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Chapter: 1 Getting together

The sun streamed through the translucent curtains that flapped in the winds. There was a young black dragoness lying in the morning sun. The black dragoness had gone through most of her life fighting those she now lived amongst. But, with the Dragon race was on the brink of disappearance, Cynder was welcomed to stay within the confines of the dragon temple. Yet even her assistance to Spyro, purple Dragon of legend, which pulled their world back from the edge of disaster from the dark master, Malefor.

It had been two full weeks since the final battle that had decided the fate of their world, and Cynder had found herself willing to accept many different, and new, facts. That she would now be treated as an equal by the rest of her race, by the decree from the current Guardians to never have her past brought up. But in return, Cynder would have to contribute to their cause in any way she could. But almost immediately after the Dark master had been defeated, the Valley of Avalar had become peaceful to anyone and anything that lived within its boundaries. Which left Cynder with only one option, and that was to have a family. But such a simple task was hard to come by for the Dragoness. For her past was littered with traitorous acts that off many that she might've desired. Despite the fact that she was one of the very few remaining females amongst them, Cynder had been seemingly been shunned by all other Dragons in the temple. She was trusted enough to live there, but avoided at all costs by other Dragons.

As more of her body became engulfed by the morning light, Cynder slowly came to, and awoke. Yet another day. She took a deep breath and sighed. Yet another day of seclusion.

The young Dragoness rose to her feet and stretched her limbs, feeling her joints crack as each one reached its maximum length. Cynder had never felt the same after the defeat of Malefor. There was so much she didn't know about the battle too. For when Spyro and Malefor had launched both their energies at one another, Cynder had leant all her strength to Spyro, joining all of what she had with his power. After several minutes of struggling against the Dark master, Cynder had used all her energy, causing her to lose consciousness. The last thing she heard was Spyro shouting out her name, then all turned black. When Cynder had woken up days later, she was in the Dragon Temple, effectively being treated by the Guardians upon arrival. But Cynder hadn't seen Spyro since the battle. She wanted to thank the purple Dragon for what he had done, how he had freed her from the grasp of darkness that controlled her mind and body, but most importantly, how he had freed the world from Evil. But today would be different. Today she would purposely seek him out, and confront the one that saved her.

How can I meet her? Spyro had been awake for hours, trying to run a conversation with Cynder through his mind. The purple Dragon had been avoiding her at all costs, on the off chance he would make a fool of himself. What if she asks me…Spyro was lost for thoughts. Ever since he had recued Cynder from the dark Masters power, Spyro found himself strangely connected with her. It was something he couldn't explain, yet refused to tell anyone else of, on the risk of having his reputation as savior ruined. It was times like these that he wished Ignitus was still alive. The Fire Guardian had given his life so that Spyro and Cynder could escape the Dark Masters capture. For the battle had already been won by Malefor. As Spyro had released Cynder from her possessed form, Malefor took the split second that Spyro was distracted to become frozen by his power. But Ignitus had stepped forward to challenge the Dark Master, sending enough of his power to release Spyro, allowing both young Dragons to escape with their lives.

Why must this be so hard? Spyro looked out the window, feeling the warming sun against his scales. There was much of the world he could have, just by asking. But there was much more he desired, I must speak to her, even if it is just a thank you. Spyro admitted defeat, going with the lesser of two evils, wanting at least to get the confrontation over and done with before anything was to happen. Spyro walked out of his room and down the entirety of the Dragon temple's corridor to reach Cynders. Spyro had been given the room closest to the main entryway. The only ones who had better accommodations were the Guardians alone. But in everyone's eyes, Spyro deserved better than that. Cynder, on the other hand, had opted to take a room away from all the others. It would mean a little extra walking, but she didn't mind, as long as the other Dragons left her alone. Upon arriving in front of Cynders door, Spyro's nerves started to take effect. He was worried of her reaction of finding him in front of her door before the day's activities started. But Spyro found himself unable to confront the black Dragoness. He was afraid for the first time since fighting the dark master. But it was a new type of fear, one that he hadn't had the chance to allow inside himself. One that he didn't have the time to deal with during the war with Malefor. It was the fear of losing one he cared for.

I've got to see him! I'll just go to his room, and say thank you. Cynder was having the same problems. That's it. Just a thank you…I'm allowed to do that right? Cynder had been asking herself questions for ten past ten minutes, again, trying to find a liable reason to confront the purple Dragon. That's it!

Cynder walked through her doorway and spotted the tip of Spyro's tail disappearing down the end of a corridor. Cynder angered at herself for a moment, she had just missed Spyro again. But this time, she was determined to catch up with him. The black Dragoness bounded down the corridor, reaching the turn Spyro had taken and stopping at the intersection. Cynder paused for a moment, she knew he couldn't have gotten far, and finding him would be as easy as following her nose. So that's what she did. Cynder quickly found Spyro's trail leading down the stairs and into the main foyer of the Dragon Temple. She continued to dash around the structure, stopping at ever intersection, following the trail of Spyro, which she found incredibly easy. Cynder turned the final corridor, finally catching up to the purple Dragon on his way to the pool of visions. But Cynder froze mid-stride upon finding Ember aside Spyro, visibly trying to get closer to him. Cynder's insides began to boil. It wasn't that she hated Ember; it was Ember insisted on getting closer to Spyro despite the fact that he clearly explained he was not interested. Cynder proceeded to close in on the two, wondering what they were talking about at the time.

"-told you before Ember. Its not going to happen between us." Spyro continued on his way, only to have Ember grab his tail with one of her forelegs, causing him to yelp as it was stretched to its maximum length.

"And I've told you before, Spyro. I'm not going to take no for an answer."

"Ember let me go. Why don't you go annoy Flame for a change?" Ember released Spyro's tail with a huff.

"Maybe I will…" Ember continued on her way, rubbing the tip of her tail down his side as she passed. It took all of Cynder's self control to not tear the pink dragoness apart. Spyro turned away from Ember.

"One day she is goi-" Spyro saw Cynder staring at him. "Cynder…It's so great that I found you."

"But I was looking for you, Spyro." Cynder turned her head away for a second. On the inside, she was blushing, but luckily enough the black of her scales didn't show any other color.

There was a long moment of silence as the two Dragons stared upon each other.

"I wanted to thank you for-" they both said at the same time.

"Spyro, you saved my life and freed me from my torment of being Malefor's slave."

"And you gave all you could to help in the final battle when I defeated the Dark Master." They both looked at each other for a few moments,

"I couldn't have done it without you," both Dragons said again. Spyro started to walk past Cynder, leaving her with the same dumbfound look it had gained her when she learned Spyro was looking for her.

Say something! Cynder's mind was screaming at her to prolong her conversation with Spyro.

"Spyro?" The purple Dragon stopped and whirled around, instantly taking another gaze at the black Dragoness. "What is it Cynder?"

Crap! Think of something! Cynder glanced around the corridor, finding nothing that would spring a thought, but then she came up with an idea.

"Spyro, if there is anything that I can do to repay you for freeing me from the Dark Masters power, don't hesitate to ask."

"Cynder, you owe me nothing. We both have helped each other equally over the past few weeks. And I'm sure that our paths will cross again." Spyro started to turn around, but stopped, realizing something. "Why are you down here anyway?" He asked kindly. Cynder was trapped. She could either tell him the truth, and hope he didn't get mad, or she could make up an excuse to stay beside him longer. The latter was her choice.

"I got lost trying to find the training room. Luckily I ran into you down here. Spyro gave her a skeptical look, as he knew she had been given a tour of most of the Dragon Temple. But with its sheer volume, it was easy to get lost in, so he accepted the lie.

"The training rooms are upstairs, in fact, I think almost everything is upstairs from where we are. But why would you be training now? Everything is at peace now, why would you need to train?"

"What if I like to stay active and healthy? Rather than just doing nothing at all…" Cynder looked down at the floor, and Spyro hadn't taken his eyes off her for a moment during their conversation. And, as far as she knew, Spyro hadn't even blinked the whole time.

"Why are you staring at me like that Spyro?" The purple Dragon shook his head slightly, coming back from his waking dreams, "W-wha-? Sorry, Cynder. What was that?" Spyro's face color shaded slightly, deepening it natural color to a very dark red. "Never mind. Could you show me the way out of here?"

"Yeah, sure. Its this way." Spyro looked away from Cynder for the first time since their conversation started. Cynder naturally felt strange having another Dragon ogle over her. But it was something she could get used to, as long as Spyro was the one staring.

"I'll show him…. Spyro wants me to annoy Flame, so lets see how much of me he can handle." Ember made her way up to the main foyer of the Dragon Temple. "Now, where would he be?" Ember glanced around the main entryway, finding nothing within sight that even lead to any sign of Flame. "Ancestors, where is that Dragon?"

"Where is who?" Ember jumped upon hearing the voice of Flame behind her. The pink Dragoness dug her claws into the soft ground underneath her, regaining calm composure from before.

"Flame! You scared me!" The pink dragoness yelled back at him.

"I'm sorry, but there was som-"

"It's okay Flame," Ember seemed to calm herself much faster than expected, starting to circle around Flame, taking every step slower than the last. "In fact, there was something I wanted to see you about."

"W-wha-? Why would you want to see me?" Flame could obviously see that Ember was looking him over. At first it caused him to act nervous. He had always liked Ember, but she was always too busy chasing Spyro for her to notice any of his moves toward her. This had always frustrated him to the point of telling Ember how he felt. But Flame knew better than that,she would not listen until Spyro had hurt her, or was already taken.

"No, reason…" Ember had moved unnaturally close to the red Dragon. Not that he minded though.

"Ember, what are you doing? If this is some trick, its not funny." Flame turned to face the pink Dragoness, who stopped completely, staring almost right into Flames red eyes.

"Would I trick you…Flame? Ember ran the tip of her tail up the side of his foreleg. He relished the contact between them. Flame almost lost control of himself, the touch of Ember's tail against his scale drove him crazy, and she knew it. But Ember remembered that it was only to make Spyro jealous, so that was all she needed.

"Why don't you and I go…out…for awhile? Ember brushed her tail against his side again, enticing him to follow, regardless of what his mind was saying.

Spyro and Cynder stopped at the entrance into the main foyer. The two had seen everything between Flame and Ember, yet neither said anything. Cynder thought she could finally have Spyro to herself, and Spyro thought he could finally have some to spend with time without Ember annoying him. Every Dragon in the temple's entrance thought that they were getting what they wanted.

Spyro waited until Ember and Flame and left before continuing on to the training room with Cynder. Thank the Ancestors those two are together. Cynder was thinking the same thing, but didn't say a word as they continued. But Spyro thought it was a little too easy for him to get Ember to leave him alone.

Once again, this story, up until chapter 27 will not be written by me. Those chapters are being re-uploaded because I wanted to see this book finished. Unseen Fury wrote these chapters, so credit for this amazing book goes to him. Like/favorite/review.