Chapter 1- The next one.
It was another day in the grim room of Cortex Lab. Every creature shivering at the thought of the evolvo-ray. Cortex shot a stare at the animals and for the first time in a long time he smiled. It wasn't a smile that anyone would like on a person. He looked at the cages as he juggled thoughts of methods of mutation. He put many on hiatus to the point were every animal wasn't ready for mutation. But Dr tripped over a tail much to his hatred. He stoof of and swept off the dust of cortex cold floor. " What about this one?" said eerily pointing at the tail he tripped on. "The kangaroo? Of course!" Cortex said with great sarcasm. Just what he needed. A strong willed animal to cross him. But he remembered it was but a joey in a simulated mother technology room. He used the key and opened the door steadily making sure he didn't the widen the black eyes of the kangaroo with fear.
He placed him on and strapped him slowly onto the cold table. The Kangaroo like most animals was frightened and tried to wiggle free. Alas, every creature learns it is useless to try to struggle. Makes it hurt far worse than it already does. "You know the evolve-ray hasn't been favoring you with its glitches Dr. Cortex. What if it backfires? And well..we get ugh.. that is too say.. kil-" Questioned before the machine starting up startled him. "Dr. Ntropy and I did a little tinkering. It works like it used to. We used a test wombat yesterday. She is in her cage." Cortex replied as he watched it. A great flash occurred and forced Cortex and to stay away from the machine at work. They shielded their eyes as the flash gleamed far shinier than the sun.
The process had ended and the creature changed alright. It was about 10 years old after the process. But something was wrong. He was awfully clung to cortex. He loved him as a father but cortex shoved him away. Lab Assistants with absent emotions took him to his room. The Kangaroo now anthromorphic looked at all the rooms. From Ripper Roo to Dingodile. Even the unnamed failures. He looked around curiously. "What are-" He muttered before a Lab Assistant shushed him. They were at his room. Judging by his animal they had principles for the mutants. When Koala Kong was made they placed all types of lifting equipment and tested his strength often. The Kangaroo seemed to have a name. He saw on the wall. Cross Kangaroo. He teetered off to the side and fell. Still working on his balance.
After about 3 years of intense training he was going to fight Crash Bandicoot. But what happened over the years? He became more independent. Rejected by Cortex unlike taking it well like the other mutants he talked to him less. He saw a female Wombat his age walking around the day before the battle spying on Cortex. His curiosity was an overpowered habit of his. "Whatcha` doin?" He asked her. "Ah nothing. Just listening in to his mutant layoffs." She said. While she said that Cross`s heart skipped a beat. "Layoff`s aren't those for the.. ulp! Independent mutants? He asked.