We were still somewhat off balance after Spyro threw Simian into the portal. However, we could not stay to celebrate: a movement shook the real of convexity.

"Look!" Ember said, "The portal is closing!"

Looking in the direction we came from, the great dimensional hole was getting smaller and smaller.

"The Ether energy must have fixed the crack, now it is closing," said Ray.

"We must go before we get caught!" Flame said.

On the other hand, I looked at Edel thinking about what would be the last time, and she looked back at me.

"You must go back" she said, "You have already helped us, thank you very much."

"I will really miss you" I said, "I really love you."

They all saw us, and were sentimental about the goodbye. Then they flew towards the portal, and I towards mine. It was so close to the yellow beam of light ...

(But...)

"He must return to his world ..." thought Edel

One by one, the others came out. Only her and Cynder were missing. They were so close to the exit, but she couldn't stop thinking about Jhonny.

"Edel! Watch out!" yelled Cynder, who was already about to walk through the portal.

Something hit Edel on the head: it was one of those floating rocks. Her mind felt about to fall unconscious, and her body was going to fall into space.

Suddenly, heat came from somewhere, and she felt someone carrying her and holding her. It was someone with a warm power, but at the same time so comfortable. Immediately after that, she could perceive the same sensation when they first walked through the portal, and finally she could feel the fresh air of the forest. Finally, she fell unconscious.

(1 hour later)

"Will she be okay? Please tell me he's okay."

"She will be fine, but the one who surprises me the most is you, why did you come back?"

"Yes, you surprise me too. It's not that I'm not happy to see you, but ..."

"Guys, Edel is waking up"

Edel felt a little disoriented when she got up, but she could see around her: she was back in the dragon temple. Also, around her were Spyro, Cynder, Flame, Ember, Sparx, Thorr, Ray and ...

"Jhonny! You're here" she said hugging me, "But how?"

"When I was going towards the portal, I changed my mind and decided to go with you" I said, "But I saw that you hit a floating rock and fell. I used my speed to reach you and take you out of the realm of convexity."

"But you will not return to your world ..." she started to say, but I stopped her.

"I must not regret anything: I am where I should be. Besides, I promised to be companions, and I will not break that promise"

As soon as I said that, Edel moved against me, pushing her head under my neck, the way lions did her mates. She could hear her pulse pounding in my ears. She couldn't help but feel at peace. There was no other place he would rather be closer to Edel.

"This, lovebirds, have you forgotten that we are all here?" Sparx interrupted the scene.

Just as slow as we unite, we separate. At that moment, the guards, Sybilla and Cynthia entered the room.

"Cynder! My daughter" said Cynthia, crying and hugging her, "I thought she had lost you again."

"Me too, little one" said Terrador, "I will never let them take you again."

"Thanks mom and dad" Cynder said, "But it's thanks to my friends I'm back."

"Well done young dragons" said Sybilla, "I am also proud of you, Spyro and Flame, your father would be proud too."

"Really? Did you all beat that Simian?" said Volteer, "Wow, the young dragons of today, they have more strength and togetherness than our ancestors had long ago. I really believe that you are an incredible, amazing, powerful group ..."

"Seriously Volteer" interrupted Cyril, "you have to control that urge to talk a little better. On the other hand, could you tell us how you did it?"

It was a discussion with several cuts to explain certain things. For example, when we told them that Ignitus was the Chronicler of the new age, and that Spyro and Flame had promised to visit him again, Sybilla marveled at the news. Terrador said that it was right for Ignitus to be the Chronicler, as he couldn't think of anyone better.

Then, we explain to them about the battle against Simian and how we defeated him. I think Thorr, Ray, and Flame overstated how ingenious I was in planning such a strategy. I had to explain how we magnetize the sword, how we heat the armor, and how we cool it, making it brittle.

When we got to the final part, of how I sacrificed my chance to return to my world, to save Edel and get out of the convex realm, Cyril came up to me and said:

"Thank you for saving my daughter, Jhonny. You really are a hero" then he turned to his daughter, "Edel, I think you made a good choice of partner"

She blushed, but she didn't say anything, as she believed she was right.

"Wow, why am I the only one who doesn't have a girlfriend?" Sparx joked, and we all started laughing.

"Well young dragons "said Terrador, "You have had a hectic day, so we brought them some venison to eat and rest. Tomorrow they will continue with the tests ".

"Regarding that, Terrador" Flame said, "I spoke with my team a little while ago, and I need to speak with you and the other guardians about it, in private if possible."

"Of course, Flame" she replied, "but it will be after dinner."

Dinner that night was scrumptious, the cooked venison was delicious, well fried, and as desired as if we'd gone through a million trials in addition to our last fight. In short, I didn't know if it was really delicious, or if we were the hungry ones.

After the deer were reduced to bones; Seth, Frost, and Jolt came back and joined their Flame again, but it seems like they were chatting about something with Terrador for quite a while. After that, the guardian of the land brought us all together for a rather important statement:

"As you know, the second test was postponed due to Simian's attack. However, the two teams that made it in the end, helping each other were the teams of Flame and Jhonny. Therefore, they are the finalists."

We all agreed, because we were a bit nervous: the third test would be to fight against us, but I didn't really want to fight with such a good team and friends like Flame. Most shocking was what Terrador announced below:

"As you know, there is still the third test. However, Flame and her team have decided that these fights are unnecessary, since they have said that Jhonny's team was quite strong and united, so they decide to give the victory to them ".

Edel, Ray, Thorr and I looked at ourselves and the other team in disbelief: that meant ...

"Congratulations young dragons; you are the next candidates to become the next Guardians after we complete our duty. It will be a very grateful honor for us to cede our positions to you."

Everything was filled with tears of joy from our team. At the same time, we all gave each other a team hug with a victory in our hearts. Spyro, Sparx, Flame, Ember, and the others also joined in the hug. When I finally managed to let go, I approached Flame:

"Really? Are you sure?" I asked in amazement.

"Yes, my father would have made the same choice" he told me, "I would know that you are the best to be a guardian. Besides ... if I am a guardian I will have to be with the others and I will not have so much time to be with Ember. For him. On the contrary, if both you and Edel are guardians, they can be together almost all the time. "

"So, you do it for that reason, huh? Weren't we a strong and united team?"

"Hey, don't tell me you don't want to be next to her..."

Flame turned his gaze to Edel and I did too. Really, it was what I wanted the most: love.

We all had a good time celebrating the victory, until it got late. Sybilla noticed that:

"Well, even future guardians must rest" she said, "They must regain strength after today. Let's all go to sleep."

With great joy, we went to our rooms and each fell asleep. However, I couldn't get to sleep.

It seemed like a dream come true: I had never won a championship, no matter how hard I tried; I had a partner, not like anyone in my world would think, but being with her made me feel happy and with the true desire to live; I have a new home, good friends, and great honor and responsibility waiting for me in the future.

And then that reminded me of Ignitus, what if I go to the white island again to see my new future? Something should have changed in my book, as I had already made my decision: I wanted to stay. But, despite the happy life that awaited me, I wanted at the very least to tell my family where I was and how I had been here.

"Jhonny" Edel's low voice told me, "Are you still awake?"

"Yes, I was just thinking about various things" I replied in a low voice.

"In your home?"

"Yeah, I just wanted to tell you about my decision and not worry about me. I wonder if you really understand, you know? What has happened to me so far is something that no one in my world would believe."

"And are you happy that it happened to you?"

"At first, I wasn't so sure. But as I learned about being a dragon and the true meaning of my life, I learned something important."

"Really? And what is it?"

"That now I have the opportunity to start a new life. And what motivates me to believe that is you."

"You know that if you need my help, you will always count on me. Thank you for saving me, you are my hero."

"I would do it again a million times Edel, I love you."

"I love you too, sleep easy."

I fell asleepthinking about the happiness of the next day. But at the same time with theconcern of telling my family about my great decision. My mother always told methat she should have responsibilities and she should find the right Purpose ofliving: he had already found it, and he never planned to leave it.