Hurricane Island [Diddy Kong x Dixie Kong]

Chapter 41: That's What Friends Are For

In the late sunset hours, Diddy and Dixie were in their room. Dixie was sitting in her hammock while brushing her hair and, on the other hand, there was Diddy reading some comic magazines that Mr. Pinky had lent them.

Later, Diddy realized that the sun was setting and the time when he had to go to the caves with Ricky and Melvyn was approaching. He would have to tell Dixie that he would go out with them without sounding very obvious that he was planning a surprise for her.

"Hey, Dixie," Diddy called her, getting up and heading toward her. "Well... it's just now I'll go out with Ricky and Melvyn to explore some caves. Can you tell Mr. Pinky that I'll come back a little later?"

"Okay, Diddy," Dixie replied as she continued to brush her hair. "Are the three of you going for a walk?"

"Yes, you know, another 'boys only' outing."

"Okay," Dixie said, smiling. But suddenly, she showed herself with a worried face as if she had something to say. "Uhh... hey, Diddy, but... don't take so long, please. It's just... I'm still afraid."

"About nightmares?" Diddy asked, to which Dixie nodded with the same fearful look as the night before. "No, you keep calm, Dix. It's impossible for those school fools to know where we are; remember we got here in a storm. There is no danger for now."

Diddy stayed for a moment thinking about what Dixie said. He wanted to tell her that he was preparing a surprise gift to cheer her up, but at the same time, he couldn't because it was a surprise. Instead, he just sat next to her and hugged her for a while, so she would feel less worried.

"We'll be fine, Dix. Just think about how happy we're also going to be when we return to DK Island, okay?" Diddy said before giving her a kiss on the cheek and smiling to give her more security. "Now, I have to go. See you later, Dixie."

"See you later, Diddy," Dixie replied, smiling a little. "Have fun."

Diddy left the house, but not before turning to look at Dixie again and saying goodbye once again in the distance. Then, he came down from the house and went to meet his new friends. The reason why he wanted to give an emerald to Dixie was as a gesture of returning the emerald that she had given him, since that stone had been stolen by the group of evil children from the school and who knows now where they would have it or what they would have done with it.

Diddy walked for a while, and arrived at the house of his new friends. There were the four of them at home, but only Ricky and Melvyn got out, since it was a mission only for boys as they had agreed.

"How are you, Diddy?" the two boys said cheerfully as they came down from their house. "Are you ready to go?"

"Of course," Diddy replied in kind. "Well, are we leaving right now?"

The three of them started on their way and headed towards the cave that the two kong children had mentioned. It was already getting dark, so they took some torches with them.

They walked for only a quarter of an hour; that cave wasn't that far away after all. Until later, they arrived and entered. It was an underground cave, so they had to go down carefully not to slip. The cave was not that big, but it had several corners filled with gemstones of various kinds that emitted bright flashes. It seemed to be a perfect place to look for any stone quickly.

"The emeralds are over there. Come this way," Ricky pointed toward one direction in the cave.

The three of them kept walking until they came to where the emeralds were and began to inspect them. Diddy wanted to find one that was as close as possible to the one Dixie had given him: that emerald was a bright and dark green color. But most of the emeralds that were there, were very clear and didn't shine as much.