Well, since I have Fridays off and I wrote the second and third chapters ahead of time, I mind as well go ahead and get their vacation started! I appreciate the reviews I got for the opening chapter. It really keeps me motivated!
CHAPTER 2
Flight Over the Ocean
The sun rose over the eastern horizon and shone down brightly over Kongo Bongo. The animals of the jungle were quickly awakened by the sunlight and turned the island's tropical paradise into a lively forest of morning tunes.
The sunlight broke through one of the windows of Diddy's bedroom and hit DK's eyelids as he and his nephew were still sleeping comfortably on their living room sofa. In no time, DK turned his head away from the sunlight and slowly opened his eyes before looking up at his sleeping nephew. He knew right away how he would wake up his little monkey. After all, the start of their vacation was just mere moments away!
"Rise and shine, little buddy," whispered DK as he grabbed Diddy's feet with one hand, "It's vacation time."
The ape quickly began tickling his nephew's feet by wiggling his little toes. Sure enough, Diddy started giggling in his sleep as his feet received ticklish sensations.
"Cootchie cootchie coo, little buddy," chuckled DK playfully, "Tickle tickle tickle, my adorable little boy."
Diddy's giggles grew louder as his uncle continued to play with his feet.
"Ooohoohookeeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheehehehehehehehehehehee!" laughed Diddy.
"Time to get up, little Diddy," said DK, "We've got a big day ahead of us."
Diddy quickly opened his eyes upon hearing those words, and he remembered that they would start their vacation in just a few minutes. He looked at DK and smiled as he continued to giggle from the tickle torture on his toes.
DK stopped tickling Diddy's toes and allowed him to relax. The monkey took some deep breaths to get his breathing back to normal, and he looked into his uncle's eyes with a big smile. He knew what was coming next, and so did DK.
"Come on, little nephew!" said DK excitedly, "Let's have some breakfast so we can be ready for the big trip ahead!"
"OH BOY!" yelled Diddy happily as his uncle lifted the couch blanket off of them, stood up and held his nephew in his arms, rocking him like a baby while carrying him to the kitchen.
"What do ya wanna have for breakfast, little buddy?" asked DK as he playfully set Diddy on one of the chairs at their dining table.
"How's about some banana waffles?" answered Diddy.
"Waffles it is, little buddy!" replied DK, earning a playful, "Yippee!" from his nephew.
The ape opened the fridge and pulled out four waffles from their waffle package; two for himself and two for Diddy. Then, he closed the fridge and placed all four waffles in the toaster.
Diddy was feeling as excited as he ever had been in his life. He couldn't wait for their vacation to start. He could already picture himself and DK having such a cuddly time on their dream island. As Tiddly was coming along after a last-minute decision, the little monkey felt even happier to have two loyal companions to spend quality time with him on a dream tropical paradise.
DK was feeling just as excited as his nephew was. He couldn't wait to arrive on that mysterious island and get settled in so that he could treat Diddy to the most cuddly vacation he would ever have. Secretly, he also couldn't wait to fulfill his "nostalgia fever" by putting his nephew in diapers to make it the most "family-friendly" vacation they would ever have.
A few minutes later, the toaster popped the waffles up, and DK got out some plates and set two waffles on each one. Then, he took a syrup bottle out of the pantry and squirted some lovable banana-flavored syrup all over both plates. The finishing touch for each plate was butter and sliced banana bites.
"Oh boy! That looks so good!" said Diddy eccentrically as he admired the waffles.
"You're gonna love this, little buddy!" replied DK with a smile as he set the two plates on the table and took a seat next to his nephew.
In that instant, the uncle and nephew each poked their forks into their waffles and took average-sized bites of them. Their tongues were instantaneously treated to the delightful taste of bananas as they chewed on their bites. It was just the perfect way to start off their morning.
"These are so awesome!" said Diddy after he swallowed his first bite.
"I agree," replied DK, "But just wait til we see what kinds of food we'll find on that dreamy island."
"Oh yeah!" agreed Diddy, "That place has got such delicious fruits as far as I can remember!"
"But I'm sure that's not all, little buddy. There may be more that we didn't get a chance to discover two years ago when we first set foot on that island," explained DK, "You never know what might appear."
"You suddenly have me even more excited!" chuckled Diddy as he took his second waffle bite.
DK giggled at Diddy's excitement and continued eating his breakfast.
The duo quickly scarfed down what was left of their waffles until virtually all that was left was the leftover banana syrup.
Resisting the urge to lick the remaining syrup off his plate, Diddy handed his plate to DK, and the ape stood up and put the empty plates in the sink.
Then, the two smiled at each other as they knew what was to come next …
… their vacation!
Diddy ran on all fours to his bedroom and grabbed his backpack. Luckily, Tiddly was already awake. The bird exchanged a smile with his owner as the monkey put the straps of his backpack over his shoulders.
"Good morning, my little Tiddly! Ready to go on a tropical paradise adventure!?" said Diddy happily.
Tiddly smiled and replied through his chirping 'bird language', "I've been ready since the moment I woke up, Diddy!"
Diddy smiled brightly at his bird and pulled a few bird seeds out of his backpack. Tiddly hopped onto Diddy's left hand which contained the bird seeds, and he pecked on them so that his breakfast would be satisfying. Diddy giggled as Tiddly's pecks slightly tickled his hand.
Once Tiddly had eaten all the seeds, the bird hopped into Diddy's backpack, and the monkey happily ran out of the bedroom and re-entered the living room, where his uncle had just put on his heavy duty backpack.
Diddy was amazed by how much stuff was crammed into DK's backpack and yet the ape could still carry it easily. It was really no wonder he was the strongest ape on Kongo Bongo!
"Well, little buddy, … this is it," said DK, "Are you ready, Diddy?"
"I'm so ready, DK!" squealed an extraordinarily excited Diddy.
"Well then, … let's go!" announced DK.
"YIPPEE!" screamed Diddy as he jumped for joy and led his uncle to the front door.
The two Kongs walked out of their house and closed the door behind them, and with one giant leap, they came down to the ground on all fours and ran into the jungle, each using all four of their limbs.
The Kongo Jungle looked as pretty as it could look during the autumn months. The temperatures were surprisingly warm today, which meant that the two Kongs didn't have to put their jackets on. Of course, they found no point in taking their jackets with them, since it was never cold on the mysterious island they were heading for; it was always warm, and the weather always varied between sunshine and rain showers without there ever being thunder or lightning. This was yet another phenomenon about the island that Diddy felt confused about, yet at the same time he felt as if it made that island feel even more like a tropical paradise dream.
In almost no time, both uncle and nephew made it to Funky's Flights, where the surfer ape himself was waiting to fly them to their destination.
"Why, if it isn't the big DK-dude … and the little quadruple champion dude!" the sun-glassed ape greeted them with his Jamaican accent.
"Hey, Funky!" replied Diddy.
"How's our surfer dude chilling this fine morning?" asked DK, attempting to imitate Funky.
"Never felt better, dudes!" replied Funky, "The waves were as cosmic as they always are, and I've settled on my morning grooves."
"I take it you've had the surf of your life," commented Diddy.
"Any surf could be the surf of my life, Diddy-dude," said Funky, "Ya never know what to expect when the winds are calm and the skies are blue. Even on a day like this, the ocean is never still."
"Wow. I suddenly can't wait for the upcoming summer break to experience something like that," said Diddy.
"So, I take it you're ready for that trip of a lifetime," Funky assumed.
"We sure are," replied DK, "We're all set and ready to go."
"Well then, dudes, hop in and fasten your seat belts, 'cus this flight's gonna turn your paradise dreams into reality!" Funky announced as he signaled for DK and Diddy to jump into his bi-plane.
Just then, the two adventurous Kongs spotted their friends and relatives running towards them, all wanting to say their final goodbyes before they left.
Dixie was the first to approach them, and she instantly ran up to Diddy and hugged him.
"I love you, Diddy!" she said as she choked back some more sobs, "Remember what I said, sweetie, … have the most family-friendly time of your life."
"I love you, too, Dixie, and I promise I will," Diddy replied as he returned the hug.
Candy walked up to DK and shared a hug with her boyfriend as well.
"Have a good time with Diddy, DK," she whispered to him.
"We'll have a great time, Candy," DK replied, "I guarantee it."
Tiny, Chunky and Lanky all exchanged hugs with their two heroes, while Kiddy simply waved at them, and Cranky gave them handshakes since he considered himself too old for hugs.
"Well, … goodbye, everyone," DK and Diddy said together after everyone had embraced them.
Tiddly added a cute "goodbye" chirp to complete their parting.
"Goodbye, young ones," replied Cranky.
"Have a nice vacation!" added Tiny.
"See you at the Enthusia Awards Ceremony!" said Lanky.
"See you all there!" Diddy replied with a chuckle.
With that, the adventurous duo instantly hopped into the two passenger seats positioned behind the pilot seat of Funky's plane, which was soon occupied by its owner. The surfer turned the ignition switch as they all fastened their seat belts, and the propellers on the nose started spinning while the engines burst into life.
"Ready, dudes?" Funky called.
"Ready, Funky!" DK, Diddy and Tiddly all replied in unison.
"Bye!" the other Kongs shouted one last time.
"Bye, everyone!" DK and Diddy shouted back.
"Off we go!" shouted Funky as he pulled the throttle and accelerated the plane down the short runway, "Next stop: the tropical paradise of every Kong's dream! Hold on tight, adventurer-dudes! This is gonna be a bumpy ride!"
Slowly but surely, the plane lifted off the ground, and in just milliseconds its shadow was over water. As the speed increased, the plane flew higher and higher until Funky stabilized the plane at a fixed altitude and maintained a speed of about one hundred miles per hour.
Within a few minutes, Kongo Bongo looked as tiny as an insect as they carried on their journey towards the mysterious island.
Diddy's heart was pounding with excitement throughout the flight, even though it took nearly half an hour before their destination was within their sight distance.
Eventually, after more than thirty minutes flying through the clouds over the ocean, the trio of primates could finally see the supernatural island that DK and Diddy had ventured to in 2014.
"There it is, little buddy!" called DK as he pointed to the paradise-filled island that was now just a few miles away.
"Oh boy! This is gonna be fun!" replied Diddy excitedly as he locked his eyes on the island that lied ahead of them.
As the island grew closer, Funky began to descend the plane to position it for landing.
"This is gonna be bumpy, dudes, so hold on to something!" called Funky as DK and Diddy felt the plane suddenly begin to shake as they continued their descent.
The two Kongs grabbed onto the sides of the plane with each hand and gripped them tightly while Funky brought the plane closer to the island.
In another couple of minutes, the bi-plane approached the island and was now gliding over the trees. Funky kept his eyes sharp as he searched for an opening where he could land.
DK and Diddy felt rather puzzled as they found no sign of the light that Cranky had mentioned yesterday.
"Perhaps, we're too far away from where the light was," thought Diddy.
"Maybe the light's waiting for us to set foot on the ground," DK thought.
Eventually, the surfer/pilot spotted a circular opening which was just barely big enough to land the plane safely. He brought the plane's shadow away from the trees and onto the flat ground below, then he pulled the throttle back and engaged the landing gear. The plane descended quicker than it had been, and the wheels soon touched the ground. Funky, however, had to pull the throttle back as hard as he could to stop the plane from crashing into any trees, but he only just managed to bring the plane to a halt before it could hit anything.
"Whew! What a landing! That was way too close!" commented Diddy.
"I'm gonna be shaking off so many muscle aches tonight," panted Funky.
"Thanks for the lift, Funky!" called DK as he and Diddy jumped off the plane and came down to the ground feet first.
"No problem-o, dudes!" replied Funky as he waved to his departing passengers, "I'll be back to pick you up for the ceremony, so be sure to come back here when the day comes!"
"We will, Funky!" answered Diddy.
"Have a good time, dudes!" said Funky.
"See ya later, Funky!" hollered DK.
The two explorers and their bird companion waved back at Funky as the surfer slowly turned his plane around and pulled it back into the air. He had to circle around the open area a few times before he could safely pull out without hitting any trees, but, being extremely skilled as a pilot just as he was with his surfing, he managed to get his plane back into the open skies without hitting anything, and before long he was gone.
DK and Diddy looked at each other and smiled. Aside from having Tiddly along, from this moment on the two Kongs had the next few weeks all to themselves on this mysterious island!
So, the Kongs have arrived on the island of their dreams! Any time now, we may be anticipating our first glance of this island's supernatural abilities, but feel free to imagine what those might be!
COMING UP IN CHAPTER THREE:
DK and Diddy venture deep into the jungle on a quest to find their campsite and get settled in for their little holiday.
As before, please review, and I'll have chapter three up later this afternoon. As I mentioned before, the third chapter is already completed, and I'll have it ready within the next few hours! See ya then!