Artisans Home World
(Spyro the Dragon OST: Artisans)
It has been 10 years since the defeat of Khrono. With all of the worlds now peaceful, their inhabitants can live freely, without worrying about anything.
Up at the sky, an air balloon can be seen going down to the land of Artisans. There is a purple elder dragon on top of it, smiling while looking down.
Yep, this is Spyro after 10 years. 5 years ago, he went around the dragon realms to explore the unknown. Now, he's back home.
The air balloon finally reaches the ground, with the dragon slowly walking out from it. "Artisan... It's been a while."
He arrives at the main lands. There are many dragons there, unlike before. The new generation of dragons seem to be even more crowded than the last one. Then, an female pink elder dragon with a purple dress and purple hair walks to the purple dragon. She is also wearing a golden necklace with a red heart – shaped gem in the center.
"Welcome back to Artisans, Spyro." She smiles at him, and then he smiles back. "It has been 5 years since you went exploring."
"It's good to be back, Ember." He looks around, looking for someone. "Hey, where are the others?"
"If you mean Flame, I don't really know. For Blink, he's currently inventing something that he wants to show to you. And about my darling, Bandit, he's at Cliff Town, keeping the town safe." Ember then takes the dragon's hand. "Follow me, Blink told me to meet him at his lab."
"W – wait a sec! C – can I at least have a dragon fruit?"
Professor's Secret Lab
(No OST)
The door opens, revealing a small adult mole wearing one of the Professor's lab coat. "You made it, Spyro!"
"Oh, uh... Hey, Blink." He smiles at him. "So... You chose to continue your uncle's work?"
"Yep. Knowing that he won't come back here, or... Because he could be dead now..." He looks down, feeling a sad, but then looks at the dragon again. "So someone should take care of this place and everything in it!"
"Let's come in." Ember said to him as he and the mole enters the lab.
"This is what I've been wanting to show you." Blink then opens his drawer and takes out a sphere with neon blue stripes on it.
"Uh... A ping pong ball?"
"No, silly! It's a portal!" Ember pats his back.
"A... Portal...? To where?"
"You'll see..." He makes a weird smile on his face before walking out from the lab, with the 2 dragons following him afterwards. "First, we need to go to Artisans first."
"Um... Okay...?"
Artisans Home World
(No OST)
Every dragon that lives in Artisans are now watching at the 3 of them, who are now in the center of the main lands. Blink throws the sphere to the ground hard, and then it turns in to a portal.
"This is a gift from us, Spyro." The mole said to him, making him tilt his head in confusion.
"Gift? What is this portal even for?" He asks them. "I mean, where does this portal even lead to?"
"It leads to a special place, where you will meet your friends again." The pink dragon smiles at him.
He then starts realizing it. "No way…" The dragon stares deep in to the portal. "This portal… Are you guys joking…?"
"Do we look like joking to you?" Flame, who walks away from the crowds to see him, gives him a smile. "You saved the world… And this is the best gift that we can think of."
"Flame…" He looks at the grownup red dragon. "All of you… Thank you very much!"
"Don't sweat it." The red dragon pats his shoulders. "Be sure to come back, okay?"
"B – but, can they come here too?"
"Unfortunately, no. The external barrier of the world is very strong, that even if you try to get out of the world, only your dead body will make it back. However, you know how strong a purple dragon's soul is, right?" Blink explains it to him.
"Tell them that the Dragon Realms misses them, okay?" Ember said to him.
"I… I will." He nods at them before walking to the portal, preparing to enter it.
…
"So, this is it…" Spyro said the same thing that he said before when leaving "that" world to himself. "I hope that they're doing fine…"
The purple dragon enters the portal, his head filled with mixed feelings.
…
"I can't live without you…"
Magna Forest
(Persona 4 OST: Signs of Love)
Spyro arrives at the place where he left, Magna Forest. "Magna Forest… I can really feel the memories flowing…" He quickly realizes that he's now walking on 4 legs, but he's still an elder dragon. Now he's not wearing his messenger bag and gloves, but still has his red bandana and the goggles above his head. "And of course, I had to walk on 4 legs…"
Suddenly, the bushes in front of him shakes. He can also hear 2 male voices, and it seems that they belong to 2 kids. "Clark, stay down! We don't want him to notice us!"
"Great, it's my fault now?!"
"Of course it is! It's always your fault!"
The purple dragon just stands there, confused. He then starts walking 4 steps forward to them. "See?! He noticed us! What do we do now?!"
"Just go with the plan!" One of them then jumps out with his hands up in the air. He's a male cheetah and he's still a kid. "Boo!"
Then, the other one jumps out. Now it's a male rabbit wearing a dragon costume, and he seems to be younger than the cheetah. "Roar! It's a dragon!"
"Uh… Am I supposed to be scared right now?" Spyro asks them.
2 other kids then runs to them, one's a female rabbit, and the other is a female cheetah. "That's not the part of the plan, you dork!" The female cheetah insults them. "And what's with the 'Roar! It's a dragon!' stuff?! You're making us look like the bad guys!"
The female rabbit turns around to look at the purple dragon. "Who are you and what are you doing here?! This is supposed to be a special place, with only the guardians and their friends allowed to come!"
"Um, uh… My name is Spyro the Dragon. What's yours?"
"Okay, Spyro the –" The female cheetah looks at him carefully with a shocked expression on his face. "YOU'RE Spyro the Dragon…?"
"Yes, I'm Spyro. Although there must be another dragon with the same name here…"
"Are you friends with a cheetah named Hunter?" The female rabbit asks him.
"Well, yes. Why?"
The 2 girls look at each other. "He must be the other uncle Spyro that daddy mentioned!" The other nods at her. They then introduce themselves. "Hello, uncle Spyro! I'm Emily the Cheetah. Mommy and daddy told us about you."
"And I'm Evelyn the Rabbit. Sorry for before." The rabbit who is now known as Evelyn turns around and shouts at the 2 boys. "You 2! Apologize to him too!"
"I'm sorry, uncle Spyro…"
"Me too…"
"Do I know you kids?" The purple dragon asks them.
"We're Hunter and Bianca's children!" The one with the dragon costume runs to him. "They told us SO much about you! By the way, I'm Clark the Rabbit!"
"And I'm Gunner the Cheetah. It's nice to finally meet you, uncle Spyro."
Spyro stands still for a moment, trying to process everything correctly. Hunter and Bianca already have 4 children? Is this real? "All of you are… Hunter and Bianca's children?"
"Mhmm." The 4 of them nods together.
"I see…" He starts smiling. "Many things happened since I was gone… Can you take me to them? I really want to see them again."
"Sure! Follow us!" The girls lead the way with the boys behind them and Spyro following.
Warfang (Guardians' Home)
(Persona 4 OST: Signs of Love)
Evelyn knocks on the giant door. Then, a heavy voice comes from inside. "Who's there?"
"Uncle Terrador! It's us! We have a big surprise to tell you!"
"What is this 'surprise' you're talking about?"
"We have uncle Spyro with us!" Clark shouts at him. Hearing this, the guardian quickly opens the door.
"It's… It's really you…" Terrador looks at Spyro, who is now on the same height as him. "Come in… All of them will be really happy to see you again…"
"Thank you, Terrador."
…
They are now inside a room with a wide round table. Spyro is then told to sit down while Terrador calls the others. "Man… It has been a long time, I wonder if they could even notice me…"
The giant door next to him then opens, with his counterpart and (L) Cynder coming out from it, looking surprised. "You… Really came…" The 2 of them then walks slowly to him. Now they are also on the same height.
"Hey, guys." The purple dragon smiles at them.
"All of us missed you." The adult black dragon grins. She looks like when she's in her corrupted form. The difference is that she's not in her corrupted form.
"Me too."
Then, Sparx comes out next. "SPYRO!" He hugs his head immediately. *Buzz* "I KNEW IT! YOU CAME!"
"H – hey, Sparx…" Spyro laughs for a moment, trying to let go of his hold. "Boy, you don't know how much I've missed that buzzing noise… And, you still look young."
"Originally, dragonflies have much shorter life span than this…" *Buzz* "But, I guess things work differently here."
After this, Hunter, Bianca, Zoe, and (L) Sparx enters the room. "Spyro!" The 4 of them said to him.
"You guys!" He smiles widely. Hunter looks the same, but now he's wearing clothes similar to his counterpart's. Bianca still maintains her normal outfit, but now she's taller. Zoe is also still wearing her fairy dress, but she now has a pixie cut hairstyle. "Long time no see!"
"Oh boy, looks like that we need another room for another giant purple thingy." (L) Sparx scratches the back of his head. "Just kidding. I know that you're not staying here, but you could always visit us again!"
"You… Really are Spyro?" Bianca walks around him, examining his body. "Wow, did you gain weight?"
"I think he lost them, honey. Not gain them." Hunter laughs. "I suggest that you see Elora, Spyro. She's been down lately, and she doesn't even believe that you're here."
"Really…? Me leaving her must've been hard…" The purple dragon looks down, feeling guilty for a moment, but then gets cheerful again. "I need to meet her immediately… No… I WANT to meet her immediately."
"That's the spirit!" Zoe flies around in excitement. "We don't want to interrupt your conversation, so I'm just going to tell you the way. From the door that we've entered through, keep going straight until you find the balcony. She likes the look from up there."
"Thanks, Zoe." Spyro then stands up and walks to the door. "I wonder if she's okay…"
(No OST)
He is now in front of the balcony door, which is already opened. He can see a faun, and he immediately recognizes her.
…
It's Elora.
"That's her…? She looks… Beautiful…"
The faun that once had a short messy hair, now has a long messy hair. Her clothes which was once green, are now orange. It seems that she can't stop staring at the view, maybe she's dreaming of meeting her boyfriend again. Just a bit more, and that dream will come true.
"Hey, Elora." Hearing his voice, she immediately turns around. Spyro then realizes that her pupils are gray, looking almost soulless. It is obvious that she's shocked, knowing that it's Spyro, even though his voice is different now.
"Spyro…?" The faun runs quickly to him and hugs him. "Spyro!" Tears start flowing down from her eyes. The purple dragon then realizes that she's actually blind.
"Elora…? What happened to your eyes…?"
"That doesn't matter now! The most important thing is that now I get to meet you again!" She then kisses him, and of course, this surprised him. But he didn't let go.
…
It's like a dream inside of a dream. That's what the faun thought to herself while kissing him. Unbeknownst to her, the dragon is also thinking the same thing.
…
"I love you, Spyro."
…
"I love you too."
All of them are now gathered around the table. Elora then stands up and whispers to all of them, excluding Spyro. After this, they all sit back.
"In 3…" The faun said to them with a smile.
"3…"
"2…"
"1!"
"Welcome back, Spyro!" They all shout, filling the purple dragon's heart with mixed feelings.
"Let's admit it, all of us waited for this." (L) Spyro said to them. "This is the best surprise gift that we could think of, buddy."
"Even though I lost my eyesight because of crying everyday…" The faun finally admits the reason of how she got blind. "I can still see you in my dreams, and that always stops my crying. But now… You're with us…"
"I…" The dragon starts crying. "I don't know what to say… You guys are the best friend a purple dragon could have!"
Then, he starts hearing 3 voices in his head, and all of them are familiar to him.
"I'm so proud of you, Spyro… If only I didn't vanish that time, I'll be hugging you right now, just like your own father…"
"This is truly the best moment that you could experience through, Spyro. My life as the Chronicler still isn't done yet, and because of that, your name will forever be remembered in this book…"
"It's all thanks to you and Cynder, now I can rest in complete peace… I really appreciate it, Spyro. Thanks…"
(Persona Q2 OST: Cinematic Tale)
(Who calls my name?)
(Resonating afar)
(Voices I know)
(I can't make out the words)
Looking back on it now
You were mysterious right from the start
Something set you apart
Wearing a persona
Those eyes don't seem to show or tell
Hiding yourself
Though it hasn't been long
Why do I sense there's something on your mind?
What is it you can't find?
Let us reach to out you
A sign draws my eye and sparks a thought
Let's take a shot
Here goes –
"Say darlin'"
"Hey maybe"
"Fancy a movie night with us"
(Why do you care so much for me?)
"We can take you up higher"
"Anywhere you desire"
Live your life
Day by day
Before it all gets taken away
(Leaning towards taking your hand)
When you're feeling blue...
We're here for you!
(Wondering why)
(Your words break into me)
(Hesitating)
(I don't know how to react)
This is not a cruisy game
The longer it takes the harder we'll try
I think you know why
Let's go step by step
Just leave it up to us, we'll bring you 'round
It's all deep down
Follow what you hear inside
Reveal all of the colors you possess
Wanna see your real best
Leave any fret behind
We've got some discovering to do...
A brand new you
Take two –
"Say darlin'"
"Hey maybe"
"Fancy a movie night with us"
(Why do you care so much for me?)
"We can take you up higher"
"Anywhere you desire"
Live your life
Day by day
Before it all gets taken away
(Leaning towards taking your hand)
When you're feeling blue...
We're here for you!
Soon enough
You'll move on
Don't worry about all of the things
That could go wrong
Always by your side
No longer alone
So you never have to cry
Everything can only...
Get better!
Last Chance –
"Say darlin'"
"Hey maybe"
"Fancy a movie night with us"
(Why do you care so much for me?)
"We can take you up higher"
"Anywhere you desire"
Live your life
Day by day
Before it all gets taken away
(Leaning towards taking your hand)
When you're feeling blue...
We're here for you!
(Colorful days…)
(Is this how it should be?)
(I never knew)
(I could get used to this)
And that's the end of the legendary dragon's story in my fanfic.
Thank you for tuning in. ^_^
Special Thanks to: Gamelover41592, IllusionMaster17, Dragon of Mystery, and Dante Watterson