Hey Kyle?
Yeah Eddy?
Wouldn't it be cool if Skylands and the Skylanders were real?
Hmm, I guess it would be.
And we could go on trips on the Dread Yacht!
Sure
And go to Woodburrow! And Skylanders Academy! And The Ruins! Maybe even visit Dragon's Peak!
Eddy, I'm trying to do my homework.
I bet Drobot would be great help with homework.
Yeah, and I'm sure Eruptor makes a bunch of poop jokes.
DUDE! THAT WOULD BE HILARIOUS!
"Ain't so funny now" Ignitor mumbled under his breath.
"What was that?" Stealth Elf asked.
"What? Oh, nothing" Ignitor had been contemplating how he even got into this mess. One minute, he's a human at a gas station doing normal human things. The next moment, he was a knight made of fire and going on, as Wind-Up had said, an adventure. It was bad enough that he and his friends had been turned into these odd creatures from another world, but with the arrival of Prism Break and Stealth Elf on the team he was starting to think there was more to what happened to them then met the eye. And what did Toys For Bob have to do with this anyway?
"Oh by the way, I think I should mention it," Prism Break turned around as he led the group through a small forest from the warehouse, "there's one more on our side. Right now he's behind enemy lines though and he's being a double agent."
"What is his name?" Night Shift asked.
"Oh I can't say"
"Not even a name?"
"Kid, I know you got a human name, but if you're working with us you gotta go by your Skylander name. As for our leader, well, he goes by his Skylander name. If I say it, you'll know who he is immediately and probably blow his cover"
"My name is Mason, not kid"
"Okay, neither, your name is Night Shift, or as I like to call you, Dust Bag"
Night Shift scowled, ready to jab Prism Break straight in the jaw. Ignitor had seen his buddy get mad before. Most of the time he kept his cool, but when he got angry there was a rampage that had obliterated most in its path. The nightmares lasted for a solid week. Stink Bomb seemed unaffected by his anger though it made sense since he lived with the guy his whole life.
Whirlwind landed on the ground next to them. "I don't even understand. How do you know where we are going? What if we're actually headed to Canada?"
"Hey, then we could see your grandparents!" Wind-Up said. He hopped up and down and it seemed like he couldn't stop. His legs kept jittering and shaking. Stink Bomb attempted to keep him still by holding his shoulders down, but it ended in failure when the ninja skunk ended up vibrating and making him uncontrollably dizzy.
"See, I don't think that'd be a good idea. They just might not recognize me" Whirlwind said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Hey Bell, can I ride you?" Stink Bomb asked.
"For the last time Jason! NO!" Whirlwind grunted.
"Hey, what was that?" Prism Break raised a rocky brow from in front.
"Sorry, Whirlwind" Stink Bomb muttered.
"Stink Bomb, more like Stink Butt"
"That name is still true" Ignitor pointed out.
Stealth Elf put her hand up signaling the group to stop. Unaware of the motion, Prism Break ran into her, Ignitor into Prism Break and the rest of the gang followed behind him. "Hey, watch it!" she grumbled angrily. "I think I see something up ahead."
"Yeah? Well what is it?" Prism Break asked.
Stealth Elf peered ahead and then sighed. "Oh nothing, it's just a gang"
"A gang?" Ignitor asked Stealth Elf who had said the word so casually. "What are they doing"
"Looks like they're about to go jump someone"
Prism Break looked at the group of bandana-wearing men. "Oooh, they have a nice car too"
"Well, we have to stop them!" Ignitor said a little loudly. Stealth Elf glared and shushed him. Ignitor made his voice quieter. "We can't just let them hurt an innocent person."
"Listen ki- Ignitor. We have bigger issues like turning back to normal. And who knows, maybe this person isn't as innocent as you suspect."
"I won't take any chances"
"Man, don't be so headstrong" Prism Break turned forward, only to see Ignitor already moving towards the group of people. "Moron"
The fire knight kept walking forward ready to fight although not sure how. One of the gang members finally took notice of him. His eyes were frightened and curious. "Yo dawg, who you be?"
Ignitor stopped as the rest of the gang turned to look at him. "I- umm," he cleared his throat and made his mouth speak. He clearly had not thought this through. "I am the long arm of justice!"
"With those tiny rabbit arms?" one of the other members laughed making the others crack up.
"Hold on fellas. This dude is on fire."
"And there is a GIANT SKUNK RIGHT HERE!" another one said as Stink Bomb approached from one of the sides. Whirlwind appeared from the back of them. She must have flown above while Ignitor was distracting them. Wind-Up and Night Shift came to Ignitor's sides.
"Yo look guys, we don't want no trouble"
"Then you are in quite a pickle because we are trouble and you found us" Night Shift shrugged as he threatened the gang.
One of the members who was wearing a large leather jacket had his hand inside the inside pocket. "Whatchu want with us?"
Stink Bomb looked at the gang member with the jacket. He looked at his feet and got an idea. "We want your car"
Ignitor had no idea his friend could come up with ideas. He also heard one of the gang members whisper "Man, is that a talking skunk?"
"Yo dawg, ain't no way you getting' my wheels" leather jacket man said.
Stink Bomb shrugged. "Whatever, you're funeral. Uh, guys, plug your noses." With that final statement, Stink Bomb turned around, lifted his tail, and green gas shot out from his rear. The flatulent smell was enough for each of the gang members to collapse on the ground. Whirlwind who had covered her nose with her wings walked to the leather jacket guy and poked around him with her horn.
"Look for some keys!"
Prism Break hopped forward smiling. "That went better than expected." He reached into the guys jacket and hooked the keys on to his crystal arm. "I'll drive!"
Stink Bomb grabbed the keys. "No way dude, you don't have any fingers!"
Night Shift jerked the keys from him. "You don't even know how to ride a bike"
Stealth Elf took the keys from the vampire. "Tell you boys what. Why don't I drive?"
Ignitor looked at the arguing bunch. "I don't see any problem with that."
Wind-Up hopped up and down. "SHOTGUN!"
Ignitor, Prism Break, Stink Bomb, and Night Shift looked at each other. They were clearly the four biggest ones in the group. From the look of it, the jet black car in front of them did not look very big. Ignitor stepped forward. "Uhh, Wind-Up?"
"Hey, you know the rules of shotgun. I get front seat."
Whirlwind was cackling. "I'm so glad I can fly"
The boss sat in his chair thinking. He had put fear into each of his minions. He hated it but it was only because he did not want a worse fate from the one who had given him his new body. He was doing it for this new world order, for the ones who mattered in this universe, for his family. The boss put his hands to the bridge of his nose. How had he gotten into this mess anyway? Although this was a step up from his boring office job as a human. Working at a paper company was not the most imaginative job. Now he had a giant weapon and practically every creature that could be created at his instant calling.
The screen in front of the boss shimmered and buzzed with static. On the screen appeared the boss's, well, boss. A man in a pinstripe suit, pale pink skin, and a brighter pink buzz cut. However the pink color only made his menacing look all the more terrifying.
"Ahh, finally this ridiculous Earth technology came through. Status report?" the man on the screen said.
The boss jumped in his chair at the large head on the screen. "Ah yes, well, unfortunately we are as unsuccessful as the last report"
The pinstripe suited man sighed and rubbed his eyes in frustration. "I am already dealing with a group of hooligans and my own children! I cannot have this rag tag team of Skylanders that somehow are not on my side ruin my plans"
It was true. Even the boss didn't know how they were defying him. Every human turned Skylander was working for the pink boss and he had no idea why these five, now seven were any different. He decided to avoid heating up his leader. "However, I believe we have a secret weapon that can defeat them. It may just be enough"
Pink boss lifted an eyebrow. "Hmmmmm?"
The boss pushed a button on his chair and the intercom on the arm rest beeped. "Ka-Boom, bring in project alpha" he said.
"Sure thing, right away boss" Ka-Boom's Brooklyn accent spoke. The boss had almost forgotten that his right hand man was from Boston and raised in New York. He had no idea how he ended up in Indiana so far from his home state.
A few moments later the door to the boss's office opened and Ka-Boom rolled in a tray holding five different colored crystals. After leaving the tray by the boss Ka-Boom left the office not wanting to speak with someone higher up than his own hooded leader.
"Not only will I personally oversee a final assault should things become dire" he motioned to the crystals "each of these crystals contain a Nega-Skylander. Kaos has already sent some of his minions to Earth. We managed to capture the five Nega-Skylanders that are the equivalent of these other five Skylanders"
Pink boss managed to notice the five crystals, one red, one yellow, one black, one green, and one white. "Yes, but in Skylands, one Skylander managed to take out an entire army of Nega-Skylanders by himself."
"Was he facing a Nega Skylander that was his equivalent?" the boss asked.
Pink boss scratched his chin and the boss knew the answer was no. "Continue"
"These Nega Skylanders can learn from their equal instantly and know all their weaknesses. It's the perfect strategy and these Skylanders are humans! That don't even know how to control their powers."
"If you recall you are also a human…"
"Yes, but almost two months now. I have quite mastered my skills"
Pink boss chuckled. "Well then I suppose this is your moment to prove it. I will check back in two weeks. Pray to Eon you have made some progress" and with that the screen went black.
The boss turned around and got up from his chair. He stood up and began to walk out the door to his office back into the main lair.
"Oh, progress will be made" Enigma, the boss laughed evilly.
Hello all! I hope you have enjoyed The Invasion so far. Although it is a stand alone story, it has a parallel story called The Portal. If you haven't read that I hope you will do so! Otherwise I will let you all know that I only right A/N's every five chapters as to not take away too much attention from the story. I hope you all enjoy, favorite, and review. But as long as you read and enjoy that's all this happy writer can hope for. Have a great day! -Raptor
