Colosseum Chaos
"No! It can't be!" Sid gasped as a dark four-legged figure walked out from the open gate. When it peered at the four humans and dragonfly and purple dragon it made a shocked look at them as well.
"May I introduce the former Queen of conquer herself…CYNDER!" Scratch announced loudly earning bloodthirsty cheers across the arena as the reputation of the black dragon the former terror of the sky's reputation preceded her.
"No way!" Rai scoffed in denial. "We last saw her run from the temple!"
Sparx flew down next to the youngest human. "You see?! I told you she was evil!" He cried out. "Look my eyes twitching again!" He pointed at his eye that began to twitch madly.
Molly and Adir stood front of the others as Cynder approached them reluctantly. She was surprised to see familiar faces in the arena.
Not too long ago she had fled the dragon temple out of shame and guilt having said good bye to, Spyro and the others that came out to find her. When she had left the grounds, she managed to run very far until she came to an opening where she could fly out.
By the time she managed to fly out of view from the temple it was only then did she see in the distance through the darkened skies dozens of Dreadwings were heading towards the direction of the temple carrying bombs and ape forces to attack the temple. She wanted to fly back to warn everyone there but if she returned she believed she only would have done more harm than good. All she could do was pray to the ancestors that all within would be able to repel the attack.
Cynder flew into the poison swamps to take cover and possibly start on finding a path that could lead her to where she could find her own destiny. Within the cursed swamps where every manner of dark creature dwelled it would be a decent place to start. With everything she had done there was no place she could go that she would not be reminded of her past.
If she went anywhere with any form of life or civilization her reputation of being the monster that she was would only result in ridicule, accusation and possibly be killed as those like, Sparx still believed she was nothing more than the monster she was.
In the swamps she had wandered through the aimlessly searching for anything that would assist her in finding a destiny she could call her own and be as far away from all those that she once terrorized. However, her journey took a terrible turn when she encountered the Skavangers.
Cynder fought valiantly across the swamps as the Skavangers chased her down attempting at every turn to capture the black dragon. Though she put up a terrific struggle she did not have the power anymore to take on such vast forces and soon enough found herself knocked out.
The Next thing that Cynder knew she was carried onto the ship where the Arena laid and was tossed into one of the many cells where many prisoners were horrified to see that the dreaded black dragon was among them.
Again, Cynder was coldly reminded by how much of a monster she was. Even when going to the corner of her cell and covering herself with her wings she could not drown out the many angry shouts from the other prisoners cursing her name.
She could barely stand all the insults and accusations. No one would ever believe she is not that monster anymore. But the only time when the cursing ended did she hear there some prisoners among them were becoming quite favored in the arena. There was talk of a Purple Dragon and a group of two legged hairless apes with it.
Cynder knew who they were talking about and was surprised. How did Spyro and some of the others end up there? Were they looking for her? Why should they have come out all this way just to find her?
It made no sense as given to the history between them none of them should have bothered. She had told, Spyro and Adir along with, Rai and Spark her reason and left the temple. Either they actually did come to find her and got captured like her or it had to do with the attack on the temple. Either way there were answers she needed but also she needed to get out of the ship.
Before she could think of a way Skavenger guards came for her telling its time for her to show them just good she is in a fight as another match was called for after the recent fight in the arena left quite the mark for a certain group of prisoners that were starting to become quite the champions. It was time to see how they would fare against the monster that once conquered and ruled over the many islands.
Right when she was brought up to the gate did she realize who these champions of the arena were. Approaching them cautiously all she could do was greet them in a low manner.
"Just like old times, huh, Adir?" Cynder asked.
"They weren't exactly good times." Adir replied getting into a battle stance along with the others but none of them were wishing to fight the other.
"We not going to fight you, Cynder." Spyro told the black dragon as the group began to circle each other as the crowd them roared in bloodthirsty shouts demanding for the battle to begin.
"Relax." Cynder assured quietly. "We're just going to put a show on for the crowd till we can figure out what to do."
"Don't listen to her she wants to eat me!" Sparx shuttered getting most around him to shake their heads.
"Alright then!" Sid exclaimed as he ran past the others and threw a fist down at, Cynder who jumped backwards to avoid. His family and friends couldn't tell either if he was trying to make a good show or did he actually want to intentionally hurt, Cynder.
Cynder leapt forward and tackled Sid making a hissing noise one that all were quite familiar with. Sid grabbed on her throat and launched her off of him. Spyro then leapt at, Cynder who rolled to the side to avoid him. Adir delivered a kick to her head while, Molly and Rai ran past him and tried to grab her. Cynder then used her wings to clothesline them both to the ground.
The Crowd went wild as the group in the pit battled on. Cynder faced off against the others delivering strikes and taking some from the others.
No one used their powers as they did not wish to truly hurt the other though some still had a harboring grudge against the black dragon.
The Group continued to fight each other in the pit trying to figure out a way out of this as this time they had to stall the fight by holding back while not trying to look as if they were not trying to destroy the other.
Suddenly there was a massive explosion coming from above. The Crowd ceased their cheers while the group in the pit below ceased their fight. They looked up only to see a flaming cannon ball come down between them knocking them all back onto the ground.
Skabb and the two parrots turned back and ran into the ship as smoke fogged up the arena. The Crowd itself snarled and growled all gazing upwards to see who was the one that dared to interfere with their entertainment.
When the smoke cleared up everyone could see dozens of Dreadwings flying all around. Many of them carried bombs and ones that carried troops in them. The Skavenger fleet was under attack by the apes.
Many Dreadwings dived into the arena all snapping at the Skavengers screeching their terrible cries. Some of the Skavengers fled into the ship while some drew out their swords and charged at the attackers.
Apes by the dozens were dropped into the arena and went to battle with the dog like pirates. Clashing of blades and growls and dying shouts filled the arena as cannon fire began to light up everything. More shots came down into the pits where the ones below barely were able to dodge them.
"This is not good!" Adir coughed as the Dreadwings dived down at them as he threw himself to the ground to avoid their chomping mouths.
"Where did they come from?!" Rai shouted rolling out of the way from another Dreadwing as the smoke was starting to build up again from all the all battling around.
Molly fell onto, Spyro as he just ducked out of the way from another Dreadwing. "We have to get out!" He called to the young woman that pushed herself off of him.
Cynder meanwhile was trying to see an opening for them all to get away but more Dreadwings came down and soon surrounded her. One Dreadwing came up from behind her opening its claws.
"I want out! I want out!" Sparx cried out trying to see a way through the smoke until he saw he was about to fly right into an opened mouth of a Dreadwing. "I want in! I want in!" He quickly backed up.
Before Cynder could make a move two claws grabbed her from behind pinning her wings to her side and began to take off. "Get away from me!" She demanded but the Dreadwing and its rider did not listen to her as they no longer took orders from her and the order they had was to bring her back with them.
"Help!" Cynder cried knowing if she was being taken alive that meant her old minions had a plan for her she could not dare be taken back.
Adir heard the cry as he pushed through the smoke only to see the Dreadwing lift, Cynder from the ground.
"Cynder!" Adir yelled as he ran up to the Dreadwing and jumped up just barely able to grab onto the back of it before it went out of reach.
"Let go of her!" He demanded trying to climb up the back of the Dreadwing. He was about to cast fire from his hands but then another Dreadwing came from the side and used its wing to knock, Adir off of the one he held onto.
Adir screamed as he felt a couple dozen feet from the air before landing in the stands onto a group of Skavengers and Apes at battle. He groaned for a moment before climbing back to his feet and narrowly avoided being sliced by one of the pirate's cutlasses. He grabbed one Ape and tossed it to another and threw a punch at a Skavenger knocking him down some steps.
Being in the clear for a moment he looked up to see the Dreadwing carrying Cynder flew out of sight. "No! Dang it!" He cursed as he lost Cynder. He didn't know why they took her, but it couldn't be good. She was gone again! Right now, he couldn't think of it as there was a massive battle going on around him and his family and friends were still in the pit below.
He saw many Skavengers, and Apes made their way into the pits leaping down into it and went to battle with each other and his family and friends. Molly Sid and Rai used their element abilities to hold back their foes along with, Spyro. Sparx stayed close with his dragon brother trying to avoid being hit as a worried look was on his face.
Adir had to get down there even with the Pirates and Apes at battle with each other those he cared for were in the crossfire of the fight and he had to get in and help.
The Young Man fought his way down the benches knocking aside some attackers and shot out some ice shards at others making it to the edge just above the pits. But then he looked to see where, Skabb was once standing just behind off the side where the captain of the Skavengers stood there was a bunch of weapons laying about.
To Adir's surprise one of the weapons were his sword then he recognized the other weapons. They were the very weapons that belonged to his sister, brother and cousin. Quickly he grabbed his sword tying the sheath strap over his shoulder.
"Guys!" He called from above. "Heads up!" Adir grabbed Molly's spear and tossed it over the pit.
Molly had just set one ape on fire when she heard the call from her brother. She looked to see spear spinning in the air coming at her. She reached up and grabbed it and twirled it in place before gripping it tightly.
"Time to even these odds!" She said before using her weapon to strike at some Skavengers.
Rai managed to avoid some of the Apes and Skavengers due to his small size. He ducked under some and then used his electric power to send out a streak of electricity that shocked three Skavengers to death.
"Here you go, Rai!" Adir called over gaining his young brothers' attention as two sheathed swords came down next to his feet.
"Thanks, big brother!" Rai thanked as he pulled the swords out from the sheaths not having time to put the straps on as more Apes and Skavangers joined the battle. Twirling around with his swords outwards he was starting slice through some of the attackers who did not pay attention to the young human attacking from below their waists.
Sid received a punch in his face as he many apes were starting to gang up on him. Due to his size, he was looked at as the biggest threat. Using his newfound power, he introduced some punches of his own. Charging up his fists and delivered blows to apes sending them flying through air and one straight through one of the ways.
"This is what I call payback!" He snickered lifting up an ape by the throat then punched it so hard in the face that its teeth all fell out before he slammed it down and finished it off with a foot upon its face.
Adir hopped down right next to, Sid as he stood near the wall carrying a large axe with him. "Here Sid. Its heavier than it looks!" He gave his cousin his axe as, Sid smiled and nodded at him.
"Let's get on it!" Sid suggested as waved his axe about before hitting a Skavenger with it. Adir drew out his sword and charged into the fight with his cousin.
Spyro on the other hand was flying overhead. Most of the Dreadwings were gone from the Arena as they were attacking the fleet just outside the ship but some Dreadwings were coming in with more apes. Soon enough the Arena was becoming less filled with Skavengers and more with Apes.
The Purple Dragon shot fire balls at the Dreadwings ceasing them from bringing in more forces. His friends below were holding their own but if more Apes were dropped in they could get overwhelmed.
Spyro stopped a few Dreadwings but with so many of them some were able to drop in more Apes. The Apes in the Arena continuously fought back the Skavengers killing most of them and sent the rest of them fleeing into the ship as now it was too dangerous to be out in the open. While some of the Apes charged into the ship some others turned their attention the Purple Dragon and his companions that still were in the pits.
With the Skavengers in the arena having been killed or sent running all the apes left all charged at the humans and the Dragon who came down to assist his friends. With their combined efforts with use of their element power and the use of their weapons they killed one ape after another if not in groups.
It was already becoming quite tiresome, but they held their own slicing down their attackers with the use of their weapons. Spyro flew just above sending out a streak of flame that doused a good portion of arena with hot fire sending out deathly cries of agony from the apes.
Soon enough they managed to kill the last ape and no more Dreadwings brought in more as the battle outside the shipping was carrying on as sounds of explosions filled the air along with the screeches of the Dreadwings and the Scurvywings that battling them in midair.
Spyro landed on the ground near the rest of his friends as they all took deep breaths to regain themselves.
"Is everyone okay?" The Dragon asked.
"Just peachy." Sid answered taking a knee to rejuvenate.
"What happened to, Cynder?" Spyro asked next.
Adir looked down sadly. "I tried to stop them, but they took off with her. I don't know what they want with her!"
Spyro and the others gave worried and sad looks but, Sparx butted in. "Oh, come off of it! Why are you worried for that psycho of she-dragon! Good riddance I say!?"
"Shut it, Sparx!" Adir seethed not in the mood for his antics right now.
"Cannot believe the apes are attacking. I am kind of glad and shocked." Molly huffed still trying to catch her breath.
"Why would they be attacking in the first place?" Rai asked still unsure why this was going on as he quickly wiped his swords clean with a cloth from one dead Skavengers.
"Not sure but I bet it had something to do with, Cynder. No reason they wouldn't have taken off with her like that." Adir theorized. "And maybe us too."
"Explanations will have to wait. Right now, we have to get out of here. First we need to find, Mole-Yair and the other prisoners and set them free." Spyro explained which everyone except for, Sparx nodded in agreement.
"This way!" The Purple Dragon gestured to one of the gates that was now destroyed from a cannon ball blast but just before they could move many Skavengers all ran from inside coming out with their cutlasses all waving at them.
"Seize them!" One of the larger Skavengers ordered pointing his cutlass at them as the rest of the Skavengers obeyed and all ran at the group.
Adir readied himself creating shards of ice in one hand. Rai got in readied position holding both his swords with a streak of electricity charging between the tips of his blades. Molly stood fast with a flame dancing around the tip of her spear. Sid stood tall and charged up his right hand with the earth element gripping his axe while, Spyro flew above the group with flames coming from his mouth.
"Let's go!" Adir shouted as his family and friends charged ahead to take the fight to their enemy and to free their fellow prisoners before the worse can happen with, Sparx staying a consider distance from the fight while shouting insults at the Skavengers to help distract them allowing his friends to deliver a killing blow as they re-entered the ship to go find the prisoners and save them before it was too late for them all.
