-Hour 0: The Beginning-

-This hour serves as a prelude to this story AND 'A New Beginning'. It tells about the character's lives.-

As Falzar and Elva stood by the balcony in the Temple, they could not help but notice one thing. The stars look pretty that night. "Elva, are you okay? You have been rather ill lately. Is it because of the egg forming inside you?" Falzar asked. "It doesn't matter, Falzar. A little illness like this won't kill me, right?" Elva asked back. "That's true, but I'm just concerned about you." Falzar said. Elva smiled and pecked Falzar on his cheek. "I'm fine. Don't worry." Elva said.

The beginnings of all beginnings.

A step to the past,

Where a hero is born!

The Legend thus begins…

The Legend of Spyro

"Come on, Elva. Let's go back inside to rest. We need to see Bahamut tomorrow." Falzar said. "Goodness, he's the King of Dragons, why couldn't you address him as King?" Elva asked. "Bahamut's a great friend of ours. I know him. He doesn't like formalities." Falzar said. "I wonder if he's okay. There are still many who wish to hunt him." Elva said, worried. "It's okay. He'll be fine. He DID hid himself in a great spot. No one would ever think of going there." Falzar said. "By the way, why do we need to see him tomorrow?" Elva asked. "He wanted to show us his newborn descendant. What a pity… his parents died just before he hatched." Falzar said. "The royal family… just killed without question. Just to see Bahamut for the secrets of eternal life." Elva whispered.

"The only ones left in the royal family are Bahamut and the newborn one. What a pity. The newborn one is last golden dragon of the dragon race." Falzar said. "Didn't you say you wanted to sleep?" Elva asked. Falzar nodded his head and escorted his wife back into the Temple, where they passed the peaceful night; sleeping.

Meanwhile, in the Tomb of the Dragon King, Bahamut carried a baby dragon, which looked like it was sleeping. Bahamut hummed a lullaby to comfort him to sleep. "Rest well, young one." he said. Pausing his motions, he thought of something. "Henceforth, your name will be Leon." Bahamut whispered. He placed young Leon on a soft leaf bed and patted his head. "Leon, it's such a pity you do not get to see your parents. But, no worries, you have me to protect you." Bahamut whispered again. He turned to look for something in his room. He then walked away from Leon, in order to search for the thing he wanted.

Shortly, he came back to Leon's side with a thick golden book. "All descendants under me know the Cosmic element. However, only I know the most destructive one of them all." Bahamut said. He placed his hand gently on Leon's head. "I feel power within you. Yes… immense power…" Bahamut muttered. "You'll also be a smart and strong dragon… yes… the perfect golden dragon…" Bahamut continued muttering. He then foresaw something that made him sad. He pulled his hand back and looked at Leon sadly. "Sadly… you aren't able to love females. That's a major flaw in you, Leon." Bahamut said.

"However, it's okay. I believe that flaw was not a choice made by you, rather; it's fate. One cannot turn his back against fate." Bahamut whispered again. He placed his hand on Leon's head gently again. "I believe you find someone destined for you… someone who you see as a perfect partner." Bahamut whispered. His hands glowed a golden color. The light then surrounded Leon and faded into him. "There you go, you're the only other dragon who knows Doomsday… besides me." Bahamut said, smiling. He then got up to blow off the flames that lit the room. He slept beside Leon.

The next day came pretty quickly. It wasn't long till Falzar and Elva reached the Tomb of the Dragon King. As expected, they knew the password to open the door. "Ah, Falzar… Elva. You came much earlier than I expected." Bahamut said. "Good day, Bahamut. How are you?" Falzar greeted. "Good. And the both of you?" Bahamut asked. "I've been a little ill lately, nothing major." Elva said. "Better be careful, Elva. Don't any miscarriage here." Bahamut said. "Geez, thanks for that reply…" Elva said sarcastically. "Where's the young one?" Falzar asked.

Bahamut turned and carried Leon, who was awake. Leon looked at Falzar and Elva and chuckled. "Ah… he's very handsome." Elva said. "He'll be a great dragon, Bahamut. Be proud of him." Falzar complimented. "Yes, but sadly… he isn't able to love females." Bahamut said. They remained quiet after Bahamut said that. "I see… but he's your descendant. You want to abandon him?" Falzar asked. Bahamut looked down to Leon, who was sucking his hand. "According to rites, it's taboo for a male dragon to be unable to love female dragons and vice versa. Any dragon that is like that will be banished from society, living in exile." Bahamut said. "He's just a baby… poor thing… he needs to learn how to survive himself." Elva said.

"I transferred half of my powers into him. Also, I remembered the royal family owns a palace nearby. I could tell the golem sentries there to take real good care of him." Bahamut said. "You transferred half of your powers into him? You must really love this one a lot." Falzar said. Bahamut nodded his head. "Yes. That's my only way of showing my love to him. I'm afraid I won't get to see him again starting from tomorrow." Bahamut said. "You going to place him there soon?" Elva asked. "Yes, Elva. He'll be happy there. Everything he'll ever need is there." Bahamut said.

"What about you? Did you think of a name for your child?" Bahamut asked. "I thought of some. But the one name that struck me the most is Spyro." Falzar said. "Spyro… that's a very good name." Bahamut said. "What's the name of your descendant?" Falzar asked. "Leon. Brave, strong and smart. The perfect characteristics for a dragon." Bahamut replied. "Seems that you thought for quite a while think of a name like that." Falzar said. Bahamut nodded his head. "It's about time I leave him at the Palace of the Golden Dragons." Bahamut said softly. "Hold on. I have a little something for him." Elva said. She approached Bahamut and placed her hand on Leon's head gently. She muttered a few words and Leon started to glow a faint white light.

"There. That should do it." Elva said, pulling her hand away from Leon. "You blessed him with the Holy element, didn't you?" Bahamut asked. "Yes. I prayed that he'll grow into a fine dragon." Elva said, smiling. "Thank you, Elva." Bahamut said sincerely. They then went out of the tomb. "I guess… we won't see each other for a while, huh?" Bahamut asked. "Nonsense, we'll meet again." Falzar said. Bahamut nodded and took off to the Palace of the Golden Dragons whereas Falzar and Elva flew back to the Temple.

Two weeks after their meet up with Bahamut. Elva managed to expel the egg from her body. Followed by a prayer by the Four Dragon Elders, the egg laid to rest in a vault with the other dragon eggs; which were expected to be hatching during the ceremony to celebrate The Year of the Dragon. "Did you see that, dear? A purple colored egg! We'll have a purple dragon as a child!" Elva said excitedly. "I'm really happy, dear. I really am." Falzar replied. They looked at the purple egg placed in the deepest part of the vault. They could not help but feel excited what kind of dragon will hatch from the egg.

"Well, you only have about a week to find out what comes out from that egg. Hold your excitement for now." Ignitus said, approaching the couple. "But, Ignitus! I can hardly contain my excitement. My son or daughter will be a purple dragon like me!" Falzar said excitedly. "Yes, this really is a moment to celebrate. For once, another purple dragon is born. Lucky for me I need not wait ten generations to see the next one after you." Ignitus said. "We were really lucky. We're blessed to have one as our child." Elva said. "I could see that you're most concerned about our egg, Ignitus." Falzar said, placing his hand on Ignitus's shoulder. "Why don't you be its godfather? I can see that you really care about it." Elva suggested.

"Y-Yes…! Thank you…" Ignitus blurted. "Come on, let's go out. We still need to transfer some eggs into the vault." Falzar said.

Six days have passed. The Temple was under attack. "Guard the eggs, Elva! I'll hold off the apes!" Falzar said. Elva rushed into the vault. Many apes have crushed all the dragon eggs. She managed to stop an ape from crushing Spyro. Placing it back to where it was, she placed her hand on the shell and muttered a few words. The egg emitted a strong light and then faded within it. "You'll be safe now, take care, Spyro." Elva said. She then rushed out to repel the other apes from getting into the vault.

A couple of hours have passed. The Dark Masters forces almost overtaken the Temple. Ignitus rushed into the vault to search for Spyro. Thankfully, he found the egg, which was safe on its place. "Save them! The enemies have come!" Volteer shouted. Without thinking, Ignitus grabbed the purple egg and flew off from the Temple. It did not take long to invade the Temple.

Falzar, Cyril, Volteer and Terrador were surrounded by apes and they were too tired to defend themselves.

Suddenly, a mist with dark red eyes appeared behind the army of apes who surrounded them. All the apes knelt down and made way for the dark mist. It approached the dragons, who were too tired to move. "Leave the purple on here! Take the other dragons away! I need their energy!" the mist shouted. The apes grabbed Cyril, Volteer and Terrador and carried them away. "Now, you… you'll tell me everything you know…" the mist said coldly. "W-Who… are you?" Falzar asked weakly. "I shall be known as the Dark Master. Now tell me, where did the white dragon and where is the purple egg!" the mist asked. An ape quickly approached the mist with an egg. "Is this good, sire?" the ape asked. The Dark Master looked at the egg. "Yes… a dragon to carry out my evil plans to invade this world…" The Dark Master said. The ape then bowed and carried the egg away.

"Now tell me, purple one. I need that purple egg you got. Don't try to resist. Resistance is futile and it will only hasten your death." The Dark Master said coldly. "Please! Don't touch the egg!" Falzar begged. "Why should I listen to you?" The Dark Master asked bossily. "I… I offer you my soul… my body… please… just leave it alone till it is old enough to defend itself!" Falzar begged somemore. The Dark Master paused and thought for a while. "Yes… it'll be nice to have something here to help me invade this world. After all, it takes a lot of energy to come here…" The Dark Master said. Falzar knelt down and lowered his head. "Please…! I'll do anything!" Falzar said. "Very well… fool…" The Dark Master said. The mist surrounded itself around Falzar and went into his body.

A loud scream could be heard; even from far away…

As Ignitus reached a nearby river, he landed to put the egg on a soft mushroom head. He then placed it on the river and watches it drift away. "May the Ancestors look after you. May they look after us all." Ignitus said out loud. He then turned back and flew off.

And thus, Spyro's epic and legendary adventure begins…