A Dimensional Dilemma

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## General

**A Dimensional Dilemma** is the first episode of Champions of Avalice. The first part of the episode was posted to WackyZebra's Deviantart page on March 22, 2018, while the second part was posted on March 31, 2018.

It was announced on November 19, 2020 via Deviantart that the episode along with the following one would be remastered as part of the series' third anniversary.

## Solicit

*"A new venture awaits for both the Avalicians and Elementians! Team Wacky is sent to Avalice by Talon's dimensional portal, and their crystals have scattered throughout the planet. How will the Elementian team adjust to this new world, and will they be accepted by the kingdom rulers and it's heroines?"*

## Synopsis

### **Part 1**

The voice of the Magister is heard as he describes the events of Freedom Planet, describing the invasion of Lord Brevon's army, the bravery and sacrifice of a "select few", and the transformation of the Kingdom Stone ushering in a prosperous future for his people. He soon talks of a soon-to-come otherworldly visit that will bring new allies and a threat possibly greater than Brevon. He goes on to mention the arrival of another inevitable battle and trusts the faith of their home within the "select few" and their hopefully new allies.

Meanwhile, an explosion is heard outside the walls of Talon's fortress as an alarm goes off. Wacky, Blade and Ace emerge from the explosion and proceed to make their way towards the observatory as they fight off various artillery fire from all angles. They soon reach the top of the observatory where they are greeted by Talon, hyena brothers Sly and Vex, and a strange circular device. Talon nonchalantly greets them, with Wacky commenting how they wouldn't have to meet so often if the hawk stopped trying to ruin their world. Talon replies stating that he will always strive to try and ruin their home, with Blade calling it a dark dream of his before asking what the hawk's plan is. Talon allows Sly and Vex to describe their latest device; a portal that is able to transport a person to different dimensions. Wacky comments how a portal to other worlds sounds great, but is baffled as to how the machine could ruin Elementia according to the rumors beforehand. Talon comments how the rumors were exaggerated before activating the portal. Ace struggles to fly the trio against the portal's pull until Wacky sees the Elemental Crystals fall into the portal. Ace soon loses his strength as the trio disappears into the portal. Talon gleefully chuckles, but not before he and the hyenas feel themselves being pulled in. Sly quickly turns it off, but not before the trio are sucked through as the number "072114" appears above the machine. Soon after, Team Wacky wake up inside a crater made by their impact and find themselves inside a forest unfamiliar to them. Wacky asks for Ace to fly up and get a better view of where they are, which the young falcon does so. He soon notices the city of Shang Tu from a distance, which prompts Wacky to tell the falcon to lead them to the city and, as they make their way, the zebra begins to wonder about any other heroes they could meet.

Moments before the collision, Team Lilac were just about to wake up in their treehouse. As they reminisced about the alien invasion and hoped to have another adventure, they soon witnessed a large portal appear in the sky as seven glowing meteorites fell and landed all over Avalice. Lilac noticed three mysterious figures falling with the yellow meteorite as they landed near the valley. The draconian raced off towards the crash site to check on those figures, despite Carol's disbelief. Meanwhile, the Elementians had arrived at Shang Tu, impressed that the kingdom felt almost similar to one of their own. They were soon approached by two guards who, after Blade had given the slip of their otherworldly alias, quickly accused them of being linked to Lord Brevon, whom the team tried to explain they had no knowledge of. They soon get approached by Neera and General Gong who take them to the Magister under Wacky's request, with the former letting the team know that her trust in them isn't definitive yet. After greeting the Magister, the zebra informs the leader and the two pandas of their otherworldly presence, surprising them. Neera refused to believe his story, though the Magister was more understanding taken the invasion under consideration. The Magister then allows Wacky to explain how they arrived on Avalice.

The girls soon arrive at the crash site, with Carol commenting how these figures could've survived a fall that high. Milla soon finds a trail of footsteps that lead towards Shang Tu, prompting the girls to follow. Lilac, however, suddenly gets caught off guard by a flashing yellow light inside the crater. Upon further inspection, she finds a glowing yellow crystal in which the draconian can feel a great amount of power coming from it. She soon decides to hold on to it, hoping that it has a connection to those figures, and follows her friends to Shang Tu. After explaining their story, Wacky remarks to the Magister that he understands if they don't trust him right now, but promises that they aren't a threat. The ruler takes note of his concern and tells the trio more about the invasion, from the self sacrifice of Lilac and her friends to the transformation of the Kingdom Stone. The Magister finishes by telling Wacky that they would remain a neutral threat until deemed otherwise, to which the zebra thankfully agrees. Soon after, one of the soldiers alert the Magister of one of Brevon's men attacking outside the palace. The Elementians follow Neera and Gong outside to find Serpentine firing at some soldiers. The trio hurry to engage the serpent before Gong stops them concerned that they're not equipped for battle, to which the team responds by drawing their own weapons. The general convinced, the team proceeds to encounter the viper.

### **Part 2**

Serpentine has several wounded soldiers at his mercy as he taunts about his strength despite Brevon's absence. Team Wacky soon intervene which startles Serpentine who questions who they are. Wacky tells Serpentine that they've come to take down the viper. Serpentine cackles in response, stating that the boys reminded him of a 'squidhead' that stopped him in the past before thanking the team for giving him the same opportunity as he had in the past, even calling Wacky a 'striped pony'. This triggers Wacky as he suddenly bolts forward, catching Serpentine, Neera and Gong off guard as Wacky sends Serpentine reeling back hard against the wall. Serpentine readies to attack Wacky as the latter instigates the bout, with Blade and Ace joining the fight later on. Tired of the fight dragging on, Serpentine grabs Ace by his leg and hurls him across and into a building, severely damaging Ace's wings. Serpentine fires a rocket at Ace as Wacky and Blade warn him of the oncoming assault. Ace braces for the impact before the noise of a comet rang and connected with the rocket as it exploded. Serpentine boasted about how easy his target was before he, Wacky and Blade are stunned to see the figure of Lilac standing in front of Ace behind the smoke. Taking the opportunity, Wacky paralyzes Serpentine as he and Blade run to check on Ace and see his protector.