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' ' indicates Zach using sign language

Episode XII: Make It Stop

Chapter Two: Over The Line

A/N: Hello fellow power ranger lovers! Heres the next chapter! please, please, please review! Pretty please!

"Make it stop; Let this end; All these years pushed to the edge." - "Make It Stop", by September's Children

The rangers arrived on the scene of the battle to see kids gathering at the fence that boarded the yard of the rec center. Strange half-human, half-goat creatures were trying to get through the fence.

"Satyres!" Miley exclaimed. "What are Satyres doing fighting for Kronos?"

"I have no idea, but they're not going to be for long," Kyle said.

"OLYMPIC FORCE, POWERS OF THE GODS UNLEASHED!"

"Power of Zeus, lord of the sky!"

"Power of Aphrodite, goddess of love!"

"Power of Poseideon, lord of the sea!"

"Defenders of Olympus, saviors of the world!"

The Satyres turned their attention to the rangers.

"Look!" A small boy shouted. "It's the power rangers! We're saved!"

The rangers attacked the Satyres. Zach javelined his spear one, but the Satyre merely dodged it. The us ranger unsheathed his sword and attacked.

Miley ran to the fence. "Getthekifs to the other side!" she said, indicating the side of the yard away from the battle. The older kids started ushering the younger ones to safety, having to drag a couple away from the excitement. Miley spun around and held up her shield to protect t herself.

Meanwhile, Kyle swung his spear in an arc, slashing at the Satyre's stomach. The creature jumped back and snarled at him. He charged the ranger, head down so his sharp horns were dangerous weapons. Kyle lifted his shield up and braced himself. He was surprised the force the creature had behind his charge. Kyle stumbled a little, then the Satyre backed up and attacked again, before the red ranger could regain his footing.

This time Kyle was thrown back a few feet. He groaned as he got to his feet. "I always heard they were helpful creatures," he muttered to himself. He glanced around instinctively and saw Zach was cutting the air with his sword.

The blue ranger swung his sword up and made a small gash in the Satyre's chest. The monster growled and circled the demigod. Zach ran at him swinging his sword. He struck a couple blows, but the Satyre jumped and hopped, avoiding his blows. He ran at Zach, kicking him in the shoulder. Zach felt pain shoot through him and down his arm. He gritted his teeth and swung his word, catching the satyre off guard.

"Stupid demigods," the Satyre hissed. "You haven't seen the last of us."

They disappeared through a red crack. The rangers ran to an alley and de-morphed. Kyle hissed as he gently touched his sore ribs. He lifted his shirt up and saw bruises starting to form on his ribs.

"That looks like it hurts," Miley said.

"I'm fine."

Zach made a fist slowly. His shoulder was sore. Miley winced as she took a step on her ankle. "We should get back to the dojo," she said.

Zach grabbed her arm and and put it over his shoulder. She smiled and leaned on him, oblivious to the pain in his shoulder. She smiled as he became her crutch and they started back to the dojo.

-Olympic Force-

Later that night Zach went to the bathroom and grabbed a couple of painkillers. His shoulder was bruised to the bone. Literally. He gulped down a couple pills and studied himself in the mirror. He had new bruises forming on his jaw and face. He lifted his chin a little and looked at his neck. Finger shaped bruises stood out where Victor had strangled him. He sighed and turned away.

-Olympic Force-

The next day Zach was sitting outside trying to do his homework. A couple of kids walked by. One of them stopped and stared at him. Zach looked up slowly, a 'why don't you take a picture?', look on his face.

The boy smirked and walked on, catching up with his friends.

The kids around here just keep getting weirder, he thought, going back to his work.

Meanwhile...

On the other side of the school Kyle and Miley walked into the main hall. A girl walking by laughed at a paper she had in her hand. A boy passing the other way did the same thing. Miley looked to her right and saw a group of kids laughing at a piece of paper they were all gathered around.

"What's going-" she stopped when she saw a paper taped to the wall nearby. She ripped it off and read it. "What. The. Hell..." She showed it to Kyle.

"Reasons why Zach Turner is a loser... He stopped reading it aloud as he read it. "What the- None of this is true...And...where did they get this idea?!" he asked pointing to one of the reasons.

"Who is they?!" Miley asked looking around. She saw more papers plastered on the walls. Pablo was running down the hall tearing them down.

"Guys stop laughing...this isn't funny..." He said as he did.

Kyle turned and saw a couple guys from the soccer team tearing papers out of kids' hands and tearing them in half.

"Stop laughing!" the captain snapped at a couple freshmen.

"Guys cut it out!" Miley said helping Pablo tear the papers down.

"Jerks," he mumbled. "When I see Victor I'm gonna-"

"Wait, Victor?" Kyle asked. "What does he have to do with this?"

"Uh..." Pablo said, realizing his mistake.

"Did Victor do this?" Kyle asked holding the pieces of torn papers in his hand.

"Uh...I promised not to tell..."

"You promised him?!"

"No! Zach..."

"What did you promise Zach?"

"I...I promised not to say. Alright..."

"Pablo," Miley said gently, caressing his arm. He looked at her, finding himself staring at her eyes. "Please tell us what you promised Zach. Everything you know," she said slowly, over mouthing the words. She took his hand in hers.

"I...I..." He faltered a little. "I promised that I wouldn't tell you guys that Victor's been beating Zach up after school."

"What?" Kyle asked.

"He..." Miley stroked his hand with her thumb. "He didn't want me to tell you. Victor's been harassing him for over a week."

"Does that guy ever stop?" Kyle asked.

"Thank you Pablo," Miley said releasing his hand.

He let it fall. "Yeah..." He blinked and took a breath. "Yeah so...like I said...I promised not to tell, and he trusted me. So...I don't really want to betray that trust. You understand, right?"

"What- You just-"

"We understand," Miley said quickly. "We're just worried about Zach."

"Well I'll look out for him. I can help cause...Well...I know."

"Right."

"I'm gonna go get rid of these," he said walking away.

"What was that?" Kyle asked. "He just told us...And then as soon as you holding his hand he just..." Kyle looked at Miley. "What did you do?"

"Seducing skills, one of the skills I inherited," Miley said.

"Wait...did you just use a demigod power on him?"

"Yes, and if you tell Chiron I'll kill you."

"But you're the responsible one-"

"I know. Breaking a rule is not like me, but we had to find out...And he doesn't remember...So what harm does it do?"

"I guess so. Just don't use it on me."

"Don't worry, it's not my favorite. Taking someone's will isn't something I like doing...but so far it's the only skill I have."

"Well if you really wanted to be usedul you can convince Victor to throw himself off the closest cliff, and save me the trouble."

"Not funny."

"Who was joking? I was serious."

"We can't kill him."

"Why not?"

"Becasue murder is generally frowned upon."

"I consider it a public service. He's a selfish little-"

"Hey Zach!" Miley said brightly stepping on Kyle's foot, cutting him off.

'Hey guys.'

"How's the shoulder?"

'Fine. A little sore, but what're you gonna do?' He shrugged; then winced. 'Ow.'

Miley laughed. "You're so cute sometimes, you know that?"

His grin widened. 'Really?'

"Yes."

Kyle looked from one to the other, starting to feel like the third wheel. "Ok..I'm just gonna...Yeah..." He turned and left the two love birds.

"So," Miley said.

'So,' Zach signed.

"Zach, we need to talk-"

Crap! 'No it's ok. I'll go first. If you don't want to...be with me...then I understand...'

"Oh! I mean..ok. Yeah...that's wanted I was gonna say... We can still be friends..."

'Of course.' And I can throw myself head first into Tartarus.

"I'm glad you understand."

'That's me. Mr. Understanding.'

Miley laughed and punched his arm..

Meanwhile...

Kyle watched them from a distance.

"Hey man," Pablo said walking up. "What's up with them?" He asked nodding his head at Miley and Zach.

Kyle sighed and shook his head. "Clasic love story dude. He likes her; she likes him. Everybody knows, except for them."

"Sad really."

"Yup."

"So the soccer team snagged the rest of those papers down and destroyed. Nice guys really."

"Thanks man," Kyle said. He clenched his fist as he felt his ring got hotter. "I have to-"

"Go. I understand."

"Thanks dude," Kyle said walking down the hall one way, Miley and Zach walking the other way.