"SKYLANDERS! UNITE!" It was short notice. Everyone had doubted this day would come, but it had. After so long. All the waiting, the studying, and the terrible terrible homework had led up to this final moment.

The team of five had quickly assembled. Jet-Vac in the middle, Pop Fizz to his left, Eruptor to his right, Spyro flying righter still, and Stealth Elf appearing to his farthest left of the group. They were never more focused than this. This final hour, this long-awaited time… It had come.

Eon turned his face serious and hand behind his back. "Skylanders, the time has come. We have all prepared for this moment and it could not come sooner. I hope you are all ready."

Eon turned away and Jet-Vac was quick to voice their status. "We're ready, sir! We took all last night to pack."

Eon turned his head slightly. "Very well, then I am sending you all…" Eon pointed epically then suddenly smiled at them. "On Christmas break."

The group relaxed and all chuckled. The old "epic tension" joke never seemed to get old. It happened every holiday. All the really important ones anyway. Today started the longest break in all of a single year. Christmas Break. Two full weeks of nothing but fun, family, friends (well, sometimes), and games.

"Aw man, it couldn't come sooner," Eruptor smiled, "My family and I have been planning our vacation since January."

Stealth Elf leaned on one side and lifted an eyebrow. "You mean the beginning of the year? You need that long?"

Eruptor shrugged, "Hey, its not my fault my mother takes forever to decide where she wants to go."

"Well, my family likes to stay at home. They don't trust me to go out on vacation," Pop Fizz said excitedly.

"Right," Jet-Vac looked down at him oddly, "Well, my family is staying home too. And unlike Pop Fizz, we stay home because we actually enjoy it better than wasting away at some resort or something. It dulls the mind and puts your guard down. Two things we can't have, even during vacation."

Everyone looked oddly at Jet-Vac. Stealth Elf sighed and put a hand on her forehead. "Jet-Vac, vacation is supposed to be a time where you actually get to do that. You're taking a break."

"Well don't judge me. What are you going to do? Stay at the academy again? Smells like hypocrisy if you ask me." Jet-Vac crossed her arms and started tapping his foot.

"Well, its not if I'm not going on vacation. The academy is a place for studying. So that's what I'm doing. And a little slacking off here and there." She smirked and flipped her blades a few times.

"Mm hmm, and what about you Spyro, what are you doing? And before you ask, no we are not taking you with us." Jet-Vac crossed his arms as he looked at his teammate.

"Actually, I'm staying too. Stealth Elf and I have a whole two weeks planned out. There's a little more fun found in the academy than studying and eating, you know. The academy is pretty fun when nobodies around."

"I'm sure there is," Eon chuckled, "and we can rely on the two of you to answer the call is any evil decides to end the break early. Which shouldn't be a problem. Because if there's one thing Evil likes, other than never resting, is being lazy. I mean, seriously, that's why the bad guy's powers always hiccup at the key moment. It never fails. Anyway, I don't' want to keep you all waiting. You have bags to pick up and flights to catch. As for me, I really shouldn't have stayed this long, my flight is in an hour and security is always tighter around this time. Good day." And like that, Eon had left. The great library was empty.

"Man, I've been waiting forever for this vacation. I mean, it's literally at the end of every year! Why does all the good holidays have to be at the end of the year, where we don't need it most. It's the beginning of the year, everyone's basically dead. I mean, it feels like the world is walking up a big hill. Then when August hits, its like we finally reached the top in order to climb down said hill. Hen another year starts and were climbing another hill!" The team nodded in agreement with Eruptor's words.

"Well said, mate," Jet-Vac picked up his bags and started towards the doors. "It seems the philosophy of life is just an endless walk of going up and down hills. And never stopping."

"Eugh, I'm glad I'm getting two weeks away from that," Spyro smirked.

Jet-Vac gave them a glare, but Pop Fizz had piped in before he could say anything. "I hate hills! Walking up them makes you all tired and stuff. But it's a whole lot more fun once you reach the top. I like to lay on the ground and roll my way down. But then I crash into something."

"Well as soon as you reach home, I'm sure you'll have plenty of hills to roll down," Jet-Vac shook his head. "No wonder you aren't trusted to go on vacation."

"Well, guys, it's almost time. In just three hours, I'm going to be with my family in the best volcanic lava springs the Skylands has to offer. Peace," Eruptor opened the door and held out his hand. With the lack of fingers, he couldn't make a peace sign. But the team got the idea.

"Well, mates, I'll see you in two weeks," Jet-Vac smiled as he put his bags down once more. "Are you sure, you can watch the place by yourselves?"

"We'll be fine, Jet-Vac," Elf sputtered. "It's going to be like the last year, absolutely nothing will happen. Like Eon said, even evil likes a vacation."

Pop Fizz opened the door and hopped out. Jet-Vac picked up his bags and smiled at them. "Jolly good then. I'm off."

"Goodbye!" Pop Fizz barged back in to wave.

"See you later, guys. Have a merry Christmas," Spyro said closing the door.

With no one else around, Spyro exhaled. "Whew, I thought they'd never leave."

Stealth Elf crossed her arms and leaned on the kitchen counter. "Check again, make sure they're gone."

Spyro opened the door and peeked then checked the windows too, just to be sure. "Yep, off to start they're vacation. Man, I'm beat." Spyro yawned and laid on the couch. "It's like all the training is catching up to me. I guess a quick nap and I'll be up to doing something fun later."

Stealth Elf smiled and made her way to the couch. She unbraided her hair and brushed it out as she took a seat. Spyro opened one eye and smiled at her. "You sure you don't want to…start a quick training session before you sleep? After all, it would be a shame if you didn't have a…warm up for the other sessions we're going to have."

Spyro yawned again and laid flat on his back as Stealth Elf laid herself on top of him. She started to twist and play with the loose strands of her hair as a smile crept on her face as Spyro had started contemplating the idea.

"Well…I guess…since we have all the time in the world practically. We do have a lot of time for naps later, I guess." Stealth Elf began to lean closer and Spyro sat up a bit.

"So, my room or yours? Actually, why wait? We do have the house to ourselves." She gripped his shoulders and closed the space between them. Their lips were so close to meeting when suddenly Jet-Vac had burst the door in.

Stealth Elf gasped and disappeared. Jet-Vac looked everywhere and smiled at Spyro. "Ah, Spyro, have you seen a small, black bag anywhere. It has all my toiletries in it. You know, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shaving cream, and of the sort."

"Uh…" Spyro suddenly felt something land on his stomach and looked down. "Oh, here it is, JV." Spyro flew up and presented the little black bag to him.

"Oh, thank you," Jet-Vac smiled taking the black bag and putting it with his other two. "Alright then, I'm off again. This tie for sure." Jet-Vac winked. "Hmm, where's Elf?"

Spyro internally screamed at the hawk but smiled. "Uh, I don't know. Off training I guess."

As if on cue, Stealth Elf started grunting and flipping outside as well as twisting her blades around to make her "training session" Seem more real.

"See? Right where we left her," Spyro smiled.

"Why aren't you with her?" Jet-Vac put his bags down to glare at the purple dragon. "Didn't you have these 'whole two weeks' planned out?"

"Well, I was about to join her until…Uhm," Spyro looked around for an excuse. "You came back and looked for your bag. I was simply sitting down for a bit before you came in."

"Really?" Jet-Vac eyed. "It looked a lot more like you were laying down then sitting. Are you flaking out on her, Spyro?"

"What?" Spyro wanted to choke the hawk in front of him and just make him leave, but bird was just too focused on him to care. "Why would you…how could you…argh, don't you have a flight to catch, JV!"

"No, not necessarily," He replied. "My flight doesn't take off till five hours form now. So I thought I'd come back and make sure I'm not forgetting anything. But I might as well help Elf whip you into shape since your trying to skip out on your training with her."

Spyro groaned and facepalmed. "It's the holidays, Jet-Vac, can I enjoy it my way?"

"Not when you agreed to enjoy it her way," He put his hands hat his hips as he started to glare down Spyro. Stealth Elf was listening in already restraining herself from wanting to strangle Jet-Vac as well." Spyro tried to sign for help but she was busy trying to sign for him to just get out of the house and join her.

"What are you doing?" Jet-Vac asked as he tried to make sense of Spyro's facial signs.

"Nothing, just stretching out my face since… I'm about to go train with Elfy. Bye now." Spyro pushed his way out and struck a few poses. "Alright Stealth Elf, let's take this fight to the next level!"

"About time," She smirked flipping her blades. They took positions across form each other and Jet-Vac began to watch.

"That's more like it." Jet-Vac nodded in approval.

"Ready to give up?" Stealth Elf asked.

"He just got out, of course he's not, now train like your life depends on it and believe me…" Jet -Vac squinted, "It will."

Both Skylanders seemed unimpressed. They sighed and stared deep into each other's souls. Then attacked. They clashed and spun, disappeared and reappeared, blew fire, and more to make their practice look convincing. Of course, Jet vac was not impressed either. "Come on you two, bring on the heat. You look like your faking it!"

"Points for accuracy," Spyro whispered as they got close and tore away.

"Why won't he leave?" Stealth Elf asked sd she attacked again.

"His flight isn't until five hours from now!" Spyro sprang her off of him and blew fire for her to dodge.

She got up close again and appeared behind him. He grabbed her wrists and spun her around. "Five… hours?"

Spyro threw her and she struggled to recover before she fell off the island. Spyro almost went after her but she recovered by herself. A sigh of relive was shared by the two then she attacked again. Jet-Vac shook his head in disapproval. "That was good but it's practice Spyro, we're not trying to kill each other."

"I know! It was an accident." Spyro shouted before being kicked.

"Sorry!" She apologized then ducked under a blow and kicked him again. "Why didn't you block that?"

"I was talking!" Spyro tail tripped her and pinned her down. They struggled with each other as Jet-Vac was still wearing that unimpressed look on his face.

"How should we get rid of him? I've waited for an entire year for this, Spyro, I'm not letting him spoil it. Even if its for five hours. If we don't get rid of him or convince him, he'll probably decide to stay behind and skip out on the holidays! We planned for just the two of us!"

"I know!" Spyro flew off as she kicked. He started to struggle with her again "Maybe if you just line yourself up with him, I can hit him with a fireball, and he'll knock out for a bit. Once a little time passes, we can wake him up and he'll make his flight."

"We can't guarantee that!"

"Okay, we can try throwing him in the dumpster!"

"That'll involve knocking him out, and then he'll miss his flight for sure!"

"Uhh, we could throw him into the airports dumpster?"

Stealth Elf and Spyro paused and puffed for air. Spyro looked at Jet-Vac, who was clearly displeased with what he was seeing. "If you two have been fighting like that since we've been a team then it's a wonder how you survived."

Stealth Elf gasped and whispered. "I got it. Do what I do."

"Like, exactly what you do or…"

Stealth stopped him and added. "Do that tail trick you showed we a while back! Bow and then do it. Ready go!"

The two of them put their hands together then bowed slightly and went int posses of meditation. Spyro balanced on his tail, wings tucked, hind legs crossed, and claws in the classic meditation position. Stealth Elf was much of the same, but she sat on the ground instead.

"What? That's it?" Jet-Vac asked in disbelief.

"A true warriors mind is not just one with violence but with the land that surrounds them. We must take a moment to surrender ourselves to its peace and singularity before fighting on. It is a form of rest as it is a form of meditation and training."

Jet-Vac sighed and asked, "And how long does that usually take?"

Stealth Elf opened and eye and looked at Spyro who was secretly signing five hours at her. "About five hours."

"Five hours!" Jet-Vac exclaimed. "Why…wha…That's no different than what I'll be doing at the airport. I was hoping to see you two train a little to pass the time but…all I see you two doing is meditating. And the training the two of you did looked as fake as a flash mob!"

Stealth Elf rolled her eyes but quickly thought of something to say. "Practice is but a fancy was of saying, 'fake fighting'. We never going to kill each other. Why bother to make it real. We fight like our life depends on it, not because our life depends on it. So all practice…is fake."

Jet-Vac picked up his bags and deadpanned at Stealth Elf. "Well, I suppose I'll be going then. Have fun meditating, I guess. I'll just be sitting around a boring old airport while waiting for my flight." Jet-Vac sighed and left.

Once they were convinced, he was gone Spyro dropped to the ground. "Oh thank Eon, my tail was killing me. I really need to work it out." He huffed and puffed for air and tried to massage his tail.

Stealth Elf giggled and started to message it for him. "Well, I have the perfect exercise for it once we get inside and in my room."

"I thought we agreed to my room?" Spyro smirked.

"I don't care," Stealth Elf leaned in to kiss him but then Eons head had suddenly appeared.

"Stealth Elf, Spyro. Sorry to drop in while you two are training but I have something very urgent for you."

Spyro sighed and asked. "What is it Eon?"

Eon chuckle nervously and replied, "Well its no biggy actually but it would mean a lot for to me. You see, I left my beard spray at the academy and I really can't risk going back to get is. Would you be willing to bring it to me at the airport?"

Spyro sighed and looked at Stealth Elf. She rubbed his head and smiled. "Go ahead, I'll get a surprise ready for you when you come back."

Spyro smiled with newfound motivation and replied, "You can count on me Eon. I'll be back, Elfy!"

"Take your time, no rush!" Stealth Elf waved.

Eon smiled and then looked at her. "And are you doing well?"

Stealth Elf smiled plastically and relied. "You just left. Things couldn't have turned bad that fast."

"Oh but it can," Eon assured. "Evil never sleeps. It never rests. Turn your back for once second and its there! You must stay vigilant."

Stealth Elf cleared her throat. "Alright, absolutely, master Eon. You have a good day now."

"Wait wait wait, it'll take Spyro at least half an hour to get the beard spray to me. Don't you want to stay and chat to pass the time?"

Stealth Elf facepalmed and dragged it down, leaning over in exasperation. The look of master Eon's smiling face was enough to guilt trip her into letting him talk. "Sure, why not?"

In the Library

Spyro took the can of beard spray from its container and read it. "Yup, master Eon's beard spray. Right here, as it has been for several other occasions." Spyro sighed as he flew out of the library. "You would think that's the last thing he'd forget to pack for his Christmas vacations."

After some time that seemed like hours passed

Stealth Elf sat on the ground, nearly asleep as Eon continued to tell one of his stories of his time in the Great War. The story was interesting for a while but then Eon started going off on rabbit trails at each little detail.

"Oh, and here's Spyro now, with my beard Spray. Thank you Spyro that was very kind of you to do." Eon said with his floating head still there. Stealth Elf silently cheered as it seemed as though he was going to leave. "Yes, goodbye now. Now, where was I?"

"You were going to try and make it to your flight?" Stealth Elf asked hopefully.

"Oh, my flight? It got delayed for an hour. So I'm just passing the time," Eon smiled. "Thank you for not minding."

"Oh believe me," Stealth Elf sighed. "It's not voluntary."

"Yes anyway," Eon cleared his throat. "As I was saying…"

Stealth Elf groaned and covered her head as Eon went on yet another series of bunny trails. She dug her nails into her head and groaned under breath, "Hurry, Spyro." All they wanted was to share a break together, was that too much to ask? She could already tell. This Christmas break was going to be long and boring.