Wow. You all are so GREAT! But, I am afraid I am losing my touch. Sigh, that's why I haven't been reveiwing that often... But on the bright side I watched the Corpse Bride three times! Heheh... ; Well, cheers to my loyal reveiwers:
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..So? I'll get to you later...
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Crimson Tears
Chapter II
Chiro sat in his room, alone. But unlike the week before, he was bright and cheery as can be. He saw the things he had taken for granted in a new light. His original friends had spent more time with him. They hang out everyday now. His school achievements had shot straight up after his horrible nightmare. His parents were proud of him, saving lives and conquering school. He had been acting like a sunflower, beaming with joy on every encounter with his friends. But deep down in his heart, he was worried.
The dream he had. It had never stopped haunting him. The expressions on the team's faces, he couldn't believe what had almost been done. He would never do that...right? For the last few nights he sat and thought about it. And everytime he did he was even more scared of it. Every night he would only get about two hours of dreamless slumber. His eyes were underlined with shadows and he started every morning when the monkeys weren't up with a very arge cup of black coffee.
Or so he thought.
Antauri had noticed Chiro's odd behaviour and was getting worried. He was up everytime Chiro had his morning drink. He saw the dark markings and tired expressions. He wanted to know what was bothering him every night. But he never questioned their leader. He had told Gibson but all he had really said was that Chiro was just stil recovering. But Antauri never listened.
Chiro lay back on his soft bed and stared at the cracks in the walls. He thought about the dream, and thought even more deeply at the Prochecy he had heard in it.
"DON'T YOU GET IT! THE PROPHECY HAS FORTOLD THE CHOSEN! THE CHOSEN WAS TO DESTROY LIFE! AND I WILL CARRY OUT THAT PROPHECY MYSELF!"
Chiro shuddered at the thought. He practically heard the Skeleton King's laughter in space.
The hours cam and went, but Chiro was never content about closing his eyes to rest. That is, until the door slid open.
Chiro jumped to attack but froze as he encountered Antauri standing in the doorway, looking at him.
"Antauri? Phew, for a second there I thought it was-" Chiro stopped in mid-sentence. He didn't tell Antauri before and he wasn't going to start now. "...Err, I thought it was a formless...?"
Antauri was a smart one. He wasn't tricked that easily. He cast a worried glance at Chiro before speaking.
"Chiro, what's wrong? I know something's bothering you and there's no point in hiding it from me."
Chiro looked at the ground, suddenly finding it very interesting. Like how Gibson and Otto put it together.
"Uhhh... I don't know what you're talking about?" Chiro said, then realising that that line had been absolutely pathetic, and that Antauri would never buy it. And boy was he right!
"You can tell me anything Chiro. As second-in-command I swear that I can help you."
"How about saying that as a friend you'll help me out here?" Antauri merely smiled and nodded. Chiro tried to start his locked dream with simple fragments and uhh's. But he eventually got the beginning out.
It is so hard to begin what you try to do, but so easy when you continue to do so. Chiro found this to be true as he told his tale. Antauri merely nodded in the beginning, but when it progressed, he was looking at Chiro concerned. By the end of his story, Antauri was shaking like a leaf.
"Now do you understand...?" Chiro whispered. A single, unshed tear rolled down his cheek, sotly dropping to the hard ground. "I don't want any of this to happen. I want to believe that this was all just a dream. But I just can't! It haunts me everyday, night, hour, minute, second! And now taht I've told someone, it still hasn't changed!"
Chiro was on the floor, tears strolling down his face, while Antauri slowly walked towards him.
"It's okay to be afraid Chiro. I too was afraid once, but I faced them and conquered them, and that's why I'm standing here in front of you today."
"What were you afraid of?"
"I was afraid to fight. Afraid to stand up for our planet. Scared to be beaten. But as you can see, I fight today. All I needed to do was confront my fears and they simply faded into childish memories. Now do you understand, Chiro?"
Chiro nodded, confronted with new self-esteem. He felt that Antauri was right. And as Antauri was about to walk out the door, Chiro had enough confidence to speak honestly to him.
"Thanks Antauri. That helped. That helped alot." Antauri merely smiled and walked away. Chiro had gotten into his bed and closed his eyes. His thoughts had automatically switched into dreams. But as Antauri walked back into his room, he smirked. His skin seemed to just melt off as the true form revealed himself.
An orange monkey with black eyes and beady red pupils showed. His sharp teeth shone with yellow as his gaze turned to a watch.
"Is everything going according to plan?"
The orange monkey looked into the closet, revealing a struggling Antauri, who was bound and gagged there.
"Yes... Everything is going according to plan..."
The orange monkey laughed with cruelty, as the voice spoke once more.
"Very good, Mandarin. Your work will cause the utter downfall of the HyperForce... And the rest of the universe...!"
Antauri struggled and yelled, but nothing worked. Then Mandarin turned to face him.
"Now do you really think I'm going to let you free? You must be more foolish than I thought, brother!"
SUPERROBOTMONKEYTEAMHYPERFORCEGO!
And so ends the chapter. And with another word, have you ever heard of the star Alpha Centauri? Just asking... ;) REVEIW OR NO MORE CHAPTERS!