Chapter 3: Hurt
After the hurricane had passed, Dingodile and Coco stepped out of their hut. When they did, they saw a dreadful sight. Trees lay everywhere! The forest was now very bare. Coco was heartbroken.
"Oh, Dingodile! Why'd the hurricane have to destroy everything?" she sobbed. Dingodile regretfully replied, "I don't know, sheila. I just don't know."
Coco kept sobbing hard, while Dingodile ran his fingers through her hair.
"It's okay, sheila," he soothed. "The storm has passed." But if he thought that made Coco feel better, he was wrong. Although Coco had stopped crying, she still felt bad. But, her spirit lifted as she and Dingodile began to walk to the Crash Hut. But then, it happened. It turned out Coco forgot her shoes back at the hut and right beneath her, on the white sand, was a huge piece of broken glass! Dingodile could see it. He tried to pull Coco away from it, but it was too late! He heard the tearing of flesh and the next thing he saw was blood coming out of Coco's foot! This was too much for Dingodile. He broke down and wept, bitterly.
Coco, on the other hand, grimaced and cursed. "Who put that here?" she growled. Dingodile stopped crying and took a look at the piece of glass. It said "Property Of Neo Cortex." Dingodile growled. Not just because of rage, but because his love, Coco, was now hurt. Then, Dingodile lost it. He roared, loud and unbelievably scary. Coco jumped.
"Gracious goodness me! You didn't need to roar so loud!" she gasped.
Dingodile looked at her and his voice softened. "I know I didn't, sheila," he replied. "But, I was just so pissed at Cortex. I mean, littering! What a pathetic crime!" He looked at Coco's foot with concern. "Ya might want ta 'ave that looked at."
"No way," Coco replied, shortly. "A little blood never hurt anyone. Besides, I think I have some bandages." "Sheila, ya need more than bandages. Ya need stitches!" screeched Dingodile. "Come on!" And before Coco could stop him, she soon found herself at the doctor's office. And then, she was knocked out.