"Run, Scholari! It's not safe outside!"

The Mabu tried to get indoors, but cannon fire blocked his only ways of escape! It seemed like all was-.

Wait...could that be?!

"Oh, Skylanders!" He rushed over. "Despite being sworn to secrecy, I must tell you something! Our fair city in under attack!"

"Uh, yeah." Stealth Elf said. "We kinda gathered that. Any sign of this guy called Kaos?"

"Well, being sworn to secrecy as I am," Scholari said. "I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of this 'Kaos' character."

"Buuut?"

"But, uh, if he DID exist," Scholari tiptoed around the vow. "He would be inside that castle right there in the distance. And I'm pretty sure that he would be looking for the Everlasting Thinking Cap, also known as the Helm of Ultimate Wisdom! If, er, THAT existed too."

"Then that's where we're headed!" Stealth Elf said. "Although...Spyro, can you do anything about these ships blasting the town?"

"Of course I can!" Spyro said, before his eyes widened. "OH, you want me to do it right now! Gotcha." He then flew off.

"Fryno and I shall defend the city grounds!" Blastermind said. "The rest of you, storm the castle!"

Aquaria, Cloud Cannoneer, Mysticat, and Hood Sickle charged forward, battling with the Grinnades and Air Vikings, fighting Sun Summoners, Arrowheads, and Warcrafters. It wasn't long until they met up with Stealth Elf near the first Cannon Ship.

"Ugh! I don't know about you, but I am already sick of cannonballs!" She said, dodging the cannon firing through the tree. "It does give me an idea, though…" She pointed to the nearby cannon. "If we can get into that cannon, we can launch ourselves to the castle! What could go wrong?"

Well, she jinxed it.

One, the bridge collapsed when they were heading towards the cannon.

Two, it only launched them to the first Cannon Ship, where they had to fight off many enemies, including a few Air Burns.

So, yeah, they needed a new plan.

After grinding down the anchor, the team encountered the Sorcerer Shrine. Mysticat knew the perfect way to activate it: Paw Power!

The Sorcerer Shrine attacked the feline with a blast of its staff and Mysticat retaliated with his own beam, and while they are locked in place, Mysticat used his free hand to throw a yarnball familiar to deactivate the staff, leaving the artifact open for his final attack.

Now he, too, had the power of Sky-Chi.

Continuing to the second Cannon Ship, the team intercepted Kaos' holo head.

"Oh puh-lease!" He taunted. "You fools think you can stop me, Kaos, from acquiring the Helm of Ultimate Wisdom?! Well, guess what? You can't. Bazooker Doomlander, attack!"

This time, he summoned a female Doomlander.

"Nothing better than the pancake house!"

"EH?!"

"Enemy targeted! Firing at will!"

Cloud Cannoneer made strafing runs on his Doomlander counterpart, all while dodging rockets. Charging up his rocket launcher, Cloud Cannoneer fired a massive electric projectile at the Doomlander, knocking off her arm guards.

"Ugh! I really don't know what the deal is with these Doomlander idiots!" Kaos groaned. "That Helm of Ultimate Wisdom better fix all that! But until then, BAM!"

He powered up the Doomlander, who then began raining down Artillery Strikes on Cloud Cannoneer. Rolling out of the way, he continued firing. Getting up close, he knocked her with the butt of his rocket launcher, knocking off her shoulder guards!

"Clearly, this Doomlander isn't up to snuff. So as usual, I will step in and save the day. ALL CANNONS, FIRE!"

The deck gave way to the lower level, with flying cannons opening fire! Dodging the cannonballs and shooting some out of the sky, Cloud Cannoneer then got an idea.

He lured the Bazooker Doomlander right where he wanted her, and in a matter of seconds, she blew apart into Mind Magic as she was hit by a cannon!

"Bah! This is terrible! But not for long, because as soon as I get my hands and head on that Helm Of Ultimate Wisdom, my Doomlanders will be unstoppable!"

The head vanished, with the team continuing to pursue. Grinding across vines, they eventually came across the castle. And with it, the Sentinel Shrine.

"I got this. In fact, I'm hood to go!" Hood Sickle said in his dark and low tone.

The Shrine and Hood Sickle attacked each other, trading a few blows before the reaper knocked the staff away and stomped on the button to activate the shrine.

Then, with Cloud Cannoneer, Mysticat, and Hood Sickle defending the castle, Aquaria went inside.

"Oh, where is that stupid helm?!"

The voice echoed throughout the castle. Aquaria readied herself. She had to be prepared for anything.

Well, in this case, ANYTHING clearly didn't refer to the floor collapsing and the Water Sentinel falling into the sewers. Groaning in disgust, she basically had to cover her nostrils and mouth from the smell before it could adjust. However, the sound didn't go unnoticed.

"Oh, puh-LEASE Are you still here?!" The head taunted her. "I thought I told you stupid Skylanders you could never stop me, Kaos, from acquiring the Helm Of Ultimate Wisdom! In fact, you're so stupid, you probably believe all the legends of an Evil Sea Monster who lives in here and gaurds it. HA! Such fools!"

As the head flew off, Aquaria noticed a single eye sink down into the water.

Still true to duty, she charged forward, trident at the ready.

Suddenly, the beast, truly real, leaped out of the water and just barely missed her fish tail with its teeth, almost dragging her into the stinky waters! On her guard, Aquaria continued journeying through the sewers all while dodging the waves, tail swipes, and bites the monster attacked her with. Meanwhile, Kaos was still having trouble finding that helmet.

"Helm, where are you?"

A few minutes passed.

"Here, Helm Of Ultimate Wisdom! Here, boy! Come to Kaos!"

A few more.

"Why can't I find it?!"

Another few more.

"I must be getting close here!"

And another.

"Well, at least maybe that sea monster has eaten the stupid Skylander by now. IF it even exists!"

And another.

"Grrr! If I don't find that Helm Of Ultimate Wisdom soon, I am going to scream!"

3...2...1…
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Aquaria managed to finally beat the sea monster by jamming her trident into its mouth, then summoning the trident's electricity to shock it before kicking it in the eye, pulling the trident out, and freezing its mouth shut. As it sunk beneath the waves, something else emerged.

"There it is! The Helm Of Ultimate Wisdom!" Kaos said. "Thank you soooo much for leading me right to it, fool! AHAHAHAHAHA! Now I can make the most awesome Doomlanders ever, and finally destroy you stupid Skylanders once and for all! Sound good? Well TOO BAD!"

"NO-!"

She was too late. Kaos' holo head used Mind Magic to snatch up the Helm, then teleported away.

Aquaria sighed. For the first time in her life, she had failed to stop him.

But hopefully, the attack on the city was over. She rushed back out of the castle to meet up with everyone else.

"This is it, Glumshanks!" Kaos yelled. "The Helm Of Ultimate Wisdom! And it's MINE! Once I put it on, all of the super ancient secrets of the super secret Ancients shall reveal themselves to me! OBSERVE!"

He then put the helmet on…

And nothing happened.

Suddenly, the helmet burst with immense magical energy!

"AH! What's happening?! GET THIS THING OFF ME!"

Kaos was lifted off the ground, and into some sort of portal.

He woke up in a strange place.

"Eh? Where am I? Did it work?"

He then noticed a gigantic brain behind him.

"I...It's incredible!"

"Kaos, my companion!" A voice rang out. "About time you arrived here."

"Eh?! Who said that?!"

"You're observing the origin of the voice projection, ally!"

"WHAT?!" Kaos yelled as the brain turned around to reveal a single eye and two tendrils. "A talking brain?! This doesn't make any sense!"

"My true identity is not that you call 'Brain'." It said. "But my original identification is far too complex, difficult, and challenging to understand, especially since the tongue of normal beings are unable to properly pronounce it. And besides, it appears that this current event DOES appear to have some sanity. And I would know since I appear to be the most intelligent and powerfulest brain in the known universe. Besides, I understand the meaning of many large statements. Even those far too complex for you to understand."

"Of course I don't understand those words, OR WHAT'S HAPPENING!"

"You acquired the Helm Of Ultimate Wisdom." Brain said. "And those who do are entitled to ask a single question. And an Ancient such as I know endless information, including the definition of unheard words."

Wait, this guy's really an Ancient?! Kaos thought. Agh, what am I doing?! He could read my mind!

"Ok, ahem," Kaos cleared his throat. "If you are what you say you are, how do I create the Ultimate Doomlander!"

"So, you desire to create an all-powerful minion." Brain said. "Very well. Presto Brain-o!"

Extending his tendrils and expelling Mind Magic into Kaos, Brain did his work.

"GOW! MY EYES!" Kaos yelled.

Suddenly, a powerful burst of Mind Magic erupted from Castle Blackthrone II!

"...but despite all my efforts," Aquaria concluded back at the Academy. "Kaos was still able to obtain the Helm. But mark my words. I will not fail again."

"Fellow Skylanders! We have a distress call from Shellmont Shores!"

"The popular tourist destination?" Sir Hoodington asked. "What is the threat, Jet-Vac?"

"Well, a giant swirling vortex has appeared directly over it." The Sky Baron reported. "The cause and origin of it are highly unknown."

"It must have occured due to Kaos acquiring the Helm." Aquaria said. "That was all my fault. But this. This is my chance to atone for my actions."

"Well, I have a solution that might turn things around. Come see me in the Library when ready!" Jet-Vac said.

"You have my permission to take part on this next mission, Aquaria." Hoodington said. "I never turn down a plea, whether from an ally or innocent. Cloud Cannoneer, Soul Blades, Ambush, and Buckshot will accompany you, with Light Corps member Jet-Vac as special support. Report to him when ready."

"Yes, leader."

When all 5 mission members were ready, they met up with Jet-Vac.

"What is your plan for completing this mission, general?" Cloud Cannoneer asked.

"Simple. I'll be equipped with a new gadget that Sprocket and I cooked up: The Vortex Destroyer! However, it was left in this library for security measures. So, when the Doomlander attacked, it was destroyed. But there is a way to rebuild it. You'll need to get those three parts."

"But General, what about you, sir?"

"Me? I'll be preparing a healthy supply of trail mix to take along with us. Don't want to get hungry while dealing with extreme calamities such as this."

"I swear, your minor obsession with food possessions of yours will land you in some SERIOUS trouble." Aquaria groaned.

"None for me, thanks." Soul Blades said. "I don't like the taste of trail mix. Plus, they always go right through me!"

"Troops, you have your mission! Move out!"

As the Senseis were waiting outside, the Imaginators managed to get all three parts and reassemble the gadget.

"Capital! Now, off to Shellmont Shores and shut down that brainstorm!"