Diddy was in a new place, he couldn't tell where he was, it was completely foggy, so it was hard for him to see. He looked down at his feet, it looked like...mud...but what was he doing, walking in mud? This wasn't right. There was also various silhouettes of trees and bushes, it took a while for Diddy to realize he was in a swamp.
He began to think about how things will turn out when he came home. He imagined he and Donkey would come back and be praised for their hard work, defeating the Kremlings and getting the Banana Hoard back. However, things were incredibly different for Diddy, the world wasn't at all an easy place like he thought it was. It was a challenging world, fighting Master Necky by himself, getting kidnapped by the Orangutans, he could only imagine what Donkey was going though...but being a grown ape, he knew the world, perfectly...that it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows, yet...there was no Donkey Kong, here...or any Kongs, for that matter.
He looked up from his spot, ahead of him, he could see a silhouette. He couldn't tell who it was, but they looked a little feminine, so Diddy assumed she was a girl. He tried to walk up to her. "Hey, are ya lost?" The silhouette jumped in fear and ran as fast as she could. Diddy tried to run after her. "Wait, I didn't mean to scare ya!" The farther he ran, the less he could see of the silhouette. Eventually, she disappeared, Diddy had to wonder who it was and what she was scared of, she could have told him where Donkey was, at least.
He heard a Necky's cry from behind him. before he could react, he felt a sharp pain on his back, three gashes formed and blood was beginning to pour out of them. He saw a Necky, bigger then most Neckies yet smaller than Master Necky. It was dressed as a pirate, its left talon was covered in Diddy's blood. It gave the monkey an intimidating glare. The monkey grunted in pain as he tried to run from the Necky pirate. He wanted to see if he could find Donkey or that girl, before he loses all of his blood. This Necky was nothing like Master Necky, he was more vicious and much more brutal in comparison.
The Pirate Necky swooped down and tried to attack Diddy, the monkey ducked before he got hit with the bird's massive talons, again. Out of nowhere, a group of Pirate Kremlings surrounded Diddy. The little monkey was terrified, now. He couldn't tell which way he was going. He couldn't yell, his throat felt numb, he had never felt so scared in his whole life.
"Little Buddy..." Diddy could hear Donkey's voice, but yet he couldn't see him, the monkey had to wonder if the crocodiles did anything to him, yet these Kremlings...they were a bit more dangerous compared to the ones that invaded the island. They must have done something to Donkey.
"Diddy?" There it was, again. Diddy has never felt so confused in his entire life. The crocodiles came closer and closer to him, weapons at hand, Diddy closed his eyes, expecting the worse to happen from the Pirate Kremlings.
"Wake up!" Donkey yelled, he grabbed Diddy and shook him a bit. Diddy opened his eyes, It was morning, they could see the Sun. Donkey was looking at Diddy with a concerned look, he put the monkey down on his feet. "What's wrong? Ya looked like ya had a nightmare."
"I'm OK," Diddy said, "It'll take more than just a nightmare to scare me." Yet Diddy couldn't help but wonder...who was that girl? and that bird? and what ever happened to Donkey in that dream? That was different from any nightmare Diddy ever had...yet he couldn't figure out why that was.
"Well, we should probably get packin', the sooner we get this over with, the better." Donkey said, The Kongs both placed their blankets inside the backpack, Diddy put the backpack on and climbed on to Donkey's back, knowing how deep the snow was. The snow was falling down, gently, not as hard as it was, yesterday.
The big ape moved through the snow, several Neckies were flying above them, yet not a Kremling in sight. Maybe it was possible that they gained some common sense and left.
Ahead of them, they found a frozen lake. Donkey looked over his shoulder, "Do ya think we can make it?" he asked. Diddy nodded, not talking as much as he normally does. Donkey moved slowly. They both looked through the ice, below. They could see some jellyfish and some sharks swimming. One of the sharks was even chasing the fish around. Not too far, they could see Kroctopi. They began to swan up to the surface, the Kongs could hear a crack. The big ape panicked, he ran slid through the ice to get away from the Kroctopi. He landed face-first in the snow, off the ice. Diddy had flew off his back, into the snow.
Donkey lifted his head, looking back. The ice had all cracked and broke. He sighed, "That was a close one." He noticed Diddy wasn't on his back. "Diddy? Where'd ya go?"
"Over here," Diddy yelled, popping his head out of the snow.
"Come on," Donkey said, letting Diddy climb back on his back, again, "We still have to get those bananas back."
They climbed higher up the mountain, the snow seemed like it was getting deeper and deeper, it was getting harder for Donkey to move. The Kongs could see another cave. They came in, but it seemed a little too dark to see anything. "Looks like we'll have to feel our way through," Donkey said, He moved cautiously around the cave, he seemed to have bumped into something, it felt like a wooden crate. He smashed it open, a parrot came out, holding a light. It looked like the Parrots' leader, Squawks.
"How'd you get up here?" Diddy asked. Squawks began to flap his wings. "Well, the Kremlings took me and put me in this crate, the didn't want me to interfere with their plan...or something along those words."
"All right, you should probably get back home, now. The other parrots might be worried." Donkey said. Squawks shook his head, "The cave's pretty dark, so the least I should do is help ya before I go home."
"Well, it is kind of dark," Donkey said, "go ahead and lead the way." Squawks nodded, he came up to the Kongs from behind, revealing the hard path ahead. There were tires in this cave, but these tires had spikes on them, so it wasn't a good idea to bounce off those. One had to wonder how there were so many spiky tires in this place. "What's up with this place?" Diddy asked.
"This place used to belong to other Kongs," Squawks said, "so it isn't a suprise to find something like a tire lying around."
"What happened to those Kongs?" Donkey asked. Squawks had to think, before giving him the answer.
"Well, you'll see for yourself, pretty soon."
They could see a light, ahead of them, they came out of the cave, only to find an abandoned village. The houses were all frozen, many of the windows were broken and aged from years of neglect. This was a little disheartening for the Kongs, they didn't know how this village became abandoned, but they had to imagine what would happen if the Kongs did starve to death, it sent chills down their spine, just imagining.
"What happened to this place?" Donkey asked.
"I think this place was once a home for some of the Yetis who once lived here," Squawks replied, "but there aren't that many left, it seems."
"Well," Diddy said, scratching his head, "I can buy the Yetis disappearing, but I still can't tell how they disappeared. Did something wipe them out?" Diddy's thoughts returned to the dream. Since Neckies were common, here, maybe the pirate Necky was nearby, somewhere, although he hoped that it wasn't.
"Well, we can't just sit around all day, Little Buddy," Donkey said, "We still have to get rid of the Kremlings."
"I guess my work here is done," Squawks said, "I'll have to look for my brethren, they're probably missing me," Squawks said, "I'll pay you back for helping me out of that crate, I'll see you later," Squawks began to fly away. Donkey shook his head as he watched Squawks leave. I'll never understand birds...
Diddy tapped Donkey's shoulder, "Look over there," he said, pointing. There was a pile of bananas and a Gnawty, sleeping next to it, it was a lot like Very Gnawty, yet its fur was much darker and reddish than before. The Kongs jumped down and tried to sneak past the giant Gnawty. The beaver opened its eye, it could see the Kongs. It got up from its spot and jumped in front of Donkey, growling. "That's not fair!" Diddy yelled, "Ya can't do that!"
Donkey ran in a different direction, but the Gnawty jumped in front of him, "Aw, c'mon," Donkey complained, "Ya can't be serious!"
The Gnawty jumped over the Kongs, threatening to attack them. Compared to Very Gnawty, this one relied more on jumping then charging. Donkey tried to get away from the Gnawty as best he could, but the massive beaver was one step ahead. Donkey was getting annoyed, he thought he'd try Diddy's attack from back when they fought Very Gnawty. It was risky, but it was worth a shot. "It looks like I'll have to throw ya, again. You ready, Little Buddy?"
"Are you sure?" Diddy asked, "I don't wanna end up on the floor like last time."
"I won't do it again," Donkey said, "I promise!"
The Gnawty jumped into the air, Donkey and Diddy ran to the left to avoid being Crushed, the duo both looked at the Gnawty, Diddy looked up at Donkey.
"I guess it's worth another shot," Diddy said, letting Donkey grab his tail. The big ape began to spin Diddy like before. He let him go and the monkey landed on the Gnawty's head. The monkey stomped on his head with full force, they were successful, that time. However, the Gnawty was in a rampage, jumping all over the village. Diddy was holding on for dear life, "DK, help!"
"I gotcha!" Donkey began to chase the Gnawty, "Just try and jump off of it!"
"But I wanna live!" Diddy yelled. Donkey had to think of a plan. With the houses sitting above them, he could just pummel the Gnawty like the one from last time, but he also needed to rescue Diddy. And from looking at the Gnawty, itself, it was charging at a wall to try to lose Diddy.
Donkey climbed up on one of the houses, running after the Gnawty, Diddy held the Gnawty by the ears, he was losing his own grip, he couldn't hold on, much longer.
"Diddy!" Donkey was coming up to them, real quickly. "I need you to get off!" He reached down to the younger Kong. Diddy let go of one of the ears and tried to reach for his uncle's hand. "I can't!"
"Yes you can!" Donkey yelled, "Now reach!"
Diddy tried a little harder, he was grabbed by the tail, which surprised the little monkey. "That was some ride, huh?" Donkey asked, letting Diddy down. The duo watched as the Gnawty ran into a wall, knocking itself out. Diddy sighed, "I hope we don't run into one of those, again."
The Kongs jumped off of the house, "Come on," Donkey said, "I think it's time we leave this place."
Diddy nodded, looking back at the Gnawty. He felt something wasn't feeling right, especially after having that dream from earlier, but he couldn't quit, now...At least as far as he knew, he still had Donkey with him. He had to wonder, though...why wasn't he in that dream?