Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

by Mutitoon90

A year has passed since Cortex's defeat at Crash's and Nathan's hands, and the evil doctor is up to no good again. This time, Cortex needs Crash's assistance to obtain power crystals for a reason that is unknown to the orange hero, and there is another group that are also after the crystals, which Nathan leads. Can Crash trust Cortex this time, or is he going to let Cortex win?

1. Prologue

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Retold by Mutitoon90

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Prologue

"AHHHHHHHH!"

Neo Cortex screamed as he fell to the island that he named after himself after being defeated by Crash Bandicoot. He fell onto the remaining trees on the island, which softened his fall, and after bouncing on the branches, he fell into a hole on the ground, landing in a cave with a loud thud.

"OW!"

He felt pain in his weak, little body as he returned to his feet.

"Damn!"

Cortex could not believe it; he was betrayed by his 'partner', his 'creation', and his own nephew, and due to them, he was without an army to take over the world, without a base to hide out in, and without a power source to restart his plan. He was about to start ranting in fury, when he saw something glowing faintly.

"What is that strange purple glow?"

Cortex followed the glow, which glowed a little brighter until he bumped into the glow.

"Ow!"

He rubbed his nose in response to the pain.

"What was that?"

Then, he remembered that he had a box of matches in his lab coat. He pulled the box out, opened it, pulled out a match, and struck it to light it. Once lit, the match showed Neo Cortex a giant purple crystal.

"Of course, this is the power source that helped the castle function."

He thought of what he could do with the crystal, and he started laughing evilly.

"With this crystal, I'll rule the world!"

Then, the matched burned out as it burned Cortex's fingers, due to the fact that the branches from the trees tore the gloves before falling into the hole.

"D'oh!"