"Fear?" Skylar asked, "You sense…Fear in that thing? Are you sure you're not malfunctioning?"

"My system is working properly." PIXAL said, "He is fearful."

"That's exactly what a malfunctioning robot would say." Skylar whispered to Nya, "I always knew there would be a day when technology would take over the world. Should we run?" If looks could kill, PIXAL would have slaughtered Skylar by then. "Never mind. She's the same as normal." Skylar shrugged.

"What could a giant like him be afraid of?" Nya asked.

"Us, I assume." PIXAL replied.

"What? Why would such a big guy be afraid of us?" Skylar inquired.

"Perhaps because you were plotting ways to kill him." PIXAL suggested.

"Oh, right." Skylar answered.

"What should we do? If we let him go, he might attack us or the village. But if we leave him here, he might escape. Though, we can't exactly kill him, either." Nya said.

"Perhaps we could speak with him?" PIXAL suggested.

"He can't talk, PIXAL! Unless you happen to have a Colossi translator handy?" Skylar snapped. PIXAL shook her head.

"Unfortunately, I cannot translate his language. It may be the only one not in my database." She said, "But, if we let him go, we could make a deal with him."

"A deal?!" Nya asked, "He works for Garmadon, the man who killed the ninja, who killed Zane!"

"I know. But he didn't kill them, did he? Why is he to blame?" PIXAL asked. Nya looked down at the ground. "Look, I have been an accomplice to an evil emperor before. I know what it is like. Maybe this Colossi did not do anything wrong." She said.

"And maybe he did!" Skylar replied.

"No. PIXAL's right. It's worth a try. If we can get him on our side, maybe we can use him against Garmadon. We need all the help we can get, right?" Nya said.

"Fine. But if he hurts anyone, the damage is on you two. Got it?" Skylar asked. PIXAL and Nya nodded, then walked over to the Colossi. "Are we even sure he can understand us?" Skylar inquired.

"Yes." PIXAL said, "If he can understand Garmadon's orders, then he can understand what we are saying, too."

She turned to the Colossi, and looked him right in the eyes again. This time, she could see the slightest bit of hope in them.

"If we let you go, you must promise not to hurt us, or anyone else." PIXAL said, "Do we have a deal?" The Colossi gave a small groan, and then nodded. "Good." PIXAL said, "We will untie you, then.

Ten minutes later, with much effort, the girls had managed to untie the Colossi. He stood up, towering over them. However, the Colossi seemed fairly calm.

"Good." PIXAL sighed, "Now, I need you to sit." The Colossi groaned. "When you sit down, we will be able to communicate easier. You made a deal, so do it." PIXAL said firmly. By now, Skylar was beginning to shake, and gripped the female android's shoulder. Reluctantly, the Colossi sat down like a dog. "Good Boy." PIXAL told him, "That wasn't so hard, now was it?" The Colossi shook his head, and actually gave a rocky smile. The female android smiled back.

Skylar backed up from PIXAL and inched towards Nya.

"Did she just tame the Colossi?" Skylar whispered.

"I think so." Nya whispered back, "And it's a good thing, too. When he stood up, I thought he was going to attack us." She put her hand to her forehead, realized she'd been sweating immensely, and pulled a small, green sweat towel out of her pocket to wipe her face.

At that instant, the Colossi started growling, and lunged at Nya like a dog.

"Hey!" PIXAL yelled, getting his attention once more, "Do not hit people!" The colossi groaned, and pointed at the green towel. "I don't care if you're not a fan of the color green. If you are going to keep your end of the deal, you must act more civilized. Alright?" PIXAL said. The Colossi nodded, but still glared a Nya.

"You know what? I can just get a new towel." She said, taking the green towel and ripping it up. When the Colossi still didn't seem satisfied, Nya walked over to the edge of the meadow, where there was a large, steep cliff, and dropped it off the side. Finally, the Colossi relaxed.

Skylar glanced down at her watch, which read '4:00 PM.' They had arrived at 12:00, so they'd been in the mountains for four hours.

"We should probably head back to Ninjago." Skylar piped up. PIXAL turned to the Colossi.

"If we leave you here, you won't hurt the people, will you?" She asked. The Colossi nodded. "You will hurt the people?" PIXAL inquired, giving him one of her I-dare-you-to-disagree-with-me looks. Still, the Colossi nodded.

"If we stay, will you leave them alone?" Nya finally got the courage to ask. The Colossi nodded. "So you want us to stay?" Nya inquired. The Colossi nodded again.

"What, do you just not want to be left alone?" Skylar asked. The Colossi nodded. "So you don't want to be left alone. Perfect." Skylar groaned.

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A few minutes later, Skylar, Nya, and PIXAL were sitting on the ground facing the Colossi. They were in the midst of an awkward silence; everyone's least favorite thing.

"Should we introduce ourselves?" Skylar whispered to PIXAL.

"Great idea." PIXAL replied, standing up, "I'm PIXAL, the Primary Interactive X-ternal Assistant Lifeform. Nice to meet you." She put her hand out, and the Colossi put out a finger. They awkwardly shook hands, and PIXAL sat back down.

"I'm Nya," Nya said, standing up, "and I'm the water ninja." She shook the Colossi's finger, and sat back down.

"I'm Skylar." Skylar said, not standing up, "I run Chen, my father's noodle house." The Colossi extended his finger, but she refused to shake it.

"Do you have a name?" PIXAL asked him. The Colossi shook his head.

"Okay, well, we could give you a name." Nya said.

"Oh, great idea. Give the big, giant monster a name. Get attached to it until it kills us. Perfect." Skylar scoffed.

"Is there any object or animal you particularly like?" Nya asked, ignoring her. The Colossi shook his head. "Well, is there anything in this meadow that catches your eye?" Nya inquired. The Colossi looked around, seemed like he was about to point at something, and then dropped his hand. Sadly, he shrugged.

"Um, Okay…" Nya said, "That's fine. We'll find you a name. Hmm…How about C, for Colossi?" The Colossi shook his head.

"What about Conner?" PIXAL asked.

"I don't think that really suits him." Nya told her. "We could call him Chris."

"Come on, Nya." Skylar said, "He does not look like a Chris."

"Well, maybe that's a good thing." Nya answered, "Maybe we should give him a name that doesn't fit with his face. I mean, he is kind of frightening."

"Then, we need to give him a happy name, like Sunshine or Rainbow." Skylar said.

"What about Joy?" Nya suggested.

"No, I have a better name." Skylar stated, "Clover! We can call him Clover! As in, a four leaf clover. You know, the kind that's lucky? After all, we'll be lucky if he doesn't attack us."

"Clover." Nya repeated, "I like it."

"Yeah. The real question is, does he?" Skylar asked, pointing to the Colossi.

He nodded.

"Okay." PIXAL said, "Then we will call you Clover."