It was afternoon in the dragon's realms: The breeze was becoming windy while the sun slowly slid towards the horizon as it changed its colorful finery and dresses in sequins to illuminate the sky of multiple colors in its farewell to the day . On one of the dragon temple balconies, a fire dragon gazed at the horizon.
"Always looking at the horizon, isn't it?" asked another dragon (an ice one).
"Edel ..." said the dragon replied realizing the presence of his wife, "Uh, I'm sorry ... it's just that ... I had to get some fresh air"
"Jhonny, you've had a lot of fresh air lately," Edel replied, "The flying practices, the trips in Warfang and Skycity, and the family outings we had last weekend. Just tell me what worries you "
"It's not so much a concern, it's more like a feeling ..."
"Feeling? it's something bad?"
There was a minute's pause until Jhonny replied:
"I do not know. But it's almost as if I feel the closeness of my old world "
This time, Edel was silent. After a few minutes, she managed to say:
"You mean that ..."
"No, no ..." Jhonny replied as if he had read her mind, "I told you before that I would never abandon you, my children or my friends. I stand by my firm decision. Returning to my world has nothing to do with it. It is rather the feeling that I was close, as if I were on the other side of the door "
"But, the portals are closed ... you are not mistaken?"
"Like I say, it's just a hunch. You shouldn't make decisions so hastily because of that. "
And then, he took a look around the balcony, from which another floating island could be seen. In this, the building moles had built a special training ground: the walls had features of the temple combined with some Greek art; in the field, there were three tall pillars of different sizes with rings with nets at the top, on each side of the field.
In the air, six young dragons flew playing with a leather ball, passing it from player to player with a tail, wing, or leg strike. One of them (a young ice dragon) threw the ball to her brother.
"Take Drago!" shouted Aurora.
"Thank you," he replied, receiving the ball. However, Ash flew by and took it off with a wing.
"Very slow Drago ..." he started to say, but just then, Nina snatched it from him.
"Look who the slow one is!" Nina yelled at him.
"I will catch you!" yelled Flint pouncing to catch the ball.
However, Nina made a surprise turn and ended up tricking the young dragon. Then, throwing the ball into the air, she spun around again and hit him hard with her tail. The ball crossed the air until it ended up entangled in the hoop.
"Annotation!" yelled an adult electric dragon that was on the ground in the field, "70 to 50"
And they continued the game.
"It's funny," Edel told Jhonny, "It's a new way of practicing flying skills and teamwork. It was a good idea for you to create such a field, where did you come up with it? "
"Believe me, from a movie," he replied, "It's ... how do I explain it? Like a set of moving figures "
"Woah, you had quite a few things made by humans… why didn't you want to be there?"
Jhonny took a deep breath.
"It's just that I felt empty inside… I had so many choices and duties that I didn't know where to guide myself or my heart. Maybe that was the reason why he was so clumsy or distracted ... "
"But, here you also have choices and duties as a guardian ..."
"Yes, but now I have something that guides my heart: you, our children, my friends… and everyone who lives in this world. Since I was a child, I had a dream: a prosperous world, but much happier than the one I lived in, where we should only fight against those who want to take that happiness away from us, and not against ourselves. Furthermore, dragons are so full of positive feelings: friendship, companionship, togetherness, justice, love ... "
Saying the last word, he glanced at his wife.
"… And that's why I think it's more important that I be here than there. If I had stayed, I think I could have forgotten about my dream, many humans had already done so "
"Did they forget their dreams? Why?" Edel asked.
"Umm… how do I explain it? Maybe…"
Jhonny reached under his left wing and pulled out a red spirit gem and a small bag of gold coins.
"For this: money and power. It is understandable with the coins, since Skabb's gang behaved like many humans of old. If you see the gem, it is very bright and beautiful, if a human saw it, they would not think that it is an ancestral gift, but something with which to make more money or as something that would give it power "
Edel said nothing, just reflected on what Jhonny had told her. However, even though he had told her what bad humans were like, he had also told her before that there were some good ones, and he was a clear example of them, even though he was now a dragon.
Jhonny, on the other hand, was silent and said nothing more. He just stared at the late sky.
(Meanwhile, in the chamber of gems ...)
Spyro was speaking to Ignitus through the huge gem in the center.
"… It has been quite an adventure to bring the fireflies to a more comfortable zone" Spyro told him, "The weeds gave us a fight, but they never expected a dragon to help. Anyway, that will prevent them from hurting the people "
"And how is Sparx as the leader?" Ignitus asked.
"Well, I think it's great for him to be the one in charge, but I hope it doesn't go to his head ..."
Both dragons laughed for a few seconds. Then, Ignitus changed his face to something concerned, Spyro noticed it and asked.
"Is something wrong, father?" Spyro asked.
"No, it's nothing. It's just that I've been somewhat stressed… "Ignitus asked.
"Being the chronicler must be exhausting, you should take a break for at least a day"
"Being the chronicler is a great honor, and I can't quit for a day. Besides, I haven't been stressed about it but because… "
"... do you have a bad feeling?"
"It's more like it's just a normal one, although you never know what will happen, not even the chronicler can know in its entirety. But I see that it happens to you too "
"Yes… I don't understand what it means… I haven't had any kind of dream. Neither Cynder or Nina, what can it mean? "
"Ummm," Ignitus muttered as a book flew open before him.
"Maybe it's a convergence ..." he said after a few minutes.
"Convergence?" Spyro asked puzzled.
"The dimensions intersect once every so often: years, decades, or millennia. Something more or less similar as happened with the celestial moons during the eternal night. When this happens, the borders that separates one world from another can become quite thin and any attempt to open a portal can be truly successful. "
"But, we were able to open portals in the past with ease ..."
"It's just because dragons are special beings, for another creature it would be impossible until something like convergence happened."
Spyro thought about it for a while until he remembered:
"And Malefor knew about it?"
"Maybe he was ignorant of it, he wanted to be recognized for his power and he was never interested in other worlds"
"It's good to know ... now that he's gone ... it's comfortable to know"
"Yes, it's good… Well Spyro, it's been a good long conversation, but I have to go and continue with my work. Regards to Cynder and Nina "
"Thank you Ignitus, take care" Spyro said.
With a flick of his paw, the image of Ignitus disappeared and the great gem moved like a flower encasing itself in his bud.
