Reborn as a dragon

(3rd person)

Cynder watched Spyro as he slept. 'He's actually kinda cute and he doesn't snore so that's a plus.' She thought flying just above him as he slept. She landed next to him in order to get a closer look at him, she knew her father had done his research on him, but she wanted to do her own observation of him.

She circled him with a grin on her face, before placing a claw on him. "What makes you so special, that my father would bet so much on you?" She said softly. She ran her claws across his scales.

"You are a strange species of dragon no doubt, but there is something more about you, something deeper than just your species and dark magic." She said a little louder, but she was careful not to let Spike hear her.

Spyro let out a sigh in his sleep, a puff of black mist left his mouth as he did. Cynder knew just by looking at it, that it was pure dark magic, and a very potent magic at that. 'So much power inside a dragon as small as me, if it belonged to an adult dragon, I would understand, but him it's almost impossible to believe.' She thought

"I think I'll enjoy having you around, but first I have to make you mine, but how to do it, my father has told me that my greatest strength is to manipulate others to my will. But what will work on you, perhaps playing damsel in distress, or seductress." She pondered before chuckling. "Well it doesn't really matter in the end you will be mine." She said, nuzzling his head, making him let out a content sigh.

"Well I should entertain your little friend till you wake up." She said flying down to the bottom where Spike was waiting.

"Where's Spyro?" He asked her.

"He's asleep, but why don't you tell me more about yourself, and Spyro?" Cynder asked, laying down on the ground.

"Well, I don't really know if Spyro would want me telling random dragons about him." Spike told her.

"Come on, we're gonna be here till he wakes up?" Cynder complained rolling onto her back.

"Oh ok." Spike said he started with how he first met Spyro, during the Summer Sun Celebration, and what happened during it.

Cynder burst out laughing, when Spike mentioned the pie catapult, and what quickly followed.

"I didn't picture him to be quite the prankster." Cynder said aloud.

"Yeah it was pretty funny, but the only thing else that I can say is that Applejack is his marefriend." Spike told her, her eyes widened ever so slightly.

Cynder kept her cool when she heard this, but she internally panicked a bit. 'He has a marefriend this will be harder than I thought, wait don't ponies practice polygamy, yes I think they do, good I almost panicked there, but this still makes things harder. I will need to inform my father.' Cynder thought before getting up.

"Hey I have to leave for a bit, why don't you find someplace to lay down and rest, and please enjoy yourself." She told Spike before leaving the cave.

She flew for a few minutes before landing, she proceeded to look around to see nothing except the volcanic wasteland. 'Where is he, he was supposed to be here.' She thought.

"Cynder." Her father said, landing next to her. "Progress?" He asked.

"Yes, though he seems to be quite hesitant in trusting me, right now he's sleeping on my hoard." Cynder informed her father.

"Anything else?" Malefor asked.

"Yes, I learned a bit about him from his friend, he has a marefriend, the element of honesty." Malefor let out a soft growl at the mention of this.

"What do you need to succeed?" He asked her, looking down at his daughter, she grinned when she got an idea.

"Does Draco still owe you a favor?" She asked.

Malefor lowered his head. "What do you have in mind?" He asked his Daughter.

"He and his goons pretend to attack when Spyro accompanies me through the gorge not far from here at midnight, he scares them off. I pretend to be eternally grateful, and make him think I'm in love with him, that mare Applejack might be a problem though." Cynder explained her plan to her father.

"I've taught you well, you make me proud to be your father." Malefor complimented her with a smile.

"You're a good teacher." She said back, before starting to fly away. Malefor pondered his daughter's plan in his mind before walking away.

'Cynder is right, the mare is a problem, but what to do.' He thought. He stopped as a plan started to form in his mind and soon he would put it into action.

Back with Spike he was laying on a small pile of gems relaxing in his makeshift bed. "I wonder when Cynder is gonna be back." He wondered while staring at the cave ceiling.

He heard the flapping of wings as she landed inside the cave. Cynder looked tired, it had been a tiring day for her. "Hey Cynder." Spike said happy to see her.

"Hey." She said while yawning. She stretched her wings before telling Spyro she was gonna take a nap. He wished her sweet dreams before she flew to the top of the hoard where Spyro, still sleeping. She grinned after getting an idea. She laid against Spyro, moving his claws around her. Spyro pulled her close subconsciously.

"Applejack." He muttered in his sleep, draping his wing over Cynder. She felt comfortable in his embrace, his body heat making her even more tired.

She chuckled thinking how he'll react when he wakes up. but right now that doesn't really matter much to her right now, she was too tired to think properly. She laid her head down nudging it under Spyro's before closing her eyes to go to sleep.