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Chapter 10 - Smoke

"Thank you."

"It is at least I can do for you" Cynder grinned and flapped her wings and lifted herself above ground and flew atop of mushrooms. Spyro did the same.

"Oh brother... this rate they gonna kill me from exhaust. Spyro wait up!" Sparx yelled after Spyro and flew after him.

"So tell me why you must be hero all the time?" Sparx asked as he got near Spyro.

"Is there something wrong about that?"

"YES! All I want to relax and eat butterflies and stuff but no... You must help everyone you come up with. And what about that rangerthingie? In case you have forgotten he almost killed you!" Sparx protested anxious.

"I know, but he didn't mean to shoot me."

"How you can be so sure about that?"

"I've seen him in my dreams and he was friendly."

"Dreams you say? Well that is the most pathetic reason I've ever heard." Sparx ended. Spyro sighed and looked down in case he could see Edgard or footprints of orcs.

"Cynder you see anything?"

"Not yet. Wait. I think I see footprints down there, I'll go check it out." Cynder said and decended just above ground.

"These are theirs prints allright and they're heading north-east" Cynder said as she rose above mushrooms again. They followed trace orcs where leaving and regularly checked prints on ground to be sure they where heading into right way. After half an hour Sparx where about to faint due of speed dragons kept up what made Sparx exhausted.

"Spyro... Buddy... Could we rest for a moment? I cant keep on like this much longer." Sparx said panting heavily.

"There is no time for that, grap on me. Cynder, you said orcs where slow but these are running like mad." Spyro shouted to Cynder who where flying under mushrooms caps. She heard Spyro and flew next to Spyro.

"I meant they are slow in reflexes and speed during fight but they can run fairly fast and whole day as well." Cynder replied.

"So there is a change they might even get away?"

"Not that fast. We should catch them up in a few minutes." Cynder said before she dived under mushrooms again.

"would you mind?" Sparx panted.

"Sorry Sparx." Spyro replied and slowed down a bit so Sparx could grap Spyro from his horn. Spyro decided to climb higher to see surroundings better. He looked carefully around and noticed that vegetation where changing slowly. Mushrooms got smaller and smaller, Ground where more drier and grass began to grow more dense. As he looked far ahead he noticed smoke rising few miles away and Edgar has ran directly at it. Spyro got worried this new fact and decended just above Cynder who flied over caps again.

"I think were coming edge of this swamp pretty soon and I saw smoke far ahead, several smoketrails and Edgard has taken ranger directly at it." Spyro said.

"That must be a camp Edgard was talking about. How far smokes where?"

"two, maybe three.."

"If we cant find Edgard right now I fear he's already in there."

"Should we check it out?" Spyro asked.

"NO!" Sparx shouted.

"Yes we should. Ranger should be in there. But we better wait till night or they will surely spot us." Cynder replied to Spyro.

"What about missing orcs? I am pretty certain orcs in camp will in few hours to wonder where they are."

"We have to take risk. If we're lucky they wont even notice them missing, they're quite arrogant and selfish creatures." Cynder replied and began to land on mushroom what where slightly higher than others. Spyro circled around and landed on same mushroom.

"Finally... Aghhhhh..." Sparx said relieved and dropped himself on mushroom.

"That exhausted?" Spyro glanced Sparx

"No, far more." Sparx said resting on his belly.

"Coming think of it you should be in better shape than me when it comes to flying."

"That is just because you happen to be purple freak." Sparx said raising his hand with single finger pointing up before it collapsed back down. Spyro shook his head and glanced over Cynder who stared carefully smokes rising in horizon.

"So are there anything else we should know about these orcs?" Spyro asked. Cynder didn't hear Spyro trough her consecration. Spyro waited for a minute before he poked Cynder carefully to her shoulder with his pawn. Cynder turned her head towards Spyro with questioning expression.

"What?" She asked.

"Is there anything else what is good to know about these orcs?" Spyro asked again. Cynder thought for a moment.

"No, not really. Nothing what comes to my mind now." Cynder said and turned her attention back on horizon. Spyro turned his eyes towards horizon as well. He looked carefully smokes rising few miles away and wondered how huge that camp would be and if ranger would be in there, then where they could held him. 'Ranger... Who he really is and why he where scared of us? What is he? Why I have had dreamed about him?' Spyro tried to find solution to these troubling questions and he lost his track on time. He just glanced blindly into horizon. Suddenly he felt someone poking him to his shoulder. Spyro shook his head and came aware about his surroundings again and turned his head into direction where he has been poked from and he saw Cynder worried about something.

"Cynder? What is it?"

"Are you allright Spyro? You have been like that for almost 2 hours. I spoke to you but you remain silent and still. I even flapped my wing front of your eyes."

"Oh... I just thought about that ranger and tried to figure what his case actually is. Sorry if I made you worry so much." Spyro answered. Cynder sighed and looked away. Spyro fell into his thoughts again but where snapped out of it pretty soon as he heard his name being called.

"Oh Spyrooo..." Cynder said with teasing voice.

"Huh?" Spyro turned his head and saw Cynder with half closed eyes, huge grin and her tail waving from side to side and positioned herself like small kitty what where about to leap.

"Is there som-UHH!" Spyro Speech where cut on short as Cynder leaped on him. She pushed her pawns against Spyro's shoulders and shoved Spyro on his back with one fast move. Cynder stood atop on Spyro her nozzle against Spyro's nozzle with dreamy eyes. Spyro looked Cynder Eyes wide open trying to figure out what just happened.

"Spyro... " Cynder whispered. Just at the moment Spyro where about to open his mouth to say something Cynder gave long passionable kiss and she wrapped her tail around blushed Spyro's tail. Spyro felt his feeling towards Cynder rising up again. Unwilling to hide them, Spyro closed his eyes and answered to Cynder's kiss. The kiss didn't last even a minute when Sparx flew up from below mushrooms and glanced over Cynder with first Chocked then Hatred.

"Oh That's why you sent me down for looking something what wasn't down there!" Sparx shouted to Cynder. Cynder wasn't surprised that Sparx has interrupted her and she just rose her head and grinned to Spyro.

"I leave for one moment and you go all out! Now let go of him!" Sparx continued angry.

"It was good long as it lasted" Cynder whispered

"No, who said it ended?." Spyro whispered back and kissed Cynder briefly.

"Oh you two are just unbelievable." Sparx said as he slapped his head. Cynder turned her head towards Sparx.

"Are you jealous?" Cynder asked with dreamy eyes when Spyro kissed her sheet.

"Jealous? Me? NO! I just cant stand Spyro being with devious black n' evil she-dragon of ultimate doom just like yourself!" Sparx shouted angry.

"That is called jealousy." Cynder said and kissed Spyro again.

"Arrrhhh... In case you have forgotten we are here for a reason other than THAT! And even that is far more better reason to be here even I would like to get away from here, far from here!" Sparx tried to reason, but his speech went into deaf ears as two young dragons continued kissing eachother. Sparx flew down on nearby mushroom once again defeated murmuring for himself.

"That that Cynder... Arrh! If I would be bigger I would--" Sparx silent himself when he heard steps below him. Sparx looked over cap carefully and saw lone orc scouting area.

"Great... that is everything we needed now." Sparx said to himself and flew back to two dragons and interrupted their kissing ritual.

"Hey, Stop that. We're not alone in here." Sparx said quietly but either Spyro or Cynder heard him.

"I was talking to you two. Stop that." Sparx said again a bit louder. No effect. Sparx got frustrated and slapped Cynder. Cynder broke her kiss at instant and gave murdering glance to Sparx. Spyro snapped out as well and looked over Sparx and frown.

"Good. You awoke. In case you two aren't too busy I'd say we need to be hus hus right now."

"What that supposed to mean?" Cynder said with a tone which told she would hurt someone soon and badly.

"There is orc directly below us." Sparx said quietly. Cynder anger vanished in a instant and Cynder got off Spyro quietly And Spyro got up carefully. They all remained silent for a few minutes and at the moment they believed danger was over they chocked as they felt mushroom trebling a bit under their pawns. First Spyro thought they have been discovered but heard loud groan below and orc talking to himself angry. Spyro looked down and saw orc kicking another mushroom nearby.

"This is stupid. I've scouting this stinking swamp for over two weeks! All I wanted to get some sleep but no! Boss ordered to scout a bit more... mrr... Well at least we got that thing he wanted so badly so we should be able to get out of here pretty soon... I think that overconfident bastard can..." orc voice vanished into distance as he walked away. Spyro sighed in relief and turned to others.

"That was a bit too close." Spyro said

"You don't say. I think I deserve a thanks right about now." Sparx said confident. Two dragons remained silent for a moment.

"Well?" Sparx said becoming anxious.

"Thanks Sparx. "Spyro said and shook his head. Cynder rolled her eyes and was a about turn away.

"I am waiting Cynder." Sparx said demanding. Cynder looked Sparx with annoyance.

"Thanks." She said and turned around.

"I didn't hear that." Sparx tried to irritate Cynder once again. Cynder turned her head slowly and gave most threatening glance she knew on Sparx

"Don't try your luck or you might regret it." Cynder said in low tune. Sparx confidence began to turn anxious one.

"I am still waiting" Sparx still tried to tease Cynder out. Cynder turned around slowly and walked towards him threatening manner which made Sparx feel something bad was about happen. Sparx began turn terrified and his eyes went wider with every step Cynder took. As Cynder moved her head just inch away from Sparx he where trebling a bit and cold sweat came on his head.

"Boo." Cynder whispered.

"AAH!" Sparx shouted and flew at panic behind Spyro.

"Okokokokokokok I heard you! Glad to be a assistance! Now keep distance please!". Sparx said behind Spyro still in panic. Cynder looked Spyro with satisfied grin and Spyro grinned as well, trying to hold his laugh.