Episode 7: Pirates Ahoy!


-Dock, Ruined Citadel, Skylands-

BOOM!

A big explosion was heard coming from the Core of Light location, as well as the bleating of Sheep running away.

Tyson, Belle, Spyro and Cynder, and Hugo, heard the explosion, with the bespectacled Mabu being very happy that it happened.

Hugo: Hopefully that would keep the Sheep away for a long time.

Spyro then decided to get back to what's at hand.

Spyro: Did you find something while we're away, Hugo?

Hugo: I keep trying to look…

As he was talking, the sound of construction was suddenly heard close by.

Hugo: Through the Far Viewer, but it's a little rusty and…

He tried to speak a little louder, but the construction noise was getting louder as well.

Hugo: It won't turn past a certain point!

The noise kept going on, and Hugo was fed up as he turned to the one making it.

Hugo: Do you mind, fish fingers! I'm trying to concentrate!

It seems Gurglefin was the one responsible for the noise, and he finished what he was working.

Gurglefin: THERE! It's finished! TADA!

The kids saw what Gurglefin was making and saw that it was a Pumpjack made of wood, working on pulling out oil.

Gurglefin: AHEM! On behalf of my people, I present you with this Oil Donkey… I didn't name it… And it comes with all the Oil you can ever want!

Hugo looked up at the contraption, for once impressed at what the Gillman just made.

Hugo: Very impressive, Mr. Gurglefin. And that's exactly what we need right now!

Tyson: Huh? What do you mean?

Belle quickly figures out why.

Belle: I get it! Oil can be used to lubricate the metal!

Hugo: We should be able to use that on the Far Viewer! Grab a can of that stuff and meet me up there!

Tyson, Belle, and the Dragons quickly went to do just that.


-The Core of Light, Ruined Citadel, Skylands-

Back near the Far Viewer, Cynder oiled the Magic Telescope with a can filled with what they got from the Oil Donkey. Now the Far Viewer can turn.

Cynder: Alright. It's ready to go now.

Hugo: Now we can finally see what we needed to look for.

Hugo began seeing through the Magic Telescope while the others watched.

Hugo: There it is… The Twin… Let me back up a step.

Hugo made a few adjustments before gaining a worried look.

Hugo: Oh dear…

Spyro: What is it, Hugo? What did you see?

Hugo stepped back from the telescope as he turned to the Skylanders with a worried expression.

Hugo: We need the Eternal Water Source to add to the Core of Light. But, according to my blueprint, the water is no good to us unless we can get something called the Twin Spouts of Ocea-Major-Minor! Which I found. There.

Gurglefin came to take a look through the Far Viewer, and he was surprised at what he saw.

Gurglefin: Holy Anchovy! That's Dark Water Cove!

This shocked the two Dragons. Except for Tyson and Belle who are confused.

Spyro and Cynder: Dark Water Cove?!

Tyson: What is that place?

Spyro: Ooh, it's a nasty place, filled with Pirates. They took over that place and turned it into their homebase.

Gurglefin: I'll bet the Twin Spouts will fetch a pretty penny for a plundering Pirate. Sorry for the alliteration there.

Tyson took a look through the Far Viewer and saw a big village and ruins filled with Pirates that have Squid for faces.

Tyson: That's a lot of Pirates.

Spyro: Since we're going to their turf, we'll have to bring a lot more Skylanders for this mission.

Gurglefin: Let me prepare the ship then. I'll just go. I'll go now.

Gurglefin then left to prepare the ship as he said.

Hugo: As much as I hate to say it, you should go with Gurglefin. I'll keep looking for clues to the Eternal Water Source.

The group then split to prepare for this mission, but then Diego and Alya came to them.

Diego: Is it true? Are you guys going to fight Pirates?

Alya: Can we come?

Belle: Sorry, guys. It will be a little dangerous since we're going to an enemy territory

The kids were saddened by this.

Tyson: Hey, maybe next time, we'll bring you two along.

With that, Tyson and Belle left their younger siblings alone. Diego and Alya were sad that they couldn't go, but then they suddenly smiled.


-Dock, Ruined Citadel, Skylands-

Tyson, Belle, and the Skylanders Spyro chose were on board. The ship started to leave the Dock.

Gurglefin: Great! Terrific! I love a long water voyage! We'll set sail at once! Gee. I hope I don't get seasick…

Tyson And Belle knew what he meant as they were reaching the edge of the ocean.

Tyson: Not again…

The ship then fell, Tyson and Belle screams were heard… and the ship then started flying off towards their destination.


-Sky of Skylands-

It would take some time before they arrived at Dark Water Cove. The Skylanders, consisting of Spyro and Cynder, along with the Skylanders they picked.

Slam Bam, Gill Grunt, Wrecking Ball, Chop Chop, Bash, and Dino Rang.

Cynder was enjoying the feeling of the wind passing through her scales. Spyro came behind her, wanting to talk to her about something.

Spyro: You came because you were worried about Tyson and Belle.

Cynder turned to Spyro with a knowing smile.

Cynder: Well, Dark Water Cove isn't exactly a place where anyone can just visit. It's better to be safe in numbers.

Spyro: Yeah. I thought the same thing.

Tyson: Hey guys! Check this out!

The two Dragons turned to Tyson, and saw that he had changed his clothes.

Tyson was wearing a white shirt underneath a red coat. Black pants held by a belt buckle, black boots and a black Pirate hat.

Spyro: Well look at you! Where did you get those Pirate clothes?

Tyson: Gurglefin has quite a few of them. Seems he was interested to be a Pirate once.

Cynder then noticed that someone was missing.

Cynder: Where 's Belle?

Belle: Right here.

They saw Belle approaching them, and boy were they surprised at how she looks now.

Belle was wearing a shoulderless black corset with gold details, leaving her shoulders exposed. She wears a white skirt and white shoulder sleeves. Black knee high boots, and she's also wearing a black hat.

Belle: How do I look?

Tyson was speechless. Belle looked stunningly beautiful as a Pirate. Seeing even the exposed parts of her left Tyson completely speechless at seeing her like this.

Tyson: You look… um… uh…

Belle giggled at seeing Tyson tongue tied by her new look.

Cynder: I wish us Dragons could wear clothes like her.

Spyro looked at Cynder in surprise.

Spyro: You're into fashion?

Cynder: There are still some things you don't know about me, Spyro.

The Dragoness gave Spyro an amused smile. It was then Bash came to them.

Bash: Hey guys, I just heard some strange sound in the basement, and from what I can smell, there's somebody else in this ship.

The kids and the Dragons were surprised at the news.


The four followed Bash down the ship's basement. They waited there for the sound, until they heard banging.

Tyson heard where the sound was coming from and pointed the others at its direction. They followed him and now stood in front of a large chest. Cynder went in to open it as the others watched behind her, and when she opened it, they were surprised at what was inside.

Tyson: Diego?!

Belle: Alya?!

True to their surprise, Diego and Alya were hiding inside the chest, and they also changed clothes as well.

Diego is wearing a blue striped T-shirt, dark blue trousers, and a dark blue bandana on his head.

Alya is wearing a long sleeved dress under a black vest. Wears black boots and a black hat.

Alya: Hey guys…

Both Alya and Diego gave their older siblings sheepish smiles while the others still stared at them with surprised looks.


Back at the deck, the 2 kids were being glared at by their respective older siblings.

Belle: I told you kids that this place we're going is dangerous.

Diego: We're sorry…

Alya: We just wanted to go with you guys since we never did go outside of this island.

Belle and Tyson sighed as they knew they had left their younger siblings alone quite often.

Tyson: They're right. Plus, we cannot turn back now either.

Belle sighed again as she knew it was true.

Belle: Alright, you can come. But stay close to Spyro and Cynder, okay?

Diego: Okay!

Alya: We will, Alya!

Tyson and Belle turned to Spyro and Cynder as they heard everything.

Cynder: Don't worry. We'll keep an eye on them.

Gurglefin: Everyone, we're reaching Dark Water Cove!

Gurglefin was also wearing a black Pirate hat for the occasion.

Everyone on board saw the hideout of the Pirates. As its namesake, the place is nighttime-themed. Filled with Docks, ships, Pirate Houses, as well as the remains of a temple. Oh and there's also a large stone gate blocking their ship's path.

Gurglefin: It figures. The main gates are closed.

Gurglefin then turned the ship around to dock in another place.

Gurglefin: I guess we'll have to land at the outer island.

The Gillmen docked the ship in one of the bridges outside of the village. Everyone boarded off the ship and looked around.

Gurglefin: Looks like we're going to have to find a way inside the fortress if we're going to retrieve the spouts. Yup. This is juuuuust perfect.

The group of Skylanders began walking on land in order to start searching for a way in. Suddenly, Diego noticed something up ahead.

Diego: Hey guys, look there!

Everyone looked where Diego was pointing, and saw up a hill a Squidfaced Pirate about to fire a cannon.

Gurglefin: CARP! We've been spotted by their artillery!

Before they could take cover, the Pirate already fired the cannon.

BOOM!

The cannonball sailed up above their heads… and hit Gurglefin's ship.

Everyone couldn't do anything but watch as their only mode of transportation sunk into the water completely. Gurglefin then broke the silence.

Gurglefin: That sure is going to make things a lot harder. Guess the best thing to do is to keep out of their crosshairs.

Gill Grunt: Well we better do it now! Here comes more!

Everyone turned around and saw another cannonball heading straight to them. They all scattered as the cannonball hit where they once stood. The Squid Face Pirate loaded another cannonball and fired.

The projectile landed behind them and Cynder had enough.

Cynder: Alright! That 's it!

She quickly dived into her own shadow and dashed up towards a cliff. Just when the Pirate fired again, Cynder came and landed on the cannon, her weight pushing the nose down and now it's aiming on the floor. The Pirate panicked but it was too late.

BOOM!

The Squid Faced Pirate was sent flying, while Cynder jumped just in time. She hovered in the air and noticed the village up ahead, followed by the ruins.

She flew back to the others and reported what she just saw.

Cynder: Looks like we have to go through the Pirate Village in order to reach where we're going.

Dino Rang: Well, we all didn't came here knowing it was easy. So let 's go!

The Skylanders then moved forwards, but then Slam Bam stopped them.

Slam Bam: Wait. Do you guys hear that?

Everyone stopped and listened and they do hear something.

Alya: It's coming towards us.

The sound was coming closer and then they appear crawling from different directions.

They look like small pink Crustaceans. They have Snail-like shells and saw-like noses.

Diego: What are they?

Gurglefin: Karp! They're Nauteloids!

Wrecking Ball: They're dinner!

Everyone: Huh?

The Skylanders were surprised as Wrecking Ball charged in. Chomps and Slurps were heard as everyone watched in shock.

The sounds had now stopped and Wrecking Ball was now round and bloated.

Wrecking Ball: Burp!

Everyone was still in shock at watching Wrecking Ball eat all the Nauteloids.

Tyson: That was pretty sick man.


-Torta's Town, Dark Water Cove, Skylands-

The Skylanders then entered the village… which oddly seemed abandoned.

Slam Bam: That's odd? Where is everybody?

The Skylanders continued up ahead on the empty street, the only sound was the wind and phonograph, which was on but not playing any music.

Tyson: This is like something that I saw in a movie.

Spyro: Really? What did you see?

Tyson: It's when the protagonist and his friends entered a seemingly abandoned place, only to realize it's a trap as enemies ambushed them everywhere.

Cynder: You mean like right now?

Everyone stopped as Pirates came from every corner of the village.

There were Blastaneers

Pirates with a pink Squidface holding a large gun in what appeared to be Crab claws.

And there's also Squidface Brutes

Large light blue Squid Face Pirates holding an anchor over his shoulder.

The Skylanders even noticed them blocking the path they came from.

Tyson: Yep. Just like this.

One of the Squidface Brutes approached them, this one had a scar over his eye.

Squidface Brute: What are ye Skylanders doing here on our turf?

Spyro: We came here to find a relic. If you let us take it then we wouldn't give you any trouble.

This only made all the Pirates around starting to laugh at this, annoying Spyro.

Squidface Brute: Seems ya don't know how we do things around here. "If you want something, y'all have to fight for it!"

The Skylanders readied themselves as they knew a fight was about to start, as expected.

The Squidface Brute then turned to one of the Pirates close to the phonograph.

Squidface Brute: Give us some music, boy!

The Pirate then turned on the phonograph, where a loud music came that surprised him.

~I like big butts~

~and I can not lie~

Both the Skylanders and the Pirates were weirded out by that song as it continued.

~You other brothers can't deny~

~That when a girl…~

The Squidface Pirate managed to turn off the phonograph, before giving the Pirates an apology.

Squidface Pirate: Sorry! Wrong music!

The Squidface Brute shook his head in annoyance before turning back to the enemy.

Squidface Brute: Attack!

With that, all the Pirates began to swarm and attack the Skylanders.

Spyro: I knew this was going to happen.

Cynder then charged first and Shadow Dashed through a startled Squid Faced Pirate, until he was punched by Slam Bam without noticing.

Cynder began flying above as the Blastaneers fired her, but she turned into shadow form and the shots passed through her. She then descended and unleashed a Spectral Lightning above them.

Spyro was doing his Long Range Raze attack at far away Pirates, who attacked him with their large guns, but he dodged them as he continued firing his attack and hitting all of them.

Wrecking Ball curled himself into a ball and was surrounded in a floating green magic sphere. He then rolled and charged at the Pirates, hitting one before suddenly making a sharp left and hit another one. He hit every single Pirate until one ducked and Wrecking Ball flew over him. The Squid Face Pirate got up and let out a sigh of relief… until Wrecking Ball came back and hit him from behind.

Chop Chop blocked the shots with his Arkeyan Shield. A lone spike then yuted out of the center of his shield, and Chop Chop charged and an Spiked Shield Bash, sending a line of Pirates flying.

Those Pirates fell face first, but when they tried to get up, they saw Bash rolling towards them, and then they got flattened.

Gill Grunt was busy firing his new Barbed Harpoons, until a few Blastaneers fired from his right. Gill Grunt noticed too late and raised and raised his Harpoon Gun to block some of the shots. But then 2 Basalt Boomerangs blocked the shots. Gill opened his eyes and saw Dino-Rang jump in front of him, his Basalt Boomerangs going back to his hands before throwing them again at the Pirates, hitting all of them before turning back and hitting the Pirates again, and right back to Dino-Rang.

Dino-Rang: I got your back!

Gill Grunt: Thanks!

Belle noticed 2 swords that the defeated Pirates dropped and grabbed them, right when 2 sword-wielding Pirates came. However, she wielded both swords with her hands and parried them, surprising the Pirates. They attacked again, but Belle dodged and parried the Pirates attacks easily and gracefully, almost as if she was dancing.

She then unleashed her flurry of attacks, and before they knew it, the Squid Face Pirates lost their swords… and their pants fell off as their belts were cut. The Pirates quickly grabbed their pants and ran away in embarrassing defeat, all while Tyson and Gurglefin watched with shocked expressions.

Gurglefin: You knew she could do that?

Of course, Tyson didn't know.

Tyson: You know how to fight with swords!?

Belle: I didn't. I just improvised. Hehe!

Belle gave a cute pose while standing on one leg and winked at shocked Tyson.

Tyson: Is there anything you can't do!?

Lastly, Slam Bam was having fun as each time his fist connected he sent the Pirates flying.

Squidface Brute: HAAAAA!

The Squidface Brute with the scar charged in with his anchor in the air. But when he brought it down on Slam Bam, the four-armed Yeti grabbed hold of it with his hands, leaving the scarred Brute open for his other hands that are now fists, and the Brute knew it.

Squidface Brute: Uh oh…

Slam Bam unleashed multiple punches on the gut before delivering an uppercut, pushing the Brute back and taking away his anchor, which he threw away.

The Squidface Brute decided to fight with his own fists, but he didn't get far as right when he raised them, Slam Bam froze him in an ice cube prison.

Slam Bam: Chill man!

Slam Bam laughed at his joke as he walked away and left the frozen Brute.

The Pirates began running away since they are no match for the Skylanders. One Brute got his rear zapped by Cynder. Once they left she looked back at the group.

Cynder: I think it's time we go get what we're looking for.


-Ancient Temple, Dark Water Cove, Skylands-

The Skylanders have found and entered the Ancient Temple. They looked around until a loud "boom" was heard behind them. They turned around and saw that the gate was closed by two walls of fists that bumped one another.

Gurglefin: Great! Now we're trapped! Anyone have any bright ideas?

Gill Grunt: Look! Over there! It's the Twin Spouts!

Sitting at the end of the temple is a golden trophy-like relic with small tubes on the sides that's holding a plate.

Tyson: That's the Spouts of Ocea-Major… Whatever it's called? It seems too easy that we find it.

Spyro: Ocea-Major-Minor, and yeah, it was too easy…

Dino-Rang, however, shrugged it off.

Dino-Rang: You worry too much! Let 's go get it!

Dino-Rang went up ahead, with the worried Skylanders following him.

Spyro: Dino-Rang, wait!

As the Skylanders followed Dino-Rang they all ran on a large pond, except Diego and Alya, who stopped when they noticed it. Suddenly, all the Skylanders suddenly stopped.

Slam Bam: What the!?

The Skylanders looked down and saw that the pond froze, and ice started to rise. It froze their legs in place and it's rising further.

Tyson: Where did this ice come from!?

Bash: Spell Punks!

Up ahead on the ledges surrounding them were Spell Punks, and they're wearing blue robes.

Cynder: Water Spell Punks!

The Water Spell Punks conjured an Ice Trap Spell, which was the pond all along, and now it's freezing the Skylanders.

Belle then noticed that Diego and Alya were the only ones free and turned to Tyson.

Belle: Tyson!

Tyson turned to Belle and saw her holding her medallion. Knowing what she's thinking, he grabbed his medallion and they both threw them at Diego and Alya, right before they and the Skylanders were frozen in ice.

Both Diego and Alya noticed the medallions and grabbed them, and then they quickly hid themselves before the enemy noticed them.

At that moment, Pirates started to come from their hiding spots and stood besides the Spell Punks.

They were Squiddlers. Orange Squid Face Pirates, and the gun their holding seems to be wiggling, as if something was inside.

Squiddler: Good job, everyone! Now let's teach these Skylanders not to mess with us Pirates before we deliver them to Kaos!

All the Squiddlers fired from their guns and landing near the Skylanders were bloated Puffer Fish that are slowly rolling towards the frozen Skylanders, all when Diego and Alya watched.

Diego: This is bad! What are we supposed to do?

As in response, the medallions Diego and Alya were holding glowed, which they quickly noticed.

The Puffer Fish were getting closer to the frozen Skylanders while the Spell Punks and Pirates waited for it to happen, until they noticed vines growing around them.

Squiddler: Huh? Why are you making vines grow?

The Squiddler turned to the nearby Spell Punk. But he shook his head telling it wasn't them.

Suddenly, a thundercloud just formed… near the Skylanders, and unleashed lightning bolts that hit all the Puffer Fish and sent them flying before they exploded in the air.

Squiddler: What the!?

Before anyone could ask what happened, the vines suddenly bore red fruit… which then exploded on the enemy, knocking them out.

The stormcloud then released a Rainbow arc that hit the spot where the Skylanders were frozen, and it immediately started to thaw, including the Skylanders!

Dino-Rang: What just happened?

Everyone turned to the stormcloud that now dispersed, and revealed Camo and Whirlwind, with Diego and Alya by their sides!

Gill Grunt: Camo and Whirlwind!?

Bash: How did you guys get here!?

The Dragons turned to the kids, who smiled as they showed everyone the glowing medallions.

Alya: We summoned them!

The Skylanders were surprised to see that since it could mean only one thing.

Bash: You kids are Portal Masters as well!?

Tyson and Belle then stepped in to explain.

Tyson: When we asked Master Eon a few questions about Portal Masters, he told us it is passed down by generation.

Belle: That made us realize that both Diego and Alya can be Portal Masters as well. That's why we threw our medallions to them, and we were right.

Diego and Alya were ecstatic to hear that.

Alya: We're Portal Masters!

Diego: Awesome!

Slam Bam then interrupted.

Slam Bam: Hate to cut the celebration short, but we have a spout to grab!

The Skylanders then remember their mission.

Spyro: You're right! Grab the spouts!

Slam Bam went up ahead and grabbed the Twin Spouts of Ocea-Major-Minor. The gate opened again and the Skylanders immediately rushed outside.


-Docks, Dark Water Cove, Skylands-

The Skylanders reached the Docks as they looked for a new ship to replace the one they just lost. They found one, and it's bigger than Gurglefin's old ship.

Gurglefin: Great work, Skylander! Now we just have to capture this Frigate and get outta here.

Everyone quickly boarded the ship and Gurglefin grabbed the while, only to remember an important detail as he saw the closed gate up ahead.

Gurglefin: BLAST! We need to open the main gate! Two things: One - the Pirates say the switch is way up on that tower.

The Skylanders looked up at that tower and there was a big pillar that kinda looks like a switch.

Gill Grunt: What's number 2?

Gurglefin: Two: They also lie a lot. Dunno.

Gill Grunt: Not surprising…

The Gillmen rolled his eyes at this.

Spyro: Alright, Cynder and I will head out for the switch, you get the ship ready.

Gurglefin: Good luck. Lemme know how you do.

Spyro and Cynder flew up the tower while Gurglefin and the Skylanders moved the ship away from the Docks. Two Blastaneers came and tried to fire but one was frozen in a block of ice, and while the other was distracted, he was hit by a Searing Sun Blast.

Spyro and Cynder flew towards the switch and blasted the two Squidfaced Brutes that were guarding it. Spyro immediately went to push down the switch, while Cynder watched him with a raised eyebrow.

Cynder: Spyro, what are you doing?

Spyro: What do you think I'm doing!? Pushing down this switch! But why isn't it going down!? Urgh!

Spyro tried to push down harder to no avail, until Cynder flew beside him and stopped the Purple Dragon.

Cynder: Spyro, this switch is pulled, not pushed.

Hearing that, Spyro became embarrassed as he blushed.

Spyro: Oh… right…

With Cynder's help, both Dragons pulled up the switch, and this caused the wall blocking the gate to lower itself into the water, allowing the Frigate to leave Dark Water Cove. Spyro and Cynder flew towards the ship and landed on the mast while the other Skylanders celebrated.

Gurglefin: Yes, Skylander! We're free! - And on one of their own ships! HAHA! You know I've always wanted to be a Pirate! I wonder how I'd look with an eye patch.

Everyone laughed at what Gurglefin said. Now they were heading home with the Twin Spouts of Ocea-Major-Minor.


-Core of Light, Ruined Citadel, Skylands-

Master Eon: Behold! The Twin Spouts of Ocea-Major-Minor! Forged from the scales of the Leviathan.

Everyone was present as Slam Bam put the artifact in the middle of the circle and fixed it in place, where the Core of Light once stood. A sound was then heard from beneath as underground, multiple tubes began connecting to a complex system while going under.

The Skylanders knew that the artifact has now become part of the Core of Light.

Spyro: Alright, with the spouts we can now add the Eternal Water Source to the Core. I'm certain it wouldn't be easy like the last one, but I'm certain we can overcome whatever challenge we face.

Gurglefin: Yes! 'Cause we'll be ready for it!

Everyone turned to Gurglefin and saw that the Gillman was dressed like a Pirate. White long-sleeved shirt, red pants, black hat, and lastly an eyepatch.

Gill Grunt: Why are you wearing that?

Gurglefin: After our adventure with the Pirates, I got the urge to dress like one too! Just asked them!

He pointed to the Humans who are still dressed as Pirates.

Diego: Yeah! It was fun dressing up as a Pirate!

Alya: I liked the way we looked!

Belle: Of course since everyone here agree.

She gave Tyson the look and the boy couldn't help but look away blushing.

Gill Grunt, however, doesn't agree because of his dislike of Pirates.

Gill Grunt: Why does anyone like Pirates!? We all know how uncool they are, right guys?

However, everyone disagreed with him, much to the Gillmen's disbelief.

Gill Grunt: Seriously!? Okay, I'm outta here!


Camo

Bio: Hatched at the roots of the Tree of Life, Camo is half-Dragon, half-plant - with effervescent life energy flowing through his scaly leaves. This power allows him to cultivate fruits and vegetables at a highly accelerated rate, which causes them to explode when they ripen. Camo's unique gift caught the eye of Master Eon, initially because he was hungry and tried to eat a melon that exploded on his face. But upon realizing his true power, Eon convinced Camo to help the Skylanders protect their world.


Chop Chop

Bio: Chop Chop was once an elite warrior belonging to the ancient race of the Arkeyan beings. Like many of the Arkeyans, he was created from a hybrid of elements - in his case, Undead Magic and technology. Chop Chop is a relentless, highly-skilled soldier who wields a sword and shield made of an indestructible metal. With the Arkeyans having vanished long ago, Chop Chop wandered for centuries looking for his creators. Eventually, he was found by Eon and recruited as a Skylander.