Nova: Where's Reza? She has a chapter to write.
SPRX: She posted chapter nine and then went back to bed.
Otto: Did she stay up until three in the morning again?
Gibson: Well, this is a simple solution, we'll simply do the stories until she awakens.
Antauri: Has anyone ever written one of these before?
Chiro: I haven't…
Jinmay: We can try! And maybe, if we do really good, she'll write something totally awesome!
SPRX: okay, six words… let's see… let's do seven, that way each of us can do one, and Reza will be really surprised! :D
Farsighted:
SPRX here! We drew straws and I get to do the first one! Okay… let's see…
"SPRX, are you okay?" Nova asked, looking me with worry.
"I… I'm having trouble… seeing." I shuddered, fear washing over me. I could barely see her, just a fuzz of yellow and pink. I could clearly see the Super Robot in the distance, but for some reason, I couldn't see her.
"How many fingers am I holding up?"
A blur of gray appeared in my face, and I tried to discern the number of digits she held up.
"Um…. Three?"
Apparently it was the wrong answer, because she had to pause.
"SPRX, that's my tail."
"Oh… I knew that."
"I'm taking you to see Gibson."
Her hand grabbed mine and she guided me back to the Super Robot, taking me directly to Sickbay and laying me down. She called Gibson in and explained what had happened. Brainstain paused and looked at me.
"You're losing your vision, SPRX?"
"No!" I snapped immediately, "I will not lose my vision!"
Gibson sighed, 'I'll see what I can do, but from what Nova's saying, it sounds like you've gone farsighted."
"Can you fix me, Gibson?"
He looked at me, his expression escaped me, but I could tell he was surprised by how concerned I had sounded.
"I'll do everything I can, SPRX." I could hear his smile and sent one back.
Unearth:
This one's mine! And I'm Otto! Because I got the second shortest straw! Yay!
I grinned and grabbed a shovel, walking past the team.
"What are you doing?" Antauri asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" I asked, holding up my treasure map so he could see it, "I'm gonna go find some buried treasure!"
Gibby sighed, "Otto, the likelihood that you'll unearth a plethora of gold and jewelry by following that silly map is… practically impossible!"
"You said practically. That means it's not impossible! So I have a chance, then! Goodbye!"
"Just clean up before you come back in." Nova smiled, "Take SPRX with you."
"Why me?"
She glared at him like she usually does when she wants him to do something and he ran over to my side.
"Okay, buddy, let's go find that buried treasure!"
Gypsy:
Oh, good! It's my turn. Oh, I forgot, I need to say who I am. I'm Jinmay. Let's see how I do.
Flashes of pink, purple, orange, red, green, yellow, blue, green, and white decorated the stage as the gypsies danced, the fabric of their clothes flowing in the wind they created as they moved. Masked faces smiled, their hips swaying in perfect synchronization. I was completely mesmerized by their motions, their clothes, everything about them. They were all so beautiful and perfect. It was no surprise the boys were all drooling over them.
The performance ended and I grinned, "That was amazing!"
A hand was held out to me, delicate yet strong, "Would you like to learn a dance, Miss?"
I stared at her in shock, "Really? Me?"
"You and the other beautiful lady." Her other hand was extended to Nova.
I nodded, my previous smile turning to an enthusiastic grin.
"I would love to! Come on, Nova!"
The yellow monkey grinned and we followed the other girls, anxious to learn.
We were dressed in clothes similar to the gypsies. My new ensemble had light green pants that were covered with a translucent pink fabric on both of my hips. My belly shirt was the same light green hue as the pants with the same pink material used for exceedingly long sleeves. Nova was dressed in a pink skirt, a gold bracelet with four small bells wrapped around her tail. She had a matching pink top that, like my own, had the translucent sleeves, though her color was a pure white color as opposed to my pink.
It took all day and some of the next morning to learn a short dance, and Nova and I were sincerely fretting not being able to learn it before they had to leave. Out fears were vanquished when the same woman who had offered us a chance, Marizelia, told us that we would be performing our dance for the city after lunch. Nova and I then spent the next three hours practicing.
Just before we went on for our duet, we were given words of confidence and enthu8siasm.
"You will do just fine."
"If you mess up, don't make it obvious. Make it seem like you meant to do it."
"Those outfits are beautiful on you."
"Don't worry, there's no way you can fail."
Marizelia smiled at us and stepped onto the stage after a short break, looking to the crowd.
"Hello, citizens of Suggazoom. We are most proud to have your attendance to our meager performances in your beautiful city. Yesterday, we approached two young ladies of your city and offered them a chance to learn one of our dances. So, performing for the first time ever, Nova and Jinmay!"
We stepped onto the stage and smiled. The entire city was there, cheering us on as they had the gypsies. Marizelia gave us a thumb's up and we began our dance, watching one another for help in case we forgot a move or made a mistake. There was no noise besides the ringing of Nova's bells as we moved, the crowd watching us. I could feel each pair of eyes on me, watching each move I made.
The dance ended and there was silence. My heart sank. They didn't like it. We did horribly. We had messed up so bad…
Cheering erupted from the crowd. Nova and I grinned and looked at each other.
"Good job." Marizelia smiled, "You did beautifully."
Stepparent:
Chiro here… this one's gonna be kinda hard for me… I hope I do alright.
I hadn't had parents since I was six. They'd been lost in an accident and I'd been in foster care when I discovered the Monkey Team. No one questioned when I left the foster home, since they knew I always kinda hated it there.
Antauri, Gibson, SPRX, Nova, and Otto always cared for me. They were my new family. I lived in the Super Robot with them, we argued, we played, and we helped one another. In the foster home, I had always stayed by myself, preferring to walk around the city alone and away from the eyes of others. I'd been bullied by almost everyone, BT and Glenny especially, and had gotten used to the dislike people had for me.
But now I had people who looked up to me. Otto quickly became my new little brother. I was always turning to him if I needed help and he did the same for me. SPRX was like my big brother, laughing at my misfortune, yet always having my back. Gibson became the brother that everyone dreams of having. I always knew I could count on him for almost anything and confided in him if I needed someone to talk to.
But Antauri and Nova… they became something I hadn't had for seven years. My parents. Well… I guess you could call them stepparents. Antauri was the best father figure I could have asked for, always guiding me towards my goal and what was good for me. Nova would always be there for caring and sympathy when I needed it, yet would never let me down if I needed to be yelled at.
"Chiro, are you okay?"
I blinked and looked at Otto, "Yep. Just thinking."
"About?"
I smiled, "Us. Everyone. You guys truly are my family."
He grinned, "Oh! What am I?"
"My little brother, of course."
I explained my thoughts to him, and he listened with the utmost curiosity and respect.
"You know, if you call Antauri 'dad', he'd probably cry." Otto chuckled, "I heard him talking to Nova about it."
"What about me?" Nova asked.
Otto smiled, "Nothing bad, that's for sure."
Antauri smiled, "If it's nothing bad, would you mind sharing?"
I smiled, "I was telling Otto how you guys have become my family. He's like my little brother, Gibson and SPRX my older brothers, Nova my mom, and you're like my dad, Antauri."
He paused, his yellow-green eyes staring at me in mild surprise.
"Really?" SPRX smiled, "You know, if I think about it, that works. We are just one big happy family."
I looked at Antauri, "Are you okay?"
He nodded, "Yes, I'm perfectly… perfectly fine…" he stood, "I'll be right back."
He left quickly. I looked at Otto, who was grinning.
"I told ya he would cry."
Harass:
Ah, my turn. I am Antauri, just so you know. I truly hope you enjoy my segment of this chapter.
It was like this every day. I would be the first awake- besides the Super Robot, that is- and after about thirty minutes of peace, Gibson and Chiro would wake up. They were never those to be awake early, so they would remain quiet until they had a proper breakfast and had completely washed the sleep from their systems.
Then Otto and SPRX would wake up. Their extremely loud voices would then wake Nova, whose room was in between theirs, and she would immediately tell them to be quiet. She would then make her way to the kitchen for a simple breakfast.
SPRX and Otto would then show up, skipping breakfast all together, and instead playing video games or something else they had thought of.
Usually, their games were quiet enough to meditate through. But once they got tired of that…
"Hey, Nova, wanna go downtown with me?"
"Go away, SPRX."
He pouted, "Come on. One date?"
"No." She growled.
I sighed and gave up on my meditation. It was the same routine. SPRX would continue to harass Nova until she hit him. Otto would then rush to make sure he wasn't hurt, which he usually wasn't. The pair would then get Chiro to join them somewhere in town and they would leave. Nova then retreated to the training room to 'blow off steam', as she says.
Gibson and I would then sit in silence, both of us knowing to savor it, as it never lasted long.
"Antauri?"
I blinked as Gibson broke our usual silence, "Yes?"
"Do you think the team will ever be able to get along?"
I chuckled, "Probably not. Our personalities differ greatly."
"I just wish we could have one day of perfect peace."
"You're not alone."
Territory:
Alright! Nova here, and it's my turn!
To sum up the surroundings in a simple sentence: it was hot. Not 'I-need-to-find-some-shade'-hot, I mean 'I-need-to-get-out-of-this-heat-before-I-catch-fire' hot.
And to make everything better… we'd just wandered into the territory of a creature who didn't seem to want to share.
"Monkey Team, run!" Chiro shouted.
As if that wasn't obvious. Every one of us had broken jet packs, and no one could concentrate long enough to attack in this heat. We all ran. Ran for our very lives, searching for a sweet sanctuary.
"There!"
I quickly looked to where Otto was pointing, grinning at the fact that it was a cave. Sanctuary and shade. We all quickly made our way in, hiding from the creature chasing us. Gibson quickly activated the flashlight he had and looked around. There wasn't anything live in there, so we were safe.
"This place is the perfect sanctuary… why is nothing living here?" Chiro asked, looking around.
"Something was." Antauri told him.
"Oh…" He whispered.
I walked over to the large creature and touched it. It didn't move and it wasn't breathing.
"It's definitely dead…" I told them, "Poor thing."
"We'll stay here for now, team…" Chiro told us, looking around outside, "But it's going to get really cold tonight."
A grunt filled the room.
"Did your just grunt, Antauri?" Gibson asked.
"I definitely did not."
The creature under my hand moved and I yelped, "It's alive!"
It started breathing again, his small black eyes opening.
No one moved. It looked around, observing us all. Its eyes landed on me and followed my arm as far as it could. I felt its muscles move under my hand, but couldn't find the will to move away. The creature reached out one of its large paws and wrapped it around me, pulling me close. I bit back a shriek and looked at it. It seemed to be smiling at me, past its long fangs.
"Hey!" SPRX growled.
"Wait." I told him, putting a hand to its head, "Do… do you understand me?" I asked.
It easily nodded.
I smiled, "May my friends and I stay the night with you?"
It glanced at the rest of the team and looked at me, "These are your friends?"
"Oh! You can speak. Yes, these are my friends."
"Alright."
Absolute Zero:
And finally, the amazing works of me, Mister Hal Gibson.
The temperature was dropping fast. I couldn't believe the sudden decline, it was phenomenal.
"Fascinating, within just a few seconds, the temperature of those coal has dropped to absolute zero! Perhaps if I reverse the polarity of the molecules, they could do the opposite."
"Gibson…"
I smiled, "Antauri, what brings you here?"
He walked in, strong and sure as ever, "I was merely curious as to what you were doing."
I smiled, "Here, I'll show you."
I grabbed a small bolt lying nearby and used my laser to heat it as hot as I could. He watched with curiosity as I dropped it in the solution, immediately cooling it and dropping it to subzero temperatures. I quickly explained what I had done; loving the enthusiasm he had in his eyes as I explained everything.
"That's amazing, Hal."
"I'm glad you're here, Antauri." I smiled, "Anyone else would have interrupted half way through my explanation and told me they were bored."
"They merely do not share the level of mentality you and I do."
I smiled again, "Would you like to help me?"
Farsighted- Huh, how'd I do! :D
Unearth- I had to get Gibby to help me with what he says, there. I don't understand a lot of it…
Gypsy- That was fun!
Stepparent- Antauri: You really think of me as your father?
Of course I do. :D
Antauri: Thank goodness Reza isn't here… she'd die if she saw me cry like this…
Harass- But such a blessing may never come.
Territory- It's so cute! :D
Absolute Zero- I feel rather proud of th-
WHAT ARE YOU MONKEYS DOING NEAR MY COMPUTER!
Otto: Reza! Good morning!
Antauri: Afternoon, Otto… it's no longer morning.
Well, excuse me for staying up too late working on chapter nine of your minifics. What are you doing?
SPRX: Look for yourself!
Nova: Wait, we should close out, first!
Close out? Did… did you guys write chapter ten?
Chiro: Reviews are wonderful and bring more chapters of fun!
Otto: And get us a special chapter! 8D
Please tell me which of their stories you like best.
Jinmay: Flames melt down Antauri and use him for scrap parts.
NOT ANTAURI! D8
Antauri: Will you please stop hugging me!