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Lloyd was all for just relaxing after the battle they had. After almost dying and seeing his grandfather, he decided it would be good if they all took a break from ninja stuff. But always like clock work, they never actually got to have the peace and quiet they wanted. The day had started off good, Zane making everyone breakfast and getting their favorite games out. They had agreed that today they would just play games and chill out. Until of course, someone had to ruin it. A loud crash ran through the monastery, the ninja pausing for just a moment before sprinting outside to see what it was. A hooded figure was slowly walking towards the front door, a giant hole now in the wall. Lloyd could see something in their hands but couldn’t make it out.
“Uh, hey. Do you need something?” Kai was the first one to speak, deciding that he should probably start the conversation. Before anyone could react, however, the figure had opened up what was assumed to be a scroll of some type and started saying something no one could make out. And just like that, the sky started to rip apart. A force was bringing them towards the now open rift, making them float into the air. Jay was screaming and trying to hold Nya, Kai was trying not to start spinning in the air, Zane was grabbing everyone and making them hold onto one another, Cole was cursing the guy out, and Lloyd was just stuck in his thoughts. They had just gotten back home after everything that happened. He just wanted to play games with his family, is that so much to ask? He saw master Wu run out to see them, flying towards the sky. Before he was taken fully into the portal, he could hear his uncle screaming out his name.
“LLOYD!”
⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔
As soon as he realized he was awake, Lloyd shot up from where he was lying down. He looked around, trying hard to figure out if he was somewhere he recognized. Everything was odd and unfamiliar, and just as he knew he was nowhere near the monastery he saw that he was alone. He also had the very fun discovery that he injured, pain making itself as he tried to move his arm. ‘Okay, I have a broken arm, I'm alone, and I have no idea where I am. Amazing.’ He slowly pushed himself up with his working arm, starting to trek through the wooded area. It would've been an almost peaceful walk if it wasn’t for the many issues that Lloyd already had to deal with, and the creatures stalking him in the trees. He could tell they were just curious about him (something he could do being the elemental master of energy or something), but it still put him off guard. The tipping point was when one of the creatures leapt from the trees to reveal itself as a… Monkey? Lloyd chuckled, they were probably as confused as they are that he was there.
“Why, hello. Do you perhaps know where to find someone that looks like me?” Sure, in theory, Lloyd might look a little crazy right now if anyone saw him talking to an animal. But in his defense, he could basically talk to them. He chalked it up to him being the grandson of the guy who made everything in ninjago and some of the other realms. At his question, the monkey seemed to get an idea and started leading him up a mountain. It was probably a 45 minute hike, max around an hour. At the top, behind a cave laid a small cabin. It was his only hope of finding someone who could help him, and by the looks of it, it might be abandoned. He slowly knocked on the door, getting no answer.
“Uhh, hello? Is anyone home? Or am I just talking to myself..?” Still no answer. Great. He looked over to the monkey who had led him here.
“Are you sure there are other people here?” The monkey nodded, saying that their ‘hero’ lived in the cabin and must be training “MK”, whoever that is. Lloyd just sighed and sat down near the door, trying to figure out what to do with his broken arm. He could grab some wood and try to make a cast? Or just let it heal without one? He did have a faster healing rate but it could be misolined… He gather some wood and vine to make a very odd cast, but at least it worked. Sitting down again he tried to fight the sleep closing around his mind, but just ended up falling asleep.
꧁⎝ 𓆩༺✧༻𓆪 ⎠꧂
“Hey kid, training’s done. Wanna head back now?” Sun Wukong laid back his cloud, eating another peach. They had been training for hours, taking the occasional break and eating. Mk had been trying out his monkey form for a while and was just getting the hang of it.
“Yeah! Laying down right now would be awesome." Finishing up his water, Mk got onto Monkey King’s cloud and they started to ride back to the mountain. They were expecting to get stormed by monkies when they got back, not find some rando with a broken arm sleeping near the house. A monkey had told them what happened, this dude just fell from a portal onto the mountain and got his arm broken, was knocked out for a couple of hours, woke up and started to speak with the monkeys, before going over there for help and falling asleep. The first thing they found themselves asking was where did this guy come from, the second was HOW DID HE TALK TO THE MONKIES??? NO NORMAL PERSON SHOULD BE ABLE TO TALK TO THEM EXPECT MACAQUE, MK, AND MONKEY KING. SO HOW IN TARNATION- They should probably calm down. They tried to bring the mysterious person inside, but as soon as they came near him he got into a fighting stance.
“Who are you?!” The green, ninja? The green guy was about to start fighting until the monkey that told them what happened told him to stop. Miraculously, he listened. The monkey told him that Sun wukong was the ‘hero’ they were talking about. The guy lowered his stance, looking suspiciously at the duo.
“Uhm, could you two help me?” The dude asked, glancing around the area. As Mk took a closer look at this guy, he could see horns covered by hair. Was this guy a dragon like Mei or a demon? The monkeys seemed to trust him so maybe a dragon?
“Sure, we should probably bring you to a doctor for that broken arm.” Monkey king brought out the cloud again and somehow got the dude to get on it.
“I’m.. Lloyd, by the way.”
“Mk! Nice to meet you Lloyd.” Mk gave off a friendly smile to the guy but he seemed pretty put off by Wukong.
“Uhh, what’s that guy's name?” Mk’s jaw hit the floor, how did this guy not know Monkey King by now? After everything that happened to the world, more people should be reading JTTW by now, right??
“How do you not know Sun Wukong?! The Monkey King? By now???” They guy had a reaction to the name but tried to keep it under control.
“I’ll explain where I’m from and how I got here as we ride this.. Cloud?”