|| And here we have chapter 2 of Blank Out! AKA "the part where Trigger Happy turns into Shadow the Hedgehog".
Chapter Two
"Are you sure about this, Spyro?" Whirlwind asked.
"Positive!" Spyro replied. "I know what I saw. If they're not on this island, they're somewhere close."
Chop Chop grumbled. "So after we find Trigger Happy and Jet-Vac, we're going back home, right?" The others glared at him. Chop Chop sighed. "And the Drow..."
"She's not a Drow!" Whirlwind exclaimed.
Sunburn sighed. "Spyro, could you sign her up for Fryno's anger management class...?"
Spyro laughed. "I'll see what I can do," he replied. "But right now, we have to find Trigg and the others."
Meanwhile, somewhere on another island, something crashed to the ground. Three somethings, actually, all of which landed on separate corners of the area.
"Ugh..." Jet-Vac slowly began to wake up. He was in the middle of the forest on an unmapped island in Cloudbreak. A crisp wind filled the air as he stood up and rubbed his head. "Hoo, boy... where am I?" Jet looked down at his hands and examined himself. "Uh... who am I?" He shook himself off. "This can't be any good..." He felt his throat. "Scottish...?"
With a shrug, he peered at his surroundings. He discovered a shiny blue object laying on the ground a few feet away from him. "Is that..." It was his cannon. Jet chuckled as he picked it up. "Ho ho! A Vac Blaster 9000!" He turned his head, probably in search of it's owner, then looked back down at the gun. "Is it mine?" He smirked. "Well, it is now!"
After tapping his foot and thinking about what to do or where to go, the Sky Baron started walking into the wood. "Looks like I've got a bit of searching to do."
Somewhere else on the unmarked island, Trigger Happy was hanging unconscious in a tree. Blood dripped from a scratch on the side of his face. "Mmph..." he grumbled. His foot slipped from the branch and he landed on the ground. "Ugh!" He pushed himself to his feet and rubbed the gash. He glanced at the fur on his hand, which was now stained crimson. "Blood..." He wiped it on the grass and looked around. "Can't remember anything... and my voice is so high pitched!" He roared and punched a tree, then reeled back in pain. "Weak and scrawny..." Trigg growled. "Great."
He shook of his hand off. "I need to get stronger..." He cracked his knuckles and climbed back up to the top of the tree he had fallen out of and looked out at the forest below. "Hmph." With a grunt, he stormed across the treetops.
And last, but certainly not least, in a clearing by a pond, was Stealth Elf. The pond was surrounded on three sides by beautiful, golden flowers, blossoming with Spring. A small Stump Puppy was sniffing Stealth's ear. The elf stirred, causing the puppy to dash behind a bush. "Ooh, ow ow ow..." She sat up and shook her head. "My arm hurts, and my head feels empty..." The Stump Puppy whimpered and padded back over to her. "Oh... hi!" Stealth patted the dog's head. "Do you know where we are?" The dog tilted it's head. "How about who I am?" The dog shook it's head and Stealth sighed. "I didn't think so..."
She stood up, almost falling over in the process, which was a little odd for somebody like her. The puppy nudged her cast. "Hm? Oh... I don't know what happened with that, but it really hurts... It's kind of frustrating..." The dog growled and tugged on her skort, directing her towards the pond. "What's this?" The Stump Puppy barked and stuck it's face in the water for a couple seconds, then pulled it back out. It barked again. "You want me to try?" Stealth asked. The dog nodded. Stealth stared at the water for a moment, then mimicked the pup. When she pulled her head out, she started laughing. "That's relaxing! Thank you."
The dog watched with it's tail wagging as she stood up and stretched. "I guess I should try to figure out what happened to me..." The puppy whined and grabbed her skort again when she started to leave. "Oh, I can't stay, little guy. I have to find out where I came from..." The Stump Puppy barked, then leaped into Stealth's arms. Well, arm. "Huh? You want to help me?" The pup nodded. "Oh! You're the greatest! Not just because you're the only person I know."
Trigger Happy hopped down from the tree he was in. Suddenly, a shadow skidded through the forest. "Alright, something's not right here..." The gremlin headed in the direction of what he saw. Pounding his fist on his other hand, he glanced around in search of the shadow.
Not that far away, Stealth Elf and her Stump Puppy friend were cautiously wandering the woods. "Ooh, this place is scary," Stealth whimpered. The dog, who was walking next to her, growled deeply in a protective fashion. Stealth giggled. "Well, I guess it's not as scary with you here." The dog barked. Then something in the bushes rustled, causing Stealth to yelp and flinch away. Seeing this, the pup howled loudly.
And in another part of the forest, Jet-Vac heard a wail and looked around in confusion. He grasped his blaster and started it up. "I'm not alone..." He turned and backed into a clearing, unbeknownst to him that Trigg and Stealth were doing the exact same thing. Trigg was holding up his fists, looking for a fight. Stealth was holding onto the dog for protection. They were all backing towards each other, and none of them knew the others were there. Stealth had an excuse; she can only see straight ahead. Jet and Trigg were just oblivious. And of course, they did eventually back right into each other.
"AAAAAAHHHHHH!"
They leaped away and faced each other, taking battle-ready positions (except Stealth. The dog took a battle-ready position). "Who are you?!" they exclaimed in unison. Then they each gave a confused expression. "Who am I?" They still spoke in perfect harmony. "Uh... I don't know! Do you?"
"Woah woah woah, hold up!" Trigg said. "What's going on here?"
"Maybe it would be best if we start over," Jet suggest. "It's nice to meet you. I have no idea who I am."
Trigg chuckled. "Heh. Neither do I."
"Ditto..." Stealth whined. The dog lightened up and looked up at her.
Jet sighed. "Well, I guess none of us are doing much help for each other right now..."
"Yeah..." Trigg concurred. "Welp, see ya."
"Wait!" Jet exclaimed, causing Trigg to stop short. "We all lost our memories at the same time- that can't be a coincidence."
Trigg snorted and turned back to him. "Yeah? So?"
Jet exchanged glances with Stealth, then replied, "So, we probably knew each other before we got amnesia. If we stick together, maybe we have a better chance of discovering where we came from, and how this happened."
"I like that idea!" Stealth said. Her dog friend wagged it's tail.
Trigg considered this, then shook his head. "No," he coldly replied. "I don't need to know where I came from." His declaration caused worried expressions to appear on Jet and Stealth's faces. "I'd rather start over. It's obvious that's what we're supposed to do, so that's what I'm doing."
He rotated around to leave again, only for Jet-Vac to grab his shoulder. "So your past doesn't mean anything to you?"
A frown crept across Trigg's face.
"Let's work together," Jet said before looking back at Stealth Elf. "You're up for it, right?"
Stealth nodded. "O-Of course! Nobody should be alone! And besides, we have a common goal."
"So what do you say?" Jet asked.
Trigg paused, his arms folded and the wind flowing through his fur. Then a smirk appeared. "I say you two are idiots for trusting a stranger like that." Jet raised and eyebrow and Stealth tilted her head. "Fine. Maybe I am better off going with you nincompoops."
"Yay!" Stealth exclaimed.
"Tally ho!" Jet said, extending his hand in greeting. "I'd tell you my name, if I knew it."
Trigg snickered. "Yeah. I probably wouldn't." With that remark, he shook the Sky Baron's hand.
"Hey, so if we're all friends now," They turned at Stealth's voice. "I can't figure out how to get this mask off!"
The boys sweatdropped. "Yeah, you're on your own," Trigg said.
Kaos and Glumshanks, meanwhile, were leisurely strolling somewhere else on the island. Well, Glumshanks was. Kaos was super uptight. "Come on, sir," Glumshanks pleaded. "We came here to calm down and think of a new plan."
"I need an Air source, Glumshanks!" Kaos exclaimed. "There is no plan and there is no calming down until I have an Air source!"
Glumshanks whimpered. "I-I understand, sir," he replied. "but you've been like this for weeks! We're- er, you're not going to get anywhere like that."
Kaos shook his head. "That blue fuzzball could have gotten it all done for me, but then those miserable Skylosers showed up and ruined everything!" the Dark Portal Master complained.
"You can still do this, sir!" Glumshanks cried. "The Kaos I know would never give up on taking over Skylands after just one failed attempt! You've been working on this plan far too long to just turn back. And honestly, I think this one might actually work!"
Kaos scratched his chin. "You really think so, Glumshanks?"
"Of course, sir!" the troll replied.
Kaos grinned. "For once, fool, you've made a point! A good one! An evil one!" He rubbed his hands together as if he was scheming, which he was. "I just need to get an Air source. It should be no trouble to trick that foolish Dragon into my trap. But how...? Ah, maybe I can get another one of those gross Skylame-os to do my bidding for me!"
"Um... sir?"
"Quiet, Glumshanks!" Kaos demanded. "But which one? It will be difficult to find another one that gullible..."
"Sir!"
"What?!" Glumshanks pointed his master's attention to a clearing not that far away from them. But it wasn't the clearing- it was the four figures standing in it. Kaos gasped. "Skylanders!"
|| The edge is real with this one.
Okay, so if I remember correctly, the thing I was going for here is that losing their memories caused their personalities to revert back to the way they were a long time ago. So basically, this is how Jet-Vac was before he sacrificed his wings, how Trigger Happy was before he became a vigilante, and how Stealth Elf was before she started training under her master. An interesting concept, but unfortunately we never got far enough into the series for it to be fully explained.
Also dog. Dogs are good. ||