Another day broke.

Cynder didn't wake in her infirmary bed, but in the ground of an unknown place. The walls and ground were made of carved stone. She got up and gazed the unknown place. Suddenly a voice echoed thought the place.

"Come Cynder..."

She looked the surroundings searching for the source of the voice.

"Who's that? Where are we?" She asked, walking and gazing the surroundings, frightened.

She entered a rounded chamber, with a big hourglass in the center. The chronicler's chamber.

Soon she entered, saw the former fire guardian sat there, now pale blue, with scrolls on his back, and crystal necklace.

"It's some time since I last saw you." He said smiling.

Cynder's eyes widened, her mouth hung open, and she tossed her head back.

"Ignitus? Is that you?" She asked surprised.

He just kept his smile and nodded his head. "Come closer Cynder." He said.

She approached him, happy by seeing him but sad because of Spyro, and sat in front of him.

"Ignitus, I have to find Spyro!" She said looking directly to him, with a worried tone.

"I know Cynder, and is because of this I brought you here."

He gave a little pause, and continued. "Do you remember the last thing I said to you? In that day in the burned lands?"

She broke her gaze and shook her head.

"Draw strength from each other, and follow your heart! It will never fail you." He said smiling.

She looked up to him again, and gazed him for some seconds and widened her eyes when she come to understand. The place began to fade, and she began to be pulled away from it.

"Now go Cynder, he needs you now, maybe more than ever. Go before is too late."

She woke up in the infirmary again, panting, with all the other dragons still sleeping.

She quickly got up, and ran to the temple, but on her way to it she almost hit Hunter, who was about to enter the infirmary.

"Hunter!" She yelled seeing him entering in her way.

"You looks in hurry Cynder." He replied when she stopped right in front of him.

"Because I'm. I think I can find Spyro!" She replied, panting and nervously.

"Go to the Guardians. I will wake up the others." He said getting off her way.

She nodded and ran off the infirmary, before take off.

Some minutes later she approached the guardians balcony and landed on it.

"Guardians!" She exclaimed approaching the guardians.

The guardians turned their gaze to her and Terrador asked. "Ah Cynder, where are the others?"

"They are coming. Terrador, I think I can find Spyro, but I need to take off now!" She said looking up to him, with a tense tone, worried face and eyes open wide.

"Calm down Cynder, there's another problem. I sent Hunter to warn you this."

"I met with him when exiting the infirmary, what is it?" She asked nervously.

"I will explain this soon the others reach here." He said calmly.

Cynder sad down and stayed gazing at the ground, shaking her tail nervously up and down in the ground.

After some time Hunter entered the room, with Ember and Amphars following him. Cynder looked over her shoulder to them.

"What happened?" Ember asked worried, gazing up at Terrador.

"We received the information that an ape was sighted near a cheetah village, and with him two wyverns carrying a cage with what looked like a dragoness inside."

"Grace!" The youngsters gasped together.

"Yes, probably her." He continued.

"But why the hell the would pass near a cheetah village?" Amphars asked.

"To lure someone to a trap." Volteer replied, approaching the dragons.

"Yes, probably it." Terrador said sadly.

"We don't have time to save both!" Cynder exclaimed nervously.

"That's their plan." Terrador said, sadly again.

Cynder sat and hold her head with her front paws.

"I know it is their plan, but you will have to part your ways like last time, since they may be in communication. And Cynder, you shouldn't go alone. We don't know the size of their forces but we know that they all may be protecting Spyro right now, and we can't risk you too."

Cynder just hung her head.

"I guess I will be alone after Grace then." Amphars sighed.

"No!" Ember exclaimed turning her gaze to him. Then she looked back to the guardians and continued. "He can't go alone! He isn't even healed yet, it's too risky!"

"Sadly we have no choice Ember. You three are the only trained dragons we have now." Terrador said disappointed.

She looked back to Amphars hanging her head sadly, expecting his answer.

"Yes Ember, what are my choices? Go with you and Cynder and leave Grace her luck? I have to take her out of their hands, even if it's risky." He said looking at her confidently.

Ember turned to him and sat again, then put her paws on his cheeks. "Then promise me that you will be careful." She said looking directly to him, with a saddened and worried face.

"I will Ember, I promise." He said, trying to look confident again.

She released him, and turned back to Terrador.

"Are we ready to go?" She asked, not very satified with Amphars' decision.

Terrador replied with another question. "Cynder, do you know the way to Spyro?"

"Ignitus talked to me in my dream. He told me to follow my heart and that's what I will do."

Terrador wanted to ask her more, but at the situation he let that pass.

"Go then you two, and good luck!" He said a little less sad.

The dragonesses nodded their heads and parted, running for the balcony and the taking off. Ember right behind of Cynder.

Amphars watched them taking off before gazing back at the guardians.

"Now young Amphars..." Volteer called his attention. "...You are walking into a trap, so be prepared."

"I know. I will be careful." He keeping his gaze at the guardian.

"Hunter will lead you to the village where the ape was been sighted. He may be close to there."

Amphars nodded his head.

"Since we don't know what waits for you, it's really risky to you going into this. So if you want, you can take the mole healer with you, to provide you some field treatment."

"It could help." He replied with a small smile.

"Fair enough. Go with Hunter to call him, and the you can head to the village."

"Done." Amphars bowed his head.

"And good luck!" Terrador said, and Amphars just smiled.

Hunter took off running ahead and Amphars followed him closely.

They reached the infirmary in no time, and Hunter entered it first.

"Healer! The guardians require your assistance."

The mole get up from his chair and looked up to Hunter.

"We are going in a rescue mission, and we need you to provide us assistance in the battlefield."

"I see." The mole said. "When do we go?"

"Right now." Hunter replied.

"Oh, I will get my things, wait a moment please." He said and walked off to another room. The mole got back some time later with a small bag in his back.

"Well, it isn't much but I think we are set to go."

"Right. Amphars, could you carry him in your back?" He asked looking down to the dragon.

"Yes, I think." He replied, uncertainly.

Hunter looked back to the mole and said. "Let's go then!"

The mole nodded and ran to the dragon, who lowered his tail a little, and the mole climbed it.

"Follow me!" Hunter said and ran ahead.

"Hold firm there." He said looking over his shoulder to the mole to the mole in his back. The mole only nodded. Amphars then looked to his way again and took off following Hunter.

Soon he approached Hunter again, flying over him, he asked.

"Is this too distant from here?"

"No." He replied. "It's close to that village that you helped in Avalar. He must be hid somewhere close."

"But Avalar is a big place!"

"I know, but he can't hide forever."

"Do you have a plan?" The mole asked.

"Do we have, Hunter?" Amphars asked giggling.

"We have to analyze the situation, but in overall we have to be sneaky, to take Grace without joining her." He replied.

"I'm not exactly the sneaky type Hunter." Amphars said with a small laugh.

Hunter just kept running fast as he could, with Amphars flying over him, carrying the mole.

Cynder and Ember were ahead of them, flying north from Avalar, to a region that even Cynder had not passed thought her days of fight against the dark master.

Ember wanted to question her if she knew where she was going, but Ember didn't. Instead of this, she gave a little sigh and while flying aside Cynder, said, a little ashamed.

"Cynder, maybe it isn't the right moment, but it's the first I have alone with you. So, I wanted to apologize to you, for all I did. That's not my nature, I'm ashamed and regret it a lot. I hope you can forgive me."

Cynder briefly looked to her, them looked forth again and replied.

"Ember, I wanted to kill you that moment, but now I don't have hard feelings with you because of this, I already have forgiven you, as Spyro did."

"I just wanted to say to you that I'm sorry."

"I know Ember, but it's past. I don't like some things I made in my past too. Spyro taught me that remember the past, and blame yourself for it won't improve anything, so forget it."

"Thanks Cynder." Ember replied, now with a weak smile.

After some silent moments, Ember called Cynder again.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure Ember." Cynder replied, still looking forth.

"That moment when I flew from my room."

"What about it?" Cynder asked.

"Why didn't you run after me?" She asked curiously.

"Spyro...He held me down, and calmed me, like he always did." She replied and finished smiling to herself.

"You two are so close to each other. You two really love each other. I see now how I was stupid in trying to get him for me."

Cynder gave her a weak smile to her.

She looked forth again, and said with a small sigh.

"Just help me find him Ember, he's everything to me."

"You can count on me." She replied smiling to herself.

After sometime Hunter reached the village, followed by Amphars with the mole.

"Hunter! You came!"

"Yes..." Hunter replied panting lightly, tired from running. "We are here to go after that ape you saw."

"This one has been here before, isn't it? Helping us to defend against the apes."

"Yes, but that was set up. Grace was taken by them." Amphars said, gazing at the cheetah.

"I guess this one is the one we saw caged." He replied.

"Yes, it may be her." Amphars said.

"Well, thank you for your help here that day. He lost half the village but it could be much worst without you and your friends." The cheetah said gratefully with a smile.

"It's nothing." Amphars said bowing his head with a smile.

"Now, I sighted this ape while out for hunt. He was with two wyverns as you already know. I managed to follow him, and he entered what looked to be a small cave between some trees."

"Well, there's a lot of trees around here." He said, a little impatient, and stayed gazing at the cheetah waiting his answer.

"This is why I will take you there. Unfortunately I need to come back to take care of the wounded."

"Great. Hunter, will you go with me?" He asked gazing up to him.

"Yes I will." He replied.

"Then take this." The other cheetah said, took his sword scabbard and gave it to Hunter. "You might need." He finished.

"Thanks." Hunter replied.

"Now follow me, it's not too far away from here." He cheetah said and took off running, Amphars and Hunter followed him.