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...So far, this is the shortest chapter I've typed...so, yeah...enjoy


It was a quiet day in K. Rool's Keep, since K. Rool need Donkey for the ransom, K. Rool kept himself from torturing Donkey...at least, for now. As for Donkey, things weren't going to well for him, either. Considering that some of the Kremlings walking by his cell would tease him with a banana or threaten to beat him. However, he was beginning to get used to it. As he mentioned before, he would rather be locked up then to let the Kremlings take over the island.

So, uh...one lovely afternoon, K. Rool and Donkey were playing card games, it seemed like a good way to pass time. K. Rool sighed, "Do you have any sevens?"

"Go fish," Donkey said. K. Rool grumbled, he pulled another card out from the deck. "Just be lucky that I need you for the ransom."

"Yeah, yeah, no need to be redundant," Donkey said, rolling his eyes.

"Kaptain K. Rool, sir," a small Kremling with two swords came into the dungeon, "Permission to speak?"

"Can't this wait?" K. Rool asked, irritated, "I'm busy, you know."

"But Kaptain K. Rool, It's very important." The Kremling said, he almost sounded like a child wanting to tattle on his sibling.

"Fine," K. Rool growled, He leered at the Kremling, "You'd better explain to me why this is so 'important' otherwise, you'll be joining him," He pointed a thumb at Donkey Kong.

"That's fine, I'd love to have someone around who isn't K. Rool," Donkey teased, K. Rool growled, "You're ruining my patience, Banana Breath!"

"Well, Funny that you mention Kongs," The Kremling said, twiddling his thumbs, "I just received word that two of them were seen at the Galleon. They've somehow managed to defeat Krow."

"Really?" K. Rool raised an eyebrow, feeling less angry, "And what did these two look like?"

"They looked like children, one was a girl in a pink shirt, she looked like she had a blonde ponytail, sir."

Wait...Dixie? Donkey seemed a little shocked to hear Dixie was at the Galleon...Of course, there had to be a good reason, though he couldn't completely figure it out. The other Kong could be anyone, though considering that the Kremling said "children", Donkey was hoping that it wasn't who he thought it was.

"And who would be second Kong?" K. Rool asked.

"The other was a little boy," The Kremling said, "I believe he was the one you've encountered, before."

"Oh?" K. Rool smiled, viciously, "Would he be wearing red, by any chance, maybe he had a tail?"

"Actually," the Kremling's expression brightened, "He did wear red and he did have a tail, just as you said."

K. Rool clasped his hands together, he felt giddy, "Just as I've suspected, it's none other than Donkey Kong's favorite rat!"

Donkey was surprised, to say the least. They both spotted Diddy as well as Dixie. Donkey couldn't bear the thought of losing his nephew or his new friend. However, he couldn't lose hope, now. Diddy was strong, in terms of speed and courage...though the boy had yet to figure it the courage part. As for Dixie, if she could help Diddy get over his depression, she can certainly help Diddy get through the island.

"So, Donkey Kong," K. Rool smiled like an idiot, "If your friends make it here, alive...do you think they might have a chance to save you? Of course not, but just to be safe, I have a few friends waiting to pounce on them."

"Don't underestimate them," Donkey said, "They'll make it, I'm sure."

K. Rool left the room, the Kremling began to follow him. "Come on, it's time to get the Krew ready!"

Donkey had let out a hoarse growl, he wasn't sure what to worry about, anymore. The thought of the Kremlings killing Diddy or Dixie was too much for the big ape. Donkey had never felt so useless, all he could do is sit there and do nothing. It was all up to Diddy, now...


"mmmf..."

Diddy was waking up, he felt a dull pain in his back, it wasn't there, before. What happened while I was out?

He slowly sat up, it seemed like he was in a cabin, similar to Cranky's Cabin. He could've sworn it was Cranky's cabin, if it wasn't for his back, He lifted his tanktop a bit, noticing that there were bandages wrapped around his torso. His memory slowly came back to him, he was on the Gangplank Galleon with Dixie. He was attacked by Krow, who dropped him from a high place, that was all that he could remember.

Diddy was completely sore, he stood up and looked around inside the cabin. Nobody was inside, it seemed. He came to the door and opened it, he could see Cranky, Funky, and Wrinkly outside on the porch...but where was Dixie?

The little monkey came outside, the area looked quite...swampy, to say the least. Not to mention the faint smell of dead fish in the air, he was definately on Crocodile Island. "Morning, Sleepy head," Dixie's voice sang, calmly. Diddy looked at the roof, Dixie glided down gracefully using her ponytail. "It's nice to see you're finally awake."

Diddy stared in shock, "H-How long have I been out?"

Dixie began to count with her fingers, humming to herself, "I'd say for about...15 hours."

"WHAT!?" Diddy was stunned, it hit him like a slap to the face. It was his first day as a hero, yet he's already screwed up, how was he supposed to keep going if he couldn't even beat a necky.

"You never thought this would be easy...did you, boy?" Cranky scoffed. Diddy saw Cranky walk up to him. "You're lucky we found your lifeless body at the beach, though had those wounds been deeper, you wouldn't be standing here, right now."

"Well, what are we waiting for?" Diddy asked, "We need to find DK, and fast."

"Patience, dearie," Wrinkly said, "You still need to rest, don't you?"

"She has a point, dude," Funky said, "You gotta relax, or you won't have enough energy to keep going."

Diddy was still willing to look for his uncle, he didn't want to fail, and he certainly didn't want to stop. "But-"

"Diddy," Dixie gave him a stern look. "You've gotta stop this, otherwise you'll wear yourself out, like Funky said. You certainly don't want to end up as Crocodile food, do you?"

Without much of a choice, Diddy nodded his head. He had to think of the positives. Maybe K. Rool won't hurt DK...not badly, anyway. And even if his main goal was to rescue the big ape, Diddy had to keep in mind that he was in enemy territory, and he wasn't alone in this trip.

"OK," Diddy said, sighing deeply, "But just for today."

"Don't worry, kid," Cranky said, patting Diddy on the back, the monkey tensed up, due to the pain. It took a few seconds for Cranky to remember Diddy had the wounds on his back...after all, he was an old ape.

"Anyway, what I was saying, I've been kidnapped myself, once. You know the Carpenter I keep telling you about, right?"

Diddy nodded, Cranky continued to speak, "Well, years after my failed attempt to get help from his girlfriend, that bastard placed me in a cage and started whipping me. Junior was roughly your age when he came to rescue me."

"So, what are you getting at?" Dixie asked.

"Will you let me finish?" Cranky yelled, "Anyway, It took quite a while for Junior to save me. If I can survive being whipped and put into a cage, than DK can put up with the Kremlings."

"But just remember, dearie," Wrinkly said, interrupting Cranky, "This isn't a video game, you could get yourself hurt if you're not careful enough."

"What was that for?" Cranky yelled, "I was gonna tell them that!"

"Well, why didn't you say that, in the first place?"

"Don't start with me, Wrinkly!" Dixie lowered her eyes as the old couple continued to argue, "Gees, they're like a couple of five-year-olds..."

"Well, what can you do?" Diddy said, shrugging. The two children looked at each other.

"...wanna go play a game?"

"What kind of game?"

"Did you see the old arcade machine Cranky had in his cabin?"

"...all right."

Diddy and Dixie went inside the cabin, today seemed like a day just to relax, nothing special was going to happen, today.


Meanwhile, in K. Rool's Keep, the Kremlings were all lined up outside the castle. After being called over to K. Rool's Keep, they were curious as to what their King was up to.

"Do you think one of us is getting a promotion?"

"Yeah, right...maybe the Kongs decided to smarten up and surrender."

"Guys, look!"

They could see K. Rool step out of the castle with a stern look, Screech was sitting on his shoulder, he looked rather prideful. K. Rool began to speak.

"Gentlemen, it has come to our attention that Donkey Kong's bratty nephew, Diddy, is on the island, searching for him..."

The Kremlings all laughed, this was impossible for them to believe.

"Him? Rescue Donkey Kong?"

"He can't last 10 seconds on the island. Surely, this must be a joke!"

"Oh, but it isn't," K. Rool said as seriously as possible, the Kremling had stopped laughing, letting the thought sink in. There was no way Diddy was on the island...right?

"...But, he's not alone," K. Rool continued The Kremling Krew was now even more puzzled, K. Rool continued with his speech. "The boy brought along another Kong, a little girl with blonde pink clothes. If you manage to capture any of these two, I will reward you with one hundred Kremkoins, but if you disappoint me, you will be joining Donkey Kong in the dungeon, do I make myself clear?"

The Kremlings cheered in excitement, they were all determined find Diddy and Dixie. And as for K. Rool...he could just imagine what he could do to them, maybe he could make a fur coat out of them, maybe he could torture them in front of Donkey, the possibilities were endless.

"What do you wish to do to me?" Screech asked, K. Rool scratched the parrot's head, "I've got something special in mind for you, Screech."

"And that would be what, exactly?"

"You get to be my spy. Make sure that Diddy and his friend can't make it here, alive!"

"Yes, sir!"

Screech flew off, looking for the Kongs. K. Rool wasn't going to let anyone get in his way, not even an overgrown rat was going to stop him, he had to make sure of that.


- It was the next day, the Sky above Crocodile Island was a dull green color, and the smell of dead fish seemed like it was getting stronger. Cranky, Wrinkly, and Funky were seeing Diddy and Dixie off, it was finally time for the two Kongs to be heroes, for themselves.

"I don't understand why you need a girl to be your sidekick," Cranky complained, "she should've been kidnapped, not that lazy grandson of mine!"

Dixie rolled her eyes, "Wow, you're so supportive..." she said, sarcastically.

"As I was saying," Cranky said, giving Diddy a map, "You're gonna need this, it's got all the vital information you need to get through the island. Your goal is to make it into K. Rool's Keep."

Diddy looked through the Map, carefully. There was a long way for him to go...Crocodile Cauldren, Krem Quay, Krazy Kremland, the monkey could only wonder what could happen in those places.

"I also fetched something that you might be able to use," Wrinkly said, giving the Kongs two backpacks, one of them was green while another was purple. Diddy grabbed the green one and put it onto his back. "Thanks, you guys."

"Oh, Diddy-dude," Funky called out, "Keep an eye out for any animal buddies, you never know where they might be."

"Gotcha," Diddy nodded, Dixie was feeling rather impatient.

"All right, so are we ready?" Dixie asked. Diddy nodded, he suddenly frowned. "What about you?"

"I'll be fine," Dixie said, confidently as she put her backpack on, "Besides, I'm the sidekick, remember?" Diddy nodded, though his concern for Dixie was unchanged.

The young Kongs looked at the map. "It looks like we'll have to either go into the mines or the Lost World, since they're closer," Diddy said, he closed the map and put it back inside his backpack, "Let's get going."

The younger Kongs began to head off to K. Rool's Keep, their older companions were waving good-bye.

"Good luck, dudes," Funky cheered.

"Take care, dearies," Wrinkly said.

"Try not to die," Cranky said, nonchalantly, Wrinkly glared at him. "You never acted this way when Junior was his age."

"That's because that stupid Carpenter locked me in a cage!" Cranky argued, "How many times do I have to repeat myself!"


...Well, now...since the Kremlings know about Diddy and Dixie being on the island, things might not be all that easy, as Wrinkly mentioned.