Chapter 12
"Fine mess I got us in, huh Sparx?" Spyro asked Sparx shamefully.
"You didn't have a choice," Sparx said trying to console Spyro. "Charisma could have gotten hurt." He smiled. "Besides, you placed a big bruise on Devlin."
Spyro smiled a little. "I guess I did." His eyes turned somber again. "I just wished I could have done something," Spyro said woefully. "Now we're trapped here!"
"Correction," Sparx told him. "You're the one that's trapped. I'm not the one wearing chains."
"You're right Sparx," Spyro said, a plan forming into his mind. "And since you are free, you can get the keys."
"No!" Sparx told him. "I'm not getting the keys!"
"You have to Sparx!" Spyro told him urgently. "You're the only way I can get out of these chains!"
"Why don't you try melting them with your flame?" Sparx said.
"Sparx! Why would they put me in chains that can melt if I'm a dragon?"
"Wrong chains?" he replied meekly.
Spyro looked at him.
"Okay," Sparx finally said. "I'll try."
Spyro grinned. Okay here's what you have to do . . ."
* * *
Charisma was staring out of her window when Devlin came in.
"Charisma?" Devlin started. "I'm sorry what happened out there. I didn't know Melvelle would do that."
He actually sounds sorry, Charisma thought. "Apology accepted," she said cooly. "Now what do you want?"
He grinned. "I want to show you your parents."
* * *
"I almost have it!" Sparx exclaimed.
"Keep it down, Sparx," Spyro told him.
Sparx had sneakily taken the keys of the sleeping guard and was trying to unlock Spyro's chains.
"That's the fifteenth 'I almost have it' you have said so far!" Spyro said.
"Well, there's one more key," Sparx said when the key didn't work. He took the key and put it in the keyhole. It fit. (It's always the last one isn't it? .)
"It fits!" Sparx said excitedly.
"Well see if it will turn!" Spyro said hurriedly.
Sparx turned the key and they heard a click.
"It worked!" they both exclaimed.
"Keep it down in there," the guard said sleepily.
"Sorry," they whispered.
When they heard the guard snoring, they looked around to see if they could get through without using the door.
"Why don't we just use the door?" Sparx whined.
"It wouldn't be as cool then," Spyro told him. "Besides," he added, "they will be expecting that."
"Okay," Sparx said.
They searched around some more.
"I think I found a way out!" Spyro exclaimed excitedly.
Sparx hurried over to him. Spyro had found a loose brick and was trying to push it out.
"On the count of three, push," Spyro told Sparx. Sparx nodded his head.
"Okay, one, two, three!" Together, Spyro and Sparx pushed on the loose brick with all their might. Light streamed through the hole.
"We did it!" Sparx exclaimed while hugging Spyro.
"We're not in the clear, yet," Spyro said. "We have to find Charisma."
"But where could she be?"
"Let's check her room first."
"What if she's not there?" Sparx asked worriedly.
"Than we'll search this whole place," Spyro said determinedly.
They pushed the rest of the bricks out and looked outside. Once they had made sure that no one was around, they went through and went around the lair. When they heard footsteps nearby, they dodged into a nearby bush, going as deep as they can.
"Man!" Sparx exclaimed. "There are a lot of guards now!"
"You're right," Spyro agreed. "Just the way I like it."
They kept on walking until they came to a familiar window. There was a piece of paper wound around one of the bars. Sparx took the note and read aloud.
"This is what the note says," Sparx began. "It says 'I'm going to see my parents.
Just wait for me outside. I'll be back soon.'"
"How did she know we broke free?" Spyro asked Sparx.
"There's something on the bottom! 'P.S. I know that you'd be able to break free. You guys are very good at that.'"
"Off to see her parents?" Spyro said aloud.
"That's what the note said," Sparx confirmed. "Maybe Devlin wanted to show Charisma her parents so that she'd have to marry him!"
Spyro was getting red with rage again. "Why that sneaky, snake in the grass, evil son of bit--…!"
"Calm down, Spyro!" Sparx pleaded as he clamped his mouth shut. "We don't want to get caught again!"
Spyro turned back his regular, purple color. "You're right as always, Sparx."
"What should do now?"
"I guess we just wait here until Charisma comes back."