Deviation Actions
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~Chapter 9~
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Shard and Iggy started their own search. Shard chose to bend the rules to allow that. But it also meant that they were limited as to where they could search. However, Iggy seemed to have high hopes nonetheless.
Iggy noticed the bathroom first...though he didn't know what it was. But then he went to check under the pier.
BLEGH
Iggy and Shard heard what sounded like a gagging sound, followed immediately by the sound of splattering on the ground. Iggy and Shard went to where the sound came from. They looked behind the bathroom and found a girl that followed the description of Fog. She was laying there curled up next to a puddle of vomit.
“Fog!” the two of them said at once. Fog slowly opened up her eyes. It was obvious that she was tired and uncomfortable.
Shard went back to the car to get a set of cloths for Fog while Iggy stayed with her, “Why'd you run away?” Iggy asked.
“It's Cynder,” Fog said in a weak voice, “I just had to get away from her.”
“But mom only wants to help you. You know that, right?” Iggy said, “She understands you the best because like her and dad, you're an orphan.”
Shard then came with some cloths for Fog and helped her put them on, “I...I'm not an orphan,” Fog said as Shard was putting on her pants, “I don't have parents.”
“But...that kinda defines what an orphan is. Someone who lost their parents,” Shard said as he put on the shirt, “What happened to your parents anyway?”
“I...never had any parents to begin with,” Fog said, her voice growing weaker.
“So, you're egg was abandoned?” Shard tried to ask.
“No...I...” Fog said before she vomited again. Before she could continue, she passed out from exhaustion.
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It was the next morning, and Alec was in his lab checking on a few things coming up with theories of how to come up with a device to modify his form when going to the Dragon Realm, and for when anyone from the Dragon Realm to come here.
As he was checking his calculations, a groaning came from the bed at the side of the room, “Alec, I think Fog is waking up,” Shard said.
“I hope she's rested enough, considering how she's been tossing and turning with a fever,” Alec said.
Spyro had contacted me saying that mom and Cynder contacted him saying that Shard contacted them saying they found Fog...That seemed unnecessarily excessive. Anyway, we all headed back to the house where we put Fog to bed. She had a long day...and so did we. Go figure, if it wasn't for Iggy stowing away with my mom and the others, we might not have found Fog. Mom noticed that Fog felt a little warm. She took her temperature, showing that she had a slight fever of 99.7.
“Shard, you go see if the others are awake,” Alec said, “If they're still sleeping, don't worry about waking them up.”
“Right,” Shard said. He then headed up the stairs to see if the others were awake yet.
Honestly, I didn't know if I should expect the others to be up yet. I can see my mom getting up at this time, since she has to get up early to go to work. But I don't know how being in these new human bodies would affect them. I gotta give Shard credit though. He stayed up all night to help keep an eye on Fog, even suggesting I get some rest. The only reason I did was because I trust Shard to keep his word.
As Fog began to open her eyes, Alec looked down to her, “Are you feeling okay?” Alec asked in a soothing voice.
It took a moment to recognize the voice, “Instructor Silver?” Fog asked.
“Well, here in the Human Realm, my name is Alec,” Alec explained, “As for you, it seems that it's a good thing that Iggy stowed away. He is the one who found you after all. And considering you had a fever, you could've ended up worse off. Now let me take your temperature.”
As Alec was about to put the thermometer in Fog's mouth, she backed away, not knowing what it was.
“Don't worry. This will only take your temperature,” Alec explained, “Just stick this under your tongue until you hear it beep. I promise it won't do anything to you.”
“How can I trust you?” Fog asked.
“Would you really expect an instructor to cause you harm?” Shard said as he came down with Pat, Mal, Iggy, and Cynder.
“If you haven't noticed, you're in the Human Realm. And as you can see, it's allot different than the Dragon Realm,” Alec explained, “You are in unfamiliar territory. So I don't think this is time for you to start your little defiant act.”
Fog hesitated for a moment. But she then accepted and let Alec take her temperature. When Alec saw it, he was disappointed, “It seems your temperature went from being 99.7 to 101.4,” Alec explained, “I'd prefer not to send you back through the portal until I know you're back in good health. I don't know what might happen if you go through sick or injured.”
“Give the Dragon Realm a cold,” Fog said sarcastically, “What's the harm in bringing something that Dragon Realm already has and bring them through?”
First of all, I don't know if a Human Realm cold virus would convert to a Dragon Realm cold virus. Though the chances are likely,” Alec said, “And a cold doesn't cause a fever. And I don't know what kind of affect it would have if I sent you through sick. Three years ago when I went through, I ended up injuring myself as a dragon. It was my first time as a dragon and I was flying...and I didn't know how to stop...and flew strain into a wall. I was injured. I would've gone through the portal. But I didn't know what kind of affects my injures would have coming through. And my concerns also go for illnesses.”
“You...You're actually concerned for my safety?” Fog asked.
“Of course he is,” Pat said, “And so is Spyro and Cynder. Why would they have come through the portal to come and find you if they weren't concerned about you?”
I watched as Cynder went over to Fog. I figured that they weren't repelling each other like they did in the Dragon Realm because the Human Realm generally works differently. I watched as Cynder even gave Fog a hug. It kinda brings a tear to your eye. (sniff)
“I...I guess I've just never had anyone actually care about me before,” Fog said, “My whole life, I had nobody to care about me. I just had people instructing me to be someone you wouldn't care for. It's what I was originally made for after all.”
Something didn't sound right about that.
“Last night, before you passed out, you were telling me and Shard why you didn't have a mom and dad,” Iggy said.
“I don't have parents because I wasn't hatched from an egg like a normal dragon. I was grown in a test tube,” Fog said, “I am an experiment. Or to be more exact, I was supposed to be Cynder's replacement as the Terror of the Skies...
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The grublins who were Malefor's henchmen went to free Spyro and Cynder. Once they were freed, one of the grublins took one of Cynder's scales, “We have the DNA sample our master wanted. When the dragons wake up, you can dispose of them how you wish.”
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Later in a secret lab, a scientist took Cynder's scale and began to resequence the DNA code so that Malefor could create a perfect version of Cynder...a new Terror of the Skies. Once he was finished, the test subject had it's growth accelerated to five times normal. The subject was going to continue to grow for five years, growing the equivalent of twenty-five years old. However, Malefor was defeated and the test subject was canceled. However, she continued to grow in the test tube.
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Eight months later, a glitch caused the test tube to release it's subject at only three and a half years old in growth.
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“I don't have any parents because I'm a clone,” Fog said, “And for six years now, I've been living...not knowing what to do with my life I knew I was supposed to replace Cynder. So I thought I was evil. But I was also three and a half years old. And my maturity level was at that stage as well. And without Malefor to guide me, I didn't know what to do.”
“Actually, it sounds like that glitch in the system happened around the time I first went to the Dragon Realm six years ago,” Alec said, “Wait, something doesn't add up. Currently, you are biologically eleven years old. Six of those years were from when you first woke up to now. When you woke up, you were biologically three and a half. That adds up to nine and a half years. There is a year and a half missing.”
“Well, when I first woke up, I still had part of the accelerated growth,” Fog said, “For the first year and a half, my growth was still doubled.”
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what is known as plot convenience.
“Basically, I've been living my entire life confused,” Fog said.
“Fog, let me ask you a question,” Cynder said, “Do you want to be evil?”
“I...I don't understand,” Fog said.
“Well, it's clear that you aren't under anyone's influence. You can make your own choices,” Alec said, “And being evil is a choice. So if you don't want to be evil, then you don't have to be evil.”
“But what about Cynder? And Mal?” Fog asked, “And what about when Spyro became consumed by darkness and became Dark Spyro?”
“First of all, Cynder didn't have a choice because she was under the Dark Master's influence since she was born,” Alec explained, “And Mal was never the Dark Master. The Dark master was simply an evil entity that used Malefor's form. The real Malefor had been trapped inside crystal since when the guardians were children. And as for Dark Spyro, he was never evil. In the Well of Souls, he became consumed by his rage when he saw Cynder get hurt. Also, the negative energy in the Well of Souls probably wasn't helping either.”
“In fact, the Dark Master tried to corrupt Alec once,” Mal said, “Perhaps it was his otherworldly biology at the time. But he couldn't fully corrupt Alec because he has such a strong will...that and I had some help in keeping his mind in check.”
“Yeah, I did end up causing some damage to Cynder though,” Alec said sheepishly, “I guess the attempted corruption coupled with the adrenaline rush caused me to lose myself for a moment. But my plan was intentionally to make it look like that anyway...I just forgot for a moment. My point is, nobody is inherently evil by nature. Because if you can make your own choices, you can choose not to be evil, even if you were created to be be.”
“I don't think I know how to be good,” Fog said, “But if I can choose, I don't want to be evil.”
“You don't have to know how to be good to be good,” Cynder said, “If anyone can explain how it is not knowing how to be good, it's me. After all, I was the Terror of the Skies. Being evil was all I knew how to be. But it was thanks to Spyro's help that I was able to learn how to be good.”
“And Spyro and Cynder are both willing to help you learn how to be good,” Shard said, “And so are the guardians, and Iggy, and Aurora and Vortex, and Alec and his mom, and me.”
“That's just like you, Shard. Always trying to make yourself look like the hero, making yourself look better than me,” the others turned to see Quarry by the door as he walked over, “Well, I'm not letting you hog the glory this time.”
“Quarry!” Shard growled, “Why do you always ha-”
“I don't like your attitude, kid,” Quarry interrupted, “But I can't fault you for at least wanting to be better. Even if I never do become a guardian and Shard does, I will still work with Shard to help you learn to be a better dragon...whether Shard wants my help or not.”
Everyone was shocked at Quarry's display and announcing his willingness to work with Shard.
I can't say I'm not surprised. But I could always tell that as much as they appear to hate each other, Quarry and Shard were friends at some level. If they hated each other, they would avoid each other at all costs. But as much as they end up turning into fights, even they refer to them as “sparring matches”. Then again, maybe I'm just practicing my psychology knowledge that I don't have.
“I guess I never got around to telling anyone my decision yet,” Shard said, “I haven't even had a chance to tell Cyril. But I've decided to forfeit my guardian candidacy.”
Now I'm definitely surprised.
“Quarry was right. Why should I get something without even trying while he works as hard as he does and doesn't get it?” Shard said, “Even if I did work towards being a guardian, I'd be working towards something I never wanted in the first place. But I am willing to help him become a guardian candidate.”
“Okay, this is getting off topic at the moment,” Alec pointed out, “Back to Fog, I just realized why Cynder and Fog have identical life force. Because they are biologically identical. In fact, you two are two sides of the same coin. Cynder, your issues with Fog are that you see what could've been if you never met Spyro, and you hate what you could've continued to be if that were the case. Fog, your issues with Cynder are that you see what could've been if you had someone there for you, and you're jealous that you never had that life. The fact is, many people ask themselves 'what if something in their lives happened differently?'. But you two are actually seeing that 'what if' scenario face to face.”
“I never thought of it like that,” Cynder said.
Suddenly, Fog began to cough before vomiting. But this time, she threw up blood. Alec put the thermometer in Fog's mouth again. Within a half an hour, Fog's temperature had jumped from 101.4 to 102.9. After throwing up more blood, Fog then passed out.
