I would like to thank HKGhost for the comments and concerns. After reading the reviews, I too saw the mistakes and was a little embarrassed, but I know that I can make it up. I actually laughed a little bit when I read a sentence he commented on. But thank you HKGhost, and here is chapter three!
Chapter three- An Urgent Matter
Spyro and Cynder both walked into the poolroom. The walls had small, clay tiles covering the majority of the room. A baby, blue pool was in the center of the room, no more than ten feet deep. Cynder looked into the pool, and saw an illuminating, golden light at the bottom of the pool. They both walked over to pool, feeling the water with their tails they could easily figure out: it was freezing! Spyro took a step back, which left Cynder looking at him with a face of anticipation.
" What's wrong, Spyro? Is it too cold?" She said in a mocking, babyish tone. Spyro narrowed his eyes a little at this remark. He closed his eyes, ran towards the pool, and just as he got to the edge, he stopped and pushed Cynder in. With a small yelp of surprise Cynder fell into the pool. The water was so cold as it engulfed her, she felt like she was going to freeze to death. She soon resurfaced to see Spyro laughing at himself for doing that.
"You know, I thought about it, but I wanted you to go I first." He said.
"You could have t-t-t-told me, Spyro! It's f-f-freezing in here." She said chattering her teeth.
"Oh, come on, honey. I knew you wouldn't have gone in first." Cynder stuck her tongue at him, for she knew he was right.
"Well, Spyro?" She asked getting used to the water a little bit.
'Umm… you know that water looks a little bit too cold for me, I'll pass." Spyro said with smirk. Cynder gasped at him and narrowed her eyes, only to make Spyro laugh. Just then, Lanie came bounding into the room and accidentally knocked Spyro in the water.
"Oops!" Lanie said as Spyro plummeted in. He then resurfaced.
"What was that for?" He asked her angrily.
"I'm sorry Spyro that was an accident." Lanie apologized.
"That was great!" Cynder yelled out laughing and almost sinking again. She clung to the side of the pool as she laughed at what just happened.
"Oh, Spyro, karma's a nasty thing, huh?" She said giggling to her self.
"Yeah, yeah." Spyro said. The water wasn't freezing because he was able to breath ice, which was even colder, but this certainly wasn't appealing to his scales. Flame then came in the room.
"I found her!" He yelled out. "Oh yeah, Lanie, Spyro says hi." Lanie giggled to herself.
"Yeah I know Flame." She said and kissed his cheek. Flames eyes closed dreamily and a column of steam aroused from his nostrils.
"Why don't you come in, guys? The water's not THAT bad." Spyro insured.
"Are you kidding me? I'm a fire dragon, I can't go in there." Lanie then looked back to him.
"Suit yourself." She then jumped in the water and swam to where Spyro and Cynder were.
"Come on, Flame! It won't hurt you unless you swallow it." This was true. Flame always had to be careful how much water he drank, because too much could kill him, being a fire dragon and all. Flame let out a irritated groan.
"Fine." Without a care in the world, he took a step forward and blankly fell into the water. He resurfaced and swam to them.
"Happy now?" He asked.
"Well, you could have been enthusiastic about coming in." Cynder said rolling her eyes.
"But, overall, yes." Lanie said. They began swimming, splashing each other. This reminded Spyro of the old times when they were children, playing in the pool, splashing around. They always played Marco Polo, and Chicken. Cynder was always on Spyro's team, of course. Lanie on Flame's team.
"You know guys, I'm probably gonna get out." Cynder suddenly got upset, and frantically thought of a way to keep him in the pool. She suddenly thought of a way.
"Spyro?" Spyro turned his head to look at Cynder, and was then splashed in the face with cold water. Spyro then gave an irritated groan and splashed her back. The groans turned to laughs as they splashed each other. Lanie also wanted to have fun, but not splashing. She then noticed Flame trying to get out of the pool. She gave a small smile, wrapped her tail around his waist, and pulled him back in the pool. The all continued horse playing in the pool. Splashing, yelling, and jumping all throughout the pool. Their yells echoed through the temple halls.
Sparx then flew into the room.
"Hey guys! Calm down." None of them heard him as they continued playing.
"Excu-" He began to say, just as a wave of water fell onto him. As soon as he was done coughing up water, he got back up to the air and yelled:
"EXCUSE ME!" Everyone in the room stopped playing, and looked at him with smiles on their faces.
"Ignitus is calling you down to the room of the vision pool."
"Ok, we'll be down in a minute." Spyro assured him as he was getting out of the pool. They all began to climb out of the pool and dry off. Spyro was just begining to dry off, until Cynder pushed him into the pool and ran off down the hall laughing.
"Cynder!" Lanie said laughing also, chasing her down the hall. Flame couldn't breath because he was laughing too hard, rolling on his back after what just happened. Spyro resurfaced, and gasped for breath.
"Cynder I will get you back!" He said irritated immensely. He climbed out of the pool, and began to dry off AGAIN.
"Come on Spyro, where's your sense of humor? I remember when you were always looking for trouble and finding fun wherever it may be." Flame said, wiping a tear from his eye for laughing too hard.
"Yeah, well I guess I matured a lot since then. Unlike some dragons, or dragoness's, in this case." He then motioned for Flame to go down the hall, Spyro following close behind.
They entered the room of the vision pool, and as soon as Cynder saw him, she put her paw to the side of her head to try to hide from him. Spyro laughed at this and sat next to her.
"Now how do you explain that little stunt you pulled in there?" Spyro said with a raised eye ridge.
"What?" Cynder asked innocently. "I have no idea what you're talking about." Spyro giggled a how horrible she was at lying. She was looking around the room, blushing, laughing a little bit. Another one of Cynder's flaws that made Spyro love her even more.
"Thank you for joining us Spyro." Ignitus said, giving him a stern look. " Next time please be on time. As well as you Flame. You, of all, should know better." Cynder and Lanie giggled at both of their boyfriends.
"Sorry uncle. It won't happen again." Ignitus gave him a forgiven nod and turned ot Spyro.
"Do you have something to say for yourself?" Spyro did not want to tell him the truth, so he quickly made up a lie: "Sorry Ignitus. My feet were still wet as I was running down here, and I fell, hurting my paw." He lifted up his paw and made it go limp. "Flame offered to walk me here." Spyro was a much better lier than Cynder was. Cynder looked over to him and she mouthed 'thank you' to him. Spyro could not possably through Cynder under the bus like that. He'll get her back later.
"Ladies, and gentlemen... I have called you here to discuss an important matter. I have seen a most... disturbing vision in the pool." Cynder suddenly felt uneasy. Spyro noticed this, and put his wing around her to pull her close.
"A new darkness is rising. Although Malefor has been destroyed, he had many allies in the dragon civil war... and these forces are joining as one to lead an attack on the dragon temple, and then Warfang." Spyro then clicked his claws on the ground in frustration.
"They tried to destroy our race before... what makes them so sure they can do it now?" Spyro asked with anger in his voice.
"That was because they had no clear goal, other than doing their master's bidding. This time, they come for... a differant prize." The dragons all looked among themselves and then focused their attention on Ignitus once more.
"They come this time... for Cynder." Everyone looked at Cynder, who had a look of pure shock on her face. Spyro embraced her tighter, and wiped away a tear that fell from her eye.
"Me? Why?" Cynder asked holding back her tears of fright.
"Because they know that only you have the power to bring Malefor back." Spyro was puzzled. He thought deeply about this, holding Cynder as she silently cried in his wing.
"Uncle? Who is 'they'?" Flame asked.
"They are called the 'Malikae'. An army of dragons that have been training for battle since they were three years old. A whip with a nail at the end is what kept them in line. Their leader, however, is more dangerous."
"Who is their leader?" Lanie asked him.
"They are being led by, Malefor's finest warrior. Myrick, the dragon lord of pain." Cynder lifted her head, salty, wet tears falling down her cheeks.
"That can't be! He can't still be alive." She said frightened.
"Why? Do you know him?" Ignitus asked her, obviously worried.
"He was the only dragon, even my evil self, was afraid of. He even struck fear into Malefor's heart. He is not a plain, regular enemy. He is extremely powerful." The others looked at her, deep in thought. " Some even called him, 'the Devil in desguise'. He was the one who planned the entire Civil War. He has the power to see into the future. He knows everything. He may even know we're talking right now." She said starting to cry again. The others looked to Ignitus petrified, but Ignitus's facial expression, was none too reasuring as well.
"My friends." He began to say. "Another Civil War, is directly at out doorstep. It is time to prepare ourselves." He then dismissed the others. Flame and Lanie went to the garden, while Spyro brought Cynder to their room to calm down.
