Here's the next chapter of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. I once asked the reader's opinion about Belle's age. But since I've never got an answer, the story will go unchanged now. I turned Belle into Tyson's Babysitter.
Episode 16: Creepy Crawlies
-Blackthorn Castle, Skylands-
At Blackthorn Castle, Kaos was talking about their situation with the Eternal Tech Source, while Glumshanks was writing on his stone tablet.
Kaos: You know, Glumshanks… Despite your colossal failures, exemplified by you mutton headingley losing the Eternal Tech Source… I am feeling particularly optimistic, and you know why?
Glumshanks: … No?
Glumshanks wasn't paying much attention… except for a Fly.
Kaos: Because… The Darkness is becoming even more powerful! It's spreading all over Skylands! Soon no one will be able to stop it! HAHAHAHAHA!
Glumshanks: Uhuh?
Glumshanks' eyes were still following the Fly… who landed on Kaos' bald head.
Kaos: You know what they say? "Red skies in the morning, Skylanders take warning!"
Glumshanks: Mmm… No one actually says that…
Glumshanks was preparing to squash the Fly on Kaos' head… with his stone tablet
Kaos: (Evil Laugh)...!
The Fly then started to fly again… and entered Kaos' open mouth.
Kaos: Urk! Cough! Cough!
Kaos tried to cough out the Fly, but fell off his Portal of Power while Glumshanks watched.
Kaos: I swallowed a Bug!
-Skylanders Rooms, Ruined Citadel, Skylands-
At one of the open rooms that the Skylanders sleep in, Tyson and his friends were having a good sleep after successfully retrieving the Eternal Tech Source yesterday, not knowing that they will have a surprise in their rooms.
At the halls, a white mist was seen traversing through until it started splitting. One of them entered Tyson's room.
The boy was sleeping in his blue pajamas, not knowing what's about to happen to him.
The mist began hovering above the boy until he stirred in his sleep and opened his eyes… to meet the empty eyes of a wisp-like Ghost.
Tyson: AAAAAH!
Tyson immediately ran outside his room. He needed to tell the others what he saw until he noticed mist coming from Belle's room. He quickly went inside Belle's room and saw her still sleeping on the bed.
She was only wearing tight black briefs and a backless crop top.
Tyson quickly went to her as he shook her gently to wake her up.
Tyson: Belle, wake up! We have to get out!
Tyson noticed that the mist around the room was getting colder. Belle didn't wake up, but her face looked annoyed at being tried to be awoken. Tyson shook her again.
Tyson: Belle! Wake up…
Suddenly, Belle grabbed his pajama, and then she suddenly pushed herself off bed, dragging Tyson with her on the floor.
Tyson: Whoa!
A few shuffling noises were heard.
Tyson opened his eyes, and felt pressure on the sides of his neck and cheeks by something soft, but strong. He saw Belle in front, holding his left arm close to her. He then blushed as he realized the position he was in.
His head was now strongly being held by Belle's thighs.
Tyson: Belle…
Tyson could hardly breathe since Belle's thighs were clamping hard on his neck. Belle was also still asleep.
Tyson doesn't know what to do. Here he is, his head being held in the strong thighs of his best friend and babysitter, who he has a crush on. Suddenly, he started to feel lightheaded, his vision slowly fading, and although he couldn't see it, his face was turning blue. Tyson knew what this meant.
Tyson: Belle…
Tyson tried to wake Belle up before he completely passed out. While nervous to do it, he slapped Belle's thigh to wake her up.
However, this only disturbed Belle again as she put more strength in her legs, slowly crushing Tyson's head and leaving him unable to breathe or speak.
Tyson: …
Tyson could do nothing but watch his vision fade, with the serene face of Belle being the only thing he could see, while his head was being crushed by the thighs of his crush.
Belle: Mmm?
At last, Belle woke up, and she realized that she was on the floor.
Belle: Huh? How did I get here?
She then felt a presence besides her, and saw the empty eyes of a Ghost… but she didn't scream like Tyson did.
Belle: Where did you come from?
The Ghost dissipated since it wasn't able to scare Belle. However, she noticed that she was holding something and saw that she had an arm in her grasp.
She slowly turned around… and finally noticed Tyson. The boy was unconscious. His face was purple, while his head was being squeezed by her own thighs.
Belle: TYSON!
-The Core of Light, Ruined Citadel, Skylands-
Near the Core of Light, everyone was awake even though it was still night. Some were still scared or cranky after being woken up by Ghosts.
Tyson: Man… That was too close…
Tyson rubbed his sore neck after finally being freed. He and Belle were back in their clothes as the girl gave him a sheepish smile.
Belle: Sorry for that, Tyson. You okay?
Tyson: I really don't know how to express what happened today.
They then decided to start with the main topic.
Tyson: Anyway, can someone tell me what just happened?
Belle: Where did all these Ghosts come from?
The Skylanders wanted to know as well, as in the dark skies there were a few Ghosts flying around. Hugo began explaining as he rubbed his eyes.
Hugo: As some of you may all know, down at the beach is a door that leads straight into the Underworld, and the Spirit of the Undead are crossing over…
He said that last part in a spooky voice, which sent a chill into the Humans.
Alya: There's a door there…
Diego: That leads to the Underworld…?
Down at the beach, the door, which has a skull face on it, opened slightly as more Spirits of the Underworld crossed over, which everyone could feel. Even General Robot felt the shivers.
General Robot: I may be a great General, but when it comes to the Supernatural, I am O - U - DOUBLE T -OUT! This is my last Hu-rah! Good luck with the war, Soldiers!
General Robot quickly went into the hatchet, the cannon rose up, and just as quickly, he was shot into the sky as everyone watched.
Hugo: The General may have the right idea. On the other hand, the Spirits of the Undead don't cross over unless they are severely disturbed.
Everyone looked up as they saw the Ghosts flying in the air.
Hugo: Perhaps you should investigate. That noise is coming from the Beach.
-Beach, Ruined Citadel, Skylands-
Tyson and Belle, together with Spyro, Cynder, and Chop Chop, went down to investigate why the Ghosts were coming here as they arrived in front of the door.
Tyson: So… why do you have a door that goes straight to the Underworld?
Spyro only shrugged at that.
Spyro: Don't know, it has always been there.
Cynder: And we never had a reason to use it.
Suddenly, the door opened by itself. Spyro, Cynder, and Chop-Chop stood themselves for whatever was about to come outside, and out came… a bouncing head skull.
Skull head: BOOO!
Tyson: AAAH!
Tyson jumped into Belle's arms, making his face blush red as he quickly noticed what he just did.
Skull Head: Ha ha!
Belle smiled at the blushing Tyson as he quickly let go.
Belle: You were never good with the horror genre.
They turned their attention back to the bouncing skull.
Skull Head: In case you weren't hip to it, that's how we Skeletons say hello!
His answer was silence as they didn't understand his explanation.
Skull Head: Nothin', huh?
Tyson calmed down as he addressed the skull.
Tyson: You're a… skeleton?
Skull Head: Well it figures. Not much of a Skeleton right now. Seem to be missing a bone or two, or 204 more like. HA! Anyway, can't seem to find my body right now. Heh. Embarrassin'. I know
Cynder: Yeah. Embarrassing…
The Dragoness said sarcasm.
T-Bone: By the way, I'm T-BONE.
Cynder: Because you're "The Bone"?
Belle nearly laughed at Cynder's small joke while the skull rolled his eyes.
T-Bone: Heard you making a ruckus up here. Loud enough to wake the Undead. HA! Little Afterlife humor there.
He was answered with silence again as they all looked at him weirdly.
T-Bone: Wow. Though room. And you think I'M DEAD.
T-Bone took a closer look at them, and recognized Spyro, Cynder, and Chop-Chop.
T-Bone: HEY! You're Skylanders ain't ya!? Oooh! You know, I could really use your help finding my body. What do you say, pal? Huh!? You want to help me find the rest of me?
Cynder rolled her eyes, but knew they would still help the skull.
Cynder: Alright… can't see why not…
This brought joy to T-Bone as he hopped happily.
T-Bone: AWWW! Thanks a MILLION, bub! Y'know, I'd shake your hand, but ha ha, I think mine's out there somewhere.
Again, silence answered him.
T-Bone: Never mind.
Spyro: I'll go tell the others about our new guest here.
Cynder nodded as Spyro flew to tell the others. Meanwhile, Cynder, Tyson, and Belle started searching for T-Bone bones, except for Chop-Chop who just watched.
Tyson found his leg, and attached T-Bone to it.
T-Bone: All right! Ooh baby! I'm feelin' better already!
Tyson said nothing as he looked at the skull head attached to only one leg.
Belle then brought him his torso, but it's still missing an arm and a leg.
T-Bone: Hey, looka me! Er - actually, I'm a body's half full kinda guy. Hhhahhaha.
T-Bone laughed as he stood in one leg while holding his head in one hand.
Cynder then brought the rest of him and the Skeleton was now completed.
T-Bone: Ohhh yeah, baby! Feels good to rattle 'em again! Cha-cha-cha!
T-Bone began tap-dancing as everyone watched. Spyro came back with Hugo as they watched the Skeleton dance, and Hugo had a thought as he approached T-Bone.
Hugo: Uh - no offense, Mr. T-Bone - but I can't help but notice that your head would make a perfect receptacle for the next Eternal Source. You wouldn't happen to have an extra head on you, would you?
T-Bone stopped dancing as he tapped his chin and think.
T-Bone: Hmmm. Lemme see. Extra head… extra head. Course I don't have an extra head!
T-Bone stopped thinking as he looked at Hugo as if he had an extra head.
T-Bone: Sheesh! The Living! Can't live with 'em can't… Oh. Never mind.
He spoke to Chop-Chop, but the Arkeyan warrior was still silent.
T-Bone: Actually, chubs, I could tell you where to find a pretty good one. Not as handsome as mine, of course, but you know. Actually it's more like a mask. Will that work?
Hugo liked the idea.
Hugo: Perfect! And you can take our Skylander Heroes there?
T-Bone: Well… seeing as how you did help me recover the rest of my body, I suppose I could help you out.
He then turned his attention to Tyson and Belle.
T-Bone: Depends on you. Think you can handle going down to the Underworld?
The two looked at each other and nodded.
T-Bone: Right! Here we go! — Oh, you're gonna love this.
Chop-Chop: Wait!
Everyone turned to Chop-Chop as he finally spoke.
Chop-Chop: Allow me to come into the Underworld. There is something that I'll have to check.
Spyro wondered what Chop-Chop was thinking, but gave Chop-Chop permission to travel with Tyson and Belle. The group then followed T-Bone to the door and into the Underworld. The door closing behind them by itself.
-Crawling Catacombs, Underworld-
Tyson, Belle, and Chop-Chop have arrived at the Underworld as they walk down stairs made of spinal cord bones. The whole place is very dark as they were standing in some sort of old dungeon.
T-Bone: Skull Mask… Skull Mask. I know exactly where it is… I think.
Belle turned to their guide as he was thinking.
Belle: It's weird that you Skulls have a Skull Mask.
T-Bone: Yeah… If you think about it, it's kinda redundant having a Skull Mask in the Underworld. You know - WHO'D WEAR IT! HA! -We're all Skulls! -Kinda silly.
Again. Silence.
T-Bone: Oookay. Should be fine. Just as long as we don't run into any Spiders.
Just as he said that, a big Green Spider hopped at T-Bone, freaking him out.
T-Bone: WAAAHHH! Sorry, bub! You're on your own!
T-Bone ran back the stairs of bones as the Spider followed him. Everyone sweatdropped at this.
Tyson: Right… We better start going…
Chop-Chop nodded at him, but the Arkeyan looked up at the dark ceiling, feeling something off with this place.
Tyson, Belle and the Skylanders continued traversing the catacombs.
They summoned Flameslinger, Slam Bam, and Hex.
Truly, the catacombs is a spooky place as there is a clutter of bones and skulls littered, as well as some places being completely shrouded in the dark since there are no torches to lit the place.
Tyson: This place sure is dark. You wouldn't think something would jump on us like what happened in the rooms?
Belle: I don't think there are Ghosts here though.
Slam Bam: She's right. There are only Spiders here.
Tyson suddenly stopped as he started shaking a little.
Tyson: Guys! There's something crawling on my back!
Belle only rolled her eyes at Tyson being easily scared.
Belle: It's just a little Spider! Turn around.
Tyson turned around, and crawling on his back was a Spider Swarmer.
Large black Spiders with a yellow star on their backs, as well as yellow stripes on their leg joints and feet. On the yellow lines are red spikes.
Belle: Ehh…
Belle didn't know how to respond to that, until Chop Chop bashed away the Spider from Tyson's back with his shield.
Tyson: That's not a little SPIDER!
Chop Chop: No. The Spiders like this Spider Swarmer around here are bigger than normal, some are much bigger than this one.
Tyson and Belle shuddered at the thought of giant Spiders, but a thought crossed Belle's mind.
Belle: Hold on… Spiders are solitary creatures. But if there's a nest, then…
Her question was answered as they heard a sound above the wall next to it.
They slowly looked up and saw that attached to the wall were Spider Spitters. Pod-like egg sacs, and coming out of it were more Spider Swarmers.
Slam Bam: Spider Swarmers! I hate Spider Swarmers!
Slam Bam threw spheres of ice to freeze one of them in an Ice Prison, but more are coming.
However, Hex stepped in and she fired 2 Phantom Orbs for each shot at the Spider Swarmers.
Chop Chop: Flameslinger! Fire at the Spider Spitters!
Flameslinger: Feel the burn!
Flameslinger fired his even hotter Hellfire Arrows, hitting the pods as they fell on the ground in flames.
Chop Chop: Alright, let's go!
Hex managed to destroy a couple of Spiders before retreating with the Skykanders.
Tyson, Belle, and the Skylanders were resting in a corner after running for a while.
Tyson: This place is filled with Spiders, isn't it?
Slam Bam: Duh? It's why this place is called the Crawling Catacombs.
Flameslinger: That's why we came here. We've been here before, and we specialize in dealing an entire swarm!
Chop Chop: Except that was a very small swarm.
Everyone turned to Chop Chop confused, except for Hex as she already had her suspicion.
Hex: So you noticed it too. The number of Spiders are lower than normal.
Belle: Huh? Then… where did the rest of those Spiders go?
Chop Chop: The same thing that happened with the Ghosts of the Underworld. The Darkness is growing stronger and is attracting the undead into the surface.
Everyone was surprised to hear that the Darkness is growing stronger.
Tyson: But… the Core of Light is active. Even if it's not strong enough, it should have weakened the Darkness… right?
Hex only shook her head at this.
Hex: No. The Darkness will only weaken if the Core if Light is complete, which is why we must continue on and find that mask.
Nobody argued with that as they continued with their mission.
However, Tyson stopped as he realized something.
Tyson: Wait… if the Spirit of the Undead came to the Citadel from the door, wouldn't that mean the same for the Spiders?
The others get what Tyson was insinuating.
-The Core of Light, Ruined Citadel, Skylands-
Back at the surface, Hugo was walking around as he was searching for more information about the Next Eternal Source.
Hugo: Let's see… The Eternal Undead Source… Seems that it wouldn't be too hard to get.
Suddenly, something crawled fast past behind him.
Hugo: Huh?
Hugo turned around, but saw nothing. He shrugged as he continued walking while reading, until another thing crawled fast behind him again. He twirled around, but saw nothing again. Now he was confused and afraid.
Hugo: I-If you Sheep are b-back, l warn you, I have a Troll that loves to make you explode!
He was answered with silence. Seeing that whatever it was wasn't there anymore, Hugo resumed his investigation, not noticing that something was sneaking behind him.
Hugo then stopped as he noticed something important in his book.
Hugo: Okay, the Eternal Undead Source is in a place called the Creepy Citadel… but it doesn't tell where this place is…
Suddenly, despite being dark, Hugo noticed a shadow rising behind him. He slowly turned around and what he saw was just as scary as the Sheep.
Hugo: HAAAAAAAAA!
-Crawling Catacombs, Underworld-
The Skylanders entered another part of the maze, only there was one problem.
Tyson: Um… does anyone have a light?
They entered a part of the maze that don't have any torches, so they were in complete darkness. Hex was in the lead, illuminating the way with a bluish magic sphere, while behind was Flameslinger, using his arrows as a torch.
Slam Bam: Don't worry, kid. Despite going in the dark being creepy, we managed through it before.
Belle then recalled something.
Belle: Wait… Some Spiders ambush their prey. Aren't any like that down here, in the dark?
The Skylanders stopped when they hear that.
Chop Chop: Yes. In fact, the first we were ambushed, it was in a place like this, and our feet were stuck.
That made Tyson confused.
Tyson: What do you mean that your feet were stu… Huh!?
Tyson realised he couldn't move his feet.
Everyone looked and saw Spider silk beneath them, and they were all stuck on it.
Slam Bam: Ah great! Here we go!
Belle was the only one who wasn't stuck.
Belle: Guys!
Hex quickly noticed something in the dark behind Belle.
Hex: Belle! Look out!
Coming out of the shadows was a Spider thread that wrapped around Belle's leg, causing her to fall on the floor.
Belle: Ow!
The thread then quickly pulled Belle into the dark.
Tyson: Belle!
Hex acted quickly as she used a spell and the orb quickly flew up in the air, before shining brightly to lit the room they were in.
Like Belle thought, they were ambushed by the Spiders.
There were Moonwidows. Large dark yellow Spiders with a large black star on its back and lines on their joints, along with black mandibles.
And then there was Gargantula. Huge black female Spiders with 3 green stars joined together on the back, forming a line. And one of them was the one who caught Belle and was dragging her to her.
Belle acted immediately and hopped back up, before running towards the Gargantula and then grabbing the Spider silk. She jumped above the Gargantula and landed behind her, with the Spider thread covering her eyes.
Slam Bam: Very clever, Belle! Now it's our turn!
Slam Bam slammed a fist on the webbing, freezing it. This allowed the others to move freely as the frozen webbing easily broke.
Hex blasted the Gargantula with two Phantom Orbs, causing the Monster to fall down. And Chop Chop to cut Belle from the Spider thread.
Chop Chop: Go keep your distance!
Belle went back to Tyson as Chop Chop began fending himself against 2 Gargantula. His sword glowed red and he slashed against the 2 giant Spiders. The Garvantula's managed to step back, but they all of a sudden felt weak. This was all thanks to Chop Chop's Vampiric Aura on his sword, which drains the vitality from his enemies even if they don't come into contact, and Chop Chop attacks again.
Flameslinger: We have to act now!
The fire archer fired at the swarm of Moonwidows with his Napalm Tipped Hellfire Arrows. But despite leaving a trail of fire that didn't stop the Spiders from approaching. Even Slam Bam turning them into ice blocks didn't stop as they crawled over the frozen Spiders.
Hex: Flameslinger! Let's combine our powers!
Flameslinger nodded as he fired an arrow in the middle of the air, while Hex fired a Phantom Orb at it. The spell combined with the fire arrow, and this unleashed a rain of Phantom Fire Arrows, raining down on all the Spiders as they got caught in blue fire.
Belle: Wow. That's an interesting combo move.
Tyson: But, um… how do we get out now?
The Skylanders were now surrounded by blue fire.
Chop Chop: That's where I come in.
The Arkeyan soldier raised his Vampiric Aura sword, and it began sucking the Phantom Fire. The group followed the path Chop Chop made as they left the ghostly inferno.
The Skylanders exited the room as they took a breather.
Tyson: You guys are prepared for this.
Slam Bam: Yeah! Those Gargantula's and Moonwidows are no match for us!
Belle then saw something up ahead.
Belle: Guys, look! That must be the Skull Mask!
Resting there was a gray mask shaped like a skull. It has 2 blue gems for eyes in different sizes, one big on the left, one small on the right. The very one they were looking for the Core of Light. The Skylanders approached the relic as Hex took it.
Flameslinger: Alright! Let's take it back to the Core of Light!
Tyson sighed as he knew they have to go back the same path they've taken.
Tyson: That means we'll have to deal with the Spiders again… LIKE NOW!
Everyone turned around and saw that the path was blocked by big gray Spiders with a large green belly sack.
Slam Bam: Great! Fat Belly Spiders!
Flameslinger: They spit acid, and if you defeat them, then all the acid comes pouring out.
Belle: With how many there are, this will be difficult.
Chop Chop then stepped in the front.
Chop Chop: That's where I come in. Acid doesn't work on me.
The Arkeyan warrior brandished his weapons, his sword glowing in Vampiric Aura, and began attacking the Spiders.
Back at the spinal bone staircase, T-Bone was back as he managed to lose the Spider, and was now waiting for the Skylanders to come back.
T-Bone: Hey! Welcome back you gu… Whoa! What happened to you?!
Chop Chop was nearly covered in glowing slime as the group kept their distance, except Slam Bam.
Slam Bam: He tussled with some Fat Belle Spiders. A quick bath and he'll be as good as new!
Chop Chop: Funny…
The Arkeyan said sarcaticly.
Belle: Anyhow, we've managed to get this!
Belle showed T-Bone the Skull Mask she was now holding.
T-Bone: Heeeey. I'm impressed. You actually got the Skull Mask? Not bad for a living-type. You might smell kinda funny, but you're alright.
Belle and Tyson felt a little offended at that.
Belle: Gee… thanks.
T-Bone: Hey, sorry about before. It's just, you know, Spiders like to – steal my bones. Long story. -Tell over some ribs.
With that, the Skylanders started heading back to the surface.
-The Core of Light, Ruined Citadel, Skylands-
The Skylanders were back on the surface in front of the Core of Light. Hex used a spell to put the mask into position as Eon's voice was heard.
Master Eon: Excellent! The Skull Mask of the Philosopher King Mortalanus, first Lord of the Undead!
The Skull Mask floated towards the circle in the middle of the mechanism that's holding the altar where the Twin Spouts of Ocea-major-minor and the Crystal Eye are. The mask's eyes glowed as underneath the Core, a creepy energy formed in the shadows, as glowing purple eyes were glaring.
Tyson could actually feel that as he shivered.
Tyson: Brrr…! I think it's working alright.
Belle: It seems you guys were busy while we were in the Underworld.
She looked around and saw the place littered with defeated Spiders as the Skylanders cleaned up the place.
Spyro: Yeah. Seems that Ghosts aren't the only ones who crossed over.
Cynder then looked around and noticed that a certain bespectacled Mabu was missing.
Cynder: Say, where 's Hugo?
Hugo: MMMMMM!
Hugo was hanging upside down as he was wrapped in Spider silk on one of the broken ruins. And to make matters worse.
Sheep: Baaah!
A small group of Sheep began approaching the trapped Hugo. One of them is carrying a bat in his mouth as they all glared at Hugo with red eyes, sending the Mabu in a panic.
Hugo: MMM! MMMMMMM!
His muffled screams were heard in all the Ruined Citadel.
Slam Bam
Bio: Slam Bam lived alone on a floating glacier in a remote region of Skylands, where he spent his time ice-surfing, eating snow cones, and sculpting amazing ice statues. It was a peaceful life, until Kaos destroyed the glacier, stranding Slam Bam on an iceberg that drifted through the skies for days. He awoke on Eon's Island, where he was taken in and trained to become a Skylander. Now his ice sculptures serve as a frosty prison for any evil-doer that gets in his way.
Bash
Bio: Bash spent most of his early Dragonhood staring into the sky, watching the flying creatures of Skylands soar amongst the clouds. Determined to join them, he learned how to curl himself into a ball and roll with incredible momentum in a vain attempt to take flight. Over the years, his skin hardened, forming a natural protective armor unlike any other creature. He now thunders through Skylands, leaving a wake of destruction against any who threaten it. Despite his thick skin, he still gets very touchy about his inability to fly.
And that's all the Skylanders Bio. Hope for the next one in the next adventure!
