Old Demons
Chapter Ten
At the Island Fortress, still standing guard at Rita's room, Tommy had his eyes closed. It was his turn to sleep since. Katherine turned to look at him and noticed his eyes were moving rapidly. She reached out to touch him but retracted it when his eyes snapped open.
"They're coming," Tommy said.
Katherine wanted to ask why but then smiled when she realized who he was talking about.
"She will not be happy," Katherine said.
"None of them will be."
"Shall we go welcome them, then?"
"No, they already have a welcome party waiting for them."
Driving on the road, Hayley passed a sign that ready Reefside one mile. Pushing the gas petal down to the floor, Hayley's eyes narrowed for the closer they got to Reefside, the more Tyrannodrones the road became. Trees and fresh grass welcomed them, but also many abandoned cars and debris spread across the road. But it was the massive line of putties and Tyrannodrones that block the entrance to the town that go her and the teens' attention.
"You guys ready?" Hayley yelled behind her.
Already morphed, Connor and Ethan stood up in the back with their thundermax lasers ready while Kira had her laser ready aiming it out the passenger side window.
"Lets do this!"
The moment Hayley knocked over the first Tyrannodrones, the rangers opened fire, blasting away at every Putty and Tyrannodrones that entered their sight. As they were getting closer and closer to town, more and more putties and Tyrannodrones appeared. Soon a few jumped on to the Jeep, blocking vision. But with a hard right, the Putties went flying. As more of them jump on the keep, Connor and Ethan jumped on top of the Jeep, kicking and punching them off.
Glancing down at a display of buttons, Hayley pressed the yellow button. Within seconds her headlights lit up, shooting yellow balls of light knocking a few creatures back while incinerating others. Hayley's eyes widen as she pressed another body and humming sound reached her eyes as she glances to her left side as a long red glowing light formed into sword stretched out on the side of the Jeep. Kira noticed the same sword on the other side. When the Putties and Tyrannodrones ran toward them, the sword sliced them in half or burned them to a crisp.
"Whoa! Thanks Billy!" Ethan said.
Noticing a shadow above them, Kira looked up at the massive fleet of pterodactyls with lasers shooting out their beaks.
Hayley wasted no time dodging from left to right, avoiding the lasers by an inch. Holstering her laser, Kira crawled out of the top of the Jeep and jump high in the air. Her eyes narrowed for the moment as she landing on the pterodactyls she ran toward the Tyrannodrone controlling it. Kicking it off its back, Kira sat down and pulled the reins, turning it to firing on the other Pterodactyls out of the sky. Crashing down on to the road creating explosion after explosion, Hayley continued on forward.
At the entrance of Reefside, Elsa and Zeltrax stood there, ready with a line of monsters on either side of them. While they had a feeling the rangers would return, they didn't. They would come back so determined. Crouching down, the other monsters did the same as the Jeep grew closer.
Hayley continued forward spotting a make shift ramp out of rubble and wood she drives right on it and within moments they were in the air. Jumping over Elsa and Zeltrax. Elsa held up her sword, slashing the bottom of the Jeep only for Connor and Ethan to jump down to greet them. From Connor kicking her in the chest to Ethan knocking back Zeltrax with a punch. While Kira came flying, the through blasting at the rest of monsters.
Soon people came pouring out of their homes and business with pots, pans and anything they could use they defend themselves. The return of the rangers brought out their own courage to stand up and take back Reefside back.
Alarms ran out thought out Reefside as everyone all over town ran out of their homes. Beating down Putties and Tyrannodrones, screams scorched the skies today would be the say they would reclaim their town.
The moment the Jeep touched the ground it keeps going, knocking down more Putties. Hayley swerved out of the way, missing a group of pedestrians, but she couldn't stop. Pressing down on the break, she realized it was done. Mostly like because of Elsa. Her eyes widen the moment her Jeep smacked into another car and went spinning. Pushing another button just in time, a huge blue bubble formed around the car smacked up again the wall of a building.
Taking a deep breath with adrenaline still coursing through her veins, Hayley spotted a group of old ladies attacking Putties and with their canes while a few more people were chasing more of them down the street. With the shield fading, Hayley reached in the back and pulled out the suitcase. By then the shield was gone just as Hayley was about to open the medium size suit case. She was yanked out of Jeep and thrown to the ground.
Looking at a bruised and bloody Elsa, her eyes held rage as she smashed the suit case to bits. A smile spread cross Elsa's lips the moment a hint of lost flicker in Hayley's eyes. Walking toward her with her sword aimed at her head. She had enough of this. Her whole body hurt, but she plastered a smile across her lips.
"Your all alone now. While I can't finish off a ranger, at least I can end you."
Hayley remained silent, she continued looking into Elsa's eyes until a noise caught her attention the moment Elsa looked away Hayley was on her keep kicking the sword from Elsa's hand and with a deep breath punching her hard in the face and kicked her back.
Stumbling backward, Elsa didn't expect that. Picking up her sword, she noticed Hayley pull out another suitcase that was much smaller. She glared back at Elsa, ready to protect it with her life.
"What is so special about this case, weakling?" Elsa asked.
"It will end Rita's reign," Hayley replied.
"How," Elsa hissed.
"By taking away the two things she holds dear."
Elsa's eyes widen the moment she realized what Hayley said. By this time, Zeltrax arrived bruised, but still ready for a fight. He went to attack Hayley, only for Elsa to shake her head.
Looking back at her in confused she continued to shake her head. She looked back at Hayley.
"Are you sure whatever that is will do the trick?" Elsa asked.
"Positive," Hayley said with determination.
"Hm," Elsa nodded be looking at Zeltrax. "Remember when I told you when I'd figure out how to end Rita, I would let you know?"
Zeltrax nodded. "Of course but, He looked back at Hayley and noticed the case she clutched to her chest. "I see."
Elsa limped away with Zeltrax right beside her. "You better keep your promise."
Hayley watched as Zeltrax lift Elsa into his arms and dash away. Not wasting anymore time, Hayley took off running to find the rangers.
Materializing on to the streets of Reefside among the chaos, Mesogog and Rita looked at the humans attacking the Putties and Tyrannodrones. But the moment they spotted Mesogog and Rita, their eyes grew side as they took off running, Rita cackled as she pets the white cat in her arms.
"This chaos must be contained," Mesogog said.
Glancing over to Zeltrax holding a barely conscious Elsa, his eyes narrowed in anger at their failure. When he turned around there stood the power rangers must to his disgust.
"So you have returned. Do you think you can stop us?"
"Yeah, we do," Connor said.
"Such determination," Rita said, scratching the cat behind the ears. Looking up at Kira, she smiled as Katherine pawed at her. "Oh, look, it seems she wants to play with you.
Letting her go, the cat jumped at Kira, transforming into Katherine already morphed into the pink turbo ranger. Kira jumped back just in time, missing her punch by an inch. Within moments, both women were meeting each other blow for blow.
"And I never have one without the other." Rita said with a smile.
Before Connor and Ethan could say a word, Ethan was punched hard in the gut and tossed to the ground as Tommy appeared with in his Dino thunder ranger outfit that held a green tint. Connor pulled out his sword, while Tommy pulled out his brachio staff. Tommy merely laughed as he charged at Connor.
Mesogog and Rita relished in the rangers fighting for their lives that they failed to notice Ethan being dragged behind a car. Looking up, relief washed over him seeing Hayley. Opening the suit case Ethan noticed these needles were filled to the top and a lot bigger than the ones shown to them.
"The other case got smashed up. This is the last resort," Hayley said. "But I need a clear opening.
Ethan and Hayley peeked out from behind the car. They watched as Katherine was pushing Kira back, as was Tommy with Connor. Within moments, Kira and Connor were pushed back, knocking into each other.
Katherine and Tommy looked at each other and nodded as they charged up their blasters. Ethan ran out from behind the car and jumped in front of Connor and Kira, his arms glistening blue as he punched the ground. An enormous piece of concrete broke from the ground and stood up, adsorbing the blasted.
Connor and Kira pat Ethan on the back.
"Thanks man," Connor said.
"Yeah, thanks," Kira said.
"No problem I found Hayley," Ethan glanced over to the car." "We need to give her an opening so she can inject them."
When the slab on concrete hit the ground, Tommy stood in his full green ranger outfit holding a curved sword with a red jewel in the center and while Katherine stood in her original pink ranger one with her bow in hand.
"Whoa, talk about a blast from the past," Connor said.
"Now is not the time," Kira said. "Let's go make an opening."
Nodding, the teens ran toward the two of them, weapons drawn. Tommy ran toward them and disappeared. Katherine remained still, looking at Kira. The moment she took a step towards her, she hissed at the pain of a sword cutting through her outfit and stinging skin. Tommy appeared, he punch her back while kicking Ethan and Connor back before disappearing again.
"Not good…. How can we fight what we can't see?" Connor asked, looking around.
"By making it visible," Ethan said.
The two looked at Ethan and nodded as Connor pulled out his sword and slashed in front of him, only to get slashed from behind. Kira let out a scream, knocking Tommy off his feet. Ethan punched him hard in the chest, slamming into the ground. Kira turned to Katherine just in time, missing an arrow that grazed her cheek.
Within moments, Katherine was firing arrows off left and right. Ethan jumped in front of Kira, defecting Katherine's arrows while Kira reared herself back. Noticing the change, Katherine moved forward. Tommy went to attack Ethan, but Connor zipped right behind him and held him down.
The moment Katherine reached Kira, Ethan jumped out of the wave as Kira screamed, sending her flying in the air and landing on the sidewalk behind a car.
Before Katherine could recover, she looked at Hayley, who stabbed a needle in her neck and pushed the pink liquid in. Katherine's body shook violently as foam trickled out of her mouth. Within moments she was demorphed and barely conscious. She looked at Hayley and smiled before closing her eyes.
Hayley put two fingers up to her neck to check for a pulse. She nodded when she found it beating strong. Poking her head from behind the car, she gave the teens a thumbs up.
Rita felt a pain in her chest, as if something had pulled a piece of her away. She looked around and Katherine was nowhere in sight. Rita remembered she last saw her flying in the air and landing behind the car. She looks back at Tommy, who looked right at her, waiting for her command.
"Finish them," Rita said.
Nodding, Tommy flipped over Connor, kicked him back to Ethan and Kira. Tilting his head from left to right, he pulled out his dragon dagger, which confused the teens.
Pushing the mouthpiece of the dagger up to his lips, he played a tune that cause his gold chest piece to give off a green glow. He walked toward them, still playing the tune. Connor pulled out his laser and start firing Ethan and Kira did the same, but the blasts only bounced off of him.
Ethan ran toward Tommy with his fist primed as he continued punching as hard as he can. But he couldn't even make a dent. Tommy played the tune louder, which cause the green glow to intensify and when Ethan went to hint again, it bounced him back into Connor and Ethan.
Kira reared back and then screamed. At first it pushed Tommy back and the green glow was waning, but the red jewel in the sword Tommy held glisten turning the scream back at Kira, knocking her, Connor and Ethan off their feet and on to the concrete.
"It's some kind of shield cause by his flute," Ethan said, standing up.
"We can't break it thought," Kira said, wince, and she stood up.
"But we have to or we're finished." Connor said, pushing himself off the ground.
Rita looked at Mesogog, who was engrossed in watching the fight before him. She moved behind him and walked over to where she last saw Katherine fall. Just like she thought, there was Katherine laying on the sidewalk.
Walking up to her, she had planned to kick her, but she grew curious when Katherine began murmuring something. Moving closer, Rita leans over, putting her ear closer to Katherine's lips.
"I'm free of you,"
Rita's eyes widen as she stumbled back, but Katherine held up her ranger blaster and fired. Rita wince as she Katherine kicked her hard, knocking her into a pile of trash cans. Mesogog was by her side in an instant, hissing at Katherine, who pushed herself up off the ground. Transforming back into her original ranger form, she aimed her bow at Tommy and fired, hitting the dagger.
The dagger flew out of Tommy's hand and Connor, using his super speed, ran and caught it. Tommy sneered he went to snatch it from Connor, only to zip from left to right to avoid him. Tommy went to raise his sword, only to stop and wince when a needle stabs his neck. He looked at Hayley as she pushed the back of the needle. Dropping to his knees, Tommy still grip the sword that continued to glisten.
Hayley went to touch the sword, but Tommy shook his head.
"No," he said in a distorted tone. "We need to finish this."
Hayley stepped back as Connor, Ethan, and Kira stood beside him. Katherine walked over and stood beside Kira.
"I apology for everything I've done," Katherine said.
"Don't worry, no hard feelings. Let's finish this." Kira said.
Tommy rose to his feet, breathing hard as the sword's glow glisten.
By this time Mesogog helped Rita to her feet. She looked toward the rangers and her eyes widen.
"No…" she whispered.
The rangers charged toward Mesogog and Rita, Tommy and Katherine jumped in the air while Connor, Ethan and Kira tackled Mesogog as Rita stood there watching as Katherine aimed her body and Tommy held his sword high.
Multiple arrows and a finishing slash when Katherine and Tommy landed. Rita dropped to her knees and steadily crumbed into dust. When they turned to help the others, Mesogog knocked the teens back before disappearing into a portal.
Reefside was safe once again.
