#wind-up

Well ep 8 was alot how about some abstragedy of my au

Figured you guys might like to see the trophies we're using for a local Alpha Strike tournament this coming Saturday, 4/18/2026; the Iron Gauntlet III AS350 Tournament over at Noble Knight.

He's so shiny and wonderful

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not bad, but we need even worse🙀

eepy:

George and Bruno sleep like rocks (lol), they could sleep through a Sky-Quake or one of the Giants's arrival.

Adriana sleeps like a baby, nobody's allowed to wake her up and little plants grow and stop blooming until she wakes up. They start to wilt if she's woken up by someone else.

Eugenie, Oscar, and Ryeo are lighter sleepers and don't sleep well for slightly different reasons.

Jet Vac and Cynder are pretty normal, but Cynder doesn't sleep for as long.

Stealth Elf and Spyro are raging insomniacs. The slightest sounds can distrub them right when they were starting to fade.

Eruptor, Roller Brawl, and Food Fight snore like volcanoes. Since Wind-Up can just turn himself off, it's all Hex's problem.

Lack of eepy:

George, Bruno, and Adriana are not functional on no sleep, they need their napp.

Eugenie and Oscar deal with being tired pretty well because of a ton of late night studying.

Ryeo is also decent on no sleep, but it's mostly because of staying up late practicing with her cards or reading.

Jet Vac kinda slows down until it's time to do Skylander things, but that's about the extent of it, he's pretty functional.

Cynder is highly functional on little sleep. Being an Undead (insert 'sleep like the dead'/'restless spirits' joke(s) here), she doesn't need as much rest as a normal dragon her age (think 8 hrs for Sy vs 6 for Cyn). Nobody's sure what the difference between tired and awake Cynder is, except for maybe Spyro or Eugenie. She still tries to get 7 or 8 hours so she has some wiggle room if something (be it Malefor or Skylander stuff) happens.

Stealth Elf and Spyro are always exhausted. Sy helped Elfie cover her eyebags with makeup, but she stopped needing him for anything other than keeping track of her color. Neither of them let themselves get sluggish for long periods, but both get progressively more paranoid and snappy until their bodies finally start to break down and can't keep fighting.

^^^ Elfie's condition is known and handled by Master Eon via sleeping potions and some extra sound suppression around her room. She handles it better with hammocks/anything resembling sleeping in a tree, it triggers simpler memories and her body physically reacts better to nature the same way your dog makes everything better.

^^^ Spyro keeps it hidden very well, he's always on top of his appearance and mannerisms. Besides round beds, he's never spent much time going into what makes him sleep better. He has a deal for partial doses of her sleeping potions, but doesn't always drink it; aware of the problem, but not taking nearly enough action to handle it in favor of more, brutal training and studying and personal projects for money or magic materials/items. He weighs how much his body can take very mathematically for the most efficient, 'until he drops' stretches of time as he can.

^^^ Adrianna and Cynder knock them right tf out. She's very attentive to Elfie after they start working together and can sprout lavender from nothing. Besides tree parts or hammocks, Adrianna is another good way fo getting Elfie to slow and fall asleep (not as well/reliably as the former things, but she can gently push Elfie over the edge once she's already a few sleepless nights down). Spyro's out like a light when Cynder puts a wing over him like he did for Elfie, he's never been on the recieving end of that and trusts her to be his guard dog, even when he's safe in bed.

^^^ Oscar's healing magic lightly helps, too. He can still give them a soothing sensation and relieve cramps until they slump over. The problem is trying to figure out what to do when they fall over on his lap, he did not plan for this lol

^^^ Placing them next to each other sometimes helps Stealth Elf. Her mind goes 'safety -> relax -> take a break -> sleep' while Spyro's goes 'Teammate -> Skylander responsibilities -> protect at all costs, including self.'

Lots of eepy:

Everyone is pretty much normal for the most part

Eruptor is a lot happier and JV gets more lenient

Elfie and Spyro have a slightly easier time calming down and/or letting themselves be content for a few seconds.

Cyn and Roller Brawl walk easier.

Other:

The Portal Blorbos like to organize sleepovers. It reminds George of Maria wanting to stay up late and indirectly forces Elfie, Spyro, JV, Oscar, and Jenny to unwind through societal convention (lemme know if you got the reference XD)

^^^ Oscar and Jenny clearly have no idea what to do, they kinda just do the introvert thing and cling to someone they know (George and Cyn, respectively)

Adrianna and Ryeo like to drag out all the games, nail polish, makeup kits.

Bruno pulls most of the pranks and usually initiates the pillow fights at Ryeo's expense

Spyro and Elfie visibly have this 'do I don't I' face when they're asked, but the Portal Masters have someone (usually Adrianna) on misdirect duty to drag them into the party before they can settle on the wrong answer.

Maria and Whisper are allowed to join on quieter nights.