Ya ever think Ghost Roaster and Ignitor bond over the fact that they both lost their original forms and probably struggle to even remember their own faces
*Why, why was he expecting anything good today? He was planning on making one of his old recipes in a desperate attempt to remind himself who he was. But now he was going on yet another mission, he was heading to Fantasm Forest off on rumors that Bomb Shell had been hiding there. He would have been fine with it if it weren't for the partner he was working with today… Ambush. Stormblade or Boomer were right there, but no, he had to work with the old stick-in-the-mud. Ambush is a good fighter, and pretty much perfect for the environment. The problem was that the old fart still had an outdated view about a ghoul like Ghost Roaster. Ambush had spent the whole *bleeping* trip watching Ghost Roaster from far away, acting like he was protecting Flynn from the "evil monster" but Ghost Roaster was used to it, it was normal. All they had to do was catch Bomb Shell and then Ghost Roaster would get to go back to cooking.*
"Uuggh, HEY FLYNN!"
*As soon as Ghost Roaster spoke, Ambush instantly drew his blade "just in case" as he told others.*
"YA? WHAT'S UP?"
"How close are we to the Forest? I'm getting bored out of my mind."
*Ambush spoke before Flynn.*
"What a shame, you have no ghost to eat to pass the time. We'll get there when we get there!"
*The words stabbed him like knives. Ghost Roaster winced at his comment as Flynn answered.*
"We're almost there, I'd say 3 or 4 minutes."
*Great, that means more likely 6 or 8 minutes considering Flynn's skills. But he can't complain, Flynn has been the only one who hasn't treated him like a demon this whole trip. It was a little nice to know that…a little.*
"Thanks Flynn."
*8 minutes later, the Dread-Yacht finally landed outside of the Fantasm Forest. Ghost Roaster and Ambush began to walk down the ramp as they saw two tree men who seemed to be acting as guards, Ambush was the first to speak with them.*
"Goodness! I-its Ambush."
*One of the guards was absolutely star-struck as the other gave a salute to the swordsman.*
"At ease you two. I am not a general."
"B-but still. Your standing right in front of us."
*And here comes Ghost Roaster, it was time for his "favorite" game, Prejudice Bingo. The two guards saw Ghost Roaster and jumped into action, running in front of him and pointing their wooden spears. That's one point for the guards instantly threatening him*
"FREEZE MONSTER!"
*That's another point for calling him a monster. Will he get another for his partner defending him? Not a chance.*
"Cool it, I'm also a skylander."
"I doubt it, you're just planning on devouring the innocent, your kind isn't welcome here!"
*ooh two pointer, not believing him, and saying "your kind" close to a new record.*
"Look, Eon sent me an-"
"Ghost Roaster!"
*getting interrupted. Yet another point.*
"It shall be BEST if I alone handle this. Why don't you walk around the forest, I doubt there's any souls to eat in the deeper parts of the forest."
*Ambush said that to him…while walking away with the guards guiding him to speak with the Tree Spirit. Yet again-*
"BINGO."
*He muttered as he walked off into a completely different part of the forest, a darker part a part that felt calm, and best of all, a place where he didn't feel judged.*
"My third bingo of the month. Just *bleeping* lovely."
*He growled, two days ago he and Lightning Rod were sent to the Cloud Kingdom. He would have gotten three bingos just from speaking with the first three civilians, and once again Lightning Rob took all the credit while Ghost Roaster was attacked just as much because "you just look evil" and Lightning Rod agreed with the guards that did it! He was still stupidly waiting for an apology from the big beefcake. Last week might have been worse, he and Deja Vu were going to the Tower of Time to fight some Time Trolls…THE TIME KEEPERS FROZE HIM! He was freed AFTER the fight was over, and he knew that Deja Vu had laughed about it. He honestly questioned why he keeps doing this, why he keeps helping besides the fact that he felt indebted to Eon for giving him a chance.*
"All I get is ridiculed while others are cheered on."
*He sighed as he continued his wandering. Not noticing two skeletons drawing their bows alongside four haunted knights.*
"W- why is this my life!? I-I used to be beloved! N-now now I-I'm…GRAAAAHH!"
*He screamed with ectoplasmic tears dripping down his face, using his spiked ball to destroy a boulder, smashing it into pebbles. He began to calm down until the two skeletons fired at the ghoul. An ambush.*
"WHAT!?"
*He was barely able to go into "Ectoplasm mode" as he called it, to phase through the arrows, he gripped his chest and winced as he changed back.*
"G-ow, okay. You two caught me off guard. Not this time."
*He then swung his chain whip into one skeleton until a squad of haunted knights charged out blades at the ready. Nearly cleaving Ghost Roaster to pieces until he launched himself back with a skull charge.*
"Oh come on…I really am not in the mood right now, did Bomb Shell send you?"
😈"Hardly."
*a voice replied, it sounded like him but, off. Like a poor impression. He knew who it was.*
"You're kidding me! Evil Imp Minion you're here?"
*And there it was, the imitation of Ghost Roaster phased through a tree with a frightening cackle.*
😈"Of course. Who else?"
"About seventeen other losers make more sense. So why did Kaos send you out?"
😈"Not him exactly, I'm here to get you to change sides, join us."
"…Pfffffff Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Oh you have to be joking me… me? Join you? Hehehehehaha!"
*Evil Imp didn't say anything, he looked like he meant it.*
"Oh…your serious… Then let me laugh even harder HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
😈"Why is it so funny? The world has already named us evil."
"…us? What us?"
😈"I'm you, don't you see? I was created by Kaos to be just like you. We are the same, just I accepted my fate as a villain."
"You think that huh? Alright, why would I join? Because people are scared of me? Cause it'll only get worse if I go evil."
😈"But your allies wouldn't fear you. No villain would treat you with such disrespect and prejudice, you would be seen, you would be cheered as a mighty warrior…not a lying demon pretending to be a hero."
"……"
*Was he actually considering this? No, no he couldn't. Then his mind went to Stormblade, one of the few newer skylanders who truly cares and thanks him for the good he does. Voodoom, Boomer, Cynder, there were a few Skylanders who cared, m-maybe it isn't as many as Spyro or Stealth Elf, but they were his friends. He can't let them down, let them believe they were wasting time saying how he wasn't a monster. No, he refused.*
"I may not be loved by too many people, but I made a promise to myself and Eon. I WON'T be a monster!"
*With a swing of his chain whip. Two of the knights were knocked right off their feet as Evil Imp snarled.*
😈"Fine! You Refuse To Do The Right Thing? I'll make you. ATTACK!"
*The knights charged forward as Ghost Roaster simply chuckled. He launched the spiked ball right through a knight's chest plate before smashing it into a second knight. The third knight charged at him only for Ghost Roaster to phase right though it and wrap his chain right around the knight and tossing it through a tree.*
"Quite a sad ambush all things considered."
*The last knight grabbed one of the blades of its fallen comrades and charged into battle as Ghost Roaster tried to react, the knight stayed close to Ghost Roaster and prevented him from launching his chain.*
"Gaah!"
*Ghost Roaster winced in pakn as he quickly grabbed two parts of his chain and tried to use it to block the blades. The chain blocked the attack as Ghost Roaster realized something. A new trick in his book. The knight attacked once again only for Ghost Roaster to start using his chain to block and deflect the attacks.*
"Sorry, you're not cutting this chain. I've tried!"
*He then twisted the chain around the blades and disarmed the knight and "Skull Charging" right through the knight as it feel into a pile of armor.*
*Evil Imp gave a snarl before launching his own whip at Ghost Roaster.*
😈"WHY ARE YOU FIGHTING AGAINST WHAT'S BEST FOR US!? WE HAVE SUFFERED THIS INJUSTICE SINCE THE BEGINNING! WE HAVE ONLY KNOWN HATE AND PREJUDICE"
"……no we haven't."
*That's when it finally clicked.*
"You're not me, you're just what Kaos thinks I am. I have felt love and kindness before, I was never born this way, you were. I was turned into a ghoul , you were born a monster."
😈"What?"
"I may now seem like a monster, but I'm still Olav, deep in my heart I know my real self, you only know me from what others think, we are nothing alike."
😈"Fine! It doesn't matter! I'LL DESTROY YOU INSTEAD."
*Evil Imp then launched himself into a mock Skull Charge until Ghost Roaster countered with his own, the two collide with Ghost Roaster sending him right into a tree before spinning his chain faster and faster till in was a blur.*
"Ghost Roaster may be a monster, he might have an inner demon, but OLAV WILL NEVER FALL DOWN THE PATH OF EVIL! "
*He then launched the whip with such strength and fury that when it collided with Evil Imp, it sent him flying through the trees and far away.*
"…he…he… nice job me."
*Ghost Roaster was trying to catch his breath before hearing Ambush yell and footsteps approaches.*
"GHOST! GET OVER HERE NOW!"
*Ambush soon arrived and saw multiple trees damaged and fallen before snapping at Ghost Roaster.*
"What? Did you think there were ghosts in the trees?"
"For your information, I go-"
"CUT YOUR EXCUSES AND LI-"
*He then saw the knights and skeletons littering the ground, he calmed down as he pieced together what happened.*
"…never mind, come on. Flynn is ready to take us back to the academy."
"Thank goodness, I need to take a day for my mental health."
"I didn't think you had health to worry about."
"Course you didn't."
*The two left in silence as Ghost Roaster smiles. It was over, and the kitchen was his next stop. Thank the ancients*
Hawthorne and Ghost Roaster are friends because why not. Ghost Roaster deserves all the friends he wants. Also I think Uncle/godfather Ghost would be cute
Anyway, in my head Ghost Roaster and Hawthorne joined the Skylanders together and have been close friends ever since.
