Vampire Monkey
Gibson/Antauri (Gibtauri)
SPRX/Nova (Spova)
Chiro/Jinmay (Chinmay)
Otto/Machines! (Unhealthy Obsession)
Otto just seemed so left out, so I made him a pairing! 8D
Set in the time just before Antauri dies, so he's still the black monkey, but we have clone Mandarin…. Because big ugly Mandarin is just… yuck.
"ANTAURI!"
The black monkey shrieked in pain as a pair of fangs dug into his skin, piercing into the bloody tissue beneath. He tried to pull away, but the life was quite literally being drain from him, replaced with who-knows-what.
"Gibson, don't go near him!" Chiro yelled.
Nova grabbed the blue simian.
"ANTAURI!" Gibson shouted, "NO!"
This wasn't happening… it couldn't be happening! Antauri was playing a game, right?
"Gibson, we have to leave him!" SPRX shouted, lifting the blue monkey up and flying off.
"Antauri… please, please don't do this to me…"
SPRX's heart shattered when he heard those words. It was then that SPRX decided that he would save Antauri if it cost him his life.
He felt Gibson start to sob. He shot off quickly to get the former second-in-command out of sight, hurrying into the Super Robot and hugging Gibson in comfort.
"It's okay, Gibson."
Gibson sobbed into SPRX's shoulder, "He… he's gone! This is my fault! If I… if I had just… just reacted faster! If I had kept his back… he wouldn't be gone!"
"It's not your fault, Gibson. It's okay."
"I love him so much… why couldn't I have protected him? Why couldn't I have helped him!"
SPRX tightened the hug around his friend and let him cry. Perhaps Gibson would cry himself to sleep and SPRX could try and find a way to save Antauri from his new fate.
~~…~~
"Gibson, please stop crying." Nova asked, "We'll save him."
Gibson smiled, "Th-that's not why I'm crying." he chuckled half-heartedly, "These… ha… these chemicals give off an odor stronger than that of an onion…" he wiped his eyes on a cloth and looked back at her, "See?"
"What are you making?" she smiled.
"I'm trying to come up with something to help Antauri."
"Tell me if you need anything."
"Goggles." Gibson chuckled, wiping his teary eyes again.
The red alert sounded.
"No time." she smiled, "Come on."
"There's been a hull breach!" SPRX shouted.
"What? How?" Otto yelled, "My repairs were perfect!"
"Whatever it is, it's going through the walls!" Chiro told them, "Get ready for battle!"
"Monkey Team, wait!"
Gibson froze, turning around.
"Antauri…"
The black monkey smiled, "I'm alright."
Nova held Gibson back, "Antauri… I'm happy to see you… but forgive me if I have trouble trusting you."
He smiled, "It's alright, Nova. I understand."
Gibson looked from Nova to Antauri, "Nova… please."
"No, Gibson."
"It's alright, Hal." Antauri smiled.
A blur of black and Nova was thrown across the room. She groaned and looked up, seeing Antauri holding Gibson in his arms.
"Gibson, you can't trust him!" Nova shouted.
"Gibson!" SPRX yelled.
Antauri smiled, "You wouldn't abandon me, would you, Hal?"
"Gibson, it's a trap!" Otto yelled.
"I love you, Hal."
Otto growled, his hands turning to his energy saws, "Whirling Destructo Saws!"
Gibson used his drill to shoot Otto's hands, turning and kissing Antauri.
"Gibson!" Chiro yelled. He ran over, fist raised.
But his eyes met Antauri's. He froze, seeing the green-yellow color fade to a blood red. Antauri flicked his wrist and the boy was thrown back.
"Let him go, Antauri!" SPRX shouted.
"He's mine now." the black monkey smirked, "Goodbye, Hyper Force."
Antauri fazed through the Super Robot, keeping Gibson in his arms.
"Where are we going, Antauri?" The hypnotized blue monkey asked.
"I thirst for you, Hal. We are going somewhere I can quench this thirst, and heal you. I don't want you dead yet."
~~…~~
SPRX was pacing around frantically.
"This isn't good, Antauri's not going to be happy after this. He's going to practically kill himself for hurting Gibson!"
"What's Sparky all worked up over?" Nova asked.
He didn't even acknowledge the much-hated nickname.
"I dunno." Otto walked over, "SPRX, what are you ranting about?"
"Antauri! He trusted me and I failed him! He's either hate me or get really depressed… or both!"
"What are you talking about?" Nova asked.
"I made a promise to Antauri that I would keep Gibson save from him if anything ever happened. Now he's never going to trust me and he's never gonna tell Gibson!"
"Tell Gibson what?"
"That he loves hi-iiiis cotton candy!" SPRX smiled, trying to cover up his slip of the tongue, "Yep! Antauri loves him some cotton candy!"
"Antauri loves Gibson?" Otto grinned, "That's great! Gibby totally feels the same way!"
"Well, that's completely obvious." Nova smirked, "He's not a pro at subtlety."
SPRX groaned, "You don't understand. Antauri is going to KILL Gibson and it's my fault for not keeping that promise!"
"We'll save them, SPRX." Nova smiled, "I promise."
~~…~~
"Does anyone know how to work Gibson's scanner?" Chiro asked.
Silence answered him.
"Well, so much for that idea."
"Maybe we could use the Super Robot's scanners." SPRX offered.
"There's no way that Antauri kept Gibson in the city. They would be out of range." Nova shook her head.
"Hey, guys?" Otto paused.
"Isn't there a way to enhance the range?" Chiro asked.
"Yeah, but Antauri took care of scanners." SPRX groaned.
"Hello? Mechanical genius speaking."
"Maybe he has something in his room that can help us." Chiro offered.
"Antauri's room is nothing but a meditation center and a place where he and Brainstain can relax." SPRX crossed his arms.
"Hey!" Otto shouted, "The tech wiz is trying to speak!"
Everyone looked at him.
"Thank you. Like I was going to say, I can easily track them both down. As long as they're still on Suggazoom, that is."
"How?"
"I got trackers in all our receptors." He grinned, walking over to the viewscreen and activating the trackers.
Four dots appeared inside the City.
"Those are us." he smiled, "Now you have three guesses for who these two are and the first two don't count." he pointed out to the Zone, where two dots were.
~~…~~
"Do you hear that?" Gibson asked, "Beep… beep… beep… beep…"
Antauri smirked, "They're trying to find us. Fascinating."
Gibson looked at Antauri with clouded black eyes, "Are we gonna throw them off our trail?"
Antauri shook his head, "Let them come." he walked over and tilted Gibson's head with a finger to look him in the eyes, "I need you, Hal."
Gibson smiled, "You have me."
I promise, this will get better eventually! Please forgive me!
