Sorry for not updating in some time. Here's why,

1.) I had to perform with my band at several games.

2.) Homework (Need I say more?)

3.) Color Guard rehearsals

I probably won't update for a little while. Here's why,

1.) Both schools that I perform for, (Zeeland West and Zeeland East.) Made the playoffs. So I have to go to Detroit with the band and perform at those games.

2.) Homework

3.) Rehearsals

Any who! Enjoy this next chapter.

Planet Shoowan

January 30, 2001

1:24 PM

The teams looked at the twenty feet-tall and forty-five feet-wide beast in horror.

"Should we stay and fight it or run inside?" Savanna asked.

"We stay and fight otherwise this monster will try to follow us in!" Chiro said preparing for the battle.

"Monkey team!" He shouted.

"Elements!" Savanna yelled. "V Formation! GO!" The elements and Hyperforce got into the formation and waited till the dragon finally reached them but to their surprise it did not attack. Instead it growled lowered it's head and started to talk!

"What business do you have in my territory?" He snarled. The teams didn't answer. They were to dumbfounded to even stutter. "Well? What brings you foolish beings here!" Chiro gulped and cleared his throat.

"We-we are here to retrieve the Sapphire of Despair. We are the Hyperforce and Team Elemental. I am Chiro the commander of the Hyperforce." The dragon thing shook it's head.

"They sent a human, a cyborg, and monkeys to find and destroy the gems stones that hold the very fate of the universe! That's absurd!" Sparx spoke up.

"What about you! Why are you here? Whats your name and how do you know about the Twelve Gate prophecy?" The dragon chuckled.

"My name is Dai Makoto. I'm the guardian of said Sapphire of Despair." Antauri scratched his head.

"Interesting. The Jasper did not have a guardian." Dai Makoto looked confused.

"Impossible. Every gate has a keeper. Are you sure there was no guardian?" The monkeys nodded. "Well It's been more than a thousand years since the stones were put away behind the gate. They could all be dead." The dragon jerked his head and growled.

"What is it?" Nova asked. Dai Makoto looked at her.

"I sense evil is near."

"Mandarin and banes. Thousands of banes." Antauri said. "He must have followed us here." The dragon looked at the teams and whispered to them.

"You go inside and get the sapphire. I'll hold 'em off!" The teams of simians didn't move.

"We can help-" Nova was cut off by the dragon.

"NO! As the guardian of these gates it's my job to protect the sapphire even if it means my fate. Now go quick! The universe depends on it!" The teams hesitantly ran into the ice castle as they heard the marching, footsteps of a thousand banes approaching the area from afar. When the monkeys were safely inside they found themselves in a giant room that looked like a ballroom made completely out of ice.

"What this is?" Xavier asked.

"You mean, 'What is this?'." Adrassi said. "And to answer your question, I do not know." Antauri looked down a hall. There were several doors on both sides of the hallway.

"Start searching this place." He ordered. "We'll split up into groups and search where ever the sapphire may be hidden. This place is huge and we have a lot of ground to cover."

"If we're splitting up then I call going with Gabriel and Nova, for they know things and are super awesome like myself. I'll be the leader of the group and we shall be called group, Awesome!" Xavier said. "Adrassi isn't as awesome as Nova, Gabe, and I but she can join too if she wants." Adrassi huffed through her breathing mask on her muzzle.

"Well then!"

"Okay, Xavier your group search the east side of the palace." Chiro said. "My group will have Antauri, and Sparx, Fullback group. We'll search on the bottom floor and main floor. Savanna you and the rest go search the west wing of the building, you guys will be called group Striker. Alright teams. Go find that stone!" The separate groups went on their way to find the sapphire.

With Group Fullback Twenty Minutes Later

Chiro looked at his surroundings in disgust. They were now in a brick basement room. It smelled of rotting flesh and had thick cobwebs hanging from the low ceiling. Louse and other sorts of bugs infested the place. And for a basement out in the middle of a frozen planet, it was pretty warm. The boy shook his head.

"What do you know. This castle isn't made completely out of ice as we thought." He said. He poked his head in what seemed to be a jail cell. "Maybe there is some sort of secret passage way we have to find."

"That could take forever to try to find one of those!" Sparx exclaimed. Antauri scratched his chin.

"Where on Shuggazoom could the gate possibly be?" he asked himself.

"It's not on Shuggazoom, it's here!" Sparx grumbled. "This whole mission is stupid!"

"No it's not Sparx. If it weren't for the stones none of us would be here!" Chiro said.

"Exactly my point."

"Also if it weren't for the stones no one would be alive." The young leader added. Sparx was struck with realization.

"Oh . . . right. Well, whatever, let's just find the thing and get out of here." Chiro smiled and nodded. His eye was caught by something moving in the corner. His head snapped in that direction. The corner was to dark to see anything so he walked closer up to it to get a better look.

"Who's there?" he asked. Then suddenly lunging from the dark, abyss, a zombie-like creature jumped the boy and bit his shoulder. He screamed and fell to the ground. Everything went black.

Meanwhile With Group Striker

"I cannot feel my feet." Savanna complained.

"I told you to stay back at the robot. But you don't listen!" Gibson scolded.

"Don't yell at her, Hal Gibson!" Desiree shouted.

"Don't yell at me, Desiree!" Gibson snapped back.

"Don't yell at her, Gibson!" Otto screamed.

"Don't yell at him, Otto!" Savanna seethed. "Now everyone stop yelling!" Everyone grew quiet. "I'm sorry, but now, for the next minute, you guys are going to have to listen to me rant!" Savanna said.

She pointed at Gibson and Desiree. "I know Des, for a fact, that you aren't to crazy about Gibson. And Gibson, I know the feeling is mutual! But for now you two are going to have to get over each other and work together to find the stone before Mandarin does! When this mission is over then you guys can start and going tooth and claw and hating one another again, but seriously, GROW UP BOTH OF YOU FOR JUST A COUPLE HOURS! Is that possible?" Desiree and Gibson nodded scared out of their wits. "THANK YOU! Now I wanna see you two hug and make up!" Desiree and Gibson looked at each other in aversion. Desiree sighed heavily, and clumsily wrapped her arms around Gibson's waist. Gibson rolled his eyes, and patted her back.

"Good! Let's find the dang gem and get out of here before I die of two causes." Otto looked at her confused.

"What are those causes." Otto asked.

"One, freezing to death. Two, annoyed to death!" The hot pink female huffed and saw something move from her peripheral vision. The figure quickly disappeared behind a door. "What was that?"

"What was what?" Otto asked. After he said that the creature jumped from behind the door and attacked. Another zombie.

"That!"

With Group Awesome

"I love their buffalo wild wings!" Xavier exclaimed. Nova chuckled and nodded.

"My favorite is their Caesar salad." Nova said. "But their wings are good too."

"Wait . . . What are we talking about?" Adrassi asked.

"B-Dubs. The restaurant." Nova answered.

"I have never been there." Adrassi said.

"Neither have I." Gabriel agreed. Xavier gasped.

"OH MY GOSH! YOU HAVE- YOU HAVE T-TO GO THERE!" He screeched, grabbing Gabe by the shirt. "YOU ARE NOT HUMAN IF YOU DON'T GO TO B-DUBS!" Gabriel pushed the hyper monkey off him.

"You're weird. Can we focus on finding the stone? Then maybe we can go there afterward."

"What was that?" Nova asked.

"What?" Adrassi asked her.

"I thought I heard screaming." Nova said. They waited in silence to see if they could hear what Nova heard. Nothing. "Maybe I was just hearing th-" She was cut off by a bloodcurdling scream. "That was Savanna!"

OOOOH NOOOOO! Gibby and D hugged! The apocalypse is coming!

Well then. . . IT'S TIME FOR,

QUESTION OF THE CHAPTER!

Do you think Desiree should go out with Otto? And Do you think Desiree should kick Gibson's butt for going out with Savanna? AND Do you think Desiree and Sparx are going to be good friends?

Those are your questions now answer them by. . .

R&Ring!