Warning: This chapter is REALLY REALLY REALLY long!
Alright, time for my Valentine's Day Special! I'm sorry you guys didn't get much time to review and leave pairings, but something was up and I wasn't able to log in until late on the 10th…
Antauri: But now it's time for the most lovey-dovey…
Gibson: Sickeningly adorable…
Nova: Cutesy-cuddly…
SPRX: Amazingly heartfelt…
Otto: Sugary sweet…
Mandarin: Disgustingly fluffy…
VALENTINE'S DAY CHAPTER!
Jinmay: You reviewers… you are amazing. Reza cried herself to sleep.
Chiro: That's right! Reza actually slept! :D They were tears of joy, of course.
Sakko: (I'm back!) AND JASPER DRAGONFLY GETS A VIRTUAL COOKIE! Yay!
Oh, and insult towards your own fics? Jasper Dragonfly, you know what I did when I got that review? Of course you do, you got my review. I'M THE ONLY EMO KID IN THIS FIC! RAWR!
Antauri: She actually has a corner in her room that she's designated as her 'emo corner'…
SPRX: It's right in front of her door, so when people walk in, she gets hit with it…
8D
Otto: HUG FOR PIKUROSONAI00! Just because I'm cute and your reviews are always amazing. :3
Gibson: And for EvilAntauri… oh, dear, Reza's mindset has become contagious. Are… are we going to need a vaccine or something?
Mandarin: Hugs for Skaternova, too! Don't worry, if Reza starts slacking, we'll keep her in check.
Nova: And don't forget SkullWitch57! We're so glad you like these… whatever-they-are! :D
STORY TIME! Everyone sit in a circle on the rainbow rug!
Chocolate:
I'm gonna be busy this chapter, aren't I? This first one is our newest pairing! As per request of Reza's friend, who has chosen to go by the name of Taco Man… it's me and Mandarin!
"Hey, Otto?"
The green monkey jumped, surprised by the sudden interruption from the perfect quiet.
"Huh? Hey, Mandarin!"
The orange monkey smiled, "I got you something."
Otto grinned, "Really? What is it?"
"It's a surprise. Close your eyes."
The green monkey did as he was told, smiling. He held out his hands in anticipation, his smile growing when something was placed in his hands.
"Okay."
He opened his eyes and looked down, "Chocolate!" he smiled, "Thanks, Mandarin! What's this for?"
"Just because I wanted to." Mandarin smiled, "Oh, wait… one more thing."
Otto grinned, closing his eyes. They shot open not a second later when he felt Mandarin's lips on his.
"Wh-what was that for/"
"Because I wanted to." Mandarin blushed, "W-well… enjoy your chocolate."
"Wait…" Otto paused, "Um… would you… I mean… wanna share it?"
Mandarin smiled, "Alright."
Adore:
Oooh, who's this one? It's… Le Gasp! Chiro and Antauri? Reza, I thought you said you didn't like this pairing!
Sh-shut up!
"Hey, Chiro." Antauri smiled, walking in, "Are you alright? You've been in here for a really long time."
The boy blinked, "Hm? Have I? I guess time flew past me."
"What are you doing?'
"Looking at some of my Sun Riders comics."
Antauri walked over and looked at the books. He chuckled, "I don't understand a thing that's going on."
"That's because this is the one hundred third issue. You'd have to start from the beginning." Chiro laughed, setting the comic down, "What's up?"
"I was merely checking on you to be sure you were alright. You really adore the Sun Riders, don't you?"
"Yeah. And I even got to be their hero." Chiro smiled, "I feel so awesome."
Antauri leaned over and kissed Chiro's cheek, "You are awesome"
Chiro blushed, "Antauri…"
"So, can I read with you?"
"Good luck." Chiro laughed, "I spent ten minutes looking for this one." Chiro held up the book he'd been reading, "If you can find the first one in all this mess, I'll kiss you in front of Jinmay."
Antauri paused, "Challenge accepted."
Trust:
Hehe, Sparky and Nova, sittin' in a tree…
"Hey, Nova?"
The yellow monkey turned to her boyfriend, "yeah?'
"Why did you do it?"
"Why did I do what?"
SPRX stared at his feet as if they had told him the most depressing news in the universe, "Why did you save me?'
"When?"
He paused, "Wh-when… when I was infected with the Fire of Hate…"
She smiled, "Because I love you."
"Nova, I could have killed you. I almost did!"
She leaned over and kissed his cheek, "I didn't care. I love you, SPRX, and I will always trust you with my life."
He blushed and looked at her, "Really? You think about me that way?"
"And a few others, some of which involve wanting to brutally crush your face into the ground until you bleed, but yes."
He stared at her blankly, "You really could've left that out."
She laughed, "You know I love you too much to want you dead. If you die, who am I gonna get my kisses from?"
"That punching bag Otto made you for Chirstmas." SPRX smirked, "But I think the original can do much better than a copy." He pulled her closer, kissing her on the lips.
"I wouldn't know. I've never kissed the copy." Nova chuckled, "But I bet you have."
Loyalty:
A one-sided Skeleena… really, Reza?
"I never betrayed you. I stayed by your side when everything seemed to come to worse. I stayed loyal to your cause, despite the fact that you were dead and fought to return you to life!" Valeena grabbed Skeleton King by his skull, her pink eyes darkened to a bloody red, "I stayed loyal to you! And you tried to kill me! I loved you!"
Skeleton King tried to reply, but the witch tightened her grip, a small crack appearing in his crystalline skull.
"Were I not banished to be the Sorceress of the Dead, I would not be here, you filthy, pathetic traitor! It is time for your actions top finally come back and destroy you!"
"Valeena!" Mandarin shouted, "You're alive?"
Valeena smirked, "Oh, wonderful. A witness to the fall of the most disgusting piece of trash in the universe." She tightened her grip slightly, watching the crack spread, "Say, Mandarin, do you miss your family?"
The orange monkey paused.
"Mandarin?"
"I do… but it doesn't matter. I can't go back and they will not accept me"
"I will bring you one step closer to reuniting with your loved ones… by freeing all of us from this horrid monster's curse!" She crushed the skull on her grip, watching the skull explode to small chunks of crystal. She picked a piece up and smirked, "May your soul rot in the tenth level of Hell." She looked at Mandarin, "Go home."
He walked over, scooping some of the crystals in his hands, "We worked so hard to revive him."
"Be mad at me if you wish, I don't care."
"Thank you." Mandarin crushed the pieces in his hand, "Thank you so much for doing what I was forbidden to." He smiled up at her.
She paused. What was this? She felt horrible. She'd just murdered the only person in her life she'd ever loved. Why did she suddenly feel happy?
"You know… I've got this weird feeling…" Mandarin paused, "Are… are we friends?" he asked as though it were the craziest idea in the universe. Crazier than Antauri betraying the monkey Team to be a Skeleton King worshiping monk and getting a sex change… And that's pretty crazy.
"I don't know… maybe."
Forever:
Antauri, Reza's broken!
What? How?
Look at my list! It has two pairings with me before it has you and Gibby!
You were even the first one… this is a record. Maybe it's because of the two Gibtauri parts in the last chapter.
Huh… weird. This one is me and Mandy again, everyone!
Mandarin practically jumped out of his fur when he heard Otto scream. It took him less than twenty seconds to get from his room to the Super Robot's back thrusters, where Otto was making repairs.
"Otto?" Mandarin called, "Where are you? Are you okay?"
"Mandy!" Otto cried, "I'm stuck, and my hand hurts!"
The orange monkey looked around, finally seeing the green monkey trapped under a large pile of metal. He used his sword to clear away most of the shrapnel and then pulled the rest of it off of Otto.
"Are you okay?"
Otto shot up, wrapping an arm around Mandarin, sobbing, "My arm, Mandy! It hurts! It hurts a lot!"
Mandarin lifted Otto into his arms and made his way to Sickbay. He quickly used his receptor to contact Gibson and tell him about the situation. When he got to Sickbay, Gibson was already there, ready to examine Otto.
Otto used his good hand to clutch onto Mandarin, refusing to let go of the orange monkey's hand for anything.
"You'll be okay, Otto." Mandarin reassured him with a smile, "Gibson's already fixing you up. Are you okay?"
Otto shook his head, "No."
"What's wrong?"
"I… I…"
Mandarin tightened his grip on Otto's hand, "Hey, it's okay…"
"I thought I was gonna die, Mandy… I was so scared…" Otto whimpered.
Mandarin paused, "Otto…" He smiled and leaned over, nuzzling the green simian, "I won't let you die." He closed his eyes and kissed Otto's forehead, "That way we're together forever."
"I love you."
Mandarin smiled, "And I love you."
Gibson sighed, 'I hope I never get like that…'
Lost:
Oh, she's fixed now. Here's a Gibby/Antauri one!
SPRX and Otto looked at each other and sighed.
"This is going to take a while." SPRX told his twin brother.
"A long while." Otto nodded.
The Christmas colored brothers watched Antauri and Gibson throw glances at one another, hoping to catch the others eye.
"Wanna try and get them together?" Otto asked.
"And be horrible friends by not?" SPRX smirked, "I say we lock them in a closet together."
"No, Antauri's ghost hands could easily break the lock." Otto sighed, "What if we get them lost in a maze together?"
SPRX paused, "That's a good idea."
"It is? I mean… of course it is!"
"You get Brainstain, I'll get Antauri. We'll meet at the carnival in two hours."
Otto grinned and skipped over to the blue monkey. SPRX smiled and walked over to Antauri.
"He's not going to notice you looking at him if you don't hold your gaze." SPRX smirked.
Antauri shot him a glare, "I'm not looking at him."
"And I'm gay for Thingy." SPRX rolled his eyes, "You need to get out. Come on, we're going to the carnival."
"What? Why?"
SPRX smiled, "Because you're always less of a stick in the mud when you have cotton candy."
Antauri was suddenly waiting for SPRX outside, "Hurry up!" he shouted.
The pair raced to the carnival, Antauri winning by a landslide. By the time SPRX caught up, Antauri was already munching on some cotton candy.
"What are we going to do?" Antauri asked.
"Let's walk around a bit." SPRX sighed.
"Alright…"
So they walked, talking about anything that came to their minds. The weather, Skeleton King, music… anything.
SPRX smiled when he finally saw Otto and Gibson. The green monkey caught his gaze and they smiled.
"Let's go in the mirror maze!" SPRX smiled and dragged Antauri in.
"Ah!" Antauri yelled, dropping his cotton candy in surprise.
SPRX looked around, "Wow, it'd easy to get lost in here."
"I dropped my cotton candy…"
SPRX paused, "Oops… my bad. I'll by you another."
Antauri sighed, "Let's try to find our way out."
They walked around for a while, Antauri searching for an exit, SPRX searching for Otto. He found his brother once again and the pair snuck away, leaving Gibson and Antauri alone.
"SPRX, perh- SPRX?" Antauri looked around, "SPRX?"
"Otto, where'd you go?"
Antauri froze. No, not Gibson, anyone but Gibson. He couldn't be around Gibson, not when he felt so exposed emotionally.
"Otto, is th- Antauri…" Gibson stared at the black monkey. Why did he have to run into Antauri? Why not Mandarin? Why the only being who could make him lose all rationality with a simple smile?
"Hello, Hal." Antauri said, "It seems we're both lost."
"Yeah…"
The pair sat in silence for a while.
"You do realize they set this up, right?" Gibson asked.
"I do…" Antauri crossed his arms, "But he didn't have to make me drop my cotton candy."
Gibson chuckled, trying to hide it with his hand.
"What's so funny about cotton candy?" Antauri asked, "It's tragic, Hal."
"Yes, very tragic." Gibson tried to look consoling, but couldn't help laughing.
Antauri smiled. He decided to be daring and took Gibson's hand, "How about we find the exit and share some cotton candy?"
Gibson's color suddenly rivaled SPRX's, "A-alright."
Joy:
Nevermind. She's still broken. Two fics with me and Mandy, a Gibtauri with no kisses, and not a GibsOtto one with 'Fluff' written right beside it…
"Otto, how are you always so happy?" Gibson asked.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, has there ever been a time when you couldn't find a bright side to anything?"
Otto nodded, "When I thought you'd died. You know, when Chiro locked us in the safe hold thingy?" He paused, "I… I was really sad. And no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't cheer myself up."
Gibson looked at the green simian, "Really? All because of me?"
Otto blushed, "Y-yeah… I love you, Gibby… and I have for a really long time."
Gibson smiled and kissed Otto carefully, "I love you, too, Otto. I always will."
Soulmate:
Oh, here's another Gibtauri one… I hope Reza isn't broken forever…
What does it feel like to have your soulmate die? Do you feel empty or lost? Who knows? I know I've never met my soulmate. What does it feel like? Painful? Dull?
"Gibson, what's wrong?" Nova asked.
Gibson stared at his computer screen, "I… I can't seem to… figure out what this is saying…"
She walked over and looked, "Gibson, it's asking for your password. Are you okay?"
Gibson paused, "Pass… what… what was it? Um… something… something in French… or was it Icelandic? Korean?"
"Gibson, you need to sit down."
She guided him over to a medical table, lifting him up onto it.
"How do you feel, Gibson?"
He looked at her, "I don't know… my mind isn't working right. I feel as though I've lost everything. My intelligence, my abilities… everything."
"You were fine a few days ago…"
"I started malfunctioning… two days ago."
"That was…"
Gibson paused, "That was the day after Antauri died…"
"Oh, Gibson… you love him, don't you?"
He nodded, "I did."
She smiled, "You still do. Oh, you poor thing." She jumped up next to him to hug him, "I'm so sorry."
He started trembling. She looked at him, surprised to see tears running down his face.
"He's gone!" He sobbed, "He's gone and there's nothing I can do to fix it! It's impossible!" He pulled at the fur on his head, knocking his helmet askew, "All this knowledge, and there's nothing I can do! I might as well be dumber than Thingy! Why can't I do anything?"
She put her hands on his shoulders, "Gibson, get some sleep. You're not yourself right now."
"He's gone… I need him so much… I need him to function. I need his presence… don't you get it, Nova?"
She sighed, "I understand, Gibson… you love him more than anything…" She paused, "You… you're like soulmates."
Gibson paused, "Soul…"
Nova smiled, "Don't worry, Gibson. I have a feeling that everything will be alright."
Faith:
Oh, look. Another one with Reza's new pairing… hehehe Chiro and Antauri.
Shut up, Otto!
"Antauri?"
The silver monkey turned, "Oh, hello, Chiro."
Chiro walked over, "Why are you sitting here all alone? We're all playing together inside… where it isn't raining."
"I like the rain."
Chiro sat… he… I'm sorry, I can't do this. I really, really want to give everyone what they want, but this one… gah!
Antauri and Chiro stared at Reza as she stood up, walking away from her computer and unsaved story.
"Is she gonna be okay?" Chiro asked.
"She's never been okay to begin with, Chiro. This child has mental problems worse than Krinkle."
"I HEARD THAT, YOU UNGRATEFUL JERK!"
Antauri laughed, "She'll be back in a minute."
Snuggle:
Here's another Gibtauri… poor Reza… she's so broken.
Gibson slammed his head on the desk.
"Hal?" Antauri walked over to him, "Are you alright?"
When he got no reply, he became worried. He touched the blue monkey's shoulder, glad that he felt him still breathing. His worry completely died away when He saw that Gibson had finally fallen asleep.
"You work yourself too hard, Hal." Antauri lifted the blue monkey up, setting him on a medical bed and draping a blanket over him.
"Not… not sleepy…" Gibson mumbled, opening his eyes slightly, "Just resting…"
Antauri smiled, "You should try to sleep."
"No… gotta finish my analysis" Gibson sat up, "Just a few more hours."
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"I have to finish this, 'tauri."
"No."
"I'll make out with you for as long as you want."
"Tempting, but no. Your health is too important."
Gibson pouted, "I was sure that last one would work…"
"Please, Hal, try to get some sleep. You've stayed awake for the past two nights without so much as a nap. You're starting to worry me."
Gibson sighed, "On one condition."
"What's that?"
Gibson held his arms out towards Antauri, "I want you right next to me until I wake up."
Antauri grinned and jumped up, pulling the blanket over himself and snuggling closer to Gibson.
"Good night, Hal."
"Sleep well, Antauri."
Candy:
Here's Chiro and Jinmay… sorry I'm not so hyper anymore… I just hope Reza's brain is okay. Last time she skipped out on a pairing like this, all her OC's were searching for her brain for months! One of them finally found it with her soul in France… Oh, and this fic is set slightly in the future…
"And… done!" Chiro smiled, looking at the box of candies he'd just finished gluing together, "Jinmay is going to love this!" He quickly ran to where he said he would meet Jinmay for their date.
"Chiro, you're late!" The girl yelled, "On Valentine's Day, too!"
"Sorry, I was working on something!" Chiro smiled, holding out the box, "Here."
She blinked, taking the box and looking at it, "It has a monkey on it… and us… this is so cute."
"Open it. I made everything myself… well, mostly."
Jinmay opened the small box, pouring a few of the candy hearts into her hand. She looked at the first one, smiling.
"Aw, how cute." She showed Chiro the heart, the words 'CRAZY 4 YOU' written on it in red. She popped it into her mouth, grinned, "Wow! That's so yummy! You said you made this yourself?"
"Mostly. Nova helped me with making the actual candy."
Jinmay looked at another, grinned, "Aw. Eternally yours." She looked at Chiro, "Say 'ah'."
Chiro opened his mouth, letting Jinmay pop the candy in. He smiled, "Wow, these are good."
"You hadn't tried them? What would you do if they were bad?"
"I would've told you I grabbed the wrong box and that it was the prank one for SPRX." CHiro chuckled.
Jinmay smiled, taking another candy.
"Chiro?"
"Hm?"
She showed him the candy, "Am I reading this right?"
Chiro blushed, "Y-yeah, you are."
She looked back at the candy.
"This is the cutest thing I've ever seen." She smiled, kissing him, "Alright."
Chiro grinned, "Really?"
"Of course." She looked back at the candy, "But how did you ever get the idea to propose with a piece of candy?"
Chiro smiled, "SPRX suggested it. I thought it was cute and something you would like, so I made a 'marry me' candy and made sure it was closest to the top." He took her hand and kissed her, "I love you."
"And I love you."
Laughter:
Last word… Gibtauri… -sigh-
Antauri watched his teammates play, Otto running around, telling some strange story again, acting out each of the characters. This time, he'd decided to take a classic route and do Romeo and Juliet.
"Fight me, Mercutio! Fight me!" Otto yelled at the air, playing the part of Tybalt, "I don't like your friends and my pants are brightly colored!" He jumped to face where he'd just stood, "I will figth thee for my best buddy and all that junk." He jumped to face another direction, now playing as Romeo, "Guys!" He said in a stereotypical gay voice, "Guys, don't fight! Oh, oh my gosh! Oh, no! Oh, guys! This isn't cool, you guys! Tybalt, come on, it's not like I secretly married your cousin in some dingy old church outside of town! Stop fighting! Man hug time!"
Gibson laughed at that part. Antauri paused and looked at the blue monkey.
Otto jumped back to his 'Mercitio spot' "Oh! That hurts! I'm hurt!" he jumped back to Tybalt, "Tybalt it out! Peace!" he jumped back to Mercitio. He stumbled around before dying dramatically.
Gibson grinned and ran over, taking the Romeo part and copying Otto's 'gay voice', "Oh, no! Oh, my gosh! Mercitio, you're, like, dead! Oh, I'm gonna kill that Tybalt!" Gibson stood up, "Rawr! I'm angry! Rawr!"
Otto stood up, taking the Tybalt part again, "Hahaha! I'm Tybalt and I killed that little freak guy with the ugly pants!"
Gibson poked Otto in the chest repeatedly, "Like, die, you big meanie! Die, die!"
"Bleh!" Otto fell back in a dramatic death. Gibson suppressed a laugh.
"Oh me gee!" Gibson squealed, "I, like, just killed Tybalt! Oh, my gosh, my Daddy's gonna kill me!"
SPRX and Nova jumped into the mix.
Nova put her hands on her hips, adopting the part of Lady Capulet, "I am the Momma, and you will do what I say? Mm-hm!" She looked at Otto, "Oh, boy, he dead. He dead good."
SPRX coughed, "As Prince of this land, I say we banish Romeo! And don't think I have no authority just because I'm most likely an orphan with Daddy problems. I'm a big boy!"
Otto laughed. Nova quickly took the Nurse part.
"Come on, Antauri, you can play Juliet." SPRX smiled.
"I would rather not." Antauri said, "I am fine watching."
"Alright, I guess Otto will be Gibson's Juliet, then."
Antauri froze and quickly took his place for the scene, "Where the heck is that nurse? Can't she be on time for once in this play?"
Nova walked over, "Here I am!"
"You got the stuff?"
Nova smirked, "Oh, yeah. Good stuff, too." She paused and put on a sullen face.
"Why the sudden depression, Nursey?"
"He's dead! He's dead, he's dead, he's dead!"
"Romeo?"
"I can't believe he's actually dead!"
"Who's dead? Romeo? My father? Yo momma? The creepy pedophile from down the street?"
"Tybalt is dead! That piece off crap of a husband you got killed him! And he's gonna be gone."
"What? Romeo's been banished? Damn, that sucks. Wish I'd been able to tap that before it left."
That's when everyone burst into laughter. Antauri paused.
"What?"
"I never thought I'd see the day when Antauri spoke like… like… like Chiro!" Gibson laughed.
Nova held her sides in pain, "That was… the funniest thing… I've ever seen!"
Otto and SPRX couldn't speak… they were too busy laughing. Gibson was the first to calm down, since he was a bit more acquainted with Antauri's sexual side. He chuckled a few more times and looked at Antauri.
"Lovely Juliet…" Gibson whispered lovingly.
"Want to skip part of the play to the part where you sneak into my room for the night?" Antauri smirked, "Only I believe our roles will have to be switched once you're there."
Gibson blushed, "Antauri…"
"Hal?"
"Yes?"
Antauri smiled and pulled the blue monkey into a kiss, smirking in pride when Gibson graciously returned it.
"You know, maybe we should've made Antauri Romeo and Gibby Juliet." Otto smirked, "He quite obviously is the man in their relationship."
"If they get married, I call dibs on picking out Gibson's dress." Nova smiled.
"Nothing too extravagant, Nova." SPRX warned her, "He'll only be wearing it for a couple of hours. As soon as they're alone, you know Antauri will be getting it off of him."
That comment is what caught Gibson's attention. He blushed and glared at SPRX, "Shut up, you imbecile! You are most definitely mistaken, beca-"
"Could it be a really short dress?" Antauri asked.
"You are not helping here, Antauri!" Gibson snapped.
"A really, really short dress."
Chocolate- D'aww… Taco Man was right, they are kinda cute together…
Adore- XD Poor Jinmay…
Trust- These two are adorable!
Loyalty- Skeleena brings new meaning to Hateship. They're not a ship of two people who hate each other, people just hate to ship them. XD And a nice Mandarin-Valeena friendship moment there.
Forever- I'm not broken, I just wanted to give Otto some cuteness, too. You know, I always end up going to the minor pairings. Gibson and Antauri… Otto and Mandarin… LOL, the funny thing about Gibson's thought at the end is that he ends up worse than that with Antauri. 83
Lost- A Gibtauri fic and no kisses? What is wrong with me? SPRX and Otto are plotting because Gibby and 'tauri haven't confessed yet. But Antauri told SPRX and Gibson told Otto.
Joy- Yay! They're so cute!
Soulmate- Otto: Still no kisses! I was sure this word would heal her!
Faith- I'm trying, people, I really am… but this pairing… it doesn't make sense to me. I'll do as many Father-Son moments as you want… I just…
Snuggle- Gibson: Reza, do you have a fever? Not one of your Gibtauri fics so far have had any sexual implications, nor have we actually kissed.
Antauri: I'm feeling kinda let down… :(
Candy- CANDY! 8D What a cute idea, Chiro. 3 D'awww.
Laughter- And you thought I was broken. HA! When I first read Romeo and Juliet, I did a one-woman play for my family… Reza style! So I put it in here.
Otto: You had us worried, Reza!
Nova: We thought you were honestly broken!
Antauri: Don't ever do that again!
Aw, you guys do love me!
SPRX: Of course we do!
Gibson: You make things really fun for us!
Mandarin: You're one of the few people who actually like me!
That's because you turned evil and wanted to kill the Monkey Team, you dolt. But I still love you! GROUP HUG!
Antauri: -fazes out of the hug- Please review! You can leave requests for words, ideas, or pairings! Flames, on the other hand, will force you to become a prisoner on the Citadel of Bone. –leaps onto Reza's shoulders to join the hug-