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// Rage: Towers of Aquaria 
// Story: Spyro: The Dragon Trio of Avalar 
// by Blackdrag-rose 
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As Spyro, Spike, and Ember returned to Summer Forest, and appeared in the area that the large tree rested in, they were quite pleased with themselves, because they had stopped the Water Workers and their allies from tormenting the residents of Sunny Beach, as well as freeing all the trapped baby turtles that had been locked away in the scattered crates they had seen while they explored the realm. The other thing they were happy about was the fact that they had stopped the chef from cooking the turtles that had been brought to the area he was resting in, even if that meant that Ember went to town on him and knocked him out, to vent her anger out on him for what he was trying to do, leaving Spyro and Spike to free the turtles and send them on their way to wherever they had been before they had been kidnapped. Of course they had also claimed all the scattered gems that had been left around the realm and recovered their Talisman for their efforts, including three additional Orbs to add to their collection, so with Sunny Beach cleared they were going to focus their attention on the final realm of Summer Forest, before turning to the dungeon that Ripto was located in. There was also the Speedway that they needed to check out, more in the fact to see if there were any Orbs in that realm that they could use and less because of any gems they might have, but they would focus on that once they were done with the final realm of this homeworld, right before the fight with Ripto.

The only thing that was in their way was the wooden gate that had been lowered, blocking the path to where the final portal was resting, so all they did was tap the button that was nearby and closed the gate that attached to the other path, the one that lead to the Speedway, while raising the gate that was in their way, allowing them to approach the portal they were heading towards, and as they walked through it Spike noticed that the lettering indicated that the realm was called Aquaria Towers, making him wonder what the realm was like.

When they appeared in the starting area of Aquaria Towers, however, the siblings found themselves in a metallic area that seemed completely different from the other areas they had started in for the other realms, while at the same time it seemed that there was no way for them to see the sky in this realm, as the entire chamber they were in was made out of metal and had been connected to metallic tunnels and circular towers. There were also pipes here and there, something that interested the siblings since this place seemed nothing like what they had seen in the other realms, and there was a metallic platform near them that just so happened to have a Powerup Gate on it, meaning they might be making a loop around the entirety of this realm before they figured out what the ability it gave them was. What surprised them was the fact that there was a Water Worker standing near the tunnel that lead to the next part of the realm, though this time he seemed to be wearing a metallic helmet, one that probably allowed him to breath underwater, despite the fact that there was no water in the area they were in. Walking near him was a sheep, one that seemed out of place and made them wonder if it had wandered through the portal earlier, as there were a group of them standing near the portal in Summer Forest and that could have happened, before they spotted one of the residents of this realm, as there was a rather sad looking seahorse that was light purple colored, whose mood seemed to approve when they approached him.

"Hello there. I'm Spyro, and these are my siblings, Spike and Ember." Spyro said, introducing himself and his siblings to the seahorse, even though he was sure that the seahorse and the rest of the residents of this realm already knew who they were, especially since Elora had told the residents of the various realms about the three of them, before he focused on what was going on at the moment, "What seems to be the problem?"

"Oh, the funny looking guys with the shock sticks have drained all the water in our realm." the seahorse replied, to which he gestured to the Water Worker that was standing near the entrance of the nearby tunnel, someone that Spyro and his siblings were surprised to see, as this was one of the few times that an enemy from one realm appeared in one of the other realms, before he focused on the siblings once more, "We can't get our water back unless someone beats those guys and activates the buttons that they're guarding, because without water we're pretty much unable to move and I have been stuck here since they stole our water."

"These guys seem to enjoy tormenting people that live in the water," Ember commented, as that was what they had seen back in Sunny Beach, due to the Water Workers trying to capture all the baby turtles that were in that realm and take them somewhere else, for a purpose they knew nothing about, not that it mattered since they had saved the residents of that realm and prevented such a plan from becoming reality, before she sighed, "Don't worry, we'll take them out and get your precious water back."

Spyro nodded his head in agreement, as he was annoyed with the Water Workers as well and knew that it would be nice to save another realm from them and their allies, though as they stepped away from the seahorse, however, their first foe raised his shock stick and tried to shock them into submission, only for Spike to stop the attack in its tracks with a barrier and reflected it back into him, taking him out in the process. He was very happy that he had spent all that time training with Cosmos, and occasionally one of the other Magic Crafters, as it was allowing him to use several of his spells to greater effect during this adventure, and he knew that his siblings had to be pleased with his training as well, before he turned his attention to what was in their immediate vicinity. There were a few gems resting off on their right, which were being guarded by some large red crabs, but Ember was the one that dealt with them by dodging the pincer of the one that tried to attack her, where she grabbed onto it and lifted the crab into the air for a moment, allowing her to swing it fight into the side of the second one and sent them both flying into the wall, releasing two Spirit Particles in the process. From there the siblings collected the gems that were in the area and smashed the glass vase that was near the tunnel, though before they approached the button Spyro spotted a few gems resting near the tower on the other side of the area that they were in and some that were behind another one, where he told his siblings and they collected all of them.

Once that was done the three of them turned their attention to the button and Ember whacked it with her tail, where one of the hatches in the roof opened and some water poured down into the area that they were in, raising the level of the water to the highest point of the tunnel, showing that there were definitely more buttons for them to press, though that also meant that they were now swimming in the water they had released. From there they swam into the tunnel and moved through it, especially now that they were able to swim over the raised section that was inaccessible when there was no water in the area, and made sure to pick up all the gems that were along the way, despite the fact that they knew they might be coming back this way at some point in the near future. As it turned out the raise section wasn't a platform, like the siblings assumed it was, rather it was a high wall and they were allowed to get around it rather quickly, where they picked up the gems on the ground as they followed the rest of the tunnel and eventually arrived in what appeared to be a pool, just like what they found in Sunny Beach, and smashed the glass vases that were around them, before jumping out of the water once everything had been picked up. They weren't surprised to find that the new area they were in was sort of similar to the previous one, in the sense that there was no water for the seahorses in this part of the realm, but that just meant that they would repeat what they had been doing so far, by taking out the enemies that were in front of them and fix what was wrong with this realm, much to the joy of the residents of Aquaria Towers.

This time around Spyro was the one that took out the nearby Water Worker, as he sidestepped the electricity that was coming his way, while his siblings stayed back and kept their eyes open for any gems they could pick up, before charging into his foe the moment his guard was lowered, allowing him to tap the nearby button and release more of the stolen water back into the realm, raising the water level so they could explore more of the area they were in. With the button pressed the siblings explored the area they were in, smashing the various glass vases that were in the area and picked up all the gems that were resting on the ground, but Spike did stop near the edge of an area that had four dangerous looking metallic sharks swimming around one of the circular metallic chests, but he knew that charging into them was a bad idea and that meant they needed to find a Superflame Powerup, which was likely what the Powerup Gate gave them. A few seconds later Spyro and Ember swam over to where he was and spotted the sharks as well, to which the three of them turned away from where the metallic sharks were swimming and found a lower area that contained a pair of crabs that were wandering around, so they charged through them and picked up the gems that were down there, which included breaking the glass vases, before heading towards the top of the water. While they did that, however, Ember turned around and swam down towards two more crabs that were near the button Spyro had pressed, colliding with them and released a pair of Spirit Particles in the process, before finding a small cluster of gems and picked them up before heading up to where her siblings were waiting for her.

They discovered that the highest point of the water stopped just short of two platforms that allowed them to jump up to another larger platform that contained a pool, one that would allow them to see what the next area of the realm had in store for them, so they picked up the gems and then dived into the pool, where they discovered that the tunnel held two more crabs and two more Water Workers. Spike focused his mind and stopped the electricity with his magic, which let his siblings could take all four of the enemies out, where Ember charged through them on the bottom part of the tunnel and Spyro took the top, before they jumped out of the water and landed in a new cavern, where they found a very familiar face waiting near what appeared to be a metallic boat of some kind.

"Hello Moneybags," Spyro said, because that was who they found near the metallic boat, not that he and his siblings were all that surprised to see the bear again, as they had been waiting for him to show up at some point, though even as he said that he knew that Ember was ready to lash out the moment Moneybags tried anything, just like the last couple of times he tried to con them out of the gems they were collecting, and Spike was staring at the vehicle that was in front of them, since he was interested in it, "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, hello to you, Spyro, and to your siblings as well." Moneybags replied, though he seemed to have healed from the light bruises that Ember had given him earlier, his punishment for trying to make them pay for the ability to use the portal that brought them to Aquaria Towers, before he gestured to the larger pool of water that was behind him, "As for why I am here, well, I noticed that you three were doing a good job saving the other realms and felt that it was only fair that I warned you that this tunnel is filled with metal sharks, so much so that you won't be able to get to the other side."

"Metal sharks? You mean like the ones we saw just a few minutes ago?" Ember inquired, as she knew, without Spike telling her what he knew, that their chances of beating the metal sharks was zero, and that they needed the Powerup Gate to take them out, though even as she thought about that she stared at the bear, as she felt that there was something fishy about this entire situation, "Are you saying that you were concerned for our safety, or are you just trying to make yourself look less suspicious, in our eyes to be exact, by actually trying to assist us for once?"

"To be perfectly honest, its mostly the latter option." Moneybags admitted, showing the siblings that he might have actually learned the lesson that Ember had been trying to teach him, something that they would have to wait and see since it was hard for someone to change their ways in a single day, much less a few hours, to which he waved a hand for a few seconds and made sure they were looking at the metal boat, "Still, as a sign of good faith, I could let you three borrow my shark-proof submarine, which can take all of you to the other side of this tunnel in a matter of moments, and I won't even bothering charge you for using it, mostly because Ember would likely beat me up for hindering your progress through Aquaria Towers, and the fact that I'd rather not get whacked by her tail again."

"You know Moneybags, it's not like you to offer something like this, for free I might add, without being threatened by someone." Spike commented, because he and Spyro had seen what happened when Ember attacked the bear for his attempts to get them to pay for certain things, such as the bridge in Glimmer and the wall in Summer Forest's castle, which only made him wonder if there was something else going on here, "What's your angle?"

"I'll have you know that I am being threatened at the moment." Moneybags stated, causing the siblings to raise their eyebrows for a moment, as it was hard to actually believe what the bear was saying, since he could be attempting to win their sympathy, or something like that, before he continued with the rest of his statement, "Ripto and his minions have been causing a lot of damage all over Avalar, as you have seen during some of your visits to the other realms, and that just so happens to include most of my businesses, which are scattered across the realms. I do want him stopped... maybe not as much as the three of you do, but I do want him stopped."

"Okay, so this is just selfish enough to be believable." Spyro stated, where he rolled his eyes for a moment, as he had been hoping that Moneybags would have learned his lesson and that he was doing this for the greater good of Avalar, and the residents who called the various realms home, but, as it turned out, the bear was only doing this so he and his siblings could eventually reach Ripto, all while focusing on his own interests, instead of focusing on Avalar.

"Well, we'll take you up on your offer to use the submarine," Ember added, just to be sure that the offer was still on the table and that they could use it to get to the other side of the tunnel that was in their way, though she knew that Spike was making note of this for the future, as if he was giving Moneybags a point for honesty, to counter the couple of points that were against him.

Moneybags nodded his head in understanding and gestured to the submarine once more, where the hatch opened and let the siblings jump inside it, though while they did that they found that it was actually shaped like a shark, meaning that the metal ones might think it was one of them, a good idea in Spike's mind, before the hatch closed and they went under the water once more, only in a slightly different manner this time around. What they discovered was that what they assumed was a tunnel was more like an actual cavern beneath the water, one that had a decent number of gems laying on the floor and another circular metallic chest, complete with four metal sharks swimming around it, before the submarine reached the other side of the passage. The siblings determined that it was a good thing Moneybags had been there, as there had been no other way around the underwater passage the metal sharks had been in, even if they could just dive into the water and charge through it to the best of their ability, and decided that maybe he was somewhat trustful, even if that didn't explain what happened in Glimmer with the lizards that were following Ripto's orders. In the end they came to the conclusion that they would worry about this another time, maybe when they were done with the one that was messing with the rest of Avalar, to which he waited for the hatch to open and jumped onto the ledge that was in front of them, only to find that the way forward involved them descending into an area that they wouldn't be able to climb back up, not until they found the button that raised the water to this height.

The area that was below them had two more crabs and a Water Worker, so what they did was glide down to where their next enemies were located and surprised them, as Ember spun around and brought her tail down hard on the Water Worker's shoulder, knocking him to the floor so she could finish him off, while Spyro and Spike just crashed into the crabs and took care of them. While Spyro and Ember smashed a few glass vases here and there, and picked up the gems that happened to be on the ground, Spike paused for a moment and stared up at the tower that was near them, which had the number six emblazoned upon it, why he had no idea and that only made him curious as to why the seahorses decided to do something like this in the first place.

"Let's see here," Spike commented, where he sat down and pulled out the guidebook, though while he did that he did spot something he missed earlier, and that was the water rune that he had created when he was being taught how to cast the Water Safety spell, meaning that Elora really made sure that all the books she worked with were protected from the various elements, as he also spotted the runes for fire and a few others, before turning to the page he was looking for and started reading, "According to the guidebook, Aquaria Towers is more than this underground area that we were brought to when we walked through the portal, rather it is an entire nation of seahorses that live beneath the tides, and while it seems that Summer Forest was the closest homeworld for them to connect to, they're actually pretty close to Autumn Plains and Winter Tundra as well. From what Elora was able to figure out, this nation is currently being ruled by King Flippy, who we haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet, and that some of the machines that are down here are actually designed to turn the water around the towers into drinkable water for the rest of Avalar, in addition to what the various realms have available in their lands. Apparently there's also a dome of some kind surround this part of the realm, to separate normal water from the sea and ocean water, so we could actually drink the water we're swimming in if we really wanted to, and there's even a little note from Elora saying that the water from Aquaria is some of the best water she's ever tasted in her entire life... even Hunter agrees with that statement."

"I think we can guess why Ripto would want to take this place out as well," Ember stated, as she and Spyro had come to a stop near Spike and let him read from the guidebook, as it wouldn't be nice to drop a bunch of water on his head while he was reading, especially since he was rather protective of his books, and she knew that this was just Ripto trying to force all of Avalar to bend to his whims.

Spyro nodded his head, to show that he understood what his siblings were talking about, as this was one of the more simple things to understand, before he made sure Spike put the guidebook away, which was when he pressed the button and released more of the stolen area from wherever the Water Workers were holding it, likely part of the building that the seahorses used to make the water Spike had just told them about. The water kept pouring until everything was covered by the water, meaning they could swim back through the metal shark infested passage they had gone through if they really wanted to, but when the siblings did was quickly collect the gems that were near the edge of that passage and then made their way towards the short opening that a crab seemed to be guarding. That allowed them to return to the starting area for this realm, meaning they had completed the loop at last and could talk with one of the seahorses about something else, as they were there had to be a few Orbs scattered around the interior and the exterior of the building they were in, hence the reason they swam down to the lower level and collected the gems that were laying on a platform that was right above where they started, allowing them to see that the Powerup Gate had a Superflame symbol. Spike was glad that his thoughts on which powerup this realm had were correct, as that would help them with the metal sharks, but instead of focusing on that they turned their attention to the seahorse that was on the platform that was below the passage that connected the first chamber to the last chamber, where they spotted another inactive portal off to the side, which would be powered up the moment they got their claws on the Talisman for this realm.

"Spyro, Spike, Ember, you guys did it!" the seahorse declared, showing that he was either the same one that they had met as soon as they appeared in this realm, which could be possible, or he was another seahorse and the first one told him that the siblings were there to help him and the others out with their problem, "You stopped the Water Workers from stealing all of our water, and taught them a lesson at the same time. Here, we want you guys to have our Talisman, both to show our gratitude and as a souvenir to remember us by."

The Talisman in question appeared to be a seashell, one that Spike could tell had a power that was nearly identical to the other ones that they had acquired from the other realms, to which he pulled out the guidebook and let the seashell take it's place in the Aquaria Towers section, while at the same time finding that the exit portal had been activated, just like what happened in the other realms, before spotting the hatch to this area and noticed that it was still open, meaning they could explore the exterior of the building if they really wanted to. The first thing that the siblings did, instead of heading outside, was swim down to where the Powerup Gate was located and grabbed the Superflame ability immediately, before charging through the water as they followed the path they had taken to reach the second chamber of the building, the one where they found the four metal sharks swimming around the circular metallic chest. It didn't take them long to reach the area in question, which was when the siblings faced the sunken area and started blasting the metal sharks, making sure to break them apart so they didn't get back up and attack them, and before long all that remained of them were bits and pieces, though at the same time it appeared that they had broken the circular metallic chest as well, allowing them to pick up the gems that had been trapped inside it and a few gems that had been out of their reach the first time they went through this area. Once that was done the siblings turned around and headed back to the Powerup Gate, to make sure they had the maximum time available, before heading to the end of the passage the other metal sharks had been in, where all three of them started blasting the sharks as soon as they spotted them, tearing them apart, and made sure to hit the circular metallic chest as well.

With all of the metal sharks taken care of, and all the gems they were protecting had been collected, the siblings made their way back to the starting area once more, only this time around Spyro headed for the ceiling and both Spike and Ember followed after him, where it didn't take them long to arrive in the upper area, where they were allowed to see the top of the towers and, more importantly, the short rock walls that the shimmering barrier seemed to be connected to, the one that separated this part of the realm from the other parts they couldn't explore right now.

"It goes on for miles." Spike commented, where he glanced in all the directions that he could, as he could see past the stone walls for a short period of time before the darkness of the sea made it impossible to see what else was around the area they were in, making him wonder how the seahorses were able to survive with these conditions, though even as he considered that he knew the residents of Aquaria Towers likely wouldn't tell him, even if he asked them, meaning he would need something like Moneybags' submarine to explore down here.

"It sure does," Spyro said, though while all of this was fascinating, or at least it was to his brother, he and Ember kept their eyes open for anyone that looked like they might have something they wanted the siblings to do in exchange for one of the Orbs that this realm had, before spotting a second familiar figure that happened to be wearing a suit that seemed to give him the ability to swim and breath down here, "and it looks like Hunter came to check the realm out as well, though he'll be disappointed to learn that we've solved the issue that the seahorses were dealing with."

"Let's go see what he wants." Ember stated, to which she swam over to where Hunter was swimming, as she was a little curious as to why the cheetah was even here in the first place and wanted to see what he was doing at the moment, though both Spyro and Spike followed after her so they could see Hunter and talk with him as well, before they explored the rest of the upper area that they had access to.

When they approached the area that Hunter was in, however, they spotted a rather large manta ray swimming near him, one that seemed to be large enough for someone like them or Hunter to sit on, which made them somewhat curious as to what was going on at the moment, though they knew that all they had to do was ask Hunter what he was doing and they would understand the situation.

"Hey, Spyro, Spike, Ember, it's good to see you guys again," Hunter remarked, where the siblings came to a stop near him and stared at the area they were in, though he seemed more interesting in looking at the manta ray that was near them, who seemed to be swimming in a circle and was minding his own business, causing Hunter to sigh as he thought about something that was going on at the moment.

"It's good to see you again as well." Spyro said, because Elora, Hunter, and the Professor were the ones that he and his siblings liked to see as they explored the realms of Avalar, even if they haven't seen two of them in the realms so far, and it was far better than dealing with Moneybags all the time, before he glanced at the manta ray for a moment, as if seemed that Hunter was focused on the sea creature right now, "Is something going on?"

"Oh, I've been trying to tame my new pet manta ray, but he just won't obey me." Hunter remarked, where the siblings raised their eyebrows for a moment, because they had been under the assumption that he was already tamed and that he was having problems teaching the manta ray a trick or something, but it seemed their friend was having problems getting passed that stage, before he seemed to get an idea, "Hey, you guys are just about the right size, so you can definitely ride on his back if you wanted. What do you say? Want to help me tame him?"

Spyro, Spike, and Ember glanced at each other for a moment, as they knew that there were more pressing matters than helping Hunter tame his new pet manta ray, but in the end, after thinking about it for a few moments, Spyro decided to help their friend out and swam over to the area that the manta ray was swimming in, where he latched onto the saddle as Hunter informed him as to what he needed to do, the part he failed on. Hunter informed him that what he needed to do was direct the manta ray through the bubble rings that one of the seahorses would construct as a course, just so he had an idea of what he needed to do, while making sure that Spyro understood the fact that he wanted nothing bad to happen to his new pet. Spyro, before heading off, informed Hunter that it was going to be hard to hurt the manta ray, due to the fact that all the enemies in this realm had been taken care of and they had been inside the building that was below them, before he tapped the manta ray and got started, as he was eager to see what the course was like and if it would let him find anything that his siblings could grab while he was doing this. A few seconds later the seahorse in question moved out of where he was hiding and started blowing bubbles as he moved around the area, where Spyro made sure the manta ray followed the rings that were formed behind the seahorse, though what he discovered that the course was more just him carefully directing the manta ray around the outer structures in this area, weaving around them in the process, and while he did that he spotted a number of gems and glass vases that were scattered around the area.

In the end Spyro found that it was rather easy, and rather simple, for him to get around the nine bubble rings that the seahorse had created, where the last one brought him right to the platform that Hunter was swimming above, with a look of surprise on his face, though Spyro already had an idea as to why it worked for him, as many creatures usually listened to a dragon and followed whatever what they wanted.

"Wow, I wasn't expecting you to tame him that quickly," Hunter commented, though his tone showed that he was very happy about what Spyro was able to do, especially since he was having trouble with the manta ray before their arrival, to which he reached into the small pack he was carrying on his waist and withdrew something that was inside it, only for the siblings to raise their eyebrows as an Orb appeared above his hand, "Here, I found this resting on one of my flippers earlier, when I was getting ready to come here, and I suppose I owe you something for helping me out... especially since I know you guys are collecting them for the Professor. Though to be honest, there was another reason for me wanting to tame the manta ray, as I was hoping to get him into racing shape while I was here, because there is a race coming up in the future and I wanted to take part in it, but at this rate it'll happen after Ripto is taken care of. What do you say, would you like to take him through a harder course, to get him into racing shape?"

Spike and Ember watched as Spyro nodded his head, showing that he was going to help Hunter out, and followed the seahorse that had constructed the first course, though while that happened Spike swam over to where his brother had been a few seconds ago, grabbed the Orb, and then slipped it into the guidebook, before he and Ember moved out from the area that Hunter was in and started exploring the area. This time around it appeared that the harder course involved going all over the area they were in, where it involved Spyro making twists and turns with the manta ray in the process, while at the same time Spike and Ember just picked up the gems that were on the ground, and some that were resting on the beams that connected some of the structures, and smashed the glass vases that were scattered around the area they were in, before their dragonflies indicated that there were no more gems to be found in this realm. Once they were done they headed back over to where Hunter was waiting and watched what their brother was doing, as it seemed that he was quite skilled in the art of directing a manta ray around an area, before he reached the last bubble ring, which was actually on the opposite side of the platform, from where the end of the first course ended, and when he removed himself from the manta ray Hunter seemed really impressed by what he was able to do.

"Spyro, that was incredible!" Hunter stated, his tone revealing that Spike and Ember were right, that he really was very impressed by what their brother was able to do, before he reached into his pack for a moment and withdrew a second Orb from it, one that he handed over to Spike without delay, before he focused on Spyro again, "You know, you have some real talent for this sort of thing, and I could definitely use a partner like you for some of the more difficult races, ones that don't involve manta rays, though you deserve the second Orb I found, which was in my other flipper. And, while you guys are finishing up your business in Aquaria Towers, I think I'll test out my new manta ray, to see if I can replicate what you just did for me."

"Good luck with that, Hunter." Spyro said, as he had the feeling that, since he was able to ride the manta ray with ease, the cheetah had been doing something wrong before their arrival, what that something was he had no idea and knew that neither Spike or Ember really had any ideas either, but, thanks to the couple of minutes that he spent with the creature, he now knew that Hunter would be able to prepare for the future.

The moment they were done assisting Hunter with his manta ray, or Spyro was done with that, the siblings started to swim away from where he was swimming, only for their friend to take off on his manta ray, where they hoped that no harm came to either of them, before Spyro lead his siblings over to an area where a rather large seahorse was waiting, as he had spotted the figure while he was riding the manta ray, before they noticed the crown he was wearing.

"Ah, you must be the dragons that Elora told me about." the seahorse, King Flippy the siblings realized, said, though at the same time he seemed worried about something and was glancing at the structures that were resting around the area that they were in, something that caused the siblings to look at them for a few seconds as well, before he turned back to face them not a moment later, "Listen, the Water Workers have kidnapped six of my children and, based on what they said, they're being held at the top of the numbered towers that are scattered throughout my realm, no doubt their intentions are to force me to surrender and submit to their demands. Instead of doing that, and letting my realm be run by people that would torment us for the rest of our days, I decided to borrow some explosives, ones that had the power to blow open the doors to each of the towers, but I'm not fast enough, or small enough, to get around whatever traps the Water Workers might have put inside the towers, so I need your help to secure my children."

It didn't take the siblings more than a second to agree to help King Flippy out, where the first tower, which happened to be up in the area that they were in, had it's door blown apart only a few seconds later, indicating that the seahorse must have been busy planting all the explosives while they were busy clearing out the metal sharks, to which the siblings swam away from him so they could see what the Water Workers left for them. The first tower was right by where the King was floating in the water, indicating that he had been thinking about taking on this challenge all by himself, but when they came to a stop they found that the only thing separating them from his first child was an electrical barrier, one that didn't affect the water that was around it. As such all Ember had to do, as she insisted on going first, was wait for the barrier to turn off and then swim by it, allowing her to grab the child and quickly pull him back down to the lower half of the tower, where he was free to leave and rejoin his father, though while that happened the door to the second tower, which was near their current position, was blown open, allowing them to head over to it while the smaller seahorse swam over to where his father was located. The second tower had two electrical barriers, where one was on and the other was off and they switched every couple of seconds, but all Spyro did was swim between the pair when the closest one deactivated and then waited for the second one to follow suit, before he made sure the kid was safe and then quickly made his way back down to where his siblings were waiting.

As it turned out the third tower wasn't up in the area that they were in, which made sense when Spike realized that four of the numbered towers were in the looped area they had pressed the buttons in, and it wasn't long before they found that the third and fourth towers were in the starting area, meaning all they would have to do was locate the fifth one once these two were take out. Spike discovered that there wasn't much guarding the third child, as it was his turn to take on one of the towers, because all he had to do was charge into the crab that was walking on the walls and the way was clear for the child to join them, who swam up to the ceiling so he could join the others, allowing the siblings to focus on the fourth tower that had just been opened. Oddly enough the fourth tower was a repeat of the first one, as the only thing separating Ember from the next child was an electrical barrier, something that was rather easy to get around and it took her only a few seconds to rescue the poor child from where the Water Workers had imprisoned him, allowing him to return to his siblings as they sought out the fifth tower. Of course, as they expected, the fifth tower was in the chamber that was just past the starting area, though this time Spyro had to contend with two electrical barriers and a pair of crabs that was stationed between them, meaning he had to be very careful in how he rescued the child, though he found that it was also easier than what he was expecting, as all he did was do a little charge once the way was open and the crabs were taken out, allowing him to wait for the barriers to switch off so he could finish his part of the mission. With the fifth child saved the siblings sought out the final numbered tower, which was in the room that Spike remembered seeing it in, the area that the final button had been in, so he swam into it and found that his only obstacle was a moving electrical barrier, something that did eventually switch off so it could reset, which was when he bypassed it and saved the child.

With that done the siblings swam back to where King Flippy was waiting for them, where they delivered the last of his kidnapped children to him and found that all six of them were happy that they had been rescued, even if all of the Water Workers in this realm had been taken care of, to which they waited to see if the King had anything else to tell them, before they departed from Aquaria Towers.

"You three are just as incredible as Elora said you were! You have rescued all of my children from the towers that the Water Workers imprisoned them in!" King Flippy declared, his voice and face showing them that he was incredibly happy with what the siblings had done, to which he used his fins and reached into a pouch he was carrying, one that they hadn't noticed the last time they were in front of him, since they were more interested in what he had to say, before he produced an Orb and held it out towards them, "And, based on what Elora told me, you three are also collecting Orbs, so you can chase down Ripto and put an end to his rampage, so please, take it as a token of my gratitude."

Spike happily accepted the Orb and placed it with the others, where he was able to determine that they had recovered everything they could from Aquaria Towers, to which he and his siblings headed back to where the exit portal was located and headed back to Summer Forest, as it was time to confront Ripto and his minions in the depths of the castle and push them out of this homeworld.