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Spyro grabbed Cynder, and kissed her. The white pedals fell around them. Lumi stepped out of the house for a second, and smiled at the sight before him, before Amber called him back into the house. Michael smiled as Flame and Ember ran out of their house, laughing and smiling. Michael called a few musicians and started a party. Cynder grabbed Spyro and started dancing, Spyro moved with his mate but kept glancing over to Michael. He was huddled with Trice, they were speaking with hushed, worried expressions. Cynder fallowed his glances, and looked back to him.

"Ignore them, they're preparing for what's to come. We don't have to worry about that yet, just enjoy the moment, honey." She told him

Spyro looked down at her, he was surprised by the pet name, but smiled nonetheless. The white pedals continued to fall through the night. After a while, Cynder couldn't dance anymore, so they walked to the edge of the square. Spyro noticed that Michael and Trice had disappeared, but he knew that Michael would explain everything later. They joined Ember and Flame next to their house, they were watching the party, laughing.

"So, we won?" Flame asked Spyro when he approached

"Yeah, the final assault was this morning" Spyro answered

"Thank god this is finally over." Ember sighed in relief

"Over?" Aura appeared behind them "Out of the pan, and into the fire"

She chuckled ominously and joined the party.

"What did she mean by that?" Ember asked

"Michael mentioned something about hunting down a void dragon" Cynder spoke

Flame and Ember looked confused, but shrugged it off.

"Another adventure it is" Flame said

"If he's as hard to find as Michael says he is, we might be gone for a long time." Spyro replied

Ember grabbed Flame's tail with hers "Then we should enjoy the party."

The two watched them go, then laughed a little. They walked back to their house to grab a quick meal, but were interrupted by a sky-blue snout poking out the door.

"Hey Samantha" Cynder called

She opened the door and greeted them.

"No more war, finally" she mumbled "I didn't want them hatching in all of it."

Spyro nodded, understanding, then looked into the house.

"What are you doing watching? Why don't you join in?"

"I can't bring myself to leave right now, Jasper's on the eggs but my instincts won't let me do anything right now, at least until the younglings are more developed." She answered

Spyro was about to say something, but Samantha looked back into the house, then said a quick goodbye and shut the door. Spyro gave an amused look to Cynder, who gave it back. They went into their house and Spyro sent Cynder to sit at the table, after a couple minutes he came out of the kitchen with their meals. They were halfway through their meal when Camry popped his head through the door and looked over at them.

"Hey! Why aren't you at the party?" He yelled

"We were, but we needed to take a break" Spyro called back

"Oh" Camry yelled with a smile

Spyro took the bait "Is there something you want?"

He smiled more "Maybe you should show up to our mating ceremony"

Cynder fell over, coughing. Spyro helped her up and laughed at him.

"You know, I think I'll pass" He called back

"Oh, well, that's a shame." Camry laughed "But if you change your mind, it's literally right outside your door in about twenty minutes"

"Twenty?" Cynder yelled, then rushed to the bedroom.

Camry gave Spyro a confused glance.

"What? How long has Layla been taking to get ready?"

Camry thought for a moment "Good point. Oh! We were wondering if you two would be our witnesses?"

"What about your parents?" Spyro asked

Camry looked confused again "Parents aren't usually witnesses."

"Oh, sure! Cynder and I would be happy to." Spyro told him

Camry thanked him, and left. Spyro walked into the bedroom and told Cynder the news. She dropped her sword with a clang, and squealed.

"OMYGOSH YESSSS"

Spyro stepped back, her tailblade narrowly avoiding his face. She noticed this and calmed down, blushing slightly.

"Whoops" She spoke

"At least let me put my armor on before you try to stab me." He told her

They finished putting on their armor, and stepped out into the square. The entire mood had shifted, Samantha was sitting in the back, wrapped around her eggs on a mini nest they had built. Jasper was standing next to her, the suddenness of this ceremony showed in the form of surprise on their face.

"Why now?" Cynder asked

"They couldn't figure out a date, so I guess they wanted to be spontaneous" Spyro explained.

A nervous stylist rushed to them, checked their armor, straightened and shined them a bit. Then nodded and walked them to the center. Michael was standing in the middle, two stylists were wiping the blood off of his armor, and he had a puzzled expression on his face as he read from a paper in his hand.

"They requested a special ceremony." He told them

Spyro laughed "Yours was a little... Brisk."

Michael huffed "I've done this a billion times, to his parents, to their parents. Whatever, I've also had these requests many times as well."

Spyro looked out to see Camry rush up and stand in front of him, he glanced at him and Cynder, and nodded his thanks. Michael laughed at him.

"I'm not saying all of this" He motioned to the paper

Camry nodded "That's fine"

"I don't want to talk for two hours Camry" He chuckled

His eyes went wide "Wait, really, Layla wrote it and wouldn't let me see it completely"

"It's long dude, and props, but it's a bit much." Michael noted

He snapped the paper away and looked out to the crowd. Spyro spotted the king, who sat at the back of the crowd, fuming.

"I don't think he's too happy about this" Spyro motioned to the king.

Cynder laughed "Good"

Camry looked confused, then remembered just how his future mate came into their lives.

"She still feels bad about that, by the way" He told them

"She's fine, but her father isn't" Cynder replied

Michael snorted, then snapped. A gong sounded, and the crowd settled into their places. Almost immediately, Layla walked out and over to Samantha, they talked for a bit before Samantha nodded. Layla then turned and walked through the crowd. Michael summoned a book and Layla's smile flashed a bit of confusion for a second.

"Relax, it's for show." Michael mumbled to her as she joined Camry.

He puffed his chest out and sighed, then called out to the crowd.

"Love, we are here because of love. Layla and Camry have chosen this day of celebration to not only be remembered as the day the war was won, but also the day they became one. These two have accepted each other into their hearts, and want to get the formalities out of the way." He shot a glare at Layla, who was giggling "These two have had a fast-paced love, their fates were set by a goddess who could see into the future." Michael looked over to Trice, then they both shot Layla another glare. "And were nourished by close friends and family. Two of which are here as witnesses today. Their love can not be doubted but must be seen by others" A confused glance to Layla, who shrugged. "Spyro, have you seen the love of these two?"

Spyro looked up "Yes!"

"Cynder, have you seen the love of these two?"

Cynder grinned "Yes, congrats cousin"

Michael turned to the couple and huffed "Layla, do you take Camry, whole, as is, for better or for worse."

Camry paled "As is?" He whispered to Spyro.

"I do" Layla

"Camry, do you take Layla, whole, as is, for better or for worse?'

"I do" Camry answered

"Then, I declare with my blessing, and the power of the ethereal plane, you to be mates, from now onto forever." Michael eyes flashed, and the binding spell was cast.

They kissed and the crowd cheered.

"As is? Whole? Seen the love? From now onto forever?" Michael huffed "It's more ridiculous when I say it out loud."

The crowd parted, allowing the happy couple to pass, and they walked up to Samantha. All the eyes were on her and she seemed embarrassed.

"What? I already said yes, now go!" She shouted

The crowd cheered again, and the musicians started up a new tune. Michael helped transfer Samantha and her eggs back into the house. Jasper snuck up on Spyro and Cynder.

"Michael told us that you guys might be leaving in a few days. Were planning on moving back before the eggs hatch, and Camry and Layla are going to stay with us until they ascend to take the Fen throne." He told them "In case we are gone by the time your back, it was nice spending time with you, when the hatchlings are old enough, we'll come back for a while."

Cynder nodded and said goodbye, then they sat back with the rest of the crowd. Flame and Ember joined them, Spyro could tell something is bothering them.

"What's wrong?"

"My mother keeps asking me if when I want to be king, and now that the war is over, she has doubled her efforts, I think she wants to retire." Ember explained

"Whatever adventure that awaits us might be the last, we'll be staying in Faun, but we will have more responsibilities." Flame told them.

Spyro nodded, "I guess many people will be ascending soon"

"You already have" Ember added

Spyro chuckled, and scratched his head "Yeah, that still feels weird"

They watched the crowd for a while, then spotted the king standing alone in a corner. Spyro and Cynder walked up to him.

"Hey, nice to finally meet you, Spyro has told me so much about you" Cynder spoke.

"Uh, yeah, you too" The king replied

"Can I ask why you tried to take my mate from me?" Cynder asked, faking an innocent tone.

"I, uh, didn't know it was official yet." He mumbled

"But you still knew he was called for, did you not?" Cynder's tone changed to a mean one

"Not really, everybody still thought you had him under some spell." The king stated

Cynder huffed, then shook her head. "Do you understand now?"

"Yes"

"Good, if you try to do something like that again I will rip your throat out, in front of all your people." She growled

Cynder walked away and Spyro followed.

"That.. was..." He started

"I know, I shouldn't have..."

"Hot, if only you could have done that to the king of Triad." He interrupted her

She blushed and looked back at him, the burst out laughing.

"Oh, the benefits of being a queen. I get to threaten anyone I want." She joked

Michael walked over to them. "He looks like you just threatened to kill him."

"That's because I did" Cynder told him

Michael smirked "Good"

"So, where we going?" Spyro asked

"Very, very far from here, way out of communication range, support range, or even supply range. We have narrowed it down to two systems, but one has four possible planets, and the other has five. So, we have to search nine planets, completely, for someone that will try their hardest not to be found." Michael told them

"What is a void dragon?" Cynder asked

"A dragon, that is even more rare than you. You have been told that a purple dragon is born once every ten generations, but in reality, it's once a generation, usually really far apart. A void dragon is a special kind of black dragon that has extreme powers over space and necromancy. They are rarer than purples by far, but aren't as powerful. If you were to fight him you would win, because you have natural immunity to his powers, and he is weak to aether magic. To bring your parents back we need four void cores, and only void dragons can make them. Void dragons can only be born in this dimension, and we have only recorded one in the last hundred thousand years. He might hide from us, or he might see you, Cynder, and show himself. He might not know this but he is your ancestor, you share a direct relation with him. But when he sees a black dragoness with a purple dragon, then sees me he might just accept defeat. We used to be friends, but he left to look for a specific type of magic, and when he found it, he did not like what he found, so he hid away. His mate has petrified herself and awaits his return. If I find him, I will be dragging him back, whether or not he submits." Michael watched the crowd

"When do we leave?" Spyro asked

"A few weeks, months? I don't know, it requires massive planning and packing, we could be gone for a year." Michael answered

"No contact for a year, good, I was getting a little tired of all this attention" Cynder replied

"Same" Michael agreed

The party lasted late, but the two dragons didn't stay, they went to bed before midnight, curling up in their usual places on the soft bed.

"A year without beds, gourmet food, housing, or even a steady food source. I think we may have gone a bit soft." Spyro spoke

"Probably, but I also think we deserved this time, we saved the world, then we helped save a bunch more." Cynder replied

They laid there, listening to the music and the sounds of the party.

"They are going to be doing that all night" Spyro laughed

"Camry and Layla left before we did, those parties are just for the guests." Cynder stated

Spyro laughed "Yeah, we didn't stay at ours either"

"But I enjoyed the dancing, I never knew I liked it so much. I think it's just a girl thing." Cynder told him.

"I like it too, it's definitely better with another dragon, all the parties I went to as a kid I was the only dragon, so I never had a partner." Spyro replied

"Yeah, it's easier when you have a mate that steps up and covers your mistakes" She giggled

"You're not that bad, you only had two today" Spyro told her.

"I know, I also know that you have to say that, it's like a guy thing." Cynder replied

Spyro gave her a confused look.

"Nevermind, is Sparx any good?" She changed the subject

Spyro laughed "No, he's terrible. I feel like I shouldn't be telling you this, but a way to really mess with him is to tell him to dance whenever music starts playing. June knows he's terrible, but he still tries to impress her."

"Too much ego to say no?" Cynder asked

"Exactly" Spyro replied

Cynder nuzzled his neck "Goodnight, sweetie"

"Sweetie? Honey? You're warming up to the names?" He asked

"A little" Cynder admitted "It's cute"

"I have more" He stated "sugar, babe, hubby..."

"Maybe, no, definitely not" Cynder interrupted him.

He chuckled, then laid his head down, and closed his eyes.

"We have to hunt down your ancestor, that feels weird" He stated

"Yeah, Michael said that dragons could live naturally for almost two million years, but don't usually." Cynder replied

"I could look forward to spending two million years with you" He mumbled sleepily

Cynder froze, Spyro did not realize the weight of his words, but it made love bloom in her heart to hear them. Such a statement in its sincerity could only mean complete and unconditional devotion to her. She heard his breathing slow as he fell asleep. Cynder felt his heartbeat and followed, feeling only content as her eyes closed. Well, almost content, they were missing one, or a couple, of a certain thing.

END OF BOOK 2