Chapter 17: Catching up
(Winter)
Two days were all that passed. Two days living alone in the dragon realms trying to get used to my new life. I never wanted to be a dragon but I was used to it. For one I started going by the name they gave me. I didn't even answer to Sierra anymore.
I did live with my family. But I missed my friends a lot. It was getting hard for me to fully grasp my life as the days went on. Now they were back and I didn't have to worry any more.
"Oh I can't believe it. I just knew that you'd be back." I said still on River. I was happy to see him again. I was happy to see them all again. "Uh Hey Sierra good to see you again." River said.
But I just starred at him then got up. "Sorry I lost my self their for a minute." I said. I tried to hide my face. I was embarrassed for losing it for a minute. "Oh um I don't really go by Sierra anymore." I said.
River and the others looked at me. I just laughed. "Come on. Spyro and Cynder will want to see you three again." I said smiling. At that moment I had completely forgotten that the city was fortified due to all the attacks lately by Mathias.
So when we got up to the city gates Hunter got frantic at first until he recognized who they where. "Jeez Hunter. I never thought I would see you of all people Nervous." River said.
"Easy for you to say. You haven't been keeping enemies out for 3 nights straight." Hunter said. "Oh quit complaining Hunter. You volunteered all these nights remember." I said.
He just laughed and let us threw. "So did Spyro and Sparx finally meet up again." River said. I laughed remembering the day after they left. "Yeah they did. And I must say I thought Volteer talked a lot." I said.
That dragon fly was so hyper I always think that he would pop if he didn't calm. But it was also so cute and sweet that he thought so much of spyro. "So how did things go back home with you?" I asked.
They stayed silent for a long time. I figured something had happened with them and thats when I noticed the new dragon with them. I had never seen him before today.
(River)
After Sierra or Winter asked how our time back home had been I kept quiet. And so did Kyle and Emily. No one wanted to talk about all the fighting we did. But I knew that we would have to talk about it soon.
That was also when I saw Winter stare back at Steam. I looked back to see him still a little grey from what happened. Emily was still trying to keep him walking. "He was held captive in our world. So we freed him." I said.
"That's so like you River. Always thinking of others rather then yourself." Winter said. I just laughed. "Well would you expect anything less from me. I mean I am too nice to leave some one behind hurt like that." I said.
We then pulled up to the same hut we stayed in. Winter went inside and we followed. And I smiled as we walked in. Spyro and Cynder were asleep close together. I knew they were a pair.
We set Steam down on a pillow and slowly went to the two hero's. We all went to one side and all at once screamed in their ears. "WAKE UP!" They both shut up panicked.
We were on the ground dying laughing at that. They looked down and saw us trying to breath. "Burn, Storm, Crunch!" Cynder said. I was laughing to hard to say a single word.
"River is that you?" Spyro asked. I had forgotten that he knew my real name. "Yeah know any one else who can sneak around like that." I said still laughing my tail off. "What are you guys doing back. We saw you eave for your world." Spyro said.
I had to catch my breath along with the others. "We had to face a mad man in our world that was the cause of the attacks on this world." I said. I then noticed that they both looked very tired in the 2 days we have been gone.
"Woah. Why you guys look so down?" I asked. They yawned and starred at us. "We have been fighting at the front gates for the past 2 days. This is the first time we have slept since you left." Cynder said.
I looked at them and nodded. "well go back to sleep. We can catch up in the morning." I said. They laid back down and fell asleep fast. "Love. Something that in this time is a hard thing to come across." Winter said.
I just turned brighter red around my face. If that was even at all possible. I had grown closer to Winter ever since we came to this world. But I never wanted to say any thing.
Kyle and Emily d fell asleep right where I noticed Ember and Flame were. I laughed silently. "I have to thank Flame when this is all over." I said to myself. After all they were the reason that we had come to this world in the first place.
I laid down on a pillow and tried to sleep. But I felt someone lay next to me. I looked to see Winter laying next to me. "It is going to be odd calling her that new name." I said. I laid my head down and fell asleep.
(Emily)
I don't remember a time when I slept so well. But waking up was a pain. I had forgot that we went back to the Dragons realms. So when I tried to stand and stretch I fell on all fours with a pain in my stomach area.
I looked and saw that Winter as sleeping right next to River. I had a feeling that when this was over they would be a couple rather then being brother or sister. I got up and walked outside.
I didn't notice that Cynder was up till she was behind me. "I see your up." Cynder said. I smiled. But I was out their for a reason and Cynder could see it. "What seems to be troubling your mind Storm." Cynder said.
I sighed. "When we were fighting Richard and his goons something happened." I said. "What was it?" Cynder asked. "As River pinned Richard down to question him his anger started to build." I said.
Cynder had a serious face at this point. "His red scales started getting very dark. And he sounded different from his normal self." I said. She then replaced seriousness with fear.
"He ended up killing Richard with his tail." I said. "Storm. You have to tell the Guardians. If that happened that means like Spyro and Me your Friend River might have a Darker side." Cynder said.
I looked at her in fear. "Is this a bad thing Cynder?" I asked. She nodded. "If he can't find away to control it or calm down he could lose himself to that part of him." Cynder said. I thought back.
When he did grow dark he had seemed to maintain control. In fact he seemed to know what he was doing at the time but let his anger get control. "Cynder I think he can control it. But if his rage or anger gets to a certain point he does things with out thinking." I said.
Cynder looked back at the hut. "If this is indeed the truth. Then he might be as strong as Spyro but not like him. I mean after all he only controls fire." Cynder said. This struck my mind.
I looked back at War-fang. "Why don't you go and wake every one. I think it is time you an your friends learned to fly." Cynder said. I just smiled. "Can you tell the Guardians about this." I said.
"Ok but we don't need to fear it as long as he controls it." Cynder said. I walked in and woke them up for this lesson we were about to get.
(River)
Flame and Ember were surprised to see us back. "I can't believe it. You guys are back." Flame said. "Well of course we did promise our return after all didn't we." Kyle said.
Ember was smiling and laughing as we caught up with each other. We had walked all the way to the temple and went for breakfast. I had also forgotten that they ate animals in this world.
We did as well but we didn't eat them off the animal itself. We cooked our meet. But being in our dragon forms it actually tasted better then it looked. After we ate we all went into the training room.
"Well I see that our young friends have returned. I hope your ready for your final lesson as young dragons." Cyril said. I just nodded as did the rest of my friends.
"Ok young ones. It is time that you all learned how to fly. You have done well to fight with the skills you have been taught but flying is the best way of surviving in tight spots." Terrador said.
"So in order for you to learn this you must clear you minds of all thought and let your ancestors knowledge guide you." Cyril said. Before we did this I looked at him. "Um Cyril besides Winter. We have no dragon ancestors, only human." I said.
"It doesn't mean that their knowledge still wont come to you." Terrador said. I just shrugged. If they said it was going to work who was I to question them. So I closed my eyes and began to clear my head.
I just let my mind wonder. Then I felt my wings move for the first time in my life in this world. Then I felt my legs leave the ground. When I opened my eyes me and my friends were off the ground hovering in the air.
"Oh wow this is fun." Kyle said moving threw the air. "Take it easy little ones. This is your first time at flight and their are a very many variables of things that could happen in flight." Volteer said.
I just laughed. But I didn't want to stay in the air too long. So when i felt like I had learned enough. I began my decent. I hovered before I was an inch of the ground then set my paws and stopped flying.
I landed with out a single problem. But then Kyle crashed into be sending us against the wall. Winter and Emily just laughed at us. "I see that Kyle needs to work on his landing." Emily said.
We just started laughing. We were just in the moment. Little to my surprise an horn sounded and the laughing stopped. We knew then that the fight was about to begin.
Author:"HEHE I couldn't really help myself with this one. I had worked for a while to get this one done. It's the first chapter that I have actually taken my time on. This was the funnest chapter that I have done. I am almost finished with this story. With this it makes 7 more to do. We are slowly getting to the conclusion. Remember if you have any Ideas for the next Chapter I would love to hear them. So please leave a comment or review it helps me get better.