Note to redwalgrl: I've seen your fic. It's good, and as long as Dingodile
doesn't end up with another guy, I'm satifsied.
Chapter three: Sorrow
Coco watched in horror as Dingodile vanished below the cliff's edge. She knew that no one could survive a fall like that, and was too scared to look at him fall. As soon as she heard a loud splash, Coco finally snapped out of her shock, burying her face in her hands and crying heavily. She couldn't believe what had just happened. Just a few moments ago, Dingodile was with her, protecting her from Cortex's minions. Then, in a single breath, he was taken from her.
The young bandicoot cried harder, thinking of how she had realized her feelings for Dingodile right before the fight, and he was killed before she could tell him.
Suddenly, she felt a pair of firm hands grab hold of her shoulders. Snapping her head up and daring to look over her shoulder, Coco saw the sneering face of Pinstripe, sporting his newly acquired black eye.
"Great work, guys." Koala Kong said proudly. "Those two didn't stand a chance against us!"
"That's easy for you to say!" Komodo Moe accused. "You did virtually nothing during the whole battle, and we were supposed to bring them BOTH back!"
Rilla Roo growled and cracked his knuckles at Koala Kong, clearly agreeing with the elder Komodo brother.
Pinstripe sighed. "Just drop it, guys." He said, picking up Coco and slinging her over his shoulder. "We at least got one of them."
The other minions silently agreed as they started walking away. Coco, meanwhile, was thinking of a means of escape. {What would Crash do if he was in a position like this?} She thought. {He'd either fall asleep or spin around.} She sighed. Coco figured that there was no way out of this one. Suddenly, her eyes widened. Would Dingodile want her to let herself be captured? {No way!} She thought, her face hardening.
Coco quickly swung her foot down to strike Pinstripe in the chest. That made Pinstripe loosen his grip on her due to having the wind knocked out of him.
As soon as Pinstripe let go of her, Coco jumped to the ground and started running away, flying past the other minions. Coco knew that if she ran back into the jungle, she be able to lose them. Coco ran towards the jungle, thinking that she was as good as safe.
Or so she thought. Komodo Joe tried to stop her by lashing out his sword. The sword sliced across Coco right arm, slicing off her sleeve at the same time. Coco shouted in pain, but never stopped running. She was running so fast that the flower in her hair had fallen off, landing on the ground.
With a bleeding arm and the rest of the minions running after her, Coco charged headfirst into the jungle.
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The blood rushed to Dingodile's head as he fell headfirst from the edge of the cliff, doing a free-fall towards the water far, far below. Hearing Coco screaming his name was enough to almost bring him to tears. She was clearly horrified that he'd no longer be with her.
Dingodile knew that Coco was in danger, and he didn't want to die knowing that. As quick as he could, Dingodile turned over and grabbed a rock sticking out of the side of the cliff. His feet swung down, striking a rock with enough force to dislodge it from the cliff, sending it down to the water, creating a loud splash.
Dingodile quickly looked up and started climbing. He had to get to Coco before Cortex's minions hurt her. That was enough to give Dingodile the extra energy to climb quicker.
Soon enough, Dingodile was almost at the top. His confidence was high, feeling that he would get to the top and save Coco. However, just as he got within the final few meters, he heard a pair of noises that sent a chill down his spine: A sword connecting to flesh and Coco shouting in pain. Fearing that he was too late, Dingodile scrambled to get the to top of the cliff.
Dingodile reached the top of the cliff and climbed up. He stood up and looked around. No one was around. Cortex's minions and Coco were nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, something caught Dingodile's eyes. He saw a piece of red fabric laying on the ground several feet away.
Curiously, Dingodile walked over to the object. However, once he saw what it was, he became overcome with horror. The piece of red fabric was the sleeve of a shirt. Slowly, Dingodile got down on his knees and gently picked up the sleeve. As soon as he did, he felt something strange on his fingers. Holding the sleeve in one hand, he looked at his other hand, eyes widening. The sleeve wasn't red, but was instead white. The substance that made it look red was blood. Dingodile started shaking, realizing what this meant.
Coco was dead.
Dingodile spotted something else sitting nearby. Reaching out to grab it, Dingodile saw that it was a small flower. Dingodile brought the flower close to his face as a tear fell from his eye.
{So beautiful. So fragile.} Dingodile thought. {Just like Coco...}
Dingodile couldn't hold his emotions in any longer. He buried his face in his hands and started crying.
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Coco sniffed as she sat on the branch of a tree, which was a good thirty feet off the ground. Running through the jungle, Coco had quickly found the tree and scurried up it with a strangely quick climb. She was still puzzled at how she climbed it so easily. But then again, she had heard that in a state of panic, someone's abilities could be slightly heightened.
Currently, Coco was wrapping her wounded shoulder with a roll of medical bandage from the medi-kit in her backpack. All of Cortex's minions were long gone, running past the tree, oblivious that they had passed their victim.
Coco finished wrapping the bandage around her shoulder, and once she did, she curled into a ball and cried into her knees. She still couldn't believe that Dingodile was dead, killed by the very vile creatures he used to work with.
He died trying to protect her, and judging by the looks he always had around her she would bet that he was always willing to do so. Still, she felt horrible. She only just realized her feelings for him and then he was killed before she had a chance to tell him. Every time she thought about it, her heart ached beyond belief.
Suddenly, Coco felt something wet hit against the back of her head multiple times. Looking up from her crying, she saw that it was raining.
Coco sighed. {Great. It can't get any worse.} She thought.
Lightning struck, quickly followed by a loud clash of thunder. Coco instantly shot into a sitting position and wrapped her arms around the tree trunk, whimpering.
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Dingodile's eyes widened when he heard the thunder. He was too busy crying to notice the lightning. He looked up and saw raindrops starting to fall from the sky.
{Great. It's raining.} He thought.
Dingodile didn't care about the rain though. And he was never afraid of thunderstorms. Tiny, however, was terrified of them. Every time one hit the village, Dingodile spent a good deal of the time trying to comfort Tiny and tell him that there was nothing to worry about. Dingodile had also heard that Coco was also afraid of thunderstorms, and often relied on Crash to comfort her.
Again, fresh tears came to Dingodile's eyes. He was thinking about Coco again. He couldn't believe it. The one girl he had loved since he first saw her. The one thing that made him feel wonderful whenever he saw her. He wanted to reveal his feelings to her, but now he would never get the chance. She was gone. Dead. Destroyed by the minions of Cortex.
...Cortex...
A low growl escaped Dingodile's throat. The vile doctor had done many evil things to him in the past, but this was the last straw.
{It wasn't enough that you took both halves of me from my parents when they were young.} Dingodile thought. {It wasn't enough that you killed my dingo AND crocodile parents. It wasn't enough that you killed all the friends both halves had because they were merely in the way. Now that wasn't enough for you! You had to do this!}
Lightning hit the ground again followed by a menacing thunder clash. That somehow fueled Dingodile's anger even further. He slowly stood up as he looked down. The rain had washed most of the blood from Coco's sleeve reverting it back to its normal white hue. He gingerly picked up he flower as attached it to one of the straps on his flame- thrower. He wanted to keep it, as it was the only thing he had of Coco's.
Slowly, Dingodile turned towards the jungle. "You've made your final kill, Cortex." He growled.
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Coco continued crying as her hair became soaked with rain. The lightning and thunder were scaring her greatly, but she tried to control her fear, as there was no one around to comfort her.
Coco's eyes watered more, thinking about Dingodile again. She had heard that Tiny was just as scared at thunderstorms as she was, and Dingodile was always comforting him, assuring him that nothing was wrong. Just thinking of how much Dingodile looked out for everyone else made Coco even more upset that he was gone.
She wished that she could've been given another chance, but it was no use. He was gone forever, taken by Cortex's minions.
Suddenly, Coco narrowed her eyes and growled, thinking of Cortex. The scientist had done so much evil that Coco had been wanting to take him out herself. Now, she had a full reason to destroy Cortex once and for all. He had his minions kill the guy she had just found out that she had loved.
{You've kidnapped Crash's girlfriend, tricked him into thinking you reformed, tried to control the word via time, used cheap tricks in the competitions, brainwashed poor Crunch and even shrank the world.} Coco thought. {But now, you're evil days are over for good!}
"For killing Dingodile, I'll destroy you!!" Coco shouted as she started climbing down the tree.
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"For murdering Coco, I'll kill you for good!!" Dingodile shouted as he charged headfirst into the jungle.
To be continued...
Author's notes: Sorry that the chapter is short, but I couldn't think of enough filler. Please read and review!
Chapter three: Sorrow
Coco watched in horror as Dingodile vanished below the cliff's edge. She knew that no one could survive a fall like that, and was too scared to look at him fall. As soon as she heard a loud splash, Coco finally snapped out of her shock, burying her face in her hands and crying heavily. She couldn't believe what had just happened. Just a few moments ago, Dingodile was with her, protecting her from Cortex's minions. Then, in a single breath, he was taken from her.
The young bandicoot cried harder, thinking of how she had realized her feelings for Dingodile right before the fight, and he was killed before she could tell him.
Suddenly, she felt a pair of firm hands grab hold of her shoulders. Snapping her head up and daring to look over her shoulder, Coco saw the sneering face of Pinstripe, sporting his newly acquired black eye.
"Great work, guys." Koala Kong said proudly. "Those two didn't stand a chance against us!"
"That's easy for you to say!" Komodo Moe accused. "You did virtually nothing during the whole battle, and we were supposed to bring them BOTH back!"
Rilla Roo growled and cracked his knuckles at Koala Kong, clearly agreeing with the elder Komodo brother.
Pinstripe sighed. "Just drop it, guys." He said, picking up Coco and slinging her over his shoulder. "We at least got one of them."
The other minions silently agreed as they started walking away. Coco, meanwhile, was thinking of a means of escape. {What would Crash do if he was in a position like this?} She thought. {He'd either fall asleep or spin around.} She sighed. Coco figured that there was no way out of this one. Suddenly, her eyes widened. Would Dingodile want her to let herself be captured? {No way!} She thought, her face hardening.
Coco quickly swung her foot down to strike Pinstripe in the chest. That made Pinstripe loosen his grip on her due to having the wind knocked out of him.
As soon as Pinstripe let go of her, Coco jumped to the ground and started running away, flying past the other minions. Coco knew that if she ran back into the jungle, she be able to lose them. Coco ran towards the jungle, thinking that she was as good as safe.
Or so she thought. Komodo Joe tried to stop her by lashing out his sword. The sword sliced across Coco right arm, slicing off her sleeve at the same time. Coco shouted in pain, but never stopped running. She was running so fast that the flower in her hair had fallen off, landing on the ground.
With a bleeding arm and the rest of the minions running after her, Coco charged headfirst into the jungle.
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The blood rushed to Dingodile's head as he fell headfirst from the edge of the cliff, doing a free-fall towards the water far, far below. Hearing Coco screaming his name was enough to almost bring him to tears. She was clearly horrified that he'd no longer be with her.
Dingodile knew that Coco was in danger, and he didn't want to die knowing that. As quick as he could, Dingodile turned over and grabbed a rock sticking out of the side of the cliff. His feet swung down, striking a rock with enough force to dislodge it from the cliff, sending it down to the water, creating a loud splash.
Dingodile quickly looked up and started climbing. He had to get to Coco before Cortex's minions hurt her. That was enough to give Dingodile the extra energy to climb quicker.
Soon enough, Dingodile was almost at the top. His confidence was high, feeling that he would get to the top and save Coco. However, just as he got within the final few meters, he heard a pair of noises that sent a chill down his spine: A sword connecting to flesh and Coco shouting in pain. Fearing that he was too late, Dingodile scrambled to get the to top of the cliff.
Dingodile reached the top of the cliff and climbed up. He stood up and looked around. No one was around. Cortex's minions and Coco were nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, something caught Dingodile's eyes. He saw a piece of red fabric laying on the ground several feet away.
Curiously, Dingodile walked over to the object. However, once he saw what it was, he became overcome with horror. The piece of red fabric was the sleeve of a shirt. Slowly, Dingodile got down on his knees and gently picked up the sleeve. As soon as he did, he felt something strange on his fingers. Holding the sleeve in one hand, he looked at his other hand, eyes widening. The sleeve wasn't red, but was instead white. The substance that made it look red was blood. Dingodile started shaking, realizing what this meant.
Coco was dead.
Dingodile spotted something else sitting nearby. Reaching out to grab it, Dingodile saw that it was a small flower. Dingodile brought the flower close to his face as a tear fell from his eye.
{So beautiful. So fragile.} Dingodile thought. {Just like Coco...}
Dingodile couldn't hold his emotions in any longer. He buried his face in his hands and started crying.
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Coco sniffed as she sat on the branch of a tree, which was a good thirty feet off the ground. Running through the jungle, Coco had quickly found the tree and scurried up it with a strangely quick climb. She was still puzzled at how she climbed it so easily. But then again, she had heard that in a state of panic, someone's abilities could be slightly heightened.
Currently, Coco was wrapping her wounded shoulder with a roll of medical bandage from the medi-kit in her backpack. All of Cortex's minions were long gone, running past the tree, oblivious that they had passed their victim.
Coco finished wrapping the bandage around her shoulder, and once she did, she curled into a ball and cried into her knees. She still couldn't believe that Dingodile was dead, killed by the very vile creatures he used to work with.
He died trying to protect her, and judging by the looks he always had around her she would bet that he was always willing to do so. Still, she felt horrible. She only just realized her feelings for him and then he was killed before she had a chance to tell him. Every time she thought about it, her heart ached beyond belief.
Suddenly, Coco felt something wet hit against the back of her head multiple times. Looking up from her crying, she saw that it was raining.
Coco sighed. {Great. It can't get any worse.} She thought.
Lightning struck, quickly followed by a loud clash of thunder. Coco instantly shot into a sitting position and wrapped her arms around the tree trunk, whimpering.
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Dingodile's eyes widened when he heard the thunder. He was too busy crying to notice the lightning. He looked up and saw raindrops starting to fall from the sky.
{Great. It's raining.} He thought.
Dingodile didn't care about the rain though. And he was never afraid of thunderstorms. Tiny, however, was terrified of them. Every time one hit the village, Dingodile spent a good deal of the time trying to comfort Tiny and tell him that there was nothing to worry about. Dingodile had also heard that Coco was also afraid of thunderstorms, and often relied on Crash to comfort her.
Again, fresh tears came to Dingodile's eyes. He was thinking about Coco again. He couldn't believe it. The one girl he had loved since he first saw her. The one thing that made him feel wonderful whenever he saw her. He wanted to reveal his feelings to her, but now he would never get the chance. She was gone. Dead. Destroyed by the minions of Cortex.
...Cortex...
A low growl escaped Dingodile's throat. The vile doctor had done many evil things to him in the past, but this was the last straw.
{It wasn't enough that you took both halves of me from my parents when they were young.} Dingodile thought. {It wasn't enough that you killed my dingo AND crocodile parents. It wasn't enough that you killed all the friends both halves had because they were merely in the way. Now that wasn't enough for you! You had to do this!}
Lightning hit the ground again followed by a menacing thunder clash. That somehow fueled Dingodile's anger even further. He slowly stood up as he looked down. The rain had washed most of the blood from Coco's sleeve reverting it back to its normal white hue. He gingerly picked up he flower as attached it to one of the straps on his flame- thrower. He wanted to keep it, as it was the only thing he had of Coco's.
Slowly, Dingodile turned towards the jungle. "You've made your final kill, Cortex." He growled.
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Coco continued crying as her hair became soaked with rain. The lightning and thunder were scaring her greatly, but she tried to control her fear, as there was no one around to comfort her.
Coco's eyes watered more, thinking about Dingodile again. She had heard that Tiny was just as scared at thunderstorms as she was, and Dingodile was always comforting him, assuring him that nothing was wrong. Just thinking of how much Dingodile looked out for everyone else made Coco even more upset that he was gone.
She wished that she could've been given another chance, but it was no use. He was gone forever, taken by Cortex's minions.
Suddenly, Coco narrowed her eyes and growled, thinking of Cortex. The scientist had done so much evil that Coco had been wanting to take him out herself. Now, she had a full reason to destroy Cortex once and for all. He had his minions kill the guy she had just found out that she had loved.
{You've kidnapped Crash's girlfriend, tricked him into thinking you reformed, tried to control the word via time, used cheap tricks in the competitions, brainwashed poor Crunch and even shrank the world.} Coco thought. {But now, you're evil days are over for good!}
"For killing Dingodile, I'll destroy you!!" Coco shouted as she started climbing down the tree.
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"For murdering Coco, I'll kill you for good!!" Dingodile shouted as he charged headfirst into the jungle.
To be continued...
Author's notes: Sorry that the chapter is short, but I couldn't think of enough filler. Please read and review!