Behind the Reflection Chapter 14
I do not own Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go! or any of its characters
*This story is AU and Selene is an OC
Hi everyone, sorry for not updating in a while *bows head in apology*
The Hyperforce had finished their breakfast and Chiro decided to tell them what his news was. The news he had heard from his mother before she had to go back.
"Monkey Team, we have to go back to the house," Chiro announced.
"The house?" Otto questioned.
"What house Kid?" Sprx added.
"I mean the house where I grew up and lived with my parents and you guys," Chiro replied. "The house from our pasts."
More memories started to come back to the Monkey Team; they suddenly remembered the house Chiro was talking about. Indeed there had been a house they used to occupy whenever the Alchemist decided to take them home with him. Then Selene came into the picture and they found themselves spending more time at the house rather than the laboratory especially after Chiro was born. However, that started to change when Chiro had reached the age of nine. Suddenly they found themselves back at the laboratory with the Alchemist with Selene staying home with Chiro at the Alchemist's suggestion. Now they understood why he asked such a thing, he was trying to protect his wife and child while finishing the Monkey Team.
"I know which house you're talking about now," Nova commented. "The one where we used to live with…"
Nova was hesitant to finish her sentence, just the sound of the Alchemist's name brought pain to her heart. She wished they could go back when times were simpler and when the people they cared about were still a part of their lives.
"The Alchemist," Gibson finished her sentence. "Yes, I remember that house too. Such good memories."
"I know Monkey Team," Chiro said. "But Mom told me to do something before we left here. Apparently is located in the deeper part of the outskirts."
"She told you?" Antauri questioned.
"She told me after you guys went back to the real world, she told me that I have to find two journals in the old house we used to live in," Chiro explained. "One belonged to her and the other… belonged to my Dad."
It felt weird to address the Alchemist as his father, even if he addressed him as such before. The truth was still difficult to comprehend now that he was back in the real world. Not to mention the fact that he should have been an old man at this point in his life if not for the sleep chamber he had been placed in. He should have been sixty four years old to be correct… but he was only fourteen years old with the mentality of a fourteen year old at that.
"Two journals?" Nova questioned.
"Yes, I guess my parents used to document the days when they were together," Chiro assumed. "She said that if I wanted to know more about them then I would have to find them."
There was a moment of silence between the Hyperforce, the Monkey Team allowed what Chiro to say sink in. Antauri cleared his throat before turning to his leader; he gave him a gentle smile.
"Then we better make the arraignments to head there," Antauri stated. "If that house holds more answers to our pasts then we need to find it."
Chiro smiled back and nodded his head in agreement, he turned towards the others.
"Mom said that if we want to find the exact location of the house then we need to look to our memories,' Chiro explained. "We have to remember Monkey Team."
"I agree with the Kid," Sprx said.
"So do I," Nova added.
"But how do we find it? I mean I know we have to remember but this was years ago," Otto commented. "How can we be sure we know the exact location?"
"I have to agree with Otto on this one," Gibson replied. "As he said it has been years since we've been there."
"Then we have to remember together Monkey Team. It's the only way," Antauri said. "We must align our spirits together with the Power Primate, only then we can we find that location."
"Antauri's right," Chiro responded. "Monkey Team, join hands and let's combine our memories."
The robotic monkeys nodded their heads and took their hands into each other, Antauri held Chiro's hand while Chiro held his. They closed their eyes and allowed for their spirits to connect with each other. They looked deep into their memories to find the exact location of the house, so many memories flashed through their minds until the image of a small house came into view. A small two-story house with several windows, a front door and a back door and it was surrounded by some trees and bushed that held small flowers on them. They allows the memory to stay fresh in their minds… they had found the location!
They opened their eyes and let of their hands, they each stared at each other with looks of determination on their faces.
"We know where we need to go Monkey Team," Chiro stated quietly.
"I'll set the coordinates for the Super Robot," Otto replied.
"I'll pull the screen with the map of the outskirts up then," Gibson added.
The blue and green simians walked to their destinations, the others followed them to the control center. They sat on their assigned places and watched as the map came on the screen. A small red dot appeared on the map, showing the location of the house. The Super Robot started to move toward the destination it had been given. Chiro clutched onto his seat tightly as the Super Robot got closer to the location of the red dot. Many thoughts ran through his head as it did, he wondered what it is he would find in those journals. At this point he wasn't sure if there was anything that would surprise him concerning his past. He felt like he had already went through enough shock that would last him for years to come. The biggest shock obviously came when he found out that the Skeleton King was technically his father.
He shuddered at the thought of that… even if they were the same person at the same time they were not. The Skeleton King was not his father! The Alchemist was his father! The Skeleton King was the one who took his father away from his mother and him along with the Monkey Team. However, he never found out how the darkness managed to work its way to corrupt his father. All he knew was that it did.
"Chiro," a voice interrupted his thoughts.
He perked up once he heard his name being called; he realized that the Super Robot had stopped moving. He looked up to see Antauri standing in front of him with his hand out to him.
"We are here Chiro,' he said.
"We are?" Chiro questioned.
"Yup sure are Kid," Sprx replied. "Let's get to that house."
"Right," Chiro said as he nodded and took Antauri's hand.
Antauri helped the fourteen year old from his seat and they went to their tubes followed by the rest of the Monkey Team. They exited out of the Super Robot's foot and saw what they came there for: the house. The vegetation around it had grown over and through it with several vines and other forms of plant life. It looked so different than it did years before… when life still occupied it. Their family. Chiro felt tears well up in his eyes but he held in the urge to cry. He couldn't allow his emotions to cloud his purpose for being there. He shook his head several times before walking closer to the house.
The robotic monkeys did nothing to stop him as they understood that this was very important to him. The boy had been through so much already and yet there was still more to come. They followed him as he touched the door knob. He was hesitant at first but he managed to work pass it. He opened the door wide open; he felt the breeze gently hit him. Waves of nostalgia hit him as well; he could feel the presence of both of his parents inside the house.
"Come on Monkey Team, let's start searching for those journals," Chiro stated.
The monkeys nodded their heads and they split up, all expect for Antauri who choose to stay by Chiro's side. Chiro smiled at this as he decided to look upstairs. He remembered that his parents' room was upstairs along with his own and two bathrooms. Downstairs was his father's office, the living room, the kitchen along with sleeping chambers for each of the monkeys. He went into his room first, cobwebs and dust decorated the furniture along with his old belongings. His stare became distinct, Antauri noticed this.
"Chiro," Antauri addressed. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah I'm fine Antauri… just a little nostalgic," Chiro replied.
"I know this must be painful for you," Antauri commented. "Especially after all that has happened."
"I know… but I'm not the only one hurting Antauri, we guys must be feeling the same way too," Chiro said. "After all, the Alchemist was your creator. Not to mention that you all were with him longer than I was."
"But he was your father… that's a bond that is very precious and dear. A father and a son," Antauri responded. "I will admit that those feelings of hurt and sadness are with us at the moment but at least we can take consolation in one thing."
"What's that?"
"You."
"Me?"
"Yes, the fact that you were safe that entire time means a lot to us especially when you're here with us. Your existence was a blessing back then and it still is now," Antauri said. "You're the last gift your parents left for us."
Chiro could feel his face turn a little red from Antauri's statements about his existence.
"You… you really think the others feel this way?" Chiro questioned.
"Of course they do," Antauri assured.
Chiro smiled in response before turning his attention back to the room, he began to look through the belongings along with Antauri. He came across old toys, children's books and some clothes that would have fitted a child. That's when realized that several things were missing.
"Antauri…" Chiro gasped.
"What is it Chiro?"
"Some of my toys and clothes are missing… the ones that were on the Skeleton King's ship!"
"What?" Antauri questioned as he stopped searching. "Are you sure Chiro?"
"Yes, it may have been a long time ago but I remember the things I had when I was a child. The stuff on the Skeleton King's ship came from here… why though? My dad isn't in control of his body when the Skeleton King is around… why would he take them if that's the case?"
"Perhaps the answer lies within what your mother said about your existence," Antauri deduced.
"What do you mean?"
"Your mother said that as long as you exist then so do the Alchemist and her. What the mind may forget the heart will remember Chiro… the Alchemist loved you and maybe he wanted a way to remember you by during that time you were asleep."
"You think Dad was the one who took that stuff to his ship even though the Skeleton King was in control? Then that would mean that dad really is still in there!" Chiro cheered. "My Dad really didn't forget about me…"
Tears stared to flow out of his blue eyes but a smile was on his face. The happiness he felt at the fact that his father loved him even now despite the fact that he didn't know what had happened to his son after his corruption. Antauri gently smiled as well and took Chiro's hands into his own.
"Yes young one, even now he continues to hold his love for you and for your mother," Antauri stated. "Your father would be very proud of you."
"He'd be proud of you guys too," Chiro commented. "You guys are heroes… you protect people just like he wanted."
"You're a hero too Chiro, all the more reason to be even more proud of you."
Chiro nodded his head slowly and clutched onto Antauri's hands tighter. Antauri could feel his heart warm at the sight of Chiro smiling; he was much like the Alchemist in that respect.
"Let's go check my parents' room now," Chiro said.
"Indeed," Antauri responded.
The leader and the second in command of the Hyperforce left the room and went into the other one. Once they entered they immediately began to search for the journals, they went through the belongings as quickly as they could until Chiro felt something on the floor. He felt that one floor board was different from the others. Curious he started to mess with the floor board until it popped out of its place.
"Antauri I think I found something."
Antauri turned around and went to the spot Chiro was sitting next to, he saw how Chiro had lifted the floor board out of its place along with something hiding there. Chiro placed his hand down into the space and felt something. He grabbed it and pulled it out. There in his hand was a small book with a flower marker in between the pages. There was some handwriting on the front of the cover, it read: Selene.
"Mom's journal!" Chiro gasped. "She hid it under the floor board."
"Good work Chiro," Antauri stated. "Let's return to the others and see if they've had any luck with locating the other journal."
"Right."
They quickly went down the stairs and were greeted by the sight of the monkeys surrounding Gibson.
"Monkey Team what is it?" Chiro asked.
They looked up with looks of shock on their faces.
"It's the Alchemist's journal," Gibson said as he held up the book.
"His handwriting is all over it," Nova added.
"Then we have found what we came here to look for then," Chiro said. "Hyperforce back to the Super Robot."
"You heard Chiro let's go," Antauri stated.
They went back to the Super Robot as fast as they could, all were eager to see what was inside the journals. However, Nova stopped running once she saw something familiar on the floor. It was covered by another book and some sheets of paper but she recognized what it was. She quickly picked it up but made sure to take it out of the broken frame it was held in. It was a picture of the monkeys before their robotic upgrades surrounding the Alchemist and Selene. But what really caught her attention was the small object Selene held in her arms, it was a newborn Chiro. The Alchemist had his hands on the small bundle as well… all of them had looks of happiness on their faces. She held in the urge to cry as she saw her team members getting farther away from the house. She hugged the picture before folding it and taking it with her. She followed the rest of the Hyperforce back to the Super Robot.
Chiro quickly entered the Super Robot with the monkeys traveling behind him, once inside he went to Gibson's laboratory. It was the place where they all could see the journals. Chiro clutched onto his mother's journal tightly while Gibson held onto his father's with a protective nature. They reached Gibson's laboratory and they placed the journals onto the table. Each of them stared at the books with anticipation.
"Alright Monkey Team let's see what we're missing from our pasts," Chiro said.
Chiro decided to look at his mother's journal first; he reached for the journal and started to lift the cover. Day 1... the first words appeared.
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