Chapter 9

Hidden Fortress

General P.O.V.

Luna sighed as she walked around the city. She had a bad feeling that something bad was going to happen and soon. She just didn't know where or when. She just knew that something was going to happen.

She got on one of the rooftops and looked up at the sky. She sighed and looked at the Super Robot with a thoughtful look on her face. Then she heard a crash and saw a huge head was on the ground. She gasped in shock as she recognized just who it was.

"Jinmay!" Luna gasped in shock.

She jumped off the roof and ran as fast as she could. She reached the head just as Chiro heard the message.

"Chiro!" Luna called.

Chiro looked over and his eyes widened when he saw Luna with a worried expression.

"Luna, what are you doing here?" Chiro asked.

Luna sighed.

"I heard a crash and then saw this head" Luna explained. "Is it really, Jinmay?"

Chiro nodded and Luna sighed.

"What could've happened to her?" Luna asked.

Chiro shook his head.

"I don't know, Luna, but I'm going to find out" Chiro answered.

Luna nodded.

"I guess that I'll head home for now" Luna said. "I've got some stuff to do. Tell me if you find anything about what happened."

Chiro nodded and watched as she walked away. Antauri then noticed that he seemed to be worried about her.

"Is something wrong, Chiro?" Antauri asked.

Chiro sighed.

"I guess" Chiro said. "A few days ago, Luna dropped out of school. She said that everything's alright but I don't know. She's also selling her house. Something's going on with her but she won't tell my what. It's a bit worrying."

Antauri nodded in understanding.

"Let her come to you" Antauri advisied. "She'll come to you when she's ready to tell you."

Chiro nodded and they went inside the robot to try to figure out what happened to Jinmay.

Luna sighed as she entered her home and walked into her room. She took out a small bag and started going through her things, which wasn't much. The only things that were hers were mostly books and a few photo frames. They're wasn't any clothes put into the bag. When she went to the closet there were identical clothes hanging from hangers.

She then held out her hand and then the clothes and the hangers disappeared. Almost like they were never there to begin with. She then sighed and went over to the living room where the couch and a TV were. She held out her hand and the TV disappeared as well. She sighed and then went to the bathroom and held out her hand and anything that was in there besides the toilet, sink and shower disappeared. The house looked like an ordinary house that was ready for people to move in.

Luna sighed and put the bag on the couch. Then she got on the couch and sat next to the bag.

"It looks like I'm finally finished with that" Luna said. "Now I just have to get someone to buy the house and the mayor will take care of the rest. Everything I own is packed, so there's no need to worry about anything else. Until then, I can just leave my stuff here."

Then she heard noise come from outside. She saw the Robot fighting a ship and seemed to be losing. She wanted to help but wisely stayed indoors. She saw that the ship backed off after a while. She took this opportunity to come outside and saw the monkey team leading Chiro to tourist with a camera near a metal tower. She then saw that Antauri revealed it to be a hidden elevator to somewhere below ground. She hid in an nearby alleyway.

After some time, she saw the ship was back. Not to long after, Chiro came out alone and went to fight the ship by himself. Luna smacked her forehead at Chiro's recklessness.

"Chiro, you idiot" Luna muttered.

Then the one from the ship was revealed to be Mandarin. Luna narrowed her eyes at this. Chiro was having a hard time fighting alone and she knew this. Eventually, the monkeys except Gibson came out but Mandarin seemed to be ready for them. Sokko came out and a bug was attached to each of their heads and Mandarin made the Super Robot fall on Chiro but he managed to get inside at the last minute. However, the monkeys were captured and on their way to Skeleton King.

Luna waited until she was sure that Mandarin was gone before she came out of hiding. She got there just as Chiro got Gibson out from below ground and fixed him up. They were on top of the tower and she listened in from below as they talked.

"Well, Chiro, what's the plan?" Gibson asked.

"If I am the chosen one, Gibson, it's time I prove it" Chiro said. "Let's go get our brothers."

Luna smiled at that.

"Then you're going to need help!" Luna called up at them.

They looked down, shocked at who they saw. They both jumped down to the ground.

"Luna, what are you doing here?" Chiro asked. "Do you know how dangerous it is right now?"

Luna smirked.

"You honestly didn't think that I was going to sit back and mount a rescue mission by yourselves, did you?" Luna asked.

Chiro shook his head.

"You're not going" Chiro said. "It's way too dangerous."

Luna shook her head.

"You think I don't know how dangerous it is?" Luna asked. "I know perfectly well just how dangerous it is. Besides, I want to rescue them too."

Chiro shook his head but Gibson looked thoughtful.

"You're not going" Chiro said. "You don't know how to fight. You won't be much help to us."

Luna sighed.

"On the contrary, Chiro, I can be helpful" Luna said. Besides, I want to help Ani."

Gibson eyes widened in shock and Chiro looked confused.

"Ani?" Chiro asked confused. "Whose Ani?"

Gibson gasped in realization.

"It can't be.." Gibson said.

Luna smiled at Gibson.

"It looks like you've figured it out, Gibson" Luna said. "I guess there's no need for me to hide it now."

Chiro looked confused as he watched Luna raise a hand above her. His eyes widened in shock as he saw a purple light surround her the same color as her hair. When they light faded, standing there was a purple robot monkey he recognized as Elena. He watched as Elena sighed.

"You have no idea how much energy it takes to hold up that illusion" Elena said.

Gibson then sighed and then looked at her.

"So you decided to disguise yourself as a human by using the Power Primate" Gibson said. "Frankly, I should have seen that coming a bit sooner."

Elena smiled.

"Why do you think I tried to keep my distance?" Elena asked. "I knew that you, Ani or Nova would figure it out too soon if I wasn't careful."

Elena then sighed and closed her eyes.

"Besides, I wasn't ready for Chiro to know about my past just yet" Elena said. "It's not something I like to talk about."

Gibson nodded in understanding.

"Is that why you used your telepathic communication on him?" Gibson asked.

Elena smiled softly.

"That was my way of telling Ani that I was back" Elena said, opening her eyes. "Out of everyone, I knew he had to be worried about me the most."

Gibson nodded as Chiro still looked confused.

"Who's Ani?" Chiro asked.

Elena smiled and looked at Chiro.

"Ani is just my nickname for Antauri" Elena explained. "I'm really the only one who calls him that, to be honest. It showed how close we were."

"We don't have time for this right now, Elena" Gibson said urgently.

Elena nodded and turned to Chiro.

"I can explain everything later" Elena said. "Right now, time is of the essence. We need to rescue the others."

Chiro and Gibson nodded.