Chapter 2

Blazing Heat

" The purple dragon has escaped!"

The cry went through the prison like a wildfire. A young fire dragon lay asleep in his bunk when an ape came running through the small sleeping quarters of all the guards. He ran over to an adult purple dragon that was waking up in another bunk. He whispered in his ear then ran out of the room. The dragon seemed shocked as he stood and went over to the sleeping fire dragon.

" Blaze, wake up. The purple dragon has escaped from his cell. We must stop him before he gets away."

Blaze was now fully awake and got up quickly. He looked at his father determinedly. " I'll make sure he doesn't escape."

Blaze dashed out of the room and made his way through the twisting halls. He had to make it to the exit before Spyro did. It was said that the purple dragon was very dangerous. He was born for only one thing, to kill the Dragon Master. All the Dragon Master wanted was to bring peace to the land. The purple dragon wanted to ruin his plans and bring death and destruction.

Blaze's father had been serving the Dragon Master since Blaze had been born. His mother had died long before. He had grown up around the apes and even considering the fact that he was a dragon, he was still a very low ranking solider. He wanted to show what he was made of more than anything, and this was his chance.

As he rounded another corner he saw a streak of purple out of the corner of his eye. The dragon! Turning down a hallway lined with cells he pursued Spyro determinedly, quickening his pace.

Spyro careened down a narrow passageway, searching desperately for a way out. As he passed some more cells, he couldn't help but notice how one was protected with a thick layer of steel. The door had a small window hole of bars near the top. When he looked through them, he noticed a familiar red face. He froze in his tracks and ran up to the creature in the cell.

" Ignitus! How did you get here?"

A gigantic fire dragon peered out through the bars and stared at him. " Spyro? Is that really you? My you've changed. I thought you were dead. We all did."

" Where are the others? Why are you here?" Spyro continued asking.

" Thankfully they are safe, though you sure don't seem to be," he replied. " As for me, when the Dark Master's forces attacked, I was the only one there to defend the temple. Obviously I failed."

Just then an ape large ape came down the hallway followed by five small apes. He saw Spyro and yelled. " It's the purple dragon! Get 'im!"

Spyro braced himself for the attacking apes.

" Spyro, what are you doing? Get out of here while you still can," Ignitus pleaded.

He looked over at Ignitus who had a sad look in his eyes. " Not without you," he said bravely.

As the first ape came on him, Spyro tried to unleash a stream of flame. Unfortunately, his powers still weren't working. Instead the ape rammed into him and sent him to the ground.

" Spyro, get out of here now!" Ignitus commanded.

The purple dragon kicked the little creature off of him and jabbed his horns into him. He then threw it into the group of other apes and sent them all to the ground. Just as they all got up, Blaze came charging at them and knocked them all out of the way.

" Let me handle this," he said coldly, slowly creeping towards Spyro. " So you're the purple dragon. You don't look so tough. I'll easily defeat you."

" Well, looks can be deceiving." Spyro snarled back.

Blaze breathed a jet of flame at him then released three fireballs in Spyro's direction. He dodged them easily and they hit Ignitus's steel cell harmlessly behind him. Suddenly Spyro had an idea.

" Is that the best you've got?" he mocked.

Blaze seemed furious and sent five blue fireballs towards him. They sped towards him at terrific speeds.

Spyro turned to Ignitus. " Ignitus, breathe some fireballs at the door!" he yelled.

Spyro ducked as the Blaze's fireballs came zooming over his head. Just then the Fire Guardian released several red streams of fire at the door. The force of all the fire caused the door to fly off of its hinges and melt into a puddle. Ignitus emerged from the cell and glared down at the younger fire dragon. Blaze shook under the fierce gaze.

" You would be wise to run, unless you want to deal with a fire guardian AND a purple dragon. I don't think you want to." Ignitus said coldly.

Blaze suddenly froze and couldn't move. Ignitus and Spyro took off down the hallway, leaving him in the dust. When the fire dragon finally recovered, he went after them. Spyro and Ignitus were gone by the time he reached the main exit. His father stood by the door seeming rather worried.

" Dad, what happened? Did they get away?"

" Unfortunately yes." He paused and looked down at the ground. " I just got a message from the Dar… I mean Dragon Master. He wants to send you after them. Follow Spyro and bring him back here unharmed if possible."

" Why me? How will I know were to go?'

His father glanced up. " They haven't gotten too far yet. You should still be able to see them. I don't know why he picked you, but you must get going before they get to far away."

" I won't let you down Dad. I'll bring the purple dragon back and make you proud."

With that Blaze went through the door and took off into the cold night sky. He could make out the forms of one large and small dragon off in the distance. He knew it would be a big challenge to bring back Spyro, but he would do it. He had to. For once in his life he would make his father proud. He would bring back the purple dragon no matter what it took. No matter what.

Well isn't that sad. Poor Blaze doesn't even know the "Dragon Master" is really the Dark Master. He's going to have a hard time bringing Spyro back, if he can. The next chapter will be out soon, so watch for it. Please R & R. Thanks! ;)