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A/N: Warning! Rated M for Male x Male Dragon and Female x Female dragon action and explicit love making. For those not old enough, do not read.
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Summary: Takes place after Dawn of the Dragon. After returning to Warfang following the defeat of Malefor, Spyro and Cynder return home and are hailed as heroes. But their adventure is far from over...as the remaining forces of the Dark Masters armies are led by his last surviving follower and ruthless general: Onyx. Now to defeat this new threat; Spyro and Cynder must go on another adventure, this time working with new partners and developing feelings for their new friends.
The Legend of Spyro: A New Threat
Chapter 1: A Mutual Understanding
"Well, young dragon. Where could you be?" Ignitus asked, after he had been chosen as the new Chronicler and witnessed the previous elderly Guardian had pass away before his eyes.
He had immediately began searching for the two young dragons, Spyro and Cynder; whom were like a son and daughter to him in books to confirm if they were still alive or died after the young purple dragon had used his true power to restore their planet. He didn't have to look for long, as he smiled and found two separate pages in the book he was searching through; one of Spyro and Cynder defeating Malefor and the second of them, flying together happily in the bright sky above the Valley of Avalar.
The purple dragon and black dragoness had flown happily, as they had defeated the Dark Master and Spyro had used the power of Convexity to reverse the damage done by the Destroyer. The battle between the evil purple dragon had been completely brutal; as Malefor's powers were more powerful than their own, even as they attacked him together. They had also seen and witnessed firsthand at what a complete monster the Dark Master was; trying to make Cynder look like she knew about the attack on the Temple during the Night of the Eternal Darkness and took complete delight in watching Spyro being attack by the dragoness after temporarily corrupting her under his control.
"Had enough of trying to catch me slowpoke?" Cynder asked teasingly, as she and Spyro were playing a game of aerial Tag; where one player would have to tag the player they were chasing while flying.
"I'm just getting warmed up!" Spyro called back, as he was right behind the black dragoness and was very close on tagging the blade like tip of her tail.
Unfortunately for the purple dragon, the dragoness had no intention on making the game that easy for him and barrel rolled to the right. Spyro had missed his target as Cynder had evaded his swipe by rolling to the right!
"Oh, so close." The black dragoness playfully mocked, while glancing back and smirking at the look of disbelief on the purple dragon's face!
"The game's not over yet Cynder." Spyro replied back, showing he had refused to give up that easily!
Cynder couldn't help but smile, as that was the one trait she liked about Spyro: his strong adamant and courageous fighting spirit...along with his noble and compassionate nature. He had refused to give up; no matter how hopeless the situation or impossible the odds were...he would never stop fighting to protect those whom couldn't defend themselves.
Ever since she met, after he freed and rescued her from Malefor's evil influence and Gaul's ambition to corrupt her back on the Dark Master's side...he had never given up on her. Despite everything she had done under the vile and corrupt dragon's influence, along with all the contempt and hostility she had received from those she hurt in the past...Spyro was the only one, who truly showed her acceptance, understanding and friendship.
Yet still...the black dragoness couldn't help but feel guilty about what she had whispered to the purple dragon when he used his true power to restore their planet. Sure, she did love Spyro, especially after everything he had done for her. But there was a secret that the dragoness had kept from everyone, even from him...and she couldn't bare the idea of losing his friendship if she told him.
'How do I tell Spyro that I didn't mean it when I said I loved him? Heck, I'm not even sure he heard me when I said it!' Cynder mentally debated in her head, on whether or not to reveal her secret to her one and only true friend.
'How am I even supposed to tell him that I'm...only romantically attracted to...to female dragons?' She mentally added, while wondering on how to reveal her true sexuality to the purple dragon!
While they had continued playing their game, the black dragoness had continued using her athletic aerial maneuvers to avoid Spyro's attempts to tag her. Sure, Cynder had a lot more experience at flying than he did and his own flying skills had improved...but was nowhere as good as her's. The purple had taken in soft breathes to control his breathing, as all the chasing was wearing him out.
'Maybe I shouldn't...No. No! I have to tell him!' Cynder mentally scolded herself, as she knew it would not be fair to be leading Spyro on and having him think they would be boyfriend/girlfriend and eventually mates.
'I just...have to hope he'll still accept me as his friend and won't look at me weird or treat me differently.' She mentally added, hoping that Spyro would still accept her after coming clean about her secret.
"Spyro...could we talk for a moment?" Cynder asked softly as she turned around to face the purple dragon, whom was right behind her.
"Sure Cynder. What do you need to talk about?" The purple dragon asked, while flapping his wings at a steady wait to stay afloat in the sunny bright sky.
"How about we land in that open field right down there and then we can talk?" She asked, as she felt that talking on the ground would be better than in the air.
"Alright, after you." Spyro stated, as he could tell by the troubled look in Cynder's eyes there was something very difficult she needed to tell him.
Once they had descended and landed softly on the firm soil, the black dragoness had took a soft calm breath to reassure herself before telling the purple dragon about her secret.
"Spyro...what I wanted to talk about was...what I said to you while you used your power to restore our world." Cynder started off softly, so he wouldn't be hurt right away.
"You mean...when you whispered you love me?" The purple dragon asked, as he had somehow managed to hear those three words from her lips.
"Yeah...about that." She answered softly and...hesitantly, as she was slowly hating herself for about to break Spyro's heart.
"Is...is something?" Spyro asked, as he could tell by the sadness he detected in his friend's voice...while having a good guess to what she was about to say next.
"Spyro...this is the last thing I truly ever wanted to do or say...but when I said 'I love you'...I didn't really mean it." Cynder stated, while glancing down sadly for what she just said.
"W-What?" The purple dragon asked, while trying not to sound hurt or devastated from the words that just the dragoness's lips.
"I mean...I do love you, Spyro; especially for everything you've done and given me; acceptance, understanding and friendship. You're the only one whose ever cared about me and my best friend in the whole world." She explained, while trying to assure Spyro that she did love him...but more as her best friend.
"But the truth is...I'm..." The dragoness paused, as she struggled to tell him about her true sexual preference!
"The truth about what?" The purple dragon asked, while feeling better after hearing Cynder admit that she did love him...but more a friend and that was enough to cheer him up.
"That...I'm...more interested in...female dragons." Cynder muttered softly, but it loud enough for him to hear.
"Cynder? You're telling me that...that you're only attracted to other female dragons?" Spyro asked, while slightly taken back after hearing the dragoness admit and reveal to him that she was a lesbian!
"Yeah..and if you don't wan't to be friends with me anymore, I..." She nodded, confirming that she was gay and was preparing for the rejection...but something unexpected happened as she was interrupted.
"Why wouldn't I want to stay friends with you Cynder?" The purple dragon asked, while cutting her off and catching her by surprise!
"I just thought that you would be disgusted or disturbed after learning about my secret." The dragoness stated, while surprised that Spyro wasn't freaked out after learning about her sexuality!
"Cynder...I will admit that I was surprised when you revealed to me that you're secretly gay...and I don't care. You're still my friend and will always be my friend; gay or straight." Spyro admitted that he was caught by surprise after learning about his friend's true sexual orientation and still accepted her, if she was gay or straight.
"Spyro...that mean's a lot to me. Thank you." The black dragoness stated, smiling grateful at the purple dragon for still wanting to be her friend.
"You're welcome. But there's something that I need to confess too." The purple dragon replied, with a warm smile...which turned into a frown, revealing that he had a secret as well.
"What is it?" Cynder asked, surprised after hearing Spyro admit that he needed to confess to a secret of his own!
"It's...hard for me to say...because of my own...sexuality." He answered softly and nervously; revealing himself to be secretly gay as well!
"Spyro...are you telling...you're only attracted to...male dragons?" The black dragoness asked, surprised at hearing that Spyro had kept his true sexuality a secret from everyone; her, Sparx and the Guardians!
"Yeah..." The purple dragon nodded softly, admitting that he was a homosexual; just like her!
Cynder was surprised at the turn of events...and yet, both she and Spyro couldn't help but chuckle softly at each other. They had both kept the same secret from everyone...themselves included; and realized they had worried over nothing.
"Are you comfortable with still being friends with me Cynder?" Spyro asked, while already knowing her answer as she chuckled and grinned softly.
"Of course I'll still be your friend Spyro." The black dragoness answered, chuckling at his question and they wrapped both their fore legs and wings around each other in a friendly hug.
"So...do you want to keep playing our game?" She asked, as they released each other from their embrace.
"We should probably head back to Warfang. Prove to Terrador and the others we're still alive." Spyro answered, suspecting that the Guardians, Hunter and his tribe and more importantly Sparx was worrying about their fate.
"Alright...let's go home Spyro. You can lead." Cynder stated as she offered her friend the opportunity to take the lead and guide them home.
The purple dragon nodded and flapped his wings, taking flight in the bright sky with Cynder right behind him. They couldn't help but smile, as they feared losing each other's friendship if they learned the truth about their sexuality and they still accepted each other as friends. The two young dragons had headed towards the secret cave entrance that lead to the Dragon City and were very eager to reunite with their friends.
A/N: This is the end of of the first chapter to A New Threat. The next chapter will be when Spyro and Cynder return to Warfang and reunite with their friends. Please remember to review and comment.