Chapter 10

The door opened slowly. Harmony glanced up at Rubella, both looking into each other's eyes, as if they were both planning to spit venom.

Formless came and grabbed Harmony's hands and dragged her out of the room. The purple fox girl smirked as the blonde finally gave in and walked with the formless and not against them.

"So…anything you wish to ask?" Rubella said.

"Where's my friend?"

"Oh…he's in good hands."

The blonde lunged to the side, trying to bite Rubella's ponytail.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?"

"Fear not…Daddy has some plans for him, so I know he's still alive."

A sigh of relief quietly whispered through the hall. Harmony closed her eyes.

"Though I can't guarantee he'll be comfortable."

The blonde just glared. Attacking wouldn't help. Rubella was walking too far ahead anyway.

"Just relax. This next part should be painless, little sister."

"Don't call me that! We aren't related!"

"Yes we are."

"No, we're not!"

"Oh yes we are."

"No. Because I am an orphan, and I stayed at the orphanage from when I was a baby until I was 6."

"Ever wonder about life before you were an orphan?"

"Just shut up! We aren't sisters and Skeleton King isn't my father!"

"We're here." Rubella said once they stepped into the throne room.

"Excellent." Skeleton King said. "Now, the final preparation will be made."

The evil king placed a beautiful purple bottle with green markings on the floor. Then Rubella stood next to Skeleton King and the two adjusted their positions until they all created a triangle with Harmony at one of the points, the two villains at the others, and the bottle in the middle.

"And now…" Skeleton King said. "We begin!"

A ray of light shone from each of the three figures, as if some special connection began to unleash some great power. An orb of energy appeared and began to sink down to touch the bottle. The bottle began to shake and the cap made a squeak as it turned on its own. Whatever was inside was ready to burst out.

Suddenly a large crash came from the ceiling. A large metal structure, shaped like a fist, opened up and someone jumped out.

"CHIRO SPEARO!" A lightning bolt sent the purple bottle flying across the room.

"Did someone call for help?" Sprx said as he leaped to Chiro's side. Nova, Jinmay, and Antauri did the same.

"Chiro! Monkey team! I'm so happy to see you!" Harmony's eyes lit up. Chiro used a thunder punch to smash the formless holding her back. Then the girl used her powers to put on crystal armor as a defense.

"You'll pay for that, you little pest!" Rubella launched an energy sphere at Chiro, but Harmony's crystals turned the color blue and blocked the attack. Skeleton King summoned an army of formless.

"ATTACK!" He yelled.

"Chiro! Go get Gibson and Otto!" Antauri said.

"But you guys can't hold them off on your own!" The boy exclaimed.

The hand of the super robot crushed a large amount of formless and then gave a thumbs up.

"We'll be fine, kid! Now go!" Sprx yelled as he zapped Rubella with his magnets.

"Come on!" Chiro grabbed Harmony's wrist and they ran down the hall. "Where are they?"

"Otto is in that room coming up over there!" Harmony pointed. "But I don't know where they took Gibson!"

"We'll find him!" Chiro said. Then he smashed the door down.

"CHIRO!" Otto ran over and hugged the boy. "I'm so glad you came!"

"Okay, Otto, not too tight…" Chiro gasped as the green simian's hug got tighter. "We still have to find Gibson!"

"But where is he?" Otto asked.

"I'll look…" Chiro said. He closed his eyes and a green aura glowed around him. Harmony took a step back, unsure of what might happen. The power primate began to show Chiro a vision.

"AAAAAUGH!" Gibson shrieked as Mandarin dug his claws into his flesh once more. The scientist was strapped to the wall and couldn't move a muscle.

"A shame that you had to be so weak, Mr. Hal Gibson…" Mandarin smirked as he examined his claws, now covered in ooze, fur, and a faint amount of blood. "You already look pale and we've just started. But you did upset my master's daughter AND you upset my master. Therefore, you have also upset me. Luckily for you, Skeleton King wants you kept alive for what he has in store." The orange monkey laughed as Gibson let out a gasp for breath.

"You…won't succeed...with whatever plan you have…" Gibson panted. "The Hyper Force…will stop you!"

"I'm afraid your team won't be strong enough this time…" The evil Mandarin lifted his claw in the air again. "Now, hold still. This won't hurt a bit…it'll hurt MUCH more than that."

"AAAAH!" Chiro fell to his knees.

"CHIRO!" Harmony and Otto ran to his side.

"Are you alright?" Harmony asked.

"I'm fine…but we have to hurry! I know where he is now!" The boy shot up and dashed down one of the halls. The green simian and the girl followed close behind.

Chiro, Otto, and Harmony stepped in front of the door to one of the prison cells. Muffled shouts and talking were faintly heard from behind the door, but the door had purple markings and you couldn't open the door without some sort of power.

"How do we get in?" Otto asked.

"Harmony, do you remember what we did in Rubella's hideout?" Chiro asked.

"Oh yeah!" Harmony exclaimed. The two stood next to each other and took a fighting stance.

"MONKEY FU!" Chiro launched a green aura at the door. Harmony used her crystals to create two daggers and threw them into the boy's attack. After the smoke made by the crash cleared away, the door was gone, and then the three ran into the room.

"What?" Mandarin exclaimed.

"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Otto pulled out his saws and attempted to slice Mandarin in two. The orange simian leaped out of the way just in time. Then he made an attempt to dig his long claws into Chiro's chest, but the boy leaped in the air and landed on top of the evil simian. Mandarin just threw him off and tried to strike again. Otto ran over and attacked again, successfully leaving a large gash on Mandarin's torso.

Harmony ran past them and over to where Gibson was. She formed large red crystals on her hands and smashed the cuffs holding him up.

"Thanks…" He coughed as he tried to keep his balance.

"Hold on…" Harmony's crystals turned green and she placed her hands on Gibson's wounds. Quickly, they disappeared and he was fully healed.

"Thanks again." Gibson smiled. Then he stood up and got his drills out. Harmony's crystals turned red.

"Alright Mandarin, give up now. You're surrounded!" Chiro exclaimed. The evil monkey just looked around and smirked.

"Oh I'm not the one surrounded, my hairless monkey…" He said.

Formless popped up and grabbed ahold of the heroes. They all struggled to get free, even though they knew it was no use.

Skeleton King slowly entered the room with Rubella behind, carrying that mysterious purple and green bottle. Behind them, more purple and black formless carried in the rest of the Hyper Force.

"Well done boy…you managed to make it this far…too bad it all ends here." Skeleton King cackled.

Rubella ran over and put the bottle down on the floor once more.

"Everything is ready father." The girl said.

"Excellent…let's begin…" The two villains took their positions again. Again, rays of light came from Rubella, Skeleton King, and Harmony. Then an orb of light appeared and came down to the middle of the room where the bottle began to shake. Suddenly the cap burst off, hitting Mandarin in the eye and causing him to screech, and the small container began to spew white smoke. The clouds began to spiral up at the ceiling, and lights flashed until finally the room was filled with a blinding light.

Pikuro: WOOT! Chapter 10 already! Wait a second...this means we're a few chapters over half way through this story! D: LE GASP!

And thanks to the person who reviewed! I was able to stop Mandarin from forcing Gibson to eat the stale goldfish crackers between our couch cushions.

Mandarin: :(

Gibson: ^_^

Now review please! Or this time Mandarin will force Gibson to...I dunno... Mandarin, what would you do?

Mandarin: *shrugs*

Gibson: ._.

Pikuro: Whatever. REVIEW PLEASE!