(A/N: Heres the sequels prologue! i hope u guys enjoy this as much as the first one!)

(Disclaimer: PRMF isnt mine, Aria is...duh)

Darkness Awakens

By: XxMissElxX

Prologue

-Rootcore-

It was now late October of 2004 and a now 18 year old Aria Bradley sat at a large, circular, table with an old spell book in front of her.

She had tied her hair up in a loose bun and rested her head in her hands as she read. Though she preferred fight training she also enjoyed learning various spells and the history of Mystics.

With a sigh she sat back and looked down at herself. For the past 6 months lived in Rootcore alongside Udonna and her other apprentice Claire, whom she met her second day in Briarwood. She had traded her black ninja uniform for a flowing white, long sleeved top underneath a black leather halter vest that ended at her ribcage. Paired with black shorts that along with her vest had intricate detailing in deep purple; a black hooded cape draped on her back and had wrist guards in the same style as her vest and shorts. The hood on her cape had the shape of a winged woman in the same deep purple.

The change was welcomed but Aria still longed for her old ninja uniform. Hell, she longed for her family back in Reefside and Blue Bay. She couldn't call them; Cam would just track her down, so she sent a letter every few weeks just to tell them she was okay but she would never reveal her location. And every letter said the same thing,

Hey guys I'm doing good, alive and well, missing you all

Reaching for the gold angel hanging around her neck tears started welling. She missed her family, the girls, everyone; however Aria had to stay in the forest during this training.

She was constantly reaching inside to awaken her dark powers. She was slowly but surely getting better at keeping her powers in check. It got easier and easier to control her magic with thoughts of Dustin, her brothers, and everyone she loved.

Udonna still wouldn't let her contact her friends though which really disappointed the former black ranger. She thought back to her year as a ranger; meeting the Winds, going evil, joining the Winds, admitting her feelings for Dustin, and meeting the girls. Aria bit back a bitter laugh at that point. Their band name was Black Magic for shit sake and here she was, learning that she literally controlled black magic.

Releasing her wild hair from its bun she ran a hair through it and pinching the bridge of her nose to stop tears from falling. Her thoughts were interrupted by Claire calling her name

"Um, Aria? Hello?"

Blinking tears away she forced a smile "Oh, hey Claire what's up? Is something wrong?"

"Uh, I'm actually not sure"

Aria quirked an eyebrow "Um…what?"

Claire was such a sweetheart but sometimes she was a bit…off

"Well, I was cleaning around as usual and I was just sweeping in your room when I heard this beeping,"

Aria's head snapped to look Claire in the eye

"I swear I just wasn't snooping around but it was getting really annoying and it was coming from this thing" Claire rambled as she produced the emergency communicator from her front pocket. Sure enough it started to beep again

Claire's eyes widened in excitement "Oh! I know! I'll cast a silencing charm! A-"

"NO!" Aria cried, cutting the blonde off and taking the communicator out of her hands

Pressing the center of the communicator she heard Cam's voice play "Meet in Reefside ASAP, explanation later"

Aria replayed the message once more, panic taking over her for a second. She looked to the bumbling apprentice, "Claire, I gotta go, where's Udonna?"

The calm voice of the older woman rang throughout the tree as she stepped to through the entrance, "I heard everything Aria, you may go-"

"YES!" she cheered

"But – you still cannot tell them what you really have been doing"

Aria sighed but nodded her head in agreement. Udonna nodded her head once and Aria sprinted to her room.

She changed into her Ninja Uniform once again, throwing a couple of clothes into a black backpack and grabbing her phone.

Entering the main part of Rootcore again Udonna and Claire stood aside, the three women smiled at each other before Aria exited the dragon.

She stood before a random tree, reached her hand through it, and teleported to the familiar woods of Reefside

-Reefside-

Stepping out of the tree Aria's emergency communicator beeped again; answering it Cam gave his location.

Even though she was only here because of a crisis Aria couldn't help but smile at the thought of seeing everyone again; especially Dustin and her brothers.

"I'm on my way guys" she said quietly before streaking to Cam's location

(A/N: Stay tuned! so I guess it's obvious that I am NOT writing Dino Thunder but I am still doing the teamup, so...yeah. Review and Follow pwease!)