A/N: this is my last chapter of Silver Dawn. I hope to hear your responses
about it. Thank you for all who have been reading and reviewing, your
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Rangers, report to the command center immediately.
"Zordon do you really think they are ready for this?" asked Alpha in the seconds before the seven pillars of light arrived.
Zordon did not reply to his androids question, for he had no answer. In his mind he had been replaying the ancient battle and replayed hearing that the Silver Guardian was destroyed. It had been both a dark day for his fellow warriors but the clouds had a silver lining, for the war had soon ended.
"Is it time Zordon?" asked Zack, he was fiddling with the hem of his shirt with nervous energy.
Yes, my Power Rangers. you are not the first to bear these colors in battle with my hopes this shall not be the last time any of you shall wear them again. You have saved the world from powers unimaginable by the average person and never once regretted doing it. On behalf of this world I thank you, and bless you for this battle. May the power protect you all!
Each ranger looked up into the projected face of their mentor, to each of them he had been a father-like figure, always there with words of wisdom and an ear to listen. He never judged them of their past actions, and had always supported their future ones.
Trini looked from Zordon and met the eyes of each friend, they had been through a lot together, from the first time morphing to defeat a swarm of putties, to breaking the evil spell that held Tommy, to growing up together and facing the fears of high school just as any other teen would.
Tommy looked around the room; every person's face was set with determination. Deep inside his heart he still was the green ranger, the enemy of the power rangers. But that side of him had long been buried, he was now the trusted friend and loyal comrade to them all.
There was a peaceful silence for a mere moment, long enough for each ranger to set their mind to the task ahead. Jason turned to face his team. "Let's finish this." He said calmly, then shouting as he had many times before he called, "It's morphin' time!"
"Mastodon!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Triceratops!"
"Saber tooth Tiger!"
"Tyrannosaurs!"
"Dragonzord!"
"Silver Guardian Emerge!"
The seven Power Rangers, the Earth's last defense against the evil from space teleported to face the Harpy. They materialized mere miles from the Command Center in the rocky area of the desert. The harpy stood ready for them, her bronze face was set in a steely grin. As they came into being her eyes locked onto the silver clad body of Andrece.
"Greetings Guardian, it is about time we finished what we began so long ago." The harpy croaked as she withdrew her sword from its scabbard.
"I agree there is no time like the present. And unlike last time, you won't escape."
Jason stepped closer to Andrece and in a hushed voice warned her, "Drece, remember we are going to do this as a team." Her helmeted head turned to face his own and even though he couldn't see her eyes he could feel the heated glare from beneath.
"I don't need to be reminded Jason." She hissed.
Holding her sword high above her head the harpy called forth a squadron of putties. As the clay soldiers of Zedd's took form Andrece called for her staff. With it in her hands and her friends held at bay by the clay brains she attacked the harpy.
Their weapons clashed when brought together creating sounds of distant thunder with each meeting. They traded blows for a few minutes before each landed a hit. Backing off to re-examine their opponent the harpy said, "Your style is the same as I recall, but your skill is lacking."
"Hey I may be lacking skill as you say but at least I can still fight on my own. I don't have to depend on globs of clay to distract my enemy."
"Why you insolent child.I'll have your head." With that the Harpy put all her effort behind a swing of her sword which was deflected by a flick of Andrece's wrist. The staff and sword met again, the metal upon metal sent sparks flying into the darkening sky.
"I am not a child!" Andrece yelled as she launched her own attack at the creature. Using some of the moves she had seen the other rangers use in the past she kept the harpy on the defensive long enough for her to spot an opening. Holding her staff in her left hand she began to spin it up and above her head, in the blink of an eye the staff was switched to her other hand, then using it as a baseball bat she swung it at the creature's un- protected stomach. The harpy was knocked to her knees as the air left her lungs.
"I am a warrior." She said towering over her fallen enemy. "I trust you know that now."
The harpy glared at the eyeless face of the Silver Guardian, this had happened in their past battle. The Guardian had switched her fighting style to that of a mixture of her fellow soldiers. It had succeeded then but she was determined to be the victor of this confrontation. As the harpy regained her footing she channeled energy from her body into her sword. With a mighty roar she charged the over confident ranger. Falling in to the trap, the Silver Guardian Ranger defended herself with her staff, using it to intersect the arc of the sword. This time when the two weapons met the energy that had been in the sword used the metal of the staff to effectively electrocute the ranger; therefore throwing her silver suited body meters away.
Jason had been fighting the putties with anger. They were a simple tactic used as a force of delay. He was all too familiar with it, each enemy he had ever faced but a few who were now close friends had used it to stall for a greater plan to take effect. Even though the putties were fighting back it didn't take all of his concentration to defeat them. When ever he could his eyes searched for the body of Andrece. He spotted her fighting the harpy as she said she would. Thus far she looked like she was holding her own.
Jason had just beaten a clay soldier into spare parts when he heard a large explosion. Looking around the body sprawled battle ground he spotted the cause. The harpy had just blown Andrece away with an energy charge. Ignoring the putties, he stormed to Andrece's side.
"Drece? Are you okay?" he asked kneeling by her side. Her limbs were out of her control due to the residual energy still coursing through her body. That energy forced her to release the staff in her hand. He heard a faint moan from her.
"J-ase?" her voice was hoarse.
"Yeah, you're okay." He said bending down to hold her close. As soon as his arms encircled her shoulders she pulled him to the ground and forced her self on top. Before his mind could register her actions he heard her scream in pain. Looking past her shaking form he spotted the harpy holding her smoldering sword.
"Aww, how cute, she protects him."
"Jason.are you-"
"I'm fine."
"Good." She slowly pulled herself to her feet picking up her discarded staff as she did so. She leaned heavily upon it as she regained her power over her pain.
"I'd say it's time for a little of that team work thing Zordon was talking about." called Zack's voice from behind the pair of rangers.
"I agree. Let's bring 'em together rangers." Jason said as he called his power sword into being. The five original rangers followed suit and then staring with the power axe and finishing with the power sword they built as new stronger weapon.
"You guys wait for the signal. The green one and I will set her up." Andrece called as she and Tommy engaged the harpy. Together they used his tornado kick combined with her foot sweep to bring the harpy down. And just as she was standing up again Andrece shouted, "Now Jason!"
The five rangers fired their weapon at the same moment Andrece let loose her silver lightning, even Tommy fired his sidearm at the harpy. The mixture of energy was enough to destroy the creature.
As the harpy fell and ended in a large explosion the seven rangers shielded their eyes from the light, "Whoa, what a combo." Zack said, his voice in awe of the fiery display.
"I agree, the unique mixture of energy seemed to prove efficient means of retaining the designed goal." Billy said.
"Huh?" Zack asked his mind reeling from the fountain of mumbo-jumbo Billy had said.
"I'll explain later." Trini whispered to her friend.
Jason tore his eyes from the burning remains of the harpy and allowed them to come to rest on Andrece's silver form. He walked over to her and had no sooner wrapped his arm around her waist that her knees gave out.
"Drece!" he yelled. His outburst caught the attention of the others who came to stand near.
"We best get her to the command center." Trini said swiftly. Jason only nodded at his Asian friend as he scoped the Silver ranger into his arms.
Well done rangers. You should be proud. Seeing Andrece he instructed Jason to remain and help Alpha with her as the other rangers were dismissed. You did in a single battle what it took the whole universe to do in a millennium. I am proud of you all. Go home rest up, you deserve the break.
"Thanks Zordon." Tommy said as he powered down. The other rangers except for Jason and Andrece had already done so. "You'll tell up how she is right bro?" he asked Jason. A nod was his answer. "Okay.come on guys lets hit the youth center, I hear a peach smoothie callin' my name."
"I can hear that voice too dude." Zack chimed in; the five rangers teleported away.
It was well pass midnight when Andrece was escorted to Kim's home. Jason had stayed by her side the entire time Alpha was repairing the damage the harpy's blast had done to her. She was still sore but no longer in serious pain.
"Jason you don't have to walk me in you know." She said as she faced him. The light cast from the porch light left half his face in darkness.
"Yes I do. I want to make sure you are safe." She blushed slightly as his remark. "Drece, when we were fighting the harpy, why did you put yourself in the way of her blast?"
"You mean why did I save you?" he nodded, "Why wouldn't I? You always protect the ones you love don't you?"
"Yeah.hey did you just say what I think you said?" Andrece stepped closer to Jason smiling slightly.
"What do you think I said?" Before he could answer she kissed him full on the lips. It was no longer then a heart beat before he was kissing her back.
As they broke apart he said, "I think you said you loved me."
"That's because I did say that."
"Good, because I was wanting to tell you I love you." He kissed her again pulling her tight. When they broke apart the second time he threw his arms around her and hugged her tightly. "Drece I never want to loose you again."
She returned his hug and whispered, "I don't want to loose you either. We've been through hell and all and I'm never letting you go no matter what."
As the couple was to kiss again they were interrupted by the six tone signal. Sighing deeply Jason activated his communicator. "We read you Zordon what's up?"
THE END
Rangers, report to the command center immediately.
"Zordon do you really think they are ready for this?" asked Alpha in the seconds before the seven pillars of light arrived.
Zordon did not reply to his androids question, for he had no answer. In his mind he had been replaying the ancient battle and replayed hearing that the Silver Guardian was destroyed. It had been both a dark day for his fellow warriors but the clouds had a silver lining, for the war had soon ended.
"Is it time Zordon?" asked Zack, he was fiddling with the hem of his shirt with nervous energy.
Yes, my Power Rangers. you are not the first to bear these colors in battle with my hopes this shall not be the last time any of you shall wear them again. You have saved the world from powers unimaginable by the average person and never once regretted doing it. On behalf of this world I thank you, and bless you for this battle. May the power protect you all!
Each ranger looked up into the projected face of their mentor, to each of them he had been a father-like figure, always there with words of wisdom and an ear to listen. He never judged them of their past actions, and had always supported their future ones.
Trini looked from Zordon and met the eyes of each friend, they had been through a lot together, from the first time morphing to defeat a swarm of putties, to breaking the evil spell that held Tommy, to growing up together and facing the fears of high school just as any other teen would.
Tommy looked around the room; every person's face was set with determination. Deep inside his heart he still was the green ranger, the enemy of the power rangers. But that side of him had long been buried, he was now the trusted friend and loyal comrade to them all.
There was a peaceful silence for a mere moment, long enough for each ranger to set their mind to the task ahead. Jason turned to face his team. "Let's finish this." He said calmly, then shouting as he had many times before he called, "It's morphin' time!"
"Mastodon!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Triceratops!"
"Saber tooth Tiger!"
"Tyrannosaurs!"
"Dragonzord!"
"Silver Guardian Emerge!"
The seven Power Rangers, the Earth's last defense against the evil from space teleported to face the Harpy. They materialized mere miles from the Command Center in the rocky area of the desert. The harpy stood ready for them, her bronze face was set in a steely grin. As they came into being her eyes locked onto the silver clad body of Andrece.
"Greetings Guardian, it is about time we finished what we began so long ago." The harpy croaked as she withdrew her sword from its scabbard.
"I agree there is no time like the present. And unlike last time, you won't escape."
Jason stepped closer to Andrece and in a hushed voice warned her, "Drece, remember we are going to do this as a team." Her helmeted head turned to face his own and even though he couldn't see her eyes he could feel the heated glare from beneath.
"I don't need to be reminded Jason." She hissed.
Holding her sword high above her head the harpy called forth a squadron of putties. As the clay soldiers of Zedd's took form Andrece called for her staff. With it in her hands and her friends held at bay by the clay brains she attacked the harpy.
Their weapons clashed when brought together creating sounds of distant thunder with each meeting. They traded blows for a few minutes before each landed a hit. Backing off to re-examine their opponent the harpy said, "Your style is the same as I recall, but your skill is lacking."
"Hey I may be lacking skill as you say but at least I can still fight on my own. I don't have to depend on globs of clay to distract my enemy."
"Why you insolent child.I'll have your head." With that the Harpy put all her effort behind a swing of her sword which was deflected by a flick of Andrece's wrist. The staff and sword met again, the metal upon metal sent sparks flying into the darkening sky.
"I am not a child!" Andrece yelled as she launched her own attack at the creature. Using some of the moves she had seen the other rangers use in the past she kept the harpy on the defensive long enough for her to spot an opening. Holding her staff in her left hand she began to spin it up and above her head, in the blink of an eye the staff was switched to her other hand, then using it as a baseball bat she swung it at the creature's un- protected stomach. The harpy was knocked to her knees as the air left her lungs.
"I am a warrior." She said towering over her fallen enemy. "I trust you know that now."
The harpy glared at the eyeless face of the Silver Guardian, this had happened in their past battle. The Guardian had switched her fighting style to that of a mixture of her fellow soldiers. It had succeeded then but she was determined to be the victor of this confrontation. As the harpy regained her footing she channeled energy from her body into her sword. With a mighty roar she charged the over confident ranger. Falling in to the trap, the Silver Guardian Ranger defended herself with her staff, using it to intersect the arc of the sword. This time when the two weapons met the energy that had been in the sword used the metal of the staff to effectively electrocute the ranger; therefore throwing her silver suited body meters away.
Jason had been fighting the putties with anger. They were a simple tactic used as a force of delay. He was all too familiar with it, each enemy he had ever faced but a few who were now close friends had used it to stall for a greater plan to take effect. Even though the putties were fighting back it didn't take all of his concentration to defeat them. When ever he could his eyes searched for the body of Andrece. He spotted her fighting the harpy as she said she would. Thus far she looked like she was holding her own.
Jason had just beaten a clay soldier into spare parts when he heard a large explosion. Looking around the body sprawled battle ground he spotted the cause. The harpy had just blown Andrece away with an energy charge. Ignoring the putties, he stormed to Andrece's side.
"Drece? Are you okay?" he asked kneeling by her side. Her limbs were out of her control due to the residual energy still coursing through her body. That energy forced her to release the staff in her hand. He heard a faint moan from her.
"J-ase?" her voice was hoarse.
"Yeah, you're okay." He said bending down to hold her close. As soon as his arms encircled her shoulders she pulled him to the ground and forced her self on top. Before his mind could register her actions he heard her scream in pain. Looking past her shaking form he spotted the harpy holding her smoldering sword.
"Aww, how cute, she protects him."
"Jason.are you-"
"I'm fine."
"Good." She slowly pulled herself to her feet picking up her discarded staff as she did so. She leaned heavily upon it as she regained her power over her pain.
"I'd say it's time for a little of that team work thing Zordon was talking about." called Zack's voice from behind the pair of rangers.
"I agree. Let's bring 'em together rangers." Jason said as he called his power sword into being. The five original rangers followed suit and then staring with the power axe and finishing with the power sword they built as new stronger weapon.
"You guys wait for the signal. The green one and I will set her up." Andrece called as she and Tommy engaged the harpy. Together they used his tornado kick combined with her foot sweep to bring the harpy down. And just as she was standing up again Andrece shouted, "Now Jason!"
The five rangers fired their weapon at the same moment Andrece let loose her silver lightning, even Tommy fired his sidearm at the harpy. The mixture of energy was enough to destroy the creature.
As the harpy fell and ended in a large explosion the seven rangers shielded their eyes from the light, "Whoa, what a combo." Zack said, his voice in awe of the fiery display.
"I agree, the unique mixture of energy seemed to prove efficient means of retaining the designed goal." Billy said.
"Huh?" Zack asked his mind reeling from the fountain of mumbo-jumbo Billy had said.
"I'll explain later." Trini whispered to her friend.
Jason tore his eyes from the burning remains of the harpy and allowed them to come to rest on Andrece's silver form. He walked over to her and had no sooner wrapped his arm around her waist that her knees gave out.
"Drece!" he yelled. His outburst caught the attention of the others who came to stand near.
"We best get her to the command center." Trini said swiftly. Jason only nodded at his Asian friend as he scoped the Silver ranger into his arms.
Well done rangers. You should be proud. Seeing Andrece he instructed Jason to remain and help Alpha with her as the other rangers were dismissed. You did in a single battle what it took the whole universe to do in a millennium. I am proud of you all. Go home rest up, you deserve the break.
"Thanks Zordon." Tommy said as he powered down. The other rangers except for Jason and Andrece had already done so. "You'll tell up how she is right bro?" he asked Jason. A nod was his answer. "Okay.come on guys lets hit the youth center, I hear a peach smoothie callin' my name."
"I can hear that voice too dude." Zack chimed in; the five rangers teleported away.
It was well pass midnight when Andrece was escorted to Kim's home. Jason had stayed by her side the entire time Alpha was repairing the damage the harpy's blast had done to her. She was still sore but no longer in serious pain.
"Jason you don't have to walk me in you know." She said as she faced him. The light cast from the porch light left half his face in darkness.
"Yes I do. I want to make sure you are safe." She blushed slightly as his remark. "Drece, when we were fighting the harpy, why did you put yourself in the way of her blast?"
"You mean why did I save you?" he nodded, "Why wouldn't I? You always protect the ones you love don't you?"
"Yeah.hey did you just say what I think you said?" Andrece stepped closer to Jason smiling slightly.
"What do you think I said?" Before he could answer she kissed him full on the lips. It was no longer then a heart beat before he was kissing her back.
As they broke apart he said, "I think you said you loved me."
"That's because I did say that."
"Good, because I was wanting to tell you I love you." He kissed her again pulling her tight. When they broke apart the second time he threw his arms around her and hugged her tightly. "Drece I never want to loose you again."
She returned his hug and whispered, "I don't want to loose you either. We've been through hell and all and I'm never letting you go no matter what."
As the couple was to kiss again they were interrupted by the six tone signal. Sighing deeply Jason activated his communicator. "We read you Zordon what's up?"
THE END