"They're not here!"

Garmadon kicked a rock out of his way. It bounced of the tomb wall and hit him straight in the jaw.

"Ow!" They were standing in the last unchecked tomb. The Anacondrai tomb. Yet there was nothing here.

The Dark Lord rubbed his now bleeding cheek and muttered angrily, kicking another rock aside.

"Do not worry, brother. We will find him." Wu attempted to calm him, but his soothing words only made him angrier. Some would argue is even more temperamental than Kai.

"Don't tell me to calm down!" Garmadon shouted, waving his four arms around. "It's not your son at stake!"

"No, but he is still family. I'm just as worried as you are, to be honest."

His rage faded quickly. Then, he did something that took them both surprise, something he hadn't done in years, since before he was bitten.

He gave his brother a hug.

"I'm so scared, Wu." Garmadon's voice was soft now, only meant for his brother's ears.

"I know; I think we all are. There's nothing wrong in admitting it," Wu said, returning the hug. It was a little strange, since Garmadon had four arms, but it was comforting all the same.

"Hey, look, I found something!" Garmadon released his brother and followed the Ninja, who were flocking to the blue one, Jay.

He was gesturing to a large boulder. At first glance, it didn't appear to be anything special. Garmadon almost dismissed him as delusional. But then he looked closer. The edges of the boulder were smooth; as if it's been rolled back and forth a bunch of times.

"Uh, Jay," Kai said, "That's just a rock." Jay opened and closed his mouth like a fish, not knowing what to say.

"No, it's not, don't you see," Garmadon spoke up, deciding to be generous and save the Blue Ninja from embarrassment. "The edges are smooth; this rock has been rolled back and forth quite a lot."

He stepped forward and placed all four arms on one side and started to push. It moved a little, but not much.

"Well, don't just stand there, one of you help me!"

Cole, the Earth Ninja, moved forward, and, together, they rolled the heavy boulder away, revealing a long corridor.

"Good work, Jay," praised Wu. "Excellent eyes for spotting that." More quietly, he added to Garmadon, "And thank you, brother. If you didn't speak up, we would've been here all day waiting for Jay to find his words. Not a usual occurrence. Most of the time it's hard to get him to stop talking. But Lloyd's absence has taken a toll on us all."

Wu patted his shoulder once, then followed the Ninja into the tunnel. Garmadon took a deep breath, and followed.

The corridor was definitely long, and many doors on either side. It was wide enough that the six of them, the Ninja, Wu and himself, could walk along side by side.

It was the door at the very end that interested him the most. It was purely metal, and Garmadon got a sick feeling of dread whenever he looked at it.

When they reached the end, he was the one directly in front of it. He reached a hand out to open but hesitated. He had a feeling he knew exactly what this room contained. He opened the door.

It was the Venge Stone room from the photos of Lloyd. Exactly what he thought it was, but it still came as a shock. He leaned on the doorframe for support. The set of chains that held his son in place were still hanging in the center of the room, but what sickened him the most was the pool of blood beneath them. Lloyd's blood.

"This is the place," Kai said.

"You mean was the place. Where'd they all go? Did they know we were coming and scram?" Cole sounded as confused as Garmadon felt. Where were they?

After a moment, Kai pounded a fist into the rock fall. "That son of a–" He muttered a series of profanities under his breath. "It was the Venomari I caught! After it woke up in the woods it must've high-tailed it here to warn Scales. Which means..." He swore again. "It was part of Scales inner circle! I knew I shouldn't have let it walk away!"

Suddenly, Zane stiffened and his eyes glowed blue. He started beeping, alerting the others.

"Huh? What is it, Zane," Jay asked.

"My falcon spotted Scales and four other Serpentine, one from each tribe, heading toward the Caves of Despair."

"Oh, great. That place is constantly collapsing. We'll–"

"There's something else," Zane interrupted Jay's rant. "The four other Serpentine...they're carrying what looks like a sarcophagus made out of Venge Stone. By my calculations, it is a perfect fit for Lloyd, and I'm reading a heat signature inside."

"My son...We have to go after them!" Garmadon was almost begging his brother. They had a perfect opportunity. Lloyd might not be able to last much longer.

"And so we will. Everyone, back to the Bounty. We'll cut them off the Caves. Then...we take back Lloyd."