Tauria: Well, sorry I've been gone for a week, but something keeps going on with our internet and it gets harder and harder to upd8 bcuz it keeps turning off. But, anyway, the internet is on again, and hopefully it'll stay that way! :DD Anyways, please enjoy the chapter.

Chapter Nine

With Antauri and Gibson

Normal P.o.V

Antauri and Gibson stood in front of the mayor's desk. It was a small room, with a normal sized desk, and several comfortable chairs. The walls were beige, and the carpeting was red. The desk had a computer, and several files lay on it. Behind the desk sat Hazel Thompson, Mayor of Shuggazoom. She had just been informed of the fact that the two people that had scheduled to meet with her were in fact cybernetic simians!

"Oh my," Hazel gasped, struggling to regain her composure. "You weren't kidding when you said you aren't like most people," she laughed nervously. "Well, I suppose I can't speak the language you speak, huh?" She nervously made a joke.

Antauri and Gibson chuckled. "With our translators, we can speak a number of languages, but no, I do not believe you will be able to understand our natural language," Antauri smiled.

She grinned a little, tucking a strand of auburn hair behind her ear. "Well, you said you had something to tell me."

"We do. It concerns the identity of my teammates and I," Antauri said. "We are the Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force."

"Long name," Hazel laughed.

Antauri chuckled. "We are called the Hyper Force or Monkey Team for short. We live in the Super Robot, and were built to protect Shuggazoom from an evil called the Skeleton King."

Hazel raised an eyebrow. "So you've done this before?"

Antauri nodded. "We have. A long time ago."

"What happened?"

"Long story short, something happened to our leader and the leader prophesied to come, hadn't been born yet. So, as Skeleton King was waiting for him to arrive as well, we agreed to go into stasis until our new leader woke us up, and then he would come back."

Hazel nodded. "Who is your leader? Obviously you have been awakened."

Antauri smiled more. "Well, we have reason to believe that the one who awakened us gave us a wrong name."

"Why would he lie?"

"He had just been about to be taken to Skeleton King by three of Skeleton King's men. We rescued him, and when he awoke, he thought that were Skeleton King, although he had only heard Skeleton King referred to as 'the master'."

Hazel nodded. "I can see where he wouldn't trust you enough to tell you his real name."

Antauri nodded. "He went by the name 'Hiro'. I believe it may have been very close to his name."

"Do you have a picture? If you are correct, and it was close to his actual name, then I think I know who he is," Hazel said.

Antauri pulled out a screen shot from one of the pockets on one of the little coats. "Here." He gave it to her.

"Yeah, I was right. His name is Chiro. He's my little brother's friend. I don't really know where he lives. All I know is that he and my brother have been friends since they were in pre-school, and that he's an orphan."

Antauri and Gibson exchanged glances. They decided not to mention that they had Sprx and Nova tail him. "Than you very much, Hazel. We were also wondering if we could move the Robot closer to the town. We don't want to scare anyone, but it will be easier to protect Shuggazoom when we're closer," Gibson said.

Hazel nodded. "I'll get word out to the citizens. Why don't you move to the center of the city. There's not really much there, and it's perfect for a giant Robot."

"Thank you," Antauri smiled. "We really need to be getting back to the others now."

"Yes, thank you. It was nice meeting you," Gibson smiled.

"You're welcome," Hazel smiled. '"Goodbye."

The two monkeys left and went back to the Super Robot.

"We found out 'Hiro's' real name!" Antauri said, smiling.

"What is it!" Otto asked.

"Chiro."

"Yeah, you found his identity, and we lost him," Sprx said. "We were watching him at this abandoned house where him and a bunch of other kid's lived, and this one kid said something, and the next thing we know, he's been led off with like three, maybe four kids, and then they disappear!"

Antauri nodded. "I suspected something like this would have happened. Skeleton King must have a minion that lives there. He does have many 'tentacles', if you will."

Sprx and Nova nodded. "Right," Nova nodded.

With Chiro

Chiro's P.o.V

I looked at the ship with incredulity. Ernest didn't have enough money to buy a ship! I took a deep breath. I left the tracker on Ernest, so the Monkey Team can find me. I knew I should've trusted them. Oh well, no time for mental 'I told you so's'. I closed my eyes. 'Antauri . . . help . . .' I don't know what possessed me to do that, but for some reason, I though that he would hear me, and help me . . . I sighed, and opened my eyes as they threw me in a cell. I sat there. This was the second cell I'd been in on the course of a few days.

Obviously, Ernest was enjoying himself, as he came over to my cell, a smirk playing across his face. "You never saw it comin', did ya, Chiro? And here I thought you were supposed to have sharp eyes. Tsk, tsk. Such a shame. You and I have never gotten along. It's kinda sad. I thought that the Monkey Team would have told you by now."

I jumped to my feet. "How do you know about the Monkey Team! What haven't they told me! What do you want with me! Why capture me at all? What use do I have to you? What is so special about me that you have to capture me, and worry all of the other kid's? Huh?" I was mad. He couldn't taunt me about the Monkey Team. Not when they might actually care about me!

Ernest threw back his head and laughed. "Chiro, Chiro, Chiro. All of your question's are tied. They all will end up answered soon enough. Be patient." He said mockingly. He walked away, and I slid back to the floor. I sighed. It was going to be a long ride to where ever it is we were going. I lay my head on my knees. I hoped Antauri had heard my call . . . wait, what call? Me using my mind to say his name was not a call! It was . . . me thinking. Well, hoping really.

I hoped they would save me. I hoped that the bad feeling I had about where we were going didn't end up true. I hoped so many things. I sighed again, and waited . . . .

With the Monkey Team

Antauri's P.o.V

I had gone to my room to meditate, to see if I could find Chiro and exactly how many we would have to fight to save him. I searched, and searched, and searched, and I found nothing. The Universe was quiet. To quiet. I didn't like it. Then . . . something changed. I heard, 'Antauri . . . help . . .' It sounded like Chiro! I searched for the consciousness that had brushed my own for those brief moments, and I found it. I came out of meditation and told them which quadrant to search for the tracker.

We followed the signal we got and soon arrived near the tiny little ship. We entered. "Stun them," I whispered to Nova. She nodded. "Sting Ring!" She yelled. As soon as they were knocked out, Gibson used his drills to put handcuffs on them, and Sprx stopped the ship. Otto cut the bars off the cell so we could get to Chiro.

"Come on, Chiro," I said.

He looked at me, shocked. "How . . . How do you know my real name?"

"I talked to the mayor."

He nodded. "Let's get outta here."

I led him into the Robot and he looked around at us. "Ernest said that there was something you guys weren't telling me. I don't know what it was, but he said that you were keeping something from me. Something big I assume from the way he was going on about it."

I blinked.

Tauria: Well . . . here ya go! I hope you liked it! Please leave a review! :DDD