NEW ERA TRILOGY BOOK: 1
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of the Spyro franchise. However, I do own my own OC's David, Andrew, and Jade.
Authors note: What's up, How was everyone's Christmas? Mine was great! I got two new video games, Spyro Eternal Night and Spyro Eternal Night again. Hey I just want to say merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Damn tender scenes! David and Cynder do not love each other! I just suck at this type of thing! Hehe, get it? Type of thing because I'm Typing? *Everyone boo's and throws tomatoes. And someone throws a…donkey?*
Anyway…On with the story!
Chapter 4- Trippy teleporting and emotions
Andrew stepped into David's apartment, "so…uh…what's up with cancelling bowling?".
David shrugged, "just someone I want you to meet." he replied closing the door.
Andrew was still a little lost, "you cancelled bowling just so I could meet someone?" he asked full of confusion, "you never cancel bowling just to meet someone unless it's like the president or Lil Wayne or something like that and even then it takes a lot of convincing to get you to call it off." he said sitting down on the comfy blue couch.
"You alright?" David asked, "you seem disappointed.". He went into the kitchen and opened up the fridge and made a small laugh, "this always does the trick.". After a few seconds he came back out in the living room with two beers, he tossed one to Andrew and sat on the chair on the opposite side of the room where he noticed tiny trails of smoke floating right next to him which made him smile.
Andrew gave him a funny look, "how'd you get that?" he said popping off the cap.
David smiled, "my dad".
Andrew's eyes popped, "your dad! Damn! Wish my dad would do that.".
"Yeah, a little beer always cheers a guy up…doesn't it? David said with a stupid looking grin.
Andrew laughed and took a sip, "damn, that's pretty good too!"
"Only the best, bud light!" David chirped sitting up side down on the chair.
"Ha! Not even one sip and you're all screwed up!" Andrew yelled playfully taking another sip.
Back in the shadows, Cynder was using her shadow element to keep herself from being seen. She found it hard not to laugh at how David was acting. Cynder smiled, she liked it when he acted this way. He was one of those type of people who affect everyone around him. When he was happy others were happy, when he was sad others were sad and right now Cynder felt full of joy. She really wanted to join in on the conversation but she was afraid of how Andrew would act, she noticed the weapon David called a 'gun' Andrew was carrying in his pocket and suddenly remembered the night she and David met. "he does seem like a really nice person…but…what if…". She shook her head and decided it would be best not to reveal herself until later.
After about fifteen minutes of BS-ing David got up, "ya done?".
Andrew looked at the empty beer can and faked a tear, "good things just pass to soon.". He tossed the empty can to David who went to throw then in the kitchen garbage. Little did he know, he was being followed.
Cynder was following close behind, but softly, making sure her claws didn't make any clicking noises on the hard wood floor. When David stopped to throw away the cans, Cynder look around to make sure Andrew wasn't coming and revealed herself.
"David?" she whispered nudging him lightly on his side to get his attention.
David turned around and jumped a little by the dragonesses sudden appearance but quickly recovered, "yeah?" he replied.
"About tonight, I'm just a little nervous, I mean what if it's a repeat of the night we met?" she whispered constantly looking around to make sure Andrew wasn't coming.
David quietly chuckled at how nervous she was and lightly put his hands on the sides of her face to stop her from frantically looking around, "Cynder" he looked her in the eyes, "you have nothing to be worried about, he's a really kind person and will really like you." he said letting go of his light grip, "just lets not bring up that night alright?".
Cynder sighed, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean t-" she was interrupted by footsteps coming in from the other room. She instantly went back into the shadows.
"Hey bro, you alright?" Andrew asked entering the kitchen. "You've been in here for a while."
David rolled his eyes, slightly annoyed at his friend but let it go. Besides, how could he have know he was in the middle of a conversation with another dragon, being mad wouldn't be fair. "Yeah, just…uhh…getting dinner ready." he replied nervously looking up at the ceiling avoiding eye contact. One thing David has always sucked at was lying.
Andrew was getting suspicious, "David, buddy, I don't know why your lying but I heard you talking to someone out here. Tell me, who do you want me to meet?" he asked a little forcefully.
David sighed, "alright, but please, don't freak out." he said staring at the floor.
Andrew quickly agreed and to prove it he went out into the living room and laid his gun under the couch. "Alright, so…who is it?" he asked walking back into the kitchen.
David averted his gaze from the floor up to his friend, "you know how I'm a dragon…right?" he asked nervously.
"Hell yeah, I've know you for 2 years!" Andrew replied along with a small laugh.
"Andrew, I think I should tell you why you're here…" David trailed off,
Andrew cocked his head to the side and squinted his eyes not liking the feeling in the air, "yes?" he asked politely.
"Come on out to the living room." David quickly replied, bolting out of the kitchen.
"David, dude, what's up? Your not acting right." Andrew said worriedly chasing after David.
Once they were in the living room, Andrew sat down on the chair his friend was sitting on earlier staring at David with a funny/worried/nervous/confused look. David sat down on the couch staring back at Andrew trying to figure out how to say what he wanted to say.
After a minute of pure silence David spoke up, "I don't exactly know how to say this without you believing me…but…err…". Andrew was getting really annoyed with him, "Speak the hell up already!" he yelled due to his mixed feelings.
"Alright, alright…" David paused to recollect his thoughts on how he was going to say it, "Well…Andrew…I'm not the only dragon here."
Andrew was relieved when he finally spoke up but was confused at that he meant, "What do you mean?" he said kinder than the last time.
David sighed, "Look, there's another dragon in this room right now standing right beside me'", he said quickly and nervously. Andrew didn't get why he was so nervous, it's not like he would doubt his best friend.
Andrew looked at David with a funny smile, "Now how hard was that to say?" he said in an unsurprised voice.
David was confused, "You're not surprised?" He paused for a minute then spoke again, "Wait…why are you not surprised, the only dragon on the planet is me…how do you believe me so easily?" he asked with a puzzled look.
Andrew chuckled, "Hey bro, I seen some crazy shit in my life. You didn't surprise me when you said there's another dragon, I mean…you're a dragon, why shouldn't there be another?" he asked, earning a sigh of relief from David.
David smiled from ear to ear thinking this wasn't going to be as hard as he thought. "Thing is, she's from another world" he said, back to his happy self.
"Damn! She's a girl too!" Andrew howled, making David blush a little.
"Well, she is pretty…" David said with a stupid looking grin.
"And she's pretty too!" Andrew shouted, laughing to the point of almost falling off the chair.
David was laughing also. "Hey, wanna meet her?" David asked still with the same stupid smile.
"Hell yeah bro! lemme see her!" he said in a teasing voice. He knew that these things always made David nervous. Of course, he wouldn't embarrass him in public or in a mean way…he just liked to tease a little.
David jumped up, "Alright, hold on a minute." He dashed into the kitchen. When he was in the kitchen he suddenly got tripped. When he was getting up, something tackled him back down. When he looked up he saw Cynder on top of him, glaring. "Why the hell did you do that?" she asked coldly, striking a little fear in David's heart.
"D-didn't y-you hear t-the conversation we had?" he said, trying to push her off, but it did little.
Back in the other room Andrew heard everything, he grabbed his gun and went into the kitchen to check it out. What he saw made him almost go postal, "Get the f*** off of him now you b****!" he yelled as loud as he could pointing the gun at the dragoness.
Cynder turned around and saw Andrew pointing his pistol right at her head. Instinctively, she got off David and backed up some.
David got up facing Cynder, still shaking a little bit. Andrew saw the look in his eyes and patted him on the back. "Bro, you alright?" he asked kindly. He then glared at the dragoness with fire in his eyes. "I don't know where the hell you come from, but you better turn the f*** around and go back", he yelled, still pointing the gun at her. For Andrew, right now, his best friend was the trigger and it was beginning to feel really good on his finger, but he let it go. He lowered the gun and walked with David to the living room.
Cynder stayed completely still until they left, pretty much wanting to cry, "why did I do that?" she whispered to herself, sadness clearly in her voice. She remembered when she was under the dark masters control and what she just did brought all the memories back, racing through her mind like a race car without brakes. All the lives she took, every one she killed, all the innocent she tortured, it all came back. She was sent here only to bring David back, yet she found something unexpected…a friendship, and she attacked him for the smallest of reasons. It was as if attacking a new born because the didn't listen once or twice. David accepted her easily (after the little scare), he gave her a place to stay, he brought her to a place where she could be free and fly without the worry of anyone else seeing her, and he became her friend. Most everyone back on her world still despised her for what she used to be. After everything he did for her, she attacked him? For what…bragging about her to his best friend like she was a jewel? Cynder plopped to the floor and cried silently into her wings.
Out in the living room, Andrew and David were talking. David quickly got over the little quarrel in the kitchen and was now laying down on the couch just staring up at the ceiling mindlessly and gabbing with Andrew. As for Andrew, he was pissed off until David told him to chill down and forget about it. It took a little while to get him to cool down, but he succeeded.
"David, I thought you said she was your friend." Andrew said sharply.
David looked at him and chuckled, "We are! It's just…well…I admit, I don't know what was going through her mind." David replied, wondering what caused the sudden out burst. He wanted to ask her about it but he knew he couldn't without Andrew coming along with his gun. Right as he was about to get up at go ask her about it, as if on cue, Cynder walked in, her eyes red, a clear sign that she had been crying. David sat up and just stared blankly at her. Cynder was staring back at him, her eyes pleading forgiveness.
Andrew looked at her with a mad expression. At least it wasn't that evil look. "What the hell do you want." he said forcefully, barely even a question.
Cynder ignored him, but lowered her head, "David…" she trailed off, about to break down again, "I'm so sorry." she said softly taking a few steps towards David.
On her first step, Andrew pulled out his gun and pointed it at her. Cynder expected this and figured he wouldn't actually shoot. So she kept walking.
Andrew made a small growl, "Oh great! What ya gonna do now, eat his neck?" he said sarcastically making Cynder feel worse than she already did.
David saw this and waved signaling that everything was alright. Reluctantly, Andrew obeyed and put his gun down on the clear coffee table in front of him.
Once Cynder was in front of David, he smiled warmly and moved over some and patted his hand down on the spot next to him. Cynder hopped up onto the couch and instantly dug her face into David's chest and cried.
As for David, he didn't really know why she was crying. All she did was pin him to the floor. In fact, he should be the one crying. Right as he was about to ask why she was crying, Cynder unknowingly interrupted him.
"David…" she whispered sadly, "I'm so sorry…" she said pressing her face into his chest harder. David's shirt was half wet.
David sighed, "Cynder, why are you crying?" he said softly placing an arm over her dark back.
Cynder looked up at him with red eyes, "I attacked you!" she exclaimed. She knew he wouldn't understand very well but if he knew the true reason, the truth about her past, he then might end up hating her. And it he did, Cynder would feel as if the whole world had come crashing down on her. He was her best friend, next to Spyro, and she would guard him with everything she had.
David felt a few tears come to his eyes too, seeing her like this was practically putting a knife straight through his heart. Up until now, he never actually noticed how much he cared about her and he would do so much to keep her safe. Suddenly he thought of Spyro and remembered about him and Cynder and thought with a smile, "Spyro, you have no idea how lucky you are".
David and Cynder stayed like this for a few minutes in silence. Cynder's head dug into David's chest while David unconsciously massaged the back of her neck. Neither of them knew why they were making such close contact, but for some funny reason, both of them were enjoying it.
David completely forgot about Andrew. He looked back over the chair only to find him passed out on the couch. David chuckled and looked back over at Cynder, "Are you still hung-?" Cynder was asleep too. Unfortunately for David, she fell asleep in the position she was in when they were embracing each other. Her head laid softly against his chest. After a second, she snuggled closer and put a crimson wing over him, "Spyr…" she whispered, trailing off. David smiled, knowing what she was dreaming about and softly whispered back, "He loves you" he said with a yawn as he started to feel drowsy himself. The emotions must have taken a lot out of him, especially Cynder, and Andrew I don't know about.
He fought to keep himself awake, but to no avail as he laid his head down on the arm of the couch and shut his eyes. He felt Cynder's soft breath on his neck. It was so warm, so calming and he looked at her one more time…her head rested on his chest with a crimson wing wrapped around him pulling him tight against her. Once again he closed his eyes, only to be woken up by a loud snore coming from Andrew.
Andrew snored and scared himself awake. "Wow!" he yelled waking himself up abruptly. He looked over to the couch and his eyes practically popped out of his skull. He ran over to David to talk quietly so they wouldn't wake the sleeping Dragoness.
"Andrew, what do you want?" David asked groggily.
"Damn bro! you told me she was yo friend, but this is …Damn!" he said in a teasing voice. Cynder wiggled a little. "Shhh" David hushed Andrew.
"David ,dude, I thought she was only your friend!" Andrew exclaimed.
David rolled his eyes. "We are! It's just-". David was cut off.
"You like her, don't you?" Andrew said, not in a teasing way, but in a kind voice.
"Not, not like that!", David stammered quietly.
"Admit it bro", Andrew said rolling his eyes.
David looked down at Cynder who was tightly holding him, she ended up placing her head right under his. She looked so peaceful, so beautiful, so content. To David, she was the most beautiful creature he has ever laid eyes upon, like a priceless jewel.
David looked back up at Andrew, "Well…I guess I can't hide it can I…" he trailed off and thought of her and Spyro, "But no matter how hard she looks, she will never find anyone like Spyro." he said quietly.
Andrew gave him a puzzled expression, "Who's Spyro?" he asked.
"Long story short, back on her world, her and Spyro are in deep love…And their love is stronger than anything else I have ever seen before." he said, smiling.
"And how do you know that?" Andrew asked.
"You know…I don't know, I guess it's just a dragon thing. Basically, I can feel her energy." David replied.
"Oh." Andrew said, still kind of lost.
Andrew looked at the clock, it read 11:30pm. He didn't feel like driving all the way back to his place, "Hey David, do you think I could sleep on the chair over there?" he said pointing at the chair.
"Your sleeping here?" David asked.
Andrew shrugged, "Well…it's up to you.".
David smiled, "Sleep over!" he yelled, covering up Cynder's ears.
Andrew laughed, "yeah, haven't had one of these things for ages..". With that, he walked over to the chair and got in what looked like a very uncomfortable position and fell asleep.
Originally David was going to sleep in his own room, but when he tried to get up, Cynder unknowingly held onto him, holding him tight with her crimson wings, dreaming of her love. David decided to sleep where he was, he actually enjoyed the closeness, but there was always that awkward, uncomfortable feeling.
He closed his eyes, but couldn't fall to sleep. There was just to much on his mind, especially the dragon realms. He wondered what it would look like, what it would feel like, what other creatures were there, and everything else. Eventually, after wandering in his mind, he felt himself start to drift off. Everything was so peaceful, the movements of Cynder while she slept, the softness of the couch, the warm breath that Cynder emitted onto David's neck. After a minute, Cynder softened up her hold and was now softly draping her wing over him like a blanket. Finally, after such a long day, David floated away from reality as if on a boat leaving land and ended up on the shores of dream land, where an adventure awaits.
Back in the realms, A large, dragon was watching them through a pool…the pool of visions. Ignitus, the new chronicler smiled when he saw how David and Cynder were getting along.
"Ignitus." a white isle guard called from behind him.
Ignitus looked back at him, "Ahhh, Drake, My dear friend. How are you?" he asked warmly making the guard feel, in a way special.
"I have your teleportation crystals, are you ready?" he asked.
"Oh good!" Ignitus praised, "I am almost ready, just give me a minute to find the proper spell.". The large dragon motioned towards a table with a large book on it, the table had three candles on each side, providing just enough light to read. As for the table itself, it was red Maplewood, had elaborate carvings on the legs, and was very sturdy. The top reached up to Ignitus's upper chest, it was the same type of wood and very plain.
Ignitus opened the large book and flipped through it until he found the right spell. The title of the spell was Teleportation.He was always surprised at how practical the names of the spells were. He looked back at the guard and motioned for him to put the crystals down next to the book. The guard obeyed and left without a word.
"Alrighty…lets see how I bring them back." he said after the guard was gone and started reading the contents.
In order to teleport someone to your current location, place one crystal on the face of who your looking at through the pool of visions and press down lightly on the crystals for exactly three seconds. The crystals will then begin to glow. Note: it will take a few minutes for the selected to appear in your location.
Ignitus shook his head, "what? that's it? And how can I place a crystal on the pool of visions anyway?" he asked to no one in particular, skeptical about if this spell actually works. It was to short! How could it work? After a minute of criticizing the spell, he got to it.
He took the 4 yellow teleportation crystals in a paw and walked over to the pool of visions on three legs. He looked at Cynder first and immediately placed a crystal on her face, amazingly, the crystal started floating on the water and couldn't be completely submerged no matter how hard he tried.
"Wow…" was all he could say before he put one on David's face.
He was having a hard time deciding if he should bring the one known as Andrew, after a few minutes of pondering the thought, he came to a conclusion. Ignitus would bring Andrew here, and if he didn't like it, he would be sent back to his own world. With that, he put a crystal on Andrew's face. He then pressed down at all three crystals at once, "1...2...3...", he stopped when the crystals began to glow a bright, almost blinding white color. Ignitus cocked his head to the side expectantly. He then went into another room.
David awoke with a pounding headache, "ohh man…what th-" he looked around him and stood up quickly, his heart racing. He backed up some, speechless. He was in an enormous, round room lined with shelves full of books, and a large round pool in the middle. The room was dimly lit by the numerous candles and by the light reflected off the water. There were many large statues of dragons in the room, and there was a table on the opposite side of the room where he was, it appeared to have a large book on it, at least half his height thick. David was in shock, he was stunned, not believing where he was. "Where am I?" he asked, his mouth agape. He knew this wasn't reality and guessed that he was dreaming, knowing this slowed his heart down. But this, this just seemed all to real to be a dream. Everything had it's own smell, it's own feel, it's own look. He felt the texture of the stone floor. He went over to the pool and dipped his hand in, it was real too. Every thing was real here, but I couldn't be…because it was just a dream…right?
He smacked himself a few times to wake up to the real world, to reality. But it was inevitable, no matter how hard he smacked himself, he couldn't wake up. His heart race picked up again. He smacked himself as hard as he could, "WAKE UP!" he screamed. He went over to the pool and dipped his head in, didn't work. He tried again…nothing. David's heart was racing faster than it ever has in his whole life. He started to feel incredibly dizzy when he realized that this…this was reality.
Authors note: Ohhhh…a cliff hanger, I think? What will happen next? What will Andrew think when he wakes up? Where is this strange place David awoke to? Who threw a freaking donkey at me! All shall be revealed in the next chapter.