Author's Notes: I own nothing except Klaxon who made a cameo last chapter.

Wala and Aiden belong to HKGhost.


Chapter 7

Three Years Later...

Malefor sighed as he listened to the instructor, your average Electric Dragon, yammer on and on about the different elements and how it takes years and years to master said elements and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

'Honestly, why did I let dad talk me into this?' thought Malefor as he tapped a claw on the stone floor.

"So which one of you would like to show, perform, display..." said the instructor.

Entire Class: "WE GET IT!"

"Sorry. Who would like to show us their element?"

"I'll go first I guess..." said Malefor extending his paw and a ball of flame ignited into existence in it.

"Well that's interesting. Now who's..." "I'm not done yet."

Sparks of electricity begin to fly off his paw as a blue and chilly mist surrounds him and loose pebbles form into small sculptures in front of him, followed by a strong gale filling the room as it threw small amounts of dust everywhere.

'Never knew I had Wind as an element...' thought Malefor to himself as everybody's mouths dropped.

"Class is now dismissed while I faint from shock." said the instructor...

*THUD!*

...before he went unconscious.

*THUD x15*

Malefor sweat-drops as everyone in the room is now unconscious.

'Is it really that shocking?' thought Malefor.


8 Hours Later; Large Hut outside Academy...

Malefor entered the hut that he and Aiden had built and laid down on the grassy mat that was his and sighed.

"So what was today like?" said Aiden walking in.

"Well, kind of annoying when everybody faints over somebody having five elements..." "You have five elements?"

"Don't interrupt dad. Like I said, everybody fainted like it was some big shock when half of the students have at least two!"

"Since when did you have five elements?"

"I just learned my fifth element is Wind, which helps with flying. Also the Guardians offered to train me but I refused."

"Why?"

'Because I don't want to go power mad and become the evil corrupt being I was last time.' thought Malefor to himself before he answered, "I have my reasons. Besides, I miss walking around forests and jungles. I don't like it here. Can we leave now?"

Aiden shrugs and the two walk out of the hut before Malefor creates an Earth Wall to block the entrance.

"Oh don't feel bad dad. Just because you can't use your Earth element that well doesn't mean I think any less of you." said Malefor jokingly as he walked by Aiden with a smirk.

"Overconfident twerp." muttered Aiden to himself.

Suddenly two familiar shadows passed overhead and Malefor looked up and then he turned towards Aiden.

"Uh, could you go on ahead? I'll catch up."

"Why?"

"I have somebody I need to talk to."

Aiden nods and walks ahead and once he's gone two familiar dragons land to Malefor's left and he turns to see Spyro and Cynder.

"Hello Spyro, Cynder." said Malefor calmly meeting their gazes with his sapphire eyes.

"Who are you?" said Cynder narrowing her eyes.

"Is it really that hard to tell who I am? What is my horns, my eyes, or my general appearance that makes it hard?" said Malefor as he felt his horns before he shrugged.

Spyro opened his mouth but... "Don't you dare say a word Spyro. Let her guess who I am you purple whelp...well...I guess I'm the whelp now but you get my point!"

"Wait. You're Malefor?" said Cynder.

"Yes, Cynder I am."

Cynder approaches menacingly but Malefor stands his ground as she raises a paw, claws at the ready.

"You know there are two ways that could be a big mistake. One, we're in front of the Academy and somebody attacking an eight-year-old dragon who has done nothing could be very bad for you and two, upon me crying out in pain my adoptive father will come rushing to my aid and I really don't think you'd like to fight him."

"Who are you? You're not the Malefor we know." said Cynder narrowing her eyes as she lowered her paw.

"Yeah. Aren't you supposed to be training with Guardians at this time?" said Spyro looking thoughtful.

"I turned down their offer of training. Another thing, like I said Spyro, I'm going to change things for the better." said Malefor turning around and walking towards the forest.

"And for what its worth Cynder, I'm sorry for all the misery I caused you."

With that Malefor disappeared into the forest leaving two former enemies shocked beyond belief.

After a few minutes of walking Malefor met up with Aiden and the two continued walking before Malefor jumped on Aiden's back shocking the bigger dragon.

"Why are you on my back?" said Aiden eyeing the eight-year-old.

"I like riding your back. Its a habit now." was Malefor's reply as he smiled.

"You're too big now."

"Then maybe you shouldn't have done it for two years."

" *sigh* Never mind."

After walking a ways the duo come to a three-way path; one leading east, west, and north and a big tree on the west path.

"Which way?" said Malefor looking at the different paths before a clinking noise reach their ears and they look up in the tree and see the same masked man juggling grenades one-handed.

"Don't go east or west unless you want to fight Apes." said the man eye-smiling as he kept juggling them.

"You again! Why do you keep following us?!" yelled Malefor.

"Following you? No, it's the other way; you keep following me. Hah ha hah ha."

"Why shouldn't we go east or west?" asked Aiden.

"Ape camp, I forgot if it was to the east or west, that's why I said don't go either. Head north, you'll find an excellent hunting area there."

"And how would you know?" said Malefor before his eyes widen as a tail slithers out from under the man's cloak and the metal tip forms a hand as it strokes his chin.

"I've been there. I'd hurry up, Orks have been sighted in the area and sometimes...they're not the most friendly...hah ha hah ha." said man before he disappeared in black mist causing both dragons to shiver.

"We both agree that's creepy?" said Malefor and Aiden nods.

"Hurry up ya lot! We can't be lettin' dem Apes encroach on our turf! Pick up da pace!" came an Ork's voice and the two bolted down the north path.


1 Hour Later...

Like the man said, they came upon a huge hunting ground and the two stopped there for the night.


Meanwhile; Ape Camp...

"We had a deal Apey but do ya keep yer word? Nooooo, ya go and try to kill ol' Bluddflag. Too bad ya didn't think things through..." said the Ork war boss as he snapped the Ape Commader's neck and took the guy's helmet.

"Dis weren't a total loss though..."

Bluddflag walked away from the corpse and looked over the ruins of the (western) Ape Camp.

"Alright boyz, take whatever dey have and kill da rest!"

*Gunfire*

*Screams of Dying Apes*

*Dragons Roar*

"Uh oh! Time to get out of here! Retreat boyz, grab what ya can!"

Within five minutes the ruined camp is deserted as five armored dragons land and the look around before they spot a Gretchin trying to remove his knife from an Ape's chest and the Ork notices the dragons.

"Oh zog." curses the Ork before his head is blown off and the dragons look to see Bluddflag's retreating figure, the Double Shoota he's wielding smoking.

"How are we going to explain this to the council?" said the a white dragon in blue armor to his commander.

"I...don't know...give me some time." said the leader, a young yet familiar fire dragon.


END CHAPTER

Can anybody guess who the fire dragon is?

Also, sorry for the time skip, I couldn't think of anything else for when Malefor was five so I jumped to where he was eight.

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