Another Road

Holly Thomas: I'm going to try my hardest at this story!

Serenity

The hounds drooled as they eyed the fauns. "Oh man! I left my knife in my room!" said Elora.

"Get back in the house!" Mr Tumnus managed to yell. He turned around and tried running back in.

A large hound grabbed him by the shoulders and held a firm grip. "Get the girl!" he said.

"Leave my sister alone!" The hound ran away with Tumnus in his arms.

"Back off!" Elora tried fighting them off. She kicked one in the groin with her powerful goat legs and he collapsed in pain. "I won't let you take u-" An even larger hound appeared and knocked out Elora.

He wore red fatigues and a captain's hat. His left leg and right arm were missing, in their place were a gattlinggun and a hook with a chain respectively. On his shoulders were a red parrot and a green parrot. "Ha! That'll teach that ho!" said the green parrot in an uneducated voice.

"Yes. She was rather annoying." the red parrot said with a sophisticated voice.

The captain babbled incomprehensibly. "Shut up, fool!" said the green parrot.

"Inspect the house. There may be others."

The idiot captain squeezed through the narrow opening and saw Spyro and Sparx watching T.V. He jumped up and down in excitement as he slobbered all over the place.

"Who are you people?!" Spyro asked in fright. He tried to stand up but his wounds wouldn't let him.

"Oh great. Mutts," said Sparx. The captain grabbed Spyro and threw him over his shoulder. He also trapped Sparx in a lantern. "Hey! Let me out!"

"Put us down!" The weakened Spyro was helpless to fight back as he was carried away.

Meanwhile...

Ignitus, Terrador, and Volteer were waiting in the sleeping quarters of the temple. "Where is Cyril?" Terrador asked impatiently.

"He said he knows some one who can help. They should be back soon."

"Alas, I have returned!" They all turned around to see Cyril coming in with a cheetah wearing a hood and carrying a bow.

"Cyril!" they all said at once.

"Who is this, Cyril?" asked Terrador.

"My name is Hunter," the cheetah said. "I am a friend of Cyril's. He said you needed help finding the purple dragon?"

"Yes. Spyro has not yet returned. I fear something has happened to him," said Ignitus.

"I see. I'll do whatever I can to bring him back safely. Do you have a sample I can use to find his scent?"

"Yes." Ignitus walked out of the room and the others followed. He walked into the egg vault and picked up an empty nest. "This is the nest that held Spyro's egg seven years ago. It should still have his scent."

Hunter took the egg from Ignitus' hands and sniffed it. "Hmmm. I have it! I'll begin my search immediately! I'll come back as soon as I find him." He put down the egg and jumped out the window into the evening light.

"Thank you, Hunter."

Two hours later...

Elora groaned as she slowly woke up. "Where am I?" She was sitting on the wooden floor of a large deck. Strong bars stopped any one from getting through. "What happened?" She looked around and saw Spyro, Mr Tumnus, and Sparx in seperate cages. (Sparx was in a lantern.) "Tumnus! Spyro! Sparx! What happened?!"

"I don't know," said Spyro. "Some big dog carried me onto this ship that was flying in the sky. He threw me in here and then you woke up."

"It was Skabb!" said Mr Tumnus.

"Who?" asked Sparx.

"A pirate who kidnaps people to make them fight for his entertainment. He isn't too bright, but he's very powerful."

"We have to fight? But I can barely move!"

"That's too bad!" A medium sized hound appeared next to the cage. "If you fight, you might die. If you don't fight, you WILL die! Now come on! Your first match is starting!"

At the arena...

Skabb sat on the judge's chair as many people cheered. His red parrot cleared his throat. "Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the arena! Today, we have a very special guest!"

"Get on with it, fool!"

"Presenting the challenger, Spyro the purple dragon!"

The gates opened and Spyro limped his way to the ring. The audience booed at the sight. "How can they possibly expect me to fight?!"

"Boo! That's no dragon!"

"And behold our fresh meat! She looks an ape, but she is not as hairy! Presenting the unstable warrior, Lady Serenity the elf!"

The other gates opened and a warrior wearing shining white crusader armor stepped in. She carried a short sword in her sheath.

"I'm dead," said Spyro.

The audience chanted. "Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Lady Serenity slowly walked up to Spyro. "I am so dead!"

She spoke through her helmet. "The sun is setting. It is almost time."

"Time?"

"Here. You're hurt." She raised her palm and Spyro was surrounded by a white sphere. He felt his wounds heal instantly. His bandages fell off and he had no cuts or bruises.

"How did you do that?" he asked astonished.

"Now is not the time. When I say strike, you strike the captain," she whispered. "I'll get us out of here."

"Ready! Fight!"

Neither Spyro nor Serenity moved. "Hey! Didn't you fools hear him?! Are ya death?!"

Serenity watched as the new moons appeared. She counted down. "Eight. Seven. Six. Five. Four. Three. Two. One!" The sun completely disappeared behind the mountains. White rays flew out of Lady Serenity. Her light flew out from her body for ten seconds. Her shining white armor turned as black as the void.

Spyro watched in fear as she changed.

Her voice remained the same as she spoke. "I am Null Serenity! Master of Nothingness! Strike!"

Holly Thomas: I created Serenity. She can not be used without my permission.