Day of the Departed

In the hotel, Fake Pythor sat on his own at a table in the lobby. He watched the other serpentine in the hotel act….neighborly with each other. No one seemed to have a cold thought towards anyone else…not a single one seemed to have pretend to like another. They all acted as one, even with the two humans! Somehow though…he longed to be a part of it. Fake Pythor was pulled out of his thoughts when Marie and Katherine walked over with a plate for him.

"Here, this should make you feel better." Katherine said with a smile that made his stomach do flips. But he never said anything, he only picked up his fork and gave them what he could of a grateful grunt.

"Let us know if you need anything." Marie told him.

Another grunt.

"We'll be around."

Another grunt. Both girls left then seeing they weren't going to get a word out of him. Fake Pythor looked down at his food and scooped some of the pasta noodles onto his fork, taking a small bite. Chew chew chew…swallow…his eyes went wide, this was so insanely good! He took another bite, then another, and another until his entire plate was clean. Being the polite gentlemen he was raised to be, he wiped his mouth with his napkin and crumpled it up on his plate. He looked up when a female hypnobrai came over and took his plate. Hajna smiled at him.

"Glad to see you enjoyed dinner so much." She said. Fake Pythor raised an intrigued eyeridge.

"You cooked that?"

"I did. I cook all the meals in the hotel."

"Well….it was quite good."

"I'm glad." Hajna said as she carried his plate to the kitchen to be cleaned. Curiosity ate at Fake Pythor's being. He got up and decided to explore the place. The first ones he ran into were Lero and Vero, two Anacondrai twins, who were spending time with their lovers. Lero's girlfriend was an Indie, a serpentine based off the Indigo snake. The Indies were a peaceful tribe and the first to raise any livestock, there were known to ride horses, and their special power included being immune to the other serpentine's powers. The female with Vero was a taipanai, a tribe more dangerous than they Anacondrai, their venom could be used to hurt or to heal. Mixed with the right herbs, it could be made into medicine…likewise, certain herbs could be used to kill…three drops of taipanai venom could paralyze any being for an hour. Fake Pythor knew they were not a tribe to be messed with, but this interbreeding of tribes surprised him…especially for an Anacondrai to be together with another tribe.

"How are you ok with this?" He asked making the twins and their lovers look at him.

"What do you mean?" Vero asked him.

"This. Two completely different tribes. It's never been that way."

"Times really have changed Pythor." Nevera told him. "And honestly, it's for the better….More times than not change is good." The taipanai general told him. He blinked at her and slithered off.

"Man I'm glad our Pythor is nothing like that." Lero muttered.

"Be nice Lele." Tiana scolded. "He just isn't used to all this. He woken up in a time he isn't used to."

"I'm sure if we're kind to him, he'll come around." Nevera said. "It is how Marie and Katherine won the real Pythor's trust."

Fake Pythor slithered outside next, where Marie and clancee enjoyed the cool air while watching Opheila, the Chumsworth's giant pet snake and Marie's raptors mock fighting. Marie turned and when she saw the scarf around his neck, she smiled at Fake Pythor.

"Hey there PJ." She greeted. Fake Pythor blinked at her.

"PJ?" he asked.

"Pythor Jr. I thought it'd be easier than calling you 'Fake Pythor' constantly." She explained. The snake gave it some thought and nodded. "Yes…yes I think that'll work." He agreed which made Marie's kind smile grow.

"Great! PJ it is then! So how do you like the hotel?" she asked. PJ looked down and crossed his arms.

"It's confusing…I never thought any serpentine tribe would actually act as they do in there toward another tribe. They act like…" he trailed off unable to find the right word.

"Family?' Marie asked after a minute. PJ sighed and nodded. "Yes…"

"Y-you c-c-could be apart of it t-too." Clancee told him. But PJ shook his head.

"No I couldn't"

"Why not?" Marie asked gently.

"Because there isn't a point. Once the eclipse is over I'll revert back to a statue…" He explained looking saddened. Marie frowned and put a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Maybe we can find a way to put a stop it." She offered. But PJ shook his head again.

"No…I'm cursed." He said. Then without another word he left them going back inside the hotel. Marie frowned and got her phone out to text Katherine what PJ just told her.

Katherine met PJ in the hallway. "Hey PJ, Marie told me what happened."

"I don't know what you're talking about." He refused slithering past her.

"Oh don't be like that…I want to help you." She said. That made PJ stop and turn to her with a questioning look. "Help me? How?"

"There's the Departed Day carnival in town. How about we go there and you can spend your last night having some fun."

PJ looked down thinking it over. It did sound interesting. And this human made his heart flutter.

"What about your Pythor?"

"I've already talked to him and he's fine with it."

PJ sighed then and nodded. "Very well…I'll give it a try." He said which then made Katherine smile. "Great! Let's go!" she then took his hand, making him blush a bit, and they headed out.

Hello everyone! Here's the next chapter, it's only a fluff one though. Next one will be the end I think.

Lero, Vero, Katherine all belong to RubensLilium

Marie, Nevera, Tiana belong to me.

Other characters belong to Ninjago.