Spyro was hunting Cynder through the endless skies of Skylands but couldn't catch up to her. His speed made him feel the endless blows of the air pushing against his body, it tried to throw him from his path, but he had to stay focused.

"Cynder, wait!" He tried to fly as fast as the purple colored dragoness, but her immense fear and panic made her quicker than usual. Finally, Spyro's expression changed from worried to determined and the dragon flapped his wings furiously. He used his horn charge ability to gain speed until he finally reached Cynder. The Skylander threw himself onto her, causing them both to fall and land on a small lonely island. Cynder immediately got back on her feet and sharply turned her head into different directions. Her eyes landed on the exhausted Spyro, who was trying to get up.

"S- Spyro! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to-" She stopped talking and remembered the eyes again. She couldn't stand still, she had to leave.

"Wait!" Spyro grabbed the Undead Skylander's leg and prevented her from flying off again.

"You don't understand, I can't stay! They're coming for me!" Cynder looked behind herself and then in front of her again.

Spyro repeated Cynder's movement but couldn't see anyone following them. "Who's coming for you?"

Cynder looked at Spyro with great terror in her eyes. The dragon didn't say anything, instead she calmed down again and lowered herself to the ground. "I- I don't know…" The dragoness suddenly bursted out in tears and sobbed in front of Spyro.

The Magic Skylander didn't understand what was happening, but he did understand that Cynder was scared and needed help. "Hey, hey, it's okay." Spyro embraced Cynder who couldn't stop crying and gasping for air. This exact moment almost felt like a déjà vu because it already happened once, a long time ago.

It was many years ago. Spyro just became a full-fledged Skylander and Eon already assigned him to his first major mission; defeating the Black Dragon. Not much was known about the mysterious creature, all it ever did was spread its wicked powers throughout Skylands like a plague. Many speculated that the source of its powers came straight from the Undead King himself, Malefor. However, after Malefor vanished and the Black Dragon remained to spread terror, Eon knew that he had to stop it. Spyro soon found the mischievous being, which tried to kill him immediately. The dragons had an intense battle and Spyro was at the verge of his powers, until he blasted his opponent with a powerful attack he didn't even knew he possessed. It cleansed all the darkness from the Black Dragon, who turned out to be a dragoness named Cynder. The dragon covered in purple scales was hurt and deeply remorseful towards Spyro.

Spyro was holding the recently revealed Cynder, who couldn't stop to sob and apologize. "What happened to you?"

Cynder tried to restrain herself from crying and explained herself. "I have been like this ever since I was born. I was kidnapped and raised to be a weapon. I was supposed to destroy Skylands."

Spyro finally saw the opportunity to find out the truth. "Was it Malefor?"

Cynder flinched upon hearing that name and was hesitant to answer. "Yes." Spyro could hear fear in the dragon's voice. Fear that could only be heard if someone has been scarred for life.

The Skylander wasn't surprised, but he was quite confused. "But Malefor was defeated hundreds of years ago."

"What!?" Cynder's eyes pointed to the ground, she couldn't believe that the dragon who abused her her entire life was gone. "Who killed him?"

"No one really knows, but some say it was a powerful sorceress who hasn't been seen ever since." Spyro wondered why Cynder remained evil, even after Malefor's demise.

"That means… I did all of this by myself." Cynder started to tear up again. "I killed people and destroyed villages all by myself!"

"That's not true!" Spyro tried to reassure the devastated dragon that it wasn't her fault. "You have been manipulated your entire life. This was all Malefor's doing, he turned you into the Black Dragon."

Cynder looked at Spyro with thankful eyes. "You really think that?"

"Of course!" Spyro helped the dragoness to get on her feet. "And you can prove that you're not evil!"

Cynder looked at the dragon with confusion. "How's that?"

"By becoming a Skylander!" Spyro was always overly cheerful when recruiting new allies for his team.

"A Skylander?" Cynder thought about the idea for a second before turning her back to Spyro. "No, I can't. Skylanders are courageous heroes and I'm… not."

Spyro calmly walked towards the dragoness and put his paw on her shoulder. "But you can be."

Cynder eventually decided to join the Skylanders and her friendship with Spyro improved over the years. The purple dragon has always been Cynder's best friend and she considered him the only Skylander who she could tell everything. The dragoness often doubted her role as a Skylander, but Spyro always managed to keep her going and make her realize that she can be as much of a hero as anyone else.

Now the two faced another major issue and this time Spyro wasn't sure how to help.

The dragon held Cynder by the shoulders and pushed her head back up to look into her eyes. "Whatever it is that haunts you, we will defeat it together!"

"But we can't!" The purple dragon turned away from Spyro again. "I'm the only who can see it, it's only out for me!"

"Then I'll stay with you all the time!" Spyro looked at Cynder with sadness but also the hope to help her.

Cynder turned around once more and sat down at the edge of the island next to Spyro. They both looked in the distance without saying a word.

Suddenly, both heard a gloomy voice behind them. "It won't be that easy Spyro."

The two dragons turned their heads around to see Hex, who had just teleported herself onto the island.

"Hex! What are you doing here?" Spyro stared at the witch as she floated towards them to sit down as well.

"I took notice of Cynder's outburst and knew what was going." She talked without even looking into the dragon's eyes, but in a way that didn't seem disrespectful.

"Wait, you told Hex?" Spyro's sight went from Hex to Cynder as he was waiting for an answer.

"If it really is Malefor, she could be a big help." Cynder explained. "Even though he only seems interested in me."

"Cynder is the only one who is able to see those ominous eyes." Hex began to theorize on the topic. "That could mean that she's also the only one who is able to get rid of them."

"No! Cynder doesn't have to do this alone!" Spyro became slightly angry after Hex' statement. "I expected a bit more support from you Hex!"

"This isn't about support." Hex stayed completely calm, even after Spyro's comment. "It's about what we are facing."

"And what would that be?" Spyro wasn't fond of the sorceress' mindset but wanted to hear what she had to say.

"If it truly is Malefor, he will not allow all of us to fight him." The Undead Skylander recalled her past experiences and used them as an example. "He's always out for one specific target and if that target dares to face him, it has to be unaccompanied."

Cynder looked at Hex with hopelessness. "And how should I fight him? I tried to attack the eyes, but they always vanish when I do."

Hex was silent before continuing to speak. "The eyes are only a method to terrorize you, they can't hurt you."

Spyro started to understand the witch better and tried to think like her. "And if Malefor reveals himself, we will be by your side to help!"

Hex nodded calmly. "You have to face your fear before you can defeat it Cynder." The Skylander put her hand onto the dragon's shoulder. "And when you do, you will have enough strength to defeat Malefor. Even by yourself." Cynder gained some hope and looked up to Hex with a smile.

Meanwhile at the Academy, Chill and Roller Brawl were visiting several shops as usual. The two friends found a common interest through their love for purchasing rather useless things and have been inseparable ever since.

"Hey, look at this one!" Roller Brawl was eager to show Chill a wobble head figure of Eon himself.

The ice warrior tried not to laugh but soon failed miserably. "Why would anyone buy this?"

"I don't know!" Roller Brawl pushed the figure's head with her fingers, so it would continue to wobble. "But it was honestly worth it!"

"Then check this out!" Chill pulled out a silver wig with long flowing hair and presented it to the vampire. "A wig exclusively for iron helmets!"

Roller Brawl started to cackle to the point where tears started to form in her eyes. "Are you actually going to use that?"

Before the vampire could finish her question, the Water Skylander attached the wig to her helmet and flipped it gracefully. "Of course. You can't fight evil without looking gorgeous while doing so!"

Both were laughing and enjoying their time together, until they finally decided to sit down on a fountain next to the library. They looked at the missing window, which had to be replaced due to Cynder breaking it accidentally.

"Do you think Cynder will be alright?" Chill returned the wig to her shopping bag and started to worry about the traumatized dragon.

"Hex told us she'd look after her." Roller Brawl mentioned what Hex told them before joining Cynder and Spyro on the distant island. "I'm sure whatever it is, they'll figure it out."

The Skylanders became silent and kept on staring at the empty hole in the building. Suddenly, Roller Brawl heard a freezing sound behind her and turned around before gasping in shock. Chill turned around as well and saw that all the water in the fountain was turned to ice.

"Did you do that!?" The vampire skater looked at Chill with wide eyes.

"I- I don't know." Chill looked at her hands and then back at the fountain. "It wasn't intentional."

"Well undo it then!" Roller Brawl peeked over Chill's head and into the library to make sure no one noticed the strange event.

Chill directed her hands at the fountain and concentrated to melt the ice, but without success. "I can't unfreeze it! Nothing's happening!"

Roller Brawl spotted some Skylanders heading into their direction and quickly sliced the ice with her fang blades. "The heat will do the rest. Come on!" The Undead Skylander grabbed her friend's arm and skated past the approaching Skylanders, who looked after her curiously.

The sun in Skylands has once again set and Wolfgang just finished his training session with Snap Shot. As always, the werewolf played his harp on the way home and completely ignored his surroundings. That changed as soon as he was pulled behind a wall of the Academy. The Undead Skylander swung his harp into a fighting stance and was ready to slice any foe apart.

"Cut it out Wolfgang." Golden Queen commanded the wolf, acting like the leader she once was.

Wolfgang sighed annoyed and lowered his weapon. "What do you want, Queenie?"

"First of all, I want you to show me some more respect!" The Earth Sorceress summoned her staff and pointed it at Wolfgang, which immediately caught his full attention. "And secondly, I want you to be less talkative towards the leader of our biggest enemies!"

Wolfgang was irritated by the queen's demand. "Snap Shot? Oh don't worry about him, he's not going to-"

"Do not question my authority, Wolf!" The goldling glowed in a radiant light before cooling down. "I am your leader and you will do as I say!"

Wolfgang started to raise his voice "What are you worried about? I won't tell him-"

"I can never be certain with you." Golden Queen interrupted her angered minion once more. "I would have never thought that you and that hideous reptile would even bond over this!"

Wolfgang wasn't happy about Golden Queen's rude remark, but instead of speaking up, he just looked down.

"I cannot take any risks. This plan has to be treated with absolute caution." She turned around and started to walk away from the wolf. "You better not disappoint me, or you know what will happen."

Wolfgang gulped. "Yes, my queen." He watched the golden woman disappear behind a wall, leaving him with an anxious feeling his stomach.