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Gabriellia led Sprx to a room which looked strangely like a locker room. "Where are we?" he asked
"We are in the chambers preparation room. Here you will choose your weapon and armor. Then you well go to the door and wait." She told him.
"O…Kay." Sprx said confused
"I will leave you to prepare." She said then left.
'What the hell is going on?' he wondered. He went over and looked at the racks of weapons and armor. He found a set with red plating and gold accents. He put it on, it was a pretty decent fit. Then he looked through the weapons but didn't come across any he liked 'Why would I need one anyway? I'm sure this is just some formal gathering or something.' So he ditched the weapon and went to wait at the huge doors at the end of the room.
"You said the chamber was used as an arena for large entertainment and battles, right?" Gibson asked as he and Rachelle walked down the palace halls toward the arenas upper chambers.
"Yes, it is also used as the training grounds for our warriors." Rachelle replied
"So Sprx is going to have to battle your warrior." Gibson said "This isn't going to end well."
"Why not? He is after all the Red Warrior of legend." Rachelle said almost sarcastically
"Sprx is a decent fighter yes, but like I said before warrior is a bit high of rank for him."
Just then the rest of the monkey team(minus Nova and Sprx) came around the corner. "Hey Gibson. Who's your girlfriend?" Chiro asked noticing the two monkeys intertwined hands.
Gibson tensed at that comment and inwardly began panicking. "She's NOT my girlfriend!" he shouted angrily and jerked his hand away. Rachelle was a little hurt but quickly covered it up. She knew that this situation was delicate for him.
"I am Rachelle. The Highest and his Priestess' eldest offspring. I was assigned to guide Gibson around the palace and city. We were just on out way to the chamber for the Red Warriors ritual battle." She said matter-of-factly.
"Oh…okay, cool. We were just on our way there as well." Chiro said but Otto had a suspicious smirk and Antauri's eyebrow was still raised toward Gibson.
"Please, allow me to lead you. I am sure the Red Warrior would like your support as he battles our warriors." Rachelle said very formally
"We would be grateful for your guidance." Antauri answered with a nod
Rachelle smiled and nodded back "Follow me." She said softly. She turned and walked down the hall without a glace back. The monkey team started after her. Gibson sighed 'Why did I do that?' he mentally slapped himself. Then he noticed something "Where's Nova?" he asked
"She was really tired. She stayed up all night waiting for Sprx but he never showed." Chiro told him "So we decided not to bother her and let her sleep."
"What do you mean he never showed? He never came back?" Gibson asked
"The Red Warrior was reported running out of the palace last night and returning early this morning just after dawn." Rachelle replied not looking back
Gibson was kind of hurt that Rachelle wouldn't look at him "Wait…so he's going to be fighting on zero sleep?" he asked
"I know not. He could have gotten some sleep last night or he could have wondered all night. If you like I will get the report and find out." She replied indifferently
"No that's all right. I'll ask him myself later." Gibson replied sadly
Rachelle nodded but didn't look back. Otto silently snickered in the back of the group as they approached a pair of large doors. The doors opened as the approached and before them lay a huge arena. To their right was what appeared to be a VIP box and to their left and front, rows upon rows of stands, all eerily empty and silent. "Ah…Red Warrior friends. Welcome." Came a friendly and familiar voice to their right. In the VIP box was Arden and Resa. Arden was the one who called out to them.
"Greetings my Highest and Priestess." Rachelle said with a nod to each as she walked up to the box. The Hyperforce fallowed her and saw that Arden and Resa sat upon thrones in apposition so that they could see all. Below and in front of the thrones were other seats or pillows really. Each one coordinated with the Hyperforces colors. Rachelle motioned for them to sit down and they complied. Gibson sadly looked at Rachelle trying to apologize through his eyes. When he did look her in the eye though he saw the formality drop and a soft smile appear on her features for a split second before it was wiped off. That's when he realized 'She's just playing her role, she understands.' Gibson inwardly smiled to himself at this discovery then quickly flashed a warm smile in return before turning his attention to the small talk that was now formulating between Arden and the rest.
"Where is the yellow one? I thought you traveled with a yellow female." Arden asked
"She is sleeping. She didn't feel well and we thought it would be best if she rested for a bit." Antauri said
"Ah…yes. I see." Arden responded then he turned to Gibson and said "I have heard that my eldest showed the contraption that fell from the sky. You know how to work it, yes? I would greatly like to study it more. Perhaps you would lead the research team I am putting over it."
Gibson thought for a moment the responded "Yes, where we are from it is a simple device. I explained to Rachelle how it worked, perhaps she should lead the team. Although I would be happy to assist if she would like." He shot a small smile over to her as he said this
Arden noticed and inwardly smiled "That would be a wonderful idea." he said
Rachelle let a small soft smile on her features and nodded to her father "As you wish Highest." She then turned to Gibson "Perhaps after the ritual you could com and help."
Gibson nodded then heard Otto and Chiro snicker behind him and blushed a bit.
Then a loud trumpet sound resounded through the empty arena and a fleet of dark yellow monkeys dressed in armor and armed with some sort of sword looking weapon marched out of a pair of gigantic doors down in the arena. There looked to be about twenty in section with five sections. All were perfectly in line and ready. 'Sprx is in for the fight of his life…' Chiro thought.
Then another trumpet sound went through the arena and the doors opposite the ones the warriors came from opened to reveal none other than Sprx dressed in red and gold armor and apparently weaponless.
"Red Warrior," Arden announced "it is a great honor and privilege that you are here. Now it is time for the battle ritual, which I am sure you will have no trouble. Here are the rules: it is to be a clean fight. No tricks, no lies, no dirty moves…You may only use whatever weapon you have chosen and that of any natural fighting talent. Once your opponent(s) has been rendered weaponless and unconscious then you will be deemed ready to move on to the next ritual."
Sprx was frozen in place. He had heard the words Arden said bit they didn't make any sense. He was supposed to fight? To move on? He then remembered Antauri saying that is was for his special challenge 'Oh…shit.' Was Sprx's only thought when he saw his opponents. There were about a hundred armed figures across the battle field arena from him. 'How the hell am I supposed to beat them?' he panicked.
He then looked up to were Arden was and saw the Hyperforce(minus Nova). "Oh great, an audience." He said sarcastically. He still couldn't bring his legs or arms to move, even after all the warriors drew their weapons and came charging toward him. He simply stared. Not believing that he had been thrown into this situation.
Then as the first of the warriors reached him he snapped back into reality and barely dodged the fray coming at him. Sprx bobbed and weaved, ducked and rolled, he was doing everything in his power to simply stay alive. 'Man and I thought Nova was good.' At the thought of his golden love he remembered that he hadn't seen her in the box with the others. He looked up as he dodged another fury of attacks and still saw no sign of her. 'She probably didn't come because she can't stand me anymore.' He thought sadly. Then the bitterness and frustration he had been bottling up from yesterday seemed to explode inside of him. He felt all the pain , anger, sadness, heartache return to him from when she told him she didn't care and he couldn't possible know how she felt about him, she didn't love him…the way she said it, with pure venom.
He built up the anger and lashed out at all the warriors surrounding him. He felt nothing but cold anger around him and an intense hatred licking his insides. He didn't even realize what he was doing or who he was hitting all he knew was that he had to let this out, make others suffer with him.
"Enough!"
Sprx stopped at this. He looked around and saw what he had done. All the warriors were stranded around on the ground bloody, some with limbs in unnatural positions and angles. The entire arena was scattered with unconscious(hopefully) bodies. It was then he noticed his magnets were out and one of the warriors with his weapon at his throat was at the end of his magnetic hold(A/N: their wearing metal armor). Sprx dropped the warrior and his weapon and turned his hands to normal. Looking at all the damage he had done. The arena walls were dented and cracked from where he assumed bodies had been thrown. He sighed, the warrior cowering at his feet beaten and bloody, fear so obvious in his eyes. Then he heard the last thing he ever expected, applause. He looked up to the booth and there Arden, Resa, and a purple monkey with golden eyes were smiling down at him clapping. For him.
"Very good Red Warrior." The Highest said. "You have passed and the ceremony is right on schedule." He beamed.
Despite Arden's praise, Sprx was still confused and horrified at what he'd done and as he looked he could see those emotions mirrored on his teammates. He sighed again.
He looked up and saw Gibson talking with the purple monkey then walk off. 'I wonder what that's all about…'
o.O looks like sparky lost it. hmmmmm...wonder whats gonna happen now? I guess you'll just have to stay tuned...