Chapter 4 - The Day of the Great Devourer
This morning was a rough one. Around three a.m. an emergency phone call rang reporting a snake in Ninjago City. Guys, of course, immediately set out to kick his ass, but they returned from this trip not only with insomnia, but also with information. Information about a certain Anacondrai, who, as it turned out, was on his way to get the fourth fang blade. The team had no chance of getting it before him. That's when Lloyd, awakened by Jay's screams, entered the room and pointed out that Pythor couldn't have taken the other three blades with him, so he probably hid them somewhere. Then, instead of a pointless chase, the ninjas would simply sneak into the place, where they were hidden and steal them. It was a good plan. Once Sky had determined where the snakes hid their treasure and set the course, everyone could finally go back to sleep. The only problem, however, was the sun, which had just started rising. Lloyd, Jay and Kai ignored it and got to sleep, Sky went to the kitchen to make herself breakfast, Cole and Zane started their training, and Master Wu began to meditate. Honestly, he fell asleep after less than three minutes.After about an hour, they were all on the deck, preparing for the mission and potential battle. Wu stated that he would help the ninjas on this mission. That left Garmadon, Lloyd and Sky on the ship. Sky, however, had other plans. As soon as the ninja and Wu came down to the serpentine base, she said to Lloyd, "I'm going to my room. The rats ride at midnight."-what, in their secret code, meant she would join the battle as the Dragon Warrior. "You're gonna manage on your own?"-she asked and walked away when the green ninja nodded. A few minutes later, she flew out the window and into the serpentine tomb in her Dragon Warrior outfit. As soon as she entered the serpent bunker, she noticed the ninja trapped in a huge cage hanging from the ceiling and their weapons right next to it. She transformed herself into a huge dragon, wrapped her long body around the chain that held the cage and slid carefully lower, head down. "Hey there! Need a little help?"-she asked playfully. "Oh come on! NO! We don't need help! And certainly not from you-! You-! You job thief!"-shouted Kai at her. "Too bad! Gonna help anyways!"-Responded the dragon with a smile. Less than a minute later, everyone was free. The girl turned human again and handed the ninjas their weapons. "Now let's kick their asses!"-she proclaimed with a huge shit-eating grin and a dangerous spark in her eyes. The fight was intense, even before the arrival of the skeleton army, but when Dragon Warrior turned into a huge dragon, the snakes were fucked. Dividing the army into smaller groups with her long, scaly body and swinging her muscular tail with which she flung everyone she could into the walls of this bunker. Once or twice she accidentally hit Jay in all the chaos. When Cole finally got his hands on all the fang blades and the Fangtom's staff, everyone quickly evacuated. The Dragon Warrior flew off into the sunset so the ninjas wouldn't see her turn into a bird and return to her room on the Bounty. The next thing ninja did was throw a huge party on the bridge. "Hey, what do you guys think happens when someone drinks the antidote, even though they're not turned into a snake?"-Jay asked, pouring the cure for fangpyre venom into the punch. Lloyd entered the room, sad, because his father just left. Sky handed him a glass of punch, saying-"Here, it will cheer you up. It's a little sour because Jay poured the antidote for fangpyre venom into it, but overall good.". The party continued until midnight, when everyone started to slowly go to sleep.
She didn't know if it was the adrenaline rush or all the sugar she consumed, but she couldn't fall asleep. Sky rose from her bed and walked onto the deck, where the storm was raging. She just laid herself on the ground and closed her eyes. Keeping her company was the sound of raindrops hitting the deck lightly and distant explosion-like sounds of thunder. She didn't know how long she was laying there. Probably a good few hours, because her clothes were soaking wet, but she didn't care. Suddenly she heard an unfamiliar, quiet, slithery sound. "Oh, hi Pythor." -She said quietly, to herself - as it would seem to anyone, who would be happening to watch this scene. "How did you...?"-Nothing, as it seemed, answered her. "Don't ask."-She told him. "Just know, if you hurt anyone on this ship, I will be ripping your arms off in the most hurtful way possible."-She said calmly, still with her eyes closed, laying on the ground. Only the silent slithering sound answered her. He had moved to a different part of the ship.
She didn't even notice, when she fell asleep. What woke her up was the sound of guys preparing to destroy the fang blades in the Torchfire Mountain. She got up and, ironically, in that moment Pythor struck. Somehow he damaged the engine control system and the whole ship suddenly got yanked hard to the right. Wu ran quickly to steady the flight and in just a moment the ship was back to its previous position. Then the serpent attacked. He began to pick up the blades that the boys have let go, with the yank. Sky, reacting quickly, grabbed one of them and tried to throw it into the lava. Unfortunately, Pythor was faster. He grabbed the blade and pushed her, throwing her off the ship.
You'd think, her life was flashing before her eyes. No. She was so used to free falling, she reacted on an instinct, and grabbed some loose part of the ship, only then realizing, that for a normal person it would be impossible. She just changed the trajectory mid-flight. It was achievable, but not as much as doing a god damn 90 degree turn. The girl had just made a right angle turn while falling and no one, thank heavens, noticed. When she climbed back on board, with the help of Jay and Zane, Pythor was already running away. Of course, ninja instantly ran to stop him, with the help of their vehicles. Wu, who had already seen the future in his fancy smoke, joined them and together with Cole rushed to stop the serpent. "Let me guess, you're flying to stop him too?"-asked Sky Lloyd, a little sad. "Not this time. They'll need air support."- replied the girl, at which the young green ninja visibly cheered up. About half an hour later, they caught up with the ninjas, who were stuck in part of a snake bus in the middle of nowhere. Lloyd pressed a button and released the anchor, which pierced one of the vehicle's windows and began dragging it behind the ship. When they finally made it to Ouroboros, Pythor had already awakened the devourer and was just being eaten alive along with Wu. There was nothing anyone could do. Wu died just like that, right in front of their eyes. Everyone was powerless over the situation. And then, the snake turned toward the ninja. Sky and Lloyd had long since started running away, sensing, in a way, what would happen when the snake finished eating the appetizer. When they reached the ship, they started the engines and took off as soon as the last of the ninja ran into the bridge. It's a good thing Sky had refueled the Bounty, because, if she didn't, they would be flying on reserve now. The Devourer tried to chase after them for a few miles, but gave up as soon as it spotted Ninjago city on the horizon, and quickly slithered into it's direction. When everyone relaxed a bit, panic took over. Jay started shouting something about snakes and dragons, Lloyd started worrying about the people in the city, and Kai told them to shut up, because Wu wouldn't want them to fight each other now.
When everyone finally stopped screaming, Kai said he had a plan and set a course to Ed and Edna's junkyard. Then, the red ninja showed everyone the plans for the UltraSonic Raider. A quick Tornado of Creation later and the vehicle was ready to go. "Now let's go to the city to stop that snake!"-shouted Kai and everyone cheered.
When the team finally arrived in Ninjago City, the Devourer had already begun biting the skyscrapers. She was hungry. Ninja rushed into battle and ordered Lloyd and Sky to stay on board. Of course, the girl didn't listen and a few minutes later appeared at the scene of the battle as the Dragon Warrior. It was pure chaos. Guys just attacking the snake with their powers, civilians running around in panic and a NG TV news crew recording the whole scene. It really wasn't the right place to fight. The Warrior ran up to Kai- "Why don't we fight the big snake with an even bigger snake?". The red ninja definitely didn't get the joke. "Because my dragon form? It looks like a snake? Ugh, never mind. I'll fight the devourer, and you try to take the people out of here."-She ordered. "But, this isn't gonna work for long"-Kai pointed out. "I know. You got something else? If you have a better idea, tell me. Oh, one more thing. The devourer has a weak spot on her forehead. If you could use it, it would be perfect." "Got it!"-With these words he ran off to save people."It's showtime!"-Said the girl to herself, turning into a huge dragon. The biggest she has ever been. Without waiting for the devourer to notice her, she attacked the snake with her horns. Not a scratch in the reptile's thick skin. She tried to bite and claw to pierce this peculiar shield, multiple times, but nothing worked. Suddenly the air was filled with the loud roar of another dragon. It was Ultra dragon, which immediately began to attack the Devourer with its powers. However, even that had little effect. The snake ate so much that it was too dangerous, even for two dragons. Suddenly the Warrior heard the voice of a red ninja down on the ground. She lowered her head to hear him better. "We'll tangle the snake up, and you take Garmadon to the spot so he can strike it."-The Dragon Warrior nodded and flew off to find the Lord of Darkness. When she finally located him in a crowd of fleeing civilians, she landed. She was met with "Ninjas promised me a transport, but not a flying snake with arms."-At these words, the Dragon Warrior puffed out her chest proudly and said, "I'm not a snake, I'm a dragon." "I have seen dragons in my life, and none of them looked like you."-Garmadon began again. "Okay, stop talking and get on, we don't have time."-The girl got irritated, but the Lord of Darkness finally sat on her back. When she took off into the air, she saw the Devourer entwined around the buildings. She flew up to it's head, and then Garmadon said something about revenge and jumped down, hitting the snake in a weak spot. The sight was not pretty. The body of the Devourer, still tangled on the streets. It will be a pain in the ass for the police and firefighters for next few weeks.
After the fight, everyone was exhausted. The first thing Sky did after returning to the Bounty was to change into normal clothes and take a nap. When the ninjas returned, it turned ou, that they found Wu on the streets, alive and well. Unfortunately Garmadon had run off somewhere with their Golden Weapons.
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