Chapter 3: Conflict

A few days after Coco had gotten over her little electrocution incident, she and Crunch decided to go down to N. Sanity Beach to have a picnic and get to know each other more. As the plan seemed harmless, off the two love bandicoots went. However, they had no idea that someone was watching.

Dingodile, who was simply miserable over Coco's breaking up with him, decided that, in order to get over this misery, he needed to go to N. Sanity Beach. But, on the way, he saw Coco. And then he saw Crunch!

"What the— Coco replaced me with that giant softy?!!?" Dingodile growled as he continued to spy on the two bandicoots. "That selfish sheila! She dumped me for Crunch?!!? OOOOH! That's torn it!"

With that, Dingodile stomped down to where Crunch and Coco were relaxing. He then went behind a rock and observed the two. He scowled at the two for a little while.

Coco was having a fun time with Crunch, until Crunch growled, "I smell a dingo-crocodile." Then the fun ended for Coco. She started to sweat, and gulped down her food and then looked up at Crunch.

"Like I said. I smell a dingo-crocodile."

"Crunch, maybe we should go home!" Coco screamed. Crunch turned on her.

"No way! I've come here to spend time with you and I'm not letting Dingodile get in the way of our relationship!"

Dingodile, who had been listening to the conversation, was now simply furious! In one day, his love had dumped him and then fell in love with that bastard, Crunch! Dingodile had enough. He stormed down to Crunch and Coco and jabbed his finger in Crunch's face. Crunch took a step backward.

"Ouch! Who did that?" he roared. "They gave me a black eye!"

"It was me, mate!" Dingodile snarled. Crunch looked up and sneered.

"Heh. Dingodile," he snorted, contemptuously. "I thought you died!"

"I'm alive and kicking, mate," Dingodile growled. "Why don't ya grow up? Coco fell for me first!"

"Dream on, you lab rat!" Crunch snapped, and the fight was on!

Dingodile stood on one leg and growled, "Yer mince meat!"

Crunch flexed his muscles and snarled, "In your dreams!"

Then, the scrap started. At first, Dingodile was holding out, but then Crunch kicked him in the face, and punched him in the belly. In the end, Crunch was victorious. He looked down on his bruised enemy with a smirk.

"You lost, Dingo."

"I have not yet began ta fight," Dingodile snapped. "Just ya wait, Crunch! Coco will be mine!"

With that, Dingodile stormed off, limping a little. Then Crunch turned on Coco.

"I'm warning you now," he growled. "If Dingodile comes back here and he ever calls you his 'sheila', we're through!" With that, Crunch stormed off to the Crash Hut to rub his right shoulder, which had been badly cut. Coco stayed on the beach and sighed, unhappily. None of this would have happened if she had stayed with Dingodile.

Then, a yellow sticky came down. It was from Dingodile! Coco caught the note and read it. It read,

"Dear sheila,

This is YER fault that Crunch hurt me! Now, I know you love him and you also love me, but ya need ta face facts. Ya can only have one love. Now, I'm giving ya yer choice. Ya can either marry Crunch, or marry me. But, I warn ya now. If ya marry Crunch, I will destroy him and maybe you as well!

Cheers,

Dingodile."

Coco's heart sank. Dingodile was the first to show her love. If he turned on her—

"I must not let this rage continue!" Coco muttered. "I must end it!"