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Chapter Eight: Dragoness to the Rescue

Brandon held his ground as Spyro slowly rose to his feet as well moving to his friend side while glaring at the one that was caused all but his and Cynder egg to be destroyed. Brandon arm still shook with rage, now seeing how much of a monster his father really was; hurting Cynder and all of the others for reason he could only guess as a game for the yellow eye dragon. Malefor held the same smug look on his face as he looked down only at Brandon; his son by blood.

"How you look just like your mother," Malefor chuckled in a rumble like voice. "How is she anyway?" Brandon was even more enraged! How the Dark Master could just talk to him in this kind of manner when just moments before the human punched him; he was chocking the Dragon of Legend as many had called Spyro.

"Like you give a damn!" cried Brandon moving backwards with Spyro when Malefor took a step forward. "You never truly loved her; or you would've killed Blackness when you had the chance!" His father head reeled back for a quick second before returning the smirk.

"How did you know of this?" he asked in his weird corrupted like voice. "I thought I killed everyone that knew that little secret long ago; no matter!" he waved his paw in the air as if erasing the words that he just spoke. "I came here for only one reason; you." Brandon knuckles had become as white as bone, the sword clunked and ting as it hit the ground, sparks were seen zapping off the edge of the blade as Spyro saw this. He remembered when he went to save Volteer that he learned how to breath his electricity breathe. Maybe the human would learn the elements like he did in the same order; but each with a difference way of wielding them.

"Well you can go back to whatever hell-hole you came from!" the electricity formed around the sword more as his voice rose more and more. "Because I'm not leaving with the likes of you; my mother never loved you like you think she did!" Malefor opened his huge jaws and laughed. This caught both Spyro and Brandon surprised, making the sword return to normal.

"How you been so wronged my son," he shook his head. "I would be more then happy to tell you more, but first..." something grabbed Spyro and pinned him to the wall. Brandon span around only to see a large red dragoness with a black back that covered the top half of her main body and her head. Her tail blade went right up to Spyro neck and held it there as she turned showing deep gold eyes toward the human. "Blackness here will make sure our friend here doesn't escape; and so you can listen."

Spyro couldn't even move, his body was already drained from the early fight; and Brandon didn't have a choice of the matter, but to listen to the tale. When he turned around he felt the tail of Malefor wrapped around him and pulled him closer to the larger dragon form. Brandon wanted to pull away, but once the human saw his yellow eyes; his struggling soon stopped.

No Brandon! Greydor cried. Look away, look away now! But the human was too much out of it to even hear his own breathing, much yet someone in his head. Blackness gave a light chuckle.

"That's right," she hissed. "Make him ours, tell him the truth!" Malefor only smiled as he leaned his head down to the human ears and began to whisper.

"Your mother always loved me my son," he began. "I told her long before the fight with Blackness that I loved her, and she told me she was the same with me; but we were afraid. We knew the story of the half-breeds, how Blackness father and herself killed them off; your mother didn't want to have a child while she was still among the living, so we made a plan." Brandon eyes were only half open, Greydor tried his best to call out to him; but nothing worked. "We were going to kill Blackness, and have our child; this was the day she attacked. True before I knew who she was I wanted nothing but to kill her. But, when she told me of the things we could do together; I gave in. she promised me that if I convinced and did have a child; that you would remain safe as well as your mother, that all I had to do, was take her as her new mate, and new Dark Master." He chuckled as Brandon remained unchanged.

Wake up! He's lying, our mother never loved him like that; wake up!" he roared in his head, but it came on broken ears.

"Your mother was to think that Blackness was gone," Malefor held the human closer to him, as if cradling the human close to him. Spyro watched with both distaste and amazement that a monster like him could be caring like this. "But when everyone else thought so too; they sent her away. She told me that it would be alright, that she wanted this for you; but I didn't. I was enraged but held it in until I saw her gone, that's when I went to her for the payment."

Spyro had regain only a little of his power and tried to break free, but Blackness had him in a tight grip, clicking her tongue while shaking her head giving him a mock frown. Malefor brought his head up from the human and turned to Blackness while nodding.

"We're ready to go." Blackness turned and smiled as Malefor moved toward Spyro and flick his wrist, making rock bound hold the dragon in place. "I would love to kill you Spyro," he brought a claw nail to his throat and pushed a bit in. "But, I think I'll let that be for my son to deal with you."

"He'll never join you!" cried Spyro trying to break his bounds; which only caused the two larger dragons to laugh at his efforts. "Brandon come on snap out of it!" the human didn't even move a finger when he heard his name being called, his eyes still glazed over and looking straight ahead. This time, it was Blackness turn to speak.

"Don't even try purple dragon," she hissed close to the dragon ear causing him to shiver. Her voice sounded like ice scraping against one and another as she spoke. "He can't hear you, so don't even try." Spyro watched as they turned their backs to him, making their way toward Brandon. Malefor was about to pick the human up, when the ground below them shook as a huge rock blew its way toward Malefor chest; this cause the yellow eye dragon to roll in the air and crash on the ground, which in turn made Brandon shake his head.

"Huh...what?" he looked around to see Spyro on the wall as he blinked a few more times. "Spyro...what happened?" he held his head as he sword slide to his feet, looking down and to where it came from; he came face to face to the one who saved him.

A green and lighter green underbelly dragon with yellow wings landed beside him and went to a attack like stance, her green eyes locked on the two larger dragons as Blackness helped Malefor to his feet; like Terrador, her tail was club like. Her face looked more triangles like as a set of horns on her head curved forward like a bulls', while a set on her cheek; pushed backwards.

"Get Spyro out of there!" she ordered, her legs shaking as the Dark Master stood to his full height. Brandon saw this and turned and about to run when he though of something. Again the blade began to sparks lighting from the edge, the dragoness saw this and jumped back a bit as Malefor watched. Whirling the blade above his head, the human slashed the air in front of him. As the blast neared Spyro, they broke into four different areas, cutting his bound loose. Spyro landed on the ground hard as Brandon ran toward him helping him to his feet; but Spyro pushed him off.

"I'm fine," he gasped. "But, we got to help her!" Brandon looked back and nodded as he ran to the dragon side as his father and Blackness started to close in.

"Brandon," the dragoness looked up to the human who said his own name. Brandon looked down and smiled a bit. "Names Brandon," he said. "And you?" the green dragoness thought he was crazy, saying each other names when they could be killed; but she smiled all the same.

"Saira," she answered as the dragons before them started toward them.

As Brandon and Saira got ready, a huge stone shot from the sky between the four, they all looked up to see Terrador roar with Cyril and Volteer right behind them. As the Dark Master and his new mate looked down, they saw that many of the Moles being lead by Flame and Ember; charged toward them. The two dragons reeled back as Malefor glared.

"This isn't over!" he cried before holding onto the red and black scale dragon and disappearing out of thin air. Many of the Moles cheered that they had pushed the Dark Master himself and his army back from their homes. Flame shot a fire ball into the air that burst, to Brandon; it looked like a firework. Ember went over toward Spyro and saw how baldy he was hurt, trying her best to get him on his feet. Cynder soon came out with the help of a few Moles, seeing Spyro she tried her best to get over to him and soon did. The Guardians made order to the yelling of victory, saying that they needed to get the wounded to the healers as fast as they could. Ember made sure to help as well, saying that she could heal the wounded because of her necklace. As Brandon watched everyone do their thing, he felt weak in the knees. The world around him began to shake and spin as he landed on his side, cracking his head on the ground before blacking out; he tasted blood.

Brandon body was wrapped on cloth as Saira watched over him. she had told the Guardians that she would watch over him until he woke up; in return, she would like to train under the Earth Guardian to take his place when the time came. Spyro told Terrador what she did and after hearing the young dragon tale; he agreed. Spyro was sent to his room with Cynder, they both needed to rest and even though Ember wanted to be with him more; she knew that her time would come when Spyro would be alone. Brandon turned in his sleep, because of Ember some of the wounds he had received without even knowing would have killed him; but healing him as best as she could; she saved his life. So far, the only ones that knew of Brandon bloodline was the Guardians themselves, the Cheetah that told them, Spyro; and now Saira. The half human half dragon slept as best as he could, he at times muttered about how he failed to keep his mother safe; as the dragoness beside him listened. At times Saira thought to kill the half-breed in his sleep, rid the world of another Malefor. But every time she heard him call for his mother; it made her heart sank. She knew what it was like losing someone she cared about, both of her mother and father died a few years back when Malefor first came out, and she only learned of their deaths when Spyro and Cynder imprisoned Malefor. She gave a sigh and lay on the floor beside the human, looking around the room he was given; when a piece of paper caught her eye. She stood back up and went to where the picture was, to see that it was shiny and didn't seem like paint was used on the paper. She looked closer and saw Brandon, wearing his blue and black sleeve shirt and black pants; with someone standing beside him, wearing a gentle smile.

Her eyes were much like Brandon's her hair long and black but her skin was pale white. She wore tight blue jeans with a white top; a scar on her arm was visible. She stood in front of a white house with many flowers in the window. Below the picture in black; were a few words that looked to be just written.

Me and my Mother

Again that same feeling when he spoke of his mother returned to her as she laid it back on the table; a knock scaring her. Brandon moved in his sleep and turned to his side as Saira went to the door to answer; to find Cynder.

"Hello," she answered. "Is Brandon awake?" Saira moved so Cynder could see as the black dragoness nodded. "Good, may I speak to you for a moment?"

"Yes," she answered. "But it has to be in here; I gave my word I would watch Brandon, and I don't break my word." Again the dragoness nodded as she made her way inside, Saira closing the door.

"So," she started as Saira sat down by the fire Ember made before leaving to tend to the others. "I heard you know what Brandon really is huh?" Saira looked up at Cynder then toward Brandon. "Hard to imaging, that he is only half human." Saira nodded. "This is the reason I came here, to ask you something." Saira looked back toward Cynder, as she looked toward Saira. "I know you carry no love for the Dark Master, and that you think that because Brandon here," she pointed with her snout. "Carries his blood, makes him just as much of him, but please listen." She looked toward the fire. "Brandon does have Malefor power yes, but he doesn't have his heart. When I saved him from a group of Apes, I was wounded when in turn he saved me; true I was wounded because of him, but he carried me into the city on his back when he could've left me." Saira listened as she looked back toward Brandon. "He is a great friend, and I hate for his life to be labeled as the Dark Master son, cause in a way; his not." This time Saira spoke.

"You wish me to keep this from other ears right?" she asked as Cynder looked down. "Look, you are right, I do not like the Dark Master; he killed my family. But I know a good heart when I see one! I will not tell anyone unless I know it is alright with him" Cynder looked toward her and smiled.

"Why did you agree to help Brandon until he's well?" Saira raised a brow.

"Because I made a deal that Terrador would train me to take his place!"

"Is that all?" Cynder cocked her head to the side and smiled.

"What do you mean, 'Is that all'? Of course it is, what are you thinking of?" Cynder looked away still smiling.

"Nothing; just asking." Saira gave her a little glare as Cynder rolled her eyes, again the door knocked, this time waking the human. Cynder went to the door as Saira went to Brandon.

"You alright Brandon?" the teen just looked at the green dragon and nodded.

"Yeah," he answered. "A little hurting here and there, but I'm still a-ticking." Saira gave a small smile as the tow heard Cynder growl.

"What did you say?" she almost roared as Ember glared at her.

"Look, Brandon made me that promise and I think that the Dragon Ball is a good as any chance to get time with Spyro!" Brandon groaned and brought a hand to his face as Saira titled her head.

"What is she talking about?" she whispered to Brandon as he whispered back.

"Ember helped me once before," he whispered so the other wouldn't hear. "I guess she loved Spyro and well, I kind of know that Cynder does too." Saira eyes went wide. "Yeah, I don't know about this Dragon Ball though; mind feeling me in?" Saira nodded her head.

"Once every four years, dragoness from every city pick a male dragon to go to the Dragon Ball, it was said that if the two dances together at the last song; they would know if they were to be mates!" the sound of Brandon hand to his face was heard as the dragon dragoness fighting went back at it.

"Listen here you little pink prick!" Brandon and Saira watched as the two went out to the hallway. "You can't think that Brandon to ask Spyro if he'll agreed to say yes to you just because you helped him twice!" Ember smiled.

"True, but remember, the first female to ask the male; almost always gets that male right?" Cynder growled; knowing this was right. "SO we'll make it a game, who ever gets to Spyro first and gets him to agree will take him to the ball!" Cynder was about to say somthign when Ember stopped her. "And, if you do tell him of this little 'bet', then I'll follow him around with you all the time, and never give you two a moment peace!" Cynder growled.

"You little bitch!" Ember smiled and turned and walked away as Cynder slammed the door, having a human and dragoness look at her; blinking a few times. "What?" she demanded as the two looked away; whistling.