Power (Book 1 in SRMTHFG Series)

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I squeeze Chiro between the two rocks. He's in to much pain to protest, but he pushed against the rocks.

"Chelsea! Please, don't do this! Jinmay begs. I smirk.

"I like it when you beg," I say. "Do it again. This time, on the ground!" She frowns and aims her fist at me, changing it into a laser cannon.

I hold Chiro between the rocks with one hand and crumple Jinmay's cannon with the other. She cries out in pain.

"Chiro, you know what you have to do!" Antauri yells.

"A-Antauri," Chiro replies, "I c-can't!"

"You have to!"

"But it could kill he-"

"I know! It's our only decision at this point, despite the consequences."

Chiro opens his eyes. "Antauri, I-"

"Do it! Now!"

Chiro grits his teeth and looks me in the eye. He closes his eyes and clenches his hands into fists. When he opens them, they glow green for a second. Green power emerges from him, forming a gigantic green gorilla. It's transparent and he's in the center. The boulders crumble to the ground.

Chiro hesitates, then yells:

"Monkey mind scream!"

I see a huge beam of green energy come from the gorilla's mouth - towards me.

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To be continued in The Purple Monkey.