Yay! Lucky chapter 13. Thank you all for your reviews. I love you guys hugs Oh and please don't call me Monkey girl, I don't take it as a insult but not as a complement either. Just don't call me that ok? Thanks.

Ch.13

A light turned on illuminating the bed room in its soft glow. I shielded my eye with my arm until they painfully adjusted to the new brightness.

"How…how can this be?" my voice seemed dry and brittle, "I killed you!"

"Please, all you did was knock me out," Nova scoffed. "If Taylor didn't run away like she did, you would have known that Empress. But we're not here to reminisce; we're here to kick your evil butt."

"Your rein over this planet is over Empress," Chiro shouted as if his word was law.

"Nova? Is that really you?" a rush of relief and excitement washed over me as I scrambled to my knees and ignoring what Chiro had said.

I reached out my hand to touch Nova, making sure my mind wasn't playing tricks on me, but she slapped my hand away.

"Don't you dare touch me," Nova hissed.

"Yeah, especially after you tried to kill Nova and me. I hate being the bait," Sparx said.

"What?" I asked.

"It was the only way to lure you out Empress," Antauri explained. "We know you're a prideful creature and wouldn't let anyone insult you and get away with it, not even us."

"Who would have known you would actually try to kill me in my sleep," Sparx said.

"So in my dream…it was him I was looking for, but that means…"

"…it wasn't a dream," I whispered to myself.

"It won't you any good trying to trick us you cad," Gibson said.

"We know you're not Taylor anymore!" Otto added.

"What are you guys talking abut?" I said as I stood up, "The Empress hasn't been in control since I defeated Zin."

"Nice try Empress," Otto snarled as he transformed his hand into his green saws.

"Otto wait," Antauri ordered, "I'm afraid the empress is playing an even sinister game than we thought."

"What are you talking about Antauri? She's a hideous monster, what's more sinister than that?" Sparx said thoroughly insulting me.

"I sense the powerful Evil of the Empress overpowering the good within Taylor," the silver monkey explained.

"I see," Gibson said, "The Empress is acting like a parasite; barely keeping Taylor alive as she lives off of her."

"Well you guys stop talking about me in the third person? I'm right here," I interrupted. "I am in control and I'm not going to stand here and be insulted anymore. I think it's time you leave and just not my palace, but my planet as well."

I pushed my way through the crowd that the Hyper Force formed around me and stormed towards the door.

"Wait Taylor," Chiro call; I stopped just inches from the door and looked at the young hero. Can't you see? The Empress is using you, preying on you until you're too weak to protect yourself. She won't stop Taylor, not until she has complete control of your body. We can help you stop her Taylor."

"Psh, what makes you think I need your help Chiro?" I sneered.

"Please Taylor," nova said in a soothing voice, "I couldn't help you back in the Super Robot but I can help you now."

"We all can," Gibson said, "You just have to let us."

"Forget it guys. If she doesn't want our help then she can just rot on this stupid planet," Sparx said.

"Sparx!" Nova snapped.

"For once the stupid jerk is right. I'm in control so there's no need for the Hyper Force anymore," I said.

"You don't really mean that do you?" Otto asked me with big, sad, hurt eyes.

Those eyes just melted my heart. All I wanted to do was hug Otto and say 'Of course not silly. I've just been under a lot of stress lately. I'm sorry I snapped at you, please stay as long as you want.' I wanted to smile or laugh, anything to make those sad eyes turn into happy ones.

But I didn't, instead I just mumbled, "Sorry Otto but your services are no longer here. I'm in control now."

I suddenly felt tired and wanted to sleep more than anything; not noticing that my voice had deepened. I felt a falling sensation as I sawed back and forth. I'd expected someone to catch me or to hit the floor with a great amount of pain but the only thing I felt was wind whooshing past me as I fell deeper and deeper into an endless void.

"Damn it, they we're right."

As I feel, I past a series of small movie like images, portraying what was happening in the outside world. The Monkey Team was ready to attack, forming a semicircle around my now monkey-fied body.

My darker self laughed, "Go ahead you pathetic excuses for monkeys, attack me. Attack me and lose your only hope of rescuing my weaker, innocent self. With her out of the way there will be nothing to stop me from ruling this planet and beyond, not ever you."

I watch with lifeless eye as the Monkey Team stood their ground, grinding their teeth. There was no was in Shruggazoom they were going to let my dark self get the better of them, I could tell. They launched themselves into the air, unleashing their famous attacks on my body but evil me dodged them and counterattacked the cybernetic monkeys with claws and teeth; hitting her targets with tremendous force. But besides a few scratches the Hyper Force was unfazed.

"It going to take a lot more than that to bring us down Empress," Sparx mocked.

"Don't you fools see? I was born from this child's hatred for her own kind. Countless days she was picked on and countless times she wished she could just punch them, kick them, scream at them, just to get her revenge." I didn't find it surprised my darker half was using my voice. Probably to find a weak spot in the Hyper Force's hearts. "The dark one created me from the child's own dark heart." She sighed, "I can still hear the evil one's voice ring in my ears when he first arrived here. 'For one so pure and innocent, you have the seed of evil well planted deep within you. You have great potential in the realm of darkness but without my assistance you'll be nothing but a commoner'". She quoted. "After that my master blessed me with the power I always needed. He had chosen me to rule this mud ball while he continued his rampage through the cosmos. But you awakened my other self; severely crippling me. For that, I'll kill you."

"Over my dead body," Nova growled.

I saw my other self smile sweetly, "That can be arranged."

Nova charged at my other, locking them both in battle. Empress scratched and bite but her physical attacks were no match for Nova's and took a direct hit to the gut. I flew to the side as I feel feeling as though someone was trying to push a bowling ball straight threw my stomach. I gasped for air as I cradled the pain within my arms, curling up into a tight ball. The pain didn't go away until Empress fell to the ground and I let out a small whimper of tortured pain. Nova attacked again and again, hitting with more power than the last, and each time my body ached with even more pain.

Soon my lesser other had Nova pined down, causing the rest of the team to join the fight. It was a blur of colors as I tried to watch what was happening as I gently fell. Fist Gibson attacked hitting Empress's chest singing her fur with his laser, next was Otto and his saws. Cutting deep into legs and arms; blood slowly oozed out. Sparx with his giant magnets sent a powerful electric shock and shocked my body straight into a wall of the bedroom; almost causing it to fall right on top of my body. Antauri's mind scram was more intense then I could ever imagine as I clutched my head and screamed in agony; pleating the silver money to stop. It was Chiro's turn now; I was frightened by his cold expressionless eyes, afraid that those eyes could be the eyes of death the young hero ran at full speed, straight towards Empress. He jumped into the air and spin kicked my other's face, burning her with his lightning kick and sent her deeper into the wall and into the next room. My other self lay in rubble as I shook with pain. I couldn't understand it. The last time Empress took over I was numb to the affliction she inured but now I was fully aware of it.

Little drops of blood escape the small cuts on my face and seemed to levitate beside me until I finally hit the bottom of the cavern, witch did nothing more than add to the misery I was in as the red droplets splashed next to me.

"What? But how?" I heard Chiro gasp.

I shifted my eyes to another floating movie to see shocked faces on the Monkey Team's faces.

"We hit her with our best attacks," Otto said.

"She should be rolling in pain," Sparx added.

I grounded. "I am!"

"And yet here she is standing before us," Gibson grieved.

"Do not fear Monkey Team, I so not believe our enemy is as powerful as she seems," Antauri said.

Empress sneered. "You're too smart for your own good Antauri."

"What have you done?" Chiro demanded.

"What horrendous plan are you scheming up now?" Gibson asked.

I'd noticed the blue scientist's kind eyes had changed to those of a worrier, all their eyes had. They all were brave and strong; not to do what's needed to be done to help the greater good and here I was, a pitiful pile of wasted flesh rotting with my own body. They tried to save me, tried to save my planet while the Skeleton Worm still roamed free; destroying countless other planets.

"I shouldn't even be alive."

Oh, how I despised myself, wishing that I could just disappear forever.

Empress smirked, "Well it looks like my weaker self has finally given up the good fight. I now dominate this body very essence!"

"What are you talking about? TELL US!" Chiro yelled.

"So demanding chosen one. If you must know, I've mastered my powers and transferred all of the mind numbing pain you dealt onto me to the weak human. She is nothing but a flickering candle light that's slowly dieing within my dark soul and for the, my dear hyper Force, I thank you." Empress's laugh walled like a bunchy as the Hyper Force grinded their teeth.

I wanted to help them so badly, I wanted the feeling of uselessness to be gone as I laid there motionlessly. The Hyper Force was doing this for me but I needed to put in an effort if I even hoped to get control again. But what could I do? I'm on the verge of dieing here. I don't have any special powers, I'm certainly no hero and I'm trapped in my inner heart again! If only I knew how I got out last time. That wonderful feeling…oh, that feeling….was it the key to my salvation?

"Aaahhhhh!" I screamed as another of the Monkeys' attacks rushed through Empress's body.

"Well you stop attacking! It's obviously not working! YEESH!" I grunted.

"Taylor? Is that you?" Chiro asked hopefully.

"She's still in there?" Sparx asked.

"Yeah-woo! There's still a chance we can save her!" Otto cheered.

"You can hear me? C-Chiro I'm sorry." It was the first thing that came to me and I was frantic to get my words out. There was no telling how long I had. "I'm sorry I dragged you guys into this stupid mess. I'm sorry all this is happening. I wish I could help but I don't know how I-"

"So you still have some fight left in you, eh?" Empress interrupted, "Well we'll take care of that soon enough."

My voice went mute, thanks to Empress no doubt, I felt my finger nail dig deep into my palms.

"Damn her."

"It's time to finish this little spat. I have more important to do then play with you, like ruling this pitiful planet."

A giant black bubble surrounded the Hyper Force, trapping them inside. I could barely see them but the sounds of fierce foray agents the wall of the bubble assured me that they weren't going without a fight.

"Such noisy creatures. Can't you be quite, even for an instant?"

The evil Empress raised her hand half way up her body and flicked her hand. A spark of purple lightning danced around inside the bubble, showing flashes of the suffering faces of the Monkey Team as they screamed in agony. When the lightning finished its corrupted ballet all was silent as I struggled to see my only hope of freedom within the sphere but to no avail.

"Ah, much better. Maybe now I'll get some work done. Guards? Guards! Blast it, where are they?" the Empress asked impatiently.

After a few seconds countless guards flowed into the room and saluted.

"Take this horrendous…thing into the dungeon and out of my sight. Tell my father that these set of prisoners deserve his best set of toys," she ordered.

"Uh-oh, bad guys with toys, that never sounds good."

"Yes Empress!" they bellowed and began to roll the black sphere out the door and down the hall.

I reached out my hand towards the rolling ball, having the false hope that I could somehow grab it and release the six heroes.

"There's has to be something I can do. I can't just lay here as everything around me crumbles. I gotta help them somehow!"

But all I could do was watch as my future of escape faded into the depths of the castle.

There's Ch 13 for ya. Sorry it took so long and thanks again for your patience. To think I though this chapter was going to be too short! I hope you guys like it and don't forget to leave a review! Until next time!