Can of Snakes

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I wake up to arguing next to me, so it's that episode. I sit up and look myself in a mirror, I don't like being small. Just wait thill the seasons over then BIG ME!

I walk into the ninja's bedroom to see them arguing. I sigh and walk over to the bathroom door and open it. As I do Master Wu enters to see Lloyd laughing to himself with spices, repairing tools, and detergent.

"You did this?!" The ninja yelled.

"Boys, I get first dips on-" Cole said before Master Wu stopped him.

"No dibs. I put him up to this for today's lesson. I wanted to show you the destructive power of rumors and that jumping to conclusions can only lead to trouble," Wu declared. "Did you ever think to find out if the accusations were true?"

"Uh, no offense, Sensei, but let me jump to this conclusion: today's lesson is lame," Cole stated.

"Yeah, why can't you just teach us to paralyze your enemy with one finger, or find out if a man is lying by the twitch of his nose?" Jay demanded.

"Because not all lessons are about fighting," Wu snapped. "And I misplaced my lesson book."

Kai finds a lesson book sticking out of Lloyd's back pocket and swipes it, "You mean this lesson book?" He hands it to Wu.

"It was the perfect plan until you have to show up and mess everything up-" Lloyd said before I closed the door on him.

"If you're done fooling around, I could use you guys on the bridge," Nya said over the speaker. "We do still have a snake problem to attend to. Over and out!"

"It's one thing to let the son of your nemesis live with you. But having my sister here? I mean, come on! I thought this was a ninja headquarters," Kai said.

"You do know I can hear you. . . over and out," Nya says and Kai slaps his head before we go to the bridge. "Last we heard of Pythor, he stole the Map of Dens from Lloyd and is now on his way to open the last two Serpentine tombs."

"Ugh, don't remind me," Lloyd said and I pat him on the back. I don't like seeing little Lloyd sad.

"Pythor's our most dangerous threat. If he finds those tombs before we do, with his intellect and all four tribes unleashed, there's no telling what he'll do," Wu declared. I know what he'll do.

"But those tombs could be anywhere. Without the map," Jay says. "We might as well just throw darts at a map."

"Good idea. Why don't we?" Nya declares. She throws two darts at a map. "These are the two locations of the Hypnobrai and Fangpyre tombs."

"Show off," Kai muttered.

"And this is Pythor's tomb." Nya says. She places another dart on the map. "After many hours of ruminating on why the tombs were placed in these three precise locations, I discovered a secret pattern. If you notice, all three are in line with the Ninjago symbol for serpent."

"So the last two tombs must be here and here," Jay said pointing to the board. "Ah, you are so smart."

"Ah, was there ever any doubt?" Nya asked sarcastically.

"There's little time. Kai and Jay, you head to the Venomari Tomb. Cole and Zane, you take the Constrictai Tomb. And take this. You might need it if you run into Pythor. Good luck, ninja," Wu declares.

"What am I gonna do?" Nya asked.

"Yeah, what are we gonna do?" Lloyd asked. I'd rather not go, not with Kai and the Venomari venom.

"Nya, I need you here to make sure Lloyd and Y/n doesn't get into any more trouble," Wu commanded.

"Yes, Sensei," Nya says annoyed.

"Let's go, boys. We got some snakes to club," Cole declares and they leave to the deck.

Wu sighs, "Where are you, Pythor? What are you up too?" I know! But I can't tell...

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"So then, just when we were gonna bite it, this huge mechanical robot-" Jay explained at the dinner table.

"Samurai," Zane corrects. "It was a samurai."

"A Sama-what?" Lloyd asked.

"Samurai. Highest level of warrior class," I say.

"Yes, they would protect nobility and serve with honor on the battlefield," Wu finished staring at me. Heh, stole his line.

"He was a hundred feet high, with weapons coming out every part of him," Kai eclairs before whispering to Cole. "Look at Sensei's beard. It's moving like snakes."

"When is this Venomari spit supposed to wear off?" Nya asked. "It's starting to get annoying."

"Okay, don't let this mysterious Samurai cloud what's really important. All the Serpentine are out, and if Pythor can unite them, the legend states some Great Devourer is gonna consume the land and-"Cole said.

"Great Devourer?" Nya asked.

"Whatever it is, it's a can of worms I don't wanna see open," Cole declared. I don't want it to happen either, that might be why I'm here.

"Unh, it's all my fault. If I hadn't opened the first hatch, none of this would've happened," Lloyd said disappointed in himself. I pay him on the back.

"We cannot change the past, but we can affect the future. At least we have the Sacred Flute in our possession, so-" Wu said.

"Yeah ahem, about that," Cole said cutting Wu off.

"Pythor sort of stole it," Zane said finishing Cole's sentence.

"The last Sacred Flute gone?" Wu demanded before sighing. "You four are Ninjago's last hope." The alarm turns on.

"Cold vision must have caught something. That means the Serpentine are near," Nya stated. We went to the bridge.

"Oh no!" Cole exclaimed. "Ninjago city!"

"How many are there?" Jay asked.

"Looks like all of them," Kai said.

"Pythor must be trying to unite them!" Zane exclaimed.

"Go," Wu commanded. "We mustn't let the five tribes unite!"

"Ninja go!"

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"You know, whether it was in a lesson book or not, we used the destructive power of rumors to our advantage," Cole declared. Man I was barely in the episode.

"And now the Serpentine are further away than ever from getting their act together," Kai said.

"You know, I don't think we would've gotten out of there if it hadn't been for Zane," Jay declares.

"Don't thank me. Thank Lloyd. If it hadn't been for his "laundry skills," we all would've been found." Zane declares. Everyone laughs and Lloyd comes in with Zane's white gi.

"Well, it took me twenty loads, but your suit's no longer pink. And to show that I'm sorry, Cole, I got you a can of nuts," Lloyd said hold out a can of nuts to Cole.

"Uh, haha, yeah. Don't think I don't see what this is. When I open this, a bunch of snakes are gonna pop out, right? Yeah, no thank you." Cole said. He opens the fridge, only to have snakes pop out, we all laugh.

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