1(It's Not Over)

The Monkey Team was horrified at the sight of this hideous beast. They all agreed on who it reminded them of.

"How could this have happened ?" Antauri asked aloud. Nova then recalled when Skeleton used his staff to summon the Formless, and when Cole's sword fell into the chasm. "The sword's power, it must have combined with the Formless ooze" she explained.

The monster roared and formed claws. The Hyper Force dodged as it slashed, and Chiro gave him a taste of his Monkey Fu. The creature was incinerated on the spot.

"Ha ! He wasn't so tough" Chiro said with his back turned. Unfortunately, to everyone's horror, the ooze combined once again. The creature roared again. "I don't believe it" Gibson said shocked. "Believe it" Sprx said before taking a shot.

He fired his electric blast at the creatures chest, causing it to shriek in pain. That didn't stop it, but it did reveal something shocking. Embedded in that thing's chest, was the very crystal they had been pursuing. " Gasp He's got the Twilight Gem!" Sprx informed his teammates.

Then the monster sprouted tentacles on it's back. Each with a spiked edge. Sprx dodged for his life as the spikes nearly impaled him. "Sprx !" Nova shouted. She and Otto quickly moved in. Aiming for the tentacles, Otto sliced, and Nova bashed. The beast roared in pain. Then, the Twilight Gem began to glow, and the monster began to increase in size. "Quick ! Back to the robot !" Chiro ordered.

However, before Gibson ran, he shot a tracking device at the gem. Also, when he started again he accidentally stepped on the bomb trigger, and activated the sequence. "That's not good" he said.

Once in their respected vehicles, the Hyper Force initiated Machinder Mode.

"Foot Crusher Cruiser 6 Go !" Nova said. "Foot Crusher Cruiser 5 Go !" Otto followed. "Fist Rocket 4 Go !" Gibson announced. "Fist Rocket 3 Go !" Sprx added. "Brain Scrambler Pilot 2 Go !" Antauri said. "Torso Tank Driver 1 Go !" Chiro finished.

"Super, Robot, Monkey, Team, Hyper, Force, Go !" the team said.

As the enemy began to approach, Otto asked "So, what's the plan ?". "We have to stop this creature, and destroy that jewel" Antauri answered. "Team ! I accidentally activated the bomb sequence, we only have five minutes" Gibson announced. "Five minutes is all we need" Chiro said.

By now the beast was as tall as the robot. It shrieked and slithered it's way forward. "Oh no you don't" Chiro said. Afterwords, he fired the eye beams. Aimed at the monster's chest, the Twilight Gem soon became visible again. "Got ya" Chiro made the robot reach for it. Unfortunately, the monster grabbed the robots arm, and it's tentacles struck the Torso Tank, sending shock waves through it. "Urgh, he's tough" Chiro recovered from the tremor. "Yeah, but we're tougher" Nova said, before launching the Foot Crusher's missiles. Unfortunately, the monster was able to block them. Then, it lunged forward and got in a power struggle. Both opponents gave as much force as they could. However, this was having serious affects on the robot.

"Otto, Gibson, report !" ordered Antauri. "Servo Motors are overheating !" Otto responded. "We can't take much more of this !" Gibson added. "Antauri, you have an idea ?" Chiro asked. "I do, just follow my lead" he responded.

While the Robot continued with it's enemy, Antauri fired the Antennae Ray. Aimed at the monster's eyes, it immediately let go, and covered it's face. The Robot then grabbed by the tentacles, and slammed it into the ground, effectively tearing them off. The Robot even tried to slam it's fists into, but the creature was able slip away.

Then, it came again. Able, to surprise the team, it lunged, and nearly enveloped the Super Robot. It started to dig it's claws in passed the armor. Ooze began to flow in, and Hyper Force was taking the brunt of the attack. Even worse, the ooze was causing everything to short circuit. "Ah ! What are gonna do ?!" Nova asked. "I don't, wait a minute, that's it !" Chiro came up with a plan. "Gibson, Sprx, Formation D-4" he ordered. "D-4 ? Oh yeah ! Great thinking kid" Sprx said. "On your signal Chiro" Gibson said.

The creature had the Robot in it's grasp, until they electrified it off. After that, they fired their best weapon "Laser Tron Fury !" Chiro fired. The monster could only shriek as it got hit. "Fist Rockets Go !" Sprx and Gibson said. Detaching from the Robot, they quickly moved, and fired at the tracer's signal.

Finally, after the missiles detonated, the Twilight Gem not only dislodged, it shattered to pieces. The Monster could only watch as the remaining shards fell. Suddenly, painful pulses began to surge through it's body. Ooze quickly started to drip, it was literally falling apart. However, before the beast completely disappeared, the Hyper Force took off.

Finally, once they were at a safe distance. They looked back and...

BOOM !

"Yahoo !" Chiro cheered. "We did it !" Nova did the same. "Never any doubt" Sprx added.

After the cheers of victory, Sprx said "You know, this is a really big moment". "Indeed, we have stopped a great power from being misused," Antauri started. "There's one less villian to worry about," Otto added. "and Skeleton King is gone for good" Chiro finished.

Unfortunately, after that was said, a familiar nightmarish shriek was heard by everyone. "No" Chiro said.

A few Light Years away, once again riding his winged chariot, Skeleton King lied weakly on his thrown. Breathing heavily, he brought up his closed fist. He then opened it, revealing a single shard of the Twilight Gem. He then fused its power with his own.

By the time it was drained, he was completely healed. "A minor setback" spoke the master of evil. "The Hyper Force may have won this battle, but as long as I exist, the universe shall have no future, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" he cackled.

By now, the Hyper Force had gone to the main room, and were looking out into space through the main monitor. "Well, Skeleton King's still out there" Chiro said grimly. "But, sooner or later he'll show up again, and when he does," Chiro started. "We'll be ready" Nova finished.

"You know guys, after all this, I think we deserve a little celebration" Otto suggested. The others smiled, and nodded. "Alright ! I'll get the ice cream and tater tots" he said before taking off. After words everyone just looked at each other and shrugged. As they started walking, Gibson said "Otto and ice cream, I can already tell this will turn into a rather sticky situation". After saying that, he could swear he heard someone chuckle, but by the time he looked, everyone had switched to whistling. Still, he smiled.

Then, the group noticed that they were short a monkey. They looked back, and saw Sprx still staring at the stars. "You coming ?" Chiro asked. "You guys go ahead, I'll catch up" he said. Nova took that as her Que "Uh, same with me". "Okay" Chiro said.

Finally they were alone. Well, actually when everyone else walked out, Chiro tried to stay and peer through the doorway, until the others pulled him away.

Nova looked back at him. She soon joined Sprx at star gazing. "It's, uh, really beautiful isn't it ?" she tried to make small talk. "Oh yeah" Sprx answered. "Kind of reminds me of when I took off" Sprx said. After words he regretted bringing that up, though he quickly shook it off. Nova then spoke "Did you see any other beautiful sights out there ?". "Yeah, but none of 'em compared to one I couldn't stop thinking about" Sprx responded. He then looked at Nova, smiling.

That made Nova blush. That's right, Blush.

Although, once that stopped, she was worried once more. "What's wrong ?" Sprx asked seeing it in her eyes. "It's just, well we may have been up against a saboteur, Skeleton King, and a ton of Formless, and that stuff may happen to us a lot, but honestly Sprx, I was scared" she said. "Really ?" he asked. "Yes, I was scared that I would never see you again" Nova clarified. "Oh" Sprx responded. "At least now it's okay" Sprx put his hand on her shoulder. "No it's not okay Sprx" Nova pulled away. "I mean, I really hurt you, and if I hadn't stopped myself..." Nova stopped herself right there.

Sprx wasn't phased by this though. "Look I know what happened, but you did stop yourself, and that shows control" he said. "Do you really mean that ?" Nova asked. "Yeah, besides, everyone has flaws Nova, given that yours could snap me in half" Sprx said. Then he saw Nova's expression. "Don't make jokes" he quietly scolded himself.

After clearing his throat, Sprx said "But even so, that angry part is only one side of you". "Keep going" Nova said. "Your other side is your kindness, and the love and compassion you show everyone that you care about" Sprx continued. "And you know what ? I like both sides of you" he said.

"Really ?" Nova asked. "Oh yeah, your tough side is what keeps you going in a fight, and even your compassion shows when save anyone in danger" Sprx said.

Sprx decided that it was time to tell her. "Look Nova, what I'm trying to say is that, I...I l...lo-" his tongue tied state ended when he felt her hand in his. As she smiled warmly, Sprx was finally able to say "Nova, I love you".

Nova's eyes sparkled. "I love you too Sprx" she said overcome with joy. Finally, the two soul mates kissed.

At long last there love had been confessed. Never again would their emotions be isolated from one another.

Once they stopped kissing, they just stared lovingly into each other's eyes. Then, they sat on the ground, and stared once again at the beauty of space.

In a way, the stars and blackness of the cosmos had great significance to them. For as long a great darkness existed, they would be there with their teammates to fight it off, and it would never extinguish their own light. For now, with this newfound love, it was stronger than ever.

The End