Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced Remastered- The Novelization Chapter 2:
Arabian Tales
Author's Note: Sorry for the long wait. I had this chapter saved to a disk, but DAD lost it. Before the end of this chapter, I'll give you guys and gals profiles on the characters of this story. Ok, here we go!
We emerged from the portal in a flash of blue and white energy. When I opened my eyes, I was amazed- we had gone back in time to the Arabian Nights! "Wow, I've read about this time, but I never expected it to be so.well, diverse!" I said. Kana was staring forward, shocked expression on her face. And she had good reason to- a platform spewing some sort of blue energy was just ahead. "Nick, what's that blue stuff?" Kana asked me. "I don't know, but I'm going to find out," I said as I walked into the blue energy. When I touched it, some kind of power surged through me. I landed, and ran back to Kana- only thing was, I went twice as fast as usual. "Whoa! Did you see that, Kana?" I asked. "Eco," she said. "What?" I replied. "Eco. It's a special type of energy. There are 4 kinds of Eco: Green Eco represents life energy, Blue Eco, the stuff you're charged with, represents motion energy, Red Eco represents power energy, and Yellow Eco represents projectile energy." "Wow. How did you know that?" "I did a little research. There were these ancient people called the Precursors who first discovered the power of Eco, but vanished many years later. No one, not even me, knows what happened to them." "So, if I charge up with the blue stuff, I can run faster?" "Exactly. And I'm guessing that Eco will be very useful during our adventure." "Neat. Hey, we'd best not stall too long. We've still got crystals to find." I walked forward and stepped on a button. A bridge appeared over a long pit. But, then, 5 seconds later, the bridge collapsed. "There's no way we're going to be able to cross that bridge in 5 seconds," I said. "Maybe, if we use the Blue Eco, we may make it!" Kana explained. "Great idea, Kana!" I replied. With that, we ran into the blue energy and charged up again. I stepped on the button again; the bridge reappeared. "Now!" I yelled as we ran across the bridge. The bridge collapsed again once we were on the other side.
"Man, that was too close," I noted. I then noticed that we were still glowing blue. "I wonder why the Eco's effects haven't worn off yet." "Those are Eco vents. A vent is more concentrated, so it'll give you a full charge of the Eco coming from the vent. It's going to be a wild ride from here, Nick," Kana said to me. "Let's move on. We need to find that first power crystal!" I said. She nodded, and we headed on. After a few more minutes of defeating enemies, utilizing the newly-discovered Eco energy, breaking crates, and doing some sight-seeing, we eventually came across a platform with a question mark on it. "A bonus level," I said to Kana. I knew what this platform lead to, because I had gone to many on my last adventure. Dr. Cortex had shrunk Earth to the size of a grapefruit, and me and Amy had to find 20 power Crystals to stop Cortex's plan. We eventually did, and we destroyed Cortex's Planetary Minimizer, sending Cortex and his minions flying off into space. We hopped onto the bonus platform, and we disappeared in a whirl of golden stars.
*Later...*
We rematerialized on the platform in another whirl of gold stars, trying to catch our breath. "Nick...were all the bonus levels on your last adventure this difficult?" Kana asked me. "Not all of the, but I'm thinking that whoever kidnapped Amy and Laura must have known we were coming-" Then, something popped up in my head. "N. Tropy. I knew he was behind this!" I exclaimed. "Let's dwell on that later. We're almost done here," Kana reminded me. With that, we moved on, and eventually found our first Power Crystal. It was just like Kana's only a little bit longer. "Well, that was easy," I noted as Kana pocketed the crystal. We eventually reached the end, which was a portal just like the ones on the Nav-Map. I saw a silver spinning Gem. "We broke every crate in this level, right, Nick?" Kana asked me. "Say, how many boxes are on this level?" I replied. "Um...about 49." "We broke 49, right?" "Yeah." "So, we got them all," I said as I grabbed the gem. I took Kana's hand, and smiling at each other, we jumped into the portal, re-appearing back on the Nav-Map. I placed the Gem in its slot on the portal, and then I remembered- "We forgot the Gem Shard!" I exclaimed. "No, we didn't, Nick," Kana said to me as she pulled out what looked like half of a Gem, but it was green, from her pocket. She placed it in its slot as well. When she placed the Power Crystal in its slot, all three treasures glowed with a mysterious light. Then, I heard a deep voice speaking. It said, "You, the boy and girl. The two heroes of this world. You are progressing very well. But, beware of the master of hypnotism who comes from the 5th dimension. Restore peace to our world!" Then, the voice faded away and the glow died down. A few seconds of silence, then Kana said, "What was that?" "No idea. But, I bet this hypnotist from the 5th dimension kidnapped Amy and Laura." "Could be-" Then, the treasures glowed again, and a beam of yellow light shot from the Crystal at the portal a few yards behind us, turning it on. "The Crystal's power opened up a new area for us to explore. There should be another Power Crystal there," Kana explained. We walked to the portal. I read the display. The level's name was "Lagoony Tunes". There were 2 treasures- a gem and another Power Crystal. "Well, you ready, Kana?" "Yeah, let's do it." At that, we dived into the newly-opened portal.
Cool, huh? Ok, here are the profiles.
Kana Age: 11 Profile: Nick's young sister, and a master at dimensional physics, Kana created the warp portal that led our heroes to the alternate dimension. Kana is very sweet and caring, and hardly ever loses it. Mess with any of her friends, though, and you will see her rough side.
Nick Age: 14 Profile: The world's champion since saving the world from life at the size of a grapefruit and defeating Cortex and his minions, Nick just wanted to hang out with his sister Kana, his friend Amy, and Kana's friend Laura, but he soon discovered that evil and darkness don't know the meaning of "day off".
Amy Age: 13 Profile: A very smart girl, especially for her age, for the 6 months she worked on it, Amy helped Kana build her interdimensional gateway. Because she's so smart, Amy doesn't have many friends, until she met Nick 3 years ago. The rest is history.
Laura Age: 12 Profile: Kana's friend, Laura loves to read and play games, especially volleyball. She also really loves hamsters. She seems to have something for Kana, but if that's true or not remains to be seen...
Ok, here's the preview of the next chapter.
Next Time- *Chapter 3: Wave Ridin'*
Me and Kana arrive in the level "Lagoony Tunes", and use a special surfboard to cross the ocean, looking for the Power Crystal. But we soon find out that the Crystal is being guarded by a vicious mechanical shark. Creepy, huh?
Ok, I'm signing off. See ya!- SuperSaiyanZelda4321 (toonami1@wi.rr.com)
Author's Note: Sorry for the long wait. I had this chapter saved to a disk, but DAD lost it. Before the end of this chapter, I'll give you guys and gals profiles on the characters of this story. Ok, here we go!
We emerged from the portal in a flash of blue and white energy. When I opened my eyes, I was amazed- we had gone back in time to the Arabian Nights! "Wow, I've read about this time, but I never expected it to be so.well, diverse!" I said. Kana was staring forward, shocked expression on her face. And she had good reason to- a platform spewing some sort of blue energy was just ahead. "Nick, what's that blue stuff?" Kana asked me. "I don't know, but I'm going to find out," I said as I walked into the blue energy. When I touched it, some kind of power surged through me. I landed, and ran back to Kana- only thing was, I went twice as fast as usual. "Whoa! Did you see that, Kana?" I asked. "Eco," she said. "What?" I replied. "Eco. It's a special type of energy. There are 4 kinds of Eco: Green Eco represents life energy, Blue Eco, the stuff you're charged with, represents motion energy, Red Eco represents power energy, and Yellow Eco represents projectile energy." "Wow. How did you know that?" "I did a little research. There were these ancient people called the Precursors who first discovered the power of Eco, but vanished many years later. No one, not even me, knows what happened to them." "So, if I charge up with the blue stuff, I can run faster?" "Exactly. And I'm guessing that Eco will be very useful during our adventure." "Neat. Hey, we'd best not stall too long. We've still got crystals to find." I walked forward and stepped on a button. A bridge appeared over a long pit. But, then, 5 seconds later, the bridge collapsed. "There's no way we're going to be able to cross that bridge in 5 seconds," I said. "Maybe, if we use the Blue Eco, we may make it!" Kana explained. "Great idea, Kana!" I replied. With that, we ran into the blue energy and charged up again. I stepped on the button again; the bridge reappeared. "Now!" I yelled as we ran across the bridge. The bridge collapsed again once we were on the other side.
"Man, that was too close," I noted. I then noticed that we were still glowing blue. "I wonder why the Eco's effects haven't worn off yet." "Those are Eco vents. A vent is more concentrated, so it'll give you a full charge of the Eco coming from the vent. It's going to be a wild ride from here, Nick," Kana said to me. "Let's move on. We need to find that first power crystal!" I said. She nodded, and we headed on. After a few more minutes of defeating enemies, utilizing the newly-discovered Eco energy, breaking crates, and doing some sight-seeing, we eventually came across a platform with a question mark on it. "A bonus level," I said to Kana. I knew what this platform lead to, because I had gone to many on my last adventure. Dr. Cortex had shrunk Earth to the size of a grapefruit, and me and Amy had to find 20 power Crystals to stop Cortex's plan. We eventually did, and we destroyed Cortex's Planetary Minimizer, sending Cortex and his minions flying off into space. We hopped onto the bonus platform, and we disappeared in a whirl of golden stars.
*Later...*
We rematerialized on the platform in another whirl of gold stars, trying to catch our breath. "Nick...were all the bonus levels on your last adventure this difficult?" Kana asked me. "Not all of the, but I'm thinking that whoever kidnapped Amy and Laura must have known we were coming-" Then, something popped up in my head. "N. Tropy. I knew he was behind this!" I exclaimed. "Let's dwell on that later. We're almost done here," Kana reminded me. With that, we moved on, and eventually found our first Power Crystal. It was just like Kana's only a little bit longer. "Well, that was easy," I noted as Kana pocketed the crystal. We eventually reached the end, which was a portal just like the ones on the Nav-Map. I saw a silver spinning Gem. "We broke every crate in this level, right, Nick?" Kana asked me. "Say, how many boxes are on this level?" I replied. "Um...about 49." "We broke 49, right?" "Yeah." "So, we got them all," I said as I grabbed the gem. I took Kana's hand, and smiling at each other, we jumped into the portal, re-appearing back on the Nav-Map. I placed the Gem in its slot on the portal, and then I remembered- "We forgot the Gem Shard!" I exclaimed. "No, we didn't, Nick," Kana said to me as she pulled out what looked like half of a Gem, but it was green, from her pocket. She placed it in its slot as well. When she placed the Power Crystal in its slot, all three treasures glowed with a mysterious light. Then, I heard a deep voice speaking. It said, "You, the boy and girl. The two heroes of this world. You are progressing very well. But, beware of the master of hypnotism who comes from the 5th dimension. Restore peace to our world!" Then, the voice faded away and the glow died down. A few seconds of silence, then Kana said, "What was that?" "No idea. But, I bet this hypnotist from the 5th dimension kidnapped Amy and Laura." "Could be-" Then, the treasures glowed again, and a beam of yellow light shot from the Crystal at the portal a few yards behind us, turning it on. "The Crystal's power opened up a new area for us to explore. There should be another Power Crystal there," Kana explained. We walked to the portal. I read the display. The level's name was "Lagoony Tunes". There were 2 treasures- a gem and another Power Crystal. "Well, you ready, Kana?" "Yeah, let's do it." At that, we dived into the newly-opened portal.
Cool, huh? Ok, here are the profiles.
Kana Age: 11 Profile: Nick's young sister, and a master at dimensional physics, Kana created the warp portal that led our heroes to the alternate dimension. Kana is very sweet and caring, and hardly ever loses it. Mess with any of her friends, though, and you will see her rough side.
Nick Age: 14 Profile: The world's champion since saving the world from life at the size of a grapefruit and defeating Cortex and his minions, Nick just wanted to hang out with his sister Kana, his friend Amy, and Kana's friend Laura, but he soon discovered that evil and darkness don't know the meaning of "day off".
Amy Age: 13 Profile: A very smart girl, especially for her age, for the 6 months she worked on it, Amy helped Kana build her interdimensional gateway. Because she's so smart, Amy doesn't have many friends, until she met Nick 3 years ago. The rest is history.
Laura Age: 12 Profile: Kana's friend, Laura loves to read and play games, especially volleyball. She also really loves hamsters. She seems to have something for Kana, but if that's true or not remains to be seen...
Ok, here's the preview of the next chapter.
Next Time- *Chapter 3: Wave Ridin'*
Me and Kana arrive in the level "Lagoony Tunes", and use a special surfboard to cross the ocean, looking for the Power Crystal. But we soon find out that the Crystal is being guarded by a vicious mechanical shark. Creepy, huh?
Ok, I'm signing off. See ya!- SuperSaiyanZelda4321 (toonami1@wi.rr.com)