~Shattered Realities part 1: Two Worlds, Two Spyros~
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Spyro series characters. I do however own Pandora, the mysterious cloaked dragon, and the TloS universe's Ember!
~Chapter 10: Another World~
Ember opened up the locket and showed the picture to Spyro and Cynder, they went wide-eyed at who her father was.
"I don't believe it," Spyro said astonished as tears began to form in his eyes, "Your father was...Ignitus?"
"I never knew his name," Ember said, "All I know of him was that picture."
"Ignitus...your father...was a great dragon," Cynder said, "Spyro and I were very close to him."
"You two know him?" Ember asked as she began to jump around with excitement, "Do you know where he is now? Can I finally see him?"
"I don't think I have the heart to tell her," Cynder whispered to Spyro.
"I know," Spyro agreed, "Her mother died three years ago. And Ignitus...Ember is an orphan. How would she handle that knowledge?"
"I think I can soften the blow for her," Cynder said. Then she turned back to Ember, "We...lost contact with him over a year ago. But last we saw him, he was the fire guardian. He was even like a father to Spyro."
"Oh," Ember said sadly. Then suddenly her spirits lifted, "Well, if you were that close to him, then I'm sure you'll be able to see him again."
This just made Spyro and Cynder even more upset. But didn't want to show it in front of Ember, "Yes, I'm sure we will," Cynder said.
"Yeah..." Sparx said. But he spoke under his breath, "...At the Well of Souls during the night of eternal darkness." The next thing Sparx knew was that he was flying through the air and crashed into a wall. He was about to blame Cynder if he didn't see the glare that Spyro was giving him. The only glare Spyro made that Sparx thought was scarier was when he was Dark Spyro. "Please don't hurt me."
"Then watch what you say next time," Spyro said in a dark tone. Sparx realized that he had crossed the line.
"Well, I think we should take you to see the other guardians," Cynder said to Ember, "I'm sure that they can help give you a home."
"But we can do that tomorrow," Spyro said. But he was interrupted by a knock on the door. Spyro walked over to the door and answered, "Hunter! What are you doing here?"
"Hello, Spyro," Hunter greeted, "I hope I'm not interu...Who's she?" He said when he noticed Ember."
"Her name is Ember," Spyro said, "She Ignitus' daughter," Then he whispered, "We didn't tell her what happened."
Hunter then walked over to Ember, "Your mother is Sierra, is it not?" Ember just nodded. "I was good friend of your parents. I was even there to help your mother when she laid your egg. And I was there when you hatched. In fact, you were named after your grandmother."
"What were you here for?" Cynder asked.
"Oh, right," Hunter said, his mind getting back on track, "I was sent by the guardians to get you. There were strange energies coming from the cave across the river from here. They want us to check on it."
"That's where we found Ember trapped in crystal!" Cynder said.
"I'll bet that's no coincidence," Sparx said.
"The want us to go ASAP," Hunter said.
"Alright, let's go," Spyro said, "Ember, you wait here." Spyro, Cynder, and Hunter left to check in the cave. Sparx stayed behind to watch Ember.
Ember on the other hand didn't want to be left behind, "Hey! Why do I have to stay here?" She said as she followed the goup.
"What is with kids not listening to adults?" Sparx said as he followed Ember.
The five of them returned to the cave and ventured through the many caverns. Finally, they found a cavern that was illuminated.
"What could that be?" Cynder wondered.
"I don't know," Hunter said, "But I assume it's the energy that the guardians told me about. Let's go." They moved forward into the cavern to see a glowing structure.
"What...is...that?" Spyro said in astonishment.
"It appears to be a gateway of some sort," Hunter said, "But it's unlike any that I've seen."
"But where does in lead?" Cynder wondered.
"There's only one way to find out," Spyro said. Then he walked through the portal.
"SPYRO, WAIT!" Cynder shouted, running in after him.
"Are they always like this?" Ember asked Sparx.
"Yeah, pretty much," Sparx answered as he and Ember went through the portal. Then Hunter followed.
The group of five arrived in a new land, far different than the one they are familiar with, "Hey, look!" Cynder said, pointing to two creatures who were frozen in crystal just like Spyro and Cynder found Ember. One of the creatures was a rabbit. The other was a semi-goat-like creature. They were both girls.
Spyro and Cynder touched the goat-like creature, freeing her from the crystal. She then collapsed from being light headed. The same happened with the rabbit.
"...Sp-Spyro?" The goat said as she looked up at Spyro, "Wait, you're not Spyro. You look like him, but you're not Spyro."
"You were right the first time," Sparx said, "This here is Spyro!"
"You're not from this world, are you?" The rabbit asked.
"Let's deal with this later!" The goat-like creature said, "A friend of ours is going to be blamed for a crime he didn't commit!"
They all introduced each other...with a bit of confusion...as they went to where a trial was being held. The goat-like creature is a fawn named Elora, and the rabbit was a sorceress in training named Bianca.
The group arrived at the trial, "It was a few hours ago, right?" A cheetah asked, "For twenty minutes. That's plenty of time for him to take a portal and get here, trap the two in crystal, and return without you even knowing that he's gone."
"I think we can explain what's going on," Elora spoke up. Everyone looked and saw that Biana and Elora were standing there, freed from their crystalline prisons.
Along with the cheetah, there was a red dragon who resembled Spyro, a group of moles, one of them being a scientist of some sort, a golden dragonfly...and another purple dragon who resembled Spyro.
What the heck just happened? Everyone is meeting each other. Spyro and the group went through a portal and end up...where are they? (as if it's not obvious)
~The Angel of Darkness, Alec~