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1	'''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/41787378/chapters/104839335 Skylanders: Return to the Ruins]]''' is a ''Skylanders'' fanfic hosted on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn, penned by Creator/NoonboryKedabory. It began publication on September 18th, 2022.
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3	The fic takes the cast back to the ruins where the first game took place, and where a new evil scheme is brewing. Along with the Skylanders, AcePilot Flynn, cool-headed Cali, book-smart Hugo, inventor Mags, and a mysterious troll named Crestfeather battle Kaos' forces of darkness.
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5	Outside of this fic, Crestfeather has made a guest appearance in ''Fanfic/KedaborysMuppetMania''.
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7	!!Tropes:
8	* AlliterativeName:
9	** Cloudbreaker Island:
10	*** The first area is called '''M'''isty '''M'''eadows.
11	*** The hat you obtain is called a '''Fe'''ather '''Fe'''dora.
12	** '''C'''hompy '''C'''averns.
13	** '''A'''migo '''A'''cid.
14	* AllThereInTheManual:
15	** Crestfeather's [[https://toyhou.se/19657800.crestfeather Toyhou.se profile]] contains some information not mentioned in the story, ex. her birthday being January 18th.
16	** Her page on Fanfic/TheKedaboryVerse Wiki mentions that if she were a Franchise/{{Pokemon}} or a [[VideoGame/YoKaiWatch Yo-Kai]], she would be a Steel-Fairy type and in the Tough tribe.
17	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Amigo Acid's character blurb mentions that while he's very friendly, he also had formidable acid powers.
18	* ForestOfPerpetualAutumn: The Aurora Forest, where the leaves are always orange and the harvest is always bountiful.
19	* FunetikAksent: Chill's Russian accent is rendered via her swapping out "W" sounds for "V" sounds, and not pronouncing the "th" sound properly.
20	* HoldYourHippogriffs: In the first chapter, Cali says her Spiderling sense is tingling...
21	* LiteralMetaphor: ...and Flynn asks if she means that literally, pointing to Cloudbreaker Island, which is being attacked by Spiderlings.
22	* MediumAwareness: Flynn demonstrates awareness of the "Toys to Life" element of his franchise, and is able to predict that a Skylander will appear to help them get rid of the Spiderlings on Cloudbreaker Island.
23	* QuizzicalTilt: In Chapter 2, Spyro cocks his head in confusion/curiosity when he finds an abandoned railway in the Chompy Caverns.
24	* PapaWolf: In Chapter 3, Buzz dives to save Flynn from a bolt of lightning.
25	* PosthumousCharacter: Chapter 3 mentions at least four deaths in a war from fifteen years ago; Tristbite, Bluestone, Crestfeather, and Glumshanks' unnamed mother. However, it is partially subverted in the next chapter when Crestfeather is revealed to be alive.
26	* ProductionForeshadowing: This story was foreshadowed by a chapter of ''Fanfic/ShiningAndSweet'' posted about two weeks prior, where a character had a key chain of Stealth Elf.
27	* PunnyName: Grease Ire = grease fire (he's a Fire Skylander) + ire (he has anger issues).
28	* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Hugo, a member of the primary cast, isn't introduced until Chapter 2.
29	* ShoutOut:
30	** In Chapter 2, Spyro claims that Kaos is so uncoordinated, he couldn't even land a hit in [[VideoGame/WiiSports Wii Tennis]].
31	** The hat found in Chapter 3 is a [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Tiara]].
32	** In Chapter 3, Clyde mentions not wanting to miss the new episode of "[[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol Pop Patrol]]".

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