Alright, before we proceed, it is time to answer the reviews. Since this chapter is a bit short, this portion is probably going to be extended a little bit longer.

Aslan333: Like 'The Chaos of Knowing', all of these stories will start colliding into Timmy's current situation of him trying to keep his fairies longer. How it will do that will be seen in future chapters. So I want Timmy to at least help Michael Afton with his father or something on those lines.

Jayjar100: I know, it came to me the other night that Michael Afton and Michael Schmidt were the same person. It would make sense that he would hide that as long as he was trying to clear his father's name. Though I think he may change his mind now.

I actually was planning a Five Nights at Freddy's story and add Sister Location too. You know, to see how many people liked my new theory. However, this idea came first. So without further adieu, onto the fifth chapter.

Nine Years Ago

As Cristaen struggled against Tawna's strong grip, Crash was dodging Pinstripe's shots. Aku-Aku floated alongside of Crash, protecting him from any stray bullets.

"Tell me where Neo is!" Crash demanded, hiding behind some metal.

"I ain't tellin' ya nothin'!" Pinstripe declared, shooting some more.

"Stop it, bro!" Cristaen protested.

"Hey, you keep quiet!" Tawna hissed, her grip getting a bit tighter on Cristaen.

"We must get to Cristaen." Aku-Aku urged.

"Won't do us much good if Pinstripe keeps shooting at us," Crash pointed out.

At Crash's words, more shoots rung out. Crash ducked as Cristaen stepped on Tawna's foot, hard.

"OUCH!" Tawna hissed in pain, letting go of Cristaen.

"Thank you for letting me go," Cristaen stated, a bit sarcastically. She picked up her pistol and pointed it at Pinstripe, gaining his attention. Crash looked up out of his hiding place, seeing that the two siblings were at a standstill. "Alright Pinstripe, you don't shoot me and I don't shoot you."

"What are yous gettin' at?" Pinstripe questioned.

"If you didn't shoot Neo, this whole thing wouldn't be necessary!" Cristaen hissed.

"He what?!" Crash breathed, now worried.

Cristaen turned to Crash, her peripheral vision keeping an eye on her brother. She nodded sadly, her frown evident.

"Yeah, after Neo was knocked out with the chloroform, you were thrown out the window." Cristaen stated.

"I remember," Crash confirmed.

"What you didn't know was that after you fell, N. Brio had my brother over here shoot Neo," Cristaen explained.

"While he was out cold?!" Aku-Aku breathed, shocked.

"Yeah, it was pretty bad," Cristaen replied, nodding.

Crash made a fist, his attention now completely on Pinstripe. Pinstripe looked at him, a bit concerned. Tawna saw the stance Crash was in and knew one thing - he was mad.

"Oh no," she whispered.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THAT!" Crash yelled, growling at Pinstripe.

"Hey, I was just doin' what I was told," Pinstripe stated, though it was obvious.

Crash snarled, much to Aku-Aku's surprise. Cristaen got in between them, putting her pistol away.

"Crash, I know you are furious but it won't do us any good if we don't get to Neo in time!" She reasoned.

"She's right, we should get to the castle right away," the magical mask agreed.

Crash looked at Pinstripe and hissed, "You are so lucky that they are here!"

With that, he stormed off. Aku-Aku and Cristaen followed. Pinstripe let out a breathe that he didn't even know he was holding.

Cristaen had taken the lead, Crash following right behind. Aku-Aku floated above their heads, keeping up with the two.

"Come on, we are almost there!" Cristaen encouraged.

"Good, we need to get to Neo," Crash stated, worried.

"What about N. Brio?" Aku-Aku asked Cristaen.

"I'm not too worried about him or N. Gin right now," she answered, modestly.

"Fair enough," Aku-Aku replied, still following.

"Yeah..." Was Crash's only reply.

When the three heroes got in the castle, they noticed that it was completely empty. Everyone was gone, even N. Brio and N. Gin. No one really cared at that point, since they had more pressing matters. They went down into the dungeon as Cristaen took the keys for the cells down. She opened the cell she saw Neo in. Crash went in first, looking at his best friend. Neo's head was down, the blood dried on his shirt, as he was still chained to the wall. Crash swallowed, gulping hard.

"N – Neo?" Crash asked, walking over to him.

Aku-Aku floated in, Cristaen right behind them both. Crash got Neo out of the chains, taking him into his arms. Crash looked at his glove, seeing that the blood was on them. He frankly didn't care as he placed his head on Neo's chest, trying to listen for a heartbeat. But all he got was silence. Crash started to cry as soon as he realized. He held the dead body of his best friend in his arms as he wailed. Aku-Aku and Cristaen both paled, knowing what that meant. They were too late.

"Crash, I am so sorry," Aku-Aku stated sadly.

Cristaen got to her knees as she started to feel guilty. 'Maybe I should've gone for Neo first,' she thought, cringing as she cried.

"I'm sorry Crash," she apologized, crying.

Crash sobbed and sobbed, blaming mostly himself and not her. 'I'm so sorry, Neo,' Crash thought, the tears rolling down his face nonstop. 'I let you down...' There was nothing but silence and wailing for the next few hours.

As Crash walked away from the makeshift grave a few weeks later, he promised that he would not only keep the island safe but he would get revenge for Neo...

Crash sighed on those events all of those years ago. Sure, he was a bit disappointed in himself still. He did eventually got N. Brio into prison. N. Gin was redeemed, now dating Coco. Sure, there was a new evil by the name of Phoenix and he was a complete bad ass bounty hunter. But Crash had a big team on his side. Even with Nina, Nacey's daughter and Neo's niece. 'Guess we are going to here for a good while,' Crash thought. 'Phoenix is still here. And he needs to go away.' What Crash didn't know was the biggest pain the butt was coming his way.

Wishmaker1028: Biggest pain in the butt? Sound familiar anyone? No? It will, trust me. Anyways, please read and review! And always think outside of the box!