Me:We're back with another chapter and yes, I skipped a few months to...you know what happens at this time of point. And the lesson here for Saru which may be too dramtic for you. That is if you feel any sympathy for him. I don't own Ape escape, characters belong to Sony. Saru and Bluetail belong to me as well does the baby. Now, enjoy~!

Chapter 4: Escape if you can survive

It was a cloudy morning, Specter and Pink sound asleep in bed. Both were cuddled together, Specter's hand on Pink's stomach which grew a bit since eight months passed. The albino gets up, yawned a bit and stared at the wall, crayon drawings on it and he sighed." I don't think he got my defintion of no drawing on the walls..." he muttered and gets out of bed, gets dressed up in his suit and goes to Saru's room. His son was playing with robot action figures and looks at Specter." Good morning, father. Why are you up so early?" he asked as the older albino sighed." Saru, we discussed about writing on the walls and now is not the time to disobey my warning on it. The baby will be coming soon and I don't want you messing around, understood?" he said as Saru pouted a bit as Bluetail comes in, dragging a teddy bear. The albino narrowed his eyes and grabbed the bear from the cat." No! That is for the baby, alright?" he growled as the cat mewed back and goes to the corner while dragging it's tail." For the baby..." Saru quietly muttered in a mocking tone as Specter hears this and sighes.

" Alright. What's the fuss this time?"

" The part where I say you and mom care about the baby more then me..." he answered as Specter facepalm himself, whispering about he doesn't have time to deal with this nonsense." Saru, I care for you as much as I do for the baby. Right now, we're getting ready for it's arrival since we weren't prepared like yours was..." he said as Saru bit his lip on that and walks off back to his room.

The albino enters his bedroom, now lying on his bed to take some thoughts, Bluetail already in there near a corner. He was still depressed that Specter took the doll away. Saru gets off his bed and goes over to the cat." He's probably just saying that cause he feels bad for me..." Saru muttered as Bluetail curled against him, the cat still mewing sadly. The albino sighed and stares at a small bag, thoughts gathering in his head for he is going to do the stupidest descion in his life.

" Bluetail...we're gonna run away," Saru whispered as the cat stops cry-er, mewing and stares wide eyed at the albino.

It was a cloudy morning, Saru was holding a bag with some snacks and his blanket and looks at the base above with Bluetail." Okay, sneaking past those monkeys were hard...well that one spotted me leaving, but they are stupid anyways.." he said, walking off with Bluetail following behind. They went to an east part of the island, seeing the other islands only a few yards away.

The islands that his father forbid the monkeys to go over mysteriously. Saru never bothered to ask why, but this was a chance he might try to crossover. The albino closed his eyes and began concentrating his powers, managing to carefully teleport Bluetail and himself to the other shore. He opens his eyes to see the base from a far angle and turns his back, knowing that Specter is probably worrying about Saru along with Monkey Pink. He shook those thoughts, repeating himself that they didn't need him since they cared for the baby. A twig snaps him out of his thoughts before tumbling down a steep hill with the cat, Bluetail manages to land on the bottom safely. Saru, however, got caught from the thick branchs by his cape and began to squirm and thrash about to get free.

" It's okay, Saru..just find a way to get untangled and everything will be fine," the monkey spoke to himself. Thunder roared as rain gently began falling, Bluetail quickly took shelter and watching Saru struggled.

The strap of the bag ripped, the child falls into a mud puddle which stained his fur. Bluetail comes out to nudged on his arm, Saru looks up with dirt on his face and rubs it off." This just has to get worse, does it?" he said, getting thunder clap in response as rain began to fall harder and they ran quickly for shelter. Only thing to keep them dry was being in a cave, Saru whimpered a bit.

Both were unaware of a growling noise, a pair of eyes gazed at the two and disappears.

" Ukki, ukki!" a yellow monkey reported back to Specter, both were in the halls of the base." Understood. Tell Monkey Yellow that the cake should be a strawberry flavor since he knows how much vanilla gives me the hiccups," he ordered and watches the pipo monkey run off. The leader sighed, walking to check on his son since it's been five hours that he been in his room. When he was going to reach the door, he finds Monkey Pink coming by with her hands on her stomach." Pink, you really shouldn't be walking when your water can break anytime in this month," the albino cautioned her to stop, putting his hands on her stomach." Yeah, but I'm just so excited that I can't seem to sit still in bed!" she giggled as Specter smiled, he stops to see White come by with Monkey Red." We got all the monkeys back inside and I have to say, it's raining cats and dogs like crazy!" the old monkey reported as Specter nodded and opens the door, he panicked.

" Saru!" he called, seeing the room empty which he could tell because his blanket wasn't there." Oh dear, where could he-ugh!" Pink cried in pain, Specter looks back and got to her side." Darn...White, help Pink in the labor. I'm going to find Saru so call me if things go well..." he growled and runs off, White sighed.

" Here we go again...and we're doing this in your room, Red,"

" Ah damn! Just when I cleaned my room..."

The albino huddled under the tree in the rain, shaking with dirt on his fur and Bluetail stayed alert around them. Saru was crying, a big mistake he had made. He has no idea how to get back for he forgotten what direction he came to his location now. They froze from a loud snarl, Saru looks around with fear. Bluetail lets out a hiss for a ten-foot tiger jumped out and was stalking towards Saru. He was more scared, now going to be lunch for a wild cat, the tiger lunges towards the two and he shuts his eyes.

All he heard was a yelp with a crash, he opens his eyes for there was a rock stained in blood with the cat crushed underneath." Saru!" a voice called as the albino sees Specter standing above the ridge where he fell." Dad!" Saru cried as Specter used his psychic to lift his son and Bluetail up. Saru hugs his father, crying and Specter hugs back, ignoring being in the heavy rain or his son making his suit dirty from the mud on Saru. He teleports themselves back inside the base, the albino kneels down to his son's height and puts his hand on his shoulder.
" Saru, what made you this selfish of running away like this? You could have been killed!" he hissed in a light yet serious tone as Saru looks down at the floor, not baring to look at his dad when he cried." B-but...you and mom...love the baby more then me..." he sobbed a bit as Specter's eyes widen and hugs Saru." Oh no, you got it wrong, son! I'll always love you, even when the baby is here..." he whispered as Saru said nothing." Come on, let's go see the baby..." he said, the two walk off to Red's room, leaving Bluetail in the hall. The cat was meowing angrily, goes to a different direction for his fur was soaking wet and Monkey Yellow was snickering, watching his leader's cat that he disliked.

He snickered for he soon stopped to be chased off by the angry russian blue feline.

Meanwhile, the two albinos entered in Monkey Red's room, Pink in bed with a pink blanket in her arms which told Specter that it's a girl. They looked to see inside was a baby girl albino with short hair with a bang covering her right eye like her father's, her red eyes opened and giggled, reaching out her tiny hands at Specter." Wow...do we make adorable children cause I just can't stop staring at her!" Specter muttered as Monkey White shifted his glasses." Yeah, they do give a reminder of you..." he muttered under his breath, Specter was going to hold her when Pink moved away.

" What?"

" I'm not letting you or Saru hold her when you two are flithy and wet! You might give her a cold or something!" she growled as Specter forgot that for they left a trail of footprints in the halls to Red's room. Saru sees the baby, feeling nervous." So...what are you going to name her?" Monkey Red asked as Specter froze, realized that he hadn't thought of one for the baby this time." I...I really don't know..." he said as Ember began giggling, everyone stopped to wonde why when they smelled smoke.
Red turns around to find one of the posters in his rooms were on fire." My posters!" he cried, putting it out as Specter watches to see the baby clap her hands, another poster was set on fire." Sweet bananas, she's pyrokinatic!" Specter said as Monkey Pink grinned." I believe that's from me!" she said proudly, Saru was behind his father in fear from seeing his new baby sister's ablities." I know! We'll call her Ember for her ablilties!" the leader spoke as the lights flickered, Ember giggled as everyone had a scared look on that omnious moment.

" Yeah and you two need to take a bath..." Pink muttered as Specter rolled his eyes and drags Saru away. Time passed and they are back in Saru's room, Saru was in his pajamas which were blue and Specter was in his red shorts." Dad...I'm sorry for running away..." Saru broke the silence as Specter sighed." Yeah, you really should be. As being a father, I gotta do what a father does at times like these..." he replied as Saru looked confused before the albino grabs Saru and the small albino yelped, seeing Specter's hand raised." Forgive me, son, but I have to do it for the good of both of us! The only way of teaching you not to do this ever again!" he whimpered with a look of regret as Saru's eyes widen and closed his eyes.

Bluetail was watching the the open slit on the door and turns away from the cries of pain.

Me:And, Saru got spanked by Specter. Is this child abuse? Well in my opinion, I wouldn't say it is or isn't for it's in between. First of all, spanking is a way of discipline and it depends who is doing it and the reason for it. I mean, you can easily tell the difference between an abusive spanking and a reasonable spanking, right? In the focus of this story, I wouldn't say it is for we know Specter did this for Saru's lesson. I mean, Specter was looking n regret as you guys read it, good parents that do spank use it for a last resort. Anyways, Ember is born so the next chapter, we'll be having a two part before the plot of this story really kicks in. Read and review and see for the next chapter!