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Roaring Spyro stomped around, smiling while the kids squeal and giggle as he chased them around. Cynder sighed

"He's going to be a good dad" Jake remarked, chuckling as his kids tackle Spyro to the ground

"It's not him I'm worried about, it's me"

"What about you?" He asked

"Well, when I was corrupted, I did things that I regret more than anything. I did horrible things, things that would scare you, it scared Spyro. I wanted to hurt him, I wanted to hurt Spyro and I can't get over that!" Cynder answered

"I know you have some bad memories, but I also know you can get over them" Jake replied

"It's not just that. Spyro is a natural, you should have seen him cheer up the kids before the siege of Warfang. He made a group of war-torn children laugh and play for a few hours. I have no idea how to raise children, I feel like I'm going to mess up or do something wrong. I was raised by a maniac who corrupted me into another body as soon as I had learned to speak, Spyro was raised by two caring dragonflies, and he had a brother."

"It's different with your own kids. Before Mary had hers, she was a killing machine for the Triad army. That how we met, my platoon was under attack by a cursed army, and she flew in using her fire and wind powers to throw a fire tornado at the army, obliterating it. When she got pregnant, she turned from a battle hungry killer to a calm, patient, mother. Don't let your past experiences take over." Jake looked back to her "Also, when you lay your own eggs, your instincts will tell you how to act, and by the time they hatch, you know what to do. This only works for the first 6 months, then they get rowdy and you have to figure things out for yourself"

"I'll need to talk to Michael about how he raises his kids." Cynder replied

"That's probably a better idea. I only have the experience from my pregnant mate and children. while Michael has been alive long enough to experience thousands. You will, no doubt, be different from Mary." He answered

Spyro looked over at Cynder, and smiled, all three kids hanging from him as he dragged them around the room giggling.

"I'm also worried about this war" she sighed "Another war"

"I would focus on something else, if I were you, like maybe your ceremony?" He asked, raising his eyebrows "You are engaged, right"

"Yes" she answered

"Then I'll bet you'll want to start planning it. When I was talking to Flame, I heard that they did theirs in less than three days. I'll bet they were stressed about it the whole time. We did ours slowly, over 6 days." He told Cynder

"We want ours to be simple, a few friends, whatever family we can find, some music and decorations, and Michael officiating it." Cynder replied "We already have all we need, but we just want to relax for a while before making it official."

"My brother did that too, but then he and his mate suddenly wanted to make it official. Then they had to wait painfully long so they could have the ceremony they wanted. Make sure to pay attention to what you and Spyro are feeling." Jake responded

"Rawrr" Spyro yelled, the children squealing

"The more I think about it, the more I can't wait" Cynder sighed

"I know how you feel"

The two dragons watch as Spyro slumped onto the couch, Exhausted. The kids ran back to their dad.

"Can we play outside" Storm asked, her grey wings flapping excitedly.

"Sure, just don't leave the square!" he yelled back at them as they left

"How did Storm get her colors?" Cynder asked

"Dragon genetics are weird, most of the time a child will inherit their color from one or both of their parents. But the rest of the time they will get their colors from either farther up the family tree, or just a random mutation. My grandmother was an electric grey, so I assume that's where she got it from." Jake explained "Believe it or not, Ray is a sun dragon, not a fire dragon. Nobody in my family has a clue where that came from."

"A sun dragon? So he will be able to travel to stars and collect sunstones and stuff?" Spyro asked from the couch

"Some of them do that yes, but most just spend their lives like any other dragon" Jake answered

Cynder walked over and sat next to Spyro on the couch, Jake sat down across them, making sure he has a good view of the square.

"And what about Sammy, you're an ice dragon, and she's a water dragon" Cynder asked

"Actually, my ice dragon element is the first recorded in my family. Water elements are normal for us." Jake answered

Outside, Flame and Ember had left their house and the three kids ran up to them. Michael stepped out of his house and watched as the two young dragons talked with the three younger ones. Then he walked over into Spyro's house.

"Hey, how's things?" He asked

"These two have some questions about... certain topics" Jake said, getting up and joining the kids outside

"We do?" Spyro asked, confused

"Cynder was a little worried about some things" Jake said as he walked out the door

"Yeah, I was a little worried about how my... condition... and my childhood would affect me raising children." Cynder said, looking over to Spyro

"Black dragons have a natural resistance to the long term affects of dark magic. This means that there is no longer any magical trace left in you of Malefor's control. So, in the magical sense, and physical sense, you will be fine. As for your childhood, I know you weren't raised by any kind of a parental figure. I can help you with anything that your instincts don't cover." Michael explained "But why are you thinking of this now, you haven't even had your ceremony yet?"

"Yeah, about that" Cynder turned to Spyro "I want to do it, like within the week"

"You do?"

"Yes, I decided that I don't need to wait to do something that Is going to happen, that I want to happen." Cynder smiled "Do you want to make it official"

"Definitely" Spyro smiled back, he turned to Michael "Is it normal for dragons to have their mating ceremony so soon after they have gotten together?"

"Dragons are strange creatures; two dragons will spend years courting before confessing their love. Then, within days, the two will have their mating ceremony. A couple's family usually can tell when they are bonded, and usually hurry things up. Watching these events are hysterical. I did it to you, if you didn't notice." Michael laughed

"Wait, the blades you had, the looks, the hints, that was what you were doing?" Spyro asked

"Yeah, that was on purpose. I could tell that you were bonded as soon as you jumped in front of Cynder to protect her from me." Michael smirked "So I did what I do best"

"So, with our ceremony, I really liked how you decorated the fortress's central square, and I loved the music." Cynder stated

"First, you should get your witnesses. Then you should get with a decorator and a few stylists, I can handle the rest." Michael looked at the couple "Do you two want me to officiate?"

"Yes" Spyro answered, looking over to Cynder, who nodded

"Then you do those two things, and we can have the ceremony immediately" Michael told them, then got up and left.

Flame ran into the house and looked over at Spyro

"Hey, come check this out"

Spyro leaned over and kissed Cynder

"Back in a bit" he said

"Take your time." She replied

Spyro followed Flame out of the house and flew over to the market district. They entered a new looking store and Flame led Spyro to the back of the shop. On display in the back, a row of gold headdresses covered with gemstones.

"I was thinking that we should get a pair of these for the girls, since their both royalty" Flame leafed through a booklet of designs, then he focused on one specific page.

"This one looks cool, she will love this."

"I think she'll like this one" Spyro said pointing to the third one in line. "Hey, we got engaged"

"You did, congrats Spyro" He bumped the purple dragon "You stud"

"I was wondering if you would..."

"Be your witness? Yes, duh" Flame interrupted

They talked to the jeweler, discussed their payment, and flew back to the square. The two got back just in time to watch the girls leaving.

"You know what this means, GIRLS NIGHT!" Spyro heard Ember yell "C'mon, lets go. No, you're coming, LETS GO" She practically dragged Cynder into the air.

Michael, watching these events, raised an eyebrow at the pair, and walked into his house. Spyro went back in the house to see Jake telling his kids a story. Spyro realized that the story had been about him. The kids looked at him in amazement.

"Did you really save a whole city?" Ray asked him, eyes wide

"Well, Cynder was a huge part of it, and Warfang's defensive armies helped." Spyro answered

"Wooow" Sammy replied

Jack continued the story while Spyro went into the kitchen and ate a snack. Then he walked back and sat down on the couch, smiling silently. Every once in a while, the young dragons would look at Spyro, disbelief in their eyes as the hero in their story sat right next to them. When Jake finished he settled the kids into bed, and walked back into the living room.

"Girls went out for a 'Girl's night'?" Jake asked Spyro

"Yep" Spyro answered

Suddenly Mary walked in and sat down on the couch, leaned against Jake and sighed.

"Kids in bed?" she asked

"Yep" He answered

"Where's Cynder?" Mary looked around

"Girls night with Ember" Spyro answered "Preparing for are ceremony"

"You decided you wanted to do it sooner?" Jake said, raising his eyebrows

"Yep, were planning to do it within the week." Spyro leaned back, and smiled at the thought. "And I can't wait"

"I'm gonna hit the sack" Jake kissed Mary and walked into the hallway

"I'm going to eat something, then I'll meet you in there" She called to him, then turned to Spyro "I wanted to ask some things about this city"

"I have only been here for a few days now, but I'll try to answer your questions the best I can"

"So, while I was checking the town halls records, I discovered that many of this city's buildings were abandoned during the wars. Michael owns some of these buildings."

"Okay"

"Well, since most of the buildings Michael's forces use are at the port, I was wondering why Michael even owns them in the first place?" Mary looked over at Michael's house.

"Well, I only have been to a few. Some appear to be factories of come kind, while others make no sense to me. But Michael has lived in this dimension for thousands of years, maybe he had his uses back then."

"That would make more sense. Secondly, I found that this city hasn't been growing in size or wealth lately. I can't seem to find what has been causing it, but my main theory is that this city is still in post-war recovery. But this recovery will not be going on for much longer, I fear that this city will go under some strain when the damage has been totally repaired."

"What kind of strain?" Spyro asked

"Not much, hopefully, but there is no way to know. Hopefully, since Michael is back, he can help us move through with his massively stable economy. The final thing I found was more interesting than problematic. This city is filled with magical ruins. These ruins appear to be everywhere, I walked past three of them on the way home. I talked to some archeologists and they had no idea what these ruins were or their functions. They appear to contain protective spells and defensive systems."

"That seems to be something else that Michael was a part of, you should ask him about that." Spyro, thinking, looked up "I've seen some of these ruins, but they don't seem to be too important."

"I probably have to, if I want any answers. Other than those things though, the rest of the city is prospering" Mary got up and walked into the kitchen to eat

Spyro said goodnight to Mary and went to bed. Curling up, Spyro noticed that without Cynder, the bed felt empty. Eventually, he fell asleep.

Cynder sneaked into the house an hour later, startled when she saw Mary sitting at the table, eating dinner.

"Do you ever sleep?" Cynder asked her

"Not when I get home after dinner time, but I needed to talk to Spyro, so that took a minute" Mary answered

"About what?"

"Some weird stuff about the city" Mary finished her meal, and leaned back.

"Oh god, I don't want to know" Cynder laughed "Boy am I tired, I'm going to go to bed"

"Alright, see you tomorrow" Mary got up, and returned her dishes to the kitchen

Cynder slowly opened the door, stepped through, and closed it behind her. She silently curled up next to Spyro, trying not to wake him up. After she had settled, Spyro flipped over and curled up around her.

Spyro woke up to a knock on the door.

"Cynder" Ember's voice rang through the door "C'mon, we need to go find you a decorator, and a few stylists."

Cynder groaned, and looked over at Spyro. She stretched, kissed him, and got out of bed.

"Hurry up, let's go" Ember called

"Hold on a minute" Cynder called back, then turned to Spyro and kissed him again. "See you later"

"Love ya" he called as she left

Spyro got up, stretched and yawned. He walked out into the living room to see Flame sitting on the couch.

"Hey" Spyro yawned

"Hey, those headdresses we ordered are finished." Flame told him

"That was fast" Spyro replied

"They are earth dragons; they can use magic to make their wares" Flame answered

The two dragons walked out into the square and were about to take flight when Michael seemingly appeared behind them.

"Whoa, where did you come from" Flame jumped

"You should look around more often" Michael answered "I wanted to give you these"

Michael handed Spyro the blades ha had collected from the forge. Giving Michael a look, he put the blades in his storage. Then he and Flame took off back to the jewelers. When they go there, Spyro admired the intricate designs of the headdress he picked out.

"When should we give them to them" Spyro asked Flame

"Probably when they get back, Ember knew I was hiding something when I bought that bracelet" Flame smirked

"Seems like a plan, we should do it together" Spyro told him

Flame nodded as they left the store. When they got home, they landed to find Michael was inspecting Cynder's tailblade. Spyro approached to find that it had broken, Cynder was clearly in pain. Spyro never understood how tailblades worked, but apparently, they grew with the dragon, and they had at least some feeling.

"What happened!" Spyro asked, "Is she okay"

"Her tailblade broke when she landed on the metal flooring over next to the decorators" Ember told Spyro "she told me she was fine and wanted to keep going, so I hurried it along. But brought her back when I noticed she was in a lot of pain"

"Tailblades have some nerve endings in them, so Cynder is in a lot of pain. The reforging process will hurt even more, but I think I have a better solution." Michael explained

He grabbed the tailblade piece and her tail. And held them tight in his paws. With a flash of light, Michael pressed down hard. Cynder flinched, gasping. When Michael let go, Cynder looked back and saw that her tailblade was back. But something was different, the metal color was noticeably different.

"This is now ethereal gold" He told her "I challenge you to break it. I should also do your wingblades as well."

Michael went over and tapped each one of her wingblades. With a flash, each blade turned the same color of her tailblade. Cynder looked over and admired her new blades.

"Your tail will be sore for a while, until your nerve endings heal" Michael informed

"Thanks" Cynder said

Testing the weight of the new blades, Cynder flicked her tailblade around. Not paying attention, the blade flew right over Michael's head, slicing his left horn clean off. Ember gasped; Michael looked down and sighed.

"These new blades are sharp enough to cut through any other metal like lava through ice"

He focused on the horn, and it dissolved. Then he waved his left paw over his stump, and suddenly it reappeared, as if nothing happened.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't know that it could cut right through bone" Cydner replied

"You should be more careful with them" Michael told her, then walked away

"Spyro and I got you two something" Flame cut in

Both the girls looked up

"You did?" Cynder asked

They each pulled the headdresses out of their storage. Ember squealed as Flame handed hers over.

"This is so beautiful" She said "How did you get these?"

"There is a jeweler nearby that specializes in them" Flame answered

Cynder put on her headdress, and smiled.

"Thank you Spyro, what did I do to deserve you?"

"I should ask the same about you" Spyro replied