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The 'cover' for Daughter of Darkness: Rise of the Snakes.
Quality is...varying XD
These are all of Rose's first outfits/gis in the series, as well as the Pilot Episodes cover. Her outfits, in order, are her original civilian/casual outfit, her pajamas (jinbei), her first ninja gi (when she meets the boys), the Trainee gi, and the DX (Dragon eXtreme) gi.
I advise you to see. đ¤Łđđ¤
He has strong dragon teethđ˛â. And you can't change my mind.
(I suggest you check out parts 1-83 if you havenât already, also my ao3 and wattpad for the chapters more organised)
Vinny positioned himself before turning his attention back to Shancai, âDonât rush yourselfâ the prince spoke, receiving a nod from the cameraman. Vinny began hitting where he was told, he was being up his arm to block one of the logs.
He was trying to get the hang of it going at a slow, but understandable speed. Shancai came over and moved the cameramansâ arms into a different position. âThat should be for efficientâ the prince spoke, as he allowed Vinny to continue.
The cameraman slowly began going faster, âIâm getting hang if thisâ he laughed out softly as he continued knocking and blocking the logs. Shancai nodded in response as he pressed the blunt end of his spear against Vinnysâ back, fixing his posture. âYâknow you can just tell what to fix?â The cameraman asked.
âI knowâŚbut itâs more fun poking youâ The prince answered causing Vinny to laugh out. The cameraman repeated the actions over and over, Shancai sometimes fixing his technique. The two were so focused they didnât even notice Wu and Garmadon staring for the stairs.
âStrangeâ Wu spoke to his brother.
âAgreedâŚwhat do you think theyâre up to?â Garmadon questioned.
âPerhaps Vinnyâs just curious on how to fight?â Wu answered.
âWhy all of a sudden? Something mustâve sparked itâ The oni replied, as worry began to creep up his back.
âDefinitelyâŚbut it seems like heâs in good handsâŚâ Wu spoke as he looked at Vinny who was laughing about something with Shancai.
As the cameraman kept repeating the same actions, it began getting a little too fast to him and the part he was supposed to block flew straight by. He shut his eyes bracing for the impact, but it never came, he slowly opened his eyes and saw the prince holding it back. âThank youâ Vinny whined.
âItâs more common than you thinkâ Shancai spoke, âIf you canât block then find a different solutionâ he continued as the cameraman turned his head to the side curiously.
âWhatâs that meant to mean?â Vinny asked curiously, as he allowed the prince to demonstrate.
âThereâs always another wayâ Shancai spoke as he began hitting the logs, the cameraman paid close attention and watched it speed up. âIf you canât block itâŚthen hit thisâ the prince spoke as he knocked a lower log.
âOhhh that makes more senseâ The cameraman spoke as he realised what it meant.
âHow about we try something else?â The prince asked.
âLike what? Iâll do whatever you tell meâ Vinny answered as he looked at Shancai.
âJust a little sparring, i wonât attack, Iâll defend against you while you attempt to kill meâ The prince spoke.
âKill you?â The cameraman asked in surprise.
âHypothetically, use this and attempt to imitate a wound on meâ Shancai answered as he handed Vinny a stick.
âI guess I canâ The cameraman answered as he took the stick.
âIâll go easyâ The prince spoke as he backed up.
âThat so makes me betterâ Vinny joked as he looked at him.
âTo succeed in getting a kill, press the stick here or hereâ The prince spoke as he pointed to his neck and upper body.
âLower any expectations you had for meâ the cameraman chuckled as he gripped the stick.
âI shall notâŚmy expectations are from what Iâve seen of youâ Shancai answered.
âAre they good expectations?â Vinny asked curiously.
âNot the worstâ The prince answered.
âIâll take it!â The cameraman laughed.
âNow thenâŚtry to attack meâ Shancai spoke as he stood back waiting for Vinny to attack.
âWhat are they doing?â Wu asked his brother curiously.
âSparring perhapsâ Garmadon answered, as he kept his eyes on the cameraman.
âI doubt Vinny would be able to spare against himâ Wu spoke, receiving a soft nod from the oni. âWhere do you think he got that outfit from?â He questioned once more.
âPerhaps the princeâŚâ Garmadon replied, it would be a lie if he said jealousy didnât taint with his emotions. âThough the cloak seems made of a clothâ he added.
âAgreedâŚâ Wu spoke, as they watched Vinny and Shancai stare at each other as they both seemed to be thinking, the cameraman of how to fight against him and the prince on when heâll move first.
There was silence between the brothers before Wu squinted his eyes as he noticed something peeking out of the sleeve of Vinnyâs t-shirt. âIs that a bandage?â He questioned as he pointed towards where his sight was focused. This caused his brother to immediately look towards where Wu was pointed to.
âIt isâŚâ The oni answered, he couldnât keep worry from tainting with his voice.
âIt seems to be cared for at leastâŚâ Wu spoke in an attempt to comfort for his brother.
âSeems like itâŚâ Garmadon grumbled, âHe has someone taking care of himâŚâ
âDonât be so worried brotherâ Wu chuckled, though it was clearly forced, âI can assure you nothingâs happeningâ Garmadon sighed hearing this, jealousy and worry plaguing his thoughts as he stared at the cameraman.
âIt is unwise to take so long in attacking your enemyâ Shancai spoke up, as he noted Vinnysâ silence and hesitance.
âI knowâŚâ The cameraman whined, he clearly had no idea what he was doing.
âPicture me as someone elseâ The prince spoke.
âLike who?â Vinny questioned.
âEnjiâŚâ Shancai sighed out, he seemed reluctant in mentioning Enjisâ name, though the cameraman wouldnât press on with questions.
âI can do that!â Vinny spoke with a smile, as he gripped the stick tighter before taking a deep breath and lunging towards Shancai.
The prince dodged with ease, causing the cameraman to tumble forward, âOwwâŚâ he muttered before getting back up and dusting himself off. âIs there anything off limits I canât do?â He asked.
âNot at the moment, Iâll tell you if I think of anyâ Shancai spoke before dodging once more as Vinny attacked again. âAlso donât let your guard downâŚâ
âI thought you were gonna go easyâ The cameraman jokingly whined, causing a smile to break through the cracks of the princesâ stoic demeanour, before quickly vanishing.
âSeems like itâs more so attacker and defenderâ Wu spoke to his brother. Garmadon was snapped out of his thoughts from staring at Vinny, as he looked towards Wu.
âItâs better that wayâ The oni spoke as he tried to hide the blush that tainted his cheeks, âVinny canât fight himâŚâ he added.
âHave more faith in him brotherâ Wu laughed out, âI think a part of you enjoys seeing him fight as well as in that outfitâ he teased as he nudged his brother. Garmadonsâ cheeks grew red with blush as he looked away.
âI do not!â The oni argued, before watching his brother roll his eyes at the argument .
âWhatever you believe inâ Wu joked as he turned his attention back to the cameraman and the prince.
Vinny lunged again, this time more thoughtful as he tracked Shancaisâ moves. He managed to hit his leg with the stick. âYouâre a quick learnerâ The prince spoke, sounding quite impressed.
âThanksâ The cameraman answered with a smile before suddenly attacking again, somewhat grazing the princesâ abdomen not harsh with the stick though. Shancai looked surprised by this and just as impressed.âI thought you said donât let your guard downâ Vinny teased.
âPerhaps I shouldnât go easy?â The prince asked.
âOh no please Iâm sorryâ the cameraman whined, there was no way he would be able to hit the prince if he wasnât going easy.
âVery wellâ Shancai chuckled, âThough Iâm not dead yetâŚyou need to hit vital partsâ he added, receiving a nod from the cameraman.
âHe learns fastâŚâ Wu spoke to his brother.
âYeaâŚâ Garmadon answered, he was hardly listening, he seemed so absorbed of Vinny at the moment.
âI need to check on the ninjaâ Wu added, receiving a nod from his brother. âTell me if anything happens and try not to stare too muchâ Wu teased before walking back inside.
âI donât stare that muchâŚâ Garmadon grumbled.
âItâs hard picturing you as someone else and especially as EnjiâŚheâs annoying and Iâve never wanted to strangle someone so badlyâ The cameraman spoke, as annoyance and anger tainted with his voice as he made a gesture with his hands of strangling someone.
âImagine Iâm trying to hurt your friendsâ Shancai spoke, causing the cameraman to let out a shaky sigh and nod.
The two settled back in their original positions both wary of each others movements. Vinny lunged forward once more, the prince dodged as well more wary of him. The cameraman grumbled, âThink of EnjiâŚâ he muttered to himself, as his grip of the stick grew stronger.
The prince noticed the way Vinny tensed and grew more cautious. The cameraman let out shaky sigh and closed his eyes, when he reopened them it wasnât Shancai in front of him, but EnjiâŚand he wasnât holding a stick anymore but a daggerâŚ
Vinny lunged forward one last time, the prince about it dodge when his leg was suddenly kicked and he stumbled slightly trying to regain his balance, he let out a sharp hiss of pain as a hand wrapped around his hair and he was pulled to the ground. The cameraman held him to the ground as the stick pressed against his throat.
Garmadon stood up straight with worry as he saw this, he saw Vinny constantly press the stick against his throat. What was going on? Vinny looked somewhat hysteric and the prince was in shock.
âHow badly I wanna kill youâ The cameraman hissed, causing âEnjisâ expression to harden. âYouâd look good without an armâ he threatened as he pressed the âdaggerâ against âEnjisâ arm. Vinny took sharp breaths as his grip tightened, he wasnât thinking straight but he didnât know that.
Everything around his was weird, his sight was blurry and he couldnât hear anything. He heard something from âEnjiââŚbut he tried blocking it before he was flipped over onto the ground, now he was switched with âEnjiââŚthere was a clatter on the ground, though he didnât know what it was.
âVinnyâŚcalm downâ âEnjiâ spoke, why was he telling Vinny to calm down? This wasnât right. He would never. âWhatever youâre seeing isnât realâŚcalm down and breathe itâs me, ShancaiâŚâ ShancaiâŚrightâŚEnji wasnât here. Vinny was just sparringâŚthen what was he seeing.
The cameraman took a shaky breaths and he held onto Shancaisâ shirt.
Garmadon watched from a far, as much as he wanted to rush over there and see what was wrong, he knew it was a stupid idea, he wouldnât get an answer either way.
âYou okayâŚ?â The prince asked with worry as he kept the cameraman on the ground, to prevent any further reactions.
âIâŚf-fuckâŚâ Vinnysâ eyes widened in shock and guilt as he noticed a cut on Shancaisâ cheek and his arm. âS-shit I am s-so sorryâŚâ he stuttered out as his eyes darted to the ground, he actually brought the dagger out and used itâŚhe was hallucinatingâŚ
âHeyâŚitâs fine, Iâm fine, I donât need you panicking againâŚâ Shancai sighed as he hesitantly let him go.
âI-I hurt youâŚf-fuck!â He groaned in annoyance, âI-I pulled your hair? Fuck I am such an asshole!â He was feeling really fucking guilty. The memories wow what happened began slowly plaguing his mind as well as guilt.
âClam downâŚIâm fine, you were hallucinatingâŚâ Shancai answered as he watched Vinny degrade himself.
âWhy the fuck was I hallucinating?!â The cameraman asked with worry.
âYou certainly hate EnjiâŚâ the prince spoke.
âFuckkkâŚâ Vinny groaned, well now he has hallucinations to deal with.
âLetâs just have a breakâŚâ Shancai sighed as he got up and grabbed Vinnysâ water bottle from the side and a little kit. He gave the cameraman his water bottle and sat next to him.
Garmadon was really worried, he managed to hear something about hallucinations from the yelling. Vinny was having hallucinations? Why was Shancai so normal about it? Well now he definitely had to tell his brother.
The two sat down, they both needed a break. The guilt Vinny felt was immense and it was clear. Shancai didnât make a big deal of it, which was a good thing.
(I havenât uploaded in a while, just been really busy but I came and decided to have a little sadness, also Garmadon is so in love with Vinnyđ)
(I suggest you check out parts 1-73 if you havenât already, also my ao3 and wattpad for the chapters more organised)
(With Vinny)
The cameraman shivered as he felt the smaller snakes climbed onto him and licked his skin. âNow nowâŚhow are you in the palace? Iâve never sssseen you before?â Rushifa spoke as she grabbed a decayed corpse off the ground and tore off its arm before biting into it. Vinny felt like he was gonna be sick, if the smell wasnât enough seeing that definitely would.
âI-I j-just me and my f-friends-â Vinny was stuttering like crazy as he held back a gag. He hated it here, he hated everything at the momentâŚ
âOh youâre even more fun than I thoughtâ Rushifa laughed out sadistically as she allowed a snake crawl up to her ear? Ear holes? Whatever snakes have. Vinny watched as it hissed into her ears, seemingly telling her something. She pulled her veil down before getting really up close with Vinny.
The cameraman was caught off guard by her appearance, she was blind? A scar across her whole face, while her fangs were sharp like daggers, that could pierce through the air. âYour friendssss are coming!â She says to him as her tail squeezes around choking the air out of his lungs while her stinger threatened to pierce his cheek.
âW-what?â Vinny asked worriedly, they couldnât be here, maybe Willow and Shancai knew how to fight this snake. Rushifa took another bite of the torn arm, her teeth sinking into its rotting flesh before she threw it against the ground allowing the smaller snakes to go after it and satiate their hunger.
âYou heard meâ She circled around him, âYour ninja friendsss and SSShancai along with that inssssuferable Willow are here! In my domainâ She giggled, her voice darkened when talking about Willow, she didnât seem to like her, âBut no worriesss! Iâll deal with themâ she hissed, before throwing her veil back on.
âS-Say! We havenât had proper introductions, w-why donât we ask some questions about each other?â Vinny asked as he tried to squirm out, but failed miserably due to the tail wrapped tightly.
âRida wasss right about you, you sssure care about your friendssssâ she hissed as she slithered down to a rotting tree stump and sat against it, her tail grip on Vinny loosening ever so slightly, âI suppossse you can ask some questionsâ she added, as she put her hand up signalling for him to continue, her nails were sharp they were more like clawsâŚ
âUhh r-rightâŚh-how do you know RidaâŚ?â The cameraman hesitantly asked as he took a deep breathe of relief as her grip loosened.
âMe and Rida both dissslike the kingdom, we are not friendsss neither acquaintancesss he asksss for the occasional favour, I decide if I listen or notâ Rushifa spoke as she allowed the smaller snakes to climb onto her and wrap around her neck.
âS-so neutral terms?â Vinny asked, receiving a nod from the snake.
âNow I have a question for youâ She began, Vinny hesitantly nodded in agreement allowing her to continue. âWhy does Rida have his eyess set on you?â She questioned, as she stood up again and circled around him, stopped behind him.
âIâŚI donât nowâŚâ Vinny sighed before taking a sharp breathe as he felt a sharp claw press against the back on his neck.
âAre you sssure?â She questioned once more as she rested her head on Vinnysâ shoulder while wrapped one hand around his neck.
What the actual fuck was going one? Was all that was going through Vinnysâ mind, he hated being touched like this, âY-yesâŚâ he shakily responded as he tried to pull away from her touch, knowing very well it was futile. He wanted to kill himself the moment he felt her hand on his thighâŚhe met some random fucking snake lady in the forest and was now being harassed, who has this happened too before?!
âDonât be shyâ she whispered into his ear, âYou were an easy one to convince to come hereâ she added, as she turned Vinnysâ face to a lifeless body on the ground..the exact body of the servant he spoke to before. Vinny felt disgusted more specifically at himself, why couldnât stop her? Why was he so weak!?
âL-let me goâŚâ Vinny whimpered out, it wasnât an order but a plea, he hated being touched like this.
âWhat would Garamadon think if he found you like thisss?â She asked her voice feigning with mock empathy, Vinnysâ heart ached at the thought of Garmadon, she was right, what would he think? Would he be mad? Disgusted?
He didnât want anyone else see him like thisâŚhe wanted to curl into a ball and die, she chuckled before reached towards the ground and tearing a piece of flesh of a body and pressing is against Vinnysâ mouth, âEat itâ she ordered, Vinnysâ heart dropped and his stomach twistedâŚhe kinda missed Enji right nowâŚ
âW-what?â The cameraman managed to whimper our shakily, as he tried pulling his head away from the flesh being pressured to him, surely she must be joking? There was no way he would eat thatâŚor so he thoughtâŚ
âYou heard me, eat itâ she repeated her tone harsher as her hand entangled in Vinnysâ head keeping him in place and unable to turn away from the food?
âI-I canât t-thereâs h-how-â The cameraman began stuttering again, he felt light-headed, where were the others? He couldnât careless if they saw him like thisâŚhe wanted to leave he wanted to be freeâŚ
âYou will eat it, whether you like it or notâ She repeated, as she continued to pressure Vinny. âEat itâŚand you and your friendsss may be able to leave somewhat unscathedâ
Vinnysâ heart ached hearing that, he wanted to protect them, but what if she was lying? âS-swear?â He asked shakily, âSwear weâll all leave a-alive? Hardly injured?â He added, desperate for an answer.
âIâll hardly hurt themâŚIâll attack if they attack firssst and have a little fun, but their injuriesss will be none too harsh, but a ssscratch of sssome sortsssâ she answered, Vinny let out a shaky breathe as he turned his attention to the piece of flesh in front of himâŚwhat it worth itâŚ?
âI-IâŚâ the cameraman stuttered, out a snake hissed something into Rushifasâ ear.
âTime isss ticking, your friendsss are closseâ She says to him as she pushes the flesh closer to his mouth, Vinny wanted to vomit, everything here was revolting.
âC-canât I get s-sick?â He stuttered out.
âWeâll just have to sssee, Iâve done thisss to a certain someone nod she isnât illâ Rushifa responded as she laughed softly, âNow eatâ she hissed harsher than before, the grip of her tail loosened now Vinny was able to move his hands.
Tears welled in Vinnysâ eyes as he shut them tightly before opening his mouth slightly, Rushifa let out a sadistic chuckle before placing it in his mouth. It was disgustingâŚthe coppery taste of the blood mixed with the salty tears of his, he held back a gag, âChewâ she ordered, âAnd make sure to swallowâ she added in a playful tone.
He whimpered as he chewed, he wanted to throw up, he wanted to wash him out out. Eventually Vinny forced himself to swallow, before she fully released him from her tail, he dropped to the ground and sobbed staring at the ground, hoping he didnât do this for nothing.
A small flicker of hoped burned in his chest as he heard soft muttering of a group of people in the forest and Rushifa noticed it too, staring a Vinny before lifting up his chin, âBest you smile for themâ she says to him before planting a kiss on his cheekâŚthat worsened Vinnysâ sickness as he tried rubbing away his tearsâŚno one needed to know what he didâŚ
Rushifa used the smaller snakes to hold Vinny down as she hid in the shadows. He didnât fight back, he was tired and weakâŚhis eyes widened as he saw Shancai and Willowsâ figure followed by the rest of the group, their eyes instantly widened as they saw Vinny as they ran over and tried pulling the snakes away. âShit! Are you alright?!â Willow asked with worry as she controlled the vines to throw the snakes all away,
âI-Iâm fineâŚâ Vinny answered, his voice was hoarse, it was an obvious lieâŚthey all could tell, he was weak and shaky. The cameraman was helped up, everyone looked worried out of their mind, but he was drawn out of his thought, by a demonic echoey laugh, rightâŚRushifa was still here.
Willowsâ eyes widened and she growled in annoyance, she didnât seem to like Rushifa as much as Rushifa hated her. They all were on guard as they stared around. âShe uses the smaller snakes to see usâŚâ Willow spoke to them all, receiving a nod from the others as they drew their swords.
Vinny was surprisedâŚbecause the moment no one payed attention, Garmadon pulled him as close as possible, Vinny looked up at him, he was so much more worried than the othersâŚhis heart achedâŚ
âYou made quite a bit of friendsss Willowâ Rushifa spoke as she hanged from a tree branch using her tail, the nature elemental was about to attack, but was held back by her brother, âSssoooo sssnappyâ
Rushifa attacked first, hitting Jay with her stinger and falling into Nyaâs arms. The rest of the ninja fought back, while Nya stayed with Jay who was slowly using his body function. Willow went over to the two before creating a berry, âEat itâ she spoke as she handed it to him, the lightning ninja did as told and his function was given back.
Vinny was just standing there, Garmadon was just standing in front of himâŚprotecting himâŚhis mind was numbâŚhe couldnât get rid of the coppery taste in his mouth, but he was drawn out of his thoughts by a loud hiss as Kai slashed his sword against Rushifasâ face tearing the veil and scarring her across her eyesâŚshe was definitely gonna have another scar.
The group watched as the snake retreated into the trees followed by smaller snakes. As they determined she was gone they focused their attention on Vinny. âYou sure youâre okay? She didnât hit you with her stinger?â Shancai questioned.
âYeaâŚâ Vinny responded his voice was monotone and his expression was blank, other than the slightly puffy eyes. The others noticed this, and it seemed to pain Willow the most. Willow began walking one way followed by everyone, he remained quiet he felt like if he spoke he would burst out in tears and throw up.
âWhyâd you go here?â Zane asked, everyone looked just as curious.
âSome lying bitch convincedâ Vinny grumbled, his tone was filled with hate, everyone seemed surprised by his tone, âI wasnât going to! But then there were fucking wolves and I had no where else to fucking go!â He hissed, his anger was directed at himself.
âAre you sure youâre alrightâŚ?â Lloyd asked as they went back on the path, Willow waited till everyone got out and sealed that part of the forest again.
âIâm fucking fineâŚâ Vinny answered as he walked past them trying to get back into the palace.
âVinny seriouslyâŚwhat happened?â Nya asked, desperate for a proper answer.
âNothing fucking happened! Drop it!â He hissed as tears began to well in his eyes again, they were caught off guard by his harsh tone and watched him walk into the palace leaving them jaw dropped.
âShow someone go after him?â Jay asked.
âNoâŚhe needs to be aloneâŚâ Willow sighed out as she rubbed her temples, the group nodded and slowly dispersed.
Vinny entered his room and fucking ran to the bathroom, he dropped to his knees in front of the toilet and almost immediately threw up, it was so relievingâŚhe felt guilty for snapping at Nya, but they wouldnât blame him if they found out what he did. He continued to throw up gagging and crying to himself.
Who the hell did he piss off for this to happen?
(I donât know what Vinny did to deserve me to do this)
(I suggest you check out parts 1-72 if you havenât already, also my ao3 and wattpad for the chapters more organised)
(With Willow and Shancai)
Everyone had went to go rest up after the sparring they were going to the markets later. âHeyâŚwhereâd Vinny go? He disappearedâ Willow spoke up to her brother as they walked together.
âI am unsureâŚthough Nya did go somewhere, I presume she knows?â Shancai answered, his sister nodded and grabbed his hand and tugged him towards a different hallway. âWhere are we going?â He asked.
âWeâre gonna go ask her if something happened, he wouldnât just leave like thatâ Willow spoke, receiving a nod from her brother. They continued to walk down the halls before knocking on the door, Jay opened it.
âOh heyâ Jay spoke, clearly surprised to see the two.
âHey, can we just borrow Nya for a second?â Nya asked as she peeked the in the room and looked at Nya who was laying on the bed.
âUhh, sure?â Nya spoke up as she stood and went to the door allowing Jay to go back to the bed and rest there. âWhatâs up?â She asked as she stood at the door.
âIsâŚeverything alright with Vinny? We noticed he was missing and you also went offâŚdid something happen?â Willow spoke up, Nya let out a sighed as she rubbed her temple and her expression softened.
âYeaâŚhe just has a lot on his mindâ Nya replied, she didnât know Shancai and Willow knew about Vinnysâ relationship with Garmadon.
âShould we check on him?â Shancai asked.
âIâŚdonât think soâŚhe really wants to be aloneâ Nya answered.
âWe know about his relationship with Garmadonâ Willow whispered just loud enough for Nya to hear, but not Jay. The water ninja looked surprised hearing that and looked back at Jay before turning back and exiting the room and closing the door slightly.
âHe told you?â Nya aksed, as the two nodded, âIâŚdonât know if I should tell youâŚâ she sighed.
âPlease weâre begging youâ Willow begged.
âIâŚfineâ Nya sighed, âGarmadonâŚwants a break from their relationship and Vinny isnât taking it wellâŚâ she confessed, causing Willow and Shancaisâ eyes to widen.
âH-how was he when you checked on him?â Willow asked, concern etched on her face.
âHeâŚlooked like heâd been cryingâ The water ninja spoke quietly as she looked at the ground.
âHe wishes to be left alone?â Shancai questioned, receiving a nod for Nya, âWould checking on him be fine?â He asked.
âShould beâŚfrom what Iâve seen he enjoys both your company, might be sleeping maybeâ Nya answered.
âR-rightâŚâ Willow sighed, âThanks for your helpâ she added as she smiled softly.
âNo problemâŚif anything happens, please tell me if you canâŚand Iâll tell you whatever I canâ Nya answered.
âWe will, I swearâ Willow spoke.
âByeâŚâ Nya spoke softly as she watched the two leave and wave. The water ninja sighed to herself and rubbed her temples before going back into the room.
Willow and Shancai began making their way to Vinnysâ room, âWell heâs definitely gonna be quietâ Willow spoke.
âAs expectedâŚhe didnât seem to expect this to happenâ Shancai answered.
âEnjiâsâŚtaken a toll on himâŚâ The nature elemental spoke her voice quieter than before, Shancai stopped in his tracks and let out a shaky sigh.
âI knowâŚâ He spoke as he stared at the ground, Willow put her hand on her brothersâ shoulder.
âI know itâs hardâŚâ She spoke softly, âVinnyâs gonna find out sooner or laterâŚif you donât tell him Enji willâ she added.
âHow am I meant to tell him?â Shancai asked, distress in his voice, âHow would he react when he finds out?â He added.
âShanniâŚheâd understandâŚand plus this was when we were kids, you didnât know what would happenâ Willow spoke in an attempt to comfort her brother.
âI couldâve stopped it thoughâ Shancai retorted.
âYou and Enji were kids, dumb kidsâŚas much as you hate Enji now you still have some care for him, because he was your friendâ Willow spoke her voice more harsh but still caring, âYou canât change the pastâŚâ she spoke quieter.
âDonât remind meâŚâ Shancai mumbled before walking ahead, Willow sighed and went quiet. They walked the rest of the way in silence before reaching Vinnysâ room.
Willow gently knocked, âVinny? You in there?â She asked, no answer, she knocked again and waited a while, âIâm gonna come inâ she called our, before opening the door and looking around.
âWhere is he?â Shancai asked, as he stared at the empty bed and empty bathroom.
âMaybe he went for a walk? We can ask a servant if they saw himâ Willow suggested receiving a nod for her brother, âIâll go one way you go the otherâ she spoke as she exited the room and closed the door.
âIâll see if his friends have seen himâ Shancai spoke as he walked one direction while Willow went the other.
As Willow walked near the exit to the garden, she saw a group of servants, âH-hey, sorry for bothering, but have you seen a man here?â She asked one.
âUhh yes yes, he was staring at the gardenâ one spoke with brown hair.
âAnd someone we didnât recognise spoke to him, she had bangs that covered her eyesâ Another spoke with blonde hair spoke, Willowâs heart dropped.
âD-did he go in the garden?â Willow questioned.
âYes, heâs been there for a while, is everything alright?â Another with black hair spoke.
âY-yeaâŚeverythingâs fineâŚâ Willow replied, âC-can you make sure no goes in the garden at all for me?â She requested.
âOf courseâ they spoke in unison.
âThanks youâ Willow spoke shakily, before bolting off towards the direction her brother went, she went down hall after hall, before finally spotting her brother, with Kai, Lloyd, Zane and Pixal. âShanni!â Willow called out as she ran towards her brother.
âWhat? Did something happen? Are you hurt?â Shan is asked with worry as he made sure his sister wasnât hurt.
âI-Iâm fineâ Willow spoke as she began to catch her breathe.
âThen what happened? You look like you ran across the whole palaceâ Kai spoke.
âI-I think he went into Rushifaâs part of the forest!â The nature elemental blurted out to her brother, her face was red from the running, she was taking deep breathes and she looked scared really scared. As Shancai heard those words his heart dropped. âI-if he went in there h-he might die!â She added.
âWhoâs Rushifa?â Lloyd asked.
âIn short words a serpentine with a hypnotic voice and invisibilityâ Zane spoke, receiving a nod from Kai and Lloyd.
âAre you sure?â Shancai asked.
âY-yes, I asked people a-and they saw someone they didnât recognise t-talk to him a-an-and-â Willow was hyperventilating and Shancai noticed this.
âCalm downâŚweâre gonna go checkâŚâ Shancai spoke softly as he attempted to comfort her.
âWhatâs going on?â A voice spoke as Wu, Garmadon and Cole entered the same hall as them.
âVinny might be in dangerâŚâ Lloyd hesitantly spoke as he braced himself for his fathersâ reaction.
âWhat!?â Garmadon hissed, they may he having a relationship break, but just as he said he still loved him.
âHe mightâve went into the part of the forest I told you all aboutâ Willow spoke to Wu and Garmadon, âAnd if Rushifa gets her hands on him who knows what might happenâ she added, as she allowed her brother to lead them all one way towards the garden.
âAre we all coming?â Cole asked.
âIf you wantâ Shancai spoke, as he summoned his spear.
âIâm gonna go get Nya and Jayâ Kai spoke up as he ran towards his sistersâ room in a different hall.
âIf he has a scratch on him then so he-â Garmadon grumbled.
âCalm downâŚheâs still upset from the your conversation before, seeing you overprotective might upset him moreâ Wu whispered the his brother.
Kai came back with Nya and Jay, âYouâre sure heâs in there?â Nya immediately asked.
âYesâ Shancai spoke, as he went down the pathway into the forest. Willow was terrified.
âSheâs relentlessâŚmight toy with him till sheâs bored and kill himâ Willow whispered to her brother.
âDonât dwell on those thoughtsâŚheâll be fineâŚIâm sureâ Shancai whispered comfortingly.
As they stopped at torn away vine and shrubs from darker side of the forest, Willowsâ heart dropped, âThereâŚweâre wolves tooâŚâ she spoke shakily as she observed the bites and tears of the vines.
âThereâs no blood though? Meaning he couldnât be hurt?â Jay spoke up.
âYesâŚbut he didnât go back into the palace eitherâŚâ Willow added as she controlled the wines to create a bigger opening.
âIt reeksâŚâ Kai muttered.
âThatâs the smell of rotting bodiesâŚâ the nature elemental admitted, âIf you see one donât touch itâ she added, as she entered.
âT-this RushifaâŚis there anything else we should know?â Lloyd asked.
âShe had a stinger at the end of her tailâŚhow? I donât knowâŚbut itâll paralyse you and in rare cases kill you, her having the voice of a siren she can control animals tooâŚmore specifically the snakesâ Willow answered as she remained on guard leading with ever brother.
âWowâŚI wish I didnât know thatâŚâ Jay whined.
âWhat are the chances he isnât hurt?â Cole asked, receiving glares from everyone, âN-not badly hurt, maybe a scar or somethingâŚheâs a guy with a broken armâŚheâs only weapon is a dagger that we donât even know he hasâ Cole added.
âBest we donât think about it, and make sure he comes out aliveâ Shancai spoke up.
âUhh guysâŚâ Kai spoke shakily as he picked up torn fabric off a jagged tree branch. âThis is definitely newâŚâ he added.
âAt least we know heâs hereâ Pixal spoke, it was true at least they knew he was in the forest and not blindly walking.
This was gonna take some timeâŚ
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(With Garmadon and the others)
As they walked and walked they eventually followed the nice pathway, âHow far is it?â Pixal questioned.
âJust down this path, then weâre in the palace gardensâ Willow replied happily as she walked down, vines that protected pathway were retreated by Willow as she kept walking.
As the pathway came to an end they found themselves in an large open area, bushes nicely trimmed into stars, roses, violets and all types of flowers were bloomed around.
Their attention was stolen from the garden as a staircase led up to presumably the entrance to the palace. âIs this the kingdom?â Wu asked, receiving a nod from Willow as he went up the staircase followed by the others.
âFascinatingâ Zane spoke as he stared at the interior, they continued to walk, but stopped when they saw a wall, with colourful glass mosaic art, Willow realised they stopped and looked back at them.
âSomething wrong?â She questioned.
âWhoâs in this?â Wu asked.
âThatâs my mum, me and my brotherâŚitâs oldâ Willow replied, as a small smile appeared on her face as she looked at the mosaic. It was a woman holding two babies.
âItâs niceâ Garmadon spoke as he looked at it, before they began walking again.
âIt isâ Willow replied, joy tainting her voice as she went down a hallway.
She entered a room and was a bit surprised when she saw her mother and brother with a bunch of other people in the room. âAre these your friends?â Willow asked, receiving nods from Zane and Wu. The ninja let out a sigh of relief as they saw Wu and the others enter.
They all bunched together Vinny stayed next to Shancai, âIntroductions would be nice, Iâll start Iâm Willowâ Willow spoke.
âOh right! Iâm Lloyd thatâs Kai, Jay, Nya, Cole, and Vinnyâ Lloyd spoke to Willow as he pointed to each of them, before turning to Shancai. âThatâs Garmadon, my dad, Master Wu, my uncle and Zane and Pixalâ he added, receiving a nod.
âThis is Shancai, my brother I was telling you aboutâ Willow spoke to Wu and the others she was with, they nodded as they studied Shancaiâs unique appearance before Garmadonsâ eyes landed on Vinnysâ arm and his eyes widened.
âAnd this is our motherâ the nature elemental spoke happily as she pointed to her mother on the ground who gave them a soft smile.
âWhat happened to his arm?â Garmadon questioned Lloyd quietly, discreetly pointing to Vinnysâ arm.
âWe fell out from the skyâ Lloyd replied bluntly, receiving a worried look from his father. âIt isnât bothering that much, he mightâve fractured itâ he added, receiving a nod and sigh from the oni.
âAn explanation would be niceâŚâ Deity spoke, her voice soft and sweet like honey as she stood up from the ground, the scrolls scattered around immediately rolling up and being placed neatly on a shelf.
Their jaws droppedâŚshe was tallâŚtaller than Riad taller than fucking Garmadon. She would be shorter than Garmadon with 4 arms though, but she was still tallâŚeveryone was surprised other than Willow and Shancai, seemingly used to their mothersâ height.
âYouâre tallâŚâ Jay spoke bluntly, causing Deity to chuckle slightly. No one could really protest with his statement. She was at least 6â8 to 7â0.
âI get that quite a lotâ Deity spoke softly before she settled down on a large flower, Willow formed behind her. âNow thenâŚwhat can I do for you?â She questioned.
âI-uhh rightâŚâ Lloyd spoke as he stuttered out a bunch o incoherent words, trying to recover from this.
âThey need help getting back homeâ Shancai spoke, Lloyd just nodded a little relieved he didnât have to handle the embarrassment of stuttering more.
âWhere is this home?â Deity questioned.
âNinjago, youâre highnessâ Nya spoke, she didnât know what to call Deity, she was the empress after all.
âPlease call me Deity dearsâŚNinjago you sayâŚIâve been there before, though at the moment my magic ability is a little limited at the moment, I can get you home just not yetâ Deity spoke.
âWe donât wish to strain your abilitiesâ Wu spoke, receiving a soft smile from Deity.
âIt might take me a week or soâ Deity spoke.
âThatâs alright, weâre just thankful for your aidâ Wu spoke, his voice relieved they were able to get back home.
âIn your time being here, youâll be treated as guests, any questions you have, you are free to askâ Deity spoke.
âW-we wouldnât want to intrudeâ Vinny spoke up, receiving a sigh from Shancai.
âNot necessarily intruding anymore, if youâre considered guestsâ Shancai spoke.
âWell then itâs settled, Shancai and Willow can show you to your rooms, and if youâre hungry you may ask anyone here, theyâll assist youâ Deity spoke.
The group thanked her and they were sent off with the siblings to be taken to their rooms. Vinny was practically stuck to Shancaisâ side, there was something comforting about him. Sure he looked cold and intimidating, but he seemed to know about Enji and Rida and despised them.
âSoooo, is Shancai older?â Kai asked.
âHah! Nope, weâre twins and Iâm a minute older!â Willow boasted smugly, Shancai rolled his eyes.
âOlder than me, but still act like a childâ Shancai spoke, it was clear who was more mature.
âIf youâre motherâs that tall why arenât you?â Jay asked Willow.
âI-Iâm not that short!â Willow defended herself, as her face flushed in embarrassment.
âYes you areâ Shancai muttered as he kept walking, Willow just pouted.
One by one, they were given rooms, now it was just Vinny and Garmadon that needed one.
âYou okayâŚ?â Garmadon asked Vinny.
âYeaâŚâ the cameraman replied, Willow and Shancai let the two walk as they went ahead.
âThereâs something going on between themâ Willow whispered to Shancai.
âTheyâre just talking?â Shancai spoke with confusion.
âMy love meter is tingling, theyâre definitely datingâ the nature elemental spoke once more, causing her brother to sigh.
Garmadon and Vinny asked each other a bunch of questions, making sure they were safe and unharmed.
âDo you two want to share a room?â Willow eventually asked the two, causing Shancai to rub his temples in annoyance.
âN-no thanksâŚâ Vinny spoke as he looked away awkwardly.
âWeâd prefer to be separatedâ Garmadon added, receiving a nod from the two siblings.
Eventually Garmadon was given a room, âIâm staying for the night, the Grove can last one night without meâ Willow spoke.
âMother would be happy to hear thatâ Shancai spoke, âNow then, I would like a truthful answer from youâ he added as he looked a Vinny, the cameraman took a sharp breathe.
âDid I miss something?â Willow asked with confusion.
âHe has Enjisâ dagger for some reasonâ Shancai replied plainly.
âReally? Howâd you get that buddy?â Willow asked worriedly.
âI wonât inform your friends, but I could recognise that dagger in a row of a thousand copiesâ Shancai spoke.
âGeez, bragging muchâ Willow spoke, âBut really bud, howâd you get it?â She asked, Vinny was really nervous.
âWeâre not working with them, quite the oppositeâ Shancai spoke, causing the cameraman to look at him curiously.
âEnji and Rida are the kingdoms number 1 enemiesâŚmore specifically Enji, he attacks most, Rida plansâ Willow sighed, and Shancai nodded to confirm it.
âListenâŚwhatever they want with clearly will affect the kingdom in some wayâŚwe just need you to tell us anything they doâ Shancai spoke, as he put a comforting hand on Vinnysâ shoulder.
âIâŚthey both showed up one nightâŚRida was messing with my dreams, I went to the bathroom and Enji, he used some illusions to transform into me and haunt me in the mirror, one time he stabbed my hand and foot and he keeps threatening on hurting my friendsâ Vinny confessed, slightly hysterical.
âThey play mind games on youâŚhave they done anything else?â Shancai asked, Willow had a worried expression.
âY-yeaâŚyesterday, Enji went on a mission, he got some chest from there, though Lloyd and the others got a key from thereâŚâ Vinny replied, âAnd wellâŚhe came to me at night and made me get the key for himâŚâ He added, guilt in his voice.
âA chest? I can ask mum if she knows anything about thatâ Willow spoke.
âStrangeâŚthose two have never involved themselves with others unless they didnât have a planâŚEnji would, but not Rida, heâs too cautiousâ Shancai spoke.
âThat day as well, I went out and stayed alone, Rida hanged out with me saying how Enji was getting something that was rightfully hisâŚâ Vinny added.
âWow, this is weirdâŚthey definitely are planning somethingâŚâ Willow sighed receiving a nod from her brother.
âEnjoy stabbed you with the dagger?â Shancai questioned.
âYea, then another time he was about to hurt me again, but Rida came, he helped me bandage my hand then gave me the daggerâ Vinny replied.
âWillow, go tell motherâŚâ Shancai spoke, Willow nodded and ran off, âIf thereâs anything else I should know then tell meâ he added as he looked at Vinny bending his knees to be closer to Vinnysâ height.
âI-I willâŚI swearâŚâ The cameraman replied, his voice breaking.
Shancai opened a bedroom door for Vinny letting him look in it, his voice hitched as he looked at the mirror, âHe canât get in through the mirrors, I made sure of itâ Shancai spoke, causing Vinny to let out a breathe he didnât even know he was holding.
âMy roomâs next to yours and Willowâs next to mineâŚif anything happens come to us or my motherâ the prince spoke, Vinny just nodded and watched Shancai walk away.
The cameraman sighed and went in the room, closing the door behind him before dropping on the bed.
Was he meant to trust these people�
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(DAMN! CHAPTER 60 ALREADY!!)
Vinny stirred awake the next morning, he laid in bed for 20 minutes after his eyes opened before eventually sitting up and sat there for 5 more minutes doing absolutely nothing.
He eventually picked up his phone and checked the time, â10:27âŚfuck that was a good sleepâŚâ he thought to himself a little surprised at how much he slept. And he honestly felt refreshed compared to the previous days.
The cameraman got up from his bed and went to the bathroom, brushing his teeth. He wasnât really hungry after all he did have a sandwich before. He looked at himself in the mirror and sighed before grabbing a razor from the drawer and some shaving cream.
Better now than laterâŚhe doubted Enji would come just yet, so he wanted to make the most of his time and properly care for himself. He carefully glided the razor against his skin, careful not to cut himself. He didnât have much of a beard, but the stubble was getting a bit out of control and made him look unkept and exhausted.
âI should probably get a haircut soonâŚâ he muttered to himself as his brushed his hand through his hair which was longer than usual. âThat can be a problem for another dayâŚI should just brush it thoughâ he added once more as he continued to shave.
Eventually he finished and let out a sigh as he looked at himself in the mirror. He looked better than usual, the dark circles under his eyes were still there, but had lightened slightly and after shaving he looked less sleep deprived.
He splashed like warm water across his face before leaving the bathroom and putting on his jacket, âMaybe Nya has a spare hairbrushâŚâ he thought as he shoved the dagger into his pocket and gently wrapped the mirror shard in a cloth and put it in his pocket as well.
Vinny looked around his room one more time before leaving and closing the door. He didnât have much plans today, heâd probably watch the ninja train or play video games.
He came out and saw Lloyd and Jay talking about something, a comic. âMorning Vinnyâ Lloyd spoke first as he waved and Jay did the same, the cameraman waved back as well as he walked up to the two. Both of the ninja seemed to notice Vinnysâ refreshment, the clean shave and lighter eye bags.
âMorningâŚdo you know where Nya is? I need to see if I can borrow a hairbrushâ Vinny spoke.
âYep, she should be in our roomâ The lightning ninja replied as he pointed down the hallway.
âYou hungry? There should be some omelettes in the kitchenâ Lloyd asked, Vinny shook his head.
âI woke up and ate a sandwich early morningâ The cameraman replied, receiving a nod from the two ninja.
âWeâll if youâre hungry you know where it isâ Lloyd replied.
âThanks you twoâ Vinny spoke before walking down the hallway to Nyasâ room. He gently knocked on the door.
The water ninja opened the door curious as to who it is, she looked a little surprised when she realised it was Vinny, âMorning, is something up?â She asked, clearly curious as to the cameramansâ visit.
âThis is a little random, but do you have a spare hairbrush? My hairs a bit of a messâ The cameraman asked as he pointed to his hair.
Nya smiled, âYepâŚlet me just find itâŚâ she spoke as she looked at her room, she looked like she was in the middle of reorganising it, Jay and her stuff were a little bit clattered.
Vinny nodded in response and watched as the water ninja dug through drawers before holding up a hairbrush, âHere it is! I think I never used this one eitherâ she spoke as she handed the cameraman the hairbrush, it was a dark blue one and as Nya said it looked like it was never used, no hair on it at all.
âThanksâŚyouâre a lifesaverâ Vinny spoke gratefully as he took the hairbrush.
âIs everything good with you?â She questioned, Vinny looked at her and sighed realising she just wanted a little bit more knowledge about him and Garmadon.
âI guessâŚwe havenât spoke much, but we speakâŚhe asks me ifIâm taking care of myselfâ Vinny replied.
âThatâs good, I think youâre taking care of yourself thoughâŚyou look like you got a heavenly sleep last nightâ Nya replied as she gently nudged Vinnysâ shoulder.
âI didâŚI slept so wellâ The cameraman responded as he remembered how he slept like an infant.
âWell then thatâs goodâŚme and the others have some training later then theyâre gonna play gamesâ She spoke, Vinny was thankful he wasnât being bombarded with questions.
âIâll probably come and watchâ Vinny replied before turning around, âSee you, thanks for the helpâ he added.
âByeâ Nya replied as she watched Vinny walk away.
The cameraman went back to his bedroom and looked in the mirror as he gently brushed his hair, groaning every time he found a knot. He finished that pretty quickly and left the brush there before leaving the room once more.
He heard some clanking and grunting from outside, realising that itâs probably where Kai, Cole and Zane probably are. He was right as he opened the door and saw the three ninjas sparring. He put on his shoes and waved back to Cole who pretty easily noticed him.
Kai and Zane waved not long later, âSomeoneâs looking fresh!â Kai called out as he blocked an attack from Cole.
âI got a good sleep last nightâ Vinny chuckled in reply, was it really that recognisable how much better he looked? He sat on the floor and watched them spar. And slowly one by one the rest of the ninja came, Nya was last to come though.
They sparred for hours Vinny often conversing with one or two of them when they took a break. To the cameramansâ surprise Wu and Garmadon joined as well, watching them train. The oni didnât say anything to Vinny, and Wu just gave him a nod. He was thankful he didnât have to answer questions.
(MY MOTIVATION IS HEAVENLY!!!)
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(SOMEONEâS ON A ROLLLLL!!! Second chapter today btw, if you havenât seen it I uploaded chapter 58 as well)
âHeyâŚwhatâs up?â Vinny asked awkwardly as he looked at Garmadon, he really hoped he wasnât spotted by anyone.
âI heard someone upâŚwanted to see if it was youâŚâ Garmadon replied as his eyes looked at Vinny, seemingly trying to find anything suspicious.
âHmm? I just woke upâ The cameraman lied as he turned his head sideways faking a confused expression. âYou didnât have to get up to check on meâŚâ
âI heard a bang tooâŚjust wanted to make sure youâre hereâŚâ The oni replied, slight suspicion tainting with his voice, as he reached he hand and caressed Vinnysâ cheek.
âNoâŚIâve been sleeping the whole timeâ the cameraman replied as he instinctively leaned into Garmadonsâ touch. Just, because they had a fight didnât mean they still couldnât show affection to each other. They loved each other after allâŚ
âDid I wake you up?â The oni asked, guilt tainting with his voice.
âYeaâŚâ Vinny replied as he stared at the other, noticing the guilt, âBut itâs no problem! Iâm a little hungryâ he added, heâd already upset Garmadon more than enough.
Vinny came out of the room and closed the door, âIâm gonna find something to eatâ he spoke, the oni just nodded in response.
âDo youâŚdo you want me make you something?â Vinny questioned, Garmadon just shook his head in response, he wasnât hungry.
The cameraman just nodded and took a deep breathe before walking to the kitchen, Garmadon didnât follow thankfully, he watched Vinnysâ figure slowly disappear into the hallway.
The cameraman made it to the kitchen and let out a sigh of relief before realising that the kettle was on, someone else was awake, probably Lloyd from before.
Vinny ignored the kettle and made a simple sandwich, nothing too special, he sat at the table and ate in silence, his eyes landing on a stab in the table, he cringed from the memory of him stabbing the table.
As he continued to eat in silence as teacup was put in front of him as Wu sat down next to him. âBit early to be up?â Wu asked Vinny, in a soft tone drinking from his own teacup.
âCould say the same for youâŚâ the cameraman replied as he gave Wu a grateful nod for the tea.
âWhat woke you?â Wu asked as he looked at the stab in the table before ignoring it,
âGarmadon heard something and thought it was meâŚhe came and checked on meâŚâ Vinny replied, guilt beginning to creep up his back for worrying the oni.
âAhâŚdid he go back to bed?â Wu questioned once more.
âI thinkâŚI asked if he was hungry and he wasnât so I just came hereâŚâ Vinny replied as he continued to munch on his sandwich.
âIs something on your mind?â Wu spoke.
âSomething on m- N-noâŚIâm fineâŚâ Vinny replied, it was an obvious lie and Wu wasnât buying it.
âHas things gotten worse between you and my brother?â Wu questioned, Vinny paused before sighing and shaking his head.
âI donât think soâŚlast night he asked me a couple questionsâŚjust making sure I was taking care of myselfâ the cameraman responded as he rested his face on one hand and drank tea.
The tea was oddly calming, it was warm and comforting and the aroma was amazing, it was chamomile teaâŚVinny was sure if it, he drank it a lot when he would have restless nights back at the apartment, mostly before Garmadon came along.
âThatâs nice of himâ Wu spoke, he made sure not to cross the imaginary border, he didnât want to stress Vinny.
âYeaâŚit isâŚâ the cameraman responded softly, not realising that the bandages on his hand was beginning to fall off.
âWere those stitches from the razor cut?â Wu questioned, noticing the stitches through the bandages, Vinny just nodded plainly. He had a feeling if he said anything, Wu would be able to ask more questions.
âIâll give you some alone time nowâŚif you want to talk you know where to find meâ Wu spoke as he drank the rest of his tea and got up, walking towards the doorframe.
Vinny nodded and waved slightly before sighing to himself once Wu left. He needed some alone timeâŚnone of the ninja, no Garmadon, no Wu, no Enji and no RidaâŚhe wanted to lock himself in a room peacefully.
As the only sounds heard was the buzzing of the fridge and Vinnysâ quiet chewing. Only one subsided as the cameraman finished his food and tea, he cleaned the plate and cup before going back to his room.
As he dropped back down on his bed he looked at the time on his phone. â3:27âŚâ he spoke to himself, itâs been a little over an hour, but Vinny could still get more sleep. Though heâd doubt itâd be as good as the one before.
He stretched as he laid down on the bed, his arms wrapping around one of the pillows while his head was rested on another, the blanket was awkwardly sprawled over his body as his thoughts disappeared one by one till he fell asleep again. Not as well as beforeâŚbut good enoughâŚ
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The ninja looked around the cavern for a little longer, Cole sat out, his arm was cut from the mysterious man. âHey guys! I found something!â Jay called out as he held up a key with intricate patterns that looked like spikes on the top.
The lightning ninja went back to the group and handed the key to Zane who began scanning it. âDragon bone and Ivoryâ The ice ninja spoke.
âDragon bone and ivoryâŚweirdâ Nya spoke, âLetâs go back to the monastery, we need to stitch Colesâ armâ She added as she pointed to the earth ninja who had his ninja hood tightly wrapped around his arm like a tourniquet.
The group nodded in agreement as they began going through the catacombs again, it took a while but they managed to get back out. âI have never missed the sky so muchâ Jay whined as he looked up.
They all got into their vehicles and drove to the monastery. âWho the hell was that guy though?â Kai spoke over the comms.
âNo idea, but I hate him alreadyâ Lloyd replied, they spoke about the man till they made it back.
âWelcome back, did you find it?â Pixal greeted them as he turned towards them.
âThere were two things, a chest and key, we have the keyâŚbut some weird man took the chestâ Lloyd spoke.
âAnd he cut Colesâ arm!â Kai added, Pixal turned her attention to the earth ninja.
âBest we stitch it upâ The female nindroid spoke as she pointed to a chair which Cole sat on. The elevator beeped as Garmadon and Wu came down.
âVinnyâs not back?â Nya asked, clearly surprised, the spinjitzu brothers shook their heads as they walked over.
âShould I call him?â Lloyd asked, but was cut off by the ping of his phone. He looked at it, âNevermindâŚhe said heâs like a minute away and asked if weâre backâ
Garmadon looked slightly relieved that Vinny was coming back, he wanted to keep watch on him as much as possible. Cole winced slightly as Pixal disinfected his wound and began stitching.
âDid you retrieve anything?â Wu asked.
âYes, a key, we also found a chest but a unknown man took itâ Zane spoke.
âUnknown man? StrangeâŚand I take it he done that?â Wu asked as he looked at Cole, they nodded in response.
There was an awkward silence before Nya spoke up, âDid you use that this morning? Thereâs a roll of bandages missingâ the water ninja spoke as she looked in the first aid bag.
The two nindroids locked eyes with each other, they both had a promise to keep.
âYesâŚthe postman injured himself this morningâ the female nindroid spoke.
âReally h-â Jay asked but was cut off by the beeping of the elevator, Vinny was here.
âWelcome backâ Nya spoke her voice slightly teasing, the cameraman smiled, he still had his bag on his shoulder.
âHow was it? And what happened to him?â Vinny asked as he joined the group and pointed to Cole, he also hesitantly looked at Garmadon and gave him a small smile. It was the least he could do to show some recognition.
âWe found a keyâŚand some guy took a chest and cut Cole! Kai spoke, he was sitting next to Cole watching Pixal carefully stitch him.
âA guy? Really? Whatâd he looked like?â Vinny asked as he looked at the curiously.
âI can upload it from my memory onto the monitorâ The ice ninja spoke as he grabbed a long cord and attached it to the back of his head and began typing things on the keyboard.
The group watched in anticipation, and Pixal finished the stitches. The screen loaded and a very familiar voice played, a voice that sent shivers down Vinnysâ spine as he stared at the man.
âEnjiâŚâ Vinny thought to himself as his hair stood up on ends, his hands trembled as Enjisâ voice played in the background from the video, this was badâŚthe one person he didnât want anyone know about was getting involved.
The cameraman didnât seem to notice the bright red eyes staring at him worriedly, to Garmadon he saw fear pure dread, he didnât want to bring it up, but this manâŚVinny clearly knew him.
âHow does he make clones?â Jay asked as they continued to watch the videos, âItâs all fakeâ he added.
âItâs like illusionsâŚâ Vinny spoke, he wasnât technically telling them anything revealing, he was helping his friends.
âThat does make senseâ Wu spoke.
âWhereâs the key you found?â The cameraman asked, Zane handed the key to Vinny you looked at it.
âBest we donât overthink it nowâŚrest and talk about it tomorrowâ Garmadon spoke, the group nodded, it was pretty late.
One by one they slowly left, Garmadon was a little stubborn, but Wu everntually managed to convince him to leave, now it was just Zane, Pixal and Vinny. âAre you alright Vinny?â Pixal asked, the cameraman nodded.
âYouâre anxiety levels spiked when you saw the videoâ the ice ninja spoke, Vinny put the key down.
âJust a little worried about who this guy isâ the cameraman spoke before he left, leaving the two nindroids very confused.
(I just had the biggest spark of motivation for this, I donât know where from but itâs welcome, I hope you enjoy)
(I suggest you check out parts 1-52 if you haven't already an easier way is my wattpad or A03 account name is Criolla_Star)
(With the Ninja before Vinny slept)
"Has anyone noticed Vinny's been acting strange over the last few days...?" Kai asked as he played Prime Empire with Jay and Cole while Zane, Nya and Lloyd were watching.
"Yea...he looks like he hasn't slept properly for a while and I feel like something happened between him and my dad cause the two were barely talking to each other" Lloyd spoke as he looked at Nya who nodded in response.
"Maybe they got into a fight or some shit" Cole suggested as he continued playing. Nya and Lloyd looked at each other knowing they did have a fight.
"About what though? And why would Vinny get in a fight with him?" Jay asked as he paused the game after they finished the level. The three put down the controllers and began paying more attention to the conversation.
"Zane, have you picked on any emotional signals from the two?" Nya questioned the ice ninja who blinked awkwardly, he wasn't meant to tell anyone, and definitely not about the stab wound on Vinnys' hand.
"I have picked on on signals of sleep deprivation, sadness and slight anger from the two" Zane spoke as he tried to lie to the group. They sighed hearing that obviously not liking the condition of the two.
"Why'd he leave so-" Just as Lloyd was saying that Pixal came in. "Oh, hey Pixal" The green ninja spoke instead, Zane looked happy seeing her.
"Hello, are you talking about Vinny?" She asked, Jay nodded. "I must interrupt this conversation, but I have discovered a powerful energy source and Master Wu would like you all to check it out" Pixal spoke softly.
"A mission? Finally! We haven't had a good mission in ages" Kai spoke happily as he immediately stood up and stretched.
"A powerful energy source? Do you know what it is?" Lloyd asked as he looked at Pixal curiously.
"Despite my efforts to discover what it is, they have remained futile for the time being" Pixal replied.
"Strange...then we shall leave immediately" Zane spoke as the others nodded and stood up.
"I'll prepare the vehicles as you all get ready" Pixal spoke before she left the room.
"This is gonna be so fun!" Kai exclaimed happily as he grabbed Cole's hand and ran out, Cole didn't have time to react he was just dragged out leaving the rest of the ninja laughing.
"I bet it's an artifact we're gonna find" Jay spoke as he stood up as well and stood closer to Nya.
"Probably...hopefully it isn't as dangerous as the scrolls of spinjitzu" The water ninja replied to her lover as Zane left the room as well.
"Hopefully...those scrolls were a pain..." Lloyd replied as he began walking out, followed by the other two ninja.
"We should go get ready now" Nya spoke, the others nodded in response and they all parted ways off to get ready for their mission.
After a while all the ninja were gathered in the secret part of the monastery, Garmadon and Wu were there too. "So then, where is the place we're going?" Cole asked as he looked at Pixal who was clicking on a keyboard.
"A place called the catacombs, it's far from here and is like a maze, twists and turns everywhere" Pixal responded as she brought up pictures of the catacombs. The ninjas looked a little surprised seeing the place they were going.
"If we get lost I'm blaming it on Jay..." Kai spoke as he pointed to the lightning ninja, Lloyd and Cole snickered while Nya sighed and Jay looked offended.
"W-What why?!" Jay whined as he pouted, Kai stuck his tongue out, Master Wu sighed.
"Everything aside...you all have a mission, find the energy source and bring it here if safe while not getting lost" Wu spoke, the group instantly paid attention to him and nodded.
"Pixal, are the vehicles ready?" Zane asked, Pixal nodded as she pointed to the different vehicles.
"You all shall get going now before it gets late" Wu added, the group nodded and began getting into the vehicles.
"I'm gonna call Vinny real quick, just so he knows where we are" Lloyd spoke to Wu, Garmadon, who was standing next to Wu seemed to have reacted in some way to Vinny being mentioned. He missed him, and was worried, poor Vinny. Wu nodded to Lloyd who then took out his phone.
A quick phone call later, the group were ready to leave, with one last check of the mission and vehicles they drove off.
(I tried a new writing format let me know what one you like better, also I've been wondering if the story should go into the merge as well, not now but later into the story)
(I suggest you check out parts 1-50 if you haven't already)
(With Garmadon and Wu this takes place before Vinny left in last chapter)
It was the morning and Garmadon just woke up, he felt slightly miserable, who could blame him, the man he fell in love with is keeping secrets as well is having random stab wounds. The oni was just thankful his brother managed to get him a separate room to Vinny, after the cameraman wasn't in the best of moods. When Wu showed the room to Garmadon, he was curious as to why his brother didn't give the bedroom to begin with so he and Vinny weren't sharing a bed, but Wu laughed out saying he did that on purpose since he suspected something between the two, making Garmadon more paranoid at how obvious the two are in a relationship.
Garmadon managed to drag himself out of bed and out his room where he saw his brother, Wu, "Good Morning brother, sleep well?" Wu asked as he greeted his brother, the truth was the oni didn't get the best sleep, he missed Vinny, he missed hugging and holding onto him as he slept. "Not the best" Garmadon replied to his brother who didn't seem to surprised. "Worried about Vinny?" Wu asked earning a nod from the oni, the long bearded man pulled his brother and began walking, Garmadon was a bit surprised but followed Wu.
"Vinny...is a normal human brother...and some have issues that you wouldn't expect humans to have...though I do understand your concern as he hasn't went anywhere...and the wound on his hand" Wu spoke, as Garmadon listened, he hated this, he knew Wu was right but he didn't want Vinny to have issues he wanted him to be safe and happy. "I know they have issues, but whatever's happening is affecting him mentally and physically you've seen the wound on his hand...I asked him about it and he said he cut it with a razor" Garmadon spoke out his voice not filled with anger but with worry.
The two made it outside of the kitchen, "I can tell...and I'm sure the other ninja can tell too...maybe it's best you don't ask him about it...Vinny needs ti-" Wu was cut off by Vinny walking by quickly, "Morning...I'm going to work..." Vinny mumbled as he rushed off. The oni felt slightly hurt the cameraman didn't acknowledge him more, but after the fight they had I doubt either of the two truly wanted to talk to each other unless they were on good terms.
"Give him time brother...he'll eventually tell you..." Wu spoke in a comforting tone as he placed his hand on his brothers' shoulder who was looking the way Vinny walked by. "I know he will...but I'm worried that when he does it'll be too late..." Garmadon spoke.
(Back with Vinny and Rida go read last chapter for more info on what happened mainly Vinnys' POV)
Vinny and Rida began to jog around, they were near a pretty large park, "Mind if we go run around there?" The cameraman asked the orange eyed man who chuckled out, "You don't have to ask me about where we can go...and you aren't afraid of all the stares you'll get when people see me" Rida asked as he pointed to his scar filled face.
"I don't really care if people stare or not..." Vinny replied as he stopped just before the park, "I'll go if you're comfortable" he added, causing Rida to laugh softly, "I don't remember someone being so worried about how I feel" The orange eyed man said, causing the cameraman to look at him curiously, "So Enji doesn't care? I've kind of wondered what you two are for a while...he seems scared of you" Vinny asked curiously as he stretched out and went to this small stand selling water bottles.
"Enji? Oh he does care about me...and frankly we're both just friends though he's an absolute idiot and flirts...he does it to annoy I'm not particularly attracted to anyone in general...he isn't really afraid of me, he knows his limits and boundaries and not to cross them" Rida spoke as he followed Vinny who gave him a bottle of water.
"That...makes sense I guess...quick question how old are you?" The cameraman asked as he walked back to the park with Rida. "Guess" Rida spoke, Vinny paused for a moment and thought, "36?" The cameraman said curiously ."36!?I'm 29...and Enji's 24, you are?" Rida said clearly looking offended, "I'm 24...and wait you're 29? You don't look 29 and Enji's 24...he acts like he's 9" Vinny said surprisingly. The orange eyed man nodded in response as he followed the cameraman who entered the park.
"I wasn't even close..." Vinny said causing Rida to look at him, "That's so far off..." The orange eyed man spoke causing Vinny to chuckle. "Sorry sorry" The cameraman chuckled out, as the two began to jog. As the two jogged multiple people stared, the two weren't that fazed by it.
"Rida...what's Enji doing for you? You said he wasn't gonna be here because he was doing something?" Vinny asked causing Rida to stop in his tracks and Vinny too. "Now why would you want to know?" The orange eyed man asked as he looked at Vinny with a sweet smile. "I-I'm just curious..." The cameraman responded.
"Enji's just getting something back that belonged to me" Rida spoke, "A-and what's that?" Vinny asked
"An artifact..." Rida spoke, the cameraman could've sworn he heard the orange eyed man's voice become deeper as well as his eyes glow a brighter orange. "R-right..." Vinny replied his voice quiet as he felt a little nervous.
(WOOOOO I'M ON A ROLE 3 PARTS IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS? YOU ALL EATING WELL!!! I won't lie...this is one of my favourite parts I've made yet I hope you enjoy it)
(I suggest you check out parts 1-42 if you haven't already)
(With Lloyd, Garmadon and Wu) When Lloyd went down the elevator he couldn't quite shake the feeling that something did happen between his dad and Vinny. Who could blame him? The cameraman was acting really weird today. "Ah, Lloyd nice of you to join us" Wu said once he saw his nephew come in, he was clearly talking about the green ninja taking a while to come here. "Hah sorry, just talking to Vinny about something" Lloyd responded as he went over to the two brothers.
Hearing Vinnys' name made Garmadon tense, they had a fight one hour prior and words were exchanged between the two. "Is he better than earlier?" Wu asked clearly referencing how exhausted Vinny looked in the morning. "Yea...he still looks tired but he's more energetic, and he wanted me to tell you something dad" Lloyd replied before turning his attention over to his father. Garmadon instantly looked at his son curiously, guess Vinny really was going to avoid him. "He wanted to me to tell you that he has to start going back to work, the guy taking his place was injured...don't know why he couldn't tell you himself" Lloyd said.
The oni was suspicious about that, it could be very well true but...Vinny might just want to avoid him and have some space. "Very well....probably knew I wouldn't let him go" Garmadon responded sort of lying with the last part, he would try to prevent Vinny from going but would fail. "Did you find out why he looked so sleep deprived?" Lloyd asked, "Barely had any sleep" Garmadon responded as it was an obvious answer but....he didn't want to concern anyone.
"Interesting...well let us begin, I'm sure Lloyd doesn't want to be here all day" Wu said earning a nod from Lloyd. The oni nodded in response he really didn't want to be thinking about Vinny at the moment but he was all he could really think about at the moment. He was concerned about his physical, mental and emotional well being and you can't really blame him. Garmadon managed to shift his focus back to his son and attempted to teach him how to use his powers and not lose control while in his oni form.
They were at this for around 10 minutes till Garmadon began getting lost in his thought again and honestly is wasn't subtle it was obvious he was thinking about something else. "Brother are you feeling alright? You keep getting distracted" Wu asked worriedly thinking something was wrong with his brother. "Hmm? No...No just have a lot on my mind" the oni responded knowing very well if he attempted to lie it would be spotted from a mile away.
"Then maybe we should skip the lesson today" Wu responded, "Fine by me!" Lloyd said happily wanting to go hang out with his friends. Garmadon hesitantly nodded, he knew Wu had a point. Seeing this the green ninja instantly left, and just as the oni was going to leave Wu stopped him. "What seems to be bothering you?" Wu asked his brother curiously, "Nothing, I just have a lot on my mind" The oni responded not wanting to tell his brother about the fight he had with Vinny. "Clearly...but I haven't seen you this tense and distracted in a while, have you told Vinny?" Wu replied as he used his staff to point out Garmadons' tense shoulders. Hearing the mention of Vinny made the oni tense up more, and Wu obviously realised it.
"Oh...I see...it's about him isn't it?" Wu asked his brother, who seemed very hesitant before nodding. "Has he told you about having to leave for work...or...?" Wu asked curiously but cautiously not wanting to over step his boundaries. "We...we just got into a fight....words were exchanged..." Garmadon simply replied as he avoided eye contact with his brother. "Ah, I see...if you're comfortable maybe later you could tell me some of the things said?" Wu asked, "I-I'll...think about it..." The oni responded before leaving.
(Don't think I'll release another part today but I'll try)
(I suggest you check out parts 1-35 if you haven't already)
It was the next morning and Garmadon woke up and by morning I mean 8:31. The oni sat up and noticed Vinny sleeping next to him, he wasn't facing him or hugging, he felt a little sad but let out a sigh. "What's going on with you..." Garmadon whispered to himself as he stroked his hand through Vinnys' hair. Truth was Vinny had only gotten 2 hours of sleep last night due to Enjis' tormenting and how long he was staring at the roof.
The oni stood up and thought it was best to leave his lover alone to rest but he went to the kitchen where he saw Lloyd, Zane, Kai and Wu. "Morning brother" Wu greeted his brother when he realised he walked in, "Morning" The other three said, "Morning..." Garmadon responded before sitting down next to his son. "Will Vinny not be joining us?" Wu asked as he poured himself and his brother some tea and pushed the cup towards him.
"I think it's best he has some space...." The oni replied as he looked down to the cup of tea, "He alright? Is it like yesterday?" Kai asked curiously as he drank some coffee, not all of them knew why Vinny really didn't come down yesterday they just made up a lie that he was sick. "No....just really tired..." Garmadon responded he was avoiding eye contact which was unusual for him and it was obvious he was lying. "Kai, Zane, can you two go somewhere else, I wanna talk to my dad alone" Lloyd whispered to his friends which they listened, "Sure, was gonna go train either way" The fire ninja said before leaving probably to go outside, while Zane nodded, "Pixal does need my help" The ice ninja said before leaving.
"Did something happen between you two?" Lloyd asked as he sat down in front of his father who was still looking down. "Why would you suggest that?" Garmadon replied starting to get a little defensive as he took a sip of tea. "Lloyd does have a point, I've noticed you have been quite distant with him...and no one is confirming he's mad with you" Wu added he knew why Vinny was acting like this but had to keep it a secret due to him trusting him.
"It isn't my fault! He's the one that keeps pushing me away every time I ask him about it!" Garmadon hissed, he really was triggered at what they were saying, he didn't want to be distant to Vinny, he wanted to stay close and protect him and he felt like he was failing at that. "No one is blaming you, we are just wondering if something has happened to him that you know of" Wu replied as he calmed his brother down. "I...I don't know, he's been quiet and avoiding my question" The oni added.
"Why don't you keep bothering him about it?" Lloyd asked curiously, he really was unaware of everything like Garmadon, Wu was told by Vinny what was stressing him mainly because Vinny didn't want to worry Garmadon. "I've tried....he tenses up and his mood changes completely, I don't want to upset him in any way" The oni responded as he drank more tea. "Maybe you shou-" Wu was about to say something when Vinny walked in. "Morning" Garmadon instantly said to Vinny hoping he was in a better mood......he was not in a better mood.
The cameraman looked back at Garmadon, "Morning..." he mumbled in reply before looking at Lloyd, "This is coffee right...?" Vinny asked as he pointed towards a jug, the green ninja nodded. The cameraman looked terrible he had black circles under his eyes and his hair was a mess, random strands poking out guess that's what 2 hours of sleep does. "You hungry?" Lloyd asking trying to act normal, Vinny shook his head and poured himself a large cup of coffee. There was an awkward silence between the four Vinny was drinking his coffee. "Soooo...did you sleep well?" Lloyd asked breaking the silence, Wu let out a sigh of disappointment at his nephews' dumbass question while Garmadon let out a groan. Vinny looked at him in silence and honestly it was deafening.
"Morning! What's for breakfast?" Jay said as he walked in, before looking at everyone and realising they were looking at Vinny, Jay looked at the cameraman who was staring at him. The lightning ninjas' eyes widened noticing how sleep deprived he looked, "Hah...I'll go out for breakfast with Nya instead, fine with you sensei?" Jay said out awkwardly, and Wu nodded in reply while Jay hurried off.
Vinny chugged the rest of his coffee before filling it up again, "I'm gonna be in my room..." The cameraman said before leaving. "Did...did he get any sleep last night?" Lloyd asked worriedly after Vinny left. "Yea...he was sleeping when I left" the oni responded before letting out a groan of annoyance and standing up. "Where are you going?" Wu asked curiously, "Going to make sure he gets some sleep" Garmadon replied before walking back to his room.
(HAUHAUIHAH I got some shit prepared for the next few chapters!!!)
(I suggest you check out parts 1-28 if you haven't already )
"What seems to be the problem? Did something happen between my brother? Or are you hurt?" Wu asked as he sat down in front of Vinny. "N-No...none of this has to do with Garmadon, I lied to him as to why I wanted to come here" The cameraman said guilt present in his tone of voice. Wu looked at him worriedly, "Really and what's the lie that you told him?" he asked, Vinny looked down.
"I sometimes itch my hand when I'm nervous or upset I was walking here with him and he noticed it, he asked me about it and I told him that I came to you to see if you have something for it and now he's waiting outside and I feel horrible" Vinny said out in breathe, Wu looked at him surprisingly, "Well you probably have a really good reason" He spoke out trying to make Vinny feel better.
"Yea..." Vinny said as he remembered why he was here and itched his hand because I decided he itched his hand when he's nervous. "I'm here to listen and help you with whatever's troubling you" Wu spoke out, Vinny smiled at him and looked at the ground.
"When me and Garm were resting I had a nightmare....I was trapped somewhere, at first I thought it was real, four walls one of them had a key hole" Vinny spoke out as Wu followed, "I kept shouting out for help, but no one there eventually a weird key appeared in front of me and then disintegrated, I continued to shout and the place began collapsing then I woke up...a-and t-then...." Vinny thought of the figure and went silent.
"Is everything alright? You can skip this if you want" Wu said trying to comfort Vinny, but he shook his head, "N-no this is the whole reason I'm here....I sat up and there was this figure they were wearing a black and red robe along with a mask that looked like a bird, I didn't recognise them, but they said I'm smarter than they thought their voice was distorted and then-" Vinny was cut off by Wu who looked absolutely confused.
"A figure wearing a black and red robe wearing a mask with a distorted voice?" Wu said out confusingly, Vinny nodded, "That's not even the weirdest of it!" The cameraman spoke out as he rested his head in the palms of his hands. Wu looked shocked, "I-I will ask questions at the end, continue" he said to Vinny who nodded.
"Well I was like 'what the fuck' so I drank some water and went to wash my face, I washed my face and looked down at the sink reassuring myself that I was tired and when I looked up, my reflection was smiling at me, but it had red eyes so I obviously grabbed the nearest thing and that was a fucking toothbrush because I panicked, the reflection asked me if I was scared then I kept saying it wasn't real but it said it was real and then it tried giving me and existential crisis by asking me if I was real" Vinny spoke out before taking a deep breathe, (Most of this is dialogue)
"And it kept saying it would go after everyone like Garmadon, Lloyd and Nya and it brought up Misako knowing how she upset Garmadon and that I'm all bark but no bite! The bathroom changed from blue and white to red and black and then the fucking reflection came out of the mirror and grabbed me before it left it mentioned someone else saying that 'he was right about you being smarter...and more aggressive than you look' did I forget to mention it knows about me and Garmadon dating" Vinny finally finished and took deep breathes.
(Check out part 1-24 if you haven't already)
When Nya left Vinny was left alone with his thought thinking about what she said and what he told her, "Maybe telling her all that was a bad idea..." he thought to himself, "No I can trust her she's good at keeping secrets.....I'm just paranoid she wouldn't....". Vinny let out a sigh before sitting up and looking around, he wrapped a blanket around himself, it was surprisingly cold today. "Does he think I'm mad at him....he seemed sad when he left...." Vinny said to himself as he thought about Garmadon wondering if he took what he said the wrong way.
"God damnit....I can tell him when he gets here..." Vinny thought, he tried keeping himself from thinking about anything else knowing very well he'll begin to overthink about that. The cameraman let out a sigh before laying back down on the bed, he closed his eyes and what felt like an eternity but was actually 5 minutes later Garmadon came in, without Vinny knowing and sat down next to him. "Are you feeling alright?" The oni asked this caught Vinny of guard and made him jump slightly. "H-Holy...Garm don't scare me like that, you're gonna give me a heart attack" Vinny chuckled out.
Garmadon smiled, "So are you feeling better?" the oni asked as he stroked his hand through his lovers' hair. "Yea, that cream helped a lot" Vinny said as he smiled softly and nuzzled against Garmadon. The oni was being much more hesitant with his movements he didn't know if Vinny was mad at him. The cameraman noticed this, "Is something bothering you?" Vinny asked missing his lovers' affection. "Yes..." Garmadon responded. The smaller went closer to him, "Did I do something wrong?" Vinny asked hoping he didn't upset his lover. "W-what? No...of course not" Garmadon responded. "You're acting different did something happen? You can tell me" The cameraman said desperately wanting to know what was bothering his lover.
"D-Did I do something to make you upset or angry?" Garmadon hesitantly asked, "No, why would you think that?" Vinny responded, maybe Garmadon did take it the wrong way. "I-I....just you seemed a little irritated, because of me..." the oni said while avoiding eye contact. "Oh sweetheart...I'm not mad at you I promise, I'm just really tired" Vinny replied as he hugged Garmadon. "Okay...I just wanted to make sure.." the oni responded, Vinny let out a sigh before kissing Garmadons' face all over making him light up with blush.
"I can't be mad at you after the way you made me feel last night~" Vinny said in a flirty tone making Garmadon hide his face in embarrassment. Vinny chuckled before letting out a yawn, "Why don't you join to sleep?" the cameraman asked earning a enthusiastic nod from Garmadon. The two were still exhausted from last night for obvious reason and lied down together before drifting off to sleep.
"Awww they're so cute" Nya whispered as she was fangirling while peeking into the room with Lloyd who was traumatised and Master Wu who was snickering to himself.
(Ayyyy another part so updates are gonna be slow for a while)
(I suggest you check out part 1-23 if you haven't already)
(haijhajhjhsjaj HERE'S ANOTHER PART BECAUSE I LOVE YOU GUYS I KNOW I REALLYS SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS BUT I CAN'T RESIST MYSELF)
Garmadon got up, "Thank you brother" he said as he stretched. "I'm always here to listen to you brother, try not to overthink about Vinny too much" Wu replied as his brother left. The oni walked around wondering what to do mainly due to the fact Vinny wanted some space. "Maybe I can find Lloyd" Garmadon thought as he began looking for his son.
(With Nya and Vinny) "Soooo..?" Nya said, "Sooo....?"a confused Vinny replied. The water ninja let out a sigh, "How was it?" Nya asked hearing this made Vinny blush as he remembered more about the events last night with Garmadon. "Well it was good..." the cameraman said embarrassingly to Nya making her burst out laughing. "Not gonna lie...I can see why he gets along with you though" the water ninja said, "Hmm? You can? And why is that?" Vinny asked as he took a sip of the chamomile tea she made for his lost voice.
"You're a really nice guy and from what I see you get along with everyone...hey I'm wondering how did any of your friends react to finding out Garmadon was your roommate?" Nya asked curiously as she scrolled through her phones texting Jay about their date tomorrow. "Friends? Oh no I honestly don't really hang out with people that I don't have someone I'm connected to" Vinny chuckled out, hearing this the water ninja stared at him, "That...is the most unbelievable thing I've heard how can you not have any friends?" Nya asked dumbfounded, "I-I never said I didn't have friends" the cameraman said trying to make himself not seem like a loner. "Do you have friends?" Nya asked, "Not really" Vinny said as realisation hit him, "Damn! I really am a loner!" the cameraman yelled out, "SHHH not yelling, you're gonna strain your voice more" Nya said "And you just made my point" she added.
Vinny smiled awkwardly, "But when some of the people at my work place found out they were weirded out and said...things..." Vinny said his voice becoming quieter. Hearing this made Nya feel really bad, "Well forget them! They don't know the first thing about you or Garmadon!" Nya said out trying to comfort Vinny. "And honestly when I was a kid me and my brother didn't have much friends most of the kids found it weird we didn't have parents, but...I'm happy now that I know they're safe and they left to protect us" Nya said, Vinny smiled, "Honestly I guess the closest I've had to a friend is Gayle and I barely get along with her" the cameraman said.
"So did they just find you weird when they found out Garmadon was living with you" Nya asked she was a little more hesitant with the questions not wanting to get into anything to personal. "Not really...most of them found me weird to begin with but when they found about Garmadon I guess it just proved them right" Vinny responded. "Hah! Well sucks to be them your boyfriend is now Garmadon, I bet if he found about them talking shit about you he would kill them, so don't you dare listen to them they're idiots you're anything but weird" Nya said, "Yea...I guess Garm would do that for me...but I haven't told him about any of this and I don't plan to, I don't want him thinking he's the reason I'm thought to be weird or anything he usually takes things the wrong way and thinks I'm angry or upset at him..." Vinny said as he drank more tea.
"Well then if you won't tell him you're always free to talk to me about any problems, I know what it's like to be thought to be different, when I first became a ninja everyone thought it was weird and that I was weird but I ignored them and kept pushing and just like you I got together with the love of my life, Jay." Nya said hearing this made the cameraman feel way better, "Yea I guess..." Vinny said, Nya let out a sigh, "Well that's enough sad talk how about I go get Garmadon for you, you look like you want him" the water ninja chuckled out earning a nod from Vinny.
Nya left the room leaving Vinny alone with his thoughts.
(wooooo hope you enjoy of course I gave you another part)
(Ayyyyy part 20! I suggest you check out part 1-19 if you haven't already and just as I said last part this part will be aftercare for Vinny after having sex)
Garmadon picked up Vinny and took him to the bathroom, he put Vinny on the toilet seat as he started the water of the shower, which also has a bathtub there, "I'm gonna put you in there and I'll get the bed cleaned" the oni told his lover, the smaller nodded and looked like he was going to doze off. The water was good and he put Vinny in the bathtub, "Just stay like that...can't have you drowning" Garmadon said as he kissed Vinnys' forehead before going back to the bedroom and rummaging through the closets and drawers before finally finding some bed sheets.
The oni quickly changed the sheets and threw the dirty ones in the laundry basket before joining Vinny in the bathtub and holding him close. "You feeling okay?" Garmadon asked in a soothing tone, "Mhm.." Vinny responded as he nuzzled into his lovers' chest affectionately. The oni let out a chuckle before beginning to clean off Vinny with a rag with soap on it, the smaller flinched due to the deep bite marks on his body the water and scrubbing stung quite a bit. "Sorry...too rough?" Garmadon asked and Vinny nodded.
The oni was being more gentler and stroked his hand through Vinnys' hair comforting him. "Sleepy..." Vinny yawned out, "My love you need to stay up for a little longer I'm almost done, then we can get you dressed~" Garmadon chuckled out softly, "Nooo...I wanna sleep..." Vinny whined, "Alright, I can get you dressed my self..." Garmadon replied calmly as he couldn't blame Vinny for bring tired. The smaller easily fell asleep in his lovers' arms. 5 minutes later Garmadon finished and carefully took the smaller out not wanting to wake him up. He grabbed a towel and dried himself and Vinny off before getting dressed along as carefully getting Vinny dressed.
Vinny let out a soft yawn and nuzzled into Garmadons' chest. "So cute..." Garmadon thought to himself as he kissed Vinnys' head. "He....is really going to feel this when he wakes up later.." the oni thought feeling a little worried for his lover and hoping he wouldn't be in too much pain due to their...activities...
Garmadon sat there on the bed with Vinny in his arms, he wasn't really that tired so he just kept his lover close while stroking his hair. There was a knock on the door causing Garmadon to react easily, he really hoped it wasn't the other ninja that didn't know about Garmadons' relationship with Vinny. "It's me brother.." a familiar voice said as Wu entered the room. Garmadon let out a sigh of relief when his brother entered, "I see you have done...something together..." Wu said awkwardly signalling towards Vinny.
Garmadon lit up with blush, "I-I umm..y-yea.." The oni replied avoiding eye contact. "Well then....anything Vinny might need when he wakes up..." Wu asked again not questioning he brother. "I-I umm maybe water....or something for pain?" Garmadon stuttered out not expecting his brother not to ask about this. Wu nodded before going to leave, "I hope you enjoyed yourself...and I'm happy for you brother..." Wu said, causing Garmadon to give a happy smile which honestly looked so pure and calm. Wu smiled before leaving and closing the door.
(Hope you enjoyed, I had 20 minutes to type this up and honestly it's pretty good and just as I had mentioned before updates might not be as frequent as usual)
Aww that is just cute!
I couldnt find this gif anywhere so i decided to download it
I loved this moment SO much between these two. The episode was most certainly a filler, but Iâm happy it was added
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Ninjago AU where everything is the same, but Wu regularly shaves.
How did hellspawn react to Lloyd Oni form?
She's just...frozen. There's no way that thing attacking the Overlord is her dad even though she just saw him turn into it, right?
Sure, she's seen him angry before. She's seen him frustrated â she's seen him annoyed on several occasions. But she's never once seen the rage. Not from him. That's never been him.
Yet, it currently is now. And it's... quite a sight.
She ends up seeing it again after crystalizedâ apparently, one of her grandfather's awkward attempts to mend things with her dad just happens to be helping him further explore and control his Oni side. If Lloyd had his way he'd pull himself as far as possible from that part of himself and never think of it again, but Wu makes him do it with a "Face your fear before it faces you", a.k.a another dose of hated wisdom no one asked for.
In the end, he's standing in the courtyard with the father who made the fucked move of faking his death, and is now letting him help him.
And of course, there just has to be a whole crowd secretly watching even though he'd very much like it if they minded their own businesses but in his experience, nothing ever goes his way.
At some point, Garmadon voices his curious thoughts of whether hellspawn has an Oni form. Lloyd adamantly told him there's no way in hell he's dragging her into this and Garmadon kept quiet...for now.
One night, Lloyd got really violentâapparently Lord G pissed him off so horribly just to get him to turn into an Oni and as a result, he ended up destroying most of the courtyard while attacking Garmadon. His friends tried to step in to get him under control but that didn't workânothing worked until hellspawn called him fearfully causing him to suddenly stop what he was doing and look at her. Realizing she's genuinely afraid of him, Lloyd turns back.
But as time passed, Lloyd started getting more in control of his Oni form to the point he has no problem whatsoever with walking around the monastery in it. Oni are a LOT more overprotective over their youngâwhich is annoying to hellspawn but his fur and horns are nice.
Hiii do you know when chap 3 of so you came back is gonna release? The story is really interesting đ
Aaaaaa, sorry for the late reply! I didn't see that someone had asked me something.
And to answer your question, I'm planning to post somewhere around next week - cuz right now, the chapter's at 2k words and I haven't reached the point where I'd like to end it yet.
Btw, I'm glad your enjoying the fic so far. That means a lot to me.
Painting hair pieces is fun.
Excuse Wuâs freckles, I donât own a boy child head without them.
This Harumi is an updated one from this post.
Gee Garmadon and Koko, how come your mom lets you have two La-loyds?
Modifying figures is fun. These are all âprototypesâ, though, Iâve gotta fix things here and there but the ideaâs working so have a preview.
Cole is now a single father of three and theyâre all the same child.
Ha-Wu-Mi
Hereâs another never-gonna-happen. Â Wuâs time traveling adventure landed him in the past, and Harumi is his descendant. Â Instead of Star Wars-ing her into being Lloyd sibling, sheâs actually his cousin.
Honestly, I think thatâd be sweet. The season could focus on both Lloyd and his father, and Harumi and her father/grandfather/etc. Harumi learns about her past family and helps protect her new one, hearing Wuâs stories from the people who were taught by him and fought by his side.Â
Iâm getting too deep into it but thatâs the gist.