Abby Holloway Series
Mystic Force: Return of the Snow Ranger
By xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Author's Note: Oh, My God! I am so sorry for the long wait. But as stated in the previous updated author's note, that I can't be bothered to take down. I lost the episodes I was using on Youtube. But thanks to an awesome reader RedHotChillySteppers2008, who has provided me with another account who has the episode. So you really owe them a huge thank-you for this. Which is why this chapter is now dedicated to them.
I would also like to thank the following people: Zookster, Chaoshime, Ulquiorra-Schiffer andDJScales who also helped me when I needed it. You are truly dedicated readers. Thank you.
Disclaimer:I own nothing. All rights of Power Rangers go to their original owners, and all rights of Abby and anything that is unfamiliar and belongs to her is mine. Except for Kelly, Hunter, the Dino rangers and the Ninja Rangers...you get the point :)
On with the chapter...
Riddle Me This
"You are a magnet for danger, Abigail" Takara chuckled, as she circled her daughter like a lion did its prey. They were standing in Rootcore, with Nick, Madison, Udonna and Claire. "A vampire?"
Abby rolled her eyes "Yes, Takara. I was turned into a Vampire..." she sighed in aggravation "just like I was turned evil. And taken under the control of the nightmare collar. Just add it to the ever growing list of things I am about to become, in my line of work!"
"Nightmare collar?" Maddie questioned
"Don't ask," Abby mumured over her shoulder "It was from my first team, and it wasnt very pleasent"
"It doesn't sound pleasent," Claire commented
The White ranger smiled, before turning back to her biological mother "What are you doing here?" she asked "How are you here? I thought you were trapped in the spirit world, especially after you didnt return for nearly a year!"
"Energy takes time, Abigail" Takara answered
Abby closed her eyes and breathed in deeply as she exhaled "You know? For the record...i'm only called Abigail when my dad is shouting at me; something he hasnt done since I was about 6" she explained
"You were a naughty child?" Nick teased "Impossible"
"You'd be surprised at how much trouble I got away with growing up," Abby grinned "I was daddy's little princess"
Maddie smirked as she nodded "I bet you're still Daddy's little princess," she joked
Abby shrugged and nodded "Yup. Probably" she laughed
The others exchanged looks; Abby was a new breed of mature adults. That was for sure.
"Point is," the White ranger continued "as long as I continue to be a ranger, a lot of dangerous things are going to happen to me, and no one can change that"
Silence fell within Rootcore, before it was broken by the arrival of Chip, Vida and Xander.
xXx
"...and then it hit me," Chip grinned, as he rounded the table where all but one ranger were situated. Xander, meanwhile, was checking out his image in a mirror behind them. "So while Xander was looking at himself in the mirror, and I was looking at Xander," Chip continued, hurrying to take the mirror from the green ranger "the answer was staring at me..." he placed the edge of the mirror to that of the map so that it was reflected "What mountain does that look at,"
Nick, Maddie and Vida grinned as they voiced the only mountain that resembled the one which was printed on the map
Abby frowned, before shaking her head and turning to Xander who was talking with Claire; up near the Xenotome stood Takara and Udonna, both of which were in deep conversation with one another. "Well, what are we waiting for?" she questioned, turning back to her friends "Let's go. The Fireheart's waiting...we're going to have to split up, if we're to cover that much territory"
Nick nodded in agreement, and the rangers mumured at Abby's leadership role. It was a force of habit the White ranger found incredibly difficult to break, especially since this was her third ranger team.
"Abigail, we still have much to discuss!" Takara called after her daughter
Abby paused at the exit and turned to face her mother "You sent me here!" she pointed out "Which means whatever we have to talk about, is going to have to wait! Because I got a job to do!"
And she turned and hurried after the others.
xXx
Nick and Abby exchanged looks as they watched the others head off in separate directions, Maddie and Chip had taken the West of the mountain, while Vida and Xander had taken East; leaving the White and Red rangers to travel further North and scout for Fireheart. Smirking at the fact that Xander was complaining about her perfect profile, the two team-leaders turned and headed further up the mountain side.
"So, what you going to do now that you're mom is back?" Nick asked, glancing sideways at his older friend
Abby shrugged "I dunno," she answered "Takara has been gone two years nearly; last time I saw her I was under the influence of evil and nearly destroyed everything within my path. Including my sister..." she explained
"You nearly destroyed everything?" Nick questioned
"I opened a crack in the Earth which swallowed up my birth father," Abby explained "Kelly was captured by Lothor, because he knew that I would do absolutely anything to keep Kelly from getting hurt...you'll find with me Nick, what you see is what you get!" she smiled, as she caught his eye "I protect those I love. And I save those worth saving"
Nick returned her smile, and nodded "Yeah. I figured that about you Abs," he agreed "Back when you were a Vampire, you were ready to give up you life to save the people of Briarwood, not alot of people would do that"
The White ranger shrugged "I guess that's just me," she grinned
Any response Nick was about to give was silenced by a earth shaking explosion in the distance; pausing in their step both White and Red rangers exchanged looks before taking off in the direction of the noise.
xXx
"Hey," Nick called, as Maddie and Chip joined him and Abby "We heard an explosion, are you guys alright?"
Maddie nodded "Are you?"
"We're fine," Abby answered
"V and Xander?" Chip asked, reaching for his morpher, he had only just flipped it open when the familiar voice of Vida caught their senses. Looking up, the four other rangers were surprised to find rangers Pink and Green stumbling towards them, carrying a heavy chest between them.
Racing forwards Abby instructed Vida and Xander to put the chest down, before Chip and Vida attempted to open it
"Stop it!" Abby muttered, slapping their hands away "Being a ranger is never that easy! Trust me!"
"Look at this," Maddie mumured, reaching for the scroll in the middle of the latch, the moment she had removed th scroll, a timer stated counting backwards.
Vida panicked "Oh, its counting down" she stated
Passing the note to Abby, Maddie got back to her feet as the White ranger unrolled the scroll and started to read "This ancient puzzle is your task at hand," she read "solve it quickly to receieve what's grand. But if you fail this timely chore, the Fireheart, will..." she trailed off and looked up at her friends "...be no more" she finished
"Great, another riddle!" Chip grunted in frustration
In their desperation to figure out the chest, neither of the rangers were aware of the dangers around them until it was too late. The ground exploded beneath their feet, throwing them into the air and then crashing back to earth, around the chest.
"Hand over the chest," the head Hidiac demanded, as he stood a few feet away.
Regaining their footing, all six Mystic rangers re-grouped and prepared to morph as more Hidiacs appeared for the small battle which was sure to ensue.
"Let's ranger up," Nick ordered
Abby rolled her eyes, in the past she never rangered up to take down a bunch of foot soldiers. But she wasnt leader, it was Nicks call, she was to follow orders. Removing her morpher she inputted the correct sequence and called out "Magical Source! Mystic Force!" before morphing "Snow Ninja Powers! Combine!" she added, locking in her Ninja powers along with her magic.
"Magi Staff!" Nick commanded, before rushing into battle
His team-mates followed him.
Abby ducked under an attack from a foot soldier, before flipping over several times to avoid blast after blast from the staff's lasers. Flipping over the final time the White ranger kicked back several times, sending the Hidiacs crashing to the ground, she then grabbed the wrist of two of them and spun then around, before kicking them in the back and sending them stumbling into two trees. They hit the ground unconscious. Blocking another's staff, the 21-year-old kicked up, and knocked another creature away from her, before double punching another which attempted to take her from behind.
"You're through!" the head Hidiac yelled
Abby turned, and started forward just as Xander landed in front of Nick and attacked the head foot soldier with his axe. Abby let out a sigh of relief as she hurried towards the two guys, and clapped them both on the shoulder "Way to go guys," she complimented
"That was a close one," Nick nodded, patting Xander's shoulder "Thanks"
Xander nodded, before Abby teleported them and the chest back to Rootcore.
xXx
"Sorry guys," Chip apologized, after he had walked around the puzzle for what looked like the tenth time "I've never seen a puzzle like this. I don't even know where to begin"
Maddie shrugged "None of us do," she sighed "and we've already lost half an hour"
Nudging Nick, Abby pointed towards Xander "Dude, you still got leaves stuck in your hair from the battle," she commented, bouncing forward and tugging at the twig that was sticking out from the back of Xander's head.
"Ow!" the Green ranger complained
Abby yelped and jumped backwards, ducking behind Nick in the process "Dude! That's scary!"
"It's nothing," Xander responded, as the other teenagers frowned at Abby "Really" he sighed, and turned back to his friends "I'm just having a little...issue" he held out his arms as his cloak fell away, revealing the fact that his arms were growing bark on them.
The other rangers cringed and chuckled at his mis-fortune.
"This is funny to you guys?" Xander asked, looking close to tears
The laughter ceased, as the others shook their heads. "Dude, we're not making fun of you," Abby promised "But you always laugh when Claire does something wrong..."
"I'm sure its just a side affect of your organic powers," Maddie quickly jumped in with a believeable explanation "It will go away. Knock on Wood"
Laughter rippled through the other rangers, as Xander continued to look downright upset with the situation.
"OK guys," Nick jumped in "Enough. Leaf Xander alone..." he teased
Abby rolled her eyes, but couldnt help but giggle again. She knew it was cruel, but Xander had to learn that life wasnt all about image.
"Guys, can we focus on something more important?" Xander asked "Like opening the chest? We're running out of time"
The others nodded and returned their attention to the chest, Abby groaned and lowered head onto Nick's shoulder. She never liked puzzles or riddles, that meant sitting down and having paitence...she didnt have paitence, and she most certainly didnt enjoy sitting around. When one had ADHD, one preferred to be bouncing around the room, than anything else.
"Wait I got it," Chip declared
"What? You've figured out the puzzle?" Maddie asked
"Huh?" Chip asked "Oh no. But I know someone who can!"
Abby frowned "Who?" she asked, resting her chin on Nick's shoulder, and staring interestingly at Chip.
The Yellow ranger grinned all knowingly "Can you teleport us out of here?" he asked the White ranger curiously
"You gonna tell me where it is we are going?" Abby asked
"Rock Porium," Chip answered "I know Toby can figure this out..."
Abby frowned "OK. But what about after he has figured it out?" she asked "How are you going to explain what is inside that thing?"
"We'll figure that out when we come to it," Chip said "Just teleport"
Abby rolled her eyes "When did you get so demanding?" she asked, sliding off the table behind Nick and approaching the Yellow ranger and the chest.
There was a faint pop and the three of them disappeared.
xXx
Toby. That's who Chip believed could solve the puzzle of the chest, and so that's where Abby had teleported him. The Rock Porium.
"Hardest puzzle in the world?" Toby questioned, as he scanned the chest in front of him
"Next to impossible," Chip nodded "Can you beat the clock?"
"Oh, I can solve it in...less that an hour," Toby told them, picking up the chest and retreating into his office.
Abby turned to Chip "This had better work," she stated
"Don't worry, as soon as he figures it out, we'll create a diversion and slip away with the chest before he can open it"
The White ranger smirked "Devious, Chip" she nodded "Very devious. Lets just hope they arent you're famous last words" she finished, before turning and walking away. Passing Vida and Xander at the door.
At least an hour after Xander and Vida had taken off, Nick and Maddie turned up for work. Abby was serving customers at the front desk, while Chip watched Toby through the window looking into the back office, from her station the White ranger rolled her eyes as she watched Nick and Maddie join the Yellow ranger as if they were watching and interesting film through the glass.
"I think he is getting close," Chip commented
Nick frowned "How can you tell?" he asked
"He's starting to drool,"
Maddie and Nick chuckled, as Abby grimaced in disgust as she passed "Gross!" she commented, stopping only as her morpher jingled. Turning back to the others she gathered around as Nick flipped open his morpher and Udonna spoke.
"Rangers. There is dark energy heading your way..."
"We've gotta stop it before it gets here," Nick stated
The others nodded in agreement
"Come on!" Abby nodded towards the door, and she lead the way out
xXx
Man, these things get uglier every year! Abby thought, as she ran at the monster that was terrorizing the citzens of Briarwood "Hello..." she grinned, planting her foot in the stomach of the monster and kicking upwards, before flipping over backwards as Nick arrived followed closely by Maddie and Chip.
"Hidiacs," the monster growled
"We better make this quick," Chip mumured, as the foot soldiers appeared
Nick glanced sideways at Abby "Ok, phaze two?" he asked, removing his morpher
Abby rolled her eyes, again with the morphing to take out a couple of foot soldiers? "Fine..." she complained, removing her own morpher "Ready?"
"Ready!"
"Magical Source! Mystic Force!"
The four of them morphed separately, once the ranger suit had appeared on Abby she finished the transformation by combing her snow ninja powers to her ranger suit "Snow Ninja Powers! Combine!" there was a flash, and she stood alongside the others, prepared for anything.
Splitting into separate groups, the four rangers took the on the foot soldiers giving the monster a free path to the Rock Porium. Abby spin-kicked a Hidiac in the side before flipping over and ducking under another attack which was sent her way, landing in a crouch she caught the hidiac's ar and twisted it, before kicking its legs out from under it. Spinning around to face the monster, the White ranger started forward, just as another group of foot soldiers blocked her path, rolling her eyes the White ranger went to work quickly kick-flipping a few more Hidiacs before teleporting out as two more attacked her from the side. The hidiacs attacked one another and hit the ground with a thud. Teleporting back in, Abby grinned "Losers..." she commented, attacking the rest with several punches and kicks.
"Hey! Wait! Stop!" she shouted to the monster as it stormed towards the Rock Porium, she threw out her hand, causing the ground to shake beneath her feet.
"What is that?" Maddie questioned, as she stumbled in her step, along with Nick, Chip and the rest of the foot soldier.
Abby withdrew her hand and gazed around "Sorry..." she apologized over her shoulder, ducking under another attack "Where's Vida and Xander?" she demanded, just as the two in question run into view "Just in time!" she told them "He's going after the Fireheart! Stop him!" she nodded in the direction the monster had gone, and then turned back to the foot soldiers on hand.
"I'll get him!" Xander nodded, taking off
Vida nodded, and joined the battle against the Hidiacs.
Running mid-way up a near office building, Abby flipped over and landed in the middle of the group of Hidiacs she had been fighting. She leaned back onto ehr hands as a Hidiac swiped at her, and missed, she then flipped back onto her feet and turned punched out catching the foot soldier and sending it stumbling. More moved forward, but Abby was ready for them. As a Hidiac rushed her, Abby run forward to meet it; she planted a double kick in its chest before flipping over in the air, when she landed, she swiped and blocked attacks with her leg before flipping off the rock and defeating the last of her problems.
"Come on!" Nick said, once he had defeated his foot soldiers, and he headed off in the direction Xander and the monster had gone.
When they arrived, Xander had just dealt with the monster at hand.
"Yeah! You did it!" Vida grinned, patting the Green ranger's shoulder
Nick inspected the gloves on Xander's hands "Check 'em out," he grinned
"Got a new spell code," Xander explained as the gloves disappeared
Removing his morpher, Chip grinned as the numbers 881 illuminated on the keypad "We all got one," he stated "I guess we can all use it"
Vida and Maddie exchanged high-fives, at the prospect of a new spell code.
Abby smirked and shook her head "Toby," she suddenly said "Come on..." and she took off in the direction of the store They didnt have long left until the timer on the chest run out.
xXx
"Wait! I think i've got it!" Toby's voice shouted from the back off, just as the rangers returned.
Reaching, the door first Abby pushed it open and knelt on the chair on the opposing side of the desk "You solved it?" she asked, as Vida rounded the desk to stand alongside their boss
"Yes," Toby nodded "Yes. Its a Mathematical conundrum," he explained "You see each of these buttons corresponds to a number when divided by Pi which gives a series of intergers, which all points towards this button..." he pointed towards a button on the side of the chest, no one but Vida could see..
Looking unsure, Vida turned to her friends for help. Cautiously she pressed the button Toby had identified as the one they needed, and with bated breathes the Rangers waited anxiously. There was a spurring noise as the counter hit zero, and latch on the chest opened.
A sigh of relief rippled through the team
"Im the greatest puzzle solver on the face of the planet," Toby grinned smugly, as Abby motioned for Nick and Chip to take the box outside, and prepare to be transported.
"Thanks alot Toby," the others told their boss and friend
Toby frowned as he followed them out "Wait! What's inside?" he asked "You've got to tell me"
"Uh, Toby," Xander stepped in "if a tree makes a mistake in the forest, and a friend comes to help it, does the tree learn its lesson?"
Abby bit her lip to keep from grinning
"Oh a riddle," Toby grinned "Oh! I got to get started on this one!" and he turned and disappeared back into his office.
The door closed and Abby giggled into her hand "Nice one Xander," she nodded, patting his shouder as she passed "How about we get this thing back to Rootcore?" she questioned, disappearing out the door.
Once outside, the six of them plus the chest, disappeared with a faint pop.
xXx
Once inside Rootcore, the rangers gathered around the chest as Nick prepared to open it "Here we go," the red ranger exhaled, reaching for the lid. He opened it to reveal a red and gold egg.
"An egg?" Chip questioned "the Fireheart is an egg?"
Abby rolled her eyes "This isnt an ordinary egg," she mumured, looking towards Udonna "Its a Dragon egg..."
The Snow sourceress nodded "Well done Abigail. It is a Dragon Egg. But it is much more than that," she smiled "It is the last Dragon egg"
"So the Fireheart is a dragon?" Abby questioned "Cool...always wanted to see a dragon." she stated, with an innocent smile.
A/N: Thanks again to all those who helped me in my crisis and sent me links to the episodes. I really appreciate it. And to show my gratitude, here is the next update.
Next one should be out quicker, I hope.
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Chapter updated 19 June 2011 at 04:30am