Chapter 12

"I didn't say anything," said Lilith as she looked up at Cyril, "did I?" she asked as she tilted her head. Cyril rubbed his eyes and sighed, "you called Cynder by another name, Little one, please do tell me what it is you called her," he requested with a strained smile.

"oh I called her Mommy, cause she is, my mom...right?" she asked as she looked up at Cynder, Cynder giggled and nodded her head. "oh...I see...of course...ahem...Spyro, pray tell," he looked over at the purple dragon who seemed almost paralyzed.

"...WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!" yelled Cyril, the screaming could be heard throughout the halls of the tower, along with almost a block outside. Terrador came running through the halls as fast as he could manage, "Cyril, what is the matter, are we under attack?" he asked, he looked like he hadn't slept for days...they all did.

"it would appear Spyro and Cynder have decided to take in a welp," informed Cyril. "they did what?" Terrador looked over at Spyro, "is this true?" he asked, confusion in his glare, Spyro gulped and nodded his head. "well, this is certainly an unforeseen complication, are you two certain that you can handle this kind of responsibility?" he asked, uncertainty in his voice.

Cynder smiled and nodded, "We can handle it Terrador, really-"

"Yeah they're great parents, n-n-not that I've had any before, or at least none that I can remember of.." interrupted Lilith. "And I take it you're the welp in question, what's your name little one?" asked Terrador as he lowered his head to meet hers. "oh, uhm, I-I'm Lilith, Guardian..sir," she said, a little nervous at having to talk to one of the three Dragon Guardians.

"nice to meet you Lilith," he rose his head back up and looked down at both Spyro and Cynder, "are you two certain you can handle this responsibility?" he asked in a stern/serious tone of voice. Both Spyro and Cynder looked at each other and nodded in agreement, "we can handle it," said Spyro as he stepped closer to Cynder. "yeah, we'll be fine, we know what we're doing...relatively anyway," she said with a small laugh.

Terrador looked down at them for a good while, finally he closed his eyes and sighed, "if you are certain you can handle it, I suppose -"

"Terrador you aren't seriously considering letting them get away with this are you? Do you realize precisely how young they are, they can't possibly take care of a young dragoness at their age!" fumed Cyril, sounding quite aggravated at Terrador's decision.

"Spyro and Cynder aren't any dragons Cyril, they've gone through more than any their age have, or perhaps you have forgotten that?" he asked as he looked down at him. "well of course I haven't, by far, I am well-aware that Spyro and Cynder's lives differentiate from that of any other dragon their age, however I am not sure they can handle something like this, not without the experience."

"I must agree with Cyril there Terrador, although both Spyro and Cynder's life cycle's have been rather aberrant, that does not allocate them with the necessary knowledge to address a situation such as this one," said Volteer, Terrador stared at him for a couple minutes trying to understand what it is he had said, but decided best not to ponder too long, lest his head hurt.

Terrador took a deep breath, and breathed out heavily in exasperation, "we will talk about this later, I trust that they can take care of her while they carry out the task at hand, which we still haven't talked about," said Terrador as he turned around and walked back down the hall.

Cyril looked back at both Cynder and Spyro and straightened himself, "be very careful you two, taking care of a young one isn't as simple as one might expect," with that he turned around and followed Terrador. Volteer simply followed and gestured for them to follow.

Cynder waited until the guardian's were at a fair distance and sighed, "well," she said as she lied down with Lilith by her side, "that went better than expected, don't you think?" she asked Spyro as she looked up at him. Spyro's head swayed in the air before he collapsed with a loud thud, "ughhhhhhhhh, I never want to go through that again," he said, a tone of exhaustion in his voice.

Lilith giggled and jumped around in excitement, "wow, I can't believe I got to talk to the guardians," she said, she stared over at the three guardians as they rounded a corner and disappeared, "hmmm, I thought there were four of them?" she said as she tilted her head in wonder.

"Come on Spyro, I'm pretty sure they expect us to follow them," Cynder pointed out as she stood up and rubbed Lilith's head. Spyro stood up and stretched, "alright then, uhm do you wanna come with us Lilith, or do you wanna wait for us out here?" he asked as he walked over to them.

Lilith shook her head and got in between them, "I wanna come too, please," she begged, looking almost desperate to come with them. Cynder looked at her with a somewhat confused look, "are you Sure? It's going to be pretty boring," she said in a last attempt to convince her to stay out here.

"I'm sure, I wanna come and see," said Lilith as she walked down the hall, Spyro and Cynder both looked at each other and then proceeded to run after her. Cynder stopped beside her and looked at her, "are you absolutely sure you wanna go in there with us?" she asked once more. Lilith giggled and nodded her head, "yes mom, I'll be fine really, this'll be fun," she said excitedly.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX – The Meeting Hall – XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Cynder and Spyro both sat across from the three remaining Guardians as the Meeting went on, a sleeping Lilith lay in Cynder's paws as the dragoness caressed her gently on the head, "anyway, now that you're updated on what has happened in the recent days of your absence, a new problem seems to have risen, as I'm sure you've noticed the planet has been...cut, fractured into various islands," explained Terrador.

"quite, I highly doubt they're dull enough not to notice this, Terrador get to the point," rushed Cyril, trying to get this over with so they could deal with more important things. Terrador glared at Cyril with annoyance and huffed, "right, Spyro and Cynder, it would seem that all the water has been...relocated."

Spyro and Cynder both tilted their heads in confusion as he said this, "what do you mean Terrador, how could water be relocated?" asked Spyro as he looked up at the tall, green Guardian. "it would seem that most all the large bodies of water have been...drained, seeped though the cracks made after your battle with Malefor," explained Terrador.

"yes, as it turns out breaking the world apart had severe consequences, who would have thought," said Cyril with heavy sarcasm in his tone. Terrador held up a paw to stop Cyril from interrupting further, "now Cyril, I think we can all agree that Spyro and Cynder did their best to stop Malefor, there simply wasn't enough time."

"now, though the water was..drained, we have found it, or rather, the moles have, they are already setting up a system of...pipes, leading from the water to certain reservoirs in the surrounding area, but, it would seem that the moles have run into trouble with getting the pipes down to the water, and seeing as how most dragons are...weary of helping other species, we need you two to go there and help them."

"yes, though I highly doubt you two would like to travel in the night with your...anyway, so I suggest you wait until tomorrow morning, soon as the sun is out I expect you two to be on your way," said Cyril as he began walking away. "Are you certain you wish to bring her with you, we could take care of her while you're gone, teach her even," suggested Terrador as looked down at the slumbering dragonling.

"It's alright Terrador, we'll be fine, right Spyro?" asked Cynder as she slowly grabbed Lilith and lifter her onto Spyro's back. "yeah, now that things are a little calmer we should be okay, by the way Terrador, where is the place that we're going to?" asked Spyro as he looked up at the Guardian.

"oh of course," he said in realization, "I knew we were forgetting something, okay, the moles have setup somewhere in the northern mountain ranges, East of the dam, a small clearing, should be easy to spot, I'll send a map to...where are you two staying?" asked Terrador as he walked over to a desk covered in maps.

"we don't know actually, we were only able find one Inn that would take us in, and even then it was only for one night," explained Spyro as he moved towards Terrador, careful not to move too much and disturb the slumbering dragoness on his back.

"that's right you don't have any local currency in your possession, Volteer would you kindly bring us a document showing all the available housing?" requested Terrador as he looked back at the electric Guardian. "very well, Terrador," he said as walked out of the room in search for said paper.

"uhm, Terrador I don't know if you forgot, but we still don't have any money with us," Spyro pointed out. "I know full well of your situation Spyro, but more than half of these moles would more than gladly give housing free of charge, don't think your good deeds will go unnoticed, both of you are more than well known around here."

Cynder seemed to sadden at hearing that, "yeah...I bet," she said in a low whisper, Spyro looked at her but she quickly shot him the best fake smile she could muster up at the moment. Spyro could tell that something was wrong, but decided best not to talk about it infront of Terrador, I'll talk to her later, thought Spyro as he looked over at the entrance as Volteer came back.

"here is a current record of all presently feasible residence's and or, condominiums," he said as he set down a rather large book down upon the desk. "Thank you Volteer, you may join Cyril to address further tasks,"said Terrador, excusing the Electric guardian.

"alright, lets see," he said as he opened the book infront of him, inside was a set of descriptions along with coordinates and a small map, "which would you like Spyro?" asked Terrador as he backed away from the book so that he could get a better look.

Spyro approached the large list of housings and noticed one in the center of town, Description: Large, two story building, polished marble with steal frame reinforcement, strong oak Doors, fully furnished, three bedroom home. What followed was a series of coordinates and a small illustration showing where the house could be found.

"hey Cynder, does this one look okay to you?" asked Spyro as he let Cynder take a look at it. Cynder read over the description and thought about it, taking a look at other houses to compare with, after a while she nodded her head and looked back at Spyro, "it's great," she said with a smile.

"very well, I will contact the seller right away, meet me at the house as soon as you can," said Terrador as he grabbed the book and walked out of the room. "who do you think is the seller?" asked Spyro, as he looked over at Cynder who simply shrugged.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX – Later at the Town Center – XXXXXXXXXXXXX

"ah yes, this is quite a deal you're getting heehee, not only are you getting a great home, but, at the discounted price of 12,000 Gems, heehee, so...do we have a deal?" asked a large bear dressed in fancy clothes and a monocle. "Moneybags, they are the reason for why not only the city, but the world, is still here, surely you can give a better price than that," exclaimed Terrador, aggravated by the bears greed.

"oh of course but, you see my good friend, one must, heehee, make a living as they say," the bear backed away and gulped at the gaze the guardian was giving him, "b-but I'm uh, heehee, sure that I uh, can...decrease the price a little bit..say...9,000?" Terrador's gaze grew in intensity as the the bear shrunk further, "okay okay..uh...how about 5,000?...no?...uh...4,500?...2,000 final offer," he said as he shielded himself with his hands.

Terrador sighed, realizing that he wouldn't be able to push him any further than that, "very well, here," he said as he handed the greedy bear a bag full of gems. Moneybags looked up from his hands and smiled, "ah, Moneybags the IV thanks you for doing business, heehee, the house is yours," he said as he snatched up the bag and snapped his fingers.

A clinking sound emanated from the houses door as it was unlocked, "you shouldn't have a problem with entering the house now, but if there ever IS a problem feel free to contact me and I'll gladly repair it, heehee...for a price that is," and with that the bear teleported away, leaving a sign with his face in his place.

"I hate that bear," said Terrador, sounding quite angry and exhausted, "as much as I'd like to keep you two company I'm afraid I have to go meet up with the rest of the guardians, good luck to you two tomorrow," he said as he unfolded his wings and took off towards the town hall's remains.

Spyro and Cynder looked over at the large building, finally getting a good look at it. The building itself was built out of well polished marble, with a surface so smooth that not even a dragon could hold onto its walls, the house was coated with a brilliant gold color and a light blue line covering its base, the windows actually had glass (a commodity that not many could afford,) and the roof had well placed sheets of metal to prevent any leaks from happening.

"well it looks good from the outside, how about we look at the inside?" asked Cynder as she approached the houses door. "should I wake up Lilith?" asked Spyro as he walked up next to her, Cynder shook her head and smiled. "no, let her sleep, maybe she'd like waking up in a new bed," she said with a smile.

"surprise her? Well...okay, sure why not," said Spyro as he walked up to the door and opened it.

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hey guys, sorry if it the story quality is lacking on this one, I've been dealing with...a lot of stuff...ouuuu, nothing big though just, confusion...depression...sadness...loneliness...umong various other things..buuut I'll be fine...hopefully, just moodswings...un...ending moodswings...painful unending moodswings...sorry, just venting...I know you don't care...no one does...sorry...uh anyway...sorry for taking so long to get in a new chapter, and sorry if you're disappointed with its quality, considering how much waiting I put you through, I-I'll try to..you know...get the next one up faster...if I'm still sane that is...uh man...I'll be fine, I may no longer be able to concentrate or...think streight...but I'll figure something out...gulp...hopefully.

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