Abby Holloway Series
Mystic Force: Return of the Snow Ranger
By xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Author's Note: This is not the break-up chapter. But it is coming. I have two scenes for it, and do not know which to choose from. So do you want Hunter witness Abby and Nick together (this scene is longer), or do you want Hunter to see the growing chemistry, and he and Abby just talk? (this is a short scene)
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Except my OCs and anything unrecognizable
Dedications:Chapter dedicated too. Kamen Rider Lynx, DJScales, Chaoshime, Dean Winchesters Baby Girl, Razmend, Taeniaea, Lolsmileyface6, RedHotChillySteppers2008, Purple Sunshine56, Fallingstar22 and Beckyboo12221.
I'm very pleased to hear -after reading my reasons on Abby/Nick- that all of you have decided to stick by the story. You cannot believe how happy I am to hear that. Also, readers of my Phoenix series, be on the lookout for an update. Hopefully one will be posted tomorrow when I get home from College.
Here is the chapter...
Fun Times
"I hate Sundays!" Nick complained, as he slapped the paint brush against the wall of the Rock Porium. He, and the other Rangers -save for Xander- were supposed to be creating a murial for Toby, one of which would catch people's eye and bring them into the store. They had only been working for the past hour and already things were a little messy. The wall itself was a magnitude of different colors, most of which blended together to form several other colors and the words 'Rock Porium' couldn't even be seen. "It's my day off!"
"And you're filling in for Xander; just like he would fill in for you, if you had a cold" Maddie reminded him
"Hey Chip -" Vida started, but cut off as the Yellow ranger turned to her and slapped a paintbrush full of green pain into the side of her face.
Chip gasped, and his eyes grew wide. He was in for it now.
Picking up a roller, Vida run it down Chip's face and then back up covering his face completely in orange paint.
Maddie giggled, before looking up as the sound of an engine grumbled and Abby pulled up on her bike "Hey Abs," she waved at the White ranger, who was in the middle of removing her helmet
"Hey Madz," Abby smiled, patting down her hair, before spotting Vida and Chip "Oh...having fun I see?" she grinned "Word of advice Chip...orange? So not your colour" she added, jumping off her bike.
Nick rolled his eyes at her encouragement. He wanted this job over with as quickly as possible so that he could enjoy what was left of his day off "Don't encourage them Abs," he pleaded "with Xander sick we don't have time to fool around"
Exchanging looks, Vida and Chip applied more paint to their paintbrushes and turned back to their leader. Vida cleared her throat, as Nick turned and realization dawned on his face as he realized what he had gotten himself into.
While Vida, Chip and Maddie covered Nick in paint, Abby watched from her bike and laughed at the outcome of her friend.
xXx
"PAINT FIGHT!" Abby's voice carried down the street.
She had managed to snag some extra painting clothes from the Rock Porium, in hopes of helping her friends finish the work faster. But also because she wanted to be a part of the paint fight, but she didn't want to get her motocross gear dirty. Kelly would have killed her if she had. Picking up a bucket of paint, the White ranger laughed as she dumped it over Maddie dousing the Blue ranger in purple paint.
"It slipped," she said sheepishly, as Maddie turned in her direction
"Uh-huh!" Maddie nodded, picking up her own bucket of paint, and turning on Abby "And so did this -" she threw the contents of the bucket at the White ranger, who squealed and ducked behind Vida, causing the paint to splash all over the current Pink ranger.
Abby laughed as she bounced away from the two sisters, and towards Nick and Chip who had paused in their own fighting, to witness the mishap between the three girls.
"ABBY!" Maddie and Vida yelled, as Abby disappeared behind the boys.
Popping up between Chip and Nick, Abby grinned "Yeah?" she asked "Don't look at me...it's not my fault you don't know how to du-" she screamed, and disappeared behind the Red and Yellow rangers as a mixture of Purple and Green were thrown at her.
"Abby!" Chip and Nick complained, as they were covered from head-to-toe in the two colors, before turning on the laughing White ranger, and together Nick, Chip, Vida and Maddie dumped four separate colors onto her.
Abby blinked and wiped the paint from her face, before laughing all over again.
During the paint fight, Nick crumpled and grabbed his head in pain, causing his friends to stop their playful fighting and turn in his direction.
"Nick?" Abby asked, grabbing Chip's hand as he aimed a paint roller at her
"It's Koragg," Nick answered "He wants to fight"
The others exchanged looks and nodded "Let's play ball," Abby commented, and the five took off for the beach.
xXx
Once at the beach -fully morphed- the five members of the ranger team grounded to a halt on the rocks as they searched for Koragg.
"I don't see him," Chip pointed out, spinning in a 360 circle as he searched
"Come on Koragg!" Nick called
A purple seal appeared on the water behind them, spinning around Abby pointed "I think I found him!" she clarified
"Only five," Koragg grumbled "It will have to do"
"Five's plenty!" Nick responded "Let's power up!"
Vida, Chip and Maddie nodded in agreement, and reached for their morphers "Legend Warriors!" they commanded, while Abby pulled back and pouted about not having a suit upgrade.
Once morphed into the power upgrade, Nick jumped into the air and aimed his Lion staff at Koragg "Code one!" he commanded, firing off a firestorm.
It had no effect on the Knight wolf
"Nothing?" Nick frowned
Holding up his shield, Koragg placed his sword against it and responded with an attack of his own "Wolf attack!" he hissed, as the glowing red eye of the Master shone from the center of the shield. The blasts hit Nick dead center chest and knocked him backwards.
Despite not having a 'Legend Warrior' upgrade, Abby reached for the sword on her hip and run into battle alongside a power-upped Chip. The two met Koragg head on, and Abby's sword clashed against his. Their previous alliance seemingly forgotten, pushing up Koragg rolled his sword over his hand and slashed Abby across the chest causing sparks to fly and sending the White ranger over Chip and onto the rocks a few spaces in front of Nick.
Chip followed her, rolling into her side.
"Please tell me that hurt you as much as it hurt me," Abby complained, placing a hand on Chip's shoulder to steady herself as she pushed herself up
The Yellow ranger nodded "Yeah"
"Good," Abby nodded
"How is it good?" Chip asked, as Nick appeared pulling Abby to her feet, and in turn helping him up too
Abby shrugged "Because I'm not the only one who can get hurt just because you guys got upgrades"
"You're just jealous" Nick teased
"Damn straight!" Abby agreed, before turning to the girls who had attempted to take out Koragg, only to have him fend off their attack as if it were nothing.
Vida and Maddie stumbled as their attack was deflected "No way!" they gasped, before looking up as Abby, Nick and Chip stumbled back into view.
"Dark Magic strike!" Koragg commanded, slashing his sword in different directions as dark magic hit the rangers and propelled them backwards by the force.
Hitting the ground, the team groaned
"We're not doing so well," Maddie complained, her voice tense
"You got that right," Vida agreed
Chip rolled onto his stomach as he groaned
Abby coughed as she felt her lungs expand, that last attack had knocked the air clean out of her.
"Come on Rangers!" Nick stated, forcing himself back to his feet
Koragg watched him "Your move!" he prompted
"No problem!" Nick nodded "Mystic Lion staff!" he commanded, slamming it into the ground and send a furious blast of flame at the purple warrior ahead of him. The ground behind Koragg exploded, but the warrior remained unharmed.
Koragg landed in front of Nick and attacked, before opening another wolf attack on the team of five, effectively knocking four of them out of Legend Warrior, and the fifth clean out of ranger form.
"He knocked us out of Legend Warrior," Vida pointed out
Abby groaned as she glanced around at her friends "Speak for yourselves," she muttered
"But how?" Chip asked
"I didn't have enough energy to hold my morphed state," Abby answered "That blast was too powerful. You four were in Legend Warrior...you had the energy to hold your morphed state"
Glowering in Koragg's direction, Nick got back to his feet and raced back into battle with the Knight Wolf; before he was defeated once more and held at sword point.
"It is time Red Ranger," Koragg growled "I have defeated your Legend power! Now I will defeat you!" he raised his sword, ready for the final strike despite the others pleading with him to stop.
Pushing herself up, Abby staggered forward "Koragg, stop!" she yelled.
But he didn't heed her warning.
The sword was inches away from Nick, when thick vines wrapped around Koragg's wrist and pulled the sword back "What?" the Knight wolf demanded
Using Koragg's distraction to his advantage, Nick attacked and slashed at the warrior with his staff before rolling aside and out of danger.
"Nick," Abby sighed in relief, as she skidded to a halt beside him, before looking up in the direction the vine had come from. "Xander!" she exclaimed "You made it!"
"Am I late?" Xander asked, still sounding full of cold
Koragg growled "The Green ranger!"
"Let's do it!" Nick nodded, getting back to his feet, and re-grouping with Vida, Chip and Maddie; as Abby bounced over to where Xander was standing. "Thanks X!" Nick added, after morphing back into his Legend Warrior form with the others.
Xander nodded
"Better late than never," Abby grinned "How you feeling?"
Xander smiled, before noticing her in civilian form "Why didn't you morph?" he asked
"I did," Abby answered "Koragg knocked me out of my morph. I figured there is no point re-morphing since you guys will probably use your Legend Warrior modes to defeat him"
Xander nodded in understandment, before both he and Abby looked up as an explosion caught their attention and they turned to see Koragg being thrown into the air, after being attacked simultaneously by the others.
"I'm not done yet!" Koragg spat
"We'll see about that," Nick responded, as he and the others inputted code 2 on the Lion staffs.
"Legend Warriors! United Formation!" the four morphed rangers commanded, as a bright yellow light soared at Koragg, knocking him backwards into the sand.
Abby laughed as she bounced on the balls of her feet, clapping happily at Koragg's defeat.
The others smiled at her as the re-joined the two on the sidelines "I guess you're feeling better," Nick said, patting Xander's shoulder
"Couldn't let you guys have all the fun," Xander shrugged
"Right" Abby nodded "So, I take it you didn't come to keep me company" she pouted "I'm feeling the love guys"
"Aww," Vida and Maddie cooed, smothering Abby in hugs from both sides.
Nick turned away from the three girls and motioned for Xander to morph.
The green ranger nodded, also turned away from the three girls and morphed "Magical Source! Mystic Force!" before proceeding to morph into his Legend Warrior state.
With five out of six rangers morphed and ready for action, Koragg decided to up the stake and took to his Zord "Follow me if you dare," he challenged
"It's time to go Code 4!" Maddie, Vida, Chip and Xander commanded, "Legend of the Jungle! Mystic Lion!"
Nick turned pointedly to Abby "Stay here!" he told her, before turning back to his staff "Code 5! Legend of the sky, Mystic Firebird!"
Abby frowned, as she watched her friends form their new Megazord configuration "Where do they think I'm going to go?" she asked herself, before remembering back to the time she was kidnapped by Lothor. She shuddered. That had been during a Megazord battle.
For most of the Megazord battle the rangers were in the win, Abby who had had enough experience with kidnappings during Megazord fights, had taken to watching from behind a boulder in hopes that no one would come to take her away again; and that it was safer than to watch out in the open. After managing to render Koragg onto one knee the rangers fired off several lasers which exploded all around Koragg, who had made it back to his feet in no time.
"Counter attack!" he commanded, but his attacks had no effect on the rangers
Finally, conjuring up a ball of energy, the rangers sent it hurling towards Koragg who groaned in defeat as his zord exploded. He lost his sword and hit the ground, causing it to shake beneath Abby's feet.
Feeling a tingle of dread fill her stomach, Abby looked up as a flash of dark energy appeared on the hill top near-by and took the form of Imperious. Glaring darkly at the mummy, she disappeared with a pop and appeared behind him, as the rangers who had moved in for the final strike, found that they couldn't move.
"Hey!"
"What's going on?"
"Weird!"
Was all Abby could hear over her morpher, as she moved up behind Imperious "What did you do?" she demanded, smirking in satisfaction as he jumped at her surprise arrival.
"It is a virus," Imperious answered simply, smirking darkly "It will take down their Megazord. Wait until the Master hears about this..." he laughed gleefully
Abby glared hatefully at him "What's the matter Imperious?" she snarled "Upset that your stupid plan to wish us away didn't work, you have to surrender to something as pitiful as this? Pathetic!" she snapped
Imperious glowered darkly at her, fanned his fan as the virus quickly rendered the Rangers inside the Megazord useless; and then turned the fan on the unmorphed Abby, who stood her ground boldly.
"Imperious!" Koragg snarled, as he towered over the fallen Megazord "Stop!"
Abby frowned "Huh..." she murmured, was Koragg ordering Imperious to stop his attack on her? Or was he ordering the attack of the virus?
Standing over the fallen Rangers, Koragg used his shield to suck the virus out of the Megazord and into him.
Turning away from Abby, Imperious growled in annoyance "Traitor!" he accused
"It's wrong to leave them defenseless!" Koragg snarled, turning wildly in Imperious's direction. He caught sight of Abby who was standing behind the Mummy, looking confused.
"You fool!" Imperious fumed, before disappearing and returning to the Underworld
Abby stared up at Koragg, as the Knight wolf stared back. Some form of understanding passed between them as the rangers made it back to their feet.
Turning away from the White ranger, Koragg disappeared with the final words of "I will only with Honor"
Abby sighed as the Knight wolf disappeared. What the hell had just happened?
xXx
Abby glanced up at Xander, as she dunked her paint brush into the bucket of paint she was using "You are going to help us right, Xander?" she asked him, as he looked over some colour charts.
"I've heard paint fumes can be bad for one who is recovering from a cold," Xander responded
Abby scoffed, rolled her eyes and went back to work "Yeah, right, whatever" she muttered, handing the empty paint tin to Nick, and accepting a fresh one in return "Thanks" she smiled
"So, I'll supervise from here" Xander added, faking a cough as he went back to the colour charts in his hands "Hey, you guys may want to use Midnight orange..." he instructed "It's really beautiful"
"Uh-huh," the others nodded, turning back to the task at hand
"I'm not sure who I don't understand more," Nick spoke, directing everyone's attention -save for Xander- onto him "Xander or Koragg"
Vida frowned "What are you talking about?" she questioned
"Well, Xander's..." Nick started, pointing at the Green ranger who was currently observing the colour charts, but covering his right eye "Xander -" The team laughed. "But Koragg...does anybody but me think about why he never finishes off a fight?"
No one answered
"Because Koragg refuses to fight without honor," Abby answered, turning to her friends "trust me; there aren't many villains out there that would give you a fighting chance."
Chip grinned "You'd know all about that wouldn't you?" he asked
"Yeah," Abby grinned and nodded "I guess I would!" she winked at the Yellow ranger and went back to work, as the others chatted about Koragg and his loyalties. If he was an honorable warrior...why was he fighting for the Master?
Mid-way through the conversation, and the painting, Abby felt a numbing sensation throughout her head. Pressing a hand to her forehead, she groaned at the feeling drawing attention from Maddie who was working beside her "Are you Ok?" the Blue ranger asked
"Yeah, I'm fine" Abby responded, her voice tense. She shook off the pain and went back to work "Just a headache"
"Maybe you should take five," Maddie suggested
"No, I'm Ok," Abby smiled, as she sat on the top of the steel steps, reaching over the top to paint the wall, and kicking her legs happily underneath "I can feel it -" she cut off as a flash of several images streamed throughout her mind's eye.
Abby groaned.
-Vision-
Sparks flew as both Daggeron and Koragg slashed at one another with their swords.
Squaring off on opposite ends of the Quarry, Koragg thrust his shield at the Solaris Knight and fired. Purple streams of energy soared towards Daggeron, who jumped into the air to avoid the collision.
He jumped over Koragg and landed on the other side of him, before both jumped at one another and collided in mid-air, as Daggeron slammed a kick into Koragg's chest.
Koragg retaliated by using his shield, and firing the Master's powers at Daggeron causing the ground to explode. The dust cloud faded, and Daggeron jumped back into battle.
Rolling away from the purple warrior, Daggeron got back to his feet and aimed his lamp at Koragg, before he was knocked aside by an energy blast.
"Imperious!" Koragg growled
-Vision-
Abby gasped as she was pulled out of her vision.
She looked up at the others who were staring at her with concern "What was that?" and "Are you Ok?" were the first two questions she heard, as her senses returned to normal.
"Daggeron's in trouble," she murmured her voice tense as the numbing feeling started to fade.
"But how..." Xander started
Abby leveled him with a look that clearly stated that they didn't have time for an explanation.
Holding up his hands, the green ranger backed off and the six Rangers took off.
xXx
"...next to the master!" Imperious taunted, raising his elongated fan and preparing to eliminate Daggeron once and for all. And he would have done so too, had it not been for Nick and his timing.
"Think again!" the Red ranger shouted, running towards the pair and kicking Imperious away from his mentor
"Daggeron," Vida called, as she and the others skidded to separate halts beside him
"You all right?" Abby asked, helping Daggeron to his feet
The knight nodded "That was close," he told them, before falling back into teacher/ranger mode "Nick. Abby, you come with me" he told them "The rest of you go after Koragg"
"Right!" the others nodded, and the took off, leaving Daggeron, Abby and Nick to deal with Imperious.
Armed with a Laser Lamp, sword and Snow staff; Abby, Nick and Daggeron squared off against the Mummy.
Throwing out his fan, Imperious sent centipede like lasers at both Nick and Abby, who deflected them by cutting through them with their weapons.
"I hate insects!" Abby grumbled, slicing through another laser and watching as it disappeared.
Repeating the movement, the three rangers jumped backwards to avoid the blast which followed the next set of blasts. As she landed, Abby stumbled as Nick fumbled in his footing and crashed into her.
"I love a big finale!" Imperious jeered, firing off several energy blasts from his fan, as the three rangers he was battling with run towards him.
Jumping into the air Daggeron fired his Laser lamp as the blasts caught Imperious in the chest. Once landed he spread his arms, as Abby and Nick vaulted off of his shoulders, and leaped at Imperious their weapons in hand.
"Ice Crossbow!" Abby commanded, firing her Ninja weapon as the ice arrow shattered on Impact with the Mummy but sent him fly backwards nonetheless.
Landing in front of Abby, Nick slashed down with his sword and doubled back, lowering his sword as Imperious landed on the ground with a thud. "That got him!" he nodded, shouldering his sword
"This game has had a most unfortunate end!" Imperious complained, sweeping his cloak over him and disappearing
Abby rolled her eyes beneath her helmet, as her Ice Crossbow disappeared.
"Want more?" Xander's voice called from the opposite side of the Quarry.
Turning Abby, Daggeron and Nick were just quick enough to witness Koragg's disappearance, before rejoining the others.
"So that's it?" Abby asked "No Megazord battle? No growing big and abandoning me...because I'm starting to feel unloved here"
The others laughed half-heartedly, as Nick wrapped his arm around her, and pulled her into a side hug.
xXx
Dropping the paint brush into an empty tin of paint, Abby backed up and observed the murial above her. In her honest opinion...it completely sucked.
"Well it's..." Maddie started "It's..." she couldn't find the right word
"Awful," Vida supplied
"Yeah, that's the word I was looking for" Maddie nodded
Xander shook his head as he approached eating a banana "Look, what you've done" he sighed "Toby trusted you guys to create a murial that signifies the uniqueness of the store, while still honoring the essence of music..." he pointed at the sign "...and this is what you give him"
As if on cue Toby appeared, jumping in surprise when he saw the sign "This is...shocking!" he gasped "I've never seen anything like it. You think people walking by are going to stop and look at this, and want to come into my store?" he asked
Xander shook his head
"Well, I do!" Toby grinned, much to the surprise of the others "It's beautiful...whatever it is! Good work guys!" he complimented the team
"Thanks boss," Xander smiled, standing in front of the sign "We worked real hard on this! It was a little hard to keep these guys believing in my vision, but..." he glanced back at the sign "I think we pulled it off!"
Toby nodded "Good work. You can be proud of yourselves" he nodded before disappearing back into the store
Xander smiled, before turning back to the others who were glowering at him "What?" he asked
"Get him!" Vida stated, after she and the others had picked up paint tins, rollers and brushes
"Guys! Guys, come on..." Xander pleaded, backing away "Be cool"
Abby grinned from the sidelines, before stepping in front of him "Hold up guys," she told the others. Xander sighed. Turning on the spot, Abby swiped the banana from the Green ranger, smiled and stepped aside "Now get him" she stated.
Xander paled, and raised his hands as the others threw the paint at him.
A/N: Okay. So Hunter and Abby's talk wasn't in this chapter, but it is coming. Promise.
Off to bed now. Got college in a few hours, get my results :/ I am so nervous.
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Chapter updated 7/8/2011 4:46am