Admittedly, I feel like this one's probably my weakest chapter.

Once the Kongs were fully disguised, they headed outside of the tent. Diddy wore a blue coat with a green croc mask while Dixie wore a purple coat with a red crock mask. As for Squawks, he continued to sit on Dixie's head. For the most part, neither of the Kongs looked any different from the Kremlings roaming the park. With that in mind, they moved on.

"Say, Squawks?" Diddy asked. The parrot looked down at the younger Kong beside him. "Yeah?"

"You've gone ahead of us, right?" Diddy continued. "'Cause I wanna know if you've seen any spiders or snakes around."

"Well that's...kind of an odd statement," Squawks replied. "Why do you ask?"

"Because we met two other friends earlier on our adventure," Dixie replied. "We haven't seen them since we got through Crocodile Cauldron."

Squawks thought for a moment, he began to scratch his head with his claws. "Come to think of it, I DID see a spider and a snake scaling the sides of Crocodile Isle. I think they were chasing some spirit to Gloomy Gulch, though I could've just imagined it."

"Oh...well at least they're still alive," Diddy replied, as he hoped said spirit wasn't Krow planning his revenge. As the Kongs kept moving, they noticed how little attention they were getting from the Kremlings. Some of them would take notice of Squawks while others commented on how long Dixie's ponytail was. But aside from that, things seemed to be going smoothly.

Eventually, the Kongs came across a large rollar coaster. The sign in front of it read "Haunted Hall", it was covered in what appeared to be brambles. Dixie couldn't help but feel mesmerized by the ride, she started tugging at Diddy's sleeve.

"What's up?" Diddy asked curiously. Dixie pointed at the ride, "We've gotta check it out!"

"Um...didn't Wrinkly say NOT to go on the rides?"

"Yeah...but she doesn't have to know," Dixie teased. "Besides, when's the last time you've ever been on a roller coaster?"

"Uh...do minecarts count?"

"Look, it's fine if you don't wanna go on a roller coaster," Dixie said with a shrug. "But I'm telling you, you're missing out!"

With that, Dixie began to head towards the roller coaster. Diddy sighed as Squawks flew on top of his head.

"Can't say I blame ya for sticking out here," Squawks said. "These roller coasters are CRAZY!"

"Well if anything happens, Dixie can just glide outta the way," Diddy said with certainty.

"So you're not worried about her at all?"

"I'm worried, but I don't wanna get in her way," Diddy replied.

"And why not?"

"Because...she'd probably find me annoying if I kept on bugging her."

"But isn't she your best friend?"

"Y-yeah, but-"

"Oh..." Squawks began to smirk, "I see what's going on."

Diddy's face began to turn red, he swatted Squawks away before running towards the roller coaster. "DIXIE, WAIT! I CHANGED MY MIND!"

"YOU CAN'T RUN FROM YOUR FEELINGS FOREVER!" Squawks yelled as he landed on a nearby rope. Diddy gave Squawks a bitter look.

"What's he goin' on about now?" Dixie asked.

"Uh...it's nothing important," Diddy replied. He was thankful that she didn't hear that whole conversation. Besides, now really wasn't the best time to confess his feelings towards her.

A few more moments went by, and a cart had stopped near the entrance. The two small Kremlings riding the cart stumbled off, it was as though the two of them were about to vomit. Dixie hopped onto the cart without a second thought, and though Diddy was hesitant, he hopped onto the seat behind her. The Kremlings around them gave them strange looks, but they decided not to question it. As the Kremling in charge of the ride pulled a nearby lever, the cart began to move. Diddy was slightly tempted to jump off, but he knew it wouldn't have been a good idea. Besides, the cart was already heading up a slope. As the cart continued to move upwards, Diddy began to feel more and more anxious. Sure, he'd been in a minecart before. But at least he didn't have to see ground beneath him.

"Hold on tight!" Dixie yelled as the cart finally began making its way downward. Diddy screamed as he held onto the cart for dear life. All the flashing lights in the park were speeding by the duo, it was starting to make the Kongs dizzy. Eventually, they found themselves inside some-sort of building. They looked as if they were going through a dimly-lit library.

"Well, now...who would've thought that a couple o' Kongs would make it this far?"

Diddy looked around, he wasn't sure where that voice came from...nor was he sure that Dixie heard it, but it was enough to keep his fur standing on end.

"It doesn't matter how positive ye be. Eventually, one o' ye be goin' t' break. 'n when ye do, 'twon't be pretty!"

In that moment, Diddy thought he saw a skeletal Kremling coming after him. Its boney claws looked as if they could crush metal. But when the Kongs got out of the haunted building, the cart made a sharp turn. Unfortunately, that sharp turn had sent the Kongs flying out of Krazy Kremland. Squawks flapped his wings as he heard them scream, he quickly bolted towards their direction.

After the cart landed, Diddy found himself lying on the ground. He was covered in dirt, his hat and mask had gone missing. He couldn't help but feel as if someone tried to beat him senseless.

He stood up, though he could feel pain in his shins. Nonetheless, he started searching for Dixie. By the time he had found her, she was lying face-first into the dirt. Her Kremling mask was missing, and her beret was sitting a few feet away from her.

"Are you OK, Dixie?" Diddy asked as he nudged her arm. Dixie sat up, but she couldn't stand. She had scrapes on her hands and legs.

"I've...been better," Dixie replied as she attempted to stand. But once again, she couldn't. Diddy knelt down and allowed Dixie to climb onto his back. "Well, if we stay any longer, someone might find us out here."

Dixie nodded. At this point, she was sitting on Diddy's shoulders. While the extra weight didn't make his legs feel any better, he knew he had to endure it until they found another place to hide.

"SQUAWK!"

The Kongs looked up as Squawks flew towards him. The parrot looked as if he had witnessed a murder, but was relieved upon seeing his friends were all right.

"THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE ALIVE!" Squawks exclaimed. "I was worried that you two would've broken something!"

"Believe me," Dixie said, "I've been through worse."

"Well we wouldn't have to worry about it if someone had listened to me," Diddy argued.

"And? You were the one that changed your mind about going on!"

"ONLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL SQUAWKS-"

"TELL HIM WHAT, EXACTLY!?" Dixie yelled. Diddy went silent, he just decided to keep moving. Dixie started tugging at the fur on his head. "Hey, what were you gonna tell him!?"

"Don't worry about it," Diddy said in a bitter tone. Arguing wasn't going to get them anywhere, and he knew he had to keep going. But between being hunted by Kremlings and Dixie wanting to yell at him, Diddy wasn't sure about how much more he could take.

I know that the "Haunted Hall" doesn't happen until the next area (Gloomy Gulch), but the manual for DKC2 mentioned how the roller coasters were haunted. And this one was the only one that fit the haunted theme, so...