A/N: Sorry, guys. I meant to have this out tomorrow (I had it prepared and everything) but, well... yeah. I wanted to get this out - please believe me - but I kinda couldn't. At least it's only a day later than I planned, right? (And at least I didn't promise anyone anything about it, too)

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Lloyd swallowed nervously. "You guys - you guys are the Fangpyres, right?"

"And who-" began one head.

"Wants to know?" Finished the other. Lloyd really hoped that that wouldn't be too confusing.

"I - my name is Lloyd. A Hypnobrai told me to come to you guys. She said she had some friends in your tribe." He held up a scroll. "She gave me this map, and showed me how to read it."

"And why-"

"Would shhhe-"

"Not come here-"

"With you?" By the end of the sentence Lloyd had settled on looking between the two heads instead of constantly switching between the two. He was still relieved that the snakes never reprimanded him for making eye contact (or, as close as the boy would get to that. He didn't dare look directly in any eyes for more than a split-second.)

"There was a change in... I think general? The previous one was really nice but the new one kicked me out."

"Ssso you want-"

"Revenge?"

"What?!" Lloyd tensed, his face scrunching at the all-too familiar word. "No! I just want someone nice to stay with! That's all!"

"And what-"

"Isss ssstopping you-"

"From doing that-"

"With your own kind?"

Lloyd glanced away. "People always want to hurt me. And even when I try to run away, colorful ninjas try to drag me back."

Both heads nodded sagely. "It sssoundsss like-"

"You have a lot of enemiesss."

"We are but few,"

"In order to fight-"

"We would need-"

"Reinforsscementsss."

Lloyd curled defensibly, another distastefully familiar word. "What do you mean, 'reinforcements'?"

*Later in time, but still Lloyd's perspective*

Lloyd hid comfortably behind Fangtom, the both of them watching from behind a pile of junk as the rest of the snakes approached some of the completed machines. He knew the snakes were his friends, and that they knew he was there, but he still felt a little more comfortable hidden... Especially with that clearly human camper right there.

A car pulled into the junkyard. Lloyd flinched and curled back as two elderly people hopped out. There was a bit of conversation he couldn't hear, but then the old man called out in a shaking voice, "Whoever's there, my son knows spinjitzu!"

"Their son must be one of the ninja!" Lloyd hissed to Fangtom, reaching up and grasping the snake's arm. His own hands were trembling. "Let's get out of here!"

Both heads gave him a confident, reassuring look. "Don't worry." A scaly hand gently ruffled his hair.

"You releasssed usss-"

"For a reassson."

The snakes lept out of their hiding places, surrounding the couple. Fangtom stayed next to Lloyd, but still slithered out of the shadows.

"If we plan-" One head started to tell Lloyd.

"-to attack-"

"-the Hypnobrai-"

"We'll need to grow-"

"-our army."

Lloyd winced at the last word. "And, uhm, how do we do that?"

"Let's just say-"

"-we Fangpyre bite off more-"

"-than we can chew."

"Have at it, boys!"

With those words the Fangpyre began biting various things in the junkyard, bringing them to life with nothing but their venom. The couple watched, utter horror spreading across their faces as they realized what was happening.

"My creations!" The old man exclaimed, "They are turning them into-"

"An army?" The first head inquired.

"You are correct." The two heads shared a sly look before continuing. "But we can also-"

"Turn people too."

The two clutched each other, wide, terrified eyes glued to Fangtom's glaring grins. Lloyd couldn't stand another second of this. Others weren't supposed to be scared, they weren't supposed to get hurt - That was why Lloyd had run away in the first place. "Wait!" He raced forward, heart pounding as he launched himself between the snakes and the couple. "Don't hurt them! Please! Let's just leave them alone!"

To the three humans' relief the Fangpyre backed away, allowing the elderly couple to race into their camper unharmed. Lloyd let out a small sigh of relief as he walked back over to Fangtom's side.

"C'mon, let's get out of here before the ninja show up."

"Actually..."

"We were thinking-"

"You freed usss to protect you,"

"And if thessse ninja are bothering you,"

"Then we need-"

"To take them out."

Lloyd swallowed the lump in his throat.

PS, when talking about Fangtom and Fangdom (the two two-headed snakes) would it be singular pronouns or plural pronouns? 'Cause they're two heads but they kinda act as one?

Also this turned out to be so long without having a ton of words simply because Fangtom's (Fangtoms'?) dialogue being split between the two heads. XD

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