We're come up on the big operation! But unlike what you've seen before, Kate's been kidnapped as well!
*feels angry glares of readers*
Sticks and stones may break my bones…..
*gets creamed by a dictionary*
Ack…read, review, enjoy….
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Altru Tower never looked scarier. The swirling dark clouds in the sky with the cold, metal tower standing above. Though the pink, blue and yellow barrier made the tower a little more girly near the top, it was still a frightning tower. But Keith wasn't afraid to march up the stairs and through a crowd of fired Altru secretary staff. Not afraid to push the stuck up admin out of the way and charge through the doors. No he was a ranger with on a mission. He was not only taking Dim Sun down but also rescuing his love.
"DUDE! These things are heavy!"
Keith had gone a foot or two from the door when two Dim Sun grunts were pushing barricades. They managed to seal the door before leaning on the things, exhausted.
"That'll do it." One wiped his forehead.
"We'll keep out those law abiding citizens and annoying rangers." The other wheezed. "Whew…"
"Hey." Keith said.
"Oh hey." One grunt waved casually, not paying attention.
….
"AAAAAAAH! RANGER!"
"Ranger? BUT WE BARRICADED THE DOOR!"
"Run for it!"
"Ack! Door's blocked!"
"What? AW NO!"
"Wow they're idiots." Wave sweatdropped.
"What'd you expect?" Chia laughed.
Keith snickered before moving forward. But near the elevator, there was an admin. She was astonished at Keith's arrival but seemed prepared. The admin pushed a big red button, activating a loud ear-shattring noise and red lights flashing. Son of a….there was Dim Sun grunts in the elevator? There were a lot of them too. Way too many for Keith to handle.
"You idiots have no sense of honor…" Keith cringed.
"Hello? Evil?" The admin scoffed. "Ugh you're so pushy. Minions, close in."
The minions circled around Keith, inching their way to him. Keith had no idea how to get out of this one. But he had to think of something! Kate needed him! And…
"TARGEEEEEETTTTT…"
…wha…?
"CLEAAAAAAARRRR!"
BOOOM!
The barricades and doors? Turned to splinters. Ranger posing at the entrance was Barlow and Crawford, looking mighty please about their target clear move. They ran on over to where Keith was, making the grunts shrink away.
"You ok?" Barlow asked.
"Never better!" Keith grinned.
"Let us handle the drags." Crawford gave a thumbs up. "You've got a mission to complete."
The guys faced the Dim Sun group who started to sweatdrop. Bad guys take a step back, the good ones a step forward. One step back, one step forward. Crawford and Barlow cornered them into the wall and held them there, letting Keith and the pokemon slip out of the fray and into the elevator.
"Go get em Kiki!" Crawford called out just as the elevator doors closed.
Elevator was neat, orderly and one that certainly was one of a fancy company. But there wasn't any buttons like a regular elevator. How do you…?
Bing Bing Bing!
Welcome. Voice command password needed. When you have finished entering password, you will be taken to your designated floor.
Voice command? Definitely fancy. Altru didn't slack in the details, even for an elevator. But a password? Seriously?
"Issac worked here." Chia said. "Maybe you should use his password!"
"Enter in some words that the guy felt was important. Maybe that'll work." Wave suggested.
"Good idea." Keith agreed. "Now what sort of things does Issac like…? Ummm…trying to get into an Issac mind here…"
Keith tried to focus. Thinking of sciency stuff…math…blondness and mushrooms….liking Rhyth…ok went too far, gotta back up! Wave and Chia snickered at the weird attempt.
"Let's see..." Keith thought it over. "Glasses?"
"He doesn't wear glasses." Chia pointed out.
"Then maybe password?" Keith offered.
"Issac's not that dumb." Wave rolled his eyes.
"AAAA?"
"What kind of password is that?"
"Banana?"
"No way."
"Mushroom?"
"Yeah I don't think so…"
"Science?"
"Closer but that's not it."
"Rhythmi?"
"Maybe but I still feel like something else is better…"
"I got it. What about Melody?"
"YEAH! That's it!"
Keith spoke the word loud and clear for the elevator voice.
Password accepted. Welcome Professor Issac. We will stop on floor 9.
The elevator jerked and started to move upwards. Keith hung back against the wall and smiled. Issac really did care for Melody. Nice to see him so concerned for his sister. He was like Kate, who was looking after her own sisters. Kate…she was somewhere in Altru. And Keith was going to tear down every door just to find her. But why did they take her? It wasn't for hostage this time or like when Keith was taken in Boyleland. It seemed like Dim…Debonair had a motive to this. Maybe they wanted Kate for something. Or it was possible that Ice was doing this for perverted reasons. Either way, it was bad news.
Bzzzzzt
Suddenly, the elevator stopped. And one second later, the power was out. Oh this was just great….
"Hey! You ok in there? I'm coming to get you out!"
Someone was helping him? Didn't sound familiar but maybe an area ranger could've gotten in. But Keith saw, once the lights were on, that he was face to face with a Debonair admin.
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"I hate you." Kate mumbled.
"Love you too." Ice snickered.
Kate was being pushed higher up the building by Ice. She'd have broken free or at least use her powers if not for the ropes being supremely tight. How did Ollie and Keith stand this? Geez this was extremely uncomfortable!
"What? Not going to pull out that same lousy offer like last time?" Kate sarcastically asked.
"As much as I'd like to, I can't. Sorry but this is pure business. Order from the bosses." Ice responded. "Although if they're finished early…."
"Forget it. I bet you ten pokedollars that my boyfriend's already in this tower and on his way to kick your…" Kate growled.
"Ah ah ah! Language does not become you, little lady!" Ice tsk'd. "And you settled for my hot-headed little brother? I thought you'd have more taste than that, Katia."
At least Kate was able to use one power. Her gift from Latios and Latias. She managed to track Keith coming up the tower, taking out Dim Sun (excuse me, Debonair) goons along the way. He seemed to be more determined than usual.
"Tell me. Why are you guys going by the name Debonair?" Kate questioned.
"Debonair means gentlemanly, sophisticated…" Ice started to define.
"I meant why change the name?" Kate interrupted.
"Ah. You rangers might've heard but we formed an alliance with another company. Our bosses came together and came up with the name Debonair. Better than to dispute who keeps their team name." Ice explained.
"Then this other boss would be…?" Kate asked.
"Can't tell you." Ice replied. "You'll see when we get there. The bosses want to meet you."
They walked past the levels Kate assumed were the barriers control rooms. Color co-ordination easily told her that Heath took the bottom, yellow floor and Lavana got the second, pink floor. Ice's was third and blue one. After that, there was a long hallway. One door gave Kate an uneasy feeling but before she could ask, Ice was pushing her farther along. There was a big room. One end had a cubicle with a super computer while the other had stairs.
"Electric trap just below the stairs." Ice said. "I timed the computer over there to activate it in about fifteen minutes. Your hero won't get by without being barbeque."
Ice got her up the long stairs and up to the roof. It was incredibly dark and cold but there was an enormous amount of pressure that made Kate feel she was being squished. Looming ahead was the giant Shadow Crystal. Below it? Blake Hall and Wheeler. But there was someone else.
"Dad…" Kate stared at the man.
It was her father. Much older than Kate remembered but still the same guy. So Team Shadin was the one to pair up with Team Dim Sun. Kate should've known.
"So this is your daughter?" Blake questioned, looking her over. "Doesn't seem so tough, Zavier."
"Oh but big things are wrapped in small packages." Zavier (dad) said.
"Shall I go back to my station?" Ice asked, bringing Kate some feet away from them.
"Yes. You've done well, Ice." Blake replied.
Ice bowed his head and then left. Kate was left with the bosses of the teams.
"Now that we've got the Legends Protector, things will go better than we've planned." Blake smirked.
"WHAT? You told him?" Kate exclaimed.
"Of course. I had to get help in capturing you. See, Blake and I share the same ideals. Why work apart when we can grasp world domination together?" Zavier told her.
"What I don't get is how you even know about my powers, 'daddy dearest'." Kate snarled.
"I've been after you my entire life. There was an ancient temple hidden away with your story on the walls in ancient runes. I managed to crack the code after years of hardwork and discovered how powerful you are." Zavier explained. "When I saw you with the amulet of unown, I changed my plans from killing you to using you. Instead, I'd use harsh brutality to let you know whose boss. When your powers would come, I'd use them for my plans."
"You sick, twisted…" Kate muttered.
"Don't talk back to daddy. Cause daddy has a little surprise." Zavier gestured to the sidelines.
Kate gasped, seeing Luana was tied up. She was trying to yell but it was muffled by the bandana on her mouth. Her ranger arm was clearly broken and her body was battered with injuries. There was a scrape down one of her eyes, crusted with blood. Zavier did some serious damage with her.
"Let her go!" Kate ordered.
Zavier laughed in response.
"Katia, is it? See, Zavier here has told me all about you. Including a certain power of yours that activates under the cover of darkness." Blake said. "We need you to complete the final part of Debonair's plans."
"I would never help you!" Kate shouted.
"Oh no? I was going to release Luana, let her live." Zavier's smile grew dark. "But if you're going to be stubborn…."
"Don't!" Kate objected.
"Then you'll do what we ask?" Blake asked smugly.
Kate remained silent, struggling on what to do. If she did whatever they said, Almia would be put in danger. Quite possibly the world too. But if Kate didn't do it, then Luana would pay the price.
"How do I know you're not going to kill Luana anyways?" Kate suspiciously questioned.
"Fair enough." Zavier walked over to Luana.
He released the ropes and the mouth gag. Luana gasped for air and started coughing violently. Zavier tossed out a pokeball, making alakazam appear. The pokemon hovered over Luana.
"Do as we say; I'll teleport Luana down to the pesty rangers on the ground floor." Zavier offered. "But I can also make alakazam finish her off. Your choice, Katia."
"Kate! Don't!" Luana cried out.
"I can't let you die!" Kate turned to Zavier. "Alright. I'll do whatever you ask. Just don't hurt Luana."
"I knew you'd see it my way." Zavier snapped his fingers.
The alakazam raised it arms and glowed the way psychic pokemon did while performing a move. Luana was raised into the air and disappeared in seconds.
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Crawford escorted another round of Dim Sun idiots through the lobby of Altru. Man these guys were a pain. But at least it felt good to help out Operation Brighton in anyway possible. This kind of action was what Crawford wanted for a long time.
Sheeeeeeeeen!
Huh? The afro ranger found a glow in the center of the room. About three seconds later, something materialized and dropped onto the ground.
"LUANA!"
He left the other grunts to Barlow and ran over. Crawford picked her up, holding her in his arms. Aw no…she looked bad. Blood everywhere, bruises, and a broken arm. Almost as bad as Kate some time back. Made him choke up with worry.
"Crawford…" Luana coughed. "It's Sissy…she's in trouble…"
"What?" Crawford blinked.
"If she doesn't get help soon…she'll….she'll…." Luana collapsed, unconscious.
"Crawford! Get her medical attention!" Barlow commanded. "I'll handle these guys."
"Thanks leader." Crawford nodded.
He didn't hesitated to run right out the doors (or what was left of it) and down into the park. As Crawford started to race to the nearest hospital, he dialed his styler.
"Keith! Luana's been rescued but we've got problems. If she's right, then Kate might be in more danger than we think!"
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Kate's dad is with Dim Sun? Who would've thought? But what sort of things will they do to Kate now that they have her? Can Keith go to the top of the tower in time? Time will tell! And there's not much of it until the next update!
