I'm baaaaack! I was debating whether or not to make a K-chapter before this, but as you can tell, I decided not to. Anyway, Let's get on with the story!
(PAST)
Kira's scream got caught in her throat as a thorn-like projectile pierced through the Super Robot's torso, almost spearing Chiro's head. The giant eye creature they were fighting had pinned them down with similar projectiles against a building.
"Sprx, increase break-away leverage," Antauri said. Sprx tried to move the Robot's hand and arm, but it was futile. "It's no good!" Sprx sad as they struggled to break free. "We're stuck!" Otto exclaimed. "Not as stuck as we're about to be," Kira heard Chiro say. She could only nod her head as the eye creature floated towards them, her eyes widening as the projectiles were pointed at them.
(PRESENT)
"At this point we appear to be doomed. Would anyone like to explain how we came to this?" Antauri said as the image of the eye creature heading towards them was paused.
"My refexes were too slow,"
"My aim was off,"
"My calculations were thwarty,"
"I couldn't think fast enough on my feet," Kira said.
"My... feelings exactly. They all messed up," Sprx said as Kira slightly glared at him. "You don't think you made even the slightest mistake, Sprx?" She asked. "Nope!" the red-furred monkey replied. "Hey, let's not forget how this came out," Chiro said as he un-paused the video feed.
(PAST)
As the creature closing in on them, Kira heard Chiro say "LASE-TRON FURY!" as he pushed a red button and destroyed the eye creature.
(PRESENT)
Kira watched Chiro bow to the cheering crowd on-screen as Antauri turned the video off.
*Ahem!* "Yes, well, my intention Chiro was to identify our weaknesses and thereby learn where we need improvement," Antauri said. "I don't know, as the older co-team leader, I say pretty good, no offense, Kira." Chiro said arrogantly. "None taken," Kira said. 'He WAS the one out of the two of us to get us out of that mess,' Kira thought. "Very well. For those of us who were not so "good" I have an assignment. I want each of you to come up with a new battle move," Antauri said.
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"So you're really not gonna come up with a new move?" Otto asked. "Hey, I've got enough moves, and they're working just fine," Chiro said as the rest of the Team and Kira left as he started to demonstrate his 'moves'.
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Kira paced around in her room as Kage watched from her bed, his tails flicking. "What should I do? I know that darkness and shadow arm won't be used anytime soon!" she said sighing. She sat down on her bed with Kage and laid on her back as she looked at Kage. "Mm, what should I do?" she asked, more to herself than to the cat. Kage placed his front two paws on her forehead as he looked at her. Kira closed her eyes as she let all her barriers down, including the one that let the whispers of the shadows rush over her. Kira opened her eyes, her pupils gone, and her iris were darkened as they went from top to bottom.
As she stayed like this, she blinked, the shadows seemingly suggesting something that piqued her interest. Her eyes widened slightly as Kage lifted his paws off her forehead. "That's it!" she said as she smiled softly as she sat up, her pupils returning and her blue eyes brightening again. "I know what to do! I bet the others will be surprised, but I have to make sure they'll be ready to be seen, first!"
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Kira rushed into the training in Hyper mode, panting.
"Am I too late?" she asked as the Team looked at her. "No, you've just missed Otto and Sprx's moves," Antauri said. "Oh! I'm sorry!" Kira said. "Don't be, kiddo. You can bet their moves won't be as good as mine!" Sprx snickered. "Knuckle Duster!" Nova yelled as it looked like she was going to punch Sprx. The gauntlet fist stopped short though, and Sprx sighed in relief, only to be knocked back into a wall by the knuckles comping out and punching him. "Part of the effectiveness is the surprise!" Nova said as Kira ran over to help Sprx up. "So it would appear." Antauri said. "Gibson?"
Gibson smirked as he shot what looked like electricity at a wall, shorting out the power. "I have dubbed them 'Bio-static Energy Amplification Darts," Gibson said as the power came back on. "That's a mouthful," Kira said as she sweat-dropped. "Ooh, ooh! How about, the Spin Shocker!" Otto cheerfully suggested. " 'Spin Shocker?' Please, it's not a dance move," Gibson said."Ok, my turn!" Kira said. "Oh! And another thing! I hope it's Ok if I came up with two new moves, she said smiling. "Of course, show us what you have, Kira." Antauri said. Kira smiled at Antauri before focusing, focusing on the darkness around herself, bring it to one place as she clenched her hands into fist and brought them to her sides.
"Dark... Impalement!" she shouted, one of her fists pumping up into the air. Suddenly, the already broken machine in the corner was pierced by black spikes, surprising the Team. Kira smiled as she brought her fist down, seemingly shattering the spikes, but the machine still reaped the damage. "For that move, I solidify the darkness around me, and I use it to attack with those spikes!" Kira said to a questioning Antauri. "For my next move, I actually need someone," Kira said sheepishly. "Alright, I'll do it," Sprx said. "Ok," Kira said hesitatingly. She locked her eyes on Sprx's shadow, imagining her shadow going along with it.
"Sorry Sprx," she said. She knelt to the ground, placed her hands on it, and narrowed her eyes. Suddenly, Kira wasn't there anymore, but the Team noticed that there was a dark shadow on the ground, resembling Kira's form. The shadow opened its white eyes, and it jolted towards Sprx's shadow, speeding across the floor. "Shadow Puppet," the shadow said in a slightly distorted voice as it jumped into Sprx shadow. Sprx fell onto his hands and knees, shuddering. As soon as the shuddering happened, it stopped, with 'Sprx' still on 'his' hands and knees. The Team all looked at one another, not knowing what to do.
"Um, Sprx?" Nova asked as she stepped towards 'him'. "Actually," 'Sprx' said, "I go by the name "Kira", 'Sprx' said, smiling as 'he' stood up, wobbling a little. "Kira?! Wait, what happened to Sprx?!" Nova said as they noticed the white spots of 'Sprx's' eyes had turned blue. "Don't worry, he's still there, he's just not the one in control right now," 'Sprx' said as 'he' opened and closed 'his' hands, looking down at them with a slight frown. "That's what this move does. I take over the mind and body, but the owner's still Ok, unless they hypothetically try to fight it. I get their memories and voices, too. I'm not gonna do that to Sprx, but I could," 'Sprx' said as he looked at the rest of the Team. "I'm about to let Sprx take over again. Not that I can't hold it longer, but he's asking, so what can you do?" 'Sprx' shrugged. 'He' closed 'his' eyes, and started shuddering, falling onto his hands and knees.
A dark, girl-shaped shadow appeared, forming as she got a distance away from Sprx's body. "Sorry Sprx! I forgot that the owner can still hear and see what's going on! I probably shouldn't have said that I could have seen your memories," Kira said as Sprx wobbled onto his feet. "Heh, no problem kid, I'm ok." Sprx said as Nova helped him up. Otto, Gibson, and Antauri looked at her with wide eyes. "Woah Kira, why'd you decide to go with that move?" Otto asked. "Well, because it could be useful! You know, in case we need to infiltrate something or find out an enemy's plans! Besides, as long as the owner doesn't fight back, they won't get hurt!" Kira exclaimed, smiling. Gibson sweat-dropped as he said quietly to Antauri "At times I forget how powerful she is." "Don't we all," Antauri muttered back. "In any case, excellent job, Kira."
"Antauri, bring anything to the party?" Sprx asked. "I have been working on something," the black-furred monkey replied. "Ok, you guys wanna play show and tell?" a voice rang out as Kira looked at the source. "I got something! Ha-ha!" Chiro said as he put a glove on, which generated a shield. "What?" Kira asked as she looked at the shocked monkeys. "It's Mandarin's shield," Nova said. "Mandarin?" Kira asked as she walked up to Chiro and Antauri. "What''s a Mandarin?" Chiro asked. "Not what, who. Chiro, Kira, there was a sixth monkey," Antauri said. "Sixth monkey?" Chiro asked. "Perhaps now's the time to just show you," Antauri said. The black furred money closed his eyes and pressed his palms together. Antauri floated upwards in a lotus position, pulling his hands apart to reveal two green glowing orbs, which he pressed against their foreheads.
(FLASHBACK)
The scene changed to an in-stasis Team, but with another monkey in an orange tube/pod in front of them.
"Mandarin was the first of the Super Robot Monkeys to be created, by far the wisest, smartest and strongest. He, was our leader. Though our mission was to protect Shuggazoom, Mandarin felt that he was above serving as guardian. He wanted to rule. This, we could not let happen. As a last resort, we exiled him to an off-world prison,"
(END of FLASHBACK)
"Sixth monkey?" Kira muttered as Antauri finished recounting who Mandarin was, bringing the two out of their trance. Her thought process was interrupted by the alarm sounding.
"Warning: Unidentified Hostile Craft approaching," the mechanical voice said. The screen in the main room opened up to reveal an image of a hoop-shaped craft descending onto Shuggazoom.
"Activate the Super Robot!" Chira said as they witnessed the craft brainwashing the citizens of Shuggazoom. He, Kira, and the Team rushed to their respective tubes, which sucked them up and brought them to their respective vehicles.
"Foot Crusher Cruiser 6, go!"
"Foot Crusher Cruiser 5, go!"
"Fist Rocket 4, go."
"Fist Rocket 3, go!"
"Brain Scrambler Pilot 2, go!"
"Torso Tank Drivers 1 and 2, go! Prepare to disengage," both Chiro and Kira said.
"Super!"
"Robot!"
"Monkey!"
"Team!"
"Hyper!"
"Force!"
"GO!" they all yelled as the Super Robot blasted off into the sky.
"It's the Hostile Outlaw Observation Prison, also known as the HOOP. Home to only one prisoner," Gibson said. "It's him, isn't it?" Kira softly said. "Shields up, charge the Lase-tron, prepare for battle!" Antauri exclaimed as they neared the HOOP. When the Super Robot got close enough, it grabbed the HOOP and threw it to what could only be described as a desolate part of Shuggazoom City.
"Lase-tron Fury!" Chiro said as he pressed a red button to initiate the attack. However, the attack was useless thanks to Mandarin turning the HOOP to make it go through. Kira sweat-dropped as she thought 'We're in trouble, aren't we?' Kira got her answer as a ray-gun came out of the HOOP's side and shot multiple shots at the Super Robot, dismantling the Foot Crushers, the Fist Rockets, and the Brain Scrambler.
Both Chiro and Kira stepped out of the now immobile Torso Tank, unharmed. 'I will never forsake seatbelts again,' Kira thought gratefully. She and Chiro soon turned serious, watching as a bandaged monkey descended, only for some of the wrappings to come off, revealing Mandarin as he floated in front of them.
"What? You're just children," Mandarin spat out mockingly. "And you're the monkey who went bad," Kira said as she glared at him. "You don't scare us," Chiro added. "I don't intend to, I intend to get RID OF YOU!" Mandarin said as he activated one of his gloves, producing a blue-plasma spear/sword and swinging it at the two with ferocity. However, Chiro activated the other glove, and while it pushed him back, he still succeeded in shielding both himself and Kira. "You activated my shield... a human child? How is this possible?!" Mandarin demanded. "
Oh, unless, you're learning the Power Primate," Mandarin said. "Learning? I know it," Chiro said. "Then you should know this move," Mandarin said as he readied his attack. "Chiro! Get behind me!" Kira said as she put up a Shadow Dome around the two. "Monkey-Mind Scream! AAHH!" Mandarin shrieked. Kira tried to hold up the attack, but she just couldn't handle its force, breaking apart her dome and leaving herself and Chiro open to the attack.
The last thing Kira heard was Mandarin saying, "Another one, and with the power of the darkness. Very interesting indeed..."
And I'm going to leave on that note! Don't worry, the next chapter and the ones after it will be out sooner than this one was. Anyway, I better get to working on them! See you next chapter!
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