"Quick Kazooie, before she gets away! " shouted Banjo, as Kazooie trotted out of the forest and onto the beach.
"Where'd she go?" asked Kazooie, before ducking back into Banjo's backpack.
"I don't know." said Banjo, before noticing a familiar looking ship laying on the edge of the beach "Oh no! Captain Bill!"
"Who?" asked Kazooie, right before the island started shaking.
"Woah! What's going on?!" screamed Banjo, trying not to fall.
"Don't ask me, I'm not writing this story!" responded Kazooie.
Just then a tank barreled through, knocking down the trees on Banjo's right.
"Hey careful!" shouted Banjo, barely getting out of being flattened.
Although it could be an improvement.
"Hey! "
Before the narrator could answer the chubby bear with another smart remark the hatch of the tank flew open and out came...
"JAMJARS!" shouted Banjo and Kazooie in unison.
"Banjo! Kazooie! What are you two doing way out here?" asked Jamjars.
"It's long story." started Banjo "For now could you help us find Grunty with some kind of tracking device or something?"
"No can do bear. I'm on a very important mission. However, I could take you back to base and you could be enlisted. What do you say? And make it quick."
"Why?" asked Kazooie.
"Because it looks someone's ready for take out." answered Jamjars, pointing at the ship with a zombified Captain Bill, Mr. Bubbles and Mr. Pint walking near. Without any hesitation Banjo climbed into the tank and it rode off back where it came.
Meanwhile, in Spiral Mountain...
"Good thing I remembered that teleportation spell. " huffed Grunty as she made her way over her lair and finally witnessing the Zombie King's newly built kingdom "I can see this Zombie King has good taste. Once we strike up a deal then that bear I'll waste."
Gruntilda flew into the opening of the throne room where the many zombies served the great God of Scare.
"Your tea sir." moaned zombified King Jinjo.
"Thank you, servant." said the Zombie King, picking up his tea and drinking a sip "Ugh! Disgusting!"
The Zombie King tossed the tea aside, causing the glass to fall on King Jinjo.
"Make me another! And this time less grass!" demanded the Zombie King.
"Yes your majesty." answered King Jinjo, waddling off to make more tea.
"It's so hard to find good, delicious help these days." groaned the Zombie King, noticing Gruntilda flying in "You! Who are you and how did you get in here?!"
"Don't you about little old me's, I can came in to make a deal while your guards caught some z's." answered the slimy witch "Thank you."
You're welcome.
"Deal?! DEAL?! The Zombie King NEVER makes deals! " shouted the Zombie King, hoping the witch would be scared off.
"Oh but I'm pretty sure you'll love this one. Trust me, trust me, it will be so much fun." laughed Grunty.
"What do you have in mind witch?" asked the Zombie King.
"Well..."
"And no more rhyming!" demanded the Zombie King.
"Fine." groaned Gruntilda "You see, I know about the bear that you're after."
"I'm listening."
"Let's just say... we have a long history."
"Yes, yes, go on."
"Well to make a long story short, now that I have this..."
Gruntilda pulled the Nocturnis out of her pocket and showed it to the Zombie King.
At least... I think it was her pocket.
"The Nocturnis. " said the Zombie King, gazing at the book he wanted so badly.
"Yes. With my power and the power this book combined... you'll have a whole army of zombies at your command in no time. "
"Hmm." the Zombie King thought for a moment, scratching green, bearded chin "I like it. But how will I know you won't turn against me?"
"Trust me. I give you my word, oh great and powerful Zombie King."
And with those words the Zombie King accepted the offer and commended Gruntilda to go out and look for Banjo, bringing some of his zombified friends along with her.
"I'll let you have your fun witch!" growled the Zombie King "But if you do plan on using me, I'll be fully prepared."
The Zombie King laughed as Gruntilda flew over her lair with a horde of winged zombies following right behind her.