Chapter 14
"Hello?" Gillian pushed the door to her house open. "Harmony? Chiro? Did you find the rest of the team?" She walked in. "I thought while I was out I would bring a little treat home for everyone, so that's why I'm a couple minutes late. I hope everyone likes coconut cream…" The silver haired woman finally saw the mess in the room. There was purple dust scattered everywhere. The hallway looked like a fight had broken out. She dropped the coconut cream pie on the floor and ran around the house looking for somebody. ANYBODY!
"Harmony!" She exclaimed. "Where are you? Is anyone here?" She ran into the medical room and saw wrappers for disinfectants and such torn open. Needles for stitching still sat upon a long table with a blanket closeby.
Something happened. Something is very wrong. Who was injured? Gillian thought to herself. She began panicking. Then she noticed a note on the floor. Apparently the attacker had slightly burned it. It had directions to a hideout in the forest, where she had forbidden her pupil to go. However, the note was smudged and she couldn't read what it said. All she could make out was:
If you want…back…to me…I want to have a little chat. Love, Rubella.
Gillian's hands were shaking. She began hyperventilating and she got up and ran outside as fast as she could, not caring that she left the door open. She followed the map that was attached to the note.
"So, Harmony…we meet at last." Rubella walked across her platform with her arms crossed. The hyper force and Harmony just glared back.
"The silent treatment, eh?" Rubella said. "Gee, everyone is just mad at me today. I just wanted to talk. Is that so bad?" The purple fox pouted.
"Yeah, when you attack people it is." Harmony turned away, staying close to Chiro.
"True." Rubella grinned. "But it's not my fault it was so easy to take down the super robot."
"What!" Otto exclaimed.
"You didn't figure it out?" Rubella chuckled. "I paid those aliens to attack Shuggazoom so you would follow them into outer space. Then I took you down when you flew by this planet. The fact that the majority of you were sick was just a perk!"
"But why?" Harmony asked.
"I guess it's time I told you…" Rubella said. "You see, Harmony, you are…"
"HARMONY! Stay away from her!" Gillian shouted. Harmony turned around and was happy to see her master.
"Gillian!" She said.
"HOW DARE YOU INTERUPT ME!" Rubella sent an attack at Gillian, but the medicine maker bended a ray of white light into a shield.
"Leave her alone, brat." Gillian said. The others stood back. Rubella turned and faced the monkey team.
"Alright. I'll leave her alone…and ATTACK HER FRIENDS INSTEAD!" She sent a purple energy beam at the heroes, who scattered in time.
"Hyper force GO!" Chiro exclaimed. The team got in an attack formation.
"Whirling destructo saws!" Otto sent his saws at the fox, who leaped between them and sent an attack back, but the green simian leaped out of the way in time.
"KNUCKLE DUSTER!" Nova sent her fist from behind Rubella. The fox girl ducked, only to see the simian stopped short.
"HA! Is that all you- OOF!" The knuckles pushed out of Nova's fists and knocked the girl off the platform.
"Magna ball blazer!" Sprx coughed and sent his attack at Rubella, who didn't hear him and got hit by the energy ball. "Guess there's a good side to this laryngitis after all." The red simian chuckled.
"Rats. They've gotten a bit stronger. Think, Rubella, think!" The fox mumbled to herself. Then she ran and jumped up onto the platform again. She formed purple rings and launched them at Harmony. The blonde ran very quickly and was able to start running on the wall like a ninja. She jumped onto the platform and stood across from Rubella.
"Are you ready to lose?" Harmony asked. Then Rubella tackled her and they fell to the floor.
"Of course not!" Rubella whispered loud enough for the blonde to hear. Harmony struggled to get up but she was pinned to the ground. She tried to scream but Rubella covered the blonde's mouth. Then Rubella was knocked over by Gibson, who had somehow managed to quickly soar through the air with his drills out. Harmony turned to see Gillian who blew across her fingernails.
"Not a bad throw for someone who has lived for over 250 years." Gillian winked at her pupil. Gibson gave the medicine maker a thumbs up. Harmony laughed, but she quickly got up and formed a large green rod out of crystal. Then she swung it at Rubella, who blocked it with a purple rod she formed. It was kind of similar to a light saber. They began swinging and blocking each other's attacks like sword fighting. Harmony began to struggle.
"We have to help her!" Chiro said. "But, I'm afraid I might end up hitting Harmony instead of Rubella!"
"CLAW DISRUPTOR!" Antauri lunged toward the fox, but she used her weapon to swing at Harmony and Antauri at the same time. A large tear formed on Harmony's shirt and Antauri slid back. Then Rubella knocked the blonde over.
"I have you now…" She said.
"NO!" Chiro used the inner primate. The large green gorilla aura formed around him as he was lifted into the air.
"What?" Rubella was wide eyed. So were Harmony and Gillian.
"Awesome…" The blonde whispered. Chiro sent attacks left and right at Rubella. She jumped and ducked and did whatever she could to avoid his attacks, but she was hit several times. Finally she fell to the ground. Chiro released the inner primate and sat on the metal floor exhausted.
"So, I guess this is the end." Harmony pointed her crystal weapon at Rubella.
"Yes…it is." Rubella smirked. She then kicked Harmony away unexpectedly and sent another powerful attack at Chiro, who wouldn't be able to dodge or block it in time!
"NO!" Harmony put on her blue crystal armor and ran as quickly as she could to block the attack. The purple attack hit her blue armor and energy went through her entire body. The crystals began to glow and she cried out.
"HARMONY!" Gillian exclaimed. Then there was a flash of white light.
Once the room wasn't too bright anymore. Gillian looked. Rubella had been sent to the wall across the room unconscious. Where Harmony stood was a crystal that sparkled a bit in the light.
Gillian walked over and picked the crystal up.
"Oh Harmony…" She sighed.
"What happened?" Chiro asked. The rest of the team ran over. Some of them gasped when they saw the crystal in the woman's hand.
"Is that…" Gibson asked.
"Yes…" The silver haired woman said quickly. She took the crystal and placed it in a pocket in her brown cloak. "It is…" Then the ground began to shake and the building began to fall apart.
WARNING! A computerized voice said. TEMPERATURE HAS REACHED EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS! GENERATOR IS OVERHEATING! EVACUATE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY!
"We have to get out of here!" Antauri exclaimed. The others agreed and they looked for an exit.
"How DO we get out of here?" Otto shouted. Gillian used her powers to bend light into energy and shot a large opening in the wall. They ran out of the building just in time. They turned around and watched as the building crumbled to the ground and was gone. The group stood in the forest which had tall green trees and many different flowers. It felt familiar to the monkey team because it was a lot like the savage lands on Shuggazoom.
"Well…" Gillian caught her breath. "Let's head back home." She led the way back to the house. The team followed behind slowly. Gibson looked back at the ruins of the hideout. Then he continued walking with the others.
Pikuro: SO MANY UPDATES...to this story that is... :D
Gibson: YOU MONSTER! WHY DID YOU KILL HER!
Pikuro: Do I look like I want to type spoilers? I may as well post the rest of the plot here. Silly Gibson! ^.^
Gibson: :( *gives silent treatment*
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