After a nearly 8 month hiatus, I'm back. Did you miss me and my adventures with Spyro? Because finally we've come to book 5. And not to spoil anything, but this is where the story starts to take a turn for the dark. Plus, I'll be adding a few Skylanders elements to the mix.

Disclaimer: I do not own any Spyro franchise characters. They are owned by Activision. I only own my own OCs.

If you don't like my story, then just don't read it.

Enjoy


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~Prologue~
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"So, that son of yours is friends with that young inventor, Alec?" A man in a black suit and sunglasses asked.

"That's right," a second man in black answered, "They are high school friends. But Raymond told me that Alec had a new project. But he wouldn't tell me what it was."

"Well, that is how he invents, isn't it?" the first man asked rhetorically, "He doesn't release anything unless he has a prototype of an updated version. It's his way of feeling one step higher than everyone else."

"But this is something Alec made several years ago," the second man, Raymond's father, said, "And he isn't attempting to build a newer model."

"So are you implying that Alec is hiding something from the public?" the first man asked, "Perhaps it's a threat to national security, and that's why he's hiding it."

"Alec doesn't strike me as someone who would make something that would be a threat," mister Sudbury said.

"But that's the thing. Terrorists are normal people like you and me," the first man said, "We should take control of whatever this project is so that the conduction of this project can be observed."

"I think you may be over thinking this," mister Sudbury said, "But I agree that we should at least take a look into this."

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After the incident with Fog, I begun work on the matter-energy converter system. I had to work around making plans for classes though. Being an instructor at my age was not easy. Then again, how many inventors do you know of who started inventing while they were still in school?

Hey Alec, whatcha doin'?

I'm narrating the…wait, how…never mind. Yeah, Iggy was with me today…I have no idea how he got into my narration. But he's mischievous like that.

Alec was on his computer checking the portal program. He was going through to specifically find the matter-energy conversion program. That was what he needed to make a separate converter that can convert his form into another.

Before I make a portable converter, I wanted to make a prototype that I could just hook up to the portal.

KNOCK…KNOCK…KNOCK

There was a knock at the door, interrupting Alec's search. Thankfully, Alec set the program to detect the matter-energy conversion program. Alec went to the door and answered. At the door were two men in black.

Woah, I just had a sudden sense of deja-vu.

"Alec Willey?" one of the men asked, Alec nodding his head in confirmation, "We are from the CIA. My partner's son is a friend of yours. And we have reason to believe you may be hiding something from the public."

"I don't want to believe you'd be a danger. You're a good young man," mister Sudbury said, "However, it is my job to look into anything suspicious. Raymond didn't say what it was, but he said you had a new project that you haven't revealed to the public."

Alec was a little upset that Raymond told a CIA agent about his portal, even though he technically didn't tell what it was, and that the CIA agent was his father. Alec was reluctant to reveal his portal to government agents. But technically, he didn't want to keep the portal from the public. He just didn't want people constantly going in and out of the portal. And the government getting involved didn't help.

There was no way to get out of hiding the portal. But it was bound to happen sooner or later. And it's not like I had anything to hide per-se

"You can rest assure that I have nothing that would be any danger of national security," Alec said, "However, if I show you something, can you assure me that I will have full say as to how it will be used?"

"That depends on what it is," mister Sudbury said, "However, if there's no threat, you will have full control over it's activity."

"That is with the exception of CIA business," the other agent said.

"Never mind agent Lexon," mister Sudbury said, "If there's no threat, you will have full control. The CIA may ask for your cooperation at some times, but you have control."

"Alright, I'll show you," Alec said reluctantly, "When you hear about it, you'd think it's science fiction. But I have created an inter-dimensional portal."

It took a while to explain what my portal was, and even longer to convince them that it worked. It wasn't until I had to take them to the Dragon Realm that they realized I was telling the truth about what my portal was.

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Alec had taken the two agents to the Dragon Realm. They had agreed to make a few documents that they would bring the next day for the guardians to sign. It was an agreement that the Human Realm (or since these were government agents, America) could count on the Dragon Realm if they needed their assistance, and the Dragon Realm could count on the Human Realm (AKA America). The next day however, only agent Sudbury came.

Although these were government documents, agent Sudbury gave Alec the title of the ambassador between the Human Realm and the Dragon Realm.


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~Chapter 1~
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Somewhere in the Dragon Realm, in a mountainous region, a mysterious earthy green wingless dragon was just finishing up with the final touches on a helmet of high tech dragon armor. He then turned and smiled to a mysterious white dragoness.

"Well, Drogen, with the voice synthesizer in that helmet, you'll finally be able to actually talk," the dragoness said, "And the rest of your armor will give you the ability of flight."

The first wingless dragon, identified as Drogen, had put on the helmet. It was a two piece helmet, the main skull part, and the lower jaw part. It was designed to pick up on movements in the mouth, such as tongue positions and other movements. The sensors will take those movements and synthesize vocal speech.

"So Drogen, does it work?" the dragoness asked.

Drogen was nervous about this working. But he had to try at least, "Testing…testing…" Drogen said with a highly synthesized voice, "This is so exciting! Now I no longer will be mute!"

"The sound of that voice is something to get used to," the dragoness said, "But at least now you can speak for yourself."

"I'll have time to refine the voice synthesizer later. I'm just happy to be able to talk," Drogen said, "And with the wings, I'll be the first drake to be able to fly."

"And it wouldn't have been possible if that strange dragon hadn't given us that bracelet four years ago," the dragoness said.

Suddenly a third dragon arrived, "Impressive work…for a drake," this new dragon said as we walked in uninvited, "And now that you're finished, we will be taking over this project." That's when a fourth dragon arrived…a ghostly white dragon.

The dragoness was surprised at who she saw, "But…you're the one who…"

"Manipulated the two of you to do exactly what I wanted," the white dragon said, "X, get rid of the girl. We won't need her for my plans."

"You mean our plans," X corrected.

"My mistake," the white dragon said half heartedly.

With that said, X created a shockwave that was painful for that specific dragoness. Paralyzed in pain, the white dragon threw her out of the lab.

X ~ 2 years 10 months later ~ X

It took nearly three years, but I've finally finished the portable version of the converter system. Although I only teach one class a week, being an instructor in the Dragon Realm takes up allot of time. I had made agreements between the CIA and the guardians to allow my class in the Dragon Realm to take field trips once in a while to the Human Realm. And with the prototype of my converter, there's no longer an issue with clothes.

"Now to see if this works," Alec said as he put on a new bracelet. He then activated it, creating a holographic touchscreen. He pushed a button, activating the portal. He then typed in a few more details before Alec went through the portal.

But before he went through the portal, someone had come to visit, "Hey, bro. Are you being a geek like usual?"

I forgot my sister was coming to visit for the week.

"Hi, Erica," Alec said, "I just finished a new converter system. I'd go into detail about what it does, but you probably wouldn't understand what I'm saying. No offense."

"None taken," Erica said, "I understand that the theories behind allot of your tech are often based off of science fiction. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that you made a portal into another dimension."

"Technically, it would be another reality, or realm," Alec explained, "The definition of different 'dimensions' has been warped thanks to movies and fiction."

"Why do you always have to be a smart Alec, Alec?" Erica teased.

"It's really not that I'm smart," Alec said, "It's just that the media is dumb."

"Fair enough," Erica said.

"Well, now that you're here, would you want to consider coming with me to the Dragon Realm?" Alec asked.

"Does this mean I'll be a dragon?" Erica asked.

"It's unsure what you'll be…at first," Alec said, "I originally came into the Dragon Realm as a silver dragon, which is a species of dragon that doesn't even exist in the original games. Trish came through as a fire dragoness. And mom came through as a cheetah."

"So I have no way of knowing what I'll be when I arrive in the Dragon Realm?" Erica asked.

"Like I said…at first," Alec said, "I've designed a new device that will allow me to control what we become, morphing our form after we arrive. I haven't tested this final portable one yet. But I was just about to before you came."

"So you want me to be your guinea pig?" Erica asked.

"No. I would test it on myself before I'd use it on others," Alec explained.

"Well, okay," Erica said, "As long as you won't test it on me and end up turning me into…well…a guinea pig."

"Not unless that's what you want," Alec said. Erica agreed and the siblings went through the portal.

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Sienna and Ember were on their way for Ember's guardian training. As usual, Ember had forgotten to set her alarm and was late for training. And this was a step up from how she used to be. In the past, she had even forgotten that she had guardian training all together. In fact, there have been times when Ember went to ask to have guardian training a few times.

Ember's memory may have gotten better…but it's still not that great.

"Hey, Ember!" A young fire dragon exclaimed when he saw her in the corridor, "Are you on your way to guardian training again?"

"Hi, Flare," Ember said, "Yeah. I forgot to set my alarm again."

"I don't want to make you feel bad, because I know it's not your fault. But my name is Flame," Flame said in a dejected tone, "It's been several years, and you still can't remember my name."

Ember lowered her head in shame, "Oh…I'm sorry Flare…I mean Flame," Ember said, "It's not my fault. I want to remember your name."

"Like I said, I know it's not your fault," Flame said. Then Flame noticed that Ember wasn't doing anything, "Don't you have guardian training to go to?"

"Guardian training?" Ember asked cluelessly, "Oh right! I was going to guardian training! I'll see you later…uh…"

"Flame."

"Flame, right!" Ember said, "I'll see you later, Flame!" With that said...and with her remembering Flame's name for once, Ember headed to Volteer's quarters for guardian training.

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Spyro and Cynder had noticed that Iggy has been staying in more often rather than going out to play with his siblings. He also seemed to be more emotional lately. He was too young to be going through puberty, so it couldn't be that. So they were worried. But Cyril tried to explain that kids can tend to act out when they're young.

Cynder had taken Fog to go on a walk through Warfang. Fog had been feeling tired lately. So Spyro and Cynder thought that some action and fresh air might help give her some energy. While they were on their walk, Spyro took Iggy, Aurora, and Vortex to go meet Alec to see him test his new portable converter device.

The portal activated and Alec came through the portal…as well as an electric dragoness, "Introducing someone else to the Dragon Realm I see," Spyro said matter of factly, "So, who's your friend?"

"My 'friend' here is my older sister, Erica," Alec said, "Erica, this is Spyro, Iggy, Aurora, and Vortex."

Like her usual shy self, Aurora hid behind her father, as she usually does when meeting new people.

I remember when I first brought the CIA agents to the Dragon Realm. When Aurora saw them, she was shy as usual. But the CIA agents weren't exactly gentle. And ever since, she was just that much more reluctant to meet new people.

Vortex on the other hand was as hyperactive as usual.

Vortex starting running around Erica in excitement at meeting someone new while Alec and Spyro tried to convince Aurora to get to know her. Although, since Spyro had never met her before, he couldn't exactly be sure what to expect himself.

Spyro was friendly. But unlike popular belief, he can tend to be a bit suspicious about new people. I would go as far as call him paranoid. But he was cautious. I remember when they first met me, they tied me up.

Wow! It's hard to believe that was nine years ago!

"So, are we gonna try your converter device yet?" Erica asked.

"Not here," Alec said, "In order to prove that it works separately from the main portals, I have to test it while away from the vicinity of the portal."

"Where is your device?" Iggy asked.

Alec lifted up his right paw, on it was a crystalline bracelet.

"Wait, that's not the device you came through with," Erica pointed out.

"Actually, yes it is…I think," Alec argued, "I designed the device with a secondary converter program that would also convert itself to blend in with the Dragon Realm. You know…so no random dragons become suspicious of it. I call it the chameleon circuit."

If you want the truth, the 'chameleon circuit' isn't my own idea. I got the idea from Doctor Who. The TARDIS takes the form of a blue police box so that it can fit in. But that's not it's original form. What allows it to change forms is what's referred to as the chameleon circuit. The reason it never changes is because the chameleon circuit was jammed…or something like that.

"Why don't we go out to the temple garden?" Spyro suggested, "Would that be far enough?"

"It's all the way at the other end of the temple, so I don't see why not," Alec said, "I'm just curious, where's Cynder and Fog?"

"Cynder took Fog out for a walk through the Valley of Avalar for a picnic," Spyro said as he lead the others towards the garden, "Fog has been feeling tired lately, so we thought some fresh air and exercise would help."

"Hold on. We're in a temple?" Erica asked, "We don't have to pay any religious respects while we're here, do we? I mean I will. It's just that I don't know what kind of religions are here in the Dragon Realm."

"Don't worry. It's not a religious temple," Alec said, "This temple is more of a place where the elemental guardians stay. Or at least that was what it used to be. Now it's also used as a school. Remember how I told you I was an instructor here?"

"Oh, right," Erica said, "You teach these dragons about humans, right?"

"That's right. And when it comes to religions, I think dragons keep it simple," Alec explained, "Rather than worshiping a god, dragons simple pay respect to the spirits of the ancestors."

"We're here," Spyro said when they arrived at the garden.

Alec sat down and lifted up his paw to activate the device. A holographic display appeared, and Alec used it to determine what kinds of modifications he wanted to do to himself. He then chose three different ideas.

He pressed the confirmation button for the first template. It was a simple change. The conversion process appeared as Alec just temporarily phasing out for a split second. But when he reformed, he was now in a new form. He now had a more muscular frame. His coloration had changed from it's original silver color to yellow and white. Alec was now in the form of an electric dragon. However, for an added touch, he also had feathered wings and hawk-like talons, making him part gryphon.

"Did you intend to make yourself part gryphon?" Iggy asked.

"Okay, that detail was unintentional…but not undesired," Alec said, "Just to be sure I also have the electric element, Spyro, can you use your earth element to create a target for me?"

"Sure," Spyro said before creating a stone dummy.

Alec targeted the dummy and shot…with a relatively unimpressive attack.

If a dragon's masculinity was determined by his elemental power, I'd probably be a dragoness. I'm sure part of it was because I was unfamiliar with this new form. But I won't discount the fact that my form was just generally weaker.

And being a gryphon cross-breed was an unexpected twist.

"Well, even though it was a weak attack, I do technically have the element as well," Alec said, "Now let's try the next form."

Alec repeated the process with the converter and changed his form again. This time, he was no longer a dragon. But rather, he was a wolf. Nothing too special about that form. Next, Alec took the form of a cheetah. Again, nothing too special about the form. After that, Alec returned to his silver dragon form.

"Can I assume that your converter was a success?" Erica asked.

"Yes you can assume," Alec said proudly, "So Erica, do you want to keep the form you have as an electric dragon, or do you want to try something else?"

"Well, I'm not sure what else there is," Erica pointed out.

If the water element is a thing in this world, perhaps I could come up with something.

Alec put in a few calculations and activated the device for Erica. Her form had changed to having smooths and sleek grayish blue scales. Her horns were replaced with frills. Her paws became webbed. And her tail had changed to having a shark-like fin.

"Good. It generally did what I expected," Alec said, "I know how you like sharks. I couldn't exactly make you a shark. But I did make you an aqua dragon. You're a form of dragon that had developed for living in watery environments. And with a little tweaking, I also made your tail to have a more shark-like form."

"Nice. I see you know what I like," Erica said, "And for being a dragon suited for water, I see I still have wings."

"Well, aqua dragons' wings are more designed to be more aqua-dynamic," Spyro said, "But you still can fly with them. Though you may not have as much aerial skills as other dragons though."

"I doubt I'd visit much anyway," Erica said, "But as long as I can fly."

"By the way, have you ever wondered how it felt to fly?" Alec asked as he flapped his wings and lifted off the ground?

"But I don't have experience flying like you do," Erica said, "I'm sure it takes practice."

"It takes practice to perfect your skills. But flying is easy to do," Alec said, "Don't try to focus on flapping your wings. Thinking about it will just complicate things. But your dragon brain instinctively knows how to fly. Long story short, don't think about it. Just want it, and let your body do the rest."

After a few moments, Erica lifted off the ground, "Well, this is certainly exciting," Erica said. However, the distraction caused her to fall back to the ground.

"It takes some getting used to. I learned that the hard way," Alec said.

"He learned that by flying into a wall," Spyro teased.

"My point is, it doesn't take long to get the hang of it," Alec said, "And once you do get the hang of it, it's like riding a bike."

"What's a bike?" Vortex asked.

X~ ~ ~ ~ ~X

Alec offered to give Erica a tour of Warfang which she accepted. Meanwhile, Cynder and Fog were having lunch by the river.

"Are you feeling more energetic yet?" Cynder asked.

"Not really," Fog said, "But thanks for taking me here anyway."

"Well, maybe it will just take some time," Cynder said, "For now, let's just enjoy the day."

Suddenly, there was a rustling in the bushes nearby. They both had experience that makes them know to be cautious. But Fog's curiosity got the better of her. She went over to the bush to see what the rustling was from.

As she approached the bush, it rustled again, causing Fog to freeze in place in surprise. After a moment, she continued her approach. When she neared the bush, Fog was suddenly attacked…


Just like the CIA. They can't respect the privacy of other people. But Alec is now officially the ambassador between the Dragon Realm and the Human Realm…well…America a least.

But who are Drogen and his friend? And who are X and is friend? And why aren't Drogen and his friend...and X and his friend…friends?

It seems Alec's sister finally get's a chance to visit the Dragon Realm. And Alec's portable converter is a success…sorta. It seems to add some of it's own details. It's not a problem though…at least not yet.

And who just attacked Fog? And why?

Please R&R.