Boboiboy: Hero School!

Chapter 7

"Boboiboy! What took you so long to get back from the store?!!" Gopal asked the moment Gempa and Duri entered the doorway.

"Well, we got held up trying to help a person from their bullies.. Then we went to the police station, then walked the person home. We did get the groceries, though! Don't worry Gopal, all is good! And didn't we cook a lot beforehand just in case I needed to go shopping??" Gempa explained, walking Gopal to the couch as he talked. Duri made his way to quickly store all the groceries in the kitchen.

"Oh, but if that's the case, then why are you and Duri still split into two? You couldn't just... fuse back after helping?" Gopal asked, calming down quickly as they sat down. Duri poked his head through the kitchen's archway. "Oh, because Gempa told the person we were brothers! It would be kinda weird if we just fused back and Boboiboy would be there, you know? Hahaha!" Duri giggled, before retreating deeper into the kitchen. Gempa nodded, admitting his fault.

"Aduh..." Gopal facepalmed at this, sighing. "Well, you two better fuse back soon, unless you wanna start losing memories again! I might have to hit you with a pan like that time when we were kids if it gets bad!" Gopal reminisced, before patting Gempa on the shoulder, remembering the time when he and Angin were arguing as amnesiac children.

"Oh yeah... Duri, get back here!" Gempa realised, and chased after his counterpart, and they fused back.

Boboiboy emerged from the kitchen, looking really exhausted. "Wow, that was surprisingly tiring... Gopal, I'm gonna go up and nap. You can wake me up for dinner, or not.... Sorry." he yawned, apologetic that he felt too drained to assist Gopal in the kitchen like what Duri wanted to do.

"Yeah yeah, it's fine! Go rest, I'll get Fang to help me cook instead. Ying went out to the bookstore with Yaya just now, so they won't be back soon. Actually, can you please call Fang on your way to your room??" Gopal asked, pushing Boboiboy up the stairs gently. Boboiboy nodded, and made his way up.

Boboiboy slowly walked in the hallway, stopping at Fang's door to knock. "Fang, Gopal needs your help in cooking. Can you go down? Thanks." he simply said, and heard a muffled 'okay' from the raven-haired boy. Boboiboy made his way to his own room, where the lights were off. It seemed Ochobot was charging, and didn't really say hi to him. It was alright, in his opinion. He was too tired to hold a conversation at this point already, and passed out on his bed.

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It was dark. It was so, so dark. He could hardly see anything.

"Hitoshi-kun...? Hitoshi-kun, where are you...?" he cried out, voice barely audible. His vision flashed red. 10 percent left. There aren't any Power Sphera charging ports in this world, not since he and VerseBot. He'd been conserving this power for a long time, but after running away with that kid, he'd found himself using too much of what was left. He's an entire 30 percent down since he last exited his dormant mode. He needed to find Hitoshi. Fast. Has the signal he sent hit something? The rings on his metal arm glow green, as if confirming it. He felt overjoyed.

"Finally! A place to input my SOS! Please, whoever this message finds... help me. I am the Power Sphera SleeperBot, and me and my companion, a teenage boy of this world, Hitoshi Shinsou, are in danger! His foster "family" is chasing us down in order to sell my components for money! And they are also abusing my companion. It's horrible, please, help us! Find us, whoever you are, I ask, please. In return, I will do anything to reward you! I swear. Please. That's all for this recording, the end of my SOS. Please help us." the voice says, out of breath for a robot, recording all of the message and sending the signal out. "Hitoshi-kun... Where are you?"

Footsteps. They were light, and limping. Safe footsteps, he recognized. "SleeperBot, keep your voice down. Come on, let's go... Do you still have the energy to hide a bit smaller? I found a jacket in the laundry. We need to run.." the teen whispered, voice raspy as if he hadn't spoken properly in weeks.

"Okay, Hitoshi-kun. I need to shut down though, I may not be with you any longer... My power levels are only 10 percent now... I'm very tired." SleeperBot tells the purple haired boy, also lowering his voice to a whisper.

"Wait, what...?! But SleeperBot... Actually, wait... It would be better if you conserved energy, I guess." Hitoshi said, quickly switching his opinions. "Goodnight, SleeperBot.

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Boboiboy woke up the next day, feeling hungry. He had a really weird dream, and apparently, wasn't woken up for dinner. His stomach growled, and he sighed. He looked at the clock next to his bed, shocked. It was already 10 a.m.?! Ochobot didn't wake him up for breakfast today either...

He walked out of his room, sleepily scratching the back of his head, ruffling the hair that stood there. He heard muffled voices from Fang's room, mostly Fang himself and Ochobot. He didn't bother them, probably searching for Power Sphera signals again. Ochobot and Fang had been focusing on doing that for the entirety of the past week or so, probably wanting a headstart before they get too busy like with the fact that the five teens would be going to school in a few months and wouldn't have the time to work on investigating Power Spheras actively. Boboiboy didn't feel like eavesdropping, and instead went down to check the kitchen for food.

Ying just barely sped by him on her way to the library, Yaya in tow. Gopal was nowhere to be seen, so Boboiboy just assumed he either went out, was in his room, or somewhere else in the house. There was a plate on the dining table covered by another plate, most likely for himself. It was some instant fried noodles alongside the chicken fingers he had made before going out yesterday, still hot. Someone probably pre-heated it before he left, or the others just ate. Well, it didn't matter now, as he sat alone, munching on his food. He still felt a bit sleepy, honestly. 

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A/N 7/5/24

HELLOO!!! IM BACK!!! (again)!!! We finally get a glimpse of one of the four main Power Spheras the gang is meant to look for, SleeperBot, who is accompanied by none other than Hitoshi Shinsou, our favorite insomniac! This is the start of a mini-arc before the main U.A. story, so you'll be seeing alot of those two for the next few chapters :3! 

Timeline note: this chapter is set 8 months prior to the U.A. entrance exam, so we still have a long way to go 

That's all, bye bye & see you all next chapter!