Pythor beckoned to Skales. "There'ssss a lever around here somewhere," he grunted while digging into the sand. Skales tilted his head. "You want to bring back Ouroborossss?" Pythor nodded. "Precisssely!" Pythor found the hidden lever and pulled it.

The sand flowed away from the ancient buildings and revealed the lost city within the Sea of Sand. Pythor pointed towards an open area at the center of the city. "We jusssst need to unite the other tribessss and gather the fangbladessss," he instructed. "But may we have lunch first?"

Skales groaned. "We may have the Venomari and Constrictai on our side," he muttered. "But how do we regain the respect and alliance of the Fangpyre!?" Pythor shrugged. "Let's think about it over a nice meal." Skales sighed. "Fine," he muttered. "But let's stay ahead of the ninja, okay?"

…

Jay watched the rest of the group conversing on how they would attack a serpentine. "Don't get bit!" Jay blurted out unexpectedly. Past Jay turned to look at him. "We aren't fighting the Fangpyre," he told Jay. Jay shrugged. "It just popped up in my mind, that's all."

Cole was working on Constrictai tactics, while Kai was working on ways to avoid being hypnotized. Zane suggested fighting with his eyes closed for the Venomari. Lloyd and Wu carry a large box in and Jay wondered how the tacky mailman managed the deliveries.

Cole, Kai, Zane, and Past Jay got new suits, while Jay was fine with the one he had. A part of him was hoping that the sparking emblem would solve his supposed time travel issue. Another part of him wondered what he was up to before his amnesia happened.

That thought was quickly interrupted when Nya called the Ninja team, reporting that there were Serpentine in Mega Monster Amusement Park. Jay sat next to his past self, wondering about what day somebody was going to be bitten, as Nya gave the Ninja all the info they needed.

Jay rode with his past self and arrived at the park, only to see some Hypnobrai and Constrictai tied up and the Samurai blasting away. "Aw come on!" Past Jay cried. "Stop stealing our glory!" Cole yelled out.

Wu chuckled as he passed by the ninja. "Maybe you five can better yourselves through healthy competition," he suggested. Then Wu gasped excitedly. "Ferris Wheel!" He ran off after that.

Cole nodded to himself. "First one to find out who our mysterious Samurai is gets to unlock their true potential first!" Can we even decide when that happens? Jay asked himself. "Last one gone gets to train Lloyd!" Past Jay squeaked. Jay shrugged. "I'll train him," he offered. "You four have fun!" Kai nodded. "Thanks, Blue!" The four ninja quickly ran off and left Jay in the dust.

…

Back on the Bounty, Jay asked Lloyd what he wanted to do. Lloyd sighed. "I want to help the team," he answered, somewhat wistfully. "Nya mentioned that the Hypnobrai were at the Sea of Sands." Jay nodded. "We could always take the bus if you wanted to check, but please stick near me," he told Lloyd. Lloyd nodded. "At least you care when the other four just decided to chase the Samurai. I wonder who it is," Lloyd replied.

Jay gave the driver a few coins as he and Lloyd sat on the bus. "I'm surprised you didn't drive the bounty over," Lloyd mused. "The rest of the team needed to know where home base is," Jay reasoned. Although, the Bounty does seem like the quicker way, he thought.

The driver dropped Jay and Lloyd off in a desert village. "We start our search here," Jay told Lloyd. "Should we get some water?" Lloyd nodded as Jay bought a few bottles. "So much for having spare change," he joked to Lloyd. Lloyd chuckled. "Blue, it's funny that sometimes you really sound like Jay!" Jay shrugged. "It's always good to keep our spirits up, you know."

Jay and Lloyd eventually find Ouroborus and it's in broad daylight. "Definitely the work of the Serpentine," Jay murmured. "We should stop them!" Lloyd announced. Jay sighed. "We need to be careful about this," he warned the young green ninja. "We'd be fighting on the Serpentine's turf, which could be rigged." Lloyd nodded thoughtfully. "There's definitely a lot of worse things than being hung on a sign."

Jay and Lloyd silently slunk into the city's arena, glancing at the excited snakes. Lloyd nearly gasped as he pointed at a cage. The Samurai had been trapped in there, although it was obviously ranting about the annoying boys. Yep, Jay thought. The Samurai is definitely Nya.

The Samurai let out a hefty gasp and the Serpentine spotted Jay and Lloyd. "We've been spotted!" Lloyd cried. Jay began to flee with Lloyd, but in their panic, accidentally triggered a trap that they had already pointed out and a cage fell over them. "This is my fault," Lloyd sighed.

A large purple snake slithered up, presumably to look over his bait. The snake was underweight and likely malnourished. "What do we have here?" he asked. His purple eyes seemed curious as he looked the two over. "Is thissss bait good enough!" he called out. A scared Hypnobrai slithered down, which Jay obviously recognized as Skales. "I still don't know how I know your name!" Jay called out. Skales glared at him, but didn't try to hypnotize him. "Jusssst perfect!" He hissed, seemingly pleased.

…

Now placed in a cage next to the Samurai, she began to call Jay off for being so stupid. The Samurai took off her mask, revealing herself to indeed be Nya. "What were you two thinking!?" Jay shrugged. "I doubt the others will be coming anytime soon," Jay told her. "Unless Wu interferes." Nya groaned.

"Oh!" Nya exclaimed. "Please don't tell anyone that I am the Samurai!" Lloyd nodded. "Consider it done!" he replied. Jay nodded. "I'll do anything for a friend!"

About two hours had passed and Jay had taken to zoning out every so often, telling Nya that he was doing so and Lloyd as well. Nya was moved within the next ten minutes, but Jay and Lloyd were still in cage next to Pythor and Skales. "The otherssss are getting bored," Pythor warned with a sheepishly subordinate look on his narrow face. Skales nodded, clutching his staff.

Skales pale scar gleamed in the sun as he grinned, the scar becoming a blushy rose color as the light touched it. His one good eye seemed to have a spark of excitement in it. "The ninja are just outside," he whispered to Pythor. "Sssset the trap." Pythor nodded, pulling up a small metal pin. Then, Pythor gave the other serpentine as subtle signal, alerting them to not attack the ninja on sight.

Cole facepalmed as the trap caught all four ninja. "Why'd you have to wander off!?" the black ninja complained. Kai was speechless. "At least Blue was trying to get something done," Zane offered gracefully. "Please don't let us be snake-food," Jay pleaded as Chokun, Slithraa, and Mezmo carried the cage into the arena, fleeing before the challenge began.

Jay watched as Nya and the Ninja faked a battle for a short while, and freed themselves. Lloyd hugged Jay tightly as the Skales began to question Pythor on the first Fangblade location. "Don't worry," Jay told Lloyd. "The ninja will come back for us eventually."

"What!?" Skales hissed. "How are we going to get the Fangpyressss to join us!?" Pythor shrugged. "All you need is hisss sssstaff," Pythor muttered. Skales nodded. "Next stop, Fangtom!"