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China opened her closet door, when she did, instead of her reflection there was a beautiful woman's reflection, but China never noticed.
"China." The woman whispered. China is currently busy as she choosing her favorite outfit. She pulled on a black Vince Camuto, it's Off The Shoulders Bubble Sleeve Satin Blouse. China also pulled on dark blue jeans, then to match she grabs a pair of black Marc Fisher Mayko Over The Knee Boots.
Smiling China closes her closet and walks out of her bedroom, once the bedroom is empty, the closet door magically opened.
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At Rock Porium, China hurries in. "Hey guys, sorry I'm late."
Xander looks up from his 'supervising chair' and gives out a wolf whistle. "Where are you going all dolled up?" He asks as he and others walk over to her.
"Wouldn't you like to know." She teased.
"Looks like you're going out on a date." Vida grinned.
"I'm not that lucky." China shrugged. "But yes." She nods.
"Can it wait until after Udonna wants to see us?" Nick asked.
"It can." China nods.
"A date?" Xander asked, watching as China followed Nick, Maddie, and Chip out of the store.
"Someone's jealous." Vida teased, poking the Australian in the arm, then followed the others out of the store.
"Jealous?" Xander repeated, folding his arms. "Am not." He denied, then realized he was being left behind. "Hey guys, wait up!" He ran out.
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"Gather around Rangers, and hear the story of the beast stallion." Udonna spoke as she stood behind the Xenotome. A storm had started to brew outside, causing the lights to flicker. The perfect atmosphere for this story. "Whose strength was known across the land. The Legendary Catastros!" An image of the great horse flew out of the book and galloped around Rootcore, then straight into the crystal ball. "Many have tried in vain to break the mightiest creature of them all." Udonna continued. "But Catastros was stronger then a hundred men, and no one was able to harness his fearsome power. Catastros fled into the forest during the Great Battle of good and evil. But before the seal was closed … evil reached up … and dragged Catastros down to the lowest depths of the pit."
The Rangers were spooked as they all watched the events through the crystal ball.
When Chip's voice finally broke the silence, China jumped startled.
"That was the scariest story I have ever heard." The yellow Ranger smiled. "Tell it again."
"Even I'm a little freaked out." Vida confesses, then quickly notices everyone staring at her like she lost it. "Just a little."
Xander chuckled, puffing out his chest, knowing the fact that China has a date with someone is still fresh on his mind. "Well, I'm not scared." He said, just as the lights flickered before going out, a minute later they came back on. And Xander was in Vida's arms.
"Uhhh." He gulped at her dark glare. "Just making sure you're ok, V." He said nervously as he pats her on the shoulder.
"I'm fine. Thanks." She tells him, before dropping him.
"You guys can't possible be afraid of a silly horse." Nick said as Xander got back to his feet.
"Make no mistake." Udonna said gravely as she walks around the Xenotome to come up to the Rangers. "Catastros is a force to be reckoned, Nick."
Maddie came up to Nick's side. "Bug Koragg must've tamed him, since he has control over him." She said, looking at Udonna.
"Yes." Udonna nods. "For Catastros remains loyal to Koragg to this very day."
"Don't you just love a good brainstorm?" Clare announces as she walks in with whipped cream on her head. "Washes away the stress of the day." She laughed along with the Rangers, even though she didn't know why they were laughing.
"Clare." Maddie started. "Y-your steaming." She managed to say, causing Udonna to turn around and see what was happening.
"Yeah, I crossed a hot cocoa spell with a spell of protection … keeps me warm on these cold stormy nights." Clare explained as the Rangers continued to laugh.
"Your hair." Vida managed between her laughter. Confused, Clare reached up to brush a finger on the cream, then tastes it, and freaks out.
"I forgot to omit the park about the toppings!" Clare freaked out. "I'm allergic to whipped cream!" She instantly started to sneeze. The Rangers quickly backed up as Clare sneezed and some of the whipped cream flew out and landed on Udonna, the Rangers instantly stopped laughing as Udonna huffed before turning and walked out of the room. "Quick, Nick!Point your wand at me and say 'Finishio' … ah-choo!" Clare sneezed. "It'll make it disappear!" She rapidly started to sneeze as Nick hopped off the table and flicked open his Morpher.
"'Finishio'?" He said the spell, even though it was a question. It worked as the whipped cream disappeared, returning Clare's hair to normal and she smiled with relief.
"Thanks Nick."
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That night, after her date had long brought her home. China stood in front of the mirror that hung on the inside of her closet with her arms folded, now in pajamas that's just a regular simple t-shirt and shorts.
She was studying the mirror as it had only one word on it. Priestess.
Deciding not to bother with it for the night, China closed her closet door and moves towards her bed. As the storm continues to rage during the night, the closet door again magically opens.
"China." The voice is a whisper and drowned out by loud clasps of thunder.
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The following morning, the team minus Nick is at work when the red Ranger walks in as he rubs his neck.
"Nice of you to join us." Xander said with a smile.
"Sorry." Nick apologized tiredly, pulling on his work shirt. "Didn't sleep much."
"Aw, did that scary thunder keep you up?" Vida teased. "Oh, I forgot. You're not afraid of anything, right?"
"Very funny." He said as he started to button his work shirt, suddenly their morphers chimed.
Maddie comes up to Nick. "No rest for the weary." She said, patting him on the back gently.
Nick took a deep breath and exhaled, making his cheeks puff out before quickly following Maddie. All of them passing Toby, whose wearing headphones on.
"Oh, Chip, love these." He trails off when he looks up to see Chip and the others gone. "Guys?"
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The Rangers ran towards the center of town. "Look!" Maddie points upwards at Koragg.
"Usay Mijor Catastros!" Koragg chanted, and the two went through a dark portal together.
"Let's Ranger up!" Nick calls, grabbing his Morpher.
"MAGICAL SOURCE, MYSTIC FORCE!" The team morphed.
"Galwit Mysto Ranger!"
"Samba Gunitos Equestras!" Koragg chanted before forming his Megazord. "Centaurus Wolf Megazord! Prepare to be defeated."
"How can we defeat it without our Megazord power?" Vida asked.
"Good question." Maddie agreed.
Nick moved forward. "Come on guys, we can do this! We don't have a choice."
"Yeah, let's titan up." Xander agreed.
The Rangers called on their titians.
"Come on!" Taunted Koragg.
"You don't have all our powers, Koragg!" Nick yells as the Mystic Dragon flew towards the dark Knight.
"That was nothing." Koragg replied before sending a dark seal at the Rangers, forcing them out of the dragon formation and knocking them down.
"Guys!" China runs at them.
"Get up and fight!" Koragg demanded as the Rangers were on the ground. Suddenly an arrow flew at Koragg.
Necrolai gave off her shrill laughter. "That'll teach you to lie to Mortician!"
Hearing what she said, Koragg turns to see her. "What? I'll crush you, Hag!" He tells her.
"Ha! You'll have to catch me first!" She takes to the sky.
"My own allies are turning against me. I must deal with this." Koragg held out a hand towards the ground. "Basalichi Infrado!" A dark spell seal appeared under him.
"No!" Nick charged at Koragg, grabbed a hold of him. The dark spell seal became unbalanced, causing Koragg and Catastros to separate. The seal then sucks in Catastros and Nick in.
"Nick!" Maddie cried. But it was too late, Nick and the Centaur were gone.
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At Rootcore, the other Rangers rushed in. "Udonna!" The Rangers cried, looking around franticly. "Udonna!"
"What? What is it?" Udonna asked as she came down the stairs, alarmed.
"Nick's gone!" Chip exclaimed.
"We tried to contact him on his Morpher, but he didn't answer." Vida added.
"Ok, we're battling Koragg, then … poof … Nick gets sucked into a seal with Catastros." Xander clarifies, explaining what happened.
Udonna has a shocked and troubled look on her face. "Nick must've disrupted an evil spell warped the dark seal. But since we do not know what dimension Nick is in, I can't transport you there."
"We have to do something." Chip said, turning a little. "Come on guys." The teens went over to the crystal ball.
"Even the crystal ball can't find him." Maddie said.
"This is bad, this is really bad." Vida said.
Suddenly, without warning, China grabbed her head and yelled out in pain as she collapsed. Xander quickly catching her and she slumps into him.
"Oh dear!" Udonna gasped, hurrying over to Xander as China had fallen heavily into him. "China?" She gently placed a hand on the girl's shoulder.
China slowly opened her eyes. "Priestess." She said, before fainting in Xander's arms.
"Priestess?" Vida repeated, confused. "What's that mean?"
"This explains why." Udonna breathed, moving a little towards the upper part of Rootcore. Maddie, Vida and Chip quickly follow, Xander shifts China before she's bridal style in his arms before he too follows.
Udonna had walked into the study. "The moment I saw China, I recognized her." Udonna explained. "Lie her in the chair, Xander." She instructed.
The green Ranger did as he was told. "What happened to her?" He asked, his hand on China's shoulder.
"The mark on her wrist." Udonna explained.
"I thought it was just a cool looking tattoo." Vida said.
"It is the mark of China's mother." Udonna explained as she goes to a book and opens it. "Her mother was a powerful Priestess from another dimension. She must've tapped into some kind of power." She walks over to China. "But I'm afraid that I." She trails off when she looks up to see the Rangers are gone.
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In the woods, Vida is hitting a tree with a branch limb. "I can't wrap my head around it." She said, throwing away the branch. "Nick's gone … really gone."
"Well, technically he's just gone from this dimension." Chip said. "Technically."
"There's gotta be something that we can do bring him back." Maddie said with worry.
"But even Udonna didn't have an answer." Chip reminded, Vida turned to Xander.
"Xander? You ok? You're really quiet."
"I bet he's still thinking about that date, China had last night." Chip teased with a grin, that made Vida laugh.
"I knew it! I knew he had a crush on her!"
Xander trips over his own feet and spins around to glare at his friends. "No!" He shot out hotly, before turning back around.
"China had a date with a guy last night." Vida started with a big grin. "On a Friday night no less! While Xander stayed home with a good old fashioned book." She and Chip started laughing, Vida turns to Maddie and stops laughing. "Sis." She walks over to the blue Ranger. "Don't worry sis, we're gonna find Nick and bring him home." She said gently, wrapping her arm around her sister's shoulders.
Maddie bit her lower lip. "But Nick's in real trouble this time."
Suddenly a figure dropped down in front of them, making the four scream as they huddle together.
"What's that? Nick's in trouble?" The Troblin asked.
"Who are you?" Xander asked.
"More like, what are you?" Vida corrected the question, the four of them already on edge with Nick's sudden disappearance, and China suddenly fainting, and now a creature just drops down in front of them.
"Drumroll please." The creature muttered over his shoulder to nobody, before turning back around to face the humans. "I'm Phineas."
"Phineas? Oh, you must be the Troblin." Chip said. "Nick told us about you, but he didn't tell us that you were so, well, freaky."
"Oh, stop it. I'm blushing." Phineas then grabs him for a hug. "Come on, come on. Give me a hug." He's pushed away. "Ok. Too soon." He then turns to see the Rocca sisters. "Oh, girls. I love that."
Phineas then suddenly realizes what they were talking about. "Ooooh! What's this about Nick being in trouble?" He asked, looking around at the four.
"He's trapped in an evil dimension." Maddie explained sadly, with her sister's arm still around her. "And there's nothing we can do to get him out."
"Oh, yeah, well, I guess giving up is the right thing to do." Phineas replied. "Hey, no point in getting up just to fall back on your face again, I always say."
"Wait. Hold on. We didn't say we were giving up." Xander told the Troblin.
"Oh, oh, my mistake." Phineas held up his hands, mockingly as he backed away from the humans. "So, you're moping around here the, uh, long faces is actually helping Nick. Yeah. I get things wrong sometimes."
The four looked at each other. "He's right … walking around here feeling helpless isn't going to bring Nick back." Vida said.
Maddie nods. "Yeah."
"I agree. We have to at least try." Xander said.
"After all. We're Power Rangers!" Chip cheered, walking past Phineas to head back to Rootcore.
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China's wearing a white Kaftan Maxi Dress Wedding Cocktail dress, her hair is in a perm style as it rests on her shoulders. She walks through a mysterious forest. She looked around. "Why does this feel like home?" She asked, walking down a path. She didn't know where she was going, but she felt a tug, the strange tug she felt before when she first found Rootcore.
Walking around a corner, she found an underground cottage. Curious, China walked towards the front door.
Once inside, she looked around. "Hello?" China called. "Is anybody home?" She walked up the stairs and towards a large bedroom.
She found two blurry figures in the room, one was lying in the bed. The other blurry figure walked over to the one who was in the bed as she held a bundle in her arms. "Here she is!" She announces with a big smile. "All cleaned up." She gives the woman in the bed, the bundle.
"My baby." The woman on the bed breathed with a big smile. "My sweet magical baby girl." She cooed.
"Keesha!" A worried man's voice yelled out from the main floor, China turned around to see a man, he was also blurry as he ran into the room. "Keesha, my love." He hurries over to the bed and his breath catches in his throat as he slides to a stop.
"Meet your daughter." The woman smiled brightly up at him.
"She's breath taking beautiful." The man breathed. "Just like her mother."
"Hold her if you wish." The woman offered. "China." She smiles very gently giving the baby to him. "China Doll."
"China?" China moves to the bed, and sees the same marking on the woman's wrist that China has.
"I promised myself I wasn't going to cry." An emotionally voice choked out from behind China, she turns to see something sitting on a table, but her attention is brought back to the new parents in the bed.
"Mom?" China took a hesitant step towards the bed, placing he hands on the smooth mattress. "Dad?"
Suddenly she started to fade away from the room. "No!" She cried, reaching out. "Let me stay!" She cried. "Please!" She pleaded. "Dad! Father!"
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China opened her eyes and screamed. Xander, and Chip also screamed as they jumped away from her.
"I told you." Vida said laughing.
Nick shook his head. "They're not gonna learn." He's currently standing between Maddie and Vida.
China sat up in a cold sweat, breathing heavily. Udonna rushed up to her.
"China, are you alright?" She asked with worry.
"I,I, I saw her." China stuttered, turning to her Mentor. "And you were there."
"I was?" Udonna asked gently.
China let out a big breath of air, leaning back in the chair. "I … I think I went back in time."
"Whoa, cool!" Chip smiles. "How'd you do that?"
"I don't know." China ran a hand through her hair. "I was in a forest, and I came upon this cabin. And this woman had just giving birth. The, the house looked and felt like home."
"Only a Priestess has that kind of magic." Udonna gently placed a damp cloth on the teen's forehead. "That was your mother's power."
"Oh." China breathed. "That's nice." She couldn't comprehend what she had been told at the moment. Her eyes landed on Nick. "Nick!" She smiled. "You're ok!"
"I am." He nods with a smile. "How about you. You ok?"
"I feel like a just ran a marathon through the whole city." She answered with a sigh.
"You should all return to your homes for the night." Udonna decided.