Disclaimer: I didn't own Spyro before and I don't own it now. OC's are mine though.

The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Huragon

Chapter 10

Medical Mystery Miracle

Darkness. A void. Nothingness. Those were only a few of the words that Alec could use to sum up where he was right now. All he could remember was having a searing pain coming from his leg, the shouts of Ember and the rest and then blanking out.

"Where am I? What is this?" Alec thought to himself, mildly panicking

Alec thought about it for a second, then a harsh realisation set in.

"No. Nononononono. No! I can't be dead? I'm not dead... Surely. That would just be... I don't know, but I can't be dead... Right?"

Alec looked around. But there was nothing to look at. Just pitch black emptiness. Alec was starting to feel the pressure of the bizarre and unique situation he was in and started to wonder if he would ever see light or trees or animals or his friends again.

Just as he was about to succumb to that possibility however, his gut suddenly got a jolt of pain, as if something smacked into him.

"Oof! That winded me... Hang on..."

If Alec was indeed dead, then why could he still feel pain? He didn't care what cause the pain, he just wanted to know if it was going to happen again. It did.

"Ooff! Again... It feels like I'm being hit in the stomach with a thick bar or something similar..."

Alec now came to the conclusion that he was not dead but at worst, unconscious.

"Ha! I knew it! I knew I couldn't be dead! Yahoo!... Oh dear did I really just say yahoo?"

Alec was indeed right. He wasn't dead, but little did he know that if Spyro and the other didn't act fast enough, he would be.

Spyro, Cynder, Ember, Flare and were all running through the forest, retracing their steps from tracking the bandits. It took them two hours to get to the camp via walking, so the distance was quite substantial.

"Tell me again why we can't fly!" Flare shouted out.

"Because!" Ember shouted back, "We don't have anything we can strap Alec down with so we can't safely fly him there! Besides, none of us can fly as fast as Sierra and we need her to get back first so she can alert the doctors and get everything ready for his treatment!"

"I suppose you're right..." Flare muttered, feeling a bit stupid for asking the question.

"Less talking, more running!" shouted Spyro. "We need to be back at Warfang before the sunsets, which isn't long!"

"Right!" Everyone said and sped off.

In the skies above them, Sierra was racing back to Warfang at blinding speeds. Sierra wasn't particularly special at combat or medical skills, but when it came to flying, there were not many dragons who could rival her and as such, she earned the nickname of The Silver Shimmer. She on the other hand doesn't like the nickname so she doesn't associate herself with it.

She had only been flying for twenty minutes when she could see the proud gates of Warfang, glistening in the suns light.

"Okay, I'm back." She said as she landed just outside.

One of the guards came rushing up to her, "What is the problem young dragon? Why were you travelling so fast? Did something happen?"

"Yes! Something did happen, something bad! Really bad! I need your help to get doctors ready for the others return!" Sierra shouted, trying desperately to get all the information out.

The guard looked rather shocked, "Doctors?! Who for?"

"Our new friend Alec! He was hit with an arrow tipped with basilisk venom!" Sierra replied hastily.

"Basilisk Venom?! Oh! That is bad! I'll send the alarm out now." The guard rushed inside a small room next to the gates, grabbed the only rope there and pulled it as hard as his little arms could allow him. As the guard pulled on the rope, a bell which rested atop a tower directly above the guard, could be heard ringing out.

Sierra had already passed through the gates and was waiting in the town square. Eventually she saw the figure of Terrador rushing towards her.

"Sierra! What's going on? Why was the emergency bell rung?" Terrador inquired.

"We need to get doctors down here. Alec was hit with a basilisk arrow and is currently unconscious. Spyro and the other had to stay on the ground in order to get Alec back safely, so I went on ahead to get the preparations sorted, I'd say they would be here just before sunset." Sierra explained.

"That was a smart decision, great work. Basilisk venom is almost fatal to us dragons, but if it is treated soon enough then the chances of survival become more than reassuring. I shall alert the medical quarters immediately." Terrador announced and hurried towards the medical quarters.

Sierra, now feeling a little relieved that she had done her job, turned her thoughts to Alec.

"I wonder how he's doing... I hope he's not in pain."

Alec thankfully, was not in any major pain however he was still recovering from the mysterious blows to the stomach he felt earlier.

Free from the worry of death and knowing he was only unconscious, Alec found himself, somehow, extremely bored.

"Man... I never want to become unconscious again if this is how it is. Nothing but blackn-." He paused mid-sentence and focused on a small white dot. he squinted at it, trying to get a better look at it.

"Come this way... Alec..."

Alec jumped. He heard a gentle voice from somewhere. he spun around, but saw no one.

"Duh! Like there's going to be anyone else in my mind!" Alec thought to himself, slapping his forehead in stupidity.

"Alec... This way... Hurry..."

Alec spun round again and looked at the white dot. It was slightly larger. However Alec still couldn't see what it was.

He started walking towards it, it gradually became larger and larger and larger until it was almost surrounding him, like the darkness before.

Just before it surrounded him completely, he remembered something daunting and his face turned to terror.

"NO! I WILL NOT GO INTO THE LIGHT! I WILL NOT DIE! YOU WILL NEVER TAKE ME!" Alec proclaimed as if to imitate a stereotypical hero.

"Oh shut up you aren't dying or going too either." The voice from before was now loud and clear, and rather direct.

"huh?" Alec said with the blankest of facial expressions.

The voice replied angrily, "I said, you're not going to die! Now turn around."

Hesitant at first, Alec slowly turned around to look at who or whatever was talking to him.

Alec could not believe his eyes.

"... It's you..."

"Yes. It is me. Or rather, It's you."

Standing in front of Alec was... Alec.

"H-how can you be me? I'm me, who are you?"

"I am you and you are me."

"Oh no, you are not me. You look like me and talk like me but YOU are not me." Alec said in a way which could only be described as a mixture of confusion, amazement and anger.

"But i just told you, I am -"

"NO! I don't believe it. Just tell me who you are."

The other Alec let out a sigh, then started to laugh, which caught Alec out by surprise.

"What's so funny?" Alec asked getting annoyed.

"Heheheh. Looks like a better drop the act before you start throwing punches or something." The other Alec replied trying to contain his laughter.

"Eh?" Alec said dumbstruck.

The other Alec said "Alright, Alright. You want answer yeah?" Alec nodded, "Well start listening."

Right now, you are unconscious due to a highly deadly venom. This place where we are now is your sub-unconscious. You acquired this after you turned into a 'Huragon'. It turns out humans don't have this, but magical creatures, such as dragons, do. You also acquired me. Are you following so far?"

Alec replied, "Yeah, but what do you mean by acquired and WHAT are you?"

The other Alec continued, "Well you see, I was created at the same time as the sub-unconscious so that's how you acquired me. As to what I am, I am an entity which manifested itself into a form from a fragment of your soul, your now half-human half-dragon soul."

"That explains how you look like me!" Alec concluded.

"Not just looks. I also have your personality, characteristics, traits so on and so forth. So in a way, I am actually you.

"Ooooooh, I see... Well then I err... I'm sorry... For what I said earlier." Alec said apologetically.

"It's okay. it's not every day you see yourself in front of you and not be looking in a mirror."

They shared a moment of gentle laughter.

"Alright then, I know what you are and who you are. But why have you come to be?" Alec asked.

"I suppose you could say I am your guide." The other Alec responded.

"So kinda like the voice Spyro heard whenever he was being taught how to use his four elements?"

"Yeah, in a way. The next time you see me I'll be able to teach you how to use your fire breath. However you only have the one element, but that doesn't mean we can't enhance it."

Alec shuddered at the possibility of having a fire breath so hot it could melt rocks. He then snapped out of his vision.

"Wait a minute. Next time? What about now?" Alec asked puzzled.

"We can't do it now because it's about time you woke up. I can only do this once so thank me later. Oh and before I forget, you might suffer from sudden fainting just like Spyro did when he was leaning his abilities. Just a heads up."

And with a clap of his hands, everything turned blindingly bright.

Meanwhile, back with Spyro and the others.

"Look! There's the gate! We made it!" Cynder shouted out.

"And not a moment sooner!" Spyro said with relief.

As the group made their way through the gates, they saw that a medical tent was ready.

"Seems Sierra made it here just fine." Flare commented as he saw the doctors.

Spyro carefully placed Alec onto the floor as a doctor rushed towards them.

"Is this the patient?" the doctor asked.

"Yes. He was hit with an arrow which had basilisk venom on it." Ember answered.

"So I've heard. Terrador gave me a brief of the situation. Basilisk venom is a very difficult substance to get a hold of because it's a highly deadly poison, as I'm sure you know, and because of this possession of it has been outlawed. You did a good job getting him back here this quick. He doesn't seem to be getting any worse so the venom hasn't had a chance to get into his system. Quickly, help me get him into the tent."

The doctor, Spyro and Flare lifted Alec and carried him into the tent and placed him on the medical bed. The doctor then opened a small case and removed a small vial of yellow-ish liquid and held it up for the others to see.

"This is an antidote I made not too long ago. Luckily enough we had all the ingredients needed to make it. Probably because no one has had a case of basilisk poisoning in years. Spyro. Hold his mouth open please." the doctor told Spyro while he was opening the vial.

Spyro got to Alec's side, lightly grasped his chin and opened Alec's mouth as wide as possible.

"Once the antidote is in his system, he should regain consciousness and then I can sort out that arrow wound." The doctor gazed at the blood soaked area where the arrow had pierced Alec's leg and then focused on administering the antidote.

Just as the vial was about to be emptied, Alec's eyes shot open and he made a large groaning sound. Everyone jumped including the doctor and he nearly dropped the vial.

Alec sat up and rubbed his head, "Ooooh man, my head is killing me..."

Alec then realised that he was being stared at by multiple shocked faces.

"Errr... Hi guys... How are you and how long was I out for?" Alec said sheepishly. No reply, "Errr... Guys?"

"Remarkable! Astonishing! Unbelievable!" The doctor's sudden outburst made Alec flinch and his face grimaced as the pain from his leg rippled throughout his body.

"I've been a doctor for many decades and I've treated many with basilisk poisoning, but never in my life have I seen someone regain consciousness naturally! I guess you could say that this is a mystery medical miracle! Hahahahaha." The doctor's enthusiasm was all a bit much for Alec now.

"Wooo. How great..." Alec couldn't help let out a sarcastic comment, "Can I go to sleep now?"

HAHA! I'm back baby. Sorry this took sooooooooo long but i was veeeeeerrrrryyy busy. I tried to make it as lengthy as possible to compensate. R+R please. Chapter 11 should be out soon to.