Warning: Third oneshot contains ninja/snake yaoi. If you are not comfortable with it, feel free to skip. Thank you.
*Lloyd's Question (sequel to Skales' Joy)*
Carefully, Skales smoothed out the cushiony quilt in the new cradle. It has been at least a month since Alura and Fangtom told him and the others that they're expecting, and he's doing everything he can to ensure that they have everything they need for when the eggs arrive.
The cradle he has gotten for the eggs is large enough to hold human baby triplets, but he knows that it will have enough room for eight to ten Serpentine eggs. It is white, and the quilt inside is red and blue. And the tiny pillows are bright and/or pale yellow.
Suddenly, he felt a strange presence…but he smiled softly.
"You can come in, Lloyd, just as long as you're careful. I just redecorated the room." The young Green Ninja looked into the window and carefully slipped in so as not to break anything.
"How did you know I was there?" he asked before removing his mask.
"Like you, I have skills in the martial arts," he answered as he smoothed out the wrinkles in one of the pillows. "So I'm able to sense your Green Spinjitzu aura. Anyway, I hope you don't mind the new look to the room; I was just fixing it up for Alura and Fangtom."
"Oh…" Lloyd replied, looking around the redecorated room. "Uh…what for? What's the occasion?" Skales smiled in reply before turning to him.
"Alura," he answered. "She's gonna have a baby." Lloyd's eyes went wide with shock.
"SERIOUSLY?!"
"Well, seven, actually. I keep forgetting that we Serpentine have multiple offspring."
"Wow." He then rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Uh, can I ask you something, Skales?"
"Sure," he answered, picking up his drink to take a sip. "What?"
"Where do babies come from?" Skales nearly spatted/choked on his drink before turning to the boy in shock.
"Wh-What?!"
"I'm just curious," he answered with a shrug. "I mean, if I went over the line or something, I—"
"Skales, is everything alright?" The two of them turned to see Alura come into the room, her stomach getting bigger from the babies forming inside of her. Her eyes sparkled when she saw Lloyd.
"Lloyd, I didn't know you were visiting."
"Oh, yeah," Lloyd replied with a chuckle. "Just practicing my ninja skills…and also asking Skales where babies come from. Congrats, by the way, Alura." Skales facepalmed himself as his face went red. Talk about embarrassing…
"Oh, that sort of thing's easy, Lloyd," Alura answered. "See, when a man and a woman get married and go off on their honeymoon together, they follow a healthy routine at said honeymoon that will determine their possibilities of conceiving a child. And after some time after getting back from the honeymoon, they will visit a doctor and find out about whether or not they're expecting yet."
"Is that all?" the boy replied. "Well, I better keep that in mind then. Thanks."
"And thank you as well for the congrats, Lloyd." The boy then headed out the window.
"Let me know when the eggs are here." And with that, he was gone. Skales then sighed with relief.
"Talk about a close call. Thanks for the save, sis."
"No problem," she replied with a chuckle. "I know how embarrassing it is for you to explain it to a boy his age."
"Oh, don't get me started."
*Rogue Hypnobrai (starring the OC of one of the reviewers)*
Lloyd found himself up against the wall that's really a large rock with a smooth, flat side. The young boy shivered as the Serpentine advancing towards him came closer, a psychotic sneer on his face.
Lloyd has heard plenty about Cobra from Slithraa and Skales. He is a rogue Hypnobrai Soldier with a scar on his right eye that the entire Tribe despises. They had every right to. About a decade ago (probably when Lloyd was only about a year old), Cobra got into a fight with Skales' brother, a Hypnobrai Warrior named Delvo, and deliberately killed him out of rage. Skales (he was a teenager at the time) was greatly devastated, more than thrice than Slithraa, who was a dear friend to Delvo. As punishment, Slithraa took out the rogue's right eye and forbade him from coming anywhere near Skales.
That was why Slithraa and Skales told Lloyd to stay away from Cobra. They fear that he would harm the boy not from his hatred for humans but because he hated his father Lord Garmadon as well as his uncle Sensei Wu with a passion. The rogue blames them for his humiliation from the ninja. As a result, the other Hypnobrai mocked him, including the new General who's the brother of the Serpentine Cobra murdered years ago.
"You should have known better than to come here all by your lonesomeness, little one," he hissed at the small boy cowering before him. "I'm sure your father will be greatly devastated when he finds out his little boy's murdered."
"K-Keep away from me," Lloyd stuttered as he tried to fight back his tears. Cobra only gave him a mocking smile as he came closer.
"Be sure to give Delvo my regards when you see him…"
THWAKAM! Lloyd jumped with surprise when a blur of gold struck the Hypnobrai down. He then saw that it was Skales, who used his Staff as a club to strike at the rogue.
"Skales!"
"Stay behind me!" the Serpentine General ordered, and Lloyd obeyed, standing close to Skales' back like a frightened child to his protective father. The two of them watched as Cobra stood up and glared at Skales.
"I should've known you would stand up for the boy," he growled.
"I won't let you lay a hand on him," Skales shot back. "As General of the Tribe, I hereby banish you for the attempted murder of a minor and the murder of my brother Delvo!" As he said this, Slithraa and two more Hypnobrai Soldiers came to his side in case Cobra should attack. The rogue just growled in reply.
"You may be the new General, Skales," he growled, "but be back to finish you off like your brother."
"And I'll be ready," Skales hissed back before the banished rogue turned and ran off. Lloyd then pressed his face into the General's side and sobbed out of relief and fear. Skales simply looked down at him calmly and softly stroke his hooded head. Go ahead and call him soft, but he can't stand the thought of the boy suffering the fate of death at the claws of Cobra…not like his brother…
*Why Me? (Inspired by Applebucker77's Touched by the Hand of Serpentine)*
Cole stood at the edge of the forest where the new Hypnobrai General Skales was waiting for him. He couldn't believe he was seeing him alone like this. After that whole scenario with Lloyd's treehouse, he couldn't stop dreaming about Skales. As a result, he's been having…feelings for the snake, and it disgusts him. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shake his feelings off for Skales. Even his new body after transforming into a General had made him more handsome in Cole's eyes.
He was so deep in thought that Cole didn't have time to react when Skales shot his tail out at him, wrapping it around his body before pulling him into his chest.
"We really need to stop meeting like this," he purred, tickling the slightly struggling human's cheek with his tongue. "People will talk about us…" He then started to nuzzle his cheek into Cole's, covering his blushing face with his hood.
"I want to know why…" Skales looked up to see the determined look in the ninja's dark eyes.
"Why what?" he asked with a teasing smile, making Cole scowl at him.
"Why me?" he answered with a growl. "There are others out there who you can turn into your little toy…but you chose me! I want to know why!" Skales only chuckled softly before moving Cole and pressing his back into a tree. The Earth Ninja's heart thudded harder into his tail as the Hypnobrai gazed at him with his swirling red eyes, causing Cole to shut them. He doesn't want to fall under his spell…not again.
"You really want to know why?" Skales purred into his ear to make him shiver with a moan. "It's because you're special. You're strong, tough, a born leader…everything I want in someone like you. We may be of different Attributes, Cole…but that won't stop my attraction towards you." He then gave Cole's hand a squeeze that caused him to shoot his eyes open. When he did, he locked eyes with the Hypnobrai's as they started to cast their spell on him.
"No…"
"Now…look into my eyes, my Black Ninja…"
"Please…don't…" Cole weakly begged as he started to get woozy.
"You know you can't resist…" Skales smiled when Cole's eyes became red like his leaning forward.
"You will always be mine," he whispered before pressing his lips into the human's. The dazed Cole simply returned the kiss, moaning for his master…his lover…