Cruel Fate: A Bandicoot's Tale

By: Lord Red

Disclaimer: I don't own Crunch Bandicoot or any other Crash Bandicoot related character.

Chapter 1

I don't recall my life being bad in the beginning. Then again, it was because of that vicious Cortex Vortex that had erased precious memories of my past. And that experience itself didn't feel too good either. The bright, red laser zapping my chest, and making me scream was almost enough to kill me. However, I do not wish to go into that much detail.

Before that thing turned me into the bandicoot you see now, I was in a cage, growling like mad. Why on earth would some human want to capture me and turn me into a giant of a bandicoot? Things didn't make sense! Then again, I was just a boy and I was new to this concept of world domination. However, just because I didn't know about the concept doesn't mean I can't tell you how I felt about it.

To me, becoming a minion to an evil scientist was a fate worse than DEATH!!!

Then, the horrid part came. The evil man, known as Dr. Cortex, walked to my cage, took me out, and strapped me into the Cortex Vortex! God that was painful! The straps were too tight, the laser was too bright, and Cortex was too mean. I was so mad, I could've unbuckled myself out of the Vortex and gave Cortex the worst beating a guy ever took!

I never got the chance, unfortunately.

You see, when I began growling, Cortex knocked me out with a hammer. That wasn't too much fun either. The pain in my head was pounding, like a little heart beat, you might say, only it wasn't so little. Then, after I had come to, something felt awkward to me. I looked at my right arm, and I shuddered. My right arm had been cut clean off! Now I was bleeding, and I was sure I was going to die, which I wouldn't have minded. But then, Cortex put a mechanical arm on me and now I'm different.

And I can tell you this. That arm felt very heavy. I was practically staggering under the weight of that thing. And there was only one way I would be able to hold it without falling.

I'd need to get big muscles.

Cortex could see that, and even though he was evil, he gave in and gave me the giant muscles you see before you now.

However, my troubles were far from ended.

Everyday, from this point on, until I was freed, I had to go to all these conferences with Cortex and his minions. And guess who was hosting them? It was Cortex's boss! And I had never known about him before. However, something in my gut told me that if Cortex was evil, his boss would be REALLY evil, and I was actually kind of nervous about this. There was this one conference that really stuck to me, and I didn't like it.

"YOU FOOLS!" Cortex's boss screamed. "THIS IS THE SECOND TIME YOU'VE FAILED!"

Naturally, Cortex and his henchmen trembled in fright.

"W—W—We know, master," Cortex finally stammered. Then, he smirked again.

"However, I have created a new weapon, possibly the best henchmen of all: A super bandicoot, named Crunch! He will destroy Crash and his sister, and the world will be ours! THIS PLAN WON'T FAIL!"

"You had better be right this time," Cortex's boss, whose name was Uka-Uka, growled. "If you are wrong again, you will suffer the consequences!"

And that meeting told me I was going to have to fight another bandicoot. Well, at the time, I didn't care, but as I reflect on it today, I can't help sobbing in my room.