FINALLY... this story has arrived. Well it looks like I couldn't keep my promise in the previous chapter so... nothing special. But as I have this chapter out I can say that I will see that this story is finished and that nothing will stop me, not even my exams so on with the story. Last time you guys saw Spyro and Cynder given a new mission so here's the start of it enjoy.
~Companions are a cure. They are a cure against loneliness, sadness, anger, grief, lamentation. Any darkness in your heart, it will use all it's might from those standing with you to heal...in time.~
It was a start to a new day and Spyro was sitting on the balcony to his room looking over the city as the sun was rising to the east of the city. He couldn't sleep as much as he had hoped to, he was thinking of his and Cynder's new mission the guardians had given now two days ago, to find any live of dragon civilisation and to bring them back to Warfang. He felt like he was to carry it all and this is what his duty was for the rest of his life... to serve the world and bring peace and hope back into the eyes of those left standing through many years of pain and suffering, he was the champion of Warfang the savior of the world and would continue to by any means necessary until the day he draws his last breath.
But thinking to hard made him not notice the sound of the door to his room open, that was until Sparx landed on the young Dragons head and he had also noticed Cynder walking towards him with the heart warming smile that made Spyro's heart melt.
"What are you guys doing here?" he couldn't help but ask.
"Well I sleep in this room too, you know purple boy. I just went for a fly round but right now I should leave you two I have some important things to do now that I'm helping the guardians." Spyro just nodded at his brother as he started to fly away probably to look around the city...again. He then turned his attention towards Cynder
"And you?"
She seemed a little surprised at this odd. But little to Spyro she was looking him over. Now that the sun had come to a reasonable height, its light contrasted well with Spyro's scales making him seem to glow, showing his different muscles in his legs and other areas but the one thing that stood out was that his eyes seemed to glow as well as the rest of his body. So when she was snapped out of her trance she couldn't help like she had been caught. "Sorry?"
"I asked how come you're here."
"Oh, well I woke up early and has thinking about the new mission that the guardians gave us and wanted to see how you were." She lied, albeit she did want to see him and did give a light blush at the last part.
"Oh okay." He too gave a light blush "Well I've not had that much sleep. I've been thinking too much on it."
"Really, what about it?" She was hoping he was going to say he was thinking on something else, 'something' being her but didn't question it.
"I feel like as I always have, serving dragon kind but... it feels different."
"Different? Different how?"
"I don't know some reason I feel like this is the second most hardest thing to do (first being stopping Malefor) but I still think this going to be a hard challenge and that if we find any other dragons, they'll think I'm another Malefor or that your still his loyal servant." he couldn't help but hang his head as he spoke.
"Hey don't think that way. You've had to deal with things much worse than the judgement of others. And you're the purple dragon you can do anything not just control every element but make an impact on the lives' of others, and besides. As long as you have me, you've got nothing to fear, and as for me as long as I've got you I've nothing to fear... well maybe a little." The confidence in her voice got Spyro to look at her with surprise and it had removed any doubt in his mind.
"I guess you're right thanks Cynder." Gratefully thanking her and hope restoring in his eyes.
"No problem Spyro, see you down at the food hall." Glad to see his change in attitude started to make her way to the door. But just as she got to the door and was about to open it Spyro asked her...
"Hey Cyn...just wondering do you want to walk down and get some breakfast together?" He was looking at his paws which shifted on the spot, he also sounded slightly nervous.
Cynder couldn't help but smile and give a slight giggle when she looked back at him "Of course Spyro, I don't mind the company."
His face started to brighten with a smile on his face Cynder couldn't help but ask why?
"What? Is there something on my face?" she brought her paw up and started to wipe her face.
"It's nothing Cyn just...nothing" shaking his head at that last word and starting to approach the day and out into the hallway past Cynder "come on we should get some food before the guardians signal us to start the search. Race ya!" and with that Spyro had bolted off leaving Cynder behind. "oh no you don't you're not getting away that easy and besides he forgets i know how to use wind and he doesn't." And with that Cynder gave chase, but instead of running after Spyro she run into her room and jumped from her balcony whilst useing her wings and her wind abilities to blast herself through the air with the hall easily insight.
Whilst Spyro believing he had left Cynder in the dust and that he had easily won seeing the food hall a short distance away all that was left was the large set of steps. Looking behind him to see if Cynder was insight and didn't, still believing he had won. But when he turned back around he gave a confused look and a "Huh" as he suddenly slammed into something or someone, rolling over each other and landing with him banging the back of his head on the floor and the other party on him.
"Uhhhh well that hurt." Grumbling to himself "Sorry for running into you I wasn't looking where I was going I was in a hurry" the person responded with a far too easily recognisable female voice "You always do Spyro." Snapping his eyes open he sees that it's Cynder who's on top of him "But I believe I won." Spyro couldn't help but blush at the situation he was in with the dragoness, all he could do was stare into her emerald eyes. "uhhhhh." Cynder couldn't help but laugh at the situation and without thinking gave him a lick on his snout, this in turn caused her to jump off him backing up into one of the dragon statues, whilst holding a paw to her mouth and averting her eyes away from him, whilst madly blushing ather action 'OH MY ANCESTORS. Why did I do that? Oh no he must think so odd of me doing that; I think I've ruined our friendship by doing that!'
Meanwhile Spyro slowly got up facing his turn from a shade of purple and red to almost a dark pink, but after a moment of thinking decided 'Hey she did that to you so at least try and see what happens.'
Turning back to see Cynder fighting with her mind, decided to take advantage slowly strode other to her and what seemed forever until he reached her just a couple of feet apart.
Cynder had finally noticed Spyro looking at her and the distance between each other, her breathing had started growing heavy as they were only a couple of centimetres apart.
They could both feel each other's breath tickling each other with seconds of suspense that seemed more like hours, Multiple thoughts rushing through each other's minds at what was about to occur, after enduring so much heart ache on their journeys and child hood would they finally find someone they could both say they truly loved.
To what seemed like an age gone, Spyro sealed the deal, moving his head quickly to make the act seem more sudden but then kissed her softly on her lips causing both to feel like electricity was coursing through their entire bodies.
Cynder started to fall into the kiss, she was surprised that he still kissed her, she was happy that he did, but for some reason she felt like something was going interrupt them like Sparx, Hunter or one of the guardians but they never did. She was finally glad she had someone who wasn't just a companion or a friend but someone she could say she loved and loves her back.
Unfortunately the moment didn't seem to last long enough for her as Spyro slowly pulled away but still staying at a short distance. They were both panting heavily; all they could do at that point was to stare into each other's eyes.
"Well I think that was long overdue don't you think?" Spyro couldn't help but chuckle at his little joke, whilst Cynder still sat there looking at his eyes "I guess I should say it again this time huh?" "Say what Cyn?" she took in a shaky long breath before saying "I-I love you Spy-Spyro."
"Cynder."
"I think I have since you saved me from Malefor's control."
Thinking about her past when she was the 'Terror of the sky' brought back pain as she remembered the thousands she had killed or hurt, tears forming in her eyes.
Spyro could see her hurt and decided to comfort her by wrapping her in his wings and holding her close, her head resting under his chin. "Hey now, no tears. I love you too, ever since the time you left the temple I learnt how much you meant to me and that I need you." Nothing else was said they were left there in silence with the statues wings shading the pair.
"Come on as much as I want to stay like this we need to get ready." Cynders only response was a nod and the pair slowly walked to the food hall side by side with Cynder's tail curling round Spyro's.
"Oh were could those two be?" Cyril was pacing back and forth unable to stay still, unlike his fellow guardians Terrador and surprisingly Volteer were waiting patiently with the other party members for the mission.
"You did tell them to meet us at early sunrise right Terrador?" Cyril looked up at his old friend with a questionable look, only to be returned with a 'really your asking me that' frown. "Sorry."
"My my Cyril I thought you would have been sitting here patiently with the rest of us setting a good example as the guardian of ice tut tut tut." Sarcasm dripping from the electric guardians voice.
"I'll have you no Volteer that I am very patient it's just... when it comes to such a delicate task such as this one can only be impatient, but what would you know of patience you blundering oaf you can't keep your mouth shut for at least two minutes, no surprise from an electric dragon."
"How dare you that is the most pompous, most ridiculously unnerving and the most stupid form of criticism I've heard so far for the new age, but no surprise aswell coming from an uptight, posh mouthed ice dragon!"
Both dragons were now standing in front of each other, Terrador could only sigh at the two with their usual antics of complaining, he was getting pretty annoyed as vain was noticeable on his forehead
'I swear I'm going to bash both their skulls together if they don't start setting an example.' whilst he still sat there patiently the rest of the party couldn't help but smirk and giggle at the two 'mighty' dragons.
"Master Terrador!" hearing his name, he looked away from the squabbling guardians and was now relieved to see Spyro and Cynder running over to him
"Ah, Spyro, Cynder. You finally decide to show up?" he couldn't help but give a questionable look to the young pair, Spyro froze at that, he knew it was Terrador's version of saying 'now where have you two been?' so Cynder spoke for their behalf.
"Sorry Master, Spyro's a heavy sleeper and we also caught up with getting ready to head out." Spyro gave her a look that said 'Me, heavy sleeper?' she just shook her head at him.
"Be that as it may I need you two early next time just so that Cyril and Volteer stop acting like hatchlings." He looked over at the two still seeing they were still in a 'heated' argument, Terrador had had enough of the two.
"WILL YOU TWO STOP YOUR BABBALING!' That got their attention well... most likely the whole south district of Warfangs attention, his stare looked as if it could cut through steel and the two guardians as well as the rest of anybody in the area just stared at Terrador with a look of shook and fear 'We have a job to do let's get it done."
Terrador, now with Cyril and Volteer accompanying him turned to the rest of the search party with Spyro and Cynder at the front, clearing his throat before specking.
"Now, we thank you all for coming today. We three have selected all of you for this mission because there was no-one else better to ask."
Then it was Cyril's turn to step forward "Quite right, you are all elite in your skill at fighting, surviving and teamwork."
Now Volteer stepped forward his words firing from his mouth " Yes quite right, now the expedition this group will be going on is to find any dragons that have been hiding since the start of this war, we guardians believe that the surrounding areas to the East and North are your best chances at finding any signs of dragon occupancy." Spyro and Cynder were surprised he didn't carry on probably because of the seriousness of the mission.
All eyes returned to the earth guardian for further instructions "Now even thou this might not seem like the most important mission to you but what does mean is the re-population of dragon kind. There is nothing else that we can say other than that we three wish all of you the greatest luck and we pray that the ancestors will be watching over you." Subtly said but straight to the point
"Now we don't wish to delay you any longer so it is best that you all leave now, whilst you still have the light." Receiving a nod from everyone, each dragon took up the formation of an arrow with Spyro and Cynder both at the lead.
The three guardians could only watch as the search party slowly disappear into the distance.
He strode up to the hill of pain and memories he wishes to forgot but can't. Each step he takes up that hill he feels as if a knife has stabbed him through the chest.
His pain remains
He doesn't take note of the burnt and destroyed buildings around him, nor the burnt trees like skeletal arms reaching for the air for something to save them. Dark dry crimson stains a pillar supporting what used to be his friends blacksmith forge.
The mountains cast a dark shadow over the village, as it has done for a decade and 2 years, the screams of dragons, dragonesses, hatchlings, cheetahs and moles seem to echo throughout his mind as he remembers the raid the apes acted out.
Every day he asks himself 'will this pain ever go away?', could he have done something to change the outcome of his villages destruction. Could he have helped hold the gate and give everyone a little more time to be ready? He will never know.
But he stands in front of a large bronze block that bears the names of everyone that had fallen or gone missing. His silver eyes scanning the names till he stops at far too familiar names: Tearus/Father, Pisces/Mother, Aurora/Sister and Akrenos/Brother. Tears begin to fall from his eyes as he remembers their voices and faces; he remembers the good and the bad, the sad and the exciting.
Finally he looks up at the statue that's connected to the block the symbol that the village was agreed on as its symbol that was the zodiac sign of a twelve sided star, but underneath it and above all the names of the village it says 'Here lies the souls of Eden, lost or past on towards the stars to join the stars and be part of the Zodiac'. It somehow still twinkles in the darkness of the mountains and hadn't changed in appearl since he but it there.
But as he mutters a little under his breath the words 'thank you' and 'I'll always remember everyone until my last breath.'
As the words fell from his tongue, his silver eyes narrowed as he could tell someone... no a group, have entered the valley most likely, so they may stop and take a look at his home. It isn't his friend, it isn't his teacher, the sound of their flapping is a different pattern, which must mean the apes have returned once more or someone else has stumbled into the valley. One way or the other he's going to stop them.
AN - well looks like some interesting turn of events has presented itself and the next chapter will be turning up... well whenever I have free time to get it done and dusted remember to review and let me know if your enjoying the story so far or if it seems a little rushed to get Spy and Cyn together but have know fear for their relationship will have each other questioning each other, also a little sneak peek at a new character.
Well thats all for now this is DracoTaurus signing out and Ill see you guys in the next chapter
P.S - if you want to know how to pronounce those names on the list of names at the end they are - Tearus literally tear-us and Akrenos - Ank-ren-os
