Video Game Journeys: Spyro the Dragon Reignited Trilogy

Twilight eventually caught up with Spyro as they stood in front of one of the crystallized dragons.

"Could you... maybe... slow down... a little?" she wheezed between breaths.

"Sorry," Spyro apologized.

Twilight then collapsed in front of the crystallized dragon. As she did, her hand brushed up against the platform, causing the crystal to glow. The crystal then started to shake as cracks began forming.

"Twilight, get back!"

Twilight just barely managed to get away from the crystal before it burst open. From the crystal emerged a large, green dragon with light brown frills, a pair of white horns, and lime green eyes. He was also wearing a dark green carpenter's vest that was linked with a gold necklace. He was also holding a hammer in his right hand, and had a tool satchel around his waist. The dragon's name was Nestor.

He dusted off his vest, then turned to face Spyro and Twilight.

"Thank you for releasing me," he said gently. "Free at least ten dragons in the Artisan World, then find Marco the balloonist. He'll transport the two of you to the next world."

"What about Gnasty Gnorc? I'm going after him!" Spyro said enthusiastically.

"Find dragons first. That's all I can tell you."

Nestor then vanished as a fairy with blonde hair and a beautiful red dress emerged from the platform. The fairy zapped Twilight with her wand, which caused her to regain her strength.

"Thanks," she said.

"Don't mention it," the fairy said, while winking.

Spyro and Twilight then flew down to another platform, where they freed another dragon. This dragon was a painter. He had red-brown scales and a plated tail. He was wearing a fancy vest and holding a canvas that had a painting of Sparx on it. The dragon's name was Delbin.

"Where's Gnasty Gnorc? I'll torch him!" Spyro said impatiently.

"Keep your horns on, Spyro!" Delbin said. "You and your friend have much to learn first. Do you know what Sparx the dragonfly is doing?"

"Umm..."

"Well then, let me tell you. He is helping and protecting you. Keep an eye on him and see what I mean."

Twilight facepalmed at that advice. It was incredibly cryptic.

"Keep an eye on him... just what does that mean?!" she groaned.

"You'll see..."

And with that, Delbin vanished as he flew away.

"Ugh! These dragons are so cryptic!"

"Maybe at first," the fairy on Delbin's platform said. "But if you keep rescuing more in other areas, you'll be able to piece stuff together. By the way, just where are you from, anyways? You don't look like you're from around here."

Twilight explained everything to both Spyro and Delbin's fairy.

"Interesting... I never thought that someone from another dimension would come here, let alone a new hero to help fix everything."

"A new hero?"

"Yeah. See, a long time ago, there was another person who came here to help fix up a bunch of chaos around here. We haven't seen or heard of anything from them ever since. But if you want to find your friends, then you're going to have to look high and low in all of the worlds. Who knows? You might run into them as your helping Spyro."

"I'll keep that in mind. Thank you."

"You're welcome. Oh! And don't forget to defeat Gnasty's minions and get our treasure back!"

"Will do!"

She then ran off and collected a few gems while Spyro used his flame breath to get rid of the cowardly gnorcs and collect their gems. They eventually found all 100 gems that were scattered throughout the Artisan homeworld. During their hunt, they also managed to free two more dragons. Tomas, a bard, who told them that they could glide for short distances, and Argus, a scholar/poet who was in front of a giant stone dragon head.

"Cool flash! Do that again!" Spyro said excitedly to Argus.

"The Artisans's boss is through a portal in the dragon mouth," Argus said, pointing behind him. "But you are not yet ready. First, you must complete one of the other Artisan lands. I will wait here until you decide to return."

"Got it! Thanks!" Twilight nodded.

She then went off with Spyro to find the balloonist. When they found him, he explained what Nestor had told them.

Knowing that they had to at least find ten dragons, they set off into the first level, Stone Hill, through a portal. Upon entering it, Twilight soon discovered that they were flying.

"Holy cow! This is amazing!" she squealed.

She then did a midair somersault in excitement. It didn't take long for them to reach Stone Hill, though. The two of them did a somersault, then landed on the ground with grace.

Upon arriving in Stone Hill, Twilight noticed a few rams in front of them. Spyro charged at them, causing them to turn into gems. While he was doing that, Twilight broke a few chests to obtain some of the gems that were in them. Once the main area was clear, they went into a hall and ended up freeing Lindar.

"Lindar! You're all right!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Thanks to you two," he said. "Now listen up, when you free a dragon or step on one of their platforms, you're creating a checkpoint of your last known location. That could be useful if you run into trouble. Not that you've had any trouble, so far."

"Uh... what?" Twilight asked.

"You'll find out as you go. But I must warn you, Twilight. You must find your friends if you are to stand a chance against a mysterious blue-cloaked warrior."

And with that, he vanished as a fairy took his place on the platform.

"Blue-cloaked warrior? What does that mean?"

"I don't know," Spyro said. "But we shouldn't worry about that, now. We should be focused on getting the treasure back and freeing the other dragons!"

"You're right. Let's go!"

Before they could go, however, the fairy stopped them. Twilight walked over to her and asked her why she stopped them.

"You'll be needing this," she explained.

The fairy then zapped Twilight with her wand.

"What did you do?"

"I gave you a new ability. You'll now be able to blast enemies while in that form from now on. If you need to, that is."

Twilight nodded, then ran off with Spyro to free more dragons. The next dragon that they freed just so happened to be Astor.

"After you've freed all the dragons, pass through this fancy vortex - ah thingamajigger... it'll take you back to the Artisan home!" he said.

He was just about to tell a story when both Spyro and Twilight decided to skydive to the shore below. Twilight used her wings to avoid getting hurt. As Spyro combed the shore for gems, Twilight noticed a mysterious key and picked it up. They then used a magic whirlwind to get themselves back up to where the return vortex was. Both Twilight and Spyro then headed back to the well and gently descended into it. Twilight used the key and unlocked a locked chest that was there. As soon as she did, a bunch of gems came pouring out of it. She collected the gems as Spyro freed the dragon in the well. He was a navy blue dragon that appeared to be a barista. His name was Gavin.

"Watch the dragonfly," he said. "His color indicates his power! When he's yellow, he's at full health. If you take a hit, he'll turn blue, one more hit, he'll turn green. After the third hit, he'll fly away, leaving you vulnerable. If you want him to replenish his color, then feed him butterflies. When that happens, he'll stay strong... like me!"

"Uhh... sure," Spyro said nervously.

"So that's what Delbin meant," Twilight said.

After exiting the well, the two went through the last hall, where they heard something strange.

"Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!" the strange voice taunted.

"Did you hear that?" Twilight asked.

She listened carefully. She heard the taunting again.

"Sounds like it's coming from the other side."

The two ran outside, taking care of the shepherds and collecting their gems along the way. They then flew up the tower and freed the last dragon in Stone Hill: Gildas, a light blue painter dragon.

"Spyro, my friend, how would you and your new friend like a hint on gliding?" Gildas asked.

"You bet!" Spyro said enthusiastically.

"For the longest glide, be sure to take off when your at the top of your jump, and trying extending using your wings to descend slowly if you want to drop down mid-flight."

And with that, he vanished. Well, Twilight Spyro glided over to the other side. As they collected gems, they saw the source of the mysterious taunting earlier. It was a mysterious figure dressed in a blue robe. The figure was holding a dragon egg.

"You little thief! Come here!" Twilight snarled.

The two of them then chased him for a while until Twilight decided to blast him with her magic. Upon doing so, the thief vanished and the dragon egg was retrieved. Once that was over, they went around Stone Hill and got the rest of the gems before going to the vortex to go back to the Artisans homeworld.

"That was easy," Twilight said as they flew back to the Artisans homeworld.

"Of course it was," Spyro replied. "It's only the beginning of a long journey."

"True, true."

Indeed, he was right. Still, what Lindar had said had Twilight worried. Who exactly was the blue-cloaked warrior he spoke of? And what of her friends, as well as Spike? Where were they? Well, she and Spyro were about to find out sooner or later.