Crystal: I win the bet! She was in pain for about a week.
Sprx: Beginner's luck.
Crystal: No I call it talent.
Me: Whatever you say. Here's the next chapter, everyone.
The Gate Loosens
It had only been a few days since Nova had woken up, but she was feeling better than she had ever been, and it was all thanks to the necklace Gibson had given her. Although, Gibson still didn't know that she had it around her neck. Also the others had told her to stay in bed, but being as stubborn as she was, she refused to. She would always find someway to do a small workout of some sort, whether it was meditating, push-ups, or balancing on one hand. The bad part was, because she wasn't fully healed, she couldn't do as much as she wanted.
Right now she was balancing on one hand, focused on lasting for at least 10 minutes. Sweat dripped down her helmet and sliding down the fur on her face. Her whole body was sweating, giving her golden fur a silvery tint when the light hit the drops just right. Glancing over to the small stopwatch on the bed to check her time, she saw that it was 9 min 30 sec.
'Only 30 seconds more.' she thought.
"NOVA! What are you doing?" cried Gibson as he came into the room.
The yellow monkey, startled by his cry, lost her balance and fell, landing on her back with a small "Ow."
"Nova, what did we tell you? You're not ready to get back into training."
"When am I, then?" she asked firmly. "When am I going to be ready, Gibson?"
The blue monkey was surprised by his comrade's firm tone. He had never heard her use that tone before. What was wrong with her? Before he could even begin to ponder it, the alarm went off.
'Thank you' was the thought that went through his head before heading out to the command center, Nova in tow.
"Skeleton King is attacking down town. Monkeys Mobilize." Chiro shouted as the hurried to the battle site.
On their flight there, Antauri flew close to Nova and spoke, "Nova, I want you to be extremely careful. The Skeleton King will no doubt try to capture you again and you are not fully healed yet."
"I understand your concern, Antauri, but I am not going to sit back and let bone-bag terrorize the city. I'm one of their protectors and protect them I will." The gold monkey answered before thinking, 'Even if it kills me in the process.'
Once they arrived, they saw at least a hundred formless in the streets. Not wasting any time, they rushed forward, drawing the formless' attention away from the citizens. The black and white monsters came at them with all the power they had. The monkey team fought back, trying to get the upper hand, but it was hard with the large number of their enemies.
"Okay, kid. I'm getting tried of this." complained Sprx.
"We've barely made a dent in their numbers." stated Gibson.
"We gotta win. We've never quit before, and we're not backing down now." replied Otto.
"Well put, Otto. Wait, where's Nova?" questioned Chiro.
"Over there." cried Antauri.
They followed the black monkey's gaze over to a large group of formless surrounding their yellow friend. She was heavily sweating, still weak from her near-death experience. The formless soon engulfed her, causing her friends to panic and proceed their way trough the formless to get to her.
Meanwhile, Nova was trapped, not only under the formless, but in her thoughts. 'I will not lose. I will not allow them to hurt my friends. They will pay for the pain the have caused. And I will find that cure. You hear me, Cavex, I will not allow you to harm anyone else that I hold dear!'
She felt that familiar ball of fire build up inside of her and with no hesitation at all, she released it outwards. The Formless disinegrated, leaving a golden glowing Nova with fire burning in her eyes. Pushing the fire into her palms, she slowly approached the other formless. Sensing something bad was going to happen, Antauri ordered everyone to get out of the way, which they followed without question. They barely escaped when Nova shouted out her attack.
"FLAME FIST FURY!"
Fires escaped from her fists in large quantities, burning the remaining formless to a crisp. The fires calmed down as quickly as they had appeared. Once the glow disappeared, Nova stood there panting, stunned at what had happen.
'It happened again. I lost control again! But how did I stop so quickly? Was it because the fire escaped my body through my fists? It's so confusing.'
She was brought from her thoughts by a hand on her shoulder. Looking over, the last thing she remembered was Antauri and Gibson's smiling faces before darkness suddenly consumed her.
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A dark figure stood in front of an aged doorway.
"Do not fret, brethren. The gate has loosened enough for me to pass. Soon we all shall be free and the power of the FireStar will be ours. Go my minions, fetch me the FireStar's most prized item."
Shadows erupted and flew away to their target.
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Later that afternoon, Nova woke with a major headache.
"What happened?" she asked to no one in particular.
"We were hoping you could tell us." came Sprx's voice to her left.
Everyone was around her waiting for her answer or some kind of explanation. She looked away in deep thought before answering.
"I'm not really sure. I was really angry, that much I remember. I also remember that I didn't want anyone else to get hurt and also that Cavex would pay for all he has done."
"From what I gather, it would seem that you have discovered a way to control your fire, even if the control is a minor one." replied Antauri.
"Your attack was really cool...and really warm." said Otto.
"That was a double-negative, Otto." said Gibson.
"A double-who-wha-tive?" the green monkey questioned. Gibson growled before shooing everyone out of the room.
Once everyone was out, Nova asked in a timid voice, "Gibson, would it be alright if I go out for a little meditation?"
"Why not meditate with Antauri?"
"Because this is a personal matter. I don't want anyone else around."
Gibson studied her determined eyes before nodding, "Alright, but I am putting a tracker on you so I know where you are in case of an emergancy."
"Alright."
The blue monkey placed a small device under her left ear and she was off. Turning to the map, Gibson watched the blinking dot move out of the city and into the forest. It stopped at a lake. He chuckled.
"You can always count on Nova to be calmed by a lake's view."
Turning to another screen, Gibson began working on another experiment, unaware of the dark shadow behind him. Before he could react, the shadows consumed the azure monkey disabled the tracer on Nova. Then it disappeared without a trace
Me: OH NO! Who captured Gibson? And will Nova find out in time? Find out in the next chapter. R&R. Later.