Silence. That was all that was heard. Drew had just asked Spyro and Cynder if he could go to their world when the portal opens in two days. "Why do you want to come with us?" ask Spyro. "What? You want to bring an ape with us Spyro." said Sparx not believing what his brother was going to do. "Sparx he hasn't done anything to us to be worried about" said Spyro. "I think he's just is nervous about what Drew will do to him when we are back home" Cynder said with some glee in voice at seeing Sparx nervous around Drew.
"What! No I not scared of an ape. I fought plenty of apes." Sparx said quickly. "Yeah right. You were hiding every chance you got." Drew muttered thinking no one heard. But Spyro and Cynder heard every word. "You want to know why I want to go to your world." Drew said trying to get back on track. "Well there are many reasons. But the main reason is I'm alone." "What do you mean? You have a family don't you?" ask Spyro, confused by what Drew meant by him being alone.
"I can see how you would be confused. I would be to if I wasn't in this situation myself." Drew said and feeling all the pain and hardships he had endeared since he was told he had autism. He took a deep breath and released it. "For you to understand why I am alone I will have to tell you more about myself."
Drew went to the TV and turned it off. He then sat back down and got as comfortable as possible on the rug. "My life when I was younger was normal. I want to school and had friends. I was accepted by everyone. Then one day all that changed. I was told that I had a mental disability and in this town that is not a good thing." "What is a mental disability?" ask Cynder. The word feeling strange coming off her tongue.
"A mental disability is something different in here." Drew said as he brought his right hand up pointed at his head were the brain is. "What do you mean by different?" ask Spyro still not understanding what Drew was saying. "It is something in the brain that does something. And most are not good. There are hundreds of disabilities out there that my kind has discovered. What I have is called autism. It makes learning new thing difficult. I think differently than everyone else and make me socially awkward. Certain social cues that everyone takes for granted I don't pick up on."
"Is there not something that can be done to help?" Spyro ask starting to understand what Drew met when he said that he was alone. "Therein lays the problem. Everyone that has autism is affected differently so there is no one way to help. What will work for one may not work for another."
"How can it affect everyone that has it differently?" ask Cynder. "I don't know and I have autism." Drew said as shifted his legs. "When they told me my life changed dramatically. I started losing friends and people didn't want to have anything to do with me. And for a year I was by myself. After I got use to me being different I was able to notice others that were being treated like me. Not all of them had a mental disability. Some were people who didn't like how the town was treating people like me like we were less them human." Spyro and Cynder look at Drew puzzled at what he meant by 'less them human'.
"What do you mean less them human?" Spyro asked. "It means that they did not treat me as a living being. They saw me as nothing but a waste of space." Drew said hopping that they understand what he was saying. "As time went on the town started to treat us less and less. It eventually got to the point where there would bully us. I know that they would try to beat us up so I learned how to fight in case any of then tried to start a fight with me. Once they found out they left me alone." Drew stopped because what he was going to say next he felt would shook then. "But it became worse emotionally when my family started to treat my differently. My younger brothers did whatever they could to make my life miserable. Stealing my things, doing what they could to get me in trouble, and spreading rumors that were not true."
"How come your parents didn't do anything to stop then?" asked Spyro not believing what he was hearing. "My dad was too busy with his jobs that he doesn't know what goes on at home half the time. And my mom, well she has convinced herself that my brothers are just acting like normal boy towered the oldest brother but it's not." Drew stopped as he remembered everything that his younger brothers did to him over the years.
"I just want to find a place where I can be accepted for who I am and not rejected for what I had no control over." Drew said. "And the way things are I don't see that happing if I stay here." Spyro and Cynder looked at each other to see what the other was thing. Scene they have been together since there adventures a few years ago they were able to read each other. "Can you give us some time alone to think this over?" ask Cynder. "Sure. I'll be upstairs if you need me." Drew said and got up and went upstairs.
When he was upstairs he went to the laptop he left in the front room. "Good thing my family is not very good at noticing things." Drew said as he turned the laptop on. When the laptop was done starting up he went to YouTube to check on his subscriptions. There wasn't anything worth wild so he went to his playlist and chose one he had for Halo.
He was watching one of the cutscene's from Halo Reach as Sparx was coming up the stairs. "Hey ape come on Spyro and Cynder want to talk to you." He said and went back downstairs. Drew sat the laptop next to him and followed Sparx back downstairs. "I guess you all have made your decision." Drew said as he entered the room. "Yes we have." said Spyro. Drew went and sat back down from where he was before he went upstairs.
"From what we have seen and what you have told us we have decided that you can come with us." said Cynder. Drew felt an enormous weight just full off. A weight he didn't know all about that had been there for over ten years. "Thank you." Drew said, happens in his voice, having a hard time even sitting still. "You have no idea what this means to me." "I still think that this is a mistake Spyro." said Sparx.
After Drew had some time to gather himself he turned on the TV and started the movie that was waiting for them. When the movie was over he went to one of the self that had the movies that his mom had got and his brother didn't destroy. "This movie has some historical references about my kind that you all might find interesting." Drew said as he put the movie in and closed the Blue-ray.
He had just pressed the button for the menu when he heard the front door open and a mass of people coming in for the second time that day. He know that it was his family since it was after the time the martial arts day camp was done. He ignored then and hit the play button for National Treasures. At some point during the movie he went and got Spyro, Cynder, and Sparx some of the food he gathered for then from Golden Corral.
When the movie was over there were more questions from Spyro and Cynder but not as many since they were tired. Drew turned off the TV and Blue-ray. He then went upstairs and took his shower and got himself ready for bed. His family was already asleep from the day's actives and tomorrow they were going to do it all over again. He let the dogs out to use the bathroom before bed. As he was putting Franklin in his room he heard his brother snoring and talking in his sleep again only louder than last night. "There is no way I will get to sleep with that." Drew said and grabbed his pillow as he left the room.
He went back downstairs and started looking around for his sleeping bag. As he was searching Spyro went to see what was making all the noise. "Drew what are you doing?" he asked. "Looking for my sleeping bag." Drew said and found it in one of the suitcases his family had. "Here we are." Drew said to himself as he brought the sleeping bag out. "Why are you looking for it?" Spyro ask as he saw the sleeping bag. "To sleep in. I'm going to have to sleep down here with you guys tonight. One of my brothers makes noise in his sleep and tonight is one of those nights that I wouldn't get any sleep if I stayed in the room with him. For someone who is only ten years old he can sure make a lot of noise in his sleep." Drew went to the right side of the basement and laid his pillow and sleeping bag on the ground.
"Wouldn't you rather sleep on something else?" Spyro ask. "You guys already are using the couches and I'm ok with sleeping on the floor. This isn't the first time I done this" said Drew and got in his sleeping bag. He set his glasses on top of the TV and went to sleep.
While Drew slept someone contacted him through his dreams that was in one way a part of his family. "Hello." Drew said looking around at the landscape. He was standing out in field of grass as far as he could see in every dictation. Seeing nothing but grass he started walking. After walking for a few minutes he started to hear something. He turned around to see what it was but there was nothing there. Confused he turned back around just as a huge shadow pass over him. He looked up and saw a purple dragon but these one was different from Spyro.
The scales on the dragon were a darker shade of purple from Spyro's. The dragon turned and started to come to the ground right in front of Drew. As it was landing Drew saw that the body shape was different from Spyro's as well. This dragon did not have Spyro's bulk but instead was more like Cynder. Drew was guessing that it was female base on the body. The under scales and skin fold in her wing were silver. She had two pairs of horn behind her head that was the same shade of white as her claws. Drew caught a glimpse of something on her tail that looked like a blade. When she spoke there was no doubt in Drew's mind that she was female.
"Hello my child." She said in a soft voice. She started to lower her head and Drew felt that he should back up but something was telling him that he had nothing to be scared of by this dragon. In fact he felt like he had some sort of bound with her. "Hi." Drew said as her head came to his level. He saw that her eyes were sapphire as they were looking at him. Those eyes for some reason make him more calm around her then he when was around his own family. 'What is this dragon doing that is making me so calm? And what is this feeling that I should know her?' Drew ask himself as she pulled her head away. "I thought I would get to meet you sooner my child and I wish we could have more time but we don't." She brought her tale around in till the blade was right in front of Drew.
Drew saw that there was something wrapped around it. "I came only give you this for now my child. A gift that every spirit child receives from there spirit parent." She said. And as she finished specking a silver glow came from the item that was on her tail as it started to unwrap itself. Drew saw that it was a necklace what a crystal matching the dragon's scales and gave off a soft inner glow. The necklace floated in midair and went to him and placed itself on his neck.
"Remember to always wear this and I will always be there to help you my child." she said. Drew brought his hand up and grasps the crystal and brought it up to look at it. When he was done looking at the crystal he looked back at the dragon. "Thank you I guess." he said not understanding what was going on. The dragon open her wing and jumped into the air and flow away in till Drew could not see her anymore. When she was out of sight the grass around Drew started to disappear as he started to wake up.
When Drew woke up he set and rubbed the sleep from his eyes and looked around him. He saw that he was in the basement right in front of the TV. Drew saw that Spyro, Cynder, and Sparx were still sleeping. He got out of his sleeping bag and went upstairs. He then took care of the dog and used the bathroom. After that he went to his bedroom and changed into his casual clothes for the day.
As he was palling his shirt off he felt something thump against his chest. He looked down and saw the crystal necklace that was from what he thought was a dream. "No way." Drew said shock at what he was seeing. After he recovered from his shock he put a clean shirt on. When he was done getting dress he went to the basement fridge and got out a few of the boxes and went to the kitchen to warm then in the microwave. Once the food was done being warmed up he took the plat of food downstairs and waited for Spyro, Cynder, and Sparx to wake up.
A few minutes later Spyro started to wake up from the smell of the food and shortly after Cynder and Sparx followed as well. Both of then got up and stretched. "Thought you guys might be hungry." Drew said as he set the boxes of food in front then. Drew then went back upstairs to find something for breakfast. After he was down he went back downstairs.
As he was coming into the room he was thinking about the dream he had last night. "There is no way that was a just a dream." Drew said to himself. "What did you say?" ask Cynder as Drew came into the room. Drew look at her and Spyro deciding wither to tell them about his dream. 'Was that dream real or was it just wishful thinking? Might ask what they think.'
"Well last night I had a weird dream and it has been bugging me since I woke up." Drew said. "Was this dream about you being an ape and you trying to kill us." said Sparx. "Sparx." said Spyro. "No the dream was not about that." "Then what was your dream about." ask Cynder. "In my dream I was standing out in a field of grass as far as I could see. I started walking and after a few minutes a large shadow passes over head. So I look up and see a purple dragon. But they didn't look like you Spyro. There scales were darker. She landed right in front of me and I was able to get a better look at her. Her body was more like Cynder's. She had two pair of horns on her head that were white along with her claws. Her wings and under scales were sliver. The color of her eyes were sapphire and she had a blade on her tail. She keep on calling me her child and said I was a sprit child. And she gave me this crystal as will." Drew said and pulled out the crystal from under his shirt and showed then. "Her scales were the same shade as this crystal."
"Drew do you not realize who you just meet!" Spyro said having a hard time believing who Drew had just described to then. "Who are they?" ask Drew. "You just saw the First." said Cynder. "The First?" replied Drew. "The very first purple dragon." Drew thought about they said. "Do you know what a sprit child is?" he ask. "I've never heard of a sprit child. What about you Spyro?" Cynder asked Spyro. "I've never heard about it either Cynder." Spyro then looked at the crystal that was wearing.
"Drew can I see that crystal?" Spyro asked Drew. Drew took the necklace off and handed it to Spyro. When the crystal left Drew's hand the inner glow that it was giving off just disappear. Spyro saw this and wondered about what it meant. He didn't see anything different from other crystal that he had seen other than that it had a glow when it was with Drew. Spyro handed the crystal back to Drew and he put the necklace back on. Spyro noticed the glow returned to the crystal when it was back it Drew hands. "I don't see anything different about it other than that it gives off a glow whenever it is with you." Spyro said. "Maybe the Guardians would know something about it and a sprit child."
"All right then. I guess I can show you some other movies till we go to your world." said Drew. For most of the day Drew showed then some movies that he thought that they would be interested in. The rest of the day he decide to show then another thing that he used to pass the time. He played on his Xbox 360 and they were in as much shock as when they first saw a movie. The game that he chose to play was Halo 3ODST mostly because he could finish it and also to show mankind's imagination.
They asked a lot of questions about the game. How does a gun work? Why were the aliens trying to wipe out mankind? After he was done with the game he got the computer and went to YouTube and showed then the videos on the Halo series. Spyro and Cynder were surprise at all the detail that was put into the story that they almost believed that it was real.
Night came around and Drew decided to sleep downstairs with Spyro, Cynder, and Sparx again. 'Tomorrow is the day that my new life will start.' Drew thought as he went to sleep. Imagining what his new life will have in store for him. During the night the thing that attached itself to Drew's arm showed itself while everyone was asleep. "Portal will open in twelve hours." The voice from the thing said and showed a countdown timer till the portal could be reopened. It then slowed started to fade out of sight as it did before when it first attached itself to Drew's arm.
When they awake the next morning they finished the rest of the food that Drew's friends got for then and were decided when to go to the portal. "I think we should go now. The portal is opening today so we should be there when it opens." said Cynder. "And be standing out in the opened for everyone to see you. No that is the last thing you want. I was friendly to you but I know there will be at least twenty idiots who would shoot you on sight for what you are." said Drew. "We would be better off waiting for night. Then you would have plenty of cover to hide yourself." Just as Drew finished saying that his right arm started felling warm. He looks at his arm and saw the thing that attached itself on his arm was showing itself. As he brought his arm up for them all to see and the same voice from before spoke. "Portal will be opening in six hours." And showed the countdown timer.
"On second thought we might not have to wait till night to get to the portal." said Drew as an idea started to form in his mind. "What are you talking about? Didn't you just say that we couldn't go till night because someone would see us and try to kill us." said Spyro. "The portal is around where we first meet right." Drew asked then. "Yeah why?" ask Spyro. "Since we know when the portal will open we just wait till the portal opens and got to it then. We will be in your world sooner than tonight."
Spyro and Cynder agreed that sound like a good plan so they agreed to it. Drew said that he would have to pack some things before they left. He went downstairs and went behind the furnace to a hole and lifted himself into to get to the other side. There was a lot of dirt and the space was low to the point Drew had to hunch over to move around. He went to the far corner and moved some of the dirt out of the way to show a few duffel bags. One of them made noise as he lifted it out of hole it were hidden in and moved out to the basement. The rest were empty and Drew took then up stars to his room to full with his cloths. Once they were filled with all of his cloths he went back downstairs and set then next to the other duffel bag.
Drew looked at his arm and the thing showed itself with the timer reading five hours left. "I guess we just wait for now." Drew said. He got a movie out and watch it as Spyro, Cynder, and Sparx came and watch with him. As the second movie was ending he heard the sound of his family coming in and then running around. "And now for me to take care of one last thing." Drew said and went upstairs to find his mom.
"Hey mom." Drew said when he found her. She look up from looking in the frigid and look at Drew. She saw that he was wearing his gray shirt with the word 'Growing old is mandatory, Growing up is optional'. "I have to go to the liberty to returned some books." he said glad for once that his mom had a rule put in place to where he had to tell her when he was going somewhere. "All right take care of the dogs before you go." She said as she returned to looking in the frigid for something quick to eat. Satisfied with what he got from her he went back downstairs to wait for when they would be gone.
"All right we can go now." Drew said as he grabbed the duffel bags and went upstairs with Spyro, Cynder, and Sparx. As Drew was putting the dogs up he went outside in the back yard with Spyro, Cynder, and Sparx. "Hey I have something to ask you guys? Could you carry these bags for me to the portal?" he asks. "Why do you want then to carry your bags?" ask Sparx. "People would notice me if I was riding around carrying four duffel bags. And the last thing I want is to be noticed." Drew said explain his reasons. "All right. It's just to the portal." said Spyro. "Yeah just to the portal." Spyro went and grabbed two of the bags as Cynder grabbed the other two. "See you guys at the portal." Drew said as he went inside and got his bike. He locked the front doors and went to the portal.
Fifteen minutes later Drew stopped right were Cynder pounced on him a few nights ago. 'And that feel like a life time ago.' Drew thought about how he first meet then. As he was thinking he heard the sound of wing flapping and look up to see Spyro and Cynder. They landed right next to him as they put the bags down. "So where is the portal?" ask Drew. "Maybe we are early." said Cynder. Drew looked at the thing on his arm and saw that they were a few minutes early. "According to this we are." said Drew.
Drew walked away from then and moved his bike away from where they were waiting. "What are you doing?" ask Spyro. "When my mom finds that I am not at home she is going to come looking for me. I am going to make her think that I was kidnapped so she wouldn't find the truth. It will only take a few minutes." Drew said as he took his backpack off and grabbed a few pebbles and some dirt and tossed then all over his bike and backpack. He then moved his feet around in the gravel.
"There now when then come looking for me all they will find is this." Drew said as he looked over the area. He then went over to where Spyro, Cynder, and Sparx were waiting for the portal. As he was coming up to then he started to feel a braze blow past him. "Portal activating." said the voice from the thing on Drew arm. As it was saying this Drew saw a shiner in front of him. Then the portal appeared right where the shiner was.
Drew then looked at Spyro and said "The portals here." Sparx shoot right for the portal and went through as Cynder followed. Spyro started to follow but noticed Drew was looking around in one of the duffel bags. "What are you doing?" ask Spyro want to go through the portal but wanted to make sure that Drew was following him through. "Just getting something so whoever is on the other of that portal does not try to kill me base on how I look." Drew said as he pulled a few item from the bag that made some noise as it was moved.
Drew put on a black sleeveless hoodie and a black clock as well. He then put on some metal gauntlet and moved his wrist in certain way and a blade popped out that surprised Spyro. Drew then put his hood up over his head and to Spyro Drew looked almost like one of the cheetah warriors Spyro seen in Warfang.
Drew went and grabbed the rest of the duffel bags as Spyro waited for him. "You go ahead I'll be right behind you." Drew said. Spyro nodded his head and went to the portal and walked into it. Drew turned around and took one last look at what was around. After he was done he looked at the portal and started to walk to it he stopped right in front of it. "Well here goes nothing." And walked right into the portal.