Crash Bandicoot Archives Volume 3
Today's Episode: A Bandicoot Rival
Chapter 1
AT CORTEX CASTLE
It was a stormy day at Cortex Castle.
Cortex: (Playing with a miniature mouse trap) There has to be a way to catch Crash!
The miniature mouse trap activated and Cortex's hand got caught in it.
Cortex: OW! My hand!
Nitrus Brio walked in.
Brio: Are you all right Cortex?
Cortex: No! I am- wait. THAT'S IT!
Brio: What that's it?
Cortex: I'll build some traps to catch Crash!
Brio: Good plan Cortex!
Cortex: I know! I'll call Pinstripe Potoroo!
Cortex did just that. When he called Pinstripe, thankfully he called back.
Pinstripe: Hello? Pinstripe at your service!
Cortex: Hello Pinstripe!
Pinstripe: Hi boss!
Cortex: Meet at my castle immediately!
Pinstripe: Sure thing boss!
Pinstripe arrived at Cortex Castle.
Cortex: (Handing out a few traps that Nitrus Brio and N. Gin made) I want you to place all these traps in very popular areas that Crash, Coco, Crunch would go to!
Pinstripe: Okay Cortex!
Pinstripe took the traps and put them in reasonable areas like around Wumpa like on a Wumpa fruit tree, Crash's house, Coco's house, the dominator much more.
Pinstripe: Hee, hee, hee!
Pinstripe quietly crept away while Crash went outside.
Crash: I'm going to get a Wumpa fruit! Ah here's one!
Crash saw the Wumpa fruit up in a tree. Crash climbed up the tree. He heard a cracking sound and instantly he was caught in a net!
Crash: Hey! Let me out!
Crash tried to chew through the net but there was no hope left. Pinstripe walked towards him grinning.
Crash: You again!
Pinstripe: Yes me again! Now, let's take you to Cortex's Castle!
Crash: You won't get away with this!
Pinstripe: Oh sure I will!
Pinstripe dragged the net towards Cortex Castle. Then Cortex saw him and clapped.
Cortex: Excellent Pinstripe! Now catch the other two bandicoots!
Pinstripe: Okay!
Then Pinstripe went back to Wumpa.
Coco was trying to repair the last bit of the dominator but she keeps getting shock.
Coco: AHH! (Electrocuted) This job is very (Electrocuted) Hard!
Just then, she saw a missing part around a corner.
Coco's Mind: I wonder why it is there.
Coco went to get it when all of a sudden a tripwire activated out of nowhere and got her!
Coco: OOOF!
Coco looked at her shoes to untie it but realized that she was being dragged backward!
Coco: What's happening?
Then she saw a Pinstripe with a shatterproof glass crate.
Coco: Pinstripe? What are you doing here?
Pinstripe: What does it look like I am doing? I am trapping you so Cortex will have fun with you later!
Coco: (The glass crate going over her head) AHHH!
Pinstripe: There we go! Got another one!
Pinstripe arrived at the Castle again. Cortex saw him carrying a glass crate. Crash was stuck inside a metal cage with steel bars. Pinstripe opened the crate to reveal Coco inside! That brought a big shock to Crash.
Crash: (Gasp) No way!
Coco: (Gasp) Hey! How did you get my brother?
Cortex: With all those traps fool!
Pinstripe: Yes, and Crunch is next up in the list!
Crash: No! You can't do that!
Cortex: Sure we can!
Pinstripe: Yeah!
Cortex trapped Coco in the same cage Crash was in and then signaled Pinstripe to go.
Pinstripe: OOOOOH! So exciting!
Coco: (Rolling her eyes) whatever!
Pinstripe went to Wumpa and then saw Crunch lifting up weights.
Pinstripe then pressed a remote control and instantly, the weights became five hundred tons! Crunch dropped them immediately.
Crunch: Whoa, how did those weights become heavy all of a sudden?
But it was because then they squirted out six gallons of ink out to Crunch in seconds!
Crunch: ARGG! I can't see!
Pinstripe: Yeah, now let's see some action from me!
While Crunch was wiping the ink away from his face, Pinstripe quickly ran forward and jumped high into the air. He landed both of his feet on Crunch's torso really hard. Pinstripe fell back down in the process, but then hastily got back up. Crunch fell backward from the hard kick and lay still.
Pinstripe: An easy picking!
Pinstripe grabbed Crunch by the arm and dragged him all the way to Cortex's Castle. When he got there, he was met by pure shock from Crash and Coco.
Crash: WHAT DID YOU DO TO CRUNCH?!
Coco: AND WHY IS THERE INK ALL OVER HIS FACE?
Cortex: Shut up Bandicoots!
Pinstripe: Well, let's just say, Crunch was squirted hard. Literally! (Chuckles)
Cortex trapped Crunch in a cage while Crash and Coco looked at him with horror.
Crash: You better not do anything to him!
Cortex: Oh don't worry about him! I've decided on something a little special for him.
Coco: What is it?
Cortex: You'll see!
Cortex walked over to Nitrus Brio's lab.
AT NITRUS BRIO'S LAB
Brio: Greetings Cortex! That trick you did worked out perfectly!
Cortex: Yes! It did! Now, you make a potion of evil that would be for Crunch!
Brio: But we already have one!
Cortex: Yes. But this is a very special one! The only way to turn Crunch back to normal is to take a special potion that you are going to make!
Brio: Why should I make the special potion?
Cortex: Because in the process of making the potion, it produces it!
Brio: Can't you just throw it down?
Cortex: I could, but I don't want to disrupt anyone in the castle who could be making a back-up plan!
Brio: Oh right! Okay Cortex! That will take about two hours!
Cortex: Okay! Good work!
Cortex returned to his room where Crash, Coco, and Crunch were there. Crunch finally regained consciousness.
Crunch: What happe- HEY! Why am I in Cortex's Castle!?
Cortex: Because you are in for a special treat!
Crunch: Oh, and what that lame punk?
Cortex: I'm not telling you yet massive rodent!
Crash: But I still have a special trick!
Cortex: Go ahead! Show me!
Crash knew that his hands were tied up together, so he quickly kicked forward causing an orb to fall out. No mutant appeared.
Crash: What?!
Cortex: What were you planning to do? You can't place mutants inside a cage! It's too big!
Coco: Still, we can defeat you anyway Cortex!
Cortex: I think there won't be any time for that son!
Coco: Oh yes there will be!
Cortex: I'm getting irritated by you Coco! It's time you learn some lessons!
Cortex took out a piece of duct tape from a drawer and taped up Coco's mouth.
Coco: MPPMRUMHPHHMUP!
Cortex: Ahh! Much better!
Crash: You dare do not do that to my sister!
Cortex: You want to get in the action to?
Crash: No.
Cortex: That means you too Crunch.
Crunch: Whatever.
Coco: MPHPHRPRHRPMHPR!
Cortex: I'll remove the tape when the surprise is done. Until then, I have to go. Ta-Ta!
Cortex walked toward the door and closed it. Crash, Crunch, and Coco could hear Cortex talking and soon after that, ten Ratnicans walked out carrying Coconut mini logs instead of Coconuts itself.
Cortex: I want you all to guard those bandicoots!
Crunch: Well, looks like we have company here!
Crash: Whatever.
Coco: MPHPHRHRHRPHRPRH!
Crash: Just remove the duct tape and then- Oh, I see the point.
Crash forgot why we had to kick the orb out of his pants.
Crash: Man, I wonder what the surprise is going to be.
Crunch: I wonder.
Crash: (Sighed) it's going to take some time to get out of here this time.