Sean VO: "Previously on Power Rangers GPX SIU!"
Drake: "The Day of Reckoning is coming."
Sean: "I got a letter today suggesting I speak to Dr. Jim Naughton."
Maria: "How do you know when you're in love?"
Marty: "I found an article from the 1880s, it said that there was some group that opened a mine in Wisconsin just south of Madison."
Sean: (Fighting a wolverine monster) "Michigan sucks!"
(Cut to shot of Sean getting beat by the wolverine.)
(Cut to another shot of Maria sobbing over Sean's still body. Eventually he wakes up)
Power Rangers GPX SIU episode 10: What's Wrong With Hitomi?
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"I can't believe I was sobbing over him!" Maria groaned.
"Well, I can't either," Marty said while the two sat at a table in one of the Student Center dining rooms. To be clear, she's confused that she was crying over Sean. Marty's confused as to why. In regards to an earlier chapter, he did notice Sean having an interest in Maria, but he was only teasing.
"Please don't tell anyone about that," she said. Okay, that was serious.
"I don't think I want to," said Marty. Maria sighed, rubbing her face in exhaustion. "You know what's wrong with Hitomi?"
Maria chuckled. Why was he interested in her? "I don't know," said Maria. "She hasn't spoken much to me lately. It's really awkward. I tried to ask her last night, but she went straight to bed, but I could hear her J-pop from her bed."
"You could?" he asked.
"She was wearing earbuds," said Maria. "I tried to take them out of her ear so she could hear me, but she grabbed them and told me to go away."
"I wonder what's gotten into her?" he asked.
"I don't know," said Maria. "Even our new friend hasn't been able to talk to her."
"I think that—oh, here comes Sean." Maria only glanced at Sean as he sat down next to Marty. He was bandaged up and he had some stitches across his forehead and sticking out from under the sleeves of his sweatshirt (which were rolled up). However, his hair was still pretty long, which meant he didn't have any cuts or injuries that would have required the doctors to shave his head.
"Am I interrupting anything?" he asked. "I heard something about Hitomi."
"I don't know what's wrong with her," said Maria. "She won't talk to me."
"Why not, you two are best friends," said Sean.
"I said I don't know," said Maria.
"So how does it feel to be out of the hospital, dude?" Marty asked, (temporarily) changing the conversation.
"Still kinda hurts," said Sean. "But the docs said I'll make a full recovery."
"They're just flesh wounds," Maria said with a chuckle. "Of course you'll make a full recovery!"
"Except the docs were worried I had a concussion," said Sean. "And getting back to the conversation, what are we going to do about Hitomi?"
"I'll talk to her," said Maria.
"Maybe it has something to do with why Maria was crying over you yesterday," Marty joked. Maria punched him in the arm. "That hurt!"
"Why were you crying over me?" Sean asked again. He had a playful smile on his face.
"Shut up," she replied.
"That was so out of character!" Sean joked. "But now that I think about it, she did cry in my shirt one time… although in her defense, that was after the fight with Ronald and she was pretty shaken." Sean had noticed that Maria was about to kill him before he mentioned that part.
"It's true," she said, calming down. "I should get going, I have class and I need to talk to Hitomi."
"Whatever you need to do," said Sean. Maria got up, putting on her coat and backpack and walked off to class.
"I think she's got something for you, dude," said Marty.
"You think?" It was a sarcastic question asked in a more subtle tone.
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Bellatrix struck against invisible opponents. She swung her short swords with deadly precision. Each strike was a kill strike in her mind. She imagined herself fighting the Rangers; the ones (inadvertently) responsible for the death of her brother Ronald. And now with Drake's decree that they were to die instead of humored gave her a new chance to truly get her vengeance.
Three Mannequins appeared out of nowhere. She was surprised, but she recovered enough. The Mannequins were mindless and uncoordinated, but they were cannibalistic, agile and quick. She thrust her sword in the mouth of one that tried to catch her of guard and then freed the sword. She thrust her sword in a Mannequin's neck and without even flinching, stabbed the third and final one.
She smiled and then was surprised when she heard someone clapping. "I assume you unleashed them on me, darling?"
"Invisible targets are easy," said Drake. "If you truly want to see how well you fight, a physical foe is required."
"And yet you know they are mere toys for me," she said, wiping her sword. "Your insistence on humoring the Power Rangers confused me from the beginning."
"We are Power Rangers villains," he said. "It was only natural we lure them into a false sense of security, if you wish to call it that."
"And yet I feel as if I am the one to blame for their discovery," said Bellatrix. "We should have left them alone."
"Your tone says you have two reasons for saying that," said Drake.
"He was insane, but he was my brother," said Bellatrix. "All I can think about to make that pass is the results of the Reckoning Day. And knowing them, I have no doubt they will do whatever they can to stop us."
"Then we must proceed as planned," said Drake. "The preparations are nearly complete. All that remains is the how to proceed on the Day of Reckoning."
"Easy for you to say," she said. "You have consistently had difficulties obtaining the power necessary. Unless we find that power source, the Day will not come."
"I am aware of that, darling," he replied. "That is why Neville and our other researchers have been looking into ways to make sure the Day of Reckoning succeeds."
"And in the meantime?"
"What do you wish to do?"
"I have not had a chance to fight the Rangers," said Bellatrix. "And since the Red Ranger is injured, he may hold back. Now would be an excellent opportunity."
"Very well then," said Drake. "I will give you a contingent of armored Mannequins. I know you like those better."
"You always know how to please a lady," she said, kissing him on the lips.
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Maria noticed that Hitomi was distracted, working on a paper on her laptop when she got back. She quietly closed the door and locked it. Resorting to such tactics was shameful, but she needed to do that. She did the same for the bathroom door. I'm sorry Hitomi, she thought. Her heart sank as she thought about what she was doing.
But in her mind, Hitomi's strange behavior was too much. She was isolating herself from the people who cared about her and refusing their help. There's always a line that cannot be crossed. That line is Hitomi's complete withdrawal from the rest of the world. She wasn't going to be heavy-handed. She was only going to do what she had to.
She tapped on Hitomi's shoulder and the Japanese girl turned around, her eyes widening. "We need to talk, chica. Ahora." Hitomi tried to get up, but Maria grabbed her arm (standard female grab area) and held on tight while Hitomi tried to get away.
"Let me go!" she cried out.
"Not unless you're willing to talk about why you're acting this way!" Maria replied forcefully. "Everyone's worried about you, even Marty!"
"I don't care! Let me go!"
"NO!" Maria screamed. "Hitomi, you are acting like a child! Get your shit together right now and tell me what's going on!"
"NO!" Hitomi screamed again. That was the last straw.
Maria turned her around and raised her hand. SLAP!
"I didn't want to do that," said Maria. "But your behavior gave me no choice." Hitomi glared at Maria, rubbing her stinging cheek. "Now listen, I'm trying to help you, Hitomi, I'm your friend. And your behavior the past two days has concerned me. What's wrong?" Hitomi looked away. "Hitomi, are you okay?"
"It's nothing," said Hitomi.
"Liar."
"It's nothing—"
"Stop lying!" Maria shouted again. "I'm sorry I have to act like your mother."
"You don't hit as hard as her," said Hitomi. Maria stifled a laugh.
"That's good," said Maria. "At least you're not falling into depression. Sit down, and let's talk." Hitomi sat down at her desk to listen to Maria. "Again, I'm just wondering what's going on. You haven't been acting like yourself, and I know I sound like a broken record—American expression, sorry—but please tell me what's going on."
"It's nothing," Hitomi said again.
"DAMMIT!" Maria shouted. "You're hopeless!"
"Shut up!" Hitomi replied.
"Ugh, this isn't working," Maria groaned, wiping her face. "Why are you acting like a child?"
"I don't want to talk about it," said Hitomi.
"Why not?" asked Maria.
"Because…" the pause took a minute. Hitomi looked like she wanted to say something, but had no idea what to say. Maria was reconsidering even talking to Hitomi.
"Forget it," said Maria.
"I wish I was as independent as you," said Hitomi. Maria raised an eyebrow.
"Where did this come from?" she asked. "And does this have anything to do with your behavior?"
"I just wish I was like you!" Hitomi said again. "You're so confident, beautiful and awesome! And I'm… not."
"Well, I appreciate the compliment," Maria said, having her ego stroked, "I mean, what are you talking about? You're very independent!"
"What?"
"When I first met you, you were dependent on your brother. You mentioned him in your conversations all the time and you followed his words without question," said Maria. Said attribute is not something the author is making up; it's true even in the original. "But then you took charge for yourself and told your brother he was an idiot! THAT is independence! I know I'm independent, strong and fierce, so I don't have anything to be independent from. You, on the other hand,"
"Am independent already?"
"You just didn't know it," said Maria.
"I still wish I was more confident," said Hitomi.
"Telling Rich Boy he was an idiot was obvious," said Maria, "But it took a lot of confidence."
"Thank you, Maria!" Hitomi said, "I'll be sure to thing about that.
"That's fantastic," said Maria. "Now then, later I'm going to meet with Sean and—"
"Sean?" Hitomi asked. Maria looked at her
"What's wrong?" Maria asked. "What are you—oh, no."
Hitomi didn't give Maria a chance to say anything. She broke away and ran out the door, nearly crashing into someone in the hallway. Maria gave chase, hoping Hitomi wouldn't do anything reckless.
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"This animation is terrible!" Aaron said, complaining about the quality of an anime they were watching.
"Oh come on, it's the 80s!" said Sean. "That animation is fantastic for the time period! I mean yeah, the space battles could be better animated, but I'll accept the idea that they were limited by the animation."
"Yeah, the Veritechs look great," Marty said, reaching into their shared bowl of Chex Mix. "Besides, it's Robotech; it's a hell of a lot better than Transformers!"
"That I agree with," said Aaron.
"So this Dr. Naughton guy should be able to help us out," said Sean.
"And that means what right now?" asked Marty.
"Just wanted to say it and—oh, nice!" Sean was reacting to a fantastic moment on his Robotech DVD.
"Are you going to tell Maria?" asked Aaron.
"Texting her right now," said Sean. "Done."
"You know, watching this," Aaron said while grabbing some Chex Mix, "kind of reminds me of you."
"How?" said Sean, "That I'd be a kick-ass fighter pilot?"
"No," said Aaron, "That you have two girls after you."
"Excuse me?" said Sean.
"No fair!" said Marty.
"And what proof do you have?" asked Sean.
Aaron paused for a moment and said, "I know Hitomi looks at you… what's the term?"
"Doe-eyed," said Marty.
"Doe-eyed! That's it!" Aaron said. "And Maria was crying over you two days ago!"
"And how do you—" He paused. "Oh, right."
"Why, because she—"
"No, Maria was talking about love before I got attacked by the wolverine," said Sean. "But who knows, maybe she was just curious."
"Dude, now that I think about it, you're kinda like Rick Hunter—and not that you're a kick-ass fighter pilot," said Marty.
"Okay, so you think I'm Rick Hunter," said Sean, "So Maria is Lisa Hayes and Hitomi is Minmei, correct?"
"That's the characters' names?" said Aaron.
"Oy vey," Sean said, facepalming. "Okay, if you want, I'll examine your little comparison. Rick is obviously in love with Lisa, but he thinks he likes Minmei. However, she likes him only as a brother. You can't prove Hitomi likes me. I know you said you've seen her making doe eyes at me, but that doesn't matter."
"Dude, you're still like Hunter," said Marty.
"Here's the thing; I don't like Hitomi that way. I'm not attracted to girls over a year younger than me!" Sean replied.
"So he likes Cougars," Marty laughed. This earned a punch from Sean. "Dude, you hit hard!"
"Getting back to my point, if Maria is Lisa Hayes, she's obviously more assertive about it!" said Sean.
"What are you—ooohhh! Maria's coming on to you, isn't she?" said Marty.
"Are you two going to—"
"Ah, shaddap!" Sean shouted. "Honestly, why did we have this pointless conversation? Let's get going, we'll meet up with Maria at Morris Library."
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"Excuse me, have you seen an Asian girl around here—oh, I'm terribly sorry!" Maria tried to move through all the people crowding the sidewalk going past the Old Baptist Foundation building. She'd lost Hitomi pretty quickly. There was a good chance the Japanese girl had gotten lost in the crowd. Even though Maria thought she was conspicuous, Hitomi could blend in pretty easily. "Ay," she moaned.
The passers-by ignored her unless she actually talked to them. The only person she could think of helping was Rob and he didn't seem to be on patrol here. Out of frustration, she kicked one of the decorative rocks near the castle-like music building Altgeld Hall. Some people walking by pointed at her, wondering why she was kicking the rocks.
She decided to give up, at least for now. She needed to meet Sean at Morris Library. There was a shortcut past the University Museum (at the north end of Faner Hall) that went through a Japanese garden… that was too obvious. No way Hitomi would sulk there.
… Maria was wrong. Hitomi was crouching over the Koi pond on the lower level of the two-level garden. She sighed. Hitomi was too homesick to avoid going there.
"I should have known you'd be here," said Maria. Hitomi was frozen in surprise, but she took off in a hurry. "Again?" Maria grumbled as she gave chase.
Hitomi looked like she was going to head straight back to the dorm, but to Maria's surprise, she cut towards Wham and Pulliam (the two buildings are connected). "Hi Rob!" she said as she passed the bewildered officer.
"Hi," he said in confusion. "Bye." He shrugged, taking a sip of his coffee when he noticed Hitomi coming back around—wait, that wasn't Hitomi!
Putting his coffee down, he reached for his gun, adjusted his police baseball cap and addressed the approaching figure. "Good afternoon."
"It will be," said the approaching figure. She watched Maria chasing Hitomi again. She chuckled evilly and looked ready to give chase.
Luckily Rob noticed this. "Stay right there!" he shouted.
"I am not taking orders from a glorified security guard!" the woman shouted back. "I am Bellatrix of—"
"I said STAY THERE!" Rob shouted again, reaching for his gun.
"I dare you to draw that weapon," said Bellatrix, creating a hammer out of a light pole.
Instead, Rob did not draw his weapon, only taking out his morpher and calling for extra-special back-up before calling for SIU police back-up. "Stop right there," he said firmly. No reason to tell her he'll shoot; he's not allowed to do that unless she actually attacks him. Bellatrix raised the hammer and Rob quickly drew his sidearm. "Put the weapon down!" he shouted.
Just a minute earlier, Sean, Marty and Aaron had crossed the foot bridge when they got Rob's distress call. "We're on our way!" Sean replied. "Let's go!"
"GOT IT!" They hit the ground running towards Faner Hall, ducking into a small structure (that lead to the tunnels underneath campus). One cry of "GPX, START IT UP!" later, they burst out of the building (surprising some bystanders), racing towards Morris Library and the field where Bellatrix had Rob nearly at her mercy.
It was then gunshots rang out. Rob had started shooting as Bellatrix had attacked him. Fearing his life was in danger, he started shooting. However, Bellatrix easily dodged those shots.
Rob caught a break when Hitomi and Maria ran past and well, priorities. "GPX, Start it Up!"
"Oh, there you are!" Bellatrix said, looking very happy to see them. She dropped the hammer and drew her twin short swords, launching herself at Maria and Hitomi. Maria summoned her daggers and Hitomi her Am Staff.
Bellatrix struck first, her swords clashing with Maria's daggers. She had the early advantage, forcing Maria back. Then Maria dug her heels into the turf, locking her blades with Bellatrix's. The wheels on her boots spun. Then she pushed forward, forcing Bellatrix back. She threw Bellatrix off, freeing herself to get Bellatrix.
She thrust her daggers at Balltrix. Their weapons connected and clashed. Then she got a tap on the shoulder. She jumped back and Hitomi took over, giving Bellatrix a run. She forced Bellatrix back towards the library. Bellatrix was caught off guard for a moment but the alchemist grabbed Hitomi's staff. She began pulling on Hitomi's staff.
Maria was not about to let her friend be beaten like this. She rushed forward, thrusting the Haz Daggers in Bellatrix's face. She jumped back, "LIGHTNING THROW!" and threw a dagger at Bellatrix. But Bellatrix jumped out of the way.
"Is that the best you can—" POW!
A red blur came out of nowhere. Bellatrix flew several feet, tumbling on the grass, tumbling and stopping near some rocks and sculptures in this pseudo-quad. "You should know better than to hurt our comrades like that," Sean said, winding up his arm."
"You should be ashamed of yourself," said Bellatrix, "Hitting a defenseless woman like that/"
"Evil bitches don't count!" said Marty.
"You're getting the hang of this," Kevin said, sneaking up on Marty.
"Alright, let's do this as a squad," said Sean. "Spread out, surround her, and—"
"I'm getting her NOW!"
"Hitomi, stop!" Sean called. Hitomi didn't listen, rushing forward to attack Bellatrix. "Dammit!" Sean shouted. "GET BACK HERE!"
Marty rushed to try and stop Hitomi. She was already in combat with Bellatrix, their blades clashing and sparks flying. Marty grabbed Hitomi and tried to pull her back, but Hitomi threw him off. "Let me at her!" she said.
"NEVER rush blindly into battle!" Bellatrix bellowed, whacking Hitomi in the head with the pommel of one of her swords. Marty responded, swinging his hammer at Bellatrix, which the alchemist deflected.
Several shots, both blaster and pistol, rang out. Bellatrix hit the dirt and while Hitomi was distracted, Bellatrix swept her off her feet—literally. A well-timed sweep kick caught Hitomi off guard and brought her down. Marty threw a punch at Bellatrix.
At the same time, Sean rushed in, swinging his Grand Prix Sword (the sword configuration of his Octane Blaster) at Bellatrix. Bellatrix jumped back to evade Sean's attacks. She launched herself off a tree and kicked him in the face. Aaron was up next, along with Kevin. Kevin grabbed her hands and pulled them down while Aaron threw a punch at her face.
"How could you miss?" she taunted, ripping her hands out of Kevin's hands and punched him in the face and kicked Aaron to the side. More shots from Rob rang out and she noticed that several cops had showed up.
"You've got some powerful friends," said Bellatrix, "Too bad they're ineffective!" She pulled her gloves on, clapped and put her hands on the ground. Rocks erupted from the sidewalk, turning to dirt as the alchemical energy passed through the ground and then spikes erupted from the pavement, trashing a couple cop cars.
"University's not gonna like that," said Sean.
Hitomi recovered, getting back up and rushing Bellatrix. The alchemist caught a glimpse of her and held her hand out. She grabbed Hitomi's arms and threw it off. She clapped her hands and when Hitomi reached in, she grabbed her wrist.
Something happened, because Bellatrix felt a surge of energy. She grabbed Hitomi's helmet, shattering it in an incredible display.
There were wide eyes on both sides at what just happened. It was both in reaction to the amount of power Bellatrix displayed and the fact that Hitomi was now vulnerable both physically and in the secret identity way. Bellatrix recovered first, punching Hitomi in the face.
Maria grabbed her friend while the guys rushed Bellatrix. They ganged up on the alchemist. Sean went duel blades, his GT Sword and GP Saber clanging with Bellatrix, then he gave her up to Kevin, who teamed up with Aaron to throw a couple punches at the woman. Then Marty grabbed her and pulled her towards the cops.
Bellatrix elbowed him (he's wearing a helmet! How does that work?), and in his surprise, she clapped her hands again and pressed on his suit. The resulting combination resulted in an explosion erupted from his suit and he was thrown into the Morris Library waterfall fountain.
"Shit," Sean said under his breath.
"What just happened?" Rob asked, shielding Hitomi from the public.
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Watching at SWORD HQ was Dr. Wilhelm Morris, one of the current leaders of Project Ranger, watched in shock at what was happening. There was no way in hell the enemy had this kind of power. The sounds of SWORD staff relaying (useless and/or obvious) information was enough for him and he rubbed his face. He reached in his labcoat, looking for his pack of smokes.
"No smoking," a familiar voice said.
"Great way to keep me stressed, Maelstrom," said Morris. He looked back to the screen. Bellatrix had the Rangers on the ropes.
"Something happened," said Maelstrom. "But what?"
"I don't know," said Morris. "Perhaps Dr. Naughton does."
"Or that other man on campus," said Maelstrom.
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Aaron grunted when he hit the ground again. Kevin landed several feet away. The Rangers were strewn about while Bellatrix stood above them. The mood had darkened. The crowd of students watching murmured, wondering what was going to happen next. The Rangers were at Bellatrix's mercy now, and possibly the whole campus.
And yet Bellatrix was not gloating. Perhaps it was her surprise at the amount of power she held. That was the best reason. She looked down at her gloved hands—half a transmutation circle on each of them—wondering just what happened.
Now she began to smirk.
"I need to do something," Hitomi said while she was still being hid by Rob.
"You sure about that?" Rob replied. "You still have to—hey, wait!" Hitomi didn't listen, instead getting up and rushing Bellatrix.
"For someone with confidence issues, you sure are persistent," Bellatrix said, grabbing a short sword. Hitomi reconfigured her Octane Blaster and attacked Bellatrix. Their blades clashed for a couple seconds before Bellatrix punched her in the face. She tried to get back up, but Bellatrix kicked her face.
"PINK!" Maria called out. It was useless, though. Bellatrix was going to town on Hitomi. Her body flew about and she landed on a big boulder in the field. That was when Bellatrix grabbed her and pulled her off the boulder, throwing her to the turf.
Hitomi coughed and tried to get up, but she felt someone grab her hair. "STAY DOWN!" Bellatrix shouted, shoving her to the dirt. "Pathetic," she said. "You should have gone for the kill, instead you let me get the upper hand."
"LET HER GO!" Rob shouted, pulling out his pistol. The other officers did the same. Bellatrix pulled her up to her knees.
"Forget them," said Bellatrix. "I think I've figured out your role. You're just the load, aren't you? You're the weakest fighter in the team, the one who does the least. You're the one who gets beaten by the enemy first while your friends finish him off."
"SHUT UP, BITCH!" Sean shouted, getting up. But then he groaned and fell. He felt blood trickling down his arm and leg, no doubt from re-opened wounds.
"He won't be joining us," said Bellatrix. "I saw when you were fighting earlier. You relied on your brother to help you and although I commend you for telling him off, you've failed to prove that you're worthy of your title.
"You're nothing! All you do is rely on the others for help, and when you're truly faced with a deadly situation, you freeze. You're a miserable failure of a superhero! How can you be independent if you're mentally shackled to others, even your so-called best friend?
"Just give up and go home. Why do you stay? Is it because you're afraid to leave, afraid to fail? I suppose that's the reason. You have nowhere else to go. Even your own family is ashamed of you. Why would they keep a daughter who fails so miserably at her exploits?"
"Sean," Hitomi could only say.
Bellatrix smiled again. "I see now. You're in love with the Red Ranger. And I can tell he has no interest in you whatsoever. What person, man or woman would want a clingy load like you? You're pathetic, Pink Ranger!" She shook Hitomi about. "And I thought Shinji Ikari was pathetic and—what are you doing?" Hitomi had grabbed Bellatrix's short sword and before Bellatrix could react, she took the sword and cut off the hair Bellatrix was holding.
"Be quiet," she said. "I won't let you deconstruct me." She turned around and now her eyes showed a fire in them. "I will defeat you." She rushed forward, thrusting her blade at Bellatrix, catching the evil alchemist off guard.
"VE, HITOMI!" Maria cheered. Hitomi pressed against Bellatrix. The alchemist clapped her hands and tried to get a hold of Hitomi, but she only evaded Bellatrix and then roundhouse kicked the woman in the gut. Cue cheering from the crowd.
"I can't stay," Bellatrix groaned. When Hitomi tried to leave, Bellatrix disappeared in her alchemic teleportation. Hitomi watched for a second before she felt someone jump on top of her.
"You did it, chica!" Maria cheered. She blushed for a moment before smiling and enjoying the feelings of accomplishment.
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"There must be some reason for that power surge," said Drake. Neville turned the pages in one of their books quickly, looking for whatever an answer. "Are you able to read faster?"
"Patience, Drake!" said Neville. "There is no simple answer to this question."
"I want a simple answer," said Bellatrix.
"There may not be one," said Neville. Bellatrix groaned and sat on Drake's desk. "Perfect."
"Calm down, Bellatrix," said Drake. He sat down in his chair and looked at a few books himself.
"Easy for you to say," said Bellatrix. "I just got defeated—"
"No talking while I am working!" Neville interrupted. Bellatrix sighed in annoyance.
"For a genius, he sure is—"
"EUREKA!" His shout startled the pair.
"Have you found something?" asked Drake.
"You both know our alchemy is powered by energy released from the collision of tectonic plates," Neville said.
"Of course," said Drake, "But we do not have the energy to power our—"
"We have found the power," said Neville. "There is an energy field surrounding and binding the world, created by all living things. The Rangers are connected to it, and judging by how much energy Bellatrix obtained from it, we may have found our secret."
Evil smiles spread across Drake and Bellatrix's faces. "So the Rangers have something we need…"
"Are we still going to kill them?" asked Bellatrix.
"Of course," said Drake. "But even if we fail, we have a use for them."
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After the events of the day, Sean and Maria were having dinner at Trueblood Hall near the Brush Towers. They were just finishing up though, a nice dinner. Sean was confused as to why Maria had asked if she could have dinner with him; alone. She didn't really say why, so Sean just went with it. But his curiosity got the best of him when they left. "So what was Hitomi's problem?"
"Her confidence issues," said Maria. "She might be done with them, but I'm not sure."
"She didn't seem scared today," said Sean.
"That's different," said Maria. "But there was another thing." She turned and looked at him. "She's in love with you."
Sean was surprised, jerking his head back. "Really? Well, too bad for her."
"I should have known," said Maria. "But in case you're asking, that's not why I wanted to talk to you."
"Then what—wait, you're—"
"You're actually smart," she said. "Are you—"
"I'm not against it," he said with a blush. "I guess... we could give it a try and see how it goes." The only answer he got was a smile from her.
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Hitomi VO: "Next time, on Power Rangers GPX SIU!"
Maria: Meet the new Hitomi!
Sean: "Hello, Dr. Naughton."
Dr. Naughton: "A few Native American shamans were on to something."
(Cut to shot of Mannequins attacking Lingle Hall)
Bridget: "Come on, get moving!" (Cut to shot of a MANNEQUIN attacking Bridget)
Sean: "BRIDGE!"
Hitomi: "That's next time on Power Rangers GPX SIU!"
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So how was that? The plot's starting to come together, so stay with us! I know part of this seems similar to Fullmetal Alchemist, but I'm trying to separate these two plots (I think they're separate enough, but nothing wrong with more differentiation).
And Hitomi's behavior was kind of weird, I know, but I needed to give her some much-needed character development after a couple years both in this and in the original continuity.
Also, somebody asked me (but failed to provide an e-mail address so I can respond) what my picture is. It's a Jospeh Ducruex meme singing the parody lyrics to SIU's fight song (Go, Southern go, that's all the words we know).
Either way, tell me what you think! Leave a review (no brankel1)!