Wow, thank you guys so much! This has now became my most beloved story ever! I'm so grateful to all you guys for your continued support! Thank you so much for helping me reach my goal! Now that our heroes have gotten the book, it's time to see what's written on the pages themselves and time for a bit of an emotional moment between Raymond and Spyro! Brace yourself what's ahead. Hope you guys enjoy the twelfth chapter to my story! Please don't forget to review, favorite, and follow! :)
Ch. 12: Confessions of the Soul
The bright light that had engulfed the entire hotel room for several minutes soon subsided and faded away as Raymond rubbed his eyes, his eyes somewhat irritated by the bright light and his albinism wasn't helping either. The light was immensely bright and it felt magical in nature. It also felt like the light had done something to all three of the heroes and made them feel tingly inside. The light did hurt their eyes, but the pain quickly subsided and the three of them looked at each other before turning their attention down towards the book. Once they looked at the book, they all gasped in surprise.
The book was written in the English language and the pages were glowing bright purple. Raymond went over to the book and began turning some of the pages, discovering maps to other worlds and dimensions, some of the worlds he actually recognized from some of his favorite fictional worlds and universes like the Sly Cooper universe, the Ratchet and Clank universe, the Mario universe, the Call of Duty universe, the Klonoa universe, the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, and much more. It was like this book held the maps and locations of every single established video game universe ever created, as well as every movie franchise, TV series and franchise, and pretty much any universe that you could think of was in this book. The name of the key they needed was also revealed to be the Key of Convexity, a magical key that can used to open any door and be used in any universe. The second artifact they needed!
Raymond smirked playfully when he saw the page that had Crash Bandicoot's universe. Spyro and Crash had a little bit of a history together during their PS1 era with Naughty Dog and Insomniac Games, those two GBA crossover games, Crash's inclusion and personal adventure park in Skylanders: Imaginators, made that small cameo appearance in Crash Twinsainty, and a playable character in the GBA version of Crash Nitro Kart. And Crash himself made a cameo being frozen in ice in The Eternal Night. He could really have some fun with this book.
Seeing Spyro reunite with Crash would be something awesome to see and going an adventure with both of them would be pretty cool. Getting to go on adventures with some of his favorite fictional characters was pretty much a reality now and he had the book in the palm of his gloved hands. However, he would probably do something like that later if they're able to acquire the next two items and because he just wanted to be with the purple dragon he cares about immensely. Also, he'd probably go hug a certain blue confetti shooting beast in a cartoon universe first.
Spyro had proven to be such an incredible hero to the young albino boy. The dragon had saved his life and tapped into his full powers to save him and their objective. The amount of care the purple dragon must have had for him would be so immense and it felt like the purple dragon genuinely loved him. The thought of being loved by the purple dragon made Raymond's heart melt with immense happiness. If Spyro did love him, he'd probably be the happiest dude on the planet.
"Raymond, you can daydream later." Spyro responded, grabbing the human boy's gloved hand and squeezing it gently. "Right now, let's see what the book says."
"Yeah, you're right. Sorry, I was just thinking about something." Raymond replied, smiling a bit at the purple dragon and squeezing his purple paw affectionately. He really wanted to tell the purple dragon how much he loved him so badly right now.
Raymond continued turning the pages of the book, till he came across a chapter that had Spyro's universe inside and could see pictures of the purple dragon and his companions and allies, even some of his enemies and skimmed through some of the pages that talked about the history of the Dragon Realms, which was nice to learn about, but they wanted to know about dimension traveling.
Soon, they came across a page that spoke of dimension traveling and had detailed instructions on how to use The Dragon of Astral and the key on the top of the One World Trade Center tower during the full moon. They also came across that a spell was needed to cast in order to enter Spyro's dimension. They also came across a warning stating not to cast the spell prematurely otherwise the dimension could collapse. Guess they need to make sure they complete everything to the letter, eh?
"So, basically don't screw up the spell and we don't destroy everything. Sounds easy." Sparx joked around, though he did understand the situation was quite serious and quite dangerous.
"Well, we've already gotten the book now and we know the location of the second artifact is and we'll soon claim the key as our own." Spyro said, looking at Raymond happily. "Once we get the key, we'll go to this New York City place and get the final part and get ready to head for home and bring you with us."
Hearing Spyro sound so determined and optimistic about bringing him along felt truly genuine. Spyro was determined to bring him along with him and there was just such a deep level of immense love for the purple dragon. Tears began forming in the albino boy's pink eyes and his heart was beating slightly faster with such happiness and love for the purple dragon.
"Looks like some mushy stuff is about to go on. I'll give you guys some time alone." Sparx replied, flying out of the hotel room to grab a snack. "Man, those two getting a sappy is about to get me into tears."
With Sparx gone, the hotel room went completely quite and Spyro and Raymond were both gazing deeply into each other's eyes and more tears began falling from the albino boy's pink eyes and pulled the hood off his head, revealing his thick white hair and aviator's cap and googles. Spyro slowly inched closer to the boy and gave him a warm smile to the boy, feeling his heart becoming warm and fuzzy.
"Raymond..." Spyro was about to say something, but was cut off as he saw Raymond leaping towards him.
Raymond grabbed Spyro and wrapped his arms tightly around the purple dragon, clinging to the body of the purple dragon he loves so dearly. Spyro gasped and quickly wrapped his arms tightly around Raymond and wings as well, as he lays his head down on the albino boy's left shoulder and felt his yellow underbelly becoming moist with his friend's tears. Raymond was crying.
"Raymond, what's the matter? You can tell me." Spyro responded, hugging the crying boy tighter and nuzzling him softly. Why was his boy crying? "There is no need for you to cry around me. I am here now for you."
"Spyro... Thank you for everything..." Raymond stuttered out as he sniffles and hugged the purple dragon tightly, never wanting to be let go from the dragon he loves. "As a result of my condition, I never did have that many friends and spent most of my time alone because I was called the freak of the block, the white ghost, the albino plague, the pink-eyed monster, and just about everything horrible in the book. And with my parents dead, I thought I'd be forced to wander this miserable world alone with no one to care about me and never being able to be loved again. But being with you made me feel probably happier than I've ever been since my parents passed away."
"Raymond, all of that is in the past now and you have a future now to look forward to with me." Spyro replied, licking the albino boy's snow white cheek and hugging him even tighter, as Raymond cried more into his underbelly.
"Spyro, I've only known you for a couple of days and I see you less than a friend and more of a father-figure, protective of me and being in the sweet embrace of your arms..."
Spyro jumped to his feet and cuts the boy off with a happy purring sound.
"A FATHER!" Spyro yelled overjoyed and immensely happy at what his boy just said to him.
Raymond smiled happily at the purple dragon and cried in pure joy and knew what he said really touched him. "Yes, you're like a father to me." The albino human replies to the purple dragon's quick response. Raymond moves closer to the purple dragon, tightly grasping his shoulders and staring him dead in his beautiful purple eyes. "To me, you are like my father and I feel a true and deep connection to you within the core of my very soul."
Spyro kept his little boy close to his yellow underbelly and held onto him tightly. He could see right through the sorrow and loss Raymond experienced from the loss of his parents, but could see a new budding happiness deep within his soul blooming and the love that he was feeling was deep love for him. This boy actually loved him! This human boy loved the legendary purple dragon!
Using his tongue to lick away the tears falling from the albino boy's pink eyes and doing his very best to keep the child comfortable. Despite being a child himself, it felt so right having such a close bond with this human he had only known for a few days and it felt like he had known him for an eternity now and all that love was pouring out right now.
"When I was younger, I always thought about you and your passion and nobility knowing no bounds and doing everything you could for the weak and unfortunate. You're lovable, intelligent, heroic, powerful, strong, and best of all you're my purple dragon and in all honestly, I've loved you ever since I first played your games on the PS1. The way you could always be cocky and a little bit of a troublemaker at times was truly something beautiful and I know that you're different from the Spyro I played as a child, but that doesn't matter to me because no matter what form you take on, I will always love you." Raymond replied, holding the purple dragon tighter and tighter.
Spyro felt his own purple eyes beginning to well up with tears and felt like crying right now with his boy, but held it back as best he could. He didn't know anything about his classic counterpart, but that counterpart was basically the same purple dragon he was and if he loved that purple dragon, then he loved him in this current form. The book might give him insight into his past and his future.
"And you've got a heart bigger than most people on this planet and you can feel that deep love." Raymond continued with such purity and humility in his words.
The youngster pauses for a moment in his memories about his childhood and parents and emotions are a mix of both happiness and sadness. He was feeling melancholy. Raymond took a deep breath to purge himself of the negative thoughts and grasped Spyro's paw tightly. He looked into the dragon's purple eyes to show the pure and deep feeling he has for the purple dragon.
"I've been a lonely kid for a while, but I feel like I'm truly wanted and loved when I'm with you and I feel that you can help me move on from my darker days." Raymond says softly, looking down at the carpeted floor. "Being with you makes me feel happy and loved and you mean so much to me. I want to stay by your side." The human boy cried and looked back at the purple dragon's watery and attentive purple eyes.
Raymond snuggled into Spyro's loving embrace and lowers his head into the purple dragon's yellow underbelly and closes his pink eyes, feeling Spyro licking away all of his tears, as the dragon fully understood what the albino boy had endured over the years and the losses he experienced. He smiled a little at the memories swirling around in his mind from his younger years and how happy and loved he felt all those months ago.
"My parents loved me for who I am and said my condition made me special and shine among the other kids. They had the same caring hearts as the one you have inside you, Spyro." Raymond says quietly, opening his eyes and turning them towards the purple dragon. The young albino boy takes a deep breath and reaches out with his gloved hand to Spyro. He stops his open palm only inches away from the yellow underbelly of the purple dragon and was grinning ear to ear.
"Your heartbeat is as strong as theirs and I can hear it's soothing beating just being pressed against you like this." Raymond replies, placing his gloved hand against the purple dragon's underbelly and closing his eyes once more. He relaxes into the purple dragon's tight embrace and hearing his gentle and somewhat quick pulse, then slowly opens his eyes to look up at the purple dragon.
"However, there is one major difference..." The young albino boy remarks, snuggling closer to Spyro. He wraps his arms around Spyro and places his ear against his yellow underbelly in a soft embrace. "...this is the pulse I hear when I close my eyes and listen to my own heart."
Raymond then turns his head up, looking straight at the cute face of the purple dragon he loved and adored and Spyro lowers his muzzle to return the boy's gaze.
"You are like my father that I know for certain and feel in my heart and I will never make you feel otherwise. I promise that." The young albino boy says with such deep love and compassion. Raymond lowers his head back down holding Spyro tighter, but suddenly felt his body being gently lifted off the ground.
Spyro stands on his hind legs, wrapping his arms and wings around Raymond and himself. The purple dragon is deeply humbled, feeling such an incredible amount of love and care for a little boy he had known for only a couple of days and believing every word as if spoken by himself.
"I love you, Raymond." Spyro softly whispered in the dragonic embrace he's wrapped his little boy in. The young purple dragon kisses his boy on the head, then cradles his muzzle against the side of Raymond's cheek. "And I'm so sorry for the losses you experienced you experienced earlier in your life. But I promise to give you a new life and future and raise you as MY SON from now on."
"Your son?!" Raymond gasped in a shocked yet happy tone of voice, feeling so much warmth and love in his adoptive father's arms, that he holds nothing back. "You seriously mean that about me being your son?! You'd be my father and take care of me?!"
"I mean every word of it, my son." Spyro replied in a deeply caring and loving tone, hugging his boy tightly and keeping him close to his warm underbelly, showing his deep love for his adopted son. "And I love you so much."
"I love you too... dad." Raymond replied, smiling happily and hugging the purple dragon tighter than ever before and snuggling with his new adoptive father cutely, to Spyro licked him lovingly.
The new father and son kept hugging each other as tight as they possibly could and feeling the love and happiness they both have for each other almost become overwhelming to the both of them. Spyro purred softly and kept his adopted son close and says something in such a heartfelt voice. "I shall protect you always, my son."
"And I shall always love you, dad." Raymond replied, snuggling more into the dragon's embrace, while looking at the book. "Tomorrow, we'll snag the Key of Convexity and be on our merry way to the big apple."
Spyro nodded and plated another kiss on his son's white head and nuzzles him softly. The love he was feeling for the boy was stronger than ever before and no matter what hurdles they face, the father and son would get through it together and always love each other no matter what happened.
Just as the two were having their moment, Sparx flew back inside the hotel and ate the last of his butterfly snack, letting out a loud and disgusting burp, ruining the moment the two were sharing, to which Spyro playfully glared at the dragonfly. Perhaps he should singe his wings for this rude interruption.
"Way to ruin the moment, Sparx." Raymond pouted in somewhat upset tone. He's going to be a somewhat annoying uncle to have.
"You'll get over it, dude. Now give your uncle Sparx a hug!" Sparx replied, extending his arms for the human boy. Wait, what the hell was he doing?! A human can't hug a tiny dragonfly! "Uh... Maybe just a high-five will do."
Raymond smirked playfully as he broke the hug with the purple dragon and leaped towards his screaming dragonfly uncle with his arms spread wide, as Spyro could be heard laughing a little bit from behind him. This was payback enough for Spyro and Sparx was getting to be hugged, or basically getting crashed by his giant nephew.
Aw, that was such a loving moment between Spyro and Raymond. Raymond's now getting a new family and a new chance at happiness and also finding out how to use the book and the second artifact as well. I think Spyro would definitely accept Raymond as his hatchling and raise the boy as if he were his own. The LOS counterpart shows so much more emotion than his classic counterpart does and with how he forgave Cynder, it's pretty clear that he'd take in an abandoned or orphaned hatchling too. For example: The show Time Squad, a great childhood cartoon that I love and it follows the eight year old history genius Otto Osworth being adopted by Larry 3000 and Tuddrussel and joining the top cops in the far future, who travel back in time and to correct any unravels in the past that could greatly affect the present and future. Like how Tuddrussel and Larry needed a history genius to help them correct history and adopted Otto and get him away from his evil caretaker, it can be similar that Spyro and Sparx adopted Raymond to give him a new life a new family. Also, this could also be seen as a deeper version of Hiccup and Toothless' relationship in HTTYD. And yes, Cynder will also play a part in this later but you'll have to wait and see on that. ;) And now that Raymond's got a new family now, the hunt for the Key of Convexity begins. Find out what happens in the next chapter! Please do leave a review and your feedback is appreciated. See you guys in chapter thirteen! Bye-bye!
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