Chapter Two: Reviving Confusion
Summary: A shorter chapter, what happens when the monkeys wake up? I have a theory that Sprx wasn't so friendly at first
Antauri shook his head. His awakening wasn't what he expected. Granted, the black robot monkey had no idea what to expect, and neither did his companions.
"Yo, what's going on?" Sprx-77 asked with a yawn.
"That's what I'd like to know," Nova said, rubbing her eyes.
Antauri looked over his shoulder at his companions. "We were activated. The Chosen One has arrived."
"Well, duh," Sprx muttered.
"But, where is he? Or she?" Gibson asked.
"Maybe he knows," Otto said, pointing to Chiro's unconscious form.
Sprx screeched. "Wait a second, he's a kid!" He glowered at Antauri. "You're going to tell me that the Chosen One is a kid?"
"It looks that way," Antauri said. He went to Chiro's side, looking down at him almost curiously before placing a hand on his forehead and closing his eyes. "Yes, I feel it, he holds the Power Primate,"
Gibson approached the boy very carefully. "It looks like he's been electrocuted,"
"Well, now what?" Otto asked.
"Let's get him onto a bed, I'll have to treat his arm," Gibson said, poking at Chiro's left arm. His sweater was burned, and his fingers were blackened.
Ten minutes later, the monkeys had Chiro resting on a bed. Gibson, who had some medical knowledge, had carefully cut away Chiro's sweater and was treating the burns he received from the electrocution. Otto acted as a nurse, hanging from the ceiling with his tail and handing Gibson anything he asked for.
Antauri, Sprx, and Nova watched and waited, staying to one side so they wouldn't be in the way. Nova paced, Sprx leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, and Antauri sat in a meditating position with his eyes closed.
"You think he'll be okay?" Nova asked.
"I trust Gibson with his care," Antauri replied without moving.
"So what does all this mean, anyways?" Sprx asked. "I mean, what are we here for?"
"Our programming requires that we train this boy to be our leader,"
"You have got to be kidding, Antauri!" Sprx exclaimed.
"You know, Sprx, this is tricky enough without your screeching," Gibson said testily, "and Otto, would you stop swinging like that?"
Otto paused in mid-swing, and giggled. Gibson frowned.
"Sorry, Gibson," Otto apologized.
"You heard the monkey, Sprx, no use in getting up in arms about it," Nova said.
"But, but him? The stupid kid got himself electrocuted!"
"I'm sure it was an accident, first of all, secondly, if Antauri says he's the one, then he's the one."
"Oh come on, Antauri, let's get real,"
"This is as real as it gets, Sprx," Antauri assured him, opening his eyes to meet his gaze.
Sprx glared as hard as he could at Antauri, who only stared back serenely. Nova reached over and knocked Sprx on the head hard enough to make him fall.
"When Antauri says it's so, let it go," Nova told him flatly.
Sprx looked at Nova with a grin. "Nice poetry,"
"Shut up, you irritating little-" she raised a fist.
"Temper, Nova," Antauri warned.
Otto looked up for a moment as Gibson wrapped Chiro's arm, watching the other three bantering. He looked down at the unconscious teen thoughtfully.
"Hey, Gibson," Otto said, his voice quiet.
"Yes?"
"Do you think this is this Chosen One Antauri's talked about?"
"Antauri seems to think so. Since he's the head monkey, I suppose we have to trust his judgment,"
"Oh," Otto went silent as Gibson finished, gently putting Chiro's arm at his side and picking up a monitoring device to check for other injuries. "But, what if he turns out to be a jerk or something?"
Otto shuddered, a horrible memory flowing over him.
"Don't be ridiculous, when has Antauri ever led us a-stray?" Gibson said sensibly. He put down the monitor and gave Otto a serious look and a very small smile. "I'm sure everything will be fine."
Otto smiled back and nodded.
The room went quiet when Chiro let out a small, low grunt of pain. They all quickly gathered around the bed. They were nervous, anxious, suspicious, and curious all at once.
Who was this person, anyway?
Author's Notes
Nothing much to say here I guess, just let me know what you think. Chapter Three should be up within the next week or so, depending on how properly muses will behave.
