Nina's Shocking Discovery

Chapter 3:

Truth

Disclaimer: I do not own Crash Bandicoot or any of the Crash characters.

"Victor, let her go…"

"Say goodbye to your DAUGHTER!!!"

"HOW-YOU…"

Victor Twin took Nina back to his ship.

"Moritz, lock this damn girl up. DON'T let her father on board," Victor said.

"Wait, Father?" Nina said, shocked. "What are you talking about?"

"NINA!!!" Cortex had gotten onto the Twin's ship. "LET GO OF HER!!!"

"Hello, Doctor. It's been far too long," Victor sneered. "How kind of you to drop in. Perhaps you could explain to HER what's going on…"

"How did you find out?" Cortex asked. By this time, Nina was being carried to the cell, despite her efforts to get away from Moritz. "I never told anyone…"

"Yes, but HE knew…HE told us…"

"WHAT?"

WHACK.

Cortex woke up in the cell with Nina right beside her. Her eyes were starring at her with hate.

"Talk."

"Nina…"

"NOW! HOW…and….I thought…"

"Nina, I'm sorry…"

"I didn't ask for a damn apology," Nina cried softly. "I want an explanation; I WANT THE TRUTH…"

Cortex sighed. "Fine. Veo's telling the truth…"

"Veo? You know him?"

"I saw the emails. I knew he would find you eventually…"

"Wait," Nina said. "You SAW THE EMAILS? You read my emails?"

"After what happened back then, yes, I do need to read them, and I saw your conversation with your uncle." Cortex stopped talking, waiting for the reaction.

It never came.

He looked up and saw tears.

"Uncle? He was telling the truth?"

"Yes," Cortex said. "You know the family traditions. Daughters and fathers aren't meant to be together. Nieces are to follow their uncles' footsteps….

"But Veo; he was far from a role model. He would drink himself to sleep, and your aunt got scared one night because he came home that night and smashed the living room table and windows. She called me that night and told me, 'Neo, you need to come and take your daughter home'.

"I didn't think anyone would approve if I broke my own family's tradition, so I pretended to be him for a while, and it worked considering we were twins…My parents then died, and we all agreed that Veo was to know nothing about this and I was not to tell you who was father and uncle…"

"He made you lie?" Nina asked. "AND YOU LET HIM?!?!"

"Nina…"

"NO! What kind of father are you? A coward who hides from his brother?"

"Nina, I"

"I don't want to hear another word." Nina turned in her spot and ignored him.

All was silent…