The Powers That Be

Part 2: Legendary Battle

In the United Kingdom the Rough Riders were about to do the ceremony to allow Homika and her partner to join the team.

"You ready to join us, Homika?" Asuna asked, "Once you become a Rough Rider this is going to be a full commitment."

"I'm ready. And so is my partner."

"Then let us begin."

"So is there a ceremony that I have to go through in order to officially have my partner as my rider?"

"Exactly. But we have every bit of faith it shouldn't be a problem for you."

Flannery meanwhile was talking to Homika's Partner. She was young girl around the age of Flannery and the other Rough Riders. She had blue eyes and white hair tied in a ponytail. She wore a blue dress with purple stripes and black boots.

"I sure hope you're up for this?" Flannery asked, "To be honest, we all had to face the same kind of experiences when we went through our trials."

The girl answered, "I know. Homika mentioned them. She's around my age in Dragon years and she and I have done a lot together."

"I see you're already close as I am to my own Dragon, Asuna. By the way I never got your name."

"My name is Roxie."

"Well, Roxie. Here's hoping for the best for both you and Homika."

"That makes two of us. So what ceremony do I have to do to officially be Homika's human rider?"

"First you must meet with the elders and let them tune into your thoughts to see if you two are perfectly compatible with each other."

"Did you and the other Rough Riders do that?"

"Indeed so," Roxie and Flannery then met up with the Other Rough Riders but before they could say anything they looked like they saw a devil or worse, "Don't tell me. Let me guess. Bad news already?"

Asuna answered, "Worse. The forces of Darkness have infiltrated Section 13 and stole the Demon Chi and kidnapped Sally."

"Who is Sally?" Homika asked.

Flannery answered, "A friend and devoted ally. And if they have her and Drago has the Demon chi then worse is about to follow."

"Guys, is a huge fortress like Railway Station appearing on the Edge of Town normal?" Roxie asked.

"Why do you ask?" Roxanne wondered.

Roxie simply pointed behind them as everyone saw what she was talking about.

The group was in shock as Flannery gasped, "It's the dark terminal!"

"It's rising?!" Asuna asked in disbelief.

"Does that Terminal have a name?" Homika asked.

Tsutsuji answered, "The Castle Terminal."

"But to the residents of London it goes by another name. Mindy's Mansion." Roxanne put in.

Flannery was nervous, "This is bad. They're already on the move."

"Yeah considering red clouds covering the entire sky and armies of Shadowkhan have emerged." Elesa noted.

Kamitsure called, "We gotta stop them here and now!"

"Agreed." Asuna agreed.

"What can Homika and I do?" Roxie asked.

Suzuna answered, "Get the People to Safety and fly to San Fran to tell Section 13 What's happened."

"Ok." Homika nodded.

So the group split up. Homika and Roxie flew to Section 13 to explain what was going on.

Meanwhile Spyro, Blast Zone, and Wash Buckler were formulating a plan to try and rescue Sally, "I say we storm their base and take Sally back." Spyro began.

The Furnace Knight and the Mermasquid however had something to say about that.

"Too risky. Besides that place will be crawling with more of those Shadowkhan and who knows what else." Blast Zone replied.

Wash Buckler added, "And if we barge in there they may harm Sally. We already lost one Portal Master to Kaos and I'll be damned if we lose another."

"Then what do you two suggest?!" Spyro snapped.

Blast Zone answered, "We send in the Swap Force Skylanders that have the Sneak Ability."

Wash Buckler put in, "And we also send in Stealth Elf and Ninjini to provide back up."

"That'll do." Spyro sighed.

"Once we rescue Sally, then we'll storm the base with everything we all have." Blast Zone said.

Roxie and Homika arrived, "That'll be easier said than done." Roxie replied.

Wash Buckler was confused, "What makes you say that?"

Homika answered, "The Castle Terminal has already risen on the edge of town. They're ready to make their move."

"Which means we better hurry." Blast Zone stated.

"Yeah. Come on." Spyro ordered.

Unfortunately a swarm of Shadowkhan appeared on that note.

"Something tells me that the Dark Forces don't want us interfering." Roxie said.

The Ninjas armed themselves and were prepaired to fight. The Skylanders, Roxie, and Homika got ready to fight back. The Shadowkhan attacked and used the shadows to their advantage.

"I thought Kaos' Trolls were tough but this is another level." Blast Zone said, as they fought.

"They just keep coming." Roxie noted.

Wash Buckler replied, "We gotta keep fighting."

"For Sally, Skylands and the Earth." Spyro declared. So the group of five continued fighting the Shadowkhan.

Meanwhile a green skunk wearing martial arts ninja clothing and a purple feline-like hunter were at the edge of the Castle Terminal with a giant blue skinned Elven Genie wielding dual swords.

The Elven Genie spoke to the Green Skunk, "Tree Rex sent me to help you and Trap Shadow rescue Sally, so what's the plan, Stink Bomb?"

"We sneak in and find Sally. But be prepared because this place is crawling with minions."

The Feline Hunter replied, "That's gonna be tough considering Ninjini's size and your smell, Stink Bomb."

Ninjini spoke, "And I suppose a purple talking cat is any better, Trap Shadow?"

"Come on, you two. This is no time for that." Stink Bomb broke them up.

"Stink Bomb is right. We better get going." Trap Shadow said.

The group snuck inside while making sure to remain hidden, "Are we there yet?" Ninjini asked.

Trap Shadow shushed, "Keep it down. Enemies could be anywhere."

"Sorry." Ninjini whispered.

So the trio continued sneaking inside the Castle Terminal till they got to the throne room where Mindy and the Sinister Sisters were talking about what was happening.

"So let me see if I got this right now?" Mindy asked, "Sally is powerless after she eats anything that contains Cow's milk or something made with Cow's milk?"

"That's pretty much it. But it's only temporary." Scarlett answered.

"That would explain why you had the guards feed her cheese dishes." Mindy realized.

"Exactly." Sage nodded.

"Nice. So how long is she powerless for?" Mindy asked.

"About six hours give or take." Sapphire answered.

"Seriously?"

"Yes. That's plenty of time for us to succeed." Scarlett said.

As Mindy and the Sinister Sisters continued talking Ninjini, Stink Bomb, and Trap Shadow felt they heard enough so they headed to where Sally would be held prisoner.

"So if I were the Sinister Sisters where would I hold a traitorous cousin?" Ninjini asked.

Trap Shadow answered, "Behind that door labeled Prisoners?"

The three saw the door in question.

"Careful. It's never this easy." Stink Bomb warned them.

They inspected the door for any possible booby traps, "It's clean but we should be careful." Ninjini said.

They picked the lock for the door.

"Perhaps we should've asked Camille to help us out." Trap Shadow suggested, until Ninjini got the lock opened.

"Got it."

The door then opened allowing the trio to enter the dungeon of the Castle Terminal.

"How are we gonna find Sally's cell?" Stink Bomb asked.

Trap Shadow answered, "Find the one where the smell of cheese is."

So they walked along the hall of cells with all sorts of prisoners ranging from monstrous to normal with some reaching out through their bars trying to grab them.

Ninjini was freaked, "Jeez looks like these Mindy's been busy capturing some intergalactic outlaws. Now where is Sally's prison?"

"I think we found it." Trap Shadow pointed to the cage that was made with the strongest metal and it was suspended in the air.

"We got to get up there." Stink Bomb said.

"I'm an Elven Genie. I could just fly up there," So Ninjini flew up and spoke, "Sally. Sally, are you alright?"

Sally groaned before she saw Ninjini, "Ninjini. I'm glad to see you. I've been held prisoner for over six hours. The guards are making me eat nothing but cheese dishes."

"Don't worry, we're gonna get you out of here."

"Good luck. This cage is made out of adamantium. An extremely strong metal."

Trap Shadow spoke, "You know Kepler did give us something in case we ran into a situation like this." Trap Shadow pulled out a big metal electronic gauntlet.

Sally spoke, "While I did do well in basic technology and mastered the way of the Sword I never saw that device before. What is it?"

"A Power Gauntlet. It can crush the strongest of alloys from steel, titanium, and even adamantium."

"Let's try it out." Sally said.

Trap Shadow tossed it up to Ninjini who dawned it. Ninjini took out one of her swords and she used it to slice through the cage like butter. The bars fell down giving Sally an opening.

Sally leaped down from the cage and landed gracefully, "Free at last. Now let's get out of here."

"Before something happens." Trap Shadow added.

So the quartet bolted from the dungeon and made their way out. They were home free or so they thought before they managed to sneak out of the Terminal.

"Freedom." Sally gasped.

"I think you spoke to soon, Sally." Stink Bomb warned her.

They were once again surrounded by Shadowkhan. And this time the Sinister Sisters were leading the Pack.

"Trying to escape? We wouldn't hear of it." Scarlett began.

"Funny the food there was bland." Sally joked.

"You are not going anywhere. Drago has a big plan going down, and we're not going to let you get in the way." Sage warned her.

"Stink Bomb, why don't you show my cousins your special talent?" Sally suggested.

"You're gonna need nose plugs, girls!" he replied.

"Shadowkhan Get them!" Sapphire ordered. The Shadowkhan prepared to attack.

Stink Bomb used his style Kung Fume releasing his gas in the air.

"Oh, did something die?" Scarlett gagged.

"I can't breathe!" Sapphire cried.

"I can't see." Sage called feeling blinded.

Stink Bomb took advantage of the smell and easily defeated all the Shadowkhan while helping Sally, Trap Shadow, and Ninjini escape.

Scarlett looked around, "They're gone!"

"Sally's still powerless. We had the Guards eat a cheese dish an hour ago." Sapphire reminded her.

"Well, we still can't take chances. She knows too much." Sage replied. The other sisters agreed as they went to watch Drago begin his attack on San Fran.

Back at Section 13 Sally had been brought to the medical room for examination, "Is Sally gonna be okay?" Spyro asked.

Captain Black answered, "She'll be fine once that cheese effect in her wears off."

Carol and Camille were there too as well as Roxie and Homika and they had their own opinions on the subject.

"I can't believe she got subjected to torture from her own cousins." Camille said in disbelief.

"Considering that she was being fed cheese dishes most people would consider that being merciful." Carol added.

"At least she didn't crack about anything." Roxie said in relief.

"But I have a strange feeling that Drago's about speed up his plans." Homika said.

"What do you think he's gonna do?" Trap Shadow wondered.

"I have my hunches. He's gonna unleash the demons trapped down below." Camille answered.

"What are you talking about?" Captain Black asked.

"There's more than the void where the demon sorcerers were banished too. But other worlds where the demons exist. Trapped below."

"As in below San Fran?" Wash Buckler asked.

"Basically." Carol confirmed.

"If he unleashes those demons it'll be a war zone." Camille warned them.

"We're gonna need all the help we can get to stop them." Stink Bomb said.

"Agreed. Especially if Drago has all the demon chi." Camille agreed.

"We may want to get everyone in the city out of the area so nobody gets hurt." Blast Zone suggested.

"I'll take care of the evacuation." Captain Black left as Sally woke up.

"What did I miss?"

"Sally!" The Skylanders cried. They gathered around her in concern along with Camille and Carol.

"Guys. I'm okay but I have bad news. Drago's already coming and he's bringing a massive army of minions to lay waste to all of San Fran."

"I was afraid of this." Camille sighed.

Spyro spoke, "The Swap Force have dealt with a swarm of Fire Vipers sent by Kaos' Mom to attack the Ancient Elementals 100 years ago. If they can handle that then we can handle Drago's minions."

Wash Bucker spoke, "Besides It's not just us. It's all the Skylanders who are going to be fighting for Earth."

Right on cue a rumble shook the base.

"What on earth was that?" Carol asked.

Camille typed in some codes on the monitor and an image of the massive X Borg army appeared with Drago already beginning the attack, "We got incoming X-Borgs!"

Spyro spoke, "Sally, stay here. You need time to recover. Blast Zone, Wash Buckler. Take Carol, Camille, Roxie, the Swap Force and their partner Dragons and Stop Drago and the X Borgs."

"Be careful. All of you."

"We will, Sally." Blast Zone promised. Sally nodded as the others headed out to take on the massive army.

Meanwhile the X-Borgs were storming through San Fran with Drago leading them, "Destroy it all!"

Swarms of X Borgs continued to destroy all in their path with Bruisers assisting them. Fortunately the city had been evacuated so nobody was hurt but the city itself was taking massive damage.

"And now it's time to bring out the boys!" He started chanting again, as the ground started cracking and splitting as demonic serpents were erupting through the crevices.

Before the X Borgs could continue a pair of bombs stopped them. The X Borgs looked to see Carol, Camille, Aang, Astral, Roxie, Homika, and the Swap Force Skylanders.

"You're not going anywhere!" Blast Zone declared.

"We're gonna stop you all here!" Camille added.

"X Borgs. Attack!" Drago ordered.

They started fighting hard, against the X Borgs and the demon serpents. Rattle Shake a Rattlesnake cowboy of the undead element was already firing his snake gun at the X Borgs, "This makes my battle against the Black Hat Gang look like a Sunday hoedown."

Night Shift, an Undead Vampire Boxer was teleporting behind X Borgs and using his boxing skills spoke up, "Speak for yourself. This reminds me of my days as a boxer before a change in rules made teleporting illegal."

Trap Shadow interrupted, "Could you two save the reminiscing for later? We're at war!"

Hoot Loop, an Owl using his own magical powers on the minions spoke as well, "Trap Shadow is right. This is no time to stroll down memory lane."

Night Shift and Rattle Shake got the message as they resumed focusing on the task at hand. Blast Zone the furnace Knight and Fire Kraken a Chinese Dragon warrior were fighting the minions back to back.

"Not a bad workout, huh?" Blast Zone asked.

"Well, not my ideal workout." Fire Kraken answered.

"I would consider this an audition." Roxie spoke up.

"Yeah. We need to prove ourselves." Homika added.

The four continued to fight off the X Borgs. Wash Buckler was fighting side by side with Freeze Blade, a feline ice skater who was using his ice chakrams to freeze the minions before defeating them.

"Freeze and strike, that's how I like it." Freeze Blade spoke.

Wash Buckler answered, "I like to slice and shoot." They continued to attack the X Borgs.

Magna Charge an Ultron Robot was currently blasting at the demons while using his magnetic powers on the X Borgs to toss them into the Demons while Spy Rise a Spider like Robot was dodging enemies and using his abilities to slow them down.

The Serpent demons kept coming, some bigger than the ones before.

"I've never had a case like this before." Spy Rise said.

"We gotta slow these things down." Carol spoke.

"They're the least of our worries." Camille motioned to Drago who was also tearing up the city.

"At this rate he'll tear the planet in half." Aang feared.

"And who's to say he won't go after Equestria or Skylands next?" Astral asked.

Magna Charge spoke, "We gotta stop him now."

"How? What can take on something that big and that powerful?" Camille asked.

Stink Bomb answered, "Perhaps I can offer a suggestion. Why not let Sally call in the Giants?"

"It may be our best option." Carol replied.

"Alright. And tell them to bring Uncle and Tohru. We're gonna need them." Camille said. Carol nodded as she and Aang went to get help.

Meanwhile Grilla Drilla had taken to doing battle with the minions and he was doing well so far.

Grilla Drilla spoke, "You guys aren't so tough. Or fast for that matter."

Rubble Rouser, a Rock Golem of the Earth Element who was fighting alongside Doom Stone a golem of the Earth Element spoke up, "Don't get cocky. That's what happened to Blades and he nearly got into hot water."

Doom Stone spoke, "Rubble Rouser's right. Ask Night Shift, Bouncer, and Trigger Happy after the battle."

They just continued fighting until Aang and Carol returned.

"Tell us you brought help?" Astral hoped.

Aang answered, "We brought the JTeam."

The J-Team arrived armed with the talismans.

"How did you guys get the Talismans back? I thought the Dark Forces had them?" Camille wondered.

Jackie answered, "Stink Bomb, Trap Shadow, and Ninjini managed to steal them back when they rescued Sally."

"It's demon butt kicking time." Jade was excited.

Wash Buckler replied, "Jade, stay with Carol or Camille."

"Right," she sighed. They all joined the fight, "You know what would make this better? If Shendu was here to fight Drago. Demon vs Demon. Father vs Son. A fitting fight."

Carol answered, "Except Shendu's in the Netherworld and Avarona won't let Shendu fight his own son."

"Bummer."

Tohru spoke, "We may not need Shendu anyway. We used the Fountain of Wui and the Eagle Scope to try and find a way to remove the Demon Chi from Drago."

"And did you find anything?" Camille asked.

Uncle answered, "We may not be able to remove the demon chi from Drago, but we can remove Drago from the earth."

Astral blasted some X Borgs as she spoke, "A classic Reversal spell. Nice. But finding Drago is going to be a problem."

"But a very big one." Tohru added.

Uncle handed Tohru an octopus tentacle, "Take this. Uncle has been saving it."

The two nodded and began chanting. As they did all the demon serpents were getting assimilated into the hole, Ice, Fist, and Cobra had their Fire Chi removed from their bodies making them human again.

"This is whack, yo!" Ice cried.

Drago himself was getting pulled into the hole, "NO! This can't end for me like this! Someone! Anyone! Help me!"

Silvia of the Dragon League of Nine flew in to attack Uncle and Tohru but Roxie and Homika stood in her way, "You think you can defeat me? You're just a runt!"

"Maybe, but we have a dream to join the Rough Riders!" Roxie answered.

"And we won't let you stand in the way!" Homika added.

"Bring it on!" Silvia beckoned.

The two fought Silvia like a perfect duo. As they did Silvia sent Crab Khan to destroy the Chan Clan and the Skylanders but the Skylanders fought back which gave Uncle and Tohru the time they needed to finish the spell.

Suddenly Drago was finally pulled in screaming and all the crevices closed up along with the sky returning to normal.

"Is it over?" Trap Shadow asked.

"Yes. It is over," Uncle confirmed. Tohru prepared to hand the tentacle back to Uncle, "Keep it. Consider it graduation gift. You are full time Chi Wizard."

"Way to go, Tohru." Camille congratulated him.

"But what about Silvia?" Carol asked.

"Roxie and I fought her to the best of our abilities." Homika answered.

"But she got away. However Drago's flunkies won't." Roxie added.

El Toro came by with the three punks captured.

"I don't know about you guys but Camille and I are gonna take a vacation." Carol said.

"We're gonna travel the world for a bit. We could use the rest." Camille explained.

"While the two of you do that Aang and I will take the Skylanders home." Astral said.

"I say everyone deserves some down time." Jade replied.

"Agreed." Aang nodded. So the team all had a laugh at that comment knowing that the war for the Demon Chi was now over.