"Well, guess we made it." The group arrived in front of the bridge that leads to the Atlawa Shrine, where Cyril and Lacus are supposed to be. "And, I'm guessing that it'll be hard to go there for Bentley." Malefor said.
"Krrr." The brute shook his head before many vines grow from the ground and pulled him in.
"WHAT THE HECK?!" Stealth shouts in surprise. "What happened to him?!"
"It's his way of travelin'." Sheila said. Soon, Bentley rised from the other side of the bridge, waving at them. "Nice job, Bentley!"
"Byrd can just fly with Charles riding him, so we shouldn't worry much about that." Flame smiled, walking closer to the elf. "So, m'lady, how about we walk together in the front?"
"I prefer NOT to walk together!" She speeds through the bridge. "Bentley, catch!" She jumps to Bentley.
"Kr!" He quickly catches her.
"Nice catch!" She drops down, grinning at Flame. "Sorry, Flame! I don't really like romantic stuff!"
"Aw..." He frowns.
Meanwhile, Spyro and his brother are talking about him. "Hey, do you find it weird that Flame acts serious and professional sometimes, but turns the other way around when he's with Stealth?"
"He must love her very much." The younger dragon giggles. "Well, there's no problem if it's about love."
"Be careful." The purple dragon said. "You know what happened last time."
"It seems fine, actually." Malefor continues walking forward. "At least there are no Ice Kings or anything."
After saying that, a big creature rises up from the ground in front of them. It looks like a Rubble Brute, but bigger. "Krrrrr?" Bentley approaches it, but gets punched in the face.
"Bentley!" The kangaroo shouts, worried for her friend. "Looks like we gotta do this the hard way, then! Malefor, Elora, go to the guardians and check them!"
"Come on!" The 2 of them sneak past the Stone Sentinel and approaches the 2 guardians. "You check on Lacus, and I'll check Cyril."
The purple dragon walked up to Lacus. "U - um... Mrs. Lacus...? Are you okay...?" Slowly, he shakes her body. "Please be alive..."
"My head..." She opens her eyes. "O - oh my! A purple dra-"
"Shh!" The pink dragon stops talking. "I'm sorry, ma'am, but there's a big monster right there and we don't want it to come here."
"Oh, yes, sorry." She whispered. "O - ow!" Lacus said as she starts standing. "Looks like those apes got all of my water energy... Well, not all of them."
"Which means?"
"I can't fight that thing although water is effective against rock." She smiles at him. "But I still have a little amount of water energy stored, and because you're a purple dragon..."
"I think I know where this is going." He smiles back at her. "And I'll do it for my friends!"
The Stone Sentinel falls down to it's knees, exhausted. "Great! Just one more hit and that dummy's dead!" Bentley, Byrd, and Charles prepare for their last attack, but immediately stops. "What's wrong?" Before they could answer, the 3 of them scream in pain. "Wait, what is happenin'?!" They all flee from the shrine, leaving the rest to finish the enemy on their own. "Wait up!"
"Sheila, not now!" Flame said to her. "We'll find them later! Focus on the enemy first!"
"I got this!" Malefor rushes to the sentinel and uses his water breath, killing it. "Wow... Lacus WAS right!"
"Phew!" Stealth falls down on her back. "That was a hard one."
"We still need to find them!" Sheila said, running to the bridge.
"Um... What 'them'?" Elora asked.
"Bentley, Byrd, and Charles. The 3 of them ran away, screaming." The red dragon shook his head. "It's obviously because of the side effects of the experiment the apes done on them."
"I'm still wondering about what kind if experiment they did on them." Spyro said. "Those apes... I'll never forgive them."
Then, Cyril and Lacus flies to the other side of Tall Plains. "We'll keep Sheila safe! All of you just relax!" Cyril said to them.
30 minutes later...
"I can't believe this..." The faun said, looking at the once beautiful forest, now turned in to nothing but broken plants and trees. Not only that, but many corpses of the Atlawa tribe can be seen on the ground. "They lost their control and even killed the Atlawas..."
"Not all of them." An Atlawa walked out of his hiding place behind a broken tree. "My name is Kane, and I thank all of you for saving us. However, it seems that I am the only one that has survived."
"I'm really sorry about this, sir!" Malefor said to him. "Our friends lost control, and..."
"It's fine. They're not Cynder, nor Ember, and they didn't do it on purpose. I just need to..." He frowns. "Get used to this... At least you defeated the Stone Sentinel and set us free."
After a few moments later, they arrive at the middle of the plains, where the 3 mutated creatures are standing still, their lower body frozen by Cyril. Each of them look like they're ready for the worst, knowing their upcoming fate. Meanwhile, Sheila and Greta are crying, while Handel makes a sad expression on his face.
"Ah, all of you finally arrived." Lacus said, frowning. "You all... Surely saw what they did..."
"I don't like this..." Elora said. "What are you guys gonna do to them...?"
"Well..." Cyril starts talking. "It's either us letting them live in pain, or us ending their suffering. Spyro, Malefor, Flame. I want you 3 to help me and Lacus do this."
"No, wait!" Sheila rushes to her friends and hugs them. "I never had the chance to show my gratitude..." She continues crying while the 3 looks at her, feeling the same way. "Thank you... Thank you for everything... I won't forget about the 3 of you..." The kangaroo stands up, walking away.
"You don't have to see this, girl." Sparx said to her. "I know it's hard, bur it's for the best."
"I WANT to see it... I want to be there as my friends each close their stories." She looks at the dragonfly. "Thank you for being concerned, Sparx."
"Big bro... Is it okay for me to do this? You know... End their lives?" Malefor asked.
"It depends. For their case..." Spyro sighed. "It's ending their pain, and giving their peace. It just means that we're saving them."
"Get ready, everyone." The ice guardian said. "On 3."
"3..."
"2..."
"1."