Chapter 55: Hurricane Island Post Office

Later, Diddy and Dixie were heading towards where correspondences could supposedly be sent. They didn't know the place, but in Mr. Pinky's letter were the indications on how to get there. They also carried some sheets and pencils to write that Mr. Pinky had given them before. They had to walk for a quarter of an hour, until they finally arrived. The site was near the beach, on a pier.

In front of them, there was a medium-sized cabin, where about three apes could be seen walking nearby, even one of them was the same courier ape who had delivered Mr. Pinky's letter to Diddy. At the top was a sign with letters that read "Hurricane Island Post Office."

Dixie immediately went to the cabin; she couldn't wait to find out if she would be able to communicate with her sister and cousins, as it was something she had needed for a long time. Diddy, for his part, wasn't so sure that could be done because of the hurricanes, but he followed Dixie anyway to find out.

"Excuse me, do you send mail to DK Island?" Dixie asked the apes at the scene.

"DK Island?... Wait a minute," replied one of the apes as he rummaged through some papers, and then pulled out a specific one. "Wow, that island is one of the farthest we have registered... In fact, no one sends mails there."

"By the way, the route that leads to that island is not accessible at the moment due to the presence of hurricanes," added another of the apes.

"So... can't it be done yet?" Dixie asked with a worried expression.

"At least, delivering the emails personally, we can't," replied the apes.

Dixie was disappointed with that answer; she had hoped that it could be sent somehow, and now she had just been told that it could not.

"Don't you deliver by submarines or light aircraft?" Diddy asked jokingly, to which Dixie nudged a little.

"In fact, we do have the submarine service," commented one of the apes, activating the curiosity of both. "We have some swordfish friends; they make deliveries in situations like this. They carry the mails in sealed boxes so they don't get wet."

"Really?!" Dixie exclaimed, her excitement returning.

"Yes, but there is a problem with that modality," replied the ape. "It's much more difficult to find the way around in the depths of the sea, so we don't guarantee that the mails will arrive."

"But then... can they?" Dixie asked with a smile of pleading.

"Of course," reaffirmed one of the apes. "They can try anyway. Just write your letters and bring them to us to pack them."

Dixie smiled as a little air of hope returned, and looked at Diddy, who was also starting to smile at that. After the information, they both walked to another corner while thinking about whether it would be a good idea to send letters to DK Island at that time.

"What do you say, Diddy?" Dixie said, looking excited. "I want to try."

"Are you sure about that, Dixie? What if they don't arrive on DK Island?"

"But we won't lose anything by trying. Come on, you can write to Donkey. I'll write to Tiny, Kiddy and Chunky."

"Well... Maybe I can. Did you bring the sheets?"

Both went to sit near some rocks while each had a sheet and a pencil to write. From what they had heard, they hoped that everyone on DK Island could be made aware that they were safe and would soon be back.

"I hope this does get to Donkey," Diddy said, smiling. "If possible, I know it'll make him very happy."

"By the way... will we tell them that we are a couple?" Dixie asked with a little laugh.

"Well, I was thinking of telling them when we get back," he added in the same tone. "You know, making it a surprise."

"Sounds good, I want to see what faces they'll make," Dixie added before she started writing, but then stopped. "Hey, Diddy, by the way... I'm going to need some alone time to think about what to write, okay?"

"Okay, Dix. I need to think about it too."

Dixie headed to another corner by herself, while Diddy stayed in the same place. Both wanted to prepare themselves so they could write the letters; they had a lot to tell their respective loved ones, and they just wanted to think that they would be okay.

Diddy, though not so sure that the letter would reach Donkey, began to get excited about being able to let him know about him. He remembered the last day he had contact with him: they had had, for the umpteenth time, an argument linked to their bully classmates from school. He wishes he had acted better, but at the same time, he knew that he couldn't do anything anymore and he only had to return to DK Island and try to solve the matter. Diddy took the pencil and began to write:

"Hi, Donkey:

I'm Diddy. I'm sure you're very worried about me because we haven't seen each other for a couple of months, but I'm fine, don't worry. I hope you also are well as everyone there.
If you're wondering what happened to me, you'll see: the last day I was on DK Island I went out at night for a ride around the sea and I was captured by circus tamers and taken to a zoo in a city, and guess who went to rescue me: Dixie! And a couple of days later, we rescued all the animals from that terrible place! As we were returning to DK Island, we were swept by a storm and took us to an island far away from DK Island, and well... this is where we are, it's called Hurricane Island.

Do you know who we found here? Mr. Pinky! And he let us stay in his house, he's no longer as grumpy as we knew him, in fact, he has behaved very well with us. A lot has happened to us, it's a long story that I couldn't describe everything to you here. I have a lot to tell you, Donkey. And about Dixie, well... I have a surprise too! We haven't been able to return to DK Island because it's hurricane season right now, but it's already ending, and in three weeks we'll be able to go. Dixie and I already want these three weeks to pass! I miss you so much, Donkey.

And by the way... forgive me for the last argument we had, and above all, for having hidden you all the time about my classmates that you suspected, Dixie must have already told you all everything, I know. I feel none of this would have happened if I had reported them earlier, but I just hope I can still do it when I get back. Sorry, Donkey, I was just afraid that they would hurt you and I was afraid of causing trouble, and please, don't go confronting those fools yet. I hope we can return well, don't worry about us, we are safe and sound.

Diddy"

On the other hand, Dixie was also writing her letter and, in the same way, remembered that day she left DK Island. She also wanted to change the whole situation, but it was too late, and she only had to return with Diddy to DK Island, even if both of them would be at risk. Anyway, she also wanted to think that her sister and cousins would be fine, and she couldn't wait any longer for them to hear about her and that in a few weeks she would be back.

"Dear Chunky, Kiddy and Tiny:

It's me: Dixie! And I'm fine if you're wondering. I'm with Diddy on a distant island, it's a long story. Yes, I managed to rescue Diddy, you don't even know what happened to him: he had been captured by circus tamers and taken to a zoo in a huge city. But that place was terrible, and I don't even tell you about those tamers yet, they were monsters with everyone. But in the end, we ended up releasing a bunch of animals and gave those monstrous tamers their due... And you can't imagine something terrible that I discovered about them.

Then, when we were returning to DK Island, a storm swept us up to this island where we are, and because there are hurricanes on the way, we haven't been able to return for three months. But it's not long now, in three weeks we can finally be back on DK Island! A lot has happened to us, especially on this island. We even met new friends... Or well, we thought they were friends of ours. We are living with Mr. Pinky, the new teacher. He lives here and let us stay in his house, he's no longer grumpy as he was before.

I really miss you very much. I hope you are well. And I hope you'll forgive me for leaving you that way. That day I left, I didn't think it would take so long to return, I just wanted to repair the mistake I made for Diddy and rescue him on my own. I really wish I could go back three months and do things better. By the way... I have something important to say about Diddy, but I'll tell you when I see you, I know you're going to get excited. I hope everyone is well there. Don't worry about me, we are fine and very soon we'll return to DK Island and see you again. I love you all.

Dixie"

A while later, Dixie had given her letter to the apes, who then stamped a seal on it, before storing it in envelopes. Minutes later, Diddy also arrived at the post to leave his letter, with which the courier apes did the same.

"Well, little monkeys. In a couple of hours, the swordfish will come and we'll give their letters," the apes told them. "But you know, the letters could arrive as well as they may not."

Diddy and Dixie thanked the apes and said goodbye to them. Then, they were both heading to the house again.

"Did you tell them that we released the animals at the zoo?" Diddy asked her as they climbed a tree.

"Yes, and also about this island and that we are at Mr. Pinky's house," said Dixie. "Wow, I think I'm going to want to send more letters to DK Island these days, what do you say, Diddy?"

"Can more of them be sent?" Diddy asked.

"Of course. I want to come, I'm going to send more letters," Dixie said with excitement. "Hey, how about we see who gets to the house first? But without using the vines among the trees," she added defiantly."

"Agreed," Diddy replied in the same tone. "But if you also don't use your hair to get to another tree."

"Hey! That's not valid!" Dixie replied. "Or well, only if you don't use your tail to support yourself either."

"Well, deal done," Diddy replied playfully, before starting to jump into the nearest tree to start the competition.

"You're not going to beat me anyways!" added Dixie in the same way and followed the game in the middle of laughter and playfulness.