~Shouko's POV~
*Phew!* It's hot out today. And just a few days after meeting Jinmay and her leaving to find out her past. Of course it being summer, but it's way too hot.
The Monkeys, Chiro and I were inside the Super Robot, trying to stay cool, but to no luck. Then the radio played its daily announcement.
"Sizzle, sizzle, Shuggarzoom City.
It's hot out there! But don't fret it or sweat it.
To beat the heat, you just gotta hydrate and refrigerate.
Get yourself a frosty, holographic ice cream cone.
Stay out of that sun, or you'll end up well-done."
"Yeah, that's not the best idea." Chiro noted.
The radio resumed,
"Find some shade, or better yet, go on and get wet, wet, wet."
"Now that sounds like a good idea." Otto smiled.
Nova smiled, "Yeah. There's a large river nearby. We can cool down there."
The rest of us nodded in agreement, except for Chiro and Sparx. I activated my bio-metric controls to the Super Robot and asked it to travel to the river.
"I'm talking about a fishing hole. Or a swimming pool, fool.
Stroll down to your friendly neighborhood river, lake or stream.
And leave the cool tunes to me."
The Super Robot arrived at the destination and the Monkeys, Chiro and I exit to dive into the river. Nova and Otto were the first to reach the edge. I was wearing my black and green one-piece swimsuit. Chiro was in his uniform.
"Watch out! Here I go!" Nova and Otto jumped into the river, only to be followed by a loud clank.
Clank? Oh no...
Gibson, Antauri and I flew, floated and climbed down to see what was wrong. Chiro and Sprx stayed close to the edge. The whole river was gone. There was no sign of water. Just dry sand, rock and brick.
"This is an unfortunate turn of events." Antauri noted, then turned to Gibson, "Gibson?"
Gibson scratched his eyebrow, "According to my calculations-"
"The river's dried up?" Sparx concluded, then chuckled, "Guess I'm a genius too."
"No water?" Chiro concluded. He sighed in relief, then quickly covered it up, "I mean... Ugh! Too bad. What a shame."
Oh yeah. I might have forgot to mention. Chiro won't admit it, but he's hydrophobic. Afraid of water. There's a good reason why. Well, I think it might be. Chiro never learned to swim, so he grew afraid of drowning.
What am I afraid of? You can say thunder and lightning storms and I really don't get along. One of us ends up petrifying the other to an unresponsive, frozen solid state. It ends up being me every time.
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The White Monkey
FanfictionShouko is no ordinary 12-year old gothic girl. Best friends with a young boy who thinks with his heart. Born with extremely powerful gifts she struggles to control. Has no memory of her true identity. And now she's a member of a superhero team of c...
