Chapter 2 Not so happy birthday surprises.
"yeah that's one ugly baker." Chad muttered sizing up their new opponent. It was standing in the middle of the street, flinging around stuff that was probably made to resemble icing but just looked like foam from a fire extinguisher.
"Smells bad too." Dana joined in knowing that the substance, having come from a demon was probably acidic or something to that extent. They'd have to take this demon down and fast.
"Well happy birthday to you too ranger." The baker beast sneered nastily and moved to fling the stuff at her. Chad grabbed Dana even as she was diving out of the way so both stumbled slightly.
"Can it baker boy what do you want?" Kelsey demanded as she watched the area using the periphery of her vision.
"To give pinky a little birthday present." The demon cackled at his personal joke and Dana and Chad were back on their feet and joining the yellow clad girl.
"Chad, get back we can handle this for now, call for the others…" Kelsey called and after a second he nodded.
"Right!" The blue clad young man said as Dana and Kelsey prepared to take on the monster.
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"What's going on?" Carter asked when he pressed the release on his communicator. They were all finished with their tasks and the gifts for Dana's surprise party had just been loaded in the rover.
"We've got trouble down on Main Street." Came Chad's reply and Carter knew this was not good.
"Right, we're on our way." the red ranger said exchanging looks with Joel who locked up the rover.
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"Go back to your bat free batboy!" Kelsey shouted as she kicked out at a Batling. They'd no sooner moved in on the demon who they now knew was named Icatrax when they were surrounded by half a dozen Batlings.
"Ha!" Dana grabbed a wing of a Batling and flipped him over her shoulder so he landed on the ground, unmoving.
"Chad look out!" Kelsey shouted even as she saw the blow connect with the back of his head.
"Let's do it guys." Dana shouted.
"Right!" Then they were all striking their poses and calling. "Lightspeed Rescue!"
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The battle continued and when Dana thought they might not have much of a chance she heard the one voice she'd yearned to hear since the dammed thing had started.
"Not so fast bat brains!" And Carter was leaping with Joel into the Frey, already morphed. "Dana you ok?" He asked reaching her sides as he took out two Batlings.
"Yeah but…" She was cut off by the jell like substance landing only a few feet away. Whirling she found the demon only a few feet away.
"What's wrong pinky not happy to be getting old?" The baker thing asked mockingly. "I can help you with that!" Another spray would have hit her but Carter grabbed her as the demon was first speaking and they were diving right.
"You're the one who needs help!" Joel shouted and kicked the monster from behind. It whirled and hit him to with the goop but with some kind of ray. Before anyone could react it took out Kelsey as well.
"No Joel! Kelsey!" Dana cried as she saw them going down, then the monster was gone.
"Rangers return to the Aquabase." Captain Mitchell's voice called and the three remaining lightspeed teens were heading for the rover.
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"Do we know where they are sir?" Carter asked as they met their commander back in rescue ops scarcely a half an hour later.
"From what we found out, their trapped in the candles in his pocket, if you can get then and cut the wicks it should release them." MS. Fairweather informed the teens.
"What are we waiting for?" Chad asked obviously eager to get back to save his friends.
"We need a location," Dana said quietly and they realized she was actually speaking. She'd really not said more than three words since they'd got in the rover. What could she say? She couldn't blame her friends when it was on account of her birthday that the beastly baker had appeared in the first place.
"Yeah," Carter said moving to stand by the helmetless pink ranger. For some reason he needed to be there with her. Maybe it was the air or isolation she'd erected around herself since last night or the determination in her angelic face but there was just something.
"There's your location." Captain Mitchell informed his daughter as a small pin prick of light appeared on an info red map to the right of the computer consol the scientist was working on.
"So let's go." Chad said and Carter looked to the captain and then to Dana who met his gaze.
"Yeah." He said and then they were heading out once more, this time to save their friends.
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"Oh so the birthday girl's back." The monster sneered and Dana watched him, not making a move, judging his next.
"With friends." Carter called grimly.
"Doesn't matter you're all just icing on the cake." With out warning the three rangers were surrounded by Batlings and so they fought like there was no tomorrow.
"down you go." Dana said kiciking out and sending a demon warrior flyng backwards.
"Little bat broke a wing?" Chad sneered and clubbed another one over the head.
"Time for a birdbath." Carter called and kicked the demonic creature in the spot most sensitive, even on a demon.
"That's what I call a little tale." Dana grinned as she grabbed two by their wings, knocking their gacks together.
"What ug…" the blue ranger never saw the bam coming.
"Chad!" Dana shouted as he was struck from behind.
"Carter no!" But the foot soldiers had them, and she could only dodge a blow as they were hit with a ray from the Baker's spoon.
TBC
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What do you think? Was it up to the lightspeed standard? Action's not my best aspect but I'm hoping this was passable. PLZ let me know what you think.