Four years have past. Four years since the incident. Four years since the search began and still continue for him. Many Soldiers took on this grand task to find her and bring her back; to bring her home. All the lives lost within those years,the times spent desperately searching every corner of every region and yet nothing.
This morning began as the rest do. For many it was the training, meeting up with friend, work, but for him the thoughts of where else she was or where they haven't yet checked buzzed around his mind in an endless loop. How could he have let this incident happen? What would their allies think of them now? How could he ever show his face to them once they hear of what has happened to Her? All these and more questions jumbled themselves with his train of thought that in some days it made it difficult to concentrate on one task. With strides of tiredness in his steps from days without proper sleep, he made his way to the window, looking out at his students, sensei, and residents..oh how they all were trusted onto his care. It is obvious he blamed himself for what happened those many years ago.
A bang from the main halls door interrupted his silence, its existence echoing through the empty halls, "Good Morning Master Eon!", Hugo, the energetic and fuzzy Mabu that almost always had his nose in a book or was off to parts of the Academy reviewing stats, speed-walked over to Eons side, "Good Morning Hugo," Eon responded with a sigh, "You will not believe the news I have for you today Eon!" His aura lightened up the room, and from the expression on Hugo's face, gave Eon hope.
"What is it Hugo?" The hope that they have found her, that they have finally located her, oh the thrill filled him that he could barely contain his excitement. "The new students at the academy are getting better and better each day! I am sure they will be able to take their skills out into the field soon! or maybe even out on a mission!" Hugo continued expressing how each student has progressed in such short time, how Smoke has gained control of her fire abilities and how Nova was capable of creating wormholes appearing here and there or not knowing when she could possibly pop up. He continued on and Eons glad expression slowly faded back to wondering and melancholy. "oh ho ho ho, and Kuronic sliced through a thick tree..of course it did come crashing down on half of the training grounds but.." Hugo looked up and saw that Eon had wondered, that he was now in his own head, which made Hugo question, what has made Eon so absent minded lately?
"Master Eon..are you feeling alright?" just as he dozed off Eon regained notice of the existence around him, "hmm, oh I'm sorry Hugo its just..my mind has been troubled lately..I've been trying to think of possible places we haven't yet searched..or places she could possibly be.." Eon trailed off, sighed and rubbed his forehead, now noticing it the lack of sleep was very visible on Eons face. In-fact it surprised Hugo that he didn't realize this earlier, Eon hadn't combed his beard or changed out of his sleeping gown to his outdoors gown.
"Are we both on the same page?", Hugo asked, he was cought off guard by Eons response. Now this must be serious if it has cost Eon the lack of personal hygiene's and sleep. If it was this bad it should also be something Hugo should take into consideration. His mind too began to buzz with different possibilities of what is happening? Her..her,who could that possibly be? Cali arrived back to the Academy last week. Tessa obviously let us all know she was headed back to the bird sanctuary, so who else could be missing? "Hmm.. oh sorry Hugo its just that..its been months since our last mission to outer regions, planets and dimensions and yet..nothing", Eon sighed, walked around his desk and slumped into his chair.
Hugo was still quite unsure who he can possibly be referring to. he went through every missing female skylander they could possibly have but he couldn't think of any that were "missing" just the ones that were out on missions, vacation, and patrol. Then it hit him, how? how could Eon still be at this after the three years that have past with no trace of her? "Oh..her..um well has it ever occurred to you that maybe she doesn't want to be found? Considering how her life was, maybe she's happy to finally be away from all..this?" Hugo walked over in-front of Eons desk, placed the papers of the Students progress and sighed, as did Eon again. He hoped Hugo wasn't right about this and that where-ever she is she's desperately trying to get home.
"Maybe you're right Hugo..maybe you're right, but I would like to have this final mission and search Earth, just this final time and if there is no trace from her then i will mark her as..as dead and..and break the news to the King and Queen", Eon sat straight in his chair and looked through the files in his drawers until he found her file. In it had marked down possible places she could be from last Skylanders that saw her or encountered her. Most soldiers never came back and the others only lived for two days before they died from blood poisoning, infected wounds or mortal injuries.
The King and Queen, this would mean a possible allie lost from them or worse. The last time they arrived Hugo, Eon, Flynn, and Buzz had nightmares for a week and felt that something or someone was watching and following them. They had traced it back to the King, how his red eyes seemed to pierce through you and suck away your soul. The very presence of him was enough to make a skylander as pale as sheep's wool. This did make Hugo and Eon very uneasy, this news could mean the destruction of Skylands.