Lloyd's P.O.V.:

Ryder woke up with bad cold. I had never seen anything like it before. He had a temperature of 451°, mussel spasms that come and go, sometimes he would pick up some kind of technology and it would shock himself and his body was always freezing. Along with a headache, sneezing, coughing and occasional dizziness.

Me and my mom tried to take care of him ourselves because I didn't want Kira to get it in case it would affect the baby, so she was with Nya helping Cole get a present for Allison's birthday. I knew she didn't want to be away, but we both agreed that this was the best thing for the baby.

I had never seen what my son had before, but my mom said the same thing happened to me when I was three, before she sent me to Darkly's. She explained that he was just getting used to having all four elements of creation at the same time. She said it only lasted a day or two and it only happened to me once, so I knew Ryder was gonna be fine but as his father I was still worried about him.

Now that Ryder was going to get my powers, I was even more frightened about that nightmare coming true, or vision, or whatever it was. I know Zane said that he wasn't sure if it was gonna happen or not, but the thoughts still stuck with me.

'If that did happen, would I be able to resist it? And if I couldn't would my son be able to defeat me?'

I hated to think about that, so I tried not to, but the words kept pounding in my head: 'I have no son. I have no son. I have no son.'

I would never ever say that to Ryder. Never! So if it was a vision, then why would I say that? I love my son more than anything and I would never hurt him on purpose. Why was I about to do it in my vision?

"Lloyd?" My mother tried to call out to me. "Son are you ok?"

"Oh." I shook my head and snapped out of it. "Yeah I'm fine, sorry. How's Ryder doing?"

"He's gonna be fine. He's napping right now." She told me.

"Good, thanks Mom."

"It's no problem Lloyd." She set down next to me. "You're worried about something, aren't you?"

"No." I answered quickly.

"Come on son you can tell me."

"Fine, but you can't tell Kira. I don't want her to freak out about it and it would just get her all worked up, especially right now."

"If it will get you to tell me, fine." She agreed.

"Ok." I took a deep breath. "Do you remember what happened at Kryptarian Prison, when I fought my father?"

"And you're worried that the same thing is going to happen to you and Ryder?" My mom said.

"That's what happened in my nightmare. I almost hurt my son." I started hyperventilating. "What if I can't fight it? What if he's not strong enough? What if I can't stop myself? What if he can't stop me? What if he gets hurt? What if..."

"Lloyd calm down. It's happening again." My mom tried to calm me down. "He's just putting ideas in your head. The important thing is you love your son, and you always will. No matter what you're going to protect him."

"I know, but that thing in my vision. It wasn't me trying to hurt him, it was something else. It was like I was a puppet on strings that couldn't be broken." I started to panic again. "Whoever it was was trying to hurt Ryder. I can't let what happened to me happen to him too. I just can't."

"It won't don't worry." My mom tried to talk to me. "Deep breaths Lloyd."

I did what my mom said and eventually I calmed down. Ever since Zane shared the results with me yesterday, I had been getting panic attacks. That was third one this morning alone.

"Another panic attack?" My mom asked.

"Y-yeah." I stuttered.

"You ok?"

"Yeah, I think so." I said as I was catching my breath. "I just don't want my son to get hurt because of me."

"And he won't. Do you know why?" She asked and I shook my head. "Because you love him."

I hugged her and she smiled. Then Ryder came into the room. My poor little boy looked so tired. Me and my mom ran up to him.

"Hey bud, what are you doing out of bed?" I asked.

"Hungry." He said. Ryder usually only said one or two words at a time when he wasn't feeling well.

"How about you get back into bed and I'll bring you something to eat, ok bud?" I said.

He nodded and my mom picked him up and took him back into his bedroom. I made him some soup and took it to him. Most of the time I wouldn't let him eat in bed, but he wasn't feeling good at all and my mom was planning to change his sheets before Kira got home anyway so I figured it would be fine this one time.

I handed him the soup and he started to eat it. When he was done he handed his empty bowl and spoon to me and basically collapsed on the bed.

"How are you feeling bud?" I asked him.

"Meh." He sighed.

"Get some rest buddy. I'll come check on you in a little while. Ok?"

He nodded and quickly fell back asleep. I felt his forehead and his fever had gone down a little. I tucked him into bed and went back into the kitchen where my mom was.

"I sure hope Ryder's gonna be ok." I said.

"Son it's ok, he's just getting ready to inherit your powers." My mom said.

"I know, that's what I'm worried about. He's turning into a mini me."

"At least he didn't go through the bad boy phase like you did." My mom laughed.

"Yeah, that's true. I was a brat." I laughed.

"Well look at you now." My mom smiled. "You're one of Ninjago's greatest protectors, you have a loving wife, a wonderful son, and great friends."

"I know, but I don't want Ryder to learn how to fight like I did. He might get hurt."

"Now you know how I felt when you learned how to fight." My mom said. "But I knew Wu and the other Ninja would teach you to be prepared for everything. If you decide to teach Ryder, then I know you and Kira will do the same for him."

"Thanks, but he's only five years old." I reminded her. "Maybe when he's a bit older."

"Of course." My mother smiled.

In a few hours, Ryder was feeling a little better and then Nya brought Kira home. We said our good byes to Nya and Kira came inside with my mom and me.

"How is Ryder feeling?" Kira asked.

"Relax, he's gonna be fine." My mom assured her. "He's just showing early signs of inheriting Lloyd's powers."

"Yeah, I got the same thing when I was a kid. It only lasts for a day or two." I tried to calm her down. "Plus I just checked on him and he's feeling a lot better."

"Oh ok that's good." Kira sighed with relief. "I'm glad he's feeling better."

"How did it go with Nya and Cole?" I asked.

"It went great. It was nice to catch up with them again." Kira said.

"I'm glad you had fun." I smiled. "I'll get you something to eat ok?"

"Ok. Thanks greenie." Kira kissed me on the cheek.

I was happy Kira got some time to relax. With the baby on the way, the last thing she needed was to be stressed out. And that's why I wasn't planning on telling her the panic attacks I was having this morning. She was already worried about the baby and Ryder's sickness so I didn't want add to that.

I went into the kitchen to make her a sandwich. All I could think about was what it was gonna be like when we had another kid around. What if it happens to my baby too? I couldn't live with myself if I hurt either of my kids. I couldn't stop thinking about it and I was having another panic attack.

I didn't realize how loud I was hyperventilating until my mother and Kira ran into the room. They ran to my side and tried to calm me down.

"Lloyd it's ok just breath." My mom comforted me.

After a few minutes, I calmed down and I was catching my breath. My mom and Kira were still comforting me.

"That's it, deep breaths." Kira said.

I immediately turned to my wife and I hugged her. She knew something was going on.

"It's ok." She rubbed my back. "It's gonna be ok."

"I'll make sure that didn't wake Ryder." My mother said.

"Thank you Misako." Kira said as my mom went to check on Ryder. Then she turned back to me. "Don't worry Lloyd, it's gonna be ok."

I was at a loss for words. Just having Kira there made all my worries go away. I used to get panic attacks after she left to find the teapot because I would get overwhelmed with the parenting stuff, but they died down a lot once my mom moved in with us. We stayed hugging for a few minutes until I was relaxed enough to let go.

"Are you alright?" Kira looked at me.

"Yeah, I'm ok. I'm ok." I said. "Thank you."

"What was that?" Kira asked.

"I don't want you to be worried about me, especially right now with the baby and everything."

"I appreciate that, but it's gonna stress me out more if you don't tell me. We don't keep secrets from each other." Kira begged.

"You're right, I'm sorry." I sighed as we set down at the table. "Ever since Zane came back with the news that I might have to fight Ryder yesterday, I started getting these panic attacks."

"Honey, I told you there's nothing to worry about." Kira put her arms around me. "That wasn't you fighting our son, it was whatever was controlling you. And if anyone can fight it, it's you. Nothing in the world could ever make you hurt Ryder. You love him too much."

Kira was right, as always. Whatever it was that was fighting my son, it wasn't me. It just looked like me. It made me feel a lot better that I had a chance to fight back and that Kira believed in me.

Having Kira here was like therapy to me. Just having her around I knew nothing bad could happen. She made me feel like everything was going to be ok. I hated the fact that she had to help me so much when she was pregnant, but I was also helping her with that too so I guess we were helping each other.

"Thank you." I hugged her again and I felt tears of relief roll down my face. "I love you."

"I love you too." She kissed me.

Then my mom walked into the kitchen. She had Ryder with her and he was looking a lot better.

"Ryder, how are you feeling?" Kira asked our son.

"I'm feeling better Mommy." Ryder said.

"His fever is pretty much gone. I think it's just a cold now." My mom assured us.

"Ok. Glad he's feeling better." Kira said.

Ryder ran to me and hugged me. He looked a little worried so he must've heard me freaking out. I pulled him into my lap.

"You ok bud?" I asked.

"Yeah. Are you ok Daddy?" He asked me as he sniffled.

"I'm fine son, don't worry." I smiled.

Maybe Kira was right. Nothing could ever make me hurt my son. The same would go for the baby. I loved my family too much to ever hurt them, and I was gonna make sure nothing ever did, no matter what.

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Hey guys I'm sorry this Chapter took so long. I've been busy working on other projects. One is a prequel to this series, and the other one is a spinoff where the kids are a little older and they have to go to school. Both of them are in the works and I'll let you know when they're published. I'm glad you guys are enjoying this story and don't forget to vote and comment! Thanks!
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