Author's note: I was trying to come up with my next story and looking over my old stories and for some reason I didn't like the ending of Blind Faith. Thus I came up with this. Hope you like it.

Special thanks to Dana Grayson for the help and suggestions.

Chapter 17 Endings or beginnings

"Wow." Joel breathed as the rocks slid aside and there before them swarmed a half dozen spirit animals all in their respective colors. He watched as then they chose their partners, and then dissolved into them. At the same time they saw the zords solidifying before them.

"What?" Dana asked Carter and he didn't say anything at first, and she felt fear shooting through her. "Carter?"

"The new zords." She heard the slight amazement in his tone and wondered what they really looked like. As her radar saw they were just hulking mounds before her. She couldn't be sure but she thought there were actually six of them.

"Zords?"

"Yeah, in our spirit animals." He told her coming back to himself.

"Oh, how many?" She asked hoping that she was right.

"Six." He said knowing just what she was wondering.

"I'm…" She smiled slightly.

"Dana, we went over this already, you are and will always be one of us." Joel said stepping to them. It was only then that they noted that the other ranger, the one who'd brought them there was gone.

"Their like animals, but on their fronts are pentagrams. Their protect us from being actually hit by the demons but their blasts and things like that are still dangerous." Ryan told his little sister.

"Well then I'd say we shouldn't get ourselves hit." The lavender ninjeti grinned.

"Do you know how much I love you?" Carter asked and Dana blushed as he leaned over and planted a satisfying kiss on her mouth.

"Give me a break." Joel muttered and Kelsey laughed.

"You just miss Ms. Fairweather." The yellow light ninjeti grinned at her friend and Carter got their attention saying.

"Let's go home guys."

"Oh yeah the sky cowboy's back in the saddle." Joel grinned happily even as they first turned to their spirit animals and then to streaks of light.

"Talk about a quick trip." Ryan said as they rematerialized just outside of Mariner Bay.

"Teleportation man." Joel grinned looking around the beach.

"Dana you ok?" Kelsey asked and Dana turned slightly trying to decide if they were ready.

"Dana?" Chad asked quietly and she raised her face to the sky.

"I…" She felt the four surrounding her and then the strength of their auras. She could do this, if she had them she could take down the whole dammed army." Let's go." She said and silently they made their final plans for the coming battle.

"Alright, our shields are holding up just fine." Ryan said tilting his head so he could feel it.

"Eagle!"

"BAT!"

"Phoenix!"

"Crow!" As Ryan was once more his animal they were picking up Chad and Kelsey and heading for the heart of town.

"How are the rangers doing?" Captain Mitchell asked as he watched Ms. Fairweather doing her best to put a new weapon together. Although they'd not gone with the rangers to the alien world the two founders of lightspeed Rescue were as exhausted as the rangers who fought down in town.

"The zords aren't doing so great, we need the others back." the scientist replied as she slid a mini-power cell into the trianicannon.

"I have a feeling things will be over soon." William Mitchell said grimly. He did too; he just hoped they were the winners.

"Time for a little pay back." Ryan's voice called as the bird swooped low, going right for the witch's head, and as she brought up her staff it dove in low at the last minute and its beak took out her left eyes.

"Ahhh!" The anguished scream had Loki whirling to see his companion now falling to her knees as the crow took out her other eye.

"Vypra!"

"She's dead and so." Only then did the demon see the eagle swooping in low to scoop him up in its talons and head for the bay.

"Nooo!" The creature screeched as the bird let it fall, plummeting into the water. Joel watched as it dissolved into a mass of hissing fire.

"Now." Dana thought as she headed for what was left of Vypra. Ryan still flew over the crying creature, at least until Dana hovered beside him, joined by Carter. Then as once they swooped low, Carter scooping up the sorceress and with the Crow and Bat flanking it they flew to the bay and as Joel joined them Ryan transformed and began to chant.

"Practitioner of the dark, many have you destroyed with your arts. Now you shall join the fate of those you have harmed, forced into their hell." He finished, knowing it was not a rhyme but hoping it might also work.

Dana would have smirked if she could have when she watched the enchantress falling, bursting into flames as her body hit the water.

"Now for the big boy." "

"Let's do this."

Flying back to the battle they found the others fighting the Batlings and the larger ups were unsuspecting as Carter and Dana took Jinxer and Joel picked up Diabolico as Ryan chanted the words he'd done over Vypra and soon they were helpless as they too dissolved into flames and were gone for good.

"Now for the rest." Joel said silently and the bat dove low, landing on the nearest building. She then went human and with her brother, she waited for Carter to bring Chad and Joel to get Kelsey. Then as the six stood she sent out to the rangers below to duck. Within seconds she used her powers and those of the others to pick all of the Batlings up together, to then dump them in the bay. The hisses screams and shouts were the sweetest sounds any of them had ever heard.

Then it was time to finish it, once and for all. Going bird they started out Carter carrying Kelsey and Joel carrying Chad.

"You Ok?" Ryan asked as he and Dana flew together.

"Yeah, a little tired but it will be over soon. We just have to stop the…"

"Hello rangers." Came the other worldly voice and they all looked ahead of them to see queen Bansheera, in all of her hideous glory.

"Well, at least it was a short flight." Joel said and in a flash they went human and there zords were about them, as they then began the final battle in earnest.

"Let's go right to mega…"Carter began but his girlfriend cut him off.

"No, I have an idea, Ryan you still have that spell?" Dana asked her brother.

"No, but I know it." He called and she then took off and Ryan began the chant, as she flew about the Queen, Kelsey following suit, her mustang zord racing around in front of the demonic queen.

"Powers of old, we've done as told." He then heard another voice, Chad.

"Grant us now, that power you vowed."

"Let her defeat be now!" Carter and Joel joined in as The Bat went flying, crashing to the ground.

Still the demon was in flames. Then the flying zords, the three still operational were racing for the demonic woman, carrying her screaming form towards the nearest body of water. As she tried to fight them there was a voice in her head.

"You wanted my city Bansheera," The soft but malicious voice purred.

"Pink ranger." the dark queen hissed in rage

"No," And through her pain the beast saw the image of the purple ninja ranger. "I am the purple mystic ranger and you are finished." Dana smiled and as the vision faded the queen's corporeal form dropped unceremoniously into the bay.

As the writer hit save the sunroom was silent, testimony to the author's thoughts. She'd started writing the little story in the hopes that her strange dreams of it would leave her. Now though she knew they would, just as she knew her husband would be with their little boy, singing to him the way she had ever since Billy James Grayson was born.

Getting to her feet Dana headed out through the living room, and up the steps to the nursery. She'd been right, he was standing at the window, Billy in his arms and as she stood there in the threshold she listened as he sang.

Am I in too deep?

Have I lost my mind?

I don't care, you're here tonight

A little smile touched the pediatrician's lips. It was a song she knew very well, they'd danced to it at first Joel and Angela's wedding and then their own. Yes, it was their song.

Oh, I just want to hold you

I just want to hold you, oh yeah

Am I in too deep?

Have I lost my mind?

Well, I don't care, you're here tonight

She sang the next lines in her soft sweet voice as she crossed to stand near her men.

She could see that Billy was sound asleep in his father's arms and for a moment she just looked at him, her little hero being held by her big hero, could anything be more perfect?

I can be your hero, baby

I can kiss away the pain

I will stand by you forever

You can take my breath away

Carter sang on, now for his wife. She looked like an angel freshly fallen from heaven, the watery morning sunlight catching gold on the blonde hair that framed her face.

It amazed him just how much they'd gone through, how much they loved one another. But then he'd known that first time he'd seen her loading an old woman into an ambulance that the paramedic was a very special person, even if he'd not known how much.

I can be your hero

She murmured and leaning up on tip toe, pressed her lips to first her son's chubby cheek and then her husband's lips.

"It's finished then?" He asked and she nodded. Carter asked setting his son in the oak crib which had been his wife's once upon a time.

"I'm not sure about the ending though." Dana admitted pulling the light cover over the infant.

"I'm sure it's great but if you like I can have a look at it." Carter hedged as he made sure the baby monitor was on.

"You really do want to read that story don't you?" Dana laughed. Ever since she'd started her book Carter had been trying to sneak a peak at it. She'd known it would make him crazy, that was something she'd never have thought, that carter Grayson loved solving mysteries.

"You wrote it, of course I do." He said as they moved out into the hall.

"Do you know how much I love you?" Dana asked turning again so she could give him a quick kiss.

"As much as I do you?" Carter asked scooping his wife into his arms, while not letting his lips leave hers.

"Carter what if Billy wakes up?" Dana asked trying to pull out of the light teasing kisses he was giving her.

"Let him." He grinned roguishly and Dana knew that someday she'd write their true story, tell everyone how they'd fallen head over heals for one another, but that could wait for another day.

The end

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