The day after Zane cleared [M/n] a singular Serpentine was spotted in Ninjago after being seen stealing from a stand - when the Serpentine had completely disappeared after the Fire Temple fight. [M/n] was forcibly stopped from going, with Lloyd clinging to his waist in the hopes he wouldn't leave. Reluctantly he stayed behind, though he did send Khēlai with them to make sure they didn't end up in trouble.
He did stay up in the Bridge, listening to the ninja using the open comms, with Lloyd sat beside him reading more of his comics and Garmadon towering over them.
"Going somewhere?" Cole asked, taunting the Serpentine.
A moment of silence, static filling the room.
"Thought you could joyride through town and not be noticed, eh? Where's the last Fangblade?" Jay demanded.
Unfortunately they couldn't hear the Serpentine's response.
"Yeah. The fourth Fangblade. When Pythor finds them all, he plans to unleash the Great Devourer," Kai snapped.
"They must be playing dumb," Nya mumbled, brow furrowing. A much longer period of silence followed.
"Uhh, doesn't that mean it will devour you too? Since it's the Great Devourer and all," Jay pointed out.
Tense silence.
"Is it really too late to stop Pythor from getting the last Fangblade?" Kai asked. Everyone in the room shifted, even Lloyd stopped reading his comics glancing up to the blank screen. "Bounty, we're coming back. We'll share what we've learned when we make it back."
They waited in the Bridge in tense silence, when the others came back to share what had been said.
"Did they reveal the location of the next Fangblade?" Wu questioned.
"Not in so many words. They did tell us that we were too far behind the Pythor and that even if we were to go after him it would be too late," Zane explained, frowning slightly. He inputted the location for Nya.
Pulling it up on the map, Nya frowned, "The Venomari's right. By the time we cast sail clear across the other side of Ninjago, Pythor will have already beat us to the last Fangblade." On the map the four locations of the Fangblades had been marked in red, showing just how far away they were from the last location.
Lloyd, pushing his comics into a pile, curled up against [M/n]'s side.
"Oh, come on, guys. This is the last one. We gotta get it. We gotta think of something."
"Hey," Lloyd said, getting everyone's attention.
"What is it?"
"All we have to do is just get one Fangblade to stop him, right? What if we take back the other three instead? Pythor wouldn't risk having them all on him. He's probably hidden them somewhere while he goes for the fourth." Everyone stared at him, shocked. [M/n] hummed and Garmadon grinned, proud of Lloyd.
"È così semplice," Cole whispered, eyes wide. (It's so simple.)
"Why didn't I think of that?" Kai grumbled.
"It can't be that easy. Can it?" Jay tugged at his sleeves, looking between everyone.
"Unfortunately it may seem easy, but it will not be easy."
"[M/n] is correct. My algorithms suggest taking the other Fangblades would be far more dangerous. Pythor would undoubtedly have them defended by the Generals and his top soldiers."
"Finally. I won't have to hold back anymore."
"How are you going to steal the Fangblades when you do not know where they are?" Garmadon asked, pointing out the flaw in their plan.
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Fanfiction(n.) A place where one feels safe, a place from which one's strength of character is drawn. [M/n] Caelestis has no memory of who he is, relying entirely upon Sensei Wu to fill in the gaps. With knowledge, a history, skills, and a willingness to kill...
