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Jay and Cole rode/flew their Spinjitzu vehicles through the blazing deserts, trying to get to the Mountain of A Million Steps before their time expired. Eventually, they made it, as they transformed their vehicles back into weapons and landed on the ground.
"Our vehicles won't traverse the steps," Cole stated, pointing upwards. "We'll go the rest of the way on foot."
"But, this is the Mountain of A Million Steps!" Jay interrupted. "Don't we have a limited amount of time?"
"Then, we'll take a shortcut," The black clad ninja smirked.
Jay didn't get the hint at first, but once he noticed Cole turned around in a manner of waiting, he understood. The blue ninja then got onto the master of earth's back and held on, as Cole began climbing up the mountain quickly.
"Am I holding on too tight?" Jay inquired when they were half way up.
"Light as a feather, Bluebell!" Cole responded, as he continued to climb. "Almost there!"
After another minute or so, the two ninjas made it to the top and Cole dropped Jay off of his back. The master of lightning noticed a hole that was carved into the top of the mountain, which had a rope traveling down it.
"Looks like Pythor was already here," The blue ninja commented. "Should we go investigate?"
"Just gimme...a second," The black clad ninja replied, panting. "Go on and..start without me."
Jay complied and began sliding down the rope, eventually hitting a small, circular platform on the bottom. He then jumped down and hit the floor, as he started to examine the drawings on the walls. They were strange, but Jay could tell that they meant something; after all, he didn't take that hieroglyphics class when he was seven for nothing! So, he began intently staring at each drawing, and then taking any clues to figure out what they meant.
Meanwhile, Cole had already slid down and was looking at the walls from behind Jay.
"Didn't Mama Snake ever tell them not to draw on the wall?" Cole joked, making Jay emit a cute laugh. "Whaddya think they mean, Jay?"
"I'm trying to read them," The blue boy said. "So far, I can see that one tribe will...unite them all and they can find the...four silver Fang Blades that will unleash...the Great Devourer...an evil that would consume the entire land...turning day into night."
Cole stared in disbelief at Jay's surprising smarts.
"You get all that from those little pictures?" He finally said.
"This isn't really laughing matters, Cole," Jay replied, although he himself wanted to laugh. "What if Pythor unites all the tribes together before Kai and Zane find him? What if they unleash the Great Devourer? What'll we do then? Tell me, what'll we do?!"
"Relax, Jay!" Cole quickly responded. "They're a bunch of dumb snakes that believe in fairy tales! If anything, we've got all the- did you feel that?"
The ground had suddenly moved halfway through Cole's reassurance, making him ask Jay if he felt what the earth master felt.
"What?" Jay questioned.
"There's something in the ground!" Cole replied, holding an arm out in front of Jay. "Don't move."
Jay furrowed his brows and held onto his Nunchucks Of Lightning tightly, while Cole squinted his eyes and readied himself to grab his Scythe Of Quakes. Out of nowhere, a large snake jumped out of the ground and wrapped his long tail around Jay's arms and torso, confining him.
"I've been waiting for you," The snake smirked. "Pythor sends his regards."
"Did you really stay- behind just to tell us that?" Jay asked rhetorically. "Stupid!"
"Look who's calling who stupid, Bluebell!" The snake sneered.
"Only I call him Bluebell!" Cole yelled, picking up his scythe and throwing it against the ground.
The snake released Jay and went back underground, as Cole shouted at his friend to go for the rope. However, as both boys ran for the thick string, the black clad ninja was pulled underneath the mountain, making Jay turn around.
"Cole?" He called out.
Immediately, said teen was thrown back above ground, along with his weapon a couple seconds later. Then, the snake started right back towards him from underground, as Cole fumbled for the sacred flute and began to play. The snake jumped up from his "hiding spot" and covered his ears, before quickly wrapping his tail around the master of earth, stopping the noirette from playing the instrument.
"J-Jay! Jay!" Cole squeaked out, as his breathing was halted.
Jay instantly dropped the torch they were using and Spinjitzued his way over to his friend and the snake. He yelled the usual 'Ninja go!' as he did so, before picking up the flute and continuing where Cole left off. However, before he even played three notes, the snake grabbed him by the neck and began choking him, but that didn't stop Jay from gaining justice. He played the flute, despite having to take in huge breaths of air in between, and finally, the snake let go with his hands over his ears.
"Wrap your head around this!" Cole shouted, as he grabbed his scythe and swung in into the snake's face, knocking the foe out.
"Hah! Good one!" Jay cheered after panting.
"Thanks, but if he was expecting us, I think Kai and Zane are walking into a trap!" The black clad ninja exclaimed. "Come on! Let's go!"
The two teens quickly made their way up the rope and jumped down from the mountain, spawning their vehicles in the process. They then rode off to the Toxic Bogs, but one ninja, Jay, had a lingering thought.
Why was Cole upset that someone else called me 'Bluebell'?