Journal of Lloyd M. Garmadon- Ninjago AU

Onto The Surprises!

Hey. As I said in the last entry, the whole afternoon was pretty surprising. I've decided I'll just list it out and add some detail.

#1. My uncle's beard is real- I had never considered it a potential reality. If anyone had asked me before if uncle Wu's beard was real and actually as long as it was, I'd have answered with probably an "I don't know" or "I'm not sure". When I saw the dark lord pulling at my uncle's beard this morning without it falling off, I was stuck staring.

I had just assumed it was glued there to help him fit his Sensei image or that it was grown with magic like he used to tell my younger self. I was so wrong.

#2 I'm related to TDL- It's a really big shocker, one that I hope no one ever finds out. Imagine what that would do to my already infamous reputation. I could end up banging on the floor and begging it to open up and swallow me whole. Boy, I hope I never end up in a situation like that.

Okay, so here's how I found out.

I had snuck out of my room when I heard voices in the living room. I assumed they were TDL's voices but some of it sounded very familiar. I decided to check it out. I went back into my room and I opened the sliding glass that led to the balcony. From the balcony I could here everything and fortunately, I have good hearing.  I recognized the familiar voice as my uncle's.

"Look Garmadon, I came here for Lloyd, not to hear you tell mean jokes about me." My uncle Wu said.

In my head, I was like, Garmadon, but that's my last name. Why is he referring it toTDL?

"Sorry brother but the kid is staying." Brother?! I almost fell off the chair I was sitting on.

Once again, I thought to myself, Then that means, TDL is my uncle!

Although there is the conclusion that he could be my father, I refuse to think that. I am very sure uncle Wu would have told me something as big as that. Plus, it sounds extremely silly. 'Lloyd Garmadon, son of an evil warlord'? Ha. I think I would have fainted at that to say the least.

#3 I did Spinjitzu- I wasn't interested in the conversation after what happened. I decided on going back to my room afterwhich I snuck out of the volcano. I headed for the beachside. It was mostly sand but with a few weeds and shrubs growing around. There was also the sea. It was like any other beach except smaller and emptier. I found a nice spot to sit on the beach where it was peaceful.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a thought flew into my head. It was more like a memory than a thought though.

It was a Saturday and I was at a beach like this one. I was 14 and I had just earned enough money to buy tons upon tons of ice cream and cotton candy. I couldn't wait to finish all my money. That was until, my uncle took my money jar from me that afternoon and began a lecture.

"Nephew," He started, "You can't put off until tomorrow what can be done today. You should be trying to improve your skills, not lazing around hoping to stuff your stomach with junk food. Up! Let us use the rest of this day for something productive."

Good times.

After pulling myself out of memory lane and into reality, I decided to take my uncle's advice for once in my life. It couldn't hurt, right?

I chose to try out Spinjitzu. My uncle said that the key is patience, which according to him is something I do not have full control over. After a few attempts of Spinjitzu(all failed), I got frustrated and started kicking the sand for no apparent reason. I got so angry I started listening to the dark part of me- something I do when I get angry at myself. I don't like hearing what that part of me has to say. It's always like, "Hone your ability" or sometimes like "Embrace the darkness". On top of that, it likes sounding like some sort of evil overlord telling his lackey what to do. It was the definition of annoying.