CHAPTER FIVE: SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
Tropy knew Cortex's latest plan is both doomed to fail and design to annoy N. Gin when the scientist in question decides to hide in the cupboard in the break room. He is, however, quickly found by Tiny Tiger who Cortex obviously sent by Cortex to find and drag N. Gin back to him. Tropy decides to wait and see what plan Cortex has thought up this time.
Cortex walks in with a satisfied look on his face. One thing Tropy notice is N. Gin is not with Cortex making him wonder why Cortex had been insistent in talking with the red head. This also makes him wonder why said red head was desperate to hide from Cortex.
"What have you done this time? N. Gin hasn't finally committed suicide to get away from you, has he?" Tropy asks with a suspicious look on his face.
"My plan is simple, thanks to a new formula Brio has concocted" Cortex replies.
Tropy sighs knowing well what Cortex is waiting for, "and that would be?"
"I'm glad you asked so I shall tell you. The formula, which comes in potion form, is use to transform one to take on the appearance of a Bandicoot. At long last we will finally be able to spy on those infuriating Bandicoots"
"I'm guessing when you say we what you really mean is replace the 'we' with another person's name and you still haven't answered my previous question on the whereabouts of N. Gin"
"Of course when I say we I do mean my loyal assistant N. Gin who is..." Cortex notice N. Gin isn't in the room with them, "N. GIN, GET IN HERE NOW!"
"NO! I LOOK STUPID!" N. Gin yelled.
"At least he isn't dead... yet" Tropy says to himself.
Tropy listens to Cortex and N. Gin's argument, manly because they were difficult to ignore. Eventually Cortex manages to pull N. Gin into the room and, as Cortex had explained only moments ago, N. Gin looks like a Bandicoot. Well one who has been in an unfortunate accident as the only thing that hasn't changed was the missel that is lodged in his skull.
"I still say this isn't going to work" N. Gin tells Cortex.
"Of course it will and your going to prove it" Cortex says, trying to reassure him.
"Crash may be stupid enough to fall for... well this but not Coco or Crunch... well not Coco. I just look like me but as a Bandicoot" N. Gin says.
"He has a point" Tropy says.
"Come now, you'll never know unless you try" Cortex says.
"Isn't the saying you never know until you try?" N. Gin asks.
"Yeah, yeah. Tiny, why don't you show N. Gin the way?" Cortex asks the muscular tiger.
"Tiny help crush puny Bandicoots" Tiny Tiger says.
"I am so glad I have working legs" N. Gin says as he slowly backs away towards the door then run out the room.
"Have fun!" Cortex says.
"All of this is very familiar... yet it is. Now that I think of it this is the same plan you used back at school when you wanted to spy on the girls. Something about wanting to know what they thought of you" Tropy says.
"Ah, good times. I remember it like it was yesterday..."
~FLASH BACK~
"All you have to do is wear this wig and girl's uniform" Neo held the uniform and wig up in front of him, "then find out what the girls think of me. What do you say, Gin?"
Gin nodded, "that's a great idea, I'll do it!"
~'FLASH BACK' END~
"That is not how it happened" Tropy says, interrupting Cortex's 'memories'.
"Oh really, so how did it happen?" Cortex asks.
"Well..."
~REAL FLASH BACK~
"You have to wear the girl's uniform so I can find out which girl shall be my future wife!" Neo told Gin, "you'll also want to wear this" he held up the unform and a wig.
"No way, I'm not wearing girls' clothes, especially not for you so you can find your 'future wife'. Why don't you do it?!" Gin asked.
"His head is too big" Brio pointed out.
"That makes him a walking target plus the wig looks stupid on him" Tropy said.
"Thanks for the back up guys. There is no way I'm doing this!" Gin told them.
"Well that's a shame and I was soo looking forward to seeing what you would have looked like as a girl, what about you Tropy?" Brio asked as he and Tropy positioned themselves on either side of Gin, Tropy holding the uniform and Brio holding the wig.
"Indeed, even if it was only to help inflate Neo's ego... oh well I guess we should" Tropy nodded.
Tropy and Brio jumped Gin and between them they managed to get the uniform and wig on Gin. He looked a little messed up but at least he was wearing them. Gin himself wasn't amused in the slightest and he just glared at his so-called friends.
"I look stupid" Gin grumbled.
"Of course you do, now hold still" Tropy straightened his clothes and wig, "how's that?"
"You look beautiful" Neo said.
"Again, not helping!" Gin snapped.
"Come, come, shake a leg and go get 'em" Cortex said as he pushed Gin out the door.
"This won't work!" Gin said on the way out.
"I'd better keep an eye on him" Tropy said in his head.
Tropy followed Gin to the girls' dormitories, making sure to keep out of sight.
Tropy watched as Gin attempted to act girly only to sound like he had recently caught a cold. He had to stop himself from laughing as he watched Gin nervously try and 'miggle' with their female classmates. Unsurprisingly they had the same opinions of Neo, they all hated him.
Neo's plan did, however, fall apart once the girls successfully managed to trick Gin into telling them everything without him realizing it. This made Tropy come to the conclusion they knew they were talking to Gin the entire time. The girls did punish Gin for going along with Neo's plan in the first place, despite his argument that he was forced into it.
~REAL FLASH BACK END~
"The girls then beat you up, more so than N. Gin" Tropy reminded him.
"Why couldn't you let me remember it as I wanted to?!" Cortex whined.
"Because you never succeeded. N. Gin did stop talking to you for a week, though that may be because he was too busy pulling fake nails out of his arms"
"Good times... I wonder how N. Gin is doing"
At that moment, N. Gin returns from his 'mission' far sooner than expected. The potion's effect have worn off and he is covered in scratches.
"You look awful, more so than usual" Tropy says, "I take it the plan was a failure"
"Wait for the burses to come out, Coco whacked me in the face with her laptop also Pura, not so little anymore. I still have no idea why Polar hasn't grown... not that I'm complaining" N. Gin tells him.
"So, what are their weaknesses, deepest secrets? You must have learnt something" Cortex says.
"One, even when the potion did work they knew it was me thanks to this" N. Gin points to the missel, "and two" he punches Cortex in the face, "that is for sending me on yet another suicide mission. Now I'm going to clean these scratches... and see if my hand is broken. Jesus, what is your face made of?!" he walks away.
"He'll come back, he always does" Cortex collapses.
"Yes he will come back, until you pay him. I wonder how long it will be until the next useless doomed to fail plan comes to be" Tropy says.
N. Gin: why was Crash able to speak in English in the last chapter, you never explained it
Author: yeah, I forgot to say. Crash actually talking is a reference to the Crash Bandicoot manga which I discovered before starting this fanfic. Does that help?
N. Gin: I guess... so am I getting a break in the next chapter... when you get around to doing it that is
Author: err... no