Chapter 3

"GET HER!"

All the potoroos had picked up the scream and were now running at the young, she bandicoot. Coco knew her life was in danger, yet she didn't know how to escape.

What the hell was going to happen? Coco soon found out.

Koala Kong had dashed into the town for a drink in the pub that had all the potoroos drinking. When he saw that Coco was about to be shot, he totally lost his temper. He ran at the potoroos and grabbed them by their necks.

"GOD DAMN IT!" the giant koala roared. "IF YOU PUNKS EVER THINK ABOUT TOUCHING COCO AGAIN, I WILL BE BACK AND I WILL KILL YOU! GOT IT?!!?"

For a moment, no one said a word.

"ANSWER ME!" Koala Kong barked. "DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"

"Yes," the potoroos replied, nervously. They didn't want to deal with an angry koala right at this moment.

"Now, get out of here," Koala Kong snarled. And the potoroos ran out, screaming. The giant koala then turned to Coco, smiling at her.

"You know? You're very lucky."

Coco glared at Koala Kong. "Then why don't I have a family anymore?" she snapped.

Koala Kong's smile faded.

"I'm partly to blame for that," Koala Kong sighed. "I killed your brother."

"And, I killed yer mate," a voice sniffed. Coco turned around and saw Dingodile standing before her, tears in his eyes.

"Wow. You guys are being honest," Coco muttered. "And now that I know how honest you are, I—'' Her voice trailed off.

"Yeah?" Dingodile asked, wagging his tail while he waited for the answer.

"And, I STILL THINK YOU GUYS ARE THE MOST SELFISH BASTARDS I EVER MET!" Coco screamed. Not taking it anymore, she ran out of the pub sobbing. Now, Koala Kong and Dingodile felt horrible.

"Ya know? The sheila is right," Dingodile grumbled to Koala Kong. "We killed her only family."

Koala Kong nodded grimly.

"Yeah. Now she hates us AND she's unhappy," he said.

For a moment, there was silence, due to the fact that the pub was now almost empty. Finally, Dingodile broke the silence.

"I hate ta see the sheila like that!" he growled. "Imagine how hard it is ta lose the ones ya love!"

"Yeah. I know," Koala Kong replied, dully. Now he was starting to feel awful inside. And to think that all this madness had started just because Crunch and Crash had met their untimely ends!