Hello, and welcome to the fic.

Just to get it out of the way, I don't own Ape Escape. I'm not really sure why I even need a disclaimer, seeing as this sight is called Fan Fiction. But hey, who am I to argue with the rules.

I do, however, own Keku. Steal her and die .

Now on to the fic!

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"Look at the pretty little monkey!" a little girl with pigtails squealed.

Children. I hate them. Snot-nosed little brats. Always ooing or ahing over the "Amazing Specter." Four years since the first time. Four years since I had first obtained the helmet. And I had finally retained the knowledge. Not like anyone would care. They'd still treat me like crap.

"It's a stupid monkey; it's not pretty at all!" A boy pushed the little girl down. She immediately burst into tears and ran screaming for her mother. How many times had I seen this happen? Too many. Same scenario, different people.

"Let's throw popcorn at him!" It truly amazes me how low human intelligence can be. I prepared myself for the oncoming hail of popcorn and fake butter.

"Hey, you stupid kids! Get away from that cage!" At last; someone recognized their total lack of intelligence. Now if only they weren't human. Anything but human.

The tubby kid and his goonies ran off, crying and screaming about how "some lady had called them a mean name." I massaged my temples. Day after day with nothing to do but be the main freaking attraction. The monotony was agonizing. I leaned against the wall and closed my eyes.

"Hello."

Oh joy. Yet another gawking human. At least they weren't screaming something about my "amazing white color".

"Specter, right? Of course, it says so right here on your cage." I opened one eye. Female. Long brown hair. Brown eyes. Typical traits, undistinguishable from the rest of the masses.

"Red eyes? Nice. I know a guy with red eyes. Well, actually, I know two guys with red eyes, but neither of them is an albino." Was she going to babble like this all day? "You're named Specter because you're white, right? Hey that rhymed. Anyway, it could be worse. You could be named Casper or Ghost, or something else disturbingly unimaginative." Apparently, yes. "I think I'm pretty good at naming people. I mean, I should hope so; I am an author. By the way, my name's Keku. I like that name." Keku. I wonder if that means annoying in some strange language. "Most albino monkey's eyes are blue, or at least, as far as I know…." Back on the subject of eyes. "It's normally lesser mammals whose eyes turn red. That explains why human's eyes turn red." She giggled. Wait, did she just insult her own species? I smiled slightly. "Though monkeys are considered lower than humans. Feh. That's just some lazy bum's excuse for not doing his research. It depends on the creature's intelligence level, not their supposed status." I was starting to like this girl. "It gets boring in there, doesn't it? Yes, it does. What was I thinking? You don't even have anything to do. Boring. Here."

I opened both eyes. She was handing me a stack of paper and a pencil. I took it tentatively. This was new. At least it was something to do, well, until park staff took it away. "Careful with the pencil please; it's my favorite. Green lead, and all that stuff."

I immediately began sketching an escape plan. Much better than my previous endeavors, though having paper helped.

"I also like to draw, but I haven't had any of that published yet. I don't really think it's good enough. Ah well, at least my books do well enough. You look human." That caught me off-guard. I glared at her, then continued my work.

"Don't like being called human, eh? I don't either. Though I am one, I think. Actually, I'm not really sure what I am. All I've got that sets me apart is a ring." A ring? How would that change her species?

"An escape plan, huh?" I jumped and desperately tried to hide the sheet of paper. "Don't worry." She waved her hand. "I'm not going to try to stop you. I don't really think you should be in here. You're too smart for it. The other monkeys seem happy; you don't. I'll come back for you tonight." With that, she walked away. Definitely one of the weirdest experiences I had ever had.

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snicker Oh Specter, if only you knew what she has in mind.

If you haven't noticed, Keku is kinda' nuts. It comes with semi omnipotence; it's a packaged deal.

Anyway, please review, and I hope you like the fic.