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So,…

Since I've nothing to blurt out here, including the fact that SRMT will never be mine "sniffs in the background", let's scroll down and read…..write in my case! xD

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DEMOLISH MY WALLS

WHEN REALITY STRIKES

The success of Skeleton King's evasive plan was increasing moment by moment as his darkness kept on draining all the determination and hope that once engulfed Sprx's heart, as he kept on exploiting the wall Sprx was determined to break. The wall was the best weakness to exploit to conquer his soul.

Passing out wasn't a cache from his darkness, nothing was. Even thought he was unconscious, his agony continued. The mental war taking place inside his cranium was not ceasing, and the odds weren't in his favor at all. He consumed the scarce amount of power left in his mind to regain his determination, his undying will. He tried to recall any incentive, a happy moment that would aid him to regain his hope but failed miserably.

All the hope and determination that once filled his heart were being replaced by despair. He lied motionlessly on the ground, babbling sentences regarding his drained determination. His brain was aching with unbearable pain but none of his torture ceased, in fact, the dose he received has increased.

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Antauri stepped, not floated, into the command center, anxiety apparent on his face to find Otto working on the main screen in a laborious manner, eager to finish it to tend to his other methods of enjoyment and enthusiasm rather than repairing the outcomes of Sprx's quotes, or should we say Nova's deadly fury?

"How much repairs are left?" The wise simian asked in a calm tone, masking his worry.

"The city is safe, who wants the scanners?" Otto said as he got up, transforming into his original hands. "I think they should function by tomorrow, good as new."

Otto was indeed correct, who would require scanners when there has been no menace threatening the city for a long time? The probabilities of new foes were decreasing day by day. However, this didn't have any influence on the monkey team's training. But, the patrols were reduced, the city's status reached the team through their scanners most of the time.

Gibson and the rest kept on decreasing the probabilities of the threat of any foe. The idea of a new threat never crossed their minds. Something assured them that Skeleton King's grim fate was set as an example as for the outcome of who menaces the safety of the cosmos, opposes the monkey team.

Even though most of their predictions were correct, Antauri was never certain the dark was eliminated. He was always sure that evil will never cease, it would always return to haunt the cosmos. He knew it was their task to stop that evil force from implementing its plans, accomplishing its desires.

So, he spent tedious efforts trying to sense the safety of the cosmos and always sensed safety and peace, which subdued his uncertainty, partially. Unfortunately, this sensation didn't last. Before exiting his room, he sensed the implementation of an evasive plan, but was never able to reach any more details. He kept on concentrating until his energy was drained but to no avail. He recalled that the scanners would be of some use in locating that sinister force, but his frantic state worsened on realizing that the scanners which were always in working order when they were not required, couldn't function in the time of need.

However, this wasn't the correct time to confront the monkey team on his sensation. He had to get some better evidence. What if these were mere hallucinations? Fears reflected on his meditation even though he always attempts to clear his mind? He was determined to sense that evil, more distinctly…. to be certain of its existence. He knew no one can predict the future, no matter how hard they try. He was certain safety wasn't their future.

Without a reply, he left the command center, revealing his anxiety as he reached the solitude.

Soon after Antauri left, Nova appeared in the doorway, apparently seeking something, or someone. She glanced over the command center and was heading out again, only to be stopped by Otto's sentence, "Sprx is in his room." He didn't even bother to look up while speaking.

A slight grimace spread across her face, "I wasn't looking for him." she muttered, wondering how Otto could figure out.

"Well, he hasn't left his room since I got his arm repaired. Even when Chiro asked him to hang out at the arcade, he refused. That's so unlike Sprx." He said with suspicion, turning his gaze towards Nova.

"So why didn't you go?" Nova asked, as if she doesn't care about what he said earlier. In reality, worry began to take its toll in taking over her.

"Why didn't I go?" Otto asked in puzzlement, "Because I have to repair the main screen, that you knocked Sprx right into!" He sounded sad for not seizing the opportunity of continuous joy and fun.

"Well, sorry." She said apologetically, still frantic as she headed out of the command center. Blinded by worry and guilt, she let her feet carry her as the anxiety pulsed through her veins. She felt the urge to convince whether her anxiety was true or a mere fear haunting her soul.

Subconsciously, her feet dragged her to a door, Sprx's room, as if her subconscious is compelling her to check on him. Surges of worry and fear ran through her spines, as if assuring her that something is terribly wrong, that Sprx is in danger.

Reluctantly, she raised her trembling hand and knocked on the door, only to be answered by silence and the echo of her knock across the empty hall. The response increased her certainty that Sprx is knee deep in trouble.

Frantically, she knocked again at the metallic door with force. The loud echoes were the only response, beside the sound of her heart pounding hard, as if it were going to break through her ribs. The silence was forcing her to conclude that something was terribly wrong.

A new companion came along with the fear and anxiety, piercing through her soul. It was guilt and remorse, for she suspected herself was the cause behind this ominous silence. After all, all the evidences pointed to her. A single look at the events of the day would justify one fact: that she's the culprit, the causer of his current misery and agony. She longed to shake all the negativity from her heart, but they just increased their wrath upon her. She attempted to ignore her worries and open the door, witness the reality before her eyes, the ruthless reality.

Swiftly, her fingers pressed a few buttons to reveal the truth, answer her frantic mind which was overwhelmed with perpetual inquiries. The door opened, uncovering a scene that's horrible in her eyes. She saw him lying on the ground motionlessly. The scene was enough to stop the flow of blood through her veins, paralyse her limbs. However, she managed to rush towards him and shake him violently, desperately trying to wake him up, though well aware that he was unconscious, her actions were no longer under her mind's control. They were done subconsciously.

It was only the matter of seconds before she somehow recovered from her astonishment and subconscious actions. Even though the rigorous pounding of her heart hasn't ceased, she was relieved a bit on noticing that his chest was rising and falling steadily, an indication of his survival. Maybe it didn't subdue the concern and terror overwhelming her but it was like a heavy burden lifted off her chest. She failed to realize that whether Sprx was alive or not was the least of her worries.

Never lifting her eyes off Sprx, she heard him muttering something in his state. The volume was barely audible that even her ears couldn't manage to pick, or was it anxiety that distracted her senses? She struggled to say in the loudest tone she could muster a cry requesting some aid from her comrades in the terrible situation she was facing.

Her desperate cry echoed through the metallic structure, alarming the entire team and sending them to her aid hastily, ignoring the chores piling on their backs.

"I wanna demolish those walls." She managed to hear him babble while waiting for the team's arrival.

"Sprx, what are you saying?" She replied, terror flowing through her blood on account of the sentence her ears picked.

"Reveal the beauty behind their rigidity." He babbled once more, extremely out of his sarcastic character.

"Why are you saying that? What wall are you talking about?" She said, holding her nerves so as to prevent herself from fainting or perhaps something worse. She tried to cling to the hope that Gibson will soon arrive, detect his illness and remedy it. All her desperate attempts to cling to that hope were replaced by anxiety and unbearable guilt.

As expected, the rest of the team arrived in the matter of seconds. Gibson's eyes fell on Sprx's state and he instantly rushed towards him, desperately trying to discover the cause behind his unconsciousness and inexplicable babbles. "I'm not sure whether I can fathom his state, but I bet our scanners capable of detecting his ailment. Get him to the med bay." He said in utter disappointment, tainted with worry and uncertainty if the scanners are capable to detect the cause that his scientific cerebrum couldn't understand. The bitter feeling of witnessing his brother in trouble pierced through him.

The desperate hopes Nova was struggling to cling to were shattered as Gibson's sentence landed ruthlessly on her heart. Her legs barely managed to lift her now fragile form as she glanced at her comrades lifting Sprx from the rigid ground, receiving a few inexplicable mutters from him. She was unaware of her next step as she anxiously followed them, willing to hear any sentence to soothe her down.

"Walls, which walls?" The question kept on haunting her soul as she followed them until they reached the medbay. Chiro laid Sprx on one of the beds and, under Gibson's orders, exited and compelled the rest to exit as well.

"I have to stay with him!" Nova said demandingly, too anxious to pick her words. She started at the medbay door, the idea of breaking it open crossing her mind.

"Gibson said that he works better in a quiet place." Chiro said, trying to calm her down.

"I won't make any noise." She replied between tears.

"Nova, calm down. My senses tell me that's he's alright." Antauri lied. Only then, he realized the dark one's intention: taking over Sprx. But, he couldn't blurt it out to the team carelessly, without preparing for the outcomes, for it would be like adding fuel to the fire. And with Nova's frantic state, he began to doubt that he would even be able to tell her.

But, she could no longer wait in front of that metallic door. She balled her fists and banged at the door, but her grip was too frail to leave any dents on the metallic surface. She kept on banging the door weakly, ignoring her teammates attempts to calm her down…

TO BE CONTINUED

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I'm well-aware that this chapter didn't contain many events but…more is to come!

"I got plans, big plans!" Who said that? In which episode?