There were once two dragons named Spyro and Cynder who had been born in the same year. However, Cynder's egg had been stolen by the forces of the Dark Master Malefor while the fire guardian dragon Ignitus had rescued Spyro's egg.
Many years later, Spyro saved Cynder from Malefor's clutches and they joined forces to seal Malefor and restore peace to the realms.
At the same time, Ignitus had become the new Chronicler, a dragon who would add information to the books of time.
Little do Spyro, Cynder, and Ignitus know that Malefor has escaped again and found a new target.