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~Chapter 3~
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“Spyro and Cynder are orphans, so I believe they would be the best candidates for this task,” Terrador pointed out, “After all, the best way to take understand how an orphan thinks is if you yourself have been an orphan. The only alternative is to send her to Sienna and Ember. And they're too young to take care of a child.”
“So were Spyro and Cynder when they mated,” Cyril pointed out.
“That's not the point. Cynder will be able to understand her the best,” Terrador said, “Besides, we're too busy. And someone has to deal with her attitude.”
“If you'd like, I'll take her to Spyro and Cynder's room right now,” Volteer said.
“Yes, that would be a good idea,” Terrador said. Volteer then went to get the dragoness and take her to Spyro and Cynder.
“Fine, I'll go along with your idea,” Cyril said reluctantly, “I just hope you know what you're doing.”
Terrador watched as Cyril turned and left the room. Terrador then did the same in another direction, “So do I.”
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In the training dojo, an earth dragon was spending some extra time training himself. His slate gray scales were covered with scars, covering a muscular frame. His beige eyes shown signs of intense focus. It was obvious that he had been training for a while non-stop from the sweat dripping from his face. This dragon was known for training hard, but this was more than usual. It seemed that something was bothering him.
The earth dragon was so focused on his training that he didn't noticed the snow white dragon with a cyan underside coming in. The ice dragon came in just in time to see the earth dragon smash three training dummies at once with his boulder-like tail mace.
“Hey Quarry, aren't you usually done in here by now?” the ice dragon asked.
The distraction caused Quarry to miss the dummy he was aiming for, making him frustrated. “Damn it, Shard!” Quarry growled in frustration before looking behind him to glare at Shard, “Why did you have to distract me like that?!”
Quarry and Shard have never gotten along. Whenever they get together, they always get into some kind of argument.
“Hey, don't blame me for your shortcomings,” Shard countered defensively as he walked towards the center of the dojo, “Maybe if you had stopped training when you were supposed to, then you wouldn't have been distracted by me and wouldn't have embarrassed yourself.”
“Since when was there a schedule for the training dojo?” Quarry asked, “And what do you think you're doing here while I'm still training?”
“Normally you would have ended your training session over two hours ago,” Shard replied, “This is the time when I usually train.”
Quarry then turned to face Shard directly, “The dojo doesn't have any schedules. So I'm here until I'm done,” Quarry growled, “And I am not done yet! And for that reason, you shouldn't be here!”
“What if I were to offer you a compromise that will get us what we both want?” Shard offered, “We have a sparring match. That way, I get my training in, and you don't have to leave.”
“I suppose it would be satisfying to get the chance to smack that smart-ass smirk off your face,” Quarry said, “Alright, let's go.”
“You shouldn't overestimate your abilities,” Shard pointed out.
Quarry and Shard took on a battle stance. Shard observed certain details about Quarry; heavy breathing, dripping with sweat, muscles quivering. It was obvious that Quarry was exhausted. But he was too proud to admit it. This gave Shard an advantage. He was far from being one of the stronger students physically. But Quarry's exhaustion may help to put them both on par. And with Shard's abilities with his element, plus being a good tactician, means that Shard most likely had the upper-hand at the moment.
The training dummies that were previously in the dojo had vanished, allowing the two dragons open space for their sparring match. Once everything was ready, they charge at each other.
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Alec, Spyro, and Cynder were getting the children ready for bed. Iggy and Aurora went to bed obediently. But Vortex, being the energetic young dragon that he is, wasn't going to bed that easily. Spyro and Cynder were used to this though.
Spyro used his earth element to grab Vortex' paws and even pulled him in half way into the floor.
Cynder's fear ability would normally be more efficient against Vortex. But bed time is a different story. If Cynder uses her fear ability to someone before they go to bed, they end up having nightmares. Last time she used her fear ability to get Vortex to bed, he had a nightmare that he willingly tried to kill everyone.
“Now either you go to bed willingly, or you can stay trapped in the floor until you go to sleep,” Spyro said confidently.
I know for a fact that Spyro's not bluffing. He's done it before...several times.
Vortex tried to struggle to get free. But as much as he tried to struggle, he knew better than to actually think he could escape. His struggling was mainly to help himself burn off his energy more easily.
“I think Volteer is coming,” Alec said as his Silver Dragon senses kicked in.
“Are you sure about that?” Cynder asked, “I mean, why would...”
Cynder was interrupted when there was a knock at the door. When they checked, it was none other than Volteer, “The guardians have requested that you two take care of one of the new students,” Volteer said, going strait to the point, “We felt that it would be best that she's taken care of by dragons who understand what it's like to be orphaned. With you as her parental figures, you can help to teach her the difference between right and wrong.”
After hearing Volteer's request, Alec sensed another dragon outside the doorway, “The dragoness you speak of is Fog, isn't it?” Alec asked. The dragoness in question then came out from behind the entrance way.
Seeing the young gray dragoness, Cynder's heart began to race as her nerves went into overdrive. What was it about Fog that disturbed Cynder?
“Do I have to stay with them?” Fog asked, intentionally keeping her attention away from Cynder.
I could tell that Cynder was uncomfortable with Fog there. Then again, you'd have to be blind not to see that. Fog seemed much calmer than Cynder. However, I could sense on the inside that she was just as nervous as Cynder.
“I apologize if you are unsatisfied with this decision, Fog,” Volteer said, “But Spyro and Cynder was the best choice to assist you. And I'm sure that Al...I mean, Silver will also be helpful.”
“Why is there a dragon stuck in the floor?” Fog asked. The others looked where she was looking and saw Vortex, who was still trying to struggle to get out of the floor.
“It's a long story,” Spyro said, “But to sum it up, it had to do with trying to get him to bed.”
“Vortex tends to be a little hyperactive at times,” Alec said, receiving questioning looks from the others, “Okay, he tends to be very hyperactive. I probably should take Volteer and head out now.”
“Where do you intend on taking me?” Volteer asked.
“There's trouble in the training dojo,” Alec pointed out, “You all will notice it in about three...two...one...”
A rumbling sound was heard throughout the temple. The rumbling originated from the training dojo. “I presume this is the trouble you spoke of,” Volteer realized, “How did you know that...right. Silver dragon.”
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Shard quickly moved out of the way of Quarry's charge attack, causing him to skid on the icy floor. Shard had turned the dojo into a frigid tundra with his elemental abilities, giving him the advantage. Quarry had used up all of his elemental energy, making him rely solely on melee attacks. The cold air was also draining his strength faster as well. But Quarry refused to give up the fight.
Shard was also getting tired. But not as tired as Quarry. Shard was specifically trying to wear Quarry down. But Quarry was being stubborn and refused to quit.
Let's just hope that it doesn't kill him.
“Come on Quarry! We both know that you no longer have the strength to win!” Shard shouted, “You're energy's becoming dangerously low!”
“I...I'm still able...able to fight!” Quarry stuttered as he shivered, “What does...doesn't kill me will only...only make me...make me stronger!”
“But don't you...” Shard was interrupted by another one of Quarry's charge attacks, “...Don't you get it?! If you continue like this, it will kill you!” Shard and Quarry hated each other with a passion. But neither of them actually wanted to see the other get killed.
Because of the icy terrain, Quarry slipped and crashed into wall, falling to the floor as his body went limp. Shard saw that something wasn't right. Quarry was no longer shivering. He was just laying there lifelessly, “Quarry?!” No answer. Shard realized that Quarry must've reached his limit...finally. But if he didn't get medical attention, Quarry could end up dieing of hypothermia.
When Shard went to check on his sparring partner, he was suddenly taken off guard as Quarry attacked him and tackled him to the ground. He was just playing possum, “Looks like I...I...” Quarry's eyes rolled into the back of his head as he passed out. When Shard got back to his paws, he saw that Quarry wasn't breathing.
Shard wasn't physically strong enough to carry Quarry all the way to the infirmary. It would be different if this match hadn't lasted as long as it did. All Shard could do was use his remaining energy to remove the frozen tundra that he had created to at the very least slow the progression of hypothermia and hope that professor Silver noticed Quarry's life force dropping.
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On the way to the training dojo, I could sense a large amount of the ice element. It must be Shard, since he's often training at about this time. Although I was a little concerned. Normally he'd be done by now.
“I think Shard is currently in the training dojo,” Alec said to Volteer, “I sense a large about of ice energy. And he's usually there at this time anyway.”
“But you said that there was trouble,” Volteer pointed out, “What is this trouble you spoke of?”
“I...I don't know,” Alec admitted, “I can't always understand what I sense. And for all I know, that's normal for silver dragons. I don't know what the trouble is. I just sense...”
I just sensed something else. It was a second source of life force, separate from Shard's. It was so small that I didn't notice it over Shard's life force. And this second life force was fading. And fast.
“Volteer, we have to hurry!” Alec exclaimed, quickening his pace, “I think someone is in need of medical attention. And it's not Shard.”
“Perhaps Shard had another one of his 'sparring matches' with Quarry!” Volteer suggested.
Not again.
“It's plausible,” Alec said, “But it's never been this bad before! I think Quarry was pushed to his very limits! I think he's dieing!”
Alec and Volteer arrived at the training dojo. As they opened up the doors, they saw that everything was wet and cold. Most likely the remains of Shard's 'Tundra Cavern' ability, an ability where he uses his elemental power to affect the field around him and turn it into a frigid field of ice and snow. It's called the Tundra Cavern ability because it's most affective when in an enclosed space, creating what appears as an ice cave.
Shard saw the two arrive and lead them towards Quarry, who was laying lifeless on the floor, “Professor Volteer, Professor Silver, Quarry needs help!” Shard explained, “He's not breathing! Tell me he's not-”
“He's not,” Professor Silver explained with confidence, “He's still alive. But he's fading fast. We need to get him stable before we bring him to the infirmary.”
I went to Quarry and put one of my paws in a puddle of water. As I focused, I pulled my paw out of the water, pulling out the elemental energy as I did so. As I held ice energy in my paw, I then pulled out some life energy from the planet's life force. I then focused more as I merged the life energy with the ice energy into a stronger form of life energy. I then focused and began to merge the life energy with Quarry's own life force.
Volteer and Shard watched in awe as Silver was controlling so many different types of life force energy. Although the ice energy came from water, the water did originate as ice. The ice energy had an appearance like ice, but was fluid like water, and it didn't even have a physical form. The life force energy from the planet had a beige hue, most likely from being an earthy area.
Once Alec had merged the two energies, it had a white hue...or rather, it was like it was a color that was beyond the spectrum of colors that can be seen by then normal eye.
Shard was relieved when he saw Quarry breathing again. He was alive, “We should get him to the infirmary now,” Silver commanded.
Volteer took Quarry and carried him to the infirmary as Silver and Shard followed.
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Spyro had taken Vortex, who had finally gotten to sleep, to bed. Spyro has to be careful when releasing Vortex. It requires Spyro to use his earth element to release his feet, but doing so in a way that won't wake him up. And then he has to carry Vortex to his bed. Meanwhile, Cynder was trying to convince Fog that it would be good if she went to bed.
“I'm not a hatchling. I don't need ten hours of sleep,” Fog said, arguing with Cynder.
“If you don't want to be treated like a hatchling, then you should stop acting like one!” Cynder countered, “I'm not trying to make you sleep like a hatchling. I'm just trying to give you a definable bed time.”
“Why? It's the end of the week and don't have classes tomorrow,” Fog countered back, “And besides, I'm not ti...ired.” Fog yawned in the middle of saying 'tired', not helping her case.
Cynder grinned, gaining the upper paw, “If you're not tired, then what was that yawn for?”
“It...It was nothing!” Fog said defensively, trying to hide how tired she really was, “Why does a yawn have to mean I'm tired?”
Cynder could hear in Fog's voice that she wanted to rest, “I know you grew up without parents or a home,” Cynder said in a soothing voice, “When was the last time you got to sleep at night in a warm comfortable bed, in a warm home? When was the last time you had someone to care for you?”
Fog's eyelids were beginning to grow heavier as she heard Cynder's soothing, motherly, inviting voice, “Well, the gua...ardians gave me a place to stay,” Fog yawned.
“But could they be like parents?” Cynder continued, “We can be like your parents. And it all starts with going to bed.” Cynder said as she specifically brought Fog in and put her in a bed.
As much as she tried to fight it, Fog was in a losing battle. Her eyes were closing further with each passing moment. The soft bed felt so inviting. Her head became heavier and heavier as it became attracted to the pillow. “...But...I...I'm not...not...” Fog had drifted off to sleep, giving off a light snoring.
“That was impressive, Cynder,” Spyro said.
“Not really. I was just saying what I would want to hear to help me relax if I were in her position,” Cynder said, “I don't know how. But I just knew it would work.”
“Well, whatever works works...Cynder?” Spyro saw that she had laid her head on Fog's bed falling asleep herself. Spyro smile and helped her into the bed as well.
