A little fluff. :3
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*The Bounty sails towards the Kingdom of Shintaro.*
"See? I told ya. How amazing!" said Jay.
"I'll admit, I wasn't sure it could live up to the legend, but... it's even more beautiful." said Nya.
"Seeing it in person, is much more amazing." said Nova, smiling.
"The Ivory City of Shintaro. Incredible." said Wu.
"It is with great honor, King Vangelis, that I present the famed ninja of Ninjago." said Hailmar.
"Welcome, welcome! I'm most pleased you were able to accept our invitation. It is an honor." Vangelis bows.
Nova narrowed her eyes at him as she held back a growl, but her left eye ever so slightly glowed purple.
"The honor is ours." The ninja bow as well. "Shintaro is beyond anything we imagined." said Wu.
"I am only a mere figurehead. The citizens of our proud city are the heart of Shintaro." said Vangelis.
"Oh, they're here!" said Vania.
"And please, meet my heart. Her Royal Princess Vania." said Vangelis.
"I am such a fan! I've read all about your adventures. It was my idea to invite you to my birthday." said Vania.
"That's very kind of you, your highness." said Nova, giving a smile, which earned a skeptic look from Lloyd.
"It's an honor to be here, Princess." said Cole.
"So, is it true you've been to Hiroshi's Labyrinth?" Vania asked.
"Affirmative." said Zane.
"Competed in the Tournament of Elements?" Vania asked.
"Oh ho, do we have stories for you." said Kai.
"So many crazy stories." said Nova.
Vania gasps. "I need to hear them all."
"Where should we begin?" Cole asked.
Vangelis and Hailmar land between Vania and the ninja. "You can begin by following me. Tomorrow will be a very busy day for all of us."
"Cole, the Earth Elemental. What is it like to command the very earth? Is it as fun as it sounds?" Vania asked.
"Yeah, pretty much." said Cole.
"Huh. Weird. The Princess seems to like Cole. I mean, he's my best friend and all, but Cole?" said Jay.
"Rude." Nova glanced at Jay with a sigh.
"Yeah. Weird." said Lloyd, only to get elbowed by Nova.
"Relax, greenie." Nova let out a sigh knowing he wouldn't drop it.
*Later at night time.*
Nova had just changed into her pajamas when she heard the door open to the room she and Lloyd were sharing as she saw him come in. "Returning from speaking with Cole about Vania?"
"How did you know?" Lloyd asked, walking over and pulling her into his arms.
Nova gave him a deadpanned look. "My future sight, and by how you acted earlier because she is a Princess." She rolled her eyes looking at him.
A small frowned appeared on Lloyd's face as he looked at her. "We can't trust her, who knows what she might be plotting without anyone knowing."
Nova let out a frustrated sigh. "You're just saying that because of Harumi, and don't you try and deny it in front of my face. I know you well enough, Lloyd and you are a bad liar." She gently pushed him away as she walked over to the bed. "Besides, I like her, she's nice."
"Even if she isn't Harumi we still can't let our guards down around the Princess, you already knew Harumi was bad news, so surely you must know this Princess is too." Lloyd followed her to the bed and pulled her into his arms around. "Come on, Ocea, there must have been something bad that you noticed about her. If it's your future sight and can't tell I can understand that."
"Lloyd, can we please drop this already, I'm tired and if you keep pushing I will throw you out of this room." Nova glared at him.
"Okay, okay, I'll drop that topic." Lloyd gave her a kiss before sitting down on the bed with her in his lap. "Can I at least ask you something else?"
Nova sighs resting her head against his chest. "Fine, what do you wanna ask?"
"Why did you hesitate to use your elemental powers back on the Bounty? It's already been weeks, and you've been drinking that tea Master Wu gave you every day." Lloyd ran his fingers through her loose hair, and kissed her cheek.
Nova glanced at her hands with another sigh. "I was scared... after what happened when I used it inside Prime Empire, I have this feeling I've become fra-.....fragile. If I try using them, I'm worried I'll get that painful feeling again and the cracks will return."
"Moonie, I can understand that you're scared. But you can't let your fears control you." Lloyd held her close, kissing her neck, trying to comfort her.
Nova let out a small giggle as she leaned into him. "Using your father's old words on me, I see, very smart."
"I thought it would be very fitting with what you're going through." Lloyd gently drew circles on her stomach, wanting her to relax and forget about her worries.
Nova closed her eyes with a soft smile on her face. "I guess you're right about that."
Lloyd returned the smile as he pulled her into a kiss.
Nova happily returned the kiss as she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer, but their moment was short lived, when someone was knocking on their door.
They both let out an annoyed sigh of their moment being ruined. "Who in their right mind would be awake at this time?"
"It's Cole." Nova groans in annoyance as they got up. "Let's get this over with already."
*A few minutes later, the ninja and Wu had gathered together for a meeting.*
Jay yawns. "So, let me get this straight. You pulled me out of the most luxurious bed ever –"
"It felt like a cloud of warm contentment." said Nya.
"– because you saw a creature in your bedroom?" said Jay.
"Yes! I told you, it tried to attack me, and when I fought back, it ran off somewhere! It disappeared. But get this, the weirdest part is that the creature was wearing my mother's necklace!" said Cole.
Nova took a deep breath. "Cole, I can understand your reasoning, but I'm fucking tired here and if I don't get any sleep tonight. I'm gonna be very pissed off in the morning."
"Cole, um, are you sure this really happened, like, in reality?" Lloyd asked, while trying to keep Nova from losing her temper.
"What do you mean?" Cole asked.
"I believe he is implying that you were dreaming." said Zane.
"It wasn't a dream! I recognized it right away! It had a picture of my parents inside it!" said Cole.
"So, where is it?" Nya asked.
"Well, I don't have it on me. The creature grabbed it back before he vanished." said Cole.
Kai yawns. "Cole, buddy, go back to bed."
"It must have been a dream, Cole. Because I do not recall your mother ever having a locket." said Wu.
"She did! I've seen pictures of it. We have to tell King Vangelis!" said Cole.
"Hell no! Are you crazy! Waking up the King is the worst thing you can do!" Nova growled with tail and horns appearing.
"Whoa, slow down. It's not that we don't believe you–" said Lloyd, while trying to calm down Nova.
"I don't believe him." said Jay.
Nova gave him a cold glare before turning her attention back to Cole. "I believe him, but I'm too tired for this shit."
"We're guests here. We can't wake up the King in the middle of the night. As Nova was trying to say." said Lloyd.
"But–" Everyone walks away.
"Cole, go to sleep. We can discuss all of this in the morning, okay?" said Wu.
*Back at Nova and Lloyd's bedroom.*
"I can't believe Cole woke everyone up for this." Lloyd sighed.
"Can't blame him after what he saw." Nova walked over and lay down in the bed.
"So you actually believe in what he said?" Lloyd went on to join her in the bed, wrapping his arms around her and pulled her close to him.
"Of course, with how serious he sounded like, who wouldn't believe him." Nova closed her eyes, trying to fall asleep. "Now, I wanna get some sleep here."
Lloyd let out a sigh, closing his eyes. "Fine, night, Nova."
"Night.....Lloyd."