Thsi story was requested by Tauria. Gosh i love your requests, you know that?

Nova: What kindo of request is it?

She wanted an Otto/Sprx friendship or Otto/Gibson friendship. I combined them both and added Sprx/Gibson to it as well. I think it turned out quite great.

Chiro: What about Antauri, Nova and I?

You three are in the beginning and the end of the one-shot.

Chiro: (grumbles) Aw Man.

Antauri: (chuckles) Chiro you can't always be in everything.

Sprx: Besides, time for the rest of us to really Star in something.

Gibson: Agreed.

Otto: Yup.

Well, let's get this intro over with then. Tauria didn't request any hug, but another reviewer Lorrie the Ninja Elf asked me to give everyone a hug from her. So... (HUG FROM Lorrie the Ninja Elf FOR THE ENTIRE EVERY DAY HYPERFORCE CAST)

Nova: Ahw, that was sweet. Thanks so much Lorrie.

Now jsut the disclaimer and this chapter can start.

Sprx: No prob kid.

Chiro: I thought that was my nickname.

Sprx: Kid, we were in hibernation for a hundred years. Everyone's a kid to us. Now, SRMTHFG doesn't belong to night.

Otto: Read and Review.

Day 1

„And you guys are sure you can handle the city on you own?", asked Chiro.

"Kid, chill out. We got this covered", answered Sprx and waved him off, Gibson and Otto nodding in agreement.

The HyperForce' leader, as well as his second and third in command were leaving on a small journey. Antauri and Nova both wished to teach Chiro a few certain things their Masters had taught them. They'd learned them in secrecy as well and were dead-set on keeping that tradition. Of course that also meant leaving Sprx, Otto and Gibson alone on Shugazoom. And that was what had Chiro on edge. He did fear that those three would kill each other after the first few hours.

"Chiro I'm certain everything will be alright", soothed Antauri now, the silver monkey placing a calming hand on his leader's shoulder.

"Antauri is completely right Chiro", agreed Gibson.

The teen looked at his family, then sighed deeply and nodded. "I'm gonna miss you guys."

"Ahw, we're gonna miss you too Chiro", answered Otto and waved.

Antauri and Nova had already left the command-centre, when Chiro turned around one last time and waved at his friends. The three monkeys waved back, then he also shot up Antauri's tube, boarding the Brain-Scrambler. He took another deep breath, then buckled himself in. "They'll be fine Chiro", soothed Nova and grabbed his hand while Antauri started up the machines. "Besides, it's only a week. Nothing bad will happen."

A slight chuckle came from the silver monkey and he warned: "Do not tempt fate Nova. Not with those three." He glanced back at his team-mates and continued: "Though I agree Chiro. Everything will be alright."

The teen sighed deeply, then nodded. Nova squeezed his hand once more, then they took off.

-*...*-

Gibson, against to Sprx and Otto, who'd run off a few seconds after Chiro had left, stood in the command centre and observed the screen. On it the tracker had locked on the Brain-Scramble. Call him overprotective, but Gibson just wanted to make sure his team-mates were safe. Once the Brain-Scrambler had left Shugazoom's atmosphere, the scientist turned off the screen and left for his laboratory.

Day 2

KABOOOM!

"OTTO!"

Sprx winced when his blue brother's enraged voice echoed through the robot and looked up from polishing his magnets. Smoke rushed out of the lab and he heard Gibson shout a little longer. Then Otto fled out of the lab, tears streaming down his face. That worried the red monkey though. Otto had never cried over blowing up the lab. Confused the red monkey walked up to the lab and asked: "Gibson?"

"What?!", snapped the scientist and glared at him. Ashes covered him, turning his blue fur grey and he found a few fur-less parts on his tail.

"N-nothing", answered Sprx and ran off.

He'd never seen Gibson that mad, but he'd also never seen him looking that bad after an explosion.

Walking to Otto's room, he knocked the door, but got no answer. Opening it, he heard sobs from within and pushed the door open farther. Otto was curled up in his bed, squeezing his teddy-bear tightly. Chiro had given it to the green monkey after the mechanic had been plagued by nightmares. To protect him.

"Hey buddy, what's wrong?", asked Sprx and stopped next to the bad. Otto turned his back to him, his sobs continuing to wreck his body. Sighing Sprx thought; Something like that has to happen when Antauri is gone, doesn't it? With a shake of his head, he placed a hand on Otto's shoulder and said: "I know I'm not Antauri buddy…but if you need someone to talk to…you can come."

With that he left.

Day 3

Otto yawned hugely when he woke up and rubbed his eyes. "Man I slept great. Now…what will I do today." The green monkey thought for a minute, then snapped his fingers and cried: "I know. I'm gonna boost the engine in Fist-Rocket-4. Then it matches 3. I'm sure Gibby will want to help and…"

The green monkey trailed off when what happened the day before came back to him. With a cry he flung himself back onto the bed and grabbed Mr Brave, his teddy-bear. It had belonged to Chiro first for all Otto knew and the leader had given it to him to help him with his nightmares. It also always spent Otto comfort. Tears spilled out of the mechanic's eyes when he remembered his older brother's words.

For about an hour Otto continued to cry, then something else came back to him. Something Sprx said. "

I know I'm not Antauri buddy…but if you need someone to talk to…you can come."

Making a quick decision, Otto leaped from his bed and wiped his eyes, not that it helped much, the tears wouldn't stop. Holding Mr Brave close, the green monkey left his room and walked up to Sprx. Knocking the door, he heard a muffled voice call: "One sec.!" After a short while Sprx opened the door and his eyes went wide.

"I-I…you s-s-said I…could come if…I wa-wanted to talk to y-yo-you", stammered Otto out. "B-but if you're b-b-busy I c-c-c-can also come back la-later."

He was about to turn away, when Sprx pulled him inside and stated: "No buddy it's okay. I offered and I meant it." Otto felt himself relax and allowed Sprx to lead him to a chair.

-*...*-

Sprx helped his brother sit down and watched how he curled into himself once more, holding his teddy-bear close. "You wanna have something to drink?", asked Sprx softly. Otto shook his head and Sprx nodded in acceptance. Taking a deep breath, he kneed down in front of the mechanic and whispered: "And now…what happened Otto."

Otto choked a sob, then began.

"I…I really just wanted to ask Gibson something…something about the fuel for the Fist-Rockets…but I accidently knocked over some vials. They started hissing and then Gibson already tackled…me down and the lab just exploded. When it was over…I-I…I tried to ask G-G-Gibson if he was o-okay, when he pushed me away and started screaming at me. He-he…"

The green monkey burst out in new sobs and Sprx pulled him closer. He let him cry for a while, then asked: "What did Brainiac say?"

Otto hugged his bear tighter, then whispered: "He…he screamed me why I always ruined his experiments and that he'd been working on that one for half a year now. Then he called me…u-use-useless and a nuisance and asked why I couldn't r-respect him for once and…and that he wished he…he would've never met me…in the first place…"

The last few words were almost inaudible, but Sprx had heard them.

His eyes were wide.

Sure, Gibson was always pissed off when he or Otto blew up the lab. But this… Then rage rushed through the red monkey and he was about to get up and give Gibson a piece of his mind, when Otto suddenly hugged him tightly, sobbing into his fur.

Seems like I have to take care of Brainiac tomorrow, thought Sprx while he hugged the mechanic back tightly.

Day 4

Sprx stalked up to Gibson's laboratory, fully intending to give the blue monkey the scolding of the century, when he heard a pained cry from it. Worry mixing into the anger he felt, the red monkey sped up and rushed into the lab, to gasp. Gibson had his eyes clenched shut and his teeth gritted. The reason was his tail. It bled heavily where the explosion two days ago had burned his fur away. He quickly led his tail over to a pile of bandages and placed it here, hissing in pain.

"Gibson?!", asked Sprx bewildered, his anger forgotten.

The blue monkey cracked his eyes open and gave a pained smile. "Yes?"

"What is going on here?", asked the other.

Gibson glanced back at his tail, before he explained: "A side-effect of the chemicals that burned my fur away in the explosion. Till my fur grows back there, the skin will be terrible sensitive. I was mixing something to ease the pain when I managed to slip on a vial I'd missed while cleaning up the lab. My tail hit a counter and…well." He glanced back at his tail again and raised it slightly, just to place it into the bandages once more.

"The explosion was that bad?", asked Sprx.

Gibson nodded and answered: "Considering I haven't seen Otto in the med-bay yet, makes me hope I managed to take everything for him. Had I not pushed him away he could've lost his eye." Then he looked at Sprx and asked: "Where is he anyhow? Normally he always comes the next day and apologizes profusely."

"Apologize?!", cried Sprx now. "After everything you said to him?"

The scientist stared at Sprx blankly. "Pardon me?"

"So you did not call him useless and a nuisance after the explosion?"

"What?", asked Gibson. "Why would I ever do such a thing? Of course I'm angry he blew up my experiment, but I'd never say that."

"Well you did! You even hissed at me when I tried to make sure you were alright!" Again the other stared at him blankly and Sprx asked: "You honestly can't remember?"

Gibson shook his head and stated: "I can't remember much after the explosion, though I don't understand why I wouldn't recall…" He trailed off, then his eyes went wide and he cried: "Oh please no!"

"What?", asked Sprx.

The blue monkey ignored him and raced to the other side of his lab. "Please, please, please don't let those two vials have been into eh explosion too", whispered the blue monkey to himself while he rummaged through a shelf.

"Brainiac what are you going on about." The next second Gibson groaned and slid to the floor. "Gibson!" Sprx ran forward, to find his brother staring at two empty and cracked vials in his hand. "Gibson?"

The blue monkey looked up slightly, then whispered: "The reason I don't remember is one of those two vials Sprx. And if I really did what you said…then the other vial is responsible for it."

"What do you mean Gibson?"

Day 5

Otto looked up from his work when there was a knock on his door. "Yeah?" The door opened and Sprx came in. The green monkey smiled, but froze when he saw who remained in the doorway. It was Gibson. His eyes were locked on the ground and the mechanic saw bandages covering his tail. "S-Sprx?", asked Otto and looked at the red monkey.

Sprx looked back at him and explained: "There's something you should know Otto."

"O-kay?"

At that Sprx turned to the doorway and Gibson finally looked up. The two locked eyes for a minute, then the blue monkey entered slowly. Otto got up and took an uncertain step back. He did not miss Gibson wincing when he did though. After a long while Gibson stood next to Sprx. From close Otto saw incredible sadness in the blue monkey's eyes and finally Gibson looked directly at him and whispered: "I am so sorry Otto."

Tilting his head, Otto asked: "Huh?"

"I'm sorry", repeated the scientist. "About what I said back in my lab Otto. But you have to believe me, I didn't mean it!"

"You…didn't?", asked Otto.

Gibson shook his head wildly and continued: "No! I can even explain why and why I didn't come to apologize earlier. But you need to know how sorry I am and…" The blue monkey trailed off and Otto heard him sniffing. Without thinking he lunged forward, to hug him. Without any hesitation Gibson hugged back and for a long while the two just held each other close. That was when Otto heard movement and looked there, not moving out of the hug.

Sprx walked up to the door, then turned back for a second and whispered: "I'll give you two some privacy." With that he was gone.

The two brothers held each other for a little longer, then Gibson chocked out: "W-will you let me…explain?"

"Tomorrow", answered Otto and held the other's hand, grinning slightly.

Gibson stared for a second, then smiled slightly and nodded. "Alright, I also doubt any of us is in the right stated for that conversation."

Day 6

"So…what happened?"

Otto looked at Gibson, who winced at what he was about to explain to the green monkey. Sprx had explained what he'd said and he'd truly never meant it.

"You see…during the explosion…not just the experiment that you destroyed got blasted at us, or rather me, but two other vials in my lab got included. One…was a mixture of many different chemicals. It was meant to be of help if one of us had an heart-attack, starting the heartbeat up again. But it didn't work out right yet and…well, it did cause a faster heartbeat, but also an uncontrollable aggression." Gibson looked up at his green-furred brother and whispered: "That's why I said what I said."

He saw Otto nod in understanding, then the mechanic asked: "But…that can't have held on till yesterday."

"No. It held only till I blacked out from exhaustion and pain. The next morning…after I woke up…I just barely remembered anything from after the explosion."

"You didn't remember at all?", asked Otto.

"Just small blurry pieces. I figured what happened from that. The second vial that got included into the explosion…was a concentrated form of…drugs."

"You had drugs in your lab?!", exclaimed Otto and stared wide-eyed.

"Not for what you think", chuckled the scientist. "But yes. I had them because I tried to find an antidote to them. The drugs that exploded though…were quite powerful ones. They caused the memory loss."

"So all in all everything is my fault", concluded Otto.

"No!", exclaimed Gibson and shock his head. "Of course you did cause the explosion…but I should have kept those two vials safer. We…actually were lucky that none of the more dangerous experiments blew up as well." Standing up Gibson opened his arms and asked: "So, what do you say? Brothers?"

Otto looked at him for a second, before grinning and enveloping the scientist into a bear-hug. "Brothers", agreed the green monkey happily.

Day 7

"Thank you Sprx." Sprx looked up form where he stood while the three of them waited for the return of their team-mates. He raised an eyebrow at Gibson, who smiled and continued: "For actually going after Otto that day. Only because of you we managed to get this out of the world." Otto next to him nodded his head in agreement.

Sprx grinned back and shrugged: "Well, I can't have you two be mad at each other, now can I? You are our scientist and mechanic after all."

Gibson shook his head at that and Otto asked: "Awwww, Sprx can't you just admit that you care for us?" The red monkey simply turned his head away and crossed his arms, but allowed a small smile to grace his lips. That was all the confirmation Gibson and Otto needed, since both smiled back at him. Suddenly they heard how the Brain-Scramble docked back in and then Nova, followed by Chiro and Antauri appeared.

"Told you everything would be alright", stated the third in command. "The command centre is still standing…and everything else too."

Chiro smiled sheepishly and answered: "Guess you really were right Nova. And guys, anything interesting happened while we were gone?"

The three guys shared a glance, then shook their heads.

"No kid."

"Nothing at all."

"Nope."

Sprx smirked and continued: "Everything as always. A few explosions in the lab, a few mishaps with Otto repairing stuff, nothing out of the ordinary."

Chiro and Nova nodded, then both yawned and Antauri, who'd remained silent and in the background, stated: "Of to bed with both of you. You barely slept the past two days." Both didn't argue and just wished everyone a good night. Once they were gone Antauri turned to the other three and said: "The rest of us should retire as well. I only wish to update the log and then I'll come after you."

Gibson and Otto nodded, as did Sprx, and the three of them made their way to their tubes.

"And Sprx", cut Antauri suddenly in. The red monkey turned around once more, to find the second in command smirking back at him. "I'm impressed how well you handled your little mishap."

With that he turned to the main-screen, leaving a gaping red-furred pilot behind.