Sorry guys for the late update. And sorry if this chapter isn't all that it should be. I tried though, so read...review...complain or compliment. I'd prefer compliments though :)

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Chapter Nine

Sprx heard voices around him and could see faint movements of light through his eyelids, but he couldn't seem to draw the strength from inside to open them. "Is he okay? He's been out for hours now." That's Layla's voice.

"He'll be alright; the injury that caused this wasn't physical, so it will take a little more time for him to wake up." And that's defiantly Antauri.

"So what will we do next? Every time we come into the forest we come out losing someone." You've got a point Gibson but one thing is off with that judgment.

"We only lost girls, Allegra, the eleven girls before her," Chiro's voice broke. "and Nova." Sprx felt his heart drop. Those words shouldn't have been spoken, ever.

"I don't think you'll have any problems with losing girls, thirteen is all they needed." Layla's voice was steady even with all that happened.

"They put Nova in the empty crypt! So the other twelve girls must be in the other crypts!"

"That's great Otto but with the monster lurking around we'll never get to open all thirteen crypts." Chiro sighed. "We need a way to keep that monster busy."

"Yeah and we'd better do it fast before the queen comes out of her tower with all of those creepy bats!" Sprx almost smiled as Otto's cheerfulness crept back into his voice.

"Could we use the Torso Tank and the Foot Cruiser inside the forest couldn't we?" Chiro asked.

"Well the wheels would be able to make it over the roots and forest floor, and we could always blast any trees in our way! So yeah we can!" Otto's voice was completely back to normal now.

"Then we can use them to keep the monster busy, I don't think he'll have as easy a time against those and the outer shell should block all sounds from his screeches. I'm sorry we'll have to destroy some parts of the forest though." Chiro looked at Layla apologetically.

Layla smiled and nodded. "The forest will re-grow in time don't worry."

Chiro looked back at the team. "With Otto and I battling the monster the rest of you can concentrate on opening those crypts, with the three of you it may be easier."

"I'm in." The team looked over at Sprx who was now awake, lying on the makeshift bed they had set him on earlier. "We have to hurry if we're going to free them all in time though, the story didn't give a positive outcome to the earlier sacrifices and I don't think it will this time."

Chiro grinned and nodded as did Otto and Gibson, but Antauri was a bit more wary. "Are you sure your strength has returned enough for the fight? The monster might not be the only enemy we have out there."

"Yeah! There's those bats!" Otto put in.

"Valina had bats too! And we beat her and her bats. We'll beat these bats just the same." Sprx's voice was filled with determination, but it also held the same sarcasm it did before, and that was what Antauri was looking for and he gave his smile and nod of approval.

"Then lets go, I don't think day time or night time will make much of a difference in this battle. And who knows how much time the girls have." Chiro stood up and his team followed suit, it was time to put an end to this fairy tale.

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The monster smiled as it looked upon the crypts, they were giving off a soft white glow, one that paled in comparison to his mistress's pale skin. Finally after so long she'd return to him, return to her love, and together they would rule once again. All she needed now was the life force of thirteen lives he'd brought her. He had worked so hard, and soon his work would be rewarded by his Queen.

A pounding sound brought him out of his deep thoughts; it came from inside the last crypt he'd filled. It had been his crypt once, but he didn't blame his queen, she'd just wanted to keep him safe during those long and lonely years. Now his crypt was filled by that irritating monkey who never seemed to give up! He hadn't wanted to use her as the thirteenth but one life was just as good as another's for the spell to work. He walked over to the crypt and gave a screeching laugh that chilled hearts around for miles. The pounding stopped and he walked over to his post, smiling as he felt their life force ebbing away, soon enough that fighting spirit of hers would not be able to lift a finger. Very soon.

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"Ready Otto?" Chiro's voice came through the speaker as the two sat in their tanks. He heard a cheerful "Yeah let's go!" and started heading towards the forest as the foot cruiser followed. Their plan was to make as much noise as possible to draw the attention of the monster without actually going into the clearing where the towers and crypts stood. A few minutes into the forest showed nothing at all, but just when Chiro and Otto's stress levels were at their peak, the monster decided to make his appearance.

Otto jumped in surprise when a high pitched nail on chalk board sound resonated around him. "He's trying to scratch his way inside!" He screamed to Chiro.

"Don't worry, his nails are strong but he can't get through the Super Robot. You re-armored the Super Robot after the Mandarin incident remember?" Chiro reassured him as he sent out a beam of electricity from the tanks cannon to get the monster off.

"Well we got his attention, now we just have to keep it!" Chiro shot a second blast at the monster and rolled his tank forward towards him.

"How will we know when the others have gotten Nova and the others free?" Otto asked as he shot his own attack.

"Easy, Nova will be ahead of them all pounding down any tree in her way!" Otto laughed at Chiro's response and they kept fighting.

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Gibson kept a close eye on Sprx as they ran towards the city, Antauri had asked him too in case he acted strange or slipped up because of Nova. So far all he noticed was that he was more tensed up then usual. He looked at Antauri and saw that he had noticed the same thing. He really does love her. He thought looking back at the red monkey. I know we've all looked at Nova as more then a friend and sister at least once but Sprx has really fallen for her. He remembered a memory from earlier that day where he had noticed Nova blushing after looking at Sprx. She loves him back, he realized. He took a moment to think about this. Well she has too, to be able to put up with all of his jokes better then we can! He smiled to himself at this thought and kept running.

Soon they had entered the clearing, the tower and crypts still standing. Except with one difference, now they were all glowing a pale white color. Immediately Sprx ran to the one with Nova inside, activated his fists, and began hitting the door as hard as he can. Antauri and Gibson each began fighting two other crypts, Antauri with his claws and Gibson with his drills. Even Gibson's drills which were perfect for this job didn't seem to have an immediate effect. Finally though they all made a little headway, Gibson could see a hole beginning to emerge from his crypt and each of Antauri and Sprx's crypts as well. Inside his crypt he could see a young girl with red hair, the same shade as Allegra's, was lying against the back of the crypt. "Tessa?" No answer.

"Nova!" He heard Sprx cry out. He saw him reaching his arm inside the crypt, desperately trying to get to Nova who was curled up on the bottom of the crypt, as motionless as the girl inside Gibson's crypt. Suddenly he cried out again, this time though in surprise as he found himself being lifted into the air by a dozen black bats. "Let go of me you rats with wings!" He tried to send out Magnoball Blazer attack but couldn't get his magnets together to summon the energy. Quickly Antauri and Gibson jumped into the air, activating their jetpacks, and flew after him. The bats seeing this, flew faster and through the tower window, before dropping the frustrated Sprx right next to the window.

Sprx stood up and looked around slowly. He could see an ancient looking bed, what looked like finely fined furniture, and an ebony vanity table complete with a large polished mirror, which unlike the rest of the room, was clear of dust. And it reflected something he desperately did not want to see within its reflection. A slightly glowing woman dressed in a long red dress with a crown on her head, but that was what scared Sprx, it was the fact that while half of the woman seemed to be very beautiful with long black hair, pale white skin, and a sparkling green eye, the other half of her was a…well, mummified hag! Stringy white hair, rotting bony flesh, and her eye wasn't even visible with her sunken in face. Terrified Sprx stepped back, straight into the woman herself.

End Chapter nine

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One chapter left everyone! I hope to update soon...of course my schedules don't always end up right so I'm not making any promises. And thanks for all the reviews in the last chapter everyone!