Chapter 7 (The Dark Master's Return)

2 more days went by, and yet, everyone still cannot believe what they heard about Mark and the Dark Master. But that was another time to think of. Tomorrow was the day when the Dark Armies are to raid the temple and try smashing all of the eggs. They needed a plan to make sure that won't happen. "Why do we need to worry about tomorrow when we have the Lord here to stop an entire army from smashing all the eggs?" asked Cyril. "Because Cyril, we do not know for sure if the Dark Master will come along on the raid. Let's just hope he won't. If he did, then it is all over for us all." said Ignitus. "Well then let us ask Mark and see if he came up with an ingenious plan to save the eggs." said Volteer. "Very well Volteer let's get the others and ask Mark what kind of plan does he has to save the next generations of dragons." said Terrador.

Mark who was now back to normal, was thinking. "What should we do when the Dark Armies come here and try to smash up all of the eggs, Godith?" "I don't know, I'm still thinking."said Godith. The 2 of them were wondering on how to save a large amount of eggs in a few minutes. "Why don't we move them to a new place?" said Godith. "No. Reason why is because if we move all the eggs today, some spies will see and find out where the new location is." said Mark. Meanwhile, Falzar was starting to worry about the next day, so was Elva. "Darling what can we do to save our egg and the others?" asked Elva. "I'm not really sure. I was thinking of something like when the raid begins we move them at the same time to a new place so that no one will see us taking them. The only problem is, the only way out of the vault is the way into the vault. So pretty much we would have to go through the army to make our way through." said Falzar. "Falzar, Elva. Come, we are gathering together and we are all going to think of a plan on saving our eggs." said Ignitus. They all met together and started talking about how to save their eggs. "Maybe we could move them an hour or two before the raid." said Cyril. "No, the Dark army isn't as dumb as you guys think. They will send scouts to see what we are doing." said Mark. "This is impossible. There is no way we can save our eggs. Our only chance is to fight." said Terrador. "So we are going to fight to save our eggs? What happens if there are more then expected. What happens if the Dark Master arrives?" said Falzar. "Let's not panic now about the Dark Master yet Falzar. Yes we will have to fight and if there are more then expected we will be ready." said Ignitus.

"Why don't we fool the army?" said Elva. "Now why didn't we think about that?" said Mark. "I don't know. Anyways, my idea is we find eggs that are nearly the same size and weight as our eggs. We color them, switch them with our real eggs, have the Dark Army destroy the fakes, while we go and find a safe new location to put our eggs." said Elva. "Not bad Elva. Why didn't you think of that Volteer?" said Falzar. "Uhhhhh... I was thinking about that plan of yours, just four problems. One, where are we going to find that many eggs? Two how are we going to switch them during the raid or before them? Three, how are we all going to carry the eggs? Four, if we do manage to carry all of them, how are we going to get out with the real ones?" Falzar, Elva, Godith, Terrador, Cyril, Volteer, and Ignitus had no idea on how they would get out. "Jeez you guys are unbelievable sometimes. Ever heard of a back door or exit?" said Mark. "Alright Mr. Smart Guy, how are we going to do this plan?" asked Elva. "Instead of all of you carrying all of the eggs, let me do all the carrying and escaping. I have lots of strength in me and I know how to carry large amounts of items. I will be running around them, producing a wrap. Once I make the wrap good enough, I will bring them all together. I will then stand in the middle egg, and do my instant transmission move, and get to a safer place without anyone seeing or hearing me. While you guys plant the fakes, I will get to a new location, such as the Mountains. It is far, but it is worth the risk. After I put them into a cave that only dragons can reach, in which case I know exactly where. I will return here to the Temple. Then all we have to do is wait for the army to come, do battle with them, try and kill as many as possible. If the Dark Master comes, run. Run or fly far away from the temple. I will handle him." Mark finished his idea for the plan and they all agreed that it was the best one out of all.

So they all left the temple and looked for eggs that where nearly the same size, shape, and weight of a dragon eggs. The best eggs to take where Vultragon eggs. (Vulture and dragon combined) They looked exactly the same. As a matter of fact they all had the same size, shape and weight. All they had to do was take the eggs, recolor them and follow out the plan. It wasn't easy getting the eggs though. Vultragon's were birds that always stole other eggs. The dragons were never happy about them. So they all went to their nests, killed the Vultragons, and took their eggs. "This doesn't feel right." said Elva. "Why what's the matter?" asked Falzar. "I feel like we are the Dark Amry, doing the same thing to the Vultragons except of smashing their eggs, we take them and switch them with ours." said Elva. She felt a little unhappy doing this. "Listen here Elva, Vultragons are really egg snatchers, who take other eggs, such as dragons, chickens, etc. They even take each other's eggs. They take them as if it were one of their own and wait for it to hatch. They usually wait for the eggs to hatch. After they hatched and the chicks don't look like one of their own, they kill them, and eat them. So pretty much I feel glad about this. The tables have turned on them." said Mark. "I guess your right ." said Elva.

They gathered enough eggs and brought them all back to the temple. They spend the half the day getting the eggs, now they were coloring them. They had to color them in exact details, otherwise the plan won't work. After more than 3 hours of painting (and some fooling around, painting each other making such a mess) they got every egg completed. "Wow look at that. They all look the same. Uh oh. Did anyone remembered to take the real eggs?" said Falzar. "No worries. All the real ones are on the left, while the fake are on the right." said Godith. "Phew. Thought we had to spend the entire night finding out which one is which." said Falzar. "All right guys good job. Get some rest. Tomorrow is the day we have to fight for our lives and the next generation of dragons." said Mark.

Everyone went off to sleep, except for Mark. Mark was on watch making sure that there wasn't going to be a sneak attack. He was prepared for anything. 'Tomorrow night is what I am truly ready for. I will make sure that the Dark Master will go back and stay in Hell for good.'

The next day came. Everyone was awake. Everyone was ready. Falzar however, was extremely worried. "Falzar what is the matter with you?" asked Elva. "I'm not sure. I'm worried that something terrible will happen. I feel...scared for once. I usually am not scared of anything. But now, I am." "Falzar, don't you worry. If anything happens to you, I will be there for you. You are the one that I love, and I am not going to let some apes come into the temple, kill you and our child. Darling, sweetheart, if you feel scared, think about happy thoughts." She kissed Falzar and left to go eat.

The day went by quickly, night came, and so did the cool air. Everyone was ready. Even though Falzar still had the 'butterflies in his stomach' feeling, he was willing to fight for his love, and child. He would give up his life to save theirs and everyone else. Mark was standing on the balcony. Listening, trying to hear if the army is near. "Do you hear anything?" asked Ignitus. "I hear them. They are, moving quietly, trying to not make any noise. They are planning to do a surprise attack. Well that won't be a surprise anymore. They will be coming from the shores, they will attack from behind. They want to surprise us and I know that they will attack from all sides. They will then attack from the east, then west, then finally North." "We'll be ready. May the ancestors look after you Mark, may they look after us all." said Ignitus.

Just as expected. The Dark Armies were attacking from the south side of the temple. Falzar, Terrador, Godith, and Ignitus were fighting off the apes. Giving them everything they got. Mark managed to get all the eggs and take them to the mountains. That is when Elva, Cyril, and Volteer planted all of the fake eggs into place. When all the eggs were placed in, they went off to fight. Again, just as expected, the apes attacked then from the east. Falzar told everyone to go to the vault. "Get to the vault! Lure them there!" said Falzar. They all retreated, and just then the army attacked then from the west. Mark finally returned and was waiting at the vault. Again, the army finally attacked from the North. They were surrounded. With no where to run or fly off to, they all stood and fought in the vault. Protecting there 'eggs' from the Dark Armies. Mark was quickly cutting down and setting on fire the Army. Godith was slicing and biting off enemy heads.

Elva was slashing and tackling the apes who were near close to smashing the purple egg. The Elders were giving their best shot at the army. Falzar was making sure that nothing terrible would happen. He was close to Elva, making sure that she wouldn't be attacked from behind. As the raid continued, everyone was starting to become tired. Volteer was the first to go down. Yet the Dark Army didn't kill him. Then Cyril tired himself out. Terrador was still standing, but he didn't stand up for long. The Dark Army grouped together on him and pinned him down. The rest were still fighting. More apes came, but with sword, shields and spears. Some of them came with full battle armor and weapons. The dragons were losing strength. The Dark Army, got rid of Godith. They broke the floor underneath her. It was a mistake the Dark Army made. Even though the hole was big enough for her, there was no room for the dark army in the tunnel to get out of the way. So as Godith was sliding through the tunnel, she pushed out the enemies. The battle became even worse. Elva was hurt. She got hit by a spear on her wing, then got slashed across her chest. Luckily the cut wasn't too deep. Ignitus noticed something wrong with the purple egg. The purple egg that was supposed to be the fake one was somehow the actual one. Mark was busy cutting the enemies into pieces, Falzar was protecting Elva, and Elva was staggering back onto her feet. So Ignitus took the egg and flew off. 'Where is Ignitus and the purple egg?' thought Falzar. It didn't matter though, he had to protect Elva. He didn't want to lose her. A bright flash filled the vault. As Falzar and Elva looked, they saw Mark transformed into a full dragon. They were shocked to see him like this. He was slashing, stabbing, beheading, burning, scratching, and squashing more than 10 enemies at a time. Mark drove them out of the vault. As Falzar looked around, most of the fake eggs were smashed, few got cracks and only one was in perfect condition. "Elva are you ok?" asked Falzar. "Yes I'm fine dear. No major cuts or stabs. Just minor scratches, and bruises." "I'm am glad you are alright." said Falzar. "Me too, but the battle ain't over yet." As Elva pointed out that Mark was being pushed back into the vault by the army. Cyril, Terrador, and Volteer, were taken away by the Dark Army. "Where are they taking them?" asked Elva. "I don't know. They might have taken them so that they can use them for something." said Falzar.

Ignitus was far away from battle, he was holding the real egg that was mixed up with the fake ones and real ones. He landed down near the Silver River. "It is a good thing I spotted you as the real one, otherwise all would've been lost." said Ignitus. Ignitus looked around looking for materials to make a basket out of. He found enough good floating material that should hold the egg. He made the basket and placed it onto the Silver River. He then put the egg, onto the basket and pushed the basket away. "May the Ancestors look after you, may they look after us all." Ignitus then flew away.

Mark was back in the vault."Ah damn, there are so many of them, oh well here goes. Kaaaaaaaaaaa, Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, Meeeeeeeeeeee, HAAAAAAAAA!!" Out of his hands came a blue beam that went through the Army. The blast was powerful enough to send apes flying 100 feet back. But the blast also sent Mark flying through the wall , since he forgot to get his grip. All that were left were Falzar and Elva. The army stopped and cleared a small path. As the ape king, Gaul came. "Give up purple weepling, there is no chance for you to live. The Master will be pleased if you also give us the white one. The master wants her." said Gaul. "Well tell your master that if you want her, you will have to get through me first." said Falzar. "Very well then fool, show him no mercy!!" said Gaul. Falzar was making sure that not one ape was going to lay a finger on her. There were many but Falzar managed to hold them off. "Elva, go run, run away from here, if he gets you then I will never get you back and so does our child." Elva managed to escape through the hole in the wall, thanks to Mark for his blast to the wall. But as soon as she got out of the vault, she was showered with stones. Stones from small to large enough to knock you out cold. She was avoiding the rocks, but one rock got her in the wing and she started to fly out of control. Just as she regained control a large rock hit her on the head. She was K.O. She started falling and crashed into the trees, northeast of the temple and Dark Army. 'Well at least she is safe.' thought Falzar. Just as Falzar thought everything would be alright, a huge black mist with 2 red eyes swirled into the vault. Falzar was stunned. 'No it can't be!! The Dark Master is here!! I better get out!' thought Falzar. But it was too late the apes blocked the hole in the wall and the one in the ground. Falzar was cornered. "Don't be a fool." said the Dark Master. "Don't bother escaping or resisting. It will only hasten you death. Tell me, Falzar, where is the white dragon, and where is the Purple Egg!!" shouted the Dark Master. "I do not know." said Falzar, who was willing to die for his love and child. "I'll give you one more chance, if you resist to answer then I will kill you, then your love, and then your child. If you tell me where your love is, I will perhaps spare her. Now tell me where is the purple egg!!" said the Dark Master with his eyes red as Hell's Fire. "P-P-PLEASE DON'T DO ANYTHING TO THEM!! I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT!! JUST PLEASE DON'T HURT HER OR MY CHILD!!"said Falzar, with so much worry. "Why is that? What do you offer?" said the Dark Master with curiosity. "I-I-I offer you my soul, my body." said Falzar. 'At least I will die for Elva and Spyro.' thought Falzar. "Well I would agree to that. After all it did take a lot of energy to just come here. Very well, fool." The Dark Master surrounded Falzar, and then started to seep into Falzar. Falzar started screaming. "ARGHHH ARGHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" A scream that can be heard for miles. The last thing Falzar was thinking was his love, Elva, his friends Ignitus, Terrador, Volteer, Cyril, Godith, Mark, and the egg, Spyro. "ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH! HAAAAAAAAA! Finally a body that I can use." said the Dark Master. He was now in Falzar's body, which had a black mist around him. "Well thank you very much Falzar for your body. I don't take souls. I just take bodies. So you might be yourself every now and then." said the Dark Master. "This feels good. Good to be back home. Good to wreck havoc. Time for me to find that white dragon and destroy the purple egg." said the Dark Master with a sinister evil smile. "My lord is this good?" said Gaul. "Ah Gaul, yes this is good. A dragon that I can use to carry out my evil plans. Not bad. I might name you Cynder, if you hatch out as a girl. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" laughed the Dark Master and so did the Dark Army.