I recall that the Gorilla Glacier segment was my favorite one to write.
After the whole thing that happened with Manky, I figured I'd do something different for Queen B. Besides, it gets tiring having to do nothing but fight scenes.
The Kongs headed inside the Zingers' nest, they could see the wasps settling down in their cells for the night. Most of them payed no mind to the Kongs walking in. However, the Zinger's Queen instantly took notice. She flew down to DK's level while keeping a firm demeanor.
"Now...what business does the King of this island have at a time like this?"
"We don't mean to barge in on ya," DK replied. "We're just tryin' to get to Gorilla Glacier."
"At this hour?" asked the Queen, "Shouldn't you be resting back in Treetop Town.
"I almost got killed by a bunch of crazy Orangutans," Diddy said bitterly. "It's not like we've got a choice here, lady!"
The queen glared at Diddy, her antennae twitched in annoyance. "Is this any way to treat Royalty?"
"Go easy on him," DK said, "He was just thrown into a lake."
"Very well," The Queen said, crossing her arms. "But I'd appreciate it if you called me Queen B from now on, got it?"
"...Yes, Ma'am," Diddy said as he tried to duck behind DK's head. The big ape sighed "Look, We need to get our bananas back before those Kremlings go back to their island, the least you could do is let us pass."
Queen B rubbed her chin, she had a thoughtful look on her face. "I COULD let you pass, but I feel like there's something that monkey on your back could for me."
"Then what is it?" DK asked suspiciously. Queen B sighed. "You see...when those crocodiles came through here, they left a few...pests here as well. They've been trying to eat our larvae, and I'd appreciate it if your little friend took care of them. After all, he appears to be small enough to get through our cells."
DK looked up at Diddy with an uncertain expression. "Whaddaya say, Diddy? Do you wanna help her out?"
"Uh...Sure?"
Diddy hopped off of DK's back and looked up at Queen B, his tail hit the ground.
"Run along now, little one!" Queen B said sternly, "I want to see those pests gone by the time you get back!"
Diddy began to make his way through the nest, most of the Zingers have already settled in at this point. What was he even looking for, anyway? snakes? mice?
"Woof! Woof!"
Diddy stopped dead in his tracks, just now he thought he might've heard a rhino. That couldn't be the intruder, could it?" Diddy crawled into one of the empty cells, only to find that a group of smaller Kremlings have been hiding inside. What confused him the most was the fact that they not only sounded like rhinos, they walked like rhinos as well. One of them had a larva on its back. Diddy ran after the Kremling and grabbed the Larva. However, the Kremlings looked back at Diddy with a playful look.
"Uh...Nice Kremlings," Diddy said as he tried to back away from them. One of them barked while the other tried to grab at his tail with its jaws. Diddy panicked, he crawled under the cell while keeping the larva tucked under his arm. He also kept his tail close, as the Kremlings kept trying to bite it. As soon as he got out, he began to run towards DK's direction.
Diddy ran behind DK, the big ape picked up a nearby rock and threw it towards the exit. Upon seeing the rock, the Kremlings mindlessly chased it outside, they finally left the nest.
"Excellent work, young one," Queen B said as she took the larva out of Diddy's hands. "Now all we need to do is patch up that cell."
"So, uh...Can you let us go?" DK asked, scratching the back of his head. Queen B's antennae twitched. "Of course, there is just one more thing I must warn you about."
"And what would that be...?"
"I hear that there's a Really Gnawty that lives up there," Queen B replied. "It's been thriving off the Tikis up ahead, and I'm sure it won't hesitate to destroy you two."
"All righty, then," DK said as he grabbed Diddy's hand. "Good luck with your kingdom, ma'am!"
"Farewell, you two."
Once the Kongs left the Zingers' Nest, they began to head towards Gorilla Glacier. Diddy looked up at the mountain ahead of them. He's been around snow before. In fact, Timber's Island was covered in Snow during the winter time, but he never thought he'd have to go through it on his own island.
"Are you sure we'll be all right up there?" Diddy asked.
"Of course," DK replied. "Just stick with me and we'll be just fine."
Diddy nodded, though that hardly made him feel any better. He just couldn't imagine what a mountain of snow would feel like. Either way, there wasn't much of a choice.
The Kongs have been traveling for a while now. As they traveled, the green scenery began to change to a dull, brown color. Although they couldn't see any Kremlings, they were able to follow their footsteps until it began to snow. The higher the Kongs climbed, the more the snow began to fall. Occasionally, DK would have something looking at his direction. Sometimes it was a Tiki, other times it would be a Gnawty or a Necky. They were curious, but they didn't appear to be dangerous.
The wind blew harder, DK was struggling to get through the snow. He could no longer feels his toes, it was impossible to shake the snow off his fur. He wouldn't even be in this mess if Manky hadn't tried to kill Diddy back at that lake. He looked down at his nephew to make sure he was keeping up. But from what he could tell, Diddy was almost at his limit. He resisted the urge to walk on all fours like DK, yet the snow was so deep that it went up to his chest. Eventually, he couldn't take it anymore and collapsed face-first into the snow.
"Ah, gees!" DK yelled. He pulled the blanket from out of his backpack and wrapped it around Diddy, he was shaking violently.
"I'll take it from here, Little Buddy," DK said as he kept trudging through the snow. Diddy nodded, though he was barely conscious at this point. DK kept moving, he could feel snow cut through him like a billion tiny razor blades. He wondered how so many Kremlings were able to get through here without freezing to death, it was a complete mystery.
DK winced as the snow storm got worse, he curled up just to shield Diddy from the cold weather. He wasn't sure if they were going to make it out alive, especially in a bad snow storm like this. At this rate, he may as well freeze to death.
...DK began to hear a drum. When he looked up, there was a Tiki staring at him. It resembled a small drum with feathers sticking out of its head.
"Wh-what are you doin'?" DK asked with concern, "Don't you know you're gonna freeze out here?"
The Tiki didn't seem to care, it moved a couple feet before turning back towards DK and producing a drumming sound.
"Oh...you want me to follow you?" DK asked before the tiki drummed in response. He began to follow it, all while trying to ignore the wind blowing into his direction. Every once in a while, the tiki would stop to see if DK was still following it. Eventually, it stopped in front of a cave. DK began to head inside, he noticed some of the other Tikis hiding behind different rocks, they examined the ape from afar. DK noticed how colorful the cave looked. The walls around him consisted of pink and purple hues, it reminded him of a sunset in a way. There were also plenty of large crystals here, most of them were probably the size of DK's treehouse. Although the jungle did have tikits here and there, this place was full of them. It was like he stumbled upon a small town of some sort.
"Hm..."
DK noticed that Diddy began to shift, he looked down at the small monkey with concern. "You OK, Little Buddy?"
Diddy nodded, he stayed curled up in DK's arm. As the duo kept moving, they began to notice the cave getting warmer and warmer. Eventually, DK came across a large room. He could see the exit on the other side. Inside the room was a small pool of lava, there were nine statues surrounding the lava as well as one big statue in the center of it. DK had a good idea as to what they were all supposed to be.
"What ARE those things?" Diddy asked curiously.
"If I had to guess...They were probably the leaders of the Tiki Tak Tribe at some point," DK suggested. "And the one in the middle is probably Tiki Tong."
"You think so?" Diddy asked. DK nodded. "One of the temples back home has these statues, but I never thought I'd find these here...Then again, he's supposed to be sleeping in this mountain, ain't he?"
"I guess that makes sense."
"Hehe..." "DK couldn't help but chuckle. "I'll bet he's lookin' forward to watching you become a King, right Little Buddy?"
"...That's great, DK," Diddy said bitterly. The big ape tilted his head, he walked over to the wall and sat down. "What's wrong, Diddy?"
"...Do you think Tiki Tong made a mistake when he chose me?"
"No!" DK said, furrowing his brow. "Why would you say something like that?"
"That's what everyone else believes," Diddy replied. "Not to mention that we wouldn't be here right now if I had taken down those Kremlings."
DK was stunned, he never thought he'd hear something coming from his nephew's mouth. "Of course you're the next king, Tiki Tong told me himself!
"Well, then...what if he chose me just so he could take over the island?"
"Who gave you that idea!?"
"Manky did," Diddy replied. "And for all I know, he could be right. It was my fault those Kremlings took off with our bananas, but if I can't get 'em back, then what's the point of me becoming a king to begin with?"
"All right, that's enough!" DK yelled, causing Diddy to jump. "What do you-"
"None of this was your fault," DK argued. "None of us knew that the Kremlings were gonna come over and take our bananas, If I had known what was gonna happen, I wouldn't have let you guard the Banana Hoard in the first place."
"But what about Master Necky?" Diddy asked, "And about Manky-"
"Forget about those guys," DK replied. "You were the one that got us outta Master Necky's temple, not to mention what happened with Very Gnawty."
"But-"
"No buts," DK argued. "You've been a great traveling buddy, and I know you're gonna make a great king. So don't worry about all that anymore, OK?"
"...OK."
A little more time had passed, both Kongs started to fall asleep. Although their adventure was far from over, they had plenty of time to rest. And although they were far away from their beds, they had the best sleep that they've ever had.
Well that was a fun one.
And on an entirely different note, I'm really happy about K. Rool making it into Smash. I'm still hoping that Dixie can make it in too. And if not, I could always turn her into a Mii Fighter.
