The Sunny Kingdom Airship landed neatly at the border of the Flame Kingdom. The gang didn't want to take any chances that Eggman, Bowser, or their henchmen had anti-air defenses set up.

"We should head to the castle and see if the King and Queen are in need of our assistance-Pumo," Poomo suggested.

"Sounds like a plan to me!" Sonic said.

"HEADS UP!" Hobbes exclaimed as he tackled Calvin out of the way of a passing laser blast. Mario and Luigi quickly got in front of Fine and Rein protectively while Kirby and the Eds began running back and forth in a panic.

"Alright, who's the wise guy?!" Sonic asked, only to get his answer when he saw a large hore of Buzz Bombers, one of Eggman's many Badnik troops.

"Mama-Mia! Those are some of-a Eggman's drones!" Mario said as he and Luigi pulled out their trusty Super Hammers.

"PREPARE TO MEET YOUR MAKER!" Ed shouted as he jumped on some of the Buzz Bombers, crushing them under his great weight.

"Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! Not good, not good!" Double-D panicked, a lone Buzz Bomber approaching him and preparing to shoot before a rock plugged up its stinger blaster, making it swell before exploding.

"Ha! Shoulda, coulda, woulda!" Eddy laughed, having been the one to throw the rock.

Kirby inhaled some of the Buzz Bombers before spitting them out at more of their comrades, smashing them all to pieces. Mario and Luigi smacked the Badniks away with their hammers while Sonic used his natural speed and agility to bounce around and trash the enemies as he usually did.

"This is so cool! It's like a video game!" Calvin said in excitement as he rode on Hobbes' back, the tiger tackling a Buzz Bomber and crushing it with his powerful jaws.

Soon, all the Buzz Bombers were destroyed as Fine, Rein, and Poomo gazed in awe at what the heroes were capable of.

"That was amazing!" The twins exclaimed in unison.

"We'll save the Sunny Kingdom in no time, Rein!" Fine happily said.

"I know, Fine! These heroes are so cool!" Rein responded.

"I'll admit, they are very impressive-Pumo," Poomo noted, nodding his head.

"Come on, Paisanos! Let's-a-Go to the castle!" Mario said as he led the way, everyone following after him as Sonic dashed past his rival/friend.

"Sorry, Mario! You know I hate being in last!"

"Oh, so we're-a gonna have a race, eh?" Mario smirked as he moved to keep up with Sonic.


In the halls of the Flame Kingdom Castle, Princess Lione and her little brother Tio were waiting in worry, looking out from the balcony as Eggman and Bowser's forces patrolled their beloved kingdom.

"It's so awful what's been happening...they even managed to capture the Bo Dragon..." Lione said sadly.

Lione had long, straight, orange hair tied into a ponytail, a pair of lion ears poking out, and round, orange eyes. Her attire included a white ribbon to support her ponytail and a white tiara studded with a small blue gem. Her dress was light orange at the top and white at the bottom printed with many flames. The sleeves were puffy and she wore long, white gloves. At the end of her dress were light orange frills.

"I wish I could go out there and join Father in fending off those evil invaders!" Tio said with a frown. "I, Prince Tio, cannot stand by and watch my people suffer!"

Tio was a small boy with lion-like ears and a tail, light blonde hair, and reddish-orange eyes. His attire was mostly white, red, and pink, and he carried a large saber attached to his hip.

"Lione, Tio, are you alright?" Their mother, Queen Nina, asked gently as she approached her children from behind.

"Mother, what are we going to do? Sooner or later, Father will get tired and then Bowser and Eggman's forces will fully take over." Lione said worriedly.

"Have faith. I'm sure a miracle will smile upon us sooner or later."

"LIONE! TIO!"

Hearing the familiar voices, Lione and Tio looked over the balcony to see their friends, Fine and Rein, waving to them.

"Fine-Sama! Rein-Sama!" Tio beamed happily before jumping off the balcony, doing a triple front spin, and landing on his feet before getting on one knee and bowing his head. "It is truly an honor to have you come to us in such a dire time. I, Tio, will do what I can to help!"

"Easy there, sport! Don't go hurtin' yourself."

Hearing the unfamiliar voice, Tio looked up to see Fine and Rein were not alone and were also with others as well.

"Don't worry, we'll take down that bloated Eggman and that fat turtle, Bowser!" Sonic smiled, giving a thumbs-up.


"I see, so you've been valiantly fighting off Eggman and Bowser's forces?" Double-D deduced as Nina nodded.

"Yes, in the month following the invasion, my husband, King Wohl, has led our forces in combating this threat. They've managed to keep the Flame Kingdom safe for the most part, but ever since they captured the Bo Dragon, our guardian deity, we've been fighting a losing battle."

"That's terrible!" Hobbes said.

"This isn't the first time Eggman has harrassed an ancient being for its power. Don't worry, we'll free the Bo Dragon and crack his scheme!" Sonic reassured.

The gates opened as a plump man with lion-like features and a grey beard walked in tiredly along with the forces of the Flame Kingdom. Lione, Tio, and Nina recognized him and ran over.

"Father!"

"Wohl. Dear, are you alright?"

"It's no good, they have complete control of the Bo Dragon. Soon, they'll destroy the Flame Kingdom." Wohl said sadly before letting out a frustrated bellow." Argh! I curse my own weakness in being unable to protect my family and home! CURSE IT! CURSE IT! CURSE IT!"

The torches in the throne room went ablaze with fury in conjuncture with the good King's emotions. Fine and Rein yelped slightly and hugged while Calvin couldn't help but admire it.

"Don't worry, Your Highness!" Ed said, stepping forward as he got down on one knee and bowed. "I, Lothar, Defender of the Flames, shall free the dragon from the evil curse!"

"You'll help us?" Wohl asked hopefully as Sonic stepped forward with a smile.

"Yeah! A couple of us have experience dealing with the guys giving you problems. We'll take care of them and free the kingdom!"

"Poyo!" Kirby happily said, hopping up and down.

"If that's the case, I'll join you!" Tio said, unsheathing his saber and pointing it to the sky. "I, Prince Tio, will not stand by! I shall provide my aid however I can!"

Wohl let out a shout of support. "As expected of my son! WELL DONE! WELL DONE! WELL DONE!"

Lione giggled at just how dynamic her father and little brother were as Nina smiled, turning to the Heroes thankfully.

"Thank you, brave heroes. We are in your debt."

"It's just the will of the blue-collar man!" Luigi said. "And when there's a will, there's a way!"


The Bo Dragon, the guardian deity of the Flame Kingdom, roared as it began rampaging through the town. Everyone quickly evacuated and hid in fear as the dragon attacked against its will, a harness on its head with Eggman and Bowser's symbols on it was controlling its mind, making it act against its will.

"If you fools will not submit to the might of the Koopa Kingdom and Eggman Empire, then you will be flattened!" Eggman's voice was heard coming from a speaker in the harness.

As the Bo Dragon prepared to let out a torrent of ash-like smoke to overwhelm the village, a blue blur knocked into its belly, sending it stumbling back as Sonic flipped in the air and landed on his feet.

"SONIC?! How did you manage to get here?!" Eggman exclaimed, seeing his adversary through a special camera in the harness.

"I didn't come alone, RoBUTTnik!"

Mario and Luigi jumped in, readying their hammers as Calvin and Hobbes joined as well, followed by the Eds and Kirby. Tio also spun in and readied his saber, posing with his blade in an effort to intimidate Eggman.

"Ah, so you brought the portly plumbers and the pink puffball as well? That's good! Because now both Bowser And I get to share the joy in flattening ALL of you!"

Fine, Rein and Lione watched in worry as the heroes charged at the brainwashed Bo Dragon and began attacking it. Sonic ran around it at superfast speeds, kicking up a dust cloud that blinded the beast. Mario and Luigi pulled off their Bounce Bros. Attack while Hobbes spun Calvin around like a discus before throwing him at the harness brainwashing the Bo Dragon.

"A steak shall defeat you!" Ed said as he pulled out a steak from his pants and slapped it in the Bo Dragon's face, only for the beast to eat it and lick its lips in satisfaction.

"What did you think was gonna happen, Lumpy?!" Eddy exclaimed as he had gotten some coconuts from one of the trees near Howan's Restaurant and threw them at the Bo Dragon, causing the coconuts to explode in puffs of spice that caused it to sneeze.

Unfortunately, since Calvin was also on the Bo Dragon, he began sneezing as the spice got in his nose as well. Soon, the Bo Dragon shook him off as he crashed into the nearby water fountain.

"Snap out of it, Bo Dragon-Sama!" Tio exclaimed as he jumped on the dragon's head next, slashing at the harness with his saber.

"Careful, Tio!" Lione called out to her brother worriedly.

"We need to help!" Fine said as she and Rein looked at each other. "What should we do?"

"What should we do?"

"Let's use Prominence!"

Taking out a pair of compacts, the sisters opened them up and looked into the mirrors.

"Luche-lu-lun, Fortulet!

"Prominence Fortune Pretty Up!"

In a flash of light, the Sunny Kingdom Princesses were now dressed in more fluffy and regal dresses with their hair done up in elegant curls. They then cast a magical spell with wands that manifested into their hands from golden light.

"Twin Fortune Bloomish! Help the Heroes...save the Bo Dragon!"

Golden sparkles glittered around before forming into the sky and creating some kind of dimensional gateway. A small object came out of it as Calvin began picking himself up from the fountain before being beaned in the head by the object and falling back in.

The Eds ended up getting affected as well. Eddy looked down as a pair of giant fish manifested in his hand, specifically Bluefin Tunas.

"Oh man, I'm getting flashbacks...!"

Double-D gasped as a strange device appeared in his hands. Pressing a button on it, a red plasma blade ignited from it, revealing it to be a lightsaber.

"My word! I do admit to enjoying the Star Wars series but to have an actual lightsaber in my hands...!"

Ed laughed as the sparkles merely tickled him but did not give him a weapon of any kind. However, he felt his already uncanny strength increase tenfold.

As Calvin picked himself out of the fountain again, he noticed that the object that hit him was actually some kind of medallion/amulet.

"Oh, cool, free jewelry!"

Putting on the medallion, Calvin's eyes suddenly shone a bright white as he levitated into the air, the medallion opening up as it revealed a core that cycled through ten symbols; a magic sparkle, a skull, a fireball, a water drop, a leaf, a gear, a mountain, a swirl of air, a sun, and a crescent moon. Soon, his whole body glowed as the core settled on the fireball symbol.

"BORN TO BURN!"

Hobbes turned to see his best friend transforming in a flash of red light. When the light subsided, Calvin now had the form of a lava monster.

"What the heck?! What happened to me?!" Calvin exclaimed as he looked at his new form.

"Whatever you turned into, it better help us smash that harness!" Eddy said, smacking at the harness on the Bo Dragon with backup from Mario and Luigi.

Kirby looked around for something to help his friends with before a lightbulb went off in his head. Running over to Lione, he pantomimed a fire billowing and then motioned to his mouth.

"Eh? You want me to feed you fire?"

"ALLOW ME!" King Wohl bellowed as he raised his fists in the air, a fiery aura surrounding him. "POWER! POWER! POWER!"

Kirby decided that was good enough and inhaled, the flames coming off of Wohl being sucked into his mouth as he then glowed brightly before transforming, now wearing a yellow crown with a green gem in the center that had billowing flames coming out of the top.

"FIRE KIRBY!"

Turning into a living fireball, Kirby flew at the Bo Dragon and rammed into the harness, causing it to spark as it was nearing the end of its rope.

"I don't know what I turned into, but I wanna help!" Calvin said as he threw his arms out and sent lava balls at the harness, which began melting and short-circuiting it. Thankfully, the Bo Dragon itself was unharmed by the lava.

Kirby turned to Tio and gestured for him to raise his saber into the air. Confused, the Flame Kingdom Prince complied and Kirby breathed fire on the blade, setting it alight.

"Whoa!" Fine and Rein exclaimed in awe as Tio felt a new spring of confidence well up inside him.

"This power...It's just the thing! I'LL SAVE YOU, BO DRAGON-SAMA!"

Dashing forward, Tio began rapidly slashing at the harness before landing and posing with his still-burning sword. Soon, the harness separated into multiple pieces and fell to the ground, the Bo Dragon reeling and groaning in pain as Eggman and Bowser's control over it was removed.

"Bo Dragon! Are you alright?" Lione asked as the Bo Dragon stirred from its daze before looking down at the Flame Kingdom Princess and letting out a growl of confirmation, much to her relief.

"Thank goodness! The Flame Kingdom has been saved!" King Wohl cheered as the denizens of the Flame Kingdom came out of their homes and began cheering for the heroes, some of them going to Tio and lifting him into the air.

"All hail these new heroes as well as our beloved Prince Tio-Sama!"

Calvin turned back to normal and looked at his new medallion, wondering just how the heck Fine and Rein summoned it with their magic.


"Grrrrr! I should have none that blue buffoon would show up sooner or later!" Eggman growled as he and Bowser were watching from their respective bases.

"And Mario and Luigi and that pink marshmallow are with him! Not to mention those goofy kids and that tiger!" Bowser said in equal frustration.

"No matter!" Eggman dismissed. "We may have lost any control we could have gotten over the Flame Kingdom, but we still have control of the other kingdoms at least! And when we take over the Sunny Kingdom, those fools' victory won't matter in the long run!"

"Yeah! Sooner or later, we'll have this whole stinking star to ourselves! And those no-good arch-enemies of ours won't stop us this time!" Bowser cackled.


Calvin now has a Portal of Power that can transform him into all the Skylanders...except for Spyro and Cynder, of course, because they will be separate characters in a future story.

Next Time: As the gang prepares to liberate the next kingdom, they come across some friends who are more than willing to join on their journey!