Chapter 12


Lloyd carried a box filled with his belongings into the newly restored castle. He was followed by his fellow ninja, his sensei, and his parents. The people Cyrus Borg had hired to work in the palace walked up to the ninja and offered to carry their things to their rooms. Lloyd turned down the offer. "It's fine, thank you though." Lloyd said politely

The workers nodded quietly and went back to what they'd been doing before, making sure everything was working. The palace was back to its former glory, with a few modern adaptions. "Lloyd, Cyrus Borg hired them to help, and work here, you're allowed to accept help." Kai said calmly

"I know, I just don't want to be a bother." He replied as he headed towards the stairs "Cyrus said our rooms are upstairs, on the second and third floors. Our symbols are on sheets of paper on the doors, so we know who's rooms are which. That and each room has a different color scheme." He looked at his team. "I know how to pay attention when people are talking guys. Geez." Lloyd walked up the stairs, and then up another flight

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Kai quietly dumped his clothes into a drawer in his new room. It was big, bigger than the sleeping quarters on the Bounty. He closed the drawer and headed back over to his boxes of his crap. He didn't get how Lloyd could fit everything into one small cardboard box. The fire ninja could just barely fit his stuff into three big boxes. He could hear someone kicking a punching bag or something just above him. He heard something get whacked and a yell followed by something hitting a wall. "Owww... Oh crap." It was Lloyd. Only Lloyd acted like that when he breaks something. Laughing came from upstairs. "Sorry Dad..." Lloyd called

"We just moved in, and you already broke the wall." Kai heard Garmadon laugh "And got yourself hurt, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm okay. I just flew through a wall." Lloyd replied with a laugh

Kai quietly laughed at Lloyd, and how the blond had reacted, as he pulled a poster out of a box. Lloyd's birthday present, a limited edition Starfarer poster.

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Lloyd wasn't allowed to train inside anymore, according to him at least. He used the outdoor training area Borg had set up. Only the outdoor training area. The first week in the castle, was awkward for Lloyd. For the first week he was quiet, and focused on trying to be a good emperor, while still being himself. He was back to not sleeping.

Garmadon walked towards his room, and for once it was quiet in Lloyd's room, no mumbling, no scratching of a pencil. He walked over to the door and knocked "Lloyd, are you okay in there?" He asked as he opened the door. Lloyd was asleep at his desk, a half-eaten twizzler in one hand, and a pencil in the other. "Lloyd... Son... You can't just sleep with a twizzler in your hand. Go to bed." Garmadon said quietly as he gently shook Lloyd awake

"Hm what?" Lloyd mumbled as he slowly woke up. "I need to stop falling asleep while eating candy." He muttered

"Go to bed son."

"Okay, night Dad." Lloyd replied as he stood and silently walked over to his bed, and face planted. He mumbled something into his pillow

Garmadon laughed a little and headed to his room.

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"I'm sorry, the Emperor is very busy." A guard said calmly as Wu was walking past the Palace entrance,

"Please sir, it's really important." A woman replied, catching Wu's attention

"Is something wrong?" Wu asked

"Master Wu, I apologize for the disturbance but-" The guard began

"Allow me to speak to her."

"Of course sir."

"Oh and one more thing, please ask Kai to make sure the emperor eats lunch today."

"Yes sir." The guard rushed off at find Kai

"Now, tell me, what is the problem?"

"The workers rebuilding the outer area of the city, are on strike." The woman answered "They refuse to continue building, until their boss raises their pay, and their boss refuses to raise their pay, until someone tries to talk sense into them, and no one will talk to them."

"I see. Perhaps, I could speak to them?" Wu suggested

"Anyone, please."

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Kai poked his head into Lloyd's room. "Lloyd? Uh, your highness I mean, you in here?" The room was empty "Maybe he's training outside..." Kai thought aloud as he closed the door and walked towards the stairs. Once he got outside, he heard grunting, he looked into the garden training area, there was Lloyd. He was punching a punching bag, and then turning to reverse side-kick another bag, after a few times, he sent the second bag flying

"Oh come on." Lloyd mumbled

"Hey, Lloyd." Kai smiled as he walked out into the raining area

"Kai, hey." Lloyd replied "You need something?"

"Yeah, Sensei Wu wanted me to make sure you actually eat food."

Lloyd laughed "I've been eating."

"Actual food, or candy Lloyd?"

"Mostly candy but I'm fine." He shrugged in reply "Can you help me with this thing?"

Kai laughed and began to help Lloyd with the bag. "You have to eat actual food today, Okay you're highness?"

"Yeah yeah yeah, okay."

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