Authors Note: Yes, I'm back though I bet none of you missed me because I haven't posted barely anything. I have a whole bunch of stories I have to type up because a water bottle exploded in my backpack on our Algebra Academy trip to San Jose State college, and it drenched everything in my b-pack. My iPod survived but my notebook wasn't so fortunate. Sooo on with this sad tale.

Disclaimer: I don't own SRMTHFG Ciro Nelli does.

The War Was Lost

Pt. 1

"It's all over, so stop fighting." A raspy voice said.

He dropped to his hands and knees panting. He took one last look at the blood stained robot before the formless closed in around him.

He snapped out of it and looked around; he had never seen a day so grey without rain. He reached up and felt the collar, just a bent piece of steel with a hole just big enough to fit a chain link through. It was easily broken. He was a failure though, he was supposed to be the father of his team, supposed to be. Yet their blood stained his fur.

A large 'X' gashed his chest, another on the right side of his face going toward his right eye nearly hitting it at the bottom. Another was on his helmet on the left on the left side from his COM receptor to the middle of his helmet. Every gash was open and untreated revealing blood and metal.

His focus split from his injuries to a woman which had tapped him on the shoulder. She looked at her 11 year old son and gazed back up "Please brave warrior take my son and save Shugazoom and him so he will see this city as it once was." She said. He put his hands in front of his face, backs facing him and nodded 'no'.

A tear fell down his cheek, the boy reminded him of Chiro which he had defended with all the strength he had. The young child had the same sparkles of enthusiasm that Chiro had. Even though he knew in all Chiro must have been dead it would at least make him comfortable if he could see the boy's body; to see that the spirit was eternally free and in no pain. His gaze turned to the sky and remembered:

/Flashback/

Otto jumped and attacked a formless which was about to attack Chiro. The formless grabbed him and another put a sword through his back, killing him instantly.

"Otto!" Nova yelled as she watched her green friend get struck down. She slammed the formless together killing them but one had grabbed her and she was killed by her own blow.

Antauri rocketed to Chiro on the other side of the room and helped him up but the boy couldn't put any weight on the foot. Much less support himself enough to stand. "Antauri…" he said in a faded course voice.

"It may not be easy but we must fight on Chiro and you have to walk at least to get out of battle until we deal with injuries." The silver simian said. The boy nodded and used the monkey to get to his transport tube.

On the way there a formless stabbed the boy on the right side if his back and looked at them "It's all over, so stop fighting." It said. Both boy and monkey surrendered.

/End Flashback/

The memory was so painful, too painful for him to live with. If given the chance he would have pulled out his heart but his claws were deactivated.

Soko came up to the simian and placed a large case in front of him. "What is it?" he inquired.

"Whatever it is my master wanted me to give it to you. So good-bye!" the little monkey said leaving.

The woman still watching he opened the case after a bit of hesitation. He looked in and grabbed a corpse of the human boy. He put the child's head against his chest "I'm so sorry I failed you. I'm also sorry that I told you was harsh. I wish you could hear me because I really miss you but I know you are in a much better so let the words travel that I will always love you my chosen one"

He broke down and the lady could see that the grief was all the same and the tears fell on the bloody black hair. He laid the boy in his lap to mask his tears and a tear fell square between Chiro's closed eyes and it fell down the face until it fell into the boy's mouth. The silver monkey wiped his tears and said "I'm sorry that…"

He heard a cough and looked down. Weary blue eyes opened and the child looked into the sad blue eyes of the primate. "Don't be sorry, for anything… (cough) Now that the rest of us are gone you must put your grief behind you and do what is best for the city. You may be surprised at the rewards you get; and you have only been told that your claws are deactivated. Don't trust the-" the child's eyes closed and warmth disappeared from the body for good.

"Don't trust who?" the monkey asked in panic. There was no response. He took a second to think about it and pulled his ghost claws and slashed the chain and ran over to a tree and began to dig. He pulled the child into the hole he had made and jumped out and covered it and scratched into the dirt "Chiro, Age: 13, He was a great hero and adopted son."

He walked to the 11-year old and said in plain English "Do you have a name? I'm going to need to know it if I'm going to help you save the city."

"You mean I'm going to save Shugazoom?" the boy asked excitedly. Antauri nodded and the child said "Name's James."

"Okay then we'd better get moving shouldn't we Capitan?" Antauri asked

"Yep." The child said

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Antauri: You are a cruel, insane, person. I can't believe you killed Chiro.

Me: (with Gibby night of fear eyes) No I'm not. See he's fine. (Opens door to show Chiro watching Sun Riders)

Chiro: You are one good actor, Antauri.

Otto: The makeup was fun to take off. Blood is gaksause SUGAR HIGH!!!!

Me: okay well before I'm killed with purple ghost paws. Please R&R. Ciao and happy tails to you!