"Remember, you have to stay focused. Don't move until you feel like you're a real rock." The stone guardian said to Malefor.

"Um... Like this...?"

"Focus, Malefor." The purple dragon closes his eyes, not wanting to fail. "Good. Once you feel your heart stopping, immediately open your eyes and jump."

"Focus... That's all I need to do..." Then, his heart stopped. He quickly opened his eyes and jump. "HERE GOES NOTHING!" Sharp stones then appear in front of him, and then it shoots at high speed, destroying the training dummies. Malefor slowly descends back to the ground. "Whoa... That felt... Cool..."

"You did it, Malefor!" Nestor runs to him. "That was the Stone Pierce, one of the strongest stone element skills! Now, I just need to teach you the Stone Fury."

"I guess that is enough training for today, Nestor. We'll teach them about the fury skills after they rescue Volteer and Argus." Malefor yawns right after Ignitus stopped talking.

"Oops, my bad."

"No, it's okay. You and Spyro had trained long enough. Although it is morning, you 2 deserve a sleep." The young dragons then slowly walk to the room where Sparx and Flame slept that night.

"Hey, guys! What's for breakfast?" Flame walked out of his room.

"Whoa, what happened to you 2? You look like a mess!" Sparx said to them.

"We were just going to-" *Yawn* "Take a small nap." Spyro answered him, still feeling sleepy.

"Yeah... Me too..."

The dragon brothers are now in the room, with Spyro already asleep. Meanwhile, Malefor keeps on looking at him.

"I still can't believe it... We are really going on a adventure, just like in the stories that dad usually told us..."

He slowly closes his eyes, but the images start to flash in his head again.

"No... No, not now!"

"NO!" He gets up, heavily breathing in panic. "Wha...?" He then looks around, and realizes that he's in a black void. "Where... Am I...?"

"Malefor!"

He recognizes this voice. It was his brother's, Spyro's. "Big bro!" However, after he turned around, his body starts shaking. "W - wait... You're not Spyro..." In front of him was another purple dragon that looked identical to him, but older. "W - who are you?! W - where is my brother?!"

"Your 'brother'? Don't make me laugh, Malefor." He grins. "You DON'T have a brother. He is nothing but a piece of trash pretending to be one. All he cares about is his goal right now, not you."

"W - why are you telling this?! Who the heck are you?!"

"I'm you, better in every way possible." His eyes start to glow. "I am a part of you, and you are a part of me. No need to be afraid of the truth. After all..." An image of his brother appears in front of him, still fast asleep. "This is a perfect chance to kill him."

"W - why should I do that?! And what do you mean?!"

"Ugh, I can't believe my reincarnation is such a fool..." He mumbled to himself. "I'll give you time to choose. Once you are ready, think of me in your sleep. Until then, goodbye." The dragon begins fading away.

"W - wait! Don't go! You haven't answered yet!"

"Malefor..."

"Malefor."

"Malefor, wake up!" The dragon immediately woke up. "Dude, don't scare me like that!" He looks up to see his brother. Filled with relief, he hugs him tightly.

"I'm... Really glad that you are okay..."

"What? Why, of course, I'm okay! Did you get a nightmare again?" Malefor lets go of his hug and frowns.

"Big bro... Do you believe in a second world?"

"Um... What are you talking about?"

"I mean, do you believe that there are other worlds before this one is made?"

"Well... I think so. Being a purple dragon couldn't be the weirdest thing here, can it?"

"If so, then please answer me..." His face turned serious. "If I were an enemy in that previous world and did many cruel things, would you forgive me for each of my actions?"

"I... Don't really like where this is going, Malefor..."

"Please, big bro. Answer me." A rush of emotions filled his mind. He tries his best not to cry. "Will you forgive me, or will you lose trust in me?"

Spyro hugs his brother back without hesitation. "Malefor..." He looked at his brother in shock. "I need you to know, that even if you had ever killed me, you are still my brother. Protecting you is one of my reasons to live, and I know that you won't turn your back against me."

"B - but..." He begins crying, unable to hold it anymore. "I don't... I d - don't know what'll happen... I - if I... Kill you again..."

"I will forgive you."

"And what if I killed everyone?!"

"I will forgive you."

"No, you'll not!"

"I will, Malefor." He gives him a reassuring smile. "You're the best brother a purple dragon could have, and you can't deny it. Sparx and I couldn't even think of a life without you." Not knowing what to say, he continues crying. "There, there... Just let it all out... Your brother will always be here to protect you..."

"I can't! I can't just-"

"No, don't say anything. I trust you, Malefor. Everyone here does. You're our family, and we're yours. No need to worry about anything, I'm here for you."

"Does anybody know how long are they going to stay there?" Flame asked, playing with some dust on the ground. "Those sleepyheads..."

"Hey, guys." The 2 of them then walked out of the room. "Sorry to make you all waiting." Spyro said, smiling.

"What's our plan now, Nestor?" Malefor asked him.

"The 4 of you will be going to Dante's Freezer to save Volteer and Argus." He answered. "Dante's Freezer is a desolate arctic expanse, littered with machinery of war. Now it is guarded by apes and the Ice King."

"And about Volteer and Argus? Who are they?" Sparx asked as he fly closer to him.

"Volteer, the electricity guardian, and Argus, the logic guardian." All of them looked at Flame. "What? Of course I knew! Being on the evil side once has it's own benefits, you know?"

"The 4 of you must fly there." Ignitus said to them. "Last night, Spyro and Malefor managed to learn how to fly. How about you, Flame?"

"I learned how to fly since I got taken away by the Sorcerer. Plus, I know how to use the fire element, meaning that I'm a fire dragon." He then looks at the other 3. "Better not waste any time. Let's go."