Chapter 20: "Ignition to Destiny Pt. 1"
The streets of Paris were now barren, with not a soul inhabiting them. The streets were upturned and gravel was scattered, marring the natural beauty of the city. It seemed like a twisted premonition to the apocalypse. Laying in it's wake were the figures of Reine and Phenix, both of whom were striking each other with mental energies. The tall pale Sixeme bowed near his queen, knowing that this battle would not get physically involved as long as they were mentally grappling with each other. Instead. he was focused on the girl who had appeared near them. She was beautiful in her own right and was wearing an outfit consisting of a ppink top with black pants to aid the sense of formality. He picked her up gently and gazed at her, wondering if this was the one the queen talked about. Darting her attention for a minute, Reine quickly glanced straight into his eyes and he understood. He took the unconcious Katherine and disappeared in a flash of black and blue. Phénix smiled abit and said,
"Calculative aren't we? What is your plan with that young girl ma cherie?" She hated being casually spoken too, even moreso by him, but she answered out of respect,
"Various things. Of course you should know what our primary goal is, you were once part of the family yourself." She said this as a matter of fact, but did not press the matter further. Instead, she tossed her hair and the flames rose around them. He rubbed his chin and said quite calmly,
"Ah... the prophecy of La Vérité Absolue. So you plan to induce it?" Her reaction was a mixture of amusement and disgrace. She simply nodded and spoke indifferently,
"That is correct." The ground was leaving itself from them as it crumbled beneathe the howling flames. The two of them stared at each other for quite sometime until the avian man turned his back.
"Lovely. I will not stop you... but do not give me a reason to harm you ma cherie." He disappeared in the flames and she was left alone. She held her heart and spoke softly.
"Ace of Spades... it all started because of you..." Everything started at the base of the history of the family. What that history is however, is still a mystery.
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In the meantime, fours speeding lights were racing towards the sight of the destruction. They flew over several cities and eventually landed squarely were the incident was. Of course, the only thing they saw was the pure white dress flowing in the wind. The woman's hair was also quite visible, as it was a brilliant contrast to the dreary sky, being the flamish color it was. Rocky pointed at her, while she was paying them no mind.
"Who is that?" Tommy answred him, also staring at her.
"I don't know. But I'm getting some weird vibes from her... whoever she is." Tanya however wasn't affected by her beauty, so, throwing caution into the wind, she flipped over the rocks and propelled herself forward, calling out,
"Turbo Star Chargers!" At once, two handheld devices appeared in a flash of yellow. She aimed while she was high and fired several static blasts. The queen payed her no mind and the blasts, before they reached her, faded into obscurity. Tanya was shocked at the uselessness of her attack. This time, the wueen turned her head to look at her. Picking up her hand slightly, she made a motion that would be translated as "go away". A powerful gale slammed into Tanya, and she was thrown back, the impact of which plowed her deep into the ground. The three guys managed to finally catch up with her and they cried out,
"TANYA!" Adam was the next one up, he looked up at the floating queen and held his hands out shouting,
"Turbo Thunder Cannon!" A larger cannon appeared over his shoulder. It was sleek, and unusually white. It's visor was black, like the ranger's helmet. He aimed it high and pulled the trigger. The roar of thunder was heard and the turbine inside the cannon bean to insanely spin to life. The blast was larger than Tanya's attack, and the result was much different. This time the queen held out her hand and pointed to the blast. It stopped dead in the air and began to rush backwards at double the speed. Adam, not being able to move quick enough to react, endured the full impact of it and was thrown back several yards, knocking into Rocky.
"Agh!" muttered both of them as they hit the wall. Now Tommy was left he wasn't afraid, his drive to defend his friends and his... loves? Katherine surely wasn't his true love... but who was it? The drive to find her was greater than his urge to find Kat. So much so that he rushed recklessly in, with no plan whatsoever. "If she knows something, I can use her" was the mentality of his right at the moment. So he jumped up and called out,
"Turbo Lightning Sword!" And a thin piercing blade, similar to one used for fencing, appeared in his hand. He brought the blade down, curving it into a diagonally slash. The queen simply stared at him and in the next moment he was pushed back by a blow to his stomach. He shot backwards, a was dug deeply into the ground, making his trail look like a trench. When he looked up, he saw another pale figure, that of Sixeme. The queen nodded and disappeared, taking the black sky with her. The pale figure said nothing as she left. But afterwards, he then said,
"Rise Red Ranger." A smile creeped upon his face. "I haven't had a good match since that idiot Durer got destroyed, so you'll have to do." Tommy, as well as the rest of Turbo rangers, began to regroup and faced this new foe. He spoke to them all,
"Get ready guys, I have a feeling this'll be a bumpy ride." They all said "Right!" and they charged, weapons at the ready. The slim and tall figure of Sixeme was clearly ecstatic and so he heaved his grand axe, almost as long as he was. He spoke to them again, this time his body changing patterns,
"Excellent... I am Sixeme Bois! the one of 'Fear'!" He ran to the Turbo rangers and swung his mighty axe.
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Things weren't any better at Hillhurst Manor. The Beetleborgs Metallix and the Space rangers lined up as the twins lowered their staffs. Huit addressed all of the heroes in a delightful tone.
"Hello there! Nice to met your acquiantance. I am Huit Vitasse, Knight of Eight and the yin of my brother here." They were taken aback by his polite mannerisms, but they didn't let their guard down. The second twin then said his piece,
"Same. I am Neuf Niege, Knight of Nine and the yang of my brother here." The two twins touched their numbers, making them swirl into complicated patterns. Ashley cried out,
"It's like Durer's pattern!" The twins seemed surprised to hear this. It made them continue talking, with Huit taking the lead.
"So... Her Majesty granted him Pouvoir Divin and he still lost?" Neuf tossed some of his hair back and said sourly,
"Typical. He was such a weakling." They narrowed their eyes as they flashed and said,
"If that's.."
"The case.."
"We can't.."
"Hold back..."
In a moment's notice they were both gone. A clear blast of what seemed like nothing blasted all of the space rangers, save Karone and Andros, the right. Another one blasted the Beetleborgs and the previously missed rangers to the left. It was an old tactic, to divide and conquer. Andros and Karone were quick to get back on their feet, but the Beetleborgs, inexperiences in this kind of fight, still were struggling. Drew called over,
"Man, ugh, those guys hit hard." And he wasn't kidding. The two Space rangers helped them up as Huit came into view. He smiled sinisterly as he said,
"I may have forgotten to mention, I am also what is called 'Joy'." He slammed his staff into Andros, who slide back alittle. The blows were strong, but not as strong as he thought. The others noticed this and had their weapons out. The Beetleborgs as a group, launched tri-lance attacks against Huit, which was equal in both power and speed. The one problem however, was skill and experience. It was obvious that the kids were no match for him, their skills complete novices to him. He slid under them and swept them off their feet in one move. Andros fired a his Spiral Sabre, in it's blaster mode, but at once, a crystal shield of energy blow up and blocked the hit. The orb was absorbed into the shield And Huit laughed. He said in a playful voice,
"So sorry. But energy attacks aren't going to work on me." Karone rushed in and delievered a punch to his ribs while he was distracted. He coughed and still was staring in the floor in shock. Karone said,
"Maybe so. But physical attacks aren't your strong point." He chuckled and looked up, smiling.
"Never met a lady as straightfoward as you... ma cher." He jumped up and slammed the staff down, this time having Andros block it. He looked at Huit viciously,
"If physical attacks are your weakness, then we'll just pound you into the ground." The pale young boy smiled.
"Try me then. I enjoy a good game." They exchanged many blows, giving hit upon hit. The kids managed to recover themselves and joined in the fray as well. Soon enough, he was backed into a corner. He simply jumped over them and struck both girls with a hard-bonecrushing slam. They soon were unconcious. The boys, in their wild fury, banded themselves together. Roland and Drew cried out,
"Mega Spectra Armor!" and they were covered with insectoid like armor, resembling their original powers and colors. Roland was covered in green and red armor, while Drew was covered in blue and silver. Andros, following their lead, pushed the 03 button on his wrist opposite his morpher. He called out,
"Red Battilizer Ranger!" The spandex material was replaced with a harder substance and installed with technology. he gained a sort of jet wings with laser combination and he flew over them. Huit stared at them wide-eyed. But before he could speak, the boys gave their weapons to Andros and his armor became infused with their technology. Generating a new blade, one with green, silver, red, blue, and gold, Andros flew high into the air, barely visible in the sun. A metallic voice rang out,
"IMPACT IN 3... 2... 1... 0!" He brought the energized blade down, crushing Huit's shield and inflicting a deep wound down his front. His eyes went dull as he fell to the ground, completely motionless.
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On the otherside of Hillhurst Manor, Neuf was having a better time, easily deflecting every blast of the rangers and managed to keep them at a far distance from doing any real damage. Although something made him jerk his head up and he stared into the opposite direction. He emitted furious silver flames as he screamed,
"NOOOOOO!" He dashed off with a speed intense enough to cause an earth quake. The other rangers were buried into the rubble from the shockwave. Neuf had many upon many thoughts circulating in his head, but what he saw didn't please him one bit. He screamed and blasted all three of them away from his fallen brother and warped to his side. Picking him up carefully, his eyes began to tear. Huit was still smiling, even though he couldn't move. He said in a low tone,
"Don't worry... we won't be... seperated... so easily..." His eys turned an even more dull shade of gray as he closed them. Overcome with emotion, Neuf suddenly covered them both in a warm white light. He said gently,
"Your right... and there is only one way... to save you." A blast emerged between the two as all of the heroes were thrown back. Emerging from the light was someone who had the features of the twins, but was much older, nearly as old as the rangers themselves. He brushed himself off and spoke to them,
"Forcing me to use this form again... you all will pay... PAY... PAY... PAY!!!!!!!!" The spaded 7 on his chest glistened as he blasted from his position and spear-headed his way to the rangers.
TO BE CONTINUED...