Gamelover41592: As always, thanks!
Tech-Star: Yeah, I usually skip the levels that I feel are pointless to the story (or could just be recapped easily) and thank you for info about Fright Rider, that has since been edited.
Alright, time to finally get things kicked off. Let's begin!
Upon arriving on Flynn's new ship, the Dread-Yacht, Eon and Sky, as well as the other Skylanders, were quickly greeted by Flynn and Cali, who found themselves in awe of figures as legendary as the Giants being back (Cali moreso than Flynn, who had to be remained who they were in the first place). However, asking for tales of what life was like during that time would have to wait, as a far more pressing matter was clear-Kaos. To that end, Sky and Eon were led to Ermit, who had insisted on staying inside in order to hide from his worst fear-clouds.
Needless to say, as soon as he was out of earshot, several Skylanders wasted no time in making fun of that.
Ermit, for his part, was left with plenty of time to tell his tale, considering that Flynn found himself in need of repairs for his ship. And Eon especially was not happy with what he was hearing. Somehow, Kaos had managed to escape the Undiscovered Regions and, with the residual energy from his escape, managed to reactivate an Arkeyan Conquertron, which quickly accepted Kaos as it's new master.
"Thank you for this, Ermit," Eon said with a nod once the hermit had finished his tale.
"No problem," Ermit replied with a nod of his own. Hermit he may be, but even he knew that Eon was someone to be respected. With that, Sky and Eon left Ermit to his own devices, just in time for the Skylanders to return.
"Ship should be all ready to go!" Flynn declared. "So, where too?"
"That's the thing, we're not sure," Eon admitted.
"Kaos is probably rampaging all over the place!" Sky piped up.
"That may not be true," Ninjini spoke up, causing everyone to turn to her. "I fear that the Conquetron may have told this Kaos about the Iron Fist. Sadly, we were never given the chance to destroy it, so anyone could don it and wield its incredible power."
"But how would he even find it?" Bouncer questioned. "I don't even remember where it was and we were sealed inside for 10,000 years!"
"The Secret Vault of Secrets!" Tree Rex realized, causing all the Giants to adopt a worried look.
"What's so special about that place?" Pop Fizz had to ask.
"A map to where the Iron Fist lay was placed there," Swarm revealed. "No doubt the Conquetron is planning to take Kaos there so that he can claim it for himself!"
"So? We'll just beat him there!" Spyro commented.
"It's not that simple," Eye Brawl began to explain. "We would need our own Arkeyan robot in order to enter."
"Well, we do have Drill Sergeant," Hot Dog pointed out. Everyone turned to the drilling robot, who didn't fully seem to register what was going on.
"Er, let me rephrase that, we would need a much larger Arkeyan robot to enter. Basically, we would need our own Conquetron," Eye Brawl clarified.
"I think I might be able to help with that," Ermit declared as he came outside. "Couldn't help but overhear ya and I think I might know a place where you can find one."
"Where?" Sky asked eagerly.
"Glacier Gully," Ermit replied.
"Well, that's as good a guess as any," Cali piped up.
"Roger that, Cali! Setting sail for Glacier Gully!" Flynn declared.
"Brrr! Do you think you could have parked your robot in a colder place?" Flynn whined as the group made their final approach. Admittedly, Sky was inclined to agree. True to its name, Glacier Gully was freezing.
"Feels like home to me!" Slam Bam declared with a hearty laugh.
"Same to me!" Chill happily agreed as she and Slam Bam shared a fist bump.
"Not a choice in the matter," Ermit declared as he crossed his arms. "Cursed thing is haunted. Kept yappin' at me so I rid of it!" Flynn brought the dropship in for a landing, crushing some Chompies in the process. "It's safe enough. Only thing here are those fowl Ice Orges. But they're too mushy headed to figure out how to use it anyway. But it's around here somewhere. You'll find 'em. That's the thing about giant robots. You always find up…"
"Even when you don't want too…" Sky spoke up, her words fitting together with Ermit's perfectly.
"Sounds great. And kind of weird," Flynn chimed in. "But, I think the Skylanders can handle this one. I'm gonna hang back and…keep Cali warm."
"I'm sure all that hot air will keep me nice and toasty," Cali snarked with an eye roll. Rolling their own eyes, the Skylanders headed off, many of them huddling together or huddling near the Fire Skylanders. Sky, for her part, was keeping her cloak tightly wrapped around her body in hopes of keeping warm. It helped a little.
"Hey, that was really nice of you!" A ghost who seemed to be tethered to a power key said to the Skylanders after they dealt with a pack of Chompies. "Most people just ignore me. I think because they are afraid of ghosts."
"I'm not!" Sky piped up. If the ghost wasn't intangible, she would have given him a hug.
"I don't mean to bother anyone," The ghost continued. "I'm just cold and lonely out here. I used to live inside of a giant robot. You might even say I WAS the giant robot. But I was abandoned…want to see?"
"Lead us, my friend," Eon requested.
"Convenient," Ninjini noted. Still, she was happy that this would be easier with some help.
"Come on, this way," The ghost said as he motioned for the Skylanders and Portal Masters to follow him. Unfortunately a large ice block blocked the past. "Ah, a giant ice block. Understandable, as it is very cold. But you can melt it-watch this!" With his powers, the Machine Ghost turned on a Crystal Laser. The Skylanders quickly got to work, melting the block away.
"What are you doing!?" An Ice Orge exclaimed, rushing over in a vain attempt to save the ice melting to no avail. "That block you melted was for the Great Evil Ice Master! Oh you'll pay for this!" With that, he then stormed off.
"Uh oh, we've upset Noodles," The Machine Ghost noted. "The Ice Orges think my robot body is their new master, ever since I was left here, in the cold. It's not evil. Or anything really. Noodles is just crazy."
"Psh, we can deal with a delicious Ice Ogre," Spyro declared dismissively.
"Yeah! I melt ice!" Hot Dog cheerfully piped up as he wagged his fire tail. With that, the Skylanders kept moving, moving quickly mainly in hopes of getting out of the cold. Sky attempted to get into a fight with a few magic blasts, but all she really succeeded in was destroying a few snowmen.
"Now you're going to destroy snowmen too!?" Noodles exclaimed. "Those were also for the Great Evil Ice Master!"
"Um…oops?" Sky offered. Noodles wasn't impressed.
"Callin' all snowclopsises, teach these ice-melting, snowmen breaking fools a lesson!" He orders, summoning some minions. Needless to say, it didn't take the Skylanders very long to deal with them, much to Noodles' dismay. "Now you've gone too far! When the Great Evil Ice Master rises again, you will be punished! You just wait!" With that, he headed off again.
"Hey, when we get you your body back, can you punch him into the distance for us?" Slam Bam asked the Machine Ghost.
"It would be my pleasure," The Machine Ghost replied with an amused chuckle. From there, the Skylanders continued on dealing with a few more enemies along the way, only to smash into another snowman after sliding down a chain.
"Ha! You fell right into my trap!" Noodles boasted with a laugh. "...Except for the part where you destroyed my gifts for the Great Evil Ice Master! So now you're gonna pay for your mistake!" With that, he headed off…completely missing the Skylanders tearing through the Chompies he had left for them.
"I see Chompies are still persistent little pests," Tree Rex grumbled as he attempted to wipe one off his foot following him stepping on it.
"Yeah, we usually like to breed them for training," Jet-Vac admitted. "They are quite the explosive breeders I must say!"
"Whatever works best for you, I suppose," Machine Ghost commented. With that cleared out, the group kept on moving.
"WEEEEEE!" Sky cheered as she goofed around on a large ice bowl that the Skylanders had found. Much to everyone's shock, when she was inevitably launched into the air, she was able to do a series of flips and stick the landing.
"Sky…how did you do that?" Eon had to ask.
"I dunno!" Sky cheerfully admitted. "Was it bad?"
"Not at all! That was wonderful in fact!" Eon agreed, making a mental note to foster Sky's natural abilities in any way he could. Soon afterwards, the Skylanders arrived at a massive robot frozen in ice.
"Hey! There it is! My body!" The Machine Ghost cheered (or at least, everyone assumed he was cheering. His tone never really changed). "Now we just have to unthaw me! Just use those energy beams. I'll keep an eye out for Noodles."
"Understood!" Chill declared. The Skylanders quickly got to work, moving the crystals around to aim the beams at the ice. Hot Dog and Spyro also helped by melting the ice via their flames. Soon, the robot was free of its ice.
"Nice job!" The Machine Ghost complimented as he floated over. "You activated my body. Now I'll just hop inside." The Machine Ghost hopped in just in time for Noodles to come over, quickly bowing.
"Master? Master? What have they done to you!?" Noodles exclaimed. "It is I, Noodles, your humble servant. What are you evil wish–" His sentence was cut off, however, as he was quickly punched away, much to Slam Bam's joy.
"Classic Noodles," The Machine Ghost said with a chuckle as he popped out of the top of the robot. "Perfect! I now have complete control of my body again! It truly has been a pleasure being your friend. Are we friends now?"
"Of course we are!" Sky quickly piped up. Cali, Flynn and Ermit then appeared with the dropship.
"Well here it is, haunted and all," Ermit said to the other two Mabu.
"Have you come to leave me again?" The Machine Ghost mockingly asked before beginning to beg. "Don't leave. I've been so lonely." Eon sighed, realizing that Sky was no doubt going to want to keep the Machine Ghost.
"I don't want you near me, but these Skylanders need our help getting into the Arkeyan vault," Ermit quickly explained. "So quit your bellyachin' and let's get to it!"
"Sounds good to me!" Cali quickly agreed.
"Anything to get out of the cold!" Flynn chimed in. "I can almost feel my brain freezing up."
"Right…almost," Cali commented, doing her best to keep from making the obvious joke.
Sorry again about the lack of updates! Been really busy! Anyways, hope you all enjoyed!