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“ yeah, coming from a talking dragon. ” jay pointed out. “ look at you. well, despite the size of you, you're more than i am, and i bet you're hardly afraid. ” the blue ninja adds, dropping his arms down to his sides. “ right? ”
𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐃, 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐙𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆. Him? Hardly afraid? A chuckle resonated from crested chest, shaking his head. 〝 The OPPPOSITE, actually. 〞 Spyro answered, no stranger to fear and self - doubt. 〝 There have been plenty times I've been afraid. Like there was this one time where I was captured by these SKY PIRATES, it was terrifying. 〞
“ cole... ” the blue ninja was taken back by that. how long was his best friend feeling like this? “ hey, look. you mean the world to me, all right? you're important to me. even if you do steal my pudding pots and ignore the fridge rules. ”
he reached out, a comforting hand on the earth ninja's shoulder, sending him a brief wink of support. “ turn that frown upside down, show me that winning smile, that smile that deserves a good tasty cake, cooooole~ ”
𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐍'𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐉𝐀, 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐓𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐎. It was a habit of his, to disappear when he wasn't feeling right in the head. Whether it be the off to the MOUNTAINS of Ninjago or the gym, he found SOLACE in pushing his body to the limit. It was no surprise that the master of earth was found in his makeshift gym, resting on one of the jump boxes, a barbell loaded with all the plates he could find waiting on the platform nearby.
The black ninja didn't look up as he spoke, chocolate eyes trained at the wooden floor below. A soft sigh escaped his lips, brows furrowing as the blue ninja spoke. 〝 I know... it's just... 〞 He spoke softly, ending with a huff, frustrated by not being able to place the words. He KNEW that, he knew all the ninja cared about him yet.. it didn't stop the thoughts from creeping in. The fear of being FORGOTTEN. A hand resting upon his shoulders pulled him from his spiraling thoughts, brown eyes finally looking up to the ninja. He hadn't notice his own hand snaking up to rest on Jay's, giving him a gentle squeeze. 〝 Never mind, forget it, 〞
As much as his SOURED mood fought against the smile forming, Cole couldn't help it. His defenses weakened against Jay's teasing. Oh and CAKE? He could use a sweet treat.. 〝 wanna go get ice cream? 〞
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“ maybe i'm moderate but i'm not afraid. ” the blue ninja huffed, arms crossed over his chest.
𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐓, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆. His head tilted to the side, curiously. 〝 Nothing WRONG with either, though, 〞 Spyro retorted, 〝 Being moderate or AFRAID, I mean. 〞
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wow, what a rough audience. ( an audience of one that is ) jay clicked the roof of his mouth with his tongue, the skeleton arm contraption thrown to the side; abandoned and forgotten now. the blue ninja stepped closer, checking out the chains. “ you should be glad that i'm a nice guy, cole. or i'd leave you like one of those cat posters that says hang in there. ” he huffs. “ though there's no positivity in this. down right sad. ”
he then pats down his pockets, searching for the key. he then stops searching, eyebrows pinched together. “ uhm... ” nope, not there, not there either— ah-ha! found it! he eventually found the key to the chains. “ h-heh. that would've been a disaster. ” jay made a beeline to the chains, planning on freeing cole. “ assuming this is vengestone, huh? ”
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐉𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊. All bark, no bite. Oak coloured trailed the blue ninja as he approached. 〝 Just get these off of me, 〞 He held his arms out steady for the master of lightning, 〝 They're startin' to hurt 〞 He mumbled, a faint purple hue bloomed where the VENGESTONE had dug into his skin.
Anxious eyes tracked Jay’s every move as the blue ninja rummaged frantically. 〝 Jay... 〞 Cole’s voice was deliberate, each word heavy with warning. 〝 If you lost the key, the only poster you're gonna have is you on a missing persons poster. 〞 They both knew he didn't REALLY mean it. Looks like they were both all bark and no biting. Fortunately, it seemed like they wouldn't have to find out as the blue ninja finally fished the key from his gi. The metallic clink of chains hitting the ground was Cole’s cue. He shot to his feet, rubbing his aching wrists with a grimace. 〝 Seriously, 〞 he muttered, his tone laced with frustration, 〝 what is the point of ELEMENTAL powers if everyone in Ninjago has this stuff. So not fair. 〞
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𝐈𝐅 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 - 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐖. The master of earth was trying to encourage the blue ninja, not INFLATE his ego. In hindsight, he should have known better but what could he do now? 〝 Yeah, yeah, yeah, armed and dangerous I get it. Hilarious one, Jay, 〞 With a roll of his eyes, he begrudgingly played along. 〝 Now, can you quit your YAPPING and get me outta here, 〞 Lifting his arms, the black ninja rattled the chains that bounded his wrists. 〝 Before the guards get back, please. 〞