Author's note:
if you have not already read Spyro's Legacy: Outcasts before you read this as this is the sequel to Outcasts.
Prologue: Exposition, Exposition and even more EXPOSITION!
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The magma surrounded the rock platform at the center of the volcano. On the rock platform was an adult purple dragon, His yellow eyes wearily scanned the area around him. He struggled to get up but collapsed.
"Escaping that prison took more energy then I thought." He muttered.
"Aww poor Malefor." A sadistic female voice said. "His plan failed, failed and he is too weak to do anything about it."
Malefor looked around.
"show yourself, wyrm." Malefor shouted.
"darling do you not remember me." A dark grey dragoness with a red belly and red eyes landed on the platform.
"Millicent." Malefor said.
"Hello Malefor I see your plan has failed." Millicent said with a sly smile.
"I may have failed that plan but at least I am alive." Malefor replied. "Yet what of Spyro and Cynder?"
"They think they are safe now and are having a child or children." Millicent said as she approached Malefor and rubbed her tail across his chest. "And you sit here wallowing in self-pity."
Malefor looked at Millicent with anger in his eyes.
"I am not wallowing in self-pity." He snarled.
"Then why are you not planning your next big scheme." Millicent Poked. "Or at least revenge."
Malefor calmed down and could see that something was going through the dragoness's mind.
"You have a plan?" Malefor asked.
Millicent smiled evilly.
"We have a child of our own." She stated.
Malefor laughed as if her suggestion was a joke causing Millicent to frown.
"What would that accomplish?" Malefor asked.
"It would give you an heir to take your place should you fall." Millicent suggested. "Or a powerful minion."
"I can't summon grublins anymore but I have enough reasons to not take this plan seriously." Malefor stated bluntly.
"Luckily I gathered a following." Millicent said motioning to a group of apes that were following her.
"Hail Lord Malefor." The Lead ape shouted as he and the rest of the group bowed to Malefor.
Malefor smiled.
"So you were not all wiped out." Malefor said. "Good, but remember that if you betray me you will suffer like you predecessors."
"I would not dream of crossing you lord Malefor." The Leader said.
Malefor nodded and turned to Millicent.
"So now you were trying to convince me to mate with you." Malefor said.
"Spyro and Cynder have a lot of friends and even with a large army of apes the dragon provinces are united once again and we don't have the numbers to face any of them." Millicent said. "Spyro and Cynder's child will hold power much like them so if we want to match that we need help."
"I see and you drive a good point." Malefor replied. "Lead me to where your hideout is."
The Apes bowed again than walked off with Malefor following.
"We originally planned to use Cynder old fortress but Thunder cliff soldiers have secured it and Cynder reconfigured the defences to assist them." The ape leader stated. "Lost a lot of good men there that you could have used."
"Don't you mean you?" Malefor probed testing the ape's loyalty.
The ape laughed.
"You are in charge Malefor." The ape said.
Malefor smiled.
The black dragon Cynder carefully lay on the cushions of her bed and she snuggled close to her mate the purple dragon Spyro. She was two months pregnant and she knew that she had more than one egg. Spyro was over joyed when he heard the news and so were Ember and Flame who were having a child of their own. Spyro awoke and moved his cool tongue across Cynder's forehead.
"You ok?" Spyro asked.
"Yeah I'm just nervous." Cynder answered.
"About what?" Spyro asked.
"Having eggs, but I guess that would be normal for those who are having their first hatchlings." Cynder answered.
"If you ever need to talk about it I'm right here." Spyro stated.
Cynder smiled and settled down curling up next to Spyro again.
"We will face eternity together Cynder remember that." Spyro soothed.
"That we will." Cynder murmured. "That we will."
Cynder drifted off to sleep and Spyro soon fell asleep as well. The two dragons nestled warmly together in their house.
Seven months later
The day an egg hatches is a momentous occasion for any dragon couple. Cynder had laid two eggs one black, one gold. The day both of them hatched was almost certainly a celebration, at least for Spyro and Cynder. Flame and Ember were over at Spyro's their hatchling having already hatched a month before they were happy for Spyro and Cynder who in turn were happy for Ember and Flame. The four dragons were talking quietly while Ember had her hatchling a young orange fire dragon named Flint nestled on top of her head. She never moved fast and was always alert in case her child would slip. The black egg started to crack and all the dragons hushed. The shell began to shatter more as the hatchling inside broke out. The hatchling finally mustered its strength and broke apart the shell leaving it in small pieces surrounding it as it looked curiously around. It looked towards Cynder and tried to waddle over to her but not without tripping. Cynder moved her head closer to the hatchling that began nuzzling her mother's face. Her features were hard to make out through the tiny form the hatchling had many feminine looks to her including how she gazed at the world through her violet eyes.
"She's beautiful." Spyro cooed as he stared at the hatchling with a smile and joyful tears leaving his eyes.
Flame nodded and Ember just smiled as her hatchling was still on her head. Cynder turned to the other egg which was motionless her expression became worried Spyro noticing this moved closer.
"Take care of our little one I will watch the egg and alert you if anything happens." Spyro stated.
"You guys are forgetting something." Flame stated.
"A name." Cynder blurted out.
Spyro nodded.
"How about Eclipse?" Spyro asked.
The hatchling at the sound of the name made a happy chirping sound and waddled over to Spyro. Spyro smiled as the hatchling nuzzled his front left leg.
"She likes it." Ember chimed.
"Then she is our little Eclipse." Cynder cooed.
Dusk was approaching and still the egg had not moved. Spyro and Cynder sat together staring at the egg in worry. Eclipse slept soundly on Spyro's back while Flame and Ember sat nearby also worried. Flint was not asleep he looked at the Golden egg with a vague curiosity. Flint circled the egg carefully he gently nudged it with the tip of his nose and a crack formed on the egg. Flint stumbled back in surprise as the egg shattered and a hatchling with golden yellow scales sat there looking at Spyro with curious emerald eyes.
"Born at dusk." Spyro said as the hatchling happily chirped. "That's a fitting name, Dusk."
The hatchling chirped and Cynder smiled.
"Eclipse and Dusk." Cynder whispered. "Our hatchlings."
Dusk was nuzzling Cynder's legs before he noticed Flint who was looking at him with curiosity. Dusk stumbled over to Flint who chirped happily and the two sat facing each other and began chirping as if talking to each other. Spyro and Cynder were happy that they now had a family to call their own it was all they could have asked for and all they wanted, to live life happily and raise a family.