Hey folks! Here's chapter 2 of my Legend of Spyro fic! And yes, everything up until the point where they fall asleep with their tails twisted together is the original ending to Chapter 1! When Spyro wakes up is the first line in the chapter that doesn't come from the first chapter. Just a quick warning, the bottom A/N gives out thanks to those who allowed this story to exist, but please read it anyway, as it would bring respect and pride to those who are mentioned. Anyway, enjoy!
Chapter 2: Lifemares
Later after they had eaten their dinner at their cave, Spyro and co. chose to turn in for the night. Sparx had his own little makeshift cubby-hole to sleep in on the other side of the cave. It was actually just a hole in the wall which was flat on the bottom, but nonetheless, it worked. He chose that specific one to be his little "room" because that way he could sleep without disturbing the couple or being disturbed, himself. Spyro and Cynder slept on a mat made of large leaves on top of the feathers from their prey. They even had some flower petals on top of the leaves for extra comfort.
"You know Spyro, I know I've said this countless times before, but you were a genius for thinking of using flower petals for better comfort. It also makes the mat smell nice!" Cynder said with a little giggle at the smell comment.
"Cynder, as you said after your idea with the dam, I have my moments. Plus, I often ended up using flower petals when there was nothing else but grass, because the grass made me itchy. I always loved the feel of flower petals. I'll have to have one of the moles make a pillow with them sometime!"
"..." Sparx said.
"What Sparx? We couldn't hear you. You're not close enough for us to hear you at that voice level," Spyro said to him.
"I said wouldn't the petals wilt and dry up after about a day like they always do!" Sparx answered as loud as he could from his hole. His size and current distance made it difficult for them to hear him without him yelling.
"You know Spyro, Sparx does have a point," Cynder said.
"They have ways of keeping them fresh for as long as you want them to be. You gotta admit, magic is awesome, even at its simplest," Spyro answered.
"You got that right!" Cynder answered joyfully.
Spyro yawned. "We should probably get some sleep so we're awake for the celebration tomorrow."
"I was just about to say the same thing," Cynder answered.
They kissed each other goodnight, then fell asleep with their tails twisted together.
When Spyro woke up, he found that Cynder wasn't there. Huh. She must have gone out to get breakfast or something. But that can't be right, it's still dark out. He left the cave quietly so as not to wake Sparx, and headed down to the river nearby to grab a quick drink. When he got down there, he saw Cynder standing there, just staring into the water.
"Cynder?"
"Huh? Oh, it's just you. Darn it, I had hoped to come down here without waking you, but I guess having our tails twisted together made that impossible."
"Actually, I'm not sure what woke me up. Did you really just come down here?"
"Yep."
"What for?"
Cynder sighed. "It's nothing. Just having more 'lifemares'."
"'Lifemares'? What're 'lifemares'?"
"It's just a word I came up with. Basically, they're nightmares involving real-life events."
"The war?"
Cynder nodded her head. "That's the most common subject. But sometimes, like tonight, there are worse ones…" She trailed off.
"…You mean the Hermit."
She just nodded her head again.
Spyro walked over to her and tried to comfort her.
"Cynder, what he said wasn't true, and even if it was, it was never completely true. You stayed good all the way through the war, you broke out of Malefor's control when I refused to fight you, and Malefor is dead now, so he can't even influence you at all now."
"I know. It's just that…I can't help feeling guilty every time I think of that old jerk's words. They always remind me of the sins of my past. I just…" Her eyes began to water, and she choked back a sob.
Spyro wrapped his wing around her. "Cynder, just know that no matter what happens, I will always love you. Even if you turn bad again somehow, I would do everything in my power to turn you back, and as a last resort, I would do everything I could to make sure your plans weren't carried out. Whatever happens, I will be there for you, to prevent you from causing any more harm. And I will never stop loving you, whether you turn bad or not."
Cynder wiped a tear off her cheek, and then looked up at Spyro, a look of gratitude on her face. She then started to tear up again, but this time, they were tears of joy.
"…Thanks Spyro. You have no idea how much that means to me."
"You're welcome Cynder. Now whadda ya say we get back to the cave and get some more sleep. It already looks like breakfast will be late," Spyro said, pointing to the horizon, where the sun was approaching the fine line where the earth touched the sky. In about an hour, the sun would be showing just over the hills, and people would be waking up.
"You're right, we should get back before we sleep through Hunter's party!"
They both just laughed at this.
As they started to head back, Spyro suddenly stopped.
"Oh wait, I forgot to do what I came here for in the first place!"
He then walked back over to the river and began to drink, then decided that wouldn't be enough and dunked his whole head in. Cynder just laughed and waited for him. When he was finished, she kissed him on the cheek, said "Thank you, again," and walked back to the cave with him.
So what did you think? Sappy? Even though I don't know what Sappy means? XD Anyway, I already have an idea for Chapter 3, thanks partially to my brilliant mind for thinking it up about halfway through typing this chapter. Anyway, thanks to SunnyDee13 for being the first to include one of my stories in their favorites, as well as being the first to subscribe to one of my stories. That includes my Fictionpress works, as nobody has done those for any of those stories either! Thanks also to her for giving me a better plot idea to go on, one that's simpler and would be much easier to use while keeping the basic storyline the same. Thank you, my first loyal fan! By the way, the guy who kind of inspired me to write this through his story is known as Draco Arc Nova. Read his complete story, Eternal Love, and his sequel, Eternal Light, as they are really good and deserve tons of praise. Eternal Love is the story that partially inspired me. That, and I came up with this one not long after buying The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon for Wii. I usually go nuts about new games that I get, so it only makes sense that a game like that would cause me to go nuts about the main characters not long after getting it. Also, thanks to my best friend, because he grew up playing Spyro. If he hadn't, he probably wouldn't have had any of the games, and thus I would not have been introduced to the Legend of Spyro. I also thank him for his willingness to let me borrow his games anytime, as most people are a little reluctant to do so. Not usually common for me, but people are like that to me sometimes, despite the fact that none of my games have had problems unless they were already messed up when I got them. If he hadn't done that, I would not have gotten the third Legend of Spyro game, and thus would not be typing this right now. I always had an interest in Spyro, but had never played the games until I met him, so thank you too pal!
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