Before I forget, I also do not own Malcho in this fanfic.

Ch.4: Plans of Actions and Concerns

Back at the dojo, Pam had just finished brushing away the snake trail in the soil and hid the scales in her pocket. Now that the evidence of Pythor's visit last night have been taken care of, the ninja will have no reason to send her home, especially Kai, to keep her safe. Since she's the Yellow Ninja of Wind she'll have to master her Spinjitzu and reach her true potential to face Pythor…But how can she face and fight someone who might've won her over by stealing her first kiss?

Don't think that, Pam! He may be a great kisser, but he did not win you over! She then got up and went into the courtyard where the training equipment is. Taking out her Four Wind Sais (her nickname for the Sais of the Four Winds), she began training. She threw her Sais at the targets on the wooden dummies, making perfect bull's-eyes. She punched and kicked the stuffing out of three punching bags in a row. And she went through the obstacle course five times without taking a breather even for a second. It went on like this for two hours until…

"Pam, what are you doing training all by yourself?" She stopped and turned to see Jay and Nya walking towards her.

"I just wanna be at the top of my game for the next time I face Pythor," she answered.

"You make it sound like it's personal," Nya replied as Pam shot a golden twister out of her hand and into a nearby dummy to knock it down.

"I'm afraid I am," the tri-head stated. "He stole my first kiss, used my weakness against me, and then kissed me again! That guy's making look bad in front of the others, even Kai. He probably thinks I can't do anything right as a ninja." She then punched another dummy, leaving a crater in its chest.

"No offense, Nya," Pam then seethed through clenched teeth, "but that brother of yours is such a chauvinistic pig!"

"I know what you mean," she replied. "He never lets me help out on the missions until he found out that I'm the Samurai, but that's only because he doesn't want me to get hurt. After he found out, Kai agreed that I'm quite capable of taking care of myself."

"Well, I highly doubt he'll think the same about me," Pam replied, removing her mask. "Especially when I humiliated him when we first met."

"Actually, I think Kai believes you're quite capable of taking care of yourself," Jay stated. "I mean, you put up a good fight with Pythor back at Howling Wolf Mountain, and you handled your sais' powers really well." Pam looked down at her sais in reply. She has shown progress on their last mission. If she has shown great ninja potential, then Kai has to have faith in her.

"Guys!" Jay and the girls turned to the deck to see Lloyd rush up to them, Julien riding on his shoulder.

"What's up, tiger?" Pam asked him, seeing the excitement in his eyes.

"Zane's falcon picked up info on Pythor," he answered. "We need everyone in the control room pronto!" Everyone then followed him quickly to the control room where everyone else was waiting for them. On Zane's shoulder was his falcon Guidance.

"Break it down for us, Zane," Cole said to the Nindroid.

"After our encounter with Pythor at Howling Wolf Mountain," he said, "I've sent Guidance out to look for him and find out what he's planning. He finally found that snake at the Frozen Mountains. This is what he found." Kowalski then pressed a button on the control panel to play the recording on the screen. Pam silently gulped when she saw Pythor on the screen, recalling their "romantic" encounter. When she saw the female Hypnobrai at his side, Pam felt a painful twinge in her chest. Why is she feeling jealous all of a sudden?

"Who be dat cobra lady?" asked Julien.

"Hey, I remember her," Lloyd answered with an arched eyebrow. "That's Skales' sister Alura. I met her after I freed the Hypnobrai. After the Serpentine kidnapped me, I overheard them say that she's gonna marry the Fangpyre General Fangtom." Pam then felt relief wash over her. If this Alura's marrying another Serpentine, then Pythor has no interest in her…then again, Pam's still a target.

"It looks like her group of Serpentine gained some extra members," Cole said, referring to the wolves and wolfdogs.

"And Pythor still has that map showing the locations of the Tombs," Kai added. "He must be planning to reunite the Tribes again."

"And with a whole army behind him," Jay theorized out loud, "he'll have a better chance of beating us and capturing Pam."

"Not if we do something about it," Pam replied with determination before turning to Zane. "Which tomb is the closest to the Hypnobrai Tomb?"

"According to our own copy of the map," Kowalski answered, bringing up a map of Ninjago onto the screen, "the nearest is the Fangpyre Tomb. It's in the Graveyard of Lost Souls. But we don't know if Pythor will be heading there first or not. Chances are he'll first head for his late Tribe's Tomb in the Sea of Sand."

"Or the Constrictai Tomb in the Mountain of a Million Steps," Cole added.

"Or the Venomari Tomb in the Toxic Bogs," Jay finished.

"But what if we split up and check the Tombs at once?" asked Lloyd.

"Excellent thinking, Lloyd," Kowalski replied. "That way, we might have a chance at catching up with Pythor and/or cutting him off." He then took out six communicators and handed them to the ninja while taking two more for himself and Julien. "And if one team needs backup, it's to call the other three, and they'll be there ASAP."

"Great idea, guys," Pam replied, already putting the device on her ear.

"Alright, then," Sensei said to the ninja. "Kai, you and Zane will check the Constrictai Tomb; take the Sonic Raider there. Jay, you and Nya will take the Samurai Exo-Suit to the Fangpyre Tomb. Cole, you and Lloyd take the Hydro-Dragon to the Anacondrai Tomb. And Pamela? You, Kowalski, and Julien will take Malcho to the Venomari Tomb."

"Uh, Sensei," Kai said, raising his hand, "nothing personal, but are you sure Pam should go by herself?"

"Don't worry, Kai," Pam assured him with a smile. "I'm not alone; I got the guys with me. Besides, those Serpentine will be too scared to fight me."

"Yeah, your wind powers and killer moves will make them shake in their boots," Lloyd stated confidently.

"Actually, I was talking about Malcho," she stated, thumbing at the window. Outside, Malcho was in the courtyard putting on the saddle the ninja made for him.

"Amigos," he called out to them as he looked himself over," am I wearing this right?"

"Yeah," Cole called back, "it's like wearing a backpack."

"What's a backpack?"

"Oh, boy," Kai groaned.

"Relax," Kowalski assured him. "We packed parachutes."

"Now is not the time to stand idly and chat," Sensei said. "You must head for the Tombs now."

"We're on it, Sensei," Zane said. Then they ran out to start their mission.

"NINJA, GOOO!" As she and her two animal companions hopped onto Malcho's saddle, Pam began to think about Pythor again. His visit last night…he had the perfect chance to capture her, and yet…all he did was leaver her that love note and irises. Why didn't he kidnap her? Is he afraid the ninja will come after them?

"Pamela, where to?" Pam snapped out of her thoughts at the sound of Malcho's voice.

"Huh? Oh. To the Toxic Bogs, Malcho." The Quetzalcoatl blinked with surprise but shrugged.

"Alright, but I have to warn you, amiga," he said as he took flight. "I heard that place is awful, and I don't mean by appearance."

"Why I be getting de feeling of badness about dat?" asked Julien nervously.

"I guess we will find out soon," Kowalski answered.