The Legend of Henry: Rise of the Dragon Monster
Chapter 1 - Henry's Adventure Begins
You may think Henry Hugglemonster was just your average monster from your average town of Roarsville, but you would be surprised to find that everything you thought about him was wrong. During Henry's young life, everyone has always kept Henry's true origins a secret; even his older siblings knew what he truly was, but they all swore never to tell, in hopes of keeping him safe.
But when Henry turned seven, no one ever expected things to change so suddenly.
As a seven year old, the young yellow Hugglemonster could tell he was definitely growing stronger as days passed…and so did his family; they knew that one day, Henry would discover what he really was, but they never wanted it to come, not just yet.
But Henry began his day like any other day: playing with his best friends Denzel, Gertie, and Estelle while they played their favorite game Huggle Ball out on the Huggle Ball field.
"Heads up, Denzel!" Henry called while he and Denzel were playing against the girls, and he soon passed the ball to the albino monster, who caught the spiky ball on his back.
Gertie and Estelle started chasing after Denzel while he sprinted for his and Henry's goal; lucky for the boys, Denzel was able to take a leap of faith for the goal and won the game.
"Yeah!" Denzel and Henry cheered when they ran up to each other and high-fived.
"Aw, c'mon, that's the third game we've lost!" Estelle whined.
"Just ONE more game?" Henry begged.
"No. Either we play something else, or we're not playing at all," Gertie firmly protested as she and Estelle crossed their arms.
"Oh, alright," Denzel sighed, but then he perked up with an idea, "how about Hide 'n Seek?"
"Hmm…alright, why not? Who's It first?" Gertie questioned.
…
"NOT IT!" Estelle, Gertie, and Denzel quickly yelled in unison, but Henry was one mere second too late.
"Aww, man," Henry pouted.
"Start counting, It! And no flying to find us!" Estelle called out after Henry, who covered his eyes and they all immediately spread out; he then started counting aloud.
Thirty seconds later, Henry opened his eyes and looked around, but none of his friends were anywhere in sight.
"Hmmm…" Henry hummed, and then he looked at his wings and grinned, "it wouldn't hurt ta use my wings ONCE."
With that, Henry started flapping and took off for a bird's eye view; it wasn't long before he found Estelle, since she was the biggest out of his friends, and he found her 'trying' to hide behind a tree.
"Found ya, Estelle!"
"Hey, I said no flying!" Estelle angrily shouted, only making Henry laugh.
The yellow monster then flew over to a group of bushes not too far from Estelle's hiding place, and that's where he found Gertie trying to hide.
"Got'cha, Gertie!"
"Aww, man!" Gertie whined after losing, leaving only Denzel left. But even after a bit of flying, Henry still couldn't find his digging friend.
"Denzel?!" Henry called, but there was no reply.
"Denzel!"
Still nothing.
Henry became worried. What if Denzel was in danger? Little did Henry know that his question would soon be answered.
"HEEEELP!"
"Denzel?!" Henry called while breaking in mid-air.
"Help, please!"
"Where are you?!"
"I'm at the river!"
Henry immediately darted for the river just west of Roarsville, and he soon started flying upstream; the yellow monster made sure to keep his eyes peeled to scan the river for any signs of his friend, but he still didn't see anything.
"HENRY!"
It wasn't until Denzel called out one last time that Henry swore he heard his voice coming from a nearby stone bride over the wide river, and he soon dove down onto the bridge to look for Denzel.
Henry looked all around him, and there was nothing but the sound of the river below; after a few moments of absolute nothing, Henry slowly approached the edge of the bride and leaned over the stone railing, and looked down at his reflection in the water.
But that peaceful moment was interrupted when Denzel suddenly burst out from underneath the bridge and roared while giving his scariest face, casuing Henry to scream in terror while falling back from the edge, and Denzel hopped up onto the railing while laughing.
"Hey! That wasn't funny, Denzel!" Henry growled.
"I was only joking, Henry, I'm sorry," Denzel chuckled and leant Henry a hand to help him back up.
"You're such a troll," Henry grumbled while turning away from Denzel and crossing his arms…but they suddenly couldn't help but start snickering at Henry's clever word play.
"Wanna keep playing?" Henry questioned with a smile.
"Hmm…no, I think I'd rather now play…TAG!" Denzel slowly replied, and then he suddenly tagged Henry's shoulder and sprinted off the other side of the bridge towards the forest.
Henry grinned and immediately flew after his friend, and he quickly caught up to him since two wings are much faster than two legs. But Henry never expected Denzel to actually step inside the forest; the forest in particular was the Dark Forest, woods that were off limits, and Denzel wasn't stopping.
"No fair, Denzel, we're not allowed in there!" Henry called out.
"Catch up or give up, Henry! Ha-ha!" Denzel mocked while running into the forest, and Henry stopped and landed just before entering the forest himself.
He knew he couldn't let Denzel go in the Dark Forest by himself, so he stared up at the dark and creepy trees outlining the woods, and slowly started walking into the creepy forest.
Henry has never been in the Dark Forest before, and it certainly didn't help that there were large, dead trees looming over him wherever he went; he could hear some bugs chattering, some birds chirping, and an owl hooting; each sound was more eerie than the last.
Despite most of the trees having no leaves on them, their dead limbs were so thickly twisted that it was almost impossible for the sunlight to seep through; Henry wanted to find Denzel and get out fast.
"Denzel?" Henry whisper-shouted, but then he suddenly jumped at the sound of loud wings flapping, as birds quickly fluttered away.
"D-Denzel…" Henry whimpered, slowing his pace.
The farther Henry went in, the more chills ran up his spine, and he once again couldn't find any signs of his friend…but then he suddenly heard laughing.
"Denzel?" Henry asked with a more slightly raised voice, and he found that up ahead in a clearing was none other than Denzel himself, who was excited to check out the place.
"Oh, hey Henry! Isn't this place awesome?!" Denzel laughed with excitement while waving at his friend, and Henry soon approached him.
"No, it's not, Denzel. We need to get out of here; we don't know who else lives here," Henry protested with worry while glancing around nervously.
"Oh, don't be such a scaredy-cat, Henry," Denzel scoffed, "I haven't seen anyone else here yet. What could possibly go-WHOA!"
Just when Denzel was about to prove his point by leaning up against a boulder, the boulder suddenly started to move on its own, and it rose up out of the ground to reveal itself as some kind of rock golem that towered over the young monsters.
Henry and Denzel were both frozen with fear when the golem glared and growled down at them, and their eyes were as wide as dinner plates with their mouths gaping. But Denzel's karma for his shenanigans finally caught up with him when the rock golem suddenly grabbed him in his giant fist.
"Henry, help me!"
"DENZEL, NOOO!" Henry cried out, and something suddenly sparked in Henry's heart when he saw his friend in danger. The yellow monster felt something hot rising up from his stomach and up his throat, and out of instinct, he suddenly opened his mouth and WHOOSH! Roaring flames flew out of his mouth, and he nearly scorched Denzel while burning the rock golem.
The said huge monster dropped Denzel to run around in a panic; even though he was made of rock, it still hurt. But soon, the rock golem couldn't take it, and he suddenly just ran off while crying.
Meanwhile, Denzel was not only surprised at the giant creature that nearly killed him, but also at what Henry just did; speaking of which, Henry was standing there, inhaling and exhaling, as small streams of smoke arose from his mouth, and his eyes were wide with shock.
"Whoa…" Denzel began meekly, but then he smiled, "was that FIRE, dude?!"
"I-I…I don't know WHAT just happened…but I don't want it to happen again," Henry meekly replied while shaking his head.
"Are you gonna tell you're parents?" Denzel questioned.
"There's no need—they already know!"
Henry and Denzel jumped at the sudden voice, but the looked to find that it was only Henry's grandfather, Grando, approaching them.
"Grand-o? What are you doing here?" Henry asked, but then he shrunk in shame, "you're not mad at me for going into the Dark Forest, are you?"
"I am a little mad, but I'm just glad you're both safe…but Henry—I'm afraid there's something you don't know that maybe…maybe we should have told you a long time ago," Grando explained firmly while kneeling down to get eye level with Henry.
"T-tell me w-what?" Henry whimpered.
That night, Grando had taken Denzel home, and Henry was scared to see what his parents would have to say after he explained to them what he did.
But soon, he found himself with his family, including his grandparents, gathered around him in the living room.
"I-I don't know what came over me…I-I wanted to save Denzel, I got scared, and then I just…" Henry frantically explained.
"Calm down, Henry, it's not your fault. We're proud that you saved Denzel," Henry's mom reassured while giving him a hug, in which it slowed his breaths and calmed him down as he hugged back.
"So, you're not gonna ground me for going into the Dark Forest?" Henry soon questioned.
"We would, but…I'm afraid we can't now," Henry's dad replied, nervously scratching the back of his head.
"What do you mean? Why am I not grounded?" Henry asked with more confusion, but his family all exchanged worried glances.
"What?" Henry urged.
"We think it's time we told you the truth," Nanno softly replied.
"You see, Henry, you're no ordinary monster—you're a Dragon Monster," Grando added.
…
"I-I'm a what?" Henry finally spoke once the shock settled.
"A Dragon Monster, or in other words, the exact same thing as me," Grando pointed out.
"You're a Dragon Monster too?" Henry questioned, and his grandfather nodded, "well…what about Momma or Daddo…o-or Summer and Cobby…or even Ivor?"
"It's more complicated than it seems, Henry; the Dragon Monster is very rare, and that's why neither of your parents or your siblings have the same abilities as you do," Nanno explained softly.
"Yes, and when I was born, I became the next Dragon Monster—but when you came along, we could tell you were destined to be one too," Grando went on, "you need to understand that you weren't born as a Dragon Monster out of luck, Henry. You were chosen—destiny chose you."
As all of this sank in, it wasn't easy for Henry to comprehend it, and he went wide eyed and his mouth went slack when he placed a clawed hand on his forehead to ponder everything.
"Ok, I think we've had enough story telling for tonight…I think you should go to bed, honey," Henry's mom calmly cut in, and she then took her son's hand and walked upstairs with him.
But as Henry walked up the stairs, he could only turn back towards his family that lied to him all this time, and they refused to look back.
Soon, Henry was tucked into bed, and his mom was just about to leave his room when…
"M-Momma?"
"Yes, dear?"
"Am I…dangerous?"
"Oh, no, no, no! Not at all, Honey," his mom quickly replied while coming back to sit on his bed, and she started to gently pet his head to comfort him, "you're still our little monster, Henry."
Henry smiled at that…but just a little.
"Now, goodnight," his mom said and then leaned down to give a little kiss on his forehead, and she stood back up to leave.
Henry turned over onto his left side after his door was shut, but he couldn't go to sleep, not after what happened today, and he certainly couldn't fall asleep when he didn't know what would happen now that he knows so much more.
In case it wasn't already obvious: yes, this is a parody of the Legend of Spyro trilogy, and I'm SO FLIPPIN' excited to be writing this! I love both Legend of Spyro and Henry Hugglemonster, and I'm just so proud of myself for coming up with the idea to combine the two!
Also, I don't care if you judge me for watching a little kids shows! I'll never grow up!
Until the next chapter, I'm TRikiD, bye-bye!
