Skylanders ep 9: The Eye in the Crystal
-The Ruined Citadel, Skylands-
After bringing the Eternal Water Source to the Core of Light (and helping Tyson find a special tea to deal with his cold), the group of heroes stood in front of Hugo.
Hugo: This is great! The Eternal Water Source is once again part of the Core of Light! But, the Darkness will continue to spread until we have all the Eternal Sources.
Spyro: Have you found out where we need to go next?
The bespectacled Mabu thought carefully about that.
Hugo: Hmm. I need to do a little research to find where you must go next, but in the meantime, why don't you guys go investigate the beach down there. I've been hearing strange noises coming from there for a while.
Diego: Guys. Can we come with you?
Alya: And can Whirlwind and Camo come too?
The two kids have become good friends with the two unique Dragons, and the two Dragons themselves became fond of the kids.
Spyro: Alright, since Camo and Whirlwind are coming with you, there's no reason why not.
-Beach, Ruined Citadel, Skylands-
The kids and the Skylanders were searching in a different part of the beach, as they looked for the strange noise Hugo was hearing.
Belle: It's nice that your home has a beach here. It's a good place to relax.
Cynder: It's nice and all, but I prefer dark and silent places.
Cynder looked at Belle, who was giving her an odd look when she said that.
Cynder: It's… something us that are from the Undead Element has. Though I do come here for a walk sometimes.
The group then found the source of the sound: a strange machine-like contraption that seemed to be shaking.
Tyson: What kind of machine is this?
Spyro: I don't know. It's been here for ages, but I never saw it active before. Although I can tell it seems to be a little rusty.
Tyson: Rusty?
That word brought an idea in Tyson's mind.
Tyson brought in some oil as he added it to the parts that have trouble moving.
Spyro: Careful, we don't know if this thing is safe or not.
Tyson: Okay, that's just about it!
Right when Tyson stepped back, the machine began moving, and to the group's surprise they saw that the machine is actually a Robot with arms and a cycloptic eye as he announced himself to the Skylanders.
?: Goooooooooood morning Skylands! Whew. Thanks for the oil-up! I've been stuck in that position for ages!
The Skylanders were surprised that this old machine was sentient all along.
Spyro: Who are you?
Clam-tron 4000: My name is Clam-tron 4000, and I owe you big time! I know! I can make you rich!
Whirlwind tilted her head in confusion.
Whirlwind: Rich? How?
Clam-tron 4000: Just find me some clams and I'll mash them all up into a big fat pearl! How's that?
Now that got Belle's attention.
Belle: A pearl? Now that I want to see! Guys?
Hearing that, the Skylanders agreed to see if this robot has the ability to make pearls. After a while, they brought a good number of clams to the robot.
Clam-tron 4000: As promised, one new gleaming white pearl coming right up!
The robot then grabbed the clams and "swallowed" them in his "mouth". At that moment his body started shaking as it began working on the clams.
Clam-tron 4000: A little more pressure! Add some heat! Now just shift it around with a touch of elbow grease and… PRESTO!
The belly of the Robot opened up and out came… a black pearl?
The Skylanders and the kids sure didn't expect that, and neither did the Robot.
Clam-tron 4000: What? A shiny new BLACK pearl? Oh no… what happened? What did you do to me? Unh… I've lost my gift.
But then a dapper Mabu called Aeric, (who comes to the Citadel from time to time) came to them as he noticed the black pearl.
Auric: But, black pearls are far more valuable in today's market. Here, let me take a look.
The dapper Mabu adjusted his monocle as he inspected the black pearl with interest, but then it changed to fear when he noticed something on top of it.
Auric: Ah, it's… uh… not a pearl… I, uh… Big… fuse… go boom.
Everybody was confused as to why the dapper Mabu was so scared of.
Clam-tron 4000: I don't understand-what are you talking about?
Auric: YOU MADE A BOMB!
Everyone: BOMB?!
Everyone became surprised that the Robot created a bomb instead of a pearl. It is then that Hugo entered the scene.
Hugo: Good news! I found another piece to the great machine! The Cyclopes have stolen the Crystal Eye! Figures! They always wanted it for their own. Even named their Castle after it. But the bad news is that they've sealed off the bridge entrance that used to unite the temple to their kingdom. Looks like we're going to have to find another…
It is then that Hugo now noticed the bomb in the beach sand.
Hugo: Wait… is that a bomb? Where in Skylands did we get a bomb?
Clam-tron 4000: I made it myself!
Hugo: Really? Well that might be just what we need. A bomb could possibly open up the entrance to the tunnel. Or blow us all up in the process, but hopefully the former.
With the bomb in hand the Skylanders put the bomb near the blocked cave entrance that stood at the other end of the beach they were. Spyro stood in front of the bomb while he looked at the others, who were in a safe distance.
Spyro: Alright, here goes.
With a gentle blow of fire, Spyro turned on the fuse and quickly ran back to the others, right when the bomb went off.
BOOM!
The bomb exploded and blasted the rocks in the entrance. The Skylanders looked ahead and saw that the entrance was open again.
Hugo: It worked!
The group approached the now open entrance, but then stopped when they saw someone coming through the entrance.
Diggs: WOW! Thank you for breaking down the barrier!
Standing in front of them was a bald humanoid Mole wearing blue goggles. He then raised his goggles off as he looked at them with his beady black eyes.
Diggs: Oh dear… Oh, thank goodness you aren't Cyclopses! Wait, you aren't Cyclopses, are you? I sure hope not because I just escaped from their terrible Crystal Eye Castle!
Hugo whispered to Tyson as he was close by.
Hugo: Doesn't look like he sees too well, doesn't he?
Tyson: Well he is a Mole. What happened back there, Mr…
Diggs: The name's Diggs, and oh I saw some terrible things in that place. Or at least, I think I did. They have a giant crystal orb that focuses energy. I fear they'll use it for evil. That seems to be their thing, you know. Evil and not bathing, phew.
Hugo: That's it! That's the Crystal Eye that we need to rebuild the Core!
Spyro: Then that's where we should go! Let's bring in Skylanders that can take on an army. We have an orb to bring home.
-Crystal Eye Castle, Skylands-
Tyson and Belle have followed Diggs through the tunnel and now reached Crystal Eye Castle with Skylanders that can take out an army.
The Turtle that was born in a magic tornado, Warnado.
The Earth Golem with crystals on his back, Prism Break.
The Elf Sorceress cursed as an Undead, Hex.
And our familiar trigger happy Gremlin, Trigger Happy.
Tyson: So this is Crystal Eye Castle?
Belle: It looks… creepy.
What Belle said was true as everywhere in the walls there were eyes of different sizes that stares at you. And it's crawling with Cyclopses that does the same thing with their one eye.
Diggs: Before I escaped, I was at the top of the Castle… It was there that I saw something that made my normally blurry vision suddenly super clear! It must have been the Crystal Eye!
Hex eyed the largest Castle that has 2 strings of energy connecting to it.
Hex: So the Crystal Eye is in that Castle, correct?
Diggs: Yes! To get up there, you'll need to destroy the two Seeing Towers in order to open the big gate!
Warnado: I guess that's one of the towers, right?
They all looked at a tower that was sending a stream of electricity from the tip of its roof.
Diggs: Yes! That's the one!
Tyson and Belle then approached the closed gate.
Tyson: So, do we need a key, or do we just…
But right when the two got closer, a metal eyeball rose from the ground and was staring at them.
Belle: ACK! What is that?!
Prism Break then approached the metal eye without any fear.
Prism Break: An eyeball.
The Earth Golem hit the eyeball with his arm, causing it to sink back on the ground and the gate opened in response.
Tyson: Okay… that's one weird way to open a gate.
The group then passed through the gates before Diggs stopped them as he had something else to say.
Diggs: Oh yes! One more thing! And this one is VERY important! Once you get past the gate-
BOOM!
Diggs didn't have time to say it as he was hit from behind by an explosive barrel and sent flying.
Diggs: OWOWOWOOOW!
Belle: Diggs!
The group saw Diggs landing somewhere from where they came from, before turning around and saw that the culprits were two Timidclops, who were rolling down barrels at them.
Hex: Timidclops… They aren't going to stop us!
The Skylanders got ready to attack, and Tyson and Belle stood back as they knew it's going to be explosive.
BOOM!
The Cyclopses look up ahead and saw a few Crunchers, the more aggressive red variant of the Chompies, were sent flying. And coming out of the smoke were the Skylanders.
Cyclops: Skylanders! Get them!
Cyclops Choppers wielding axes and Cyclops Chuckers that throw rocks attack them.
Trigger Happy: Let's go at 'em! Hahaha!
The Gremlin and Prism Break used their improved attacks. Trigger Happy H Golden Gun and Prism Break Emerald Energy Beam. However, the Cyclops Choppers started spinning with their axes, deflecting the shots. But then they were all hit by Hex's Storm of Skulls.
The Cyclops Chucker then threw a rock at them, but Warnado did a High Tornado that made the rock swirl around before sending it back. The Chucker looked at it with his blinking eye before being hit by the rock he threw. Tyson and Belle saw this happening.
Tyson: Man, they're much stronger than before!
Belle: Persephone's magic and Cali's training really helped well!
-Seeing Tower, Crystal Eye Castel, Skylands-
The Skylanders continued until they had reached the first Seeing Tower. When they entered inside they saw a hulking four legged blue Cyclops chained to a pole. A Cyclops Mammoth.
Trigger Happy: I'll get him!
The crazed Gremlin threw a Pot O' Gold at the quadruped Cyclops… only for it to swat the pot away with its large arms.
Cyclops Mammoth: (Roar)...!
Trigger Happy: Huh? He isn't interested in gold. That's new.
Warnado: Leave him to me!
Warnado entered inside his shell and did a Low Friction attack, where he spun so fast he collided with the Cyclops tummy and force was enough to break the chain and sent the Mammoth flying through a wall.
Belle: Nice, Warnado.
Warnado: Hehe. Thanks!
Prism Break: Look there.
The group looked up ahead and saw a pillar-like device being powered by four eyes that's shooting electricity at it as well as surrounding it.
Hex: That must be what powers the tower.
Trigger Happy: Then let's blast 'em then!
But Tyson then stopped him as he put a hand on his shoulder.
Tyson: Um… I don't think they will make it easy for us.
The Skylanders looked around and saw that the tower was being flooded by Crunchers.
Warnado: Crunchers!
Trigger Happy wasted no time as he magically combined his Golden Guns into a Golden Machine Gun and began firing at the Crunchers like a madman.
Prism Break then summoned a giant crystal shard and fired at it, doing a Crystal Refraction that hit some of the Crunchers. Warnado joined his side as well as he sent an Extended Tornado on the rest of the Crunchers.
Will they hold back the Crunchers, Hex was approaching the devices that powers the tower.
Hex: Looks like I'm the one that has to do it.
Hex formed two Phantom Orbs in her hands and she fired at the two eyes, destroying them. She did the same thing with the other two, leaving the pillar unprotected. She then formed one more Phantom Orb and destroyed the pillar. At that moment the whole tower started to shake. Even the Crunchers are leaving.
Tyson: Guys, we must leave too!
Quickly, the Skylanders made it outside, just in time as the Seeing Tower collapsed and fell into the sky of Skylands.
Warnado: Geez. That was close.
Hex: It must also have powered the tower's ability to stay afloat.
Belle then looked at another Seeing Tower up ahead.
Belle: Well, we must continue on then.
-Tower of Eyes, Crystal Eye Castle, Skylands-
At the Tower of Eyes, the Cyclopses standing guard there watched the destruction of one of the Seeing Towers a while ago, and now they saw the second one crumble as well.
A Cyclops Chopper entered the tower to warn the ones inside.
There were Crunchers and two pods in the middle of the room, four Cyclops Chuckers standing on a pillar, and behind them was the Crystal Inside a cage.
Cyclops Chopper: Guys! The Skylanders destroyed the two Seeing Towers, and now they're coming here!
The Cyclops Chuckers weren't worried however.
Cyclops Chucker: Let them come! They will not take our Crystal Eye!
Before the Cyclops Chopper could say something, the sound of fighting was heard outside behind the door.
Cyclops Chopper: I'm outta here!
The small Cyclops immediately bolted away to another room. As he did, the battle outside sounded like it ended, and then the door opened as the Skylanders entered the room.
Trigger Happy: Knock, knock! (Laughs crazily)...
The enemy then began attacking the Skylanders. The four Chuckers threw boulders at them while the Crunchers attacked. But Hex then used her Bone Fortress spell. A wall of bones with spikes on it. It resists the rocks thrown and when the Crunchers bite on it, they got hurt because of the spikes.
Hex: Prism Break.
The Crystal Golem did a Massive Crystal Eruption. Destroying the Bone Fortress and sending the Crunchers flying.
Prism Break: Trigger Happy.
The Golden Gunslinger fired with his improved Golden Guns, destroying the Cruncher Pods while also hitting the pillars, damaging them and not giving the Cyclopses time to strike back.
Trigger Happy: Warnado!
Warnado quickly spinned in his shell and hit all of the damaged pillars, destroying them and sending the Cyclopses crashing on the ground.
The four of them got back up before noticing the Skylanders close to them. The four Cyclops Chuckers realized they were toast.
Tyson and Belle stood outside the Tower of Eyes as they waited for the Skylanders since they went inside to have a "chat" with them. As the sound of fighting continued, Diggs came back after being sent flying.
Diggs: Hey, guys! How's everything going?
Belle: Hey, Diggs! Things are going pretty well.
Tyson: The Skylanders went in to get the Crystal Eye.
At that moment, the Skylanders got out of the Castle… and Hex had the Crystal Eye floating gently in the air using a spell. Diggs eyes blinked as he looked at the Crystal Eye.
Diggs: Wow! Amazing. Suddenly everything is so much clearer. Let's get it back to the Ruins and at it to the machine.
The group started their way back to the Ruins, only to stop as they heard a rumbling sound. They all turned around and saw the Tower of Eyes crumbling down to the skies just like the other towers.
Tyson: These Cyclops are not very good at making stable buildings, are they?
-The Core of Light, The Ruined Citadel, Skylands-
Master Eon: Well done! You have brought the Crystal Eye!
Hex, using her spell, put the Crystal Eye on top of the Twin Spouts of Ocea-Mayor-Minor. This caused from beneath the Core, a crystal rose from a lava pit and was held on by steel beam pincers.
Spyro then came towards the group after the machine was finished.
Spyro: So how did everything go?
Tyson: Hex and the others were great! The Cyclopses didn't stand a chance!
Spyro: I wouldn't get too confident. The Cyclopses there were obviously unorganized. We may still encounter stronger or tougher adversaries.
Belle the scooted closer to Tyson.
Belle: Now then… I think we should continue our training then?
Tyson sweated a little, as he doesn't know what to say about that.
Warnado
Bio: Warnado was hatched in the fury of a rare and powerful Enchanted Twister. Although initially frightened and quite dizzy, over the passing years he grew to enjoy his whirling surroundings and learned many abilities and secrets of the Air Element. This led to Warnado becoming a powerful force and the only known Turtle of his kind. Now, the only time he gets dizzy is when standing still.
Prism Break
Bio: Prism Break was once a fearsome Rock Golem who didn't like to be disturbed. Then, an accidental cave-in left him buried underground. One hundred years later, a mining expedition digging for valuable jewels discovered him by chance with a well-placed blow from a pick axe - something Prism Break doesn't talk about. After 100 years of solitude, he found that the pressure of the earth had transformed him emotionally as well as physically, turning his crude rocky arms into incredible gems with powerful energy. Grateful for being freed of his earthly prison, Prism Break decided to put his new abilities to good use and dedicated himself to protect Skylands.
This story felt a little short to me. What do you think? Please review.
