Abby Holloway Series
Mystic Force: Return of the Snow Ranger
By xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Author's Note: Thank-you to all who reviewed last chapter. You have no idea how your comments made my day, and today has been positively gloomy! So who ready to see some more fun-loving Abby Holloway?
Disclaimer: I do not own anything, other than Abby and anything that is Original and belongs to her. Everything else is probably canon, and belongs to several other seasons of Power Rangers. All of which belong to Disney. Enjoy.
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Reunions
Abby smiled as she stood in front of the younger rangers, leaning against the railer near the Xenotome watching her 'students' circle Madison as she stood in the middle of them with a blind fold on, Buddy snoozed at her feet. Today they were learning the essences of trust and teamwork. Udonna, was watching them from the potion's table and nodded her approval at Abby, who smiled gratefully and turned back to the younger rangers.
"Trust is the key to any team," Abby explained "in order for us to truely trust one another, each of us must realize that at some point our entire lives our going to be in the hands of the rest of teams. Ok?" she questioned. The team nodded. "Ready Maddie?"
The blind folded Blue ranger hesitated "I think so..." she nodded
"Ok," Abby nodded "You'll be fine. Slowly fall forward...you're team will catch you"
"Ever had to do this before, Abs?" Maddie asked, first
"Yeah" Abby answered "Twice. Besides trust and balance are the first things you learn at the Snow Academy. You never know when you are going to have to put your life in someone elses hands, and rely on them not to screw up!"
Maddie swallowed, before tilting forward. She dropped and laughed as she felt hands grasp her shoulders and arms and she was pushed back up onto her feet.
"Oh, there's a good boy Fireheart," Claire cooed as she passed with the dragon, wrapped up in a blanket.
Nick, Xander, Chip and Vida cooed and ambandoned Maddie as they followed the blonde.
"No!" Abby exclaimed jumping off the railing, and skidding to a halt behind Maddie. The blue ranger stumbled backwards into her arms and mis-judging the weight the two girls hit the floor.
"Ow..." the two whimpered, as Maddie removed her blindfold.
"Sorry, Abs" Maddie apologized, as she removed the blindfold, and got back to her feet. Pulling Abby up in the process.
Abby smiled and shook her head "Its Ok. No harm done" she laughed "It was better than you taking a crack on the floor, because no one was there to CATCH YOU!" she shouted over her shoulder at the other rangers!
Neither of them paid her any attention.
Udonna chuckled at the two females, as the others continued to pamper and coo over the baby dragon, before a dull gonging sound issued from the crystal ball on the table. "Dark Magic has been detected in the forest," the white sourceress stated, as she inspected the depths of the glowing orb
"We'll check it out," Nick nodded, heading for the exit as the others followed quickly.
xXx
Reaching the forest surrounding Rootcore, the density and silence was eerie, and it was starting to freak her out.
"It's quiet," Nick spoke, cutting through Abby's thoughts as the rangers re-grouped in the clearing ahead of them.
Chip grinned "Almost too quiet!" he added. The others stared at him. "Sorry, always wanted to say that"
"Well, the silence is really starting to creep me out," she admitted, before looking down as Buddy started growling "What is it Buddy?"
The younger rangers stopped and turned as the Golden Retriver lowered himself towards to the ground, teeth bared and looking ready to pounce.
"What's going on?" Xander asked, having never seen Abby's' faithful companion act like this before
"I have no idea," Abby answered "Buddy, what is it?" she asked
Her answer came in the form of a tricked out warrior in battle armour "Who goes there?" they demanded, pointing at the rangers "What brings you children, and your dog into these dangerous woods?"
Buddy continued to growl
"Who are you calling children?" Vida asked, her temper spiking quickly
"Gives us a second and we'll show you!" Nick responded to the new comer's question as he stalked forward. Falling into defensive positions, Abby and the others jumped forward taking on the new warrior, he took out Xander, Maddie and Vida without so much as breaking a sweat. Nick and Chip moved in to try, as Abby gritted her teeth as they were dealt with effectively.
Gritting her teeth, the White ranger glowered darkly and rushed forward jumping over Chip who rolled to a halt in front of her and assulted the new warrior with a spin-kick to the stomach. He blocked with his armoured arm and sweeped the White ranger's feet out from beneath her, hitting the ground with a dull thud Abby glanced up and managed to grab onto the arm which was swung down at her, as the warrior attempted to eliminate her once again. Using his arm as leverage Abby was able to pull herself back up, and aimed a high kick to the head, before flipping over as Buddy barked angrily from somewhere behind her.
The warrior glanced up at the sound of the booming bark and threw out his hand as a spiral of energy emitted from his palm and spiralled towards the dog.
"No!" Abby screamed, disappearing with a pop. She re-appeared beside her precious companion, pulled him into her arms and disappeared once more, as the energy beam hit the ground and exploded. As she re-appeared beside her friends the White ranger glared darkly at the new warrior "You'll pay for that!" she snapped, throwing out her hand as a mist of frozen ice water and snow shot across the clearing.
"Wait!" Udonna called, appearing behind the rangers; just as Abby's attack was blocked and rendered useless.
"Watch out," Nick warned his mentor "He's evil!"
"No he's not," Udonna responded with a smile, as she moved through the group "He's an old friend"
The rangers frowned, turning back to the new warrior as his armour glowed and he reverted back into a man.
"Udonna," he greeted
Udonna smiled happily "Calindor," she responded "You havent aged a day"
"I'll explain later," the man newly known as Calindor responded
"These are the Mystic Rangers," Udonna explained, motioning to the group of six behind her
Calindor bowed at them "The forest will forever be in your debt"
"Who is this guy?" Maddie asked
"A great warrior," Udonna answered her, turning to the man and accepting the hug which was offered.
"And an old friend," Calindor added
Seeing as their mentor trusted the new comer, the rangers moved forward to introduce themselves. All but one, Abby glowered at the man who had attacked them; despite seeing the trust that Udonna had in the man, she couldnt shake the nagging feeling that something was completely off about him...that and Buddy didnt seem to trust him either...and Buddy trusted everyone!
"And your name, m'lady?" Calindor asked, turning to Abby
"Abigail," Abby answered "But my friends call me Abby..."
Calindor considered her for a moment, before turning to Udonna for confirmation "She cannot be -" he broke off, as the white sourceress nodded and smiled in Abigail's dierction.
"She is," Udonna confirmed "The one and only"
The other rangers frowned in confusion, as Abby surveyed Calindor with a suspicous look...there was something not right with this scene.
xXx
"The seal has been broken," Udonna was saying as she returned to Rootcore with Calindor and the rangers "Dark Magic is once again amongst us,"
Calindor nodded "I know..."
Claire looked up from the Crystal ball "There is a creepy creature attacking people at the plaza," she told them
The rangers skirted around their mentor and her new friend, as they prepared to morph.
"Fight with honour," Calindor reminded them
"Ready?" Nick asked, once the others had fallen into line around him.
They nodded.
"Magical Source! Mystic Force!"
And while five out of six took to their brooms, Abby approached Claire "Keep Buddy close at all times," she warned
"Why?" Claire asked
The White ranger glanced over her shoulder at Calindor "Just trust me..." she whispered "...somethings not right. Ok?"
"Ok," Claire nodded, before watching Abby disappear in a blur as she left Rootcore, before she looked down as Buddy plopped himself down at her feet protectively.
xXx
Sliding over the roof of an abandoned car, Abby raced towards the new creature alongside her friends and team-mates, dodging through terrified people who wanted to be anywhere but the place where the monster was attacking.
"Get out of the way!" Nick told the innocent bystanders, as he weaved between them and continued onwards towards the creature.
A car exploded ahead as the monster sliced through it
"The bad guys are always so obvious!" Vida pointed out, reaching for her Magi staff. She initiated an attack but the monster disappeared into the ground, before the attack could hit.
"What?" the team exclaimed, skidding to separate halts at the same place the creature had once stood "Where'd he go?"
The ground shook as the monster popped up behind them "The jokes on you!" he chuckled, as a scream caught the rangers senses, as two innocent bystanders hung from the overhead bridge.
"Oh no!" Maddie gasped, spotting the bystanders first
The creature laughed darkly "Now what are you going to do?" he asked
From the ground the rangers could only watch as the two bystanders started to loose their grip on the railing they had been holding onto.
"Lets play," the monster grinned, charging forwards.
The rangers met him head on.
Avoiding a hit from the monster, Maddie raced towards the falling bystanders, jumped off the roof of a car and caught the two civillians around the waist and placed them safely back on their feet.
"Go, get out of here!" the Blue ranger ordered "Run!"
The two bystanders nodded, before taking off; before the other rangers joined their team-mate/
"Now that's how you catch someone," Maddie told the others
"Nice work, Maddie" Nick complimented, as Abby patted the Blue ranger's shoulder
"We've gotta find that freak," Chip pointed
"Right!" the others agreed, taking off in the search of 'The Joker' in which they had dubbed the new monster.
Finally finding the creature, the rangers cornered him at the end of an abandoned warehouse yard. To say he was surprised to see them would have been an understatement, taking a stand effective immediately, Nick summoned the Mystic Force fighters and rushed at the monster. The Joker disappeared, and Nick punched the explosive barrels behind him, as they exploded and he was literally thrown backwards at his friends.
"Nick!" Abby and Maddie exclaimed "You all right?"
"Yeah!" the red ranger answered, as the monster came out of nowhere and landed on his back. Jumping off the red ranger, he flipped over in the air and planted a kick into Nick's chest knocking him away.
The joker laughed "That was a good one," he stated "Bye-bye" and he disappeared into the ground, before bowling towards the rest of the group and knocking them off their feet.
"This guys loony," Nick said, as he reached the others.
Looking up as the monster returned, the Rangers found themselves once more on the floor as the monster punched them as he swooped through them. "You can't stop me," he cackled "Im Jester the Pester. I'd love to stay and chat, but i've got work to do!" he enlongated his arm and attached it to a tower near-by "Catch ya on the flipside," and he disappeared from view.
"Look," Maddie pointed "He painted something on the ground. Let's check it out"
The others nodded, and the group of six gathered around the painting of a symbol.
xXx
Later that day at the Rock Porium, the rangers could be found instead of working; grouping around a music stand talking about the pest which was still loose in the city somewhere "...any ideas on what he's up too?" Nick asked, glancing over his shoulder and jumping as Xander loomed into view, playing a mini guitar.
"That symbol on the ground," Maddie struck up "I know I've seen it somewhere before...it must have something to do with a dark seal -" she cut off as the others eyes widened, and Abby and Chip did their best to surpress grins "What?" she asked
Xander grinned as he leaned over Maddie's shoulder "It seems your prince has arrived," he teased
Maddie glanced at her shoulder and screamed, pushing the frog which had landed there onto the floor, causing her friends to laugh.
"Still don't like frogs, sis?" Vida asked
"Not since you put one down my dress -" Maddie flinched "- when we were kids. No!" she answered
Abby giggled "You put one down her dress?" she asked, turning to Vida.
"It was funny at the time," Vida defended
"Come on V," Abby shook her head, disappointedly "You can do better than..." she grinned
"Don't encourage her!" Maddie squeaked
Abby smiled as she bounced around towards Maddie and threw her arms around her friend "I'm sowwie!" she apologized, causing Xander, Chip, Nick and Vida to chuckle at her performance.
The frog ribbited and jumped at the two girls, causing them both to scream in surprise and jump backwards.
"CATCH THAT FROG!" Abby yelled, as the group of six broke off into separate directions around the store as they attempted to catch the slimy creature. Maddie shrieked as Nick grabbed her shoulder, and Abby pretended to throw something at her.
"Where is it?" Xander asked
Chip pointed at a table full of CDs "Over there!" he shouted, as he and Abby reached the table, but the creature jumped out of their reach again.
"Its gone again!" Abby exclaimed "Can anyone see it?"
"The DJ!" Xander shouted
Vida hurried towards her tables, and attempted to grab the frog as it spun around. She hesitated and the frog took off once more.
"FROGY!" Abby laughed, bouncing on the balls of her feet and clapping her hands like a small child at a circus, as she watched and attempted to catch the frog along with her friends.
She hadnt had this much fun in ages.
"There he is!" Vida shouted, as the frog bounced back into the main part of the store and past the door leading to the office. The rangers followed it, before skidding to halts as screams of terror echoed from outside the store.
Spinning around to face the exit, the rangers exchanged looks "Do you guys hear that?" Chip asked
"It doesnt sound good," Abby nodded
"Better check outside," Nick suggested, and the six of them quickly abandoned the frog and darted for the door.
Morphing just before they reached the monster.
xXx
"Anyone want to see a trick?" Jester asked, as he spun on the spot and people abandoned what they were doing in hopes of getting away unarmed "Guess not" he added, as the place cleared out within seconds, and he was left with his art work "This is it, when the circle is complete all humans will be destroyed"
Reaching the scene first, Maddie skidded to a halt "Hold it Jokester!" she ordered, throwing out her Magi staff, as a wave of water washed over the ground. The symbol disappeared. "That's it! I know what you're trying to do!"
"You do?" Jester asked
"You're writing down symbols on the ground to create a dark seal," Maddie answered "Its the same one we've seen Koragg use. But its not gonna happen"
"But, when the seal is complete all the humans will be gone," Jester chuckled "try and stop me!" he threw out his hand, as a strobe of energy hit the grounds; as their suits exploded and they were tossed backwards through the air "What a joke"
Making it back to her feet, Maddie drew her Magi staff "This guy's going down!" she growled and she raced foward. Jumping over Jester, the joker punched upwards as sparks flew from Maddie's suit and she hit the ground hard. Grabbing her shoulder, the creature hoisted her into the air and causing her to whimper in pain.
"Sis!" Vida shouted
"Let her go!" Abby spat, making it back to her feet
Jester nodded "Ok," he agreed, throwing Maddie over his head and onto the ground. The blue ranger groaned as she demorphed, from the impact "Come here pretty..." Jester stalked forward.
"Hey!" Chip yelled out
"Watch out!" Xander called
Maddie flinched as Jester thrust his clawed hand towards her, he pulled it back and prepared to strike...
...the attack never happened. As the same frog from before, jumped through the air and landed on Jester's face. The creature freaked, pulled off the slimy amphibian and threw it onto the ground beside Maddie.
"Woah..." Vida breathed
"Hey! Freak!" Nick shouted, launching himself through the air and drawing Jester's attention from Maddie, as the blue ranger crawled towards the frog.
Ducking under a hit, Abby paused and looked up as a bright golden light caught her attention. The ball of light hovered above Maddie who knelt frozen just staring, as the light took the shape of a man; he had curly brown hair, tanned skin and chocolate brown eyes. Holding a card between his fingers, there was a bright flash of light and Jester was knocked away from the rangers as the light hit him dead in the chest.
"Woah!" Abby gasped, taking a step back in surprise and tripping over Vida who knelt behind her "Dude!" she exclaimed "What was that?"
Vida chuckled at Abby's mis-fortune of tripping over her, despite the predicament they were in. Rolling off of the Pink ranger, Abby pushed herself up and the group of five hurried towards their team-mate and the second new guy of the day, this time, however, Abby had a good feeling about him.
"Hidiacs!" Jester yelled, as the foot soldiers appeared
Returning their attention to battle, the Rangers prepared for the envitable as the new guy stopped them and stepped forward "Stand back," he mumured
What? Abby asked
"Solar sun morpher!" the new guy commanded "Magical Source! Mystic Force!" he yelled, punching a hole in the ticket in his hand and morphing "Power of the sun! Slorais Knight!"
"Cool!" the younger rangers exclaimed
The Solaris knight nodded "I'm back in action!" he confirmed
"Been there..." Abby waved him off "...twice!" she added
"Where's Jenji?"
Within a second of the question being asked, Jenji fell from the sky and landed in the knights hand "Sorry I was reading," the cat spoke, popping out of his lamp "Where've you been? You look great"
"Sorry, Jenji" Solaris answered
"Hidiacs attack!" Jester ordered
"Sure, we'll catch up later!" Jenji nodded, disappearing into the lamp.
Solaris prepared the lamp as the Hidiacs closed in "Laser lamp! Power up! Fire!" streams of golden energy breezed through the hidiacs and hit Jester, knocking him to the ground.
"No fair!" Jester cried "That's a new weapon!"
"You bet it is!" Solaris agreed, racing into action and taking out the Hidiacs simultaneously with ease, as the younger rangers stood in awe around him. Using Jenji multiple times Solaris was able to defeat the Hidiacs, and soon fired the golden energy beams onto Jester, who attempted to disappear through the ground. The beams followed him, and he was rendered topside with no means of escape.
Abby bounced on the balls of her feet "I wanna fight!" she pouted, as Xander and Vida held her back to stop her from interfering.
"Hopefully you've learned your lesson about playing tricks on people," Solaris said, as he fired up Jenji once more "Jenji Shining Attack!" he commanded, firing the lamp once more, as the giant cat shot out of it and hit Jester dead in the chest, multiple times.
Jester sparked dangerously, before tilting backwards and exploding before he hit the ground.
"Go Jenji! Go Jenji!" the cat chanted
Abby laughed as she heard him, she may have been allergic to cats but Jenji was actually quite fun.
"Sweet!" Chip grinned
"That was amazing!" Xander nodded
Solaris faced the rangers "Power Down!"
"Who are you?" Maddie asked, but before Solaris could answer Abby grabbed her head and screamed.
The others jumped and turned in her direction "Abby!" they each yelled, Chip grabbing her shoulders as the White ranger stumbled backwards.
Abigail! Udonna and Claire need your help! Takara's voice's echoed inside her daughter's mind You must return to Rootcore...immediately.
Udonna held Claire protectively, as the young apprentice looked terrified. A blue forcefield trapping them in place.
A dark voice grumbled over and over, as dark magic attacked the Xenotome, as Imperious stood over it; his hand stretched out as if searching the pages of the book, without actually turning the pages.
"Abby! What is it?" Nick asked
Abby breathed heavily as the impulsive pain and vision subsided in her mind's eye, normally when Takara contacted her, or she had a vision it wasnt that painful, but maybe it was her connection with her mother that was causing the pain. Was it possble that there was an all mighty source in the vicinity of Briarwood, which she was connected too? She'd have to ask.
"Abby..." Nick started again
"We have to get to Rootcore!" Abby answered "Imperious is there; he's using dark magic on the Xenotome. Udonna and Claire are in trouble!"
The Mystics frowned, how did she know that? But they didnt have time to dwell on it now...they had an apprentice and sourceress to save.
xXx
Imperious laughed darkly as there was a minor explosion, and the forcefield around the Xenotome disappeared "Finally! The Xenotome is mine!" he raised his hands to grab the book, but was blasted backwards as a beam of pure white energy hit him in the chest and knocked him away from the book.
Udonna and Claire paused and looked up as Takara stood in the entrance to Rootcore "The Xenotome belongs to the ancestors of good magic!" the spirit stated "Evil has no business here! Leave now!"
"Takara!" Abby shouted, as she hurried into Rootcore along with the others. She skidded to a halt alongside her biological mother, and faced off against Imperious.
"We meet again Calindor!" Solaris stepped forward, so that he was alongside Takara and Abby
The Snow Ninja glared "I knew I didnt trust you!" she hissed at the Mummy
"Daggeron," Udonna gasped
"I am now called Imperious," the Mummy stated, staggering away from the Mystic Force.
Daggeron prepared to fight if needed, and Abby's hand iced over angrily as she prepared herself to help. Whether Solaris - Daggeron - wanted it or not.
"This is not the time or place," Imperious growled "We will meet again, and next time I will finsh you all, for good!"
Abby shook her head "That's what they all say!" she spat, her hand defrosting as Imperious disappeared.
With the Mummy gone, Udonna turned to her proper old friend and embraced him tightly.
As the rangers watched the exchange from behind, Abby moving towards Claire and smiling as she patted the blonde's shoulder, before kneeling down beside Buddy "You were right, Buddy...he couldn't be trusted" she smiled "Good to know you've still got your Super Secret Ninja Skills!" she grinned
The others laughed innocently at Abby, as the White ranger threw her arms around the Golden Retriever and hugged him, grinning madly.
A/N: Hehe. I just had to add a reference to Buddy's mad Ninja skills, like we witnessed in 'Ninja Storm: Their Darkest Hour' remember when he warned her and Tori that the Bradley brothers were behind them?
Anyway. What did you think? Please make my day with your reviews...thank you.
~*Kara*~
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Chapter updated 24 June 2011 at 03:01am