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Book of Elements: Fire and Water
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| Author: | Barry Hutchison |
| Publisher: | Sunbird Books (United Kingdom) Grosset & Dunlap (United States) |
| Release Date: | January 3, 2013 (United Kingdom) January 10, 2013 (United States) |
| Pages: | 80 |
| Category: | Reading Book |
| Based on: | Skylanders (franchise) |
Book of Elements: Fire and Water is the second installment in the Book of Elements series. In this book narrated by Flynn and Hugo in turns, the reader is taught everything they need to know about the Fire and Water Elements and all the things connected to them.
Summary
Fans can continue their exploration into the world of Skylanders with this second title in the Book of Elements series: Fire & Water. These 80-page handbooks focus on all the elemental Skylanders tribes and their unique and mystical characters.
Contents
Flynn's Fables
In the Bag
All his life, and even some years before it, Sunburn had been the talk of Skylands due to the powers he possessed as a phoenix-dragon hybrid, which made him a common target for poaching and hunting (though he outwitted his pursuers every time). Some years before Sunburn had joined the Skylanders, he was taking an afternoon nap when a hunter slipped him into a flameproof sack while he was sleeping. Though his flames were unable to penetrate the sack, Sunburn managed to teleport out and set the hunter running with his hair on fire.
Dropping in on Kaos
Late last year before the book was written, Flynn was taking a flight near some cliffs in his balloon when he spotted Kaos, who was marching with a whole crowd of minions while Flameslinger stood in his way. As Kaos closed in on him, Flameslinger drew his bow and shot an arrow at Flynn’s balloon, popping it. The balloon then crash-landed right where Kaos stood and scared him enough that Flameslinger was able to send him running.
Eruptor’s Big Bet
Trigger Happy places a bet that Eruptor would be unable to stay calm for a whole hour, with the prize being a dozen gold coins if Eruptor won. Wanting to prove that he had control over his temper, Eruptor accepted the bet. Trigger Happy tries a variety a ways to set off Eruptor’s temper, such as insulting him, throwing Slam Bam’s snow cones at him, and otherwise prodding and annoying him. However, Eruptor manages to keep calm through the whole hour, and Trigger Happy gives Eruptor his prize… By shooting the coins at him, which causes Eruptor to finally erupt.
Armor Escape
After being placed under his curse, Ignitor sourced many means of help to break the curse. He first sought out the witch who cursed him, who merely left him a note telling him to listen to his mother in the future. With that failed, he sought out all the wizards and warlocks he could find, but none were able to break the curse. Failing that, he then sought out help from his fellow Skylanders, but all their attempts failed as well. Feeling desperate, Ignitor finally heads to his mother’s house to get her advice, but she merely tells him that he looks perfect the way he is, which lifted his spirits enough to stop his attempt to break the curse.
Armed and Dangerous
While waiting for Double Trouble to join him for sparring practice, Slam Bam catches a massive army led by the Evil Ice Yeti approaching. Knowing that his evil clone would be an equal match for him, and with Double Trouble nowhere in sight still, Slam Bam proposed an arm-wrestling contest to the Evil Ice Yeti to decide which of them was truly the strongest. With all but one hand behind their respective backs, the two yetis locked themselves into a draw, which allowed Slam Bam to stall long enough for Double Trouble to show up and help Slam Bam fight the army back.
Missing Mace Mystery
One day, Wham-Shell happened to lose his mace, and in a panic, grabs Flynn and demands to know if Flynn had taken it. Feeling sorry for him, Flynn agrees to help Wham-Shell look for the mace. Despite looking everywhere, the two are unable to find it until a young Mabu bounced a ball off of Wham-Shell’s shell by accident, then panicked and ran off upon spying him. It turned out that the Mabu and his friends had borrowed Wham-Shell’s mace to use as a bat for a game of blatter ball, which Wham-Shell happily joins in.
Zap-Tastic Prank
Flynn and Cali are enjoying a picnic together when a large, hairy beast comes upon the picnic as the sun sets. As the monster and three of its friends charge towards the picnic site, Flynn rushes to flee… But it turns out the monsters were just sheep that Zap had electrified to make their wool stand on end, and the whole thing was just a prank planned by Zap and Cali, which Flynn insist he knew about from the start.
It’s the Pits
Back when he was still a member of the Gillmen Marines, Gill Grunt’s platoon had set out on a midnight training exercise to cross the desert, capture a flag and bring it back to headquarters before the sun rose. While the rest of his platoon hurried to finish the mission due to their hatred of all places dry, Gill Grunt had stopped to write his girlfriend’s name in the desert sands, and was spared from falling into a hole covered by a gigantic spiderweb as a result. His teammates were trapped, and worse yet, encroached upon by a quintet of pit spiders and utterly defenseless, having lost their weapons in the fall. So, Gill Grunt wet down the pit’s sides to turn it into mud, allowing his teammates to blind the spiders with the mud before he pulled them out using the web.
Hugo’s Notes
What are Flame Imps? - Hugo gives the readers all the details about Flame Imps, their origins, traits and common relatives.
Pirate Peril – Hugo gives the lowdown on all the perilous pirates of Skylands, and also shares some of their sea chanteys with the reader.
Gill’s Mermaid Quest – Hugo recounts the story of Gill Grunt’s quest for his long-lost love, and also shares some mermaid-themed jokes, Gill Grunt’s portraits of his love, and an old story about how the other residents of Skylands came to accept merfolk kind after a mermaid rescued a trading ship captain’s mother-in-law when she fell overboard.
Others
Where Does Fire Come From?/Where Does Water Come From? - Summaries of the Fire and Water Elements’ history, with both sections covering the elements’ roles throughout Skylands’ history, kingdoms in Skylands associated with the respective elements and creatures of Skylands affiliated with the respective elements.
Fire Skylanders/Water Skylanders – Character profiles for the Fire and Water Skylanders from Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure and Skylanders: Giants. Each character’s profile lists some basic facts about them, a fun fact about said character, and their elemental ranking.
Secrets of the Elements – Hugo discusses the secrets of the Fire and Water Elements. The Fire section covers Lava Kings, the Fire Element’s role in powering the Core of Light, and the effect Fire has on Rotting Robbies. The Water Element section, meanwhile, covers Water Elemental Gates and the Water Element’s history with the Arkeyans and Captain Frightbeard.
Cali’s Heroic Challenges – Flynn talks about several of Cali’s Heroic Challenges for Skylanders of the Fire and Water Elements, and in particular discusses the Heroic Challenges Mining is the Key, Isle of the Automatons, Jailbreak! and Break the Cats.
Elemental Gates: Fire Locations/Water Locations – Hugo discusses where to find the various Fire and Water Elemental Gates in Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure, with each location also ranked by how hard it is to access it.
Flameslinger Fashion – A diagram showcasing Flameslinger’s fashion choices.
Knight Times – Hugo tells the stories of Sir Turbertus the Knackered, Sir Headlun the Fearless, and Sir Pitwin the Mad, three knights who tried to slay the red dragon before Ignitor did but ultimately failed.
Slam Bam’s Snow Cones – A list of several of Slam Bam’s favorite snow cone recipes, along with his personal comments on each one.
Fire/Water: Elements Unite – Hugo explains how the Fire and Water elements intersect with the other elements of Skylands and their elemental weaknesses.
The middle of the book also contains a two-page spread showcasing all Fire and Water Skylanders from Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure and Skylanders: Giants.
