Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced Remastered- The Novelization Chapter 5:
Cairo's Carnival
Author's Note: In this one, Nick and Kana go back to Egyptian times in order to solve the mystery of the pharaohs and hopefully find their 4th of 21 Power Crystals needed to get back home. But, this temple is swarming with dangers. Can they beat it? Not even I know yet! Read on and find out!
We had just finished "Globe Trottin", in which we rolled around in a giant hamster ball to find the Crystal, and we finally met with N. Trance, whom I defeated easily with my Noir Laser Cannon. Now, we had entered "Pharaoh's Funhouse", which was back to the Egyptian time period to find another Power Crystal. When we landed, we saw 5 cool gems float down to the ground. "What are those?" Kana asked me. "I'll bet those are the Precursor Gems the oracle wants us to give to him!" I replied, collecting the gems. We moved on, taking out crates and enemies, collecting some more Precursor Gems along the way, until we came to the temple's entrance, which was sealed off. "Aw, man!" I exclaimed, that is, until I looked down, and saw a puzzle. It was a colored set of squares, with the same squares arranged in a different pattern on the wall. "Aw, man, I hate puzzles! How are we going to get in now?" Kana said, her voice still worried. "Hmmm. looks pretty simple to me," I said. "It is?" she replied. "Yeah, it is," I said as I stepped on all four corner tiles, and just like I had thought, the pattern here matched the one on the door. I touched the door's pattern, and it opened. "All right, Nick!" Kana exclaimed. "Back in 5th grade, they didn't call me the Puzzle Master for nothing." With that, we ventured on, deep into the heart of the temple.
As we ventured on, we came across another puzzle. There were mummies in spiked coffins spinning in a circle around the exit. I looked from the mummies, then to Kana, and then, my eye caught an inscription on the wall in ancient hieroglyphics. "It's a good thing I took hieroglyphics class last year. It reads, 'To unlock the exit, find the mummy that is real. Only one is true, that is the deal. If you guess right, the way will be opened. If you guess wrong, well.you were warned.' " "Clever, very clever," I said. We thought for a moment, until it hit me which one was real. I charged, and fired my Noir Laser Cannon at the one on the north-northwest side of the exit. As I had expected, the laser blasts blew the mummy away, making all the others disappear and the exit open. "Whoa, Nick, where did you get all this skill?" "I'm really good at telling illusions from real ones." With that, we jumped into the hole in the floor, and we braced for the impact. But, there wasn't. We looked down, and saw that we had landed on some kind of magical floor. "Wow," Kana said. "Another puzzle, I'll bet," I replied, looking down at the magical barrier underneath our feet. I then saw the next door, and it, too, was covered with the magical barrier. I tried firing my Noir Laser Cannon, but it just didn't work, that is, until I fired it again. One hit brought the magic barrier down, opening the way.
In the next room was our final puzzle: we had to navigate our way between a whole room slamming gates full of spikes, falling doors, spiked-coffin mummies, and Nitro Crates, which would explode at the slightest touch. "Oh, crud," Kana said. "It's not that tough, Kana. We just have to time it right to get past them. Ok, I'm good at timing, so we'll start running on my mark. Ok?" "Got it," Kana said, taking my hand and tensing up. "Ready, set, GO!" And with that, we charged, dodging many obstacles, very seldom having to use my Noir Laser Cannon to blow obstacles away, until the last falling door. Kana couldn't move out of fear, but I saved her by blasting a hole wide enough for her to jump through. She did, and the gate closed. "Man, that's exactly why I hate Gym class!" Kana exclaimed, nearly out of breath. Then, the Precursor Oracle spoke. "Very well done. You have brought me the 25 Precursor Gems I have asked for. I now grant you a new power to help in your quest." With that, I started glowing a neon green, and when the glow cleared, I felt refreshed, and powered-up. I charged up my energy into one giant ball. "Whoa, what's this?" Kana said to herself. Then, I clapped my hands together, sending a shockwave of Noir Laser Cannon-colored energy at the door, blowing it open. "A Noir Laser Shock Cannon. Cool," she said. We grabbed the Power Crystal and Gem, and with one last look at each other, we jumped into the exit portal.
Back at the Nav-Map, once we placed the Crystal and Gem in their respective slots, Kana looked at me for a few seconds and said, "Nick, that's the 2nd time you've saved my life today. I just don't know what to say." "No problem, Kana. It's what I do." We then walked over to the last portal. It was called "Runaway Rug". "Another Arabian level, huh?" Kana asked. "Well, we're about to find out!" I said, and then we dived into the portal. ************************************************************* Nice, huh? All right, here's the preview.
Chapter 6: The Magic Carpet Caper
Nick and Kana once again head back to Arabian times to grab their 5th Power Crystal. Along the way, they utilize Precursor technology, fight hoards of scorpions, blade-wielding dummies, and lava pits by riding a magic carpet, and they meet up with a person who could clue them in to the true identity of N. Trance. (That's the guest-star!)
Ciao for now! - SuperSaiyanZelda4321 (toonami1@wi.rr.com)
Author's Note: In this one, Nick and Kana go back to Egyptian times in order to solve the mystery of the pharaohs and hopefully find their 4th of 21 Power Crystals needed to get back home. But, this temple is swarming with dangers. Can they beat it? Not even I know yet! Read on and find out!
We had just finished "Globe Trottin", in which we rolled around in a giant hamster ball to find the Crystal, and we finally met with N. Trance, whom I defeated easily with my Noir Laser Cannon. Now, we had entered "Pharaoh's Funhouse", which was back to the Egyptian time period to find another Power Crystal. When we landed, we saw 5 cool gems float down to the ground. "What are those?" Kana asked me. "I'll bet those are the Precursor Gems the oracle wants us to give to him!" I replied, collecting the gems. We moved on, taking out crates and enemies, collecting some more Precursor Gems along the way, until we came to the temple's entrance, which was sealed off. "Aw, man!" I exclaimed, that is, until I looked down, and saw a puzzle. It was a colored set of squares, with the same squares arranged in a different pattern on the wall. "Aw, man, I hate puzzles! How are we going to get in now?" Kana said, her voice still worried. "Hmmm. looks pretty simple to me," I said. "It is?" she replied. "Yeah, it is," I said as I stepped on all four corner tiles, and just like I had thought, the pattern here matched the one on the door. I touched the door's pattern, and it opened. "All right, Nick!" Kana exclaimed. "Back in 5th grade, they didn't call me the Puzzle Master for nothing." With that, we ventured on, deep into the heart of the temple.
As we ventured on, we came across another puzzle. There were mummies in spiked coffins spinning in a circle around the exit. I looked from the mummies, then to Kana, and then, my eye caught an inscription on the wall in ancient hieroglyphics. "It's a good thing I took hieroglyphics class last year. It reads, 'To unlock the exit, find the mummy that is real. Only one is true, that is the deal. If you guess right, the way will be opened. If you guess wrong, well.you were warned.' " "Clever, very clever," I said. We thought for a moment, until it hit me which one was real. I charged, and fired my Noir Laser Cannon at the one on the north-northwest side of the exit. As I had expected, the laser blasts blew the mummy away, making all the others disappear and the exit open. "Whoa, Nick, where did you get all this skill?" "I'm really good at telling illusions from real ones." With that, we jumped into the hole in the floor, and we braced for the impact. But, there wasn't. We looked down, and saw that we had landed on some kind of magical floor. "Wow," Kana said. "Another puzzle, I'll bet," I replied, looking down at the magical barrier underneath our feet. I then saw the next door, and it, too, was covered with the magical barrier. I tried firing my Noir Laser Cannon, but it just didn't work, that is, until I fired it again. One hit brought the magic barrier down, opening the way.
In the next room was our final puzzle: we had to navigate our way between a whole room slamming gates full of spikes, falling doors, spiked-coffin mummies, and Nitro Crates, which would explode at the slightest touch. "Oh, crud," Kana said. "It's not that tough, Kana. We just have to time it right to get past them. Ok, I'm good at timing, so we'll start running on my mark. Ok?" "Got it," Kana said, taking my hand and tensing up. "Ready, set, GO!" And with that, we charged, dodging many obstacles, very seldom having to use my Noir Laser Cannon to blow obstacles away, until the last falling door. Kana couldn't move out of fear, but I saved her by blasting a hole wide enough for her to jump through. She did, and the gate closed. "Man, that's exactly why I hate Gym class!" Kana exclaimed, nearly out of breath. Then, the Precursor Oracle spoke. "Very well done. You have brought me the 25 Precursor Gems I have asked for. I now grant you a new power to help in your quest." With that, I started glowing a neon green, and when the glow cleared, I felt refreshed, and powered-up. I charged up my energy into one giant ball. "Whoa, what's this?" Kana said to herself. Then, I clapped my hands together, sending a shockwave of Noir Laser Cannon-colored energy at the door, blowing it open. "A Noir Laser Shock Cannon. Cool," she said. We grabbed the Power Crystal and Gem, and with one last look at each other, we jumped into the exit portal.
Back at the Nav-Map, once we placed the Crystal and Gem in their respective slots, Kana looked at me for a few seconds and said, "Nick, that's the 2nd time you've saved my life today. I just don't know what to say." "No problem, Kana. It's what I do." We then walked over to the last portal. It was called "Runaway Rug". "Another Arabian level, huh?" Kana asked. "Well, we're about to find out!" I said, and then we dived into the portal. ************************************************************* Nice, huh? All right, here's the preview.
Chapter 6: The Magic Carpet Caper
Nick and Kana once again head back to Arabian times to grab their 5th Power Crystal. Along the way, they utilize Precursor technology, fight hoards of scorpions, blade-wielding dummies, and lava pits by riding a magic carpet, and they meet up with a person who could clue them in to the true identity of N. Trance. (That's the guest-star!)
Ciao for now! - SuperSaiyanZelda4321 (toonami1@wi.rr.com)