As Sparx turned to face him, Ace remembered why Mark had finally let him come.
"Sparx, look at these! Remember who you are!"
He held the book of photos open in front of her face. Sparx, still approaching him, finally seemed to focus on the photos. She stopped, as if frozen, then grabbed the book. Ace let her have it. As Sparx flicked through the book, each image, each face, brought memories flooding back.
"No! Stop that!" Kilobite sent a tentacle slithering towards the book. Random, waking up & seeing this, grabbed it with his claw. He squeezed until Kilobite screamed with pain, then let go. Kilobite slunk back into the shadows.
Sparx was still flicking through the photos as Random rolled up beside Ace. She reached the back of the book & closed it silently.
"Sparx?" Asked Ace tentatively.
Sparx looked up.
"Ace?" She collapsed, but Ace caught her before she hit the ground.
"Sparx, are you ok?"
"Mmmmm. Tired."
"Yeah, I'll bet you are." Ace sighed with relief. He scooped her up & was about to take off when he saw Lady Illusion watching them. His eyes met hers, & they gazed at one another for what seemed like an eternity, but was only a few seconds. Then she gave him a flicker of a smile & disappeared.
Ace turned to Random.
"Come on," He sighed again & looked at Sparx, who was cradled in his arms. "Let's get her home."
"All the right files are present & correct. She's back to normal."
It was half an hour later & Chuck had just finished checking that Sparx was O.K.
All the Lightning Knights had powered up, & Sparx had been given a run down on the day's events (Her own memory was a little hazy on this.)
"Well of course I'm normal!"
Said Sparx. Pulling out her sword, she added,
"I just can't wait to make Kilobite pay!"
Mark & Chuck exchanged looks & Random rolled his eyes. Ace smiled & thumped her on the back.
"Good to have you back, Sparx!"
The End.