"I can't believe you hypnotizzzzed one of the ninja!" Rattla said excitedly. "Does the general know?" "Of course not!" Skales said impatiently. "He's been put under the control of Lloyd! And I plan to use it for my besssst interesssst." Rattla looked behind Skales and walked away. Skales turned to see Slithraa. "Everyone works while you two sssslack!" Slithraa hissed. "As my second-in-command, I expect more from you, SSSSkales!" "Yessss, General!" Skales bowed. Slithraa turned around and began to slither away, but Skales said, "General, you know I am most loyal to you, but I must question thissss childish agenda! The ninja have sssstolen our staff, yet you insssstruct your army to build this playhousssse for Lloyd? Snakes don't belong in treessss." "You know better than to question my judgment, SSSSkales!" Slithraa said. "I'll pretend you didn't ask!" "Hey!" The two Hypnobrai looked down. Lloyd and Dawn were standing on one of the lower platforms. Lloyd was waving. "If we plan to rule Ninjago from here, this elevator needs to have a trap door!" Lloyd yelled. "I want more booby traps!" "As you wish, young Garmadon!" Slithraa bowed and gestured for Skales to start working on it. "As you wish... General." Skales bowed as well and walked away.
"Oh, I love it when it's Zane's night to cook!" Jay smiled. "Hey, I didn't hear any complaints about my duck chowder last night!" Cole said. "That's because it glued our mouths shut," Kai pointed out. "You really thought Jay was speechless all throughout dinner." "You are weird, blue Jay." Jayleen said in a robotic voice. "Yeah." Jay crossed his arms. "Please don't make that again." "Dinner is served." Zane set down their dinner and looked around the table. He was wearing a pink, flowered apron. Everyone's faces changed expressions rapidly before they burst out laughing. "What's so funny?" Zane asked. "Zane!" Nya laughed. "You're wearing a... Well, even I wouldn't wear that!" Zane walked to another end of the table. "You laugh because I take steps to ensure I am clean after cooking?" "No," Kai assured him. "We laughed because you came out wearing that ridiculous outfit!" "I guess we don't share the same sense of humor," Zane said. "If that was ridiculous, then why don't you wear it, Kai?" Jayleen said with a smirk on her face. "No!" Kai said. "Well, how 'bout this?" Cole picked up a plate from the table and mushed it in Kai's face. Everyone except Zane started laughing again and Sensei Wu got up from his seat and walked to Cole and Kai. "How could you not find that funny?" Cole asked as Wu set a bowl upside-down on his black hair. "Waah!" Cole's face grew shocked. The bowl's contents dripped down his face. "Now you are brothers." Sensei Wu put his hands on Zane's and Cole's shoulders and walked back to his seat. Laughter rang around the table once again. They began throwing food around the table.
Zane stripped off his apron and placed it in the garbage can outside the monastery. He looked up at the stars, thinking. Then, a falcon's cry broke his thoughts. He turned to a tree near him. The falcon was sitting on one of the branches, looking directly at him. Zane tilted his head, and the falcon copied him. Zane shook his head, unsure if it had really done so. He looked back at the bird, only to see it shake its head as well. He gaped at the bird, then smiled, flapped his arms and stepped up and down. It once again followed his movements exactly. Zane watched it for a moment before it hopped along the branch and took off. Zane looked inside the monastery for a second then followed the falcon and began to run down the mountain.
Harmony POV
I saw Zane walk away with a glum face and decided to follow him. She peeked out the door and saw Zane strip off his apron and place it in the garbage can outside the monastery. Zane looked up at the stars, thinking. Then she heard a falcon cry. Zane turned to a tree near him and she followed his gaze and looked in the tree. The falcon was sitting on one of the branches, looking directly at Zane. She saw Zane tilt his head, and the falcon copied Zane. Zane shook his head, and he looked back at the bird, only to see it shake its head as well. Zane and Harmony gaped at the bird, then she saw Zane smile, flapped his arms and stepped up and down. It once again followed his movements exactly. She tried very hard to hold back her laughter. Zane and Harmony watched it for a moment before it hopped along the branch and took off. She saw that Zane was about to look back and hid behind the door. Zane looked inside the monastery for a second then followed the falcon and began to run down the mountain, but little did Zane know that Harmony was following him.