The ninja had just returned to the city. Cole was looking at Kai who just looked the other way. It really hurt that he didn't remember anything. Nya put a hand on his shoulder.

Nya: Don't worry. He'll remember everything again. I promise.

Cole smiled a little as Nya also felt saddened. Kai didn't even remember her. They soon arrived at a big wall.

Jay: What happened here?

Nya: No power, that's what happened.

Zane: Are we too late?

They stepped on a trip wire and alerted the civilians.

Man: Outsiders must answer to the Postman!

He pointed at the postman.

Postman: Return to sender!

They civilians cheered and Cyrus rolled up. He smiled at the ninja.

Cyrus: 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.

He then saw Pixal.

Cyrus: Pixal, amazing! You're...powered.

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

Cyrus: Oh, I'll have you committed if you don't all leave us at once. Now shoo!

They left.

Cyrus: We have real problems to address. Pixal, what's powering you?

Pixal: Zane gave me half of his heart.

The two droids smiled at eachother.

Cyrus: 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.

Jay: 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.

Nya took out the scale.

Nya: 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.

Kai then stepped forward.

Kai: Well. You ninja go and have fun. I'll stay out of anything ninja related.

Cyrus looked at the others.

Cyrus: What happened to Kai?

Cole: He fought tech Wu and got a big blow to his head. Now he don't remember being a ninja. Or us.

Cyrus: Don't worry cole. I think I know how to help him.

He turned to Kai.

Cyrus: You can come with me. I think I can help you with your memories.

Kai: Thanks. I appreciate it.

The ninja opened a manhole and jumped inside.

Cyrus: Approach with caution. I've also lost a few valuable prototypes. He may be armed and extremely dangerous.

Jay: 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.

Zane allowed Pixal to enter the manhole before him.

Cyrus: Uh, Pixal, where are you going? Now that my assistant has an unlimited power supply, there's an infinite amount of good to be done.

Zane nodded at Pixal.

Pixal: As you wish, Mr. Borg.

The ninja went in the sewers as Pixal and Cyrus left with Kai. They climbed down a ladder.

Cole: Hope Kai get better.

Nya: Don't worry Cole.

Jay: Yeah, it's Kai we're talking about. He would never let his memories disappear forever.

Cole: I know. I'm just worried.

Nya: Me too. He's my brother after all. And he don't even remember me. But I know he'll be okay.

Jay: Me too.

Zane: It's 97.3% chance that he'll get his memories back. A very big chance overall.

Cole: Thanks guys.

They soon reached the bottom. There they held glow sticks.

Zane: Let's keep our eyes peeled. Our mystery suspect could be anywhere down here.

Nya: Serpentine. Never thought I'd see them again.

In a secret base, was the Stranger planning on ways to find power for the Nindroids.

Overlord: We know where the Golden Ninja is, so why are we doing nothing about it? I must escape this wretched digital prison!

Stranger: Patience. The Golden Ninja won't go down without a fight, and we've already depleted our Electro-Cobrai. Before we take his Golden Power, we need more power of our own.

Overlord: Then find more. Once I become physical again, and rid the scourge that is the ninja, I will walk Ninjago with the power to rule this world, and beyond!

Stranger: Don't worry. I'm one step ahead of you.

He held a pamphlet for the Ninjago City Aquarium.

Meanwhile

Lloyd and Garmadon were walking through Hiroshi's Labyrinth.

Lloyd: How anyone got through this jungle is beyond me.

Garmadon: Hiroshi's Labyrinth. Legend says no one has ever escaped its deadly maze except for Hiroshi himself. But the maze is no match for your powers. This is the perfect place to hide from the Overlord's clutches.

Lloyd: Hide. That's all I ever seem to do.

Garmadon: Your Golden Power only strengthens his cause. We must not lose sight.

Lloyd: But I miss my friends. What good is being all powerful if I can't ever have any fun?

Garmadon: The Golden Power needs to be protected, honored. Evil forces will seek it, try to take it for their own. It seduces. Even your friends may one day covet it.

Lloyd: My friends would never hurt me.

Garmadon: He who holds the power has a tremendous obligation. You must be prepared to handle this journey alone. Even without me one day.

Lloyd: Yeah, I know.

Garmadon: Keep your chin up, son. Legend also states there is a jewel inside the maze, the most beautiful oasis no one has ever seen before. Perhaps we will be the first.

The ninja had just approached the tomb of the stone army and saw that the door was opened.

Nya: Tomb of the stone army. It's been sealed since the Serpentine were trapped here.

Zane: It appears the seal has been opened.

They heard Skales whistling.

Skales: Aah! Not you again!

Cole: Skales. Something told me you'd be behind this. Search his bag.

They started to search his bag.

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

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

Zane: He's hiding...groceries? And the latest issue of Ninjago Times.

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

Just then a young serpentine walked out.

Skales Jr.: Daddy? Are you okay?

A pink snake soon walked out.

Selma: Stay inside, Skales Jr.

Nya: Skales Jr.? Uh, you have a son?

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

(A/n Okay, so you don't get confused. I said that it's been One and a half year since the ultimate battle. And I don't know much about the serpentine's life span, or how fast the grow. So I'm gonna say that serpentine age faster then other animals and people. Plus with the show they don't really explain it either.)

Skales Jr.: Is this about the Golden Master? Is he going to hurt us?

He hugged his mother. Skales smiled gently at him.

Skales: That is only a story, son. They were just leaving.

Zane: Golden Master? Is this about Lloyd?

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

Nya: What legend?

Selma: They have a right to know. If we're going to shed a new skin, we must open our home to others.

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

Cole: I don't like Serpentine, but I don't like curses either. If this has anything to do with Lloyd, we need to know.

They followed Skales inside the tomb.

At the aquarium was Dareth leading the students.

Curator: We may not have power, but we still have sharks!

Dareth: All right, everyone. Stay together, stay together. Come on now.

Brad: Why do we have to do our field trip at the aquarium? Can't we go to the Toxic Bogs or anywhere else not so lame?

(Well Brad. Do you want to melt in the acid there? Because I gladly help you.)

Dareth: Beause until your regular teachers get back from saving the world, I'm in charge and I have the responsibilities of making sure nothing bad happens to you. Now, single file.

The students formed a line.

Dareth: Did I ever tell you I am fluent in the language of the sea?

Sally: Great, Mr. Dareth.

Dareth: That's Mr. Brown Ninja to you, Sally.

Brad and another student watched a shark attack a group of fish.

Brad: Whoa! And I thought Mr. Dareth had a big mouth.

Dareth: I heard that!

He turned to a security guard.

Dareth: Ahem. Excuse me. Which way to the Electro-Cobrai exhibit? I hear it's shocking.

Guard: That way.

He pointed the diraction.

Dareth: All right, all right, my precious minnows. Come on. Follow me.

The children excitedly ran to the exhibit. The stranger followed them and became visible.

Police: Hey, hey, you! Come here.

The stranger disappeard again.

Guard: Whoa! Shocking.

He pressed the alarm button, but rememberd there is no power.

Guard: Hm? Alarm! Alarm! Alarm!

The group heard it.

Sally: What is it?

Dareth: The sound of danger. Huddle near, child.

He saw the stranger remove a lid.

Dareth: Hey, you're not one of my students.

Stranger: No. No, I'm not.

He blew a high-pitched whistle, breaking the tank. The Electro-Cobrais swam into the hole. Dareth and the students held on tight.

Dareth: Hold on, minnows! Hold on!

Sharks started to swim towards Sally.

Sally: Help! Help!

Dareth: I've got you, Sally!

He swam to her and pulled her back before the sharks could attack.

Dareth: Stay back, kids!

He made various animal noises and the shark swam away. The kids cheered before getting back to safety.

Sally: Thank you for saving me. You really can talk to them. What did you say?

Dareth: I told him "leave the Brown Ninja alone, or else I'd be serving fish sticks."

The Electro-Cobrai gatherd inside a chamber.

Stranger: The heist is complete. We now have enough power to go after the Golden Ninja.

Overlord: Good.

They both laughed.

The ninja had made their way inside the tomb.

Skales: 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.

They could see some serpentine kids talking.

Serpentine child: You're not thugs, you give hugs.

Another snake talked to Fangtom.

Snake: Try again. "It will be our pleasure."

Fangtom: It will be...our pleasure.

Jay: 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?

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

Cole: This is about the Overlord.

Skales: 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. By them the way I see that your two short. Where's Lloyd and the red one.

Nya: Lloyd and Garmadon is hiding.

Cole: And Kai wasn't in the right condition right now.

Acidicus slitherd up to them.

Acidicus: Hello, hatchlings, and camouflaged land dwellers. Do you seek to learn about the Curse of the Golden Master?

Jay: Tell me! Tell me!

Acidicus spat venom into a fire and images appered.

Acidicus: 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.

Zane: Is he referring to Lloyd?

Cole shrugged.

Acidicus: 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.

Cyrus had just connected Pixal to some wires.

Cyrus: First patch into the mainframe...success! Suppress bandwidth for wider connection...we have power! By glory's grace, my office has clean, untouched-by-evil power! Thank you. Now we can use this to track the Nindroid presence, and they won't see us coming.

He then walked over to Kai with weird looking helmet.

Cyrus: This won't completely restore your memories. But it will store them in your brain untill they're ready to come back.

Kai: Thanks. I guess.

Cyrus then started the helmet and Kai felt how his brain was working. Pixal then looked at Cyrus that was typing on a keyboard.

Pixal: Sir, you created me and gave me life. I belong to you. Yet, Zane saved my life. When I was with him I felt...a connection. I felt...free.

Cyrus gently smiled.

Cyrus: Pixal, remember this. You belong to no one. If you want to be with Zane, then you should be with him.

Just then they heard beeping.

Cyrus: What? Nindroid power signatures. This is impossible. It says they're right here. 12 feet, 8 feet, this makes no sense.

Pixal: Unless they're beneath us.

Looked at the screen before having Images of Cole in his head.

Kai: Please stay safe.

Underground, Acidicus was finished telling the prophecy.

Cole: I can't believe they think Lloyd could become the Golden Master.

Jay: Well, he is the son of Lord Garmadon.

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

Just the a serpentine yelled.

Snake: We're under attack! Protect the young!

Everyone screamed and ran. Snake moms got their kids.

Cole: Nindroids!

Jay: Ugh! These toasters never know when to quit.

Cole: I can't believe I'm saying this, but... protect the Serpentine!

Cole, and Jay: Ninja, go!

They did spinjitsu but Zane stood there.

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

Skales: What evil have you brought here?

Zane: Sorry about that! We didn't know we were being followed!

They fought the nindroids and Selma saw Skales jr. running towards her.

Selma: Junior? Junior!

Skales Jr.: Mommy! Aah!

Cryptor triped him and laughed.

Cryptor: So you're the future of the fearless Serpentine?

Jay kicked Cryptor and saved Skales jr.

Jay: And you're about to be history.

Cole: Let's get 'em, guys.

They tackled him but Cryptor threw them off him.

Zane helped Jay stand up.

Jay: Hey, thanks.

Cole fell on them.

Cole: Phew.

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

They kept fighting until Cole unplugged the Electro-Cobrai tank from a nindroid.

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

All except Nya: Ninja, go!

The ninja cheered as they disabled all of them, except for one possessed by the Overlord. It grabbed Zane by his foot.

Overlord: Foolish Nindroid, you are helping the wrong side.

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

Overlord laughed.

Overlord: I already have. You've unknowingly led me straight to the Golden Ninja. And this was merely a diversion to keep you busy.

Zane unpowerd him.

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

Acidicus: The dawn of the end of times is near.

Nya: We have to get to Lloyd before they do. Are you sure you won't help us?

Skales: 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 Electro-Cobrai.

All: Who?

Lloyd and Garmadon made it to the Labyrinth's jewel.

Garmadon: The jewel of the Labyrinth. It's...

Lloyd: The most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

Garmadon: Yes. Beauty can be born even in darkness.

They heard saws buzzing and trees being cut down before they saw that the nindroids had found them.

Garmadon: They've found you. You must leave! Go! I said leave!

He fought with Techno Wu.

Garmadon: Why must we always be on opposite sides, brother? I made an oath not to fight, but I'll still defeat you.

Lloyd summoned his Green Ninja cycle.

Garmadon: No! Trust in the balance!

He drove away, defeating a few Nindroids in the process, but stopped when he reached a cliff. He saw his father, captured in the Nindroid MechDragon.

Lloyd: Dad!

Garmadon: Go, Lloyd. And never look back!

Overlord: Leave, and your father falls.

Lloyd tried using his Energy, but the Stranger captured him using a snake strangler.

Lloyd: My power's gone.

The stranger took of his hood revealing himself to be Pythor.

Pythor: Hello, old chum.

Lloyd: Pythor? I thought you were—

Pythor: Hmm, gone? Actually, I suffered a worse fate. Digested in the bowels of the Devourer. It can wreak havoc on one's complexion. Fortunately for Wu, he escaped unscathed.

He lead Lloyd onto the Mechdragon.

Overlord: Finally, the Golden Ninja is mine. Now the transformation can be complete.

Garmadon and Lloyd looked at eachother.

Lloyd: I couldn't leave you. I can't do this alone. I failed you, Father.

Garmadon: It's okay, son. It is I who failed—

Overlord: He is no longer of importance to me. Throw him overboard.

Garmadon screamed as he fell into the Endless Sea.

Lloyd: No! Father!

They flew away. But Garmadon was able to swim to the surface.

Garmadon: Be strong, son. I will find you. I will find you!