Chapter 2: The mysterious Dragon and Cloud

The sun was setting in the sky as Hugara and Spyro were sitting by a beach talking about Spyro's past deeds and Hugara's training during the 5 years where he learnt to fly. Hugara also added how he learnt the art of healing with herbs. Hugara knew pretty well on how Spyro had defeated the 3 evils that had plagued the dragon worlds. As Hugara departed to his home which the elders had given to him, Spyro departed to his home. At Ripto's Castle: A grey dragon stood in front of the 3 villains "My name is Rikira and I understand you know the person who killed my father?" the grey dragon asked curiously " Yes, we do, dragon" replied Ripto, " The killers are a black half-dragon and a purple dragon, we already told you all we know about the purple one, but the black one is still a mystery, the were last seen in the Artisans World." "Thanks for your information", with that the grey dragon left the castle and started his journey Meanwhile, at the castle, the 3 villains were laughing to one another." Ha! That dragon doesn't know we are the ones who plotted to kill his father. Luckily he hasn't heard much about Spyro since he comes from another land." Ripto said amused. "Now we can give Spyro and his friend something to deal with while we worked our magic. Let's start the brewing then! I want you guys to get me the ingredients." the sorceress said. "Why must we do it" asked Gnasty. "Because I have to look at the instructions you idiot and every second is precious. If that grey dragon ever finds out the truth, he'll also be dead by then because our magic would have been completed."

------------------5 days later--------------------------------------

In the Artisans World, Hugara was starting to become quite popular with many dragons. He was able to heal many types of illnesses which dragons suffered from and this put an end to Moneybags' Scamming people. As Hugara and Spyro were sitting next to a patch of flowers. Hugara was quite silent.

"What's wrong Hugara?" Spyro asked curiously

"Huh? Oh, nothing, its just that I had a bad feeling something bad is about to happen, I can feel it somehow..." Hugara replied

"Spyro!" a voice shouted. The shout came from Thor, a dragon elder, who was running towards them. When he finally reached them, he was breathing hard. When he finally caught his breath, he told them," The Beast makers World has been covered by a purple cloud and most of the dragons there are dying!" Spyro was shocked.

"A purple cloud?" he asked," how can it start killing dragons so easily?"

" That's no ordinary cloud, Spyro," Hugara said. "That's a Garibu cloud, also know as the Cloud of Death, which is poisonous to anyone who is under it. The only exception is within the first few metres where the cloud is too weak to have any effect. The cloud poisons the surrounding air, filling it with poisonous substances and the likes."

" Isn't there any way to cure it?" Thor asked

" Yes there is, the only way to cure the plague is difficult. We need to find the Gabai herb which itself is very hard to find. Once that is done, we need to find the cauldron that is creating this nasty cloud and throw it in. The herb and the brew will have an explosive effect though, the person who throws it in must get out as quickly as possible or he won't survive. Once the cloud disperses, anyone suffering from the diseases will also be cured, that is a mystery that no one knows why though."

"So let's go look for the herb then!" Spyro said enthusiastically, sensing another adventure

"Alright Spyro, I'll come with you." Hugara replied. "We better hurry, the cloud takes a long time to fly from one Dragon World to the other, roughly about 4 to 5 days. If we work quickly, we can stop the cloud from spreading to the other worlds."

" Alright, both of you" Thor said," We are counting on both of you to save the dragons, meanwhile, we'll try to find out if we can find a cure for the beastmakers."

With that, Hugara and Spyro set off to find the herb needed. "The herb is most likely located in the Dark Forest," Hugara told Spyro on their way to the Dark Forest," mainly because it fits the description of its habitat, a dark, cold place. The Gabai herb is valued among many healers because of its ability to heal various diseases."

When they reached the Dark Forest portal, Hugara went first and just as Spyro was about to follow, he was thrown back suddenly by a lightning blast.

"Who the..." Spyro began to ask, and he got his answer when he looked behind him. He saw a grey dragon.

"Who are you and what do you want?" asked Spyro

" I am Rikira Thundaro, and I want to take revenge for my father you have killed!" Before Spyro could explain, Rikira started attacking him with lightning blasts