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Skylanders: Origins
Chapter 2: Fear the Fish
Spyro still could not believe he was part of the Skylanders. He may have only known about this group for half a day, but he felt like he was going to make a bigger difference in Skylands than he ever did before. As of right now, Master Eon and Hugo decided to give the dragon a tour of his new home.
They were in the wide meadow that was overlooked by Master Eon's tower, which is called Eon Tower, and this is where they began.
"This is the general hub of the Ruins," Hugo explained to Spyro, as Eon stayed back aways. "Here, other Skylanders can chat, hang out, or prepare for missions."
Spyro gave a sweep of the area; it was fairly large, with some trees near the edge of the island that were the borders. "I can see this place being filled up pretty quickly," he joked.
Hugo chuckled, "Yes, it will definitely become crowded eventually, now follow me." He then turned around and walked to a wide, but short building that was just opposite of Master Eon's tower.
Spyro could see many long rows of tables with chairs next to them. On the far side, he could barely make out what looked like a buffet table. "This is the Mess hall. If ever you're hungry, you can come by here to grab a bite to eat," Hugo said.
The purple dragon's stomach growled, and he realized he still hasn't eaten at all today. "What type of foods are there?" He asked eagerly.
Hugo thought for a second, and spoke rather fast, "Steak, chicken, ham, bacon, eggs, apples, oranges, pies, mutton, cake, pretzels, cookies, sandwiches, Pizza, and cheese."
The whole time Hugo named the foods, Spyro's mouth salivated more and more. When he finished, the dragon's mouth was wide open with his tongue hanging out. He began walking over to the buffet table in a trace like way.
Hugo noticed this and grabbed Spyro's tail, "Where are we going? We still have much to show you." He expressed in a happy tone.
Spyro started to claw at the ground, trying to reach the delectable food with no success. Hugo turned around, still holding Spyro's tail, and walked out of the Mess Hall with Spyro's claws running through the floor.
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Hugo had dragged him for quite a while, until Spyro finally gave up and began walking with head hung low. Master Eon and Hugo were now taking Spyro to a couple of buildings behind the Mess Hall, with odd symbols displayed outside above the entrance.
Master Eon presented this time, "These are the housings of the Skylanders. You can rest and sleep here in your own room."
Spyro pointed to the nearest building's symbol, "What are those wierd signs on the buildings?" he asked curiously.
Eon chuckled, "That's right, I haven't told you yet, have I?" he said almost to himself.
Spyro raised a brow, "Told me what?"
"Well, each Skylander is put in an elemental group, a common ability tier that they share, " he explained.
Spyro was enthusiastic, "Really? What element am I?"
"You, young dragon, are the element of Magic."
"Magic," Spyro repeated to himself in wonder, and then looked back at Eon "What are the other elements? And what do these elements do?"
"There are eight elements in total: Magic, Earth, Water, Fire, Tech, Undead, Life, and Air. These elements make up Skylands, and certain areas are more influenced then others. Sometimes, these areas can only be accessed by Skylanders of the same element."
"I see..." Spyro said excitedly; More Skylanders would have to fill these slots, and that means more people to meet.
"I should also mention," Eon added, "that each element group also has its own captain as well. You are, of course, captain of Magic."
Spyro smiled at the thought, 'This just gets more interesting by the second.' He wondered what other things he missed when he was at Windy Mountain.
He was so deep in thought that he didn't notice Eon and Hugo beginning to walk off to continue the tour. He shook his head, and trotted off after them.
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On a completely different island, connected by a wooden bridge, was the Training Arena. Eon told Spyro that this is where the Skylanders can fight each other for practice, and hone their skills.
The purple dragon was fascinated by this, and was even more intrigued when Hugo mentioned training dummies. He decided to give this a try and test them.
Spyro stood in the center of the arena, awaiting Hugo to start the battle. The Mabu himself was in an observation tower with Eon by his side. "Are you ready, Spyro?" he yelled from above.
"I'm ready for anything!" he boasted, "Let's do this!"
Hugo pressed some buttons and pulled a few levers in front of him. This began a chain of dummies to pop out from the ground for Spyro to attack, which he did. Every time one jumped out he blasted it with his fire breath. This made the dragon slightly bored, thinking it was more like target practice than actual training.
When the simulation was finished, Hugo and Eon climbed back down to Spyro's level, and walked over to him. "So," Hugo said eagerly, "What did you think?"
The dragon rubbed the back of his head, "Well, it wasn't very challenging," he responded honestly. "But I'm sure when more Skylanders join, it will be a lot funner."
Master Eon nodded and made a gesture toward the bridge for them to continue the tour.
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Spyro's jaw was wide open in wonder; how could he not have seen this until five seconds ago? It was literally right behind Eon's tower... and it was shooting light from the top!
The trio were standing in front of the Core of Light: the benevolent machine that kept light in Skylands and held the darkness at bay.
Hugo had an indifferent look on him, "This was built by me of course, it took months of preparation, but-"
"Hugo..." Master Eon warned sternly, but with a cheery face.
the Mabu fumbled with his fingers embarrassingly, "Uh, I mean, It was built by the Ancients long ago."
Spyro was confused, "Wait, why did you say that you built it?"
Master Eon stepped up and answered for Hugo, with a slight chuckle, "Hugo wants to be remembered and thinks that lying about who built the Core of Light will grant that."
Spyro laughed, and Hugo grew a bit irritated, "Yes, well, moving on..." he uttered grudgedly.
"Hugo," Eon called, "We showed him everything already."
Hugo was surprised and looked around to confirm Master Eon's claim. Spyro chuckled, and looked up to Eon, "Thank you for showing me around," he thanked, "Now if you'll excuse me."
The dragon ran with great speed toward the Mess Hall, tongue hanging out in anticipation.
Master Eon laughed, and Hugo managed to chuckle despite his bad mood. The Portal Master then turned to face Hugo, and instructed, "Can you begin a list of all the Skylanders that will be joining?"
Hugo's annoyance disappeared, "Yes, Master Eon," he stated, before walking back to Eon Tower. Master Eon followed behind at a slow pace.
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"Oh, man!" Spyro shouted with pleasure, "Look all this food!"
Where he stood, there was loads of food that Hugo had mentioned. He looked at each one with hunger in his eyes, deciding which one to eat first. The dragon settled with a chicken leg and brought it over to a nearby table. Without pause, he began munching on the leg.
He did this with other foods including the steak, ham, and bacon; he really likes meat. As he was chewing a bone in content, he heard someone enter the Mess Hall. He looked over to see Master Eon with a serious look approaching him.
"Spyro," he said, "I have felt an evil occurrence."
The dragon jumped off the chair he sat on and walked up to the old man. "You can feel evil?"
Master Eon nodded, "I can tell when an evil intention has arisen," he explained, "and when I do, I send the Skylanders to prevent it or, at least, stop it if it is too late."
Spyro furrowed his brows and nodded.
"Now, this occurrence is at Misty Lagoon. I can not tell you what you will meet, so be prepared," Eon advised. After that was said, he turned around and headed for the exit with Spyro following him.
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They both made their way to Maser Eon's tower, and up to the Portal of Power. Once there, Eon turned to face Spyro, "Hop on this, young dragon," he instructed.
The purple dragon complied, and stood there, ready for whatever would happen.
"Now, this is your first mission, but I know you will do fine," Eon reassured.
Spyro gulped, and nodded. Master Eon used his magic and Spyro could see the bright light again, but he didn't cover his eyes this time. Instead, he just closed them and waited for the process to be over.
When he opened them again, he found himself in a swamp-ish area, with trees, thick bushes, and moist floor. Turning his head in different directions, he could not see any 'evil' activity.
'Do I just walk around until I find it?' he thought. He decided to do just that, since he had no other idea of what to do. He walked around for some time, searching for anything that indicated a bad guys presence, but nothing came up.
He was growing impatient, and the thickening fog did not help in the slightest. Only when he banged his head into a tree, did he truly snap. "Where the heck is this evil thing?!" he yelled.
Suddenly, he heard a twig snap from behind him, scaring him for a second before he whipped around to only see the fog. The forest was dead quiet, with only the sound of his breathing and heartbeat that could be heard. He slowly moved forward, weary of anything that could pop out.
'This is ridiculous,' he thought to himself, 'I'm sure it was my imagination. Maybe Master Eon made a mistake and there isn't any evil, or...' He suddenly became nervous; had the evil doers already escaped? Had he failed his first mission already?
The next thing he knew, he hit something again, and fell on his back from the impact. He heard a clicking of a weapon and could feel the presence of it being aimed at him.
"Who are you?" an unfamiliar voice asked aggressively.
"I could ask the same thing," Spyro retorted, standing back up.
The fog began to clear very fast, and in a blink of an eye, he could see the weapon pointed right at his head. He didn't see the creature holding it, since the harpoon, which he recognized as being the weapon, took up his entire view.
"I asked first, buddy," the figure shot back.
Spyro sighed, "Fine, name's Spyro, I was sent here to find anything evil. But..." He trailed off, not sure where to go from there. The creature lowered his harpoon to show who he was. He was a light blue fish creature with a navy blue clothing and two large wooden tanks on his back. He held a suspicious look at Spyro, unsure if he should trust him.
"What the heck are you?" Spyro asked before he could stop himself.
"I'm a Gillman!" He snapped, a bit angry that he had to explain this. "And why are you here anyway?"
The dragon decided to convince him of his good intentions, "Look, I'm just a Skylander trying to-"
"A Skylander!" The Gillman shouted in surprise.
Spyro was a bit shocked by his exclamation, "Uh, yes, I was sent by Master Eon to-"
"Master Eon!" he interrupted again, with awe on his face.
Afraid of being interrupted again, Spyro merely nodded. And the Gillman became ecstatic. He grabbed the dragon's paw and shock vigorously, to Spyro's dismay. "Gill Grunt's my name," he said happily, "pleasure to meet a Skylander."
He released Spyro's paw, and the dragon retracted it with a moan because it was now sore. "Nice to meet you," he managed to squeeze out.
"Hey, you can help me out with my search," Gill Grunt suggested.
"your search?" Spyro asked, rubbing his paw.
"Yeah, I'm looking for a beautiful Mermaid," he explained
"Mermaid?" The purple dragon puzzledly asked.
The Gillman rubbed his chin, sat down on a tree stump, and lowered his weapon, "Perhaps I should tell you my whole story," he admitted.
Spyro let out a groan, "Sure, why not, it's not if I'm busy or anything." he said sarcastically.
"Great! Take a seat, I'll give you the short version," Gill Grunt said, not taking the hint, which made Spyro face palm in exasperation.
Gill Grunt cleared his throat, "I always wanted a little adventure in life," he began. "So I joined the Gillman marines for just that. My first tour of duty was in this very place, and it was also here where I met... her." saying the last word in a dramatic way.
Spyro rolled his eyes, "Oh brother," he mumbled.
"Her name was Lisa, and she was the most beautiful mermaid I have ever met. It was love at first sight, and I vowed that I would return to her. Keeping my promise, I did, and here I am."
Gill Grunt was in a daze as he smiled with the memory of the mermaid. Spyro was trying hard not to gag; He didn't mind romance, but this Gillman was going a little over the top. He waited to make absolutely sure that he was finished before speaking. "Soooo... You're looking for this... Lisa?"
"Of course, now, will you help me?" he asked eagerly.
Spyro knew that he couldn't just leave the poor Gillman, and it was his job as a Skylander to help people who asked. With a sigh, he reluctantly agreed.
Gill Grunt jumped from his seat with a cheer, and with a motion to follow, he ran toward what looked like a body of water.
Spyro shook his head, 'He's pretty odd,' he concluded, 'but he's also kind of nice... could he be a Skylander?' He then jogged to catch up to the Gillman, who was jumping up and down waving his hands to get Spyro's attention.
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They walked side by side, with Spyro scowling slightly, and Gill Grunt having a stupidly happy face. The duo was headed toward the lagoon that made up most of the Misty Lagoon. This is where, apparently, Gill Grunt's friend was.
"Wait 'til you meet her," he commented, "She's great to talk to, and she's beautiful... Did I say that already?"
Gill Grunt continued his babbling all the way to the body of water, and when they arrived, the Gillman shouted out with joy evident in his voice, "Lisa! I came back, just like I said I would!"
They stood there, waiting for the mermaid to appear, but the water did not move. With every minute that passed, Gill Grunt's hope diminished. He would give a shout every once in a while, but nothing stirred.
"Maybe you can swim and look for her," Spyro suggested.
The Gillman's hope skyrocketed, and he jumped in the pool without hesitation. This made a splash that fell on Spyro, soaking and irritating him. Spyro waited only a few moments until Gill Grunt emerged from the lagoon with a worried expression.
"She's not in the water at all!" he told Spyro, "She can't leave the water; it's the only place she can live!"
At that moment, something caught the dragon's eye. It was off to the side, and it reflected light. He walked cautiously to it, and noticed that it was a sword sticking out of the ground. What he found around it was more shocking.
The area he arrived in was open and it held many things. Empty barrels, burnt logs, and most significant was a pirate flag, that fell limp from the lack of wind.
Gill Grunt had followed Spyro to this location, and his face changed from a surprised look to a face of absolute anger.
"Pirates," he whispered, "They kidnapped her." He dropped to his knees, banged his fist on the ground, and gave an angry yet saddened yell.
Spyro looked from the Gillman to the area with a horror expression. He felt frustration boil within him, 'He lost his friend, and I don't know what to do.'
Gill Grunt remained on the ground for some time, with Spyro desperately trying to think of a way to comfort him. However, he was still new to the companion aspect, and did not know how to do that.
The Gillman leaned on his knees with head hung low, "I... What do I do know? Where do I go?" he stammered.
Spyro thought very hard now; he had to come up with something to help him. What could the dragon give Gill Grunt to help him find his girlfriend? And it hit him.
"Gill Grunt," He said determinedly, looking straight at him, "I can only think of one thing you can do."
Gill Grunt focused his eyes on Spyro, but kept his head down. Spyro puffed out his chest, and said, "Become a Skylander."
The Gillman was surprised to hear this, and sputtered, "Me... a Skylander? How... Why..."
"If you become one not only will you help fight evil, but you can visit other places that the pirates might've run off to," the dragon explained.
Gill Grunt was still in shock, and he ran a hand through his fins on his head. "A Skylander..."
"So," Spyro said, a bit frightened of what his answer will be, "Will you join me?"
The Gillman used his harpoon as leverage to stand back up. He held a blank face, but it slid to a grin. "I will help you against evil, Spyro," He expressed.
Spyro's heart gave a leap; he had finally recruited his first Skylander.
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After that discussion, Spyro was trying to figure out how to return back to the Ruins. This amused Gill Grunt as he watched the dragon's failed attempts. Spyro was pacing back and forth in front of the Gillman muttering words to himself as he tried to think of how to get back home.
"Maybe I can fly back, but it's too far away. What if we catch a ride... Who would come here?"
Gill Grunt chuckled, "Might as well yell out to Master Eon to teleport us back."
Spyro froze, and looked up to Gill Grunt with a smile, "Worth a try!"
The dragon looked up to the sky, "Master Eon, I'm ready to return. With a guest," he hastily finished. After a second, a flash of white appeared, and the next thing they knew, they were standing on the Portal of Power. Gill looked around with an awed expression, taking in the sights of the Skylander's base. Master Eon walked from his tower and up to the duo, smiling.
"I see you brought a new Skylander, young dragon," He said softly. Then speaking to Gill Grunt, "A pleasure to meet you."
The Gillman gave a nervous smile, "The pleasure is all mine, Master Eon."
"Now for the ceremony," emphasized Eon as he hit the floor with his staff.
"Ceremony?" Spyro asked aloud, as the water element symbol emerged from Eon's staff.
Eon nodded, "When a Skylander joins, he must go through this ceremony to be a full fledged member."
"So, why didn't I do this ceremony?" Spyro questioned confusedly
"You were the first Skylander, young dragon. So you are an exception because of that."
He turned to Gill Grunt, who was standing up straight, like in the military. "Name?" Eon asked gently.
"Gill Grunt," the Gillman claimed boldly.
Gill Grunt," Eon exclaimed, "You are now the captain of the water element."
The Gillman threw his harpoon in the air as a celebration and caught it, lifting it over his head. Spyro laughed; This was only the start of a long adventure, and he was liking it already.
Sorry there wasn't any action in this chapter, there'll defiantly be some in the next chapter. Anyway, again, tell me what Skylanders you want next and, if they fit with my story, I'll write them. Thank you!