Strangers at the Dragon Shores

The purple dragon watched the sparkling blue waves crash into the golden sand of Dragon Shores. His companion was a dark grey, almost black dragon with black horns and spikes running from the top of his forehead all the way down to nearly the end of his tail, plus he had a black arrow shape on the tip of his tail. The dragon had large light green eyes and big green wings. He also had small spikes sticking out of the side of his face, on the cheekbone, four on each side, which was also black.

Spyro had not been on an adventure for nearly five months now and as much as he hated rushing around and smashing things up and killing nearly every living thing in sight, he really would love to be on and adventure right now.

The two male, teenage dragons watched two dragonesses, one pink the other golden play in the sparkling water. Ember, the pink dragoness shrieked in pain and jumped out of the water and ran onto the sand as a small trickle of blood seeped through her glossy scales. The other dragoness followed her out of the blue water, looking slightly

worried about the cut on Ember's leg. This dragon was also called Ember but all the other dragons called her Ember 2. She had glossy golden scales and a dark pink heart shape in between her big light green eyes. Ember 2's horns faced the same way as Ember's did and the spikes on her head were very slanted and they ran all down her back and were green like her wings and the heart shape on the end of her tail.

Spyro was about to go over and help Ember, when Flame a red-orange dragon got there and started helping her first. Spyro would probably never admit it but he secretly loved Ember and his companion, Smoke secretly loved Ember 2.

Just as Spyro was about go over to Flame to possibly start a fight, a huge black dragon emerged from the waves. Three other black dragons, each slightly different in appearance, followed him.

The biggest, who was slightly older than Spyro, had spikes on each side of his face and looked almost identical to Smoke apart from he was black all over with dark green eyes. His chest and under belly was creamy white and his spikes and horns were grey. He had large dark grey wings and he was identical to the bigger dragon. His name was Ash.

The female was slightly younger than Spyro was slightly larger than the two dragonesses and was completely black and had green eyes and slanted horns and spikes and a black heart shape on the tip of her tail. She was named Onyx.

The smallest was called Coal and even for a youngster he was tough! He too had green eyes and red horns and spikes. He also had powerful red wings and a red arrow shape on the end of his tail. His underbelly was creamy white and he had a silvery scar on his left eye.

The larger dragon spoke in a firm, evil-like voice. His claws were very long but not too long and his large red wings had quite few rips.

"So you're the hero of Avalar. You don't look so tough to me. I could crush you with one paw!" laughed the huge black dragon.

"What do you want…umm…well I don't know your name, do I," said Spyro.

"My name will not help you young dragon, all I want is to destroy the lands in which the people who ruined my plans live!" growled the black dragon clenching his fists.

"That includes your mother and father," snarled Ash. The others cackled evilly.

"And I don't want you and your pathetic friends getting in my way!" shouted the huge dragon, clenching his fists tighter. The sky darkened, then a fiery light burst through the clouds, opening like wound, above the enemy. Suddenly he jumped into the air and landed on the ground with a thunderous crash. A wave of some strange force hit the five dragons, sending them flying and skidding across the beach. It meant to kill them but luckily it only knocked them unconscious.

The four dragons rose into the now icy air and flew over to a nearby village setting light to some palm trees on the way.

"I love destroying things!" called Onyx, before setting fire to another building.

"I agree," laughed Coal, freezing a huge water feature, before smashing it up with his long tail.

Ash set fire to a garden and then watched their father flame the largest building. He rose above the dancing flames, laughing manically. He held up a clawed paw and turned to his children.

"That's enough for now," he said.

"When do we attack Avalar, sir?" Ash asked.

"When the time is right my young son," said the mysterious dragon. The four black dragons disappeared into the thick black smoke.

The five dragons that lay on the golden sand awakened upon hearing the screams of the people of the nearby village. They could faintly make out about 100 adult dragons attempting to put out the flames with their ice and water breath. Spyro stared thoughtfully at the spot were the four black dragons stood.

"Who were they?" asked Smoke even though he probably did not know the answer.

"I have no idea, but they're not like us I know that much," said Spyro.

"I think the elders will know something about the matter," said Ember 2.

"Spyro told me they did not know help much when Red was here," said Ember.

"But we should see them," Spyro said.

The five dragons darted of as the sea calmed and the gold sun began to set in the watercolour sky.