A/N: any italic is thoughts or flashbacks
Chapter 4:
Since the disappearance of their fellow rangers Trini and Zack had dived directly into tracking down the initiator of the event. So far their efforts had yielded no fruit of success.
Rangers think back to all events leading up to the time of the others disappearance. Anything out of the ordinary could prove to be useful. Zordon said, his voice booming in the almost empty command room.
The rangers looked at each other and then thought back to the dance just before the lights went out.
-Flash-
This is perfect; this night couldn't get any better. Why? Because my man in blue finally asked me to dance.
My arms are wrapped around his strong shoulders and his gentle hands encircle my waist.
Burr.its getting chilly in here. I think I may go grab my shawl.oh but this is so nice
-Flash-
The music was cool, Drece certainly did have a unique taste in songs, but hey he lived to serve the females of Angel Grove. The floor certainly in packed.hey there's the gang. Man do they look happy.hey there she is, the lady who holds my heart. The angel Angela.
She looks cold.maybe the ol'Zack man could warm her up? Hmm...what's that? Where is that-
-Flash-
"I know!" Zack called out, shattering the memory Trini was replaying in her mind.
"What are you talking about?" asked Trini.
Zack literally bounced from looking at her and looking at Zordon. "It was that fog!"
Both Trini and Zordon looked at the boy in utter confusion. Please explain yourself Zack.
"When I was scanning the crowd I noticed a kinda fog surrounding the dance floor. I thought it was something that the design committee had come up with but then when it covered the dance floor that's when the lights went out and the others vanished."
Zordon looked deep in thought for several moments. Turning his attention back to the rangers he said, Go and return to the dance, Alpha and I will begin researching possible candidates for the kidnapping. I will contact you when we find the one responsible.
The small group of teens made their way through the ever-winding hallways of the large and forbidding castle. They walked in silence for the majority of the time, the quiet broken only now and then by a timid whimper of the still shocked Andrece.
Billy led the way with Tommy close behind him. Following the young man in green was Kimberly who also was helping Jason guide Andrece. Billy halted their course and turned to face his friends. "We have a decision before us." He said matter-of-factly. "I've noticed that no matter what direction we choose we always find ourselves back to where we began, faced with these doors. My suggestion is we follow fate and choose one entrance."
"But what about the challenges Katanga spoke about?" asked Kimberly, a worried expression graced her normally playful face. "With Andrece the way she is we can't risk a battle."
"We may have to beautiful." Tommy said in a sad voice. "If we don't risk anything then we are basically killing her with out ever trying to save her in the first place."
"Tommy's right." A low voice responded before Kimberly could create a rebuttal. The group turned to face the speaker. Jason stood, shoulders stooped, eyes down cast. "We have to risk it to get her soul back."
Kimberly's mouth fell open. If they entered a battle they would have to defend themselves leaving Andrece unprotected. She could never leave a friend open to an attack. Never. But it wasn't her choice, she wasn't the one leading and for that she was grateful.
Coming to the group conclusion, the teens opened the ancient doorway. As it groaned in protest of any motion they saw the room which lay before them. It was long and narrow but given the illusion of being wide by the many mirrors that lined its walls. "I've got a strange feeling about this." Kimberly said in a hushed whisper. She had the icy fingers of fear racing up and down her spine. She never did like the funhouse mirrors at carnivals and this was just like that only the reflection wasn't twisted. As they proceeded further in Andrece froze in place.
Pausing along side her Jason looked at her in wonder. The expression on her face had changed. No longer was it blank but now it was full of fright. "Drece.?" Her icy green eyes twitched to glance at him. He tried to push her further into the room where the others were almost through but she wouldn't move an inch.
"Guy's wait up." He called to his friends. They turned to look back at his in wonder. "She won't move." He explained simply.
Billy's face read of confusion. Andrece's actions weren't logical. But then again this whole situation was anything but logical. Shaking his head in confusion Billy walked back to where Jason stood. "What seems to be wrong?"
Jason shrugged. Just as he completed the motion Andrece seemed to snap out of her fear-filled trance. "We've got to go!" she yelled and clutched Jason's hand. She looked him in the eye. Her sea green orbs a torrent of fear and concern.
"Drece! Wait a second what are you talking about?" asked Jason as he turned her to face him fully.
"This is the chamber of your true reflections. The mirrors reflect the other sides of a person's personality that they haven't faced and conquered. We must leave now." Just as her warning/explanation left her lips her words came true.
From any mirror reflecting a ranger's full body stepped an exact duplicate of them. The same build, the same general appearance you saw until you looked into the eyes. The eyes were pure hate and evil energy. In mere seconds the rangers were fighting the duplicates of Billy, Kimberly and Jason.
Tommy looked around him and took in the surprise attack. "Drece talk to me." He said taking the now mute girl by the shoulders.
"Tommy!" called Kimberly from across the room. She was struggling fighting her counter part. Tommy, ever the white knight, ran over to his beloved and started attempting to destroy their new enemy.
Andrece although she was still lost in her own private hellhole; she saw the attacks going on around her. This is nuts. These are my friends and I have to help them. Enough mopping around; it's time for action. With a literal blink of the eye Andrece's blank look vanished and was replaced with a look of determination. "Guy!" she yelled grabbing the attention of the warriors nearest to her. "To defeat these creatures you have two choices. You can either accept that they are part of you or you can fight someone else. Either way you must exploit your foes weaknesses."
Jason looked at Billy and gave a shallow nod. Jason knocked his opponent off balance with a spin kick to the head and then flipped over his stunned clone. In the same instant Billy threw his duplicate off balance and switched opponents with Jason.
Kimberly was fairing well with the aid of Tommy. Together they knocked the clone of the pink rangers beck into the mirror she had came from. On the other side of the room the Billy clone made a flying entrance into the mirror he stepped from as Jason threw him. With one for left the rangers, minus the still weak Andrece, surrounded the red ranger clone. Each ranger took their turn in fighting the clone off. Each one was pushed back in to the protective arms of their friends.
"How do we beat him?" asked Kimberly.
"I am at a loss." Billy said as he was thrown from the roughly made fighting ring.
"We fight it together. You with me bro?" called Jason as he looked to Tommy. With a nod the two warriors entered battle. The clone of Jason was able to block surprisingly enough most of their attacks. Only one kick to the ribs got threw which was made by Tommy. The two young men backed off to regroup.
Watching from the side lines Andrece could see that her friends were struggling to knock the last clone out of their way. I can't just stand here and risk them getting hurt. I have to do this. Even though it may take more energy then I have, I have to try. Standing up tall as she could Andrece whispered the words, "Silver Guardian powers emerge!" in a silver display of light she was transformed into the Silver ranger. Calling forth her staff, she mumbled the incantation for her silver lightning strike. She held the lighting back as long as she could before releasing it like a dam that had over flooded. The lightning struck the clone of Jason in the chest just as Tommy preformed his devastating tornado kick. The combination of the attacks was enough to vaporize the remains of the creature that didn't go through the mirror.
The rangers were attempting to get over their surprise of Andrece's attack. Jason turned and locked eyes with Andrece even through her eyes were covered by the helmet's visor. She seemed to smile at him before her powers gave out and she fell heavily to the floor. He rushed to her side.
"Drece talk to me." He said as he gently lifted her onto his lap.
Her green eyes fluttered for a moment before focusing on his face, "Hey." She mumbled with a smile.
"Are you okay? Why did you do that?"
"I'm just tired and I did that because I had to. It was the fastest way to beat that thing."
By now the other rangers had gathered near. Billy was about to make a suggestion about them moving on when a ghostly male figure appeared before them. With Jason's help Andrece stood along side her friends to greet this perhaps new foe.
Chapter 4:
Since the disappearance of their fellow rangers Trini and Zack had dived directly into tracking down the initiator of the event. So far their efforts had yielded no fruit of success.
Rangers think back to all events leading up to the time of the others disappearance. Anything out of the ordinary could prove to be useful. Zordon said, his voice booming in the almost empty command room.
The rangers looked at each other and then thought back to the dance just before the lights went out.
-Flash-
This is perfect; this night couldn't get any better. Why? Because my man in blue finally asked me to dance.
My arms are wrapped around his strong shoulders and his gentle hands encircle my waist.
Burr.its getting chilly in here. I think I may go grab my shawl.oh but this is so nice
-Flash-
The music was cool, Drece certainly did have a unique taste in songs, but hey he lived to serve the females of Angel Grove. The floor certainly in packed.hey there's the gang. Man do they look happy.hey there she is, the lady who holds my heart. The angel Angela.
She looks cold.maybe the ol'Zack man could warm her up? Hmm...what's that? Where is that-
-Flash-
"I know!" Zack called out, shattering the memory Trini was replaying in her mind.
"What are you talking about?" asked Trini.
Zack literally bounced from looking at her and looking at Zordon. "It was that fog!"
Both Trini and Zordon looked at the boy in utter confusion. Please explain yourself Zack.
"When I was scanning the crowd I noticed a kinda fog surrounding the dance floor. I thought it was something that the design committee had come up with but then when it covered the dance floor that's when the lights went out and the others vanished."
Zordon looked deep in thought for several moments. Turning his attention back to the rangers he said, Go and return to the dance, Alpha and I will begin researching possible candidates for the kidnapping. I will contact you when we find the one responsible.
The small group of teens made their way through the ever-winding hallways of the large and forbidding castle. They walked in silence for the majority of the time, the quiet broken only now and then by a timid whimper of the still shocked Andrece.
Billy led the way with Tommy close behind him. Following the young man in green was Kimberly who also was helping Jason guide Andrece. Billy halted their course and turned to face his friends. "We have a decision before us." He said matter-of-factly. "I've noticed that no matter what direction we choose we always find ourselves back to where we began, faced with these doors. My suggestion is we follow fate and choose one entrance."
"But what about the challenges Katanga spoke about?" asked Kimberly, a worried expression graced her normally playful face. "With Andrece the way she is we can't risk a battle."
"We may have to beautiful." Tommy said in a sad voice. "If we don't risk anything then we are basically killing her with out ever trying to save her in the first place."
"Tommy's right." A low voice responded before Kimberly could create a rebuttal. The group turned to face the speaker. Jason stood, shoulders stooped, eyes down cast. "We have to risk it to get her soul back."
Kimberly's mouth fell open. If they entered a battle they would have to defend themselves leaving Andrece unprotected. She could never leave a friend open to an attack. Never. But it wasn't her choice, she wasn't the one leading and for that she was grateful.
Coming to the group conclusion, the teens opened the ancient doorway. As it groaned in protest of any motion they saw the room which lay before them. It was long and narrow but given the illusion of being wide by the many mirrors that lined its walls. "I've got a strange feeling about this." Kimberly said in a hushed whisper. She had the icy fingers of fear racing up and down her spine. She never did like the funhouse mirrors at carnivals and this was just like that only the reflection wasn't twisted. As they proceeded further in Andrece froze in place.
Pausing along side her Jason looked at her in wonder. The expression on her face had changed. No longer was it blank but now it was full of fright. "Drece.?" Her icy green eyes twitched to glance at him. He tried to push her further into the room where the others were almost through but she wouldn't move an inch.
"Guy's wait up." He called to his friends. They turned to look back at his in wonder. "She won't move." He explained simply.
Billy's face read of confusion. Andrece's actions weren't logical. But then again this whole situation was anything but logical. Shaking his head in confusion Billy walked back to where Jason stood. "What seems to be wrong?"
Jason shrugged. Just as he completed the motion Andrece seemed to snap out of her fear-filled trance. "We've got to go!" she yelled and clutched Jason's hand. She looked him in the eye. Her sea green orbs a torrent of fear and concern.
"Drece! Wait a second what are you talking about?" asked Jason as he turned her to face him fully.
"This is the chamber of your true reflections. The mirrors reflect the other sides of a person's personality that they haven't faced and conquered. We must leave now." Just as her warning/explanation left her lips her words came true.
From any mirror reflecting a ranger's full body stepped an exact duplicate of them. The same build, the same general appearance you saw until you looked into the eyes. The eyes were pure hate and evil energy. In mere seconds the rangers were fighting the duplicates of Billy, Kimberly and Jason.
Tommy looked around him and took in the surprise attack. "Drece talk to me." He said taking the now mute girl by the shoulders.
"Tommy!" called Kimberly from across the room. She was struggling fighting her counter part. Tommy, ever the white knight, ran over to his beloved and started attempting to destroy their new enemy.
Andrece although she was still lost in her own private hellhole; she saw the attacks going on around her. This is nuts. These are my friends and I have to help them. Enough mopping around; it's time for action. With a literal blink of the eye Andrece's blank look vanished and was replaced with a look of determination. "Guy!" she yelled grabbing the attention of the warriors nearest to her. "To defeat these creatures you have two choices. You can either accept that they are part of you or you can fight someone else. Either way you must exploit your foes weaknesses."
Jason looked at Billy and gave a shallow nod. Jason knocked his opponent off balance with a spin kick to the head and then flipped over his stunned clone. In the same instant Billy threw his duplicate off balance and switched opponents with Jason.
Kimberly was fairing well with the aid of Tommy. Together they knocked the clone of the pink rangers beck into the mirror she had came from. On the other side of the room the Billy clone made a flying entrance into the mirror he stepped from as Jason threw him. With one for left the rangers, minus the still weak Andrece, surrounded the red ranger clone. Each ranger took their turn in fighting the clone off. Each one was pushed back in to the protective arms of their friends.
"How do we beat him?" asked Kimberly.
"I am at a loss." Billy said as he was thrown from the roughly made fighting ring.
"We fight it together. You with me bro?" called Jason as he looked to Tommy. With a nod the two warriors entered battle. The clone of Jason was able to block surprisingly enough most of their attacks. Only one kick to the ribs got threw which was made by Tommy. The two young men backed off to regroup.
Watching from the side lines Andrece could see that her friends were struggling to knock the last clone out of their way. I can't just stand here and risk them getting hurt. I have to do this. Even though it may take more energy then I have, I have to try. Standing up tall as she could Andrece whispered the words, "Silver Guardian powers emerge!" in a silver display of light she was transformed into the Silver ranger. Calling forth her staff, she mumbled the incantation for her silver lightning strike. She held the lighting back as long as she could before releasing it like a dam that had over flooded. The lightning struck the clone of Jason in the chest just as Tommy preformed his devastating tornado kick. The combination of the attacks was enough to vaporize the remains of the creature that didn't go through the mirror.
The rangers were attempting to get over their surprise of Andrece's attack. Jason turned and locked eyes with Andrece even through her eyes were covered by the helmet's visor. She seemed to smile at him before her powers gave out and she fell heavily to the floor. He rushed to her side.
"Drece talk to me." He said as he gently lifted her onto his lap.
Her green eyes fluttered for a moment before focusing on his face, "Hey." She mumbled with a smile.
"Are you okay? Why did you do that?"
"I'm just tired and I did that because I had to. It was the fastest way to beat that thing."
By now the other rangers had gathered near. Billy was about to make a suggestion about them moving on when a ghostly male figure appeared before them. With Jason's help Andrece stood along side her friends to greet this perhaps new foe.