Why And How Am I In Ninjago!? | Lloyd x OC

We have a bit of fluff in this chapter. :3

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Nova wasn't sure for how long they had been walking, but as time went by she had turned on the headset part of her mask and decided to listen to some music, since Lloyd had decided to talk about his likes to wolf.

"Thank god, I was able to fix my mask to where I at least can listen to music. While I love listening to Lloyd talking, I already know most of what he is gonna say. So if someone has to suffer from his rambling, I'm very sorry, Akita, but it's either you or me. And I already know his whole life." Nova thought to herself, as she sent a devilish smirk towards Akita, who noticed it and went on to sent her a glare.

"So yeah, that's my dad. Garmadon, Lord of Destruction, King of Shadows. I wouldn't normally confide this stuff to someone I just met, but I can tell you. You're just a wolf." Lloyd chuckles. Haha. It's kinda nice to be able to get this off my chest, actually." He looked over at Nova as he noticed she was busy listening to music.

"Hey, Ocea?" Lloyd touched her shoulder as to get her attention.

"Hm? What is it?" Nova turned off the music and looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Did you listen to what I was just talking about?" Lloyd asked.

"Huh? Well yeah, it's not very hard to miss you talking about your life." said Nova looking at him.

"So you were listening, I was getting more the feeling that you were ignoring me and giving me the cold shoulder again." said Lloyd.

Nova let out a sigh as she rolled her eyes. "Lloyd, I'm not mad at you anymore, so you don't have to worry about me giving you the cold shoulder."

"Then why did you decide to turn on your headset?" Lloyd asked.

"Can't a girl just be in the mood to listen to some music?" Nova asked.

"Nova, I hardly ever see you listening to music on your headset." said Lloyd, raising an eyebrow at him.

Nova let out a heavy sigh. "I just needed some music, while having a lot of things going through my head."

"Like what?" Lloyd asked.

Nova turned her head as she started rubbing her right arm. "My behavior towards you, and how I always have a wall around me." She glanced over at him before avoiding his eyes. "I just feel like the moment I let down my guard, and open up, something bad is gonna happen, and it might break me." One of those things that she was worried about, was the Overlord using her vulnerability against her the moment she let down all her walls.

Lloyd wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close. "Moonie, nothing bad is gonna happen by opening yourself up. I mean, I did just let out all of my life history to our wolf friend, and I already feel a weight being lifted off my shoulders. Maybe it would do the same for you, if you told someone or just me what's holding you down."

Nova let out a small giggle. "Okay, I'll think about it, and when I feel ready or if it becomes too much, I'll talk with someone about it."

"That's all I'm asking." said Lloyd, smiling at her. "Now, I can't keep calling our wolf friend 'Wolf'. she ought to have a real name. Hmm. How about Rover?" He looked over at their wolf friend.

The wolf gives him an unamused look, looks away and barks. "Hmm, don't like that, huh? Uh, how about, uh, Buster? Buddy? Nah, those don't fit. What about Red? You get it? Because, you know, this?" He points to his cheek where her markings are. She barks in agreement. "We're making progress, Red!" The tracker starts beeping and Lloyd takes it out to examine it. He pulls up the antennae.

Nova took a look at the tracker as she turned off her mask.

"The mech's signal is getting stronger. This way!" They run off towards the mech. "We're getting close, Red, Nova." Red stops walking and whimpers. She barks and Lloyd finally turns around.

"What's the matter? Look, we gotta go this way. You coming or not?" Red barks warily and sits down. "Come on, please?" She snorts and follows. They walk on for some time until Red steps on something. She whimpers when she sees the bones and barks to warn Lloyd and Nova. "What is it?" Lloyd Gasps. "Bones? What happened here?" He sees a shadow fly over them.

"Get down!" shouted Nova as an Ice bird dives in from behind. She quickly pushed Lloyd down with her as It soars back up, screeching, and it dives for them again.

"Run!" They sprint off and duck behind some rocks. The Ice bird flies up to a cliff and breaks some rocks off it. Red dodges them, but one of the rocks tumbles towards her, Nova and Lloyd blasts them with his Energy.

"Red! Nova! You two alright?" They run for cover. The bird lands down and tries to peck at Lloyd and Nova. "Ahh!" Lloyd leaps up and sprints off, but the bird grabs Lloyd's pack and shakes him. Red stops to see the Ice bird slowly flying off to make a meal of him. "Ahh! Get off me!"

"Hey! Birdbrain! Put greenie down!" shouted Nova as she summoned her dual blades and had them change into their bow form. She watched the bird diving towards her as she fired an arrow at it but missed, so she quickly dodged it as it flew past her and back up into the air.

"Great, just fucking great. Of all the times to miss it had to be now." Nova groans.

Red barks and runs over a ledge and pounces on the bird's head. Blinded, the bird drops Lloyd. Red lands down and looks up to see Lloyd falling.

"Red!" She jumps across, catching him, and lands on another rock. She runs off with the eagle chasing after them. "There! A cave!" The bird's claws knock Lloyd off Red. He gets up and sprints for the cave, with Nova close behind. As the bird closes in, they leap into the cave.

"Ahh!" Red barks at the Ice bird. It lands down at the entrance and screeches angrily at them. Nova drags Lloyd back with some help from Red, while the bird examines them, before flying off. Lloyd and Novas sighs, relieved. The tracking device starts to lose its signal.

"Oh, no." said Lloyd as Red growls and barks at something behind them. "What's there, Red? Who are you? Show yourself!" He lights up an energy ball. They look up and see the mech. "It's okay. This is what we've been looking for. This is it!" Nova and Lloyd jumps up on the mech to look for Zane.

"Zane! Zane?" They see the seat is empty. "Where are you?!" Lloyd looks around and sees a screen recorder. He tosses his energy ball into the air for light and jumps down to take a closer look with Nova right behind him. They hook up two jumper cables to a power box and a recording pops up with Zane. "Zane?"

Zane on the screen. "Greetings, friend. If you have found this recording, then I am no longer here." Red whimpers softly and steps closer to take a look. "My name is Zane. I am a stranger in this land trying to find my way home." Sighs. "It is difficult to keep track of the days in this place. It feels like I've been here a long time. But I refuse to give up hope-" The screen goes static.

"Huh? No! No, no, no!" Lloyd shakes the power box, and Zane returns back on to the screen.

"The mech's processing unit is damaged. I may be able to fix it, but it requires running a diagnostic. I will attempt to connect myself to the mech's processor." Static. "As long as the cable is not disconnected, I should be okay." Static.

"Come on, scrap metal!" Nova pounds on the box.

"But if anything goes wrong, if this should be found one day... please relay this message." As the message goes on, current events happening in Ninjago and the Never-Realm are seen. "This is the last recording of Zane. Master of Ice, son of Dr. Julien." While meditating, Master Wu looks up, hopefully. "Student of Master Wu." Antonia, Nelson, and the rest of the paperboys are delivering newspapers through Ninjago City.

"I was built to protect those who cannot protect themselves." Nya, Kai, and Jay are repairing the homes in the village, while Cole chases after the children. "I have tried to fulfill this purpose. I have no regrets. I have the best friends anyone could ask for." Pixal sits on her bed and grabs her picture of Zane and her, and sighs sadly, hugging it to her chest." Pixal, I love you. Farewell." The recording ends in static.

"Zane?" Lloyd wipes his eyes while Nova hugs him, and Red whimpers, sympathetically. He returns the hug before he walks over to the mech.

"I may not be half the builder you are, Zane, but I'm twice as stubborn. And I will get this thing working, if it's the last thing I do! That's a promise! Right? You two with me?" Lloyd looked over at Nova and Red, who looks at him curiously.

"Okay, great speech greenie but between the two of use I should be able to fix this." said Nova, walking over and started looking around.

"Doesn't mean you have to do it alone, don't forget, we are a team." said Lloyd, joining her.

Nova let out a soft laugh. "Of course, I wouldn't mind the extra help."

"Well, let's get started on this thing then." said Lloyd.

They work on the mech, Lloyd fixing a few gadgets with his Energy, and have Nova tests out some buttons. "Come on, come on." Nova goes back to the hood and examines it carefully. "Battery's dead. No wonder he couldn't fix it. I wonder? Lloyd, I'm gonna need your help with this."

Lloyd comes over and listens to Nova's idea and so attaches the jumper cables to the battery. "Here goes nothing." He charges it with his energy. He turns the mech on. "Yes! We Did it!" He smiled as he high-fives Nova.

"Team work, makes the dream work." said Nova, smiling at him.

"Sure did, now to test out this bad boy." said Lloyd, taking the driver seat.

"Hey, wait a minute? There is only one seat, and I can't use my elemental powers at the moment." said Nova looked over at him.

"I have an idea." A smirk grew on Lloyd's face as he pulled Nova over to him and had her sit on his lap.

"Seriously?" Nova asked, slowly blushing at being in this position, not that she minded it that much.

"Hey, it's better than nothing. And this way I can keep you close and safe." said Lloyd, smiling at her.

Nova rolled her eyes but still smiled. "Fine, now let's test this thing."

The bird is resting outside and hears footsteps approaching. It growls and Lloyd bursts through the cave's entrance. The bird screeches angrily. "Want some of me?! Come and get it, you overgrown parakeet!" Nova let out a laugh when he called it a parakeet. The bird takes off into the air and dives at Lloyd and Nova, latching itself onto the Mech's arm.

Lloyd tosses it back, and it takes off into the air and dives at him again. "Oh, no you don't, you fucking turkey!" Nova presses a button and the Mech catches the bird. It scratches the Mech.

"I'm trying hard not to hurt you, but I hope this thing's a bet!" The Mech swings the bird around and slams it against a rock. It screeches angrily. The wolf whimpers worriedly. "Sinking in yet? I am not your next meal!" He slices a boulder and the Ice bird flies away, terrified. Lloyd sighs. The bird screeches. "It's safe. You can come out. Come on. Hop aboard." He extends an arm for Red to jump on. "It won't hurt you, I promise. We'll be able to move a lot faster this way. Come on." She sniffs the hand, then jumps on. "Ready, pal? Here we go." She barks encouragingly. "We're coming, Zane. We're coming."

"Seriously, Lloyd? Parakeet?" Nova giggles looking at him.

"Hey, you called it a turkey." said Lloyd glancing at her.

"Because it was gonna become my dinner if it didn't leave." said Nova.

Lloyd rolled his eyes with a soft chuckle. "If you ate that bird, it would just make you fat."

"I'm sorry? Did you just call me fat?" Nova glared at him.

"Wha-No, no, no, I wasn't calling you that. I mean, you're not even that heavy to begin with." said Lloyd.

"What?" Nova's eyes started glowing purple as her horns and tail showed up.

"Ummm, well, I mean you do have a nice figure." said Lloyd, quickly looking down and up at her.

At that, Nova's face turned all red as her horns and tail disappeared. She turned her face away from him as she grew all shy. "I wanna go back to the shadows."

"Too much?" Lloyd raised an eyebrow at her but smiled a bit at her reaction. "But I do mean it, you have a nice figure. It's kind of hard to miss."

At this point, steam was slowly rising up from Nova's head as her face was burning all red. "...C-can we please d-drop this topic a-already."

"Okay, okay, I'll stop..... for now." He said with a smirk.

"Please end my suffering." mumbled Nova as she hides her face against his chest.