Legend of Spyro: Stormfront
Chapter 5
Cynder began regain consciousness. Spyro rushed over to her bed when he saw her eyelids move, yelling to the moles in the infirmary that she was awake. The first thing Cynder saw was Spyro's purple face.
Spyro asked, "You okay Cyn?"
Cynder then realized who was staring at her and yelled, "GET AWAY FROM ME!" pushing Spyro with all four of her paws. Spyro stumbled back and knocked over a nightstand, sending its contents to the ground shattering a vase and glass of water.
"What the hell was that for?" Spyro yelled back.
"Just stay away from me Spyro; I don't want to be around you!" Cynder retorted.
Spyro was dumbfounded. "What had he done to make her do this? One moment they were walking home together, she faints, and then she doesn't want me to be around her." Spyro thought.
Cynder quickly jumped off the infirmary bed, and made a quick move towards the door. One of the moles insisted that she stay awhile longer so they could keep an eye on her, but she didn't care. She burst out the doors of the infirmary and took off into the sunset. Spyro swore she saw tears dripping down her face, when she left.
Cynder flew as fast as she could to the Academy. She flew open the doors to the headmaster's office, to the surprise of its occupant,s the Guardians. Cynder had tears pouring down her face.
"What's a matter Cynder," Volteer asked her.
"It's nothing I just want a room for the night, here." She responded.
"But what has gotten you so worked up?" Cyril asked.
"Ju-just a matter with Spyro," she said sniffling.
Terrador bent over to the other two Guardians ears, "Must be boy trouble."
They both gave a quick nod in response. Cyril quickly stated, "You may have a room here for the night, Cynder, or will it be for longer than a night?"
"I-I don't know." She responded still crying hysterically. "Where is the room? I want to be alone right now."
"Of course Cynder," Volteer replied, putting a paw on her shoulder, and leading her out of the room.
"So what do you suppose all that was about?" Cyril questioned.
Terrador responded, "I think we will just have to wait, until we hear Spyro's side of the story." They both returned to a sitting position and waited for Volteer to return.
A few minutes later Volteer entered, and was about to close the door when a voice cried out, "Hold the door please." It was Spyro.
"Have any of you seen Cynder around she is acting really weird."
"We should be asking the questions Spyro. What did you do to make her so upset?" Volteer replied.
"That's just it, I have no idea! We were walking back to the house, when she just fainted. I carried her to the infirmary, and when she woke up she kicked me and told me she doesn't want to be around me. Then, she flew off crying. What do you guys make of it?"
"I have no idea young dragon, what upset her. I do however; have an idea on the fainting incident." Volteer replied."
"What do you think happened?" Spyro implored.
"Well from experience when you, faint it's because of the Chronicler contacting you." Volteer returned.
"Well that makes sense, but what did he tell her that made her so upset?" Spyro questioned.
"I would assume it would have to be something to do with you; if she can't stand to be around you." Volteer responded.
"What could the Chronicler have said, about me that would make her act so hostile to me?"
"We have no idea young dragon; I suggest a long talk with her to fix this issue." Terrador said.
"Where is she then?" Spyro asked.
"Go down this hallway, take a right, then a left, and then it's the fourth door on the left," Volteer responded.
"Thank you," Spyro said, and took his leave of the Guardians.
Spyro was trying to think of things to say while he walked to her room, but nothing came to mind. He almost passed her door, until he heard a sob to his left. He looked over and it turned out to be Cynder's door. He gave a slight knock on the door. "Cynder?"
"Go away Spyro, I told you I don't want to be around you!" Cynder replied from behind the door.
"Why? What is that I have done to make you so upset?" Spyro implored.
"It's not what you have done it's what you are going to do." Cynder replied harshly.
"What are you talking about Cynder?" Spyro continued to implore her.
"If you don't know, than stay away! If you come through that door I will attack you. Now, GO AWAY!" she screamed.
"Cynder please talk with about this, I want to help." Spyro responded.
Just then a shadow blast rocketed out from underneath the door, hitting Spyro right on the face. Spyro was hurled against the far wall of the hallway. By now several of the Academy residents had begun to wonder what was causing all the commotion, and poked there head out there doors to see Spyro blown away.
"Is there something wrong here Master Spyro?" One of the young pupils questioned.
"No there is nothing wrong here, now return to your room!" Spyro said starkly to the young dragon.
"Yes, Master" he responded quickly, then ducking his head in the door, to not incur more of Spyro's wrath. That was the queue for the rest as well to quickly close their doors.
Spyro stormed off towards his house. He was incredibly angry, so angry that he did not notice his scales flickering black over and over again as he walked home. How could the dragon that he had saved the life of countless times be so cruel to him? How could she do this? After all he did for her, to treat him like common street trash.
His thoughts only increased his anger even more. Then the voice returned… more malicious than last time.
"Yes, Spyro use your anger. It makes you powerful. This is the key to saving everyone, I implore you use it, bring peace to this world. Come to us, at the Well of Souls you will find what you seek, Young Dragon…"
"What is it that I will find their exactly?"
"Like we said, the key to saving the one you love, if you still love her that is."
"You know what; I don't think I do anymore."
"Good…good love makes you weak, only through power can the city be protected. Come to us, come to us, come to us…" then the voice faded into silence.
"Fine if the Well of Souls is where I need to be, I guess I'm heading to the Well of Souls."
Then, Spyro took off, heading for the accursed mountain.
Cynder had just begun to fall asleep in her temporary room, when a voice screamed in her head.
"Cynder what have you done! Because of you the world is doomed!" It was Ignitus.
"What have I done? I have done nothing but sit here" she replied angrily.
"Spyro thinks you no longer love him! He is despairing, his anger is taking control! He has given in to the darkness! He is heading for the Well of Souls this very moment! YOU MUST STOP HIM FROM ENTERING THAT PLACE! Go you still have a chance you must reach him!"
Cynder immediately jumped up and began to run for the Headmaster's office, again with tears streaming down her face.
"What have I done!" she screamed. "It's all my fault, it's all my fault! I should have been there for him; instead I rejected him for something he could have been! Now I have assured it!"
Just as she said the last line, she burst through the door of the office.
Yelling at the guardians, "You must go find Spyro immediately! He has gone to the Well of Souls!
"And it is all my fault," she said sobbingly.
"What! Why would he go there?" Cyril asked, with a stunned look on his face.
Cynder replied, "Ignitus told me that Spyro had a chance of going evil, and I think I just caused it!"
"I drove him away, I even attacked him! It's all my fault, it is all my fault," Cynder said despairing.
"Cynder go to him, NOW! You are the only one with a chance of stopping him." Terrador said in his gruff voice.
"What? How could I do anything? He probably hates me right now!"
"You are the fastest dragoness in all of Warfang, you are the only one with a chance of catching him." Volteer replied.
"We will assemble the dragon guard and alert the Cheetahs, and be there by morning. Now go Cynder! Fly faster than any other dragon has ever flown!
She then ran for the nearest courtyard, and with that she took off towards the mountain, into the night. Behind her she could hear the alarm horns blowing. These horns were meant to mean times of war, the guardians were taking this VERY seriously.
Cynder was halfway to the mountain within an hour, the wind whipping at her face at break neck speed. Her wings were beating the fastest they had ever gone. She was desperate. She even began to use her wind powers to bring gusts behind her, further increasing her velocity. The trees were a simple blur of black beneath her. When she could see the mountain her hopes began to rise that maybe she would catch him. She then reached the surrounding area of the mountain, where nothing would grow because of the evil that resided there. All of a sudden a purple beam shot into the sky from the top of the mountain.
Spyro landed on an old broken ledge of what was left of the mountain, and went inside of a dark cave. The cave led him down into the mountain. It was at least a few hundred feet underneath the chamber where he fought Gaul. He began to see a dim light. The mouth of the cave opened to a chamber that looked exactly like the one he fought the King of the Apes in. As he stepped over the precipice where cold earth met carved stone, a beam of purple energy shot into the sky.
"Yes, Spyro this is it. You must simply step inside, and all the power you need to keep your friends safe is within." The voice said.
Spyro slowly walked up to the beam. He could feel the energy given off by it. He reached a claw up to touch it. When a voice cried out behind him, "SPYRO NO! DON'T DO IT I LOVE YOU!"
"I don't believe you," Spyro retorted, the anger evident in his voice. Then he reached his paw into the purple beam.
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