Disclaimer: I don't own Crash Bandicoot.

"Muhahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

Dr Neo Cortex laughed evilly to himself as he marched swiftly through the jungle of N. Sanity Island. He was making his way to the home of his arch nemesis; Crash Bandicoot.

"I am such an evil genius!" Cortex declared vainly. "This is my most brilliant scheme ever! I can't believe I didn't think of this before to get rid of that brainless bandicoot!"

The mad scientist grinned as he clutched what he held in his gloved hands. It was his latest invention, which resembled something that his sworn enemy happened to be very fond of.

"To the untrained eye - like that miserable marsupial's - this looks just like a Wumpa Fruit!" Cortex grinned slyly as he held the device which looked like Crash's favourite food. "But it is in fact a deadly bomb! One bite of this and Crash will be blown sky high, leaving me rid of him once and for all to conquer the world!"

Cortex cackled sinisterly as he came to the clearing at the end of the woods. There, he saw the little stone house where Crash lived. He quickly checked to make sure no one was watching him. Then he raced up to the front door of the house, leaving the Wumpa Bomb on the ground in front of it.

"Special delivery!" Cortex called loudly as he knocked the door. "For Crash Bandicoot!"

At once, Cortex quickly darted away from the house. He ran back towards the woods and hid behind the trunk of a tree. A wicked sneer spread across his face as he rubbed his gloved hands. He peered out towards the house from behind the tree, preparing to eagerly watch what was to become of his foe.

"Bomb voyage, Bandicoot..." he whispered menacingly.

Inside the house, Crash sat up on the lounge floor and wearily rubbed his eyes. He had just been awoken from his daytime nap by the knocking which had come from his door. Having no idea his evil adversary was pulling a scheme to destroy him, the bandicoot scrabbled to his feet. He stretched as he crossed the lounge to his front door, pulling it open.

There was no one stood outside.

Crash made a confused sound as he twitched his ears. A puzzled look crossed his furry face. He was sure he had heard somebody knock the door while announcing they had something to deliver to him. Was somebody pulling a prank on him to disturb his nap.l? He was just about to close the door - when something on the ground caught his attention and made him freeze.

It was the bomb which Cortex had left there.

Of course, Crash couldn't tell it was an explosive device which had been left there by his arch enemy. To him, it looked like a large juicy Wumpa Fruit.

Crash licked his lips, which had spread into a wide grin. There was nothing he liked more that Wumpa Fruit. Eager to give this one the treatment it deserved, he picked it up to observe how good to eat it looked - having no idea he had a bomb on his hands.

From behind the tree he was using as a hiding place, Cortex gleefully watched Crash. The crazy animal had fallen hook, line and sinker for his trap. All that was left to do was wait for him to sink his teeth into the bomb and that would lead to a blast which would mean the end of Crash.

"Go on, Crash!" Cortex urged under his breath. "What are you waiting for?! Bite the bomb, Bandicoot! Seal your fate!"

Cortex was unable to control his excitement. The thought of destroying Crash once and for all had made the mad scientist even madder. He giggled like a little girl, waved his arms wildly and pounded his fist onto the tree's trunk…

…which caused something to fall from the leaves above. It bounced off the ground and rolled towards the Bandicoot house, stopping at Crash's feet.

Crash had been just about to cluelessly bite into the bomb and blow himself to bits when he noticed to object that was laying on the ground in front of him. His hand lowered from his teeth as a look of astonishment filled his fuzzy face at the sight of it.

It was a real Wumpa Fruit - which just so happened to be a lot larger than the bomb in his grasp.

Crash smiled broadly. There was in fact one thing he liked more than Wumpa Fruit, and that was bigger Wumpa Fruit. The greater they were in size, the more they filled his tummy - and this huge one was sure to fill him up in no time.

Seeing the smaller 'fruit' in his hand as redundant now that he had a bigger one to eat, Crash flung the Wumpa Bomb away from him…

…straight towards the tree which Cortex happened to be.

"Arrrggghhh!" Cortex let out a girly scream upon seeing his own destructive weapon being flung in his direction. "Noooooooooo!"

The moment the Wumpa Bomb hit the tree, there was an enormous explosion. Cortex was caught in the blast that had been meant for Crash. It was a detonation greater than that of a TNT and Nitro crate put together. Flames and smoke engulfed Cortex, scorching him intensely with third degree burns.

As the blast died down, Cortex rooted stood there. His yellow skin and white lab coat smouldered in black ash. He hardly noticed as the tree's trunk cracked from the explosion. This resulted in the tree falling onto its side - to come crashing down onto the mad scientist.

Outside his house, Crash glanced towards the woods. He was bemused to have heard an explosion erupt there, but he thought little of it as he dug his teeth into the large Wumpa Fruit. He munched happily away as he enjoyed its juicy flavour, completely unharmed and none the wiser that he had narrowly escaped being blasted to pieces.

Underneath the fallen tree, Cortex lay trapped. He was far from happy to have had his own secret weapon blow up in his own face. Here he was, burnt, flattened and humiliated, all thanks to Crash.

"I hate Wumpa…" Cortex muttered grudgingly. "And I hate bandicoots!"

THE END