(A/N: End of Season 9 in Singapore, don't live there really, but anyway, time to upload this story. This is Season 1 and 2 combined with parts included or excluded. Sadly, the Mega Weapon arc is excluded)
In the middle of a desert, a pickaxe hits a wall as a middle aged man watches some men and women dig around a tomb before coming up to a table with many scrolls and schematics as a young man emerges from the tomb and ran up to him. "Dr. Yost!" He yelled as he ran over to him and stopped to catch his breath. "Dr. Yost, we found something." He and Dr. Yost soon went down the path, into the tomb.
Inside the tomb, the young man and Dr. Yost came up to a middle aged woman as she was looking at a wall while holding a flashlight. "What is it, Misako?" Dr. Yost asked.
"We think it may be old, maybe dating back to the Serpentine War." Misako replied.
"Let's brush the sand off." The young man hands Misako and Dr. Yost a brush each before they start brushing away the sand off the wall. The wall soon reveals a mural, with a long necked snake. They back away to look at it. "Holy First Spinjitzu Master."
"We've really found it!" The young man said as two sets of eyes peek around from a corner. One was blue and one was black. "This really is the tomb of the Anacondrai."
"Better inform our friends, get a news reporter out here."
"Yes, sir." He runs out of the tomb.
Inside a dojo, Dragon was observing Cole, who moves along some balance beams, Zane and Nya sparring with kendo sticks while Lloyd was meditating as Kai slowly comes at him while holding a kendo stick. They were all wearing new ninja outfits, except for Nya. Kai soon strikes at Lloyd, but he quickly caught it, moves his arms over, throwing Kai over him before getting up and swung it as Kai got up picks up another one from a nearby rack. "Let's do this." He said.
A middle aged and overweight man, wearing a self-made brown ninja gi and tabi boots came out from a behind beaded doorway. "Be careful with the equipment, guys." He said as he looked at them. "I got a 10:00 a.m. class to teach later."
Dragon soon came up to him. "We'll probably be here another hour, Dareth." He replied. "By the way, thanks for lending us your dojo."
"Please make sure to pay the rent soon." Dareth soon walked away. "You're overdue again."
Kai quickly blocked Lloyd's first strike before tilting back to avoid Kai's counter strike as Nya and Zane stop and look on as the two spar. "He's almost like a big brother to Lloyd." Nya said.
"Are you referring to Kai?" Zane asked.
"I was. I mean, he's not mad at him for the scar on his forehead either."
Kai falls back as Lloyd spun his kendo stick before he jumped back up and struck, but Lloyd blocked it and jumped over him, throwing his kendo stick in the air before landing, trips Kai and stood up, catching his kendo stick before Jay, also wearing a new ninja outfit soon came in while holding a radio. "Guys, come listen to this!" He yelled, turning the radio up.
"Once again, esteemed archaeologist Dr. David Yost has discovered what seems to be a Serpentine Tomb in the middle of the Sea of Sand." The radio presenter said as they all came around him. "Dr. Yost believes the tomb may belong to feared snake tribe, the Anocandrai, who were among the many snake tribes placed in tombs as punishment for engaging in a war against us almost 40 years ago and only their generals were banished from Ninjago by Oni Garmadon himself."
"My father banished some snakes?" Lloyd asked.
"Not just snakes." Dragon replied as he started heading for the exit. "Let us make haste to Sea of Sand, immediately."
"Would you like some help?" Dareth asked as he came out and they look at him as he puts on a brown ninja mask. "My Zoojitzu skills may be of some help to you all, for I am the Brown Ninja!"
"No, thanks."
"Maybe some other time." Lloyd said as they all soon left and Dareth groaned.
"I call dibs at the helm!" Jay yelled.
At the Sea of Sand, Dr. Yost is writing in a book as a map was among many documents about the Serpentine. "One down, four to go." He said as he puts the book down to look at the map. "This will make me the richest archaeologist in Ninjago. Powers is gonna be so last year when I find them all."
Something soon comes up behind him as it reveals itself from invisibility. It was a purple snake with blue eyes, arms and black markings. "That is an intriguing map." The snake said. "But I don't think you'll be needing it anymore."
"What?" Dr. Yost asked as he turned and saw the snake as another one restrains him before screaming as the other snake came at him. "Help, somebody!"
Some time later, the Destiny's Bounty lands on the ground before the ninja and Dragon get off and see some police cars. "What just happened?" Kai asked.
"Let's find out." Lloyd replied as they head for the dig site.
They see an officer talking to Misako before another officer came up to them, holding his hand out. "You can't come through here, this is a crime scene." The officer said.
"Tommy, let them through." Another police officer called out. It was Clive. He had a suit on as Tommy steps aside and they come up to him. "Hello, Nya."
"Clive, what are you doing here?" She asked.
"I transferred to Ninjago City Police Department. Anyway, as all you heard on the radio that Dr. Yost had found this Serpentine tomb. Well, they just encountered two live Anacondrais."
"What?" They all asked.
"It's true." Dr. Yost replied, coming up to them, his arm bandaged. "When we first found the tomb, there was only a pile of bones, until I saw one up close. He bit me, to get me to give him the map of the other locations of the Serpentine tombs. If it hadn't have been for my associate, I would be snake food."
"Your associate?" Dragon asked.
"Yes." Misako replied, coming up to them.
Lloyd was immediately shocked. "Mom?" He asked, this caused the others to be shocked as well.
"Lloyd." Misako soon hugged Lloyd.
"Misako, I didn't realise how much Lloyd had grown." Dr. Yost said as Lloyd broke away from his mother's hug.
"I have a reason for leaving-"
"Well, I don't want to hear it." Lloyd cuts her off and walked away, into the tomb.
"Lloyd, wait. Please."
"Let him go." Dragon said. "He was left behind by his father."
"I'll go talk to him." Dr. Yost replied as he goes to follow Lloyd. "We share the same family issues."
"Listen, I'm sure you guys have it covered, I gotta take off, a big bank robbery just occurred in the city." Clive said.
"Of course." Dragon replied as Clive walks away.
"And say hello to your mother for me." Nya called out as Clive puts a thumb up as the officers started leaving and Dragon soon turned back to the tomb.
Lloyd enters the tomb and sits down on a rock while observing some of Dr. Yost's colleagues studying the mural. "I was left behind too." Dr. Yost said as Lloyd saw him come up next to him. "My father left me the day I was born, my mother skipped out on me before I started school."
"I don't want to hear about it." Lloyd replied as he got up and looked at the Anacondrai mural. "So, is there a reason why those two snakes came after you?"
"I'm not sure. I had a map that lead me to this tomb, but this is only one five tombs of the Serpentine. Your father and uncle lead the battle against the Serpentine, almost 40 years ago. Though many brave fighters fought to the death, it wasn't enough. But then, one day, they found out a solution. Let me show you." Dr. Yost and Lloyd soon leave as Dr. Yost turned to the researchers. "Okay, guys, you can head on home."
At a tent, which is damaged and ransacked from the attack, Dr. Yost unrolled a scroll as Misako, Dragon and the remaining Ninja came in. "Ah, the legend of the Serpentine." Misako said.
"Almost 40 years ago, there was a war, against the Serpentine. The Hypnobrai, the Venomari, the Fangpyre, the Constrictai and the worst of all of them, the Anacondrai. They waged war against each other and at one point, the Elemental Master of Earth provided them a near winning point."
"Wait, my grandfather betrayed the Elemental Masters?" Cole asked.
"Briefly. When it felt like all was lost, they came across a young boy, charming a snake with a flute. It was with said flute that they won the war by using the flutes. Each kind were put in seperate tombs, their leaders were banished and no one has seen or talked about them, until now."
"The young boy, turned out to be Dr. Yost's father." Misako said. "Since then, the people of Ninjago treat him and his family with respect."
"Now, I fear that those two Anacondrai might release the other kinds and unite them once again. I made an accurate copy of the map." Dr. Yost gets out some papers. "Accuracy and theories sure, but I found out something. They are all in line for the Ninjago symbol for Serpent." He gets out his drawn map and marks some spots on it. "Here are the supposed locations of the tombs." He draws a few circles on the map, showing the locations of the tombs. "We are here, in the Sea of Sands. The Hypnobrai tomb is in the Glacier Barrens, the Constrictai tomb is at the Mountain of a Million Steps, the Fangpyre tomb is in the Forest of Tranquility and the Venomari tomb is in the Toxic Bogs." He places down pieces of paper with their locations.
"Those two Anacondrais are our most dangerous threat." Dragon said. "If they find the tombs before we do, with all four tribes unleashed, there's no telling what they'll do. Kai, you head for the Venomari tomb. Zane, you got the Constrictai tomb. Jay, you got the Fangpyre tomb. Cole, take the Hypnobrai tomb. Meet back here when you're done." Dragon soon got out a flute as the Ninja take their designated spots. "And take this, in case you run into those two Anacondrai or any trouble." Zane takes the flute.
"What about me and Nya?" Lloyd asked.
"You'll both stay here and help me research the information on the Serpentine with me. And, Lloyd, please don't be mad at your mother."
"Fine."
"I wish we didn't release our dragons." Jay said. "Just because they were moulting and shedding their scales."
"Part of reaching your own full potential is understanding your weapon's potential." Dragon replied. "Once it is in tune with a focused heart, it's secrets and powers can be unlocked."
"So, the weapons are vehicles themselves?" Zane asked.
"Correct. Now, concentrate on unlocking your golden weapons."
Outside, Jay swings the Nunchucks of Lightning, which leaves a stream of blue lines before spinning in the air and the nunchucks turn into a jet. "Did I just do that?" Jay asked.
Kai swung the Sword of Fire, moves a stream of fire along it and throws it in the air before holding his hands out as the sword came back down and turned into a motorbike. "This is so cool!" He yelled as he revved the bike.
Zane swung the Shurikens of Ice around, leaving shards of ice before jumping up as they turn into a motorbike as well which he gets on. "Hey, Kai, race you later on?" He asked.
"You're on."
Cole swung the Scythe of Quakes around before throwing it in the air and holds his hands out as rocks soon form around it before grabbing the scythe and struck them, turning the scythe into a car. "Ha, I hate to hurt Rocky's feelings, but I think he's just been replaced." He said as he looked at his car.
They soon take off in different directions as the others look on. "May the spirit of the First Spinjitzu Master guide them." Dr. Yost said.
"Let's see what we can study from these charts." Dragon replied as they look closer at them before he sighed. "What are you two up to?"
