The Legacy episodes ended with a touching moment of peace and healing for Hunter and Bianca as well as some major revelations for everyone else. So far this season has been a very action-filled one. So far the plotline has been one filled with many plot twists and shocks. Spyro has died and come back... Hunter has had his life altered by the revelations that have come out of left field and hit him along with everyone else upside the head. Ember and Flame, who have probably gone through more changes then anyone else so far this season, have grown and change a great deal from the beginning of the season. So I know many of you have to be asking yourself about now... What is going to happen next...? Well, trust me, I have some suprises left to drop on you guys before the season officially ends. In fact this episode, along with the next one, will be quite mind-blowing. Well, I have droned on long enough. Here finally is the first part of the two part season finale. Here is Episode 12... Enjoy, oh before I forget...

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the Spryo characters or their world. They are property of Universal Games. I only own the new characters and ideas that are being created for this series. Blah blah blah... Okay you guys get the point let's get this show on the road...

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Brandon: Well, I hope you like this episode and the next one because things are about to really change as the series shifts gears in preparation for season two. The plotline is about to really take on a much darker tone and the action WILL be greatly intensified...

Enjoy!

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Vanguard Command (Galen's Dark Twisted Version)

The dark copy of Vanguard Command silently flew down the dark corridor of the dark swirling network portal heading toward the Shadow Realms. As the city drew ever closer to its destination the heavy footstpes of two dragon elders could be heard walking down the long twisting corridor that would take them to the portal chamber. As they walked along the corridor, Cassisus grumbled and growled low in his throat. Galen turned his head to look over at him. "What is wrong, Cassisus? You look ticked off about something." Cassisus halted, balling his right paw into a fist as he glared at Galen.

"You know damn well what is wrong, Galen! Don't play stupid with me!" Cassisus growled. Galen adjusted his grey robs before he folded his arms across his broad scaled chest and gave Cassisus a smug grin.

"Oh, you are angry because of what happened in the Forgotten Realms. Good grief, Cassisus, let it go already! So Ember defeated and nearly killed us. We got away and soon enough the Legendary Dragons will be no more." Cassisus' right eyebrow raised in surprise as his eyes slightly narrowed.

"Galen, what are you planning?" Cassisus asked. "Tell me!" Galen sighed.

"I have in my possession a gift from a very close and dear friend who..." Galen paused as a frown creased his face. He glanced around, his narrowing as he felt a familiar presence. "Just a minute, Cassisus, I have to do something about prying eyes!" Galen raised his paws in the air as his eyes glowed dark. He chanted and as he did a dark mist-like barrier appeared around them. Cassisus glanced around at the mist before giving Galen a glance that screamed 'what the hell is going on?' Galen sighed and said, with a slight growl in his voice, "Cassisus, for years I have taken precautions to keep nosy people like 'HIM' from trying to interfere with my plans. Sometimes my tactics work and other times they don't. However, this time I won't give 'HIM' a chance to try and stop me!"
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Meanwhile Elsewhere...

A male dragon growled low in his throat as he slammed his paws down on his desk disturbing his visitor who was gently rubbing her healing paws over his scarred body. She stopped as his eyes snapped open and he sighed. "What's wrong, my love." She asked. The male dragon turned his head and glanced up at his love, his face creased in a slight frown.

"My old nemesis Galen is up to something and I am afraid that I don't know what. He discovered me prying and locked me out somehow." The dragoness pulled up a nearby chair and sat down next to him.

"What could he be planning?" She asked. The male dragon stood up and rubbed his head massaging away a slight headache.

"I don't know, but I have a bad feeling that it concerns the 'others'." He said as he grabbed his cloak and started walking slowly out of his office with the young dragoness following hot on his heels.

"What are you going to do, my love?" She asked. The male dragon halted at the door and turned as she gently touched his shoulders.

"I am going to get in touch with, Destiny and warn him to be on his guard. There is too much at stake for any of us to start being careless now." He said. She nodded as he vanished before her eyes into a white portal.

"Be careful, my love." She said softly as her mouth creased in a worried expression. "And come back to me safely."
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Dragon Realms - Peace Keeper Home (Shining Star Meadow)

A gentle breeze blows softly across the glowing star-shaped flowers and tall grass as a young white scaled dragoness lies sleeping peacefully next to a larger purple male dragon. Spyro and Ember had come out to the beautiful meadow to get away from all the recent problems and to spend some time together. Two weeks ago Ember had unleashed a powerful attack that nearly killed everyone and as a result of that fact she had been scared of her dormant powers. She had stopped training and tried to hide from everyone. If not for Spyro and her friends helping her overcome her doubts and fears of the powers she possessed she would have sunk deeply into her own world of depression, fear and self-doubt. Ember opened her eyes and sat up slowly glancing over at Spyro. So much has happened. So much has changed. She thought as she gently ran her right paw over Spyro's muscular scaled chest. We have both changed so much, Spyro. I remember when I was just a fan girl who you tried your hardest to runaway from. Ember's face creased in a soft smile. I never knew that our relationship would come this far... this fast. Spyro began to stir and opened his purple eyes. He glanced up into her green eyes and smiled as he embraced her and pulled her down into his arms.

"How are you feeling now, Ember?" Spyro asked softly. She kissed him leaving him breathless before pulling back.

"I feel much better." She said with a smile. "Thank you for helping me come to terms with what happened two weeks ago." She paused as she sighed sadly. "I... I don't think I could have dealt with what I almost did without you and the others helping me." She stood up stetching and then sat down as Spyro sat up. She glanced around the meadow at the gently swaying flowers. "This place is so peaceful and beautiful." Spyro nodded as he glanced around as well.

"Yeah, this place is lovely. I came here often during the time I spent training with Tobin and his father Dragon Elder Titan. Tobin showed me the meadow and told me that many Peace Keepers came here to relax and blow off some steam from a long day of work." Ember nodded as Spyro stood up and stretched. He then reached down with his right paw and grasped her left paw in his. He pulled her up to her feet and into his arms. Spyro smiled as he hugged her. "I never thought I would ever feel this way." Ember pulled back out of the hug and glanced at Spyro who had thoughtful expression on his face.

"Me either, Spyro." She said softly in whisper-like tone. "For a long time I thought you didn't like females or me. You always tried to avoid me." Ember dropped her head slightly in downcast way. "I guess you considered me to be a real pest. That was why you always avoided me." Spyro gently used his right clawed paw to lift Ember's chin up to his eye level.

He smiled as he said, softly, "I never thought of you as a pest, Ember. I..." Spyro suddenly paused as sharp pain hit him and he grabbed his head. Ember glanced at him as a worried expression appeared on her face.

"Spyro... Spyro, what's wrong!" She asked. Spyro opened his mouth to respond but instead of words coming out a deep throated growl issued forth from his mouth as his body began to glow. Ember grabbed a hold of Spyro and as she did both of them felt themselves floating as they both passed out and awoke in different places. Ember awoke at...
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Shining Star Palace of the Ascendants

Ember glanced around and found herself alone. "Spyro... Spyro. Where are you!" A gentle paw touched Ember's shoulder making her turn around to glance at Silvia who had tears in her eyes. Ember noticed and asked, with concern in her voice, "What's wrong? Why was I brought here? Where is Spyro?" Silvia frown as more tears slowly fell from her eyes.

"Ember... please! You must come with me right now!" Silvia said. Ember frowned.

"It's Celeste isn't it?" Ember asked softly remembering what Galen had done to the leader of the Ascdendants two weeks prior. Silvia nodded as she turned and walked back the way she had come from with Ember following silently on her heels.
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The Void

Spyro's eyes snapped open and as they did he found himself floating around in a white void. He blinked once... twice... and then frowned in annoyance. "Okay, let me guess, you have something you want to tell me. Right, Cailean?" At that moment the robbed male dragon appeared behind him.

"You guessed correctly, Destiny." Cailean said. Spyro spun to face the other dragon.

"Okay, what is it?" Spyro asked. Cailean frowned and remained silent. Spyro shook his head as he grew impatient. "Well, if you aren't going to be forthcoming then I guess I'll have to guess. Does it by any chance have something to do with Galen and Cassisus or maybe something else that concerns the past. Am I right?" Cailean sighed as he nodded his head.

"Spyro, your first guess was correct. Galen is indeed up to something but I don't know what it is. I tried to spy on him and Cassisus but he shut me out. I just came here to warn you to be on your guard and be careful. You don't need me to remind you just how dangerous Galen really is." He said.

Spyro nodded as he said, "Something else is bothering you besides Galen. What is it?" Cailean adjusted his rob to reveal his white scaled face and body. His black feathered wings flapped gently in the breeze-free void as he gave Spyro a narrow-eyed glance with his purple eyes.

"Destiny, there are many things that you don't know. Let's just say me and Galen have a rather upleasant history with each other and just leave it at that." He said as his face creased in a ugly grimace. Spyro placed a paw on his left shoulder.

"What happened? What did Galen do to you?" Spyro asked. The other male growled as his left hand paw balled into a fist and then released as he took a deep calming breath.

"Spyro, Galen tried to kill me..." Cailean said softly as he wiped the tears that were forming in his eyes away. "I'll tell you the story of what happen at some future date but for now..." Cailean raised his right paw into the air chanting and as he did he glowed. Spyro watched in amazement as Cailean finished chanting and a necklace dropped down into his paw. "Come here, Spyro." Spyro stepped forward and bent his head down. Cailean placed the necklace around his neck and as he did Spyro felt his control over his growing powers and abilities increase. He glanced down at the necklace and noticed that the talisman was shaped like a crucifix... a blue crucifix. Spyro glanced back at Cailean.

"Thank you." He said. Cailean grinned and nodded.

"Your welcome, Destiny. Oh, by the way, to keep anyone from seeing the talisman just say 'Vanishessius'." Cailean said. As he said the word Spyro's talisman and necklace vanished becoming invisible. "That talisman will help you control your growing powers. Keep it on at all times." Spyro started to open his mouth to ask him a question but Cailean raised his right paw to silence him. "I have talismans as well, Spyro." He opened his robe a little bit to show Spyro both of his talismans. "I too, like you, am still learning how to control my own growing powers. However, unlike you, I have had my powers for much longer and thus I have a greater control over them then you do of yours." Spyro nodded.

"Well, thanks for the gift anyway. I appreciate it." Spyro said. Cailean nodded and started walk away before Spyro cleared his throat making Cailean turn his head back around to face him.

"Yes, Destiny, I will give Flame and Ember their talismans in time. However, now it is time for me to go. We will meet again." Cailean said as he turned and walked away fading as he did. Spyro smiled and closed his eyes and when he opened them he found himself standing on one of the many balconies that the Shining Star Palace of the Ascendants had. He heard a sob behind him and took a deep breath before turning to face a teary-eyed Ember.

"Ember...?" He said as he reached out and gently embraced her in his arms. "What's wrong, Ember? What happened?" Ember pulled back out of the embrace and looked him in the eye.

"Celeste is in a coma, Spyro and no one knows if or when she will come out of it!" Ember said in an emotion-filled whisper-like voice as she wiped the tears from her eyes. Spyro frowned.

"When did this happen?" Spyro asked. Silvia sighed getting his attention. "Silvia?"

"My sister just lapsed into a coma a few minutes ago." Silvia said sadly barely holding herself together as she fought hard not to breakdown in tears. "At least she got to tell Ember the truth she has had to keep hidden for countless ages." Spyro's left eyebrow rose in confusion and as he opened his mouth to speak Ember gently touched his right cheek with her left paw.

"Spyro...," Ember said before pausing and taking a deep calm breath to calm herself before continuing. "Celeste was my forebearer. Just like Cale is yours. She WAS the Trinity Dragoness before me." Spyro's eyes went wide in shock as he glanced over at Silvia.

"Is... what... Ember... saying... true..., Silvia?" Spyro asked in breathless tone that said that his mind was trying to overcome shock and absorb the revelation. Silvia nodded.

"It is true, Dragon of Destiny. It is true." She said. Spyro glanced at Ember who was trembling and embraced her.

"What do I do now, Spyro? The only other person who could have helped me by giving me guidance on how to control my growing powers is in a coma. Oh lord... what am I going to do now!" She said in a sobbing tone of voice.

"We'll get through this together, Ember." Spyro said softly as he gently held her. He glanced over at Silvia. "Anything else you want to reveal to us, Silvia? Like how in the hell can you be Celeste's sister if Galen is her brother and was the first Dragon of Chaos? Please, explain this confusing mess to us because right now nothing makes sense." Silvia sighed and dropped her head.

"Spyro... Ember..., Celeste IS my sister... my twin sister. We were both born at the same time from one very large egg. It is very rare but it can happen. The story that you all heard was not the whole story. The whole story is too long and complicated to tell in just one sitting. Let's just say that Galen and I have something in common. He was the first Dragon of Chaos but I shared the Chaos Power with him for years. He never had full control of all of the Chaos Powers and considering the kind of dragon he has become it is good that he never had all the powers. As you and Ember both know, Spyro, the dark orb that my brother absorbed into his being allowed him to partially regain his Chaos Powers. Now imagine if he had ALL the Chaos Powers...!" Spyro's eyes went wide as the shocking thought ran across his mind. Silvia nodded as she noticed his troubled expression. "It isn't a very pretty picture is it?"

"No it isn't." Spyro said as his face creased in a frown. "So, because you shared the same powers with him he never was fully the Dragon of Chaos. He was basically incomplete." She nodded.

"Yes, Spyro, my brother was incomplete. However, your brother isn't incomplete and that is why I must warn you." Spyro frowned.

"Warn me...! Warn me about what?" Spyro asked.

"Flame will need all of you soon to keep him from losing control of himself. Despite what you have told him, Spyro, the darkness that is Chaos is still growing stronger within him. He maybe a kind-hearted dragon but that will change if he isn't strong enough to resist the darkness. Also, I am a tad bit worried about what Galen might be planning. Something is wrong but I can't quite put my claw on what it is exactly." Spyro frowned.

"Galen is a problem that is something that we all agree on. As for my brother... Flame is strong enough and he can resist it. I know he can." Spyro said in a serious tone. Silvia sighed and shook her head.

"Are you absolutely 100 percent sure about that, Dragon of Destiny?" She asked. Spyro blinked once... twice and then sighed as he dropped his head slightly. She nodded as she closed her eyes and said, with a frown, "You aren't and there is a good reason why you aren't sure. The power is more then just power... it is alive and it is very much aware of the bearer who wields it. It will try to manipulate and control the bearer no matter what. That is why the Legendary Dragons are so strong mentally because they have to be to resist the temptations that the power gives them. Remember what Ember almost did two weeks ago. That is exactly the reason why my brother Galen is so dangerous. He has experience and knows how each of the mystical powers of the Legendary Ones work because he once WAS A LEGENDARY ONE HIMSELF. The same goes for me and Celeste. He is also responsible for the deaths of countless individuals throughout the ages. There is however only one dragon he doesn't understand and that dragon is the fourth Legendary One... the legendary Dragon of Elements."

As she said that Spyro's facial expression changed slightly because he knew who the Dragon of Elements was... He remained silent and listened to Silvia as she continued but what he didn't know was that Silvia had noticed his reaction to her mentioning the Dragon of Elements. Her left eyebrow rose slightly as she said, "He doesn't know much about that dragon because no dragon has ever been chosen to possess those immense powers. At least, not to anyone's knowledge..." She paused slightly as she noticed Spyro's expression change again before returning to normal. Her facial expression didn't change but in her mind she smiled as a thought ran through her mind... Hmm... it would seem that Spyro knows something... I won't pry because everyone has secrets but I do hope that in time he will reveal what he does know.

"Still, I would keep an eye on Flame if I were you because you never know what might happen."

Spyro and Ember glanced at each other with worried expressions on their faces. "I think we'll be heading back now." Ember said to Silvia as Spyro nodded in total agreement. Silvia nodded.

"Take care both of you. We will meet again in the near future." Silvia said as she gave Spyro a grin. "And you, Spyro, be sure to protect Ember and the others. They are counting on you."

Spyro's left eyebrow lifted as he realized she had noticed his expression slip-up earlier. He grinned slightly as he nodded.

"You take care too, Silvia. I hope Celeste recovers." Spyro said softly as he glanced around at the other Ascendants. "Good luck, too all of you." They nodded. Ember gently touched Silvia's shoulder.

"I too hope that Celeste recovers. She is a good leader and our friend just like you are." Ember said as a tear rolled down her left cheek. Silvia smiled as she reached out and gently touched Ember's left shoulder.

"She chose well." Silvia said softly as she hugged Ember. "You deserve to be her successor." Silvia gently kissed Ember on the forehead as she backed slowly out of the embrace.

"I will do my best to be the Trinity Dragon she would have wanted me to be." Ember said as both she and Spyro nodded before they vanished returning to their physical bodies. Silvia turned and as she did she came face-to-face with Galen. Her face creased in an angry snarl as she asked, "BROTHER, HOW DARE YOU SHOW YOUR FACE AFTER WHAT YOU DID! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!" Galen silently walked passed her to place his hand paws on the railing of the balcony. Silvia's eyes narrowed as she said, "I asked you a question, Galen! Don't ignore me!" Galen turned slowly and leaned back casually on the railing with a flat expression on his face as his claws slightly dug into the crystal railing of the balcony behind him.

"Silvia," He said in a cool tone closing his eyes as a single tear rolled down his cheek, "I am deeply sorry for my actions two weeks ago..." He paused and then his eyes started glowing as dark aura surround him and he growled, balling his hand paws into fists behind him. The large muscles in his arms rose as he ripped a large section of the the crystal railing free from the rest and crushed it into sparkling crystal dust that floated around him. His glowing eyes narrowed as a sinister smile appeared on his face and he said, his growling voice echoing with dark power, "...BUT CELESTE INVOLVED HERSELF IN MATTERS THAT WERE NONE OF HER BUSINESS! AS A RESULT OF THAT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO MOVE HER OUT OF MY WAY WITH FORCE!" Silvia raised her paw tosing a powerful blast of dark energy at Galen in response to his cold comment. Galen laughed as he reflected the blast right back at her sending her crashing through one of the crystal outer balcony walls and into the one of the main halls of the Palace. At that moment the security force of the Ascendants, lead by Crystal and Tala, showed up. Both dragonesses growled as they helped the coughing Silvia slowly to her feet.

"How dare you come here after what you did to your own sister, Galen!" Tala growled. "Get out of here... now!" Galen closed his glowing eyes as he yawned as if he was bored with the insects that were in his way and the true was he was bored... very bored. Galen folded his large arms across his chest and started floating upwards.

"Remember what I said, Silvia and be sure that you don't get in my way or... ELSE I WILL HAVE TO TAKE MEASURES I DON'T WANT TO TO REMOVE YOU AS WELL!" He said as his face and echoing voice suddenly took on an even more darker, sinister tone as his body transformed into a huge black dragon with three sets of black feathered wings. Silvia's eyes opened wide in shock at the transformation and so did the other dragonesses as they felt and saw the powerful dark waves of power flowing off his body in a ring.

"HOW...! HOW DID YOU GAIN THAT FORM! THERE IS NO WAY THAT DARK ORB COULD HAVE GIVEN YOU THAT MUCH POWER UNLESS...!" She paused as look of horror crossed her face that made Galen's mouth opened as his fangs bared in terrifying smile. "NO... THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" Galen laughed as he raised his right paw and with a claw drew an ancient symbol in mid-air in front of him. The symbol flashed brightly as a swirling dark portal opened and floated from in front to behind him. He glared down at Silvia and the Ascendants as his large wings flapped slowly because his powers allowed him to just float without much effort.

"Oh, yes, dear sister... I have regained more of my lost powers. In fact, I think I'll give you a demonstration of what I can now do." He said in a much deeper echoing voice, as he raised his large right paw and unleashed a powerful beam of dark energy that sliced thru one of the crystal towers like a knife thru butter. The tower tilted and fell down toward the lower balconies that other Ascendants were gathered on. Galen grinned as Silvia and the others simply watched in horror at what Galen had just done. Unfortunately, for Galen his wish to take out some of the Ascendants failed as the falling tower suddenly froze inches above the heads of the other Ascendants' heads and was gently lifted back up to where had been before and restored to its original beauty. Galen's eyes narrowed as he growled in anger as he looked around. "WHERE ARE YOU... CELESTE! I KNOW YOU DID THIS! SHOW YOURSELF... NOW!" At that moment a brigtht gold beam of energy slammed into him. As the beam hit him he grimaced and grunted slightly from the searing pain that ran through his body briefly before he shook it off and glanced in the direction the beam had come from. The other Ascendants did as well and gasped as they saw...

Someone that none of them had seen in ages...

Silvia smiled and sighed in relief as a large white robe wearing white and gold scaled dragon floated across the sky and hovered in mid-air facing Galen. His silver colored horns flowed backward over his regal head as his long white and gold maned hair flowed gently in the breeze. Galen's glowing eyes narrowed as he glared at the white male dragon. "YOU!" He snared. The male white dragon smiled gently as he opened his green eyes and looked over at Galen.

"Miss me, dear brother." He said with a smile and a calm echoing voice that felt warm like a late summer nights breeze as he gently landed on the balcony. His white robes vanished from his body showing off the white armor jacket and blue shoulder pads that sparkled and gently flowed around his muscle toned body as he landed and his two large white wings opened majestically behind him. "I will admit that you did surprise me when you trapped me in that light gem ages ago and sent me into the Nexxus Realm. I would have been gone forever if not for the help of Spyro and his kind-hearted friends." As he said that his green eyes narrowed and started glowing. "They freed me and in return I gave Spyro a very unique gift that he will in time learn how to use. After that I left to meet with the Elder and he healed me." Galen's eyes opened wide in surprise as he realized who he was talking about. Then he growled as he balled his fists together in anger.

"SO THAT IS HOW YOU ESCAPED THAT PRISON... I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, BROTHER...! HOW COULD YOU MEET THE ELDER? HE NO LONGER POSSESSES A PHYSICAL FORM. HE IS NOTHING MORE THEN A SPIRIT... HE GAVE UP HIS POWERS AGES AGO LIKE THE OTHERS DID." The white male dragon smiled as his green eyes suddenly turned gold.

"ACTUALLY, CHILD... WE ELDERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WITH YOU. YOU, GALEN, HAVE NEVER REALIZED THAT FACT. YOU HAVE ALWAYS SOUGHT GREAT POWER THAT YOU DON'T DESERVE TO WIELD DUE TO YOUR SELFISH NATURE AND CRUEL HEART. I REGRET THAT YOU, WHO HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A GREAT LEADER AND SYMBOL OF HOPE, HAVE BECOME SO TWISTED BY DARKNESS." The white male dragon sighed and shook his head. "YOU MAY HAVE ONCE BEEN THE DRAGON OF CHAOS BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WALK THAT PATH... YOU.. DO... HAVE... A... CHOICE! FAREWELL FOR NOW." The white male dragon gasped and closed his eyes and when he reopened them they were green once again. Galen and the other dragons present stared at him in shock and awe at what had just happened. Silvia walked slowly up to his back and gently touched the blue shoulder pads of armor on his right shoulder. As she did, he turned his head slightly and looked at her. "Don't worry, Silvia, I am back now. Everything is going to be okay."

"Connor... thank the ancients that you have returned. Your timing couldn't be more perfect." She said as she hugged her brother. Connor, the first chosen Dragon of Destiny, turned slowly and wrapped his arms around his sister as he gave her a warm embrace. He glanced back up at Galen.

"You heard what the Elder said brother. Don't be a fool. Stop this foolish pursuit of ultmate power before you throw away everything they sacrficed their lives for. We wouldn't be who we are if not for them. They gave up everything for all us to live and create a new future. One free of pain, suffering and violence." Connor said. "Instead, you would make their noble sacrifce worthless by trying to unlock the power of the sacred orbs. The power contained within those orbs are not for us to use at our current state of evolution. We are not ready for that level of power and you know what I am saying is true." Galen's face suddenly creased into a smile as he shrunk back down to his normal size form.

"Well, thanks for the lesson, Connor. I see that the time you have spent in the pressence of the Great Elders have made you just as blind as ever." Galen said calmly. "You still don't get it, brother, I don't want to be weak like the elders..." As he said that his body suddenly swelled larger then he had been before. His whole body glowed and pulsed with a level of dark energy that made the Ascendant Dragons present open their mouths wide in shock. His dark red eyes glowed as he laughed. "I WANT TO SURPASS THEM... I WANT TO BE POWERFUL ENOUGH THAT NOTHING EVER WILL BE ABLE TO STAND IN MY WAY... EVER AGAIN!" Galen's nostrils started to smoke as he said, "NOT EVEN YOU, DEAR BROTHER!" As he said that a powerful dark beam of energy blasted out of his mouth and toward Connor and the other Ascendant Dragons in the hall. Connor sighed and shook his head as he raised his right paw in the air and his green eyes glowed. The dark beam crashed into an invisible barrier and vanished to the shock of Galen and everyone present. Galen's body shrunk back down to his normal size as he flew down to Connor's eye level. "How did you stop my attack, brother?" Galen asked, his eyes narrowing as he asked. "I know I am more powerful then even you are now! So answer me... NOW!" Connor calmly folded his arms across his chest as that same annoying smile remained on his face.

"Sorry, brother, but I can't tell you because I don't know how I did that myself. I just reacted purely on instinct and did what I had to do to protect my family and friends.." Connor said softly. Galen growled and grabbed Connor's shoulders. He smiled as he started to squeeze his brothers shoulders with enough force to shatter bone. Unfortunately, instead of Galen having the satisfaction of hearing his brother scream out in pain as his shoulders and the shoulder armor were crushed, his brother just smiled. Galen frowned as he released his brother's shoulders and floated back away from his slowly, his large wings flapping slowly.

"I don't understand..." Galen said as he face creased in an expression that unusal for him. He was confused and for him that was very rare. Connor sighed and shook his head.

"Galen, please leave. You have caused enough pain for one day. We all need a break and you need to consider your choices. No one but you can decide which path you want to walk." Galen turned and started to fly away before he felt Connor's right paw on his left shoulder halt him. He turned his head and glance back over his shoulder at Connor who gave him a serious glance, his smile gone. "Please consider the reprecussions of your actions before you proceed any farther. You have a choice, brother." Galen growled and roughly shook Connor paw off his shoulder as he started to fly away toward the dark portal. As he reached the portal he paused and sighed sadly.

"Don't think that just because you, Silvia and Celeste are my kin that I will show you mercy. I have already made my choice, Connor." He said before he glanced down meeting his brother eye to eye. "I'm sorry but nothing is rarely as simple as you believe. When we are presented with choices in our lives those choices are rarely just black and white. Life is not that easy or that fair." He said calmly as he closed his eyes and shook his head before his body began to become transparent. Connor opened his mouth to speak but Galen shook his head silencing him. "No, brother, we all play a role in life. Some roles we want... others we don't but we must make the best of what we are given." As he said that a single tear rolled down his cheek as his face suddenly became one of anger. "Don't get in my way or you will be sorry, brother. I won't hesitate to KILL ALL OF YOU if any of you get in my way, even if you are my family. Don't think I won't do it. I will HAVE the power that is rightfully mine by birth! No one will stand in my way because I will not let anyone... anyone stand in my way of what... I... want... and... deserve!" As he said those final chilling words, his body vanished becoming his dark mist form as it entered the dark portal. The portal then vanished behind him leaving everyone present with a chill running down their spines. Silvia gripped Connor tighter as she glanced at Tala and Crystal. Connor looked down at his sister as she she looked up into his green eyes.

"Are you alright?" He asked softly. Silvia sighed and shook her head sadly.

"Celeste was badly injured not that long ago. She has lapsed into a coma and we aren't sure when she will come out of it." She whispered as tears started falling from her eyes as she started to sob. Connor's green eyes closed as tears of pain started to roll down his cheek. For a moment he and Silvia shared each others grief and sorrow before they let go of each other and turned and glanced at Tala and Crystal. The other two dragonesses bowed respectfully to Connor before they gave him a glance that spoke volumes. Connor sighed as his battle gauntlets appeared around his arms and legs.

"So..., it has come to this after all." He said calmly. Crystal and Tala both nodded in agreement answering his unspoken question. "Well, make ready for the battle." As he said that he realized that everything was about to change. The time for a peaceful resolution of the current crisis had come and now was gone.

"Yes, Lord Connor," Crystal said as she and Tala bowed before they departed to gather the Ascendant Guards. Connor released Silvia as he turned and walked back to the edge of the balcony glancing up into the blue sky. Silvia glanced at her brother as he stood motionless for minute before he bowed his head.

"Something is bothering you, brother. Please tell me what it is." Silvia said as she walked over to the edge of the balcony to stand beside him. Connor gently touched his forehead with his left paw as he felt a wave of something happening inside himself. He turned at looked Silvia and sighed.

"So you noticed..." He said as she nodded. "Well, I wasn't totally honest when I told Galen I didn't know what was happening to me." He paused as glanced up at the sky. "Ever since I met Spyro and his friends years ago I have been feeling different. I guess Spyro affected me with his presence. I am sure you and Celeste already know what he and the other Chosen are." Silvia nodded.

"Actually, brother, I am still not quite sure they are the real deals. Celeste believes them to be the Dawn Bringers... 'The Legendary Chosen who will bring forth a new age. The ancient Dawn Prophecy and Legend have always spoken of their coming..." Silvia said as she leaned against the rail and dropped her head.

"But you don't think they are the ones." Connor said. Silvia looked him in the eye as her mouth creased in a slight smile.

"If you want to know the honest truth, brother, I'll tell you. I honestly don't know what to think. We have waited so long for the legend to come true and with each passing generation it never has. However, this time something is different. From the first minute I met Spyro and Ember in person I have felt that there was something special about them. Me and Celeste have carefully watched Spyro, Ember and Flame during some of the battles they recently had and have discovered that all three have the potential to surpass us. I don't know how but their powers are much more evolved then ours were at their age." She paused and took a deep breath. "I am sure you too have felt it as well." Connor smiled and nodded as him memory of past events ran through his mind.

"Yes, Silvia, I felt the level of power they possess even when it was dorment." He said. Silvia's left eyebrow rose in surprise.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"Silvia, Spyro freed me from the crystal prison that Galen trapped me in ages ago. At the time that Spyro freed me he was not aware of his powers or that he was going to become this generation's Dragon of Destiny. He freed me with a single touch of his right paw. I don't know how he did it but I have been told by the Great Elder that Spyro has yet to even tap his true potential. Think about that little revelation, Silvia. The same goes for Ember and Flame. All three of them are more powerful then we were at that age. That is why I tried to reason with Galen, Silvia. He thinks that stealing Flame's powers will make him a complete and powerful Chosen but he has no idea just how wrong.he is. Galen doesn't realize that Flame's powers are evolving along with Flame himself. Because of that fact and the fact that the powers themselves are bonded only to Flame himself Galen can't absorb Flame and if he tries Flame's powers will awaken even more and he'll end up dead. Flame's full power is beyond anything Galen can control in his current state of mind." Connor whispered as tears rolled down his cheek. Seeing his tears, Silvia's eyes went wide as she realized that what Connor had just said was indeed true. Galen's constant personality shift was becoming more and more erratic and unpredictable as the Dark Orb he had absorb became more powerful. Oh Galen... what have you done!

"So... Flame can hurt Galen. But I am still a little surprised considering the fact that the power that Galen now possesses is power that he has magically added to himself. Connor, I have been told by Sirius that Galen used one of the five forbidden spells from a digital copy of the Tome of Ages he found at the the Professor's research lab in the Forgotten Realms." A look of horror crossed Connor's face as heard that.

"OH MY GOD! We both know how dangerous those spells are and why the Dragon Elders of ages past made them forbidden in the first place! Any dragon who uses even one of them are transformed into a walking weapon of chaos and destruction never stopping to eat or sleep or rest. They just keep fighting on and on as their bodies and minds change until their bodies just burn out as their powers grow to powerful for them control and destroy them. What was Galen thinking!" Connor asked as he balled his paws into fists. "The spell causes a rapid power evolution of the one who use it... The spell warps their minds and drives them insane even as it warps their bodies into massive mountains of muscles and titantic strength. Lord Cael, the Dragon of Destiny before Spyro, knows about that horror all to well. He was almost killed during his battle against seven dragons that had used two of the spells. It took weeks of battling to seal those dragons away behind the Phantom Gate."

"Brother, the Phantom Dragons escaped years ago. Only Spyro and his friends have face them since then. They were some tough opponents to battle but Spyro and his friends managed to beat them in the end. They haven't been heard from ever since that battle. You do realize that since Galen used one of the spells that there is no way Flame has enough power in him at his current age to do our brother harm. Galen is going to slowly transform into a living breathing weapon of destruction and the only known way to stop him is to kill him." Silvia said sadly.

"Actually, Flame can kill Galen. So can Spyro and Ember. Don't you get it, Silvia, Galen knows what they are and that is why he has done this. They are the Dawn Bringers, Silvia! I knew what Spyro was when I met him and the others years ago. Galen thinks that he can become like the Great Elders are but he is a fool. He has no idea what he has done. A new age is already fast approaching and Galen hasted its arrive. Many dragons will die thanks to Galen's actions unless he is stopped right here... right now! Galen cannot be allow to interfere with Spyro and the other Legendary Chosen's future. They must lead the Dragon Clans and the other inhabitants of the realms into this new age or all will be lost." Connor quickly turned and with Silvia on his heels departed to meet up with Tala and Crystal. The time had come to finally prepare for the second phase of the plan. They had all grimly come to that realization as the level of danger had risen drastically over the past couple of months. The Chaos War, that they had fought so long and hard over the ages to prevent, was coming and the fate of all the realms, large and small, would depend on the choices that the Chosen would make...
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Meanwhile in the library at Nestor's Home...

Flame dusted the top of the bookcase and as he did he smiled and hummed happily. He was happy despite the growing burden that he felt on his young shoulders as the Dragon of Chaos. He knew there was always a risk involved when it came to having the Chaos Power but he was willing to live with the risk. He was willing because he drew comfort in knowing that with his friends and brother by his side he could overcome that darkness within. He flapped his feathered wings as he glided down to the ground. As he gently touched down, Sky walked in and smiled. "So, son, are you done yet? I need some help cleaning the cobwebs out of my lab. Do you mind helping me?" She asked. Flame turned to his mother and smiled.

"I don't mind, mom. Just let me put away the duster and I'll be right with..." He said but before he could finish his sentence he grasped his chest, dropping the duster as he did. His eyes went wide as he felt his body freeze and begin to grow. He gave his mother a paniced look as a dark halo of red-tinted energy began to flow out of him suddenly... "Mom... get... out... of... HERE... NOWWW... RWAWWWW!" He screamed breathlessly, his scream becomg a loud roar that cracked all the glass items that were near him, as the red energy flowing out of him increased and he roared again in a deeper tone. His horns grew larger along with the rest of him and another set of horns began to grow behind the original set as his face and neck began to grow longer and thicker as his muscles grew larger. Flame's growing teeth gritted in his mouth as the series of rapid, very painful changes continued to run through his body. He glanced at his mother with bloodshot reddish gold eyes as tears started rolling down his cheek. Sky closed her eyes and as she did her body started glowing with a white light that made Flame's eyes revert back to their normal state and he stopped growing. His head brush up against the celling as he glanced down at his mother as he said, in a deep tone, "Mom, you have get out of here. You can't keep this up. If I am going to lose control then I want you and everyone else upstairs to get out of here!" Sky shook her head as the white glow around her started fading.

"I am the only one here at the moment, Flame. Nestor and Sandra are at the Council of Elders attending a meeting with Lord Silvermane. I know you are worried about my personal safety but I have to stay here and try to help you maintain control over your powers." Sky said as she opened her eyes. She gently reached out and touched Flame's chest. "We'll find away to help you control your powers, my son." Flame nodded as he backed up slowly with a downcast frown.

"I know, mom. I know... I... I..." He said before he closed his eyes and grasped his head in pain. Sky frowned as Flame's eyes suddenly snapped open and he glanced back at her with a troubled look on his face. "Mom, Galen's up to something. I don't know what it is exactly but I can tell something isn't right." Flame's eyes went wide in horror. "Oh no, he found it!"

"Found it? What did he find, Flame?" She asked. Flame groaned as his face suddenly creased in an ugly grin. Sky noticed and backed up as she said, "Flame! What's wrong!" Flame glared at her and grinned as he started advancing toward her in a threatening manner. Sky's eyes went wide in horror as she continued to back away from her changed son.

Flame raised his now glowing and pulsing with dark energy right paw in her direction. The ugly grin on his face became even uglier as his gold eyes narrowed and a dark laugh escaped his throat. Sky raised her paws in front of her erecting a magical barrier as she kept back away. Flame sent a black beam of energy flying toward her. The beam cut through her barrier and hit her freezing her in mid-step. "Oh no... you aren't getting away that easily... MOTHER... HA HA HA!" Flame said with an increasingly insane look on his face. Sky struggled to move but found herself frozen in place. "Say goodnight!" Her eyes went wide as his glowing left paw unleashed a power wave of dark lightning.

"Oh no...!" She said before everything went suddenly dark and she slipped into a painful state of unconsciousness with only the sound of Flame's dark laughter to send her on her way...
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Meanwhile...

A blue cloaked individual sat at a circular table reading from a stack of ancient texts and books. The cloaked figure closed.the book he/she was reading and started to reach over to pick up another ancient book but froze in mid-reach as a look of horror crossed his/her face. "Oh no... Galen found the copy of the ancient Tome. I don't know how but he found it!" The cloaked figure quickly turned around in his/her chair and stood up starting to vanish as he/she did. "I must hurry before Galen makes his attempt to use his newly gained knowledge to bring chaos down upon everyone." Those final words the figure spoke echoed around the large chamber as he/she vanished fully and made his/her way to the meeting hall of the Council of Elders...

Screen fades to black
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'DRAGON OF DESTINY...'Echoes twice before drum beats start in the back ground
'SPYRO' A flame burns the logo into metal as it appears on the screen and then water is poured on the metal making it steam up and shatter like glass revealing different locations of the Dragon Realm, Avalar and the Forgotten Realm.

The New Song 'Moving on to a New Day' remixed version begins.

'Moving on to a New Day,
Moving on to the future.
No turning back.
Anymore... Anymore echoes once

Images doing a 24-like split screen of the sun rising showing a white jacket wearing Spyro and Ember sitting together looking up at the horizon with pictures of Hunter and Bianca sleeping in each other's arms on the beach at Dragon Shores. Elora is on Avalor training and pauses to look up at the rising sun with a smile. Sgt. Byrd with the Professor's help is tuning up his rocket pack while Sheila and Bentley talk and then pause as they look out the window of the professor's lab to watch the sun rising. Prince Lucas and Bandit glance up from their camp site at the rising sun. Bandit pours water onto the campfire. As the fire goes out smoke blacks out the screen briefly.

'Yesterday is gone,
Stand up and face the future.
With your head held high to the sky,
Nothing ever stays the same.
Anymore... Anymore...

Image of Flame and Spyro standing back to back as the screen goes into split screen mode. Flame is looking solemn with tears in his eyes while Spyro turns to face his brother and hugs him closing his eyes as tears fall from them and a gentle breeze blows around them both stirring up Spyro's white jacket and Flame's black jacket as their tears are carried away.

As we move on to a new day,
Everything changes more and more,
And that's truth.
Nothing stays the same.
As we move on to a new day. To a new day echoes
All my troubles will fade away...

Images of Reeco sitting at a monitor and looking bored at the display of Spyro and Flame hugging before he stands and turns it off and looks at a picture of his younger brother Cael with tears in his eyes. Ryua walks around the Citadel and goes out on the balcony to look at the moonlight with an sad smile expression on her face.

I know it is not easy,
To move on to the future now.
To let go of all that you are,
And become what you are destined to become,
No turning back, No turning back...

Image of Flame roaring as Hunter and the others run away from rushing river. Flame dives in front of the large wave of water and begins to spin as his feathered wings glow red and he becomes a flaming tornado of fiery energy stopping the wave. As his friends make it to safety, Flame flies toward them and lands giving them a smile. From a distance Galen looks on with narrowed glowing black eyes.

Moving on to a New Day,
Nobody said that it would be easy,
And I know it in my heart and soul.
Know in my heart and soul. echoes once
That's the truth.
You will see the truth...
Hold on.. echeos once

Images of Ember and Spyro flying together in the moonlight. Hunter on Avalar helping his old childhood friends rebuild Willowbrook with Bianca using her magic to lift a large rock up to repair the palace. Once the rock is in the right place, Hunter uses his gauntlet bow to fire some fire bows to melt the rock in place. Jordan, Chrisitan and Crystal pat Hunter on the back as Bianca smiles and wipes the sweat from her brow. A stranger looks down at Hunter from on hill above. Hunter glances up and sees the stranger just he/she vanishes.

But with my friends by my side we'll make it to,
To a new day.
To a new day,
We will make it to a new day together,

Images of Spyro and Flame with their mother and father celebrating with everyone. Artimas flies and lands as Milo crashes into Ember. Everyone laughs as Milo runs and Ember runs after him. Amanda smiles as she and Tobin sit together on a bench watching the party. Elora sits by herself as Spyro walks over to her and sits down giving her a smile as he gestures for her to join everyone else at the party. She smiles and together with Spyro join the party.

As we all move on to a New Day,
We mustn't forget yesterday.
All we lost and gained,
Has made us who we are today.
As we move ahead,
To the future with hope in our hearts.

Final Image of Spyro and his friends, old and new, all standing in action poses against a Huge Dark Dragon that stands before them. Spyro's eyes turn gold as they charge at the dragon. White feathers fill the sky and float around spinning as the image of Spyro and all his friends appear on the screen freeze in a photo style as the final Drum beats sound and then stop.

Dragon of Destiny moving on to a brand new day,
Spyro: Dragon of Destiny: Rising Destiny
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Episode 12: Clash of the Dragons: Part 1 of 2: Death Wish

Dragon Shores

A Portal from the Forgotten Realms opened over Dragon Shores as Artimas and his son flew through landing on the beach, their large wings kicking up a small cloud of sand as they landed. Hunter and Bianca, who had been sitting on the deck of Hunter's beach home, saw them landing and ran toward them waving. Artimas and his son turned and glanced at the cheetah and his mate-to-be. Their glance brought Hunter and Bianca to a slow stop as they saw the troubled look on both dragons' faces.

"What's wrong?" Hunter asked as he noticed that Artimas was holding someone wrapped in a blanket in his arms. Artimas frowned and slowly pulled the cover back that was covering the unknown individual's face as he gently lowered him/her to the sandy ground. Hunter and Bianca's eyes went wide in horror and shock as they recognized who it was. Bianca bent down and laid her right paw gently on the dented armor of their friend...

"Agent 9! OH MY GOD! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU! WHO DID THIS TO YOU!" Bianca said as she struggled to hold her composure together which was close to breaking from the shock of what she saw in front of her. She gently touched him as he grimaced and glanced up at her with tear-stained eyes.

"A strange black dragon broke into the Professor's Lab." Agent 9 said as he paused to cough. Bianca looked at Artimas before turning her worried glance back to Agent 9 as she started slowly healing him. Agent 9 sighed as the pain slowly faded from him thanks to Bianca. "Thanks, Bianca." He said nodding his thanks to her. Bianca smiled and nodded as Hunter knelt down beside her giving Agent 9 a worried glance.

"What happened, Agent 9?" Hunter asked as Bianca finished her task and Agent 9 sat up stiffly.

"I was doing some research on some old data that the Proffessor accessed years ago. We both have been studing the data since then. The data, we discovered, was a digital copy of an ancient document or book. I believe it was called the Tome of Age..." Agent 9 said. As soon as he said that Hunter and Bianca glanced at each other and then back at Artimas and his son. Their faces each creased in very serious expressions as they looked at him. Agent 9 noticed and glanced over at Hunter arching an eyebrow as he cleared his throat. "I see that you guys have heard of the Tome. I thought it was a myth." Hunter folded his arms across his chest and sighed.

"Believe me when I say, 'Pal, that you have no idea what we know about that Tome'. Let's just say that this isn't the first time we have dealt with it. Still I don't understand who was after it enough to..." Hunter paused as his eyebrows lifted worriedly and he glanced over at Bianca, who had just finished healing Agent 9. Bianca noticed the haunted look on Hunter's face and as a result the color in her face seem to drain.

"What's wrong, Hunter... Bianca!" Agent 9 asked. Hunter gently lifted Agent 9 to his feet before handing him off to Artimas.

"Pal, did this black dragon you encountered have a strange chaotic aura of darkness around him?" Hunter asked as his mind quickly, for him that is, figured out the possible identity of who Agent 9's attacker was causing his worst fears to come to the surface.

Agent 9 glanced at Hunter and said, "He did and also he had this feeling of great sadness coming off of him as if he wasn't really sure if what he was doing was the right thing. It was really strange. He acted like he had a split personality or something. I think that dragon has done something to himself and he can't undo it." Hunter's expression turned to one of panic as he glanced at Bianca and nodded.

"Thank you for telling us, pal." Hunter said as he stood up and glance over at the two dragons.. "Artimas, WE HAVE TO GET GOING... NOW!" Artimas and his son both silently nodded as they opened a portal to Nestor's Home.

"WHAT'S WRONG, HUNTER!" Agent 9 asked, fear slowly creeping into his usually steady voice. At that moment, the sky overhead darkened and a powerful wind started to blow. Hunter grabbed Binaca in his arms and pushed her through the portal. He then turned to Agent 9 and grabbed the monkey's right paw.

"The world as we know it is about to come to an end... if we don't do something to stop that from happening!" Hunter said in a serious tone of voice that was uncharacteristic of the usual goofball cheetah who liked to play around and have fun. Agent 9's left eyebrow lifted in surprise at the change in his friend. He had never seen Hunter act serious about anything and the fact that now he was made him worry that perhaps something horrible was indeed about to happen.

"What can I do to help?" He asked. Hunter pulled his friend closer and as he did Agent 9 felt his fur rise as a strange energy field surrounded both of them. He looked up then at Hunter's face and saw that Hunter's eyes were glowing with a strange blue light. He gasped in surprise as Hunter's glowing eyes glanced down at him capturing him in their powerful gaze. "What happened to you...?" Hunter smiled briefly before he stepped toward the portal.

"You being here has helped us already, pal." Hunter said, his voice seeming to have a strange echo to it. "As to what has happened to me... I'll tell you later but right now we have to put a stop to whatever plan Galen is about to unleash upon the realms. Now, hold on tight!" Agent 9 nodded and together they walked into the portal followed by Artimas and his son. The portal flashed once as it closed behind them. As it closed, a dark portal opened in the sky above and a snoking, very battered Shadow dragoness fell through it slamming into the sandy ground hard creating a mini crateor. She groaned in pain and gritted her fangs as she slowly dragged herself painfully to her feet. As she regained her footing she coughed and closed her eyes as her body began to slowly repair the damage done to her body. As the wounds on her battle-worn body slowly closed she gasped from the effort. As the final wound sealed up she opened her eyes and glanced around her.

"I...have...to...find...help..." She panted as she raised her right paw and focused what remained of her magical energy to pry open the portal to Nestor's Home. As the portal opened she stumbled forward as she felt her energy fading. "Brother... hold... on..." She said as her eyes rolled to the back of her skull and she collapsed falling through the portal that slammed close as soon as she entered.
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Meanwhile... thirty minutes earler...

Spyro and Ember landed in front of Nestor's home and as they did a great searing pain hit them as dark energy sent them flying backwards into the stone wall that surrounded the garden and the property. Spyro and Ember picked themselves slowly off the ground groaning and shaking their heads as they did. "Ouch," Spyro said, "That really hurt. Who...?" The rest of the words froze in his throat as he and Ember glanced in the direction of Nestor's house and saw Flame strolling casually toward them. He was smiling and had a gleam in his glowing gold eyes that wasn't friendly or normal. "Flame!"

Flame halted in front of them, his dark feathered wings fanning open wide behind him. The dark stripes on his body glowed as he said, "Ah, brother it is good to see both of you. It saves me the trouble of having to hunt both of you down to..." Flame suddenly froze as he gripped his head as a phantom pain hit him. The dark stripes on his body stopped glowing as he collapsed to the ground huffing and puffing. Spyro and Ember moved toward him but he growled and lifted his head to give them a fearful glance.

"Flame, what's wrong!" Spyro asked as saw the fearful glance and reached out to him. Flame's glowing eyes went wide before he slapped Spyro's paw away and crawled backwards away from them in fear shaking his head.

"Spyro... Ember... I would be happy for you guys to help me out with my current problem but it just isn't safe for either of you to try! Please just stay back and go help mom. I... I..." He shook his head as he gritted his teeth and grabbed his head in pain again. Spyro and Ember's both nodded as they separated... Ember ran into the house to check on Sky while Spyro knelt down in front of Flame and did his best to try to comfort him.

"I am here, brother. I will find a way to help you somehow." Spyro said. Flame growled and before Spyro knew it Flame had grabbed him and as he did both his and Flame's body started flashing brightly as a huge energy barrier of power surrounded both of them. Spyro and Flame both screamed as they felt their bodies burn as they absorbed the energy.
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Meanwhile...

Cael lay sleeping comfortably in his bed in the tower dreaming of happier times... Unfortunately, those happy dreams ended as a searing pain shot thru his body quickly waking him as his eyes started glowing. "OH NO... SPYRO... FLAME!" He forced himself to his feet as the searing pain intensified. "I must help them." He said as he closed his eyes and lent them his stength. As the stength left his body he lay back on his bed and closed his eyes.

"Nice place you have here, Cael..." Cael's eyes snapped open quickly as he set up and glanced over at the owner of the dark voice. As he saw who it was a chill ran down his back because he couldn't figure out how he got in.

"How!" Cael asked. The black dragon smiled as he lifted his right paw and balled it into a fist. Cael's eyes went wide as he started to gasp for air as he felt what felt like a iron vice close around his throat choking him.

"You let your guard down to help Spyro and his pathetic brother. I can't believe you fell for that trick. I thought you were smarter then that considering you once was the Dragon of Destiny... ha ha ha! Oh well, it doesn't matter now. Soon the Dragon of Destiny lineage will come to an end along with everything else in this pitiful realm." The black dragon said with a snarl.

"Reeco... don't... do... this...! You... will... doom... us... all." Cael gasped as his vision started to fade in and out as he started losing conscienceness from the lack of air. Reeco started to laugh but the laugh wasn't his... it was darker... much darker. Cael's eyes went wide in horror as he figured out who it was but as he went to opened his mouth to speak Reeco tighted his fist. Cael's face went slack as his eyes rolled to the back of his head and his body fell backward onto his bed as he slipped into unconsciousness.

Reeco smiled and said, in low tone, "Sorry, but I can't have you spoiling the fun just yet. I want to see the look on the faces of my OLD FRIENDS when they come to rescue you and the others from Galen." Reeco turned and as he did Galen walked into room and looked down at Cael. As he did his face creased in a dark grin.

"Gotcha...!"
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Meanwhile...

Spyro and Flame's eyes shot open as the energy around then disappeared leaving them both disoriented and unsteady. They both fell to their knees gasping.

"Are you guys okay?" Ember asked as she and Sky made their way slowly over to them due to Sky being slightly out of it. Spyro and Flame helped each other to their feet as they glanced over in Ember's direction and nodded their heads slightly. Of course, that nod was soon replaced with groaning as Bianca, Hunter and Agent 9 tumbled out of a portal in the air and fell on top of Spyro and Flame.

"Hey do you guys mind! We aren't pillows!" Flame grumbled. Hunter and Bianca glanced down at Flame and grinned as they quickly got off of them. Agent 9 rolled off of Spyro and the process stepped on his tail. Spyro's eyes went wide.

"OUCH...!" He yelled as he grabbed his tail gently rubbing it to dull the pain before glance at Agent 9 who smiled sheepishly. "Be careful would you next time. I want to keep my tail in one piece."

"Sorry about that, Spyro." Agent 9 said. As soon as those words escaped his mouth Moneybags decided to show up. The bear glanced around at Spyro and his friends and smiled.

"Does anyone need any bandages?" He asked glancing around at everyone. "They only cost 50 gems each." Spyro and everyone else looked at each other and rolled their eyes. Typical Moneybags being himself. Of course, Moneybags ended up having to use the bandages on himself as Artimas and his son landed on him. The bear groaned out in pain as he was squished into the ground. Spyro and Flame gitted their teeth in a painful expression as Ember shook her head.

"Ohhhh, I know that had to hurt." She said. Artimas and his son quickly crawled off of him and stood up.

"Sorry about that, Moneybags! We didn't mean to..." Artimas said as he reached down and gently helped Moneybags to his feet. The dazed bear shook his head and frowned before he turned, and without saying a single word, limped away. He managed to get passed the front gate just as another dragon... a black dragon was ejected from another portal and bowled him over.

He groaned, "Why me?" Before his head fell back and he lapsed into unconsciousness. Spyro and his friends ran out to see what had happen and found the black dragoness shaking her head as she strained to get on her feet. They recognized her immediately and growled.

"RYUA!" They growled out loud in unison. Ryua glanced up at them and sighed, shaking her head, as she struggled to stand but fell back to the ground shaking in pain.

"Help... me! Please... help... me." She said as she started to shake even worst.. Flame glanced around at everyone else.

"Well... aren't we going to assist her or not?" Flame asked. Hunter's face creased in anger as he growled.

"Why bother? She and that no good brother of hers tried to hurt us every time they got the opportunity to try!" Hunter said in a cold tone of voice. Bianca looked at him and frowned as she elbowed him in the chest. "Ouch...! What?"

"Be nice, Hunter!" Bianca softly said. Hunter's anger faded as he sighed and nodded with a small frown.

"I'm sorry, my love. I... I know it is wrong to wish others harm even if they caused it to me and my friends in return." He said. Flame sighed as he put his right paw gently on Hunter's shoulder. Hunter glanced at him as Flame smiled.

"I know Ryua has tried to harm us all repeatedly, Hunter, but you know in your heart of hearts that we should help her because it is the right thing to do. It doesn't matter what she has done in the past she's been injured and needs our help right now." Flame said softly. Hunter nodded in agreement as he and Spyro went over and gently helped Ryua to her feet. Ryua shook and convulsed as she gritted her fangs in pain. Bianca gestured to Spyro and Hunter and both of them bought Ryua over to her and she started healing her. Ryua sighed as the pain left her body and a smile appeared on her face.

"Thank you for healing me, Bianca. I know you guys don't like me that much due to what I have done to you guys." She said her head down and eyes closed. "You guys could have just let me suffer and not did anything and yet..." She lifted her head and glanced around at the group. "You guys showed me kindness... kindness and mercy that neither earned or deserve. Why!" Flame gently touched her left shoulder surprising her as she turned her head and looked him in the eye.

"We did it becaue even you don't deserve to suffer." Flame calmly said. Ryua's eyes went wide as she stared at him and her mouth opened and closed in a stunned expression. Flame stepped back away from her keeping his eyes on hers as he did. "We all make mistakes that we aren't proud of in life. Ryua closed her eyes and laughed, surprising everyone. She walked forward and kissed Flame on his left cheek before backing away to watch his reaction. Flame blushed as his left paw touched his cheek. "Your... welcome...!" Ryua grinned and nodded before her expression shifted back to one of seriousness.

"I need help to save both my father and my brother." She said. Spyro looked at her in surprise as everyone else glanced around at each other.

"What happened, Ryua?" Spyro asked. Ryua's face took on a troubled look as she shook her head.

"I don't know what happened. One minute me and Reeco were out patrolling and then the next..." Ryua said pausing as her eyes started to fill with tears. "The next minute we were attacked by a group of Shadow Dragons we had never seen before. They attacked us so quickly that we had no time to prepare a strategy to deal with them. They... they..." She paused as her mind played the terrible event back in her mind.
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Flashback...

Ten battle armored Shadow Dragons attacked Ryua and Reeco from all directions. Reeco and Ryua ducked, dodged and fought back as much as they could but no matter how hard they fought they just couldn't seem to gain control of the situation. "Reeco, we are not doing so good right now." Ryua said. Reeco nodded as he sent out a dark pulse wave of energy knocking three of their attackers back a little.

"Your right, Ryua! They just keep coming no matter what we do. Who are these guys?" Reeco said as he panted from the exertion of using his powers. At that moment both of them felt someone tap them on their shoulders. They both froze and slowly turned coming face to face with Galen...

Their eyes widen in shock at Galen's appearance. He had gotten much larger... his muscules had more definition then they had before and on top of all the changes there was this look of insanity in his eyes that was totally out of place for him. Something was obviously wrong with him but neither of them could figure out what it was.

"GALEN...!" They both said in shock as they backed away from him. He grinned and put one large taloned paw to his fang-filled mouth as he smiled.

"Shhhh..." He said. Reeco's eyes narrowed as he stepped forward and opened his mouth to speak... Galen shook his head and in a blur of motion so quick, for one his size, that Reeco had no chance to react as Galen grabbed his head with his large right paw. Reeco's eyes went wide in shock while Ryua backed away as a deep fear struck her.

"Galen... what... are... you... doing!" Reeco screamed as Galen's body suddenly grew much larger as his eyes took on a much more sinister glow.

"I am taking control of my destiny. Now... be quiet you pathetic little brat! I still have a use for you. However..." Galen said pausing as his eyes turned their dark glance from Reeco's face to glare down at Ryua. He smiled. "As for you, Ryua, I don't need you so you are free to go..." Ryua's eyes went wide as she shook her head refusing to leave her brother behind. Galen sighed and shook his head. "Ohhhh, so you want to stay and play hero... ha ha ha. Stupid female! I gave you a chance to leave before but you refused." Ryua's face creased in angry snarl.

"I won't leave without my brother, Galen!" She yelled as her fear evaporated. "Let him go... NOW!" Galen laughed and then with a single motion sent the other Shadow Dragons to attack Ryua. Ryua frowned and fought hard but was soon overwhelmed. The group of Shadow Dragons punched, kicked and savagely beat her to near unconsciousness. She screamed out in pain as she fell to the ground and lay shaking. She tried to move but found that her body had taken too much damage so she just laid there and watched in horror as Galen started chanting in a strange ancient tongue...

"NOOOOOoooooo!" Reeco screamed and struggled to free himself from Galen's gripe. It didn't work because Galen just tighten his large paw on Reeco's head lifting his whole body off the ground, as if Reeco weighed nothing, with no trouble. Reeco stopped struggling and just went still as he felt his heart beat speed up and then he really started to scream...
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"What happened to Reeco, Ryua?" Flame asked. Ryua shook her head as tears started flowing down her cheek.

"I don't... I don't know!" Ryua said as she literally went emotionally to pieces. "OH GOD... GALEN... THAT MONSTER DID SOMETHING TO REECO! I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT I DO KNOW THAT REECO WAS TRANSFORMED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!
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Reeco screamed and convulsed in pain as Galen dropped him to the gound and stepped back smiling. Reeco tried to crawl away but as he moved he started to pant as his body started to heat up. His eyes went wide and then his body began to grow as dark energy filled him to overflowing. His scream changed to animalistic roar as he felt his bones literally shatter and grow thicker repeatedly inside his body as his body rapidly changed. He grew slightly taller as his muscle mass increased and he bulked up. Reeco gritted his growing fangs as he tried to control the transformation but found, to his despair, that he couldn't. So he gave up and let the change fully take him...
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"Oh, Reeco, I am so sorry!" Ryua sobbed. "Reeco kept changing becoming something totally different. When the tranformation finally ended Reeco... the Reeco I knew had changed.
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Reeco roared as the horns on his head lengthen and thicken as the transformation finally came to a stop. Reeco sighed and panted as he stood up towering over Ryua. Ryua's eyes went wide in shock at his change. He was enormous. As he flexed his body it pulsed with enhanced muscular mass and power. "Reeco...?" Ryua whispered looking up at him. Reeco glanced down at her and...

He laughed as his eyes started glow with a dark red light.

"I am sorry but I am afraid Reeco has vacated the premises. May I take a message and have him get back in touch with you when he returns..." He said as his laughter became much darker. "If he ever returns... that is!" Ryua eyes went wide in horror as Reeco lashed out with a much more powerful dark wave of energy that struck her. She screamed as her body went slack as her vision froze and faded out like a tv slowly losing its signal as she slipped away into the painless arms of unconsciousness...
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"When I woke up later on... Galen and my brother and the other Shadow Dragons were gone. They left me there broken and bleeding. I barely surived..." Ryua said as she wiped her tear stain cheeks. "Your father, Flame and Spyro found me and patched me up. I told him what had happen and he sent me here. Before I left Galen showed up and got him. I wanted to help him but he told me to go and considering the fact that my injuries were still pretty bad I listened to him. If I had tried to help him Galen would have killed me." She started to cry again as Flame wrapped his arms around her in a comforting hug. "I am so sorry I couldn't stop Galen from taking your father."

"Its okay." Flame said. "At least you managed to get here and tell us what happened." Spyro and everyone else nodded, their faces solemn.

"So... what do we do now?" Agent 9 asked. Hunter turned and looked at him and sighed.

"I don't know..." Hunter said frustrated. "From what Ryua has told us Reeco is being used by Galen and Galen... man, that freak of nature was already bad enough with the power he had before and now he has even more power!" Spyro rubbed his chin.

"It has to be the Tome of Ages, guys. There is no doubt about it. Galen found a copy." Hunter and Bianca's expression told him that he was right and that sent a chill down his spine. "But if he does have a copy then that means..."

"We have a major problem." A female voice said behind them. The small group turned and came face-to-face with three of the Dragon Elders. One elder, the one who had spoken, pulled her hood back revealing her white scaled face. Spyro grinned as he recognized her. She nodded and said, "It is good to see you again to, Spyro." Oracle said as she removed her robes revealing her full body battle armor. She turned and glanced back at Nestor and Thomas who also wore similar armor. "It is time we put an end to Galen's evil... once and for all... Before he destroys everything we have stive and struggled to build!" She said, her eyes narrowing as her expression took on a hard edge.

As she said that a large portal opened as Dragon Elder Titan and a group of Peace Keepers walked through. Titan bowed his head to Oracle. "It will be a great honor to fight beside you again, Oracle." He said with a grin as he adjusted two large sheaths on his back that carried two large battle blades. Oracle nodded and glanced down at Spyro and his friends.

"Are you guys ready?" She asked. Spyro looked around at his friends as they all nodded before turning back to glance at her. His face took on a much more serious look.

"We are ready?" Spyro said as all his friends stood next to him. Titan smiled as he gently patted Spyro on the back.

"Very well..." Oracle said. She turned to Titan and the other elders. "Let's go!" As soon as she said that the elders closed their eyes and using their combined magical powers opened a portal to the Shadow Realms. The Peace Keepers stepped through first followed by the Beast Makers and Magic Crafters. As the final small group of Artisan Dragons stepped through, Spyro and his friends stood looking at the portal with Oracle standing next them. She glanced at Spyro. "Whatever happens, Spyro. I want you and your friends to do whatever it takes to stop Galen. Remember that! He must not be allow to carry out his plans to their completion or else we lose." She said. Spyro and his friends nodded as they entered the portal together and vanished. Oracle sighed as she started to walk through the portal herself but before she could she was stopped by a taloned paw on her right shoulder.

"I know you dragons weren't thinking about doing this without our help." Oracle smiled as she glanced back at Lord Silvermane and Lord Sirius. The Gryphon lord stood proudly in his battle vest that carried the crest of his clan boldly on its front. "You guys weren't seriously thinking that... were you?" Silvermane asked as his beak creased in a smile. Oracle chuckled as she shook her head.

"Not at all. Just make sure you guys keep up!" She yelled as she walked through the portal. Silvermane and and Sirius looked at each other and grinned as they stepped forward pausing briefly at the entrance of the swirling portal.

"So, it begins..." Sirius said. Silvermane nodded.

"So it does... Well, my old friend, you heard Oracle, let's not keep her waiting!" Sirius said as his body started to glow. Silvermane nodded.

"Battle hard and may we taste victory today." Silvermane said as he and Sirius, walked side-by-side, thru the portal...
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Meanwhile...

"It has begun... Hasn't it, my love?" Aurora said as her face creased in a worried expression as she sat down next to him. Cailean wrapped his right arm around her and pulled her close as he nodded.

""I am afraid it has... I wish I could help them." Cailean softly said. Aurora sighed.

"I know you do but you are in no condition to battle beside them at the moment. Don't worry they will be fine. Have faith in them." Cailean nodded and stood up going over to the window. He leaned against the frame and closed his eyes as he lowered his head in a silent prayer before glancing outside at the gentle rain that fell to replenish the life force of the Scotish lands.

"Good luck, Destiny and God Speed..."

TO BE CONTINUED...