*Chapter 5: Birth*

Tiny started to charge towards Crunch as N. Gin took out two laser guns on Coco. Cortex started to shoot Crash with the plasma bolts at him as Uka Uka watches. Crash spins at the green plasma to hit Cortex back. Coco uses her karate moves on N. Gin by kicking him in the stomach to make him howl in pain. Crunch and Tiny are wrestling on the floor with growls.

"The bandicoot is ours!" Cortex told the bandicoots. He continues to shoot plasmas at Crash who dodged the purple and blue ones, but will spin the green ones to hit Cortex.

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Crystal was gripping on the sheets, crying in agony trying to deliver her baby. Isabella warned Brio and the others that Cortex is outside with the bandicoots. Aku Aku teleported out of the room as the bandicoot sisters and Brio will take care of Crystal.

"Breath, Crystal! Breath, and get ready to push!" Liz said, holding Crystal's hand. Ami and Megumi are between her legs to help Brio with the delivery. Crystal was sweating. She took a few deep breaths.

"Push, Crystal!" Isabella told her. Crystal gritted her teeth and let out a yell.

"Oh my god! This hurts!"

"Keep going!" Ami said. "Keep pushing!" Crystal grunted and began to push. She can't handle so much pain, but her daughter must be out.

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Crunch pushed Tiny to the wall, Coco kicks N. Gin's head, and Crash spins the green plasma back at Cortex. Uka Uka growled at his henchmen. Before he could use his dark mojo on the bandicoots, Aku Aku uses his shield to protect them.

"Stand aside, brother. Lend us the child." Uka Uka demanded.

"Not a chance, Uka Uka." Aku Aku told him. He uses his rainbow beam at his twin brother and the others. Cortex let out a scream of agony. "Leave this place! If you ever get near my children, I will send you all off to space!" Aku Aku warned them. He uses his power to teleport the villains out of the lab of Brio's. The bandicoots recovered from the fight and thanked Aku Aku for the help. Before any of them could speak, a loud scream is heard from the room.

"What is happening to Crystal?" Coco asked in alarm. Aku Aku teleported from the hallway to get to the room where Crystal is held. Crash's teeth started to chatter. He is scared about Crystal's situation inside.

"I couldn't imagine how much painful could it be about giving birth to one kid." Crunch said.

"I hear it is painful." Coco commented.

After cleaning the baby, Brio and Ami wrapped her with a pink blanket and hand it over to Crystal who sweats after the experience. She looks down at her daughter who is now in her arms. The baby has the same fur color as Crystal's, except the ears and tail are red/orange. The tips of the ears are brown like the fox's. And the hair is dark red.

"Congratulations, Crystal. It's a healthy baby girl." Isabella said with a smile.

"And g-g-g-good news, Crystal and Aku Aku." Brio spoke. "Turns out that this child doesn't have d-d-d-dark powers that Uka Uka tried to give her." Aku Aku and Crystal let out a sigh of relief. The baby is born normal. No mojo in her. Aku Aku looks down at the baby with a smile.

"She is beautiful." He said.

"She sure is, Aku Aku." Crystal whispered. She looked up at the mask, asking him if Crash, Crunch, and Coco can come in to see the new member of the family. Of course, Aku Aku went out the room to bring the bandicoots in. Crash, Coco, and Crunch walked in the room to see Crystal in bed, holding her daughter. Aku Aku came back beside Crystal look over his new granddaughter. Brio and the bandicoot sisters left the room to give the family some alone time with Crystal and the baby.

"Awwww." Coco cooed. "She's so cute."

"So tiny." Crunch said with a smile. Crash looked over to see the face of the baby and smiled at the sight. This is the first time he's seen a baby.

"Welcome to the world, Ariel." Crystal says, feeling her daughter's hair. The baby started to open her eyes, seeing some faces looking down at her. Yet her vision is blurry. Her eyes are sky blue. "Look, she opened her eyes." Crystal said.

"They are so pretty." Coco commented. "Can...we hold her, Crystal?" Crystal hands Ariel over to Coco. The baby cooed a little and look up at Coco. "Hey there, Ariel. I'm Coco, your aunt." She turned to Crunch and Crash who look down at her. "And here are your uncles, Crunch and Crash."

"Welcome to the family, kiddo." Crunch said. Crash tapped on Coco's shoulder. He wanted to hold Ariel next.

"Alright, alright." Coco said. She carefully hands the baby over to Crash. Coco shows Crash how to hold the baby properly, by holding the head up right. The orange bandicoot held his niece as he sat on Crystal's bed. Ariel blinked at him in wonder. Crash made a funny face at her by crossing his eyes and stick out his tongue. Ariel let out a giggle.

"Wow. A newborn actually laughs." Crunch said. Aku Aku chuckled.

"Crash could be a great uncle by making his niece happy." He said. Crystal smiled. Just last year, she joined the Bandicoot Family and she fits in well. Crash and Crunch fight over her a few times before, but they finally see her as a sister. And now, she is a mother. Still, she is happy to have a daughter. Ariel Bandifox. She must be protected from Cortex, Uka Uka, and the rest who want her as a general of the army. Aku Aku will be sure that no one will try to take away his new granddaughter. A new life begins for the Bandicoot Family.

*The End*