Dream Training

Spyro slowly started to wake and when he opened his eyes he was in a strange new world. He was standing a large rock platform suspended in the night sky. The Two celestial moons were shining brightly. Smaller fragments of rocks were floating around the platform like clouds.

He heard a moan come by him and looked to see, Adir was stirring. The Young Samurai awoken to see the strange world only he and, Spyro were in. It was such a shock to him as well as the dragon.

"Where are we?" Adir asked standing up looking around as it seemed impossible.

"I'm not sure." Spyro shook his head walking up to the edge of the platform. "Hello? Is anyone there?" He called out.

"Do not be frightened, young ones." A Kind and elderly voice called out of the darkness. "You are not alone."

This caught both the dragon and human by surprise as they heard someone speaking to them but couldn't see who it was and the voice came from all direction.

"Who are you?" Spyro yelled.

"What is this place?" Adir yelled next both wanting their answers immediately.

"I have summoned you both here so that you might be warned." The Voice replied. "The Celestial Moons are counting down and time is running out."

Spyro slowly backed away from the edge as, Adir continued to look around trying to get a fix on who was talking to them. He did not like the fact that someone was supposedly watching them from shadows that they couldn't see.

Suddenly everything around the platform started to move rather fast. A thousand voices were whispering loudly that shook both, Spyro and Adir as the human put hands on his ears as the voices sounded like nails a chalkboard.

Spyro couldn't take it anymore not being able to even cover his ears. "MAKE IT STOP!"

Within an instant to the dragon everything around him slowed to a near stop. Everything was moving at snail's pace. Adir however continued to hold his ears shut as he was also caught in the loop that made time stand near still.

Spyro saw a large fragment floating near the platform that with a leap he would make it now that the time had slowed. With, Adir still caught in the loop that made time near stop he would have to gather him before he would go. Moving with haste he lunged under, Adir's legs getting him on his back. He could hear, Adir making a very slow surprised yelp but he had no time to waste and took them both over the fragment and onto the next platform and right when he touched down upon it time seemed to be moving normal again as, Adir got off of him his face full of shock.

"Spyro! That was incredible!" He beamed looked at the fragment that was moving so fast that they jumped on it just right before it turned over within a second. "How did you do that?"

Spyro shrugged not entirely sure how. "How did that happen?" He asked toward the darkness.

The Purple Dragon and the Purple Dragon Samurai can wield many abilities that others cannot, including time itself." The Mysterious voice answered. "Learn to master this ability and you will be able to see things almost before they happen. But…use this gift sparingly only when circumstances demand. Manipulation of time is not to be done without the utmost care."

The Dragon nodded and, Adir nodded as well. He took a deep breath and tried to focus. He tried to think about time slowing down within a small flash everything was at a near standstill. He saw, Spyro smiling at him seeing that he's got it too. Together with time slowed they leapt across many fragments that were slow enough to give them time to leap on one after another before it would turn over.

The Dragon and human leapt over one final fragment before reaching another large platform with a fiery barrier blocking a pathway. At the center sat a small pool that looked similar to the pool of visions back at the temple but the water within was red in color. The Dragon and human approached the pool. As the voice that guided them spoke again. "You seem to have abandoned your true calling. It is your destiny to harness the powers of the elements. Yet, you both possess not."

"We both haven't been able to use our abilities for some time now." Spyro admitted.

"Ever since we battled, Cynder and freed her from what made her evil our powers were lost." Adir added.

"Yes." The Voice chuckled. "Right now, your powers lay dormant within you both. Let's see if we might now awaken them."

"Step forth, young ones!" The Voice demanded calmly.

Spyro and Adir looked at each then stepped onto the pool standing on the middle of it as they stood upon what felt like water beneath them yet they didn't sink into. They both then closed their eyes.

"Clear your minds. Feel the fire that flows through your veins." The Voice spoke as the dragon and human tried to focus within as the voice continued to speak. "Allow its heat to consume you, and breathe with it. Now, rise up, and release the firestorm within you!"

As he finished, Both Spyro and Adir rose up from the pool feeling massive heat building up within them. They both focused their power into a massive force that united and sent a powerful wave of concentrated flame towards the barrier of fire and obliterated it. For a moment their bodies were ablaze but they didn't feel a burn coming back down upon the pool and hopped off to see they had successfully unleashed their power and felt their fire ability had fully returned and new path was laid about in front of them.

"Excellent young ones!" The Voice crowed. "You both are naturals. But now that a primal fire rages inside of each of you, show me you have command of it."

"With pleasure!" Adir smiled as he ran through the path he and, Spyro just created with the dragon as they hopped upon a few more floating fragments to another large platform where for statues resembling stone soldiers wielding swords and shields came to life and attack the duo.

Spyro went to the left as, Adir went to right and engaged their attackers. Spyro unleashed a breath of fire from his mouth onto his opponents as, Adir raised up his arms and unleashed shot of flame from his hands igniting the soldiers before they got close.

Having completed such a basic challenge they moved up to another platform where they were attacked by another four statues. Spyro feeling something new charged at two of the soldiers with his horns ignited and dashed through them both like a fiery comet shattering the stone soldiers.

Adir was about to be engaged by the last two soldiers but something within him made him realize that with his fire ability he could use more than just a basic flame. He dodged a strike from one of the soldiers and balled up his fist which began to ignite with a steady flame and punch the stone soldier right in the face with his fist ablaze as it was the soldiers head shattered. The second soldier charged, Adir from behind as the young warrior looked behind him and leapt backwards in the air flipping right over the soldier and landed right behind him. Adir then spun around bring his leg up and his foot like his fist ignited and he delivered a mighty roundhouse kick to the soldiers side cutting it clean in half as it fell in two.

There was one more platform they hoped along a couple more floating fragments to. This time there were over a dozen soldiers that appeared and surrounded them both. Spyro and Adir by instinct knew what they had to do in this moment. They both engaged their foes with all that they had learned and gained on the previous platforms charging up their fire furies.

Once they felt they had the power they each unleashed a massive shockwave of fire spewing out in directions defeating every one of their foes. The Element of fire was again empowered within them. They had achieved in gaining back one of the elements and had learned of a new ability to slow down time. A Power that will no doubt come in handy but as warned they must use it only when it was absolutely necessary.

They left the platform as new floating fragments appeared the led to a building that looked almost like the temple. They headed inside and again found a small pool sitting in the center which they peered into when they got to it and heard the voice again. "You both have done well, and now it's time to awaken. But be careful, the enemy approaches." He warned.

"Wait!" Adir called

"You still haven't told us who you are!" Spyro claimed.

"You shall both know me as the Chronicler." The voice said. "Seek me out…"

The Last of what, Spyro and Adir saw was a large tree in the middle of a swampy grove before everything went black.


Meanwhile back in the world, Sparx and, Rai still were trying to wake both, Spyro and Adir up to no avail. Nothing seemed to work.

"Come on!" Rai tried one more time to wake, Adir up. How could a slap in the face on his passed out brother not work!

"Dude. That's the tenth time!" Sparx pointed out. Though he was getting rather amused as, Rai tried to wake up, Adir by slapping him in the face. The first time it didn't work so he had it in mind that he had to do it more than once and had slapped both his brothers cheeks numerous times.

"How could this not work?" Rai complained. He had been trying to wake both his brother and, Spyro for almost an hour now. Both he and the dragonfly had been trying hard to wake those that passed out so suddenly and to more of, Sparx's hilarity, Adir fell on top of, Rai when he suddenly fell asleep. Better falling on his little brother than what he was about to do to him.

"Look, buddy I get it. But we gotta think of something else." Sparx said as he flew down next to, Spyro and started knocking on his head. "Hello…hello, anyone home? Hello…"

Sparx continued on to, Rai's annoyance. If all that they tried before from whispering in the ears to slapping one of them in the face numerous times didn't work there's no way that, Sparx would succeed either. Though Rai was starting to get very concerned.

Things were not exactly plesent when his brother and Spyro suddenly fell asleep on them. The Forest started to sound different. From calm and eerie to somewhat loud. He could swear he could hear the sound of explosions but they were dim but with all the insect noises that went away as soon he started hearing that something was not right and he didn't want to be out in the forest any longer and that's why he had to work with, Sparx and wake up, Spyro and Adir and get back to the temple.

Spyro's eyes snapped open when he heard, Sparx. The Purple Dragon moaned as what he had endured in the world where he was just at had taken a toll on his mind. There was so much going on and it would be hard to explain.

Rai saw that, Spyro had awoken. "Spyro! You're awake!" Rai ran over to the dragon and gave him a relieved hug that caught the dragon by surprise along with, Sparx.

"Jeez, good thing I wasn't passed out then." He murmured. Spyro however didn't mind it and if was honest he was happy to be awake and to see him and, Sparx too.

"What happened to you?" Rai asked letting go of, Spyro.

"There's something happening, Rai. I can't explain it." Spyro said unsure of what to say due to what he encountered in the other world.

"Well I was hoping for some answers because I and Sparx have been out her for over an hour trying to wake you both up!" Rai complained hearing a groan coming from nearby getting the dragon and dragonfly to look seeing, Adir was starting to awaken.

Adir opened his eyes but then his face felt like it was on fire. This time he could feel the singe. "Ohhhh…my face." He moaned holding the front of his face feeling like he got hit numerous times. "What…happened?" He groaned.

Sparx couldn't help but laugh now. "Ha ha ha! Rai tried to wake you by slapping you in your cheeks, Adir." He pointed out as, Rai nervously scratched the back of his neck.

Adir looked at, Rai with fury in his eyes. "YOU WHAT?!"

"Hey! You fell asleep on top of me and you weren't waking up. You and, Spyro were out for an hour. Had to try something to get you awake!" He countered defensively. "I'm sorry. Okay!"

Though Adir was upset that his brother had slapped him. More than once as it felt he couldn't blame him. If he along with, Spyro were out for an hour then he would have to resort to such methods to try and wake him. He gave, Rai a gesture with his forefinger finger and thumb with the other three fingers extended showing they were good. He wasn't upset anymore for his brother had a good reason. He stood back up as, Sparx came up to him.

"So… we're good?" Sparx with a smile remembering how, Adir just before he passed was about to do something to him.

Adir just gave the dragonfly a blank stare and without warning gave, Sparx a not so hard slap to the front of him sending him back a way's for all that he said just before, Adir passed out. "Now, we're good." Adir smiled glad to have finally given the mouthy glowing bug what he had coming.

"Ow." Sparx rubbed his head. "What'd I do?"

Spyro shook his head as, Sparx knew quite well what he did and he did deserve that slap from, Adir. Rai chuckled at the scene. "Well now with you guys awake and, Sparx has been given retribution can we get out of here now?"

Sparx finished shaking whatever stars were left in his mind before nodding. "Yeah, while you both were catatonic, this whole place has been hooting and howling. Listen."

Spyro and, Adir listened in. They noticed the typical noises like the chirping of insects and soft hoots of animals have disappeared. There were booming sounds and screeching roars.

"What is that?" Spyro asked turning around to where they came through when they all caught up to, Cynder. Adir went to go have a look as, Rai followed right behind him.

Adir peered into the sky and could make out a lot of massive beings were flying above the forest. Then one of them came down and let go of a massive ball of metal. He gasped realizing what it was.

"INCOMING!" He turned and dived grabbing, Rai as the metal ball hit the ground exploding on impact sending, Adir with, Rai in his arms rolling away straight into the foliage of the forest as, Spyro got knocked back and, Sparx was sent flying into a stone dragon dragon's statue.

Adir groaned as his ears were ringing along with, Rai's. He looked over, Rai and it seemed he wasn't hurt. Rai got up from, Adir helping him to his feet and ran out of the foliage to see the way back to the temple was blocked now by apparent bomb that impacted.

"What's happening?!" He screamed looking up and saw a dreadful sight as everyone else that after they managed to regain themselves look to see, Dreadwings by the dozens flying overhead heading straight for the temple! Some of them were carrying metal bombs that were being dropped all over closing up any entrance nearby that would have been the fastest way back to the temple.

"Dreadwings!" Adir pointed at the large winged bat creatures grunting wishing he never had to see those blasted steeds of the apes again.

Spyro then realized what was going on. "The Temple is under attack!" He shouted.

Rai also realized before they left the temple no one was awake and having been only just an hour ago there was no chance they were before the Dreadwings arrived. "The Others are still sleeping, we need to get back!" Rai cried.

Adir nodded agreeing. He just got his family back and he wasn't going to lose them again. Spyro equally nodded knowing they have to get back before the worse could happen to any of those that they left asleep in the temple.

Sparx however was very worrisome. "Are you all crazy? You wanna run toward the danger?!"

However the Purple Dragon and the two humans were not listening to him. Right now all they could think about was getting back to protect the temple before the attackers could do any serious damage and before anyone ends up as a casualty.

"We're going to have to find another way in." Spyro decided having their closest way back cut off. Come on!"

Spyro first headed back into the gardens as, Adir followed and, Rai close behind and with, Sparx taking a moment before moving. "I liked it better when, Spyro and Adir were still sleeping." He muttered before flying to catch up with them.