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// Purple Dragons 
// Story: Skylanders: Spike's Adventure 
// by Smileyface1010 
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	Spyro was the head Skylander who came from a rare line of purple dragons that were able to breathe balls of magical fire. He was practicing his fighting skills when he was called by Eon, the old head Portal Master. Even though Eon wasn't a Portal Master anymore, he still gave missions to the Skylanders.  Spyro walked to the ruins of his old castle, and a large hologram appeared in front of him.
He saluted. "At your service, Eon."
Even though the spirit looked distressed, he still gave a smile. "Greetings, Spyro. How are you today?"
There was something strange about Eon that Spyro couldn't put his claw on. "Fine, sir. Do you have a mission for me?"
Eon's smile faded and he gave a sigh. "In fact I do. You see, Kaos is up to his old tricks again. Except he isn't exactly in Skylands right now. He seems to be in another universe. I don't know what he is doing there, but-"
"You want me to gather all the Skyladners so we can stop him, right?"
"Well, no. Traveling across universes is very tricky, even for experienced Portal Masters. I cannot risk sending all of the Skylanders there because something might go wrong when you're traveling. I do not want all of you to be sent back to Earth again, right?"
Spyro shuddered at the thought of being frozen into a toy and sent to Earth again.
"I know you would not want to do this alone, but I have no choice. I would go myself, but you know..."
"Kaos turned you into a spirit, so you can't control portals anymore."
"Exactly. So do you accept this mission?"
Spyro considered saying no, because he hated going on missions alone. But he would never turn down such an important one. 				      "Mission accepted, sir."
"Good." He pointed to a pile of rubble. "Underneath that is one of my most powerful portals. Luckily it wasn't shattered when Kaos destroyed this place. It has the ability to travel across universes. And if I'm correct, the first place you should go to is a land called Equestria. That is where Kaos is. When you get there, you will instantly have a returning portal. Use it to come back once he is defeated. Are you ready to go?
Skyro hesitated, but said yes.
"Alright then. Uncover the portal and jump in when you feel comfortable."
Spyro knew procrastinating about jumping in was useless, so he uncovered the portal as quickly as possible. He glanced back at he hologram, which gave him a warm smile. Without thinking, Spyro leaped in.

"W-what happened?"
Spyro woke up in front of a large tree. It seemed that someone was living inside it, though. There was a door, several windows, and even a balcony. He stared at the tree for a long time.
Finally, his Spyro's memories flashed back to him. He remembered where he was and why he was there.
"So I must be in Equestria? Everything is so...colorful."
Spyro wondered if the person living in the tree house would help him. He walked to the door and was about to knock the door swung open, smacking him in the face.
"Ow! What was that for?" He got angry, and prepared for a fight with whatever was behind the door. Except there was another dragon standing in front of him. Not only a dragon, but a purple dragon.

Spike was doing all his chores, just as Twilight asked him to do while she was gone. He had done everything on his list: dust the shelves, put her books away, and sweep the floor. Once he had done everything Twilight asked him to do, he grabbed his comic book and started to relax. It wasn't long before he forgot one thing he had to do. Twilight's birthday was coming up, and he needed to pick up a cake from Sugarcube Corner. Pinkie Pie was planning on throwing a huge surprise party at the library. He knew he didn't have much time before Twilight would come home, so he dashed through the library and swung open the front door. He was about to sprint to the bakery, but the dragon standing on his doorstep stopped him in his tracks.
It was a slender dragon, with royal purple scales and bronze horns and wings. Unlike him, it stood on four legs and had red eyes that were flashing with anger. But suddenly, the anger stopped and the dragon's eyes filled with curiosity.
"Y-you're a p-purple dragon? But I-I thought the last of our species lived in Skylands!"
"What?"
"Oh, right, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Spyro, the head Skyladner. I'm on a mission here, trying to save my home, Skylands."	
"Spyro, huh? I'm Spike, Twilight Sparkles number one assistant! So you're on a mission? Cool! I never usually talk with other dragons. Most of them try to kill me."
"Nice to meet you. Listen, could you help me out? You see, I'm trying to defeat-"
Spyro was interrupted by loud footsteps coming from behind him. The two dragons turned around and saw two evil creatures coming toward them.
"Discord," Spike said angrily. "What are you doing here? And who are you with?"
"Oh hello, Spikey-Wikey," said Discord, who patted his head. "Do you know where your friends are?"
"No, but when they get back they'll stop you from whatever you're planning!"
"Oh, that's too bad. I'll be on my way then!" Discord gave a grin and his friend laughed evilly. 

"Who the heck was that?" Spyro asked.
"Discord," Spike grumbled. "An old villain. Most of us thought he was reformed, but he looks like he's up to something. Who was that with him?"
"Kaos. He is the one I'm trying to defeat here. It looks like those two have become buddies. They probably worked out some kind of deal. I'm going to follow them." With that, Spyro ran off after the two villains, but hid in a nearby bush.
Spike was left alone. The cake would have to wait. Equestria, and Skylands, were in danger, and he couldn't let that dragon save them alone! He didn't know what he was up against! Without thinking, Spike ran after Spyro.

Spyro hiding pretty far away from the villains, so he strained to hear their conversation.
"Well, I wanted to get the Elements of Harmony out of your way, but it seems I can't. You shouldn't have a problem taking over Equestria though," said Discord.
"Very good. Here is your Returning Portal, Discord. Put Skylands in as much chaos as possible!"
"So that's what their plan is," Spyro said to himself. "They're switching universes. How am I going to stop that?" He got ready to pounce. He had to do something to keep Discord from going to Skylands. 
"Hey, Wait up!" Spyro heard  familiar voice from behind him. He turned around to see the baby dragon crash into him.
"Sorry," said Spike. "I knew you couldn't do this alone, so I came to help" Just as he said that, both of them saw Discord unfold the portal and jump in.
"Yeah, that definitely helped me. Now what do we do?" Spike looked like he was going to cry. As much a Spyro wanted to shoo Spike away, he knew that saving two universes couldn't be done alone. 
"I guess I'm not that much help after all," Spike started to leave.
Spyro stared at him for a while. "Wait!" he finally said. Instantly, Spike turned around, confused. "I have a plan. You seem to know Discord pretty well. You must know his weaknesses. I know Kaos' weaknesses. If I stop Kaos here in Equestria, could I send you to Skylands to stop Discord? You are a purple dragon, you should be pretty powerful in Skylands."
Spike considered this. He would be a hero, and if he is more powerful in Skylands, defeating Discord would be easy. "Okay, I'll do it."
"Thanks. We have no time to lose." Spyro pulled out a box similar to the one Kaos had. He dropped it on the ground, and it unfolded into a portal. "This will take you to Skylands."
Spike was nervous about the portal. He looked up at Spyro, who gave him a reassuring smile. Spike had no choice but to jump in, so he did.