In The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, the time crystal was briefly seen within the ruins of the Mountain with Spyro, Cynder, and Sparx still encased inside. A group of Grublins found the crystal with the heroes inside; one of them struck the time crystal with its club in an attempt to break it, causing the crystal to react by glowing brightly. It emitted the voices of Spyro and Cynder moments before they were encased in crystal when the Well of Souls was collapsing around them. The crystal cracked quickly with light seeping out of it, and it shattered into pieces, releasing Spyro, Cynder, and Sparx from their three-year slumber and allowing the Grublins to shackle Spyro and Cynder together with the snake chain.