Wolves Of Secrets

Party Animals

Lloyd and the gang laughed and joked as they sat in their usual booth in the Yin Yang cafe. Ever since the incident at the hospital, Pixel had been walking on eggshells around her wolfie friends, feeling guilty for chasing and badgering them. Her friends, meanwhile, had been walking on cloud nine. Pixel no longer suspected them of being werewolves, and even though they felt guilty for lying to her, they sadly knew what she would do to them if she knew.

"So, have we decide what time is the party tonight?" Kai suddenly said with a smile and Pixel glared at him, which he just smirked off. "Come on Pix, this is a tradition we're talking about."

"I know, but I just don't see how we can have the party this year, not with the recent developments," Pixel replied as she gave them all a nervous glance.

"What party?" Morro asked.

"Every year my father allows me to throw a party at our penthouse and he invites everyone from school, only this year it's not happening because I'm still the biggest laughing stock at school right now." She explained as she missed the guilty looks the others shared.

"When was this party suppose to be?" Morro asked.

"Tonight." She sighed.

"Look Pix, I know your scared of what people are saying about you, and 'cause of that you're scared of having your own party, but it's just words, it doesn't mean anything, if you haven't been broken at school where you're surrounded by those pricks every day then I think you're strong enough to can handle a party," Nya reassured her friend. Pixel stared at them for a moment, thinking about it, before she smiled and pulled out her phone.

"Hello Father, I need you to start texting the invitations yes, all the people on the list." She smiled.

Within a minute, almost all the teens in the cafe were looking at their cellphones and chatting about the invitations they had gotten. As the pack continued their discussion, the cafe owner, Mr. Burke suddenly walked past them and stapled a piece of paper to a board next to their table. It was a missing poster for a cat. In fact, the board was overflowing with missing posters for pets all over Ninjago, more specifically, for homes close to the forest.

"When did these pets go missing?" Cole asked Burke.

"Last few days." He shrugged and looked to Pixel. "Think it's your beast on the prowl, do you?"

"You know about that?"

"Ah, I hear things."

"Like what?" Morro glared,

"It's just kids gossiping, don't really pay no attention." He shrugged and grabbed a newspaper. "Check out the local paper, front page's got a story about farm animals being attacked, as well as those pets." He explained. They all shared a look before quickly rushing out of the cafe, leaving Burke a tip as they did so.

"Hey, party at Pixel's, did you get one?" Maggie asked Harumi, who was glaring at the pack from the other side of the cafe as they left.

"Why would I go to her stupid party anyway?" She growled before an idea and a sinister smile crept onto her face. "Why don't we go, you and me?"

"I don't think you're invited." Maggie pointed out.

"Come on, who needs an invitation?"...

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Later that evening Nya and the boys went over to Pixel's penthouse to help her get ready for the party. When they got there they saw her in the kitchen preparing the food for the party. Her father was nowhere to been seen and had probably already left to give the teenagers their space. The pack of werewolves began to help her finish the preparations for the party and soon everything was ready. Seconds after they had finished, all the guests began to arrive.