Friends With/And Foes [ Ninjago S1 AU ]

Chapter 2

NOTE

I will change the lines here GREATLY, so if anything seems non-canon, it's because it is!

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Lloyd carefully moved his hand across the marked symbol on the heavy duty doors that prevented whatever was inside from coming out.

The time must've done the place dirty, it sure took him a few swipes to get all the grimey sand off, revealing the symbol of the Anacondrai on the gates.

"The Anacondrai. The most feared and powerful Serpentine of them all!" He said in awe.

He grinned mischievously as he took a step back, proud of his discovery, he didn't come all this way for nothing!

"If they're afraid of the Anacondrai, then the Anacondrai is what they're gonna get!" He monologued as he took this opportunity to do his stereotypically evil laugh, he hadn't done it in a while anyway.

With that he pushed open the obnoxiously creaky door, a gust of wind causing some loose sand to go flying back inside the tomb.

Lloyd grabbed a hold of his flashlight, turning it on to see better.

Yet he wasn't met by any Anacondrai.

Living ones, at least.

All he could spot was bones, some piled up on one another as if they were manipulated into that pose and played with, reminiscent of stacking flat rocks on one another trying to prevent it from toppling over.

Others were just stuck in the sand with no rhyme or reason.

Lloyd walked further into the tomb, clinging onto some hope that someone, anyone must still be there.

He listened closely as he walked in a circle, maybe some shifting sand would give them away?

In that moment, he suddenly came face to face with two glowing magenta eyes staring at him appearing out of seemingly nowhere.

This shook him to his core as he yelped and dove out of the way, scared that whatever he just saw would lash out at him.

He landed on his back before frantically looking around, this time without a light source as his flashlight had turned off when it slipped and fell out of his hand after diving for cover.

Whatever had just scared him turned a corner and inched closer, Lloyd crawling back in response in panic, attempting to get away.

Luckily the Serpentine stopped coming closer as it picked up Lloyd's flashlight before raising their head, revealing that they were taller than they seemed at first, way taller.

"My sincerest apologies young man, due to my unfortunate appearance I tend to have an unsettling effect on people." The serpentine said rather calmly.

Yeah tell me about it.

"I believe you dropped.. This" the snake reached out their hand holding Lloyd's flashlight, offering him to take it back from him, which he did as soon as he got the chance, accompanying it with a few uncomfortable shuffles backwards, a bit confused by the politeness, he was really wary from his last encounters

"Ah, There you are." The Serpentine added when Lloyd took back his flashlight.

"Uh, thank you." Lloyd replied, his voice revealing a big lack of trust.

He uneasily walked around the tomb once more, this time with his flashlight on. The snake was behind him, which didn't comfort Lloyd at all.

"What happened to the others?" He asked, although he didn't want to actually hear it. He was just morbidly curious.

The Serpentine started their explanation

"Oh, poor unfortunate souls, locked away for years with nothing to eat.."

Lloyd could basically read the implications by himself.

"Must've slowly starved away untill they were just scales and bones." He added in a sinister tone, one he didn't like at all.

The snake circled around Lloyd until coming to a full stop infront of him, smiling as he spoke.

"And who may you be, my.. Friend?" He asked, and Lloyd happily answered.

"I'm Lloyd Garmadon! Son of Lord Garmadon and future dark ruler!" Lloyd said proudly.

The serpentine chuckled at him as he played into Lloyd's evil bit. "Oh, how deliciously evil! Trust me, if i had legs, oh I would be trembling in my boots!" He said enthusiastically.

Lloyd had a proud grin plastered on his face but it dissapeared as he asked the same question back.

"Oh humbly, I am Pythor P. Chumsworth." He responded while gesturing with his hand for the entirety that he was saying his name.

He looked down at Lloyd curiously after he was done. "And seeing now that you've freed me, I must ask you a question."

"Huh?" Lloyd questioned

"Why?" Pythor replied

"Well, I was recently betrayed by the Hypnobrai and the Fangpyre, and I was looking to get a little revenge on some ninja too!" Lloyd said, basically spoiling his mastermind plan to someone who may thwart him! "And I was going to ask you and your tribe for help!"

"Oh, I love revenge!" Pythor responded excitedly to Lloyd's ideas. "Now, I'm sure that I could greatly lend you a hand in any of your plans!" He added confidently as he brought his hands together

"Really?" Lloyd's face lit up, but it quickly changed as he narrowed his eyes untrustfully at Pythor "You're not gonna trick me?" He questioned.

Having been just that causes you to have to be on your guard at all times around Serpentine nowadays.

"Now, why would I trick you? I hardly have any friends." His posture shifted to less confident and more slumped as he looked around, hinting to the remains of his fellow tribe, his expression reading upset as he said that.

"Oh, I hardly have any friends too!" Lloyd said to attempt to cheer Pythor up a bit by being relatable.

"You don't say!" He added cheerily, slightly out of character, but Lloyd didnt think about it too much.

"Now, Lloyd. You know what they say: Evil doesn't wait for an opportunity! So why don't we get to your evil plans now?"

"Now?" Lloyd raised an eyebrow

Pythor hummed in response "Now! I can't wait to discover what truly dark intentions you have! and besides, I am always up for something less like being in a place like this."

Lloyd was absolutely giddy that Pythor agreed so easily! Maybe he did find a loyal serpentine tribe after all!

"Alright! Let's go!" Lloyd hopped in excitement as he basically ran out of the tomb, Pythor following not too far behind him.

"You better know what you are doing, Lloyd." Pythor stated bluntly.

"Come on, trust me! I know what I'm doing all the time!"