Disclaimer: Once again I don't own Spyro and other characters that already have owners. Mell, Nezzer, Ruben and other creatures belong to me. If you want to use any of these fan character in your fan stories you have to ask me permission. Again The plot is similar to The Realms of Chaos so I have to give Turquoise Phoenix credit. The guardian for the blue and Red Runes and the location is also the master work the author for The Realms of Chaos. Please no flames and enjoy the story. Oh! One more thing if you see any incorrect punctuation or the lack of use for transition words please tell me. I'm not good in grammar, but don't rub it in, thanks.

Quest For Jezebel's

Necklace.

Rating: PG

Chapter 4: An Unexpected Hero

While in the sub Hunter and Nazza just kept arguing about whom started the argument in the Artisans, and it was driving everyone crazy! Finally Elora had enough, "Why don't you two be quiet! You're driving everyone nuts! I mean, what started this whole argument anyway?"

"It is to terrible say." Hunter said looking at Nazza with his arms crossed. "Anyway it was, Nazza's fault!" Nazza gave Hunter a look. "What do you mean my fault? You started it!" Then they both started to argue again. Elora rolled her eyes, "I give up!" she said throwing her hands in the air. They finally made it to the surface, which looked like it took forever and everybody got out. They observed their surroundings and saw that it was, pitch black and they couldn't see anything. They had no idea that had stayed in the cave so long, but With Spyro's flashlight he could see that they were back where they started, "Elora why did we come back here and not went straight to Volcano Island?"

"The submarine was almost running out of gas. We would have never made it to Volcano Island. Were lucky that we even made it here." She said examining where they were on the beach. All of a sudden, Nazza started to complain, "So how are we going to get to this so called, Volcano Island?" Elora scratched her head and thought for a moment, "We just build a raft with logs and tie them together with vines." Everyone thought that this was a good idea and they got to work. A little while later everyone came back to the beach with four logs and tons of vines. "Okay who wants to tie the logs together?" Elora asked. Both Hunter and Nazza raised their hands. They both gave each other glances. Elora knew what was about to happen "I'm going to tie the logs together fur-ball!" Nazza hissed. "What are you talking about you don't have any thumbs!"

"I can improvise, got a problem with-" Bianca walked between the two stopping them from creating chaos, "Hold it! Both of you can tie the logs together there's no reason in arguing!" Hunter and Nazza both glared at each other and agreed. While Spyro, Elora and Bianca put the logs together, the two were on separate sides tying the woods, but they kept glaring at each other and giving venomous looks. Finally they were done and dropped down from exhaustion and went straight to sleep. They were so tiered that even a marching band wouldn't of waken them up. Hunter and Nazza were so caught up in the argument that they haven't noticed that they didn't tie the logs right. So all at once the logs untied themselves and rolled off. No one heard it since they were all tiered.

In the riptoc campsite Nezzer, Crush and Gulp were supposed to be on Guard that night the only problem was that Nezzer found Crush sleeping next to the prisoners corner (Oh so he thought.) And Gulp was no where to be seen, so he was all alone, "Gee, It sure gets quiet at night, especially if you're the only one awake. What's that noise?" Nezzer heard the noise out on the other side of the riptoc campgrounds. Trying to be brave he tiptoed over to the noise and behind a tree he discovered the two prisoners and the others that they were ordered to destroy sleeping heavenly on the warm sand the with a home-made raft beside them to go to Volcano Island. "Wait 'till I tell the boss." He was so excited that when he turned around to run back, he hit the tree's branch and fell down on his back. When Nezzer sat up he forgot all about the raft and walked back to camp not even looking back.

When morning came Ripto got up giving a gigantic stretch, "Everything is going to go my today, now that I have the blue rune Nothing is going to get in my-" Ripto stopped and saw that the rune was gone. "The rune! Where's the rune!" Ripto quickly got dressed, grabbed his scepter and marched out of his tent look for it, but to his surprise he saw Gulp having a grand 'ol time by swimming in the water. Ripto just stood there watching as his light-headed-sidekick, backstroke, dog paddle, dive, and just having plain old fun. "Gulp! Have you gone mad?" Ripto yelled. Gulp looked and saw Ripto on the beach staring at him. "Oh, Hi Ripto!" He yelled back giving a cheesy smile. Ripto widen his eyes in shock at Gulp disrespect. No one ever called him by his first name, no one! "WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME YOU GREEN GIGANTIC EXCUSE FOR A RIPTOC!!" Gulp lowered his head in the water; he could see Ripto's head turn red and steam coming out of his ears as if he was about to explode. Gulp slowly swam to shore next to the angry riptoc. "Gee boss, you said I can call you by your first name and get the day off."

"What! I did not say that! I was asleep all night! I couldn't of been" Ripto stopped his yelling and gave a smile, "someone else." Ripto gasped and started to march towards the prisoner's corner with his serious expression on his face. "Where are you going Rip- I mean boss?" Gulp called out. Without Ripto even answering him, Gulp just followed. Once Ripto got to the prisoner's corner he saw Crush lying beside the open cage door with a bump on his head that the faun gave him. Then he heard a noise and saw that Gulp tripped on a tree root, Ripto rolled his eyes, " I'm surrounded by idiots!" Ripto said slamming his hand on his head. Ripto turned around and started to walk towards Crush, "Awe, Crush is taking a nap..." he said sarcastically. "And look, he got a bump on his head. Well let ME GIVE HIM ANOTHER ONE!" Ripto took his scepter and slammed it across his head giving him another bump.

At that moment Crush awoke in pain, "Awoooo!" he yowled. Crush opened his eyes and saw Ripto staring at him. "Crush do you know what happened to my prisoners and the rune?" Ripto said with a calm tone. Crush looked at the cell where Elora and Nazza were both held, "Oh, the wolf and the faun wanted me to demonstrate how to-" Crush paused, realizing what he did.

"Oh oh!" Crush said softly. Ripto crossed his hands across his chest, "Oh oh? Is that all you can say?! I'll show you Oh oh!" Ripto took his scepter one more time and repeatedly started to hit Crush's head. Crush started to run, but Ripto was right behind him, "You idiot, you maroon, you moron, they left and it's all your FAULT!"

Spyro, Elora, Bianca, Hunter and Nazza all woke up with the yell, "What was that?" Spyro questioned. Before they said anything else everyone saw that the vines on the raft was untied, "Okay! Who was in charge of tying last night?" Spyro said. Everyone thought, then they gave a mean look to Hunter and Nazza. Hunter and Nazza looked at each other, "What are you looking at us for?" They both said together. "What do you mean why we are looking at you? Because of you two and your stupid argument we have to tie the logs together again!" Bianca hissed. "Hunter was the one who-"

"I don't care if Hunter started it, or if Nazza started it or even if Jack and Jill went up the hill! I just want you to stop ARGUING!" Bianca yelled not letting Nazza finish his sentence. The two widen their eyes and took a step back. Bianca walked passed Elora and Spyro (who were both shocked) and over to the vines and started to put the raft together. Then they all joined her except for Hunter and Nazza they were still stunned.

Ripto was still running after Crush. And Crush saying sorry over and over again. While running Crush saw Nezzer in front of him and jerked right. Ripto lifted his scepter and by accident hit Nezzer in the head making him fall on the floor. Ripto stopped and saw Nezzer in pain, as cold as he is he didn't show any remorse, "Why were you in the way you green idiotic worthless toad!? Didn't you see I was busy?!" he snapped. Nezzer was sitting on the ground with his hand on his head. Suddenly the bonk on Nezzer's head made him remember the sight that he saw last night, "Boss! Boss! I saw the purple dragon and his friends make a raft to go to Volcano Island and I think they have the blue rune!" he said. Ripto looked at him, "Well, why didn't you say so? Send five riptocs and bring them back! Those pests are going to pay for what they've done!" he said grinning. Ripto looked up and saw that Nezzer was still there, "What are you still doing here? I said GO!" with that Nezzer left.

Ripto walked until he saw Ruben talking with Mell, "Ruben!" he called. Ruben and Mell turned their heads and saw Ripto coming towards them, "I want you to get the boats ready, were going to Volcano Island to get the second rune." Ruben obeyed and walked away. Leaving Mell by her self with Ripto, "What do you want me to do boss?" she said. "Nothing, you have done enough!" Mell was confused, "What?" she asked.

"The rune is gone and that faun and the wolf took it!" and with that he walked away as well. "But...But...But" Ripto turned around, "Don't go around sounding like a motor boat!" Since you're the one that gave me the rune you had the responsibility of taking care of it, so if the rune is gone it's your fault!"

"That's not fair!" Mell siad with her hands on her hips. Ripto turned around and walked up to her face, "Who are you to say what is fair and what isn't, tom boy?" Ripto leaned a little closer; " I say what is fair and what is not! You don't say nothing, GOT THAT! Or do you want me to do the same thing to you as I did to your brother?" Mell lowered her head and shook and Ripto took a step back, "I'll deal with you later." As Ripto left, Mell just walked away, "Sometimes I don't like his attitude!"

Bianca and Spyro were both on the job of tying the logs once again, while Elora was in her world of daydreaming, " If Ripto did know my father, how did he and why? Were they both friends? It can't be can it? Oh, so many questions and no answers, maybe I should tell my friends my secret? No I can't, then I have to tell them who I really am and they'll start treating me different. I'll just keep it to myself." Then her thoughts were interrupted with someone shaking her, "Earth to Elora do you read me?" Spyro said joking. Elora turned around and saw Bianca, Hunter and Nazza all laughing, "What's wrong Elora? What are you thinking about?" Spyro said. " I'm not thinking of anything. What gave you that idea?"

"Well, for one thing you're tying your hands together." Elora looked at her hand and saw that they were tied to the log. She blushed and started to untie them. "What's on your mind Elora?" Bianca said. "Well..a...um...I-" then Elora gazed passed her friends to discover five riptocs running towards them with spears drawn, "Look!" she yelled. Everyone followed her finger to what she was pointing to and they saw the riptocs, "Hurry! Push the raft to the ocean I'll hold them back!" said Spyro standing his ground. The brave little dragon started to charge at the reptiles hitting them as a bowling ball knocking down pins, "Strike!" Spyro yelled. Then he heard Nazza calling him, "Spyro, hurry up!" The Dragon looked back and saw the raft leave. He started to run then glided across and landed perfectly on top of the raft. Hunter lied on top of the floater in exhaustion form pushing the boat into the water. "That was the haevyest thing in my-WHOA! what was that!" The Cheetah gazed at a spear that almost hit his hand and acctually gave him a small cut.

"Wow, to close for comfort." he looked and saw the riptocs throwing the weapons, but they missed every shot. When they were a pretty good distance apart from the reptiles Hunter looked at his hands. He saw that there was a small cut where the spear hit and it started to bleed. "Oh, great!" he moaned. Bianca saw the cheetah looking at his paw, "What's wrong, Hunter?"

"Those idiots made a cut on my hand!" Nazza lifted one eyebrow, "Awe, poor Hunter got a booboo." He said sarcastically. "Knock it off Nazza!" Hunter said. "Don't worry, I'll have it better in no time." Bianca took a piece of cloth and wrapped it around his finger. "Thanks."

"No problem." Then they heard Spyro call, "Hey guys, look at this!" he said pointing. Everyone gathered around Spyro to see what was going on. They saw that they were entering into a fog that was as thick as a wall of bricks. Hunter threw his hands in the air and began to go into a complaining spree, "Why does this always happen to us? We're going to get lost and then one by one were going to starve and turn into cannibals and then we'll die!" Hunter said kneeling on the wood floor. The site was acctually pathetic to Nazza and he wasn't going to help. Nazza took two seashells from the ocean (The kind that you can hear the ocean in) and walked over to Hunter with a smile on his face, "And the best academy award for outbreaks goes to Hunter!" he joked handing the seashells to the panicked Cheetah. Hunter just started at Nazza, "Ha Ha very funny." he said sarcastically

"Hunter, stop exaggerating to much." Bianca said. "Oh, what do you want us to do? Sprout wings and fly over this fog?" Hunter said flapping his hands as if flying. Bianca thought for a minute, "Hunter that's not a bad idea!"

"You're going to give us wings?"

"No, No, Spyro is going to fly over the fog and steer us to the right direction. I still have some vines left we could tie it around his waist." Spyro looked at Bianca, "Don't you remember that I can't fly, I could only glide? The only time I can fly is if I go through a portal in a speedway."

"I know that Spyro, but I have a potion here that can make you fly, if I didn't use the last bit on the kite last summer." Bianca started to look through her bag and brought out a bottle with only a little bit of a yellow liquid inside. "I think there's enough here." She opened the bottle, "When I pour this on you, you get unlimited flying time, only if you stay in the air. If you feet touch water or land the spell is broken. The only thing you need is the vine to tie around your waist" she gave Spyro the vine, "and walkie-talkies, but since we don't have two walkie-talkies with us I have to make it out of something." Everyone looked around and Elora saw the two seashells that Nazza got. "Will this work?" she said handing it to Bianca. "This is perfect!" She took the shells, said some words and gave one to Spyro and kept one for herself.

"Okay I'll start pouring the potion on your wings and you start flapping." She walked over to Spyro and started to pour it over him, as she was pouring Spyro was flapping and he started to fly. "It's been along time since I flew." He said. "Fly over the fog and tell us if we are going in the right direction!" she yelled to Spyro. Spyro gave an Okay sign and flew up until they couldn't see him anymore only the rope that held him. Everyone just kept looking up. "Do you think he is still up there?" Hunter asked. "Duh! Something has to be holding the rope." Nazza said.

Spyro was flying very high, but he didn't see the end of the fog, "C'mon! Doesn't this smoke screen ever have an end?" Finally, Spyro made it to the top. The dragon looked around and he could see for miles! He strained his eye to look for Volcano Island; just then something caught his eye in the far left. He decided to call his friends down below, "Hello anybody there? Can you here me?" he said into the seashell. Bianca picked up the shell and talked into it, " We were starting to worry about you!" She said. "Bianca, I see a small piece of land with a mountain in the middle and smoke coming out of its top."

"That's Volcano Island! Are we heading in the right direction?"

"You're a little bit off track, let me pull you towards it. Over and Out." As he was putting the seashell back into his bag he saw three boats, far away coming up behind them. As they were coming closer Spyro could see that Ripto and his troops were in the boats he quickly got the seashell and warned the others, "Mayday! Mayday! Mr. Shorty is tailing your floating device!" Everyone looked at each other, puzzled. "Speak in English!" Nazza yelled into the shell. Spyro sighed, "Ripto is following you!"

"Now, is that so hard to-did you say Ripto is following us?" Nazza said. "Yes! " Spyro said into the seashell. To get out of the fog quicker everyone started to paddle the water with their hands and the raft started to move faster and soon enough they got out of the fog and they could see Spyro flying up in the air. Everyone cheered in relief, but when they stopped they found that it started to get quiet, too quiet.

Suddenly, something big crashed against the side of the raft, "W-What was that?" Hunter said fidgeting his hands and looking around the boat. "Hunter how many times have I told you to stop fidget-" Before Elora had a chance to finish, another big crash hit the raft making Elora bump into Hunter and him fall into the water. Hunter opened his eyes a tiny bit; he could see a fish type figure swimming around the raft. Then he opened his eyes a little more and he could see that it was swimming towards him, revealing that that it was a-. Hunter quickly jumped out of the water on to the raft. Elora could see that Hunter turned pale and he was taking deep breaths, "Hunter what happened? What did you see?"

"SH-SHHH-SHHHAR!" he was trembling all over. Elora looked into the water she could see the Sharks fin circling around the raft. "What are we going to do?" Nazza said. Elora looked at Nazza's face; "There's nothing we can do." Elora looked back into the water and saw that the fin was gone. Then out in the distance they saw the shark with its jaws open swimming torpedo style towards the raft, "Jump!" Bianca screamed. Everyone took and deep breath, plunging into the water. At that minute the Shark took a big bite from the raft making derbies fly everywhere.

Spyro was up in the air and looked down he saw everyone was in the water, "What's going on down there?" Before he can reach and grab his walkie-talkie he was getting pulled down into the ocean (The vine got tangled around the Sharks teeth.) Spyro tried to untie the vine around his waist but he got pulled into the water first. Spyro tried with all his might to untie the vines, but it was impossible. Then somehow the vine got untangled from the Sharks mouth and Spyro was swimming to the surface. When he got to the surface a piece of derbies fell on Spyro's head making him unconscious (again). Elora on the other hand was looking for Spyro, then she saw a life-less purple body floating in the water a few yards away from her.

Elora quickly swam towards him and pulled herself up to a nearby log from the raft and pulled up Spyro with her. Once she saw that he was safe she looked around to see if her friends were all right. Elora saw that both Hunter and Nazza were on a log just like her, but she couldn't find Bianca anywhere. She took the vine off Spyro's waist and threw it to Hunter, and he threw it to Nazza so they wouldn't float away, "Nazza! Where is Bianca?!" Elora called. Nazza pointed to the water and Elora saw Bianca with the shark circling around her. During that time Bianca acted calm, but deep inside she was really scared. Suddenly the Shark disappeared, Bianca looked around, but didn't see the Shark anywhere, " I guess staying calm really does-" Just than the Shark's mouth came under the rabbit making her hold its jaws apart. The jaws of the cold-
blooded beast was strong and Bianca didn't have enough strenght to hold it apart. As the Sharks jaws were closing in, Bianca's hands started to bleed from the sharp theeth from the monster. Each second that went by her life just pasted before her eyes, and was about to give up, Hunter jumped out of the log and pushed her out of the shark's mouth making the two fall into the water. "Bianca! Go to the log and stay there! I'll handle this!"

"But Hunter!" she yelled. "Don't ask questions just go to safety." With one look back at Hunter she started to swim to the log once she was safe and on the log she saw the Shark circling around Hunter. "Hunter stay calm, Sharks can feel and smell panic!" Elora called. Bianca looked at Elora; "It didn't work with me!" Then the shark and Hunter were out of sight. Bianca and Elora were fearing the worst, Nazza on the other hand kept looking back to see if Ripto is coming, "We have to save Hunter and get out of here! Ripto is coming closer!" he yelled. Suddenly, the Shark came up with Hunter inside his mouth trying to hold his jaws apart. "HUNTER!" Bianca cried in horror. Hunter looked at Bianca, Bianca could see that he was tiered and was taking deep breaths. Hunter knew that he could hold the jaws apart any longer so he finally said his last words to the only girls that he ever loved, "I CAN'T HOLD MUCH LONGER! I LOVE YOU!" and with that the shark and Hunter disappeared into the water.

Everyone was stood still to see if Hunter survived. " Oh, please don't let him die. I don't want to lose him. Please don't I don't know what I'll do without him." Bianca said to herself. They saw that bubbles were forming on the surface then what they feared happened, there was a long pause then the water started to turn red with blood. "Bianca felt her heart stop and a tears began to form in her eyes. "NO, HUNTER!" she cried. There was a small moment of silent, Elora gripped on Spyro and Nazza's head went down and started to cry, "Why did he have to go? Why couldn't I go? I'm sorry that I started the argument!" he said out loud.

Suddenly he heard a voice from the background, "So it was you who started the argument. I knew it!" Everyone looked around and saw Hunter riding the two Dolphins that he saved earlier. Elora, Nazza and especially Bianca were all shocked. "But...But...But...But" that's all Bianca could say, she was speechless. "Well look who came back from the dead." Elora smiled whipping a tear. Nazza on the other hand wasn't so happy as he was about to say something; Ripto grabbed Nazza from behind, "Now I got you! Either you give me the rune or this over grown fur ball takes swimming lessons with the sharks! MUHAAAAA!" Nazza was trying to fight off Ripto, but with no succsess, "Take your dirty-rotten hands off me, Dork!" he hissed. Ripto put Nazza's face closer to his, " I suggest you be quiet! Especially in your situation fur ball! I mean, no one can save you now!"

As if on cue, Hunter on top of the dolphins jumped over the boat and garbed Nazza out of Ripto's grasp. "What! Get them!" Ripto commanded. Nazza held the rope tight as if it were his own life and he started ski on the two dolphins while pulling Bianca, Elora and the unconscious dragon to Volcano Island. "So, how did you escape, faker!" Nazza said with disgust. Hunter looked at Nazza; "You want me to give you back to Ripto? Cuz I'll be glad to!" Nazza closed his mouth and stayed quiet for the whole ride. Hunter looked behind him and saw Ripto far away. In no time they got to Volcano Island, Bianca, Elora got off the logs onto the sand of Volcano island and saw Ripto coming closer. Suddenly Five Sharks came up and started to tear the boats to shreds, "Retreat! Retreat!" Ripto yelled and the Boats turned and started to paddle to the other side of the island. "Wow, how did that happen?" Elora asked puzzled. She then heard a weak voice behind her, "It was me." Elora turned around and saw Spyro with the rune in his hand. "But how did you do it?" She said walking up to him.

"Remember the Professor said that the blue rune can control water and talk to animals?" Elora now understood what happened with Ripto and smiled at him while holding his hand. Hunter was getting off the Dolphins and putting Nazza down. After the dolphins left Hunter turned around and saw everyone just staring at him staring at him, "What? You all look like you saw someone rise from the dead." he said. "You could say that, What happened back there?" Bianca asked. "Happened back, what?" Hunter questioned.

"You know, with the shark and surviving that...thing!" Elora said. "Oh that, when all of you saw me go down I thought that I was going to die forsure. Then suddenly I felt the Shark let go of me and I swam out of his mouth. I turned back and saw the two dolphins that I saved earlier had returned the favor of rescuing my life. I guess animals never forget."

"But what about the blood that we saw in the water? Was that yours?" Bianca asked. "That wasn't me that was the Shark. The Dolphins repeatedly kept charging the Shark's gills with their snouts so hard that it started to bleed and the Shark went away. And thanks to the dolphins I have pure evidence right from the culprit's mouth that he started the argument." Hunter said looking at Nazza with a smile. Nazza widen his eyes and just sat there, "That was just aâ€an emotional thing to say. I just wanted to say that because I thought you were dead." He said walking away. "Oh, Hunter!" Bianca came and gave him a big hug, "I'm really glad you're alive .Promise you'll never scare me like that again!" she said giving him a small, gentle punch on his shoulder. Hunter smiled at her and hugged her back. "I promise."

End of Chapter 4

I just love happy endings, (taping a piece of tissue paper on her eye.) Oh well, At least Hunter and Bianca are reunited again. That was some scare back there, wasn't it? You know I wouldn't let my favorite character (well, not my all time favorite.) Get eaten by a shark, would you. Do you think they're goin' to get the next rune? What happened in Elora's past that she doesn't want her friends to find out? Will, Ripto survive the Shark attack? (You better believe it.) Other than that, you just have to figure out the other questions for yourself, as I always say, (Well, not always) "It's for me to know and for you to find out." So stay tuned for the next chapter in my story, Battling Out the Phoenix.