The Rise of the Phoenix

by Kalimba Tijuana Razi

Mesogog wasn't defeated and he now has assistance by a creature named Zabia. Now, the Power Rangers must use their newly found powers to defeat Mesogog. They won't be fighting alone. The Phoenix Rangers are there to also

5. Journey to the Oracle

Chapter 5

Thea lead the group through the petrified forest in hopes of finding what she was looking for. "Thea, exactly where are we going?"asked Kira as she followed behind Thea. Thea continued to walk through until she reached a clearing. She leaned on a tree and turned around facing the other rangers and Haley. Everyone found a spot in the clearing and settled down for a moment. Thea turned towards the tree and looked down at the roots She closed her eyes as she thought to herself. "How can I bring myself to say that I am putting my friends in danger. Skyler and Damien are my only family and they know what's at stake but I only wish there was an easier way to tell the others this. What the hell am I getting myself into? I guess I am just going to have to bite the bullet and get this over with." Tommy sat down on a rock and let Kira climb into his lap. "Thea, is everything alright?"asked Kira. Thea sighed and turned around and looked at her friends. "Let me explain everything. We're headed to the Oracle's Cavern. In order to regain our powers, we have to summon the Oracle and if we play our cards right then we can get eternal powers. The only downfall to this plan is we may not even make it to the Oracle. Everyone who has tried to summon upon the Oracle, has died in the process. Oracle's Cavern is full of traps so we have to be extremely careful,"said Thea. Conner looked around at the other rangers and saw no looks of excitement. "So if we don't get our powers from the Oracle, what will happen?"asked Ethan. Everyone turned their heads back to Thea. Thea sighed and walked towards the other Rangers. "It will take all of the power we have right now to call upon the Oracle. If we don't succeed, Zabia and Mesogog will win." Trent wasn't so sure about what was going on. "So we have to sacrifice our powers in order to get more powers?" "That's right,"said Thea. Conner became upset, he held his anger behind his eyes. Damien could see and feel Conner's pain, flames building behind his eyes trying to burn. "Conner, are you okay?"Damien asked. Conner scuffed and lifted up a stone from the ground, walked to an edge of the clearing and threw the rock as hard as he could into the distance as he cried out in anger. "No way am I giving up my powers. There has to be another way,"Conner said. Damien walked over to Conner but didn't want to upset him anymore than he already was. "Conner, I know your upset about this but there isn't another way. Trust me, I know." Conner began to calm down and walked back over to the other rangers. "I'm sorry. I just think there should be another way. We shouldn't have to sacrifice our powers and only have a alight chance of getting them back." Tommy sighed as he held Kira close to him. "Conner, I wish there was some other way we can get our powers back without just giving them up like this. There is no way around this. We have to do it." Conner looked around at all of the other Rangers and sighed. Skyler walked over to Conner and reached her arm up an put her hand on Conner's shoulder. Conner turned around and looked down at Skyler. She took her arm off his shoulder and smiled at him with eyes filled with innocence. Conner held her hands tight in his grasp and kissed them lightly. "Alright, let's get this over with,"he said. Thea nodded and looked over to Skyler. "Do you really think your up for this? It's not gonna be easy Skyler." Skyler walked over to Thea, wrapped her arms around her neck . Thea knew Skyler was strong and embraced her back as if she was her real sister. "I can do this Thea. I'm a Ranger til the end and no one can ever tell me otherwise,"whispered Skyler into Thea's ear. Skyler let go and Thea smiled as she also let go of Skyler. Thea smiled as she looked back at the others. "We should keep going, it isn't that far til we get to the Oracle's Cavern but it's going to get treacherous so stay close." Thea began to walk out of the clearing with the rest of the group following behind. Thea and Damien lead the way through the petrified forest.
Terrain did become treacherous as Thea predicted. Damien took the lead as the group came to the dark side of the forest. He stopped in between two trees and turned facing the group. Everyone stopped dead in their tracks at the sight of Damien stopping. "Alright guys, this is where things become dangerous. This is the Dark Forest. We are no longer going to be in Reefside. As we enter the Dark Forest, we enter the Oracle's dimension. This is going to be extremely dangerous so everyone must be careful. I am warning you now, for once we go in, there is no turning back. Is everyone up to the challenge?"he asked. Every ranger had a puzzled look on their face as they looked at each other for a sense of relief. "I'm in,"said Kira as she stepped towards Damien. Damien leaned forward and hugged Kira tight as he whispered 'Thank You' into her ear. They released their grip from each other and looked back at the rest of the group. Tommy stepped forward and stood next to Kira. Haley and Ethan stood next to Tommy followed by Trent standing with Thea. Skyler joyously joined the pack as she motioned for Conner to follow. Conner rolled his eyes. "I can't believe I am going to do this,"he thought to himself as he stood next to Skyler. Damien glanced at the group and then turned around towards the entrance of the Dark Forest. Damien held his hand out and took a step towards the entrance. His hand touched the barrier and began to pierce the seem to the next dimension. Damien took another step and let his arm pierce all the way through. As he took another step, his whole body went through the barrier. Damien looked back at the others and signaled for them to follow. Thea emerged from the back of the pack and crossed through the barrier. Tommy was the next to cross. Kira stepped through the barrier with everyone following behind. The light of the day soon faded as the darkness of the Oracle's dimension blocked out the bright sun of Reefside. "Stay close everyone and be alert. You never know what may happen,"said Thea. Damien and Thea stepped in the front of the pack and lead the way through the Oracle's dimension.
The Oracle's dimension was dark and bleak. The Oracle's Cavern was hidden deep in the mountains past the forest. The only way to get to the Cavern, was to cross the trails through the Forbidden mountains. The trails were long, covered with rocks as sharp as a sword's blade. The trails were high, way above the ground. One slip could be a fatal fall. "Stay towards the wall everyone,"said Thea as she motioned for everyone to go towards the side of the mountain. Trent walked towards the side of the mountain. He touched the side of the mountain and tried to balance his footing in between the rocks beneath him. As he took another step, he stepped on an unstable rock and slipped. He landed on a sharp boulder and sliced his ankle. Trent screamed out in pain as he grabbed his ankle, blood seeping from his wound, coating his hand red. "Trent!"cried Tommy as he rushed over to Trent's side. Tommy gently lifted Trent's body into his arms and leaned him up against the mountain wall. Damien rushed over, placing his hand down on Trent's blood soaked hand. "Let me see,"said Damien as he removed Trent's hand from his gashed ankle. "You're lucky. This could have been much worse. You're gonna be alright. Damien ripped off a part of his long sleeve shirt sleeve. He wrapped it gently around Trent's gashed ankle and secured it with a knot. "Can you stand?"asked Damien. Trent stood up with the help of Tommy. Trent put some pressure on his leg and tried to walk. "I can walk. I'll be fine." Damien nodded and walked back up to the front with Thea. "Are you sure your okay?"asked Tommy out of concern. Trent smiled at his friend. "Yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry about me." Tommy took Trent's word and walked back up to the front of the pack with Kira. Trent took another step on his sore leg and felt the pain pierce through his skin and rush through his body. Trying to ignore the pain, Trent pressed on with the others.
Skyler walked next to Conner. She refused to look him in the eye and tried to focus her attention elsewhere. "I can't love him now. I have to focus on what is ahead of me. Focus Skyler, the fate of your friends ride on your shoulders. There is no room for love when your life and the lives of others rest in your hands. I just hope I will be able to live long enough to show Conner how much I love him,"she thought to herself. Conner looked down at Skyler and smiled at her. He could tell she was avoiding him but he wondered why. "She won't look at me. I wonder what I have done now to upset her. I don't remember saying anything rude to her. We barely said a word to each other today. Something is going on with her and I have to find out what." Conner wrapped his arm around Skyler's shoulders and pulled her close to him as they came to the end of the trails. "Okay guys, we are in another part of the forest. There are going to be many traps around here so be alert and watch out,"said Thea. Conner wasn't paying attention to a word Thea said. He concentrated his attention on Skyler. He put his hand on her cheeck and caressed her head gently up, he wanted her to look at him. Conner was shocked with what he saw, Skyler's innocent face was pale. Fear filled her soulful hazel eyes as she panted. "Skyler, what's wrong?"Conner asked in concern. "I can't tell you. It hurts to say,"Skyler wept. Conner looked Skyler in the eye. "You know you can tell me anything." Skyler writhed away from Conner and walked as fast as she could away from him. Conner walked after her as she ran behind a group of trees. Conner found Skyler behind the trees, curled up on the ground as she wept into her knees held close to her chest. "Skyler, if there is something you need to tell me, now would be the right time,"said Conner. He placed his hand under Skyler's chin and gently lifted her face up. "This is going to be difficult for you to understand Conner but I have to tell you,"Skyler said. Conner embraced his arms around her shoulders and kissed her gently on the cheek. He looked back at her and glanced at her eyes. The fear still resided and wasn't fading. "You know you can tell me anything Skyler."
As the group treaded on, no one noticed Conner and Skyler missing. Trent grew weak and felt the pain in his ankle grow the more he walked. Haley turned back and saw him struggling, limping on his right leg, trying not to fall. Haley couldn't bear to see Trent in that much pain, she could feel the pain herself as she watched his every movement. Haley walked over to Trent , grabbed his arm and threw it over her shoulder. "You say that your alright but I know your lying,"said Haley with a smirk. Trent scuffed as he leaned down on Haley. "Lying is such a harsh word. I would rather think of it as...okay it is lying. I just don't want to slow everyone down. Our powers are more important than my petty scrapes and bruises." Haley rolled her eyes. "Like it or not, I'm helping you because you need it. Besides, that's what friends do." Trent nodded, leaned onto Haley's shoulder and began to walk with her. Thea noticed the group beginning to slow down and made sure everyone was still following. She saw Trent and Haley straggling behind and walked down towards them. "You guys doing alright back there?"she called. "We're fine,"said Haley. Thea got closer and closer to Haley and Trent with every step she took but then she stopped. Looking down at the ground, rocks began to roll down past her feet. She could feel them hitting up against her shoes, sharp rocks piercing through the leather of her hard soled boots. Then, the ground shook, lasting for a couple of second then stopped. Thea looked around and saw everyone else dumbfounded by the sudden movement of the ground. "Don't Move! Stay where you are!"cried Thea. The ground shook again, creating cracks in the ground surrounding every ranger. The cracks became larger and the ground began to sink below the surface. Everyone froze in fear, not sure of what they were supposed to do. Tommy became stuck, his feet caught tight in the cracks of the fracturing ground. "I'm stuck!" Kira looked down at the ground cracking beneath her while it sank further. Dodging every crack, Kira managed to escape the cracks beneath her feet. She climbed out of the pit she was stuck in and rushed to Tommy's side, grabbing his hands and pulling as hard as she could to get him out. Damien felt his feet sink into the cracks beneath him, he was also caught in a rocky trap. Ethan felt his feet sink into the ground, rocks surrounding his ankles, rubbing them the wrong way. Thea and Haley cried out as their feet became caught. "I'll get you out of this Haley!"cried Trent as he bent down and tried to pull Haley's feet out of the grounds grasp. "Trent, NO! Get out of here or it will get you too,"said Haley as the ground sank deeper beneath the surface. Trent climbed out of the sinking pit and grabbed onto Haley's hands. "Hang on!" Kira felt her grip on Tommy's hands begin to slip as her arms stretched as far as they could while the ground pulled Tommy down below the surface. "Hold on Tommy!"cried Kira, tears rolling down her eyes. The ground sank even deeper beneath the surface. Tommy looked past Kira's face and saw rocks beginning to roll down the mountain side at a rapid speed. "Look out!" Kira turned around and saw the rocks coming towards her but wasn't able to dodge them in time. A large boulder hit Kira in the back of the head, knocking her over, and breaking her hold on Tommy's hands. "KIRA!"Tommy cried as he sank beneath the surface completely, disappearing into the Earth's crust. Kira felt her mind fading, her vision was blurred and her head was cloudy. "Tommy, don't leave me,"murmured Kira as she past out. Rocks continued to pour down the side of the mountain. Trent struggled to keep a grip on Haley. "Trent, watch out!"cried Haley. Trent was struck by a rock as he turned around, knocking him against the mountain side and making him unconscious. Haley and the other rangers sunk beneath the ground. The ground continued to shake and rocks still rolled down the side of the mountain. Kira and Trent laid unconscious on the ground as the mahem around them continued.
Conner took Skyler in his arms as she wept quietly into the palms of her hands. "Skyler, it's alright. Just tell me what's wrong." Skyler removed her hands from her face, revealing the tear stains under her eyes. "I don't think you know this but my power as a Phoenix Ranger is telekinesis. It is the most powerful of all powers a Phoenix Ranger could have. That is why Mesogog and Zabia want me. That is why they captured me before. That is why I have to call upon the Oracle." Skyler couldn't help the fact that she was becoming upset. Conner didn't understand where this saddened feeling was coming from. "Skyler said that she had to call upon the Oracle herself. Could this be what's upsetting her. That can't be true. I thought we were all using our powers to call upon the Oracle?"Conner thought to himself unsure. Skyler buried her face deep into Conner's chest as tears slipped out of her eyes uncontrolled. Conner stroked Skyler's hair, trying to calm her down. "I thought, Thea said-." "Thea didn't say the whole truth. I have to call upon the Oracle using everyone's powers. I will have all of your powers in my possession when I summon the Oracle. She will absorb our powers and create new ones but I have to do it because I have telekinesis. That is why so many people have died in the process of summoning the Oracle. They didn't have the right powers and they didn't give her what she wanted,"said Skyler. Skyler sat up and looked to Conner as her savior. "I don't know if I have what it takes. I always thought I did but now...now I'm not so sure. Conner, I'm scared." "What else does she want besides our powers?"asked Conner. Skyler hesitated to tell him. Conner could see the fear behind her eyes grow and pale her already pale face. He took Skyler into his arms and stroked her hair as she breathed heavily on his chest.
"Kira, are you alright? Can you hear me?"asked a familiar voice. Kira opened her eyes slowly and refocused her vision the best she could. Her head was cloudy, throbbing pain struck the front of her forehead and the back of her upper neck and head. She felt the comfort of a friend hold her close. She wished it was Tommy, holding her tight, comforting her but it wasn't. Kira closed her eyes again. "What is this pain I feel? I wish it would disappear. Please have Tommy be holding me close. I just need to feel his comfort, the only love he can give,"she thought to herself as she opened her eyes again. She could see straight again but felt the pain in her head grow worse. She looked up at the one holding her up and it was Trent. "Are you okay Kira?"he asked as he helped her sit up completely. Kira placed her hand on her head, right on the pain. The touch of her hand to her neck caused the pain to increase. Kira groaned in pain as she removed her hand from the back of her neck. "Trent, what's going on?" Trent maneuvered his body around so he was facing Kira, looking her in the eye. "Kira, do you remember what happened?" Kira shook her head 'No' as Trent sighed. "You don't remember everyone sinking beneath the ground in the earthquake?" Kira looked puzzled. She thought to herself, trying to relive the moments Trent was speaking of. She remembered Tommy, sinking beneath the Earth as she clutched onto his hands. As his hands began to slip, she had turned around and then blacked out. "Tommy,"Kira whispered. Kira stood up as best she could, losing her balance and then leaned up against a nearby rock. She skimmed the area and saw no cracks in the ground, no rocks piled everywhere, no sign of the other rangers or Haley. Kira panicked. "Where is everyone? What happened to them?"she asked. Trent walked over to Kira, and held her hands. "Kira, their gone. I don't know where they are. They just disappeared into the ground." Kira didn't want to believe what she was hearing. "No! They can't be gone! They aren't gone! I can't believe it! I won't believe it! I have to find them, no matter what it takes,"Kira thought to herself. Kira stormed off into the forest like a demon. "Kira! Where're you going! Come Back!"cried Trent as he raced after her. Kira refused to stop as Trent chased after her. Running faster and faster, Kira tuned out the sound of Trent screaming her name. She was only thinking of the others, her main concern. Kira didn't know where she was running or where she was headed. "I have to find them. I must get to them. Hang on everyone, help is on the way. Hang on Tommy, I'm on my way to save you,"Kira thought. "Kira stop!"cried Trent, panting harder as he ran. Kira didn't turn back, ignoring every word Trent spoke. Kira didn't care about what Trent was saying. She rushed through the forest so quick, unaware of where she was going or what lied ahead. Kira smacked every tree brach out of the way just to get out of the forest. As she threw the large palm leaves back, she came to the top of a waterfall. She stood at the tip of the cliff and looked over at the roaring water below. Trent emerged from the brush behind her and stood in front of her. "Kira what is going on?"asked Trent. Kira looked over at the roaring water and down the fall. The drop was long with many sharp rocks and large boulders hidden under the mist. Kira looked down and saw the water splash hard against the rocks. Fear built up in Kira's mind as she looked down at the water and then back at Trent. "We have to find them Trent!"Kira cried. "Kira, I don't know if we can. Who knows where they are,"said Trent. Kira heart sunk. "How can he say that? Our friends are out there and need our help and he doesn't care!"Kira thought. The ground began to slip beneath her feet. Kira couldn't feel it and Trent could not see the tip of the cliff Kira stood on beginning to crack. "Trent, we have to find them!"Kira cried once more. Trent felt Kira's sadness engulfed in her rage. He was afraid to approach her, unsure about what she was gonna do. Kira's frustration built up inside of her, surging through her body. She could feel the tension in her arms, pressure in her head and weight building deep into her feet, piercing through the soles of her shoes. The tip of the cliff Kira stood on began to crumble beneath her feet. Kira couldn't feel the rock crumbling. "Kira, I know we have to find them but please just think about what you are doing,"said Trent as he tried to inch closer to Kira. Trent feared for her, bewildered by her current actions. "Please Kira, don't do something you will regret. Now is not the time,"thought Trent. The cliff became weaker by the second as Kira's frustration grew. "Trent, what are we gonna do? We can't just stand here!"cried Kira. The rock began to break apart into larger pieces of stone, crashing into the roaring falls. Kira felt a rumble beneath her feet and looked down at the now cracked cliff. Her legs were stiff, unable to move off of the crumbling rocks. "Trent!"she screamed as the rocks beneath her collapsed completely, sending her into the roaring falls. Trent sprinted over to the tip of the cliff and grabbed a hold of Kira before she was trapped in the water. Roaring water from the falls hit against Kira's body as she dangled from the cliff with only Trent's hands for support.
Conner held Skyler close as she wept into his shirt. "Skyler, what else does the Oracle want?" Skyler lifted her head up from Conner's chest. Her eyes were closed as they burned with tears filled with uncontrolled fear. She turned her head away from Conner and refused to look at him. "Conner, I have-."she began but then heard abrupt screaming from in the distance. Conner and Skyler shot up and noticed everyone had walked ahead. No one was insight. They could hear the screaming in the distance getting louder. "HELP!"cried the concerned voice. Conner and Skyler went running through he petrified forest, towards all of the screaming. Conner ran ahead of Skyler as she tried to keep up with the fast pace Conner was going in. Skyler began to slow down. "Skyler c'mon!"exclaimed Conner. He didn't turn around to see if Skyler was still following; he just kept running. "CONNER!"Skyler screamed. Conner stopped running and turned around to find Skyler gone. "Where did she go?"thought Conner to himself. Skyler had just disappeared. "HELP!"cried the voice again. Conner recognized who was screaming and began to run faster. "It's Kira. She needs help. I have to find her,"he thought as he sprinted through the forest. Conner leaped over a shrub and found himself in a clearing near the cliff hanger and water fall. Trent laid on the ground with his arms dangling over the cliff hanger and Kira on the other end of his hands. "HANG ON KIRA!"cried Trent. Kira could feel the roaring feeling of the water fall smacking against her body. The water hit against her face every so often, burning her eyes. "HOLD ON!"Conner cried as he looked around. The only ones in sight were Trent and Kira. "Where the hell is everyone!"he thought. Conner noticed Trent losing his grip and wasted no time in rushing over to help his friends. Conner leaned over the cliff hanger and reached for Kira's hands. Conner couldn't reach Kira's hands. Trent struggled to keep his grip on Kira. The water dampened both of their arms, loosening their grip. Kira tried not to lose her grip but couldn't keep a firm hold on Trent. Conner tried reaching for Kira again. He leaned farther down the cliff hanger to get closer to Kira. He tried to grab her hand but he couldn't. The water hit against Conner's hands as he reached for Kira. He scooted even closer to the edge of the cliff hanger and tried to reach her again. He leaned down again to try and grab Kira but lost his balance and tumbled down the cliff hanger. Kira let go one of her hands from Trent and grabbed Conner's hand. Conner swung into the waterfall and became engulfed in it's wrath. Trent struggled to hold onto Kira and Conner. He could feel his grip slipping. Kira tried to regain grip of Trent but her hand slipped. Kira and Conner began to fall down the cliff. Trent leaned as far as he could over the cliff hanger and grabbed Kira's hand. As Trent grabbed a hold of Kira once again, he felt very unstable and fell over the side as well. Kira, Conner and Trent screamed as they fell down the side of the cliff hanger. It was a very long drop and at the bottom of the cliff sat large pointy rocks. "Hang on!"cried a familiar voice. Kira almost hit the rocks but stopped in midair as well as Trent and Conner. Conner could feel the strength of a friend pierce through his skin and warm him up inside. Hoovering in midair, Kira, Trent, and Conner were unable to move. A warm glowing cloud surrounded their bodies. The cloud shined a bright blue. Slowly, their hoovering bodies were moved to a nearby cave underneath the waterfall. They floated right through the middle of the waterfall, not a drop touching their bodies. The glowing cloud was like a protective coating, they were as safe as they could be. Standing in the entrance of the cave was Skyler, her arm extended out in front of her and her body had an outline of turquoise. Kira, Trent and Conner hoovered inside the cave with Skyler right in front of them. Skyler lowered her arm slowly and let her friends feet touch the floor. Skyler's arm touched her waist and her body shed it's outer turquoise outline. Conner's feet touched the ground as well as Kira's and Trent's. The blue clouds disappeared from their bodies. "I'm alive? How is that possible? I fell off the cliff? I must be a ghost of some kind. Either that or I'm losing my mind,"thought Conner to himself. Skyler rushed over to Conner and jumped into his arms. She wrapped her arms around Conner's neck as he wrapped his arms around her waist and swung her in a small circle. Haley and Ethan rushed to Trent's side and made sure he was okay. Kira looked through the crowd and found the one man she was looking for. Kira eyeballed Tommy and approached him with a smile on her face. Tommy looked at Kira cheerfully skipping towards him. Kira threw her arms around Tommy's neck and he wrapped his arms around her waist. She felt so happy, refusing to let go, never wanting to let Tommy out of her sight again. Kira felt a small set of tears slip through her eyelids, filled with the joy of being reunited with the man she loved. Tommy kissed Kira gently on the cheek. "I was so worried about you. Are you alright?" Kira let go of Tommy neck as he let go of her waist. Tommy looked into Kira's beautiful doe eyes, small tears surrounding them. He gently wiped the tears away from her cheek. "I'm fine but I was so worried about you." Kira smirked and then turned her attention to the other rangers. "Okay, one thing I don't understand is how did we survive that fall?"asked Kira. Skyler turned away form Conner and looked towards Kira. "I was able to catch you in mid air and levitate your bodies into the cave using my telekinetic powers." Conner put his hand on Skyler's shoulder as she continued to look at Kira and Tommy. Skyler turned around and faced Conner. "Where did you disappear to when we were running? I heard you scream but when I turned around, you were gone,"said Conner. "I screamed because I fell into a sink hole. I didn't even know it was there. It was covered by a camouflage portal. That is why I am here. I found the others down here. Thea and Damien went to explore the cave's tunnels so I stayed behind with the others. You, Kira and Trent were the only ones missing. We heard the screaming and followed your voices down the caverns until we came here." "Thea and Damien? Where are they?"asked Trent. "Their still in the tunnels. They have been gone for a long time,"said Ethan. "Maybe we should go looking for them. What if something happened to them?"asked Kira, concerned for her friends. Tommy pulled Kira close to him. "We shouldn't worry about them too much. I have a feeling they will be just fine." Kira felt reassured by Tommy words. "Wait! Something's happening!"cried Skyler as she grabbed her head in pain. Skyler was beginning to see shadows in her head. Skyler was losing focus, feeling weak in the knees, feeling her body cramp and collapse. Skyler blacked out, falling into Conner's arms. Her body was so heavy, knocking Conner down to the ground with her in his arms. Skyler still held her hand to her head, now starting to breathe heavily. "Skyler, what's wrong?"asked Conner. Skyler didn't respond, just laid there. "What's the matter with her?"asked Kira as she grabbed a hold of Tommy's hands. Everyone looked down at Skyler as she laid motionless in Conner's arms. Skyler could see the black clouds in her head fading, revealing images of Thea and Damien in the caverns. She could see Thea and Damien, trapped somewhere in the caves tunnels, struggling against the Oracle's power. She could see the Oracle draining their powers. "Skyler!"cried Thea. "Help us!"cried Damien. Skyler wriggled in Conner's arms, trying to fight back the terrible thoughts haunting her. "No, Thea. Damien, no,"mumbled Skyler, her eyes still closed. "Skyler, Skyler, wake up,"said Conner as he shook her gently. Skyler opened her eyes slightly and focused her eyes on Conner's head luring above her, upside down from her perspective. Her head was still throbbing, ached with the pain of terrifying thoughts. "Thea and Damien need help,"said Skyler under her breath. Trent looked at Haley confused. "What are you talking about?"he asked. Conner helped Skyler sit up, her head still spinning, trying to focus. "Something's wrong with Thea and Damien. We have to find them,"she said. Skyler got up slowly, still not completely herself again. "Skyler, take it easy. We will find them but you need to slow down,"said Haley, concerned for her friend. Skyler was finally able to see straight, looking ahead at the tunnel in the cavern. "They're trapped, in the cavern. The Oracle found them. They need our help." "Are you sure about this?"asked Ethan. Skyler nodded and ran down the cavern tunnel. "Skyler wait!"cried Conner as he chased after her. The other followed behind Conner, unsure of where they were headed.
Skyler ran faster and faster down the cavern tunnel, not knowing what to expect. Conner followed behind her hoping she would stop soon. "Skyler, where are you going?"he asked. Skyler ignored him completely. In the distance, Skyler could hear a familiar voice. "Go back and get the others. This is it,"said the voice. "That's Thea! She's dead ahead! C'mon!"cried Skyler as she ran faster towards Thea's voice in the cavern. "Don't stop talking Thea. I'm gonna find you. Please be okay,"thought Skyler. Skyler walked around the corner of the cavern and walked right into Damien's arms. Skyler looked up at Damien and held him close to her, small tears slipping from her face as a relief. Conner came around the corner and found Skyler in Damien's arms. The others came around the corner as well and were pleased to see Damien. "I'm glad you all are here. Follow me. Thea has found the Oracle,"said Damien. Skyler released her grip from Damien as she calmed down, trying to concentrate on the mission ahead. Everyone walked into the cave filled with lighted candles and a statue standing in the middle of the cave, on top of a large platform, surrounded by a thin creek of water from the falls. Small steps stretched across the creek to the statue. The statue depicted the form of a tall goddess with long wavy hair and a dress all the way down passed her ankles. The cave was large, there was enough room for everyone to stand. Everone took a place around the platform and looked towards the statue. "This is it. This is where we have to call upon the Oracle,"said Thea. Skyler couldn't take her eyes off of the statue. "I am yours. Please let us regain our powers. You don't understand what we have went through to get here. I will sacrifice anything to you just to get our powers back. I, Skyler Lyn Ashton Clark, the Turquoise Phoenix Ranger, request that you answer my prayer. I will pay the price at any cost for my friends and family,"Skyler thought to herself. "I'm ready Thea,"said Skyler as she turned to Thea. Thea nodded her head as she unhooked her pendant and put it around Skyler's neck. Damien did the same thing. "Good Luck Skyler,"said Damien as he hugged her. Damien stepped away as well as Thea. The others didn't know what was going on, no one bothered to say anything. Skyler turned towards back to the statue and sighed. "Here goes nothing,"she mumbled to herself as she walked towards the statue. Skyler stepped onto the steps and then onto the platform. She stood directly in front of the statue and looked into the eyes of the Oracle. Skyler sighed as she closed her eyes. Her body began to glow turquoise with an outline of purple and then another outline of silver. Skyler lifted the pendants from her chest and rested them into the palms of her hands. She held her hands in front of her chest. "I call upon the great Oracle of the Phoenix, the source to all that is good and mighty. Hear my voice and rise. Hear me call. I am the Turquoise Phoenix Ranger. Rise Great Oracle! Rise! RISE!"said Skyler. A rumble came from beneath the cave and cracked every piece of rock. Suddenly, A flash of light erupted from the statue, bursting through the roof of the cave, shattering it into rubble. "Answer me Great Oracle!"cried Skyler. A flash of light appeared in front of Skyler, swiping the pendants from her neck and grabbing the Dino Gems from the other Rangers. The light dropped the Dino Gems and pendants in front of the statue. Skyler was losing her concentration, feeling the Oracle drain her of all her power. She couldn't move, feeling constricted by the Oracle's power surrounding her body. The Dino Gems began to glow as well as the Phoenix Pendants on the ground. The powerful light encircled Skyler in a shining cyclone of power. Skyler couldn't move. Conner watched dumbfounded as Skyler was being stripped of her powers by the Oracle. The light continued to cyclone as it turned silver, turquoise, and purple. It had sucked all of the power away from Skyler. Skyler let out a small scream and then went silent. The light released her and then encircled the Dino Gems and Phoenix Pendants. Skyler's face went pale, her eyes rolled into the back of her head as her eyelids closed and she fell to the ground. The light surged around the Dino Gems and Phoenix Pendants, turning into a rainbow of light. The light floated up above Skyler's head, reflecting the light onto her skin. The cyclone of light created a small explosion over Skyler's head as she still laid motionless of the platform. Out of the explosion came a silver box. The shining light disappeared into the statue of the Oracle leaving the unconscious Skyler on the platform.
"Skyler!"cried Conner as he ran up onto the platform. Tommy followed behind him, dodging in front and scooping Skyler up into his arms. Conner knelt down next to Tommy and gently held Skyler's weak hand in his. Kira jumped up onto the platform and sat on the other side of Tommy. The sight of Skyler made her want to cry out but she held it in. Thea and Damien walked up onto the platform and approached the box left behind by the Oracle. Haley, Ethan and Trent jumped up onto the platform as well. Haley looked over Damien's shoulder as he opened the silver box, revealing the Dino Gems and Phoenix Pendants. There were the red, blue, yellow, black, and white Dino Gems as well as turquoise, purple and silver. There were also new Phoenix pendants with the Dino Rangers engraved on them just like the other Phoenix Rangers. "We did it! We have our new powers!"cried Thea as she pulled the silver box out of Damien's hands and revealed what was inside to the others. Thea placed the box on the ground and let everyone look at their powers. "Don't you mean Mesosgog's new powers Purple Phoenix Ranger?" Zabia appeared from behind the brush of the thick forest. Lifting his arm with his sword extended, Zabia swirled his arm around in a circle. The background behind them changed. The land was no longer dark but became brighter. They were no longer in the Oracle's dimension but back in the petrified forest of Reefside. "I believe you have something that belongs to Mesogog and you have something that belongs to me Silver Ranger. You have my life,"said Zabia as he approached the platform. Damien shoved the box into Thea's arms and motioned her off the platform. "Get out of here everyone. Get back to the lab. Protect the powers! Go Now!"shouted Damien. Thea passed the box to Haley and stood next to Damien. "I will never leave you. If it's a fight he wants than it's a fight he'll get." Zabia walked towards the platform. "Stand strong everyone. Hold your ground,"said Thea. Ethan stood next to Thea, planting his feet firmly into the cement. Trent went next to Damien, standing securely next to him. Haley thought this would be the perfect opportunity to escape to the lab and protect the powers. She knelt down next to Tommy as he still held Skyler in his arms. "We should get Skyler back to the lab. It's not safe to keep her out here,"said Haley. Tommy looked down at Skyler's pale face, struggling to stay alive. "Your right. I'll take her back to the lab. We have to find somewhere to store the powers until we can find a safe time to use them,"said Tommy. Kira grabbed Tommy's arm, pulling him back down to her. "You are not going anywhere. I will go back with Haley. The Rangers need your strength." Tommy knew he should do what Kira had said, she was right. He didn't want to admit she was but agreed with her. "Fine. You and Haley take Skyler back to the lab and come back as soon as you can." Kira reached for Skyler and lifted her out of Tommy's arms with Haley's assistance. "Be careful Kira,"said Tommy. Kira smiled as she leaned Skyler over her shoulder. "You too. I will be back as soon as I can." Haley and Kira walked the still unconscious Skyler off of the platform and began to walk off into the petrified forest.
"Do you really need your piers to protect you Damien? I thought you were able to fight on your own,"smirked Zabia. Damien felt strength surge through his hands emerge into a fist. "This will be your last fight Zabia. You will be giving me my life back which you stole." Zabia charged towards Damien and he charged back. Zabia grabbed Damien and pinned him to the ground, holding his sword above Damien's head. "Damien!"cried Thea. Zabia lifted his sword to the Rangers and shot a laser towards them. The Rangers were thrown back onto the platform by Zabia's laser. "Don't even think about taking another step closer or I will kill him and you,"said Zabia. Zabia looked past the smoke of his laser and saw Haley and Kira sneaking off with Skyler and the powers. Zabia grabbed Damien by his shirt collar and held him up, his sword barely touching Damien's neck. "I will take my life back from you later. Right now, I need to retrieve Mesosgog's newly found powers." Zabia threw Damien down on the ground, his sword blade sliding across Damien's face. Damien cried out in pain as the blade rubbed across his face, leaving a slash mark across his cheek. He hit hard against the ground. Thea ran out towards Zabia in anger. "You monster!"she cried as she grabbed Zabia by the arm. Zabia threw her off easily and pursued after Haley and Kira. Ethan and Trent to hold him off but they were also tossed off. Tommy and Conner tried to attack Zabia but was unsuccessful, finding himself eating dirt like the other fallen rangers. Zabia looked back at the fallen rangers and cackled. "I thought you Power Rangers would at least give me somewhat of a fight. You are such worthless beings." Zabia put his sword back in his belt and ran off into the distance. Tommy got back up off the ground and chased after Zabia. "You will not lay a hand on them, not while I'm here. Hang on girls. I'm coming to save you,"thought Tommy as he chased after Zabia. Tommy could feel a strength pulsing through his body as he ran faster through the forest. It wasn't long before Tommy reached Zabia. Zabia had Kira and Haley cornered in a dead end, Skyler was waking up as she laid in Kira's arms. Skyler opened her eyes and saw the putrid face of Zabia looking back up at her. Skyler froze, her body stiffened into Kira's chest. "It's okay Skyler,"said Kira, trying to comfort Skyler as best she could. Skyler eyeballed Tommy standing behind Zabia like a snake ready to strike. Tommy stood inches away from Zabia ready to attack so the girls could get away. Tommy was about to grab Zabia by the back of the neck but was stopped by Zabia, grabbing his wrist and twisting his arm. Zabia whacked Tommy in the leg with his sword, watching the blood seep out through his pants. Tommy groaned in pain as Zabia knocked him to the ground. Skyler couldn't stand to watch her friend in pain. She bolted up from Kira's lap and jumped up onto Zabia's back. Zabia released Tommy and tried to fight Skyler off. Skyler held her arms tight around Zabia's neck, constricting him to the best of her ability. Zabia felt Skyler's leg kick him hard in the hip over and over. He grabbed her leg and tossed her off his body sending her flying into the air. Zabia drew out his sword and shot a laser straight at at Skyler's hovering body. The laser caught Skyler in midair. "How dare you challenge me!" Zabia pointed his sword to a tree, motioning the laserr in that direction. Skyler was released from the laser and was sent flying. Her back slammed into the tree and she was knocked to the ground. Haley and Kira rushed over to Skyler. Kira was afraid to move Skyler, worried that Zabia might have killed her. Skyler could barely breathe, her eyes were rolling into the back of her head as she was knocked out again. Kira felt a rush of fury streaming through her body. "How could he do this? Zabia is truly a monster,"she though to herself. Kira leaned down towards Skyler and released a single tear. "This is for you Skyler." Kira bolted up and charged towards Zabia. Zabia turned around and aimed his sword directly at Kira who wouldn't stop running. Tommy looked up and saw Kira was in danger. Kira didn't stop running. Zabia aimed his sword directly at Kira and readied the laser. "No, Kira!"cried Tommy as he bolted up and ran towards Kira, ignoring the pain in his leg as best he could. Zabia shot his laser at Kira. Tommy bolted in front of Kira and knocked her out of the laser's fire and throwing himself in the way. Kira landed on the ground and looked back up at Tommy. "NO!"she screamed as she watched Tommy struggle in the laser's fire. Zabia lowered his sword and put it back in his belt. Tommy was released from the laser's grasp and dropped onto the ground. Kira rushed over to Tommy's side and held him in her arms. "Were finished here, for now. Beware Rangers. I will return for the powers and when I do, you will be at my mercy!"said Zabia as he called upon an invisi-portal. Zabia stepped through and disappeared into the darkness. Kira looked down to Tommy as he laid in her arms, shocked by the laser that struck him. Kira sat on the ground and held Tommy close to her.