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Another Dream

The group exited the dining room, or cafeteria, with a full stomach. "Those foods tasted great!" Eve exclaimed. "I never thought there's going to be animals like cows and chickens here. I thought maybe the fruits and stuff might be the same, but not the animals." Lex said, surprised that they just ate familiar foods.

"What'd you think we eat?" Cynder asked with a giggle.

"Well, I thought you gain nourishments by absorbing crystals." Lex answered.

"We do absorb crystals, but it is for recovering our health and healing wounds, not for filling our stomachs." Spyro informed.

"Well, now that I'm informed with that, let's get back to the main topic. Do we really have to train?" Lex asked with a lazy look.

"As I have told you a gazillion times, yes, we have to." Eve said, looking annoyed.

"Why? We're far from around here. Besides, we're guests." Lex said.

"Lex, the Guardians think that it is not very smart to tell the rest of Warfang that you two are from a different world, that's why you guys needed to act normal and train like the rest of us." Spyro explained.

"Why should the Guardians cover that up?" Lex asked.

"Because the war with Malefor stopped so suddenly, people are not used to the sudden change yet. If the Guardians started telling that we are visitors from another world, they are going to freak out." Eve explained.

"Okay, if that's the case." Lex reluctantly accepted. But then, his face lit up. "If I'm going to train, then I am going to ace that training!" He exclaimed, making everyone giggle.

A big, yellow dragon appeared, attracting the group's attention. "Hi Volteer." Spyro greeted. "And hello to you too, young purple dragon." Volteer greeted back. Volteer then caught sight of Lex.

"Ah, Lex. I see that you are out of your comatose state. It is an absolute pleasure to actually make acquaintance to our otherworldly visitor." Volteer said, in his usual way of talking.

"Same old Volteer." Lex muttered. "I beg your pardon?" Volteer said, hearing Lex's mutters. "Oh, uh, you do know how I came to know you, right?" Lex sheepishly asked.

"Oh, yes. I am quite knowledgeable in that matter. Though the concept of it still confuses me to no end." Volteer said.

"Volteer, did you figure out how we can get back?" Eve promptly asked, almost giving Lex a heart attack.

"I apologize, young one. I searched high and low for any kind of information about your dilemma, but I have yet to find a real clue. All that I have found are just bits and pieces." Volteer answered, making Eve frown while Lex silently sighed in relief.

"Guess that's better than nothing." Lex reluctantly said.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I must continue on to the cafeteria. My stomach has been rumbling all day." Volteer said before leaving.

"Hey, come on. We'll find a way back, I promise." Spyro comforted and made Eve smile a little.

"We better head back to our room. It's getting late." Cynder reminded. The group then headed back to their room.

Once there, they all got settled in. Lex and Cynder took a quick shower while Spyro and Eve quickly fall asleep. When the two are done showering and dried themselves up, they prepared for bed. Lex lies down on his pile of pillows and blankets and found that Cynder is right; it is much more comfortable than it looks. It doesn't take long before Lex fall asleep as well.

-Start Dream-

He was suddenly back on the body-littered field, complete with all the scars and wounds he had. And the dark dragon's beam is still coming towards him. But, something is off. He realized that everything has stopped moving. Then, he felt re-energized, like all of the wounds are now gone. But, he can feel a downside. His body is starting to move on its own accord!

He can feel himself stepping backwards, though he's not doing it. He stretched his wings and took flight. Almost instantly, time started running again. The dark dragon's blue beam hit the ground, creating a massive crater.

"That is why you must master all twelve elements." The same voice said.

He felt himself opening his jaw, while the dragon looked to his direction.

"Fire."

He shot a huge fireball at the dragon, sending the dragon flying across most of the field.

"Electricity."

His body started to crackle with yellow energy. Suddenly, he flew towards the dragon at an unbelievable speed. He rammed the dragon with tremendous force, sending it flying, though not as far the fireball did.

"Ice."

He can feel his paws growing cold. He landed on the ground and the dragon became frozen in a block of ice. He flew at the frozen dragon and laid his paw on it. The ice cracked before it shatters completely.

"Earth."

He felt his tail getting heavy. He turned his head to his tail and found that his tail blade has been replaced by an earth boulder. He spun around before jumping up and hit the dragon right at its face, breaking the boulder in the process.

"Poison."

He spun around vertically. There is a green energy surrounding him as he spun. He stopped and a ring of green liquid flew at the dragon. The liquid hissed as it came in contact with the dragon.

"Fear."

He flew up to the dragon's face. He opened his mouth and a deafening and unbearable screech came out.

"Wind."

He flew high into the sky, before he swooped down. He let out a strong gust of wind as he did, crushing the dragon to the ground.

"Shadow."

He landed on the ground, but he didn't just land, he went through the ground. He resurfaced beneath the dragon, sending it upward and leaving a streak of shadow behind him.

"Lava."

While flying, he shot out something peculiar from his mouth. It looked like molten rock. Whatever it is, it dealt heavy damage to the dragon, making it fall down.

"Water."

He landed on the ground. Immediately, he aimed his trident-shaped tail blade at the dragon. A torrent of water shot out from it and hit the dragon, pushing it away.

"Steel."

In a flash of light, his body is suddenly covered with razor sharp metal. He ran at the dragon began slashing away. He stopped attacking and, in another flash, all of the steel disappeared.

"Ghost"

He began charging up. When he's done, he shot out an ethereal-like white energy from his mouth that spreads out very wide. When the energy hit the dragon, it was sent flying away.

"For if you master it all..."

He flew up and his body surged with power. He is surrounded by a blue energy similar to the blue beam that the dragon shot, though his is in a lighter shade. He felt another surge of power and the energy surrounding him became more intense.

"Lex, you will become Draconia's savior."

-End Dream-

Lex woke up with a start. He found himself back in his bedroom, his companions still sleeping peacefully. Unable to go back to sleep, he decided to go to the balcony to see what Warfang looks like at night.

Outside, he couldn't believe his eyes. He thought he's going to see empty streets and an eerie atmosphere. Instead, the streets are very crowded and a lively atmosphere can be felt anywhere. The view is like New York or Las Vegas, very alive. Well, this is a city. He thought.

After enjoying the view for a while, Lex immediately went back to the matter that's troubling him.

"Why do omens have to be so... mysterious?" Lex muttered.

He started banging his head softly to the railing. "What, are, these, dreams, trying, to, tell, me?" Lex said with each bang.

"Hello." A voice said behind him. It made him yelp and fall to the ground. He turned around to see Cynder. "Can't you be anymore sneakier?" Lex sarcastically said while regaining his composure and Cynder simply giggled.

"What are you doing out here?" Cynder asked.

"Just enjoying the view." Lex answered, gazing down the city.

"What are you doing up then?" Lex asked back. "I heard something banging at the railing. Even though it's not that loud, I still have to look." Cynder answered. "Oh, that was me. I was banging my head." Lex said while scratching his neck.

"Okay, one mystery solved. Why are you up?" Cynder asked. Lex was about to tell her the reason, but he remembered his promise with Terrador. "Trouble sleeping." He said instead. "And why did you bang your head to the railing?" Cynder asked again. "It's a habit. It helps me sleep." Lex lied again.

"Is it normal for you humans?" Cynder asked. "Nope, just for me." Lex answered. "So, back on your world, you're the odd one out, huh?" Cynder asked, walking to Lex. "A bit. No wait, not a bit. A lot, actually." Lex grinned at Cynder, who is right next to him now. "You like being the weird one?" Cynder asked, getting even more curious. "Well, I don't think 'weird' is the correct word. I think 'unique' is more appropriate." Lex answered. Strangely, Cynder chuckled, and made Lex chuckle as well.

When they stopped laughing, their gaze went to the city below. "Man, I never thought to see this kind of sight in a place like this." Lex said. "What do you mean?" the dragoness asked. "Well, I never thought Warfang can look like this. The view is pretty similar to the big cities back in my world." Lex answered. "I've only been in your world for a few days, but I can tell it is much more advanced than Draconia." Cynder said. "Much more advanced, yet much more boring." Lex muttered. After a few moments of silence, Lex yawned.

"You want to go back to sleep?" Cynder asked and Lex nodded.

-Morning-

The group hurriedly ran towards the training room. "Why do we have to run?" Lex asked, still looking sleepy. "Because we're late!" Spyro exclaimed. "And that's because of you!" Eve added. "Well, why didn't you wake me up?" Lex asked again. "We tried! It was at least half an hour before I finally woke you up using my fear element." Cynder answered. "Yeah, I still don't appreciate that." Lex mumbled.

After running for about five minutes, the group reached the training room. When they entered, Lex immediately stopped to take a look at the surroundings. It is a very large circular room. On the sides there are stands, making it look like an arena. There are some rings that are hanging above the room, adjusted at the different heights. There are also a few dummies around the room that is filled with scratches and cuts.

While Lex is admiring the room, the group, not noticing that Lex stopped, kept running to the center of the room. There, they are greeted by the Earth Guardian, Terrador.

"Sorry we're late, Terrador." Spyro said, panting. "One of us is NOT a morning dragon."

It is then the group realized that Lex got left behind. Spyro called out to Lex and he immediately came with a sheepish smile. "Sorry, just didn't know training rooms can get this big." Lex sheepishly said. "Well, this training room does doubles as an arena." Terrador said. "Cool." Lex said, looking around.

"Shall we get started then?" Terrador asked and Spyro, Cynder and Eve nodded. The three then flew up to the rings and started flying in and around it. Lex simply watched in awe as the three skillfully flew around. After a while, the three stopped their show and landed next to Lex.

"Now you do it." Eve calmly said.

"What?! I'm supposed to do all that?!" Lex exclaimed, clearly surprised.

"No, she's just joking." Spyro said, much to Lex's relief.

"We're going to start from the very beginning." Terrador said. "Try moving your wings first."

Lex did as he told and tried to move his wings. After figuring how to move his wings, his wings started to move. "It's like moving a second pair of arms, only this one is much lighter." Lex said as moving his wings started to become easier. After a while, he can flap his wings.

"How do you feel about testing your wings?" Terrador asked.

"Are you sure? I only learned how to move my wings. I don't think I can fly yet." Lex said, looking very unsure.

"Lex, with your wingspan, you'll probably nail it on your first try." Eve encouraged.

"What's up with my wingspan?" Lex asked, glancing at his wings.

"Haven't you noticed? Your wings are much bigger than our wings. Usually, only dragons that have reached their twenties have that wingspan." Cynder said, showing off an impressive amount of knowledge.

"I am not aware you have an impressive amount of knowledge, Cynder." Terrador complimented.

"Yeah, Malefor probably taught her that." Lex joked and everyone laughed. "Well, that statement could be true." Cynder said as they laughed.

"Well then, do you want to try or not?" Terrador asked to Lex. With a deep breath, Lex nodded. Lex stretched his wings and began to flap them. After a while, he began to lift off the ground. As he flew higher and higher, his confidence began to rise as well.

"This is way cool." Lex muttered as he flew.

He began to fly around, with rising speed. "Take it easy Lex!" Spyro warned but Lex simply replied with an excited shout. However, due to a wrong wing maneuver, Lex suddenly plummeted to the ground. Not knowing how to land properly, Lex simply flailed his arms around trying to regain his balance. But, just as he is about to hit the ground, he stopped falling and hovered above the ground, before softly falling to the ground. "You're welcome." Cynder smugly said. It took a while for Lex to realize that Cynder broke his fall using her wind element.

"Lex, are you okay?" Eve quickly rushed to his side. "I'm fine. I'm better than fine, actually." Lex said as he stood up. "You should've taken it slow, Lex." Spyro advised. "I know. I just got carried away, that's all." Lex said.

"But that shouldn't stop you from trying again." Terrador said.

Lex nodded confidently before he took off again. The others rolled their eyes, amused by Lex, before they flew too. After a few hours of flight training, Terrador announced that they are going to have a small combat training.

Now, around the four are a few dummies, twelve to say the least, surrounding them. "Your task is to destroy all of the dummies without hitting each other." Terrador gave their task. "Without hitting each other? Pfft, this is gonna be real easy." Lex said as he stretched his muscles. "Trust me Lex; it is not as easy as it sounds." Spyro said as he stretched too.

The training is about to begin. Lex is at the front, while Eve is at the right, Cynder's on the left and Spyro is at the back. However, just as they are about to begin, Lex shouted everyone to stop.

"What's wrong?" Cynder asked.

"I want a change of position." He said. "I want Spyro at the front, Cynder on the left, Eve at the back and me at the right."

Even though the other three are confused, they still did what Lex said. After getting ready again, they started. The four are more effective than ever. The group notices this, but only Lex knew why. The group managed to finish the task much quicker than anticipated, and none of them got hit.

"That was... fast." Spyro said, surprised at their skills.

"Excellent leadership, Lex." Terrador complimented. Everyone quickly turned to Lex.

"You're welcome." Lex smiled.

"What do you mean by... 'leadership'?" Eve raise a brow.

"It is because Lex switched your positions based on your fighting style that you are able to finish quickly." Terrador explained.

"Yeah, I placed Spyro at the front because his attacks are few but powerful and because the dummies at the front are only a few, but hard to destroy. I placed Cynder on the left because she has a lot of attacks, but they're weak and the dummies on the left are weak, but there are a lot. I put Eve on the back because the dummies there are only a few dummies there and they're all weak. While I put myself at the right because the numbers and the toughness of the dummies looked average." Lex explained even further.

"Wow, that's quite impressive Lex." Spyro said in amazement.

"What now?" Cynder asked at Terrador.

"Now, lunch." Terrador answered, much to the group's joy. "After lunch, I want you two," Terrador pointed at Lex and Spyro, "to come back here for your elemental training."

"What about the dragonesses?" Lex asked.

"Since we don't know what element Eve is and we don't have a tutor for any of Cynder's element here, they are free to do as they please." Terrador answered. "No fair." Lex muttered.

"You are free to go." Terrador said and the group immediately ran to the exit. However, Lex stopped and turned to Terrador, who is starting to clean up. Lex ran back at Terrador.

"Terrador, I had another dream." Lex promptly said after reaching Terrador.

"Is it similar to your last dream?" Terrador paused from cleaning and asked at Lex.

"VERY similar. It is a continuation of my last dream. And in this one, I think I'm winning." Lex smiled at the last bit.

"You can tell me all about it later, but now, you should have some lunch. After that, then we'll discuss your dreams." Terrador said before he went back to cleaning. Lex nodded and ran back to the exit.

"Where's Lex?" Eve asked as they exited the arena. The group promptly stopped and looked at their surroundings. Suddenly, Lex zoomed past the group. Lex stopped and turned back at the three. "What're you waitin' for? Aren't you guys' hungry?" He said before he ran again. The group shared a smile, before they followed the ice dragon.

Hey guys, sorry for the EXTREMELY long wait. That happened partly because my school had a (stupid) field trip, but mostly because I bought a new game on my PSP and I am really into it.

One more thing, I think I'm gonna stop on the whole synopsis thing, because as you can see, this chapter's title is not even 'Dragon Training'. Bottom line, I'm done with synopsis.

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