Please excuse any mistakes I make regarding the actual show 3 (and just so you know, I have no idea how Mayor's offices work so just ignore any errors I make kay?) This chapter is kind of a filler chapter but it'll start to pick up later.

Chapter Ten

By the time Chiro woke up, he realized he over slept. With a slight curse he rolled off the bed, crashing onto the floor and got tangled up in his blankets. His body, still drowsy from sleep, struggled to keep up with the black haired boy's sudden awakening and he groaned as the twinges of stomach ache bugged his torso.

Throwing his blanket back on the bed he quickly tore off his pajamas and put on something comfortable to wear before dashing to his bathroom where he did a quick teeth and hair brushing sequence before stumbling out of his room.

The last time he had overslept, the monkey's forced him to do two extra hours of combat training with Nova, and that was pure torture to him for he was still rather out of shape. Chiro didn't want to think about if they decided to do that now, since they said they were going to make him do more training then before.

Running into the elevator (and gracefully tumbling into the wall) he zoomed down to the dining area and breathed a sigh of relief that not everyone was eating yet. Sprx and Nova were cooking (something he hadn't seen before), Otto was staring over their shoulders happily telling them everything they were doing wrong and Chiro could tell that Sprx was prepared to slam that frying pan filled with the hot grease of bacon right over the green monkeys head. Nova didn't look any better.

What made him curious though was the fact that Antauri and Gibson were not there. He didn't think they were the kind to oversleep and he suddenly had a feeling of doom come over him.

"Um…hey guys!" Chiro greeted, stepping out of the elevator.

Otto turned and beamed at him happily. "Hey Chiro! Sprx and Nova are making breakfast today!"

Chiro heard Nova mutter "More like Otto is, since he's the one "backseat driving" our cooking…" and the black haired boy couldn't help but chuckle.

"Don't forget to not poison us, okay guys?" Chiro teased gently, going over to the cutlery cabinet and gathering up different utensils to set onto the table.

Sprx turned and pointed a spatula at him threateningly. "Hey you, I'll let you know that Nova and I are great cooks!"

"Yeah!" Nova nodded, folding her arms across her chest proudly.

Suddenly Otto burst out laughing. All three of them stared at him in surprise. When he finally stopped and noticed that they were staring at him he grinned sheepishly. "You mean…that wasn't a joke?"

"THAT'S IT!" Sprx cried, lunging at Otto with spatula raised threateningly. Otto shrieked and took off and soon they were hopping all along the walls and the table before Otto pounced on Chiro's head, hugging it protectively as he hissed at Sprx who desperately tried to climb up Chiro to reach his prey.

Chiro yelled out in surprise and flailed his arms in surprise. "Otto! Don't get me involved with this!"

"Don't let him get mmmmeeee!" Otto cried, holding on tighter. Finally Chiro couldn't hold is balance anymore and fell to the floor with an oof. Sprx easily clamored over Chiro and tackled Otto to the ground and began to swat him with the spatula. Chiro quickly scrambled up and picked Sprx up, still slightly dizzy from falling over.

"Sprx stop it!" Chiro scolded, but he couldn't completely mask his amusement.

Sprx growled but went limp in Chiro's grip and Chiro put him down. "Now, I'm pretty hungry! Do you think you could keep making breakfast?"

Sprx huffed and turned to go back to the stove and the laughing hysterically Nova. Otto sat up and grinned "Yeah, and make me a sammich!"

Sprx roared and turned to leap at him but Chiro grabbed him again and sent Otto a disproving glare. "Otto…" Otto chuckled and rubbed the back of his head.

"Kay I'm done…" Otto grinned.

Chiro laughed and set Sprx done who pouted and went back to the stove. "My bacon's burnt…" He whined.

Meanwhile Nova was looking at Chiro with a proud look in her eye. While it wasn't an actual "problem" in the team, she was impressed that he was able to keep the peace. She wasn't sure that he could have done that a few days ago. Smiling at Chiro who looked at her curiously she turned back and continued making her signature French toast.

"I can't believe we're contacting the Mayor through email…" Gibson grumbled as he typed on the main computer, Antauri floating contently beside him.

Antauri chuckled lightly. "It is not like we can call and make an appointment."

"I suppose, but not we have to wait for them to respond, and who knows how long that'll take…." Gibson sighed.

Antauri chuckled again "Let's go eat breakfast." Gibson nodded and turned to the elevators. When they got down to the dining floor, they were greeted to their other team members eating breakfast peacefully. Chiro looked up at them and smiled.

"Hey! There you guys are!" Chiro chirped.

Gibson smirked. "Well the kitchen's still here." He said dryly.

Sprx glared. "Don't you start too!"

Nova laughed. "Sprx's ego has been insulted today."

Chiro giggled as Otto blushed in embarrassment. Both Gibson and Antauri chuckled and sat down to eat.

It was after lunch on the Super Robot and the entire team was taking a breather from the day's training of Chiro. Chiro was laying in the middle of the command center, tired from how hard they had worked him in only 5 hours. Sprx was sitting at his head poking him in the cheek and ever so often Chiro would lift a hand and swat him away but Sprx would only snicker and continue. Otto was plopped on Chiro's chest, taking a quick nap before training continued.

Antauri was meditating a little ways away from them with Nova resting against the wall next to him. Gibson was working on the computer.

"Ah," Gibson started, gaining everyone's attention. "The mayor's secretary responded. She said we can meet with him today because one of his appointments dropped and he's busy for the rest of the month."

Chiro groaned and sat up, an arm automatically coming up to cradle Otto to his chest. "The mayor…?"

Antauri sighed and floated over. "With the Skeleton King becoming more of a threat, it is important that Shugazoom know who we are and know that we are here to protect them. The first person we must talk to is the Mayor."

"But how are you going to talk to them? I mean…I'm the only one who can understand you guys right?" Chiro asked, a feeling of dread starting to build up.

Sprx chuckled. "Yes Kid, that's why you are gonna hafta talk to him."

"….WHAT?" Chiro yelped, startling Otto awake. "I-I-there's no way I can do that! I can barely talk to my parents but you want me to talk to the MAYOR?"

Nova hopped up and gently placed a hand on his shoulder. "Chiro it's okay! We're gonna be right there with you, but it's a really important step for us to begin to gain Shugazoom's trust."

Chiro whimpered lightly. Otto turned over in his lap and smiled at him. "It'll be okay Chiro!" He chirped. Antauri floated over to him.

"Chiro I'm sorry, but this is important and it must be done as soon as possible." Antauri told him gently.

Chiro took in a shaky breath and nodded lightly. "I guess…"

Antauri smiled "I believe you'd feel better if you went to him in your…Hyper form?" He looked over at Otto who nodded enthusiastically. "Hyper form."

Chiro brightened slightly. "Y-yeah maybe…"

Antauri chuckled and motioned for Chiro to follow him. "Come, I'll begin the instructions now."

"Be ready to leave at three!" Gibson called after them as they went down the elevator.

By the time three came around Chiro still couldn't quite figure out how to activate his hyper form. With a rather heavy heart he and Antauri went back up to the command center where the rest of the team was waiting.

As he looked at his team he suddenly felt a sense of determination. Gritting his teeth, he fisted his right hand and placed it over his heart. Using what he learned earlier about searching for his inner power primate, he built up his power and slowly began to feel the force overtake him. There was a flash and when Chiro opened his eyes and looked down he saw Orange gloves and black shoes and a giant smile came over his face.

"Guys I did it!" He cheered.

Antauri looked pleased. "Very good Chiro."

Otto cheered and jumped on Chiro's shoulders. "Yay!" Sprx punched Chiro in the leg with a quick congratulations and Nova grinned happily.

Gibson was more concerned about how they were going to get to the mayor's office. "Okay the Robot is out of the questions…it's not quite ready for travel yet and a giant robot landing in the middle of the city near the mayor would probably cause mass chaos."

"It's not like we can just stroll down the street either." Sprx huffed.

"I suppose we'll have to use monkey stealth." Antauri said calmly.

"Yes! We can be ninjas!" Otto cried, striking a pose on Chiro's shoulder before losing his balance and falling on the floor with a shriek.

"There are different alley ways that not too many people use." Chiro said. "We could probably take those."

"Yes, and I have a few long cloaks that we can wear." Nova said, trotting over to a pile of clothes she had behind her chair that she had pulled out a little bit earlier.

Otto immediately went for a green one and slipped it on. It basically swallowed him whole and he had fun trying to walk around and tripping over the loose fabric. Sprx grabbed a red on and slipped it on, deftly rolling it up at his legs so he wouldn't trip over it and rolled it up over his hands as well. The other three did the same and Chiro couldn't help snickering at their appearance.

"You guys look like piles of clothes that came to life!" Chiro laughed.

Gibson sighed irritably. "Can we just go? I don't want to be late."

The team nodded and quickly followed the blue monkey out of the robot and into the surrounding woods. Chiro walked in front of the group, leading the way to the secret passages they would take to the Mayor's office.

As he walked he couldn't help but lift his head in a confident matter. The Hyper Form he was in made him feel closer to the power primate within him and he couldn't help but feel better about the fact that he was going back into the city. The monkey's behind him chattered happily, completely unconcerned that they were about to go meet with the Mayor.

As they walked through the back alleys Chiro was slightly surprised to see a number of people walking through as well. Thankfully, because of the cloaks, the monkey's only earned themselves a few strange looks. When they arrived at the tall building, Chiro lead the way into the office.

As soon as they were inside Gibson tugged Chiro down and told him quietly that the appointment was under Mr. Hal Gibson for 3:30. Chiro nodded and nervously wondered up to the rather mean looking receptionist.

"E-Excuse me Miss," Chiro started before clearing his voice. "I'm here for an appointment with the mayor."

"Name." The receptionist said dully.

Chiro looked over at Gibson who nodded "Um, Mr. Hal Gibson for 3:30."

The receptionist (who Chiro saw had the nameplate of "Peggy") nodded. "I'll call you when he's ready; his earlier meeting is running a little late."

"Ah, thank you…" Chiro said sincerely before going over to the rest of the Hyperforce and plopping down in the rather comfy chairs. Otto immediately hopped up onto the chair and began bouncing, nervous energy running off of him in waves.

"Man this is strange." Sprx whispered to Nova. "It's been so long since I've seen so many humans…"

"Keep your voice down!"Nova hissed quietly, "The last thing we need is someone hearing us spit out gibberish!"

Sprx rolled his eyes but stayed silent.

"Mr. Hal Gibson?" A voice called. Gibson, of course looked up, but Chiro didn't really realize that she was talking to him until Gibson nudged him in the leg. He shot up and sent the receptionist a sheepish smile.

She stared at him suspiciously but pointed them down the hall to her left. "Down the hall, turn right at the cross road and it's the big door at the end of the hall.

Chiro nodded and lead the monkeys down the way he was instructed. When they reached the large door, Chiro suddenly froze in place.

"I can't do this." Chiro stammered. "What if I say something wrong?"

Antauri came up to him and gently placed a hand on his leg. "Chiro, you'll do fine. We'll be right there and instruct you as you go."

"But what will I say?" Chiro questioned.

"Start with Skeleton King." Gibson put in. "That would be the best segway."

Chiro took in a deep breath, nodded and gently knocked on the door. With hearing a commanding "Come in" Chiro took one last look at his team before opening the door and stepping in.