Chapter 24: Truth Serum Fever.



Reader Key:


(Y/N) = Your Name.

(H/L) = Hair Length.

(H/C) = Hair Colour.

(E/C) = Eye Colour.

(N/N) = Nickname.


Author's Note: Shout outs to Ughhhhhhhhhh21 and Himyourfriendmeep.


Who looked at the list of the main story and pointed out a problem with the Garmadon X (Y/N) X Wu ending.


This lead to a cute story about a young Morro and (Y/N) to being longer and adapted to solve the problem :D


(Third Person P.O.V)

____ The Past ____


Morro whimpered worriedly in Wu's arms. (Y/N)'s face was going pale and he was pretty sure she hadn't realised that she was resting her head against Wu's shoulder. Her good arm wrapped around Wu's and Morro's waist with Morro clutching onto it so tightly, due to his fear that she would fade away.


"Don't worry, Morro. We will be home soon." (Y/N) murmured gently, her eyes closing due to how heavy they felt. Her words were slurred and heavy.


This was making both Wu and Morro a little antsy. "Sensei, (Y/N) is getting paler." Morro warned his teacher. "I know. Don't worry Morro. As soon as we get home I'll treat her wounds." Wu reassured his frightened student.


"No." (Y/N) objected, causing Wu to tense up slightly. "Morro first, treat Morro first." (Y/N)'s speech was slurred and her eyes remained shut. Wu gently patted her arm to keep her calm. "It's ok." Wu told her in a soft voice.


It was sweet just how much she cared for Morro. But who looked out for her?


Upon descending his dragon. Morro slid off quickly so Wu could help (Y/N) down. Wu carefully help (Y/N) down from his elemental dragon. (Y/N) was too dizzy and confused to even stand, so she didn't even notice that Wu was carrying her in his arms let alone that they were not on the dragon anymore.


Wu carried her to his chambers. Morro quickly followed behind him. "Morro I need you to get the healing supplies and bring them to my room, ok." Wu instructed his student. "Yes, Sensei." Morro responded and dutifully took off to find what his sensei had asked of him.


Wu was forced to lay (Y/N) face down on his bed so he could treat her nasty wounds. When Morro returned as Wu was lighting candles all around the room to give him some much-needed light.


"Good job, Morro." Wu said, taking the supplies from his student. "Now, I need you to get a basin filled with warm water and some clean rags." Wu instructed him. Morro nodded. "Right away, Sensei." Morro dutifully answered. "And put the teapot on. We will need plenty of hot water." Wu called out as Morro left.


Once Morro was out of sight. Wu began to remove (Y/N)'s jacket and cloak. Her cloak was fine but her jacket and shirt were soaked in blood. Momentary Wu noticed that the symbol on her jacket was destroyed but shook his head and went back to focusing on her wounds.


Rolling up her shirt up so he could see just how severe the wounds on her back were. The wounds were deep and a painful infection had already set in. (Y/N) would be in for a few rough nights.


Morro returned with the basin of warm water and some clean rags. "Very good." Wu said. He needed to distract Morro. "Now, Morro. I need you to go into my brother's room and look for some clothing that will fit (Y/N)." Wu instructed. "But you said not to enter that room." Morro pointed out to his Sensei. "It's alright Morro. My brother will understand." Wu explained to his student. Morro then nodded and left in search of clothing.


Wringing out the cloth Wu began sponging down (Y/N)'s neck, arms and torso to clean away the dry blood.


(Y/N) let out soft grunts. She felt so confused and very cold. It felt like she was being torn apart, little by little. Being yanked in different directions until she would finally just fall apart. It felt more mental than physical but even so her body was in just as much pain.


She suddenly felt a warm presence, accompanied by the physical feeling of a gentle hand running a cool, wet cloth over her sore back. That frustrated her. She was already sore and freezing whomever this person was, they were just making her colder and more in pain than she already was. Feeling extremely weak, she tried to raise herself with her right arm.


"No, (Y/N)." A voice responded. This voice wasn't angry; just very soothing but familiar. Familiar enough to put her on edge. "We need to keep your fever down." The voice pleaded.


"Fever?" (Y/N)'s own voice sounded cracked and hoarse, but she couldn't just lie in confusion anymore. She forced her eyes open, only to discover her vision was just a jumble of blurred shapes and colours. "Where... What happened? Who... Who..." Brick. She couldn't even speak one sentence without her energy being sapped away from her.


She felt the comforting hand again, this time brushing on the back of her head. "(Y/N), it's me. It's Wu. You're sick." Wu tried to explain. But (Y/N) wasn't listening. Sick. Fever. Wu. She didn't like that combination of words. And struggled to get up. Wu tried to stop her but it was no good. (Y/N) was too delirious to see reason.


"Augh..." (Y/N) groaned again, as she made it to her feet, wincing and breathing hard. "(Y/N), no." Wu rushed over to firmly but gently, almost lovingly holding onto her.


"(Y/N), you'll hurt yourself." Wu pleaded with her. (Y/N) stared at him with hazy eyes and Wu knew (Y/N) didn't recognise her. "Let me go!" She angrily rasped. "(Y/N), it's me, Wu. I'm not going to hurt you..." Wu pleaded with her to calm down. But the fever had taken hold. "Let go of me, damn it!" (Y/N) snarled at the Spinjitzu Master. Wu winced, the fearful moments of what had happened to his brother replaying itself over and over again in his head but then Wu reassured himself with the fact that (Y/N) wasn't fully in control of what she was saying or doing. It was the fever talking not poison from the great devourer causing this.


"No, (Y/N). Calm down. It's Wu." Wu tried again. "No!" (Y/N) snarled again. Her eyes lighting up as a final warning. "(Y/N)." Morro shouted from the doorway. He had returned carrying some robes.


(Y/N) stopped fighting and locked eyes with Morro. Wu was both shocked and relieved when he saw some recognition flicker beyond the fever in (Y/N)'s eyes as that caused them to return to there normal colour. "Morro?" (Y/N)'s voice was still extremely weak but at least it sounded trusting instead of angry.


"I'm right here, (Y/N). You're going to be fine." Morro told her and handed Wu the clothing before walking up to (Y/N).


"Morro." (Y/N) said again as if trying to make sure she was understanding correctly. "I'm here, (Y/N)." Morro replied in a gentle voice, positioning himself in between Wu and (Y/N).


"It's ok. That's Sensei Wu. He's helping." Morro carefully explained to her. (Y/N) let out a low growl at Wu but Morro calmly shushed her. "Shush, it's all right." Morro said calmly. "He's with me. So you'll let him help, right?" Morro explained again.


(Y/N) eyes flicked towards Wu again then back to Morro. "Good. Now we are going to sit down." Morro instructed. Wu was surprised to see that (Y/N) was following Morro's instructions and sat on the bed. Morro was barely in her lap with her arms wrapped around the little boy. It seemed like the (Y/N) trusted Morro even in this state and felt secure in this position, so he remained that way. "It will be over soon, (Y/N). Just hang in there." Morro promised her.


(Y/N) grunted that she understood. "Tell me about your people." Morro asked her as he signalled for Wu to continue with his work while Morro distracted his ailing guardian.


(Y/N) buried her face into Morro's hair. Mumbling slightly into the boy's dark hair. "They'd kill something as sweet as you." Morro may have missed that but Wu didn't. "But I will keep you safe." (Y/N) promised and started to fall asleep while cradling Morro.


Wu sat down on the side of the bed. Reaching with his free hand, the Spinjitzu Master wet a cloth in the basin of warm water. (Y/N) made a low, whimpering sound, as the new rag was sponged against her wounded skin. Wu noted that (Y/N)'s skin was surprisingly soft, albeit some scars here and there.


(Y/N) jumped slightly at the pressure but Morro tapped (Y/N) on the face to get her attention. "Hey. What do your people look like?" Morro inquired on the spot.


"Blue. I remember blue." (Y/N) answered her mind was already a hazy fog of memories and this infection was making it any better.


"We were at war." (Y/N) mumbled slightly confused. As she recalled some of what she could remember. "And they were called knights." (Y/N) continued to say out loud. "Your people?" Morro asked her, keeping her attention off Wu. (Y/N) shook her head, "No. Enemy." (Y/N) said slightly slurred.


(Y/N) paused for a moment intensely staring at her birthmark. "Dragons..." (Y/N) said, still staring at the mark. "What about dragons?" Morro asked gently, stroking (Y/N)'s birthmark once he realised what she was looking so intensely at.


"They're believed to be evil... by the knights." (Y/N) said resting her chin in Morro's silky hair. "I'm... supposed to wear this mark with pride... because I'm evil too." (Y/N) stated in her flushed and feverish state.


"But you're not evil." Morro and Wu managed to say at the same time. "Evil to knights means different, anything different is evil." (Y/N) murmured into Morro's hair. "Oh... They don't sound very nice." Morro said out loud. "Nice wasn't in anyone's vocabulary." (Y/N) slurred out again due to the fever.


"(Y/N) how did you get these scars?" Wu asked working up the courage to speak. This fever could be his only chance for some answers (Y/N) was reluctant to tell him.


"Punishment. Hela sometimes whipped me for failing." (Y/N) bitterly admitted. "Who's that?" Morro asked innocently. "She created me." (Y/N) grumbled bitterly again.


"Created?" Wu scrutinised and (Y/N) grunted in acknowledgement. (Y/N) then put on a funny accent to sound like someone else. "You are different, Weapon. You are of two different races. Part monster and part human. And that isn't a good thing."


Morro giggled at the funny accent and facial expressions (Y/N) was pulling. Which encouraged her to continue.


"You are the part of an ancient race of warriors, us. Monsters and Humans hate Monsters. That's the other half of you. The bad half." (Y/N) continued to mock the person she was imitating much to Morro's delight. He was too young to understand what was actually being said but Wu could and it practically broke his heart when the pieces aligned for him.


"Was that Hela?" Morro interpreted. "Naw. That was one of us... Monsters." (Y/N) declared pointing at herself. "That's why my eyes glow." (Y/N) whispered to Morro as if it was a secret. Morro giggled in his childish way.


"I think there are some hand-drawn pictures in my book I could show you of things." (Y/N) continued to whisper to Morro. "Can we?" Morro pleaded with childish delight. Wu nodded his silent approval for Morro to keep up his distracting as he prepared the topical medicine.


(Y/N) reached into her satchel and pulled out her book for Morro to help her look through. (Y/N) wobbled a bit. "Easy, (Y/N)." Wu said softly and helped her steady herself.


(Y/N) turned to look at him with a sharp hiss of pain. She paused for a moment then patted the top of his head. "Shush, Lloyd. Morro's trying to read." (Y/N) said with a warm smile before returning her attention to Morro.


Wu slowly blinked but returned to the task at hand. "(Y/N) I have to put on some medicine now. It will sting." Wu warned. (Y/N) nodded and cuddled Morro a little tighter. Wu understood and slowly applied the medicine. (Y/N) hissed a little but otherwise did nothing but focused on Morro.


"Don't worry, (Y/N). You're going to be fine. We will take care of you." Morro said keeping his voice steady and confident.


Wu watched (Y/N) nod weakly and her glassy eyes slid shut. Once Wu had finished gently applying medicine to her wounds now was time to wrap the wounds in bandages. Morro dutifully kept her attention on him as Wu set to work, grimacing whenever his hand touched (Y/N)'s burning skin.


"You're going to be fine." Wu murmured, even though he was pretty sure (Y/N) didn't hear him. "You're going to be all right. I promise, (Y/N). I'll take care of you."


Author Notes:


1.) Thank you for reading. I'm trying to challenge myself by making this a more lighthearted story. So don't forget to tell me what you think. :) 

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