Closing Down

> *“I’m sorry to have to do this to you, but I’ve made my decision. There’s other bars in the Jungle, I’m sure you’ll forget about this place.” -H.K. Rool*
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**Closing Down** is the ninth episode of Donkey Kong Island Season 2 and the seventeenth episode overall. In the episode, King H. K. Rool buys the land of Funky’s Bar from Swanky, causing it to close down and devastating the group as they attempt to find a new place to hang out.

## Plot

The episode starts off with Kip dropping off Dixie (as she kissed him as her token of appreciation) and then driving past Lanky as he finds food.

Katryna and Diddy asks Dixie about Kip, who she claims to have took her to a rock concert, adding that he is friends with Slash, the lead singer of the band Jungle Beat, Dixie's favourite band. Tiny mentions that Dixie has been obsessed with Jungle Beat, always staying all night waiting for their albums to come out, to which Dixie admits. Dixie says Kip is a really cool guy and Katryna agrees, saying he's way cooler than the rest of her cousins, with Dixie adding that he helped her take her mind off things. Diddy asks what kind of things Kip took Dixie took mind off of, to which Dixie says not to worry about. Krusha and Klump appear, with the former mocking Dixie. Klump then insults Dixie regarding her songs, asking if they failed, and Katryna insults Klump about his diet, saying his heart is going to fail. Krusha mentions that he heard that Dixie went on a date with Kennedy's son and Dixie explains that not everyone wants to get into a relationship after one date. Krusha calls Kip a loser and Dixie says he's cooler than Krusha, with Katryna adding that Kip makes him look like a total joke. Krusha angrily asks what Kip has that he doesn't, with Dixie mentioning his own place for one, angering Krusha. Tiny says she feels like Kip is just everything Krusha wishes he could be, infuriating Krusha as he leaves.

Diddy and the male workers start discussing about Kip taking Dixie to a rock concert, with Diddy expressing that he is glad that Dixie had a good time and talking positively of Kip along with Chunky and Kiddy. DK disagrees, believing that he is not that great and getting into conflict with the other workers. DK mentions that Kip was laughing at Kennedy and H.K. Rool being mean to which the other workers refuse to care about as they had all laughed at K. Rool at some point. Chunky even tells DK that he complimented his outfit as Kiddy tells him it looks awful. Despite of his coworkers defense, DK will assume that Kip won't be able to call Dixie again. As Diddy tells his brother that "they're going out again at Funky's", DK spilt the beans by telling him that she actually liked him which has him and the Holcrofts in shock. After hearing what DK had said, Diddy asked the others of what does he meant by Dixie liking him although Lanky stopped caring what DK just said and is about to head off to the break room.

Later in the evening after work, Dixie and Kip were enjoying their drinks at Funky's. Kip asked her about her week at work as she deemed as the usual as his uncle Konnor breaks his monitor over a prank call, Kip is glad to come all the way to Kongo Jungle to see her, as he prefers to being on the road over being stuck behind a desk which she agrees with him on that. Funky came to Dixie, to check on how her date with Kip is going as she introduced the two to each other. When getting asked by Funky of how is he liking the bar so far, Kip admits that it has attract some interesting people, including Lanky who just beat up a Kong for dissing Liverpool. He tells Kip that he took this job after getting out of high school and has been working here ever since. As Kip is noticing the bad smell, Klump comes out of the women's restroom as he tells Funky the the toilet won't flush again. As Kip wonders if his just him in the Bar, Funky tells him that it is as he also asked if Kip is interested in working with him, but turns him down the offer. Even though Dixie sees him as a coolest, Kip tells her that Funky should sell his bar to chain as it'll make him more money, but she tells him he wouldn't do that because he loves it.

The next day after a long day at work, DK, Diddy, Dixie, Tiny and Katryna are about to head to Funky's, only to see Harold and Swanky being around the bar with a distraught Funky. Not knowing what is going on over there, Swanky gave them the announcement that Funky's bar and the land surrounding it is now owned by Harold, which DK and co gets shocked by hearing what he said. Harold tells them that he always liked the idea of owning his own private bar, as for Funky's, he's going to have that knocked down and recommends them to find another bar to forget about their favorite one. Then he turns to Funky to let him know that he's got a week to move to out as "the wrecking crew will be by Friday," but not before Swanky informs him about the Rent money by the end of the week, which Funky tells the landlord he'll pay him on Friday. After Harold and Swanky left, Funky asked them if one of them has forty bucks as he doesn't actually have the money.

Later at the storage room, DK and the group gave Lanky, Chunky, and Kiddy about Funky's closure after Harold buys the land which angers Lanky & Kiddy as well as Chunky gets so teared up, that everybody gets saddened to see him sad. As Tiny just went after Chunky to go cheer him up, DK and others gets an encounter with Krusha and Klump, who both finds out that Funky's is closing as Krusha sees it as a trash bar, Klump told him he went there for his birthday last year as he was so tired that he didn't show up for the party. Even though DK said the others enjoyed it, Dixie and Diddy pointed out with the flaw being the bathrooms. Despite of being proven right, Dixie tells him that he was banned for a month for bashing the guy in the with a pool cue because Krusha sucks at pool. After the two left, Katryna can think of the only person they could ask but she'll doubt it work. Later at his office as he's doing a Total Drama characters tier list, K. Rool gets a visit from DK, Diddy and Katryna tells him about Harold buys out Funky's and asked him if he could talk his father out of buying the bar for them which he refuses to do as he tells them what his father does with his money is none of his nor theirs business. Katryna asks him if he's actually going to let her grandfather to destroy the bar all because he's too afraid to stand up to him as he ramble on wanting to be a filmmaker but ends up at business school instead. She apologize to DK and Diddy about K. Rool not helping them then her uncle tells her that she's making her own dinner. After the trio returns to work, K. Rool declared that he officially hates his job.

At lunch time, DK tells the others that the conversation with K. Rool didn't went well as their boss refuses their help. As Kiddy asked the guy what will they do after work, Lanky suggested they all are welcome to their place which Dixie and Katryna wouldn't recommend his idea because of his living space condition. Instead Diddy suggested that they'll have to find another bar as DK and Chunky does want that, but both don't have a choice since Funky's is closing down which Dixie agreed with him on it. Even though Chunky agrees to his suggestion, he consider a different bar that serves his favorite cocktail won't taste the same.

After they get done with work, DK and co. went inside the bar the Dumb Drum which they find it not that not appealing (except for Kiddy. As Lanky, Chunky, Katryna and Kiddy sat down, they encounter an eyepatch Kritter named Krunch, who tells them to leave his table although as Kiddy insults him back, Katryna and Chunky are begging him to stop or they're going to get killed. To prevent a further provocation and a violent brawl, the group did leave the table for Krunch to sit on. As DK, Diddy, Dixie, and Tiny are looking to order a drink, they encounter a Kong bartender name Skab as DK tells him that it's a bar that they're all friends here, but he pointed out to the group that there's no friends here in this bar, even the patrons, who are related to one another, hated each other. As DK tries to keep up of the positive vibes as he mentioned the old saying from Lexie, he only made it worse as Skab, who had lost his, to throw the whole crew out, but not before they see Krunch who appears to be coughing out vomit.

At sunset, after getting ejected from the first bar, DK and Co. enters into the restaurant named the Kramhatta, which they considered it better than the Dumb Drum. The waiter enters tells him to get out as Lanky is barred from eating here, but welcomes in everybody else to the booth. As DK looks at the menu to see a price of $17.25 for one banana cocktail, everybody left the restaurant in detest over the expensive pricing on the menu.

Later at nighttime, after two failed bar replacement attempts, DK and co entered the bar called Groovy's which has them reminded of Funky's (except the patrons are old,) then they became shock to see Cranky sitting at the bar. As they wanted to avoid drawing attention, Lanky blew it as Cranky catches DK and Diddy trying to go in the bar then tells them to scram as they got work tomorrow. As he wonders what was the hubbub, Cranky tells Johnny that's the grandchildren he tells him about as they always find something to complain, even though he was the one that complains about today's society. As he and the others are enjoying their time, he gets asked to pay his tab by Groovy, who is the older version of Funky, as Cranky told him to shut up.

The next day at Funky's, just an hour before Harold and the wrecking crew's arrival, Funky was packing his stuff as he gets a knock at the door, thinking it was Swanky here for the money, before noticing DK, Diddy, Dixie, and Katryna entering his kitchen to check on him. Dixie is still in disbelief what Harold had done to him as Funky tells her that there's nothing they can do. Diddy suggested to Funky to have a drink with the others to share their final minutes together, as the soon-to-be former bar owner liked his idea. Later in the bar, the group are having a drink together as they're going to miss their favorite bar as they are wondering where he is going to go as it'll get torn down, Funky tells them that Swanky offered him a place which is falling apart, but might go do mechanics for a job. DK suggest that maybe he can work at the warehouse with them, but Funky politely turned down his offer as he doesn't want to work for the Rool family after Harold buying the land. He also tells them that his bar was the heart of Kongo Island, as everyone "stopped by to have a drink, play games, listen to tunes, or just to party." Unfortunately for Funky, the highway was built from Viridis City to Rubrum Wilds as anyone barely stops by. Speaking of stopping by, Harold has arrived outside the bar along with Burly and his wrecking crew as DK is going to protest to keep the bar from being demolished, which has Funky and Diddy worried, but Dixie and Katryna (who insults her grandfather) to join in. Harold tells DK to leave the premises or face the consequences for the protest, even though Diddy is concerned about the idea as it'll cost them their jobs as Dixie tells him that she's not going to work for the company if he does this to funky. Harold demands him to get rid of them so he can get this over with, but Funky stands up to him in support of the DK's protest. After hearing what he says, Harold won't hesitate to destroy the bar with DK and his fellow protesters in it, although Burly tells him that it is illegal to do that but he doesn't care.

Later after that, Tiny, Chunky, and Kiddy went to the crowd as they see what's going on as the Pink Kong tells there's people inside the bar protesting. As he gives a description of one of the protesters, wearing a necktie, Chunky realizes that DK and the others are the protesters which Tiny is cheering them on as they're standing with Funky to save his bar, but he tells her that they could lose their jobs. Despite of Tiny's questioning his morals, Chunky has changed his mind as he missed the bar's green apple cocktail. Meanwhile in the inside for two hours, DK tells his fellow protesters to keep stalling Harold and the wrecking crew as their getting bored of waiting. As DK to check in the closet to find something to eat, only to find Lanky who was sleeping in there the whole time. Katryna was wondering how long was he in the bar as her grandfather was going to destroy the bar, Lanky tells them that Kiddy gave him the key to the back door as Funky founds out why he couldn't lock the door for weeks, and tells Lanky he makes a fair point to as his bar was being closed anyway,

Hours of stand by, K. Rool show up to wonder what is going on as his father tells them that DK, Diddy, Dixie and Katryna are getting in the way of demolishing Funky's. As Burly asked if he's okay which K. Rool tells him he's not as he rambled on about his day including dealing with the demolish that he has nothing to do with. Harold tells him that they're his employees as they'll listen to their boss instead of him, but K. Rool tells him that they *barely* listen to him while at work. His father tells him that if he tells his employees to get out, he'll need someone to take care of his bar in the jungle while he's needed in the city. K. Rool will do just that. As K. Rool is about to walk in the bar, he tells Burly that he was never going to let him be in charge of his bar, but he'll see how his son will handle his employees.

Back at Funky's, K. Rool walks into the bar to see his employees (although Harold never sees Lanky) as they're fighting to keep Funky's from being demolished. Katryna sees her uncle's demand to end their protest as an offer to have manage his father's new bar which they consider this as a manipulation. DK, Katryna, and Dixie have threatened to quit if he and Harold destroy this bar, then Diddy joined in the protest for Dixie, although Lanky didn't say he quits as he barely does anything at his warehouse workplace. K. Rool tells them that he don't need them as he'll hire the new warehouse workers that won't attempt a protest like they're doing, but none of them are reacting as he pictured it in his head, by begging to keep their jobs, asking for forgiveness, or telling his the video isn't horrible after all. With no other option, he's going to stand up to his dad which the others are glad he's doing this to do this.

After a failed demand to get out the bar, K. Rool tells his father they won't budge as his employees threatened to quit, but he sees the warehouse staff as expendables (which Burly took offense of since he's a blue collar worker). Harold even never gave a damn if he is being to harsh, he goes into the bar to fire them himself. As he arrived the door, DK, Katryna, Diddy and Dixie begins the attack with fruits as everyone is cheering on the protesters. Dixie tells him if he's not afraid of getting fired, Diddy tells her that he deserved it, although he didn't mean to throw the food at Burly. Harold has officially surrendered as he lets Funky to keep his bar, while inside as Funky finds an idea to reward them for their victory, Lanky suggested he should do free drinks all week, but Katryna sees this suggestion as his attempt of getting out of paying his tab. As he is about to leave, Harold tells K. Rool that he was never actually going to let him manage the fail planned bar of his. DK and the others were very proud of K. Rool for standing up to his father. And to cheer him up, Funky offers him to join him and the others for a drink and tells him it's on the house which K. Rool accepts, ending the episode.

## Youtube Description

DK & co.'s favorite bar, Funky's, is closing down thanks to King H. K. Rool buying out the land. As a result, the group must find a new place to hang out, or somehow convince K. Rool to stand up to his father.

## References to other episodes

* In the scene where DK is telling them about Kip's true colors, Chunky tells him that he even "complimented" his outfit, as Kiddy says his suit looked awful. which is pretty much everyone's reaction from the previous episode. But when he brought up Lanky coming in not with the suit, where Diddy gave him money for the suit but spent it on a fast food, where from the same episode, Lanky said that he couldn't be bother to get it.