Panter and his Pantherlings groaned and then fell on the ground and then they went back up.
Then Panter started charging his Charge Beam.
"You dare?!!!" Panter asked.
"Wait! We didn't come to make claims on your territory!" Ronald and Cynder said.
"Enough excuses! And now, take this!" Panter said and then unleashed his Charge Beam.
Then Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap closed their eyes.
"Stop!" Three voices said.
Then Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap opened their eyes and saw Jerome, Kevin, and Levon in front of them.
"Stop this at once, Panter! Their words are sincere that they mean no harm!" Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said.
"Who are you?" Panter asked.
"We are the explorers, Jerome, Kevin, and Levon! Panter, you have every right to be angry! Your hostility to every trespasser here is natural, especially because of what your tribe has suffered on these grounds… we understand that completely! On behalf of these unwitting trespassers, we offer the sincerest apologies! They entered here unbidden but did so without malice! We will leave here as soon as our errand is complete! Please believe us, Panter!" Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said.
"Hmm… You seem to know much about us, Jerome, Kevin, and Levon. You make the claim that they mean no harm… So, be it! I chose to believe your words, Jerome, Kevin, and Levon! I will allow you some time. I expect you to be gone by our return." Panter said.
Then Panter turned around and then turned slightly left and then turned right and then turned slightly left.
"Come." Panter said.
Then Panter and his Pantherlings left the area.
"That was close. Thanks for saving us, Jerome, Kevin, and Levon!" Ronald and Cynder said.
Then Jerome, Kevin, and Levon turned around.
"You're welcome." Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said.
"Jerome, Kevin, and Levon, who were they? There was nothing about them in the library, so who were they?" Cynder asked.
"They are Panter's group. A nomadic tribe that always stays on the move." Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said.
"Another nomadic tribe? But I've never heard of them before and I've read a lot about nomadic tribes in my home." Ronald said.
"That's because this tribe only roams in this particular area because the areas in which your home or former homes are is not suitable to their liking." Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said.
"I see. Now, I understand why I have not heard about them before." Ronald said.
"And I do too. It's great to learn about new things though." Cynder said.
"I have heard of your names before and what species you are, but just to be clear, can you tell me your names?" Jerome, Kevin, and Levon asked.
"My name is Ronald." Ronald said.
"And my name is Cynder." Cynder said.
"We see and there's anything else we might know?" Jerome, Kevin, and Levon asked.
"Well, we are boyfriend and girlfriend!" Ronald and Cynder said.
"We see… Ronald and Cynder… Two creatures who are boyfriend and girlfriend…" Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said.
"Have you seen them before?" Zap asked.
"No, we haven't." Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said, but smirked.
"Are they hiding their smiles?" Ronald and Cynder asked themselves.
"No, we're just imagining them." Ronald and Cynder said to themselves.
Then Jerome, Kevin, and Levon stopped smirking.
"Anyway, let's get what we came for." Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said.
Then Jerome, Kevin, and Levon turned back around.
Then Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap walked thirty two steps while Jerome, Kevin, and Levon walked sixteen steps forward.
"Is this the Rosemary Float?" Ronald and Cynder asked.
"Yes, it is." Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said.
"But how did it get here?" Ronald and Cynder asked.
"We bet that it was out there deliberately. The fact that Panter protects this territory is well known. Someone expected a confrontation between you two and Panter… You were set up." Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said.
Then Jerome, Kevin, and Levon turned around.
"Wasn't that your intention, you sneaking scoundrels? It's about time you come out of hiding and show yourselves!" Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said.
Then Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap turned around.
"Huh?" Ronald and Cynder asked.
"So you knew all along? No point in hiding then!" A voice said.
Then a Big Stunk, a Small Bat, and a Small Quail came out of hiding.
"It's you guys! But why?!" Ronald and Cynder asked.
"We were planning on waiting to get stomped by Panter and his tribe and we were going to mop you up afterwards but you didn't get stomped since we didn't count on your friends meddling and we also didn't expect these three guys meddling either!" The Big Stunk said.
"Shall we settle this then?" Jerome, Kevin, and Levon asked.
"Maybe it's not a good idea to fight against the famous explorers, Jerome, Kevin, and Levon, so let's skedaddle!" The Big Stunk said.
Then the Big Stunk, the Small Bat, and the Small Quail turned around and ran away.
"What stinkers! We will never forgive those guys!" Ronald and Cynder said.
"You know them?" Spyro and Whirlwind asked.
"Those guys are Team Bone, an exploration team with bad intentions, and they once were part of the TSO HQ but Funserious fired them as they were too cruel since we exposed them and ever since then, they always try to do something to get back at us." Ronald and Cynder explained.
"We see." Spyro and Whirlwind said.
"Anyway, there's no point in chasing them as it would be a valuable waste of time if we do so." Zap said.
"Your friend is right about that and all of your effort will be wasted if you go after them! Let's just get what we came for!" Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said.
Then Jerome, Kevin, and Levon turned around.
Then Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap turned around.
Then Ronald and Cynder grabbed the Rosemary Float.
"We did it! And it was thanks to our friends that this happened and to Jerome, Kevin, and Levon too!" Ronald and Cynder said.
Then Jerome, Kevin, and Levon turned around.
Then Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap turned around.
Then the Sun Orb and the Moon Orb teleported Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap, along with Jerome, Kevin, and Levon, to the Nurse Area.
Then Ronald and Cynder returned the Rosemary Float to Karina and Laurel.
"Thanks, Ronald and Cynder, and to your friends too." Karina and Laurel said.
"You're welcome but you should also thank Jerome, Kevin, and Levon since we wouldn't be here if it wasn't for them." Ronald and Cynder said.
"Well, thank you, Jerome, Kevin, and Levon!" Karina and Levon said.
"You're welcome, and it's great that your precious item has returned to you." Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said.
"It is so like the great Jerome, the great Kevin, and the great Levon to be so modest! And just like in the past, Ronald and Cynder were amazing again and when they were ten years old, they pinpointed the locations of Karina and Laurel respectively before they rescued them!" Radix and Ciliary said.
"Yes, we did, but remember that our friends helped this time." Ronald and Cynder said.
"We know that and your friends did great too." Radix and Ciliary said.
"Um, can you please tell us your names?" Jerome, Kevin, and Levon asked.
"Well, my name is Sunburn." Sunburn said.
"And my name is Camo." Camo said.
"And my name is Zap." Zap said.
"Sunburn, Camo, and Zap…" Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said.
"Have you heard of us before?" Zap asked.
"No, we haven't." Jerome, Kevin, and Levon said, but smirked.
"I see." Zap said.
"Why don't you go back to the Mystical Entry? There may be something going on there." Anga said.
"Good idea!" Ronald and Cynder said.
Then the Sun Orb and the Moon Orb teleported Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap, along with Jerome, Kevin, and Levon, to the Mystical Entry.
Then the doors opened up.
Then a Purple Unicorn, a Blue Dragon and Unicorn Hybrid, a Purple Dragon and Unicorn Hybrid, a Dark Purple Unicorn, a Blue Phoenix and Unicorn Hybrid, a Brown Plant and Unicorn Hybrid, and a Harlequin Grass Unicorn entered the Mystical City.
"Lyla, Superstorm, Rylee, Colin, Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase." Ronald and Cynder said.
"You know them?" Spyro asked.
"Well, only the last three and that Blue Phoenix and Unicorn Hybrid is Moonfreeze and that Brown Plant and Unicorn Hybrid is Duna and that Harlequin Grass Unicorn is Erase and that Purple Unicorn might be Lyla and that Blue Dragon and Unicorn Hybrid must Superstorm and that Purple Dragon and Unicorn Hybrid might be Rylee and that Dark Purple Unicorn might be Colin." Ronald and Cynder said but Sunburn, Camo, and Zap weren't listening.
Then Lyla, Superstorm, Rylee, Colin, Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase walked sixteen steps forward.
"Hey, there's Ronald and Cynder! Let's go up to them!" Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase said.
Then Lyla, Superstorm, Rylee, Colin, Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase walked sixteen steps forward.
"You better not lay a hand on Ronald or Cynder, phoenix and unicorn hybrid, or I will slice your face off!" Sunburn threatened Moonfreeze, scaring her.
"You better not lay a hand on Ronald or Cynder, plant and unicorn hybrid, or I will slice your face off!" Camo threatened Duna, scaring her.
"You better not lay a hand on Ronald or Cynder, unicorn, or I will slice your face off!" Zap threatened Erase, scaring her.
"Whoa! You weren't kidding that Sunburn, Camo, and Zap are jerks! That was a harsh threat." Spyro said.
"I wasnot kidding that Sunburn, Camo, and Zap are jerks but they have a heart of gold because I know it's a harsh threat but that only comes from the fact that they care for me and Ronald, Spyro." Cynder said.
"Yeah, Cynder never jokes about someone but Cynder is right that even though Sunburn, Camo, and Zap are jerks, they have a heart of gold since they care about me and her, Spyro." Ronald said
Then Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase ran away.
"Wait, Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase, come back! Those were our friends, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap!" Ronald and Cynder said.
"Look what you did! You scared them off!" Ronald said.
"But…" Sunburn, Camo, and Zap said.
"We have to find them! They are our friends too!" Cynder said.
"Um, who are they?" Sunburn, Camo, and Zap asked.
"Those are Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase, and they are our friends too so we better look for them." Ronald and Cynder said.
Then Sunburn, Camo, and Zap went to the Peace Hill Summit and walked to Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase.
"Um, Moonfreeze, sorry for threatening you like that and I'm also sorry for really scaring you like that." Sunburn said.
"It's alright, Sunburn, I understand why you threaten me and that's because you care for your friends, Ronald and Cynder." Moonfreeze said.
"Um, Duna, sorry for threatening you like that and I'm also sorry for really scaring you like that." Camo said.
"It's alright, Camo, I understand why you threaten me and that's because you care for your friends, Ronald and Cynder." Duna said.
"Um, Erase, sorry for threatening you like that and I'm also sorry for really scaring you like that." Zap said.
"It's alright, Zap, I understand why you threaten me and that's because you care for your friends, Ronald and Cynder." Erase said.
Then Ronald and Cynder went to the Peace Hill while Rylee and Colin went to the Peace Hill.
Then Ronald and Cynder turned right while Rylee and Colin turned left.
"Are you Rylee and Colin?" Ronald and Cynder asked.
"Yes, we are." Ryle and Colin said.
"We see." Ronald and Cynder said.
"Are you Ronald and Cynder?" Rylee and Colin asked.
"Yes, we are." Ronald and Cynder said.
"We see." Rylee and Colin said.
"Oh, and we are boyfriend and girlfriend!" Ronald and Cynder said.
"That's cool!" Rylee and Colin said.
"It is." Ronald and Cynder said.
"Well, we are girlfriend and boyfriend!" Rylee and Colin said.
"That's cool!" Ronald and Cynder said.
"It is." Rylee and Colin said.
Then Ronald and Cynder turned left while Rylee and Colin turned right.
Then Ronald and Cynder went to the Peace Hill Summit while Rylee and Colin went to the Peace Hill Summit.
Then Sunburn and Moonfreeze fell in love with each other, Camo and Duna fell in love with each other, and Zap and Erase fell in love with each other.
"Wow, Moonfreeze is so beautiful." Sunburn said to himself, blushing.
"Wow, Sunburn is so handsome." Moonfreeze said to herself, blushing.
"Wow, Duna is so beautiful." Camo said to himself, blushing.
"Wow, Camo is so handsome." Duna said to herself, blushing.
"Wow, Erase is so beautiful." Zap said to himself, blushing.
"Wow, Zap is so handsome." Erase said to herself, blushing.
"Aww, it appears that our own team members have fallen in love with the members of the other team." Ronald, Cynder, Rylee, and Colin said.
Meanwhile, in the Fun Zone, Spyro and Whirlwind were with Lyla and Superstorm.
"Nothing." Spyro, Whirlwind, Lyla, and Superstorm said.
Then Spyro and Whirlwind turned right while Lyla and Superstorm turned left.
"Are you Lyla?" Spyro asked.
"Yes, I am." Lyla said.
"I see." Spyro said.
"Are you Spyro?" Lyla asked.
"Yes, I am." Spyro said.
"I see." Lyla said.
"Are you Superstorm?" Whirlwind asked.
"Yes, I am." Superstorm said.
"I see." Whirlwind said.
"Are you Whirlwind?" Superstorm asked.
"Yes, I am." Whirlwind said.
"I see." Superstorm said.
Then Spyro and Whirlwind turned left while Lyla and Superstorm turned right.
Then Spyro and Whirlwind went to the Peace Area while Lyla and Superstorm went to the Peace Area.
Then Ronald, Cynder, Rylee, and Colin went down the Peace Hill to the base.
"You're Lyla and Superstorm, right?" Ronald and Cynder asked.
"That's right, Ronald and Cynder." Lyla and Superstorm said.
"You're Spyro and Whirlwind, right?" Rylee and Colin asked.
"That's right, Rylee and Colin." Spyro and Whirlwind said.
"How do you know our names?" Ronald and Cynder asked.
"Simple, your friends, Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase, told us, along with Rylee and Colin, about you." Lyla and Superstorm said.
"We see." Ronald and Cynder said.
"How do you know our names?" Rylee and Colin asked.
"Simple, your friends, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap, told us, along with, Ronald and Cynder, about you." Spyro and Whirlwind said.
"We see." Rylee and Colin said.
Then Ronald and Cynder went back to the Peace Hill Summit while Rylee and Colin went back to the Peace Hill Summit.
Then Sunburn and Moonfreeze stopped blushing, Camo and Duna stopped blushing, and Zap and Erase stopped blushing.
Then Sunburn, Moonfreeze, Camo, Duna, Zap, and Erase went back to their respective team members.
"Sunburn/Moonfreeze, Camo/Duna, and Zap/Erase, follow us." Ronald, Cynder, Rylee, and Colin said at the same time with Ronald and Cynder saying "Sunburn, Camo, and Zap" to Sunburn, Camo, and Zap, and with Rylee and Colin saying "Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase" to Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase.
Then Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap went to the Summit Of The Left Hill while Rylee, Colin, Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase went to the Summit Of The Right Hill
Back in the Peace Area,
"What are those members of your respective teams doing?" Sparx and Lycs asked.
"We don't know but we would rather not interfere." Spyro and Lyla said.
Meanwhile, at the Left Hill Summit, Ronald and Cynder turned around.
"Sunburn, you have a crush on Moonfreeze, don't you?" Ronald and Cynder asked.
"Yes, I do have a crush on Moonfreeze." Sunburn said.
"Camo, you have a crush on Duna, don't you?" Ronald and Cynder asked.
"Yes, I do have a crush on Duna." Camo said.
"Zap, you have a crush on Erase, don't you?" Ronald and Cynder asked.
"Yes, I do have a crush on Erase." Zap said.
"Then spend time with your respective crushes!" Ronald and Cynder said.
"We can't do that as we are chained together!" Sunburn, Camo, and Zap said.
Don't worry, we'll figure something out!" Ronald and Cynder said.
Meanwhile, at the Right Hill, Rylee and Colin turned around.
"Moonfreeze, you have a crush on Sunburn, don't you?" Rylee and Colin asked.
"Yes, I do have a crush on Sunburn." Moonfreeze said.
"Duna, you have a crush on Camo, don't you?" Rylee and Colin asked.
"Yes, I do have a crush on Camo." Duna said.
"Erase, you have a crush on Zap, don't you?" Rylee and Colin asked.
"Yes, I do have a crush on Zap." Erase said.
"Then spend time with your respective crushes!" Rylee and Colin said.
"We can't do that as we are chained together!" Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase said.
Don't worry, we'll figure something out!" Rylee and Colin said.
Meanwhile, at the Nurse Area, Anga left the area with Karina and Laurel.
Meanwhile, at the Peace Area, Spyro, Whirlwind, Lyla, and Superstorm were waiting.
Then twenty minutes later, Ronald, Cynder, Rylee, and Colin returned to normal.
Then Ronald, Cynder, Rylee, and Colin whispered something to Spyro, Whirlwind, Lyla, and Superstorm.
Spyro, Whirlwind, Lyla, and Superstorm understood.
"So, you want your friends to get together with your respective crushes, but first, you want to make sure that they have the same or similar past. Then let's do that!" Spyro, Whirlwind, Lyla, and Superstorm said.
Then Sunburn, Moonfreeze, Camo, Duna, Zap, and Erase returned.
Then Spyro, Whirlwind, Ronald, Cynder, Sunburn, Camo, and Zap, along with Lyla, Superstorm, Rylee, Colin, Moonfreeze, Duna, and Erase teleported to somewhere else.
What's going to happen next?
Stay tuned to find out!
Note: The name, New Friends, of the chapter is for Spyro and Whirlwind as they meet Lyla, Superstorm, Rylee, Colin, Moonfreeze, Erase, and Duna in this chapter.
Another Note: Some of the script here belongs to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers Of Time, Darkness, and Sky, so please give Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc, the Pokémon Company, and Spike Chunsoft credit for it. The same thing goes for the plot which occurs in Chapter 663 and continues in Chapter 664 and ends here.