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TheDreamerLady: I was reading through some reviews from back in February…and some sparked at me…is your birthday February 25th? If it is, that's the same as me!
Author's Note: For "Endless Skys": I don't think I'll be continuing this one. Giannola has done such an incredible job explaining Sky's life when he was young, I don't know if I can top it! hehe... I'm also having a huge writer's block for it…so if something amazing happens, I'll add it. For now, it's going under "inactive" but I'm leaving it up.
Chapter 17! I recently caught a cold (bleh…) so if this isn't as good as you hoped it would have been, it'll only get better… so bear with me!
Has Kat discovered a way to finally save Jen? Only time will tell! This is it, the last battle!
The Race Against Time, part 2
The only thing to rise from the heated earth was smoke. Not a soul moved, not even a breathe of wind. All was silent around Butler Square as the smoke began to clear. Be through the smoke was a flash of blue, red, yellow, green and pink. But those flashed didn't move.
Nothing moved.
'What have I done?'
"I can't believe it…"Steelix muttered."The Rangers…are…finished!" Steelix's voice cut through Jen's thoughts as she turned slowly around to see the Mutants behind her rejoicing for the destruction of the Rangers.
'I've…killed them. My team and Eric, dead. Jack, Bridge, and Z, they were so young.' Her eyes glanced over towards the last two bodies that lay together. 'No…' There, Sky and Syd lay entangled in each other's arms, clinging to life. But life is something they were not spared. 'Oh God, no! Sydney…Sky.'
A sudden tear fell from her reddened eyes. But that red was not from her eyes. No, she suddenly felt a rush as the red escaped her pupil, and they returned to her natural shade of hazel.
"They're all dead, by my hand." She muttered sadly and glared through the smoke.
"Yes, very good, Jennifer. You have served your purpose well." Conwing laughed and Steelix joined into his chorus. "The Rangers stood no chance."
Steelix glanced at the way she held herself, and then stopped laughing. Something was different about her."Jennifer!" he commanded.
She whipped her head around and stood at attention, stiff as a board. The red quickly returned to her eyes. "Come here." Steelix commanded.
She hesitated for a split second, and then stepped forwards. "Yes, Master?" she asked and powered down.
Steelix gazed into her eyes. "The Rangers are dead. Very good job." But something was off. He knew it after he mentioned the death of the Rangers…her eye twitched.
A boulder suddenly crashed into the Mutants as Jen ducked it. "What the hell was that?" Conwing screamed.
Nine people suddenly stepped forwards, strength shown brightly in their eyes.
"We're not done yet!" Jack called.
Lucas took another step forwards and pointed at the mutants. "You think you've beaten us, you've got another thing coming."
"With or without powers, you're going down." Eric said.
"Silly Rangers, why won't you DIE?" Steelix screamed as him and Conwing stepped forwards, firing a blast at them. Each Ranger ducked to the side and avoided the blast.
Jen however, stood back and glued her eyes to the ground.
On the Highway
His motorcycle engine was screaming as he neared over 100 miles per hour. Wes had earned many angry blasts from the drivers as he weaved in and out of car lanes. It was the quickest way towards Butler Square, since an overturned tractor trailor blocked off New Tech Blvd.
'Hold on, guys.' Wes thought as he sped down the exit ramp. 'I'm coming.'
Back at Butler Square
"Ahh!" cried Trip as he crashed into a building, a pain exploded into his head.
"Trip, you okay?" Katie asked as she rushed to her friend's side. He didn't answer right away. "Trip!" she shook him.
"Yea, I'm fine." He muttered.
"Not what I can say for you, Officer!" Steelix yelled kicked Katie hard in the chest, sending both her and Trip airborne.
"You can never defeat us!" Conwing said and stepped forward, only to find himself on the ground and a pain developing in his chest.
"Think again, Conwing!"
Jen's head whipped around as she saw the figureof a manrun through the smoke, his blaster hot. His voice was someone's she knew all too well. 'Wes.'
"What is he doing here?" Steelix shouted.
"I'm here to defeat you and take back what is mine!" he glanced towards Jen.
Steelix's eyebrow raised. "He wants her back, he can have her. Jennifer," he commanded. "Finish him."
Back at Command
Cruger watched in silence as Wes stepped forward and faced Jen.
"He has to break through to her," Kat echoed his thoughts. "If not, it'll be the end for both her and the Rangers."
"I know, Kat." He sighed. "Come on, Wes. Get her back."
Cruger and Kat stood side by side as their breaths silenced.
Butler Square
"This is it, Jen." Wes said. "It's now or never." He gulped and clutched the chip tighter. He stepped forward slowly. "But to make it fair," he said as he extended his right hand. "May the best Ranger win."
Jen eyed him for a moment, but shook his hand. 'What are you doing, Wes?'
Wes sighed and touched her cheek, but Jen pulled away. He nonchalantly let his arm travel down her arm and covered her morpher. He placed the chip stealthy on her morpher.
Not a second later, Jen shoved him hard backwards into the concrete. "Let's finish this…" Jen said. Wes held his breathe as she morphed. "Time For…Time Force!"
But instead of a black and pink aurora, sparks flew from her morpher and sent an electrical shock throughout her body, causing Jen to cringe and fall to her knees. Wes squeezed his eyes shut as he heard her cry of pain. 'So much for not hurting her.'
"Alright, Wes! Her morpher as been surged, she won't be able to morph." Kat's voice came over his helmet microphone.
"What have you done?" Steelix cried and got a bad feeling in the pit of this stomach.
"He's deactivated my morpher, Master." Jen said and turned back to where Wes stood. "Even more reason to destroy him."
There was something that surprised the Red Ranger and some something he failed to notice before. Jen's engagement ring still shown brightly on her finger, which made him gasp.
"Come on, let's help hi-" Sky suddenly jumped, but Eric held him back.
"No Sky." The Quantum Ranger said.
Sky threw up his hands. "Why? Dad'll need all the help he ca-"
"He's gotten her back once by himself, he can do it again." Lucas gave Eric the answer he was looking for and earned a nod of thanks from Eric.
"Besides," Eric added. "This is something between them, not you."
Sky sighed and felt a hand on his shoulder. Syd looked up at him with wide blue eyes, and was about to say something, but was lost for words. Sky sighed and hugged her tightly.
"He'll do it, Sky." She whispered and stroked his hair. "I know he will."
"I hope you're right, Syd." Sky turned back and held her close as his father and mother stepped out into the street.
"No weapons." Jen threw her blaster aside as Wes followed her actions.
"No weapons," he echoed. "Let's finish this, Jen. You and me." Wes took in a worried breathe as he got into his fighting stance, and Jen did the same.
Wes stood there in front of her. The memories they shared flashed before him. The first moment they met, the cookies, and the first night they made love. All of them seemed like a blur. At that moment, he made himself a promise. He'd get her back, no matter what the cost.
Even if that meant his own life in return.
ch 18 up soon…
Author's Note: Now, come on! Did you guys really think I would have their battle in this chapter and end this so abruptly? NOOO…I have to be a bitch and make it the NEXT chapter! Hehe…chapter 18 up shortly…
