Here's the first chapter.

Crash is not mine OC's are mine.

Chapter 1 Vibrations

Erica was walking casually walking through the busy streets as she continued her search for the bandicoot.

Cortex had ordered her to find and kill Crash the minute she found him; or just distract him long enough until Cortex could get the generators under his control.

The demented minion continued searching frantically for her target all while gaining frightened stares of bystanders when they saw her metal mask and her enormous blades.

She giggled madly them.

She turned towards what looked the city's pool and from outside the fence she could see Crash climb up the pool's highest diving board.

"I have found you, comrade... Now it's time for us to play..." She whispered.

Carefully, she crept behind the fence and climbed over to get over.

She turned to see Crash had jumped from the board and had swam to the side of the pool.

A girl with faded teal hair ran to him.

The two had exchanged a few words and looked like they were locking foreheads, giving Erica the assumption that the girl was Crash's love interest.

"Rodent has a new girly. I think I know how to get his attention."

The insane minion had herself behind the pillar.

"Are you gonna come swimming with me in the wading area now?" Elkie asked.

"I just want to jump off one more time, then I'll come with you." Crash grinned.

"But you said that a half an hour ago..." She said in a mockingly pouty voice.

Crash sighed.

"All right... For real one last jump."

Elkie smiled.

"Fine... I'll just use the restroom while I wait."

"I'll meet you at the wading area."

Elkie guided herself to the bathroom.

After relieving her herself, she walked to the sink to wash her hands. That was when she heard a thumping sound behind her.

"Is anybody there?" She asked.

The thumping came again.

"Crash you had better not have come into the ladies room!" She angrily protested.

She felt something sharp trail against her back.

The blind girl's body jerked.

"Whose there?!" She whimpered.

She slowly turned around to hear the sound of blades swishing. Elkie dodged to the right to avoid but failed to prevent her arm from being cut and knocking her down.

She screamed in horror as she felt blood leak from the wound. She was silenced almost immediately when she felt the attacker kick her in the stomach.

"Stop screaming, girly... You're going to give me away..." The minion giggled.

"Who... who are you...?" Elkie demanded.

Erica slowly walked toward her.

"My name is Erica; and I want to play."

"What do you mean you want to play?!" The blind girl demanded.

"I want to play a game that consists of ripping out your intestines." She said in a childlike voice.

Elkie slowly tried to crawl away.

"I don't want to play... Play with someone else!" She whimpered.

"But if you don't play with me... Then Crash won't want to play." Erica insisted.

Elkie's eyes widened.

"You're after Crash!"

"Of course and that's why I came you first silly... I need you to get Crash's attention..."

"Are you one of the Syndicate?" She asked.

"No... I'm Daddy's minions... Daddy sent me to kill Crash."

"I don't think you understand what I'm saying..."

"I do understand and now... I'M GOING TO CUT YOU TO RIBBONS!"

Elkie screamed as she ran out of the bathroom with Erica right behind her.

"CRASH! ONE OF THE SYNDICATE'S!" She screamed.

Crash looked up to see Erica running after her.

"That girl; I've seen her before... CORTEX!"

The bandicoot sprung into action running toward the minion.

"GET AWAY FROM HER!" He screamed.

Erica looked to see the bandicoot running toward her. She extended her blades to stop him in his tracks.

Crash just stopped before he got impaled.

He looked down to see a long cut along Elkie's arm. The bandicoot felt his blood boil.

"It's you... Erica!"

Erica grinned as she clapped her hands.

"The rodent has remembered my name and now the rodent must be dealt with."

"What the hell are you talking about?!" Crash demanded.

"Daddy sent me here to kill you... Daddy said he had plans..."

Crash scratched his head at the minion.

"What do you mean Cortex has plans?"

"Daddy said he had plans that he wanted to put into play; and he wanted you out of the way before they were ready."

Charlotte and Kevin and had joined them.

"I understand what she means... This Cortex sent psycho here to distract you." Kevin explained.

Crash turned sharply back at Erica.

"Is this true?!" He snarled.

Erica just laughed before she lunged at the bandicoot.

Crash just moved of the way. The commotion had sent all of the pool goers running out screaming, leaving them all alone.

Crash recovered and quickly grabbed the minion and began to continuously bash her head into the concrete hoping to knock her out.

However, the minion only laughed sadistically as her face repeatedly made impact with the concrete.

Charlotte's eyes were wide.

"She...likes it...?" She asked, horrified.

"She's seems completely insane." Kevin said, just as frightened.

Out of nowhere Erica grabbed the bandicoot by the throat and flipped him onto his back; leaving him only in a daze.

Crash tried to quickly regain his breathing when he felt Erica drag him towards the water and plunged his head into the water, pinning him down so he couldn't move.

"She's going to kill him!" Kevin cried as he ran to try and help the bandicoot break free. Erica however used her heels to kick the human in the stomach, forcing to crumbled to the ground as he spat up blood.

Charlotte watched as she saw Crash's thrashing becoming weaker by the second. She had to do something.

She ran to the minion and grabbed her hair. Refusing to let go, she yanked as hard as she could while the minion screamed in pain.

"GET OFF OF HIM YOU BITCH!" She screamed.

Erica screamed and howled until she finally forced to move back and let the bandicoot go.

Kevin used the opportunity to pull Crash back up as he was coughing and spluttering.

Erica furiously turned to Charlotte, who had chunks of her hair in her hands. The petite teen was breathing deeply.

"You pulled my hair, you mean girly!" She snarled.

"You were drowning one of my best friends! I think what I did is pretty justifiable!" She snarled. "Not to mention you terrorized a blind girl!"

STOP TALKING ABOUT ME LIKE I'M HELPLESS!" Elkie sobbed.

Suddenly Erica's ears to began to pick up on something as she smiled.

"Why are you grinning?!" Crash demanded as he continued to cough.

"It doesn't matter anymore comrade... I managed to distract you long enough... Everything is finally ready..."

"Ready for what?!" Asked Kevin.

Throughout the air, they could all hear a high pitched whine echo all around them. The sound was so grating that they all had to cover their ears to block it out.

Erica grinned at their reaction when she noticed Elkie still on the ground.

"A fine prize she will be..."

After another thirty seconds, the whines ceased.

"What was that?" Asked Charlotte.

"I don't know... Some alarm..." Kevin suggested.

"Even military alarms are not that strong; I wonder if..."

Crash was cut off when he heard Elkie screaming.

He sharply turned his head to right to see Erica had her restrained.

"LET HER GO!" Kevin snarled.

"But if I do that comrade, then I won't be able to give daddy any leverage against Crash." Erica stated as if it were obvious.

"You better do what he says, or else..."

The three were cut when a enormous earthquake began to rupture underneath them, making the trio lose their footing and fall back into the water.

The three could feel the vibrations try to keep them from emerging back to the surface. The water was rushing violently around them it almost impossible to move against it.

Then almost instantly, the quaking ceased; allowing Crash and his friends to pull back up and breathe.

"Where did that come from?!" Charlotte rasped.

"I don't know; but wherever it came from, it's probably not a good sign!" Crash said, swimming to the edge and pulling himself out.

He looked around to see Erica and Elkie were gone. The bandicoot's blood was fuming.

"That bastard is trying to fuck with me again by letting his pets take Elkie; but I'm not going to let him break me!" HE growled to himself.

"Crash...?" Kevin called to him.

He turned his head.

"She took Elkie... and I know who she's taking her too, but I don't know where he is..."

"That and my cell phone signal is acting bizarre." He finished showing the boy his phone.

The bandicoot could see the signal just blinking; it was almost like the device wasn't sure if it had a signal or not.

Crash breathed; he had a feeling that the high pitched whine and the earthquake may have had something to do with it.

"Crash...!?" A voice came from behind.

He looked behind him to Aku Aku standing there.

"Aku the whine the vibrations..."

"I know already, child." Said the mask, gently.

"But how was Cortex able to do that?!" He protested.

"I'll explain it all to you in good time, but first you three need to get yourselves home and cleaned up."

Crash looked down at his swim suit.

"Right..." He grinned, sheepishly.

"I'll meet you three back at the deli as soon as possible."

They all ran off. Never noticing a slightly older boy watching them from behind a tree.

Well that's the first chapter. Cortex's plan seems to be working. And I wonder who the boy who is hiding behind the shadows. Until the next chapter. Read Review or PM. DUECES!