Cynders of Hope

Cynder's #1 Fan · Mar 02, 2009 10:47 PM

Last time on CoH:
"Ok, Cynder. If you really want to know the truth, my name is Nikki, I have two forms; my Ice Form and my Fire Form, I'm a dragon, I'm 14 and a half, and........"
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Chapter 12

In the End, it Doesn't Even Matter

"And........." Nikki stopped, glancing nervously at the white vase of flowers. 'Hm........they also look freshly-picked.......' I smiled to myself. 'Thank you Nikki for looking at them.......dumb-o......'

"And what?" I stared at him, trying to make him more nervous so he'd spill the juice.

"And I love you." He smiled; a cheeky smile, showing his teeth.

"Shut up about that, will you? Just face it; I don't like you the way you imagine me to." I stepped away from the wall, standing in front of him, lowering my eyelids in annoyance.

"What?"

"What what?"

"What what what!?"

I rolled my eyes. "What what say what?" I was trying to get him flustered; even the tiniest bit would help......

"Stop saying that!!!" He frowned, looking as if he was going to cry. 'Baby......'

"I'm tired...." I yawned, and I could see the scared look on Nikki's face as he stared at my teeth. "It's not polite to stare." I walked over the barred-window, staring out. 'Man......how many days have I been trapped in here with this barbarian? It could be even weeks, months.......I've lost track of time.......especially for how long I was out cold......when did Nikki finally wake me up?'
I looked at the sky; dark and gray. I turned my gaze to the ground; there was snow! And lots of it! 'Hm......either it's Winter, or we're getting snow early this year.....either way, I'm tired of being trapped in this pig pen......' I softly sighed, looking back at Nik- "What the heck!?!? He's gone!!!!!!!"
I flung my head towards the door; it was closed, and plus there wasn't a doorknob on the inside.

I shrugged. "At least he's gone, and I'm al-" I stopped, not sure if this was a good thing or a bad thing, but I was alone.....

I walked over to lay down on my bed when I stepped on something thin. "Huh? Wait a sec....isn't that......" I picked the red note up flipping it open.

Dear My Love, 'Creep.....'
I have to leave to go somewhere, and if you're curious- 'Duh, I'm curious...'-, look under your bed; there should be a blue button underneath the mattress. Press it, and-don't be scared-you'll fall through the floor. There's a secret door there, and it'll automatically close. Trust me, nobody else knows about it.
See you there!

~Nikki

I frowned; another 'how would he know about this if this was his first time being here' thought popping into my spiked-head, with a few more thoughts I'd have to question him hard about later.

"I'll just have to check this little blue button out....." I poked my head underneath the bed, horns getting stuck to the top in the process. "Shoot!" I tugged my head back, tipping the bed before it fell with a SLAM!!!! falling onto me in the process.
"Ah heck!!!!" I tore at the fabric with my claws, tearing it.

Foosteps! In the hallway!

I finally ripped myself loose, pressing the button as a small door appeared on the floor, sliding open.
I jumped over the bed and fell right through it, falling through blackness as I screamed; where was it taking me? 'If this kills me, at least it'd kill Nikki too......' I though, feeling slightly bad about thinking that. I wouldn't want him dead, but if I died......

"Whoa!!!!!" I landed on something-well, someone-as they yelled out.

"Sorry about th- Nikki?" I questioned, not being able to see. The place was pure black.

"Sadly, yes....now will you get off of me?" I scrambled off of the dragon, sitting down cautiously.

"Ok, one; how the heck would you know about this place, and that we wouldn't die once we hit the bottom? And secondly, those flowers were freshly-picked, brand-new, and thirdly-" A growl came from somewhere, and I heard something snort out air through its nose.
"Uh......Nikki?....." I moved closer to the dragon, bumbing into him.

"Join us, or say goodbye to your precious life forever...."

"Nikki, this isn't funny! Knock it off......" Suddenly there was light; we were in a square room, no windows, no door, no hidden button or switch.......I was trapped......
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Evil, devious Nikki.....was all just another trap of his.......

Chapter 13 should be up by tomorrow since I won't have any (or much) homework this week and next week because of testing. Yay........ x3

Cynder33 · Mar 03, 2009 9:03 PM

Think you did an awesome job cant wait for the next

Cynder's #1 Fan · Mar 04, 2009 1:01 AM

Thanks! big_smile I won't be able to do it today because my dad wants me to hurry up and get off, though I should have time tomorrow to type it up if there aren't any "interuptions".

Cynder's #1 Fan · May 09, 2009 4:37 AM

Long ago on CoH:
"Nikki, this isn't funny! Knock it off......" Suddenly there was light; we were in a square room, no windows, no door, no hidden button or switch.......I was trapped......
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Chapter 13

Tick-Tock Goes the Clock

"Nowhere to run this time, little Cynder..." Nikki chuckled, obviously getting pleasure from my fear.

"Nikki, what's going on?" I questioned as I backed away from the dragon creeping closer to me. "Please stop this! You're freaking me out!!" I cried as he snapped his fangs close to my muzzle.

"Didn't you already hear me? There's nowhere to get away this time." His voice was calm, which actually alarmed me more, as I instinctively flexed my claws, preparing to attack if it was needed. 'I should at least be thankful that no one else is here to help Nikki out, though it's hard to be thankful when you have this crazed idiot after you.' I thought as I flew up, only to have my horns bump the ceiling, sending tile down. 'Tile? Wait a second...if tile is being scraped off with just a slight poke from my horns, just imagine what would happen if I did it harder...'

I started jabbing my horns into the ceiling, sending down chunks of moldy wood. "And you said there wasn't a way out!" I sneered down at Nikki, who was staring dumbly up at me. "What, too shocked that I knew to do this? Because it's actually all thanks to you." Still no reply. "Nikki?" I stopped and watched him; he was still just standing there, unmoving.

I rolled my eyes; how stupid does he think I am? Pretending to be a statue? No one would fall for that. I carefully lowered myself and stood in front of him. "Nikki? You there? Hello!?" I waved a paw in front of his face, but he didn't even blink.

"Starting countdown in 1:00. All systems ready for shutdown. Repeat. All systems ready for shutdown." I stuttered backwards as if I had just been hit, eyes going wide in shock as "Nikki" kept repeating the phrase "all systems ready for shutdown" and the room started flashing red.

"Aaaahhhhh WHAT THE HECK!!!" I screamed as I pounded the floor with my forepaws, glaring angrily at the Nikki robot. As a verbal countdown sounded off, an idea popped into my horned-head; why not just break down the walls and ceiling with one of my breaths?

I crouched down and turned my head upwards, opening my mouth wide as I felt the acid-poison-rise up my throat and shoot out of my mouth at the wall I was facing. Boom!! A huge chunk of wood broke off. 'For such an awe-striking castle, it sure does have bad construction.' I thought as I took down the walls one by one. Soon enough, I could see light protruding from behind a plank, and I slashed it with my tail blade, making a hole to the outside world.

"Freedom at last!!" I cried as I collasped onto the moist grass. The sky was covered in a grey overcast and rain was steadily pouring down, but I didn't care. I was just overjoyed to be out of that heck-hole.

"Cynder? ....Cynder! Hey Cynder!!" I raised my head to see Spyro racing over to me, Sparx riding on his head between his golden horns.

"Spyro! Sparx!" I hastily got up and flashed a toothy grin at them as they stopped in front of me.

"Cynder! We've been looking all over for you." Spyro said as he smiled, his tail wagging behind him. "Where were you all this time? It's been three months; we thought you were dead or something."

'Three months!!' It echoed throughtout my head as I stared in disbelief at them. "I've been locked up in this castle-" I pointed to it behind me. "-with Nikki. And he tricked me into going into this dungeon room and turned all evil on me. Then all of sudden a timer went off and-"

"Cynder, you can tell us about it later. But for now let's all go get something to eat." Spyro turned and walked off as I followed in a daze. "So.....who likes roasted marshmellows?"
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I'm SO sorry for the long wait, devoted readers. I got a pretty bad case of writer's block, but I've recovered from it. ....Mostly. xDx But I'll try to write way more often from now on.

Cynder's #1 Fan · Sep 12, 2009 11:54 PM

It's been quite awhile since the last chapter, but I've decided to go through all the previous chapters and rewrite them. The changes could be minor, or they could severe. Depends on what pops up in my head. But anyway, here's chapter fourteen!
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Last time on CoH...
"Cynder, you can tell us about it later. But for now let's all go get something to eat." Spyro turned and walked off as I followed in a daze. "So.....who likes roasted marshmellows?"
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Chapter Fourteen

Home Sweet...Terror?

"So all of a sudden Nikki turned in a robot? Are you sure you weren't imagining all that?" Spyro questioned me as we landed at the Temple.

"Yes, Spyro, I'm sure of it! I don't see how it's possible, but it really did happen!" I looked down at the smooth floor, sighing. "But that was in the past, so I just need to get over it. Even though I don't know what to make of anything, anymore. I'm not even sure if Nikki is his real name..." I sighed once more and headed inside, glancing back at the balcony as Spyro and Sparx passed by me.

"Cynder...You coming?" Spyro asked, stopping to wait for me. I shook my head.

"Nah, I'm going to stay out here for awhile. But I kinda...Wanted to be alone for now." I said. "If it's okay with you, that is."

"Okay. It's getting pretty late, so you'll probably want to come inside soon. Don't want Nikki coming after you." The purple dragon smiled and winked, then continued going inside, disappearing from my sight. 'Yeah...Sure don't want him to...' I thought frowning, putting my two front paws on the railing along the outer edge of the golden, circuliar balcony, breathing in the fresh evening air.

I rested my head on my paws, closing my eyes as I tried to relax and take my mind off of things, when I heard a deafening howl. My head shot up, and I frantically looked around. "What the heck was that..." My voice was drowned in worry, and my green eyes widened as I stretched my wings, flapping them a bit.

"Search the area! We must find her!!" The shouted order echoed from the forest. 'T-t-they must b-be talking about me!' I thought as I jutted back from the railing as if it were blazing hot, slowly taking a few steps backwards before I turned and ran into the Temple. I soon stopped in my tracks. 'I can't go there...I'll only cause harm to the others...' I gritted my sharp teeth together in frustration. 'What to do, what to do...If I run off again something serious might happen to me, but if I stay here I'll just be putting the others in danger, and even if I do leave, Nikki's army could still attack this place...'

Heavily sighing, I ran straight ahead and leaped up and over the railing, flapping my outstretched wings as I took to the air. "Spyro, Sparx, the Guardians...I'm sorry, but I must leave..." I whispered to myself, soaring high above the dark green trees as I heard footsteps rushing on the terrain below me. "I don't know how long I'll be gone, but I promise, with all my heart, that I will return some day..."

I flapped harder and faster, driving myself farther and farther away from the place I called home. "It's getting pretty dark out. I'll have to find shelter soon...But at least it doesn't look like it's going to rain tonight, so that's at least one good thing so far." I thought outloud.

The sky had turned the color of burnt amber. Night was approaching, and fast. I lowered a bit, the lush green grass zooming into view as I looked for a good place to stop and rest until morning came. As soon as the sunrise started, I would have to leave and start my journey all over again, going one place to another.

At last I found a small cave, surrounded by huge oak trees. It looked like a suitable place to take shelter in, so I flapped my wings one last time before carefully gliding down, landing right in front of it. I tucked my wings close to my body, my tail slithering in the grass behind me as I took a few slow steps inside.

"Eew...What is that horrible smell?" I wrinkled my nose, raising one paw up to it. "Reminds of the day Spyro and I were playing outside and he accidently stepped in that pile of dung." I sighed, remembering the good old days we used to have together, before any of this had happened.

Frowning as I uncovered my nose, I walked in farther, the smell becoming even stronger. 'Be strong, Cynder...It's just a smell...And besides, that way Nikki and his minions won't be able to track me by smell.' I thought on the bright side, starting to smile a bit. 'I just hope that nothing lives here...'

I took a few more steps, stepping on a stick and snapping it into two. I froze on the spot as I heard a moan.

"Hmn....Who's there....?" A voice, female, asked from within the darkness.

I gulped, debating whether I make a run for it or answer. I decided to answer. "J-j-just a dragon. I-I come in p-peace." I stammered out, mentally kicking myself because of the last sentence.

I heard a yawn, then a quiet clacking as the figure walked towards me. I squinted to make out the creature, finding out that she was another dragon. Her eyes widened when she saw me, and she was soon huntched down close to the cave flooring, screaming bloody murder. "Y-y-you're C-C-C-C-C-C-Cynder.......A-A-A-A-A-A-A-AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
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So, how was it?

beautygirl05 · Sep 13, 2009 6:44 PM

Oh my gose that was awseome! smile When's the next chapter coming up?

Cynder's #1 Fan · Sep 13, 2009 9:39 PM

Thank you. smile It should be up by either tomorrow or Tuesday. Depends on how much homework I have.

Apoc · Oct 13, 2009 9:28 AM

Looking good, haven't finished reading but I will soon

cynderfan · Feb 12, 2010 6:28 AM

what could the word be for this... SPYRO AWESOMENESS big_smile

spyroandcynder4ever · Feb 12, 2010 2:22 PM

I love this story! I'm so engaged in it I'm just dying to read the next chapter!

~cornys~ · Feb 17, 2010 2:36 AM

wow this one has been kicked up from the bottom of the list on many occasions it looks like lol.. I would listen to what Red said a long time ago.. (2 years actually lol)

I'd put this up on Fanfiction.net

Keep posting it here too, but over there you would get more readers I'm sure.. Trust me I experianced this lol

I'll read this some day I figure.. just not now... I'm hard pressed to keep up with my own writing lol

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