Lego - Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (#9)
Hail to the what?
(I own nothing of Lego or Ninjago, the only thing I own is my OC turned Serpentine Sinestra.)
She knew this was strange but couldn't stop herself, she couldn't explain what was happening, how she was doing this, what she was saying, or how even she knew to do this, all she did know was when she was done, all eyes were locked onto her and it made her feel even worse than she already did...She seemed to be in quite the situation.
"I'm sorry...Did I do something wrong?"
She wasn't a timid girl normally, but when in the face of the unknown, she knew it was safer to be submissive than brazen.
But her behavior was far more pleasing to Pythor than any of the others, she was respectful to both the Serpentine and his authority, this Female caught his interest, but in what way he didn't know...yet.
"No dear girl..."
He put a hand on her shoulder and smiled reassuringly.
"You've done nothing wrong. In fact, you've done a very good thing." "I did?" "Yes, you did."
He let her go and turned to face the mass of Serpentine with pride.
"My fellow Serpentine. It brings me great pleasure to present to you, Sinestra! Our new Female. Our new Mysterai. My new adviser. And our new Queen."
Her eyes widen in complete shock.
"Say what now?"
The other Serpentine also share in her confusion and flabbergasted-ness.
"What do you mean, she's our Queen?"
Asks Chokun.
"Are you saying you've claimed her for your own?"
Asks Rattla and Pythor blushes bashfully, clearly not expecting that, or that the other generals would give him such venomous looks.
"No, I haven't claimed her! Don't be ridiculous."
A collective "Oh!" fills the room.
"Then she's available?"
Asks Snappa and she backed herself slowly into the wall with worry, this went from an introduction to something far less pleasant really fast and she didn't know how to respond to it.
"NO!"
Pythor snaps and moves protectively in front of her as she began to cower.
"No one is to lay a hand on her, do you hear me? She's our Queen. And as such, it is up to her and her alone whether she takes a Male or not. Have I made myself clear?"
The others grumble with annoyance and it only angers him more.
"I said, HAVE I MADE MYSELF CLEAR?!"
That got them to go silent and nod in feared agreement.
Nobody and I mean, nobody, dears to over-step the King's ruling and that's how he like it, turning back to the girl, Pythor gave her a warm look to ease her.
"Are you alright Sinestra?"
She said nothing and trembled lightly.
"It's okay dear, I promise. No one's going to harm you...I'll skin any who dare try."
He offers his hand to her.
"Please, take my hand. I'm just going to take you to your room."
Her head tilted.
"My room?"
He hooked her in.
"Yes, your room. We all have a room. And seeing as you're one of us, you have one too." "Do I really?" "Yes, trust me on this. You have a room all to yourself. Now does that sound like something you'd enjoy?"
Her trembling ceased and she slowly took his hand in hers with a thankful smile.
"I'd like that very much. Thank you."
He smiles and motions the other generals to follow as they leave the chamber.
The slither/walk was rather quiet, nobody really felt like breaking the silence first, but things can only be bottled up for so long before being forced to speak.
"Thank you."
She said through closed and contented eyes.
"Hmmm...What for?"
Pythor guessed it was him she was talking to.
"For defending me like that. To be honest with you, all that talk about 'claiming' was really creeping me out." "Think nothing of it, it was my duty as a Male to defend a Female." "And you did that nicely." "Heh, flatter me all you wish, I enjoy it greatly." "Then I will do so." "But to be frank, you have to understand that you are the sole Female in a city of Males. The mere sight or smell of you is enough to whip them into heat at this point. But do not fret, no one would dare disobey me and go after you. Especially if they wanted to continue to live."
She found herself giggling at his vow-like threat and it got their attention.
"That's rather nice of you my King, you have my eternal gratitude."
He smirked, she was a real ego boost, and quite the charmer too.
"You think so?" "I do...But why is that?" "Why is what?" "The Male-Female thing." "Like I said, you're the only girl." "Not that. I meant, why am I the only girl? What happened to the rest? And for that matter, why aren't there any other Anacondrai?"
That got the group to stop in their tracks much to her confusion.
"Oh. Did I go too far?" "No, it's quite alright."
Answered Skales.
"You have the right to ask just as much as we have the right to answer."
Says Skalidor.
"Our Females perished sometime into our banishment."
States Acidicus.
"There was simply not enough to sustain them when they...We're with eggs, so they'd starve themselves to keep the hatchlings alive."
Answers Fangtom and she feels for their loss.
"As for my kind. Well...That's not a pretty story."
Says Pythor sadly, but it only adds to her curiosity and concern.
"Please...I want to know."
He gave her a quick gaze in the eyes before closing his in memory and lament.
"Our tomb was small and it held such little food...The others died of starvation or were eaten by others when they were hit with 'the hunger'...I am the last of the Anacondrai. When I pass, my kind will be extinct and there will only be 4 tribes of Serpentine."
His head was held low in sadness, it was lower than she had seen him normally keep it, and it hurt to see such a sight.
Overwhelmed, she nearly tackled him in a caring embrace much to his and the other complete disbelief.
"I'm sorry."
That was all she said and he was confused.
"What are you doing?" "I'm sorry."
Confusion became annoyance.
"Get off me!" "I'm sorry."
Annoyance turned to weak threats.
"If you don't let go, I'm going to..." "I'm sorry."
And weak threats formed into teary eyed thanks as he held her close.
"Can you at least tell me why you're sorry?" "I'm sorry that happened to you. I'm sorry the Serpentine suffered for so long and in such a way. I'm sorry you're all alone." "But I'm not alone...I have the other Serpentine. I have friends, enemies, and enemies that pretend to be friends. And I have something else that no one else has." "What's that?" "Someone who is just as I am. You, Sinestra, are just like me. We are the last of our kind."
Her hold on him strengthened and he gave her neck a light nuzzle.
"Ahem..."
That reminded them of the others still present and watching their every move.
"May we please continue while we're still young?" "Oh, uh, of course."
Pythor managed to pull away from her even as she tried not to let him go on instinct, he didn't want to let her go, her embrace was like nothing he had never felt, the only thing he could compare it to was the way his mother used to coddle him as a young hatchling, he was embarrassed yet wanted more but couldn't and suppressed the new feeling.
The others weren't too happy about the little show they just got, Pythor said no one was to claim her and yet he was acting as if she was his, this didn't bode well with them, they too sought her attention, and if Pythor was to go find each Fangblade personally, that added luck to their side of the scale.
She blushed like crazy, that was the second time she'd done that and it was starting to mess with her, sure she wanted to comfort them when they appeared to need it most, but she wasn't acting normal, she was usually reclusive and shy yet around them, those things didn't come to her, she was she changing, but for better or worse she didn't know.
"Come along."
The King got them moving again but it didn't last for very long, once they reached a fancier looking hallway they stopped before a door.
"Well, here we are."
He opened the door and ushered her inside.
"So...What do you think?"
She looked around but by much, the room was big but empty, inside was a large stone slab that appeared to be made of lava rock that had its center hollowed into a bowl for a bed, and a small to mid-size soaking pool that could maybe fit 6 if lounging but 3 if fully submerged, all in all, it wasn't so bad.
"I like it. I love the pool, I'm very fond of swimming..."
She approached the slab and rest her hands on it.
"And the bed is quite warm, very pleasant. It could use something more, but I can't think of it. So whatever." "Then you're happy?" "Quite." "Excellent. That's good to hear."
He turned to leave and join the others out in the hall which gets her attention.
"Wait. Where are you going?"
That escaped her in more of a panic than she had expected but it made him stop none the less.
"Calm yourself Sinestra, we're not going anywhere. It's late, and we're simply going to our rooms to sleep. We all could use a good rest after today, don't you think?" "Oh...Yes, rest would be best."
She bowed to him.
"I bid you each a goodnight and sweet dreams."
He chuckled and bowed to her as well.
"And the same goes to you as well Sinestra. Goodnight and sweet dreams."
With that, the King left her to the solitude of the room.
"So...This is my room."
She sighed contentedly and made her way into the pool, almost instantly the cool water washed over her and soothed her worries away.
"Mmmm...This is nice."
She sighed blissfully as all the stress sunk to the pools bottom and left her renewed as she rose from the water.
"Ah...Much better. Now I can rest properly."
She slithered over to the slab and climbed into the bowl, the constant warmth from the rock was a pleasure she didn't think would make her feel.
"So cozy."
She curled up into a relaxed ball and snuggled into her coils as her eyes closed.
This had been a most unusual experience indeed, to go from a lost Human in the desert to becoming a Serpentine and their queen, she enjoyed these thoughts and more as they filled her head to dream, and hoped this new life was one she would never come to regret.
(To be continued.)
Sorry for the wait, but I do hope this was worth it. Stay tuned for more Serpentine action to come and may the snake be with you.