Monkey Flu (get it? Instead of monkey fu?) Chapter 1
When you're sick, your body is fighting an infection. That's why you have a fever or a cough. It's a way that your body gets rid of the illness. Did you know that monkeys can get the same illnesses that humans can get? Even if you did know that, you probably didn't know that a special team of monkeys once went on an incredible adventure, and it all started on a stormy evening.
"Everyone get back to the robot!" Chiro shouted to the Hyperforce. There was a large thunderstorm after the team left to fight a large monster. Skeleton King was finally gone, but that didn't mean the city was completely safe. Once the monkey team got inside of the Super Robot, they were all pretty wet and cold.
"Great job team!" Chiro shouted.
"Ugh! Anybody got a towel? I'm soaking wet and freezing cold!" Nova said.
"I can keep you warm." Sprx grinned, and Nova responded to that by smacking him in the face.
"We need to hurry and get dry, unless anybody wants to catch a cold." Gibson said to the others. They all got a towel to wrap up in.
"I wish we had a nice warm fireplace to sit by." Otto shivered a bit after saying that.
"It's getting late team, and the storm doesn't look like it's going to clear up anytime soon." Antauri told the team, "We should all get our rest." The rest of the Hyperforce agreed and all went to their rooms.
The next morning, the team met at a table for breakfast, but Otto was missing.
"Where's Otto?" Nova asked the others.
"Maybe he's still sleeping." Sprx said.
"Yeah, but he never misses breakfast. He's usually the first one at the table."
"I'll go check on him." Chiro said, and the young boy got up and went to the green monkey's room.
"Otto? It's time for breakfast. We're waiting for you." Otto was in bed, but he didn't stir. Chiro went over and saw that Otto was still fast asleep, and he sounded like he had a stuffy nose.
"Uh oh." Chiro said as he felt Otto's forehead. The green simian was a little warm. The teen went back to the area where the rest of the team was.
"Bad news guys. I think Otto is sick." He told the team.
"That's not good." Nova said.
"What are his symptoms?" Gibson asked.
"He didn't wake up when I went in his room, and his nose is stuffy. He also feels a little warm." Chiro answered.
"When he wakes up I'll see what's wrong." Gibson replied. Being the team's scientist, he was sort of like a doctor to them. Chiro nodded and sat down.
After breakfast, Gibson grabbed a thermometer and some medicines from the med bay and went to check on Otto. Otto was awake this time, but he didn't feel like getting out of bed.
"Good morning, Otto." Gibson said as he walked into the door. Otto mumbled something quietly, so Gibson took that as a greeting.
"Chiro checked on you this morning and told us you were sick. Can you tell me how you feel right now?"
"My head hurts, my throat feels sore, my nose is stuffy, and I feel really hot." Otto said a little louder.
"I see. You just have a cold." Gibson replied after checking his temperature. Otto had a fever. "You should get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. I'll see if we can get you something to drink."
Gibson told the rest of the team what was wrong with Otto and Nova grabbed a glass of water to give the green monkey. For the rest of the day the team did their usual activities except for Gibson and Otto.
The next day…
Antauri, Gibson, Sprx, and Chiro met in the command center. This time Nova was missing. Sprx also had a small cough.
When Chiro and Gibson went to check on Nova, she was still asleep. Gibson waited until she was awake to give her a checkup.
"She has the flu." Gibson reported. "She has a high fever, cough, headache, chills, and she's very tired."
"Perfect. Just perfect." Sprx said, "Now we have two robot monkeys sick in bed, and my throat is beginning to feel sore."
"That's really not good." Chiro said.
"Well, for now we should hope that nothing comes to attack Shuggazoom while the others rest." Antauri said. "We should do anything we possibly can to help them get better quickly."
"Antauri's right." Chiro replied. "So I say we make soup for lunch."
"Great idea, kid." Sprx coughed.
After Antauri and Sprx made the soup and Chiro and Gibson gave Otto and Nova some medicine, they all met in the command center to keep each other company. It wasn't easy though, because Nova fell asleep on the couch and Otto wouldn't stop making annoying noises every time he blew his nose. Sprx wasn't talkative either because his throat hurt. It was a quiet and lonesome conversation.
After a half hour of that, Otto and Nova went back to bed, but Sprx was worried about Nova, so he made Gibson go check on her every five minutes. This was pretty much what went on for the rest of the day.
The next day came, and Gibson didn't make it to the table this time.
"Monkey doodle." Sprx rasped, his voice nearly gone.
"Gibson, are you okay?" Chiro knocked on Gibson's door.
"I'm taking a day off." Gibson murmured. Chiro went to the med bay and pulled out a thermometer. Then he came back to take the blue monkey's temperature. Sure enough, Gibson had a fever.
"This is an unfortunate turn of events." Antauri said. "Gibson is our medical expert, and now he is also under the weather."
"Perfect. Just perfect." Sprx croaked. "Now what do we do if something attacks the city? It's gonna be hard to fight with only three of us, two if I don't count since I have laryngitis."
"Nothing has attacked us for a while, so we should hope that we can avoid any battles at all costs." Chiro said.
"Do you even know what Gibson has, kid?" Sprx rasped.
"He also has the flu, because he has the same symptoms as Nova." Chiro replied.
"Chiro, I want you to be careful. The last thing we want is for you to get sick." Antauri cautioned.
"I'll do my best Antauri. And at least we know you can't get sick because you're fully mechanical." Chiro said. Antauri replied with a smile.
Later on, Chiro made soup for lunch again. When everyone got at the table, Otto was feeling a little better because he had his appetite back.
"Well, brain strain. It looks like you caught whatever bug is going around." Sprx chuckled.
"It isn't like that. You and Otto have something completely different, and it's not my fault that you made me go check on Nova every five minutes." Gibson grumbled.
"Are you trying to say it was me who got you sick!" Nova exclaimed.
"Enough." Antauri shouted. "You three are not well, and arguing will only make things worse. We need to relax so you can all get better quickly."
After lunch, everyone went into the command center again. They decided to talk about past enemies they battled, but it was hard because you could barely hear what Sprx said and Nova and Gibson kept dozing off. Suddenly the alarm went off in the robot.
"Shuggazoom is under attack!" Chiro shouted.
Well, this is the first chapter so far. I hope you enjoy it! Also credit for the title of the story goes to my very cool fanfiction friend Unidentified Flying Otter, a fellow robot monkey fan!
