Chapter 25: Into the Labyrinth
(Unknown Location)
The children watched from inside the captain's quarters the Acadians drag something or someone on board in a net. What seemed like a week since they were kidnapped and hauled on some weird pirate ship, felt like months. They didn't know where they were going or what Satsu wanted to do with them. However, despite being kept in a clean cabin and fed daily, the children desperately wanted to go home. Moments later, the doors opened and one of the Acadians walked in.
"It's a beef stew," the Acadian said putting down the trays. The kids stood in the corner as the person took off her hood revealing to be a blonde hair woman. "I assure you it's...not poison. Besides, some of us aren't all bad. Most of the ones initiated into the fraternity were either taken by force from their homes or kidnapped or sold illegally in human trafficking rings."
"But you're one of them," Elena sighed. "You let them mess with our heads and force us to watch horrible things. Why can't we go home?"
"They're up to something but I can't figure out what. However, what I can do is introduce myself to you guys." the woman replied. "My name is Lauren Shiba. What are your names?"
"My name is Hayden Bennett-Oliver, this is my twin sister Elena Bennett-Oliver." Hayden replied introducing his friends. "That's Claire and Aaron Scott, and this is Allison Taylor. We're the children the original Power Rangers from Angel Grove."
"I see this is quite a predicament," Lauren replied. "Can I let you guys in a little secret? But whatever I tell you, no one on this ship can't find out because it will risk putting all our lives in danger. Do you promise?"
"You're not like them, something's different about you," Aaron said strangely. "It's like...someone...who I knew...told me to sense good...I think good aura."
Lauren notice something was wrong with Aaron and then reluctantly told the children about some of the enchantments of the boat they're on. Knowing that children are vulnerable to the magic emitting from the ship, Lauren revealed the longer they stay on the ship, slowly they'll start forgetting about their lives. It was then she let them in on her secret by showing her Samuraizer. "No way! Are you a Power Ranger?" Allison asked.
"I am and the 18th head of the Shiba House alongside my brother Jayden. Both of us are Red Samurai Rangers. However, he is back home leading the team in my absence. I've been deep undercover with the Acadians for a little over two years. I infiltrated their fraternity to relay information about them back to the Samurai Rangers in Japan very secretly. No one on this boat knows of my identity, especially Satsu. My only link to cracking the secrets of these lowlifes is by exploiting the Grand Praetor, Tanaka. For years that man has been running an illegal human trafficking ring trying to locate potential initiates into the Acadians. Once you're inducted it's a bound for life scenario." Lauren explained.
"But you're not really one of them are you Lauren?" Claire asked.
"Not been chosen and never in this lifetime," she answered. "I'm not like one of these suckers who willingly and blindly sold their souls to the female anti-Christ and the monsters on this ship. They're nothing but fools walking into the jaws of hell. I had to tolerate all these people have done to turn their backs on their own humanity to become something lower and disgraceful. They have no honor or respect and it sickens me. I know you kids are tough and strong like your parents don't lose sight of it. Whatever happens, don't let yourselves forget about the people who love you. The longer you stay, the more danger you'll all be."
"Is that what is happening to my brother? Is he starting to forget mommy and daddy?" Claire asked looking concern.
"No, I can't forget...I won't because someone is waiting for us," Aaron kept chanting until he snapped out for a moment. "They're coming because I know they will."
"Children, promise me you'll hold on and I will give you my word somehow I will let your parents know where we are," Lauren vowed. "The Acadians cannot know there is a Power Ranger infiltrating them. Ironically, I've been assigned to constantly feed your daily meals and make sure you all uphold proper upkeep. We could use this to our advantage. I know you're not fighters or soldiers, but I need all of you to work as a team. Besides, I can guarantee nothing won't happen to you, not on my watch." The children smiled in the midst of their ordeal that at least they have someone who can aid them.
"Will we ever see our parents again?" Elena asked.
"You will I promise you," she smiled. "If what I heard about your sister and her friends are true, then they'll come for you."
(The Boarding House)
It has been the longest seven days for Tommy and Kimberly. They haven't felt like this since the whole Lokar crisis and the days before the battle at the seal. They wondered over the safety of the Power Rangers and their children each day without them. Their friends felt the worry too, especially Kat, Jason and Zack. As hard as they tried to resume their normal lives and go on with their daily routines, it wasn't easy. Kimberly had difficulty not hearing the sounds of the twins running around the house or Rosaline and her friends going about with their lives. She found Tommy in the nursery changing Gabriel's diaper when he noticed his wife staring.
"Our little boy woke up from a nap with a wet diaper," Tommy replied, "I heard him on the baby monitor in the kitchen. Usually, around this time I find the twins running in there asking me for some ice cream. Sometimes I find Rosaline and her friends raiding the kitchen..."
"And you mockingly joke with them about how much you'll bill each of them for the amount of groceries they eaten that belonged to our kids," Kimberly said. "And you jokingly compare Christian's appetite to that of Rocky's."
"Do you worry about them?" he asked.
"I know it's been about a week, but it seems longer than that Handsome. I worry about Claire, Aaron and Allison and wonder how Jason, Kat and Zack are coping without their children. I worry about the Rangers if they're okay and how they are handling this impossible mission. I worry about our own children, Rosaline and the twins. It sucks feeling helpless and not being able to do anything to help them."
"The sad thing is we have to realize sometime sooner they'll have to grow up. They need to fight their own battles, Beautiful. The routines we can't change them, but it helps us try to fight the empty feeling of our family not being whole. At least with Gabriel, he's alright for now until further notice."
"Do you know that Jason told me that Kat's been going to the city swimming pool for the last three days?" she informed suddenly. "I remember she used to tell me when she was younger she was afraid of going near the water after her diving accident that cost her the chance to compete in the Pan Global Games? She's been going there because it was the one place she felt can help her conquer her fears. It's the fear her and Jason will never see Aaron and Claire again."
"I don't want to feel the fear of losing our children because they mean everything to us," Tommy admitted. "I can't doubt the worst because it makes me a horrible parent to give up hope. It's the same fear I go through when I'm on the brink of almost losing the love of my life." He carries Gabriel as the two of them make their way downstairs. "The thing that will ruin me is losing everything I hold dear to my heart, including you and the children."
"You'll never lose us because we'll always be here," she smiled giving him a kiss.
Kimberly decided she needed to get out of the house and took Gabriel for the day while Tommy headed downstairs to the lab. After his wife and son left the house, Billy and Trini arrived at the house with Adam and Zack. They headed into the lab downstairs as Billy powered up the computer to show the others a visualization of a world map and with flashing dots in certain locations.
"So Billy, what's the emergency you needed to come here first instead of asking us to come to NASADA?" Tommy inquired.
"Take a look at this," Billy explained talking about the flash dots on the world map. "Aidan and Quincy a couple weeks ago modify the spectrum analyzer scan to improve monitoring any paranormal, extraterrestrial, supernatural or abnormal activity on Earth. The scan generates a detection code and map it out on dots based on a colored sequence. In the last week, a wide string and array of abnormal activity started picking up. There are traces of particles emitting from various locations all over the world. I readjusted the frequency and the scanner and based on a hypothesis..."
"Billy just tell them what is going on," Trini replied. "They need to know."
"The particles emitting were traces of interdimensional rifts opening up, sort of like dimensional traveling," Billy answered. "I think it's being caused by our Rangers and also the Acadians. Wherever we sent them, I think they're triggering ways for interlopers to cross realms and enter Earth. Supernatural activity is elevating at an astounding rate, but there are exactly about 12 main locations that have remained constantly active."
"Are you saying wherever we sent my daughter and her friends off after Satsu...they're triggering an unbalance sequence of anomalies here?" Tommy asked. "Is there a chance we can close them? Who else knows about this?"
"Currently it's just us," Billy added. "We'll get the others here later on to explain the situation. Right now, the sequences of activity shifts but based on the map, I color coded the 12 locations that are constant. We need to get GPS coordinates on these locations to figure out where they are and what's located there. It's sad to say that things will get worse before they can get better."
(Meanwhile with the Rangers)
"This is as far as I go," Atticus replied dropping the anchor at another sea port. "Remember Power Rangers, use the dowsing technique to find the trial gates. As of this moment we are weaving and traveling between the realms of shadow and light. Once within the Labyrinth, each of you are all on your own. The trial is simple: navigate your way through the Denizen's Labyrinth and find your way out."
The rangers knew that there was always a catch to everything. Ever since they departed from the Isle of Songs they were sailing aimlessly through uncharted lands not sure if they were still on Earth or probably in another dimension. "The Labyrinth is going to be guarded right?" Desmond asked.
"Should we know what we're up against?" Rosaline asked.
"Deep in the cores of Twilight lies the Denizen's Labyrinth. I warn you Power Rangers that this first trial will separate your physical bodies from your spirits. The realm of Twilight provides the way in. You will be stripped of all your physical artillery and weaponry," Atticus informed. "The Twilight Realm does not condone to the spirits of Interlopers, especially within the Labyrinth. It will be heavily guarded by those who serve to preserve the balance."
"Nothing ever comes easy ," Bianca muttered.
"Inside each of the Labyrinth, to prove your spiritual growths all of you must obtain six starlights each and store them in an object known as a star vessel. I must warn you that the Labyrinth is heavily guarded by entities called Gatekeepers. These overseers intolerant the invasion of interlopers and will only be alerted by beings who survey the area known as Scouters. You must be stealth, keen and careful at all times that if the Gatekeepers manage to strike you, the trial begins all over again. You will not escape the Twilight and the Labyrinth until you pass the Denizen's trial. Here lies the entrance to Twilight and find the trial gates." he instructed. "Good luck Power Rangers, and let the power protect you."
After departing from the ship and walking to the mainland Rosaline realized that her and her friends are now within the Twilight Realm. Wandering aimlessly in a place that started resembling a nighttime and parallel version of Angel Grove, they dowsed for the trial gates. They found the trial gate as Rosaline started playing each of the songs she learned to activate them. Soon, the trial gate separated into ten different gates for each of them to enter. The minute they all stepped inside the circles, everything started going blurry as they all felt themselves being whisked away to a place beyond their comprehension.
(Din's Labyrinth)
Desmond found himself in what resembled Anicent Rome dressed up in attire that reflected during the time. He looked at himself as a glowing spirit understanding the separation of the body and spirit. He found the star vessel Atticus explained about inside the circle he was standing in. However, the minute he stepped out, he awoken the Gatekeepers that looked like Roman soldiers coming after him. Desmond found himself in what looked like a coliseum as he noticed six red sparkling stars in the area. Navigating his way and avoiding the Scouters, he slowly started collecting the starlights triggering seeing fragments of his own memories inside the labyrinth.
While he made his way to the top of the structure he started seeing memories surrounding the time of his brother Neil's death and the demise of his parents' marriage. He knew those memories impacted his life but Desmond was determine now to fail his trial while he dodged the Gatekeepers. After dodging the last Gatekeeper and collecting the sixth red starlight in the star vessel, they all combined together like a lotus flower. Soon it opened and revealed a Red power crystal with a Din's fire emblem in it and a sword as Desmond heard Din's voice.
"Congratulations on your courage Desmond," he heard Din's voice. "You have overcome the trials of my labyrinth and proved your worth as my successor to the Red Twilight Ranger Powers. The fire within you burns inside and for that I present to you as a token, the Pyro Sword. May the flames burn evil's bane and aid you." He took the sword and the newly formed red power crystal as the gate reactivated transporting him out of the labyrinth.
(Nayru's Labyrinth)
Penny felt like she was transported in medieval times judging by the dress she found herself clothed in. It look like she was inside a castle. Picking up the star vessel, she already found herself being chased by the Gatekeepers who look liked armored knights. Once she collected the first blue starlight while moving from one room to another, the place started flooding with water. The blue starlights she slowly started collecting caused new chambers and rooms she explored to slowly flood with water and prevented her from returning to previous rooms she visited. The walls soon started projected memories of Penny's life she longed to forget.
A flooded room forced her to escape to another portion of the castle inhabited by active Gatekeepers while flashbacks of her strained relationship with her father and also reliving the memory when she questioned her faith as a teenager played on the wall. She come to understand inside the labyrinth that deep down why things were the way they were in her life for the last couple of years. As Penny made her way into the throne room to collect the last blue starlight she felt a sense of wisdom rise inside of her. They combined together into a lotus flower to open up to revealed a blue power crystal with a Nayru's water emblem in it and a trident.
"Wisdom flows inside of you like calming waves of water dear Penelope," Penny heard Nayru's voice echo. "I, the Denizen Nayru have chosen you as my successor to the Blue Twilight Ranger Power for overcoming my labyrinth. For your wisdom, I present to you the Barbed Hydro Trident. With this weapon, may the waters cast away the futitlites of evil's bane." Penny took the trident and the newly formed blue power crystal as the gate reactivated transporting her out of the labyrinth.
(Farore's Labyrinth)
Virgil spent nothing but dodging the axes being tossed from the watchtowers of the Gatekeepers or ducking from the patrol of the Scouters on the main road. He wasn't pleased that Farore's Labyrinth looked like some warped version of Sherwood Forest from the Robin Hood stories, but his outfit made him look like Link due to his fascination with the Legend of Zelda games. Somehow, he had to get into what resembled the hideout of the outlaws of the forest without alerting the guards, but somehow he needed to rely on using the forest surrounds as his guide.
The green starlights was station all over the forest hideout as he collected them in his star vessel. Virgil heard in the echos of the forest his memories of his life as a former delinquent who caused drama and problems for his family. He had to tolerate the forest echos of hearing the memories of his time in juvenile hall and the hope for redeeming himself for his misdeeds as a troubled youth. The thought of atonement still remained in him as he collected the last green starlight. They combined together inside the star vessel to from a lotus flower to open up to revealed a green power crystal with a Farore's forest emblem in it and an axe.
"Fear not Virgil for redemption and atonement will never weaver," Virgil heard Farore's voice. "The repentant soul of you, the Green Twilight Power Ranger has proven his worth by enduring my labyrinth. Like a harden tree, you withstand the mistakes of your past and proceed to flourish for a brighter future. In return, let this present, the Timber Axe aid you on your mission to righteousness and cut down the defilers who refuse atonement." Virgil took the axe and the newly formed green power crystal as the gate reactivated transporting him out of the labyrinth.
(Lanayru's Labyrinth)
Quincy felt like he looked the part of the many great minds of history such as Plato, Aristotle, or Decarte dressed up like a scholar in an ancient Greece labyrinth setting. He found himself inside a temple some sort that was used to worship the ancient Greek gods but instead of statues, he found arrays of rubrics puzzles and contraptions. He needed his knowledge to heavily help him endure Lanaryu's Labyrinth. For each contraption he solved he earned a yellow starlight he needed for his star vessel. Get the contraption or puzzle wrong, the Scouters appeared and awaken the Gatekeepers forcing him to fight his way to retrieve the starlights.
Time was of the essence and the timer the labyrinth provided came in the form of his childhood memories in Detroit. He needed to concentrate in order to solve each puzzle. The memories tried to divert his mind from the task at hand. Quincy knew these served as reminders of the adversity he faced growing up as a child genius. He remembered being bullied at such a young age till he was 12 years old after graduating high school and his father's death. Inside, Quincy felt his knowledge made him the person he is today after succeeding in collecting all the yellow starlights. Inside the star vessel a lotus flower formed to open up to revealed a yellow power crystal with a Lanayru's time emblem in it and a lance.
"There is more to power than physical strength Quincy," he heard Lanayru's voice echo, "Our mental and intellectual minds grow with time and nurture us to become who we are. As my successor, the Yellow Twilight Power Ranger, you have challenged your mind to unravel the complexities and dimensions of my labyrinth. As a token of your validation, I present to you a weapon that will hold dominion over those who deprive the thirst for truth, the Dominion Lance."Quincy took the lance and the newly formed yellow power crystal as the gate reactivated transporting him out of the labyrinth.
(Eldin's Labyrinth)
Aidan was used to the hot temperatures the deserts and savannahs of the African continent usually brings. It was no surprise Eldin's labyrinth brought him home to his natural surroundings in the middle of vast dry earth terrains and hostile elements. Whether Aidan thought the labyrinth has a mind of its own by dressing him in traditional tribal clothing or designing his trial to resemble a folktale he heard before, he thought he was on easy street. Off in the distance, Aidan spotted an oasis figuring out it was his destination. Crossing through the savannah, he spotted several small villages and noticed the black starlights residing in each of them.
What he didn't expect was that the villages were home to hostile Gatekeepers who didn't appreciate interlopers. Soon, Aidan was being chased across desert running from village to village collecting the starlights he needed. Aidan finally reached his destination, the oasis and then he remembered where he saw this place. For some reason, the labyrinth recreated a place he admired as child. It was from a safari trip he went on as a child with his family before the political crisis in South Africa cost their family to separate for the next couple of years. He questioned how the labyrinth constructed the oasis and the symbolism behind it. Aidan smiled realizing it as the star vessel formed the lotus flower to open up and revealed a black power crystal with a Eldin's earth emblem in it and a mace.
"Even in the strangest places, the earth finds a means to safeguard the memories we hold dear Aidan," he heard Eldin's voice echo, "As the ground shifts and tumbles, you hold onto preserving what you value. It was what drew you to face the labyrinth and prove your valor as my successor, the Black Twilight Power Ranger. Perseverance resides inside of you, youthful hero as it is your stride to victory. Use this gift, the Terra Roller Mace to move the terrain beneath you and bury deep the seeds of evil." Aidan took the mace and the newly formed black power crystal as the gate reactivated transporting him out of the labyrinth.
(Ordona's Labyrinth)
The labyrinth reminded Shi-Ann of an old story her father used to tell her about a fabled winter paradise that existed long ago. The place looked like a Chinese monastery situated in a remote snowy mountain region. Shi-Ann looked at the land below which was sunny and bright while on top of where she was blanketed in a cover of white snow. She followed the pathway which resembled that of the great wall guarded by the Gatekeepers. For each white starlight she collected, Shi-Ann had to light a lantern to find her way in midst of the storm dressed up in traditional clothing resembling a Chinese folktale.
Shi-Ann knew the Scouters situated on her path to the monastery were attracted to the lanterns she lighted for every starlight she collected. The Gatekeepers followed her to the entrance but shut them out once she made it. Shi-Ann wondered the halls of the monastery as the drawings on the walls looked familiar. The labyrinth showed her pictures of the childhood she suppressed deep inside, a life born on the other side of the law. She recalled her father and "Seifer," the legacy that was Kuan Yin. But moving forward into the central room, she remembered the friendships she made exploring the other side of her father's lifestyle. The star vessel formed the lotus flower and opened up revealing the white power crystal with Ordona's ice emblem on it and a pair of daggers.
"Life itself is like slippery ice sliding and tripping over obstacles Shi-Ann," she heard Ordona's voice echo, "The friendship you gained melted what you thought was frozen inside long ago. My labyrinth answered what you seek to help your friends by proving your worth as my successor to be the White Twilight Power Ranger. The bane of evil's touch will frozen by the subzero tip of my gift to you, the Frost Daggers. May these tools aid your allies to freeze evil's bane." Shi-Ann took the daggers and the newly formed white power crystal as the gate reactivated transporting her out of the labyrinth.
(Faron's Labyrinth)
Christian looked around Faron's labyrinth figuring out he was on in some sort of pirate stronghold. He kind of looked the part, dressed up like some sort of swashbuckler. The Gatekeepers taking the form of pirates guarded the perimeter around the stronghold, but each of them had a key that unlocked treasure chests in the areas they were stationed at. However, Christian's integrity was his strong suit recalling his days of athletic training alongside Abigail. He figured out a sneaky tactic to get pass the Gatekeepers to swipe their keys to unlock the chests containing the orange starlights.
He had to be stealthy and on alert figuring out the Scouters were on patrol while he continued to gather up the starlights. Once he unlocked the last chest to retrieve the final starlight, a gust of wind blew it out of the hands as he started chasing it. Christian found himself in some sort of treasure room in the stronghold. He noticed some of the looted treasure were momentum of things that belonged to Abigail. He remembered their dreams of competing one day in the Olympics, he recalled the sacrifice he made for her to understand their calling, and for him to answer destiny's call. Once he retrieved the the starlight, the star vessel formed a lotus flower and it opened up revealing an orange power crystal with Faron's wind emblem on it and a boomerang.
"You demonstrated an unlimited amount of integrity in my labyrinth Christian," he heard Faron's voice, "It is fair to say that within the wind the call of destiny was meant to find you regardless of the circumstances. I, the wind Denizen, Faron validate the valiant effort of my successor as the Orange Twilight Power Ranger for his worth and integrity. In return, may the swiftness of the Whirlwind Boomerang aid you Christian in blowing away the foundations of evil that threaten all that is pure of heart and mind." Christian took the boomerang and the newly formed orange power crystal as the gate reactivated transporting him out of the labyrinth.
(Ikana's Labyrinth)
Chan already found himself on the run the minute he entered the labyrinth. It was strange he had to look like a gunslinger declaring marshal law in a hostile wild west town against the Gatekeepers who took the role of sheriffs. While he was collecting the gold starlights, he notice the town was dry and surrounded by a terrain of canyons and gorges. He looked around the area and noticed the water supply was scarce. He saw the Scouters guarding what looked like lightning towers where he found most of the starlights.
Suddenly, Chan remembered the why this place seemed familiar and then he recalled the memory of his mother. He needed to find the town hall knowing it's the destination place he needed to go to. Chan slightly smiled about the days he recounted when his mother, a former professor in 15th century western literature and eastern mythology read to him stories. He remembered on the days he feared for her sanity and his safety and the day he sent her away. However, he held onto the hope that she and those in need of help will find it. When Chan entered the town hall, the star vessel formed a lotus flower and it opened up revealing a gold power crystal with Ikana's thunder emblem on it and a hammer.
"Hope is like a spark that ignites inside the human heart youthful Chan," he heard Ikana's voice. "I, Ikana the thunder denizen hear by announce that you have overcome your trial inside my labyrinth. As my successor to the Gold Twilight Ranger powers, you will be the spark to ignite the hope that the tyranny of evil has tried to extinguish. As a token, I present to you the Voltage Hammer. With the element of thunder in your hands Chan, may you strike down those who oppose the sanctity of goodness." Chan took the hammer and the newly formed gold power crystal as the gate reactivated transporting him out of the labyrinth.
(Kakariko's Labyrinth)
Bianca wandered around the labyrinth dressed up in clothing that resembled Romanian Gypsy clothing. She looked like she was at some sort of carnival and saw a lot of traveling caravans in the area. She spotted the carnival gestures who are the Gatekeepers trying to prevent her from grabbing the purple starlights. However, the Scouters were driving her away from the carnival and chasing her through a forest. She noticed flashes and apparitions of entities and spirits that were cursed and trapped in between. It frightened her and it was the reason why she spent years running away from her people and clan she was apart of.
She hated hearing stories and learning about revenge and curses against those who wronged them. Bianca learned the idea of using suffering as justice to right the wrongs committed. It was a life she didn't want, but remembering her training at the Westbury coven, she come to find her lineage a reliable source. The Gatekeepers were chasing her in the labyrinth like shadows lurking in the dark. Looking for the last starlight she headed to the Gypsy camp where she learned the foundations of her people's legacy and where it all began. The star vessel formed the lotus flower and opened up revealing the newly formed purple power crystal with Kakariko's shadow emblem on it and a scythe.
"For years it was difficult to find a worthy successor to the Purple Twilight Ranger powers and face the shadows that lurked within my labyrinth," she heard Kakariko's voice, "People find it terrifying to understand that even sometimes the shadows and the pitch blackness can be reliable tools in the war against evil. The aspect of life and death it also an element in its entirely. Do not fear the shadows or the pitch blackness Bianca, for you have overcome it many times before and master facing it. In the hour of judgment, use this weapon, the Dusk Scythe to pass sentence and poetic justice in the name of goodness." Bianca took the scythe and the newly formed purple power crystal as the gate reactivated transporting her out of the labyrinth.
(Namine's Labyrinth)
Rosaline didn't find it funny that the labyrinth she found herself in was the one that looked like her dream. The landscape changed every single time she collected a pink starlight as the Gatekeepers came close to landing a single blow on her. Something was different about the labyrinth as the pyreflies gave off an aura that was recognizable. For some strange reason, the labyrinth became almost easy for her to overcome and navigate through. The funny thing Rosaline picked up on was the the fact that somehow the Scouters were yielding to her.
Usually from her understanding, they would alert the Gatekeepers of interlopers inside the labyrinth. There was something off as she ventured onward. Soon, the landscape changed resembling a place filled with many Ancient buildings and ruins something out of a mythological tale. She found a fountain and stared at the water showing her glimpses and images of her past and that of her parents. To Rosaline the labyrinth didn't seem like a trial, instead the pink starlights inside the star vessel formed the lotus flower and opened up revealing the newly formed pink power crystal with Namine's spirit emblem on it and a bow. To her surprise, an apparition of a young woman that looked like some sort of higher power appeared to her, but her appearance struck a remarkable resemblance to Rosaline's.
"It's funny to say that it looks like I'm staring into a mirror, but I sense a great torch of destiny and uncanny fated spirit within you Rosaline," she recognized the apparition as Namine. "This labyrinth was designed to appoint a successor to be the Pink Twilight Power Ranger. Instead, my labyrinth has willingly made you understand the capacities of the human spirit and heart. You possess heart and soul, like your parents before you. A higher calling and destiny is unraveling before you. The time will come soon for you to realize it. To every beginning, there is an end and like history it must be written. You know who we are as we are the ones calling from a place beyond the edge of time and space. What you will know will soon be revealed. Until then, for enduring this trial I present the Celestial Bow for you shall let your arrow find its mark." Rosaline took the bow and the newly formed pink power crystal as the gate reactivated transporting her out of the labyrinth.
(The Boarding House)
"Guys, the computers are going off!" Tommy alerted his friends. He looked at the coordinates and ten of the twelve locations flashed. "A series of strange temporal rifts are opening up. I'm going to pull multiple visuals on screen."
"I'm still trying to get a geographical profile to figure out the source," Billy said analyzing the GPS. Kimberly came downstairs after running errands during the day with Gabriel. Once they got the coordinates, they pull the visuals up on the computer screen. The veterans were surprised to find their Power Rangers are the cause of the temporal rifts that were emitted.
"How the heck did they get back here?" Tommy inquired. "More importantly, where did they go?"
"Can we get a fix on each of their locations?" Kimberly asked and then noticed each of them were carrying special weapons and power crystals. "I'd be damned. I think they're almost close to getting their powers back."
"Okay we'll go retrieve them and bring them back to Angel Grove," Billy suggested as they worked on trying to teleport the Rangers back home. "We need to know where they've been this past week."