Chapter 13
Marah found herself standing in a fog, but this was no ordinary fog. It held untold evil.
"I know you're there Lothor, come and face me if you dare!"
His evil laughter came echoing from all directions, the sound so horrible Marah had to cover her ears.
"Think you can escape me little girl? You are on the side of evil, once evil always evil".
Marah faced him determined to be brave, "no not any more I am the Pink Ninja Storm Ranger, I fight for the cause of good".
"Do you ever think about your evil days?"
Marah knew this was a test she couldn't let Lothor win, in her dreams or in real life. "Yes but only with shame, the life I have now is so much better".
Lothor sneered at her, "I'm sure that Yellow Ranger had something to do with it, perhaps I shall remove him".
"You bastard! If you so much as touch him."
Lothor laughed, "oh it is so easy to anger you, I know you Marah soon I shall remove the Yellow Ranger altogether and you shall return to me".
"It will never happen I haven't forgotten the things you and Electro did to me and to Dustin I'm a Power Ranger and that's how it shall be!"
His laughter came again, "you shall see" and the sound began to echo until it became deafening.
"No!" Marah bolted awake sweating heavily. She looked around at her apartment a dearly familiar site. "It was only a dream for now, you and Dustin are still all right".
But she couldn't let her guard down Lothor was up to something and her premonitions always came through. The next day she found Tori surfing. "Hey Marah you ok?"
"Huh? Oh I'm fine".
"You don't look so fine".
Marah sighed, "I need to talk to someone but you can't tell anybody what I'm about to tell you".
"Ok I promise"
Marah took a deep breath and it poured out of her in a rush. Tori put her hand on Marah's shoulders a comforting look on her face.
"I'm sure it was just a dream".
"No Tori it wasn't it's a sign of things to come I'm sure of it".
"Well remember you've worked long and hard to get where you are that'll help you against Lothor and plus you have Dustin to inspire you".
Marah smiled at that, "just like you have Blake".
Tori smiled, "is it that obvious?"
"Only to someone who isn't blind or brain dead" they both laughed at that and Marah was surprised by how good that felt.
"You want to try surfing sometime?" Tori asked.
"No thanks I'm trying my hand at rollerblading right now maybe someday, speaking of which I better be getting to the skate park".
Marah soon found Shane who looked up at her arrival, "well my victim is back for more".
Marah sneered at him, "I ain't here to get on a skateboard not after the bruises I got".
"So you think you have what it takes for rollerblades?"
"Bring it on" she replied confidently. They both enjoyed their little sparing sessions it was how they had become friends and teammates much faster. Marah began to feel better as she moved in the skates.
She couldn't explain it but it brought a sense of fun and freedom she had never experienced in her life, well with the exception of being a ranger. Suddenly both of their marchers began to beep and Cam's voice came.
"There are Kelzaks running around everywhere and Zurgane is at the beach".
"Divide and conquer" Marah whispered, "That's his plan".
Shane looked at her, "I'll take Zurgane, you and the others handle the Kelzaks".
Marah nodded; sounded good to her she wasn't ready to face Zurgane or Lothor for that matter. "I'll get on it".
Just then the morphers beeped again, "the kelzaks have spread out all over the place and Electro is running around as well".
Marah felt herself boil in anger, Electro; the name still froze her blood to hear it. Well payback time had come. "I'll take him".
Shane grabbed her arm, "don't let your anger blind you".
"I won't but he and I have some unfinished business" she jerked herself free of Shane's grip and began to run off as he stared after her.
Marah soon found him. "Electro that's enough!"
He turned to face her, "ah my favorite traitor and my favorite victim how nice to see you again".
"Can't say the same about you".
He pretended to be stung by that remark, "ah that hurts".
"Not as much as you when I destroy you".
"Bring on honey" he mocked.
Marah raised her left wrist that held her morpher, "PINK NINJA RANGER FORM!" In an instant she was consumed by her ranger suit and her powers. This time she took no notice of the thrill that went through her when she morphed.
Electro grabbed his weapon, his electrical whip and the two of them went into fierce battle, Marah determined to repay him for the hurt he had inflicted on her and Dustin.
From above Lothor watched the battle with satisfaction. Soon that Yellow Ranger would come and his trap would be complete.
Dustin quickly dispatched of the Kelzaks he was fighting, but then they were useless and not much of a challenge anyway. Suddenly his morpher beeped and Cam's voice came through.
"Marah is alone at the beach battling some kind of monster with an electrical whip and its not looking good".
Electro, Dustin knew only he possessed that kind of weapon. He remembered to well from his time on Lothor's ship. Well it was payback time and if anything happened to Marah, Electro would pay for it. He hurried to the beach.
Marah cried out in pain as she demorphed, Electro's weapon hitting her in the right place. As she lay on the ground he grabbed her by her hair and she needed all her discipline not to cry out in pain.
She cried out as he flung her into the air but suddenly someone caught her and they landed in a heap on the sand. She sighed in relief when she realized it was Dustin.
"Fancy meeting you here".
She smiled at him, "let's pay him back".
"I'm with you" he replied.
Marah raised her wrist and saw how badly damaged her morpher was. "I can't morph".
"I'll take care of him you sit this one out" Dustin ran toward Electro and the two of them went into fierce battle. Marah gasped as she saw Zurgane appear. "You're supposed to be fighting the Red Ranger".
"I have Kelzaks keeping him occupied its you and me, unless you're too weak".
Marah narrowed her eyes, "not for trash like you".
Dustin risked a brief look behind him then turned his attention back to Electro. "Time to make you pay".
Electro snickered, "I hear that all the time maybe you should actually do it".
"Oh I intend to!"
Marah kicked Zurgane in his stomach but it was like kicking granite. Zurgane appraised her. "Well you have become a worthy fighter but no match for me".
"We'll see about that". She found a rock and tried to drive into his head but he caught her hands.
"Nice try Pink Ranger" Zurgane grabbed the rock before she could react and Marah felt a throbbing pain on the side of her face. Her head throbbing and her vision blurred she sank to the sand.
Just then she felt something grab her and her vision cleared long enough for her to see who it was. She felt her heart constrict and her blood run cold.
"Lothor" she whispered.
He smiled a cruel sneer, "ah you still have a mind of your own but not by the time I'm finished with you".
"Go ahead kill me".
Lothor laughed, "Oh no I have a much more fitting punishment in mind for you".
He turned toward Electro and Dustin and he saw Marah flinch, she knew him all to well. "Electro its time for phase two".
Electro nodded and got the drop on Dustin, pinning his hands behind his back and turning him toward Lothor. Dustin gasped, Marah was bleeding heavily from a head wound and Lothor held a knife to her throat.
"Let her go Lothor! Or I'll."
Lothor laughed, "you're in no position to bargain ranger but I might let her go if."
"If what?" Dustin asked, trying to sound calm, trying to ignore the terror running through him.
Lothor smiled, "power down and give me your morpher".
"No don't do it!" Marah was cut off as Lothor's hand squeezed around her throat.
"Make a decision or I choke her right in front of you".
"Power down!" Dustin instantly returned to his ranger form and stared at Lothor trying to ignore the pain of Electro's grip. "Let her go".
He felt Electro remove his morpher and throw it to Zurgane who caught it easily. Lothor smiled evilly, "well this is turning out to be a great day. I'll get Marah back to my side and a morpher".
"Let us go Lothor!"
Lothor laughed, "I don't think so, Electro!" he yelled.
"Yes sir?"
"Dispose of the yellow ranger".
"At once sir".
Marah tried to struggle as Electro threw him to the ground and advanced toward him but Lothor's grip was to strong. She was powerless to do anything.
AN: Please please tell me what you think.
Marah found herself standing in a fog, but this was no ordinary fog. It held untold evil.
"I know you're there Lothor, come and face me if you dare!"
His evil laughter came echoing from all directions, the sound so horrible Marah had to cover her ears.
"Think you can escape me little girl? You are on the side of evil, once evil always evil".
Marah faced him determined to be brave, "no not any more I am the Pink Ninja Storm Ranger, I fight for the cause of good".
"Do you ever think about your evil days?"
Marah knew this was a test she couldn't let Lothor win, in her dreams or in real life. "Yes but only with shame, the life I have now is so much better".
Lothor sneered at her, "I'm sure that Yellow Ranger had something to do with it, perhaps I shall remove him".
"You bastard! If you so much as touch him."
Lothor laughed, "oh it is so easy to anger you, I know you Marah soon I shall remove the Yellow Ranger altogether and you shall return to me".
"It will never happen I haven't forgotten the things you and Electro did to me and to Dustin I'm a Power Ranger and that's how it shall be!"
His laughter came again, "you shall see" and the sound began to echo until it became deafening.
"No!" Marah bolted awake sweating heavily. She looked around at her apartment a dearly familiar site. "It was only a dream for now, you and Dustin are still all right".
But she couldn't let her guard down Lothor was up to something and her premonitions always came through. The next day she found Tori surfing. "Hey Marah you ok?"
"Huh? Oh I'm fine".
"You don't look so fine".
Marah sighed, "I need to talk to someone but you can't tell anybody what I'm about to tell you".
"Ok I promise"
Marah took a deep breath and it poured out of her in a rush. Tori put her hand on Marah's shoulders a comforting look on her face.
"I'm sure it was just a dream".
"No Tori it wasn't it's a sign of things to come I'm sure of it".
"Well remember you've worked long and hard to get where you are that'll help you against Lothor and plus you have Dustin to inspire you".
Marah smiled at that, "just like you have Blake".
Tori smiled, "is it that obvious?"
"Only to someone who isn't blind or brain dead" they both laughed at that and Marah was surprised by how good that felt.
"You want to try surfing sometime?" Tori asked.
"No thanks I'm trying my hand at rollerblading right now maybe someday, speaking of which I better be getting to the skate park".
Marah soon found Shane who looked up at her arrival, "well my victim is back for more".
Marah sneered at him, "I ain't here to get on a skateboard not after the bruises I got".
"So you think you have what it takes for rollerblades?"
"Bring it on" she replied confidently. They both enjoyed their little sparing sessions it was how they had become friends and teammates much faster. Marah began to feel better as she moved in the skates.
She couldn't explain it but it brought a sense of fun and freedom she had never experienced in her life, well with the exception of being a ranger. Suddenly both of their marchers began to beep and Cam's voice came.
"There are Kelzaks running around everywhere and Zurgane is at the beach".
"Divide and conquer" Marah whispered, "That's his plan".
Shane looked at her, "I'll take Zurgane, you and the others handle the Kelzaks".
Marah nodded; sounded good to her she wasn't ready to face Zurgane or Lothor for that matter. "I'll get on it".
Just then the morphers beeped again, "the kelzaks have spread out all over the place and Electro is running around as well".
Marah felt herself boil in anger, Electro; the name still froze her blood to hear it. Well payback time had come. "I'll take him".
Shane grabbed her arm, "don't let your anger blind you".
"I won't but he and I have some unfinished business" she jerked herself free of Shane's grip and began to run off as he stared after her.
Marah soon found him. "Electro that's enough!"
He turned to face her, "ah my favorite traitor and my favorite victim how nice to see you again".
"Can't say the same about you".
He pretended to be stung by that remark, "ah that hurts".
"Not as much as you when I destroy you".
"Bring on honey" he mocked.
Marah raised her left wrist that held her morpher, "PINK NINJA RANGER FORM!" In an instant she was consumed by her ranger suit and her powers. This time she took no notice of the thrill that went through her when she morphed.
Electro grabbed his weapon, his electrical whip and the two of them went into fierce battle, Marah determined to repay him for the hurt he had inflicted on her and Dustin.
From above Lothor watched the battle with satisfaction. Soon that Yellow Ranger would come and his trap would be complete.
Dustin quickly dispatched of the Kelzaks he was fighting, but then they were useless and not much of a challenge anyway. Suddenly his morpher beeped and Cam's voice came through.
"Marah is alone at the beach battling some kind of monster with an electrical whip and its not looking good".
Electro, Dustin knew only he possessed that kind of weapon. He remembered to well from his time on Lothor's ship. Well it was payback time and if anything happened to Marah, Electro would pay for it. He hurried to the beach.
Marah cried out in pain as she demorphed, Electro's weapon hitting her in the right place. As she lay on the ground he grabbed her by her hair and she needed all her discipline not to cry out in pain.
She cried out as he flung her into the air but suddenly someone caught her and they landed in a heap on the sand. She sighed in relief when she realized it was Dustin.
"Fancy meeting you here".
She smiled at him, "let's pay him back".
"I'm with you" he replied.
Marah raised her wrist and saw how badly damaged her morpher was. "I can't morph".
"I'll take care of him you sit this one out" Dustin ran toward Electro and the two of them went into fierce battle. Marah gasped as she saw Zurgane appear. "You're supposed to be fighting the Red Ranger".
"I have Kelzaks keeping him occupied its you and me, unless you're too weak".
Marah narrowed her eyes, "not for trash like you".
Dustin risked a brief look behind him then turned his attention back to Electro. "Time to make you pay".
Electro snickered, "I hear that all the time maybe you should actually do it".
"Oh I intend to!"
Marah kicked Zurgane in his stomach but it was like kicking granite. Zurgane appraised her. "Well you have become a worthy fighter but no match for me".
"We'll see about that". She found a rock and tried to drive into his head but he caught her hands.
"Nice try Pink Ranger" Zurgane grabbed the rock before she could react and Marah felt a throbbing pain on the side of her face. Her head throbbing and her vision blurred she sank to the sand.
Just then she felt something grab her and her vision cleared long enough for her to see who it was. She felt her heart constrict and her blood run cold.
"Lothor" she whispered.
He smiled a cruel sneer, "ah you still have a mind of your own but not by the time I'm finished with you".
"Go ahead kill me".
Lothor laughed, "Oh no I have a much more fitting punishment in mind for you".
He turned toward Electro and Dustin and he saw Marah flinch, she knew him all to well. "Electro its time for phase two".
Electro nodded and got the drop on Dustin, pinning his hands behind his back and turning him toward Lothor. Dustin gasped, Marah was bleeding heavily from a head wound and Lothor held a knife to her throat.
"Let her go Lothor! Or I'll."
Lothor laughed, "you're in no position to bargain ranger but I might let her go if."
"If what?" Dustin asked, trying to sound calm, trying to ignore the terror running through him.
Lothor smiled, "power down and give me your morpher".
"No don't do it!" Marah was cut off as Lothor's hand squeezed around her throat.
"Make a decision or I choke her right in front of you".
"Power down!" Dustin instantly returned to his ranger form and stared at Lothor trying to ignore the pain of Electro's grip. "Let her go".
He felt Electro remove his morpher and throw it to Zurgane who caught it easily. Lothor smiled evilly, "well this is turning out to be a great day. I'll get Marah back to my side and a morpher".
"Let us go Lothor!"
Lothor laughed, "I don't think so, Electro!" he yelled.
"Yes sir?"
"Dispose of the yellow ranger".
"At once sir".
Marah tried to struggle as Electro threw him to the ground and advanced toward him but Lothor's grip was to strong. She was powerless to do anything.
AN: Please please tell me what you think.