Hey guyz! MonstaWolf here with another story! This is the sequel to 'The Darkness Within.' If you haven't read it, then you won't understand this story, so please read it first. Otherwise, enjoy!
"Why... did... he have... to g-go..." Cynder could hardly get the words out through her sobs.
Terrador looked at her and said, "Everything happens for a reason, Cynder. Everything happens for a reason." Cynder tried to give a forced smile, but failed.
Suddenly, her mind was clouded with a strange, hoarse voice conveying a message that frightened Cynder a bit.
Yes... everything does happen for a reason, puppet... reasons you will soon understand...
5 YEARS LATER
Spyro was sitting in a beanbag chair while watching some magical box that displayed moving pictures on it's face. They never had that down on the dragon realms. He didn't know how it worked when he first saw it, and still doesn't understand the concept of it, but he didn't care as long as it worked.
He looked over at a bag of chips, and then at Alona, who was closer to them than he was. "Hey, could you get me that bag of chips over there? I'm too lazy."
"No."
"Why?"
She smirked and said, "Because I'm too lazy."
Spyro realized he had been beat, and said "Fine..." as he rolled off of the bean bag chair and streatched as he got up. He let out an enormous yawn as he began to walk towards the chips.
Alona giggled for a second, and spoke up. "You made that way too complicated than it had to be."
"Whatever, as long as I have my bag of chips I'm happy. Well, that and my TV. I also wish the vision pool wasn't broken. I haven't been able to check on Cynder for years."
"You've really let yourself go."
"Well, I'm dead, so there's really nothing for me to do anymore, no responsibilities."
"Spyro, you're not a robot; you can do what you like."
"I like to watch TV and eat chips."
It was Alona's turn to realize she was beat. Spyro sensed that Alona really wanted him to do something that actually involved motion for some reason, so he said, "You know what, I'll go flying later. Just let me relax for n-"
"Spyro! Spyro! Come over here! I just got the visions pool up and running for a limited time, and there's something you're gonna want to see!" Salena's worried voice filled the air. Spyro took about a third of the time it normally takes him to get up to get over to the visions pool. Since the pool was broken, the image had some static, but he could still see the image. He just didn't know what he was looking at. "Do you know what it is?" Spyro shook his head. All he saw was an orange and black ball, the orange somewhat representing flames.
Salena paused a second, and said, "It's... Earth."
"Spyro... Spyro... are you okay...?"
Spyro opened his eyes and blinked as his eyes adjusted to the light. He saw Alona and Salena looking over him.
"What... happened?"
"You passed out when we told you that-"
Selena elbowed Alona, making her stop talking.
"When you told me what?"
Selena took a deep breath and said, "Remember when you were taken over by the Dark Master?"
"How could I not?"
"Well, when you died, that Darkness kind-of... well... took over Cynder."
"No..."
"I'm sorry Spyro, but it's true."
Spyro inhaled and exhaled deeply, and stood up. "I'm going down there."
"What do you mean? We're dead. There's no way... wait... don't tell me what I'm thinking is correct."
"I have to. I can't just let that destruction down there continue."
"But you'll forget everything! Besides, she'll die someday."
"Actually, her age locks what she was when she first turned dark. She can only be defeated after she is weakened down to where her real age comes into effect, making her transform to her original size."
"But how do you know all this will happen? How do you even know she's bigger than normal?"
"Alona, I defeated her at convexity and can do it again. Trust me."
"I trust you, but when you reincarnate you're gonna be a completely different dragon, if you even reincarnate as one. Who knows, you might be a mole, for god's sake!"
Sensing that Alona was begginning to get pissed at Spyro, so she spoke up. "You know, we can make sure Spyro becomes a purppe dragon. It can't be a purple dragon, of course, but I can actually let him choose what type of dragon he wants to be. But, still, the downside is, you're starting a whole new life. You'll forget everything."
Alona seemed to have calmed down. "It's your choice."
Spyro was silent for a second, and then said, "Give me a few days to think about it. It's a tough choice, since it affects so much." Alona and Salena both nodded and walked out of the room to leave Spyro in peace.
The next day, Spyro came down to breakfast earlier than usual, which was around the time everyone got there. Normally Spyro was a ten o' clock sleeper, and then it would take him a half hour to get out of bed. But today, he was down by eight. He sat down at the table, still yawning and stretching. Alona noticed him first and said, "Well, you're up early. Anything special?"
Spyro mumbled something she couldn't quite hear. "Excuse me Mr. Grumpy? Can you speak up?"
"I've made my decision. I'm going to reincarnate tommarrow, so I wanted to make today as joyful as possible to everyone."
"So does that mean eating chips and watching TV all day?"
"No, I said I wanted it to be fun for everyone. Now come on, lets go flying." Alona smiled and followed him out the door.
When they got back, sweaty and tired, they found Salena waiting for them at the door. She was holding a piece of paper and it appeared to have writing on it. When the two dragons touched down, Salena held up the list and said, "I see you've made your decision, and you actually will need a lot of rest before the process begins."
The next day Spyro woke up at his normal time of ten o' clock, and spent another half hour getting out of bed. When he got downstairs, Salena was working on some sort of machine, Alona giving her tools every once in awhile. "What is that?" Spyro asked.
"It's what allows you to reincarnate. It's finished, and I'll need you to lay down here." She pointed to a comfortable-looking platform. Spyro lay down on it, his chest facing up. "Okay, Spyro, so would you be okay becoming an orange fire dragon?"
"Yeah, I'd be fine with that."
"Okay. Alona, anything you want to say before we do the thing?"
"Yes. Spyro, these last few years have been some of the best years of my... well, I can't exactly say life. But you know what I mean."
Spyro grinned. He couldn't think of what to say. "Okay, lets do this thing. Bye, Spyro." She pulled a lever amd the machine hummed to life. She then pressed a few buttons. She and Alona both waved with feeble smiles on their faces, and the world slowly faded away.
So, this is my first time writing on my new phone, so don't hate if you find any mistakes.
~MonstaWolf
