Author's Note: I am back! I apologize for the late update! But as stated in the previous author's note, which has now been taken down, I was having difficulty finishing University. That is out of the way now and I am free until September. I hope this chapter was worth the wait.
Dedications: Chapter goes out to the following: Dean Winchesters Baby Girl, Razmend, Bryan102694, Taeniaea, Storytell22, Jamin91, Jessfairy88 and Fallingstar22.
Response to Bryan102694 and anyone else who is expecting the Samurai era of Power Rangers to make an appearance the Abby series. It will not be making an appearance. I am sure that I have mentioned it somewhere before, but I will mention it again for those who have not seen it. I am not a huge fan of Saban eras of Power Rangers, I prefer the Disney versions, therefore I try to steer clear of those seasons. I only use them if I cannot help it. But Samurai will not be making an appearance in Abby or Sabrina.
Enjoy the rest of the series.
"Abigail," echoed Takara as she appeared in a flurry of snow before her daughter. "We have to talk!"
Abby, who was in the middle of clearing away the kitchen supplies, looked around at her mother. "What, that's it?" she asked. "No 'Hello...' or 'How are you and my granddaughter?' I am pregnant you know, mom! You could at least call in once in a while to see how Alyssa and I are doing!"
"How do you know that is not the reason for my current visit?" questioned the spirit.
"Because you have the look about your face," answered Abby. "The same one the tells me, every time I see you, that something is going to make my otherwise good day - or night - disappear!"
Takara sighed. "I apologize, Abigail, but this is important news! And you, and your rangers, are in dire need of an update!"
"Update on what?"
"The Crystal Eyes have been found,"
Abby frowned. "The Crystal what now?"
"Crystal Eyes!"
"What are the Crystal Eyes?"
Takara snapped her fingers and instantly, in a flurry of Snowflakes, a newspaper appeared in her hands. She handed it over to Abby, who caught sight of the front page. It read:
Archaeologist Announces Rare Find!
"So some scientist discovered a few rocks," shrugged Abby, tossing the paper back onto the counter. "I hardly see how that is ground-breaking news!"
"They are not just any rocks, Abigail," said Tarkara tensely. "They have magical properties and are highly dangerous!"
"How dangerous?"
"Dai Shi will want to collect them for himself!"
Abby stared at her mother for a moment, before sighing and throwing down her dish towel. "Fine!" she caved, snapping up the newspaper once more. "Let us go and find my little rugrats and tell them the 'oh-so-important-bad-news.'"
And she led the way out onto the shop floor.
~*Abby*~
"The what -?"
"Crystal Eyes," answered Tarkara. "During the Beast Wars, ten thousand years ago the Phantom's were the baddest beasts around. One-by-one the masters were able to destroy all eight of them, saving the human race! When each beast was destroyed, a Crystal eye was left in the ashes -"
"I am still failing to see the bad news here," said Abby, bored already of the history lesson they were recieving.
Takara turned her attention solely to her daughter. "Tonight the stars are in a very rare alignment, if the starlight shines through the crystal eyes... the Phantom beasts are brought back to life."
"If Dai Shi gets his hands on those Crystal Eyes -" said Lily.
"- we've got a whole army of Phantom beasts to worry about!" interrupted Theo.
"Precisely," agreed RJ. "But there are eight crystal eyes -"
"And she has only found five," said Vida.
"That means there are at least another three out there," added Maddie.
Abby, however, shook her head. "No," she murmured, looking up at RJ and her mother. "Dai Shi already has the other three!"
"So, who is the scientists that has the first five?" asked Chip.
"Dr. Silvia Jennings," answered Dom, reading from the newspaper. "She's probably got no clue what they are!"
"We've got to make sure that those Crystal Eyes are properly secured tonight!" said Casey.
RJ nodded and looked towards the White ranger. "Abby..."
Abby sighed. "Tori, Ronny, you're with me!" she said as she slipped from her chair. "Casey, I want the rest of you training or preparing... I have a feeling that this is going to go south real quickly!"
Casey nodded and watched as Abby, Tori and Ronny disappeared out of the door.
~*Abby*~
Tori looked around as she entered the office behind Dr. Jennings. "I feel like i'm back in the science lab at school," she commented.
"Just stay away from the spider enclosure," Abby shuddered.
Tori grinned. "Big baby!"
"Look a snake!"
"Where?" yelped Tori, spinning around. She was deathly scared of snakes and Abby knew this, better than anyone.
Ronny and Abby burst into giggles causing Tori to turn and glare at them.
"I hate you!"
"We love you too!" Ronny said, patting the older blonde's shoulder.
"The scan didn't show any traces of a crocodile," said Dr. Jennings.
"Iguana," interrupted Abby, catching the end of the conversation.
Dr. Jennings and her assistant turned to the three females at the door. "Pardon me?" she asked.
"We read that you hadn't identified one of the eyes," said Abby, holding up the paper in her hands. "It's an Iguana!"
"I have been trying to determine that for a long time," smiled Dr. Jennings. "I'm Silvia Jennings!" She shook each of the girls' hands. "How did you know?"
"I went to a school that specialized in animal spirits," explained Abby. "My teacher used to always say that everyone has an animal spirit inside.
"Really?" Silvia smirked. "My father used to say 'live in harmony with your animal spirit and you will be in harmony with yourself.'"
"Gentle, playful, likes water," said Abby, studying Silvia's desk and pictures. "You have something in common with Tori -" she motioned to the blonde on her left. "You both have the spirit of a dolphin!"
"Right again," Silvia nodded.
Abby smiled and exchanged looks with Tori and Ronny. "Listen, I know this is going to sound crazy," she said, turning back to Silvia, "But there are certain people who will do anything to get their hands on your crystal eyes!"
"Why?"
"The eyes have powers," said Abby. "Powers that are dangerous in the wrong hands!"
"What kind of powers?"
"Well, I can't actually tell you,
"Okay, then, who is after them!"
"I can't tell you that either," Abby sighed. "I am asking you, please, give me the Crystal eyes! At least until the danger has passed.
Silvia chuckled. "You must be kidding! I have spent my entire life searching for these eyes... so did my father! And now you are asking me to hand over my life's work!"
"Look, trust me when I say that none of that will matter if these eyes fall into the wrong hands!" stressed Abby. "And there will be nothing you can do to stop it from happening!"
"The answer is no!" said Silvia, forcefully. "Now, I have other appointments!"
Abby sighed and followed Tori and Ronny from the room.
~*Abby*~
"Any luck?" Nick asked as he waited outside the building with the other Mystics.
"There is no way that she is giving them up," said Ronny, leaning on the front of Vida's jeep. "If Dai Shi comes here she is going to get hurt!"
"Where are the others?" asked Tori.
"There is a monster attacking the city," answered Chip. "The rangers have gone to try and buy some time and Shane, Dustin and Kelly are back at the loft monitoring the fight!"
"My team is where?" asked Abby. "Why didn't RJ call?"
"I think he's trying to keep you out of danger," said Xander.
"Who are they fighting?"
The Mystic's hesitated.
Abby narrowed her eyes. "Who are they fighting?" she repeated, a little more forcefully.
"Grizzaka," answered Maddie.
"If Grizzaka is in the city then that means Camille is on her way here! If Dai Shi gets those eyes then everyone is going to get hurt, not just Jennings!" said Abby.
~*Abby*~
Abby blinked and shook her head as a ripple of pain caught her off guard.
"Headache?" Tori asked.
"No," answered Abby.
"Vision?"
"I don't know all I can see is darkness!"
Takara, if you are trying to show me something it is not working!
Camille has the Crystal Eyes! You must stop her!
"Abby!" snapped Tori. She had been calling her best friend for the last five minutes and when Abby had not responded she, and the others, had grown both restless and worried that something was happening... something that they had no clue how to help or even deal with.
"Camille is inside," answered Abby, her breathing shallow as the pain subsided. "She has the Crystal Eyes!"
"How do you know?" asked Vida.
"Takara tried to show me," breathed Abby. "But something is blocking my visions! Tori, you have to help Jennings!"
"What about you?"
"Don't worry about me," persisted Abby, pushing her best friend towards the building. "Worry about what is going to happen if Camille gets those eyes to Dai Shi!"
Tori hesitated, but one look from Abby and she was running off across the courtyard, with Maddie and Vida in tow.
~*Abby*~
"Right now we are digging for Tyrannosaurus-Rex in Reefside," said Dr. Jennings as she led a young woman with black hair and a green shirt through her office. "And uncovering a Pterodactyl in Angel Grove. Which projects were you interested in Photographing?" she added turning to the female behind her.
"Dinosaurs are so... History," the woman sighed. "My real passion lies in... the Crystal Eyes."
There was a flash of green and the woman transformed into Camille's animal form.
"Give them to me!"
Silva gasped in terror.
~*Abby*~
"Hey! Stop!"
Abby looked up at the desperate yelling of the security guards that were stationed around the office building. She was feeling better now after her vision blackout, but Tori, Vida and Maddie hadn't returned yet.
However, that wasn't important at the moment, what was important was the fact that Camille had just attacked two guards with her freakishly long tongue, and was carrying the box that Jennings had kept the Crystal Eyes.
"Ronny, get the box!" said Abby, tugging at her best friends hands.
Ronny nodded and sprinted away across the courtyard; she disappeared into a blur of yellow and snagged the box out of the Chameleon's hands.
However, a scream reached her senses and caused her to turn. Rinshi appeared on the side of the courtyard; Silvia Jennings was supported between them.
Camille laughed darkly and turned to the former Yellow ranger.
Ronny hesitated and glanced around for her backup. Where the hell were the others? Then she spotted them, on the otherside of the car park were Abby, the Mystics and Tori, all engaged in battle with more Rinshi that had appeared.
"You didn't think I'd come prepared, did you?" laughed Camille. "Now hand over the box!"
"And if I don't?" asked Ronny.
Camille shrugged. "Rinshi, destroy her!"
Silvia screamed in panic, as Ronny watched helplessly, the box of eyes in her possession. With a heavy sigh, the racer handed over the box and jumped to fight the Rinshi holding the scientist.
Camille laughed again, grabbed the box and run off, just as Ronny finished with the small group surrounding Silvia.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
The scientist nodded. "I'm fine, but the eyes!"
~*Abby*~
Abby turned in a 360 circle.
"Where did she go?"
"I don't know," answered Chip. He and Nick had followed Abby into the forest after she had run off, leaving the others back at the office block to babysit Dr. Jennings. "Maybe we should call the loft, maybe Kelly -"
"Shh!" ordered Abby, looking around. "Quick!"
She pulled both boys behind a near-by tree and glanced around the side to see Camille and Dai Shi in the clearing ahead of their position.
"Show me!" Dai Shi ordered.
Camille complied and opened the lid of the box she had stolen.
"Oh no!" Chip gasped, as he witnessed the scene beforehand.
Abby, however, gagged at the love and admiration that Camille had for her master. "Ew!"
"They're just like us," whispered Nick.
"Actually they're not," answered Abby. "Dai Shi is technically a spirit of a beast and Camille is a human! Granted she looks good for someone who is a ten thousand years old... are we sure that she not LeeLee's twin sister and was kidnapped and brainwashed?"
Nick and Chip exchanged.
"Pretty sure, Abs," said Chip.
"Damn it!" Abby whispered, before pulling back as Dai Shi dismissed Camille. Chip and Nick mimicked her actions.
Dai Shi spun around at the sound of a snapping twig.
Abby and Nick glared at Chip.
"Sorry!" he whispered sheepishly.
"Great!" Abby sighed as she sensed that Dai Shi knew that they were there, she reached into her pocket and pulled out her sunglasses.
Placing the eyes down behind a rock, Dai Shi turned to investigate the source of the noise and eliminate the threat that had followed Camille and uncovered his secret possession of the Crystal Eyes.
"Jungle Beast, Spirit Unleashed! Jungle Master Mode!"
Dai Shi looked up as Abby jumped in front of him, her jets blaring brightly. She swung her right arm at him but missed as he morphed into his lion form and jumped over her attack.
"C'mon!" she snarled.
Spinning around Dai Shi aimed a punch to the side of Abby's head; she blocked and spun out of his grasp before doubling back for another attack. However, Dai Shi caught her wrists so that they were face-to-face and inches apart.
"What are you doing so far away from home, White Ranger?" he growled. "You must be lost!"
"Far from it!" snapped Abby. "I know you have the Crystal Eyes and you are not leaving here with them!"
Using her full strength, Abby pushed Dai Shi away and jumped backwards.
"The Phantom Beasts are not coming back!"
"Never say never!"
And he charged forwards.
Abby met him halfway and blocked each of his attacks, he made to kick at her stomach but the White ranger shot backwards out of his reach, her jets blazing brightly. Straightening up, Abby yelped as Dai Shi shot at her with the speed of a cheetah and punched, Abby ducked as his arm soared over her head and met nothing but air.
Ducking down, Dai Shi grabbed Abby's ankle and threw her into the air. He jumped up and slashed downwards with his clawed hands causing her to fly towards the ground hard, but at the last minute her jets kicked in and she flew upwards into the air, rather than down towards the ground.
"You'll pay for that!" she spat, touching her stomach, but Alyssa seemed to be just fine.
"Take this!" Dai Shi snarled, blasting her with a ball of purple energy.
Abby screamed as she was caught in the blast and knocked forwards onto her knees.
Pushing herself up, Abby staggered forwards, before regaining her energy and charging at Dai Shi. She met him in a one-on-one fist battle in the middle of clearing. Ducking under another punch, Abby grabbed his wrist of his free hand and twisted it against her chest, holding him in place.
"The Phantom beasts will return!" Dai Shi snarled.
"Not without a fight, Jarrod!" spat Abby.
"A fight is exactly what you are going to get!"
A cold and familiar chuckle reached both Abby and Dai Shi, as they turned to see Jellica hurrying away with the Crystal Eyes.
But she didn't get far, the moment she had stepped away from the rock behind which the Eyes had rested, she was blasted by two Dolphins, causing her to lose her footing and throw the box of Crystal Eyes high into the air.
"Huh?" Abby frowned looking around. Two similar yells echoed throughout the forest as Tori and Maddie landed between Jellica, Dai Shi and Abby.
"Jellica!" they yelled, as Ronny appeared beside them, holding the box that Camille had taken from Dr. Jennings.
Dai Shi growled, tossed Abby away and started towards the three former Rangers as Jellica run off.
"No!" Abby yelled grabbing Dai Shi's arm and pulling him back. "Ronny, Tori, Maddie - get out of here!"
"Right!" the three girls nodded and took off through the trees, taking the Crystal eyes with them. They knew that Abby was alright because Nick and Chip were still on hand if things turned ugly.
"NO!" Dai Shi yelled, before rounding, angrily onto the White ranger. "ZOKADO!"
Abby screamed as she was blown backwards by the force of his newfound powers and hit the ground hard, causing her to demorph.
Dai Shi glared darkly and stood over her. "You wish not to see the return of the Phantom beasts! Well... that can be arranged!" he raised his claw and with every intention to annihilate Abby there and then, slashed it towards the ground.
"Spirit of the Phoenix!"
Abby gasped and glanced back as the spirit of a scarlet Phoenix collided with Dai Shi and knocked him away from her, she sighed in relief as Nick and Chip landed in front of her, mostly because they hadn't been compromised and captured but also because they had just saved not just her life, but Alyssa's also.
~*Abby*~
Kelly winced as RJ and the others were tossed around once more like rag dolls. It had been ten minutes since Tori, Ronny and Maddie had returned with the Crystal eyes and news that Abby was still alive and kicking.
"Working together is not working!" Vida said, "They need a new plan!"
"I have one!" said Abby as she arrived with Nick and Chip. "Casey, combine Dom's morpher with your Claw Booster!"
"What?"
"You can do that?"
"Will it work?"
Abby rolled her eyes at the questions that were thrown back at her. "Just do it!" she ordered.
"Alright!"
From the safety of the loft Abby watched as Casey followed through on her command and destroyed Grizzaka without a problem.
~*Abby*~
"I think these belong to you," smiled Abby as she presented Dr. Jennings with the five crystal eyes that had been stolen from her possession.
Dr. Jennings smiled, took the case and examined each eye carefully. "I don't know how to thank you," she said. "I never thought I would see them again! And I am sorry that I didn't listen to you before!"
"Your reaction was perfectly understandable," said Abby. "A perfect stranger walks in and wants your life's work... I'd probably do the same thing."
"Well, you're not a perfect stranger anymore," said Dr. Jennings. "Keep them safe for me, please. Just until the danger has passed."
"Thank you. I was hoping you would ask!" Abby asked.
"No, thank you," said Dr. Jennings.
Abby nodded and turned to leave.
"Before you go," said Dr. Jennings as she stopped Abby from leaving. "I just wanted to say congratulations..." she pointed at Abby's stomach. "You'll make a great mother!"
Abby smiled and touched her bump. "Thank you... and to ease your curiosity," she added, "I have the spirit of the Polar Bear!"
Dr. Jennings smirked as she watched Abby leave her office.
"Pride!"
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A/N: Pride: is an inwardly directed emotion that carries two common meanings. With a negative connotation, pride refers to an inflated sense of one's personal status or accomplishments, often used synonymously with hubris. (See Ninja Storm episode: 'Tongue and Cheek' for references to the negative connotation of pride.)
However, in a more positive connotation, pride refers to a satisfied sense of attachment toward one's own or another's choices and actions or toward a whole group of people, and is a product of praise, independent self-reflection, or a fulfilled feeling of belonging. (This is the reference that relates to Abby.
Why did I tell you all that? Because pride can be taken in both ways and I wanted to be sure that you all understood that Abby does not have an inflated ego and was more on the side of the positive pride.
Thanks for reading.
Chapter written by xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Chapter updated Saturday, 27 May 2012 at 10:17pm