Chapter 4: The Unexpected Guest
Sorry, during upload, some words got cut out. Tried edit it and save it, didn't work. Majority it's "missile-head" 's name. Don't know why though (probably because it doesn't like him or something). This may go for the other chapters too, again, sorry.
Meanwhile back on Wumpa Island, Crash was playing more video games. Crunch quitted and went off on a run and exercising an hour ago. Aku-Aku and Coco went off to collect more compartments around the island. All seem pretty well on a typical day on the island.
Crash was playing a game with a mutated black rat as the hero. He was on level 50 where the hero confronts the evil scientist, who is the main villain, with a group of minions to kill him. Crash had hard time beating the level due to the lack of strength and power, and outnumbered. The hero only had combat skills, but no magical powers like his enemies, which give the character a huge disadvantage. This leaves Crash struggling and stuck on the level for at least 5 hours!
Suddenly, a black arrow shot at Wumpa Island from an unknown location, colliding into Crash's mailbox. A letter attached to the dark energy arrow; however, it seems that Crash will not read for a while. The letter wrote:
"WARNING:
TO CRASH BANDICOOT
Beware of Cortex, for he has gathered minions that have powers you never know.
Just to let you know, I am one of the members of this team of evil.
Suggestion: Flee at once until you think the time is right.
Good luck…"
Back at the villain's hideout, there was a line-up in front of Cortex's desk. The line-up was past minions and enemies that fought Crash once before, now returning to be hire once again to fight. Though Cortex, the one interview the former minions, has continuously denying them. Nina, Brio, and were on the side of the laboratory as bystanders, as they watch one-by-one being denied. Uka-Uka hovered over to him, impatient and pissed.
"Cortex, what is the meaning of this?" He demanded, "That's already ten people that you deny, and you have hired none so far."
"Look, I'm just doing this to make sure we get the right ones," Cortex replied, turning to the steamed mask, "I don't want to hire someone that will waste your energy, I mean, you only get one shot on each one anyways. I wouldn't want to give powers to a weakling that can't fight, you know."
"Oh, well" Uka-Uka mumbled, "Thank you for your concerns, then I just leave you alone then."
Uka-Uka flew aside as he watches Cortex interviewing his minions. A familiar face appeared just as Uka-Uka flew aside.
"Huh? ?" Cortex said, realizing that an old friend of Uka-Uka was standing in front of him, "W-What are you doing here?"
"Well," The Time-Master started, "I was hoping I would be able to return to help you out on carrying out your plans. Uka-Uka called me, saying that I should come, saying that my power over time could increase, significantly."
Cortex looks over to Uka-Uka, who shrugged back at him. Then, he turned back.
"Well, since you're here and Uka-Uka recommended you, you're hired!"
"Why, thank you Dr. Cortex. I will be waiting for your orders later."
The Master of Time walked to the side and went over to stand with Brio and .
"It's been awhile, hasn't it?" he said.
"Yes," Brio replied, "Now with Dr. Cortex and Uka-Uka's new plan…"
"We will be invincible!" exclaimed.
Back at Cortex's station, he just denied another minion.
"I need a strong brute on our side," he sighed, "Oh, if only Tiny wasn't so reckless, he would be perfect for the team."
Then, a big muscular koala mutant step up in front of his desk, which startles Cortex and grabs his attention. It was Koala Kong, his first big brute of the first game. Cortex examined him, before the mutant could say anything…
"You're hired!" Cortex yelled in delight.
Kong smiled and went to the side of the lab, standing next to Nina. Nina looked at the big koala from head to toe. Then turn to him.
"Hey, I'm Nina Cortex." She introduced, shaking his hand, "I'm your boss's niece, and it's nice for you to come aboard this team of evil."
"Uh, thank you. My name is Koala Kong." He said, as he gently shook her hand back, "Are you strong?"
"Maybe"
Suddenly, a huge yellow gas rise among the line. The odor was terrifyingly stinky, which cause minions to say like "Oh my god! People, close your legs!" or "Who in hell's name farted! It makes me want to barf!" or "I'm gonna die horribly! Someone call the fire department!" The team of evil on the side immediately plugged their nose with their fingers and put their other hand close to their mouths, just in case they barf. Cortex had both hands covering his nose and mouth, turning green as if he was about to puke. Uka-Uka shook his head after a whiff and turned dark-green as he fled the lab.
"Oh, oh, oh," he began, looking back at the room that had the yellow stench coming out the door, "Now that's unsettling and revolting. Oh my, it smells by just looking at it. Oh god, just talking about it stinks. Oh man, you audience are so lucky you're not smelling this awful stench."
Suddenly, there was a large outbreak of minions, pouring out of the stinky laboratory. Scattering everywhere to find the exit, and screaming for their deaths. In a matter of nano-seconds, the lab was completely empty besides Cortex, his team, and a monkey.
The monkey scratched his head, having no clue why everyone ran away. Looking around the lab as if he does not have a clue why he is here. The "monkey" was a hybrid of a cross between of a gorilla and a kangaroo. It was Rilla Roo— a character who first appeared in Crash Bash. He burst out laughing at the unusual sight.
"I'm sorry," he confesses, though it was more like joke than confess, "I farted just now."
(Everyone Anime Fall)
"Well, looks like we're going to use this fool then," Uka-Uka sighed as he return to the room, "No one will return after a revolting stench like that. They might as well think of it as the Black Plague again or something."
Rilla Roo cheered as he heard the great news, and then went over to join the others.
Uka-Uka repeated the process once again and zapped the six members; energy surged through their entire bodies. Finally, in a matter of seconds, the zapping stop as every member drop to the floor. He goes over to them and looks at each of them as they got back on to their feet.
"Brio, you gain the element of Toxic," Uka-Uka explained, "Able to shoot out stream of chemicals and withstand swimming in acid. , element of Machinery; manipulate robots, weapons, and other machines. N. Tropy, of course, element of Time. Rilla Roo, element of Sonic-waves; your screeches can be projected extremely loud, shatter glass, concentrated beam, and could be heard from miles away. Kong, element of Radiation; can punch out radioactive pulse and waves, and shoot radioactive projectiles out of your fists. Nina, yours is special: element of Death; allow you to control the dead, raise the dead, and use them for a personal army, and manipulate ghosts, spirits, and zombies."
Everyone looked at himself or herself, not seeing any changes to their outer looks.
"Now any questions?"
Cortex raised his hand.
"How come they get cooler elements than I did?" he whined.
There was a short awkard moment, until Cortex finally spoke again.
"You said any questions..."
"Well, that's too bad Cortex." Uka-Uka teased him, then growled. "Live with it! Be glad that I gave you those powers."
Knock, knock
There was a knocking at the lab door. Everyone turned towards the door and was startled on who was it. It appears to be a person or something in a black silhouette, leaning against the door. What really shocked the group was the distinctive orange nose that sticks out of the silhouette.
"Bandicoot!" Cortex roared.
"Crash, you fool," Uka-Uka, snarled, "You got some gut coming in here to pick a fight with us. Well this time we are different, you see, we got powers of the Seven Dark Elements, allowing us to use elements of mass destruction. Now, kill him!"
Kong was the first to charge at the enemy, yelling out a battle cry as he pulls back his fist.
"Nuclear Punch!" he yelled as a green fist shot out.
The enemy step aside and easily, evade the attack, which crashed into the door, decimating it with a big explosion. The enemy got to Kong from the front, grabbed him by the neck, and slammed him down to the floor. It put out it palm towards the injured brute. Suddenly, a dark circle force appeared around the fallen brute, creating an energy force that slams Kong deeper into the ground, violently and brutally. The enemy pulls back his palm and walked aside, somehow stopping the violent slamming. Kong did not budge after that.
"Wh-What? Did Bandicoot gotten stronger when Kong was gone?" Kong thought as his vision faded and fainted.
The enemy looks up to find Rilla Roo, soaring in mid-air. Rilla Roo puff up a large amount of air, then releasing it along with a loud screeching.
"Supersonic Wave!" he cried as sound waves shot out of his mouth.
It was a direct hit; however, the enemy did not budge, nor collapse to the loud screeching. The enemy lunge towards the mid-airborne monkey then put out its palm again. In a split second, another dark circle force appeared on the floor under Rilla Roo, pulling him back down and smashing him against the floor. The enemy lands back to down and withdraw its hand, releasing the hybrid from its power.
"Time Warp!"
In an instant, froze time and charged at the enemy. Just as he was about to give the finish blow, the enemy suddenly teleported out of sight and then reappeared behind.
"Impossible! He escapes time?" he thought, "Who is this guy? Is he really Crash Bandicoot?"
The enemy's fist began to glowed black, sending the fist up into 's chin. The impact sends the Master of Time soaring into a wall, smashing his armored clocked body.
attacked next; using his new powers, the machines in the lab shot out electricity at the enemy, levitating the unknown being into the air.
"Machinery Manipulation!" he cried.
However, it did not stop the enemy. The enemy crossed its arms, forming an "X", charging up dark energy.
"What the hell? I thought only we have super powers? Since when did…" thought nervously.
However, he was unable to complete his thought. The dark creature unleashes a devastating dark energy pulse, striking and slamming him against the wall of the lab, wrecking all the equipment in the lab. The enemy lands back on to his feet with no scratches or wounds.
"Acid Grenade!"
"Smog Cannon!"
Brio shot out a bullet of acid, which combine with Cortex's attack, which sends out a concentrated blast of smog. Together, the blast form a spiral blast of green and black, directly hitting the enemy, which send it crashing through the lab wall and into the big hallway. Cortex, Brio, and Nina dashed outside to the hallway to finish the fight. Uka-Uka followed.
"Give it up Crash," Cortex demanded, "You can't win against all three of us together."
The enemy got up, than smiled… evilly! This startled Cortex, Nina, Brio, and Uka-Uka.
"Please…defeating you three rookies… just help pass the time!" The enemy snarled, "Bring it!"
Brio charged in; his right hand forms a green blade of acid, using it to try to slash the enemy. However, the enemy counters it by dodging the slash and grabs his right arm with its left hand. Using his right, it grabs Brio by the head. Cortex and Nina charge in from the back. With its strength, it lifted Brio off the ground and swung him around in circle. As they spin, Cortex get kicked in the face by the enemy's back foot, knocking him back. The enemy finally punts Brio in the face, sending him into Cortex direction.
"Death Sword!" cried Nina as she pulls out a sword out of the ground. It grimly decorated: the blade was black with skulls along it, and the grip made from dead skin.
Swinging it over her head, she lunges towards the enemy from the back, just as he kicked Brio away, to finish him. The enemy was wide open for a clean shot.
"Sword of Darkness!" it called. From out of the sky, a large black katana descended down and crashed into the ground, between the enemy and Nina. It turns around and easily draws it with its right hand, then held the katana over its head, blocking the attack.
"Weak!" The enemy commented as it punched the mid-airborne Nina in the stomach with its left fist, knocking her far back across the hallway.
"Puny!" The enemy commented as it turned around while swinging its katana, slashing Brio and Cortex, who tried to attack again from the back, in the face.
It lunges towards Uka-Uka, which terrified him, and pointed the tip of the katana directly at his face.
"Checkmate…" it viciously demanded, showing its dark-green eyes, and glared at the mask, "Team of evil failed! You're a joke!"
"Whoa…what power, what skill, what…evil!" Uka-Uka thought, extremely horrified now.
"Wh-Wh-What are you?" Uka-Uka asked nervously, "Who exactly are you?"
The dark creature pulled the hood off its head, revealing its true face. It was definitely a mutant bandicoot. In fact, it almost looks like Crash Bandicoot, if it was not for the distinctive big dark eyebrows that are twice the size than normal. Even with its mouth close, two fangs stick out. This was definitely not Crash Bandicoot.
"Two things" he started, "One: I'm not Crash Bandicoot; Two: My name is Fake Crash, Dark Element Eight, Element…of Darkness!"