I do not own the characters except for Hitobito. : Cause she's awesome.

Sorry it took me so long to update! D: I feel really bad for it! –cries-

To make it up to you, I've decided to add facts about the story at the beginning and end of each chapter if possible.

Fact #1: The title of this story is ripped off from an actual story called 'A man called horse'. The story is about a man who was captured by Indians, was called a dog in their language until he learned it himself. He told the Indians he wanted to be known as horse, so they let him. I don't want to give away the ending, so if you're interested, read it or message me to know more.

Exhaustion

Hitobito awoke the next morning to find that Blue wasn't in the room. She looked around, startled at the fact he wasn't there when she came across a note. It was on a tray of food. Picking it up, she read,

'Dear Hitobito,

Thought I'd let ya sleep in. After yesterday, you deserve it. When back, I'll have to change your bandages. Your stuff you have on got dirty during the night.  Went to meeting, be back soon.  I love you!

Love,

Blue'

Hitobito smiled that the little heart Blue had drawn at the very end by his name. Picking up some items from the tray, she began to eat the orange, cereal and milk that Blue had given her. As she ate, she looked around the room more and looked at the pictures with Xs on them. She looked up at one of the pictures and recognized it as the place they had been to the day before, with an X marked over it. 'Hmmm… The places marked out is where he's visited… He's been everywhere,' she thought to herself as she looked at the Xs.

Once finished with her meal, she moved around a bit and felt her back. It didn't hurt at all and she was glad it didn't. She was going around the room when she found some pictures of Blue. She was looking them over when Blue burst into the room, startling her. "Hi!" he practically kicked the door in, "Good morning!" Hitobito smiled at the happy monkey and she got back up on the bed when Blue said he was going to change her bandages.

Hitobito sat down contently as Blue got the bandages and other items he'd need. She held the front of her shirt as he lifted the back again to reach the wounds. It was quick, Blue told her that the wounds looked a lot better and it didn't hurt her a bit. When Blue finished treating her wounds, he was talking about leaving her in his room while he ran out for some errands for Specter.

Hitobito: What kind of errands?

Blue: I'm going to be looking for some treasure for Specter. I think that you should stay here, since your back is hurt.

Hitobito turned and protested, whimpering.

Hitobito: But! But! I got to go! I'll miss you too much and what if something bad happens?

Blue: I'm more worried about you, what about the bear yesterday?

Hitobito: I'll stay by you the whole time; you can protect and watch me.

Blue: Well… I guess I could always kill the bear…

Hitobito: No! Don't kill the bear!

Blue: Don't kill it?

Hitobito: Yes.

Blue: Kill it?

Hitobito: No!

Blue: So… don't kill it?

Hitobito: Right!

Blue: Left?!

Hitobito: Gyah!

Hitobito bit her lip so she wouldn't become frustrated with him. Blue was so confused at this point he was mumbling the conversation to himself. Hitobito had to right it down on paper to get him to completely understand. Even though she really wanted to go, Blue still worried about bringing her along. But he soon found he had no choice, she had whimpered and almost cried when he tried to leave without him, so he got her up and dressed so they could leave.

Blue and Hitobito immediately were sent off on their adventure, beamed down to Earth along with a group of monkeys. Blue kneeled down on the ground. "Get on my back," Blue told Hitobito and she climbed up on his back. When he got Hitobito comfortable on his back, Blue sprinted towards a tree and jumped up, grabbing onto the branches, then swung himself to the next tree, jumping off of it's branches, the monkeys following behind. Hitobito clung onto Blue's back for dear life as he swung and jumped from branch to branch.

Blue finally came to a halt on one of the branches and grinned, "Feels so good!" Hitobito smiled at how happy he was and saw Blue get out his whip, making her cling tight to get ready for what she knew he'd do. Blue cracked his whip and caught it on a branch, and then jumped off the one he was standing on, swing and doing his Tarzan call. Everything was fine until there was a loud crack and the two came tumbling to the ground. They hit the ground hard to only find that it was steep and they began rolling quickly down the hill, Blue grunted and Hitobito squeaked as they rolled violently down the hill.

Hitobito closed her eyes and tried to stop from rolling when she felt this odd weightless feeling. She opened her eyes and saw that there wasn't anything under her but a deep cliff and she closed her eyes again, trying to scream but it wouldn't come out. He hear Blue call out 'Oh my God!' as they both fell, but suddenly felt something hit her chest and knock the wind out of her.

Doing her best not to pass out, she weakly looked up and saw Blue had caught her. He was holding on to a vine that must be the reason they weren't dead at the moment. He seemed worried at first, but his face softened and he grinned. "Good thing I caught you!" He pulled her up and planted her on his back as he began climbing up the vine. Hitobito coughed and clung to Blue's jacket with the last bit of strength that didn't get knocked out of her. "You know," she coughed, "If this keeps up, I'll be dead sooner that I thought I was supposed to go." Blue chuckled and continued climbing, "I wouldn't let anything bad happen to you, don't worry about it." Monkeys at the edge of the cliff greeted them and Blue hopped up, letting Hitobito slide off and rest on the earth below.

Blue looked across the chasm they just fell into and saw the palace that Specter had sent them to go find. "Now we know where the palace is, we just need to find a way to get there," Blue said to himself and the other around him. Looking to his felt, he saw a nice sturdy bridge made of brick and looked perfectly safe. Looking to his right, he saw a rickety wood and rope bridge that looked as if it could collapse at any moment. Blue thought about it for a moment and then started for the rope bridge, running, leaving Hitobito and the monkeys to catch up.

"I don't think it's a good idea Blue!" Hitobito called to the tall monkey. Blue stopped, scooped Hitobito into his arms and place her on his back before starting off for the bridge again. "No worries! We'll be fine! It'll be fun for us," he grinned as he ran the first couple of steps on the bridge. Halfway across, they could hear ropes snapping and felt the bridge fall from beneath them. Blue and all the other monkeys jumped for their lives and slammed into the wall. "We made it!" Blue grinned and pried himself from the wall and began climbing it along with the other monkeys.

Everyone hopped up on the ground again and fixed his hat after he let Hitobito on the ground. "See? That wasn't too bad, right?" Blue grinned. Hitobito wasn't as ecstatic as the tall monkey was, but smiled all the same. Blue turned to continue to lead the monkeys on the quest for treasure when he noticed a small monkey dressed as if he were from a local tribe of the temple. Blue walked over and waved, saying as slowly as he could, "Do… you … know me?" He grinned, but the monkey only replied with what Hitobito heard as 'ooki ooki'. Apparently it was a different dialect, because Blue's face was as blank as a new piece of printer paper. He cleared his throat and called one of the translators forward to help him understand. The monkey gladly translated for Blue and Blue was shocked to find that the foreign monkey knew the exact treasure that he was seeing and politely asked, more like begged, to show him the way. The tribal dressed monkey agreed and started to lead the way.

Blue, Hitobito and the other monkeys followed the tribal monkey contently. Blue was smiling happily and Hitobito had a small smile on her face too, but was exhausted. Everything was happening so fast today and she felt pretty overwhelmed. Blue noticed this and pat her on the head lovingly to comfort her. "Don't worry," he smiled down at her, "I promise that you'll get to rest as much as you want tonight, okay?" Hitobito smiled and nodded back.

The monkey that was leading turned around and instructed everyone else to get down on their stomachs and crawl under thick brush. Everyone did so and the tribe's monkey began to lead them again, Blue following the leader, then Hitobito, and then the rest. Hitobito noticed just then how dirty everyone was; Blue was covered in dirt, mud and grass stains and so was she. Looking back on the other monkeys, she saw that they were in the same condition. For some reason, she couldn't help but smile. She had to admit, though it was a stressful day, she had a lot of fun.

Her thoughts were interrupted when the tribal monkey and Blue stopped at the edge of a lake. Hitobito crawled over and rested next to Blue's side. The other monkeys came behind and rested wherever they could manage to see the lake. The tribal monkey pointed at the middle of the lake when it noticed that it began to bubble. Everyone leaned in with wide eyes, curious to see what would spring up from the depths of the water. The water began to bubble faster as if it were boiling and Blue grinned. "We found it, Hitobito!" he cheered and Hitobito nodded. They eagerly watched the water, as the bubbles grew larger, everyone excited and waiting for what would burst forth.

Just before everyone thought they'd go mad with excitement, something burst out of the water. When the water settled, revealed was the three Pipotron Brothers. Everyone was speechless, staring at the brothers as they swam around together happily, chatting amongst each other. Everyone on shore was speechless, staring at the three and all feeling very stupid at the moment. After a minute of disappointment, Blue hopped up on his feet and smiled, "Okay! We're done here!" and began crawling back out of the brush.

Once everyone made it out, it was dusk, the sun was setting and it was a beautiful sight. Everyone stopped at where the bridge had collapsed and Blue cleared his throat, looking at everyone. "Listen up! I'm very proud of all of you. We made an effort and did our best. There is no shame in that," he smiled and continued, "I think we have all learned to never give up! Now, let's head back home."

Later that night went everyone made it home, Hitobito sighed and flopped on Blue's bed while Blue went to clean up. When he was done, he came out and said that she could go clean up, she was fast asleep and it was impossible to wake her. Blue sighed and smiled, walking into the bathroom to get a damp cloth and wipe her face, arms and neck clean of the dirt that she had been exposed to. He then threw the cloth into a hamper and lifted her into his arms for a moment to pull down the covers, then rest her on the bed again and cover her up. Blue then climbed in bed and rested beside Hitobito. Only when he laid down did he feel the full extent of his exhaustion and he soon slipped away into slumber just as Hitobito had.

Sorry this took so long. :( Just alot of stuff going on at my house because of the divorce. But I should be fine.Thanks for caring though. :)

Fact #2 If you didn't know, my story is based on the actual Ape Escape (Saru Get Chu) Anime. It's as close as I can make it. XD So check them out on veoh!!!