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"Well, Pythor, I think you're ready." Said Arcturus, quietly adding a "finally" on the end.

"Ready for what, dad?" asked Pythor, in an I-couldn't-care-less tone.

"For your first slither pit." His father replied.

"Really?" asked Pythor, getting quite excited. He had always seen the older serpentine kids in the slither pit, it looked so much fun! But… "What's the catch? I've been missing training for a fortnight now. There's no way you're prepared to let me do something I might enjoy instead of punishing me."

"Well, it wasn't my idea. It was your mother's." said Arcturus, not looking his son in the eyes.

"That explains a lot." He scoffed, "I'll thank her later."

"And, the Gladiator you're up against is quite… young." Pythor knew what that meant. The odds were in his favour, there was no way he could lose, "Shall I escort you there?" his father asked.

"Sure." Although Pythor and Arcturus didn't get along most of the time, they were still related. Arcturus picked Pythor up and put him on his shoulder. Then they walked over to the nearest Slither pit arena. A dusty circle in the forest. An arena for beginners.

Pythor met the kid he was up against. A short paunchy Constrictai called Skalidor. He was a few years younger than Pythor. He had a venomari with him, who introduced himself as Acidicus. He was tall, skinny and… had an old copy of Blue Exorcist under his arm.

"Nice to meet ya, bro." said Skalidor, shaking his hand, "I take it this is your first slither pit."

"Yup." Replied Pythor.

"I've done a lot." Stated the Constrictai, "How many have I done, Acidicus? Acid? ACID!"

"Huh, what?" said Acidicus, closing Blue Exorcist, "Oh, you've done seven Slither Pits."

"See, seven!" he bragged, "Thank you, manager." Acidicus nodded and continued to read. A small group had gather to watch Pythor and Skalidor fight. Pythor's mother and father, four serpentine girls, Skales, Fangtom and a skittish lime green serpentine called Clancee. One of the girls was a pink Hypnobrai called Selma, she was very pretty. The other three had a reputation for being the only serpentine with hair. Well, it wasn't really hair, it was more like loose head scales. One of them was a tall fangpyre with long wavy red head scales, her name was Frannie. Another one was a Venomari with glasses, called Sasha. The last one was Skalidor's Twin Sister, Clutcha. Her black head scales were tied up in two afros like Mickey Mouse ears.

In Ninjago, it was tradition for a serpentine soldier to host the slither pit. The host was the son of a soldier instead: a fangpyre called Fang-Suei.

"OK, so you know the drill. There's no rules, Everything I say goes. Yada, Yada, Yada…" he stated, "Fight." Skalidor Immediately Pounced at Pythor. This caught him off guard, but he managed to slither out of the way. Pythor tried to punch Skalidor, but he grabbed his fist and crushed it. Pythor whimpered quietly. He wrapped his tail around Skalidor's feet and tried to pull him over. He was successful. But Skalidor had a firm hold of Pythor's tail, he pulled him to the floor too. After around five minutes of fighting, Pythor realised something. This WAS a punishment. His father made him think that there was no way he could lose, but this Constrictai seemed indestructible. He would inevitably lose. Meaning that his father would tell him he should've trained and that he would humiliate himself in front of his best friends and potential girlfriends. He couldn't let this happen.

"If you lose for me, I'll give you anything you want." Hissed Pythor into Skalidor's ear discretely as they fought. It was a while before Skalidor replied.

"Chocolate." Whispered Skalidor, putting Pythor into a Headlock.

"Lose for me then!" he hissed, quietly. The fight went on for a little while longer, until it was clear that Pythor had won.

"We have a winner!" exclaimed Fang-Suei, holding up Pythor's hand. Everyone cheered, but Arcturus looked very surprised.

"I told you that out boy could do it." Adder told him.

"You did. And now I believe it." He replied, starting to walk home with her, "See you later, son!"

"W-Well done, P-P-Pythor." Stuttered Clancee.

"You did good, bro." said Fangtom, high-fiving him.

"I knew you could do it." Said Skales.

"Call me." Giggled Clutcha,

"I can't believe you said that." Laughed Frannie, dragging her and Sasha away. Selma gave Pythor a naughty wink before running after them.

"Not exactly the first Slither pit you've lost." Acidicus said to Skalidor.

"Oh, I lost on purpose. He promised me chocolate." Skalidor explained to his manager.

"Did he, now." Acidicus was very protective of his Constrictai friend, he made sure he was treated fairly. Problem was, that he was scared easily, "Oi, Pythor!" Pythor turned to Acidicus, "I believe you promised my friend here some chocolate." Before Pythor could reply, Acidicus flinched as if he had been hit.

"Are you ok?" Pythor asked, then he watched the venomari dart behind a nearby rock.

"He gets threatened easily." Explained Skalidor.

"Fangtom, do you still have that chocolate bar I told you to look after for me or did you eat it?" asked Pythor.

"I was tempted." Mumbled Fangtom, throwing the bar at him.

"You earned it." Said Pythor with a smile, handing it to Skalidor. He excitedly ripped open the bar. Then paused.

"I want to share it with you guys." He stated.

"You sure?" asked Pythor

"I insist." So they all shared out the bar, one fragment each. One for Pythor, one for Skales, one for Fangtom, one for Acidicus, half of one for Clancee and one for Skalidor. Clancee was kind of disappointed that he only got half a piece, but at least they weren't yelling at him to go away. Clancee went home after a little while, then Skales and Fangtom. Acidicus left not too long after. That just left Pythor and Skalidor.

"Thanks for losing for me, I really appreciate it." Said Pythor.

"No prob, I've lost before. It's no big deal. I mean, me dad, the general, loves me no matter what." Replied Skalidor

"I wish my dad was the same."

"I guess more is expected of you because you're an Anacondrai."

"Uh huh. Well, got to slither home. Bye!"

"Bye, friend!" and they both went home.

The next chapter currently in progress is for a friend of mine. I'll try and get it done quickly for her. I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter.