Cain: So much for a couple more chapters…
Kera: Aww, I remember this. When are you going to sing me that song again?
Jacy: Maybe later, has anyone seen Wolf?
Cain: No
Kera: Not since this morning
Jacy: Uh oh…
Disclaimer: I do not own Spyro or any of the copyrighted things I use, I do own my OCs and this story.
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Chapter 26: Epilogue or The Reunion Party
5 Years Later…
Blane dodged a slash from a clawed hand that belonged to a creature created by the Darkness in Jacy's realm. The creature was void of any hair and its clothing was in tatters. Its eyes were blood red and showed nothing but animalistic rage as Blane continued to dodge. He fought it in the ruins of some town that he couldn't remember the name of at the moment because Kera and Jacy had him moving around a lot for his training.
Blane had changed over the five years he had spent training in Jacy's realm. Strangely, he'd gotten shorter when he had entered Jacy's realm, now standing at about 6' 8", but his strength hadn't been affected in the slightest. His sandy blonde hair had been grown out a bit and he'd gotten a new change of clothes. He now wore a white shirt with the image of a golden dragon on it and a pair of jeans. During his time here, Kera had taught him to shift between a dragon and human without having any draconic traits in his human form unless he wanted them. His sword was sheathed in a scabbard that Jacy had given him as he had left his back in Convexity; it was a plain brown with red twine wrapped around near the top and a red strap kept it in place over his shoulder.
Blane decided that he'd played with the creature, that Jacy had called a Zombie, and deflected its attack this time and used the momentum to punch the zombie in the face. He heard the skull crack and unsheathed his sword and stabbed it in the head, killing it.
"You're getting better," a familiar voice congratulated him and he turned around to see Jacy standing on the roof of an almost collapsed building. Jacy had matured as well, his dark brown hair was longer and he had grown a light beard and mustache. He stood at about 6' 5" and wore a grey shirt under a black coat and a pair of jeans. He had a sabre sheathed at his waist and an assortment of daggers sheathed in a red holder for all of them across his chest and under his coat. He had two Desert Eagles holstered in holsters under his armpits under his coat as well.
"But you need to stay focused!" another familiar voice said from behind him. He spun around to find Kera just behind him in her human form. She looked the same as when Blane first saw her in her human form, the only differences were that she wore a different set of clothes and her hair was tied back into a ponytail. She wore a green t-shirt and a pair of tight, blue jeans. She wore a holstered M9 on each thigh and a knife strapped to her arm. She had grown an inch or two and stood at 5' 11".
"We know you're excited to go back to see them," Jacy said jumping down from the building and landing behind Blane, "but if you slip up just once, you'll end up as one of the zombies."
"And then we'd have to kill you," Kera added.
"Which we'd rather avoid," Jacy said, putting his arm around Blane's shoulders and beginning to lead him away, "now c'mon, we have one last thing for you to learn before you go."
In Dragon Realms…
Talea walked through the small village of Eras, a newly founded settlement near Warfang. Most of the houses were made of wood, like log cabins, but there were a few stone ones as well. Talea had grown in the five years since Blane had left to go train with Jacy and Kera.
She was now a fully grown dragoness, her body lithe and graceful. On her back a small, black dragonet, Dextran, slept. Her calm demeanor she showed on the outside hid the excitement she felt underneath. She knew that it would be very soon when Blane would come back but she had no idea what to do when he came. She thought of throwing a party at her home here in Eras but it wouldn't be large enough to accommodate all the friends she wanted to invite.
Her train of thought was interrupted as a familiar voice called out, "Talea!"
She looked up to the sky, where the voice had come from, and saw two familiar dragons. One of them was a fully grown, male, purple dragon. He had a grin on his face as he slowed down so he could land. Flying next to him was a fully matured, black dragoness. On her back was a light-blue dragonet holding on tightly between the dragoness' wings.
The two dragons were Spyro and Cynder, and the dragonet on Cynder's back was baby Annabelle. They landed gracefully in front of Talea, who greeted them with a smile.
"Spyro, Cynder, it's great to see you!" Talea said warmly.
"It's wonderful to see you to, Talea," Cynder said happily.
"We have a little surprise to tell you," Spyro said excitedly.
"What is it?" Talea asked curiously.
"Mommy and Daddy are having a party for you and Blane!" Annabelle blurted out eagerly.
"Really?" Talea asked them.
Spyro and Cynder nodded before Cynder said, "We figured you'd want to throw a party for Blane to welcome him back, and our home in Warfang is big enough for everyone."
"Everyone?" Talea asked, surprised, "But how did you contact all of them?"
"Message crystals," Spyro explained, "they work across realms, as long as they're the right kind of crystal at least."
"When is the party starting?" Talea asked.
"As soon as we get you ready to meet him again," Cynder said, smiling.
"What have you got planned?" Talea asked.
"You'll see," Spyro said, "you might want to wake up Dex so he doesn't fall off mid-flight."
"Good idea," Talea said before she began to nudge him awake.
Several hours later…
"You should be all set," Jacy said, grinning. He, Blane, and Kera all stood in front of a swirling portal made of mixes of green and blue inside of a small house that still had four walls and a roof.
"Thanks," Blane said, holding his hand out, "for everything."
"You're not getting rid of us that easily," Jacy chuckled, shaking his head, "in order to do your little surprise for Talea, you need the two of us as well."
"Plus, it's not too often that there's a party we can go to," Kera added, "Seeing as how the world nearly ended, people really don't feel like celebrating anything."
"Alright then," Blane said, retracting his hand and looking at the portal, "let's get going."
He dove into the portal, leaving Jacy and Talea to follow behind. The portal stayed open for a few more moments before it winked out.
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Blane opened his eyes to find he was in falling from the sky over a vast valley landscape. He quickly shifted into his dragon form and used his wings to halt his descent.
His dragon form had changed as well. He was now fully grown, about as big as Ignitus with ivory spikes going down his spine to his sword-like tail blade. His wings had grown much larger to support his bigger mass and his horns had grown longer as well.
"Your reflexes have improved as well," he heard Jacy say and turned to see him astride Kera in her dragon form. Her dragon form hadn't changed much either. Her green scaled body was slim and beautiful and her snow-white underbelly was shining. Her green and white wings flapped to keep her and Jacy airborne while he closed the portal behind them.
"You lead," Kera said, motioning with her head, "you do know the way, after all."
Blane nodded before looking ahead for any familiar landmarks. Surprisingly, he was able to see the crater he had created when he'd first arrived here and crashed. He smiled as he recalled meeting Spyro and Cynder after waking up before the three of them left for Warfang the next morning.
Blane turned his attention forward and flapped his wings hard, taking off towards Warfang. Kera took off after him with Jacy holding onto her neck tightly.
In Warfang…
"He'll be surprised, no doubt about it!" Cynder said happily as she and Talea finished hanging decorations around Cynder and Spyro's home.
"You really think he'll like it?" Talea asked as she and Cynder walked into the living room and sat down on the huge, dragon-sized couch.
"Of course," Cynder said, "but remember, don't show it to him until I give you the signal, alright?"
"Alright," Talea nodded.
"Good," Cynder said cheerily, "Now why don't we go let everyone in, shall we?"
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The party had taken off almost immediately, with everyone having a good time. Talea listened to the small band Hunter had brought with them to play music for the party as she watched everyone laughing and having a ball. She heard someone sit down next to her and turned to see Deryx sitting on the bench next to her.
The human didn't look much different than the last time Talea had seen him due to the spell he had placed on himself. He had a light amount of stubble on his chin from lack of shaving and wore a simple blue shirt with a pair of grey pants. He hadn't brought any weapons with him but Talea was sure he could defend himself well enough without them.
"You don't have to separate yourself from everyone, you know," he said, looking at her out of the corner of his eyes.
"I know, it's just…" she trailed off, looking at the stone floor.
"You're worried he won't show up, aren't you?" he asked, looking at Spyro and Cynder who were laughing as they tried to dance together.
"Kinda, yeah," she admitted softly.
"He'll be here," Deryx assured her, "From what I've heard of him from everyone here, he's not one to back down from anything or let anything stand between him and you."
"But what if he doesn't recognize me? Or he-" Talea fretted before Deryx silenced her by putting his hand on her muzzle.
"He wouldn't have trouble recognizing you," Deryx said, "No one else here did, right?"
"Well, no…" Talea said quietly.
"Then stop worrying and have a little fun," Deryx said, standing up and looking back at her with a kind smile, "After all, it is a party, isn't it?"
Before Talea could respond he walked away and started talking with Hunter.
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"I'm guessing that house over there is where we're headed?" Jacy asked, pointing to a rather largish home, made of brick and stone and had the lights on. Music was loud enough to be heard from where they were in the sky as well as the conversations going on in the home.
"Should be," Blane said, gliding down towards the house, "After all, what other house would have statues of Spyro and Cynder in the front yard?"
"Good point," Jacy admitted while Kera laughed as she came in for a landing as well. When the two dragons had touched down, Jacy got off of Kera's back and the two dragons reverted to their human forms.
"Going in with all the weapons would probably be a bad idea," Kera said as all of them looked at all the weapons they wore.
"Good thing I can do this," Jacy said as he put out his arm and a small portal appeared in front of his outstretched palm.
"You and your pocket dimensions," Kera said, shaking her head as she removed all of her weapons and threw them into the portal. Jacy followed suit and Blane did as well.
"We should be all set now," Blane said as Jacy closed the portal. He reached out his hand to knock but the door swung open before he made contact. Standing in front of the doorway was a familiar red dragon with a smirk on his face.
"Long time no see, Blane," Cain said.
"The same to you Cain, how'd you know we were here?" Blane said, grinning.
"It may have been awhile but I'm still connected to you mentally," Cain chuckled before standing aside, "and I think she'll like her surprise as much as you'll like yours."
Blane was about to ask what he was talking about before thinking better of it and walking inside. Jacy and Kera followed after him and Cain shut the door after them.
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The first thing Blane noticed when they got to the living room was that he knew everyone there. The second thing he noticed was the band of cheetahs playing various instruments. And the third was that everyone was looking at him, Jacy, and Kera. The entire room went silent, even the band stopped playing to stare at them.
Suddenly a familiar voice cut through the silence, "Blane!"
The crowd separated to reveal Talea running over to them. She glanced at Cynder out of the corner of her eye and saw the black dragoness nod. Without stopping, Talea's form glowed briefly before an entirely different figure was running over to Blane.
She looked very human in appearance, but her ears were pointed like Kera's. Her eyes were amber and her hair was pale blue. Her skin was light and she was about 6' 1". She wore a dark blue shirt and a tight pair of light blue pants. She leaped into Blane's arms and he wrapped his arms around her. Everyone cheered loudly as the couple embraced one another and kissed passionately. The band resumed playing, this time a slower song.
"How did you learn to do that?" Blane asked, pulling away from the kiss but still hugging her.
"Ignitus dropped a book off here at Spyro and Cynder's house and it had information on how to do this," she explained, smiling as she laid her head against his chest, "I'm so happy to see you."
"And I, you, love," Blane said, kissing the top of her head, "Is this the surprise that Cain was talking about?"
"I'm not sure how he knew about it, but there's another part that you'll get later," she said, looking up at him and kissing him on the nose.
"I can't wait," Blane said, smiling excitedly, "but first you have to get your surprise."
He kissed her on the lips before going over to where Jacy and Kera stood waiting near the make-shift stage. By this time the cheetah band had come down to take a break, leaving the stage open.
"Are you ready?" Jacy asked him as he came over.
"Definitely," Blane said, grinning. Kera and Jacy nodded in understanding before the three of them all got on the stage. Everyone stopped what they were doing to look at the three of them up on stage.
"The instruments," Jacy said, snapping his fingers and causing an electric guitar, a set of drums, and an electric bass to appear on the stage. He snapped again and amps appeared and attached to the guitar and bass. Once more, he snapped and a microphone appeared in front of the guitar up front.
"Let's get started, shall we?" Ker said, picking up the bass. Blane took the guitar and stood up front while Jacy took the drums.
"I've, uh, we've got a song that we'd like to play," Blane said into the microphone, "and I'd like to dedicate it to my one and only…Talea."
(She Takes Me High by We the Kings)
Last night's dream
We rode our bikes
To our tree house by the sea
And there we laid and said we'd never leave.
Last night's dream
I promised you would have
The whole world at your feet
And that we'd lay On a bed we made of leaves.
And we both know
You're everything I need
And now I know
What she does to me
She takes me High
She takes me High
She takes me High
She takes me High
She wakes me up
She breaks me down
She's got me 10 feet off the ground
She takes me High, high
She takes me high tonight
Last night's dream
We drove your car
To the dead end of your street
And we made love where no one else could see.
Last night's dream
I held your hand
And asked if you would be
Forever mine, together you and me.
And we both know
You're everything I need
And now I know
What she does to me
She takes me High
She takes me High
She takes me high
She takes me high
She wakes me up
She breaks me down
She's got me 10 feet off the ground
She takes me High tonight.
I'll keep sleeping
If I don't stop dreaming
I would stop my breathing for you
I'm not leaving
This life I'm dreaming
Cause I can't stop living with you.
She takes me High
She takes me High
She takes me high
She takes me high...
She wakes me up
She breaks me down
She's got me 10 feet off the ground
She takes me High, high
She takes me high tonight
Everyone let out a cheer when they finished and Talea ran up on stage and kissed Blane passionately. Shrugging, Jacy got up from the seat behind the drums and went over to Kera. He spun her around and kissed her, surprising her at first before she wrapped her arms behind his neck and returned it. Everyone cheered again, a few people wolf-whistled too.
"We've got one more, but this one is one for Jacy's girl, the one playing the bass, Kera!" Blane said as he picked up Talea bridal style and carried her over to the drums while Jacy picked up the guitar. Once everyone was situated, Talea sitting on Blane's lap and Kera and Jacy only a few inches from one another, they began to play.
(Rhythm of Love by The Plain White T's)
My head is stuck in the clouds
She begs me to come down
Says "Boy quit foolin' around"
I told her "I love the view from up here
The warm sun and wind in my ear
We'll watch the world from above
As it turns to the rhythm of love"
We may only have tonight
But till the morning sun you're mine all mine
Play the Music low and sway to the rhythm of love
My heart beats like a drum
A guitar string to the strum
A beautiful song to be sung
She's got blue eyes deep like the sea
That roll back when she's laughing at me
She rises up like the tide
The moment her lips meet mine
We may only have tonight
But till the morning sun you're mine all mine
Play the Music low and sway to the rhythm of love
When the moon is low
We can dance in slow motion
And all your tears will subside
All your tears will dry
And long after I've gone
You'll still be humming along
And I will keep you in my mind
The way you make love so fine
We may only have tonight
But till the morning sun you're mine all mine
Play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love
"That's it," Jacy said, taking a bow as Kera came up behind him and everyone let out a groan of disappointment, "but we may play some more at a later, or earlier if you prefer, time!"
"If you'll excuse us," Kera said, jumping onto his back, "we have a little party of our own to get to."
"Never very subtle, are you?" Jacy chuckled as he walked off stage with Kera on his back.
"Nope, now to the bedroom!" she said, pointing forward. Jacy just shook his head in amusement and looked at Spyro, who pointed him in the opposite direction that Kera pointed.
"Now for you to get your gift," Talea said seductively, "you'll have to find us a bedroom as well."
"Of course, beautiful," Blane grinned, picking her up bridal-style once again and carrying her off stage and to where Spyro had pointed Jacy and Kera.
"Well," Deryx said, "that was certainly interesting."
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Jacy: And so ends Forgotten Prophecy…I'd like to thank all the reviewers, readers, and all the supporters that have helped me through this story. It's all of you that make this worthwhile.
Wolf: What's this?
Kera: Looks like a sequel…
Cain: Hmmm…
Jacy: Give me those papers! I knew you were snooping around for something, Wolf!
Wolf: Yup! And I see a lot more plot twists as well as - Mmph!
Jacy: Shut up!