Chapter 54: Big City, Little Kong
As she made her way through Sarasaland, Tiny Kong was...perplexed to say the least. Everything was so new to her. The sight of the bustling traffic, the tall buildings, and the sheer lack of flora. The only time she had been outside of her home environment when when she was a part of the baseball tournament on baseball island. She remembered there was a stadium based on a city there that belonged to Wario, but this place was much different.
"Woah...the lights and the cars...this place looks so cool!" In all her gawking, she didn't realize as she bumped into someone. "Oof!"
The person she had bumped into was a Shy Guy who was carrying some boxes. "Ey! Watch where you're goin', skinny!"
Tiny blinked, and offered her hand to help him up, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"
"Get lost." The Shy Guy simply pushed her out of the way.
"Hmph." She folded her arms and kept walking. It was odd to meet such rude people that weren't Kremlings. "And to think I thought I'd get a break." As she kept walking, she found herself at a crosswalk section of the road. "Hm?"
Putting her foot forward, she would try to cross, right before a car whizzed past her, making her ponytails flap in the wind. "Ah! What the heck was that?!" Her head turned at attention to another one. She remembered DK talking about something similar to these before. "Karts? But these are bigger and don't have open roofs. Are these normal cars?"
When there was seemingly nothing on the road, Tiny would try again, putting her foot forward...and zoom! Another car zipped right past her, causing her to scowl at the road. "Ugh! Alright, you wanna play it like that?" She climbed up the light post as if it was a tree back home, and grabbed onto the street sign with both hands as if she was hanging from a branch. "Hm….aha!"
Without anymore hesitation, she swung herself back and forth until she had gained enough momentum to launch herself over the road, and onto the other side, landing perfectly on her feet. "Hm. Stupid street things," she turned her head and kept walking.
A sweet aroma would pass her nose, causing her to sniff a few times. "Hm?" She followed the smell, realizing she was near several restaurants. "Woah…there's nothing like this in the jungle." Moments later she would come across a bakery with pies, cakes, and cookies in the window. The scent of everything was almost intoxicating. "...Wow….something that isn't bananas for once…" She pressed her face on the window like a child at a candy store.
Meanwhile a disembodied voice watched her from the distance. "...Move in."
Moments later, Tiny Kong felt herself moved with an invisible force into a dark alleyway across the street. "Ah!" She yelped with surprise as she found herself on the dirty ground of the alley. "Hey!" She stood up, and spat out some dirt, "Pff! Who was that?!"
The sound of cackling resonated along the walls of the alley around her. It felt as if the noises would crush down on her despite no weight being there. "...Who's there…" she got up and tried to run out of the alley, but there was an invisible
A stark chill would run down her spine as a small voice called out to her, "Over here!"
Meanwhile, at the castle…
Daisy was in her office working on some papers and looked up at the clock. "Huh…that's weird. Hey Drible!"
Moments later, the bony Koopa would arrive in the room. "Yes, madam Daisy?"
"Over the phone, DK said Tiny would be here in about an hour. How long has it been since he called?"
"If I recall correctly, it was at exactly 2:33PM. It is now…"
"3:40. I know," Daisy finished, "Maybe we should go looking for her?"
"Don't fret, madam Daisy. It's only been a few minutes longer than expected."
Daisy sighed, "Still...can ya tell the guards to be on the lookout for her if she comes around?"
Drible nodded, "As you wish, madam Daisy," he left her office to let his princess work.
However, Daisy herself made a mental note: If Tiny didn't show up within the next hour, then she would go looking for her herself.
