Chapter: 10
A Whole New World
Night has now arrived as Cynder was on her balcony, looking up at the stars of the night sky. She watches them for a few minutes until she goes back inside to her room. Down below in the Garden courtyard, Spyro and the others are hidden from view. But Spyro was in a state of depression as Hunter sat beside him. "What am I going to do? Cynder won't even let me talk to her. I should have known I couldn't pull off this stupid prince wish" said Spyro.
"Don't give up. There's always another chance. Just give her some time to adapt to you, then she'll see that you're not like the other suitors" said Hunter.
"Like it'll be THAT easy" said Spyro rolling his eyes. Meanwhile, Sparx, still as a Sharptooth, struggles to catch a live purple butterfly. But every time he catches one, he squishes it. "Oh man" groaned Sparx and tosses the dead butterfly into a heaping pile of the same. Crash was busy playing chess with Toothless, who is sitting like a person on its tail and butt. "So move!" said Crash to Toothless, getting impatient while waiting for its turn to finish. Toothless moves a piece, and knocks over the black King piece off the board. Crash was dumbfounded. "Hey. That's a good move" said Crash. Then he turns into Rodney Dangerfield and said "I can't believe it-I'm losing to a dragon".
"Crash, I need help" said Spyro.
"All right, sparky, here's the deal. You wanna court the little lady, you gotta be a straight shooter, do ya follow me?" asked Crash as Jack Nicholson wearing dark shades.
"What?" asked Spyro being confused. Then he poofs back to normal, but wearing a mortarboard. He points out his words on a blackboard that appears. "Tell her the...TRUTH!" said Crash, and he flips it over, revealing the word ''TRUTH'' written in big and gold letters on the other side.
"No way! If Cynder found out I was really some crummy street rat, she'd laugh at me" said Spyro and he puts on his crown-like helmet, which lights up as Crash.
"A woman appreciates a man who can make her laugh!" said Crash. Feeling annoyed, Spyro pulls the chain, turning off the light. Crash then comes out holding the real helmet. "Spy, all joking aside, you really oughtta be yourself" said Crash honestly.
"He's right. You'll feel a lot better if you tell her the truth. You don't want to put yourself in a lie" said Hunter.
"Hey, that's the last thing I want to be" said Spyro. Then he puts on his helmet. "Okay, I'm gonna go see her. I gotta be smooth, cool, confident" said Spyro to himself. Then he turns to the others. "How do I look?" asked Spyro.
"Like a prince" said Crash sadly. Then Spyro flies up to the balcony, along with Toothless, and the black dragon hides as Spyro lands outside Cynder's room. Cynder was on her bed, still sad about losing her only best friend outside the palace. Her pet Sharptooth, Chomper, was by her side, who is sad to see her like this. "Princess Cynder?" said Spyro's voice in the distance. Chomper then looks up and growls. "Who's there?" asked Cynder.
"It's me-Prince Draco.." said Spyro. But realizes that he's using his real voice. So he jumps into his deeper voice. "Ahem-Prince Draco Lionheart" said Spyro in his deep voice.
"I do not want to see you" said Cynder as she emerges from her room.
"No, no, please princess. Give me a chance" said Spyro as he tries to approach her. But Chomper blocks his path as it growls and advances on him. "Just leave me alone" said Cynder as she starts to walk away.
"Whoa! Easy boy!" said Spyro trying to calm her pet Sharptooth. Over the edge of the balcony, hidden from view, Toothless is watching the whole thing when Crash approaches him. "How's our beau doing?" whispered Crash. Toothless described the situation by pretending to cut its neck with its claw. Crash then face-palms himself in the face, realizing that the situation is not good. Before going back to her room, she looks back at Spyro, who has now taken off his helmet to brush Chomper away. Then, something hits her when she looked at his face. And there was something familiar about him. Is he the same one from the marketplace just about yesterday? "Good boy, take off. Down boy!" said Spyro as he tries to brush it away with his helmet.
"Wait. Wait" said Cynder. Chomper then stops growling and Spyro looks at her. She starts to look at him thinking she has seen him before. "Do I know you?" asked Cynder. That's when Spyro realizes that he's not wearing his helmet, and he quickly puts in on. "Uh, no, no" said Spyro quickly putting on his helmet.
"You remind me of someone I met in the marketplace" said Cynder.
"The marketplace? I have servants that go to the marketplace for me. Why I even have servants who go to the marketplace for my servants, so it couldn't have been me you met" said Spyro.
"No, I guess not" said Cynder feeling disappointed. She was actually hoping that he was Spyro. Then Crash appears to Spyro in a form of a bee. "Enough about you, Casanova. Talk about her! She's smart, fun, the scales, the eyes. Anything-pick a feature!" whispered Crash to Spyro.
"Um, Princess Cynder? You're very..." said Spyro.
"Wonderful, glorious, magnificent, punctual!" whispered Crash.
"Punctual!" blurted Spyro.
"Punctual?" said Cynder feeling dumbfounded.
"Sorry" whispered Crash sheepishly.
"Beautiful" corrected Spyro.
"Nice recovery" whispered Crash. Cynder then looks at Chomper, and then looks back Spyro with a seductive look on her face. "Hmm. I'm rich too, you know" said Cynder.
"Yeah!" said Spyro.
"The daughter of a king" said Cynder as she seductively walks towards him.
"I know" said Spyro smiling.
"A fine prize for any prince to marry" said Cynder. And she was now VERY close to him, now backing him up to the edge of the balcony. "Uh, right. Right. A prince like me" said Spyro, now feeling uncomfortable the way she approaches him. Even Crash notices that something is wrong. "Warning! Warning!" said Crash buzzing in his ear.
"Right, a prince like you..." said Cynder. Then she angrily pulls his helmet down on his face and wraps his cape around his head. "...And every other stuffed shirt, swaggering, peacock I've met!" said Cynder angrily.
"Mayday! Mayday!" said Crash with his rear end on fire while wearing goggles and crashing.
"Just go jump off a balcony!" said Cynder and she turns and walks away.
"What?" asked Spyro.
"Stop her! Stop her! Do you want me to sting her?" asked Crash.
"Buzz off!" whispered Spyro as he swats at the bee version of Crash.
"Okay, fine. But remember-beeee yourself!" said Crash and he buzzes into the magic amulet around his neck.
"Yeah, right!" said Spyro rolling his eyes, out loud.
"WHAT!?" said Cynder looking back at him angrily. Spyro realizes his mistake and corrects himself. Then he starts to become honest. Uh, you're right. You aren't just some prize to be won" said Spyro. Then he looks disappointed as he said "You should be free to make your own choice". Cynder and Chomper then looked at each other in confusion. "I'll go now" said Spyro as he jumps up on the ledge, and then drops off. "No!" said Cynder, wanting to stop him.
"What? What?" asked Spyro when he pokes his head up from over the edge. Cynder was then amazed, and confused. He doesn't appear to be flapping his wings at all. "How-how are you doing that?" asked Cynder.
"Doing what?" asked Spyro. That's when Spyro starts to rise, as if something is underneath him. Until Cynder sees that Spyro is standing on top of a Night Fury, falling its wings to keep itself afloat. "Hey, is that a Night Fury?" asked Cynder as Toothless lands and Spyro jumps off.
"Yeah. His name is Toothless" said Spyro.
"He's, uh, lovely" said Cynder. Toothless then takes Cynder's paw and kisses it. "You, uh, you don't want to go flying for a while, do you?" asked Spyro. Cynder then gives him the look. She wasn't sure about the idea. "We could get out of the palace, see the world" said Spyro.
"I don't know. Is it even a good idea?" asked Cynder.
"Sure. Do you trust me?" asked Spyro. Then she looks at him, when she finds that line very familiar, as someone once told her that before. "What?" asked Cynder.
"Do you trust me?" asked Spyro as he extends his paw the same as before, smiling. Then, Cynder gets a sly grin on her face, when she starts to become suspicious of him. "Yes" said Cynder with a sly grin. She takes his paw, and Spyro then shoots off into the sky, with Toothless flying after them. Cynder nearly lost her grip on Spyro's paw as she flew with him. She looks back down at Chomper looking up at her questioningly. Then they unheld paws as they fly over the palace walls and into the city of Warfang. Then Spyro starts to sing...
SPYRO: I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid.
Tell me princess, now when did you last
Let your heart decide?
Then they flew down through the city, with Toothless flying underneath them, stopping slightly to pick a flower. Then Toothless hands the flower to Spyro, who gives it to Cynder. She smells the flower and smiles.
SPYRO: I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways, and under
On a amazing dragon flight
Spyro does some swerves and flips around Cynder, until they shoot up into the clouds.
SPYRO: A whole new world!
A new fantastic point of view
While flying, Cynder looks back and watches Warfang disappear from sight.
SPYRO: No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Then they fly in and out of the clouds, with Toothless doing the same behind them.
SPYRO: Or say we're only dreaming
Then they fly pass the full moon. Cynder was enjoying this so much, she starts to sing beautifully.
CYNDER: A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you!
They each catch a small cloud and they toss them away. Then they circle a pillar of clouds, giving a swirly look to it.
SPYRO: Now I'm in a whole new world with you!
Then they find themselves joining and flying with a flock of birds in the sky along with Toothless.
CYNDER: Unbelievable sights
One of the birds sees them and squawks in terror when it saw three dragons flying with them.
CYNDER: Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
Cynder lets her wings spread out with great lengths. She and Spyro, along with Toothless, does some somersaults and flips. They then fly above the clouds where a starry night awaits them.
CYNDER: A whole new world!
SPYRO: Don't you dare close your eyes
CYNDER: An hundred thousand things to see
SPYRO: Hold your breath-it gets better!
They dived down over a giant river, for beyond the ship's sails are the statues of dragons in the Valley of Avalar.
CYNDER: I'm like a shooting star, I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be!
They fly pass a worker working on a sphinx version of a dragon. They wave at him and the worker smiles at them. But he wasn't paying attention to how much he chisels on the dragon's snout. This causes the front section of the snout to break off and fall to the ground. Cynder and Spyro then felt embarrassed.
SPYRO: A whole new world!
CYNDER: Every turn a surprise
SPYRO: With new horizons to pursue
CYNDER: Every moment, red-letter
They flew alongside a herd of wild horses running. And Cynder pets a baby horse. Then they took off into the sky.
SPYRO & CYNDER: I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
Then they fly through a forest, where Spyro grabs an apple from a tree and does a trick on it with his tail before rolling down his tail to Cynder's paws, who is now sure she is dealing with Spyro, not Prince Draco.
SPYRO: A whole new world
CYNDER: A whole new world
SPYRO: That's where we'll be
CYNDER: That's where we'll be
SPYRO: A thrilling chase
CYNDER: A wondrous place
SPYRO & CYNDER: For you and me!
Then they held hands as they fly above a lake. Minutes later, we see them on a rooftop in the Imperial City, where there is a Chinese New Year celebration going on as fireworks explodes in the sky. "It's all so magical" said Cynder.
"Yeah" said Spyro looking dreamily at her. Then she looks at him slyly and decides to burst the bubble. And expose the real Spyro. "It's a shame Sparx had to miss this" said Cynder.
"Nah. He likes flying. He just hates fireworks, that's all" said Spyro. Then Toothless looks up at him, realizing what is happening. Spyro looks at him, and now he realizes what he just did. "That is...oh no!" said Spyro, realizing that he just gave himself away. Then Cynder pulls off his helmet, and saw that it was Spyro, not Prince Draco. "You ARE the dragon from the market! I knew it. Why did you lie to me?" asked Cynder angrily.
"Cynder, I'm sorry" said Spyro trying to recover.
"Did you think I was stupid?!" asked Cynder.
"No!" said Spyro.
"That I wouldn't figure it out?!" asked Cynder and tossed his helmet back at him.
"No. I mean, I hoped you wouldn't" said Spyro. Then he realizes his mistake again and tries to quickly recover. "No, that's not what I meant!" said Spyro.
"Who are you? Tell me the truth!" demanded Cynder.
"The truth?" asked Spyro. Cynder only gives him a stern and angry look. He looks over at Toothless, who motions him to tell her the truth. "The truth...the truth is...I sometimes dress as a commoner to escape the pressures of palace life" said Spyro. Toothless then slumps down in defeat, knowing that he has lied to her. "But I really am a prince!" said Spyro. Cynder then starts to believe him, although she still has an angry look in her eye. "Why didn't you just tell me?" asked Cynder.
"Well, you know, um...royalty going out into the city in disguise, it sounds a little strange, don't you think?" asked Spyro. Cynder then smiles and said "Not that strange" said Cynder. Then she puts the helmet back on his head and cuddles with him. Although Spyro knows that he has lied to her. And Toothless puts its hand under its chin and looks mystified.
An hour later, they arrived back at the palace in Warfang. Cynder lands on her balcony as Spyro lands on Toothless's back as the Night Fury stayed afloat with the flapping of its wing. Before leaving, Toothless only decends just below the balcony with Spyro on its back as he looks back at Cynder. "Good night, my handsome prince" said Cynder.
"Sleep well, princess" said Spyro. Then, they slowly lean forward to kiss, but Toothless bumps Spyro up and they kiss sooner than expected. Both were surprised, but they start to kiss passionately. Then they break away and Cynder walks away slowly, then turns and looks at Spyro. Finally, she enters her room through the curtains. "Yes!" said Spyro and he falls back onto Toothless, who flew to the ground.
"For the first time in my life, things are starting to go right" said Spyro as he lies on his back on Toothless, looking up at Cynder's balcony. Then all the sudden, four sets of hands grab him. "Hey! What?" said Spyro but he was cut off when a gag is tied around his mouth. Then he looks to see Hunter lying unconscious on the ground and sees Sparx trapped in a cage. "Sparx! Sparx!" muffled Spyro.
"Hold him!" ordered Prowless. Shackles are then placed on his feet and his paws. Toothless fights against the guards and held them back, but numbers overwhelmed it and they tied it up. Then, Malefor approaches Spyro. "I'm afraid you've worn out your welcome, Prince Pantherheart" said Malefor. Spyro then angrily growls at him. Then Malefor walks away. "Make sure he's never found, Prowless" said Malefor as he walks away. Then a guard hits Spyro in the head, and he falls unconscious. Minutes later, they were at the cliffside where they tossed Spyro into the ocean. By the time Spyro hits the water, he gains conscious. He tries to free himself, but his feet are tied to a rock. The rock then hits the sea bottom. Spyro then remembers the magic amulet he still has around his neck, and tries to free his paws. However, he starts to lose air and loses consciousness and falls to the floor. The amulet, unsettled by his movement, was moved by the ocean current and rubs against his chest. It shakes, and Crash Bandicoot emerges with a bath brush, rubber duckie, and shower cap. "Never fails. Get in the bath and there's a rub at the amulet" said Crash and squeaks the duck. Then he sees the unconscious Spyro. "Spy? Spy! Kid, snap out of it! You can't cheat on this one! I can't help you unless you make a wish. You have to say "Crash, I want you to save my life''. Got it? Okay. C'mon Spyro! " said Crash as he grabs Spyro by the shoulders and shakes him. Spyro's head goes up, then falls, making it look like a nod of approval. "I'll take that as a yes. Wooga! Wooga!" said Crash like a siren. Then he turns into a submarine. "Up scope!" said Crash and he babbles in something that sounds like German. On the surface, a giant water spout emerges, and lands on top of the cliff. Crash then takes the gag off Spyro as he puts him down. Then Spyro reawakes and coughs the water out of his lungs. "Don't you scare me like that!" said Crash. Then Spyro became happy to see him. "Crash, I-uh, I-uh.." said Spyro. But he couldn't think of how to say it, so he just hugs him. "Thanks, Crash" said Spyro. Crash smiles and hugs him back. "Oh, Spy. I'm gettin' kind of fond of you, kid. Not that I want to pick out curtains or anything" said Crash.
Back at the palace, Cynder was lying on her bed, humming "A Whole New World" in a dreamy state. Then her father, Volteer, appears in one of the double doors, hypnotized. "Cynder!" said the hypnotized Volteer.
"Oh, father-I just had the most wonderful time. I'm so happy" said Cynder happily as she approaches him.
"You should be, Cynder. I have chosen a husband for you" said the hypnotized Volteer, still monotone from the hypnosis.
"What?" asked Cynder. Then the other door opens and it reveals Malefor with Scratch perched on his shoulders. "You will wed Malefor" said the hypnotized Volteer. Cynder gasps at the sight of Malefor. "You're speechless, I see. A fine quality in a wife" said Malefor.
"I will never marry you!" said Cynder. Then she goes to Volteer. "Father, I choose Prince Draco!" said Cynder.
"Prince Draco left!" said Malefor, pretending to have nothing to do with it.
"Better check your crystal ball again, Malefor!" said Spyro's voice. They looked to see Spyro standing in the doorway to the balcony, and with him are Hunter and Toothless. "Prince Draco!" said Cynder happily. Malefor gasps at the sight of Spyro. "How in the he-" said Scratch. But then he realizes that he's speaking English, and turns back to parrot-ese. "-uh, awk!" squawked Scratch.
"Tell them the truth, Malefor! You tried to have me killed" said Spyro.
"What? Ridiculous nonsense, your highness. He is obviously lying" said Malefor to Volteer, and he brings his hypnotic gaze into his eyes.
"Obviously...lying" said the hypnotized Volteer.
"Father, what's wrong with you?!" asked Cynder, worried about her father. Then that's when Spyro sees Malefor's necklace, whose red diamond glows. And he discovered the source of Volteer's behavior. Malefor is controlling him! "I know!" said Spyro and leaps at Malefor. He knocks him to the ground and breaks the magic necklace from him. Malefor gets up to strike at him, but Toothless tackled him to the ground. Spyro then smashes the necklace to the floor. Malefor flinches and the spell is broken for good. "Oh, oh, oh my!" said Volteer as he returns to normal.
"Your highness, Malefor's been controlling you with this!" said Spyro and shows him the smashed necklace.
"What?" asked Volteer. Then, Hunter begins to somehow recognize Malefor. "Wait a minute! I remember you now! You were the one that tossed me in the dungeon!" said Hunter.
"What are you talking about? Speak up!" said Volteer.
"Your highness, your advisor offered me money to steal some half of a medallion. But I told him my days of thievery are over! But he threw me in your dungeon and I was sentenced to life in there! I may have been a criminal back in Avalar, but I have made no crime here in Warfang!" said Hunter angrily.
"And for what I now understand now, he tried to kill me just to marry your daughter! So he can become King! He has been against you this whole time!" said Spyro. Then Volteer angrily turns to Malefor angrily. "Malefor! You...you traitor!" said Volteer. Toothless growls visciously at Malefor. Then they advance on Malefor. "Your majesty, all of this can be explained..." said Malefor.
"Guards! Guards!" yelled Volteer.
"Well, that's it-we're dead, forget about it. Just dig a grave for both of us. We're dead" said Scratch, finally speaking English. Then Malefor finally notices the magic amulet around Spyro's neck. He make a move for it, but is grabbed by the dragon guards. "Arrest Malefor at once. For the attempted murder of Prince Draco; the false arrest of Hunter of Avalar; and the betrayal against the crown!" ordered Volteer.
"This is not done yet, boy!" said Malefor as he pulls a vial from his knapsack. Spyro and Hunter sees this and rushes him, but Malefor throws the vial to the floor. Resulting in an explosion and he was enveloped into a large red cloud. When it is gone, Malefor and Scratch were gone! "Find him, search everywhere!" ordered Volteer to the dragon guards.
"Cynder, are you all right?" asked Spyro.
"Yes" replied Cynder. They lean in to kiss, but Volteer barges between them. "Malefor, my most trusted counselor, plotting against me all this time. Just horrible. How will I ever-" said Volteer. But he stops in mid sentence and looks at the pair. "Can it be true? My daughter has finally chosen a suitor?" asked Volteer. Cynder happily nods yes. "Ha ha! Praise the Ancestors! You brilliant boy, I could kiss you! I won't—I'll leave that to my- You two will be wed at once! Yes, yes. And you'll be happy and prosperous, and then my boy, you will be king!" said Volteer happily.
"King?" asked Spyro.
"Yes, a fine upstanding youth like yourself, a person of your unimpeachable moral character is exactly what this kingdom needs!" said Volteer. Unfortunately, Spyro looks concerned at this. He still haven't told Cynder to the real truth.
Then, in Malefor's hidden chamber, Malefor and Scratch enters. "We gotta get outta here! We gotta get- I gotta start packing, your highness. Only essentials" said Scratch as he flies over to his cage and starts throwing things out. But Malefor smiles broadly. "Travel light! Bring the guns, the weapons, the knives..." said Scratch. But he stops and takes out a picture of himself and Malefor. "...and how about this picture? I don't know-I think I'm making a weird face in it" said Scratch looking at the picture. Then Malefor starts to laugh wildly. "Oh, boy-he's gone nuts. He's cracked" said Scratch. He flies down to him and knocks on his head. "Malefor? Malefor Get a grip, Malefor!" said Scratch. Then Malefor grabs him around the neck. "Good grip!" gagged Scratch.
"Prince Draco is nothing more than that filthy urchin Spyro! He has the amulet, Scratch" said Malefor.
"Why that miserable-" said Scratch.
"But you are going to relieve him of it!" said Malefor.
"Me?" asked Scratch.