A/N: Welcome to the Tech chapter. Enjoy.
Jamie Mach was an odd child, always having a fascination in how things work and the science behind it. At the age of five, she was reading at a sixth grade level, surpassing her classmates every year in whatever test they took. Her favorite pastime was helping her uncle in whatever project he was working on until it was complete. Jamie's interest in Skylanders allowed her to travel, in game form, to factories and locations heavily influenced by the Tech element.
Her uncle was also fascinated by Skylands because of the innumerable power sources he's learned of. Jamie ignored the fact that her uncle was nearly obsessive when it came to Skylands and instead focusing on her studies as she was interested in becoming an engineer at Activision in their Skylanders department. She wanted to be close to where the Skylanders were first thought up, even if she has to work twice as hard to get there and she's only 14. Only just starting high school and already reaching for the stars, Jamie brought pride to her uncle who took her in after her parents died in a car accident due to faulty brakes and bad weather.
That only fueled Jamie's fire for learning and caused her to become one of the best students around. Her curiosity led her to a metal-rich place outside of the small town in Germany she called home for materials for another of her uncle's projects. While walking around the area, Jamie noticed a crystal sitting atop a pile of precious metal and curiosity prompted her to investigate the strange jewel. Jamie plucked the gem from its resting place atop the pile of metal and held it up to the sunlight.
It almost seemed to pulsate and glow, the crystal being orange in color. It reminded Jamie of her Skylanders Imaginators game where she could create her own Skylander. Her Tech element army was vast, her favorite being Wind Up, while what really drew her into Skylands was the amount of different technological advancements for the different species and cultures of Skylands. Jamie slipped the stone into her pocket and ran home with the parts her uncle wanted, deciding not to tell him about her discovery as she thought it was just a rock.
As soon as she neared the workshop, Jamie took a deep breath and sighed, the stench of oil and sweat telling her she was home. Dropping the metal off at her uncle's work station, Jamie then rushed up to her room and took the crystal out of her pocket, wanting to know just what it was. However, every single search through the internet revealed nothing. Giving a sigh of frustration, Jamie got out her Imaginators and controller before turning on the T.V. Starting the game up, Jamie didn't notice how the crystal replicated the look of one of the fake crystals and placed it on the Portal only to jump up in surprise.
The vortex in front of Jamie made her want to run away, but she noticed the crystal sliding towards the rift. Without thinking, Jamie grabbed her laptop before grabbing the crystal and being sucked into the rift. When she next opened her eyes, Jamie saw that she had been transported away from Earth to Skylands and by the looks of it…a group of trolls with wrenches. Holding her laptop close, Jamie felt something covering her hands, something metal and powerful. Looking down at her hands wrapped protectively around her laptop, Jamie watched as metal gloves that seemed almost medieval-gauntlet-like covered her flesh. The crystal she had found earlier was now split in half and set into the center of the gloves, one half on each hand, continuing its pulsing glow from earlier.
The trolls finally noticed Jamie and charged in a rather goofy fashion, waddling more instead of running while swinging their wrenches and pipes around like apes. Jamie decided to test out her new gloves by slamming them into the ground, sending out a shockwave that sent the trolls tumbling backwards. Jamie then picked up a nearby metal beam and threw it like a javelin, impaling some machinery in the distance and sending the factory she was in into lockdown. Luckily, before the trolls could retaliate, the Shield Striker and Gold Rusher burst through the wall behind Jamie, High Volt and Trigger Happy jumping out with their weapons at the ready.
Jamie ran over to the two Tech Superchargers so as to avoid capture by the trolls. "Portal Master! Thank the Ancients we found you before you could get hurt. Introductions will have to wait as we had received a distress call from the Academy on our way to retrieve you. Will you help us save the Academy?" Jamie nodded and climbed into the Shield Striker with High Volt driving, unaware of the trolls just standing by watching the trio drive off. One of the trolls then pulled out a radio and reported the incident.
"We have a problem. The Tech Portal Master has shown up. What are your orders, Lord Kaos?" Through the static came the irritated tone of Kaos. "Get to the battlefield. Join the rest of the army. Our allies want every available troop to attack. Soon enough, I will control Skylands like they promised me. This time, no Poser Masters will keep me from my victory." The troll nodded, then remembered Kaos couldn't see him. "As you wish, master. Listen up, guys! Lord Kaos wants us at the battlefield, so grab every available mech and tank and move out." The trolls scattered, grabbing every available weapon and vehicle, trying to make sure they were prepared for the invasion.
A/N: Well, that somewhat escalated. Also, I'm back! Finally. If you haven't read the previous chapter, go do so! It's…interesting, I guess? Anyways, reviews of the previous chapter are below!
ImagMaster: Didn't even cross my mind. I guess the similarities are there.
As always, read, review, and enjoy. Also, every Friday, there will be a new chapter uploaded for RotPM. Stay tuned.
7 Elements down. Three to go.
