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Alec and Spyro book 5 Chapter 14

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~Chapter 14~
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Aurora, do you know where Vortex is?” Mal asked. Mal was about to take the kids with him to Avalar to stay with Hunter for a little while, since Fog being in Cynder's body was confusing her and would be too awkward. However, they couldn't find Vortex anywhere.

A day had already passed since Alec transferred Fog's soul into Cynder's body.

I haven't seen him since this morning,” Aurora said in a worried tone.

Out of the three of you, Vortex is usually the easiest to find,” Mal said, “He's the hardest to catch, but he's the easiest to find.”

Iggy on the other hand seemed rather out of it lately. Even though he knew Fog's soul was saved and was in Cynder's body, it was still harsh on him to witness Fog's body dying how it did. But suddenly, Iggy lifted his head, “Something's not right!” He exclaimed as he lead the others back to the room where Alec and Flashwing were working on Drobot to deactivate him.

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Why is it taking so long to deactivate Drobot?” Flashwing asked, getting impatient.

I could always take a shortcut and just chop off his head,” Alec said in a half teasing way.

I'm sorry. I just don't understand why it's taking so long to disconnect the helmet from him brain,” Flashwing sighed.

To be honest, I was surprised as well. There were just way to many connections. Some lead to the brain, some lead to the rest of the armor. It wasn't just a computer program that could control Drogen's actions. This helmet was it's own brain.

That's when I noticed something in the connections.

This helmet act's as it's own brain, and not just a computer,” Alec said, “But it's also being restricted. This mechanical brain had the capacity to act as an AI.”

What does that mean?” Flashwing asked.

Maybe if I…” Alec said, so into what he was doing that he didn't notice Flashwing's question.

Does that mean that you can give him back his free will?” Flashwing continued.

If I connect this wire to this wire…”

Flashwing then attempted a different tactic, “Alec, will you make love to me?”

What the hell?

Alec then turned around with a confused look on his face. It wasn't the shocked expression that Flashwing expected, but it was an expression that was priceless nonetheless.

Alec then had a sheepish grin on his face, “Sorry. When I get focused on something, I really get focused on something,” Alec explained.

You're just like Drogen in that sense,” Flashwing said, “And I used exactly that to get his attention too. Although his expression was a little more of shock.”

Well, it takes allot to shock me,” Alec said, “If you really wanted to shock me, you would've done it instead of just saying it.

Flashwing had a sly grin on her face just before she quickly moved forward and kissed Alec.

WHAT THE HELL?!!

Okay, okay! You shocked me!” Alec exclaimed as he pulled away, “Are you really willing to go that far just to shock me…or is there more to it than just for fun?”

A light blush appeared on Flashwing's cheeks, “Well…I…” She said. But before she could continue, the door then opened. And in the doorway was…Flashwing?

What…
…the…
…hell.

Alec attempted to sense the new dragon's energy.

I don't understand. This other dragon looked just like Flashwing…save for having green crystals instead of purple. As for her life force, it was just like Flashwing's as well. Not identical. But very similar. This couldn't be a clone, since the life force would be identical. Fog is proof of that.

Flashwing couldn't believe what she was seeing, “No, it can't be,” she said. But as she was frozen in place, the other crystal dragoness held up a remote and pushed a button. Then Drobot's eyes lit back up.

System activated,” Drobot's synthesized voice said, “Awaiting instructions.”

Void wants us to return,” the crystal dragoness said, “Both of us.”

Confirmed,” Drobot said. Then the two of them were about to leave.

Wait, if Drobot leaves, then he'll be a danger again. And I don't know if I can rely on them being unprepared for my deactivation code again. Especially since that dragoness has a remote that can turn him back on.

She turns him on, heh… Get your mind out of the gutter, Alec.

Alec charged towards Drobot before they could leave. But Drobot was faster.

Alec! Watch out!” Flashwing shouted.

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The next thing I knew, I was waking up in the infirmary.

I see you're awake,” a voice said. It was Voltra, “What is it with you and running into walls?”

This world is never gonna let me forget about that. Wait, what happened.

He was unconscious before he even hit the wall,” a familiar soft voice said, “Drobot's attack happened so fast that there was no way for Alec to react, or even see the attack coming.”

Alec looked over and saw that the voice was coming from Flashwing. It was hard for him to believe. Usually she had such an energetic and upbeat tone in her voice. But this was so quiet and deep in thought.

Considering Flashwing's personality before and comparing it with now, I would think that Flashwing was bipolar. I would say 'if I didn't know better'. But I only met her recently, so I don't know better. For all I know, she could be bipolar.

What exactly happened?” Alec asked.

Drobot moved so quickly. When Drobot's tail hit your head, I assume you blacked out before you even realized you were hit,” Flashwing said, “The impact caused you to fly into the wall. After the attack, they left.”

That explains the pounding in my head. That dragoness looked just like Flashwing, but with green crystals. Wait, one of the figurines was a pallet swap of her with green crystals and slightly lighter scales. Yeah, Jade Flashwing…wait, could that be her twin sister?

Was that dragoness by any chance your twin sister?” Alec asked.

I-It's impossible…I saw my sister die…” Flashwing said in an uneasy tone, “And why was she helping to bring Drobot back to Void? Jade would never be evil.”

Jade…of course this world would do something like that. Naming her 'Jade' to differentiate her from Flashwing.

What if she's not in control of her own mind?” Alec suggested, “Jade's most likely under the control of somebody else. It wouldn't be the first time it happened.”

I do know that something was off about her,” Flashwing said, “I can't explain it, but it's like…I don't know. I just sense that something was off about her.”

Chances are that what you sensed was another entity controlling Jade's mind,” Alec said.

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Is there any place in this temple that we haven't looked?” Mal asked, his tone becoming more and more concerned about Vortex.

Maybe he went to the Human Realm to hide,” Iggy said.

We know better than to go to the Human Realm without permission,” Aurora said, “We haven't checked outside yet.”

Okay, come on then,” Mal instructed, “We'll go check outside for him then.” It was settled then. The three of them were about to check outside for Vortex. But before they headed out, Iggy suddenly heard a groan from underneath the floor. Normally he would've written it off as the wood floor creaking like it always does. However, something was different about this sound. And not only that, but Iggy could sense there was something wrong.

Mal, I think I just heard something under the floor!” Iggy stated.

What was it?” Mal asked.

I'm not sure,” Iggy said, “But it sounded like a groaning. And it wasn't just the wood settling.”

Mal checked the floorboards if anything was off about them. And he saw that they were recently moved out of place. Mal moved one of the floorboards and saw that there was a small hole dug. And inside the hole was Vortex, who was barely breathing.

Those floorboards were tight,” Iggy said, “Did he get enough oxygen?”

I don't know. But we should take him right to the infirmary immediately,” Mal said, “But the disturbing part though is that it would've taken a fair amount of time and planning to get that dug out. So whoever did it would've had to have been in the temple for a while.”

Is it alright if I wait here?” Iggy asked. He didn't want to see Fog in the condition that she was in…or rather, the body she was in. It was just too awkward.

Mal understood Iggy's hesitance, “Go wait in my quarters,” Mal said. Iggy nodded and headed toward Mal's quarters as Mal and Aurora took Vortex to the infirmary.

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Okay, Ember. Try it again,” Sienna instructed to Ember. Ember was currently training in the dojo with Sienna as her instructor. She was training to enhance her fury attack. Or rather, a different kind of fury attack.

Ember focused her energy again. She'd been training for hours now and was exhausted. But against Sienna's recommendation, Ember chose to continue. And she was going to regret it.

As Ember focused, a ring of fire began to draw itself on the floor around her. Then flames began bursting out of the floor all around her except for within that ring. Sienna could see that Ember's focus was wavering. And that's when the doors opened up and Flame came in. Ember saw Flame and her face immediately went red. The distraction, combined with her exhaustion, caused the safe area within the ring to catch fire as well.

Ember!” Flame called out when he saw the failed attempt. Flame and Sienna went rushing over to Ember to see if she was okay.

Ember was laying on the floor, covered in soot and coughing out smoke, “Hi, Flame,” Ember said shyly. The damage was minimal. Nothing a red gem couldn't fix.

I came in here to watch you train,” Flame said in a more shameful tone, “And instead I messed you up.”

Don't blame yourself, Flame,” Sienna said, “She's been at this for hours and is exhausted anyway. I even suggested earlier that she take a rest. This was gonna happen whether or not you came.”

Oh…” Flame said sheepishly, “Ember, are you…” Flame was about to ask. But he saw Ember just laying there lightly snoring. Ember had fallen asleep.

Flame, can you help me carry her to her room?” Sienna asked.

Uh…yeah sure,” Flame said, unsure of how he felt.

Also, since you did distract her, perhaps you should take responsibility in watching over her until she wakes up,” Sienna suggested. This was her way of allowing them to have some one on one time. Sienna knew her little sister was too shy to approach Flame directly with her feelings. So this is a way for Flame to approach her. Of course Sienna didn't take into account that Flame may not return the feelings. She just assumed that he did.

So…what was that she was doing?” Flame asked, “That power seemed like a fury technique. But the way it was performed…something about it was different.”

You're very perceptive,” Sienna said, “It's a different kind of fury technique. It's referred to as a Fury Cast. It's a form of fury that does not require building up your elemental energy. There are several factors in what the fury cast will be. First is obviously the element used. Second is what is known as the tag. The tag is a symbol used for the ability. There are also different kinds of tags. This leads into the third factor. There are the attack tags, defense tags, health tags, and trap tags. The attack and defense tags speak for themselves. Health tags are used for healing. And trap tags are less of an attack and more of a way of slowing the opponent down without harming them. Finally, the forth factory is reliant on the personality of the user. And this is what can make things difficult. Some fury casts will have to be pulled off by depending on both positive and negative traits of the user. What you saw Ember doing was an attack tag. The power of the attack is a representation of Ember's enthusiasm and will. As you know, she's very enthusiastic, so the attack is really powerful. The drawback to that is that to sustain the attack, she has to keep focus. And her memory issues can make it difficult to keep focus sometimes. If she loses focus, in this case, the attack tag collapsed in on itself. Because of that, she was no longer protected from her own attack.”

Can anyone perform a fury cast?” Flame asked.

That's complicated. It's in fact quite easy to learn how to pull off a fury cast,” Sienna said, “However, actually pulling it off can be a bit challenging.”

Would I be able to pull off a fury cast?” Flame asked.

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Fog is dead,” Iggy said to himself as he waited in Mal's quarters, “But I shouldn't be worried, right? Her soul was saved and is in mom…But then again, Fog is in mom. But Alec is growing Fog a new body, right? So in time, Fog will be back in her own body. But what if it's unsuccessful? Or what if he transfers the wrong soul? Then mom would be in Fog's body, and Fog would be in mom's body. And what if the new body doesn't look the same?”

Iggy was taking the loss of Fog harshly. Even though she was still there in Cynder. And the more he thought about it, the more his mind raced. That is until he heard a voice that was not his own.

'You will never be rid of me.' the mysterious voice said.

What…Who said that?” Iggy asked nervously.

'You belong to me.'

Things start to go downhill in the Dragon Realm as a new threat makes itself known. And when it takes everyone to take down a cyborg dragon, Alec and Spyro and the rest of the group begin to realize just how dangerous this new foe truly is. Especially considering that the cyborg dragon uses Alec's own technology. But perhaps a crystal dragoness aiding them will help.

Disclaimer: I do not own any Spyro franchise characters. They are owned by Activision. I only own my own OCs.


= Prologue =
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