Hello...Twin Cats, here with another chapter...
This chapter might be a little derpy, but after this, the real adventure will begin...hopefully...
It was morning, parrots were squawking, Gnawties were chattering, Zingers were buzzing, it was another warm day on the island.
Diddy slowly woke up, stretching, he seemed to have had a paddle in his hand. What's even weirder was that he was sleeping in Donkey's hammock rather than his tire, the TV was showing an elf standing in Hyrule Field. It took a few seconds for Diddy to realize that he was up late at night playing video games...but at least he managed to help his uncle defeat the Dodongo.
Diddy climbed out of the Hammock and turned off the game, now for the big question, where was Donkey? It wasn't like him to just disappear, he said he would be back...right? Of course...maybe Donkey went over to the Mushroom Kingdom and forgot to tell anyone...? At any rate, if Donkey doesn't come back, then Diddy would have to look for him. He left the treehouse, heading for the jungle.
It was just a typical day it Kongo Bongo, animals and Tikis were minding their own business. For a while, Diddy has been going into the jungle, he hardly came into the village unless he needed something. Of course, the monkey began to think, since he managed to make one new friend, maybe things will start to get better for him. However...if it was one thing that Diddy had learned, it was that it was never easy being a child, maybe when he's older, the Kongs might respect him as much as they respect Donkey Kong, himself.
"Hey!" a Little girl's voice yelled, interrupting Diddy's train of thought.
"Hey, you!" Diddy felt someone pulling his tail. He looked behind him, it was a little gorilla girl, she resembled Dixie but was a bit smaller. She wore blue overalls, a multicolored beanie hat, and a white shirt. She had long blonde hair tied into two pigtails.
"Please don't do that," Diddy growled, the little girl let go of his tail. She had her hands behind her back. "Are you Diddy?"
"That depends," Diddy said, "What do you want from me...er...him?"
"Come with me," the girl said, pulling Diddy's tail, again. The monkey grunted in annoyance, "Stop it!"
"Come on," The girl said, impatiently. Diddy began to follow her, she lead him to a pond. There, Dixie was sitting on a rock, playing a guitar, she sounded pretty good, though she missed a few notes, here and there. Next her was another gorilla. He wore light blue pajamas, his fur was lighter in comparison to Dixie's fur.
"I found your friend," the little girl said, getting Dixie's attention. The ape nearly jumped, she put her guitar down and ran over to the little Kong.
"What did you do? You can't just force people to go wherever you want!"
"You sound just like Papa..."
"Knock it off, Tiny!"
"Make me!"
Diddy couldn't help but watch as the two Kongs bicker, it was rather amusing, seeing Dixie act like a school teacher scolding her student. And to think yesterday, Dixie was being childish...though it might've been since she and Diddy are about the same age.
Diddy felt someone touch his shoulder, it was the gorilla in blue pajamas. At first glance, he appeared to be the same age as Diddy and Dixie, but a closer look revealed that he was actually a big baby. The gorilla spoke in monkey talk, he seemed a little curious about Diddy, he tugged slightly on the monkey's tail.
"Uh...could you please not to that," Diddy asked sternly as the gorilla let go of his tail. He didn't like having his tail pulled, it was one thing if he was hanging from a tree or carrying small objects with his tail, it was another thing if someone were to start yanking on it, and it would irritate him, greatly.
"Sorry, Diddy," Dixie said, getting the Kong's attention "I hope Tiny wasn't any trouble."
"She's alright," Diddy said, contently, "Is she s'pose to be your sister?" Dixie nodded, "Yep, she's a bit of a handful, too." Tiny crossed her arms, sticking her toungue out.
Diddy looked at the baby gorilla. "Then is this your brother?" The baby gorilla popped Diddy on the head, growling from frustration.
"He's our cousin, actually." Dixie said, "His name's Kiddy."
Diddy was rubbing his head, "Strong guy, huh?" Kiddy nodded, finally smiling.
"There's also Chunky," Tiny said, "But he didn't wanna come with us." "Why not?" Diddy asked.
"Well..." Dixie looked away for a bit, "He's a little shy..."
"That's all right, I understand," Diddy said, "So what are you guys doing?"
"Nothin', we're just checking out the island," Tiny said innocently, "Than Dixie started talkin' about-"
"Hey, I know," Dixie nervously interrupted, She finally looked at Diddy. "Um...I know this'll sound a little rushed, but would you like to see our home?"
"Right now?" Diddy smiled, "Sure, I may as well." Still, he wanted to know what Tiny was saying, but he figured he would leave her alone...for now, anyway.
"Alright," Dixie said, "It's a little far from here, though."
"That's fine," Diddy said, contently, "I don't mind."
At the Beach, there was an old shack, it looked like it was patched up with duct tape. There were a few flowers on the shack, trying to make it look "pretty". A door was missing, a blanket was hanging on the frame to replace the door. The shack was surrounded by a couple of palm trees, one palm tree had daisies surrounding it, as well.
A gorilla was outside of the shack, making a small sand castle, though it lacked water, so it looked more like an ordinary pile of sand. The gorilla was wearing a white shirt, a blue vest, and a red hat. He was almost as big as the shack, given his large size. In fact, he was so big, he was almost as tall as the nearby palm trees.
The gorilla began to hear footsteps, he could see Dixie, Diddy, Tiny, and Kiddy. The large Kong waved hello, Dixie waved back, "Hi, Chunky!"
Chunky got up from his spot, he picked up Kiddy and hugged him, "Chunky missed family!"
"But we've only been gone for an hour," Tiny said matter-of-factly, she pointed her thumb at Diddy, "Than we bumped into Grumpy Kong, here."
"Grumpy Kong, huh? I wonder who else called me that?" Diddy scowled at Dixie, the ape couldn't help but giggle. "Stop being a grump and we won't call you that, anymore."
Chunky placed Kiddy down on the sand, he gave Tiny and Dixie a hug. Kiddy was clapping, though Diddy couldn't understand why.
"Easy, big guy," Dixie said, "You don't want to squish us, too hard."
"C'mon, sis, you know Chunky wouldn't do that," Tiny smiled pathetically, "At least, not on purpose."
Chunky placed the two gorilla girls down, next to Kiddy, then he looked down at Diddy. "Dixie made new friend? New friend no hurt Chunky, right?"
"'Course not, Unless you were a Kremling in disguise," Diddy replied, the four Kongs looked at him, puzzled.
"What's a Kremling?" Tiny asked. Diddy stared in shock, "You dunno what a Kremling is? It's a big scary Crocodile that likes to hurt innocent monkeys and stuff them into barrels."
"Awesome," Tiny yelled in excitement, "I wanna see one!"
"Didn't you hear what he just said," Dixie complained, "I'm not letting you anywhere near those things." Tiny rolled her eyes, "Yes, Papa..."
"Tiny!"
Diddy looked up at Chunky, "Does this always happen?" The ape shrugged, "They sisters, they sound mean, but actually love each other."
"I would've figured," Diddy said, scratching his head, "Sometimes I wish I had a sibling, though."
Chunky offered Diddy to come in the shack. It looked small, it had one bookshelf, that held ten books. There were two windows, and four hammocks, though one of them looked torn.
"I know it isn't much," Dixie said, scratching her head, "but it's not a bad place."
"I see...So you live with your cousins?" Diddy asked.
"For now," Dixie replied, "Chunky said we could live here for a little while."
"Though Chunky love company," Chunky interrupted, "Chunky love having cousins come over." Kiddy nodded, making some very excited noises.
"Anyway," Dixie said, "It'll do as our home, at least until Tiny and I can find a new one, around here."
"Well, it's a bit neater then our hut," Diddy said, smiling, "It always looks like it was hit by an Earthquake."
"It can't be that bad," Dixie said, reassuringly.
"Believe me, it usually is...it's even worse when Cranky comes in and there are banana peals, everywhere. He was the King before DK and Gramps."
"Well, that's certainly embarrassing," Dixie tilted her head, puzzled, "By the way, do you know where Donkey is? Candy wanted to talk to him, earlier."
Diddy suddenly remembered, Donkey was still missing. There might be a chance that he was back at the hut. "Uh...To be honest, I haven't seen him since this morning."
"Maybe he got eaten by sharks," Tiny joked, Dixie glared at her, "Come on, sis, it's time to be serious, here."
"All right, All right, just give me a break, here!" Tiny grumbled.
"Hey, guys?" Diddy frowned, "not to seem rude or anything, but I should probably go back to my hut, DK's probably back, by now." Tiny shrugged, "meh", she didn't seem like she cared. Kiddy and Chunky began to wave at Diddy, "Bye Bye." Chunky said, happily, "Come visit when Diddy like."
"All right," Diddy said, smiling, Chunky really seemed like a nice guy, he was slightly childish, but then again, so was Donkey, at times.
"Is it alright if I come with you?" Dixie asked. Diddy nodded. After all, he checked out the shack she was living in (even though it was temporary) it was only fair to show Dixie his tree house. "As long as DK doesn't mind, which I'm sure he doesn't, then it's fine."
"All right," Dixie said, happily, "I'll be back, in a bit!" Afterwards, she and Diddy left the hut. Tiny began to wave good-bye to Dixie, "See ya, sis!"
"Bye Bye," Chunky repeated.
Diddy came back to his hut, it was just about the same as how he left it. It was slightly messy, a few banana peals were lying around on the floor, blankets were hanging around from the hammock and the tire, but there was still no Donkey.
Dixie came in, she looked very astonished, "You guys have more stuff then I do. You must be pretty rich."
"Not really," Diddy said, "DK may be the king, but we're pretty broke, most of the time."
"Well, this place has more stuff then our shack," Dixie said, "Then again, you did live on Kongo Bongo longer than me, so that's reasonable."
"I can understand," Diddy said, "Of course, Kongo Bongo isn't a bad place, I think you might've heard this already, but give it time and you might like it...even if you're hanging around a dork like me."
"I don't think you're a dork," Dixie assured him, Diddy smiled, "Really?"
"Yeah, you look more like a nerd," Dixie teased.
"Well, thanks," Diddy's face slightly turned red, he wasn't offended, though...he could tell she was joking with him.
Dixie smiled. Just yesterday, Diddy wasn't willing to talk to anyone, it actually made her happy that Diddy was much more cheerful, today. It seemed like he was finally coming out of his shell.
"By the way," Dixie said, "Why were you so upset in the first place?" Diddy paused, he certainly wasn't expecting this...would Dixie really want to hear about the incident? At any rate, it was probably better to tell her, now. Especially since she should know what went on. Besides, she wouldn't laugh at him, right?
"Well, it was because our island was invaded by Kremlings, not too long ago," Diddy said, "DK and I were able to get rid of them, but then DK got all the credit, I hardly got anything."
"Well, what happened?" Dixie asked, Diddy cleared his throat, "Ya might wanna sit down, for this one, 'Cause it's a long story..."
"All right..." Dixie sat down on the hammock, crossing her legs. Diddy sat down next to her, "Alright, it all started when DK asked me to guard the Banana Hoard, it was a dark and stormy night when it happened..."
Cranky Kong, A.K.A. Donkey Kong Sr. , was an old ape with a white beard and gray sweater, he was in his cabin, relaxing. It seemed nice that Donkey and Diddy weren't asking for his help, it also seemed nice that the Kremlings weren't up to anything...but for some reason, it was a little TOO peaceful. Thinking about it, the old ape shook his head, Nope, you're thinking too much...DK already got rid of the Kremlings, there's nothing to-
"Cranky Kong, you'd better get over here, this instant!" Wrinkly wailed, Cranky grumbled. He got out of his chair and headed onto the porch. Wrinkly looked as though she's seen a ghost. She was holding a letter in her hand.
"What's the matter with ya?" Cranky yelled, "Why'd ya call me over here!?"
"Y-you might want to have a look at this..." Wrinkly gave Cranky the letter, she looked like she was about to cry.
"Seriously, what's gotten into you?" Cranky grumbled.
"Just read the letter," Wrinkly commanded, Cranky shook his head, "Even my wife's goin' crazy..." he began to read it.
I have kidnapped that lumbering fool Donkey, and you will never see him, again... .
..That is, of course, unless you Kongs are willing to surrender and give me the Banana Hoard, then I'll give back your precious ruler, unharmed.
I'll be waiting, Kaptiain K. Rool.
"Oh, it just says that DK was kidnapped, no big deal..." The old ape paused realizing what he just said, DK's been kidnapped? This can't be right...
Cranky read through the letter, a second time, he couldn't believe it, "You're not serious, are you? Is this some sort of joke?"
"I'm afraid it isn't," Wrinkly said, sadly, "None of the other Kongs know where DK is, either."
"This is bad," Cranky said, concerned "We have to warn everyone!"
"How are you going to do that?" Wrinkly asked, worried.
"Would you calm down? I'll think of something!" Cranky ran back into his room, A green parrot was sleeping soundly at the window. This parrot was Squawks, while Donkey kept a pet rhinoceros, Cranky always kept a parrot as a pet, and although Squawks did get on Cranky's nerves, at times, most of the time, he was a useful parrot.
"Wake up, you lazy bird!" Cranky yelled, Squawks woke up, surprised. He tilted his head, wondering what Cranky is up to.
"Listen carefully, Squawks, I need you to find as many Kongs as possible and bring them here."
"Gotcha," Squawks said, nodding as he flew away, looking for the Kongs. Cranky looked at the letter in his hand, again, "This really isn't good...
- "...And of course, when DK and I reached the Galleon, we were attacked by King K. Rool. Let me tell you, K. Rool is not a Kremling you wanna mess with. DK was doing a pretty good job fighting against him, but then K. Rool decided to play dead. DK and I weren't sure what was going on, but afterwards, K. Rool grabbed him by tie, he was going to choke DK to death. I couldn't just sit there, so I grabbed a cannonball and I managed to knock him out, DK even considered me a hero."
"Wow, you two really seem to care about each other," Dixie acknowledged, "And I'm amazed, you two went through quite a lot to get those bananas back."
"We sure did." Diddy's voice changed from an excited one to a shy one, "But after that, DK was getting all the praise, All I got were insults. Even Cranky liked him more. You saw the thing with those Kongs insulting me, yesterday, right?"
Dixie nodded, "Of course, What they did was hurtful!"
"Well, a lot of the other Kongs have done that to me, as well. DK's tried to help me get over it, but it hasn't been working, very well." Replied Diddy.
"That's horrible," Dixie complained, "If only I was there, I would've given you something, at least. You don't deserve to be treated like junk!"
"Thanks, Dixie," Diddy said, smiling, again, "I'm glad someone else thinks so, too."
"So...How much longer until Donkey gets here?"
"It shouldn't be long, now."
Shortly after, a green parrot came into the cabin, squawking. Diddy looked at him, curiously, "What is it, Squawks?"
"Cranky wants you guys back at his cabin," Squawks said, "I don't know what he's up to, but he wants everyone to come over, so it must be important."
Afterwards, the bird left. The Kongs looked at each other, confused.
"Well, that was random," Diddy commented.
"What do you think's going on?" Dixie asked. Diddy shrugged, "Maybe Cranky broke his back or something."
"Do you think so?" Diddy nodded, he tried to impersonate Cranky, "Dammit, DK, I thought I told you to fix my chair, not break it!"
Dixie giggled, the two Kongs got out of the hut and started making their way to the Village. "What else do you think might've happened?"
Diddy grabbed a nearby stick, continuing to impersonate Cranky, "Back in my day, I was attacked by a carpenter who for some reason kept me as a pet!"
"OK, now I know you're making it up!"
"Try telling that to Cranky," Diddy said, throwing the stick away, "He says it's one hundred percent true."
Diddy and Dixie arrived at Cranky's Cabin, there were many Kongs, gathered in the area, even some of the monkeys and orangutans from Vine Valley were coming to see what was happening. This has happened, many times, before. And when every Kong is gathered in front of Cranky's Cabin, then that meant something bad had happened. Diddy began to regret impersonating Cranky, earlier.
Funky Kong, a gorilla with sunglasses and a bandanna, was in front of the Cabin, he knew an emergency as big as this would cause a lot of panic, even he seemed a little troubled, and he was usually a very mellow Kong.
"Alright, everyone," Funky said, "Now that we have your attention, Cranky's gonna tell ya what's up."
"I wonder what happened?" Dixie whispered. Diddy shrugged, "I dunno, usually things like this don't happen unless it's serious..."
Cranky came out of the cabin, along with Wrinkly, by his side. The old ape cleared his throat. "Thank you, Funky, now get outta here!"
"Ya got it, dude," Funky said, getting off the porch and joining the Kongs in the crowd.
"Now then," Cranky began to sound unusually upset...Not the kind of upset where he's, well, cranky, but the kind of upset where it sounded like he lost something important, like a Golden Banana or a Crystal Coconut, "It's come to my attention that Donkey Kong has gone missing."
There was a lot of chatter in the crowd, Diddy was hoping there was a good explanation for this. Maybe Donkey fell asleep in the Banana Hoard? Maybe he went to the Mushroom Kingdom, though the number of Kongs at Cranky's cabin suggested otherwise.
"And of course," Cranky continued, "The reason why he disappeared was none other than the Kremling Krew, they've kidnapped DK and want us to surrender and give them our Banana Hoard."
The Kongs all looked stunned, they began to wonder what would happen, would they be all right? Dixie turned her head, she noticed Diddy had turned pale, though she could understand why, since he just lost his uncle to the Kremlings. She couldn't help but feel even more sorry for the little monkey.
"Now the choice is ours," Cranky tried to keep a stern voice, "Either we go on with our lives and forget DK, or we surrender and give those wretched lizards our bananas, the choice is ours."
There was a lot of talking going on in the crowd, debating on what to do. Although it may not seem like it, Cranky really cared about his grandson, and he would get him back if he could. Yet he understood some of the Kongs would rather keep the Banana Hoard and forget about Donkey. It was a tough decision, indeed.
As for Diddy, he didn't want either choice. If they did get Donkey back, then the Kongs would suffer, like the Kremlings wanted. Not only that, K. Rool would finally be able to take over Kongo Bongo, and no Kong wanted a tyrant as a leader. However, if the Kongs kept the Banana Hoard, then Donkey would be forgotten, and not only was he Diddy's uncle, he was the closest thing Diddy had to a father. Also, if Donkey never came back, Diddy would become the new King, but he had to admit, he was far from ready for such a responsibility. For Diddy, it only left one choice, though he knew he was going to regret it, later.
"I'll go rescue DK," Diddy shouted, everyone became silent, Most of the Kongs glared harshly at Diddy, some of them muttering something colorful, Diddy could hear them call him things like a "Lousy Rat" and a "Pathetic pipsqueak."
"Please, hear me out," The monkey yelled, coming up to the cabin's porch, joining Cranky and Wrinkly. "If we give up the Banana Hoard OR forget about DK, then either way, the Kremlings would win, and I can't let that happen. So c'mon, who's with me?"
It became silent, Diddy was hoping the Kongs would finally listen to him, that they would finally have respect for the little guy...
However, they burst out into laughter, insulting Diddy even more.
"Aww, looks like the rat wants to save DK from those big bad lizards!"
"Honestly, who would put YOU of all primates in charge of a rescue mission?"
"Don't be such an idiot, we don't need you to give us Kongs a bad name!"
The Kongs continued to mock Diddy and call him names. Diddy figured that the Kongs would laugh, he felt he was about to cry, he figured that it was hopeless, now. He had to accept the fact that he might not get to see his uncle, again.
"ALRIGHT, THAT IS ENOUGH!" Cranky yelled, getting the Kongs to stop laughing. He looked at Diddy, then back at the crowd. "Without DK, then who knows what'll happen? Need I remind you that Diddy is next to rule the island? I'm sure none of you want a little boy to be king, yet. However, If we give up the Banana Hoard, we may not be able to eat anything, there's been a shortage on pineapples, grapes, melons, oranges, and coconuts. Yet DK's always managed to find enough Bananas to last us a few weeks, maybe even a few months. So either way, we'll lose, as Diddy has mentioned."
The Kongs began to talk things over, again. Diddy had never seen this side of Cranky, before. Normally, Cranky would speak of how weak and vulnerable Diddy is. However, it seemed like Cranky and the other Kongs were desperate, and without Donkey, the fate of the island would rest on Diddy's shoulders.
"If Diddy's going, then he's gonna need a sidekick, right?" Dixie said, running up to the porch next to Diddy. This caught the little monkey off guard.
"What're you doing?" Diddy said in a low growl, "You know you don't-"
"Don't argue," Dixie said, sternly, "If you're going, then I'm coming with you!"
This was all new to Diddy...one moment, he was the weakest Kong on the island, and the next minute, he's suddenly going to be the hero, his heart was speeding up from excitement, he would finally be able to become a hero...yet he was even more nervous than normal. He never expected to become the hero, he was beginning to have second thoughts, but he didn't want to let the Kongs down. He even had a sidekick, though it was funny to think a sidekick would have a sidekick of his own.
"Well, if you're heading over to Crocodile Island, we'll be more than happy to help, dearie," Wrinkly was smiling, it also seemed like she and Cranky were willing to go, too.
"You're gonna need someone to help ya get over there," Funky said, coming back up to the porch, "Normally, I wouldn't do this, but since it is for you guys, then I'll make an exception, but just this once."
"Believe me, kid, you're gonna need all the help you can get," Cranky said. Diddy was feeling overwhelmed, he was shaking from anticipation. It was like all the excitement couldn't escape from his body, his feet felt like lead, his knees felt like jelly, it was just so overwhelming.
"Well, we should probably get ready for tomorrow," Dixie said, Diddy looked at her, smiling, "I-I guess we should, huh?"
"And Diddy...?" The little ape had her hands behind her hand, she spoke in a low voice "Your shaking pretty badly, everyone can see it..."
Diddy began to blush, but he couldn't help himself, he never felt so excited in his whole life.
"Alright," Cranky said, looking back at the crowd, "Starting tomorrow, we'll be heading off into Crocodile Island, I'm sure you guys will do well on your own, I don't want to come back with my things stolen."
Everyone began to cheer, they had good feelings about this plan, of course some of the Kongs still had doubts about Diddy, but it couldn't be helped. Either way, it was now a chance for Diddy to prove how strong he really was. He couldn't prove anything to the other Kongs on his last adventure, so now was a good time to show what he was capable of.
"You should probably rest up, kid," Cranky whispered to Diddy, "Who knows? Maybe it won't be as easy as you thought it was. If you think my stories about Brooklyn are bad, wait 'til you reach the island."
"Alright," Diddy said, he was ready for just about anything, now. He will return as a hero, and he will prove the Kongs wrong. It was only a matter of time before he was face to face with the Kremlings... As for Dixie, he didn't want her to be in his place. Especially since they didn't know each other for that long. Though Diddy was never any good, on his own, so having Dixie by his side would be a great benefit for him. And who knows, maybe he might know a little more about her as they travel the island.
Night time had fallen, Diddy was back in his tree house, laying down in his tire. He tried to fall asleep, but his excitement and concern for Donkey was keeping him awake.
The monkey began to think, maybe it was a bad idea to do this...maybe he should quit while he still had the chance. After all, he wasn't very brave. The monkey shook his head, No, Diddy, you can't chicken out...DK would do the same thing for you if you were the one they kidnapped. So, c'mon, it's time to toughen up!
Diddy began to hear yelling, the monkey climbed out of his tire and looked out the window, he could see Cranky riding on a startled rhinoceros, Wrinkly was there, chasing after them.
"CALM DOWN, RAMBI!" Cranky yelled, "DO YA WANNA WAKE THE NEIGHBORS!?"
"HE'S NOT GOING TO CALM DOWN IF YOU KEEP YELLING AT HIM!" Wrinkly shouted, Cranky grumbled. "IF YOU THINK THAT'S EASY, TRY CALMING HIM DOWN, YOURSELF!"
Diddy shook his head, it seemed like he wasn't the only Kong who couldn't sleep. He looked over at Donkey's hammock, it was strange not having to hear the big ape snoring. Of course, maybe Donkey was having a better night than Diddy was, though given that he was in Crocodile Island, it didn't seem likely. And as for Dixie, maybe she couldn't sleep, either, she might be just as excited as Diddy.
The monkey went back to his tire, he couldn't help but think of the things that could happen, he was like a puppy, waiting for a treat, he couldn't wait to see what it was going to be like on Crocodile Island.
Don't worry, DK...we'll save you...
Then Twin Cats went to sleep...
...OK, so this was another long-ass chapter (and usually, when I do fanfics, my chapters aren't that long)...
*sigh* I need to go to bed, now...good night...
