Stealth Elf is an adventurer searching for a hero to fill the missing spot on her Academy, the missing piece to help set the balance of light and dark in the Skylands right once again!
...and so she finds Spyro! A stubborn, sleepy Dreamweaver napping amongst his Flock of Sleepy Dream Sheep after a long night of collecting Dreams and Nightmares.
Deep down something tells her HE is the missing piece, but having never defeated Gnasty, Ripto or the Sorceress, Spyro never went to the Academy, thus turning down her pleading. However he does point her to a curious portal to a place named 'Avalar', perhaps she might find someone there.
Blame @minnesotamedic186 for contributing to the idea.
Story: Tide of Justice.
Characters: Gill Grunt, Grimslobber
Meantioned: Eon, Zap, Whamshell
*The seas of Skylands flowed calmly…until the Reef Ripper tore through the water, Gill Grunt was once again searching for his love, the mermaid he watched be taken from him, he always did this, often three days a week. He never would stop, even when the back of his mind would yell how pointless it is. He didn't care, he wanted her, he needed her. However: there was something more, something only Eon could possibly know.*
🎣"Come on. I've got to find you…I WILL find you."
*He continued to tell himself this time and time again, minutes turning into hours. He was about to give up for the day till he heard something…a cry. It was young, it was in panick and in pain.*
🧜♀️"S-Someone! A-Anyone! H-Help us! Pl-please."
*it was a mermaid…It had to be…He zoomed through the sea, hope fueling him as he silently planned for how to take those pirates that took her from him.*
🎣"I'm on my way!"
*He was ready, he was always ready…at least he thought.*
*When he finally got closer to the screams, it was quiet now. Then he saw it, a ship... Yes YES! He found it He FINA-no…nonono…it wasn't it, he knew the ship that took her, he never could forget it, it was all he saw in his sleep, it plagued his mind every day…this wasn't it……but he did see merfolk.*
*At least a dozen merfolk were captured in nets, tied to the back of that pirate ship and dragged across the sea, waves slamming against them along with any debris left in the ocean, he watched in horror as a merfolk kid cried out only to be silenced by a pirate tossing a glass bottle at them. He looked up at the ship and couldn't believe it …it was Grimslobber…that pirate captain of the Phantom Fang,He remembers fighting him alongside Whamshell and Zap. Now here he was, reduced to such a smaller ship and a smaller crew…yet here he was, committing such an evil act.*
🦜"Grahahaha! I gave you glorified fish the option of serving me, but you refused. Call this karma!"
*Gill Grunt watched as his horror ……turned into blood boiling rage, he never knew he could be so angry, so enraged. It pulled him to his greatest mistake…not being there. He blames himself every day he looks in a mirror. He should have been there to save her, but he was too late……Not this time……HE WON'T LET THIS HAPPEN!*
*He tore through the sea as Rift Ripper charged at the ship. He opened the hatch and jumped on board as the Rift Ripper smashed into the hull.*
🦜"What The!"
*Two pirate goons tried to draw their flintlocks…But Gill Grunt was faster on the draw, two harpoons launched into the two and knocked them into the sea.*
🦜"You!"
*Grimslobber couldn't believe it, how…How! HOW COULD GILL GRUNT KNOW! How could Gill Grunt know that Grimslobber was back!? The more he stared at Gill Grunt, the more he realized…this was different…Gill Grunt look angry…angrier than when he and his crew attack him and his Skylander friends…Angrier than when he mind controlled him and Whamshell to serve him…angrier than even when he tried to shoot Gill Grunt in the head by surprise. No, this was a different rage. N-no matter…he was outnumbered, this time Grimslobber would have vengeance.*
🦜"If it isn't the gilled freak who RUINED MY REPUTATION!"
*Grimslobber jumped from the steering wheel and onto the main deck…his crew all drawing their weapons: their cutlasses, daggers, flintlocks, clubs, bombs, and blunderbusses. They were all ready to fight.*
🦜"But this time I've got you outnumbered! I'LL FINALLY FLAY YOU LIKE THE BOTTOM FEEDER YOU ARE!"
*Gill Grunt have no response. Only a stare that seemed to burn Grimslobber deep in his soul. Then… he raised his harpoon gun…and simply shot one right into the ships deck. That harpoon was lodged into the floor before he drop his gun and pulled the harpoon out…and branished it as a blade.*
🎣"Come on then…let's see who flays who."
*The crew was caught off guard…w-was he just gonna fight with that single harpoon? W-was he insane!? Grimslobber gave no reaction, but deep in his gut…fear began to brew.*
🦜"ALRIGHT! ATTACK!"
*The pirates charged with cutlasses ready…then the first one was flung off the ship with one swing of Gill Grunt’s fist…then another was slashed across their chest by the harpoon. One by one, they fell to Gill Grunt. Each swing was powered by his rage…as he pictured each goon as the men who took his love.*
🎣"YOU'LL REGRET EVER THROWING THAT NET INTO THE SEA!"
*The lucky ones were flung into the sea…the unlucky ones learned the sharpness of that harpoon. One by one the crew fell. That harpoon was swung is such skill. That even flintlock bullets were sliced or blocked right back. It only took thirty minutes till every crew member fell…and only Grimslobber was left.*
🦜"H-How…even with your harpoon gun you weren't taking down that many men."
*He quickly drew his flintlock and tried to shoot Gill Grunt. Only for the bullet to be deflected right into Grimslobber's shoulder.*
🦜"GAAAAH! N-no…I can't lose again!"
*He then grabbed a cutlass from the ground and charged at Gill Grunt.*
CLANG!
*The metal weapons clashed as the two battled. Only for Gill Grunt to kick one of Grimslobber's peg legs so hard that it snapped in half, causing Grimslobber to fall to the deck.*
🦜"Grah! N-no."
*before he can move, he was flipped on his back as Gill Grunt’s harpoon was pointed at his neck. Gill Grunt stared at Grimslobber with a look that said all that was needed…Gill Grunt had won this fight.*
🦜"A-alright. I'll head to Cloudcracker Prison… j-just get that away."
*Gill Grunt debated if he should just finish Grimslobber off…it would be easy……easy as can be, but what would Spyro say…what would Eon say…What would his love say…he paused for a few moments before pulling the harpoon away from Grimslobber…before punching him in the face and knocking him out.*
🎣"I know you will…I'll take you there myself."
*He picked back up that harpoon and walking to the ropes that kept the nets attached to the ship…and slashing each one till each mermaid was free…he watched as each family swam away…and could only picture his own love…and even though he doesn't know where she is…he knows she would have cheered for him.*
🎣"I'll find ya one day……Gillman honor. Skylander vow."
And there we go. Another story down. Just in time for some other plans.
