Chiro was tired and dirty. After three days in the hot dangerous jungles he began to fear for both of their lives. They were out of food, water bottles, and fishing line. He walked through the safest path he could find with a hungry Antauri. Antauri looked at Chiro and whined in hunger.
"I'm sorry Antauri I don't have anymore berries and we can't go back for more" he said sadly "I don't know how much farther it is to the city. I don't even how much longer I can keep going." Chiro decided to take a break at the edge of a shallow river. He sat down legs crossed and dipped one hand in the water. He gently rubbed his wet hand against the little monkey's head to cool him off. " How are you holding up, buddy?" Antauri pouted and whimpered. Chiro hugged the infant close to his chest.
"I'm really sorry about all of this. I'm trying everything I can to keep you safe but... (sniff) I don't know if I can." Chiro was trying not to tear up "I never imagined actually being the one to take care of you. I didn't realize I had someone like you caring for me. Ever since I found the Super Robot you and the others took me in... and I've been so happy with everyone, especially you, I..I never got the chance to meet my real parents but (sob) whenever I try to picture what my father looked like, the only thing I can see is... is you." Chiro's tears began to flow freely as he cried silently. He stopped crying when he felt two tiny metal hands touch his face. He looked down to see Antauri smiling as he lightly grabbed Chiro's face and nuzzled his nose.
"Ga ba ba ba" Antauri put his arms around his neck. Chiro couldn't help but laugh at his babbling and took a deep breath.
'I can't give up now . I can get through this. If we can just find food somewhere else, I can get us both out of this.' Chiro reassured himself in his head. He noticed Antauri seemed to be reaching blissfully for something above them. Chiro looked up to see what had the simian's attention. It was the fist rockets!
"The Monkey Team!" Chiro grabbed his backpack and hastily pulled out the flare. He aimed it at the sky and shot it as hard as he could. He quickly picked up Antauri and
embraced him tightly so the flare wouldn't scare him. Then the flare exploded
(A/N: All four monkeys are in the two fist rockets. Otto's with Sparx and Nova's with Gibson.)
(BOOOOOOOM!)
"WHOA! What the heck was that!?" Sparx was so started by this that he almost lost control of his rocket
"(Gasp) that was a flare!" Gibson said from the communicator of the other fist rocket. "I packed one in the survival kits in each of our vehicles!"
"They must be back by that river!" Otto added
"Okay Sparx and Otto follow that flare, me and Gibson will look for the wreckage of the Brain Scrambler." Nova commanded
"Roger, Nova. We'll meet up later." Sparx said turning the rocket around.
(BACK WITH CHIRO)
"Okay, Antauri all we have to do is wait here for the Monkey Team to find us. It's almost over." Chiro sat down calmly with Antauri, when out of nowhere, another monster plant arm sneak attacked him and grabbed him by the neck. Chiro screamed in pain and fear. He deliberately dropped Antauri on the ground. He saw another vine reaching for the defenseless child and panicked in desperation
"Lightning Kick!" he stomped on the other vine with a lightning kick as a last resort to protect Antauri. The plant shrieked in pain and then forgot about Antauri. The plant completely constricted Chiro from the shoulders down. The giant flower that was pulled the boy to his death soon revealed itself. It was green with big yellow leaves and a giant month with oozing teeth. Chiro screamed and closed his eyes. He thought it was all over.
"Whirling Destructo Saws!"suddenly Chiro opened his eyes to see green buzzsaws cutting the vines
"Otto! Sparx!"
"We've got ya, Kid. Magna-Ball Blazer!" Sparx destroyed the monster from the roots up and killed. Otto cut Chiro free of the vine and helped him up.
"Are you okay, Chiro. Ya look kinda.. tense, and where's Antauri?"
Chiro ran to the crying baby ignoring Otto and Sparx. He picked him up and checked him over for injuries and sighed in relief when he found nothing. Antauri clung to the young teen shaking like a leaf. "Shhhh don't cry. It's alright the monkeys are here we're gonna be okay now."
"Chiro what is that?" Sparx asked as he and Otto walking over to him. They both went wide eyed when Chiro turned around with the small little bundle in his arms
"Awwww he's so cute! Where did you and Antauri find the little guy?" Otto gushed at the sight of the shy mokney
" Otto this little guy is Antauri"
"Wait that's Antauri? What the heck happened to him?" Sparx asked with a worried tone
" It's a long story, Mandarin hit him with some kind of weird laser and when I woke up from the rocket crash I found him like this" Chiro explained
"Maybe you'd better explain the whole thing to us, Kid." Sparx sat down and patted the ground for him to sit too. Chiro just nodded and began to explain his adventure to the green and red monkey.
(MEANWHILE WITH GIBSON AND NOVA)
"Why do think they just abandoned the Brain Scrambler, Gibson?" Nova asked as she hooked it up to the Fist Rocket
"They are many forms of vicious plant in this area, Nova. They had to keep moving in order to stay alive. And with the Brain Scrambler falling apart, they weren't much safer hiding in here"
"Hmm I guess you're right. Let's just hurry and get out of this place before Mandarin shows up."
"Too late my dear Nova." a familiar voice appeared. Before they knew it the two monkeys were surrounded by formless.
"Ha ha ha. Good to see you again my fellow monkeys." Mandarin said with his usual narcissistic tone
"Mandarin!" Nova sneered
"I knew you were spying on us from the Robot!"
"Yes. Trapping Chiro in the Savage Land was all part of the Skeleton King's plan to lure you all here. He has ordered me to blast you all of you with this laser gun." he pulled out the gun that turned Antauri into a baby. "Once this laser takes its full affects you will all be-"
"Spin Shocker!" Out of nowhere the laser was destroyed.
Mandarin gasped "NO!"
"I never understood why villains need to stall their victories by monologging" Gibson said with mocking grin and sarcastic tone
"Ha ha! Good one Gibson." Nova laughed and high fived him
"Grrrr you're going to pay for that! Formless attack!" the Formless charged at Nova and Gibson. The two split up the battle as any formless as they could.
"Cyber Vac Drill Blaster!" Gibson jumped on top of the Formless for a better shot "Laser Criss Cross!" he then killed many more. He tried to fight them off and fought them well but they eventually out-numbered him and dog piled on him
"Boom Boom Wake Up!" Nova pounded several formless in to ooze "Twirl 'em and hurl 'em!" she tossed one of them into several others. Two Formless ambushed her and put electric chains on her wrists.
"AHHHHHHH!" Nova screamed. The formless grabbed her and dragged her over to Mandarin where Gibson was captured in chains as well.
"Ha ha ha ha! So this is what the Hyperforce is reduced to since I left? It leaves me speechless"
"You could only beat us out sheer numbers!" Gibson yelled
"Yeah! You and me Mandarin one on one! Then we'll see who's stronger!" Nova sneered in rage. Mandarin smirked and grabbed her chin
"Like I would give you that satisfaction." Nova tried to headbutt him and he avoided it. "Anyway I have one more use for you two before I send you to the Skeleton King. You two will bait to trap the rest of our pathetic brothers. It will be interesting to see what your precious Chosen One will choose, you lives or the life of an infant's"
"Infant, what infant?" Gibson was confused
"Let's just say... you're going to regret having destroyed that gun" Mandarin laughed maniacally. Nova went wide eyed and Gibson gulped as the Formless picked them up and forced them to start walking.
(CLIFFHANGER!)
SO THAT WAS CHAPTER 4. I'M GONNA SAY ABOUT 2 MORE CHAPTERS GUYS SORRY THX FOR WAITING. I DO NOT OWN SUPER ROBOT MONKEY TEAM HYPERFORCE GO!