Definition-

EBAY n. proper: the place where people gather (some more than others) to sell, buy or trade goods via the internet. It is highly addictive - the habit must be broken before one spends too much money.

It seems Chiro has found Ebay, and for the first time he has shown a new obsession with the internet, and the Hyper Force's sponsorship money is being spent. Can they break Chiro's habit before he spends all their money?

Chapter One - Chiro's Habit

Chiro sat at the computer screen, watching and waiting. Three more minutes. Three more minutes... then he'd win.

The monkeys were also watching and waiting. But they were watching Chiro - waiting for him to forget about internet buying. They thought it was just a fad; something that would disappear within a few days. Oh how they were wrong.

Chiro was on the edge of his seat. "Come on... don't bid..." he muttered. Ten... nine... eight... Some one suddenly placed a bid.

"NO!" Chiro yelled. He quickly placed a bid of nine dollars, therefore meaning he had won the item.

"YAY!" Chiro yelled. "Totally worthless dictionary, you are MINE!" The monkeys watched in distress. Chiro had wasted nine dollars on a dumb dictionary. It was the twelfth item he'd bought that week, and it was still Monday.

Chiro grinned. He liked Ebay. He'd been watching the news while they were talking about traps on Ebay, where people cheat others by receiving items and not paying. Chiro had merely went on out of curiosity, and had been hooked ever since. That was two days ago.

"Ch... Chiro?" came a quiet voice. It was Antauri. "Are you sure you should be selling absolutely everything you have to buy new and pointless things? We already have a dictionary!"

"Two dictionaries," Chiro corrected, "and I won't spend too much." Something caught the boy's eye. "Hey!" he said enthusiastically. "A new and exclusive Antauri figurine! Do you want it, Antauri?"

"No." said Antauri quickly. "If I want to see myself, I'll buy a mirror."

Chiro blinked. "They're selling a mirror on Ebay. Do you want me to get you that?"

Antauri shook his head. Chiro would never learn.

"I take that as a no." said Chiro. "Hey! Sparky!" The red monkey ran into the room.

"Yeah?" said Sparx, a little impatient.

"Check the mail. I think that golf bag's are arriving."

Sparx nodded unenthusiastically. "Stupid golf bag..." he muttered. "Get over that dumb site, kid!"

"No!" Chiro yelled defensively. "If it weren't for Ebay, we wouldn't have that dictionary!"

"Two dictionaries." Antauri corrected. "Chiro, you're wasting our money on things we already have! Soon enough we're going to have a third dictionary!"

Chiro turned his computer off. "Fine." he snapped. "I'll get the mail myself."

A few minutes later, Sparx and Antauri could hear, "Yay! It came!" coming from outside...

Antauri gave Sparx a concerned look. "Chiro could spend all our money on things we don't need." he said. "It's a very concerning habit."

"Yeah!" Sparx agreed. "Next thing you know he'll buy a fourth dictionary!"

This question has probably come up while you were reading this story: WHERE IS THE HYPER FORCE GETTING THIS MONEY?

Well, as I told you at the start, the Hyper Force must have a few sponsors, or they wouldn't be able to pay for food, video games, that evilly big television Chiro has (stupid television... its bigger than mine!), etc.

So, that question answered.

But here's another two:

1. Will Chiro buy another dictionary before he breaks this habit?

2. Will Chiro break this habit?

Review and find out!