Bah sorry it took so long to get this chapter up, but here it is now.

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The five fell from the sky into sunrise springs and hit the floor.

"OWW, man that is the last time I am ever traveling threw portals again!" Said hunter

"I didn't know we would fall from the sky" Said bianca.

"Alright guys the black gem is located somewhere in Midnight Mountain so we have to-" but before spyro could finish crush appeared.

"Alright I think you know why I'm here so lets get this clear, if you give up now I wont hurt you but if you resist im going to have to kill you…so what is it dragon? Are we going to do this the easy way? Or the hard way." Said crush as he held up his club. Spyro charged at crush but crush jumped out of the ay and whacked spyro, hunter went to shoot his arrows at crush but crush blocked them with his club, bianca tried blasting him but crush jumped out of the way, even blink kept missing him when he tried shooting him.

"This guys gotten faster!!" Said blink.

"We can't give up!" Said spyro as he shot flames at crush. Crush was more determined to beat spyro to keep his life…and it was working, he threw his club at spyro, which knocked him over, then crush grabbed it again and walked over.

"It's over dragon, admit defeat!" Said crush. He held the spike on his club over spyros neck. If spyro moved he would die.

"Guys get the black gem!" Said spyro

"SPYRO DON'T GIVE UP!" yelled sparx. Then missiles and laser blasts shot down from the sky. Crush startled jumped back but was then hit in the head by feet and a club. Spyro looked up and saw his old buddies, Sheila the kangaroo, Bentley the yeti, Srg. Byrd, and Agent 9.

"We got your back buddy!" Said agent 9. Crush was on the ground, he was hurt and he knew he couldn't beat all of them.

"Ok, ok I admit defeat…" he said sadly

"Good, now we'll just be on our way then" Said hunter. Crush sighed and got up and started to walk away.

"That's odd crush would NEVER give up that easily" Said spyro

"Hey crush…why are you giving in so easily?" Called sparx. Crush looked over his shoulder and said

'What's it worth I can't ever beat you guys…now this is the last time I'll be seeing you, riptos promised me death if I didn't stop you…so, so long I'd say you were a good opponent" said crush. Then he threw a teleportation stone and poofed back to riptos lair.

"Wait-" Yelled spyro but he was already gone.

"Wow, now THAT'S a respectful enemy" Said Hunter.

"I think we should have helped him out…" Said bianca

"Yeah but its to late now" Said Bentley.

"I know, come on guys lets just get this black gem then try and find ripto" Said spyro

"We'll come with you" Said Sheila

"No, I need to guys to stay here and watch the entrace, ripto could send more riptocs anytime so watch out ok?" Said spyro. The four others nodded and then spyro and the others ran to Midnight Mountain.

Back at riptos lair crush slowly entered the lair and he knew ripto would be waiting for him. He looked around and then he walked into riptos throne room, he saw ripot on his throne looking angry and he saw crystal and gulp on the left side. Gulp had a worried look and his face and crystal wasn't even looking at him.

"You have failed me for the last time…now you will pay! You sentence is death!!" Said ripto, Then he raised his scepter and blasted a blast at crush. Crush backed up to the side so the blast didn't hit him exactly it only slashed his chest leaving a huge cut, blood drizzled out and crush grabbed his wound and let out a cry if pain.

"GAH, I missed no matter I wont miss this time!" Said ripto. He was about to blast crush again until crystal knocked the scepter out of is hands.

"Whats is the meaning of this!" Said ripto. Crystal glared at him and then said

"Leave him alone ripto! He doesn't deserve this! He tried give him credit for that!" Yelled crystal, now her sharp teeth were showing. Ripto glared at her then he sighed.

"Fine…I'll spare his life now you 3 get out of my sight!" Said ripto. Crystal helped crush up and walked out with gulp right behind them. When they got into the hall crush fell over.

"Thanks…" He said. Crystal slightly smiled

"Now to fix that wound" She said. Then gulp walked over.

"Allow me to be of assitance" Said gulp he brought bandages over to them. Crystal fixed crushs wound with the bandages.

"Where did you learn that?" He said.

"Oh, you need to know this stuff when you live alone in the jungle…" Crystal said. She helped crush up and then gulp grinned.

"Hehe, I'll leave you two alone" Said gulp who walked down the hall to his room. Crush smiled at crystal and she smiled back, then she spoke

"So…I guess I should get back to my room" she said

"Wait! Crystal….um…I was wondering if you had even seen all of riptos lair…" Said crush

"No not really" She said.

"Well then I could give you a tour…" Crush said

"But your wound-" Said crystal

"Don't worry im fine" Said crush. Crystal smiled

"Ok crush" She said. Then she and crush walked down the hall to explore the lair. As crystal walked down the hall she realized she was starting to like, even love crush. Same with crush whom though he might actually be falling in love.

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WH00T done with this chapter, don't worry chao 7 is on the way, hopefully it wont take longer then 2 days.