Chapter 24: The search

Chelbell2016:

Ok so this is where she goes to search for her father and she will be bringing a few old friends with her. Please tell me what you think.

*Keeper of the powers*

Courtney's POV:

I am preparing to leave. I haven't told my brother or the others but, I am going on a mission to find dad and bring him home. I will need to leave as soon as possible. I have phoned a few ex rangers and they agreed to come with me.

I go down the stairs and I decide that I need to call my friends here. I use the crystal ball and I contact them. Ever since the last battle Azantys had returned to rootcore. I thanked him but it also made me worry for my mother and my cousin. What if something bad happens to them. Then it will be my fault. Azantys told me that the last time he had seen then they were fine.

That doesn't give me much reassurance. The others arrive and they come over to me.

"So what's up Courtney?" Bowen asks.

"I'm leaving," I tell my team.

"Why?" Xander asks.

"I need to find dad," I say and then I look around at Bowen. "And hopefully I'll meet mum on the way."

Bowen sighs and the others glance at him.

"First mum... and now you," he says. "I hope you find him soon. But I don't want you going alone."

"Oh, I wont be," I tell him. "Cam, Hunter, Blake, Trent, Leanne and my dad will be coming with me. They are the only ones able to get time off right now."

They nod but I can tell that Bowen still don't like it.

"I'll be careful," I say before walking over to hug him. "I'll bring our parents home."

He nods and then I say goodbye to the others before taking off.

I flame to my house in Reefside where the others are. I go down to what used to be the lab for the dino rangers but is now just where we keep our software and tracking system.

"Hi everyone," I say when I see all of them. "Thanks for coming."

They all got up to hug me. When everyone was finished I looked over at the computers. I could see a signal.

"From the small signal you gave us to start with this is where we will start our search," dad says.

I nod my head. "So are we all ready to leave."

They all nod. Leanne walks forward.

"Let's go find your daddy L!" She jokes as reference to dad Leanbow.

I laugh.

We all pack some snacks and other bits and bobs and then we take off to go and find my father. Hopefully. I feel the mood ring on my finger and I am hoping that this will help me to find him. Because no matter what I was not going to give up.

*Keeper of the powers*

We take off with the ninja's in front using our good tracking skills to find our way around.

"So," Hunter says from besides me. "You found your real parents. And then not long after your mum leaves to go and find your dad who is missing. So now you're going to look for him?"

I cast a sideways glance at him.

"Yep that about sums it up," I say.

"Well we're all happy for you," Cam says and I smile at him. "

Leanne, dad and Trent look a little tense as we go on. I wonder what is up with them.

"Hey guys," I call behind me and all three of them look around at me. "You all ok?"

Dad nods and then the other two do.

"It's just..." Leanne begins and I raise an eyebrow asking her to continue. "You are a ranger, your ninja friends have their powers. But me, Trent and dad. What use are we?"

I could now see that this is what is bothering the other two as well.

"Guys... you have been there for me when I need you," I tell them mainly looking at my dad. "So with or without ranger powers... I need you. Plus you all know how to fight."

Before I can go on I hear something and freeze.

"Did you guys hear that?" I ask and they all nod.

A sudden screech makes me look up and I see Necrolai, some styxoids and hidiacs. Oh great.

"Going somewhere red ranger?" She demands.

I sigh as all seven of us prepare to fight.

"Would it really hurt just to let a girl find one of her fathers?" I pretend to be upset as I ask. "Is that really too much to ask?"

"Yes," she says and then motions her foot soldiers to attack. "ATTACK!"

They run at us and we all begin to fight.

I duck under one and kick another. One aims a punch so I grab their fist and twist them high into the air before slamming them back down into the ground.

I see that my friends and family seem to be holding their own with the hidiacs and styxoids so I go after Necrolai. We begin to fight.

She blasts me and I quickly raise a shield which reflects it back at her. She screeches. Once I have her right where I want her she speaks.

"I thought you might want to save your mother," she says and I frown. "Or do you favour your dad."

"What do you mean witch?" I demand to know.

"Call your godfather and find out!" She cackles and disappears.

I ring Daggeron on my phone. "Daggeron where's mum?"

"She was captured by Heckatoid!" He told me and I gasp. "Come back to rootcore and help us find her."

"No I can take a detour and go and help Clare with the others, send me her coordinates," I tell him.

He doesn't like the idea I can tell but I don't care. He gives me her coordinates and I turn to y friends and explain the situation.

"So we're going to help your cousin first?" Blake asks and I nod my head.

After a few minutes dad speaks up. "Let's do it."

*Keeper of the powers*

When I find Clare I see LeeLee and Phineas and I hear what Clare says just as I arrive.

"Much time to do what?" She demands from LeeLee.

"What's going on LeeLee?" I say and Clare hugs me.

LeeLee looks around at the others and I give her a look that says start talking.

"I'm going to save the white sorceress," she says before looking at me. "You know you're mother."

I glance at my friends and I can see that they are confused.

Clare gets right near LeeLee.

"I should turn you into a stickleberry, you vamp witch!" Clare says.

I step in between them.

"Try it, Granola," LeeLee says.

"Okay that's enough," I say to both of them and Phineas also gets between the two.

"Where is Udonna?" Clare demands and my dad puts a hand on my shoulder. So does Cam trying to give me some support.

"Ladies!" Phineas says trying to get control of the situation. "Ladies, we are all on the same team here."

I don't know what to believe. My sensing powers tell me that LeeLee's intentions are pure.

"Phineas, do you not know who this is?" Clare demands. "This is Necrolai's daughter."

"So why are you trying to help?" Hunter demands from my side.

"Listen, you can trust me or not," she says and I sigh. "But Courtney if you want to save your mother, I'm the only one who can get to her."

I glance at my friends and dad and then at Clare. Phineas steps to beside LeeLee obviously siding with her.

I sigh. "LeeLee, please take me to her."

She nods. "I will."

I glance back at my dad and friends. "If you don't want to come I understand."

My dad glances at everyone and they nod their heads. "We will go with you to find your mother. And then we will help you find your dad."

LeeLee leads us to where two styxoids are guarding some sort of portal.

"Udonna's inside of that portal," LeeLee tells us.

I nod my head hoping I can trust her. My mum and my dad are depending on it.

"Thanks," Clare says. "I'll take it from here. Those styxoids wont know what hit them."

She goes to do a spell but LeeLee stops her.

"No, no, no, no, no!" She says and I grab Clare's hands. "You can't use magic. It'll alert the others."

"So what do you think we should do LeeLee?" I ask gently.

She smirks and ducks under the bushes. I glance at everyone wondering what she is up to. We watch as she approaches the two guards.

"No passage!" They tell her when she gets close.

"Excuse me!" LeeLee says and I love her acting. "Do you know who I am? I am LeeLee Pimvare. Rearrange the letters in my last name, and, oh, what do you get? Yeah, 'Vampire'. In fact, I'm the next queen of the vampires, so..."

Why she was talking we had begun to sneak our way towards the entrance. We are still hiding as I know that the styxoids would love to get their hands on the light.

"You're not on the list!" The styxoids inform LeeLee.

"Not on the list? Did you not hear me?! One phone call to my mother, Necrolai, and the two of you are so deep in the underworld you're digging down to get yourselves to get back up," LeeLee says.

"She's good," Hunter says chuckling.

"Now, turn around," she tells the styxoids.

They do as their told and LeeLee motions for us to go on. I am the first through the portal.

We are through the portal when my ring begins to glow and I feel a vision coming on.

Vision:
Leanbow is facing Gekkor and Sculpin. They are about to fight and my Leanbow is badly outnumbered.

Vision ended.

"Oh no!" I say and everyone turns to look at me. "Dad's in trouble!"

"How do you know that?" Dad T asks.

"Vision," I knew that if I was to save him from three terrors I would have to go alone. "Guys, you go on. I need to go and help him."

Dad doesn't look happy.

"No they're also after you," he points out.

"I cant loose him anymore than I could loose you," I say to him.

"Fine," he says and my other ninja and dino friends nod their heads. "But be careful and we will meet you back at rootcore."

I nod my head.

"Good luck!" Everyone tells me.

"MAGICAL SOURCE MYSTIC FORCE!"

I raise my ring and concentrate on dad. Then I flame out.

*Keeper of the powers*

I flame to where he is just as Gekkor goes to strike him. I block it.

"Don't even think about it!" I snap kicking him away.

"Athena!" My dad says pulling me to stand besides him. "You cannot be here. How did you find me."

"The ring," I say and then I smile. "I am not going to let you fight these three alone."

"Give us the master!" Gekkor orders. "And we will kill you and your daughter quickly and less painfully."

"Is that supposed to make us want to help you?" I mock.

Me and dad split up to fight. I fight Sculpin. I kick him in the chest and he stumbles back. He fires at me but I quickly raise a shield. The bad news is that it is too strong and I am now weaker. I drop to one knee.

Dad runs over to me and pulls me up. "Athena, you need to get out of here. They are after you."

"I am not leaving you," I say. "Now let's combine our magic."

He sighs but nods.

He sends flames from his sword and I raise my Magi-staff and send flames at the same time.

"FULL POWER!" We yell together.

Gekkor hits the ground.

"A lucky shot, but your lucks running out Koragg," he says as he gets back to his feet. "I'm going to take care of you once and for all."

"STOP!" Sculpin tells him. "It's Black lance's turn!"

"What?" Gekkor says as black lance appears from the shadows. "I'm not done yet."

"Yes you are," Sculpin says before ordering Black lance forward.

"The master will reward me nicely," he says.

"You're wasting your time," dad says as we stand firm.

"I doubt that very much," Black lance says.

"You're not having the master," I tell them.

"You're going down!" Dad says.

Black lance lunges and dad shoves me aside and blocks black lances weapon with his shield.

"NO!" I cry worried.

"On your knees," Black lance orders as dad drops to one knee.

I kick him away and dad rolls over before getting back to his feet. He then runs forward and we both once more begin to fight him.

"You're not as strong as I thought!" Black lance taunts us both.

He strikes me sending me to the ground. I then watch in horror as he hits dad with his weapon and dad is knocked to the ground as well.

"Dad we have to defeat them," I say as I try to fight the pain.

The terrors argue amongst themselves and I force myself back to my feet. So does dad.

"We're not done yet!" Me and dad say at the same time.

"As my daughter said," Leanbow says glancing at me. "You won't get the master."

We are knocked into a wall and I de-morph, no longer being able to fight the pain.

"Athena, get to safety!" Dad commands me but I cannot move even if I wanted to.

Black lance breaks dads shield.

"You're weak!" He tells my dad. "And so is your daughter."

"She is one of the strongest people I know! COME ON!" Dad says preparing to fight again.

Then dad cries out. I look around to see him returned to his ancient mystic mode. He falls and I see that Sculpin is holding a ball of flames at the end of his weapon.

"I have the master now!" He says.

"NOO!" I yell.

"Now that we have the master, we have no use for you," Sculpin says.

Dad gets back to his feet and moves over to me. "What have you done?"

He stands protectively in front of me.

"The master cannot be revived," he tells them.

"It is none of your concern defeated warrior," Sculpin tells him.

He strikes the ground and both me and dad fall into the crater. Everything goes black.

*Keeper of the powers*

I gasp as I quickly sit up. I look around and see that dad had grabbed me protectively against his chest. He is unconscious.

"Dad?" I try to wake him but he doesn't. "I hope this works."

I transport us to rootcore.

Daggeron gasps. "Courtney, is that?"

"He's badly hurt Daggeron," I tell him.

Between the two of us we manage to get him onto a bed I conjured. I then go on to explain to him, my adopted dad, my dino and ninja friends what happened.

"Is mum?" I ask Daggeron.

"She's outside," he says and I smile before running out there.

"MUM!" I yell.

She turns and I run over. We hug.

"I thought I'd never see you again," I say and we both hug with Bowen.

"Everything happens for a reason Courtney," she says. "We just don't always know what that reason is."

After an explanation about LeeLee helping bigtime. Bowen sighs.

"Come here, then," he tells her. "Can't have a group hug without the whole group."

She smiles and we hug. Then I turn to mum.

"I found him," I tell her.

"Leanbow? Where?" She asks.

"Mum he was badly injured and in some sort of coma," I say.

She realises what I mean and we all run inside as she goes in. When her and Bowen spot dad she gasps.

"You found him," she says before hugging me.

"It doesn't look good," Daggeron says from where he had been checking my dad over. "Unless he wakes within a few days. He wont wake at all."

I feel the tears. This is my fault.

*Keeper of the powers*

Chelbell2016:

Ok a bit of a mash up this episode so if you don't like it I understand. Tell me what you think. I will try to have The return up by tomorrow night. Leanbow's return and he comes to his children's aid. Ideas should it just be Bowen and Courtney at the sleeping lake. What do you guys want?

This chapter was posted on the 16/04/2017 at 22:4