It has been a while since my last update. I guess I have a little bit of explaining to do, first I have been very busy with some serious tests at school, then I got a cold, then I had my braces tightened, and it has been really hard to concentrate, so I haven't had much of a chance to work on my story, second this was originally going to be two chapters but they were going to end up to be too short so I combined them into one. I guess it doesn't really matter because it is mostly just a filler chapter. Anyways, enough explaining on with the chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the copy right Spyro stuff. I do own my OC's

Chapter 3

Escaping the darkness

Spyro, Cynder, Azimuth, and Sparks were flying away from Warfang.

"Where are you taking us?" Spyro Asked Azimuth

"I haven't figured that out yet." He responded.

About half an hour into their flight Sparks noticed some figures flying behind them.

"Are those dragons?" Sparks asked, "Spyro they've come to save us!" Azimuth turned around to see what Sparks was talking about.

"Sparks." Azimuth began, "They are dragons but they haven't come to save us."

"How do you know?"

"Because, they're corrupted."

"Oh, well, I guess we're gonna die then."

"Sparks be quiet we are not gonna die." Spyro told him.

"Well, they appear to be moving to fast for use to out fly." Azimuth commented.

"Then I guess we have to fight them." Spyro said getting ready for battle.

The dark dragons soon caught up to where they were. Azimuth shot a burst of lighting at them, unfortunately they all dodged it, and one of them came up and slashed Spyro on his side. Spyro came back by releasing a blast of fire, which burned the dark dragon's face.

"Azimuth on your left." Spyro warned him. Azimuth heard him and swung his horns to the right.

"Your other left." Cynder said, as the dark dragon Spyro tried to warn him about slashed him on his side, causing him to loose control for a second and Azimuth started to fall. When he got control back he turned around and flew straight up and rammed into the dark dragon. This stunned it and in that time Azimuth whipped it with his tale and the dark dragon fell down and landed in the ocean below them.

By this time more dark dragons had shone up.

"There are too many, we can't fight them." Cynder said.

"Well we can't out fly them." Azimuth reminded her.

"Hold on, I'll think of something." Spyro told them.

Just then one of the dark dragons slashed Sparks and broke one of his wings. Sparks then started to fall. Spyro noticed this and went into a dive. He caught Sparks as he began to pull back up.

"Are you okay, Sparks" Spyro asked him.

"Well, if by ok you mean I almost fell to my death because of a broken wing, then yeah never better."

"Glad to hear it."

"Spyro, I'm serious I could have died back there."

"Can you hold on for just a minute I'm gonna try something."

They then got back up to the height where the fight was.

"Is Sparks okay?" Cynder asked.

"He's fine." Spyro said, "Now I want you and Azimuth to get close to me, I've got an idea." Cynder and Azimuth did as Spyro told them.

"Spyro, I sure hope you know what you're doing." Azimuth said.

"So do I." Spyro responded.

Before anyone had a chance to say anything else they were sounded by an orb of purple energy. When it disappeared the dark dragons were nowhere to be seen, and to their surprise there was no dark clouds above them it was only dark because it was the night.

"Spyro, what did you do?" Azimuth asked.

"I think I just teleported us." Spyro answered

"Sparks is awfully quiet, is he still okay?" Cynder wondered.

"No, I think I'm dieing." Sparks said.

"He okay." Cynder commented.

"No, I'm serious, I really thing I'm dieing."

"Hold on for a few more seconds, Sparks, I we can land on that island over there." Spyro said looking at a small island with no trees on it.

They landed on the island.

"Sparks are you still okay?" Spyro asked. Sparks didn't answer.

"Sparks?" Sparks still didn't answer.

"Sparks, if this is a joke it's not funny." Sparks again didn't answer.

"Sparks, please… don't be dead."

"Spyro it's okay. Sparks just, moved on." Cynder comforted him.

"Yeah, people used to tell me all the time that death was just the next great adventure." Azimuth said.

"How so?" Spyro responded.

"Well, obviously because no one has lived to tell about it." Azimuth joked. There was a brief silence, and then Spyro asked.

"Azimuth what were those things that corrupted Hunter and the other dragons?"

Azimuth responded, "Those were dark entities. They are some of the darkest creature to ever exist; actually they were thought to be a myth until yesterday when they started invading Warfang."

"And what's so terrible about them?" Spyro asked.

Azimuth continued, "Well according to legends they aren't very threatening on there own, but they have the ability to fly into and infect another creature bringing out the worst and most evil parts of them, and in some cases even transforming them into a more demon-like creature. The worst part is that they aren't really a living creature, their just beings formed in the dark clouds, so there is really an infinite number of them."

Then they heard a mysterious whistling sound. When they turned their heads to see what it was, they notice dark clouds drawing closer.

"They found us." Spyro said, "What do we do now?"

"Follow me." Cynder commanded.

"Where are you going?" Spyro asked.

"Away from here."

"What? You're just going to run away?" Azimuth questioned.

"It's better than trying to fight those things."

"Good point."

They all started flying away from the island, before the dark clouds caught up to them.

"Where should we go from here?" Cynder asked.

"How about that cave over there?" Spyro said, "It should at least provide some cover, if the clouds were to reach use they probably won't find use. Does that sound good Azimuth?" Azimuth remained quiet.

"Azimuth?" Spyro asked.

"What? Oh, sorry I just spaced out that happens sometime. I think that is a great idea."

They flew into the cave. It was very dark and almost impossible to see. Then Spyro found torches on the walls and lit them with his fire breath.

"Wow, this place is amazing." Azimuth exclaimed.

"It's just a cave." Cynder said confused.

"Just a cave, the walls are made of ziznamite!" Azimuth said.

"They look like just any other rock to me."

"Any other rock." Azimuth chuckled, while he put his paw on one of them. That rock started to glow the same color as Azimuth's bracers. Spyro and Cynder's eyes were wide in amazement.

"I probably forgot to tell you that ziznamite changes color depending on its use." Azimuth told them.

"Yeah." Spyro said

"Yeah, well it does, and if it is not in use it turns black." Azimuth said.

Cynder looked around then lied down on a flat spot on the floor and said, "It's getting late we should try to get to sleep."

"I agree." Spyro and Azimuth said at the same time.

End Chapter

Wow, I finally finish this chapter.

I'll say, took you long enough.

Where have you been?

Uh, getting a snack, I was hungry.

For three weeks?

Yeah, uh, I only like certain kinds of food for snacks and it, uh, was really hard to find.

I don't believe you.

Fine I was kidnapped by a pack of wolves.

I don't believe that either.

Too bad I'm not telling you what really happened

-Shining Darkness Dragon-