Chapter 17: Upside Downstairs Overtheres

Check in with the Pit Crew if you have enough Gearbits for an upgrade. At the first intersection in the path, follow the short, straight path to a perspective gate. The gate zips your Skylander to a wall of cell doors, which are guarded by Bonehead Chompies and a Blaster Caster. Two doors open after you eliminate the guards.

The door farther from the gate leads to a cell with Mabu prisoners under the watchful eyes of Spin Offs and a Blaster Caster. More importantly, there’s an explosive barrel near the Mabu. Collect the treasures in the room, then carry the barrel out of the cell and into the other opened door.

Drop the explosive barrel next to the large box across from the Skystones Overdrive player. The explosion destroys the box and reveals an Epic Treasure Chest. Talk to Luella (the Skystones Overdrive player) and accept her challenge. The first time you defeat her, she hands over the Spellslamzer Skystone.

Return to the Mabu’s cell and pick up another explosive barrel. Carry this one back through the perspective gate and follow the curved route at the intersection. Look for a raised platform at the end of a short off-shoot with a box marked with the dynamite icon on it. Inside the box is an Epic Treasure Chest.

At the next intersection, ignore the coins on the stairs and continue ahead to a SuperCharger Gate. Reassemble the Gate and step through to enter an area filled with green spotlights and twisty platforms.

The switch near the first perspective gate switches the destination from bottom (the switch’s starting setting) to the top. Use the switch once and step through. Cross the bridge and use the perspective gate at the other end. Avoid the spotlights and pick up the explosive barrel.

Hurry back to the switch and (very important!) move close enough to change the controller prompt from the barrel to the switch. Switch the perspective gate destination to the bottom and step through. Go through the perspective gate and drop the barrel in front of the box to reveal another Epic Treasure Chest. Collect the other piles of treasure before your return trip through the Gate.

Follow the trail of coins up to the gate with the dynamite icon on it. Go through the nearby perspective Gate to zip over to a walkway that leads downward. There aren’t any side paths or doorways here, just green spotlights, Bonehead Chompies, and a Blaster Caster, all guarding an explosive barrel.

Eliminate all the enemies and pick up the barrel. Weave through the green spotlights back to the locked gate. Do a quick trip around the skull emblem set into the floor so the barrel’s trail of powder sets off all the fireworks. Look for Gaven and the Sky Star Challenge on the other side of the gate.

There are side platforms on the curved path past Gaven that allow you to avoid detection by the green spotlights. Bonehead Chompies already claimed the second platform, so you need to clear them out before you can use it safely.

The perspective gate at the end of the curved path leads to the underside of the next path. Follow the path to where it ends, at a Random Reward Object. The explosive barrel from the underside of the path is used only to shoot off the fireworks in the area. There are no boxes or gates to open with it.

Backtrack about halfway down the path and use the perspective gate to switch to the top of the path. When you first go topside, follow the lower curve to a platform with an Epic Treasure Chest.

After collecting all the treasures in the area, proceed to the topside gate that’s guarded by a new enemy known as Spot Bite, along with a few Spin Offs. Spot Bites advance slowly before suddenly leaping forward with an attack that shakes the ground and knocks back Skylanders.

When the gate opens, move ahead to the Land Vehicle icon, where Softpaw pops up again. Jump in a vehicle and avoid everything that glows green on the track. The green spotlights are back, and there are switches that activate green spikes in the road.

The barrels are safe to drive through, but it’s better to blast them out of your way. When vehicles loyal to Moneybone appear on the track, destroy them quickly. They’re more of a nuisance than a threat but it’s best not to take chances. The ride ends at another Land Vehicle icon.