Chapter 15

Spyro and Cynder both woke up in the palace bathroom. Cynder, who was sitting in the tub, looked around. She had her pale scales, but the blood was gone. "Spyro?"

"I'm here, Cynder," he assured her.

Cynder climbed out of the tub and they exited the bathroom, taking the haven mirror. They saw Glomp running towards them. "Thank the Gods you're alright! Quickly, the queen needs you!"

"Glomp, what's wrong?" Spyro asked.

"No time! Just go!" Glomp shouted.

Spyro and Cynder bolted to the throne room as fast as possible. They found Celia sitting on her throne in human form. She was speaking to plenty of frightened citizens. "Everyone, just settle down! We need to get to the ships."

"Your majesty, I can't find my baby!" a woman shouted.

"Your majesty, my house was burned down!" a man shouted.

Left and right, people were yelling in fear, telling Celia their dilemmas. All the voices shouting at once pushed Celia's temper. "Everyone, shut the fuck UUUUUUUUUUPPPPP!"

They all became silent.

"Better," said Celia. "Please listen, I know you all have a crisis, but right now we don't have any time. I need you all to head to the ships in the beach behind my palace. Braniac, you sound the alarm so everyone else knows."

"Yes, your majesty!" said Braniac as he ran off.

Everyone left and Celia rubbed her temples. Spyro and Cynder walked up to her. "Your majesty? What's going on?" Cynder asked.

Celia turned, but kept a troubled face. "It's good to see you're okay. The forces of Order invaded while you were in a trance. It's strange, they just came out of nowhere and began attacking. My soldiers are fending them off."

"Why is it strange?" Spyro asked.

"Because their leader is usually so predictable. This is a new tactic I didn't count on."

"What should we do?" Spyro asked.

"Come with me. I have a submarine prepared for us to escape. Glomp, a few visitors like you, and my children are already there."

"You're not going to fight?" Cynder asked.

"It's me that the Prince is after," Celia explained. "If we flee, we'll be able to fight another day. Destroying my capital means nothing if I'm still alive."

"Your majesty, this sounds very orderly of you," Spyro commented.

"I'm insane, not suicidal," said Celia. "Now, let's go!" Celia jumped out a window behind her throne and the two dragons followed. Celia jumped down the cliff and expertly landed on her feet, running across the beach and towards the ocean.

Spyro and Cynder flew over the cliff and saw countless ships being boarded. They turned around and saw the city in flames. They heard the cries of men, women, and children being burned alive, it was heartbreaking to them. They dove down towards the beach and followed Celia. They arrived at a large submarine with the latch open. Celia hopped in and they followed. The interior was surprisingly roomy. They saw two young humans, male and female, Glomp, a blue dragon, a red dragoness, and a hatchling. They heard crying behind them and turned around to see Virtue and Rose. "My babies!" Spyro shouted. He grabbed his daughters and hugged them close to him. "Thank the Ancestors you're okay."

"The purple dragon?" The male dragon whispered.

"He's a father," said the blue female dragon.

Braniac hopped into the submarine and closed the latch. "Is everyone ready?"

"Yes," said Celia.

"Alright, let's get out of here." Braniac hopped into the captain's seat. The submarine activated and submerged under the water, heading for its destination.

"Where are we going, your majesty?" Cynder asked.

"To the Chaotic Fortess," Celia said. "It's heavilly guarded and hard to find unless you know where it is. It'll be able to keep us safe for quite a few years."

"We'll have to train hard then," said Spyro.

"I agree. I want you to meet Vincent and Grace, my children."

Spyro and Cynder shook hands with the two. "It's nice to meet you."

"I also want you to meet Logar and Natalie. They came from your world."

Spyro shook hands with them. "It's an honor," said Natalie.

"Thank you," Spyro said.

"We meet again," said Cynder as she shook hands.

"Indeed," said Logar.

Everyone watched as the three hatchlings walked towards each other. Rose cooed happily as she met Resalia. Virtue and Resalia sniffed each other and wrestled happily. "Looks like my daughters already made a friend," Spyro joked.

"The way they're playing, you'd think they were friends for years," said Natalie.

"Your majesty, how long will it take us to get to the fortress?" Cynder asked.

"About three days." Celia took a weird little ball out of her pocket. It glowed slightly as she held it. "Aeon, a change in plans, arrive at the Chaotic Fortress three days from now."

Cynder gave a puzzled look. "Aeon... Why does that name sound familiar?" she asked herself.

Chapter 15