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Chapter 6-Hope Lives
Morgue, forgotten assassin, awoke amid the unconscious forms of the monkeys, the cabbits, Chiro, Frus, and Ivy. He saw the corpse of Rose on the floor nearby, but thought little of it. Then, he saw a heap of organic matter and dust on the ground next to him. It took only a moment for him to confirm that it was his friend. Holding back tears, he reached down and grabbed an amulet from what remained of the body. He then closed his eyes, and allowed the events that he had missed to replay in his mind. He then sat down and began to sing a song he had learned long ago. He whispered the lyrics and the sound was lost, but the chorus echoed hauntingly.
Helloooooooooo
Mr. Man in the Moon!
Can you tell me what you see?
Maybe then I'll know
What I'm meant to do
And what this world wants from me…
Eventually, Ivy came to and woke up Frus and then the others. Everyone was badly injured. When Antuari told them what had happened, they began to fall into despair. Then Morgue stood up and held up his amulet. Light flooded from it and over the team. Many of their more devastating wounds began to heal, and they felt rested and ready to strike back.
"I know that I don't usually do this, but I'm going to aid you in your battle," said Morgue. No one wanted to argue with him. "You two, the rabbit-cat things, you're helping too," he continued. They "happily" complied.
Morgue led the way to where Skeleton King stored his extra ships. All they found was a small, cramped shuttle, but at that moment they were happy to take it. Morgue, luckily, knew enough access code to get them out unnoticed.
Unfortunately, Morgue also chose to drive. The ship basically knifed through the atmosphere and straightened out at the last second. The team exited, and were met with a painful sight.
The city was burning. Formless moved through it spread so thick that it looked like a giant had spilled ink. And brazenly standing on the Super Robot was Saga.
"We have to defeat that monster!" said Chiro.
"Not to mention the unbelievable army of monsters at his command," added Ivy.
"Well, let's get to it!" yelled Frus. He then summoned his Phoenix Talons. He grabbed Gaia with his now gloved hand, and the blade began to glow red.
"Wait, Frus, we need a plan to defeat that man enemies!" said Antuari.
"Oh, I have a plan!" he responded. "You and Chiro go after Saga. The rest of us will attack the Formless. You know that there's little else that we can do now. We're out of time!"
Antuari nodded and set out, Chiro with him. Then, everyone else began to attack Formless. They fought as hard as they ever had, using their most powerful attacks, cutting through the monsters. But it seemed to do nothing to the overall numbers.
Meanwhile, Antuari and Chiro had been jumping from rooftop to rooftop on their way to the Super Robot. They fought as little as possible, keeping their minds on battling Saga. Eventually, they reached him.
"Fools. You think that you can defeat me!" said Saga. He then charged his hands with energy and jumped at Antuari, who activated his claws and met Saga . The two began to grapple. Chiro used his Chiro Spearo attack, but Saga blocked the attack-with Antuari. He then threw the black monkey off somewhere and turned to fight Chiro. Chiro summoned the Inner Primate and punched Saga. Saga summoned a ball of energy and threw it at Chiro. Chiro knocked it back at Saga. He caught green fire and began thrashing. He went into a wild frenzy and attacked Chiro much harder than before.
Lying face down on the ground next to the Super Robot, Antuari reluctantly signaled the other monkeys for help. He wasn't sure that they would be able to get away from the Formless, though.
The monkeys heard all right, and nothing would keep them from helping. They began to turn towards the Super Robot, Frus, Ivy, and Morgue following their lead. Eventually, they were able to make it to the foot of the Robot, where Gibson lifted Antuari and helped him climb back to the top.
When everyone reached the head of the Super Robot, they say Chiro knocked out with Saga preparing a finishing blow. Nova jumped at him and punched him as hard as she could, diverting his attention. He saw that the monkeys were gathered together, and with his injuries from fighting Chiro, he knew that he couldn't defeat them.
"Come to me formless! Bond with me, that we may finish this!" yelled Saga. He jumped from the Super Robot and was caught by a growing mass of black ooze. He began to fuse with this ooze, forming a giant, black, robotic, spider-like body. It towered over the Super Robot.
While it was forming, Ivy used her hydro kinesis to awaken Chiro. He and the monkeys activated the Super Robot; even though Saga's new form was much larger, it was their only chance.
Ivy, Frus, and Morgue stood atop the Super Robot, so that they could use their powers to attack the monster. Then, Morgue whispered something to Frus.
"Mongoose, I have a plan. Bring you fancy sword and come with me. It's a perilous mission, but it's our best chance. However, your little girlfriend will be in danger," said Morgue.
"I can't allow that, Morgue," said Frus.
"Then, you know what you have to do," said Morgue. Frus did. He knew that Ivy wasn't the type to sit around and be rescued. He closed his eyes, muttered the words "Forgive me," and hit her with the flat of his sword, knocking her out. He carried her inside, set her down, and returned to the outside of the Robot.
"Let's go," said Morgue.