Next Chapter is up. This is a...i don't really know...HyperForce-Family-One-Shot?

Nova: I like how that sounds.

(mutters) If you would know what would happen you wouldn't.

Nova: What?

Nothing. Well, since i got the request for this from an anonymus reviewer who named him-/herself Hawk Heat and i again got no answer on who is supposed to give the hug, I decided to allow the most adorable monkey, everyone seems to at least like a bit to do it.

Sprx: Me?

Nova: Idiot. She means Otto.

Otto: Really? ME?

Yes.

Otto: WOHOOOOO! (HUG FOR HAWK HEART)

So, that was the third of the three hugs i promised, but i thought, well, let's go on with this for while.

Antauri: Why?

Because i just lately got two more requests where the requesters told me who they'd like to have hugging them. And i like it too.

Chiro: Well, alright. SRMTHFG doesn't belong to EvA.

Gibson: Read and Review.

„Chiro we have to retreat!" „But the neighbourhood…" „Is evacuated! Come!" "NO! We have to keep the City safe!" "Chiro come back!" "That kid is going to kill himself." "Chiro!" "Nova, Gibson, STOP!" "We gotta go after them." "I know, but be careful!" "There they are!" "Oh no!" "Nova!" "Gibby, Chiro." "The attack is over, we have to get them to the med-bay!"

The whole attack constantly repeated itself in Antauri's head. The black monkey shook his head to get rid of the memory. Anger still boiled deep within him. He knew the boy had only the best intentions, but he risked not just his life, also the lives of Gibson and Nova. Sighing to get rid of a bit of the anger he looked at the healing-tubes once more. A painful pang hit his heart at the sight. Nova and Gibson were battered and bruised. The blue monkey had even lost one hand. Chiro had bandages wrapped around his torso. That kept the healing-liquid from doing its work as fast as it could, however they had to stabilise the cracked ribs the boy had gained. Sighing once more, Antauri left the med-bay to get to his room.

Sprx restlessly paced in front of the med-bay. I hope the kid is alright, thought Sprx. He should've listened to Antauri. Sure, the kid just wanted to make sure that those formless don't destroy the city, but if Antauri, Otto and I had come a second later he, Gibson and Nova could be dead. Nova, I never saw her so beaten up. Not even after she blew up the training room. She just has to be alright. I couldn't bear losing her. Brainiac as well. Sure, we always bicker but…he is my brother and I need him. If I can't bicker on him, who else. Antauri doesn't get annoyed with it and if he gets, than that annoyed that he answers with his claws. Otto's too dumb to get it, the kid is troubled enough and Nova…uh, no thanks. She's slapping me enough already. A deep sigh on his lips, he finally collapsed in his chair and closed his eyes. Please let them be okay.

Otto sat in his room and cried. "Chiro…Chiro, N-Nova, Gi-Gib-gibby, you can't die. Please don't. I…don't wanna lose you guys." It hurt him badly to see his three friends like this. He knew, the moment Antauri said they would get through, he wouldn't stop hugging the second in command ever again. He'd also never seen Antauri so tired. "It surely wa-wasn't easy to do what Gibby normally does." New tears escaped his eyes when he thought of the many bruises he'd seen on his blue-furred brother. He'd even lost a hand. Otto knew it was up to him to fix it when Gibson was alright again. "If...he ever is", whispered the green monkey and cried once again.

"Chiro we have to talk!"

The teen looked up from his video-game when Antauri spoke to him. All of the them were recovered again and Antauri knew he needed to talk sense into the boy now. If Gibson, Nova and himself were the next ones who dot this injured, they had trouble since neither Sprx nor Otto fully understood how to care for injuries and Chiro hadn't learned enough yet.

"But Antauri…"

"Now!", stated the black monkey firmly. Chiro pouted, however followed his mentor into his room. Antauri remained silent the whole tiem, however the moment the door closed behind the boy, he asked: "Chiro do you remember what I told you about my duty here?"

"Uh…well, you're second in command."

"And what does that mean?"

"That you have command when I'm out."

"And what else?" After a long silence, he turned to face the teen, who'd confusion written all over his face. "Chiro I'm here to give you advises, to help you with your decisions."

"And?"

"And I would appreciate it if you would at least consider them in times."

The teen crossed his arms and stated: "Antauri I have no idea what you mean."

Narrowing his eyes the black monkey floated up to come face to face with the teen. "Chiro I'm older than you and have fought more battles, we agree to that?" The boy nodded. "Then why won't you listen to my advises when we are in battle."

"Are you referring to last week?", asked the teen angrily. "I didn't listen because you would've allowed the formless to destroy the neighbourhood."

"Chiro houses can be rebuilt, lives can't be replaced", answered Antauri angrily. He had trouble to not to give the boy a slap in the face.

Sprx walked along the corridor, when he heard something from Antauri's room. He walked up there and glanced in through the not fully closed door. Antauri and Chiro were facing each other. Great anger danced in his black-furred brother's eyes.

"Chiro houses can be rebuilt, lives can't be replaced", answered Antauri angrily.

Are they talking about the battle last week?, wondered Sprx. Chiro growled at the second in command and snapped: "Then why would you leave the neighbourhood for destruction."

"It was evacuated", snapped the black monkey back. "Except for us no one was there anymore. And then you did the most immature thing ever. You ran alone against those impossible odds. You could've been killed there Chiro. Nova just barely survived and she got to the corner of death why?"

The teen winced back and Sprx gulped. The last time he'd seen Antauri that angry had been when Mandarin wanted to punish Nova for blowing up the training room. Suddenly Chiro shot forward and shouted: "When you are not happy with how I lead, why don't you do it!"

"That's not what I asked you", growled Antauri. His ghost-claws activated. Sprx gulped again while he continued to listen and watch.

"Well, she followed me!"

"Exactly", growled the black monkey. "She followed you into a battle she knew that was impossible to win." Suddenly his tone was dangerously calm. Sprx started to shiver. That was more dangerous than when Antauri snapped or growled. "Chiro as leader of the team, you have to think of us. I asked you to order retreat because then the only more the less terrible thing that would've happened was that neighbourhood being destroyed. Houses can be rebuild, but no team-mate can be replaced just like that."

At this Sprx winced. Antauri was, though the boy didn't know it, referring to Mandarin. Chiro could never fully replace Mandarin. Their sadness for his change would always be there.

"Think of it Chiro", whispered Antauri and turned away from the teen. "The city comes first, however what in the city comes first is what matters. Lives or houses Chiro? When all the citizens are safe, isn't it better when you try to keep your team safe instead of losing them because you made them protect empty houses?"

At this Sprx left. Chiro's decisions would change from now on. The red monkey knew that. Antauri was completely right with that. But…was really something this terrible necessary to make all of them see that? There was only one thing Sprx was completely sure about. This fight and the injuries of the team had unleashed a care in Antauri, Sprx had never seen. And he knew that it was the same with all of them.

They were a team, a family.

They had to listen to each other, to keep each other safe.