Later, at the temple, both Cynder and Flarena woke up in the nursery part of the temple. Groaning, Flarena shifted a bit, and fully opened her eyes.
"What?" Flarena questioned looking around.
"Thank the ancestor's your okay." Carrol said coming over, entering her field of vision.
"Are you alright, aren't you?" he asked, double checking her.
"Huh? Oh, uh, yeah." Flarena said as Carrol helped her up.
"Cynder, are you okay?!" Spyro asked her as he got to her.
"Hm? Yeah...I...should be fine." Cynder said a grunted as she got up.
"Fuck that dragon!" Flarena said growling as she noticed the bandages around her abdomen, and around Cynders' body also.
"I need to let the Council know about this." Flarena said and left as Carrol, Spyro, and Cynder followed.
Council room: When Flarena got there, she looked around and saw Terrador speaking with the Council.
"Flarena and Cynder should be okay soon." Terrador said to Volteer and Cyril who nodded with sigh's of relief.
"I'm already up." Flarena said and they turned to her.
"Thank the Ancestor's your alright Flarena, and Cynder." Terrador said as Cynder, Spyro, and Carrol came in also.
"I got some information on this...dragon. He's actually a shapeshifter." Flarena said, her red eyes showing confusion, never having heard of them.
"Shapeshifter? I thought their race was wiped out in the dragon realm's." Volteer said, his yellows eyes thoughtful.
"Same here. I could've sworn Malefor wiped them all out, seeing as he said they were a threat." Cyril said, his blue eyes worried.
"Agreed, but some must've escaped somehow." Terrador said sighing.
"This isn't good Terrador. As Malefor had said long ago, Shapeshifter's here in the realm's are extremely dangerous." Cyril said, his body tense in worry.
"I know!" Terrador growled out, his green eyes showing annoyance...why was one still around?
"Why are they so dangerous Terrador?" Flarena asked, her red eyes showing curiosity.
"Because when they take the form of something, or someone, they gain that power. If this Shapeshifter could transform into Malefor, he'd be just as strong as Malefor. Maybe stronger if he survived Malefor and was a follower of Malefor." Terrador said worried.
"Cynder, this is bad. It really was him." Flarena said, looking at her dragoness friend.
"Yeah, I believe it now." Cynder said growling.
"You encountered him again?" Volteer asked, shocked.
"Yeah, but it wasn't exactly a nice encounter. He gave us these wounds." Flarena said growling also.
"At least we know how he attacks. He waits for his prey, staying undetected, and then strike's." Cynder said, thinking back to their attack.
"Yeah, I agree there. When didn't even sense him when he attacked." Flarena said, looking at her wounds.
Spyro and Carrol sighed, looked at each other, and nodded as they began to leave. They had something to take care of.
"Where are you two going?" Cynder asked, green eyes showing suspicion
"To find this dragon." Spyro said and before Cynder or Flarena could stop them, they were gone.
"Grrr, let's go Cynder." Flarena said but Terrador stopped them.
"Let Volteer and Cyril got get them. You two still need to heal." Terrador said and Flarena groaned while Cynder sighed, even as the two mentioned Council Member's left.
With Spyro and Carrol: Spyro and Carrol were in the meadow looking for the dragon that attacked Flarena and Cynder. The saw a black dragon laying by the pond in the meadow. The dragon must've sensed them, because he stood up and turned to them.
"Well, you certainly are young." Carrol said growling at him.
"Yeah, so what? Wait...I know you two. You're Spyro and Carrol aren't you?" the dragon said walking toward them.
"How do you know our names?" Spyro demanded, a little unnerved at how this dragon knew them.
"It's quite obvious with you Spyro. I mean, you're known far and wide, Legendary Purple dragon. Yet you Carrol, I know you cause I've seen you around the village before." he said, smirking in arrogance.
Carrol growled low, and Spyro looked at him in suspicion, he didn't know about this. Is that why Carrol left him, Ember, and Flame early? To go into the village and do nothing? No, something wasn't right with Carrol, and now Spyro felt it. Carrol was doing something behind their backs, yet, what it was, even Spyro didn't know. Spyro turned back to the dragon who smirked.
"It's none of your business what I do outside the temple." Carrol snarled to the dragon, but the dragon just smirked at them.
"We're going to get payback for what you did to Cynder, and Flarena!" Spyro said crouching down.
"Cynder and Flarena? Oh, you mean Cynder, the dark demon dragoness from Malefor; and the only Council dragoness Flarena from earlier." he said smirking at their shocked face's.
"How dare you!" Spyro said getting angered that the dragon called Cynder a demon.
"Yes, I remember them now. I offered them to join me, but since they didn't I attacked them, hoping to change their minds. I suspect their changing their minds right now." the dragon said, hoping what he said at the end was true.
"I'm gonna kill you!" Carrol said crouching down also.
"HAH! Kill me? A dark dragon? A follower of Malefor." he said and they both froze.
If he was a follower of Malefor, and could transform, then that meant he could become as strong as Malefor, and possibly stronger.
"Come on Spyro! Let's get this guy before he becomes another Malefor!" Carrol said growling.
"I agree! Let's go!" Spyro said as him and Carrol attacked the dragon as the dragon only smirked at how naive they were.
Later-Night time: Cynder and Flarena ran to the nursery with Volteer and Cyril who had Carrol and Spyro on their backs. Carrol and Spyro were in worse condition than Flarena and Cynder, both who still had wrappings. When they got to Carrol and Spyro earlier, both Spyro and Carrol were bleeding and probably had a broken bone. It seemed as though Spyro toke most of the attacks, and it was probably because he was a purple dragon. Flarena and Cynder both knew it was the dragon they encountered earlier, and when they got to the nursery Cynder and Flarena looked at each other, and sighed. What were they gonna do?
"Cynder...we have to stop him." Flarena said and Cynder looked at her.
"We have to stop that dragon before he causes more damage. We know he can transform, and we know he can defeat anyone, but he didn't kill us. We have something to where he doesn't want to hurt us." Flarena said.
"Yeah, I noticed. He went full out on Spyro and Carrol, probably hoping to kill them." Cynder said as she walked to Spyros' bed, hoping he got better soon.
"He was probably hoping to get us into depression so we would join him." Flarena said growling at that idea, and then she walked toward Carrols' bed, and Cynder nudged Spyro gently as a tear slid down her face.
"Get better Spyro. We're gonna get revenge for you two...for both you and Carrol." Cynder said and left to prepare, forgetting about the pain around her abdomen.
"Get better soon Carrol. Wait for my return, and if I shall not return, don't follow my passing. I'll get revenge, for both you and Spyro." Flarena said and left, a tear leaving her eye that hit the floor, and right before Flarena exited the door, and voice spoke.
"F-Fl...ar...e-ena..." the voice said and Flarena turned around to see Spyro motioning her over with his tail, so Flarena ran over to him and stood by his bed.
"What?" Flarena asked softly, not wanting to awaken Carrol.
"We figured out some stuff from the dragon. His name is Tom, so it'll be easier to pick him out, after all he is a dark dragon that can transform, and besides him being black, the only other black dragon is Cynder." Spyro said and coughed.
"Also, he's follower from Malefor, so be careful. Please, let Cynder know this." Spyro said, knowing what they were going to do...but wishing they wouldn't.
"Okay, now go back to sleep so you and Carrol can rest." Flarena said gently forcing Spyro to lay his head down and sleep.
After Flarena was sure he was asleep, she ran out the door, ripped her bandages off, and followed Cynder. When she spotted Cynder waiting for her, Flarena stopped by her.
"Spyro and Carrol *puff* found out *huff puff* some *huff* some things about *puff* that dragon." Flarena said between pants.
"Like what?" Cynder asked Flarena, and Flarena took a deep breath, catching her breath.
"The dragons name is Tom. He's also a follower of Malefor, so you might know him. That also might explain why he knew you." Flarena said after catching her breath.
"I don't remember him, but I should've known. Anyways, let's get ready to go." Cynder said stretching her wings with Flarena.