Me: #sighs while typing#
Sprx: #raises an eyebrow# You okay, Yuki?
Me: #slams head on desk#
Sprx: That bad huh?
Me: #makes a grunt of approval#
Sprx: You know you don't have to do it.
Me: #raises my head off of desk# But I have to! If I don't then my fans will leave me!
Antauri: #floats in# Yuki, what is wrong?
Me: #sighs#. My reviewers are practically nonexistent.
Sprx: But you have like 36 reviews..
Me: Yeah from like 5 or 6 different people
Sprx: That small huh?
Me: #twitches# Small? Small! SMALL! #hand cackles with lightning#
Sprx: #whips out magnets# That isn't what I meant and you know it!
Me: And I call BS!
Chiro: #raises eyebrow# Isn't Gibson nearly healed from what she did to him last time?
Antauri: So it would appear
Chiro: #sighs# Yuki101 does not own anything SRMTHFG! related since it belongs to Ciro Nieli who is the producer of the new TMNT show. She fangirled over the voice of Slash. She also does not own any references to Frozen the new Disney movie that she loves..even if she hasn't seen it yet.
Antauri: That being said she does not own the song "Let It Go" from the Disney movie Frozen

How I Met The Hyper Force

Ch. 15

Nikki's Decision

Inside Nikki's mind was a winter. A never ending winter. Nikki's arms were wrapped around her trying to keep the chill out. It didn't bother her perse but it was definitely annoying. The teenager definitely wouldn't say no to some warmth though. The dark-haired teen's emerald eyes glanced down at the snow beneath her steel-toed boot-wearing feet before gazing up in amazement. She was on a mountain. As she continued on her trek upwards she heard what sounded like soft piano music surround her. As she gazed around at the scenery around her she began to sing.

"The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation
And it looks like I'm the Queen
The wind is howling like the swirling storm inside
I couldn't keep it in
Heaven knows I tried"

Nikki started to slow down on her speed walk and seemed to talk to herself in song almost as if in reprimand.

"Don't let them in
Don't let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal
Don't feel
Don't let them know
Well now they know!"

The emerald-eyed girl ripped off her gloves and let the wind carry them away to who knows where. With each flick of her hand a small fireball flew out of said hand and warmed her face.

"Let it go! Let it go!
Can't hold it back anymore!
Let it go! Let it go!
Turn away and slam the door!"

Nikki made a wave of her arms that gestured behind her. A small wave of fire emitted from that movement and thusly melting the snow behind her for several meters.

"I don't care what they're going to say!
Let the flame rage on!
The heat never bothered me anyway!"

With a sassy look to the side, Nikki unbuckled her cloak and set it free letting the wind take it wherever it wanted. She had the feeling that she wouldn't be needing it for much longer. Nikki kept up her fast pace for a few beats before turning around and walking backwards.

"It's funny how some distance makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at all!"

The emerald-eyed teen turned right back around and ran to the edge of the cliff. That's right. Cliff. The mountain wasn't even proper. It was a cliff! Luckily there was another cliffside that was parallel to where she was facing that had some large trees at the edge. She sent a firey blast at them which caused them to fall her way. The teen grinned as she put a foot on the edge and they somehow managed to morph into an ebony staircase that connected the two cliff sides together.

"It's time to see what I can do
To test the limits and break through
No right, no wrong, no rules for me!
I'm free!"

As Nikki climbed the staircase with both hands on the banisters, the staircase started to morph. It went from a crude staircase that appeared as if it would break at the tiniest pressure to something beautiful. It had the same ebony color. The wood became more firm and solid. The banister had intricate designs in it that connected it to the stairs itself. It appeared as if it had miniature suns in its design.

"Let it go! Let it go!
I am one with the wind and sky!
Let it go! Let it go!
You'll never see me cry!"

Once Nikki reached the other side, she glanced over at her work momentarily before spinning in place and running to the middle of the clearing that she was in. Well it was a clearing now that the trees that were previously there were gone and used in her staircase.

"Here I stand!
And here I'll stay!
Let the flame rage on!"

Nikki stomped her right foot firmly on the snow which vanished as fire covered its tracks in the form of a large sun that was dimming into an orange and red glassy surface. The emerald-eyed teen reached her hands down before bringing them back up again slowly as if she was lifting a large weight which it appeared that she was. For each moment that she lifted, the ground around her rose with her and became a castle made of a combination ebony, maroon, and sunset colors. She was grabbing the magma that was within the earth beneath her and using it to do her bidding. Nikki dropped her hands and spun around twice with her arms out wide. She raised her arms above her head momentarily to form a halo before slamming them below her waist. The result was a high-topped cathedral dome-like ceiling appearance for a ceiling.

"My power soars through the air into the ground!"

The teenager swirled her arms around at waist length before pushing them outward and upwards. The result were firm walls of various shades of orange and red surrounding her. And dropping down out of the ceiling was an intricate chandelier that had fire and flame designs throughout it. Matter of fact all of the walls and the floor beneath her feet had the same designs within them.

"My soul is spiraling in searing fractals all around!
And one thought burns like a scorching blast!
I'm never going back!
The past is in the past!"

Nikki ripped her hair tie out of her hair and stared at it for a moment. It had the symbol of the Hyper Force in it. She had never noticed it before. The teen guessed that her brother must have put it on the hair tie while she was gone. Stupid idiot.. Nikki then threw said hairpiece into a corner of the octagonal room. She furiously ran her fingers through her wavy tresses until most of it hung over her right shoulder.

"Let it go! Let it go!
And I'll rise like the break of dawn!
Let it go! Let it go!
That perfect girl is gone!"

Nikki made a gesture with her left hand that started at the waist and brought it up over her head and then doing the same with her right hand. The result being her clothes burning and then being replaced by a deep red dress with a scoop neck and a slit up the right side that ended at the knee. It had pale-pink long sleeves that were off the shoulder. The long cape that was connected at the back was black with orange and red suns scattered throughout it. The whole dress had a golden shimmer to it.

"Here I stand
In the light of day!"

Nikki opened the large double doors that led her to the ebony balcony which showed dawn breaking out over the land. Said land was half-scorched and half-winter. It was beautiful in her eyes.

"Let the flame rage on!
The heat never bothered me anyway!"

There was nothing but silence for a moment. Then that silence was shattered by the sound of slow clapping coming from behind her. Nikki slowly turned around and came face to face with the source of the sound. It was Him. Mandarin. He was levitating himself in lotus position so that he was at her eye level so he could gaze easily into those emerald orbs which he so liked. "Hello again, Queen of the Flame."

Nikki smirked lightly. Queen of the Flame? That was new. It was a likable nickname though. It was much better than being his 'pet' or 'hairless monkey' like he was prone to calling her. The latter was mostly in the early days of the torture sessions. The emerald-eyed teen was more than glad when he stopped calling her that and moved onto 'my Dear' such a while back. She couldn't really remember when he started on that particular nickname but she was glad for it. Now she has a new one. One that she likes very much. "Queen of the Flame? That's a good one."

"Do you not like it? I could always use one of the others if you so wish." Mandarin kept a neutral look upon his face. Did she not care for it? He had rather hoped that they had moved on from the names that belittled each other. But it seems to be that appearances are deceiving.

"No! That's not what I meant at all, My Lord." Nikki rushed to reassure him. She didn't want the other nicknames. She rather liked the recent ones and didn't want to revert to how they were before. "It just took me by surprise was all. It's a nice surprise though." Nikki clasped her hands lightly in front of her waist and bowed her head down in submission.

Mandarin smirked at the sight. Even when she looked as regal as a Queen, the teen still knew her place. She knew right where she belonged. Speaking of which...it is time. The girl may finally be ready. "Arise, fair Queen. Show me your eyes." Nikki's raised her head. Emerald-green matched with dark-amber. There was a slight happiness within the green eyes as well as confusion and something else that he couldn't place. "Do you remember my question? What is your decision?"

Nikki raised a lone eyebrow at the orange simian before her. "Decision?" What in the Universe was he talking about? What decision? What is going on here? Is he going to remain nice to me this time around?

"I gave you an offer. This offer entails you joining me by my side as my Queen. We can show those pathetic brothers of ours just how wrong they are. Afterwords when all is said and done we can discuss this relationship of ours. How does that sound? Will you be my Queen?"

Nikki needed to hear no more. "I will." She giggled softly, "Yes, I will! I will be your Queen, Lord Mandarin!" The teenager wrapped her arms around the simian before grinning. This was like a dream come true for her. Apparently though before she could do anything permanent with Mandarin there was a little matter to deal with. This matter was called : The Hyper Force

"Nikki, I grow weary of their insolence. Do what you will, my Dear." Mandarin commanded offhandedly. He didn't need to do anything. The teenage girl had things under control. If anything it would be an amusing show to watch. Yes it would be most delightful to see those brothers of his burn. It is more than they deserve for betraying him in the past.

"As you wish, My Lord." Nikki's grin grew larger and even more malicious. Oh...this was going to be fun! She finally gets to use her abilities out in the open with no reprimand from anyone! She didn't have to constantly be the good girl that she always had to be. No longer would she conceal and suppress her emotions let alone her powers. It would be wonderful to not act like an idiot over her so-called 'nonexistent' powers.

"Nikki, you don't have to do this." The orange-wearing leader looked warily at his older sister. Chiro could clearly see the raging emotions within his sister's eyes. Said eyes were clearing up from the blood-red but she wasn't turning back to normal. She was staying the same. What was going on here? Was she still under Mandarin's control? Or was this something completely different going on?

The emerald-eyed teenager glared at the boy that stood before her. "And why shouldn't I? You abandoned me! You never bothered to look for me! You didn't even bother to check on me to make sure that I was alright! You just assumed that I'd adjust to YOUR lifestyle. Sorry, bakateme [Japanese for foolish/idiotic bastard] but that ain't happenin'! All that you see is what you have caused! I don't need you anymore. I have a much better family that I have more than deserved for such a long time." Nikki's fists clenched and unclenched in anticipation of what was to come. It was all true of course. He never looked for her. He couldn't even be bothered to search for his sister, granted she was older than him but still! He could've at least tried to find her, to save her, but nooo he couldn't even be bothered to do that. Which had forced Nikki to do one thing and one thing only. To save herself and she can handle herself perfectly fine if she does say so herself!

"Nikki, what's wrong with you? You were never like this before. What changed?" Chiro asked as he quickly grabbed her left forearm. He took a quick glance at Mandarin before diverting his attention back onto his sister. Worried orbs of crystal blue matching with furious ones of emerald green. "Did he do something to you?" The next thing he knew, Nikki had punched him in the gut to release her which then turned into a fierce kick that sent him flying and landing in front of his team.

"Chiro!" They cried out. The orange-wearing teen got up on shaky legs. Woah...Where did Nikki learn to fight like that? This was certainly not the sister that he knew from before. She had changed and he wasn't liking it. She was never like the way she was acting. Sure she may have been a bit withdrawn from him and the others and wasn't big on touching for some odd reason...which was now dinging some big warning bells in his head. All the same she was fine but now she wasn't.

"Things were never as you remembered, Little Brother!" With that said Nikki took off her gloves and sent a wave of fire at them with a quick wave of her hand. She glanced down at her hand momentarily before sending her glare back at them."If you value your continued existence then back off now! The things that are to happen are meant to be!"

"You will not succeed!" Antauri whipped out his ghost claws.

Nikki waved her hands in a circular motion above her chest twice before pushing outwards sending a wave of fire to surround the team, confining them in a tight circle, before swirling her arms around faster and faster and faster until finally she brought her arms down in a heavy slam. The fire slammed into the ground where it sizzled out into nothing revealing the Hyper Force unconscious on the ground. "Thanks for the power to control what I've always had, Little Brother." She sneered at his prone form.

Mandarin levitated the teen and they flew off to find what remains of the citadel for that would be where Valeena and Sprx would be.

'I'm sorry, Brother, but you forced my hand. This was how it always had to be. I don't know if I had my abilities when I was with you but I know that when I escaped I definitely did. I'm not sure whether these abilities were lying dormant within me or if they were just given to me due to experimentation but I do know one thing. If you're to be safe, if anyone is to be safe, they have to stay far away from me and my abilities. If the only that it is to happen is for me to fight against you..then so be it! But just know..that I will always love you, my Little Brother!'

Nikki: #raises eyebrow at the scene# Is she STILL going at it?

Mandarin: Not my fault. She's YOUR owner, human, not mine.

Nikki: Can't you be nice for once?

Mandarin: #deadpanning# I am being nice..

Otto: HAPPY NEW YEAR!