Sorry about this chapter. I updated the wrong chapter, and I needed to take the time to rewrite this.

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Cynder laid on the ground and breathed softly. She was very well alive.

Spyro, Whirlwind, and Sunburn landed near the downed dragon. The three of them crowed around Cynder.

"Stay back, Sypro, and let the power of a phoenix do this," said Sunburn. Sunburn lifted up his left foot above Cynder's head. Sunburn's claws went ablaze and carefully placed his foot over Cynder's head. She began to swerve from his flaming foot.

"Sunburn, what are you doing?" demanded Spyro.

Sunburn's tail quickly grabbed a dashing Spyro. "This is an ancient form of an ancient healing, Spyro, if you spent your time in studying instead of fun," answered Sunburn. "Cynder still has dark magic in her, turning her into an evil version and destroying her good-nature side. And my phoenix power can destroy the dark magic before it takes control of her again. So stay back and let me concentrate." Sunburn released his tail from Spyro and continued with his procedure. His fire grew bigger and hotter.

Cynder's head and moving all around if she were having a nightmare. Sweat dripped from her horns. Her blood stream was boiling hot. Her legs began to starch and kick at something if something at grabbed her. Her head was moved bonking on the ground. Suddenly, a dark purple mist was erupting from her ears.

"That is it," said Sunburn, placing his fiery hand where the mist was.

Cynder growled in pain.

"Cynder!" shouted Spyro.

"Don't interfere," shouted Sunburn, flaming up his wings as a warning.

Spyro jumped back towards Whirlwind and collided into her, toppling him over her.

Sunburn submerged his foot into Cynder's head, penetrating her mind and the dark magic within her. His phoenix fire was burning away the dark mist that sprung from her ears and started to fade away. And in a few longer seconds, Sunburn pulled away his foot and Cynder's eyes sprung open; she was breathing heavily if she woke up from the nightmare.

"Cynder?" said Sunburn, softly.

Cynder blankly looked at Sunburn. "Oh, Sunburn, I had a particular nightmare. I was chasing you. Then all of a sudden I was chasing another dragon that blasted me sky-high. The dragon looked like a Purple Dragon if it was Spyro."

"Um, Cynder, that was real," stated Sunburn.

"WHAT?" said Cynder, embarrassed. "That was real!?"

"Yes, it was. You put quite a fight with the Purple Dragon."

"Purple Dragon? You mean… Spyro? He is…"

Sunburn pointed towards Spyro and Whirlwind who were staring at them. The weird-looking blue dragon Cynder had no idea to make out, but she could easily recognized the Purple Dragon standing right beside the blue dragon and she couldn't believe her eyes: Spyro.

"Spyro?" said Cynder, confused.

"Um, hello, Cynder, um, what are you doing here?"

Cynder remained clueless.

"Excuse me, Spyro," interrupted Sunburn, "maybe the question is: what are you doing here? Do you know how long you're been gone?"

"Yeah, years," answered Spyro.

"Yeah, more like gone for almost a decade. You probably have no idea what we have thought of you or yet the entire Dragon Realms have thought of you as you were year these past years. What will they, and your mother, think now that you are here?"

"What do you mean they 'thought of me these past years'?"

Sunburn had a stern look on his face. "You don't get it do you?"

"Don't get what?" called a female voice.

Stealth Elf and Ignitor appeared from walking behind a bush.

Sunburn and Cynder looked at the two odd creatures emerging from the bush, walking clueless into a conversation. Apparently, there is one huge confusing around Spyro.

"You've been with these… strangers and you never told them about us, where you came from, your family, your kingdom, or yet your royal birth?" asked Cynder.

"Royal birth?" said Whirlwind.

"Great," complained Sunburn. "We have one big confusing here and it seems Spyro didn't tell any of you about his past or his presume status in a kingdom called the Dragon Realms."

"Status?" said Stealth Elf, Ignitor, and Whirlwind.

"Spyro is a son of a king and has been presumed dead in a horrific attack that claimed his father's life," quickly said Sunburn. "In other words, he is a king of a kingdom."

"WHAT?" the three strange creatures gasped and stared at Spyro.

"Oh, yes, about that," Spyro nervously said.

"You didn't tell them one bit before you met these three complete strangers," said Sunburn. "Then allow me to explain this long story you should have told them, Spyro."

Sunburn went on to explain almost everything about Spyro: he was born in the royal family of dragons, he has an uncle that is a Purple Dragon that went on to take the entire Dragon Realms and let Apes into the realms, introducing themselves as Cynder and Sunburn, went into great danger only to have themselves nearly killed by Apes only to be recused by the king Ignitus, Spyro's father, who then was killed in an attack by Gremlins, and life in Spyro's old home fell into ruin when Malefor claimed the throne while Spyro lazily laid with his three new friends. Sunburn mentioned there was a rebel army trying to topple Malefor and place a new king on the throne but he was very powerful and so he and Cynder decided to fly away and search for help, and landed in the lands where Spyro dwells.

"And how Cynder became an evil dragon I have no idea. That happened when we entered through a bush and brought us here. And that should just about cover it up," finished Sunburn.

Stealth Elf, Ignitor, and Whirlwind sat there, staring if they were drunk. For several moments, they didn't responded but finally move their heads towards Spyro and said, "How come you didn't tell us this?"

"I thought it wouldn't be a problem. I'm sure my uncle, Malefor, has everything under control."

"No, he does not, Spyro," shouted Cynder and Sunburn.

"He's letting the Apes take complete control over the Realms," said Cynder. "They're forcing residents into arena where they fight to the death, and I do mean to the DEATH. Cheetahs, dragons, moles. Basically, anybody that can fight is sent to the arenas. Those who evaded capture went down into underground caverns, Spyro. And as you remain here, we are living the lives of slavery. Do you think your uncle as life under control?"

"Well, if you put it that way," said Spyro.

"Wait, let me get this straight," said Whirlwind. "You're supposed to be a king of a kingdom, and you didn't tell us your status or even a corrupt uncle taking over a kingdom?"

"I'm still the same dragon here, am I?"

"But a dragon with royal power," said Ignitor.

"A royal dragon with royal power with Purple Dragon power that left his people behind?" said Stealth Elf. "That is what I call a cowardly king."

"Come one, guys, I you know me."

"I thought I knew you, I even loved you," said Whirlwind. "I even chose your girlfriend."

"You're his WHAT?" shouted Cynder, unleashing a great velvet fury on her wings. Cynder charged forward at Whirlwind.

Before Whirlwind could make a counterattack, Sunburn dashed in between Cynder and Whirlwind and shouted, "STOP!"

Both sides obeyed his command like dogs.

Cynder's fury faded away and she was back in her old self again. Whirlwind was calm and cool.

Sunburn turned directly toward Spyro and talked towards him. "See what would have happened, Spyro? You have created hostility between these two females. Between Cynder and…" Sunburn paused and turned toward Whirlwind. "Before we get any more hostile, we must introduce ourselves. I'm Sunburn."

In ten seconds, everyone introduced themselves unfriendly but soft-like without any fighting.

"Ok, Spyro," resuming Sunburn. "You created some hostility here between Cynder and Whirlwind and they would have fought to the death just like the victims the Apes put in the arenas. If you don't return and do something these huge problems, everyone will die and there will be no kingdom left."

Spyro signed. "I can't go back, guys."

"Oh, and why not?" asked Cynder.

"None of you would understand what I've have seen, what I've been put through."

"And is it that we wouldn't understand that would be relevant to hear?" asked Sunburn.

"It doesn't matter," said Spyro. "None my past matters now."

"Why in the world's core does your past not matter?" asked Spyro's old friends.

"Look, I've learned that bad events in life happen and yet there is absolutely nothing no one can do about it or change it. So why worry about it?"

"Because it is the individual's responsibility," they both answered.

"Well I can say the same for you. You both left."

"We have left to find someone to challenge Malefor for the throne," said Cynder. "And Sunburn and I have found you. Don't you see: you are the last hope for the Dragon Realms and peace."

Spyro shook his head. "I'm not going back, Cynder, and fix something I can't fix."

Then it is as I feared when this talk," said Sunburn. "You are not the Spyro I used to know. You're a different Spyro who doesn't care about anybody but himself. Searching out here was in vein, Cynder. Now the kingdom will fall. Come on, Cynder, let's go. Let's leave Spyro with his 'girlfriend' and his… new friends."

"But what about…?"

"We will have to go back and tell the army our search was in vein and couldn't find anybody to stand against Malefor. We will tell them Spyro is certainly dead. Let us leave."

Sunburn took to the skies. Cynder followed closely behind. Before flying off in the distant horizon, Cynder looked back at Spyro who turned his head away and took off after Sunburn, with tears gushing from her eyes.

Spyro heard his two old friends fly away and turned toward his three new friends. "So since that bitter reunion is out of the way, what shall we do next?"

Ignitor was shouting ideas while Stealth Elf and Whirlwind looked angrily at him.

"Whirlwind and Stealth Elf, what's the matter? They're gone and out of our lives. There is nothing to worry about now."

"I've heard the whole thing, Spyro," said Whirlwind. "You're the rightful king who should go back for his people and remove that tyrant."

"Now your sounding like Cynder. Come on. How about we…"

"Break up," said Whirlwind. "You know what, Spyro, since what just happen. Your entire background story has just made you the most worthless boyfriend I could ever have. We're done. Our relationship is over. Good-bye."

Whirlwind dashed off and flew like a bullet being released from the gunshot.

Stealth Elf said, "Find yourself a new elf friend because Whirlwind and I can no longer trust you in being a friend since you couldn't tell us about your past." She stood up and ran towards the edges and jumped off. Only Ignitor remained with Spyro.

Spyro was shocked; he just lost four friends in less than a minute. He flopped to the floor in disgrace.

Ignitor went up to Spyro and sat by him.

"It seems you are alone, Spyro," said Ignitor.

"What am I supposed to do now? Cynder and Sunburn no longer like me, Whirlwind hates me, and Stealth Elf no longer trusts me. I guess I am meant to be alone."

Ignitor quickly studied down face. "I know that kind of feeling, the feeling of being lost. I had that feeling once before. A long time ago. I don't remember any of it but I remember some of my downed time then rising up a day later. Here's some advice you could take, go to the place called the Outlands. It is a place where lost souls end up becoming found. Go there towards the northeast and see if you can find yourself. And for those who find themselves in the right way, their path will be shown to them. Worked for me, it could work for you. Ok, I'll leave you be."

Ignitor got up and walked away from the downed Purple Dragon.

Spyro had never felt so down before. He was at a breaking point where he wanted to throw himself into an active volcano. Spyro couldn't think of what to do with his life now. Should he stay where he is and just die there? Or should he take Ignitor's advice and go to these Outlands? Since he could barely think, he decided to take up Ignitor on his advice and fly to the Outlands. He spread out his wings and flew towards the northeast to see if he can find his lost self.