The Journey Continues... here it is the next episode of the newest chapter in the Dragon of Destiny Saga... Here is the part two of the first three part episode of I.N.V.A.S.I.O.N. So let's begin shall we... But first before I forget...
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Enjoy!
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Recap...
Hunter groaned and opened his eyes staring up at the ceiling of... He eyes went wide slightly as he quickly realized he wasn't where he was before. He quickly sat up and as he did his stomach did a 180 flip making him almost throw up but luckily for him he his stomach was empty. He shook his head and as he did he felt himself fade away and reappear in a large chamber of some sort of meeting hall. He glanced around the hall at the hovering monitors that displayed strange information in different languages that he couldn't understand. As he did this he found himself staring at the at the cloaked faces of a group of seven cloaked beings that sat at a hovering table. Hunter gasped in surprise at them... He didn't know who they were or where he was for nothing around him looked familiar to him. 'Who are you? What are you doing to my friend?' Hunter asked, his voice strangely calm. The beings turned and glanced at him calmly and as they did one of the beings stood up from the table and pulled back his/her cloak revealing...
Hunter's eyes went wide in shock as his blue eyes saw who it was... 'What the...? Who are you?' The stranger walked toward him and as he/she moved toward him the cloak vanished revealing the muscular body of the male that lay hidden beneath it. This stranger, Hunter realized, was much taller then him. In fact as the stranger came to rest in front of him he did a rough estimate in his head of 7'5. The stranger stared down at him. Hunter's face stared up at him in awe and surprise. 'Who are you, sir?' The stranger's left eyebrow raised as a grin appeared on his face.
"I can't tell you, Hunter. But deep down you know the answer to the question even if you find it hard to accept it. The truth is, young Seer, that some things are better left unknown to those who aren't ready to understand their importance..." He paused and raised his left paw... A glowing ball of energy appeared and as it did the stranger tossed it at him. Hunter raised his right paw and caught the ball of energy and as he did he knew who this stranger was...
'How can this be?! I don't understand what is happening...' Hunter said. As he said that he felt the ground shake as the heavy footsteps of someone very large entered the chamber and stopped behind him.
"Your destiny is what awaits you..." He heard from the person behind him. Hunter turned slowly and as he did his mouth opened wide as he looked up at the tall regal dragon behind him. The tall dragon, clad in a silver and gold armored battle vest and glowing gauntlets smiled and nodded... "There is more going on then you currently know, Seer. May your coming journey be one of peace and hope..." The dragon then turned and as he did the whole chamber shook and the wall exploded... The gathered group dived for cover as the light gem walls flew in every direction. The large dragon shielded himself, Hunter and the other member of the group near them. "Go! Quckly!" The dragon yelled glancing down at Hunter before turning to face his opponent. Hunter's eyes went wide as he saw who that opponent was...
'Nooooo...!' Hunter screamed in horror as his vision flashed and he fell backwards... Hunter opened his eyes and found himself next to a huge adult white scaled dragoness, who sat upright in a meditative trance, her massive clawed front paws folded over her large legs. Her long tail curled around her. Hunter glanced at her and looked her over careful. He started to slowly back up but found himself unable to move. His eyes went wide as he realized that the dragoness' long tail was wrapped around his waist keeping him in place.
"Don't be afraid, young one. I won't hurt you." She said in a gentle rumbling tone.
"Who are you?" He asked. She smiled and as she did she opened her eyes to look down at him.
His mouth went dry as he looked up at her and recognized her. "Em...ber...!" He said in surprise. She lowered her large horned head to look him in the eye. As she glanced at him she unwrapped her tail from around his waist.
"Yes, Hunter, I am Ember but not the Ember you know." She said cryptically. Hunter's face creased in surprise as the dragoness' body started glowing and as it did she shrunk down from her 30 feet tall height to her still tall 9'5 height. Hunter looked around in shock and fear at finding himself yet again in an unknown location. She noticed his reaction and said, "Don't be afraid, Hunter. I have been expecting you."
"Expecting... me...! How?! Where am I?!" He asked, his voice full of shock.
"Calm yourself and come with me." She said as she sighed, raised her right paw into the air and as she did both she and Hunter vanished. A few seconds later they reappeared outside on a large balcony... Hunter first glanced around the balcony trying to figure out where he was before he turned and glanced down. He gasped in surprised... amazed at the amazing sight that he saw before him. Down below the large balcony, a strange very beautiful, unfamiliar city stretched outward toward the horizon. Hunter slowly turned to face her, his face a mask of total confusion. "Ember... is this the future?" She looked down at him, her face not revealing anything. "Please, I must know."
"I am sorry but I can't tell you when this is... The truth is Hunter that this place and time are not known. You will have to figure out the answer for yourself." She said softly as she looked up and as she did her eyes went wide. Hunter looked up as well and what he saw chilled him to the bone.
"It can't be...!" He said, his voice a haunted whisper. "What is going on here?" At that moment a huge muscular dragon landed in front of both him and Ember. The dragon laughed, insanity present in his deep voice. Hunter backed away from the dragon shaking his head as tears streamed down his cheeks. The male dragon advanced and as he did his mouth opened in a fearsome fang-filled smile.
"So, Seer, I see that you are here." The male dragon's nostrils flared as smoke trails started billowing from them. "However, I am afraid that I simply cannot allow you to interfere with my plans." As he said that his gold eyes took on a reddish tint. Hunter's eyes went wide and he shook his head back and forth not willing to accept what was happening...
"No no no no... this isn't happening...! This is all wrong! I am dreaming! I am dreaming!" Hunter screamed. Ember stepped in front of him, her face creased in an angry snarl.
"NO, I WON'T LET YOU HURT HIM!" She roared before turning her head slightly to look down at him. "Hunter, you must go now!" She said before turning back to face the much larger dragon. She opened her wings and flew toward him transforming to her full size as she collided with him. Ember roared as she slashed a bloody gash in the male's chest. He roared out in pain and flapped his massive wings soaring up into the sky. Ember followed him... The two dragons clashed in the air clawing, biting and unleashing fire, lightning and ice attacks at each other. The male dived at Ember. Ember dodged the dive and breath a powerful stream of fire into the other dragon's back burning his wings. The male roared, spun around and unleashed a wave of ice shards that hit Ember making her roar in pain. The male fired a lightning attack at her. She tried to avoid the attack and instead ended up colliding with the male dragon's fist in her face. Ember roared out in pain as the jarring punch to her head dazed her. The male grinned and tried to follow his attack through but was stopped by a powerful left blast of golden flames that crashed into him and sent him spinning through the air out of control. The male dragon roared and tried to recover only to find himself face to beak with a large phoenix. Hunter's mouth opened wide in awe at the sight of the regal bird. The bird flapped his large fiery wings as embers of flames swirled around his muscular body.
"It seems to me that you have taken a wrong turn somewhere." The male phoenix said calmly as his glowing eyes narrowed slightly. "Please leave now before there is trouble." The male dragon growled as his eyes narrowed in rage. The male phoenix sighed as the red flames his body was putting off change color as the phoenix prepared himself for battle.
"YOU! Why do you always have to stick your beak where it doesn't belong?!" The male dragon roared and and sent a wave of ice shards flying at the fire bird.
"I guess it is just in my nature to do so!" The large phoenix said calmly as his gold beak curled upward in a grin. "Sirius wouldn't let you guys get away with doing evil things and neither will I!" The phoenix raised his left taloned paw in front of him erecting a flame shield that rapidly melted the ice shards into water vapor. The male dragon snarled as he dived at the phoenix. The phoenix let the dragon get close to him before vanishing in a cloud of smoke. The dragon collided with the smoke and found himself surrounded in the blinding haze.
"SHOW YOURSELF, YOU COWARDLY CHICKEN!" The dragon roared. He suddenly felt a talon tap him on the back of his right shoulder. The dragon turned just in time to see the quickly reappearing phoenix behind him. The male dragon's face creased in a look of total shock and surprise. He raised his right fist and punched outward at the phoenix's head. The male phoenix caught his fist in his left taloned palm and held it there in a tight bone-crushing grip. The male dragon's eyes went wide in pain and horror as he realized that he had messed up. He attempted correct his mistake by using his left fist to hit the phoenix. The punch connected knocking the phoenix's head back and to the side with a loud audible... 'CRACK'. The dragon's face creased in a dark grin. "Not so tough are you, hot shot!" The dragon's cocky statement earned him a roar of pain as the male bird gripped his left paw harder, breaking his right paw. The male dragon screamed and tried to pull away but the bird held on and continued to apply more pressure to his broken paw. The male dragon's eyes filled with tears as he felt the phoenix's powerful grip began to crush the bones in his broken paw. The male dragon reached out and hit the phoenix in the chest with his left paw and in the process burned his paw. The phoenix sighed...
The phoenix, to the dragon's shock and horror, began to chuckle as his head came back forward as the bird turn his head slightly to the left and then right realigning his neck. The phoenix glared at him, his beak creased in a snarl. "You obviously have not fought one of my kind or me before." He screeched as his eyes narrowed. "You should know better."
"You don't scare me, bird!" The male dragon growled. The male phoenix's left fist hit him in a series of powerful jabs that was so fast that only a blur of motion could be seen. The dragon roared in pain as each punch hit him and after the fifth or sixth punch bones could be heard breaking.
"BIRD... Bird! Excuse me...! You are one pathetically arrogant dragon, Shamus! Oh, and by the way my name is Kieran, not BIRD! Make sure you get THAT through that hard, arrogant head of yours." Kieran jabbed Shamus in the gut doubling the dragon over. Kieran followed the gut punch with an uppercut to Shamus' chin. Shamus growled, unable to speak from having the air knocked out of him from the gut punch. Kieran grabbed Shamus' head and glared him in the eye. "You say you aren't afraid of me..." Kieran snarled. Shamus' face creased in a look of pure rage at being so utterly defeated and beaten by a PHOENIX.
"I...won't...forget...this..., Kieran!" Shamus snarled in a low defiant tone. Kieran sighed and shook his feathered head.
"I suggest you do forget this, Shamus! You don't want a rematch with me. I went easy on you this time but next time I will reduce you to ashes. Your master should have taught you better when it comes to fighting against a phoenix. I know of only a few dragons who are powerful enough to take on one of my kind and have a chance of winning. You, I am afraid, are out of your league. I could have easily killed you but I didn't. Be thankful that I am merciful. If you had encounter any other phoenix besides me and a few others you would be dead. Now, I suggest that you leave and don't come back. For if you do..." Kieran said and left the rest unsaid. The phoenix released the dragon's nearly crushed right paw. Shamus raised his left paw to punch Kieran and froze as the phoenix glared at him with narrowed glowing gold eyes shaking his fiery feathered head. "Don't even try it!" Kieran said calmly. Shamus growled and lowered his head as he turned and flew off in shame. Ember flew up next to him.
"Kieran, I thought you were away training." Ember said. Kieran glanced at her as his beak creased in a smile as they both slowly descended to the ground where Hunter had stood the whole time watching the battle in stunned silence.
"I was away training but I decided to take a break. I sensed that one of my friends were in trouble so I came as quickly as I could to help out." Kieran said. Ember smiled.
"Thank you." She said before they both landed softly on the balcony. She walked toward Hunter gesturing for Kieran to follow her. As soon as Kieran saw Hunter he smiled and bowed his head slightly.
"Greetings, Seer, I see my timing was perfect. I am glad to see you arrived." Kieran said as his large wings folded behind him. Kieran reached out his right hand to Hunter, who stepped forward and grabbed it in a firm shake.
"Who are you? I don't know who you are. Would you be so kind to tell me?" Hunter asked. Kieran sighed as his eyes creased in sadness. Hunter noticed and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Hunter, there is more things wrong here then you know. I know that you are confused and I am sorry but there are things I know that you wouldn't understand. All I can say is to have faith in yourself and your friends." Kieran said.
"Well, if you can't answer some of my other question could you at least answer one question for me?" Hunter asked. Kieran smiled.
"Let me guess... You want to know is this the future?" Kieran asked. Hunter nodded. "Who knows what the future holds, Seer. The future has yet to be written." Kieran started to walk away but paused as he passed near Hunter's left ear. "However...," He whispered, "I will say that your destiny will be one of many choices. So chose wisely. Do that and who knows. Maybe you will one day know the answer for yourself." Kieran turned and glanced back at Ember who had folded her arms across her chest as her face creased in a slight frown. "Sorry, Ember, but I just couldn't resist giving him a little hint!" Kieran's body began to glow and then he became a living flame. "Take care, Seer. See ya!" He screeched as he disappeared into a ball of flame. Ember came to stand by Hunter and shook her head.
"I swear he likes to show off way too much." She said before her face creased in a gentle smile. "But thanks to him and others like him peace and order are maintained." Ember's smile faded off her face as she said, "I just wish..." She stopped herself as she looked at Hunter, noticing his questioning glance. "Hunter, it is time I sent you back where you belong."
"So this is the future after all!" Hunter said with a lopsided grin. Ember rolled her eyes and chuckled.
"Maybe it is... maybe it isn't. Let's just call this a sneak peak ahead. However, trust me when I say that you won't remember any of this until the time comes for you to know." Ember said. "Now, away with you..."
"How do I get back?" Hunter asked. Ember chuckled and as she snapped her talons and a portal appeared below Hunter.
"You fall back..." She said as he found himself falling through the portal as it closed giving Hunter one last look at Ember's grinning face and the smiling face behind her. The smiling individual winked at Hunter...
Hunter's eyes went wide... "SPYRO?"
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Hunter blinked as he found himself right back where he started... "Oh boy..." He said just before time resumed. Hunter threw back his head and roared as the energy from Spyro sliced through him. He tried to let go but found his body frozen. 'OH NO... WHAT IS WRONG! I... I... CAN'T MOVE!' At that moment Spyro glanced at him, his face creased in pain as sweat rolled down his brow in torrents. He gritted his teeth which now were very long as his body began to glow and pulse with even more energy. Spyro's tail swung forward, hitting Hunter in the chest. The hit knocked him away into the wall. Hunter groaned as he gently grabbed his head and slowly pulled himself back to his feet to glance at Spyro. Spyro's face was creased in a grimace of extreme pain. He tried to move but instead found himself locked in position. A deep-throated growl came from him as another wave of searing pain crashed over him like a tidal wave. His glowing body suddenly changed to his warrior form. Ember's eyes went wide in shock along with everyone else in shock as they all backed up slightly. Spyro body stopped glowing as he glanced down at Flame's unconscious form. Spyro's face creased in an unreadable expression as he reached down for Flame...
"What are you doing?" Ember asked as she tried to step forward towards the bed. Spyro froze and turned his amber gaze over at her and the others and as he did his eyes narrowed and he growled. Ember gasped slightly as saw in his angry eyes a strange wild look. 'Spyro... Oh, Spyro what has happened to you? Let me into your mind so I can...' She froze and grabbed her head, her eyes closing slightly as she gritted her fangs continued to walk forward despite the growl. Spyro raised his left paw and tried to use a newly awaken ability to throw Ember backwards. Ember raised her arms in front of her face and closed her eyes. Spyro's attack slammed into her but instead of doing as it was suppose to it bounced back in his direction and sent him flying into the wall shaking the whole room with the impact. Ember opened her eyes and glanced over at Spyro as he groaned and stood back up. She blinked once... twice and then just looked around the room. 'Who stopped Spyro's attack?' When no one stepped forward or said anything she realized that she had done it. 'But... how...? How did I stop his attack? I... I don't understand.' As she stood there in shock she didn't notice Spyro bend down and pick up Flame's unconscious form.
"SPYRO, STOP!" Bianca yelled. Spyro growled and before anyone else could make a move to stop him he rapidly turn and crashed through the back wall of the room and ran down the high ceiling hallway on the other side. Ember and Elora glanced at each other and nodded as they ran after Spyro. Hunter and Bianca, with Nestor and the others followed.
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"I am fine... Go on and stop Spyro. I'll be right behind you." He said. The others, all except Bianca, nodded and followed Ember. Bianca knelt down next to Hunter and gently touched his left shoulder. Hunter looked at her and tried to grin but as he opened his mouth he felt his body started shaking and he fell to the floor convulsing.
"HUNTER...!" Bianca screamed as she touched him. Hunter suddenly reached out and grabbed her left shoulder roughly. His claws started to extend and he released her shoulder quickly before he hurt her. He crawled away from her like a wounded animal as he continued to convulse and scream. Bianca's face creased in worry as she followed him. She tried to touch him again with her left paw but he knocked her paw away. Hunter's eyes snapped open wide as he looked at her.
"Get away from me... Bianca... Something is happening to me and I can't stop it... aahhhhhh!" Hunter screamed and then suddenly he vanished leaving Bianca standing there alone.
"HUNTER!!!" She screamed. As she screamed a flash blinded her and the next thing she knew she and her friends were standing before a gold dragoness. The gold dragoness smiled as she bowed to them.
"Welcome... welcome to the Hall of the Circle Council... We have been expecting you?" She said. Everyone glanced around in shock and awe at the chamber. "So are you ready to begin. Destiny?" As she said that they all turned to see Spyro back to normal. Ember ran and grabbed him in a tight hug.
"Spyro, what happened?" Ember asked. She glanced around the hall at the gathered dragons. "What is going on?" Spyro sighed, closed his eyes and took a deep breath before glancing down at her.
"Ember, I don't know. However..." Spyro said as his eyes narrowed taking on a feral look as he stared the gold dragoness in the eye. "I intend to find out!" The gold dragoness cocked an eyebrow.
"Again I ask you, Spyro... Dragon of Destiny... Are you ready to begin?" Spyro's face creased in snarl as he started to shake his head but stopped as she glared at him. "I suggest you say yes."
"Or you'll do what?" Spyro snarled. The gold dragoness smiled.
"Nothing, Spyro. I am not going to threaten you but I will remind you that only the healers of the Circle Council can heal your brother. Otherwise, Flame will die..." She said in a matter-of-fact voice. "Now, I'll ask you one more time... Are you ready to begin?" Spyro opened his mouth to respond.
"Yes, I am ready." He said. As soon as he said that Inferno stepped forward.
"I hope you are serious, Spyro because if you aren't then I guarantee you that you won't survive. So are you really serious? Will you chose to put your own life on the line to save your brother's?" Spyro nodded. Inferno smiled as he moved. Spyro's left eyebrow raised and the next thing he knew he was on his but electricity stinging him. Spyro glanced up into the blue eyes of a yellow dragon who grinned down at him.
"Well, hero, I'm am Volt, son of the Guardian of Lightning and I will be the first to show you just how far you have yet to go. Welcome... welcome to the end of your childhood, Spyro. The Rite of Passage begins... NOW!"
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"Where's Kieran?" He asked. Aurora's facial expression became one of total confusion.
"Kieran? Who's Kieran?" She asked. Cailean found a chair and fell into it, his face creased in worry. Aurora sat down next to him putting down the food she had with her. "Cailean tell me what's wrong. You asked me about this Kieran person and I have never heard of him."
"Aurora, I don't know..." He started to say before everything around him faded out and he found himself in a dark meeting chamber standing face to face with...
"YOU..." Cailean growled.
The stranger chuckled... "Yes, Cailean, it's nice to see you again."
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And Now...
The Story...
Continues...
"I see you are trying to play around with me again. What is your game this time...?!" Cailean growled. The strange nodded and as he did he grinned.
"I knew you would figure something was wrong. No, Cailean it wasn't me this time. The events you just experienced were all real as you know that they were. However, it doesn't matter because I intend to take your power for myself..." The stranger said as he stepped into the light revealing himself to be the one dragon Cailean knew all too well... Galen. Cailean's face creased in an angry snarl as his eyes narrowed and started to glow. "Now give me your power!"
"You know that there is no way in hell I am going to do that so save your breath! You are already too powerful as it is!" Cailean said as his elemental blade appeared in his right paw. Galen sighed and shook his head, his face set in a grim frown.
"I nearly killed you last time, Cailean. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DIE THAT BADLY?!" Galen growled his left paw reach into the air in front of him. The air shimmered as Galen's glowing black blade appeared in his paw. Galen gripped the blade tightly and brought it to his chest. "NOW... GIVE ME YOUR POWERS OR YOU WILL DIE! I'LL ONLY ASK YOU ONE MORE TIME!" Cailean's glowing eyes narrowed even more as he swung his blade in front of himself, the blade shimmering with the beautifully light of each elemental property and power it contained. Galen snarled... "SO... YOU CHOSE DEATH! VERY WELL...!" Galen raced forward then. Cailean braced himself as Galen's blade made contact with his in a shower of sparks dark and light energy. Cailean growled and shoved Galen back away from him and then unleashed a powerful blast of fire in the for of two fireballs. Galen quickly dodged to the left as the fireballs missed him by a few inches and impacted against the wall. The wall exploded outward in a shower of rock and dust fragments. Galen glanced back at the wall and then looked back at Cailean. "Not bad! I see your powers have gotten much stronger since our last battle." Galen chuckled.
"What is so funny?!" Cailean growled. Galen suddenly vanished. "What the...?"
"You are! You still have no idea what you are up against... child!" Galen said calmly, his deep voice coming from all directions. Cailean's eyes shifted back and forth as he used his powers to detect his attacker. Cailean's eyes suddenly went wide as he noticed a dark shimmer in front of him and at that same moment he felt the air behind him shimmer.
'So you are going to try to double team me with a copy.' Cailean thought as he quickly jumped to the right just as both Galen and his copy appeared slashing downward with their blades. The two blade made contact with the chamber floor sending out a wave of dark energy that raced across the floor ripping it open in both directions. Cailean's eyes went wide as he flew up into the ceiling of the large chamber to avoid falling thru the damaged chamber floor. Cailean then unleashed a blast of electricity that streaked outward and rapidly hit Galen. Galen roared as he was sent flying across the chamber. Cailean's face creased in a slight grin as he watched Galen slowly pulling himself to his feet as sparks of electricity sparked and flared around his muscular body. "You have greatly underestimated me, Galen. I am not going to let you get the upper hand in this battle. Not this time!" Galen roared, as his body was surrounded in a red aura and his eyes narrowed as he threw his sword at Cailean in the air. Cailean flapped his black feathered wings and flew down under the spinning blade as it sailed over him. Cailean then, in a burst of speed, dived toward Galen. As he dived he flipped his body into a ball. Galen chuckled and suddenly vanished leaving Cailean surprised as he quickly came out of his attack. "What the..." At that moment Cailean felt the wind around him start glowing. "Oh crap...!"
"Yes... oh crap is right!" Galen roared in laughter as he quickly attacked Cailean from the left... then right... then from behind. Cailean growled as each attack hit him with enough force to crack a rock. "Like I said, Cailean... YOU ARE A FOOL TO THINK YOU CAN BEAT ME!" Galen quickly slashed Cailean across his chest with his right taloned paw drawing blood. Cailean backed up quickly clutching his chest with his blade-free left paw as he quickly whispered a healing spell. The wounds healed but as they did he raised his blade just in time to stop Galen's attack as Galen slammed his blade into his driving Cailean to his knees from the power of the swing. Galen's face creased in a snarl as his body bulged with muscle as he pushed down on Cailean's blade. Cailean, using his own strength, pushed Galen back and charged forward quickly so that he was in Galen's face.
The sound of blades rang and echoed around the rock chamber as both Cailean and Galen spun around each other in a rapid dance of flashing swords that sent sparks flying as they connected with each other time and time again. Galen knocked Cailean's blade from his paw and then swung to behead the younger dragon. Cailean, in blur of speed, ducked under the swing and gave Galen a powerful kicked to his chest knocking the wind out of his lungs. Galen gasped as Cailean followed the attack up with a powerful electrical uppercut to Galen's jaw sending him up into the air. Galen roared as the electricity from the blow shot thru his body. Cailean wasted no time and vanished in a blur, appearing over Galen as Galen found himself looking up into Cailean's narrowed eyes. "You... you... will... not defeat ME!" Cailean smiled as he wrapped his long tail around Galen's neck and spun around sending him flying into the chamber wall. The impact from the collision left an impression of Galen's body in the wall. Cailean landed and catching his falling blade in the process.
"Actually... I will!" Cailean said as he started chanting and running his claws along the hard surface of his blade. The blade began to pulse with elemental energy as his purple eyes took on an even brighter glow. "Now it ends...!" Cailean said, his voice echoing in different a tone as his body was surround in a white aura. Cailean charged forward in a burst of speed that left after images behind him. Galen's eyes went wide in horror as Cailean stabbed Galen thru the chest. Galen's wide eyes narrowed in shock as Cailean ripped his blade free and as he did Galen noticed that Cailean wasn't Cailean anymore...
"YOU!" Galen gasped. Alachna'an glared back at Galen through Cailean's eyes. "How is this possible?! Give me your power, Alachna'an!" Alachna'an stepped back from Galen and shook his head.
"No," Alachna'an said, his voice rumbling in a deep rich tone that commanded respect. "You will never get my powers, Galen!" Alachna'an's white wings opened wide behind him and began to glow with power. Galen's face went pale...
"NO... I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED LIKE THIS! I AM NOT GOING BACK TO THAT VOID AGAIN!" Galen's body immediately grew larger as he destroyed the wall behind him. Galen roared as his wings flashed as he slammed his huge right paw into Alachna'an sending him flying backwards. Galen laughed and then... "Dark Force Wave!" Galen roared as he unleashed a powerful wave of dark energy that blew the wall apart behind Alachna'an as it hit him sending him through it. Galen flapped his wings and took off after him. "So you want to play...!" Galen growled. "Let's play... MY WAY!" Galen's whole body was surrounded in a powerful dark aura of energy as he grabbed Alachna'an. He did a back flip in the air and sent Alachna'an flying downwards into the mountain face of the outside of the chamber. Alachna'an slammed into the rock creating a crater. Galen smiled as he did another back flipped and unleashed a powerful wave of dark energy that crashed down on Alachna'an. Galen chuckled as he watched the explosion from the attack. "Game... set... MATCH!" Galen said as he turned to fly away. Unfortunately... for him it wasn't quite over yet.
"Actually, Galen..." A deep voice said with a hint of amusement present in its tone. "That is my line!" Galen froze and turned his head to glance back at the hovering black dragon that stared back at him with a grin on his face. Galen's eyes went wide in shock as his mouth went slacked jawed as he noticed that even after everything he had just done Alachna'an was fine. No... not just fine. Hell, he wasn't even hurt by the attacks. Alachna'an sighed and yawned as Galen just stared at him. "Well... come on I know you are wondering how I avoided being hurt by your attacks. So ask me how so we can bring this boring little battle to an end."
"How the hell did you avoid my attacks? You should be dead or at least unconscious. There is no way you could have survived that. What kinda dragon are you?" Galen asked, his voice quaking with fear. Alachna'an chuckled as he vanished and appeared behind Galen casting his large shadow over the dragon. Galen turned as Alachna'an punched him in the chest cracking some bones in the process.
"Sorry to disappoint you, Galen, but your attacks aren't working on me." Alachna'an said calmly. Galen's left eye twitched as his face went pale. Alachna'an noticed as his face creased in a grin. "I am so sorry but you just wasted all that energy for nothing. Cailean didn't get a chance to tell you... Did he?" Galen shook his head. "I can't get hurt... sorry but that is just the way things are. Oh, don't look so sad, Galen. I promise you that I will not hurt you..." Alachna'an's wings began to glow with golden energy as his eyes narrowed slightly. "Much!" Galen stared at the other dragon his body locked in shock as he became fully aware of his current situation.
"Nooooo!" Galen roared as he unleashed a powerful wave of dark energy. The wave flew toward Alachna'an. Alachna'an sighed shaking his head as he folded his arms and glowing wings over his chest as the wave hit and vanished leaving him untouched. "Oh crap!"
Alachna'an shook his head. "I am tired of this battle. Sorry but it is time to end this." He said as he vanished and then the next thing Galen knew he was being hit from every direction and the hits were breaking bones. Galen roared in pain as he breathed a fire blast at Alachna'an. Alachna'an absorbed the attack and opened his own mouth unleashing a breath attack that Galen had never seen before. The attack was a combination of every element that existed in the physical world.
"OH CRAPPPP!" Galen screamed as the beam hit him and sent him crashing to the ground. The impact made a five mile crater with him at its center smoking and twitching in pain. Alachna'an landed next to him and looked down at him shaking his head. Galen's face creased in a look of hatred for the other dragon. "I swear... I will win! Mark my words!"
Alachna'an shook his head as his wings began to glow. "I will admit that I do admire your determination, Galen, but I am afraid you are wrong. It is over for you. You are going back into that prison and this time you won't get out." He said calmly.
"I am sorry, Lord Cailean or is Alachna'an! But I am afraid I can't allow you to do that!" Alachna'an heard the voice and cursed as he turned to face the gold feathered phoenix behind him...
"Why are you here, Lord Tenos?!" He asked. Tenos smiled as his long glowing tail feathers swayed gently in the breeze. The tall Phoenix adjusted his white battle jacket that cover his black vest and muscular chest. Tenos glanced down at Galen and shook his head.
"Man... you really messed him up!" Tenos said as he glanced at his friend, his expression not a pleasant one. Alachna'an frowned seeing that expression.
"Yes, I did. Please let me complete my task and send him back to the void." Alachna'an said as he started to turn back to face Galen and continue where he had left off. Tenos coughed stopping him as the phoenix shook his regal head.
"I know you want him gone but unfortunately I can't allow you to that. I am sorry, Alachna'an, but I have my orders. I have to obey them. Now please... step away from Galen." Tenos said
"What if I said 'No' and just finished opening the Void. What would you do...?!" He asked as his eyes narrowed on Tenos. "Heck, what would you and Preservers do this time, Tenos?"
Tenos sighed and shook his head as his eyes narrowed slightly in anger.
"Alachna'an, please hold off on your planned action. I want him gone too but we have to let him stay here in our world just a little longer." Tenos said. Alachna'an opened his mouth to protest but Tenos shook his head. "Let me finish... He has a very important role to play in the coming events. The Dark Master is making plans that we are all worried about. He also seeks the power of the Dark Orbs as well as another power. Our leader has estimated that there is a 76.9 percent chance that we'll need Galen to be present to serve as an opposing force to the Dark Master. At least until Spyro and the others are strong enough..." Tenos gently touched Alachna'an on his right shoulder. "Please, my friend, spare him for now. We will need him in the long run." Alachna'an glared at him not liking what he was hearing.
"What good could he serve? The Chaos War is coming and we both know it! What can Galen do to help us. Hell, he is one of the ones responsible for bringing the situation to this point and you know it. If I send him away now then we won't have to do it later when things get worst and mark my words, Tenos, things are going to get much... much worst."
"Perhaps, but no one knows what the future holds." Rashelle said as she appeared and looked Alachna'an in the eye. "Not even I..." She paused as her expression took on one that surprised Alachna'an as he met her gaze and folded his muscular arms over his chest.
"Lady Rashelle, as the Dragoness of Time, how can you be so unsure of the future?" He asked, worry present in his tone. Rashelle sighed as her green eyes closed.
"Alachna'an," She said, her voice sounding tired and strained, "I have been having trouble lately due to issues better left undiscussed at the moment. All I know is that in the end he will end up playing a very important role in the battle that is to come." Alachna'an frowned.
"Why?!" He asked as he pointed at the now unconscious Galen. "You know what he is planning to do, Rashelle! You have foreseen this and yet now you want me to just let him go!" Rashelle frowned and gritted her teeth as she nodded.
"I am sorry, Alachna'an! I know many will pay the price for this decision later but it is better to sacrifice a few if in the long run it saves everyone else. Galen's fate has already been decided. Only he can change it if he so choses to do so." She said softly and Alachna'an could tell from her gritted teeth and unshed tears in her green eyes that she hated to say what she was saying. Alachna'an sighed and closed his eyes as his tense body calmed.
"Very well, Rashelle, I'll do as you request. But that doesn't mean I like it!" He said. Rashelle nodded.
"I know, Alachna'an, I don't like it either! But sometimes we must make the best of a bad situation." She said as she started to leave before Alachna'an stopped her.
"However, Rashelle, I must know why the timeline skipped like it did on Earth recently." Rashelle's face creased in worry as she glanced at Tenos. Tenos sighed as he transported them back to Earth.
"Alachna'an, the timeline is unstable due to many events that are occurring. What Galen told Cailean was indeed correct but due to some unknown factor the sequence of the events were wrong. At this point of time Kieran has yet to show up and yet he is here... Wouldn't you call that a tad bit strange?" Alachna'an nodded. "Well, the problem is that the timeline of Earth is out of sync with the timeline of the other Realms." Alachna'an rolled his eyes and folded his arms over his chest.
"Tenos get to the point of this... please." He said, his facial expression beginning to show he was getting irritated. Tenos frowned, his feathered crest lowering slightly.
"My my my... aren't we impatient today. Okay, I'll get to the point. My point is, pal, that we don't know. We think that someone else is involved but we don't know who it is at the moment. But we will keep you posted if we learn anything. Oh, by the way, tell Cailean not to worry and be prepared for what is to come." Tenos said as he turned to Rashelle and nodded. "Let's go, my lady!" They both vanished into a white portal leaving Alachna'an standing outside Cailean's home.
Alachna'an closed his eyes, took a deep breath and balled his paws into fists. "Thanks a lot for the info, buddy!" He said as he vanished and reappeared inside Cailean's home where he sat down in a chair and fell asleep. Cailean awoke a few minutes later and frowned as he looked around. "Okay, I guess I am stuck with Galen for the time being." Cailean felt a slight headache and rephrased his comment. "I guess 'WE' are stuck with him for the time being! Geez, Alachna'an, don't yell so loud in my head I am not deaf." Cailean took another glance around and sighed. "Well, I guess Kieran isn't..."
"Hey, Cailean, where have you been. Aurora left dinner for you and went home. She said she'll be back in the morning." Cailean turned to face Kieran. The young phoenix looked up at him with an innocent grin on his face.
'Too innocent... okay, something is wrong here.' Cailean thought as he rolled his eyes as he glanced at Kieran.
"Kieran, did you mess with anything while I was out?" Cailean asked. Kieran's smile faded as he backed away from Cailean.
"Uh... no... Not exactly." Kieran said. He then turned and ran back to his room slamming and locking his door. Cailean blinked his eyes as he wondered what had happened. He sighed and walked into his bedroom and found that the room was full of ashes. His bed, nightstand and parts of the wall were gone. Cailean's right eye twitched as he turned on his heels and stomped over to Kieran's door.
"KIERAN... OPEN THIS DOOR NOW!" Cailean screamed as knocked on the young Phoenix's door. Kieran didn't answer so Cailean shoved the door open with force and found the room empty. "Kieran?"
"Sorry, honey, but he isn't here!" Cailean turned to face the owner of the voice and was promptly punched hard in the face. "However, I am here to give you this message..." She punched him again aiming this time for his chest. Cailean grabbed her wrist and twisted around bring her into a headlock. She growled as Cailean saw who she was.
"Impossible... you shouldn't be here! Spyro told me he and the others sent you and the other members of your insane group back to the Phantom Realm." Cailean snarled. The blue dragoness growled as she shoved back hard against Cailean using her powerful muscles to slam him into the wall behind them. "Ugh..." Cailean growled as he was force to let go of her. The dragoness grinned as she spun around quickly punching Cailean in the chest hard knocking the breath out of him as his vision faded in and out.
"Tell, Spyro that we have something he wants. Oh, and as for Kieran, don't worry we'll take good care of him...!" Cailean looked her in the eye as her mouth creased in a dark smile showing off her fangs. "Don't even think of double crossing us or Kieran's life will come to an abrupt end! Also, don't ever try to hurt me!" She snarled before punching him again in the chest. Cailean screamed as he sagged down to the floor shaking as pain flowed through him. "Now, Take care... bye bye." She said blowing him a kiss before hitting him one last time in the face sending him into the land of unconsciousness...
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"Spyro... Spyro... Dragon of Destiny..." (Echoes)
I.N.V.A.S.I.O.N...
Image of the 3d purple colored Spyro logo flies towards the screen and turns clear as the camera enters the Dragon Realms thru it. The camera flys along then comes to stop on Spyro and his friends standing on a cliff overlooking a valley below. Suddenly, Hunter and the others are force to jump back as a series of dark portals start opening all around them.
New song "MY BATTLEGROUND" begins playing
"My Battlegound is here now,
My battleground... my battleground! (Echoes with drum beats are heard)
I stand my ground because theres no way I backing down now.
I stand for hope and the light...
Image of a dark shadow appears overhead as more huge swirling dark portals open. "What in the..?" Ember screams. Spyro, Flame and their other friends stare on in horror.
"I must stand and fight
I can't be afraid no more...
I must stand and fight
To protect those I love
My Battleground..."
Image of Hunter shakes his head as a powerful dark beam of energy crashes down from the sky leveling homes, businesses... destroying lives as it rained down death and destruction. Tears fall from Hunter's eyes and roll down his cheeks as he screamed, "No... not again! This can't happen again. Not here!" The beam changes to red and changes direction heading for... them.
Spyro's eyes open wide. "Oh no!"
"And the fate of many worlds... Image of Sirius frowning as he watches Spyro and his friends facing the darkness. "Seasons come and season go
In our hands and we must be strong
If we fail...
Things will end...
We must be strong and keep on fighting on
No turning back no more,,,
The time has come
The battle has begun..."
"Fate... Destiny... Chaos... Hope... and Unity...
All fates are linked...
All Destinies are intertwined...
Even if Chaos falls and the darkness threatens to encompass us all...
Hope and Unity will prevail...
For true power is revealed only when the time comes and when heroes all rise to meet their true destinies united as one...
Even if the end remains yet unknown..."
But we keep on carrying on
Things are changing...
No turning back...
This is our battleground.
We must stand together and fight
Fight for the light.
We will fight on and save the world
Flame: "Get back...! The portal network is crashing...!"
Image of Ember screaming, "Father... no!" as she holds his head in her arms as tears rolled down her cheek. "Hold on. Please hold on!"
Image of the Vanguardian Tower of Lore collapsing as it explodes sending debris flying. As it happens Reeco watches with his father Dake in horror. Drake turns away from the explosion and closes his eyes as tears roll down his cheek. "What have I done...?" He whispers.
The screen darkens as Galen appears on screen walking through the wreckage of a chamber. He pauses as he hear a sound of running footsteps and turns to see Spyro, Flame and Ember with their friends. "GALEN," Spyro growls, "THIS MADNESS ENDS NOW!"
Galen laughs and with a sweep of his paw throws Spyro and his friends backwards into a wall. "No, Hero, this isn't the end for me but just the beginning... However, for you and your friends, Spyro, the end has come..." Spyro growls as he summons the Destiny Blade to his right paw and runs toward Galen slashing the air in slow motion as the camera changes angles to show Galen's reflection on the blade...
Screen flashes white...
"Spyro: Dragon of Destiny...
Keep on fighting on until the end...
Don't give up now
Keep fighting on..."
Moving Image of the Spyro: Dragon of Destiny logo reflects the faces of Spyro and all his friends and then cracks as the flaming red letters Invasion crash into it from above. Sinister laughter is heard as a black Dragoness and mysterious red eyed cloaked individual appear in shadow behind Spyro and the others. The images of Spyro and his friends from season one shift to their new season two appearances. Spyro now wears a new short sleeve white jacket with metal arm and leg gauntlets. Ember is wearing a white robe of sorts. Flame has traded in his old black jacket for a black short sleeve one with silver stripes running down the sides. Both Spyro and Flame are wearing their new jackets unbuckled showing off their more muscular gold scaled chests. The metal buckets on the jackets hang off to the side flowing with the motions and dancing actions of the wind around them. The swords of Destiny and Chaos are gripped in their left paws. Bandit is packing a grappling gun and few other new toys in addition to his upgraded guns. Hunter and Bianca are both wearing grayish white battle vests. Bianca has a new metal wand in a white pouch on the left side of her waist. She has a blue backpack on that contains her spell books. Hunter has let his head fur grow out somewhat. He is sporting a slight mane of spotted fur down his back which he has tied into a ponytail. Hunter's wristbows are now much smaller and have a built-in viewfinder and magnifier sight. Blink is still wearing his hat and goggles although the goggles now have a few gadgets built into them now. His outfit is now a white shirt with a dark green battle vest. Prince Lucas the Gryphon stands with his wings spread out wide. His beaked face is now lined with black battle markings and tribal white stripes. Two short double edged battle blades are strapped to his sides in sheaths. He has a metal white light gem tail ring to match his old wrist gauntlets and his new leg gauntlets. The expressions on everyones faces are deadly serious as they stand in a dramatic pose over a battle field of Shadow Dragons. A dark shadow of dragon casts a shadow upon them as they look up...
The screen flashes and fades to black...
"Spyro: Dragon of Destiny...
I.N.V.A.S.I.O.N...
I.N.V.A.S.I.O.N... (Echoes)
Stop this invasion, Spyro..."
Siruis: "The journey has just begun..."
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SPYRO: DRAGON of DESTINY:
-SEASON TWO-
\ I.N.V.A.S.I.O.N /
Episode 03: Childhood's End, Part 2 of 7 -
Time of Revelations
Meanwhile...
Elsewhere...
Vanguard Command flew down a corridor of light as Ember and Spyro stood next to Galen as he brought the city out of the portal over a large city that lay in ruins. Ember glanced down at the city, her facial expression hard as Vanguard Command continued to fly over the ruins of Artisan Dragon Home.
"I can't believe that we came back here to see if we can find my father's copy of the Tome of Ages." Ember said softly as she fought hard to keep herself from breaking down in tears.
"I know, Ember." Spyro said softly as he gently hugged her. "This place brings back so many memories of good times and bad times." Ember nodded.
"Do your best to convince our friend to help us." Ember said. Spyro nodded pulling away from her. He left the main control room and headed off to go see his old friend... who would more then likely attack him on sight then say 'Hi, how are you doing?'
"Be careful, Spyro, he is not in a good mood at all." Hunter said as Spyro walked past him in the hall. Spyro nodded in silence and walked down the hall until he reached the large doors at the end of the hall. He took a deep breath before he pushed them open and went inside finding his old friend reading. As soon as Spyro entered and shut the door behind him the dragon dropped the book down on his desk and glared up at Spyro.
"I told Hunter to tell anyone who wanted to see me that I was not in the mood to see them. GET OUT!" The dragon growled. Spyro's eyes narrowed in anger as walked forward and as soon as he stood directly in front of his friend's desk he slammed his paws down on it as he glared at the other dragon.
"We need your help... pal! Now stop mopping around in this dark room and help us. You want to avenge Aurora's death don't you?! If so then get up off your ass and help us. You can help Galen..." The other dragon stood up with a roar as he slugged Spyro in the face sending him flying backwards against one of the metal bookcases in the room. The impact left a dent in the metal.
"DON'T YOU DARE MENTION HIS NAME AROUND ME! I HATE GALEN... I WILL NEVER WORK WITH HIM. NOT NOW OR EVER...!"
"Yes... you will work with him to translated the ancient text of the Tome of Ages so we can find out more about Z-E-R-O Lab and where it is located." Spyro growled as he rubbed his sore cheek and walked back to stand in front of Cailean's desk. Cailean growled as he stood face to face with Spyro glaring him in the eye as his body tensed.
"Tell Galen that he can go to hell! Now... get out!" Cailean roared as he turned his back to Spyro. Spyro grabbed Cailean and spun him around to face him. Cailean opened his mouth to speak but was stopped by Spyro punching him in the face. Cailean fell back into his chair as Spyro jumped on the desk, bent down and grabbed Cailean by the throat.
"I have had enough of your constant whining and mopping over your loss! We all have lost someone precious to us! Now get up off your sorry ass and help us! Or do you want to go back to Earth and face Kieran! You know what he'll do to you if he sees you...!" Spyro growled as he released Cailean and turned away from him. Cailean sighed and pulled himself to his feet his eyes blazing with anger as his body tensed and began to grow to his warrior form. Spyro's body also tensed and grew until both male dragons had to kneel down to keep from going through the ceiling. "My god, Cailean, we used to be good friends years ago! Now, we barely even speak or get along anymore." Spyro said as his muscular shoulders slumped and he took a deep breath before he glanced back at Cailean. "Please... please... lets not fight. Help us put an end to this war. Please help us save the life of Bianca. I know how much you loved Aurora. She was a good friend and a very kind dragoness. Her lost will always be deeply felt by everyone." Cailean's angry expression faded as he took a deep breath and closed his eyes. As he did this he shrunk back back down to his normal size and so did Spyro.
"Okay, I'll help but don't expect me to like working with 'HIM'." Cailean said as he came to stand next to Spyro. Spyro grinned as he placed his right paw on Cailean's left shoulder.
"Thank you! Now, let's go save the world, pal." Spyro said. Cailean's face creased in the first genuine smile he had ever shown in years.
"I agree, Destiny..."
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Meanwhile...
Spyro growled out in pain..., in anger... as his head slammed backwards into the chamber wall of the Circle Council yet again as Volt sighed and shook his head. "Oh come on, Spyro. You aren't even trying." Spyro roared and charged at Volt. Volt dodged to the side as Spyro flew passed him. Spyro's eyes went wide as Volt grabbed him sending a charge of electricity through him. Spyro screamed as smoke began to billow off his shaking form. Inferno face creased in an expression of concern.
"VOLT!! Stop! You are overdoing it! Perhaps he isn't ready for this type of fighting yet." Inferno said, his voice filled with worry. Volt glanced at Inferno and growled.
"Perhaps you are right." He said as he released Spyro from his touch. Spyro slumped to the floor still shaking as he fought to regain control of his body. Volt glared at Spyro with narrowed eyes. "I can't believe you are the Dragon of Destiny! How could such a pathetic dragon like you be a legendary dragon." Inferno, as well as the other dragons that were present in the chamber all stared at Volt in shock at his blunt, cruel comment.
"Volt," Ignitus said, as his eyes narrowed slightly, "show respect as befitting a guardian. I know you were taught better manners then you are currently showing." Volt sighed as he looked at the Fire Guardian elder.
"Why, why should I respect..." Volt snarled as he pointed a claw at Spyro, who was just starting to get back on his feet, his body still shaking slightly. "HIM?! He hasn't earned my respect. In fact, I don't see why we even bother to test him. Look at him... he is weak. To think that all our futures may depend on him is just plain sad. You all know that what I am saying is right. If we must depend on him then we might as well as just give up and join the Dark Master..." Everyone in the room gasped in shock at Volt's comment. Emerald stepped forward and snarled.
"I can't believe you, Volt! You have some nerve talking like that. We all know of Spyro's battles against Gnasty, Ripto and the others. How dare you stand here in this chamber and insult him in his face! You wouldn't even be here alive today if not for him." She said as her eyes narrowed at the young Lightning Guardian. "I can't believe how totally arrogant you are. If you want to be respected then show him some respect, guardian! Show us that you are even capable of doing that!" She spat in his face. Volt's icy blue eyes narrowed as his expression darken.
"Stop living in the past, Emerald! I don't care what he did years ago! I only care about what he does now!" He snarled, his nostrils twitching as his blue eyes began to glow. He turned away from her and gestured with his left paw toward Spyro who stood there with eyes closed as he tried to pull himself together from the recent attack. "Look at your... heroooo. Ohhh, he is sooo tough. He will save us from the darkness... ha ha ha. Oh please don't make me laugh. I say we just let Flame die and be done with it. Neither of them are worth our time!" Spyro's eyes snapped opened as he heard Volt's cold hearted comment and lack of concern for the life of his brother. Spyro's body tensed as his eyes began to glow with an amber gold light as his patience began to slip away like a flower on a fast moving river. He glared at Volt as his mouth opened in a fang filled snarl. Volt turned to face Spyro and grinned. "Ohh... did I say something to make you angry, oh chosen one. I meant every word I said. For a purple dragon you are pathetic. You'll never live up to the image of the first Spyro who defeated the Dark Master. I... wish... you... had... never... been... born... and the same goes for that twisted brother of yours. I hope he dies to save us all the trouble that will come if he lives. He is the Dragon of Chaos and as we all know he has no future or destiny. His fate and path have already been chosen." Spyro's body began to tremble as his anger began to rise. Volt laughed and sneered. "Face it, Spyro, your brother is no different then Galen. He will become just like him in the end. You would be better off letting that worthless excuse for a Legendary Dragon just DIE!" Volt growled the 'DIE' comment with a voice full of scorn and disgust. Spyro's amber gold eyes went wide...
Ember, Bianca and Elora all looked at each other with a frown before looking back at Volt. "Volt... I hope you are a fast healer." Ember said in a deadly calm voice. Volt looked at her with a raised questioning eyebrow. He turned to face Spyro again just as Spyro rushed forward in a blur of speed and delivered such a powerful punch to his face that the whole chamber echoed with the sound of the punch.
"SHUT UP!!!" Spyro roared. Volt grunted in pain as he was flung backwards into the wall cracking its surface as he bounced off it. Volt tried to recover as Spyro snarled and charged forward grabbing Volt by the throat. Volt gasped and glared up at Spyro with a look of utter shock.
"Let...me..go!" Volt gasped as he punched Spyro in the face. Spyro took the punch to his face and just held on. "Impossible!" Volt's face began to go pale, not from the lack of oxygen but because he saw something in Spyro's eyes that scared him. "Noooo!" Volt unleashed a wave of lightning into Spyro. Spyro let go and was flung across the chamber. Volt glared at Spyro and charged at him his body taken on a blue glow. "You are going down... NOW!" He growled. Spyro let him come and just as Volt neared him Spyro's chuckled as he ducked under Volt and gave him a powerful upper cut punch to his jaw. Volt was launched skyward and as he was Spyro followed. Spyro flew above Volt and grabbed him by the waist. "What the hell are you doing?" Spyro grinned...
"This...!" Spyro said as he spun around and body tossed Volt into the chamber floor. Volt impacted the floor so hard that he went through it. He screamed as he hit the floor of the chamber below. Spyro's wings began to glow as he began to charge up his attack. Ember backed up along with everyone else as Spyro unleashed a golden blast of energy at Volt. Volt saw the coming beam and moved just as the beam missed him by a few measly inches. Volt's eyes went wide as the beam melted a huge hole into the floor and kept going...
"Oh my...!" Volt said as his voice caught in his throat silencing him as the he watch the beam keep going down through the floors until it stopped eight floors down. Volt looked up as Spyro hovered looking down at him. Volt stood up and despite the fact that he was scared witless he refused to yield to Spyro. He growled as he opened his wings and soared back up to the chamber above. He and Spyro both hovered facing each other. "Well... is that all you got, hero?!" Volt didn't realize it but he had just said too much. The last bit of Spyro's patience snapped and as that happened Spyro transformed to his warrior form and unleashed a wave of energy that knocked him unconscious instantly. Volt slammed into the floor and skidded to a stop at Inferno's feet. Inferno glanced up with everyone else as Spyro landed on the floor. His large body trembled as he fought his impulse to continue the fight.
'Volt is unconscious. I have won.' Spyro thought to himself but at that moment he felt a change come over him. 'But I don't care... I want too kill... him...!' Spyro's huge body began to shake as Spyro roared in pain and grasped his head. Ember and everyone in chamber all looked at Spyro with looks of worry.
"Oh... Spyro," Ember said as she felt a strange sensation run through her own body making her grit her teeth. "What is happening to you!" Spyro's roaring began to deepen as his body began to grow larger as another pair of feathered wings grew from his back. Bianca and Elora both looked at Ember as their faces creased in fear.
"Ember, what's happening to him?!" Bianca asked. Ember shook her head.
"I don't know, Bianca. It's like he has lost control or something..." Ember voice froze in her throat as she realized that that was indeed the case. "OH NO... SPYRO!" Spyro body continued to shake as his face creased in pain as the change began to become painful. Spyro punched the wall out then and flew out
through the opening to hover high above the Circle Council Hall as his body continued to grow larger... more muscular as he gritted his fangs in pain. His body stopped growing larger suddenly giving Spyro a chance to pant and catch his breath.
'What's happening to me?' Spyro roared in his head as he examined himself. 'I have never gotten this big before... why now.' Spyro eyes suddenly went wide as his body began to to transform again. He threw back his head and roared as his body suddenly doubled in size along with his wings. "Nooooo!" He roared as he felt his jaw grow heavier as the fangs in his mouth enlarged. "Please...," Spyro hissed as his neck bulked up with more muscle, "stop." As soon as said that the feeling of growth left him. Spyro panted as his four large feathered wings flapped behind him slowly. He examined himself and as he did his amber gold eyes widened. 'I am larger then I was last time I used this form to battle Galen in the Shadow Realm. How is this possible? How...?' Spyro thoughts seem to come to a halt as he felt a strange sensation flow through him. Spyro felt, at exactly that moment, something happened to his powers... "Oh my..." He said as his body was suddenly surrounded in a large bubble of golden energy that radiated around his body like a small sun. Spyro's eyes went wide as his body suddenly absorbed the bubble of energy giving his body a golden aura that began to grow stronger around him. Spyro clenched his eyes shut as he felt his body begin to charge with more and more energy. Spyro's eyes began to leak tears as he felt his body reach its power storing limit as the power kept pouring into him. His body tensed as more muscle quickly grew on his arms and legs enlarging his paws. Spyro felt another wave of growth coming but using his willpower he stopped it in its tracks and as he did his eyes snapped open... He still felt the power building inside him. "I have to..." He didn't get a chance to finished what he was going to say as he roared. His body flashed brightly and then discharged a powerful beam of energy toward...
The Hospital Wing of the Circle Council
Flame lay motionless on his bed not hearing or feeling anything. That is he didn't feel anything until Spyro's beam of discharged energy hit him. As that happened Flame's eyes shot opened and shifted to gold. Flame sat up pulling the sheet off his body as he suddenly began to feel something occur inside him. He quickly stood up and with the sweep of his left paw the wall exploded outward. Flame grinned... as he flew out the opening and up to his brother. Flame's body flashed as he was quickly transformed. As the transformation ended he collided with Spyro sending Spyro crashing down into the ground which caused it to shake violently. Flame roared as he dived down at Spyro... Spyro glanced up in time to see Flame coming. Spyro growled as he grabbed Flame's horns and body slammed him. Flame snarled and as he forced himself to his feet he punched Spyro hard in the face. Spyro roared out in pain as he was flung back into the side of another Circle Council wall shaking the entire complex due to his size. Ember and the other dragons all watched the fight with expressions of shock and horror.
"EMBER...," Elora asked, "what's happening?! Why are they fighting each other?" Ember shook her head.
"I don't know." She said through gritted teeth. Bianca gently touched Ember's right shoulder, her face creased in worry.
"Are you all right, Ember?" She asked. Ember looked at Bianca and shook her head.
"No, I am not all right, Bianca. Something is happening to me and I can feel it." As she spoke she knew what she had to do. "Tell everyone to stand back." Bianca nodded. Ember opened her wings and took flight heading toward Spyro and Flame. 'I hope this works because if it doesn't I may have to...' She couldn't bring herself to think such a horrible thing but she realized that that maybe the only way to stop the fight before things went totally out of control...
Meanwhile...
Hunter lays unconscious in a large field of flowers. As he snoozes he turns over in his sleep and starts to curl into a ball but stops as his mind awakens. His eyes quickly snapped open as he sat up and found himself face to face with a huge cheetah that towered over him. The huge cheetah looked him over and chuckled. "My my my, you are pathetic, Hunter." Hunter's eyes went wide in fear as he backed away from the monster cat and turned to run away only to find himself unable to move. Hunter turned and found himself staring up into the glowing green eyes of the monster. "Now now now... don't be rude, Hunter, I only want to talk to you or should I say myself because you and I are one in the same." Hunter's mouth opened wide in shock as he turned again and ran right into the monster cat. "Come on, Hunter, do you honestly think you can escape your destiny. Just accept yourself, Guardian."
"NOOOOOOooooo..." Hunter screamed as he hit his head on the overhead bunk as he felt his heart beating a million miles an hour. Hunter started to get up only to find himself face to face with a unknown cloaked individual. "Who are you?"
"Who I am isn't important... Tell Spyro that a friend of mine knows where his father and Cale are being held. Tell him that his friend needs to speak with him immediately..." Hunter nodded and closed his eyes briefly to let a strange feeling wash over him. Once the feeling had passed he opened his eyes and found himself alone in the room. 'Hmm, that was weird.' Hunter thought as he stood up and rushed out of his room to find Spyro.
Meanwhile...
Spyro and Flame continued to battle but as they did they both began to grow tired. Flame's glowing red eyes flashed in anger as he roared, "I have had it with this fight!" Flame opened his mouth and clamped his jaws around Spyro's throat, his teeth sinking into Spyro's scales. 'Die, brother... just die!' Spyro's eyes went wide as he fought to stay conscious as his air supply was cut off.
'No, this can't be happening!' Spyro thought as his mind cleared of its blood lust allowing him to think again. As he thought about the current turn of events his eyes glanced downward into Flames blood red ones. 'Oh no... Flame... Silvia was right...' He thought as he remembered what Celeste's twin sister had told both him and Ember...
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Flashback
"Yes, Spyro, my brother was incomplete. However, your brother isn't incomplete and that is why I must warn you." Spyro frowned.
"Warn me...! Warn me about what?" Spyro asked.
"Flame will need all of you soon to keep him from losing control of himself. Despite what you have told him, Spyro, the darkness that is Chaos is still growing stronger within him. He maybe a kind-hearted dragon but that will change if he isn't strong enough to resist the darkness. Also, I am a tad bit worried about what Galen might be planning. Something is wrong but I can't quite put my claw on what it is exactly." Spyro frowned.
"Galen is a problem that is something that we all agree on. As for my brother... Flame is strong enough and he can resist it. I know he can." Spyro said in a serious tone. Silvia sighed and shook her head.
"Are you absolutely 100 percent sure about that, Dragon of Destiny?" She asked. Spyro blinked once... twice and then sighed as he dropped his head slightly. She nodded as she closed her eyes and said, with a frown, "You aren't and there is a good reason why you aren't sure. The power is more then just power... it is alive and it is very much aware of the bearer who wields it. It will try to manipulate and control the bearer no matter what. That is why the Legendary Dragons are so strong mentally because they have to be to resist the temptations that the power gives them. Remember what Ember almost did two weeks ago. That is exactly the reason why my brother Galen is so dangerous. He has experience and knows how each of the mystical powers of the Legendary Ones work because he once WAS A LEGENDARY ONE HIMSELF. The same goes for me and Celeste. He is also responsible for the deaths of countless individuals throughout the ages. There is however only one dragon he doesn't understand and that dragon is the fourth Legendary One... the legendary Dragon of Elements."
As she said that Spyro's facial expression changed slightly because he knew who the Dragon of Elements was... He remained silent and listened to Silvia as she continued but what he didn't know was that Silvia had noticed his reaction to her mentioning the Dragon of Elements. Her left eyebrow rose slightly as she said, "He doesn't know much about that dragon because no dragon has ever been chosen to possess those immense powers. At least, not to anyone's knowledge..." She paused slightly as she noticed Spyro's expression change again before returning to normal. Her facial expression didn't change but in her mind she smiled as a thought ran through her mind... Hmm... it would seem that Spyro knows something... I won't pry because everyone has secrets but I do hope that in time he will reveal what he does know.
"Still, I would keep an eye on Flame if I were you because you never know what might happen."
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"Oh no..." Spyro gasped as Flame tighten his hold on Spyro's now bleeding neck. "Why is Flame trying to kill...me?" Spyro's eyes narrowed as he felt a dark presence. The dark presence felt familiar... very familiar. "YOU...!" Spyro roared in anger as he realized who he was dealing with. The dark presence growled in anger as Spyro's angry outburst broke his spell on Flame. Flame opened his mouth and pulled back away from Spyro. Spyro noticed that his eyes had tears in them. Spyro snarled... "You were using us to do your dirty work. You couldn't control us so you decided to go after Flame because he can't block you out quite as well as the rest of us. You make me sick.You have no honor, coward!"
The dark presence vanished with a chuckle that made both Spyro and Flame worry about. 'Why is he so happy all of a sudden?' Spyro thought. At that moment Hunter, who was being carried by Ember, showed up right in front of Spyro. Spyro saw the look on Hunter's face and realized that his friend had some bad news. "Hunter, you have something bad to tell me. Am I right?" Hunter nodded. "So what is the bad news?"
"Spyro, a friend of yours told me that the Dark Master and his allies are holding Cale and your father as prisoners of war." Hunter said. Spyro's face went pale as he glanced over to Flame before turning back to Hunter...
"Pal, I have to go." Spyro said, his voice containing slightly tone of fear. Hunter nodded as a portal opened behind Spyro. Spyro turned and flew into portal as it vanished into thin air before turning to face Flame who was still in shock over his actions. Ember saw Flame's face and felt his inner pain as sharply as if it were her own.
'Oh Flame, I am so sorry this had to happen.' Ember thought. "How could this happen unless..." Ember turned and gazed downward as she saw a dragon grab Tessa from behind. "Tessa!" Ember's yell and Tessa's growl made everyone turn to face the dragon who held Tessa from behind. The other gather dragons snarled as they glared at the male dragon who was holding Tessa. Inferno snarled in anger as his eyes narrowed.
"What the hell are you doing, Caldor?" Caldor chuckled as he a dark portal opened behind him.
"What does it look like I am doing, Inferno. I am taking control of my own destiny. I refuse to listen Tessa anymore. I also have grown tired of all of you and your self righteous attitudes. All that matters in this game is power and who wields the power. I intend to be a wielder of power not pawn or puppet to those who have power. Lord Cassisus offered me a chance to become more then I am now and I intend to accept his offer." Volt, who had regained consciousness not too long ago only stared at Caldor, his face creased in anger.
"You backstabbing traitor!" He snarled. Caldor's mouth opened in fang filled smile as his eyes turned gold.
"I maybe a traitor in your eyes but I no longer care and considering what is about to happen it makes no difference what any of you think about me." Ember landed with Hunter with Flame not to far behind. Hunter glared at Caldor.
"What have you done?!" Hunter yelled.
Caldor said, "You'll see soon enough, cat." As soon as spoke those words the sky outside turned pitch black as red beam fired straight down from the heavens opening up black portals everywhere. Hunter and everyone gather all stared on in horror as the Lord Cassisus and his son Xander stepped from the largest portal. Hunter turned and looked at Caldor. The dragon smiled as he and Tessa vanished into the dark portal that slammed shut behind them.
Ignitus snarled and turned to his son. "Inferno, we have to get out of here now." Inferno nodded as he closed his eyes and used his power to open a portal. As soon as the portal opened he collapsed into his father's arms. Ignitus glanced over at Ember. Ember nodded as she led everyone into the portal to escape the threat...
Artisan Home...
As the portal dropped them on Nestor and Sandra's front doorstep, Emerald's face creased in sadness as she realized that Caldor had betrayed the Circle Council for power. And now, because of Caldor, Tessa was the prisoner of the Dark Alliance. And the council was shattered... Emerald turned to Ember and asked, fear present in her voice, "What do we do now." Ember glanced at her and the others as they all looked in her direction. Ember's face took on a new quality that she had lacked before.
'They are putting me in charge but why... I am no leader... I...' Ember thought but as she looked at the scared group of dragons she realized that somehow the role of leader had been tossed to her without her knowledge and now she had to do something. Ember, for the first time in her whole life, let go of her fear of failing and being weak and finally accepted started to accept herself for who she was and by doing so whithout realizing it she had just taken the first steps toward embracing her own unique destiny. "Listen, I am not sure what I can do comfort all of you. I know many of you lost your home today. I promise that I'll do whatever I can that is within my power to help you. As for Tessa, I promise all of you..." Ember's eyes narrowed as Flame looked at her and nodded his own face now wearing a look of seriousness. "I give you my word as a Legendary Dragon that we will find her and bring her home. I swear we will not fail." The small crowd cheered as Ignitus glanced at her nodded his face creased in small smile. Ember then turned and as she opened the gate to Nestor's home she smiled. "For the time being, my home is your home. Follow me!"
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Meanwhile...
Lord Cassisus and Xander made their way through the inner chambers of the Circle Council hall and found what they were looking for. Cassisus smiled as he picked up the data key. "At last after all these years I have found the key to Lord Donovan's prison." Xander glanced at his father.
"Who is Lord Donovan, father?" He asked. Lord Cassisus chuckled as he slid the key into the lock unlocking a swirling vortex.
"Trust me, son, you'll find out soon enough..." As Lord Cassisus said that a roar so loud that it was heard echoing throughout the realms announced the return of Lord Donovan... The evil Vanguardian Elder who had once been known as the 'Demon'...
TO BE CONTINUED...
New Ending Song...'ROAD TO DESTINY' starts playing...
Road to Destiny...
How long will I travel
Journey on till I find my way.
Image of Spyro, Flame and Ember all sitting in a field of flowers. They sit back-to-back and together face stare up into the blue sky. They watch as clouds overhead float overhead changing into different shapes. The shapes are basically reminders of their past. They look camera then pans around each character zooming in on their faces seeing their serious expressions.
Yesterday is gone...
The seasons have changed...
Innocence fades away...
The time has finally come...
To stand on my own...
Image of Hunter and Bianca in each others arms kissing on balcony as sun sets behind them. Elora practicing her fighting moves. Emerald, Inferno, Hydro and Moss all sit around a campfire together. Cailean, Aurora and Kieran enter a portal and end up on hill where Spyro, Flame and Ember stand. They turn to glance at the new arrives as a gentle breeze blows around them.
The road ahead will be hard...
The road ahead will be long...
But we'll hold on...
For together we can make it.
And together we can overcome...
The future is up to us
Images of the villains doing various things as they plot for the coming war. Tessa, Cale and Striker all sit together in a cramp prison cell occasionally glancing out of the barred windows hope with all their hearts that they will be rescued.
So the time has finally come..
And we can't run no more..
Time to stand up...
And walk down this road... (Echoes as it is repeat again)
I, Rashelle the Mystical Dragoness of Time am happy to be your guide. Here is today's Vision of things to come...
Legacy and honor are two things...
That link us to our past and present...
And unlock the path to our future...
No one knows where that path will go...
And as Spyro and his friends will learn...
No one can ever be quite sure of what they see.
What is truth...
What is power...
The shape of things to come...
Will not be as clear as they seem...
CHILDHOOD'S END, PT. 3...
Next Time on Spyro: Dragon of Destiny: Season Two - I.N.V.A.S.I.O.N. -
I am Rashelle and until next time take care...
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---ATTENTION---
The Following Scene is a
SNEAK PEAK...
I know many of you are wondering what is going on well here is what is going on...
"Where am I?" Hunter asked as he glanced around the crystal chamber. A door behind him opened as he turned to face...
The screen goes dark as we hear Hunter ask, "Who are you?"
"You know who we are, Hunter. We are what you are. We are Seers and we have long awaited your coming..." The picture fades back into frame as the camera does a slow motion close up shot of Hunter's surprised expression as his eyes blink and the action slows down.
"The time has come for you to fulfill your destiny and help us save this broken world. What is your choice, Hunter?" Hunter's eyes narrowed as he nodded.
"Very well, I will do whatever I can to help you."
"Excellent, welcome to the order of Seers. Our Legacy is now yours..." The screen fades to black as the gold letters appear on the screen one at a time...
Legacy of the Seers: Hunter: The Meridian Chronicles
-Series Premiere-
November 2007