Disclaimer: Once again I don't owe Spyro or anything that already has an owner. I do own Mell, Nezzer, Ruben and other creatures. The plot is the master work of Turquoise Phoenix from The Realms of Chaos. Thanks to all the people who gave good comments on my fan fiction. On with the story. Thank you to all the people who helped me to put on the new chapter. Enjoy.

Quest For Jezebel's

Necklace.

Rating: PG

Chapter 2: Deceiving Appearances

Hunter and Bianca were both sitting, eating a bag of chips and waiting in for the report of Elora, except for Spyro, he was pacing back and fourth. Bianca was getting tried of it, "Spyro! Stop pacing you're going to ware a hole in the floor and your making Hunter dizzy." Spyro stopped and looked at Hunter, his face was all green and his ears where droopy. "Oh, sorry guys I'm just worried about-"

"Elora, we know!" Bianca and Hunter said together, With that Coral came in the room. Spyro stopped and ran up to her, "Well did you find her!" Spyro asked with excitement. Coral moved aside and behind her he could see the fake Elora. "ELORA!" Spyro said giving her a hug, She hesitated at first, but then she remembered her mission, "Don't blow it Mell remember what the Boss said." She said in her thoughts. "Glad you're safe Elora! Where the heck where you anyway?" Hunter asked. "Well, um...I...a-" Spyro interrupted. "It doesn't matter she here safe and sound." Elora nodded in agreement. Bianca was going up to them so she could see Elora too, but she saw something strange about her. Bianca looked at Spyro, Hunter and herself and saw that they where filled to the brim with scares, On the faun she was spotless not even a mark. "Hey Elora! Can I ask you a question?" she nodded, "Sure, why not."

"How come you don't have any scares while all of us are filled with them?" Elora was speechless. "I...I...I'm to tired to answer questions can you ask me when we're done getting the rune?"

Bianca nodded suspiciously. "Okay, but-" she was cut of by the faun. "Okay, then why don't we go get the rune now?" Elora asked. "We can't because we have to wait until the nurse calls Hunter to get his stitching out." Spyro answered. Elora sighed, "I suppose." Everyone sat and waited then the nurse called Hunter. Then they waited some more, Bianca could see that there was a watch around her wrist and she kept on observing it, "Elora where did you find the watch?" she said. "I-I- found it when I came in the city." She said smiling innocently. Spyro looked at Bianca, "Bianca what's with all the questions?" Bianca looked at Spyro" Nothing just that ...that... can I speak with you privately, Spyro?" Spyro looked at Elora; "I have to talk to Bianca for a moment, Okay?"

"Take your time." She smiled. Bianca led Spyro to a corner so they'll be out of earshot; Bianca looked around to see if no one's listening to their conversation, "Bianca what do you want to tell me?" Bianca looked at Spyro. "Don't you think Elora is a little... suspicious?" Spyro raised his eyebrow in confusion, "What do you mean suspicious?"

"Don't you see that were covered in scares while she's clean not even a mark!"

"Yeah, maybe she heals quicker?"

"What! Spyro, don't tell me you forgot last summer, when she fell the off that diving board in Sunny beach breaking her arm. It took her a month to heal completely."

"Maybe this one is different."

"Or that watch she's wearing, I've been observing it and found out that the minutes keep counting down not up. Like a timer of some sort."

" What's your point?"

"My point is... I don't think that's Elora!"

"C'mon Bianca you're to...to suspicious. If that's not Elora then who is she? He said pointing to the faun. "Yeah, but appearances are sometimes deceiving, you know."

"I don't believe you! That is Elora and that's final!" And with that he walked a way. Bianca was sad and mad at the same time of the way he treated her and how pig headed he could sometimes be, "Spyro could be so stubborn sometimes!" she said crossing her arms over her chest. Suddenly, Hunter came out stitchless, Elora jumped to her feet "Great your back! Now lets go get the rune." Everyone started to follow Elora. Then Bianca had a plan and stopped them, "Wait don't you remember that you need your bubble helmets."

"Oh, I almost forgot! Can you?" Hunter asked. She nodded. Bianca took what's left of the powder, said the magic words and sprinkled on everyone, but when she got to Elora no one noticed it but Bianca said a slightly different word. A bubble appeared around her head with a microscopic microphone on it. As they left she was relieved to see that, the so called Elora didn't notice it. Then everyone went back into the water. Bianca was behind the faun watching every move that she made. Then she took out her wand "Now to hear what's she is saying." She was about to make appear an invisible headphone to listen in, but instead she made it visible one. "Shoot!" Suddenly, she saw Spyro swimming up to her, "Crap! Spyro is coming!" She quickly tried to reverse the spell, but it was to late. Spyro came beside her and saw the headphones on her head, "Bianca are you listening to music?"

"Um... No."

"Then why are you wearing headphones?" Bianca looked up and saw the Headphones on her head. "Oh. You mean this, well... I just want to wear it." She smiled innocently. Then Spyro started to hear humming coming from the inside of her bubble, "How are you humming if you're talking to me, Bianca." Bianca was speechless. As she was about to answer, Spyro could tell that the humming is not Bianca's voice, but of Elora's. He looked at Elora and saw a tiny spec, which was the microphone; "You're eavesdropping on Elora weren't you? Why don't you just admit that, that's the true Elora?"

"Why can't you stop being pig headed and see my side of the story?!" Bianca stopped to see if Hunter and Elora was out of earshot and continued, but before she could say another word Spyro interrupted, "Pig headed! Why can't you stop being stubborn and believe me?!" Then Bianca looked at Spyro, " I gave you two reasons why that's not the true Elora and you still don't believe!"

"Why should I trust your story?!"

"Because that's what friends do, They trust each other!" There was a long silent pause, which looked like it took forever. Then Spyro began to swim away towards The Cheetah and the faun. Bianca's head went down, she was felling really guilty inside. "Maybe Spyro is right, maybe I am to stubborn and won't believe him." She was about to get rid of the Headphone, when she heard a voice, " This fur is getting on my nerve..." Bianca could tell that it was Elora's voice and listened closely, "...How can Elora stand it." Bianca then looked at Elora swimming in front of her and saw her looking at her wrist. "...Only one hour and thirty min left, I steal the rune, give the rock to Ripto, and turn myself back to normal. "Bianca was so thrilled of the break through, that she almost hit a wall, "Wait 'till I tell Spyro!" She began to swim towards him, but then stopped, "Oh, I can't talk to him,

Reason no 1: He's mad at me,

Reason no 2: He won't talk to me, and

Reason no 3: He won't believe me. Why didn't I record it!" She wanted to just strangle herself for being careless. "I'll just wait for the right time." She thought. Bianca got rid of the headphones and the microphone in the faun's bubble and swam towards the cave that she saw the three enter. When she got inside she could see that she was in an air pocket type area. Bianca looked and saw Spyro staring at her and quickly turned his head to the opposite direction. "Where are we?" Hunter questioned. They saw that they were in a cavern under the ocean, with only a red dim light in the end of the tunnel, "C'mon let's go see where that light is coming from." Spyro suggested. Everyone started to follow him. During the walk that looked like it took forever, Spyro and Bianca kept their distances, with Spyro not even looking at her. Bianca stayed at the end of the line, just incase Elora does something, suddenly she felt a tap on her shoulder. Bianca turned her head and saw that it was Hunter, "Oh, Hi Hunter." She said not even smiling. "What's wrong Bianca? Ever since we left the Hospital you and Spyro where never the same." Bianca gave a little smile at Hunter for him caring about her, "Thanks Hunter, but I'm fine...really."

"Are you sure?" Bianca looked at him, "Positive."

"Well okay, but if you want to talk I'm listening." Bianca nodded. After that no one talked and no sound was made only the sound of footsteps echoed through the cave. Then it started to get very hot Hunter started to fan himself with his hand, "Is it just me or is it getting hot?" Spyro felt that it was really getting hot, "I feel it too." Then a little while later they entered into anther cave where the red light is coming from. When they all entered inside. They all stopped and in "Awe" they saw that they were standing on a ledge with a rickety rope bridge over a river of hot-boiling water on the other side of the bridge they could see a opening. Everyone gulped at the sight, Then Elora walked in front, " Well, C'mon everyone." And she started to walk on the bridge. Spyro was amazed that she went on the Rope Bridge. She's usually scared to death of heights, "Wow Elora! Every time you come near heights you always freak out especially if it's over a river of boiling water. Elora's head turned around, "Well, people change Spyro, now let's go!"

"Yeah, but not that quickly." Spyro thought. He remembered a time when she got scared of wearing two feet high stilts because she said it was to high. At the thought of that he turned his head and looked at Bianca. He saw that she was giving him the, "I told you so!" look. For a moment Spyro did believe that Bianca was telling the truth, but he shook it off and began to follow right behind her. Then Hunter started to follow Spyro, "Hunter you know that you are also afraid of heights." Bianca said putting her hands on her hips and walking up to him. Hunter took a step on to the bridge, "Not anymore, after I went inside the water I'm never going to be afraid... anymore!" then he took another step, suddenly the wood cracked making Hunter lose his balance and almost falling over. If Bianca hadn't ran up and held his hand he would have been toast. "Oh, thanks Bianca, I owe you one." Bianca pulled Hunter to the ledge, "Well, aren't you going Mr. I Never Going To Be afraid?" Hunter looked at the bridge, "Where are my manners..." Hunter walked behind Bianca, "...Ladies first." Bianca sighed. Hunter was behind her at all times during the crossing and Bianca checked if it is safe to cross. The young sorceress could see Spyro and Elora waiting impatiently, "C'mon we don't have all day!" Elora snapped. Bianca took her last step and made it to the other side and waited for Hunter, "Hurry up Hunter!" Finally Hunter took his last step, Elora crossed her arms, "Finally you got here!"

"Don't worry Elora I wasn't going anywhere." Suddenly Hunter heard a crashing noise and looked back. He could see the Rope Bridge falling into the boiling water; Hunter backed away from the edge, "Let's get out of here before this whole place collapses." Everyone started to walk through the opening. When they got inside everyone saw that there was a ledge in the middle of the room when they got there they looked around and saw that they where in a circular room filled with beautiful sapphire colored crystals that illuminated the whole room with a bluish color. Then they heard a "grumble" noise, "Hunter is that your stomach again?" Spyro said looking at him. "Nu, uh, I ate in the Hospital."

"So what's that sound?" Bianca said. Then the three heard Elora calling, "Hey! Over here!" she was pointing to something at the bottom of the ledge. Everyone looked over and saw the most magnificent creature; it was a sleeping gigantic sea dragon. The Dragon had Blue scales with webbed feet and hands, but it didn't have wings or horns only gills on the side of it's neck and a necklace with the rune attached to it. "There's the rune!" Elora shouted. "Oh, great how are we going to catch the rune now?" Hunter complained. Spyro thought then he smiled at Hunter, "Easy, we make a rope."

"With what?"

"With us!" Hunter you'll be on the ledge holding her legs..." he said pointing to Bianca, she was mad since he didn't even bother to say her name. "...Then she will be holding Elora's leg's, While she holds mine." Then everyone Started to get to work when they where all done Spyro was at the end trying to get the blue rune that glowed a dimly blue, "Lower...Lower!" he whispered trying not to wake the beast. Then Elora's hand's slip making Spyro fall on top of the animal, but the animal didn't wake- up, "What was that for" he whispered angrily at Elora, "My hand slipped." Hunter who was on top holding everyone couldn't take it much longer,

"I...can't...hold...much...longer" letting everyone fall down. "HUNTER!" everyone whispered annoyed and yet the Dragon did not awake, "Wow! he's a heavy sleeper." Hunter remarked. Elora dug herself out, "Forget about the Dragon let's just get the rune!" At the minute that she touched the rune they felt themselves move, "W-What's g-going on?" Hunter said trembling from the movement. They all saw the Dragon was getting up and they started to tumble all they way to the ground. The Sea Dragon turned around and saw the four. His face began to look meaner and he gave a loud roar. Everyone got to their feet and began to run in scatter in different directions. Spyro turned around and saw the monster spitting a type of clear liquid towards Hunter, "Hunter look out!" Hunter turned around and saw the substance coming towards him. Instead of moving he stood there and covered his eyes making it hit his face. (Well, not necessarily The Cheetah was still wearing his Bubble helmet). When Hunter opened his eyes he saw the clear liquid on his bubble, "This is just water what will it do, wet me to death?" suddenly the liquid started to eat away the bubble. "Hunter that's not water, it's acid!" Bianca yelled. Then Bianca started to blast some sort of laser type thing out of her wand, it injured the monster, but it wasn't enough to take him down. The Dragon then threw her against the wall injuring her right arm and her back. "Hunter saw the fallen rabbit and ran up to her. "Bianca are you okay?!" Bianca opened her eyes and saw Hunter, "Don't worry about me get the rune." And she closed her eyes again. Hunter put the rabbit down, took his bow and arrow and started to shoot the creature, but the scales were so tough that it didn't even pierce him.

Spyro on the other hand was a little bit better, he was flaming and charging the giant, but it didn't do any difference since he was small and the sea dragon was big. The Dragon turned around and with his tail knocked him right next to Bianca. Bianca sat up and Spyro landed on her lap. Spyro saw that the rabbit was hurt, "Are you okay Bianca?" She nodded. Then Spyro saw that Hunter needed help fast and he quickly got up, but before he left, Bianca called him with the little energy that she had left, "Spyro stand still for me." Spyro turned around bewildered, "Hunter is in trouble, Bianca!"

"Just trust me for once!" Spyro quickly shut-up and stood still. She took her magic wand and zapped him...but nothing happened. "Bianca, noth-." Suddenly, he started to grow until he was the same size as the monster. Spyro looked at himself and saw that he was gigantic and looked back at Bianca who looked to be the size of Sparxs, "Go and get the rune, Spyro!" then she fell unconscious. Spyro turned around and saw that Hunter was out of MO and was also cornered. As the monster was about to get rid of him permanently, Spyro shouted, "YO! DRAGON!" The monster stopped and turned around to discover the giant Spyro. The Sea Dragon could see smoke coming out of his nose. Then the Dragon started to charge at Spyro giving one loud roar. And Spyro started to charge at the Sea Dragon, when they both collided Spyro didn't move but The Sea Dragon hit the wall behind him almost falling on top of Hunter. Hunter saw that since Spyro was handling this so well he decided to check on Bianca. The sea dragon had a deep gash on his side from Spyro's horns. The Dragon started to get up to strike again. But instead of charging he started to spit acid. The acid was headed straight towards Spyro and landed on his wing. Spyro gave a yowl in pain, but he didn't give-up. Now it was Spyro's turn, He took a deep breath and threw the biggest fire breath ever made by a Dragon. With on hit the monster was down and dead then he disappeared in thin air.

Then Spyro began to return to his regular size, and everything went black. Spyro took a flashlight from his bag and saw that the Sapphires where all gone and the way that they came in was now a pool of water. Then he heard footsteps he pointed his flashlight towards the noise and saw Elora picking up the rune from the floor. "Elora what are you doing with the rune and where were you during then battle?" When Elora was about to answer she transformed into a brown riptoc. Spyro's eyes widen and his jaws dropped, "E-Elora?"

Then she pressed the button on the watch and a submarine showed up and she began to run to it. Then Spyro realized that she still had the rune and started to chase her forgetting his injured wing, but since she had ahead start she got away. Spyro dove in the water and started to chase the sub but then he realized that he didn't have his bubble helmet since it was eaten away with the acid and went back. When he surfaced Hunter was there to pull him out, "She's gone! I can't believe how stupid I was!" He said pounding his hand on the floor, "Don't worry Spyro there's no reason crying over spilled milk. We'll get it back. I mean, you didn't know, heck nobody knew." Hunter said trying to comfort him. "Your wrong Hunter...Bianca knew."

"Then why didn't she say anything?" Spyro's head went down, "She did... She told me, but I was too stubborn to listen, I didn't want to believe it and now it's to late. Bianca was right I am sometimes...pig headed. And now she's unconscious because of me." Suddenly Spyro heard a weak voice; "It wasn't your fault." Spyro shined his light to where the voice was coming from and saw Bianca with her eyes open. "Bianca!" they both shouted happily and ran up to her, "It wasn't your fault I got injured, Spyro."

"I know, but it feels like it... I'm sorry I didn't believe you about Elora being fake. I should have been a better friend and trusted you. Maybe sometimes I can be a little stubborn. Can you forgive me, It's just that I was so worry- "

"I understand Spyro and I except your forgiveness." She gave a little smile. "Thanks." Spyro smiled back. "Anyway we do learn from our mistakes don't we?"

"You can say that again!"

"Hey guys!" Hunter shouted, Spyro and Bianca looked, "If that wasn't the real Elora and that was actually a riptoc, then where is the real one?" Spyro's smile and color whipped off his face.

"Spyro, I have to tell you something" Spyro looked at Bianca. "You remembered the headphone I had?" Spyro nodded, "Well, before I got rid of them I over heard that this riptoc... works for Ripto." Spyro's eyes widen, "So that means that, ELORA IS WITH RIPTO!"

End of Chapter 2

Will Elora and Nazza ever escape? Will Spyro, Bianca, And Hunter ever get out of the cave? Find out in the next chapter The Escape!