And...I'm...BACK! Did you miss me? Huh,huh,huh!

Nah, just kidding. Thanks for reviewing chappie 6 guys!

Beastfire: (Goes and finds phone book, looking up Leo's mobile number) Now, are they up to it?

Burning Fantasy: Hope you like dis chappie! THEY KICK DA EVIL TEAMS BUT! XD

racbar: Thankyou. I had a greatChristmas, I hope you enjoy chapter 7.

supa-nova-101: Ok then. Ruby is now Sasha, got it!

Alchemy Hope: Aw, Damn it! I'm always doing that! Oh well, I hope you like this chap!

Chap 7: Double power

Gibson felt a ray blast just skim his face. Leo smiled at how weak his opponent was getting. They group had lost track of time during the battle and did not know how long they had been fighting. To Gibson and Phoenix, it had seemed like forever. Unbelievably, no one had come to help. Phoenix was still fighting the girls who were beating her silly. The two were getting desprete. "I'm not sure if I can keep this up for much longer Gibson," Phoenix said, turning to face the blue monkey, "They're to strong."

Gibson looked at her. She was indeed terribly bruised and bleeding slightly. But then he wasn't to good either. They were losing. It was no good, if they kept going then both of them would die. So he made a desiscion. "Go." He said.

Phoenix just blinked. "What? What do you mean?"

"Go and save yourself.," Gibson answered, fending of ray blasts coming from Leo. "Your too weak. If you keep fighting you'll die."

"But so are you!" Phoenix said her voice began to crack and tears visable in the back of her eyes. Gibson looked at the pink monkey, his heart acheing terribly. She was right, but it was better she survived than him. "You have to go," Gibson said, "If I die, then I die for you."

Phoenix stood stock still, tears flowing down her face. Gibson kept a straight face though. "Please, Go. It just want you to be safe." He told her.

There was a silence for 2 or 3 seconds between the two, before Phoenix rushed to the door. She ran over to it, and turned back to face the blue monkey. "I love you Gibson." She sobbed, before walking out the door.

"I love you too Phoenix." Gibson said under his breath, before ressuming the battle being taken place. He now had 5 very powerful opponents and he felt weak, but kept fighting for whatever unknown reason. "LASER CRISS-CROSS!" He screamed, shooting the team hard. They seemed to cry out in agony, and lay still for a momment, before striking against him with a very powerful blow. He screamed in pain, before falling to the ground. His wounds gaped open spewing blood every so often and he lay too exhusted to move. This is it, Gibson thought to himself, I'm going to die...

Meanwhile, Phoenix was watching through an air vent, crying her eyes out. I've got to go back in there and help. Phoenix thought to herself, I don't care if Gibson told me not too. If he dies, I'll never be able to forgive myself. But, what can I do?

She sat there thinking. What could she do? She was powerless over her old team...Or the Dark team she called them from now on...

But the Hyperforce wern't.

Phoenix got up and immediantly ran into Chiro's room.

"CHIRO!" She cried, startling the 14 year old.

"ARGH! Phoenix, what in the name of Shuggazoom is wrong!" Chiro blinked, still in a state of shock.

"It's Gibson! He's being attacked!" Phoenix said quickly and panicly.

"What! Who by!" Chiro asked, changing into hypermode.

"By...My old team." Phoenix said, feeling tears form in the back of her eyes once again, as Chiro looked at her with a very shocked expression on his face.

"What! Phoenix, you have a whole load of explaining to do later you know that!"

"I just want Gibson to be safe..." Phoenix said, looking at the floor, tears falling from her face.

"We'll talk about this all later," Chiro called to her, running off to get the others.

Phoenix stood there. Of corse, Chiro was right. She'd have to explain a lot.

Meanwhile, Leo and Saphire were smiling at their work. Gibson lay still, breathing heavilly. His cuts had stopped bleeding but he was still in great pain. He knew that he needed help, but nobody was going to come. If they hadn't yet, then they most probably wouldn't now. Thank god he had been wrong. "HYPER FORCE GO!" A voice cried out.

The blue monkey cast a gaze to the door where the hyperforce were standing. Every other member besids him. Including Phoenix. She immediantly ran over to him and kneeled down to his level. "Are you Ok?" She paniced.

"Well, I'm in pain and I refuse to lie about that," Gibson smiled, "But I feel great knowing your Ok."

Phoenix smiled back, before rising to her feet, changing her hands to machine guns. She cast a glance back to the blue monkey, and was amazed to see him back on his feet, drills out and looking straight into her eyes. Phoenix stood there, in a state of shock, before another smile appeared on her face. The two then charged over to the Dark team, beaten but feeling stronger than they'd ever felt.

Punches and gunfires could be heard all around. The hyperforce thought bravely, but no matter what, the evil Dark team were beating them, and it wasn't only by a little bit. Soon, Sparx, Nova, Chiro and Antauri lay beaten on the ground, trying to regain strength. However, Gibson, Phoenix and Otto were still fighting. Otto, was still fighting because he was very angry at Topaz for being evil. He lashing out at her like no tomorow. "I can't believe you!" He kept screaming at her.

"I'm so sorry Otto, but we were hardly gonna work anyway." Topaz finally smirked. "Now, goodbye lover boy."

Topaz then raised a large claw and struck Otto into the corner of the room. He was now down and out too. So now it was just Phoenix and Gibson. Again. "Oh god, now what?" Phoenix asked turning a paniced gaze to her boyfriend.

Gibson looked around. "I'm not sure." He gulped.

Phoenix looked like she was yet again on the verge of tears, before she suddenly looked like she had remembered something. "Wait." She muttered, "I remember something. An old myth kinda thing from my home planet."

Gibson looked at her almost blankly. "What is it? How will it help us?"

"Well," Phoenix said, "In my planet, two people in battle can hold hands and join their power together."

"Sounds like a good enough plan." Gibson said, grabbing Phoenix's hand.

"Wait." She said, "Theres more; There must be an ultimate bond of trust between the two in order for it to work. Plus, I'm not sure if it'll work on Shugazoom."

Gibson looked at her. "Then we'll try. You know how strong the bond is between us. We can do this."

Phoenix smiled. The two then closed their eyes, and began to concentrate on there power. Soon a dark purple energy began to form around them. ((Theme song playing in background! XD)) Suddenly, the purple energy exploded around the two and hit their enemy hard. The energy was being sucked from the Dark team, then there was a blindking light and smoke. The smoke cleared and the light dimmed down. Everyone turned to see, expecting to see the Dark team laying in a mangled heap on the floor. But they just saw Gibson and Phoenix standing hand in hand. The Dark team had gone. "Where have they gone?" Nova asked.

"I don't know." Phoenix said, "But they're gone for now. Thats for sure."

Chiro sighed. "Well, Come on team. We've got a lot of healing to do-WHA?"

Everyone turned to their wounds, and were speechless to see them healing themselves. Phoenix smiled. "Because they were defeated, we are being healed. Another custom of my planet."

Gibson smiled too. They had won. The Dark team where gone, maybe never to come back. And the two had done it, together.

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Ok, there it is! Oh, but I'm not done yet. Still one more Chapter till it's finished! I hope you had a good Christmas! Bye for now!