In the center of the arena, there stood a woman surrounded by Viporeons. They hissed and growled and whispered to one another cautiously, as the woman scanned her surroundings. She wasn't sure what they were going to do, but she kept a level-head. She stood still, only her eyes slowly shifted around, along with her head. The woman didn't want to alert the Viporeons in any way, since she was on their turf. Then her attention came towards figures heading their way. As they grew closer, she noticed a man of Serpentine power approaching with a group of others, most of whom she recognized.

As she stood in place, she cracked a small smile that was rarely visible to the naked eye.

When the King and Ninja crew finally approached the woman, the ninja recognized her almost immediately, especially Kai who said,

"Wait a minute, it's YOU! Your that woman from the alley! The Vampire General! Your the reason I got bitten in the first place!"

Everyone gasped. The other ninja guys recognized Violet and went on guard, while the Viporeons went on guard as well. Violet just looked at everyone with a blank expression, as if she was bored. Then she signed and spoke,

"Yes, I am the same vampire you've met before, but I'm not here to fight. I have an important message to give. It's best that you all listen."

Then Jay asked, "Oh, and why should we listen to you?!"

"Yeah! We all almost became vampires!" Cole added.

Violet just signed and said, "Okay, listen. I'm sure you all haven't had a very good outlook on vampires-"

"That's for sure," Flare said, as Auria nudged her.

"Yes, I know you don't," Violet said, as she continued, "I do apologize for our past actions. We were just following orders, but now we wish to make amends. Although, it's difficult since Princess Lucy is still held in Silva's custody. However, Marcell sent me here to be her informant, and to assist you all in your endeavors, confidential of course."

"So, your here to help us and Marcell," Christa said, and Violet nodded.

"But in secret, so that Silva doesn't know," Auria added, and Violet nodded again.

"This might be a trap," Kai said, ans Flare replied,

"Awww, is Kai scared of becoming a vampire punk again?"

Kai turned to Flare with a stern expression of annoyance that made her smirk.

Then Sensei Wu said, "Hm... Marcell has proven to us before that we could trust her..."

Sensei walked up to Violet and said, "For now, I believe you, but that doesn't mean we won't be keeping an eye on you, Violet."

Violet looked around, as she saw that everyone was staring at her. Then she put her hands together and bowed, as she said,

"I will honor your decision, thank you."

After this, Sensei turned and walked away, as the other ninja stood in front of him.

"Are you sure we can trust her Sensei?" Cole asked, and Sensei Wu answered,

"We need all the help we can get, and her knowledge may prove useful for us as it did with Flare."

"Oh man! I don't think I'll be able tosleep knowing there's a blood-sucking vampire nearby," Jay said, shakened, and Terrin replied,

"Oh don't worry young Lightening Master. I don't sense that Violet is a threat in this case, especially since we're all watching her. You have nothing to fear, for now maybe."

Terrin said this with a smirk, as he walked away to speak with the Viporeons. Jay was still thinking about what he said, and the last part made him nervous.

Then Raven approached Violet and asked, "How's Marcell been doing?"

Violet looked at Raven slightly sad and said, "She hasn't been doing well since she returned to us. The news of Lucy's capture has affected all the vampires harshly, especially Marcell. She has been on edge lately, and her calm, charismatic behavior has changed to an agitated and intimidating one. Although she's actually very worried, she doesn't let the others see."

"How would you know then?" Raven asked, and Violet replied,

"Marcell trusts a select number of us to know her true feelings, and I believe she would trust you too."

Raven nodded, as she extended her hand towards Violet and said, "Then let's help each other out. For Marcell, and for the vampires."

Violet looked at Raven's hand, and then she took it and nodded, as she said,

"Very well, let's work together."

After seeing this, the others felt a little more relaxed having Violet around.

"Ok Violet, what information do you have for us?" Misako asked.

At this point, the Ninja crew, along with King Terrin, stood together around some tables and chairs near the outer edge of the arena.

"Well," Violet said, as she pulled out a laptop from her black backpack she was carrying and opened it up on the table.

"Marcell has been busy lately trying to figure out Silva's plans without being too interested and catching her attention in any way. However, it has proven difficult to get much information. Especially when the Serpentine decided to stop by."

Now this caught everyone's attention.

"Wait, the Serpentine? How?" Nya asked, as Violet continued,

"We've been staying at the Lost City of Ouroborus for a while, until Silva gives us her orders. First, one of them came alone, and then the others came later, as Marcell told me over the phone not too long ago. Not even the Serpentine know who opened the door underground for them to escape."

The others looked at each other thinking.

Then Garmadon asked, "You said one of them came alone, which one?"

"A tall serpentine, of purple scales... called himself Pythor," Violet replied.

"WHAT?!" The others were in shock, except for the four kunoichi, King Terrin, and Violet, who didn't know what was wrong.

"Wa-wait, WHAT?! He's alive?!" Jay asked, shocked.

"I thought the Great Devourer took care of him!" Cole said.

"How did he survive?" Kai asked in surprised .

"It must have been similar to how Sensei Wu survived within the Great Devourer," Zane said, in a sort of panik.

"Not him again..." Lloyd said, as he shook his head.

"Everyone, calm down," Sensei Wu said, calmly.

"He's right. Even though Pythor has returned, I don't think the Serpentine will just accept him as their leader from what happened with the Great Devourer," Misako said, as Violet responded,

"Actually, he's their king now, under Marcell."

A few others gasped, as Jay said, "Are you kidding me?!"

"No," Violet said nonchalantly, as she started typing on her laptop.

"What are we going to do? If the Serpentine are working for Marcell, then their working for Silva too," Cole said.

"Well, there's nothing we can really do, unless we find out where Lucy is and free her from Silva's capture," Garmadon said.

"Yes. If we find Lucy, then Marcell will have no reason to work for Silva anymore," Dr. Julien said, as Christa responded,

"True, but we don't even know where Silva is keeping Lucy, and even if we did, it could be very dangerous."

"That's right. We're dealing with Silva. She wouldn't make it easy," Auria added.

"Well then, what do we do? We can't just sit back and do nothing," Lloyd said.

For a moment, no one said anything, until one person spoke.

"Well, what can you do?"

Everyone turned and saw that it was King Terrin who spoke, with his arms crossed.

"What do you mean daddy?" Raven asked, as her father continued,

"As I can see it, Lucy is no where to be found, and to gain Marcell's compliance we need to find her. Silva is the only one who would know where Lucy is being held, and probably a few of her most trusted allies, but they most likely won't tell us anything. Our best bet to find out where Lucy is, is to attend the evil meeting in a few weeks from now. That would be the closest you can get to Silva."

As the others pondered this, Sensei Wu asked, "But the evil meeting is for us to figure out Silva's plans, how would that lead us to finding Lucy?"

Terrin smirked, as he pointed to himself and said, "I'll find out where Lucy is while Silva is hosting the meeting. I'll send a few Viporeons to search out the vehicle Silva may use to get there for clues. The rest of you who are attending the meeting could mingle with the other guests to find out what you can about her plan. It's our best bet."

The others looked towards one another and nodded.

"That's our best bet. If we all pull together, we'll be able to find out Silva's plans and find out where Lucy is being held," Lloyd said, as the others agreed.

"Of course, your going to need some help when it comes to villian clothes," Violet said, as she turned her laptop towards the others.

The screen showed a store that sold villian attire for all kinds of villians.

"I know some people and sweet deals when it comes to this," Violet said.

"Your gonna need more than clothes if your going to that evil meeting. The Bounty needs some work too," Flare said.

"We also need to learn the mannerism of evil-doers," Auria said.

Then Garmadon said, "I may not be evil anymore, but I know a thing or two when it comes to acting like it."

"Then it's all settled," Sensei Wu said and continued, "Let us prepare for this evil meeting to the best of our abilities. We must be ready to attend and to make a quick getaway if necessary."

"Yeah, but I have one question," Jay said.

"Yes, what is it Jay?" Sensei Wu asked.

"Who's actually going to the meeting?" Jay asked.

Everyone just looked at one another in silence at this point.

Outside of Fountain falls, two figures were walking towards the entrance.

"Oh man, how far is this place Tempara?" The brown ninja Dareth asked, as he tried to catch his breath.

Then Tempara said, "We're here actually."

The Viporeon walked across the waist high water to the bird statue that stood on the lake. She touched the bird's beak as it glowed and opened the secret stairway.

"Whoa!" Dareth said, as the passage opened, and the Viporeon jumped down on the staircase.

"Come on, let'ssss go," Tempara said, as she walked down the hidden stairway.

Dareth looked around real quick kind of nervous, and then he ran down the stairs after Tempara, as he yelled out,

"Hey! Wait for me!"

As he ran in, the staircase closed behind him. Tempara and Dareth continued to walk until they finally made it to the city of Fountain falls.

"Oh wow! This place is way bigger than I thought," Dareth said, as he clinged to the ledge and looked down at the slide drop.

"Come on Dareth!" Tempara said, as she grabbed his arm and jumped down the slide.

"Wait but- AAAHHHH!"

They both landed in the water with a pretty big splash. Then Tempara pulled Dareth up on the edge of the land. Dareth was coughing up some water, which wasn't life threatening to him, he was just surprised at how fast the slide was.

"Are you alright?" Tempara asked, as Dareth raised his hand up and gained his composure.

"I'm perfectly fine my snake-like friend. A little water means nothing to the Brown ninja."

Tempara smiled, as she looked at the Brown ninja posing.

"Well, I am impressed that you survived this whole journey. You are truly an amazing ninja," Tempara said.

Dareth blushed a bit and said, "Oh please, your too kind, Tempara, really."

Then Tempara looked and grabbed Dareth by the arm, as she dragged him along to her leader, Carrie, who was slithering by.

"Carrie, Carrie! I have returned with a friend!" Tempara called out.

Carrie looked and saw Tempara running towards her with another person. She was surprised.

"Tempara! I was wondering where you were. We went to look for you, but you were no where to be found. The last ssssearch party we ssssssent isssss ssssstill looking," Carrie said.

Tempara stood in front of Carrie and said, "I have been trying to get home. I got losssst in Ninjago city and ended up in an underground place. I presssssed ssssome button that opened a door, and the Sssserpentine malesss came forth. Then they left and I met the Brown ninja, who brought me home."

Carrie was shocked, "What?! The MALE Sssserpentine?! They roam Ninjago?"

Then Tempara said, "I didn't realize they were behind the door, and then they left to Ouroborussss to regroup I guesssss."

Carrie grabbed Tempara's arm and said, "You musssst report thissss to the King at once!"

Carrie dragged Tempara and Dareth to the arena where the others were.

"Dark Machine." -Jay

"Nightmare Ride." -Cole

"Uh, Dark Ship?" -Zane

"No, Grim Reaper." Kai

"No, Dead Reaper." Flare.

"How about Dead Rider?" -Christa

"Or Grim Rider?" -Raven

"Grim Glider?" -Lloyd

The others stood silent thinking about it.

"That's perfect," Auria said, as the others agreed and nodded.

"Okay, so the Bounty will be called 'Grim Glider' for the evil meeting," Nya said, as she wrote the name down.

"Okay, we got the name, now we need to decide who goes," Cole said.

The others thought about it, and then Christa said,

"Well, eight people can go so, who wants to go?"

There was a short silence, until Raven said,

"I'll go."

Everyone looked towards her, and Auria asked,

"Are you sure Raven? If you go, you could be endangering your safety."

"Or make it easier for Silva to capture ya," Flare said.

"She's right. Maybe you shouldn't go," Misako said, but Raven replied,

"I must go! If Silva wants to capture me, I must know why, no matter what. Also, if anything goes wrong, I can be bait while the rest of you make a run for it."

"Raven! You are NOT going to be bait, because nothing will go wrong," Christa said and continued, "I'll go with you Raven. To keep you safe."

Then Christa turned towards the others and asked, "Who else is coming?"

"I'll go." Lloyd

"I''ll come." -Cole

"Count me in." Kai

"I shall attend." -Auria

"I will join too." -Zane

"And I will attend this meeting, as well." -Sensei Wu

"Are you sure Sensei? I mean, I'm not sure you can even act evil you kno- OW!" Kai said, as Sensei Wu smacked him over the head with his stick.

"I can assure you, that I will easily blend in with the other evil-doers, and I will make sure you all can do the same. Besides... "

Sensei Wu walked a few steps with his back turned, as the others looked at him. Then he turned around with a stern and dark expression that made the others nervous until he smiled and said,

"Acting is fun!"

The others signed in a relief to see Sensei Wu with a normal face, as he laughed at his students.

"You wouldn't want to go? I don't mean to say anything objective, but you know more about being evil than they do," Misako asked Garmadon, and he replied,

"I've been evil long enough Misako. I wouldn't want to take that path again, even if it's acting."

Misako nodded in understanding.

Then Dr. Julien called out, "Hey, everyone! Carrie is here and she said it's urgent! She also brought with her a Viporeon and the Brown ninja!"

"Heh heh, the Brown ninja..." Jay said, and then all the ninja guys yelled,

"THE BROWN NINJA?!"

As they all ran towards Dr. Julien, the kunoichi were confused as they followed after them.

"Your majessssty. Tempara hassss returned, and she bringssss dire news," Carrie said, as she stood before King Terrin with Tempara and Dareth behind her.

Before another word was spoken, all the ninja and everyone else had come together.

"Oh hey guys! What are all of you doing here?" Dareth asked, as the others stood before him.

"What are you doing here? How did you even get here?" Kai asked, surprised, and then Dareth replied...dramatically,

"I was taking my regular patrol of Ninjago city, when I found this lone Viporeon in need of some assistance. So, being the Brown Ninja, and being a brave and powerful warrior that I am, I decided to help her return home to, uh, Fountain Falls, so that she can return to her family."

"You actually made it all the way over here? Without a vehicle?" Jay asked.

Then Tempara replied, "Actually we hitched a few rides or snuck on some of them, but we eventually made it here. It's all thanks to Dareth, I mean, the Brown Ninja, that I was able to return home."

"She probably would've been lost and cold without my help," Dareth said, as he posed sadly.

Then Tempara whispered, "He got lost a few times really."

The other ninja nodded and Cole said, "Sounds just like Dareth."

"You mean, the Brown ninja," Jay said, as the guys chuckled.

"Hey, what's so funny?" Dareth asked.

"Your majesssty, the Sssserpentine have returned. They went to Ouroborussss asssss Tempara had told me," Carrie said, as everyone listened.

"I am aware of the Sssserpentine's whereabouts. Marcell hasss them under her order. There is no need to worry," King Terrin said.

Then Tempara asked, "So you know that I accidently pressed the button to release them?"

The King's eyes widened, as the others did as well. Then Tempara became nervous and said,

"I'm sssorry, I-I didn't know..."

The King signed and said, "It's alright Tempara, at leassst your home now."

Then Terrin turned to Dareth and said, "Thank you for bringing Tempara back home. If there isss anything I can do to repay you..."

Dareth snorted and said, "Eh, it's no problema your majesty. It's all in a day's... well, few days work."

Then Dareth thought for a moment.

"Wait. Your a King?" Dareth asked, and Terrin nodded.

Then Dareth scratched his chin and said, "Then in that case-"

"DARETH!" The others yelled out, as Dareth jumped, and quickly said.

"Uh, it's really no problem your highness."

Terrin just shook his head and smiled.

"Well, I'm sure your weary from your travelsss. You may rest here as long as you'd like until your ready to go home," Terrin said.

Dareth nodded and bowed to the King, respectfully.

"Hey guys, I got a deal here for who ever is going to the meeting," Violet said, as she walked over to the others with her laptop and set it on a table nearby.

When Dareth saw Violet, his eyes widened and he gasped.

"Oh my..." Dareth said, as he continued to observe Violet:

Her hair was blowing in the breeze, her eyes glistening in the bright gem lights of the cave, her skin glowing like gold, and her clothes softly shifting in the wind. To Dareth, she was all of this and even more.

'The most... beautiful...' Dareth thought, as he continued to gawk at Violet.

"Uh, Dareth? Are you alright?" Jay asked, but Dareth just raised his hand at Jay so that he would stop talking.

Then Dareth asked, "Who is she?"

The others looked towards Violet, who was busy looking at her laptop, and then they looked back at Dareth.

"That's Violet. She's the Vampire general," Christa replied, although Dareth focused more on her name.

"Violet... she's beautiful. Just as good looking as I am," Dareth said.

"She's the Vampire general, lover boy," Flare said, as Kai quickly looked over at her in surprise because he's use to her calling him names, and it kind of... bothered him.

"Yeah... wait, the Vampire general?" Dareth asked, as he looked towards the kunoichi and they nodded.

Then Dareth jumped back and said, "Wait... who are you people?!"

Dareth pointed towards the kunoichi, who just looked at him and each other.

Then Cole said, "Oh yeah, you haven't met the other half of our team."

Then Zane said, "Yes, these girls are also ninja. Kunoichi, to be exact. Auria and Christa are princesses of Aeroplane the floating lands, Flare is princess of the Volcanic lands, and Raven is princess of this land Fountain Falls. Also, Violet is the Vampire general under Vampire Queen Marcell."

Dareth took a moment to process all this... okay he took a while, so the ninja decided to explain to him what was going on, and to especially keep his mouth shut when it comes to Violet.

Dareth agreed and said, "Don't worry my friends, I, Dareth, will do what I can to help all of you in your quest, and to protect Princess Raven from any harm."

The ninja and kunoichi nodded towards Dareth, and then he turned and stood in front of Violet. Violet turned towards Dareth with a calm expression, as he bowed on one knee and held one of her hands and said,

"And I will protect you as well, dear Violet. Then maybe we can go to dinner, get to know each other better- OW!"

Violet pulled her hand back and whipped Dareth over the head with her back-hand.

"I can understand why you would want to protect me, and it may be beneficial if we could get along, but don't get any ideas, honey. I'm the Vampire General for a reason," Violet said, as she brushed her hair back and took her laptop with her to another table.

Dareth stood up while rubbing his head, and without Violet hearing, he said,

"-sign- She's wonderful."

The others just either looked at one another surprised, or they shook their heads.

"Anyway," Flare said and continued, "Let's get training already!"

"So, are you all ready?" Terrin said, as the Viporeons stood behind him.

The Ninja crew stood together and nodded.

Then Lloyd said, "Alright. Let's get training."