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// Episode 2: NVious N. Gin 
// Story: Equestria Ninja Girls: Mind Over Mutant 
// by RainbowRaptorDash1 
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In Crash's world, Coco, Donnie and Twilight were still working on the Doominator Eye.

“So Coco, you got an idea on what weapon you want to use?” Donnie asked.

"I've been thinking about traditional ninja weapons and found two to my liking." Coco said as Aria showed up.

“Then tell us.” Aria insisted.

“I'll show you. Hey, you two mind finishing this?” Coco asked.

“Sure.” Twilight answered as Coco rushed to her house and came back with a Ninja Shield and Chain Whip.

“Interesting choices.” Leo noticed.

“I've made some modifications to these weapons for them to be more effective. I'm not breaking any traditions, am I?” Coco asked in concern.

“Well, let's see how you use them.” Sunset said.

“I could use a work out.” Karai admitted as she drew her sword and charged towards Coco. Coco swung her whip at Karai, but Karai dodged them perfectly. When Karai got closer, Coco pressed a button on her whip and the chain magnetically linked together into a solid blade, catching the kunoichi off guard. “Huh?” Karai gasped as Coco clashed her blade with hers.

“Gotcha there, didn't I?” Coco asked with a smirk.

“How...?” Karai uttered.

“I modified the chain blades with heavy-duty magnets to allow them to form a sturdy and strong blade.” Coco answered

“Not bad.” Karai said, impressed by what happened as she jumped back and got ready.

“Wanna see what my shield can do?” Coco asked with a smile, challenging the kunoichi.

“Bring it!” Karai answered, accepting the challenge as she rushed forward while Coco got her shield ready. Coco pressed the button on the handle and the logo slid open. "Now what?" Karai wondered before a Bolo was fired out and wrapped around Karai's legs and made her fell.

"Bolo launcher, great for incapacitating enemies." Coco explained.

"You should know that I'm not that easy to beat." Karai reminded as she turned into her mutant snake form and got out of the bola.

"Impressive." Coco said as she pressed another button on her shield's handle and small blades popped out of the edges, making Karai dodge Coco's strikes and morph back.

"Okay, that was unexpected." Karai admitted.

"And the shield doubles as a sheath for my whip." Coco added as she put her whip in her shield to demonstrate.

"Not bad." Karai said.

"But I bet you didn’t see this coming!" Coco yelled as she threw her shield, which acted like a boomerang.

"Got that move from you?" Mikey asked.

"My Swornadorang move was really handy." Crash answered.

"True dat." Mikey agreed as Karai dodged the flying weapon.

"Wow, Coco. You’re just full of tricks, aren’t you?" Karai admitted.

"Thanks. But I'm worried these modifications will be disrespectful to Ninjitsu Traditions." Coco said in concern.

"Coco, Master Splinter told me that Ninjas have been improving their arsenal for centuries. All of our weapons were once new additions." Donnie responded while he was still wiring the Doominator Eye.

"Please, do not worry, Darling. Donnie’s Bo-Staff has a hidden blade in one of the ends of the weapon." Rarity reassured.

"Thanks." Coco said in gratitude.

"Okay, I think we got this thing working." Twilight replied before Pinkie, Sonata and Aku Aku showed with the two girls holding some boxes.

"Mail call!" Aku Aku yelled, making everyone else come right over and look what was inside.

"Sweet! NVs!" Coco cheered.

"Ooh!" Crunch awed as everyone got their NVs on and started trying them out. But when Crash and a few others grabbed theirs, they didn't see the exposed damaged wires on them and got electrocuted.

"GAH! OW!" Crash, the Goofball Trio, Rainbow Dash, Raph, Casey, Sligeon, Vixot, Skunture and Grihoga cried out in pain.

"I... guess they don’t like you guys?" Aku Aku guessed as the aforementioned heroes and titans tried putting them on again, but got shocked again before comically turning into ash piles with hair and eyes still intact, while Aku Aku tried to put his on, but it didn't fit. "I'll be honest, guys. I don't see what the big deal is."

Then out of nowhere, N. Gin appeared.

"N. Gin!" The goofball trio weakly gasped as N. Gin barked like a dog with Ratnicians appearing behind him while the heroes got up, but weakened from the shock.

"I... I forgot what I was going to say. Wait! I got it! Kill the bandicoots, titans, mutants and humans with violence! And new holes! A-hah." N. Gin laughed before disappearing as the Ratnicians cackled, advancing on the heroes and titans.

"Come on, everyone! We've got company." Aku Aku warned everyone else, only for that warning to be in vain.

"Can't talk, watching monkeys! Look at the monkey! Oh, right in his own mouth." Crunch said as he and everyone else were too busy with their NVs to pay attention.

Aku Aku sighed as he turned to Crash, the Goofball Trio, Rainbow Dash, Raph, Casey, Sligeon, Vixot, Skunture and Grihoga. "Looks like it's just you and me, guys." Aku Aku noticed as everyone that don't have NVs on their heads started fighting the Ratnicians.

"So who's this loser, anyway?" Raph asked.

"That was N. Gin, Dr. Cortex's cyborg henchmen, and calling that half-robot insane is an understatement. The only half of his brain is complete mush like scrambled eggs." Sonata answered.

"Dude looks harmless enough." Casey said as he whacked a Ratnician.

"Let's go after him!" Rainbow Dash declared.

"Easy, now. I know N. Gin. He always has a scheme." Crash warned.

"After our last encounter with him, I don't doubt it." Pinkie agreed.

"So let's get moving!" Mikey added.

"Wait! Remember that strange building we saw?" Sonata asked.

"That must be where N. Gin is." Crash realized.

"But something's telling me that we'll need to take a different path to get there." Aku Aku pointed out.

"I saw a path to the building by Dingo's Diner." Sonata remembered.

"Huh, looks like we're doing a little pickup on the way." Raph joked.

"I did tell Dingodile I'd pick up those cookies he made." Sonata added.

"Ally and snack pickup?! AWESOME!!!" Mikey and Pinkie cheered in unison.

Meanwhile at Dingo's Diner, Dingodile was talking to someone. "Okay, your resume says you have excellent people skills. How are your cooking skills, Ms. Tawna?" Dingodile asked as that someone was revealed as Tawna Bandicoot.

"You kiddin'? My cooking will bring in tons of people and mutants here. But I'm not just a pretty face." Tawna answered.

"Well, you're hired." Dingodile replied with a smile, just before Crash rushed in.

"Dingo! We need your-" Crash was about to ask for Dingodile's help as well as Sonata's cookies, but saw Tawna, making him blush. "T-T-T-T-T-Tawna?! What're you doin' here?"

"Uh, applying for Dingodile's Help Wanted." Tawna nervously answered with a blush.

"Oh, that makes sense." Crash noticed before Sonata rushed in after him.

"Crash? Is something wrong?" Sonata asked in concern before noticing Tawna and the glances Crash and her gave each other. "Am I interrupting something, Crash?" Sonata added with a smug smirk.

"Back outside." Crash ordered, feeling agitated from that embarrassing moment.

"Can do. Just after I get my cookies that Dingodile baked." Sonata replied before Dingodile grabbed the bag, his vac-bazooka and pistols.

"Come on, you!" Dingodile said as he grabbed Sonata and brought her outside.

"Tawna, I want to catch up with you. But my friends and I are in the middle of something important." Crash told Tawna.

"Is it Cortex again?" Tawna assumed.

"I don't know. Look just... My secret training ground near by. Head over there and hide." Crash suggested.

"No. Not this time. I'm comin' with ya." Tawna argued.

"Tawna..." Crash tried to refuse, but was cut off.

"I know about your new friends. I'll stay close to them. Either let me come willingly or your friends are going to hear some embarrassing stuff." Tawna teased, making Crash’s head turn Wumpa red. "Besides, Coco gave me this and I want to try it out." Tawna said as she held out a Bo Staff and shifted it into a Tribaton. "It’s also a grappling hook."

"Just stay close to my friends." Crash responded.

"You got it! But I might fly solo at times like my counterpart you told me about." Tawna replied.

"Yo Crash, what's the hold up?" Mikey asked as Crash walked out with Tawna following behind him.

"Ooh! Who’s she?" Pinkie said with a smile.

"Heehee…! Maybe his girlfriend?" Rainbow Dash teased.

"Good one!" Skunture said with her and Rainbow Dash giving each other fist-bump as Crash blushed.

"Everyone, this is Tawna. My..." Crash tried to introduce Tawna, but was cut off by Mikey.

"Dude, is she really your girlfriend?" Mikey asked as the duo's blushing faces gave them their answers. "Great job, buddy!"

"Tawna, why am I not surprised you’re here?" Aku Aku said with a smile.

"I heard Dingodile was hiring and I came looking for a job. You going to introduce me to your friends, Crash?" Tawna asked Crash.

"Yeah. These three are my best friends: Michelangelo, Sonata Dusk, and Pinkie Pie." Crash introduced the three goofballs

"Hi." Pinkie said with a smile.

"Nice to meet you." Sonata greeted.

"Call me Mikey." Mikey said.

"And the others?" Tawna added.

"That's Raph, Casey, Rainbow, and Shini." Crash answered.

"And the strange Mutants?" Tawna added.

"Sligeon, Skunture, Grihoga and Vixot." Crash answered.

"But you can call me Foxer." Vixot pointed out.

"Nice to meet you all." Tawna said with a smile.

"Same to you." Rainbow Dash replied.

"Dang, Crash. You got good taste." Casey said with a smile.

"I'm going to pretend that I didn't hear that." Crash responded with a blush.

"Seriously though, kinda reminds me of... Mona." Raph remembered.

"As nice as this is, we have to get moving." Shinigami pointed out.

"Shini's right, let's move out!" Mikey agreed as everyone rushed down the path and found more Rilla Roo tracks.

"Okay, seriously. Why are there tracks from Rilla Roo around here?" Crash asked.

"Beats me, mate." Dingodile shrugged.

"Let's focus on N. Gin." Mikey said, unintentionally making Sonata, Pinkie, Skunture, Grihoga and Vixot growl a bit at the mention of the name, before they got to a river, finding a Ratcicle on the other side.

“A Ratcicle?” Crash wondered as the Ratcicle unintentionally sneezed on the sparkling part on the river, freezing it. The Ratcicle then ran across the ice, before slamming the ground, turning dark purple, emitting a purple haze and its eyes glowing red. The Ratcicle looked at himself before thrashing around, then eyed the heroes and titans, targeting them.

“We got trouble!” Pinkie panicked.

“Yeah! Titan-sized!” Mikey agreed.

“Let’s try not to hurt it too much.” Sonata suggested, as the Ratcicle charged at them.

“Incoming!” Casey yelled as he dodged a claw swipe.

But then Rainbow Dash thought of something. “Hey, Raph! Got an idea!” Rainbow Dash said.

“You, having a plan? Now I gotta hear this!” Raph responded.

“Why don’t you punch the Ratcicle in the face, and then I’ll jump onto its head!” Rainbow Dash said.

“You want a knuckle sandwich? You got it!” Raph agreed as he punch the Ratcicle hard, stunning the titan and causing the sound of something being destroyed.

“Thanks, Raph!” Rainbow Dash said in gratitude as she latched onto the Ratcicle’s head, making its eyes glow sky-blue.

“Wow! You’re doing what me, Crash, Mikey and Sonata did to free the titans! Jacking and controlling them!” Pinkie said in excitement.

“Heh! Thought that would work since you three goofballs told us about it.” Rainbow-Ratcicle replied before feeling something tickle her nose. “Gotta aim my nose at the sparkling water in the river!” She thought before she sneezed on the river, freezing it again, allowing herself and the rest of the heroes and titans to cross the river. After that, Rainbow disconnected from the Ratcicle, freeing the titan.

“Later, dude!” Mikey said as the Ratcicle waved goodbye before heading off.

Later, after the heroes got across many obstacles and freeing more Ratcicles after the rat titans helped them, they arrived back at the building and found it deserted.

"Calm down girls." Mikey said, calming down the girls who were still angry with the fact that someone's mind-controlling the titans again, except Tawna, Rainbow Dash and Shini.

"Did something happen?" Shini asked.

"Something not right." Pinkie answered with flat hair.

"We don't talk about it. Besides, he deserved it." Sonata added.

"Oh, right." Mikey, Dingodile, and Crash remembered, sending a bit of a shiver up Tawna, Casey, Raph, Shini and Rainbow Dash's spines, before Crash kicked the door open.

"Let's kick some N. Gin butt and face!" Crash declared as everyone agreed and went inside.

A minute later, they got up to the second floor, where N. Gin was.

"N. Gin!" Crash called out, making N. Gin turn towards the heroes.

"What are you all doing here? Get out of my special place! I haven't cleaned... or shaved! You guys weren't supposed to see it like this." N. Gin said as everyone could see that the room was indeed a mess.

"N. Gin, what are you even doing here?" Aku Aku asked.

"When Dr. Cortex escaped, he left me here." N. Gin answered.

"Bummer." Mikey said, feeling a bit sympathetic.

"But I have brains! And desires! I will not be ignored! I have been watching you, your friends and your delicious sister." N. Gin said, disturbing the heroes a bit.

"Delicious?" Aku Aku asked.

"Cannibal, dude." Casey dreaded.

"We know!" The goofball trio and titans agreed as N. Gin suddenly had a bib around his neck, holding a fork and a knife in his hands.

"Precious! I meant precious! I'm gonna eat her. Watch! Watch bandicoots, and collect information!" N. Gin blurted out, making the heroes gasp.

"Oh, you've gotta be kidding me." Aku Aku deadpanned.

"And when Cortex is triumphant, I will be rewarded!" N. Gin said in excitement as Crash silently told his friends that the cyborg's crazy with his hand spinning in circles at the side of his head. "With glories and showers of presents, like a million Kwanzaas! A-haah! And I, N. Gin, will be made king of Wumpa Island. I'mma be like Serpentor."

"You guys weren't kidding. He's nuts." Raph said.

"Ugh... Totally nuts. Punch him in the throat." Aku Aku told his friends.

"Gladly." Crash, Rainbow Dash, Raph, Sonata, Pinkie and the titans agreed in unison as they started stepping towards N. Gin.

"Not my throat! I need that for swallowing!" N. Gin sobbed before coughing out a hairball.

"Guess he's part cat." Mikey noticed.

"Good thing is I have a surprise for you all. But if I told you, the surprise would be ruined!" N. Gin said.

"At least he understands that." Pinkie admitted as N. Gin flipped a switch, launching everyone outside.

"WHOA!" The heroes yelped.

“Everyone okay?” Crash asked as everyone landed on the ground, before the bandicoot hero caught Tawna.

“I think so, thanks to you.” Tawna answered as she kissed Crash, causing him to blush. Everyone laughed as their friend's turned bright red.

“Get a room, you two!” N. Gin said on the intercom.

“Jerk.” The heroes uttered.

“ATTACK, MY RATS!” N. Gin ordered on the intercom as Ratnicians showed up, coming out of the building.

“It's like Rat King all over again.” Raph said.

“Come, guys. We've fought worst than rats.” Casey reminded.

“True.” Mikey agreed as the Ratnicians ran towards the heroes.

But then...

“YOW!!!” The Ratnicians yelped as they started hopping on one of their feet holding the other feet in pain.

“Gotcha! Dropped some caltrops on the ground while we were flying back.” Sonata explained as Casey sent explosive pucks at them.

“These guys are too easy.” Casey said as the pucks blew up.

“Nice job on the distraction, Sonata.” Vixot complimented as she started throwing many feather darts like a machine gun.

Dingodile brought out his elemental pistols. “This is why I like fighting with you guys. You all know how to make a fight fun.” Dingodile said.

"Hehe! I'm sure Solava would've loved to hear that!" Skunture teased, making Dingodile blush.

"What's that? Dingodile has a crush?" Tawna asked in interest.

"How about joining the fight?" Dingodile retorted, making Tawna giggle.

"How about some sprinkles!" Pinkie said as she threw her spinkles that were infused with magic from her geode, making them explode and disorient the Ratnicians, giving Grihoga the chance to knock 'em into the air.

"Dust Storm Rocket!" Crash called out as he launched himself into the air and whacked a few Ratnicians to the ground with his Bokken Sword.

"My! Those some sweet moves you got there!" Tawna noticed as Sligeon erupted from the ground and grabbed some Ratnicians.

"Here's some for you." Sligeon said as he threw some Ratnicians to Tawna.

"Why, thank you!" Tawna said in gratitude as she whacked a two Ratnicians with her Bo-Staff, before shifting it into a Tribaton and wrapped it around the third one. "Here's one for you, Crash!" Tawna shouted as she threw the Ratnician with her weapon as Crash sheathed his sword and swung his fist at the Ratnician, knocking him out.

"Thanks again for the gloves, guys." Crash said in gratitude.

"No problem, buddy." Sonata responded as she kicked a Ratnician before...

"RRRRRAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" A beastly primal roar erupted, making everyone cover their ears.

"That ain't good." Raph dreaded as everyone looked up and saw a Gorrila/Kangaroo hybrid holding a hammer.

"Rilla Roo!" Crash realized, while Dingodile saw something on Rilla Roo’s head.

"Somethin on Rilla’s head and it’s controllin’ him!" Dingodile noticed.

"Wait a minute! That looks like a NV!" Pinkie thought as Aku Aku sensed a dark presence.

"Something's wrong." Aku Aku noticed as Rilla Roo jumped down and charged towards him, but fortunately, Aku Aku dodged the attack. "I don’t know what it is, but something’s powering that metal headband."

"Doesn't matter to us..." Mikey started as he started to charge forward with Pinkie and Sonata.

"You attack our friend..." Pinkie continued as the trio jumped above Rilla Roo

"We'll hurt you!" Sonata finished as the three attack Rilla Roo's head at once, instantly shattering the mind-control device.

“Ow, my head.” Rilla Roo groaned.

“Rilla, you okay pal?” Dingodile asked in concern.

“Ooh-ooh! Yeah, I think so.” Rilla Roo answered.

“Glad to hear that.” Dingodile said in relief.

“Everyone, stand down. No need to hurt him.” Crash assured as everyone else lowered their weapons.

“Anyway, let's head back up there.” Rainbow Dash said as everyone rushed, but Dingodile doubled back.

“Rilla, stay here till we get back!” Dingodile suggested.

“Ooh-ooh! Good idea, I was gonna sit down anyway.” Rilla Roo agreed as he sat down on the grass.

Later, while Rilla was waiting, the heroes got back to N. Gin.

“We gotta stop meeting like this, N. Gin.” Aku Aku said.

“Wait, stop! Leave me alone! I am too pretty to be beated down by those girls again!” N. Gin whimpered.

“Again?” Rainbow Dash, Casey, Raph and Tawna asked in confusion.

“I have studying and watching you for a lonely year now. With only these idiot rats as company!” N. Gin yelled.

“That’s not very nice, boss.” A Ratnician said.

“Quiet, Tina! Or I shall give you the back of my missile!” N. Gin ordered.

“Was he always this stupid?” Casey asked.

“Yes.” Crash, Dingodile and Tawna answered nonchalantly.

“I’m only gonna say this once, N. Gin. Get off our island.” Aku Aku ordered.

“I’m sorry. I’m not here to take your message right now. Please leave a message after the beep. Beep!” N. Gin responded as the heroes and titans growled at him. “I’m going! I’m going! It was worth a shot.” N. Gin said as Dingodile fired his flamethrower pistol, burning N. Gin's butt. “Ow!”

“Let’s see what Coco, Crunch and the others are up to. Probably still stuck in their idiotic headsets.” Aku Aku assumed as he looked into the telescope.

Everyone at Crash’s house were still in their NVs, completely oblivious of anything around them.

“This is increditasticular! I’m gettin’ up-to-a-minute weather report. It’s hot.” Crunch informed.

“And I’m attending a symposium on the effect of Hungry Hungry Hippos on children.” Coco added before everyone noticed the NVs starting to shake.

“Are they suppost to be doing that?” Crunch asked.

“Ugh, probably just a feature.” Coco shrugged off.

“Relax.” Donnie agreed before the NVs started sparking.

“I feel funny. But not ‘ha-ha’ funny neither. Fooold your laundry!” Crunch yelled while the others roared in pain as those wearing the NVs started to change shape. The two bandicoots were transformed into slavering beasts. Karai was forced into her snake form. April turned into a Bat/Kraang mutant. The other titans and the other two turtle mutants were shifted into bigger and more ferocious versions of themselves. But what was most frightening, was that Sunset turned into her demon form, Twilight into Midnight Sparkle, the other two Dazzlings into their siren forms, Applejack into Timberjack, Fluttershy into Flutterbat, and Rarity into Nightmare Rarity.

It looks like the others at Crash’s house turned into mind-controlled mutants. What will happen next?!

To be Continued…