Leona: Why didn't you had anyone of us preread that chapter?

Me: Because there are two big surprises.

Sean: Is father going to live again.

Me: My lips are sealed.

Chiro: Common EvA, is he going to be alright?

Me: My lips are sealed.

Chiro: Common, tell us.

Me: No!

Chiro: Yes!

Me: No!

Chiro: Yes!

Me: No!

Chiro: Yes!

Me: No!

Chiro: Yes!

(a few eters away)

Gibson: (glances to me and Chiro) How can someone be so immature?

Adria: (shrugges) That's a question only the two of them can answer you.

Sean: (joins them) Is somebody finally going to do the disclamer, i want to have my father back.

Pia: SRMTHFG doesn't belong to EvA

Krinkle: Read and review.

Everbody (except Chiro and me...we are still arguing): OUT!

Krinkle: (runs off) AHHHHhhhhhh!

Pia: R&R

Nova felt it when her Powers came back into her body. The crystal frame started to glow in a slight pink and then she was a living monkey again, dropped Haru and fell onto her knees. She gasped for breath and was happy that it was over now. Everyone else followed her example and for a brief second, they all kneed there in silence, but then there was an explosion and everyone had to shield their eyes. When the light faded away, Nova couldn't help but screech in agony at the sight.

Antauri was lying in the circle, lifelessly, and Adria rushed to his side immediately. Nova saw her picking up the move less monkey and holding him tight, sobbing into his chest. Now she knew where the emptiness inside of her came from. Nova felt tears welling up inside of her and she started to cry as well. Antauri was gone. Nothing remained. His life was taken away when he won against the dark master. Even if he still had a small amount of the Power Primate inside of him, it was too weak for her to feel it.

She understood now.

The emptiness was horrible. She never knew how much she really felt from her teammates over their inner Primate, but the hole Antauri made showed it to her. Then she saw movement next to her and saw Sean, limping over to his parents. The black monkey collapsed onto his father's body and started to sob as well.

Soon everyone, except for Mandarin, was crying and Nova felt warm arms wrap around her. She looked up and directly into Sprx black eyes. With a sigh she leaned against him, sobbing into his chest, while his tears dripped onto her helmet. In Sprx eyes, she had seen the same emptiness. Like something was missing and something was really missing. Antauris spirit was missing. But then she wondered why she hadn't felt in that way the first time he died. Suddenly a strange feeling crept through Novas body, a feeling that Antauri wasn't gone yet. The realisation hit her.

Antauri had been inside of Chiro and the Super Robot after his sacrifice, maybe something of his spirit was left in both. She felt Sprx straighten up when the same feeling went through his body and Nova asked silently: "Gibson, Otto, Chiro, do…do you feel that too?"

"Yes", came the silent reply.

Slowly Nova got onto her feet and walked up to Antauri, together with the rest of the HyperForce. She kneeled down next to him and then she heard Otto's voice: "Can't we do anything to get him back?"

"I'm afraid no", whispered Adria. She had stopped hugging the lifeless body and was comforting her son. "He, he's gone for good."

"He isn't", insisted Chiro suddenly.

"Chiro, no one has ever survived this…", started Nova but Chiro interrupted: "There is a first time for everything. You can feel it too Nova, he isn't gone yet. The Power Primate is still with him, flowing around him, flowing through us and the Super Robot. It…"

Chiro trailed off and every one of the HyperForce looked up with bright smiles and eyes full of hope when realisation hit them once again.

"What is it?"

Nova answered: "The Power Primate, that's the reason."

"It's still connected to him. And that means there has to be a way to safe him", went Sprx on and Gibson followed: "There may have never been someone who had survived this, but no one of them had the Power Primate. Antauri has at and we as well. And if our theory is right…"

"Then there still has to be a bit of Antauri inside of Chiro and the super Robot. Let's give it a try", cheered Otto and Nova saw Chiro, laying a hand on Antauri's chest and closing his eyes. Immediately boy and monkey started to glow with the Power Primate. Then a green sphere came from the direction the Super Robot was standing in.

"Thanks, Super Robot", whispered Nova and saw Gibson, who took the green sphere carefully into his hands.

He asked Chiro to take his hand away and after the boy had done that, the scientist gently pressed the sphere onto his second in commands chest. It easily went inside of him and caused his body to glow light-green. Again Chiro laid his hand on his mentor's chest and this time, the rest of the monkeys followed. Nova was sure they would save him and her optimism made the Power Primates strength bigger. The female monkey smiled, since she knew what Power it could have, at least connected with love.

The HyperForce stood around Sprx, who held Nova into the air with his magnets. Nova looked at her friends faces.

Antauri seemed collected, but sadness and worry shone through his eyes.

Gibson seemed like he was about to break down in front of his red brother.

Otto seemed a bit stronger, but not much while Chiro wore the same expression Antauri had.

Jinmay looked more at Nova, but her eyes were full of worry and hurt.

"Fight it Sprx", yelled Nova after she had seen the red monkeys hesitation in killing her. "I love you too much to lose you!" Nova felt tears in her eyes, but didn't try to wipe them away. She was sad; she had every right to be sad. Sprx looked up at her and Nova saw the fight he was going through. Oh please Sprx, thought the yellow female. Come back to us, come back to…me.

Then her tears started to flow and one fell directly onto Sprx muzzle. Slowly Sprx stopped his magnets and Nova hit the ground hard. She barely heard Antauris order.

It's time monkey team."

Then she felt it. One after another used the Power Primate and Nova tried her best to join them. Her body wasn't glowing green, like the rest of the HyperForce' bodies, but her inner Primate went over to the red monkey as well. Fast the good energy drove out Skeleton Kings darkness. Sprx screamed in agony when the darkness left him and Nova managed to open her eyes. Black mist exited his body and then he blinked.

"What, what happened", asked the red monkey confused.

"Sprx, your back!", cheered Chiro and Nova felt a flood of relief rushing through her body.

Nova saw Adria. She came slowly closer, took her mate in her lap and kissed him softly. This gave the final push. Antauri started to glow bright green and his glowing body shot twenty meters into the air. Up there, he could also have been a green sun. The Power Primate continued to flow from his teammates towards the second in command and Nova felt her strength, go to an end.

Suddenly Otto fell onto his knees, gasping hard. The Power Primate started to fade away, but then the green monkey pressed his eyes together and dug his fingers into the ground. The green glowing became stronger again.

Suddenly Nova collapsed onto her knees as well, but she also refused to let go. Sprx and Gibson followed soon after. Chiro was the last one standing and it became harder and harder to keep the contact. Suddenly the exhaustion became less strong and Nova felt another Power Primate joining their attempts. She looked up and smiled.

Sean was standing next to Chiro, his eyes closed tight and his arms crossed over his chest, but he also sent bright green energy towards his father. The black monkey opened his eyes and looked directly into Novas. They smiled at each other and Nova saw Antauri inside of him. Even if the monkey had Adria's eyes, Sean was exactly like Antauri had been in his age, when they started their training: A young and strong, slightly stubborn, but clever monkey with great control over the Power Primate.

After a while, Sean broke their eye contact and looked at his mother, his eyes wide with shock. Nova looked at Adria as well and gasped.

The white monkey had Kasai in her fist and smoke went out of it. With gritted teeth, she held Kasai tight and held her own sword Majikku next to Kasai. Both swords started to glow bright and then she sent a white beam towards her mate. Nova understood and tried to make eye contact with anyone, when she gasped again.

Mandarin stood directly across from Adria, Noboru and Haru in his hands. The orange monkey closed his eyes, not caring about his burned right hand and another white beam went up to Antauri. Soon every monkey with a sword joined them. (Wow…that was a light show there)

But then, all at once, it was over.

The users of the Power Primate collapsed and the sword-holders dropped them. Everyone gasped and then the glowing around Antauri faded away. Slowly the second in command floated back to the bottom, where the rest of the glowing left his body. Nova looked up and swallowed a scream.

Antauris eyes were still cobalt-blue as well as his tattoo, but his fur was black again.

Adria ran towards him and then she let out a cry of joy. Everyone jumped up and ran towards the white monkey. She held the now black monkey close and screeched: "He's breathing!" Nova let out a sigh of relief, but was still worried about her brother.

Then Gibson touched his brother's neck and stated: "His pulse is very weak; we've got to get him into the med-bay."

Everyone nodded and Chiro picked Antauri up, while Nova and Adria were helping Sean with his wound. On their way to the robot, Nova allowed Gibson to take her place on Sean's side and fell back. When she walked next to Mandarin, she looked at him for a while. After a little time, Mandarin looked back.

"Why?", was all that Nova asked.

"I…I don't know", admitted the former leader. "It just felt like I had to do that."

"How's your hand?"

"Had worse injuries", joked the orange monkey and Nova looked at him carefully.

"Mandarin, you…you aren't evil anymore, not?" The orange monkey shook his head slightly.

"When our Powers went inside of Antauri, mine had to be cleaned to give him the strength he needed. When they came back, there wasn't any darkness left. I…"

The orange monkey trailed of, when Nova hugged him. "Nova, what are you doing?"

"Something I wanted to do since you left us", explained Nova, then she let go of him and meant: "But you can't pretend to be evil for ever."

"Can't I", asked the orange monkey slightly annoyed. Nova shook her head.

"No matter where in the galaxy you were, we would someday see you again. And I know it and Antauri will sense it. Just tell them when Antauri wakes up. He will stand in for you."

"After all I have done, I don't think so."

"Antauri isn't like that", argued Nova. "He'll forgive you. And there is no reason for his dragon-instincts to take over since Adria and Sean are fine."

"Fine, I will tell everyone, but after Antauri woke up, do you understand me?"

Nova understood, glared at him and shot back: "Hey, you're not my leader anymore, so don't tell me what I have to do!"

"Then leave me alone", argued Mandarin back and ran a bit forward. Nova glared at him, but inside she was laughing.

Me: Sooooo, was it worth it that no one of you pre-read the chapter.

Sean: It surely was. (hugs me) Thank you for bringing my father back.

Me: Have you really thought i would leave him dead?

Adria: You, unfortuately, have your moods sometimes.

Me: ...true.

Nova: How comes nobody is intersted in Mandarins return.

Mandarin: (hisses) I don't want them to be interested.

Me: Because of that.