And thus, our story is quickly coming to a close.
Given how lazy I usually am, I wasn't expecting to get 5 chapters done, let alone this whole story. I'll save this whole speech for the last chapter, but I really appreciate that you guys took the time to read this thing.
Anyway...onto the Final Boss, himself.
The Kremlings celebrated as they headed on home. Many of them started drinking their rum while others started dancing. They couldn't believe that they managed to take all of those bananas from DK. Not only that, they were happy to have taken off with Diddy as well. With so much to take, the Kongs should have no other choice but to surrender.
On K. Rool's ship, Diddy stayed tied up below deck, he was surrounded by boxes full of old clothes. As far as he knew, the bananas had to be on Klump's ship. He knew he told DK he'd find a way out, but the Kremlings had him tied up ever since he got onto the ship. He had tried to untie himself with his own feet, but all that did was give him a black eye. From the looks of things, all he could do was sit around until the Kremlings made it back to Crocodile Isle.
Diddy jumped as he heard something rattling. He looked up, he almost screamed when he saw a green rattlesnake make his way through the grate above him. This also caused the snake to panic.
"No, no! Don't freak out!" said Rattly. "I'm here to help you!"
"And how do I know that you won't poison me?" Diddy asked.
"Well...becaussse I want to teach K. Rool a lessson," Rattly explained. Diddy tilted his head in confusion, "But why? Aren't you on his side?"
"Uh..." Rattly rubbed the back of his head with his rattle. "Yesss, but he doesssn't want to lisssten to a word I sssay. And besidesss...You want to go home, don't you?"
"Yeah, but-"
"Then we've got no time to wassste," Rattly said as he bit off one of the ropes, freeing Diddy in the process. As greatful as Diddy was to be freed, he still wasn't sure how he would be able to escape with all these Kremlings around. There were no windows down here, and the only way outside was through the grate at the top.
Suddenly, the music stopped, Diddy began to hear the Kremlings chattering among themselves. He looked at Rattly with a confused look.
"Looks like K. Rool might have some unwanted company," Rattly said with certainty. "And if I were you, I would want to help them out."
Diddy nodded, he quickly looked around to see if he could disguise himself. He lifted the tops off some of the boxes, he managed to find a large coat and a crocodile mask. He wasn't sure if this disguise would work, but it was worth a try. Once he threw the clothes onto himself, he crawled on top of the barrels and crawled out of the grate. Without warning, K. Rool grabbed his arm and glared at him.
"What were you doing down there with the prisoner?"
"Uh..."
K. Rool shook his head, he pushed Diddy into the direction of the cannons. "No matter, we've got Kongs trying to invade Klump's ship. I need you to prepare the cannons just in case something goes wrong. Got it?"
"Y-Yes, sir!"
"Good, just make sure you don't hit anyone but those fleabags!"
Diddy was smiling under his mask, he couldn't believe K. Rool had fallen for his disguise...Though to be fair, he probably couldn't tell his own grunts apart besides Klump. Diddy watched as an airplane dove down besides the ship. Not only did he see Funky flying the ship, he also saw DK sitting in the back of it as well. He grabbed onto a cannonball and placed it inside the cannon. K. Rool would find it suspicious if one of the Kremlings attacked Klump for no reason, so Diddy needed to wait a little longer before he could do anything.
"All right, DK. Are you ready for this?"
"I was born ready!"
"Then good luck, I'll be around in case you need a ride home!"
Funky flew above Klump's ship, he turned the plane around so that DK could land. As he fell, DK turned his body so that he could pound the floor below him. The Kremlings on the ship began to circle DK. One of the Kremlings, Klump, began to walk forward.
"Well, now...I wasn't expecting to see you back here," Klump said, crossing his arms, "Why couldn't you have just left us alone?"
"Funny, I was just gonna ask you the same thing."
"Lemme guess, you want us to give back your bananas?"
"Every single one of 'em," DK replied. "And you'll also bring Diddy back, unharmed!"
"Hah, like that would ever happen," Klump replied. "Besides, it's not up to me whether you get your stuff back."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean...if you want everything back, you'll have to fight our beloved king!"
As if on cue, K. Rool let out a huge laugh. He jumped from one ship to the other, he gave DK a menacing grin. "You weren't expecting to get out of this without facing ME, did you?"
DK grumbled, he watched as most of the Kremlings headed below deck. They were up to something from the looks of it.
"Now, I know why you're here," K. Rool said patiently. "And I'll be happy to give everything back, IF you let me take over the your island."
"Not a chance!"
"Very well, then," K. Rool said with a smirk. "Taking you down would be much more fun, anyway!"
K. Rool charged after DK, the big ape barely moved aside. For being such a fat lizard, K. Rool was much faster then he looked. He threw his crown at DK, it ended up hitting him in the nose.
"Ah, you son of a..." DK held himself back from swearing as he rubbed his nose. Without warning, K. Rool tackled him against the wall. DK could've sworn he felt something crack.
"What's the matter, DK?" K. Rool teased, "Am I too tough for ya?"
DK stood up. This time, he charged after K. Rool in an attempt to throw him into the water. He almost threw him off, but K. Rool was able to hold onto the ledge. As the fight continued, the Kremlings began to shoot cannonballs into DK's direction. Many of them missed, as the Kremlings worried they would hit the ship. However, many of them were also close to hitting DK on the head. The ape stayed low until everything died down. As soon as he was sure there were no more cannonballs, one of them managed to hit K. Rool in the face. DK looked at the the other ship, one of the "Kremlings" lifted his mask and revealed himself to be Diddy. He gave DK a thumbs-up, showing him that he was all right. The Kremlings around Diddy looked around suspiciously, he brought his mask down before anyone could question him. DK looked down at K. Rool. The croc stayed perfectly still, he looked as if he actually died. DK walked closer to him to get a better look, only to step aside as K. Rool tried to grab him.
Diddy panicked as some of the other Kremlings began to shoot at DK, again. He grabbed a nearby cannonball and placed it inside the cannon. He aimed at K. Rool once again, but he ended up hitting the side of the galleon instead. The Kremlings inside the galleon began to panic, they swam into the water and began to make their way over to K. Rool's ship.
"All right, who's the idiot that keeps on hitting us?!" K. Rool yelled as he looked back at his own galleon. DK saw this as an opportunity to finish the fight. He pushed K. Rool into the water before the ship crashed into a boulder. DK fell onto his side as the ship crashed. But as far as he could tell, his journey was coming to a close.
Diddy watched as the Kremlings made their way to K. Rool's galleon, he felt that this was his cue to leave. He dropped his coat and threw away his mask before diving into the water. One by one, the Kremlings made it to the ship. As K. Rool climbed, he began to call out to DK. "WELL, AT LEAST WE GET TO KEEP THAT PIPSQUEAK! I'M SURE HIS HEAD WOULD LOOK GREAT ON MY WALL!"
"Uh...about that," said one of the Kremlings as he pulled out the coat Diddy had just thrown away. K. Rool blinked, he cursed under his breath as he finished climbing. "Well, then I guess we'll have to go back home and come up with a new plan."
DK sat down on what remained of Klump's ship, he watched as the Kremlings continued to take off. However, he couldn't help but notice Diddy poking his head out of the water. He was a slow swimmer, but as soon as he reached the ship, DK ran up to him and threw him into his arms.
"ACK!" Diddy yelled in complete surprise. "What gives, DK!?"
"I'm just glad to see you're still alive!" DK yelled while squeezing him. "I never should've tried to distract those guys back at the factory, I'm sorry."
"D-don't worry about it, DK," Diddy said while he struggled free from DK's arms. "A snake helped me out, he told me he wanted to help teach K. Rool a lesson."
"Well, you were lucky someone was able to help ya outta there," DK replied. "'Cause believe me, not even the bravest Kongs would want to go on THAT island."
"What about Wrinkly?"
"What about her? She's braver then any of us!" DK said as he playfully ruffled Diddy's fur. The duo looked up as they heard a plane flying above their heads, they could hear Funky laughing in pure joy as his plane landed onto the ship.
"Dude, that was the coolest thing I've ever seen!" Funky yelled as he jumped out of the plane. "First, there was that whole thing with K. Rool, and then there were the cannons, and hoo boy do we have a lot to talk about when we get home!"
"Oh yeah," Diddy ran towards the grate on the ship, "I think the bananas are down here somewhere!"
"You think so?" DK asked as he pulled the grate off its hinges. From what he could see, there were a lot of barrels thrown about thanks to the crash. Some of them were open, others looked like they had bananas mushed inside. But as far as DK could tell, most off the barrels appeared to be just fine.
"Y'know, it might take us a few trips to get everything back home," Funky said while walking over to the airplane and pulling out a net. "But if you guys want, you can go home for a bit and relax."
"Sounds good to me," DK said while Diddy climbed onto his shoulders. He helped bring a couple of the barrels into Funky's net while Funky tied the net the the bottom of the plane. Once everything was ready, the Kongs made their way into the plane and began to fly home. DK's journey was finally over.
And thus, everything is drawing to a close...
And while I'd usually wait to put the next chapter up, expect it to pop up this weekend (Monday at the very latest).
Anyway, see you guys later.