Little one-shot I came up with focusing on the sibling relationship of Crash and Coco. Hope you like. :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Crash Bandicoot.

All was not peaceful in the jungle of N. Sanity Islands. An awful noise was erupting loudly through the woods. It was violently shaking the trees, causing the birds who lived in them to fly away. This was not the first time such a dreadful sound was spoiling the normally quiet atmosphere. All of the wildlife creatures knew exactly who was making it - as it was coming from the direction of the Bandicoot residence.

Crash was laying on the ground outside his house. His orange fur was soaking up the warm rays of the sunshine. His green eyes were closed tightly, yet his mouth was wide open - letting out the enormous snores he was making in his sleep.

"Oh, Crash..."

Standing in the house's doorway, Coco peered towards her brother. She stepped outside into the sunshine and kneeled down beside her sibling, taking in how relaxed he was in his slumber.

"It's a beautiful day on the islands..." She shook her head. "And yet again, you choose to waste it by sleeping!"

Crash only replied with a loud snore. He did not hear his sister rambling away next to him, not did he see her shaking her head with disbelief at his laziness.

"Nobody would think you're the one who always saves the world, big brother."

A smile found its way onto Coco's face. She directed it towards her sleeping sibling. She was thinking about how different he was when the security of the entire world was in his gloved furry hands.

"It's like day and night how you change from this laid-back marsupial - to a brave hero whenever there's trouble brewing, big bro. Whenever Doctor Cortex reveals his latest evil scheme, it doesn't take you long to spin into action."

Crash remained asleep. He clearly wasn't going to be doing any spinning any time soon. Still smiling, Coco shuffled from his side until she was kneeling above where her brother's head was resting.

"You have always succeeded to save the world. Every one of Cortex's evil plans to enslave the entire planet has been foiled by you. We would all be mindless minions of that mad scientist now - if it weren't for you saving the day, Crash."

Coco's words towards Crash went over his sleeping head, so there was no chance of him getting cocky over such praise. It was just as well, the younger bandicoot thought, for she knew her brother could sometimes get overconfident - which usually led him into trouble.

"You may be a silly, goofy bandicoot - but I couldn't ask for a better big brother," Coco said softly. "All it takes is for somebody or something to threaten me to turn you serious. You've protected me from danger countless times, Crash. You've even saved me too!"

The smile on Coco's face softened. She thought back to the times she had been kidnapped and put into peril. Never once during any of them had Crash failed to rescue her.

"You've saved me many times - and the whole planet too. You're the hero of the entire world..." The younger bandicoot ran her finger's through her brother's spiky hair, taking care not to wake him up. "And you're my hero too, Crash!"

Crash snoozed on. The snores continued to endlessly escape out of him to disturb the woodland creatures. Unbothered, Coco giggled before leaning over her older sibling to gently plant a kiss onto his round black nose.

"I love you, big brother."

Thank you for reading. Hope you enjoyed. :)

Cheerio!