Months after their victory against King K. Rool and his army of baddies,
the Kongs were still celebrating.  Soaking up the sun in their favorite glade
on DK Island, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong often slung up hammocks, hit the music
and spent the day chilling out with banana milkshakes.  If she couldn't think
of anything better to do, Dixie Kong sometimes joined them.
This morning, though, Dixie was surprised to find Diddy's room deserted.
Up and about so early?  That wasn't like him. It was only as she turned to
leave that she spotted the scribbled note on the table.  "Gone exploring the
islands with DK," it read.  "Back tomorrow!"  Dixie could remember at least
three times that they'd already tried this plan.  Each time, they'd never made
it further than the beach.  That's where she first went looking for them. She
realized well before she got to the beach that it was far too quiet for Donkey
and Diddy to be anywhere near.  Surely they hadn't followed one of their
hare-brained schemes all the way through for once?  The sun moved slowly across
the sky and melted on the western horizon. Dixie hoped that her friends were
having fun, wherever they were, as she settled into bed with a yawn. When
morning came again, another brief swing through the branches confirmed that
Diddy was  still off on his little expedition.  Dixie found herself starting to
worry.  She could only imagine what kind of trouble Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong
were into.  As the day crawled on and the night fell on the jungle, neither of
the primates showed up.  Again, Dixie could do nothing but head home to bed and
hope that they'd be back by dawn. The next day came, but neither Donkey nor
Diddy returned.  Dixie had to find out what those two primates were doing!  She
made her way to the southern part of DK Island and swan to the nearest
mainland. When she got there, she happened upon Wrinkly Kong's home.  Wrinkly
Kong told Dixie that the boys had passed by, but they hadn't said were they
were going.  She suggested that maybe the boys visited Funky Kong at his beach
shop. As Dixie was leaving, Wrinkly asked if she'd look for the mysterious
Banana Birds.  The birds have been seen in the cave across from Funky's
Rentals, but no one seems to know how to get them out.  Dixie agreed and
thanked Wrinkly for her help.  She set out to see Funky at his shop. Funky Kong
was busy working on one of his inventions, and his shop was full of unusual
items.  He can find a use for anything that he gets his hands on.  Funky told
Dixie that the only visitor he's had all week was Kiddy Kong. Funky pointed
across the room to the cuddly toddler who was chewing on an old spare tire.
Funky asked Dixie if she wanted to take Kiddy with her.  He's strong and can
take good care of himself.  Dixie agreed and the two were off. Before they
left, Funky told them to keep their eyes peeled for some cool junk!  He also
told them to visit his friendly pals, the Brothers Bear, for help. Once on
their travels, Dixie and Kiddy discover a whole new collection of Kremlings who
seem to have a new Master named KAOS.