Soon enough, the Overlord’s presence had faded away, leaving just Lloyd and his father still holding each other in an embrace.

“I love you so much…don’t go!” Lloyd sobbed vehemently.

Garmadon scooted back to lean on the pillows, continuing to hold him as he cried, his own eyes beginning to tear up as well. “I won’t… I’m staying here…calm down...”

Lloyd nodded and came to his senses. “C-Can you sleep with me tonight?”

“Yes, Lloyd… Of course…” Garmadon kissed his son's forehead. He looked down, smiling softly. He missed the days when Lloyd was just so much younger. Now that the tea had taken effect, he was physically older, but he would always be Garmadon’s little boy.

Now, to steal his power so that he’ll never be able to defeat me! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! All I need to do is to create a potion to take his powers away, and leave him vulnerable for some other villain.

Lloyd quickly fell asleep on his father, who just kept stroking his son's hair. Garmadon managed to pull the blanket over his son and himself, before falling asleep. Garmadon actually couldn’t dream, since he was attached to the Overlord, so he normally “awoke” to see the demon handcuffed to him in a dark room that reminded him of a cell.

Here we are again. In your mind, full of old your evil thoughts or your concerns for your son and your “family-” Shut it, you idiot. At least I have people who care for me, you just had slaves you used. Had? Did you forget you killed Kozu, your own servant you created? Geez, no wonder no one works with you; you're a selfish brat.
Coming from the man who failed to take over the country three times with three different armies. And may I mention, you were turned evil by venom, you were born from the darkness. And you even haven't found your true potential, unlike your brother.
Last time I checked, you didn't even have a full body, you were just a shadow. Garmadon remarked the Overlord who still didn't have a body even in Garmadon's mind. Enough talking, I rather stay awake than deal with your nonsense. I can still talk to you, and your son was- Don't speak about my son like you know him. In fact, don't talk about the ninjas or my family; you don't know them either, so shut it. Fine. I'll leave you be.

Garmadon woke up from his “slumber” with Lloyd still in his arms. It's still much too early to wake him up. I will just let him sleep for a little longer. He smiled softly, as he thought, I love you so much, my child...I’m never leaving you again.

Minutes passed, and the potion was completed. The Overlord-possessed Garmadon stood over Lloyd on the bed and poured the bottle on him. WHAT?! HOW DID THAT NOT WORK?! I WANTED TO TAKE AWAY HIS POWER, NOT THIS!!!! He was filled with rage and vanished. On the other hand, Garmadon felt relieved and overjoyed. It’s been so long…

In Lloyd's dream:

The light faded, and soon, Garmadon was back to normal again. The Overlord had been defeated! Without any hesitation, Lloyd ran forward to embrace him at once.
“Dad! You’re free!” he sobbed, tears rolling down his face as he held him close.
“I know, Son… I’ve missed you…” Garmadon said, returning the embrace his son was giving him.
“I’ve missed you too. It's over….finally...” Lloyd cried into his dad's kimono, overly relieved.
“Lloyd, what's wrong?“ his father asked in a concerned voice.
“What do you mean? Dad?” Lloyd whimpered.
“You're crying…” Garmadon immediately started wiping Lloyd's tears from his eyes.
“It's because I'm just so happy to see you again. The real you.”
The green ninja reveled in delight, completely immersing himself in the moment. He had been waiting for so long, and his wishes have finally become a reality.
“So am I. It has been far too long…” Garmadon’s voice cracked slightly as he spoke, his eyes beginning to tear up as well.
“Now what?”
“I don’t know, and I don’t care. We’re finally together now…”

*Dream end*

“Lloyd, wake up,” Garmadon gently urged his son.
Lloyd’s eyes soon fluttered open, and he yawned. He gasped, realizing that the room seem bigger than before.

“What happened?”

Apparently, the potion that the Overlord created made him young again. I'm guessing he was trying to steal Lloyd's power while he was sleeping, I need to keep an eye on that monster. Garmadon thought to himself.
“You look younger, Son,” Garmadon explained. “I believe it was the Overlord trying to steal your powers, and-”
“...I want to kill to him more than ever now….” Lloyd looked down, muttering in a dark tone.
“Son?” Garmadon asked, wondering what his son just said.

“...It's nothing, dad! I love you too much to harm you because of an incompetent fool who can't hardly give anything right.” Lloyd gleamed with a smile.
Garmadon was kinda scared of his own son for a moment. He was acting weirdly.

“Lloyd, where did you learn to act like that?” Garmadon continued looking at his son's new form.

“A video game Nya and I played together once, I think it was called Yandere Simulator. It was really fun to play.” Lloyd smiled again.

“It’s been so long since I’ve seen you this young… I’ve missed those days…” Garmadon almost started to cry out of joy. “And yet, you’ve come so far…”

“But I can't be this young; who's going to protect Ninjago or lead the ninjas?!” Lloyd’s voice grew frantic, and his father held him close in response to that.

“It's ok. You need your original life back. You're still just a kid, my son. I want you to have the childhood I never had with my family.” Garmadon looked down, stroking his son’s hair as his eyes gently closed for a moment, tears falling slowly down his cheeks.

“Uh… Ok! Let's not go down memory lane, or the times you were evil. Instead, we should just figure out how to get rid of that thing and have a normal-ish life again, ok?”

“Alright… I love you…”

So this was chapter 4, I hoped you enjoyed both our, Zena and I, work! Please leave a vote, and comment!! ^^