Chapter 95: Season 11: Secret of the Wolf
Well, we find out through Lloyd's rambling, how he feels about the whole Nova and Delta situation, and more.
Hmmm, ninjago + the first realm = bad kitchen luck.
The never-realm = bad weapon control luck.
We get a little fluff. >:3
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*Lloyd tells Red about the Sons of Garmadon, while they head off for the Castle of Ice in his Titan's Mech.*
Nova had gone on to take a nap, and was now sleeping with her head resting on Lloyd's chest. While he was controlling the mech.
"And they call themselves the "Sons of Garmadon." And they had this creepy symbol that looked like my father. As soon as I saw it, I knew it. Here we go again." Red facepalms herself. "I just have the worst luck. There was this girl named Harumi. And I really thought she liked me, but I found out she was just pretending. She only wanted to bring my father back from the Departed Realm to destroy us." Lloyd let out a sigh.
"Oh, but then my best friend, who, I thought, was dead for some years. Actually ended up being alive this whole time, and had been hiding behind her mask and her secret identity, Delta, who I had grown to see as a friend. Only to then find out she was actually Nova herself, I mean seriously, I can understand that she was scared of us finding out who she really was." Red was rolling her eyes with a sigh, listening to his talking.
"But she has always been kind of secretly, and has some serious trust issues, more than I have, which should say something. I mean, one moment she is all open and sweet, then next she gets all aggressive and closed off. I'm starting to think it's because she was created by the Overlord, so it might influence her mood swings, in some way. Oh, and don't even get me started on her weird future sight thingy, it is very confusing and a sore topic at the moment." Lloyd let's out another sigh. "Just my life." Red spots, storm clouds and barks. "Those don't look good. What do you say we pick up the pace?" She barks, agreeing. They head off for the Castle of Ice.
Nova slowly started waking up as she felt them picking up the pace, she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes as she looked up at Lloyd. "What's going on?"
"There is a storm heading our way, it seems, so we are speeding up a bit before we get ourselves caught in it." said Lloyd.
"Okay." said Nova, letting out a yawn.
"So, did you have a nice nap?" Lloyd asked, smiling at her.
"It was..... fine, though not very comfortable." said Nova.
Lloyd raised an eyebrow as he looked at her. "If I wasn't busy controlling this mech, I might have been able to make it more comfortable for you."
A slow blush started growing on Nova's face, as she turned her head away from him. "I said it wasn't very comfortable, but I didn't say I had trouble sleeping."
Lloyd let out a chuckle as he watched her getting a little shy. "Well, I'm happy you aren't having any trouble sleeping, like all the other times when you didn't have your plushie."
Nova pouted a little but wasn't looking at him. "I-I'm only sleeping with you if I have trouble sleeping, o-o-otherwise I'm still gonna sleep in my own bed."
"Hmmm, really? What a shame, I kind of liked having you sleeping in my arms." said Lloyd, giving her a kiss on the neck. Which caught her by surprise as she let out a squeal, and almost jumped out of the mech.
"Wh-What the hell L-L-L-Lloyd!?" Nova's face was red like a tomato, maybe even more than should be possible, as steam was rising up from her head.
Lloyd started laughing out loud at her reaction, he had never seen that from her before, so he couldn't help finding it a little funny. "By the First Spinjitzu Master, *laughs* even now you are still full of surprises. *laughs* I didn't think it was possible for you to have any other reactions like that one!"
Nova narrowed her eyes at him, as she punched his arm before looking away from him. "Meanie."
"Meanie? Is that the best you got? I thought you would say something else like, jerk, asshole, bastard or even idiot." said Lloyd with a smirk on his face, but it slowly went away when he noticed she was growing more shy than normal. "I really caught you off guard, didn't I?"
Nova just gave him the finger and didn't look at him nor said another word.
"Huh, I didn't think it was possible to catch you so off guard." said Lloyd, looking at her with a soft smile.
".....W-whatever." said Nova, though in a more timid voice.
Lloyd shook his head and decided to give Nova some space to calm down, until she wasn't all that flustered anymore. So he continues to tell Red about his adventures with the Sons of Garmadon.
"So then, there's this huge stone Colossus, and I'm thinking, "What am I supposed to do? There's no Spinjitzu move for this." Red facepalms herself again. "And, I mean, we all came together and took it down, but, oh boy, it wasn't easy. Wait." He jumps off the mech to take a closer look at the ice. "What is that? This doesn't look like normal ice." He gets ready to touch it, but Red barks.
"Yeah, maybe not a good idea. Wow. There's more of it. It's everywhere. We better keep moving. We're going to have to find shelter if this thing gets any worse." Lightning strikes and ice spikes out, heading for them. "Ice is definitely not supposed to do that." An Ice Behemoth takes up form. Red growls. "Do you hear that?"
"Well! Don't just stand there! Get moving already!" shouted Nova, who was still sitting in the mech.
The robot swings at him, but Lloyd dodges. Red jumps up near Lloyd, and he pulls out the Titan Mech's sword. The robot pushes him back. Red jumps off. Lloyd swings at the robot, cutting off its arm, but the robot attracts its arm back with electricity.
"Oh, no!" shouted Lloyd and Nova as the Ice Behemoth pushes Lloyd and Nova off the cliff. The pair fall towards the bottom of the mountain. "Ahh!"
Red runs down the mountain to check on Lloyd and Nova. She barks worriedly, but it also wakens the robot. As the robot approaches Lloyd along with Nova, he kicks it back. He swings the mech's sword at it, but the robot catches the mech's arm and tries to freeze them. Lloyd tries to tug it out and breaks through the ice.
Nova summoned her blaster and tried shooting at the robot, but it got jammed. "Aaargh! Come on! Why the fuck is everything going to shit with my weapons here!?"
"Come on, come on!" said Lloyd, trying to break through the ice.
Red jumps across the robot, distracting it, and Lloyd punches its face. He swings the sword at the robot, but it tosses it away. Red barks, but the robot kicks her across, and leaves her unconscious. It pushes Lloyd and Nova down to the ground and heads for Red.
"Hey! Get away from her! Pick on someone your own size! Actually, you're bigger. But you know what I mean!" Lloyd activates the shuriken slicer/shield and slices the robot's leg, but the leg reattaches itself. "How many times do I have to defeat you, before you start to feel it?"
"And how many parts do you need to rip apart only for it to reattach again." said Nova.
"Not helping, moonie." said Lloyd.
"Sorry." said Nova.
Lloyd realizes they are on a lake and gets an idea. He kicks the robot back, then slices up the ice. The robot makes its way to him, but the ice does not give way. He throws a rock at it to weigh it down. The ice finally gives way and Lloyd along with Nova returns to attend to Red.
"Red!" Lloyd and Nova jump out of the mech. "Red? Red, are you okay, girl? You're alive! Just hang on, buddy. I'll get you warm." He jumps back onto the mech and positions it to make a shelter. Lloyd sets down a lantern and wrap a bandage around Red's leg. "Now, you just rest. You're going to be okay. We're going to be just fine. we'll take care of you."
Nova sat down next to Lloyd, and decided to keep looking out while the two slept.
"I'm surprised you didn't tell him about this." said Akita, who had turned into her human form.
"Eh, I don't see a reason to tell him. It's your decision to make, not mine." said Nova.
"And yet, you already knew when I started dragging him out of the snow." said Akita.
Nova just gave a simple shrug. "I mean, with my future sight I saw it coming. But that doesn't mean I have to share everything I see."
A small smirk grew on Nova's face. "So, how did you enjoy Lloyd's rambling about his life?"
Akita narrowed her eyes at her. "You knew he was gonna talk to no end, so you went on to avoid it with sleep and music."
Nova let out a soft giggle. "Me, avoid his rambling? Noooo, I would never. I love it."
"You're very annoying." said Akita.
"I know, it comes with the territory, sister." said Nova smirking at her, before she felt an arm wrap around her. "Well, I'm going to sleep, see you in the morning." She said as Lloyd pulled her closer in his sleep.
Nova rolled her eyes as she closed them, and rested herself again him as she fell asleep.
*Later, Lloyd wakes up and sees Red in her human form.*
"Ahh! Who are you?! Where's Red?" She gets up and Lloyd sees the bandage. "That's the bandage I put on Red. You're Red? You're a wolf? I mean, a human?"
Nova yawned, rubbing sleep out of her eyes as she woke up to Lloyd's voice.
"I-I can explain." said Akita.
"I'd like to see you try!" said Lloyd.
"I am Akita, a Formling." She told him.
"A shapeshifter? All this time, you were tricking me? You just let me tell you all those things? Let me go on and on, thinking you were just a wolf?" Lloyd asked, before looking over at Nova. "Did you know about this?"
"Maybe." said Nova, letting out another yawn.
"I did not know if you could be trusted." said Akita.
"You didn't know if I could be trusted? Haha. That's rich, considering you're the one who can't be trusted!" said Lloyd.
"I meant no harm." said Akita.
"Well, too late! Harm done! I can't believe all the things I told you, about my father, and...and Harumi, Nova and—" said Lloyd.
"Wait, what?" Nova looked over at Lloyd with a raised eyebrow.
"I never asked for your life story! It is not my fault you talk so much. Like, so much!" said Akita, before glancing over at Nova. "I don't know how you can put up with this."
"You get used to it." said Nova, only to get a cold glare from Lloyd, making her go quiet.
"So much? At least, I'm honest! I don't pretend to be something else!" said Lloyd.
"Are you calling me a liar?" Akita asked.
"Maybe I am!" said Lloyd.
"Take it back." said Akita.
"Where are the popcorns, for this early drama in the morning." Nova wondered as she watched.
"No." said Lloyd.
"I saved your life! You should be grateful!" said Akita.
"And we saved yours! So we're even! Now stay away from me and Nova!" He picks up the lantern and grabs Nova's hand, as they head back to the mech. "I only travel with people I trust."
"Fine! You too! Stay away from me!" said Akita.
"Fine!" Lloyd heads off with Nova for the Castle of Ice. Akita transforms into her wolf form and follows them. "Hey, what are you doing? I told you not to follow us!"
Akita transforms back into her human form and stands before Lloyd. "I am not yours to command! I go the way I wish to go! And that is this way!"
"That's the way I'm going. Why are you going this way?" said Lloyd.
Nova let out a sigh, rolling her eyes. "Okay, forget the drama. I don't like sitting pretty much in the middle of this bullshit."
"I am going to face the Ice Emperor." said Akita.
"Well, that's where we're going! To free our friend, Zane, from the Ice Emperor." said Lloyd.
"How? By boring him to death with stories about Harumi and Nova?" said Akita.
Stunned, Lloyd retorts. "Oh, what are you goi—"
"SHUT UP ALREADY!!" shouted Nova, catching both of their attention. "Enough with the arguing in the early fucking morning, can we just get going already before I decide to go ahead by myself."
Lloyd and Akita glared at each other for a moment before both let out a sigh. "Fine."
Akita transforms back into a wolf and runs off for the Castle of Ice.
"Sorry about that, moonie." said Lloyd looking at Nova.
"I get one good fucking night sleep, and I wake up to you two arguing." Nova sighed heavy as she leaned against Lloyd.
"So you did have a good night sleep when next to me?" A smirk grew on Lloyd's face.
"Shut up, and get moving already, greenie." said Nova as she used her hand to push his face away from her.
A small chuckle escaped from Lloyd. "Alright, I guess it's enough messing with you for now."
"What?" Nova glanced at Lloyd, but his focus was already on the Castle of Ice.
Lloyd starts moving the mech, and it isn't long until runs past Akita until she whimpers. "You shouldn't run on that. You're still hurt." He returns and rewraps her bandage.
"I am sorry I deceived you." said Akita.
"I'm sorry, too." said Lloyd.
"You told me everything about yourself and I... told you nothing. I will share my tale with you two, if you will still hear it." Lloyd and Nova nods.
"At least they aren't fighting anymore, it was such a pain to watch, while fun at first, it gets really annoying very soon." Nova thought to herself.