Gnasty Gnorc is mad at the TV, since a reporter said he's not a threat and ugly. Because of that, he decided to trap all of the dragons in crystals. Only Spyro is spared, and he has to free them all.

wafflewizard1, however, uses a secret code that unlocks all homeworlds and reaches the vortex in every individual level (bar the completionist bonus level) in record time. We recommend reading the author's comments for more details.