~Chapter 11: The Unlocking~

"Alright," Spyro sighed and headed to the exit. But they were stopped by Aviarus.

"Allow me to escort you back home," Aviarus said, "My wind element will allow us to speed up the journey."

"Alright, come on," Spyro said. Then they five of them set off back home.

With Aviarus' wind element, the group got back home in less than a day effortlessly. The group was flying at near super sonic speeds. The kids had adrenaline pumping through their veins. However, Dizzy and adrenaline can be a dangerous combination.

"Thatwasawesome,thatwasawesome,thatwasawesome!" Dizzy said in a hyped up tone. She then ran through the door at lightning-quick speeds...without even opening the door.

"You just had to get Dizzy hyped up," Spyro said to Aviarus sarcastically.

"An already hyper electric dragon plus young age plus an adrenaline rush equals run for your life!" Inferno said.

Penumbra then came running out the door, "I'm glad you're back," She said to the group, "But what has gotten into Dizzy?"

"An overdose of adrenaline," Umbra answered.

Aviarus looked at Penumbra in surprise, "Penumbra, is that you?" Aviarus asked, "It's me, Aviarus."

"It's been a long time, Aviarus," Penumbra replied, "But now's not the time to get reacquainted. Cynder is in bad condition and I'm afraid it may be to late."

"Cynder!" Spyro yelled as he ran inside. But he was greeted by being tackled by a yellow blur, "Dizzy calm down! We need to help your mother!" Dizzy suddenly stopped in her tracks, remembering remembering what her mother was going through.

Everyone went up to the room that Cynder was in. But when they saw her, the first thing everyone thought was, 'was it even possible that she was still alive'?

Aviarus gave Spyro the key to Cynder's Shackles. Spyro walked over to Cynder and began unlocking her shackles. He started with the shackle on her tail. Then he moved to the ones on her legs. Finally, he removed the choker. Once the choker was unlocked, it vanished in a cloud of black smoke along with the other shackles.

Everyone waited in anticipation for Cynder to get better...but she wasn't.

"Cynder?" Spyro whispered, "Cynder, please wake up!"

Inferno, Dizzy, and Umbra left the room with sad looks on their faces.

"It's getting late," Penumbra said solemnly, "We should all get some rest."

"Let's leave Spyro alone with Cynder," Aviarus said, "I'd like to talk with you for a while if you don't mind." He said to Penumbra. Then he and Penumbra left Spyro to be with Cynder.

As the kids were going to their room, Inferno noticed that Dizzy was trembling and sparks were shooting from her body, "Dizzy, are you okay?" Inferno asked.

"I'm upset that we didn't save mom," Dizzy said solemnly, "But other than that, I'm fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm fine," Dizzy said. But Inferno noticed a slight electrical hum in her voice. But he disregarded it...for now.

Everyone went to sleep that night in a solemn mood. Spyro ended up crying himself to sleep.

The next morning, Spyro woke up with tears still running down his cheeks, a sign that he was crying even in his sleep. He turned his head to look at Cynder. But what he saw startled him.