Chapter: 10
One Way Trip
By the time Spyro, Cynder, and Sparx returned to the Nursery in the Dragon Temple, everyone was waiting for them. "About time! You got the stuff?" asked Flame.
"Yeah" said Spyro.
"Good, now we must hurry! The marking is disappearing!" said Whirlwind. Spyro and Cynder looked to where the marking was and they can see it slowly disappearing. "What the—how's it possible?!" asked Spyro.
"There's something I've neglected to mention. The markings will be there, but not forever. They can only be there for seventeen hours" said Whirlwind.
"So you're saying that if we don't use it now, the portal that can lead to where the thieves came from, will be gone?!" asked Cynder.
"Yep, and if that's the case, we will never find them" said Whirlwind.
"Then what are we waiting for?! Let's go!" said Sparx.
"Right!" said Spyro agreeing with Sparx.
"Alright, give them to me" said Whirlwind. Sparx went into Spyro's bag and pulled out a tube of portal dust and handed it to Whirlwind. Then Whirlwind walked to the center of the ring marking. Then he placed his teeth on the cork and pulled it off from the tube. Then he started pouring the dust into the center of the ring. "Alright, Whirlwind. Say the words" said Terrador. Then Whirlwind walked back away from the ring. "Okay, you might want to stand back, everyone" said Whirlwind. Everyone then did as they were told. Then Whirlwind spoke the words. "By the absence of light and dimensions, I command ye to open! Open! I say! By the order of life! Open!" said Whirlwind. Then as he said it, there was a gust of wind forming in the room. A spiral of wind appears in the center of the ring marking. Then a spark of purple flame appears in the ring as it begins to expand and formed into a portal. As the group looks inside the portal, they see nothing but blackness. "Uh, I got a bad feeling about this" said Sparx who has a worried look on his face. He does not liked the way the portal looked. "It still doesn't matter. We're going anyway" said Spyro. Then he turned to everyone. "All right! Listen! We're now on a mission! A mission to ensure a rescue and return of the dragon eggs! We only have one portal dust left and we're only using it to return home! So this is a one way trip! Once we go through this portal, there's no turning back! We're not leaving until we have the eggs! Now, who wants to come with me and Cynder?!" said Spyro.
"I'll go with you. I can hunt food for us and track the thieves down" said Hunter who stepped forward.
"I'll come with you, guys. I need an adventure" said Whirlwind.
"Me too" said Ember.
"Same here" said Flame.
"I'll go" said Claudius.
"But Claudius! You're still in training! You're not ready!" said Cynder.
"I am ready! Tell them, father!" said Claudius as he turned to Terrador.
"His elemental powers are still in need of training, but he is a good fighter" said Terrador.
"Good enough, come on, Claudius" said Spyro. Then Claudius joined the others. Then they all looked at Sparx. "Come on, I'm a brother of the purple dragon. I ain't gonna stay behind" said Sparx with a smile as he joined them. "I have a bag full of red and green crystals if you need them" said Hunter.
"Thanks, Hunter" said Cynder.
"I think it's best I hold on to the portal dust" said Whirlwind.
"If you say so" said Spyro as he hands the bag that has the dust to Whirlwind. "Alright, are you ready? Like I said, there's no turning back!" said Spyro.
"Ready!" said everyone.
"Good luck!" said Terrador.
"Alright! Let's go!" said Spyro and jumps into the portal. Following behind was Sparx, then Cynder, then Hunter, then Flame, then Ember, then Claudius, then finally Whirlwind. As they all went into the portal, the portal then closes. Leaving Terrador to say "May the Ancestors look after you. May they looks after us all".