Pyro meets Spyro
Chapter 9: Pyro's Past-A Painful Memory
This chapter doesn't have as much action in it, but it's still pretty good. Tell me what you think and leave your reviews. Enjoy!
Pyro and Spyro flew back to the temple with the others not far behind. They all carried worried expressions on their faces. As the temple came into view the group of dragons descended and landed at the entrance. As soon as they landed they were greeted by the guardians. Terrador was the first to ask, "What happened up there?" Spyro and Pyro looked at each other and nodded.
Pyro was the first to say, "We ran into Malefor's new generals at the front gate. It was around that time that the others managed to catch up and landed behind them. Cyril then said, "I'd say we should take this conversation inside. All the dragons and Sparx went into the temple to tell the guardians of their brutal battle. Spyro and Pyro described the entire fight in perfect detail. They told the guardians about Flare and Sterns and the powers they possessed. Voltere then said, "This is most intriguing, a dark force that bring out the dark force of another. Not to mention the transformation that happened to you two."
Terrador followed Voltere's statement and said, "Yes it would seem that you two share a bond even stronger than we thought. What exactly did it feel like?" Spyro then said, "Well it felt like I absorbed the power of that crystal Pyro gave me, but even more powerful. It was like I could feel this emense energy binding itself to my own." "Yeah, that about sums it up. It felt like my power was growing and fusing with this new force." Pyro said following his friends description. Flame then said, "I guess that means we have a secret weapon we can use. Once you guys learn how to use it of course."
Terrador then said, "I'm more worried about these new enemies. These humans seem more sophisticated and capable fighters then the apes." Cynder then said, "You're right Terrador. From what I saw these humans were giving Pyro a lot of trouble. Not only that they seemed to have these stange new weapons."
Pyro nodded and said, "Humans are quite intelligent and they have weapons that could do some serious damage to any creature. My people and I have dealt with them before, so I know how to defeat them." Sparx then flew in front of the red dragons face (again) and asked, "Now hold on a minute. How do you know so much about these guys anyway. I also happened to notice that the way you fight and the way that 'human' fought were pretty similar. You're hiding something, so go ahead and spill it!" "SPARX!" Sparx turned around to see an angry look on his adopted brother's face.
Spyro stood in front of him and said, "You shouldn't go around accusing people of lying! He already told us he had some history with the humans, so you've got no right accusing him of anything!" "Actually he does." Spyro, Sparx and everyone else turned to Pyro as he said this. Terrador then asked, "What do you mean young dragon?" Pyro sighed and said, "Its not something I like to remember, but I might as well tell you the truth about me. I already told that I grew up for 16 years not knowing who I was or where I came from, but I didn't tell you where I was for those 16 years." Everyone listened intently to Pyro's story as he continued.
Pyro began, "18 years ago, I was born in the dragon city. My father 'King Draco'(he was a fire dragon) and my mother 'Queen Gaia' (she was an ice dragon) ruled over the dragon kingdom. They were kind and gentle rulers who would do anything and everything to protect their people. I had already hatched from my egg and had been out for at least 3 days. My mother and father had finally decided my name, Pyro (my mother told me they named me that for my eyes which burned like fire). The dragons of the city were happy that my parents had an heir to the throne. Little did they all know that on that day everything would change. On that day our home was attacked by the human army. The leader of that army was Sterns. He had come all this way looking for me and my parents. He heard the legends of our ancient power and he wanted it for himself. His soldier distracted the warriors of our city while he went after my parents and me. When he and his soldiers found us they captured me and my parents and took us back to their world."
Everyone in the room had horrified, and sad expressions on their faces. The girls looked like they were on the verge of crying (especially Stella). Tremor swallowed and asked, "What happened after that?" Everyone looked at Pyro and could see he was hesitant about continuing his story. He took a deep breath and prepared to continued.
"After my parents and I were captured, we were taken to the human world. My father released his ancient power and that allowed us to escape. The humans aren't known to give up easily and they were on our tails sooner than we thought they would be. They had these machines called a plain and helicopters they used to fly. When they finally caught up to us, my father made his decision. He stayed behind to fight the humans and told my mother to go on ahead. His only focus was on protecting me and my mother. I'm guessing my father gave it everything he had, but in the end he was killed. The humans came after my mother. Her flying skills helped her evade them for a while, but they finally managed to shoot her down. My mother was sent hurtling towards the ground and she landed on a nearby beach and dragged herself on land still holding me in her arms. The soldiers were closing in and all she could think about was saving me. So she found a basket and put me inside. She then used the last of her magical power to change my form into a human. The soldiers came and captured her, leaving me alone. I was adopted by a human family the next day and was raised by them for 16 years."
Everyone had many different looks on their faces: looks of pain, sadness, pity, and understanding. Pyro had watery eyes but he wouldn't dare let the tears run down his face. He was known for keeping his emotions in check, but his past was so painful that whenever he had to talk about it, it always brought him pain.
Once Pyro regained his composure he continued, "After those 16 years passed I finally learned the truth; that I wasn't a human but a dragon trapped in a weak human form. I decided to leave my adopted family behind: my mother and my brothers. I managed to find my way home with some difficulty, but I found out the truth. My father told me the truth of what happened to him, but there was only one person who could tell me what happened to my mother…General Sterns. I found his hideout and managed to corner him. He told me he was the one killed my father, and he told me that he also killed my mother. I couldn't believe it. The man who had killed both my parents was now trying to kill me and my people. He had already caused me so much pain. I wanted to end him right then and there, but the soldiers came and threatened to overwhelm us… so we retreated. We fought in the war the next day and I defeated Sterns. Even though he had caused my life to be a living hell, and taken both my parents from me… I just… couldn't do it."
Pyro was now in complete and utter pain and everyone could see it on his face. Then his expression changed from sorrow to a look of pity. However as I said the humans aren't known for giving up, and he didn't. As soon as my back was turned, he attacked me. I had no choice, I had to destroy him. I used the full power of my ancestral energy and turned him to dust… or so I thought. Now seeing him again has brought up a lot of bad memories and pain I hoped would stay buried in my heart." That was it for the girls they all had tears streaming down their faces. Sparx had a pained look on his face; he had reminded Pyro of his time as a human and the pain he went through. Spyro, Flame, Tremor, and the guardians all had understanding looks on their faces. As fellow warriors and leaders they know the meaning of self sacrifice.
Pyro had his head down and his eyes were watering, but he wouldn't let himself cry. He then felt someone rub against his left side. Star started nuzzling him under his chin, so he would calm down, but the pain was to deep. Pyro then felt someone else rub against his left side. He looked to see that it was Stella. She now had her head on his shoulder and was giving him and understanding look. He then felt and saw Candice rub against his right side and gave him the same look. Cynder brushed against his front with Star. The red dragon was then hugged all over by the girls (even Ember). Pyro was red so no one could see how deep he was blushing.
Tremor, Spyro, and Flame were all watching the scene before them and couldn't help but smile. Flame then said, "Man, one back story and he gets all the attention." "Tell me about it." Tremor said backing up the comment. The girls had finally released the young king and he was still blushing. Voltere then said, "Pyro you don't have to hold back on our account. Its okay to let your emotions out sometimes." Pyro shook his head and said, "No that's okay. As king I have to put my personal feelings aside and do what's best for my people. Plus, it would be pretty embarrassing if a king was caught crying." Everyone laughed at his joke.
Sparx flew up to the red dragon and said, "Listen… I-I'm sorry about what I said. I didn't mean to bring up those memories for you." Pyro shook his head and said, "Its fine you couldn't have known Sparx. Plus that's not important right now. What is important is that we find these guys and stop them." "Pyro's right but we cant do it on our own. We need a way to strengthen our elemental powers." Flame said.
Pyro thought for a moment and said, "I think I know a way. You see I became an elemental master by becoming one with the sun. However I don't think you guys would be able to do that." Tremor then said, "I don't see how that helps." He was elbowed in his side by Candice as she said, "Let him finish." Pyro smiled and said, "Thank you Candice. Even though you guys can't gain elemental power the same way I did, but there might be places where you can increase your elemental power."
Terrador then asked, "What do you mean?" Star then said, "He's right. In our world there are certain places a dragon can go to strengthen their element." Voltere then said, "That does sound possible, but there have only been certain cases of this. Like for a dragon of electricity like myself, can be at my strongest during a thunder storm." Pyro then said, "That may be true, but there certain places, spiritual places where dragons can become one with their elements. The ancestors have been known to guide dragons they deem worthy to these ancient places." Cynder then said, "You know, that just might work, but how are we supposed to find these places."
Pyro then sat down and thought for a minute. He then said, "Ignitus! Since he's the Chronicler he should be able to tell us where we have to go, let's just hope he'll contact us." Star then said, "Wait a minute Pyro. If we're really going to stay here and fight in this war then we're going to need everyone's help. Maybe you should ask the chronicler to bring the others here while your at it." Pyro nodded and said, "Yeah, you're right. It's like he said, 'Only by all of us working together can we win this war." Ember then said, "You know if Spyro goes to these places with us he'll gain the extra power too." Spyro nodded and said, "That may be true, but Cynder and I need to strengthen our powers of convexity otherwise we won't stand a chance against Malefor this time." Pyro then said, "I beet Jones pretty easily with my new powers but if he has the same strength that Sterns had today than we might be in big trouble. Even if I didn't use my full power this time this won't be an easy victory. I'll need power up too."
Cyril cleared his throat and said, "I'll admit that this is a good plan, but I'm sure once the enemy knows you're all gone they will attack the city. We can battle Malefor's forces but how are we supposed to fight these humans and their new weapons. We know nothing about them."
Pyro then said, "Don't worry Cyril. Before we leave I'll make sure to give all your soldiers a run down on how to defeat humans. Not only that when Spyro shot that bomb back in our battle they left a few of those weapons behind." Ember then said, "OK, so we have a plan. Now all we have to do is put it into action."
Pyro nodded and said, "Okay first things first we need to contact Ignitus." Spyro interrupted him and said, "Or we could go to him instead. If he's the new Chronicler then he should be at the 'White Isles' and I know the way." "We should head out as soon as possible." Stella said eager to go. Pyro stood up and said, "We should set out in 4 days. That will give me some time to train the soldiers here how to defeat the human army and teach them how to use their weapons.
Terrador then said, "Very good. Now everyone get some rest. We'll all be attending Pyro's lesson tomorrow." Pyro then said, "You better get ready for a pretty tough work out guys. Once we've completed the training and they memorize it we can leave and go see the chronicler."
Spyro nodded and said, "Good. We should get some sleep. We've got a big day tomorrow.