Me: Welcome to Chapter One!
Alchemist: What happened?
Me: Chiro and the monkeys will explain shortly.
Alchemist: Alright…
Me: So I left off with Chiro thinking Skeleton King was going to kill him but it turned out he was the good old Alchemist again.
Alchemist: Chiro… Why does that name sound so familiar?
Me: I don't know. (Gives a sly smile to the readers.) This is from the Alchemist's point of view. Well I don't own SRMTHFG. Please read and review.
Chapter One: Saving the Boy
I shook my head and looked around my surroundings. The room seemed to composed out of bones and blood streaked the floor. A huge throne stood in the middle of the room. This must have been what my dark side created, I thought to myself.
I caught a glimpse of orange and gasped. In a corner was raven-haired boy. His ice blue eyes stared at me in wonder. His outfit was torn to shreds and his body covered in countless cuts and bruises.
I approached the boy slowly. I knew enough about how children reacted to strangers when injured. This boy would probably try to get up and run, furthering injuring himself.
But the boy made no effort to run. He flinched when I touched his skin but that was the only movement. I felt the power primate flow within him and I focused on getting information on the boy.
I knew that he had been fighting my dark side but I could no longer name him. All of a sudden the power primate gave me what I was looking for.
The boy's name was Chiro Akbar O'Neil. He was fourteen years old and was turning fifteen in a week. He was an orphan till the Monkey Team accepted him as the new leader after Mandarin's betrayal. He was loyal and brave and looked at the monkeys he lived with as a family.
I only had a moment to ponder over this news when the fortress began to shudder. I gasped and lifted Chiro, much too his displeasure.
I ran and ran till I found the secret entrance I thought Chiro had used. I went out the crack and moments later the fortress crumbled. I made the logical conclusion that, since I no longer was Skeleton King, the fortress had no dark power to keep it together. The boy named Chiro looked me in the face. I looked back. "Are you okay?" I asked quietly.
"I'll be fine for now," Chiro said hoarsely. "Antauri… He's going to be so worried. He probably thinks I'm dead…"
"Do you have a way to contact him?" I asked. Chiro lifted his hand and pushed on a metal pin on his shirt.
"Chiro to…" Chiro began.
"Chiro!" I heard a voice shout. It had to be Antauri. "Where are you? Are you injured? Have you been captured by Skeleton King?"
I took the pin from Chiro and shouted, "Antauri!"
"Alchemist!" Antauri screeched. "You're back! Is Chiro okay?"
I sighed. "Chiro will be fine for a minute," I said. "But his injuries can be deadly,"
"I see," Antauri said.
"Where is your current location?" I asked.
"Shuggazoom Park," Antauri said.
"I'll met you there shortly," I said. I deactivated the communicator pin and gave it back to Chiro. Chiro was struggling to stay awake. "Sleep little one," I whispered. "Everything is okay. I'll protect you from the evils at hand. Please trust me,"
Chiro gave me one last look and fell into a deep sleep in my arms. I smiled. I had forgotten how much a child can change everything. "Alchemist!" I heard a voice shout.
I turned around. Behind me was Mandarin. The same monkey I thought would be forever good had turned against his brothers and sister in their time of need. Mandarin smiled at me. "Oh," he said, smiling evily. "The boy is injured. Let me end his misery," He lifted his claw to attack and I blasted him backwards.
"Do not come near the boy Mandarin!" I shouted. I shouted a spell to hold Mandarin on the ground until I was a safe distance away and began to run.
I knew this jostling around wasn't good for Chiro but Mandarin was a worse solution to the problem at hand. This boy had risked his life to save everyone in every galaxy. He didn't deserve to die like this.
Shuggazoom Park was seen in the distance. I knew that Antauri was there, waiting as the silver monkey. I had seen the memory of Antauri becoming silver in Chiro's memories.
I was correct of course. He ran up to me, gave me a nod of acknowledgement and worried over the boy in my arms. "Gibson!" Antauri yelled.
"Yes Anta…" Gibson began. "Impossible!"
I smiled. That was normal assumption for Gibson to make. Gibson hugged my leg and did a evaluation of Chiro. "We need to get to the Super Robot," Gibson said. "These injuries are more serious then anyone would believe. We must hurry!" Gibson ran with Antauri beside him. I ran behind them with a whimpering Chiro in my arms.
We arrived at the Super Robot and ignored the shocked gasps of Nova, Sprx, and Otto. I laid Chiro on the medical bed and Gibson shooed us out. I looked at the other monkeys and began to tell my story as well as I could.
After I finished we waited for the results of Gibson's medical evaluation. Antauri paced around the room, Otto cried, Sprx eyed me suspiciously, and Nova rocked herself back and forth. I sighed and grabbed Antauri by the shoulders. "Antauri," I said sternly but softly. "Pacing isn't solving anything. It's only making you wear down your feet. Plus it's probably making everyone else nervous. Please sit down,"
Antauri obeyed quietly and everyone relaxed a little. We were all anxious about Chiro's health. What if he didn't make it?
Gibson stepped out his lab and we stared at him. He look at us with a huge grin and we all cheered.
Chiro was going to recover and be just fine.
