Obliterate
Chapter Four: The Beginning of the End
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"What did it say?"
Chiro looked down at his hands. He was sitting on his bed, and in front of him were the concerned figures of Antauri and Jinmay. He was being interrogated...about the ghost.
"It said..." Chiro wasn't sure he wanted to tell them. His usually tough exterior melted away to reveal his old self, for a moment. "It said it would destroy us, the Super Robot, Shuggazoom City, and everyone would hate us and we would have nowhere to run or hide." He spoke so quickly, the words were slurred together. "It said it wanted me to die."
"What was its name?"
Chiro let out a sigh before looking up at them. "The Obliteration."
Jinmay let out a small gasp, but it was dwarfed by Antauri's next statement. "We must prepare. We must finish all repairs on the Super Robot, all system upgrades, and the rest of us must train some more." He smiled a little. "Chiro, do you wish to train with us?"
Chiro was about to say no, but something changed his mind. "Sure. I'd like to."
The Monkey Team finally got to see how Chiro's secretive training payed off.
He could do numerous new things, like create an energy shield from the Power Primate (like he did in Thanks for the Memories), teleport, fly, and hear even the smallest of sounds.
His concentration during meditation training was intense, and it even ruined Antauri's concentration, it unnerved him so much. But he didn't object.
That evening, a storm had picked up. Dark storm clouds gathered, and lightning flashed among the sky. Thunder accompanied it, almost deafening Chiro as he stood on the very top of the Robot, on the antenna. Rain poured down in sheets, drenching his clothes.
He had learned that supernatural forces used weather to make themselves known, thus, Chiro learned to 'read' the weather in such cases. By the way the storm clouds were gathering, the way the lighting and thunder crashed in unison, he knew something very, very terrible was about to happen.
It was late at night when it finally came.
Screams of Shuggazoomian citizens were heard, piercing through the Robot's metal even. It awoke everyone, and they ran to the main room.
It was dark, but purple explosions of dark energy appeared all across the city. People were running for safety, but all safe places were destroyed as well.
They got the Super Robot up and running. It had been a while since they used it, so the insides creaked as it took a step forward.
"We have work to do..." Gibson muttered.
The others nodded as the Robot disengaged, separating to different sections of the nearly-totaled city. Chiro's Torso Tank skid to a stop in front of Shuggazoom's central water tower.
He stepped out of the vehicle. A man came running past, and Chiro shot out at an inhuman speed and grabbed his arm. The man tugged, desperate to keep running.
"What's going on?" Chiro yelled over the destruction.
"It's coming!" the man shouted. "It's coming!!!"
He pulled free and continued running; where to, Chiro didn't know. He looked up to the sky...
And saw it.
The ghost that called itself the Obliteration was there, barely visible among the black storm clouds. Lightning flashed behind it, making it visible for a split second. But it only took that second for Chiro to notice the demon, and for it to notice him.
"Human boy," it said, sighing. Its voice boomed even louder than the thunder. "I grow tired of you and your simians' attempts. No one can defy my power."
"What did we ever do to you?" Chiro yelled, rain pouring down and stinging his face. "We've done nothing, yet you attack our city! Why?"
The Obliteration seemed to smile. "Because I can."
It created a dark purple orb of glowing energy and slung it around, until it looked like a whip. It lashed it out at Chiro, but he dodged it.
"Just because you can?" Chiro repeated. "You have no motive? A villain with a motive is bad enough, but one without any is just plain wrong!!!"
The Obliteration froze. It floated there. Then, its eyes narrowed at him.
"You dare to insult me?" it boomed, rising up into the air further. "You shall feel the wrath of the Obliteration!" It glared down at him, its eyes piercing through his very soul. "You will die."
Lightning flashed behind it, reflecting in Chiro's eyes. His eyes widened...
And the Obliteration attacked.
Chiro ran.
He had gotten a brutal beating from that ghost, and he couldn't take any more. His training never prepared him for this. This...evil spirit...it wasn't normal. He was used to the Dark Ones and some other dark creatures, but not this.
He stumbled into the Torso Tank, his wounds thumping painfully. The attack was all a blur. The scar on his face was pounding; it must've reopened. Blood ran down his face, and he wiped it off with his sleeve, leaving a dark trail of crimson clashing against the white.
He started up the Tank and sped away, leaving skid mark on the asphalt, though they could not be seen at this time.
"Chiro!" Antauri's voice came in, along with static, from the communicator. "What happened?"
Chiro gasped out the answer: "Bad...bad...something bad."
"Chiro!" Antauri repeated. "Tell me!"
Chiro shut off the communicator with a sharp punch to the console, and it fizzled out. Chiro was left in semi-darkness, and he lowered his head.
Antauri jerked as his communication relays fizzled out, followed by most of the other consoles on the Brain Scrambler. The ship slowly fell from the sky, Antauri pulling hard on the controls to get it to softly glide to the ground.
He got out of the ship as fast as he could, as it had set on fire. Even in the pouring rain, the flames continued to dance alone his ship. He watched in horror as his ship was devoured by...unreal flames.
The Brain Scrambler, within seconds, was beyond any mystical or mechanical repair. It was gone.
And Antauri was alone, in the middle of the large city, rain pouring down and thunder cracking in the sky, no one aware of his existence.
Far away, Nova stood in a similar position, watching in shock as her ship was engulfed in purple flames. These flames weren't of this dimension. They played along the ship, undeterred by the relentless rain, never letting out. The Foot Cruiser was reduced to a smoldering heap of metal in seconds. Jinmay stood at her side, at a loss for words.
(Hannah Montana: That's why they call them freak storms 'cause they're freaky.)(Oh, god, that so fits!)
Each and all members of the Hyperforce were awed, for, at that exact moment, a burst of green light appeared. A funnel of light shot up from the middle of the city, and took the form of the Inner Primate. A whip-like form of energy lashed out and struck...the Obliteration. The ghost was blown back with a shriek, and the Power Primate seemed to flash along its body.
"Monkey Mind Scream!"
Chiro's voice rang out, and the sonic attack followed, blasting forth. The Obliteration flew out and around the outside of the attack, brandishing sharp claws as it struck Chiro in the face.
The attack stopped abruptly as Chiro fell from the sky.
Antauri's eyes widened as he watched the spectacle. He ran, as fast as he could, in the direction that the two had been fighting in.
He met up with Gibson and Sparx along the way. "Your ships..." Antauri said, panting.
Gibson looked at Sparx, and sighed. "Destroyed."
"Mine too," Sparx said sulkily.
Antauri's hand clenched in a fist, but he loosened up. "Let's go," he said simply.
They finally reunited with Nova and Jinmay on the way, and Otto soon afterward. It was the same. All parts of the Super Robot had been destroyed.
Except one.
The Torso Tank stood, untouched, in the middle of Shuggazoom Park. Chiro lay on top of it, unconscious. Jinmay climbed up and kneeled beside him, laying a hand on his back. He had a nasty gash on his forehead to his right cheek; the claw marks were still visible. The blood oozing from the wound was washed away by the rain.
The ghost rose up from inside the Torso Tank, glaring hatefully at the robot girl. "I give you all one last chance. Live, or die trying to save yourselves."
Jinmay made their answer clear with a returning glare.
Chiro groaned and sat up slowly. He stood up shakily, and stared at the ghost. Suddenly, the Inner Primate surged forth, grabbing the ghost by what would be its neck. The other hand grabbed it on the tail, and pulled, like it was trying to tear the abomination in half.
"We will never give up!" Chiro said. "If you want me to die, then I'll go down fighting to the last breath!"
"You anger me," the Obliteration said in a monotone voice. Its already extended body wrapped around the arm of the Inner Primate, and then snaked to the rest of its body. It coiled around its torso, before constricting.
The Inner Primate vanished once more, and the ghost ended up coiling around Chiro's body instead. But that was the idea. Chiro's face turned purple as precious air was cut off.
"Leave him alone!" Sparx yelled. "Magna-Tingler Blast!"
The red electricity struck the black ghost, and it released Chiro. His face returned to its original color as he finally began to breathe.
"Guys—" Chiro gasped. "We have...to run."
"What about Shuggazoom?" Otto yelled over the furor of the storm and battle.
Chiro turned to the city, watching the death flames consume parts of it, despite the rain. "There's nothing we can do."
The others followed his gaze and sighed as they realized he was right. They had to flee—and leave Shuggazoom to die.
Chiro literally grabbed all of the monkeys, his muscles still strong enough to lift them, and carried them to the Torso Tank. He dropped them behind the seat and started the vehicle up as Jinmay got in the seat behind his.
"Are we doing the right thing?" Jinmay asked softly.
Chiro looked down at the blinking controls, wondering if they were doing what was right. They were supposed to protect Shuggazoom, not leave it in peril. They needed time...
"We need time to figure a plan out," he told them. "In the meantime, we should find a planet that's safe."
The monkeys all nodded, however reluctantly.
The Torso Tank's engine fires up, and the boosters on the bottom propelled it into the air. The rockets on the back launched it into the sky, and towards the stars.
As they left, the storm seemed to clear up, and Nova peered out a small window. Hey, she thought. Where's that ghost? Shouldn't it be trying to stop us?
As the ship cleared the atmosphere, Chiro's shadow beneath the chair seemed to stir. Two red eyes appeared in the blackness of the shadow, which seemed a bit darker than it was supposed to be...
After they were gone, the storm dissapated, leaving behind a partially burnt and flooded Shuggazoom. Not one building was left undamaged.
The humans exited the hiding spots, looking to the sky.
"Why, Hyperforce?" a lone voice asked. "Why did you leave us like this? You were supposed to protect us, not run away..."
All eyes glared at the sky. Their heroes betrayed them, leaving them to die...
How could they?
Oo... Spooky...
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