The wooden door of the bar slammed open with a loud crash against the wall. Stealth Elf stumbled outside the building and stopped after taking a few steps. Thoughts were racing through her head and the surroundings were nothing but a green blur. It felt unreal. The Skylander looked back to see the two elves she just met a few minutes ago run after her with worry. She proceeded to walk away.

"Wait!" The female elf shouted. "Please, let us explain!"

"Explain what?" Stealth Elf hissed at the two strangers and turned around aggressively. "Why you left me in the woods to die?"

"We didn't leave you there to die." The male elf tried to reason with the angered assassin. "We knew of the forest creatures. We knew that one of them had to take you in."

"And what if they didn't? What if I died back then?" Stealth Elf lost herself in her thoughts again and imagined all the possible outcomes of that faithful day. "You can't-" The Skylander couldn't finish her sentence. She was overwhelmed by emotions and quickly turned around.

The female elf carefully moved towards the Life Skylander and attempted to get through to her. Her dark blue, almost black hair was put into a ponytail and rested on the several layers of her brownish coat. She wore it loosely around her body and it moved alongside even the slightest of gusts. "We don't even know your name, could you tell us?"

"Stealth Elf." The elf answered blankly.

The duo looked at each other with disbelief but soon realized that it really was her name. "That's a name?" The male elf asked perplexed.

"Why do you care? You could have given me a name if you kept me!" Stealth Elf noticed the elves' attempt to get closer and moved even further away.

"We always cared about you." The female elf spoke in a gentle tone. "It was the only way-"

"There's always another way!" Stealth Elf raised her voice once more, frightening the pair. "You're not my parents, you never were, and you never will be."

Tears appeared in Stealth Elf's eyes before she ran into the depths of the nearby forest. The desperate elves looked after their furious daughter as she faded into the darkness. They didn't know how, but they wanted to make it up to her.


Stealth Elf kept on running. Running without any idea of where she's headed. She just wanted to get as far away from her parents as possible. Parents. That word didn't sound right to the Skylander. She couldn't call two complete strangers her parents. All this time she wanted to find out why they left her, hording books about the history of elves and records of orphans, but now she just wanted to escape. She kept on running, precisely evading the trees in front of her, until she finally reached the end of the island. She stood at the edge and stared at the blue sky. It was at that moment when she realized what just happened. She ran away from her parents without even hearing what they had to say. She wasted the moment she's been waiting on her entire life. Maybe she should go back. Maybe she should listen.

"Stealth Elf?" A voice echoed through the forest. "Stealth Elf, where are you?"

The Skylander spotted the two elves wandering aimlessly through the woods. She thought about turning invisible and just leaving, but that wasn't fair. Instead she approached her parents until they saw her and faced each other again.

"Stealth Elf…" The mother had to hold her tears back as she was calling her child's name. "Please listen to us."

Stealth Elf took a step towards the elves and calmed down, she was willing to hear the reason for her abandonment.

"We know how this must all look to you." The mother began. "But trust me we did it for a reason."

Stealth Elf wanted to say something in return, but she decided to stay silent and hear the full story.

The father continued. "Your mother and I were never very wealthy. We could barely get by with the little we had." The two looked into each other's saddened eyes after remembering years of poverty they went through together. "When we found out that we would have a baby, we were overjoyed."

"That's all we ever wanted." The mother had to stop another tear from running down her cheek. "But we knew that we could never afford such a life."

"We tried everything we could to get more money, but the place we lived in was ruthless." The father's anger was tempted after all the hardships they had to face, even during pregnancy. "We realized that we would end up on the streets as soon as you arrived."

"We loved you too much to do that to you." The mother looked into Stealth Elf's eyes which were clearly at the verge of tears. "We knew of the forest inhabited by the sentient creatures. We-"

The elf started to cry again. The father embraced her as she let all of her built up sadness out. His short light blue hair matched perfectly with the dark woods. Unlike his partner, he wore much darker and tighter clothes, they didn't make a noise when he moved. He could almost be described as a ninja, but the current situation they were in made it impossible to tell. "We left you inside a hollow tree when you were born, knowing that one of the creatures would be kind enough to take you in. We would have done anything to keep you, but it was for the best. There was nothing we could offer you."

Stealth Elf had nothing to say. She couldn't hold her feelings back anymore and allowed her tears to run down her cheeks as well. The parents looked at the assassin as she moved the mask covering her face down, finally revealing her entire face. "I'm sorry."

The mother left her partner's side and put her arms around her daughter. She's been waiting to do that for so many years. "You don't have anything to be sorry for."

Stealth Elf faced her mother, both watched each other with forced smiles as tears poured out of their eyes. The father joined the reunited family and they all hugged each other.

"I never thought that I would get to see you." Stealth Elf finally talked about how she felt openly. "I always thought that I wasn't good enough or that you didn't love me-"

"Don't say that." The father interrupted his daughter from revealing any more of her insecurities. "We never stopped loving you, not a second."

Stealth Elf continuously sobbed as she looked her parents into the eyes and hugged them once more. "I'm so happy that I found you."

"So are we." The mother looked at her companion again before directing her sight back to the relieved Skylander.

The moment was disturbed by the father tapping the female elf's shoulder and looking at her with a more serious expression. The mother replied with a short nod before looking back at the confused Stealth Elf. "Listen, we have to go somewhere now."

Stealth Elf was surprised to hear that. Almost scared. She just found her parents and now they would leave her again?

"It won't take long. I promise we'll be back soon." The mother removed her hands from her daughter and stood next to the male elf again. "You just stay in Fantasm Forest and we'll meet again at the bar, alright?"

Stealth Elf nodded in agreement before the two turned around and left the woods. The Skylander couldn't believe it. The day where she meets her parents has finally come. She barely knew anything about them, but after hearing their story she was certain that she could trust them. They would come back, she just had to wait.


Enigma was inside one of the many big towers of the Academy. He asked about Knight Light and where he went after returning from his recent mission, everyone directed him to the showers. The magician felt uncomfortable approaching him there, but it was also the most private place for a discussion.
The Magic Trap Master opened the heavy door which kept the steam of the hot water from getting out. There weren't any other Skylanders there besides Knight Light, so it was the perfect opportunity to talk to him.

"Knight Light?" The sorcerer was looking for the usually blinding presence of the knight, but there was no sign of him. He could hear a shower running, but he may have just forgotten to turn it off.

Enigma was about to leave before he finally received a response. "Yeah?" The magician turned around to see Knight Light standing in the middle of the room with nothing but a white towel around his waist.

Enigma looked at the chiseled body of the angel for a few moments before getting to the point. "I have a message from your friend Angelica."

"Angelica?" Knight Light was surprised to hear about her visiting other Skylanders. "What did she bother you with this time?"

"She told us that her superior isn't happy with your performance and that you need to increase your efforts." Enigma knew how hard Knight Light was working and felt bad for being the bearer of bad news.

"But I already go on missions every day, multiple times even!" Knight Light sounded hopeless and couldn't think of anything else to do to satisfy the Guardians.

Enigma thought about it for a few seconds. He didn't know much about Knight Light's past, but there was one idea that came to his mind. "Why don't you go back to the Highlands and clarify things in person?"

"No." Knight Light answered immediately. He stood there without moving an inch while memories of his former home left him silent. "I can never go back there."

The knight sounded more serious than usual, but Enigma didn't want to ask too many questions. "I'm sure you'll figure it out." The Trap Master hesitated to leave and kept staring at the rare sight of Knight Light's tousled blonde hair and shimmering blue eyes. "If you need any more missions, I'm currently free and can arrange something if you like."

"That would be nice, thanks." The Light Skylander smiled and looked at his companion, even though he wasn't sure where to look in the dark void that was Enigma's hood. There was an odd silence until the angel asked a question. "How come you're the one telling me this? I thought you were already sick of me after our trip to that library."

Enigma didn't have an answer for that right away. He wasn't sure why he felt the need to tell him that either. "Since you already rambled about your missions during our flight, I thought I'd return the favor by ruining one of your days as well."

The Trap Masters laughed upon that sarcastic comment before Knight Light excused himself to get dressed and Enigma left the steamy shower room.


Stealth Elf has been strolling through the forest for a while now. The Skylander decided to let her mind drift in the natural area before heading back to the bar to meet with her parents. She needed a while to sort her feelings out and process everything. She remembered the hidden room at the library with the piles of books she stored inside. She looked through all of them trying to find anything about her parents and where she came from, but none of them had any answers. The elves were like ghosts, no records or anything. That made the assassin wonder what they've been doing after her birth. Did they ever try to find her? She thought that all of her questions were answered, but the more she thought about it, the more came to her mind. She has waited long enough by now and headed back to the small village to find out everything else they didn't tell her yet.

As she returned to the town, Stealth Elf saw her parents with their backs against the wall of a house, facing three other figures in cloaks. The elf entered her invisible state and observed the scene.

"Where's the money?" A deep raspy voice that was directed at the elves asked. "We've given you enough time."

"We know, but we just need a little more." The male elf responded with a shaky voice. He tried to hide his fear. "There have been some… interferences and we need more time. Just a few more days."

"A few more days!?" Another voice yelled at the couple, causing them to flinch and press themselves even further against the wall. "You've had weeks now! What kind of thieves are you supposed to be?"

Stealth Elf thought she didn't hear right. Thieves? Were her parents thieves? How could they not tell her that? She thought they were hard workers that were victims of the system, but now they were being asked for money. It didn't make any sense.

"I think we've heard more than enough." The figure in the middle, taller than the other two, edged closer to the elves and pulled out a knife with a sparkling aura surrounding it. "You are of no use to us anymore."

The stranger raised his hand and was about to strike the cowering elves down. "No!" Stealth Elf screamed as she rushed towards them to stop him.

The threatening figure didn't hold back, and Stealth Elf knew that she wouldn't make it in time. Suddenly she felt something, a force that coursed through her entire body. As she partially exited her invisibility, the assassin began to glow in a radiant light, all while speeding towards the deadly situation. Her parents watched as their daughter started to transform. Stealth Elf gained a new advanced suit that covered her entire body. She wore green arm and leg guards with golden slits carved into them, as well as a headband with the Life symbol on it. Her blades turned into sharp wooden spikes filled with deadly venom. Lastly, a blood red scarf appeared around her neck and fluttered behind her like a trail of flames as the elf moved at an immense speed. With the blink of an eye, Stealth Elf knocked the knife out of the stranger's hand before throwing him to the ground. His companions looked around themselves with utter fear, only seeing a blur pass them by before also getting knocked down. The parents watched in awe while Stealth Elf finished her attack and stood in front of them with her new look.

The Skylander didn't know what happened and observed herself for a few moments with confusion before she started to glow again and revert back to her original look. "What… was that?" In the meantime, the mysterious trio got back on their feet and fled without giving the family another look.

"I don't know." Her mother answered as Stealth Elf stared at her regular outfit, wondering where the other one went. "But whatever it was, you saved our lives."

That reminded Stealth Elf of what she just heard and saw and faced her parents with a cold look. "You mean the lives you didn't tell me about?"

The couple looked at each other with disappointed faces. They didn't want her to find out like that. "Stealth, we've been meaning to tell you-"

"When?" The Life Skylander interrupted her remorseful father. "When did you want to tell me that you were thieves?"

"As soon as we paid our debt." The mother responded. "They ran off now, but we'll have to pay them eventually."

"How long have you been doing this?" Stealth Elf couldn't wrap her head around it. Was the story they told her a lie? "Months? Years?"

There was silence for a few seconds. Both of the parents hesitated, but the mother finally told her the truth. "Since we met."

Stealth Elf felt like she has just been stabbed through her chest. They lied to her all this time. They told her they couldn't keep her because they couldn't afford it, but if they were thieves since they met and had people asking them for money, they must have something. "Where do you live?" That was the first question that instinctively came to her mind.

"It's a house on an island nearby…" The father didn't want to tell her more than that, but he didn't want to lie anymore either.

"Take me there." Stealth Elf glared at the elves with burning anger and looming disappointment in her eyes.


The troubled family tagged along on an airship that would stop at the island where the couple resided. Stealth Elf looked around herself as they passed several smaller cottages, the elves didn't stop at any of those. Instead they continued to walk further until they reached a lonely mansion at the end of the island. Stealth Elf thought that was just another pass on the way to their house, but after her parents stopped in front of the entrance, she knew what was going on.

"This is your home?" Stealth Elf asked, hoping that it wasn't true.

"Yes." The father responded with a heavy heart. "We've been living here for a few years now."

Stealth Elf didn't say another word and simply entered the building. It was a gorgeous home, royally decorated with white marble floors and ancient sculptures. A crystal chandelier hung above the trio and sparkled in the sunlight. The Skylander took a few steps into different directions to see all the numerous rooms that the house possessed.

"We were able to buy it by selling some treasures we… stole." The female elf was clearly not proud of that, but she didn't want to lie to her daughter again.

"All these years… you've been stealing to earn money?" Stealth Elf couldn't hide the sadness in her voice. Never in her life has she felt this hurt and betrayed. They didn't even bother to look for her when they were living in a mansion.

"What we told you was the truth, we used to have nothing." The father wasn't sure if he should tell Stealth Elf the whole truth, but he finally did. "We were already thieves when your mother got pregnant. We… we couldn't continue that and take care of you at the same time."

A tear ran down Stealth Elf's cheek and fell onto the floor. She just kept looking at all the precious treasures that the room was filled with. "You gave me up so you could continue to steal?"

The parents looked at each other while their daughter kept her back turned towards them. The mother took a deep breath. "Yes."

Stealth Elf was silent. Tears kept pouring from her eyes and the elf had to take her mask off to properly cry and wipe the tears away. The parents hesitated but finally approached the assassin before she abruptly stopped sobbing and moved away. Stealth Elf put the piece of fabric back around her mouth and turned around, only to walk past her parents and leave the mansion.

"Stealth Elf!" The mother yelled after her unresponsive daughter. "Please, we never meant to hurt you! We do love you!" Tears started to form in her eyes as well as she watched the emotionless elf walk away. "Don't you want a family?"

Stealth Elf stopped. She stood in place for a few moments before she turned her head to look at her parents one last time. "I already have a family."

With those words, the Life Skylander left the mansion behind, while her parents looked after her and comforted each other through their tears. Stealth Elf took another ship off the island and back to Fantasm Forest. She soon found the Stealth Stinger and used it to get back to the Academy. Before reporting about her mission, the elf made a stop at the small training island with the single grand cherry blossom tree on top of it. The pedals have almost all fallen off, even though it wasn't getting much colder.
The Skylander was sitting at the edge of the island and simply gazed over the setting sun. Her entire life she wanted to find her parents, and she did. She always thought that as soon as she found them, she would decide to stay with them. But after today, she realized that even if their fake story was true and even if they did care enough to look for her at some point, she would have stayed with the Skylanders. They were her real family, and she wouldn't trade them for any mansion or inconsiderate parents. She didn't even know their names, but that didn't bother her. It was time for the elf to be done with this part of her life and move forward, no matter how sad or angry she may be. It may have not been what she was hoping for, but at least she finally knows the truth.

Spyro soon discovered the lonely Skylander and called her from a distance. Stealth Elf turned her head to see a couple of her closest friends waving at her. This is where she was meant to be, and she couldn't be happier.
Stealth Elf got up and was about to join the other Skylanders, but then remembered something she almost forgot during her journey - her transformation. She looked at Spyro and remembered that he went through something similar. Maybe there was a connection. At that moment, none of them knew how important those moments actually were.