Random Ninjago Stuff

Misunderstanding

Heavymetalshipping/Cole x Pixal x Zane

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It was quite known that while Jay was Cole's best friend, the Earth Ninja always seemed closer to the team's two nindroids, especially within the past year.

The others could simply chalk Cole and Zane's bond up to the fact that Cole was a big foodie with a sweet tooth that could rival Lloyd's, and Zane loved to cook for his friends. When Zane was preparing a meal, you could usually grantee Cole would be nearby, watching the process with fascination, occasionally being allowed to help. They were also the first two to be recruited by Wu, and therefore knew each other the longest.

However they couldn't quite think of an explanation as to why Cole and Pixal had taken to each other so well. The two barely had anything in common, besides being terrible cooks and big fans of rock music. Cole never had any interest in machinery, yet he would often sit in the bunker with Pixal, keeping her company as she worked late into the night.

Though, perhaps that was simply because Cole had been a diagnosed insomniac since returning from being a ghost, and there was really no one else to talk to at three in the morning.

And it wasn't just Cole; Zane and Pixal- whether intentional or not- also tended to play favourites with the Master of Earth.

Cole got away with stealing food from the kitchen. Where the others would be scolded, Cole received a playful warning from the Ice Elemental, then sent away with whatever he'd snagged. Zane also bought Cole random gifts. Be it a sketchbook or pastry, Ice would frequently come home with a present he'd purchased for Earth. Of course, Cole was extremely humble when this happened. He would protest to the gift, eventually giving in after Zane insisted he have it, and accepting the present with about a million 'thank you's'.

And Cole was allowed around the X suit. Pixal rarely let anyone close to her suit, unless it was Nya or Zane, and only then because she couldn't sort out whatever problem it had on her own. But Cole, who- once again- had never displayed interest in technology, and probably the most likely to accidently break something (the team loved him, but Cole was extremely clutzy at times, and often didn't know his own strength), was given joyrides on the mech by Pixal, or permitted to sit inside the suit as she tinkered.

The team didn't mind that much- they would be the world's biggest hypocrites if they did, as Kai often let Lloyd get away with mischief with less than a warning, and Jay constantly showered Nya in little gifts and trinkets he'd find while out.

But, Kai saw Lloyd as his little brother, of course the little green gremlin could get away with stuff when it came to Kai. And Jay and Nya were betrothed, random shows of affection were common- even expected- from couples.

So what made Cole, Pixal and Zane different? Obviously the nindroids were together, but what about Cole? Did they see him as a sibling? Come to think of it, they couldn't recall the last time Zane referred to Cole as 'brother', something he called all the others (or 'sister' for Nya, naturally), and Pixal, while she was their sister, had never explicitly called any of them by a sibling title, always addressing them by their name, or a nickname.

Speaking of nicknames, the three seemed to have an abundance for each other. Cole had been affectionally dubbed names such as 'Gaia', 'Gem', and 'Dangerbuff' by the nindroids. Zane was 'Pinky', 'Frosty', 'Jaguar' and 'Tincan'; Pixal was 'Pixie (Dust)', 'Cookie', 'Borg junior', or 'Sam', but the three had also called to each other in German on certain occasions, a language none of the others understood.

In conclusion, the team definitely noticed the strange cosiness between those three. Before, they'd always just assumed Cole had simply become Zane's and Pixal's designated third wheel- even if he never meant to, and they simply didn't mind his company.