Chapter 7: Friends Forever
(Winter's POV)
We ran, trying to find an exit from this horrific place. We didn't know if there was even an exit at all, but we still ran.
"Over there!" David shouted.
We ran for a door, and when we opened it, we found it opened up onto a balcony. Looking over the edge, we found that it was a sheer drop.
"Winter, can you carry me down to the bottom?" David asked.
"What? B-but what if-"
"If memory serves me right, this is the same place Ignitus was taken to when Cynder, under Malefor's control, captured him and brought him to Concurrent Skies. That means there is a way to escape down this way." David replied.
"O-ok." I said nervously.
I took flight and picked him up off the ground, then flew down. We eventually reached the ground, and continued to escape from Concurrent Skies.
(A few minutes later)
(David's POV)
"David!"
Me and Winter looked to see Spyro, Cynder, the Guardians, Ember and Flame running towards us. 'Is it me, or am I getting that feeling of Déjà-vu?' I thought.
"How did you manage to escape?" Asked Cynder.
"Thanks to David, we escaped." Winter answered.
"Do you think you could escape that easily?"
We all looked to see Malefor flying towards us. 'Why is it that everywhere I go, it's like Malefor knows where I am?' I thought.
"You followed us from Concurrent Skies!" I yelled. "Don't you dare hurt them!" I ran straight at Malefor.
"HAHAHAHAHAH! Don't make me laugh!" Malefor said, swinging his tail at me. He hit me, causing me to be knocked back towards the others.
Malefor approached me slowly, ready to end my life. 'This is it. This is the end.' I thought. I closed my eyes, and waited for the pain.
But it didn't come.
"You get away from him, you monster!" I heard Spyro say.
I opened my eyes to see that Spyro, and his friends, were blocking me from Malefor! 'What?' "Why?" I asked them all.
"Why? Why are you asking us about why we are doing this? You're our friend!" Replied Cynder.
"But… but… after everything I've done, I don't deserve redemption! Not after everything that I've done!"
"No, that isn't true." Flame said. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. 'They… they still trust me? As a friend?' I thought.
"No one cares about what you did. You're still our friend, and nothing is going to change that!" Ember said.
"You aren't alone in this. We're by your side." Spyro said.
"We're your friends. Don't you dare doubt that!" Terrador said.
Their words, and their actions, changed me. Nothing but a single truth was clear; they were my friends, and I was their friend, and nothing was going to change that. I got up from the ground and looked at all of them. They all were my friends, all of them sticking at my side, no matter what happens.
Spyro; a brave, strong, courageous, caring purple dragon. Someone who I had one day wished to see, to talk to, and above all, he was a friend who never gave up. Cynder; a fierce, brave, and fast black dragoness. While her past is a dark one, she still gave me hope as a child. She showed me that no matter what your past is, all that matters is the present, and nothing else. Flame; a loyal, reckless, and a good friend. While being a simple fire dragon, he was still one of my favourites, and still is. Ember; a cheerful, playful, annoying, and flirty pink dragoness. While not one of my favourites, she has a wild nature, and doesn't let anything get in her way. She is no pushover, and she will gladly show anyone that. Volteer; an old, talkative, sometimes annoying, friendly, and kind electric dragon. While extremely talkative, he is after all the youngest of the Guardians, and he is extremely smart, and makes up for lack of strength with smart thinking and creative use of his element. If it wasn't for him, I'm pretty sure quite a few dragons, if not all, would be dead by now because of Malefor. Terrador; a strong, brave, and friendly earth dragon that inspires others to do better. While on the outside he may seem tough, on the inside he is soft, kind, caring, and knows the right thing to do in almost every situation. He doesn't let anything get in his way to protect those who are weaker than himself. Just like any friend would do. Cyril; a cool-headed, (no pun intended) intelligent, and semi-charming ice dragon. While he constantly talks about his ancestors as being "better" than the others, he is a chappie and kind dragon
Then, as I turned towards her, last but not least, Winter; a kind, tough, and strong ice dragoness. Being the daughter of Cyril doesn't necessarily mean she isn't going to be the next ice Guardian, but she definitely knows when to let others know about anything they would want to know. She won't let anyone get in her way.
I got up from the ground, filled with renewed strength. I now knew what I was missing in my life, something that I never truly had; true friends. I had thought that they were scared of me when they had found out about what I truly was, but I had been completely wrong. They are more than just dragons. They are my friends.
"Malefor." I said, getting Malefor's attention. "You may have destroyed whatever hope I had, but you're wrong. These dragons, my friends, have given me the strength to keep fighting, to keep living a life that I never had. They never gave up, and they never hated me for what I had done. They still consider me their friend, and because of this, I will keep fighting those who wish to harm those who are innocent." I said.
"But you still are responsible for lying to them! How could they just… ignore it altogether!?" Malefor yelled.
"Because… I am their friend, and they are mine. I don't know why I came to this world, but I do know one thing; for whatever reason I was brought to this realm… I don't care about it. All I care about, is that these dragons have accepted that I am their friend, and they will always be my friends, and nothing, not even you, will change my mind!" I said, and started running at him.
"Are you really serious?" Malefor said, before closing his eyes, waiting for the inevitable weak attacks that will follow with the pest being squished by his tail.
However, something different happened. Something even I wasn't expecting. I started glowing, and a familiar sensation came to surface. A sensation that I had only felt twice. My body started changing; wings growing from my back, a tail growing from my back, horns protruding from my head, claws growing from my hands, and an unknown feeling started rising inside of me. Something that felt unknown, but familiar. My inner flame. My element.
Summoning it from the depths, I surrounded myself in fire, forming a Comet Dash, slamming into Malefor with all of my might.
Malefor landed with a thud, shocked with what had happened. I landed softly on the ground, coated in flames that didn't harm me, but only fuelled my strength.
"David?" Winter asked.
"No, Winter." I said, turning to her. "I'm no longer David. I am Drago."
Winter looked at me, and then smiled. I smiled back.
"How is this possible!?" Malefor yelled.
"Because, I have left my past behind, and have begun a new life. My new life, as a dragon." I answered his confusion. "And now… it's time for me… to destroy you for good!"
/Author's Note. So I played Metal Gear Rising: Revengence, and holy mother******ing crap was it amazing! The first boss is literally 5 minutes into the game, and guess what, it's Metal Gear Ray, and the theme; Rules of Nature is my favourite song in the game, followed by "A Stranger I Remain", "The Only Thing I Know For Real", "Collective Consciousness", "I'm My Own Master Now", "The Stains of Time", "It Has To Be This Way", and, well, everything in the game. I've beaten the Blade Wolf dlc and the game on easy, (cause I'm a wuss) in two days! And I'm almost through the Jetstream Sam dlc as well. I recommend this game to anyone. Raiden has some amazing one-liners, like, "I think it's time for Jack… to let 'er rip!", which is awesome! Also, I love the characters. And yes, I was listening to I'm My Own Master Now While making the last bit of this chapter. And if you think Metal Gear Rising is a bad game, I can convince you guys easily; while the song Rules of Nature goes into its voice-lines, and is yelling "RULES OF NATURE!", Raiden is jumping on Metal Gear Ray's missiles! Tell me that isn't badass. And while Solid Snake used a Metal Gear to defeat Ray, Raiden used a stupid small sword. A sword! Yes, it is a High-Frequency Blade, but still, a sword. And he slices it in two. (Again, no joke!)
Well, we have two lucky winners of the little contest I made last chapter. Ghostchris and PANTERA the punk dragon. Here's what I have planned for the story; I'M MAKING A TRILOGY! That's right, I'm making a trilogy for this. This idea's been around since chapter 2, (no joke!) so there won't be changes to this idea.
Disclaimer. I don't own Spyro. If I did, well, he would be a dragon version of Raiden (a.k.a Jack The Ripper) So we're are lucky that I didn't create it.
So anyway, I'm the Firesword dragon, and I will see you guys next time. (Also, p.s; do you like my new profile name? I hope you do, cause I'm not changing it!) Next chapter will be the battle between David/Drago and Malefor.
