An Unknown Dragon,

Blake's Story

Ok Guys here's Chapter 4! Ignitus goes off to find Spyro and Spyro is going to learn who he really is.

One day when Blake was about 7 years old Ignitus was looking into the reflection pool (I forget what it's really called) in the main room of the temple, with Blake bouncing around his feet.

"Blake" Ignitus sighed, "please settle down, I have something I need to do." Blake nodded and ran off into another room and Ignitus looked into the pool once more. As he watched the pool, Ignitus thought back sadly to when the other guardians had been taken by Cynder. First was Volteer, then Cyril, and recently Terrador was taken. Each time Blake burst into tears, wanting his uncles back. When Terrador was taken, Blake saw Cynder and was so scared he ran and hid.

Ignitus then tried to think of a happier time, when Blake said his first word. Blake had called Ignitus "Daddy" causing the other guardians to laugh and embarrasing Ignitus. Now Blake called the other guardians his uncles and learned how to say their names, including Ignitus's. Ignitus sighed happily at the thought.

Ignitus was soon brought back to reality and was surprised when he saw the head of a dark black dragon with a skull mask covering the face, only the red eyes shining through. "Who are you?" Ignitus asked. "I am Exedra, the dragon God of Darkness, and I have come to tell you to look for my son, Spyro." The dark drake answered with a slight hiss.

Ignitus thought back to the purple egg he had sent down the river. "He's alive..." Ignitus thought to himself, then nodded, "alright, I'll find him." Exedra nodded and disappeared. Ignitus then left out one of the tunnels in search of the special purple dragon.

Meanwhile, Spyro, who was about 12 years old now, was playing tag with Sparx, "8...9...10...here I come!" Spyro chased Sparx around trying to catch him. "Never catch me this time, purple boy!" Sparx taunted his brother. Spyro looked around for Sparx before spotting him by a tree, "I see you my little glowing friend." He said as he approached Sparx.

"Seeing and catching are two different things, big boy." replied Sparx from his spot before flying off. "Yeah, you better run." Spyro laughed. Spyro chased Sparx until they reached some tree roots that formed a bridge of sorts. Sparx flew to the other side, "What's the matter, little Spyro? you can't fly?" Sparx taunted, "Ahh, that's right you walk everywhere. Mmm, that's too bad." "You're toast when I catch you!" Spyro called before running over the bridge and towards Sparx once again.

"Ahh, must be tough to lose all the time, Sp-..." Sparx says, not noticing the Frogweed behind him. The Frogweed snatches him out of the air, "Alright let me outta here, you overgrown fungus!" Sparx told the Frogweed, "Spyro, seriously, lend me a hand here, will ya brother?" Spyro thought for a moment, "Geez, Sparx, I dunno. Frogweed's gotta eat too." "Spyro, whack it! Sparx yelled. "Do something. I'm your buddy, my wings are getting moldy." Spyro hit the Frogweed until it spat Sparx out and he hit Spyro in the chest with a splat before landing on the ground.

"Ugghhh...now I smell almost as bad as you do." Sparx said, disgusted. He got up and laughed, "Oooh, and that's pretty bad. See ya later sucker!" He took off again. "So much for gratitude." Spyro muttered. He followed Sparx to a cave opening with a large skull blocking it. "Hey, that's cheating! We're not allowed in there!" Spyro scolded his brother.

"Pfft...Excuses, excuses. Catch up or give up chunky!" Sparx taunted before flying off into the cave. Spyro entered the cave and started looking for Sparx again, "Where's that little gnat gone now?" Looking around, he heard Sparx's voice somewhere in the cave, "Has anyone seen a giant purple thing around here? I seemed to have lost mine."

Catching up to Sparx once again Sparx started talking again, "you know this is getting a little boring..." Suddenly a weird ape creature appeared and grabbed Sparx, "ahh AAAH!" "SPARX!" Spyro shouted and chased after the ape. "I thought all youz guys was gone." Said what appeared to be the leader of the apes. "You miserable coward let me go!" threatened Sparx from the cage he was trapped in. "Grrr. ha ha ha ha. Don't let him get away." The ape leader told the others. They jumped down to confront Spyro.

As Spyro was fighting the apes, Sparx threatened the ape leader again, "Let me outta here and fight me like a...thing...whatever you are. You pathetic wretch!" The ape leader jumped down from his spot, "Nnnnnnnya! I've had just about enough out of you..." He threatened to squish Sparx.

"Sparx look out!" Spyro shouted. "Noooooo...aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!" He got angry and took a breath and was breathing fire! He torched the ape leader and sent him packing. "Wha hoo...was that fire dude?" Sparx asked.

"Take care of 'em...I gotta report to Cynder..." The ape leader told his henchmen before running off. The other two apes approached Spyro and he managed to beat them with his newly discovered fire-breathing ability. "Get me outta here, Spyro...I think my wings are singed..." Sparx said as Spyro approached. Spyro knocked the cage away sending Sparx flying. "You ok?" Spyro asked. "You almost torched me, dude." Sparx complained.

Back at home, Sparx told their parent's about Spyro learning to breathe fire (an exaggerated tale, I'm sure). "You breathed fire! So I'm just about ready to blow the top off that place and kick that guy's booty, when Spyro let loose with some serious flame, dude...No Joke. Flames. From the mouth." "I was just trying to help." Spyro looked sad. "Some help. You nearly turned me to ashes, dude." Sparx retorted.

"Mom, dad, you shoulda seen him. He came out breathing fire...alright? I tell you, it was crazy!" Sparx told their parents. Flash and Nina looked at each other. "You don't believe me? Spyro, tell 'em..." Sparx told his brother.

"It's true dad, I swear. I just got real mad, opened my mouth, and whoosh...flame city." Spyro told Flash. "It's not that, Spyro. I believe you both." Flash told him, "It's just that your mother and I knew this day would come." "What day?" Spyro asked. "The day when we would have to tell you the truth." Flash said to his son.

So that was the night that Spyro learned he wasn't a dragonfly after all...

Next chapter Spyro will find out who he really is and will finally meet Ignitus