Chapter 6 - the Crashinator
"Come on, put your backs into it, slackers!" N.Trance ordered as he gazed at the sight in front of him.
Tiny, N.Tropy, N.Gin and Dingodile had been working through the night constructing the Crashinator, ready for Cortex's return tomorrow. Tiny was working on the head, N.Tropy the arms, N.Gin the legs and Dingodile concentrated on the body, so far, progress was good, although N.Trance wasn't happy with some of the areas.
"No no NO, you've got it all wrong N.Tropy, the arms were supposed to have rockets attatched to them, not sockets! We're not making a plug adapter here, it's supposed to be the ultimate weapon, take them out and start again!"
N.Tropy sighed deeply, "Yes N.Trance, right away."
N.Trance walked over to Dingodile, not knowing what to expect.
"Aaahhh, very good Dingodile, I see the body is coming along perfectly."
"Too right it is, your looking at the best mechanic around mate," Dingodile said with a smirk on his face. He patted the side of the body proudly. As soon as he did so, the whole body creaked and groaned and finally gave way in a torrent of metal.
"What did you use to put the panels together?" N.Trance asked curiously.
"Sticky tape, it was the only thing I could find."
"YOU IMBECILE, your supposed to use screws and bolts to put things together, not crappy sticky tape. There's some in the tool box, use them!"
Dingodile also sighed deeply, "Yes N.Trance."
N.Trance walked over to where Tiny was working to find a most horrible sight.
"Tiny, what are you DOING!"
Tiny HAD finished making the head, unfortunately, instead of fangs and laser eyes, there was a happy, smiling face with almost cartoon-like eyes gazing at N.Trance. Tiny was busy putting a bow on top of the head.
"Tiny like bow, Tiny make head look pretty."
"Tiny, this is supposed to be a menacing creation, it's supposed to make Crash crap his pants in fear, and a bow is not going to make Crash crap his pants in fear!"
"But Tiny like bow!" Tiny was extremely upset about N.Trance's remark, he was only trying to make the creation look nice.
"I don't care if you like it or not, take that awful thing off NOW, it's making me sick!"
Tiny started crying at the sound of this, which made the others stop what they were doing and come over to him to offer some comfort.
"Now look what you have done, you've made Tiny cry, how could you!" N.Gin said with some sympathy.
N.Trance started to feel really guilty and embarrased, he could feel his cheeks turning red.
"Gee, I'm sorry Tiny, it's just that I really wanted everything to work out so that the boss would be impressed with us all when he returns tomorrow, but if you want to put the bow on Tiny, you can put it on, I won't stop you."
Tiny stopped his crying and started jumping with joy.
"Yay, Tiny like N.Trance, he Tiny's friend!" Tiny then rushed over to N.Trance and gave him a hug.
"Thank you Tiny," N.Trance said, trying to find his breath, "but could you please stop hugging me now, your breaking my shell."
"Sorry," Tiny put N.Trance down.
"Ok everyone, back to work, we have to get this done by tomorrow morning, and I'll chip in as well!"
And with that, everyone returned to their places and continued their work.
Night-time arrived again, and the Crashinator was finally finished, everyone had worked for seventeen straight hours with no break inbetween. Naturally, everyone was knackered.
"My goodness I'm pooped," N.Tropy declared, "but we've finally done it."
Everyone gave a weak cheer, too tired to do even that.
"I would just like to say a few things."
N.Trance stepped onto the nearest platform and started his speech.
"I believe this week has been arduous for us all, without the bosses help, but we all pulled through. I am sure the boss will be pleased with us all when he comes back tomorrow, and when he sees his latest creation standing proudly in front of him, he will most surely congratulate us on our excellent work. I want to thank you all for helping me create the Crashinator, without you it would not have been possible, you are all great buddies, and I'll stand by you a hundred percent of the way, and I'm sure you all will do the same with me."
As N.Trance stepped off the platform, Dingodile shed a tear.
"That was one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard."
"Now everyone, get some sleep, for tomorrow, we shall CRUSH CRASH BANDICOOT FOREVER!"
With energy flowing inside their bodies once more, everyone gave out a loud cheer and made their way to their beds.
As N.Trance got into his bed, he had this sick feeling inside him. He didn't know why, but despite everything going well that day, he couldn't shake off the fact that something was going to go wrong tomorrow, something always did go wrong with the bosses plans.
"No, this time it's going to be different, this time WE will win, not that snivelling bandicoot."
With those words still floating in his mind, N.Trance turned off his light and drifted off to sleep.