As the Serpentine burrowed their way to Birchwood, news of the now Golden Prince Lloyd were sent right to the droids. Most noting their leader Zane. "So our prince now has all the strength he needs to eliminate all those barbaric snakes? Perfect." He smirked, ordering his troops to stand by for their ruler.

"The serpents have been very quiet lately, about time they finally learnt their place in the world. But they better prepare for a fate worse than the dungeons if they dare face off against us."

Up above flew a translucent golden dragon, landing in front of his droids. "Wu and those pirates will be arriving soon, until then it's time you had your share of golden power."

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"Oh it's such an honor to be visited by the prince." Cyrus Borg exclaimed, bowing his spider mech to the prince and his droids. "I see the armies I created have served you well."

"Enough of the flattery now Borg, I have this golden power and it's time my top general does too."

"Ah yes of course, but the power itself would be too much for the Z-002 to handle. What I can do however is build him armor infused with it, he shall go from plain old Zane to the ice emperor! Like how in just a matter of time you'll be the Golden Emperor."

"Good, have it finished by sundown. That's when there won't be a single scaled beast ever to roam the streets of Ninjago again. And what of that rusted prototype Wu retrieved from the lighthouse?"

"Who needs it when we have plenty more upgraded Zanes at your command? I had that old thing thrown into the catacombs."

What he didn't expect was the so called rusted prototype to overhear the news from the air vents. "Oh my, this is horrible! I sure hope they find those last two masks soon, but how will it bring back Lloyd's father?"

Meanwhile in the deep snowy forests, the Chen family and Clouse were returning with the mask of Faith. "I'm surprised we were able to obtain it so easily. I figured there had to be some sort of guardian or even a riddle to solve before we can get these masks, not that I'm complaining." Skylor remarked, observing the silver and black dragon mask.

"That leaves just the one, and after that they must be united together at the Temple of Resurrections."

"Along with a hair of the living relatives, hopefully an old hair from Lloyd's comb would suffice. I don't want to go anywhere near that little brat! Where to next? All we need is Love now."

"Right and... Oh.. Oh my, this cannot be.."

"What is it Clouse?"

"It's.. It's inside the palace itself."