A Hero's Blood

Chapter 3

N. Gin sat Coco down, who was looking sad beyond belief. N. Gin gave Coco a cheek kiss, which didn't surprise the young genius, as seeing she knew that N. Gin had a crush on her. Still, Coco couldn't help but blush at the kiss. N. Gin went over to the counter and Cortex went over to him.

"How do you want to write this, Neo...?" N. Gin questioned.

"Well, I don't want to tell them until they get here..." Cortex answered. He then asked, "Can you tell them to come back as soon as they can?"

"You have it." N. Gin stated. With that, N. Gin wrote the note and then went outside. N. Gin threw out a Pokeball and within a flash of light, a Charizard appeared. N. Gin approached Charizard and asked, "Can you take this to Chicago, please?"

Charizard roared, took the note, and flew off. N. Gin watched the Flame Pokémon fly off to Chicago, worried about how John and Pete would take the news.

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Meanwhile, John and Pete were having a typical day and they were playing with their old friends. Suddenly, a Charizard appeared out of nowhere.

Smeragle asked, "What's a Charizard doing here?"

"That's N. Gin's Charizard," John pointed out.

Pete raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's it doing here?"

Charizard laid the note down at both of the Pichu brother's feet. John picked it up to read it.

John read aloud, "Dear John and Pete, something has happened here on N. Sanity Isle and we need you to return. Charizard will take you back. –N. Gin."

Pete raised an eyebrow and wondered, "I wonder what happened?"

John replied, "It's a good question. Only one way to find out."

Pete nodded in agreement as the two of them got on Charizard.

"To N. Sanity Isle!" They declared at the same time.

Charizard roared as it took off for the islands.

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Also meanwhile, Nina was in her new lair with Uka-Uka.

Uka-Uka proclaimed, "I am very proud of you Nina for killing Crash Bandicoot."

Nina smiled and replied, "It was no big deal. Everyone else here would've done the same."

Uka-Uka looked around and saw that N. Trophy, N. Brio, Ripper Roo, Steve McFire, and Gus Galvon were present. Gus was a boy around Nina's age. He had short blonde hair, blue eyes, and wearing the same school uniform Nina was. He also had light white skin. Steve was also a boy around Nina's age. He had short red hair, brown eyes, and wearing the same school uniform Gus and Nina were.

Gus went over to Nina and commented, "You know we've would have in an instant."

"I still cannot believe your uncle betrayed us. Just rude and not right." Steve stated, sounding annoyed.

Uka-Uka stated, "Do not worry, if he returns, he shall get the ultimate penalty."

Everyone smiled at this statement, evilly.

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Back on N. Sanity Isle, Charizard flew back down. John and Pete got off of the Flame Pokémon and they saw that everyone was rushing towards them – except for Crash and Nina. John and Pete raised an eyebrow to this.

John asked, "Guys, where's Crash?"

"And Nina?" Pete also asked.

Coco flinched greatly and surprised everyone when she started to cry into N. Gin's right shoulder. N. Gin was surprised too but started to comfort her.

Cortex gulped and started to explain, trying not to lose it again, "Well, it all started when Uka-Uka replaced me with Nina. It was the final battle and Crash lost control of Ee-Lectric and Nina had Arachina stomped its legs on Crash and..."

John gulped now and finished, "Killed him...?"

Cortex nodded as John and Pete all gasped in total horror. They couldn't believe it. Crash Bandicoot, the hero of the Wumpa Islands, was dead...

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Wishmaker1028: Well, that's it for chapter 3! Sorry for it being so short but I want chapter 4 to be a bit longer since we're going ahead into the future of N. Sanity Isle two years. What will the future be like? Will N. Gin get his dream girl? Will Cortex feel less guilty? Can John and Pete accept the fact that Crash is dead? Only one way to find out! You stayed tuned! Hope you guys enjoy this! Please read and review! And always think outside of the box!