A/N: This is chapter one of the last part of TLoI.
I suddenly felt time continue and awoke. I looked around and found Cynder awake while Spyro and Mysty slept. "Inferno you're up." Cynder said as she ran over to me and we hugged. I looked myself over and found that I had grown and looked about fifteen. I looked at everyone else and found the same. "Wow we where frozen for a while." I said. "Before I start asking questions, let's wake the others." Cynder said, I knew that when she said questions she was referring to what happened before we got frozen. "Spyro Wake up!" Cynder screamed to ensure he awoke, he did. "What is it Cynder?" asked Spyro. "I'll tell you later but first I think that we need to wake Mysty up." Cynder said. I walked over to Mysty and gave her a small dose of poison, for most that would seem cruel but when trying to awaken a grove creature it is usually the best thing to do. "What happened?" Mysty asked. "I think that only Inferno can answer that." Spyro said. "Yes I can, but what was the last thing you remember." I said. "Killing Gual." Mysty, Cynder, and Spyro said. "Well you nearly attacked us, Cynder threw you out of the beam that had tainted your darkness element, and then you used a time furry to protect us from a collapsing mountain." I said, being a wielder of the time element I was able to remember what others couldn't. "Where are we?" asked Mysty. "From the look of it we are in the ruins of the Mountain of Malefor." Spyro said. "Let's get out of here." Mysty said as we saw several strange creatures on the walls. We all started walking off but something caught us. "What is you three's problem." Mysty said angrily but then looked down, on all of our necks were snake-shaped chains that where chaining us to each other and a large staple in the middle of the platform that we were on. "Inferno can you or Cynder break these?" asked Spyro. Me and Cynder focused and sensed the dark magic that the chains were made of. "No they're made with a combination of the elements and dark magic, only dad can remove them." Cynder said. suddenly some of the creatures jumped into the ground and appeared in front of us. "Yay a battle." I said as I started using melee, our elemental energy had been drained. "Sorry about your elements you three but at least I still have a way to fight." Mysty said as she bit into one of the creatures and it collapsed. I had to move quickly but then I had an idea for getting a better shot at the creatures. I got far enough for my chain to appear then I used it to tie up the creatures and attack several at a time. "Good idea Inferno." Cynder said as she repeated my tactic. "Would some one explain why we look older?" asked Mysty as she removed her mouth from her resent kill. "Even though we where sealed within a time crystal, we still grew and if I am guessing correctly then me, Cynder, and Spyro are fifteen and you are thirteen." I said, I could often guess the age of a dragon with one look. After a while we heard the sound of a large creature coming from bellow. "We have to break this thing fast." Cynder said. We all ran to the strange staple-like thing in the center and started to pull on it. After about three seconds we broke free of it and took off right as a large creature came from the lava bellow. "That was close." I said. Hey Cynder do you remember what these things were called as I know that dad taught us what they where but I can't remember. I said. Not really. Cynder said. We dodged the creatures fist and started attacking its hands. "Wait Spyro recognize these crystals." I said. "Yea they're Dark crystals." Spyro said. "Wait it's made of several things so this is a golem." I said. After that we started to attack it as much as possible.
"This chain is slowing us down so we need to move in unison." Spyro said. "Fine by me but who leads." I said. "I will of course." Spyro said. "Why should you lead?" Mysty and Cynder said in unison as the golem got ready to hit us with his fist. "Get out-of-the-way!" Spyro said as we all took flight. "Ok you lead." Cynder and Mysty said. suddenly an arrow went through the golem's eye and we noticed a hooded figure on a ledge. "Spyro, Mysty, Cynder, and Inferno you four are alive." said Sparx happily. "For once your happy to see us." I said. "Sparx I'm happy to see you to." Spyro said. "Hey this reunion is nice and all but shouldn't we get going before that thing climes back out." Cynder said. "Who was that guy?" asked Mysty as she cleared a little excess venom from her maw. "No clue." Sparx said. After that we flew up to see the one who saved us. "Spyro, Cynder, and Inferno you three alright and who is your friend?" asked the cheetah that had saved us. "We're fine and this is Mysty." I said. "Don't worry I won't bite unless provoked." Mysty said. "Well as a grove dragon I think that that is good as I would rather not die of venom." the cheetah said. "Good and my name is Hunter." Hunter said. "Hunter... you've been tracking me." Spyro said. "For a long time my friend. When you didn't return to the temple Ignitus sent me to find you and that was three years ago." Hunter said. "Three years well Inferno you where correct about our age." Cynder said. "I normally am." I said. "We're not safe here so follow me." Hunter said. We started following Hunter but stopped when we saw some red spirit gems. "You three should really use those." I said, they agreed and healed then we continued. Hunter jumped across a broken bridge and motioned for us to follow so we flew over there. After that we flew over to a platform that had some mana crystals on it. "Hunter give us a moment to gather our energy." Spyro said. "This can get a little weird." Sparx said. "I am fascinated by your kind and this is one of the reasons." Hunter said We placed our paws on the crystal and several shards of it started floating while Tempo appeared to speak with us. "Spyro as a purple dragon you can master all elements so it is time to reawaken them." Tempo said. as he listed off the elements that Spyro had awoken in the past along with the element of water. "Cynder as the child of a purple dragon you can wield several elements but only have one that is your true element." Tempo said as he listed Cynder's elements. "Inferno as a guardian of the purple dragon and a child of one, you can use eight elements and your own power granted by such a title but I have no need to speak of your elements." Tempo said. "Mysty, while you are only a fear dragoness, your exposure to the grove has gifted you with a venomous bite and other qualities within yourself." Tempo said, doing his best not to disappoint her with her only having one element. After that Tempo vanished and we destroyed the crystal, gaining energy from it as always. suddenly more of those creatures jumped out at us and attacked. "Grublins, don't let them surround you." Hunter said as he jumped to a higher place. "So that's what they're called." I said. "apparently." Cynder replied as Mysty used her fear element and destroyed a few of them. After dispatching those things we continued on.
A/N: Well that is the first chapter of TLoI:DD (The Legend of Inferno: Darkness Dawns) hope you enjoyed it.
