Hello everyone, and today, the gang will be adventuring through their first new world, The Hazardous Wastes!
NOTE: I decided to rename myself. From now on, I am Null Nui! The reason for this is because I felt that it wasn't me. When I first chose it, I did so because it sounded cool. I do apologize if this does cause some confusion.
The Hazardous Wastes (2084)
Dragnarok, Bandicoot, Coco, Aku Aku, and Lani-Loli exited the rift into a desert area, with Bandicoot landing flat on his face.
"So, we need the other masks to close the rifts?" Coco asked as Bandicoot gets back onto his feet and dusts the sand off.
"Correct! Now, my brother Akano is around here somewhere..." Lani-Loli said.
That's when N. Gin flies in with a jet-pack.
"Welcome to the show, vermin! Looking for your precious mask?" The missile headed scientists taunted.
"Ahh... behold, the aforementioned putz." Lani-Loli said.
"Don't worry. We have a thing where we fight, he loses. It's a well-established dynamic." Coco said.
"Not this time! I've got a backstage pass for you to get up close and personal with my weapon of mass percussion! Come ready to rock!" N. Gin declared as he make the horn sigh with his hands before flying off.
"Mass percussion?" Dragnarok muttered to himself before shaking his head. "Let's get moving."
"Right." Lani-Loli said before attaching himself onto Bandicoot's back, causing the orange hero to gain some sort of strange cyan armor.
"Woah!" Bandicoot cried out as he looks himself over.
"What's with the armor?" Dragnarok asked.
"Bandicoot can now tap into my power, and can make things switch between a tangible and intangible state." Lani-Loli explained.
Bandicoot looks at the wooden bridge in front of them before focusing the power of the Mask of Phase.
Soon enough, the bridge turns into a hazy blue, intangible state.
"Cool." Coco said as she and Dragnarok wave their hands through the intangible bridge.
"Careful. Improper use of Lani-Loli's power can cause, oh what's the term you kids use... Ah! Tele-fragging!" Aku Aku warned, causing the two to pull their arms back.
"Anyway, let's get moving!" Lani-Loli shouted as Bandicoot makes the bridge tangible again.
Moving on a head, our heroes quickly came across a speaker, which suddenly blared to life.
"Tonight, live at the War Palace... get ready for a KILLER performance!" N. Gin's voice ranged out.
"War Palace, huh? At least we now know where we need to go." Coco said.
Continuing on, our heroes used Lani-Loli's power to forge a path for them.
As they slid down a cliffside and landing on a ledge which stood over a sea of sand, everyone saw shark fins swimming through the sand before a sand shark jumps out, snapping at them, only to miss and fall back into the sand.
"Correct me if I'm wrong... But did I just see a shark jumping out of the sand?" Dragnarok asked in a bewildered tone.
"Yep. Must be native to the dimension." Coco theorized.
"Best that we stay out of the sand." Aku Aku said.
That's when they heard the blare of a speaker that was nearby.
"Ehehehe chomp chomp!" N. Gin taunted.
Ignoring that, they pressed on.
Using Lani-Loli's power to remove obstacles, while also avoiding being shark food, our heroes soon reaches a cliff ledge.
Lani-Loli then detaches himself from Bandicoot's back, causing the armor to disappear.
"Sorry guys, but I need some rest." The Mask of Phase said in a tired tone. "Being asleep of who-knows-how-long has left me drained."
"No problem." Dragnarok said before looking over the ledge. "However, it seems we've hit a dead-end."
Suddenly, there was an explosion on the nearby cliff, causing a railing to fall onto the cliff our heroes were on.
?!
"...Don't know what just happened, but never look a gifted horse in the mouth." Coco said.
That's when they hear a blare of a speaker.
"You think you're so great with your stupid grin on your stupid face. Stupid!" N. Gin said childishly.
"Will you shut up?!" Dragnarok shouted before smashing the speaker. "Anyway, let's get going."
Bandicoot, Coco, and Dragnarok then jumped on the rail, grinding along it as Aku Aku and Lani-Loli float behind them.
As then grind along the rail, they had to duck and weave through various hazards, as well jumping to other rails
"Enough with the jumping already! Showoff." N. Gin complained as our heroes continue sliding along the rails.
A while later, our heroes soon reached the end of the ride.
However, waiting for them was what appeared to be a native to the dimension flying with a jetpack. Once he spotted our heroes, he then started chucking bombs at them.
"Minion! Leave behind nothing but a smoking crater!" N. Gin ordered.
Avoiding the bombs and fighting their way passed other minions, our heroes soon reached what appeared to be a factory-like area.
"Greasemonkey Gazette raves: A DEADLY display that will BLOW your mind (and body, into pieces)." N. Gin announced.
"Better hope it lives up to the hype." Dragnarok muttered to himself.
"Looks like you'll need my power to get passed all of this." Lani-Loli said as he looks at the path ahead. "Luckily, I'm rested enough to help."
He then attached himself to Coco's back, giving her armor.
Moving ahead, the dragon-bandicoot team very quick came across another speaker.
"A performance so electrifying you may just spontaneously combust! Or, uh, not-so-spontaneously..." N, Gin's voice ranged out before Dragnarok smashes the speaker in annoyance.
Continuing on, our heroes used Lani-Loli phase power to remove obstacles, all while avoiding sand sharks and minions before reaching a tunnel.
"We're just getting started. Ehehehehe!" N. Gin cackled from a speaker.
"And so are we." Dragnarok said as Lani-Loli detaches himself from Coco.
They soon entered the tunnel.
As they travelled through, two figures were following them.
Dragnarok, sensing the two, stops in his tracks and looks around, eyes narrowed,
"Dragnarok? What's-?" Coco said, only for the draconic hero to place a figure in front of his mouth, signaling her to be quiet before sinking into the shadows.
The bandicoots and masks looked around before the sound of a scuffle ranged out before two figures were throw at the heroes feet.
It was Ladybug and Cat Noir! Or at least, what appeared to be them. They were wearing armor make of scrap motel and had very messy hair.
"Okay, who are you two?" Dragnarok ordered as he steps out of the shadows, dusting his hands off. "I know you're not Ladybug and Cat Noir, so who are you?"
"We're Ironbug and Scrap Cat!" Ladybug, or should I say Ironbug, said as she and Scrap Cat got back onto their feet and took our their weapons, Ironbug's being a yo-yo with a saw blade in it while Scrap Cat's was a staff with sharp metal on the ends, forming a double-sided spear. "Defenders of the Hazardous Wastes!"
"Never seen you lot before, so you be with that rocket head weirdo!" Scrap Cat stated, aiming his spear that the group. "And I bet you're the ones making those weird holes!"
"Okay, I can see why you would think that, but we're not N. Gin's side." Coco exclaimed.
"And why should we believe that?" Ironbug asked.
"Well, do you believe in alternate dimensions?" Dragnarok asked getting confused looks from the two.
Our heroes then explained what was going on and why they were here.
"Let me get this straight... That weirdo is just one of a bunch of weirdos who are opening these rifts, and you're here to stop them?" Ironbug asked.
"Yep." Dragnarok said with a nod. That's when a idea pops into his head. "Say... Why don't you guys helps us?"
"What?" Everyone else asked.
"Well, we need him the mask he has, and you want him gone. Perhaps we can help each other?" Dragnarok suggested.
The two wasteland heroes looked at each for a bit before nodding. They then faced the group. "Deal."
With two new members on broad, our heroes continued on.
They reached the end of the tunnel, where they found themselves in front of a factory of sorts.
Before they continued on, Dragnarok spotted something.
"Hold on for a sec." He said before walking to what he spotted. When he returns, in his grasp was a VHS tape, with a familiar N on it. "Check this out."
"A VHS tape?" Coco asked as she looks it over. "No doubt that it belongs to Cortex."
"We'll figure out what's on it when we get home, but for now, we need to continue on." Aku Aku said.
That's when they heard the sound of a speaker turning on.
"Scurry scurry little rats, or you'll miss the show!" N. Gin taunted.
"You heard him, let's get going!" Ironbug stated.
Our heroes then pressed. Jumping across some machinery (While avoiding being crushed, cut, or burned by said machinery or minions), they soon found a rail leading into the building.
"Admittance to tonight's performance is free. First come, first TORN TO SHREDS!" N. Gin announced.
Ignoring that, our heroes jumped onto the rail, grinding along it before reaching ledge leading into a trench-like area, where they meet a giant minion, who had a buzzsaw for a right hand, waiting for them in front of a small ledge.
"Let's see that blood spray!" N. Gin cheered as the minion charges at them, only for the heroes to move to the side, letting the minion fall off the ledge. "Frank! Filthy rodent! Kill my favorite minion will you?!" Climbing up the ledge, our heroes saw more giant minion, and more machinery to get across. "Just make it quick this time."
Going through another round of avoiding being crushed, sliced, and/or burned, they soon reached the side of a canyon.
"Looks like you'll need my help." Lani-Loli said before attaching himself the Dragnarok's back, giving him armor, such to Ironbug and Scrap Cat's surprise.
With the mask's power, our hero worked their way along the cliff side.
"You paid for the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge because this show will MELT YOUR FACE OFF!" N. Gin shouted through speaker.
"Doesn't this guy ever shut up?" Scrap Cat asked.
"Bad guys do like the sound of their own voices." Coco said with a shrug.
Continuing on, they soon reached a entrance of some sort.
"Come on guys, just little further." Lani-Loli said as he pops off of Dragnarok's back. "I sense we're getting closer to Akano."
Going through the entrance, our heroes found themselves in a area full of roads and broken down cars.
"Huh, I wonder the gimmick of this area is?" Dragnarok asked in a sarcastic tone, getting chuckles and giggles from the others as they pressed on, avoiding getting zapped, sliced, skewered, burned, and crushed by various traps and minions.
"The show of the century! Tonight, 10pm, and 6 feet under!" N. Gin announced.
"Hope we can be there on time." Scrap Cat joked, getting a groan from his partner.
"At least that dynamic hasn't changed." Dragnarok muttered to himself.
"You're gonna be right on time... if you don't become roadkill first!" N. Gin said.
"... Did he just hear me?" Scrap Cat asked in surprised, getting a shrug from Bandicoot.
Our heroes continued on, avoiding more traps, such as grinder and swinging spiked metals balls. (With Dragnarok managing to find another VHS tape along the way.)
They soon reached a factory of sorts.
"A spectacle so incredible you won't believe your eyes, or ears, or failing internal organs!" N. Gin announced from a nearby speaker.
"Really hope it lives up to the hype." Dragnarok sarcastically muttered to himself.
Making their way through the factory with the help of Lani-Loli's power to phase hazards out of existence, our heroes soon reach the outer limits of the building.
"The best show you'll ever see! The LAST show you'll ever see! Ehehehe." N. Gin announced.
Ignoring that, our heroes quickly found themselves on a road.
"Oh yeah!" A female suddenly shouted as a nearby garage opens, revealing a truck of some sort.
?!
Behold, the Doom Rig!
"Are you ready? Start! Your!" N. Gin shouted as the Doom Rig surges forward, only to suddenly be held back. "Bwaaah?! Sabotage!"
That Dragnarok then spotted a sphere-shaped metal cage.
"Quickly! In here!" He shouted as jumps into the cage. One-by-one, the other jumped into the sphere before taking off down the road, with the Doom Rig giving chase.
Along the way, our heroes unknowingly ran over a green gem, which ended up in Bandicoot's other back pocket.
"Run run Vroom vroom! Ehehehehehe!" N. Gin taunted as our heroes weaved passed barbed wire and patches of water that slowed them down. "What's taking you imbeciles so long?! Your target's caged for cripes sake!"
Continuing along the trail, our heroes hit a ramp the launches them over a large hole. While the ramp was able to take the weight of the sphere, it wasn't sturdy enough to take the weight of the Doom Rig, as it instantly collapsed when truck drove on it, causing the Doom Rig to fall into the hole.
"Wow... Now that's what I call road rage." Scrap Cat said as he and the others got out of the cage.
"Looks like it lead us to where we need to be." Dragnarok said as look at an entrance of some sort.
Heading on in, our heroes found N. Gin sitting in a giant robot in front of a large crowd of minions.
In the cockpit with N. Gin, attached to what appeared to drums was a mask of some sort.
"Alright, all you bloodthirsty lunatics!" N. Gin said with back facing the crowd. "Put your freaky little hands together for... RAWK-IT HEAD!"
The Weapon of Mass Percussion (W.O.M.P. for short) activates as the audience cheers, revealing that it was a robotic drummer.
"1, 2, 1 2 3 4!" N. Gin said, tapping a pair of drum sticks together before beating the drums in the W.O.M.P.'s cockpit, which the machine mimicked on a larger pair drums. "Prepare for a beat-ing, bandicoots and friends!"
The platform our heroes were standing on rises up as a stereo was placed in front of them.
It then started firing soundwaves in rhythm with the W.O.M.P., forcing the heroes to be on the move.
Dragnarok then fires a bolt of electricity at the speaker, damaging it.
"You're ruining my solo!" N. Gin cried
The draconic hero fires another bolt, this time destroying the stereo, which seems to send some kind of feedback.
"Stop it stop it stop it stop it!" N. Gin shouted as the W.O.M.P. suddenly shuts down.
"Now is our change!" Coco shouted as Dragnarok flies her to the down robot.
"Stay away from my robot! He's fragile." N. Gin warned.
Ignoring him, Coco gives the cockpit a solid hit.
However, this causing a burst of sound to erupt, forcing the two back onto the platform with the others.
"What's the matter, don't like DEATH METAL?" N. Gin taunted as the W.O.M.P. boots back up.
Two new stereos were placing in front of the heroes, with N. Gin now playing at a faster beat.
Now knowing what they must do, our heroes started attacking the stereos, with Dragnarok and Ironbug using their elements and yo-yo to snipe them while Bandicoot, Coco, and Scrap Cat flanged minions, who came up to fight them, into the speakers.
Soon enough they destroyed a stereo, causing it to send another feedback.
"My equipment!" N. Gin cried as Dragnarok grabs Bandicoot and flies him to the W.O.M.P. "No bandicoots allowed on the drums!"
The orange hero spins to the cockpit, which once again releases a burst of sound, forcing the heroes back.
"Gaaaah! The show must go on!" N. Gin declared as the machine boots back up.
Three stereos were placed, and N. Gin began playing at a faster, more complex beat.
Still, the heroes continued attack the stereos with everything they had.
"Paws off the stereo!" N. Gin ordered, only for a stereo to be destroyed, causing a feedback the forces the W.O.M.P. to shut down again. Dragnarok grabs Ironbug and flies hero up to the cockpit. "You really know how to make me mad!" After giving the cockpit a good kick, Ironbug and Dragnarok were blown back by another burst of sound. "Argh! Fine! We'll do this the hard way."
Five stereos were placed, and this time the platform our heroes were standing was blown to pieces, leaving only four smaller platforms.
"We can't keep doing this forever." Ironbug said as she dodges a soundwave.
"Scrap Cat, can you use Cataclysm?" Dragnarok asked.
"Yeah, why?" The feline hero replied.
"When we cause the machine to shut down, I want to you to use your power to destroy it for good." Dragnarok said, getting a nod from the feline hero.
"Quit breaking my things!" N. Gin shouted as the heroes continued to attack to stereos before destroying one, causing a feedback the shuts the W.O.M.P. down again. "Will you stop interrupting my set?!"
Grabbing Scrap Cat, Dragnarok flies him to the cockpit of the downed machine.
"Cataclysm!" Scrap Cat shouted, activating his power before on the W.O.M.P., causing the machine to start falling apart.
"Noooooo!" N. Gin cried before the cockpit explodes, sending him and the mask he had flying into the air. "Ahhhhhhh!" He then falls out of the sky and tumbles the remain of the machine. "Ow! Ow! Ow..." He then finally lands in front of a rift that had opened with a loud thud.
Dragnarok, Bandicoot, Coco, Scrap Cat, and Ironbug couldn't help but laugh.
"My beautiful creation..." N. Gin muttered as he gets up and stares at the remains of the W.O.M.P.
That's when the mask he had falls out of the sky and onto N. Gin's head, knocking him unconscious before bouncing into the rift.
"Ahhh! Akano!" Lani-Loli cried before going through the rift, which he was follow by Bandicoot, Coco, and Aku Aku.
Dragnarok was about to join them, but stopped for a second to look at the wasteland duo.
"Listen, can you two keep an eye on him while we look for the masks?" The draconic hero asked.
"You got it!" Scrap Cat said as Ironbug wraps her yo-yo around the unconscious scientist.
Giving a thankful nod, Dragnarok jumps into the rift.
Let's rewind a bit, back to when our heroes fist entered this dimension.
Up on a ledge on the cliffs, a rift opens and spits out Nix before closing.
"Now where am I?" The hybrid asked himself as he looks around. "Best get a move on."
Starting his journey, Nix begin moving along the cliffside, all the while avoiding various traps and minions that threaten burn, electrocute, skewer, slice, and/or crush him.
He then reaches a cliff with a rail on it.
"Ugh... Sand. I hate sand. It's rough, it's course, and it gets everywhere!" Nix grumbled to himself as brushes the sand off his body.
The hybrid was so into his task that he didn't noticed the his tail hits a TNT crate, causing it to start counting down.
Once the time hits zero, it exploded, causing Nix to fly into a rift that suddenly opens while causing the rail to fall and land near Dragnarok and crew, giving them a path forward.
And that's that!
So yeah, Dragnarok, Bandicoot, Coco, and the masks will being meeting various versions of Ladybug and Cat Noir in the different dimensions. Some, like Ironbug and Scrap Cat, will help them on their journey. While others... Not so much.
Though, I'll like to say, not everything dimension will have our heroes meeting a different version of the duo.
Anyway, I hoped you all enjoyed, and I'll see you next time.