Chelsea2019:

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Sophie's POV:

Dad is giving Ryan and I a full tour and explaining everything to us.

"Who designed all this?" Ryan asks as we get to the place where they design everything from morphers to zords.

"The lightspeed megazords, rescue morphers, blasters, unilasers, the rescue bird, rescue rover and the rescue max cycle," dad lists off everything. "Were all designed by miss Fairweather's team."

I look around and so does Ryan.

"Oh I have to give the keys back to whoever owns the rescue max cycle," I say to him.

"You can give them to Ms. Fairweather later," he says suspiciously as we head back to our rooms. "Carter's gonna stop by and take you both to the training facility."

"Its a lot to learn," Ryan points out and I nod my head in agreement.

"Don't worry," dad reassures us. "You two already have what it takes to be a ranger. The rest is just technicalities."

"Well that's a relief," I say and Ryan chuckles.

"I can't tell you both how glad I am to have you back," dad tells us both.

"Thanks dad," Ryan and I both say. "Us too."

As dad walks away I go into my room as Ryan heads down the hall. I sigh as I think about the events of last night. If Ryan and my dad find out I won't be allowed near my morpher again. But being a ranger is my redemption for all the bad things I did.

I decide to look again.

I open the mirror and this time I take my shirt off. I can see it bright as day. Diabolico is really trying to get his revenge.

I remember his words and what the snake did to me in the dream.

After a moment of looking at it I put my t-shirt back on and head for the door. When I get out there Carter is stood there. I am glad he didn't see anything.

"Carter," I say trying not to give anything away. "What's up?"

He just looks at me for a second before answering. "I thought I'd give you a tour of the training facility. I was gonna get you and then Ryan."

"Great," I say to him. "Let's go."

But as we head for Ryan's room our morphers go off.

"Rangers to rescue ops," dads voice says through the morpher and I look at Carter.

"Sometime's the best training's on the job," he tells me patting me on the shoulder.

I smile but then as we head down the hall I begin to worry. What if the tattoo begins to play up after I morph. Will I still be able to fight. I sigh knowing now is not the time to think about that.

We arrive at ops where the others are.

"They're back," Kelsey says as I lead the way in.

Dad turns to us and takes off his headset.

"Are you ready?" He asks Ryan and I.

"Absolutely," Ryan says and I nod my head in agreement.

"All right," dad says looking around at all of us. "Lets show them what seven rangers can do."

"YES SIR!" We all say saluting him.

We grab our jackets and head for the rover.

"Come on Ryan and Sophie," Joel says. "I'm going to show you how this is really done."

I glance at all the seats.

"Uh guys," I say and they all turn to me. "There's not enough room for me."

Miss. Fairweather comes up to me.

"That is why I'm giving you the rescue cycle," she says smiling. "It has good tracking and weapons."

I smile. "Thanks."

I watch as the others head down. Once there down I put on my motorcycle helmet on and as soon as I've gone down I race after the rangers catching up with them quickly.

"I got to admit," Ryan says to Joel. "That is one cool bike."

We arrive on the scene and I park my bike next to there rover.

We all race down to help the people who are trapped under the rubble of the destruction.

"Right on time," Falkar says to us.

We all come to stand in front of the three of them.

"We meet again," Demonite says.

Carter stands straight. "I guess you didn't learn the first time. Ready?"

"READY!" We all agree.

"LIGHTSPEED RESCUE!"

"TITANIUM POWER!"

"GOLD RESCUE POWER!"

We all morph and I sigh in relief as no pain comes to my back.

"All right guys lets do it," Carter tells all of us.

"Get them!" Demonite says and we all split up to fight.

Carter, Ryan and I begin to fight Demonite.

I change my weapon into sword mode and both Carter and I clash swords with Demonite. Ryan then comes to our aid and we both kick Demonite.

As we roll out of the way Carter kicks him and he falls backwards.

But then he knocks Carter to the ground with a strike to the chest. As Ryan also gets knocked down I jump onto one of the buildings.

"What do you got there ranger?" Demonite taunts as I turn my gold rescue sabre into blaster mode.

"This!" I say powering it up ready to blast Demonite.

I blast at him once but then an intense pain in my lower back stops me from blasting again. I cry out.

"SOPHIE!" Ryan and Carter call as I drop my weapon from the unbearable pain. "NO!"

But I begin to fall as the pain takes over and I loose my balance. I fall to the ground and land on my back groaning still.

"Sophie!" The other two call out again worried for me.

"She's mine now!" Demonite says and I hear him begin to come towards me.

He jumps into the air and lands above me.

"Say goodbye little traitor!" He says as I continue to feel the pain from my head.

Carter blasts him and Ryan yanks him away from me and begins to fight him to keep his attention off of me.

Carter comes to my side.

"Sophie," he says helping me to sit up. "What happened up there? Are you all right?"

I breathe heavily as I answer.

"Yeah don't worry I'm fine-" I say but I cut off as once again the pain sears through my back. "AH!"

Carter must have seen something because he looks at the bottom of my back, places his hand where the tattoo is and says. "What in the world is that?"

"It's nothing," I say glancing back at him.

Demonite laughs as he and the other two regroup.

"Revenge is sweet!" He says as I stand and we prepare to fight.

The others regroup around us.

"You okay Sophie?" Dana asks.

"I'm fine," I say to her but I see Carter and Ryan glance at me.

"I brought you something to double our fun," Demonite tells us and I wonder what he is up to.

He throws a card with a mirror on the floor and a flash of gold appears. We are shocked when another demonite comes out of the card.

"Its an exact copy of demonite," Carter states the obvious.

"And everything I can do he can do," Demonite 1 says.

We all prepare to fight.

Demonite one laughs. "You'll have to work twice as hard now."

I am worried even more now. I can still feel a dull ache on my back from the cobra tattoo.

He blasts at us and we all go rolling across the ground.

"Finish them now!" Demonite 1 tells the clone.

Carter and Ryan move forwards first to fight the clone but Carter gets kicked back. I move forwards and kick him but it does nothing to him.

The clone suddenly has a hold of Carter. "You hold him I blast him."

"Not today," Carter says and he blasts the real one.

Like Carter I notice that blasting one also blasts the other. They feel each others injuries.

"How did that happen?" Carter asks as I join him.

"It must be something to do with the fact that he's a mirror image," I tell Carter.

Ryan rejoins us. "You all right Carter?"

"Yeah thanks," Carter says as I take on the clone and Carter and Ryan take on the original.

I spin him around and then elbow him in the chest. I then punch him a few times before I manage to kick him back. I watch as the other six begin to chase after the three demons. But my siblings look back.

"GO!" I tell them. "I'll be fine. You're against three you'll need all the help you can get."

They nod and run. I have just enough time to turn around and grab Demonite 2's weapon before it hits me. But then he rears back and strikes me across the chest making me cry out. I kick him back.

But then that burning pain in my back comes back for another round. I cry out wishing it would stop.

Taking advantage of my pain Demonite 2 turns me around and strikes me across the back. I groan as I drop to my knees.

I quickly get up and turn to kick him causing sparks to appear. But then as I go to punch him I end up holding my back as the pain seems to be getting worse. I cry out.

The clone then laughs and strikes me across the chest. I fall to the ground and demorph as I go down some steps.

I look up at the clone before forcing myself to one knee. But the pain is still coming. The cobra must still be moving.

The clone laughs again. "Well, well, well. It looks like you gambled and it came up snake eyes. You lose."

I glare at him as I hold my shoulder and grit my teeth. Then I raise my shaking fist knowing I am going to have to fight again. I begin to fight but its no use unmorphed. I get flipped over and land on a hard slab of pavement.

"Where are your friends now ranger?" He mocks me.

I lay on my back and Demonite 2 stands over me and points one of his swords at me. He then begins to raise it.

But then the clone cries out as it is hit by a bunch of sparks. It falls back as more explosions appear all over its body. He then explodes completely.

I begin to worry what happened.

I slowly get to my feet as I observe the flames. Then I see the mirror card smash.

I quickly raise my morpher hoping that the others are okay. "Carter, are you there? Dana, do you copy?"

Demonite grows so the others call for the rescue zords. I am very impressed by there megazord. Both of them once Carter summons the rescue train megazord.

Together the two megazords finish Demonite.

"Sophie," Ryan says through the morpher. "You okay now?"

I speak straight back to him. "Yeah I'm fine. Glad one's gone."

He laughs before telling me he'll wait for the others and I might as well grab the cycle and get going back. I am about to leave when the pain flares up to remind me its there.

Back at the base I am staring at my back where the cobra is. It has moved. But then there is a knock on the door. I quickly place my shirt back on.

"Come in," I say and Cater enters.

"Hey," he says when he sees me. "I just came by to see how you were doing."

"Me I'm fine," I tell him as I close my closet door. "Why?"

I head over to fill myself a glass of water and he turns to watch me.

"Sophie I have to level with you," he says and I wonder what is up as I fill my drink. "I saw the tattoo on your back."

I don't say anything at first but then I speak. "Oh, that. Its just a going away present from Diabolico."

I take a drink of water.

"But today during the fight it was like it was alive," Carter says and I hate how observant he is.

I place my drink down and turn to him.

"Carter, if I tell you something," I begin deciding to come clean. "You've got to promise not to tell anyone, not even my dad and especially not Ryan."

"Okay I-I promise," he says.

I nod and then turn to sit down bringing my glass of water with me.

"It is alive..." I say slowly. "And every time I morph, its going to move up until it reaches my neck and destroys me."

"Sophie this is crazy," he says to me and I know he won't want to keep it a secret now. "You have to tell your dad."

He sits down besides me.

"No!" I exclaim turning to him. "Ryan will blame himself. Besides this is the first chance I've had to do something good with my life. If my dad finds out he won't let me be a ranger. Ryan will go mad as well."

"If your dad doesn't stop you that cobra will," he says.

But then the door opens and there stands dad. I sigh knowing he would have heard all of that.

"He's right," he says to me.

Carter glances between my dad and I. Then he gets to his feet and after glancing back at me he leaves.

I get to my feet and try to reason with him. "Dad I can explain every-"

"Let me see the tattoo," he cuts me off.

"Really its no big thing," I try to reason with him. "Its not a problem."

"Sophie, please," he won't take no for an answer.

I sigh but look down as I turn and lift my shirt just high enough that he can see my tattoo. I hear him take a sharp breath.

"I'm sorry Sophie," he says and I know that he is going to say exactly what I do not want to hear. "But until we figure something out, you do not morph into the gold ranger. Understood?"

I turn and let my shirt drop as I try to change his mind.

"But dad-" I try but he cuts me off again.

"No buts," he ends all arguments.

"All right," I agree.

He nods and heads for the door. He stops just outside and turns to speak again.

"I lost you and your brother once," he reminds me. "I don't want to loose you again.

He smiles a little and I look down at the ground. I wonder how Ryan's going to take it.

Chelsea2019:

CT311998 I am sorry but I promise you I did not nick the name. I started writing this before I even looked at your stories.

Please enjoy everyone.