The Ties that Bind

by Dragon of Mystery

The Wedding of Spyro and Cynder is right around the corner, but Malefor has other plans. He sends his succubus, Enchanting Ace, to try and make Cynder his next victim as well as steal Spyro's powers. Will this demon succeed? Or will true love triumph after all? Book 3 in The Return of Malefor Series. I do not own anything, except Enchanting Ace. Enjoy the tale! Cancelled.

3. This'll Be Harder than Expected

Chapter III: 5 hours to the Wedding. Spyro's Chambers: Noon

As we arrive on the scene, Spyro is just finishing up wrapping a box, his wedding present for Cynder. "There!" He says as he finishes wrapping it up. "I hope Cynder likes this. Now I just need to wait for another 5 hours until the ceremony, then and only then will I be able to see Cynder again."

Now let me explain something. A common dragon tradition states that the Bride and Groom cannot see each other for 24 hours before the actual ceremony. Nobody knows why that's a common tradition, but it supposedly makes every moment the two spend together after then more precious or something like that. I honestly don't know.

Anyways, just as Spyro is about to go put the box with the other wedding gifts, wherever those are supposed to be, he hears a knock on the door. "Come in!" Spyro tells his visitor. The door opens, revealing the one person he never expected, his brother-in-law Sparx. "Hey Sparx! What's going on?" Spyro asks. "Not much, bro." Sparx says as he notices the wrapped box behind him. "Is that what I think it is?" he asks. "Yeah, I was just about to go put it at the designated area." Spyro replies. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. No can do, bro. Don't forget, Cynder might be there trying to do the exact same thing. And your customs state you two can't see each other until the ceremony." Sparx replies. "Good call. I almost forgot about that." he says. "Don't worry, I've got it." Sparx tells his brother as he attempts to pick up the box, but finds it to be too heavy for him. "Wow, what did you put in here!?" he asks. "If you promise not to tell anybody, I'll tell you." Spyro tells his brother. "Alright, lay it on me." Sparx says. Spyro then whispers what was in the box to Sparx. "Wow, didn't see that one coming. Don't worry, I'll be extra careful with this." Sparx tells his brother as he heads out with the box.

Just as that ends, there is another knock on the door. "Come in." Spyro tells this visitor. As the door opens this time, we see Malefor's demonic servant, Enchanting Ace enter the room. "I don't mean to be rude, but can we make this quick? I have a wedding today and I don't want to be late." Spyro tells his visitor as he turns around and then notices his visitor. "Hello. Who are you?" Spyro asks. "My name is Ace" Enchanting Ace tells him. "Nice to meet you, Ace. Now, why have you sought me out?" Spyro asks his visitor, who he doesn't know is a demon in disguise.

"I came to talk to you about this whole wedding business. Why would you want to settle with just one person when there are thousands who want to be with you?" Enchanting Ace says, putting all her skills into this one attempt. "Why wouldn't I? Cynder and I are destined to be together. I'm not trying to play destiny here, but it's true, I'm sure of it. And she is too." Spyro tells his visitor. "Hmm…" Enchanting Ace starts thinking to herself while Spyro continues talking "This may be more difficult than I thought. He seems to be immune to my special powers. I better try my Kiss of Death" she finishes her thought just as Spyro is finishing his statement. "Now I appreciate the talk, but I…" Spyro doesn't finish as Ace kisses him. "Now, let's hope this worked." She says as Spyro stares blankly for 5 seconds. "What was that about!?" he suddenly asks in a rage of sorts. "Is this some kind of test of my faithfulness to go through with this marriage?" Spyro asks

"Uh oh, it didn't work! I've never met a male that is immune to my Kiss of Death!" Enchanting Ace thinks to herself as she contemplates what to do. "Never mind, I'll just show myself the door." The demon says as she leaves the room. "Well that was just weird." Spyro says as he shudders a little bit. "Why does something tell me that something bad is going to happen?" he asks as he too leaves the room to go prepare for the wedding as the whole thing took about 2.5 hours.

Enchanting Ace then heads to the roof to contact her master about what the heck just happened. She then uses her demonic claw of brimstone to draw the communication portal then casts fire into it, activating it. "What is it, Ace? Have you already captured Cynder?" Malefor asks. "Not quite, my lord, but I did speak with Spyro." She tells him "Then have you taken his Dragon Time powers yet?" her master asks "No" she says. "THEN WHY HAVE YOU CONTACTED ME WITH NEWS OF FAILURE?!" Malefor yells "I have not failed yet! It's just going to be a little bit harder than I expected!" Enchanting Ace tells her master. "Why is that?" Malefor asks. "Spyro is apparently immune to my Kiss of Death, and thus I can't bring him under my power." She says. "Hmm… what to do then?" Malefor asks himself, questioning his choice in demons. "I have an idea. If I can drive Cynder into despair, I think I can get both of them." She says, telling her master her backup plan. "That sounds like it might work. By the way, I noticed the Earth Dragon you sent to me. Excellent work, you've already gone above and beyond the mission. But you still have yet to complete it. Do not fail me, Enchanting Ace, you will regret it otherwise." Malefor says as the communication portal closes. "I will not fail you, Lord Malefor." Ace says as she leaves to initiate plan B.

Oh Dear! Things are starting to seemingly go on a turn for the worst! By the way, I'm sure you've noticed by now that I've changed my pen name. Dragonstorybooks is no more; I am now The Library of Dragonkind! Keep an eye out for that name if you want to see an edit of my stories. Anyways, sorry this update took forever! I've been having computer problems, caused by 18 separate pieces of malware my antivirus software found. But I'm cleared up, though I now have to use Google Chrome for surfing the internet as Internet Explorer refuses to put sound in anything! Sorry about that. Also, I got a review on the previous chapter requesting a shipping of Spyro and Evil/Adult Cynder. I do not support that pairing. Sorry to that guy, but that in particular is just plain wrong! If you really want that story, join up and write one yourself. Anyways, to see what happens with only two and a half hours to the wedding, tune in next chapter. Same Time, Same Channel!