A/N: Alright people after a little break and some stupid moments we are back with Black Ops. In this chapter we stop with the Deus Ex ripoffs and get on with the plot. If you read on you will find something that may make you cry, but don't worry this isn't the end of Black Ops. I promise.
Spyro walked out of Ignitus's office and saw another purple dragon standing there, waiting for someone. Cynder and Ignitus walked out after him but Spyro stopped them both.
"Run" Spyro said "Now"
"Why?" Cynder asked.
"Don't ask" Spyro said "Just run" Suddenly the purple dragons leapt at each other and punched each other, and Spyro went through the window and out into the street. Spyro wiped the blood from his lip and stood up. The other purple dragon stepped through the window and ran up to him. Spyro swung a kick, but it was blocked and he was punched in the face. He recovered and threw a punch but it was blocked and he was kicked into a car, crushing the side and setting off the alarm. Spyro slowly pulled himself out of the wreckage and shook his head. The other purple dragon ran up to him and kicked him back into the car, but this time it went tipping over and it landed on top of Spyro, pinning him down. The purple dragon struggled to get free but he couldn't manage to get the car off him. Suddenly his life signs went crazy on his Retinal Display and his eyes widened.
"No, no, no, no!" Spyro yelled. He screamed in rage and put his hands on the sides of the car, picked it up and threw it off him. The car exploded and the wreckage hit the side of the police station, and Ignitus moved in front of Cynder to stop the heat from getting to her. They both looked back to see a silhouette of Spyro stepping forward. When he emerged and the smoke cleared they both gasped.
His scales were black.
Dark Spyro rolled his neck and cracked his knuckles. He chuckled darkly and walked over to the other purple dragon. He threw a punch and it was to fast for the purple dragon to even react. Dark Spyro hit him so hard his head nearly came off. Dark Spyro followed the attack up with a powerful roundhouse kick, knocking the purple dragon to the floor. Dark Spyro advanced on the fallen dragon and tried to stamp on his head, but the purple dragon kicked his feet out from underneath him, he fell to the floor with a loud thump. He snarled and swung his fist out and it connected with the purple dragon's ribs, sending him skidding across the sidewalk and cracking several ribs. The purple dragon showed no pain as it got to its feet and a blade extended from its wrist. Dark Spyro laughed and two blades extended from his wrists, then ran at the purple dragon, slashing hacking and stabbing faster then the eye could see. The purple dragon struggled to block all the attacks until their weapons were glowing white hot from the friction of the blocks and attacks. The purple dragon was losing ground until Dark Spyro feinted and stabbed him through the chest, piercing his heart. Dark Spyro kicked him away and retracted his blades, then walked over to the dead body. He picked up the body by the throat and held it above his head. Suddenly the body began to pulse with a dark energy, then it seemed to be sucked into Dark Spyro's arm. He shivered violently and his whole body shook. Suddenly the shaking stopped and Dark Spyro's hand went up to his head. Suddenly, he started shifting back into his normal colour. He fell to his knees with a moan of pain, as his scales returned to their normal colour. Cynder and Ignitus ran up to him and Cynder put a hand on his shoulder.
"Ugh, my head" Spyro moaned "Did he win?"
"No you did" Cynder said.
"No, did he win, not Spiral, the other me?" Spyro asked.
"Yeah he won" Ignitus said.
"I hate it when that happens" Spyro said.
"I don't know what you two are talking about" Cynder sighed.
"Let's just say I'm not perfectly normal, even if we take my abilities into account and leave it at that" Spyro said. Cynder sighed and nodded, she wasn't going to get anything out of him and she knew it.
"Where are we going now?" Cynder asked.
"Home, I need to rest after a fight like that" Spyro said "And changing takes it out of me too"
"How many times has that happened to you?" Cynder asked.
"About eleven" Spyro said "Trust me when I change there a usually a lot more bodies to be cleaned up"
"Well we should probably get going now" Cynder said.
"Yeah, I'm absolutely bushed" Spyro said.
The two drove back to Cynder's house and they walked inside and Spyro slouched on the couch, nearly falling asleep. He looked up at Cynder and smiled before falling asleep. Cynder smiled and walked upstairs, taking off he clothes and showering, taking much longer then usual to wash herself. She mostly wanted to relax but she didn't have a bath, so it was pretty hard to relax fully while standing up, but she managed. She closed her eyes and let the water splash down on her face, while she was relaxing she thought about work, her pay and friends. She got out of the shower and ran downstairs still naked as the phone rang. She pressed the button and held it to her head.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Oh hello dear, how've you been?" a female voice asked.
"Oh hi mom!" Cynder said "I've been fine, how're you doing?"
"I'm good, your father just got back from work and we were wondering if you would let us visit for a few days?" she asked.
"Uh sure, for how long?" Cynder asked.
"Just a few days, Monday through to Thursday, if that's OK?" she asked.
"Sure that's fine" Cynder said. They got onto a few different conversations but Cynder fell silent when he mom asked her if she had a boyfriend.
"Uh, no I don't" Cynder said.
"Well I know this lovely young man called Nico" she said "He's an earth dragon, like your father and he works with him"
"Uh not thanks mom, I don't want a boyfriend right now" Cynder said.
"Cynder can you keep it down please?" Spyro groaned turning over "And put some clothes on as well?"
"Who was that?" she asked "And are you naked?"Uh yeah I am" Cynder said.
"Who else is in there with you?" she asked.
"My friend Spyro" Cynder said.
"Who's she?" she asked.
"It's a boy" Cynder said, she held the phone a foot away from her ear as her mother hollered down the phone.
"What!" she screamed "You're naked with a boy in the house, how old is he fifteen?"
"No he's the same age as me" Cynder said.
"Put him on now!" her father demanded. Cynder sighed and tossed the phone at Spyro and it hit him in the head. He yelled and fell off the couch. He quickly picked up the phone and spoke.
"Hello?" he said.
"Why are you in my daughter's house punk?" Cynder's father demanded.
"Terrador is that you?" Spyro asked.
"How do you know my name?" he asked "Wait, Spyro is that you?"
"Yeah boss it's me" Spyro said.
"Oh Spyro, well I'm glad its you in there and not anybody else, at least I can trust you" Terrador said.
"Yeah thanks boss" Spyro chuckled. The two talked for a few minutes about how they had changed, football scores, the teams they bet on, the jobs they had taken after they went separate ways.
"Listen kid, we'll be stopping round tomorrow, I want your uniform pressed and folded by the time I get there" Terrador chuckled.
"Yessir" Spyro chuckled.
"OK see you later private" Terrador said.
"Yes sir" Spyro said. Spyro hung up the phone and tossed it back to Cynder, keeping his eyes on her face at all times.
"How do you know my dad?" Cynder asked.
"He was my old drill sergeant back when I was in the army" Spyro said.
"OK enough talking time for bed" Cynder said.
"Right" Spyro nodded. They both split up and Spyro lay back down on the couch while Cynder went back upstairs and got into her bed. Cynder lay down thinking of Spyro and she fell asleep happy.
Spyro woke up in the morning, hearing a knock at the door. Spyro got up and answered the door and saw a green dragon and a blue dragon. Spyro and Terrador saluted each other, but they couldn't keep their faces straight. They started laughing and they shook hands.
"Can you imagine the grief Colonel Lancett would've given us for laughing on duty" Spyro said.
"Or the back breaking work" Terrador said. Spyro stuck his head around and saw Terrador had brought his guitar with him.
"I see you brought you guitar" Spyro said.
"Sure did, still know how to play one?" Terrador asked.
"Let's find out" Spyro said. Terrador handed him the guitar and Spyro played the instrumental opening to Through The Fire And The Flames. Cynder and her mother stared at him, shocked at his skill. Spyro stopped playing and handed the guitar back to Terrador.
"Yep, I still got it" Spyro smirked.
"Yes you do" Terrador said "Now can you tell me why you're wearing gloves?" Spyro looked confused but looked down at his hands and nodded.
"They're not gloves" Spyro said "I've been Augmented"
"What?" Terrador asked. Spyro took off his jacket and his shirt. His Augmented arms were black against his purple scales.
"How did that happen?" Cynder's mother, Silvia, asked.
"I was in a shootout when some barrels exploded and my arms were burned to a crisp and some of the shrapnel went into my chest" Spyro said, turning around to show some of his scars. Silvia and Terrador stared at him in wonder.
"You're not that clumsy sixteen year old anymore are you?" Terrador asked.
"No I've changed, a lot" Spyro said "On a lighter note, how long are you going to be staying?"
"About four days" Terrador answered.
"That's good" Spyro said "I can show you around the place"
"Sounds like fun" Silvia said. Spyro smiled and closed the door once they had their stuff inside. He grabbed his holsters off the door and strapped them onto his vest. Terrador noticed this and looked at him.
"I said I changed didn't I?" Spyro said.
"I guess you did" Terrador nodded. They unpacked their stuff and Cynder came downstairs with her dressing gown on.
"Oh hello" she said, hugging her mother and father.
"How've you been?" Silvia asked.
"You know, sleeping, dreaming of ponies, rainbows girls stuff" Cynder said, rubbing her eyes.
"Oh, still a little girl inside" Terrador smiled "At least she's not dreaming about cars and guns, that's Spyro's job"
"Yes it is" Spyro nodded.
"So you ready for work?" Cynder asked.
"Sure, you guys wanna come with us?" Spyro asked the parents.
"Sure" Terrador said.
"I'd love to" Silvia nodded.
"Great, then let's go" Spyro said. The dragons' drove to the police department and Terrador held the door open for them all. They said there thanks and walked inside. Suddenly a crazy scream came towards them and a black dragon with a knife ran towards Spyro. He swung wildly at Spyro but Spyro dodged every attack and waited for him to leave himself open. He swung out wildly and Spyro grabbed his arm, twisted it, jerked it outwards, dislocating it, then brought his elbow down on the joint. The bone snapped inward and the dragon fell to his knees, Spyro then span around and kicked him in the face, knocking him into a wall, on the other side of the hallway. He grabbed Cynder's handcuffs from her belt and walked over to him. He pulled out a gun and fired twice, Spyro punched him in the jaw and knocked him out. He walked back over to the others and noticed Silvia's terrified gaze. He looked down at his chest and saw blood leaking from the bullet holes.
"Aw crap" Spyro muttered.
"Do you need an ambulance?" Terrador asked.
"No I'll be fine" Spyro said. He stuck his fingers into the wounds and pulled out the bullets, a look of pain on his face. After a few seconds the wounds healed and he pulled his tie over the holes in his suit.
"Spyro" Terrador said slowly "What the hell just happened?"
"I'll explain later" Spyro said "Promise"
"I'll hold you to that" Terrador said.
"Let's go meet the boss" Spyro said, clapping his hands. They all walked inside Ignitus's office and saw him working on a report.
"Ignitus?" Terrador asked.
"Is that you Terrador?" Ignitus asked.
"How've you been old man?" Terrador asked.
"Fine, how about you?" Ignitus said getting up and shaking Terrador's hand.
"I've been working some cases here and there" Terrador said "But you, you got promoted to captain!"
"Yeah it was because of the Icicle Jensen case" Ignitus said "Spyro's brother"
"That was your brother?" Terrador asked, turning back to Spyro.
"Yeah that was him" Spyro said "But enough about old worries, Ignitus what have you got for us?"
"I've tracked down your next target" Ignitus said "He's a wealthy black dragon called Zero, he lives in a large mountain in Chicago"
"So how is he involved with Serum?" Spyro asked.
"How did you know Serum were involved?" Ignitus asked.
"They're a weapons company and he's a business tycoon" Spyro said "I put two and two together"
"So does Spyro need to take him out?" Cynder asked.
"Yeah that's what were hoping for" Ignitus nodded.
"Wait, are you guys planning an assassination on a businessman?" Terrador asked.
"We have no choice" Ignitus said "And Spyro always finds the evidence to make it a legal kill"
"I'm quite good at that" Spyro said.
"But still isn't this illegal?" Terrador asked.
"I'm a hitman" Spyro said "It's what I do"
"But you can't just do-" Terrador started.
"Dad, you can't stop them even if you wanted to" Cynder said "They can keep going and broadcast it to the world and just say they kept the murders and terrorist attacks quiet as not to alarm people, they've done it before"
"I can't change your minds?" Terrador asked.
"Nope" Spyro said.
"Fine get on with your job" Terrador said, then turned to Cynder "Would you like to show us round the city"
"Sure I'll show you my favourite places. They walked out and Spyro turned to Ignitus and they smirked at each other.
"And this is my favourite cyber café" Cynder said pointing to a large building.
"We should go in there and look around" Terrador said.
"Sure thing dad" Cynder said, she started to walk in but an explosion made her look up. A large cloud of fire and smoke hung out a window and suddenly two silhouettes of a dragon and something else fell from the fiftieth floor. The fell to the ground quicker then the speed of sound and they hit the floor. Cynder dived back as they made their own crater in the pavement. Cynder looked into the hole but she could only see smoke. Suddenly something mechanical was kicked out of the hole and something jumped up after it. It was Spyro. The mechanical dragon swung a fist at him but Spyro blocked the punch and kicked it in the abdomen, sending it flying. It got to its feet quickly and raised its right arm and it started to emit a red glow.
"Oh shi-" Spyro groaned, but was cut off as a red laser hit him in the chest and sent him flying into a fire hydrant. The machine leapt at him and closed its hand around his throat. Spyro tried to break its grip but it was to strong, he started to black out as the black haze came over his eyes. But he suddenly saw red and gripped the machines hand with a black scaled hand. He crushed the arm and ripped off his neck, and Dark Spyro got to his feet. He ran up to the machine and kicked it in the chest, his foot going straight through it. He pulled his foot out, gripped its head and brought it down on his knee, crushing the head in a shower of sparks. He threw the destroyed machine to the floor and looked around and then back up at the floor he fell from and whistled.
"That was quite a drop" he muttered to himself, his scales changing colour again. He groaned and fell to his knees. Cynder ran up to him and put her hands on his shoulders and shook him gently.
"Stay with me ace" Cynder said. Spyro turned around and faced her and smiled.
"I'm not going anywhere" Spyro said.
"Good because you're buying lunch for the family" Cynder said.
"Um got any change for a fifty?" Spyro chuckled. Cynder slapped him on the shoulder and laughed with him. Off to the side her parents looked at them with acceptance, suddenly another large explosion was heard and they all looked up.
"Oh shit Flame!" Spyro yelled. Spyro stuck his hand into Cynder's jacket and pulled out her gun. He fired three shots into the air and a loud screeching noise was heard, then another one of the mechanical dragons fell to the ground. Flame came falling after it and Spyro jumped several metres into the air, grabbing Flame's arm and throwing him lightly into the air, cancelling the momentum he had worked up and he landed with a soft thud. Flame got up and looked around, seeing the crowds of people staring at them.
"Shouldn't we do something about them?" Flame said.
"No, why?" Spyro answered. Flame ignored him and pulled out an assault rifle and tried to fire at a young pink dragoness. Spyro grabbed the gun and bent it in half, then threw it at Flame. Spyro walked over to the pink dragoness and smiled at her.
"Hey Ember" Spyro said.
"Spyro, is that you?" Ember asked.
"Yeah it's me" Spyro said.
"How've you been?" Ember asked "You haven't been on the news anymore"
"I'm no longer a wanted man" Spyro said "How's school going?"
"I got an A on my last test of the year" Ember said.
"That's cool, good job kiddo" Spyro smiled "Well I need to get going, I have to treat a family to lunch"
"Is it your girlfriend's family?" Ember asked.
"No she's not my girlfriend but yeah it's her family" Spyro chuckled.
"OK see you later Spyro" Ember said. Just then her parents ran over to her and her mother pushed her behind her and her father held up his fists.
"Seriously, you still want to fight me?" Spyro asked "OK fine" The dragon threw a punch at Spyro but Spyro blocked it with his arm and punched him in the face, knocking him out.
"Well you warned him" Flame said.
"Yes I did" Spyro said "Now where are we going, fast food or fine dining?"
"I'd like to go for fast food" Terrador said.
"A man of the times I see" Spyro said.
"I'd like fast food too" Silvia said.
"And me" Cynder added.
"Great McDonalds it is then" Spyro said, starting to walk. As they walked down the street they began to talk.
"Anyone planning anything for Christmas?" Spyro asked.
"Yeah we were thinking about inviting you" Cynder said.
"Well too bad" Spyro said "I'm going to die soon" The whole family stopped and stared at him.
"What?" they asked.
"I'm going to die soon" Spyro said "The first thing I was taught from a very young age was that on the twenty-first of November 2011 I was going to die, and I couldn't stop it"
"But we can right?" Cynder asked.
"No, I'm to die by my own hand" Spyro said.
"Your going to kill yourself?" Terrador asked.
"Yes, I'll have to" Spyro said "For the good of everyone on this planet"
"What do you mean?" Silvia asked.
"The dragons' we were fighting today, they're going to be mass created and turned against the dragons'" Spyro explained "They will kill all of us unless Red Eagle is killed"
"Who's Red Eagle?" Cynder asked.
"That was the codename for my experiment" Spyro said "They won't stop until I'm dead, and I'm the only one who can destroy them"
"Why don't you kill them all then?" Terrador asked.
"Because there will be more then six billion of them on the planet, I can't kill that many"
"So you're going to die?" Cynder asked sadly.
"Yeah I will" Spyro said.
"But I don't want you to go" Cynder said, placing her hand on Spyro's chest.
"I can't stop it, I have to die to stop the end of the world" Spyro said.
"Who else knows?" Terrador asked.
"Nobody but you" Spyro said "Anyway, back to the food"
"How can you be so cheerful?" Cynder asked.
"Because I've had over a hundred years to come to terms with it" Spyro said.
"A hundred years?" Terrador asked.
"I'm an old WWII experiment, a relic from an era long since passed, my time is coming" Spyro said.
"You're over a hundred?" Silvia asked.
"Yeah, I'm an old man who's time should have been long ago"
"How come you look so young?" Cynder asked.
"I can regenerate into a different body every time I die" Spyro said "This is my third body"
"What happened to your other ones?" Cynder asked.
"When I say I regenerate, I mean I'm not born into another body, I mean my original body changes and I become somebody else entirely" Spyro said
"How many times can you regenerate?" Terrador asked.
"Three" Spyro said.
"So you'll die for good now?" Silvia asked.
"Yeah, I'll be gone forever" Spyro said solemnly. They walked in silence for the remainder of the walk until they reached McDonalds. Spyro held the door open for them all and they walked inside. Spyro got the orders and went up to the counter and got the food. He came back a few minutes later and sat down with them, eating one of his fries.
"This is really good food" He said. No one said anything else.
"Come on guys, cheer up, I still have a month left before I die you know, let's enjoy the time we have before the war starts" Spyro said.
"When will the war start, or the first attack?" Terrador asked. Spyro checked his watch and frowned.
"About an hour or two" Spyro said.
"What!" Cynder said.
"Yeah let's eat quickly and have some fun before the whole world goes to hell" Spyro said. They ate their food and left to look at some stores. They entered a GAME store and looked around for a while. Spyro left with a MP3 player and Cynder left with an new phone case. While Spyro was jamming out and bobbing his head lightly, Cynder slipped her phone into its new case and fastened it to her belt.
"How are you going to die?" Cynder asked Spyro.
"Hopefully something quick and painless, but I doubt that will happen" Spyro said, taking the earphones out.
"Did you ever think they were just lying?" Cynder asked.
"No they weren't" Spyro said "But you really don't want me to go"
"No I don't" Cynder said.
"Why?" Spyro asked.
"What do you mean?" Cynder asked.
"Why don't you want me to go?" Spyro asked again.
"Because . . . because I care for you" Cynder said. Spyro held out his arms and Cynder hugged him tightly, crying into his shoulder. Spyro wrapped his arms around her and put a hand on her head. They broke apart and Spyro looked Cynder in the eyes for a few minutes before sighing.
"I need to leave you here" Spyro said.
"Why do you need to go?" Cynder asked.
"Because you're still breathing" Spyro said, then started to walk away. Cynder stared at him as he walked out of the square and disappeared into the crowd of people. Terrador and Silvia walked out of the store and saw their daughter in tears.
"Whoa, Cynder what happened?" Terrador asked, hugging his daughter.
"It w-was S-Spyro h-h-he-" Cynder sobbed.
"What did he do, if he hurt you I swear I'll kill him" Terrador growled.
"N-no he l-l-left m-me" Cynder sobbed.
"Why, what reason did he have?" Terrador growled. Cynder took a deep breath and stopped sobbing, her voice strengthening.
"He said he would leave me because I was still breathing" Cynder said. Terrador stopped scowling and his eyes widened as he realized what those words meant.
"Those words were said by a very important man back when I was in the army" Terrador said "He always said the only reason for leaving someone is if you're to dangerous for them to be around, if they're still breathing"
"What does it mean?" Cynder asked.
"It means he's going on a suicide mission, that's why we left our partners and squadrons in the army, if you were going to kill yourself" Terrador said sadly. Suddenly a large explosion rocked the whole island and pavements started to crack and car alarms went off everywhere. Hundreds of mechanical dragons fell from the sky and started killing people, but after a few minutes the army arrived and started shooting the machines. Cynder and he family ran for cover, only to be roughly shoved to the floor and surging people. They were trampled and stepped on as people rushed to get away from the fighting. Suddenly people in a large area were thrown back from an explosion and a hand entered Cynder's field of vision. She took it without thought and grabbed her parents, they were pulled into a back alley by a dragon in what appeared to be some kind of body armour (imagine the nanosuit from Crysis 2) and he pulled out a 10mm handgun. He took aim at Cynder's head and pulled the trigger. A gunshot sounded and the dragon in the armour fell forward. They looked behind him to see Spyro standing there holding a gun in his hand. Cynder ran up to him and kissed him on the cheek.
"Don't you every leave again" she growled.
"I won't, I promise" Spyro said.
"Good" Cynder smiled "Now where are we going?"
"We're going to Serum headquarters to try and stop the production of these machines" Spyro said.
"How?" Cynder asked.
"By blowing the hole thing pieces" Spyro said.
"Sounds good" Cynder said.
"No it doesn't, because the only way I can low the place up is-" Spyro said, but stopped.
"Is what?" Cynder asked.
"Is to detonate them manually" Spyro said.
"You're going to do it yourself aren't you?" Cynder asked.
"I have to" Spyro said.
"Get someone else to do it" Cynder said.
"No one else wants to die here" Spyro said.
"Do you?" Cynder asked. Spyro didn't answer, he just looked away from her.
"Spyro, do you want to die?" Cynder asked. Spyro still didn't answer, he just pulled out a small pocket watch and opened it. His eyes widened and he looked at them, then closed the pocket watch and put it back in his pocket.
"We'll do it tomorrow, at sunrise" Spyro said.
"Why?" Terrador asked. Spyro sighed and whispered something in his ear.
"Tell no one else what I just told you" Spyro said. Terrador nodded and whispered it to Silvia, who nearly screamed in shock.
"What is it?" Cynder asked.
"I can't tell you" Spyro said "You'll try to stop me"
"Just tell me" Cynder said. Spyro shook his head and put away his gun.
"We need to go" Spyro said, then turned away as shrapnel from an explosion flew into the alley "Now" They all ran out and Spyro tapped a soldier on the shoulder. He turned around and threw them a large black bag. Spyro opened it and pulled out four SMG and four assault rifles. He threw two of them to Cynder and Terrador, then gave the other SMG to Silvia.
"You know how to use one of these?" Spyro asked Silvia.
"Yeah, it's like a camera, just point and shoot right?" Silvia asked.
"Yeah, just hold it with two hands" Spyro said. They all kept their heads down as machine gun fire rang in the air. Every now and then the group had to shoot approaching machines and the occasional angry soldier. Silvia was deeply disturbed by this and nearly had a nervous breakdown as she looked at her first kill. Spyro tapped her on the shoulder and she swallowed loudly and nodded at him. They continued until a large crack appeared in the street and hundreds of the machines advanced on them. Spyro threw down his weapon and walked up to one and looked it in the face.
"You can't kill any of us can you?" he asked one "And I know why" The machine said nothing.
"I can break shoot and destroy all of your kind but you won't dare touch me will you, or any of them" Spyro pointed to his friends.
"It's not because you've been programmed not to hurt me, or anything like that is it?" Spyro asked "it's because you're scared of me aren't you?" Spyro looked at all of them and put his hands in his pockets.
"You won't touch any of us because you all know what I'd do to you if you hurt me or my friends" Spyro pun around and looked at the machine again, whipping his hands out and the machine stepped back.
"See there it is, you're afraid, you're all afraid of me" Spyro said.
"But if you're going to try and fight me, do the smart thing" Spyro said, taking a long pause before speaking again. He leaned in to the machine's head and whispered into its ear hole.
"Let someone else try first" he said. The machine stepped back, as did all the machine's and they turned and ran away from Spyro. Cynder looked at him with a look of shock and surprise.
"You know, the funny thing is" Spyro said, turning around to face them "They're not supposed to feel fear"
"How did you scare them off?" Terrador asked.
"Because they know what I would do to them if they hurt me or any of you" Spyro said "After all, I'm the reason WWII ended when it did"
"What did you do?" Cynder asked.
"No it's what they did" Spyro said "And what they did was kill my companion"
"Who was he?" Cynder asked.
"Not he, she" Spyro said.
"What was her name?" Cynder asked.
"Her name was Amy, and she was my best friend" Spyro said "The Nazis killed her when we went to Berlin"
"What did you do after she died?" Silvia asked.
"I hunted every single general or important piece to Hitler I could find and I killed them all" Spyro said "That's why Serum runs at the mention of my name"
"What, Spyro?" Cynder asked.
"No my real name" Spyro said.
"Which is what?" Terrador asked.
"I can't tell you" Spyro said "Because I don't know" Spyro turned around and picked up his SMG and assault rifle and sighed.
"Well let's get going" Spyro announced.
"To where?" Cynder asked.
"We're going to a safe house" Spyro said "My old safe house" No one asked where this was but they just followed Spyro through the fight. They left the island and came to Queens and they entered an old house. Spyro pulled out a key and fit it into a keyhole in the floor, then he opened a hatch and they descended into the basement. Cynder gasped when she looked around and saw the old photographs. There were some as old as a hundred years old on the walls. There was one that Spyro was staring at and she looked at it, it was an army regiment sat on benches and smiling at the camera, the colour was bad but it was still there. Spyro placed a hand on a young looking black dragon and sighed.
"Who's that?" Cynder asked.
"That's me" Spyro said "Or it used to be me before I regenerated"
"How old were you here?" Cynder asked.
"I was only sixteen" Spyro sighed. Cynder looked at the dragon closer and inspected him. He had crimson eyes and an ivory spike coming from his chin. He had two spiked coming off the each side off his cheeks and he had three black spikes on the back of his head, the centre one the biggest and sharpest.
"You used to look like that?" Cynder asked.
"Yeah I did" Spyro said solemnly.
"How did you regenerate?" Cynder asked.
"I was stabbed through the heart with a bayonet" Spyro said "Back then I thought I was invincible, that nothing could touch me and when I died I would just change, until I learned that I could only regenerate three times"
"Can you get anymore regenerations?" Cynder asked him.
"No I can't" Spyro said "This is the last time I will live, my time has come Cynder"
"Spyro?" Cynder asked.
"Yes?" Spyro asked, turning to face her.
"Can I kiss you?" Cynder asked. Spyro nodded and Cynder kissed him on the lips. Cynder's parents watched this and Silvia started crying. Terrador just slowly nodded at the two. They broke apart and looked at each other, staring deep into each other's eyes. Spyro saw fear and worry in Cynder's. But what Cynder saw scared her. She saw an old burning hate deep in his eyes, a rage that was waiting to be set free. Something that had been kept locked away for years. But she also saw acceptance and a grudging understanding of the situation.
"Spyro, are you OK?" Cynder asked him.
"I'm about to die Cynder" Spyro whispered "But I'm ready for it" They looked at each other again but Terrador coughed and they looked at him.
"Terrador, it's been fun hanging around you" Spyro said, saluting the green dragon.
"You too Spyro" Terrador said, saluting back at him "Enjoy your sleep"
"It will be welcomed" Spyro said. Spyro turned to Silvia and smiled at her. She smiled back at him.
"You would have been the perfect man for our daughter you know?" she asked.
"I'm sure she can find someone who suits her better" Spyro said "And someone her own age" They all smiled at each other and they all went to bed, the long journey leaving them all tired. Cynder crawled into bed and cried silently for Spyro, while the ancient dragon slept through the night, waiting for his final moments to come.
They all woke up when they felt a tremor shake the house. They all got out of bed and ate quickly, then grabbed their weapons and rushed out of the house. They travelled back into the city and fought their way to Serum headquarters. They broke into the building and were swarmed by machines. They all fought fiercely and they destroyed the machines and made their way to the production room. They all stopped in shock when they saw the tens of thousands of machines under production. Spyro hacked into the control panel and put his voice on every radio, speaker and set of headphones in the city.
"Hello people of New York" he said happily "My name's Spyro and I would be grateful if you would listen to me for a few minutes" He looked at his friends and smiled warmly, they smiled sadly back at him.
"I have lived for so, so long and now it is time for me to go" Spyro said "Most of you probably don't know what day it is today so let me tell you" Spyro looked down at Cynder and winked, her eyes widened as she realized what he meant.
"Today is the twenty-first of November 2011, and it is also the day I was meant to die, and the day I will die" Spyro said "You don't need to mourn me, because most of you will probably forget me by the end of today, but that's good, I got too loud and revealing" Spyro laughed a little and a tear fell from his eye onto the monitor.
"It's time for me to step back into the shadows and embrace death, I've lived for so long and known that death would come as a welcome friend to me" Spyro said, his voice dropping, he thumbed in the button which would route the power through his body and destroy all the machines, but also kill him in the progress. The energy surged through the console and into him, he whimpered and closed his eyes.
"But now that the time had come" he said, crying softly "I don't want to go" The energy exploded through his body and he fell to the floor writhing in pain. Cynder ran forward and tried to get to him but her parents held her back.
"Spyro!" she shouted, tears streaming down her face. Spyro's eyes opened and besides the pain he smiled as he saw his scales begin to glow lightly. He struggled to his feet and looked at the family, a happy smile on his face.
"And I'm not going yet" he said into the microphone. The glowing intensified and tiny glowing particles floated off Spyro. He took a deep breath and the light exploded. He flung his arms out and his head back as the light burned like fire and shot off him, burning the machine in front of him and the machines started to explode one by one. He opened his mouth and yelled out, his voice changing into something deeper. His scales changed colour and his muzzle sharpened at the end. His muscles thickened and his eyes turned crimson. His claws turned from gold to ivory. His horns lengthened, thinned, sharpened and turned ivory too. He grew slightly taller and he aged slightly. The light died down and he stopped yelling. He looked himself over and laughed. He jumped over the edge of the railing and ran over to the family, they all stared at him in wonder.
"Spyro, is that you?" Cynder asked.
"Yeah it's me" Spyro said. Cynder smiled and squealed. She rushed over to him and embraced him tightly, then she kissed him. They broke apart and looked at the parents.
"Spyro I thought you said you couldn't regenerate more than three times" Terrador said.
"Apparently I can" Spyro said "Isn't that great?" Terrador said nothing, but Spyro stopped smiling as an explosion rocked the building.
"We need to get out of here now" he said, running towards the exit. They all sprinted out just before the building collapsed.
"That was close" Spyro breathed.
"Freeze!" someone yelled. They all turned around to see a regiment of soldiers pointing guns at them.
"Aw shit" Spyro sighed.
A/N: So there it is, Spyro regenerated! And before you starts saying I ripped that off from Doctor Who I was inspired by it. I didn't make him a 911 year old timelord with a time machine did I? So don't bitch and moan and I swear if I get one review saying I ripped off doctor who I will cancel all of my stories. R&R goodbye for now.