A/N: Sorry for the delay again folks but I am thinking of doing Subspace Emissary 2. Anyway, the battle with Devil Star is up and I haven't got much reviews. (But thanks CrashFad13 and StarryEyes880). Enjoy.

Chapter 4: Master of Illusions:

In a space prison hovering above the earth, all the slaves were exhausted after a long day of hard working. These slaves are the people who were kidnapped by Devil Star. Crunch and Tiny were chained in their own cells. They were stripped into small loincloths.

"Oh man. How can this happen?" asked Tiny as he glanced at his chains.

"I can't believe it. Us, as slaves" Crunch said.

"Someone better help us or we'll be starved to death. Coco and Pasadena are held prisoner by the master who we don't know about and Spyro had to be their carriage puller" Tiny said "I wish someone would help us."

Crunch looked up. "Crash… where are you?"

In another cell, Spyro cringed to his cell. He was bruised and was very cold. He looked out of the window.

"Crash, we need you. More than ever. I don't like being treated like a slave. Please, save us, Crash Bandicoot" Spyro said "you're our only hope now."

Back on Earth, Crash and Aku Aku had teleported onto the battle cruiser where Devil Star is on.

"OK. We're on the cruiser" Aku Aku said "we have to walk our way to the top."

"Right. We have to hurry though" Crash said "Our friends need our help."

They made their way down to the end of the cruiser. Along the way, Crash was shocked to see the "Kill Crash Bandicoot" posters on the wall.

"I get a feeling he has a huge grudge against me" Crash said.

"No wonder because he wanted to finish off what Demon Crash had started" Aku Aku said.

"Yeah, as well as wanting me out of the picture" Crash said.

Suddenly, Crash and Aku Aku saw another Crash running towards them.

"Hey! Are you an imposter?" Crash asked.

The clone Crash repeated after him. After Crash and the clone did some moves, the clone Crash suddenly ran off.

"Come back here!" Crash called.

"Why does it always run away?" asked Aku Aku.

"I bet you anything that is Devil Star" Crash said as he ran off after the clone.

The clone Crash ran into the arena of the ship which looked like a roman coliseum. Crash emerged from the door.

"I gotta say, you look just like me. Expect…" Crash said "You're more nasty than hero bandicoot.

"Oh, for decades that I wanted to shut that mouth of yours" the clone Crash said "Finally, that time is upon me."

And with that, the clone Crash formed back into Devil Star.

"Bravo, you made it all the way out here" Devil Star "I must say you must have caught me very quickly."

"It's over for you" Aku Aku said.

"But at last" Devil Star cackled "I will crush you once and for all!"

He laughed evilly as he grew into a giant. Crash and Aku Aku looked shocked at this.

"Now, little bandicoot, you will die!" Devil Star said as he raised his foot.

"Hehe, isn't it too late to be friends?" Crash asked. He dodged the foot and jumped to the top. "I guess not."

"Hahaha! Welcome to your nightmare, Crash Bandicoot!" Devil Star said "As you can see, I am a master of Illusion, but everything is real. Prepare to die!" He grabbed Crash by the hand.

"Hey, what's with the King Kong trick?" Crash asked.

Devil Star then threw him below but Aku Aku grabbed him and pull him up to level one. Aku Aku sees some orbs on his legs.

"Crash, that's got to be his weak point" Aku Aku said "Use your Bazooka and destroy those orbs. That is the source to his powers."

"Alright one step ahead" Crash said as he took out his bazooka and fire some missiles which hit the two orbs on his legs. "You know something. Devil Star found a costume with the size as his ego".

"Now's not the time for jokes" Aku Aku said.

Suddenly, huge cogs appeared and Crash leaps up to the second floor of the coliseum. He saw two more orbs on his stomach.

"There's two more" Crash said.

"I don't think so" Devil Star said as he used his fingers to shoot out beams. Crash dodged them and used his bazooka to destroy the two orbs on his body.

"Oooh… look at the big master of Illusion" Crash taunted as he jumped to the top.

"No one taunts me like that!" Devil Star snarled "prepare to be eliminated!"

"Don't you know, Devil Star!" Crash called to him as he leaps over his hands "the bigger they are, the longer they fall. And besides, you're working with the wrong people!"

"I think it's time to shut that mouth of yours for good!" Devil Star snarled.

"Dude, lab coats are out of this year" Crash said as he dodged more cogs.

"Crash, can we stop joking around now?" Aku Aku asked.

"You're right. Time to get serious!" Crash said.

He used his bazooka to destroy the last 2 orbs on his chest. But then two more orbs appeared and fired lasers.

"You think you have beaten me? Think again, Crash Bandicoot!" Devil Star cackled.

"I think it's high-time to shut his big mouth for good" Crash said "Now where did I hear that one before?"

Devil Star also shot lasers from his eyes. Crash dodged them all and destroyed the last two orbs again.

"Time to burst your eyes out, Devil Star!" Crash called.

And with a huge leapt, Crash shot his last two wumpa fruit from his bazooka and hit them on Devil Star's eyes blinding him.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…" Devil Star screamed as he shrunk back to his size again.

Devil Star collapsed grasping for breath. It was then Crash lifted him by the shirt and held him up high.

"Right now you're thinking, if only you've taken that giant act to Vegas instead" Crash said.

"Curse you endless meddling, Crash!" Devil Star snarled "I have failed my master but…"

"Speaking of master, let's hear it…" Crash said as he shook the master of illusion "who's behind all of this?!"

"I'll never tell you. I may be defeated" Devil Star said "but the demon invasion cannot be stopped."

"Demon Invasion?" asked Aku Aku "You mean some demons are attacking earth?"

"You fools!" Devil Star said "it was about to begin in about 24 hours. A war between the earth and the demon minions I and my master invented."

"You're the fool, Devil Star!" Crash said as he punched Devil Star in the face "Where? Where are they coming from, where are my friends and how do we stop them?!"

"Go then…" Devil Star said knowing he couldn't fight back "In outer space. The space prison. That where you will find your friends and my master. My master will be waiting for you in the throne room. The demons would be destroyed it he is defeated. But I won't wait to watch him destroy you."

"Whoever you're boss is, he's the one behind all of this" Crash said "And he's off his rocker! No one can control the demons! I know because I can't control Demon Crash who was inside me before.!"

"Correction, nobody before now!" Devil Star said "My master is a demon too."

"Spare me the details, OK? This isn't a game, Professor Blink!" Crash said "the demons will destroy everything in their path unless I can stop your boss!"

"I had an idea. Crash, I go back and get the crystals and gems. I think we may need them again, just to be in case" Aku Aku said "You take the space ship and go to the space prison and rescue Crunch, Tiny, Spyro, Pasadena and Coco."

"What about Blink?" asked Crash "We can't just leave him here".

"Leave him tied up here. The police would be here so. Let's land this cruiser and then go and find out who's behind this and stop him once and for all!"

Crash nodded and tied up Devil Star and takes a space ship towards space. Aku Aku landed the cruiser and gone to find the crystals and the gems.

Crash flew from the earth until he saw the space prison. He made sure he wasn't seen or he could be in big trouble. He landed on the landing platform and head to the main door to the slave chamer.

"This is it. The final battle. Coco, Pasadena, Spyro, Crunch and Tiny, hold on. I'm here to save you now" Crash said.

To be continued…

A/N: And so, the final battle as well as whoever is behind all of this is about to be revealed soon. See ya.