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CHAPTER 22 Family Feud
Leila stood tall and proud as Mesogog's attention lingered only on her.
"No matter, I will destroy you too," he said before firing energy balls at her. Leila did not move as the energy balls seemed to dodge from her by themselves, going off a few feet away from her. The rangers and the others were in awe at Leila's tremendous power.
"This is nothing like I imagined it could have been Kanoi. I wonder if she'll be able to handle it," Sensei Omano said.
"If she's anything like you my friend, she'll be all right," Sensei Watanabe said reassuringly. Leila raised her hand and lighting seemed to form around it.
"Thundersaurus Staff!" she cried as a massive weapon appeared in her hand. She spun it around gracefully before taking a fighting stance.
"Bring it on, Mesagog, if you think you can," she said. Mesagog growled in anger. He charged at her and they fought weapon to weapon. They each blocked an attack from the other and held it. Leila leaned in to him so everyone else would not hear.
"I see all and know all with these powers, Mesagog. So as you walk the streets among us, I'll know it's you," she said angrily before pushing him off of her.
"Say hello to my little friends," she said sarcastically before firing two energy balls beside her. The energy balls materialized into two miniature tyrannosaurus rexes. One was pure gold and one was black and gold. They began zipping around, faster than Mesagog could see. They slashed at him until he fell in pain.
"Lord Mesagog!" Zeltrax cried as he and Elsa ran to their leader's side. They helped him up but he brushed them off angrily.
"This isn't over rangers!" he hissed before disappearing, along with Elsa, Zeltrax, and the Tyranodrones. No body moved. They were too much in shock from how much power Leila had displayed.
"Um guys," said a familiar voice. Everyone turned to see Hayley standing right outside the door.
"You might want to come in to do any interrogations before cameras show up," she said. Everyone made their way towards Hayley's and as they crossed the threshold, their morphed forms vanished into their regular clothes or ninja uniforms. Leila was the last to come in. Everyone stared at her as she positioned herself.
"Ninja Form!" she cried, her gold ranger suit disappearing. Trent and Hunter immediately noticed she looked a little pale. Hunter moved to help her to a couch. The still injured Kira and Tori sat in the laps of their respective boyfriends.
"Nice of you guys to show up on my birthday," Leila said sarcastically, referring to her grandfather, aunt, and mother.
"Leila, we couldn't stand in the way of this happening," LeeAnn explained.
"And that meant you couldn't be here for my birthday?! Give me a break!!" Leila cried in anger.
"Leila, that's enough," Laura said sternly.
"Shove it mom, you have no room to be an authority figure to me. What would telling me about all of this have changed from it happening?!" Leila demanded. LeeAnn, Laura, and Sensei Omano were silent.
"I didn't think so," Leila responded. She sat down next to Hunter and he put her arm around her.
"Maybe you should come home for a few days," LeeAnn suggested.
"No way!" Trent yelled. Everyone turned to him. LeeAnn and Sensei Omano looked at him in surprise.
"Young man, who are you to object to how we raise Leila?" Sensei Omano demanded.
"First of all, you don't seem to be raising her at all, she's doing a great job of that on her own. Second of all, I'm Trent Fernandez, the adoptive son of Anton Mercer and Leila's adoptive brother. I'm not about to lose my sister the second I get her without a fight," Trent screamed.
"That won't be a problem Trent," Hunter said. LeeAnn, Laura, and Sensei O all looked at Hunter in shock.
"Leila's a ranger now, she's bonded to both the Dino Rangers AND the Storm Rangers. All three of you know you can't take her away from her duties as a ranger so you shouldn't even try," Hunter said. Dr. Oliver noticed how sad Leila looked. He saw tears start to form in her eyes.
"Uh, guys...," he tried to interject but no one heard it.
"THAT'S IT!! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!" Leila screamed. Everyone turned and saw upset she was.
"I never asked to be a ranger but now that I am, I'm going to take it seriously and I would appreciate it if everyone would stop talking as if I can't think for myself. In case you've forgotten, I'm seventeen today but it looks like that's the last thing on SOME of your minds. Goodbye, I'm going to go try and salvage any chance of having a good time on my own birthday!" Leila yelled before running out of the café. Everyone sighed. Blake stopped Hunter from running after Leila.
"Let her be for just a little bit. She'll need you soon enough," he said to his brother.
"This isn't going how I hoped it would," Sensei Omano said.
"She's a teenager and she's becoming a woman, sir. She needs the chance to grow up," Kira said.
"What about your dad, Trent? Shouldn't he know anything about this?" Devin asked.
"He doesn't even know about me being a ranger, I doubt Leila would WANT him to know about her. Does he even know about the academies?" Trent asked of Leila's family.
"As far as we know he doesn't," Sensei Omano said.
"But he's a very stubborn man, he may know more than he lets on," LeeAnn said.
"You said there was something else that we have to worry about besides Mesagog. What were you talking about?" Shane asked. Sensei Omano looked at all the rangers and sighed.
"With the unleashing of the Thunder Box legend comes a new enemy looking to drain the power of the Thunder Box. He can easily take it from Leila and the second he realizes that she's fighting as a ranger and with other rangers, he'll try to take all of your powers too," Sensei Omano explained.
"Who is he?" Dr. Oliver asked. The Sensei's looked at each other, hesitating to speak. Meanwhile, Leila wiped her tear filled eyes as she walked.
"Leila?" she heard. She turned around and saw her father. He approached her with a half-smile, half-concerned look on his face. He handed her a small present.
"I was just on my way to see you, happy birthday, but what's wrong?" he asked. Leila gathered her emotions.
"Family troubles, but I have a question?" she asked.
"What?" Anton asked.
"What should I call you? Dad...or Mesagog?" she asked.
WHAT is Leila talking about? New twists. Who is this new enemy Sensei Omano was talking about? What adventures lay in store for the rangers as the school year inches to a close? How will the relationships/friendships continue to develop amongst the two ranger teams? Please R&R.
Author's Note: I move out of my dorm tomorrow. I will try to update another chapter by tomorrow note but the latest it will be is Friday. But you'll probably get one...or maybe even two tomorrow.
CHAPTER 22 Family Feud
Leila stood tall and proud as Mesogog's attention lingered only on her.
"No matter, I will destroy you too," he said before firing energy balls at her. Leila did not move as the energy balls seemed to dodge from her by themselves, going off a few feet away from her. The rangers and the others were in awe at Leila's tremendous power.
"This is nothing like I imagined it could have been Kanoi. I wonder if she'll be able to handle it," Sensei Omano said.
"If she's anything like you my friend, she'll be all right," Sensei Watanabe said reassuringly. Leila raised her hand and lighting seemed to form around it.
"Thundersaurus Staff!" she cried as a massive weapon appeared in her hand. She spun it around gracefully before taking a fighting stance.
"Bring it on, Mesagog, if you think you can," she said. Mesagog growled in anger. He charged at her and they fought weapon to weapon. They each blocked an attack from the other and held it. Leila leaned in to him so everyone else would not hear.
"I see all and know all with these powers, Mesagog. So as you walk the streets among us, I'll know it's you," she said angrily before pushing him off of her.
"Say hello to my little friends," she said sarcastically before firing two energy balls beside her. The energy balls materialized into two miniature tyrannosaurus rexes. One was pure gold and one was black and gold. They began zipping around, faster than Mesagog could see. They slashed at him until he fell in pain.
"Lord Mesagog!" Zeltrax cried as he and Elsa ran to their leader's side. They helped him up but he brushed them off angrily.
"This isn't over rangers!" he hissed before disappearing, along with Elsa, Zeltrax, and the Tyranodrones. No body moved. They were too much in shock from how much power Leila had displayed.
"Um guys," said a familiar voice. Everyone turned to see Hayley standing right outside the door.
"You might want to come in to do any interrogations before cameras show up," she said. Everyone made their way towards Hayley's and as they crossed the threshold, their morphed forms vanished into their regular clothes or ninja uniforms. Leila was the last to come in. Everyone stared at her as she positioned herself.
"Ninja Form!" she cried, her gold ranger suit disappearing. Trent and Hunter immediately noticed she looked a little pale. Hunter moved to help her to a couch. The still injured Kira and Tori sat in the laps of their respective boyfriends.
"Nice of you guys to show up on my birthday," Leila said sarcastically, referring to her grandfather, aunt, and mother.
"Leila, we couldn't stand in the way of this happening," LeeAnn explained.
"And that meant you couldn't be here for my birthday?! Give me a break!!" Leila cried in anger.
"Leila, that's enough," Laura said sternly.
"Shove it mom, you have no room to be an authority figure to me. What would telling me about all of this have changed from it happening?!" Leila demanded. LeeAnn, Laura, and Sensei Omano were silent.
"I didn't think so," Leila responded. She sat down next to Hunter and he put her arm around her.
"Maybe you should come home for a few days," LeeAnn suggested.
"No way!" Trent yelled. Everyone turned to him. LeeAnn and Sensei Omano looked at him in surprise.
"Young man, who are you to object to how we raise Leila?" Sensei Omano demanded.
"First of all, you don't seem to be raising her at all, she's doing a great job of that on her own. Second of all, I'm Trent Fernandez, the adoptive son of Anton Mercer and Leila's adoptive brother. I'm not about to lose my sister the second I get her without a fight," Trent screamed.
"That won't be a problem Trent," Hunter said. LeeAnn, Laura, and Sensei O all looked at Hunter in shock.
"Leila's a ranger now, she's bonded to both the Dino Rangers AND the Storm Rangers. All three of you know you can't take her away from her duties as a ranger so you shouldn't even try," Hunter said. Dr. Oliver noticed how sad Leila looked. He saw tears start to form in her eyes.
"Uh, guys...," he tried to interject but no one heard it.
"THAT'S IT!! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!" Leila screamed. Everyone turned and saw upset she was.
"I never asked to be a ranger but now that I am, I'm going to take it seriously and I would appreciate it if everyone would stop talking as if I can't think for myself. In case you've forgotten, I'm seventeen today but it looks like that's the last thing on SOME of your minds. Goodbye, I'm going to go try and salvage any chance of having a good time on my own birthday!" Leila yelled before running out of the café. Everyone sighed. Blake stopped Hunter from running after Leila.
"Let her be for just a little bit. She'll need you soon enough," he said to his brother.
"This isn't going how I hoped it would," Sensei Omano said.
"She's a teenager and she's becoming a woman, sir. She needs the chance to grow up," Kira said.
"What about your dad, Trent? Shouldn't he know anything about this?" Devin asked.
"He doesn't even know about me being a ranger, I doubt Leila would WANT him to know about her. Does he even know about the academies?" Trent asked of Leila's family.
"As far as we know he doesn't," Sensei Omano said.
"But he's a very stubborn man, he may know more than he lets on," LeeAnn said.
"You said there was something else that we have to worry about besides Mesagog. What were you talking about?" Shane asked. Sensei Omano looked at all the rangers and sighed.
"With the unleashing of the Thunder Box legend comes a new enemy looking to drain the power of the Thunder Box. He can easily take it from Leila and the second he realizes that she's fighting as a ranger and with other rangers, he'll try to take all of your powers too," Sensei Omano explained.
"Who is he?" Dr. Oliver asked. The Sensei's looked at each other, hesitating to speak. Meanwhile, Leila wiped her tear filled eyes as she walked.
"Leila?" she heard. She turned around and saw her father. He approached her with a half-smile, half-concerned look on his face. He handed her a small present.
"I was just on my way to see you, happy birthday, but what's wrong?" he asked. Leila gathered her emotions.
"Family troubles, but I have a question?" she asked.
"What?" Anton asked.
"What should I call you? Dad...or Mesagog?" she asked.
WHAT is Leila talking about? New twists. Who is this new enemy Sensei Omano was talking about? What adventures lay in store for the rangers as the school year inches to a close? How will the relationships/friendships continue to develop amongst the two ranger teams? Please R&R.
Author's Note: I move out of my dorm tomorrow. I will try to update another chapter by tomorrow note but the latest it will be is Friday. But you'll probably get one...or maybe even two tomorrow.