The Legend of Spyro: The Dark Master's Malice
By: Valentine McDaniel
Disclaimer: I do not in any way own any of the names of characters/places/objects/etc in this story. They belong to their respected owners.
A/N: Hello to all my faithful readers who have not abandoned all hope of ever seeing this story updated! I want to thank you all for the constant stream of messages I have been getting in my absence. To date it has been just barely over one year since I've updated. I want to apologize for that. As I said on my profile, writing became a chore and wasn't enjoyable anymore. Well that has all changed! I'm back AND I have the rest of the story planed out. Not written, but planned out. Now, enough of my long winded speech, time to continue the story. Enjoy!
Chapter 10
Like a Bad Penny
Spyro wiggled his nose in his sleep; trying to rid himself of the annoying bug that had landed on it. He started to drift into wakefulness as the bug kept coming back. He swatted at it with his paw, missing. He scratched his nose to get rid of the itch the bug had left behind. He heard laughter as the bug landed on his nose again. "Wakey wakey. Come on Spyro, as ugly as you are, you shouldn't need any beauty sleep."
Spyro groaned as he swatted again, still half asleep. "Leave me alone Sparx! I'm tired and haven't been getting much sleep these past few nights." He yawned and shifted before settling into a more comfortable position.
Spyro's eyes snapped open and his head shot up as his sleep fogged mind cleared. "Sparx!"
Sparx flew out in front of Spyro and smiled down at his dragon brother. "Long time no see bro." He crossed his arms in front of his chest as his smile faded and turned into a frown. "Mind telling me why you're sleeping with the Queen of Terror herself?"
Woken by their voices, Cynder lifted her head from the pillows and yawned. With her eyes still closed and still halfway through her yawn she spoke in a sleepy voice. "Who are you talking to lover?" She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes before finally opening them. The moment she saw the golden dragonfly she jumped slightly in surprise. "Sparx? Is that you?"
Sparx turned back to Spyro and glared at him. "Lover? Why is she calling you…" He stopped talking mid-sentence as Verdina and Clover both climbed out from between their parents; Spyro's wing over the gap and Cynder had hidden the children till then. Sparx's eye twitched as he covered his mouth with one hand the other going to his stomach. "Gross! You two are together and you…" He made a show of gagging. "I think I'm going to ralf butterfly bits everywhere."
Spyro sighed as he looked over at Cynder, ignoring his brother's show. "I think it's best if I have a talk with him. Can you handle breakfast without me for a while?"
Cynder smiled as she stood up and stretched. "Yeah, I'll be fine." She then smiled as she kissed his cheek gently, making sure Sparx was looking at the time, setting him off on another gagging episode. She pick up the still sleeping form of Astral and set him on her back. "Come on you two, we need to get you some breakfast before your lessons start." She gave Spyro one more loving look before walking out of the room with the hatchlings.
Sparx watched Cynder and the hatchlings leave before speaking. "Tell me this is some kind of joke or a bad dream."
Spyro smiled as Cynder's tail disappeared from sight through the door. He shook his head. "No Sparx, it's neither of those." He returned his gaze to his brother giving the dragonfly a questioning look. "How did you get out of the crystal? We were told you would be trapped in there forever."
Sparx shrugged. "I don't know. I just woke up in a big circle room with that Chronicler dude and another purple dragon, which by the way you're still uglier than him, standing over me."
Spyro smiled at the nostalgia that his brother's insults brought on him. "The other purple dragon's name is Obsidian. The Chronicler brought his spirit back from the other side to help train me." His smile faded. "Didn't they tell you what has happened since we defeated Gaul?"
Sparx shook his head. "Nope, they only told me that I'd find you in this room. Could you fill in the blanks?"
Spyro watched his brother as he finished his story. His frown grew as worry gnawed at his insides from his now unusually quiet brother. "You okay?"
Sparx looked down at his hands and sighed. "Six years. Six years of my life that I can't get back." He looked up at Spyro with a mixture of feelings swarming in his mind. "I'll…I'll see you later bro. I've got some things to sort out."
Spyro nodded and watched his brother fly out of the window. He sighed sadly; Sparx had taken it harder than Spyro thought he would. He stood up and stretched the stiffness out of his limbs. He looked at the window Sparx had flown out of again before walking out of the room to join his family.
Spyro smiled and sighed as he watched his daughters play with Astral, their newfound friend. The gentle breeze rippled through the leaves of the tree he and Cynder lay under. It was a nice calm spring day so they had decided to spend the morning outside.
Cynder pressed her side against Spyro's as she turned over in her sleep. The sun had worked it's magic on her and she had been napping since they came out into the castle yard.
Spyro let his mind wander where ever it desired, not really focusing on any one thought, as he stared up at the cloudless sky. He closed his eyes as another breeze came, cooling the air from the sun's warmth for a moment.
"So, are they all yours?"
Spyro opened his eyes and shook his head. He didn't need to look to know Sparx was hovering next to his head and had been the one to speak. "No, the black one is Verdina and the darker green one is Clover, they're our daughters. Astral is an apprentice to another Guardian and a friend to the family."
Sparx continued to watch his nieces play as he spoke. "Look, there's a lot I still don't understand, but I'm back and I'm staying."
Spyro looked over at his brother with a raised eyebrow. What, no insult?
"Besides," Sparx shrugged. "Someone's has to clean up the mess you made while I was gone."
Spyro smiled as he looked back at Clover and Astral playing tag. There it is. "And what about Cynder?" He glanced at her sleeping form as he spoke of her.
Sparx sighed. "All I'll say is that you have bad taste when it comes to women," He pause as if to gather strength to speak. "But, I guess you could have chosen worse."
Spyro laughed softly. "That was hard for you to say, wasn't it?"
Sparx sighed and shook his head as he looked back to the hatchlings. "You have no idea."
A/N: Well I hope you enjoyed this. I have the next chapter written and the one after that half done. Sorry this one was short, but that's just how it turned out to be. I believe this story will be over fifteen chapters when done. I'll be working on writing and typing the rest of this story as much as my free time allows. If you spot any speeling errors, please leave a note about it in your reviews so I may fix them. Later.