Ack! It's been so long since I updated, no happiness for that/slaps hand/ bad Sam, bad Sam! Okay, no more sad excuses for self abuse, lets get going with this, onto chapter…whatever.

Nova threw Chiro a weird look. He'd been acting weird ever since he'd woken up. She was starting to get worried, she couldn't help but wonder what was wrong. She sighed and looked over at Sprx. He was refusing to so much as talk to her, a side effect, she supposed, that had to do with whatever D.N. had said to him. Nova clenched her fist angrily at the mere thought of her. She was making Nova's life miserable, no doubt.

"Hey Chiro", she walked into his room and found him playing video games.

"Oh, hey Nova", he said, hitting pause on his game. He was looking at her weirdly.

"Okay, I'll play", she said, smiling, "Why have you been acting weird all day?"

He narrowed his eyes, "Nova, you know you can tell us anything, right? That you don't have to hide anything from us?"

It felt like the floor gave out from beneath her. He knew! "Of course", she said, trying to keep her voice light, "What makes you think I'm hiding something?"

He shook his head, "Nothing", and went back to his game. She took it as her chance to escape, and bolted.

-0-0-0-

She lied to me! Chiro thought furiously, I don't believe her!

As quickly as his anger flared though, it died away. Who's to say that dream wasn't a lie? He reasoned, Nova wouldn't hide anything from us, after all. Whoever those guys were, they were liars. Friends don't keep secrets. Especially if they're hurting others

-0-0-0-

"So close", D.S. said, looking at Chiro through the looking glass, "We were so close to making Chiro hate her"
"It's going to take more than secrets to tear them apart", D.G. said, "So who do we do next?"
"Gibson", D.O. said, "I know just what to do with him"
"I think we should do Otto", D.S. argued, "He'll be a lot easier"

"Why not do both?" D.A. suggested.

"Huh?"

D.N. smirked, "Got it", she said, "Listen up, I have a plan…"

-0-0-0-

Otto made his way through the halls of the Super Robot. Everyone was busy doing something, and he was bored. Sprx was working on fixing something in his room, Nova was down in the gym, Antauri was meditating, Gibson was going down to work in his lab, and Chiro was playing video games. Otto had started playing as well, but got bored and left. Maybe I'll go into town or something… he thought.

"Otto?" he turned around; Gibson, Sprx, and Nova were standing behind him.

"Oh, hey guys", he said, smiling, "I was just going into town, wanna come?"

"No", Sprx said, "We don't want to go anywhere with you"
"What do you—"
"We mean we don't want to even be with you", Nova cut him off, "You're pathetic. You're useless, all you ever do is cause more trouble—"
"Basically, Otto", Gibson said, "We don't need you. And it's about time someone said something. Chiro and Antauri don't want to, but they feel the same way. We don't need you around here Otto. Hate to break it to you"

It felt like someone had slapped him the face. He stared at them, dumbfounded, for a second until Nova shrugged and turned away, saying, "Maybe he's too dumb to realize what we just said"
Sprx and Gibson nodded in agreement, and the three of them walked away.

-0-0-0-

Gibson made his way into his lab. He had some more studying he wanted to do on the thing they had fought the other day, they still didn't—

"What?.!" He jumped backwards in surprised as the door to his lab opened. It was trashed. Beakers and test tubes were thrown carelessly to the ground (some broken), chemicals were spilled, and papers were thrown everywhere. He looked around, his mouth practically on the floor, and found, in the middle of the mess, Otto and Sprx, surveying their handy work and looking proud. "Otto, Sprx!" He yelled, "What did you do?.!"
"I think it looks better this way", Sprx said, shrugging. They ran out before Gibson could kill him.

-0-0-0-

The explosion downstairs rocked the Robot. Voices carried throughout the normally quiet halls, up to Antauri's and Chiro's rooms. They both ran out into the hall, and down to Gibson's lab. There they found the source of the noise.

"I never did anything to your lab Gibson!" Otto was yelling, "I had every right to though after what you said to me!"
"I never said anything to you!" Gibson shot back, "You'd better get used to cleaning, both of you, because you're going to be the ones picking up!"
"I'm not picking up anything!" Sprx yelled, "I didn't do anything!"
"Right, so I imagined you two being there", Gibson said sarcastically, "Face it, you were both caught!"
"Like I'd do anything with any of you after what you said!" Otto yelled.

"We never said anything to you!" Sprx and Gibson yelled back.

"Hey, HEY!" Chiro yelled above them, "What is going on here?.!"
"Otto and Sprx decided to have a little fun in my lab", Gibson said stiffly, "And now they're trying to deny it, even though I caught them!"
"I never touched your lab!" Otto yelled.

"Well I never said anything to you about being a bad teammate!" Gibson retorted.

"So I imagined it then?"
"Obviously!"

"That's enough", Antauri said, stepping forward, "Now, tell us, exactly what happened?"
-0-0-0-

Nova listened to Otto and Gibson recount what had happened from the hall. She knew none of them were guilty of the things that were being said. She also knew who was. "You're smart", a voice said from behind her, "Too bad they're not"

She didn't turn around, "Go away"
"Or what?" D.N. taunted. She listened to the fight that had just started again, "Ah, music to my ears…"
"I'll tell them who's really doing this", Nova threatened, whirling around, "I'll tell them everything"

"Do you really think they'll listen?" D.N. asked, "They'll think you've gone crazy, lost it, gone off the deep end. They won't believe you, not even Antauri"
"How do you know?"

"Because you know", D.N. said, "And I know everything you do"
Nova's fist quivered. What she would have given to be able to attack…"If you really think they'll listen though, go ahead and tell them", D.N. continued, "Well as much as I'd like to stick around, I can't. Places to be, lives to destroy. Like yours. Bye"

She disappeared. Nova turned her attention back to the fight. "I know what I heard!" Otto was saying, "You, Sprx, and Nova all said—"
How had she gotten dragged into this? "I haven't seen you since this morning!" Gibson shot back, "At least, not until I found you and Sprx destroying my lab—"
"For the last time Big Brain, we never did that!" Sprx yelled, "Just like I never said anything to Otto about him being pathetic or useless!"
"I heard you!"
Nova shivered. What she would do just to be able to tell them everything…

-0-0-0-

"This is just too great", D.N. said gleefully, looking at the viewing glass at the arguing Hyperforce. Chiro and Antauri were doing everything they could to make the fighting stop. They weren't doing to great a job at it, though.

"We still have Antauri to deal with", D.A. reminded them.

"Maybe we shouldn't deal with him", D.S. said carefully, "Maybe we should just take him out of the picture all together"
"You have a plan?" D.O. guessed.

"You bet I do", D.S. said, "Listen up…"

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