Max Opened his Eyes,as He Gasped Out,In Surprise,Before,Sitting Up,Abruptly,To Look Around.
Max found Himself,Right Back,In the Bedroom of his Own House,as He looked Around his Bedroom,In Confusion.
As He Looked Around,Max began Wondering if his Encounter with the Dragons and Blayz was All,Just a Dream,That,He had.
Max jumped Out of Bed as He walked Out of his Bedroom,Into the Kitchen,Where He saw his Father,In Front of the Stove,Making Breakfast.
"Hey There,Little Man. You're Up,Pretty Early. Aren't Ya?" Max's Dad commented,as He Smiled to Himself,While,He continued to cook the Meal.
"I...I Guess,I am. But,Why are You,So Happy,Dad?" Max asked,Confusingly,Even Answering his Dad in a Confused Tone,as He wondered to Himself,What the Heck was going On.
"Because,Buddy,Your Mother is Coming Home Today," Max's Dad answered.
"My...Mom?" Max repeated,In Surprise.
"Yes,In Fact,She just came Home,Right,This Second,Go see Her," His Father announced,as He pointed towards the Front Door.
Max,Wanting to see if It was True,Ran,Into the Living Room,as He watched the Front Door to the House Open,To see his Mother standing There,In the Doorway.
"Hello,My Son," She said,With a Bright Smile on Her Face.
"M...Mom..." Max called,as Tears started to drop,From his Eyes,Feeling So Happy,To see Her Alive.
"Come give Your Mom a Hug," Max's Mom requested,With Open Arms.
Max,Then,Ran Over to Her,To Hug Her,Tightly,But,as He ran to His Mom,She,Suddenly, Disintegrated into Dust.
Max,Feeling Confused about What was going On,Turned Around,To see his Father standing There,Behind Him.
Except Something was Different about Him,This Time,His Eyes glowed a Bright Yellow,And,His Voice was Evil and Disembodied.
"Foolish Child,You cannot Trust,What You see," He stated,Before,His Father Dissipated into a Large Shadow,Which engulfed Max.
Max Screamed as He pushed Through,Emerging Out,Into a Ruined Version of Earth.
Max Gasped as He looked Around Himself,Seeing,What had Happened to his Beloved Home.
The Buildings were on Fire,The Sky was a Bright Orange,And,The Rivers were made of Lava,As Far as the Eye could See.
In All the Chaos,There was a Large Familiar Population of Dragons,Who was Attacking and Killing Humanity,as They began to take over the World.
It was the very Same Dragons,That,Max had met,Back in the Peacekeepers Homeworld,Including his Friend,Blayz,Who's Eyes were Glowing Red,as He led All of the Dragons,Into the World,Slashing and Burning Everything,In Sight.
Max,Not believing the Horrific Scene,That,He was Witnessing,Then,Saw a Shadow Dragon appear,Right,In Front of his Very Eyes.
It turns Out,That,Malefor was,Pretending to be Father,To make Him see,What would Happen if He went Along with the Dragons to save the Universe.
"Maximus,This is What will Happen if You Go Along with the Dragons to "save the Universe" The Dragons,That,You are Working with are Evil,Underneath Their Kind Nature,They cannot be Trusted,Thus,If You do This,I might have a Way to bring Your Mother Back,From the Dead," Malefor warned.
"Wh-What?" Max responded,In Confusion and Surprise.
"Max,I,Malefor am the Only One,Who can save Your Mother,And,I am the Only One,Who can save the Universe,Through the Core of Light,But,You must play Your Part," Malefor elucidated.
"What Part?" Max wondered,Hesitantly.
"You must betray your Friend,Blayz,Take the Core from the Skylands,And,Bring It to Me,So,That,Your Wish will be Granted," Malefor explained.
"But...I can't,I wouldn't..." Max stuttered,Really Struggling to make Sense of Everything,That,He had just Seen.
That was When.
Evil Blayz landed on the Ground,In Front of Him,Making Max fall Backwards,Onto the Ground.
Blayz's Eyes,Still,Glowed Red,as He closed his Wings,And,Took Out his Claws,Ready to take the Final Blow.
Max feeling Terrified,By,What his Friend had Become,Just laid There Motionless,as He watched Blayz walk towards Him.
"Wake Up,Maxey!" Evil Blayz demanded as He,Then,Delivered the Final Blow,To Max.
"Wake Up,Maxey," Blayz requested as He shook Max,Repeatedly,To Wake Him Up.
"Ahhh!" Max Screamed as He shot Up,Abruptly,Just waking Up,From his Nightmare,Hyperventilating and Sweating.
"Whoa,Maxey,Are You Okay?" Blayz questioned,Softly,Concerned about his Friend,as He saw Him There,Hyperventilating.
Max,Realizing,That,He needed to Calm Down,Took Slow Deep Breaths,,And,Gathered Himself as the Morning Sun covered the Entire Campsite.
"Y...Yeah,I'm Fine," Max answered as He crawled Out of his Sleeping Bag,To Fully Wake Up.
As Max got Out of the Sleeping Bag,He Asked,With a Raised Eyebrow, "Why do you call Me "Maxey" by the Way?"
"Oh,Uh...It's just a Nickname,That,I came Up with for You,Since,We're,Now,Friends,And,All That...Heh!" Blayz responded,as He blushed,Slightly,From Embarrassment.
Quickly,Wanting to change the Subject,Blayz,Immediately,Began to talk about Something Else.
"Hey,I made You Breakfast. Why don't You,Uh,Come Sit and Eat," Blayz requested,as He pointed,To,Where He had put his Plate of Breakfast.
Max,Then,Saw a Plate of Toast,Bacon and Eggs,Waiting for Him,Next to Blayz's Plate of Cooked Fish and Eggs.
As They Both ate Their Breakfast,Blayz began to Look at Max,With Worried Eyes,.
"Why are You staring at Me?" Max questioned,In a Weirded Out Tone.
"Are You Sure,That,You are Okay?" Blayz wondered,Still Looking,Quite Concerned for his Friend.
"Y-Yeah,I am. Why do You Ask?" Max responded,Nervously.
"Well,You haven't touched your Eggs,And,I thought,That,You liked Them,Plus,I,Kinda,Heard You,Crying Out in your Sleep. Did You have a Nightmare? What did You See?" Blayz explained,as He began to Ask Him,If He had a Bad Dream,And,What He had Seen.
Suddenly.
Max Remembered,What Malefor had Said to Him,In his Nightmare,About the Promise of bringing his Mother Back to Life,And,Saving the Universe,Through the Core of Light.
Not wanting Blayz to find Out the Truth,Max decided,That,He needed to Lie to Him,About,What He had Seen in his Dream.
"I...I saw My World on Fire,Everyone I love,Including My Father,Disappear,And,The One,Responsible for All of It. He called Himself...Malefor. Who is He?" Max elucidated, Before,Asking Blayz,Who Malefor Was.
Blayz,Surprised by,What He had Just Heard,Decided to tell Him the Truth,as He began to Explain to Him,Who He was and,What He had Done.
"Well,From,What Titan has told Me,He was the First Dragon to Rebel against the Old Ways of Our Ancestors,He was the Reason Why,Their Original World was Destroyed,The Reason Why,Ignitus Cyril,Volteer,Terrador and All the Other Dragons,Who came before Us were Wiped Out,From Experience. They called Him, "The Dark Master." Blayz answered.
As Max listened to Blayz talk about Him,He began to feel Shocked,By,How Much,He had Done.
"His Evil Plan was to exterminate All of Us Dragons,Take Control of the Dragon Realms and Rule Over the Entire Universe,But,There was One Dragon,A Purple Dragon,Who was Destined to stop his Plans,And,Destroy Him," Blayz continued.
"You mean,Spyro?" Max asked,Curiously.
"That's Right,He was the Hero Destined to put an End to Malefor,And,He Succeeded. His Efforts saved All of Us from Extinction,In Fact,He's the Reason Why,I trained,So Hard,So,That,One Day,I can become a Hero,Just like Him," Blayz finished,as He confessed to Max,Why,He trained,So Hard.
Max felt Very Moved,By,What Blayz had,Just told Him,Before,Starting to Worry about the Future.
Blayz saw his Face,And,Immediately,Knew,That,He was Worried about Something.
"Hey,Listen,You don't have to Worry about Malefor. Okay? He's Long Gone,There's No Force in the Universe,That could,Ever,Make Him Come Back from his Death,I'm Sure of It," Blayz said as He put his Arm and Wing,Around Max,To help Him feel Better.
"But,What if He does Come Back? What if He tries to take Over,Again? What Then?" Max interrogated,Fearfully.
"Well,Then,I will do Everything in My Power to Protect You,Max. You're my Friend,And,I won't let Anything Happen to You,I Promise," Blayz reassured.
"Th-Thank You,Blayz," Max thanked,Smiling,Brightly,When He heard Blayz say That,as They Both hugged Each Other.
As They Hugged,Max,Quickly,Became Saddened,By the Fact,That,He was going,To have to decide,Whether to Trust Malefor,The Evil Shadow Dragon On,What He promised,About getting Him Home,And,Saving his Mother,Or,To Trust Blayz,His Only Friend,On getting Him Home,Safely,To his Father.
It was,Definitely,A Choice,That,Max was going to have to Make,Sooner or Later,But,One Thing was,For Certain.
Max was feeling Completely Conflicted.