Chapter: 11
Reign of Malefor
The nest day, Spyro outside, looking at the gardens. But he was in a state of sadness. He was glad to be with Cynder, but he doesn't really want to king. The only reason he wished to be a prince is to get to Cynder. And now look: Things are worse, and he still hasn't told the truth to everyone, but mostly Cynder. "King? They want me to be king?" said Spyro to himself. Then Crash comes out of the amulet. "Huzzah! Hail the conquering hero!" said Crash and he turns into a one-man band. But Spyro pays no attention and walks away with his head hung. Crash sees this and he stop. He scratches his head, and then comes up with an idea. He zips in front of Spyro and he holds up his hands like a director scoping a picture. "Spyro, you've just won the heart of the princess. What are you gonna do next?" asked Crash. Spyro looks at him for a moment, then walks away in sadness to the bed, where he falls on it and sighs. Crash is again confused, then goes to him and pulls out a script labeled "Spyroaladdin". "Psst, your line is "I'm going to free the genie''. Anytime" whispered Crash.
"Crash...I can't" said Spyro.
"Sure you can. You just go "Crash, I wish you free'' said Crash as he grabs Spyro's head and uses him as a mock ventriloquist's dummy. But Spyro immediately pulls away. "I'm serious. Look, I'm sorry-I really am. But they want to make me king-no! They want to make Prince Draco king. Without you, I'm just Spyro" said Spyro.
"Spy, you won!" said Crash.
"Because of you! The only reason anyone thinks I'm anything is because of you. What if they find out I'm not really a prince?" said Spyro. Then he turns quiet and quietly said "What if Cynder finds out? I'll lose her. Crash, I can't keep this up on my own. I can't wish you free" said Spyro. Those words awfully stung Crash and he was very affected by it. Now he believes that Spyro will never wish him free. "Hey, I understand. After all, you've lied to everyone else. Hey, I was beginning to feel left out. Now, if you'll excuse me, master" said Crash sarcastically, saying the last word in disgust, then poofs back into the amulet. Apparently, Hunter, Sparx, and Toothless were watching the whole thing from the window. Spyro then felt bad for what he said to Crash. He then tries to apologize to him. "Crash, I'm really sorry" said Spyro. But instead of words, Crash's tongue comes out of the emerald of the amulet and raspberries him. This made Spyro now angry. "Well, fine. Then just stay in there!" said Spyro angrily and smashed a pillow on top of the amulet. Then he sees the others looking at him from the window. "What are you guys looking at?!" asked Spyro. The words struck Sparx and Toothless, and they sadly start to walk away. "Look, I—I'm sorry. Wait, Sparx- wait-I'm sorry, I didn't-wait, c'mon" said Spyro but they refused to listen. Then Hunter starts to leave. "Wait, Hunter. Don't go" said Spyro. Hunter then looks at him before leaving. "I'm ashamed of you, Spyro. I thought you were a dragon of trust. But it seems you were just a coward to tell the truth" said Hunter with disgust. Then THOSE words stung Spyro hard, and Hunter then walks away. Then he realizes what must be done and he sighs. "What am I doing? Crash and Hunter are right-I gotta tell Cynder the truth" said Spyro. Then he hears Cynder's voice from a distance. "Draco, oh Draco-will you come here?" asked Cynder's voice.
"Well, here goes" said Spyro putting on his crown-like helmet. Then he walks into the garden. "Cynder? Where are you?" asked Spyro. Apparently, ''Cynder'' was actually Scratch, imitating her voice. He wears a long beak and his standing on stilts, disguised as a flamingo in the flamingo pond. "Ahem-In the menagerie, hurry" said Scratch imitating Cynder's voice.
"I'm coming" said Spyro. Then he hurries past Scratch, not noticing the birds. Scratch laughs, then turns back, and finds himself looking into the face of a male flamingo, who is panting. It's obvious that the bird is mistaking Scratch as a female flamingo the way he talks. "Ya got a problem, pinky?" asked Scratch and he sweeps the bird's feet out from under it. Then he runs into the palace and finds the amulet under the pillow. "Boy, Malefor's gonna be happy to see you!" said Scratch. Then he stretches his face like Malefor's and imitates it. "Good work, Scratch!" said Scratch imitating Malefor.
"Ah, go on" said Scratch in a normal voice.
"No, really-on a scale of one to ten, you are an eleven!" said Scratch imitating Malefor again.
"Ah, Malefor-you're too kind. I'm embarrassed, I'm blushing" said Scratch in normal voice and he flies away with the amulet.
Meanwhile, the king Volteer is standing on top of a balcony, making an announcement to the citizens and dragons of Warfang. "Citizens of Warfang, My daughter has finally chosen a suitor!" announced Volteer. Behind Volteer, Cynder was peeking through the curtain when Spyro shows up at the bottom of the stairs. "Cynder?" said Spyro.
"Draco, where have you been?" asked Cynder.
"There's something I've got to tell you" said Spyro as he approaches her.
"The whole kingdom has turned out for father's announcement!" said Cynder.
"No! But Cynder, listen to me, please!" said Spyro.
"Good luck!" said Cynder and she pushes him out onto the platform with Volteer, where he overlooks the entire crowd. "..Draco Lionheart!" announced Volteer. Then the crowd began to cheer for Spyro, and he gets nervous. "Oh, boy" muttered Spyro nervously. Far above, Malefor and Scratch watches through a window. "Look at them, cheering that little pipsqueak" said Scratch.
"Let them cheer" said Malefor. Then he puts the magic amulet around his neck and he rubs the emerald on it. And Crash comes out, but with his back turned to him. "You know Spy, I'm getting..." said Crash and when he turns, he sees that it was Malefor, not Spyro. "...Reallyyyyyy-I don't think you're him" said Crash. Then he descends and consults a playbill. "Tonight, the role of Spy will be played by a tall, dark and sinister ugly dragon" said Crash reading the play bill.
"I am your master now!" said Malefor as he throws Crash to the ground and puts his paw on Crash's face.
"I was afraid of that" muttered Crash under his paw.
"Genie, grant me my first wish. I wish to rule on high, as king!" said Malefor.
Then, dark clouds began to appear and circle the castle. Volteer and Spyro has no idea what is going on. And then the castle starts to violently shake like an earthquake. The roof of the balcony rips off and Volteer and Spyro ducks. "Whoa!" said Spyro.
"Bless my soul. What is this? What is going on?" wondered Volteer. Then his helmet-like crown starts to lift off his head. When he grabs it, his whole body flies up, then is stripped of all his royal clothing. The clothing then reappears on Malefor, who appears out of nowhere. "Heh heh heh!" laughed Malefor.
"Malefor, you vile betrayer" said Volteer angrily.
"That's King Vile Betrayer to you!" said Scratch perched on Malefor's shoulder.
"Oh, yeah? Well, we'll just see about tha-" said Spyro. But he stops on mid-sentence when he sees the magic amulet around Malefor's neck. "The amulet!" exclaimed Spyro.
"Finders-keepers, Hawkheart!" said Malefor. Then there was a loud and deep rumbling. As Spyro's friends showed up, they both look up to see a dark and gigantic Crash lift the palace into the clouds. "No! It can't be!" exclaimed Hunter. He whistles and Toothless runs over. Hunter gets on it and then he and Spyro flew up near Crash's head. "Crash! No!" yelled Spyro.
"Sorry, kid-I got a new master now" said Crash sadly and he places the palace on top of a mountain.
"Malefor, I order you to stop!" ordered Volteer.
"There's a new order now-my order! Finally, you will bow to me!" said Malefor. Volteer then bows, but Cynder does not. "We'll never bow to you!" yelled Cynder.
"Why am I not surprised?" said Scratch rolling his eyes.
"If you will not bow before a king, then you will cower before a POWERFUL DRAGON!" yelled Malefor. Then he looks up at Crash. "Genie, my second wish-I wish to be the most powerful dragon in the world!" said Malefor to Crash. Then Crash sadly extends his finger to zap Malefor. "NO!" yelled Spyro trying to stop him. But he cannot, and Crash zaps Malefor, returning him to his normal look. And he was given a black and red dragon band that appears on his wrist. "Ladies and gentlemen, a warm Warfang welcome for Malefor! The most powerful dragon in the world!" said Scratch.
"Now where were we? Ah, yes-abject humiliation!" said Malefor. As his dark magic band glows with red, he shoots out his paw and zaps Cynder and Volteer, wrapping them in a red aura, thus forcing them to bow. Then Malefor heard a roar. He turns to see Cynder's pet Sharptooth, Chomper, running at him with teeth baring. "Down boy!" said Malefor and raises his paw and shoots a red lighting bolt at him, and Chomper was turned into a little Sharptooth hatchling. "Rwarr?" roared Chomper in a squeaky baby voice.
"Oh, princess-there's someone I'm DYING to introduce you to" said Malefor as he raises Cynder's chin with his paw.
"Malefor! Get your paws off her!" yelled Spyro as he dives at him along with Hunter riding on Toothless. Malefor turns to him and sings...
MALEFOR: Prince Draco
Yes, it is he,
But not as you know him.
He zaps Spyro out of the sky as he shoots Hunter off Toothless, but Toothless kept flying.
MALEFOR: Read my lips and come to grips
With reality
Then he zaps Spyro, covering him in a red aura, and brings him and Cynder closer in the air.
MALEFOR: Yes, meet a blast from your past
Whose lies were too good to last
Say hello to your precious Prince Draco!
Then Malefor zaps Spyro and his prince outfit disappears, turning him back to his normal self. "Or should we say Spyro?" said Scratch. Cynder gasps at the real him. And Spyro looks at her with guilt on his face. "Draco! I don't understand!" said Cynder.
"Cynder, I tried to tell you" said Spyro sadly.
MALEFOR: So Draco turns out to be merely Spyro
Just a con, need I go on?
Then Sparx charges in, still in a form of a Sharptooth. But Malefor zaps him and Sparx was turned back to his dragonfly self.
MALEFOR: Take it from me
His personality flaws
Give me adequate cause
Then he wraps Spyro, Hunter, and Sparx into a swirling red tornado and he sends them into a giant pillar as Spyro calls to Crash for help. Toothless then makes a quick flight to the pillar and went inside.
MALEFOR: To send him packing on a one-way trip
So his prospects take a terminal dip
His assets frozen, the venue chosen
Is the ends of the earth, whoopee!
So long,
Then he launches the tall pillar with Spyro and his friends inside like a rocket, and it went flying to the ends of the earth.
SCRATCH: {speaking} Good bye, see ya!
MALEFOR: Ex-Prince Draco! Then he evilly laughs as Volteer and Cynder cower in fear before him.
Later on, in a snowy wasteland, the pillar finally crashes and rolls down the landscape. Spyro and the others were tumbled out into the snow and the pillar continues to roll until it comes to a stop. In the sheering blizzard, Spyro and the others are nowhere in sight. Then, fire erupts from a big mound, and it melts, revealing Spyro underneath him. He shakes the snow off him and looks around for the others, obviously very cold.. "Hunter! Sparx!" yelled Spyro. Then Hunter emerges from the snow and brushes it off him. "Over here!" yelled Hunter.
"Hunter! Where's Sparx and Toothless?" asked Spyro as he ran over.
"I don't know" said Hunter.
"Sparx! Sparx!" yelled Spyro calling out to him. Then they see a shivering pile of snow. Spyro digs in and pulls out Sparx, shivering to death. "S-s-s-so c-c-c-c-c-cold!" stuttered Sparx freezing to death as Spyro held him
"Oh, this is all my fault-I should have freed Crash when I had the chance. I'm sorry, guys-I made a mess of everything, somehow" said Spyro.
"It's not your fault, Spyro. But we have to stop Malefor!" said Hunter.
"You're right. I gotta go back and set things right" said Spyro.
"Don't you mean, ''we?''" asked Hunter smiling.
"What?" asked Spyro.
"Spyro, I told you before: I will follow you anywhere" said Hunter. Then Spyro starts to smile. "Thank you, Hunter" said Spyro. Then they heard Toothless roaring and they looked to see it trying to get its tail out from underneath the pillar. They quickly ran over for assistance. "Toothless's stuck! We got to get his tail out!" said Spyro.
"Quick! Start pulling!" said Hunter. They began to dig away the snow and starts pulling on its tail. They pulled harder and harder, until Toothless's tail pops free. Then that's when the pillar begins to roll again. "RUN!" yelled Hunter and they ran as Toothless took off in the air and avoid it. But as they ran, they came to a dead end of a cliff over looking the abyss. They looked back to see the pillar coming at them. But Spyro and Hunter spies the window on it, the only way to save them. "Quick! Move!" yelled Spyro. Then they ran into place as the pillar rolls over them, and when it is gone, Spyro, Hunter, and Sparx are left sitting in the patch of snow made by the window of the pillar. And the pillar then went over the cliff and falls into the abyss. "Yeah! All right!" cheered Sparx. Then Toothless came over and Hunters gets on it. "Now, back to Warfang! Let's go!" said Spyro and they made great haste back to Warfang.
