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Captivity

(This was supposed to be posted yesterday for the oc slot for pride week but not only is this late but it has absolutely nothing to do with pride so I guess just enjoy.)

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"How did I end up in this mess?" Lucy whined to herself, carrying a stack of books to the non-fictional area of the library that was all but turned on its head after the Overlord's attack. "What did I do to deserve this? Surely I've never did anything bad enough to warrant this? I mean, I littered that one time but I turned back and picked it up!" She set the books down on a nearby table then returned to the piles of books stacked high.

The entire debacle had knocked over entire shelves of books and created general chaos. It's been three days since the defeat of that monstrous dragon that they called the Overlord and the city was recovering still. Rather quickly actually. Cyrus Borg had stepped in and not the city was becoming something out of futuristic fiction. It was amazing at first- but then she kept receiving offers to have the library torn down so it can be rebuilt as some kind of technological storehouse for information. She declined every one. This library was her pride and joy and she'd be damned if they take it from her.

She deposited another stack of books on the table with a grunt.

But that was the very least of her problems.

She stopped by the small mountain of books with a sigh then looked towards the check out desk by the door. In the semi circled space sat an intimidating figure in red, their helmet rested in their lap, right on the four very sharp, very intimidating butterfly katanas. He was seated on the ground, his back pressed against the desk as their long black hair blanketed their face. As if sensing her watching him, he lifts his head, his hair sliding back enough on one side to reveal a piercing, glowing green eye that stood out against a white face with red markings.

Lucy looked away, reaching up to brush her short brown hair back nervously. How General Kozu, leader of the Stone Army ended up at the library was a mystery. She rode out the Overlord's brief reign here in the archives below and when she came back up, it was to him collapsed by the door, using his sword as a means to keep the doors locked.

She sighed to herself, taking up another stack of books.

She supposed it was her fault to begin with. She hadn't called the ninja when she found him like that. Instead, she had tried to help him like he was any ordinary person. But he wasn't. He wasn't even human. There was nothing to do but keep the library closed and watched him. He was far too heavy to move too. The moment she had taken off his helmet to hopefully help him somehow, she had a sword to her neck.

Funny how it only occurred to her that he was a dangerous entity until after she was being held hostage by him. For the past two days.

Her stomach growled as she set the book down and she whined. Water wasn't exactly a problem since there was a small kitchenette the original librarian added where the old archives used to be. But food was. She only stored light snacks in there and she had already ran out. Plus! She smells awful! She should march right over there and demand that he either leave or let her leave back to get apartment. She nodded to herself determinedly then shook her head rapidly. No way! She couldn't! He'd probably slice and dice her and be done with it, no matter how weak he appeared to be. She walked back over to the mountain of books with a sigh. She might as well get some work done while she was being held hostage. Her stomach growled again and she flinched when it wasn't the only thing that growled.

"What is that annoying sound mortal?" The General questioned irritably and Lucy swallowed.

"Um… It's… From me." She managed to say, not changing to look at him and possibly make him more irritated.

"Cease it immediately." He orders but her stomach growled again, as if protesting.

The General didn't like that very much.

"Nononononono! Wait!" Lucy yelled, backing up once the General got to his feet with a growl, long legs making quick strides towards her. "Please! I'm- I'm not doing it on purpose!" She was quick to explain as she was now cornered against a table filled with books, shard swords dangerously close to her person.

"Explain." He says, narrowing his slitted eyes at her. "I don't need you alive mortal. Remember that." He says, tilting her chin up with the blade and she swallowed thickly.

"I-I, um." She took a breath, her heart pounding in fear still. "My stomach makes that noise on its own whenever me or any other uh, mortal are hungry… We-we need to eat food in order to stop the uh, growling. And more importantly… To survive…" She explained, looking anywhere but into his intense green eyes.

She saw him frown, head tilting a little in confusion.

"I can go more into details if you're confused but that's the uh, that's the basics of it. Mortal bodies are different from that of uh… Stone… Warriors." She says, staring at his hair now.

It had… Surprising volume. It needed a comb though. Not that she would risk her life any more than she already was.

"... And this… Food. There is none here?" He questioned, head tilting further.

"N-no. I ah. Ran out of it a few hours back. I would… Have to leave to get more." She says, not needing to meet his eyes to know he was superbly skeptical now.

"You seek to fetch the ninja." He glowed low and Lucy quickly look her head, careful of the sword under her chin.

"No! I don't! I just want a bath and some food! I don't even know how to get to the ninja anyway!" Maybe she shouldn't have admitted that but it was true. "I'll come right back here! I promise! You can stay here for as long as you want! I won't say anything! I just need baths and meals and my own bed would be nice- but I can sleep here! I won't call anyone! I swear! I'll come right back!" She rambled/pleaded, finally meeting his narrowed eyes again then looking away after a moment.

She was never good with eye contact.

He gave a low, considering hum as she all but held her breath. He stepped back, pulling his sword away.

"You have an hour." He spoke and she looked up at him wide eyed.

That wasn't a lot of time but she wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth.

"Any later and I will hunt you down." He warned and she gulped then nodded.

"An hour. Ok." She says, gently scooting around him before taking off, grabbing her bag and rushing out, only looking back to lock the library doors.

She blinked, realising that it was nighttime. Even better. Thankfully her apartment complex was just a block away.

"Oh! Lucy! I haven't seen you since the attack! I feared something happened to you!" Her neighbour Jerry says as she reached her floor, panting from taking the stairs.

"No! I'm fine! Don't worry!" She panted out, pulling her keys from her bag and unlocking her door. "Just uh, library stuff! Gotta go! Bye!" She yelled then locked the door behind her quickly.

"Um… Bye?" He says confused then headed back into his room.

Lucy felt bad for doing that. Jeffrey was a sweet old man but she had- 50 minutes left!

"Crap!" She swore then shucked her clothes, heading for the shower.

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She emerged 15 minutes later and began packing all that she had been planning in the shower. It took another 20 minutes to do that and an additional five to get dressed.

"Shoot! 10 minutes left!" She says, looking at the clock then swung the bag on her back, picking up her pillow that couldn't hold inside.

She paused as she was about to step out then looked back at her other pillow. She thought on carrying it for him for a few seconds then grabbed it too. Curse her overly nice nature. While rushing back to the library, she came to a stop then backed up, looking at the male clothes in a display store. She looked at the large hoodie and bit her lip. She'll be late… She walked away- only to walk back, going into the store.

When she made it back to the library, she was a whole 15 minutes late and very, very nervous. She peered in, frowning once she saw no-one inside. She closed the doors behind her then looked around with a frown. She gasped once she was grabbed, a hand covering her mouth, another holding her hands behind her back, a third holding a sword to her neck and a fourth held another sword defensively.

"You are late." The General growled from behind his mask. "Why is that?" He demanded, slipping his hand from her mouth, giving her one chance to explain.

"I-I stopped b-by to get you s-some normal c-clothes. The uh…" She swallowed. "The armor makes you stand out." She got out, legs trembling.

"So you haven't called the ninja?" He asked suspiciously.

"N-no! I promise I haven't! I still don't know how!" She stuttered out.

Kozu narrowed his eyes then pulled back a little, keeping his sword at her neck. She heard the rip of her bag and internally sighed.

Well. There goes that birthday gift.

He moved the sword away completely from her neck and she chanced looking over her shoulder to see him looking over the hoodie curiously then the shirt.

"I'll have to cut extra arm holes into the shirt but I'm sure it'll fit." She says, turning around to face him.

He looked up at her then back at the clothes.

"These… Clothes. They will help me fit in?" He asked, looking at the hood oddly.

"Yeah. I have to reopen the library soon and people will come in to read. This way, they won't know you're a Stone Soldier." She says then chanced reaching out and taking the grey t-shirt, pleased when he let her take it. "Let me fix it up." She walked around the counter smd set her things down, grabbing a pen and just the shirt.

She then stood before the curious soldier again.

"Um. Mind lifting your arms?" She asked and he shot her a wary look but did so.

She lifted the shirt before him and made a note of where his second set of arms were on the shirt and how big they were. She then sat around the desk and grabbed a pair of scissors amd got to work.

Kozu on the other hand watched the mortal curiously as she worked on the fabric, confused and very wary. The mortal was being… He paused to think of the right word. Nice. That's it. Why? He has held her captive for almost 3 days now. He hadn't expected her to return but he certainly expected the ninja to. He still does. He doesn't trust her and refuses to let his guard down for even a second, especially when he still felt so weak… It would take him a while to recover so for now, he would play along with 'fitting in'. He won't start a fight he doesn't have to… Not yet at least.

"Done." Lucy sighed, holding up the shirt with four arm holes now, the edges stitched with her emergency needle kit to prevent tearing. "Here. Put them on." She says, adding it to the jeans and hoodie and handing it to him.

He accepts them and checked them cautiously before setting them down on the desk. Lucy watched in awe as he began to take his armor off piece by piece, layer by layer. It was more complicated than it seems. Only when he was completely topless did it occur that she should probably stop watching. She flushed, looking away quickly when he reached for his pants. She fiddled with her own fingers, back to him as she flushed heavily.

Well. That's something you don't see in the ancient scrolls.

"This one has no space for all my arms." She heard him speak and she blinked then turned around.

Wow.

He was looking at the hoodie in hand, holding it by the arms with his lower too arms on his hips. That's the least however. The shirt was quite tight, ready to be torn off with a wrong move but at least his pants seemed to fit from what she could tell. It's just… Looking at him as he was now, wearing casual clothes and not intimidating armor… Her cheeks were red.

He was really handsome…

Thick, straight black hair framed his face perfectly, his defined jaw holding a stubborn set to it as he frowned. His eyes were something else. From this angle, they appeared to have a bit of glowing yellow… He met her eyes and arched a brow, holding up the hoodie impatiently.

"Oh! Um! Yeah. I left it like that!" She quickly says, looking down. "We, uh. We Ninjagians don't have two sets of arms. You'll have to uh, wear it to hide that. The um, hood is to hide your face a bit if you want." She shrugged and Kozu looked the dark gray hood over.

"... I see." He says then set the hood down on the desk.

Lucy's stomach interrupted, reminding her that she was hungry.

"Haven't you consumed food as yet?" He asked her, annoyed. "Do so now." He says before she could answer, picking up his weapons and armor.

Lucy didn't argue, pulling the box of hot pockets from her bag and heading to the kitchenette just behind the door by the desk and set it in the microwave.

"What is that device?" Lucy jolts once his voice came from directly behind her.

"It's a microwave. It's used to heat food." She explained with a hand over her chest.

He only hummed, looking it and her over suspiciously then walked out. She sighed, taking her meal out and leaned against the small countertop as she ate. Now what? She can't live at the library but she was sure he wasn't about to let her come and go as she pleased. And how long did he plan on staying anyway? She took a bite as she stared ahead blankly. She was stuck with him. The Ninja won't just swing by the Library for no reason. And even so… He was a living, maybe not breathing relic. She wouldn't want them to destroy him. Maybe… Arrest? But what are the odds that they would do that?

She took another pocket.

But she couldn't keep him. He wasn't some… Thing to be kept. He certainly doesn't appear to be someone who wanted to be kept. She sighed, pulling her phone out from her pocket. Here she was thinking about it like she had a choice. She scrolled through the news to see what she missed. She frowned at a chubby man wearing what she knew was the Helmet of Darkness. She frowned as she looked at it. If he had that then he would be able to control the General. She only prays he doesn't put it on again. If it hadn't been for a friend of the former librarian dropping in as often as she did, researching about everything that has to do with 'The Final Battle', she wouldn't have known as much as she did. She looked at an image someone captured of the Overlord and his army, the General rejoining them. If she was stuck with him, she might as well do her own research.

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Kozu watched the mortal as she bustled around the library with purpose, placing books on the shelves and leaving a few out. He sat by the check out desk, in a chair this time with a hand on his cheek, another on his sword and his upper two crossed. What was that mortal planning… And what was with the humming? He narrowed his eyes then glanced away, looking at the books that lined both sides of the door to the kitchenette, protected by glass doors. These books were more colourful and graphic. His eyes narrowed in on a particular one. He stood, reaching out to slide the glass door back and took a look at it.

"Ah! Be careful with that!" He glared at her from the corner of his eye and Lucy swallowed. "Ah. They're… School books. For children in school to borrow for homework… They're… expensive so we only have one or two copies…" She told him sheepishly, fiddling with a scroll.

He ignored her in favour of looking at the book and began reading through it, twirling his sword in hand. Interesting. This book goes on to explain a mortal- a human's makeup and what does what and why. It was… Interesting. He has discovered at least, the mortal wasn't lying to him about her hunger. He closed it half way in. If this place has a guidebook to the mortal body… Then perhaps he could find a means, a weakness for them. He could hold it over them all and take revenge for his fallen brothers. He gritted his teeth at that and set the book aside. He looked around the library, immediately on edge when he couldn't immediately see the mortal.

He picked up another sword and began searching the room, his glowing eyes missing nothing. He spotted the blue clothes she had worn back over a stack of books then walked over, a sneer revealing two of his three sets of fangs.

"Y-" He cut himself off, realising that the mortal was resting again, laying on one of the strange sacks she arrived with.

Humans need at least 7-9 hours of sleep, he remembered. It was about accurate for him at the moment too. He felt the exhaustion in him with every move. But he couldn't have the mortal thinking him weak. He looked down at her then across to the table that had the other sack and walked over to it, holding it up. Huh. It was… He gave it a squeeze. Soft. He recalled something then took it and returned to the book he left on the desk. The numbers on the page made it easier to find what he was looking for. Two images confirmed his suspicions. Mortals sleep on these odd sacks. He looked the sack over then the images of the two humans sleeping on them.

Huh.

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Lucy woke up with a yawn a few hours later, rubbing her eyes as she sat up.

"Ow." She hissed at the pain in her back.

Laying at such an odd angle all night was bound to do that. She stood then cracked her back and sighed. She looked around the library as she walked away from the desk. She didn't have a lot left. She'll use today to finish shelving books and research. The library should be ok for opening tomorrow. She paused then.

Hey… Where was he?...

She walked over to the desk he seemed to make his base then covered her mouth to hide her wide smile. There, on the ground, laid the Stone Soldier all nuzzled into the pillow, laying on his side. His face was relaxed in sleep as his hair made a mess around him. He looked… Adorable… For a leader of an indestructible army that could kill her at any second. She walked over to her bag, smiling still and took out the sheets she was too tired to take out. She returned and gently covered him, careful not to wake him. She took a moment to look down at him before walking away to the books that needed shelving. Maybe if he doesn't feel very homicidal, she'd offer to do something about his hair…

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(I'll reblog an art piece I did for both Kozu and Lucy that I did a while back in a second. I swear I'll do a character ref for her but so far, all you need to know is that she isn't an em and has a totally normal life and backstory. The only exciting thing that happens to her is the unconscious stone soldier she stumbles across. I have decided their ship name will be called Stonescrolls because why not. I hope you like it!)

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Caption: Cry has a nightmare. His bro and his bro’s wife snuggol for comfort.

Aka my entry for Loving Cryptor Day!

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Today’s doodle before I passed out for a few hours

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Self endulgent Stonescrolls time!

My oc Lucy and the boi Kozu! Catch me crying in the club for making them look so gorgeous.

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Nobody:

Me: OK TIME TO MAKE A SMOL POST ABOUT MY OC LUCY SINCE I FORGOT TO POST ABOUT HER HERE!

(I messed up the eyes and I'm too lazy to fix it :') )

Ok so!

Name: Lucy Smith

Personality? Uh she's super nice. Painfully so. She's the quiet type. Sure she'll talk a lot to friends- if they hadn't abandoned her ;-;. She's never been to college but has more than enough experience to run the library she ends up owning.

Ah. Family wise, she has a few aunts she hasn't seen in forever. She's closest to her mother who lives outside of Ninjago city, in their home village called Sanbukai. It's close to the beach, a couple miles out from the city. Her mother's name is Kyoka Smith.

Lucy has her mother's last name since her father died before she was born. Her mother was very close to him (Lucy was the product of a one night stand) and she was more than fine raising her on her own. Lucy never knew what it's like to have a father but she doesn't care to find out. Her mother has always been more than enough.

Lucy moved out of the village since she didn't quite feel like she fit in. She moved at 18 and got herself a small apartment with the money her mother gifted her. (Her first apartment was worse than the one the ninja got on S2). While searching for work, she ran out of luck since the jobs available for her, a person with no degrees, were either far too underpaying or require several hours of hard work she couldn't manage. Then she ran into the old librarian and it was history from there.

The librarian went by the name Grace and had taught Lucy all she needed to know about the library. She worked there for 3 years before things started to go south for Ninjago City. She got a better apartment during since the pay was decent enough to allow it. Grace signed the library over to Lucy then returned to her home village after the Great Devourer's attack. It took a few weeks to adjust but with the support of the other librarians she called friends, she made it work.

Those friends left after the Overlord's first attack. They either went out of the city or to newer, better jobs as the city was being reconstructed. It was good since she wouldn't be able to explain the stone general she found in the library.

Kozu is the most exciting thing to ever happen to her though. Years down the line after they get married, Kozu would have her life extended by basically bullying the freshly returned overlord to do it without her permission. That leads to a pretty big fight but she accepts it and they love on. Her appearance doesn't change much aside from slitted eyes and slightly pointier ears but she's stronger, faster, far more resilient too. She can also hear and see far better than she had before. She does have a kid for him down the line by the name Kierra. Twins follow when Kierra is 5. (How this is possible with Kozu being a stone boi is very complicated.)

Noteworthy stuff. Ah the library is located right next to the park that holds the Temple of Fortitude. Kozu was heading there for the armor to make them resilient against the golden energy but failed to make it.

She may be nice and kind of a doormat (Kozu make sure nobody walks over her) but she is hella fierce when standing up for the things and people she loves.

After rescuing the other stone soldiers Dareth had in DotD, just before s7, the ninja and the police found out about Kozu's existence and wanted to have him and his brother's sent to kryptarium prison. Kozu was shook as to how fierce she was with protecting them against both ninja and police. She even recited words from law textbooks. They left then be under the condition that if they break any laws or anything, she'll be arrested with them. Needless to say, Lucy wasn't arrested at all throughout the fic.

Oh! Height. She's 5"5 and with Kozu being roughly 6"9… yeah. The other stone soldiers that would stay with her now are also taller than her at 6ft. So most of the time she was a ray of light with 5 stone soldiers hovering menacingly over he, effectively scaring those with bad intentions away. Add her mom and they're all #LucyProtectionSquad

Lucy and Kozu's ship name? Stonescrolls. UwU

That's it for now! I'll add more later if it comes to me.