Author's Note: Despite the fact that no one reviewed, I'm still updating because I haven't in a long time. This is supposed to be my masterpiece, the pinnacle of my Fanfiction creation so why aren't people reviewing. I thought I might at least get a "good job" for the crack Jak made in chapter 1. Oh well, here's chapter 3, Geek out.

Chapter 3:

Minions and Baddies

Everyone crammed into a service elevator heading for the control room. The control room was where the imperiled Kiera was and therefore was where they should be. Jak waited impatiently for the elevator to get up to the control room. It was a fast elevator but as they had been in the highest floors of the prison and the control room was in the bottom with all the other service facilities, therefore not fast enough for Jak. The doors opened as they reached the service level, allowing Jak to lead the way out, followed by Crash and Spyro and everyone else. Jak burst the doors down, immediately firing upon all the guards with blue fireballs from his gun. Crash dashed under Jak's legs and started spinning into the guards, knocking several off their feet. One pulled back his fist to retaliate but was immediately singed, along with all in the vicinity, by Spyro's raging fire breath. Spyro then followed Crash's lead by using his Electric Tornado move to knock several guards into the hard, metal ceiling. Soon enough, the raging power of all three heroes prevailed, allowing them to focus on Kiera who had a hand on her chest as she panted heavily. Her other hand clutched an Eco pistol with which she had defended herself from the guards.

"Thanks guys, those were some amazing moves," she panted out. The others watched as Jak went up to Kiera and pulled her in a quick embrace.

"Let's not tell Samos about this." Kiera nodded, knowing her father he'd probably forbid her from going on any more missions. The two suddenly noticed their closeness and took a step back from each other. The rest of the party entered the room; Sig kicking a trash can to take out his anger.

"Damn, I missed the action. You Dough Boys could've at least left a guard or two for old Sig." He leaned on his Peacemaker with a grin on his face. Crash smiled back at the large man.

"Mate, sucks for you because that…was…epic!" Coco rolled her eyes, exiting the room without anyone noticing. She leaned up against a wall outside, taking her long ponytail to stroke it softly. Crash was explaining the fight with excited gusto, wringing out every aspect for every detail it contained. She laughed quietly to herself, same old Crash despite the changes. Her reverie made it so she didn't notice the distinct thud of large feet against the floor as a large creature approached her.

"G'day gorgeous." Coco gasped, her scream quickly silenced by a thick hand over her mouth. She fought against the creature's grip until her lack of breath became too much and she passed out. One of the creature's hands traced her cheek as it licked its lips hungrily. "You're a doll Coco, you know that. All of us minions have wanted you and now since I caught you, you're gonna be mine." He quickly bound Coco's wrists behind her back and carried her towards the upper floors.

Meanwhile in the control room, Crash had just finished telling his story. He looked around and noticed that Coco was absent from the crowd of onlookers. She must have been bored and gone outside so she didn't have to listen to him. However, Coco was absent from there as well but a certain smell let Crash know exactly what had happened to her. It was a disgusting mix of wet dog, crocodile, and napalm; only one creature Crash knew had a smell even remotely close to that.

"Dingodile," he snarled, rushing up the stairs, following the smell.

Dingodile carried Coco's limp form towards a large prison zoomer floating near the roof of the prison. Two OKGs stood there with their Dark Eco rifles clutched to their chests, ready to escort the zoomer to wherever it was planned to go. As the large hybrid stopped by the zoomer, a hologram appeared on the roof in front of them. The large, bulbous head could belong to none other than Neo Cortex.

"Well done Dingodile, with Coco in our captivity Crash will have to follow us to the ends of any earth. And now with his enhanced Dark powers, he will be a great asset."

"Yeah, we got Coco so then we can lure Crash into the trap and he'll be captured and brainwashed. Then with his power, you'll easily defeat Jak and the now weakened Spyro. But sir, may I recommend my form of payment?"

"Yes Dingo?" Dingodile indicated Coco with a hungry look in his eyes.

"After we got Crash of course." Cortex nodded in approval, slightly exasperated by his minion's primitive desires.

"If you insist." Cortex's hologram shimmered into non-existence and the door to the prison zoomer opened. Dingodile was about to enter when the guards suddenly stiffened into battle positions, running towards whatever was behind them. He set Coco down on the roof and pulled out the nozzle of his modified flamethrower, pointing the weapon at the incoming threat.

Crash Bandicoot charged towards the incoming OKGs, unleashing a raging spin attack as they came into range. Both were knocked backwards into unconsciousness, allowing Crash to proceed towards Dingodile. Dingodile chuckled as he turned a certain dial and pulled the trigger. Instead of the fireball Crash had expected, out came a bomb-like ball of dark purple liquid. It exploded a few feet from Crash, making him dive backwards to avoid being disintegrated. Crash got up quickly and continued rushing Dingodile in a raged fit. Dingodile turned the dial to a different setting and this time unleashed several tendrils of electricity that engulfed Crash. However, it wasn't regular electricity; it was like the power that had turned him into Dark Crash. Dingodile chuckled, thinking he had won as Crash crouched down under the power of the Crystal Energy engulfing him. Crash's body changed, his fur darkening, his body enlarging, and his nails elongating; finally changing into Dark Crash. Dingodile turned off the flow of energy, a horrified and terrified expression coming across his face. Dark Crash lunged at Dingodile, taking him down in one sweep. The hybrid cowered as Dark Crash snarled and unleashed his own flow of Crystal Energy into Dingodile's large form. One sweep of Crash's claws punctured the large fuel tank on Dingodile's back, setting off the all too familiar alarm. Dark Crash grunted in confusion before the tank exploded, sending both him and Dingodile high into the air. Crash (now returned to normal) returned contact to the ground painfully, getting up to look around. Dingodile was now a blackened mass on the ground surrounded by destruction but it was his sister's form that Crash was looking for. Coco was still tied up and unconscious from when Dingodile had first taken her. Crash quickly undid the ropes hugging his sister's wrists and picked her up, looking thoughtfully at the prison zoomer.

Jak, Spyro, Cynder, Kiera, Sig, Crunch, Ashelin, and Jinx had all found their way to a balcony overlooking the street far below. They were worried about Crash and Coco, neither had returned to the control room so they had gone out to look for them. Now they were without two teammates and stuck on a balcony fifty floors up after several squadrons of guards chased them there.

"Well this is great, just great!" Jak rolled his eyes and pulled out a communicator.

"Hey, Torn…Torn? Why isn't this god damn thing working?" He banged the communicator on the edge of the balcony. The sudden explosion of the communications tower made Jak stop and look over his shoulder at it. Daxter smiled from Jak's shoulder.

"Does that answer your question?" Daxter earned himself a smack upside the head for his cheekiness. Suddenly, an OKG prison zoomer piloted by Crash and a still unconscious Coco pulled up next to the balcony.

"Hey, any of you guys need a ride?" Everyone on the balcony stepped gratefully into the unlocked prison area of the zoomer as it sped off towards headquarters.

Author's Note: Short, I know but cut me some slack this story is very different from R+C: TFF or the SCT as it's got much more action. Act II is almost all fighting and though there are still about six chapters to go before that, be prepared. Geek out.