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Chapter 6: the Ruins

As the gang hurled through the portal's tunnel everyone felt the effects of traveling via portal. "I think I'm a going to be sick!" Grant bellowed as he began to turn a shade of green. "Don't you dare turn this way then!" Anna and Blake shouted simultaneously. "Don't worry, you'll get used to it." Spyro assured them as the other skylanders somehow managed to stay in one position while the teens still spun like drunken tops. "This is gnarly dudes!" Sandy crowed as he finally figured out how to stay upright and pretended to shoot the curl. "Only you would think that Sandy." Sam deadpanned as he and Dexter began to roll like soccer balls. "So Spyro, how further until we reach the castle?" Aaron asked as he righted himself and began to cling to the dragon's leg. "We will reach the castle in 3…2…1…Now!" BOOM!

Soon the group found themselves planted firmly on the ground. "Ow! Ok, remind me never to take that mode of transportation again." Dexter moaned before Grant fell right on top of him. "Oops, sorry there little buddy." Grant said as he picked the both of them up. "Jeez o Pete's is that the castle!?" Aaron exclaimed as they all turned to see the wreckage of the once magnificent castle before them. "Yes or what's left of it." Sunburn stated as made their way to the center of the courtyard. "I can't believe that it's all gone." Whirlwind lamented as tears welled up in her eyes. "Do not despair Whirlwind, my scanners indicate that the others are fine." Drobot stated, trying to comfort his distressed comrade. "The real question is where are there?" Zap questioned as they made their way farther into the wreckage of the castle.

The teens began to wander off in a different direction. "So, what exactly are we looking for?" Sam asked as he began to shift some of the rubble. "I honestly don't know." Aaron summed up sheepishly. "By my calculations, it will take us almost three years to clear this debris." Dexter stated as he and a majority of the group sat down on the stone blocks. All of a sudden the blocks that Grant and Anna were sitting on suddenly began shake. "What the hell?!" They both screamed as they both shot up like a pair of bottle rockets. The blocks fell away as what looked like a bomb shelter hatch began to open. "Spyro! Guys! Over here!" Aaron shouted as the dragon skylanders made their way over to the teens. "What is it?" Spyro asked as he and the other winged dragons landed next to them. "Look for yourself." Blake said as Aaron, Sam, Sandy, and Grant began to open the hatch further. When the hatch opened up all the way, two furry things popped up out of the hole. "Whoa!" The guys jumped back in surprise as the figures got to their feet. "Hello, who are you?" The shorter of the two asked as he pushed the thick lens of his glasses up the bridge of his nose. The creature looked like a humanoid gopher that was about the same size as Dexter at 4' 10", he wore a green hand-stitched jacket with what looked like a morbidly obese backpack on his back. "I'm Aaron and these are my friends, and you are?" "Excuse me, I'm Hugo and this here is." "The names Flynn, the greatest balloonist in all of Skylands." The taller one interrupted, this one stood at 5' 5", he looked more like a lynx but with shorter ears and wore an old aviators outfit complete with the leather cap and goggles. "Hugo, Flynn, are you two ok, where are the others." Spyro asked as he and the others made their way to the two. "Spyro! You guy! You're okay!" Hugo shouted with relief in his voice. "The others are down in the in the safety bunker, recovering from the blast that happened five days ago." Flynn said, pointing down below. "What about Master Eon?" Cynder asked bending down to them. Hugo's facial expression suddenly fell. "That's what we have to talk about." "What happened?" Bash asked, his spiked tail swishing. "It's Master Eon, he's gone."

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