Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap were walking up the stairs in the Sand Fortress until they got to the Sand Fortress Pinnacle.
Then Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap walked thirty two steps forward.
Then the light turned on and revealed a big Sand Realm Dragon, who has a crown on her head.
"Well, well, if it isn't the Purple Dragon Spyro and his former nemesis, the Blue Unicorn And Dragon Hybrid Whirlwind, who was the Dark Master's former servant, and I see that you brought your other members as well." The Sand Realm Dragon Leader said.
"Um, who are you?" Spyro asked.
"I'm Queen Erosion, Queen Of The Sand Realm Dragons. And the one next to me is my oldest daughter, Sandfall. And the one next to Sandfall is my second oldest daughter, Goanna. And the one next to Goanna is my youngest daughter, Effulgent." Erosion said.
Then Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap bowed.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, your majesties." Spyro and Whirlwind said.
"I'm impressed with your manners, Spyro and Whirlwind. You two certainly know how to show royalty some respect. And you don't have to call me, 'Your Majesty', or, 'Your Highness', Spyro and Whirlwind. You can call me Erosion and you don't have to bow." Erosion said.
Then Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap stopped bowing.
"And it's nice to see you two again, Ronald and Cynder. It's been a long time since we last met." Erosion said.
"Yes, it has, and it's nice to see you again, Erosion." Ronald and Cynder said.
"Have you met her before?" Spyro asked.
"Yes, we did, in the Sand Castle in the Sky Realm." Ronald and Cynder said.
"Yes, they did and I told you two that you don't need to bow and the same thing goes for Sunburn, Camo, and Zap, though I met Sunburn, Camo, and Zap in the Sand Battlefield, but that's not the point of it." Erosion said.
"Yes, you did, Erosion, but we still like to show respect and Sunburn, Camo, and Zap do too." Ronald and Cynder said.
"I see. Anyway, I hope that you two can impress me again just like you did before. That was a brilliant and perfect display of teamwork that you showed me before and you had beaten everything that I've thrown at you including fighting back against me and not holding anything back when I was not holding anything back." Erosion said.
"What is Erosion talking about?" Spyro asked.
"She's talking about a tournament that she placed us in on September 2nd, 1997, in the Sand Castle." Ronald and Cynder said.
"Yes, I am. Ronald and Cynder defeated every machine operated vehicle that I've thrown at them: the Sand Minibus, the Sand Bus, the Sand Minivan, the Sand Van, and the Hovercraft, all by themselves!" Erosion said.
"Wait, Really?" Sunburn, Camo, and Zap asked.
"Yes, it's really real." Erosion said.
"That's incredible!" Spyro and Whirlwind said.
"You're joking." Sparx said.
"No, I'm serious. If I had them then I would use them to crush anyone in a tournament but I don't." Erosion said.
Then the Sand Realm Dragons brought the parts of the destroyed vehicles to Queen Erosion.
"You see?" Erosion asked.
"Yes, I see. But let me smell it." Spyro said.
Then Spyro sniffed the machines and the machines smelled like limes and strawberries.
"They smelled like limes and strawberries." Spyro said.
"Uh, Cynder, just to be clear, please tell me what is Ronald's favorite fruit again?" Spyro asked.
"Sure, Spyro, and Ronald's favorite fruit is lime." Cynder answered.
"I see. So, that means that you two really did destroy these machines." Spyro said.
"Yes, we did." Ronald and Cynder said.
"That's why I don't allow anyone to go here unless they go through hard battles without anyone healing them beforehand because I didn't test their strength and Ronald and Cynder were the only exceptions at first because they defeated and destroyed my machine operated vehicles and also because they defeated me in the Sand Stadium when I was not holding anything back but I had to sent some strong enemies that I had already captured in the Sand Battlefield to face Sunburn, Camo, and Zap because my vehicles were destroyed but they were able to overcome them and defeated me in the Sand Office too." Erosion said.
"I see:" Spyro said.
"But Sparx wasn't wrong there because I didn't believe that they could defeat my vehicles and when they did, I was shocked because I thought that it was impossible for it to happen so I closed my eyes for ten seconds and then reopened them, hoping that it was just my imagination, but it wasn't." Erosion said.
"I see." Spyro said.
"Anyway, do you have any questions?" Erosion asked.
"Yes, I do." Spyro asked.
"Did you really cause Ronald and Cynder to leave Baram Village by sending threats to their parents' phones?" Spyro asked.
"Yes, I did, but I was only one of the creatures who did that." Erosion said.
"Why would you do such a thing?!" Whirlwind asked.
"Well, I have my reasons but I can't tell you anything." Erosion said.
"I see. Well, that's a bummer." Whirlwind said.
"Well, can I ask one more question?" Spyro asked.
"Well, you can but I won't answer it." Erosion said.
"Did you chain Ronald and Cynder together?" Spyro asked.
"Sorry, but I can't answer that question." Erosion said.
"I see. Well, that's a bummer." Spyro said.
"Anyway, let's get to why you're all here and you're here for the Sand Orb, correct?" Erosion asked.
"Yes, we are, Erosion." Spyro said.
"That's what I thought. However, you can't get the Sand Orb unless you defeat me in a battle!" Erosion said.
"Then let's battle!" Spyro said.
"We will but I want to make it fair to you so we won't battle now." Erosion said.
"Then what do you want us to do?" Spyro asked.
"Well, do you know why Sand Realm Dragons are weak to the ground element but not to the other elements?" Erosion asked.
"No. Why?" Spyro asked.
"Well, it's because of this." Erosion said and then pressed a button, showing a visual screen and the screen showed an orange ovoid.
"What's that?" Spyro asked.
"That's the Sand Source. It's because of that that the only element that can affect us is the ground element. If you can destroy it then you would be able to fight me with all your elements. However, the Sand Source is hidden in my ground-machine-operated vehicle called the Sand Train. If you could destroy the Sand Train, then the Sand Source will be destroyed too because the Sand Source operates the Sand Train, but the Sand Train is in the Sand Mines." Erosion explained.
"Then why are you telling us that? We could easily go to the Sand Mines and find the Sand Train and destroy it, so why are you telling us that?" Spyro asked.
"Well, to make it fair to you but you won't be able to enter the Sand Mines if you go right now." Erosion said.
"Why not?" Spyro asked.
"Because the doors are closed." Erosion said.
"Then where is the key to open them?" Spyro asked.
"I'm afraid that there's no key to open them." Erosion said.
"Then how do we open the doors?" Spyro asked.
"The only way to open the doors is to defeat Sandcoyote but Sandcoyote is in one of my ships. However, Sandcoyote won't fight you unless you complete a tournament so I will place you in a tournament. My nephew, Turtle, will tell you what you need to do." Erosion said.
"Wait, you're gonna place us in a tournament by bringing us to a ship?" Spyro asked.
"Yes, I am." Erosion asked.
"Then how are you going to bring us to a ship? Are you going to knock us out?" Spyro asked.
"No, I won't. Ronald won't even allow anyone to hurt his girlfriend, Cynder, so I won't do that but I would have done it if you had just come with Whirlwind, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap so I would do a different method." Erosion said.
Then the visual screen turned off and faded away.
Then two gas machines went up and sprayed the ground with sleep gas and filled the area with sleep gas, making Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, Zap, and Sparx lay down on the ground and fall asleep, and the sleep gas disappeared.
"Bring Sandmuth here!" Erosion said.
"Yes, Queen Erosion." The Sand Realm Dragons said.
Then Sandmuth came and stopped next to the Sand Fortress Pinnacle.
Then Erosion and the Sand Realm Dragons grabbed Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, Zap, and Sparx and brought them to Sandmuth.
What's going to happen next?
Stay tuned to find out!