Silver Morning

By: Phoenix Ride

(FlashBack to the Soul of Evil)

"I have returned to make this world my tomb," -Skeleton King

"What's the matter Chiro? It looks like you're preparing for war,"

"The biggest war Shuggazoom has ever seen,"

"The Skeleton King is reborn, and it's all my fault,"-Sparks

Ch.1: The Battle of Shuggazoom

Terror rose in the streets as Skeleton King's army approached with shields and swords in hand. There was no telling how many soliders were in this division alone, just like Sparks feelings for helping Skeleton King return to the land of the living.

He hadn't meant to bring this war upon Shuggazoom, and his teammates counseled him on how it wasn't his fault, but it was. At least to him. After all wasn't he the one who had betrayed them? Wasn't he the one responisble for aquiring all three ensences of the Skeleton King's soul?

The Skeleton King's first act after being raised from the viod was to destroy the one who ressurected him. Velina was nothing but a black smudge mark at the bottom of the pit of doom now. And it was there that Skeleton King raised to form his new empire.

Now, even with the help of allies all across the cosmos, they were still losing. It didn't matter how hard they fought, Skeleton King had strentgh in numbers, and that is what had made all the difference. And really who would expect a boy and five robotic monkeys to be a threat huh?

The Battle of Shuggazoom was quickly lost within a period of a few weeks and now Skeleton King had complete control. Captian Quint approached Chiro and said that the power had been cut off from the engines so they couldn't even move.

"Any ideas?" he asked.

This question was not only meant for Chiro but was directed at everybody. Sparks shifted uncomfortably in his circiuts when Captian Quint's question went completely unanswered, and only made him feel guiltier.

Sneaking to where he hoped noone could see Sparks exited to the Foot Crusher 5 and opened the hatch allowing him entry into the horror that was Shuggazoom. The city was truly a wreck Sparks thought as he soared through it. He didn't dare try to walk in order to risk being spotted by the Skeleton King's army.

Buildings were torn apart and left open like rotting wounds, the sky was drak silver grey. It was impossible to tell if it was still morning or not. Skeleton King's castle stood right where the Pit of Doom was built. Looking over the ruins of Shuggazoom like a dark sentry.

Sparks knew that was where the Skeleton King would be, and he thought in order to make ammends to himself and to his team he needed to destroy the dark overlord once and for all.

He had considered breaking in at one time. However the castle had hords of guards protecting it so he would need to find a point of entry first, which proved to be impossible. The only possible way in was through the front gate, and for that he would need to turn himself in.

Was he really willing to become a prisioner of war?

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Back in the Super Robot the Monkey Team had been finally left alone to think about another plan to attack. Noone noticed that Sparks was missing yet, and they wouldn't notice until his disappearence was mentioned.

"Antauri" said Chiro "what can we do?"

The silver monkey's eyes looked back at the boy with the sad truth shone in them as he said "I don't know,"

"Hey" said Nova "has anyone seen Sparks?"

As if to answer her question Sparks walked in just at that moment. His head was hung down low as he went to his room, barely noticing the team as he passed by. Personally no could blame the reason he felt so quiet.

"He still blames himself for allowing Skeleton King to be ressurected," said Gibson.

"But it wasn't his fault!" said Nova "we all know what really happened,"

"And that Nova" said Antuari " might procisely be the problem. The Fire of Hate may have possessed Sparks, but if it truly brought out his evil side, then his actions were his own,"

"So you mean" said Otto "that Sparks thinks it's his fault instead of the Fire of Hate's?"

Noone answered Otto's question for they feared the little green monkey had stated the truth. Sparks was forever lost in an endless sea of guilt and now the question was...would he ever forgive himself?

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Night came fast, and that meant it was time the Skeleton King's army to stand guard all around Shuggazoom. Even the night turned out to be silver-grey. Everyone but Sparks could catch a wink of sleep.

Getting up the red monkey once again started his long flight of the night. Landing on the tower that stood about fifty yards away from where the Skeleton King's castle stood.

"Am I really going through with this?" asked Sparks aloud to himself.

He watched as the Skeleton King's guards exited in and out through the front entrance and sighed. Taking a deep breath Sparks charged the castle and attacked the guards. Guards swarmed out like angry hornets and imedately attacked the little monkey set againist them.

Sparks knew that he was no match for a whole army, but fought againist the battilion as long as he could. The Skeleton King approached on the above balcony with Mandarin riding on his shoulder.

Reaching out his skeletal hand a black whip wrapped itself around Spark's neck and dragged him towards the Skeleton King. Sparks struggled as the whip wound tighter and tighter around his throat. Soon he was staring into the crystal skull's empty eyes.

"Traitor" Skeleton King hissed "I gave you power and this is how you repay me?"

"What are you going to do with him my lord?" asked Mandarin. Needless to say Sparks was wondering the same thing.

"Put him in the 'special' suite for now" said Skeleton King "then I will see how we can turn this monkey to our advantage,"