Chapter 5: An Unhappy Ending
Dingodile, who had been listening to Coco on the couch, sat up immediately. "What do you mean, sheila?" he asked. Coco replied, "I can't go through with the wedding. It's too much." Dingodile was overcome with horror. "But, sheila, you have to!" he cried. "If you don't, I'll be working for Cortex again, and I REALLY don't want to!" "I know you don't," Coco replied, gently, "but I don't want to die, either. But, if it makes you happy, we'll have the wedding." Dingodile smiled a little after hearing Coco's consent. But, it was a sad, small smile, because he knew what was about to come.
Later, at the wedding in the town square, all the townspeople showed up in the most formal clothes they could find. Crash and Crunch wore a tuxedo top and top hats. N. Brio and Tiny were wearing a similar getup. As the townspeople sat down on the hard benches, an organ began to play the wedding march. Soon, Coco came out, wearing a silken dress. Crunch and Crash smiled at her and tears rolled down their cheeks. Tiny also found his eyes were wet with tears as well. As Coco walked down the isle, all the townspeople began to cry from happiness. When Coco reached the end of the isle, Dingodile showed up. Then, the wedding began. The minister was N. Trance, master of hypnotism. "Do you, Dingodile," the egg-shaped alien asked, "take Coco to be your wife?" "I do," Dingodile replied. "And do you, Coco," N. Trance asked to the she bandicoot, "take Dingodile to be your husband?" "I do," Coco replied. "It's settled!" announced N. Trance. "Dingodile and Coco, I now pronounce you man and wife! You may kiss the bride!" And that's what Dingodile did. Then, the ring came into play. Koala Kong, who was disguised as a ring bearer, walked up to Coco and whispered, "Here's your ring." Sniggering silently, Koala Kong went on his way. Coco then picked up the ring and looked at it. It looked harmless. So, Coco put it on. Then, it happened. Coco collapsed. The townspeople let out a shriek of terror and ran off. Well, the bandicoots didn't. They ran to Coco and were shocked. Coco was purple in the face and was about to die. "Dingodile, come closer," she croaked. "Yes, my darling?" Dingodile asked. "It's over for us," she said. "I'm done for." Hearing this, Dingodile, Crash and Crunch started sobbing. But Coco told them to stop. "Look," she said. "Dingodile, we had a very firm love. Nothing, not even death, will tear us apart. But, the time has come. So, goodbye, Dingo." With that, Coco shut her eyes, turned silent and said no more. Dingodile stood there, completely brokenhearted. Then, he ran to his hut, sobbing and stayed there for the rest of the day. As darkness fell, he crept out of his house and went to Coco's body. He would bury her. When he went to the cemetery, he found an empty grave. So, Dingodile put Coco there and from that day on, never forgot her commending deeds.
