Chapter 4: Cortex's Anger

Cortex was outraged by this!

Cortex: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Brio: Easy now Cortex!

Uka Uka: Cortex! There is no need to shout!

Right after they left the hideout, they all went back to Cortex's Castle.

Cortex: Wait I got an idea! We should've done this earlier!

Brio: Yes Cortex! Tell me your secret plan!

Cortex: Let's inject Crash directly instead of the fruits!

Brio: I think your right! I'll call for some Ratnicans for some distraction!

Cortex: I am so excited! I am going to get on the intercom! I will bring some Stench force to help!

Cortex (On the intercom): Listen up mutants! If you are a Stench, please come to my room for further instructions when your name is called! Stinky, Stan, and Sean! Thank you! Cortex out!

BACK AT WUMPA

Crash heads for home and opens the door. In the house, he could smell fresh pancakes that had just come from the pan. He could see Crunch sitting on the dining table.

Crunch: Hey Crash, got some Wumpa fruit?

Crash: (Sigh) No luck today!

Crunch: Oh, sorry to hear about that!

Coco: HEY CRUNCH! CAN YOU HELP TO CARRY THE PANCAKES?

Crunch: Sure thing sis!

Crunch gets up from the table and walks into the kitchen leaving Crash there looking glum. And then a few seconds later, they come out holding out the pancakes. Crunch was holding two plates and Coco was holding one.

Coco: Oh hi Crash, sorry you didn't found any Wumpa fruit.

Crash: Actually, I found 1 but it looked like it had been drugged by Cortex and I am not falling for one of his traps again!

Coco: Well, I cooked one of your favorite pancakes. Peach pancakes! Sorry I didn't found any Wumpa fruit too but I hope you like what you got!

Crash: (Weakly) Thanks sis!

Crunch: Man, I love your cooking Coco, where did you learn to cook?

Coco: Uh, Hello! I taught MYSELF to cook! Well, with someone else to help me.

Crash was so speechless, that the pancakes tasted so good, that he was at a loss for words.

AT CORTEX'S CASTLE

Stinky, Stan, and Sean arrived at Cortex's room along with 30 Ratnicans.

Stinky: What shall we do for you boss?

Stan: Yeah can't wait for another job!

Sean: We can have any job unless it has to do with personal hygiene.

Cortex: I want you all three to distract Crash! You keep nudging him in the direction that N. Brio is in and then he will inject Crash with a non-talking whatever that is called potion!

Stan: Sure thing Boss!

Sean: Yeah, where're gonna have a good time!

Stinky: DUH!

After that, they reloaded their stink bomb guns with their infinite source of stink from their tails and left Cortex's Castle.

Brio: Shall I go out now?

Cortex: YES GO NOW!

N. Brio: Okay Cortex, the time has come!

With that, he left the Castle too leaving Cortex laughing with pleasure. He smiled to himself.

AT WUMPA

About a few minutes after they were finished with their breakfast, Crunch started lifting weights as usual. It was Coco's turn to wash the dishes so she did exactly that. Crash was busy walking around the house. He decided to watch some television, so he went down to the living room or "Entertaining room" but didn't found the remote control.

He looked around for it on the floor and even digged underground to found it but STILL didn't found it. But he saw footprints leading to a dugout hole in one of the room's corners. Crash followed it and went outside.

Crash yelped for joy when he saw the remote ten feet from him lying down on the ground. But why was it there? Crash bent down to pick it up when he heard a voice.

Stinky: Hello Crash.

Crash turned around slowly and saw three Stench standing five feet from him with their Stink bomb guns raised.

Stan: Been some time since we saw you!

Crash: How, How did you know my name?

Sean: We are Cortex's Force, Rodent! And now we will destroy you once and for all!

Then they all shot at the same time but Crash spin attack all of the stink bombs and all of the bombs collided in the head part of their suits.

Stan: OOF!

Sean: OWW!

Stinky: QUIET YOU TWO! DO COVER FIRE FOR ME!

Stan and Sean nodded and kept on shooting like crazy. Crash then dodged the bombs and landed the Norris Roundhouse kick and each leg landed on both of Stan and Sean. They both screamed in pain and toppled sideways.

Stinky unleashed his blow of Stinky Skunk smell from his tail and Crash put both of his hands on his face with a disgusted look and backed away towards N. Brio, who was hiding in some bushes. Luckily for Crash, N. Brio made a screeching sound as he jumped out of the bush and like the world was in slow motion, Crash ducked and slammed himself into Stinky.

In fact, had the injection ready for the attack and when he slammed into Stinky, his injection triggered squarely into Stinky's right arm!

Stinky: YOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!

Stan: Holy stink!

Sean was barely getting up; he was wobbling all over the place because even his protection suit wasn't enough to fortify the blow from Crash's Foot. N. Brio stood up in shock of what he did to the Stench. Stinky's scream was so loud that Coco and Crunch rushed out the door and followed the scream to the scene where they could see Crash looking at the injured Stench and .

Coco: (yelling) N. BRIO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!

Coco yelled to the top of her lungs that it seemed like everything was shaking violently.

Crunch: Whoa Coco! That was the loudest I hear from you before!

Coco: Okay, Okay! Sorry about that!

Crash: You had done enough trouble to us N. Brio! Get out of here or I will make you get out!

Brio: Okay! I get it, Stenches, let's retreat!

All three stenches scowled at the Bandicoots while they walked away.

Stan: Don't worry Stinky! We'll find a way to make you talk again!

Stinky just grunted with disgust and shock.

N. Brio: (Shaking his fist) I'll get you next time Bandicoots! Just you wait!

Coco: Well, that's over!

Crunch: Yep that's true all right!

Crash: I'm gonna watch some TV, probably gonna take my mind of it. And with that, he crawled passed the digged up wall and turned on the TV.

Coco: Ugh, I didn't see that broken wall there!

Crunch: So are ya gonna fix it?

Coco: Of course!

She got a bunch of tools and fixed up the wall, while Crunch was heading to the convenience store to buy some more bodybuilding magazines.