The next morning, the 8 Bandicoots found some vehicles that were rusty, Crunch has taken the Crikey that's rusty Orange, with Polar joining him, Liz and Isabella found 2 Le Chaux karts, both purple and blue rusty, Coco found a Bandibuggy that's rusty Aqua, Megumi also found a Bandibuggy as well, but it was rusty orange, Pura also tagged in with Coco and Megumi, Crash found his Trikee, but it was rusty red, Ami found a Six Pipes, but it was also rusty blue, and finally, Tawna found a Rocket Kart, but it was rusty purple as well, thus begins the mission for the heroes, soon Crunch, Ami, and Polar all headed to find something until they across a pool of toxic waste, which prompts them to stop and examine.
"Hmmmmm, there could be a possible threat to us." said Ami, Crunch also stepped in and joins her.
"If we get threatened, we will wrestle them down!" said Crunch excitedly, after he said that, a pool of waste begin to make bubbles, in which Polar barks at.
"What is it boy?" Crunch said surprise
"Is it a threat?" said Ami, after she said that, the pool of toxic waste emerges, revealing to be Fake Crash, who has survived the blast, in which he took a bath in toxic waste, covering himself in waste.
"It's Fake Crash!" Said Crunch, "He's alive!"
The 2 Strong Bandicoots and Polar Bear cub were surprised to find a survivor, meanwhile with Liz and Isabella, they were looking for any survivors, but their radar had none.
"Rubbish!" Said Liz, "There are no survivors here."
"Relax Liz, we might find some." said Isabella, she began to feel worried for Coco, meanwhile with Coco, Megumi, and Pura, they searched around their radar picked up something.
"Our radar went off!" said Coco
"Really?" said Megumi so surprised, so the trio headed to the location, and they found what appears to be N. Gin's Battleship.
"Is that... a Battleship?" said Coco confused, after she said that, her radar beeps again, revealing that there is someone in there.
"There is someone inside!" exclaimed Megumi.
"Let's go!" said Coco, as she, along with Megumi and Pura entered inside, meanwhile with Crash and Tawna, they looked around, and there was none.
"Dang! Nothing here Crash." said Tawna
Crash agrees in crazy talk, but unknown to them, observing from a tower at a temple made of rusty metal, Dr. Cortex was observing them
"So, they survived! I'm not surprised." said Cortex, to his only minions (Nina, N. Gin, N. Tropy, Tiny, and Dingodile).
"So, that's the Crash Bandicoot?! I've heard so much of him and his adventures." said Apo Apo, until N. Tropy decided to saything to Cortex.
"So, what do we do now Doctor?" said N. Tropy.
"Yeah uncle." said Nina, "What do we do now?"
"I say, we stop them!" said Cortex, Uka Uka tagged in.
"Yes! We must prevent those Bandicoots and my feeble brother from stopping us!" exclaimed Uka Uka
"Get ready Bandicoots, this is your final time you stepped foot on this planet!" said Cortex so evily