In the third story, I do not own the characters or movie that will be mentioned in it. Also, the scenes in the first two are parodies of scenes from the old Mary-Kate/Ashley sitcom Two of a Kind. Enjoy.

*Snakes of a Scale*

"Kai, for the last time," Skales growled as he slammed his book onto his lap with annoyance. "Will you quit worrying? Jay's a responsible guy; I'm sure he'll take good care of Nya. He saved her back at that amusement park, remember?"

Kai didn't answer. He just sat there, bouncing his knee up and down as he waited for Jay to come and take Nya out for their date. The Hypnobrai just rubbed his eyes with a groan.

"I'm glad I wasn't like that with Alura," he sighed.

"Oh, really?" Fangtom replied, looking up from the coffeepot. "As I recall, you've been scaring off any male Hypnobrai who would come as much as a foot near her."

"Only because she's your girl from the start!" Skales protested with a glare. "I've told you that already."

"How can you be so calm about this?" Kai finally asked the two Serpentine.

"Well, for starters," Fangtom answered, "Nya's not our sister."

"Second," Skales added as he returned to his book, "it's just a dinner party."

"Just a dinner party?" Kai replied indignantly. "He's taking her to that art exhibit at the Ninjago Needle, one of the most romantic spots in Ninjago City, and all you can say is 'It's just a dinner party'?!"

"Hey, I don't make the rules, alright?" Skales answered calmly. "I just live here."

"He's got ya there, dude," Fangtom replied as he poured himself a cup of joe.

"Shaddup." The three of them then turned to see Nya walking into the living room in her red dress with a red shawl.

"What do ya think?" she asked, twirling around slowly.

"You look gorgeous," Skales answered with a smile.

"Bet ya ten bucks you'll be leaving Jay speechless," Fangtom chuckled.

"I still think you should call it off," Kai answered.

"Kai," Nya and the Serpentine replied in warning.

"Alright, I'm shutting up," Kai replied before Jay came in wearing his tux.

"Hey, Nya," he said to her. "Ready to go?"

"Yup," she answered before grabbing her purse and turning to the guys. "See ya later."

"Have a good time," Fangtom called after them as they left. He and Skales then turned to Kai to see him glaring at them.

"What?" asked Skales.

"If it's 'just a dinner party'," the Red Ninja asked, "then why are they dressed like that?"

"Nya probably wants to look her best for when Jay proposes to her," the Hypnobrai answered as he returned to his book.

"JAY'S GONNA WHAT?!" Skales then looked up at Kai with a smirk, causing Fangtom to snort back a laugh. Kai then glared at him before throwing one of the throw pillows at him.

"Don't do that!" he snapped before the two Serpentine burst out laughing.

*Telescope(starring my OCs)*

"Wow, this telescope's awesome," said Skalidor as he looked through the new telescope that Acidicus just got. "You're lucky, Acidicus. Thinking about using it to spy on Flora?"

"What?" the Venomari cried indignantly. "No! I'm merely using it for the night sky. Such as that meteor shower that's coming up next week?"

"Too bad," Skalidor replied with a hint of humor, "because I can see her sunning herself alongside Fauna in those cute blue bathing suit they were talking about." All four yellow eyes shot open wide at the sound of Flora's name.

"What?! Let me see!" He then pushed the Constrictai out of the way to look into the telescope. Sure enough, the Chumsworth twins were lying on beach chairs, wearing matching blue bikinis with skirts for the bottoms.

"Oh, my gosh…" Acidicus said as his face went warmer with bashfulness. "Flora looks so cute in that shade of blue…" Behind the two Serpentine Generals, Pythor was passing by as he was going over some documents when he overheard Acidicus and turned to see the two Generals looking through his new telescope. Are they checking out his sisters while they're sunning themselves? He then slithered up to them to listen in on them more, looking a little annoyed. Skalidor looked up to see the Snake King right behind them and tried to warn Acidicus.

"Uh, Acidicus?"

"Wow, Skalidor," the Venomari said to him, oblivious to the taller Serpentine behind them. "You were right; their bathing suits do match."

"Acidicus…"

"Hold a minute; I think I see something else here."

"Acidicus…"

"Oh, it's Pamela. She's going to sun herself as well in that bathing suit Pythor got her. The violet one with the diamond-shaped hole to show off her belly button?" Pythor's eyes went wide with a bright blush on his face.

"She's wearing it?!" he cried, pushing Acidicus out of the way and looking into it. Sure enough, he spotted her lying down on her beach towel in the cute bathing suit that the smart Serpentine was talking about.

"Hel-looo, gorgeous~"

*Comments on Rattlesnake Jake*

The ninja and the Serpentine were watching Rango. They hear it's a good movie and decided to see for themselves. What also intrigued them was one of the characters Rattlesnake Jake.

"You know," Kai said, "I gotta admit that Rattlesnake Jake's pretty cool for an outlaw."

"Yeah, especially with that gun/rattle of his," concurred Jay.

"How exactly did he get that anyway?" asked Skales.

"Probably from a hawk biting his old tail off," Fangtom said. "Must explain his fear of hawks."

"Well, hawks are a snake's predator," Cole stated. "At least you don't have to worry about them because of your large size. I for one dig how he looks in that hat."

"Ya know," Skalidor stated, "whenever I see that snake in that hat, the first thing that came to mind is Steve Irwin. Ya know, the Crocodile Hunter from Australia?"

"Personally, I admire his sense of honor when he tips his hat to Rango," Zane stated. "It makes me think he should be considered the Samurai of the Old West rather than the Grim Reaper."

"I have to admit that his fiery eyes are intimidating," Acidicus stated. "When I looked at them, all I can think of was Sauron from Lord of the Rings. If looks can kill, his eyes would be on the list of deaths by Rattlesnake Jake, along with his venomous bite and his Gatling gun/rattle."

"Ya know," Lloyd said, "if they do make a sequel, I'm betting they'll have Rango and Rattlesnake Jake partner up. They can ride through the desert like that one scene from Ghost Rider."

"The one with the Ghost Rider on the motorcycle and the Ghost Rider on the horse?" asked Pythor. Lloyd nodded in reply.

"What do you think, Pythor?"

"Long story short?" the Anacondrai replied before turning back to his book. "After seeing that movie, I can understand why he has a lot of fan-girls for a secondary antagonist."