Spyro meets Pyro
Chapter 11: Plans learned and Secrets Revealed
This chapter is going to be awesome. It will not only show a few dark secrets but it has a surprise none of you were expecting. Not only that Spyro and Pyro will discover the bond they share with one another that will allow them to defeat their enemies once and for all.
As the sun rose over the land that morning Pyro woke up from his slumber. He let out a loud yawn as he stretched out his body getting a few joint to pop. He then decided to go for a morning walk and let the others sleep. Since he always woke up at sunrise he would find something to do and let his friends sleep. Normally he would look out over the city and watch the beautiful shine of the morning sun bask its glow over the city buildings.
Since he couldn't do that he decided to look out over the land. He climbed a big hill and when he reached the top he was amazed. He looked out over the land to see the sun shine in a beautiful river. The grass had morning due on it so it shined too. Pyro was seeing the world at peace. He then thought to himself, 'This is beautiful, too bad Jones and this Malefor creep are trying to destroy it all.' "You can say that again."
Pyro turned around to see Flame walk up behind him. He then realized that he had spoken out loud and not in his head after all.
Flame sat down beside him and looked out over the land as well. Pyro then asked, "What are you doing up so early?" Flame looked at him and said, "You're not the only fire dragon who wakes up at sunrise all the time. I normally just go back to sleep if I can." Pyro nodded and said, "When I wake up I can't go back to sleep so I just find something to do until everyone else is awake."
Flame then asked, "Hey Pyro, what's it like being king?" Pyro let out a sigh and said, "Well it's not an easy job. I have to make sure everyone is happy, deal with trouble makers, teach the younglings how to hunt, how to fight, and protect the city from all dangers."
Flame had wide eyes and said, "Yeesh, and I thought you were going to say it was fun. It sounds like your living like the guardians. You do get to have some fun though right?" Pyro nodded and said, "Yeah of course I do. I get to hang out with my friends, make up new moves to use in our sparing matches, and fly in the dragon canyon."
Flame gave him a questioning look and asked, "What's the dragon canyon?" Pyro then said, "It's the most amazing place. Dragons from all over the city go there to fly and have fun. When you fly there you feel like your spirit has been set ablaze. When I go there I can almost feel my ancestors flying with me."
All Flame could say was, "Wow. Listen when this is over, would it be okay if we came to your city?" Pyro replied, "Of course you can. You guys are my friends, so you are welcome there anytime." Flame laughed and said, "Cool, we've got a special invitation from the king." Both fire dragons started laughing after that.
Pyro looked up at the sun and said, "We should probably head back now. They have to be awake by now." Flame nodded and started leading the way back. Pyro was about to follow when he saw something in the sky. He then asked, "Hey Flame, what's that purple beam over there?" Flame looked to where Pyro was pointing. When he saw what he was pointing to, he was overcome with fear.
He began to stutter as he said, "T-That's not p-possible. I-I-I thought it was g-g-gone." Pyro stepped next to him and said, "Flame calm down. What's the big deal?" Flame grabbed Pyro by his arm and said, "We have to get back now!" He then ran back to the campsite dragging Pyro along with him.
Flame arrived at the campsite to find everyone still asleep. He then yelled, "Everyone wake up, we got trouble!" Everyone jumped up after hearing Flames outburst. Spyro was the first to ask, "Flame, what's wrong?" "THAT!" he said quickly pointing to the purple beam in the sky. Everyone turned around and they all had the same face that Flame had before hand. Spyro and Cynder however looks of seriousness.
Pyro then asked, "Spyro, what exactly is that?" Spyro didn't turn to him, he just said, "The well of souls. It is located at the mountain of Malefor. It was supposed to be gone after I destroyed the mountain and sealed it." Pyro looked back up at the purple beam and began to think.
He then asked, "Does that mean that someone unsealed it and is there right now?" Cynder turned to him and said, "It's possible and whoever is there could be serious trouble." Sparx yawned as he said, "Well we're sure that whoever's there is trouble, why don't we just head the mountain and find out who's in there."
Everyone turned to Sparx giving him a surprised look. That was actually the first useful thing he had said on this entire trip. Sparx looked at everyone and asked, "What?" Pyro then said, "I thought we were focusing on heading to the White Isles."
Spyro turned to Pyro and said, "Sorry, but we can't ignore this. The last time the well of souls was seen Malefor escaped the realm he was held in." Pyro nodded showing that he knew that Spyro was right. He then said, "Alright then, I just hope whoever's there doesn't attack us out of nowhere."
Once everyone was fully awake they ate the leftover meat from the prey they had caught before. Spyro was leading everyone to the mountain. Pyro felt a chill run down his spine, something was off about this mountain. He looked over to see that Star was also afraid.
Spyro then turned to the others and yelled, "We should probably continue on foot from here! Follow me down!" Everyone dove after him and landed in the thick trees below. As they approached the mountain they made sure to stay well hidden.
Once they got close enough Pyro could see the entire mountain. It looked and felt completely evil. He then looked on a small ledge and he thought he saw something up there. He used his predatory eye sight to zero in on what he was seeing. He then realized it was some kind of ape.
He then whispered, "I think there's some kind of ape up there." Cynder turned around and said, "Are you sure?" Pyro looked again and nodded. He then looked at Cynder and saw she was shivering. Spyro put a wing over her and held her close to calm her down. Pyro felt unnerved; if Cynder was afraid of something then it needed to be feared. Cynder then turned to Spyro and asked, "You don't think he's backdo you?" Spyro shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I sure hope not."
Star looked at both of them and asked, "What are you guys talking about?" Cynder kept shaking and shook her head as she said, "It's not important. What is important is us getting in there and finding out what's going on." Tremor then said, "She's right, I see a few passages that will allow us to get in undetected." "Wow, that's actually pretty smart of you." Candice said in a sarcastic tone. Tremor smiled and said, "Thanks… wait… was that a compliment or an insult." Candice licked his cheek making him forget about it.
Sparx then said, "Yah, I'm not sure going in there is a good idea. Considering the last time we did go in there we almost died. Not to mention we got stuck down there for 3 years." Pyro had a surprised look and said, "3 years, how is that possible?" Spyro responded saying, "I'll explain later, but right now we've got to move."
Everyone climbed up the mountain and slowly made their way through the cave. As the group moved deeper into the cave it began to grow dark. Lucky for the group they had their own living lantern. Sparx led the way and made sure no one ran into anything.
As they continued to move deeper they made it to the inner chamber and could see the well of souls. Sparx then said, "Well we made it, now what?" "Shhhh, I hear something." Pyro said, silencing Sparx. Sparx folded his arms and started muttering to himself.
Pyro walked forward and peeked over the edge. His eyes widened when he saw what was in there. He turned to the others and whispered, "Guys you might want to see this." Everyone crawled forward and looked over the edge with him. They then saw a group of large apes in the chamber.
Sparx then said, "Look it's the new evil dragoness." Pyro turned to where Sparx was pointing and saw that he was right. Flare came walking in and someone was behind her. Flare then said, "I hope you've had enough time to prepare Gaul. Malefor has been waiting to hear a report from you about your progress." Then Gaul the ape kind stepped out of the shadows.
Cynder's shot wide and she was filled with fear at seeing this monster again. She began to shake with fear as she said, "No, no, it can't be him. It just can't." Spyro tried to calm her down but she just kept shaking. Pyro knew this was bad, and he knew he had to do something. He slipped back into the cave and got behind Cynder. He then placed his paw on her back and started pulsing his ancestral energy through her body.
Cynder felt the energy flow through her and she began to calm down. Cynder turned to him and said, "I'm okay now, thank you." Pyro nodded and looked out over to Gaul and Flare.
Gaul then said, "Tell Malefor that I have made excellent progress with my new powers. Also the elemental armor for the apes has been made and they have all reached new levels of strength." Flare nodded and said, "Good, but what about the creatures that have seen around here lately." Gaul nodded and said, "They are not a problem. As a matter of fact they are quite useful. I have managed to get them on our side and join our ranks."
Pyro growled and whispered, "Great now we have to deal with the monsters from my world too." Tremor then whispered, "As if we didn't have enough problems." "Shhhh, listen." Candice said silencing them both.
Flare then asked, "I saw Spyro and his friends heading this way. Have you seen them?" Gaul shook his head and said, "Not yet, but I have my scouts keeping an eye out for them." Flare then said, "Well I guess I'll go report this."
Pyro began to notice something about Flare's behavior; every time Gaul told her something good he had done, she didn't seem too happy about it. If anything she seemed upset. Flame then said, "We better get out of here before someone see's us." Everyone nodded their head in agreement. Sparx turned around and gulped as he said, "Uh, guys." Spyro turned around and asked, "What is it Sparx?"
The group turned around to see an ape blocking their way out. Pyro snorted and jumped over them. Gaul was walking around the Well of Souls when one of his apes landed in front of him face first. He then looked up at the tunnel and yelled out, "Guards, attack!"
On that note Pyro and the others bolted out of the tunnel. They all ran as fast as they could until they reached the end. Once they saw the exit they all flew into the sky. Pyro and Cynder were the last ones out of the cave and the last to take off. But before either of them could make it far enough in the air, Gaul jumped up and knocked them both out of the sky.
Pyro and Cynder landed on the ground hard and looked up to see Gaul standing over them. Gaul then lifted his blade to end their lives but before he could a fire-ball came down from the sky, and kept him at bay.
Spyro and the others landed on the ground to face the ape king. Gaul then laughed as more apes came pouring out of the mountain. Ethan then said, "Don't look now guys but I think we're surrounded." Pyro stood up and said, "Well looks like it's time to fight." Gaul laughed indeed dragon. Now let's see what a dragon from another dimension can really do."
Everyone got into their battle positions (except Sparx who flew up and hid in a tree behind a leaf). Pyro snarled and said, "Look if you're going to threaten me do a better job than that. Secondly I've got a name. My names Pyro now thrill me!"