Chapter 5

Crash walks into the living room with a glass of water in his hand, setting it down on the coffee table in front of Coco who is sitting between Crunch and Nina, still shaking from the vision this morning.

"Nina told me what happened." Aku aku said calmly.

"She said you collapsed on the kitchen floor while screaming Cortex's name." Crash and Crunch is alarmed by the news and looks at Coco for answers while she is continuing to drink her water.

"I wasn't the one shouting his name. It was someone in the giant crystal." Now everyone is just confused and look at each other, seeing if they know what Coco is talking about.

"What giant crystal, little sis?" Crunch asks.

"The giant crystal that came up in my vision this morning. It was also in my dream last night."

"You had a dream about this?" ask Aku aku.

"Yes!" she shouted as she abruptly stands up looking desperate to get the story through to her family.

"I was in a dark cave with shards of crystal shining on the walls and then I hear a voice calling from the giant crystal from the other end of the cave and something slammed from the crystal, it looks like it needs help or trying to get out. Keep shouting that awful name it's driving me insane!" she screamed as others just stay silent through her rant, scared to say a word about the situation.

"I am telling the truth! Why don't you believe me!?" Coco shouted. Aku aku decides to step in to stop her outburst,

"We do believe you, my child. But I think you need to take it easy and rest today. Crunch, can you take her to bed please?" Crunch gets up and guides Coco out the living room while she is muttering to herself. Crash walks up to Aku aku and just nod his head at Coco's direction. With a sigh Aku aku said,

"I don't know Crash. However, there is a way to help her but I am worried it will cause her more harm than good and I will only do it if it's an emergency. Until then, all we can do is monitor her and see if she will get better or worse." Aku aku left as Crash is still worried for his little sister.

As night fallen, Nina is already in a slumber when she hears cries from outside the house. She stirs awake and slowly sit up to look out the window above her to see if she can see anyone. It's Coco, with messed up hair and pink pyjamas calling out for Neo. Nina immediately got out of bed and ran out her room, almost bumping into Crash in the hall. She burst out through the front door to find Coco.

"NEO!" she hears Coco shouting. Follows the voice to find Coco round the corner. Exactly where she found her.

"Coco! What are you doing outside!?" Nina asks, trying to grab Coco by the arms so she can escort her back inside, but Coco just shake her off and continues to shout,

"NEO! Neo, where are you!?" Nina is getting worried for Coco. She turns her around and about to slap her like she did before, only to realise that Coco's eyes aren't emerald green like they should be. They are purple, like shards of power crystal in her eyes, glittering from tears. Another thing that caught Nina off guard about Coco is the look she gives her, like she is happy to see her.

"Nina? Is that really you?" Coco whispered as she reaches out to hold her face. Nina doesn't know what it is but the way she said that doesn't feel like it was Coco who is talking. All of a sudden, Coco rolled her eyes back and collapsed into Nina's arms. She sees Crash running up to them take Coco and carry her back into the house with Nina following him, wondering what is happening to Coco.

On that very night, Cortex's airship flies over Madame Amberley's Academy of Evil where he sees a memorial happening on the courtyard with a framed picture of Madame Amberley desplayed on the side of the building. Neo has no regrets killing her since she had done nothing but torment and ridicule him throughout his childhood. He just shakes his head and continue to fly over the school towards the outskirts where he hovers in front of of a cemetary till it lands. The door to his airship lowers down to form a platform so he can walk down to the ground. He is wearing a black coat, holding a bouquet of red roses and a violin case. He goes through a squeaky gate and walk down the path until he sees a tombstone he was looking for:

NADIA CORTEX

14th July 1966 - 24th December 1994

A fallen angel who has gone back to heaven

He set the roses down onto the grave and take his slim, black violin out of his case and start playing a slow melody. It starts soft but the volume starts to build up as it hits the chorus. Neo can't help but have tears running down his cheeks as he continues to play. He remembers playing this piece of music to Nadia back at school. She would watch him play his violin, being drawn to the music, not realising that he was thinking about her when he was writing this music, but he can still remember the twinkle in her amethyst eyes whenever he plays violin for her. He misses those eyes.

He has gone back to reality as he finished the song. Everything went quiet apart from the wind picking up, until he hears slow clapping behind him. He turns around to see Dr N Tropy, still clapping his hands in a sarcastic way.

"Very good performance, Doctor. Just a shame she is not around to hear it." he said with a menacingly smug look on his face, walking closer towards Neo who is backing away up to the tombstone, wondering how Tropy knows he will be here. That thought process as he felt a painful electric shock through his body as he collapsed on to the ground. The last thing he sees is Tropy kneeling down in front of him, laughing evilly at him while holding an active tazer at him, then everything fades into black.

I am back! Sorry it took so long as life has happened thanks to Christmas! I do hope you guys are well and I am glad you are still enjoying the story! :D If you guys wondering what Cortex is playing on his violin, it's When you Smile by Adrian Von Zeiglar. Here is the link if you guys are interested watch?v=OQ_swpZbN18.

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