Showdown in London
In the Throne Room of Malefor's Lair the Dark Master was having a word with Rivett via Magic Circle.
"So what you're telling me Rivett is that you botched the task that I gave you?" Malefor asked, "And you lost the Great Lakes to the forces of light?"
"My apologies Lord Malefor," said Rivett, "I did what I could but in the end I couldn't compete against the Guardian of the Dragon Realm and her team."
"Is there anything else I need to know?" Malefor replied.
"Well now that you mention it there is," Rivett spoke, "There were some new Skylanders among the heroes and they had new vehicles. Does this mean anything to you?"
Malefor growled before he ended the call and dialed up Froggo.
"Lord Malefor what an unexpected surprise," Froggo said nervously, "What's with the sudden phone call?"
"You're late with your thirty minute update on the progress of the darkness that's spreading across earth," said the Dark Master.
"Well we're having some setbacks," The Goblin King replied, "Turns out the Arkeyans are doing what they can to slow down the spread of the Darkness."
"So the Arkeyan Governors are busy doing what they can to help the forces of Light," Malefor said, "The Governors can slow it down but they can't stop the darkness from spreading indefinitely."
"Shall I take them out?" Froggo asked.
"No," Malefor said, "I'll send in one of my lieutenants to take on the JTeens and if it comes down to it I'll deal with the JTeens myself."
Froggo smiled knowing that Malefor was the most powerful opponent that the JTeens would face yet.
Meanwhile in London Alex and the JTeens arrived in London and they saw that the Darkness was thicker up here than usual. This time they were joined by Reina and Rita of the Arkeyan Royal Family as the twins had come to personally oversee this mission.
"Okay Seattle has terrible weather but this takes the cake," Cody pointed out.
"If you think the black clouds up here are bad then just wait till you get to the center of town," said Rita, "That's where the source of the disturbance is."
"Let's just get what we came here to get and break into Avalon," said Ice.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple," said Reina, "When Malefor enslaved Avalon, Earth, Skylands, and the Dragon Realm, he disabled all the portals linking them and captured anybody who dared to open a portal to said realms. The only way to get from realm to realm is by using the Rift Engines."
"And knowing Malefor it's only a matter of time before he comes looking for the rift engines to destroy them and if he does then we can kiss our last chance of freeing the universe from his evil alliance goodbye," Camo spoke, "Which means we better find a way to get to Avalon."
The group said nothing else knowing that they had to continue onwards. As they continued they battled trolls and robots but as they did they couldn't help but ask about the Governors of the Arkeyan Empire.
"Has anybody seen the Governors of the Arkeyan Empire as of late?" Sunburn asked.
"Yeah you'd think that as powerful sorcerers they'd be here to help us," Cynder spoke.
"Unfortunately the Governors of the Arkeyan Empire returned to their respective castles," Said Spyro, "Something about wanting to be there helping with the evacuation and defense preparations than be seen with those they view as enemies of the Arkeyan Empire."
"Basically Alex is now at the top of the list and the Empire made it perfectly clear that once this mess with Malefor is over then they're declaring war on the dragon realm," Zap said.
"Would somebody tell us what's been going on?" Blackout asked, speaking for himself, Spotlight, Blades, Echo, and High Five.
"Blackout's right," Spotlight said, "We just got here and we were away on other missions."
"Perhaps I had best bring you up to speed on what's been going on," Chrissie said as she explained everything that happened up to that point, "And there you have it."
"You're joking right?" Echo asked, "Malefor's back? I thought Spyro and Cynder defeated him years ago."
"So did we," Rita said, "Apparently Malefor managed to escape when Kaos destroyed the Core of Light and when our sisters went to get the Eternal Undead Source that's how Malefor escaped."
"And now that he's back there's no telling who else he's got on speed dial," said Reina said, "Like Vathek or Rivett."
"Let's not forget Captain Frightbeard," said Spyro, "Now that Malefor knows where the Chest of Exile is he can free Frightbeard and his entire fleet at will."
"And give us a whole new set of problems that we don't need," Drobot pointed out, "I'm sure Thumpback isn't gonna want to deal with facing his old captain so soon."
"You got that right," Zap said, "For now we've got work to go like getting to the center of London so we can break into Avalon."
The team agreed on that as the Dragon Skylanders took the lead and switched depending upon which Skylanders were strong in which areas.
"I can't believe the elemental zones are affecting planet earth as well," said Whirlwind.
"It's the power of the Dark Master," Cynder replied, "His evil influence is spreading across the universe."
"Then we better hurry and get to Avalon to retrieve the power we need to break into Alex's realm and fast," Colleen suggested as the group battled their way to the center of London while freeing the town from Malefor's influence in the process.
"Okay this is it," said Rita as she and Reina opened a treasure chest with the Arkeyan Royal Family's symbol on it.
"What's in there?" asked Bash.
"An artifact that the Arkeyan Empire buried here centuries ago and sealed with a powerful spell that only members of the Royal Family can break," Reina replied as she and Rita opened the chest to reveal a power crystal. "And this is what's gonna help us get to Avalon undetected."
"A Power Crystal?" Spyro asked.
"Yep this is an emergency power crystal," Rita spoke, "It'll open a portal to any dimension undetected."
"Unfortunately since this is an emergency crystal there's only enough power for one use," said Reina, "Which means we're going to Avalon to get the power we need to upgrade the rift engines."
The others began to voice their concerns but they all agreed with the plan to go to Avalon and allowed Reina and Rita to open a portal that would take the team to Avalon.