In the Ninjago City Jail Skales was sitting on his bed in his cell plotting on a new way to get the Serpentine to follow him. That was till a dark figure opened his cell door that snapped Skales out of his train of thought. He turned to see a hooded figure with red eyes. "You aren't a guard who are you?" Skales asked. "I am a friend you want to rule the Serpentine don't you?" the figure asked walking over to him he handed him a photo,"Here this boy is Garmadon's other son and Lloyd's little brother." Skales looked at a photo of a small boy with peach hair and light blue armor. "The boy lives in Knighton. Capture him and Garmadon will easily give up his power over the Serpentine." the figure told him before disappearing into the shadows. Scales looked down at the photo and smiled,"Time to go hunting." he said before slithering out of his cell.
A couple of days later late at night in Knighton a small peach haired boy named Robin was working on a shield upgrade in the workshop of the Fortrex. When Clay walked in,"Hey Rob. What are you working on?" "Oh I'm upgrading the shields range and since I had them already I also upgraded the battery so Nexo mode lasts longer." Robin answered as he screwed the panel shut, "Done here's your shield Clay." he said handing the shield back to Clay. Clay thanked him, "So, you coming for dinner?" "Yeah just let me clean up first." Robin said as he began putting away tools and other supplies. "Okay but don't take too long or Axl might eat it all." Clay said as he ruffled Robin's hair a bit before exiting the room. Robin smiled and continued to clean the mess being distracted he didn't notice a person slither through the window and up behind him. Robin looked at the reflection on his goggles that were sitting on the workbench and gasped when he saw the dark figure with red eyes' reflection before he was swept up in a sack. Robin struggled in the sack punch and kicking the sack knocking a couple of tools on to the floor. In the hall Clay heard the ruckus and turned back the workshop. He opened the door to see no sign of Robin. "Robin?"he called then heard a muffled help he looked to the source and saw a blue snake person that had yellow accents with a moving brown sack over its shoulder climb out the window. "Hey you stop!" Clay said before he hit the com on his helmet, "Guys I need back up someone is trying to kidnap Robin!" "What? Who would do that?" Aaron asked through the com. "Who cares? We're on our way Clay!" Macy said through the com. Outside the Fortrex the blue snake called Scales was slithering away with his hostage in the sack. Clay jumped over him and landed in front of him, "Let go of my friend you snake!" Scales grinned,"I'm sorry but I can't do that sadly." before a Constrictor came out of the ground and grabbed him. "You will obey my every command." Scales said hypnotizing Clay into his spell. "I will obey your every command." Clay said under the Serpentines spell. The Constrictor let go of him as the other knights appeared,"Clay? What are you doing?" Macy asked then she noticed his red eyes. "Attack." Scales commanded fleeing with the Constrictor. Clay raise his sword and ran to the others and began attacking. "Clay? Dude snap out of it!" Aaron said dodging an attack. "What is wrong with you?" Lance asked as he blocked Clay's attack. Merlock was observing then suddenly it came to him,"Ava! Unlock my memory banks quickly." He told her and she began to type away. "Got it! Turning on the speakers now." she said and turned up the volume. A calming flute sound was played through the speakers and Clay shook his head his red eyes disappearing. "What? What happen he asked?" Clay asked rubbing his head as it ached. "Dude you were like hypnotized or something." Aaron said hopping off his hovershield. "And Robin? Where is he?" he asked concerned for the young knight. Macy gave him a sad look and said,"I'm sorry Clay but they took him." "No…" Clay said feeling guilty and ashamed till Merlock 2.0 began to speak,"Clay this is not your fault the snakes you encountered are known as the Serpentine. A dangerous group of snakes that will stop at nothing till that rule the surface world. I have no idea why they would kidnap Robin but I do know one thing we cannot defeat them alone." "What do you mean Merlock?" Clay asked. "Pack your things Nexo Knights we are heading to Ninjago." Merlock said.