"CYNDER! GOING ON VACATION!? WHAT THE HELL!!!" Yup, that's what some people said at the end of the last chapter, but, she's not REALLY going on vacation! She thinks that she should take Spyro up on his offer, yaknow…just to "check it out." But will she be accepted? Or will she be shunned? Or maybe she'll just go on a rampage! Or mabey…something unexpected…;)
Well, either way,enjoy.
Chapter 4: Bounty Hunter
"WHAT!?"
Spyro and Sparx both had their jaws haging open and starring at Cynder in amazement.
"YOU-YOU-YOU'RE ACTUALLY COMING!?" Sparx yelled, waving his arms frantically.
"I just want to...well, you know...see for myself what you fight for." responded Cynder, quietly.
"Cy-Cynder! I actually can't believe it either!" exclaimed Spyro, who was now satnding up.
After Cynder had returned, she told Spyro and Sparx what she had told Gual, and also that she would come with Spyro back to the temple. Spyro had also recently had enough strength returned to walk and move around.
"If I do this, I have to warn you that if anyoneand I mean anyone, so much as pionts a toothpick in my direction, I will place them in need of serious medical need." Cynder said, dead serious, "Understand?"
Spyro gulped and nodded his head, "U-understood." Then, changing the subject, "So, when do we leave?"
"Can you fly yet?" asked Cynder.
"Well, I think I can..." Spyro walked out of the cave then over to the ledge that was nearby. He flexed his wings a few times to see if they felt fine, then, feeling as though they were good enough, crouched low to the ground, and dove off the edge. He hovered for a moment before he started flapping his wings, "Hey! I can fly ag...AHHHH!" Spyro suddenly plummeted down over the edge.
"SPYRO!" cried Sparx as he flew over to the edge.
Cynder didn't say anything as she also ran to the edge and looked down to see if Spyro was flying. The tree tops were pretty far away, and the drop was far, so it could kill him if he hit the ground. Cynder began to get worried because Spyro could have fallen far enough already to be beneath the tree tops, and that's the most likely reason that she couldn't find him. If that was true, then it was too late for them to do anything.
Cynder had a worried expression on her face, Spyro...
Suddenly, Cynder felt something tap her shoulder. She looked over her right shoulder and saw Spyro standing there with a wide grin on his face.
"Aww, you were actually worried about me." Spyro said, making his grin wider.
Cynder facial expression changed from that of worry, to surprise, to confusion, to joy, then to anger, "You little whelp!" screamed Cynder, turning to Spyro menacingly, "You tricked me!"
Spyro's smile was instantly wiped off his face as he began backing away from Cynder, "Uh, it was just a joke. Calm down!"
Cynder advanced on Spyro menincingly as she flicked her wrist out, showing her sharp, deadly, claws, "Now you've really done it Spyro."
"C-Cynder, now d-don't do anyhting drastic!" Spyro stammered with rear as he backed all the way up to the end of the cave.
Cynder stopped directly in front of Spyro and placed one of her claws under Spyro's chin, then said, "Don't worry. I wouldn't do anything drastic. I'm just going to..." Spyro cringed and closed his eyes, "say GOT YOU!" Spyro opened his eyes and looked back at Cynder, who had a large grin on her face and was trying to hold back laughter. Spyro could barely old back the urge to laugh himself. Then, without warning, Cynder doubled over and broke-out laughing, causing Spyro to do the same. Spyro could even hear Sparx laughing from behind Cynder, "HA! YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN YOUR FACE!" laughed Cynder, who was rolling around on her back and holding her sides.
"Yeah, you got me..." chuckled Spyro, who was laying on hs back as well.
"Man! For an evil she-dragon you know haw to be funny!" chuckled Sparx as he flew over to the two, wiping a tear out of his eye.
"Uh, thanks...I think..." replied Cynder.
"See Cynder! You're not that bad. You have a scary sense of humor though." Spyro said as he finally stopped laughing.
"Alright, now then." Cynder said, regaining her composure, "Now that you can fly, we should go as soon as possible: right now."
"Alright." responded Spyro and Sparx simultaneously.
"So, Cynder. Why are we walking, again?"
The group were now walking east through the forest. Sparx was asleep on Spyro's head, and Spyro was beginning to become tired himself.
Cynder, on the other hand, seemed perfectly fine, "Because I don't want to be spotted, not yet anyway."
"Well, can we atleast take a break? I'm tired." Spyro said with a yawn.
"You sound like some little hatchling." laughed Cynder, stopping under a rather large tree.
"Well, I'm not a fully grown dragon and I haven't been walking miles and miles for most of my life." retorted Spyro as he laid down.
"Well, then how old are you?" asked Cynder as she layed down and wraped her tail around herself.
"About eleven years old." responded Spyro with a yawn.
Cynder suddenly bolted upright, "What!? B-but so am I!...I think..."
Spyro didn't move at all for some reason. He was asleep already. Spyro just can't be as old as I am. He's not even half my size! Not even close!
Cynder shook her whole body and flexed her wings a few times, then started to lay back down, but, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her right wing. She barely made a noise though, hiding the pain, as she looked at her wing and saw it pinned to the tree by an arrow. The arrow was almost all the way inside of the tree and her wing, plus, there was a small hook on the end, preventing her from removing her wing from the arrow without having to take the arrow out of the tree as well. Cynder looked left and right trying to find the attacker. She couldn't find anything. Suddenly, without a sound, another arrow implanted itself in her right calf. Now this hurt too much, and Cynder screamed in pain, awakening Spyro.
"Huh, what happened?" Spyro looked aver to Cynder and saw her grimacing in pain while trying to remove the arrow from her calf, "Cynder!"
"Spyro! Run!" yelled Cynder. She was trying desperately to remove the arrow, which was hurting A LOT. Her hands were red with her own blood, and small crimson trails of blood were running down her side, DAMNIT! How could I have let my guard down! Spyro was still standing in the same spot, starring at Cynder with wide eyes, "What are you waiting for! Ru...AHGGG!" another arrow had implanted itself in Cynder's right side, "DAMNIT! SHOW YORSELF YOU COWARD! AND SPYRO! I SAID RUN!"
Spyro didn't know what to do, Cynder needed help, but whoever was attacking them could most likely kill him with ease. Spyro suddenly heard snoring right above his head, Sparx! Spyro grabbed Sparx off of his head and shook him awake, "Sparx! Listen carefully!"
"Huh? What is it? I'm tired." Sparx said, rubbing his eyes. Sparx looked around and saw Cynder with the arrows protruding from her body, "WHOA! What happened to her!?"
"Sparx! Listen! I want you to fly above us and look for the person attacking us! He probably has a bow! As soon as you see him, tell me where he is!"
"Gatcha!" replied Sparx, surprisingly willing to help, as he flew upward to the tree tops.
"Now I have to hope I don't get killed..." muttered Spyro to himself before running over to Cynder, "Cynder! Are you okay?"
"I thought I told you to run you idiot!" snapped Cynder, finally pulling the arrow out of her calf, "AHGG! FUCK!"
Spyro turned and spread his wings as wide as he could, then barred his teeth into a growl, "Now, whoever you are, tell me what you want!"
Spyro watched as a figure emerged from the brush wearing a red hooded cloak. The person had a pack of arrows on his back and he was carrying an intricate bow with an arrow knotched. It was pointed directly at Cynder's chest, "Actually, I want you." responded the person without lowering the arrow.
"What do you mean?" asked Spyro.
"The guardians have placed a reward on your safe return," replied the person, ", and I am NOT going to refuse an their offer, especially since they are offering a rather large sum of gems."
Spyro knew what he had to do, "If you promise not to hurt her, then I'll go with you."
"Do you know who she is!?" yelled the person, "She's Cynder! The Terror of the skies! Malefor's general! This is the perfect chance to deal a strong blow to Malefor's strength...and, earn a few gems at that."
"Plaese! Don't!" pleaded Spyro.
Cynder looked at Spyro, surprised, Spyro...
"Sorry, but, I gatta do this." The person pulled the arrow back further as he took careful aim at Cynder, and was about to fire the arrow, but a bright yellow glow suddenly flew into his face, momentarily blinding him, "AHGG!" The person fell to the side, firing the arrow. Luckily, he missed Cynder and the arrow flew off into the forest. As he hit the ground, disoriented, he dropped the bow. Before he had a chance to regain his senses, he felt something pounce on top of his chest. When he looked up, he was starring into the glare of dark purple eyes.
"You will NOT hurt her!" bellowed Spyro.
The hooded person attempted to remove Spyro from on top of him, but was met by a surprisingly loud, and ferocious, roar in his face.
"*ROOOOOOOAAAAAAAR!!!* DON'T MOVE!"
The person starred into the dark eyes of Spyro. They seemed to be endless pits of fury and hate, What is possessing this dragon! It's as if Death itself has taken over his body!
"Yo! Spyro! Calm down man!" Sparx flew up in between Spyro and the attacker, "Don't eat him or anything!"
Spyro's eyes flickered back to their normal color, and Spyro jumped off of the hooded person, ashamed, "What just happened?" Spyro asked himself.
"Now I think I see why the guardians want you back." said the stranger, removing his hood. He was a cheetah, relatively young, "If keeping it alive means so much to someone like you, then I won't get in your way anymore. So, I'll let Cynder go."
The moment the cheetah finished his sentece, he felt something slam him back onto the ground, "Now who said I would let you go?" Cynder growled menacingly as she pushed the cheetah onto the ground with on of her back paws.
"Cynder! Don't kill him!" Spyro said.
"Why not! he just tried to kill me!" retorted Cynder.
"Now, this is what's going to get you killed back at the temple." said the cheetah, surprisingly calm, "I would recomend not having so much of a short temper if I were you."
Cynder narrowed her eyes as she looked at the cheetah, "Fine." then removed her paw from his chest.
"I have one question though." the cheetah said as he stood up, "How the hell do you to expect everyone to just accept Cynder and not try to kill her instead?"
Spyro and Cynder looked at eachother with blank expressions, then simultaniousely, "We have no idea."
About thirty feet from where the events took place, a dead ape was laying on the ground in a puddle of it's own blood. There was a arrow inplanted in it's skull right between the eyes. There was a small hook on the end of the shaft.
Yeah, I know it's kinda short (in my oppinion atleast), but I needed this chapter to be in here. It's not THAT important, but I still needed it, partly to show haw Cynder is becoming less and less "The Terror of The Skies," and more like a young dragoness that she really is. Also, I had to bring Hunter in here some how.
Well, I am now going to be working on my thrird story, because I haven't gotten an actual chapter out on it yet so, yeah...anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Cyrus Black, out!
P.S. That was one unlucky ape!