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The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Chapter 10
Spyro and Leon had shaken off what they had heard and concentrated on reaching the fortress. The two young dragons were currently witnessing a battle between the Trolls and Cynder's Ape forces. The Trolls were apparently defending, what appeared one of their forts and using the barricades to block the Apes from breaking through. An Ape Commander, from the top of the path leading north and further into the island had summoned up a barrier of ice magic. On top of a wooden platform, was another Ice cannon, and the smaller Apes had started rolling down two TNT barrels, with the fuses already lit as they rolled downhill.
"Look's like our only option is to fight our way through." Spyro obviously stated, as he knew there was no other option for him and Leon to pass through.
"Yeah but...who we do fight first? The Trolls or Apes?" The lime green dragon asked, unsure which of their enemies they should battle first!
"Who do we..." The purple dragon started, but stopped as he knew his friend asked an excellent question...who were they supposed to fight!
"We, uh...We fight the Trolls first and work our way up to the Apes!" Spyro answered, although a bit unsure about the decision he made.
"Alright, let's do this." Leon stated after agreeing his friend's decision since taking out the Trolls was the obvious choice.
To their extreme luck, there were four clumps of Spirit Gems they could us to heal their wounds and restore their energy. They had spotted another catapult they could use to take out the Ice cannon and more importantly...to set off a much larger explosion as the Apes had a huge pile of TNT barrels piled on top of each other.
The young dragons had leaped and glided over the barricades and started to fight the Trolls, four regular and another that was bigger than the rest. The taller Troll wielded both a shield and large cleaver as it's weapons of choice. Both Leon and Spyro had made short work of the Trolls, defeating them with their fire and electric breath attacks. But the tall one..was more of a challenge than the previous Trolls.
Spyro had started off with dousing the taller Troll with a searing blast of flames from his mouth. The undead warrior had simply brought its arm with the shield forward, protecting itself from the flames. While it had been defending itself from the flames, it left itself exposed for Leon to attack with a high voltage stream of electricity. The Troll screamed in pain, as it didn't foresee the tag-team attack from the two young dragons!
While it had appeared paralyzed from the electricity from his friend, Spyro had lunged forward...which was a mistake on his part. The Troll had surprisingly swatted him away with a powerful strike with his shield! After it had knocked the young purple dragon away, it had turned it's attention to Leon, whom was surprised after seeing it counter their combined assault! The undead warrior had started off with a low swing with the sharp bladed end of its cleaver, which the lime green dragon easily...but was sent rolling backwards after a swift backhanded blow from its fist wielding the shield!
As the tall undead warrior had slowly approached Leon, whom was dazed by the powerful punch from the Troll's armored covered fist...but was stopped after three fireballs had struck it from behind the back! The lime green dragon smiled, as he spotted that Spyro had saved his life once again as the fireballs came from him. Both young dragons stared surprised though as something strange was happening...although the Troll had screamed out in pain at first...it slowly gave a shallow chuckle like sound as its flame covered body started to fall apart!
Both Spyro and Leon stared shocked and wide-eyed at what appeared underneath the armor; a floating skeleton warrior with only its upper half; arms, head and torso! All the damage it had received while fighting the two dragons had no doubtingly damaged and destroyed its armor covered legs. The floating undead warrior still wielded its cleaver; but the good news was that it lost it's armor and shield, which meant...it was more weaker and vulnerable to their attacks!
"Spyro, that thing should be more vulnerable to our fire and electric attacks now that it's armor and shield are gone!" Leon stated while noticing how sluggishly the undead creature was floating above the snow and freezing ground beneath them.
"I think you're right Leon! Let's finish this thing off!" The purple dragon replied, agreeing with his friend as they both had enough of that floating skeleton!
They had attacked the Wraith together with their fire and electric attacks; Leon had fired three electric arcs, which paralyzed the floating skeletal warrior and Spyro had fired three fireball, which struck the Wraith dead center to its chest and face! The floating undead had gave one last cry of pain, as the combined assault from the two young dragons had been too much for it! It had collapsed onto the snow covered soil, with its lifeless corpse roasting in flames.
After taking a moment to catch their breathes and absorbing the magical energy of the Spirit Gems to heal their wounds and replenish their energy, Spyro and Leon were ready to continue fighting. Knowing the only two obstacles standing in their way was that magic Ice barrier and Ice Cannon, they prepared to lock and load the catapult that was conveniently on the Troll's side of the battlefield.
"I'll load and fire this one, Spyro. You can do the next one." The lime green dragon stated, as it was his turn to man the catapult.
"Alright, it's all your's Leon." The purple dragon nodded, as he knew it was indeed his friend's turn and had no problem sitting back and watching the fireworks.
Spyro did as he promised, stood aside and watched his friend walk up the snow covered pine tree and struck the trunk with his horns. After the snowball fell next to him, Leon had rolled the handy projectile over to the catapult, placed it into the basket and sent it flying overhead! The snowball had made a loud whistling sound as it flew over the Ice Cannon and the Ape manning it could only scream in horror, along with its fellow Apes! Both young dragons couldn't help but whistle, as the huge explosion that came after the snow ball had struck the cache of explosives was incredible!
"Do you think the Apes will wise up and lay off with their explosives?" Leon asked, while not believing how stupid the Apes were to leaving their explosive ordnance completely exposed!
"I'm not sure thinking is exactly the Ape's strongest quality." Spyro answered, while seeing how incredibly reckless and clueless the Apes were, as they were more brute strength than using their brains...if they even had any!
Once the flames had died down and seeing it was safe to continue forward, the two young dragons had sprinted across the wooden built ramp uphill and skidded to a stop, as they neared a destroyed stone bridge. The bridge, having been destroyed a long time ago and being too wide for them to glide across forced the two friends to take the long way around. Both Spyro and Leon were slightly disappointed they couldn't glide across, as the fortress, where Volteer was being held, was on the opposite side. They had turned to their right, which led to a clearing and side of a steep cliff...and something unexpected would soon happen.
After Spyro and Leon had entered the clearing, they were surprised to see a small group of Trolls running from the center of a tall linger structure. As the three undead warriors had charged out of the tower, a random lightning bolt had energized a cannon that was very similar to the Apes' Ice Cannon stationed on top of the tower! The cannon had fired a single bolt of electricity towards the young dragons, aiming directly at Spyro!
"Look out!" Leon cried out, but was too late! As the bolt had struck the purple dragon dead center of his chest!
"Spyro! You alright?" The lime green dragon asked, concerned for his friend and partner's welfare!
Before the purple dragon could answer, both he and Leon had spotted the three Trolls had continued charging in towards them. Spyro had simply shook his scales, as he felt a strong surge of power coursing through his veins. Just as the undead warriors were about to attack the young purple had opened his maw and to both his and Leon's surprise...he had unleashed a strong jolt of electricity towards the Trolls! The three undead creatures had simply groaned/moaned in pain and the leader of the small group, had tripped over and landed hard on its stomach.
"Spyro...I think you just unlocked a new power. The power of Electricity!" The lime green dragon stated, while smiling after realizing that lightning bolt practically helped his friend unlock a new power inside him!
"It appears so." The purple dragon replied, also smiling as he now could use the power of electricity...same as his friend and partner!
"We'll need to take out that tower to pass through this area." Spyro added, as he and Leon knew they'd have to destroy that Electric Cannon if they wanted to move onward further on the island.
"I'll take care of the Trolls, Spyro. You load and fire the catapult." The lime green dragon replied, telling his friend he'd handle the undead warriors while he took out the tower.
Without any further debate, the two friends did as they planned; Leon had battled the Trolls while Spyro armed the catapult. The lime green dragon had unleashed a power stream of electricity upon the Trolls, whom had recovered from the surprise they received after Spyro had learned how to breathe Electricity! The three undead warriors had gave a loud moan like cry as the electrical currents had shot up and down their half exposed corpses. While the Trolls were paralyzed from the electricity, Leon had finished them off by striking them with his claws and horns.
As his friend and partner had battled the Trolls, Spyro had struck the center of the pine tree and three large sized snowballs landed softly on the snow covered soil. The young purple dragon had loaded the first snowball in the basket and sent it flying overhead! The snowball whistled as it flew overhead and crashed hard against the tower...which damaged the base of the structure! But while Spyro had armed and fired the catapult...he noticed more Trolls storming out the threshold of the tower!
'Oh, you've got to be kidding...' Leon mentally stated exasperated, after seeing more Trolls pouring out of the tower, one by one!
'Just hold on Leon. Only two more shots and that tower is history.' Spyro mentally begged, hoping his friend and partner could hold out a little bit longer.
Hopefully, the lime green dragon was able to hold out on his own, due to firing multiple Electric Arcs to cage the Trolls and suspend them high off the ground. He had sent an undead warrior encaged flying backwards with a powerful charge with his horns, sending the unlucky Troll crashing into another charging out of the tower. While he was dealing with the Trolls, Leon noticed Spyro load a second snowball onto the catapult and launched it. They smiled as the tower was about to collapse and the Electric Cannon was out of commission!
The purple dragon had loaded the third and final snowball onto the catapult and fired. As the projectile had crashed into the still standing tower...both Spyro and Leon smiled, as they witnessed the remains of the damaged structure collapse! As the wood and other material used to construct both the tower Cannon had fell apart and landed onto the snow, the two young dragons had finished off the remaining Trolls together. With their combined Electric breath attacks, they had rendered the undead creatures paralyzed...which made defeating them off easier and quicker.
After the final and remaining Troll had collapsed defeated onto the frozen covered soil, Spyro and Leon had panted from exhaustion as all the fighting was tiring them out. Once they had approached the cluster of Spirit Gems they had spotted before all the fighting, both the purple and lime green dragons had replenished their energy after shattering the crystals and continued forward. They had noticed foot prints belonging to Apes walking casually through the tower and followed the trail so see where the Apes were headed.
After exiting the opposite end of the tower, both Spyro and Leon had stepped back...as they witnessed something they weren't expecting. The Apes they were following; two Soldiers and a Leader were approaching a fourth barricade...which was a Troll stronghold. Once the Apes had approached the gates...they had immediately turned and ran away, as the Trolls had rolled out a single TNT barrel with the fuse already lit! The Apes had attempted to run...but were too slow, as the barrel right behind them and exploded after the fuse reached its end!
"Oh, I almost feel sorry for those Apes." Leon stated, which earned an amused look from Spyro, as he detected the sarcasm in his partner's voice.
"Almost." The two friends said simultaneously, while chuckling as they really didn't feel any sympathy for the dead Apes, whose corpses were burning on the frozen covered soil.
As the two young dragons approached the barricade, they immediately got into the fighting stances, as three Trolls had charged after the center gate opened. Before they started fighting, Spyro and Leon hard heavy footsteps behind them and couldn't believe what they saw once they glanced back...an Ogre had exited through the tower!
"Oh, you've got to be kidding." Spyro stated, as he couldn't that he and Leon had walked right into an ambush!
"This is getting old." The lime green dragon muttered, as he also couldn't believe the luck he and his friend were having.
Knowing they'd had have to save the Ogre/Wraith for last...both young dragons had faced the Trolls first. The Trolls had given Spyro and Leon a much tougher fight, as they had used their shields to block their Fire/Electric breathes but were defeated just the same. After the lime green dragon had unleashed a powerful paralyzing stream of electricity, Spyro had finished them by launching three fireballs that bombarded the helpless undead warriors! The Trolls had collapsed on the snow, flat face on their stomachs while their half exposed corpses were roasting in flames.
The Ogre growled angrily as it slowly stomped over to the two young dragons, whom glared and growled back at the towering armor covered creature. Leon had released another powerful jolt of electricity, which the Ogre naturally blocked with his shield. Before the armor covered undead warrior could counter, Spyro had circled behind it and released a powerful jet of flames from his maw. The Ogre cried/growled in pain from the sneak attack and retaliated...by smacking the purple dragon across the face with a powerful backhand!
Spyro had groaned in pain, as he hadn't expected a powerful counter and swiftly rolled to the right...as the Ogre had attempted to slam its cleaver down upon him! The purple dragon visibly gulped, as the towering undead warrior had attempted to literally slice him in half! The Ogre had growled in annoyance, as it didn't expect the purple dragon to recover so fast...and screamed out in pain, as the lime green dragon had fired three Electric Arcs in it's direction! The undead warrior growled, as it attempted to move its arms and legs...which was painful, as jolts of electricity had moved around its weakened armored body.
"He's all your's Spyro!" The lime green stated, as both he and his friend knew the Ogre/Wraith was weakened by their attacks.
"Thanks Leon!" The purple dragon replied back, while smiling in gratitude to Leon for softening the huge armored monstrosity for him.
He had fired another three fireballs from his mouth and exploded, after making contact with the paralyzed Ogre! The undead creature had growled in pain, as the electricity paralyzing its bones and scorching flames bathing it...and its armor had shattered. The Wraith had gave a loud war cry, indicating it wasn't defeated just yet! Both Spyro and Leon knew they had to be extremely cautious while battling Wraiths; as it's true and levitating form was twice as difficult to battle while in its armored form. The two young dragons had timed their attacks perfectly, one attacking at close range with melee while the other kept the Wraith off balance with their Fire/Electric breath.
After the Wraith had been defeated...Leon's and Spyro's eyes widened in shock...as two more Ogres had slowly exited through the threshold of the tower and four more Trolls had charged out from the barricade gates! They soon realized that the first Ogre/Wraith and Trolls they had battled and defeated were just a first wave!
"Oh, come on!" The purple dragon cried out, annoyed by the second wave of undead warriors that had decided to greet them!
"This just isn't our day..." The lime green dragon muttered, just annoyed as his friend as they were both growing tired of the undead warriors/creatures on this frozen islet!
"Leon, try to take cover. I'll use the Fire Fury to take these things out!" Spyro stated to his friend while saying how he'd deal with the second wave of Trolls and Ogres/Wraith!
"Alright, but Spyro...be careful. Using that Fury attack uses up a huge amount of energy." Leon replied before taking cover like his partner asked, as he remembered seeing how exhausted the purple dragon looked after he used the Fire Fury before.
After his friend and partner had gotten into a safe distance, the purple dragon waited for the Trolls and Ogres/Wraiths to charge in close enough. As the undead warriors had charged in to attack the young dragon, Spyro had closed his eyes and levitated off the ground. He had summoned a massive vortex of flames surrounding underneath him and just as the Trolls and Ogres were about to attack, Spyro had opened his and flexed his wings wide open! The Trolls had cried out in shock as the intense flames had cooked their half exposed flesh and collapsed onto the snow, burning to death. The Ogres however, were still standing and had screamed in sheer pain; as the strength of the Fire Fury attack was enough to damage and destroy their armor!
The two Wraiths had growled in anger, as they slowly approached the heavily panting purple dragon...while they skeletal exposed bodies were still bathed in flames. Before the Wraiths had neared Spyro and lifted their cleavers, a powerful jolt of electricity had struck both floating undead warriors/creatures! The Wraiths had roared out in agony, as the paralyzing bolts had shocked their heavily damaged and exposed corpses. Spyro smiled as he glanced towards Leon's direction, seeing that his friend came to his aid by paralyzing the Wraiths. Without wasting a second, he finished off the floating undead creatures with his close quarter melee attacks that were now increased by the Fire Fury! The Wraiths had screamed in extreme pain, as the young dragon's blows with his claws and tail, increased by the flames was too much and the collapsed onto the snow covered soil.
"Spyro, are you alright?" Leon asked, as he could tell that his friend was exhausted from using the Fire Fury a second time.
"Yeah...I-I'm...okay. I'm okay." The purple dragon answered, while panting heavily and nearly collapsed, only for his partner to help him stay on his feet.
"Whoa, easy buddy." The lime green dragon stated while helping his friend stay conscious.
"When we get back to the Temple with Volteer, we've got to remember to ask Ignitus how to stay conscious while using Fury attacks too many times." Leon added, showing he and Spyro needed to learn how to not use so much energy while using any Fury attack.
"I...completely agree with you." Spyro stated, showing he agreed with his friend that they'd need to learn on how to not use so much energy while they performed Fury techniques.
Fortunately for both young dragons, the three clusters of Spirit Gems that were in the area and caught in the blast radius, were destroyed from the Fire Fury. They had absorbed the energy stored inside the gems. Before they could get a move on...that's when something very unfortunate was about to happen.
"Oh, no...Spyro, look! Up in the sky!" The lime dragon exclaimed, as he glanced upwards towards the sky!
"There's no way our luck is that bad." The purple dragon stated, as he followed his friend/partner's direction up to the sky and both young dragon's eyes widened in shock.
What did Spyro and Leon see? Two Dreadwings that had descended from sky and approached the Troll controlled blockade...with two large sized barrels held securely in their paws! Once the two insanely large bat like creatures were within range above the blockade...they had dropped their dangerous explosive cargo! The two young dragons had gasped, as they witnessed the tower and Electric Cannon crumple and break apart after the barrels exploded upon impact! Once the smoke from the explosion had died out and a few seconds of silence...the blockade gates opened...and an Ape Commander had slowly walked out through the center gate of the Ape's now 'captured foothold'!
The Commander had roared out and signaled for his troops to attack! Four Ape soldiers had charged out from the parallel gates, two from the left and two from the right. After recovering from the shock and catching a second wind, the two young dragons had gotten into their fighting stances and charged to take on the small group of Apes. Fighting the Ape soldiers didn't take too long, due to Spyro launching fire balls to knock the Apes off balance and Leon firing Electric Arcs to cage them in mid air. Once the small fry were defeated, the two friends combined their powers to take on the Commander.
Battling the giant Ape was difficult, as he created a shock wave after slamming his sledgehammer into the snow covered soil. The Commander was in a huge surprise after both the purple dragon and lime green dragon had unleashed a powerful jolt of electricity from their own maws! The Commander had shrieked in pain, as the combined power of electricity had zapped and shocked every muscle and nerve ending throughout his body! Once they saw the Commander had enough of their combined Electric breath attack, Spyro and Leon had finished him off with their melee attacks.
After the purple dragon had lifted the Commander into the air with a swift and powerful 'uppercut' blow from his horns, the lime green dragon finished the job by charging into the giant Ape; sending him crashing into a burned down wooden pole. Both Spyro and Leon had glanced away...as the Commander had been impaled through the back by a sharpened fragment of the pole. The giant Ape had gave one final growl before his eyes had glazed over and body had slumped down; showing he was completely dead.
After seeing there were no more enemies both Spyro and Leon had continued onward, walking past the still standing threshold of the burning gates. Once they had walked past the destroyed tower...both young dragons were surprised to see a single Ape soldier guarding the gates to a bridge that led to another part of the island. The Ape had jumped in surprise after the two dragons and fled, crossing the bridge.
"Where does that Ape think he's going?" Leon asked as he and Spyro couldn't help but chuckle, especially after seeing what coward's most of the Apes truly were.
"Let's go see. The fortress is on the other side of that bridge." The purple dragon stated, as he and his partner spotted the fortress farther on the opposite side of the island.
However, once the two friends had walked past the large wooden doors and crossed halfway across the bridge...they were surprised as the Ape soldier had waited for them to follow!
"Ha ha, walked right our trap runts!" The Ape growled while laughing at how easily the two young dragons walked into their trap!
Before either Spyro or Leon could attack and defeat the Ape, he had fled again...this time crossing and exiting the bridge before the doors closed shut behind him. They gasped as two Dreadwings flying overhead, had dropped two barrels; each containing three Ape soldiers! They also stared shocked as the doors to the southern side of the bridge had also closed.
"I can't believe we walked right into an obvious trap." The purple dragon muttered softly, not believing how he and Leon had foolishly walked into an ambush!
"It was an honest mistake Spyro. But there is an upside...we get to beat the crap out of these stupid monkeys." The lime green dragon stated trying to cheer his friend/partner up, which did and earned him a warm smile which he returned.
The two friends had made swift work of the six Apes that blindfully and stupidly charged in attack them; Spyro had launched two separate fire balls at the front and rear ends of the bridge...knocking the moronic primates off balance! When the Apes had attempted to get back on their feet, despite the flames from the fireballs cooking and burning their fur/flesh Leon had unleashed a powerful jolt of electricity from his mouth! The defenseless Apes had screamed and hooted in pain as the electricity shooting throughout their bodies, combined with the flames had proved too much for the Apes. After four of the Apes had collapsed and died with the flames completely engulfing their lifeless corpses, Spyro and Leon had finished the remaining two with their horns and claws.
"Feel better?" The lime green dragon asked, concerned if his friend still felt bad for them walking into the ambush they had just survived.
"Well...a little, especially since defeating those brainless Apes was fun." The purple dragon answered, showing he had slowly gotten over walking into an obvious trap...but did feel better after they took down the Apes.
"Who are you two runts calling 'brainless'?!" An Ape Commander guarding the eastern side of the islet demanded after the gates to the bridge had reopened!
"You pathetic monkeys, that's who!" Leon shouted back, after he and Spyro recovered from the shock of seeing the large size Ape overhearing that insult about his race and troops!
"You little dragon whelps might've gotten this far...and this is as far you're gonna get!" The Commander growled, as he charged in to kill both the purple and lime green dragons!
"Oh, we don't think so..." Spyro countered softly, as he and Leon shared a quick smile before preparing to take out the large idiotic Ape.
They had waited for the perfect moment and just as the Commander was about to pummel one of them with his sledgehammer...that was when they countered. Both Spyro and Leon had opened their maws and released a powerful current of electricity, which struck the Commander dead on! The Commander had screamed, as he was caught off guard after seeing both dragons breathing electricity! The three soldiers and two Leaders keeping watch of their campsite had stared wide-eyed at the sight they were witnessing before their eyes!
"E-E-Electricity? W-W-When d-d-did y-you learn...!" The Commander stuttered while crying out in pain from the combined power of their Electric Stream attacks!
"Like I'd ever tell." The purple dragon scoffed before he and his friend had ceased breathing electricity and decided to wrap their battle with the giant Ape up.
While the Commander had panted from combined power of the Electric Stream attack, he left himself wide open for the two young dragons to finish him. Leon had struck the paralyzed Commander with his horns and claws and the giant sized Ape could only growl in pain as his muscles were still paralyzed! But before the lime green dragon could finish his attack, the Commander had countered with a power blow from his shield! Leon had been pushed back from the last minute counter from the Commander and swiftly rolled to the right, as the giant Ape attempted to slam his sledgehammer down upon him!
Before the Commander could lift up his sledgehammer, he screamed in pain as a fireball that Spyro had fired in his direction struck him directly in the face! The Commander had shrieked in pain as the flames had burned and seared his eyes, leaving him completely vulnerable! Leon had unleashed another powerful stream of electricity, shocking the defenseless Ape as he roared out in even more pain and Spyro had helped out his partner, but releasing a powerful jet of fire from his maw. The combined attack had been too much for the Commander, whom had collapsed hard on the snow. After the Commander had been defeated, the two young dragons had made swift work of the remaining Apes and securing the camp.
"Hey Spyro, do you think that hole in the wall could lead us straight to the fortress?" Leon asked after he and his friend had approached the said hole in the southern wall.
"Well, there is a hallway on the opposite end that leads to another area of the island...so there could be a good chance." The purple dragon answered, as he and the lime green dragon had spotted a doorway on the opposite end of the hallway inside the wall.
When the two friends had entered the hallway, they had noticed that the ceiling was covered in icicles with sharp ends. Seeing as they were in danger, the two young dragons had continued walking down the hall. They had made it halfway...until a strong tremor had shook the outside of the wall!
"Whoa! What was that?" Leon asked after he and the purple dragon had felt the vibration of the tremor echo throughout the hallway!
"Oh, no..." Spyro muttered softly as both he and the lime dragon instinctively glanced up...and saw that the icicles were shaken loose from the ceiling over them and were about to fall!
"Leon, run!" The purple dragon shouted as he and his friend broke into a fast run, sprinting as fast as their legs would allow them as the icicles started raining down from the ceiling!
But fortunately for the two friends, they didn't have to run that far...as they had reached the opposite side of the wall and to their luck, they had managed to avoid being impaled by any of the icicles.
"Whew, that was a close one. Spyro, you alright?" The lime green dragon stated and asked, while recovering from the near death experience and checking himself for any scars for any ice fragments.
"Yeah...Yeah, I'm alright. I can't believe we made it though." Spyro answered while also recovering from the dash he and his partner had to make while avoiding the collapsing icicles.
That was when they had noticed another lone Ape soldier casually walking outside the wall, without the primate even noticing them. The two young dragons had spotted the Ape approaching a trail of gunpowder...that had led straight into a Troll controlled fortress! Spyro and Leon had remained quiet as they witnessed the Ape light the gunpowder and the fuse had traveled underneath the wooden gate right into the fort...and that was when the fireworks show began. The fuse had detonated a cache of explosives the Trolls stored in their fortress, which caused a large explosion!
The Trolls had been knocked off their feet as the shock wave of the explosion, as well as being engulfed in flames as the tower in the center of the fort had been destroyed! To Spyro and Leon's shock, two Dreadwings had dropped two separate barrels near the destroyed fortress! Six Ape soldiers, three from inside the barrels had growled and hooted in glee, after seeing the Trolls complete lifeless corpses laying dead with the fire cooking their undead bodies.
"The eastern side of the islet is finally ours!" One of the released Apes cried, hooting happily after seeing the completely dead Trolls laying flat in the snow, covered in fire.
"The Commander says that tower beyond those gates is the Trolls last line of defense. Once we've destroyed it and eliminated the remaining undead filth, we'll have complete control of the island!" Another Ape goon cried out, also happy after being freed from the cramped up barrel.
Unknown to the Ape grunts, Spyro and Leon had witnessed them destroy the Troll fortress and had listened to their conversation and plans for having complete control of the frozen islet!
"If that Electric tower really is the Trolls last line of defense..." The electric lime green dragon stated slowly, as he and his friend looked at each other surprised after hearing that the Trolls were nearly defeated!
"It doesn't really matter Leon. The Trolls have proven to be our enemy, just like the Apes and we have to reach Volteer." The purple dragon answered, while feeling a little sympathy for the Trolls, despite they had attacked him and his friend unprovoked, just like the Apes with Leon nodding in agreement.
"Hey, get those dragon whelps!" One of the Ape soldiers cried out after finally noticing them and pointing in their direction!
"We must not them cross through the east gate!" Another Ape cried out, knowing the consequences if the two young dragons had made it to the fortress!
Both Spyro and Leon got into their fighting stances and charged in, to take on Cynder's useless Ape forces. The two young dragons had made rather swift work of the first Apes by dividing them into two separate groups; three for young purple dragon and three for the lime green dragon. Spyro had two fireballs from his mouth, which exploded on impact after hitting the three Apes and witnessed them cry out as the flames cooked their khaki coat covered bodies! Leon had fired two separate Electric Arcs, suspending and trapping two of his targets in mid air as he electrocuted the Ape soldier he was battling.
After the Apes had been defeated...Dreadwings had flown overhead and dropped two separate barrels, each carrying three Ape soldiers itching for battle! The two young dragons had sighed, as they were growing tired of the overgrown bat creatures dropping in reinforcements...but knew there was nothing they could do about it, except to continue fighting. Defeating the reinforcements had proven a little difficult, as they made it an annoying habit of jumping around and had gotten in a few blows, scratching them across the face with their sharp claws! Both Spyro and Leon had cried out, as the felt the claws tear into their scales but had continued fighting. The two friends had retaliated by unleashing a powerful jet of flames and current of electricity, which both paralyzed and burned the Apes alive; whom had shrieked in sheer agony as the electricity paralyzed and flames incinerated them alive!
Both Spyro and Leon had gave a sigh of relief, as no more Dreadwings had passed by and dropped off any more reinforcements. They had also smiled softly, as four clusters of Spirit Gems were near the closed wooden doors to the eastern gate and approached them, to replenish their energy and heal their wounds.
"Spyro, you doing alright?" The lime green dragon asked, as he could still see the current claw marks fading away from the sides of his friend's chest.
"I'm alright Leon. The sooner we find and rescue Volteer the sooner we get off this frozen island." The purple dragon answered, showing he appreciated his partner's concern for his wounds and wanting to leave the barren and frigid islet.
Once their wounds had healed and young dragons had felt their stamina returning to normal, they had proceeded through the wooden gates which opened as they approached. After Spyro and Leon had stepped through, the gates had slammed shut and locked behind! The two friends gasped as they realized they had stepped right into another ambush, this time sprung by the Trolls! The gates in front of them had opened shortly and what had stepped through greatly baffled the young purple and lime green dragons: an Ogre warrior mounted on the back of an armor covered undead bovine like creature, either a bison or musk oxen! The undead armor covered ox had somehow 'charged in' while floating above the snow covered soil and the young friends could somehow hear hooves 'galloping'...despite the undead ox had no legs!
As the Troll Horseman had 'charged in' on them, Spyro and Leon had released a powerful stream of electricity from their own maws! The Troll riding on the undead oxen cried out in pain, as the combined power of electricity had caused its entire body to become paralyzed, including its mount! After seeing the two undead creatures were vulnerable and unable to protect themselves...the two young dragons decided to wrap this battle up quickly and ceased breathing electricity. Leon had charged towards the undead oxen, and surprisingly lifted it off the ground with a powerful 'uppercut' with his horns! The lime green dragon had proceeded to land three powerful swipes with his front claws and aerial tackle, which sent the poor undead bovine backwards.
But that wasn't the end to their assault...after Leon had softened the Troll Horseman up, Spyro finished the job by launching two powerful fireballs directly towards it! The Horseman had cried out in great pain, as the combined assault had proven too great for it and its mount! The two undead creatures gave one last moan like cry, before laying on the snow covered soil. The two young dragons smiled as they turned to each other, thinking that the fighting was over...but they were about to find out different. As soon as the Troll Horseman had been defeated, the gates on the opposite end of the small 'arena' had opened...with two Trolls entering first and stepping aside as two more Horsemen had rode in with four remaining Trolls right behind it as the gates closed behind!
"So...the one we just fought was only a decoy to test our fighting skills." Leon stated as he and Spyro stared in shock as the reinforcements had stormed in and they quickly came back to their senses.
"Can you you still still fight Leon?" The purple dragon asked, even though they had replenished their stamina from the Spirit Gems...all the non-stop traveling and fighting had eventually caught up with them.
"Yeah, I can still fight." The lime green dragon stated, assuring his friend that he could still keep going and battling.
The two young dragons had charged in to take on the second wave of enemies...only they soon learned that this round had proved a bit more challenging than either of them thought. Both Spyro and Leon divided their targets evenly: one Horseman and three ordinary Trolls to battle themselves...which wasn't exactly easy. The purple dragon had lifted a single Troll into the air with an 'uppercut' with his horns and tackled him with a horn dive...only to be tackled himself after the Horseman's skeletal mount charged into him! Leon also had a difficult time with his opponents: he had fired three Electrical Arcs to entrap and paralyze the Horseman he had been fighting in the air while battling the three Trolls at the same time, while taking rather painful blows from their cleavers or spiked shields.
After a short heated battle and taken a few painful blows, the two friends had managed to defeat their enemies. Spyro had defeated his targets by bombarding them with four-five fireballs and bathing them in searing hot flames from his maw while Leon had unleashed a powerful current of electricity that electrocuted his, as their armor and half exposed corpses were soaking wet from the snow...which was practically frozen water! Fortunately for them, there had been three clusters of Spirit Gems they had approached and shattered, to heal their injuries and replenish their stamina.
But when the two young dragons crossed through the opposite end of the eastern gate...to their complete surprise and shock, the only obstacle standing in their way to reaching the fortress; were three remaining Ogres/Wraiths and a single Electrical cannon on top of a tower!
"These must be what's left of the Trolls and Ogres." Leon stated as the three remaining armor covered undead warriors were all that's left of their kind patrolling the islet.
"We'll need to wrap this fight up in one shot." Spyro stated in agreement, knowing he'd have to use the Fire Fury to both soften and defeat the Ogres/Wraiths at the same time with his partner's help.
The lime green dragon had stayed back as he knew what his friend had planned to use so they could defeat the Ogres swiftly: the Fire Fury. The moment the young purple dragon had charged in to face all three Ogres 'alone'...he had closed eyes and levitated off the ground, summoning the massive vortex of flames surrounding underneath him and flexed his wings wide open! The Ogres had cried out in pain as the intense flames from the Fury attack had seared their heavily armor covered bodies, but were still standing! After seeing the Ogres hadn't lost their armor yet, both young dragons knew it was time for close quarters combat and thanks to the flames from the Fire Fury engulfing his front paws, it hadn't taken Spyro and Leon long to finish off the Ogres/Wraiths with their melee attacks.
Once the third and final Ogre/Wraith had been defeated, that was when the two young dragons had witnessed something: an Ape Commander had stepped through a hole in the Eastern wall, pointed his sledgehammer towards the Ogre's Electric Cannon and fired a concentrated energy beam of ice magic at its wooden structure! After a whole minute passed, the Commander had lowered his weapon and walked away as the cannon exploded and the tower itself collapsed!
"Well...how nice of that Commander to take care of the tower and cannon for us." Leon stated with sarcasm in his voice, knowing that the huge Ape and his moronic troops simply wanted to kill him and Spyro themselves.
"How about we 'thank' him for saving us the trouble?" The purple dragon asked while emphasizing the word 'thank', as he really meant to take care of the Apes themselves and have some fun along the way.
"I'm with you buddy." The lime green dragon stated, showing he was ready to face the Apes in order for them to reach the fortress, which wasn't that far from their current location.
As the wooden blockades had been destroyed from the Fire Fury, the two young dragons had passed on through and approached the two Spirit Gems that were right behind the tower before the Ape Commander destroyed it. After replenishing their stamina/energy from the crystals, the two friends had entered the hole in the wall and followed the foot prints made by the Commander down the built in corridor inside the wall. After stepping outside of the corridor, Spyro and Leon had entered a clearing that was outside the ruin remains of a building.
The moment the two young dragons had stepped in the center of the clearing, that was when the Commander they were following had stepped through the doorway. He had summoned a magical ice barrier to prevent them from advancing further and retreated, before sending an Ape Leader to deal with them!
"Kill those dragon whelps! We must not let them reach the fortress!" The Commander stated, ordering the medium and smaller sized Apes to prevent the purple and lime green dragons from advancing further!
"We'll deal with them sir! They won't make it through the barracks!" The Leader answered back, assuring his Commander that Spyro and Leon wouldn't get past them before charging forward with the soldiers right behind him.
Unfortunately for the Apes...they would soon learn it would be the other way around for them! Right after the Leader had exited the doorway and tossed sticks of dynamite towards the two young dragons: Spyro had instinctively swatted the explosives out of the barrier blocking his and Leon's way. While his friend was dealing with the Leader, the lime green dragon had dealt with two Ape soldiers that had leaped over the barrier: paralyzing the two clueless primates with his Electric Stream breath and landing a number of blows with his claws and horns! It didn't take the purple dragon long to defeat the Leader; the moment the idiot monkey had stopped running around the barrier to light and toss another stick of dynamite...he had fired two fireballs from his maw, which exploded after hitting the medium sized Ape!
The Leader had made one final screech like scream as the fireballs cooked/burned his Eskimo clothing and flesh...and the dynamite in his paw exploded as well! After seeing the Leader defeated and killed by the purple dragon, four more Ape soldiers had charged in and leaped over the barrier, joining in the brawl! Spyro and Leon smiled towards each other, as the Apes were making things far too easy for them. The two friends had made swift of the soldiers, setting them ablaze or paralyzing them with their fire and electric breathes and finishing them off with powerful blows with their claws, horns and tails.
After seeing his lackeys defeated, the Commander gave annoyed growl before sprinting out of the doorway and passing through the ice magic barrier to face the two young dragons himself, personally!
"You two runts are lucky, I'll give you both that. But this is the of the line...you two annoying pests will never reach the fortress and free that non-stop babbling Guardian!" The giant sized primate growled, vowing that Spyro and Leon wouldn't get pass him and reach the fortress to rescue Volteer!
"We defeated your men and the rest of your kind patrolling the islet, you won't be any different." The purple dragon answered, while getting into his fighting stance with his friend and partner right beside him.
The two young dragons had unleashed a powerful stream of electricity towards the Commander and he roared out in pain from the combined electrical current! After the giant Ape had slumped his arms down, acting like he lost consciousness Leon and Spyro had charged in to finish him off...but had actually walked into a trap. The moment the two young dragons had approached him, the Commander had counter attacked: landing a powerful forward smack across Spyro's face, sending him flying backwards and a powerful kick to Leon's underbelly, sending him skidding next to the purple dragon! Before they could even react and counter themselves, the Commander had slammed his sledgehammer down hard, creating a magical shock wave that struck both young dragons and sent colliding into the barrier and cried out in pain from touching it! The barrier itself had gave off a powerful and harmful frigid shock that could harm dragons.
"Ugh, this guy is stronger than he looks." Leon stated as his felt sore from the powerful kick the Commander landed to his stomach.
"Let's try attacking him separately." Spyro stated, as they had defeated previous Commander's and other large sized enemies by tag teaming up against them with the lime green dragon nodding in agreement.
After recovering from the powerful blows from the large Ape, whom arrogantly laughed at how easily he was besting the two young dragons...only to shriek out in pain as the purple dragon had launched a fire ball directly at his face! The Commander had groaned with burns to his face and slowly picked himself up...only to cry out in surprise after four Electrical Arcs that Leon fired had levitated and paralyzed him in an electrical cage! The lime green dragon had followed up his assault by leaping into the air and landing a powerful left claw swipe across the Ape's face, added by right claw swipe and ended with a powerful downward slam with his tail to the top of the Commander's head!
Spyro had ended the battle by launching two more fireballs, but waited for Leon to get out of the way, so he wouldn't get caught in the blast radius. As the Commander had landed onto the snow covered soil with a loud thud and his lifeless body had burnt covered in fire, the magical ice barrier had immediately faded away. While both the purple and lime green dragons were hurt from the heated battle against the Apes, Spyro and Leon weren't that exhausted or injured, so they left the Spirit Gems that were in the center of the clearing alone.
The two friends had proceeded through the doorway, entering the barracks and spotted a single cooking pot over a camp fire, boiling water that the Apes must've used to cook whatever food they had on them or found on the islet. After smashing through a barricade and broken wooden door with their horns, Spyro and Leon had entered the first barrack and glanced upward to see an Ape Leader, leaping up in down on a wooden balcony after seeing them step through the threshold!
"Wha? How did you two runts get in here?!" The Leader asked before three Ape soldiers had heard the door being shattered and gotten into fighting stances to battle the two young dragons!
"The front door was open." Spyro answered sarcastically with his friend chuckling at his response and seeing the Apes snarling, as they didn't find his answer funny.
"A comedian, huh? Let's see you laugh after this!" The medium sized monkey sneered, as he reached behind his back and pulled out a stick of dynamite!
Before the Leader could even light it...the purple dragon had launched a fireball from his maw and the Ape cried out as the impact of the fireball had ignited the dynamite and exploded in his paws! Fortunately for the Leader, he died a rather swift death...his friends however, weren't so lucky. After the Leader had been dealt with, the three smaller Apes had charged and tackled the two dragons! Two of the Apes had angrily raked their claws across Spyro's and Leon's faces, which caused them to cry out in pain, as the sharp claws had dug deep into their scales and they glared angrily at the small sized primates. The purple and lime green dragons had unleashed a powerful current of electricity from their maws, which shocked and paralyzed the three dimwitted Apes! They had jerked their heads to the left, tossing the Apes across the air and sending them crashing into wooden tables, shattering into many pieces!
The Apes had groaned in pain, as the combined electrical current from the two young dragons had paralyzed their bodies and being tossed onto the wooden tables was even more painful. An all too familiar whistling sound could be heard overhead as a Dreadwing had dropped a barrel into the barracks, which exploded and released three soldiers itching for some action! The two friends had also spotted a second Leader, cackling as he lit a stick of dynamite and tossed it from its perch on the balcony! Knowing their only option to pass through the barracks was by facing the Apes, Spyro and Leon charged in to face the agitating and annoying primates.
The battle against the Apes had been rather brutal, as the purple and lime green dragons had landed a number of blows with their claws, horns and tails while the Apes retaliated by swiping at them with their claws or pouncing on top of them and biting their sharp teeth down into their scales. Five of the six Apes had laid scattered across over the snow while Spyro had dealt with the 6th and final primate: bathing him in flames with his fire breath, lifted him into the air with a powerful upward blow with his horns and charging into him an aerial horn dive! The Ape had smashed into the wooden door, flying through and skidding across the frigid frozen soil with fragmented wood surrounding him!
"The Apes are throwing everything they have at us to make sure we don't reach the fortress." Leon stated after he and Spyro had approached a small chamber housing a cluster of Spirit Gems and replenished their stamina after shattering the crystals.
"Which means and shows we're real close. The fortress must be beyond these barracks." The purple dragon stated in agreement, acknowledging how the Apes were using all their resources and troops to stop them from accomplishing their goal.
Navigating the barracks was more challenging than both Spyro and Leon had previously thought, as the halls and remaining two sets of barracks were crawling/housing small groups of Apes that were itching for some battle! Clearing each chamber had been difficult, as the soldiers had ganged up and evaded their close quarter attacks by leaping all over the place and attempting to avoid the sticks of dynamite that were tossed towards them by the Leader/Commander. But the overwhelming odds didn't seem to discourage either young dragon, as their teamwork and determination of reaching the fortress to rescue Volteer gave them the strength to keep fighting. After a heated battle that cleared out the 2nd barrack, the two friends had navigated the hallways and reached the third, which was housing four Ape Leaders.
The purple and lime green dragons had fought two Leaders themselves separately, which was a wise move since...the fight wouldn't last long. Spyro had fired two separate fireballs from his mouth, which caused the two medium sized Apes to shriek in pain as their Eskimo clothing and flesh/fur blazing in fire! He had decided to end their suffering by dousing them in a short burst of flames, which caused their shrieking to cease. Leon had trapped the two Leaders he was battling in two separate Electrical Arcs, levitating them in mid-air and electrocuted them with his electric breath! After seeing the Apes couldn't handle anymore, the lime green dragon had ceased his attack and witnessed the paralyzed Apes land in a sharp 'thud', as they arm and leg muscles twitched once or twice.
The two young dragons had simply passed through the last and final chamber, smashed the wooden that blocked their way and smiled at the site before their eyes as they exited the barracks...a secondary stone bridge that led directly to their main destination: the fortress!
"There it is Leon!" Spyro stated while chuckling at the sight of the towering ancient structure that was beyond the bridge!
"We're half way there buddy. Half way there." His friend and partner stated in a warm smile, glad that he and the purple dragon were moments away of reaching the fortress and rescuing Volteer!
But the moment they had approached the bridge and started walk across...Leon had noticed something off about the bridge and his eye's widened in shock as realized what!
"Spyro...wait! Don't step on the bridge!" The lime green dragon cried in alarm and that caught his friend's attention just in time...as the cracked and fractured stones building the bridge started to crumble and break away!
"Phew...thanks for the heads up Leon." The purple dragon stated as he thanked his friend for warning him before he attempted to cross over to the other side, as he would've surely plummeted to his death.
"Anytime, I know you'd do the same for me." Leon answered, knowing his friend would've done the same, to warn him before they tried crossing over a bridge that clearly wasn't save to cross.
Fortunately for them, the bridge hadn't been completely destroyed, as small sturdy portions of rock were still standing. The two friends had taken turns gliding across the wide and deep chasm, landing and leaping from the small bridge fragments until reaching the opposite end, where the fortress awaited them. But before they could approach the structure...the two young dragons witnessed something in the cloudy snowy sky which almost made their hearts stop. What did they see up in the sky above them? A small flock of four Dreadwings, each carrying a single barrel in their clawed toes as they swooped down!
"Leon...run." Spyro stated as he and his friend looked at each other shocked, as they knew what it was the over sized bats were about to do!
"Here we go again..." The lime green dragon groaned, as he and the purple had broke into a fast run as the Dreadwings were about to carry out a bombing run!
The two young dragons had ran as far as their legs could carry them, as the four Dreadwings had released their grips of the barrels! Both Spyro and Leon had managed to avoid being hit by the highly explosive barrels...barely, as they still felt the intense heat being released after making contact with the solid frozen soil. Fortunately for them, the Dreadwings missed their mark, as they had approached a huge camp the Apes had set up and used to plan their stronghold of the island and more importantly: reached the outside of the fortress!
But before they could even approach the ancient building, a small group of Apes; three soldiers, one Leader and Commander had been snoozing at the destroyed remains of the first bridge, the same one that the primates had blown up when they first arrived on the island had woken up after they sensed their presence!
"Wha, what?! How did those two dragon whelps make it to this side of the island?!" The Leader cried out in surprise after seeing the young purple and lime green dragons standing right before him and his fellow Apes!
"Who cares! They are never getting inside to free the Electric Guardian!" The Commander growled out, not really carrying or interested in learning how they made it this far and wanted to savor killing them, before signaling for his troops to charge in!
To make matters worse...a Dreadwing that had been napping on the opposite side of the destroyed bridge had been woken up after hearing all the yelling and flown over to join in the fray, showing it was ready for battle as well. But unfortunately for the Apes...they would soon learn and realize the hard way, they were in over their heads as they charged in to battle the two young dragons.
"Should've stayed asleep boys." Spyro stated with a smug smile on his face, followed by Leon as they knew this wasn't going to take long...especially since they had their secret weapon.
The lime green dragon had stepped back, giving his friend the necessary space he'd need to perform the Fire Fury and thanks to all the wide space they had...the purple dragon wouldn't have to worry about his friend and partner being caught in the blast radius. Spyro had levitated off the snow covered soil and performed the Fire Fury once again, summoning a small vortex of fire that surrounded underneath him and exploded after his wings expanded! The second the Apes had sprinted to attack him with their claws and bladed weapon and the Dreadwing had landed right near him, the primates and overgrown bat had shrieked/cried out in pain and shock as the flames had engulfed them!
As the flames had slowly started to die out, both the Dreadwing and Commander were still standing much to Spyro's and Leon's surprise. They had soon realized how the overgrown bat had survived the full power of the Fury attack...it had shielded itself with its wings! The Commander himself, stared wide-eyed after seeing his troops incinerated by the fiery vortex and realized that he and his remaining forces had no chance against the purple dragon and his friend. The moment the Dreadwing had felt the flames burning its fur covered body dying out, it immediately retaliated: launching a powerful supersonic scream directly towards the purple dragon!
Spyro had cried out in pain as the powerful scream had sent him rolling backwards and Leon stared shocked at how fast the bat was on land, as it swiftly walked on its forearms/wings and hind legs and landed a powerful swipe across Spyro's face with its right paw! The young purple dragon groaned as he felt the Deadwing's razor sharp claws slash away at his face, leaving a three bloody claw mark on his left cheek. Before the bat could land another blow, that was when Leon had intervened, releasing a powerful current of electricity from his maw! The Dreadwing had gave a loud screech of pain, as the electricity was striking at the still visible burn marks over its body and paralyzing its nerve endings! The lime green dragon decided to put an end to the bat's suffering and after landing an 'uppercut' with his horns, both he and Spyro were surprised to see and learn that they could lift the Dreadwings, just like the Ape Commanders! After recovering from the initial shock, Leon had carried out what he had planned...tackling the overgrown paralyzed bat with his horn dive and sending it falling to its death, as it skidded and slipped off the high ledge they were on!
"Spyro, you okay?" The lime green dragon asked, concerned for the wounds he just took after being blind sided by the Dreadwing and learning how strong it was.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm okay Leon. Thanks." His friend answered after shaking off the ear piercing shriek that came from the ugly looking and overgrown flying rodent.
"Now we know how tough those Dreadwings really are." Leon stated, as he and his partner now learned how strong most of the Dark Master's troops and local wildlife were, as not even a powerful technique like the Fire Fury was enough to defeat a strong opponent like an Ogre/Wraith or Dreadwing.
"Let's deal with that Commander and then find a way inside the fortress." Spyro stated while nodding in agreement with the lime green dragon, while bringing his left paw up to his cheek and wiped away a small amount of blood he felt was dropping down the left side of his face.
Dealing with the Commander wasn't exactly that difficult for the two friends, as the giant sized Ape had backed away after seeing how easily the two young dragons had defeated his troops and the Dreadwing. Leon had fired two Electrical Arcs towards the cowering Commander, whom became helplessly trapped in mid-air by the electric cages...and was tackled off the remains of the bridge by a powerful tackle from Spyro's horn dive! The Commander could only shout out in horror as he had plummeted from the high ledge, with both young dragons looking away as they could only imagine how his corpse would look afterwards from a fall like that.
After the Commander had been defeated and all their enemies defeated. Spyro and Leon had approached the front entrance to the ancient fortress. The young purple dragon had attempted to break the locked wooden door down with his horns, but it proved futile as the door wouldn't budge after two powerful strikes.
"Um, Spyro. I don't think we'll get anywhere by smashing the front door, especially since its sealed shut." Leon slowly stated, while pointing out to his friend that they were wasting time trying to break down the fortress front door.
"You're right. We'll need to find another inside." His friend answered while groaning softly, as he had just learned and realized himself that his approach wasn't working and nodded off the aching pain he felt to his head from striking at the door two pointless times.
"I think we already found it." The lime green dragon stated, while gesturing to a nearby cave with hand dug tunnel the Apes must've made to reach the inside of the fortress!
"Hey Spyro, check this out." Leon stated as they approached the entrance to the cave, but he stopped them as a playful idea popped in his head.
"Echo-o-o-o-o-o-o." The lime green dragon said into the tunnel, which echoed out and the two friends smiled as they found it rather amusing and proceeded to enter the cave.
"Aright, alright. My turn." Spyro stated as it was his turn to send an echo through out the tunnel.
"Hello-o-o-o-o-o." The purple dragon said as both he and Leon smiled as they listened to his echo travel ahead of them as they continued navigating the frigid and dimly lit tunnel, until they spotted a light up ahead.
But what was awaiting for them ahead of the tunnel...quickly caused their smiles to fade away as the tunnel lead to a small icy cavern.
"Hello." An Ape soldier sarcastically, as six more had playfully and excitedly leaped up and down as they didn't expect to fight any intruders, especially surviving dragons that had attempted to rescue their prisoner.
"Looks like these brainless Apes are last ones on the islet." Spyro stated as he and Leon looked at each other, knowing they'd have to defeat the remaining seven Apes guarding Volteer, making sure he didn't escape from the island.
"Let's do this Spyro." Leon stated, showing he was ready to take on the last remaining primates and the purple dragon smiled, as he was ready as well like his friend and partner.
The two friends had leaped down from the ledge they had stepped on and charged two of the idiotic primates, sending them knocking into two of their fellow troops! The seven Apes had growled angrily and charged in to tear the purple and lime green dragons apart with their bare claws! But in fact, the Apes had actually dug their own graves: Spyro and Leon had flamed/shocked the primates and struck them with their horns and claws while the Apes were running around on fire or break dancing in static electricity.
After the last of the Apes had been defeated, the two young dragons had spotted a tunnel filled with Spirit Gems and from all the non-stop fighting to reach the fortress...they needed them. Spyro and Leon had replenished their stamina and healed up all the wounds they had taken from battling the Trolls, Ogres/Wraiths and Apes. The lime green dragon couldn't help but smile after seeing the healing powers of the Gems, especially as the claw marks the Dreadwing left on Spyro's cheek and saw the scars instantly heal and fade away.
They had continued walking down the tunnel until they came at the end, which led right in a huge chamber which housed a huge ice crafted throne with a towering undead warrior sitting on the throne. The two notable feature about this undead creature that separated it from the rest of its kind were that it wore a cape and crown over his head, suggesting it might've been the ruler of frozen island. But laying on the ice near the throne was a huge yellow dragon with a lightning bolt pattern trailing down his neck all the way to his back, horns that were similar to Ignitus's but were violet purple, along with spikes reaching down his back and claws at the end of his forelegs and hind legs.
"That's got to be him, Volteer." Leon stated while clearly seeing that the unconscious dragon was indeed the Guardian they had been sent to rescue.
"But something's not right. Why would the Apes leave him in this chamber without leaving a guard?" Spyro asked, as he could tell right away that something was off about the chamber they had just entered.
"Say...I think you're right Spyro. We're probably missing some..." The lime green dragon stated slowly, showing he agreed with his friend but stopped in mid-sentence as he and the purple dragon saw something truly hard to believe.
The giant undead warrior king sitting on the throne...had slowly moved, showing it wasn't really dead, but simply sleeping as its eyes opened and emitted an eerie yellow glow!
"Uh...Leon..." Spyro stated weakly, not believing his eyes as the towering undead had picked itself up from its throne, along with a shield crafted from ice attached to its left arm!
"There's no way our luck is that bad..." His friend muttered weakly, as his eyes pupils shriveled after seeing the ruler of Dante's Freezer and Trolls waking up from its slumber!
"Oh, hell no!" The purple and lime green dragons shouted at the same time as the Ice King had leaped off from the frozen pillar where's it throne and more importantly Volteer were!
"Looks like we have to defeat this thing first if we want to leave with Volteer!" Spyro stated as the giant Undead king had held out its right hand and emitted a breath of frigid air that formed into a jagged sword of hardened ice!
"Yeah, no kidding!" Leon stated as he had came to the same conclusion as his friend, as the Ice King was armed and ready for combat!
"Leon, let's try our tag team strategy against this thing! Try to paralyze him with your electric breath and Electrical Arcs and I'll try to hit him with my fireballs!" The purple dragon stated, while explaining their attack plan to his partner before taking on the enormous Troll!
"You got it buddy!" The lime green dragon answered, showing he had agreed to that plan and would have his back for this fight!
As the Ice King had slowly but steadily stomped forward, Leon had unleashed a powerful stream of electricity from his mouth towards the giant, only for the Ice King to block his electric breath attack with his shield! While the Ice King focusing on his friend, Spyro had circled around the giant undead warrior and was lined up perfectly behind him. He had launched three fireballs from his maw, which exploded on impact while hitting the giant Troll unprotected back! The Ice King had roared out in pain, while stumbling forwards and cried out even more, as Leon had released a second electrical current which landed a direct hit as it collapsed onto its knees!
The Ice King had snarled annoyed, as it couldn't believe that it was being beaten by two young dragon that were mere children! The giant Troll had gave out a loud roar that echoed out and shook the cavern chamber! To Spyro and Leon's surprise, icicles had magically appeared above the Ice King's head and after signaling his right arm forward...the icicles had shot forward towards the lime green dragon! Leon had barely managed to evade the insanely sharp icicles, as two of them had grazed his front left leg and rear right leg!
"Leon, you okay?" Spyro cried out concerned, as he could see blood slowly dripping out from the cuts on his friend's legs!
"I'll be alright Spyro! Just focus on the fight!" His friend cried out, while softly wincing from the jagged ends of the icicles that had cut into his legs and shivering from the freezing ice in the cavern chamber!
The purple dragon had fired three more fireballs from his maw, which exploded on impact after hitting the Ice King! The giant had collapsed on both its hands after the fireballs had landed and injured him further! The Ice King had growled as it slowly turned to face the young purple dragon and flinched after seeing its yellow eyes gave a spooky glow. The giant Troll had slowly stood up, despite the burns engulfing it had slowly died, while its ice sword and shield had melted away from the intense flames from the fire. The Ice King had created a poleaxe using its icy breath and slowly approached the purple dragon, staggering as the damages from the burns had slowly took their toll on the ancient Troll king.
Seeing that the giant had an obvious weakness to fire, Spyro had unleashed an erupting burst of fire from his mouth! The Ice King had cried out in pain, as the strong flames had engulfed it once again! The towering undead warrior had growled in pain, as the flames had passed through its damaged armor and exposed rib cage...but still remained strong and approached the young dragon, which surprised Spyro as the Ice King had continued walking right towards him! The Ice King had proceeded to raise his pole axe, attempted to land a low sweep which the young purple dragon had easily evaded by jumping over...but failed to dodge a mid-air swing after the giant had slammed his weapon against his right side! Spyro had cried out, before being sent crashing into an ice solid stalagmite and glanced to see a deep cut to his right side from the Ice King's jagged icy weapon!
The giant had gave off a deep and hollow sound, which appeared to be laughter, showing it was enjoying both the battle and pain the two young dragons were in from its deadly and powerful attacks. However the Ice King's laughter hadn't lasted long, as it was struck by a powerful jolt of electricity! The giant Troll had glanced behind it and saw that Leon had recovered from his injuries and came to the purple dragon's aide!
"Spyro! You okay buddy?" The lime green dragon called out, worried for his friend after seeing the blows the Ice King had landed with its pole axe!
"I'll be alright Leon!" The purple dragon answered back, but not before launching two more fireballs and the Ice King had cried out in pain, as their combined powers were getting the best of it!
The giant undead warrior king had collapsed onto its hands and knees, showing it was losing strength to keep battling the two young dragons and both Spyro and Leon had ceased their combined assault, thinking the Ice King had enough. But sadly...the giant had simply refused to give up, as it slowly attempted to get back up on its feet and creating a replacement sword to continue battling.
"Spyro, I know you probably don't want to do this but..." Leon stated softly as he and his friend looked at each other sadly, knowing they had already won the battle, but the Ice King simply refused to give up.
"...It's okay Leon. It's the only way to end this battle." The purple dragon answered, showing he didn't want to do it either...but the Ice King simply left them no other options.
Spyro had closed his eyes and levitated off the ice frozen arena, as he was about to use the Fire Fury to end their battle against the Ice King. He had summoned a fiery vortex that surrounded him which expanded and exploded after flexing his wings wide open! The Ice King had gave one last war cry as the powerful eruption of fire had struck it dead on! The powerful and intense flames had completely engulfed its weakened body and the giant undead king...had collapsed flat face with its completely lifeless corpse roasting with small flames still sizzling.
As soon as the battle was over, the two friends were surprised as Volteer had finally regained consciousness and glided over to them, to make sure they were both alright from battling the Ice King.
"By Jove, are you boys alright?" The Electric Guardian asked, concerned for the wounds they had sustained while battling the giant Troll and could see blood slowly dripping from the cuts/scars Leon's front and rear legs and Spyro's side.
"We'll be alright. Nothing a few Spirits Gems can't fix." Leon answered as he and Spyro smiled, appreciating the concern Volteer was showing from the injuries they had taken from facing the Ice King.
"I must say the way you both thoroughly planned your battle strategy to defeat that monstrous creature was rather obvious, but absolutely well coordinated. Along with the fact two young dragons your ages had defeated that thing! Thank you both...uh...er...ah..." The Electric Guardian stated after acknowledging they would be alright...before immediately talking insanely fast while thanking them both for rescuing him, before realizing he didn't even know their names.
"My name is Spyro and this is my friend, Leon." The purple dragon answered after he and the lime green dragon were surprised by how incredibly fast the Guardian they had just rescued spoke and seeing how he struggled to thank them.
"By the ancestors...it's you. The purple dragon the prophecies foretold! It is an absolute honor to meet you Spyro." Volteer stated as he realized who the young purple dragon was and bowed his head in gratitude and excitement after seeing him with his own two eyes!
"Many others had considered the prophecies as old folklore, myths and nonsense. But others believed otherwise..." He continued with his genetic habit of talking insanely fast, especially with highly educational vocabulary that the two young dragons could barely understand!
'It's a small wonder the Apes wanted to shut him up...' Leon mentally said to himself, as he and Spyro nervously glanced and shrugged at each other, showing they had no idea how they'd get Volteer to stop talking so they could leave the freezing chamber and island.
"So much time has passed and so many things have been learned..." Volteer began, starting to talk about how long and the things he had learned while being held prisoner on the islet before Leon had cut him off.
"Um, excuse us Volteer?" The lime green dragon asked softly, while Spyro had a depressed look on his face as they both had listened to the Electric Guardian talking non-stop.
"Wha...what? What is it?" The Electric Guardian asked as he had finally noticed the looks that both young dragon's had on their faces, showing they really wanted to leave both the icy cavern and island before Cynder came back.
"Sir, don't you think we should get going?" Leon asked, showing how he and Spyro wanted to leave and head on back to the Temple.
"Oh, well of course, but where to?" Volteer asked, as he had no idea to where both the young dragons had planned to take him.
"Well back to the Temple." Spyro answered honestly and revealing that the Temple was once again their home, which surprised the Electric Guardian!
"An old friend of yours is waiting to see you after all these years." Leon added, while hinting that Ignitus was waiting for all three of them to return to the Temple.
"Ignitus?" Volteer cried out in surprise, after hearing that his friend and fellow Guardian was still alive after so many years after the black dragoness had captured him, Cyril and Terrador!
"Yes, Ignitus." The lime green dragon answered...and it simply caused the Electric Guardian to become overjoyed and started talking even more!
"Oh, yes! So much to tell him, so many hypothesis to pose and theories to share! I believe that..." Volteer cried out, excited about the idea of seeing his old friend and brother is arms again...while Spyro and Leon simply rolled their eyes before leading the way out with the Electric Guardian right behind them.
A/N: I would like to deeply apologize to my reviewers for the insanely long wait. I'm so sorry that its been close to over a year since I updated this fanfic. I've just been insanely busy with my job at the hospital and spending quality time with my friends and parents. I've also been busy with working on my Sly Cooper, Pokemon and Walking Dead fanfics. The next two chapters will be posted soon after this one. Please be sure to read and review.
Also, if some reviewers think the new chapter is too long and want me to make the Ice King boss battle a seperate chapter, I can do that.