darkSpyro

Story Summary: A group of young dragons, who against their Elders' wishes, escape their threatened home to go on a perilous journey to find a new sanctuary on the other side of the Dragon Realms. After they find a peaceful new home, they soon face new problems...

Disclaimer: I do not own Spyro and other characters from the Spyro the Dragon and the Legend of Spyro series. Some of the young dragons that are in the story are grown-up, but are baby dragons from the Year of the Dragon game.

Author's Note: The background is setting a mixture between the Dragon Realms and the Legend of Spyro series. I made Ami, one of the baby dragons from the Year of the Dragon game, be Spyro's little sister if that's okay.

Link to Chapter 1:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/38...orgotten_Realms

Chapter 2: The Escape

It was midnight in the Dragon Temple, the doors were closed and every single dragon was inside to get their sleep and prepare for the next day. However, Spyro and Ami were wide awake and are now walking quietly through the halls to get to the outside. Since no one will believe Ami of the danger, the two dragons decided to go out on their own to escape the threat along with a few others in a escape party. Suddenly, a shadow came into their path, it had the shape of a dragon as Spyro and Ami stopped in their tracks and looked at the shadow.

"Who's there?" Spyro asked softly, looking at the shadow.

A young voice replied from the shadow, "It's me."

Spyro whispered, "Coltrane?"

"No. Grayson." The shadow replied, stepping toward Spyro to reveal to be the young Peace Keeper, "Coltrane told me you were leaving the temple tonight. If any of this is true, I'd like to come along."

Soon, several more young dragons appeared from every direction of the hallways and stood around Spyro and Grayson, including Ember, Coltrane, Ruby, and Bruce.

"We like to come along too." Rikki spoke out, appearing beside Spyro.

"I don't much like the look of things." Another young dragon added, a bit suspicious.

A yellow dragon responded, "We must get everyone."

"I saw Elder Titan following me down the hall." Bruce spoke out, looking around, "It could mean the Elders are catching onto us..."

Spyro responded, "The sooner we're off, the better."

With that said, the purple dragon quickly hurried through the halls of the temple with the other young dragons following him. Quietly, they scurried through the temple to get to the front entrance that leads to the mouth of the jungle. Once they reached the door to the gardens, Spyro pushed open the door and looked around. He saw only the swampy, dark forest that surrounded the temple and no sight of the Elders.

Seeing that the coast is clear, Spyro quickly emerged from the door closely followed by six friends and the others were trailing a little behind. The purple dragon carefully led the other dragons toward the mouth of the forest before him, unaware that several figures stood on the ledges of the grounds watching the dragons. Spyro stopped in his tracks and stood on his hind legs to look back to the others that were following a few feet away from him and his friends. Suddenly, several, large dragons appeared and began making their way toward the escaping group of young dragons.

"It's the Elders! They're coming!" Spyro exclaimed, widening his eyes.

One by one, the Elders jumped down from the cliffs and ledges of the forest and stood in the path of the other young dragons, blocking their way from leaving the temple grounds. Magic Crafter leader Cosmos stood on the highest ledge, overlooking the young dragons and the other Elders. Spyro, Ami, Ember, Coltrane, Ruby, Rikki, Bruce, and Grayson were the only dragons remaining as they raced into the forest, not looking back to see if the Elders were following them.

Nestor, the lead Artisan Elder, flew down from the sky and landed in front of the young dragons, glaring down at them with anger and disappointment as he approached.

The green dragon ordered, "Little ones, go back to the temple...Now!!" Frightened by their Elder's tone, the young dragons turned around and hurried back into the temple with few of the Elders following them.

Catching glimpses of other young dragons, Cosmos went off to where Spyro and the others went.

Spyro, Ami, Ember, Coltrane, Ruby, Rikki, Bruce, and Grayson ran further away from the temple, scurrying through the swampy jungle to lose the Elders. When they reached a small clearing, a shadow of a young dragon stood in their path as if he was waiting for them. Spyro and the others stopped and gasped, fearing that they have been caught by one of the Elders.

"There aren't many left of you, huh?" The dragon said in a familiar voice, scratching the back of his head with his back foot.

"Flame." Spyro began, recognizing the vivid, red dragon, "Are you off-duty?"

Flame responded, "Off-duty? You can say that I'm not off-duty. I've left the guard. Ami, I've been thinking about what you said."

"We have to go, Flame. We're leaving to get away from a threat." Ami said, nodding.

"Leaving?" Flame repeated, "Where you guys going to?"

"We don't know exactly, but we're going." Spyro replied.

Suddenly, a large green blur jumped down from the ledges of the forest and landed in front of Spyro and his friends. The young dragons gasped out with shock when they saw Elder Cosmos appear before them with a look of anger.

"You, little ones, return to the temple at once!" Cosmos commanded, as he stood before Spyro and his friends, his eyes gleamed with anger unaware that Flame was there also.

"We don't want to." Ember replied.

Ami reasoned to Cosmos, "Something bad's coming."

"It's not good." Ruby added, peeking out from behind Ami.

However, Cosmos refused to listen to the childish nonsense and responded sternly, looking down at each of the young dragons, "You all come with me."

"Is he alone?" Coltrane whispered softly, as the rest of the young dragons were trying to figure out how to get past Cosmos and escape. Spyro stepped toward the Magic Crafter leader with a look of determination in his eyes, now protective of his friends.

"Go back, Cosmos. Now." The purple dragon warned firmly, "We don't want to fight you to do it."

By the word 'fight', Coltrane, Rikki, Ember, Bruce, Ami, Ruby, and Grayson blinked at Spyro suprisingly, knowing that they cannot take on an Elder, not to mention disrespecting him.

Cosmos growled to Spyro with anger in the edge of his voice, "It is you who I have to fight some sense into." Suddenly, the Magic Crafter leader lunged at Spyro and swiped for the purple dragon's head, but Spyro gasped out and fell back, narrowly being swiped by the Elder's claws.

Before he can do anything else, Cosmos was suddenly tackled to the ground by Flame, who had leaped in to stop the Elder from committing his deed. The Magic Crafter leader was sprawled painfully on the ground and opened his eyes to see Flame standing before him. Widening his eyes with outrage and shock, he gasped out, "Flame?!"

Flame smirked, "Yeah, you know me."

Cosmos picked himself up to his feet, then nervously looked at Flame and Spyro, who were willing to fight the Magic Crafter leader. He exchanged glances until he realized Cosmos was outnumbered and the Magic Crafter leader hurried back the way he came, now ashamed and unsuccessful in bringing the young ones back to the Dragon Temple.

"He won't be long coming back with the Elders." Spyro spoke out, looking at the fleeting form of Cosmos disappear into the night. His friends slowly went on ahead to investigate their surroundings.

Flame agreed, panting, "Yeah...Well, I think I'll come with you guys." Smiling, the red dragon followed the rest of his friends leaving Spyro and Ami to look at each other, suprised at Flame's decision to come with them to find a new home.

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Near the forest mouth of a dark forest, the nine dragons rested for a few minutes to catch their breaths while Spyro, being the adventurous type, went ahead to check out his surroundings. The forest around him was giving out a haunting, creepy aura, its trees were purple due to the night and the purple light coming from all around him. The hooting cries of owl-like creatures were heard everywhere, sending slight chills into the purple dragon's spine. Only the moonlight from the sky gave little light. Spyro knew he was near the Ancient Grove.

Flame ran up to Spyro and stood beside him, saying, "Spyro, listen. The others are exhausted, they need to rest."

"He's right, Spyro." Bruce's voice spoke out from the group behind Spyro and Flame.

Spyro replied calmly to Flame, "Look, once we're beyond the Ancient Grove, we'll really be clear of the Elders, then we can rest there."

The purple dragon walked into the mouth of the forest while Flame stayed behind and glanced at the creepy, monster-infested grove. As Spyro approached the forest, Coltrane, Ember, Grayson, Rikki, Flame, Bruce, Ruby, and Ami stood behind the purple dragon, nervously looking around them.

Ember shuddered as she walked closely up to Spyro, "I've never been this far from the temple, Spyro. It looks dangerous."

At first glance, Spyro looked around and saw the trees and branches stain purple by the dark evil of the Ancient Grove, stretching above him like haunting spectres. Some of the branches were stripped bare, looking suprisingly like skeletal hands. Not showing any fear, the purple dragon walked into the Ancient Grove without hesitation. The others hesitated for a moment, but had no choice but to follow Spyro that they have come this far.

Nervously following Spyro, the other dragons stayed close behind the purple dragon, hurrying through the woods to get out faster. Ruby stopped for a moment and panted to catch her breath, then forcefully ran after her friends with her tired legs.

Ami stopped and slowly looked around, only to see a pair of red, menacing eyes looking and blinking directly at her followed by a loud creaking noise of old wood. It greatly frightened the little Artisan and forced her to run in a swift pace. She scurried under the large roots of the trees and ran toward Spyro and the others, panting. The purple dragon smiled, but widened his eyes when he saw something huge flying in the air above the Ancient Grove.

A large, bat-like creature flew above the trees in the Ancient Grove, its eyes glowing yellow and its wings flapping its noisily before it glanced to the ground and caught a glimpse of Ami. As soon as it past over her, Ami quickly leapt under the cover of the trees with her friends and brother.

Flame trailed after the group that had past by him, keeping an eye for any creature that lurk in the jungle. He looked back when he thought he heard a twig snapped behind him followed by the distant call of a bird. The red dragon cautiously looked around as he walked until he caught up with Spyro and the others. Before he can step toward them, a sudden swoosh of a creature's feet was heard as Flame turned around to something land behind him.

Two large creatures had leapt out of the bushes and landed a few feet away from Flame, snarling. They had the appearance of a wolf with purple fur covering most of the top of their bodies and their sickly-green skin was revealed on the bottom part on their legs, reptilian tail, and muzzle. Their purple, glowing eyes gleamed as each flew open their jaws to utter a blood-curtling howl to the air. They were Wild Hounds; a relative to the domesticated Death Hounds.

"Hounds!" Flame exclaimed, leaping away as one of the Wild Hounds made a lunge for him.

Spyro and Flame backed away from the Wild Hounds along with Ami, Coltrane, Bruce, Ruby, Ember, Grayson, and Rikki, seeing them advancing toward them.

"This way!" Spyro said, as he took off quickly into the woods with the others following him close behind. The Wild Hounds snarled and they gave chase after the dragons.

Spyro panted, fear and instinct brushed against his senses as he led his friends through the Ancient Grove. They rushed into a small clearing and started running alongside a purple, poisonous river which was flowing down from a small waterfall. Spyro knew he couldn't swim across the river, but he had to if he's going to loose the Wild Hounds that were after him and his friends. With a swift leap, the purple dragon leapt over the river of poison, using his wings to glide to the other side.

Flame glided after Spyro followed by Ember, Bruce, and Grayson; Coltrane carried Ami, Ruby, and Rikki on his back as he flew over the river, knowing that they are still too young to fly. The young Magic Crafter resumed running with his companions with his small passengers latching on his back.

The Wild Hounds growled when they saw the dragons glide over the river. With a quick bound, the two of them jumped high over the river of poison and landed on the other side, one of them nearly slipped in the dangerous river before chasing after the dragons with its companion.

The young dragons hurriedly ran through the forest, hearing the haunting calls of the monsters that lurk around them which increased their worry and dread.

Spyro looked ahead of him as he ran, and to his shock, he saw a dead-end. There were no openings for the dragons go through and all of them were trapped, only the spooky trees blocked their only way to escape. From the noise behind them, the Wild Hounds were gaining and there was nothing else but an old, fragile tree standing in front of the trees, cracked and delicate as if it was about to topple down any minute.

Flame swore he felt his fear and panic intensify as he wildly looked around for an opening, "Spyro, we're trapped!" He shouted, as Spyro looked to the old, fragile tree before him and narrowed his eyes.

The purple dragon then made an idea and muttered to Flame, "Not for long."

Spyro quickly charged ahead toward the weak, old tree with his head down at full speed, and to everyone's amazement, he rammed into it and caused the entire tree to come tumbling down, crashing heavily through the other trees to make a new, open path for the dragons to escape. The new path also revealed small sunlight in the far distance in front of the dragons, showing them that they were almost out of the Ancient Grove.

"Come on!" Spyro urged, as he jumped up the tree and hurriedly walked to the other side of the trees. One by one, Flame, Coltrane, Ami, Ruby, Grayson, Ember, and Bruce leapt over the broken tree trunk and slid down to the other side, landing safely.

However, Rikki slipped off from Coltrane's back and fell to the ground. She shook her head and tried to climbing the tree herself, but she slid back to the ground and even as she tried again, she couldn't reach the top. She gasped when she saw the Wild Hounds charging toward her with anticipation and snarled at the thought of having fresh dragon meat to satisfy their hunger. Rikki could only watch as the hounds drew closer and closer by the second and she cried out in terror when she saw them leap for her.

As the hounds leapt for the little Magic Crafter, Coltrane appeared and quickly snatched Rikki up the tree trunk before the Wild Hounds painfully slammed their heads on the trunk and limply fell to the ground. One of them rose up to its paws and shook its head before it glanced up to its escaped prey with a snarl.

Coltrane then carried Rikki back to the others and set her, Ami and Ruby down near Flame, he looked back still hearing the Wild Hounds behind him howl and growl angrily with rage and frustration.

Spyro glanced back and saw his friends safe and sound from danger. Ember giggled, after hearing the aggravating growls of the hounds behind her, "Those hounds weren't meant for climbing, that's for sure."

"Lucky for us, they can't." Coltrane responded, looking back, speaking while trilling the R in his words, "Otherwise, they would've been quicker."

Spyro responded, "Let's go, we're almost out of the Ancient Grove." The purple dragon turned around and hurried through the forest trailed by his companions into the unknown. Now that they have escaped the Elders, the dragons now have to fend for themselves and find a new home to settle in.

End of Chapter 2...
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Link to Chapter 3:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/38...orgotten_Realms

WOAH! thats awesome!

Thanks, I'll be putting up the next chapter soon!

Link to Chapter 4:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/38...orgotten_Realms

Link to Chapter 5:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/38...orgotten_Realms

Well .. No one can say you didn't put enough effort in thats for sure

=D

Thanks. It's actually a completed story I did on FF.net, that's why it's a little long.

Link to Chapter 6:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/38...orgotten_Realms

Link to Chapter 7:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/38...orgotten_Realms

awesomeness!

Here's Chapter 8 Part 1:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/38...orgotten_Realms

Here's Chapter 8 Part 2:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/38...orgotten_Realms

awesome!! more

Well then... this would confirm what I had been thinking. ^.^;

Anyway, I'm formally saying "Hi! Welcome to the sight!" I've read these (and reviewed) on FF.net, already. Still, it's a good story.

I luvv the story! ^.^ i read every1's n they r awesome

Here's Chapter 9:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/38...orgotten_Realms

Here's Chapter 10:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/38...orgotten_Realms

Urgh, I haven't commented on it here!
I'll say what I've been saying on Sierra: GREAAAT!