Hey guys! It's been so long since I updated this! I'm sorry! My grandpa had a stroke recently and it was really hectic. But I'm back. Also, there are a lot of guests reviewing this now so y'all going to have to find a way to differentiate yourselves.

Guest- Don't worry, Monstrox isn't his father. I hate that theory too. Thanks for the review!

OddlyColoredCat- I actually got that line from a great tv show called Milo Murphy's Law. I love it so much and you should definitely check it out! Thanks for the review!

Guest- The Gray Knight is Clay when he's made of stone. The Black Knight is Robin's suit. Thanks for the review!

Now on with the story!

Rift snuck through the castle halls. The power was still out so it was easy. After finding himself going in circles, he stopped. "Now, where is the dungeon again?" he said to himself, putting his hands on his hip.

He had been there a dozen times before, and yet he still had no clue where anything was. He put his hand on the wall and followed along it, determined not to get lost. After a while, he soon came to a door. He took the handle. "Maybe this one?" he said under his breath, unsure.

He opened the door to find a dark room. The room was thin with a simple two way mirror on the wall. Next to the mirror was a door that led to another room. Through the mirror he could see what he had been looking for.

"Ace!" he said, stepping into the other room. The squire bot looked happy to see him, despite being tied to a chair. "What happened?"

"They interrogated me sir. Nothing terrible," Ace said.

"What did you tell them?" Rift asked, getting to work on untying the ropes. He wasn't very good at it though and if anything he was just making it tighter.

"Not much. Just a bit about you," Ace said.

Rift looked up at those words. "You didn't tell them about-"

"No, sir, I didn't. But you do know I'm programmed to obey the law," Ace pointed out.

Under his helmet, Rift smirked. "Yeah, I probably should've thought about that before I turned to a life of crime and joined up with Monstrox," he chuckled. After failing to untie the ropes for the tenth time, Rift threw his hands up in the air. "Why can't I untie this stupid thing!" he let out.

"Here, let me," Ace said, fiddling with the knot. In a matter of seconds, he had the ropes untied. The robot got to his feet and rubbed his wrists. "Done."

Rift stared at his partner. "You couldn't have done that before?"

"I'm-"

"Programmed to obey the law, yeah yeah."

...

Outside, the knights were still fighting the hoards of monsters. Lance and Clay ended up back to back, facing off against the green eyed freaks. "Is there a pause button to this? I'm getting kind of exhausted," Lance said, kicking at a monster. He held up his shield to block anymore attacks while he caught his breath.

"We can't go on like this forever," Clay put in. "We need a strategy."

"Of course you would say that," Lance said, rolling his eyes. Clay took out a monster coming on Lance's left.

They went on fighting, Clay's mind searching for a plan. His eyes darted around the battle field, looking for a solution. He bit his lip as he stared at Ruina. She was off on the sidelines, simply enjoying the fight and staying out of harm's way. Clay's face turned red with anger at the sight of this, but he pushed it away. For now he had to keep his head in the game.

A lightbulb went off in Clay's head. "Hey Lance! How do you kill a snake?" he said, looking back at his teammate.

Lance just shrugged, fending off another monster. "Now's not really the time for a riddle," he said.

"By cutting off its head," Clay said. "If we can take down Ruina, maybe we can get rid of the rest of these monsters."

"You'll never make it to her. There are too many monsters," Lance said.

Clay bit his lip. "All we need is a distraction."

Just then, an armored car drove through the horde of monsters blocking Clay's path. The car then crashed into the castle wall, releasing smoke.

"Never mind," Lance commented.

Clay ran to inspect the crash. He came to the car just as a certain jester fell out. Jestro stumbled around, rubbing his head a bit dazed.

"Jestro?" Clay questioned.

Jestro shook himself and smiled at Clay. "Hey Clayman," he said. "I found this in the garage and you needed help so..."

Clay smiled. "Glad to see you coming around to our side," he said.

Jestro gave him a thumbs up. "Now go save the castle."

Clay nodded before running off to find Ruina. It was relatively easy with the monsters cleared. Clutching his sword tightly, he confronted her. "Call your monsters off!" he demanded.

"Oh, well, since you asked nicely... No!" She raised her wand and shot an energy ball at him. He ducked and rolled to dodge it.

Clay ran at her with his sword. She blocked his blow with her staff. She pushed him back and swung at him. He jumped back and tried again with the sword. She let him have the upper hand for the moment. Then she used his inertia against him and slipped out from under him, letting him fall flat on his face.

She grinned, aiming her wand. She took another shot but he rolled out of the way. He kicked her legs out from under her and got to his feet. "You've lost mom," he said, standing over her.

She let out a laugh. "That's what you think. You're so naive," she said. She used her staff to get to her feet and continue the fight.

...

Ava was finishing up on getting the power back. She typed away. The further she got, the more hope rose inside her that they might win. She pressed a key, completing the process. She plugged a thumb drive into her laptop and waited for it to download.

"Now all I have to do is plug this into the power box and it's fixed!" she smiled. She shut her laptop to see a virus monster in her face. She jumped back with a yelp and dropped the computer. It slid off the roof and dropped onto the ground from stories high. It landed with a sharp crack. Ava winced.

The monster cane me closer for her. She jumped to her feet and took off, the monster following close behind her. She slid down the side of the roof, trying to get away fast. She ended up going faster than she intended, stumbling a bit. She just barely caught her balance long enough to jump back onto the balcony.

She landed on her feet and pain sprang through her body. She fell onto her chest, gasping for breath. She had her flash drive tucked tightly in her hand. The monster jumped to the balcony too.

It growled at her, making her heart race. She tried to crawl away but it kept coming closer. She searched around for something to defend herself with. Finally she decided on her shoe, taking it off and throwing it at the monster's face. It was stunned just long enough for her to get away.

She climbed to her feet and tried to run off. She found it difficult to do so with only one shoe. She stumbled a bit and finally just settled to lose her other shoe too.

Breathing heavily, she raced away to find the electrical box.

...

Clay pressed back against Ruina. She glared at him, struggling to hold him back. Clay tried to reason with her.

"Mother, this isn't you! Come on! Whatever happened to you, we can reverse it!" he said.

"Ha! That's what you think!" she spat, starting to overtake him. "You know, I wanted to be with you! I wanted you to join me! And when you were turned to stone, we could've had that!"

Clay narrowed his eyes. "Being the Gray Knight was the worst moment of my life!" he shouted, a new anger coming over him. He thrust her back hard with more strength than he intended.

She fell on her back and stared up at him, a smirk on her face. "Told you. You'll always be the Gray Knight," she said.

Clay avoided eye contact with her. He was just playing into her hand, but he wouldn't let her get to him.

Suddenly, the outside lights turned on, as did all the other electronics. Clay looked up and smiled. "Ava! She did it," he said. Then he turned back his attention to Ruina. "Call off the monsters."

Ruina smirked, getting to her feet. "Alright, fine. But only because I know when to quit. I'm not like that Monstrox that goes until he can't anymore. But let me tell you, this isn't over. I will be back and you will see I was right."

With that, she tapped her staff on the ground. All the monsters disappeared in a smoky cloud, sucking back into her wand. She stared Clay directly in the eyes. She mouthed one thing to him. You'll see.

Then she herself disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Clay stared back at his fellow knights. They all smiled, happy to be monster free. Except Clay. His mind remained on other things. He felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Clay? You good?" Macy asked. Clay shook himself and nodded.

The knights looked to see a palace guard taking Jestro. The guard held his hands behind his back and proceeded to handcuff him.

"Wait. What are you doing?" Clay asked the guard.

"Taking him back to the dungeon," the guard said.

"But we wouldn't have been able to fight the monsters off without him," Lance put in.

Jestro smiled at that. The guard tightened the cuffs, causing Jestro to make a face that showed he was obviously in pain. But he tried to hide it. The guard continued to take Jestro back inside.

"Don't worry, we'll get you a good lawyer," Lance called after him.

Ava came running out of the palace to meet them. "Ava! You did it!" Aaron said, ruffling her hair.

"Nice job," Axl put in.

"No time for that now. There's something important I have to show you!" she said.

...

Back at the Fortrex, Ava showed the knights and Robin Merlok's recording. They were all shocked.

"Merlok's gone?" Robin gasped.

"No, he can't be!" Macy said.

Ava sighed. "I'm afraid so. But not for good. If we can get the Merlok powers, we should be able to restore his programming."

"But not only that! Monstrox is back too!" Aaron put in.

"That explains the monsters and-" Axl said.

"My mom," Clay said distantly. He stared down at his glowing arm.

Macy put a hand on his knee. "Don't worry, we'll get him back," she said, smiling reassuringly. He put his hand on hers and squeezed it tight.

"Well, knights, it looks like we've got some Merlok powers to find."

Thanks for reading! I'll try to update again later this month! Also, this is supposed to be like a season 5 for the show, so if there's anything from the promos you remember that I don't that you'd like to see in this, tell me. Thanks for the reviews, follows, and favorites!