A/N: Yep, I'm back and with a whole new chapter! I stayed up late tonight PMing with my friend Caraqueen and I decided to go ahead and update this story. Thank you for your patience. Here we go....
When the Monkey Team walked in, they were awestruck. Sparkles appeared in Sparx's, Otto's, and Chiro's eyes. "Yeah, this looks like fun!" Chiro said, clearly excited. He took in everything all around him. Antauri looked uncertain yet followed the team loyally. "I am not sure this is such a good idea," Antauri warned, watching people toss the bowling balls down the lane. "It looks like somebody could get hurt quite easily."
Gibson nodded, also wary of the new place. "I agree with Antauri," he answered. "This game 'bowling' of some sort looks very dangerous." Nova playfully shoved Gibson, a grin on her face. "C'mon, Gibson," she said. "Lighten up."
Sparx turned to face Gibson and Antauri, the teasing look he was known for on his face. "Yeah, Brain Strain, you guys worry too much," he chimed in. Otto suddenly stopped in his tracks, emitting a loud gasp that made everyone swing their heads around. "Look!! It's a claw machine!!!" Otto exclaimed as his hands flew to his face. He immediately ran over and pressed his face against the glass, looking at all the various stuffed animals. Nova also watched in amazement, although she tried to not let it show.
"I wanna play it!!" Otto pleaded. Chiro handed him some coins then headed off with Sparx to check out the Sun Riders pinball game. "I daresay, you two are unbelievable," Gibson shook his head. "We have one just like it at the Super Robot." Sparx and Chiro swung their heads around to look at him dangerously. "That's where you're wrong, Brain Strain," Sparx corrected. "In this one, Aurora Six talks to you when you win." Sure enough, when Sparx won the game, a picture of Aurora Six flashing them a pretty smile and a thumbs-up flashed across the screen, then her voice spoke. "Good job. You have won." Sparx and Chiro were beside themselves.
Gibson rolled his eyes and shuddered at the filthy atmosphere. "Now why would these people even assume a 'bowling alley' is so entertaining and delightful?" he muttered under his breath.
Nova watched impatiently as Otto tried unsuccessfully to get a stuffed animal. "Here, Otto, let me try," Nova offered. Relieved, Otto stepped aside and let her take over. Although with Nova's remarkable clawing skills, it picked up a bear, and just as it started to go toward the hole, it dropped the bear. A bit frusterated, Nova tried again. It did the same thing as before. Even more frusterated, Nova tried again. And again. And again.
Finally she couldn't take it anymore. "WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE STUPID PIECE OF JUNK??!!" Nova screamed, attracting everyone's attention in the bowling alley. She tore into the claw machine and ripped it open with the forces of her anger, then brightly handed the bear over to Otto. "There you go, Otto."
Otto looked nervous as he peered behind her. "Uh, Nova..." Suddenly something roughly grabbed Nova and lifted her up, and Nova was met face-to-face with the owner of the bowling alley. "Listen, missy," he said gruffly. "That there is legal property, and since you destroyed it, you thereby..."
Nova didn't even let him finish. She grew red in the face. "WE SAVE YOUR SORRY BUTTS FROM THE FORCES OF EVIL," Nova shouted in his face. "WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING WE WANT!!!" Horrified at her actions, the Monkey Team ran to the angry bowling alley owner's side. "Please, sir, she doesn't mean it," Chiro tried to be the peacemaker, but that was Antauri's role. Antauri floated up to the owner's height and held Nova back. "We are sorry at her disrespectful actions," Antauri apologized. "Nova is sometimes known to unleash her fierce temper. I can promise you this won't happen again."
The owner glanced suspiciously at all of them, then finally dropped Nova and wagged a finger at all of them. "Okay, you can stay, but if anything else like this happens, you won't be allowed in this bowling alley anymore." Upset, the dismayed manager left, leaving behind a wary Monkey Team. Sparx glared at Nova. "Good going, Nova," he muttered. "You almost got our sorry butts kicked outta this place."
Before Nova could react, Antauri came between them. "Perhaps we should start 'bowling' now," he suggested. Surprisingly, everyone agreed without argument. They walked up to the desk, where a seventeen-year-old kid who looked like Napolean Dynamite stood behind the desk. "Like, what size show do you wear?" he asked. Chiro easily answered, "Seven and a half." But the rest of the Monkey Team exchanged confused glances. "We don't wear shoes in the first place," Sparx commented. "Why do we have to wear them here?"
The kid scoffed and gave them the basic 'duh' look. "Duhhh, it's the whole basic deal of bowling," he replied. Gibson spoke up just then. "Do tell me, my good man, how do you play this so-called delightful game you call bowling?" he inquired. The kid gave them the strangest look. "You don't know what bowling is?! GOSH!!" the kid shrieked, causing the Monkey Team to jump back and exchange wary glances. "No, we don't," Otto replied. Impatiently, the kid gave them the basic instructions for bowling.
"But..in baseball, I thought a strike was a bad thing," Otto thought out loud. You could practically see the wheels turning in his head. The kid groaned. "No!!! It's a good thing in bowling!! Gosh, don't you know anything?!"
Twenty painful minutes later, they walked toward an empty lane. Nova grimaced each time she walked, letting out a painful breath. Sparx glanced back at her. "What's wrong with you?" he asked. Nova glared at him. "Oh, I don't know," she answered sarcastically. "Why don't you try wearing shoes that are two times smaller than your own foot?!" She held up one of her feet that was painfully lodged in the small shoe. Sparx glared back at her. "Well, at least you don't have to wear clown shoes!" he retorted, nearly stumbling over his own feet in his Ronald McDonald size shoes.
"Please, hold your peace," Antauri spoke. "We are here to have a fun time, not constantly bicker." It was silence for a moment until Gibson shuddered. Everyone turned to look at him. "I'm sorry, it's just.." Gibson held up his foot and looked disgustingly at the shoe. "It feels as if someone has worn this shoe before. I can almost feel the residue." He shuddered again. "It's utterly repulsive."
Finally they walked up to their bowling lane, ready for anything. Except for what would happen next.
A/N: I really liked how this chappie turned out. I hoped you guys liked it...I was laughing out loud at 2:00 in the morning....I hope I didn't wake anybody up...anyway, review! I plan to update soon. X) I have a good idea for the next chap...