Well... here it is at last... the end of the first season of Spyro: Dragon of Destiny. YES! THANK YOU LORD. Here is the second part of the two part season finale. Here is Episode 13... 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...

Enjoy!
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Previously...

"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.
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"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."
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"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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"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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"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 game 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!" She said. Spyro and his friends nodded as they entered the portal together. Oracle sighed as she started walk through the portal but was stopped when she felt a taloned paw on her 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. "You guys weren't seriously thinking that... were you." Silvermane said as his beak creased in a smile. Oracle 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 gate.

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

"So it does..." He said.

"Well, you heard Oracle, let's not keep her waiting!" Sirius said as his body started to glow and he and Silvermane, walked side by side thru the portal...
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""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..."
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And Now...
The Conclusion...

And so the beginning of the end of this age has finally come... Connor thought, his face holding a solemn expression, as he entered an ancient temple that had been lost to time. As he entered, walking in in his four legged form, he came face-to-face with a regal black dragoness who sat meditating peacefully. He smiled as he opened his mouth to speak only to have the black dragoness opened one green eye and say, "I know why you are here, Connor." She smiled as she stood up on her hindlegs, her lithe form shifting to her bipedal form as she did. Connor shifted his form as well as he bowed before her.

"I am sorry for interrupting your meditation, my lady." He said with deep respect present in his voice. She laughed her rich voice echoing around the chamber of the temple.

"My aren't we being formal today, Connor." She said before her jovial mood evaporated and changed to a troubled one as her green eyes narrowed. "So, Galen has released that foul demon to plague the realms again." Connor nodded sadly. She sighed and shook her head as her eyes

closed. "You did try to warn him, didn't you?" She asked. Connor sighed.

"Yes, I did, but he wouldn't listen. I know... I know... you told me so but I wanted to give him a chance." Connor said his eyes narrowing as a growl formed in his throat. "I am such a fool!" His body trembled with barely contained anger as he balled his large paws into fists. "I WANTED TO SAVE HIM BUT I CAN'T...! CAN I?!" His paws unclenched as he dropped to his knees sobbing, tears rolled down his cheek. The black dragoness sighed as she gently reached out and hugged him closing her eyes as she did.

"Don't give up hope just yet, Connor." She said softly as she released him and then backed away. She walked up to the dragon statue in the center of the temple and gently touched it. The statue flashed before separating into four halves... each half lowered into the floor. As the statue lowered a metal cylinder was revealed and opened revealing two sets of ancient silver and gold Vanguard battle armor gauntlets. Connor looked at her in surprise as she reached into the cylinder and picked up one of the two sets of gauntlets. She passed briefly to glance over at the other set. She closed her eyes briefly as she bowed her head low in respect and shed a tear. "I want you to know that wherever you are, my love, I have never forgotten about you. I pray for you everyday. May your wings be swift and your soul be safe. 'Ya'ta cha valite kasi ti' - My heart is always with you." She whispered as she buckled the gauntlets on her wrists. The gauntlets glowed as ancient symbols appeared on them. Connor walked up to stand next to her. He glanced down at the other gauntlets before looking back up at her sad face.

"You miss him don't you?" He asked softly. She glanced at him and nodded.

"I do." She said, her voice solemn. "The others have been searching for him for a long time but have not found him yet. We have never given up hope that either we will find him first or he'll return to us on his own." Her facial expression lifted to a gentle smile. "That is why you must never give up, Connor. Anything is possible as long as you have faith and believe."

"Yes, you do have a point there. I understand how you feel. I miss the old Galen. The one from my childhood. I remember when he was once a good and kind dragon." Connor said softly. "So you really believe there might still be hope for him? That there still is a way to save him from himself?" Connor asked. She nodded and turned, raising her right paw. The cylinder closed, sealing itself as the four halves of the dragon statue lifted out of floor around it. The statue flashed and then was whole once more. She turned from the statue as her body shifted back to its four legged form. Connor watched her as she opened her mouth and out came a circle of flames. The flame circle floated as she lifted a single white claw and drew flaming symbols into the circle. The circle flashed as the air inside the flame circle rippled and then swirled as a golden portal opened. She glanced back at Connor.

"Yes, I believe there is way to save your brother, Connor, but we must hurry!" She said. "The only way to help him is to purify him of the influence of the Dark Orb he absorbed. But before we can do that we must first stop him completing his current task. That foul demon must never again be allowed to set foot in any of the realms! So many good and innocent people died because of him." Her eyes narrowed. "Come... we must go... NOW!" Connor nodded and together both of them entered the golden portal...

The portal flashed once...

Twice...

And then it was gone...
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Meanwhile...

Spyro and his friends arrived in the Shadow Realms. As they arrived they found themselves inside a large volcano. "Uh, did the portal malfunction or what?" Hunter asked as he wiped the sweat that was already gathering on his brow. Spyro and Flame looked around before glancing back at Hunter.

"I don't know, Hunter." Spyro said. "I know one thing for sure. This isn't where we should be." Ryua sighed and rolled her eyes as her tail twitched slightly in irritation.

"No duh... you think!" She said as she flexed each of her wings. After she said that they heard laughter above them. They looked up and what they saw made them all frown. Reeco and Galen both smiled as they hovered effortlessly in the air above them.

"Ryua... so nice to see you..." Reeco said in a deep dual voice, his eyes flashed red. "AGAIN!"

"Brother!" Ryua screamed as Reeco looked her in the eye, his face creased in cold smile. Ryua's eyes went wide in shock as she stared into his eyes. "Reeco, it's me Ryua! Your sister! What's wrong with you?!" Reeco laughed.

"Sorry, Ryua," Reeco said, his voice echoing in that same creepy deep dual tone of voice as he raised his left paw into the air summoning a dark staff. Grabbing the staff as it appeared he spun it around his body in a series of elaborate spins before bring the bladed end to face Ryua and the others. "But it is time for you and your new friends to die!"

"I agree." Galen said as his large feathered wings opened wide and glowed with a dark bluish aura as he opened his mouth and out came a large fireball. Spyro's purple eyes went wide as he flew up.

"MOVE... NOW!" He yelled. Hunter and Blink dived left while Bianca and Elora dived right behind some large boulders. Ember, Ryua and Flame flew up to join Spyro while Agent 9 backflipped behind a boulder withdrawing his laser gun as he did. The fireball slammed into the rocky ground throwing up a small cloud of tiny hot rocks. Spyro, Ryua, Ember and Flame looked down at their friends.

"ARE YOU GUYS OKAY?!" Ember asked with a yell. They all coughed.

"WE'RE OKAY!" They all answered. Spyro, Flame and Ember sighed in relief before they turned, as one, their attention to Galen and Reeco. Spyro pointed a single clawed finger at Galen as his eyes flashed changing to their gold color.

"What are you doing, Galen?!" Spyro asked. Galen laughed and then raised his left paw.

"What does it look like I am doing, Spyro?!" He said with a deep growl that rumbled in his throat and echoed around the hot chamber. "I am embracing my destiny! Goodbye!" As he said that a dark pulse of energy flew out of his paw. The four dragons flew down out of the way of the pulse. The pulse slammed into the wall and brought large rocks crashing down toward their friends. Flame noticed the falling rocks.

"GUYS... WATCH OUT!" He yelled. Hunter and Bianca, in a split screen, both looked up and as they did their eyes went wide. They pushed their friends, beside them, down to the ground. Then they both jumped up into air, Bianca pulling out her wand rapidly while Hunter locked his wrist bows to his metal gauntlets. Both fired off a rapid series of electrical strikes that reduced the falling rocks to pebbles. Galen growled and then unleashed dark energy strikes at Hunter and Bianca. Elora noticed and jumped into the air tackling the slowly descending Bianca taking her out of the path of the dark bolt of energy. Hunter cocked his bows and fired off two fire arrows that destroyed the dark bolt as he came to land gently on his feet and rolled backwards. Agent 9 growled and joined Hunter as they both fired at Galen from the cover behind the boulders. Galen growled and with a wave of his right paw deflected the laser beam and electric arrow. Hunter growled as he jumped up into the air again firing off more arrows. Ryua noticed what Hunter was doing and a smile appeared on her face as she raised her paw into the air summoning her battle blade staff. She spun it around and powered up the blade.

"Let's get him!" Ryua yelled as she dived at Galen. Galen's eyes went wide as he tried to move. Ryua smiled and threw her staff at the elder dragon. Galen tried to deflect it but discover to his horror that the staff was too close to be deflected. The blade flashed as it detached from the staff and multiply into a series of blade shards. The shards slice into Galen's chest scales like a knife through butter. Galen roared in pain as dark blood poured out of the wounds. Galen gripped his wounded chest as he glared in rage at Ryua who grinned at him as her battle staff returned to her left paw. "Don't think I am done with you yet, Galen!" She growled as her eyes narrowed. "Trust me when I say this is only the beginning of the pain." Galen closed his eyes as his face creased in a smile. "Why are you so happy? Do you like to suffer?!" Ryua asked. Galen opened his eyes as his body flashed once...

Twice and then his body ejected the metal shards of the staff from his wounds before they closed and healed. Ryua's eyes went wide in shock.

"NO FREAKING WAY!" She said stunned. Galen laughed and waved his claws in the air in front of him drawing symbols in the air in front of him.

"Nice try, Ryua, but as they say, 'to bad...!' He said as his wings swept wide behind him and his eyes started glow a very eerie blue. ""Chaos rise, darkness fall... Destroy these fools as I call... End their lives and do it quick... Dark Master... hear my plea and return... For you are Free...!" Finishing his chant the entire chamber was bathed in dark light. In a split screen, Spyro and his friends' eyes went wide in horror.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, GALEN?!" Spyro yelled as he charged forward and unleashed a golden wave of energy from his paws. The golden energy slammed into Galen and did...

Nothing but evaporate...

"That's impossible!" Ember said, in shock. "There is no way Galen could have stood up to that!" Galen laughed and then his eyes flashed red as he glanced over to Reeco.

"Reeco, its time!" Galen said. Everyone glanced at Reeco as he hovered there not moving. Ryua's face creased in a fearful expression.

"TIME... TIME FOR WHAT!" She yelled. "GALEN, SO HELP ME IF YOU HARM MY BROTHER I'LL..." In that instant Reeco grinned and then unleashed a huge wave of dark energy that sent Spyro, Ember, Ryua and Flame crashing down into the ground so hard that each of them made a small depression in the rock. The wave continued on and sliced the walls of the volcanic chamber wide open. The walls exploded and flew outward in every direction raining down on the dragon elders that were below the volcano. Lord Silvermane and the others glanced up and jumped out of the way avoiding the boulder-size rocks that rained down upon them. Oracle growled and glanced up seeing Spyro and the others. Her eyes went wide as she saw Galen. She raised her left paw and unleashed a beam of blue electrical energy. The beam hit Galen and bounced right back at her. She jumped out of the way as the beam plowed a deep hole into the ground where she had been just a moment before. Silvermane and Sirius helped her to her feet.

"Are you alright?" Silvermane asked. She nodded and took a deep breath as her powers regenerated.

"There is something very wrong here." She said as she glanced back up at Galen, her eyes narrowing. "Galen deflected my attack too easily." She glanced at Silvermane and Sirius. "Come... we have to get up there. Spyro and the others are up there." Silvermane and Sirius nodded and together they flew up to where Spyro and his friends were slowly picking themselves up off the rocky ground. "Are you young ones okay?" She asked as she, Sirius and Silvermane landed. Spyro stood up slowly, his body shaking slightly as he took a deep breath before glancing around at his friends and then at Oracle.

"It looks like it, Oracle, but..." Spyro paused as he saw the look of horror on Oracle's face. "What's wron..." Spyro's eyes went wide as suddenly Ryua pushed him out of the way as Reeco's battle blade staff flew by and buried itself in the ground near him and Ryua. Spyro's face went slightly pale as he realized that Reeco had almost impaled him in the back with his battle blade. I almost got killed!

No duh... hero! You need to be more careful or else you are going to die... again and this time I don't think you'll be coming back like you did before. Spyro looked at Ryua as he heard her thoughts.

Uh, Ryua, would you mind helping me up. Ryua's face creased in surprise before a smile appeared on her face. She pulled him to his feet.

"You are very gifted, Spyro. I didn't know you could communicate using Thought Speech." Flame walked over and smiled.

"Don't be so surprise, Ryua." He said. "All of us have the ability to one degree or another."

"That was close... too close!" Spyro said softly as Ryua helped him to his feet. "I can't thank you enough for what you have done, Ryua!" A blush appeared on his cheeks. "I can't believe let my guard down like that. That was careless of me. Again thank you." Ryua's face creased in gentle grin.

"No problem, Spyro. Don't mention it. We all make mistakes at times. No ones perfect besides I owed you and your friends a debt of thanks for saving my life." She said. "And if there is one thing about me... I always repay my debts." They all then glanced up at Galen who growled in anger. Galen glanced over at Reeco and nodded. Reeco roared and landed so hard on the ground that he actually made a small crateor in the rock! Ryua glanced into her brother's red glowing eyes and frowned. "REECO! I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME! WHOEVER HAS TAKEN OVER YOUR MIND YOU HAVE TO FIGHT HIM. DON'T LET HIM HOLD YOU PRISONER IN YOUR OWN BODY! FIGHT...!" She said as she, Spyro and the others backed up slightly. Reeco laughed as he continued his march toward Ryua, Spyro and the others. Ryua opened her mouth to speak again but found she couldn't breathe. She gasp trying to get air in her lungs but nothing seemed to work. Here eyes went wide in horror and shock as she glanced at Reeco. Reeco's expression shocked and scared her. WHO ARE YOU?! WHY DID YOU TAKE OVER MY BROTHER?! LET HIM GO! Her mind screamed even as she fought to breath... to stay alive.

SORRY, BUT I AM AFRAID I HAVE TO DECLINE YOU DEMAND. HE HE HE HA HA! His thoughts said as he tighten his telekenetic grip on her throat making her see black spots in her vision as her brain was starved for oxygen. "BIG MISTAKE... RYUA! I WOULD HAVE LET YOU LIVE IF ONLY YOU HADN'T STOPPED ME FROM KILLING SPYRO." Reeco said, his voice echoing in that strange dual voice. Flame started to reach for Reeco but a gasp from Oracle halted his motion. He glanced over at Oracle and noticed that her eyes were wide open in horror as she recognized the other voice.

"What's wrong?!" Flame asked. She glanced at him.

"I know who it is controlling Reeco but it can't be possible...! It just can't be...!" She said, fear present in her normally fearless voice. She looked Reeco dead in the eye, her brow creasing. "You are dead... You have been dead for ages. How...?" Sirius, Silvermane and the others looked at her and then back at Galen. Sirius's eyes narrowed as his beak creased in a snarl.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, GALEN?!" He said with a growl. Galen grinned and glanced over at Reeco. Sirius looked at Reeco and frowned. "I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU COULD POSSIBLY BE HERE...!! ORACLE IS RIGHT! HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOU ARE HERE?! YOU DIED LONG AGO." Sirius growled. Reeco glanced at Sirius, his facial expression creasing in lopsided sinster grin.

"That is none of your business, Phoenix... Oracle! I don't have to answer to any of you pathetic weaklings." Reeco said as he turned his attention back to Ryua as he continued to increase his telekenetic grip on Ryua's neck. "Now, if you fools don't mind I have to dispose of Ryua. Once I am done I'll deal with all of you!" Oracle growled.

"I SEE YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH OVER THE YEARS... YOU ARE STILL AN ARROGANT NO-GOOD SCUMBAG!" She said. Reeco laughed as a dark halo of pulsing dark energy formed around his body. He sighed and released the halo around him sending the dark pulse of energy outward. The pulsesent Silvermane, Sirius and Oracle to their knees. Spyro checked on them.

"Are you guys okay?" He asked. They nodded and told Spyro what he had to do. Spyro nodded and ran toward Reeco. Reeco growled and swung his left arm around punching Spyro in the face. Spyro growled out in pain as his head was knock back sending him flying backwards a few feet his white jacket flapping in the wind as he feel to his back and slid across the ground. Ryua gasped as she fell to her knees feeling unconsciousness started to take her. As black spots started to appear in her vision and her eyes started to flutter she felt her mind and life slipping away. I can't die here! SOMEONE... ANYONE... PLEASE HELP ME! HELP ME! At that moment of her plea she found she could breathe again. She coughed and glanced up into the kind-hearted eyes of... "FLAME!" Reeco growled in anger as he glared at Flame.

"YOU!" He roared and reached out to grab the red dragon by the throat. Flame smiled and ducked under Reeco's attempt. He balled his left paw quickly into a fist and gave Reeco a powerful uppercut punch to his jaw which dazed Reeco. Reeco tried to recover but was smacked right in the face as Flame followed his uppercut with a quick tail slap to his face. Everyone glanced at Flame in surprise. Flame glanced down at Ryua as he reached down and helped her up to her feet.

"Are you alright?" He asked. Ryua surprised him by giving him a kiss. Flame's eyes went wide in suprise as did the others. Ryua backed away from him and bowed her head slightly.

"Thank you, Flame!" She said. Flame blushed and started to say something but was stopped as a blade from a battle staff quickly appeared out of nowhere and impaled him through the back and exited out of his chest...

Flame looked down at the blade and gasped before he turned his head, eyes wide, to look into Galen's smiling smug face as Galen roughly pulled the staff from his back. "Yoooooouuu." Flame gasped as his eyes closed. Everyone's face went taunt as their mouths dropped opened in shock. It happened so quickly that no one had had time to do anything but watch the horrible event happen. Flame coughed as he fell in slow motion right into Ryua's arms. She caught him and slowly eased him down to the floor. She said a quick chant focused her healing powers on the large wound. Her eyes filled with tears as she realized that the damage was too extensive for even her abilities to heal. She could only stablize him and that was all. She heard Galen clear his throat and glanced up at him with wide tear-filled angry eyes. "You... You... COLD BLOODED SNAKE!" She said thru gritted fangs. Galen laughed.

"Ahhhh, I am sooo sorry, Ryua!" He said sarcasticly. "Gotcha, Flame! Playtime is over! This world isn't big enough for two Dragons of Chaos! Now, I will take back the power that was meant to be mine." He said as he lifted the blood covered battle blade staff above his head. The blade started to glow blood red as energy filled it. Flame's body started to glow as Ryua's eyes went wide in horror.

"Oh god! NOOOoooo!" She screamed. Suddenly her eyes went wide and she started lose consciousness as her body started to glow as well.

"Oh yessss!" Galen said as he brought the pulsing blade of energy down. "Goodbye!" The blade flashed as Galen prepared to use the battle blade to absorb all the energy directly from Ryua and Flame...

At close range...

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

Episode Thirteen - Clash of the Dragons: Part 2 of 2: Converging Ages

Time seemmed to stop dead as Spyro's gold eyes went wide in horror, shock and then narrowed as a deep, powerful seething anger gripped his heart. "Nooooo!" He roared. I AM NOT GOING LET THIS CREEP GET AWAY WITH THIS. At that moment a new power unlocked inside of him and he felt it as he focused himself on the task at hand. He raced forward toward Galen and Reeco. His speed suddenly increased so much that he left a series of frozen images of himself behind him as his body flashed brightly with golden energy. Reeco didn't even have time to register a look of shock on his face as Spyro slammed into him and kept going. Reeco was sent flying backwards in slow motion into the lava pit. He screamed as he fell down.. down into the lava while Spyro continued forward in a streak of speed as he grabbed Galen's battle blade staff with his right paw disrupting Galen's plan. At that moment time resumed its normal flow and Galen's smug smile vanished from his face as he glared a very angry Spyro dead in the eye.

"Blast you!" He growled before his dark grin returned as he attempted to use staff to absorb Spyro's power but found it didn't work. So he reversed the process using some of his own stored energy and fired a dark reddish energy pulse beam into Spyro. Spyro, without realizing how he did it, created a shield that deflected the beam up into the air. Galen's eyes narrowed as he glared at Spyro, his face devoid of his earlier smile. "Damn it! No! How..." He said as he dropped the staff and backed up as Spyro attacked him, his body continuing to pulse with golden energy. Galen growled as Spyro used a series of kicks, claw slashes, punches and tail jabs to send the elder dragon flying backwards toward the edge of the lava pit. Galen shook his head dazed and as a result almost fell backwards into the lava but a large black paw stopped him. He glanced backwards and smiled as a huge dark shape rose out of the lava. Spyro's eyes went wide along with Hunter's and everyone elses as they all looked open mouth at the dark dragon.

"Reeco! No way!" Hunter said. Reeco laughed and hovered above the pit opening his four large black feathered wings open wide behind his large body pulsing with dark energy.

"No, 'cat'. The old me died. Now, I am REBORN!" He roared as he flapped his wings slowly behind him.

"BROTHER..." Ryua said in surprise. "What happened...?" Spyro shook his head and groaned Reeco's large black form finally emerged fully out of the fiery lava pit. As the dark form rose Spyro quickly backed up along with Hunter to avoid the lava that was pouring off Reeco's body. The dark dragon roared and looked at Spyro with a wide fanged smile. "YOU THOUGHT I WAS DEAD! DID YOU? SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU, 'HERO'!"

"Oh crap!" Spyro said thu gritted teeth. Galen smiled.

"Go get him, Reeco." He said. Reeco frown as he glared at Galen with his glowing red eyes. Galen frowned as he realized that he was being silently told to 'shut up'. Galen backed up and let Reeco do what he wanted to do. Reeco smiled and landed on the rim of the volcano. His landing shook the whole mountain due to his large size causing everyone to fall to their knees. He started walking forward toward Spyro and the others..

"Now... Dragon of Destiny... as they say..." Reeco said as he flung his wings forward rapidly at Spyro. "One good turn deserves another!" The dark pulse from his wings released and slammed into Spyro so fast and with so much force that Spyro was sent flying skyward in a blur. Reeco flapped his large wings and followed him. Spyro spun thru the air dazed from the hit. Spyro shook his head, flapped his wings and tried hard to regain control. Unfortunately, Reeco caught him off guard and slashed him in the back hard. Spyro's eyes went wide as he screamed out in pain. Reeco followed the attack with a powerful tail slap that sent Spyro crashing down into the hard rocky ground below the volcano creating a small crateor in the process. "Now... you die!" Reeco said calmly as his whole body started glow with dark energy.

"Not if I have anything to say about it! Leave him alone!" Ember growled and flew up into the air behind Reeco. Reeco turned just as she unleashed a powerful fireball to his face. Reeco roared out in pain as the fireball hit him causing a loud explosion in the air that sent Ember spinning backwards thru the air. She crashed straight into a dead tree and then fell forward to slam into the ground. She groaned as she picked herself up off the ground and checked herself to see if anything was broken. Reeco growled as his burns healed.

"HOW DARE YOU INTERRUPT MY BATTLE, YOU STUPID LITTLE...!" He roared as he discharged a powerful dark wave of energy at Ember. Ember's eyes went wide as the wave hit her and exploded in a large dark cloud. Hunter, Bianca and Elora, as well as everyone present, gasped out in shock as the cloud cleared revealing a battered, barely conscious Ember. Ember coughed as she gritted her teeth and fought to stay conscious. As she fought to stay conscious Ember's eyes suddenly went wide as she growled and closed her eyes as a white glow formed around her. Reeco started to charge toward her but found himself unable to move. He turned and looked down at the injuried shaking Spyro. "What do you think you are doing, hero?! Give up already." Reeco growled as he quickly spun his body around throwing Spyro free of his tail. Spyro slammed into the ground again and lay there shaking. Reeco smiled as he reached down and picked Spyro up with his large right paw. "NOW YOU DIE...!" Reeco started to squeeze Spyro to death. Spyro's eyes went wide as he struggled to break Reeco's hold but unfortunately he discovered to his shock and horror that he didn't have enough strength to break free.

"Noooo!" Hunter yelled as he quickly ran down the mountain face and jumped into the air doing a flip. Bianca's eyes went wide as she turned to Oracle.

"Has he lost his mind?!" She screamed. Oracle shook her head and smiled as Hunter landed on Reeco's head and started using one of his arrows to jab Reeco repeatedly in the face. Reeco growled and threw his head forward. Hunter growled as he fell off his perch on Reeco's head and spun downward toward the ground. Bianca mouth fell open as she rapidly pulled out her wand and sent a gentle gust of wind to slow Hunter's fall so that he could land gently on his feet. Hunter glanced up at her and nodded his thanks with a smile before jumping out of the way of Reeco's tail as it came crashing down. Bianca glanced at Oracle and sighed as her face creased with worry. Oracle gently touched her left shoulder.

"No, child, he hasn't. He made decision to do something to help Spyro out. We too need to do our part to bring this battle to an end as quickly as possible before someone else gets hurt." She said as she glanced over Flame and Ryua. Bianca followed her glance and then her eyes narrowed as she looked back at Oracle and nodded before she ran down the mountain with Elora to assist their friends. Agent 9 glanced over at Ryua and noticed her worried expression.

"We'll save your brother, Ryua. Don't worry!" He yelled as his rocket pack powered up and he flew down to join the battle. Ryua watched him go before turning her attention to Flame.

"Flame, you must hold on! Don't you dare die on me! I... I... never got the chance to thank you or repay you properly!" She said as tears rolled down her cheeks. Flame gasped and opened his eyes to look at her. "Flame, I am so sorry... I... I...!" Flame shook his head slowly as a peaceful smile appeared on his face.

"Don't... be... sorry..., Ryua." He gasped out. "It's... not... your... fault." Flame's eyes slowly closed as he fell into a painful sleep. Ryua closed her eyes and focused her healing power to keep Flame alive. She refused to give up on him after what he had done. He had been thru so much and yet he survived.

I don't understand why you saved me, Flame. I just don't... You should have let me die. I helped my brother and that snake of a dragon Galen to capture and hurt you. I paticipated in your suffering and your premature awakening as the Dragon of Chaos. I was such a fool not to see what Galen was really up to. Please forgive me...
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Meanwhile...

Energy erupted from inside Spyro as he roared as his body glowed. The glow increased as his purple pupiled eyes went totally gold. The black iris changed its shape from round to a snake- like slit inside of the gold colored pupil as his body grew larger and transformed into his Warrior Dragon form which was a large 20 foot tall purple dragon with glowing gold stipes that lined his muzzle and ran down the sides of his broad gold scaled chest. His normal wings transformed with a flash of gold energy into two large gold feathered ones.

"This ends... NOW!" Spyro roared loudly in a much deeper toned voice that echoed as he flew toward Reeco. Reeco smiled and charged. Both dragons collided with each other sending a huge shockwave of radiant energy outward. The wave knocked everyone and thing that it came into contact with to the ground.

Reeco and Spyro flew back from each other and then up higher into the air. Reeco smiled and folded his arms across his chest. "Not bad..." He said before his black wings started to glow. He brought them foward unleashing a dark wave of electrical energy that slammed into Spyro making his eyes go wide as he screamed. Reeco laughed and said, "However, you are still no match for me...!" Spyro's body shook as Spyro fought to overcome the electric shock that had hit him. Spyro shook his head and gritted his teeth in a snarl as he looked up at Reeco.

"YOU WON'T BE LAUGHING WHEN I GET DONE WITH YOU!!" Spyro growled as he flapped his wings and vanished in a blur of speed. Reeco's eyes went wide when that happened. He glanced around but couldn't find Spyro anywhere.

"WHERE ARE YOU, HERO?!" Reeco growled. At that moment he felt claw tap him on his left shoulder. He turned his head to look just as Spyro's left paw, balled into a fist, slammed into Reeco's face. The punch sent Reeco flying backwards. Reeco shook his head, shaking the dazed feeling away just to get an uppercut punch to his chin. He spun backwards again slamming into a mountain side. Reeco roared and pulled himself from the mountain. He flapped his wings flying upwards just as Spyro appeared below him in a blur of speed. "Looking for me, hero?!" Reeco asked with a grin. Spyro growled as he glanced up. Reeco dived down and with both paws together hit Spyro in the chest. Spyro gasped as he was sent crashing down into the ground so hard that he actually bounced before hitting the ground again. Reeco landed next to the groaning Spyro, knelt down and grabbed his tail. "Not bad... but still not good ENOUGH...!" He flung Spyro around by his tail and then let him go flying through the air and into a large boulder. Spyro, seconds from slamming into the boulder, vanished again. Reeco's face gritted in a snarl as he glanced around again. "This game is getting old very quickly, hero...!"

"Who says I am playing a game, Reeco or whoever you maybe!" Spyro growled as he slammed into Reeco and in a rapid series of punches and kicks sent him flying up into the air. "Playtime is over!" Spyro said as he flapped his wings and flew up into the air above Reeco and dived down into him slamming him into the rocky ground with such force that an impact crateor was created as the ground shook. Reeco growled and punched Spyro in the jaw sending him flying off of him and back into the sky. Hunter and Agent 9 both growled as they both fired off a series of fire arrows and laser beams that they hoped would hurt Reeco enough to slow his attack on Spyro down but unfortunately the arrows weren't big enough and the laser beam was not strong enough to do the job. Reeco just smiled as the arrows bounced harmlessly off his hide and he deflected the laser beam back at them. The beam crashed into the ground and sent both Hunter and Agent 9 flying backwards. He glanced down at Hunter and Agent 9 and laughed. "Oh please...! Do you honestly think that you two can hurt me, cat?! Don't make me laugh!" Reeco said as he flapped his large wings and sent both Hunter and Agent 9 flying thru the air into a small boulder. They both gasped out in pain as the breath was knocked forcefully from their lungs. "Stay out of my way or else you will die..." Reeco said as he went after Spyro and the two dragons continued their battle in the sky.

Hunter panted as he and Agent 9 both rose shakily to one knee. Well, that didn't workout quite like I had hoped it would. He thought as he used the boulder behind to help him get back on his feet before reaching over to help Agent 9 up. At that moment Bianca and Elora showed up. Bianca ran into Hunter's arms and hugged him tight.

"Are you okay?" She asked. Hunter nodded. "I was so worried that..." She stepped back and slapped him upside the face. "DON'T YOU EVER DO ANYTHING CRAZY LIKE THAT AGAIN..." Hunter's blushed in a mixture of being embarrassed and slightly angry.

"CRAZY... CRAZY! It may have been crazy but I had to do something, Bianca...!" Hunter said softly through gritted teeth as he glared at her. "I... I couldn't just..." Bianca put a single right finger paw on his lips.

"I know, my love." She said as a smile appeared slowly on her beautiful face. "What you did was very brave and noble. You did the right thing." Tears rolled down her cheek as she kissed him. Hunter's tense face calmed as he wrapped his arms around her. The two hugged for a little while before both of them broke the hug and backed away from each other slightly. Bianca reached into her pocket and pulled out her battle wand. "Let's go kick Reeco's ass." She said. Hunter grinned and started to open his mouth to say something else but closed it as a large portal opened above them. Spyro, spun away from Reeco and glanced at the portal in surprise. Reeco growled and landed, the fight forgotten for the time being. Spyro landed next to Hunter who was shaking slightly from what he was feeling. The level of energy from this particular portal was truly staggering. He thought. Spyro nodded and started to open his mouth to speak just as a battered Ember landed next to them, her face was creased in expression of awe.

"Spyro...," She asked, "who do you think it is?" Spyro glanced at her, his own face equally filled with awe.

"I don't know, Ember..." Spyro said. "I..." Spyro's voice froze as the portal slammed open and two large dragons stepped through. One was a large regal black dragoness who wore two metal gauntlets on her arms. The second dragon, a male, smiled as he made eye contact with Spyro and his friends. Spyro's face also creased in a smile. "Connor..." Connor smiled as he waved at Spyro but that smile vanished quickly from his face as both he and the black dragoness started running toward them.

"SPYRO... EMBER... MOVE!" Connor yelled but was too late as Ember was grabbed by her left shoulder and tossed away while Spyro, in slow motion, turned to face the grinning Reeco.

"Surprise, Spyro!" Reeco said as his body started to glow red. "You are mine... NOW... HA HA HA...!" Reeco grabbed Spyro and as he did Spyro screamed as something dark and evil forced its way into his body and mind. The transfer was over in a few seconds as a shockwave tossed both dragons away from each other. Both dragons shrunk back down to their normal forms as they hit the ground. Reeco grimaced and shook his head as he regained full control of his mind and picked himself up off the ground slowly. He glanced over at Spyro who had his head lowered. "Hey, hero! Can you hear me?!" He asked as he slowly made his way over to Spyro. Before he could take another step forward Connor grabbed him and held in place.

"Don't go near him!" Connor growled as he glanced over at the black dragoness. "Did he do what I think he just did?!" She frowned and nodded.

"Yes, the coward hasn't changed one bit in all these years. He still likes to stab you in the back and steal from you when you aren't looking. What a snake!" She said with a hiss of disgust as her eyes narrowed and her teeth bared. "We have to move fast before..."

At that moment, Spyro's eyes opened and he glanced over at them. Connor glanced at Spyro and as he did he noticed that something was very wrong with the young dragon. "Spyro...?!" Spyro gold eyes flashed as they bleed to dark red and he started to laugh... His voice had the same eerie dark duo voice that Reeco had possessed earlier. Connor's face creased in a look of shock as both he and the black dragoness glanced at each other, their eyes wide with horror, before glancing back at Spyro. "NOOOooo!" Connor screamed.

Spyro stopped laughing as he glared at them, his face creasing in a dark smile... "Nice to see you, Connor. I thought Galen had disposed of you ages ago. Oh well, at least you are here to witness my glorious return!" He looked himself over with a pleased expression. "I must say I like this body much more then the shadow dragon's body. I thought Reeco was powerful but when compared to Spyro he is NOTHING! Now I have access to some REAL POWER!" He paused and then glanced over at the black dragoness. His dark smile changed to a slight frown... "YOU... I had a feeling I would see you again." He said as the Destiny Blade appeared in his right paw. The normally golden glow of the sword was tainted with darkness now. Spyro held the sword out in front of him for everyone to see. "How have you been... Cynder! Still haven't found your mate yet after all these years. Ahhh, too bad! You had a chance ages ago to help me take over the realms and you gave it all up for that STUPID... LITTLE... PURPLE... DRAGON! I hope it was worth it because I for one think he was pain that needed to be gotten rid of! Oh well at least your daughter will serve me better then you ever have!" He said with a laugh. Tears rolled down Cynder's cheeks as she growled, anger present in her voice..

"We defeated you once long ago!" She said her eyeas narrowing. "We'll do it again! Now... leave... Spyro's body... NOW... Dark Master!" Spyro/Dark Master smirked and shook his head making Cynder grit her teeth as she felt anger start to rise to the surface. "You no good creep! I won't let you corrupt another innocent child!" She charged forward and brought her now glowing gauntlet down on the Destiny Blade...

An explosion could be heard from miles away as a powerful shockwave of energy sent friends and foes to the ground or flying. Cynder was thrown backwards into Connor's arms. Hunter and the others all held on to each other as the attack on the sword finished. Spyro, still holding onto the sword, dropped it to the ground as he went down to one knee gasping. Bianca and Hunter glanced at each other. "Bianca," Hunter said softly, "let me try and help Spyro... please." Bianca nodded and let go him.

"Be careful, Hunter!" She said. Hunter nodded and walked toward Spyro...

"Buddy...?" He asked as he glanced at him. Spyro looked up into Hunter's eyes, his eyes back to their normal gold color and nodded.

"Hun...ter... the Dark Master... must... have... exhausted himself. I..." Spyro frowned suddenly as his gold eyes started bleeding back to red again and he grabbed his head with his swordless paw, gritting his teeth as he did. "HUNTER... GET... AWAY FROM ME!" He screamed as he suddenly swung the Destiny Blade at Hunter. Hunter ducked under the blade and rushed forward grabbing Spyro's arm. Spyro growled and fought but Hunter held on and wrestled the Destiny Blade from Spyro's grasp. The sword fell to the ground vanishing as it did in slow motion. "NOOOoooo!" Spyro/Dark Master roared as he quickly grabbed Hunter by the throat with his other left paw and slammed him down into the ground hard before reaching out with his right paw and grabbing the fading sword. The sword became solid once more and he brought to his chest as he glanced down at Hunter. Hunter tried to move but Spyro placed his right foot paw down on his chest holding him down with his weight. Bianca and the others all gasped in horror.

"Don't do it...!" Bianca screamed. Spyro glanced over at her and the others and grinned before looking back at Hunter.

"Sorry, Hunter, but your time is up!" Spyro/DM said as he started to bring the sword down to stab Hunter in the chest. Hunter's eyes opened wide and reflected the descending Destiny Blade. Oh god, no. Hunter thought as sweat started to roll down his brow. Is this the way it ends for me and the others... Oh, Spyro, don't do it! Hunter's mind suddenly remembered the Hall of mirrors that he and Spyro had seen when they had met Sirius. He remembered the shocking glimpse of one of the many possible futures he and Spyro had seen in one of the mirrors. OH MY GOD... IT IS THE DARK FUTURE... SPYRO PLEASE HEAR ME... YOU CAN'T DO THIS... REMEMBER THE DARK VISION OF THE FUTURE... THE ONE WHERE YOU KILLED ALL OF US AND EMBER... DON'T LET THE DARK MASTER FORCE YOU TO CREATE THE VERY FUTURE YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE COME TRUE! At that moment Spyro seem to hesitate as he heard Hunter's warning thoughts. Inside his own mind, Spyro broke free of the cage the Dark Master had imprisoned him in and attacked the Dark Master. The Dark Master growled and backslapped Spyro across the face sending him flying backwards.

"Stop fighting me, Spyro! You are mine to control as I have controlled Cynder and many others throughout the ages and I will do with you as I see fit! Accept your fate, slave and serve your master!" He screamed as his meanacing red eyes glowed brightly. Spyro pulled himself back to his feet and tried to charge forward but found his ankles chained with glowing black chains.

"NO!" He growled as he fought to break free. "I WON'T LET YOU KILL MY FRIENDS USING ME AS YOUR PUPPET!" The Dark Master laughed.

"What can you do to stop me?! You are chained down and can't get free. Accept the fact that you HAVE FAILED...! I HAVE WON AND THAT IT IS OVER! I WILL KILL YOUR PITIFUL FRIENDS AND I WILL DESTROY THE DRAGON REALMS! ALL THE DRAGON CLANS WILL DIE AT MY OR SHOULD I SAY YOUR PAWS! I WILL REJOICE AS I BATHE IN THE BLOOD OF YOUR... SLAIN... PEOPLE...! ONCE I AM DONE WITH THE DRAGON REALMS I WILL DESTROY AVALAR AND EVERY... SINGLE... WORLD... OUT... THERE! HA HA HA AND ALL YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO IS WATCH AND SUFFER FROM THE PAIN OF KNOWING... YOU... HAVE... FAILED... HA HA HA HA!"

"NOOOOoooooo!" Spyro roared and as he roared he felt and saw glowing phantom images of his friends appear around him.

HUNTER: "Don't give up, pal!"
BIANCA: "We are always with you, Spyro!"
ELORA: "Kick this creep's ass for us!"
AGENT 9: "You can do it!"
FLAME AND EMBER: "Let us help you!"

"Guys..." Spyro said as he glanced back at the Dark Master and saw passed him to see into Hunter's tear-filled eyes. I won't let this creep beat me! I won't let him win! I am going to beat this guy but I don't know how to break these chains. HELP ME! At that moment Spyro's purple eyes went totally white as he felt his body filling up with energy. His friends were feeding him their energy to help him.

Everything that his friends had said separately came together in his head and started echoing in the chamber around him. The Dark Master's smug smile faded as he glanced around the inner chamber of Spyro's mind. "WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING!" He growled out in anger as he suddenly felt intense pain wrack his body. "WHAT IS THIS PAIN!" He glanced over at Spyro and growled as Spyro broke his chians as his body transformed into his warrior form. "YOU...!" Spyro charged and grabbed him.

"This is OVER!" Spyro roared as his body flashed and released a powerful wave of energy into the Dark Master. The Dark Master screamed as he fought to break free as his body began to vanish.

"NOOOOO...oooooo...ooo, I should have won! How can this... BE!" He screamed and as he did his body started to shatter like glass and vanish piece by piece. "I will not go away empty handed, Spyro... he he he ha ha ha!" The Dark Master laughed, insanity present in his voice as he tossed a dark bolt of his fading energy at Spyro. Spyro ducked as the bolt flew over his head.

"You missed!" Spyro said with a smile. The Dark Master grinned and laughed. "What is so funny?!"

"I wasn't aimming for you, fool!" He said. Spyro turned his head and glanced back as the dark bolt hit Flame and Hunter. Both of them screamed as the images of their phantom-like bodies flashed and exploded in slow motion. Spyro's eyes went wide in horror as he glanced back at the fading Dark Master.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!" Spyro roared out in anger. The Dark Master's smug grin stayed on his face. Spyro swipped at the fading Dark Master's body. His large right paw going through him his fading body. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE...?!"

"What does it look like I have done! I have gotten the last laugh... ha ha ha ha! See you later, hero...! I'll let you suffer for awhile before I return. But know this, Spyro, in the end... You... Will... Help... Me... Destroy... The... Realms... ALL OF THEM! Whether you want to or not! I will MAKE you fulfill the DESTINY that I have in store for you...! This is not over... Ha ha ha, no this is only the BEGINNING...!" He said, laughing, as his he finally vanished... Spyro grabbed his head and screamed as he collapsed to his knees and lost consciousness...
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Five Days Later...

Spyro groaned and opened his eyes looking up at his gathered friends who looked down at him with facial expressions that told him that something was horribly wrong. He coughed, his throat dry from not having anything to drink for nearly a whole week. "How are they...?" He asked softly, his voice hoarse. Ember handed him some water which he took before glancing a little closer at them. Bianca and Ember sighed as tears rolled down their cheek. Spyro glanced at Agent 9, Blink and the others in turn. "How are they...?" He asked again, his voice starting to show fear in it. Ryua, who had been sitting against with her back against the way stood up.

"Excuse me!" She said as she stood up made her way quickly out of the room. Spyro saw the look on her face as she departed and realized immediately that his first suspitons were correct... Something was horribly wrong. Ryua's face was not only upset but very upset. She was on the verge of breaking down. Spyro glanced around at his friends and when no one answered him he sat up and fought to get out of the bed. Nestor held him down and shook his head as he glanced him in the eye. Spyro stopped struggling as he saw the look of pain in Nestor's eyes.

"Spyro, Hunter is okay. He is recovering from whatever the Dark Master did to him."

"Where is he?" Spyro asked. Nestor turned his head to the left of Spyro. Spyro glanced over at the bed next to him and gasped as his voice caught in his throat. Hunter was looking at him but the look in his eyes was haunted and not like Hunter at all. "Hunter... I am sorry! I couldn't stop him from hurting you or Flame. I screwed up again. I..." Hunter stood up and walked over to Spyro. His face creased in lopsided grin as he gently placed his right paw on Spyro's left shoulder.

"It's okay, pal." He said. "I'll be okay..." Spyro frowned as he nodded before he glanced back at Nestor.

"What about Flame...? Is he okay? Where is he?" Nestor's and everyone else seem to become even more depressed. "Well..."

"Flame... Flame... is... oh god!" Nestor said a his voice suddenly caught in his throat as he tried to finished but instead broke down sobbing. Seeing Nestor break down in front of him made Spyro's face go slightly pale. No, this can't be happening. Not Flame... This is like losing Ember all over again. I... I... can't! Spyro screamed and jumped out of his bed. His face worn a look of total shock and horror.

"SPYRO!" His friends yelled as they followed him to Flame's room. Spyro realized at once that they were at Willowbrook from the way the halls looked. He finally found his way to Flame's room and quickly pushed open the closed door...

"Flame... oh god... Flame... NOOoooo!" Spyro screamed.

Meanwhile...

Cailean, who had been reading one of his books, felt Spyro's pain echo across the realms and as he felt it he dropped the book down on his desk. He sat back in his chair and closed his eyes as tears started to fall from them. "Oh, Destiny, I am so... so sorry!" Cailean felt Flame's lifeforce energy changing. He opened his eyes quickly as he looked down at the fallen book on his desk. The book he had been reading was another copy of the Tome of Ages. He picked up the book and glanced down at a message on his desk. His face creased in fear as he felt an icy chill hit him. He read the message he had recieved in his mind:

The Past and Present will soon collide...
As Darkness Falls...
Heroes rise...
As the end of one Age draws near...
A New Journey will at last begin...
The Portal to Earth has opened...

Cailean sat back in his chair and sighed. "So, he is coming here. The war has begun... I must prepare!"
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The Dark Master reappeared inside his main chambers and found a young black dragoness waiting for him. She smiled as he glanced at her. "Greetings, Master." She said. The Dark Master grinned and chuckled under his breath.

"Greetings, to you too my dear, Cynder. Let's begin..."

TO BE CONTINUED...
NEXT SEASON...
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New song "Heart of hearts" begins playing.

"I feel the seasons changing now...
In my heart of hearts...
I can feel the world changing...

Image of Cailean and Aurora sitting on a grassy hill as the seasons change around them in rapid succession.

Good bye to yesterday...
The past has gone away...
Tomorrow come...
The future begins...
Now...

Images of Spyro and everyone in split screen glancing at the horizon as the first rays of sunlight peek over the horizon. The camera pans back to show Spyro and his friends standing side by side on a hill. Everyone but Spyro and Ember fades away one by one leaving him and Ember back to back. The wind blows gently around them as the camera spins around them doing a close up of their eyes reflecting events of the coming future. They both blink and the screen goes dark...

In my heart of hearts...
I know that nothing will ever be the same...
The future starts right now...
And tomorrow is here...

Images of Ryua and Reeco standing at a crossroad with a group of Shadow Dragons behind them. The Dark Alliance and their uncle Cassius stands at the end of one road while Flame and the others wait at the end of the other road.

Goodbye... Goodbye...
A New Age begins now...
Don't fear...
Be strong...
You will find your way right now...
The Journery has just begun...
Just begun (echoes twice)

Final image of a strange group of dragons at a round table... They are talking but nothing can be heard. They hear something and quickly rush out of the chamber. A blue dragoness hears them and runs from them. She finds a strange gate and activates it getting sucked in. The gate fades before the group of dragons appear. They look around and find nothing so they continue to to run on. The blue dragon groans and comes face to face with a regal elder purple dragon. "Who are you?!"

The purple dragon elder smiles and helps her to her feet. "Greetings, Mira. My name is Spyro..." The screen goes dark then.