To get the full effect of the installment, scroll down to Donkey Kong Country 2 on
this website and play "Run, Rambi! Run!"(the first one) when Lockjaw says, "Red-Light and Blue-Light!". (Put it on repeat.)
Lockjaw and Gallon were at the tunnel entrance, about to head back to the Valley of Repose. All the Anode Beetles congregated at the entrance behind them to see them off.
“Lockjaw, Gallon... thank you for all you’ve done for us,” said Volt.
“Definitely seconded,” said Ion. “You guys really helped my research along. You guys are true pioneers!”
“Feel free to visit our fair village anytime!” said a committee beetle.
“Bye, Mr. Lockjaw! Bye, Mr. Gallon! I’ll miss you!” said Amp, waving at the two.
“Don’t worry; we’ll be sure to visit!” Lockjaw announced. He then turned to Gallon.
“Well, we’d better get going,” said Lockjaw as he and Gallon started walking into the tunnel. Lockjaw stopped walking when he heard a strange noise. He turned to the crowd of Anode Beetles.
“Did anyone else hear that?” he asked. The crowd just murmured amongst themselves.
“What did you hear, Lockjaw?” asked Ion.
“It was really high-pitch,” answered Lockjaw. “Like a whi--” Lockjaw then got a grave flashback. That was the
same thing the Emperor told
him before a brutal Pikmin attack!
Red-Light and Blue-Light, Lockjaw thought. He then turned back to the Anode Beetles.
“You guys HAVE to get out of here!” Lockjaw warned. “Pikmin are coming!”
“Lockjaw... what do you mean...?” asked Volt, worrying.
“I just heard the whistle of the Red-Light,” said Lockjaw. “Red-Light and Blue-Light are two creatures who always have a large quantity of Pikmin with them!” The crowd started to worriedly murmur, then the committee beetle spoke up.
“We have it under control,” said the beetle. “If there’s a Pikmin attack, we’ll just zap them!” the crowd then gave sighs of relief.
Lockjaw looked even more concerned. “But, what if--”
“Everything’s going to be
juuuust fine,” assured the beetle. He and the other beetles started walking away.
“But wait!” said Lockjaw. “You’re making a horrible--”
It was too late. The death whistle had blown again, and this time, it was right behind Lockjaw and Gallon. Lockjaw, Gallon, and all the Anode Beetles turned around to see the Red-Light and Blue-Light creatures, both commanding an army of 50 Yellow Pikmin.
“Red-Light and Blue-Light! RUN!” shouted Lockjaw as he and Gallon ran for their lives. The crowd of Anode Beetles screamed as they dispersed in all directions. The Red-Light creature whistled at the Blue-Light creature, and both gave chase after random Anode Beetles.
Lockjaw and Gallon were running frenziedly amongst the crowd, when they bumped into Amp and her family.
“Mr. Lockjaw, I’m scared!” Amp said, crying.
“Lockjaw! Gallon! Please hide our baby!” Volt pleaded.
“What about you guys?” asked Gallon.
“Don’t worry about us!” spoke Ion. “We can’t let them harm our precious little girl!”
“We’re on it!” said Lockjaw. He then faced a crying Amp. “Amp, want a piggyback?” he asked calmly.
Amp sniffled a bit. “O...okay...” she said as she jumped onto Lockjaw’s back. She, Lockjaw, and Gallon then ran looking for somewhere to hide Amp, leaving her parents behind to fend for themselves.
Lockjaw scanned frantically for a safe spot for Amp. It then hit him. He ran over to a nearby committee beetle.
“I need your help!” Lockjaw said, panting. “Could you lower the lawbreaker net?”
“I don’t know why, but I’ll do it right away!” said the beetle. “Follow me!” The beetle then ran off to the lawbreaker net, with Lockjaw and Gallon following. The beetle removed a stick wedged in the wall, and the net fell down to the ground.
“Everything’s gonna be fine, Amp,” said Gallon. “But right now, we need you to get in the net!”
“Okay...” timidly spoke Amp, reluctant of leaving the safety of Lockjaw’s back. She promptly jumped into the net.
“Now hoist it!” Gallon called out to the beetle near the rope that lowered the net. The beetle wrapped up the rope and replaced the stick, trapping Amp safely against the high ceiling.
Lockjaw and Gallon had turned around to see the two creatures charging at them, all Yellow Pikmin in tow.
“Well, Gallon,” Lockjaw gulped. “We can’t run forever, or live forever, so we gotta fight back!”
“Right with you, Lockjaw!” Gallon shouted as they prepared to fight the horde of Pikmin.