Chapter 6: Pirate in pink.
Chelbell2016:
Ok and this one is done and the first jewel of the corona aurora is found. Please review and tell me what you think.
*Kick into overdrive*
Courtney's POV:
We are all walking across the beach.
"St. Lucia," Rose says as we go on. "I read a lot about this Island."
"Hey Courtney," Ronny says and I turn my head to look at her. "Get out that map. It'd be nice to have some idea of what we're looking for."
I nod and begin to get the map out so we can all look at it. Mack looks at the map from my left shoulder.
"My dad traded in some expensive artifacts for this," he says as I look over the old and tattered map. "Hope it leads to something good."
Dax suddenly gets excited and I glance at him from the corner of my eye.
"Guys its so obvious," he says to all of us. "We got a crusty, old map to a remote island in the Caribbean. We've got to be looking for.."
"Pirate treasure," Mack finishes.
Everybody but Rose and I cheer as they realise this.
"Yeah right," Rose says sounding annoyed. "All the relics from that era have been discovered long ago."
Mack is quick to answer her. "Some of those pirates were really clever."
"Not clever enough to bathe apparently," I say to my friends.
"Don't get your hopes up," Rose says nodding her head at my remark. "That map could lead us to a big fat dead end."
I lead the group as we go on.
"Hold up guys," Will suddenly says and I look around at him. "I'm getting a reading."
He jogs past me with his tracker in his hand. He kneels down and begins to brush away some of the sand and rocks. He manages to find some sort of metal object.
"It's an old cannon," Mack says as he recognizes the object.
Will brushes away more sand and we see a gold name plate on it. Written on it is three words.
"The black Scabbard," Will reads.
Mack makes a noise of happiness.
"I was right. This is a pirate ship," he says and I roll my eyes at his tone of voice. "I read about this in 'Brownbeard the pirates high-sea adventures'."
He makes a pirate noise and the others chuckle. Rose shakes her head.
"I know a lot about Brownbeard too," she says. "But I read it in a history book. Like most pirates, he was an outlaw, and he spent his life stealing and looting."
"Basically he was nothing but a crook," I say as she gives us a description.
"Yeah, but he was a jolly crook," Mack says to me.
"Yeah," Ronny agrees as she and Dax laugh at Mack.
Mack decides to give us a history on this pirate.
"You see Brownbeard's ultimate goal was to find the legendary eye of the sea jewel," he tells us. "But he died before he could find it. Some say that his ghost searches for it till this very day."
"OOh ghost pirates!" Dax says in a very unconvincing spooky voice. "Now that would make a great movie."
Ronny smiles before looking around at all of us. She is clearly thinking about something.
"Well if Brownbeard wanted that jewel so much, its got to have a lot of power," she points out to us. "Who want to bet that the eye of the sea is the first jewel of the corona?"
I think about what she said and it does kind of make sense as to why the jewel would be on this island.
We all nod and take off. Rose looks a little unsure as she follows us.
*Kick into overdrive*
We continue on and I glance from left to right as we carry on. We come across a bridge and I stop. I am not a big fan of bridges.
Will stops and then so do the others as we all look at the bridge.
"Looks like we have to cross the bridge," Will points out.
"No sweat," Dax says bouncing up and down. "I've done this kind of things a bunch of times. It's actually kind of fun."
He seems so enthusiastic until he turns around and glances at us with a forced smile.
"So who's going first?" He asks all of us.
I roll my eyes and step forwards.
"Okay I'll go," I say to all of them.
I step forwards and grip the ropes of the bridge to steady myself. As I take the first few steps the bridge creaks. I continue to walk and the others follow after me.
"See? Pretty easy," I say even though I do not feel that way at all.
"This is really high," Rose says from behind me.
Suddenly we all scream as the bridge collapses. It hits the other side and we are all holding on for our lives.
"'It's actually kind of fun'?" Will quotes Dax in question.
I glance down at where the others are all holding on to the bridge. "Everybody, hold on!"
"Do we have a choice?" Ronny calls up to me.
The wind blows all behind us and I know that I need to do something. I look down at all of my friends.
"Everybody grip the leg of the person above you," I say beginning to wonder why I hadn't done this instead of crossing the bridge.
Everyone does as I say and I flame us so we are on the ground above. Where the bridge should have taken us if it hadn't collapsed.
The others all fall to the ground not used to the flaming.
"I love my magic," I say smiling at my friends who all glance up at me.
As they get to there feet Dax points to the bridge.
"That bridge was secure when we started over it," he points out the obvious. "Somebody or something must have cut the rope."
Ronny nods but Rose rolls her eyes. "Stop with the haunted-island stuff, Dax."
"This island is haunted," Mack informs Rose.
Rose storms off and the rest of us follow to find the jewel.
*Kick into overdrive*
We walk around and Ronny suddenly stops. I see that he is standing in front of a cave.
"Who wants to be the first one in the creepy cave?" Ronny asks us all with a smile and then when no one volunteers. "Hands?"
I glance at Rose and then we both speak at the same time. "Come on."
As we walk through the cave we hear a sudden ghost like laughter. All of us jump as none of us made that noise.
I pull the map out hoping to find some sort of clue to where we are going.
Dax looks even more nervous than before.
"Uh, I don't know about you guys," he says nervously. "But, uh, my timbers are actually shivering."
"Shivering..." The ghostly voice says.
"They say Brownbeard haunts this island," Mack says to all of us. "Trying to scare away anyone else looking for the eye."
I glance around as my magic traces another presence besides the five humans and me that are in this cave.
"Guys...," I say preparing to use my magic if I have to. "Were not alone."
"Mack remind me to take away your library card," Rose says still not believing in ghosts. "I told you theres no such thing as ghosts."
I walk towards her and speak. "Well I can say one thing. Were not the only people in this cave right now."
Before she can reply there is a blue shimmer and a ghostly pirate appears.
"Ahoy," he says and the others all turn to see him. They look completely shocked. "Ye be looking at the most fearsome ghost of all. It is I... Brownbeard the pirate."
I glare not trusting him.
"I can't believe it," Mack says sounding impressed and excited at the sane time. "I've read every story ever written about you. You're a legend."
Brownbeard laughs. "You make an old sea-dog blush," he says as everyone except for Rose and I chuckle. " 'Tis a pleasure to make your acquaintance. Now if you'd be so kind, get off me island."
I step forward and glare at the ghost. "How about you make us Casper!"
The others grab me, pull me backwards and try to diffuse the situation.
"We just got here," Dax informs him. "We need to find the eye of the sea."
I glare back at the blue ranger and Ronny elbows him in the gut.
"Ahh so ye are looking for the eye," Brownbeard states walking towards us. "Well you'll never get it. Its going to be mine you hear. All mine."
I raise a shield and crook my finger at him. "I dare you to take one more step towards us. Ghost or no ghost... you will regret it."
He backs off and glares at me.
"Listen," Rose says. "We need that jewel for something very important, so just stay out of our way."
Brownbeard glances from me to Rose and back again. "And who are these saucy young beauties. I sense power from her."
He points at me as he says the last part.
"The names Rose," Rose replies.
"Courtney," I say short and angrily.
"And you're not fooling us with your phony pirate charm," Rose points out to him and I nod my head in agreement. "I know your nothing but a common thief."
Brownbeard looks Rose up and down. "A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
Rose looks even more angry now.
"See what I mean?" She says glancing at the others who do not look as bothered. "He even steals from Shakespeare."
"Sad," I say shaking my head.
"Well, I tell ye one thing girlies," he says as he tries to get around my shield. "You will never find the eye of the sea."
"Oh, yes we will," Dax says and I turn to glare at him. "We've got a map!"
Ronny elbows him again and I face palm.
"I'll just be quiet now," Dax says realizing his mistake.
Brownbeard spots the map in my hand.
"So ye do?" He says in question while stroking his beard. "What say we look for the eye together? I bet me lucky pearl we can find it."
I give him a look that says 'you have got to be kidding me'.
"Maybe its not such a bad idea," Will says mainly looking at Rose and I. "He does know the island."
"Yeah," I say sarcastically as I figure something out. "He knew enough to cut those ropes on the footbridge I bet."
"Ah what can I say? I'm a scoundrel," he says causing me to scowl. "But I don't want to keep the jewel. I just want to hold it in my hand once. So that my old spirit...( Cough)... finally rests."
The others all give him sympathetic looks. I just glare. Then Rose comes to her senses.
"You guys can do what you want," she says and I sigh. "I'm out."
She then storms out of the cave. I want to follow but I don't trust Brownbeard near the others.
*Kick into overdrive*
The rest of us continue to follow the map. But we are wondering where Rose has gotten to.
"Rose was really mad, huh?" Dax points out.
"She'll cool down," Will informs him.
"Well as long as Casper leaves us alone," I say still not liking the ghost.
"Anyway we better keep following the map," Will says motioning to the map in my hands.
"Follow this rangers," a sudden voice says from behind me.
We turn to see Miratrix and a new monster. Miratrix is a new villain that like me is a ninja. She seems to have a certain grudge against me. But of course she also wants my magic.
The monster blasts at us. I raise a shield and it blast manages to knock us all back but we are unharmed. The other four all give me grateful looks.
"I'll take that map if you don't mind," Miratrix says to all of us as she walks forwards.
"Actually," I say getting to my feet. "I do mind."
The monster goes to blast us again. This time I flame us all out and back in once the blast disappears behind us.
Miratrix growls and whispers something along the lines of 'Pesky white ranger.'
"She is so still into me," Dax says referring to their one time liking of each other.
"The map? Now!" Miratrix orders us holding her hand out for it.
I place the map into my pocket and we all prepare to fight.
Miratrix pulls out her sword to fight us with it. We all run forwards.
I fight Miratrix and the others fight the monster. I duck under a strike from her swords and use my magic to send her flying back. She growls as she cannot get close enough to get the map from me.
"Give it!" She demands from me.
"Never!" I scream back at her.
Miratrix finally manages to get the map and sends a swift kick to my stomach which sends me flying back into a tree. I am not hurt as I quickly heal.
I stand to my feet and make a move towards her again. But I am cut off as Rose suddenly appears. She is dressed in a pirates costume and her voice sounds different. Straight away I know that there is something wrong with her.
"Ahoy, mates!" She says to all of us as the other four gather around me.
"Rose?" Mack says clearly confused to what she looks like.
"Rosie the bold at your service," Rose states her apparent pirate name.
"What happened to her?" Dax asks.
"You'll not be taking this map, you wicked wrench," Rose tells Miratrix.
Miratrix and the monster regroup.
"Think again 'Matey',"Miratrix mocks Rose before turning to the monster. "Get her!"
The monster and Rose fight and to everyones surprise Rose wins. I watch and a theory comes to my mind on why she is doing this. My fears are confirmed when she conjures a sword.
Rose doesnt have magic. She shouldn't be able to conjure things.
She calls out things and the others all cheer.
"Hey, don't you think we should help her?" Ronny asks us.
"I don't think she needs it," Mack comments. "It looks like shes enjoying herself."
Rose dodges all of the attacks as if she has been fighting for years. Or as if she has been around for hundreds of years.
When Miratrix and the monster finally scamper the others gather around Rose to congratulate her. I stay back knowing my magic will react to the strange presence in Rose. And that could harm her.
"What happened to you?" Mack asks her trying to figure it out.
"I don't know," Rose says placing her hands on her hips. "But I feel as jolly as a jaybird. Now lets go find us the eye of the sea!"
She walks off and the others continue to chuckle.
"What has gotten into her?" Will asks the others.
We take off after her.
*Kick into overdrive*
We all go on as Rose leads the way.
"I'll bet my lucky pearl that it's here," Rose says and I know my suspicions are correct. "I can feel it."
"'X' marks the spot!" Will points out that this should be the right place.
We all grab a spade and begin to dig.
"Start digging!" Ronny says lacking enthusiasm
Rose is the only one not digging. She is just walking around us looking excited at the prospect of getting the eye of the sea.
We hit a treasure chest and Rose cheers. "Aye, we found it!"
The three men of the group pull the chest out of the ground and set it down next to the hole we were digging.
Rose comes over and opens it. All we see are a bunch of gold items.
"I don't see it," Ronny says.
"Theres more here than meets the eye," Rose informs her.
She grabs a small rectangular box out of the chest. She opens it and we see a small crystal in it.
"Thar she be! The eye of the sea!" Rose says.
Rose takes it out and as the others stare wide eyed as she walks away with it in her hand.
"It's more beautiful then I ever imagined," Rose says.
I have had enough. I walk forward and address the pirate that has possessed the pink ranger.
"Okay, Brownbeard," I say and Rose turns to me. "You said you just wanted to hold it once and you've done it. Now we want the real Rose back Casper!"
I threaten him hoping that this will work.
"Fair enough!" Brownbeard says before ejecting from Rose's body.
His spirit form lands beside her.
"Where am I?" Rose asks looking around confused. Then she looks down at herself. "What happened? I feel so... dirty."
Brownbeard looks at her.
"Dir.." he begins but then cuts off as he sniffs himself. "Sorry, but haven't bathed in a few hundred years. Well, I'm off. And I'll be keeping the eye for myself."
"Whoa," Ronny says clearly shocked. "What happened to holding it, and then letting your soul rest?"
Why this was going off Rose tries to get the crystal off of him but he holds it out of reach.
"Oh, that was a little lie," Brownbeard says and I growl at him. "I always meant to steal it from ye. Now I must be shoving off."
Before he can move I step forwards and use my telekineses to move the crystal towards me.
"Sorry Casper not today," I say to him as I hold my hand out for it.
But before I can there is a blast and as I was concentrating on the crystal I didn't have time to raise a shield. The blast hit the ground in front of us and we all went flying. The crystal went rolling across the ground.
I look up and see Miratrix and her monster there.
"Thanks for doing all the hard work for me darlings," she says to Rose and I before walking forwards and taking the crystal. "It's all mine, baby!"
"Wait!" Mack yells as he moves forwards to pull me to my feet.
"Ta!" Miratrix says.
Then she waves before disappearing.
Rose and I turn to Brownbeard once Miratrix is gone.
"I hope your happy," Rose says.
"Your greed has put the whole world in danger," I say to him hating myself right now for not taking action straight away.
We all head back to the S.H.A.R.C so we can head home.
*Kick into overdrive*
Rose, Mack and I head downstairs into our base. Rose and I are both seething about Brownbeard.
"I had it right in my hands!" Rose exclaims.
"And I would have been able to protect us if I didn't have to get the crystal off of him," I say really annoyed.
"OH, that thieving, good for nothing, deceptive, smelly," Rose describes Brownbeard.
"That Casper wannabe makes me so angry," I growl out.
Mack tries to calm us down.
"I don't think Brownbeard meant for Miratrix to get the jewel," he points out and I glare at him.
"Maybe not," Rose agrees. "But its because of him that she has it. Not to mention his spirit took me over and turning me into a pirate? How humiliating."
"Are you kidding?" Mack says and I give him a sign to cut it out but he doesn't see. "You were an awesome pirate."
He starts to mock her but she glares until he stops.
"You're deluded," she replies.
"Now can we keep trying to track down Miratrix?" I ask wanting to change the subject.
There is a beeping.
"It seems that your search is over," Spencer says. "Look!"
I look to see said ninja-villain on the screen.
We see Miratrix speaking to the monster. Then Brownbeard turns up.
Rose turns to me.
"Courtney," she says and I look at her. "Let me handle this one. I have a score to settle with him."
I look at Mack and then back at her. "Ok but I'm stepping in if you need back up."
She nods,
"And I'll prepare the new shuttle driver," Spencer adds. "In the unlikely event that your enemy should grow to an enormous size."
I smiled at him and so did Rose.
"You're the best Spencer," she informs him and he chuckles.
Then he turns to us. "If only my paycheck reflected that."
Before I can speak I turn as a bright light shines in front of me.
I gasp when I see that it's the Mystic mother.
"Ri-..." I pause when I go to say Rita. "I mean Mystic mother. What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to tell you that a certain snow leopard is waiting for you to call him into battle," she says smirking.
I gasp. "He's back!"
She nods her head at me. Then she disappears.
I then turn to see Mack telling Spencer to prepare the words.
"No," I say and they both turn to look at me. "I'll go. I have some unfinished business with Miratrix and that monster."
Mack gives me a look.
"But you need a zord," he says.
"I have three," I say to him. "And one I haven't seen in nearly a year."
He nods and I flame to the city. Once there I pull out my mystic wand.
"UTHE MEJOR AZANTYZ!"
There is a loud roar and Azantys appears in zord form through a spell seal. I smile.
"GALWIT MYSTO PRIFIOR!"
Now I go through a spell seal.
"Long time no see old friend," I say through our telepathy.
"I've missed you two young one. And I see you are once again a ranger. Well let's do it again."
"UTHE MEJOR ULTIMAS!"
We combine into our megazord and it feels nice to be able to do this again.
"PHOENIX LEOPARZORD!"
We get to rose just in time as she is about to go go over the side of a building. She looks around in shock.
"Courtney!" She says sounding relieved.
"Yeah, I got you," I tell her as we lift her back up.
I then turn and pick up the monster that turned into a machine. I throw it as hard as I can and it goes flying to the ground.
He blows up and lands back on the ground shrunken and in monster mode. I see the jewel separate from him.
A few seconds later and the monster regrows.
He blasts Rose so the others appear and blast him.
"Okay rangers," Mack says.
"Drivemax megazord activate," Rose says and the shovel driver combines with the megazord to make a new combination.
The monster fires at us so I use the spear to block all of its shots.
The others use the shovel zord to flip it over and I strike him twice with my spear.
The monster begins to smoke as sparks fly.
They jab the monster three times and I finish it off with one last strike with a spell seal powered weapon.
"Oh no! My booty's busted!" The monster says before exploding.
I split off from Azantys and we all go down to look for the jewel. But both Brownbeard and the jewel are gone.
Then there is a quiet noise behind me. I turn to see one of my good friends and zord standing behind me.
I run over and bend down so I can hug him tight. The others are all giving me crazy looks until I introduce them to Azantys.
Then we explain our mission and I flame us back to the base.
*Kick into overdrive*
Rose is really upset. I follow the rest of them back into the mansion and Azantys is on my heels.
"He fooled me again," Rose says clearly upset. " And I was just starting to trust him."
She sits down and I sit besides her. Azantys lays his head on my knees and I pat his head.
"We all thought we could trust Brownbeard," Mack reminds her. "Well except for Courtney."
I smile at him before looking at Azantys.
"I'm glad you're back. I missed you so much."
"I missed you two. Now I can travel backwards and forwards thanks to you and your magic. I will always be grateful to you Courtney for sending me home. But you should have called me when you became a ranger again. I would have come straight back."
I laugh at the way he scolds me. The others all give me a strange look so I give them the telepathy explanation.
They nod.
"Ahoy me fine matey's," Brownbeards voice suddenly says.
I glare as he appears and Azantys growls in warning. Brownbeard jumps back when he sees the snow leopard growling at him.
"Good heavens a buccaneer," Spencer says when he spots the pirate. "Should I prepare a tankard of lemonade."
I shake my head and answer the butler.
"That won't be necessary Spencer," I tell him still glaring at the pirate ghost. "Casper isn't welcome here."
Brownbeard steps forward and glances between Rose and I.
"I may be a scoundrel but I am not a rat," he says and I raise an eyebrow at him. "I believe this is what you are looking for."
He pulls out the jewel and hands it to Rose.
"I never meant to cause harm," he says to us.
"You know now I actually believe that," I say giving him a smile for the first time which he returns.
"Thank you," Rose nods her head at him.
"That's got to be it," Will says taking the jewel and trying to fit it into the sword of Neptune.
It doesn't fit.
"It doesn't fit," Dax says frowning.
"All that for nothing," Ronny says also frowning.
Rose and I share a look.
"Well uh, if that's not the jewel you're looking for," Brownbeard begins stroking his beard.
Rose looks to me and I nod.
"Keep it," she says handing it to the ghost. "From one pirate to another."
She passes it over.
Brownbeard chuckles.
"Thank yes missy," he says looking at the crystal. "But I'll not be taking things unduly anymore. I offer ye something in exchange."
I glance at what he pulls out. It's a pearl.
"Me lucky pearl," he says before passing it to Rose. "May it bring ye good fortune on all your journeys."
Suddenly our trackers let off an electronic beep. We all look at them in shock.
We read them and they say 100.
Rose puts the pearl into the sword and it fits.
There's a flash and we all chuckle as will picks up the sword.
"That's it," he cheers as he looks at the first jewel.
"The pearl is the first jewel of the corona," I say happily.
"Well, blow me down," Spencer says making us all laugh again.
We spend the rest of the day happy. I am even more happy now that Azantys and I are together once more.
*Kick into overdrive*
Chelbell2016:
Ok another chapter gone an Azantys is back. Please review and tell me what you think.
21/06/2017 at 00:02
