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The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning

Chapter 2

It had been ten years after the raid on the Temple and Ignitus had sent the purple dragon egg floating down the Silver River. What had hatched from egg had frightened the two dragonflies whom discovered the egg after it had beached on the river bank, but they soon became amazed and astonished upon seeing the unique creature that had emerged from the egg. Not wanting to leave the newly born dragon hatch-ling, seeing as it was a new born baby and not wanting it starve, Flash and Nina had decided to adopt the newly born baby dragon.

They had named him Spyro and he had grown alongside Sparx, Nina's and Flash's new born son who was born on the same day as Spyro had hatched from his egg. Both Nina and Flash had raised Spyro like their own and they and Sparx were surprised by the changes Spyro went through as the last ten years had passed. The two small stumps on the sides of the back of his head had grown into huge golden horns, a set of curved golden spines ran down his back, silver claws had grew from the tips of his front and rear paws and a golden spiraling tip had grew at the end of his tail. What surprised and confused Spyro's adopted family, along Spyro himself was that his orange wings that had slowly developed and grew were not fully grown, which prevented the young dragon from flying. He could still his wings to glide in mid air whenever he had to jump from high ledges or across wide gaps, but Spyro had to get around by walking or running on the ground. The one unique feature that Spyro had when he was first born, which was what won both Flash's and Nina's hearts, were his beautiful amethyst eyes, as they were same color as his purple scales.

Sparx and Spyro grew up together and treated each other as brothers, even though they were two completely different creatures. As Spyro didn't have that many friends growing up in the swamp, Sparx ended being the best friend he ever had. Today was another typical boring day and wanting to break the boredom, Sparx had pestered Spyro into playing a game of Hide 'n Seek Tag. The young dragonfly had explained the rules to the game when they first played; that one of them would take a turn counting to ten and would tag the player they would be chasing in order for that player to take his turn to count.

"Eight...nine...ten! Ready or not, here I come!" Spyro called out as he had taken his turn as the counter first.

He had closed his eyes and even folded his small orange wings over his face, so Sparx couldn't accuse him of cheating. He had glanced around and spotted Sparx floating over a rotted tree root that had extended from underneath the swamp floor and charged in to tag him.

"You're not gonna catch me this time, purple boy!" Sparx teased as he swiftly zoomed away from the rotted tree rot and Spyro had skidded to a stop.

Sparx had made sort of a habit to tease and make remarks about Spyro's appearance. Both Nina and Flash had strictly scolded Sparx for making those kind of remarks, they and Spyro knew Sparx didn't mean half of the weird stuff that came out of his mouth. But that still didn't mean that Spyro felt hurt about his jokes. The young dragon had glanced around and followed the trail of yellow afterglow that came from Sparx's body, which was a trait that all dragonflies shared.

"I see you my little glowing friend." Spyro claimed as he steadily walked up to Sparx before getting ready to charge towards him.

"Seeing and catching are two different things, big boy!" Sparx had playfully teased again, before zooming away towards an uprising path that had lead to a part of the swamp that neither of them had ventured out before.

""Yeah, you'd better run!" Spyro chuckled as he ran up the trail and jumped over and glided across two small gaps, before he continued pursing his best friend and young dragon had followed the still glowing afterglow and stopped as he spotted Sparx floating across the opposite end of a tree root like bridge that was over a huge chasm filled with vines covered in sharp pointed thorns.

"Aw, what's wrong wittle Spyro? Can't fly?" Sparx teased while mimicking baby talk and crossing his arms across his chest.

"Oh that's right, you walk every everywhere. Oh, that's too bad." Sparx remarked with a teasing grin.

"Oh, you're dead when I catch you Sparx!" Spyro retorted as he ran as fast as he could across the bridge as the roots had gave under his weight. He made it and continued chasing after Sparx, who fled once again after he made it across.

"Oh, must be hard losing all the time Spy...Ahh!" Sparx, whom was too busy gloating, had failed to notice a Frogweed that been burrowing underground, had popped up in front of him and lashed its tongue out, swallowing the young dragonfly. The Frogweed had gave a croak after swallowing it's small meal.

"Alright, let me out of here you disgusting, overgrown fungus!" Sparx yelled out, muffled from inside the Frogweed's bulb like stomach. It simply croaked again, ignoring the dragonfly.

"Spyro, seriously, let me outta here, will you brother?" Sparx pleaded inside the Frogweed's stomach.

"Gee, Sparx. I don't know." Spyro teased, as he found his brother's predicament rather amusing and hilarious. "Frogweed's gotta eat too."

"Spyro, come on! I'm your buddy!" Sparx pleaded as he wanted out of the Frogweed's bulb stomach. "Whack it, please! My wings are starting to get moldy!"

"Alright, alright." Spyro sighed as he knew he couldn't go back home without Sparx. The young dragon had lower his head and charged it, horns first at the Frogweed. It gave a croak of surprise as he had just attacked it and Spyro had struck it across its frog like face with his right front claws and again to it's stomach with a powerful whip with his tail.

The Frogweed had spat out Sparx from the last blow and the yellow dragonfly had crashed into his brother's chest before slithering off and landing on his back on the soft and wet muddy swamp soil. They both watched the Frogweed give one last croak like groan before it slithered down into the mucky swamp floor.

"Ughh, gross! Now I smell as bad you do!" Sparx groaned as he couldn't believe how disgusting the inside of that Frogweed's stomach was and breath smelt.

"Ho ho ho, and that's pretty bad. See ya later, sucka!" Sparx playfully teased again as he zoomed through the spacing of a vine wall that blocked a path that led further into the swamp.

"Huh, so much for gratitude..." Spyro scoffed at the remark Sparx had just made after he got him out of that Frogweed's stomach. The young dragon had used his front claws and horns to hack away at the vines blocking his way and continued pursuing Sparx, only to stop in his tracks after seeing him fly through the spacing through a stone snake head that blocked the entrance of a cave that their parents strictly told them to never enter.

"Sparx, get out of there! You know we're not allowed in that cave!" Spyro yelled out as he knew their parents would be sore at them for just going this far from home against their wishes.

"If you want the game to stop, you have to tag me Spyro." Sparx replied, although he knew their parents would kill him, literally, if they ever told them about it.

"So either catch up or give up bro." Sparx said before venturing deeper into the cave.

"Ohh, one these days Sparx...One of these days..." Spyro groaned as he couldn't believe how hardheaded his brother and best friend could be. Though a little hesitant, the young purple dragon had leaped into the air and spun around while striking the stone fangs blocking the entrance to the cave. The first two tail strikes had only weakened the stone teeth, but after the third blow, the teeth broke apart and Spyro had hesitantly entered the cave.

"Where did that royal pain in the neck get off to?" Spyro asked to himself out loud as the damp cave sent a slight chill down his spine, as if getting the feeling that venturing out this far and deep in the swamp was a terrible idea.

"Has, uh, excuse me, has anyone seen a big purple thing around here?" Sparx's voice could be heard echoing out through the cave as he teased while referring to Spyro as a 'big purple thing'.

"Coz I seemed to have lost mine." Sparx joked yet again.

Spyro had noticed a slowly fading trail of yellow afterglow and followed it, quickly seeing Sparx waiting patiently for him outside the other end of the cave. The young purple dragon had sprinted into a fast run to catch up to his friend."

"You know Spyro, this game is starting to get a little bor...AHHH!" Sparx had started off as Spyro had exited the cave and they were surprised and shocked as a strange baboon like creature, that came out of nowhere, had snatched the yellow dragonfly in its left paw and placed him in a small hand held lantern in his right before closing the door!

"Sparx!" Spyro cried out in shock as he gave chase to the baboon like creature, but skidded to a stop as two smaller baboon's had popped out of from the higher ledges surrounding the are and the bigger baboon had jumped onto a ledge that was out of Spyro's reach!

"Huh, I thought all youse guys were gone." The Ape leader snarled angrily after placing Sparx's lantern prison on the ground next to his left foot. The smaller baboon like creature's had growled threateningly and cried out excitedly, as they felt they hit the jackpot; being able to kill any surviving dragons.

"Don't let him get away!" The leader pointed out, carrying a bone like club towards Spyro's direction and the two smaller Apes had happily complied, charging in for the kill! Spyro, whom had his eyes closed and sat down on his hind legs, opened them and glared at the Apes who were charging in.

Spyro, while still young, knew how to fight, as he used his front claws, horns and tail to fight off the Apes, while avoiding their sharp claws at the tip of their paws. The young purple had finished off the two apes after lifting the Ape he was currently fighting, sending him flying in mid-air and leaped up, struck the Ape across the face with his tail, using the momentum he flipped in midair and struck the Ape under it's chin with his rear right foot and sent it flying backwards, crashing into its friend after charging in his horns.

Spyro was shocked as the Ape leader had raised up its bone like club and banging it up against a makeshift shield and screaming out loud and more smaller Apes had joined the fray. To make things worse, the Ape leader had lit and threw multiple sticks of dynamite, but Spyro used them to his advantage; swatting them away and towards several Apes who were too slow to get away before they exploded. The young purple dragon was panting as all the fighting was wearing him out and a few of the Apes had landed a few blows. It was difficult for him to keep his eyes on all the Apes, as they kept coming in one after the other. Spyro glared as only five Apes had remained and they snarled angrily in attempt to intimidate the young dragon.

"Let me out of this thing right now, you ugly excuse for a monkey!" Sparx yelled from his lantern prison and the Ape leader glared both angry and incredibly annoyed. While the leader was angry that a young dragon like Spyro was defeating his men, he was agitated as Sparx had ran his mouth the entire time he had been watching!

"Argh, I've just had enough of you and your big mouth you little annoying insect!" The leader snarled angrily as he leaped off the ledge in between Spyro and the last remaining five Apes and raised his right leg up, preparing to bring it down hard and Sparx had a look of horror as the leader was about to kill him!

"Sparx, look out! NOOOO!" Spyro screamed in horror as the leader was about to end his best friend and brother's life!

As he screamed, the young purple dragon had felt a burning fire deep inside him and he had released a small stream of fire from his maw! The Ape leader and his remaining men shrieked in surprise as the young dragon had just breathed fire and the leader jumped away in pain as the flames were scorching his fur and face. The leader had landed on a separate higher ledge that led to a path that headed into a different area of the swamp.

"Whoa, was that fire, dude?!" Sparx asked completely shocked to what he just witnessed!

"I did that?" Spyro asked as he was shocked himself as he had just breathed out fire!

"The rest of you take care of him! I've got to report this news to Cynder!" The Ape leader ordered as the flames had died out and he fled to inform their feared general of what just last five Apes had hesitantly charged in at the exhausted young dragon.

Spyro had been worn out from all the fighting, but thanks to his new Fire breath, he used his claws, horns and tail to defeat the remaining five Apes. After the last Ape had been defeated, Spyro had sluggishly walked over to the lantern containing Sparx.

"Come on Spyro, please let me outta here!" Sparx pleaded as he wanted out of the lantern. Spyro had swung his head and knocked the lantern open, while causing it fall over on its side.

"Sparx, you okay?" Spyro asked as was concerned for his brother's welfare.

"Yeah, I'm okay, but...how are we going to explain this to the folks?" Sparx started softly, but paused as everything that had just happened was all too much and hard for them to comprehend.

"Let's just...get out of here. We'll just have to tell Mom and Dad the truth about what happened today." Spyro sighed as he was confused about what he just did and was also baffled as to what the Ape leader had said earlier.

'I thought all youse guys were gone. What did that creature mean by that?' Spyro shook his head as decided to save that question for later as he and Sparx started backtracking the way they came. Both Spyro and Sparx could only how much trouble they be in after they their parents what had happened.