Fake Crash to the Rescue!

Aku Aku rammed his twin into a wall. Uka growled and shot lasers at Aku. Meanwhile, Fake Crash and Ripper Roo were trying to stop the machine from shooting at Crash. "I wonder how you turn this thing off." Ripper Roo said in confusion. "Press the red button!" Fake Crash cried.

"You sure about that?"

"C'mon, it's always the red shiny button!"

"Alrighty then!"

He pressed the button and the machine stopped. Crash collapsed on the floor, exhausted. "Phew, that was a close one!" Fake Crash exclaimed. Suddenly a voice said, Self-Destruct in thirty minutes… Ripper Roo stared mouth agape; everyone else froze and stared at the machine as it slowly fell apart. "Oh yeah," Fake Crash murmured, "The red button always activates the self-destruct…I completely forgot!" He then stuck his tongue out and jumped off the seat along with Ripper Roo. "You fool, what have you done?" Screamed Uka Uka, "I'll destroy you!" He began blasting at Fake Crash who was running around avoiding the lasers. "I never want to see your idiotic face ever again!" Uka Uka howled. Self Destruct in twenty minutes… the voice said again. "C'mon guys, we're out of here!" Crash cried. He led Coco, Crunch and the others down the stairs to get out. Terra started to run towards the door, when suddenly, a huge chunk of stone collapsed from the ceiling. It fell clean on Terra's leg. She howled in pain. Tiny spun around, "Terra!" Crash quickly pushed him along, "Come on Tiny, we've got to go!" Tiny shook his head, "Tiny no leave without little sister!" Self-destruct in ten minutes… the voice said. Tiny was dashing towards the entrance when more rubble collapsed and blocked the entrance to the lab. "No!" Tiny roared.

Fake Crash was still avoiding all of Uka Uka's shots, when he noticed from the corner of his eye, Terra Tiger. He ran over to her. "Are you okay?" He asked. She shook her head, "I think my leg is broken…" Without even thinking, Fake Crash began picking up the fallen debris off Terra's leg. After a few moments, he managed to get the last of the stone off her, and slowly helped her up. Self-Destruct in five minutes… The voice said. The machine was now just a portable ray gun. As Fake Crash led Terra towards the window, Uka picked up the ray gun and started shooting at them. "I'll turn you little lovebirds into helpless animals!" He cried. Terra and Fake Crash's face went beet red, "What gave you the idea that we were lovebirds?" they cried in unison. One minute before Self-Destruct… Fake Crash frowned, and quickly brought Terra to the window. He gave her a parachute, then frowned again, "Why didn't I use this parachute when Crash and me fell down that chasm?" Fake Crash shrugged and pushed Terra out the window. She pulled on the string and the parachute came out of the pack. Self-Destruct in thirty seconds… Fake Crash backed away from Uka Uka, who was aiming the gun at him. "You were my worst creation, even worse than Ripper Roo," Uka Uka started furiously, "I was trying to create the perfect clone of Crash, you were supposed to destroy the bandicoots, but instead you joined with them! Now's when I end my misery, and get rid of you once and for all! Any last words marsupial?" Fake Crash glanced around nervously, for the first time ever in his life, he had to think…think! He looked over to the armor of a knight, which was holding a shield. Uka Uka pulled the trigger and the green light shot from the tip.

Self-Destruct in ten…nine…eight… Fake Crash quickly grabbed the shield and held it out in front of him. The ray bounced off and hit Uka. He turned into a primitive mask, which made a few monkey noises. Self-Destruct in Five…Four…Three…Two…One… Everyone else was outside as a huge explosion caused the roof of the tower to be blown sky high. A raging inferno of flame and ash erupted from the castle. Crash's eyes widened, Coco turned her eyes from the sight, Crunch frowned, Ripper Roo burst into tears, Tiny's mouth was agape, Terra, who Tiny was holding in his hands whimpered, and Aku Aku bowed his head sadly. "He's gone," Coco muttered, tears spilling from her eyes, "He's actually gone..." "After all those cruel things I said to him," Crash said, close to tears, "I should've apologized when I had the chance." Soon everyone was crying over the loss of Fake Crash. "My little buddy if gooooonnnnneeee!" Ripper Roo hollered to the heavens before collapsing to the ground sobbing.

"Tiny sad now!"

"Man, I miss the little dip wad already!"

"After all the pain I let him go through...Crunch feel like crying now!"

Everyone then saw a black cloud of smoke begin hurtling towards the ground. A loud thud rattled the land and a small crater appeared. Everyone looked inside and cried out with relief. There was Fake Crash, covered in ash, his green pants burnt up to his knees and his eyebrows singed. "Can we go to Disney land now?" He asked dazed. Everyone nodded and figured it was about time they had a vacation…

Two days later, everyone was resting up in Hawaii where they met up with Cortex who was surfboarding. A little later, Cortex said how he decided to give up on ruling the world and wanted to be one of Crash's friends now. The heroic marsupial instantly agreed. Fake Crash was lying on the beach tanning with a full box of donuts and a Mickey Mouse hat saying, I went to Disneyland! Terra thanked Fake Crash for saving her and decided to lie there with him. The two became boyfriend and girlfriend two months later…, which Tiny still does not quite approve of yet. If you're wondering what happened to Uka Uka, he's currently floating somewhere in space, where he landed on a futuristic and is currently being experimented on…so yeah, everything turned out pretty good. I guess this is the end of the story. Another shortie that I hope you enjoyed.

The End…