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Nya and Count Jayson were in the Count's office. Nya looks around, in boredom while Jayson looks out of a eight-foot tall window. Nya starts to dance but gets tired of moving around. She sits on her lover desk, trying to get his attention, but he still looks out the window. Nya sighs.
"I'm bored Jayson! Can we go back outside again?"
"Keep a good distance away from Cole."
Nya gasps at Jay's command. Why should she stay away from him? After all, Jayson did hire HIM for HER.
"Why should I stay away from Cole? He is such a great mercenary! He even bought cooked birds for us earlier!" Nya asks.
Count Jayson turns around to face Nya, "Yes he did! He burned a family of birds alive! He shot down a tree and smiled! Nya! He burned part of the forest! I can see the burnt part of the forest from here!"
"Well of course you can see it from here! Your office is located on the top floor of the castle and the window is taller than YOU! Some times villagers cut down trees in the forest, you don't complain about that. When did you start caring about the environment?" Nya's voice had a bit of anger in it.
"Nya you don't understand! He can be dangerous! I don't want him to hurt you!"
Nya scoffs at Jayson, "Cole doesn't even hold my hand when we're alone! When will he HURT me? I don't have a single scratch on me! Cole knows that he shouldn't touch me! He knows how to act with me! He's not some insane dude! If he was insane, I might be dead or he probably would've raped me!"
"Nya all I'm saying is that you should..."
Nya cuts Jayson off, "Is it because you found out about my deal with Cole? Do you have a problem with me trying to teach him how to emotions? Do you have a problem with my friendship with Cole. Is there something wrong with the relationship I have with him?"
Her question sends a shiver down the Count's spine. Count jayson didn't want to hear the word 'relationship' when it came to her and Cole. They should have a FRIENDSHIP. Not a RELATIONSHIP. What do the two of them do when they're alone?
"Nya you are getting angry for no reason! I just want you to keep a distance away from him. That shouldn't be a big deal. Just go out with Gale for some girl time instead. The two of you can talk about food, weight loss, children, marriage, whatever!"
"NO! I have a mission and my mission is with Cole, not with Gale. Gale already has a personality that needs to be contained. The more I'm away from her, the better. Cole on the other hand has just smiled and I can build upon that with help from Lloyd!"
Nya walks out of the room and slams the door shut. The Count growls in anger.
"The two of you can come out now."
Gale and Kai drop their black sheets. Gale runs up to Count Jayson and pouts. "Is my personality really that huge?" Gale asks.
"You have a bright and beautiful personality Gale. Nya was angry so she was just saying whatever popped into her head first." Jason says.
Gale blushes at her Count's comment, "Thanks Count Jason! Thank you for your comment! I appreciate it!"
"Alright Gale calm down, let's tell him what we heard."
Count Jayson gives Kai a questioning look. "What do you mean by that?"
Kai explains, "Gale and I were listening to Cole and Lloyd's conversation while you and Nya were spending time together. Apparently Lloyd, the chefs, and the servants saw Nya teaching Cole how to smile in his room yesterday. Nya was putting her fingers on his face, trying to get him smile."
The Count looks away from Kai and faces his eight-foot window. The room is silent for a few minutes. Kai and Gale can tell that Jayson isn't happy about the news. The fact of losing Nya is too much for him to bear, especially after everything he's done for her.
"I'm not going to do anything about this problem."
Kai and Gale look at Count Jayson in shock. No anger, no screaming, no punching, no objects being thrown all around the room. Absolutely nothing.
Kai speaks, "Is there anything you want us to do? Do you..."
"Yes Kai. There IS something I want the two of you to do for me."
"What do you want us to do Count Jayson?" Gale asks.
"The two of you have two important missions for the two of you." Jason says, "One, I need you to manipulate the others into hanging around with Nya and Cole. Two, venture to local towns and villages and ask about their magician population."
"Uh... I understand the first one but why do you want to ask about magicians? Shouldn't we ask them about Cole?" Gale asks.
Count Jayson shakes his head, "No you shouldn't just ask them about Cole. Each town has their own magician population. When you ask a normal villager about a magician, you have a chance of the villager bringing you to a magician's house."
"Based on what Gale and I heard at the picnic, it may be easy to dig up dirt on Cole. By the way it sounds, his parents were convicts." Kai says.
Gale adds, "Remember he did say that his mother gave him his first gun seven or something like that!"
"I can't believe Nya sees all of this right in front of her eyes and she still wants to be with him. Sadly, I still have to be patient. Cole may have a volatile personality and I don't want Nya to go through hell."
"Is there anything else you want us to do?" Kai asks.
Jayson claps his hands, "Yes! I want you to buy weapons that can kill magicians. A weapon isn't going to kill Cole. I'll give you the money before you leave."
"Alright Zane and P.I.X.A.L you can use either lemon or lime. Either way, since they're both naturally acidic, you can clean the raw meat with them. After you clean them you put the cleaned meat into a pot of boiling water. Add salt and vinegar to the water, let it sit for five or so minutes then use a strainer to drain the water out and BOOM! Your chance of getting some disease thanks to unclean meat goes down."
Zane and P.I.X.A.L are writing notes in a cookbook. Lloyd smiles at Cole.
"You can cook to without using your 'hocus locus'? I'm impressed!" Lloyd says.
Garmadon sighs, "'HOCUS POCUS' Lloyd!"
"What's the differences Dad?"
Garmadon facepalms at Lloyd's question. Everyone but Gale, Kai, and the Lovers were downstairs in the kitchen. P.I.X.A.L and Zane are writing down cooking tips from Cole while Misako and Garmadon were reading a book together. Lloyd was sitting down in a chair looking through a newspaper.
"What should we cook for the fair Cole?" Zane asks, "Should we make roast beef, pork chops, or foreign dishes?"
Cole glares at Zane, "Zane, the fair is going to be FULL of different types of food! We don't want to overeat now. Obesity is a serious problem."
"Cole's right Zane." Lloyd says, "You should bring your cookbook just in case we encounter something tasty! P.I.X.A.L can analyze it and BOOM! A new thing to add into your Cooking Mama book of recipes!"
Zane smiles, "Brilliant idea Lloyd! But what should we make for dinner tonight? Count Jayson has given P.I.X.A.L and I the opportunity to cook what we want!"
"Please make sure the dish isn't too greasy for the Count and his Lady. We don't want to give them heartburn." P.I.X.A.L adds.
"How about some salmon?" Misako asks.
Garmadon thinks deeply, "We need more meat! Steak, maybe?"
"Oh! Uh... how about some schnitzel with lemon?" Lloyd suggest.
Everyone glares at Cole. Cole meets everyone's eyes. "What's wrong?" He asks.
"What would YOU like to for dinner tonight?" Everyone asks in unison.
Cole sighs, "Hmmm... Bourbon chicken, mashed potatoes, broccoli or whatever. We need vegetables in our dishes. We need all the vitamins we can get, especially since some of you don't have the opportunity to go outside."
Everyone smiles at Cole. Cole looks at everyone in confusion.
"Why are you guys so happy?" He asks.
"You may not show emotion but you're pretty friendly!" Misako says.
P.I.X.A.L grins, "You're like a a teddy bear on the inside aren't you?"
Cole smiles at P.I.X.A.L's comment. "Thank you! I do like to stuff bears after I shoot them."
Everyone in the room laughs. Nya runs into the kitchen with an angry written all over her face. Everyone stops laughing and the kitchen is silent.
"What's wrong Nya?" Garmadon asks.
Nya answers, "After an argument with Jayson, I've been thinking long and hard. Finally, I have come to face the fact that Count Jayson is a big baby! I need everyone's help to make Cole here show some more emotion!"
"But last night you did it..."
"Yes but that was then this is now! Will all of you help or what?"
Everyone looks at Cole, then at an angry Nya.
"Sure!" Everyone but Cole says.
Nya smiles, "Good! Now let's go outside! I have something planned for everyone!"
Things are heating up... I think!
Have a good day/night!
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