A DEFENDER REBORN
"Hiyaa!" Leo yelled as he did a jumping, spinning roundhouse kick at his older brother. The kick missed, but Leo used the momentum to go into another spinning roundhouse and then a spinning back-kick in the opposite direction hitting Mike squarely in the chest and making him take a few steps back.
"Not bad little brother." Mike said as he nonchalantly dusted off his t- shirt where Leo had left grayish footprint from the well-aimed back kick.
"I'm just getting started, bro." Leo retorted with a smile and then rushed in to attack. Mike smiled back and automatically took up a defensive stance.
Leo attacked with a flurry of punches, which Mike blocked and dodged skillfully. When Mike finally saw an opening, he grabbed Leo's right wrist, twisted underneath his arm and forced his brother into a front flip. Leo landed hard on his back, but ignored the pain while latching onto Mike's arm and slung him over his own body. Mike landed on his back with a thud.
Both Mike and Leo vaulted to their feet at the same time. Mike did a forward roll to put some distance between him and his little brother, then spun on his heels and took up a defensive stance again. They both eyed each other a moment and with a quick smile they launched themselves at each other.
This time Mike was on the attack. He took a couple of steps before starting off with a double jumping front kick. Leo slid to a stop just in time to parry Mike's kicks. Mike continued with a spinning roundhouse that would have taken off his brother's head if he had not ducked in time, but Mike prolonged his assault and finished with a spinning leg sweep.
Unfortunately for Mike, Leo had anticipated the low attack and did a back handspring to avoid it and with a quickness Mike had forgotten, once landing on his feet, Leo leapt towards him and tackled him to the ground. The two brothers rolled for a moment and Leo tossed Mike a few feet away. After a few seconds both were on their feet and ready for another round.
The sparring went on for another fifteen minutes before Mike and Leo decided to call it quits. Neither one of them had actually gained a significant advantage in the battle, which is the way most of their matches usually went. Now, the two brothers sat under a large oak that provided a repast from Mirinoi's sun.
"Good workout little brother. You showed some good moves out there." Mike stated and took a drink from his water bottle.
"Thanks Mike." Leo took a draught of his own water. "It felt good to cut loose for a change. I haven't had a real chance to cut loose since the Sepentera mission on the moon. Man, that was an intense battle. You should have been there." Once said, Leo realized his poor choice in words.
"Mike.I'm." Leo started. Mike shook his head.
"It's okay Leo. I wish I could have been there too." Mike explained as he gazed at the sky and studied the clouds. A bit of regret was apparent in his voice. Leo said nothing else and just enjoyed the quiet.
It had been a little over three years since Mike had lost the powers of the Magna Defender while saving Terra Venture on its way out of The Lost Galaxy. He had never regretted the decision and if he had to do it all over again, he would not hesitate to make the same choice, but still.as of late, he had become restless in his regular life and something in the back of his mind had been gnawing at him for weeks now.
After a quick jog back to the restored city dome and a long, hot shower, Mike sat at the white acrylic desk in the living room of his quarters. He reached into the top drawer on his left and pulled out two hand size devices and sat them on the desk in front of him. He sat and stared at the two pieces of equipment for moment before picking them up and examining them for the thousandth time. His morphers. The devices had been almost completely destroyed. The outsides had been melted and severely damaged during the explosion of the portal. After a few minutes, he let out a deep sigh and stuffed the morphers back into draw of his desk.
"Better to not dwell on the past too long." Mike mumbled to himself and then continued getting dressed so he could meet his brother and the other Rangers for dinner.
Later on that night, Mike was restless as he slept in his quarters. He found himself dreaming about speeding across the galaxy. He streaked past planets, moons, stars, and entire systems until he came to a blue planet circled by two moons. He circled around the planet and then dove planet side. He flew over a patch of dense woods until he came to a descent sized village then headed straight into what appeared to be a stone temple. Inside, he found a girl on her knees praying before a large, dark pit. He hovered above her and tried to listen to what she was saying, but was only able to make out the words: "Magna Defender" and "save us". A second later, the young girl finished praying, then looked directly at him.
Mike bolt upright in his bed and realized it was just a dream and he was sweating profusely. He let out a deep sigh of relief and flopped back down on his pillows and began staring at the ceiling. I've never had a dream that vivid before and that girl.she looked directly at me. Creepy. He kept gazing at the ceiling for a while before fatigue finally overtook him and drifted off to sleep again.
"Hiyaa!" Leo yelled as he did a jumping, spinning roundhouse kick at his older brother. The kick missed, but Leo used the momentum to go into another spinning roundhouse and then a spinning back-kick in the opposite direction hitting Mike squarely in the chest and making him take a few steps back.
"Not bad little brother." Mike said as he nonchalantly dusted off his t- shirt where Leo had left grayish footprint from the well-aimed back kick.
"I'm just getting started, bro." Leo retorted with a smile and then rushed in to attack. Mike smiled back and automatically took up a defensive stance.
Leo attacked with a flurry of punches, which Mike blocked and dodged skillfully. When Mike finally saw an opening, he grabbed Leo's right wrist, twisted underneath his arm and forced his brother into a front flip. Leo landed hard on his back, but ignored the pain while latching onto Mike's arm and slung him over his own body. Mike landed on his back with a thud.
Both Mike and Leo vaulted to their feet at the same time. Mike did a forward roll to put some distance between him and his little brother, then spun on his heels and took up a defensive stance again. They both eyed each other a moment and with a quick smile they launched themselves at each other.
This time Mike was on the attack. He took a couple of steps before starting off with a double jumping front kick. Leo slid to a stop just in time to parry Mike's kicks. Mike continued with a spinning roundhouse that would have taken off his brother's head if he had not ducked in time, but Mike prolonged his assault and finished with a spinning leg sweep.
Unfortunately for Mike, Leo had anticipated the low attack and did a back handspring to avoid it and with a quickness Mike had forgotten, once landing on his feet, Leo leapt towards him and tackled him to the ground. The two brothers rolled for a moment and Leo tossed Mike a few feet away. After a few seconds both were on their feet and ready for another round.
The sparring went on for another fifteen minutes before Mike and Leo decided to call it quits. Neither one of them had actually gained a significant advantage in the battle, which is the way most of their matches usually went. Now, the two brothers sat under a large oak that provided a repast from Mirinoi's sun.
"Good workout little brother. You showed some good moves out there." Mike stated and took a drink from his water bottle.
"Thanks Mike." Leo took a draught of his own water. "It felt good to cut loose for a change. I haven't had a real chance to cut loose since the Sepentera mission on the moon. Man, that was an intense battle. You should have been there." Once said, Leo realized his poor choice in words.
"Mike.I'm." Leo started. Mike shook his head.
"It's okay Leo. I wish I could have been there too." Mike explained as he gazed at the sky and studied the clouds. A bit of regret was apparent in his voice. Leo said nothing else and just enjoyed the quiet.
It had been a little over three years since Mike had lost the powers of the Magna Defender while saving Terra Venture on its way out of The Lost Galaxy. He had never regretted the decision and if he had to do it all over again, he would not hesitate to make the same choice, but still.as of late, he had become restless in his regular life and something in the back of his mind had been gnawing at him for weeks now.
After a quick jog back to the restored city dome and a long, hot shower, Mike sat at the white acrylic desk in the living room of his quarters. He reached into the top drawer on his left and pulled out two hand size devices and sat them on the desk in front of him. He sat and stared at the two pieces of equipment for moment before picking them up and examining them for the thousandth time. His morphers. The devices had been almost completely destroyed. The outsides had been melted and severely damaged during the explosion of the portal. After a few minutes, he let out a deep sigh and stuffed the morphers back into draw of his desk.
"Better to not dwell on the past too long." Mike mumbled to himself and then continued getting dressed so he could meet his brother and the other Rangers for dinner.
Later on that night, Mike was restless as he slept in his quarters. He found himself dreaming about speeding across the galaxy. He streaked past planets, moons, stars, and entire systems until he came to a blue planet circled by two moons. He circled around the planet and then dove planet side. He flew over a patch of dense woods until he came to a descent sized village then headed straight into what appeared to be a stone temple. Inside, he found a girl on her knees praying before a large, dark pit. He hovered above her and tried to listen to what she was saying, but was only able to make out the words: "Magna Defender" and "save us". A second later, the young girl finished praying, then looked directly at him.
Mike bolt upright in his bed and realized it was just a dream and he was sweating profusely. He let out a deep sigh of relief and flopped back down on his pillows and began staring at the ceiling. I've never had a dream that vivid before and that girl.she looked directly at me. Creepy. He kept gazing at the ceiling for a while before fatigue finally overtook him and drifted off to sleep again.
