Me: Welcome to Chapter Six!
Antauri: Please say he's alright!
Me: You'll get part of the story in this chapter.
Antauri: Thank… Wait! Part of the story?
Me: You'll get the other part soon enough. Just don't kill me. Besides… (I take out frozen Mandarin with Anime's help.) I brought a little terrorizing traitor with me.
Nova: What did he do this time? (I whisper what he made me write.) That little monster!
Antauri: What happened? (Nova tells Antauri and the others.) He will die!
Me: Well tell me when your finished. I have to bring him back to life and let LS7 kill him again…
Sprx: That's fine with me!
Me: I do not own SRMTHFG. (Smiles.) But I am responsible for the death of Mandarin.
Monkeys: Read and review!
Chapter Six: Mister Gakslapper
The world was quiet. Too quite. Otto wasn't building anything, Nova wasn't training, and Sprx wasn't flying anywhere. The only noise was Gibson and even he was toning it down.
I sighed. Chiro had been gone days. Nothing was the sameanymore and I felt like crying. My son was what brought the light and fun into our lives. Without him…
I heard the phone ring and dashed for it. The others didn't even make a move. I picked it up and said, "Hello?"
"Antauri!" I heard Mister Gakslapper shout. "Why didn't you tell me Chiro was hitchhiking home?"
"How did you figure out?" I asked.
"My friend Willard," Mister Gakslapper said. "He sent me a telegraph! Part of it's addressed to you! Don't worry! I won't read it unless you want me to!"
"Thank you Mister Gakslapper," I said. "See you in a minute," I hung up and looked at Nova. "Nova," I said.
"Keep a eye on the phone," Nova said. "I will,"
"Thank you," I said and ran out the door. What was going on with Chiro? How did this 'Willard' know him? Was Chiro hurt?
Mister Gakslapper's hover burger stand came into view. Outside was Mister Gakslapper. I ran faster. He had news about how my son was doing. He had news about how long it might be before my son returned.
"Antauri!" Mister Gakslapper said. "Come inside!" He walked inside his hover burger stand and I followed. He turned on the light and handed me the telegraph. It read:
MONKEY TEAM STOP
I GAVE YOUR BOY A RIDE STOP HE LOOKED QUITE DEPRESSED STOP LAST I SAW HIM WAS ON THE HIGHWAY EXIT FOR OTISVILLE STOP THAT'S A TEN DAY JOURNEY BY FOOT TO THE NEAREST PAY PHONE STOP HOPEFULLY HE CAN CATCH A COUPLE LONG RIDES STOP
FROM WILLARD STOP
I had tears in my eyes. Chiro was ten days from the nearest pay phone at least and he might not get another ride. My poor son. He must be so scared. I wanted to run out and find Chiro right now but I couldn't. The others needed me.
There was a noise and another telegraph sheet appeared. Mister Gakslapper read it, gasped, and handed the note to me. It read:
GAKSLAPPER STOP
THIS IS URGENT STOP THERE WAS A BOY WHO WAS NEARLY RAPED AND GOT HIMSELF BEAT PRETTY BAD STOP I THINK IT WAS CHIRO STOP THE BOY HAD BLACK HAIR AND BLUE EYES STOP CHIRO HAS BLACK HAIR AND BLUE EYES STOP A DOCTOR IS GETTING HIM A RIDE TO HARRISON CITY SOON STOP THE BOY COULD BE IN DEEP TROUBLE BY THE TIME YOU GET THIS STOP HARRISON IS ONLY A SIX DAY JOURNEY TO BILL'S GAS STATION STOP BUT A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN SIX DAYS STOP PLEASE SEND SOMEONE TO GET HIM STOP I ALREADY HAVE JACKIE LOOKING FOR HIM STOP BE PREPARED FOR THE WORST STOP
FROM WILLARD STOP
My world began to spin. Someone had tried to RAPE my son! Then tried to MURDER him! I was never going to let him out of my sights again! Not even if my life depended on it!
I felt myself fall and my world became black. I knew no more.