Power Rangers Elemental Saints
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Chapter 55: Defeating Thy Personal Demon Part 8: Knowing Who and Where People are in the Final Three
Jason arrives in the room as he sees an out cold Ray on the floor. The teens are very shocked that Ray fainted by the sudden unexpected news. "What in the world happened in here"? Reverend Mother asks she also arrived in the room.
Robert turns to Reverend Mother as he is facing her. "Alice and I were talking and Rachel heard me saying that I love my little sister since the day she was born and passed out". Robert said as he is feeling down and guilty about it.
Alice looks at Robert as she is feeling a bit responsible. "Robert, you know that I could have helped raising her and kept it a secret from your father". Alice said to Robert.
Emery looks at his mom as he is surprised that she showed up and made this mess. "Mom, now is not the time to talk about this". Emery said to her.
Alice sigh as she looks at Robert. "I am not done from talking about this, Robert". Alice said to Robert as she left the church.
Jason looks at the teens as Zack carefully picks Ray up. "You guys head back to the Tower with Ray and Reverend Mother and call Terra to get her to come back here". Jason said to them.
The teens nod as they are worried about Ray. As they leave the room, Jason looks at Robert as he wants to know what that was about. "What happened before Ray walked in here"? Jason asks Robert.
Robert sighs as he looks at Jason. "I was working when I got notified that someone wanted to see me. When I walked in here, it turned out to be Aunt Alice. She never knew that I live here in town and Ray lives with me". Robert said to Jason.
Jason looks at Robert as he wanted to know about the family situation. "What's the story of your family anyways"? Jason asks Robert.
Robert sighs as he looks at Jason. "My family is a broken family. My dad is a very abusive and controlling man. He only want boys in the family to become a real man. He gotten my mom pregnant when they were teenagers. He was forced to marry her by his parents, and he basically resented her about it. When mom learned that she was pregnant with Rachel, my dad lost it and said that having a girl in the family ruins everything. He kicked her out and ordered to get rid of her. If she came back with the baby girl, he would have killed her. At the time, I was starting out here at the church. I gotten a call from my mom to pick her up from a house in Warrior Heights to bring her back to dad. When I got there, my mom was in labor. I saw my little sister coming into the world. When I hold her in my arms for the first time, I got really attached to her. When mom told me that she planned to take her to an orphanage in Eagleview, I told her that I will raise her and explained to her that I have a job and a house. I told her that I will protect her from dad. In doing so, I cut off contact with my mom's family and my own family. I changed my last name to protect me and Rachel from my dad. He never knew that I became a catholic pastor. I remember growing up, my dad always beat my mom when things are not done his way. I promise myself to become a better person than my dad. I was going to tell Ray the truth about our family when she turns 18". Robert said to Jason.
Jason looks at Robert as he understands his reasoning. "I can understand your reason to keep it hidden. Plus you saved your sister from a life time of abuse. In a way, you are a hero". Jason said to Robert.
Robert nods as he looks at Jason. "Yeah but will she ever forgive me"? Robert asks Jason. He is feeling down that Ray found out this way.
Jason looks at Robert as he has to be honest with him. "She will need time to process all of it. Plus you have to tell her the truth. She needs to understand what you did to protect her from your father". Jason said to Robert.
Robert nods as he looks at Jason. "I see. I need to get back to work. Plus will you tell Ray that I do love her". Robert said to Jason. Jason nods to Robert as he will do it. He heads back up to the Tower.
In the med bay, Ray is in a bed as she is still out cold. The teens are getting very worried about Ray. Charlie is right by Ray's side. "How could have this happen? Ray is not the kind of person to pass out or even faint for that matter". Oliver asks then as he is very confused about it.
Ingrid looks at Oliver as she is concerned about Ray. "She must have gotten very overwhelmed by it, Oliver". Ingrid said to Oliver.
"I am afraid it is more than that rangers ". Reverend Mother said to them. She walks in the room as Terra also returns as well. She is not in a good mood as she found out about Ray.
Terra looks at them as Jason sighs to her. "What's going on Reverend Mother"? Terra asks them. She feels a bit strange like she is needed to help Ray. Plus Emery is also starting to feel strange as well.
Johan looks at Reverend Mother as he is happy that Terra has returned. "What you mean it is more than that"? Johan asks Reverend Mother. Jason fills Terra in with what happened.
Reverend Mother looks at them. "The Elemental Saint Core of Mind, if the chosen one has a lot of overwhelming news cluttering her mind, she ends up like this and her mind must rest for 12 hours. Plus she needs to be guided by Emery and Terra right now to sort out everything within Ray's mind". Reverend Mother said to them.
The teens look at each other as Emery and Terra sits on each side. "Is there anything we can do to help them with it"? Riley asks Reverend Mother as she wants to help.
Reverend Mother shakes her head to them. "No, Riley, this is the special job that they have to do with Ray. Remember, Jesse split his Elemental Saint Core of Life into three individual cores of Mind, Soul, and Spirit. If it was spirit that is in this situation, it would be Soul and Mind to guide Spirit back. If it is Soul that is this situation, it will be Mind and Spirit to guide Soul back. The only time when all three is needed it is guide the chosen ones with the Elemental Saint Core of Fire, Water, Wood, Shadows, Thunder, Light, and Wind back. The only situation that will require all of you to guide back a chosen one in this situation is the Elemental Saint of Life or Miracles". Reverend Mother said to them.
The teens are surprised by this as they look at Nicole. "What kind of situation would have to happen to warrant that"? Ingrid asks Reverend Mother.
Logan looks at Ingrid as he is wondering why she asks that question. "Should you have waited to ask that kind of question, Ingrid"? Logan asks Ingrid.
Charlie looks at Logan as he shakes his head to him. "It is a tough question that needs to be answered". Charlie said to Logan.
Reverend Mother looks at Logan as she sighs to them. "The only time that should happen if something happens to her in a dire situation in a battle. I will explain more about it later. For right now, we should let them do their job". Reverend Mother said to the teens.
Adrienne looks at them as she is feeling down about it. "We should give them their space". Adrienne said to them. The teens leave the room along with the guests and Jason.
Reverend Mother looks at Emery and Terra. "Now, in order to get started, you two have to face Ray, each hand must touch Ray's forehead and hand". Reverend Mother said to Emery and Terra.
Emery and Terra nod as they are following Reverend Mother's instructions. Terra's right hand is touching Ray's forehead and Terra's left hand is touching Ray's left hand. Emery's left hand is touching Ray forehead and his right hand is touching Ray's right hand. "Alright", Emery and Terra said in unison.
Just then, Emery and Terra's Elemental Saint Core is glowing. "Now say your power help thy Elemental Saint of Mind". Reverend Mother said to them.
Emery and Terra look at each other as thy nod to each other. "Right", Emery and Terra said to Reverend Mother.
"Elemental Saint of Spirit Help Thy Elemental Saint of Mind". Terra said to them.
"Elemental Saint of Soul Help Thy Elemental Saint of Mind". Emery said to them.
All the sudden, Terra and Emery are glowing a bright gold and silver aura. Their eyes are closed as they are teleported inside of Ray's mind.
Inside of Ray's mind, Terra and Emery are in a strange place. They are wearing their saintly robes in a gold and silver color. The scene looks like nothing is making any sense. Everything looks very confusing and out of order. It appears that everything in Ray's mind is mixed up and defying everything in the laws of physics and gravity.
"This looks like a strange funhouse". Emery said to Terra. He is getting creeped out by how everything is in her mind.
Terra nods as she looks at Emery. "I have heard the story when some of my friends and three whole ranger teams entered into Corey's mind to free him from the dark mind device. This is different from that situation. My guess is that this is not what her mind scenery is like". Terra said to Emery.
Emery nods to Terra as he is staying close. "I will be very surprised if it is how her mind normally is". Emery said to Terra.
Terra looks at Emery as she is sensing that something may be lurking around. "I doubt that highly, Emery". Terra said to Emery.
Emery looks around as he is looking for his morphor and weapon. "Alright and Terra, do you have your morphor on you"? Emery asks Terra.
Terra gives Emery a look like it is a dumb question to ask. She is looking for hers as well when she realizes that she doesn't have hers either.
"You won't need them for this". A voice said to them. The owner of the voice sounds very familiar to them.
Terra and Emery looks around to find the owner of the voice. "Come out, we want to see your face". Emery said to the owner of the voice.
"I can not appear to you both now Emery". The voice said to them. The voice is sounding very sad like the owner of the voice is trapped some how.
"Ray is that your voice". Terra said to the voice. She pretty much knows who it is.
"Yes it is me Terra. I knew you would figure it out". The voice of Ray said to them.
"Where are you"? Terra asks the voice. She is looking for the voice.
"There are many paths to find Ray. Depending on what path to take is up to you. The distance also depends on what you talk about whether is something you can relate to Ray about or the recent mistake that you made that has effected Ray so deeply". The voice said to them as it disappears.
Terra and Emery look at each other as they have a mission to find Ray in this mess. "We should get started on this Emery and stay together. If we are not careful, we could get lost in this mazy place". Terra said to Emery .
Emery nods as he is wondering how to talk about things in a place like this. "Right", Emery said to Terra.
As they are getting started on a path, Emery's path is getting very wobbly. Emery moves away from it as he is behind Terra. "This is getting crazy. Why did that ". Emery said as he has no clue why the path he was on gotten wobbly.
Terra looks at the path that was wobbly suddenly returns to normal. She starts walking on that path. "It is not wobbly when I walk on it". Terra said to Emery.
Emery looks at Terra as he does not understand it. "I do not get it, Terra. I was on that path and all the sudden it gotten to wobbly for me to walk on it, but you are walking on it now and it is not wobbling on you". Emery said to Terra.
Terra looks at Emery as she thinks about what the voice has said to them. "I think has something to do with what we talk about a mistake that one of us has made or something that one of us can relate to Ray about. I think the pathway has spoken that you have to talk about the mistake that you made". Terra said to Emery.
Emery looks at Terra as he is making sure if he heard it right. "What", Emery said to Terra, all the sudden the new pathway that Emery is on becomes a slippery slope like it is a slide. He falls on his butt as he slides away from Terra.
Terra see this happening as she tries to go on the same pathway. As the door appears to stop her, Terra frowns as she realizes that this pathway is meant for Emery. "Great looks like, I have to talk about what I can relate to Ray, and Emery has the mistake that he made". Terra said to herself as she walks on a new pathway.
Emery slides all the way down as he finds himself at the bottom of a ravine. It looks very dark and stormy like it to pour down rain with a rumble of thunder and a lightning bolt is in the sky. As he stands up, the slide that brought him down here disappears. "Ok this is very weird, strange, and creepy". Emery said to himself. He went towards the wall of the ravine. "I guess I better start climbing it.". Emery said to himself. Just as he is about to touch the wall, rose bushes are covering the entire wall as the very sharp thorns are sticking out towards Emery.
Emery backs up away from the wall as he is holding is arms in front of him. "Looks like climbing the wall is not an option with those rose bushes covering it and those thorn sticking out like that. I bet Terra is having more fun than me right now". Emery said to himself as he is trying to figure out how to get out of the canyon.
Back with Terra, Terra is walking on a pathway. It has two rows of panels that are parallel to each other. "Ray, I hope you can here me because this is not very funny. I have to find you and find Emery as well. I did went on a family emergency back to Norland, but I should have seen that something else was going with you. I want to apologize about it". Terra said out there.
Terra look on the first panel as she notices a family photo of Ray's biological family. It has a man, a woman, three sons of various ages, and a baby girl who looks very similar to the mother. On the other panel across from it, it has a picture of Terra's family as well. Terra walks down the path towards the second panel. On the left, it looks like a family photo that has been shattered in some way. The man looks very angry with a bottle of whiskey in his hands. The mother has bruises on her face and appears to be hidden within the photo. The eldest and youngest sons are not in the photo with the baby girl. The second son has prison clothes like he is an inmate somewhere. To Terra, this second son is very familiar to her. She looks at the other photo across from her as it is her family as has her brothers being happily married and careers. However her mom is hard to find like she has vanished.
Terra walk towards the third panel. The panel on the left has Robert holding baby Ray, and the panel on the right has baby Terra being held by her brother Jimmy. Plus none of the others are in either photo.
Terra realizes what she is going to talk about to find Ray. "Ray, if you can hear me, I never realized how parallel our lives are until now. You grew up not knowing who your biological family are while I grew up in a family full of brothers. Your biological family is not a happy and friendly one like my family are. The second eldest brother in your biological family is the one that lead the assault on me with his buddies at the Marine Corp Base in the Middle East. However you are adopted by your eldest brother because he loves you and cares about you. I am raised by my brothers that can be chaotic at times especially when I was growing up since my dad was flying all the time. The brother that really cared and loved me is Jimmy. He is my best friend. I know that your brother has his reasons why he never told you that he is your biological brother. The truth of it is that a family are the people that care about you. From where I am seeing, I see that your older brother Robert does care about you deeply". Terra said out there.
Just then, a new pathway is opening up as Terra notices a person in a sticky pit. She gets a closer look at the person. "Ray is that you down there"? Terra asks Ray.
Ray looks up as she faintly smiles at Terra. She has tears in her eyes as she is upset and confused. "Yes, it is me". Ray said to Terra.
Terra has a compassionate look on her face. "You heard what I said". Terra said to Ray. She is looking for a way to pull Ray out of there.
Ray nods to Terra as she never knew until now. "Yes I never knew that he is actually my biological brother until now. All this coming out now, it is making me really confused and angry". Ray said as she is admitting how she is feeling.
Terra looks at Ray as she glad that her feelings are coming out. "All will be explained Ray, and I have met your second brother in the Middle East. He was the one that lead the ambush with his buddies. I do not hold it against you because you do not know him. It will take you time to fully understand the truth about your family and family situation. I want you to fully listen to Robert about everything on what he has to say. Do you understand that"? Terra asks Ray.
Ray nods as she looks at Terra. "Yes I do". Ray said to Terra. She is starting to look up on it.
Terra looks at Ray as she has a knowing look on her face. "Plus I will be there as well. You are not going to facing it alone". Terra said to Ray.
Ray looks at Terra's blue eyes for reassurance. "Really, you will be there for real". Ray said as she is getting a new found sense of reality.
Terra nods to Ray as she looks at her. "I know I will, Ray". Terra said to Ray. She has that honest and strong look on her face.
Ray has a smile on her face as tears. All the sudden, some of the things in her mind is starting to return to normal. Terra nods as she notices that there are things that is still creepy and strange. 'Emery, what is taking you so long'? Terra thought to herself.
Back with Emery, he is still trapped in that ravine. The rose bushes are still covering the walls of the ravine. He is thinking about the conversation he had with Zack. "Ray, if you hear me, I really messed up when I blurted it out loud that you are my biological cousin. I wanted to protect you in ranger battles for now on, and I still want to protect you. I should have told you what my mom suspected from the beginning when she saw you for the first time. I am guessing that red roses are your favorite flower. I am sorry that all of this came out like it did. It made you really confused and and angry, and that is my fault". Emery said as he went to his knees as he is crying as he is admitting his guilt.
All the sudden, the rose bushes are disappearing from the wall of the ravine as it is a stair case is forming. Emery looks up at the ravine as he notices Terra at the top of the hill. He went up the stair case as he is surprised by seeing Terra. "Terra how did you get here"? Emery asks Terra.
Terra looks at Emery as she has that look on her face. "I had to see that Ray's life and my life are parallel in more ways than one. You must have went the hard way". Terra said to Emery.
Emery nods as he looks at Terra. He turns to the pit as he sees Ray in it. "Ray is that really you". Emery asks Ray.
Ray looks at Emery as she nods to him. "Yes it is me, and I accept your apology". Ray said to Emery.
Emery is very surprised by it as he looks at Ray. "Wait you heard me"? Emery said to Ray. He is wondering how it is possible.
Ray rolls her eyes as she coming back to her normal self. "This is my mind Emery. I imagined it all. Plus you should have come to me about your mom's suspicions about me". Ray said to Emery.
Just as Emery nods as his words were heard, the scenery changes again everything is going back to normal. It looks like a peaceful scenery at a lake at sunset. "I was not expecting this to be what it is like in your mind, Ray". Terra said to Ray.
Ray shrugs as she looks at Terra. "I find sunsets at the lake to be very soothing and relaxing". Ray said as she tells them something she never divulge to others before.
As the three of them share a meaningful hug, Terra and Emery teleport out of Ray's mind. Ray has a smile on her face as things are starting to look up for her.
Back in the med bay, Terra and Emery are back. The teens walk in the room as they are curious on where they went. "You two look like you had some wild adventure". Nicole said to them.
Terra and Emery look at each other as they look back at the teens. "You have no idea". Terra and Emery said to them.
Ray is opening her eyes as she is coming around. She looks at them as looks at them. "Hey everyone", Ray said to them.
The teens notice that there is a change in Ray. They smile as she is back to normal. "Welcome back", Oliver said to Ray. He has a smile on his face as he and the others gotten really worried about her.
Johan looks at Ray as he has a smile on his face. "You really worried us big time, Ray". Johan said to Ray.
Riley nods in agreement with them. "Yeah plus I could not blame you for being very confused on what you heard". Riley said to Ray.
Ingrid nods as she looks at Ray. "Plus you are important to us as well. You are the youngest on the team". Ingrid said to Ray.
Charlie, Adrienne, and Logan nod in agreement with the others. "Plus, we got your back in this difficult time". Adrienne said to Ray.
Ray smiles as she looks at them. "Thanks you guys", Ray said to them. As the teens share a meaningful hug as it is seen by Jason, Quincy, Luna, and Espella, the alarm is going off as it has crashed on them.
The teens went to the main ops room as a demon beast is attacking downtown. "They really picked the wrong time to show up". Ray said to them as she has her fist ready. She has that sass expression on her face. The teens look at each other as they know that Ray is back to action.
End Chapter
The true conclusion will be in the next chapter.
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