The Wanderer

The Quiet One

The Bounty was working, but the Sons of Garmadon gang had us trapped in Vengstone so we couldn't escape with our powers. Wu was giggling while playing with a biker and Ultra Violet held Nadine tightly.

I hissed "Let my daughter go."

She laughed "Oh please. How can this thing be your daughter? It's so disgusting yet so useful..."

Nya struggled in her chains as Ultra Violet held a dagger to Nadine's neck, the young Hypnobrai cried.

My eyes softened and I reassured "Nadine, stay strong. It'll be okay."

"Aw, would you look at that? The Dragon is a mother now."

I growled. Killow walked to us, looking at Cole "Where is he? Where's the Green Ninja?" He asked.

"Like we'll ever tell you." Cole scoffed. "Uh, Cole, you don't argue with a man whose navel is that close..." Jay whispered to him.

"Mr. E found them" one of the members said.

"Good eye, Mr. E! The Oni Temple is just 15 miles north of here. Set a course for the Quiet One!" Killow said, "You don't have to call her that, we know it's Harumi..." Nya said.

I saw Indie and Scour from afar being trapped in a cage, I frowned. "Do you guys have any idea on what you're doing? She's planning on resurrecting Garmadon—Lord Garmadon." Kai said and the Sons of Garmadon stared in slight shock.

The fire ninja smirked "Then I guess you never had the chance to meet him" he said. "No, but we look forward to it." Killow said and laughed a bit, Zane glared at him.

"In our experiences, when the bad guys try to unearth an ancient evil, it never ends well for them." Zane said, I nod. "Yeah, just ask Pythor, Master Chen, Morro, or even Garmadon himself" Jay said, I groaned quietly.

"Well, then it's a good thing the Quiet One isn't a bad guy, but a bad girl" Ultra Violet said, I growled softly. "Let's just hope Lloyd discovers Harumi's secret before her help arrives.." Cole whispered to us.

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Some time went by and we were at the Oni Temple, most of the Sons of Garmadon had left the Bounty to figure out how to get inside.

I noticed the keys to unlock the vengestone nearby, I gently nudged Nya. She glanced at me slightly and I gestured to the keys with my head, she looked and then glanced back at me, she nodded. She nudged Cole, he stared but then nodded. He started to sing.

As Cole was annoying the Sons of Garmadon guy, I looked at Wu who was near the counter. "Wu, get the keys!" Nya whispered, he looked at the counter and grabbed the teapot. "No, not the tea. The keys!" I whispered, he stared.

He looked down at the tea and drank from it, he put it back on the counter and grabbed the keys as he walked over, unlocking the lock and the chains fell. We got up as Cole kicked the guy down, my Dragon features appeared and I stretched.

"Ok, let's go!" Jay said and took off, we all followed him, after I freed Indie and Scout of course. We got to the Sons of Garmadon and Kai held out his Katanas "Not so fast!" He said.

"Where's Lloyd?" He asked while glaring at Harumi, she smirked "The Green Ninja can't help you now" she said.

I snarled at her, seeing Nadine being held by the neck. "Let her go..."

"This can end one of two ways! Either you hand the masks over peacefully..." Kai said, "Heh. I don't even have to know the rest of the choices." Jay said. "Or what?" Harumi asked.

"Or we're gonna have to get all Ninja up on you!" He said. I raised an eyebrow.

"What does that even mean?" Harumi scoffed "...I don't know, I was improvising. Usually Lloyd does the talking, but he isn't here...B...WHERE IS LLOYD?!" Kai said.

I heard something and looked up "Found him." I said and pointed my wing up to the sky. The others looked, Lloyd falling from the sky. "Uh, he's falling pretty fast!" Cole said. My wings opened, I took off in the sky and caught Lloyd in my arms. I flew down to the others and landed. "Guys! Harumi is the Quiet One!" He said "Yeah, we kinda already figured that out..." I said.

I set Lloyd down and there was a sudden roar, I glanced up, a huge pincher of a large crab creature above. "Aah!!" Jay screamed and everyone took off, I followed as the surface I was running on was breaking, I jumped onto the small rock island everyone else was on and I looked around.

"What is that?" Killow asked, Nya stayed next to me.

It was quiet for a bit, I could sense the monster swimming around. It suddenly jumped out of the water and attacked, I looked as I stepped back. "Aah! Large monster!!" Jay yelled and all of them started to fight it.

I ran to the monster and grabbed it by one of its legs, I started to spin it around and I threw it as it landed in the water. "Ice!" Zane said and shot ice off his hands, the monster being trapped in the water by ice.

"Ah! Their getting away!!" Jay said and I looked, the Sons of Garmadon getting away with the Bounty. "Get me close!" Lloyd said "On it! Asteria, I need your assist!" Nya said.

I nod and shot ice out my mouth as it hit the water Nya formed. It was made into an upwards ramp. Lloyd used his Spinjitzu and went up the ramp, sending himself in the air and he landed on the Bounty.

"He didn't just-" Jay said "He just did." Kai said, I saw Killow grabbing Lloyd. My wings opened and I flew after the Bounty, knowing now Lloyd and my daughter were on it.

I was so focused, I didn't see a biker taking a weapon and throwing it. My wing was torn by the dagger and I started to fall to the ground.

I could hear the others calling my name as I was trying to flap my wings to stay steady but it wasn't working.

My back made contact with the hard ground instead of the water and I hissed. Jay dashed to me and held me in his arms "Asteria! Asteria are you okay?!"

I reassured "Yeah. Yes, I'm fine..."

"Uh...guys...?" Zane asked, we all looked and the monster had broken free from the ice. "Puppy!" Wu said.

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Author's Edit: Oct 15, 2023

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