Prologue:

"No mercy this time!" Cynder hissed as she spread her huge scarlet wings and moved in for the kill.

"BRING IT!!!" Spyro yelled as he charged forwards.

Spyro rose in the air and did a twist that ought to have snapped the evil dragon's neck, but she just let out a small sigh of glancing pain. Her supple black body writhed and twisted, but she could not escape Spyro's devastating blows.

With a scream, Cynder raised her wings and took to the air, spraying deathly blasts of fire as she glided on the imaginary winds of Convexity. Spyro, fearing the fire fury, ran and hid behind one of the many Spirit Gems scattering the lands.

With a small "HA!", Cynder landed once more, and Spyro ran in for the kill. He jumped into the air and gave Cynder's neck a shattering Tail Whip. With a groan, Cynder arose, her hind legs just touching the ground, and the whole world was overcome in a sea of flame. Cynder was indestructible.

Spyro staggered, dazed by the blast of pure power from Cynder. But the one thing undamaged was his memory. He HAD TO FIGHT!

Almost unconsciously, he heard Ignitus' wise voice in his head. It's time to unleash the true dragon within you!

Spyro gave a great heave, emerging from his woozy encapturement, and spat a ball of pure power at Cynder. The ball, he noticed with wonder, was a dazzling, violet tinged pink.

But no time to think at that moment. Spyro summoned the last of his strength from his purple, battered and bruised body, and emitted Pure Power Fury.

Cynder raised scream after agonised scream as she was launched into the air by the swirling, rock hard power. The power seemed to form demons and spirits as it beat at her long black body. Cynder cried out one last time, but it was a quiet, pathetic whimper instead of her earsplitting screams. She collapsed to the rocky ground and....

With a sigh, shrank! Her body grew smaller and smaller until she was no bigger than Spyro himself. With a sigh, her brilliant blue eyes closed, and her little face was peaceful. Her scarlet wings flapped feebly, then lay still.

"Ignitus was right! She is just like me!"

Suddenly, with a large ripping noise, Convexity was bearing a huge portal. Everything was being pulled towards it by an unstoppable force, including the unconscious little Cynder.

Sparx panicked. "Dude, we gotta get outta here NOW!!!!"

Spyro was torn. Save Cynder, or escape? "I...I can't leave her behind! I've got to save her!"

"WHAT!!!? Save the beast that's been trying to kill us? Sparx yelled.

Spyro was getting angry. "That wasn't her fault! She was being used by the Dark Master!

Spyro looked around as he said this. Cynder's limp black body was being dragged up the stone steps towards the portal.

Spyro steeled himself, then turned and ran. Towards the portal. He grabbed for Cynder's tail..and missed! He was dragged into the portal!

Blinded by swirling mist, Spyro seized blindly and found himself holding Cynder's tail. With a tremendous effort from his poor wings, he hurled himself ad Cynder back out of the Dark Masters encapsulating prison, and back to Convexity.

"NOW WE CAN GO!" He roared at Sparx.

Somewhere behind him, Sparx replied, "I'm right behind ya, buddy!"

They flew into the other portal, escaping Convexity and returning to the Dragon Kingdom...or so they thought...