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(Elsewhere)
Ducar found himself falling unconsciously straight down into the darkness. The battle between him and Lord Thanatos had almost used up all of his energy. He had only just started his journey and already he had fought an epic, powerful battle with Lord Thanatos. Another Keyblade Wielder. One that was far more powerful than anything he had ever seen in his life.
"Lord Thanatos. A Keyblade Wielder of Darkness. His power was unbelievable. It was almost hard to comprehend. How can someone like him possess that kind of power?" Ducar asks himself in his mind
As he thought more about Lord Thanatos, a horrifying thought came into his mind. What if Lord Thanatos could become even more powerful? Would he be able to stand against him then? And yet another terrifying thought popped into Ducar's mind. What would he do if Lord Thanatos went after his friends: Terra, Ventus, and Aqua? Or worse, what would happen if he went for his wife, Shara, and more importantly his son? With all these things going through his mind, Ducar was already starting to lose it. His fears started growing and growing with each horrifying thought that crossed his mind.
Suddenly, a blue light shined through the darkness and Ducar felt it's warmth embrace him. Feeling the warmth of the light completely washed away the fear that had overwhelmed him, replacing it with calm feelings that soothed his soul.
"This light. It feels so warm. But... it feels familiar somehow." Ducar says
The light soon got larger and it engulfed Ducar, bringing him back into the Realm of Light.
(The Dragon Realms)
Spyro and Cynder were still on the balcony outside the Dragon Temple looking up at the stars. Suddenly, the two dragons saw a bright blue shooting star soar across the sky.
"Spyro, what's that?" Cynder asks
"I don't know." Spyro says
Suddenly, the shooting star turned and headed straight for Spyro and Cynder.
"It's heading straight for us! Run!" Spyro says
Spyro and Cynder ran to a safe distance to avoid being hit by the shooting star. The shooting star soon crashed down on the balcony where Spyro and Cynder once stood. The two dragons looked ahead of them and they were surprised that the shooting star didn't leave a large crater in the ground. But what they saw really surprised them. The two dragons both saw Ducar lying unconscious flat down on his stomach on the ground.
"Ducar!" Spyro exclaims
Spyro and Cynder rush over to Ducar's unconscious body and flip him over with their paws so that he was lying on his back. Cynder kinda blushed a little when she saw Ducar with her own eyes. Never before had she seen anyone as handsome as Ducar. Spyro placed his paw on Ducar's chest and was relieved to feel his heartbeat, but it was slow.
"He's alive! Cynder, stay here with Ducar. I'm gonna get the Guardians." Spyro says
With that said, Spyro rushed into the Dragon Temple to fetch the Dragon Guardians while Cynder stayed with Ducar looking after him.
"So, you're Ducar. The one who saved my life. I can't thank you enough." Cynder says
Cynder places her paw on Ducar's chest feeling his gentle heartbeat and his gentle breathing. Suddenly, the black dragoness felt another presence in Ducar's heart and she saw the images of two people. Cynder saw a beautiful woman, Shara, and she also saw a cheerful young boy, Devon. After seeing those two people in her vision, Cynder looked back down at Ducar as he laid peacefully on his back.
"What was that?" Cynder asks herself
Soon, Spyro arrived with Sparx, Ignitus, Terrador, Cyril, and Volteer.
"By our ancestors, Ducar still lives!" Ignitus gasps
"How is this possible?" Terrador asks
"Cynder, how's he doing?" Spyro asks
"He's alright. He hasn't woken up yet, but he's alright." Cynder says looking at Spyro
Cynder looked back down at Ducar with a look of concern in her eyes. Spyro looked at Cynder and saw the concern on her face.
"Cynder, what is it?" Spyro asks
"As soon as you left, Spyro, I placed my paw on Ducar's chest and I had a vision." Cynder says
"What did you see?" Spyro asks
"I saw a vision of two people: A woman and a child. I think they're related to Ducar." Cynder says
Spyro thinks over what Cynder said about this woman and child.
(Flashback)
The purple dragon soon remembers back when he, Sparx, and Ignitus looked into Ducar's memories through the Pool of Visions. He remembered seeing Ducar's friends: Terra, Ventus, and Aqua. Then, there was Shara, the beautiful woman, and Devon, the cheerful, young boy.
"Those people in the vision. They're your friends?" Spyro asks
"Yeah. That was Terra, Ventus, Aqua, my wife, Shara, and my son, Devon." Ducar says
(Present time)
"That's right. I remember now. Back when we first met him, Ducar mentioned that he had a wife and a son." Spyro says
"He has a family." Cynder says
Suddenly, Ducar began to twitch and he started to regain consciousness. Slowly, he opened his eyes. As he did, he slowly sat upright and looked around to see Spyro, Cynder, Sparx, Ignitus, Terrador, Cyril, and Volteer all smiling down upon him. Ducar especially turned his attention toward Cynder.
"Cynder..." Ducar says
"Ducar, thank you so much." Cynder says
With that said, Cynder wraps her paws around Ducar and she hugs him. Ducar smiles and he hugs the black dragoness back, gently placing his arms around her.
"Ducar, what happened? We all thought you were dead." Spyro says
"Yeah. We thought you would be a goner since we left you back there." Sparx says
"For a minute there, I almost was. But before I faded into darkness, I felt a warm light embrace me. And then I found myself here." Ducar says
"What happened to Lord Thanatos? Did you defeat him?" Spyro asks
"I think so. But now that I think about, something has crossed into my mind." Ducar says
Ducar thought back to when he and Lord Thanatos fought on Munitions Forge.
(Flashback)
He remembers when Lord Thanatos had him caught in his grip, telling him to use the power of darkness.
"YOUR HEART HOLDS A POWERFUL DARKNESS INSIDE YOU, DUCAR. IT LURKS DEEP WITHIN YOU, WAITING TO BE UNLEAHSED. EMBRACE IT'S POWER. LET IT GIVE YOU STRENGTH. ONLY THROUGH THE POWER OF DARKNESS WILL YOU HAVE THE STRENGTH TO DEFEAT ME." Lord Thanatos says
"Never!" Ducar yells
(Present time)
Ducar gasped in shock when he remembered something.
"Ducar? What is it?" Spyro asks
"Spyro, remember when you and me fought Lord Thanatos at Munitions Forge?" Ducar asks
"Yeah. Why? What do you remember?" Spyro asks
Ducar thought back to his battle with Lord Thanatos at Munitions Forge.
(Flashback)
"IF YOU WILL NOT SUBMIT TO THE DARKNESS INSIDE YOU, THEN YOU CAN WATCH THE PURPLE DRAGON DIE!" Lord Thanatos says
Ducar remembered watching Lord Thanatos torture Spyro right infront of him, electrocuting him with a blast of dark lightning.
"Aaah!" Spyro screams in pain
"No!" Ducar screams in horror
Ducar looks at Lord Thanatos with an angry look full of pure rage.
"Stop it... Leave him alone... Stop it!" Ducar says raising his voice
Ducar remembered when he got really angry and that his body began radiating an aura of darkness.
"I...said...stop!" Ducar shouts
In the flashback, Ducar flies straight toward Lord Thanatos with his Keyblade raised over his right-shoulder, screaming at the top of his lungs.
"Rrraaaaaaaaaahhh!" Ducar screams out in rage
Just as Ducar struck Lord Thanatos with his Keyblade, another flashback showed him down on one knee with Spyro and Sparx being right next to him on his left-side.
"Ducar, what was that? Are you alright?" Spyro asks
Ducar looks up at Spyro.
"What happened? What did I do?" Ducar asks
"You kicked Lord Thanatos' butt. That's what you did." Sparx says
Ducar looked infront of him and saw Lord Thanatos lying on the ground. He then looked at his right-hand.
(Present time)
Ducar looked down at his right-hand just as he did back then.
"I remember. I couldn't defeat Lord Thanatos that time because he was too strong. Too powerful. But when I saw Lord Thanatos torture Spyro, I was overcome by anger and hatred." Ducar says
Ducar grips his right-hand, then looks down on the ground.
"I succumbed to the darkness in my heart. Now, I can never return home. I'm a failure." Ducar says
Spyro, Cynder, Sparx, Ignitus, Terrador, Cyril, and Volteer all felt bad for Ducar.
"Well, what matters now is that we're all glad that you are safe and to have you back in our home." Ignitus says
"Home." Ducar says
Ducar thought toward his wife, Shara and his son, Devon. Spyro, Cynder, and Ignitus could pretty much tell what was going through his mind by the look on his face.
"You care about them, do you?" Ignitus asks
"What do you mean, Ignitus?" Ducar asks looking up at the large dragon
"You're family." Cynder asks
"How do you know?" Ducar asks looking left at Cynder
"When Spyro went to go get the Guardians, I saw a vision of your wife and child." Cynder says
"Shara is my wife's name. She's the love of my life. And Devon is my son. He's the one thing that is most precious to me. Both me and my wife. They are two of the most important people I care deeply about in my life." Ducar says
"Do not despair, Ducar. I'm sure you'll be able to see your family again." Ignitus says
"And I'm sure you'll free yourself from the darkness inside you, just like how you and Spyro both freed me." Cynder says
"We believe in you, Ducar. We all do." Spyro says
"Aw, c'mon, guys. You're all starting to make me wanna cry." Sparx says rubbing a tear from his eye
Ducar felt some comfort in his heart, seeing that Spyro, Cynder, and Ignitus had faith in him.
"Thank you, Spyro, Cynder, Ignitus. That truly means alot." Ducar says
Ducar rises to his feet and looks at the six dragons and dragonfly.
"I'm glad I was able to see you all again. And I was more than happy to be of some help to each and every one of you. But now I have my own journey to complete." Ducar says
Ducar turns around and looks up toward the stars that glittered in the night sky.
"Other worlds are out there, crying out for aid. And it is my sworn duty as a Keyblade Wielder to answer their call." Ducar says
Ducar then looks down at his chest, placing his right-hand over his heart.
"So you're right. Even if there is darkness in my heart, I cannot despair. I know that somehow, someway, I'll be able to conquer the darkness inside me and become a true Keyblade Master." Ducar says
Ducar turns around and looks back at the six dragons and dragonfly.
"Thank you. All of you." Ducar says
"On the contrary, Ducar, it is us who should be thanking you. You helped us in our greatest time of need. You helped Spyro save not only the Guardians, but Cynder as well. We are forever in your debt." Ignitus says
Ducar nods in acknowledgement.
"I wish we could go with you. To see what's really out there." Spyro says
"I wish that too." Cynder says
Ducar kneels down to Spyro and Cynder.
"I would do anything to take you both with me, but this journey is one that I must go alone. I'm sure you understand." Ducar says
Spyro and Cynder look toward each other, then they look back at Ducar and nod.
"Alright. Be careful, Ducar." Spyro says
"We'll never forget you." Cynder says
"Don't you be forgetting about us and your good buddy, Sparx. Ya hear?" Sparx says
"I won't." Ducar says
Ducar smiles and he rises up on his feet.
"Farewell, I'll be sure to tell my son all about you. About all of you." Ducar says
Ducar turns around and takes a few steps forward. He soon stops and presses on his left-pauldron with his right-hand, causing a bright light to envelope his body, illuminating the entire area. The six dragons and dragonfly shield themselves from the blinding light. When the light dims down, Ducar was in his Keyblade Armor and everyone looks at him in amazement.
Ducar take his Keyblades in both hands and he raises it to the sky. Ducar's Keyblade shoot a blue beam of light upward into the sky, opening a blue portal of light. Ducar throws his Keyblade into the air with a vertical underhand toss. The Keyblade transforms into Ducar's Keyblade Glider and it flies down to the side of the balcony. Ducar jumps off from the balcony and he lands on his Keyblade Glider. He looks toward Spyro, Cynder, Sparx, and the four Dragon Guardians and gives them a two-fingered salute with his right-hand. The six dragons and dragonfly wave good-bye to Ducar.
Having said farewell, Ducar takes off into the night sky, continuing his journey while his new friends down below watch him go. Friends who would never forget all that he has done for them and would forever remember him as a hero.
"May the ancestors look after you, Ducar. May they look after you and your family." Ignitus says
Author's Note: Ducar is still alive and he reunites with Spyro, Cynder, Sparx, Ignitus, Terrador, Cyril, and Volteer at the Dragon Temple. During their reunion, they all learn more about Ducar. They learn that he has a family and that he is a father to a very special young boy. Ducar realizes that he had succumbed to the darkness in his heart and has fallen into despair. Spyro, Cynder, Sparx, and the Dragon Guardians all try to cheer Ducar up. Ducar soon realizes that he must not give into despair and that he must move onward with his quest. And so, Ducar finishes his adventure in the Dragon Realms and continues his own journey to fight the forces of darkness. Spyro, Cynder, Sparx, Ignitus, Terrador, Cyril, and Volteer would never forget Ducar and he would never forget them. They are now a part of each other. So, who's next? Who's turn is it to start their journey? Well, you'll just have to wait and see. Let me know what you guys think. No flames please. Hope you guys like and don't forget to review!
