The Legend of SilverWolf

By Raven Wormwood

Chapter 8

Determined to be Stronger

As Kaya lied in her cell chained up she thought about what the dark ranger said, the words seemed to sting her as she couldn't think about her boyfriend going dark, she looked out her dungeon window and hoped the song she sang reached Merrik, "Far longer than forever I'll hold you in my heart, please hear my song because it tells me we belong, Wolf Ranger hear my song please tell me where you are, because I love you." She sang, her voice carried against the wind until Merrik who meditated outside heard his girlfriend's song, "Kaya!" He said, he morphed and took his cycle to the dark one's castle. As Kaya looked back out the window and hoped her song worked, Merrik arrived and very quietly he took out the guards, "He's here at last." The Dark Ranger said, he went to the dungeon and informed his prisoner, Kaya heard footsteps and hoped it was Merrik but it was her worst nightmare, "Your boyfriend is here maybe you should say hello to him." He said, Kaya didn't care she didn't want him to join The Dark One and help take her down, "I rather die than let my boyfriend serve someone like you." She replied, as Merrik got closer, he saw Kaya in a dungeon chained up, "Merrik don't come any closer it's a trap!" She cried.

The Wolf Ranger fell on his knees from a sharp lighting strike hit his side, Kaya looked with horror, she didn't want to see her boyfriend suffer and had to break free, as she tried to the chains began to creak and break, finally with all her strength she freed herself, with her finger nail claws she sliced the dungeon door and ran to her boyfriend's side, "Are you alright?" She asked him, Merrik nodded and pulled her into his warm embrace, "I was scared that I wouldn't see you again." He said, Kaya didn't care she morphed and joined the fight, as they fought against the dark ranger it was evident that she wasn't going to win again, "Come on we're getting out of here." Merrik said, they retreated back to Headquarters and looked back, she was now thinking about her uncle and how it was time to get him back, "Merrik I'm glad you rescued me however I need to get my uncle back and end this." She told him.

Kaya went back home only to see the pictures of her uncle and her, the memories haunted her as if at one point the good memories were the only thing left, Aleu followed her and saw the gloomy look on her face, "My friend I know that you're still in a rut from losing your uncle to The Dark One but you need to focus on how to get him back." She told her, Kaya nodded but she had to look in her family's book and ask for some advice, "Wise ancestor I seek your guidance, please tell me what I should do!" She shouted to the heavens as she rose her family staff to the stars, the wind howled and a swarm of leaves swirled to reveal SilverWolf herself, "Greetings Kaya I understand you need my help and I'm honored to be your guide." She greeted her descendent, Kaya couldn't believe it her ancestor was helping her what she needs to do, after telling her what accomplishments she succeeded in SilverWolf could see her issue with the darkness, "What you need to do my child is use your gift to make your uncle see what the darkness is making him do and find the strength to fight it." She said giving her a wolf medallion, as Kaya wore her medallion proudly it reminded her if something she learned on her journey she took earlier in the fall, the magic in it swirled around her, "I can feel the animal instincts flowing through my body, thank you my ancestor." She told her, she hugged her goodbye as she watched SilverWolf's spirit swirl back into the wind and leaves, for the first time in forever she smiled as if a light gleamed deep within her heart, she returned to her headquarters with confidence, "Someone's happy." Kai said, Merrik saw his girlfriend's beautiful smile and hugged her from behind, "That's my girl and I know because I love that smile." He said, Kaya chuckled and held his hands, she told her friends how she planned to get her uncle back, "My ancestor gave me this medallion to use its powers of light to surround him and I have to admit I am apprehensive but I know it's going to work, so let's do this." She said, Kai, Aleu, and Merrik smiled and nodded in agreement.

The dark ranger caused chaos around the whole city but in one place, Kaya in her power ranger uniform balled a fist and called him out, "This stops now!" She yelled, the other rangers backed her up and went to into their fighting stances, however Kaya unmorphed and her wolf medallion howled as the light hit it, "Uncle Jeff I know you're in there, let my light heal you, the darkness has made you forget what you really are." She said solemnly, her medallion shined in his direction, "You're trying to confuse me SilverWolf Ranger it won't work, I will always belong to the darkness." He retorted, Kaya kept trying harder because she knew it couldn't last forever, with all her efforts she passed out and fell, the other rangers went to pick her up and bring her back, the dark ranger retreated back to The Dark One's lair to recuperate, as Kaya lied in the infirmary unconscious she dreamed of fighting her uncle in battle and she realized she needed to fight the dark one to free him, Merrik stayed by her side until she woke up. Meanwhile in the dark one's lair he saw Kaya's image in a crystal ball, "Excellent work my dark ranger with Kaya in a coma it will be easier to take over the city." He said, The Dark Ranger chuckled and saw her, a twinge of light seemed to make him care but he shook it off, "My lord we need to fight the power rangers and crush them once and for all." He told his master, The Dark One agreed and figured out how to make his plan come to life.