Yeah, I haven't made up a story for along time…it's starting to bug me. Might as well make one while my creative juices are pumping. Zaintar is in it…along with her teams and the SRMT and my two new charries. Enjoy!
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Chapter 1: Friends are as Pure as Crystals…
The streets were deserted; no human life was walking the paved sidewalks, except for one lone figure. The figure was a teenaged boy, with raven black hair and blue eyes. Underneath his eyes were three orange stripes. His outfit was white with an orange scarf, gloves, and a pair of dark colored boots. He stood with pride, straight and at attention, a look of anger on his face.
His gaze was staring off at the outlands of ShuggaZoom. The building he was staring at was the spark that lit the fire in his eyes. The looming castle-like building that housed the very enemy that he was trying to keep from ever touching his home world.
Skeleton King. The hero clenched a fist as the name ran through his head. He remembered the resurrection of the evil lord and how they failed to destroy him once and for all. The evil lord was way better than his old self, and ten times more determined to finish his job.
A presence behind him made him glance over his shoulder. Standing there was his girlfriend. She was a mecha, wearing a similar outfit like him. Her gloves and scarf were a dark magenta color. She wore a short white dress. Her pink, white tipped hair was in two pigtails. Her sea green eyes were soft and sad.
The boy turned fully and smiled at the girl.
"What's up Jinmay?" he asked, his anger gone and concern came to him. Jinmay looked away from him to the ground.
"This, what happened with Skeleton King coming back, Chiro," she said, her voice wavering ever so slightly. Chiro sighed and put both hands at his sides. Suddenly, Jinmay wrapped her arms around Chiro and began to sob uncontrollably. Chiro, first a little surprised, and then wrapped his arms around her, embracing her in a hug. Jinmay cried loudly.
"I'm so sorry Chiro!" she sobbed. "It was my fault he came back! It was my entire fault! I goofed!!" Tears soaked Chiro's shirt. Chiro rubbed the back of the mecha's head.
"No Jinmay, it wasn't your fault," he whispered, ignoring the idea some one was watching. "It was no one's fault but mine. I was in charge and I blew it. So, don't you be bringing yourself down about the whole thing." Jinmay looked up at the boy, tear filled eyes and tear soaked cheeks making Chiro's heart just drop.
"I know, but I always have the bad feeling that I did something wrong," she sniffed. Chiro lightly kissed her on the forehead and squeezed her one last time.
"Don't think about it, Jin," he said both letting go of each other. "You look better when you're happy." Jinmay smiled weakly. Chiro grasped Jinmay's hand and walked with her back to the Super Robot.
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Otto scurried underneath opened legs and dodged moving bodies. The labyrinth of heroes and heroines made it quite hard to get to Point A to Point B in fast time. Finally, Otto broke through and, not paying attention, he ran into a leg.
Once recovering from his collision, he looked up to the owner of the leg. It was Super Quazar's. The Sun Rider chuckled at the green mechanic and turned his attention back to the screen, where a large blinking light with a white dot in the middle filled the screen. Antauri was also floating besides him, staring at the object. Zaintar was on the other side of Quazar. Gibson seemed to be talking about it.
"It seems to be some sort of foreign object buried into the surface of ShuggaZoom," he explained. "It seems to be giving off some sort of strong aurora of an odd energy." Johnny Sunspot scratched his red hair.
"Do you think it's a bomb or something of Bone Bag's?" he asked. Zaintar shook her head, eyes closed.
"I sense no dark energy from this object," she replied, opening her eyes and again fixing them on the screen. Antauri nodded.
"Neither do I," he added. Gibson cleared his throat.
"Then I propose a mission to recover this item and bring it back here for testing," he told them. "I would believe whatever is making this high of energy levels has to be something incredibly strong. Skeleton King might already have some Formless working on getting it." Sun Riders, monkeys and dragon looked at each other. "All it leaves is Antauri's approval and some able bodied peoples to recover it before Skeleton King." Antauri thought a moment.
"Where is it?" Otto spoke up, getting into the conversation. Gibson was silent for a moment and looked back to the screen.
"Just a few yards in front of Skeleton King's fortress," he answered. Silence enveloped the small group. Antauri sighed.
"It would be devastating if Skeleton King did get his hands on whatever this is," he said. "I believe we should go out and get this item, even if it is where it is." The Sun Riders and Zaintar nodded to Antauri's answer.
"We, the Sun Riders, would like to help in retrieving this item," Quazar said, ignoring the whining from Johnny. Antauri nodded.
"And I'll send Chiro and Jinmay with you to help," the silver monkey said. Just as he said this, the two walked to the group. Chiro wave "hi" to them and went to Antauri.
"Heard my name, something up?" he asked.
"You and Jinmay are going with the Sun Riders to retrieve this and bring it here, for some tests," Gibson replied for Antauri. Chiro looked at the monkeys, then at his ex-favorite heroes. Johnny smirked at the black haired boy.
"Suit up, Chi-ro," he sneered. "We're gonna get a little dirty on this mission."
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Five white spots flew over the red dusty surface. Clouds of sand went up as the fumes from their jet packs blew out. Chiro was leading them towards the fortress, holding a small contraption that had a screen in the center. A green dot blinked ahead of them, along with the red dots of enemies. Thankfully, they were still inside the fortress.
Only moments after, they arrived at the spot where the dot was blinking rapidly. They landed and quickly went to work. Surprisingly, a crack in the surface made the job easier for them. Jinmay powered up to her mecha form and formed her hands into drills (I making her be able to do this). She went to work on the ground.
Hours past and Chiro was keeping a sharp eye on the fortress, which was surprisingly close, too close for comfort. Suddenly, a clank brought him back to the hole.
"Hit something Chiro!" Jinmay's voice called from the big hole. Chiro felt his heart flip in his chest and he jumped into the hole. The Sun Riders stayed above ground, keeping the look out for Formless.
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It seemed like forever till Chiro landed on hard surface. When he recovered from his landing, he noticed it wasn't dark and he was in a large room. He looked and saw Jinmay sitting besides him, panting, with smears of red dirt on her clothing and face. Chiro patted her shoulder and stood.
A white glow flickered in the room, casting an eerie glow on the walls. He studied them with interest. Carvings of flames and symbols decorated each side, even on the ceiling. The outlines were glowing light blue and they pulsed. Chiro felt a cold air blow easily over his hair. He shivered slightly and continued down the hallway. The white glow grew stronger and brighter. He saw what the cause of the light was.
Hovering at the end of the hallway, was a somewhat large white crystal. Chiro stood there, awestruck at the crystal's beauty. It seemed to be feeding the pulse of the carvings. He walked to it, hands prepared to attack if anything popped out.
Finally, he reached it and studied the surface. It had the same carvings as the walls of the cavern. These were also pulsing blue. He reached out and grasped hold of it. It came off easily and Chiro noticed nothing was going to happen. The boy saw that the pulsing stopped. He heaved the crystal up and walked back to Jinmay, who was now up and cleaning herself up. She stopped when she saw Chiro walking with the crystal in arm. Jinmay's eyes reflected the faint glow.
"Whoa Chiro," she said, touching the stone's smooth surface. "It's beautiful." Suddenly, Johnny's voice brought them to attention.
"Hey…um…guys!?" he yelled down the hole. "I think we over-stayed our vis…HOLY PROTONS!!!" The two looked up just in time to see a Formless fly right over him. Chiro put the crystal under his arm and grabbed hold of Jinmay's hand. She kicked upwards and shot out, just as Aurora flew through the air. The two crashed into each other, making Jinmay lose her grip on Chiro. He plummeted to the dirt below and landed hard on his front. The crystal shot out from under his arm, to every one's attention. Chiro recovered and watched helplessly as the crystal rolled away from him to the feet of a Formless near by. It saw it, and then, noticing what it was, picked it up and took off running back to the fortress.
"No. You. Don't," Chiro said as he charged after it. The Formless barely had time to react when Chiro's leg smashed right into it. It deformed into a puddle and the crystal yet again flew. This time, Quazar caught it.
"Let's get out of here!" he yelled, kicking on his jet pack and flying off. The rescue team followed his move and flew off with him, leaving the Formless standing there dumbstruck.
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Zaintar felt them before they entered the Super Robot. She smiled and turned just as the team popped up in the tubes.
"I see you were successful," she said, eyeing the crystal with some suspicion. Chiro wiped dirt from his brow that managed to stay on through their flight.
"Where's Gibson?' he asked. Zaintar motioned to the lab.
"He's in there, getting ready for that crystal," she told them. Chiro nodded and walked to the lab. The Sun Riders went off to clean themselves up, and Jinmay waited for Chiro's return.
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Chiro entered Gibson's now larger lab and set the crystal on the nearest table. Gibson was busy with some tools. The boy cleared his throat. Gibson turned to see who it was then smiled.
"Were you successful?" the blue monkey asked with anxiousness in his voice. Chiro nodded and motioned to the table where the crystal lied. Gibson scurried to it and examined it quickly.
"It was in the ground, like you said," Chiro told him, watching Gibson touch the now faded blue carvings. "But…it was in a large room that was covered with the same carvings as the crystal." Gibson nodded.
"Did anything happen when you took it out of there?" he asked.
"Well, except for when Formless attacked after we got out…really nothing…except that light was way brighter than it is now." Chiro suddenly noticed that fact. It did seem duller than it was. The now once bright pulsing light was now dimmed at seemed gray instead of white. Gibson thought for a moment.
"Can you get Otto for me and tell him to come in here, SPRNTEN and Zaintar too if you don't mind," he told Chiro. The boy turned and went out. Zaintar heard her name from the main room and passed Chiro, telling him she already knew. Chiro acknowledge the fact and went in search for the other two.
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Zaintar knocked on the opened door, taking a peak inside. Gibson told her to come in. The dragon slipped into the room and looked around. Only a few times had she been in here, since she didn't spent her powers or her machinery to its limits. She saw that his new lab had more than one screen and more than one table.
Preparing for a lot of injuries before it happens, John joked to her after he finished the lab up. Zaintar laughed a little at the joke, but she didn't think that it would really matter.
Gibson was lightly tapping the crystal. A little lighting bolt shot out at him. He back off a bit when it did this, then he went at it again. Zaintar stood a little far from him till she noticed it didn't do extended harm to the scientist. Gibson hurried over to his computer and typed in something. Zaintar stepped closer and ran a clawed hand over the smooth surface. The crystal glowed brighter than before, then dimmed down to its low light.
A loud thud turned her attention from the crystal and made her looked behind her. SPRNTEN and Otto were sprawled on the floor, eyes crossed and stars blinking in their vision. Zaintar shook her head and went over to help them up. Otto kind of swayed a bit before shaking his head, blinking, and then skipping over to the table where the crystal was.
While she was helping SPRNTEN up, she heard an "oomph!", then some tires squeaking as they rolled. She spun and saw that the table that held the crystal was rolling right into a wall. Gibson was desperately trying to get to it, but he had tripped over Otto during the process.
Right when it was going to hit the wall, some invisible hand grabbed the table's handle and it stopped. Gibson looked up, thinking he would see what was left of the crystal would be only shards, but was surprise to see it was somewhat floating in mid-air. He looked over his shoulder to see Zaintar, her clawed hand outstretched and her eyes closed. She used her telekinesis power just in time.
The dragon replaced the table to where it originally was. The four of them encircled around the table and stared down at the crystal like it was the most priceless thing in the world. Though, they would find out, that it would be.
Gibson cleared his throat, causing the other three to look up at him.
"I called you in here to help me open it up," he told them. A hint of fear ran across Zaintar's face, but nobody saw it. "I would like to do it nice and slowly, so not to damage whatever might be in there." Otto gave Gibson a confused look.
"There's something in there?" he asked, a hint of shock in his voice. Gibson nodded, a little annoyed that Otto was asking him this question.
"Yes, I scanned it and there is a hallow inside, with a thin outer layer…something similar to a cocoon or an egg," he said. Zaintar nodded and turned to look again at the crystal. SPRNTEN snorted.
"Then why don't we get a hammer or something and smash it, like this," he said, grabbing a hammer from another table. Before anyone could stop him, he hit the crystal as hard as he could.
And that would be hard.
Suddenly, just as the metal head hit the glass surface, a force hit him and propelled him backwards hard, just as hard as he was going to hit it. He flew into the wall behind him with such extreme force; he broke through and ended up in the other wall. Zaintar quickly ran to help him up and out of the wall and back into the lab. Zaintar set him down easily and gave him a stern glare.
"That's probably why we didn't, smarty-pants," she said, giving him a growl and turning back her attention to the crystal. Gibson wiped imaginary sweat from his brow.
"I wasn't going to be that extreme with it," he told the golden monkey. "I was going to have Otto try and saw it open with his saws." When Otto heard his name, he perked up a bit. He saluted and activated his saws.
"I get this thing open in a jiffy," he reassured them, beginning to bring down his saws onto the crystal.
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After a few minutes, Otto saws were completely wrecked. He looked disbelievingly at them.
"I made sure these babies were 10 times more powerful then my old ones," he said, deactivating them. Zaintar sighed and patted his shoulder like she was telling him "good try bucko". Gibson scratched his head.
"Well, I guess this was going to be harder than I thought," he said aloud. Zaintar looked at the blue monkey.
"So, now what boss?" she asked. Gibson shook his head, a little sad at the fact that his plan didn't work.
"I was thinking you had a solution for this," he said. Zaintar gave him a shocked look, eased, and then closed her eyes concentrating hard. After a few more minutes, she re-opened her eyes, a hit of confusion in them. SRPNTEN stood up and limped over to her, seeing if she was all right.
Suddenly, the crystal began to crack down its center. SPRNTEN turned his attention to it. Gibson stood as though he was about to scream. Otto's eyes went wide with appreciation.
"Whoa!" he exclaimed. "Zaintar didn't even have to look at it and then it cracked!" Zaintar looked at Otto.
"I didn't do anything," she told him. All four of them turned to look at the crystal cocoon as it opened up. It gave a loud pop and the two top halves fell from the sides to expose the center.
They slowly reproached the table again and looked into the crystal. Lying curled up in a ball, was a small robotic monkey, eyes closed and breathing easy and steady. The little monkey seemed to be asleep. Otto's eyes widened happily. SRPNTEN looked as though he had just seen a ghost. Gibson looked like he was about to have a heart-attack. Zaintar had a little fear in her as she stared at the small body.
The monkey was white with a black belly. The inside of her belly was white with a light sea greenish blue stripe running down it. The stripe on her helmet was the same color as the stripe on her belly. Her feet were black. Her tail was curled up by her legs.
What shocked everyone the most was the fact her metal parts were different coloration than theirs. Her arms, tail, and antennas were a dark steel color. Another thing that shocked them was that she had had small silver spikes running down her spinal cord.
Then the eyes opened up slowly. She was waking up. She sat up and stretched, giving a yawn as she did. She froze when she saw four strangers looking at her. The four others were staring fearfully at her eyes.
She had no pupils.
Suddenly, her bottom lip quivered and she let out a little sob. Otto's caring way got the best of him and he approached the monkey child.
"There, there, kido," he said nice and quietly. "Uncle Otto ain't gonna hurt you. He wants to be your friend." Surprisingly, the monkey leaped into Otto's arms and wrapped her arms around his neck. A little surprised, then once recovering, he put the monkey down. She was short, barely making it up to the bottom of Otto's shoulder.
In turn, he introduced his friends to the toddler. She waved at them, now full of spunk and curiosity. She took a liking to Otto right away, following him as he went out to introduce the others to her, like a puppy with a new friend. He told him the names of the Monkey Team, the Dragon Team, and the Death Team, pointing to the person and saying there names. She said "hi" to them in turn and they replied back with a greeting.
Rackifa, the wonderful mother and caring friend, bent down and smiled sweetly at the child.
"And what would your name be?" she asked nicely. The monkey thought for a moment.
"My name's Nightmare."
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Whoopie! Cliffy! I love cliffies! So sorry it took long, but I had to get it all in this chapter!
I hope you enjoy and review!