*Marshall pov*
The tension in the room was high. Right now, Spyro and I were at the top of the Lookout, Spyro on the couch with a very unnerving face on him. He has only been here a week so far but I could tell he has been in a bad mood the whole week.
I stared at him as he stared at his blade. One he holds was the skinniest of all four but looks almost dead, almost like it was in pain. From what Ryder tells me it was the blade of his mates that passed a few weeks ago.
I stare at him with sorrow then I come up with an Idea. "Hey, Spyro." I see him look with his dark eyes. "Ya kid," he says with a low voice. I stare at him with a big smile and wag my tail a little. "Do you know how to sing?" I ask him to which he gives me a small smile.
"One of my friends pretty much made me learn how to sing and learn how to play a few instruments, I swear she would drive me crazy about spending time with her." He said forming a bigger smile and lifting his spirit. "Actually, I think I brought some of the lines and music sheets so I can play some if you want." He tells me and my smile gets even bigger and my tail wags faster.
I would love to! I say with enthusiasm. I see him grab an instrument that looked like a guitar but I could see it was a bit different, he also grabs a few sheets out of the bag in front of the couch. "Let's see what we are working with, not this one, maybe this one." He starts to ramble and scroll through the sheets.
"Ah ha, this one should do." He tells me. I look at the name of the song.
"Crossing Fleids"
Ok, You ready. He tells me while strapping on his instrument. Yes. I tell with a big smile. He starts to strum to the sheet and then starts to sing.
Spyro; I always admit, the ways of my cowardly past.
Spyro; I can't help that, and still I always act afraid.
Spyro; I'm obvious and now it's back to haunt me forever.
Spyro; Countless skies that I've painted.
Spyro; surely, this is where my heart Finally doesn't fall apart, won't fall apart.
He motions me to sit on the couch and I do.
Spyro; Jumping high from my dreams, I'll fly no madder what the cost.
Spyro; Today I'll find a way, to shake off all the pain.
His voice is like a dream, I didn't think I would hear such a good singer
Spyro; Within my dreams, I'll touch the sky, but I still realize.
Spyro; I won't survive the fight, without you by my side.
Spyro; You give me light when you I have lost my way.
Spyro; I fall asleep because I always find you in my dreams.
Spyro; I wanna always be with you, I'll give you everything I have.
He stops the music and hands me the sheet and smiles.
"You know, I already memorized the lyrics soo, for the next verse you will sing," he tells me and I start to feel my cheeks get hot.
"I don't sing in front of people, even the pups," I tell him and I see his smile rise a little.
"Well then, a little birdy tells me that you want me to teach you how to use a sword and I will be willing to teach you but there is a catch, you have to sing with me at least once a week, so then what will it be?" he asks me with a cocky smile.
"I don't think I could do that." I try to tell him but I can see was not taking no for an answer.
"Well you could just give up on protecting the ones you love, but you are not like that," he tells me. This is why I want to hear you sing, I don't care if you are the worst singer in the world, what I want to see is your heart. He tells me.
"When you sing you can tell a lot about someone but what I want to see is if you have the confidence to do what you love because if you don't have the confidence to sing then how am I going to believe you can wield a sword in confidence?" He asks me to which I think.
Promise you won't judge? I ask him.
Promise! He tells me.
Spyro starts the music back up and I start hesitantly.
Marshall; T-the guiding light I found, if I fe-eel it for myself
I start with a stutter but start to get into the rhythm.
Marshall; I'll remember everything, moments in my mind.
Marshall; That were lost I know I'll find, I can't replace them.
I just focus on the music as I sink into the song, I can see Spyro smiling down on me.
Marshall; Just let me close my eyes, Take me to a new world.
Marshall; Where I can change my name, and hide away from all my pain.
Marshall; It's not the same.
I can feel the music just take me and hold me there as all my worries just wash away.
Marshall; When I drift off I go so far, the wish that's in my heart.
Marshall; Don't wait or hesitate, like I did at the start.
Marshall; And carry you straight across the line, now place your hand in mine.
Marshall; I swear I'll keep you safe, until the end of time.
Marshall; I'll give you light when you have your way, so fall asleep because from there I'll meet you In Our Dreams.
Spyro stops the music for a second. "Together now," he tells me and I nod and smile.
Spyro; Jumping high from my dream, I'll fly no matter what the cost.
Marshall; Today I'll find a way, to shake off all the pain, jumping high
Spyro and Marshall; from my dreams, I'll fly no matter what the cost
Spyro and Marshall; Today I'll find a way, to shake off all the pain.
Spyro and Marshall; within my dreams, I'll touch the sky, but I still realize.
Spyro and Marshall; I won't survive the fight, without you by my side.
Spyro and Marshall; you give me light when I have lost my way, I fall asleep because I always find you in my dreams.
Spyro; I wanna always be with you, I wanna hold you tight right now.
Spyro; I swear I'll wipe away your tears, I'll give you everything I have.
He strums the last string with a small smile and then turns to face me. "You did great kid, how about we start that sword training?" he asks me and pounces at him into a hug.
Little did I know but we both needed to break out of our shells.
Now I stare at the endless woods as Chase and I make it up the mountain, Why do I think of something so happy like the first fond memory of Spyro? Never mind, I need to focus.
We arrive at Jake's cabin and see a few dead wolves outside that look like they have been cut in half. Must be Spyro's handiwork. I look at the time on my rig.
*8:12*
Well, I guess we made good time. I jump out of my rig as I see Chase inspect one of the wolves.
"Man, I didn't know Spyro was so brutal!" I hear Chase say. I just stare at the bodies. Why did you think they deserved to die Spyro? "Spyro does not kill for no reason, let us look inside." He just nods.
I open the door and see a mess. Things scatter everywhere, a broken chair and window. I see Chase inspect the chair. Someone used this as a weapon and I think a wolf burst through the window" He tells me.
"Do you think we can find her by scent?" I ask him.
"I trust Spyro's judgment, her scent is masked so we need to find a different scent that will lead us to her." He tells me while sniffing.
"For now, I will try to find a good sent while you look around. Sound good?" he asks me. "Ya sound good," I tell him.
I start to look around and see Jake's room. I go to open the door but remember Spyro's warning. Hey Chase, should I look in Jake's room? I ask him and see him ponder for a minute.
I say we let sleeping pigs lie, besides, Spyro already chased that lead to its end so let us try to keep a straight head ok? He tells me and I nod.
I search the house and haven't found anything so I walk outside and see Everest pup house. Maybe I should check it out, I tell myself trying to hold back my curiosity. I open the door and see a bed, a nightstand, and a drawer.
I look at her bed, white blankets, white pillows, and a small stuffed Dalmatian. Why would she have something like this, wouldn't she want a husky one instead? I look at the clock on the nightstand and the time.
*9:02*
What am I doing wasting time on this? I tell myself and walk out and immediately sense movement nearby. I close my eyes and see a dark cloud near some bushes and pounce at it and open my eyes and see I am on top of a grey wolf and see the life in his go dark as he sees I am on top of him. He immediately tries to buck me off but just hold him down, griping my claws into his legs.
He tries to bite me but I just hold him down with my front paws then I was tackled by something a little bigger than me and I see the grey wolf start to flee. I try to fight who was on top of me then I look to see who my adversary is and look at a German Shepherd.
"Chase what are you doing!" I yell at him and stop struggling.
"Trying to keep you from knocking out the one lead we have," he tells me in a hushed tone as he gets off me. I pick myself up. "Well genius, he gone, what now," I tell him in a pissy voice.
"Not gone, just out of sight, I can still track him," he tells me.
"So we track him to their hideout?" I ask him. "Hopefully and to find Everest. But we don't have long; after 48 hours, chances of finding a hostage alive are slim." He tells me.
"Not to mention her kidnappers are wolves, they don't act like humans do," I tell him. "Which is we mustn't waste time now come on," he tells me while sniffing and running off…
*9:55*
"Ok, this is it," he tells me. We are hiding in a bush while watching the wolf go into a cave. The cave is dark and we can't see much but we can see there are more wolves in there.
"Do you think this is where Everest is?" I ask him.
"I don't think so, it's too small but I'm sure we can find out where she is from here. The only problem is we have to go in there and I think they will notice us," he tells me.
"Well then, I hope they brought burn heal since this dog is about to bring the fire," I say with confidence. I hear Chase snicker at me. "Ok let us do this.
We walk in and see seven wolves along with the wolf we were following. They all look at us with hatred and disgust.
"Well, look at what Wade dragged in; a white dog," a wolf tells me. "Heard a lot about you. Some wolf came running back after being cut down by a dog that didn't even use his FUCKING EYES!" He barks at me.
to say he was mad would be an understatement, He was peeved! I hear all wolves have a lot of pride but this one seems a lot more than the rest. He was well-built and was bigger than the other wolves. He had red eyes and a black coat. I see him look at me and then snicker
"I will still get the last laugh; Your girlfriend is already long gone by now and there is no stopping us. He tells me with a stare.
That stare sent a shiver down my side, it almost seem he has a personal grudge against me. I notices he was holding something I have seen before.
"Where did you get that pendant?" I ask him coldly. "Oh this little thing," he said while swinging it in front of me. I snag it off her before she left; she was pretty mad when I tuck but I don't see why, there was only a picture inside. He tells me while I get furious.
Chase see this. Marshall, come down. He tells me but the wolf was having fun making me mad. "You humans and dogs are all the same cherishing thing that doesn't matter but I guess I could see why she likes it so much since one of the people in the photo is dead and it is about to be two." He tells me.
"Too late," I tell Chase…
Dragon style, Form Seven, Swift Jab…
Lyrics by NateWantsToBattle, OP from Sword Art Online