Chapter 7
Spyro tossed and turned in his bed, the adrenaline rushing through him "Spyro, we're through!" Spyro could hear Cynder's voice echo through his head, "sorry bud, you just couldn't keep up" Sparx's voice was there too, "Spyro, we can't allow you to be a leader anymore" one Skylander spoke to him, "ta-ta-ta, looks like the mighty Spyro is as weak as they come" Spyro heard Dark Spyro cackling. "Gah!" Spyro sprang awake, everyone else was sleeping peacefully...except him, he needed to think, and the only place to do so...was outside. Spyro sat outside, contemplating the events of his dream "I'm a failure, I failed to protect Cynder from Nero, failed to successfully find her, and I've failed at just keeping the general public safe, I'm no Skylander, I should've just been left to die in Malefor's mountain" Spyro clenched his fist deeper into the dirt, just then he heard a little buzz, he turned around to see the yellow glowing light of Sparx, "Sparx? What are you doing out here?" Spyro asked in confusion, "you know that if my bro can't sleep, I can't sleep, what's on your mind?" Sparx asked in all honesty. "I just...I feel like I've let everyone down, like I'm a failure, I couldn't protect Cynder from Nero, and now..." Spyro started crying slightly, "hey bro, look at me, I may not like Cynder entirely, but I respect your wishes to like her enough to say...t..th...that we'll find her" Sparx sounded like he didn't want to say the words, "really Sparx? You seemed to have some trouble getting those words out" Spyro joked as Sparx partially chuckled, "well, maybe I did, but regardless, we should sleep, come on Spyro" Sparx beckoned him inside, "indeed" Spyro replied as he entered the inn, and returned to his room.
"Tell me, Cynder, did it hurt? Please, I must know" Dark Spyro asked in a hopeful tone, "maybe, but I wouldn't tell a slime like you" Cynder sneered as Dark Spyro's smirk faded, "maybe, but we'll be together soon enough, when my master is finished with the harvester, you'll be ours" Darl Spyro chuckled, it just so happened that the figure returned, with small device in his palm, "now, Cynder, join me in darkness!" The figure cackled as he activated the machine, immediately a ray of energy fired onto Cynder, she writhed in pain as she cried and schreeched, every ounce of light was drained from her body, "yes, YES! At long last, I am free!" The figure cackled as energy formed around his lair, courtyard and everything. As this happened, Dark Spyro let the now returned Dark Cynder out of her cage, "welcome back, Dark Cynder" Dark Spyro held her hand gently as she returned it, "it's good to be back, my love" Dark Cynder replied, the figure looked down, "now, my soldiers, we shall finally overtake the Skylands, "and what about her?" Dark Spyro pointed to the cage, turns out, Cynder wasn't brainwashed, just split, her dark persona was now a separate entity, "how intriguing...nevermind! It matters not, I've the power to return us to the Skylands for our conquering of it! Keep her locked in for now" the figure instructed as they left the Underworld, their conquest awaits.