Full Summery:

It's been a year since Jasmine and her two younger brothers, Spencer and Robby have joined into the Hyper Force, still battling SK. Jasmine and the team are now on a wild goose chase to find Skeleton King and save her family, but what happens when a strange ghost starts helping them along the way? Sequel to The Struggling Life I: The Hard Life

The Struggling Life II: Old Bonds Return

Chapter 1: Begin the Search

Jasmine's Point of View:

It had nearly been about a year since the first day I had met the team, my new family, the ones that took us in a made me realize that it was okay to trust others. Besides those dwelling facts, in the year that'd passed, my brothers and I, Cobi and June, had all grown a little bit within the year, small things were noticed that weren't before.

Although, some of you might not know who I am, or who these people who are with me are. My name is Jasmine; I am the Chosen One of the so called Hyper Force, a band of five robotic monkeys (each with their own crazy personalities that sometimes drive me up the wall…) that are named Antauri, Nova, Sprx, Gibson and Otto.

Also apart of the team are my two little brothers of the ages of six and seven, Robby and Spencer (in that order.) My little brothers and I were hidden in the sewers of Shuggazoom, scrapping of little things of food and what not each day for survival until the Hyper Force came along and took us in.

Together, along with my two best friends that I care deeply for (Cobi and his sister June) we've all battled the lord of death known to all as Skeleton King, a evil creature that wants to rule the universe. After he killed my mother when I was no more then ten, he stole my father, sister and brother from me and I only just saw that they were alive (for the most part) on his ship, his prisoners. Since then we have been chasing after him to free my family and stop whatever evil deeps he plans to set in motion.

Now back to my friends and family. For starters, the two siblings' hair has gotten just a tad longer then what it once was, I loved the longer look of it on both of them. Since its gotten longer, and they're always busy with something, June now often pulls her hair back into a braid or two behind her shoulders while Cobi will just let it hang in front of his face or use a head band to loosely hold back some of his hair (I honesty thought it was cute the first time he did it.) Nothing's changed about their appearance, June's bright green eyes are just as deep as they always were, and Cobi's hazel orbs always captured me (even though we promised each other that we would wait until this drama with my family was over before venturing to a relationship.) Though the two of them I will admit have gotten taller (more Cobi then June) and the two of them had both had their birthdays recently, so now they were sixteen and fifteen.

As for my little brothers, the two of them have grown quite a bit in the year that's passed since we still lived in the sewers. Spencer, for starters, has grown a couple inches and let his hair grow out a little more and his control of the element of air has greatly increased to the point where I've been with him, helping him learn how to control mini tornadoes and hurricanes. With Robby, he's grown as well, not as much as his brother, but he grew an inch or so, and his dark hair was grown out a bit too. His abilities over the elements are a little hard to work with, but we're taking it slow. He's learned how to entangle his enemies so that he can avoid getting his, protect others, trap enemies and escape from battle.

As for the team, their appearances really haven't changed much at all as well, since their robot monkey's they don't every really look different, unless some kind of attack on us that causes them to lose their hair, happens, then we have not only a difference in appearance, but a problem with five cold, hairless monkeys. Sprx still hits on Nova, she beats him up, Gibson still argues with Sprx and yells at Otto at times, Otto still as sweet as ever, and Antauri still meditates and tries to hide from the team when a problem is going around.

And as for me? Not much has really changed with me, I've been working with my powers, and since my hair is already really long, you can't notice if its grown much at all (not unless your some kind of hair stylist or something.) My size probably got a little taller but not much since I'm now sixteen, and my growth with stop in the next year or so (if it hasn't already.)

The others had told me, after I had woken up in the medical bay after they freed me from Skeleton King, that we had left Shuggazoom to pursue the villain and free my family, also possibly finding a way to bring back my mother from the world of the dead, as she had told me before I had died.

So since then, we've been traveling space after the monster to find my family and get them back. Finally putting my family back together as it should be, as it should have been.

I was in my room at the moment. My two brothers were actually off with Sprx and Otto at the moment, training in piloting and mechanics. June and Cobi had gotten into another argument again, I'm not sure nor care what it was about, but I knew I had to get out of there. So I ran back to my room, and I've been meditating with the instruction of Antauri.

"Loose contact with the outside world Jasmine, strive deep into yourself for the Power Primate." He whispered over the silence in the air. My mind willingly followed his instructions and I dived into myself.

I've been able to keep up with my Power Primate training with Antauri now, it was difficult at first, but now I can keep my focus on it and not anything or anyone else (unless my brothers or they are in close danger, then that concentration just flies out the window.)

I had been meditating for a while, and my soul itself was becoming stronger with allowing the Power Primate to flow through it. When I got to moments likes these in my meditation, I sometimes had brief flashes of the future, yet they were rare even then.

I was suddenly hit with one of them though. It was the strangest and most disturbing one I'd seen thus far. My vision first flashed to a world of lava and fire, and some kind of creature with large wings (I even think it looked female) and a body made of lava and hair of fire, yet her appearance almost looked like an angel.

My vision then swarmed to a frozen planet, with high power blizzards and holes in the icy surface that led below ground. Within that iced over world, I saw a devil like creature made of ice with horns on its head, claws on its feet and hands, a long tail with a sharp tip, and a strangely slim body to boot.

My final vision changed to a world that looked quite similar to me, but I couldn't recognize it at the time. It seamed dark and ghostly, buildings torn and crystals dark and shattered like broken glass in a world of dark clouds (which doesn't really explain where the planet is or how they stay afloat.) A ghost like creature flew before my vision and I gasped at its see through, hazel appearance. Its eyes were red and blood shot and sad, but that was all I saw before I was dragged from the visions and jumped back into reality.

Antauri was there, right by my side with a glass of water and a towel. I thanked him profusely and he helped me over to my bed and I laid down for a short while.

"Are you alright Jasmine?" He questioned me after he had me settled in my bed and I had rested for a minute or two.

"I think so; this was one powerful and long vision." I replied back tiredly.

"What was it that you saw?"

"Three different worlds, one of lava and fire, another of ice and blizzards, and the last of dark stormy skies and broken buildings and glass. In each place, there was a creature there, on the fire world, there was an angel made of lava, but she looked evil-"

"She?" He questioned.

"It had the body of a female, so I assumed." He nodded and let me continue on. "On the ice world, there was a devil like creature made of ice and on that dark cloudy world; there was a transparent ghost with blood shot eyes." I paused fro the moment and looked back up at my second in command. "I've never had a vision about this Antauri, what's going on?"

"Hush Jasmine, don't fret." He soothed me. "I will speak to the others about the visions and ask them for their options on this matter. And for you, just get some rest, we will alert you to our decision or any ideas we came up when you are rested and are thinking a bit more clearly. Yes?"

"Okay Antauri, thanks." He nodded and walked over to my door, he switched off the lights and I turned over in my bed and closed my eyes.

"Good night Jasmine." I heard him say before my door closed and my room was dark.

Antauri's Point of View:

I left Jasmine with the intent for her to sleep now that she had three visions hit her all at once. I knew it was too much for her mind to bear with the power that even a single vision can strike someone down. I admit I have seen these visions too, but separately, and they occurred rarely.

I stepped into the command center and most everyone wasn't there at the moment. If I remembered correctly, Spencer and Sprx were together in the simulation room, Robby and Otto were in the workshop and June and Cobi were off in some area of the robot trying to strangle each other. Only Gibson and Nova were here, and that's probably how it should have been with the news I bring them.

"Good afternoon Antauri," Gibson greeted me. "How was your meditation session with Jasmine?"

"To be honest Gibson, it was painfully exhausting. I'd had another vision, a third one, and Jasmine had finally gotten the same ones I had received, but they came to her all at once."

"Oh no! Is she alright?" Nova questioned worriedly.

"Do not fret Nova, she is resting at the moment and is in bed. I left with her to discuss what we should do about these visions. You two and the others know of them, only Jasmine did not, since I feared it may have had a hand in with Skeleton King and her family."

"Well… now that she's had them and seen them too, its no use hiding it anymore, its best to help her to wherever she's going or whatever she does since we all know that she's not going to not go." Nova replied. "The girl is stubborn and has a kick and fist to match it. I say we start researching lava planets in the area and start looking for the ones you guys keep seeing in your visions."

"I could do that easily with my now upgraded computer." Gibson offered.

I smiled at them. "Thank you my friends. Please do so and alert me when you have some answers. I plan now to take a nap back in my room after this last vision, it has drained me of what little energy I had."

"Go to sleep Antauri, we'll keep the others in line up here." Nova smirked and Gibson snickered before I walked off. I hurried off to my bed room and curled down in the soft covers.

Third Person Point of View:

It was dark and dreary in the lonely dungeon of the Skeleton King. No one had visited the family that sat in its shadowed corners, other then a few random Formless that provided them with the single meal a day. It was often rare if Skeleton King ever came; Mandarin could be seen in there a little more often, often mocking the family to the end of its sanity about the condition of the Chosen One.

This time though, heavy, dead foot steps entered the black ooze/bone prison. Skeleton King stood before the family, Mandarin at his side. Some Formless hung back at the entrance in case they were needed by their master.

"What the hell do you want?" The single girl spat in the back of the cell, she was the Chosen One's little sister, named Lyra, and quite a stubborn child at that. She had now reached the age of fifteen and had been trapped in that hell hole with Skeleton King and her family for six years; she was captured at the age of nine with her father and brother, who now sat quietly to either side of her.

"I am here for you for starters, fire child." Skeleton King's voice was filled with dark chuckles and Mandarin reached toward the cage, opening it. He moved inside and watched as the family latched their arms and legs onto the girl and placed their bodies over her's.

"You will not take another child of mine!" The old man, also known as Sean, the father, shouted. He was the eldest of the prisoners and the father of the Chosen One; he was now at the age of thirty-eight.

"How much more do you plan to take from us? We have nothing left to give!" The young man shouted, or otherwise known as the Chosen One's eldest brother, or Gabriel. He had just turned the age of seventeen a short while ago and normally argued with the young woman that he had his limbs and body covering. Though at this moment, they were all each other had and if one was taken, so would be their sanity.

"She will be the first of my experiment to bring back the dark ones, as you two will be as well, but she is first, so be gone." Skeleton King used his dark powers to shoved the brother and father off the girl, then walked up and grabbed her by the neck. With his prize in hand, he left the dungeon and Mandarin locked the door. The two prisoners left shouted at the poor Lyra, but she could do nothing, waves of dark energy had been shoved into her body and knocked her out.

Witch's Note:

I'm back! Hey guys! It's great to see you all again! This first chapter here was just a summery up on the last story and the beginning of this story. This will get better with the future chapters, but this one is just one to get it on its feet.

Question of the Chapter: What did you guys think of those small visions that Jasmine saw and what will happen to Lyra and her two locked away family members?

I love you guys and I'll see you again next week with another chapter on Saturday! Unless you're a Ninja Turtle fan and plan on looking at the next chapter of that story! I certainly wouldn't mind, I just want questions and reviews!

See ya next week!

Halloween Witch