I couldn't resist more cat-Lloyd! So here are a few scenes! It's part two to No Room To Swing A Cat.

Bell the Cat = Meaning: Take on a difficult or impossible task
Example: Who will bell the cat and take on the job of reducing corruption in this country?
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Nya rubbed her eyes tiredly. She had been working all night trying to find the goons that had changed Lloyd into a cat but they were more experienced than she realized. They had cleaned their trail well. Too well. So well that Nya was startling to think they weren't the simple thugs the ninja had assumed they were.

A meow turned her attention to someone outside her door. It was closed and Nya did not attempt to open it. She knew Lloyd would be upset to see her sacrificing her sleep for this. Another insistent meow sounded. Nya held her breath and hoped he would go away. She was in no mood to deal with the scolding glare of a cat.

After a moment Nya thought her plan had worked but then a scrabbling noise erupted from the other side of the door and two paws slid beneath the door, flying around like they were trying to grab something.

Nya's eyebrows flew up as she stared at the ridiculous flapping of paws. Nya snorted but stood up and opened the door. Innocent green eyes stared up at her.

"Alright, you got my attention," Nya grumbled. Lloyd shoved his way into her room and jumped lightly onto her desk.

It was odd to see her friend, her brother, as a cat. She couldn't talk to him the same way or see his goofy smile. Nya's sleep-deprived mind no longer had the energy to hold back the sadness and frustration. She tried to blink away the tears as she sat down at the desk.

Lloyd was watching her, eyes narrowing at her distressed state and glaring at the computer screen like it personally offended him.

"I'm sorry," Nya sobbed, covering her face with her hands. "I'm sorry."

The stress was piling onto her and the waterworks were coming. There was an anxious mew but Nya ignored it. She hated herself for being like this. Lloyd didn't need to see her cry. Why can't she just get it together?

A head bumped under her hand, pulling it from her eyes. Nya blinked in confusion when Lloyd rubbed his head underneath her palm and looked at her expectantly. Nya hesitated to pet him, feeling a little weird about it. She didn't go around petting human Lloyd that often other than the occasional noogie. Cat-Lloyd was demanding, head-butting her until she gave him a scratch behind his ears.

A purr rumbled from the feline and Nya gave a wet laugh as Lloyd rolled over only her laptop, shutting it and obnoxiously laying across the device.

"Look at you, being a mean little kitty." Nya snickered, tickling his belly. Lloyd tilted his head at her innocently, and for a second Nya almost thought he was smiling.

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"Don't let him leave!"

Zane looked around in confusion as a streak of white tried to get past him. The nindroid frowned but placed his foot in front of the cat before he could escape. Lloyd hissed at the master of ice but it broke off into a screech when Cole plucked him from the ground. Now that Zane could see him better he became aware of the large odd-smelling stain over his fur.

"What happened?" Zane questioned.

Kai snorted from where he was sharpening his katana. "Cole almost drowned him in food."

"I did not!" Cole protested, defensively. He turned back to Zane and examined the filthy cat. "We don't have any cat food so I tried to make something Lloyd could eat. But we didn't have some stuff so I substituted it for something else..."

Cole grimaced and waved a hand vaguely at the mess currently on the sulking feline. "Anyways, now I need to give him a bath but he won't let me!"

"He's a cat, Cole! What do you expect?" Kai shouted.

Zane looked amused. "He's correct. Most mammals do not enjoy being washed in large quantities of water."

"But I can't get the stuff out using wet towels." Cole sighed. "And Lloyd won't cooperate!"

Lloyd just hung there looking sorry for himself.

"Lloyd doesn't like baths when he was a human, why would he like baths as a cat?" Kai pointed out, pausing the stone along the blade.

Cole glared at Kai. "Well, we can't just let him walk around smelling like this!" Cole brought the cat up to the fire ninja's nose. Kai recoiled as the smell wafted his way.

"Ew! Cole! What did you put in that?"

Cole didn't answer, simply pinning the cat to his side and moving towards the large sink in the kitchen.

"I advise you to use the pet-safe soap Wu has for his chicken," Zane told him, trailing behind. "As well as the hand-held."

Cole nodded, placing Lloyd inside and keeping a hand on him to prevent his friend from jumping out. He took the hand-held off the tap and turned the handle. Lloyd hissed when water began to come out but unlike most cats, he didn't scratch at him. One of the benefits of having a cat, who used to be a person, that hated hurting you under any circumstances.

The water ran down Lloyd's back, making a trail of wet fur on his body. Cole began to use the shampoo, the suds forming as he scrubbed at Lloyd's head. Lloyd almost looked like he was scowling as he just sat there with his fur sticking up in spikes.

Kai snickered as he came up to watch, leaning down so he was face to face with Lloyd. "Never knew you could get any more adorable, Green-Bean."

That rewarded him a swat in the nose. Thankfully, Lloyd's claws were sheathed.

Jay wandered in later looking for the cat and was surprised to see laughter. His eyes brows rose when he saw Kai angling his katana for the sun to reflect off of, the dot danced across the floor with Lloyd chasing after it. He had never seen the green ninja look so carefree in a long time. He bounced around like he had springs on his paws, pouncing excitedly, and crouching with his tail moving back and forth to stalk it.

Zane watched in amusement as Cole egged both of them on with glee.

"Hey..." Jay said awkwardly walking in. Kai put down his sword when he moved his attention to him and Lloyd paused when he saw the brunette. The cat sat, licking his paw and swiping it over his face, almost looking embarrassed. "How's it going?"

"Pretty good!" Kai chuckled. "Lloyd's pretty good at hunting sunlight."

Lloyd sent him a glare. "Stop Kai! You know he's sensitive!" Cole teased. "Remember when we first showed him the litter box?"

If looks could kill Lloyd was absolutely murdering them.

Jay couldn't help but grin. "Nya just bought some food that Lloyd can eat. I'm not sure if he'll like it, but let's see!"

After a nice meal, and some laughter over Lloyd gagging up his first hairball, they went to sleep.

Kai tossed and turned at night, worried about the current problem haunting his mind. It seemed so easy to laugh and pretend everything was okay, but it felt like Morro's possession all over again. Scary and horrible.

He was startled out of his thoughts when his door cracked open and a furry creature hopped on his bed. After circling once, Lloyd laid down beside Kai. The master of fire wished Lloyd could talk. The green ninja had a habit of bottling up his emotions but when he finally let it all out it was good for both of them. Now Kai was stuck only able to say his thoughts and unable to hear Lloyd's. He tried nonetheless to offer the support he could.

"We'll get through this," Kai murmured. Lloyd gave a small rumble, the purr vibrating against Kai's chest. The cat simply snuggled in more beside the ninja, allowing him to pet his back as they both fell asleep.

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Lloyd was feeling very upset.

Seriously, why couldn't they have waited to attack just a few more seconds? He had been this close to caching that spot of light!

The group yelled as weapons clashed and punches were thrown. Lloyd weaves his way through the fray, trying to trip people up the best he could.

"Get the cat!" Baldy barked, pointing a finger at Lloyd.

Lloyd blinked innocently back.

Who, me?

They charged forward and Lloyd crouched low. His muscles tensed, eyes closing as he pushed off.

Ninja-

Wait- he couldn't do spinjitzu.

The intruders paused in confusion as they watched the cat spin around in a circle on its hind paws before falling over. Lloyd steadied himself and shook his head in annoyance. He saw why they chose an animal who was utterly useless at fighting unless it was catching mice.

After some urging from their leader, the terrifyingly tall-looking humans ran towards him once more. Nets and sacks ready in their hands. Lloyd hissed and flattened his ears. His hackles raised and his fur fluffed up in an attempt to look bigger.

Lloyd became aware of his claws sliding out. Hm... maybe not so useless in battle. Lloyd leaped up, claws gripping into the head of a woman as she screamed, her vision blocked by his furry body. She tried to yank him off but Lloyd held firm, yowling as she stumbled around in pain. The rest of the group froze in confusion, unsure what to do.

Finally, the leader marched up and ripped the cat off, making the woman scream when Lloyd tore out some of her hair. Baldy held him by the scruff and sneered at him, jerking back at the swipes Lloyd attempted at his face.

"The Boss better give us good money for you." He muttered, he tried to shove the feline into the bag.

"HEY!"

There's was a flash of blue as electricity courses through the man's body, he convulsed before falling to the ground. Lloyd scrambled away as soon as he could. Jay glanced back at the cat as he traded blows with the rest of his opponents.

"Get out of here!"

So, he did.

Anger filled him as he ducked around through the battle, watching as his family fought for him. Fought for him because he was so damn useless. Lloyd hated being this helpless. He hated that he couldn't do anything. He was so tired. Absolutely tired of people being after him. All his thoughts tore at his heart but he kept running, he slipped through an open window and landed on the wall built beside it.

His eyes widened when he remembered the monastery was atop a mountain. Lloyd wanted to swear but unfortunately, it wasn't in a cat's vocabulary, so he was stuck mentally cursing to himself. Lloyd was grateful for his small size, four paws, and natural sense of balance that came with his new body. It allowed him to move hastily along the wall as quickly as possible.

I have no plan, no idea where to go, and no one to go with. Lloyd wasn't as obsessed with plans as Nya or Zane but knew their importance! Right then he really wanted a plan.

One step at a time. Lloyd tried to ease his nerves as he tried to figure out how to get off of the wall without breaking any bones. His eyes fell on the tree Wu had planted a couple of months prior. It was still a thin little tree with spindly branches and a weak trunk. Lloyd cringed as he sized it up. He didn't like his chances.

But Jay told him to get out of there. Ninjago needed their green ninja. He needed to get out, get help, and maybe even find someone to reverse whatever turned him into a cat!

This is among my list of dumbest things I've ever done. Lloyd tried to ignore the voice in his head telling him exactly why it wasn't a good idea. He bunched his legs beneath him and focused on where he wanted to go.

Cats have nine lives right? Lloyd thought nervously as he glanced down. Oh crap, that was a bad idea. It was very very high.

More shouting erupted from the monastery. His eyes widened when he noticed smoke coming from the window. Either someone was cooking something in the middle of battle or Kai had set something on fire.

There goes that.

Lloyd jumped.

He flailed and he had to dig his teeth into each other to keep from screeching. It was quite a sight. A flailing cat falling off a wall with the grace of an elephant. He almost missed the tree but his claws managed to snag a twig. Lloyd yelped as he swung, hanging by a thread... a branch.

Lloyd didn't like the pain flaring in his shoulder and he struggled to figure out what to do. Climbing onto the branch wasn't an option. It would completely snap. Lloyd looked downwards. He was much closer to the ground now. Lloyd wasn't exactly scared of heights but at the moment he wasn't confident about anything.

Nine lives. Lloyd reminded himself. Cats always land on their feet, right?

Lloyd let go. He squeezed his eyes shut and hoped and prayed to his grandfather that he lived. To his surprise...

He belly-flopped onto the ground.

Lloyd didn't care if curses weren't part of a cat's vocabulary, he was spitting out whatever he could. The white feline painfully got himself up from the ground.

Well, that did more than leave a mark. Lloyd limped his way across the courtyard.

Frustration bubbled in him as he walked slowly, panting heavily as he tried not to think about all the broken things he could have in his chest at the moment.

I even suck at being a cat. Lloyd mused. Great.

Lloyd was about to figure out which way he was going to go from there when he accidentally hit a rope strung across the exit. He narrowed his eyes in confusion but he soon realized what it was when a cage fell on top of him.

Lloyd yowled in fright, eyes dancing around as he saw someone's dainty heels stride over. A surprisingly clean and pretty-looking young lady leaned over so she could look at him inside.

"Hello, there." She said sweetly. "Aren't you a cute little kitten?"

Lloyd bared his teeth and hissed as threateningly as he could.

She raised a perfectly arched brow. "Feeling sassy, are you? Don't waste your energy on it. I could turn you into something much more terrible than a cat."

His eyes widened as a familiar whir sounded and the innocent girl raised the same gun that changed him into a cat.

Her lips curved in a smile. "Let's go on a little walk together, shall we?"

authors note****

Cliff hangeeerrrrr!

Unfortunately, I'm making no plans to finish this so... whoops?

Anywho, since Lloyd is not an expert in cat stuff he didn't know that cats had the ability to spread put into a position that slowed their fall so they could twist around and land on their feet. Which is why Lloyd ended up just crashing like a car on a racetrack.

I hope you liked more Cat-Lloyd! It was really fun to write!

Just another thing no one asked for but I write anyway. 😂

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