No Ordinary Day
Author's note: Hi guys! I am back for another story. This story is called "No Ordinary Day". It is a Crash Bandicoot story. In this fanfic, Dr Cortex is after the crystal, which Crash and friends grabbed from his ship during their last mission. He insists on getting it back, but will he?
Disclaimer: I am only a fan of Crash Bandicoot. All characters in this story belong to the creators of the games, unless otherwise indicated.
Chapter 1: The craziest train ride ever
The train was pulling up into the underground station. Crash, Crunch, Tiny and Coco were heading to the mall to buy clothes and other items, since school was starting again for them soon, and they just wanted to spend some money. No harm in that, right? Nope. Anyway, the train pulled up with its loud, annoying screeching sound. "That hurts my ears," Crunch said as he boarded the train. "No kidding, sherlock," Crash replied. "Oh shut up you," Crunch responded. They boarded the train and sat in the orange, city-like train seats. Boy were those seats old. So now the train departed from the station. The train sped peacefully down the tunnel heading north to its destination. The four friends were enjoying the ride when at the next stop, something happened.
Dr. Cortex boarded the train! He shot a very shrill glare at one group of passengers, which scared the hell out of a little girl with her mom. The mom shout a glare back at Dr Cortex, with the little girl shivering and shaking behind her. Dr Cortex then shot yet another a very shrill glare at another group of passengers, but this time he was going to hear about it. "You got a problem?" said a teenage boy, who happened to be in the group and who was not imitated by Dr Cortex's attempt to scare him (be reminded that i'm from Chicago and I have seen it all, lol). "Yes I do actually," said Dr Cortex, "with you mouthing at me like you have no respect,". "Shut the hell up man, I ain't got time for you," the boy replied back, turning his back to Dr Cortex, listening to his I-Pod with rap music playing (that is typical Chicago-style teenage guys for ya). Dr Cortex mumbled something about the boy but proceeded ahead of the him.
Then, Dr Cortex noticed something. He saw Crash and Coco sitting together in one row, and Tiny and Crunch sitting in another. "Well, well, well, if it isn't Crash and his idiots!" Dr Cortex exclaimed, smirking devishily at them. The four turned around so fast it nearly made a little boy sitting nearby blink, making sure he had not lost his mind. "What the heck do YOU want?" Crash said, shooting a glare at Dr Cortex. "Well, nothing, not right now anyway. I am just riding the train to enjoy the ride if there's a problem with it," Dr Cortex said scarcastally. "Whatever," said Crash. Dr Cortex took another look at the four and he noticed something odd. "Tiny, what is that you got in your backpack?" Dr Cortex, coming towards Tiny, now pacing back and forth suspiciously, like he knew something.
"Nothing, why?" Tiny said, looking at Dr Cortex oddly. "Well, that is just kind of odd you'd be carrying a large object in your backpack, isn't it?" Dr Cortex asked, his voice growing shrill. "Uh, nope," Tiny said. "Okay,". Dr Cortex said simply. He turned around and walked back towards the teenage boy. "You again? Do I need to knock yo ass out?" the boy said, growing irate at Dr Cortex's constant suspicioness. "Watch who you are talking to, pal!" Dr Cortex said, grabbing the boy by the front of his tanktop, nearly yanking it off the boy's body. "Whatcha gonna do about it?" the boy said, now giving Dr Cortex a growing death glare. "You know, I got a dagger on me, so you better watch your back or i'll cut you, your damn I-Pod, your damn tanktop, your damn shorts and your damn chain you got on your neck," Dr Cortex almost screamed at the kid.
Now the boy had enough. He socked Dr Cortex right in the face. Everyone on board gasped at the socking. Dr Cortex lunged at the boy, but the boy tackled him to the floor and they started fist-fighting on the floor. Someone pressed the panic alarm aboard the train to get security. Crash, Crunch, Tiny and Coco stared in amazement and before they knew it, they were cheering the boy on as he continued pounding on Dr Cortex. Wow. Dr Cortex was getting beaten! By a simple teenage boy whom he never saw in his life! Security, now recieving the call of a fight, rushed into the train car, quickly trying to lift the boy off of Dr Cortex, who was now started to bleed from his lip.
However, they found that the boy was way too combative and strong to simply lift off of Dr Cortex. A guard pulled out a taser and teased the boy, who immeadtley fell asleep from the tase. With the boy now asleep, they lifted him off of Dr Cortex and get off at the next stop with him to call the police. They asked Dr Cortex if he wanted to speak to police or recieve medical attention, but he declined. Instead, he stayed on the train, now sitting where the boy was sitting before. Everyone stared at him, looking shocked about the fight. "What are you all looking at?" Dr Cortex said, his voice being very shrill but quivered at the same time. Everyone turned around to mind their own business, but they still talked about the fight and were informing new passengers about it who got on at the stop where the boy was being carried off the train.
Dr Cortex looked out the window, rathered embrassed by the beating and his four worst enemies cheering the boy on. However, a plan was forming in his large ego. He was going to see what was in Tiny's bag. But he couldn't be seen doing it. He had to put a disguise on. So, without anyone seeing him, he snuck out of the car to the security car. He approached a guard who fell asleep. He mugged the guard of his security clothes, his scanner, his teaser and his searching item. He put the clothes on, now looking like a security guard. He snuck back to the other car, now sitting back down in his seat for a minute. But he got back up and snuck to the back of the train car. His plan was working.
Dr Cortex now was walking through the car, like any other security guard would. However, he stopped at Tiny. "Sir, hand me your bag please," Dr Cortex said, making his voice real deep as a disguise. Tiny looked at the so-called security guard. He handed the guard the backpag and Dr Cortex opened the front pocket, now seeing it.
He saw the crystal, which Tiny and the others had obtained after the last battle, but Dr Cortex needed it it back to make him powerful. Hmmm ... what should I say or do? Dr Cortex thought. Not thinking and out of sheer desparation, he threw off his disguise, grabbed the crystal and started running with it! "Uh, guys!" Tiny yelled. "What?" Crash, Coco and Crunch asked. "Dr Cortex grabbed the crystal!!" Tiny screamed. "WHAT!?" they screamed back. "We got to get it back! Hurry!" Tiny exclaimed, now chasing Dr Cortex along with Crash, Coco and Crunch. Dr Cortex pressed the emergency exit button at least four times before the doors opened. Dr Cortex jumped off the train and started running through the tunnel back to the last train station they had departed. Unlucky passengers who were standing right by the doors fell to the tracks and you do not want to know what happened next.
"Ha ha ha!" Dr Cortex laughed evily, "I got my crystal back!". He continued running fast with it, but Crash and the others were on his tail. They were determinded to get the crystal from Dr Cortex's evil clutches. Dr Cortex looked back at them and smirked, then looked forward again and running. Suddenly, Crunch heard a train whistle that sounded like it was coming towards them. "There is a train coming towards us!!" Crunch screamed. The others turned around in horror to see the train approaching fast. However, they ran out of the train's path as it roared at top speed as it went past. Now out of harm's way, the proceeded to run after Dr Cortex. But one thing. He was gone! Where did he go!? "This is not good," said Coco, shaking her head.
Dr Cortex was now at the train station with the crystal, stopped to tie his shoe real fast and to breath for a second. "I lost them now," he said, breathing a sigh of relief. But just then, he heard a train coming into the station, but before he could run, the train was already there and he looked back, hopeful. He discovered they were not on the train, so he came back to the platform and stood around. The train now pulled out. However, when Dr Cortex was admiring the crystal, he noticed a figure growing over him. He spun around only to be knocked to the ground by Crash. Coco grabbed the crystal and began running with it. Dr Cortex saw this, kicked Crash real fast and gave chase after Coco.
Coco was running up the stairs to the exit of the station, trying her best to avoid knocking people over and run with the crystal at the same time. She looked back real fast to see if Dr Cortex was still after her. He was. He was trying his best to run after her, but people just kept getting in the way. He slapped a passing guy so hard that the guy fell a couple of stairs, flying into other people who were either going down to the platform or coming up to the exit. The people were sent flying right into the floor of the platform, injurying theirselves. Dr Cortex could care less as he continued to run after Coco. "You have better give me the crystal back or there will be hell to pay!" he yelled at Coco. "Never!" Coco screamed back, still running with the crystal.
Crash was now right behind Dr Cortex. "Leave my sister alone!" he yelled. "No," Dr Cortex said, still running after her. He kicked a woman in the back of her leg to see if she'd fall on Crash and make them go tumbling down the stairs, but Crash lifted the woman back up and he set her feet on the next stair. She looked excitedly shocked at him, but after a minute, she walked off. Crash was now back on Dr Cortex's tail as they approached the exit. Dr Cortex attempted to hit another person but this person saw it coming and quickly stepped out of Dr Cortex's way.
Coco was now outside after exiting the station, in the sunshine and beautiful blue sky. She walked briskly down the street to find Crunch or Tiny, but little did she know, they got involved in the whole 'flying people fall into platform' thing. "I hope they are okay," she said to herself. Suddenly, she heard screams coming from the exit and she spun around to see. She saw Dr Cortex charge into a small crowd of skateboarders who were just minding their own business. Skateboards went flying all over, becoming dangerous flying weapons. Several people were hit in the head with the skateboards and injuired. Dr Cortex now was running down the street, discovering Coco at once. She yelped when she saw him and took off running. "Get back here, NOW!" Dr Cortex screamed, running after her. Coco continued running down the street.
A few minutes later, she saw the mall they were supposed to go to and ran in at once. She ran until she saw a table which had enough space underneath it to hide. She hid under the table with the crystal. "You are safe with me now," Coco said to the crystal, holding it like a plushie. She went quite to prevent Dr Cortex from finding her if he should come into the mall.
That is all for this chapter. Hope you all enjoyed it! There will be more action in the next chapter, so don't go nowhere and stick around! R&R please.
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