Meanwhile back on the path crystal got back up and searched looked around for spyro but she couldn't see him.

"DAMN IT! That dragon got away, I'll have to catch up to him before he gets to that black gem!" she said. Then a puff of smoke appeared and ripto showed up.

"You FAILED!?" Said ripto. Crystal sighed

"I haven't failed yet…spyro fled to avalar I'll get him there" Said crystal

"No you're not, I'll have one of my other henchmen take care of this!…for now I'll only need you to take observations, tell me his everymove and only attack him if nesesary, if he happens to get the avalar black gem…then you kill him, right now I'll send gulp to winter tundra you come back to the lair…and find your self a room to stay in" said ripto

"Wait, you mean I can stay?" said crystal

"My two henchmen are idiots I need a professional like you…just think of it as…favor" said ripto grinning evilly. Then he teleported crystal back and then he got gulp over.

"YOU, get to winter tundra and guard that black gem! Don't let spyro get to it or there will be consequences," Said ripto. Gulp nodded and ran to winter tundra.

Crystal walked down the hallway in riptos lair in search of a room, there were tons of them but most of them were taken by servants and riptocs that were part of riptos army. She looked over at something and without looking she ran into crush by accident.

"Hey watch it!" Said crush. Crystal got up

"Sorry…" she said

"Hey you don't seem as mean as ripto described" said crush

"Looks can be deceiving…fool," she said. Crush laughed

" Not the best cover up," said crush, then crystal glared at him.

"Quiet you idiot," said crystal who turned away

"What? I'm sorry" crush said. Crystal turned back around

"Why are you working for ripto anyway?" Said crystal

"I don't know…I remember getting into a fight with my father and running of, then meeting ripto and he offered me a job…I unfortunately agreed" said crush.

"Then why don't you just quit?" Said crystal

"Its not as easy as it seems riptos mean, he's bad he's evil and he could kill me anytime he wanted, besides he wont let me leave, if I run away he'll kill me, simple as that" said crush who frowned. Crystal actually felt bad for this guy.

"Well that must suck," she said. Crush nodded

"Well what are you looking for?" said crush

"A room to stay in…I guess I'm now in the mess as you" Said crystal

"You AGREED? To stay here," Said crush

"What choice do I have I have nowhere to go anyway, besides maybe it wont be...so bad being here" said crystal. She looked up at him then smiled. Crush grinned

"Well then I'll show you a free room, crystal" said crush. The two walked till they came up to one room, crush opened the door.

"There, see? I told you there was a free room," Said crush. Crystal walked in and looked around then she turned back to crush.

"Thanks you" she said

"No problem" crush said. He smiled then walked away. Crystal sat down on the bed in the room and laid down, she was exhausted. She though about crush for a moment, He was the first friend she had ever made, she even had the feeling that they may become more then friends… "nah I'm not sure if he's the one…atleast no yet" She though then she drifted of the sleep