Chapter Three
An eerie silence had engulfed the park when Jasmine and Cam showed up. The five Rangers called them to where they stood.
"What did you guys find?" Cam asked.
"That." Shane said pointing into the air. Cam and Jasmine looked up. A neon purple sphere swirled among the clouds. Blue streaks of lightning slashed through the center of the sphere.
"What IS that?" Jasmine asked perplexed.
"My guess is that it's the portal you came through." Cam replied.
"Well now that we have that figured out," Dustin said, his back to the others, "maybe you can figure out how the heck we're supposed to fight that." The group turned to see an alien close behind them.
"Two in one day, that's got to be a record man." Blake said.
"You might want to get out of here." Hunter said to Jasmine.
"How?" the girl asked turning around in a circle, "We're surrounded." And surrounded they were. While they had all been looking at the portal, kelzacs had formed a tight circle around them. The Power Rangers assumed a fighting stance, and everything grew still. Nothing moved, it seemed as if time was waiting to see who would strike first. The kelzacs attacked in a fury of motion. The Rangers were instantly on the defensive.
~*~*~
Lothor watched as his kelzac army attacked the Power Rangers. An evil grin spreading across his face.
"I want you to grab the girl as soon as you can Zurgane." He said to his general.
"Of course master." The alien replied before teleporting to Earth.
"Now Rangers, the fun begins." Lothor laughed.
~*~*~
A kelzac grabbed Jasmine's arm. She seized his hand and flipped him over, kicking her next attacker. A sword sliced through the air next to Jasmine's head, cutting down two kelzacs that were advancing.
"Thanks." She said.
"Don't mention it." Shane replied. The two separated, and Jasmine was on her own again. She did a quick back flip, knocking down a couple kelzacs.
"Whoa, you go girl." Tori cried. Jasmine bowed, delivering a back kick to an advancing kelzac, knocking him into three more. Dustin whistled.
"She's giving us a run for our money dudes, are we gonna take that." He shouted.
"No way man." Hunter called back as he shot down a line of Lothor's goons. Suddenly, the kelzacs disappeared, and the alien advanced.
"It is my turn now Rangers." It said, "You will not defeat me as easily as you did the kelzacs."
"You might want to leave now Jasmine," Shane said, "This part can get messy."
"Right." The teen replied backing away, "I'll see you guys when you're through here."
~*~*~
The Power Rangers made sure their new friend was far enough away that she would not be harmed before attacking the alien with all their might. Sparks flew, and smoke clouded their vision. It was going to be a long fight.
~*~*~
Jasmine hurried to safety, all the while keeping an eye on her Power Ranger friends. They seemed to be having a stare down with the alien; they circled each other, trying to psych the other out. A hand shot out of nowhere and grabbed her arm roughly. Jasmine screamed, but a hand covered her mouth, making her choke back the sound.
"You're coming with me." A gruff, almost mechanical sounding voice said in her ear. Jasmine struggled against her assailant's strong hold, but he only tightened it more till she felt as if she was in a death grip.
~*~*~
The alien fell sooner then Dustin had thought. The smoke cleared, and he powered down with the rest of his teammates.
"Well that was fun." Hunter said sarcastically, "Just the way I want to spend my Friday afternoon."
"At least we can look forward to a nice relaxing weekend." Blake said slinging his arm across his brother's shoulders.
"That sounds great," Dustin said, "Hey maybe we can hang out at the beach, you know get some sun, maybe a few babes. OUCH!" he cried, gingerly touching his head where Tori had slapped him, "What was that for."
"You are so sexist." She said, "girls really don't like it when a guy refers to them as 'babes' and not as human beings.
"Sorry." Dustin said rubbing his head, "Blake man, you really need to learn to control your woman." Tori shot him a glare and raised her hand menacingly.
"Don't hurt me." Dustin cried hiding behind Shane.
"I try man," Blake laughed, "But she's got a mind of her own." Tori smiled at her boyfriend.
"As it should be," she responded, "and I'm sure Jasmine would agree with me."
"Duh," Hunter said, "You girls always stick together. You even go to the bathroom together."
"Not all girls do that." Tori said.
"How would you know," Dustin piped up from behind Shane, "You only hang out with us guys, and you know how people frown upon guys going into the girls room."
"Dustin man, I'd keep my mouth shut if I were you." Blake laughed as Tori sent the yellow Ranger a withering stare.
"You know what dude, I think I'll take you up on that advice." The group laughed and headed back to Ninja Ops.
~*~*~
"Hey dad," Cam greeted his father as the team walked into the lair, "Where's Jasmine?"
"I thought that she was with all of you." Sensei replied, coming out of his little hut.
"No, we ran into an alien, and we told her to come back here." Shane said.
"It is as I feared." Sensei said, sadly hanging his head.
"What is?" Cam asked.
"Jasmine's coming here was no mistake," Sensei said, "Lothor has some purpose in mind for her." The Power Rangers exchanged shock glances. Lothor had Jasmine, and they had no idea what he wanted with her.
~*~*~
"Well you certainly don't look menacing." Lothor said as he circled the young girl.
"What do you want with me?" The teen spat out, her voice hid her fear, and gave off an intimidating sense.
"That my dear you shall find out in due time." Lothor said.
"Uncle," Lothor turned around, Kapri and Mara, his dimwitted nieces stood behind him.
"What?" he growled, irritated at being interrupted.
"You said that Kapri and I could capture her." Mara whined.
"Did I?" The two girls did not hear the sarcastic, or the angry sound in their uncle's voice.
"Yes you did, and we thought it only fair that you let her go so that we can capture her ourselves." Kapri said.
"Release her, you say," Kapri and Mara nodded, silly grins plastered on their faces, "RELEASE HER!" Lothor bellowed, "Are you two really THAT stupid to think that after I have already captured someone that I would RELEASE them." The two coward together and Lothor loomed over them; "I want you two out of my sight." The two dimwitted girls ran out of the room. The hostage chuckled.
"What is so funny?" Lothor demanded as the girl broke into tears from laughing so hard.
"How do you expect to scare me, when there is so much comic relief around this place."
"You will fear me," Lothor said, an evil glint in his eyes, "and you will do as I say, or you will die."
~*~*~
Hope you all liked this chapter. Since Shane and Hunter have received few or no votes, I'm dropping them out of the running. So now the count stands at Dustin- 3, and Cam- 5. Don't forget to cast your vote.
What will happen to Jasmine? Why did Lothor take her hostage? Will the Rangers be able to rescue her? And just whom will Jasmine end up with, the brainiac or the goofball? Stay tuned to future chapters to find out.
An eerie silence had engulfed the park when Jasmine and Cam showed up. The five Rangers called them to where they stood.
"What did you guys find?" Cam asked.
"That." Shane said pointing into the air. Cam and Jasmine looked up. A neon purple sphere swirled among the clouds. Blue streaks of lightning slashed through the center of the sphere.
"What IS that?" Jasmine asked perplexed.
"My guess is that it's the portal you came through." Cam replied.
"Well now that we have that figured out," Dustin said, his back to the others, "maybe you can figure out how the heck we're supposed to fight that." The group turned to see an alien close behind them.
"Two in one day, that's got to be a record man." Blake said.
"You might want to get out of here." Hunter said to Jasmine.
"How?" the girl asked turning around in a circle, "We're surrounded." And surrounded they were. While they had all been looking at the portal, kelzacs had formed a tight circle around them. The Power Rangers assumed a fighting stance, and everything grew still. Nothing moved, it seemed as if time was waiting to see who would strike first. The kelzacs attacked in a fury of motion. The Rangers were instantly on the defensive.
~*~*~
Lothor watched as his kelzac army attacked the Power Rangers. An evil grin spreading across his face.
"I want you to grab the girl as soon as you can Zurgane." He said to his general.
"Of course master." The alien replied before teleporting to Earth.
"Now Rangers, the fun begins." Lothor laughed.
~*~*~
A kelzac grabbed Jasmine's arm. She seized his hand and flipped him over, kicking her next attacker. A sword sliced through the air next to Jasmine's head, cutting down two kelzacs that were advancing.
"Thanks." She said.
"Don't mention it." Shane replied. The two separated, and Jasmine was on her own again. She did a quick back flip, knocking down a couple kelzacs.
"Whoa, you go girl." Tori cried. Jasmine bowed, delivering a back kick to an advancing kelzac, knocking him into three more. Dustin whistled.
"She's giving us a run for our money dudes, are we gonna take that." He shouted.
"No way man." Hunter called back as he shot down a line of Lothor's goons. Suddenly, the kelzacs disappeared, and the alien advanced.
"It is my turn now Rangers." It said, "You will not defeat me as easily as you did the kelzacs."
"You might want to leave now Jasmine," Shane said, "This part can get messy."
"Right." The teen replied backing away, "I'll see you guys when you're through here."
~*~*~
The Power Rangers made sure their new friend was far enough away that she would not be harmed before attacking the alien with all their might. Sparks flew, and smoke clouded their vision. It was going to be a long fight.
~*~*~
Jasmine hurried to safety, all the while keeping an eye on her Power Ranger friends. They seemed to be having a stare down with the alien; they circled each other, trying to psych the other out. A hand shot out of nowhere and grabbed her arm roughly. Jasmine screamed, but a hand covered her mouth, making her choke back the sound.
"You're coming with me." A gruff, almost mechanical sounding voice said in her ear. Jasmine struggled against her assailant's strong hold, but he only tightened it more till she felt as if she was in a death grip.
~*~*~
The alien fell sooner then Dustin had thought. The smoke cleared, and he powered down with the rest of his teammates.
"Well that was fun." Hunter said sarcastically, "Just the way I want to spend my Friday afternoon."
"At least we can look forward to a nice relaxing weekend." Blake said slinging his arm across his brother's shoulders.
"That sounds great," Dustin said, "Hey maybe we can hang out at the beach, you know get some sun, maybe a few babes. OUCH!" he cried, gingerly touching his head where Tori had slapped him, "What was that for."
"You are so sexist." She said, "girls really don't like it when a guy refers to them as 'babes' and not as human beings.
"Sorry." Dustin said rubbing his head, "Blake man, you really need to learn to control your woman." Tori shot him a glare and raised her hand menacingly.
"Don't hurt me." Dustin cried hiding behind Shane.
"I try man," Blake laughed, "But she's got a mind of her own." Tori smiled at her boyfriend.
"As it should be," she responded, "and I'm sure Jasmine would agree with me."
"Duh," Hunter said, "You girls always stick together. You even go to the bathroom together."
"Not all girls do that." Tori said.
"How would you know," Dustin piped up from behind Shane, "You only hang out with us guys, and you know how people frown upon guys going into the girls room."
"Dustin man, I'd keep my mouth shut if I were you." Blake laughed as Tori sent the yellow Ranger a withering stare.
"You know what dude, I think I'll take you up on that advice." The group laughed and headed back to Ninja Ops.
~*~*~
"Hey dad," Cam greeted his father as the team walked into the lair, "Where's Jasmine?"
"I thought that she was with all of you." Sensei replied, coming out of his little hut.
"No, we ran into an alien, and we told her to come back here." Shane said.
"It is as I feared." Sensei said, sadly hanging his head.
"What is?" Cam asked.
"Jasmine's coming here was no mistake," Sensei said, "Lothor has some purpose in mind for her." The Power Rangers exchanged shock glances. Lothor had Jasmine, and they had no idea what he wanted with her.
~*~*~
"Well you certainly don't look menacing." Lothor said as he circled the young girl.
"What do you want with me?" The teen spat out, her voice hid her fear, and gave off an intimidating sense.
"That my dear you shall find out in due time." Lothor said.
"Uncle," Lothor turned around, Kapri and Mara, his dimwitted nieces stood behind him.
"What?" he growled, irritated at being interrupted.
"You said that Kapri and I could capture her." Mara whined.
"Did I?" The two girls did not hear the sarcastic, or the angry sound in their uncle's voice.
"Yes you did, and we thought it only fair that you let her go so that we can capture her ourselves." Kapri said.
"Release her, you say," Kapri and Mara nodded, silly grins plastered on their faces, "RELEASE HER!" Lothor bellowed, "Are you two really THAT stupid to think that after I have already captured someone that I would RELEASE them." The two coward together and Lothor loomed over them; "I want you two out of my sight." The two dimwitted girls ran out of the room. The hostage chuckled.
"What is so funny?" Lothor demanded as the girl broke into tears from laughing so hard.
"How do you expect to scare me, when there is so much comic relief around this place."
"You will fear me," Lothor said, an evil glint in his eyes, "and you will do as I say, or you will die."
~*~*~
Hope you all liked this chapter. Since Shane and Hunter have received few or no votes, I'm dropping them out of the running. So now the count stands at Dustin- 3, and Cam- 5. Don't forget to cast your vote.
What will happen to Jasmine? Why did Lothor take her hostage? Will the Rangers be able to rescue her? And just whom will Jasmine end up with, the brainiac or the goofball? Stay tuned to future chapters to find out.
