Spyro meets Pyro
Chapter 7: Dragons vs. Apes
This is my first major battle scene chapter. This chapter will show how well Gaul and the humans have gotten to know each other. It will also show the first glimpses of the power that Pyro and Spyro share. Will they be able to defeat the army of apes? Will they be able to escape Gaul? What hidden other hidden secrets lie in wait for our heroes? Read and find out.
The apes surrounded the dragons and were prepared to strike. Gaul stood snickering with an evil smile on his face. Pyro, Spyro, and the others all stood ready in their battle stances, just waiting for one of the apes to make a move.
Pyro had his eyes locked on Gaul. Gaul looked down at the angry fire dragon and laughed as he said, "Apes destroy these filthy dragons! This red one is mine!" Gaul reached on his back and pulled out his swords. However they were not the same swords he fought Spyro with years ago. These blades were black and looked like they had technology built into them. At the bottom near the handles were clear crystals that looked like they stretched through the whole sword.
Pyro looked at the blades and thought, 'Why do those swords look familure? They remind me of something. I better be careful.' Gaul charged at Pyro with swords held high, ready to slash him in two. Pyro jumped back and dodged the blades with ease. Gaul then spun around and tried slash him near his legs with his left sword. Pyro reacted and jumped up.
Once Gaul had fully swung the blade he turned around and didn't see Pyro anywhere. Then something tapped him on the head. He then heard Pyro's voice say, "You looking for something?" Gaul turned around to see the red dragon standing on top of his left sword.
Pyro jumped off the sword and back onto the ground. He then turned around to see how the others were doing.
Spyro was surrounded by 5 apes. Two of them came in and tried to hit him, but he jumped back. Three of them came in from behind and tried to tackle him, but he spun around and used his earth flail to send them flying. He then blasted one of the ones in front of him with a fire stream. The last ape came in and threw a punch. Reacting quickly Spyro ducked under it and uppercut the ape in the chin. The ape was sent into a tree and knocked unconscious.
Next up was Tremor. He and Candice were both surrounded by apes. He then said, "Candice hold on tight!" Candice grabbed onto his neck and before she knew it they both went into the air. When they landed Tremor sent stalagmites shooting up from the ground all around them. Candice smiled and said, "Very impressive, but there are still a few left.
She took a deep breath and shot a barrage of ice spears skewering the remaining apes. Tremor smiled and said, "That was pretty cool." Candice laughed and said, "Cool is what I do best." Tremor laughed but he soon had a face of shock when he saw an ape sneaking up on Stella.
He screamed, "Stella, watch out!" She tried to turn around but it was too late. The ape lunged forward and stabbed her with a black knife that had dark clouds flowing around it. Stella hissed from the pain but ignored it. She then slashed the ape in the face and slit its throat with her tail blade.
Tremor ran up to her and asked, "Are you alright?" "I'm fine, let's keep our heads in the fight." She quickly replied.
Pyro was busy dodging Gaul's blades and was starting to get irritated. Gaul brought down his right blade, but Pyro jumped to left dodging it. He then brought his left blade around and tried to slash him. Pyro saw the blade and reacted as quickly as he could. He crouched down and did a back flip away from Gaul and his giant sword.
Pyro looked up and saw he was heading for a tree. He flipped himself and landed on vertically on the tree's surface. He then dived at Gaul and pulled back his right arm. When he got in range he punched Gaul right in his face. He then grabbed onto his armor and pulled himself up. Pyro then did a back flip again and kicked Gaul in his chin with his back left leg.
Pyro felt good about that blow. Gaul however had had enough. He absorbed the blow from Pyro's attack and swung his left sword with full force. Just as Pyro landed back on the ground he saw the blade coming at him. He tried to dodge but it was too late. The blade came in and slashed him in his left shoulder.
Pyro roared out in pain as his arm continued to bleed. He then realized something; he had just been cut with a sword. He then thought, 'Wait a minute, this can't be possible. Dragon scales are supposed to be bullet proof. There's no way he should have been able to cut me. Unless… no there's no way.' He then said out loud, "Ration Blades!"
Gaul laughed and said, "That's right you fool. These are the same blades Jones used against you when he fought you that last time. He made some improvements on his design and made these two for me. Since these blades can cut things on a molecular level they can cut through your scales. However that's not the only secret these blades have."
Pyro snorted and took a deep breath. He then unleashed a giant fire stream at Gaul. But he was surprised when he saw Gaul not trying to dodge it. He just stood there smiling. He then held out his right sword. When the flames collided the fire started circling the blade. It then looked like Gaul was holding a blade made of fire.
Everyone watched in pure shock. Gaul laughed and held up his now fire blade as he said, "The crystal in these blades allow me to absorb your elemental attacks and dish them right back at you!"
Gaul then swung his sword and sent a blade shaped flame at Pyro. Pyro was hit square in the chest and sent flying. He was smashed against a rock and slid down on the ground. He forced himself up and faced the giant ape head on.
Flame started growling and said, "He needs help, we need to hurry and wrap this up!" Ember nodded and said, "You're right. Let's end this fight." Both fire dragons attacked the apes. Flame charged at the apes and used a comet dash to send them flying. He then looked to both sides and saw two apes coming at him on both. As the apes came within a few inches of him he jumped into the sky. He then shot a fire bomb back down and blew them both up.
He then turned to Ember and said, "Ember, there are three on your right!" She looked in that direction and said, "Thanks Flame!" She then shot three fire-balls at them and knocked them out.
Gaul came in at Pyro full speed and tried to slash him again. Pyro looked up and reacted on a second. He swung his tail blade around and deflected the blade. Gaul then swung his other blade at Pyro's head. Seeing only one way to dodge it Pyro jumped up. He then rolled across the blade on his back and landed on the other side.
Gaul then brought his right arm down and tried to slash him in half. Pyro turned around and jumped out of the way. Gaul wasn't about to give up. He pulled up his right arm and swung it across. Pyro didn't have to turn around this time. He knew exactly what Gaul was doing. He then looked up at a tree and got an idea.
He ran at the tree full speed and ran up the side of it. Once he reached high enough he jumped off of it and headed for Gaul. Gaul however had waited for a move like this. Once Pyro was in the air Gaul swung his left blade and smashed into the red dragon's mind section.
Pyro was sent skidding across the ground, but managed to flip himself onto his feet. Pyro now had a huge slash on his left side. About 2 or 3 of his ribs were broken too. Gaul was only just getting started. He came charging and brought his left blade down. Pyro was done getting hit and he decided it was time for Gaul to get a taste of his own medicine.
Pyro side stepped the attack instead of fully dodging it. He then jumped on top of the sword and shoved it in the dirt. Then using all the force of his legs he jumped into the air. He then did a front flip over the ape king. Once he was on the other side. Pyro shot a medium sized fire-ball into the back of his neck. Gaul was sent staggering forward.
Gaul got up and glared at Pyro. Pyro was glaring back with daggers in his eyes. Gaul's attention was caught when he saw Spyro defeat another ape. He then smiled as he saw his opportunity. He then charged at the unsuspecting purple dragon. Pyro then realized what that blasted ape was doing.
Gaul then jumped into the air and placed his blades together performing the same technique he used when he first faced Spyro. Pyro then yelled, "Spyro look out!" Spyro looked at Pyro and saw him running at him. Spyro then saw a shadow over him and looked up to see Gaul.
At that moment time seemed to slow down. Spyro got low and put his arms over his head. Then the sound a pieced flesh and bone filled the area getting everyone's attention. For a single moment the forest was silent. Spyro then opened his eyes to see that the blow from Gaul's swords had not come. He then felt some kind of liquid fall on his snout. The liquid he saw was red. He then looked up to see what had happened.
Pyro was standing over Spyro with Gaul's swords in his back. The blood was flowing from his back and onto Spyro's face. Pyro was clenching his teeth as the blades remained in his back. He then opened his eyes to see that Spyro was ok. Spyro had a face of pure horror and sadness as he shook his head.
Pyro then showed a face of seriousness and took a deep breath. He then blasted the ground with a giant fire stream. The force of the blast was so strong it sent Pyro into the air with the blades still in his back. Pyro then swung his back and tossed the swords out. That then revealed that Pyro had holes in his wings. He had used them to soften Gaul's blow. It helped a little, but not too much. As Pyro landed he turned around and blasted Gaul away with his ancestral energy.
Pyro then coughed up blood and struggled to stand. His legs began to shake as he struggled to hold up his own weight. Spyro ran over to him and helped him stand up. He then asked, "Why… why did you do that for me!?" Pyro laughed and said, "I just didn't want to see you get hurt." Spyro eyes became teary and he struggled to hold them back. He then yelled, "What are you talking about?! You should have taken care of yourself!"
Pyro laughed again as he said, "Sorry, but that's not the kind of guy I am. Plus ever since I got here, I've felt a strange connection with you. It almost felt like you and I were… brothers." Spyro's eyes shot wide at this statement. He then said, "You know, I… I've been feeling the same thing." Both dragons attention was called as Gaul got up and he had one blade in his left hand.
Spyro began to growl, but he stopped as he saw Pyro fully stand up and face take a step forward. He then yelled out, "Are you nuts?! You can't take anymore! Let me fight him!" Pyro shook his head and said, "No, no matter what it takes, I will do whatever I can to protect you, my friends, your world, and my world. I will never back down no matter what."
Gaul laughed and said, "How touching, and how predictable. Tell me dragon, why do you choose to stand against us, even when you know you might die." Pyro looked up and said, "For the same reason I've always fought. To protect everything that I hold dear! People like you think they can do whatever they want. You kill for pleasure, you take because you feel like it, and no matter what you do you don't even show the slightest bit of regret. AND I WON'T STAND BY AND WATCH THAT HAPPEN ANYMORE!"
Pyro then lifted his head and let out a roar so loud that the very earth shook. As he roared his body began to glow purple. The purple tattoos that had appeared before had returned and they very clear this time. The injuries on Pyro's body began to heal as the purple light grew brighter.
Everyone started in awe as Pyro's body began to lift into the air as his roar started to echo throughout the land. He was now glowing like a purple star; the light was so bright that everyone had to shield their eyes. When his roar stopped and the light died down everyone looked. They all then had shocked looks on their faces. Before them stood Pyro. His body now had bright purple light all around it. The purple tattoos on his body were like swirling wind as they wrapped around his legs and streaked down his back.
He then looked up and opened his eyes revealing that they had changed color from red to green. Gaul however was not impressed. He charged the purple and red dragon and brought his blade down to finish him off. As he brought the blade down he saw that Pyro had disappeared.
He then heard Pyro's voice behind him say, "What's wrong Gaul, what were you aiming at?" The giant ape then turned around to see Pyro behind him. Before he fully turned around Pyro charged at Gaul full speed. His body was then engulfed by purple energy and made him look like a purple bullet. Pyro sent Gaul flying and into a tree. While the ape king struggle to get up Pyro turned to the others and said, "You guys get out of here fast. I'll be right behind you."
Spyro then said, "You heard the dragon, let's go!" Everyone followed Spyro into the sky and were moving quickly. Pyro Stella then turned around to see Gaul once again charging at Pyro. She quickly yelled, "Pyro watch out!" Pyro then looked down to see Gaul's other sword beside him. Pyro grabbed the blade with his tail and with all his might he swung it at Gaul. Then in the blink of an eye Gaul's left hand was cut clean off.
Gaul howled in pain and clutched at his bleeding arm. Pyro stared at him with a look of anger. He then turned around and took to the sky and followed the others. The last things he heard were Gaul's screams of agony.
After an hour or so of flight the group of dragons landed. By then Pyro's transformation had worn off. Everyone had questions, but considering what they had been through they figured the questions were best saved for tomorrow. Once Star and Ember healed everyone they set up camp.
Everyone was falling asleep one by one. The only one left was Pyro. He had wandered off and was standing on a high hill looking over the land. Pyro then heard something behind him. He turned around and didn't see anything. He then looked back out over the horizon.
He then felt something grab him from behind and it yanked him into the bushes. Before he knew it, Pyro was pinned against a tree by someone's paw. He then opened his eyes to see Flare standing before him. His eyes widened and he began to growl as he yelled, "YOU!" She then covered his mouth and said, "SSHHH! Are you trying to wake up the whole forest?" Pyro gave her a confused look.
He then used his back legs to kick her off of him. Before she could get up and jumped and pinned her to the ground. He began to growl but he stopped when he saw that she wasn't struggling. He then asked, "What are you doing here." She then said, "I'm here to help you."
He snorted and said, "Yah right. I bet you're just here to trick me." She sighed and said, "Look, I know you don't trust me, but I really need you and your friends help." Pyro gave her weird look and asked, "Help with what?" Flare then said, "I need your help in taking down Malefor and Jones." Pyro's eyes shot wide and he released her.
She got up and dusted herself off. Pyro then asked, "Why would you wan't my help in taking down your master?" She snorted and said, "He's not my master. I used to be a normal teenage dragoness until he kidnapped me and made me this way. I managed to break free of his curse a month later. I had to play along otherwise he would destroy me."
Pyro had his suspicions. He then thought, 'She could be lying, but if she's not then we may have gained a powerful ally.' Pyro then asked, "Okay so, what do you wan't me to do?" Flare then said, "Malefor wants me, Sterns, and Gaul to get rid of you but not now. Right now he wants us to drain you of as much dark power as we can. He also has us gathering strange new crystals and weapons." Pyro then asked, "What for?" She hesitated at this one.
She then said, "He's planning to take over this world and your world, but first he's going to combine them." Pyro's eyes shot wide and he said, "That's insane. What do I have to do?" She then said, "You have to get stronger and fast. You also have to master that power you just used today. I read in Malefor's journal that the power you and Spyro share can be used to destroy him once and for all."
Pyro nodded and said, "Wait a minute, how are we supposed to defend ourselves from him draining our dark power." Flare shook her head and said, "I can't help all of you, Malefor and the others might suspect something. However I can help you. If your dark power is introduced to mine it won't react to the side effects anymore." He raised brown and asked, "And how are you supposed to do that?"
Pyro was then surprised as Flare began to lean in close. Before he could react she kissed him. His eyes grew wide as she continued. He was about to push her away, but the effect of the kiss soon hit him and he closed his eyes. Then Flare's dark aura activated. It then transferred to Pyro and deactivated. After that she broke the kiss and said, "That should do it. I better go now. I'm already late for meeting Gaul again."
Pyro nodded but before she left he said, "Hey, you didn't need to kiss me did you?" She smiled as she turned around and said, "Nope." She then took off and headed back to the Mountain of Malefor. Pyro then went back to his campsite and smiled on his way back.
As Flare arrived she was greeted by a disarmed Gaul. He walked up to her and asked in an angry tone, "Where have you been?" She glared at him and said, "Don't pop an attitude at me because you underestimated your opponent. If you must know, Master Malefor was giving me some last minute instructions. We can discuss them inside." Gaul glared at the red dragoness as he went back inside. She then turned around and thought to herself, "I hope you get strong soon Pyro, you're going to need any strength you can get to end this war." She then headed inside and closed off the entrance.