Jack stared into the distance from his perch in the window of the tower in the dragon city. Ever since he had found his little sister he had felt as though a weight had been lifted off his shoulder, and he was happy. But when the happiness wore off he felt, bored with his new life.

"Big bro, Ignitus wants to know if you are going to help out at the community dinner tonight." Cloe said happily from behind him, Jack frowned.

"Yeah i'll help, tell Ignitus i'll be there by 4." Jack said in a bored voice, which Cloe didn't appear to notice. "Okay Jack." Cloe said happily as she walked down the stairs. Jack sighed at his sister's happiness, he had been reunited with her for close to three months and things were good between them. But after finding him she quickly turned her attention to Spyro.

"Sometimes I just want to go back to my world, go back to being a mercenary. It's so bloody boring here." Jack said exasperated as he threw back his head. He could feel the straight life taking it's toll on him.

"Something wrong Jack?" A voice said from behind, Jack turned around and gave a fake grin at the black dragoness.

"Nope, nothing's wrong Cynder, just thinking is all." Jack said with a fake smile on his face, Cynder wasn't convinced and walked up to him.

"Really, cause I think you're bored of your schedule." Cynder said in an egotistical tone of voice, Jack scowled.

"Okay, you got me, i'm bored of the straight life, so what." Jack said simply, Cynder smiled at Jack's confession and walked closer to him.

"Well maybe you just need a little more shall we say, excitement in your life." Cynder said, batting her eyes as she did so. Jack stepped back, he knew the dragon's intentions.

"Whoa Cynder, I am in your debt for keeping me alive in that cell, and convincing those big dragons to let me out. But this is too much." Jack said nervously as Cynder stepped closer to him.

"Besides, i'm not a dragon. I couldn't possibly love you like you want me to." Jack stammered, Cynder just smiled and continue walking closer to him until her face was only millimeters apart from his. Jack appeared to fall under a spell as he looked into her eyes, her beautiful green eyes.

"Shut up and kiss me, passionately." Cynder said forcibly, moving her mouth to his ear.

"On the lips." She whispered, Jack found himself with a silly grin upon hearing her words. Yet pushed her off him just the same.

"I thought I told you not to bother with this." Jack said, Cynder looked at him with a hurt expression in her eyes. Tears started forming.

"Well, fine! If you believe that, then I guess i'll leave you alone!" Cynder yelled angrily as she ran away, Jack sighed and continued staring at the city from his perch on the window.

"Man, I wish I could be with her. But a guy like me, a dangerous man like me with a dark past." Jack sighed. "A woman doesn't need that, not at all. No woman needs me."

"I just don't get it Cloe, Jack is so nice to me, but then I try to turn our friendship into something more and he gets mad." Cynder said with her eyes welling up in tears. Cloe, Spyro and Sora could see she was visibly distressed at the words of her crush. Cloe place her hand on her back to try and soothe her.

"It's fine, my brother likes you Cynder, he probably just isn't ready for commitment yet." Cloe said, Cynder flashed her a death glare.

"Not ready for commitment my ass, he just doesn't want to be with me cause i'm a goddam reptile. If I were a human like him he'd probably have different thoughts about me." Cynder started to say, after her sentence was finished she heard a strange noise come from behind her.

"What the hell is that?" Cynder asked, before she fell into unconsciousness.