A.N. This Chapter a has been revised for thoses who have read it. It's just a few lines at the end but i like this much better than before.

Chapter Seventeen: Enough is Enough

Chris continued to the Transport Bay where she decided on taking her Rescue Cycle. She grabbed a riding helmet then took off into the night. To fight a battle that could very well cost her life to win, but hey that's what being a Ranger was. She had learned that within her first year as a Ranger.

*Flashback*

"This could be risky." Alpha 5 said.
"Oh really, I couldn't have guessed."
"Chris!" Jason exclaimed.
"What?!" she said, "It's nothing new you know, we decided to take a big risk just becoming rangers. Everything we do is a risk how could you not have seen that by now?"
"Yeah but you don't have to be a smart-butt about it." Kim responded.
"Guys she right" Zach said.
"Don't agree with her it only provokes her more" The newest Ranger said.
"I don't need to be provoked Tommy, I can get to be a pain on my own thank you very much." Chris said.
"Guys we have a job to do, we need to do it." Trini said.
"I concur lets do this." Billy said.
"You may not return." Zordon said.
"We will that's a promise" Chris said, "Am I Right?"
"Affirmative."
"Yes."
"Yeah."
"Of course."
"Defiantly."
"Absolutely."
"May the Power protect you" Came the Voice of their Mentor.
"Time to Rock N' Roll." Chris said as all seven teens disappeared in a flash of colored light.

*End of Flashback*

Chris mind turned to the present as she came around a corner she adjusted her body to allow the bike to make the turn without wiping out. She had a job to do everything else had to wait she had to review what she knew as she drove. They demon was a beast and so fought like one it had killed many and didn't bathe afterwards. It was not like any other demon they had fought before. Ars'kar challenged her because she had hurt him. She had hurt it because she fought like it. She fought like it because she understood how it thought.
"Scary" she muttered to her self as she drove along.
The Aqua Base was a furry of activity everyone trying to figure out what to do. Captain Mitchell was giving orders for doctors nurses and surgeons to be prepared for whatever state in which Chris returned. Ryan was trying to convince Captain Mitchell to let them go a long as well. Chad was trying to stress how they should let Chris do what she could by herself.

"Ryan calm down" Chad said.
"I'm sorry I'm just trying not to let someone just get killed." Ryan shouted.
"You don't have to protect everyone." Chad said, "Just because Carter is in the hospital you don't have to worry like him."
"What?"
"That's what this is really, you don't want to see her hurt but you can't protect her Ryan. Chris can take care of herself after all she was the one that hurt Ars'kar, that's why he challenged her was because she hurt him. You don't want to see another person lying in the hospital like Carter. Carter worries about everyone and wants to protect everyone you share the same view but because Carter isn't here you seem to think you have to worry all by your self." Chad said. Ryan didn't say anything just looked at the young Asian man.
"But what do we do?" Kelsey asked walking up.
"Believe in her." Chad said simply. Ryan shook his head furiously and stalked off. Chad shook his head and followed Ryan, Kelsey followed behind Chad. Chris had to fight this on her own no matter how much Ryan didn't like the idea it had to happen that way. Joel wasn't too far behind nor was Dana. They had to believe in what Chris could win as hard as that seemed.

Chris rounded the last corner and pulled up. After she dismounted the bike she strapping on her swords and placing the Sais in her boots underneath her jeans she put her helmet down. The she walked up and stood facing the demon she took off her jacket and laid it on the ground.
"So you came." Came the demon's voice in the darkness.
"Are you really that surprised?" Chris said simply, "This is a One on One fight no one helps you and no one will help me."
"I don't need any help to defeat you human." Ars'kar said stepping forward placing a sword in the ground. Chris huffed at his comment and stepped forward sticking her katana and board sword into the ground. She left her board swords sheath off to the side and adjusted her katana's sheath.

Ryan began to punch the punching bag like there was tomorrow. Who was Chris thinking she could go off and fight alone? Who was the monster who challenged her wasn't he a man or demon enough to challenge him. Ryan just hit the bag and continued to do so, no one could be sure when he would stop. The others just watched him making sure he didn't do anything stupid.

Ars'kar began to move right then left Chris stayed still for her part in a simple defense stance. He moved left then right and back, then just back and forth, back and forth it's feet scrapping the ground, a deep and evil rumbling sound came from somewhere within it's body. Chris, however, wasn't frightened not since realizing the similarities between the two of them. She didn't move until the last minute as the creature charged her, waiting and waiting once again she vaulted over him and immediately contorted her body to turned and face him as she landed. He stopped and look at her there was more growling. This time the growling came from Chris. Ars'kar just huffed as he began to circle her again Chris this time kept her distance slowly moving from one foot to another. He charged first moving at an inhuman speed, Chris sidestepped at the last possible moment grabbing him and using her hip as leverage threw him on the ground. She flipped out of the way of his leg sweep as he jumped back on his feet. Chris kept on her toes ready to flip, duck or dodge away from his attacks. He was coiled ready to strike. He lashed out at Chris with his right leg Chris was a hair slow in dodging for which she was rewarded with a slash across her cheek, however, she was fast enough to grab his leg and knock him off his feet. He quick brought his left leg across and knocked Chris on to the ground her self. They rolled away from each other and stayed low moving on hands and haunches. Slowly making another circle around each other never stopped looking at each other.

Carter was trying not to go insane all anyone could tell him was that Chris had gone out to meet the Monster basically they knew nothing. Something was murmured about Chris sucker punching Ryan. Carter thought about it, if Chris was in a hurry she would do it not to hurt Ryan but get him out of her way. Sighing he prayed that Chris could make it through this, she was an amazing fighter but even she had limits.

Joel punched the bag after a few minutes of watching Ryan he decided he needed to hit something his self. He couldn't believe she had just done that of course he was surprised that she had taken swords, and those weapons like Raphael the Ninja turtle. He hit the bag and so did Ryan both slowly working out their anger, anger that wasn't dissipating.

Dana sighed as she watched them but she had decided a long ago that it was better to have them hitting something than to be out trying to interfere with the fight. She watched as Kelsey and Chad worked through some of Chad katas trying to hold on to their nerves. Dana had spoken to Carter but even still she felt a pit in the bottom of her stomach thinking of that monster and Chris fighting it out.

Chris flipped off the tree launching a spin kick that found it's target as she landed she rolled away. Ars'kar swung one of its claws at her but she managed to dodge it and used it as another launching pad. She jumped on his wrist and kicked his head as she flipped over him giving him a good kick in his butt sending him hurdling. Growling Ars'kar got to his feet and started charging again. Chris jumped up and grabbed a tree limb and swung over him but he stopped as he turned he managed to get a slash down Chris's back. No cry, grunt or recognition of pain or the attack other than Chris moved away from him. The slashes were superficial and would leave no mark nor would the ones on her face. Ars'kar had no scratches at all because of his demon hide. He lashed out with his right arm Chris grabbed it and sent him sprawling again head first into the ground. Chris settled back into a fighting stance.

Kelsey stopped practicing the katas Chad had been showing her. Noticing this Chad stopped and looked at her.
"Kelsey?" he asked.
"She's good" Kelsey said, "But I don't know if she's good enough."
"Good enough for what?"
"To win, that thing made mincemeat out of us." Kelsey said.
"You were surprise, a person can do much better if they're not surprised." Came the voice of captain Mitchell.
"We have to believe she can do it guys. There is no other choice." Chad said. Everyone stopped and looked at each other each thinking.

Ars'kar ducked under a lighting fast kick from the Red Ranger. She had stopped just defending and started to attack with a new found fury. He had not thought she could last even this long. There were no signs of either winning so the fight dragged on as they traded blows each time. She was smart and skilled there had not been an attack he tried that she couldn't counter though she took a few hits here and there in the process but she hurt him as well. His face still hurt from the punch she had managed to place just perfectly into his noise had he been human his nose would have been broken. He tried again to sweep out her legs but she jumped high into the air and place a kick to his face flipping away from him. As he was stunned she placed a few more punches to his body and a good kick to his stomach. For the first time in the fight he fell away from the Ranger.

Ryan screamed as he punched the bag making everyone jump. He was just so mad he was the strong of the males on the team he should be the one the demon challenged not Chris. The demon just wanted to boost his ego. Ryan then stalked from the room.
"Ryan" His father called.
"I'm not gonna stay here." He said after a moment the others followed him. They all grabbed their Jackets and climbed into the rover. They weren't going to stay here and wait for the news.

Ars'kar had to admit he had expected to be able to defeat the ranger long ago but she actually was hurting him. He lashed out unthinking he was satisfied with a rip but a moment later he realize it was only her clothes not her skin or bones. There was absolutely no blood. He looked at her and noticing her tattoo his green eyes widen as he realized what the symbol was. He dove for his sword bringing it around, no more fooling around she had to die and quickly. He was surprise by the clang of metal made him look back. Chris had taken out her Sais blocking his attack. He tried to bring the sword down oh her head but she blocked the attack and kicked him in the stomach. Then rolled away returning her Sais to her boots she seethed her katana and grabbed her broad sword. The battle grew more intense Chris blocked blow after blow trying not to gag on the sickening smell of rotting flesh and death that came from the sword. With every clang of metal flakes fell from the sword Chris didn't want to know what they were. Though she imagined that had once been apart of something thing once living, but quite honestly Chris didn't want to find out or be struck by the sword. She moved with her sword always in front of her never at her side. After a few more strokes an opening presented it's self and she took full advantaged of it. She struck swiftly and hard her reward was to break the demon's hide and injure him. Ars'kar released a howl of fury and began to strike wildly and quickly. Chris barely had time or room to block each attack. The attack came where Chris had to sacrifice the grip on her sword for the sake of her fingers. Ars'kar raised his sword above his head with a triumphant howl for he had cornered Chris; she had no avenue of escape. But as his arms raised over his head his eyes grew wide and his sword fell from his grip. Clutching at his chest he stumbled back. There was an eerie silence in the park then there was a light thud as something small fell to the ground. Ars'kar heard nothing save for his labored breathing as the other half of his jewel fell from his chest. Then he stumbled a little more before falling to the ground and becoming dust. There was no fiery explosion like other demons all power that he had was gone, it left him when Chris had cut his crystal. Chris stood at full height and sheathed her katana. She remembered days in which she had taken on so much more injury and was thankful. The wind blew gently and Chris scrunched up her nose at the smell from the sword that rode on the wind. It took her a moment to realize there had been a gasp from off to the side. She glanced to the side and looked at the rangers she had to resist the urge to smile at the look on Ryan's face. She walked over gathering up her broad sword and it's sheath she said a small prayer as she sheathed the sword. She looked out as she realized the sun was starting to rise on the horizon there was a faint hue of purple and shades of deep blue. Turning to the others she walked slowly towards them. She knew that she needed to go back to base and get her wounds treated. She walked strait towards the other Rangers trying to decided wither or no to be a pain or humble.
"Morning." She said.