Entity: alright good job on that last chapter. It was actually better than chapter 24

Me: thanks. I still need to work on my styling though because I am still out of the zone.

Entity: true it seemed like you were struggling with that last one.

Me: I was kinda. Right now I am in some such of a zone so let's get this started before I lose focus.

Entity: Agreed, Don't forget that these fragments have been collected. Fire and Ice. the ones that still remain... Earth, Electric, Machine, Twilight, Phazon, Spirit, Shadow, Fear, Poison, Wind... Wow they have a long ways to go... I wonder what awaits them at the end of all this...

Morning came but the four did not wake, even when the Guardians came to wake them. Upon seeing them the Guardian's decided not to wake them after all. Things went on as normal when they finally did wake up. It was noon and they were more than well rested.

(Spyro's POV)

I woke up to the warmth of the noon sun and the feel of Cynder close to my side with her head in the curve of my neck. All in all I felt comfortable right now and I did not want to get up and do anything. That is till HE showed up practically screaming.

"SPYRO! You're still alive. I had thought that you would have been turned to the darkness for good man. Glad that you weren't." Sparx said flying to his dragon brother.

At the sound of Sparx's voice Cynder woke up and, with her tail blade, nearly swatted Sparx into the nearby wall. Sparx cursed but was other wise calm and happy.

"Shut up Sparx... We're trying to sleep." Cynder said in a half asleep half awake voice.

Sparx only responded by saying, "Well wake up sleeping beauty cause it's noon and the Aurora Unit has been asking for the two of you along with Link and Samus.

"We'll be on our way, Sparx. Go inform Admiral Dane alright." I said sending Sparx out of the room.

"Right buddy will do." Sparx said as he flew out of the room.

"Glad he's gone." Cynder said as she laid her head back down to sleep but she was disappointed that Spyro was already up. She looked at Spyro and asked in a tone that would seem like that of someone pouting. "Can't we sleep a bit longer?"

"Sorry Cynder... AU 484 is wishing to meet with us. I am suspecting that it has something to do with my recent... uh... abduction I guess you'd say. So we should get going." I said looking at Cynder.

Cynder shook her head and got to her feet, she was still tired and was weakened from the way she moved. I let her lean on me slightly so that we could get the the AU Chamber at the top of the Tower.

(Samus' POV)

Upon waking up I took notice that we were in Warfang in our room and that it was noon. Link was still asleep from the looks of things so I got up from the bed that the cushions made and walked outside to the balcony. Getting up on my hind legs I placed my front on the banister of the balcony and looked out amongst the golden city of Warfang. For a moment nothing seemed out of the ordinary... that is till I started to feel different... Not a bad kind of different but different as if I were my normal self once again. I looked at my front legs and saw the right one was gray and the left one was kind of an orange red color.

Confused I walked into the room and looked into the mirror only to see my reflection showing me with scales in the color scheme of my Varia Suit. I was curious as to why this was so and decided to look through the data systems of the suit. I found what I was looking for shortly after. The Suit upgrades and Color changes had all been fused into one standard and were over ridden by the Varia's color scheme. So I still had all those other Suit Upgrades but my scales showed as the Varia Suit red Orange.

My scales were red orange but the scales across my face were a bluish green and I still had my actual armor on though it resembled the common Dragon Armor.

When he woke up and saw me I could swear everything seemed to freeze in that moment. He knew it was me so it did not take him long to figure it out but he was wondering what had happened as well.

"I don't know what had happened but I would like to know what happened to you back at the Corrupted Land's ship." I stated looking at Link with an inquisitive look.

We sat for an hour and he told me all that had happened. From the point where we encountered Corrupted Spyro and then it got strange but I could understand why it did so after he told me about what he did to go back in time. He had done so to save Cynder from death's grip due to emotional trauma. He had done so twice in a row to the point that we had experienced. At that point I got a message from Adam.

"*AU 484 wishes to meet with you two. Report to the AU chamber on the top floor as soon as possible.*" the message read.

I told Link he nodded and we made our way to the top of the tower where we met up with Spyro and Cynder who joined us on our way into the chamber. Inside we met with the Aurora Unit. Dane was there, as were the Guardians, Ignitus was there as well.

Just the dragon I needed to see. I thought to myself before sitting back on my haunches for what was going to go on.

(Ridley's POV)

I had sent out my troops to defend the city and they were doing VERY WELL against the horde that faced them. I had also sent out the Mech Ridley to assist with the battle. The Master Mind Brain, A.K.A. Mother Brain, was obliterating the creatures left and right. I had made a few alterations the the thing so that it was using it's best attacks right from the start.

It was a few hours later that I decided to lead a charge to the volcano to take on whatever enemy was there. We slaughtered millions of creatures on the way to the crashed ship and when we got there we took notice that everything about the ship no longer seemed to exist considering the fact that the ship was now an entrance into a cave. Fearlessly we entered the dark cavern of broken down machinery.

Upon entering it was deathly quiet. Nothing moved nothing stirred and nothing appeared to work. The machines were gone and in their place were glowing rock formations that got bigger the deeper we went into the cavern. A few hours later and we were looking down into the center of the volcanic crater seeing the Dark Core far below. We leaped into the hole and began descending to the crystal. Upon landing we saw a large dark colored dragon that looked like Spyro standing there on the other side staring at us.

"I was wondering when you would show up." the creature said casually. "Now that you're here it's time to have some fun. Starting first with your army..."

A barrier blocked my Space Pirates from joining me but I did not care seeing as I was facing one piece of the cause of destruction. I was not going to let this thing live to tell the tale that it had fought me and lived. I went into my battle state of mind and was ready to attack and defend at the same time. That was how the battle started out.

I rushed leaped into the air and began flying around the arena as I usually would, of course I would mix it up a bit so as to keep my opponent guessing what I was going to do next. First attack was a volley of fire balls onto the field of battle. This caused some damage to my foe so I swooped down and slammed my tail into the giant crystal on it's back. Apparently that had a major affect on him as he reared back and roared in pain. My next series of attacks I combined ground and air strikes onto the crystal.

Fire balls, Plasma bolts, and so much more were poured onto the crystal I even slashed at it with my claws. My enemy was not liking this one bit seeing as he could not get an attack in on my edge wise due to being pinned to the ground by one of my earlier attacks.

Of course he became exceedingly furious and managed to stop me from dealing a finishing blow. I was stuck to the ground now as well and was wondering what he was going to do because right now it was a rather uncomfortable staring contest and battle of wits. We hurled insults back and forth and stared each other down till.

"ENOUGH. I tire of this." Corrupted Spyro said irritably, "Eternities bind open forth they gates of time. Transcend this fool back in time to the Lost Planet of the Chozo. Send him back to a point of his youth yet remain his destination to the planet, Zebes."

A vortex opened behind me, I looked back and saw it behind me, I did not know what was going to happen next but I was sent hurtling through the portal...

Upon entering the portal I could feel myself in a state of reverse age but I still retained my memories except now something began to change within my mind and it felt odd some how.

(Malefor's POV)

Those dragons would need my help eventually but at this point there was no need for it considering the fact that there was much to think on.

"I should be thankful to the Phazos creature. It freed me from the dark claws of what ever was possessing me." I said.

I didn't know what was going on around me but I knew that I should be grateful for getting my true life back.

"I can't stay on this planet any more... not after all the things that I had done. Twisting the mind of a hatchling to being that of darkness and to do my bidding. and... gods I even tried to destroy the world." I stated aloud and slammed my paw onto the stone work of the damn.

I began to think back to when Spyro was captured.

[mild time shift]

"You're never going to be able to control me." Spyro said

I laughed and began to speak when the doors crashed open revealing Phazos entering.

"ENough Malefor. I'll take over from here." Phazos said in it's dark dry tone.

Spyro looked at Phazos and said, "If you are thinking of corrupting me then you are wrong. I can resist better than anyone."

"He can." I said remembering when he resisted fighting Cynder way back when I attempted to destroy the world.

'SILENCE FOOL!" Phazos roared at me but keep staring at Spyro. "Malefor... come here will you?"

I approached Phazos carefully, that's when it happened, dark tendrils snaked out and attached to me but they were not attached to me. I then felt a great pain as if my skeleton was being ripped out of my body whole. In a matter of a few seconds I saw a misshaped black mass tangled in the tendrils writhing to escape. I then saw claws reach out from the mass when suddenly Phazos spoke.

"Finally I found the great dark power on this planet. I had my theories but was not really certain but now I am. As your darkness flows into me Dark Master thus shall my power grow. Thus shall I transform and become, Phazos; Master of Darkness." with that Phazos drew the black mass into itself and began transforming instantly but took a fragment of Spyro's self power and transmuted it into Corrupted Dark Spyro. That was when Phazos left the planet in search of greater dark power.

[end of memory]

"I should see what I can do about redeeming myself or something... but what can I do?" I asked myself aloud. A voice answer me.

"Train Spyro and Cynder... Teach them how to harness their true powers and show them the way to the forbidden elemental temples. Shadow, Poison, Fear, and Wind"

I looked up but saw no one around. "I guess it's the best I got to go on. Spyro kinda already knows that I won't harm him as for the others... I don't know. Worth a shot I guess."

I got up from the stone floor and looked to the west where WarFang would be. I stopped and rethought the situation.

"If I show up there I'll be attacked and destroyed instantly. Perhaps they will come to me... I hope so." I said to myself and looked up to the sky as if willing my message to get to them.

(Cynder's POV)

I was shocked at the message we were given from the AU. We were to head east towards the dam to meet up with someone who would help me and Spyro become stronger and hold power over our inner darkness while harnessing it's strengths as our own.

Link and Samus were taken by Ignitus to the white isle where they would finish up their own series of tests and trials to obtain the rest of those parts for that item, whatever it was.

Spyro and I were on our way to the dam through the underground ruins yet there was nothing going on here when there would normally be something going on. We shrugged it off and continued on.

A few hours passed and we made our way to the dam and climbed to the top of it. We were not opposed at all but at the top we encountered someone that was not all that welcome of a sight.

"Malefor." I said bitterly.

"Cynder." he said in a saddened tone.

I was shocked for a moment wondering if monstrous fiends could have feelings. That was when Spyro spoke up.

"Malefor. Not sure if it's good to see you or not but I know this. We were sent here to train and apparently you must be the one who is to teach us." Spyro stated calm and to the point.

"I suppose I am." Malefor said, "First I guess we should start with remembering the basics and work our way from there."

"Sounds like as good a place as any to start I suppose." I stated not fully accepting of Malefor but still wondering what could have caused him to change so suddenly.

Thus our training began under Malefor.

(Link's POV)

Samus and I had managed to obtain three other fragments to the broken item and it was slowly coming together but still in pieces. I was wondering what it was and Samus was getting impatient about it. At this point we now had Fire, Ice, Electric, Earth, and Twilight. We still needed to get the Machine, Phazon, Spirit, Shadow, Poison, Fear, and Wind.

"Still a ways to go yet. Oh well we got time though so let's get to the next trial huh?" I said to Samus who entered the one for Machine.

I entered right behind her and decided that I would record the Ancient Lore to a full Lore Entry to be read later.

This was a slow chapter so don't be mad about it. All stories have fast and slow chapter. some chapters that suck and chapters that try to redeem the suckiness. then there are the chapters that are good no matter what. well hope you guys enjoyed this chapter... drop me a review would ya?