Chapter 2

The next morning Nila opened her eyes and stretched cat-like and looked around and called out "Blaze?"

"I'm here. I was in the kitchen eating breakfast." Blaze replied walking back into her room.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" Nila asked.

"You were tired last night and after your nightmare and what you went through. I wanted you to have as much sleep as possible. I'm sorry" Blaze responded in a sympathetic tone.

"No it's alright. I'm not hungry anyways." Nila said as she smiled.

"No you need to eat. You're going to need to eat because of what you're doing today" Blaze said in a concerned tone.

"What am I doing today?" Nila asked as she tilted her head.

"Training" Blaze replied.

"Training for what?" Nila asked.

"You're going to be learning how to fly and how to use your abilities." Blaze stated "but you'll be learning how to use your abilities first."

"Wouldn't I need to learn to fly first since that is simple than learning to use my abilities?" Nila questioned.

"It's best to know how to use your element than flying. Because what if you are battling and your wing is broken, and you don't know how to use your element to its full extent. For that you would be screwed." Blaze explained.

"Oh. Seems reasonable. What is for breakfast anyways?" Nila replied.

"Leftovers from last night." Blaze replied as he walked with her to the kitchen. When they walked in she looked around and nobody seemed to be there. Except Volteer.

"barley anyone is here." Nila stated.

"Mainly because most people are asleep. Nira left early, she's training with terrador, since her element is earth. And I train with flame since im fire. And you'll be training with Volteer." Blaze explained.

Nila and Blaze each sat in a chair next to each other and began eating breakfast when Nila stated "Nira doesn't look like she's an earth dragon."

"Her father was an earth dragon. And her mother was a fire dragon. She inherited both of her mother and fathers looks, but mainly her mother, and her father's element." B laze explained.

"I thought you said that all young dragons lived here because they didn't have parents. And yet you just said that she does have parents."

"She did have parents. Malifore's minions killed them before she even hatched." Blaze replied as he took a bite of raw meat.

"Then how does she know who her parents are?" Nila asked.

"Because terrador adopted her, and told her about her parent's tragic death." Blaze replied looking down at his food.

"Is that why she hates me so much? Because of malifore and the she-dragon creating me?" Nila said as she played with the food on her plate.

"She hates you because Malifore's minions killed her parents-"Blaze went to say.

"And since Malifore had some part in creating the orb, or me, she thinks I'll become one of his minions. And clearly she hates all of his minions." Nila interrupted.

"Yes. Her hatred has evidently stretched farther than just from the past." Blaze explained.

"But that's not fair; she hasn't given me a chance to prove myself." Nila protested.

"Life can sometimes be irrevocably unfair. And sometimes it is near impossible to go against that." Volteer spoke fast as he walked toward them.

"In the nightmare the dragoness said I should consider her my mother since she created me. Wouldn't that mean that Malifore would be considered my father since he too helped create the orb?" Nila questioned.

"Seems logical" Volteer responded.

"That's the reason why" Nila said narrowing her eyes and looking down on the ground.

"Could be" Blaze replied with a thoughtful look on his face.

Nila snorted in anger and slammed her paw on the table, Volteer than walked up to her and calmly said to her "do not be angry young one. It's best not to give into anger."

Nila nodded her head and looked at him and asked "when does my training start?"

"Now, common young one, time to train you the most exhilarating most electrified element there is; electricity." Volteer said proudly. "This way" he said to her as they both walked down a large hallway, with patterned designs decorating the top of the halls that looked as if they told a story of the past. Noticing the wonder in her eyes he said to her "those carvings tell the prophecy of a purple dragon learning all four elements, with UN imaginable power."

"Spyro?" Nila asked.

"Yes spyro was one of the legendary purple dragons but Malifore was the very first" Volteer said as they continue to walk down the halls.

"You mean my father was the very first purple dragon?" taken back by Nila calling Malifore her father he raised his eyebrows and she looked away and said "I'm sorry, he did create me, I might as well call him my father."

"But you shouldn't have too" Volteer sympathetically said to her.

"Then what else should I call him? Both he and the other dragoness created me. Ide rather not want to be called a creation or them as my creators. I might as well call him my father since he took part in making me; or the orb that was meant to make me." Nila said as she narrowed her eyes.

"Very well, it is more proper and less insulting to call them that instead of your creators. Gives you more of a feeling that you are actually in fact living and that you know you are real." Volteer stated.

"What was her name?" Nila asked as she looked at Volteer as they continued to walk.

"Zariah; which means blooming flower." Volteer explained.

"What was she like?" Nila asked "what did she look like?"

"She looked a lot like you when she was younger, same with personality. But she was easy to anger, which led an advantage to malifore. She went evil consumed by the lies of malifore." Volteer sadly stated.

"Was she your mate?" Nila asked.

Volteer sighed and then said "I considered her that yes. We were at first. But then after a when she was corrupted. I spoke with her and told her that I did not wish to be her mate. She grew angry and flew off, with our egg."

"You two had an egg?" Nila asked as she tilted her head.

"Yes, and we were immensely happy for it to hatch, wondering if it was a boy or a girl… but since she took our egg, I will never know." Volteer said as he looked forward.

Nila furrowed her brows and thought for a moment and stopped walking. Volteer noticed her not walking and stopped as well, tilting his head in confusion, Nila than looked at him and asked "what was the color of the egg?"

"Gold. Why?" Volteer questioned as he raised his eyebrow.

"She told you that she had created a golden orb with malifore right?" Nila questioned.

"yes." Volteer replied.

"What if the golden sphere was the egg? She could've lied saying it wasn't the egg, so that you wouldn't try to search for the egg and take it away and make sure it doesn't become evil but good instead, and then her plan would be ruined." Nila said as she walked in front of Volteer, looking up at him with a stern look on her face.

"Than if that is true. Than you would be my daughter, not malifore's. But she said she incased it with dark magic. How could she have done that?" Volteer questioned.

"She could have done what Gole did to me. She could've gotten help from Malifore, than incased her with darkness, not enough to change her form, but enough to where she can control her like she did in her dream." Cynder said coming out of a room, as the door slammed behind her.

"What were you doing in the training room?" Volteer questioned.

"I was bored and Spyro is training Blaze since Flame is out with his family, and ember is with him. And I wanted to watch since there was nothing to do otherwise." Cynder said shrugging her shoulders.

"If she did do what Gole did to you, wouldn't I remember?" Nila asked as she tilted her head.

"She could've erased your memory." Cynder stated sternly.

"Who could've erased her memory?" Spyro asked.

"We've come to something. Nila was never created. She in fact is my daughter." Volteer said as he smiled down at Nila who smiled back at him.

"Your daughter!? Since when did you have a daughter?" Spyro questioned in shock.

"I had a mate many years ago, and we to had an egg, but then she got corrupt by the power of Malifore and I disapproved and no longer wanted to be her mate, an after that she left me, with our egg. I now know that after the egg hatched, with the help of Malifore she incased dark magic in her, so that she can control her at any given time." Volteer explained.

"So you do have a family after all. A powerful electric guardian and an evil dragon chick" Blaze stated grinning as he walked toward Nila.

"Evidently, but I'm glad to know that I am not a tool completely, I am a hundred percent dragon, but she can still control me." Nila replied.

"So what do we do next?" Blaze asked.

"Well I was going to-" Nina went to speak but then her eyes shined bright and her spin arched backwards and she began to scream bloody murder as he body was turning into a black-ish shade of yellow as black smoke billowed around her.

"The darkness! Her mother must be trying to control her! Quick get her down to the ground and calm her down!" Cynder ordered to everyone.

Spyro leaped and went to jump and hold down Nila when on the last second reared backwards causing spyro to get knocked off. Nila went back on all fours and growled ferociously as she slowly walked toward Blaze who had fallen backwards from spyro as she scrambled against the wall in fear. Nila opened her mouth and electricity sparks began to form in her mouth, she went to shoot out a stream of electricity when Volteer hit her with his tail sending her flying and causing her to crash against the wall.

"I'm sorry Nila" Volteer sympathetically apologized and crouched down to protect Cynder, Blaze, and Spyro.

Nila got back on her feet and shot bright white beam of yellow light at Volteer sending him flying into the wall.

Blaze, Cynder and Spyro jumped out of the way, Cynder caught her balance and said "We need to get her to herself. If we don't her controlled self will kill us all."

"But how do we do that?! She just shot a beam of light, exactly like our furry mode, but full of electricity. And she sent Volteer flying!" Spyro stated.

"I'll do it." Blaze said as he fully got up from a crouch and began to walk towards Nila.

"But she'll kill you!" Spyro yelled.

"That isn't Nila. That is her mother controlling her. I know the real Nila is still in there; struggling to get out. If she is still in there, than I know she won't hurt me, and I can help get her out." Blaze sternly said.

"Good luck." Spyro said to Blaze with a stern look on her face.

"Be careful. We can't let her mother completely control her. Not with the world being at steak." Cynder said with a stern tone.

Blaze nodded his head and began slowly walking towards Nila; he looked at Volteer who layed crumbled on the ground unable to get up. He looked back at Nila and began walking towards her, she noticed him walking towards her and she began to growl as electricity flickered in and out of her teeth. She shot a Bolt of lightning at him; he wrapped his wings around his body and deflected the lightning bolt. He unfolded his wings and walked up to her and said in a stern voice "I know you're in there Nila. Don't give in. don't give in to the darkness. I know that isn't you. You are good, pure, kind and caring."

Nila chuckled and spoke in a voice that was not hers "You foolish youngling."

"I am not foolish. I am here to come to get my friend back….. A very special friend" Blaze said as he spoke the last part silently.

Nila laughed out loud and said "HA! Then you are foolish indeed. Do you even know what I have done to this child?" She grinned evil as she looked at him with piercing white eyes as more black smoke billowed around her.

"Yes I do know. You took her away from her father when she was just an egg, and when she hatched you encased her in darkness with the help of malifore's magic." Blaze said as he growled at her exposing his white teeth.

Nila grinned "Good. You're smart."

"Nila told me." He said to her narrowing his eyes.

"Ah. So she trusts you. And what was your first thought eh? That your poor mate was partially evil" Nila said.

"She isn't my mate" Blaze replied getting red a little.

"Oh is that so? Do you not think that I know how you look at her? She may not notice, but I do. I know full well what someone is in love. Do you strike me as a fool?" Nila mocked.

"Is that how you looked when you and Volteer were young? When you two were in love?" Blaze mocked back.

Nila's eyes softened than turned to a cruel icy menacing look and she hissed and said "Don't you dare say that name"

"What Volteer?" Blaze mocked.

Nila hissed and said "Well you can't have your precious Nila. I have complete control of her. Now and forever"

Blaze's eyes softened to upsetting-ness he walked real close to Nila and looked down at her with sad eyes and held her down by wrapping his wings around her causing Nila to thrash about. He looked down and whispered silently "I know you're in there Nila. I know you are. You aren't evil." tears started to form in the corners of his eyes as he leaned his head down and kissed her. Nila continued to thrash as she clawed his chest trying to scramble away. Blaze winced in pain but kept his mouth on hers with tears streaming down his cheeks.

Soon Nila's body stopped thrashing an d she stopped clawing his chest, and the smoke disappeared and her eyes went to their regular yellow. Blaze opened his eyes and pulled his mouth away from hers and looked down as she looked up at him as she whispered "Blaze"

"Nila" he said as he smiled "I knew you were in there. I just knew it"

"Did I—I mean did she hurt you?" Nila asked.

"Only my chest. But that was when I kissed you. I felt like It was the only way to turn you back." Blaze said as he looked down at his chest which was tattooed with scratches as blood trickled down his body.

"Oh my gosh; I'm so sorry" Nila said as she looked at his chest in shock.

Blaze chuckled and looked back into Nila's eyes "its alright. I was willing to do anything to get you back."

"Why?" Nila asked.

"Why what?" Blaze asked.

"Why did you do it? Save me? You could've gotten the other guardians or at least get help from spyro and Cynder." Nila replied.

"Because…. Because…. Oh Gosh Darn it! I did it because I love you Nila!" Blaze exclaimed with his face beat red.

"But you've only known me for a day….." Nila said quietly.

"I know…. But there's just something about you. That. That makes me feel like I'm home; A feeling that I need to protect you. When your mother controlled you I was willing to give up my life if it meant that you wouldn't be possessed by her. It's hard to explain." Blaze said hanging his head down.

Nila giggled and placed one of her paws under his chin and lifted his head up so that they looked into each other's eyes. She smiled and then said as she placed her paw back down "I am glad that you are willing to do all those things for me. And I too love you; Even though we've only known each other for a day."

"Would you…..would…..would you be willing to be my mate Nila?" Blaze said as his face continued to get red.

Nila giggled than licked his cheek and said to him "of course ide love too, but I'd like to get to know you better first. If that is alright with you, waiting until we fully know each other."

"I will wait a life time to be with you. And if I shall die, than I shall wait for you in heaven." Blaze said as he rubbed his nose against hers.

Nila smiled and licked the edge of his nose, she looked over his shoulder and noticed both spyro and Cynder were helping Volteer up, who struggled to get up. Nila gasped and looked at Blaze and said "I did that!?"

"Well your mother did when she possessed you" Blaze said in concern.

Nila wiggled free of Blaze's wings and ran as fast as she could towards Volteer and said to him "I'm so so sorry Volteer. I'm so sorry."

Volteer chuckled then said "it wasn't your fault. You were possessed."

"But I don't like hurting people, not at all." Nila said hanging her head low.

"It's alright; you have a very caring heart. And most people don't have that even if they are evil or not." Volteer smiled at her.

"Are you going to be ok?" Nila asked as she walked with him as Spyro, Cynder, and blaze walked down the hall away from the training room.

"I'll be fine. All I need is rest. But I think Blaze does need help. Can you take him to the infirmary? He can lead you there." Volteer said. Nila nodded her head as he walked away from her. She turned around and saw Blaze struggled to get up.

Nila ran up to him as he lost his balance in his legs and crumbled to the ground and winced in pain. Nila sat down in front of him and lowered her head to him and whispered "Let me help you."

She helped him up as he limped with her holding him Blaze cringed in pain and spoke in a soft voice "thank you"

"You're welcome. Where is the infirmary?" Nila responded, as they slowly walked down the hall.

"Right here, they put it here so that it wasn't very far from the training room." Blaze said as they walked into the room. The room was very large, with beds that surrounded the area in a C-like shape, but the room was completely vacant. The room had two large glass windows with red velvet curtains that hung off to the side. On the far right of the room was a large cabinet, with various different medicines, and bandages, and Neosporin.

They walked to a vacant bed and she helped place him on the infirmary bed and said as she walked toward the cabinet "hold on." She walked to the cabinet and opened it with her claw and grabbed bandages and the Neosporin with her mouth and turned around and closed the cabinet door with her hip causing Blaze to chuckle. Nila rolled her eyes and walked towards him and set the objects down on the table next to the bed.

"How did you know what to get?" Blaze questioned.

"It's kind of obvious that ide need this. I'm not dumb. Lean your body up a bit so I can wrap the bandages around your wounds." Nila stated as she grabbed the bandages.

"I never said you were dumb" blaze responded as he lifted himself as Nila began to wrap the bandages around his chest were she clawed him. As she did so, Blaze noticed a blank expression in her eyes; his face saddened and asked "What's wrong?"

"She was right. I am evil. And I cannot control it." Nila blankly responded as tears formed in the corners of her eyes.

Blaze's eyes softened and wiped the tears away from her eyes and said to her "hey don't cry now. You aren't evil. I've seen evil at their full consent, and you are nowhere near that. Your kind, loving, caring….beautiful" he looked away and blushed as he said the last word.

Nila raised her eyebrows as her face blushed bright red, as she finished bandaging his wounds. She was silent for a while than she spoke as Blaze lowered his body slowly down "you find me beautiful?"

"Yes I do. I have since the first time I saw you. I didn't want to think like that about you when I first met you and that night before the nightmare. But when I heard you screaming I felt like I couldn't control myself, so I ran to comfort you. And when your mother possessed you, I was willing to risk my life if it meant to save you from the curse that bounds to your soul." Blaze silently explained.

"I didn't know you felt that way. I thought you only comforted me that night just to be nice. But I didn't know what to think about what you did by the training room. The thing is….. I love you I do. Even though we've barley met… I don't know if this seems silly or not….. But it's true, this is how I feel" Nila responded as her face flushed deep red.

Blaze smiled and rested his paw against her cheek making her look into his eyes as he whispered "I don't find it silly at all. I love you too Nila" she smiled as they leaned their heads close to each other slowly and kissed. Blaze and Nila pulled away as she climbed up into the infirmary bed and layed next to him as he placed his wing over her body. She curled her tail around her body as Blaze curled his around her body.

Nila turned her head so that she could look at him and said "yes"

Blaze raised his eyebrow and said "yes what?"

"To be your mate of course" Nila replied as she giggled then licked the end of his nose.

Blaze's eyes brightened up and he smiled brightly and said eagerly "you mean it?"

Nila giggled then rubbed his nose with hers "yes silly"

Blaze smiled brightly then unwrapped his wing from her side and grabbed her by the waist with his paws and pulled her on top of him and wrapped his wings around her body. He intertwined his tail with hers and looked straight into her golden yellow eyes. Then they kissed. The kiss started off gentle and soft; but turned into fierce and passionate. Nila's heart began to pound against her chest and her mind whirled. Blaze unwrapped his wings as they layed there passionately kissing. They rolled in the bed to where Nila was now on the bottom and Blaze layed on top holding her down. They broke the kiss and looked into each other's eyes, as Nila breathed heavily as her chest was pressed against Blaze's. Blaze then licked the side of her face than down her jawline and began to slowly lick down her neck, causing Nila's body to tense up like crazy.

Blaze then stopped licking her and said in a whisper "are you sure you want to go with this?"

Nila responded still trying to catch her breath "No go on. I don't want to stop."

"As you wish. My love" Blaze said, as they then and there committed themselves to each other.