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Chapter 3

Family Reunion

"Yes, Volteer, we'll be fine," Ignitus sighed as the yellow dragon had just finished one of his overly long speeches. "We've got enough food." He nodded at the pack strapped between his wings.

"We'll keep an eye on the temple," Cyril said.

"Just remember, if you are overwhelmed, run!" Ignitus said.

"Don't worry, we'll be able to handle it," Terrador said.

Ignitus nodded. The other guardians returned the nod.

"Farewell, my friends," Ignitus said. "Hopefully-"

"Hey, old guys," Sparx interrupted. "Let's get the show on the road. You'll have plenty of time to talk after we pop over into the forest, roast a few marshmallows, find the dragons, and come right back. Doesn't sound that dangerous."

"It's more dangerous then you think," Ignitus warned as he walked over to where Spyro and Cynder were waiting.

Sparx was impatiently hovering in the air. "Dangerous? Me and Spyro went through a frozen wasteland with an army of boneheads chasing us, rescued a bunch of llamas, and fought our way through an exploding volcano. Not to mention we beat psycho chick." Cynder looked guilty as he said this. "A little forest doesn't sound that dangerous." he finished.

Ignitus just shook his head. He approached the youngsters and looked over the edge of the balcony. He sighed and then launched himself into the air. Spyro and Cynder followed while Sparx buzzed on ahead of them.

The four flew on in silence. Ignitus led the way while Spyro studied the landscape below. Cynder was quit, lost in her own thoughts. She was thinking about the night before and her encounter with the Dark Master. Sparx got bored of flying and finally landed on Spyro's head and sat there as they continued on.

"Are we there yet?" Sparx asked after what seemed to him like an eternity.

"No," Ignitus answered.

"Are we there now?"

"No."

"How about now?"

"No," Ignitus answered an edge of annoyance in his voice.

"Are we there now?" Sparx asked. Spyro sighed and did a barrel roll, sending the dragonfly plummeting toward the ground below before he beat his wings and flew back up, phanting in fear. "Don't ever do that again!"

Spyro just smirked mischievously.

The day wore on and the party found themselves getting tired. Finally, Ignitus decided they should look for a place to rest. They swooped down and landed, Spyro smirked slightly as he remembered his first landing. Fortunately, he was much more skilled now.

Spyro looked around in surprise.

"Hey, Spyro, you recognize this place?" Sparx asked, looking around at the swamp.

The purple dragon nodded. "Yeah, I do."

"Come on!" Sparx yelled rushing off. Spyro followed. Cynder and Ignitus shared a confused look and followed. They followed the two through several twists and turns and more then once Ignitus found himself squeezing through a narrow cave or trench.

They stopped and stared as they found Spyro and Sparx greeting two dragonflies. One was a light blue color, the other was red and apparently female. The two looked up and stared at Ignitus in astonishment.

"Hello," Ignitus greeted.

"This is Ignitus and Cynder," Spyro introduced nodding at each as he said their name. "And this is my mom and dad."

Ignitus and Cynder both shared looks of confusion and surprise. Spyro remembered that he had never taken the time to tell them that he was adopted by dragonflies.

"Any friend of Spyro's is a friend of ours," Spyro's dad said.

Igniuts nodded. "We need a place to stay."

"Follow us," Spyro's mom said, leading the way.

They led them back to their home, which was a large bush. Well, it was only large enough for the young dragons to fit. Ignitus had to stand outside.

The dragonflies had their dinner of butterflies. Ignitus pulled off the pack he was carrying and removed a whole sheep for himself and one for Spyro and Cynder. Spyro watched as the two cooked the sheep with their flame breath and he sighed as he wished his own flame breath would come back.

After eating, Ignitus had decided to look around after thanking the dragonflies for their hospitality, while Spyro was going to catch up with his family. He pushed his way into the bush and sat down in front of them.

"So, Spyro," his dad began. "What have you been doing?"

"Well, I… uh….," How did he tell them what he had been through? "I… uh…. Saved the world?"

"That's a pretty big accomplishment," his dad said.

"I'm serious," Spyro said.

"We believe you, Spyro," his mom said. "Could you tell us what happened?"

"Sure," he nodded and prepared to recount his adventures. "After I left I fought through a couple of monkeys. Then I heard something roar and ran to hide in a cave. That's where I found Ignitus. He told me what I was, a dragon and how the dragons had been fighting against the Dark Master, something that wanted to take over the whole planet and spread his darkness. Supposedly a special purple dragon and I convinced him to show me the dragon home world, but I had to fight through some more monkeys before we reclaimed the temple. Ignitus taught me how to fight better and to use my flame breath. Then he sent me to Dante's Freezer to rescue Volteer, who then taught me about the electric breath I gained. From there I rescued Cyril from Tall Planes and Terrador from Minus Forge. But I encountered Cynder there for the first time. She was the Dark Master's general. Ignitus showed up and fought with her, while me and Terrador escaped back to the temple. She managed to capture Ignitus. This was what she needed to complete her plan as she had been using the guardian's powers to charge four crystals that would be used to release the Dark Master from his other worldly prison. So, Terrador sent me to her fortress to rescue him before the crystal could be charged. I fought to the castle and encountered Cynder guarding Ignitus. We fought, but she ran when the crystal was fully charged, vanishing through a portal. Then Ignitus told me where Cynder came from. She was hatched from the same group of eggs as me, but she was corrupted by the Dark Master's powers. After hearing all this I followed her through the portal. I fought her and managed to win by using a fury attack. Then she reverted to the way she was before the Dark Master had messed with her and I saved her before the Dark Master could suck us in and escaped the dimension."

"Hey, I was there, too," Sparx said indignantly.

Cynder watched from outside the bush and sighed. Truth was she was sort of envious of Spyro. He, at least, had an adoptive family. Cynder sighed again and curled up to sleep.