I know it took awhile, but I am back again! Shall we catch up with our group of heroes? I think we should!

Chapter 21: The First Destroyer

Spyro had Hunter on his back, while also carrying Gloria. Cynder, Jet, and Sparx were near him as they were flying slowly over Dragon Realm looking for any hint of a Destroyer. Fury asked Spyro, 'Wanna talk about what our darker side said to you while we have time?'

Spyro replied, 'Honestly, yeah. I don't wanna talk about it with anyone else, but you and I are one and the same, so I know you'll understand and won't sugarcoat anything. Do you think the same as Dark Fury?' Fury replied immediately, 'Absolutely not. I may not have been there at the time, but I know you must have been fighting the entire time before even getting to the Ring of Fire. Meaning you were already weakened before you got to it. The fact that you were even able to make a shield of fire large enough to protect Cynder, Ignitus, and yourself; even if only for a little while after all of that? Means that you are not weak nor a burden to your group. You're also far from pathetic. If you were pathetic, you would've given up through your journey with Cynder. You're also far from worthless, partner. Without you, Dragon Realm would've been destroyed three times already.' Spyro replied, 'Thank you. But I don't know if I will be able to shake what our darker side said so easily.' Fury responded, 'I know. But you'll make it through this. And if you ever need to talk, I am just a thought away.'

Spyro said quietly, "Thank you Fury." He continued to look around when he saw a trail of charred grass below them. Spyro said, "Below us! That's gotta be something!" Spyro, Sparx, Cynder, and Jet dove down slowly and landed gently. Hunter dismounted Spyro with Gloria on his shoulder. Sparx rested on Cynder's head. She looked up and sighed.

Spyro said, "Everyone, on me, but be careful. We don't know where this leads." Cynder said, "Spyro. I think this might be the path of the first destroyer we encountered. The one where we lost Ignitus." Spyro growled, "I hope it is. It makes sense that this is the first one we encountered. The bastard won't get away so easily this time."

In The Chronicler's Cave:

Daenerys said to Ignitus, "Well. It looks like our son and his group have stumbled upon the trail of the first Destroyer. Do you think they'll be okay?" Ignitus replied honestly, "Honestly, I don't know. Neither Jet nor Cynder have unlocked the element of water yet, however, Spyro has. And he is the most powerful purple ever born. If Cynder and Jet are even close to having the same amount of power as Spyro, which I am sure they are, they should be fine."

Daenerys said, "I hope you're right." Ignitus kissed her gently and said, "Don't worry so much." Daenerys kissed back gently and said, "I can't help it! He's our son, and Cynder and Jet are our daughters-in-law! How is the Fire Destroyer even alive? Didn't Spyro and Cynder defeat it?"

Ignitus answered, "Yes and no. They stopped it from completing its circle, however, the only way to actually kill it, is to completely obliterate its heart, making sure to leave nothing left of it."

Back With The Group:

Gloria had woken up and was walking on her own now. Spyro had taken the lead following the trail of charred grass. The ground below the group began to shake. Spyro ordered, "Get on!" Hunter and Gloria climbed onto Spyro's back and he took to the sky. Cynder, Sparx, and Jet followed closely behind him.

The group was high in the sky and spotted something that looked to be made of rock and lava. Spyro growled, "There it is!" Cynder said to him, "Get your emotions in check, or you might die."

Spyro looked at her and felt her gaze calm him down. He replied, "You're right. Of course you are." Spyro flew near a tree and said, "Find some highground you two and shower it with arrows when I give the signal! Cynder, Jet, and myself will keep it away from you!"

Gloria said, "You got it!" Hunter and Gloria jumped off of Spyro's back and landed on the nearest tree. Spyro flew up to Jet and Cynder.

He asked, "Are you all ready for this?" Sparx said, "Fuck no. But as they say, there's no time like the present!" Spyro chuckled and said, "Jet and Cynder, fly high above this bastard and assault it from the sky! Sparx, go with them and make sure to warn them of dangers!" Spyro used The element of Wind to close the gap swiftly. Cynder and Jet followed closely behind him. As Spyro got closer, he immediately activated his Water Fury. Cynder and Jet shared a nod and took to the sky high above the Destroyer, Sparx right behind them. Spyro began assaulting the Destroyer from a distance as Cynder and Jet got closer to it.

Chunks of the Destroyer fell onto the ground below it as Spyro's Water Fury attacks were as powerful as a .50 caliber rifle. It turned its attention towards Spyro. Spyro yowled, "REMEMBER ME?! YOU BETTER! YOU TOOK MY FATHER FROM ME!"

The Destroyer jammed its fist into the ground below it and threw several molten rocks towards Spyro. Spyro deactivated his Water Fury. He used the element of wind to create a wall in front of him. The rocks stopped dead in their tracks as they hit the wall of wind. Spyro growled with effort and used as much strength with wind as he could, launching the rocks back towards the Destroyer fast as lightning strikes.

As the rocks struck the Destroyer, it was assaulted from above with electricity and poison. The elements combined into a poisonous lightning strike. Spyro smirked and created a wall of wind and electricity in front of him. The Destroyer threw more rocks towards Spyro and looked up. It swung its arm up towards Cynder and Jet. The rocks collided with the wall and Spyro sent them back towards the Destroyer and used the element of wind to close the gap.

Spyro focused on the power he had inside and created a shield of water surrounding him. He focused on ramming the Destroyer's arm. As he collided with it, his vision faded for a split second, but he went through. Spyro shook his head to shake off the dizziness. He heard a voice yell, "CYNDER!" Spyro watched the Destroyer's arm fall to the ground. He flew up towards the voice and saw a purple dragon spiraling towards the ground. Spyro said, "Right. She feels my pain." He continued quietly, "How the fuck is Jet not falling?"

Spyro flew towards Cynder and caught her before she hit the ground. Cynder regained consciousness and said weakly, "Don't be so reckless, dumbass." Spyro apologized and threw her into the air. She outstretched her wings and took to the sky again, getting lost in the clouds.

Spyro looked up and his eyes went wide. The Destroyer's arm was about to fall on him. He immediately activated DragonTime and rolled out of the way. Time resumed at its normal pace as the arm struck the ground with the force of a catastrophic earthquake.

Up with Jet:

Jet was breathing heavily as the impact of Spyro ramming through the Destroyer's arm almost knocked her out of the sky as well. She shook her head multiple times to get rid of the dizziness and blurry vision. As Jet's vision cleared, she saw Cynder fly through the cloud coverage. Jet said, "I'm glad you're alright."

Cynder replied, "No thanks to Spyro. Ancestors he's a dumbass sometimes. I do not understand how he has not gotten a concussion yet." Jet stifled a giggle and said, "Indeed. Well. It's missing an arm now. Don't know how much it weakened."

The Dragonesses heard a deafening roar from below them and a loud sound from below as if stone had struck stone with the force of a nuke. Both Dragonesses' eyes went wide as the Destroyer started to fall down. Jet gasped and said, "Don't tell me. No fucking way he did what I think he did!"

Cynder giggled and said, "You already know he did. Let's head down there and bring the fight to the Destroyer!"

With Spyro:

Spyro looked at the arm and got an idea. He muttered, "No shot I can do this? Right? But I know someone who might be able to!" Spyro activated his Aether Fury.

Fury slowly took over control and said, "This is such a bad idea. But I understand why you let me have control here. It's the only way we can do this." Fury gripped the arm as best he could and gave it his all. Slowly, but surely, the arm was lifted off the ground. Fury was struggling, his entire body shaking. Fury's body screeched in agony, but Fury roared and swung the arm at the Destroyer's legs as hard as he could. As the arm collided with the Destroyer's legs, a sound as deafening as a nuke going off exploded throughout the battlefield. Fury swung the arm through the Destroyer's legs and let go of it, sending it flying a few feet before the arm landed.

Almost immediately after the arm landed, Fury relinquished control back to Spyro. Fury said to him, 'Fuck me. That took all I had. You're on your own for a while.' Spyro said, "Thank you Fury. Rest. You've earned it."

Spyro almost immediately collapsed from the strain Fury had put their body through, but he managed to steady himself. Spyro's vision blurred and unblurred several times before he was able to completely see again. Spyro's strength was completely spent, but he forced himself to charge towards the now crippled Destroyer. Cynder and Jet landed beside him. Immediately, both Dragonesses collapsed. Spyro looked behind him and yelled, "NO! HUNTER AND GLORIA! HIT ITS OTHER ARM NOW! AIM FOR THE WEAK SPOT AT THE SHOULDER!"

As Spyro focused on helping the Dragonesses to their feet, a storm of Arrows hit the Destroyer's shoulder. Jet was on her feet first before Cynder could notice that she had collapsed as well. Jet and Spyro helped Cynder to her feet. Cynder asked, "The hell was that?" Spyro replied swiftly, "Fury was able to use the Destroyer's arm against it. I nearly collapsed after he returned control back to me because of the strain he put on our body. You must've felt the strain."

Cynder said, "Yeah. It feels like every muscle in my body is begging me to stop moving." Spyro said, "I know." Sparx yelled from above them, "STOP FLIRTING AND LOOK UP! IT'S ABOUT TO HIT YOU ALL WITH ITS FUNCTIONAL ARM!"

All three looked up and their eyes went wide as the arm was almost on them. Immediately, Spyro thought to Jet, 'MAKE SURE YOU'RE TOUCHING ME BECAUSE IF DRAGONTIME DOES NOT AFFECT YOU, CYNDER WILL START ASKING QUESTIONS!' Jet blushed, but made sure her tail was touching Spyro's and Spyro activated DragonTime. Time slowed and the arm slowed slightly. Spyro said, "We gotta think of a plan! I don't think we can get out of the way in time!"

Cynder thought to Lola, 'Think you can catch an arm that weighs at least four tons.' Lola replied, 'Fucking what?! I mean maybe. If I have the help of Fury!' Cynder replied, 'Out of the question. Fury already basically used one of the Destroyer's arms as a fucking nuke.' Lola sighed and replied, 'Fuck. Maybe with Spyro, Jet and myself, we might be able to catch it, or at the very least change its trajectory. It's a gamble though. Can't we get out of the way?' Cynder told her no and Lola said, 'Fuck us. Ancestors damn it! Fuck it. Let's do it.'

Cynder gave control to Lola as she activated her Aether Fury. Lola said, "It's always something with you Spyro. Let's do this!" Spyro looked at Lola and said, "Looking good Cynder." Lola said, "I am not Cynder. I am her other half. My name is Lola. Now. With the three of us, we might be able to catch it. However, if Jet can destroy the shoulder, it should lessen the weight because the Destroyer won't be in control of it anymore. So Spyro. It's up to us to buy her enough time to destroy it. Think you can do that for us Jet?"

Jet replied slowly, "I can certainly try." Lola smiled and said, "Good. Spyro. Keep DragonTime up as long as you can, each second buys us more time before it reaches the ground and kills us. Now, LET'S DO THIS!" Spyro and Lola took flight, only managing to get a few feet off of the ground and they caught the arm. Both dragons growled in pain, but slowed the descent. Lola strained to speak, but said, "NOW JET!" Jet rolled out of the way of the arm and attacked the shoulder with electricity. It did nothing and Jet muttered, "Damn it! It isn't enough! Wait… I have an idea." Jet delved into her psyche. She found a lock that was wet to the touch.

She popped the lock with expertise and water shot from her maw. She left her psyche and said, "Perfect." Jet immediately began combining the electric and water fury. As the furies combined, Spyro strained to speak and said, "Please. Hurry Jet! We can't hold it much longer!" Jet shot her gaze over to them, and saw that Lola and Spyro's feet were almost touching the ground.

Jet felt something inside her change as she saw the two in immediate danger of death. Purple crackled across her body, as it made its way to Jet's mouth, it combined with her combined fury. Jet's eyes flashed purple and she unleashed the trio of furies. The electricity turned purple and combined with the shot of water. The moment the breath attack reached the Destroyer's shoulder, lightning struck the Destroyer's shoulder. Purple electricity crackled across the Destroyer's body. Jet ended the combined fury and reactivated the water fury. A large ball of water appeared in front of Jet's open maw and it kept growing. Jet yelled, each word increasing the size of the ball of water, "YOU WILL NOT TAKE THEM FROM ME! NOW SUFFER!"

As Jet fired the shot, a boom echoed throughout the battlefield. The moment the water struck the Destroyer's shoulder, the shoulder exploded and the arm was no longer under the control of the Destroyer. Jet took flight and shattered the arm with several blasts of water. Spyro and Lola were able to move the arm out of the way. Both dragons fell to the ground, taking deep breaths. Jet deactivated the fury and ran to their side. Spyro and Lola looked at her. Spyro said, "You did good. Thank you." Lola nodded her agreement.

Jet asked, "Are you two able to move?" Lola answered, "We don't have a choice. We will be fine." Lola got to her feet shakily and helped Spyro to his feet. Lola looked at Jet and said, "Your eyes Jet. Fix them." Jet blushed and her eyes returned to their original color. The purple crackling across her body also vanished. Lola smiled and relinquished control back to Cynder.

Cynder's body became bright purple once more. She looked around and said, "W-We did it?" Spyro replied weakly, "Not yet. Still gotta destroy its heart once and for all." Spyro took flight, Jet and Cynder right behind him.

There we go! The next chapter will be a continuation of this one obviously. Don't worry. It will be a good one. Hopefully I'm doing this right. May the Ancestors watch over you all! Until next time, HappytheExceed16, logging out!