Strength of the soul Chapter 3: Dark Reunion, a power rangers fanfic

nAuthor's note: Hey everyone sorry this took so long, I had to much to do and no time to really work on this. I hope the length of it makes up for the late update.

Separate disclaimer: The song featured in this chapter is Jane Siberry's "Calling All Angels"

Chapter 3 Dark reunion

Santa Maria, Santa Teresa,

Santa Anna, Santa Susannah

Santa Cecilia, Santa Copelia,

Santa Domenica, Mary Angelica

Frater ACarlos, Frater Pietro,

Julianus, Petronilla

Santa, Santos,

Miroslaw, Vladimir

And all the rest

Cassie felt the pain as the Psycho Pink ranger slashed her again and again. Was it two or three times? All she knew though was that pain and that she was growing weaker. Something had to happen or she'd die and then Kendrix and the others…

With a pink gleam the blade then transformed into a second weapon, it now had two big black rectangular drawings on its hilt and a thicker black blade. Cassie new they were in big trouble and as she staggered to her feet she watched as Psycho Pink knocked Kendrix back. That was why Cassie was not ready when the enemy whirled and cut at her again.

there had been so much pain as they fought, as the three warriors tried to destroy one another, the two good taking more hits than the villainess

By the time Psycho Pink caught her and held the blade to her shoulder Cassie was ready to drop. She felt her power draining, and was so dizzy he didn't know where it was going.

When the darkness began to claim her, Cassie felt the pain in her back and then she was flying to the ground feet away.

Blearily she watched as the sword morphed into a third shape, a hugely massive blade.

She barely felt the slices of the savage sword as it's energy draining property was sucking Cassie closer and closer to the edge of oblivion. That was why she barely filth her protective costume dissolving.

Her vision cleared as she saw her morpher skid off into the sand a few feet away, just out of her reach, not that she had enough strength to go after it.

Cassie heard the hated voice of Psycho Pink growl something and then was heading for her morpher. Cassie knew she had to do something but her body was so weak drain nearly of all power.

"This Morpher holds a lot of power, and that power will be mine."

Cassie saw Kendrix was weak too and they were both watching as Psycho Pink impaled the pink astro morpher with the savage sword, a large red column of energy vapor whirling up around the rapier

Suddenly, Cassie saw it toss Psycho Pink out and morph her into a monstrous form. Then the creature that had been Psycho Pink was coming for her, cassie new she was going to die, could taste her own death and she thought of all she'd yet to do, become a singing star, meet up with the phantom, get married and settle down…

Then, in horror and bewilderment Cassie saw Kendrix block the beast's path. Too she saw that in the energy cyclone, the Savage Sword glowed a hot pink, draining energy from the cracked Morpher. Knowing this was it that there was nothing she nor Kendrix could do she groaned and hoped it would end quickly she couldn't take too much more than this.

"Don't worry cassie," Kendrix murmured kneeling beside her dying friend. "We'll get your powers back, just hang on." But how could she? Cassie wandered weakly when it hurt so bad, this draining or her body's power, this slow death. She screamed as Kendrix pressed against the energy wall but was knocked back by a blast; she continued pushing again, despite repeated bursts and Cassie's screams of protest, she had a bad feeling even as her body began to shut down.

While the pink galaxy ranger stood facing the Savage Sword once inside the barrier, Cassie mustered her strength one last time.

"Kendrix get out of there!" Cassie screamed even as she felt the pain fading into numbness.

"I have to destroy it forever!" Kendrix shouted back determinedly.

"Cassie!" TJ was shouting as they ran up. Cassie was barely aware her attention on the other pink ranger.

"This has to work!" Kendrix brought down her Quasar Saber down on the hilt of the savage sword. The blade buckled into two halves, in its original form,

And the energy storm disintegrated, until all that was left was a small column of colorless light.

Oh, a man is placed upon the steps, a baby cries

High above you can hear the church bells start to ring

And as the heaviness, oh the heaviness

The body settles in

Somewhere you can hear a mother sing

"Damn it!" She slammed a fist into the wall. "I should have been able to save her!" She shouted and then preceded to pound the tar nations out of it.

Then it's one foot then the other

As you step out onto the road, step out on the road

How much weight? How much?

Then its how long? And how far?

And how many times, oh, before it's too late?

"I do not believe that wall has done anything to you Cassie." The strangely muffled voice didn't immediately penetrate Dana's rage but when she felt a gloved hand grasp hers in a firm but gentle grip she looked up.

"Phantom?" She asked surprised to find the tall black armor clad figure there. She looked as if he'd always been there, not tat all out of place and she blinked trying to ascertain if he were merely part of this horrific nightmare. After all why would the phantom ranger be there now? It had been over a year since the need of the war and he'd come for her before now. .

"Hello Cassie." The figure said and Cassie knew this was real; his voice had that deep muffled quality to it.

"What are you doing here? I mean…" Heavens he was so tall and memories threatened to overwhelm her if she let them.

"I had a feeling you needed a friend." He told her softly and she felt her confusion turn to anger, now he was there? "Did one of the others contact you?" She asked pulling her hands free so she could plant them on her hips.

"But how could they? No one's been able to find you since the end of the war!" the Asian young woman fairly shouted letting her anger go at this armor clad body, one she'd needed and who'd not been here.

"Cassie, I know your in a bad place right now…" the phantom moved forward to try and explain but she just glared at him.

"How? How could you know? You weren't there!" She did scream now as the tears welled up hot in her eyes.

without another word the black clad figure reached up for the ruby in the dead center of his chest. In mere seconds another figure replaced that of the chivalrous phantom ranger.

Calling all angels

Walk me through this one

Don't leave me alone

Calling all angels

We're tryin' and we're hoepin' but we're not sure how...

"Adam?" the raven haired girl asked, her still streaming chocolate eyes going wider in true surprise.

"Hey Cassie." He waved a little, a grim expression on his face.

"I don't understand, you gave your powers to us." Cassie asked her rage and pain pushing back so she could think, just the sight of him did that, he was a person, not a thing. Added to that Adam was the phantom ranger? Why come now? he was here? But how had he heard?

"The phantom ranger's story is long and complicated but as for the other questions, I thought I'd see how you were doing after what happened today." He said running a hand through his long black hair in weariness.

"You heard about that back on earth?" Cassie asked numbly as she moved over to gaze out the small space bound window. She didn't know if she could handle this on top of everything else.

And every day you gaze upon the sunset

With such love and intensity

Why it's ...it's almost as if

If you could only crack the code

Then you'd finally understand what this all means

"Not exactly." Adam murmured, God he could feel her pain he couldn't believe she'd gotten this far. Cassie was in so much pain, just as he'd been with… In this one time he thanked what was left of the Eltarian world for his empathic skills which were linked to the phantom's ruby. At least he could be here for her, help her as he'd needed help.

"I don't believe that you're here for me. You never came just for me before so why are you really hear?" She asked turning back to him her arms folded across her chest in a stubborn gesture of grimness.

"Cassie I know I've not been such a great friend, but I couldn't always come when I wanted to or when you wanted me too." Adam said and Cassie frowned.

"Ranger business?" She asked a brow arched in annoyance.

"Some times." he said dragging a weary hand through his thick black hair. "Other times there were family problems." Adam admitted. he didn't want to talk here, not in a place where she'd morned. It they were going to get through this they'd have to go somewhere else, somewhere without memories for her. "Why don't we get out of here?"

"Where are we going?" Cassie knew this was the Adam she'd met and yet his face was much paler and his dark eyes seemed somehow sorrowful.

I was thinking somewhere we can talk with not so many memories." He offered and Cassie nodded in acceptance.

Ah, but if you could...do you think you would

Trade in all, all the pain and suffering?

Ah, but then you'd miss

The beauty of the light upon this earth

And the, the sweetness of the leaving

Walking to the bridge where Zhane and Carlos were running systems checks and scanning the area for trouble.

"Hey Cassie how you doing?" Carlos asked and she forced a brave smile.

"I'm doing."

"Well that's something at least." Carlos nodded.

"So any luck?" Zhane asked and Adam didn't move his lips to answer sending the silent message.

"She's coming with me to my ship so that's a plus at least."

Zhane didn't even blink at the silent transmission as his people were known for being able to speak telepathically. He simply returned.

"Good, take good care of her or I'll hunt you down and make loosing your ruby seem a simple way of dying."

Adam didn't reply nodding almost imperceptively and turning to Cassie.

"Are you ready?"

"I guess." With her answer Adam took the pink astro ranger's hand and they teleported out in a stream of pink and black sparkles.

Neither saw the look pass between Zhane or Carlos nor the frown that crossed TJ's face as he arrived in time to see the couple leaving.

Calling all angels

Walk me through this one

Don't leave me alone

Calling all angels

We're tryin' and we're hoepin'

But we're not sure how...

As the teleportation stream faded and Cassie found they were now standing on the darkened bridge of a ship she frowned. This was the phantom ranger's ship? It had always seemed to be just a fighter so how could there be a bridge like on the astro megaship? Cassie had forgotten she wasn't alone until he spoke up.

"It is an innerdementional pocketary vessel." When she just looked at him he added. "The ship is always there but the inside is somehow shrunk so it fully exists but not n our reality. It's like how I can seem invisible."

"You're always here but there?" She asked and he nodded.

"It keeps our true existence mysterious and safer for all of our unit."

"Your unit?" Cassie frowned at Adam; she didn't even realize she was not dying inside at the moment, her thoughts of Adam and his story.

"There were five of us." Adam said moving to stand at a computer consol where he pulled up a visual. There was a silver, grey and black swirling symbol and the words Spirits within.

"We were all previous rangers." Adam was saying as the first face appeared on screen.

Kimberly Heart:

First pink earth ranger

Gymnast

Fuchsia spirit ranger

Green belt in karate

Cassie knew her face, had seen it time and time again back on earth during the pan Global games. True she wasn't big on sports but she'd loved watching the games, the gymnasts just had so much balance and grace.

Cassie had never seen this guy but she'd heard about the summit. It was a really big deal to a lot of people back home and she knew why. It was one step for peace and a million for teens. It was not a surprise she'd been chosen as a ranger twice.

Jason Lee Scott:

First red earth ranger

Member of the first teen peace summit

Crimson spirit ranger

Master of Tie che, fifth level black belt in karate

Cassie recognized the next ranger very well; it had been the young man in dark green who had given TJ his turbo powers. She'd thought he'd just gotten on with his life.

Tommy Oliver:

First green earth ranger, first white earth ranger and third red earth ranger

Stock car driver

Emerald spirit ranger

Eighth level black belt in karate

What she red next had Cassie freezing. The oriental girl whose face she didn't know smiled back at her, her smile full of life and joy. Still she couldn't believe the words along with her status report.

TRini Kwan:

First yellow earth ranger

Member of the first teen peace summit

Gold spirit ranger.

Highest degree in preying mantis

Deceased

Calling all angels

Walk me through this one

Don't leave me alone

Adam watched her read and saw the moment what she was seeing hit Cassie, her eyes widened and a dark light filled them. He had been glad when the pain had left her face but perhaps it had to be there for her to see the truth.

"What happened?" Cassie heard her weak voice and didn't let herself think about Kendrix now; she couldn't if she did fear would grip her. She'd never thought one ranger could truly die let alone two. If this TRini and Kendrix could be taken out they all could die. She'd never let herself think about that Billy Cranston if she did she never would have been able to cope with the danger they faced everyday.

"Cassie?" Adam said softly and when she looked at him he saw the realization and fear she was righting.

Without a word Adam opened his arms to the pink astro ranger and pulled her in for a tight hug.

Callin' all angels

We're tryin'

We're hoepin'

We're hurtin'

We're lovin'

We're cryin'

We're callin'

'cause we're not sure how this goes

To Be Continued

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Ok I did my part now if you don't mind telling me what you'd think I'd really love to hear from you. Was it too done? I was hoping to give the phantom ranger a good reason for not having come for Cassie. That really bugged me. Also I wanted Cassie to have a more realistic reaction to Kendrix's sacrifice.