Sky Fortress

"Watch out!" Rose cried, firing a spell from her hands.

Quintessa veered to one side as the Bat Khan took the full force of the spell, evaporating into shadow. "That was close."

"We must be getting nearer to the Sky Fortress," Keith said grimly. "The Bat Khan are getting ruthless."

"Look, I think we've found it," Sara shouted, pointing ahead.

As Quintessa soared through the clouds, Keith could see a huge building floating before them, next to a giant statue of a Sky Baron. He pointed down at the docks below them. "Let's land over there."

Quintessa nodded and flew towards the harbor, disturbing a Beak Seeker Vulture pecking at a roof who began to squawk in anger. A group of Vultures already on the dock looked up and spotted the group arriving.

"Uh-oh," Rose gasped. "We've got company!"

Keith quickly whipped out his pistols and opened fire, driving some of the Vultures back. Quintessa helped out with her lightning breath, shocking some stragglers as she landed. A Buzzard Baron pounced on Rose and Sara, only to get blasted away by a sudden burst of wind.

"Jet-Vac!" Keith cheered, seeing him swooping down to the rescue. "You made it!"

"Ugh, Vultures, nature's cruelest mistake!" Jet-Vac scowled. With that, he pointed his vac-nozzle and sucked in a Beak Seeker before taking aim. "Sucks to be you!" he cried, launching his victim at the Buzzard Baron and knocking him out.

"Nice one, Jet," Keith said, climbing off Quintessa with Rose and Sara. "So, what's the sitch?"

"As you can already see, these scavenger creeps have completely taken over our battleship," Jet-Vac replied hotly, "and according to Intel reports eaten most of my lunch from the galley's mini fridge! So I'll scout up ahead, enveloping the enemy in a classic pincer maneuver. Plus maybe I can find the guy who stole my food and make. Him. Pay!"

Keith frowned. "Were the dramatic pauses really necessary?"

"…Yes," Jet-Vac replied after a pause. He then pointed to a nearby machine. "Use this station to build a robot helper. That's what my mom always told me and it seems like good advice here."

"Alright, girls, this is it," Keith said, turning to Rose and Sara. "Are you ready for your first main mission?"

"You can count on us, Keith," Rose replied. "This isn't our first battle against Kaos; we've been fighting him long before the JTeens knew about the Weapon Masters."

"Even so, we must be careful," Sara warned. "Malefor's return will surely impact the strength of his allies, as well as the power of the Shadowkhan. Luckily, we've been training your Imaginators alongside the Senseis, so don't be surprised if they're able to use ultimate gear or have mastered their secret techniques."

"Thanks," Keith replied as they entered the Sky Baron Docks. "Eon has just told me that Tech Skylanders are stronger here, so let's bring some in."

"With us at your side, you can summon three Skylanders to help us," Rose mentioned. "Don't forget that we also have the powers of the Portal Masters."

"Sweet!" Keith immediately summoned Ro-Bow, Cortex, and Tech Blast to his side. "Let's go!"

While the Skylanders kept the Vultures at bay with arrows, bazooka shots, and laser blasts, Keith, Rose, and Sara ran up to the machine and switched it on. The machine fired two bursts of light which formed into robotic Sky Barons.

"Vulture ship incoming!" Cortex called out.

Keith looked round and saw a vast ship landing by the docks, with a gigantic bird-shaped machine perched on the bow. "Uh-oh!"

"Not to worry," Jet-Vac replied. "The robots can lend us their assistance. Observe."

Keith, Rose, and Sara watched as the robots ran into a corner and with incredible speed, built a rocket and jumped aboard. "Now then," Jet-Vac cried. "Three… Two… One!"

The rocket took off with the robots attached and crashed into the ship, blowing up the machine. Keith, Rose, Sara and the Tech Skylanders charged at the ship, battling the surviving Vultures. Bat Khan appeared from the Vultures' shadows to assist, but Quintessa flew in to help while Jet-Vac helped the others finish off the Vultures.

"Nice work, guys," Jet-Vac called. "Now I'm off to find my lunch. You keep going through the docks and see off those Vultures."

"I'll come with you," Quintessa replied, taking off. "You'll need me to help fight off the Shadowkhan."

As Jet-Vac and Quintessa flew away, Keith, Rose, Sara, and the Skylanders set off across the ship, pausing to take a selfie on the Selfie Spot, and jumped across the beams to the next ship, which landed at the Tugboat Anchorage.

"Earth Skylanders are stronger here," Eon announced.

"Got it." Keith sent the Tech Skylanders away, and summoned Barbella and Terra Fist into battle. "I'll leave the Golden Queen behind for now; don't want to take any chances."

Just then, another pack of Vultures charged into the fray, followed by more Bat Khan. "Let's do this, guys!" Keith called. "Malefor and Kaos are not letting up, so neither should we!"

"Dashing Uppercut!" Terra Fist charged into battle, punching two Bat Khan into the air and dissolving their forms.

Barbella ran in to help, knocking Vultures aside with her Barbell Bash. Rose and Sara stayed back and fired their spells at the enemies.

Drawing his swords, Keith ran at a Buzzard Baron and swiped at it, knocking it back against a large crate. As Keith finished it off, the crate shook violently and burst open, revealing another Vulture carrying a spiky ball on a chain. With an angry squawk, the Vulture, a Carrion Crusher, threw his ball out at Keith, striking him in the chest and throwing him back.

"Keith!" Rose and Sara gasped, running to his side.

"Hold on, I'll give you guys a hand!" Barbella summoned a Rocky Rep which pulled the Vulture away from the sisters. With Terra Fist's help, she quickly defeated it.

Sara used a healing spell on Keith, fixing his wounds, then she and Rose helped him up. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, thanks," Keith sighed. "Sorry if I scared you."

"Don't be," Rose said. "Our enemies are very unpredictable. Now let's see what we earned."

Keith opened the Imaginite Chest and unlocked a Fish Tail. "Man, another common part. I was hoping for something better."

"Keith, I made it to Level 6 in that last battle," Terra Fist called. "Now I can use Ultimate Weapons."

"Alright, time for an upgrade." Keith used his magic to give Terra Fist the Crash Fists. After Barbella collected some treasure to upgrade her attacks, the team of five set off again.

"According to my Sensei Reader, we're getting close to another Sensei Shrine," Keith said, checking his headset. "Now I can help some other Senseis unlock their Sky-Chi."

"Good," Sara said. "They'll need to be at full power if we're to take on Malefor and Kaos."

"When we're done with our mission, Keith," Rose added, "maybe you can visit some of the Sensei Realms near Shellmont Shores. Some of the Senseis who've unlocked their Sky Chi could help you open it, and you might find some more Ultimate Weapons for your Imaginators."

"I'll keep that in mind," Keith replied, just as they came to a Shrine guarded by two giant axes. "Ah, there it is!"

"Only Senseis of the Smasher Class can open this Shrine," Eon's voice announced.

As Keith drew closer, his Reader showed him the faces of the Senseis he needed. He instantly recognized Chopscotch and Tri-Tip's faces, and he knew the third Skylander from the Trap Masters. "Time to bring them out."

After sending Barbella and Terra Fist back, he used his magic to summon the three Smasher Senseis. The first to appear was Chopscotch, the little ghoul who'd appeared with King Pen and Ambush at the Academy and scared off the first Doomlander. "Chop 'Till You Drop!"

The next Sensei was the Triceratops creature, Tri-Tip, which meant Keith could have a better look at him. The dino-Smasher was dressed in black and gold armor with the golden Sensei belt tied round his waist, and he wielded a massive mace in his hand. "Face the Mace!"

The final Sensei was a giant colorful piñata monster, holding an enormous lollipop for his weapon. "So Long, Sucker!"

"Okay, let's get down to business," Keith declared. "You should know who I am, and I know of you guys from various other sources, but for the sake of formality, why don't you introduce yourself to Rose and Sara? Let's start with you…" He pointed to the ghoul. "I believe your name's Chopscotch, correct?"

"Yep, and this ghoul is here to take your Imaginators to school, Portal Master Keith!" she replied. "And if they're of the Smasher Class, I'll show them a Technique that's a total gas."

Rose and Sara looked dumfounded. "Uhh…"

"Don't worry, that's how she normally talks," Keith assured them. "I'll show you her biography in a bit. But let's move on to… Tri-Tip, is it?"

"Correct," said the Triceratops. "You have chosen wisely, Portal Master Keith! My club smashes all and can make your Imaginators more powerful! And no one smashes like a Smasher, especially with this secret technique."

"Nice to meet you, Tri-Tip," Rose said.

"So, who is the piñata?" Sara asked.

"The Trap Masters told me about this one," Keith answered. "His name is Pain-Yatta. The Doom Raiders tricked him into fighting the Trap Team and they had to apprehend him."

"Portal Master Keith, whassup?" cried the piñata monster. "I'm a Sensei now, and I can totally train your Imaginators. It'll be sweet! And you know what else is sweet? I can show other Smashers a Secret Technique!"

"Well met, all of you," Rose said. "So, show us what you're capable of, by opening this Shrine."

"I'll go first," Tri-Tip replied.

"Stand back, guys and girls," Keith said, as Tri-Tip walked to the Shrine. "Let's give him some room to work."

Tri-Tip faced the Shrine with narrowed eyes. "Alright!" he cried. Then he grabbed his mace, swung it around, and took on a battle pose. "Yeah!" he bellowed before jumping into the air and slamming his mace down on the button, activating the Shrine.

"Nicely done, Tri-Tip," Keith called. "Okay, Chopscotch, you're next."

"Check this out, sauerkraut!" Chopscotch replied, bounding up to the regenerated Smasher Shrine.

After examining the Shrine with one eye, she popped it back in her head and reached for her ax. "Head's up to chop!" she cried, holding her ax up to the sky. But her movement caused her ponytail to land in front of her face, and when she tried to whip it away, her axe dropped down and hit the ground. Undaunted, she lifted her axe, swung around and then jumped up to smash the button, activating the Shrine.

"That's her Sky-Chi unlocked," Keith announced.

"Hooray is what I say!" Chopscotch cheered.

"My turn, my turn!" Pain-Yatta cried, running up to the Shrine as it regenerated for the final time.

Glaring at the Shrine, Pain-Yatta slurped his lollipop and then pulled it out of his mouth. "Life of the party!" he cried, summoning a cloud of confetti around him. With a chuckle, he ran up to the Shrine and raised his candy weapon to deliver a powerful attack… only to pause at the last second and cheekily tap the button, activating the artifact.

"Ha, like taking candy from, well, anyone!" Pain-Yatta laughed.

"I think this might be the first time I've seen a Shrine that didn't retaliate against its opponents," Keith noted. "No matter, we're done here. I'll send Chopscotch and Pain-Yatta back to the Academy to practice their Sky-Chi. Tri-Tip, you can stay and help us out for a while."

With that, he sent the other Smashers away then summoned Barbella and Terra Fist back. "Let's go."

After picking up a level up orb which caused Tri-Tip, Barbella and Terra Fist to level up, the team set off into the next area, the Skybird Crane Yard.

"Alright, Eon told me that Fire Skylanders are stronger here," Keith said. "So I'll send you guys back to the Academy for now."

With that, he used his magic to switch them for Sir Hoodington, Ember, and Flare Wolf. "That's strange," he muttered. "Tae Kwon Crow hasn't showed up with them."

"This is worse than I thought, sis," Rose hissed to Sara. "If the Villain Senseis aren't showing up, we won't be able to fight at our top strength. Only Cortex seems to be helping out."

"That's because he's not technically a Villain," Sara reminded her. "He's from Crash's world, remember? Anyway, we'll just have to manage with what we've got."

At that moment, Jet-Vac swooped in with some news. "Heads up, guys. A vulture cargo ship is headed right this way."

The team looked round and saw a ship laden with crates docking close by. "See, there it is," Jet-Vac continued. "And it's loaded with supplies for an upcoming invasion OR maybe the vulture's annual chili Cook-Off."

"Somehow, I doubt that it's for the latter," Ember muttered.

"Too bad," Flare Wolf sighed. "I love chili."

"Either way, I say we smash those crates with a wrecking ball." Jet-Vac hovered next to the ball then pointed to a nearby control room. "You have to restore power to the wrecking ball first. But be very careful. I suspect that Malefor's probably got an ambush prepared."

Before they entered, Keith found another Selfie Spot and took a picture of the group then they stepped through the door and arrived at the Dockside Powerhouse. Even though Keith learned that Dark Skylanders were stronger, no enemies attack so he left the team as it was. Instead, the room was filled with crates and laser beams.

"Alright, let's do this in pairs," Keith decided. "Sir Hoodington, you're with me. Sara, Ember, you get the left side of the room. Rose, Flare Wolf, you're on the right."

With that, the team began to push the crates around, blocking the beams at points, until they cleared a path up to the controls.

On the way up, they found a treasure chest that Ember collected, and Keith picked up a Soul Gem. "This one's for Knight Imaginators," he realized. "Sir Hoodington, check this out."

Sir Hoodington watched the preview that showed off a powerful new ability. "That's pretty sweet. I look forward to getting that someday."

Rose and Sara went up to the controls and switched them on. Outside, Jet-Vac watched as the wrecking ball powered up. "Capital! Now, see this control panel out here? Come and use it to start wrecking."

As the team emerged from the powerhouse, Jet-Vac was about to speak when a dark shape swooped out and knocked him aside. Before the others could react, another flock of Vultures and Bat Khan landed on the docks and surrounded them. "Uh-oh!" Keith gasped. "There's the ambush!"

Just then, the dark shape soared down onto the docks and landed next to the Vultures. It was a female dragon as black as shadow that looked the same age as Avarona and had similar features to Cynder when she was under Malefor's control, except without the silver collar and leggings. "So, this is the meddling Portal Master that Malefor mentioned," she said in a silky whisper. "You're a lot younger than I expected. And I see you've brought the exiled Arkeyan Princesses with you."

"And who might you be?" Keith asked, narrowing his eyes.

"My name is not important, since you will die anyway," the dragon replied. "And with you out of the way, nothing will stop Malefor from bringing Kaos' grandfather back into Skylands!"

"What?" Rose and Sara gasped.

"Shadowkhan, assemble!" the dragon yelled.

As the Bat Khan took to the air, another army of Shadowkhan emerged from the Vultures' shadows, these ones twice as tall as Keith and five times as wide. "Sumo Khan!" Ember gasped.

"And that's not all," chuckled the dragon. "The Vultures also have a new friend they'd like you to meet. Bring out the Squawk & Awe!"

A Buzzard Baron swooped up to another room and knocked on the door. Seconds later, the door was kicked open, and a tiny featherless Vulture jumped out and gave an eager shout.

Keith barely stifled a laugh. "This is the best these birdbrains can throw at us?"

At that moment, a larger hand emerged from the room behind the little Vulture, picked it up and lifted it onto a throne. As the tiny Vulture donned a pirate hat, the rest of the larger Vulture stepped out: a terrifying Vulture wearing a hood over its head and gloves with claws on its hands, and the throne on its back.

"No, but that is!" Flare Wolf cried as the bigger Vulture gave an earth-shaking roar.

"Attack!" the Shadow Dragon commanded, and the Vultures and Shadowkhan charged towards the group.

"Let's go!" Keith shouted.

"Heat rises!" Ember began to glow as she summoned a Lava Geyser to erupt among the Vultures. While the birds were taken out by the fire and bombs, the Sumo Khan marched through the flames undamaged.

"Summon Sensei Weapons!" Keith cried, switching his swords for the bazooka. At the same time, Sara gained a pair of razor-sharp daggers while Rose got a golden bow and a quiver full of arrows.

"Burning down the house, baby!" Flare Wolf cried, launching rockets at the Shadowkhan. Keith helped out with his weapon while Rose focused her arrows on the Bat Khan and Sara attacked with her weapons.

In the midst of the fighting, the Squawk & Awe swiped Sara away with its claws. Before it could strike again, Jet-Vac dived in to the rescue. "Commence bombing run!" he yelled, throwing bombs at the Vulture and knocking the smaller one off its throne.

The shadow dragon growled and took off after Jet-Vac. "Do not interfere with the fight, Sky Baron!" she snapped, reaching out to grab him…

At the last second, something collided into her side and pushed her away. She looked around in time to see Quintessa pulling away to safety. "So, the traitor returns to fight me…"

Without a word, Quintessa dived in again, claws bared.

The Squawk & Awe felt around for its rider to no avail, then it gave a cry of rage and charged towards Sara.

"Watch out!" Keith pushed her aside at the last second, and the Vulture bumbled past them and ran straight into a Sumo Khan, knocking it over and taking it out.

"We need to knock down the Sumo Khan," Ember cried, swiping away three Beak Seekers.

"Leave that to me! Ground Stab!" Sir Hoodington lifted his sword up and stabbed it into the ground. The resulting tremor was enough to stagger the Sumo Khan and send them tumbling, destroying their forms.

While Sara finished off the Bat Khan, and Flare Wolf teamed up with Keith to take out the Vultures, Ember dealt with the Squawk & Awe with her Sky-Chi, with Jet-Vac lending a hand with his bombs.

Seeing the enemies defeated, the shadow dragon swung her tail round, smacking Quintessa full on the face. With a cry, she tumbled onto the docks, crashing next to Keith and Sara.

"It seems you're stronger than I thought," the shadow dragon growled. "I guess I'll have to postpone your inevitable defeat for now."

"Too bad," Keith sneered. "I was just getting started."

"Before I leave, however, perhaps you should have a word with your bosses about their bylaws? I guarantee you won't like what you hear." And with that final remark, the shadow dragon turned and flew away.

Keith turned to Rose while Sara healed Quintessa. "What did he mean by that? And who is Kaos' grandfather?"

"We'll tell you all once this is over," Rose promised. "But I believe Sir Hoodington has reached a level where he can use Ultimate Gear. Could you sort him out quickly?"

Rose went to Sara and Quintessa to talk in private, leaving Keith to deal with Sir Hoodington. Once he'd equipped the Imaginator with the From the Deep Sword, he opened the Imaginite Chest that had appeared and unlocked the Bowling Pin Club, a Rare Smasher weapon. "Oh man, this is cool and all, but I wish I could get a set part."

"Well, maybe it's time you used what you have got to make a new Imaginator," Sir Hoodington suggested.

"That's not a bad idea," Keith agreed. "You know, Sara used a Bowslinger weapon in our last battle. I think I should make this one a Bowslinger. Let's make this one a Dark Imaginator…"

Pulling out a Dark Creation Crystal, he activated his spell and threw it out, creating a humanoid shape like before. Keith used the Night Owl Set and Human Arms for its body, covered it in the starting armor, and armed it with the Heavy Duty Bow.

"Dark Bowslinger Imaginator created!" he announced, ending the spell.

Rose and Sara walked up and examined the new Imaginator. "So what's its name?" Sara asked.

"I am Nightwing," the Imaginator replied softly. "Fear my Arrows."

"Good to meet you, Nightwing," Keith said. "Now, I'll send you back to the Academy. Once there, you should meet up with the Bowslinger Senseis so they can teach you their Secret Technique."

"Understood, Portal Master Keith," Nightwing replied with a bow.

With that, Keith sent him away. "Let's keep going."

"Before you use that wrecking ball, there might be some rewards in that room there," Quintessa said, pointing at the room where the Squawk & Awe had emerged.

The team went into the room that led to the Hawkeye Customs where again no enemies attacked so Keith didn't switch his team for Air Skylanders, which were strongest there. While Ember started playing the Egg Rescue game, and Flare Wolf solved the Troll Radio, Keith and Sir Hoodington took on the Snail Challenge Imaginite Chest, earning the Lampman Arms as a reward.

"Brilliant, we found another part for the Lampman Set," Keith cheered.

They then went up to a Sky Baron Robot standing by a Creation Clash table. "Yep, I'm still in here, observing union rules and not getting attacked by Vultures! Wanna play Creation Clash?"

Keith willingly agreed, and they played a quick round of Creation Clash until Keith won, earning another Imaginite Chest.

"Way to go, Skylander!" the robot declared. "And hey, you're welcome to keep playing and playing some more because there is NO WAY I am heading out there, where the Vultures are. Nuh-uh."

"Alright, now let's get back outside," Keith told the Skylanders. "It's time we worked that wrecking ball."

Once Jet-Vac explained how to use the wrecking ball, Keith and his team got to work, smashing the explosive crates and clearing the way on the ship. Once it was clear, a group of Squawk & Awes emerged from the cabin, each carrying an explosive crate. Keith wasted no time in knocking them off the ship with the wrecking ball.

With that done, the team jumped across onto the ship while Quintessa and Jet-Vac flew towards the hangar. Keith found another Soul Gem, this one for Starcast, and he got a preview of his abilities and his special attack. "Wow, he's more powerful than I thought he was."

At that moment, Rose saw another Vulture ship landing at the docks. "Heads up, we got more enemies coming!"

Fortunately, there were fewer enemies attacking than last time, so the group cleared them away very quickly.

Once the battle was over, they jumped off the ship and soon reached a fork in the road. As Keith looked at the left road, his Reader received a message. "Ah, there's another Sensei Shrine down here. Let's take a look."

After a short walk, they found the Shrine, this one guarded by two pistols.

"Only a Sensei of the Quickshot Class can open this shrine," Eon announced.

Keith's Reader showed him Tidepool's face and another familiar face he recognized. "Well, well, looks like we have another ex-Doom Raider on the team. Let's meet him, shall we?"

With that, he sent Flare Wolf and Ember back and then summoned the two Quickshot Senseis. Tidepool appeared first and immediately ran to one side.

Seconds later, the other Sensei appeared. This one was a green-skinned humanoid wearing a red coat, a top hat with goggles, and his lower body replaced with four wooden spider-legs, and wielding two silver goo-pistols. "The Doctor is In!"

"Alright, you two," Keith called. "I've located the Quickshot Sensei Shrine, and I need you to activate it, but first, let's get the introductions aside. I already know about you, Tidepool, but let's sort him out." He turned to address the mad scientist. "You must be Dr. Krankcase. The Trap Team told all about your dirty doings with the Doom Raiders."

"Somebody call a doctor?" Krankcase asked, tipping his hat. "Well I've got the prescription for all your Imaginators, Portal Master Keith. And I've got a PhD in teaching Secret Techniques to the Quickshot Class."

"I won't deny that," Keith chuckled. "So let's get to work. You're up, Doc!"

As Krankcase scuttled up to the Shrine, the group stood back to give him room.

Krankcase stared at the Shrine, legs twitching in anticipation. "Did somebody call a doctor?" he cried, raising his hat off his eyes.

For a few moments, Shrine and Sensei faced off, like two cowboys in a Western film prepping for the showdown. Then the Shrine opened fire, but Krankcase was as quick on the draw. Dodging the bullets, he let fly with his goo-shooters, knocking the guns down and activating the Shrine.

"Your Sky-Chi is now unlocked," Keith called. "It's your turn, Tidepool."

"Consider it done," Tidepool responded, stepping up to the newly regenerated Shrine.

Tidepool assessed the Shrine then spun her squid-gun round and snapped her fingers, bringing out the second gun. The Shrine's weapons fired into the air and a baby whale breached behind her as she ran towards the Shrine. "Whale Tail!" As the whale surfaced in front of her, Tidepool jumped off its back and fired at the Shrine, taking out the guns and activating the artifact.

"Well, that's one way to make an entrance, huh?" Keith smiled.

"Yep," Krankcase agreed. "She seems like a pretty good Skylander, if you want my professional opinion."

"I'm surprised at how calm you're being, Doctor," Tidepool commented. "Grave Clobber was shivering with fright when I left him."

"Yeah," Keith replied. "And Tae Kwon Crow didn't show up when I summoned the Fire Skylanders. And yet, here you are being all nonchalant. What's going on?"

"I guess Zap, Echo, and Sunburn haven't brought them up to speed as quickly as Drobot did," Krankcase confessed. "You know the Dragon Bodyguards that work with the Arkeyan Governors? Well, the Dragon Skylanders are good buds with them, and they've heard some news from Ivo, Techno's Dragon. After your meeting, the Governors have decided to cut the Villain Senseis some slack in light of the Guacamole Monster's attacks."

"So I can summon the Villain Senseis whenever I need them?" Keith asked delightedly.

"Good news, indeed," Rose replied. "Now let's keep going; don't want to keep Jet-Vac waiting."

So the team left the Shrine and headed down the other path until they reached the hangar door. Upon entering the hangar, they met up with Jet-Vac and Quintessa.

"Capital," Jet-Vac declared. "You've made it to the Main Hanger and more importantly – dun dun dunna – the Battleship!"

Keith gasped in amazement as he took in the sight of the Battleship. Three times the length of a Vulture attack ship, the magnificent gold and blue craft was similar to a military ship back on Earth. Massive cannons were mounted near the ship's funnels, and other cannons were built on either side of the stern.

"Somewhere on this glorious vessel is my lunch," Jet-Vac continued. "And a lot more vultures and Shadowkhan. Let's find a way to get on board and take back control of the ship."

"Senseis are stronger here," Eon announced.

"Let's stick with Dr. Krankcase and Tidepool for now," Sara advised. "I'm quite keen to see how they'll fight."

"So am I," Keith replied. "Let's go."

As they made their way across the platform, they found a level-up orb which Krankcase took to increase his level. As they got closer to the ship, Quintessa flew up to them, carrying a Soul Gem in her claws. "Here, Keith. I picked this up while we were waiting for you. I didn't want you to waste time getting across to it."

"Thanks." Keith took the Soul Gem and received a preview on his Sensei Reader. "Ah, this is Blaster-Tron's Soul Gem. And his abilities could be helpful in the long run."

Once the preview was finished, the group jumped across onto the Main Deck of the Battleship. "Water Skylanders are stronger here," Eon stated.

Keith sent Dr. Krankcase back and then brought Grave Clobber and King Pen out. Grave Clobber was nervous when he saw Rose and Sara, but Tidepool quickly explained the news that Dr. Krankcase had told them and he calmed down a little.

King Pen took on the Squawk & Awe, taking it out with quick attacks. Tidepool stayed back with Rose and Sara, shooting her pistols while they used their spells. Keith teamed up with Grave Clobber to defeat the Carrion Crushers.

Once the Vultures were defeated, a door opened and the group stepped through into the Engine Room. Jet-Vac quickly explained, "First thing we need to do to get the ship running again is to turn the engine on. Makes sense, right?" He pointed to some blocks guarded by Beak Seekers. "And that all starts with moving these blocks into position so that they can power the turbines." He next nodded at two switches above them. "Then you'll want to flip the circuit breakers and the ship should be ship shape. Try saying that five times fast."

Eon spoke up again, saying that Tech Skylanders were stronger in this area. "Alright, let's bring out our top scientists," Keith decided, switching the Water Senseis for Dr. Krankcase, Cortex, and Tech Blast. "Rose, Sara, go with Quintessa up to the circuit breakers. We'll signal when we're ready."

"Got it," the girls replied. Quintessa flew them up and dropped off Rose by the switch on the left then took Sara to the one on the right.

Cortex and Krankcase easily cleared away the Vultures then helped Keith and Tech Blast with pushing the blocks into position, activating the turntable. "The turbines are powering up," Cortex announced.

"Alright, girls, flip the breakers!" Keith called.

Rose and Sara pulled the switches together, and the engines began to hum with power. "All systems are go," Krankcase stated.

"Excellent work, team!" Jet-Vac cheered, flying back outside. "Now, back on deck! This way!"

Once they were outside, Krankcase took the lead, unhooking one of the clamps to allow the others to cross. They found another treasure chest, and Krankcase split the gold with Tech Blast, then Keith helped them buy new abilities. Tech Blast soon had mastered his primary attacks, and Krankcase gained the ability to summon Hat Bots and caused splatter damage with his Goo Shots.

Another group of Vultures and Bat Khan attacked the group. Krankcase fired a volley of Goo Shots then spun his legs through the puddles, further damaging the Buzzard Barons. Cortex cleared away the Bat Khan with help from Uka-Uka, his mines and his hoverboard, while Keith and Tech Blast took out the Carrion Crusher.

With the enemies clear, Jet-Vac flew back with some bad news. "Blast! The hangar doors are locked, which will make getting the ship out of here a little bit tricky. But I might have a way to get them open. It's not exactly by-the-book but desperate, guacamole monster times call for desperate measures."

Keith opened an Imaginite Chest and earned the Common Tuxedo Legs, then they entered a door that led to the Shock Cannon Control. "Light Skylanders are stronger," Eon announced.

"I didn't want to bring Blaster-Tron out, but I have no choice," Keith sighed. With that, he sent the Tech Skylanders back and brought in Blaster-Tron and Aurora.

At that moment, they were cornered by a Squawk & Awe, as well as some Sumo Khan and a gang of Beak Seekers. "Let's take them out!" Keith called.

"Enemies beware!" Aurora cried, jumping into a Flash Dash against the Beak Seekers. Blaster-Tron went on the attack as well, swinging his sword around and shooting lasers from its tip to damage the Sumo Khan.

Keith, Rose, and Sara fought against the Squawk & Awe, but more Sumo Khan appeared from the Vultures' shadows. "Blaster-Tron, time to use your Sky-Chi!" Keith shouted.

"Affirmative," Blaster-Tron intoned. "Initiate crazy Sky-Chi sequence: Kaiju Believe It?"

His body flashed purple and he shot up until he was taller than the Sumo Khan then he stomped around the arena, shooting waves of energy that took out the Shadowkhan and the Squawk & Awe. "End of line," he announced, shrinking back to his original size.

"Nice work, Blaster-Tron," Keith cheered.

Jet-Vac soared into the room and hovered next to a pair of loading tubes. "So what you need to do, see, is load these turret shells into the main gun. That's how we're gonna get the doors open. Told you it wasn't by-the-book."

"And what exactly constitutes as 'by-the-book'?" Rose asked, adding finger-quotes around the last word.

"We'll worry about that later," Keith replied. "Aurora, Rose, Sara, you get the left gun. Blaster-Tron and I will handle the right gun."

Once the team had climbed up, Keith and Blaster-Tron pushed their shell across to the guns and loaded it up. "Smashing," Jet-Vac said. "Now put the next shell in, and we should just about be ready for some blasting."

"You know, this would go a lot faster if you helped out, Jet-Vac," Keith snapped, as the girls pushed their shell along.

"Sorry, Keith, but my priority is locating my lunch," Jet-Vac replied. "Once I've done that, then I can help out any time." By then, Aurora, Rose, and Sara had loaded up the second gun. "Now just come out on deck and observe the fruits of your labor."

"Darn it, Jet-Vac," Keith grumbled, as they followed him outside.

Back on the deck, the group watched as the turrets turned towards the main doors and fired. With two loud explosions, the doors were forced open. "Well, that worked quite nicely, didn't it?" Jet-Vac called down. "Now we just need to remove the clamps before this ship is ready to set sail again."

While Rose and Sara got to work on the nearest clamp, Keith used his magic to bring back the Water Senseis. They set off across the deck again, and were soon ambushed by a swarm of vultures and ninja Shadowkhan. The battle was fierce but short, thanks to Jet-Vac's bombing run and Quintessa's fire attacks. At the end of the battle, they won an Imaginite chest which held the common Mr. Frost head. "And that's a start for the Snow Man set," Keith said gratefully.

While Grave Clobber and King Pen set to work on the third clamp, the others jumped down a pipe that led to the Auxiliary Gizmo room, where they found the legendary selfie frame for the Knight Class. After climbing back out, they made their way over to the fourth clamp and removed it too.

"Doors blown open, clamps removed," Jet-Vac listed on his fingers. "I suppose all that's left to do now is head to the bridge and fly this ship out of here. Oh yes, and I suppose it goes without saying that I would still very much like to find my lunch at some point, too."

"Wait, there's a Battle Gong over on the Apt Staging Area," Rose pointed out.

"Well spotted," Keith replied. "Let's clear this out quick."

The Water Senseis entered the area and King Pen struck the gong to start the battle. "Enter the Penguin!"

A flock of Vultures appeared to attack them, starting with Beak Seekers and Buzzard Barons. Working together, the Water Senseis fought them off with ease. But soon the enemy numbers ramped up, bringing in Carrion Crushers and two Squawk & Awes.

"Tidepool, care to show us your new Sky-Chi?" King Pen offered.

"Gladly," Tidepool replied. "Watch this! Sky-Chi: Water You Waiting For?"

A whale surfaced under her feet and carried her around the arena while she fired a volley of ink shots, taking out the remaining enemies. "That was certainly fun… for me, at least."

"Brilliant work, guys!" Keith cheered.

The Senseis collected the treasure and leveled up, while Keith picked up the Imaginite that held the Royal Tiara Head Gear. With that done, they crossed up to the Command Bridge.

"Perfect, guys," Jet-Vac called. "You get up to the main panel up there and regain control of the ship. Me, I'll be down in the galley, taking back what's mine."

"Imaginators are stronger here," Eon announced.

"Sounds like we're about to have another boss fight," Rose said as Keith switched the Senseis out and brought in Aquos, Spell Strike, and Tech Blast.

"At least we still have the element of surprise," Sara agreed.

But just before they could reach the controls, they were confronted once again by, you guessed it, Kaos' holographic floating head.

"Whoops, never mind," Sara sighed.

"Okay, Sky-losers," Kaos scoffed. "I don't know what you fools are trying to accomplish by taking back this stupid battleship, but in any case, I summon the purple Doomlander Knight of… Cataclysm. Thought I was gonna say doom, didn't you?"

Before anyone could reply, Kaos fired his Creation Spell, creating the next Doomlander. This one looked the same as a Greeble, covered in bone armor and wielding a sharp sword. "Doomlander, Knight Class!"

The Knight Doomlander landed on his feet and turned to face his enemies. "Party with my wrath!"

"Huh?" Kaos muttered. "Well, close enough. ATTACK!"

"Here we go!" Keith shouted, leading the charge.

"Orb Shot!" Spell Strike summoned four glowing orbs and threw them out, dealing some damage to the Doomlander.

Aquos nimbly dodged the Doomlander's sword strike. "You really need to chill out, and I've got just the thing!" With that, he created an ice block in front of him then kicked it towards the Doomlander with his tail, knocking it down.

"Summon Sensei Weapons!" Keith quickly gained his throwing stars, Rose now held a pair of brass knuckles on her hands, and Sara got a golden staff with a glowing emerald.

Keith teamed his attacks with Spell Strike's and Sara's, while Rose joined forces with Aquos and Tech Blast, and together they battled the Doomlander until they knocked off one of his armor pieces.

"Ha, what do you think of that, Kaos?" Keith gloated.

"While I would normally be extremely angry at you Skylame-o's for busting up my Doomlander," Kaos replied, "I'm not – because this time I've got a little trick of my sleeve – HAHAHA!"

With that, Kaos zapped the Knight Doomlander who charged at the group, raising his sword and slamming it down hard. Aquos tried to block it, but was knocked aside by the attack. As Spell Strike ran in to protect Aquos, the Doomlander fired a beam of Dark Magic from his blade, sending them both flying.

"Malefor has trained Kaos well," Rose said. "Now he's equipping his Doomlanders with Dark Magic."

"We can still beat him, though," Keith replied, throwing another round of ninja stars. "So let's keep fighting!"

"Perhaps one of my Tactical Turrets can help out!" In a flash, Tech Blast had built a turret next to him, which fired spinning gears at the Doomlander.

"Today's forecast calls for a Knife Storm!" Spell Strike cried, throwing a wave of knives down from the heavens.

"Plus an added chance of lightning!" Sara raised her staff and a bolt of magic lightning shot down with the knives, dealing extra damage to the Doomlander. Rose then charged with Aquos and attacked together, further harming the Doomlander and knocking off the next part.

"Grr, I'm starting to get really annoyed here," Kaos growled before shaking his head. "But hey, this is me, the new Kaos, being a lot more chill about everything, and cranking this Doom-Loser's muscles up to ELEVEN!"

With that, he fired another dose of Mind Magic onto the Doomlander, causing his sword to glow with Dark Magic. Keith ran in to fight back, unaware of the wrecking ball swinging down to hit him.

"Watch out!" Spell Strike used her Trick Teleport to push Keith aside, barely zipping back before the wrecking ball swung past them.

Keith watched the ball for a moment, an idea coming to mind. "Rose, Aquos, bring the Doomlander closer to me!"

"What are you up to?" Sara called.

"Just trust me!"

Nodding, Rose and Aquos went on the attack, punching and slicing at the Doomlander and driving him towards Keith.

"Perfect!" Keith quickly dived out of the way just as the wrecking ball swung down again. The Doomlander barely had time to turn before the ball smashed into him, throwing him into the air.

"Now's our chance!" Keith yelled. "Let's finish him off!" He and Spell Strike threw their stars up, Tech Blast opened fire, and Sara fired powerful spells from her staff, inflicting massive damage on the Doomlander while he was airborne. Just moments before he hit the ground, Aquos jumped in with a final stab, destroying him once and for all.

"Victory is ours!" Rose and Sara cheered. Keith high-fived Aquos, and Spell Strike danced joyfully around Tech Blast.

"I'm not going to lie here – that sucked," Kaos sighed angrily. "But this Doom-flounder was merely an appetizer. Something to distract you while the main course continues to destroy your precious Skylands. Good luck dealing with THAT! HAHAHAHAHA!" With that, he disappeared.

Tech Blast, Aquos, and Spell Strike grabbed the treasure and leveled up, while Keith opened the Imaginite chest and collected the Doomlander's gear, catch phrase, and secret technique.

At that moment, Jet-Vac rejoined them on the bridge. "Well, ladies and gentlemen, we did it. While my lunch still remains at large, the Battleship is under our control again. I think it's ready to take on Kaos' latest monstrosity. Let us set sail for this beast! Tally-Ho!"

With that, Jet-Vac activated the controls and the Battleship took off from the hangar.

"Well, I bet Emperor Drake will be happy to hear that we've accomplished this mission," Keith beamed.

"Don't celebrate just yet," Sara warned. "Defeating Kaos' monster will make this mission seem like a breeze."

"Plus, we still don't know what Malefor is up to," Rose agreed. "And there was still that mysterious shadow dragon who showed up too."

"We'll cross that bridge when we get there," Keith replied, looking out of the window of the ship. "For now, we've got a Guacamole Monster to cream!"

Author's Note: I give my thanks to BentlyGirl even though she was sick and I hope she gets better. Either way read and review.