I know I said I'd get this done by Monday at the latest, but I'm just so excited to put this thing up.

Here it is, the last chapter.

Back at the Village, Cranky was sitting in his chair. For once, he was allowed to enjoy himself without having to hear Funky's music. Yep, all he needed was some peace and quiet.

...Of course, it didn't last for very long. He could hear the other Kongs in the village chatting among themselves, along with what sounded like an airplane. Sure enough, he watched as Funky landed in the middle of the plaza. DK stepped out of the plane while Diddy jumped off his shoulders, the big ape grabbed one of the barrels out of Funky's net.

"Wait just a minute!" Cranky yelled as he walked over to DK. "Where are all of the bananas?"

"These are all of the ones we could bring back right now," DK said. "The rest of 'em are on one of the Kremling ships...or at least what's left of it."

"What's left of...You mean you destroyed it!?" Cranky asked in surprise. DK looked down at Diddy, he rubbed the back of his head. "Actually-"

"Unbelievable!" Cranky yelled in shear joy, "Who would've thought a young whippersnapper like you could've beaten that bunch of no good Kremlings? You've made an old man proud!"

DK blushed as some of the Kongs cheered. He was happy he could stop the Kremlings, and at one point he would've loved to receive all of the attention. But this time, it just felt...wrong.

"I know you're happy and all," DK said, "But what about Diddy?"

"What about him?" Cranky asked, "I hope he didn't slow you down TOO much."

"Actually, he helped me-"

"HELPED YOU!?" Cranky yelled, "IT WAS HIS FAULT THE BANANA HOARD GOT STOLEN IN THE FIRST PLACE!"

At that moment, Diddy turned pale. Hearing Cranky say those words made him feel as if he was just punched in the gut. It didn't help that many of the younger Kongs agreed with him.

"I-I gotta get outta here!" Diddy yelled in complete panic.

"GOOD!" Cranky yelled as Diddy ran off. DK and Funky gave the old ape a harsh glare, Cranky gave them a puzzled look. "What?"

"Dude, that was so cold you made Gorilla Glacier look hot in comparison!" Funky said bluntly.

"Oh, whatever!" Cranky said while marching back to his cabin."I'm gonna go get some sleep!"

DK huffed as Cranky walked away. As much as he wanted to knock some sense into him, he didn't want anything to escalate even further. DK lifted the barrel above his head, he turned to Funky. "You can go on ahead and bring the rest of the bananas here, OK? I can carry 'em to the Banana Hoard by myself."

"You got it, dude," Funky said as he took the rest of the barrels out of the net before flying again. DK began to head on home. He had a lot of work to do, but he at least wanted to make sure Diddy was all right.

It was finally night time, DK had managed to bring every single barrel into the Banana Hoard. It was a lot of work, and he would have to empty them out later, but at least he had plenty of barrels to work with. DK grabbed a couple bananas before finally heading into the tree house. None of the torches were lit up, yet he doubted that Diddy was actually asleep. As expected, Diddy was laying down in his tire...all while trying to pick dirt out of his fur again.

"So I finally got all the bananas back in the hoard," DK said as he got closer to his nephew. "I figured that you'd want one after all the hard work we've been through."

Diddy glanced at DK before turning around, the big ape sighed as he sat down. "Look...I know you're upset about what Cranky said, but you know he's wrong!"

Once again, Diddy didn't say anything. He looked at DK like he was a big buffoon.

"You know it wasn't your fault, we didn't know that those Kremlings were gonna show up. Heck, I didn't want you to guard the hoard in the first place?"

"...Is it because I'm weak?"

"Uh...At first, yeah," DK said, rubbing the back of his head. "After that whole mess, I didn't want you to come with me. I knew those Kremlings would try to hurt you again if I'd brought you along."

Diddy tilted his head, he had a confused look on his face.

"Look, I promised myself I would protect you no matter what...But after this whole adventure, I can see you're a lot stronger then you look."

"But you were the one doin' most of the fighting," Diddy replied.

"So what? YOU were the one who knocked out Really Gnawty, YOU were the one who saved me from Master Necky, and YOU were the one who sank that ship!" DK placed the bananas onto the ground before placing his hand onto Diddy's shoulder. "You may not have the muscle, but you certainly have the brain. And no matter what everyone else thinks, you've been the best traveling companion anyone's ever asked for."

"Ah, gees," Diddy said quietly. "I'm just glad everything's all right."

"Me too, Little Buddy."

"...And DK?"

"Yeah?"

Diddy sat up, he quickly wrapped his arms around DK's neck. "Thanks for tryin' to save me back there!"

DK was confused for a moment, but he returned the hug nonetheless. "Who knows? Maybe your next adventure will be even better than this!"

"Yeah...Maybe."

Diddy's smile faltered, he had completely forgotten about that talk he had back on Gorilla Glacier. He recalled Tiki Tong saying something about DK's life depending on him, though he couldn't remember why. Either way, the Kongs' adventure was over, they could finally rest without having to worry about the Kremlings running off with their food.

That night, the Kongs slept like they haven't slept in years. After all that hard work, they finally deserved it.

As the Kongs rested, the Kremlings continued to sail back to Crocodile Isle. The boat was completely crowded, there was hardly any room to move. Even the Kremlings below deck were having a hard time adjusting. While the rest of the Kremlings struggled, K. Rool was sitting inside his cabin while trying to think of a new plan. His claws were covering his face. Ever since DK had taken the bananas back, he had been stumped on what he was supposed to do now. Stealing the bananas again would be useless, and he couldn't just attack the island again.

Klump was sitting opposite to K. Rool, with Screech sitting on his shoulder. Like K. Rool, Klump has also been thinking about what to do. Suddenly, he had an idea.

"How 'bout you build a giant lasar?" Klump asked, "We could turn the island into dust that way, not to mention all the Kongs that get destroyed in the process."

"Believe me, I'd build one if I had the resources," K. Rool replied. "Maybe I could ask those vikings for help? I'm sure they'd love freezing those Kongs to death."

"But don't they hate you?" Klump asked, "Especially after you tried to attack their king?"

"...You're right, that probably won't do us any good."

The room went completely silent once again, both Kremlings tried to think of another way to go after the Kongs. Finally, Screech began to flap his wings. "How about we just kidnap and torture DK?"

"Come again?" K. Rool asked, lifting his head out of his hands.

"Well...if DK thinks he's so high and mighty, why don't we torture him?"

"Y'know...If something were to happen to DK, then that brat would have to take over the island," Klump said with a smirk.

"And if that pipsqueak takes over the island, and something happened to HIM, then there would be no more kings on that island!" K. Rool said as he excitedly clasped his hands together, "It's genius!"

Suddenly, the room shook violently. K. Rool fell out of his chair while Klump slip into his desk, they couldn't help but wonder if the boat crashed into something. K. Rool marched over to the door and opened it, he watched as his soldiers began to leave the ship. Fortunately, it looked like they stopped back on Crocodile Isle. He looked up at the Kremling that was holding the steering wheel, "Hey, what gives?"

"Uh...sorry, your majesty," said the Kremling. "I couldn't see where I was going, but the good news is that nobody got hurt."

"And what about the ship?" K. Rool asked in a demanding tone. "Can we still use it?"

"I'm afraid not," said the Kremling. "It's stuck against the coast of Crocodile Isle."

K. Rool sighed as he made his way down to the ship's side. From what he could tell, the bottom of the ship was completely destroyed. He was going to have to put his plan on hold until could find another way to get to Donkey Kong Island.

Even with his boat destroyed, K. Rool wasn't going to give up easily. He was going to finish those Kongs off even if it killed him.

*DKC2 theme plays in the distance*

But in all seriousness, I really wasn't expecting to get this story done at all. I'm really glad that you guys liked it (and that those who've read the original story have said I've improved since then.), I really appreciate it. It was also a lot of fun for these guys, and I'm glad I got to do it again.

I've also started on writing the next one, but I think I'll hold off on posting that one for a little while. So until then, I hope you guys have a good day.