Abby Holloway series
Jungle Fury: The Call to Destiny.
By xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Author's Note: OMG! It's the first chapter of Abby's Jungle Fury adventure! And this is the final season of Abby's Ranger destiny...although she does return in SPD. Stick around to find out what I mean.
Disclaimer: No copyright infringement intended in the making of this series. I simply own my OCs and anything that is not recognizable from the show. Power Rangers belongs to Saban...although Jungle Fury was created by Disney. Enjoy.
"We are the vision in your dreams. We do not exist, yet we have been here since the beginning. We are the Pai Zhuq - the Order of the Claw. We train only the best, both physically and mentally, swearing them to secrecy, all masters of their skills, never knowing their true purpose...until now."
"Theo. What is going on?" Lily asked her longtime friend. Theo, she and five other were sat in an open courtyard of the grounds, meditating, like they had been doing for the past 12 hours.
Theo turned to Lily and sighed. "Lily, no talking."
"Lighten up; we've been sitting here since last night!" Lily whined.
"Just try and enjoy the silence," Theo smiled, closing his eyes and going back to meditating.
"I hate silence..."
Master Mao, headmaster of the Pai Zhuq and possessor of the caracal spirit, stepped forward out of the line of other Masters that had arrived to watch the selection ceremony. But aside from the usual Masters, there was one other person present, someone that Lily Chilman did not recognize, seeing as they were wearing a full body white suit with a face mask.
A gong echoed and the students rose to their feet.
"Stiff..." Lily complained. "Theo, did my butt get up with me?"
Theo offered his friend a confused and irritated look.
"I can't tell," Lily smiled. "I'm numb."
She and the others faced forward and bowed to their master. Master Mao took a step forward and started speaking.
"You are the six finalists," he said. "We are looking for three."
Master Mao clapped his hands together, as the six finalists faced their chosen opponents.
"Begin!"
With the challenge underway, Abby, who was present in beneath her Ninja mask, watched with keen interest of who she would choose to be the new protectors. She had been at the Pai Zhuq in Ocean Bluff for a little over a year and while she missed Nick, Kelly and the rest of her friends and family, she knew that this was for a good purpose.
Takara had come to her in the summer of the previous year, a few months after she had graduated Stanford and returned to Briarwood, and explained the whole situation to her; her mother, Abby's grandmother, had contacted the legendary snow Ninja and basically told her that Abby's guardian destiny was not at an end; that she was to travel to Ocean Bluff, train with the Pai Zhuq and then become the fourth protector of an evil spirit named: Dai Shi.
Dai Shi was an ancient evil that wanted to rid the world of the human race and believed that animals should have been the rightful rulers. He was imprisoned many years ago and sealed away by the Order of the Claw themselves, but Abby had a feeling that there was more to the story than her mother, and grandmother, was letting on.
"Jarrod. Lily. Theo. Join us in the Great Hall this evening," Master Mao called.
The gong sounded again, and Abby snapped out of her thoughts as she realized that she had been so consumed that she had missed the fight.
Oh, my bad! She thought, hoping beyond hope that Takara was not watching or listening.
Master Mao re-joined Abby and without saying a word the two made their way back towards the temple, when Jarrod, one of the finalists, started yelling at a younger recruit.
"Where's my towel? Cub! Go get me a towel!" Jarrod yelled.
The cub was frozen in fear as the older student continued to yell at him. "Move it!"
Taking a step back towards the courtyard, Abby frowned as Master Mao stopped her from interfering.
"But -" Abby hesitated, looking out onto the scene. Her instincts were telling her to help, but who was she to disobey someone who had personally trained her for the last month? Besides, Master Mao had the same effect on her that her Sensei did; she had too much respect for him to disobey a direct order.
"That's a direct order from a senior student!" Jarrod continued to yell, as he knocked over a basket of dry towels. Suddenly, another older cub ran up to Jarrod.
"Here's a towel!" the cub said, offering it to Jarrod. The finalist turned, glared, and took it. "Look, I don't want any problems."
"Too bad," Jarrod smirked and he shoved the cub to the ground. "Oh! Is the little cub going to do something?"
Suddenly, the cub let out a roar, and at the same time, unleashed a tiger spirit at Jarrod.
"What did I just do?" the cub asked in wonder, looking down at his hands. When he realized what had happened. "I'm sorry. I don't know what happened!" he said as Jarrod made it back to his feet, looking murderous.
But before Jarrod could react, Master Mao clapped his hands, and Abby made her way to the younger cub's side.
"Come with me," she ordered softly, leading him, Theo and Lily away.
~*Abby*~
"Why are we here?" Theo asked Lily as the two, and Casey, sat on the benches outside the temple. "Where's Jarrod? Why is that recruit here?"
Lily looked over at Casey and smiled before turning back to Theo. "Why do you always have to know what is going on?" she asked. "You have control issues."
Theo shook his head, but before he could answer, Master Mao walked out from the door of the temple, still accompanied by the Snow Ninja. "Follow me," he instructed his students, leading them inside and down a dark flight of stairs.
"This is so cool," Lily breathed in amazement as Master Mao led them into a chamber beneath the temple. "Where are we?"
"It's called the Forbidden room," Master Mao answered.
"Forbidden? That doesn't sound good," Casey pointed out as he looked around.
"Jarrod has been dismissed," Master Mao stated. "In your hearts, you know why."
He then turned to Casey and let a ghost of a smile linger before continuing. "Casey, you have the heart to stand up for others. You also have the potential to be a tiger master. We have decided to choose you in Jarrod's place."
Casey smiled somewhat awkwardly.
"Listen closely," Master Mao continued after he had approached a box that was situated on a stone table, "over 10,000 years ago, there was a great evil named Dai Shi. He believed that animals should rule the planet and that humans were to be erased. Brave warriors channeled their animal spirits, and after a great battle, they were able to capture the Dai Shi in this box."
Master Mao picked up the box and turned to the students. Then, he showed them the master tattoo on his arm.
"The Pai Zhuq, the Order of the Claw, was formed to train students in Kung Fu, and to serve as protectors if the Dai Shi were ever to escape. You three have been selected to take on that task."
"Yeah, well, the evil hasn't escaped, so all's good. And look, I've just been here a week, and there must be someone better..."
However, Casey's voice was overruled as Jarrod joined them. He did not look happy about being dismissed, and approached Master Mao with an air that made Abby react defensively.
"I've spent ten years in training! You just can't kick me out for no reason!"
"Agreed," Master Mao said, "But I have a reason."
Jarrod merely glared at Master Mao as he turned to put the box back onto its stone table; when with a reflect of a cheetah, he attacked. Abby, who had been prepping herself for some form of a fight caught Jarrod's hand causing him to turn his glare onto her.
"Who gave you permission to get involved?" he sneered.
"Who gave you permission to be an ass?" Abby snapped, shoving him backwards.
Jarrod stumbled before bouncing back for another attempt, but Abby held him off single-handedly, blocking and dodging around his blows, while Casey, Lily and Theo watched in fascination but also confusion. Abby ducked from another blow, before jabbing her forefinger into a pressure point on Jarrod's chest, sending the younger male flying backwards, yelling with pain.
"Go!" Abby ordered.
Jarrod narrowed his eyes and bit back a growl as he turned for the door, he paused, however, and suddenly turned back, unleashing his black lion spirit at Abby, who was not quick enough to defend herself.
"No!" Lily yelled as Abby was knocked backwards into the stone table, knocking the box over and releasing the Dai Shi from his confinements.
"At last!" Dai Shi said as he appeared before them. He turned to Master Mao. "Mao, my old friend. I've thought about no one else for centuries. But before I destroy you, you will be witness to the destruction of those dear to you!"
"Who's he talking about?" Theo asked.
"That would be us!" Lily answered.
Dai Shi streaked towards the students. Jarrod didn't want to take the risk, and ran for his life. Abby noticed this and made a move to go after him, but was blocked off by Dai Shi.
"A Sayuri guardian..." he growled. "With unmistakable connections to the dark side!"
"Oh, go back to where you came from!" Abby spat. "I am not in any mood to deal with the likes of you, this evening!"
Dai Shi made to attack the four new guardians of his tomb with his powers.
"NO!" Master Mao yelled, making Dai Shi return his attention to him, as Abby's Earth and Ice powers combined to protect herself and the three youngsters.
"Yes, Mao!" Dai Shi grinned as he lifted the Master into the air with a yellow glow. He threw Master Mao onto the stone table, and watched as his breathing grew weaker with each passing second.
Dai Shi laughed evilly and turned to the cubs. "Mao is defeated. You are not worth my time," and he left.
"Master!" Theo yelled as he, Lily, Casey and Abby reached the stone table. They stood around where their master rested. Mao looked up at them all with a grim smile.
"My time in this form has ended," he told them. "Shed no tears. There are more important things to do. The evil that is Dai Shi will return to where he was captured. You must destroy him."
He removed a piece of parchment from his pocket and handed it to Abby.
"Take them to this address in Ocean Bluff. There, they will meet their new master."
"But we don't want a new master!" Lily cried, choking back her tears.
Master Mao smiled fondly at her. "Remember the first rule I taught you. Don't be attached to the Master, but to the lesson. Now go!"
"Whoa! Wait, I'm not your guy! I can't destroy evil!" Casey frowned. "I haven't even mastered handing out towels!"
"Listen to me! All of you! You four are the world's only chance!"
And as the last words left his mouth, Master Mao's body left the Earth.
Abby, however, was contemplating what the meaning behind his message meant. Surely he wasn't suggesting that she re-take her role as a Power Ranger again? She had other commitments that needed her attention, such as being there for Kelly, especially now after their father had just been admitted to the hospital and was being treated for a brain tumor.
~*Abby*~
The next morning, after the incident at the Pai Zhuq temple, Abby took Theo, Lily and Casey to Ocean Bluff.
"A pizza parlor?" Theo asked as he and the others stood outside a parlor called Jungle Karma Pizza. "This can't be the place."
Abby glanced at the address. "It's what it says, see?" she showed him the parchment, before leading the way inside.
"Guys," Theo said, nudging Lily and pointing at an older Asian man sitting at a table. "That must be him."
Lily nodded, approached the old man with Theo and bowed.
"We're here, Master. I'm Theo, this is Lily, and this is..." Theo turned to Casey who was looking around the parlor in awe. "This is someone who is in way over his head."
Abby, who had noticed that her new cubs had walked away, frowned when she glanced over her shoulder to check on the reason behind their silence. "Um...guys?" she questioned, looking around for the three students.
"We're from the Pai Zhuq School and we're ready to take on evil and defeat it," Lily smiled unaware that this was not the man they were searching for. "You have our total obedience. We're eager to learn everything you have to teach us, Master."
"Yes, treat us to your world of wisdom," Theo added.
Finally locating her cubs, Abby sighed and walked towards them as the Asian man raised his hand and called for his check.
"Okay, wrong guys," Theo frowned.
"Having fun?" Abby smiled as she re-joined them. "C'mon, stick with me, we'll find... Robert James..." she said, glancing down the parchment to find the name scribbled at the bottom. "Oh, RJ!"
Theo rolled his eyes at her from behind her back.
Abby frowned and turned to look at the Jaguar cub. "Did you just roll your eyes at me?" she asked.
"No," Theo answered, perplexed that she had seen him, but how could she? Her back had been turned. Casey smirked and Lily sniggered.
Lily giggled as she noticed a young woman struggling with the cheese on her pizza. "Probably not her either," she laughed.
Abby smiled at the Cheetah cub, before turning her attention to the kitchen doors as they sprang open and smoke escaped along with a man with pizza dough on his head. He pulled it off and frowned.
"Whoa, tense..." he said. "So much or my Mount Kilimanjaro Pizza experiment."
Then the man spotted the group of teens.
"Whoa, new customers!" he grinned, grabbing four menu's and smiled. "Welcome to JKP, the name's RJ."
Abby frowned and looked down at the paper. This couldn't be the guy they were searching for, could it?
"No, no. We're not customers!" Theo interrupted.
"We're looking for our Master," Lily whispered.
"Aren't we all?" RJ whispered back.
"I say we go," Theo said, turning to leave.
But Abby, Casey and Lily remained behind.
"I'm hungry," Abby pouted, looking down at her stomach as it growled.
Casey and Lily smiled.
"Me too," Casey agreed.
Lily nodded and joined Abby at a near-by table.
Theo sighed as he turned back, "Oh great!"
~*Abby*~
"Well, how's the pizza?" RJ asked once Abby and her cubs were finished eating.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, it was amazing," Theo said.
Abby smiled and shook her head. "You'll have to excuse Theo, he has control issues," she told RJ.
Theo glared at her. "This is not why we came here," he reminded her.
"Right, you were looking for your Master," RJ whispered. "Well, if you're supposed to meet him here, I suggest you wait. You can work here until he shows up!"
"Work here?" Theo asked look repulsed at the idea. "No, we don't work for anyone!"
Abby frowned at the Jaguar cub. "Look, you're in the real world now. There are things you're going to need to get and thing's that you need to have, and you need to have money to do that. I'm all for looking after you cubs, but I am not a mother...more to the point, I am not your mother!"
"Alright fine," Theo caved. "But I'll be a manager or something reasonable. But only until our master arrives, not a day more."
Casey, Lily and Abby smiled, before screams and explosions came from outside.
The customers still inside the Pizza parlor looked around in alarm. Instantly Abby was on her feet, "Everyone remain calm!" she called to those who were starting to become frantic, scared and nervous. "No one leaves," she added to RJ, and then turning to the cubs that were with her. "You three...come with me!"
~*Abby*~
"What are those things?" Casey asked, stopping behind Abby who had stopped in front of an army of foot soldiers hopping around the city.
"My guess: friends of Dai Shi!" Lily answered.
"Let's do it!" Theo smiled as he and the other two began fighting.
Abby glanced over her shoulder towards the parlor, half expecting to see RJ follow them out, but it seemed he had taken her instructions of 'no one leaves' to heart and remained where it was safe. She sighed, shook her head and turned back to the battle; above where her cubs were fighting she could see the main general.
"If there is one thing I have learned after all these years," she said to herself, "and that is: if you take out the general, then the army will fall!"
Pushing off from the ground, Abby streaked up to the Mantis and kicked him away from the railing.
The general growled and rushed at the Snow Ninja, who reacted in self-defense. Using her Ninja training and Power ranger skills, Abby flipped, dodged and attacked simultaneously, before miss-calculating the amount of path she had to fight on. Blocking a kick to the chest, Abby was repelled through the air and thrown back to where the other cubs had just been defeated.
"They always get me with that one!" Abby complained, picking herself up and preparing for round two.
But before she or the Mantis could give the order to attack, RJ landed in front of her. "Whoa!" he yelled. "Step back!"
RJ turned to the four who were picking themselves up from the ground. "Time for your first lesson. You can't judge a book by its cover."
He pulled up his sleeve, revealing the same tattoo Master Mao had.
Abby grinned, and clapped her hands energetically. "Yes! I knew it!" she giggled.
While the cubs recovered from the shock of the discovery, RJ managed to get the Mantis to retreat.
He then turned to the four and smiled.
"You're him!" Casey said. "You're our new Master!"
~*Abby*~
As the five Pai Zhuq students returned to the JKP, the young woman, who had been struggling with her pizza, walked over to them looking panicked.
"Where did everyone go?" she asked. "The door was open and people were waiting and so I ended up taking orders and making pizzas and stuff and then I took the money and I put it in the register and I cleaned and I turned off the oven and -"
Abby's eyes widened as she nodded along as the woman spoke, without pausing to breathe.
"Remember to breathe, Fran," RJ laughed. "Fran, this is Theo, Lily, Casey and Abby. Fran is our best customer, she's here every day."
"Well, it's not like I have nothing else to do, I do, it's...just...I love pizza. All the toppings, and the smell, and the taste, I like spaghetti as well you know, the sauce, and the meatballs, and the -"
"Breathe! Fran, we'll see you tomorrow."
Fran nodded and walked off.
Abby smiled. "I like her..."
"Follow me," RJ said, leading them through the kitchen and up a small set of steps that lead to the upper regions of the parlor.
"Look at this place!" Theo smiled as he looked around. There was a training mat in the middle of the room, a basketball net for recreational activities. On the opposite side of the room there was a couch, a comfy looking chair and a television set.
Casey grinned as he picked up a basketball and began shooting hoops.
"This place is great!" he said.
"Check it out!" Lily exclaimed as she turned on the stereo and started dancing.
"Nice," Theo nodded. "But it needs..." he run his hand across a worktop, pulled back and noticed the grim on his fingers.
Abby smirked. "Thanks for volunteering," she said, making her way towards the chair and television set.
"I didn't -" Theo started, but cut off as RJ started speaking.
"Mi casa es su casa," RJ said. "This is where you'll be living, training, playing and working. Everything is yours, EXCEPT - that chair,"
He pointed at the chair in which Abby was sitting in.
"My chair, it's mine, it's off-limits...got it?"
Abby scrambled out of the seat and saluted him. "Got it!" she nodded. The others nodded and smiled.
"Alright then, our next order of business is to get you three out of those pyjamas," RJ frowned looking over the three Pai Zhuq students. He crossed the room, opened a small cabinet and reached inside; when he withdrew he was holding four brightly coloured uniforms. He handed them out.
"Hey, new training gear; gotta love that!" Casey smiled, looking over his new black pants and red jacket.
Lily and Theo were next to get their uniforms. Theo's matched Casey's identical, except they were blue, and Lily had the same jacket as Casey and Theo in yellow, but was given a skirt and a leotard instead of pants.
"Look at all those TVs!" Lily smiled, holding her uniform. "I haven't watched TV in years!"
"TV? No, no, these are much, much more," RJ smiled as he turned to the screens in the loft. "It's a state of the art citywide monitoring system... plus one thousand two hundred and fifty three cabled channels. Pretty sweet, huh?"
"I'll say," Abby nodded, frowning as a uniform was placed in her hands. "Uh...there's a mistake, i'm not supposed to get a new uniform. I was only here to select three new guardians...my jobs over!"
RJ looked confused. "I had confirmation that I was expecting four new guardians, one who had the spirit of the Polar Bear and the experiencing in guarding all things powerful. You are a Sayuri guardian, right?"
"Well, yeah, but I -"
"Then the uniform is yours," RJ smiled.
Abby sighed and looked down at the blue and white uniform in her hands. "Greaaaaaaaaaat..." she said, her tone oozing with sarcasm.
The monitors beeped, alerting them to trouble in the city.
"Looks like our friends are up to no good again," Theo said, pointing to the Rinshi and Camille. "Let's get 'em!"
Abby sighed and followed the others to the door. This was not something she had planned on when she agreed to come to Ocean Bluff. "Takara, i'm going to kill you!" she muttered, yelping as she crashed into the back of Casey, who had stopped dead just before the exit.
"C'mon RJ!" Theo called.
"Ah, no, no. I have a pizza store to run," RJ said. "Fighting is your job. But, I did notice you were a little overpowered last time. So...I've got a gift for you to even the odds."
He opened a drawer to reveal four brightly coloured -
"Sunglasses?" Lily questioned.
"They're not just sunglasses," RJ answered. "They're Solar Morphers. You ever hear of the Power Rangers?"
Abby groaned. Yep, she was definitely looking for a way to resurrect the dead, so she could kill Takara all over again.
"Yeah, who hasn't?" Casey asked.
"Well, guess what?" RJ smiled. "You. Be. Them."
"NO WAY!" Theo exclaimed. "Ever since I was a little kid I wanted to be a..." he caught the look the other three were giving him and his excitement died away. "If that's what it takes!"
Abby smirked, and turned to RJ. "The Power Rangers aren't part of the Order of the Claw," she pointed out.
"I know," RJ nodded. "But I figured we needed everything we could get to fight the Dai Shi. So I knew this guy, who knew this other guy, who has an uncle who had a connection..."
"Dr. Thomas Oliver?" Abby questioned. "Or was it Mr. Andrew Hartford? They both had connections in the Ranger world...some more than others..."
The Pai Zhuq cubs frowned. "How would you know that?" Casey asked.
"Never mind..." Abby said hastily.
"Anyway," RJ said, "he tapped into the Morphing Grid and voila: your morphers. Once you activate them, all the knowledge that comes with them will be instantaneously entered into your cellular makeup. Gnarly, huh? Now go out there and beat down evil. And now you'll good doing it."
Abby shook her head. "But I don't want to be a Power Ranger!" she said, refraining herself from saying 'again' in front of the younger teens.
"Why not?" Casey questioned. "The Power Rangers are awesome."
"To you," Abby pointed out. "But obviously you don't know my past experiences with Power Rangers!"
"You have a history with them?" Lily asked, looking confused.
Abby sighed, shook her head and took the white sunglasses from RJ. "Never mind!" she said, turning and leaving the loft.
Casey, Theo and Lily looked at RJ, who shrugged, indicating that he didn't know what was bugging the new White ranger.
~*Abby*~
Camille, Dai Shi's right hand woman, was leading the Rinshi as they caused mass destruction to the city.
"Go Rinshi! Feed on the fear of the people!" Camille laughed, watching as the people ran. She caught sight of the four unmorphed Power Rangers and grinned. "Look...humans!"
"I don't know about you three," Theo smiled. "But I think it's time to show them what we got!"
"But how do we activate these things?" Casey asked, holding up his sunglasses.
Lily frowned and turned to Abby, who had stepped forward, reached into her pocket and took out her sunglasses.
"Watch and learn..." Abby said, placing the glasses on her face, and activated them. "JUNGLE BEAST, SPIRIT UNLEASHED!"
"With the pride of a Polar Bear! Jungle Fury White Ranger!"
Lily beamed. "Nice!" she nodded, before glancing at Theo. Following Abby's actions they both morphed.
"With the speed of a cheetah! Jungle Fury Yellow Ranger!"
"With the stealth of a Jaguar! Jungle Fury Blue Ranger!"
Camille frowned at the heroes before turning to her Rinshi, "Attack!"
With the others in battle, Casey was left on the sidelines, before reaching down and pulling out his Solar Morpher, "Guess it's my turn now!"
"Spirit Unleashed!"
Nothing happened. Casey frowned, as he punched the air a few times, but still nothing happened.
Meanwhile, Theo and Lily were putting their training and new powers to the ultimate test. Lily was punching, kicking and jumping.
"Come on!" she said, easily knocking several Rinshi around. "Too fast?"
She knocked back a few more Rinshi, before pressing down on one of the devices attached her hands.
"Call to the beast inside, bring out the Cheetah!"
A swirl of yellow energy surrounded Lily's body and manifested into the form of her Cheetah spirit, which easily and swiftly ripped through a bunch of Rinshi, making them dissolve into clouds of purple smoke and dirt.
Meanwhile, Theo was more than holding his own, even though the Rinshi was fighting against were armed with staves.
"Whoa, too slow!" Theo taunted as he dodged a blow. "Missed...and again! Down low...too slow!"
He gripped two Rinshi's while beating up a third using a serious of well-placed kicks, flying back and then forward again and again, scattering the monsters around the place.
"Call to the beast inside, unleash the Jaguar!"
And just like Lily, a swirl of energy, this time Blue, surrounded his body and manifested into the form of his Jaguar spirit, which rolled across a bunch of Rinshi, making them dissolve and disappear.
Meanwhile, on the otherside of the loading dock, Abby's Polar Bear roared in victory as it snarled and clawed at the Rinshi its master had been fighting.
However, Casey was still trying to figure out how to activate his Solar Morpher, when he heard a scream and turned to see Fran, the girl he and the others had met at the pizza parlor, being menaced by the Mantis monster.
"Fran!" Casey yelled.
Fran didn't hear him as she fell backwards and fainted.
"Yes!" Mantis laughed. "Give me your fear!"
Casey gritted his teeth as the Mantis leaned in closer to the terrified Fran, and pulled her up.
"Give me all of it!"
But as Casey tried to help her, he was grabbed from behind by a bunch of Rinshi and held back, while Fran was seconds away from having the fear sucked out of her.
To Be Continued...
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Chapter written by xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Chapter updated Saturday, March 03, 2012 at 5:15am