The Legend of Spyro's Siblings: Dusk and Shineye

spyroandcynder4ever · Jan 31, 2010 5:28 PM

This chapter...is awesome! I absolutely love it! This story is really good. I can't wait until the next chapter!

SpyroroxThe2nd · Feb 06, 2010 7:12 AM

Here’s the next chapter, pleasantly earlier than I had expected. Anyway, things will starts going downhill for the Shadowsuckers very, very soon…

Chapter 8: Returning of Shadows (There’s a double meaning in this title…)

Terrrador glided swiftly over the forest and to the DBC producer den, where the camera crew was polishing their supplies with looks of boredom. Shelly herself was debating something with one of the co-workers as Terrador landed.

“Ah, Guardian Terrador.” She said when she saw him, dipping her head. “News has been slow, as you can see. No Shadowsucker info has been given to us. We’ll try to stay updated, but…”

“No updates needed.” Terrador told her, holding out the black viles. “As you can see, I have everyone’s shadows right here.” Shelly dropped the stack of papers she was holding; they fell to the ground and scattered at her paws. She scrambled for the viles.

“Amazing! Terrador, you never cease to amaze us! Quick, I need a camera! I’m doing a live broadcast now!” Finally grabbing the viles from Terrador, she skipped inside the news den and yelled for a cameradragon, quickly beginning a live report as she sat on her chair and laid the viles on her desk.

~The SS Crisis~
BREAKING NEWS: Shadowsuckers Shadows Returned???
“Good evening everyone, I’m Shelly Seawing reporting live from DBC News.” She was practically bouncing out of her chair with excitement. “The Guardian of Earth from the temple, Terrador, seems to have received all the stolen shadows in these viles here…” She lifted up the viles. “It appears as though…” She looked at the liquid with a puzzled look. “Somehow…” Another cameradragon ran up and whispered something in her ear. “Ahh,” She said with realization. “Anyway, according to Terrador, this liquid is actually the liquefied shadow of the lost dragons! With these back, everyone can receive their shadows! Everyone, meet in front of the Temple to claim the shadows for your loved ones! This has been Shelly Seawing, DBC News!”

Shelly did not hesitate in jumping from her chair and gliding out of the den, viles in hand, gesturing for everyone to follow. Terrador followed, shaking his head at the reporters’ enthusiasm. They flew over to the Temple, where sure enough a giant line of dragons stood, carrying the dull figures of the victims. They looked up when they saw the flying dragons.

“Hey look, it’s Terrador!” One called.

“The Guardian of Earth!” Called another.

“No one cares about Shelly Seawing?” Shelly said with disbelief, scowling at the group. “They should be in awe of me too!” The cameradragons chuckled, but went silence after a glare from Shelly. The group landed in front of the temple, where the other guardians, as well as Spyro and Cynder, stood.

“My word!” Volteer said, gazing at the crowd. “What a fantastically impossibly crowded crowd!”

“I never knew the line would be this big!” Spyro said, eyes wide in awe.

“Alright, dragons, I have your shadows!” Shelly called, holding the viles high in the air. The line grew quiet at the sight of the shadows.

“Now, to keep things organized…” She was practically bawled over when a stampede of dragons rushed up, groping for the shadows. Terrador managed to grab the viles and hush the group by spreading his wings out.

”Everyone!” He called. “As Shelly said, we must do this in orderly fashion! In two days, we will host a party in Dracobloom Meadow. There, we will have the shadow returning ceremony. Until then, please wait.” He tucked away the viles and flew up into the temple before anyone could complain. Shelly rose from the ground, groaning.

“I need a makeup redo.” She said exshaperated, snapping her claws to indicate to the cameradragons they were leaving. The DBC News group flew off as well, and the crowd slowly began to disperse. Talk of the ceremony swept the realm like wildfire, and there was no dragon that didn’t know about. Not even the slyiest of species were left in the dark about the ceremony, and little did the dragons know, they might end up losing more then they had gained…

Shinneye lay down on the mossy forest ground with Dusk, right beside her, staring up watching as clouds drifted through a gap in the trees.

“This is truly amazing.” She breathed.

“The clouds?” Dusk asked her.

“No, being with you.” She said, rolling over and pecking his cheek. Dusk intertwined his tail with hers.

“It’s amazing how stuff like this works out, huh?” He breathed.

“Are you two lovebirds done?” Shinneye recognized Bane’s impatient voice. “Shade found a whole family of wild rabbits with delicious-smelling shadows. And if we wait any longer, I’ll miss my-I mean, our- portion!” Bane sounded much more concerned about her share then Dusks’.

“Go on ahead.” He told her. “I find some shadows later.”

“Suit yourself.” She said, gliding off. Dusk turned to her.

“Hungry at all? I can go find that berry bush, if you like.”

“No, actually.” Shinneye noticed. This was weird because she hadn’t eaten since the night before, yet felt perfectly satiated. “Are you hungry?”

“A bit, yeah.” He admitted. "We'll go when your ready."

“Hey, Dusk,” She asked, rising up. “I’ve been wanting to ask you something for a while.” Dusk rose to his paws, looking at her.
“Hm?”

“Can Shaodwsuckers eat ordinary food? Like berries?” Dusk considered this.

“Yes, actually. When I was a drakling, I tried them. They tasted fine, but I never felt satisfied until I had a shadow.”

“Oh.” She got up completely and stretched her wings.
“So, shall we “shadow hunt” ? I can help you catch the prey like I did last time.”

“Ok!” Dusk and Shinneye dashed off, leaving the mossy clearing empty. Well, it was suppose to be empty. But something else dwelled under the moss, in the form of a shadow itself. And that something had no plans of keeping itself secret for much longer…

Alright, leaving it there! Stay tuned!

spyroandcynder4ever · Feb 06, 2010 1:13 PM

Oh, great cliff hanger! Can't wait to see what happens next!

SpyroroxThe2nd · Mar 07, 2010 7:33 AM

spyroandcynder4ever · Mar 07, 2010 3:21 PM

Wow, this is definitely getting good. I'm just dying to read the next chapters.

SpyroroxThe2nd · May 01, 2010 5:07 AM

SpyroroxThe2nd · May 01, 2010 5:10 AM

Alright, here’s part 2 of the double update, chapter 11! Enjoy!

Chapter 11: Accused

…Shinneye lead the Shadowsuckers over to the edge of Dracobloom Meadow. The ceremony looked as though it were about to start, with Terrador ordering the crowd to sit.
“Now’s the time.” Shinneye said. She slowly parted the bushes. She noticed the Shadowsuckers didn’t move.

“Come on, guys! We have to do this if we want to protect them.”

“I dunno.” Bane muttered. “It’s weird to protect our food-ow!” She got elbowed by Dusk.

“For Shinneye!” He hissed to her.

“Fine, fine.” She turned to Shinneye. “Tell us what to do.”

“On my signal, come out.” Shinneye told them. She carefully went into the meadow just as Terrador was lifting the first vile. She checked to make sure it was easy to see where she was, then turned to the Shadowsuckers.

“Now.” She told them. They slowly parted the bushes and paced into the open. Their scales were a dazzling black in the sunlight, something she hadn’t seen very often due to the forest trees. Shinneye took a deep breath, and prepared to yell out to get everyones’ attention, when a blood-curling shriek echoed through the meadow.

“What-?” Shinneye had hardly time to reply when Dusk grabbed her paw and yanked her away.

“Purebloods!” He gasped. “They’re here!” Dragons began screaming as their shadows were sucked from them, following to the ground upon contact with the hidden Purebloods. Terrador flew into the air and tried to help out best he could as the dragons panicked to get away. But unlike Dusks’ raid earlier, Purebloods were very fast and sucked dragons’ shadows in mid flight. Shinneye shielded her eyes in Dusks’ wing, praying to the ancestors this wasn’t happening. Slowly, the clearing grew quieter and quieter, and Shinneye slowly peaked out from Dusks’ wing. She saw the meadow, practically filled with lying dragon bodies. Shinneye was the only conscious mortal there. Terrador had vanished.

“What just happened?” She asked Dusk. For the first time since Shinneye met him, his eyes were scared.

“Purebloods happened. And I have to get you out of-“ His words were interrupted by a yelp of surprise. Shinneye looked, just to be whacked with a thick green vine miraculously sprouting from the ground. She fell to the ground and watched with horror as the vine twisted its’ way up the all three of the Shadowsuckers’ legs, holding them in place.

“What is this?!” Bane shrieked.

“You ceased to keep your promise, and you shall now suffer!” Boomed a voice. Shinneye looked up and saw about 20 dragons slowly gliding down from high up, Terrador in the front. He landed in front of Dusk. Behind him was a group of the cheetahs of Avalar, which is rare since they almost never leave there village. Shinneye desperately ran up and tried to speak.

“Silence.” Terrador ordered. Shinneye was instantly quiet. Terrador had something in his eyes that scared Shinneye. He seemed almost…hurt about something. He turned his eyes on the tangled Shadowsuckers. Shinneye saw the vines constrict as he stared at them, causing the Shadowsuckers to wince in pain. “You have broken your promise, Shadowsuckers.” He said calmly. “I’m sorry, but I have no choice. You will be held in temporary custody while we await the return of the shadows you have taken. Should you choose not to return them, you will be banished to the depths of Avalar, where you shall be forever.” Shinneye felt like screaming. She knew Dusk and the others could not return anything since they hadn’t been the ones to take it. She saw Dusk bow his head to Terrador.

“I’m sorry, great Terrador.” He said. “But I’m afraid it was not us this time that took the shadows. The Pure-“ He suddenly cried out as the vines constricted his body.

“There will be no petty excuses!” Terrador snarled. “I am assuming you’re oblivious to the crime you have committed? Not only this, but do you know what very important shadow you took?” He gestured his wing over to the new laying bodies of dragons, their shadows sucked clean. Shinneye noticed what he was pointing to, and gasped aloud. She saw Cynder, face buried in her paws, over the lying purple body of Spyro.

“-No!” Shinneye blurted out. She turned back to Terrador in horror. “Did it really…?” Terrador shushed her by raising his wing. “I’ve had enough. Shadowsuckers, because you refuse to return the shadows, I shall hold you in custody, as stated earlier, in the Avalarian Prison Pits. You will have 4 days, and if the shadows are not returned, you shall be banished to the depths of Avalar, and we shall have the shadows returned to us by force, not matter what harm comes to you.” Shinneye’s eyes widened in horror.

“Terrador!” She said as she watched Avalarian cheetahs ripped the vines from the ground but kept them on the Shadowsuckers. Bane thrashed violently but has held by the cheetahs tightly. Shade tried to bite them but quickly had vine wrap around his mouth. Murk was shaking like crazy, more scared then angry. But Dusk didn’t try to fight as he was pulled, though his eyes were loaded with sadness. “Wait! You don’t understand! It-!”

“SILENCE!” He demanded, bashing his tail against the ground causing a mini earthquake. Shinneye gasped a little in fear. He looked her straight in the eyes. “I believed you.” He mouthed to her. “But I can no longer.” He turned to the cheetahs. “Take them away!” He demanded. The cheetahs violently pulled the Shadowsuckers forward.

“NO!” Shinneye shrieked, feeling Terrador’s paw grab her and suspend her.
“NO! DUSK!!!!” Tears streaked down her eyes as she watched her crush get taken from her. She briefly saw his eyes flash toward her, a look of sorrow and regret gleaming in them. Shinneye struggled, crying “DUSK!” every few seconds. She stopped when the figures of him and the others vanished from sight. Exhausted, she went limp in the clasp of Terrador’s paw. Glancing around, she saw the figures of all the passed out dragons. She saw the cameradragons gathered around a fallen dragon body that Shinneye instantly recognized as Shelly Seawing. She saw another dragon body, decked with jewelry, that she knew was Mrs. Silverwing. Everyone, all the dragons she’d grown up with, were gone. And most of all, Dusk was gone. Her stomach felt incredibly empty, and her heart pounded in her chest. Shinneye couldn’t handle the emotion; with a final sigh, she collapsed in Terradors’ paw, her mind filling with black…

...

Shinneye awoke to bright sunshine that filtered through the window of the Temple. She rose up her head to see Cynder, her cheeks stained with tears.

“Cynder?” She asked, dazed. “What-?”

“Spyro’s gone.” She wept. “His shadow was taken by those Shadowsuckers. They were about to take my own shadow, when Spyro jumped in the way. I was fine, but Spyro…he…” She stopped to sob a few times. Shinneye’s stomach felt even more empty now. Seeing her friend in distress was the last thing she needed. But then what happened to Dusk hit her, and she too began to shed tears. “Shinneye?” Cynder managed. “Why…Why are you crying, too? You didn’t know Spyro that well, did you?”

“No.” She managed. “I’m sad for Spyro, but that’s not it. I lost…I lost the love of my life.”

“WHAT?!” Cynder was shocked enough to stop crying. “What do you mean? Don’t tell me you love Spyro too?!?!”

“No, no.” Shinneye managed a grin. “Of course I don’t love Spyro too. No, this is someone else.”

“Who?” Cynder pressed. “Is it Emerald, that younger earth dragon who leaves near your families’ den? I saw his shadow get taken.”

“No.” Shinneye said. She turned to Cynder. Shinneye knew it was now or never to tell her best friend of what’s really been happening. Taking a breath, she looked Cynder straight in the eyes and spoke. “I’m in love with a dragon named Dusk. He’s a Shadowsucker.”
......
Ok, leaving it there! Stay tuned!

spyroandcynder4ever · May 02, 2010 11:51 AM

oh this is getting really good

SpyroroxThe2nd · Jun 28, 2010 11:14 PM

Hi again Forums! Sorry about the very late update, I had my final year project and couldn't get this to you sooner. But now that summer's here I'll definetly be able to update more. Anyway, here's the next chapter! Enjoy!

Chapter 12: Truth Be Told

“…He’s a Shadowsucker.” Shinneye waited for Cynder’s response. The black dragoness blinked her eyes slowly, considering what she had just heard.

“A Shadowsucker…Dusk, you say?”

“Y-yes.” Shinneye said, confused by Cynder’s reaction. “Why?”

“That sounds incredibly familiar…Dusk…” Suddenly her eyes grew huge.

“Yes! I remember! It was back I was under the Dark Master’s control. He was a kid at the time, but…yes! I knew he looked familiar!” Shinneye was incredibly confused.

“What are you talking about?”

“I’ve met that Shadowsucker before! When I was corrupt, I met the whole group of them! The Dark Master banned them because they tried to take my shadow.” She shook her head. “And to think the exact Shadowsuckers have been terrorizing us the whole time…”

“Wait, you knew Dusk when he was little?” It was Shinneye’s turn to be shocked.
Cynder nodded.
She then turned to Shinneye.

“Shinneye, did I understand correctly? Your in love with that Shadowsucker?” Shinneye nodded. “And I’ve been visiting him all the times Terrador told you I was having extra training.” Cynder' expression turned shocked.

“Shinneye, how could you?” Cynder demanded.

“I-I don’t know, why?” Shinneye prompted.

“Shinneye, The Dark master told me Shadowsuckers are extremely good at double-crossing other dragons. They make you gain their trust before betraying you! How do you know you didn’t just fall for their trap?” Shinneye’s eyes got huge.

“But Dusk’s not like that! He’s different, he’s on our side! Understand, Cynder!” Cynder considered this. Shinneye continued.
“Him and the rest of his alliance, Bane, Murk, and Shade. I even had a deal with them to not suck the dragon shadows. And they didn’t. Cynder, you have to understand, at the ceremony, he…”

“No, I know.” Cynder said, putting a claw to Shinneye’s mouth. “Dusk and the other Shadowsuckers were not the ones who took the shadows today. These ones were taking multiple shadows at once; back when Dusk took the shadows of my army, it was one at a time.”

“So you actually believe me?” Shinneye asked hopefully. Cynder stifled a chuckle, and pat her friends’ head. “Shinneye, I would believe you even if there wasn’t proof. You’re my best friend, of course.” Her expression then turned serious.

“But…if it wasn’t Dusk and the others…then who-?” Shinneye briefly explained to Cynder about the Purebloods.

“That’s horrible…so they have Spyro’s shadow, too?” Shinneye solemnly nodded. “And Dusk was going to tell everyone about the Purebloods. The day after tomorrow is the absorbing day, where they take all their shadows somewhere and are brought to True Form. But to do that they needed a large number of dragon shadows. Originally he wanted to evacuate only me, but I convinced him to stay to warn everyone else…I feel awful, now everyone is in trouble and it’s all my fault…” Cynder suddenly stood up, determination flaming in her eyes.

“Then that’s that. Spyro has saved me so much in the past, it’s time I return the favor. Shinneye, we’re breaking your boyfriend out of jail.”

“What?!” Shinneye’s eyes widened. “But Cynder! The Avalarian Prison Pits are filled with traps and false exits to make sure the prisoners never escape! And it’s guarded! How in the realm can we even get in, much less break Dusk out?”

“You’re forgetting something, Shinneye.” Cynder told her, grinning. “I have the element of shadow, remember? I can easily get past all the traps and guards no problem.” Shinneye’s expression brightened for a precious moment.

“And you’d do that?” Cynder nodded.

“Though it won’t be easy. I can get into the system and shut it down for a while, but not forever. I will need to get Dusk out before a certain time for it to work.”

“He'll get out.” Shinneye said with confidence. “And Dusk is smart, I’m not worried.”

“Ok, then. How long did you say we have until the absorbing day?”

“Tomorrow is there last day for collecting shadows. Dragons will realize that the Rogues they have captive are not responsible for what has been happening. If we can get Dusk out he can properly warn everyone else and save them before the Purebloods strike again.”

“Then we’re heading out now!” Cynder proclaimed, spreading her wings and taking off out through the Temple window. Shinneye quickly followed, happiness glowing through her.

“Don’t worry, Dusk, I’m coming!” She thought as they sailed through the air. It evening by the time they arrived at Avalar. The cheetahs were all inside their homes. The two landed right outside the entrance Avalarian Prison Pits. The pits themselves were a giant hole covered by grid-like grating. Two cheetahs stood at the entrance, guarding it. Shinneye and Cynder quickly took shelter behind some bushes.

“Ok, the guards should be packing up to go home soon. Once they leave, I’ll sneak through the grating. As soon as the grating opens, come down, ok?”

“O-ok.” Shinneye said with uncertainty. “Be careful.” Cynder squeezed Shinneye’s paw.

“Don’t worry, it’ll be fine. Wait here.” Cynder watched as the guards checked their watches, then nodded before walking away from the pits. Cynder quickly snuck through the grating in shadow form, vanishing into the hole. Shinneye trotted out and look down into the hole. It’s gaping opening seemed like an endless pool of black, waiting to swallow anything it was given. Shinneye gulped a bit, hoping Cynder wouldn’t be too long.

“What if Cynder gets caught by one of the traps?” She thought with worry. “Or what if she runs out of mana resumes normal dragon form? She’ll most likely be killed instantly.” She shivered at the thought.
“Please hurry, Cynder.” She begged. Almost immediately after, the ground began shaking violently.
“Q-quake?” Shinneye gasped as she lost balance and fell onto the ground. When the shaking ended, she got up, dazed. She blinked in surprise when she saw the grating had completely vanished from the hole. She scrambled over to the base of the hole, looking down. Almost instantly she saw Cynder come flying out of the hole, no longer in shadow form.
“Cynder!” Shinneye called. She looked around, but she didn’t see Dusk and the others.
“Where are the others?” Cynder landed, her face solemn.

“They weren’t there.”

“What?!” Shinneye gasped in surprise. “What do you mean?”

“Their cell was empty. They must have got out themselves.”

“How can that be?”

“I don’t know. But there’s no use staying here. Let’s go back, he’ll probably try to find you, right?” Shinneye nodded.

“Yeah, he…should.” She was still confused why he hadn’t seeked her out immediately. The two dragons took off back into the sky and flew back to the temple. Once there, Shinneye searched the entire place for any trace of Dusk. But she didn’t see him anywhere.

“This doesn’t make sense.” She said, returning to her den. “Dusk should have come straight here and told me he got out. I don’t get it.”

“Well, maybe he had to do something beforehand.” Cynder offered. “Trust me, I want to find him as much as you do so he can help Spyro. Let’s wait until tomorrow.”

“Ok…” Shinneye thought. But something wasn’t right. She knew Dusk would have found her immediately after. Unless…

“Cynder…” She said. “You don’t think Dusk…betrayed me did you? I mean, especially after what you said about them being the best at double-crossing other dragons?”

“Of course not, Shinneye!” Cynder assured. “You said you were in love, right? Shadowsucker or nor, I’m sure he wouldn’t just leave.”

“I hope so.” Shinneye thought. But as she curled up to go to sleep, she couldn’t help but wonder if she’d been wrong to fall in love with a Shadowsucker….

Ok, leaving it there! Stay tuned!

SpyroroxThe2nd · Aug 08, 2010 2:59 AM

Alright, here’s the next chap! Another appology for the previously late update. Sorry the writing wasn’t the best either, I was kinda rusty when I wrote it. This chap should be way better and longer tongue . I also have names for the Purebloods now! Enjoy!

Chapter 13: Matter at Hand
Shinneye heard frantic screams that morning coming from outside the temple window. She ran over to it and looked down at the valley. To her horror, more than half the dragons lay motionless on the ground their shadows sucked clean.

“Cynd-der…” She stuttered. “You had better take a look at this.”

“Hm?” Cynder asked, yawning loudly. She walked over to the den and gasped loudly.

“What happened?” She asked frantically.

“Purebloods happened.” Shinneye responded in a monatone voice. “And it doesn’t look like Dusk tried to stop it.” Cynder patted her shoulder with sympathy.

“Maybe he just wasn’t the one.” She offered. Shinneye shook her off.

“It doesn’t make sense though, Cynder.” Shinneye complained. “I mean, sure Shadowsuckers are the best at lying, but I really don’t think all that was between me and Dusk was a big lie. He even told me the secret about the Rogues!” Shinneye realized what she was saying was true. Why would Dusk had called her out in the first place if he gained nothing from it? And what’s more, why tell her their secret?
“It wasn’t fake, Cynder.” Shinneye said in an assured voice. “I’m not sure why Dusk didn’t wait for me and is letting this happen, but all I know is tomorrow is the absorbing day. If the Shadowsuckers get enough shadows, they’ll be able to resume true form! I trust Dusk, all we can do is
wait.”

“O-ok, I believe you, Shinneye.” Cynder responded, but she wasn’t quite sure herself.

“What I want to now is how he got out.” Shinneye said, changing the subject.

“It’s weird, really.” Cynder said, recalling the previous day. “The majority of the security was off when I came it. Maybe he shut it off somehow?” Shinneye shrugged. She wasn’t sure what was happening, but what she was sure of was that her faith in Dusk was stronger than any Pureblood.

~The previous day, underground by the Avalarian Prison Pits

“So, the current number?” Tenebrous prompted.

“269.” Vermina replied.

“Excellent. Cryptic, I trust you’ve plotted out next bait?”

“Indeed.” Cryptic responded. “Beside the temple is a clustered area of mortals. I worry not about timing.”

“Good, good. We are close to our goal. Now, what was that about the light element, Enigma?”

“Taking the shadows of 300 is un-needed, Tenebrous, as I stressed earlier.” Another, slighter lower pitched female voice responded.

“Supposedly, a mortal with the element of light is worth 10 shadows.”

“And is there such a dragon?”

“I believe so, yes. I saw it on our first raid. I believe it nests in the temple. All we’d have to do is suck the shadow of it, and we achieve true form!” Tenebrous cackled.

“Too excellent! We will raid the temple outdoors tomorrow, and then take the final shadow!” The others cackled in agreement.

“I’ve shut security.” A new voice responded.

“Ah, Somber. I trust we may move freely about the prison now?”

“Indeed.”

“Good. It is a nice route to the temple. May the raid bring us luck, and the light mortal be our uprising. So, when we are finished with the temple, we will stop and wait until our final day. That will be the day we take the light dragon’s shadow. Our rise is soon.”…

~Back at the Temple
Suddenly, the two dragons heard a knock at their door.

“Who’s that?” Shinneye asked aloud.

“Not sure.” Cynder responded with uncertainty. “It doesn’t smell like any of the guardians.”

“Think it’s Dusk?” Shinneye asked. Cynder shrugged. Shinneye crept forward, slowly reaching out for the handle. Getting ready to attack if needed, she threw open the door and almost crashed into an ice dragon.

“…Glacier?” She responded in surprise when she recognized the reporter.
“Why are you here?”

“Listen, Terrador told me about everything.” Glacier said, his voice no longer in it’s usual tremble. “About you and the other Shadowsuckers. After the raid earlier, I’m not sure about Terrador, I believe you.”

“That’s great!” Shinneye replied, happy some dragon beside Cynder believed her.

“But still…why did you come?”

“I, well…” he looked at the ground, his fear coming back a little. “I-I kinda was hoping I could help you out. Y’ know, after they took Shelly’s shadows, my original fear of them has been replaced with anger. I-If there’s anything I can do, please tell me.”

“That’s great!” Shinneye said. “But…I’m not sure what we’re planning. Supposedly Dusk and the others, Dusk is the Shadowsucker I was with by the way, escaped but I haven’t seen them since. I was hoping you were him.”

“Oh.” Glacier said. “Well, if you need anything call the station.” He handed her a card. “Every since Shelly’s shadow was taken we’ve stopped broadcasting but we’ll still be around.” He waved before heading back down the temple stairs.

“I think he likes her.” Cynder replied, smiling.

“Who?” Shinneye asked.

“Shelly, of course!” Cynder replied. “You saw the way Glacier got all flustered when he talked about her. It’s cute.”

“Like you and Spyro!” Shinneye teased. Cynder glared at her, turning red.

“And you and…Dusk.” She retorted, immediately taking back the statement after she said it. “S-sorry, I forgot…”

“No, I trust Dusk no matter what.” Shinneye told Cynder. “Whether or not he comes, we have to stop the Purebloods. We have Glacier on our side, that’s a plus. All we need to do is find out how many shadows they need to transform, and where the transformation will take place. Cynder, you go to the library and do research. I’m worried about going back there after escaping Gracinda. I’ll stay back here and wait.”

“Sounds good.” Cynder said. “Oh, Shinneye?”

“Hm?”

“Be careful.” Cynder herself wasn’t sure what prompted her to say this.

“I’ve got a bad feeling about this Pureblood thing. You have to remember no matter what we do, we could still be their bait.”

~The previous day right above the Pureblood talking site, outside the cells

“Shinneye! They’re going to take Shinneye’s shadow!” Dusk said frantically to the others. They were all standing outside their cells, having just listened to the whole conversation.

“They were foolish to shut off security.” Bane snorted.

“True, but they probably don’t care about us anymore.” Shade explained. “They got what they want. We can’t protect Shinneye and the others.”

“Then we protect Shinneye.” Dusk said firmly. “I don’t care what happens, Shinneye has to live.” The other three looked between each other.

“Dusk, you can try, but you have to remember what happened back at the meadow. ” Shade began. “We stand no chance against the Purebloods. Plus, with what happened…”

“I’d face any fear for Shinneye.” He said defiantly.

“But if you fail, then what? Won’t you feel bad?”

“O-of course!” He stammered.

“If you really cared about her, you’d take our advice we told you earlier.” Bane said in a softer voice.

“B-but!” Dusk protested. “I…” The other three looked to him.

“Do you want to save her or not?” Shade asked.

“I do…” Dusk admitted. Then he looked up, fire burning in his eyes. “I’ll do
it, if I fail to protect her. If I see I can’t stop the Purebloods, I’ll do it.”

“Good enough.” Shade responded, nodding approvingly.

“Anyway, we should probably leave." Dusk said, exhaling a sigh. "I’ll go to Shinneye once the Purebloods have done their raid. I love her, I’ll protect her no matter what measure I have to take.” He looked down, his voice falling to a whisper.

“Even if it means putting her through my pain…”

Alright, leaving it there! Stay tuned!

SpyroroxThe2nd · Sep 11, 2010 10:35 PM

Arlight, next chap is up! As we slowly creep up to the end (three chapters away) things are greatly picked up. In this chapter, Shinneye will be faced with a life-changing decision. I actually wrote this chapter way back when I first started this fanfiction, as it was part of my originating idea. And so, without further ado, here’s chap 14!

Chapter 14: One of Us
…The night was dark and solemn for Shinneye as she lay curled up in her bed, trying to get sleep. Outside, rain pounded the roof of the temple, with an occasional flash of lightning. But anxiety churned in her stomach, preventing her eyes from ever closing. Cynder was spending the night away so she could do more research, and the guardians were out helping the victim’s families, leaving Shinneye alone in the temple.

“Cynder needs to find out where the absorbing is. If we can prevent them from getting there long enough, it should work.” Cynder had mentioned in another research book that if Purebloods don’t get to the absorbing destination before midday the next day, they would lose all their shadows. Shinneye was aiming to make that happen, with the help from the others. Dusk or not, Shinneye knew she had to help the other dragons and Flick. She also knew sleep would be necessary for the mission, and sighed, trying to find that darkness in her mind…

~At Dusk’s old hideout

“This place is trashed.” Shade murmured, observing their hideout which had been violently teared apart.

“Purebloods.” Dusk mumbled. He looked at Shade.

“Shade, I…” he began. He blinked tears that threaten to spill from his eyes. “They’re leaving me no choice,” He managed. “I…have to do what you and Bane wanted…” Shade went over to his denamate.

“Dude, it’s the right choice.” He consoled. “Once it’s done, we don’t have to worry about Shinneye. We can all leave for a new home, in a group of Rogues, and forget about this realm, and the Purebloods. Especially the Purebloods. And after you’re past experience, you really can't afford to go up against them…”

“I know.” He breathed. “That’s why I’m going to do this.” He lifted his head.

”Where’s Bane?” He suddenly asked, realizing the Rogue was missing.

“She said she thought she caught the Pureblood scent. Haven’t seen her since.”

“Weird, she should be back by-“ Suddenly, a black blur shot into the hideout.

“D-Dusk!” Bane panted.

“What?”

“The Purebloods!” She gasped, her eyes wide. “They’re headed to the Temple! They want Shinneye’s shadow, and they want it tonight!”

~Back at the temple
Shinneye shifted in her drowsiness. She thought she heard a small sound, but ignored it and re-curled herself. She heard the door to her den creak.

“Cynder?” She asked sleepily. No response. She opened her eyes a bit wider, gasping silently when she saw the door wide open.

“Who’s there?” She asked. An icy cackled returned her reply.

“Hello, sweetie.” Said a sickly female voice. Lightning lit up the room, and Shinneye looked over at the den wall, which revealed a black shadow of a disfigured dragon, two white slits for eyes that blinked occasionally.

“W-who are you?” Shinneye demanded.

“Vermina is my title.” She hissed. “I am here for the light dragon’s shadow.”

“You’re a Pureblood!” Shinneye gasped in horror. Vermina cackled again.
“B-but how can that be? I can see your shadow!”

“A step closer to final form, my sweet.” She replied, grinning to reveal the shadow of incredibly long, sharp teeth. The shadow darted sideways, going to the wall right in front of Shinneye.

“I’m afraid this is your last vision. I will be taking your shadow now. Don’t bother screaming for help, no one is here to protect you. With your shadow, we can achieve final form immediately.”

“Huh?”

“You see, we’ve had many shadows.” She spoke. “And could go with final form now. But we are too greedy, and what if we would try to be stopped, hm?”

“Y-you knew?”

“Perhaps you shouldn’t speak so loudly. You never know what lurks beneath your paws.” Shinneye stumbled backward.

“D-D-Dusk will protect me.” She weakly defended.

“Oh? Where is he then?” Shinneye paused. “Didn’t think so. You were foolish to believe he ever loved you. Shadowsuckers don’t love.”

“T-That’s a lie!” Shinneye yelled. “Dusk did love me, and I loved him! And he will come save me!”

“Tough luck, my sweet. Very well. Let me make this quick.” Shinneye cringed as the shadow slipped into the ground.

“Dusk, help!” She mentally begged. Suddenly, a shape darted through the window and raked at the silhouette on the ground. Vermina skrieked in surprise. The glisteing figure of Dusk stood before Shinneye, his scales dripping with rain water and his teeth beared.

“D-Dusk!” Shinneye exclaimed happily, but Dusk ignored her.

“Vermina!” He growled instead.

“Oh, very cute.” The she-dragon coughed. “The lover to rescue the day!”

“You will not be getting Shinneye’s shadow.” He stated simply.

“Oh? Where is that…Wait.” Vermina pondered something, her shape moving back on the wall. “You look memorable…Have we encountered you?”

“Don’t change the subject!” Dusk demanded. “You’ve pushed me to do something that hurts me like a sword in my side. But I don’t have a choice. Shinnneye’s shadow will never be yours!” Vermina laughed.

“What can you possibly do?” She jeered.

“There’s something you forgot, Vermina.” Dusk said between gritted teeth. Shinneye could tell he hated what he was saying. “Shadowsuckers don’t have shadows.”

“What does that translate to?” She cued, puzzled. Suddenly, Dusk lurched at her, breathing a shadowy breath at her shape. She shrunk down into the ground in fear as the cloud festered over her. Dusk whipped back around to Shinneye, and clasped his paws in her.

“Shinneye…” He said. He put his paw on her cheek. “I’m so sorry, but I need to ask you something. I really don’t want to do this, but I need to keep you safe and there is no other way.” Lightning cracked outside.

“What do you mean?”

“Shinneye, I’ve spent all my time with you treating you like a glass vase. I can’t keep doing that. And the only way to ensure your safety is to…to…” He shook his head.Thunder echoed through the room.

“Shinneye, let me bite you!” He yelled, eyes closed.

“Wait, what?”

“You need to become a Shadowsucker…a Rogue…it’s your only chance of survival in this situation. I need to bite your crest…I can’t fend off Vermina for long, so, please…” Another flash of lightning. Shinneye felt like a 200 pound boulder just crushed her body. Her? Become a Shadowsucker? Her memories raced back to her childhood fear of Shadowsuckers. And now she had to become one? Images of Spyro, Cynder, and Flick flashed through her brain…unable to really chew the thought, Shinneye squeezed her eyes closed and moved her tail in front of her, revealing the rainbow crest. Even louder thunder blared throughout the temple.

“Do it, Dusk…” She whispered.

“NOOO!!!” Vermina shrieked as she watched Dusk’s teeth sink down into Shinneye’s crest…

Alright, leaving it at a cliffhanger! Stay tuned!

SpyroroxThe2nd · Oct 10, 2010 6:32 PM

Alright, next chapter is ready! And what not a better day to post it then 10/10/10? wink I won’t say much about it’s contents, you’ll have to read to find out…
Quick note: I’m not sure what I said earlier, to be clear up any confusion Flick is an earth dragon.

Chapter 15: Failed
…Shinneye felt sharp pain shoot through her crest. She’d felt something like this before, when a swamp lizard bit her arm when she was younger. She found herself wondering about what her new life as a Shadowsucker would be like. She’d probably have to feed on shadows like the others. And what would Flick think? She waited, looking at her scales to see any change. A few more seconds ticked by. Dusk watched expectantly. Lightning flashed. And yet, nothing seemed to happen. Besides the pain of being bitten, Shinneye remained mortal.

“I…don’t understand…” Dusk murmured, his eyes huge. “Why didn’t it work?!” Vermina’s shocked expression soon turned to a sneer.

“How interesting. It seems as though failure in making her a Shadowsucker has occurred.” Vermina inched closer. Dusk’s eyes were huge with horror. There was nothing left he could do to protect his crush. Shinneye was just as baffled.

“I...why didn’t it work?” A horrid sucking noise was heard from Vermina as she began to take Shinneye’s shadow…

“AHA!” A voice shouted, sending a huge tornado at Vermina using her wind elements. Vermina shrieked in surprise, her shadow getting flipped upwards and hitting against the wall.

“C-Cynder!” Shinneye stammered with relief.

“I know you Purebloods’ weaknesses.” Cynder hissed. “It seems you don’t do to well with basic elements, is it?”

“C-clever you are.” Vermina stammered. “But win you have not. The reign of the Purebloods will continue yet. You cannot freeze our ambitions.” Vermina’s shadow slinked through the open window before Cynder could stop her.
The dragoness trotted over to Shinneye.

“Shinneye? Are you ok?” She noticed Dusk. A small spark tension lit up between the two.

“Greetings.” Dusk told her formally.

“And you are Dusk?” Cynder asked.

“Indeed.”

“You do look familiar….” Cynder said. “I believe we met in the past.”

“Quite possible.” Dusk replied. The two stared for a bit. Shinneye didn’t get the feelings between the two, but decided to interrupt it.

“Dusk, what happened? Why didn’t it work?” Dusk snapped away.

“I really don’t know.” Dusk said. “You should have changed immediately.”

“Changed?” Cynder questioned. Shinneye looked at her friend.

“Well…you see…” She stammered, not sure how would respond. Cynder noticed the bite mark on her crest and glared at Dusk.

“You tried to change her into a Shadowsucker?” She hissed, disgusted.

“For her own safety.” Dusk defended. “And as you can see, it didn’t work. Don’t lose your tail.” Cynder puffed, looking back at Shinneye.

“Shinneye, why did that Pureblood want your shadow in the first place?”

“I think I could transform them immediately with it or something.” Shinneye muttered. Cynder thought about this.

“Odd. I didn’t read about that in the books. By the way, Gracinda’s shadow was taken, too, so getting into the Forbidden Section was no issue. I found some other Shadowsucker books detailing Purebloods. I read that their main weakness are the basic elements, plus one extra which can actually banish them into the ground forever. It seemed in every book, however, the page talking about the 5th element was torn out.”

“At least we found out some things.” Shinneye muttered. “By the way, I noticed something interesting; it seems they’ve been taking shadows of dragons who hold the basic elements. Think about it, Cynder; Shelly Seawing, Gracinda, Flick, and of course Spyro, who has them all! They probably couldn’t tell you had the element of wind so they purposely let you live.”

“You're right…” Cynder muttered.

“And they left Glacier because ice wasn’t one of the five elements. And the guardians were probably too strong.”

“I think you’re onto something…”Cynder muttered. Her head shot up in defiance. “Shinneye, it’s time we start planning. I’ll get Glacier and the Guardian’s help, and…Dusk can get his Shadowsucker friends.” The tension lit up a bit again, but Cynder took it off. “Nothing matters anymore. We’re going to get Spyro and Flick back tomorrow, or die trying.” …

~Meanwhile, just below Summoner’s Cape, a broad valley with a circular
platform etched with weird marking in it’s center.

“It’s appears we’ve missed a spot.” Vermina puffed to the others. “A wind-wielding one…she lives.”

“Interesting.” Tenebrous muttered. “It matters not. We have enough, we can wait.”

“By the way…one of them looked oddly familiar. Dusk, the light-elemented dragon called him. Is the name a reminder?”

“Hm…ah, yes, I do remember it fondly.” His voice became icy.

“You should remember. How can you forget those ignorant parents of his?”

“Ah, yes.” Cryptic mused.

“The Pureblood Hunters, they were called. Used their elements against us. And Dusk, as a mortal, was a purple dragon.”

“Yes, yes.” Enigma nodded.

“Of course, the mortals at the time were foolish to think a purple dragon was not special. Sadly, they never learned of his power, and I’m sure you all know why. But you know the rest of the story, so I see no reason to revive it.” He cackled.

“So, let us prepare for our absorbing. We are close.”
….
Alright, leaving it there! Why didn’t Shinneye become a Shadowsucker? And what really happened to Dusk, the true first purple dragon? These questions will be revealed in the next chapter, so stay tuned!

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