Eare of Stones

The **Eare of Stones** is an ancient talisman with evil magical power in Clash of the Skylanders with Ponies: Altered Beast. It once belonged to the evil ram known as Viper Helios before it was stolen from him by Hydra. It was then retrieved of Doom Raiders, who used it to empower themselves, but their plan failed and now it is presumably in the possession of Cosmos.

## Appearance

The Eare of Stones appears as an old and sinister-looking greenish-teal colored bell with dark-green markings. It has several cracks on it, though it is unknown if it was always had them or that it gained them over time.

## Powers and Abilities

The Eare of Stones holds extremely powerful ancient magic. One such ability of the stones was that it is able to absorb the magic of a living being and transfer it into another. It can even be used to nullify magic attacks (as Dream Sheep used it to nullify Mane Six's magic attacks before absorbing their magic). It is unknown if it can absorb any type of magic, or if like Chameleon Sr., it can only absorb magic from living beings. It initially held the majority of Viper Helios's magic, providing enough power to turn power Doom Raiders from his form a new form all at once. It can also create portals, as the trio used it to create a portal to travel from Twilight Kingdom to the battlefield to confront the Skylanders. The stones is also seemingly indestructible, as it has lasted for thousands of years, and it was completely undamaged from the giant blast of rainbow magic that was used to defeat the Changelings in the end.

There are drawbacks to using the stones, however. It requires a specific magic spell to activate it, and without this knowledge, the stones is useless. Also, the power it bestows the user may be too much for them to control, and it does not simply turn the magic into raw power for the user to absorb like Evil Toadman's magic draining does. Rather, it gives all of the abilities of the magic it has absorbed in their purest form, making it so that even Chameleon Sr., who had already absorbed Cosmo's power once before through his own method, was not comfortable taking Cosmo's power after the bell had absorbed it due to him not being able to turn it into a more controllable force like with his own method. This was demonstrated when Grand Master Greevil absorbed Cosmo's magic and became all-powerful, but was unable to control it and it ended up turning on her. And the user cannot choose which magic they want to take from the stones after it has already absorbed magic from multiple beings (the Changelings stated that they could not take Mane Six's magic from the bell without taking Cosmo's as well).

## History

### Past

The Eare of Stones once belonged to Viper Helios, who reigned over ancient Canterlot City with an army of monsters. Presumably, most of the magic within it was stolen from several hydra, since it was illustrated in the book about it. It wasn't until Hydra Warriors stood up to him that he was deprived of the stones and banished. Afterwards, Hydra hid the bell in a magic cave atop Mount Everhoof, which was protected by a forcefield and powerful winds.

### Present

*Bring It On or Half Baked*

The Eare of Stones is first mentioned by "Viper Helios" (actually Cosmos in disguise) in response to Dark Enerjak' taunt about him losing to Hydra, claiming that taking it only weakened him for a while.

*Hero of the Hourglass*

After millennia, "Viper Helios" learned of the stone's location but is apparently unable to get to it himself. So he sends his minions, Doom Raiders to retrieve it for him; not only to become unstoppable, but also teach them about teamwork (in truth, it was part of Cosmo's plan to manipulate the Changelings into helping King Spyro gain the confidence she needs when she takes over ruling Canterlot City). After much hardship trying to get the stones separately, the Changelings decide to finally stop bickering and work together to obtain it, which they did by allowing Chameleon Sr. to absorb Dark Enerjak' magic to create a tiny hole in the forcefield which only Grand Master Greevil can fit through. The experience nearly makes them into friends until Dark Enerjak reminds them of their true nature. They then decide to keep the stones and lie to "Viper Helios" that they failed the mission, as part of their own plan to betray the old goat and use the bell for themselves.

*Switcheroo*

"Viper Helios" is still unaware that his minions have his stones and leaves to find another source of power. However, they have no idea on how to use it themselves, so they infiltrate Twilight Kingdom to find information about it. After disrupting the Return of the Dragon King, they are able to enter the forbidden section of the Twilight Kingdom Archives and find a book all about the Eare of Stones. They return just in time for "Viper Helios" to arrive and tell them that he has located another artifact and will leave again to retrieve it. While he was gone, the trio work fast to learn the stone's power before he gets back.

*The Academy*

After much research, Evil Toadman learns to use the stones to absorb magic from living beings and transfer it into others. With this spell, he transfers the ancient magic already within the stones into himself along with Doom Raiders, advancing them all into higher forms. They then betray "Viper Helios" and use the stones to steal his magic, which exposed him as Cosmos. Without his magic, Cosmos is forced to flee. Dark Enerjak then suggests taking Cosmo's power, but Chameleon Sr. is against the idea since no-one but Cosmos can control it in its purest form. Grand Master Greevil volunteers to try if she can control it, and upon taking it attempts to betray Doom Raiders, but then the chaos magic immediately turns against her and she begs her cohorts to use the bell to take it back, which they do. Later on, Dark Enerjak uses the stones in her fight against Mega Flavius, Mane Six by nullifying then draining the Royal Sisters of their magic. Seeing that her own magic would not be useful against the stones, Team Spyro relies on her friends to subdue Dark Enerjak. They attempt to take the stones from her, but Doom Raiders appear in the last second and save her and the stones.

In the second part of the episode, Dark Enerjak gloats how using the Eare of Stones allowed her, Chameleon Sr. and Grand Master Greevil to finally defeat their enemies, including their former leader, Cosmos. However, Dream Sheep attempts to absorb the Royal Sister's magic out of the stones, but Sharktopus prevents this, saying that doing so would risk taking Cosmo's magic as well, which was impossible for them to control. This instigates a fight between the three Changelings, which Cosmos takes advantage of to help free the Skylanders. Later on, the Changelings use the stones to teleport themselves to the same location as the Team Spyro for the final battle. During which, Skylanders attempted to distract the Changelings while Skylanders and Mega Flavius steal the stones from them. Unfortunately, Dark Enerjak becomes wise to their plan and attacks Boomer and Hex while Doom Raiders fought off Vega and Sunset Shimmer respectively. In the end, the Skylanders were forced to surrender when Dark Enerjak takes King Bravemore hostage and threatens to tear off his wings. The Changelings prepare to kill the King Spyro and Scootaloo, but they were saved in the last moment by the rest of Canterlot City. After being empowered by all the friendship around her, King Spyro was able to cast a spell to de-power the Changelings and render the Eare of Stones inert. Sonic Boom then obtains the stones and absorbs Cosmo's chaos magic, allowing her to conjure a giant cupcake that subdues the Changelings. After she goes mad with power, Cosmos takes the stones from her and uses it to reabsorb the chaos magic. He then transfers the magic back into himself and gives the Royal Sisters back their magic as well.

The Eare of Stones's fate afterwards is currently unknown, though likely it is still in the possession of Cosmos.