First off, I'd like to thank LoNeWoLf for notifying me that chapter 3 was the same as chapter 2, honestly, I had no idea. A new character gets introduced that will be present at the end of the series, our heroes go to Earth, and I'm congested due to the pollen in the air so I can't hear anything in my left ear, Spring's fun.
THE MALEFOR CHRONICLES BOOK 1: THE RETURN OF MALEFOR
Chapter 4: Down to Earth
Dragonheart woke in a cold sweat, remnants of the nightmare still running through his head. He looked over at the alarm clock on his bedside table, it read that it was 3 in the morning.
"Who doesn't she want me to trust?" Dragonheart asked himself. And he lay there, pondering this until the break of dawn.
Five hours later, Dragonheart walked into the Academy's library looking exhausted.
"Hugo!" he shouted.
A creature that looked like Buzz, minus the eye patch and peg leg, poked his head around one of the many bookcases in the room.
"Yes? What is it?" Hugo asked.
"Get Spyro, Cynder, and Bash, tell them to meet me at the Core of Light in 30 minutes, then get a hold of Gern Blanston and tell him to meet me at the usual spot." Dragonheart answered.
"Why do you want me to contact Gern?" Hugo questioned.
"Because I have a feeling that something big is about to go down, and Gern is the only one who might be able to give me some insight as to what it is." said Dragonheart, "In the meantime, I have to help Terrafin and Gill Grunt with a chompy infestation in the kitchen."
"I'll get right on it." replied Hugo.
"I knew I could count on you." said Dragonheart, then he ran in the direction of the kitchen.
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Thirty minutes later, Dragonheart arrived at the Core of Light, as he got closer, he heard Spyro and Bash arguing with each other. Bash was a Earth dragon, he had no wings and his entire body was covered in stone due to years of rolling off cliffs in a vain attempt to fly.
"Why are we bringing him?" asked Spyro.
"Bash is one of the few people I can a.) tolerate and b.) trust with my life." replied Dragonheart, "Plus I need a second in command with plenty of field expertise, and with Drobot and Sunburn scouting the Dragon Worlds for the Well of Souls, there were few others who qualified."
"Why did you call us here?" asked Cynder, trying to change the subject, and interrupting Spyro, who was about to argue with Dragonheart's reasoning.
"We're going to Earth to gain some intel from an old acquaintance of mine named Gern Blanston," Dragonheart answered, "and I'm bringing you three along as lookouts as well as backup in case things go south."
Dragonheart raised his hand and an oval shaped hole that opened into a void of darkness appeared in front of the group. The hole itself was about the size of a door.
"Now, we're about to be late, so whose first?" asked Dragonheart.
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The group appeared behind a building, behind them was a chain link fence and an open field, to the left of them was an empty road.
"Ugh, I hate Void travel." said Cynder.
"You'll get used to it, and it's the only way to travel between the Layers other than using the Portals, so you'll have to at some point." said Dragonheart, "Bash, you're in charge of them while I go talk to Gern, so find some place out of sight and keep watch, now, let us hope that there isn't anyone here who knows me from before I started this hero business."
Dragonheart walked into the gravel parking lot, to the left of him was a driving range and a put-put course, to the right was the road. He pulled out a set of keys from his pants pocket and walked to a shed to the left of the range. When he reached the door, he knocked twice waited 30 seconds and unlocked the door. Before entering, he looked up at the roof of the main building and saw Spyro looking down at him, Dragonheart quickly gave him a thumbs-up and walked inside the shed. Inside was a machine that, when turned on, would pick up golf balls off the driving range and an old tattered couch. Two minutes later, there was a knock on the door, Dragonheart got up off the couch and opened the door. On the other side, there was a man who looked like he was in his mid-thirties and was the basis of the American stereotype.
"Sorry I'm late, I had to double back to make sure I wasn't being followed." said the man, "Now, why did you call me here?"
"Hello Gern, it's good to see you." replied Dragonheart, "As to why I called you, I need some info on someone."
"Before you get your info," said Gern, "I need you to answer some questions."
"Sure, what is it?" asked Dragonheart.
"A couple of weeks ago, a cargo plane appears, seemingly out of nowhere, in a New York airport with the back half of it looking like it was eaten off, some new super villain pops up in the Dragon Worlds, his name was Malefor or something like that." said Gern, "What I want to know is whether you had anything to do with that or not."
"Yes, I had something to do with both of those. All that I'll say about the cargo plane is that I had a run in with what a man named Craig Toomy called the Langoliers, or as someone named Bob Jenkins called them the Time-Keepers of Eternity. As for Malefor, he's the reason I called you here." answered Dragonheart.
"Well, what do you want to know?" asked Gern.
"I'm glad you asked." said Dragonheart
I hoped you enjoyed reading this chapter as well as the Stephen King reference towards the end. Sorry for the short chapter and chapter 5 might be short as well, I don't know. As for the setting for the end of the chapter, it takes place at Putters Driving Range + Deli, located outside Lake Charles, Louisiana, although I refer to it as my father's failing business and the description of it is 100% accurate. Chapter 5 will have a bit more action than these past 2 chapters, so those of you who have been wanting more action, your welcome.
