Ech: (gasp) Has TTE... actually... WRITTEN SOMETHING!
Roo: It's the end of the woooorld!
Vampira: Um... I'm new to this. Since when was he writing?
Antiroo: About a year and a half, Vampie.
Antiech: Who cares how long this was, TTE doesn't own Elora, Professor, Spyro, or anything mentioned in this chapter, except the idea for it. Let's move on, we wanna get going with the story!
"Oh, dog gone it! The power crystal isn't enough!" came a semi-squeaky voice from the lab in the Forgotten Realms. The Professor shut off the machine, sighing to Elora as she filed a few last minute papers away. "Still not working, is it, Professor?" she asked him.
"Oh, no, sadly it isn't..." Professor said dejectedly. "If only Spyro would return to help..."
Upon hearing the dragon's name, Elora looked up. Although Spyro had said before that he loved her, with his extended absence, she had begun to wonder out loud to herself, "Is Spyro ever coming back?" Shutting the file drawer slowly, she walked over to the Professor. "Something the matter, my dear?" the old mole asked.
"No... Well, yes..." Elora stammered. Though the Professor was her friend, and knew how she felt about Spyro, he could never understand. She knew she had to tell him anyway, however, but her nervousness made her lie.
"Professor, I need a break," she told him, her weary heart from waiting for Spyro's return making her seem tired herself. The Professor chuckled. "Why of course, Elora. As long as you need, I can get Agent 9 to help around the lab while you're away."
Before she knew it, Agent 9 had jumped into the lab and began pushing her out the door. "Have a nice vacation, Elora!" the hyperactive monkey told her quickly, "Don't forget to write!"
When Elora arrived back at her home in Summer Forest, she unlocked the door and walked in. Although the forest, by name, never got cold, she still enjoyed the fireplace Hunter had built for her years earlier. Looking on the mantle shelf above it, she saw the picture of herself and Spyro, taken a year earlier.
She took the picture from its position on the shelf and looked at it longingly, putting her hand on Spyro's face. She recalled her memories with Spyro, how he and she had come to meet, even, and smiled a bit. I wonder if he misses me as much as I miss him... she thought. Suddenly, the clock tower in the nearby capital city, Avalaria, chimed 6:30. "Maybe after I eat something, I'll feel better." She told herself as she carried the picture to the table to look at later.
Wex: It's over! Or rather, the first chapter is...
Platypous: NOW I GET MY PUDDING!
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Pascaroo: Well, now to wait for the next chapter. More reviews, means more motivation for TTE, strangely...