Chapter 20
*stretches* Aaahhh…the final chapter…what will happen? Will we have a sappy ending or will I be cruel and leave Spyro dead? Find out the final chapter of Spyro in Mystic Valley (such a dumb title…)
"Gone? What do mean?" Sparx asked. (he went on vacation!!! To La La land though .)
Spyro's head was in Charisma's arms.
"Charisma! Are you okay?" Diamond asked behind him.
"Mom, Sparx," she began, "Spyro's dead."
They looked at her in horror. "Dead?" Sparx repeated incredulously. "No. That can't be." (Unfortunately…it's true…*sob*)
"It's true."
"Azurite! Come over here! Quickly!" Diamond called.
"Yes, dear?" Azurite asked and walked to them. He stopped when he saw their faces. "What is it?"
"Call the others."
He went over to the other dragons and brought them over to them.
"Dragons, I have some sad news," Diamond told them. "Spyro's gone."
"Gone? As in dead?" Darion said hesitantly.
Diamond nodded. Everyone gasped in horror.
"I think we should leave Charisma some space," Sparx suggested. "I'll be fine." Tears slowly came down.
"I think that is wise," Azurite agreed as he led the dragons away. "And destroy the portal!" he commanded.
Charisma barely noticed what was happening. "Why did you have to go?" she asked softly. Her head was against his, caressing it. Memories flooded through her head. Tears slowly fell down her cheeks, slid down Spyro's head, and landed on the ground. A strong breeze suddenly came in.
That's odd, Darion thought. There shouldn't be a breeze here. He turned around. He gasped, his eyes opened wide. "You guys!" he shouted. "Look!" The others turned and stared. The once withered tree had turned into a beautiful oak tree, full of fresh green leaves. Slowly, the ground around them regained their green grass. And it all came from the direction of Spyro and Charisma. The skies returned blue, flowers bloomed everywhere, and Mystic Shadows was returning back to normal. Where the cliff once been, a castle proudly stood in its place. (o.o!)
"No wonder I didn't recognize the cliff," Diamond said softly.
But Charisma didn't notice any of the changes. She only saw Spyro, still and lifeless. "I'll never forget you," she whispered and gave him a kiss. She looked at him for a moment and started to stand. She stopped when she saw Spyro stir.
"Charisma?" he said weakly. (HE LIVES!!!)
"You're alive," she said softly. "You're alive!"
"What?" Sparx exclaimed turning to her.
"She did it! Charisma did it!" Darion shouted as he hugged Sarina and gave her a kiss. "Um, sorry," he mumbled when he realized what he had done.
Sarina smiled. "That's okay."
Darion grinned back.
Diamond, Azurite, and Thor were hugging each other. "He's alive! He's alive!" they all shouted.
"You did it Charisma," Spyro told her softly. "You restored Mystic Shadows."
"And I got you back," she finished.
"I still can't believe I was dead!" Spyro suddenly exclaimed.
"But you weren't totally dead," Charisma told him. "I felt your spirit with me. You helped me. Now let's get you fixed –" She stared at him.
"What is it?"
"Your wounds are gone."
Spyro smiled. "I guess you did a lot more than restore Mystic Shadows and bring me back to life."
"Spyro!" Sparx cried as he gave Spyro a big hug - well, as big as a dragonfly could. "I thought I had lost my best buddy back there. How are you feeling?"
"Actually, a whole lot better than usual. I feel great!"
"We'd better walk back to the group," Charisma told him.
A roar of cheers surrounded them.
"Sis! I can't believe you did that!" Darion shouted.
"Darion? You're not my brother," Charisma said confused.
"Actually, sis," he began, "the real story is that I am your brother. I've just been in disguise as your advisor so this gang can't kill me."
She looked at him in a whole new way. "Darion," she said softly and gave him a long hug.
"I'm so proud of you, sis," he said. "You saved Mystic Shadows, brought Spyro back, healed his wounds, and gave Devlin that energy blast. And you also made the Dark Valley army go home." He smiled. "Not bad."
She smiled back at him. "At what was your power?"
"My power created the gateway between the other Dragon Worlds and Mystic Shadows."
"And if you hadn't, Spyro would never have come," Charisma thought aloud.
"And you wouldn't be in love," Darion told her teasingly.
"And Charisma would be with Devlin by now," Sparx said as he flew by them.
Thor came up to Spyro. "You've been through a lot, Spyro. I think you need some rest."
"You first must tell me how you knew we would need help," Spyro told him.
"One word," Thor told him. "Donna."
Spyro looked at him. "Donna told you what happened?"
Thor smiled. "That's right. After that, I rounded the troops and prepped them up."
"What took you so long?"
"I had to drag some into it," Thor laughed. "But where will you go now?"
"Actually, I was thinking about that." He looked at Charisma. "I don't know where to go."
Thor smiled understandingly. "Whatever you decide, we'll understand."
Charisma looked at Spyro, and then at her parents. "Mom? Dad? Darion?"
They looked at her expectantly.
"Can I return with Spyro?" she asked looking at him.
They looked at one another, then smiled. "Whatever you wish, sweetie," Diamond told her. "As long as you visit often."
She smiled. "I will."
She walked to Spyro. "I have decided to go home with you."
Spyro looked calm, but his heart was beating rapidly. "You will?" (oh what naughty thoughts are you thinking?? o.ô)
"Will this tell you?" She gave him a tender, loving kiss.
A few dragons whistled. Spyro turned red a little.
"Oh, and Spyro?" Diamond said suddenly.
He turned to her. "Yes?"
"Will you take this medal of honor? You deserve it."
Spyro lowered his head and Diamond put it around his neck.
Azurite gave him a big pat on the back. "You're always welcome here, Spyro."
He smiled. "We'll visit often."
Charisma beamed at him. "We'll have to."
"Take care, of my sister, Spyro," Darion told him.
"You know I will." He looked at Sarina next to him. "Good luck," he whispered. Darion winked.
"Come on!" Sparx said impatiently. "I'm getting really hungry!"
Everyone laughed at him.
"We're all ready, Spyro," Thor told him.
"Then lets head home," he declared.
Yeah, yeah, that part with Charisma reviving Spyro soundss like something from Final Fantasy VIII, but I assure, promise, and swear to you on my life, I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT FINAL FANTASY UNTIL 2 YEARS AGO (2000). Was FF8 even out when I wrote this? I have no idea, but since I didn't do this until I was in the 7th grade: a) I wasn't allowed to play it anyway, b) was it even out? O.o, and c) as I stated before, I didn't know o_O; I only got FF8 last year, 2001. So don't go thinking that I copied that from Squaresoft. If you ask me, I think they copied it from me! But that's about I think .; And so…I bid you all farewell…UNTIL MY NEXT STORY THAT IS! Too bad I didn't leave him for dead…would that stop the Spyro franchise…? DO I HAVE THAT MUCH POWER?!?!!?!?!? *sighs* I don't v.v oh well, hope you enjoyed the fic! And uh, well I kinda had an open-end on the bad guys cause I was going to do a sequel, but I gave that up way back when I did this thing so uh….;; sorry ^^;; I COULD do one using materials from the PS2 game…but I don't know….; I had started the sequel but it was getting too complicated and I was only in the 7th grade then when the 2nd game came out…I think…around that time anyway. And then the 3rd game came in and it kinda just threw me off so…uh…yeah. I was doing a Crash Bandicoot fic, too but it was just plain stupid that I trashed it .;; Well, ja ne!