I'm back with chapter two everyone! Isn't this exciting!? To finally be back to this community, hehehe. I know turning Spyro into darkness self for revenge is rather cliché but it fits into the story I'm currently writing now… As for the other fics', I'm taking some time to figure out on how the story is playing out; my brain can be creative when it wants to be… But for now onto the story! Warning dark themes ahead! Also I've sorta forgotten to put a disclaimer so don't hate me!

I do not own Skylanders or Skylanders Academy. Thank you.

Chapter Two Overloading Darkness Within Me

The group of villains and fairy followed the embodiment of evil itself, Strykore, down the hall from the Meditation Room; Strykore looks considerly pleased with the turn of events. Kaos beaming with unbridle excitement of joining his father of destroying the Core of Light. And Glumshanks often glances back behind his person to stare fearfully at the now dark dragon, Spyro.

And even more curiously a light fairy traveled alongside with him, though the fairy pulled a brave face, it was still very obvious she was still pretty shaken. Although Spyro attitude gives off aloofness and nonchalant, however, the slight indication of his tilted head in the direction of the fairy assured the safety of the fairy. Spyro, as if sensing his eyes on his person, opened his blood red eyes and gazed directly at Glumshanks.

Glumshanks gulped and stuttered.

"S-So, s-sir… um, what makes you think that, um, that the Sklanders' are m-murderers?", Glumshanks stutters in fear.

Spyro's cold gaze penetrated Glumshanks, making him stumble over his feet. Quickly righting himself up, Glumshanks noticed the cold gaze did not falter. Suddenly a low voice spoke.

"Not the Skylanders, although… they are wrong for standing with that man", the voice belonged to Dark Spyro.

"No", Spyro drawled, "He took everything from me and lied about it."

"L-Lied about what s-sir?"

Spyro's gazed unfocused off of Glumshanks and closed his eyes and remained silent. Then suddenly spoke out low and malcontent.

"He's the one who'd destroyed my family."

"W-Wha? Eon!?", Glumshanks yells out in shock, nearly stumbling again.

Though, it seemed that Dark Spyro was finished talking and remained silent once more. Glumshanks gulped as the fear grow tenfold. Turned and continued on walking forward, content to let the scary dark dragon be.

By Spyro's side, Prixie watched the exchanged with a worry frown on her delicate features. Her shoulders sagged, weighing down with fear and dread.

"Are you afraid… Prixie?", Spyro spoke low and quiet for the naked ear to hear but the fairy beside him.

Shocked out of her jumble mess of her mind, Prixie flew close to Spyro and landed softly on his head; folding her legs under her as her iridescent pixie wings lowers.

Prixie nodded sadly.

"Do you regret following me", Spyro more than stated than asked.

Surprised and confused, Prixie voiced out her concerns.

"I'm just worried for you, is all… Is this what you really want, Spyro?"

Spyro was silent for awhile, Prixie stared down at Spyro but when no answer have been spoken, sighed. Suddenly a voice did ringed out, scaring Prixie who jumped.

"No…".

"Spyro?", Prixie says softly.

Spyro's eyes flicked upward for a second before refocusing back on Strykore. Prixie followed his gaze confusedly.

"Strykore?", Prixie whispered against Spyro's ear.

"Yes", Spyro hissed lowly, "They have both caused me to suffer, so they both shall suffer."

"Oh…", Prixie says then smiled weakly.

"If that is what you desired… then I'm with you a hundred percent", Prixie reaffirmed.

Spyro allowed a small smile to appear before dropping it and refocusing at the task for the villains', finding a suitable room for Strykore.

The villains and fairy finally came across a room with a large double door. Kaos reach for the knob and turned but the door did not opened. The door itself glowed a faint purple when trying for entrance. Strykore growled lowly at this.

"Kaossandra!", Strykore closed his red eyes and began citing a spell.

The door glowed a brilliant purple, a purple that reminded Spyro of his once colored scales, and hummed loudly. With the final word uttered out, the humming stopped and the glow faded.

"Now try, son", Strykore said gesturing for Kaos.

"With pleasure, father!"

Kaos reached up again and this time the door finally opened. The double doors opened to reveal an oval shaped room filled to the brimmed with tomes of books with a single large window letting in the faint sun rays. The being of evil entered about the room with a pleased expression.

"Yes", Strykore drawls, "This will do… perfectly."

Stykore turns around and began to address the villains and fairy.

"Now listen closely, a being as dark as I needs someone he can trust wholeheartedly… Reasons why I'm now calling you my Generals for my army…", Strykore began.

"Alright!", Kaos interrupted.

"Hmm", Strykore grumbles, "I'll find my other two Generals in the meantime while I'll sent one of you on a mission."

Kaos gasps happily and grinned and began to jump up and down excitedly. However, short lived.

"Spyro, you are to go and find King Pen so that I can extract some information on how to find the Map to Arkus so that I may find the Fist of Arkus to destroy the Core of Light!", Strykore chuckles.

"Yes, Strykore", Spyro said chuckling as well.

"B-But what about me!?", Kaos exclaimed, "I've been way more evil than this Freshy here!"

"I can personal vouch for that, sir", Glumshanks imputed.

"Ugh, fine. Go with Spyro and bring King Pen's head on a platter!", Strykore ordered.

"Yes!", Kaos shouted in glee.

The two villains and fairy left the being of evil be in his new office.

Kaos flew up ahead of Spyro when he suddenly pulled back. Kaos turned to face Spyro and glowered.

"Don't get all cocky with me, Freshy! I'm Strykore's son, and he'll always chose me not you!", Kaos shouted over the wind.

Spyro side glanced at Kaos boredly, "If so Kaos,… why'd he'd pick me over you?"

"Pfft! W-Well er,… it was to s-see your competency, Freshy!", Kaos stuttered back.

Spyro's head turned to fully face Kaos and arched a brow.

"Wow, Kaos actually used a rather large word from such a simpleton", Spyro chuckled.

Kaos faced turn a bright shade of red at the remark.

"I'm no simpleton!", Kaos screamed.

"Quiet! We're here", Spyro growls lowly.

Spyro glided down to a lone ice island and landed gracefully. Kaos stumbled loudly onto the iced ground and fell. Spyro sighed and shook his head, irritated. Walking up to a ice boulder and taking cover, Spyro looks over to see a blindfolded King Pen.

Kaos stumbled up and beside Spyro, looking over as well.

"Hah! This will be too easy!", Kaos gloated.

"I wouldn't too sure about that…", Spyro muttered.

Prixie, whom has been quiet during their bantering flight here, decided to speak up.

"I wouldn't if I were you", Prixie adviced cautiously to Kaos, whom was walking up on King Pen.

"Relax, fairy. I got this, hehehe", Kaos chuckles.

King Pen, whom was standing by hearing all of this. However, hearing two new voices; the first familiar but nonetheless dark and malcontent, greatly disturbs him.

"If I were you Kaos, I heed this 'fairy' advice", King Pen said, "For I have spent the last year blindfolded as to heighten my senses in battle!"

King Pen then proceeded to walk forward, the staff he's carrying tapping the iced ground in guiding him.

"Hah!", Kaos continues to gloat.

His gloating was short lived as King Pen quickly struck out against Kaos abnormally large head and knocking him down.

Groaning, Kaos looks to Spyro's help, "Feel free to jump anytime…"

Sighing, Spyro leapt over the iced boulder and growls lowly.

"Lower your weapon, King Pen", Spyro growls low.

"I'm afraid not", King Pen said.

"Then you've made your choice, King Pen", Spyro hissed.

Spyro breathed in and released a large fireball at King Pen who'd dodged it and slid his way to Spyro side and struck him with his staff. Spyro growls in annoyance at seeing the stars circled his head and then felt himself gets kicked in his side and slid up against Kaos.

Feeling anger gripping him strongly at being defeated by a blind penguin, Spyro growls darkly, jumps up and fired a purple fireball at King Pen's back. It struck and knocked him unconscious.

"Well…", Kaos grunted as he stood up and looked over to the unconscious form of King Pen, "That went well."

The defeated Skylanders' and Master Eon has long returned after losing young cadet Cyndor to Malfore, her father. Now they wait amongst themselves as they waited for news from Master Eon. Stealth Elf sat next to Eruptor on the couch; her mind wandering to a certain dragon.

Oh, Spyro… where are you?, Stealth Elf wondered.

Strykore chuckles as he entered the dining hall to see a chained blindfolded King Pen struggling. King Pen stopped his struggles when hearing Strykore's chuckles and shuddered.

"So it is true… you have returned, Strykore", King Pen says weakly the chains zapping his energy.

"Yes, and you're going to help me find something I need to… destroy the Core of Light", Strykore said as he leaned over the penguin.

"I'll never help you!", King Pen said.

Strykore chuckled, "I was hoping you'd say that."

Strykore turned and walked away from King Pen and stopped beside the dark dragon and fairy; Prixie hid under Spyro's wing as Strykore approached. However, Strykore heed no mind of the fairy as he slightly leaned down to Spyro's level.

"Do what needs to be done", Strykore said as he walked away, only to be stopped by Kaos.

"But father! I should be torturing this pathetic penguin than that Freshy!", Kaos said.

"Ugh fine, so as long you'd stop pestering me", Strykore grumbles while waving his hand away.

"Hah!", Kaos laughs as he walks up to the chained penguin with dark powered orbs.

"Watch and learned Freshy how a real evil works", Kaos gloated and began zapping.

"Did someone left the window open? I've been feeling a slight breeze…", King Pen said.

Kaos growls angrily and began to put more dark energy in his orbs as he continues to struck King Pen.

Master Eon sat in his private study/bedroom as he uses his beard to find Spyro. However, all he sense was a shrouding mist wall blocking his powers. Although, Master Eon was able to distinguish Spyro's emotions: anger, sorrow, loss, hurt… and betrayal. Master Eon stumbled in his search at the last emotion he felt when suddenly:

Master Eon! Help!

Master Eon fell and landed with a loud thump onto the stone flooring.

"King Pen?!", Master Eon gasped out.

The Skylanders were all standing together with mixed emotions with the new presence within the Academy: Kaossandra. As the others continues to whisper and make ill-conceived ideas of the reason being Kaossandra being here, Stealth Elf looks up to see Kaossandra standing still with her head down; her shoulders slumped in defeat.

Concerned, Stealth Elf walks away from the group and up beside Kaossandra. Kassandra looks down to see the Skylander elf standing next to her person with a worried expression.

"Yes?", Kassandra sighed.

Stealth Elf notices the tired bag lines under Kaossandra's eyes and remembered Eon mentioning Kaossandra's descent to evil for trying to keep the Skylands safe from Strykore's return. Smiling in hopes to comfort the sorceress, Stealth Elf reached for her hand.

"It'll be alright, Kassandra. We'll get back Kaos from Strykore and we'll find Spyro… together, as a team", Stealth Elf said.

Kassandra stood stock still in shock and surprise when slowly a small smile appears on her features. The other Skylanders watched in awe and ashamed for the ill-manner they've treated her. Soon one by one of the Skylanders walked up and gave the sorceress a comforting hug. Kassandra's smile only got bigger.

"Thank you, all of you".

"Skylanders!"

Everyone turned to see a panic and fear stricken Master Eon.

"Master Eon what is it?", Eruptor asks as he stepped forward.

Stealth Elf popped beside Master Eon's side.

"Is it Spyro?!", Stealth Elf asks fearfully.

"N-No its King Pen! He's been captured by S-Strykore!", Master Eon said in fear.

The Skylanders gasped. Pop Fizz jumped on JetVac shoulder.

"Man, that penguin sure does gets captured all lot!", Pop Fizz said.

"But… what of Spyro?", Stealth Elf asks.

Master Eon turned to face Stealth Elf, his faced filled with great sadness and regret. Stealth Elf seeing this felt dread.

"Master Eon?", JetVac began.

Master Eon sighed, "I'm afraid we'll never see Spyro again…"

Stealth Elf gasps, her hands flew to her mouth. Never see Spyro again?..., Stealth Elf thought with great sadness and dread.

"What do you mean Master Eon?", Eruptor asks tears in his eyes.

"What I mean is, is that Spyro left of his own and he'd clearly wished to be alone…", Master Eon said in near tears.

"What did you do…"

Everyone turned to Stealth Elf, shock and surprised. Stealth Elf's head was lowered so that her blue bangs covered her eyes. Her hands fisted in anger.

"What did you do!?", Stealth Elf yells as she abruptly looks up at Eon.

Master Eon flinch making everyone gasps out.

"I-I… I had to-to protect the Core of Light", Master Eon stuttered.

"Master Eon what did you do?", Eruptor asks fear gripping his heart.

Master Eon sighs and looks away from the Skylanders in shame as he regale the past of the Great War and Spyro's ancestors.

"So you send Spyro's family away?", Pop Fizz asks.

"…Yes."

"How could you?", Eruptor asks.

Kassandra walks up to the slumped form of Master Eon and wrapped an arm around him. Kassandra looks at Eon then to the Skylanders.

"He did what he had to, if there were a way…", Kassandra said.

The Skylanders looked at one another and nodded.

"Kassandra is right, though it is difficult to forgive this even more so for Spyro but for now, King Pen needs us", JetVac said, "Let's go!"

The Skylanders raced out of the Grand Library and out to the front of the Academy.

"What's the plan JV?", Eruptor asks.

"We'll need someone with knowledge of the castle…"

"I'll go", Kassandra said.

The group of Skylanders jumped from the sorceress in surprised.

"I'm not staying here when my son is caught in that mans' spider web!", Kassandra said.

"Very well, let's go", JetVac said.

Kaos growls angrily when King Pen has yet to divulged the information to the Map of Arkus. Strykore sighed, It's been an hour!

Strykore turned to Spyro and gestured to King Pen.

"Perhaps you have better success?", Strykore said.

Spyro chuckles and stood from sitting. Kaos, hearing this and feeling like he disappointed his father, backed away angrily.

"Yeah, good luck with that! He's impenetrable!", Kaos sneered.

Spyro chuckled darkly, "We shall see who's more stronger than…"

Spyro flew up and lit his silvery horns in purple flames. Snarling, Spyro let loose a stream of purple flames down upon King Pen. King Pen screamed in pain and struggles to escaped the pain. Quickly slim feathers began to singed and burns appeared. It soon got too hot and painful for King Pen to bear.

"I'll talk! Just please… STOP!", King Pen screams out in pain and fear.

Glumshanks, whom stood quietly in the corner whimpered in fear of the dark dragons malicious assaults. Glancing up at the fairy; Prixie remain still and blanched faced as she watches on. Gulping, Glumshanks refocused back on Spyro.

King Pen's skin began to start to appear and his screams became more frantic. Strykore smiles and gestured for Spyro to stop. The stream of purple flames came to a halt, King Pen finally breathed in for great air through great pain.

"Now,… tell me, bird", Strykore ordered.

"T-The Map of Arkus lies within the walls of the Academy… I-I do not know w-where exactly…Please, Strykore… l-let me go! Y-You have what you wanted!", King Pen said.

"Yes, I do have what I wanted and I know how to find it and take it!", Strykore said smiling full of malcontent, "Which means… I have no use of you, you may go…"

"Thank you, S-Strykore", King Pen says weakly.

Styrkore eyes flashed red, "You may go… to death!"

"N-No… NO!", King Pen began to panic in fear and struggled frantically.

Strykore nodded to Spyro. Spyro nodded back in understanding and lit his horns aflame and burst out a large streamed of fire. King Pen screamed in more great pain until he fell limped. The flames stopped and Spyro landed gracefully.

"Well done, Spyro", Strykore said.

"He made his choice", Spyro muttered lowly as he looks to the stone floor.

"Yes", Strykore drawls, "And you've made yours. There's no turning back now, Spyro."

"Yes, sir", Spyro continues to mutter.

"Now. I have a mission for you, Spyro… You are to returned to Skylands Academy as my undercover agent, you are to find the Map and bring it to me so that I may reign my darkness realm!", Strykore ordered.

"Yes, Strykore", Spyro said.

"Now go! I've sensing some guests and they were to see you my plans will be ruined!"

Spyro nodded and flew up into the air and out the many windows. Just as the Skylanders shown themselves. However, upon seeing the limp form of King Pen, they gasped horrified. Strykore, seeing this, laughs out maniacally.

"Yes, Skylanders! You were too late!", Strykore laughs until he was struck by a potion.

Growling, Strykore turns around in time to see the Skylanders trying to unchained King Pen. Laughing, Strykore turns around and walks away from the helpless group.

"Come Kaos, Glumshanks. Let them mourn over their friend, hehehe", Strykore chuckles darkly.

"Yes, father", Kaos said still within shock of actually seeing a dead Skylander in front of him, much less, killed by once of their own.

Kaos stumbles away with Glumshanks following close behind. Prixie nowhere in sight. Finally the Skylanders were able to free King Pen and brought him back to the Academy. As soon they've reach the grounds, the busy buzz of students died down when seeing the morose Skylanders carrying a dead King Pen.

The door to the Grand Library opened and the Skylanders walks in and placed King Pen on the couch and huddle close to each other as they began to sob. Soon Master Eon entered and rushed to the couch.

"Is it true!?", Master Eon gasps out.

However, upon seeing the limp form of King Pen on the couch, Master Eon fell to his knees. Raising his hands up and grasped King Pens' fin in his own, Master Eon began to cry as well.

"N-No not y-you, my friend", Master Eon lowers his head and sobs harder for his lost long friend.

"M-Master E-Eon?", says a weak audible voiced.

The Skylanders, Master Eon, and Kassandra jumped and faced the once-dead penguin. King Pen tries to sit up but fell back down in pain. The group rushed forward and helped King Pen to sit.

"King Pen! Oh, my friend, you're alive!", Master Eon said weakly in joy and relief.

"Barely…", King Pen gasps out in pain.

"King Pen, who has done this to you!? Was it Strykore!?", Master Eon demanded.

"N-No… I-I do not know but he is just as merciless, if not more so than Strykore", King Pen said shuddering in fear.

The others seen King Pen's shuddering and shuddered themselves. Stealth Elf glances at the scorch marks along his torso. Who could've done this?, Stealth Elf thought worriedly and with fear.

"Who else were with this 'new threat'?", JetVac asks.

"I've sensed Kaos and another being, a being of light", King Pen replied through his breath.

"Being of light?", JetVac repeated.

"Yes…", King Pen gasps out before going limp.

All the others rushed in on him in panic. Master Eon leaned his ear against King Pen beak and felt his breathing. Sighing in relief, Master Eon ushered everyone out of the Library.

Up in the rafters sat a dark dragon and a fairy; they watched the scene unfurl about them as the Skylanders' learned of a new threat. Spyro chuckles lowly at this. Prixie glances at Spyro, her expression blanched. Finally, Master Eon ushers everyone out of the Library.

"Let's go", Spyro said.

"Spyro, was it wise to leave King Pen in that condition?", Prixie asks.

Spyro turned his head and faced Prixie.

"I do not know whether it was right or wrong if you're implying; all I know is he has made his choice", Spyro said.

"And your choice, Spyro?"

Spyro turns and faced the unconscious form of King Pen. An unreadable expression fixated on Spyro's features. Spyro then closed his eyes, memories flashed before his eyes of his other good half; most were good and fond of his once friends, comrades, and teamates. Spyro opened his eyes; his eyes flashing blood.

"There's no turning back. Strykore was right on that… Come, Prixie", Spyro said.

"Yes, Spyro", Prixie murmured.

Spyro unfurled his wings and glided down to the couch where the stirring King Pen lay. King Pen stirred, yet still blind clothed, sensed Spyro's presence. And fear clutched his heart painfully.

"N-No, n-not y-you!?", King Pen struggles to get away but stopped when he felt a clawed hand placed on his seared chest.

Gasping out in pain, King Pen stilled against the hand. Spyro chuckles darkly, his eyes glowing in dark glee.

"Ah ah ah, King Pen. We've has unfinished business", Spyro said chuckling.

"W-What do you w-want?...", King Pen asks weakly.

"I want to know where all Skylanders' are stationed, including the Giants", Spyro said.

"I'll tell you…", King Pen says shuddering in fear against the impending doom against all Skylanders.

Spyro's blood red eyes glowed in malicious mirth and slowly a smile full of dark promises blossomed.

"Tell me."