Ah yes chapter eight...hmm funny. This is probably one of the longest stories I've ever written length wise. Well not chapter wise but... ah shut up.
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Disclaimer- Sideswipe124 does not own Spyro or any of the characters of Spyro.

Okay and well...here's another thing to make your image clearer, Zeyra isn't technically a purple dragon, since they only come around um...I don't know how often, but she's more like a um...violet color. Like almost black, but hints of purple. Her wings are purple, but not exactly. So hope that helps too.

Zeyra- hey when am I coming back into the story?

Me- HOLY MOTHER...you're real?

Zeyra- In your imagination, yes.

Me- So you were my imaginary friend?

Zeyra- Uh...I didn't say that...

Me- Okay...

Sparx- Ugh just get on with it!

Me- AH!

Sparx- What?

Zeyra- You startled her.

Sparx- Oh, heh heh, boo

Me- Today couldn't get any weirder.

Sparx- Oh yes I could.

Zeyra- *shakes head* you shouldn't have said that.

Me- Sparx if you do anything, I'll make a terrible tragedy for you to go through.

Sparx- Sure you you will...

You'd get the Cynder and Spyro POV's better if you listened to Not Alone by RED

And...My favorite dragon to write about will come back...meheheheh… Dyron...for you marsh!

Sparx's POV

Someone knocked the door, and left some food on a plate. "Mmm. What's for dinner tonight?"
I growled.
"Mushrooms...Mushrooms? MUSHROOMS?"

Paul's POV

Round Two, I won the first, one. Just one more and I'll win. We got in our corners and Vi said, "Begin."

Wow I screwed up big time. I told her I was gay...not my smartest move. "Yeah, go Paul!" Someone shouted from the sidelines. I jumped up in the air, and came down hard on Ilyer with an ice paw. He saw it coming and dodged it. "Not fair!" I whined.

He did a back flip, and sliced my chest with three of his paws. "OW! THAT REALLY HURT!" I shouted. Please don't draw blood, please don't draw blood...oh shit...

Nine big gashes were across my chest, and they indeed did draw blood. "Ilyer wins round two."
Damn it Ilyer.

Zeyra's POV

It has been three days since that one she-dragon incident. Every time I think about it I get so angry, I just can't help it.

I waited with Volteer in the waiting room to see Ignitus. Terrador seriously wasn't kidding about the whole, 'you need a chauffeur' deal. And since every other guardian is busy, I'm stuck with Volteer. Maybe I should just run away. The only light was a candle...a dim candle.

"Zeyra," Volteer said, "Have you ever noticed that you look a lot like Malefor?"
What?

"Um...yeah? I think everyone has."

Volteer mumbled to himself, "And sometimes I just startle myself when I see you. You can be very intimidating sometimes."
I grumbled, and he STILL continued, "And I saw a muffin. Yes a muffin, it was a very tasty muffin."
I started laughing.

"What?" Volteer asked, "Can I not talk about my muffin?"

"Volteer you got off topic again." I mumbled.
"Oh right, as I was saying, when you start going to the academy, and you take my class, you'll have a jolly good time."

Oi. And that's basically how the rest of the hour went, he obsessed over a muffin (which I still laugh about) and finally a mole came in, "You two can see him now."

"Why thank you, kind mole," Volteer whispered. I really wish I would just be able to bang my head against a wall repeatedly...for a long time. "Come Zeyra, Terrador gave me strict orders to watch over you."

"Coming Volteer," I said, annoyed. I'm so freaking bored, I could watch hatchlings hatch, and it would be more entertaining than this.
I followed Volteer down the dark hallway, and the mole lead us into a room, and closed the door, after giving me a glare.

Ignitus looked AWFUL! I felt so bad. There were oil lamps in every corner of the room. Spyro looked up from the side up of the bed, "Hey," He said weakly. He looked like he'd been crying for a while. Ignitus noticed Volteer, and gave a faint smile, "V-Volt-cough-hack-V-V."

"Ignitus, don't strain yourself." Spyro whispered. I heard very faintly, a small laugh. No, not here! I grunted slightly.

Spyro looked over at me, and back at Ignitus. "Spyro, you need to get some fresh air." I pleaded, what I was really saying was, 'SAVE ME! I MIGHT DIE!'

"No!" He snapped, getting defensive, "The doctor's said he has hours to live." He choked up on the last word.
He put his paws over his eyes, and he took a shaky breath. He was going to cry...I've never seen a dude cry.
I gave him a small hug. Cynder would kill me if I started liking Spyro. He hugged me back. "Thanks..."

What? He's a friend. He sniffled, "How's Cynder?"

"I haven't seen her recently."
His face fell, "Oh...okay." He looked at Ignitus, and teared up. (look if you think I'm making him like a wimp, look at it this way...imagine if your dad was dying, and mere hours to live.)

I think I almost teared up too. Everybody liked Ignitus. "I need some air." Spyro whispered.
"Please take me with you." I hissed.

Volteer furrowed his brow, "Terrador said not to let you out of my sight."
"Please." I begged, "It's Spyro."

"I won't let her get into any trouble," Spyro said, backing me up, "I'll only be gone long enough to get something to eat."
Volteer sighed in defeat, "Well when you put it that way..."
Ignitus spoke very softly, "Let...have...their...fun."
"If Terrador finds out, I'll be good as dead." Volteer whispered, and turned back to Ignitus.

Xx xX

I followed Spyro out of the infirmary, and onto the streets. Several dragons stared, "Let it go, Zeyra, it doesn't matter what they think." He whispered, "Do you have any idea where Cynder is?"

I tried to ignore the feeling, but something wouldn't let me let it go. I felt a sudden wave of anger go over me. I clench my jaw. NO NOT HERE! I closed my eyes, and said as calmly as I could manage, "Spyro...a little help here!"

"Yeah?" He said as he turned around, "Oh dear God. Zeyra..." He grabbed my arm, and started pulling me back to the infirmary. I had my eyes closed. Everything got dizzy...wow of course this would happen

Xx Vision xX

I woke up on a soft bed. I yawned and looked around. "Where am I?" I asked.

I felt a sudden sharp pain, and I screeched so loud that fear was mixed in with the scream. I opened my eyes, "No!" I screamed, "H-How? I never had a vision like this. What's going on?"

Malefor laughed, his head tilted back. "Zeyra, do you know nothing? I have control over you, your actions-" My right paw lifted up without my control, and I gasped, "-and I see what you see. Right now Spyro is trying to drag you to the infirmary, but I'm making that kind of hard."

I gulped.
"I am going to give you a choice...join me willingly and live, or resist, and I'll have you slaughter your friends, don't think I didn't see you befriending the firefly." His voice echoed against the walls.

I felt the temptation again. It was so powerful that I lowered my head to the floor in defeat, "You can't resist me, Zeyra," He lowered his voice, and candy coated it, "Cynder couldn't."

Another form shifted before my eyes. 'Terror of the Skies'. "And here you are, trying so desperately to resist me, and be the hero, when you even know yourself that you're not supposed to be that."

Cynder disappeared, and another form appeared. They've never lasted this long. Dyron. Oh snap. He smiled wickedly, "Remember me?"

I closed my eyes and shouted, "You're not real! This is just a dream. You can't be here with me."

"Oh in fact we can Zeyra, you are alone here, just remember what I said, come willingly, or resist, and slaughter your friends."

Xx End of vision xX

I woke up screaming. I stopped when I realized that I was in the infirmary. I felt my snout, my shoulders, my stomach, and sighed, "It was just a dream. Just a dream."

I looked around the dark room, the only light was the moon shining in from the window. I lay back down and tried to sleep.

Cynder's POV

Spyro came in the room, he had the saddest expression on his face. I ran over, and hugged him for a long time. "Are you okay?"
He shook his head, his eyes teary, "I-Ignitus, th-th-the-"
He couldn't finish.

"Is he...?" I asked, not being able to finish the sentence. "No," He whispered, "B-B..." He burst into tears, and put his head on my shoulder, and his arms around my waist.

Normally this moment would make me really happy, but it didn't, I felt really bad for Spyro. "It's okay," I honestly don't know what do say right now.

"Everything will be fine...and when he does...pass away...you'll have me. I'll take you away for a while...help you forget the pain."
He sighed and sat on his haunches, "I just...I don't know what to do. He's always been there for me...I-I."

I sat next to him, and wrapped my tail around him, "I am with you, Spyro. You practically saved me from the gates of hell, and still support me. I catch you, when you feel like letting go, because your not alone." I rested my head on his shoulder.

He sniffled, "I love you Cynder. I really do, it's just..."
"It's just what?" I asked.
He sighed, "I...never mind."

I looked up at him. He was looking at the curtains, "C'mon," I said, starting to drag him out into the night. "Where are you two going?" Sparx asked sleepily.
"Go back to bed!" I snapped.
"Alright." Sparx mumbled.

Xx xX

I pulled him out the door, and we flew up on top of the roof. I sat next to him, and he stared off at the sky. Pain filled his eyes. I wrapped my arms around his waist, and laid my head on his shoulder.

"Cynder," He whispered.
"Yeah Spyro?" I asked.
"Why us?"

I sighed, and didn't say anything for a while, "If this didn't happen...I wouldn't know you, and we wouldn't be the same people, everything happens for a reason."

He sighed, "I wish we could just run away from all of this"
"Do you want to?"

He sighed again, "Just for the night, c'mon, I'll show you the place I was talking about."
He is hiding from the pain...not good.

Spyro's POV

Every breath I take hurts, physically and mentally. He can't die! He just can't! I sighed heavily, ouch. I tried thinking about Cynder...I smiled a little.

Xx xX

We landed in the small section of Twilight Woods. The only light was the moon. I flew into the cave behind the waterfall, and Cynder followed. We took a left and Cynder gasped, "Sp-Spyro...it's..."

I smiled, and landed, "Ign-..." Jagged claws yanked across my heart. I pushed the feeling away, all I was concerned about was Cynder, "Ignitus showed me it."

Cynder nuzzled up against me. There was a lake that pretty much was a mirror, large blue, green and red crystals, and the floor beneath us was a carpet of soft grass. She laughed, "Spyro, I can't believe this place existed."

I smiled weakly, why did it all of a sudden feel awkward? She turned around, "Spyro what's wrong?"
"I...I don't know. I just feel awkward I guess..."
"It's me isn't it." She whispered, "I make you feel awkward."

"NO!" I shouted...too loudly, "I mean...no, you don't Cynder. It's just...well...I love you...and you love me..." I stopped talking. Worry spread across her face,

"Spyro, you don't have to do this. And you're thinking about him, I can tell. Let's head back to Warfa-"
I pressed my muzzle to her's, and kissed her very compassionately. After we ran out of breath, I stepped an inch back, "Thanks...I needed that."

"Don't mention it." Cynder whispered.
"I...I don't think we should head back to Warfang just yet..." I said.
She smiled, and nodded in agreement.

I stepped forward, until our faces were inches apart. I felt tears coming on, but I blinked them away. "Spyro, you're crying. We should go back to Warfang, so you can be with him."
I sighed, she was right, "Alright, fine."

Ilyer's POV

The match had to be put off until tomorrow, because it started raining too hard. But tomorrow I WILL win. The next match says it all. I went home, and practiced like heck.

My Dad pushed me harder, "Ilyer, get mad son."
I thought about the worst thing that ever happened to me, pretended that Dad was him, and lunged at him.

Lyna's POV

I seriously need to get a life. The whole Malefor thing is consuming my thoughts too much. I tried talking with my friends, but even then I got distracted.
"Lyna, you should talk to Cyril about this," My best friend, Electra said, "I'll go with you,"

"Fine, let's go."

We found him in his normal spot, at the pool of visions. I remembered the last time I was in here, and shivered. He looked up from the pool and smiled, "Ah Lyna, Electra. How are you girls doing today?"

I gulped as Electra explained to Cyril, "She has something that's bothering her, and she came in here on day looking for you and she looked in the pool and saw um...what did you see again?"

Cyril looked at me, I gulped, "Um...it was about...when um...the Dark Master er...um did that thing to my mom..."
His brows raised, and he tapped his chin with a talon. "Electra, can you step outside for a moment?"
She nodded, and skipped out of the room.

I looked up at Cyril, he had a stressed look on his face, and said, "Lyna, how many times have I told you NOT to look in the pool without my permission?"

Shame flooded into me, and I looked at my talons. "A lot..." I whispered.
He sighed, "Well Ly, you could re-watch the memory, maybe that would help."
I gulped, and said, "Alright."

Spyro's POV

Xx Ignitus' death bed xX

The only movement Ignitus was making was his chest rising, and falling. Cynder was standing next to me. "Spyro," She said, breaking the silence. "You're just killing yourself more by standing here, watching him."

I sniffled, and said softly, "I'm just...I'm..." There was a lump in my throat, and I swallowed hard on it.

"Spyro...I'm with you, okay? You're not alone. The guardian's said their goodbye's yesterday, and so did I...you need to too. Maybe that's why he's lasted so long...I'll step out of the room if you need me too."

I shook my head, "You can stay...Ignitus...I can't believe you're leaving us...hope is fun on the other side," I started crying, have I ever told you how much I hate crying, "I'll miss you a lot...good bye..."

At that moment Ignitus let out his last breath. "Ignitus! No!"

Cynder dragged me out of there, and I started crying harder, "IGNITUS!" I shouted, as she dragged me out of there.
She dragged me to our room, and locked the door, "Spyro..." She hugged me. "He's gone and we can't do anything about it. And...you have me."

I swallowed, and said, "I swear on my life, I will find this Dyron guy...and I will kill him."

Cynder's eyes got wide, "D-Dyron...how do you know that name?"
"He snuck into the meeting room and killed Ignitus.", I answered. "Why?"

"Oh Spyro...I remember Malefor told me once about how he can absorb powers...and shape shift...wait...oh no...I was talking to my friend Xyna...she said she had a meeting with Ignitus a week ago...the same day he was in the infirmary."

I opened my mouth wide, "So he's done this before."
Cynder nodded, "Many times...he's fooled many people."
My hatred for him grew. "So he killed Ignitus...and then took some dragon's powers?"

Dyron's POV

I watched as the fear spread through the land that we have returned, soon we were part of hushed whispers, and dark gossip in towns. I smirked proudly as I looked over Avalar.

A band of about ten or fifteen dragons have agreed to help us, villages have agreed also.
The army is developing nicely, and Malefor convinced the apes to help us again.

I turned away from the cliff edge, and I felt Zeyra's power fading away. I need to make a visit to a certain dragoness. An ape watched me as I flew away.

By the time I got to Warfang it was noon, I shifted into a young fire dragon as I flew.
Eventually I flew over the training area. There seemed to be a very intense battle going on, both the dragons seemed very competitive.

I landed silently, and pushed my way through the crowd, the Air dragon...I've seen him before...Ilyer...right.
The ice dragon shot ice shards, and counter attacked by spinning around, and whacking Ilyer with his tail, but Ilyer deflected it with a big burst of air.

Ilyer jumped in the air, and tried to come down on him, but the ice dragon dodged it, and sliced at Ilyer's left flank...no blood.
The ice dragon growled, and sliced at Ilyer's face with an iced paw. It smacked his face, and Ilyer stumbled back.

The crowd gasped. He jumped up, still no blood. Ilyer sped forward faster with wind, and knocked the ice dragon's feet out from under him, and put his taloned paw on his chest. The ice dragon growled deeply, but then smiled, "Go on Ilyer, finish the match."

They were both panting, Ilyer lifted his paw up to slice the ice dragon, but the ice dragon reached up with one swift movement and sliced Ilyer's chest, blood seeped out of the wound, and Ilyer shook the ice dragon's hand.

The referee shouted, "Paul wins the match! Game over." She jumped down, and walked away. She was a very powerful dragoness...she could be useful...maybe I could sidetrack a little.

Xx xX

I followed her out of the training arena, and down the street, she was going into the more run down area of Warfang.
I looked at myself, and snorted. I shifted again, into a more attractive looking dragon, and followed her.

Xx xX

She turned around, and got in a battle stance, "Who are you, and what do you want?" She snapped.
I smirked, "What I want is very simple. I am merely asking where your alliances lie."

She got out of her stance, so very foolish. "Are you accusing me of betraying Warfang?" She snapped.
"No, not at all," I said, very calmly. I slowly started to circle her, but she never let me out of her sight.

"I'm just asking. Now tell me Vi,"

"How do you-"

"No questions now darling. I'm going to ask you again, when the Dark Master comes back, where will your alliance lie?"
She glared daggers at me, "What are you getting at?"

I was a mere foot away from her, all I have to do is reach out, and then I'd have her powers...
"Oh, foolish child." I said, with a smile, "You should have run as soon as you saw me."

My scales went black, and I grew back to my original size. Her eyes widened, and she started to back up, "But it's too late for that. I promise this won't hurt as bad as you think."

I reached out, and touched her shoulder, but I got a little shock, she screamed, and shocked me more with her electricity.
It stunned me for a moment. I smiled when I opened my eyes. I always love it when they run.

She didn't get very far when I caught her. She was trapped in a dead end.
I whacked her with a paw, and she hit the wall, and passed out. I absorbed her powers, and erased her memory of it. Now Zeyra, where are you?

Xx walking around the academy grounds xX

I watched as Zeyra was sitting on the grass in the court yard of the academy, looking at a coy pond. The lull of several water falls gave the room its calling atmosphere. Cyril wasn't very far away, he was at a table, reading scrolls.

I was Vi. No one bothered me, as I walked past them. But there wasn't very many people in the court yard...most of the dragons were at the river because it was their last days of freedom.

I got closer to Zeyra. She wasn't paying any attention to me. I cleared my throat, and she jumped, and almost fell into the pond.

Cyril looked up from his scroll, and looked back down. She smiled weakly, "Uh...hi."
I sat on my haunches, and said, "Come closer."
My voice barely above a whisper.

She scooted away. "No the other way." I prodded.
She got up, and said, "Um...why? I don't really know you?"

"I need to ask you something."
She rolled her eyes, and reluctantly came closer. I leaned in, and put my paw on one of her spikes.

Her eyes widened, and screamed, but it was too late, I already had more than half of her power. When Cyril jumped up to stop me, I disappeared, with an echoing laugh.

The End! =)
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