Skylanders Academy the Marked One

Quick word to my readers, Spyro will not be added into the series, he is away doing his own thing with Master Eon and will not return until season 4 comes out and I will adapt that into my series. Until then Spyro will not return just hoping to clear up some confusion.

Chapter 2

Cadaverous Crypts

Kai slowly approached the throne.

"Master the scroll has been delivered to the Skylanders" said Kai.

"excellent now my plan can come to fruition" said the mysterious figure.

"Master are you sure they know of it's whereabouts" asked Kai.

"I'm positive only 3 people in the Skylands know where it is and 2 of them are now dead" said the figure. "soon everything will fall into place and I can rise and get my revenge".

At the Academy

The Skylanders stood around Kaossandra waiting for her to speak. She turned to face them and showed them the scroll, she pointed towards the symbol.

"Skylanders this symbol is the symbol of the Marked Ones" said Kaossandra.

"what are the Marked Ones?" asked Eruptor.

"The Marked Ones was a clan of humans, they were incredibly powerful and wielded great magic, they worked as creators. They forged powerful weapons that could take down whole groups of enemies. Many years ago, they joined Strykore in the great war for the Skylands. At one of the biggest battles there were just two of them left. These two powerful humans decided to create a weapon above anything they made before. This weapon was the Claw of Darkness, it was a weapon unlike any other, it lived, the weapon when not being used was like a snake it moved on its own and when it was used it would wrap around the users arm. They were smart though in order to avoid anyone using it against them, they created a fail-safe only those who carried the mark could wield it, the mark was the sign of their clan. A black snake" said Kaossandra.

"and these Marked Ones have returned?" said Stealth Elf.

"It's impossible for them to have returned" said Kaossandra.

"why?" asked Stealth Elf.

"because in one of the battles Eon was forced to kill them both, the powerful beings refused to surrender and were threatening innocent civilians, he killed them both, he had no choice. There were no other Marked Ones, this must be a trick" said Kaossandra.

"I don't think this is a trick" said Stealth Elf.

"It's not" said a voice from behind them. It was Cynder she had entered the room and silently approached them.

"My father used to tell me stories when I was young about a Marked being who lived deep in his Crypts. The two tried there best to avoid each other, they lived on a peace treaty. The Marked being would never act out and he would be allowed to live there in peace where no Skylanders could go after him. I guess now that dad is gone their deal no longer stands" said Cynder.

"my god" said Kaossandra. "if a Marked One has returned and has the Claw of Darkness, then there is only one thing that we can do to save everyone".

"what can we do?" said Stealth Elf.

"well to counter the power of the Claw of Darkness, Eon had a powerful relic created to be the opposite of the Claw. This weapon was the Horn of Light, this relic is the only thing that could save us" said Kaossandra.

"where is the Horn of Light, is it in the Relic's Room?" said Stealth Elf.

"no, it's not in the Relic's Room" said Kaossandra. "after the war ended and peace returned to the Skylands Eon had the Horn of Light placed in a vault. The vault was hidden behind six challenges, the entrance to this vault and the challenges was only known to 3 people. Me Eon and the blacksmith who helped create the Horn. However, a few years later the blacksmith passed away, old age. Now Eon's gone and I'm the only one left who knows where the entrance is. If a Marked one is coming back and is going to threaten us, then we will need the Horn of Light".

"well that sounds like a very important mission" said Eruptor. "and you need all the best Skylanders to help you".

"yeah this is threat to all of us, we need to band together and get that Horn of Light" said Stealth Elf.

"yes, we will have to leave pretty soon, we can't waste any time" said Kaossandra. "we need to speak to the other's around the Academy, we could use some more help".

The group turned and left the office so they could return to the grounds of the Academy. The cadets and other Skylanders were all in a huddle outside the main building, they were waiting for information on what just happened. Kaossandra approached the group, they all fell silent and listened as she began to speak.

"Skylanders and Cadets, we have a new threat to face, I need some of the Skylanders to come help us to get rid of this new threat, the rest of you will need to stay here and protect the Academy in case they try to return and threaten us again" said Kaossandra.

Kaossandra turned and faced the group of Skylanders behind her.

"you should go and pack it's going to be quite a journey, we'll leave in one hour" said Kaossandra. The Skylanders nodded in agreement and made their leave to pack for the adventure.

Kaossandra lent against the railing and let out a sigh.

The Cadaverous Crypts

Kai approached the throne to speak to the master.

"Master our spies have confirmed that some of the Skylanders are packing to go somewhere" said Kai.

"Excellent, they must be going for the Horn of Light" said the figure.

"sir is the Horn that important, can't you just attack them now and win?" asked Kai.

"Of course, I could, using the Claw I could conquer them all, but the Horn of Light could challenge me, I don't want to risk someone else finding out where it is and claiming it to use against me. Now when Kaossandra goes to the entrance, I will know where it is and then I can take it away, so it won't ever be a problem" said the figure.

"I understand sir" said Kai.

"they will go for the Horn; the spies will give me the location then I will take it and I will conquer the Skylands unchecked and unchallenged" said the figure. "no-one will stand in my way it is the time of the Mark".

Back at the Academy

The Skylanders returned the main building they had each packed a small bag for the journey. They didn't want to bring much, they would have plenty of battles to fight. The group approached Kaossandra.

"we're ready" said Eruptor.

Kaossandra turned to face them.

"Okay we have a couple more joining us and then we can go" said Kaossandra.

"we're just coming" said a voice from behind Kaossandra. Kaossandra turned to see Kaboom and Terrafin coming towards them.

"excellent we're all here now we can go and get the Horn of Light" said Kaossandra.

The group all turned and began to walk away from the Academy. The group consisted of Kaossandra, Eruptor, Stealth Elf, Pop-Fizz, Jet-Vac, Kaboom, Cynder and Terrafin. Kaossandra thought about trying to contact Kaos but she had no idea where he was. He could be helpful with this new threat. They will just have to deal with the problem themselves. They left the islands of the Skylands and began the long walk, Kaossandra was in front she needed to lead the way.

8 hours later

The sun had mostly set, and night was falling fast. The Skylanders were still journeying on when the night fell. They were keeping an eye out for any signs of an entrance. Kaossandra stopped to address the Skylanders.

"we've walked enough we should rest for tonight and continue in the morning we're not far now and we need to be well rested" said Kaossandra.

The group settled down and made up a camp. Kaboom went out and gathered some wood to burn and Eruptor started a campfire to keep everyone warm. They sat around the campfire and ate some of the food they brought along. After they had finished eating Stealth Elf turned to Kaossandra to ask her something.

"so, we hear all these stories about the great war that took place, what was it like to take part in such a battle?" asked Stealth Elf.

"I can tell you it was the most terrifying time of my life, the constant fighting for your life, never knowing if this day was going to be your last, having to push yourself every minute, it was exhausting and soul crushing. I was so tired, some days I didn't want to get up and fight again it just drained so much of me and Eon and everyone who was involved. I had to do things that will haunt me forever, I killed people, I took them away from their families if they had them, but I had to do it to help the greater good and stop the Skylands from crumbling. The people we lost along the way, sometimes I can still them scream from when they were taken, if I could go back, I don't know if I could through all that again. I can't take back the role I played in that war, I have to live with it for the rest of my life, but at least I helped in the long run" said Kaossandra.

"wow that was very heavy" said Eruptor.

"I think it's best we try to get some sleep" said Kaossandra. With that she laid down and tried to sleep. The other followed suit and soon everyone had fallen asleep.

The next morning

The Skylanders woke up early and quickly packed up their camp. They needed to get back on track as soon as possible. They finished up packing the camp and were off again. The group were still silent from Kaossandra's speech last night. The world they lived in was getting pretty serious the more they grew up. After a couple more, hours of walking they finally reached the entrance. Kaossandra stopped before a giant stone door. The door stood over 30-foot-tall and was made of a thick powerful rock, over the years thick vines had grown all over the door. Kaossandra and the others stepped towards the door and began to pull the vines away. Kaossandra stood back and looked at the door.

"how do we open it?" said Stealth Elf.

Kaossandra pointed towards the door. Right where she was pointed looked like the outline of a handprint etched into the door.

"There were three of those placed when the door was created. One for Eon one for me, and one for the Blacksmith we place our hand on them and the door will open" said Kaossandra. She walked towards the hand outline and calmly placed her hand on it. The hand print began to light up, a light humming sound could be heard coming from the door. Suddenly the ground started to shake. Kaossandra stepped back from the door. The big door began to slowly open. The ground continued to shake. After almost a minute the door had opened. Kaossandra turned to face the Skylanders.

"once we enter the door will shut there will be no going back until we reach the Horn" said Kaossandra.

"we're ready" said Jet-Vac.

Kaossandra nodded and they all entered through the door. Once they all entered the door slowly began to close. As the door closed darkness began to creep over them. The door closed with a deafening thud, there was no going back now. Darkness filled the room, they couldn't see a thing until Eruptor heated up his hands they became like two torches. Now they could see around them. Ahead their first challenge awaits.

Outside one of the spies had watched them enter and was relaying the information to Kai.

"master they have entered the trials" said Kai.

"brilliant now we know where the entrance is, we can claim it for ourselves" said the figure.

"but master we can't enter through the door can we" asked Kai.

"oh, but we can" said the figure.

He lowered his hand down to the side of throne and pulled out a medium sized box. He held the box out in front of him. He beckoned Kai to take it. Kai stepped forward and grabbed the box, he stepped back and lifted the lid, what was inside made him recoil in terror.

"what is this?" asked Kai.

"That is the severed hand of the Blacksmith who created the Horn of Light. I had his tomb raided and the hand taken, take that and use it to gain entry, I trust you can deal with them, and to make sure I'm going to give you something to help" said the Figure. He clicked his fingers and one of the skeleton slaves walked forward with something concealed under a cloth in its hands. the figure took the clothed object and removed the cloth, it was a sword. He held the sword out to Kai.

"this sword will allow you to use magic, use it to defeat the Skylanders, do not fail me" said the Figure.

"I wouldn't dare to master" said Kai.

With that Kai quickly left to assemble some troops a wicked smile stretched across the figures face.

"it won't be long now" said the Figure.

End of Chapter 2