Just Friends?

BONUS: Deep Down Inside (Lunakko)

Gekko's heart pounded in his chest as he and his friends stepped out of the rocket in their space suits. "Ready, buddy?" he heard Catboy ask him.

He nodded determinedly. "Ready as I'll ever be." Though deep down, he wasn't exactly sure anymore. He only said that to look brave and tough in front of his friends. Should he have just been honest instead?

"Now come on," Owlette said, giving him an encouraging smile. "Let's not keep Luna waiting."

"Well, too late for honesty now," he thought as he and his two friends made their way to the Lunar Fortress. "As what most people always say, fake it till you make it."

He had never felt this nervous in a long time. In fact, he could barely remember the last time he had felt so nervous. Was it that time he had to recite a poem in front of the class but messed up?

"Calm down, Gekko, you've got this. You can do this," he told himself over and over inside his head until the trio reached the entrance to the Lunar Fortress.

He and his friends shared a big hug before he opened the doors to the fortress. "Good luck, pal," Catboy and Owlette told him. He smiled thankfully at them as he shut the doors. They were really the most supportive friends he ever had.

And now, on with the mission: he had to find Luna Girl. "Hello?" he called as he walked down the empty hallway. "Anyone home? Luna?"

It was so quiet, he could hear himself breathing. The fortress seemed to be completely deserted - no Luna Girl or even Motsuki in sight. A really bad feeling started knotting up his insides. "Oh no... was this a trap after all?" he said out loud, even though he knew there was probably no one else around to hear him. "I better call Catboy and Owlette."

"It's about time you showed up, Lizard Boy," said a familiar voice. "You kept me waiting for a while."

Gekko turned around to see Luna Girl leaning over the edge of the balcony on the floor above him. "Sorry," he replied. "I had to make sure none of this was a trick. You need my help... right?"

"Um, yeah." Luna put her hands together. "Come on up."

"Uh... okay." Gekko hesitated a moment before going up the winded staircase and walked up to Luna Girl. "What's the problem?"

"My entire room kinda got... um... messed up." Luna gestured towards the door to her room in the fortress. "I kinda need your help to put it back the way it was."

Gekko opened the door and peered inside. It was a mess inside. The bed was turned upside down and the closet had fallen down. All of Luna's toys were scattered everywhere."Whoa, no kidding. But why can't you just ask Motsuki? I mean, nothing wrong with asking me for help, but doesn't she live with you here?"

"Yeah, well, about that..." Luna took a deep breath and let it out. "She's the one who did this. We had a fight, I called her a baby or something, she completely messed up my room and then she's sulking somewhere in the fortress." She clasped her hands in front of her. "So can you please help me? No tricks, I promise."

Gekko thought for a moment and sighed. "Okay, I'll help you. 'Cause that's what heroes do." He and Luna entered the messy room.

"Boy, you two must've had a really big fight," said Gekko as he used his Super Gekko Muscles and turned Luna's bed right side up again. He walked over to the fallen closet and carefully lifted it back up so it was standing.

"Tell me about it," she groaned as she picked up some of her clothes. "It's always a big fight with Motsuki."

Gekko already knew that. He remembered all those times Luna and Motsuki would get into sisterly arguments which had bad end results. The time when Motsuki wouldn't teleport Luna to the moon would forever be stuck in his head. That fight lasted weeks! If it weren't for him and his friends Catboy and Owlette, things would have stayed toxic between the Moon Sisters forever. He was thankful it was got over in time.