Kaylee's POV

We return to the city, to see ruins of hovercars and no neon lighting. Things really have changed ever since we shut the power off.

"What happened?" Kai asks.

"No power, that's what happened." Cole retorts.

"Are we too late?" Zane asks. We step on a tripwire, which causes the civilians to appear.

"Outsiders must answer to the Postman!" A man waved his toy unicorn-on-a-stick menacingly.

"Return to sender!" The Postman yells, brandishing his wooden spoon.

"Ah, you finally made it. Don't mind the savages. Since power went out, everyone here has grown a bit bored. Their imagination knows no bounds." Cyrus Borg appears from the junk and sees Pixal. "Pixal, amazing! You're...powered."

"You need to stay in character, Borg. This is no fun if we're not all committed." The Postman snaps.

"Oh, I'll have you committed if you don't all leave us at once. Now shoo!" Borg yells and they leave. "We have real problems to address. Pixal., what's powering you?"

"Zane gave me half of his heart." Pixal smiles at Zane.

"Thank you, Zane. I am greatly indebted. Unfortunately, the hard drive was stolen with the digital imprint of the Overlord. You'll be unable to erase him with your Techno Blades until we find it." Mr. Borg informs.

"Aw, don't worry, we already had a little run-in with the red-handed suspect. Or, should I say white-handed? He left behind a white scale. Get this, he's Serpentine." Jay says.

"Unh." Cole takes off the covers for a manhole. "Lucky for us, the last Serpentine were sealed within a tomb right under the city, so it's about time we pay them a little visit." We start walking over.

"Approach with caution. I've also lost a few valuable prototypes. He may be armed and extremely dangerous." Mr. Borg says and we descend the ladder.

"We know, and uh, ahem, just for the record, when those prototypes are made available to the public, could you let me know? They're just the coolest gadgets." Jay says. I see Pixal leaving with Mr. Borg, and Zane steps in.

"Don't worry Zane. it'll just be a quick trip. In and out." I cheerfully say.

"Watch your step, Nya. We don't know the last time this ladder was used." Cole cautions.

"That's thoughtful of you, Cole." Nya smiles.

"Hey! How about you watch where you're watching, Cole? Huh?" Jay snaps.

"Uh, aah!" The rung Nya steps on breaks. "Uh, guys. A little help?"

"Oh, is that a threat? 'Cause coming from you, it sounds like some of your best material." Cole retorts.

"Hahaha! There's a reason nobody liked you." Jay jeers.

"Aah!" Nya falls and sighs. "My knights in shining armor."

"It was his fault! Cole and Jay point at each other.

"Let's keep our eyes peeled. Our mystery suspect could be anywhere down here." Zane breaks up the fight.

"Serpentine. Never thought I'd see them again." Kai sighs. We approach the tomb, noticing the seal was open.

"Tomb of the Stone Army. It's been sealed since the Serpentine were trapped here." Kai says.

"It appears the seal has been opened," I say, pointing to the open door. We hear Skales whistling.

"Aah! Not you again!" He jumps.

"Skales. Something told me you'd be behind this. Search his bag." Cole and Kai begin searching his bag.

"Guys! Maybe he's turned good!" I try.

"Aah! This is harassment. I've done nothing wrong!" Skales yells.

"Except steal the hard drive. Where is it? What are you hiding?" Jay snaps.

"He's hiding...groceries? And the latest issue of Ninjago Times." Kai says, surprised.

"What can I say? I'm a sucker for the crossword. Sorry, you've got the wrong snake." Skales sighs.

"Daddy? Are you okay?" A young Hynobrai snake appears at the door.

"Stay inside, Skales Jr." A pink female snake appears.

"Skales Jr.? Uh, you have a son?" Kai asks, incredulously.

"We've been busy since you left us. And we prefer to keep it that way." Skales snaps.

"Is this about the Golden Master? Is he going to hurt us?" Skales Jr. asks. Lloyd would never do anything to harm people!

"That is only a story, son. They were just leaving." Skales narrows his eyes at us.

"Golden Master? Is this about Lloyd?" Zane asks.

"Like you, we have our own legends. But I guess in ours, you are the bad guys." Skales sighs.

"What legend?" Nya asks.

"They have a right to know. If we're going to shed a new skin, we must open our home to others." The pink female snake says.

"Oh, all right. Let's go, surface dwellers. If you'd like to hear of the Curse of the Golden Master, follow me." Skales sighs.

"I don't like Serpentine, but I don't like curses either. If this has anything to do with Lloyd, we need to know." Kai says and we follow Skales inside the tomb. We were met with lush greenery and beautiful paths with running water and crystals as lights hanging above us and crystals acting light street lamps. I clutch my crystal charm and promise ring, hoping Lloyd would do the same. After all, after our second date, we had found some crystals and decided to have a charm and a promise ring. We each put it on our necklace with the charm.

"After a rather humbling scrap with those indestructible Stone Warriors, we've made amends with our warring past and found ways to help better ourselves," Skales informs, snapping me back to reality.

"So you got a few snakes to go straight. Doesn't mean there's not one bad apple. Fangpyre have white scales, don't they?" Kai snaps.

"A few. Is this about the missing hard drive?" Skales asks.

"This is about the Overlord." Cole answers.

"Ah, the Overlord. Glad we weren't around for that mess. No, we have no desire to meddle in the affairs above. As you can see, we stick to our own. We only want what's best for the next generation. Have a seat. You could learn a thing or two about your beloved Golden Master." We heed Skales's request and sit down.

"Hello, hatchlings, and camouflaged land dwellers. Do you seek to learn about the Curse of the Golden Master?" A Venomari comes up.

"Tell me! Tell me!" Jay yells, waving his hand around.

"Ugh. Then everyone come closer. When the First Spinjitzu Master created Ninjago, deep in the ground, he created the Serpentine. Since the first dawn, our elders knew of the Curse of the Golden Master, when he who had the powers equal to the First Spinjitzu Master would rise and usher in the last of the setting suns. With no equal adversary, his power will go unmatched. His destructive rule will change the face of the world, and he will not stop until every man, woman, and Serpentine are enslaved under his control." He starts.

"Is he referring to Lloyd?" Zane asks and Kai shrugs.

"The Serpentine tried to warn the land dwellers, but they wouldn't listen. They thought we were the enemy, though we were only trying to prevent the prophecy of the Golden Master's terrible reign. After the Great Devourer failed to scare the unbelievers below ground, it is we who retreated beneath the soil, promising to never return, even now that the end is inevitable." The Venomari finishes and Skales nods us to the door, and we oblige, slowly walking out.

"I can't believe they think Lloyd could become the Golden Master," Kai says.

"Well, he is the son of Lord Garmadon." Jay shrugs.

"Lloyd would never turn on us. Besides, it's not Lord Garmadon, it's Sensei Garmadon." I snap.

"What I want to know is, if none of them took the hard drive, who else could it be?" Nya asks.

"We're under attack! Protect the young!" Someone yells as every Serpentine scream and run.

"Nindroids!" Cole says, pointing to the familiar black metal ninja-robots.

"Ugh! These toasters never know when to quit." Jay sighs.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but... protect the Serpentine!" Kai yells.

"Ninja, go!" We yell, attacking the Nindroids.

"If only I could use Spinjitzu. Without Pixal., my technique is barely adequate." Zane sighs.

"What evil have you brought here?" Skales yells.

"Sorry about that! We didn't know we were being followed!" Zane apologizes.

"Junior? Junior!" The pink female snake yells.

"Mommy! Aah!" The bigger Nindroid trips him.

"So you're the future of the fearless Serpentine?" He laughs, but I quickly kick him, engaging in another fight.

"And you're about to be history!" I taunt.

"Let's get 'em, guys," Cole says. We tackle him but Cryptor throws us off him.

Zane helps Jay stand up. "Hey, thanks." He says, but Cole falls on them.

"Phew," Cole says.

"Ugh. If we could figure out what powered them, this would all be a whole lot easier." Jay yells.

"Much much easier!" I yell.

"Hey! They're powered by some sort of eel thing inside their backs!" Cole yells.

"Ninja, go!" We cheer as we disabled all of them.

"Foolish Nindroid, you are helping the wrong side!" A Nindroid hisses, possessed by The Overlord.

"The Overlord! You'll never succeed. Not if we have anything to say about it!" Zane declares.

"I already have. You've unknowingly led me straight to the Golden Ninja. And this was merely a diversion to keep you busy." The Overlord laughs, but Zane unpowers him. I cup a hand to my mouth. If what The Overlord said was true, then.

"The boy holds too much power. I fear the Curse of the Golden Master is upon us." Skales sighs.

"The dawn of the end of times is near." The Venomari sighs.

"We have to get to Lloyd before they do. Are you sure you won't help us?" I ask.

"I'm sorry. We made an oath never to return to the surface. Good luck. Oh, one more thing. There's only one Serpentine whose had a history of being so fond of using Electrocobrai." Skales adds.

"Who?" We ask.

DOUBLE UPDATE HAHA probably isn't that good but oh well, hope you enjoy :)