SK Paradox Dream Galaxy

The Starship Phonix sets course for the Dream Galaxy. Actually, on the way there, the Nobodies make a wrong turn and end up on an "unknown" planet in the Mushroom Galaxy. "Guys, wrong turn." "Sorry about that. This particular planet has an area called Dream Land. That probably messed up the jump.." "Sorry! We'll be back soon! Hopefully!" As the Phonix jumps to its intended destination, you see a seemingly mobile yellow star carrying a pink creature. Said pink creature waves hi as the ship leaves the unknown planet's orbit and comes in for landing at the Glade of Dreams.

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Drayke speaks first. "Well. That cameo jump may have been exciting, but I for one am ready to get back to rescuing the Soul Princes. Up next, my Somebody, Rayman. He's known for his long naps in the shadow of the Snoring Tree..Kaden, you're the closest thing we have to Bentley. Is it going to be a long walk?" "Well, I don't have a super specific number to give you, but it's longer than the trek in that show Sora was into about the group of strangers climbing a mountain on Hoven with a million bolts on their backs. The good news, though is that we have as much time as we need, they had 14 days." "Then let's get rolling!" Cut to gameplay. We find ourselves in a Rayman 2 style platforming section, with Aaron having to use the Beatle item (from Skyward Sword) to clear the way for Drayke. There's also another Treasure Chest Chase mission here, which provides another RYNO schematic upon a quick detour for completion. I'd say there's one piece in each Galaxy. But to get this one you have to run after the chest on its home turf, so let's just say it's not going to be easy. There's even some Grapple Points on this course to make it extra challenging… but Drayke makes a mockery of it after some tricky platforming, (did I mention it was set to the beat of the music, effectively combining the Rayman Origins Chest Chases with the Rayman Legends music levels?), and the Nobodies continue on the path to the Snoring Tree.

The next section plays like Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric without the bugs… What new playable character could I be introducing right now!? No, I haven't forgotten… Mya, Amy's Nobody from the Color Series, is finally playable! She controls with a high jump similar to Amy in Sonic Adventure 1 as well… as in, extremely floaty because it uses her hammer. At the end of this section is a Sonic Boom Speed Level style section filled with Badniks, speed boosts, springs, the works. Like with the Chest Chases, there's additional speed sections in the game's side content, and even a few for the Soul Princes that you can access when you go back to the Color Series… anyway, that speed section brings you to the base of the Snoring Tree, so who's ready for a platforming gauntlet as you climb? This isn't I Wanna Be The Guy levels of difficulty, bonus points if you get the reference, but it's a genuine challenge. The Sins aren't going to make it easy for you to get to the top.

And at the top… Rayman. His appearance isn't that different. "Something seems off. Roxas, you're our heart expert, so why don't you take a look? Maybe it could draw the Sin out…"

Roxas steps up to the metaphorical plate and begins to focus. "Guys, a Sin is definitely there, but, it's deliberately not possessing Ray right now. It may be because of Ray's control over what little bits of darkness remain since becoming a Soul Prince." "Fair enough. Ready to draw it out?" "Let's do it." As the first few notes of Fist Bump, the main theme of Sonic Forces, play, the sin explodes out of him as the Zelda OOT style boss intro says,

Acedia

Sin of Sloth

And we head to gameplay. This boss has a combination of Rayman, Kingdom Hearts, and Sonic elements. Roxas reaction commands his way through the dark energy barrier surrounding the boss, making it vulnerable and allowing you to swap to Mya and literally bring the hammer down.

After a few cycles of this, including one where the Sin uses an ice coated blade, it goes down and the Sin heads into the sky towards Soul Kingdom. But before we move on, you might want to think about something. A darkness using ice powers. Refered to in game as "Stasis." Hmm. Where have I seen that word before? Maybe for a looter shooter subclass? Anyway, I'm getting off topic. Rayman responds to the incident, "So… what did I miss?" "We'll explain on the Phonix. I think I speak for all of us when I say that we're very happy things weren't worse. Just to be safe, do you mind if Bentley runs some tests once our trip around the universe is done and the Soul Princes' memories are back?" "Deal. Just one question." "What?" "What was with those ice powers the Sin used? "Honestly, we have no idea." "Fair enough." The Nobodies and Rayman chuckle as we,

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