(Well, about time I uploaded a chapter for something here, I will have some additional stuff at the bottom.)

Part two –

Ganter followed behind the dark dragoness as she led him to her home. Once they entered the cave, the dragoness slapped her tail on the ground and another thin veil of shadows covered the entrance, though it also surprised Ganter a bit. The cave itself was void of anything other than a bed made out of dark blue feathers, and Ganter wondered what kind of bird those feathers belonged to.

The dark dragoness spoke again, "Now that we can have some privacy, I'm curious, Mr. Bright-scales, what's your name? Mine is Chimera." She sat down while she spoke, and Ganter decided to do so too.

Chimera, what a lovely name, Ganter found himself thinking, "Err, my name is Ganter, it's nice to meet you."

"Ganter it is, so what kind of dragon are you, I've never seen a dragon like you?" Chimera looked at him intently with her red eyes, as if staring into his soul.

Ganter gave her a completely puzzled look, "Are you serious, you haven't seen an ice dragon before?" He breathed a small blast of cold air to prove his point.

Chimera shrugged her wings, "Nope, you may or may not have noticed, but only dark dragons live here."

Ganter felt his heart sink; most dark dragons were known to be evil, or at least unkind. There were exceptions, but Ganter didn't know of any other than Cynder, and apparently, this dragoness. "So there are only dark dragons here?" Ganter wanted confirmation.

"As far as I've known, you're the only non-dark dragon around." Chimera replied calmly.

"So you live here all alone," Ganter said, looking around the cave, "no friends, no family?"

Chimera's eyes clouded up, and she frowned, "No one." She said simply, though she unfurled and then furled her wings at a thought.

"What about your parents? You must have had parents, or what about a sibling?" Ganter asked, completely in disbelief.

The dark dragoness let out a small barking type of laugh, "You really aren't from around here. In case you didn't know, parents don't stay with their children; we have to fend for ourselves."

"What!? That sounds horrible, why do they do that?" Ganter couldn't believe his ears, and his claws dug into the ground hearing something that sounded so vile.

Chimera sighed, "You see, large families tend to get attacked, most dragons don't like it when there is a large group of closely knit people. They feel threatened by the possibility that there will be a family that can do whatever they want, so other dark dragons will team up, being the only occasion they'd do so, just to get rid of said family. In other words, just about everyone here is a loner to some extent."

Ganter just stared back at Chimera, unblinking, unsure of how to comprehend all of that, "I take it you are an only child?"

Chimera dipped her head down sadly, "No, I had a sister." She said slowly.

"I'm sorry to hear that." Ganter replied sadly.

Chimera soon changed the subject, "So, how did you get here?" The dark dragoness's voice sounded suspicious.

"I haven't got a clue," Ganter shrugged his wings, "I hope Nuevo and Careena are alright." He then said softly.

Chimera nodded curiously, but had also heard the last part, "Nuevo and Careena? Who are they?"

Ganter looked back up at the dragoness, "My brother and sister."

"Oh?" Chimera raised an eye ridge, "What are they like?"

"Well, Nuevo is a bit of a hatchling at heart, he hardly ever doesn't want to have fun. Careena can be a bit pushy, but she just wants to make sure everything is alright. She's almost as responsible as our parents." Ganter smiled, remembering the good days.

"They sound interesting, what about your parents?" Chimera asked.

That made Ganter frown, "They're dead." He said bluntly.

"Oh," Chimera then changed the conversation again, "I bet you want to get home to them, don't you?"

Ganter perked up hearing this, "With all my heart."

Chimera giggled hearing this, and looked out of the cave, "Well, I do have an idea about where to start." She then turned around and looked Ganter in his blue eyes. The look in her red eyes made him gulp nervously.

Meanwhile, Careena woke up from her sleep, and looked around. She soon noticed Ganter wasn't in his bed, and she blinked. "Ganter?" She asked quietly, and looked around. Ganter's bed looked undisturbed, as if he hadn't gotten up out of it, and the cabin door was closed; it would normally be open if he was out, so this worried Careena, especially since Ganter would have woken them up if something happened.

She soon walked over to Nuevo's bed, unsure what Ganter might have done, or had happen to him, "Hey Nuevo, wake up." Careena nudged her youngest brother with a paw.

"Let me sleep in longer. You're just going to make me work on hunting all day." Nuevo mumbled with his eyes still closed.

"Change of plans, Ganter is missing." Careena replied.

That woke Nuevo up, "What? Where'd he go?" Nuevo looked around, but saw no signs of his older brother.

"That's just it, it doesn't look like he went anywhere, it's as if he just vanished." Careena started to worry.

Nuevo gave her a curious look, "Is this some kind of prank; try to have me search for Ganter? Because if so, it's not funny."

"Nuevo, this is not a prank, he is genuinely missing." Careena was sure of it, something was wrong.

( I feel like there will be a question about the situation so far, but i'll let you guys address that. Anyway, I forgot to do this last chapter, a little note about my progress-to-be: I plan to update Wings of Fire The Dark Animus next, and then Spyro and the Polar Burns. I have no idea as for Spyro's Universal Adventures, and Spyro and the Spells can wait. So what do you think of this so far?)