What would he do upon finding the others? Adopt them? Leave them? Return them to their parents?

My Garmadon makes choices that are a little different than the classic dude. Since this au takes place years prior to the events of the show, the snake's venom hasn't completely taken over Garmadon's system yet. (I mean, he was still kinda good even then if you ask me but uh :/)

Garmadon would be surprised at finding the others, only barely grasping what exactly the Golden Order have been up to.

The boys would probably be a little wary at first, but hey, if L5 trusts the freaky red eyed dude with four arms, they should trust him too, right?

Garmadon may try to leave at first, to drop Lloyd off at a safe location before coming back for the other four.

However, considering that this is the alternate timeline where Lloyd is taken as well, L5-En would REFUSE to leave his brothers, kicking and screaming depending on how far Garmadon manages to go before unavoidably turning around. (For the record, he doesn't go far at all. Doesn't even leave the compound.)

And no matter how much Garmadon tries to convince himself that there's no hope for him, that he's rotten to the core and deserves damnation, he could never leave four innocent children at the mercy of monsters. He just couldn't.

So Garmadon would take the four with him.

Not knowing who the four belong to, Garmadon would go to Wu for help, against his better judgement. (oh boy the look on Wu's face when he opens the door to find his long lost brother with Lloyd and four young children hehe)

How do they get punished?

Do they ever get any rewards?

If Lloyd was also taken how would the boy's relationships with him be like and how would they think of him with him being more 'important' I'd imagine there might be some mixed feelings about him

The boys have never been allowed outside during their time with the Golden Order, so the outside world is pretty unknown to them, especially J3, since he was the youngest when taken.

Punishment can go anywhere from isolation, skipped meal time, punishing the others, emotional abuse, physical abuse, etc, etc.

Really just depends on which method will get the point across the best really.

Sometimes they get rewards, but only on special occasions (or when certain caretakers feel really guilty *cough cough*)

I think the boys would see him as the baby of group, kinda someone to protect (going off of an old head-cannon that the elemental masters of earth fire lightning and ice all have a subconscious pull to protect the green ninja) They might have some rough moments, being upset about how he would get "better treatment."

And in an au where Lloyd was taken (and I'm guessing he would become L5?) what age would he be taken?

And in a world where Lloyd was also kidnapped how would Lloyd be treated differently compared to Zane, Cole, Kai, and Jay? Since I'd imagine the person who has the Fsm's powers and is technically the next Fsm will be treated differently. wether that's for the better or for the worst..

The prophecy of the green ninja is a highly protected secret at this time. The only three I've decided to be aware of the prophecy is Wu, Garmadon, and Misako.

This list may expand as I further develop this story, but one thing is for certain; only trusted individuals know about it.

Lloyd would probably be something like L5-EN. My guess is that he would have been taken not too long after he was born, probably only a few months old. Makes it much easier to manipulate him haha :D

I would imagine that Lloyd would be treated differently than the other four. The Order would probably see the four as backups in case Lloyd doesn't work out, or isn't powerful enough when they need him to be.