Set in the original Spyro the Dragon universe (i.e. not the "Legend of…" series.) The story, as you might have guessed, is named after Number One on the list and is taken, in turn, from the title of a Science Fiction story, "Of Polymuff Stock".
This will be the final chapter, as far as I'm aware.
Of Artisan Stock: Ten Things That Spyro the Dragon Is or Was.
10. Unromantic (Or So He Thinks).
Spyro has pretty much come to the conclusion that females of every shape, form and species are an enigma it's best not to get involved with. Hunter did, and look what happened to him.
He gets Hunter wanted to spend some time with Bianca. He gets that (as totally bizarre as it is). But did they honestly have to involve full moons? And… and fireworks? What is this, the freaking Year of the Dragon?
Oh, wait…
When Elora comes up behind him, she has that same, proud smile on her face that she had the day when he defeated Ripto. Except this time, the smile isn't so much for Spyro. She nudges him in the side. 'Come on, Spyro, take a little break for once. Enjoy the show.'
The show. Right. So long as they can stay looking in the opposite direction to the lovebirds.
He should really keep looking for the rest of the eggs, but he sits down anyway and let's Elora lean against him a little so they can both look up at the explosions making the sky seem bright as day. (Hey, is that Sgt Byrd with the rocket boosters? It really looks like him).
Romance. Yeugh. One less noble warrior. What the heck is Hunter thinking?
Spyro the dragon has absolutely no plans to ever –ever– fall in love. It's probably not something Peacekeepers do, and now –not for the first time in his life– Spyro feels somewhat glad of his heritage.
He'll just stick with Elora for now. She's a lot safer to be around, after all. Bipedal, nice eyes, he can let her use him as a pillow without feeling freaked out about it and she doesn't try to attack him with firebombs, which, if Hunter and Bianca are anything to go by, seems to be some kind of necessary requirement of being in love. Spyro would really prefer not to be hit by anymore of those fireballs.
Still, the fireworks are kinda pretty, even if they are totally unnecessary.
And he figures he can sit still for a few minutes longer if Elora really doesn't want to go.
Fic #10 Explanation: Okay, you got me. I am secretly an Elora/Spyro shipper (she kissed him, after all, and I simply couldn't help myself). One of this story's reviewers actually made a rather close guess to what was due to be the content of this chapter when they commented earlier, so well done to them for predicting my thought patterns, (even if they didn't mean to). I can, however, see the practical problems that are involved with such a pairing as this and am trying to write something to counteract the problem. For now, however, you get this fic in which… Well.
On that note: Is it depressingly cynical that the first words that pop into my head whenever I think of Hunter and Bianca's relationship are "Stockholm Syndrome"? Yes? Okay, moving right along.
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-SD