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Why Me? 9: A Long Title

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Why Me?

Tauria

Chiro Thinks He's Crazy... Oh, and Valina's Here Too

Swallowing, Mandarin opened the doors, and came face to face with Skeleton King's second most faithful servant.

"You're who he sent me to find?" Mandarin said incredulously, staring at the woman before him. He wasn't quite sure what he had expected to find, but... this woman was most definitely not one of them.

The woman who sat on the throne in front of them frowned down at him. "And who are you?" she sneered, violet eyes glinting with maliciousness.

"I am Mandarin, former leader to the Hyper Force, and Skeleton King's second in command." the orange monkey drew himself up, trying to make out like the trip through the temple had been nothing - like he did this stuff every day. "He sent me here with this," he held up the letter, "and to come to find you. Now... Who are you?"

The letter floated from his grasp and into the woman's hand. She skimmed through it, and then turned her eyes back to the orange haired teen. "My name is Valina, the Skull Sorceress."

Oh. That's who she was. He had heard the Robot guards speak of her a few times during his time in the H.O.O.P. She was supposed to be a formidable witch, a former part of the Skeletal Circle. She had been directly chosen by Skeleton King to carry out his wrath. She had split off from the Circle to watch over the Savage Lands, where the Skeleton King's evil was the strongest, as it had originated there.

"I am not exactly certain what that note says. Did he explain the plan we have concocted?"

"No," she waved a hand. "His Lordship merely stated that there was despicably evil plan that my help would be needed for."

Mandarin grinned. "Good." Once again, the orange haired teen explained in detail the plan he had created to not only enact revenge on the team that had spited him, but would get rid of the Chosen One effectively enough that Skeleton King could take over the city with minimal problems.

She grinned, exposing rather sharp fangs. "And what exactly is my part in all of this?"

Mandarin smirked.


"Hey Kid!" the red monkey called.

"Yeah?" Chiro looked over at the kitchen door from where he had been assigned dish duty.

"Otto and I are headed to the store to grab groceries... You want anything? Need anything?"

Chiro thought a moment. "Umm... Nah, I'm good."

"You sure? No one is opposed to candy bars!" the monkey grinned.

Chiro laughed. "Nah, really. I'm cool."

"If you say so!" the pilot gave him a salute, and left.

Chiro sighed softly.

He was taking his time with the dishes, using the time to think.

The boy had only been there two months, and already he was adjusting to this new lifestyle. The team had become more at ease around him - Sprx had begun to warm up to him, obviously - and Chiro felt more at home here then he had the day he had arrived. He had begun to get close to the team. He had accepted that he truly felt at home here, just like he felt at home when he had lived with his sister. The team was quickly becoming like family to him.

However, he still had doubts.

He had not been able to connect with the Power Primate, and though he had been able to reach it, it always told him the same thing...

You are not ready.

He didn't understand what it was he was doing wrong. Was it because he still didn't feel ready for this hero business? Was it because that even after all this time, he wasn't ready to take control of the Hyper Force? Was it because Chiro didn't understand how he would control these powers?

Was it a mix of all those things? Or was it something he hadn't even thought of?

And on top of that, Chiro knew that he wasn't ready to fight Skeleton King all the time. He wasn't ready for the constant battles, the every day struggle. He wasn't ready to make life altering decisions. He wasn't ready to choose between life or death and then make the wrong choice. He wasn't ready.

He didn't know how to choose the right decisions. He didn't know how to keep up the good moral the team always managed. He didn't know how. He wasn't ready for any of this, and the thought of everything he would have to do scared him.

It always had.

That was why he had dreaded his fourteenth birthday so much.

He was scared.

He didn't feel like leader material. He didn't want this.

Chiro did not want to feel like he was abnormal. He didn't want to feel like people thought he was above them, because he wasn't. He didn't want to feel like the universe rested on his shoulders. He didn't want that. He just wanted to be a normal teenager.

But even if he didn't accept this, he would never be normal again.

What is normal, Chiro? Who has the right to judge whether you are normal, other than yourself?

Chiro jumped.

It is alright. It is just me - your Power Primate.

Oh yes, it's perfectly fine that I'm hearing voices in my head! the boy sarcastically shot back to the mystical force.

The Power Primate laughed.You aren't crazy... However, seeing the you are resistant to confide in anyone about your problems, you're going to need guidance from somewhere and where better then from someone - or something - that knows you better then you even know yourself?

The teen sighed. Great. Now he was going crazy.

You're not going crazy!

Wouldn't you say that if I was going crazy?

...I will come up with a response to that.

Whoo! This chapter took a while (and it's not even that long!) because I was having some trouble with what to write. As a consequence, it's not great. It's really just a filler. But I hope you enjoy it anyway!

That last bit was fun to write. Expect Chiro and the Power Primate to have more lovely conversations as the story goes on. Skeleton King, Mandarin, and Valina will be making more appearances as well.

by the way:
Power Primate
Chiro
'Thoughts'
"Speaking"

I know it's a bit confusing, and if anyone has a better idea of how to do this, please let me know!

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SRMT (c) Ciro Nieli
© 2012 - 2024 Tauria-Love
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