Flarena landed in a small cave, and walked toward the center, and bowed. Cynder stood outside the cave, and saw a black dragon smirking at Flarena. It was the dragon-kid from before, and he jumped down from the perch he was on and walked toward Flarena. Flarena rose when he stood before her and he motioned for her to follow him. She followed him and stood before him as he perched himself on the small looking chair he was in, and suddenly he shape-shifted into a human. He had short, straight black hair, with brown eyes, and he smiled at Flarena.
"Well, have you come to join me Flarena?" Tom asked her, smirking.
"Yes." Flarena said monotonously.
"I see. Well, then...I bound you by..." someone interrupted Toms' chant.
"STOP!" Cynder said coming in.
Tom glared at her as he stood, and Flarena began growling. Tom noticed the gem around Flarenas' neck was starting to react to her emotion's so he smiled.
"Flarena...I order you to kill Cynder!" Tom said.
Flarena jumped down before Cynder, still in her dark form, and Cynder gulped taking a step back. The grublins came in, and stopped above Flarena. Flarena readied her dark fire, and blew it at Cynder. Cynder jumped back, and blew fear out, but Flarena retorted with her own fear attack. Flarena stopped and flew upward to avoid the attack, and then landed. Cynder spit poison at Flarena, and hit her chest, but then Flarena composed herself and attacked Cynder with her claws and teeth. Cynder bite Flarena around the leg, and Flarena bite around Cynders' neck, causing Cynder let go instantly when Flarena bit her. Flarena kept her jaws around Cynders' neck, and Cynder tried to release her jaws.
'It's...getting harder t-to...breathe.' Cynder thought, lowering her head.
Her eyes fluttering, and her vision blurring, her hearing was weak also, because she could barely make out what Tom was saying. Cynder suddenly remembered that Spyro would be waiting for her, and so would the others. Cynder broke free from Flarenas' grasp.
"WHAT?!" Tom called out shocked.
"Flarena, I don't know what's wrong with you...but...YOU NEED TO SNAP OUT OF IT!" Cynder shouted, and hit Flarena in the side with her tail.
Flarena growled, and then Cynder hit Flarenas' muzzle with her claws, and Flarena froze. Carrol...he was slowly surfacing to her mind. Suddenly she remembered when Carrol hit her. Flarena turned toward Cynder, and built up her fury, shocking Cynder. Could every dragon use fury? Suddenly Flarena shot it out Cynder, and Cynder blocked it. Cynder charged at Flarena, and bit her around the neck, causing Flarena to cry out in pain. As Flarena tried to get Cynder to let go Tom just watched with a smirk. Once Flarena went down, Cynder would be next. Suddenly memories surfaced back to Flarenas' mind. Meeting everyone, traveling with Spyro and Cynder; Spyro and Cynder admitting their feelings; her and Carrol admitting their feelings; and Ember with Flame admitting their feelings. Her father's death, Carrol and Blaze fighting, and everything else. Suddenly tears came from her eyes, as one dragon surfaced in her mind. Her father Ignitus, and the words he told her when she was young.
"I will always be with you my daughter, for I am always in your heart, and if one I day I shall pass, always remember I am here for you, my daughter Flarena." Flarena broke from Cynder, the gem around her neck breaking into piece's.
"What?!" Tom yelled out shocked.
"Flarena?" Cynder asked cautiously, in case Flarena was still under control.
Flarena turned to Cynder with tears in her eyes, going from her dark form, back to normal.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Flarena said, and Cynder smiled.
"It's alright, now lets get him." Cynder said and Flarena nodded.
Flarena and Cynder closed their eyes, building up their fury again, and planning to use it against Tom, and they shot it at Tom, hitting him. Tom began chuckling as he stood up, laughing at them.
"Wow, you really think that hurts? Lets see how you fare against my father!" Tom said, and began transforming into Malefor.
Flarena and Cynder backed up as Tom transformed into Malefor, and when he was done, he stood in front of them laughing.
"It seems as though my son is smart." Malefor said, his yellow eyes showing malice.
"Cynder, is that Malefor, or Tom?" Flarena asked, backing up slightly.
"It's Tom transformed as Malefor, but Malefor actually speaking. See the gem around his neck?" Cynder said.
For the first time, Flarena toke notice of the gem, and gasped. Was Malefor talking through it?
"It seems we actually have a chance also. Malefor is weaker since it's not really him, and it seems as though he can't use all elements. He can only use fire, ice, electricity, and earth, just like Spyro." Cynder said.
"It's because Tom knows those elements really well." Flarena guessed, red eyes now showing confidence.
"Yep." Cynder said smiling, knowing they really did have a chance.
Flarena and Cynder ran at Malefor with the intent of defeating him, knowing no words needed to be spoken, but that he needed to be defeated. Cynder jumped on his back, as Flarena blew fire at him from the front, and Cynder bite down on his back, shooting poison out, poisoning his wound.
"Curse you!" Malefor said as he swiped at Flarena, who jumped back.
He grabbed Cynder and slammed her into the ground making Flarena gasp. Cynder got up, and shot fear with Flarena, Malefor got hit, and kept backing up, as they kept blowing fear at him. Cynder switched to Shadow, as Flarena switched to fire. Cynder then switched to wind, breathing it at Malefor, who needed to sink his claws into the ground to stop from moving. Flarena switched to fear again, making Malefor gasp, and then Cynder switched to poison. Malefor jumped back after the attack hit him, and suddenly everything went white. When the light subsided, it showed Tom panting as he glared at them.
"I'll finish you myself!" he yelled out as he destroyed the crystal.