I didn't realize that you could respond to reviews without having to put them in here. I'll just keep responding to them in here though because I've done that for the whole story and it's pretty amusing. XD

Also, I won't be updating for at least two weeks because I will be on vacation at my aunt & uncle's house.

Spyro, Sparx, Bianca, Hunter, Shelia, Sgt. Byrd, Bentley, Bartholomew, and Agent 9 were standing at the entrance to the Sorceress's lair. Bianca exclaimed, "You did it, Spyro! You found enough of the dragon eggs for me to unlock the portal. Once I've opened it, you can confront the Sorceress whenever you're ready… but be careful, she'll be expecting you…"

There was a dark passage revealed to them when the two giant, wooden doors swung open. "Are you ready to go, buddy?" Hunter asked Spyro.

Spyro nodded courageously and said, "I'm ready to take on the Sorceress."

"Ooh, ooh, ooh me too! I'm pumped to kick some Sorceress butt!" Agent 9 squealed. He jumped up and down in the air and accidently shot out a green laser beam from his gun. "Hehe…oops…sorry, I got carried away!"

Shelia, Sgt. Byrd, Bentley, and Bartholomew gave Agent 9, Spyro, and Sparx their best wishes. Spyro thanked them but then realized something. He giggled and said to Bianca, "So where's your witch friend? I guess she isn't so good after all."

Bianca, Hunter, Bentley and Bartholomew looked around and tried to find Macy. The others were lost as to whom this 'Macy' girl was. Bianca admitted, "Honestly, I knew she was lost and all but I didn't think she would still be deciding whether she was going to help Spyro or not right now."

"Maybe she's evil again," Hunter brought up a point.

Bartholomew protested, "Definitely not! I was just with her before and I knew she was anything but evil anymore. Something must be wrong… She said that she would be back from Charmed Ridge soon but never came back…"

Bartholomew started to look sad and Bentley looked at his brother sympathetically. "Little bro, why don't you go look for her? Spyro has a whole team of people waiting for him when he comes back but no one is there for your friend," Bentley said.

Bartholomew immediately hugged his older brother and ran off.

Meanwhile at the Sorceress's lair…

Things were pretty boring in my cage. All I could do was watch the Sorceress prepare for her battle with Spyro or she would give me long lectures about how she was so superior over me, which is not true at all. If I were out of this cage I would give her a piece of my mind.

I guess this is what King Azrael meant by consequences…

Finally a rhynoc came in the room and announced, "Spyro is here to battle you, my lord."

The Sorceress smirked and replied, "Good, good. This will be over quick so no one needs to guard Macy's cage. Besides, it's magic-proof so she can't get out no matter what."

The rhynoc nodded and took the Sorceress out to where she would be battling Spyro. Good luck Spyro…

I really did hope this battle would be over soon and that Spyro would win. Maybe Bentley could smash my cage open with his giant club or maybe the crazy monkey could shoot the cage with his laser gun. It's no use…I'm not getting out of her nor do I deserve to get out of here.

I slumped down in my cage and sighed. I closed my eyes and tried to think of a way out of here but I was unlucky. Maybe I could pick the lock on the cage…if I had something small to pick it with… I tried to create a small hairclip to use to pick the lock but it seemed like I couldn't use my magic in here. I had to go back to the drawing board.

About fifteen minutes later I gave up. I slumped back down in my cage and closed my eyes. Oh Spyro, please beat the Sorceress…

"Why the long face?" a voice with a very familiar accent said. I perked up and saw that Bartholomew was standing in the doorway of the room I was in. "I'm here to rescue you."

I smiled at him and gripped the golden bars of the cage with my paws. Thank goodness he's here! I explained to him, "This cage is magic-proof so no matter what kinds of spells I try to do the cage won't disappear and I can't use my magic to create anything to get me out of here."

"I figured. If it weren't I know you definitely would've been out by now," Bartholomew said while smiling at me. "Don't worry, I'll get you out. I just have to find a way."

We started to look around the room for something, anything that could get me out of here. "Look! One of the rhynocs must've left that knife there when they got done eating!" I exclaimed as I pointed to a knife next to a bowl of fruit. It was the same bowl of fruit where Bianca stole that apple for Hunter. "If you give it to me I'll try to cut my way out of here while you look for something to get me out of here with."

Bartholomew ran to the table and grabbed the knife. It looked pretty sharp. He handed me the knife and said, "I'll look all around every room and see what I could find." I nodded and he ran off. I started to cut the lock.

At first I thought that if Spyro defeated the Sorceress this cage would disappear but then I realized that this was Azrael's magic, not the Sorceress's. I got so caught up in thinking of how to get out of here that I nearly cut one of my nails off!

It took Bartholomew some time but eventually he found a hairclip that must've once been used by someone living here. He jumped up and pumped up a fist in the air and yelled, "YEAH!" Then he ran back to me as fast as he could. "I found a hairclip!"

I joyfully gasped and asked, "Do you know how to pick a lock?"

Bartholomew shook his head sadly. "Do you?" he asked me back.

I shook my head. I slumped down in my cage…again, and he looked upset. "I can try…" he offered. He opened up the hairclip and started trying to pick the lock.

He didn't have any luck for a while but then eventually we thought we heard a clicking noise. I stood up as fast as I could, I actually got dizzy, and then tried to open the cage. It worked! He had picked the lock and I was free!

Without thinking I jumped on him and gave him a hug while screaming, "Yay!" I started to giggle and so did he, now we were on the ground and I was on top of him. When I realized this I blushed and got off of him. I got a little too carried away.

"I thought you didn't like hugs," Bartholomew stated while smiling at me.

"This is the only exception," I half kidded while smiling back.

"Then maybe you should get kidnapped more often," Bartholomew joked. I laughed for a little bit but then realized something. "We should see how Spyro and Sparx are doing!"

I teleported us outside of the castle and said to Bartholomew, "Lead the way!" He grabbed my paw and dragged me to where the others were.

Hunter pointed to me from as we were approaching and Bianca exclaimed, "Macy! You're okay! Where have you been?"

I had to explain to them about everything that happened at Charmed Ridge and what happened when I got captured. Hunter exclaimed, "Wow, what a story!"

I looked at the kangaroo and penguin-looking thing next to me and asked, "Who are they?" I saw that Bentley was also there. He was hugging his little brother and talking to him.

Hunter introduced them, "This is Shelia and this is Sgt. Byrd." He pointed each one out to me.

"Nice to meet you mate," Shelia said in an Australian accent.

"It's a pleasure meeting you," Sgt. Byrd said.

I smiled at them and replied, "It's nice meeting you too."

Hunter yelled, "Look! It looks like Spyro's about to finish her off!" Hunter was right. Spyro was flying around in a flying saucer and shot her with a laser beam. He jumped off of it when he saw the Sorceress fly backwards into the lava. She slowly sank to her doom and the egg that was on top of her wand flew off and landed perfectly in front of Spyro.

Bianca hugged Hunter and exclaimed, "He did it!"

Hunter embraced her and responded, "Yeah! Now let's go before he catches us."

I cocked an eyebrow at the couple and Bianca explained, "Sgt. Byrd was going to go with Hunter and I to Fireworks Factory to celebrate Spyro's victory. He's going to use his rocket launchers to set off some fireworks."

Hunter chimed in, "Everyone's invited but don't tell Spyro that we went. He probably won't approve of our relationship."

Shelia, Bentley, Bartholomew, and I nodded. Bianca ran off with Hunter and Sgt. Byrd. Bartholomew and I were the first to congratulate Spyro. We instantaneously went down to where Spyro was before he got on the rocket. "Congratulations on beating the Sorceress!" Bartholomew and I exclaimed in unison.

Spyro was shocked to see me but smiled at the two of us anyways. "Thanks, where are all the others?" he asked.

We looked around and realized that Shelia and Bentley were gone but we knew very well where Bianca, Hunter, and Sgt. Byrd were. "I'm not sure," I tried to play dumb even though I was fully aware that I was a bad actress.

The crazy monkey who was helping Spyro ran over us and yelled, "WE DID IT! WE DID IT! WOOHOO! Come on, high five man!" He gave all four of us high fives, yes that includes Sparx.

"Well I better get going," Spyro said.

We said good-bye to him and then decided to join Hunter and Bianca at Fireworks Factory. We saw them on top of a balcony holding hands and watching Sgt. Byrd's fireworks. Bartholomew and I found a spot not too far away from them and sat.

Sgt. Byrd shot a firework that looked like a green smiley face by the moon. "Ooh!" I exclaimed. Then he shot one that looked like a red tropical flower. "That's so pretty!"

Bartholomew was amused at how I was reacting to all the fireworks. You don't see these kinds of things in Felinia or Charmed Ridge so they excited me. I turned to him and thanked him. "Thanks for saving me before, not just when I was trapped but when I was emotionally lost."

Bartholomew smiled and said, "It's no problem. I'll be there anytime you need me."

"Why did you put up with me no matter how rotten I treated you?" I asked Bartholomew. I was quite curious as to how he dealt with me in the roughest times.

Bartholomew shrugged and said, "I guess I couldn't get mad at you no matter what you did to try to hurt me." Then he shot back, "Why did you let me go when you took over my home and captured my big bro?"

It was kind of hard to hear him over the fireworks but I heard enough to answer him. I tried to speak loud so he could hear me, "Honestly, I found your personality quite charming…the way you tried to make me release your brother, the way you didn't give up, the way you tried to act all tough… I needed an excuse not to capture you so I said that the Sorceress only wanted me to capture your brother. When the rhynocs came back I told them I couldn't find you anywhere."

"So you had a heart all along," Bartholomew said while playfully hitting my arm. Then he said slowly, "So you think I'm charming?"

"Your personality," I quickly said. He was kind of cute though… his eyes matched mine perfectly, his fur looked very soft and luscious, he almost looked like his brother but a lot…cuter…

"Aww," Bartholomew playfully whined. "You hurt my feelings. I'm an ugly yeti!" I knew he was joking. We both started to laugh but then things got awkward when our laughing ended. None of us dared to speak a word.

Then Bartholomew asked nervously, "So you didn't kiss that Mercutio guy back at Charmed Ridge?"

I made fake gagging noises and giggled. "Of course not, silly! I don't like him like that! Besides…" My tone started to get serious. "I wanted to save my very first kiss for someone really special."

"And who would that be?" Bartholomew questioned. Wasn't it obvious? Boys are so weird sometimes.

I hinted, "Someone who's brave, a hero, someone funny…" My voice trailed off.

Bartholomew joked, "It sounds like you're describing Spyro."

"Someone who saved me from myself and from being held captive…" I went on. Then I finally gave it away. "You, Bartholomew." If he didn't get that then I don't know what to do.

"What?" Bartholomew yelled. The fireworks must've been too loud for him to hear me.

"I-" I said but Bartholomew cut me off.

"I know what you said, I'm joking," Bartholomew laughed. I glared at him and put my paw to my face and slid it down my forehead. I could've sworn that I saw him blush at this very second. He began to stutter, "W-well then if t-that's what you want then-"

He didn't finish his sentence. He put one of his arms around me and slowly pulled me closer to him. We both closed our eyes and our lips got closer and closer. Was I ready for this? I'm feeling so nervous right now like a million butterflies are taking flight in my stomach. I felt his warm, soft lips on mine. He pressed them down just enough to satisfy me. I returned the kiss. It only lasted a few seconds but it felt like way longer. I wish this moment would never end. I can stay like this forever. I felt sparks fly, it was a feeling I've never felt before but I liked it. I wrapped my arms around his neck as we got more into it.

We slowly parted from each other but were only a few inches away. He looked deep into my eyes. I could feel his warm breath on my face. "So…how was that?" he asked softly.

I didn't answer him...or at least not the way he expected me to. I smacked my lips on his and kissed him. I could feel him smile and pull me even closer to him than before. When we finally parted I felt myself blushing, very hard and I could tell he was too.

We didn't say another word. Bartholomew kept his arm around me and watched the fireworks. I, on the other hand, looked at Bianca and Hunter who were now sharing a kiss too. They held hands up on a balcony and looked into each other's eyes. Then Hunter and Bianca shared a small peck on the lips. I smiled because I felt happy for Bianca. Those two showed me what it was like to be a couple but Bartholomew showed me what it was like to love.

I could see Spyro talking to Sparx. He looked kind of sad while looking up at Hunter and Bianca. Did he have a girl? He's the hero, I'm sure someone had to like him. A tall faun with brunette hair approached Spyro and Sparx. She was wearing what looked like a green, strapless shirt. She seemed very pretty and I could tell by the way she walked over to Spyro that she had some kind of attraction to him.

I observed her talking to Spyro. Maybe she's the one for him. They kind of make a cute couple… I smiled down at them while they watched the fireworks, which I was supposed to be doing.

Sgt. Byrd shot a firework at the moon that looked like a heart. I leaned my head on Bartholomew's shoulder and sighed. We both sat together watching the fireworks for the rest of the night.