FSE

Furry search engine

formerly SoFurry search engine

Spyro pulled his sword out and used it to knock a guard back. Then blocked a swipe from another, Layla was yelling at her father, Spyro could not make out what she was saying. Suddenly a guard burst forward and slammed a metal rod against the back of Spyro's head. But it bounced off of his helmet, making Spyro's ears ring. The rest of Spyro's soldiers rushed into the throne room, Michael leading them.

"You dare defy the command of a king?" Michael bellowed

Everybody froze, the king stared at Michael like he was a ghost. He stood there, waiting for a response.

"You're here?" the king asked "How? When? Where?"

"I have been back for a few weeks now" Michael told him, then looked to Spyro "Why are you here?'

"He put a bounty on Cynder, and pressured the other territories to do the same, now he wants me to mate with his daughter in exchange for her safety." He told him

"You WHAT!" Michael yelled at the king, who flinched. "Everybody, OUT!"

The guards and the soldiers left, dragging their down members.

"You had the AUDACITY TO THREATEN A KING! And force him to mate with someone else when HE IS ALREADY SPOKEN FOR!" Michael yelled

"I only wanted a worthy mate for my daughter, I didn't think the mateship was official." The king whimpered

"THEN WHAT? Did you think that the perfect reward for saving the planet was to MAKE HIM MATE WITH SOMEONE HE DOES NOT LOVE?" Michael replied

The king did not answer, he looked down in shame.

"You, WILL REMOVE THE BOUNTY, and order your puppets to do the same, and if you ever cause a problem with the royal line again, I WILL CRUSH YOU INTO THE DIRT WHERE YOU BELONG" Michael bellowed.

The king nodded; head still lowered

Then Michael looked to Layla "If you wish, you can join the ML in search of a mate"

The king looked up in surprise "You would let her do that"

"I don't punish people for the mistakes of their parents" Michael told him "Never have, never will"

Blushing, the dragoness nodded.

"Return with us to the fortress, and we will take you to Faun, from there you can find a fitting suitor"

With that, Michael shot the king a cold look, and left, Spyro and Layla followed

"I'm sorry about my father, there aren't many royals left in this territory, so he got a little desperate." She said to him

"I get it, but he needs to learn to listen" Spyro answered

"Yeah, that's definitely not one of his strong suits" Layla replied

They arrived at the fortress and Michael turned to them.

"I must return, Spyro, take her to my house, she can stay there as long as she likes" he said, then vanished

"Thank... you" Layla started

With a flash, they teleported back to Faun, Layla screamed.

"It's fine, we just teleported to Faun." Spyro calmed her

"Is it like that every time?" She asked

"Pretty much" He answered "Follow me"

They flew out over the dock, and towards the city. Layla marveled at the sheer size of the city itself, she looked down and watched as they passed over hundreds of people. They watched people sort through the markets walked down the streets, and gathered in groups in the squares. Eventually they landed just outside Michael's house.

"There's food inside, you can take any spare room, come by later if you want to meet Cynder" Spyro told her

"Thanks" she replied, then walked into the house

Spyro went back home and walked through the door. Cynder jumped when he entered, and rushed over to nuzzle him.

"Are you okay? What happened?" She asked

"I had a run in with the king of Fen" he explained "He tried to make me mate with his daughter in exchange for your life"

"That, that..." Cynder was so enraged she was turning red

"Don't worry, Michael came to save the day. He yelled at the king and now his daughter is staying with us in Michael's house" Spyro told her

"She's... here?" Cynder asked

"Don't worry, it's not her fault the king was so desperate for her to find a mate" Spyro replied

The two sat nuzzling for a while

"I was so worried" Cynder told him

"I'm fine, I cleared your name" he said, leaning into her

"You don't need to do that for me" Cynder looked up at him

"Of course I do, I'm your mate. I'm supposed to protect you" Spyro replied

"You put too much weight on yourself. Let me take some." Cynder said into Spyro's neck

"I don't carry that much weight, and I won't give any to you, you need to spend some time without the pressure of making up for being the 'Terror of the Skies'. I will not let you be punished for something that was done to you, not by you." Spyro answered

Spyro took off his armor and laid on the couch, suddenly Nina came out of the kitchen

"It's done" she told Cynder

Cynder rushed into the kitchen.

"You're back" Nina said to Spyro "How was your trip?"

Spyro sighed "Eventful"

Nina landed on his nose, and looked into his eyes.

"You need to take a break. You have been working nonstop since you defeated Malefor." She told him

"I can't, the people need me." He answered

"Michael and his forces can help them, you can relax." She replied

"But it doesn't feel right"

"I know, but it is necessary"

Cynder walked into the dining room and set down a plate

"The, what did you call it? Oh, right, the pie is ready" She called

"The what?" Spyro asked

"A recipe I found while wandering around the baking district" Nina explained

"What is it?"

"Some sort of crust, wrapped around some fruit, and baked over a fire." Nina answered

"It looks really good" Cynder cut in

They sat down at the table. Spyro took one bite and savored the delicious taste.

"That's pretty good" He said, and Cynder agreed

They devoured the pie, then sat back, satisfied.

"I'll have to make one of those for Flame and Ember" Cynder stated

A clank sounded from the square, Spyro looked to see Michael, bloodied and limping. Spyro walked out to talk to him.

"What happened to you?" Spyro asked him

"I just killed a dark titan" he said, flinching as he walked towards Spyro.

"Your hurt" He stated

"I then crushed a massive cursed army and over four thousand dark soldiers" Michael explained "We're ready to storm Duule tomorrow."

"I'm coming with you" Spyro told him

"I am too" Cynder appeared beside him

Michael nodded, and walked back to his house. Spyro and Cynder returned to the dining room. Nina sighed.

"So, I take it you're leaving again?" she asked

"We have too, they're the ones who sent the bomb" Spyro answered.

Nina sighed again "We'll I guess it's good I was planning on leaving tomorrow anyway"

The dragons said their goodbyes to Nina, and went to bed. Spyro crawled under the covers and Cynder curled in after him.

"Hopefully we can stop it from ever happening again" Cynder said

Spyro grunted in agreement, and held Cynder close. After some time, they fell asleep.

Spyro woke up when the sun first peeked through the window. He nudged Cynder's cheek with his own to wake her up. They got up and put on their armor, then they walked out the door. Spyro looked over and watched Flame and Ember walked out of their house.

"You're coming?" he asked

"Yep, and there's nothing that you can say to change our minds" Flame answered

They flew off and landed on a smaller fortress than usual. Spyro looked around and jumped when Michael appeared behind them.

"You all ready?" He asked

They nodded, and Michael snapped. With a flash, the fortress was teleported to a planet that was covered with dark, foreboding clouds. Suddenly, the cannons started firing, their shots blasting against the cities shielding. Spyro watched as the massive cannon at the top of the fortress started firing, massive shudders went through the whole square with each shot. The shield cracked, then shattered, and the cannons started pointing towards the city's other defenses. A bell rang loudly, and the armies flew out of the fortress and landed in front of the city. Michael landed in the lead, he raised his wings and stretched them to their full length, and roared. A rune appeared in between his wings over his back

"ULTIMA" His roar could be heard over the sounds of the battle.

A light flashed in the sky. Spyro looked up and watched a meteor fall and slam into a watchtower. Then another, and another. Suddenly there were hundreds of meteors raining down on the city. After the spell ended, the city was on fire, flames rising from around the craters. Spyro looked at Cynder, her stunned face looked back at them. Then the army charged, rushing the city and breaking down its gates. Soldiers were pouring into the city, fighting anybody who resisted. Spyro and Cynder ran through hundreds of streets and alleys, hours past by as they rushed with the soldiers to claim the city. The soldiers suddenly slowed to a stop, and Spyro looked to the center of the city to see a beam of light burst from the tower, the beam struck the clouds, dispersing them to the winds. The soldiers cheered, Spyro grabbed Cynder and kissed her.

"We did it" He yelled, a smile finally appearing on his face

Cynder smiled back. They began to walk back to the main entrance to the city. They arrived to see Michael looking for them.

"There you are" he said, smiling "Now let's celebrate"

The three met up with Flame and Ember, and they partied for hours, the civilians of the city hosted a feast, to thank them for freeing them from evil. They ate until they were overflowing, partied some more, then finally returned to the fortress. They had partied well into the night and into the morning. Exhausted, Michael bode them a good sleep and disappeared. Spyro and Cynder Fell into their bed, cuddling.

"That felt... right" Spyro said

"Yes, it did" Cynder replied

They let their exhausted bodies fall asleep.

Spyro woke up as the sun was setting. He looked out the window and smiled at the still celebrating city. Cynder rose her head and looked at him, yawning.

"Hello beautiful" Spyro said

She blushed, and kissed them.

"Want to go watch that sunset?" she asked

"Sure"

They walked up to the railing and watched the sun slowly fall beyond the horizon. Flame and Ember joined them, watching as the city launched fireworks. Michael walked out f his room and smiled faintly at the group. The look in his eyes was that of being dead tired.

"You okay?" Spyro asked him

"My magic is drained; I feel like I'm going to just fall dead asleep" He answered

"Well, you should get some rest then" Cynder replied

"I have to move the fortress away from the city, they want to fire off bigger fireworks" Michael replied

Michael nodded to the pilot, who had walked out from the control room "Move us a good distance"

The pilot walked back into the control room, a few minutes later the fortress starting humming, and the city started moving away from them. A loud bang sounded from the planet's surface, Spyro wrote it off as fireworks, but froze when he saw the look on Michael's face. Then, a sudden explosion rocked the fortress, sending everybody flying back. Michael yelled, but Spyro couldn't hear him. Michael flipped as they were falling, reaching out with his paw, he casts a portal, and the four dragons fall into it. Spyro landed hard on the ground, hitting his head on a rock, the last thing he saw was Cynder landing on top of him.

"Spyro, Spyro, wake up"

Spyro jumped, then groaned in pain. He could tell three of his ribs were broken, and when he tried to get up he felt a sharp pain in his left wing.

"My wing, its broken" Spyro gasped in pain.

She looked up at someone else

"Hey, medic! I need your help" She yelled

A medic dragon walked up to Spyro then began to cast a healing spell on him. He finished by attaching a magic cast to Spyro's wing

"You won't be able to fly for a few months, and try not to breath to deeply or to hard" the medic told him

"Where are we?" Spyro asked

"We don't know, there are about a hundred of us here, it appears to be safe. There are signs of life nearby, but we are waiting to get everybody up" the medic answered

"Spyro!" Flame called, Ember following close behind.

"Flame, Ember, you guys okay?" Spyro asked them

"Were fine, are you?" Flame replied

"Broken wing when I landed, broken ribs when Cynder landed on top of me." Spyro explained

Everybody had entered the clearing, and started heading toward the smoke. Cynder lifted Spyro by his right wing and carried him forward. After a few miles of slowly walking, they entered a village. The locals appeared to be coyotes, the elder slowly approached them.

"You... are... Dragons!" he exclaimed

"Some of us" A captain stepped forward

"Are you in charge?" the elder asked

"No, but our leader is wounded, and needs rest" he answered

"This isn't the first time dragons have come from another land" The elder told them "You can stay in the caves over on the cliff face"

Cynder led Spyro into a cave and laid him down, he gasped as he settled into the least painful position he could find.

"I, ah, I need you to go out and get a report, find out who's here, and what happened, Ow, please" Spyro told them.

"Alright, but I'm going to send somebody in to stay with you." She replied

She left, and a few minutes later Flame and Ember walked in

"There are only so many caves, so we have to double up" He said

"Mhm" Spyro grunted, still in a lot of pain.

Spyro fell asleep, and woke up when Cynder returned.

"There are 45 wolves and 78 dragons here, including us. All anybody can remember is a hidden element cannon firing at the ship, causing a direct hit to the fortress's power core. Then Michael opened a series of portals and we all fell through. Nobody knows where we are, or how to get back." She told him

"What do we do?" he groaned

"I don't know, eventually Michael should come get us, so until then, we survive" she answered

Spyro leaned back, then flinched. Cynder curled up against him, careful not to hurt Spyro any more than he already is. Flame came into the cave carrying a roasted deer. He ripped off two chunks and handed them to Spyro and Cynder. Cynder dug in while Spyro carefully made small bites.

"Thanks" Cynder said to Flame

"No problem" he answered

Spryo felt his eyes close again as his body forced him to sleep.