Disclaimer: (sings) I do not own the monkey team but I wish I did.(stops singing) Ciro Neili owns them… WHAT A LUCKY GUY!
Well, sorry for taking sooo long to update. I had to revise this chapter and then my beta had to do her magic on it.
Chapter 4, I Still Believe You Can Break Through.
Dark Antauri was doing his usual, leaping from roof-top to roof-top, this time with a passenger. The dark figure smirked to himself in evil joy as he stopped, and held the limping female by her wrist over an alley. Dark Antauri was proud of his catch, and the fear his so called 'brothers' felt only made him more powerful. He fed off of fear and anger, jealousy and hate. And lately, that's all that he needed.
"What a fine hostage you'll make, my 'little girl'. I have plans for you and intend to stick to them." Dark Antauri put Nova on his back again as he headed toward his hideout. As he leaped through the dark night, his blood red eyes gleamed in joy.
At the super robot…
Now the team really wasn't doing well. Sprx locked himself in his room. Gibson really wasn't able to concentrate on anything, he couldn't even read correctly. Otto kept on taking his screwdriver and hitting himself on the head until he knocked himself out. And Chiro, he couldn't sleep, he couldn't eat. He refused to play video games; he didn't even read his comics anymore.
Gibson, Otto and Chiro were in the command center. "Come on, let's face it," Chiro sighed, "the team was already a wreck without Antauri. Now Nova's gone too! We're just not the Super Robot Monkey Team HyperForce without Antauri and Nova."
"I agree with Chiro…it's so boring around here without the whole team." Otto said as he almost fell out of his chair from boredom.
Gibson sighed, "You're right, Otto. We're just not a team without those two." He leaned back his chair. "I have to admit, even I'm bored," he said under his breath.
The door to the command center opened, it was Sprx. He hadn't been out of his room ever since Nova was kidnapped. He walked over to his chair without saying a word. He sat down, crossed his arms and sighed. "You guys bored out of your skulls too?"
Otto nodded as he fell out of his chair, Gibson stared at Otto in an 'okay, that's just weird' kind of way. He turned back to Sprx and grabbed something from behind his back. He held out the little round contraption in his hand so everyone could see it. It was a circular little ball that was completely black except for the little silver round ring with a little round red light on it. "I've created a tracking device to put on Dark Antauri next time he crashes in. But it's not entirely finished. Otto and I still need to complete its tracking systems."
Sprx smiled and gave his brother a thumbs up, "Nice move, Smart Guy."
Chiro started spinning in his chair. "Too bad there hasn't been an attack in weeks, and my leg is fully healed. Thank Shuggazoom for that." Chiro stayed silent for awhile. "Dang! I thought that would work! I mention that there hasn't been an attack or anything around, and the alarm is supposed to go off!"
Sprx raised his head, "That hasn't worked in a long time, kid."
At Dark Antauri's hideout, Nova was still knocked out and her hands were behind her back, her wrists tied together. The toxin had made her weak. Apparently the toxin was a 'gift' only Dark Antauri had. Nova awoke to see herself in a very dark hideout. The voice that greeted her came from the shadows, guess who it was. The dark figure lowered to the floor of his hideout on a huge black leaf. He controlled all the growth and plants in this dark place, it was his essence that finished off the dark, bone-chilling aura of it.
"Hello 'little girl'…" Dark Antauri hissed as streams of dark energy swirled around him. His hideout had been completely Dark-a-fide. You wouldn't find one bit of light in this place. The dark is what lit the demonic hideout.
Nova stared in major disbelief, Could this be real! There are dark forces and auras everywhere! This can't be happening!
Dark Antauri stared and smirked at the face of fear that was the golden monkeys. Nova lowered her head to the ground. No! I can't be afraid! That's exactly what he wants! I have to be strong! Nova lifted her head to meet face to face with those blood-curdling eyes.
Dark Antauri smirked as he held the females chin in his claws. "Don't be afraid. Unless you don't like the dark…" Dark Antauri teasingly said, trying to frighten Nova even more. He lowered his claws, and then readied them. Nova's eyes widened and her pupils shrunk in shock. She was too weak to move. Dark Antauri slashed his claws but did not hit Nova; he merely hit the wall right above her. He smirked again, his fangs glimmering.
"I wouldn't want to damage my prize now would I?" Dark Antauri asked in a dark voice. He was doing exactly what he wanted to, scare a female. And he was doing just that.
Nova lowered her head again and told herself under her breath, "I can't be afraid, I can't be scared." If she had all of her strength you bet she'd whoop some butt! But Nova grew weak from the toxin like I said before. She just accepted that she was weak at the moment and needed to build up her strength, than she could beat Dark Antauri as much as she wanted!
Dark Antauri started to walk off but then he stopped and turned around, "Just to be sure you don't escape," he said while he took his claws and spread a toxin into the air and it entered Nova's mouth. She began to black out. The last thing she saw was that dark sinister smirk…
Sprx started playing a video game against Otto but they weren't really paying attention, so it was a draw every time. Gibson was taking a small break from working to perfect the tracking device. He hoped to have it finished before Dark Antauri's next attack but needed to sit down a moment to rest his frazzled mind. It wasn't easy work creating a device to use on a team mate, even if that team mate had been taken over by an evil virus.
Just then a crash was heard. When the dust cleared, there stood a dark figure. He lashed out at Sprx, scratching the red monkey on the face. Then Dark Antauri turned to Otto, and used his favorite attack, "MONKEY MIND SCREAM!" Otto was taken over by the screech and fell to the ground completely numb. Surprisingly, Dark Antauri stayed away from Gibson, he just made a mere glare then leaped onto a wall.
Sprx got up and activated his magnets, "MAGNA TINGLER BLAST!" Dark Antauri was too concentrated on Gibson to realize he was the target of an attack. When he finally noticed it was too late. He was hit and fell to the floor, Sprx stared at the dark figure. "That was too easy." He took a few steps toward Dark Antauri. Just then, his blood red eyes snapped open and Dark Antauri shot up, scratching Sprx in the process. Sprx was still standing, just stunned. Dark Antauri saw his open opponent, readied his claws, and started punching Sprx with sharp blows over and over again.
Sprx flew back from the impact and Dark Antauri was about to charge for him but he was stopped by Otto tackling him. Dark Antauri slashed him off and as Otto was about to land, Dark Antauri leaped and slammed Otto into the floor with his feet. He repeatedly kicked the green monkey deeper into the floor, Dark Antauri's talon like toes lightly stabbed Otto's torso.
When he was done, that's when he finally turned to Gibson. "Time to pay back an old debt," Dark Antauri stated plainly. He was not smirking; a look of deep concentration covered the dark figure's face. Dark Antauri put his claws together and slammed them into the ground, which created a growing crack that was headed toward Gibson.
"CHIRO SPEAR-O!"
Dark Antauri turned around to see a lightning bolt headed toward him. But he used Antauri's mental control again and sent it straight back, it more powerful than before. A scream came from the boy in orange and white; he fell to his knees and held his stomach. That was where he had been hit.
"Chiro!" yelled Gibson, Sprx and Otto. Sprx and Otto awoke while Dark Antauri was attacking Gibson.
Dark Antauri smirked, "Finally, my goal accomplished! Now the boy shall die!" He laughed manically and leaped out of the super robot.
Back at the shadowy hideout, Nova wasn't doing very well with the auras and spirits. She awoke some time after Dark Antauri left through the barrier that surrounded the dark home. She had enough strength to walk around and explore, but it was a hard task with barely any energy and her hands tied up. She was now walking up one of the many staircases. She had no idea where it lead; however, even in this condition, curiosity took over.
Nova sighed, "How long is this thing? Heh, I shouldn't be surprised. Everything else in here is mixed up." She sighed again, still walking, "This doesn't seem anything like Antauri. Well, who am I kidding? This isn't Antauri, It's his inner demon." She finally stopped and sat on one of the steps. "I know he's still in there…somewhere…" She lowered her head, "We should've suspected something! He has claws that can rip through any substance! Like that wasn't a dead give away? Why did he…!" Nova was cut off by a loud crash in the dark place. That was usually the sound that was made when Dark Antauri came back.
Dark Antauri let out a loud snarl in anger; He then suddenly appeared in front of Nova. "You go off like that again, and I swear, I'll kill you!" He yelled, then he released the toxin again and it flowed into Nova's mouth, knocking her unconscious again. Dark Antauri sighed in anger, "Do we have to go through this every ten minutes!" He turned and crossed his arms, "Little annoying runt." He began walking down the stairs, a dark ball appeared around Nova and she flouted not far behind the dark monkey.
Back at the Super Robot…
Chiro was in the medical room, with bandages around his stomach and chest. The three, lonely monkeys were now worried about three members of their team. Chiro was hurt very badly.
Antauri's demon had taken over and it may have completely destroyed Antauri's soul and spirit. Nova was captured and might be being tortured to death. Worry was all about the super robot. Gibson slept in the medical room with Chiro just to be sure he was fine. Otto always ended up somewhere else then his room in the mornings and Sprx once again locked himself in his.
Gibson woke up in the middle of the night, and rubbed his eye awake. He noticed Chiro's heavy breathing. He sighed, "I hope he's still able to move again," He lowered his head and clutched his little capsule. "I hope to Shuggazoom he's still able to live."
The door opened and in walked Otto, "What are you talking about, Gibson! He'll still be able to live! He just needs to rest." Otto wiped a tear from his eye. "He's still gonna be okay!" Otto couldn't sleep either; he climbed onto one of the little beds and closed his eyes, angry that Gibson had said that.
Gibson sighed and lay down on the bed, curled up in his ball and closed his eyes. The door opened again, Otto and Gibson opened their eyes to the sound. In walked Sprx, "You guys can't help to worry about the kid either?" They silently nodded in unison.
Otto sighed, "Well, me and Gibson are still working on that tracking devise to get Dark Antauri's location next time he crashes in here. Last time he crashed the tracker wasn't ready so we weren't able to attach it. But next time he comes, we'll make sure it's ready and in its place so we'll be able to track Dark Antauri down…and…destroy him."
"No! You can't destroy him!"
The three of them turned to Chiro, "You can't destroy him because…because Antauri's in there somewhere! I…I just know it!" Chiro yelled, he had tears in his eyes. "If you destroy him I'll never forgive you!"
The look that Chiro gave the remaining monkey team surely sent a chill down their spines, "Okay kid, chill," Sprx said. "We're gonna go looking for Nova and Antauri tomorrow, okay?"
Chiro just turned the other way in his bed. Sprx sighed, "Okay, we should go back to sleep… all of us."
The rest of the monkey team fond a spot in the room and fell asleep, but they didn't know what unbelievable things they were going to find on their search…
At Dark Antauri's 'home' he was resting against a rock near the little bonfire in the center of it all. Nova was on her side, next to the fire too. She was dreaming… dreaming of the true and normal Antauri. She remembered his smile, the times the team had with him and the times when he was most needed. But now all she saw was this strange dark force keeping her and the rest of the team apart from him. And what was most surprising is that Antauri was letting it block the way… or so it seemed.
She awoke from her dream of memories and noticed the menacing dark being lying against a rock. She noticed how much he actually looked like the black monkey she knew. His back was against the rock, and his head was tilted to the side a bit so that the side of his face touched the rock as well. His palms were against the ground and his legs were straight in the direction in front of him. She blinked and she swore she saw the true Antauri's shape. "I know you're in there, Antauri…I still believe you can break through…" She lay back down, and closed her eyes, a little glad smile on her face.
That morning she awoke to see that the Dark Monkey was gone, Probably causing chaos as usual… Nova thought to herself. She sighed, "This is hopeless, Dark Antauri is out there somewhere and all I can do is lay here, paralyzed!" The latest batch of toxin Dark Antauri released into the golden monkey's system that morning was paralyzing. "Why does he torture me?" Nova answered her own question, "'Cause he's evil, stupid."
Meanwhile with our little trouble maker…
Dark Antauri was creeping in the shadows of the alleys of Shuggazoom and leaped if he was about to be seen. He was lurking in an alley when an unexpected visitor walked into the darkness. He grinned and he silently crawled up to the person, tripping the visiting girl with his tail. She had peach skin, blue eyes, blonde hair, a pink tank top, blue jeans, and red shoes.
She fell and caught herself, "Must have tripped on a piece of junk." She got back up and noticed a shape appear in front of her. It was Dark Antauri; he was trying to scare her but to no avail. She screeched, and tackled the black monkey. "OH MY GOD! IT"S ANTAURI! IN HIS DEMON FORM! EEEEEEEE!"
Oh great, another fan-girl! Dark Antauri thought to himself, "Listen you! Let go of me now or face the consequences!" He readied his claws and lightly scratched the girl in the side. The girl was pushed off by Dark Antauri, and she flipped back and skid on her feet. "Damn you! You crazy girl! Go home!"
Her blue eyes turned red, "No way! You're gonna be MY honey monkey! Whether you like it or not!" Her finger nails grew to claws, her blonde hair grew to a pure orange and then her outfit transformed to a red shirt and red jeans.
Dark Antauri stared in utter confusion, and his eye twitched, "Okay, that's something you don't see everyday…" He smirked and readied his claws. "You wanna fight little girl? Then I'll give you a fight!" He charged and disappeared when he was about to hit the girl's face; he ended up behind her and clawed her back. She turned around and punched him hard in the face.
Dark Antauri skid on his back and crashed into the wall. "Damn! You're stronger than I thought…" He fell to the ground landing on his foot and knee, "No matter I'm gonna beat you down to the ground!"
He charged again, "You're so predictable," said the girl as she all of a sudden appeared behind Dark Antauri and hit him on the back of his head which knocked him out. The girl grinned and lifted her new 'pet' up as she turned back to normal. She smiled, "Yay! I finally have a pet monkey!" She skipped home, still with that evil grin.
Dark Antauri's eyes opened hazily, he felt some strange soft and fluffy material against his back. He opened his eyes completely and all his senses came to him. He instantly grabbed the collar that was around his neck and pulled on it over and over again. He fell back, his hands still around the collar, "What the hell is this?" he sat upright, not touching the collar anymore, "And where the hell am I!"
"Oh, Hello…Tauri!"
Dark Antauri slowly moved his head to face the girl's eyes, "Tauri? Do you know how STUPID THAT SOUNDS! I MEAN, COME ON! TAURI! YOU TRYIN' TO MAKE ME SOUND STUPID?" He started a tantrum but was then shocked by the collar, he moaned in anger and pain as he fell in the little pet sleeping bed. "What the HELL WAS THAT FOR?" He was shocked again.
"Stop cursing!" The girl shouted, lying on her black bed.
"I can curse if I want to! Or damn you!" Dark Antauri was really getting ticked now. He was never told to stop saying what he usually says. He wasn't really aware of it either. He was shocked again and this time after he just sat down in the pet bed. He crossed his legs and arms and just sat there, not looking at the girl anymore.
"Awww, Did I get Fluffy mad?" The girl said teasingly. If his back wasn't toward the girl, she would have seen the outraged face that was on the dark monkey. "Well, I guess I should tell you the name of your owner, huh?"
Dark Antauri moved his head, and said in an outraged voice, "Owner!" He scowled and clenched his claws so hard, he scratched his own palms.
The girl nodded with a murderer-like grin on her face, "Jani! And don't forget it!"
Dark Antauri scowled again and tried to break the collar but was shocked again, He was sick of this! He leaped with his claws ready and prepared to slash at Jani.
So, there we go. Dark Antauri has been captured by a Rabid Fangirl! I have predicted the future! MUHAHAHAHAAHAA!
Dark Antauri: Saidoshi, I'm REALLY starting to hate you…
Saidoshi: I thought you always hated me.
Dark Antauri: Well, yeah…but… (to saidoshi's beta) AND YOU LET HER WRITE THIS STUFF!
Saidoshi's beta: Hey, she's the author, not me!