Cynder opened her eyes and looked around her. She was inside of Spyro's room, and next to her Spyro was asleep. Relief overcame the Dragoness, it was only just a dream. Cynder smiled, and she began to poke at Spyro, but he wouldn't wake up. She then turned her attention to cuts on the body of Spyro. Her heart skipped a beat, or several as it felt, when she turned his body to face her. The Purple Dragon had much bandaging on his body, especially on his leg where the Wyvern stabbed him. The Dragoness began to tear up.
"I'm so sorry Spyro. I shouldn't have trusted her." Cynder couldn't remember ever even going to Spyro's room. Sparx entered through the door, with the largest bucket of water that he possibly could carry. The Dragonfly set the water down, and turned around to see Cynder staring directly at him with red veins in her eyes.
"My god, or ancestors, or chicken, or whatever you Dragons believe in. What happened Cynder?" Tears began to fall from Cynder's eyes. Sparx flew over and pat her on the back. "If you don't want to talk about it, it's fine. I'm just trying to help how I can." They both smiled. Cynder went on to tell the Dragonfly of what happened to Spyro consisting of everything she could remember, even how she had the necklace of the Pink Dragoness. "I'm going to take a guess and say that Ember wasn't too happy about you keeping her necklace?"
"Actually, she never even mentioned much about the necklace."
"Do you remember anything else?"
"It's a bit of a blur, give me a second."
Cynder looked back to Spyro. "And you nearly destroyed mine." Cynder looked then back to the Pink Dragoness standing with fear in her eyes, trembling. The Black Dragoness pushed Ember back. Cynder started to shout, "And you have the audacity to say that 'you're sorry,' and 'I didn't know."
"Cynder I didn't know really." The voice of the Dragoness was shaking, mostly due to Spyro nearly dying. "I would never do anything to ever hurt Spyro. You of all people should know that."
"HE WAS YOU'RE RESPONSIBILITY. I TRUSTED YOU." Cynder's anger began to take control, her eyes turned red, her Siren Scream was ready. The Dragoness regained control, surprised by her own actions. She backed up, whispering. "I trusted you." Tears went down from the eyes of them both.
"Cynder, I am so sorry. I really mean it, if there is anything that I can do to make it up to you."
"Leave."
"What?"
"Leave. Just leave us alone right now, please Ember." Ember turned to leave the room, still crying. Anger began to take control of Cynder again. Just before Ember left her room she could hear the voice of the Dragoness. "But if you ever put Spyro in danger again, I will not hesitate to rip your throat out." Ember gulped before she trembled out of the room.
The next thing Cynder could remember was when Flame got to the healers. The Dragoness was lying down, curled around Spyro. Within a moment's notice, charged in the Red Dragon Flame, whom was panting for air.
"I got here as quickly as I could." He took in a deep breath. Cynder raised her head to the Dragon. Flame then looked up at Spyro, and was mortified by the condition the Purple Dragon was in. "By the ancestors! What happened?"
"Ask Ember," Cynder growled aggressively. Flame took a step back seeing Cynder acting how she was. The Dragoness sighed. "I'm sorry Flame, I shouldn't take my feelings out on you."
"It's fine, I understand." Flame finally managed to catch his breath. "But, what happened?" Cynder explained everything that occurred that night. "Wow, that's." The Dragon let out a distressed sigh. "I'm sorry Cynder." The Dragoness looked curiously at the Dragon.
"You don't need to be sorry, it's not your fault." The Red Dragon looked to Spyro.
"I should have been there. Maybe if I went with Ember, Spyro wouldn't be in danger of dying." Cynder smiled to Flame.
"There was no way that you would have known what happened. You're a good friend Flame." The Dragon smiled to the remark.
"Will he be ok?" Cynder looked to the Purple Dragon.
"Chances are, yeah he should be fine. What put him in danger was the poison, but that's no longer in his body." Flame became excited to know that his best friend would be fine.
"Well that's a relief." Several moments passed until a mole walked inside the room containing the three Dragons.
"Your friend will be fine, it will take him about a week, possibly less, for him to heal, but other than that he's fine. Return him to his room at the tower, there is nothing more that we can do." Cynder nodded to the mole before he walked out of the room. Flame looked to the Dragoness.
"I can help you take him to his room."
"It's fine Flame I've got it." Cynder got up, but for only a few moments until she collapsed onto the floor. Flame quickly ran over to the Dragoness.
"Are you ok Cynder." The Dragoness looked up to the Red Dragon.
"Yeah, I'm fine, the Convexity beam that I used earlier is starting to take its toll on me." Cynder struggled to stand up, seeing this Flame helped her up to the best of his abilities."
"Thanks Flame." Cynder staggered for a moment until she slowly took a few steps. While the Dragoness was doing this, Flame put Spyro on his back to carry the Purple Dragon to his room.
"Yeah, you're not going very far right now, hop on." Flame signaled the Dragoness for him to carry her on his back as well.
"Flame really I'm fine."
"Come-on Cynder."
"I'm fine." Cynder took another step and collapsed to the floor.
"Yeah, I think I'm going my way." Flame picked Cynder up, and carried her on his back. The Red Dragon struggled with carrying both Dragons, but persevered. Flame left the healers and took off into the sky. The Dragoness began to cough. Flame quickly looked back with concern. "You ok?"
"I'm fine." Another cough escaped from the lips of the Dragoness. "I forgot how draining using Convexity can be."
"Quick question." Cynder opened her eyes.
"What is it?"
"You told me about how Spyro was attacked by a Wyvern, and how their bite is poisonous, so how is Spyro alive?"
"I have control over poison. I didn't know if it would work or not, but I used my control over poison to force the toxin out of Spyro's body and into mine." Flame's eyes quickly widened, stopping his flight within an instant.
"What do you mean you put in your body, won't that kill you?" The Red Dragon looked at Cynder frantically, Cynder only smiled to the Dragon's concern.
"I'm immune to poison." The Dragoness chuckled. Flame quickly relaxed and returned to flying towards the tower.
"Sorry, it's just- "Cynder interrupted him before he could finish speaking.
"It's fine, Flame, don't worry about it." The Dragon breathed a sigh of relief. "You're sweet." Flame's cheeks quickly turned red and he looked back at Cynder.
"Uhm, thanks?" Cynder again chuckled.
"Ember doesn't know what she's missing."
"What?"
"You like her, don't you?"
"What, no, she's my friend." Flame could feel sweat going off of his brow. Cynder was skeptical of Flame's response.
"Sorry, it's just that I see you two together all the time, and you seem to get uncomfortable when Ember tries to flirt with Spyro."
"Well yeah, they're both my friends, it's kind of uncomfortable to see Ember acting like that around Spyro." The Dragoness raised her brow.
"I'm your friend, yet you don't get uncomfortable when I'm with Spyro."
"It's because you two have been together ever since I first met you, also it makes things even more uncomfortable around Ember. To see her trying to get with Spyro when you are already with him." Flame began to relax, believing that he managed to convince Cynder into his lie.
"Doesn't change the fact that you are still sweet." Flame's cheeks continued to flash red, Cynder simply chuckled to herself.
It took some time for them to reach Spyro's room, and for every flap of Flame's wings put more strain on him. Flame nearly collapsed landing in Spyro's room through the balcony. Once Flame landed he collapsed to the ground. Cynder slowly got up, once she managed to stand, slowly Flame also made his way on to his feet.
"Sorry about that." Cynder again chuckled.
"Why do you apologize about everything?"
"Huh?" The Red Dragon looked curiously towards Cynder.
"Well, you've helped a lot, yet you still always apologize." Flame laughed.
"I guess I do apologize a lot." Flame walked to the pile of pillows and set Spyro down.
"Thanks a lot Flame." The Red Dragon smiled to Cynder.
"I'm happy to help." Cynder slowly walked over to where the Purple Dragon slept. "Do you need anything?" The Dragoness began to feel dizzy.
"I think I'm fine. Thanks again, you really have been a big help." Flame smiled. The Red Dragon opened his mouth up to speak, but before he could breathe a word Cynder saw everything around her turn to black, and collapsed to the ground.
"Cynder!" Flames voice was the last thing the Dragoness could hear before she passed out.
The Dragoness shook her head out of the memory and opened her eyes. Just in front of the Dragoness stood the Red Dragon Flame. Sparx hovered over the shoulder of Flame.
"Cynder are you ok?" The voice of the Dragon was frantic.
"Yeah, I'm fine, what's wrong?"
"You've just been sitting there staring at the wall for the past ten minutes."
"What?"
"Yeah, you were in like a trance, or however you say it," Sparx blurted out.
"Sorry, I just was thinking about yesterday." Flame smiled.
"Well, at least you're fine now."
"So, what are you doing here?"
"Sparx told me how you were just staring at the wall, not saying a word. Also, I've been checking on you two every hour." Cynder looked curiously at the Dragon, and noticed heavy dark eyebags on the Dragon.
"Do you mean all night?"
"Well, yeah."
"You need to go get some sleep."
"But I- "
"No excuses, go now and sleep It's still dark out, and will be for about another hour. I'll look after Spyro, you just go get some rest."
"But- "
"Flame!" The Dragon quickly jumped back and nodded his head.
"You make a convincing argument." Both Dragons chuckled, Cynder curled her body around Spyro, then Flame took off into the sky. Flame walked down the hall where his room was, but before he went to his own room he thought it be best to check on Ember. Flame slowly entered Ember's dorm to see the Pink Dragoness staring at her fireplace, sobbing.
"Ember?" The Dragoness slowly turned her head to the Dragon. "Are you ok?" Flame spoke in a soft voice, trying to calm Ember.
"I, I, no. I'm not ok." The voice of the Dragoness stuttered, tears still pouring from her eyes. Flame walked up until he was just in front of the Dragoness. Sadness was in the eyes of the Red Dragon to see Ember in such a state.
"It's not your fault, you know, that right?" Ember looked to Flame confusedly.
"How did you know what happened?"
"I checked on Spyro not too long ago, and I talked to Cynder." Ember again began to sob at the sound of the Purple Dragon's name. "I'm sorry Ember, I didn't mean to-" Before Flame could finish his sentence Ember pushed her head into the chest of the Red Dragon. Flame seemed to stagger a bit, not expecting this response. The Red fire candidate could feel the tears of Ember dropping off his chest. Flame hesitated for a moment, but went on to hug the Dragoness. Ember returned the favor, before backing off.
"I'm sorry Flame, I just. You're the only person I can talk to." Flame smiled to the Dragoness.
"You don't need to apologize, you're my friend. I'm happy to help in any way I can." Ember instantly calmed down, and felt warmth in her body when she was with Flame.
"Thank you Flame." Flame stood up and took a few steps towards the door.
"Do you need anything before I go?" The Dragoness was silent for a moment.
"Yes." Flame stood there, waiting for Ember to speak. "Could you stay here with me for the night?" Flame was surprised by the question.
"Uhm, yeah sure." The Pink Dragoness smiled to Flame's response. The Red Dragon found a spot in a corner of Ember's room, it was cold, and uncomfortable to lay down on, but Flame didn't complain.
"Why are you in the corner?"
"Well, I, uhm, well." Flame continued to stutter for a few moments until Ember chuckled aloud. She motioned her head in the direction of a spot just next to her that contained a small pile of pillows.
"Come up here, it's gotta be cold and uncomfortable in the corner." Flame looked curiously at the Dragoness.
"Are you sure?"
"Come-on Flame, really, I don't mind, you're my friend, how could I let you sit in the corner."
"Uhm, ok then." Flame stood up and walked to where the Dragoness motioned beforehand. He came to find that it was much more comfortable, and warm.
"Isn't it a lot better?"
"Yeah, thanks Ember."
"I'm going to quote a pretty cool Dragon on this, I'm happy to help in any way I can." Both Dragon's chuckled, and set their heads down on the pillows. Ember closed her eyes, feeling warm and happy with Flame. "Goodnight Flame." The Red Dragon smiled, and closed his eyes.
"Goodnight Ember."
Cynder couldn't get herself to sleep, as a result she resorted to simply watching Spyro sleep, listening to his rhythmic heartbeat. As for Sparx left earlier, though Cynder didn't know what for, leaving her with no one to talk to. Several moments passed, and eventually Cynder took her attention off Spyro, and began to look around his room. As she usually notices when she is in Spyro's room, there were several books spread around the room. Cynder laid her head on Spyro, and closed her eyes to attempt to sleep. Cynder was unsuccessful, but kept her eyes closed, relaxing herself. A dark, and horrifying thought lingered in the back of her head, the thought that Spyro got more than hurt. She quickly shook these thoughts out of her head and opened her eyes. What flew in was a Dragonfly.
"Sorry if I woke you up Cynder, I just wanted to check on Spyro."
"It's fine Sparx, I don't think I'm getting much sleep either way."
"How is he doing?"
"You do know that Spyro is in danger of dying?" Cynder's voice was saddened as she looked at Spyro and how strained his own breathing was.
"Nope, cause he's not going to." Sparx smiled. "He survived a fight with you, a collapsed mountain, being inside of the Destroyer of worlds, killing Malefor, and reformed the planet. Considering all of that I sort of get the feeling a few scratches won't do that much."
"Well when you put it that way…"
"I don't need to put it in anyway, Spyro isn't exactly that easy to kill, I mean just consider everything that we've been through, and did Spyro show any weakness." Cynder smiled, and began to relax.
"How did you get so good at calming me down?"
"Since I started being the Purple boy's brother." Cynder looked curiously at the Dragonfly, and he only chuckled in response. "You have no idea how often I have to try and calm him down, especially recently."
"How come?"
"Well ever since I came up with the idea of the whole Choros thing, or however you call it."
"Wait you came up with that?"
"Do you recognize this from a few weeks ago." Sparx cleared his throat. "I've got an idea to show you how much Spyro really cares about you. Just give me a couple of weeks."
"Isn't that in two days anyway?"
"Precisely!" The Dragonfly shot out.
"Quick question." Cynder stared at the Dragonfly. A few moments passed.
"Speak up, or should I roll out the Red carpet for this question?" Cynder glanced in irritation for a moment.
"I used to speak and understand Dragonian, but I forgot a lot of it, and I don't exactly remember what Choros means, do you know?"
"Sorry, you're going to have to ask Spyro the boy wonder about that one." The Black Dragoness looked down at Spyro, whom was still asleep. She sighed. "He'll be fine, get some sleep, if he wakes up while you're asleep I'm sure that he will wake you up, and if not I will." Cynder smiled.
"Thanks, Sparx."
"No problem princess." Cynder growled, and the Dragonfly chuckled and pat Cynder on the back of the head. "If you go to sleep now I'll stop messing with you for the rest of the day." Cynder opened her eyes wide and quickly laid her head on top of Spyro and closed her eyes. Again, Sparx chuckled, then laid down on top of a pillow next to them. "Goodnight Cynder."
Most of the day passed until the Red Dragon woke up from his slumber. He remained in the neat and tidy room of the Pink Dragoness, though something was missing. Flame looked around the room, and found no trace of Ember, and the fireplace had already been put out. The Dragon simply assumed that Ember had already left to eat. Before Flame set out for the Dragoness he looked around Ember's room. Much to his irritation all he could find were paintings of Spyro all around. Anger began to fill in his eyes until he found one painting. It showed Ember and Flame simply walking in a city, speaking with each other. This warmed the heart of Flame, and he smiled. Though he knew Ember didn't think of him as he thinks of her, it was good to know that Ember still valued their friendship. Flame spent a few moments looking at the painting before walking to the balcony and taking off into the sky. Flame thought of checking on Spyro and Cynder, but came to the thought that they may still be asleep and may need some time alone. Several minutes passed until Flame reached the Dining Hall. Inside Ember was already about done with her meal, and by the time Flame got to her she was already finished.
"Oh, hey Flame."
"Hi Ember." They both awkwardly looked at each other for a few moments, until Flame finally sat down next to Ember.
"Sorry about just leaving you in my room, I didn't want to wake you up since you spent most of the night awake."
"No need to worry about it." Flame smiled, putting Ember at ease. "So, do you know how Spyro and Cynder are doing?"
"Yeah, I peeked my head in Spyro's room in the morning, and before I came to eat dinner. They're sleeping right now, seems like they had a rough night." A tear rolled down the eye of Ember. "I just hope Spyro will be ok." Flame only smiled to the Dragoness.
"Spyro is going to be fine, you don't need to worry." Ember gave an almost aggressive look to Flame, causing him to flinch.
"How can I not worry, have you seen what condition he's in?"
"Yeah, I have."
"Then how can you not worry Flame? When I checked on him every single breath he made was struggled, and he hasn't even waken up yet."
"Ember, Spyro is a legend to us, and has gone through so much that we couldn't even hope or even dream of going through, I talked to Sparx about it and like he said you can't compare a fight with The Dark Master to a fight with a Wyvern." Flame pat Ember on the back of her shoulder with his tail. "Have some faith, Spyro will pull through, like he always has." The Dragoness sighed aloud and looked to Flame.
"You're right, and I know you're right, but I just can't help but worry. You didn't see what happened. The wyvern dug his tail straight through Spyro's back and leg." Ember's body shivered. "I don't even know how he will be able to stand."
"It'll be difficult, he'll defiantly need our help." Something suddenly came to the mind of the Dragoness.
"Quick question Flame, I know this is a little out of nowhere, but trust me, it's important."
"Uhm, ok, what is it?" The Red Dragon looked curiously at the Dragoness.
"Did you feel the earthquake yesterday evening."
"Yeah, it's what got me to going around and asking the guardians about what was going on, if it didn't happen I probably wouldn't know how Spyro was doing until today. Why do you ask?"
"Spyro was the earthquake." Flame looked shocked for a moment at the Dragoness.
"What do you mean Spyro was the earthquake?"
"When the Wyvern first tricked and stabbed Spyro in the back with his tail Spyro roared in pain, and the earth began to shake uncontrollably, it was getting to the point where I could barely stand." Flame stared in shock at Ember.
"How is that even possible? I mean it was even shaking the city, I had no idea that Spyro was that strong."
"I don't think he even knows he is." Flame again looked curiously at the Dragoness.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you know how the story goes, you know when we were back home. The Purple Dragon of the new age discovered all of his powers in times of great distress."
"Yeah what about it?"
"I think that's what's happening now. What more distress can you be in than when you almost, or even, could die. I think as Spyro is starting to get older his powers are only getting stronger."
"Wow, we might need to talk to the guardians about that."
"No, not now at least." Flame hesitated for a moment.
"Whatever you think is best."
"Thanks Flame." They both smiled.
"I'm gonna go check on Spyro and Cynder."
"But you haven't even eaten yet." Flame shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm not hungry."
"Flame come-on, eat."
"I'm fine Ember, really."
"Like talking to a wall," Ember muttered under her breath. "Fine, I can't force you`` Flame got up and looked back at Ember and noticed that something was missing.
"Uhm, Ember?"
"What?" The Dragoness was confused towards the Red Dragon.
"Where is your necklace, I've never seen you a minute without it." The Dragoness staggered for a moment, trying to think of an excuse.
"I uh, left it in my room, I'll grab it in a bit."
"I'll go get it for you." Flame turned to get Ember's necklace.
"Crap." Ember whispered. "Flame, it's fine I've got it. Just go check on Spyro and Cynder."
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I've got it covered, Flame."
"Uhm, ok then." Flame looked back to the Dragoness. "See you in a bit Ember, I'll make sure to let you know how Spyro's doing."
"Thanks Flame." The Red Dragon smiled before again turning around and leaving the Dining hall. "Wow, sometimes you are just too nice."
Cynder awoke from her sleep to see Flame entering her room.
"Oh, hey Cynder, sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up."
"It's fine, no need to worry." The Dragoness raised her head up from Spyro's body and looked at Flame. "Seems like you still haven't given up on checking on us." Flame chuckled at the remark.
"I guess I just can't help myself." The Red Dragon poked his head around Cynder and saw the Dragonfly lying on the pillow fast asleep.
"Wow, I know that he is completely calm with how Spyro is now, but wow, if I were him I would be at least a little worried."
"I don't need to worry, Spyro's going to be fine." Flame jumped back as if he had just seen a ghost. Sparx chuckled. "Did I startle you?"
"I didn't know you were awake."
"Then I won't be awake." Almost instantly the Dragonfly closed his eyes and even began to lightly snore.
"Wow, that didn't take much for him, did it?" Cynder rolled her eyes in the direction of Sparx.
"He is completely relaxed with everything, as if Spyro is only taking a nap."
"I guess to him, that really that all it is. Spyro is just sleeping for the time being, a little longer than usual, but still, asleep." Cynder looked curiously at Flame. "Is something wrong?"
"Nothing, it's just that just over the month that you've spent with us you've changed a lot."
"Is that bad?"
"No that's really good actually. You went from a shy and nervous dragon to now a smart, proud, confident, kind Dragon that I along with Spyro can call our friend. For the record I think that, already with the little training that you've already had, you would make an excellent Fire guardian."
"Wow, I uhm, thanks Cynder." The Dragoness smiled. "That means a lot to me." Flame sat down to the other side of Spyro, opposite of Cynder. "How has he been doing."
"Honestly, not too good. He's doing better than last night, but still he is in a lot of pain, I don't know if he'll even be able to walk, but either way he's alive."
"Could I do or get anything that could help?"
"Nope."
"You sure? Water, food, anything you need."
"Well there is one thing."
"What?"
"Could you get Ember, I need to talk to her."
"Uhm, ok, but you need to promise me something before I do that."
"What?"
"Go easy with her, she's already torn up about last night, please, and I can't stress this any further, please don't make things worse, that would be the best favor you could do for me."
"I promise Flame, I wasn't thinking of doing anything like that, I just need to talk to her."
"Alright, I'll bring her in a bit." Flame got up, ran, and jumped out the balcony in search of Ember. The Dragonfly raised his head from the pillow.
"He so has a crush on Ember." Cynder chuckled.
"Definitely. I'm just not too sure about why he hides as much as he does."
"So, you're telling me that you were upfront about it when it comes to Spyro, princess?" Cynder ignored the name.
"Well not exactly, but still I confronted Flame about it early this morning, and he tried to convince me into thinking that he only though of Ember as a friend."
"Maybe he was just scared of you," Sparx stated in a sarcastic tone.
"Maybe so." Cynder chuckled. "I guess he's a little shy, and with Ember's crush on Spyro probably makes him feel a little uncomfortable."
"Yeah, it's probably a little hard to tell someone that you have a crush about them when that person can't stop talking about the person that they have a crush on, I don't know, just an idea."
"It's a plausible theory," Cynder said with a joking tone. The Dragonfly looked at his unconscious brother next to him. He stared at Spyro for several moments, not saying a word, or even breathing. "Is something wrong Sparx?" The Dragonfly quickly shook himself out of his trance.
"Oh, what, yeah I'm fine. All is good…. In the hood." Cynder awkwardly looked at Sparx for a few moments. "What, is something in my teeth?" The Dragonfly started to pick at his teeth.
"Is something on your mind Sparx."
"Yeah, where's dinner?" The Dragonfly flew up and made his way for the door. "I'll be back to check on you princess." Cynder looked curiously at the Dragonfly as he made his way out of Spyro's room.
"That's weird."
Several minutes passed in which Cynder simply observed Spyro's, unorganized room. Occasionally, she would make a remark to how unorganized Spyro's room was. Soon slowly and carefully walked in a Pink Dragoness.
"Uhm, Cynder, you asked to talk to me?" Ember's voice was very hesitant as well as shaken.
"You can relax Ember, I don't want to fight, I just want to talk, can you just sit?" Cynder pointed to a spot a few large steps away from Spyro. Ember sat in the spot that Cynder indicated and waited for the Black Dragoness to speak.
"I want to apologize about how I acted last night, I know that you didn't mean for any of this to happen." Ember looked at Cynder in amazement.
"Thank you so much Cynder." The Dragoness began to tear up. From behind Cynder the Black Dragoness pulled out something with her paw.
"I believe this belongs to you." Cynder slid the Pink Dragoness's necklace across the floor to Ember. Almost instantly Ember jumped up and ran straight to Cynder, sobbing, and hugged the Black Dragoness.
"Thank you so much Cynder." The Black Dragoness didn't expect this reaction from Ember, yet hugged the Dragoness as well. Ember backed up and grabbed her necklace and put it on. "Thank you Cynder."
"I shouldn't keep what isn't mine, especially since you did nothing wrong." Cynder as well as Ember could hear The Black Dragoness's stomach growl.
"You should go get something to eat."
"I'm fine, I need to watch over Spyro anyway."
"I can stay here while you get some food." Cynder inspected Ember for a few moments, she was about to open her mouth to say no, but then she felt her stomach growling again.
"Fine, but if he wakes up make sure to come get me as soon as possible." Again, Ember nodded her head and Cynder got up and made her way for the door. Before she exited she looked back behind her to Ember. "Don't make me regret trusting you again."
"Thank you for trusting me again." An idea came to the head of Ember. "I'll make it up to you." Cynder turned her head around again and exited the room.
Ember watched Spyro for several minutes until she finally got up and moved to the Purple Dragon.
"This should wake him up," she whispered to herself. The Dragoness placed her paw on Spyro's head and started to focus all of her energy into her necklace. After a few moments, they eyes of the Purple Dragon opened wide. He awoke as if he had been in a nightmare.
"What happened?" The Dragoness slowly and gently helped Spyro sit up.
"It doesn't matter now you're ok." Ember made herself uncomfortably close to the Purple Dragon.
"Ember, what are you doing."
"Calm down Spyro, I'm going to help you." Spyro tried to back up but as soon as he did so he felt an instant bolt of pain in his leg. Ember moved her lips towards those of the Purple Dragon. Spyro attempted to push the Dragoness back, but was too weak to do so. Ember's lips locked with Spyro's. The Purple Dragon was about to fire a bolt of lightning, but started to get a warm feeling. The pain in his body began to go away. Cynder walked into the room and was frozen in shock. She herself was petrified. Anger built in the soul of the Black Dragoness, her eyes glew red, her claws covered themselves in poison, her body became shadow. Cynder was about to take the life of Ember, but then she noticed that Spyro's cuts, bruises, and even broken bones began to heal.
"EMBER!" The Pink Dragoness almost instantly turned around and saw the Black Dragoness standing before her, but was infused with power from each of her elements, over a few moments though Cynder began to revert back into her normal form.
"Cynder you don't understand."
"I know full well what you were doing, if it were what you think what I thought you wouldn't be alive right now. You're healing him, but that doesn't excuse how you did it."
"Kissing someone is that fastest as well as the strongest way for me to heal someone." Spyro stared from the back of the room completely in shock.
"Judging from how Spyro looks, you didn't exactly tell him that, it looks like you forced him into it. Just get the hell out of here right now before I slit your throat." Quickly Ember jumped through the balcony door without saying a word. Instantly Cynder ran to Spyro and hugged him.
"Are you ok Spyro?" Still the Dragon stayed still for a few moments.
"I'm sorry Cynder."
"There's nothing for you to be sorry about."
"Ember just kissed me, how could I not be sorry?"
"Because she forced you into it."
"Still. There must've been some way for me to stop her."
"It doesn't matter Spyro, I'll deal with her later."
"Just go easy on her, even though how she did it isn't excusable, she still did get me to wake up, and healed me, probably being the reason why I will be able to use my leg."
"What did she even do anyway, once you woke up?"
"She just told me to calm down, and that she's trying to help me."
"Can you tell me the exact words she used?"
"Uhm ok. Calm down Spyro, I'm going to help you." Cynder sighed, obviously in distress.
"What do you remember?"
"Do you mean from before I was unconscious." The Dragoness nodded her head. "Well, I remember me and Ember going to this Dragon that was hiding in a bush. I think his name was Ralakir. He looked really weird, he didn't have any front legs, and used his wings to keep him standing. He asked if I could help him get to the enchanted forest, I agreed, and I turned around." Spyro shuddered recalling what happened next. "When I turned around I could feel a ripping painful feeling in my back, ripping through my scales, and flesh." Spyro could feel a chill going down his spine.
"Well, you're ok now, and that's what matters." The Dragoness cuddled her head under Spyro's. Soon walked in the Red friend of the Dragons.
"Oh, am I interrupting something, sorry." Flame turned to leave the room.
"You're fine Flame," Spyro called out before chuckling. The Red Dragon again turned around and walked to Spyro.
"It's great to see that you're ok. I was starting to get worried."
"If you don't mind me asking, but what happened?" Flame opened his mouth to speak but Cynder interrupted him.
"That Dragon that you found, Ralakir, he wasn't a Dragon. He was a Wyvern."
"A Wyvern?"
"The guardians know more about it than me, we should probably go talk to them once you've completely healed."
"Well let's go, cause I'm fine." The Red Dragon looked to Spyro.
"You sure about that," Flame asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." The Purple Dragon stood up, trying to balance himself with some success. Spyro tried to take a step and collapsed. "Alright, yeah, I'll just, lie here for a while." The Dragoness chuckled and helped Spyro be moved to the pillows. Flame turned to the Black Dragoness.
"How long do you think it will be until he can walk properly."
"I'm not sure, maybe a day or so. With as much medical attention that he's been getting, he'll be fine. Flame, I'm gonna go talk to Ember, can you stay with Spyro while I'm gone."
"Uhm sure." The Dragoness walked to the balcony and prepared to take flight, but beforehand she turned her head back.
"I'll be back in a bit." Spyro smiled and waved his paw to the Dragoness before she took off into flight.
"Ember!" Cynder called out to the Dragoness from within the forest. Ember sat looking down over a cliff, observing the landscape. It was the same cliff that Spyro first truly shared his feelings with Cynder. The Dragoness turned her head back and looked to Cynder in her eyes. To her surprise, she didn't see the eyes of anger, or even disappointment in the eyes of Cynder. "Relax Ember, I only want to talk." The Pink Dragoness breathed a sigh of relief.
"Cynder, you do know that I did that for Spyro."
"Yeah I know." The Dragoness smiled. "Though I don't think it was as if you were holding back."
"I just can't help but feel guilty, I mean you trusted me. I could have thought of something else to help Spyro."
"Ember, you did the best that you could in the situation, and you did manage to wake him up, and heal him to the point where he'll be able to walk again. Thank you for that, but before you do that again only do it if it is absolutely necessary, or at least talk to me about it." Ember nodded her head in understanding. "And Ember, I'm going to tell this to you out of honesty and not as a threat, but you came only a few seconds from losing your life today." Ember breathed in a deep gulp. "If I didn't see that what you were doing was healing Spyro I would have killed you, I only noticed that you were healing him just before I would have killed you."
"I understand Cynder."
"I'm glad that I got that out of the way. I'm going back to Spyro." The Dragoness turned around and was about to take off into the sky until she heard the voice of Ember.
"Thank you Cynder." Just as Ember said this the Black Dragoness took off into the sky setting for Spyro's room.
The Red Dragon looked around the room of the Purple Dragon to find many books lying in all directions.
"So, how's your leg doing, Spyro?" The Purple Dragon looked to Flame, and then down at his leg.
"Honestly, my leg is fine now, what happened to it?"
"The Wyvern used his tail and stabbed straight through your leg." The Red Dragon cringed at the thought, as did Spyro.
"Well, at least I wasn't awake when it happened, that would have been awful."
"Well, if you were awake it probably wouldn't have happened." Spyro chuckled.
"Point taken." A few moments of silence passed between the two Dragons. "How has your training been going?"
"Really well actually, something a little weird happened yesterday though."
"What?"
"Well we learned this thing called epikefalís tis fotias, meaning-"Spyro interrupted the Red Dragon while he was speaking.
"The head of fire."
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
"I know ancient Dragonian."
"Oh, since when?"
"A few weeks now." Flame's eyes grew wide in confusion.
"What do you mean a few weeks now, not like you can learn a language overnight."
"No, I just did it over a day." The eyes of the Red Dragon were growing as wide as his head. Spyro only laughed to the response of Flame.
"Apparently, according to Volteer, I'm able to learn things much faster.
"Wow, that's actually really cool!"
"Anyway, sorry about interrupting" Again the Purple Dragon laughed aloud. "Continue."
"Well, I should probably just show you." Flame took a few steps back and faced towards the balcony. Fire energy began to build up from the back of his throat, and then he released it all from his mouth. What was released was a Dragon head, pure of fire. The Red Dragon had it circle around the Purple Dragon's room for a few moments. During this time Spyro was staring in amazement. Flame began to direct it out of the balcony, but suddenly Cynder was about to fly through the balcony. The Red Dragon instantly at the sight of Cynder directed the head back, it started to go in his direction. "Oh crap." The epikefalís tis fotias hit him directly in the chest sending the Dragon back, smashing him into the wall. Spyro quickly jumped up, ignoring the pain as he quickly ran to Flame to help him up. The Black Dragoness landed and ran to Flame.
"I'm sorry Flame, I didn't see you." Both Spyro and Cynder helped Flame to his feet.
"It's fine Cynder, it was probably a bad idea for me to do that inside."
"Well we can both agree to that." Flame chuckled. Suddenly, again Spyro felt a bolt of pain in his stomach, as well as his leg. It felt as if he had been struck with lightning and was set aflame afterwards. Cynder gasped before quickly helping Spyro up, and being as a support for him to get to his bed.
"Thanks, Cynder. The Black Dragoness smiled.
"No problem, are you ok?"
"I'm fine, I just put a bit too much pressure on my leg."
"You should probably stay off your feet for another day."
"Isn't the Choros tomorrow though?"
"No, it's the day after."
"Do you think I will still be able to go to it?"
"If you stay off your feet than yes." Spyro could hear Flame in the back of the room panting.
"Are you ok Flame?" The Red Dragon smiled.
"I should be asking you that. I'm fine Spyro, I just need to catch my breath. That wasn't exactly the smartest thing that I've ever done." The Red Dragon looked to where he was originally hit and saw that there was ash and many books were scattered throughout the room. "Sorry about messing up your room." The Black Dragoness blurted out.
"It's fine, you didn't mess it up. Spyro was one step ahead of you." All the Dragons in the room chuckled.
"I'm going to bed, you two sure that you don't need anything?" Both Spyro and Cynder nodded their heads. "Are you sure?" They both nodded their heads again but with a more sarcastic look. "Alright well see you tomorrow." Spyro and Cynder waved him a paw of goodbye before Flame took off through the balcony. Cynder turned her head to Spyro
"So, what are you thinking about?"
"Mostly about Ralakir, and why he did what he did. Was he a rouge in the Dark Master's army and tried to get revenge for Malefor, or if it's something entirely different."
"You shouldn't worry about it for now, save it for tomorrow, we'll talk with the guardians, they should know what's going on." The Dragoness smiled. "Get some sleep, tomorrow's going to be quite the day."
"But I just woke up from being asleep for almost an entire day."
"And your body needs to heal, so sleep."
"Alright fine." The Dragon looked around his room curiously.
"Is something wrong?"
"Yeah, where's Sparx?" Cynder's eyes grew wider in curiosity towards where the Dragonfly is.
"I don't know, he said that he was going to eat, but that was a while ago." The Purple Dragon began to feel anxious.
"I hope he's ok."
"I'm sure he's fine, he's been disappearing like that a lot lately, if it's bugging you that much ask him about it tomorrow. " Spyro nodded, and then laid his head down on a pillow.
"Goodnight Cynder." The Black Dragoness kissed Spyro on the cheek.
"Goodnight Spyro."