Hey everyone, it's me, Packerfan95. Normally I would have be posting my next hero story but I'm still in the process of the next story, but however, this story has been in my head for months and needs to be posted. If any of you have read Mysterious Ninja when I first joined this site, this is like a...deleted scene of my first story. But it's mostly focused on my OC, Lucas Wu, and Lloyd. This is only a short story and I won't be doing weekly updates, but this will tie me over till I post my next story. No spoils of who is next to be a superhero. But anyway, I hope you enjoy the first chapter and can't wait for the reviews.

Chapter 1: Escaped

Lucas

The night was dark and warm as I flew with my elemental dragon, Storm, across the starry sky. My bangs brushed across my hazel grey eyes as soft winds brushed across my face. My grey gi and mask were drenched with rain water I had conjured with my powers, but it was only to be used to escape from Ninjago's greatest heroes as I was held captive from them for a short period of time. Sure it may not have been long but I had a mission to accomplish and couldn't let my master and uncle, Lord Garmadon be disappointed without my prize. Wonder how my father, Sensei Wu, felt after I escaped with my token to my master.

In my right arm in a headlock was the destined green ninja. Master of all elements. But to my surprise was that he was nothing but a small fry of a kid. Ten to eleven of age the most. He struggled in my grasp with all his might as he bucked and squirmed but I snorted as I had him and he'll never get out of this headlock. To show I had him, I simply flexed my arm to hear him gasp a breath to lightly choke him to stop. But surely enough, he continued to squirm more and more. This was going to be a long trip back to the Underworld entrance with him thrashing about.

"Let me go!" the blonde haired boy screamed as he struggled. "You don't know who you are dealing with!"

I snorted again as he struggled while I kept a firm grip on Storm's reins and him around my arm. Probably once I get ourselves far away from my father and his ninjas, I'll get this brat tied up and secured for a safer trip. Then again, when I think about it. This brat is actually my cousin. Lord Garmadon's son who is destined to fight against the dark lord as the prophecy has said in an ancient scroll my father once showed me when I was little. But since I found out I wasn't the destined green ninja, I ran away to be soon captured by skeletons and brought to the Underworld to meet my uncle as the dark lord trapped and banished and became his apprentice. My main objective now, destroy the Ninja and rule beside my uncle and cousin once he joins us no matter what. "Keep struggling, Shrimp." I barked. "No way you can escape and run while riding on a dragon. Might as well give up."

I felt the green ninja struggling little by little and soon unleashed more anger to try and escape. This was futile and he knew it. "I will not give up!" he shouted. "And stop calling me Shrimp!" I felt something sharp gripping my arm tightly to yelp and avert my gaze down to see he had his teeth biting my arm. I tried resisting the pain, but soon released my grip on him to cradle my arm to glare at the kid. "Now what?"

I wished he didn't say that. Oh he was so going to get it now. The pain in my arm subsided and I quickly looped my arm back into another headlock and as quick saw he was going to bite again, I grabbed his mask that was in his belt and stuffed it into his mouth; save for the headpiece sticking out. And before he could spit out, I quickly fished into my leather bag that was attached to Storm's saddle to pull out a strip of black cloth I was going to use as his blindfold, but in a time like this, it would be his gag. I quickly wrapped it around his mouth and tied it tightly behind his head. All I heard were muffled screams. Sweet silence. "Now what?" I remarked.

I smirked as the boy was getting red at the face for that and continued to scream from his gag and struggle from my grip. Boy this was definitely going to be a long flight back to the Underworld. Now I know how it's like for a...babysitter with bratty kids. Loud mouth kids that bite you. Not to mention that he was digging his fingers into my arm as best as he could. Yeah right with that. I bet those gloves don't even allow him to dig his nails into the skin of his friends. Also I bet his nails are trimmed anyway. No scratching or biting now. Absolutely perfect.

Minutes passed as we flew across the land of Ninjago and finally the kid in my arm stopped his attempt at escaping. Good. I won't have to deal with him being a pest. Storm flapped his wings gracefully in the calming night and I set his reins to a holder attached to his saddle and stroked his gleaming scaly neck for getting us out on time. I'm glad to rely on my dragon that have had since my thirteenth birthday and get me out of tight situations like when I was nearly a meal to a deceased spider queen that haunted me since I was ten. But luckily at the last second, he came to my rescue and we both escaped the Underworld after my uncle was releashed from his banishment and return with four more arms to obtain the power of the Golden Weapons. But still, I'm glad to rely on my dragon to help me escape from any situation.

But speaking of the Golden Weapons, my weapons happen to be the Sai's of Water for my element is water. My grandfather was the First Spinjitzu Master who created Ninjago from the beginning of time and also created five elemental golden weapons for each elemental ninja. Fire, Earth, Lightning, Ice, and Water even. For being a descendant of the First Spinjitzu Master, I am glad to be obtained with a element. But how come my cousin becomes the master of all elements and four other teens at my age get the other elements. I'll never understand that I suppose. But with the Golden Weapons, my uncle can now obtain all of their power unlike Samukai, the once King of the Underworld, and soon rule Ninjago with an iron fist. If he can get his hands on the other four though.

As we flew across a large body of water of what I think was a lake, I snapped out of my thoughts as I had to focus and looked down at my cousin to see if he was still in my grip and haven't slipped free from me. Like he can escape from a dragon while flying over Ninjago without hurting himself. I think he's not that stupid anyway. But for being the green ninja to fight against his father, I feel like he'll make a stupid choice. I gazed down as his face still had a pinkish red of anger still and tapped his head to grab his attention and looked up at me to growl. I snorted and grabbed the knot on his gag. "If I remove the gag, will you shut up and not scream?" I grumbled and saw him respond quickly by nodding. "Good. One peep of a scream, I will shut you up again."

I carefully untied the tight square knot so he couldn't quickly pull it off and stuff the strip of cloth in my bag and pulled his mask out of his mouth to hear him cough and figured he had a dry mouth. I remember that when Samukai used my mask to gag me after I ran away when I was wearing my ninja garbs when training with my dad. I simply waved my left hand and felt a cool sensation run through my veins and formed a small orb of water in my gloved hand and held it over by his mouth. "Drink that so you're mouth doesn't hurt and so you don't get a scratchy voice even." I demanded. "Your father wouldn't want you damaged." He glared at me still but gradually sipped the water till it was enough to quench his thirst.

I shook my hand away to release any excess water from my hand that still clung into the fabric and grabbed Storm's reins to wrap my around around it to keep my control on his flying. "Why are you doing this?" I heard the kid ask but I ignored him. "Why are you helping my dad and not yours. You're my cousin now that I met you and I see that you're Uncle Wu's son, but still why are you helping my dad? You're a ninja like my friends and me. So you should be on our side and not theirs." But I heard him scoff as I ignored him still.

For those questions, I doubt he had to know the answer. Bottom line was that I'm an apprentice to Lord Garmadon to help my master rule Ninjago with the Ninja and my father destroyed. Nothing will stop us. Neither will the all mighty green ninja if he either joins us or in my pleasure I will lock him in my room like any bratty kid if they refuse to do what they are told. "I rather not tell, Shrimp." I replied finally. "They're answers you really don't need to know."

I saw the kid become pinkish red again to huff. "Stop calling me Shrimp!" he shouted. "I hate it when people give me nicknames for my height. I get it that I'm short and all, but seriously though. What do they call you then? Fish-head?"

I chuckled a small laugh to shake my head. No one ever really gives me a nickname. It's just been Lucas. Nothing else really. "Pfft. As if." I rebutted sarcastically. "No one would dare think of giving me a nickname. Unlike yours, I actually like it. It's something I can call you whenever I feel like it. Especially when we get home and see your father."

"You better be joking on that." he grumbled on the thought of his father. The green ninja understood that his father didn't want him to follow him since it was their destiny to fight in the Final Battle of good and evil. But after the stunt I pulled on him at that alley in Ninjago City when my uncle sent me to...introduce myself to the public, mostly the Ninja, I threw my golden sai at his shoulder to where he had a bloodcurling scream and passed out from the adrenaline. But with my master spying on me with the Refective Pool, he hated for what I did for harming his son. How was I suppose to know that the master of all elements was his son, my cousin. He failed to report that to me. "My dad knows he doesn't want me to be on your side. And you can't make me." To imply that statement, he simply stuck his tongue out at me like a toddler would.

I honestly can't blame the kid I suppose. Not everyday your father is evil and wants you to join his side after a small mistake of not knowing he was family. But who cared. "Oh I'm sure we'll make you change your mind about that." I stated and set Storm's reins aside. "But for now, I think it's bedtime for you. Afterall it is getting late."

"And you won't make me do that either." the kid grumbled and opened his mouth again to bite down on my arm harder than the last. I yelped louder than before to loosen my hold on him but kept him close so he wouldn't fall of. "Like that!? I bet you do!" He opened his mouth again and bit down harder than the last one again. I yelped more as I could've sworn he was breaking skin on my arm. Geez this kid's teeth were sharp as knives everytime he bites. Enough was enough.

I kept my hold on him while he had his vampire teeth attached to my arm and used my free hand to club him on the back of the head to hear him gasp and released his hold to sway and shake his head of nausea. I rolled up my sleeve to check on my arm to see the large bite marks he made to grumble. "Little brat," I mumbled and rolled my sleeve back down. "Thanks to you I may have to have a tetanus shot or possibly a rabies shot." He glared up at me on that comment and had his mouth opened to prepare for another bite and I quickly shoved his mask back into his mouth, save for the metal headpiece sticking out still, and tied his gag tightly behind his head while getting bits of his blonde hair caught to hear him scream a bit. "Oh shut up."

I reached into my leather pouch that hung off my right leg while the kid struggled into my lap and finally pulled out what I needed to put this kid down. In my hand was an Elm shaped leaf but it was large as a maple leaf, but underneath the waxy chlorophyll and in the veins was a special compound that I have been fond of. The leafs origin comes from the Shuìmián Tree, meaning slumber, for the leaves carry a very strong gas to render those to unconsciousness. Apothecaries used these leaves to make anestetics for doctors and only can be found within one location. But I didn't like the name of. I perfer Knock-Out Leaves. Much catchier. But all it matter for me right now, it'll get this kid to stop his futile struggling and finally go to sleep.

I simply laid the leaf over by his mouth while he looked at it weirdly and broke the leaf's veins over his nose. Small gas vapors could be seen as they wafted into his nose and I shied my head away for I didn't want to be a victim as well. I heard the kid's screams growing louder but eventually slowed to make me watch his eyes flutter against the powerful natural drug and the emerald eyes were no longer seen. Quick and powerful these leaves were, no doubt. I sighed and tossed the leaf aside for it was garbage now and shifted the kid around to keep a hold on him so he wouldn't fall.

The kid's soft snores from his nose made me turn to face him as he laid his head against my chest and curled up on my lap. Was that natural of him or what to...snuggle up to his enemy? But still, I had to admit that...it was actually cute of him to do that to make me actually smile a bit. This was my cousin afterall and he has a large responsibility to hold as being the powerful ninja of Ninjago. I just couldn't believe it though and never knew he was my cousin. And...I actually don't want him getting hurt for anything. Sure I don't know his name or anything else about him, he was still family. Oh this was going to be...hard actually now.

I think hours have passed or not even an hour passed now and I saw how late it was becoming and Storm has been flying for me all day and I don't want my dragon to be exhausted. I patted his neck to give him a small encouragement but heard something beeping around us and turned my head to the source to see a red light blink on Storm's right hind leg to raise a brow at it. "Storm, can you give me your right leg?" I asked him. "I see something on you." My dragon snorted a little as I take as a "Yes" and grabbed my seat to keep the kid with me as my dragon awkwardly moved his back leg while tilting his body for me. I tried to reach for the thing but instead drew a golden sai to reach farther and flicked it off with the tip of the blade and caught it. I looked at the strange circular device that was on my friend to realize it was a tracking device. Those Ninja, they'll stop us from ruling Ninjago.

I heard thunder rumble to make me lift my head to see dark clouds rolling in with lightning flashing. I know Storm and I had to create thunderstorms from our elemental powers to escape so I know those are natural storm clouds and I don't want to want conjure them away. I feel like that could upset the nature around people. Like if people moved the moon, that would upset the nature in the world. So you get what I'm saying. Anyway, with a storm rolling in our path, I felt like it was unwise to steer through it with a slumbering kid in my lap. I need both hands to steer Storm but I need to keep the kid from falling off though. Sighing, I had no choice and I know we're close to a familiar area. "Storm, take us home." I commanded to the dragon. "You need a break and I'm...concern for the kid's safety through the storm. Understand?" My dragon huffed as he understood and steered away to head east and lower himself down to glide.

I smiled to my dragon as I'm glad he understood my concern for safety on all of us and turned to see my cousin still asleep with the gag in his mouth. To show I had a soft heart on him, I untied his gag to remove his mask so it couldn't choke him but retied the strip of cloth back over his mouth. And the cute thing was that he didn't stir or wake up but curled closer to me to continue to sleep. That leaf must've been a strong one to make him sleep like he was a toddler. But that didn't matter much though. "It'll be over once we get to the Underworld." I spoke to him softly. "It'll be over soon, Shrimp."

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