Chapter 4
Spyro and Cynder had finally reached the Academy, and Spyro was making no effort to have his entrance known, immediately groups of Cadets came around to see the two dragons, "hmm, I suppose Eon and the others made no short work in telling stories about us" Cynder whispered into Spyro's ear, "you can say that again, he really didn't spare any expense" Spyro whispered a reply as they attempted to move their way through the sea of Cadets. Thousands kept crowding, asking for autographs, stories, and a majority of other things, "please, Cadets, we're on an important mission" Cynder tried to explain, but the Cadets didn't listen and kept crowding them, "it's no use Cyn, they're too infatuated with us, hang on" Spyro flew into the air and placed his claws around Cynder's shoulders, and flew through the skylight of the Grand Library. "Whew! I'm glad Eon didn't have any dragons this year" Spyro chuckled as they landed in the Grand Library, "finally escaped the sea of Cadets?" Spyro heard a familiar voice as he turned to see Stealth Elf and his old friends, "Elf! Long time no see!" Spyro expressed his joy as he placed Cynder on the ground, "same with you, Spyro, and you've brought Cynder with you" Stealth Elf pointed behind Spyro, "yes I did, Cyn, come on" Spyro beckoned her mate as she treaded over to them, "hello, Stealth Elf, it's been awhile" Cynder commented as they hugged in a friendly manner, "I could say the same, by the way, I know this is in a very late fashion, but congrats on the lifemate ceremony" Stealth Elf congratulated them as Cynder nuzzled Spyro, "thanks, Elf" Spyro was blushing slightly as Cynder kept nuzzling him, " it also looks like you've brought a third friend" Elf pointed on Spyro's head as none other than Sparx himself popped up, "Sparx? What are you doing here?" Spyro was baffled by how unnoticed he had been, "figured I'd join the ride" Sparx replied in his usual tone. "Looks like the confident, cocky Spyro has settled down for a while" Jet-Vac appeared from behind Stealth Elf and handshaked Spyro. "JV, how you doing? It"s been awhile, well, for everyone" Spyro chuckled as the others joined in, "speaking of which, what are you two doing here?" Stealth Elf questioned, "Eon said he was off on some sort of break, he wanted us to sub for him, which is weird considering how we have duties to attend to at the Ruins" Spyro explained, "wait? Eon left, I don't remember him saying anything about a bre-" Stealth Elf was cut off as a part of the library's roof exploded, "what the!?" Spyro exclaimed as Cynder and him flew into the wall, "HA HA HA, well if it isn't the whelpling and the traitor!" An uh mistakable voice rang throughout the library, with Spyro knocked unconscious, Cynder was the only one how heard this voice before, and as the smoke cleared, she saw the unmistakable ape. "Gaul" Cynder growled as the ape's green eye pierced her very soul, "soo...you remember? Malefor may be in the Underworld, but I am not, and I will take great pleasure in killing the once formidable 'Terror of the Skies'" Gaul cackled as he leaped down into the library. "My army, capture these so-called 'Skylanders' But the dragoness is mine" Gaul instructed his apes and they obeyed, place the others in cages whilest Gaul strode up to Cynder and her unconscious mate, "looks like the 'dragon of destiny' has become nothing but a weak fool, I don't even think this is the same dragon who used their Dark Aether on me to disintegrate me all those years ago!" Gaul exclaimed as he held his magic staff, "you won't lay a finger on him" Cynder growled fiercely, "regardless, you fell for the bait, hook, line, and sinker, Eon never went on break, but he is our prisoner" Gaul smirked menacingly in Cynder's face, "get back!" Cynder tried to swipe at him, but Gaul dodged and grabbed Spyro by his left wing, "no! Let him go!" Cynder roared as she tried to attack Gaul, but he paid no attention as he sprained Spyro's wing, "no!" Cynder cried as Gaul smashed him into the ground and tossed him into the wall, then he knocked Cynder unconscious, and ripped off her necklace (for no apparent reason I presume). "Leave the whelpling, he is unable to follow us!" Gaul ordered his apes as he grabbed Cynder and tossed her in her own cage, then teleported them away.
When Spyro finally awoke, the first thing he felt was a huge pain in his wing, "argh! My wing!" Spyro gritted his teeth, "it's been sprained, just like in the dream" Spyro groaned in pain as he grabbed his side and limped up to lay himself against a wall, he then looked at the destruction that was caused, "who could've done this? Wait? Where's Cynder?" Spyro's first concern immediately switched to Cynder when he didn't see her or the other Skylanders in the Grand Library, Spyro limped all around, trying to find his mate, but it was no use all he found...was Cynder's necklace, "she must've been taken by whatever attacked us" Spyro sighed in disappointment, how was he even going to find them? They really didn't seem to have left a trail for him to follow. "Well, I've hit rock bottom with this" Spyro laid against the wall once more observed his wound, "at best I won't be able to fly for a week, so there's no hope in trying to fly after them" Spyro mumbled to himself as he heard the door open, he glanced over and saw the Cadets, "we saw explosions, what happened?" One of the Cadets ran to Spyro's side, "we were attacked, whoever it was took Cynder and the other" Spyro started coughing up blood, he must've been more wounded them he realized, "I need to find them, but there's no trail to follow" "let us help" the Cadet suggested, "is one of you a detective of some sort, 'cause that would probably help" Spyro muttered as he looked in the giant gap, he would let the Cadets help, he was going to find Cynder, he was sure of it.