*Chapter 11: Space Chase*
Crash avoided the asteroids and bombs as he is chasing Dr. Cortex through the tunnels with his jetpack. Cortex got his laser gun out turn around to fly back and aim it towards Crash. He pulled the trigger and a blue bolt came towards the bandicoot. Crash moved away from it and he's getting close to the scientist. Cortex growled and flew away from him.
"You will never catch me, Crash!" He said. "You will fail the world!" Crash ignored his taunt and continue to chase him down. He didn't realize he's moving forward so fast, he almost crashed into an asteroid. It almost slowed him down, but he had to catch Cortex. The evil scientist turned back to shoot Crash again and flew forward down the tunnel. Crash came closer to him and spin attack him, but on his jetpack. Cortex let out a yelp and flip over towards the asteroids. The bag almost fell out of his hand. Crash grabbed it and held it away from Cortex. Then, he got the bag upside down, letting the crystals out and fly down to an empty space. Cortex let out a gasp of horror. "Nnnnoooooooooooo!" He cried out. Crash dropped the bag, letting it float away and glare at Cortex. The scientist slowly looks up at the bandicoot with an angry expression. His left eye is twitching and let out a scream. He charges at Crash.
The two started to fight each other, flying around the tunnels with their jetpacks. Cortex wrapped his hands around Crash's neck to strangle him. The bandicoot choked a little and kneed Cortex's stomach, making him howl in pain.
"I will kill you for this, you rodent!" Cortex growled. Crash punched Cortex in the face and went behind him to pull his black messy hair. Cortex yelled and turn around to kick Crash in the stomach. "You would've been a great general for my army! But instead your brain is immune and I was so close to have you by my side!" Cortex says by grabbing Crash's hair. "You and your sister will be out of my life forever!" Crash made a spin to get Cortex off of him and charge at him. But they into an asteroid, and Crash hit his side, causing him to have a slight cut. Cortex felt his head and see blood from his cut. "You idiot! You ruined my head!" He yelled. Crash barely had time to react when Cortex started shooting at him with a laser gun. Crash flew towards him and made a spin attack at him. The jetpack of Cortex's started to smoke and loses control. It made Cortex fly down the tunnel. Crash chased him down.
More bombs and asteroids are in their way. Crash avoids them and caught up with Cortex. He made a spin attack one last time, hitting the jetpack. The jetpack exploded, causing Cortex to fly towards the endless space. Crash halts and he hears Cortex's cries.
"Nnoooooo! You haven't the last of me, Crash Bandicoot! I shall return!" He yelled. Cortex gets further away into space and Crash no longer sees him. The bandicoot held his side with a sigh. He knew he must return to the space station to get his friends and get the heck out of there. The Power Crystals are gone forever, and no one will ever find them. Not even Dr. Cortex.
Natalie kept shooting at Koala Kong and Rilla Roo as Coco uses a bazooka to shoot Dingodile. Aku Aku turned to see Brio and Felicia coming in the lab with Crash Bandicoot. And the alarms went off. Everyone stopped fighting.
"Everyone, let's go!" Felicia yelled. "We're done here!"
"Dr. Cortex is gone!" Brio announced.
"What?!" Dingodile and Rilla Roo asked in shock.
"Crash, where are the crystals?" Aku Aku asked, coming over to Crash. The bandicoot only shook his head at him. Penta and Polar came over to him. Natalie told everyone to get to the shuttle for them to escape the space station. So, everyone ran away from the mutant creatures and head off to the shuttle that Brio brought. Natalie shot the enemies one last time before heading inside the shuttle with her friends.
"Everyone strap yourselves in." Felicia says by sitting next to Brio who started the shuttle. Crash, Coco, and everyone else got in their seats, but Aku Aku remains floating. Polar jumped on Crash's lap, and Penta held onto Coco, bracing himself for this ride. The shuttle started to take off and left the space station.
"Blast! They got away!" Dingodile said.
"We must go!" Rilla Roo said.
"Brio is planning to blow up this space station when he arrives back Earth!" One of the lab assistants said, running away. The mutants and everyone else are in panic. They are heading to the escape pods.
Arriving at Brio's own place, Crash got out of the shuttle and collapse on the ground, groaning a bit. Aku Aku healed his wound and checked on everyone else. Natalie sat on the stone, sighing to herself, looking up at the night sky. But, the morning sun is about to rise. Penta and Polar sat next to each other as Coco joined her brother. Felicia and Brio came over to the bandicoots.
"So...what happened to...Dr. Cortex?" Brio asked. Crash pointed up at the dark sky. "Oh, I see. He's lost in space."
"He won't be finding the crystals now since they are lost in space." Coco said. "And Penta said that he and Polar found the gems."
"Yes. They have been transferred in my machine." Brio said. "Meet me and Felicia up on the rooftop." He and the female dingo walked inside the building. Crash looked up to see the machine that is pointing up at the sky. One blast, and the space station that holds a Cortex Vortex will be destroyed.
"So, where is your home?" Penta asks. "Just curious."
"On Wumpa Island." Coco said. "So, you were travelling with Crash with this polar bear, huh?" Polar barked and let the female bandicoot pet him. "So, you two are from Antarctica?"
"Yeah." Penta replied. "After we watch the Cortex Vortex get blown up, I'll be heading home. Somehow." Crash gave him a smile, thanking him for gathering the gems and help him on the journey. Natalie walked inside the building to meet up with Brio. Aku Aku turned to the bandicoots, a penguin and a polar bear.
"Children, let us go up there. Brio is waiting for us." He said. Crash got up and walked inside the building with Coco. Penta and Polar followed them. Time to end the madness.