Ollie: WOW! Next Chapter...who cares. The next chap is the last one ladies and germs! So I'll make it a good one...NOT! Just read this...I have a famous 5 star restaurant to go to anyways...

Quest for Jezebel's Necklace

Rating: PG a bit high...not really

Chapter 17: A Father's Love

Spyro gasped while looking at Elora. Elora still couldn't believe it, They went through time all they way to Elora's birthplace. "I can't believe it!" she said.

"Well, start believing it!" Spyro said walking away.

As he did, he wasn't looking where he was going and someone tripped over him, making both the stranger and Spyro fall to the ground. Spyro got up and dusted himself, while Elora helped the stranger up.

"Sorry about that, my friend sometime is…" She suddenly stopped and started to realize whom she was talking to.

It was a faun with reddish-brownish hair and fur, her eyes were light brown and she was wearing a blue cape with a hood attached to it with a red shirt.

"That's okay," The stranger replied dusting herself off as well, "accidents do happen, now if you excuse me I best be on…" The stranger looked deeply into Elora's eyes and Elora did the same.

Spyro just stood there watching the two fauns gazing at each other as if they saw someone rise from the dead. "You look familiar," The stranger said, putting a hand on her chin, "You look just like my daughter."

Elora started to shake from the comment, her eyes widen and her heart was beating 100 mph! But she finally managed to say, "That's because I am your daughter."

Spyro's eyes widen; he couldn't believe what she just said. The stranger just stood there staring at Elora as if she was some kind of weirdo. "You couldn't be my daughter, my child is only three years old!"

"I know that," Elora managed to talk after her shock, "It's me, Elora from the future and your are Aurora, my mom."

The female stranger gasped, "This can't be," she yelled, "Your Elora? From the future?" Elora nodded.

She just began to walk away perplexed when Elora shouted out something, "GUN TU QUAY TON!" she shouted.

Spyro knew she just said something in the Camabilian language. The person, who Elora described to be called Aurora, stopped and looked back. She slowly walked up to Elora's face and looked closely into her eyes.

After a few seconds of complete silence, Aurora smiled and hugged Elora. "You are, aren't you." She said. Elora hugged her back.

Once the hugging ceased, Spyro cautiously walked towards them. Elora looked at Spyro and introduced him to her, after that Aurora began to cry emotional,"You look just like your father." She said.

At the mention of her father, Elora became jumpy, "Dad, where is he?" she asked.

Aurora's smiled vanished and she frowned, "I was following him here until, I accidentally tripped over Spyro." Elora gasped, Aurora looked worryingly at her daughter, "What? What's wrong?" she asked.

Without answering her question, Elora took a hold of her mom's arm, "Mom," she said seriously, "Where did Dad go?" she questioned.

Aurora pointed to a nearby old-broken down warehouse. "We have to follow him, right away!" Elora said.

Aurora was perplexed, but did ask anything, she just followed. As for Spyro, he ran right beside Elora, "What is it, Elora? Why are we running?"

"Remember when I told you about my past?"

"Yeah."

"This is the exact day, time and place where my dad is going to be murdered!" She said.

Spyro began to think through this whole situation. As they got closer to the warehouse Elora wiped the dust of from the window with her hand and looked inside while Spyro and Elora's mom looked through another window.

Inside they could see Elora's father, but he wasn't alone. It was hard to see, however they could make out three figures in the shadow of the building.

At the minute Elora spotted her dad, she just wanted to race inside and hug him, but she couldn't. "I need to rescue him, before whoever murdered him, murders him!" Elora thought.

Spyro looked at Elora and knew what she was thinking. Once Elora and Spyro got eye contact they began to talk, "Elora don't even think of going inside there and saving your dad." He whispered.

"How come!" she whispered in annoyance.

"Remember what the Professor said? If one thing changes in the past, it means chaos in the future." Spyro said.

Elora frowned, she knew Spyro was right, but she just couldn't bare to see her dad being killed, by a cold-blooded serial killer! She then saw that the stranger in the shadow getting angry, she knew this was it, this was the end. Without another thought she got off from her position. Spyro saw her running and tried to stop her, but it was to late.

She briskly ran through the door and pushed her father out of the way right before a fireball hit him. Elora hit him so hard that they broke through the other side of the wall landing on the other side of the building. Elora sat up and her dad stood up. Elora began to rub her head from the collision.

As she stood up she saw her dad in front of her looking the same way the Aurora looked when Elora first met her mom. "Do I know you?" he said.

Elora's heart tingled with every word that came out of his mouth. Elora's dad was taller then her and her mom, he has a Tan skin color since he was a Camabilian, he wore a brown vest, his eyes were dark green, his hair and his fur was dark brown, and he had an accent on English. Elora began to shake even more; this was her first encounter with her dad since she was only three!

Elora wanted to say something, but she broke out crying and hugging her dad. Rick (the name of her father. His real name is Rickasha, but nick name is Rick) just stood there looking at her confused, "Wait, who are you?" he asked.

Elora finally got a hold of herself and managed to talk, "I-I'm y-your d-d-daughter." She said gagging.

Rickasha, just looked at her just like her mom did. "What? You're insane. Thank you for saving my life, but I have to go to the police station."

As he began to walk away Elora yelled out the same words that she said to her mom, "GUN TU QUAY TUN!"

Elora's dad stopped short and turned around, and walked up to her. "How did you know 'Family forever' in the Camabllian language?" he asked.

'Family forever' was the motto that Rick, Aurora and Elora gave to their family. That's what Gun tu Quay tun means.

Elora began to shake, but answered his question, "That's because I'm your daughter…from the future." She softly said.

Rick didn't know what to believe. He quickly grabbed her hand and looked deeply into her eyes. He saw that it was the same as his 3 yr. old Elora back at his home that identified her to Rick that she was indeed his daughter. Rick dropped her hands and gave Elora a big hug.

"Is it really you, Lory?" he asked.

Elora hugged him back, with tears flowing from her eyes, "Yeah, It's me." She said in a crying tone.

Spyro and Aurora stayed at the side of the building watching as the father and daughter reunion took effect.

Suddenly, Elora, Spyro, Aurora and Rick heard a voice, "Awe, what a touching reunion." the voice said.

Elora and Rick stopped and turned their heads to she Ripto, Crush and Gulp coming from inside the building. As Ripto came out into view, Elora saw that his cloak was all torn up, that was a sign that he was the real Ripto, but Crush and Gulp were both from the past.

Spyro gasped, "So it really was Ripto who was supposed to murder Elora's dad!"

Spyro turned to Aurora, who was watching in horror as Ripto and his two sidekicks slowly was walking up to Rick and Elora. "Mrs. Florenza," he said grabbing Aurora's attention, "You need to go and get help!" he said

"But the nearest police station is ten minutes away!"

"Then go back to your house and call 911! Hurry, I'll try to keep Ripto busy." As Aurora quickly dashed towards her house, Spyro was slowly creeping up behind Ripto, Gulp and Crush.

Meanwhile, Elora walked in front of her father blocking Ripto's access to him, "So, you finally found me, huh?" Ripto snarled. "If you give me the necklace, I'll spare your life and your fathers." He said.

"I don't have the necklace!" Elora shouted.

"Don't play coy with me, I don't have it so you're they only possibility." Ripto hissed pointing his red glowing scepter towards Elora.

Elora looked passed Ripto and saw Spyro slowly crawling up behind Ripto, when Spyro looked at her; he winked. Elora knew what to do, "So you were the one who murdered my father?" Elora said trying to buy some time. Rick gasped, He didn't know today was the day that he was going to die.

"Yeah, and I don't regret a signal moment of it. That goat deserved it. Making an excuse for, 'being with his family' or 'this is wrong' those are some lame excuses, Rick." Ripto said looking at him. "Okay no more questions, I'll give you to the count of three to hand me the necklace,"

"I told you, we don't have the stupid necklace!" Elora shouted, but Ripto didn't say another word and just started to count,

"One,"

Elora held her dads hand tighter,

"Two,"

The red crystal on Ripto's scepter began to glow scarlet.

As he was about to say 'three' Ripto, Gulp and Crush felt a burning feeling on their backs. "AHHHHHHH!" they all shouted.

Rick grabbed his daughter by the hand and pushed her, "Go Elora, save yourself! I'm going to battle out these troublemakers!" He shouted.

"No, I can't lose you again!" she cried out.

"Don't worry, I was a worrier prince back in Camabila!" he said smiling and with that he joined Spyro who was already fighting off Ripto, Crush and Gulp. Elora with one turn back at the fight she began to run, but as she did, she saw something glittering in a group of trees.

As she came closer to the trees she saw that Jezebel's Necklace was sitting on top of a bush, glittering its magical golden gleam in the moonlight.

There's the necklace!" she thought, she began to run towards the necklace.

She was then stopped short by a huge gap flowing with red molten lava at least thirty feet down below. As Elora's phobia of heights started to kick in she took a step back.

Elora looked around for another way to cross the gap, and saw a fallen tree from the other side of the ditch fell and landed on her territory, making a bridge right to the necklace. Elora walked up to the tree and took her first step on to the log.

Her conscious kept telling her 'It will be alright, there is no reason to worry you won't fall', but another voice kept nagging her say 'you will fall down, don't do it!'

Elora took her hoof of the log from the thought of falling. "I can't do this, I can't, but I have to try."

She put her hoof on the log again and began to slowly crawl to the other side step by step. "Don't look down Elora, you're doing fine, If I can do it in the volcano and at the cliff on Volcano Island I can do this!" Every time she thought about all the courageous stuff that she did in the past two weeks, her spirits lifted up and she was almost not afraid.

Making her final step on the other side of the gap felt like she stepped right into the gates of heaven, "I did it, I DID IT!" she shouted with delight.

Elora looked around and saw the necklace comfortably sitting on the bush. She outstretched her arm and grabbed it. She put the necklace around her neck and went back.

Once she was back on the ground she saw that her dad was battling out Crush and Gulp while Spyro was taking care of Ripto. Ripto kept shooting at Spyro repeatedly, with Spyro quickly and smoothly dodging each one.

"You won't beat me you purple menace, you'll never win!" Ripto shouted

"Not a chance, Ripto. I'll beat you anytime!" Spyro shouted dodging another fireball.

Suddenly Elora, who was wearing the Necklace, distracted Spyro from dodging another fireball. At the second he turned his attention back to Ripto, a fireball was already activated and heading full speed at Spyro.

Spyro tried to dodge this fireball, but he didn't completely make it. The fireball hit his wing, breaking the bone that connected the webbing together. Spyro gave a moan of pain. Ripto smirked as he hit Spyro's leg with he scepter also breaking it.

Spyro limped on three legs as Ripto was cornering him. Spyro moved back some more, until he felt himself falling in a hole. He grabbed the rim of the hole and looked down. He saw that he was at risk of being a victim to an abyss.

Spyro looked up and saw Ripto laughing his laugh of victory, "HAHAHA, I won, I Finally WON! HAHAHA!" he shouted.

Ripto looked back at Spyro who was trying to crawl back up to hole. "Don't even try it purple pest." He spat.

Ripto turned his head and saw that Crush and Gulp were doing an excellent job beating Rick to a pulp. "Crush, Gulp, get you butts over here!" Ripto shouted.

Crush let go of Rick; dropping him to the floor, "What is it, boss?" Crush questioned.

"I want you to witness me kill this purple rat with wings, then spread the word around, saying the purple Dragon is dead!" Ripto shouted.

"But, boss, we were almost done beating-up this guy." Gulp complained.

"Forget about him, come here now!" Ripto commanded, and with that the two left Rick on the ground, with blood running down his nose and mouth.

Elora gasped as she saw her father's condition in the distance. She quickly ran to her father and helped him to his feet. "Dad, you need to go now, you can't stay here, you need to go to the hospital!" Elora said trying to help her dad to his feet.

As Rick was trying to stand up he saw a necklace around Elora's neck. "Elora," he said weakly, "Is that the necklace that Ripto was asking for?" he asked.

Elora looked at the necklace and nodded, "Yeah, why?"

Elora's father held out his hand, "Give it to me." He said.

Elora took the necklace off and gave it to him, "What are you going to do?" She asked.

"If I tell you, you won't let me do it, now when you see Ripto leave your friend, go and try to help him out of that ditch." Rick said getting up.

"But…"

"No buts, listen to your father and go! I know what I'm doing, but remember one thing, I'll always love you no matter what ever happens to me, I want you to know that." Rick said wiping a tear from Elora's face.

With one last hug from her father she ran and hid behind a tree, so Ripto wouldn't see her. Once Rick saw that Elora was safety hid he took a deep breath and called out Ripto, "RIPTO!" he shouted.

As Ripto was to get rid of Spyro once and for all, he heard his name being called. He turned around and saw Rick standing up, and he was dangling Jezebel's Necklace over the lava pit, "If you harm that dragon, your necklace gets dropped!" he yelled.

Ripto started to get angry, "Listen here you old goat, give me the necklace or prepare to suffer the consequences!" Ripto hissed.

"Why don't you come and get it yourself?" Rick said.

Ripto smiled, "Rick, you just made the worst decision a guy can ever make." Ripto said with himself, Gulp and Crush walking up to him.

Once Elora saw that Ripto had left Spyro, she came out from her hiding spot and ran towards Spyro. Spyro was trying his best to pull himself up, but with a broken wing and leg it was no use. Little by little he felt his claws being unattached from the rim of the hole, he knew he couldn't hold much longer. Was this his final end? Is the world's greatest hero going to die in an abyss?

When he finally felt his claws let go of the rim of the hole he felt a hand hold him back from falling. He looked up and to his surprise saw Elora, "Elora, You don't know how I'm glad to see you!" he said.

Elora gave a grunt from trying to pull her and Spyro's weight up from the ditch, "Spyro, isn't there a way you can help me pull you out? Flap your wings or something." Elora said.

"I wish I could, but that jerk just broke it."

"What? Ripto broke your wing?" she gasped almost letting go of Spyro's hand.

"And my leg." He added.

After that Elora just concentrated on pulling him out.

Rick was trying his best to give his daughter as much time as she needed to get Spyro out of the ditch, but it was three against one and it wasn't easy, even if he once was a Camabilian warrior.

Suddenly he felt blow on the head making him go down and the necklace fly off his hand and into Ripto's, "I thank you and the necklace thanks you." Ripto said with a sneer.

"You know, you should have never crossed my path, you should of never betrayed me," he said kicking Rick in the stomach, "You're more pathetic then my army, and now-" As Ripto raised his Scepter to finish the badly wounded faun, he heard voices coming from behind him.

He turned around and saw Elora trying to help Spyro out of the hole. Ripto then knew what had happened, "So you thought you can out smart me by sacrificing your life, so your precious daughter can help that purple pipsqueak."

Ripto got down and grabbed Rick by the hair and brought him to his face, "Well you know what, that would of never worked. You now will have the privilege to see your daughter and her boyfriend die, right before your eyes. Oh don't worry, you'll be joining them soon." Ripto tossed Rick aside and signaled Gulp and Crush to walk towards Elora and Spyro, "Well, Well, Well," Ripto said grabbing Elora's attention.

Elora looked over her shoulder and saw Ripto walking up to her. She knew if she tried to run for her life Spyro would be in danger in falling into an Abyss. "Two for the price of one? This must be my lucky day." Ripto said ready to finish Elora and Spyro with his scepter.

In the distance Rick managed to open his eyes and the first thing that he saw was Ripto about to end Elora's life, "No, you will not hurt my family, you can do what ever you want with me, but not with my daughter!" Rick said softly.

Rick lifted his head and saw that behind his was the river of lava and the ground that he laid in was filled with cracks from Gulps and Crush's weight. From the site of that, Rick slowly took an arrowhead from the pocket of his brown vest.

He looked at it; this was what the Camabilian chief-warrior gave to those who had passed their test in becoming warriors. It symbolized great victory, courage, honor and bravery.

Rick tightened his grip around the arrowhead and closed his eyes. He had to make the most difficult decision in his life. Once he thought it over and knew what he's going to do, with both hands, Rick lifted up the arrowhead and jammed it inside of the crack making it bigger and making other cracks around it. Rick did it again and the same thing happened.

After the third try he saw that his plan took full effect. The crack started to travel up to where Ripto, Gulp and Crush were. Ripto then felt a sinking feeling, he looked at his feet and saw the ledge that they were on started to crumble.

With a final pull, Elora managed to get Spyro out of danger. Elora turned around and saw Ripto, Gulp, Crush and her father on a ledge that's about to crumble into the lava pit. The ledge was shaking so strong that the necklace that Ripto was holding flew from his grasp and landed safely and far away where the ledge. Elora began to run to try to save her dad, but Spyro held her back. If more weight was added to the ledge it might collapse while Elora is on it.

Rick looked at her daughter; he could see fear, terror in her eyes and a tear rolled down from it. Rick just smiled; he didn't feel any fear inside of him. The last thing that Rick said before he plunged down was, "Don't forget I'll always be with you, Lory!" he shouted.

Elora began to weep uncontrollably and nodded with a smile. And with that the ledge crumbled with Ripto, Gulp, Crush and Rick on it. Elora and Spyro covered their faces as derbies flew from the crashing.

Once the rumbling stopped they unshielded their face and crawled to the ditch to see what was the outcome. On a small ledge that peeked out from the wall of the ledge laid Gulp, Crush and Ripto on top of them, but his scepter wasn't so lucky. Elora saw as his scepter melted in the molten lava. Other then seeing Ripto and his minions stuck on a ledge, her dad was no where to be found. Elora dug her face in her hand and softly wept over her dad's death.

As tears fell from her eyes, so did rain fall from the sky. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder, she looked up with her eyes over flowing with tear and saw Spyro had limped across to stay by her.

Elora hugged Spyro and wept on his shoulder, "Elora, I'm sorry that you had to see that, but things were just meant to be. This was the day that your dad was supposed to leave and so it was, but at least now you know that he didn't die because he was murdered he died saving your life, making him a real hero." Spyro said patting Elora on the back.

Rick was a true hero; he sacrificed his life to save his daughter's. Rick's love for his family was big that he actually gave his life for Elora. Making him a man of distinguished valor!

End of Chapter 17

Ollie: Wow...Elora's dad...a hero! COOL! I wished my dad did something like that...but nooooooooooo, he had to..um...er...okay I had no idea what my dad worked for or what he did! Anyhow...there's nothing much to say...

(IN THE PLANE WITH KT AND ASHLEY)

KT: I AM SICK OF THIS PLANE!

Ashley: You're right...someone better l go-

BOOM!

(There was a loud clamor and we looked around and saw that the plane was exploding)

KT: Exploding? Why is it exploding?

Ashley: Probably adds a bit more excitement...

KT: Great...

Ashley: COME ON! We have to jump!

(So we opened the hatch and jumped out of the plane and landed in the ocean)

KT: Great! I ruined my dress...

Ashley: At least we're alive...

KT: Come on...we better start swimming!

(So...we began to swim)