I decided to work on another chapter for you guys before I headed off for work this morning. Have fun!
Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers....but DAMN! That would make one Hell of a Christmas present, wouldn't it? HINT, HINT SANTA!!!
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Chapter 28: Words of Wisdom
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"Sky...what the Hell did we just do?" Alli asked wide eyed.
Sky was still trying to catch his breath. He never experienced such a passionate kiss.
"I think we just proved we don't completely hate each other." The blue eyed ranger answered in between gasps.
Alli was also panting hard, both from the lack of air and from her increasing desire.
"Maybe we need to experiment further? You know, just to be sure?" She asked panting heavily.
Blue sapphires peered into rare black pearls and the electricity between them began to generate all over again.
"Good idea."
Those were the only words the cadet needed to say. Without a second thought, Sky and Alli resumed their heated makeout session.
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Back at Root Core, Daggeron and Jazz were talking about things like how they like being a ranger and whatnot...small talk. As the chatted, Daggeron was about to ask Jazz something when he noticed her giggling to herself.
"Jasmine, what are you giggling about?" he asked with a warm smile of his own.
Jazz looked up to meet the knight's gaze.
"Hmm? Oh, it's nothing." She answered, still giggling.
Daggeron couldn't help but smile to himself. Hearing Jazz giggle like that was like music to his ears and he couldn't tear his gaze away from the laughter that reached hey eyes. But he still wanted to know what was so funny to the redhead.
"Are you sure?" He asked chuckling.
Jazz couldn't answer because she just started laughing harder. Clare, who was busying herself by dusting, walks in and sees Jazz with her head down on the table laughing and Daggeron sitting there more than a little confused. When Clare pointed to the giggling ranger, all Daggeron could do was shrug his shoulders.
"Jazz? What's so funny?" The fair haired apprentice wondered.
The purple ranger's laughter died down slowly, but not completely. She lifted her head to look at her confused friends and tried to answer them.
"I...hahaha...I was thinking about Bridge and Xander." She let out another giggle before continuing. "I bet Xander's calling 911 right about now." She then started cracking up again.
Clare and Daggeron looked at each other and remembered the death glare Bridge gave to their own green ranger. It wasn't long before they, too, started laughing. Jazz's laughter died down as she cast her eyes towards large book at the upper level of the room-the Xenotome. She remembered one of the commanders teaching this in Ranger History Class. The Xenotome held the secrets of the Mystics and gave the rangers their powers. Her eyes locked onto the ancient tome and wondered what mystical secrets and marvels it held.
"Man, that has to be the ultimate spell book!" Jazz thought.
She was so lost in the thought over the contents the book, that she barely noticed Daggeron talking to her.
"Jasmine? Would you like to look inside the Xenotome?" Daggeron asked gently shaking her shoulder.
She was brought out of her trance when she heard him ask her that. She was being offered a chance to look inside one of the most powerful ranger artifacts ever! Jazz, and this was new for her, was at a loss for words.
"Y-Y-you mean...I can look at the spells you use? A-Am I even allowed? I mean, I'm not a Mystic Ranger." She babbled.
Daggeron couldn't help but let out a chuckle. He'd never seen Jazz so flustered before.
"No, but you are a ranger and you do believe in magic. I think you believe in it more than Chip does." He replied with laughter in his brown eyes.
"Don't let Carrot Top hear you say that." Jenji chimed in laughing.
Daggeron just sent his friend a glare. He still hadn't forgiven him for ruining his romantic moment.
"First Xander, then Fire Heart and now you! Am I cursed?" The knight of the sun thought in question.
"Oh, be quiet, Jenji. I don't think Udonna would mind if Jazz looked at the Xenotome." Clare smiled as she shooed the tall cat away. She had caught site of Daggeron's glare and figured it was best to send Jenji away before the feline lost all of his nine lives.
"Udonna?" Jazz queried. "That name sounds familiar." She thought.
"Udonna is the the most powerful sorceress around. She recruited the rangers and she's also my aunt." Clare responded with a grin. "I'm in training to be a sorceress as powerful as she is one day. But...it's coming along really slowly as you could probably tell by your presence here." She chuckled nervously.
Yes, Jazz remembered how she got here. But she could tell that Clare was trying her hardest not to mess up. She knew that all too well. In the academy, her worst challenge was shooting. In her first time out, she shot at everything except the targets in front of her...including Commander Cruger's left ear. The laser just grazed him, thankfully, but he still had the scar. He even joked and said that the enemy he faced in the war never got a shot that close to hitting him. Jazz didn't find it so funny and practiced on her own. But when she didn't improve, she thought about quitting. Well, she did until Cruger offered to help her. He saw the potential in her that she didn't see. Over the next full year after she entered, Jazz became one of the best shots in the academy...third behind Jack and Sky. Clare reminded her of herself and her heart went out to her.
"Hey, I know it's hard work, but I believe you'll be an awesome sorceress, Clare. Nothing worth having is easy. The harder the work you put into your practice, the more amazing the sorceress you'll be because you'll have gained all of Udonna's wisdom and gathered some of your own." Jazz explained.
Clare's face brightened as she took in the redheaded ranger's advice.
"You know, you're absolutely right! I never thought about it like that!" She smiled and have Jazz a warm hug in gratitude. "Thank you, Jazz. I'm gonna go practice right now and I won't stop until I figure out the spell to take you and your friends home!"
She giggles and runs to the back of Root Core to practice her spells, ecstatic in the fact that she will soon be a better sorceress than maybe Udonna someday. Daggeron smiled proudly after Jazz gave Clare such sage advice and stirring words of encouragement.
"I don't think I've ever seen Clare so excited about practicing her magic before." He observed with a grin. "Such wisdom from someone so young."
Jazz's freckled face gained a touch of pink when she heard Daggeron's compliment.
"It was nothing. I just observe what goes on around me. Syd would always tease me about it and say that I should put out my own advice column. But who's she kidding?" Jazz wavedoff that notion.
"I think it would be a good idea. You certainly helped Clare in her moment of uncertainty. Perhaps, if you stayed long enough, you can even straighten out Xander."
Jazz looked at Daggeron with an expression that said, in no uncertain terms..."What have you been smokin?!"
"Daggeron, I'm a ranger...not a miracle worker." Jazz quipped with a raised eyebrow.
They both went into another fit of laughter at her comment. Nobody was that good.
End of Chapter 28
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Straighten out Xander? Talk about Mission: Impossible. XP But in a world full of magic, anything's possible, right? *bows head in remembrance of the late, GREAT Don LaFontaine!* That last line SO sounded like something he'd say, doesn't it? BEST movie voice over man EVER! He will be missed! Well, Read, review, pass it on! I'll post more when I get off work today! SIX DAY WEEKEND, BABY!!!
