Spryo the Relaxing 2: Chapter three
#12 of Spyro the Relaxing
Disclaimer: If you are under 18, you are under aged and need to stop reading. I don't own the Spyro characters but I did create Gera, Mia, Joan, Sam, Jolt and this stories main character Cirus. In addition, Milenko and Gold-Heart was requested characters. I got the idea of Foresight from Dragon of Lore, you will know what Foresight is later in this chapter.
Dairu speaking: ok listen up, this one will be pretty long, so get a drink, popcorn, and your sex toys and enjoy. Lol jk, it is going to be pretty long though and I hope everyone will like it.
Chapter 3: a love for everyone
Just as a reminder, Milenko is a half-human half dragon creature. He stands on his hind legs and has two large wings jutting from his back. Also for an added description, he has one blue eye and one red eye. He has jet-black scales and a silver underbelly with a flame bladed tail tip. He is also fairly muscular for a twenty year old.
In Milenko's dream:
"What is this place, this must be a dream." Milenko thought to himself.
Milenko kept walking as he kept going through the forest.
"Why cant I stop, it seems like I need to go this way." Milenko thought to himself.
He just watched the pine trees pass by him as he walked. He knew he wasn't near the temple that Cirus had brought him too. The trees around the temple were large mushroom trees. These trees were pine trees. The land was covered with pine needles and grass. He could smell the distinct smell of blood in the direction he was headed. Everything went dark and fuzzy as he saw a body. His heart sank and he didn't know why.
"Who is this and why do I feel so near to it?" Milenko questioned.
Milenko knelt down to the body and he realized it was a dragon. He couldn't see the color or the face. He slowly reached his hand down to the body and felt fur. He then realized that their were three dragons he saw in the temple with fur, it was either Sam, Mia, or Joan. He only knew the three as friends to Cirus, the one that saved him, but he felt a very painful jolt of pain in his chest. He couldn't help but feel like it was his fault she was dead. Tears ran from Milenko's eyes as he sat and placed the dragon's head in his lap. The dragon slowly opened its eyes as it whispered, "Milenko."
Milenko's heart jumped realizing that it wasn't dead yet.
"Milenko..., Milenko." a voice echoed.
"I'm here, I'm here." Milenko repeated.
Milenko shot awake with his heart racing and in panic. Mia had heard groaning and yelling coming from Cirus's room where Milenko lay.
"Um, hi." Milenko said rubbing his eyes before looking at the worried female dragon.
"I..., I heard you in your sleep, was it a nightmare?" Mia asked.
"Yes, it was definitely a nightmare." Milenko replied.
"What was it about?" Mia asked
Mia knew that dragons dream about events before they happen and that they always happen. Spyro had always told the young dragons about his adventures and the dreams that often led to another journey to save the world. Cirus also had dreams of the return of the dark master which Spyro and Cynder kept an eye out for. Cirus does not remember these dreams because of the age he had them. He was young and barely started talking. Milenko told Mia about the dream and it worried Mia to no end.
"I really think Ignitus needs to know about your dream." Mia said.
"Ok but who is Ignitus?" Milenko asked. "Is he another dragon?"
"Yes but he left for the Elvin lands to the south." Mia stated.
"Oh I see." Milenko said thinking.
Milenko had several thoughts run through his mind. His home world and who would miss him since he was gone. He had no family that he knew of and he couldn't help getting a goofy happy feeling of thinking what it would be like if he stayed in this world as a mere half dragon. Would these dragons allow him to stay in the temple and would the dark master capture his body again?
"Milenko?" Mia asked snapping Milenko out of his train of thought.
"Sorry, I was thinking." Milenko replied.
"You can talk to me if you like." Mia said with a loving kind voice and a blush to add to the mix.
"It's just that I don't belong in this world and I didn't really belong in my world either." Milenko sighed telling his story, "I have always been the outcast and never had any family or friends that really stuck with me."
"If you stay you will be more than welcome to stay in the temple, I'm sure the guardians wont mind." Mia stated.
"I just don't know, it is a very huge decision and I shouldn't rush it." Milenko said thinking again.
"GGRRRrrrraaaa."
"Looks like someone is hungry." Mia said grinning.
"Yea I can't remember the last time I ate." Milenko said blushing.
"Come with me and I will get you something from the storage room." Mia said turning to leave.
Milenko followed the dragoness and he thought again about his dream. He left out the part about the dragon having fur. He was afraid Mia might panic if it was going to be one of her sisters or even her that dies. Milenko definitely knew he would not be able to live with himself if he went home knowing that something might happen to the dragons. He had to stay until this dark master was dead.
"Here you go." Mia said opening the door to a large cold room.
Mia looked around and grabbed a bunch of frozen berries. They were not solid but cold. Milenko took a handful and started eating to his hearts content. He smiled feeling his stomach slowly fill. Mia watched the mysterious half dragon before her. Her eyes began to wander without her noticing. She looked over his muscles and loincloth covering his privet. It came to Milenko's attention that Mia was eyeing him. She didn't notice him looking at her until he said something.
"Like the view?" Milenko asked.
"Sorry." Mia said looking away with a blush.
"Why are you sorry, if you want to look, look." Milenko said playfully.
Mia didn't look but blushed harder at the comment.
"Is he flirting with me?" Mia thought to herself.
"I'm full." Milenko said rubbing his plump full stomach.
"Ok let's go see who all is awake." Mia said closing the storage door behind them. Trying to shake off her nervousness around Milenko.
Mia stopped to watch Joan who was watching Cirus and Sam on the balcony. Mia and Milenko could hear faint growls coming from the jealous Joan. Cirus had his tail twined with Sam's. Sam had her head resting on Cirus's chest as they watched the sky. The sun was high and it wasn't morning any more. Since the guardians were gone for the moment, everyone got to sleep in.
"How are you feeling?" Cynder asked walking up to Milenko.
"I feel fine." Milenko said remembering that he was injured last night.
"Let's see those wounds." Cynder said motioning for the bandages.
"Let me do it." Mia blurted out blushing at what she said.
"If you want." Cynder said lying down across the room.
Mia couldn't help but blush and flinch as she tried to reach for the bandages. Milenko grinned at Mia's apparent nervousness and took her claw, "Nervous are we?"
"No..., no." Mia said looking into his eyes.
Mia looked at Joan as she let out a growl. Joan hated that even Mia had a boy now. Cirus and Sam broke their hold on each other as Joan ran to the balcony taking to the air. Milenko began to take after her, but Mia stopped him.
"She just needs to blow some steam." Mia said stopping him.
Milenko could not help himself from remembering his dream and worrying as Mia removed the bandages to see a completely healed chest. (dragons heal fast) He knew that dreams couldn't happen but Mia had told him about dragon dreams being about real events. Even if it wasn't true, he couldn't just ignore the risk of someone's life.
"Mia, in my dream the dragon had fur on her its skin." Milenko pointed out.
Mia went wide-eyed as she rushed out to the balcony with Cirus and Sam before taking to the air. Milenko rushed to the balcony to go after her, but Cirus stopped him.
"What is going on?" Cirus questioned.
"I think Joan is in danger." Milenko said before pushing Cirus away and jumping from the balcony.
Milenko spread his wings trying to fly but only managed to glide. He was losing altitude fast and Mia was getting farther and farther out of sight. He slowly met the ground and ran in Mia's direction. He tried repeatedly to jump into the air and flap his wings. He was losing strength and he wasn't getting anywhere. Then he saw Cirus and Sam fly over toward Mia. At least everyone was going to help. Milenko had severe fears of someone dying. Joan was alone and Mia was chasing her. Sam was with Cirus so Milenko wasn't too scared for her. It had to be one of the sisters. Joan was not in sight and Mia just went out of sight. Milenko ran with all his might trying to get airborne and catch Cirus and Sam that was still in view. Cirus and Sam kept an eye on Milenko and they were surprised at his speed on land. Milenko growled jumping up into the air and gritted his teeth as he flapped his wings. He stumbled in the air trying to stay in a straight line. He awkwardly flew up to Cirus and Sam trying to stay on course next to them.
"Good job Milenko." Sam said clapping and grinning.
"You're a fast learner." Cirus said applauding.
"We need to hurry to Mia and Joan." Milenko pointed out.
"Yes you are right, let's go." Cirus said picking up speed.
Milenko tried his best to speed up but had a little trouble. He had no experience in flying but his fear for Mia and Joan helped him stay in the air.
With Joan:
"I have nobody and need nobody." Joan growled walking through the Mushroom trees.
"But do you want somebody?" a dark voice echoed.
"Who, who are you?" Joan asked frightened.
"It's just a friendly dragon." The voice replied.
Just then, a dragon came from behind a nearby mushroom tree.
"Um...hi, I am Joan." Joan greeted.
"And I am Maverick." The dragon replied.
"Aren't you the dark master?" Joan question in fear of the answer.
"Yes, but I am not evil like your father has led you to believe." Maverick replied.
"Why would my father lie to me?" Joan questioned.
"Well I was a purple dragon and had an army, he was scared of me." Maverick said.
"Why would you need an army?" Joan asked.
"Outcasts turned to me for a leader, apes have always been outcasts from the dragons and once they banished one of their own, the apes turned to me." Maverick explained.
"So you and the apes want revenge?" Joan asked.
"No, my ape army is dead and I can't stand lingering between life and death, I just want to live." Maverick said with a sad look.
"Why did you set the woods on fire?" Joan asked.
"That was an accident." Maverick replied, "I was trying to get a body to get my spirit far away and the body was just too strong." Maverick said reassuring Joan.
Maverick came closer and Joan just sat their trying to relax instead of running.
"So why do you look so sad?" Maverick asked.
"I don't know you well enough." Joan said with an annoyed look.
"What do you have to lose?" Maverick asked.
"Well." Joan thought for a moment.
"He is right, I can just run whenever." Joan thought in her head.
"Sam has Cirus and now my closest sister Mia has taken Milenko, I am alone." Joan said ready to cry.
"You don't half to be." Maverick said holding her cheek with his claw.
Joan wanted to run or push his hand away, but something about the warmth coming from this dragon made her stop and close her eyes.
"You don't trust me yet do you?" Maverick asked with a kind voice.
"Can you blame me." Joan said looking into Maverick's eyes.
"No I definitely can't." Maverick said removing his claw from her face. "Let me prove my worthiness."
"How can you possibly prove something like that?" Joan asked curiously.
"I don't know, but don't you want to take a chance?" Maverick said with a happy smile.
Joan sighed looking at him and wandered into thought, "He seems sincere enough."
Joan started looking over the dragon before her. He had purple scales all over and he seemed just a tad bigger than she did. His whole body is purple including his horns and claws. He had the most hypnotizing blue eyes. He had some kind of darkness about him and a part of kindness. The guardians had taught Joan and the other dragons how to do foresight. They could look into the hearts of others.
"Do you mind if I use foresight on you?" Joan asked.
"What is foresight?" Maverick asked caught off guard by her question.
"He's never heard of Foresight, how can the dark master not know of it?" Joan asked in her mind.
"Foresight allows me to see into your heart." Joan replied.
"Well ok then." Maverick said worried.
Maverick was worried because he really meant to turn her evil as he did Cynder long ago. She had the darkness of jealousy and it was apparent she was in a dark spot in her life. She always dreamed of having a romantic relationship with someone like her mom had with her dad. Gera and Hunter were different species and still they stay together. Gera was twice the size of Hunter now and still Hunter finds ways to please his dragoness.
"Ok here I go." Joan said hesitantly.
Joan slowly placed her reddish pink claws on Mavericks chest. Maverick jumped slightly as he felt Joan's furry pads on her claw tickle his chest. Joan smiled as she felt his heartbeat and his chest moving up and down as he breathed. She closed her eyes as she searched. Maverick was worried she might see his evil intentions and did not expect that Joan would be able to do something like Foresight. He had never heard of it, if she ran from him, he was going to kill her.
"I see darkness, he has evil through his veins, but there is something else under that layer of hatred and darkness. He has a kind and innocent heart." Joan thought as she searched.
Joan could not figure out how someone so evil, that had so many evil thoughts could have an innocent heart. Then it hit her, "Maverick, can I ask you a really personal question?"
"Yes go ahead." Maverick said worried of what she found in him.
"You can shroud others with darkness and also take control of others?" Joan asked.
Maverick was sure as hell she had found him out. He was ready to strike if she ran but decided to humor this females questions, "Yes that is true."
"So is it possible that some other darkness has taken you over?" Joan asked impatient for the answer.
"I don't understand the question." Maverick said confused.
"I mean is it possible that you yourself aren't really the true mastermind behind the plots of evil?" Joan questioned further.
"NO, I am the dark master and I will rule this world." Maverick said then feeling stupid that he showed his evil side to her.
Maverick growled as he positioned himself to strike. He circled her but she didn't move.
"Why don't you run?" Maverick questioned.
"Because you're not evil." Joan said turning to look at him.
"I AM EVIL." Maverick yelled with tears welling up in his eyes.
For some reason Maverick needed with all his being to make sure she understood that he was evil. All his life that he could remember, he was evil. He tried to strike at her but something stopped him. He actually gave a damn about this female. He didn't have a reason to care, but he did.
"Tell me, have you ever had any friends or family?" Joan asked concerned.
"Family?" Maverick said before growling as memories flashed into his mind.
Maverick closed his eyes as he started to relive all the memories of before when he had a family. He crawled around on the ground, apparent that he was in pain as he relived these forgotten memories. Joan saw this and placed her claws on Maverick, as she used Foresight again to see his memories as he had them.
Flash back:
"Don't go too Far." a full grown female dragon yelled kindly to Maverick.
"Ok, mommy." baby Maverick replied.
Maverick seemed to be aside himself watching his kid form play with several tiny dragons. He seemed to be only two or three years old. He looked at his mother before paying attention to his kid form.
"Tag, your it Mavey." a small female dragon said running away from the kid form of Maverick.
"I'll get you." kid Maverick said smiling as he ran after her.
"NO WAIT." The grown Maverick yelled as he chased after his smaller kid form.
Maverick chased after and froze as he saw a tall Ape.
"Gaul?" Maverick said in shock.
Maverick saw Gaul pick up his kid form and chuckle evilly, "You will do fine for my evil plans."
Maverick growled and hissed as he shot rounds of all four elements at Gaul. His attacks just went through the ape as all faded. He then appeared in a new memory. He stood looking at his mother. She was crying and walking through the forest. She was yelling something.
"Maverick..., Maverick honey." She yelled.
"I'm here mom." Maverick yelled realizing she couldn't hear him.
Maverick couldn't help but feel scared and emotional.
"NO." Maverick yelled as he saw a beam cut through his mother's heart.
Gaul laughed as he hovered over his mother's lifeless body.
"Now Maverick has no reason to stop the darkness I have placed in his heart, only love can break it." Gaul said laughing.
All faded into nothing as he felt himself snapping back to reality.
Back with reality:
"Maverick?" Joan said pulling away, "I didn't realize."
"This was a trick." Maverick roared, "You placed those thoughts inside me."
"I didn't, I couldn't possibly do something like that." Joan replied.
"Gaul." Maverick growled turning his head.
"Wait." Joan said holding out her claw.
"Leave me alone." Maverick growled as he took to the air.
Joan took off after him but kept back to give him some time alone. After what she saw in his memory, she couldn't just abandon him. She also felt something for him. She didn't know what, but after seeing something so deep that would make anyone vulnerable, made her feel close to him.
With Mia:
Mia landed feeling exhausted from the continues flying. She wasn't too scared at first, but now she was frightened. She began to cry as she roared out Joan's name.
"Joan where are you." Mia whispered to herself.
The night was crawling near and it was getting colder. She was a day's travel away from the temple and she nether cared enough or had enough strength to go back. She lay down even unable to fetch wood for a fire. She cried as she thought of her sister.
With Milenko, Cirus, and Sam:
"We have been flying for hours." Cirus said loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Yea but I am not resting until we find Mia." Milenko said angrily.
"What about Joan?" Sam asked.
"Her too." Milenko said blushing.
"You like Mia don't you?" Sam asked playfully.
"I SEE MIA." Milenko roared as he took off toward Mia, ignoring Sam‘s question.
He landed hard as he forgot that he didn't know how to land. Mia looked up and rushed over as he kept tumbling through tops of the mushroom trees as he lowered to the earth. Milenko crashed hard into a tree.
"Are you ok?" Mia asked with tears in her eyes still.
"I feel ok, that didn't even hurt." Milenko said astonished. "Apparently dragons are tuff."
"Milenko, I couldn't find Joan." Mia said bursting into tears.
"It's ok." Milenko said holding her.
She pushed her head into his chest as she sobbed.
"What if..., if she isn't ok?" Mia asked sobbing deliriously.
"I'm sure she is ok, see look the trees are still just mushrooms." Milenko said trying to reassure her.
"What do the trees have to do with anything?" Cirus asked landing next to them.
"Well I had a dream about Mia or one of her sisters dying in a forest of pine trees." Milenko said pointing at the treetops.
"Oh I see." Cirus said sighing with a sad look to Sam.
"Don't worry; we don't even know where any pine trees are so we must assume it is farther than one days travel." Sam said pointing out.
"O..., Ok." Mia said trying to calm down since Sam was totally right about the trees.
Cirus stood up and began picking up logs and sticks.
"What are you doing?" Milenko asked.
"Starting a fire." Cirus replied putting the wood in a pile.
Cirus tried to spit fire but froze the wood, "Damn it."
"What is wrong with your breath, Cirus?" Sam asked.
"Every time I try to use an element I use something else." Cirus said with a growl.
"How will we start the fire then?" Milenko asked.
"What element do you have Milenko?" Cirus asked.
"How in the world should I know?" Milenko asked.
"Sorry, but you are part dragon anyhow." Cirus pointed out.
"Well teach me then." Milenko said getting a little excited to blow fire or something.
"Ok well when you breathe an element, pretend that you are trying to spit from your throat." Cirus said trying to figure the best way to teach him.
"I'll try." Milenko replied.
Milenko stood up and took a deep breath. He breathed out but all he did was turn himself blue.
"What am I doing wrong?" Milenko asked.
"Try taki'" Cirus started before Sam interupted.
"Let me try." Sam said smiling at Cirus. "When you swallow you force food down, when you take a breath you just relax and take in air. Well when you breathe an element you just find a third muscle to force it out."
"How do I find that muscle?" Milenko asked trying to keep up with Sam's explanation.
"Well this muscle is in the back and roof of your mouth, try growling and shooting a hard breath outward at the fire." Sam commanded.
Milenko shook his body for a minute trying to get ready. Everybody watched in hope as he took a deep breath in. all at once he growled as he let all the air out at once. Fire spat from his muzzle, totally incinerating the wood that Cirus had frozen and also sending Milenko to his tail.
"Wow that is some fire power." Cirus said grinning.
"Yea, but now we need more wood." Sam pointed out.
Sam and Cirus took off into the woods and Milenko sat down next to Mia shooting little bits of fire into the air, trying to control how much he shoots out.
"Milenko?" Mia asked.
"Yes, Mia?" Milenko said noticing that she stopped crying.
"Milenko, do you have evil like the dark master in your world?" Mia asked.
"Well to think of it yes. We have an awful lot of it." Milenko said thinking.
"If you have so much of it then why don't anyone try to stop it?" Mia asked.
"We do, and they are called police officers." Milenko answered.
"I wish we had some, or at least Spyro." Mia said sadly.
"Am I not enough?" Cirus said jokingly with several peaces of wood under one of his arms.
"No offence but I feel safer around Spyro." Mia said looking at Cirus.
"Yea whatever." Cirus said feeling a little hurt by her comment.
"I don't mean to hurt your feelings, Cirus." Mia said.
"Don't worry about it." Cirus replied, "Now Milenko try again."
Milenko knelt down near the wood. He shaped his muzzle as if he was going to whistle. He let a small growl and breathed out as he brought the fire to life. The area they were in heated up by the flames and they all gathered near.
"Milenko would you mind sleeping with me?" Mia asked lying near the fire.
"Not at all." Milenko said sitting up against Mia's soft fur.
Everyone was extremely tired and worried. Cynder must be worried like hell. Everyone left so suddenly and Cynder knew they went to look for Joan, but they probably wouldn't be back until tomorrow. Milenko sighed as he nuzzled up to Mia's small form. She seemed so relaxed with him. He then wondered again about his world and this one. He remembered about an ape attacking him in his vacation house that he was renting. He had stayed in the mountains and was going to celebrate having a week off for his birthday. His birthday was over but he wished he had a chance to see the world. He should probably have added what world he wanted to see.
Also Cynder was by herself at the temple. She didn't want to risk leaving the temple vulnerable because it was the dragons base and home. She couldn't risk going after the young ones without leaving the temple vulnerable and open.