Hello, this is my Crash Bandicoot fanfiction, and it focuses on the events leading up to Nitro Kart. Introducing some new ideas and concepts from my own point of view and adding some new OCs to liven things up.
My objective is to create a sort of new world introducing some logical and illogical ideas to this Crash Bandicoot racing game. I also want to add some more pizzazz to the many characters that will likely never be seen again, and didn't have a lot of screen time. Velo, Norm, Nash, Krunk, Geary etc.
Now there is some slight romance in here but nothing really hits it off until the end, which I am still working the kinks out of. I'll leave it up to my readers to decide what the pairings are; there are at least 2 with my main OC and 2 that are cannon characters.
Anyway this here scene is how I pictured Velo got wind of challenging Earth, the Bandicoots, and Cortex's gang.
Lastly, please give me credit for any new concepts or ideas used, that are clearly not cannon to Crash Bandicoot. Such as races I've named(not Gasmoxian) and the history of the race, planet, etc. Things that you know are NOT part of the Crash Bandicoot series. I know I'm a crappy writer working on two fics at a time but please bear with me! I am really working hard to create concepts of the alien characters, their anatomy, and the backstories that go along with them. I plan to create a guide on all of it, so in case I don't explain it well in this fic, you can understand better. So anyway please enjoy and I suggest listening to some tunes while reading!
DISCLAIMER: Don't own nothing but the story, some concepts and ideas and OCS
"Please Ve-Emperor Velo! You have to challenge the one's we've spoke of!" A shrill voice pleaded.
"Yes Emperor Velo, I can assure you that you won't regret it!" Another nearly identical shrill voice echoed.
In a large throne, towards the back of the room, a fairly large green skinned humanoid sat silently. His gaze drifted downward, piercing the two pleading forms before him. His gaze was like a mixture of fire and ice, it was dominating and uncomfortable. He had teeth resembling that of a shark's or razors jutting from his opaque under bite. He stroked his V like goatee (which was hardly facial hair, it more or so resembled that of a large tooth) with his four fingered hand.
He rolled his eyes and sighed, preparing to give the two before him the same reply he'd given them just a few short moments ago.
"I have heard both of your…pleas, for the third time at least now, and its beginning to give me a headache." The man known as Emperor Velo began to rub his temples, hiding the satisfaction he was gaining from their disappointed expressions.
"Velo really, the planet has champions for you to race! Really, honest we mean it!" It was the odder shaped one of the duo, the one shaped like that of an egg.
He didn't seem much of alien material, but he was. Velo had an immediate dislike of him, upon first seeing him, not that he had fancied the other any more. This man (he assumed and hoped it was of the male sex) was a light shade of pink, with large green eyes. His attire consisted of a cylindrical device, on which his profession in "hypnotism" was clearly announced to the world.
Oh, what was his name again? Something with an N-Hance or N-Pants no. Ah, N-trance the self proclaimed master of hypnotism!
"That's nice and all, but is it legit?" Velo's targeted the egg like man.
"Wait, you don't believe us?" The other being with a much shriller voice interrupted, disdain and worry in his tone.
He was more alien like; the kind of alien Velo was used to. He was Gasmoxion. Velo actually hadn't recognized him as a Gasmoxian though, since the planet was diverse in population, and many races lived on it. His skin was mostly green, with the exceptional stripes of yellow. His eyes were a light yellow, and like Velo himself he was slightly cockeyed. He had four legs and three fingers on each hand. His mouth was attached to a trunk like snout, where Velo could not identify a nose. His head was elongated and looked like a deflated balloon, along with his incredibly large yellow fluid sacks dangling from the sides of his head. Most notably though he had large exhaust pipes protruding from the back of his head, and spinal region. He was just as repulsive as his companion.
His name was Nitros Oxide. Velo clearly remembered his name, since the annoying whelp had introduced himself as one of the most efficient racers in the galaxy.
Feh, what galaxy was he from?
"Of course I do not believe you! How many have tried to take over my empire? Do you evenknow?"
"Well, I assu-"
"FOOLS! Can you not learn? Are you so stupid you can not possibly understand my answer! NO, I will not invade and abduct beings I have no knowledge of from another planet!" Velo was hefty and he might have needed some anger management, but he was not stupid. Stupidity equals failure when ruling an empire.
Velo looked down at the two who cowered at his feet, and yet still they pursued the subject. Why? Did they have some quarrel with this planet they kept shoving in his face? Velo thought for a moment, and pondered their suggestion. He glanced back at them, they were pitiful in his eyes, and he himself felt the slightest pang of pity for them. Though he did not trust them, perhaps they did have a decent plan.
It had been a long time since he had brought in an opponent who could surpass his main champions, much less himself. Still he wanted an example of something with some sort of intelligence from that planet. Who knows these two might convince him to let his guard down and take over his empire, an empire he had fought for, and continued to fight for, in a span of 40 years now. He'd never let that happen.
However he would consider their plan, only if they could provide a living specimen who could prove to be creditable and give him a detailed description and idea of this planet, the planet Earth.
Earth…A very familiar name come to think of it, where had he heard of it before? Velo couldn't quite place it though. Never mind it for now, now he had business to attend to.
"Okay, I will consider you plan." Velo announced, breaking the tense silence.
Both their eyes widened in comprehension and ear to ear (well if they had visible ears) smiles appeared on their features.
Pathetic, Velo thought.
"That's great we'll have you loo-" Nitros Oxide was abruptly cut short as Velo cleared his throat.
"I will only consider, provided that you bring me a live specimen from Earth. I want them to have somewhat of intelligence, enough to comprehend things, not some wild uncivilized creature or monster. Hopefully you understand this without my explaining, to be honest I'd like a being natively born on that planet. I would also appreciate that they have some experience in racing or at least driving. Only when you have brought them to me, shall I make my final decision on your plan, or you can turn tail now and forget this ever happened." Velo finished, he felt suddenly smug and pulled his lips back in a large, carnivorous grin.
They were silent, peering at each other nervously. Then they seemed to surrender, with a simultaneous shrug.
"Agreed, Emperor Velo. We shall bring our specimen, but we do require assistance. Can you loan us a ship to abduct this creature, earthlings more or so fear aliens, the hypocrites, they act as if they are the universes almighty beauty you see and the-" Nitros attempted to continue on with his rant about earthlings but Velo had lost his patience.
"GET ON WITH IT!" Velo practically roared at them. They really were lighting his fuses.
"Well anyway more or likely we'll have to abduct them, and we need a crew so can you loan us one?" Nitros replied speedily while cowering.
Velo could have chuckled but he didn't want to express any jovial emotions with them, let them fear him for now.
"Of course, I will send you a crew of 28. You find a nice specimen and they will be at your command" Velo replied coolly now.
Nitros seemed to relax, along with N-Trance . Velo wanted them to hurry though and get on with the whole arrangement.
"Go, now and hurry, I only have so much time on my hands!" He shouted.
"I will have the Ship waiting at the docking bay, just outside the coliseum"
Nitros turned back for a moment.
"Thank you for considering this, we promise you won't regret it!" Then he ran out of the room.
Velo ordered his nearest servant to get the crew ready, and the servant replied with a
"Yes sire" and hurried out of the room. Velo closed his eyes, he winced. His headache was really beginning to bother him now.
Nitros Oxide turned to his companion and scowled.N-trance had a similar expression on his face as he looked up at Nitros Oxide.
"So why didn't you use your hypnotism on him? Like we planned on Humpty remember?" Oxide crossed his arms in frustration. He mentally grinned seeing N-trance wince at the insult.
"Don't ever call me that again, four-legs! And for your information, I did try, by using my Hypno darts! I sent one into the back of his head, it didn't work!" N-trance suddenly became frantic.
"Why? I thought you were a master of hypnotism?" Oxide glanced at him with a slight smirk.
"I AM! Maybe the dart was ineffective, a dud perhaps?" N-Trance was actually trying to convince himself and he looked as if he was about to cry. That remark had really hit the nail on the head.
"It doesn't matter now, what's done is done, and we have to capture an earthling." Oxide sighed.
"How are we going to capture Crash?" asked N-Trance.
"We're not; we're going to get somebody who won't foil our plans to destroy him, his friends, Cortex and Earth." Oxide said with determination.
"Like who? Do you mean an average human?" N-Trance suggested.
"Yes, someone who will be truthful about Earth, but won't give away our plans to destroy it, or our personal plot to destroy our enemies."
"Great plan and all Nitros, but we don't know any humans besides Cortex, and his little brigade and Nefarious Tropy? How can we possibly find someone then?" N-trance had a good point.
"I suppose we'll just have to take someone at random then, nowhere near Crash or Cortex's homes" Oxide was really thinking now.
"Nitros you're contradicting yourself, you said humans fear us? How can we possibly find one who won't go insane upon interacting with us and cooperating with the whole plan itself?"
"Surely there must be one human open-minded enough to accept us, or at least not enjoy Earth life all that much. I don't see how they can stand that miserable planet anyway!" He threw his arms up and gave a huff; N-trance was really beginning to annoy him. Why was he asking all these questions when the egg shaped man knew more about Earth than he did!
"Well what if-" N-trance was cut off abruptly.
"Okay, okay I get your point; everything will go wrong blah blah blah!" Nitros looked towards suddenly noticing a furious but hurt look upon his face. Nitros sighed.
"Common Trance, we've got abducting to do!"
With that the two made their way out of the coliseum, contemplating and planning for the journey ahead of them.