Merrick/Shayla Fic
Merrick stood there in the golden sun as he and his companions watched her walk away. He stood there, his mind racing with a thousand thoughts, a thousand possibilities to change what was about to happen. Princess Shayla, keeper and guardian of the Animaria was about to disappears into the sky again, taking away the place that holds so much memory for the rangers and especially Merrick. He turned and noticed the others walking away with their heads down. He couldn't just walk away from this, like they are. He had to say something. For over thousand of years he has held these feelings inside. He felt like he was going to burst if he didn't let them go. He dashed forward, swift as a lunar wolf towards the white beauty in front of him.
"Princess Shayla!" He screamed out at the top of his lungs. His voiced cracked as he shouted, but the Princess heard and turned around, giving Merrick a familiar feeling as she looked at him. He stopped in his tracks and looked into her eyes. It was full of kindness and love, Merrick's heart began to beat faster. This feeling he has had for so long is dying to come out. He's screaming inside his head to tell her how he felt. The light wind blew gently across as she continued waiting, wondering why he has held her up from her last duty before she must return to her deep sleep. Merrick walked forward ignoring the prying eyes of the other rangers behind him. He quickly moved and got down on one knee, grabbing Shalya's hand and looking up at her. Shalya's eyes widen as she looked down at him. She looked directly into his eyes, seeing pain and eagerness to tell her something.
"Princess!" Was all he could mouth at the moment. A single tear streamed down Shalya's face as she tried to pull a smile for him. She moved her free hand slowly towards Merrick's and bent down to his level.
"Merrick. Don't do this to me please." She begged softly, trying not to choke on her tears.
Merrick's heart was about to crack in two, he didn't want to give up now, "Please Shayla. Let me go with you."
Shayla closed her eyes, as more tears fell to the ground, she stood up quickly and turned away, "Merrick, stop it right now!" She stammered.
Merrick stood up and shook his head, "You can't do this to me. We've been away from each other for far to long and now that we are together again.." He trailed off.
She turned to look at him, "We can't anymore. I have been chosen to protect the Animaria." She replied gently.
Merrick put his hand on his chest, "And I was chosen to protect you!" He shouted. He started to breath heavily, his heart was beating a million miles an hour. He couldn't accept this. He didn't want to accept this.
She turned away once more to hide her tears, "That was a long time ago. You belong here now."
"That's besides the point!" He responded calmly.
"No, Merrick. That is the point." She said softly
"But." He refused to accept the answer
"Goodbye Merrick." She said softly as she began to walk away. Merrick stood there, watching here as a bright white light swallowed her. Merrick continued to watch as she turned her head and gave a small smile before disappearing into the sky. Merrick looked back at the ground, the wind was blowing more furiously. He closed his eyes, letting a single drop of tear fall to the ground as he clenched his fist. Trying to hold back his emotions. His pain. He turned and began to walk away. In to the forest, in to the unknown. He did not matter where he was going for it was meaningless now. He walked out of sight as the rest of the rangers watched onwards as the Animaria was lifted to the sky.
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The End. R&R
Merrick stood there in the golden sun as he and his companions watched her walk away. He stood there, his mind racing with a thousand thoughts, a thousand possibilities to change what was about to happen. Princess Shayla, keeper and guardian of the Animaria was about to disappears into the sky again, taking away the place that holds so much memory for the rangers and especially Merrick. He turned and noticed the others walking away with their heads down. He couldn't just walk away from this, like they are. He had to say something. For over thousand of years he has held these feelings inside. He felt like he was going to burst if he didn't let them go. He dashed forward, swift as a lunar wolf towards the white beauty in front of him.
"Princess Shayla!" He screamed out at the top of his lungs. His voiced cracked as he shouted, but the Princess heard and turned around, giving Merrick a familiar feeling as she looked at him. He stopped in his tracks and looked into her eyes. It was full of kindness and love, Merrick's heart began to beat faster. This feeling he has had for so long is dying to come out. He's screaming inside his head to tell her how he felt. The light wind blew gently across as she continued waiting, wondering why he has held her up from her last duty before she must return to her deep sleep. Merrick walked forward ignoring the prying eyes of the other rangers behind him. He quickly moved and got down on one knee, grabbing Shalya's hand and looking up at her. Shalya's eyes widen as she looked down at him. She looked directly into his eyes, seeing pain and eagerness to tell her something.
"Princess!" Was all he could mouth at the moment. A single tear streamed down Shalya's face as she tried to pull a smile for him. She moved her free hand slowly towards Merrick's and bent down to his level.
"Merrick. Don't do this to me please." She begged softly, trying not to choke on her tears.
Merrick's heart was about to crack in two, he didn't want to give up now, "Please Shayla. Let me go with you."
Shayla closed her eyes, as more tears fell to the ground, she stood up quickly and turned away, "Merrick, stop it right now!" She stammered.
Merrick stood up and shook his head, "You can't do this to me. We've been away from each other for far to long and now that we are together again.." He trailed off.
She turned to look at him, "We can't anymore. I have been chosen to protect the Animaria." She replied gently.
Merrick put his hand on his chest, "And I was chosen to protect you!" He shouted. He started to breath heavily, his heart was beating a million miles an hour. He couldn't accept this. He didn't want to accept this.
She turned away once more to hide her tears, "That was a long time ago. You belong here now."
"That's besides the point!" He responded calmly.
"No, Merrick. That is the point." She said softly
"But." He refused to accept the answer
"Goodbye Merrick." She said softly as she began to walk away. Merrick stood there, watching here as a bright white light swallowed her. Merrick continued to watch as she turned her head and gave a small smile before disappearing into the sky. Merrick looked back at the ground, the wind was blowing more furiously. He closed his eyes, letting a single drop of tear fall to the ground as he clenched his fist. Trying to hold back his emotions. His pain. He turned and began to walk away. In to the forest, in to the unknown. He did not matter where he was going for it was meaningless now. He walked out of sight as the rest of the rangers watched onwards as the Animaria was lifted to the sky.
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The End. R&R