George the Gnome was hiding in a bish in the Humid Bushlands, determined to win the 37th annual hide and seek competition. He was practicing for weeks and was not going to lose any time soon.
However, what he wasn't expecting was to be picked up, which he was. He felt himself being picked, and he saw that it was one of Klyn workers, who proceeded to throw him away.
George flew through the air and landed on something soft. He was glad that he did so but then realized that he landed on a bear, and in doing so, he woke it up. The bear snarled, so George quickly got off and ran away, and the bear proceeded to chase him.
Spyro and Sparx saw an opening in the forest, so they went through it and landed. It was definitely a bit humid, and it definitely had a lot of bushes, some large enough to fit an elder dragon.
As the two looked forward, they saw a path through the forest, and next to it was George the Gnome. They went over and talked to him.
"Welcome to The Humid Bushlands young dragon." George said. "Unfortunately, we are in need of help. You see, these strange warrior people just came around and are trying to dig up the place looking for stones. And we're in the middle of our 37th annual hide and seek competition. If you can somehow get rid of them, we'd be very grateful."
"Don't worry, you can consider them gone." Spyro said.
"Than you dragon, oh, and watch out for any bears."
The two nodded and started going down the path. There were some gems along the path, as well as some pots that contained gems, which Spyro either flamed or charged. At one point, there was a bunch of rocks to climb. Spyro jumped up the rocks, and when he made it to the top, he glided over a river.
When the two landed, they saw another gnome named Garth, as well as some of Klyn's workers digging through the ground. Those workers were wearing metal armor. "These awful people are digging up our beautiful forest!" Garth said. "You must get rid of them. Since these guys are wearing metal, you'll have to charge them."
"No problem!" Spyro said, and he started charging towards the workers. The workers noticed the dragon and tried to fight back, but Spyro was too fast for them and charged them down, releasing gems as they went down. "Too easy." Spyro looked down to where the workers were digging and saw a Stone of Power. He went in and grabbed it, then he and Spyro continue on their way.
At one point, the two found a minigame portal, so they flew through it. They were transported to an area that contained many berry bushes, as well as a female gnome named Gloria.
"Hello, little dragon." Gloria said. "I'm glad you're here. You see, I'm trying to collect berries to bake a cake for the celebration of the hide and seek competition, but these workers are trying to stop me. If you can hold them off while I collect berries, it would be very nice."
Spyro and Sparx nodded, and Gloria proceeded to put some berries in her basket. It was then that some of Klyn workers jumped out and tried to stop Gloria. Spyro quickly charged and flamed them down, and Sparx occasionally ate a butterfly as they came out of squirrels.
After about a minute, all the workers were gone, and Gloria's basket was filled with berries. "Thanks for your help little dragon." She said. "Now I have more than enough berried for that cake. For your kindness, you may have this stone those men were after." She handed Spyro one of The Stones of Power. The two thanked the gnome, and the two went through the minigame portal and continued through the realm.
At the halfway point, Zoe the fairy appeared. "Hey Spyro." She said. "I'm here to help out. Whenever I zap you with my want like this," She zapped Spyro with her want. "It means your progress will be saved. Good luck on your journey."
After going through more of the realm, the two saw another gnome named Guto, as well as a giant worker trying to pull a Stone of Power out of some rocks. "This jerk is really annoying!" Guto said. "He's ruining the competition by being here. You need to get him out of here. He's too big to charge, so go and flame him!"
"No need to ask." Spyro said. He went over to the giant worker, and when he wasn't looking, Spyro shot his flame breath at him, defeating him. The Stone of Power he was trying to get out suddenly fell out. Spyro collected it and continues on.
The two defeated more workers and collected more gems until they found another minigame portal. They went through it, and they were transported to a giant tree, where Hunter was there with a bobsled.
"Hey Spyro!" Hunter said. "Can you believe this place has a bobsled course? There are even some bears who want to race. This sled is to small for me, but it's the perfect size for you. See if you can beat those bears at their own game."
Spyro and Sparx climbed into the bobsled and the racer bears showed up a few seconds later. A gnome came out and did the "Ready, set, go!" procedure. Spyro and the bears started going down the log bobsled course. The bears tried to cheat by swinging their claws at Spyro, but he simply kept up the pace, staying ahead. There were jumps, sharp turns, and even some holes in the tracks, but Spyro easily dodged them, and the bears didn't so well.
Eventually, the track came to an end, and Spyro came in the first place. After that, he and Sparx took a whirlwind back to the top of the tree. "Nice job Spyro!" Hunter said. "You sure showed those bears who's the boss. And now you've one the prize." The prize fell through a hole in the ceiling, which was a Stone of Power. Spyro and Sparx then went back through the minigame portal and returned to the realm.
After taking down more workers and collecting more gems, Spyro reached the end of the realm, where George was waiting. "Thank you for your help dragon." George said. "Now that those workers are gone, we gnomes can finally continue the 37th annual hide and seek competition. Please, take this as a thank you from us." Geroge then handed Spyro a Stone of Power. After thanking George, Spyro and Sparx jumped through the exit portal to return to Strongweave Grassland.
George was once again hiding in one of the many bushes. The seeker was nearby, so he was being very quiet so he wouldn't be noticed.
The seeker gnome looked around until he heard rustling in one of the bushes. He ran over to it and looked through it, expecting to find a hiding gnome, but instead, he found a bear. The seeker gnome then proceded to run, with the bear chasing him. George saw this and couldn't help but giggle.
Spyro and Sparx flew through the portal and were soon back in the homeworld. "That was too easy!" Spyro said. "If we keep this up, that worm guy will be beaten in no time!"
"Bzzz bzz bzzzz! (Yeah, I agree!)" Sparx said.
After that, the two went looking for the next portal, and they saw that the next available realm was Dustyville. They jumped through the portal were on their way.