Ready for more, I am sorry by the fact my chapters are not long but I aim for 1000 words and over, but I am spreading the bits out into multiple chapters to make it interesting.
Chapter 28: Ally lost
Time to fortress departure: 00:16:00
Scorch slowly recovered from the toss Spyro did to him "YOU WILL NEVER GET PAST ME." Spyro, Shadow and Flame stood next to eachother as Scorch growled "THIS ENDS NOW" Scorch then unleashed a purple beam at the ground in front of the Trio which made them fall back and injure them quite severely. They were all then on the ground next to eachother as Scorch smirked "This is over now" Scorch then cackled believing he has won as the three dragons slowly got up.
Scorch then smiled as he faced them "Now you three will be coming with me" Scorch said as he opened his maw "Try to survive this". He said as dark energy was starting to surround in front of his maw, starting to create a large dark sphere. Spyro and the others looked on horrified by how powerful he looked as Spyro thought to himself "What has Tyrone done to him" Once energy was built up Scorch spoke "Take this".
He then unleashed the Sphere at them at a high speed. Spyro however reacted quickly and formed a convexity shield over him and the others. The Sphere impacted but it didn't break down, it just impacted it and started trying to break the shield down. Spyro was then pushed back a little as the Sphere was slowly overwhelming him "Eventually Spyro, you will be hit, just let it happen now."
Spyro saw small cracks in the shield forming as the Sphere was slowly winning. Spyro knew he would eventually be beaten back but he had one last idea, to tell "Shadow, Flame, I think we can deflect this back at Scorch." Both of them looked at him shocked "but how can we even do that." More cracks appeared in the shield "We all swipe at the Sphere at the same time and it will send it at Scorch" Flame then protested "Would that even work." Shadow then glared at him "There isn't time to debate it, this is our only chance." They all faced the Sphere that was slowly forcing the shield down.
Spyro spoke "On my Mark" He then shouted as he slowly powered off the shield "NOW" then shield powered down and the three dragons swiped their claws at the Sphere and it went back in Scorch's direction. Scorch took notice "What the" However he couldn't move out of the way in time and it impacted him. "Ahhhhhhhh" He screamed in agony as the Sphere consumed him.
Once the explosion ended, Scorch looked severely injured, barely standing and dark energy sparking off of him, he then attempted to get up again, but the energy radiating off of him made a noise and then he fell onto the ground. All of the dark dragons looked shocked as Spyro and the others smiled "Finally we defeated Scorch".
All of the Dark dragons continued to look shocked while one Spoke "General Scorch I...is down." They all looked to eachother and only one thing came to their mind "RUN". All of the Dark dragons legged it into the portal created by the rift crystal and disappeared, Spyro, Shadow and Flame walked forward to Scorch as Flame made a comment "Undisciplined cowards, that is why our fighters are more skilled." Shadow smirked at him while Spyro stood in front of him with Flame to his side. "You have no allies now scorch, you are all alone." Scorch tried to respond but he groaned instead in the pain.
Spyro looked to Shadow "Go and see if the path ahead is clear for us to continue on, Flame and I will watch Scorch". Shadow nodded to Spyro "I will be back in a bit" Shadow then ran forward to check the path. Flame then moved to the other side of Spyro as he said "Hopefully that path leads to the fortress and we can end this nightmare."
Scorch then groaned "Ugh" Spyro then growled at him "Stay down Scorch" Scorch then cackled "Do you really think you can beat Master Tyrone, he is more powerful than anything with that fortress in our possession. The fortress will assure victory for us and the destruction of that pathetic city you call DragonFang."
Spyro just shuck his head at Scorch "What has Tyrone done to you Scorch, All this time he has been corrupting you this entire time" Scorch then formed a faint smile "All I want is to be respected as an Equal, but No one has ever respected me, Even my parents, They shunned me out as well, I came to DragonFang hoping I would finally be treated as an Equal but even in that so called paradise, no one respected me, But Tyrone, he is different, he was impressed with me, He respects me for my determination and ability. I swear my loyalty to him for being the first to respect me and treat me as an equal; he made me his right-hand man, he gave me the task of sending you all to the Badlands."
Spyro and Flame thought to themselves "So this portal goes to the Badlands". Spyro did feel sorry for him slightly but not much as he claims to have had a bad childhood "If all you wanted was to be respected then you needed to go about it the right way." Scorch then spoke back "It is all I know, but you couldn't understand, everyone thinks of you as the Purple saviour, you wouldn't understand how even my parents thought of me as a FREAK, this talk is wasted on you". Spyro looked down as he knew Scorch was lost cause for good. He looked to the path Shadow went "I hope he hurries up"
Shadow reached an entrance to the next valley but it was blocked by a few boulders "Can't fly over or we could get spotted, must be another way" Shadow then looked all over the wall to see if he can find a weakness. However he noticed a Dark crystal embedded into the wall. He recalled something Spyro said to him "A dark crystal can be holding, platform, machine or a wall together, if you see this destroy them to move on".
Shadow then knew what he needed to do and positioned himself near the crystal but not too close so it wouldn't affect him, He then unleashed a shadow beam on him which blew up the crystal, The wall then crumbled slowly which revealed a passage. Shadow smiled "Done and done, now to let the others know."
Spyro and Flame heard the noise of the wall crumbling, Flame smiled "That must have been Shadow; he must have opened the path." But before anything else happened Scorch groaned "Ugh" He then rose to his feat like lightning "YOU WILL NOT REACH TYRONE" He then unleashed a projectile on Spyro which threw him back and immobilised him" Spyro then felt the cringe and saw Scorch "I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO GET THROUGH TO THAT FORTRESS" He then unleashed a Beam heading for Spyro. Spyro closed his eyes as he heard the impact but he didn't feel it, when he opened his eyes, he saw Flame on the floor in front of Scorch. Spyro looked on horrified "Flame".
Scorch then smiled "So you shielded Spyro, bad luck for you, I will take you down first." Flame then slowly rose to his feat as he eyed Scorch, He then tensed at him. Suddenly he grabbed Scorch and started pushing him towards the portal "W...W...What are you doing." Flame then spoke "I...I... I am taking you with me Scorch; we are going to the Badlands". Scorch then shouted horrified as he couldn't get out of Flames hold "WHAT".
Flame then looked to Spyro "Spyro it is up to you and Shadow to stop that Fortress, get it done." Spyro then shouted to him "What are you doing Flame" Flame then repeated "This is the end of my journey, I am taking Scorch to the badlands, so he can't interfere with you." Spyro looked on horrified as Flame dragged Scorch closer to the portal "Release me, unhand me at once." Flame then spoke to him "We are almost there quiet."
They then heard Shadow coming "Okay the path is o... What's going on here" Flame then spoke to Shadow "This is it for me Shadow, I am taking Scorch with me so he can't stop you, Watch Spyros' back okay, you have always been a good friend Shadow, now it is time for me to return the favour". Shadow then looked on horrified by what was happening.
Scorch was struggling to get out of Flames grip but it was useless "Spyro, you have been like an older brother to me. Finish this for, DragonFang and Me, It is up to you now to bring peace now, don't deny me this, Goodbye Spyro, Shadow". Flame then smiled heroically for at them.
Spyro then Shouted to him "FLAME". Flame then looked to Scorch "Sorry for the waiting Scorch, here we go" Flame then started pushing them further as Scorch said "NO" They then went into the portal, Spyro and Shadow approached but it closed before they could observe.
Spyro and Shadow both looked down in sorrow and depression "Flame, why did you do that, you were supposed to finish this with us" Spyro then nodded in agreement as he remembered Flame's promise "Finish this for DragonFang and me, it is up to you to bring peace now, don't deny me this." Spyro then nodded again as a tear formed in his eye "I promise you Flame, we will finish this."
Spyro then wiped the tear from his eye as he face Shadow "We have to finish this for Flame, we can't let him down now" Shadow nodded as they both narrowed their eyes "We will make Tyrone pay for this" Spyro nodded as he turned to the path "Let's get going before the fortress begins it departure, or his sacrifice will have been for nothing. For Flame" Shadow then nodded as they begun the beginning of the end of their Journey towards the grand finale.
Oh, Flame made the ultimate sacrifice and Spyro must now keep his promise. At least Scorch went with him. Now the story is starting to reach its end but it has a few more chapters left. So more reviews please, much appreciated.
