A/N: Wow, this is by far one of the longest chapters I've written for any story. So, this should compensate somewhat for the lack of updates. I worked especially hard on this, so please leave me review. Thanks and enjoy!
Chapter 10: Is this Hell?
Deep within the Beach Cave
Deep down in the cave an inaudible groan lurched from within. His lips were dry, and no amount of licking them would reverse it. Dax Lo felt pain he thought unimaginable. A taste so rancid, so vile, pooled in the actor's mouth. A mixture of blood, both fresh and dried, soot, rock, and the very bitter, salty taste of the sea was all the blue ranger had drank in the last thirty-six hours.
The actor had fallen in and out of consciousness the past day and a half. He didn't know how long he would be "awake", or how long he had been down wherever he was. 'Rose?' The zord pilot searched with his eyes without moving his head to look for his friend. His sight hindered by the gravel scattered over his eyes. It was dark, Dax noted. He couldn't determine the reason. Was he in a dark place, or had he gone blind?
Dax let out another unsteady breath. "Ro?" He breathed, unable to call her whole name.
The blue ranger didn't get an answer. He wasn't surprised, though. Coming to the conclusion this wasn't working, the actor decided to try and move.
The decision was immediately regretted as Dax gasped for air and tried wishing the pain away. It hurt everywhere.
The stunt man hoped that Rose was in better condition, regretting his decision to allow her to stand beside him, instead of behind him.
Hartford Mansion
Mack spit out the small amount of grass and dirt lingering in his mouth, cocking his head up at the petite blonde hovering over him. A mixture of shock and anger flashed across his face. He jumped to his feet, "Think you can play with the big boys, princess?"
Syd glared in response. She had borrowed some of Rose's clothes, thanking the heavens that her and Rose were about the same size and represented the same color. She adorned blue capries, a pink short-sleeved shirt, and white sneakers. She couldn't have her true identity discovered, and the only two who might suspect a thing was Mr. Hartford and Spencer. None of which were of real concern to her now. She was going to return back to 2027 having not exchanged any jeopardizing information. It was weird fighting in civilian clothes, but wearing her uniform was too much of risk. 'How do they fight in regular clothes? I hope Rose won't mind that I borrowed her clothes, or get them dirty, for that matter.' She thought, dodging a punch from Mack at the last second.
Will and Ronny were quick to react to Dustin and Conner's offensive attack. Will threw two successive punches blocked effortlessly, to Will's dismay, by Dustin who followed up with a spin kick, forcing the black ranger to stumble back.
Waldo Brooks was focused and determined to bring these rangers back and revert them to the side of good again. He remembered being turned evil himself, along with Tori and Shane, and was fortunate to have friends and other rangers to help turn him back.
Dustin was quickly taken out of his reverie as he landed hard on his back from being flipped by Will.
Conner grunted as Ronny connected her foot with his stomach . . . again. He gritted his teeth as he picked himself up. Ronny smirked, watching the soccer star massage his stomach. "Still wanna play?" She sang to him.
"Oh, I'm far from done playing." The Red Dino ranger growled.
Mack aimed for her head, bringing his other leg around, each missing Syd by only centimeters. The pink ranger felt the breeze from the momentum of each kick caress her face.
The SPD officer slid in, and kicked the android right in the gut with much satisfaction. "How do like this problem?" She sneered at him.
Mack scowled at the comment and straightened up, putting his fists up and hopping from one foot to the other in preparation for his next attack. Syd huffed. 'This is going to be a long fight.'
Beach Cave
Billy ran as fast as his feet would carry him with ten chillers hot on his heels. The scientist landed hard, kicking pebbles up from the small cliff he jumped down from. The blue ranger looked behind him to see if he was still being followed, and he was. Seeing the red scales glimmer in his hard helmet's light the Mighty Morphin ranger took off again, breathing heavily from lack of extensive exercise.
Cole called for his Falcon Summoner bow. The Blazing Lion shot two arrows from it, both blocked by Moltor.
The Red Viking ran at Cole with a howl and swung high. The red ranger ducked in the knick of time, and retaliated with his crystal saber.
Ice Layer
Tyzonn dashed around Flurious, who was swept off his feet by the blue ranger.
Two chillers made it past the Sentinel Knight and ran after the Mercurian.
Tyzonn saw the two henchmen out of the corner of his eye. His adrenaline was running so fast that nothing was going to stop him. Nothing.
The two chillers raised their small scythes at the mercury ranger. The alien leapt high and lashed out at the two on-coming henchmen, releasing a crescent of blue energy vaporizing them instantly.
The key was in his grasps.
Hartford Backyard
The pink ranger landed with a thud after being tossed like a tennis serve and kicked mid-air in the stomach. She groaned, knowing that it would hurt like hell later, when she had time to think about it. "What's wrong Little Miss Sunshine, break a nail?" Mack taunted.
Syd quickly swept Mack off his feet, but was too tired to follow up the defensive strike with an offensive one.
But Sydney Drew wasn't the only one having trouble. The yellow wind ninja collided with an old oak tree, bark exploding everywhere. Dustin peered up at Will from where he was, on his hands and knees, sipping in the viable air. He stood hoping to connect his fist with Will's stomach, but was disappointed as the black ranger swept him off his feet . . . again.
"You know the difference between ninjas and spies? Spies are better at everything. And we don't keep our abilities a secret. But then again, if my skills were so pathetic, I would keep it a secret, too. I feel embarrassed for you and your sensei." Will retorted, with a cocky smile.
Loosing all his self-discipline that had taken years to master in mere seconds, he charged at the spy only to be stopped with a kick to the gut, exhaling all the air he had just taken in, he was thrown back to where Syd had just landed.
Conner soon joined them, as another blurred attack passed his eyes and his face kissed the ground. He rubbed his cheek, contemplating whether the powerful spin kick just dealt by Ronny broke his jaw. "Aw, the wittle wanger gonna cry?" She cooed.
Conner stumbled back to his friends. They were tired, but not anywhere near calling it a day and going home. NO. They were bringing them back . . . end of discussion.
"Okay, I say we turn this stove up to full blast." Conner said. "Everything goes." The soccer player looked to his left and right, watching both his teammates pant out of exhaustion and frustration. They all had underestimated their opponent. Worse, they had let the other rangers get to them, they had succumb to their mental warfare and lost.
"Come on, I'm ready to show them what it's all about." Dustin remarked.
"I'll be damn if I'm going to let them win." Syd spat.
"Dino Thunder, Power Up!"
"Ninja Storm, Ranger Form! Ha!"
"SPD Emergency!"
"Overdrive Acclerate!" The others shouted in unison, noticing that the fight had just been kicked up a few notches.
"Same plan as before?" Will inquired.
"No, I got unfinished business." Mack growled, eyeing up the now morphed Sydney.
"Let's get this over." Ronny demanded. "We've got better things to do."
Beach Cave
Billy had been running for a while when he had finally had enough of being chased. He was the original blue ranger, after all. The scientist stopped and waited for the lava lizards to catch up. When he saw their ruby red eyes glimmer in the night, he got in his morphing stance, anxiously awaiting to say the three words he hadn't said in fifteen years. "It's morph'in time!" The triceratops ranger drew his Power Lance and prepared for battle.
Cole had intercepted Moltor successfully, but now he had the more tumultuous task of saving himself, and finding the two youths, Rose and Dax.
The red ranger ducked, and blocked Moltor's sword with his crystal saber. The former jungle resident slashed at the villain's face with his claws. The dual horned enemy yelled in pain, grasping for his face. "You little . . ." He grumbled.
Cole seized this opportunity to kick Moltor hard in the chest. The Volcano War Lord stumbled back begrudgingly. "I have control over three rangers, and gotten rid of two. You are nothing but a washed up, once was."
Cole gritted his teeth at the statement. Sure, he hadn't battled in over six years, but he was far from washed up. Moltor kicked the Wild Force ranger in the stomach, following up with a powerful slash to his chest. Cole hollered in pain falling off the small cliff him and Moltor had been battling on, landing hard on his back. His fall echoing in the dark, monstrous cave. He watched as Moltor jumped down ready to impale him with his mighty sword.
Ice Cave
Flurious released a high-energized blast with his staff at Madison, sending her reeling back into an ice wall. She yelled in pain, but wasn't giving up. "Legend Warrior Mode!" She beckoned, powering up. She never touched a dial, not yet. While icy villain had his back turned, Madison struck hard; replicating the attack Flurious had submitted Tyzonn to back on the jungle cliff. The villain fell to his knees, gasping for air, and turning to look back at the mermaid.
The Sentinel Knight batted the chillers away like balloons. Punching through two at clip, kicking others away as if punting a football. Although many henchmen were summoned, there weren't enough to halt the Sentinel Knight in his pursuit.
Tyzonn made it to the platform the Tri-Dragon Key rested. Fully morphed no one could see the gleam in his eyes, or the smile that spread from ear to ear, but it was there. The Mercurian punched through the ice encasing. The ice casing that once protected the key shattered, and fell all around him. Tyzonn grabbed the key, holding it so tightly that any tighter and he would snap the artifact in half. "Got it!" He cried.
The Sentinel Knight threw the last chiller through a wall watching the celebratory retreat the Mercurian native did. They regrouped, Flurious on his knees struggling to get up.
"We need to get back." The knight stated. The other two nodded in agreement.
"No you don't." Moltor's brother seethed, swaying as he tried to stand straight.
Tyzonn smirked under his helmet, releasing a powerful strike with his Drive Lance to an unsuspecting Flurious, who in turn, was launched into the far wall. "That's for me, Dax, and Rose." Not knowing when to quit, Flurious slowly stood.
"You do know that ice is just frozen water, right?" The blue ranger retorted. She gripped her Lion staff tightly. "Code 2!" She called, as a massive tidal wave surged through the cave, filling it fast. Flurious gasped for air as he smashed through ice stalagmites and a wall.
"What's going on?" Tyzonn panicked, as water danced about his knees.
"I knew I had a strong connection to the water, but I must've over estimated the water here. He must be close to the sea, or worse, over it." The blue ranger yelled over the roaring of the water pouring into the cave. "We have to move, if we don't want to end up in an underwater coffin."
Far inside the Beach Cave
A sudden gasp of air disrupted the lull that had been strangling the dank, dark cave. As if she had just emerged from a long dive in the ocean, Rose Ortiz swallowed air in what felt like forever. Steadying her breathing as best as she could, she started to do what she was best at . . . think.
'It's dark – correction, it's pitch black.'She noted. 'I'm near water . . .' She thought listening to the urgency of the waterway. 'And I'm not the only one here.' She continued, hearing the breathing of another person, rough breathing, presumably hurt, or injured to some degree. She ran the clues over in her mind a few times before make the assumption she did, which how many times is Rose wrong? Not counting this incident with the Tri-Dragon Key. 'I'm in a cave and somehow Dax made it. He's close.' Where Dax was in proximity to her, she had no clue.
She gasped for another breath of air, before trying to figure how she and Dax got there, wherever "there" was, and how to get out. 'If this is so then are we being searched for, and what damage has been inflicted upon us?' She knew Tyzonn would search for them with his very last breath . . . that was if he was still alive.
The pink ranger thought to grab for her tracker, hoping it was still on her person. 'We must've fell over a hundred feet.' She looked around again, careful not to move her head. 'How long have we been down here?' That she also could not answer. She made an attempt to grab her tracker, but nothing happened. Was her arm even moving? Was she in so much pain that she was numb, that her nerves were so overwhelmed with sensations they could no longer process any commands? If so, she was in tremendous trouble.
The mensa genius made the mistake of trying to move her legs. They complied, curling up toward her chest, but did so in the most painful way. Her left leg dragged behind her right, but nonetheless, both reciprocated with a surge of insurmountable pain. Rose's fingers tensed, shaking as she began to cry uncontrollably. The salty tears burned the cuts on her face, causing only more tears to fall. It took the petite ranger all she had to stop herself from crying; thus, stopping the stinging sensation they left in their wake. Rose let out a noise that was a cross between a gasp and a whimper, the sound alerting the blue ranger. The pain subsided after that, fading into the darkness just as the pink ranger did to unconsciousness.
Dax called for his teammate. "Rose." He strained. He couldn't cry; there were no tears left to shed. His chest ached unmistakable, and unforgiving, causing him to ponder how many ribs were broken. The blue ranger wondered if he was really still alive, or at the beginnings of what was Hell. Given up, Dax closed his eyes and drifted off to a place where he wasn't in pain, misery, where it wasn't cold . . . or dark.
Hartford Mansion
Mack called for his Drive Lance preparing to repay the pink ranger ten fold. The red ranger jabbed at Syd, who in retribution, countered by using his lance as a platform to flip over him, slashing his shoulder and down his back with her SPD striker, swiftly landing on her feet. The Hartford heir tumbled forward and into Spencer's flowerbed.
Will wasted no time beckoning his weapon as well, thinking that he had an advantage. Shock struck the black ranger like lightening as the yellow wind ninja summoned his Lion Hammer. "I see you got one, too." Dustin smirked under his helmet.
Ronny Robinson yanked her Drive Claw from the soft earth and turned around to see a very amused Red Dino ranger. The outgoing blonde accessed her genetic powers, and sped toward the soccer star. She swung so fast that the tree exploded, bark fly everywhere as a result of her missing her target. The racecar drive panted as she heard his voice from behind her. "You're not the only one who's quick to the draw." Severely misjudged, Conner waited for Ronny to face him in order for him to strike her full on with his Dino Staff. The Overdrive ranger stumbled back only to soar further when Conner struck her again with his Dino Staff.
Unbeknown to anyone other than the rangers at SPD, Kat Manx had "customized" Syd's ranger uniform to fit her "needs." Under Commander Tate's orders to utilize the rangers' abilities to their absolute best, Kat altered the pink ranger's uniform code sequence. Lining her uniform with line layers of some of the world's toughest metals and minerals, allowing Sydney to access her ability of altering her human chromosomes easier. Basically, she no longer needed a necklace.
Mack had victoriously disarmed the petite ranger soon after his surprise attack. Syd jumped to her feet in enough time to block the android's lance. "Fists of steel!"
Mental collided with metal resulting in a low ring, and a stunned red ranger. The SPD officer quickly maneuvered the prong of the weapon under her arm and leveraged herself in a position to best suit her next attack. With all her might she jumped high, the lance still in her grasp and chopped the staff part of the weapon. The red ranger's lance cracked in two, leaving Mack to stare at the smoking end of his half. "You little . . ." Unable to finish the sentence he was so infuriated; Mack was left with no choice.
Syd threw her half down, pleased wit her self. 'Be glad R.I.C isn't here, or I'd stick you in a containment card for eternity.'
Will had both his Drive Defender and Drive Hammer in his current position. "You know, you shouldn't carry more than you can handle." Advised the ninja master, as he blocked both the spy's attacks. Will growled in response. Dustin hammered the ground sending a shock wave in all directions. Only feet away, the black ranger absorb the attack fully, reeling back and in the midst dropping his Drive Defender. His enhanced sight and hearing weren't going to get him out of this so easily. Dustin ninja streaked passed Will in rapid succession landing several hits with his ninja sword.
"Stand still." The former spy commanded.
The yellow wind ninja stopped ten feet in front of him. "You might want to surrender, dude." The motor cross racer suggested. Will swung one after another at the Ninja Storm ranger. Dustin was barely able to avoid the onslaught of attacks, as Will had hoped. The black ranger jumped high, the yellow ranger unaware of the oncoming attack as he tried to regain his footing. This was it, or so Will presumed.
Ronny and Conner were nothing but blurs to the average person. Conner had successfully worn Ronny out, and had slowed down to normal speed, much to her displeasure. The soccer star still bursting with energy and determination sought to strike her again. The yellow ranger surprisingly blocked and finally nailed the Red Dino ranger. Conner went soaring back, but recovered quickly and super sped circles around her, literally. He stopped behind her, his presents unnoticed, and relieved her of her Drive Claws, chucking them in opposite direction. "Jerk." She seethed, as she blasted him with her Drive blaster, catching Conner McKnight off guard.
Beach Cave
Billy ran past three lava lizards, slashing at each one. It was like watching fireworks as sparks soared and whizzed past the ranger after each connected hit. The scientist separated the lance into his Mighty Mace and went to finish the other six henchmen off. Two lava lizards charged; their claws raised for prime attacking. Billy took off in the opposite direction kicking one in the chest and then launching himself from that villain to the two adjacent it. He twirled in the air landing a powerful strike at two lava lizards. The ones that he had retreated from had finally caught up to him. The triceratops ranger faced all three. 'Three left.' He reminded himself. He hoped Cole was doing just as well.
The trio of lizards ran at the blue ranger simultaneously. Billy blocked the first lizard's attack, ducked the second's, finally double slashing the last. 'Two left.' Billy hit the other two each with a mace and skidded to a halt to check none was left. Satisfied that he had no more lava lizards to worry about the space traveler demorphed and continued to head deeper into the cave.
The red ranger rolled to he side just in the knick of time. Moltor's sword released a surge of red electricity. Cole leapt high to avoid being zapped, and struck Moltor with all his might. Moltor roared in pain. Cole followed up with three successive strikes, leading the villain to go reeling into the water. The Lava King crawled out, steam emitting from the wet Viking. "This isn't the last time you'll see me. You hear. They're dead, red ranger." And with that he was gone. Cole stared at the empty, dark spot once occupied by Moltor before racing to catch up with the blue ranger.
The Ice Layer
Tyzonn had handed Madison the Key so he could carry the Sentinel Sword, since the Sentinel Knight did not have the stamina to keep up. The typhoon of water roared through the cave, pushing the walls to their limit, Tyzonn and Madison never looked back in their pursuit to reach the entrance of the cave. The water teased and taunted the two, grasping at their ankles.
"The opening!" He cried for joy. They pushed themselves harder and finally made it out. The water rushed out, dispersing immediately. The blue and mercury ranger didn't glance back as they continued to the Sonic Streaker. The film director and the alien hopped in the aircraft seats, buckled up, and took off.
Command Center
Mr. Hartford was working diligently to calibrate the resequencer to turn Ronny, Will, and Mack back when he heard a woman's voice through the monitor. "Mr. Hartford, we got the key and are heading back now."
The older gentleman didn't respond, but turned to Spencer, who had been watching the battle going on. "One down sir, two to go." His old friend smiled. Hope was all they were riding on, and right now, that was good enough. "Wow, Miss Drew is really let Master Mack have it. They all are." Andrew glanced up to see Syd break Mack's lance.
"If she doesn't quit it, I'm going to have to rebuild all the weapons." He retorted. "I told them to bring them in, not destroy all my technology in the process."
There was a long pause before the Hartford's butler finally broke it. "Maybe that's what it requires. . . is the only way."
The billionaire didn't answer and the Command Center became quite again. Spencer drifted back to the fight, although he mind wondered elsewhere. Spencer's mind traveled to the dark, ominous cave Billy Cranston and Cole Evans were exploring in hopes of finding what Spencer had consider his own treasures. The butler never told anyone, but like the Overdrive team that sought to protect treasures from evil, Spencer sought to protect his treasures, the youths that inhabited this once empty mansion. Unfortunately, that was all in jeopardy.
Hartford Backyard
The battle was nearing its end, and everyone knew it. But the outcome was inconclusive; it was anyone's game. Mack was desperate, amazed by the spirit and persistence the petite, perky blonde had. Mack grunted falling to the ground. He was baffled by what just hit him, swearing she just punched him, but it felt more like getting hit by a train. Syd had tapped into her abilities again, but didn't know how much longer she could hold out for, luckily, she didn't have to wait long. Mack called for the Defender Vest and Drill Blaster like he had before and aimed it at the pink ranger.
Syd narrowed at her eyes. "Two can play that game." She upgraded to S.W.A.T Mode, aiming her dual blaster gun at him, as well. The red ranger hesitated before pulling the trigger.
The SPD ranger called under her breath "Fists of Titanium!" Timing her counter block perfectly, the blast was reflected back at Mack, blowing up the earth before him. The red ranger rolled to a stop, the shield and drill blaster charred, its remains scattered about him. The Overdrive leader's uniform was releasing thin swirls of smoke, and was torn in places from the blast. He grunted and groaned getting up. The red ranger swayed as he found his center of balance again. "Sorry, but you should have just quit while you had the chance." Mack growled and charged at Syd. "I warned you." The pink ranger released a barrage of blasts at the android causing him to go flying once more. Mack rolled to a stop, his ranger uniform shattering into a million red specks.
Syd ran up to him and cuffed him. "These cuffs will send painful shocks if you try to escape from them." She warned, as if to almost dare him. The thought had crossed Mack's mind, but too tired and exhausted, the red ranger just cursed under his breath.
Conner dodged and ducked Ronny's pathetic attempt at punches. The soccer star thought it best to end it now. Unfortunately, the yellow ranger gained a second wind and threw a powerful jumping spin kick knocking Conner into a sturdy tree. "Jurassic Power!" He yelled. With the white spikes protruding, Conner charged at the racecar driver.
Exhausted, and unprepared, the yellow ranger was no match at all for the red ranger's attack. Conner was also feeling tired, so with that in mind he concentrated all his power into this one attack, something Dr. O had taught him. He swiftly passed Ronny in a blur landing a powerful tornado kick across her chest. He slid to a halt, dislodging some earth in the process, Conner turned around to see sparks fly, Ronny's uniform pulsate and flicker before disappearing all together. The blonde fell to her knees, nothing but a sigh escaped.
Conner trotted up to her and hand cuffed her. Even so, for extra precaution, Conner McKnight slung her over his shoulder to prevent a "speedy" escape.
Will had had enough. Dustin kicked the black ranger hard in the chest, forcing the spy back a few feet. "Game over, surfer." The black ranger seethed between clenched teeth.
Will charged at the wind ninja, jumping high and slamming the ground. He hit the ground with such force that it shook the whole compound.
"Got ya." He laughed victoriously.
The shroud of dirt cleared. "What?!" The black ranger picked up the wind ninja's uniform. The spy crumpled the uniform in his hand. "How can it be?"
"Surprise!" Will turned around in enough time to see a dirt covered ranger bat him like a baseball. The black ranger soared through the air, landing like a ton of bricks. Ricocheting off the ground his uniform fell away like raining confetti. Dustin cuffed him, helping him to his feet afterward. "And that's why ninja's are better than spies." He grinned under his helmet.
Exhausted, the others took their captives back to the mansion, demorphing on their way back. 'Finally.' Syd sighed to herself.
Command Center
"They're heading back." Spencer informed. "Lockdown has officially shut down and we are now back to our active status."
"Excellent. Now all we have left is for Cole and Billy to get back to us." He paused looking at the battle scene that had taken place. "I just wish Syd would have just have left the Drill Blaster alone." He sighed, barely hearing the laughter come from Spencer on the other side of the Command Center.
Moltor's Layer
"I'm sorry, brother, but I'm of in no shape of helping you." A very wet Flurious explained.
Moltor grunted. "They have the key. Hm. . ." Other than the ramblings of a wet Norg, who unfortunately for the Ice Lord smelt like wet dog, the two villains had fallen silent. Another loud, thunderous bang was heard. Flurious dare not turn to look at what happened, knowing very well another ice wall had just collapsed.
"Brother, since you are in much finer a position to eradicate this dilemma, I will offer my services of a very powerful monster I had just created and fortunately, hasn't been destroyed." Flurious said in a melodious tone.
Moltor stood back, suspicious of Flurious' generosity. They hadn't been on good terms so to speak, since the sled incident. "Why are you being so kind, Flurious? Up to something?"
"No, I was thinking. It doesn't really matter who gets rid of them, but either way if the power pests are gone that's one less group to worry about. Then it will only be between the two of us." A devious smile crept up on Flurious' face. Of course, he had his own reasons for allying himself with his brother for this short time.
"Hmm." The Fire Lord replied, scratching his chin. "Done." Flurious' smile only got wider in response.
Command Center
With much resistance, Conner, Syd, and Dustin secured the three back into the resequencer to be cured of this dreaded curse. "How much –"
Before the yellow ranger could finish his sentence Madison, Tyzonn, and the Sentinel Knight raced in. Mr. Hartford took the key with haste and readied it. Andrew dashed over to the monitor, keying in the code sequence required to fire up the resequencer. The other rangers, Spencer, and the Sentinel Knight gathered around and anxiously awaited the results of their labor.
"Let's do this." The billionaire yelled over Ronny, Will, and Mack's threats of revenge.
The machine turned on with a grumble and then a roar, as energy with each ranger's colors danced around the captive trio.
Out of the corner of her eye, Madison watched Tyzonn ascended the Command Center steps. The blue ranger looked around to see that no one else took notice of his disappearance, and feeling that something was wrong went to go investigate.
Deep down in the Beach Cave
Cole was breathing heavy as he caught sight of tan cargo pants connected to a blue polo. He trotted to a stop, but Billy continued to stare ahead, like Cole wasn't even there. The red ranger felt weird, something was terribly wrong by the look of horror that resided on the scientist's face. Cole followed his gaze 'til he too, stood like a stone statue at the sight before his eyes. 'No.'
Hartford Mansion, Veranda
The shy twin found the Mercurian leaning on the veranda's railing overlooking the beautiful landscape. "Hey." She greeted, coming up beside him, leaning on the railing, but still facing the mercury ranger.
"Hey." He answered looking down at the ground and hedges below.
"Why aren't you down there with the rest of them?"
"Why aren't you?" He said, with a sullen tone. Madison was perplexed. 'Shouldn't he be happy? They're gonna be back to their normal selves.'
"I think you know why I'm here. Why are you here?" She finally said.
Tyzonn turned away from her. He didn't say anything for few seconds, but Madison, although anxious to know why, would wait. Finally, "I can't do it." He paused while the film student narrowed her eyes, her interest piqued. "I can't face them."
"We're turning them back. You don't have to worry about fighting them anymore. They're gonna be back to their normal selves. You can return to fighting as a team, instead of against each other." She reassured.
But that wasn't what the alien meant. "That's what I mean, I can't fight with them. I can't face them." He took a deep breath recalling the disappointment he felt when he didn't see the two people he had wanted to see more than ever. Rose and Dax. All his hopes dashed in a single moment. "Not after what they did."
Madison looked on surprised and bewildered. 'What do you say to that?' She swallowed loudly, before trying to comfort him and understand his hesitation, not like it wasn't that clear to the mermaid already. When it came down to it though, she was just hoping she misunderstood him.
"They weren't themselves. They didn't mean it. When Leanbow and Nick . . . and Vida were all turned evil, we never thought they meant it. You have to forgive them. You have to believe they didn't want to do it. I know they didn't. I knew deep down they weren't evil. Rangers don't hurt people they protect them." She rambled.
Tyzonn turned to her again. His stare sending chills up Madison's spine, so calm and serene, yet hatred lingered in them, her confidence in winning this battle waned with every passing second. Completely void of any emotion, his voice hollow, he asked, "So, who did they kill?"
End Chapter 10
A/N: This took me a lot longer than anticipated. I hope you all enjoyed it. Please leave a review.