OFF: Hi to all Spyo fans!

This story is based on the plot of my upcoming fangame, which will have the same name as this story.

Since I thought that the plot I came up with was quite interesting, I decided to make a story version of the game.

Since spoiling the plot for the game would be bad for those who would actually want to try out the game, there will be differences in terms of characters, plot development, and visited locations.

I hope that you will enjoy this story!

Feel free to leave comments and suggestions about the story and/or the game.


Prologue:

See Spyro run, run, run!


A peaceful day... the sky was clear, there was a pleasant breeze, everything was calm...

Truly, it was one of those days that just seemed like nothing could go wrong...

"AAAAAAAARG!!!"

Well... except maybe for Spyro the dragon.

The purple reptile was currently scared out of his wits, running for his life, the yellow dragonfly, Sparx, following him as quickly as possible as it pursued him.

"Quick quick! To the left! TO THE LEFT!" yelled Sparx as the two reached a split in the path... but in his panic, Spyro ignored his insect friend and took the right path, focused entirely on running at full speed... and not realizing that he was running toward a dead end, indeed...

"NO NO! IT'S A DEAD END!" ... too late. Spyro was too worked up to listen, it seemed. Not wanting to be left behind, the dragonfly followed, cursing under his breath.

Spyro kept on running. He was panting, out of breath, and his legs were hurting so much... but the fear alone caused his stiffened legs to keep moving, bringing him foward and away from the pursuer... until he reached the end of the path.

Spyro screeched to a halt, finding himself in front of a high, high cliff. His eyes widened and a shiver went down his spine as Sparx arrived... "T... told you!" stated the dragonfly, everybit as exhausted, having difficulties remaining in the air. "... I... I won't be taken responsible for what will happen next..."

Shaking, fear gripping his heart, the purple dragon saw the pursuer finally arrive. The cliff behind him was too high to climb... and so were those to his right and left. He was trapped... totally trapped... and his wings were useless. Curse his handicap regarding flight! If only his wings weren't so under-developed...

"N... NO NO!" a mix of whimpering and screaming came out, the dragon's voice made unrecognizable since he was so tired and felt a ball of sorts in his throat...

Sparx hovered a bit to the side, turning to the cliff... "I... I can't watch..."

Then... the pursuer grinned... and pounced.

"AAAAAAAAAARG! NOOOOOOO!" screamed the dragon as Ember had pounced on top of him and proceeded to grab his head and force his mouth open before giving him a deep, sweet, passionate kiss...

"HMPH! HMPH!" tried to protest the purple dragon, trashing about as Hunter, Bianca, and Flame stood back, grasping their sides, trying their best not to collapse into fits of laughter.

Then, after a good few seconds, the female broke the kiss, staring lovingly in the male's eyes. Spyro gasped for air, eyes widened, feeling so embarassed...

"Hey Ember! Leave the kid alone! Poooor hatchling!" mocked Hunter, one of Spyro's friends, finding the situation so very ironic and funny...

Bianca couldn't help but smile. "One day trying to take back her heart... trying to lose her the next. Decide yourself, Spyro!" commented the rabbit.

"If you don't like her... then can I have her?" further mocked a red dragon, Flame, more exactely.

The pink dragon stood on top of the purple one, slowly petting him. Really... why was he making such a big deal of it all? "They're right. Why the drama? Didn't you tell me earlier that you like me?"

Spyro couldn't help it... he was frowning so much with embarassment and yet, couldn't help but blush. The anger and frustration were so overwhelming... and this sudden remark and his own reaction only made it worse. "Well... yes... I do... kind of... like you..." he said, growing more embarassed by the second.

The female hatchling rolled her eyes, wondering why her boyfriend was acting in such a way... "Then why the drama?" she asked, wondering...

"Maybe I wouldn't act like this if well, you know... IF YOU WEREN'T FREAKIN' MENTAL!" yelled the male as a response. "You're CRAZY! Get away from me!"

The female sighed and slowly moved off the male, finally allowing him to stand. The female giggled, amused by the male's reaction... "Teeheehee! Loosen up a bit, Spyro! Why don't you assume the fact that you like me? I mean... when we're alone, you're soooo romantic... and yet, the second your friends show up, you run away, screaming in terror! Why?"

The male shook his head... "Maybe because whenever someone show up, you just HAVE to embarass me in front of everyone. Why can't you just, you know, NOT do such things in front of everyone?" whispered Spyro more to himself than to anyone else.

... and anger once again returned to him as he saw those idiots who are supposed to be his friends, grasping their hurting stomaches as they had burst into laughter. "HEY!!! It's... IT'S NOT FUNNY!"

Sparx sighed... "... and they say I'm an annoying pest. I'm more mature than all of them reunited..." thought the dragonfly to himself. That purple dragon... he was such trouble at times... but well, maybe that's why he was so interesting.

... and during this time... while all of this was going on, two shadows were watching, smiling in a maniacal way, standing out of sight, at the top of the high cliff...

"Ha... So innocent... so naive... so ignorant... Those two hatchlings sure are cute, trying to act like adults in such a pitiful way..." commented the dragonfly-shaped shadow.

"Hehe... You tell me. Now... they will most definitely like what we got in store for 'em... if you see what I mean..." stated the dragon-shaped figure.

"What? ANOTHER plan of world domination? Can't we try something more achievable for once?... like opening a shop or a sheep farm?" replied the dragonfly, becoming upset. The dragon figure glared, causing the dragonfly to fall silent.

"VERDUN! Come on! Don't have such short-sighted ambitions! You gotta think BIG!... and this time, it CANNOT fail!" quickly replied the dragon, annoyed at his follower's lack of faith in his abilities.

The dragonfly rolled his eyes, sighing. "Weird... I think I heard this like, a couple thousands times before..."

The dragon snorted, turning away from the scene. "You silly little... Come on! Let's get moving. THIS time... there's nothing the purple loser and the yellow mosquitoe can do. Hehehe... you shall see! We'll show'em! Our plan is perfect this time!"

"You mean, YOUR plan... and perfect, it isn't. It will fail, like usual..." whined the dragonfly-shaped shadow as the two moved away from the scene, the dragon-shaped one rolling his eyes and sighing at the lack of faith of his partner.

Sparx turned to the top of the cliff... had there been two figures there, a few seconds ago?

... nah! Must have been his imagination...


"WHAT?!?"

Spyro stood there, eyes widened, a shiver going down his spine...

"I fear... that this is correct. The Dragon Village portal was somehow tempered with, sending Ember to an unknown Realm." summarized the mole scientist to the purple dragon.

Spyro and Sparx couldn't believe it. The Professor was supposed to be an expert in dimensional travel and THAT is the most he can do about this "malfunction"?

"Oh come on! Don't tell me that you can't reverse those portals or something!... especially considering how you brought us in the Realm of Avatar, the first time we met." said Sparx, raising an eyebrow.

It was true. When the technology-oriented Realm of Avalar had been threatened by the black magic of Ripto, an evil wizard bent on world domination, the Professor used his knowledge of dimensional travel to lure Spyro and his partner into the Realm of Avalar. In exchange for saving Avalar, the Professor would send the two back home.

Everyone knows how it ended. Spyro defeated the evil wizard and the Professor did as he had promised... although it was far from being the last time the reptile would cross the portal to Avalar.

And now... a scientist who design and wield technology that can control portals so easily claim that he can't bring back a single dragon from a supposely simple portal anomaly?

"It is not that simple, Sparx! The anomaly was obviously created by sentient beings and preliminary analysis show that the portal was turned into an one-way trap, which bring targets to a specific destination but does not allow to return, trapping said target. I fear that it will take some time for me to break this process and fix the portal..." replied the Professor.

"Man! That female sure is trouble! One day running away from her, one day running after her! Somebody tie her down!" commented Sparx, much to the displeasure of pretty much everyone, both the Professor and Spyro glaring at him. "Fine fine! I got it..."

Spyro turned back to the Professor. "So... now that we know all this... what do we do? We can't sit here all day and wait!" said the dragon, expressing his worries and frustration at the situation.

The elderly mole nodded slowly in agreement. "It is right that Ember could be in danger. Spyro, it would be best if you went in the portal to search for her. While you will be there, I will work at fixing the portal."

Sparx rolled his eyes. "So... we're going to find Ember, get stuck along with her, and wait for you to fix the portal? Niiiiice..." said sarcasticaly the dragonfly... although Spyro couldn't help but agree in a way. It didn't sound like a very good plan...

"Well... I'm not sure about that... but well, what else can we do? We're in!" Spyro said the last sentence in a more confident tone, chasing away his worries. Well, now that things were settled, there was no longer any use for worrying. He would head out there, find Ember, and keep her safe while the portal was being repaired. Simple stuff. Hopefully, the Realm to where she was sent wouldn't be too dangerous... although the chances of an ambush were, like, so obvious. Still, it wouldn't be the first nor the last time he would run into one and anyway, it's not like he's afraid...

"Excellent! Now, follow me. I will lead you to the defective portal..." said the Professor, leaving the room and gesturing to the two to follow him.

... and while they did so, Sparx couldn't help but roll his eyes and comment loudly: "Oh my dear! Here we go again!"

Thus, a new journey begins...


TO BE CONTINUED...