“I’ve done it three times already!”
“And you will continue to do it until you do it right,” Mandarin snaps.
“Well, maybe I’d have gotten it right by now if I had a better teacher!” Chiro can feel his temper rising.
Fury slides over Mandarin’s face. “Listen here, boy. You will find no better teacher anywhere on Shuggazoom.”
“Then maybe I’ll just have to look off of it,” he snaps.
Mandarin snorts derisively. “Be my guest,” he says, tone lilting mockingly. “Your only other choice is the Veron Mystics, boy, and I promise you—you’ll tire of them within a week.”
Chiro’s temper subsides, momentarily, as curiosity takes its place. “You’ve never mentioned the Verons before,” he accuses.
Mandarin rolls his eyes. “Of course I haven’t.”
Chiro scowls. “Who are they, Mandarin?”
“A bunch of masked lunatics on the other side of the galaxy,” Mandarin says, waving a hand dismissively. “Supposedly they’re the foremost experts on the Power Primate. But believe me, the title is overrated. They spend all their time stuck in their temples, looking down on the rest of the world, and leaving those like you and me to protect the galaxy from evil. They’d take one look at you and lock you away forever in the name of ‘training.’ Which means, I’m the best—and only—option you have. Now, do it again.”
Chiro growls, but he slides into position and summons the Power Primate to his call once more. He’ll do it perfectly this time — if only out of spite.
@monkeymindscream - the aforementioned monkey swap ‘verse… or what i have of it xD it needs a lot more planning than what i have but!! i think this would be the lead in on this ‘verse’s “Secret of the Sixth Monkey” adaptation. (secret of the… five monkeys? idk)
EDIT: Changed the second-to-last paragraph bc the original was bugging me. Much better now 👌🏻