"What are we going to do?" Skylar asked, "It's not like we can take that thing back to Ninjago with us, and he doesn't seem to want us to leave anytime soon."
"His name is Clover." Nya corrected her.
"I know. But I'm not going to call him that because I don't want to get too attached to a monster." Skylar said.
"Fine. And to answer your question, I don't know what we're going to do. I was thinking maybe we could spend the night here, and then decide tomorrow." Nya told her.
"Good luck getting Lloyd to agree to that." Skylar scoffed.
"We were not planning on telling Lloyd." PIXAL said, coming to sit down with them.
"Oh, great. Because that will make him trust us." Skylar said sarcastically. Suddenly, her phone rang. Skylar checked the caller ID, and sure enough, it was Lloyd. "Speak of the devil." She said, picking it up to answer. "Hello, Lloyd!" She said cheerfully.
"Hey, Skylar, where have you guys been? It's 4:00 PM, and you're still not back yet. Is everyone okay?" Lloyd asked.
"Oh, yeah, everyone's fine." Skylar answered. Suddenly, Clover let out a loud groan. Skylar hoped Lloyd wouldn't hear it.
"What was that? Are you guys safe?" Lloyd asked. Skylar internally cursed. She guessed it was too much to hope for that he hadn't heard it.
"Oh, that? It was just…Um…Your car's engine." Skylar stuttered. She put her hand over to phone so Lloyd couldn't hear. "You two had better keep that thing quiet!" She scolded. PIXAL and Nya nodded. Skylar uncovered the phone.
"My car's engine?" Lloyd asked, "You three had better not have wrecked my ride."
"Well, I'm sorry if that was the only way to defeat the Colossi." Skylar said. In the background, Clover let out a cough. PIXAL and Nya shushed him. But Lloyd didn't seem to notice.
"You defeated the Colossi? Great job!" Lloyd exclaimed. In the background, Clover sneezed.
"Seriously, I didn't even know he could sneeze! He picks right now to do it?" Nya whisper-yelled.
"Is that Nya?" Lloyd asked, "Let me talk to her!" Skylar handed Nya the phone.
"Hi, Lloyd!" She said. Again, Clover sneezed. PIXAL face palmed.
"Hey! Great plan, Nya!" Lloyd said, "I knew it would work! Can I talk to PIXAL?"
"Sure…Here she is." Nya said as she walked over to PIXAL. "Lloyd wants to talk to you." She whispered.
"Thanks." PIXAL whispered back.
"Sure." Nya said, thrusting the phone into PIXAL's hand.
"Hello, Lloyd." PIXAL said.
"Hey, PIXAL!" Lloyd exclaimed, "Do you know how you're going to get rid of the Colossi?"
"We were…Thinking that we would throw him off of the cliff." She said.
"Oh. That should work." Lloyd said, "When do you three think you'll be back?"
"Perhaps some time tomorrow?" PIXAL said, "We still need to repair you vehicle."
"Okay, cool. Remember; be careful out there! Bye!" Lloyd called.
"Goodbye." PIXAL replied, ending the call. All three girls let out a sigh of relief.
"You know, I'm kind of hungry." Skylar said.
"Me, too." Nya agreed.
"You two can go to village and get something to eat, if you would like. I will stay here with Clover." She suggested.
"Okay." Skylar agreed.
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In the village, Nya and Skylar managed to find a noddle restaurant. They sat down to eat, but Nya seemed nervous.
"What is it?" Skylar asked.
"It's just…Do you think PIXAL will be okay with Clover?" Nya asked.
"Are you kidding?" Skylar asked, "She practically tamed that monster, all on her own. She'll be fine."
"I guess you're right." Nya agreed.
"Of course I am." Skylar stated.
"If we were to turn Clover to our side, and take him back to Ninjago, where do you think we'd put him?" Nya inquired.
"Well, he wouldn't really fit anywhere, except maybe Borg Industries, but it's been taken over by the Sons of Garmadon." Skylar said.
"But, what if he helped us defeat them? Then, do you think Lloyd would let us keep him?" Nya asked.
"Probably not." Skylar replied.
"What if he saved Lloyd's life? Then could we keep him?" Nya asked.
"Nya, you're acting like we just found a stray puppy that you want to keep. Why do you care so much?" Skylar inquired.
"Because he pretty much is just a giant stray puppy." Nya answered.
"Yeah, Garmadon's stray puppy!" Skylar exclaimed.
"Right." Nya sighed.
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Meanwhile, PIXAL was sitting in the VXL, thinking about the message she'd received in her communicator. If she was right, and it was Zane, then he was alive! They all were.
But, if she was wrong, who could it have been? She had tried to contact them several times already, with no luck.
Suddenly, Clover stood up.
"What is it?" PIXAL asked. The Colossi looked at the sky, delight in his eyes. PIXAL got out of the car, and instantly knew why he was so happy. It was snowing!
Clover was trying to catch snowflakes on his tongue, like a small child. At this, PIXAL smiled.
"You like the snow, don't you?" She asked. The giant Colossi nodded. "Me, too." PIXAL agreed, "It reminds me of a friend I once had."
Clover took his finger and wrote something in the snow. 'Zane?' it read.
"Yes." PIXAL answered, "Zane.
'I'm sorry' the Colossi wrote.
"Sorry?" PIXAL asked, "For what? You did not kill the ninja. It was Garmadon and Hurumi, along with Killow and Ultra Violet."
Clover hung his head. 'Right' he wrote.
"Anyway, the others will be back soon. Are you hungry?" PIXAL asked.
'No' Clover wrote, 'I don't eat.'
"That's okay." PIXAL replied, "Neither do I. Plus, I don't know what we would feed you, anyway."
A/n: I have an announcement to make. I don't know if you've read my Bio, but I recently stated that I will be posting a new story on December 27, 2018. Red Roses is on the darker side, but I really enjoyed writing it. It's a one shot about Hurumi, and the first time she killed someone. I hope you check it out!
-SassyNinja130
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