"Believe it or not, the Giants were the first ever Skylanders! They were summoned by the Portal Masters of old to combat the ancient Arkeyans."

"Tree Rex was their leader, formally being a tree, which had been mutated by an Arkeyan factory."

"Swarm was once a member of one of the 9,000 members of the royal family, until a massive growth spurt forced him to leave the hive."

"Ninjini was a magical warrior who broke free of an enchanted bottle after a dark sorceress trapped her inside."

"Crusher was an expert miner who joined the Giants when he discovered the Arkeyans wanted to melt down rocks into weapons of war."

"Hot Head was infused with a magical oil, giving him an infinite supply!"

"Bouncer was an expert Roboto-Ball player before the Arkeyans banned it. Before joining the Giants, he was once a mine security guard."

"Eye-Brawl is two people, a flying eyeball and a headless giant. They put their differences aside after an epic battle, which started in the Creepy Citadel and lasted a hundred years, to join forces."

"Thumpback was once a crew member of The Phantom Tide before the Leviathan Cloud Crab pulled him off. The ship's captain was known as Captain Frightbeard."

"Together, these eight heroes, also known as the Elder Elementals, fought the Arkeyan menace. And that is where our story begins."

…

"Once upon a time, a long time ago…. No, wait, even longer than that, the peaceful Mabu had been taken from their homes and forced to build massive monuments for the evil Arkeyan Empire. This was a dark time for Skylands. But the iron rule of the Arkeyans would give rise to a new age of heroes- The Skylanders!

The Giants were tasked with freeing the Mabu from their evil master: The Arkeyan Conquertron! They would do this with the help of Norticus and Gigantus. The stone titan helped teach the Giants to harness their abilities, powers, and brute strength.

However, after he jumped down a hole into a mine shaft, Gigantus was never seen or heard from again.

Luckily, the Giants discovered that they could lift big rocks, throw up barriers, knock down walls without the need of a bomb, topple down structures to make bridges, and even pull islands closer! It was then that they discovered they could perform immense feats of strength! They used this power to smash through Bone Chompies, Arkeyan Jousters, and Root Runners as they progressed forward.

Then, the Giants began to face the Conquertron! The Giants couldn't destroy the massive robot, but they were able to destroy the chains holding the platform it was on, sending it falling, and ultimately deactivating it, where it lay dormant for thousands of years.

You see, that was only the beginning of a great battle, for the invasion of the Arkeyan Empire had already spread far and wide. To truly stop them, the Giants had to face the Arkeyan Robot King and remove the source of his power: The Iron Fist of Arkus!

The battle was fierce, but in the end, the Giants were victorious, and destroyed the king by cutting off his hand! Without the Fist of Arkus, or a king to command, the evil robot legion fell silent.

But this victory carried a heavy price.

Using the last of its power, the fist banished the Giants, spreading them from Skylands, where they have not been seen or heard from since. Until now!"

…

"Woah." The purple dragon said astounded. "That was… an impressive history lesson. I don't know much of Skylands' past."

"Well, you can thank me later, old chap." The hawk said.

"So, if these Giants are real, and have returned to Skylands," Cynder asked. "Then where are they?"

"Dunno." Slam Bam said. "Possibly waking up from their state of unconsciousness and wondering how long they were 'asleep'."

Then, Flynn called them from the docks, saying that he had a surprise for them. He had stated that he had bought a new ship that had a much more bigger weight capacity than his balloon. As the Skylanders headed down to the docks, Flynn was standing next to something covered in a white tarp.

"Behold, fellow Skylanders!" The Mabu pilot boomed. "I, Flynn, the greatest pilot in all of Skylands, give to you…." He then yanked the tarp off. "THE DREAD-YACHT!"

When Spyro saw what was underneath, he was shocked!

"What…... is that?" He asked.

He was expecting a state-of-the-art airship that was ready for any situation.

Instead, it was the exact opposite: an old rusty ship that looked like it hadn't flown in years! The dragon face-palmed himself.

"Flynn, I can't believe you blew all of your reward money on this old rustbucket of a ship!" He groaned. Gill coughed and batted away fumes that came out of the side vent without warning. Hot Dog yelped as he heard hissing from the engine.

"WHY ARE THERE RACOONS IN THE SHIP'S ENGINE!?" He cried.

"Where'd you even get this frigate anyway?!" Jet-Vac wondered. Sprocket just sighed.

"Please tell me you didn't build this thing from scratch." She said.

"Of course, I didn't!" Flynn said. "I used the reward money I got from defeating Kaos to buy this old girl from a seller. Man, was he desperate to get rid of her, saying that she was cursed and all that mumbo-jumbo."

"Right." Spyro said, rolling his eyes. Flynn always claimed he did stuff that he didn't do. It was the Skylanders who got rid of Kaos.

"Uh, I think that seller guy was right." Pop Fizz said, clearing some dust on the ship's side. "It says here that this ship is called the 'S.S. Look-Out!'." Ignoring him, Flynn turned to Cali.

"Well, what'd you think of my ship, ah?" He asked. "It's a beauty, isn't she?"

"I don't know, Flynn." Cali said as more debris fell off. "It seems like a fixer-upper."

"Yeah, Cali, she's got character alright." Flynn said. "The guy who sold it to me gave me a great deal too. Guy was desperate to get rid of it, actually." Then, Hugo arrived with a new mission.

"Master Eon said that something big is happening in Skylands and we need to find what's going on!" He said. "There's an old hermit in the Outlands who saw something very important! We must go see him. Here's a map to where you need to go!"

And with that, all 40 Skylanders boarded the ship. Spyro didn't like this. With the combined power of the ship's bad luck/curse and Flynn's piloting skills, only trouble and doom would be spelled.

"Well, Cali," Flynn said as he boarded his newly acquired ship. "It seems that fate has brought us together again. Fate and my overwhelmingly handsomely good looks, that's right. Here it comes!" As he set foot aboard his ship for the very first time, he let out his cry for adventure. "BOOM!" This only led to a few eye rolls from Cali and some Skylanders. Then, the yacht started to fall apart a bit.

"Although, we might want to stop and pick up a couple of spare parts or two." Flynn said. "Onwards to Junkyard Isles!" Upon, hearing this, Jet-Vac got a little shocked.

"Junkyard Isles?!" He exclaimed. "That's where those colossal meteors landed! This could prove my theory that the original heroes of Skylands have returned once more! I also have a theory about how those isles originated. Legends say that they weren't always islands! If my theory is correct, those isles are the remains of Gigantus himself! Alright, old chums, let's go see some old friends for the first time! Tally-Ho!"

Then, the ship clunked its way to its next destination for some much-needed repairs.