Disclaimer: I own SRMTHG...in my imagination, but not in reality

Author Notes: Not much here except thanks to my readers and reviewers. In case you've read the prologue to "I'm With Crazy," until I'm done with this fic, only expect highly sporadic updates, like maybe once a month if I'm good. R&R!

Rating: T

Warnings: Violence, language, OC death

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Chapter 6
Kaiwhakaora

TIME: 4 Hours Later
LOCATION: Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand

After several hours of walking, Chiro's legs were beginning to tire. He had been following Antauri, leading from the rooftops. But was beginning to wonder if Antauri really knew where he was heading.

Unfortunately for Chiro, the communicators he possessed were useless. It seemed that upon transforming back, Antauri was without his and he didn't doubt the situation would be different for the rest of the team. This meant that he had to drop into an alley whenever he had to talk…like right now

"Antauri, are you sure we're going the right way?" asked Chiro, glancing around for any signs of an eavesdropper.

"Yes, Chiro. I am certain this is the way to the hospital. The signs say so."

Chiro scratched his head. "Okay, I was able to understand how you could read back in Koraya -"

"It's 'Korea,' Chiro," Antauri corrected.

"Right, Korea, whatever, but how can you read the signs here, even I can tell that this is a different language."

"The language here is called English. Because the dominating country on Earth uses it, it was taught back in Korea. (Although it was the only subject I had trouble with)."

Chiro was shocked. First, because that someone like Antauri would have trouble in a high school. Secondly: "You mean you might be leading us the wrong way and not know it?!"

"Chrio calm down, despite my difficulties with the language, I still know where we're heading."

"How?"

Antauri pointed at the sign located directly outside the ally. "Do you see that blue sign with the white shape in the middle?"

Chiro nodded. Inside the blue sign in question was a shape the looked like someone had crossed two equally long lines. "What about it?"

"On this planet, that always means hospital."

"Oh." Then Chiro realized something, the arrow under the sign was pointing down the street. "The hospital is at the end of the street isn't it Antauri?"

Antauri only smiled.

"Why did you go through the whole process of explaining the sign to me, then?"

"Never miss an opportunity to learn something new, Chiro."

Chiro sighed. "You're starting to sound like Gibson."

"Hmm, yes. I wonder where he is."

Chiro sighed as he exited the alley. "The other side of the planet with the luck we've had so far."

.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.

In the halls of the hospital, a pair of grey sneakers belonging to a certain teenage boy repeatedly traveled the length of the hall. From a mouse's perspective, they might have believed that the owner of the shoes was another pedestrian of the hospital. But there was a certain edge to it. An edge, which could only be translated as fear.

"Don't worry, Otto."

Otto continued to pace back and forth regardless.

"Otto, just sit down. You're making me nervous."

Otto did so for about five seconds, after which he was up again.

"Otto, the doctors said Jeff wasn't stabbed anywhere vital."

"I know Ally...It's just…what if something goes wrong?"

Ally covered her face with her hands and sighed in defeat. "I don't know. But the doctors say he'll be fine. All we can do is wait and hope for the best."

"I guess you're right." He finally stopped pacing and sat down.

After several minutes Otto smiled. "You know you really took charge back there."

Ally's mouth gaped stupidly, as though she was surprised at being suddenly addressed. "Huh?"

"Back when Jeff got…you know…You really got the situation under control."

"You really think?"

Otto nodded.

"Thanks Otto," Ally weakly smiled. "That's really kind of you, but to be honest, I was just going on instinct, I guess. I mean, I nearly pissed myself when I saw Jeff get…hurt."

"Well for instinct you did really well. I mean, you even ordered me and that Chiro…"

Ally looked at Otto and noticed that he had drifted into a trance again. It was then that Ally recalled his expression back at the shop. It was the boy's name. It had to be! But why does this 'Chiro' have this effect on him?

"Otto?!"

Otto snapped his head up.

"Why do you do that whenever you think about him?"

"I don't know…" Otto shrugged. "Everything gets all…fuzzy, when I think about him."

"Otto, do you think that he might…have something to do with you before your amnesia?"

"I don't know, maybe…but he could also just look like someone I knew," he sighed. "This is giving me a headache."

Ally thought for a moment. "I think he was American."

"What makes you say that?"

Ally smiled. "Well he had no accent to speak of, and I'm pretty sure you're American."

"Really?"

Ally laughed. "Yeah, you've got sort of that surfer boy accent that ya see on the TV." She giggled at the thought of Otto trying to surf.

"You really think?"

"Yeah, completely!" She stood up. "We should find him Otto."

"Yeah- wait…" Otto's smile disappeared, "We know nothing about him except his first name."

Ally sat back down, dejected. "Oh yeah…"

After several minutes Otto began to pace again.

.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.

"Okay so you'll stay here, and I'll go get Otto."

Antauri nodded. "And remember Chiro, don't make a scene, we can't afford to have an incident on our hands."

Chiro made his way down the street and into the hospital. He was greeted by a crowd of hospital personnel, visitors, and the classic hospital smell that (even light years away) was the same as on Shuggazoom. Despite the chaos, he made his way up to the front desk.

"Um… excuse me."

One of the many nurses stationed at the desk focused in on Chiro.

"Yeah?"

Chiro looked at the nurse and realized something…Now there's something you don't see often.

The nurse stared for a second before getting annoyed. "Yes, I'm a male and I'm a nurse; may I help you?!"

Chiro was shocked for a moment at the slight outburst but answered the man. "Umm… yeah, there was this guy that got stabbed, I helped and I wanna see if he's okay."

The nurse rolled his eyes. "Hm...A police officer came by about half an hour ago and said that a kid like you might come visiting."

Chiro's face lit up. "Really?! So could you tell me where his room is?"

"Hold it ya' little shrimp! I never said that you could go up there."

"But you said-"

"I said that the officer said you might show up, nothin' else."

Chiro's face dropped as he tried to think of another way to get to Otto.

The nurse saw the look on his face and continued. "I never said you couldn't go either."

"But-"

The nurse cut him off again. "The police officer is up there right now, probably asking him about the stabbing. Then his family; who are waiting right outside his room, gets to see him. Finally, if he lets ya', you can see him."

"So before…"

The nurse grinned. "Yeah, I like to mess with kids."

Chiro sighed as he rubbed his temples. He really was staring to hate this planet. "So can you tell me where he is?"

"Sure he's room 203. Now like I said, you'll have to wa-" He was interrupted by another nurse tapping his back. He swirled around to meet her gaze.

"Jacky, you're needed in room 141. We need help restraining this autistic kid so we can put his IV in."

"Shit, Mary, now? It's almost the end of my shift."

Mary crossed her arms. "Yes now, you can go home right after."

"Whatever; kid just follow the signs to find room 203 alright?"

Chiro stuttered. "Bu-but-" It was too late however, he was already gone.

BUT I CAN'T READ!

After panicking for a few seconds, Chiro calmed down. Okay I just gotta find the room with Otto in it. Besides, how big could this place be, right?

.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.

After nearly 5 hours of waiting, exhaustion and boredom were beginning to take their toll on Otto and Ally. Otto was sleeping and Ally wasn't far behind.

"Kids?"

The two teens shot up from their stupor to see a nurse standing in front of them.

"The officer is almost done with questioning your brother young lady; he says that you two can come in now."

They entered the room to find Jeff lying in his hospital bed with Officer Kenny sitting to the side.

"Jeff!" Ally and Otto exclaimed as they ran to his side.

Jeff held out the arm on his good side to fend them off. "No hugs!"

The two lurched to a stop, with Otto barely keeping his balance.

Ally held Jeff's hand, "So you're okay?"

"Yeah, the doctors say I should be out by tomorrow."

Both Ally and Otto sighed in relief. "Well that's good, I'm not sure Otto and I could keep the shop open without your help."

"I don't know Ally,' said Otto. "I think we could keep the shop by ourselves."

Jeff smirked. "I'm pretty sure she meant without causing massive property damage Otto."

Ally giggled at Otto's expense for a second, before being interrupted by Officer Kenny clearing his throat.

"Don't you think now would be best, Mr. Taylor?"

Jeff sighed in defeat. "Yeah, might as well get it over with."

"Jeff," Ally stared at Officer Kenny, then back to her brother, her expression apprehensive. "What's he talking about?"

"Well, it's kind of my fault...we got robbed." Jeff closed his eyes and hung his head.

"I don't get it, how?" Otto said.

Jeff directed his attention towards Ally. "Ally; you know how seven months ago we got into a tight spot because Mom had to quit her job."

How could she forget that? Their mom had Chronic Renal Failure, and after a few months she went into Stage 5 kidney failure, requiring constant dialysis, meaning she couldn't work anymore. By sheer unluckiness, neither she nor Jeff were suitable donors. It took several months but a match was finally found for their mother, by that time though the siblings were quickly running out of money.

"We reopened dad's old shop to get enough money, and it worked. Why does this matter?"

"Want me to tell em'?" Officer Kenny offered.

"No, that's alright. Ally, didn't you ever wonder where I got the money to open the shop?"

"I always thought it was from the ba-"

Jeff shook his head. "They wouldn't let me make a withdrawal."

After pondering for a second, Ally cried out. "You mean ya' went to a loan shark?"

"Yeah"

"Oh for fucks-sake Jeff, what in the bloody hell were you thinking?! No wonder you were stabbed, what did you expect?"

"What's a loan shark?"

Everyone swung around to look at Otto, who had remained silent throughout the fit. Officer Kenny was the most perplexed. "What do you mean, 'what's a loan shark?'?"

"Otto's always been a tad off, excuse him," Ally sighed.

"A loan shark is…sort of a bloke who lends money to people," explained Jeff.

Otto tilted his head in confusion. "Like a bank?"

"Yeah, except most banks I know of send warning letters when you don't pay back, not stick a knife between your ribs!" Ally directed the last part towards Jeff, who flinched.

Officer Kenny noticed the impending argument and stepped in "In short young man, it's illegal money transferring, and as your friend found out, it tends to get violent."

"And the worst part is, is that I was going to give the bastard all his money, but he tried to squeeze more out of me."

Officer Kenny smirked. "And that's when things got…violent, right?"

"Yeah…"

The officer collected his hat and jacket, "Well, that should be it. I better head off to the sta-" The officer was interrupted as his pocket began to vibrate. "Scuse' me for a moment." He flipped his phone open after glancing at the caller id, "Hey Stanley what is it?" His eyes widened. "Are you serious?"

The three other occupants of the room glanced at each other in confusion.

"You're sure it's him?"

"Him who?" Ally whispered to Otto, who only shrugged.

Kenny laughed. "Well isn't that bloody great! I'll be down there in a few minutes." He hung up. "Great news! Apparently they caught your loan shark, Mr. Taylor."

Jeff's eyes widened. "Really? That fast?"

"Yeah, believe it or not, they found the bloke passed out in the trash behind the station. They're pretty sure it's vigilante work."

"That's awesome!" Otto exclaimed "Like Batman!"

Ally sighed. Sometimes Otto, I forget why I have a crush on you.

"Well, I should be off." Officer Kenny exited, leaving the three in the room.

Jeff cleared his throat to gain the attention of Ally and Otto. "This calls for celebration. Otto!" He tossed Otto his wallet, "Go buy us some real food instead of this hospital crap!"

"But where should I go?"

"I saw a take-away down the block Otto, just head there." Ally answered.

"Okay, what do you want?"

"I'll just have a salad, I'm not hungry." Ally said

"I'll have a cheeseburger Otto, fries too."

"Okay guys, I'll be back!"

.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.

As Chiro soon learned the hard way, the hospital could be – and was – very big. Okay, so it wasn't quite as big the one on Shuggazoom, but the fact that he had no idea where he was going made it seem much larger. Also, because he also had no idea how to read the room numbers, he had to stop at about every room to peek in and check if Otto was in any of them. And well…let's just say Chiro was glad that no one had tried to kick him out of the hospital so far.

Note to self; learn what 'Quarantine' means. Those guys freaked out pretty bad.

So far, Chiro wasn't even done with the first floor, and he had seen that the hospital had multiple buildings. He just really hoped that Otto was in this one. If he wasn't, it was likely that Chiro would spend the entire day searching.

.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.

Ironically, Otto had just left the hospital. Even more ironic was the fact that had Otto taken a slightly different, albeit equally long route, to the exit. Had he done so earlier, he and Chiro would have crossed paths.

Otto, of course, had no knowledge of this. He was currently concentrating on what he was going to get for himself when he got to the restaurant. Should I get a soda, or a shake? A conundrum, indeed. Otto enjoyed going to fast-food places. They reminded him of…something, although for some reason he always felt nervous about the burgers. Maybe I got E-Coli or something before my amnesia.

Before my amnesia. Otto sighed. Why couldn't he remember anything before that? He was smart enough to know that global amnesia cases were extremely rare. Rare, as in "practically unheard of." Shouldn't he be able to remember something?

This brought him back to Chiro.

I know I know him but...wouldn't he have said something if he does? Otto was confused by the whole thing, and thinking about it just made his head hurt. It doesn't make any sense.

.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.

Antauri, meanwhile, was waiting patiently in the ally. About half an hour had passed since Chiro had left. He wasn't worried; he had guessed that it might take this long. This was a rather delicate situation. He was mainly worried about Otto, specifically his attachment to the boy Chiro said Otto was visiting in the hospital.

Yes, he had been able to leave Hyun Jae behind, but...abandoning her hadn't been easy. Spending two months with her had left him very attached. The only reason he had been able to do it was because he knew it was for her safety. Otto might not see it that way.

He vaguely wondered how the others were dealing with their amnesia and what would happen when they found them; if they found them.

His train of thought was broken when he spotted something green out of the corner of his eye as someone passed the ally.

Was that...?

He must be sure. Antauri dashed around the back of the building to the next ally. Carefully making sure he wouldn't be seen, he peeked around the corner. What he saw was a teenage boy of around 16 by his estimate, with messy brown hair and deep green eyes that were lost in thought.

Otto.

Although he was wondering what he was doing away from the hospital, Antauri was glad for the large part. He had a chance to get Otto back in a less risky environment. It was late at night. The streets were relatively empty, only about two other people were in viewing distance, and the lack of light meant that even they wouldn't notice if he were to say...pull Otto into the ally.

Speaking of which. Antauri grabbed the sleeve of the boy's shirt and yanked him into the ally and back against the wall of the building.

"AH-" Before Otto could even let out a true yell, Antauri covered the boy's mouth.

"Otto, calm down." He whispered. Otto continued to struggle regardless against Antauri's grasp, not that he could blame him. "Otto, it's me, Antauri. Please calm down."

Otto quit struggling almost immediately after Antauri mentioned his name. Slowly, Antauri loosened his grip and removed his hand.

Otto focused on him, a familiar Otto-ish expression reappearing. "...Antauri?"

The silver monkey in question smiled. "Hello, Otto."

Otto keeled sideways, eyes rolling back into his head.

.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.

Ally checked her watch once more, Where is that boy? It had been forty minutes since Otto had left and he still wasn't back yet.

"Ally! Are you sure there's a take-away down the street? You might've sent Otto on a wild goose chase. I mean, I didn't see any place coming here."

Ally smirked. "Well, it's kind of hard to see clearly when you're going delusional from the pain meds they pumped in you."

Jeff laid back in defeat on the bed. "Maybe there a really long line?"

"No, I don't think so. It's a bit late for that."

"Well, go check, I'm starving and there's no way I am eating this hospital crap!"

Ally groaned in exasperation as she made her way out. "Okay, I'll go check up on mom too." She had learned years ago that nothing got between her brother and food. Not that I'm complaining, I'm starv -

BAM. She collided with someone as soon as she exited the room.

"Owww…" She rubbed her head as she got up off the floor.

A voice groaned. "What hit me?" She glanced up at that to see a rather familiar boy of about her age rising up from the floor.

"Chiro!" she exclaimed.

The blue eyed fourteen-year-old was surprised to see her by the look on his face. "Hi um…Ally?"

Ally smiled. "That's my name. Why are you here?" And of all times, why did Otto have to be gone now?

"I, um…wanted to check up on your brother, see how he was doing."

"I'm glad to say he's doing much better." Her smile turned into a frown. "I never did thank you for helping, did I?"

Chiro waved his hands in a dismissing manner. "It's okay, you just forgot in the panic, I understand."

He shivered, as if recalling a bad memory, Had something like this happen before?

"Are you all right?" Ally asked.

"Uh, yeah, I'm just feeling a little cold."

"Well it is the middle of the winter."

"Yeah. So I'll just go inside, is that okay?"

Ally nodded as she made her way off. "Sure, I'll be back later."

She turned down the hall and went up a flight of stairs as per usual. She emerged onto the third floor and made her way down the hall to a door that had the numbers 318 plastered on the front. She knocked on the door despite knowing that the room's inhabitant was likely asleep. She was surprised however when she was greeted with a: "Come in."

Ally opened the door and was met by the sight of a frail women in her mid-40's with pale blond hair and light brown eyes. "Hey, Mum." Ally said happily, with an air of respect and love in her voice.

The women's eyes grew bright. "Hello, Ally, I was wondering when you would come up."

"You know then, huh?"

Her mother nodded, not that Ally was surprised. The nurse that attended to her mother was very compassionate and likely informed the woman the second Jeff was admitted.

"So, how are you today?"

The woman sighed as her gaze wandered to the tubes that connected her to the various medical equipment that kept her alive. "Not too bad I suppose, everything considered."

Ally sat down at her mother's side. "Well just think, only one more week."

Her mother smirked bitterly. "If everything goes according to plan."

Ally frowned. Her mother was currently waiting to receive a new kidney from the man down in the vegetative ward. It had been discovered that they were a viable match, and when the man's family pulled the plug on the poor man his organs would be donated, with one of his kidney's going to her mother. "Just relax mom, they said you're a near perfect match, and the chance of you rejecting are less then 1%."

"I also believe that the chance that both my children wouldn't be suitable matches for me is also less than 1%."

Ally only moaned. "God, Mom you're such a pessimist."

Her mothers smirk became less bitter. "Well I had to counteract your grandmother didn't I?"

Ally laughed. Although vague, her memories of her grandmother were that of a disturbingly happy woman.

"Well, I should really be going. I need to go make sure Otto didn't get lost while going to get us food."

"Otto?" Her mother was lost in thought for a moment. "Ah yes that nice boy you two introduced me to last month." She chuckled. "Yes, he does seem like the type to do that, sort of like if your grandmother was a teenage boy."

Ally cringed at the thought. "Now that's a disturbing image."

"...You like him don't you?"

"Wha - Mom! I-"

Her mother only laughed. "Relax I won't tell him."

Ally was red. "You better not."

"Oh, my little Ally's growing up, and I can't see it happening cause' I'm stuck in this bloody bed." She sarcastically bemoaned.

"It's not like it matters," Ally muttered. "It's just a dumb crush."

"A crush, huh? Well that's good."

"Yeah I guess so, with the age thing and all."

Her mother closed her eyes. "Not that, I've just got this feeling you two wouldn't work out."

Ally was confused for a moment but shook it off. "Well, like, I said, I've gotta go."

"Alright then. Now you tell you're brother that as soon as he's walking to come up and see me, or I'll kick his ass when I get home from the hospital."

Ally laughed as she left the room. "That's the spirit mom!"

.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.

Chiro opened the door and made his way inside. "Hello?"

Jeff sat up when he heard Chiro enter the small room. "Um, hello…and you are?"

"My name's Chiro, I was there when you were…you know," Chiro imitated a stabbing motion. "I wanted to see if you were alright."

"Oh yeah!" Jeff grinned. "Ally and Otto told me about you. Hey, thanks for helping. Not many people come running to help when something like that happens."

Chiro smiled and nodded in agreement. He knew from experience on Shuggazoom that although people would come running to see the aftermath of a crime, it was usually to gawk, rather then help. He glanced around the room and noticed something was missing. "Is Otto in the bathroom?"

Jeff stopped smiling and rolled his eyes. "No, the lazy little bugger went off to get us some food a little more than thirty minutes ago and still isn't back. Ally just went off to chase him down."

Chiro felt like hitting his head on the wall. I finally find the room, and Otto's gone. Plus the mention of food seemed to wake up his stomach, which wanted to remind him that he hadn't eaten since he was stashed aboard the cargo ship. His stomach grumbled on queue.

Jeff appeared to notice, "Why don't you go after Ally so you can meet up with Otto at the take-away? Anything's better than the slop they serve here after all." He indicated the tray of food on the other side of the room in disgust.

Chiro smirked. It was strangely comforting to know that no matter where you were in the universe, the hospital food was horrible. "Okay, it was nice to meet you."

Jeff waved after Chiro as he left. "Thanks again." Chiro exited the room as Jeff yelled: "And tell Otto to get his ass back here."

Chiro frowned, knowing Otto and Jeff would probably never see each other again. He turned around with a false smile to see the young man one last time. "I'll be sure to tell him."

Chiro hated lying.

.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.

Where is he?! By now Ally was starting to get worried, not only had she confirmed that the restaurant was not busy, but that also no one there had seen Otto. When I find that dronga I'm gonna kick him in the nuts. No, I'll probably be so relieved I'll hug him. Actually, I could use finding him as an excuse to kiss him. Maybe then I'll finally be over this stupid crush. Actually, I'd probably just end up getting a worse crush on him if I did that.

She exited the take-away, looking up and down the street. Perhaps Otto went the wrong way and was still searching for the restaurant.

Why did I have to get a crush on him? We'd never work. He's three years older then me, and he sees me like a sister. Of course, Ally had no idea that these factors paled in comparison to the real reason why they would never work.

Sighing as she thought this, Ally resumed her search.

.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.

Antauri meanwhile, was having problems with Otto, specifically the fact that he had yet to turn back into a monkey and he was still unconscious.

Why haven't you turned back?

Antauri didn't understand. It was obvious that Otto had been able to remember him which had led to him passing out. What worried him was that while Chiro said he had returned to his form almost immediately, it had been almost half-an-hour by his estimates, and Otto showed no signs of change.

Why? he thought. What could possibly be different?

He went over the situation that Chiro said had unfolded, his memory of about a minute prior to his passing out gone. He would have to rely on Chiro's accuracy. Chiro had encountered him and over the next few seconds was able to make his memories return, following which he lost consciousness. Chiro then dragged him into the hallway where he returned back to his true form.

Could it be Chiro? Could he some how have caused it? Antauri thought on what Chiro possessed that might have allowed him to do it. It only took a second. The Power Primate!

While all of the team possessed the power to an extent, Chiro easily had the most; so much so that he always had a small ambient layer of it surrounding his body.

Contact with the Power Primate must reverse the effects!

He had to find out. Antauri crawled over to Otto, who he had set against the wall, and grabbed his hand. He then slowly focused on concentrating as much power as he could without accidentally activating his ghost claws. His hand began to glow an electric green, and soon Otto's entire body was engulfed by the bright glow.

He sighed in relief and exhaustion as the glow died away.

"Welcome back Otto."

He soon glanced up when he saw someone at the entrance of the alley.

.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.

Great after searching for more than an hour, I find out that Otto isn't even there!

Chiro was really getting pissed and his hunger wasn't helping. He just really hoped that this take-away place had Otto in –

Wait a second, Chiro looked down the street in the direction of the take-away. If Otto went that way, then he would have crossed in front of Antauri!

Chiro dashed down the street and into the alley where Antauri had been only to notice something very important. He's not here? Did he follow Otto?

Chiro sighed in defeat again.

Okay, forget me hating this planet. This planet obviously hates me, with some sort of twisted passion.

Chiro left the alley and walked down the street towards the take-away. Hopefully Otto and Antauri are there. Just as he passed another alley though, something started glowing. Chiro swirled around to see light beaming out from the dark alley and he realized it could only come from one source. Panicked, he looked around and was relieved to find the street empty.

He entered the alley entrance to see Antauri sitting across from a green simian. Antauri looked up. "Hello Chiro, I am glad you have returned."

.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.o.

Kaiwhakaora- Maori for 'healer'

Take-away- New Zealand slang for 'fast food restaurant'

Dronga- New Zealand slang for 'idiot'