In a spot near the realms we now see a creature with his horse, an armadillo with a cowboy hat, a bandanna, and a belt. His name is Bandit. He's looking at a map but then he crumples the map into a ball then throws it away. "You leave town for a couple of decades, and they change everything." He says to his horse. He then see a couple of Rhynocs walk by him but they just ignore him. "Excuse me, gentlemen, I'm looking for the Palace of Justice. Would you-mmm. I guess not." He says.
Bandit is walking along when he hears music and sees three creatures dancing and playing music. One is a red dragon with straight yellow horns, a yellow underbelly, and yellow wings. He's Flame and he's playing a horn. Another creature is a pink dragon with yellow horns, a yellow underbelly and pink wings. She's Ember and she's playing a tambourine. The last creature is a fairy with brown hair and a yellow dress. She's Zoe.
A young bear wants to see them, but her mom pulls her away saying, "Stay away, child. They're dragons. They'll steal us blind." Bandit goes over and put a couple of coins into the hat. Then he looks at Ember and he is stunned by her beauty. Then a whistle is heard and Ember gasps. Zoe grabs the hat but some coins fall out. "Hey, Ember. A little help?" She says as Ember goes over and picks up the coins.
But then two Rhynocs show up. "All right, dragon. Where'd you get the money?" asked the first one. "For your information, I earned it." Ember snapped at him. "Dragons don't earn money." He said. "They steal it." said the second one as he seized Ember. "You'd know a lot about stealing." Ember said. "Troublemaker, eh?" asked the first one as he tried to take away Ember's hat but she kicked him in the head. "Maybe a day in the stocks will cool ya down." said the second one.
Zoe zapped the two Rhynocs with her wand stunning them. Then they ran for it. "Come back here, dragon!" Bandit then pulled his horse so the Rhynocs ran right into him. The first one fell in a mud puddle. "Killey, sit." ordered Bandit. Killey sat right on the Rhynoc. "Whoa!" He said as others were laughing. "Oh, dear, I'm sorry. Naughty horse! Naughty! He's just impossible. Really, I can't take him anywhere." Bandit said. Ember and Zoe were smiling from their hiding spot.
"Get this thing off me!" The first Rhynoc said desperately. "I'll teach you a lesson, peasant!" The second Rhynoc said as he got out a knife. But Bandit got out his sword. "You were saying...Lieutenant?" He asked. "Oh, C-Captain!" He said seeing it was Bandit. Trying to salute him, his knife hit his helmet. "At your service, sir!" He said, saluting Bandit. Bandit then put his sword down near the first Rhynoc, cutting off half his moustache.
"I know you have a lot on your mind right now, but the Palace of Justice?" He said. "Make way for the Captain!" "Go on, make way!" "Make way!" The Rhynocs said as Bandit found four coins on the ground and picked them up. "Everybody out of the way!" "You, make way for the Captain!" Bandit then spotted a homeless creature covered in a blue coat. "Make way!" "Make way now!" He dropped the coins in the hat next to him. Ember and Zoe popped their heads out of the coat, surprised that Bandit helped them.
"Come on, boy. Killey, heel!" Bandit said. The Rhynocs led Bandit right to the Palace of Justice where we hear whipping sounds. Bandit opens the door to see Ripto and another Rhynoc with a whip. "Stop." said Ripto. "Sir?" The Rhynoc asked. "Ease up. Wait between lashes. Otherwise the old sting will dull him to the new." Ripto explained. "Yes, sir." The Rhynoc said going right back to work. Then Ripto noticed Bandit. "Ah, so this is the gallant Captain Bandit, home from the wars." Ripto said.
"Reporting for duty, as ordered, sir." said Bandit. "Your service record precedes you, Bandit. I expect nothing but the best from a war hero of your caliber." said Ripto. "And you shall have it, sir. I guarantee it." Bandit said. "Yes. You know, my last Captain of the Guard was, um, a bit of a disappointment to me." Ripto said as we hear a cracking sound and someone screaming. "Well, no matter. I'm sure you'll whip my men into shape." Ripto said. "Uh, thank you. It's a grea- tre- uh, tremendous honor, sir." said Bandit.
"You've come to the Realms in her darkest hour, Captain. It will take a firm hand to save the weak-minded from being so easily misled." Ripto explained. "Misled, sir?" Bandit wondered. "Look, Captain. Dragons. The dragons live outside the normal order." Ripto said as Bandit saw Ember, Zoe and Flame playing. "Their heathen ways inflame the creature's lowest instincts. And they must be stopped." Ripto said sternly. "I was summoned from the wars to capture flying magical creatures?" Bandit wondered.
"Eh, the real war, Captain, is what you see before you. For 12 years, I have been taking care of the dragons, one...by...one." Ripto said crushing bugs with his fingers. "And yet, for all my success, they have thrived." Ripto said as he lifted the stone block revealing several bugs underneath. "I believe they have a safe haven within the walls of these very realms. A nest, if you will. They call it the Court of Miracles." Ripto said. "What are we going to do about it sir?" Bandit asked.
Ripto then used the stone block to crush all the bugs. "You make your point quite vividly, sir." Bandit said. "You know, I like you, Captain. Shall we?" Ripto said as he started hearing cheering. "Oh, duty calls. Have you ever attended a peasant festival, Captain?" He asked Bandit. "Not recently, sir." Bandit said. "Then this should be quite an education for you. Come along." Ripto said as he and Bandit made their way towards the festival.
For those of you that don't know who Bandit is, he appeared in "Spyro: Shadow Legacy" for the Nintendo DS. If you want to learn more about him and why I used him for this role, just give me a PM and I'll give you a link where you can get information on him. Everything belongs to their respective owners and not me. PLEASE REVIEW!