True Potential 83

                                    

                                          
The Ninja team were celebrating their success of defeating the sons of Garmadon, by singing at Darreth's Club.
"It's time for training and we're getting started." The group sang together
"It's on you!" Jay sang and then the other continued with, "And we wanna see you Whip and shout it!" 
"We rock!" Nya shouted but almost knocked over Zane since the stage was too small. 
Toddler Wu was dancing in front of the stage.
"you roll! They say go slow and everything Just stands so still!" The Group sang they weren't the best singers 
"We say go, go" they sang but way out of sync.
"We're ready for the fight, We know the drill!" Nya sang
Then Jay sang, "It seems so long ago," Jay sang and then said, "This part is-Okay, Listen."
"OKay here it comes!" Cole said 
"They say go slow!  and everything Just stands so stil." The group sang and this time seemed to be actually in sync.
Baby Wu giggled and cooed as he danced around, it almost looked as if someone was dancing with him, but it appeared to be only Wu.
Misako laughed,
"That must be a strange sight- to see someone you've known for so long suddenly look so young," Pixal said 
"He always had a young soul. At least he's happy." Misako said smiling 
"Jump and do it again, Ninja go, Ninja come on..." The group sang
but Pixal looked over her shoulder to see Lloyd leaning against the railing alone. and she said, "Not everyone is happy." to Misako
Misako walked over to her son. 
Lloyd had been alone, when he felt as if someone had leaned their head on his shoulder, in a comforting way the feeling was light but there, and Lloyd could have sworn he smelled a very faint scent of Sakura flowers, just like the perfume Misty always had used. He turned his head away from the sensation, and it soon faded and so did the sweet smell.
"You cared for her didn't you?" Misako said,
"What does it matter?" Lloyd said and he turned his back on his mother
"It mattered to you, bruises go away. Bones break and heal, but getting your heartbroken? Take your time to mourn, but don't let it destroy you, if you bury what's good about you beneath a hard shell, you'll turn out no better than Harumi." Misako said and she removed her hand from her son's shoulder.
Lloyd turned around but said nothing, but a smile appeared on his face as he looked at his friends singing on the small stage. 
The group sang, and jumped off the staged and danced as Cole, who still had the microphone in hand was singing and dancing, "Just jump up, kick back, Whip around, and spin, Then we jump back, Do it again!" 
The team then jumped back onto the stage and all sang together, "Ninja Go! Ninja Go, We're gonna do it again." 
Lloyd stopped smiling as he heard the television, it seemed to have been mysteriously turned up, just enough for him to notice.
"Darreth, cut the music!" Lloyd shouted 
Darreth did as he was told, and the rest of the team was left with only their off-tune voices. They began to complain about the sudden stop.
"What is it, Lloyd?" Misako asked
"Look!" Lloyd said and pointed to the small television. 
"It's always good to see, my beautiful Gayle Gossip, ah," Darreth said as he turned the volume up more
"I'm standing outside the police headquarters Where an assailant rammed a stolen garbage truck into the front of it, I'm hearing word it was a jailbreak, a prisoner was freed from custody." The news reporter said 
"Okay maybe not always good, Hey didn't you just put the princesses in jail? You don't think it's her, do you?" Darreth said
"Okay, I'm getting verification the prisoner that was freed, was the recently apprehended Jade Princess Princess Harumi, Security footage caught the two on vide." said Gayle Gossip
and the video shouted, Harumi running but then an image of Lord Gramadon running past as well." A look of horror and surprised showed on Lloyd's face. and in the back they heard a chair crash against a table as if someone had backed into it.
"Holy cow. That looks like-" Darreth started to say and then gasped. He looked a the ninja, who looked at Lloyd.
"That.... That's impossible." Lloyd said 
"Could be anyone," Kai said 
"But he has four arms." Zane countered Kai hit Zane in the back
"So does Mr. E! Heh, who doesn't have four arms these days?" Jay said 
"We stopped the ceremony didn't we?" Lloyd said to his mother but she only stared at the Tv... silent and shocked.
"I'm telling you that's not him, if that's Lord Garmadon than, heh, I'm Lord of the Jig." Jay shouted
"That-that's when she said, "Kneel before Lord Garmadon." A policeman on the screen said 
"Jay sighed and then took off his party hat and said, "Ah, Okay that's definitely him." 
"Then you better start jiggin." Cole said 
"Misako, can you find a place to keep Wu somewhere safe?" Nya said and she placed the toddler in Misako's arms.
"I have a corner pad on the east side. You two can make it your own, just don't mind the underwear lying around" Darreth said 
"We'll take him there now," Misako said 
"The rest of us-- we've got work to do." Kai said 
and they hurried out the door, Lloyd felt as if a wind blew past him and he swore he heard a very faint voice say, "When!" but another reply this one clipped with irritation say, "Wait, just wait."