single father living in isolation from the world. It was one thing Wu told him wrong. So maybe there was more? Morro didn’t want to believe it, there was just a hidden motive. Or its illusion. Anything other than evidence of a lie made by Wu. 

He was deep inside his mind that he didn’t see someone entering inside through slightly open shoji doors. And by that he also finds at the last moment when on his knees land two small hands. 

He screamed, moving away how he could. After the first panic he looked at what was this “dangerous” thing trying to attack him. Baby. Garmadon told him one time the name of the baby but he couldn’t remember right now, he just looked at the baby boy turning red. Did he just scared of literally a baby?! 

Garmadon then walks inside to check what happen and after see situation just start laughing. 

- Jay you shouldn’t scare our guest - he picked up the baby - It becomes harder keeping an eye on him as he starts to crawl, does he scare you that much?

- No! I was not! - he turned back on the man trying to hide how embarace he was by this - He just surprised me, that's all. 

Garmadon walks closer and sits next to Morro. Baby pulls hand in Morro direction, strange baby why is he so lively and wants to come to him? What is the motive of this baby?

- Did you ever hold a baby? - GArmadon ask looking a Morro

- Huh? No - he marrow eyes - Why asking?

Garmadon just put the baby on Morro's legs, not looking as his whole body tense. Master of Wind looks at baby giggles sitting just and looking into his dark eyes. As he looked into small kid eyes he must admit he had magnificent eyes that looked just like a storm, Morro liked storms even if this was the reason for him staying under one rooftop as his future enemy. But at least free food for some time and the apprentice atmosfere here, it was different than in Wu Monastery. 

But still!

He can’t like child of his enemy! He will just throw the kid away and not fall into this trap of Dark Lord. Baby hug him as he wanted put his plan in motion. Strange. It feel warm and so true. He didn’t remember when he give back hug. Garmadon look at them smiling. Morro grow at him. 

- What’s so funny? - he patted little Jay on head - That your little demon spawn like me more than you? 

- Not mine but my friend - he takes a slip of coffee he has somewhere hidden here, Morro couldn’t even say where he hid it all time - She has… some business which she couldn’t take him.

Morro looked at the little boy with sad eyes. He could tell when grown up was lying, he needed to learn that as he wanted to stay alive living on the street. Kid mom probably will not come back, he was lucky that she at least love him enough to live him in safe place, even if in care on someone evil even if a little start question this evilnes, in difference to his own parents that leave him to die in some dark alley. 

- My mother also abandoned me - he used a wind to blow Jay's hair gently - But they didn’t care for me enough to leave me in good hands…

- I know for sure she loves him deep - he take another sip - and hope that she come back to him.

- Well, at least he didn’t need some luck to have found a good home - he looked in a different direction - I didn’t have to the moment Wu took me. He was the first person i could say care for me, like parent should.

- If he was - Garmadon put cup away - Why did you leave? Previously it was quite chaotic to say the least. 

Morro put himself in a more comfortable position. He still feels weird thinking about it, as it was something he analysis for most time his stay here. 

- After Wu find about my power he say me about prophecy of Green Ninja - he start hitting hand with fingers - I try to become strong enough to become him but this stupid weapons didn’t respond - wind become fly in room even if window was closed - And he forget me and start looking his Green Ninja, i mean he still give me food but it was well see i wasn’t worth enough 

- And that's why you looking for way to make proud, so it not really about Green Ninja stuff - he smile at boy.

- That's not what I-

Garmadon put hand on black hair of Morro.

- You good kid you know? But you don’t need to prove anything to anyone, and if someone like my brother thinks you are not, they are just fools. 

Morro was just like a tomato right now. He just mumbled some thanks and couldn’t say anything else. He felt like he was still so proud of him, it made him so happy. But it was also wrong. 

Garmadon probably will kick him soon as he is getting much better, but for time being let it be. 

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Nature here is very beautiful. It feels safe. Morro was thinking that he could someday come back here, after he proves that he is Green Ninja. Morro sat on the terrace, looking into the terrain. He felt good now and was waiting to go. 

Garmadon sooner or later will kick him for sure, but as he isn’t just now Morro finds out that he can use some more days of hot food and roof under head. It's always nicer than some caves. Still, it’s just the moment he will need to leave. 

 

It’s also not like he can stay. How could he prove he is a Green Ninja staying here? He will not let some old man change his goal, saying all these strange things. Because, if he isn’t Green Ninja then who is he? Just some unwanted orphan. 

He laid on wood. He starts to think, what if Wu already finds his Green Ninja? Will he welcome him back or he already forgot about the failure he is? Morro punched his face mentally. Why does his thought always need to go down this way? 

He silently scream into the sky. 

- Today we have a very clear sky - Morro heard someone sit down next to him - It's gonna be a nice day to watch stars, wanna join?

Morro sat down, with help of his wind, and looked into the brown hair man next to him. Why was he interested in spending time together? He will soon go and they should be enemies!

- Why bother asking me? - he makes an annoyed face.

- Well I thought that I would like to get to know you better - Garmadon got two cups he held behind him - I think you kinda Wu son so it would make me your uncle.

Morro looked at him. His face mixed with embrace and anger..

- He isn’t my father! - wind punch wind making some branches fall - He is just my master!

Garmadon puts one cup before Morro and starts drinking from the other. Morro look at him like he is insane. 

- It looks like more for me - he pushes the cup closer to Morro - It’s really tasty you should try. 

Morro looks sceptical at the cup. Inside was some kind of brown liquid. He took it into hands and it was hot. Not burning but nice warm. He first tried to smell any poison. Habit by living on the street. He wasn’t sure what it was; he didn't know this smell. He takes a sip. 

It was sweet. Like milk but with some additional flavour. It taste so good that he unintentionally drank it all in second totally forget who sit next to him. 

- What is it?! It tastes so much better that all this tea Wu was giving me! - he say looking into the now empty cup. 

- Hot chocolate, I really like it - he put his cup away - Some people i hear saying it make you happier or something so I tried it and i thinks they was right. 

- Is it magical? - Morro thinks, if it makes people more happy it probably some magic like some of tea Wu told him about have magic use. 

- No - Garmadon says taking both cups into hands - If i remember correctly it’s some chemistry thing or biology not sure. I wasn't interested in it too much. 

Garmadon starts getting up, probably to wash the cup. Morro looked into him, feeling strange again. He was so nice to him. And still he has no idea what was his motive for doing this. He is like this bad person because of some kind snake Wu told him. So why didn't he appear as one?!

- When do I need to leave? - he asked as Garmadon was one foot inside.

Garmadon turns back and looks at him. His face marks by surprise and then laugh. 

- What is so funny? - Morro feels angry that this man is becoming stranger than Wu! And Wu was very strange. 

- I will not kick you - he tried to stop laughing after seeing Morro's face - It’s up to you I have no problem with you being here, it's always someone to talk to.

Okay, it was even more strange. He must have some evil plan, he just wants to make him believe he is good then take him off so he doesn't need to care about Green Ninja! Yes it sounds good! 

So he will not fall for it. He stays and finds out evil plans of Garmadon, and then defeats him and this will make him Green Ninja and prove Wu he made a mistake. That's all, it has nothing to do with free food and a roof. It's just an addiction to watching the enemy. 

Nothing more for sure. Morro tried to lie to himself. 

Notes:

Thanks for reading this. Next chapter will be still about Morro, a little bounting time with Garmadon. I have some chapters in advance wrote so it will have more chapters! See you next time (I hope).

Chapter 3: Wind of acceptance

Notes:

More Morro and Garmadon bonding! Enjoy

It was quiet. Morro thought as he sat on some rock, his foot in flowing water of brook. It was nice, he must admit. More green and open space make the place cozier and more peaceful And no other students Wu for some reason train alongside with him. They were loud and annoying. There he didn’t need to worry about them!

It was a great deal for him!

Only people he needed to mind were a baby that just started trying to stand up, a strange brother of his master that he sure will become a dark lord from prophecy and a woman with brown hair that apparently is that strange man's wife and life there.

And one time there was this strange old lady. She gave him a cookie with really nice tea, so he didn’t mind her.

None of them really bother him, more they were nice to him. Misako talked to him about her archeology research after he showed a little interest when she did some cleaning in her storage. He helped her after that with her wind power to clean all of this. Just because she gave him good information, not that he really was interested in all of this staff.

But Wojira did sound interesting.

No it was not! It was just to get more information about prophecy and all. 

Garmadon also, even as he knew Morro desired to be Green Ninja, was nice to him. Probably some deceit. Maybe he is just trying to let down his guard so he can strike him when won’t looking? Yea it makes sense! 

That's why he keeps his instinct high and looks for any strange behavior from him. Like now as he is going out home and to some unknown direction opposite to the village. 

Wait. Morro looked at the slowly distancing older man.

Why did he go somewhere? He should come check? Well he did stay to observe the enemy. Absolutely not for any other reason. 

So the answer was yes. 

Maybe he will find something interesting. He actually didn’t find anything strange about his sensei brother. He looks like just some guy that is raising a kid alone and leaves far from any human. And probably very old. He remembers his master saying that he is sure that Garmadon, his brother, is Dark Lord from prophecy but for all the time he starts thinking that maybe it says about someone else? 

He was just too kind. And have a family, wife and a kid. Do villains have family? In books they mostly didn’t know anything about love, and there he had someone who he was said to be evil.

It didn’t really add up to Master Wu characteristic of sayed man. He could just try to build hate in him, uh it was strange to think bad about his master. It couldn’t be his plan right? 

Master is a good guy. He for sure didn’t mean it and the whole this man thing is just play to fool him. Yet still…

Prophecy has tendencies to be defined in many ways. It didn’t say precisely who will be Green Ninja. The same should go to his enemy right? Well it wouldn’t be the first time he found Wu words to be false.

He kept distans as he slowly, mostly through branches of trees, went after him. His target just walks still, holding some old black back with unknown for a  Morro content. Maybe it hides his evil scheme? He needs to see what he hides inside. 

He hopes this time he finds a way to keep very shaky, for the moment, believes. He needs proof that this man is a crazy evil psychopath and not a kind man with a wife and kid he took in. If it’s not true then all he was doing will come pointless. 

He didn’t notice as he came deep into the forest after Garmadon, they arrived at some sort of clearing with burned grass. Plants close to there seem dead, or drain from life. Trees had many broken or damaged branches and had been mostly rotten, it made him take ground away from height he liked. He watches his surroundings carefully trying to place hypotheses about what could be done there. 

He almost forgot about the one person that he went after. The said person reminded of themself with a tactical cough. Morro jumped back taken-back by sudden sound and looked at the source. He met with two dark, uneasy to look, red eyes going through him from foot to head. 

-  Wow sorry kid, I didn’t mean to scare you - he came closer to the boy trying to stop smiling as this reaction made him laugh - But you shouldn’t track other people or at least do it more discreetly. I would assume that Wu taught you better.

Morro could just look at an older man with big eyes. He knew all along? But he didn’t seem to notice even slightly! How did he just do it? It must be some yet another trick! He makes himself look like a fool in front of him just now. It was embarrassing. He needs… He needs to get out of this situation!

- I just came after you to see what you are planning, old man! - he pointed angry at him - You are planning something I know! Just stop pretending this whole good father and husband stuff and say what evil thing you are doing there!

- You are strange - Garmadon looked at the boy as if he was an alien or something - You know you could, I don't know, ask? 

Morro just stood there speechless and before he managed to say something Garmadon continued. 

- And then I would tell you that it’s my training spot - He took training stuff from back he had taken with him - I can't do it around Jay as it can - he looks for the world for a moment looking pensive - Not much kid proof sometimes. My powers can be kinda destructive so when using them i come there. 

- Training? - he looked around, it did make sense and gave light to the whole situation of plants there - Thats why there are all these dead plants and burned trees and grass?

Garmadon scratched the back of his neck nervously. He wasn’t sure how to tell the kid who was so into this whole prophecy that venom is taking a bigger hold on him. 

The “Oh it’s because this inner voice in my head keeps telling me to burn this village to the ground or take revenge on Wu, or something like that so I keep it all inside and take it out there because I know I'm slowly becoming a monster but don’t want to hurt anyone I love” didn’t sound the best way to do it.

Not in this case for sure. He groped his forehead thinking of the best way to say it to him without him jumping to some strange conclusion. He really believes in Wu's interpretation of this prophecy, as he sometimes on nights, and he didn't want to fight with some kid. How old was he? He for sure didn’t hit puberty yet, short arms and kid face and other this kid stuff.  

- Come sit down - Garmadon sayed as he sat down on grass.

- Why? - Morro crossed his arms.

- You seek answers and I am gonna tell you what I can - he sighs loudly - Maybe you could finally understand.

Morro thinks for a minute. He is confused about all that and maybe he will tell the truth? He should be evil as Wu told him but he isn't. And he didn’t lie to him for all the time he was there. So he nodded his head and sat down before Garmadon, but not too close if it's some kind of trap, which he knew he would have to escape quickly. 

- My brother probably told you about an incident from our childhood - he waited for the kid to nod and continue - So you know that part, good.

 - Uh and why does it matter now? - Morro looked at him with an eyebrow up.

- The venom in my body - he made a pause - It makes me wanna things I don't wanna do - he looked into the ground, his hands clenched into the fists - And keeping it inside all the time is hard - he taken breath in and out - but i need to do it, i wouldn’t forget myself if Misako was hurt by that or Jay.

Morro was shocked by this. So he just said that he has evil thoughts. That he has evil intentions. But he doesn't want them. Morro thought for the moment. It now makes all sense. It makes a really big sense and all the puzzles fall together with this. Only thing left…

- And this place? - He asks slowly, starting feeling bad about man. 

- I let all that feeling out there. I fight all time with this to not do something stupid when others are there so I let it go where I won't hurt them. - he then adds quietly - But it gets harder…

It was strange to say at least for Morro. What should he say in that situation? It was the truth. He was truthful with him from the beginning so he didn’t think he was lying. Yet he felt sad for him. Why? Shouldn’t he hate him? Wu would probably say so. But he wasn’t there and just Morro and just a man with some bad luck. It feels wrong.

His mask falled. 

-  There is no cure? - he didn’t need an answer, the expression from the older man was enough. 

- Come I will show you a way back - he says, his expression still full of sadness - I don’t need you to get lost there. 

Morro didn’t think as he said something he regretted immediately.

- Can I stay and watch? 

Garmadon looks back at the boy and things. He is trained so he should be able to dodge if needed. He wasn’t sure about that but the kid seems confused right now. Well, if he wants it shouldn’t hurt anyone if he just watches.

- I think it won’t hurt but keep distant and don’t come closer, okay? - he started making slopes - I don’t want you to hurt yourself. 

Morro sat down under a tree and watched this strange person that was so different than he thought warn-up with some easy exercises. For now it looked normal, nothing special. He did it everyday before his self training. He didn’t have anyone to help him with his training. Only knowledge he learned from Wu. 

He thought for the moment. No. He can’t ask him. It would be too awkward, he was the brother of his master he can’t. 

He looked back at the person he watched, and he ended the warm-up. Now he made some basic punches and kicks. It was interesting for Morro. He saw how it somehow was familiar to the way his master did it yet at the same time it was so different. 

How could something be so similar yet so much different? 

It became even more interesting for the young boy as he started using his powers. First he threw a dark violet fire at a nearby tree. So his power was darker, something about violet and black. But in their way it is also kinda light. Oposive to how he felt his master powers in gold or yellow colors that felt cold. Morro not this in his head. 

He could see he had good control over his power, or just held back because of the presence of a younger boy. Morro wished he wouldn’t, he now was really curious how much powerful he was. 

And when Garmadon started more curious things, he for some reason felt like maybe he didn't want to be a Green Ninja. Just a little. The power just took the breath of the Morro as it was unleashed. He couldn’t imagine going against that powerful force.

He sat like that for around two hours or so. He didn’t have a way to keep time. The sun was short before sunset when Garmadon ended his training and came back to the boy. The way the kid looked at him was different from what Garmadon saw just before in the morning today. He wasn’t sure if it's a good or bad sign but at least it wasn’t full of hate. 

- Liked it? - Garmadon with pride in eyes has given Morro a hand to help stand up - You all in one piece right?

- It was okay - he took hand and stood up - Maybe even a little awesome? 

- If you want you can watch next time too - he saw how kid eyes light up in these words, it made a smile on his face.

- What? - Morro looked at the older person dumb founded - but why would you let me?

- You want to, right? - he shrugs arms.

- N-no! - the wind blew next to Garmadon, he didn’t care about it.

- It’s getting dark - he starts walking back home - let’s go back.

Morro after a moment goes a foot behind him.

Garmadon smiles looking back at the kid. He could see some happiness he tried to hide. He was a nice kid but it felt like Wu wasn’t too good a teacher. Kid was strong and could control his element very well but sometimes his actions were strange. Like he doesn't know who he is and is trying to fit into the role to be someone. 

Maybe he can help him find himself? His own identity? He knew how it felt to be thrown into a role you don’t want. He doesn't need to be forced into anything and be just him. Be Morro. But he doesn't seem to know it yet.

He can be a teacher for him. Garmadon thought .Would he be a good teacher? It doesn't hurt to try. Before it escalates into yet another problem made by his dear younger brother. 

And maybe if he loses, he and Jay could stop him.

 

Notes:

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Ps. Next chapter will have more Jay!

Chapter 4: Storm can't be without wind and lightning

Summary:

Morro and little Jay bonding!

Notes:

Finally update! Yey!
I rewrited it many times and just couldn't decide on the track the chapter will take. It's so interesting to write Jay there and Morro as both of them are only child and canon and there they are sibling/cousins. They both will be diffirent because of this and it will be so interesting to write!

- We should be before dawn but it can be longer - Misako sayed checking her bag - If we are late go sleep alright? 

When Garmadon and Misako would need to go somewhere, they would most probably call Mystake to watch the two kids, even if one of them says they don’t need to be watched. It was something unexpected. Morro didn’t know much detail, only that it was about some friend of hers and Garmadon needed to go with her. And Mystake was busy, they couldn’t contact her. 

And that's why Morro now was going to stay alone with the toddler for a few hours. He was a little annoyed by the fact she felt like he needed all this information he already knew. He is supposed to watch Jay, dinner was in the fridge and they are supposed to go to sleep at the same hours like always. 

He couldn’t understand why she felt the need to remind him four times before leaving of all things, some was normal. He was capable of self care because he managed to survive on the street for so long. He didn’t need all of that stuff to be repeated.

- I knew auntie - why again she wanted to be called aunt? - I knew how to take care of myself, you can go.

- Thank you Morro - Said Misako while she walked outside to her husband waiting outside. 

He now was alone with only a 3 year old toddler sleeping on his mat next to the table. Good, it would be best if he sleeps all that so he can do his own thing. 

And ofcourse kid needed to wake up. Why wouldn’t it? 

- Morro? - he came closer to the older kid and took his sleeves - Where mum and dad?

- They needed to come somewhere - Morro added with a softer voice when he saw the kid was about to cry - But they will be back before you notice, well what do you want to do?

- I don’t know - he was still close to crying 

- Well - Morro tried to look around for something, he didn't like it when kids cry - Maybe drawing?

It worked. For half an hour before it bored Jay and he wanted to do something else. Why did this kid can’t keep his attention to one thing for at least a little more time? It was a little annoying for Morro but Jay didn’t look bothered by him. 

They played some board games, and Morro started looking for something that wouldn’t bore and keep the kid focused for a longer time. But what would work? He wasn’t sure but maybe he can try something that helpsw himself keep focus?

- Hey Bold - kid looked at him - Wanna see some cool Ninja move?

Kid eyes light up. Hit the bullseye.

- Just not a word to sensei, capiche? - he looked seriously, kid nod.

They walk out to open space and Garmadon offen train, this part where it didn’t risk any big damage. Jay walked as fast as he could on his small legs, trying to keep up with Morro. Morro wouldn’t admit it, but he finds that cute. 

[Morro show]

He ends this with blowing leaves on ground with wind into the sky. They slowly fell down and it looked beautiful. 

- I wanna do it! - Morro felt small arms hugging into his leg with scream, it made him flitch. 

- Sorry only one master of wind - Morro looked down on the kid, some kid won’t steal his powers.

- Please I wanna do a cool boom like you! - kid enthusiasm didn’t die down - How do you do that?

- How I do that? - telling that one shouldn't be hard - Well it’s like being full, how to say it for you to understand something that is always there and i just let it out and feel like the empty in me was filled? 

Kid looked at him without understanding his face. 

He tried to say it as simply as he could, sensei or master probably would better explain it but they are still not there. He started trying to show it using his power, with the kid for some reason trying to copy him even after saying to him that he would need elemental power to do anything. At least the kid keeped focus on that one. 

- Show again - he made big puppy eyes - I think i get it!

- For FSM you don’t know when to stop? - he massage his forehead - There 

He made a small wind from his palms. Jay looked at it with the same amusement as before, only this time trying to focus on how Morro did it. 

Morro looked as the boy took his arm before him and closed eyes. His face was determined and it was easy to see how hard he tried. Maybe he should stop it there? He must be quite tired now, it’s soon to sunset. 

- Jay i think-

Before he could end his sentence there was something on Jay's hand. Small blue lightning line. Like thunder. Morro looked at that dumbfounded. It isn’t possible right? Didn't the kid just use a small, really small amount of elemental power? He just did. 

The kid's face light up. 

- I feel it! Mo did it, did it? - kid couldn’t place his words with how excited he was jumping around now - Cool!

- You know what - he looked down at the kid and took a deep breath before he spoke  - it was really cool.

Morro felt two small hands trying to surround his middle. Hug. He never let anyone close enough to hug him, always being sure that they were trying to rob or murder him. He wasn’t sure what to do at that moment besides looking at the small body of the little kid that somehow warmed his broken heart. 

He decided. He is Morro and he will protect that little ball of light. It sounds much cooler than some Green prophecy, and it was something he himself decided. Did he finally break to these words of sensei? 

Well he didn’t mind really that. Strange, why did it not mind him? Maybe just a kid made this strange aura around him, that felt close. 

- Jay - named kid looked at him - What do you say to surprise the old man? 

He smiled in an ominous way and the kid, not finding that strange, just nodded with enthusiasm.

Garmadon was left speechless when he came back home late that night. 

Notes:

Thanks for readind this chapter! So it's ended kinda short but next should be longer! I already have wrote some of next chapter so i will trie to update before end of the year! I am not sure if i will be able but i will for sure trie!
Thanks again for reading, and to next time that will hopefully be soon!

Chapter 5: Earth before torning apart

Notes:

Enjoy new chapter.

Train was something interesting for Garmadon. He remembered hearing about the idea, he didn’t thinked to much about that time as he had a lot going on at that time. He thinks he did see some of the first models of them and they look nothing alike like the one they were now. 

Jay looked really excited for the journey. He keeps asking how it works and looks into the tiniest details. His curiosity seems to only grow as he grows, Garmadon thinks it's a good thing.

Morro on the other hand just sat next to him reading some books he got from Mistake last week. He probably isn't too happy in being in close space, he gets to know the kid like feeling breeze and just being outside. He always has his windows open, closing them only if forced because of rain or cold. 

He knew Morro understood more the reasons for their trip than Jay. They were invited, or more specifically Misako and Garmadon was, by the master of Earth. Lily, as her name was, was born a little after the serpentine war. After the twins he didn't hear too much from any of the elemental masters, but apparently Misako and Lily have been in close contact because of work or something. 

- Jay, sit down please - Misako grabbed the little boy - What do you say about a little reading?

Misako by this point truly adopted Jay. As he still holds a hope his mother is somewhere there and will one day be reunited with her son even if he started to lose that hope. Sometimes, Jay would come in at night to them after a nightmare and in an emotional state asked if he was not good enough for his biological mom. At times like this he felt anger toward her, the venom saying she should pay for that. He, like every time, throws the thoughts away and with Misako comforts the brown-haired kid. 

He loves Jay, and doesn't mind a kid calling him a dad or sensei. He started using this to terms for a change, probably because Morro kept calling him that when they train and he just repeated what he heard. But has it been good? How much longer will he be able to keep himself together and not fall into the deep hole of darkness? Maybe he shouldn’t think too much about it, it just makes his stomach twist. 

He changed his focus to his wife and his kid reading together. Beside, Misako and Morro will protect him if he will no longer be able, even if will be from them. Jay will be safe and he just needs to fight still. He did it for hundreds of years by now, what's more?

He was actually happy when they finally got out of that. It was maybe faster than going on foot but the whole place was just a little too loud for him and smelly. Defects of enchanted sense. That one time he wished he could turn them off or something. It was so annoying in a place full of people like the train. 

Misako took his hand, in other holding Jay hand, and led the group to the home of her friend and current master of Earth. He still wasn’t sure why Misako insisted for them to go with her. Little trips are always fun but he always was scared he would accidentally hurt someone in a moment of distress. But if it will make Misako happy he will do anything. She is his dearest. 

And that's how he now stood next to his wife as the doors of the house opened. In the doors stood a woman, higher than he or Misako with black hair tied into a bun. Though she lacks muscle, most of the time accompanying masters of earth in the past, and looked really thin, a little too thin. 

- Misako - she greeted said woman by hug - It’s good to see you - she then looked at him - That must be your husband? - she bowed - It’s really nice to meet you, you don’t resemble your brother. 

- We pretty much opposite - Garmadon smiled a little with a little bow, he should assume she would know his brother - It’s nice to meet you too.

She led them to the living room, and gave them both tea and some juice for boys. The living room was cozy, full of photos on walls and trophies on shelves. Also dance prose and instruments like piano and guitar in the corner. They must be artistic, though after a little while he also notice climbing equipment hidden in cabinet. 

- My husband is on tour with his band - she joined them at the table with her own tea - But my Cole should be back from his dance lesson - she checked the cloak. 

- You have a son? - Garmadon asked for a little surprise, as Misako didn’t mention that before. 

Lily nodded her head. 

- He will start school soon - front doors were open - Oh it must be him. 

To the room walked a kid, taller than Jay for sure, with same black hair as Lily and with her eyes. He stopped for the moment when he noticed guests and walked to his mum after she waved her hand for him to come closer. 

- My son Cole - she hugged her son - Cole met mum's friend - she pointed with head at Misako - and her family.

- Nice to meet you - boy looked at new people.

- Nice meet you too Cole - Misako took a lead for her family - My name is Misako and this is Garmadon my husband - Garmadon nod head - And these two are Jay and Morro.

Morro didn’t say or do anything and Jay waved to the boy. 

- Maybe - Lily spoked - You can show Morro and Jay your room Cole?

- Okay mummy - he looked at other boys - come upstairs. 

Kids walked out of the room, even if Morro wasn’t too enthusiastic about that, but after one look at Misako he joined two younger boys rolling their eyes. He couldn't even escape after Jay just grabbed his hand and drew him with him. 

The room was decent, there was a wood bed with an orange blanket, a desk and wardrobe with clothes. On shelfs some books and toys as well as a climbing line. 

Cole looked a little unsure what to do with two unknown kids, one that is much older than him and even taller. He kept looking around thinking about what to say. 

- What do you like to do? - he looked through some of his toys to find any idea. 

- Training - Morro sounded like he really wanted back home already but wouldn’t admit it.

- What do you train? - Cole tried to continue the topic sitting down on the floor.

- Martial arts - Morro simply answers.

- Morro and dad do it every day! - Jay started bubbling - They look so coll then, I helped sometime and soon will be training myself I already practice with my wood sword from granny Mystake and-

- It sounds cool - Cole's eyes light a little lighter - I do some dancing classes but i don’t like them really.

The silence was awkward for two taller boys. Morro looked outside, he recalled seeing that the house had a backyard. It sounded like cool idea. 

- You have a backyard? - He asked black haired boy. 

Cole nodded his head. 

- Let’s get there - he jumped into two legs. 

The open window of Cole's room surprised the boy and jumped outside, with a little wind to make it without a sound, he didn't need sensei to notice that. Cole was terrified thinking a green eye kid just jump and Jay taking his hand took his hand. 

- It’s okay - Jay assure him - Morro do it every time he like it let’s go to him

Cole, still a little unsure, started thinking who exactly are his mummy friends. It may be a little cool but still. He made his way outside with smaller boy, where Morro already was waiting for them. 

- You took a longer round? - he asked, playing with a ball he just found on the ground and didn’t wait for an answer  - What do you say about a ball?

It turned out to be a really good idea. They ended up playing a ball quite fast but then played 5 rounds of hide and seek, with Morro winning all of them. Cole wasn’t able to understand how he hid so well, just like a ninja in his book mum read him. Jay wasn’t as good as Morro in hiding but still was kinda hard for Cole to find. 

- So you live in a temple? - Cole asked - Like the one you go on new year?

The three sit on grass drinking some juice they got from Cole mum after she comes to check on them, she didn’t comment the change of scenery just gave them juices and fruits. 

- No - Morro shocked, head taking a sip of his own juice - It was built before people started the tradition even. Auntie told me it was built for meditation or something. At the time, the First Spinjitzu Master still lived.

- Maybe you could come and see? - Jay smiled.

Morro social battery was discharged after a while and he just sat reading his book when two boys keep playing together. They bond, quite fast but they just a kid it’s normal for kids to bond fast. But it grew so much that they both were disappointed when time came for Jay to leave. 

They were promised it wouldn't be the last time they met each other. Lili and Misako said it would be a nice occasion for the two of them to spend more time together, already planning when it could happen again. 

Jay came back home very happy.    

Notes:

So I didn't planned to introduce Cole yet but here we are! He was supposed to actually be last to join the party, not sure why but i just decided to change that, it wasn't that nice like my new idea. Next chapter will introduce two new family member! I can't say when it will be i have like half chapter finish thought with exams soon it can be anytime.
Still hope you will wait, I promise it will be worth wait! Thanks for reading and nice day or night.

Chapter 6: Missing fire and searching water

Wind blows gently through branches of trees as man who watches this world change from many years. He remembered from his childhood when towns just started to be set down by people. He recalled going out with his brother and watching them. Father rarely was interested in what the two boys were doing and let them walk everywhere. At least until the incident with snakes. 

The village he was walking through now was quite small and isolated, with a long history. It was famous for their metal work, some legends saying that when the town was established a fire dragon fell from the sky wounded. Residents treat dragon wounds and he, as thanks for their granted hospitality, blesses them with his fire. The story now in fairytale form still was told, it wasn’t far from the truth. Though there was no dragon but elemental master of fire, whose family still live in a village to this day.

And he happens to be friends with the current one. It had been a long time since he saw them and decided to pay them a visit. Maybe he just wanted to see them one last time as with every day the venom grasp on him grew bigger? He still didn't want to give up but he was just tired. 

He arrived at one house that was a little further than others. The house has a shop on the ground floor and a living area above it. Shop was named “Four Weapons” and was run by descendants of that fire master from many, many years ago. If he recalls correctly, it was one of the longest times when elemental power had been kept in one lineage. Quite impressive. 

The same couldn’t be said about the house. It wasn’t his first time walking into this shop but he never was so dusty and unclean. The forge wasn’t working, that also was uncommon for that place. Has time passed made it that much damage or his friends didn’t properly take care of the building? It wasn’t like these two. Something was off. 

He walked around a shop. Not seeing or hearing a single soul. He remembered in the past always hearing workshops in work, and current family blacksmith working on new metal gear or teaching his kid. Now it was so, so silent. 

After sorting his thoughts he decided he should check the living space. He got into the back where there were doors to their living room. He feels they will not be there, yet he needs to check if he can find something. Maybe they just moved? From the house their family lived for generations? Yea, he may scratch off that one from a possible idea of what is happening. 

He tried to knock on doors for the doors to open with his little push. They weren’t even close, he started questioning if maybe venom is making him delusional and all of this is fake. But it felt too real.So open doors, another thing to add to the list of strange things today. As he looked into the hall it looked used, the floor wasn’t in dust, at least it was the space most used, someone must have been there not long ago. Just who?

He looked around, seeing many photos on the walls. Most of them were with Maya and Ray together and some of previous elemental masters thought there weren’t too many photos of them. And on quite a lot of them were two kids. He didn’t need much time to figure out it must be their kids. He keeps eyes on a photo of these two kids together in front of the shop. Boy with brown hair around 3 maybe was holding black hair baby smiling at the camera. They both have matching brown eyes, very familiar to their father. 

He recalls a memory where Ray as a young adult joined an alliance with passion in his eyes burning. He was one of the first as he was one of the easiest to find and it led to him meeting his future wife, master of Water Maya. One of the best examples  that opposites attract each other. It means two kids are going to be the next master of fire and water. Garmadon hoped they wouldn't need to know what it came with. 

In the living room were toys on the floor. So where are kids playing with them?  

There was also some food leftover on the coffee table, didn’t smell too well and probably spoiled. Yet he didn’t have much energy left to think about it as he just sat down on the couch letting out a long sign. Maybe he will wait and see if someone comes and if not he will just go ask someone from town if they knew what happened. He could take some time for a rest before that thought. 

After some time he heard some steps coming from the entrance. They weren't like Maya or Ray, he would tell, one of small but useful abilities. The way it sounded he assumed someone small, like a kid. It wasn’t someone trying to rob as it wasn’t sneaky. It could be their kids. 

And as he looked into doors standing up he was right. He saw two, older than any photo in house kids standing in the doorway. They looked at him with caution, the older grabbing broom to use for any kind of self-defense in one hand and with the other covering the smaller girl being him.

For some time Garmadon and the boy just stay still looking into each other's eyes. No one said anything, though the elder posture was way more relaxed than the seemingly scared and stressed kid. Garmadon was looking for a good way to start a conversation. His brother always was more social than him, with venom getting stronger it became much harder fot Garmadon to not start conversation in the very wrong way. He hopes it won't sound like a treat. 

- Hello? - Garmadon kept his voice low - Do you live there?

Older kid was silent for the moment, his eyes looking from Garmadon to the little girl behind him. Garmadon noticed their clothes were a little too big for them. Maybe just from second hand? Morro liked too big clothes if not wearing his gi. But it also looked worn out. Really, where are Maya and Ray?

- If yes then what?  - The kid tried to sound brave but his whole body was shaking. 

- What's your parents name? - Garmadon's face was full of concern  as he made a small step closer to them - Do you know where they are?

Two kids look into each other brown eyes confused. 

- They are gone - older kid sayed with anger mixed with sadness - Go away we don’t have anything.

Garmadon looked at the kids. Was it some sort of joke? Maya and Ray couldn’t possibly leave two kids alone.Just abandon them. Although the kids' appearance suggested that he is right. It, even if he didn’t want to, made sense if they were alone for some reason. How old are they even?

-  I don’t want anything from you - he got down to knee to level with the kid  - May and Ray are my old friends from long ago. 

The eyes of the older watered but not a single tear falled down his face. Garmadon fround. Did he do something wrong? Little kid behind him looked concerned for her brother. Maybe he scared them, he forgot how much kids can be scared of him. Jay never had been but they are not Jay. 

- Can you tell me your names? - he tried to continue after a moment, at least older looked a little less tense - I can start, my name is Garmadon.

It takes a moment for an older kid to answer. Garmadon could read from his face his concern and worry. Not knowing if he was doing the right thing crawled around his neck like a snake making him uncomfortable. Urge to scream for them to answer, being fast pushed back into the darkness corner of his mind. 

- I am Kai - he took a girl's hand trying to make his voice more straight but falling - And this is my little sister Nya 

- It's an honor to meet you two - he smiled, happy to finally break at least some of the walls between them - Maybe we can talk a little? With warm milk what do you say?

- And you can promise there's no shady staff? - Garmadon found the question concerning but nodding to the kid - I guess then it’s okay.

He let go of his sister's hand, and slightly led his guard down when he walked to the older man. He felt a little unsettled by the gaze of bloody eyes, thought beside that this person didn’t feel like danger. 

He felt safe. 

- We don’t have any way to heat the milk sir - kid keep looking at the man who had now taken two metal traveling cups and termons with what he assumed was said earlier milk.

- Don’t worry I have my way - purple fire, at least it looked like fire, covered with brown haired hands. The kid looked at this with big eyes. It felt familiar somehow - My brother always said I shouldn’t use my uh tricks for shortcuts.

- How have you done it? - kid asked as he was given one of cups and smelling it and taking a sip before letting his sister drink it - And why not using it if it can help? Sounds stupid.

Garmadon chuckled a little. So small talk work, maybe just that will be good before trying to get anything more about the situation from these two. Actually now that Garmadon thinks of it, if May and Ray really did abandon their kids why hadn’t Wu noticed it and took them? He thought he would make sure future elemental masters are safe.

He really couldn’t understand his brother anymore. 

- Magic - he goes with not wanting to go into details about Oni, Dragons and all these things would probably just confuse kids and it wasn’t a lie really - or powers if you prefer.

He made a little ardor in his palm. He didn’t have the best control over it, keeping it always small so it couldn’t go wild. Still the kid looked amazed by a little trick, he bet he is the one gifted fire element of the sibling. He would be able to do more amazing things than just this in future. He just hoped that “destiny” wouldn’t come to collect him.

- Are you a wizard? - The girl 's voice made Oni jump in place, he didn’t expect her to say something.

- N-no - he blushed from embarrassment and try to explain to hide it his hand really all over place as he talked - I mean I am not human but not wizard uh it’s complicated kid 

Two pairs of blue eyes looked at him making him uncomfortable a little, he never mind people staring at him yet this situation was already weird. He laugh nervously and took deep breaths and slow breaths out like in all books Misako gave him to read. 

- I feel you want more now - two nods, he smiled a little - You know it’s already late, what about you going to sleep and I can tell you a story that will answer your question? 

Two kids looked at eachother. They didn’t need to speak to understand each other, the older kid signed. 

After a while they were changed into some second-hand big T-shirts, he noticed they didn’t have any running water, probably because how could two kids pay bills for that? He didn’t ask, feeling it could undo the progress he made. It was the kids of his friends and he won’t leave them to feed for themself, if his brother won’t do anything. He has his standard. 

The story about the creation, he still doesn't get how little people really know about their beginnings, not like his father tried to hide it. At the time he finished both children were deep in sleep. He gently wrapped the blanket around them, like he does for his kids. 

Now he was left alone in his mind, that most of the time were attacked by impulsive and destructive thoughts. What is he supposed to do now? He can’t leave them alone, they are so small, even if this small voice in his head wanted him to do just that he just can’t. Contacting Wu was also out of the question, their disagreement still not revolse. And he wasn’t sure if he could trust his brother in this, his taken in nephew being a strong argument for that.

He can take them with him, another irony in his life. Why did the elemental masters of creation cling to him like a moth to light? Weren’t they supposedly the one to “defeat the dark lord” that his brother was so bet on was him? Garmadon laughs under his nose, not loud to not accidentally wake up the kid. It could be his brother being proven wrong or destiny playing a cruel joke on him. 

It doesn't matter, they are just kids, he doesn't want to become a monster. Not more than he already is at least. It was at the end the only right thing to do. 

Notes:

I am not dead. I will update it but can't say when. Thanks for reading.

Notes:

I am happy to finnaly post it! I hope it was nice to read and you enjoy it! My first work on AO3 and im still learning how use but i hope i didn't do anything wrong! I missing sensei Garmadon so thats how this fic was made.

Thanks again for reading!