Spyro: The Hero of Dragons

Gnasty Gnorc arc Episode eight: Ember's Father

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Rock music played and a male voice was heard singing the main theme of the story, Spyro, with Spyro and his friends shown one by one with each guitar string, and the guitar played harder with Spyro facing off against the dark figure. "Spyro! He's a kid and he wants to have fun, (Flame is shown scorching an egg thief and laughing at it as it runs off screaming) and when you need an awesome hero, he gets the job done. (Sparx is shown going lightning fast and making an enemy dizzy) Spyro! With power from his head to his tail, (Ember is shown trying to face a silhouetted enemy despite being scared) he'll be there and evil won't prevail."

A dark purple dragon was shown taking down a bunch of elite gnorcs in a desert with Spyro and the others noticing her skill as the song continued. "When evil's breaking pace, he gets right in it's face, Spyro. (Spyro is shown dodging Gnasty Gnorc's staff blasts in his dungeon) When trouble comes for shock, (Spyro flies up at Gnasty) it's time; let's rock, (Spyro punches Gnasty and makes the screen change to him and his friends standing with each other as Spyro: The Hero of Dragons is shown with Spyro standing confidentelly in front of it, Sparx laying right on top of him, Flame on the O at the end of Spyro, Ember standing next to Spyro with a smile, and the dark purple dragon flying in next to the word 'Hero' and ready for battle) Spyro!"

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Spyro and the others were walking over to Cleetus's house as the kind dragon opened the door for the group. As they entered the house, they saw that it was quite the cozy looking place, much to Spyro's delight. "Looks like a place I'd take a vacay on."

"And it's perfectly suitable for just that." Cleetus assured Spyro, and then he looked over at Cynder, having never met her before. "I know you and Flame are friends of Ember's, but what about that one?"

"Oh, that's Cynder. She just joined out group a couple days ago." Spyro explained, finding Cynder to be quite the cool girl to be around. "I'm thinking of giving her a grand tour around the Artisans homeworld by yours truly once we get back."

"Sounds like a plan." Cleetus replied with a nod, and then he walked over to Ember to see what she wanted to do first. "So Ember. What do you wanna do first?"

Ember was beyond excited to start spending the day with her father, wondering what they should do first herself. "That's just what I was thinking about. I still can't decide, there's just so much stuff we could do. You have any ideas?"

Cleetus thought for a moment and figured he could let Ember try out something he gave a shot himself when he first came here. "Say. You like fish, right?"

"I love fish!" Ember exclaimed as she beamed with excitement. "Especially trout. I don't know why but the taste just, clicks with me."

Spyro gagged as he pointed into his mouth, making Ember roll her eyes while smiling. "I've always been more of a salmon guy myself. First time I tried Trout I almost puked."

"Well I'm glad you didn't." Cleetus picked Ember up and put her on his back as he explained where they were going. "I caught a fondness for the fishing hobby sometime after I moved here and I thought you might like it too. If you're up for it."

Ember hugged her father's neck with Spyro stating what he would do as he headed out of the house. "I'll find the other dragons in the Beast Makers world and do what I can to free them. But I'll be back for lunch."

"Sounds like a plan Spyro." Cleetus replied with a laugh, and then he walked off with Ember as Spyro headed off to free the other dragons.

Flame and Cynder were left by themselves as Flame looked at Cynder to see if she wanted to do anything. "Wanna try to find his diary?"

"Sure." Cynder replied, feeling quite mischevous at the moment, and the two ran upstairs to see if they could find where Cleetus's room was.

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Spyro was walking around some kind of tree as he found a dragon ran up to him, hoping to free him from his crystal tomb. When he touched the statue, he freed a dragon with light green skin, that was wearing a necklace with tusks, and his wings were segmented with him also shown to be carrying what seems to be a Dragon Fruit. When he saw Spyro, he looked down at him with a smile and some advice. "Hey there Spyro. Lyle's the name. Quick tip. For an amazing tour of the Tree Tops, don't just stop at one supercharge. You'll love what happens if you keep going."

"Oh, you bet I won't stop. I'm ready for all the adrenaline I can get!" Spyro declared, and Lyle walked off as he headed over to a supercharge ramp, ready for whatever it had in store for him. "Here goes nothing Spyro." Spyro ran over the supercharge ramp and went at an insane speed. "Whoa, no way!" Spyro jumped off of the ramp at the very end of it and ran even faster, indicating that he was able to increase his speed. "Keep it up baby! I want the full speed package! Let's rock!"

Spyro went even faster as he jumped onto another ramp, going so fast that he almost burned some of the trees around him. He then jumped off of another ramp and saw a glimpse of another statue, only to fall to the ground and grab onto the platform he was closest to. Spyro saw that he was about to fall and started climbing back up to the platform, looking over at the platform he saw the other dragon on. "If I'm gonna get over there then I wanna do it right. At least before I fly. Back to that awesome ramp!" Spyro went back to the ramp to have a fair challenge at getting to the next dragon.

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Ember was holding on tightly to the fishing rod Cleetus gave her so she could fish in the pond the two of them were sitting in front of. She didn't seem to find it easy to do, and Cleetus took notice of this, but he also noticed Ember hold on tight when she caught a fish. She tried to reel it in, but the fish was too strong and it got away, making her fall flat on her back. Cleetus got an idea and handed her some kind of larve, making her a bit grossed out. "Don't worry. The fish here love this stuff. (Ember takes the larve) It almost won't wanna get off."

Ember shrugged and put the larve on the fish, casting it into the water to see if it would work better than the last one. "I'm not the fishing expert, so I'll take your word on this one. If you say it'll work then I believe you."

"Oh, I know it'll work. I've done it before." Cleetus assured Ember, just as the young pink dragon caught another fish, catching Cleetus's attention and making him excited to see Ember catch her first fish.. "Oh, you got one!"

"I'm aware of that." Ember started to reel in the fish and found it to be much easier than it was the previous time. That said, the fish almost got away, and she only got it out because she pulled the rod back a bit. The fish came up and Ember caught it, having it look into her eyes. The fish looked a little creepy and came to the conclusion that she prefered fish when she was eating it. "I don't think fishing's my thing. (Hands the fish to Cleetus) I'll stick to eating them, thanks."

"Nothing's for everyone." Cleetus put the fish into a bucket, which had a bunch of fish that he'd already caught, deciding to let Ember decide something that they'd do now. "So what's something you got in your hobby list after I left?"

Ember thought for a moment and decided she could show her father some of the lightning tricks Cynder taught her about, feeling he'd enjoy seeing them. "Any chance you were ever a fan of lighting magic?"

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Spyro was running along the supercharge ramps again and was at top speed as he jumped off the final ramp. He tried to fly over there, but he lost his balance and ended up having to grab onto the platform again. He was able to pull himself up, and then he saw Lyle there waiting for him. This confused him a bit, especially since he saw Lyle leave the area, making him wonder what was up. "Didn't you leave just a minute ago? I mean, I don't mind you existing, but I think I saw you leave."

"Oh, I did." A flashback was shown with Lyle hiding behind the wall as he saw Spyro come back up from his first failed attempt. "I've been watching your failed attempts ever since the first, and I admired your honor in refusing to cheat."

The flashback ended with Spyro wondering how he was going to get to the other ledge. "So what should I do about it? I'll never be able to glide after that epic fail."

"You just need to ease your mood young one." Lyle explained as he kneeled down to Spyro with a smile on his face. "What I mean is, you must calm yourself when you go from running to gliding. That would help immensely." Spyro took a liking to this advice, getting the idea that it'd help him quite a bit.

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Ember was showing some of her lightning skills to her father, who was quite impressed with what he was seeing with how well she pulled them off. She was making all kinds of orbs and plenty of lines to connect them with, and she even managed to do a smaller version of that lightning claw thing Cynder did when she first met her and the others. Cleetus was proud of her daughter for having such skill in this and couldn't help gushing over it. "Oh, my little girl's getting even better at life every day. (Puts on a blank look) I hope that sounds right."

Ember giggled a bit, liking that soft and gushy side to her father. It gave her a sense of kind nature that she got from her friends. "No, it's fine. I've always liked that about you." Cleetus smiled as Ember brought the orbs closer to him, making him a bit impressed with how well she controlled them. "I've had quite a bit of practice with this stuff thanks to Cynder. She's helped me a lot after I (Flinches)... stole her book to learn them myself. Thank God she didn't hate me for it."

Cleetus found that fact interesting, crossing his arms with a smile as he looked at her daughter. "I don't remember stealing being in your teachings." Ember chuckled nervously as she scratched the back of her head, having learned her lesson about the whole scenario. "But it seemed to pay off for the better."

"It sure did. Especially since Cynder still considers me a friend." Ember replied, making Cleetus happy that Cynder didn't hold resentment towards Ember. "She did slap me though." Cleetus flinched upon that, not knowing how to take it.

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Spyro was preparing himself for another run on the supercharge ramp as he looked over at Lyle, who nodded to him with confidence. As he began running, he started to gain speed again and jumped over to the next platform, jumping off at just the right moment. He continued to run at high speeds and jumped off of the next ramp, allowing him to land on the spot that was right beside the tree. He ran across that, and continued to run as he gained even more speed than he had before, running as fast as he could all the way to the tip.

Spyro jumped over to the last ramp at just the right moment and jumped off just as he reached the peak. As he did that, he started gliding, calming himself as he did so and successfully gliding over to the other platform. He sighed of relief and wiped his forehead, glad to have had a successful run. He then walked over to the dragon statue and touched it to free the dragon, hoping it would give him something useful, if not the platform itself. "You better be worth it."

Spyro freed a dragon with large feathery wings, which was an interesting contrast to most dragons, which had leathery ones. He also wore shaman-like attire, with eye-shaped decorations and a staff with a beak on top. He looked down at Spyro and smiled as he thanked him for the rescue. "Thanks for the save Spyro. Name's Jed." Spyro gave a peace sign to Jed, who then looked over at the supercharge ramps. "You must've had quite the ride here. (Chuckles) You've obviously been training really hard in your gliding skills.

"Yeah, well I think you could've picked an easier place to get stuck." Spyro snarked with a blunt expression, and Jed shrugged as he flew off, leaving Spyro to lie down and relax for a bit. Just as he did so however, he saw some kind of pendant and ran up to it, revealing Ignitus and Lyna inside of it. Spyro felt this was connected to him somehow and found Ignitus to look quite familiar. Both of them actually. "These dragons look surprisingly familiar. But why?"

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Ember was relaxing in a chair on some kind of balcony as Cleetus was inside watching her from his room with a smile. Ember saw him inside and felt kinda bad she was the only one outside, wondering if he wanted to join her. "You sure you don't wanna come out here? I think we can both fit."

"Nah, I can barely stay out there and not break the whole thing. Don't wanna risk injuring my daughter." Cleetus replied with a carefree tone in his voice, and Ember saw his point and continued relaxing, but then she heard Cleetus's gut growl violently. "Besides. You won't have to smell this." Ember closed the door to the balcony with Cleetus cutting a loud and bassy salmon fart, releasing a green cloud that surrounded his room (PHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHT). Cleetus sighed with proudness as he then sat up and looked at Ember. "May wanna stay out for a bit."

Ember giggled a bit, finding the similarity her father shared with Spyro. "Please dad, I've smelt Spyro's farts countless times. I can take this." Ember then caught an idea for a conversation topic and snickered at the thought of it. "Speaking of which, I had my first fart recently. Wanna hear about it?"

"Sure. Couldn't hurt." Cleetus got off of his bed and patted his stomach, sitting down in his chair. "Fire away."

"Okay. So I was in the Peace Keepers world, and while I was in this world full of ice, I met this dragon who helped me with my lightning ability." Cleetus nodded with Ember continuing the story. "So then we saw this yeti thing, and while I was hiding, it just came out. I felt like my butt was expelling toxic or something. It felt good."

Cleetus laughed a bit at the story, finding any story about gas to be quite the funny one. "You'll get used to the feeling in no time. As you can clearly see, (Points to the gas cloud) I have." Ember giggled a bit more, finding her father's gas habit easy to look past. "Of course, I think it's also one of the reasons me and your mother split up. I bought her plenty of air freshiners."

"I know dad, but you know how mom can be." Ember had to admit, she was much more fond of her father than her mother. "I wish she didn't go out of her way to forbid you from visiting us in the divorce papers. If she wasn't such a clean freak then we could've had so much fun together."

"Yeah, I hear ya." Cleetus turned on a fan so the gas cloud would clear, allowing Ember inside when it was gone. "Wanna help me with lunch?"

Ember entered the house with a smile as she looked at her father. "There's nothing I'd like more." Ember walked with Cleetus and they headed downstairs to make some food.

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Spyro was in some kind of swamp as he looked around and saw some gnorcs nearby and got ready for a showdown. As he walked past them, they glared at him and began to surround him, which he wasn't exactly surprised by, since it'd happened at least a few times by this point. He waited for the gnorcs to make their move, and wehn the first one did, he grabbed his weapon and slammed it straight on it's head. He then backflipped away from another gnorc and landed on another one, smacking him with his tail as he jumped off swiftly.

Spyro then breathed fire on some more gnorcs and burned them to a crisp, landing as he prepared for what else the gnorcs had in store. Three more charged at him and he spun around, smacking them with his tail and then charging at another one. He dodged the machine gun fire swiftly and rammed right into him, wiping him out with no effort. He then looked at the other gnorcs and questioned if they were going to fight him too, putting on a confident grin. "You want some of this?"

The gnorcs ran off and jumped into the toxic water, making Spyro a bit creeped out as he called out to them. "Dudes, you didn't have to commit suicide! I could've killed you myself and it would've been more kid friendly!" Spyro looked over at some kind of building and ran up to it, gliding over to it and jumping up to the top platform. He saw a dragon statue and felt confident that he could save the dragon in there. "They certainly need to work on their trap mechanics." Spyro ran over to the statue with little effort and tapped it off screen.

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Ember was helping her father with lunch as the two were making some kind of fish burgers, which Cleetus liked a lot. Ember was happy to have spent some time with him today, knowing she and her father have been apart for years now. She then overheard some whispering and got suspicious as she handed the cheese to Cleetus. "Hey dad, I'm gonna go check something out, okay? I think I hear someone whispering."

"Alright, knock yourself out." Ember walked off with Cleetus putting the cheese on one of the fish burgers, slamming it shut as he chuckled a bit to himself. "If my daughter wasn't helping me I would cut this."

Ember went over to the basement door and saw Flame and Cynder reading Cleetus's diary with Flame catching Ember's attention. "Hey Ember, there's a lot in here about you. Something about your parents getting divorced and your dad drinking." Ember became curious when she heard this and thought about looking, but decided against it, not wanting to betray her father. Flame noticed her concerned look and walked up to her with a supportive look on his face. "I'm sure he's fine now. We got to the page that said he was trying to quit."

Cleetus was overhearing the conversation and was concerned with Cynder speaking up. "I also saw how impressed he was with your lightning techniques. The fact that I could indirectly help you improve your relationship with him means a lot. I don't want you to throw that away."

"Lucky you then. I was never gonna do that to begin with." Cleetus smiled upon hearing Ember's kind words and Ember then took Cleetus's diary back from her friends. "And I guess we're even about the book thing now, since you stole a book from MY family." Cynder laughed a bit, catching Ember's reference and offering her a fist bump for it, which she happily oblidged to. "Anyway, gotta get back to helping dad with lunch. Feel free to love it." Ember walked back into the kitchen with Flame and Cynder looking at each other with smiles.

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Spyro was running up to Cleetus's house and rushed inside, closing the door being him to find Ember eating on the counter. Spyro hoped he didn't miss lunch yet and saw Cleetus, who tossed him a salmon burger, which he smiled upon and bit into. "You said you liked salmon, right?" Spyro nodded his head yes as he enjoyed the burger to a nearly endless degree, much to Cleetus's delight. "I thought so. You did say you were more of a salmon guy."

Spyro let out a burp after he ate the burger whole, making Cleetus relieved that he made five dozen of them. "You know me so well my friend." Cleetus tossed Spyro a bunch of fish burgers and he started eating all of them, and he even gave one to Sparx as he came out with Sparx adoring the taste. Cleetus took a liking to the sight of Sparx and walked up to him with a kind look on his face. Spyro took notice to this and happily explained who Sparx was. "This is Sparx. I won him back in Artisans as the result of some contest."

"Ah." Cleetus held his finger out and allowed Sparx to land on it, much to Sparx's delight as he relaxed there, liking Cleetus's aura. "He sure is a cute little fella. I just know we're gonna get along." Spyro nodded in agreement, glad Cleetus liked Sparx.

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Spyro was jumping on the top bunk of a bunk bed on Cleetus's roof just late at night as Cleetus brought up some video games for them to play. Spyro and the others took a liking to the location, having never slept in any place like it before. Spyro looked up and saw the roof in some kind of garden like shape, which he knew Ember was fond of and helped her up to the top bunk, since she loved nature a whole lot. "This way you'll be sleeping in heaven's garden."

Ember chuckled a bit as Spyro jumped down to the bottom bunk with Flame and Cynder pairing up on the second bunk bed. Cleetus liked seeing Spyro and Ember togtether, liking how strong their friendship was. "You two sure do have a strong friendship. I can see why Ember chose to go with you."

Spyro smiled and nodded as Cleetus flew up to Ember, kissing her goodnight and walking off before Ember spoke up. "Hey dad?" Cleetus looked over at his daughter, who was smiling greatly as she held back her tears of joy. "I'm glad I got to see you again." Cleetus kept his smile and nodded, walking downstairs as he shed a tear of joy himself, allowing Ember to drift away in her sleep. The others went to bed as well, knowing they had to be prepared to continue the search tomorrow.

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Spyro was still sleeping as midnight struck as Cynder walked over to his bed and poked him, waking him up and making him look at her. Cynder signalled Spyro to come with her, and he got out of bed and went with her to wherever she was leading him to. The two of them flew up to the roof and sat on top with Cynder pointing up to the moon, which showed an amazing sight for both dragons. Cynder was especially fond of it as she brought up what the moon meant to her. "Sometimes, I feel like the moon's trying to talk to me."

Spyro chuckled a bit, finding Cynder's words to be quite weird and dorky. "That's odd. Usually I imagine the moon secretly trying to send me a cheesecake."

Cynder laughed a bit and made her reply, explaining what she meant by what she said. "No, I mean before me and my mom made up, the moon was the one thing I could turn to, since everyone else was asleep, and I could talk to it about anything. Maybe it's even giving me advice on that cure. It's coming by the way; it's in the works." Spyro nodded, having more understanding as Cynder continued. "I think it's trying to lead me to my destiny. Like how it inspires others for their goals. I thnk it's also helping you with finding your father in a sense."

Spyro flinched and remembered the pendant he found on the platform, feeling he should keep it hidden for now. "Yeah, I guess. I hope I find them soon." Just as Cynder looked at the moon, she felt a sharp shock in her head and unleashed a lightning filled aura, much to Spyro's surprise as Cynder managed to suppress it. Cynder grabbed her head and groaned in pain as Spyro placed a palm on her shoulder. "You alright there Cynder?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just something that happens." Cynder then went to explain what the aura was all about. "That aura right there is a huge link to my power, and if I fail to suppress it, I could turn into a horrible being of mass destruction. I must've gotten it after I learned enough spells in the book."

Spyro got an idea as to what Cynder was trying to do when she originally declined Ember's request to learn lightning magic. He didn't think it would be too much trouble to ask, since the moment's already passed. "Is that why you didn't let Ember learn them before?"

Cynder nodded her head yes and sighed, knowing she messed up by giving into Ember's request at all. "Until I find the source of this dark magic, I want you to keep it from everyone."

Spyro was confused at first, but then he scooted a little closer to Cynder, ready to fulfill this request. "Alright, sure, no problem. But I don't get it though. Even if they knew, the others would still like you."

The moon was shown with Spyro and Cynder looking at it with Cynder responding to Spyro's words. "Some risks aren't worth taking Spyro."

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Spyro and the others were eating breakfast the next day with Spyro finishing up his in an instant. Cynder was glad to see that her talk with Spyro didn't have any kind of negative impact on him, being that hurting him was the last thing she'd want to do to him. Spyro noticed Cynder wasn't eating and didn't want to say anything with Flame then going to ask about it. Spyro signalled him not to though, so he kept his mouth shut, only for Cynder to speak up. "Nah, he can ask. (Spyro nods) What were you gonna say Flame?"

"I was gonna ask why you weren't eating. You barely touched your food, and Cleetus makes the best pancakes in the world." Flame commented, finding it hard to see anyone not liking Cleetus's food. "I think he had a restaurant before he moved here."

"I'm just thinking about stuff." Cynder replied, taking a bite out of her pancake and smiling upon the amazing taste. "And you were right about these pancakes. They're amazing! What is this, chocolate from heaven?" Spyro and Flame both chuckled from those words, finding them to be accurate. "I don't care how long the trip is; I'm going to Cleetus's for breakfast all the time after this mission."

Spyro ate another stack of pancakes as he made his comment on that idea of Cynder's there. "Don't push your luck now Cynder. Cleetus may be one of the nicest people in pretty much any universe ever, but everyone has their limits. I think it's best we save it for when we make casual visits to him."

Cynder nodded in understanding and Ember beamed with excitement at the sound of Spyro's words. "Wait. We're coming back?"

"Why wouldn't we? Everyone deserves to have someone they love in their life." Spyro replied with a smile, making Ember excited for the next visit to Beast Makers. "Maybe we could make one for next month or next-" Ember suddenly hugged Spyro tightly and made him release a three second chocolate fart, letting out a green cloud behind him (pffffft). Spyro snickered a bit as Ember let go, liking what just happened there. "Deffinetely not next fart, that's for sure."

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Sawyer was getting Metalhead ready for his upcoming battle with Spyro as he put in one final screw to assure completion. As he finished his work, he looked over to see some laser looking figures screwed into the ground. He just knew this would throw Spyro off, since he believed he only used his head for bashing. "With all of the bashing that idiot brother of mine has done, I highly doubt he'll be able to use his brain for this. (Looks up at Metalhead) What do you think Metalhead? How would you view the competence of Spyro?"

Metalhead shrugged, unable to answer that question, since he's never met Spyro himself before. "Fair enough I suppose. I just wanted to see what you would think of him with the knowledge I filled you in on." Sawyer walked over to some kind of control panel and flipped it open, looking at it as he turned it on and saw the lights coming on for a moment, but turning off again after five seconds. "Blast Gnasty and his incompetence! Oh well, this will have to do."

Sawyer chuckled devilislhy as he looked over at Metalhead, having the feeling that Spyro was going to die soon. "That purple brat won't have any idea what hit him. Aside from his tiny brain that is." Sawyer walked over to Metalhead and signalled him to kneel down to him, turning on some kind of monitor as he switched it to video mode. "I might as well give Spyro a heads up so he comes fast enough for me to be able to enjoy this to the fullest extent." Sawyer grinned evilly as he awaited the arrival of his twin brother.

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Ember was watching Tv with Cleetus as a joke came on that Cleetus found to be hilarious and started laughing at it. Ember didn't get the joke but felt it was something only someone like Cleetus would get, so Cleetus rubbed her head when he took notice to her confusion. "It's an adult joke. It'll take you a while to get it."

Ember nodded and continued to watch the show, finding that Cleetus's belly was still a comfy pillow for her to lay on. "Ya know dad, I'm glad I decided to go on this mission with Spyro. Originally I just wanted to gain more confidence, but I think this will be enjoy to justify me coming with him."

Cleetus patted Ember's head and was glad to find her making plans for herself, knowing she would do a great job out there. "I'm glad you're working to improve yourself. (Ember smiles) And I don't blame you for putting me on the agenda last minute. I guess I was a burden to your mom after all."

"Yeah, no kidding. I had to leave you out of it just to come." Ember felt bad about what went down and felt she should've called her father at least once, rubbing her arm as she expressed her remourse. "I'm sorry I never called or left any texts, but I didn't want to risk anything. If mom even heard me mention you she would threaten me with soap in my mouth. (Cleetus becomes shocked) And I know she's just making empty threats, but it still hurts me a whole lot."

"Now that's just wrong!" Cleetus set Ember down, appauled by the kind of stuff her mother said to her. "It's no wonder she got me kicked out of the house. She must've thought I was too soft because I tried to keep her from saying any of that stuff. I just wanted to help her keep her temper under control."

Ember looked back at everything that's happened and didn't want to leave her father forever. "Sometimes, I wish you won that debate. I was glad to stay in Artisans since I got to stay with Spyro, but I knew I should've spoken up. Maybe you could've stayed longer."

"It's not your fault Ember." Cleetus assured Ember, putting his palm on her back for support. "You just reacted in the way kids would react. You had no control over that situation." Ember looked up at her father and saw her smiling with sincerity. "And you did the right thing leaving to help Spyro. You really are a good friend, and I couldn't have asked for a better daughter." Ember held her tears back and smiled, hugging her father, who wrapped his arms around her.

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Spyro was looking at the pendan the found as Flame came into the room, wondering what Spyro was up to. "Hey Spyro. (Spyro flinches and puts the pendant away) What's up?"

Spyro looked to see Flame walking up to him and jumped down from his bed, responding with a smile. "Nothing much. Just thinking about when we should head out. I think we should spend a little more time here for Ember's sake."

Flame seemed a bit suspicious at first but decided not to worry about it, knowing Spyro was worth trusting. "Alright, that's fine with me." Flame noticed the Tv flickering and wondered what that was all about, walking over to it with concern. "Hey, did Cleetus bring up a broken Tv?"

Spyro became confused when he saw this, having not noticed it before, most likely due to the fact that he wasn't paying attention to it. "I don't think so. Cleetus usually checks if something's working or not." Spyro turned on the Tv and some kind of message from Sawyer came on screen. "Sawyer!"

"You know this dude?" Flame asked, and that's when he caught on. "Is this that twin brother you told me about?"

"You bet it is. And I can't wait to kick his butt first chance I get." Spyro answered, and then he started the video to see what Sawyer said in it and why he sent the video at all.

"Greetings Spyro. It is I, your death and destruction, Saywer." Sawyer proudly announced, and then he looked up at Metalhead. "I have another opponent here for you to take care of, so feel free to give him the battle of your life. (Looks back at Spyro with a devilish grin) Just keep in mind that there's a rare chance you'll make it out of this battle alive. (Waves goodbye) Good luck. Both with the battle, and curing my little curse present." The video ended with Spyro and Flame looking at each other, wondering what kind of opponent Sawyer could possibly be talking about.

To be continued.

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An instrumental version of the main theme played during the credits with Spyro's adventures being shown.