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Author's Notes: Hey sorry it took so long to update. I'm having a very busy summer. In August things will be better and i will have more time to write. Well, i hope you enjoy this chapter!

Chapter 7 . . . . Hidden Secrets Part 2

Time seemed like it had stopped moving for Ronny and Hidalgo. They rode together in a breathtaking ride, unlike any other ride before. The two jumped over logs and dodged branches. They rode past lakes and over hills. Ronny and Hidalgo were inseparable. Hidalgo was the only one who could understand Ronny and Ronny was the only one who could understand Hidalgo. Hidalgo had really bonded well with Ronny, much better than he had with his old rider, Elizabeth.

After about an hour, Ronny led Hidalgo to a river. She dismounted, grabbed the reins, (although Hidalgo was trained and could speak to her, surely, he would not runaway) and led him to the water for a drink. Hidalgo had let Ronny go back to the Hartford Estate so she could grab her boots, helmet, and tack.

Hidalgo watched Ronny lift her helmet and get a drink. He thought to himself, "There are so many things to tell her. But how do I make her see? The truth about my past? Impossible! She'd turn away from me."

Ronny got up and walked over to Hidalgo. She let him drink as she stoked his mane. As Ronny stroked him, she knew he felt tense. Something was up. She wondered for a second, "He's holding back, He's hiding. I can't decide from what though. I don't understand, why won't he be the king I know he is, the king I see inside?"

"Hidalgo are you alright?" Ronny asked concerned.

"Huh? Yeah, I'm fine." Hidalgo answered.

Ronny sighed. "Okay. Come on, we better start heading back."

"Sounds good."

Ronny put her helmet back on and gripped her hands around the saddle; she adjusted her foot in the stirrup. She swung her opposite leg over the saddle and adjusted her other foot. Ronny clicked twice and kicked with her feet. Hidalgo started a walk.

"Let's bring it into a trot." She kicked again and Hidalgo started trotting. Although the ride was silent the two couldn't help but feel a connection that this is where they were meant to be. When Ronny was to return to the mansion, she would probably need to come up with another excuse again as to why she took longer than expected.

Ronny and Hidalgo were so lost in their thoughts that they didn't even realize what had happened. Ronny felt Hidalgo slip beneath her and her body hit the rough dirt floor. The blast was so loud that you could literally hear it a mile away. Ronny staggered a little and let things return to normal. She saw Hidalgo a few feet away struggling to return standing.

"We meet again, ranger." Ronny snapped around at the sound of an all too familiar voice.

"Carbomer! Why don't you just leave me alone?"

"Because it's no fun if we play that way." Carbomer threw another blast at Ronny. Luckily, she was able to dodge it.

"Ronny, look out!" Hidalgo cried. Hidalgo reared in front of Carbomer. Carbomer fell backward; Hidalgo dropped his front legs to the earth, squashing Carbomer beneath his hooves.

"That was uncalled for." Carbomer yelled.


Back at the base, the other rangers just got the alarm that there was danger.

"Rangers, go!" Mr. Hartford shouted.

"What about Ronny?" Tyzonn asked.

"Looks like she's already there." Spencer said, looking at the monitor. They all turned their attention to the monitor. At first they saw Ronny punching and kicking Carbomer, but, within the next few moments they saw Hidalgo fighting along side Ronny. Each one of their unanswered questions had now become answered.

"Rangers Go!" Mr. Hartford yelled, annoyed. The rangers fled the room as fast as Ronny using her super speed.

"Well, Sir?"

"What Spencer?"

"If I may ask, what are you going to do with her and the horse?"

Mr. Hartford sighed, he replayed the previous minutes of the battle. He paused on a picture of Hidalgo and stared at it for a few moments, "I don't know, Spencer. I've never had a ranger lie to me before. I've never had to deal with something like this before."

"I don't know what to tell you, Sir."

Spencer saw the look Mr. Hartford gave him and Spencer's eyes widened and his mouth opened.

"Spencer, I'm afraid I'll have to take matters into my own hands; that horse will need to be taken care of."


"Ronny!" The other rangers all yelled.

"Hidalgo! Go now!" Ronny whispered to Hidalgo anxiously.

"Got it!" Hidalgo said as he stopped trampling Carbomer and fled the scene.

"What are you doing with that horse?" Mack asked.

This time Ronny didn't have an answer for them. Lucky for her, they were in the middle of a battle, so she shouted, "Carbomer's attacking!" The rangers turned around to see Carbomer standing up and getting ready to attack. Mack lunged forward and morphed. He immediately started to throw punches at him. The rangers morphed and continued to attack Carbomer.

"Lava Lizards, Attack!!" Carbomer yelled.

The rangers were bombarded with Lava Lizards. After a few simple attacks they were destroyed. Carbomer grew to a monstrous size and was destroyed as well.

Once the rangers demorphed Mr. Hartford called Mack on his morpher, "Rangers, Well done! I would like you all to report back to base, except Ronny. Ronny please meet me outside my office."


Ronny walked slowly to Mr. Hartford's office. She stood inches away from the door and stared at the white door for a few moments. Ronny knew Mr. Hartford was going to give her a punishment for lying to him and disobeying him. She just didn't know what it was going to be. Ronny lifted her right hand and knocked lightly on the door.

"Come in, Ronny." Ronny turned the doorknob and walked in. "Take a seat." Ronny quickly sat down in one of the large leather chairs in front on Mr. Hartford's desk. Mr. Hartford sat behind the desk and took off his reading glasses.

"So you've been with that horse, haven't you?" he asked.

"Yes."

"And you've been lying to us all?"

"Yes." Ronny defiantly didn't like this question game where the only answer was 'Yes'.

"Well, it's only fair that you get the proper punishment, right?"

"Right."

"I'm going to restrict you from seeing that horse ever again and you are not allowed to leave the mansion except for battles."

Ronny jumped up from her chair, she felt like a teenager and he was the father, grounding her, "WHAT! You can't do that! We belong together! You don't understand! No one understands us!"

"Ronny please!" Mr. Hartford said trying to be reassuring, but, it wasn't working.

"No!" Tears started to form in her eyes and she bolted from Mr. Hartford's office and ran straight to her room and buried her head in the pillows.

Back in Mr. Hartford's office, he put his hand to his forehead and sighed. Mr. Hartford shook his head and said, "And that's not even the worst part to come."

To Be Continued….

Author's Notes: Nice cliff hanger, right? You guys have no idea what's instore for you in the next chapter. Keep reading and please review! I really need to know how my writing is!