Off to the Races

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Off to the Races
Season no.:	3
Season Episode no.:	10
Episode no.:	35
Writer(s):	Jesse Porter
Date:	September 28, 2018
Previous:	Days of Future Crash
Next:	Split

Off to the Races is the tenth episode of Skylanders Academy Season 3.

Synopsis

The Skylanders try to take down Kaos and the Doom Raiders in a big race called the Skylands 500. But working together as a team proves difficult.

Plot

Spyro has now grown to like his fellow Skylanders in spite of being evil, a change angrily noticed by Strykore when he makes a surprise visit. Strykore is losing patience on Spyro's lack of progress on opening the Wumpan Puzzle box, Spyro tries to reassure him by revealing that the box can only be opened by those "true of heart" which he lacks. Strykore nonetheless demands Spyro to figure out how to do it anyway otherwise he'll be punished severely.

Meanwhile, Kaos is once again confronted with an escalating mutiny by the Doom Raiders, due to a lack of raids and dwindling resources. Fortunately, Kaos finds a resolution when his pirate ship crashes into a billboard, where an airship race called the Skylands 500 has a huge cash reward that will be offered to the winner. Kaos proposes that they enter and win the race, so he could resolve his crew's demands, the Doom Raiders reluctantly hold off their mutiny.

At the Academy, Kaossandra sounds the alarm and gathers Master Eon and the Skylanders for an important meeting. She opens up a Skylands 500 commercial where they discover that Kaos has entered the race. Kaossandra deduces that Kaos entered the race because of his continued failings as a pirate captain and if he loses, the Doom Raiders and subsequently Strykore will abandon him, leaving Kaos in the perfect opportunity for Kaossandra and the Skylanders to bring him to the Academy and rehabilitate him. Eon allows this and sets up the Skylanders on their objective to win the airship race with Jet Vac volunteering as head trainer. But Captain Flynn suddenly appears, overhearing their task, and volunteers to be their coach, which Jet Vac objects. Master Eon proposes both of them serve as trainers, but they refuse. Spyro tries to stop their dispute by offering a seemingly heartfelt speech of working together. In reality, it was an attempt of opening the Wumpan Puzzle box but his actions does not merit him access.

Airships from all over Skylands begin arriving at the Skylands 500. Kaos is shocked to learn that the Doom Raiders have decided against their promise of giving Kaos another chance as they claim that the only way to win the race is to not have Kaos serve as captain, so they lock him inside his quarters. Jet-Vac confronts Captain Flynn and decides to put their rivalry aside and use their experience by working together, Flynn happily agrees. Meanwhile, below deck, Spyro desperately tries several attempts on opening the Wumpan Puzzle box by kindly complimenting and wooing it and so far, none has worked.

The races begin and Flynn begins barking strict orders to the Skylanders on handling the ship, whilst Jet-Vac does a soft approach by motivating and supporting the team's actions which unfortunately causes confusion among the Skylanders resulting in the Dread Yacht falling behind the racers. The Skylanders are divided on which of the two shows better leadership. Flynn carries on with his aggressive approach, putting the Skylanders into intensive work boosting the ship's speed and gaining a significant lead among the racers. Despite Jet Vac's advise that Flynn's approach is too aggressive, Flynn is confident that his approach will take them to the finishing line. However, the Skylanders are quickly exhausted and without the manpower, the Dread Yacht quickly loses speed and falls behind again. Jet-Vac decides to do his own methods of leadership by positively reinforcing the exhausted Skylanders with rewards and ideas of fun, which quickly replenishes their energy and resumes working.

The Doom Raiders are fortunate since their pirate ship is leading the race. But with Kaos overthrown as captain, a power vacuum emerges when all of them desire the role of captain. Their dispute causes them to ignore Kaos's actions as he realizes he can use his powers to escape. Kaos breaks free out of confinement and uses his powers to forcibly subdue the Doom Raiders. Kaos rejoices his successful retaking of the ship by unleashing a powerful dark magic shock wave that causes the Dread Yacht's stabilizers to malfunction.

Jet-Vac orders an immediate repair of the ship, but due to Jet-Vac's approach, the Skylanders aren't fully determined to take action. Spyro resurfaces and asks Flynn what happened, Flynn reveals that the ship has lost power and they immediately plummet from the sky. Flynn and Jet-Vac quickly blame each other for their approach cause their crisis, with Eruptor and Stealth Elf supporting both of them. Spyro is the only one who speaks for a resolution, as their dispute over who has a better strategy is pointless and that they need to settle working for a solution altogether (this speech also does nothing to open the Wumpan Puzzle box). Flynn and Jet-Vac finally decide to use both their approaches in leadership, which effectively brings the Dread Yacht back in the race, closing in on Kaos's pirate ship.

Kaos tyrannically orders the Doom Raiders to work by using his powers, preventing them from opposing him. Kaos orders the Doom Raiders to double their efforts when he notices that they are neck-and-neck with the Dread Yacht. However, an engine pipe bursts from the Dread Yacht and grinds them to a halt. Flynn requires a lemon-head screwdriver from below deck, which Spyro volunteers to acquire. But before Spyro can leave with the tool, he gets another visit from Strykore, questioning his intentions as Spyro keeps helping the Skylanders. Strykore tries to make certain Spyro still desires the Skylanders' destruction, but Spyro's past experiences with the Skylanders changed him and brings the notion that they don't destroy them but rather find a way to co-exist instead. This confirms Strykore's suspicion that his lackey has grown soft. Seeing his master's aggression, Spyro tries to reason with his superior, but their conversation is overheard when Stealth Elf steps into the room, concluding that Spyro has been an evil agent for Strykore all along. Spyro tries to change her mind, confessing that he's changed, but this only proves Strykore was right about him. Despite being heartbroken by his best friend's revelation, Stealth Elf sets off to tell the rest. Strykore orders Spyro to prevent her from doing so, but he refuses, causing Strykore to foricbly enhance Spyro's evil nature.Before Stealth Elf can warn everyone, Spyro grabs and lifts Stealth Elf out of earshot and the two quickly battle to break free.

Without the tool required, Flynn is unable to fix the pipe in time as the Dread Yacht is now falling dead last in the race, leaving Kaos's pirate ship to become first place in the Skylands 500. Kaos celebrates and boasts his victory to his crew, oblivious to their intentions as the Doom Raiders declare that they no longer need of him after winning the cash prize, so they forcibly throw Kaos overboard.

Eventually Spyro overpowers Stealth Elf by using his dark powers to trap Stealth Elf in an orb, which prevents her from teleporting and weakens her. But as Spyro stares at her best friend losing consciousness, he becomes shameful and is unable to finish Stealth Elf. Spyro decides to safely put a weakened Stealth Elf back in the Dread Yacht, where the Wumpan Puzzle box is nearby. Spyro decides he has had enough of Strykore's mission and proceeds to throw the box, but the moment he grabs it, the Wumpan Puzzle box finally opens and releases the map since Spyro's actions with Stealth Elf merit him to be "true of heart". However, Spyro lets go when he hears Kaos plummeting right above him, but doesn't crash, when he recalls he has powers. Kaos quickly recognizes the Map to Arkus, rejoicing that Strykore can finally be proud of him and he ventures off. Spyro tries to grab the map from Kaos but Stealth Elf recovers and she takes him out by surprise.

Spyro hitting the floor out-cold grabs the attention of the Skylanders and they rush to the scene. Stealth Elf finally reveals to them that Spyro has been working for Strykore, much to the disbelief of her fellow teammates.

Featured characters

• Master Eon
• Hugo
• Flynn
• Stealth Elf
• Eruptor
• Jet-Vac
• Pop Fizz
• Dark Spyro
• Kaossandra
• Strykore
• Kaos
• Dreamcatcher
• Wolfgang
• Chompy Mage
• Chef Pepper Jack

Continuity

• Dark Spyro has grown to like the Skylanders.
• The Doom Raiders stage a mutiny against Kaos.
• Dark Spyro's refusal to destroy Stealth Elf unlocks the Wumpan Puzzle Box, but the Map to Arkus is taken by Kaos.
• The Skylanders discover Dark Spyro is working for Strykore and has been a spy all along.

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