As the day was coming to an end, High Volt reported about his recent mission which granted him insight on the current situation. Now the Skylanders knew that Sprocket was with the Doom Raiders and that they had to look for a distant and hidden island to find them.
High Volt contacted Spyro directly and revealed some of his ideas to the leader. "We have to head out to the farthest corners of Skylands, territory we've never entered before." Even though High Volt was older and far more experienced, he still met Spyro with respect.
"I see…" Spyro wasn't too fond to explore new and potentially dangerous areas just to find the Doom Raiders, but he was aware of the importance of this case. "We have to unite the Skylanders. Send them beyond any place we've seen before!"
The Tech Skylander nodded and followed the dragon's orders. Throughout the day, multiple groups were formed and some already started their search for the mysterious islands.
Roller Brawl was already part of a group consisting of Undead Skylanders, but she noticed that Chill has been missing the entire day. The vampire skated around the Academy and nearby islands, asking anyone she passed about the Water Skylander, yet she was nowhere to be found.
"Don't tell me she's been kidnapped too." Roller Brawl thought to herself and became worried.
The Skylander decided to enter the Water Realm, home to many Skylanders of the respective Element. Roller Brawl has never been there before and that was for a good reason, the water made it difficult for her to skate. With wet roller blades and soaking pants, Roller Brawl sighed with every attempt of a step she made through the pools of water. It wasn't until she reached a waterfall which poured down from the edge of a platform that she noticed something strange. The water became more and more solid the further she looked down. Roller Brawl knew right away what that meant.
The Undead Skylander found a way which lead to some islands underneath the pools. The further she went down, the colder it became and wherever she turned everything would be covered with ice. In the largest lake of the entire realm, she finally discovered her friend.
"Chill!" Roller Brawl's joy faded the closer she got to the warrior, she seemed to be upset about something.
Chill was crouching near the waterfall which hinted at her presence. Her head was laying in her arms, and any icy layer of fog surrounded her.
"Hey, what's wrong Chill?" Roller Brawl carefully glided over the frozen surface.
Chill slowly looked up at the vampire skater. Her expression was hopeless, almost fearsome. "Roller-"
All Roller Brawl could hear after that was the sound of crashing ice. The Skylander was catapulted backwards and thrown to the ground. She pushed her upper body up to see Chill inside of a giant pillar of ice. Roller Brawl got on her feet in an instant and dashed over to her frozen friend.
"Chill! Can you hear me? Chill!" Roller Brawl slammed her fists against the tower of ice and desperately tried to set the trapped Skylander free.
Hidden far away from the Skylanders' eyes and ears, the enormous island specked with trees kept the Doom Raiders from being found. The moon lit up the dark night sky and most of the villains already laid to rest. Dr. Krankcase was the chosen night guard, even though all he did was experiment with local materials.
Snap Shot couldn't sleep, so the crocodile strolled around the camp, always staying in Krankcase's sight. While slowly walking across the damp ground, he recognized striking red hair behind one of the tree logs. Sprocket has been tied up and mostly ignored ever since they arrived. Snap Shot felt terribly bad for her being pulled into this mess. The Trap Master sat on the tree log next to her and tried to think of a way to start a conversation.
"I'm sorry." Snap Shot kept his eyes on the crackling flames in front of him, but his words were directed at the Tech Skylander. "I didn't… I didn't mean to backstab you like that."
Sprocket was unable to talk due to her mouth being covered, but she didn't even try to respond to Snap Shot's apology in any way.
"I know I shouldn't have shot Wallop." Snap Shot felt deep regret after bringing that back up. "I made a mistake."
Sprocket remained completely still and left Snap Shot wondering if the Doom Raiders did something with her.
"Sprocket?" Snap Shot glanced over to Krankcase to make sure he didn't see what was going on. To his relief, the scientist was busy building mechanical legs for one of his minions. Snap Shot slowly moved his hand to Sprocket's head and removed the bandage around her mouth.
"You cold-blooded backstabbing moron!" Sprocket shouted at the top of her lungs the second she was able to speak again. "You can shove your excuse of an apology up your-"
"Shut up!" Krankcase interrupted his work to warn the raging engineer. "If you don't shut your mouth the queen will!"
"The queen can kiss my ass!" Sprocket was too angry to think about the consequences of her behavior. "And you-"
"Sprocket please!" Snap Shot looked at the Tech Skylander with fear and intimidation, he didn't want to risk Golden Queen waking up. "Shouting at me won't fix any of this! Just listen to me."
Sprocket clenched her teeth and did her best to not burst out with insults again. "What do you have to say?"
"I can get you back to the Academy." The reptile's eyes once again shot over to Krankcase, who already sunk back into his craft. "I can gain the queen's trust and make a deal with her to let you go." The Water Trap Master kept his voice down.
"And you think that's actually an option?" Sprocket scoffed at the plan and didn't get her hopes up. "Letting me go so that I can tell the others where you are?"
"She won't allow that." Snap Shot responded quickly. "She will find a way to get you back without you knowing our location."
"So, you want to make sure the others don't have a chance to find you vile creatures?" Sprocket's tone was filled with spite and disgust.
"If I could, I would surrender right away." Snap Shot was fully honest about every word he said. "I just don't want you to pay for my mistakes."
"How noble of you." Sprocket smiled sarcastically. "If your plan actually works and I get back home, I promise you that I will make sure you spend the rest of your days behind bars."
"I can't blame you for that." Snap Shot understood the Tech Skylander and he would probably act the same way. "I do deserve it, after all."
Krankcase was about to finish his creation, so Snap Shot put the bandage back over Sprocket's mouth and continued to walk along.
A sleepless night passed for Snap Shot and the Doom Raiders rose from their shelters. As soon as Golden Queen exited her tent, the reptile approached her. "Golden Queen!" Before he could reach her, Chef Pepper Jack and Dreamcatcher appeared in front of him.
"Where do you think you're going, Skyloser?" Dreamcatcher giggled eerily while blocking the Skylander's path.
"What do you want?" The leader of the Doom Raiders kept her back turned towards the others and didn't seem rejecting of the Trap Master.
"I wanted to talk to you about something." Snap Shot tried not to sound threatening or say anything that might upset the golden being.
Golden Queen slowly turned around to face her newest ally. "Let him talk."
Dreamcatcher and Pepper Jack didn't trust Snap Shot but followed their queen's orders and moved out of the way.
"I want to offer you a deal." Snap Shot sounded confident and didn't back off when the Doom Raider got closer.
"And what kind of deal are you talking about?" Golden Queen was skeptical but also willing to listen.
Snap Shot gulped and gathered all his courage to finally answer. "I want you to let the Skylander go." This was the first time he referred to the Skylanders as if he wasn't a part of their team anymore. It felt wrong, but he had to win the villain's trust.
Everyone started to laugh hysterically after that request. They knew that Golden Queen would never allow a Skylander to escape under her watch. The Earth sorceress raised her hand to silence the cackling villains. "And why would I do that?"
"If you do…" Snap Shot took a deep breath before revealing his side of the deal. "I will tell you everything you want to know."
Everyone was silent. Golden Queen raised an eyebrow with suspense and thought about his offer for a few seconds. "Anything?"
"I'm- I was the leader of the Trap Masters. I have information you could never find out by yourself." Snap Shot was careful about the way he worded his argument, but he remained hopeful.
Golden Queen took another long look at the crocodile while everyone else was watching with tension. "Deal."
Snap Shot was surprised by that answer but smiled after getting the Golden Queen to agree with him. "Thank you, your majesty."
Snap Shot passed the speechless Doom Raiders who couldn't believe what just happened. The villains followed the golden ruler, who was heading towards the forest.
"Your highness, what was that?" Wolfgang sounded more confused than angry and demanded an answer from his leader.
The other evil-doers showered the sorceress with questions as well, but all she did was silently walk forward. As soon as they distanced themselves far enough from the camp, Golden Queen twirled around, pointing her staff at her minions to stop their jabbering.
"You imbeciles don't actually believe I will let the hostage go?" Golden Queen answered everyone's questions with another question, which confused the others even more.
"Then why did you agree on the deal?" Dreamcatcher tried to make sense of the queen's behavior.
"I have a plan which will allow us to keep the Skylander and give us the information that the lizard promised us." Golden Queen smiled and already thought ahead of everyone else.
"Actually, he's a crocodile." Wolfgang had to correct the queen but shut his mouth as soon as she gave him a threatening look.
"Dr. Krankcase!" Golden Queen called upon the mad scientist who flinched in fear before looking at the queen. "Y-yes, my queen?"
"I need you to brew me a certain potion for my plan." The sorceress was visibly proud of herself and kept on grinning. "I will explain everything."
Hours have passed since Roller Brawl called for help and escorted Chill into the hospital of the Academy. The Water Skylander has been unconscious ever since she was freed from the ice pillar and Roller Brawl stayed with her the entire time.
"RB, we have to go!" Cynder shouted from outside of the room Chill was in.
Roller Brawl sighed while giving the unresponsive warrior a sad look. "Please wake up until I get back."
The vampire skated out of the room and was ready to go on a mission with Cynder and Hex. As soon as the Undead Skylander left, Chill finally opened her eyes. However, they weren't the usual dark blue colored eyes, they were as white as snow.
Dr. Krankcase was currently making a certain potion with resources that Golden Queen forced her minions to collect. She also ordered Snap Shot to get some wood for their campfire before the sun sets. That allowed the villains some privacy to perform the queen's plan.
"It's done your highness!" Krankcase removed his goggles from his eyes and placed them back on his hat.
"Excellent!" Golden Queen was confident about her plan. "Bring me the Skylander!"
Wolfgang followed her demand and dragged Sprocket over to the group of villains. They all smiled sinisterly while Sprocket returned a furious look.
"Now it's time to make yourself useful." The sorceress used her hands and started to create a pile of gold next to Sprocket. She moved her fingers while keeping her red jewel eyes on the prisoner. The engineer didn't understand what was happening and only watched while hoping she wouldn't be turned into solid gold. After Golden Queen was finished, she lowered her hands. Sprocket turned her head to the figure next to her and was shocked. The villainess created a golden statue that looked exactly like Sprocket. "The potion, doctor!"
Krankcase grabbed the flask with the glowing purple substance inside of it and walked towards the statue. He carefully tilted the vessel over the replica, letting a single drop fall onto it. The statue of Sprocket started to glow in a radiant light which caused everyone but Golden Queen to shield their eyes. After the light faded, the lifeless statue was alive. It looked down at the speechless Sprocket and smirked.
"Welcome, Sprocket." Golden Queen was talking to the clone of the Skylander and completely ignored the real one. "Are you ready to pay your friends at the Academy a visit?"
"Yes, my queen." Sprocket's clone happily followed her creator's orders.
Before Snap Shot returned, the Doom Raiders grabbed Sprocket and carried her deep into the forest. The Tech Skylander desperately tried to break free, but she couldn't stop the queen from convincing Snap Shot that her clone was the real Sprocket and that she will allow her to go back to the Academy.