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Day Three (Sunday 10/2) - AU Ship: TheyDeservedBetter/GoodParenting

Let’s just say that no matter what you’ll tell me, I really think Garm and Koko deserved better or at least Lloyd deserved better parents.

This would be set when Garm is leaving because he’s afraid of hurting his wife and son.

“You don’t have to go. We can still help you through this.. Garmadon.. please don’t go.”

Day One, Meeting: The first time your OTP met. Introduced through a mutual friend? An accident?

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(In an AU where Koko exists in the show)

It was during the Serpentine War. The Anacondrai and the other tribes were pillaging a peaceful village. Garmadon and Wu were leading the Elemental Alliance in the battle. The older brother, Garmadon, flipped into this battle and swung his staff down hard on the Anacondrai’s skull, hearing a crack in the head gem. The serpent hissed and tried to slice at him. With his quick reflexes, he dodged and sent a hit back at him, making the violet serpent fall over.

He was just about to send a finishing blow, but he failed to keep aware of his surroundings. Another Anacondrai camouflaged with their surroundings, slithering up to Garmadon and hoped to save their comrade. They took their blade, raising it up high and brought it down quickly, intending to slice the man’s back when suddenly *CLANK* it was met with a broadsword. The brunet haired man spun around to see what happened, only to have his eyes on a warrior queen.

His first thought about her was that she was beautiful. Fiery orange hair tied up and held back by a silver crown which framed her face with a strand of it just over that crown. Sweat soaking her brow, making that strand stick to her, and black armor glinting with collision marks from Constrictai maces. Her eyes burned bright as she expertly twisted the blade out of the Anacondrai’s claws before grabbing it and using that Anacondrai Blade right on its owner, slicing him across the chest, leaving what may as well be a bloody scar. A Fangpyre scout tried to run at her from afar but she was quick to drop the Anacondrai Blade and set her broadsword back in its sheath. The orange haired woman drew an arrow, setting it on her bow and sent the arrow flying to the red serpent where it embedded itself into its skull.

Without even looking, she switched her bow out with a spear and charged at yet another Serpentine, impaling him. She was quick to decimate the Serpentine Army one by one and she fought with a fury they had never seen before. The Elemental Alliance had their powers and Garmadon and Wu had their Spinjitzu martial art, but this woman had neither of those. She just had her weapons, armor, and training, even though it looked like she had experience in the battlegrounds before.

Garmadon was... speechless and finally, he gathered up the courage to approach her. He had to weave and fight across the crowded battlefield though. Time got agonizingly slow while he made his way to her or that could’ve been Acronix abusing his power to slow down time in the battle. That little prick. Just as he got close, she acted on instincts. She spun around with her broadsword in hand, only to be met with his staff. Her expression softened when she saw his face and she lowered her sword while he took back his staff, setting it to stand and leaned on it, smirking at her. “Do you fight here often?” He asked.

She smiled and said, “I do,” before grabbing him by the shoulders and making him duck down with her where a double-sided axe flew over them just narrowly missing their heads. They both stood back up, glaring directly at the Venomari warrior who threw it at them. With a battle cry of their own, they charged at the spiked Venomari. He spat his hallucinatory venom at them, but the two had quick enough reflexes to avoid being caught in the line of fire and the battle continued on.

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One serpent after another, the battle kept on until finally the Serpentine Army retreated, carrying their wounded and dying, leaving the Elemental Alliance victorious. All the while, Garmadon couldn’t keep his eyes off her. His brother, Wu, yelled at him to stay focus during the battle. He couldn’t help it though. How can he when he met someone who was just as beautiful as she was skillful?

His eyes caught sight of her once more. He was going to approach her again but she was called by a man in samurai armor, one of her warriors, he presumed, and she left. His eyes flickered red at that and he felt a pain in his head, having to set a hand on his temple. Garmadon squeezed his eyes shut, trying to block out that pain before he felt a comforting hand on his shoulder. “Brother,” He heard Wu call to him with concern lacing his voice, “Are you alright?” The older brother looked to the younger. “I’m alright,” he answered.

Wu didn’t look convinced but nodded. He didn’t want to push his brother too far. “Come. We have a mess to clean up.” Wu spoke. Garmadon sighed and nodded, watching his brother head back to the group before looking to the direction where the fiery haired woman left. ‘I have a feeling that this won’t be the last I see you,’ he thought before catching up to his brother.