Bulk and Spike nodded vigorously, gave a hasty thanks, and were off. Just as something small hit the back of Jayden's shoe
Jayden turned around at a small bump against his foot. He did a trouble take and his eyes widened in surprise. It was a small, black folding zord, shaped like a three headed dog.
"Guys,"
He said, nudging Kevin with his arm. The six power rangers turned around, all getting their first glance of it.
"What the heck?"
Welsey said, kneeling down next to it. The dog yapped and attempted to bite the boy's fingers.
"Hey!"
He said, pulling back,
"Not cool,"
Everyone's heads whipped up as a new voice from in front of them said,
"What are you people doing?"
Said a boy, the same boy as earlier, with the black hair and black eyes. Jayden stepped forward, towering over the fourteen year old, and said,
"Where did you get that?"
The boy reached down, picking the zord up, and said,
"The pound, ToysRUs, . Take your pick,"
Jayden glared, and said,
"You're lying,"
The boy shrugged, and said,
"So what if I am?"
"That dog is extremely important,"
"Yeah, so?"
"It could be necessary in saving the world,"
"Just leave it to me,"
"You can't have that,"
"Yes I can,"
"Don't you dare walk away with that,"
"Watch me,"
The boy turned on his heels, and began sauntering down the street.
"Grab him,"
Jayden said, signaling for his team to chase the boy. The first to tackle him was Mike, who managed to have the element of surprise and get him to the ground. After that, it was much less easy.
The skinny boy was stronger than he looked, and managed to get an advantage by rolling onto Mike's back. Kevin threw a punch, which the boy easily blocked, and managed to pull Kevin's hand behind his back before shoving him to the ground. Jayden swiped his leg across the ground, trying to knock the boy off balance, but the boy simply hopped over it, and landed a swift kick in the red ranger's stomach.
Wesley tried jumping on him, and missed, hitting the ground. Emily was actually brilliant by taking out her morpher and saying,
"Symbol Power, Sleep,"
She wrote the symbol in the air, and hit it, sending the yellow light careening towards the boy's pale body. He froze, wavered in the spot for a moment, and then collapsed to the ground. The four fallen rangers slowly stood up, Kevin rubbing his shoulder tenderly.
"So what do we do with him now?"
Mia asked, gesturing towards the boy's limp body. He looked younger when he was asleep, somehow. Antonio stepped forward, and grabbed the zord, which the boy, at one point, had placed in the pocket of his Aviator's jacket.
"Well,"
he said, placing the small black box into his jean's pocket.
"I don't think we can morally leave him here,"
Mike's eyes widened.
"Oh no,"
The green ranger said,
"No way is that lunatic staying in the Shiba House,"
Jayden sighed, and said,
"He did find a zord. Or more, the zord chose him. He could possibly be a missing ranger,"
Mike held up his hand in a 'stop where you're going with this,' sign, and said,
"I know you're, like, the leader and all, but I'm not sleeping with this guy in the next room over,"
Mia shrugged,
"I don't think we have a choice,"
She said, bending down and picking the boy up bridal style. He was unnervingly light, almost like he hardly ate anything.
"Let's get him back to the house.
Ji was sitting in the main room, reading a book when the doors of the house opened. There was the sound of footsteps, and whispering voices.
"Rangers,"
Ji said, as he saw Jayden walk past the door. The red ranger held a finger to his mouth, and slowly entered the room. The other rangers walked past, Mia carrying some sort of black bundle.
"Ji,"
Jayden began,
"Something, extremely strange, happened today,"
And he recalled the afternoon's events. Ji listened intently, especially at the part where the boy seemed to be an experienced fighter. When the recollection finished, Ji stood up and walked towards the hallway with the bedrooms. At Mia's, the door was slightly ajar, and the six other rangers could be seen inside, each with a spinsword hanging from their belts. Ji pushed the door open a little bit more, and slipped inside. As he got closer, he could see an aviator jacket hanging on a chair, and a black sword lying on the ground, as if it had been dropped. In the bed layed a small boy, with black hair and fiercely pale skin. He wore a black t-shirt with a skull on it.
"Do we know his name?"
Ji asked Kevin, the closest ranger. The boy shook his head.
"No. We couldn't find anything, no wallet, no name written on the tag of his cost, nothing,"
Ji nodded, and stepped forward. He gently shook the boy. Each ranger took a defensive stance as black eyes fluttered open, and an elderly hand reached down and assisted the child into a sitting position. Immediately the boy was on guard, reaching for where, probably, his sword usually was, only to find thin air.
"What in Hades' good name?"
He murmured, searching the entire proximity of the bed, and realizing that he was actually in a bed.
"Oh my gods,"
He said, jumping off the pink and white bed and taking in his surroundings. He sucked in a breath and said,
"This is so not good,"
Sorry for the short chapter. I just thought that would be a good place to end for now. Leave ideas for what different types of Nylock you think Nico should fight in the reviews. I have one idea for the main story, but there might be other chapters that are, like, different stories once I finish the main one, if that makes sense. Anyway, cookies to anyone who reads this, and double cookies to those who review!
Until next time:
-Reese
