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// Chapter 4: What's The Big Idea 
// Story: Toby Mason and the Bandicoot 
// by The Mysterious Lombax 
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It was a warm sunny day at Wumpa Island. Coco Bandicoot was riding on her rocket sled at the beach while I was holding on to a handrail behind her.

"Come on, Crash!" Coco cheered. "Yeah, Crash. You're doing great!"

At the beach, Pura was making a sandcastle while Aku Aku sat on a chair to relax. It was going well until a portal opened. Out came the children of harmony. Aku Aku and Pura looked at each other as they took a step forward the kids. This caused Toby to whimper sadly.

"P-p-please d-d-don't hurt us," he cried.

"Yea-a-h, we don't taste ve-e-ery well," Joshua said.

Again Aku Aku and Pura looked at each other again and back to each other.

"It's OK. We won't hurt you at all, young ones," the mask replied.

The kids calmed down and became calm after not being injured by them. But then an explosion was heard.

"What's happening?" Aku Aku asked.

Everyone took a look at the volcano that was burning.

"No," Aku Aku exclaimed. "This cannot be." 

Then the gang took a look at the stormy clouds going on their way.

"Oh, no." the mask said.

The dark clouds covered the sun as they turned the sky dark. Coco eventually took notice of this.

"What's going on?" the female bandicoot cried. "Oh, no. Crash, look out!"

But it was too late as the wave knocked out me and my sister out of the ocean. Luckily everyone survived it as Aku Aku pulled himself out of the sand.

"Is everyone all right?" he asked everyone.

"Yep," everyone but me and Pura replied. 

Suddenly another portal emerged and out came the Mane 6, the fillies, adult parents, and the CMC.

"TOBY!" Ashley cried out.

"MOMMY!" Toby replied happily.

The children of harmony hugged their parents, their friends, and their Equestria family.

"What is that?" Rainbow Dash shouted, pointing at the erupting volcano and the stormy clouds.

"A disaster," Aku Aku answered. "It seems that my evil twin brother, Uka Uka, is up to his no good tricks again. I must find out what's he up to." He turned to the humans and ponies. "All of you must follow Crash Bandicoot and Coco here into his house for safety. I'll meet up with all of you later." He explained as he warped somewhere else.

"Come on, everybody," Coco called out. "Follow me and Crash to our house." She then ran to the house along with me.

"OK." the heroes replied as they went to the house with us. However, no one noticed that an evil spirit picked up a locket and disappeared.