Chapter 5: A Shocking Discovery
/Author's Note. I have to say thank you to PANTERA the punk dragon for putting this story on the community he has. If it weren't for him, I think I would have had a terrible week, since I had finished this chapter literally in less than three days. I really like Drake Dragonsoul's Alien/Predator story. It's so friggin cool! Not gonna lie, I did spend like 3 or 4 days reading the stories. Anyway, on with the chapter!
'What are the odds?'
It seemed like forever since I had seen this place in the games. And the fact that I was seeing it again was somewhat weird. 'At least that statue in the temple will still be there, right?' I thought. We went to the front door and opened it.
"Spyro!"
I recognised that voice. 'Crap.'
Ember tackled Spyro the moment the doors were open. Behind her, I saw Flame.
"Flame, help Spyro." Said Winter.
"Ok, ice-brain. No need to tell me what to do!" Flame answered.
"Hey, why don't you be nice to Winter!" I exclaimed.
"Oh, right, I forgot! You guys are dating! I'm sorry." Flame said sarcastically.
Both me and Winter looked away, blushing quite clearly. 'Why is Flame like this? Does he have some sort of grudge with Winter?' I thought.
"Flame, back off." Said Winter.
"Alright, alright! Jee, you must really like him." Said Flame.
"We're just friends! Nothing more to be said, Flame." I said.
"Guys, stop!"
The three of us looked at Spyro, who had managed to get Ember off of himself.
"Flame, why are you and Ember here?" He asked.
"We came here yesterday. Why else would we be here?" Said Flame.
"You could've gotten here just before us!" Exclaimed Spyro.
"Yeah, well who's the one talking? My future husband?" Asked Ember.
"Ember, please stay away from me and Spyro." Said Cynder.
"Alright, miss "Terror of The Skies". I can do that after Spyro and I are married." Replied Ember.
Cynder shied away at the mention of Terror of The Skies. "Hey! You take that back right now, Ember!" I yelled. 'How dare she do that! Doesn't she know by now that Cynder is NOT evil anymore?!'
"Woah, you got to calm down! I didn't mean anything by that!" Exclaimed Ember.
"You didn't mean ANYTHING BY THAT!"
Ember tried to move away, but was stopped by Drago's tail.
"Do you not know what happened to Cynder!? DO YOU?!" I yelled, almost at the top of my lungs.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Ember exclaimed.
"You're sorry! How can you be sorry after that!" I yelled.
"Drago, calm down!" Yelled Winter.
I looked at Winter and quite rapidly calmed down. Letting go of Ember, the rage inside of me started to disappear.
"Why are you two like this anyway?" Asked Winter.
"There was something in the forest over there. We could only see a column of smoke rising from the trees." Answered Flame.
"Then let's check it out!" Spyro said.
The six of us took flight to where Flame and Ember saw the column of smoke. When they arrived, they could tell something was off.
"Where are all the animals?" Asked Winter.
"I don't know. And why is it so quiet?" Cynder asked.
"Maybe it's because you used to be evil." Said Ember.
"Ember, back off!" I yelled.
"Relax! I was stating a fact." Said Ember.
"You know, Ember does have a point. Not everyone forgives me, so why would you expect the animals to do? Besides, they would hide from any kind of predator, like dragons for example." Said Cynder.
"True." I replied.
They entered a clearing, and before they could proceed any further they heard a loud roar.
"RAAAAAAUUUUUUUGGGH!"
"What was that!?" Exclaimed Flame.
"Maybe you should look up."
They turned to see a large purplish dragon. Three horns pointed out of his head, and he had all too familiar yellow eyes.
"Malefor." Said Spyro.
"Well, well, well. It's been a long time, hasn't it Spyro." Said Malefor.
"What are you doing here?" Asked Cynder.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot that you think that dragon you call friend…" Malefor pointed at me. "…is what you think he is."
"Wh-what are you talking about?!" I desperately said.
"You're lying! Drago is nothing more than a dragon!" Yelled Cynder.
"If you really think that he is what you think he is, then you're more stupid than I thought." Said Malefor. "He is not a dragon. He is far from being one, and how he hasn't told you that he isn't raises some suspicious questions. Why does he not know any of the dragons ancient history? Surely he should know, and the fact that he knows me, but doesn't know about the war we had three years ago!"
That struck home. The others looked at me with confused faces.
"Drago, is it true?" Asked Spyro.
"N-n-no! No, he's lying!"
"You still want play that way?" Asked Malefor. "Well, I guess I can show you why I'm right!"
Malefor grabbed me by the neck and used some sort of powerful energy on me. Throwing me away, my body started to glow white. Slowly, my body started to change. Almost blinded by the intense light, I shut my eyes.
When I opened my eyes, I saw a hand, but it wasn't made of scales. It was made of skin. Human skin. I looked over myself and saw that I was turned back into a human.
'What? But… how? How is this even possible?' I thought.
The others looked at me in confusion. I, on the other hand, could only ask myself this. Have I lost them as friends?
(Spyro's POV)
'What did Malefor do to Drago?' I thought, as I looked at what Drago was.
"What did you do to him!?" I asked.
"Don't you see? The one you call Drago is not a dragon! He is a human from another world, called Earth. If you think that he's truly your friend, then you are completely wrong." Malefor said.
"You're a liar! He's not what you say he is!" Yelled Winter. "He is a dragon, not whatever a human is!"
"If you don't believe me, then you can ask your "friend" there." Said Malefor.
We all looked towards Drago in confusion. 'He has to be lying. Drago is a true dragon. There's no way he's from another world!' I thought.
"It's…" Drago attempted to speak.
"…it's true."
We were all shocked by what Drago said. "No, it… it can't be!" Cynder turned to Malefor. "You're lying! Drago isn't… isn't… h-he isn't a human!" Cynder yelled.
"Have it your way, but if you can't listen to what the truth is, then I have no choice but to destroy you all!" Malefor replied.
(Winter's POV)
Malefor charged up an attack and let forth a powerful Corvexity beam. Spyro countered it with a Corvexity beam of his own. The powerful outbursts of energy eventually caused a small explosion, causing smoke to block their sight of Malefor, and vice-versa.
"Cynder, grab Drago and bring him with us. You too, Winter. Once we're safe, we will ask him some questions." Said Spyro. "Flame, Ember, go back to Warfang and warn the Guardians. They need to know what's happening."
"Ok." Replied Flame and Ember, before taking off in the direction of Warfang.
Cynder and I picked up Drago and took off for the Dragon Temple with Spyro, leaving Malefor behind.
I, for once, didn't know what to believe. 'How is this possible? Drago isn't a human… right?' I thought.
(One day later)
(David's POV)
'How is it that Malefor knows who I really am?' I thought. 'It doesn't make sense! Did he see me when I came into this world? And do the others trust me anymore?'
I was laying on a bed in the Dragon Temple, with Spyro, Cynder, and Winter watching me. It wasn't long till they started asking me questions.
"Drago… is it true that you're… whatever a "human" is?" Asked Cynder.
I looked at her with sad eyes. I had to face the truth. I wasn't a dragon, nor will I ever be. And I had to at least be honest to them.
"Yes."
They were all shocked by my answer. I knew they would. It was just instinct for them.
(Spyro's POV)
"All this time, you weren't a dragon." I said. "But, how did you end up like this, Drago?"
"My name is not Drago!"
We moved away from Drago when he yelled those simple words. Everyone could see that he couldn't believe what happened to him. 'Any one of us would have done the same in his place.' I thought.
"Then, what is it?" Asked Winter.
He looked away, probably in shame for what he did.
"My name is actually David." He replied. "Now, if you think that I am still your friend, think again. I have been selfish, I've lied, I'm useless. I have done so many bad things that I can't forgive myself for. How I ended up like this, I don't know. That's one thing I can't figure out." He said, and started to cry. "Why did I even lie in the first place?"
'He has been through so much in such a small amount of time. I can't believe it! David, as he calls himself, is brave and cautious, but he can't come to terms with what he's done.' I thought.
"Maybe we should let him be." Said Winter. "Maybe he'll calm down."
"You're right. Let's go." Said Spyro.
(Winter's POV)
Spyro and Cynder left the room, but I stayed there, watching David.
"Drago-"
"Please don't call me that, Winter. You know my real name, so use it." David interrupted.
"Ok, Dra-, I mean, David." I said. "You take care of yourself. Don't worry, I'll be back, just… I don't know anymore, it's just that… all that has happened has just… forget it, just… just take care of yourself. That's all I ask."
David looked at me and nodded. I smiled, and left the room.
'He may be human…' I thought, while walking through the hallways. '…but that won't stop me from telling him how much I care about him.'
/Author's Note. Well, that's done. Anyway, happy birthday to me, since the 17 of April is my birthday! I don't know why it said the last chapter was uploaded on the 7, but that's probably because it wasn't Australian time. I uploaded it on Sunday the 10th, after I got back from Supanova.
Clearly Winter is starting to love David, but how will she explain it to him? (Sarcasm self test complete) Yes, I did do that. I had to. Also, I have something special planned for the story when it's finished. This is a rough estimate, but I will say right now that our goal is to get to 3000 views. Once the second last chapter comes out, I will set a more accurate goal.
Also, if you're asking me why I chose to upload this on my birthday, its cause it was literally a week away. Also this took less than 3 days to do, so I had to upload this today.
Lastly, thank you for reading and liking this story! I still can't express how much this means to me! Again, thank you for all the love and support! Is it impossible for you guys to stop loving this story?
Disclaimer, since I have to do this. I do not own Spyro. He belongs to Activision. So yeah, with that said, I'm the Firesword Dragon, and I will see you guys next time!
