"Why'd you spell his name?"

"What is thisss, 20 Questionsss? I thought it might make it sssound more dramatic," March replied, opening his eyes again. "What are you giving me that look for? I'm gonna try my bessst to get on your nervesss if you're gonna call me something as shitty as Rain- O.K, how about thisss: you never call me anything other than March and I won't curssse in front of you guysss anymore, deal?"

Jay nodded; his voice still wasn't back yet. He was starting to have some of the same worries he'd had the first time he lost his voice. Now he was careful not to say any of it out loud.

"I get why he would hypnotize Jay, but why you?"

"Easssy, because he'sss a jerk. And the fact that I bugged him probably didn't help. Hang on a sssecond! I bugged him!" March ran off. "Ssstay here," he called back.

"Where are you going?" The snake either didn't hear him or ignored him.

Five minutes passed, then 10, then 20, and the ninja and Nya began to wonder if he was coming back. When 20 minutes had become a half hour, Kai turned around to leave.

"You sure are patient, huh?" March returned with something black in his hand.

"At least I don't call 12-year-olds bad words."

"What doesss that have to do with anything? And Cody'sss at leassst 14 mentally."

"If a snake not even half my height is 14-"

"Just shut up, Kai!"

A voice, along with crackling and static, came out of the device March was holding. He turned the volume up so the others could make it out.

"-told you he wasssn't meant to be a villain, didn't I? Ssso don't come crying to me about thisss, it'sss your problem!" a female and definitely serpentine voice said.

"He went back..." March whispered.

"I'm not crying! I'm fine, it's cool, this can still work. I just need a new plan."

"Can't be too hard, could it? Didn't you sssay you got the blue ninja and March?"

"Yes, but they're both useless at the moment. March can feel when I try to control him, and he's with the ninja so he'll probably warn Jay at the very least."

"Your story, I guess I believe it. Except... how the heck did you convince March to bite anyone?!"

"I didn't have to. It's complicated, Amelia-"

"Amelia?" March gasped, preventing them from hearing some of what Cody was saying. "Of all the people he could've talked to, the idiot goes to her?"

"He really did it? On me? I thought it was on the ninja's ship or something!"

"Uh-oh," March muttered.

"What-"

"It'll take way too long if I try to explain everything. Just trust me, O.K? And please get that stupid thing off me!"

"Let'sss pretend, jussst for a minute, that I go along with any of thisss. There'sss a pretty big reward on your head; how would helping you benefit me more than that would?"

"Dang it, Amy! March was way easier to convince."

"Of courssse he wasss. Knowing you, you probably forced him!"

"Shut up! I have other friends; I don't need you! Just take the bug off for me, please. I hate the idea of him spying on me."

"Then you'll hate me telling you it'sss blinking. I think it'sss on."

"Smash it!"

"Wait," Amelia's voice sounded a little closer this time, "Hey, March, if you can hear me, I think I'm gonna ssspit in his eyesss."

"You better n-!" Cody's voice dissolved into a frequency that made everyone but March cover their ears until March switched the device off.

"Who's Amelia?"

"Venomari. Not important unless she actually joins him, which is pretty unlikely. Must be pretty desperate if he's going to the girl who hates his guts as much as I do."