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AN - ya so... im writing chapter 3 the same night I wrote chapter 2 im on a role and if I don't get it done yall will never see it ;.; that makes me sad. Well heres chapter 3 hope yall like it
oh! and to answer Supa-nova-101's question D i sure can try!
DayDreamer9 - you just gotta read to find out Dand the last chapter did have a typo P it wasnt chapter 4 it was supposed to read chapter 2! -
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Cheer up, Chiro!
By a very loopy Tippy
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He couldn't believe how happy he was! She was there, carrying him on her back. He noticed his arm was in a cast this time instead of the bandages. That was strange. He didn't think these people would have that kind of equipment here. He shrugged, figuring it wasn't really that important. He set his chin on her shoulder and she turned to smile at him. He smiled back and held on tighter. She wasn't going to leave this time, he'd make sure of that.
After a moment, he noticed the images becoming hazy as his mind began to wake up. He wanted to cry out, to stop himself from waking up. He had finally found her but how she was going away again! Why couldn't he stop this!
Chiro shot up on the table, eyes wide, breath heavy. His eyes darted around the room, taking in each face that stared back at him. His mind was a haze, filled with images of things he couldn't tell apart from dream or reality. He lifted a hand to his head trying to sort out the confusion.
"Chiro?" Antauri's voice. "How are you feeling?"
He didn't answer right away, choosing to stare at his feet. His head hurt, "Confused..."
"Do you remember what happened?"
Chiro thought for a moment, trying to decipher what was a dream and what he actually remembered. "...I'm... not sure... we went to eat?" Antauri nodded. Something had happened. He knew it was important, but he was having trouble. He could see Miharu, but that wasn't anything unusual. He constantly had nightmares about her, except this last dream... it was a dream, not a nightmare like the others. His mind drifted around the image of the girl until it focused on an image of her sitting on a sidewalk holding him. She was upset about something. At that moment his mind began to fill in the pieces and his eyes went wide, "Miharu! She was there!"
The monkeys all nodded. Suddenly, he became frantic. He had found her but now she was gone! "Where is she! I have to find her!"
"Chiro, calm down! You're going to hurt yourself!" Gibson moved over to the boy, as did Antauri.
"Please, we have to go find her! I won't lose her again!" The two monkeys had to hold Chiro steady as the boy tried to get of the bed.
"We gave her a communicator." Otto spoke up, catching the frantic boy's attention. "You can talk to her later."
This seemed to calm him down a bit, but he still looked ready to bolt out of the room.
"Chiro, who was that girl, Miharu?" Antauri asked, seeing that the boy had calmed down a bit.
"She... I met her, on the other side of the void..." He paused and stared down at his hands. "She was a part of the rebel group I told you about..."
The group frowned, catching the way he referred to her in past tense.
He suddenly didn't want to be here anymore, but it was too late as the story unfolded itself. "During the attack... she made me hide in one of the houses..." Tears were running down his cheeks. The memories still hurt to remember, and not only that, but the fact that he had stayed hidden throughout the fight. He felt guilty for not helping. He could have saved her life... and a lot of other people as well. He let out the breath he'd been holding and continued, "She came back... later after the fighting had stopped, but she... she didn't tell me to come out... I didn't know it was her... when I finally decided to l-leave the hiding place I saw her on the...on the..f-floor... sh-she wasn't m-moving." Sobs racked his body as he tried to tell them what had happened, "there was b-blood... everywhere... I-I didn't realize sh-she was alive t-till I went o-over to her... Sh-she told me she w-was sor-..she was sor-rry..." He couldn't say anymore as the sobs took over, warm tears streaking down his face. He could feel arms wrapping around him, but right now all he could do was cry.
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A menacing grin crossed his boney face as he looked down at the scene that played before him. The boy's defenses were down. He was vulnerable. This was the perfect time to attack. He summoned his minions and gave them their instructions. This would be all too easy.
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Nova pulled the covers up to Chiro's shoulders, tucking the slumbering boy in. He'd passed out from exhaustion about an hour ago. She had been shocked and saddened by his story. She'd give anything to take the memories away from him, to save him from the torture. He felt guilty, she knew... even if it wasn't his fault, he blamed himself for what happened to the girl. The girl. He had found her again. Nova wasn't sure what to think of that. Was she the same girl he had met in the other world? Or was she a completely different person, one who might hurt Chiro if given the chance? She hated that thought.
Movement caught her attention and she turned to see Sprx standing in the doorway. He smiled and stepped in, moving up to stand next to her. "How's he doing?"
"Still sleeping..."
"How are you doin'?"
The question caught her off guard. She didn't know how to answer. There were so many emotions going through her head; fear, sadness, anger... All of them jumbled together. She was surprised when she felt Sprx place his hand on hers and she turned to look at him.
"He's gonna be fine... no matter what happens." She nodded, not sure she really believed him, but knowing he was probably right. "No matter what happens, we'll be here for him. So cheer up, okay?"
Nova felt a tear run down her cheek and she quickly wiped it away. She felt silly crying. Of course it had happened a few times, but recently it happened more frequently. The fact that she was crying in front of Sprx didn't help much either. Another tear slid down her cheek, but before she had a chance to swat it away, another hand reached up and wiped it off. She blinked, not sure what else to do, a light sniffle the only sound she made.
Sprx gave her a soft smile, "Why don't you go get some sleep, I can watch him for ya."
She nodded silently before turning back to look at Chiro. He was still fast asleep. She pushed a few strands of hair out of his face, then turned. As she left, she felt her hand brush up against the red monkey's hand, but she didn't stop. She was surprised to feel the warmith growing in her cheeks as a bright pink blush flashed across her face. She wiped at the wetness on her cheek and smiled as she made her way to her sleeping chamber.
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Miharu turned the small communicator over in her hands. It had been a good four hours since the incident and she was starting to get worried. She wasn't sure why. She didn't really know the kid, but he was hurt and somehow she was involved. She sat down heavily on the park bench, wincing at the pain that filled her hip. She had landed hard on it when she fell with the boy. She was pretty sure it was going to be sore for a while.
She popped a fry in her mouth and chewed on it. It was cold, but she didn't mind. She turned the small device over in her hand again and looked at the small button.. Her thumb traced over it. She wasn't about to press it. For all she knew, it could blow up the city, but that was unlikely. However, she was just going to have to be patient.
She was about to place it in her pocket again when something flew passed her from behind causing her to jump. A couple of teenagers sped off on their bikes laughing. "Jerks.." she hissed, her heart still pounding from the scare. She raised her hand to run it through her hair when she noticed the communicator, her finger holding down the button. "Oh Crud!" She quickly took her finger off the button, glancing around with wide eyes trying to see if anything had happened.
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Chiro groaned as he woke up, rubbing at his eyes. They were puffy from crying. He sat up and looked around the room. Beside him, slouching in a chair, was Sprx, asleep. He ran a hand through his hair, feeling the light dampness of sweat.
"Jerks..."
He blinked as he heard the communicator go off. He looked at the device on his shirt.
"Oh Crud!" He could her the girl's voice as she fumbled with the communicator. There was silence as she lifted finger off the button.
Without a moment of hesitation, his hand went up to the device, "Miharu?"
There was silence for a moment, then she finally spoke, "Hi..." She sounded embarrassed, and he had to smile.
"Hi, it's Chiro."
"H-how are ya doin'?"
"I'm fine. How about you?"
"I'm okay... you scared me today." He could hear the smile and relief in her voice.
"Sorry about that. Um... what are you doing?"
"Right now?"
"Yeah."
"Sitting in the park. Why?"
Chiro swallowed, "Um... can you come over? If you're not busy, that is."
"Yeah! Sure. Um... where are you?"
Chiro laughed to himself, "You see the giant robot. I'm over there."
"Ha ha. Think you're so funny." She teased. "How do I get in?"
"I'll let you in. Just call me when you get here."
"Right, okay. I'll be there in a bit."
"Okay."
"See ya!"
"Bye!" His smile grew bigger as he realized she was coming over. He looked around, searching for his crutch. He found it leaning up against the wall next to the sleeping monkey. Carefully, Chiro slid off the bed, quite aware that his leg was extremely sore. He reached over and grabbed the device, slipping it under his arm. He quietly left the room, leaving Sprx unaware of what was going on.
He found Nova asleep in her room. Otto and Gibson were in the main room looking over a few things. He wasn't sure where Antauri was. Quietly he made his way down to the entrance of the super robot, activating the door.
The sun was still up, casting a warm glow on the city. He limped over to the nearby benches and plopped down on one. He was pretty certain Gibson wouldn't too thrilled with his little outing but he didn't care. Chiro leaned against the back of the bench and closed his eyes. The walk had taken a bit out of him. He smiled as he felt a warm breeze blow across his face, drying the sweat off his brow.
"Just couldn't wait could ya?"
His eyes opened and he turned to see Miharu walking up to him. She had a smile on her face. He grinned and pushed himself up off the bench. She had already made her way up to him just as he got the crutch situated. He noticed she was breathing rather hard.
"How'd you get here so fast?"
"I ran." She answered, "It's how I get around."
Chiro nodded, then turned to move towards the robot, leaning on the crutch as he went.
"I don't think so."
The boy blinked in surprise as Miharu stepped in front of him, taking the crutch away. She smiled and turned, crouching down and motioning for him to climb on her back. He was more than happy to comply, wrapping his arms around her neck as she supported his legs. She stood, carrying him and the crutch and walked up to the robot.
Chiro placed a hand on the metal exterior and the door slid open. Miharu was about to step inside but stopped when she saw the concerned face of the black monkey.
"Uh... Antauri... where are you going?" Chiro evaded nervously. Miharu tried not to smile.
The black monkey let out a line of gibberish that she couldn't understand. She could feel Chiro trying to shrink back behind her. He was definitely in trouble.
"You should have told one of us what you were doing." Antauri spoke, trying his hardest to keep a straight face. He had been surprised to see the girl there, and even more so to see Chiro on her back.
"Sorry." The boy answered sheepishly. "Can we go inside now? I'm kinda hungry." He was trying to change the subject.
"Alright, come on, I'll have Gibson prepare a meal."
"Ugh maybe I'm not so hungry after all." He heard the girl laugh at that. Even if she couldn't understand, she know what had been said.
Antauri led the two through the ship, entering into the room where Gibson and Otto were working. Miharu moved over to the couches that Chiro had pointed out and she carefully set him down, taking a seat next to him. The other two monkeys looked at the girl and Chiro, then turned to Antauri who just shrugged.
"That's Antauri," Chiro pointed in his direction as he talked to the girl, "and that's Otto."
The green monkey smiled and waved, a gesture which she returned.
"And the blue one's Gibson."
She smiled and nodded towards the blue monkey, then turned back to Chiro, "What about the red and yellow one?"
"Oh, the yellow one is Nova, and the red one is SPRX-77, but we just call him Sprx."
"Did I hear someone talkin' about me?" Sprx stood in the doorway, a yawn escaping his mouth. His attention quickly turned to Chiro, then to the girl. He blinked as she waved to him.
"Yeah, this is Miharu." Chiro introduced him.
The monkey waved, walking further into the room. "Nova's gonna love this." He kept his voice low so he couldn't be heard. It didn't work to well as he caught sight of Antauri looking at him, puzzled by the remark.
Antauri moved over to Gibson and asked him to grab a tray of food for Chiro, which the blue monkey did. He turned back to look at Chiro who was talking to the girl again, when he noticed something. Chiro was smiling. Of course he had smiled a few times after the incident, but not like this. He truly looked happy.
"So, how did you know my name?"
Her question caught him off guard as he stumbled through his answer, "Uh... well... it... it's kinda complicated."
"Really? I'm sure there's a way you could uncomplicated it for me?" She blinked as she saw his expression fall. It was something bad. "But if you don't want to tell me that's fine."
He looked up to see her smiling at him, "About a week ago, I got sucked into some kind of void." He noticed she was a little taken back by the statement but was still listening to him, "Apparently, it was a hole into another dimension. It was just like Shugazoom, but there were a lot of differences." He paused, "But while I was there, I met a group of people and you were one of them."
She nodded slowly as he explained.
"I also met-" He stopped abruptly as he remembered something. "I met your brother, Naoki! I can't believe I forgot that!" He hadn't noticed her expression at the mentioning of the name. "Miharu, where is he?" Chiro looked up questioningly. He frowned slightly as he realized she wasn't looking at him. "Miharu?"
She was quiet for a moment, her voice coming out soft, "Naoki, my brother... he died about a years ago." She was staring at her hands, "He was going out to pick up some groceries for dinner. It was my birthday and he wanted to make something special." She turned to look at the boy sitting next to her and saw the sadness in his eyes. She tried her hardest to smile as she continued, "He was always thinking of others." she paused again, "There was an attack on the city, Skeleton King's army. They were attacking buildings with some kind of bombs. No one was really sure what happened, but they told me that my brother had stayed behind to help people get out of the area. They told me he was a hero."
Silence fell over them before she wiped away the wetness in her eyes, and smiled. "He was a big fan of yours, you know that?" Chiro looked at her confused. "He told me he had always wanted to be able to help people. He knew he could never do great things like you or your monkeys, but he always tried his best."
There was quiet between the two again, the monkeys in the room were still working around them, unaware of the exchange.
"I'm sorry..."
Miharu blinked and turned to look at the boy next to her, "For what?"
"I should have been there... its my job to protect everyone... I'm sorry."
He heart felt like it had jumped into her throat as she realized what the boy meant. "Chiro, no, it wasn't your fault." She moved closer to the dark haired boy and placed her hand on his chin, moving his head so he could look at her, "Chiro, nothing anyone could have done would have saved Naoki. He was doing what he wanted to do. He died saving others. That's all he ever wanted." She gave him a reassuring smile.
Chiro returned the smile, his heart still aching from the story. He was surprised when he found himself wrapping his arms around her waste. He felt her arm lay across his back and a hand slowly ran though his hair. He held back a sob as he felt the familiar warmth of tears traveling down his face.
Miharu held the boy, gently rocking him back and forth as she felt more than heard the gentle sobs. She was amazed that this boy could feel so much for her and her family. Suddenly, she was glad that all this had happened. She wasn't sure why, but she knew she needed to be there.
She continued to run her fingers through his hair, until she finally felt him relax. She smiled as she realized he had fallen asleep. Carefully, she laid him down on the cushions of the couch, gently lifting his injured leg so that his whole body lay stretched out. She smiled to the blue monkey that approached them, a tray of food in his hands, and took a seat at the end of the couch. Gibson smiled at the boy as though he wasn't surprised and placed the tray on a nearby table. He came back with a blanket which he lay across the sleeping child.
Miharu smiled again, resting her elbow on the back of the sofa, propping her head up with her hand. She decided to just sit and watch as Chiro slept, unaware of her own eyes drooping until she had finally fallen asleep.
Tbc...
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AHHH that took so long to finish x.x I was supposed to be in bed an hour ago P oh well
Hope yall liked this one! It was loads of fun to write! I also hope yall liked the little Sprx and Nova interaction there XD yay love! Anyway ill hopefully have chapter 4 up soon! Thanks for readin'!