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Chapter 27: The Dragon City of Dale Dragon Realms, Uncharted System March 12, 2204 1421 Hours Nighthawk bound for Dale

Spyro sat with the others silently. His wings were stressed and tired, especially after this morning. Ever since they plucked him from the sink hole, things had 'gone to hell in a hand basket' as one of the Human soldiers put it. The ancient city of Mandobar 15 miles to the East of them had a beam of purple energy shooting out of it. A black cloud dominated the skyline of the ancient city which according the Aaron, had been destroyed long ago before hand.

The recon group Dyke had sent into the ruins to look for Lakadors had come back with only one squad, the other heading south which Dyke sent drop ships to find. He was still shaky from earlier, the Nighthawk above Gale had apparently been downed by Lakador anti-aircraft fire or something... Nevertheless, what had happened at Mandobar was very important. From what the voice had told him, it was the beginning of the unlocking of the weapon. Malefor's dark crystals had found these 4 points from which the weapon would be launched.

Dyke wanted to secure the other 3 points before Malefor's dark armies could unlock them. This, would prove to be a daunting task. The point far to the north was said to already be a strong hold for the Dark Master. Recon groups of dragons had already scouted it out 4 days earlier. The other points were to the south and west. The southern point was being looked up directly while the western one put it in the middle of a Dragon Settlement known as Dale. Dale was on the western most part of the peninsula, having an enormous port, connecting it to the other points on the world. Due to the... planet cracking... commerce would have undoubtedly had slowed down at the port.

Aaron had warned them though that Dale was a land of very prideful dragons. They don't like to be shown disrespect. So he, Aaron and Cynder along with Karson and Allison were to scout out the city before Marine reinforcements could arrive at the city to help aid in a defense from the inevitable strike that was to come.

The drop ship finally reached the outskirts of the city and put down about a few dozen yards from the main gate. The entirety of the city was behind a large wooden fence, several meters high, so high that the old Dragon Temple itself wasn't as tall as it was.

As they debarked the drop ship, it flared its engines and left them in the grassy plains beyond the gate. As they approached, they were hailed.

"Halt, who goes there!" A voice boomed from a watch tower above the main gate.

"Let me handle this." Aaron said.

"We're a few weary travelers! We seek refuge in your city!" Aaron said as he walked up.

"Oh really..." The guard looked them over from his position above them. The dragon was anthro, much like the ones from Gale. It seemed there were quite a few species of anthros beyond the mountain range that cut north from south...

The dragon continued to look at them before laying eyes on Spyro and Cynder.

"Oh my word... it cant be... it is!"

The guard ushered more to look.

"The great Spyro and Cynder!" The guard exclaimed finally.

Spyro chuckled a bit uneasy, Cynder just grinned at it.

"And they've brought their slaves along with them."

"Slaves?" Spyro asked.

"Those two oafs behind you." Another guard pointed. He was talking about Karson and Allison.

"Those aren't our sla-" Spyro was cut off by Aaron who glared at him and mouthed 'just play along'.

"I mean yes, they are our slaves."

"Odd... he has them as slaves but lets them keep their strange clothes and native weaponry..."

"What does it matter, lower the gates! They should be presented to the King immediately!" The other guards scrambled and the gates were lowered slowly for them before coming down before them. One of the guards leapt down before them, stretching his wings and now visible battle armor.

"Come, come! I shall take you to the king!" He said as he ushered them inside.

The group ran in quickly, Karson and Allison putting their weapons on their backs and running behind the dragons, as to not stir some sort of hatred.

"Hey, you!" A guard grabbed Aaron.

"What? Me?"

"Aaron? How again do you know this place?" Cynder asked, now suspicious of him.

"You're that twerp who stole from the vegetable stands then hid in your friends home..."

"That was 6 years ago!" Aaron exclaimed.

"I still remember you..."

"We've got him, don't you worry." Spyro assured.

The guard looked at him for a while before letting go of Aaron.

"Shoulda just let him take him..." Cynder said.

"Don't say that..." Spyro said.

"Come, we must hurry!" The dragon said as he led them further. They rushed to catch up and walked onwards.

The city was different from the others Spyro had seen. Warfang had been ornate, war torn yes, but still a vibrant city of brick and mortar. Gale had been a beauty to behold and Dale was a city of long rows of houses and buildings made of wood. The roads were made of dirt and most of the dragons looked more rugged compared to Gale's 'elite'.

The castle in the back ground looked like the only real building made of stone or granite. All the other buildings were made of wood and only reached maybe a height of 3 stories. It was still a sight, the city was large. Very large.

As they went, they saw Marines in the city. However, unlike Karson and Allison, they lacked their armor and wore simple garments and were doing work for the dragons. Spyro didn't like it, though he was more worried about reaching the palace before something else reached the city.

The group made haste and finally reached the palace's pearl gates. They entered and the insides were like the outside, though stone and granite were used. They went inside more and the interior exploded with lavish marble and other beautiful carvings and decorations. It was a sight, for sure!

They finally entered the grand hall, a chair sitting atop a long flight of steps at the end was the throne, from which and older, yet still strong and agile dragon sat in. He was obviously the king.

"Welcome travelers! What can I.... my word...." The King said as he saw them, halted in his words as he saw Spyro and Cynder more clearly. He stood from his throne and walked down.

"The legendary Spyro and Cynder... in Dale! Forgive me, welcome to my city! Please, please, make yourselves at home! Servants, bring them some refreshments, fine coats!" The King said while walking up to shake their paws in congratulations. Several servants ranging in different species, including Humans themselves, walked out to give them fine wine and other ornate gifts.

The king looked at Karson and Allison harshly.

"You two! Don't just stand around, serve your masters!" He said to them. They looked at him nervously but ran over to where one of the Human servants waved them over.

They walked to a wooden room connected to a kitchen.

"Guess they got you guys too huh." The servant said while closing the door to the throne room.

"Hey, you're from Kilo Company, aren't you?" Karson asked.

"Yeah, Corporal Harvey Daniels, Kilo Company."

"Where have you guys been?"

"We touched down inside and around the city. When the locals found us they immediately engaged us. With little ammo or food we had to surrender within hours. They then turned us into their slaves and war prizes. It's a miracle they didn't just kill us off, they did that to 3rd platoon... poor bastards..."

"Well we came here with those dragons to maybe free you guys and well... save the freakin' universe." Allison said.

"That right? Well I guess now, nothing is impossible."

"We just need to know where the key is."

"Key?"

"There is a key to a weapon buried beneath the city here. We're looking for it. The main Marine assault group is in position to move in but we need to locate the key to make sure it is safe." Karson explained.

"Well... if you're talking about an ancient structure or something like that, the Guards talk about the 'Sacred Place' a lot. Don't know if that helps any."

"It does. I just hope those 3 can convince the guards to let us go there and help you guys too." Allison added.

"You know where all of your gear is?"

"They took it to a warehouse beneath the palace. They wanted to look it over and clean it before selling it or something."

"We can't let them do that..."

"So far, they haven't. We've been here a while though, don't know when they'll just start selling us off too as their spoils of war or something."

"We need to get you guys out of here. Hopefully those 3 can do something..."

"I wouldn't trust dragons. I wouldn't count on those 3 either. We're better off helping ourselves. Right now..." The soldier handed Karson a mop.

"You need to look busy or you'll get beat. See you later." The soldier went off and got more things for Spyro and Cynder.

"So what brings you two and your friend to my great city?" The King finally asked. "We've come because of the Dark Master." Spyro said, shrugging off the gifts.

"The Dark Master you say? Our scouts have been reporting large movements to the north..."

"Yes! The Dark Master is trying to take key areas. He wants to capture your city because of something important beneath your city."

"Well if Malefor wants to take my city, I'd like to see him try! Nothing can get passed these walls, I assure you."

"Well we still to help defend." Spyro said.

"And by 'we' we mean the Humans too." Cynder added. Spyro had almost forgot about the prisoners.

"Humans? You mean those fleshy worthless and honorless warriors that surrendered to us?"

"Yes, them. They want to help defend too! They've got an army that can hold off the Dark Master and if you release the servants, they could help too!" She said, trying to convince him.

The king merely chuckled.

"If those flesh sacks can defeat his army, then ours can conquer the world. The servants will remain where they are, and as for the Human army... I think you need to rethink your allies purple dragon."

"But please!"

"Those creatures hold no honor. You're going to be disappointed in those creatures. Our army can take whatever the 'Dark Master' can throw our way, I assure you. Now, tenants, show them to their rooms! Please, enjoy your stay, and rethink on who you rely on." Spyro and Cynder both sighed as two slave cheetahs walked in and showed them to a lavish bedroom, all three of them having their own separate beds in the room.

"Enjoy..." A cheetah said before departing.

"Well... that went well." Aaron said as he sat on the bed.

"We've got to do something!" Cynder said.

"Malefor's army will just clean this place out if they don't agree... this isn't good..." Spyro said.

"No, it's not..." Cynder added.

"Aaron, go back to Wagner. Tell him what happened. The soldiers might have to put themselves in place anyway. Whether the king likes it or not, he needs them."

"Right, I'll be back before you know it!" Aaron said as he leapt towards the window, crashing into it as he had forgotten to open it first. Spyro chuckled and Cynder bluntly laughed at him.

"Right... meant to do that!" He opened the window and flew off into the afternoon sky. The sun was starting to crest downwards, meaning they only had maybe 6 hours of sunlight left.

"I'm going to find Karson and try to have him brought up here as well. Wait here for Aaron, ok?" Spyro asked as he walked towards the door.

"Right, wanted to sit down at least. Good luck." Spyro nodded and walked out of the room. Cynder sat on the bed and waited patiently for Aaron to return.

Spyro walked the halls and back down to the throne room. The king wasn't there. Hopefully he had heeded Spyro's warning and went to mobilize his army or guards. As Spyro walked onwards he went into the kitchen, finding more Marine servants and finally running into Karson who was mopping.

"Karson! There you are!"

"Spyro! Any luck on the King?"

"No... he won't budge. He won't allow the Marines to set up here or even release the prisoners."

"This wont be easy..." Karson said

"Told Aaron to fly back to Wagner, tell him what happened."

"Ok. Allison is looking into the key right now. She'll be back any minute.

"We don't have long before the sun sets..."

"Yeah, we only have a few hours left... not long to act..."

At that moment Allison came back up the stairs.

"We couldn't get down there. Too many guards..." She said as she looked like she was tired and beat.

"Damn... we'll just have to wait then..." Karson said.

"I'll go back up to check on Cynder."

"Right, we'll keep working down here."

Spyro went back upstairs to their room and found Cynder sitting on the bed still, no sign of Aaron.

"Still nothing?"

"No. The sun is setting, we're running out of time."

"I know... if we wait too long we'll have to do this in the morning... we don't know when Malefor's army will come..."

"I just hope that we can get the king to come to an agreement, if what that dragon down in the catacombs said was true, we can't let these areas fall." Spyro said as he looked down at the floor.

"Well we can't force him to agree. We just have to wait..." Cynder said as she sighed, wishing she could have a sarcastic come back to say, but instead having nothing.

It was later in the day that finally the sounds of flapping wings alerted them to Aaron's return.

The black dragon flew in and skidded to a halt, panting as he was out of breath.

"Aaron, you alright?!" Spyro asked as he helped the dragon up.

"Spyro... the Dark Armies... they're already coming..." He managed to say in between deep breaths.

"Already?!" Cynder said, leaping onto the floor.

"Dyke's mobilizing his army, they'll be here within an hour or so, they let me go ahead."

"And how long until the Dark Army gets here?"

"Maybe sooner than them... it'll take a while to move all of the Marines into position, even the dragons and moles from Warfang won't be able to make it in time..." Aaron said as he motioned for a bit of water, which Spyro managed to get to him.

"We have to warn the king, and Karson and Allison!" Cynder said as she went towards the door.

"Right, Aaron, get the others and meet me outside, we're going to get the guards ready and help the Marines get into positon! Cynder! Go get the King to let the Marines help defend and for the servants to join them!" Spyro said, the others nodding.

"Right!" Cynder said.

"The others are on their way, they're going to meet us outside, they were right behind me!"

"Alright! Come on, let's go!" They all dashed as he said this, racing down the halls. Spyro and Aaron went outside and onto a pathway that lead directly towards the ramparts. They needed this quick route but even then, it would take a while to get there.

Cynder dashed into the throne room, skidding to a halt in front of the king who could only raise an eyebrow at her.

"The Dark Armies! They're coming!" She said. The king's face was filled with alarm as he motioned his guards to come nearer.

"The Dark Armies? Are you sure?!" He asked.

"Yes! They're less then an hour away! They'll be here soon!"

"We must mobilize our troops... and topple the Dark Master's army!"

"You wont be able to do it alone, you need the help of our friends, the Humans! Also the dragons and moles from Warfang would like to help!"

"I can accept the help from Warfang, our trusted neighbor, but the Humans I will not tolerate. Now, if you will excuse me..." The king then stepped down from his throne, the guards running off to get the others ready. He walked out to a balcony not too far from the throne room, high enough to survey the entire approach to the city from land. Cynder, annoyed a bit but still tired from her dash, grunted and followed.

The others had arrived by now, amassing near the bridge going to the ramparts but hovering near the balcony now that they saw Cynder. She nodded as Krypto, Zephyr, Roxy and Tom arrived.

"Where is Spyro?" Zephyr asked.

Spyro moved through the hallways until he was on top of the wall, using the access point from the castle. Ravens and Raptors already streaked over the city, firing missiles at targets in front of the city such as large groups of Orcs rushing. It was a nightmare down there. The main Marine Task Force hadn't arrived yet, but some squads deployed in front of the city were already firing a few shots at the army advancing from the north. The dragon warriors stood along the walls, few in numbers but still there to protect the city. The massive army sent by the Dark Master stood before the city, hundreds of thousands of soldiers from all over. The regular orcs and grublins, accompanied by several new creatures from far to the north and from across the Realms.

"He and Aaron went to the Ramparts." Cynder responded, looking out. It wasn't long before they saw the opposing forces.

Karson and Allison ran up to the balcony to join them, the King not liking their presence but allowing it for the moment. Karson had his radio on, the Colonel on the other end.

"Dyke needs to know if there is a green light or not, they're almost here. Cynder?"

Cynder stood on the balcony of the palace, next to the king who nervously watched the massive army approach.

"You see?! We can't all of them! We need the Humans to help! They need to cover of your walls!"

"Trust me, as much as I hate Humans, she's got a point, we need their help." Krypto said as he hovered, being too big to fit on the balcony.

The king finally grunted and nodded.

"Alright, let the Humans use our city to help defend..."

"Karson!" Cynder yelled.

"Right! Dyke, you are green light, I repeat! Green light!"

As Karson said this, several Nighthawks and Sparrowhawks flew over the walls and set up squads of soldiers along the walls. Opposition from the guards who saw the massive dropships and troop deployments were obvious and the king grunted and flapped his wings, flying over to the walls.

"Cynder go help Spyro! I'll rally the servants to help in the defense!" Karson said as he moved to load his rifle.

"Right! Come on guys!" Cynder said as she ushered Aaron, Zephyr and the others to come with her. They sailed over, or in Tom and Roxy's case, dashed over to the wall and set up. The army was closing in.

"You Human filth! We will destroy you!" A dragon guard said to a Marine.

"Enough! I have allowed them to fight! Allow them to fight in defense of the city!" The King ordered.

The Guards grunted but allowed the Marines to take position. The soldiers along with other warriors like Cheetahs and other dragons from Warfang set up and the Marines lugged mortars and some Nighthawks dropped off artillery pieces and even a Jaguar Tank or two atop the wall that was reinforced by brick to help defend.

The tanks already started their bombardment, the Dragon warriors recoiling from the massive bang and over pressure from the round sailing downrange towards the army. A distant boom and puff of billowing smoke rose from the impact site, a clean hit but several thousand still charging the city.

Catapults from the dragons fired, huge flaming rocks being hurled at the enemy as the huge army approached. Still, there wasn't much effect. The Main Marine Task Force still had yet to arrive yet, which wasn't good.

"We have to stop them before they reach the city, the walls wont be able to take that army..." Spyro said.

"Are you are? That's a lot, even more then Warfang..." Cynder said as she looked out.

"We have to stop them, buy the Marine Task Force more time to get here."

"By the time they get here this place'll be rubble." Aaron said as he flapped his wings and looked onwards.

The enemy army began to charge at the walls, nearing it with every passing second. They'd be there sooner then they thought as they raced over the open terrain.

Marines already on the top of the ramparts fired long range sniper rifles while catapults and tanks roared off rounds at the forces.

The wait was unbearable. Finally the others joined them and stood at the top of the ramparts as the opposing army raged onwards, getting to less than a mile from the gates.

Archers finally let their arrows fly at the army and the Marines that were their fired rounds from their rifles as well.

Tank bursts and other rounds detonated on the oncoming army as a few more drop ships flew into view and a rival army marching from Warfang stood in the army's path. More soldiers, dragons and Humans alike, were put atop the ramparts.

"Looks like the calvary got here just in time..." Aaron said as he watched the Marines arrive with an army from Warfang.

"Now, we can hold them." Cynder said with a sly smile.

"Hey Spyro!" Spyro looked up at the familiar voice and saw a yellow glow as Sparx flew at him and stopped in his face.

"Think you could keep me away could ya?" He asked.

"Sparxs! Good to see you!"

"Uh, yeah! You cant hold off a million man army without your good 'ol buddy now can you?" He asked cheerfully.

"Right! Let's go down there and help them!" Spyro said and leapt down.

"Yeah! Right behind you... " Sparx said nervously.

"Far behind you..." He added.

Aaron looked at him and chuckled, flying down to join Spyro.

"Come on Sparx, you'll miss out on all the fun, I know how much you'd love this..." Cynder said, leaping down and wrapping her tail around Sparx and dragging him down with her.

"Wait! No! The serpant's got me, help!" Sparx said as she took him down with her. They landed on the ground in front of the army that had positioned itself from Warfang. Rifle fire already filled their ears as the oncoming army was just ahead of them. The Army readied their swords and shields, the dragons huffing smoke from their nostrils.

The moment when the enemy clashed into the friendly forces felt like a moment when time stopped.

Spyro leaped upwards in this moment, escaping a spear and lashing his tail for both balance and to hit the opponent with a powerful blow. Cynder dashed to the side and her razor sharp tail blade slashed into a frenzied anthro Jaguar warrior who was before her. A swine-like enemy had entangled a type of ball and chain weapon around Spyro's tail now, but Spyro retracted his appendage, taking the weapon with it. The unarmed creature snarled and looked at him with a fierce glance, just in time to receive a kick to the face from his leg.

Aaron charged forward, using his horns to smash into a reptilian combatant, knocking him into several more who fell over. Aaron didn't notice an Orc behind him who raised its sword but noticed him when a rifle round tore into its head and dropped the creature. Looking up, Aaron saw Karson and Allison who had gotten themselves to the ramparts and had also somehow negotiated the allowance of the servants to get their weapons and help defend too, for the entire raparts were lined up with them, firing excitedly into the crowd of enemies.

Krypto and Tom smashed into the enemies with brute force while Roxy and Zephyr, not having much in brute physical strength, utilized cunning to catch the soldiers off guard and either slash with their sword or in Zephyr's case, grab with his snout and toss into more enemies.

The sight of so many combatants entering the fray, armor shining and weapons clanging, was a dazzling sight to behold. It was a deadly one though, as more and more enemy combatants charged in, swords, battle axes and specially crafted killing machines flew through the air with deadly efficiency.

With more and more soldiers entering the fray, a new worry entered Spyro's head: could they truly hold off all these numbers? The endless sea of enemies stretched on for as far as the eye could see, theirs only backing up to the walls and stretching for a few dozen yards. Their numbers were minute compared to the enemy. This was not good...

"These things are getting on my nerves..." Krypto said as he used his massive claws to swat several out of the way at once, kicking as well to deliver a more solid hit.

Spyro reared his head around and opened his maw, unleashing a wave of fire to consume the enemy in a sea of red hot fumes and heat.

Cynder grunted and did the same, lashing out with poison to bring her foes down quickly and to her thankfulness, without a mess. Krypto threw in his fire and Aaron blasted a Grublin with a ball of concentrated heat.

"I wish I could use a fury..." Spyro said as he hit another Swine.

"You know we're too close to our own guys to do that..." Cynder added, knowing that a few well placed furies could tip the scale for them, but with them being so close to their own forces, it'd be a bad idea altogether.

A few drop ships flew overhead deployed by the Human Marines, dropping bombs or firing missiles as they called them, streaking into the ground and pounding the enemy army, chunking them high into the air and shredding their numbers. This aside, the numbers were still overpowering. There were just simply too many of them.

Spend cartridges from fired rounds tumbled down the wall of the city as the Marines above fired more and more rounds. Artillery rounds streaked overhead from both the dragons' cannons and the Human deployed guns on the ramparts. Dragons tangoed with wyverns above the battlefield, creating more and more things to take it as the scene got more and more expansive.

"These guys aren't going to give it up easily!" Zephyr said in-between kicks.

"No, but you guys can take them out, can't you?" Sparx said as he hid behind Spyro's horn, yelling to avoid a sword that Spyro managed to dodge in time.

"We've got to find something to tip the fight!" Spyro said.

A few Marines were down there fighting with them, only a few though, the bulk being sent to the ramparts or along the sides for support. One of them Spyro saw had a silver bar on his helmet, much like Wagner. He was still sorting through their 'rank' system or whatever but could tell he probably was of importance. In fact... he looked familiar...

"Spyro! Cynder!" Wagner said as he ran towards them, being the soldier Spyro spotted. He ran and crouched down behind a rock that was beside Spyro, firing at oncoming soldiers.

"You guys could of speed this up you know!" He said as he fired a few rounds off.

"We didn't know they'd advance so quickly or that the dragons here would've been so uncooperative!" Cynder said back.

"Yeah well according to those dragon elders you can fight these guys off, right?" He said as he fired a few more rounds.

"Well... we're trying!" Aaron said.

"What happened to those legendary dragons that fought through the Dark Master's army?!"

"Hey, we're workin' on it." Cynder said as she kicked another warrior.

Wagner sighed. He, at least up until this point, had been trying to keep his cool. So far, things were happening so fast he could hardly keep his emotions in line! Now look, there was a flippin' army bigger then he had seen and he didn't know if they could win at all, which... wasn't good obviously.

"What about that big ship thingy above Warfang? Cant it like, you know, whipe all these guys out?!" Aaron asked.

"Normally, yes! But recently something's been happening on the ship, and they are having trouble calibrating the weapons, let alone keep it afloat over the city!" Wagner said as he fired another spray of rounds before reloading.

"Woah! Big scary dragon at 12 o' clock!" Sparx exclaimed, pointing at an oncoming dragon figure sailing at them.

"Fang..." Spyro said as he saw the dragon come into focus. The dragon flew in and fired a beam of purple energy at the wall, hitting and the beam punching through and collapsing a part of the wall, creating a breach. Fang landed and slashed his tail, knocking away all of the defending troops in that area, creating a gap in their defenses.

"Onward you slime!" Fang ordered, charging into the city.

"Spyro!"

"I know, let's go!"

"Wait for us!"

"No, you guys defend the city, we'll take care of Fang! We'll be right back!" Spyro said as he and Cynder dashed and took off into the sky to chase Fang.

"Uh yeah, right behind you!" Sparx said as he chased but was cut off by a Wyvern. "Ah! Big scary flying thing!" Sparx yelled before taking cover behind Aaron.

"Great..." Wagner muttered, aiming once more at the enemy army.

Spyro and Cynder flew over the city walls, seeing the enemy army pour into Dale, the dragon guards doing their best to repel them but only doing so well. The Marines also tried but just like the dragons, there were just too many enemy foot soldiers that they over powered the defenders.

They saw Fang racing towards the palace and they flew down to the central avenue and landed, running after the large dragon. As they ran, they saw three grublins run through the streets, one getting hit by gunfire from a Marine while the other two leapt onto a dragon guard and engaged him, the dragon guard grunting and knocking one off before stabbing the other with a knife. More came though, and overpowered the guard.

As they reached a crossroads in the city, a Cougar Human Jeep vehicle drove in front of their path, the main weapon on it firing away at Orcs, Jaguars and several other enemy combatants as it passed by. Drop ships fired away and shot Wyverns from the sky and dragons engaged in ferocious fights high above the city streets.

Before they realized it though, they ran right into Fang.

"Well, well, well... the purple dragon, we meet again."

"Fang..." Spyro said.

"I'm disappointed in your little defense here... I expected those Humans to put up more of a fight... your dragon friends cannot save this place either... the key will fall! And with it, the Master will be that much closer to the Final Solution."

"He'll never get it!" Spyro yelled as he fired a ball of fire at Fang. Fang simply huffed and snuffed the flame before it reached him.

"Pitiful..." As he said this, he dashed at Spyro, grabbed him, and tossed him high into the air.

"Spyro!" Cynder yelled as Fang kicked her into the ground and sailed high into the air to take the purple dragon once more.

Fang flew high into the air and caught the dragon before hitting him away into the ground again, Spyro landing hard on the ground and skidding. This was hopeless, he was still way too powerful to take on the way he had been fighting, but it's really the only style he knew...

As lied there pondering and whipping a bit of blood that had accumulated on his lip he felt Fang pull him up and snarl at him.

"Pitiful..." He said once more, a sneer on his face this time around.

"Bastard..." Spyro said simply.

Fang sneered and tossed him to the ground once more. At this point, Cynder groaned and saw what was happening, rushing to Spyro's aid. She dug under the ground using shadow and lashed up, coming forth from the ground to launch her sneak attack.

It failed, Fang sensing her and smacking her with his paw as she launched in the air, skidding next to Spyro.

"You two are such failures. I will never understand how you two beat Master. You cannot beat me and you will never defeat him again. He is stronger now..."

"We can still try... and we can still win..." Spyro said while standing up once more, Cynder joining him.

"You two are really persistant aren't you... just don't know when to give up... or to call it quits... you're fighting a loosing battle! Use your sense!" Fang smacked the two dragons at this, sending them into a wall.

"Just give it up already!" He yelled again at them. They still got back up.

"Spyro... he's strong... how are we going to win against him?"

"Like with did with Malefor... we have to keep trying..." Spyro snarled and rushed at Fang once more at Fang, a rash charge.

Fang only smiled slyly.

As Fang lashed his tail to smack him away, Spyro flapped his wings and enveloped his body in a deep fire, using his tail and upper body like a wheel and lowered himself onto Fang's tail, scorching it.

He roared, this coming to a surprise to Fang who examined his tail and sneered.

"Finally something interesting..." He said before flapping his enormous wings and taking off into the sky. Spyro and Cynder gave chase without a second thought.

They flew up into the sky and over the city, chasing the black dragon as he flew out towards the sea.

"It's a shame you two have to die here... in such a beautiful place... it will make a nice trophy once we burn it..." Fang said again with a laugh.

Spyro was the first to lunge at Fang, Cynder doing the same but flying towards the side.

Spyro's charge was met with a huge gust of wind which knocked him off course and Cynder was blasted out of the sky with a beam of energy, she barely regaining her flight near the water's surface.

Spyro regained himself as well, flying straight at Fang again, but from under. The large dragon flapped his wings to regian his composure and sneered again, only requiring a kick to disable the other dragon.

"Come on, put up more of a fight!" He yelled at Spyro who grunted as he flew back up to meet his attacker. In all the times he had fought Fang, none of his attacks worked. Fang always saw what he or Cynder were up to... he'd always be able to pick one off at a time... one off at a time... that was it! They only lost so much because they always attacked at separate and not together! If they attacked together, they could do more damage and possibly beat him! It's how they defeated Malefor the first time, it was bound to work on this guy.

"Cynder! We have to work together, follow my lead." The familiar phrase sparked the idea in her head and she nodded, flapping her wings for more elevation and Spyro flew left and she went right, she conjuring a ball of shadow energy while Spyro formed an arc of electricity in his maw. Fang tracked the two but as Spyro launched his arc Fang countered with a tail strike. This, however, left his entire backside exposed as he focused on Spyro. Cynder used this to strike with cunning efficiency as she flew in and struck with her shadow attack.

Fang roared as he felt the shadow energy hit him, sending him forward. Spyro used his own ice attack and enveloped his tail in ice, lashing it outward and hitting Fang in the chest.

Fang roared out and swung around to hit the dragons mid swing but they dodged and used the resulting opening to attack once more at Fang. He roared once more as they both struck him in the back with their powerful elemental attacks, causing him to fly near the surface of the water.

The city of Dale and its harbor sat just beyond, reminding Spyro of the battle beyond. He'd have to take down Fang if they'd have a chance at winning.

Spyro looked at Cynder and she nodded, knowing what he had in mind. They sailed down as Fang grunted and flew back up, gaining speed and smashing into Fang with such force he was knocked into the water and sank beneath the rough waves.

"We win?" Cynder asked.

"Don't know..."

There were a few moments of pure silence, nothing but the sounds of the sea. Suddenly the calm was split as Fang flew out of the water and grabbed the two dragons, holding them in his clutches.

"ENOUGH!" He yelled as he held onto them both.

"You two have proven to be an annoyance now... time to end you both..." He multiplied his grip on them, sneering as he did so.

"We can win... we will beat you!"

"Just try..."

Spyro struggled more and more, as well as Cynder, who grunted. They had to work together. They had to or they'd die and all the hopes of the dragon realms, and not even the dragon realms, even the Humans and everything else, would go with them. They just had to succeed... they just had to!

Suddenly something snapped inside Spyro and he roared loudly as a released a volume of energy which caused Fang to release them. He grunted at this.

"What is this?!"

Spyro snarled in response. Cynder regained herself and felt her own energy building up. She snarled as well, knowing the same thing Spyro did, they had to beat Fang, one way or another. They just had to win.

"Time to end this!" He roared, firing a beam of pure dark energy at the two dragons, them firing a beam of dark energy in turn. The beams hit and energy pulsed from them. The beams pushed towards them and against them. They put more and more energy, struggling to push more and more to win. They just had to, they had to.

They put more energy into their beams, Fang doing the same. Spyro felt something building inside of him. A great power... that he hadn't felt yet. Something extraordinary.... He just had to tap into it... he just had to.... Suddenly Spyro felt raw power exit his maw and smash into the collision of beams already in place.

The beams exploded and smashed into Fang, piercing through his chest and sending him flying backwards into the water. The resulting explosion from the beams hitting sent Spyro and Cynder flying hard, both hitting the water at high velocities, knocking them both out. They sank beneath the waves as the dust settled and fell onto the water, the calm overtaking the once chaos that had once dominated the scene.

End of Chapter 27