CHAPTER 2: VISIBLE EVIL

Chiro was in the training room. He was the first one up that morning, so he decided to get in a little training. Besides, he wanted to get his mind off everything that's happened in the last week.

He was starting off with a level 6 training sequence. He beat it. So he went to level 7, 8, and then 9. He beat them all off (though it took some time and difficulty), so he decided to go to the last and hardest one: Level 10.

The laser beams came at an unexpected speed and forcefulness, shooting in random directions at random times.

Chiro was shot in many places. Resulting in his shirt being ripped and getting bloody.

"Woh! Training sequence off!" He yelled to the computer.

The computer frizzled a bit. "Unknown...Command?" it was more of a question (due to the malfunction) than a statement.

Chiro dodged more lasers. Soon, even more lasers popped out at him and started shooting. It was a chaotic light show with lasers shooting everywhere and Chiro getting nicked and tired from dodging. He would have just left, but the door was computer operated—the same computer that ran the training sequence—so it didn't work.

Finally Chiro just lost it. His eyes went red. Thousands of medium-sized fire balls were shot out from his fists as his eyes closed and he spun around (think of Nova's break in Snowbound).

When he looked up, all the lasers were melted and demolished. The fire-proof walls were badly charred as was the window.

Chiro looked around in awe. Did I do that? He asked himself. Wait a second...Where did the fire come from? I don't have any fire-type Power Primate move, unless...No, it couldn't be, but...

Chiro shook his head in denial. He warily started out the door (when the computer became fried, the door flew open), but before he left, Otto came in.

"Hey, Chiro, we were wondering-" he looked around at the training room, then back at Chiro. His eyes got bigger when they settled on Chiro. "What happened? Are you okay?"

"Um, heh, yeah...The computers went haywire and the level 10 training sequence became even harder. The laser got me and...Something happened..." Chiro answered sheepishly.

Otto looked confused. "But..." he looked at the melted lasers and charred walls. "Where'd the fire come from? The lasers, even at top force, couldn't have done all of this,"

"That's just it though...I don't know...I closed my eyes. But I felt something weird and, oddly familiar..."

"You don't think...?"

"No. The Elemental Powers are gone. Me and you both know that...I'm sure, do to the malfunction, that the lasers just got a little more power than they would normally have."

"I don't know...I made those lasers myself and the computers, I don't think there's any way that they could have gotten a energy boost with the computers...And you did say you felt something weird and familiar..."

"No. I know it's not that...Anyway, I'm sorry about the training room. I'll help you fix it later."

"But, Chiro..." Otto grabbed Chiro on the arm to stop him. He wanted to convince him of the only logical answer. He hated when Chiro just waved things off like that.

Chiro's eyes turned red. As soon as they did, Otto released his arm. "Ow..."

The arm felt like it was on fire, but there was no visible flame. Otto knew what it was, but he let Chiro go anyway, he didn't want Chiro any madder at him.

When Chiro walked into the main room, Antauri immediately walked up to him.

"Chiro, what happened?"

"A glitch in the training sequence...I'll be okay."

"I wish for you to visit med bay so Gibson can tend to your wounds."

"They're not that bad, Antauri,"

"No, but I wish to prevent them from being so," he turned around. "Gibson, take Chiro to med bay and tend to his wounds."

Gibson nodded. "Come along now Chiro..." he walked off in the direction of med bay.

Chiro started to walk off. Antauri turned around and started the other way as Otto came from where Chiro previously came from.

Chiro glared back at Antauri, his eyes a deep red and a flame engulfed on his fist...

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The same figure as last night stood in the shadows, its hands to its head in a sort of trance. It looked up and grinned evilly.

"Good Chiro...All is going as planned..."

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Hmm...Evilness...Yay! And, I know I know, Otto was an obvious choice. But I couldn't choose between him or Sprx, and I like Otto more, so he was who I chose, okay? And, just so you know, he'll be used more (because of that certain point) in the story.