Here is chapter ten which I hope you all enjoy.

Rode to Surda Part 2

For the first time in a long time, I felt my mind completely shut down. My hands were gripping my rifle and I could feel them shaking in fear. My brain tried to send responses to my body but I had become paralyzed with fear. My breathing started to increase in tempo and my heart felt like it was going to beat out of my own chest. I was vaguely aware of Spyro trying to call out to me but my fear seemed to be blocking him from my mind. The memories of what happen in that world were returning despite my efforts to keep them suppressed. I was on the verge of growing insane.

"SORA!" Spyro shouted in my head, forcing me out of my train of thought and coming to the realization that I was actually afraid of these guys when in all respect they are not that much different then every other type of enemy I have faced. Still…the fact that they could still frighten me was a testament to their particular abilities.

Ignoring the pain coming from my arm, I reached out and removed the clip from my M4A1 and made it disappeared in a cloud of smoke. I then reached into my pocket and pulled out my scroll that contained all of my ammo I had stored there and went straight for the rifle ammo. Ignoring the fresh clip, I instead moved my hand over a sub division of the rifle ammo and summoned the new clip. What was different about these bullets were that each one was glowing in a soft white light.

I quickly loaded the clip into the rifle, loaded a new bullet and switch off the safety in an almost fluid like motion. Only then did I ask Spyro "Hay man, do you happen to see the guy that is closest to you?" "No problem." Spyro replied and I was about to return to what I needed to get done when I remembered an important detail. I quickly said "Wait Spyro!" I felt a slight twitch of annoyance through the mental link, but it past quickly before Spyro replied in an annoyed tone "what now?" Ignoring that for now, I quickly said "you're only going to get one shot at this. These guys are very accurate." Spyro then asked in a slight concern "how accurate are we talking about?" To which I replied in a rather grim tone of voice "there able to hit a nickel sitting on top of an apple stem without damaging the apple from 200 yards away with an AK-47." I was now able to clearly sense the worm of the fear coming from Spyro as he said "that's pretty good." "I know…" I replied back, my thoughts going back to that hotel all those years ago and how Riku and I almost lost our lives on several occasion storming it. However, I had to push those thoughts aside and focus on the matter at hand.

They were now less than two feet away and I was able to hear the soft crush of grass caused by their walking. What was probably the most freighting, though I had gotten use to it by now, was the fact that no matter how hard I strained my ears, I was unable to hear them breathing. All that was audible was that march and the jingle of their equipment. I quickly calculated how long it would be before they moved around the barrier. Once that was figured out, I put all of my energy into imaging the shot. I knew that it was going to have to be instinctive as I started to imagine my body moving on its own. In my mind, I could see the enemy appear in the spot where he should be and I imagine myself lining up the shot before firing. I repeated the action again and again so that my muscles would react with the support of weeks of constant practice and experience.

It was then that I sense both of them passing the barricade and I knew that it was time to end this conflict. I quickly dropped into a prone position while at the same time swinging my body around so that I ended up facing the enemy on my right. I saw him with my eyes and the moment the gun was lined up, I pulled on the trigger and fired three shots at him. The first one grazed his right shoulder while the second one hit his arm. The third bullet slammed into his neck with enough force that he started to fall on his back. Not missing a beat, I rolled around so I was facing the left. I could feel the stinging pain coming from my arm but I pushed it out of my mind and ready my gun to take out the second enemy. Turns out I didn't need to because I saw him already falling to the ground with an ice spike skewered into his head. Before the pain of my arm causes me to pass out, I rolled myself again so I was facing the ground and started to pick myself up.

While I was getting up, I heard the flapping of wings that signaled the approach of Spyro. I ignored him for a moment and went over to the solider that I had shot. I looked at his vest and saw the same symbol that all of them wear which only confirms my fears. It was then that I heard the sound of armor jangling and I looked over at the cave to see the rest of the men under my command racing out of the tunnel. Watching them come over towards me made me realize what kind of disaster would have happen had this trap been sprung on the Varden. Those two 'men' could have easily wiped out a good third of actual fighting force given the amount of ammo that they had. The captain came up to me and asks "Sir, are you alright?" "No, I have a bullet wound on my arm and nearly ended up dead" I thought to myself before saying "Yeah…I'll be fine." I thought for a moment before saying "Gather your men together and head back to the Varden. Let Nasuada know that the way is clear. I'll stay back here with Spyro and keep the area secure." The captain gave a salute and replied "Yes Sir" before returning his attention back to his men. I watched them get themselves organized for a few minutes before returning my attention back to another matter I had to deal with.

I reached into my pocket and pulled out a metal cylinder that was about the size of my hand. Before activating it, I asked Spyro "Could you make sure I have some privacy?" Spyro didn't reply but rather came up next to me and wrapped his body around me forming a make-shift screen to keep the others eyes off of me. Once I was sure that no one was watching, I activated the metal cylinder and said "Disney Castle."

The device flickered for a moment before lighting up a hologram of a male about one year older than me. I gave a small smile and said "Hay Riku, what's going on." The hologram gave a small shrug and replied through a bit of mild static "About the same as always Sora. How is Alagaesia treating you?" I gave a small smile and replied "Pretty good considering I just got shot." I then returned my face to a more serious look and replied "Listen Riku, We have a big problem on our hands." Riku must not have realized the situation because he replied "Well…I will give you the fact that Pete is in fact big but I'm sure it's nothing you can't handle Sora." I shook my head in disagreement and replied "Riku…I just encounter and fought two Heartless Commandos."

If we were face to face, I am sure that the color from Riku's face would have paled. I could tell that he was in shock because he next said "But…but that's impossible…there…there is no way Pete was able to create Heartless Commandos. The only one who could…was…was"

I shook my head in solemn agreement and said "Tell the King that she is back. Tell him…Maleficent is back."

More cliffhangers for you all to hate me with. Will Sora be able to handle both Pete AND Maleficent at once in addition to the dark king? Or will this be Sora's last adventure? Find out whenever I get motivated to write the next chapter of Spyro and Sora's Cycle Part II.

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