A/N: All right, two reviews? TWO! C'mon people! I know you're out there! You have no idea how frustrating this is for me! I have barely enough reviews to continue the story, let alone do it quickly! I only do this because the book I'm writing has its pages falling out. Because nobody voted for a character, Kantura and I have decided to bore you this time. VOTE! ITS GOOD FOR YOU!
Kantura: Baka da...(When any of my characters are upset, they lapse into Japanese.) Shi te dokusha! Hamoni tract mot...(or one of my made up languages.) On to those who did review...
4Evermonkeyfan: Kantura doesn't have limitless power, she's just on tough ass. (Kantura bonks me on head...Kantura: this is supposed to be cuss free!) She can only control fire and the Force. She's just very creative about how she uses it.
Beastfire: Okey...but it doesn't matter who you vote for, as long as you vote! We feel so rejected...We used to get like four reviewers per chapter, but no one reviews us anymore! Boo hoo..
Kantura: Lets get on with it...
Kantura placed Leah onto the ground. A flash of light grazed her arm when she moved. Kantura snarled as she rushed at them and kicked them to the ground. Pain engulfed her entire body as she moved fast. Sparx and Nova rushed to help her. Kantura got up only to be punched in the stomach, hard. She fell to the ground in pain, leaving Sparx and Nova to defend her and Leah.
"Well we're screwed." Sparx said sarcastically. Nova glared at him as the storm troopers closed in. Kantura held her stomach in pain as she tried to think. Nova and Sparx flew at the soldiers.
"Lady Tomahawk!"" Ball Blazer!" Sparx and Nova yelled toppling most of them. Eventually, they did finish and were surrounded by unconscious bodies. The turned to see Kantura picking up Leah and putting Leah on Kantura's back. Wincing in pain, she ran down the hall with the two monkeys behind her.
"Kantura, it might be better if you let us carry her. You're only making things worse for your own body." Sparx told Kantura slightly worried. Kantura shook her head with fury.
"No. I won't give her to you. If she were to wake up, she would most likely be frightened by you. No, it's better if I carry her." Kantura insisted even though she knew she was being prideful. My sight is blurring, and everything is spinning...At this rate...I'll need to be carried... she weakly thought as they approached the hanger. She peeked her head out and checked for soldiers. She nodded to her companions and walked across.
The others must have gotten rid of them be- she was stopped in mid thought when she heard footsteps. Slowly, she turned to see two hundred total soldiers coming out of the various doors. Kantura, Sparx, and Nova ran across as fast as they could, Kantura switching Leah to in front of her. Kantura held Leah protectively to her chest as she ran to the ramp. She fumbled with one hand at her belt for her light saber.
At last they reached the ramp where Han and Luke were waiting. Quickly, she passed Leah to Han and turned around to fend off the lasers so that Nova could get on. She closed her eyes and hit every one back to the storm troopers. Sparx was hesitant to follow Nova.
"Go already! I'll be right behind you!" Kantura yelled as she opened her eyes. She almost felt the need to shut them again. When Sparx had finally gotten up the ramp, she turned and started to run up. Suddenly, an unseen laser burned through her back. She was falling, and then darkness.
"IRETH!" Luke screamed as she fell. It seemed to take forever for her to hit the ground. Luke gathered her in his arms out of the lasers. He rushed aboard as the ramp closed. Blood dripped from her lips. He ran to the medical room and placed her on a bed. Kantura's blood was already soaking the sheets from both her arm and her back.
Nova came over to Kantura and helped Luke dress Kantura's gashes and bruises. Gibson and Antauri were already working on Chiro. Leah lay unconscious with Han at her side. Nova turned back to Kantura. Luke had taken her down to her under clothes. He was taking a look at her arm, but his eyes drifted to a scar on her chest. It was almost normal, but it had deep red outlining it.
Nova noticed it as soon as he did. She started applying healing agents to Kantura's arm and then carefully turned her on her stomach to treat her back. Luke blinked three times and looked at the terrible burn cut. Luke bit into his lip as he and Nova treated it. Nova was careful to make sure Kantura's strap didn't touch the wound. When they were finished, Nova covered Kantura with a blanket and looked over at Chiro.
"Will he be ok, Gibson?" Sparx asked with concern lining his face. Nova walked over and put a hand on Sparx for reassurance. The blue monkey nodded as Antauri finished tending their leader.
"Yes he will. He didn't suffer any severe damage, but it will be a long time until he can fight properly. Meanwhile, we've got a bigger issue. There are several space crafts following us and their moving in for an attack. Nova, can you inform Han with the droids again?" Nova nodded at Gibson and did it immediately.
Han and Luke got up and ran to the laser cannons, leaving Sparx to pilot with Chewbacca as his co-pilot. The other monkeys scattered around the ship to where they might be useful. However, Antauri stayed in the room and meditated. There was something on his mind that was bugging him a lot.
Antauri's Meditation:
Antauri found himself surrounded by a dense jungle. Magic and life hung in the air thickly. Heat surrounded him in a whirlwind, and then went off in the forest. Antauri blinked and then followed it.
Resistance met him straight on. He dragged through it like thick syrup. Waves of heat flowed around, blurring the atmosphere. Every little thing, pricked his senses. At last, he broke through the thick air.
His head spun as he looked around him. Rubbing it slightly, he realized he was in a large clearing. In the mist, Antauri spotted two figures. One lay on the ground, the other barely higher than the ground.
Antauri activated his ghost claws and carefully approached the two figures. He reached them shortly and recognized the one on the ground immediately. It was Kantura, and she lay in black clothes and loose curls that framed her face. The moon on her forehead was dark red and shined very slightly.
The other figure was standing up. He was no taller than two feet, and was slightly wrinkled. His long pointed ears moved slightly as he looked down at Kantura. As he gazed at her, he leaned on a small walking stick. Though he was no taller than Antauri, the black monkey felt deep respect for the small old creature. Antauri realized that this must be Yoda, Kantura's mentor.
"Friend are you not? Fallen she has in battle, but worry not. The Force is strong with
this one. Watch over her I must. Join me please. For our differences, different we are not." Yoda said to Antauri. "Learn from each other we must" Antauri nodded and walked over to the Jedi.
"He's been like that for hours! What is he doing?" Otto said as he popped up around the floating monkey. Antauri had not moved at all, and the others were slightly worried. However, Nova was not. She could tell he was okay, and assumed he was busy. Nova dragged R2D2 into another room and they started to play chess.
Sparx came looking for her, and was surprised with what he found. The golden monkey sat on the floor, concentrating on the map set in front of her. White and black pieces stood up out of the projection that R2D2 gave off.
"You gonna come in or not Sparky?" Nova said without looking up. "I think I found out why she played this game." Nova told the red monkey as he came to sit with her. At last she pointed to a piece and a square. The piece galloped across the board to that place.
"Oh? Why is that? And why do you play it?" Sparx asked as he sat down. Nova sighed as she looked at him.
"It's good for concentration. It also hones mental abilities and the Power Primate.Of course, for her it's the Force." Nova said as she watched R2D2 capture her pawn. She leaned in and moved her knight, putting R2's queen in a trap called a skewer.
"You're ok right?" Sparx asked with worry. Nova nodded silently. Sparx released a breath that he held. "Good, otherwise who would keep me in line?" He teased. Nova smile evilly and kicked him. Then suddenly, a voice spoke in her mind.
Nova, it's me, Chiro. Nova perked up and replied back. Chiro! You're up! Are you ok! She asked hurriedly. No, I'm not out of bed. Antauri told me to stay asleep, but when I tried to reply, I couldn't reach him. Since you're the one with the most Power Primate after us, you were the easiest to reach. I just wanted to let you know that I'm ok, and I'll probably sleep for a day or two. Chiro replied. Nova sighed with relief and then ordered him back to sleep.
When she had broken off with Chiro, she told Sparx what had happened. When she was done, she then worried about Antauri. Was it bad that Chiro couldn't reply to Antauri? Nova shook her head and moved her rook out of harms way. She turned to say something to Sparx when Otto ran into the room.
"Jinmay just called! Shugazoom is in trouble! Kantura has asked Han to go as fast as possible, but it will still take 12 hours to get there! Oh yeah, Kantura's up." Otto said after he finished his frantic dance. The three things all hit Sparx and Nova at once.
"Shugazoom! Twelve hours! Kantura!" They shrieked in unison. Sparx and Nova got up and ran into the medical room to find Kantura sitting on her bed. She was breathing hard and resting against the wall, however, she was slightly better. Beside her sat Antauri who was also awakened out of his trance. Leah wasn't in her bed.
"I had...to wake up...eventually...After...all..I ...have to...power the...Robot..." Kantura said breathing hard. She smiled weakly. Her smile changed to a frown when Luke walked in the room with a look on his face. Kantura leaned her head against the wall. She turned her head to the monkeys. "Can...you guys...leave us?" Kantura asked in a strained voice. Surprised, the Monkey Team left the room.
"Ireth...That scar...on your chest..." Luke said worriedly. Kantura turned away with tears in her eyes. Luke gently held her wrists and made her face him. "You worry me, Ireth. Please don't tell me that was from our visit to your planet." Luke said quietly. Kantura turned to cry into his shoulder.
"It was...I...I didn't...tell...you..because...I...didn't...want you to...worry." Kantura said as she cried, making it harder to breathe. Kantura stiff shoulders relaxed when he hugged her and wiped her tears.
"I wish you didn't have to leave me so soon. Sleep, if you're going to power their ship, you'll need rest. Sleep." Luke told her. She drifted off and he lay her down on the bed with a kiss on the cheek.
Chiro woke up in his bed on the Super Robot. He was in his pajamas, and had bandages over his body. Yawning, he got out of bed and found the Monkey Team in the living room. Chiro picked up a pancake and gulfed it down.
"Good morning Chiro. It's good to see you awake." Gibson said quietly. Chiro looked at him and saw a problem.
"Why are we on the Super Robot? And where's Kantura? Did we leave her behind?" Chiro asked.
"No. I'm right here. We're on the Robot because Shugazoom is in trouble." Chiro turned around to see Kantura leaning against the wall. She was worn out, and battered, but she still had an aura of fire. She was in somewhat skimpy clothes, and her nails lit up with fire and extended like claws.
"Then we need to save Shugazoom.."Chiro said, clenching his fists into balls. Kantura supported herself as she walked away from the wall back to charge the robot.
"What's wrong with Kantura?"Chiro asked Nova, who was right next to him. She shook her head and let Sparx speak.
"We didn't find a power source, so...so she told us that she was going to power the robot. Kid, it ain't easy what she's doing, and frankly..." Sparx took a deep breath. "Frankly kid, she's killing herself."
"I maybe killing myself, Sparx, but if I don't die...millions of others will." She said running up to the controls. "And Skeleton intends to make that happen." Kantura said pointing to his ship.
"We're so doomed." Otto said after a long period of silence .
A/N: More reviewers please! and vote for the monkey!
Kantura: Or burn in the pits of hell!
Me: She didn't mean that!
Kantura: Yes I did-(I cover her mouth.)
