Me: Hey, guys. Here's the fourth chapter to the Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning Retold. I met a new friend on YouTube.
Spyro: Really? What's his name?
Cynder: What videos does he do?
Me: His name is Lukas, but his username is Mariofan96. He makes plush videos and videos of celebrities both alive and dead's birthday. He's a really cool guy. He did a mash up of our versions of his song, "How You Do It Now". It's so cool. Enjoy this part of the Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning Retold. No worries, I'm not forcing you to enjoy it. I'm a nice person. Here we go.
When Spyro opened his eyes, he saw that he was flying in the sky and saw Nelly was on his back.
"Are you okay, Nelly?" Spyro asked.
"Yeah, I love high places," Nelly said, excitedly.
"Are you kidding? He's flying!" Sparx said as he caught up. "Welcome to the club, big guy!"
"Wouldn't that be the annoying pest club?" Spyro asked while Nelly giggled.
"No, smart aleck, the flying club," Sparx said.
"Yeah, I could get used to this," Spyro said.
"What are we waiting for then? Let's find Volteer," Nelly said. Then a bunch of baddies appeared. So Spyro destroyed them with his flame breath while Nelly helped with her archery skills. Good thing the arrows had sharp ends. It killed the enemies the arrows hit. Finally the trio reached Dante's Freezer. But Spyro ended with a rough landing, making Nelly fall off.
"Sorry, Nelly," Spyro said.
"It's cool, just a small bruise, but I've dealt with worse, I broke my arm and dealt with that," Nelly said.
"You're a brave girl," Spyro said.
"Nice landing, ace," Sparx said, sarcastically.
"Yeah. Maybe this flying thing ain't for me," Spyro said.
"Geez, it's cold out here," Nelly said. "Good thing I packed a coat, tennis shoes and long pants."
'Wow, humans are mysterious,' Spyro said, amazed the sight of Nelly's warm clothes. So the trio went inside the fortress but more baddies came by. So Spyro and Nelly helped, and Spyro even combined his flame breath with Nelly's arrows. Then as the trio got farther, they spotted Cynder in the sky. Then more baddies came and Spyro shot electricity out. After fighting the baddies, Nelly spotted a cave.
'Ooh, here comes the part that makes me laugh more,' Nelly thought.
"Hey, Sp...hey, watch this. Echo!" Sparx called. Nelly laughed and joined in with the fun. But after getting farther, more baddies came! Then Spyro said the quote Nelly loved.
"Who's the genius now, echo man?"
Nelly laughed hard and almost fell. So Spyro and Nelly fought the baddies and went farther in the cave and finally spotted Volteer. But then came the part that Nelly thought was so easy, even a six year old could beat: fighting the first boss. When Spyro and Nelly destroyed the boss, Volteer awoke.
"It borders on the miraculous, incredible, stupendous...a dragon your size defeating that...that...thing," Volteer said. "Thank you...ah...ah...ah..."
"Spyro. And this is Nelly, she's a human," Spyro explained.
"A purple dragon named Spyro, and a human named Nelly," Volteer said. "I haven't seen a human in years. Amazing. Of course, there were unsubstantiated rumors of a purple dragon countless generations ago, but most considered it hearsay, gossip, legend. It's hard to believe, difficult to fathom, amazing to comprehend...er...um..."
"No wonder they gagged this guy," Sparx said, annoyed. The way Volteer talked hurt Nelly's head, even though she was one of the smart students in elementary and middle school. Finally Spyro told Volteer that they need go back to the temple. When the four got to the temple, Nelly got her warm clothes off while still wearing her swimsuit and beige shorts. Ignitus was annoyed by Volteer's constant talking, too.
"Yes, Volteer, it's good to see you as well, but we don't have time to waste on sentiment," Ignitus said. "Back to Cynder...she was doing what to you?"
"Cynder's a chic?" Sparx asked, making Nelly roll her eyes.
"It's hard to be absolutely sure, Ignitus, but it seems she was using me as some sort of suspended, organic power source..." Volteer said.
"Huh?" Sparx asked.
"She was using him as battery," Spyro and Nelly both said.
"Why didn't he say so?" Sparx asked, annoyed. Then Volteer said that Cynder left with a glowing yellow orb, and Volteer was the one powering it. Ignitus said these orbs are dangerous and the team must find the other guardians before Cynder powers all these orbs. After doing some training on electricity breath, Ignitus said that the guardian of ice, Cyril, has been taken to Tall Plains, and that Spyro, Sparx and Nelly must go there and find Cyril himself. Tall Plains was home of a tribe known as the Atlawas. When Ignitus said that, Sparx thought he sneezed. The Atlawa were in tune with the rhythms of the seasons, focused of their relationship of crops, their surroundings, their gods. But they have been driven underground by Cynder and her forces who have taken over the tribe's shrine. It must be where Cyril was held. So the team went to Tall Plains and spotted the leader of the Atlawas trapped inside a cage. But he wasn't happy.
"Watch it, would ya?" the leader said.
"We were just trying to help," Nelly yelled.
"Well, the Atlawa and Kane need no help," the leader said.
"Oh, just about to spring into action, huh?" Spyro asked.
"Forget this guy, Spyro and Nelly. Come on," Sparx said. Spyro asked Kane why the apes wanted him, but Kane said it wasn't Spyro or Nelly's business. It made Nelly mad, remembering how much she hated Kane and his selfish attitude. As the team went farther in the plains, Kane tried to fight more apes but he slipped and fell off a waterfall. He was unhurt but was floating to a high cliff. Suddenly, Spyro began to breathe ice, freezing the water and helping Kane get out. But Kane was still acting ungrateful, even when Spyro and Nelly helped him destroy all the apes. Spyro said he, Sparx and Nelly had to get to the shrine, but Kane didn't believe that the trio won't make it there. He explained why.
"The shrine god has not been appeased since Cynder's forces came...he is not happy," Kane said.
"So is anyone fun around here?" Sparx asked.
"You can't possibly face the God of the Shrine alone," Kane said, opening a stone door.
"Not all of us are loners, Kane," Nelly said. "We're not going alone. Maybe some day, you'll learn that two heads are better than one. Even if they are pinheads." That got Sparx mad that Nelly said that. Finally, Kane gained trust to the trio, but there is something the trio should know about the shrine. It has been desecrated and the god has not been given tribute since Cynder's forces arrived. But if the trio subdues the god's anger, the balance will be returned and the Atlawa can come home. And it could also free Cyril. So the trio went to the shrine and found Cyril, but as Kane warned, the God of the Shrine came. After the team fought the god, Kane was finally grateful.
"You have subdued the God of the Shrine, restored balance to the seasons, the land, our world," Kane said. "The Atlawas want to worship you now. Especially you, Nelly, we haven't seen an actual human in a long time. They all disappeared."
"Worship? OK, now that's what I'm talking about," Sparx said. "I've never gotten the respect I deserve, the praise that should be mine..."
"That's very nice, Kane, but we have to get back to our home, figure out how to stop Cynder for good," Spyro said.
"My dear Atlawas, I am the mighty Sparx, scourge of despots," Sparx said.
"Yes, yes, old boy, we'd like nothing more than to stay and be part of your primitive, barbaric society, but duty calls, duty calls," Cyril said. Kane understood and said that now that the trio is part of the tribe, they are allowed to visit if they want. Nelly agreed to that, but right now, she was focused on helping Spyro and finding her way home. When the four were heading back to the temple, Cyril began to speak.
"I haven't seen a human in years either, Nelly," Cyril said. "You remind of this girl me and the other guardians met long ago. Nancy, was it?"
"Yes. She is my grandma," Nelly said. "See, she gave me this mysterious necklace and when I wished I had a real friend, the necklace glowed and some apes captured me. And I'm trying to get back home before my family finds out I'm gone and try to find me."
"Well, I'm sure you'll figure something out during this adventure," Cyril said. "And I see the bruise on your knee, do you know a song that can heal anything?"
"Yes, 'The Song of Healing' from the Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask," Nelly said. So she played "The Song of Healing" and it healed the bruise on Nelly's knee. Spyro was amazed by the tune Nelly played. When the four got to the temple, Even Cyril was annoyed by Volteer's yammering.
"Will all of you please be quiet!" Ignitus yelled. "It is certainly encouraging that Spyro and Nelly have been able to free two of you to allow this reunion, but haven't we forgotten someone?"
"Yes, yes, of course...Terrador," Cyril said.
"Precisely. Now how do we proceed?" Ignitus asked.
"I believe I can help, Ignitus," Cyril said. "Well, young chap, since you learned a few things about ice on Tall Plains, I suggest we adjourn to the training room so that I can teach you some more. The legacy of the great ice dragons of yore...my ancestors, who come from the best of the best of this somewhat bedraggled lineage, is long and storied. With my help, rescuing Terrador should be a certainty."
"Your pomposity, arrogance and pretentiousness is odious to the extreme," Volteer said. After the training, Ignitus said that Cynder is harnessing the power of the four guardians so she can open a forbidden portal. But that wasn't of Spyro, Nelly or Sparx's concern right now. Right now, the trio must go Munition's Forge and save Terrador before the orb is completely powered up. The forge itself was dominated by Boyzitbig, a very unstable volcano that makes life on the surface very dicey. The locals, who live underground, have been forced to mine the metals that Cynder uses to forge her army's weapons. The locals are called the Manweersmalls. Cynder should hold Terrador inside the mines, powering up the orb. So the trio went inside the mines and spotted one of the locals.
"Man...is he small," Spyro said.
"What's that? Who's there?" the Manweersmall said.
"It's us, Spyro and Nelly," Spyro said.
"And the former god of Tall Plains, Sparx," Sparx said.
"You two don't carry the stench of Cynder's beasts, so you must so you must be friends," the Manweersmall said.
"We are. And who are you?" Nelly asked.
"I am Mole-Yair, leader of the Manweersmalls," the Manweersmall said. "But I'm not much of a leader anymore. Those of my people who aren't mining for Cynder are holed up in the caves, scared out of their wits, waiting for Boyzitbig to blow." Suddenly the trio felt a quake and heard a loud rumble. Mole-Yair said it won't be long until the volcano will blow. But if the trio helps him by setting the rest of the Manweersmalls, he will help the trio find Terrador, who next to the labor camp where Mole-Yair's brother, Exhumor, toils away. After the mission was completed, Mole-Yair did his share of the promise. Terrador was in the center of the volcano, past the labor camp Exhumor was working at. But the trio must tell Exhumor that they are friends so they'll earn his trust. The trio agreed and went to find Exhumor. Along the way, the trio spotted a bell. Nelly knew what was going to happen when Spyro hit that bell.
"I bet you can't ring that bell," Sparx said.
"Why would I want to?" Spyro asked.
"Oh, you're scared," Sparx said, while Nelly rolled her eyes.
"I'm not scared," Spyro said.
"Me either, Sparx," Nelly said.
"Oh, the big special dragon and human girl are scared of the mean old bell," Sparx said. "Oh, I didn't know, I'm sorry, oh no, I'm sorry, baby, why don't I get your pillows all laid out..." With that being said, Spyro hit the bell but it fell on Spyro and Nelly. It shocked Sparx to death. He tried to get Spyro and Nelly's attention.
"SPYRO! NELLY! Can you hear me?" Sparx replied. "Are you okay, buddies? Hey listen, forget about those cracks I made about your fatness and your, being purple and stupid and fat and also your hair, alright? Just get out of there! Please, Spyro and Nelly, don't be dead." But then the bell shook and broke, revealing that Spyro and Nelly were fine, but Nelly had a bump on the back of her neck. So Nelly played "The Song of Healing" again and the bump disappeared. So the trio continued on. The spotted some apes next to a train engine. One of them told the others to get going so they can get on Steam and get back to Terrador because the orb is almost charged and the volcano is almost ready to blow. The train took off. So the team went to follow the apes, but more apes closed the train gate! So the team got on a mine cart.
'Wow, like in the Donkey Kong Country show episode, Booty and the Beast, when DK and Diddy chased K. Rool and Klump in the mine cart,' Nelly thought.
"You don't know how to drive this thing," Sparx said.
"How hard can it be? It's on rails," Spyro said.
"Oi! Famous last words," Sparx said. So the trio got going until the mine cart reached a dead end. Literally! So Nelly got on Spyro's back so she won't fall in the lava. Finally, the team reached the labor camp and found Exhumor. But he seemed tense when he turned to the trio.
"Wait, wait, wait! We're on your side!" Spyro and Nelly yelled.
"More likely spies for the conductor...or that flying beast, Cynder," Exhumor said.
"Mole-Yair sent us," Spyro said while Nelly ate a chocolate chip and peanut butter granola bar.
"My brother is alive?" Exhumor asked.
"He sure is, pal, he's all safe and sound," Sparx said. "But I gotta say, he's the friendly one in the family."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Exhumor said. "In these dark times, one can't take chances. So, Mole-Yair is alive. Wonderful news. But why did he send you here?"
"Well, he said that you might be able to tell us where our friend, Terrador, is," Nelly said.
"If he's a big dragon, I certainly can," Exhumor said. "The majority of the Manweersmalls are kept here in this camp, forced to live aboveground and mine for Cynder...and there are rumors that your dragon friend is being kept somewhere inside...in the darkest pits of the volcano. All of us are doomed..." But Spyro and Nelly promised to help free the Manweersmalls, stop the volcano and save Terrador. Then Sparx added "it's off to karaoke", making Nelly giggle. After rescuing the Manweersmalls, Exhumor and Mole-Yair reunited. So the two kept their promise, but the team must beware, the Conductor's train must be close by. So the two brothers went to take the Manweersmalls underground so they can be safe from Boyzitbig. Finally the team reached Terrador, but the train Exhumor was talking about came with the conductor on it. The team was too late, the orb was fully charged and the volcano is ready to blow! But before it does, the Conductor and Steam was itching to run down Spyro, Nelly and Sparx. The team won and broke Terrador's prison.
"The purple dragon...lives! And...with a human? I haven't seen a human in years," Terrador said.
"They got names, you know?" Sparx asked.
"Yes, my name is Spyro and this is Nelly," Spyro said. "And you must be Terrador."
"Yes, yes I am," Terrador said, "and I must say, I never thought I'd live to meet you, Spyro and Nelly."
"Look, I'd love to sit here and hug everybody and chit chat, but how about we leave before the volcano blows us up," Sparx said. Terrador agreed because he has to tell the guardians what Cynder plans to do. But before the team went to go to the temple, a black dragon came out of the lava! She had a red underbelly, a scythe-like tail with braces that matched the ones on her wrists, black and red wings that were torn with sharp metal thumbs, a long, pointed snout, and eight horns, four on each side of her head. Terrador told Spyro, Nelly and Sparx to run while he gets help. So the team went to get away and each time Cynder blew a fire ball, Nelly would play the "Song of Storms" to extinguish the flames but for some odd reason, it didn't make the lava disappear. Finally, after getting chased around from Cynder, Ignitus came to help but the two dragons fell downward! Spyro tried to help, but Terrador stopped him.
"We've got to find them...help Ignitus," Spyro said.
"They're gone, Spyro. There's nothing we can do!" Sparx said.
"I don't care...Ignitus wouldn't leave me..." Spyro said.
"Spyro, he's right," Terrador said.
"I'm right? Oh my god, that's a first," Sparx said.
'Uh...yeah you are, captain obvious,' Nelly thought, doing a face palm.
"Yes. You'll never find them in this mess, and you're not ready to face Cynder yet," Terrador said. "Time to fight will come...but it's not now." This made Spyro break down in despair, but Nelly comforted him.
Me: Well, that's it. Next chapter will be the last. I know the story doesn't have as many chapters as you expected, but this is because I want to finish this before my family and I move to Washington.
Spyro: Now we have some questions from a fellow viewer. First one: What inspired you to write this?
Me: Well, I'm a fan of Avatar Emerald's series, the Land Before Time Retold, where the TLBT characters meet a human girl who got a time stone while visiting her grandparents and met the characters themselves. When she found out the stone's true power, she visited that world occasionally. So I thought "why not let a human girl travel to different video games?" Then this came to mind.
Cynder: I think it's a great idea, especially the part where Nelly's ocarina is magical in this world. I'll do the rest of the questions. How long have you been a fan of the Spyro the Dragon series? Will you do a remake of the original trilogy?
Emilie: Those are very good questions, as well as the first one. Now let's turn the clock back to when my family and I lived in Nevada the first time. My older brother, Jonathan, and I were spending the night at one of my mom's friend's house, this was back when I was still a child. Then I saw some cool toys and saw a wind-up toy of a certain purple dragon. When looking at the tag of the wind up string, it read "Spyro the Dragon" and on the bottom, it also said "Insomniac Games". When I wound up the toy, Spyro began to flap his wings. Then years later, at the age of thirteen, I was at a rental store, looking for Sonic and the Secret Rings when I spotted the Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night. It looked interesting, but I was more interested in Sonic and the Secret Rings. I never had a chance to rent TLOS: The Eternal Night, but I didn't really mind. That is until last year, I was trying to get over the creepypasta, Suicide because it scared me half to death because the constant screaming and Mickey's creepy grin and falling apart eyes left me in insomnia for weeks. Then I found all the original Spyro and Legend of Spyro games and thus, I became a new Spyro fan, both of the original and Legend games. Not Skylanders, I only mention the Skylanders series in my stories to entertain the kids these days, since I love kids. And onto the last question. I'm not sure if I'll make a remake of the original games, but I'll think about it. Don't forget to review.