Returning to the bandicoots home on island one was easy since Coco had just finished programming a teleporter to it.
"Okay, after we use this the controls will explode, so Cortex can't surprise attack us if he ever decides to come back here." Coco says.
"Sounds good. Just waiting for Sora and Kairi then?" Crunch asks, to which Coco nods. Just in time, Sora and Kairi enter the transport room.
"What are we going to do now? We can't let Uka Uka escape this world." Sora asks.
"I'm not sure. I was thinking of asking Aku Aku for an idea." Coco says. Sora then remembers what happened to Aku Aku.
"Oh... yeah, I'm sorry." He says in a low voice.
"Theres nothing to worry about. After awhile, Aku Aku will just come back after protecting us from something." Crunch says.
"How does that even work?" Kairi asks. Crash shrugs.
"I always assumed it was just magic." Crunch says.
"Okay, done. Step through." Coco says. The Sora, Kairi, and the bandicoots step on glowing orange platform and are taken back to the bandicoots home.
Elsewhere
"Dr. Trophy, I would appreciate it if you were to give me the glove I designed." Cortex says to N. Trophy.
"What makes you think your getting it back?" N. Trophy asks.
"I was the one who figured out how to posses a keyblade even if one is not worthy! I was the one who designed the glove therefore, its mine!" Cortex demands.
"You forgot, you were also the one who lost our first keyblade. Thats why you're not getting this one." Trophy brings the Kingdom Key up to his face just to taunt him, to which Cortex growls.
"Uka Uka, please convince this idiot to hand back the heart mimicker glove." Cortex begs.
"You need to work on that name, man." N. Gin says in a low voice from the cockpit of the spaceship.
"No Cortex. You have failed! Its only thanks to Trophy's efforts that we still have a chance to escape. He will wield it from now on, and you will stop your constant whining!" Uka Uka demands.
"Y-yes, great Uka Uka." Cortex apologizes.
Once Sora, Kairi, and the bandicoots returned home, Coco got to work on the transporter saying, she was switching it to teleport them to the warp room which would allow them to teleport long distance. Aku Aku later arrives.
"What has happened since I was gone?" He asks upon entering.
"Well, Cortex got away and he has Sora's keyblade." Crunch tells him.
"How? A keyblade can only be used by one deemed worthy?" Aku Aku asks.
"He somehow made this glove that tricks the keyblade into thinking the person wearing it is worthy." Sora answers.
"It was how he managed to use mine." Kairi adds on.
"I see. Who might you be?" Aku Aku asks.
"I'm Kairi, you're Aku Aku, right?" Kairi responds.
"Yes, I am. Does Cortex still have your keyblade?" Aku Aku asks.
"No. Sora destroyed the glove that was mimicking my heart. He took of in some kind of spaceship after that." Kairi answers.
"I was thinking Cortex would go to another space station, but I don't know why." Coco says while she continues to work.
"Maybe the keyhole is not Earth." Aku Aku realizes.
"Keyhole? What would Uka Uka want with that?" Sora asks.
"I assume you've used similar keyholes to protect worlds from heartless?" Aku Aku asks, to which Sora nods. "The ones in these separated worlds have a dual function. Not only do they protect from the heartless turning the world to darkness, but they also serve in keeping my brother and I locked in. Now, I know for sure that the keyhole to this world is locked, but with your keyblade, it can easily be undone."
"If you know its been sealed, then do you know where it is?" Kairi asks.
"No. I do not. I only have theories. It could be on one of the planets we visited when we were kidnapped. It could be on Terra, Barin, Fenomina, Teknee, and possibly even Hyper Spaceway." Aku Aku answers.
"Or that Gasmoxia that Nitrous Oxide kept talking about." Crunch chimes in.
"Regardless of where it is, we must stop Cortex and Uka Uka from finding it." Aku Aku says.
"If he's going to other planets, he's probably on one of his space stations." Coco adds. "Thankfully, the warp room is already set to teleport us there. ...And I just set us up to teleport there."
"Good job, Coco." Aku Aku compliments.
"Now, lets go up Cortex's space station... again. It never gets old." Crunch says. The group steps through the teleporter and emerge in a room full of portals. "Ah, the warp room. Which one to the space station?"
Crash points to one of the portals to answer his question, however it is inactive.
"Ugh. I'm gonna need a crystal." Coco sighs. Crash rummages around in the back of his pants before pulling one out.
"Huh? Whoah!" Sora exclaims.
"How long have you had that in your pants?" Crunch asks to which Crash shrugs. Coco inserts the crystal into an opened panel inside the portal and it comes to life.
"Good job Crash. You always have what we need." Coco compliments. Crash smiles and does some quick dance that Sora and Kairi had never seen before.
"What was that?" Sora asks.
"Crash signature "Crash dance.". Feel free to join in the next time he does it." Coco explains to which Crash nods.
"We'll keep that in mind." Kairi replies. The group, then, runs through the portal and finds themselves in what appeared to be an observation deck for the station. Coco finds some computers nearby which she immediately hacks into.
"Does it say where Uka Uka is?" Kairi asks.
"No. This is the sensors computer for the ship. Luckily, I think I can modify it to find Sora's keyblade and therefore, Uka Uka." Coco replies.
"Great! How?" Sora asks.
"Cortex said he mimics the heart print of a person to use the keyblade." Coco starts as she holds up Cortex's destroyed glove. "With the help of this, I think I can reverse engineer it to search for a heart prints location."
"Great. While your doing that, the rest of us can search the ship on foot." Crunch says. "There are two ways to go from here. I'll go one way. Crash, go with Kairi on the other direction."
"Hey! What am I doing?" Sora asks.
"Your staying here. I'll need you to enter in what heart print I'm searching for. Besides, your disarmed of your keyblade and you can't fight without it... right?" Coco asks. Crash shrugs from behind Sora.
"She's right." Kairi says. "Its better for you to stay here." Sora sighs at this but quickly turned his mood around.
"I guess this is your chance to do something like you wanted."
"I guess so." Kairi smiles.
"Okay. Be safe. You too Crash." Sora says. Crash gives him a thumbs up before the two depart.