Lies Of The Serpent: A Ninjago AU

Chapter 40: The Samurai

Jay's POV

Me and Kai drove to the toxic bogs. We quickly got rid of our vehicles.

"Ew!" I yelled in disgust.

"Hey, it's not me. We're in the toxic bogs. This stuff'll eat through you worse than Cole's chili. Plus if anyone's breath stinks it's yours. I've been resisting the urge to gag this entire time," Kai said. I was pretty sure he was just doing the thing where he insults me for no reason. But then I remembered how strange the toothpaste had tasted. Not minty like normal but something else. I'll ask sensei Wu about it later.

Kai put a stick in the water and pulled it out. The section that had been in the water was burnt off.

Realizing we couldn't go in the water, we swung to the tomb. I opened it, and, wow, did it rank.

"Pee yew!" I yelled.

"Pee yew!" the cave echoed. I chuckled. That was cool!

"Let's just make this quick before Pythor gets here," Kai said.

"Don't forget Lloyd!" a familiar female voice said. We turned to see Hebi, smiling at us.

"Aren't you supposed to be at the bounty with Nya?" Kai asked.

"I already explained this to Cole and Zane. I'm going on the missions whether you like it or not."

We both sighed. Kai began to walk away.

I noticed that the venomari were not there.

"This place looks empty. We must've just missed them. Check this out," I said.

"They say your the green ninja, but I say I am!" I yelled.

"I am! I am!" the cave echoed.

"I am!"

"I am! I am!" I chuckled some more.

"Let me try that!" Hebi said, "You think your Lloyd's BFF but I am!"

"I am! I am!"

"No, I am!"

"No, I am!" We both chuckled as we continued to play around, forgetting the mission.

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"No, I'm the real Jay!" I said.

"No, I'm the real Jay!" the cave echoed.

I heard Kai screaming ,so I told Hebi we needed to go help him.

"But I want to stay!" Hebi said.

"Stay!" the cave echoed.

"See. Even the cave wants me to stay!"

"We have to help him! He could be in danger!" I sighed. I had no idea what I was doing. Usually I was the one goofing around. Not the responsible one.

"Fine!" We walked out, and Hebi sighed. We saw Kai who was surrounded by serpentine.

"Fine. You were right. He is in danger. Wait... Why isn't he fighting back? Did he forget how to fight or something?" Hebi asked.

"Oh, this is not good! Jay! Hebi! There's so many. Elves and gingerbread people everywhere!" Kai yelled as he cowered in fear.

Hebi started laughing like a maniac.

"Elves and gingerbread people! That's just... Ridiculous!" I ignored her. It seemed like Kai did too though that might have to do with the fact he was terrified.

"Okay, I don't know what you're seeing, but this is no time to lose yourself. I need you, partner. Hebi's to immature to help," I said. Hebi glared at me.

"I am not immature! I'm just not as mature as you!" she said. I chuckled.

"Sorry, I meant extremely immature."

"Looks like you've taken Kai's place as the master of Jay insults."

"What?"

"I've never fought little people before. We're toast!" Kai yelled.

"Rude! Toast is good. Except if it's Cole's toast. Then it's bad," Hebi said. I gave her a look.

"Is right now really the time to be screaming about expressions?" I asked.

All of a sudden Cole and Zane came.

"Anyone order a little kick butt?" Cole asked.

"Butt. Butt. Butt," the cave echoed. Both me and Hebi chuckled.

"How did you get here before us, Hebi? We had vehicles. You did not. You should have come later than us," Zane asked.

She shrugged.

All of a sudden Pythor appeared, yelling, "Boo!"

"Ahh!" I yelled. Zane attempted to play sensei Wu's flute, but Pythor quickly grabbed it.

"Oh, let's not let music ruin things. Hmm?" Pythor said. The serpentine cornered us onto a log which was floating on the acid lake.

"I've got a sinking feeling this may be the last I see of you five," Pythor said. He laughed.

"Wait. Where's Lloyd? Shouldn't he be with you?" Hebi asked, sounding worried.

"He is taking a break," Pythor said. Hebi glared at him.

"What did you do to him? Did you hurt him? Cause if you did I can promise you you will not live to see another day!" Hebi yelled. She began ranting about how horrible Pythor is.

"Are you quite finished?"

"No! I won't be finished till you tell me what you did to Lloyd!"

"I did nothing. He merely wanted to take a break. That is all. Believe me. I will not hurt him. Yet." Hebi began yelling at him some more.

"She's talking even more than you, Jay!" Cole said.

"Wait. Do you see that? A magic floating rope. We can climb to safety," Kai said before almost walking off the log.

"Boy, that venomari venom or whatever is making you see things is some powerful stuff," I said as I pulled him back.

"For whatever it is worth it was an honor to fight beside you all," Zane said.

"Shut up! We're not going to die! I didn't join you ninja just so I could die on a stupid log while my best friend's getting tortured!" Hebi said.

"For the last time! I am not torturing Floyd!" Pythor said.

A rope fell.

"Hey, what?" Cole asked.

"The magic rope. Ha," Kai said.

"I told ya'll we weren't going to die!" Hebi said.

"Quick. Everyone, climb over," I said.

A giant samurai flew down and started attacking the serpentine.

"Oh, dear," Pythor said as he backed away from him. Pythor was the only serpentine who hadn't ran.

"Pythor target comfirmed. Time to bag and tag," he said. He hit Pythor with a dart. After Pythor ran the samurai got out of his mech.

"Who are you?" Cole asked.

"How about the coolest thing I've ever seen?" I said.

"Are you some type of cyborg from the future?" Hebi asked.

"Santa?" Kai asked. The samurai stared at him confused.

"Santa! Your hallucinations just keep getting better and better!" Hebi said as she laughed.

"Thank you, mysterious warrior. I owe you my life for saving-" Zane began but the samurai sprayed something in his face, knocking him out.

"Now that wasn't nice," I said. This samurai was really rude. Zane was just thanking him, and he knocked him out.

The samurai then sprayed the same stuff on us. Everything faded to black.