Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with Power Rangers, or anything related to or affiliated with Power Rangers. No money has been made off of this money it is nothing more then a way for me to show my appreciation of the series.
A/N: This takes place during the battle in Badge, all I did was add a few changes.
Promise Me
Chapter 2
"You guys ready?" shouts Cruger.
"Ready!" shout the rest of the cadets.
"SPD! Emergency!" shout the SPD officers; each one of them morphs into their individual ranger forms, the pieces of their ranger armor emerging from their morphers and quickly flying onto their bodies.
Jack and Z were in big trouble, despite the fact that they were in SWAT mode, Krybots surrounded them, about 50 of them to be exact; there were also about 4 orange heads and 6 blue heads. Broodwing and Ichtior also stood before them there was no way they could win. Their defeat seemed imminent.
"This looks bad Jack." Says a panicked Z in her ranger form.
"Tell me about it." Says Jack. "OK, on the count of three, we attack. One."
"Two." Says Z
"Three!" shout Sky, Bridge and Syd, leaping over their comrades; they were clad in their ranger armor SWAT mode on, lasers blazing from their delta enforcers. Several krybots getting blown away by the lasers.
Pink, Blue and Green landed in front of Red and yellow. "Hey what are you guys doing here?" asks Jack.
"You didn't really think that we'd let you have all of the fun, did you?" answers Sky, while giving Jack a thumbs up.
"Yeah, besides you guys are our teammates." Says Bridge.
"And if you need our help then we'll be there. No matter what." Finishes Z.
Cruger and Sam quickly run up to the rangers as well. "Alright Rangers, let's do this!" shouts Cruger.
"RIGHT!" shouts the entire team.
"One! SPD red ranger!"
"Two! SPD blue ranger!"
"Three! SPD green ranger!"
"Four! SPD yellow Ranger!"
"Five! SPD pink Ranger!"
"Force from the future! Omega Ranger!"
"Sworn defender of the Galaxy! Shadow Ranger!"
A massive explosion goes off behind the rangers, knocking them forward, but none of them lose their posture, as the krybots charge into battle, lasers shooting from their blasters. "I don't care who you are! I'll destroy you all!" shouts Broodwing, as he follows his krybots into battle.
The rangers had run off to deal with Broodwing and his Krybot army, leaving Doggie to face his old SPD academy rival, Icthior. Cruger draws his sword, the Shadow Saber, just one of the many swords presented to the most elite swordsman of SPD. "Icthior, it doesn't have to be this way. Surrender now and I can ensure you that the time you serve will be minimal." Says Cruger trying one last time to reason with his old school mate.
"Fool!" shouts Icthior, his yellow eyes glowing with madness. "Didn't you hear me when I told you the first time? SPD means nothing to me! If you want to bring me in, then you're in for a fight!"
"Very well." Says Cruger quietly, he raises his blade with both of his hands, the dog's mouth closed and chained, its true power sealed. "SHADOW SABER POWER UP!" The dog's mouth opens, the chain shatters and vibrant blue energy channels through the blade of his sword, the rusty portions of the sword are suddenly rejuvenated and ready for battle.
"You and me Cruger, one last time." Growls Ichtior, he too raises his sword into the air. "OCEAN SABER POWER UP!"
The two rivals charge towards each other, Krybots exploding in the background as the cadets' battle with Broodwing intensifies. Ichtior makes the first move; a powerful slash aimed at Cruger's neck, Cruger quickly ducks to evade the attack and follows up with a spin slash, which is easily blocked. Ichtior quickly grabs onto Cruger's blade effectively paralyzing Cruger's attacks and he quickly executes a powerful dropkick. The kick hits Cruger right on the chest sending him flying.
"Ugh!" grunts Cruger; he quickly regains his posture and charges back into battle.
Cruger quickly retaliates with a powerful slash to Ichtior's torso and a downward slash aimed towards his head, which Ichtior easily blocks. "Say, Doggie, who's that doctor friend of yours? Dr. Katherine Manx, is that her name?"
"Kat? What do you want with her?" snarls Cruger.
"Well I was thinking that after I kill you. I would take her as my prisoner." Says Ichtior, his yellow eyes flashing with insanity. "I'm going to enjoy cutting her up and listening to her beg for mercy. Oh, I get shivers just thinking about what I'm going to do to her! Her screams, I can't wait to hear her screams!"
"I won't let you hurt her!" screams Cruger.
"Says you!" laughs Ichtior as he quickly kicks Cruger away, before powering up his sword. "Ocean saber! Full power!" Ichtior charges towards Cruger with blinding speed and delivers a powerful slash onto his chest, Cruger falls to his knees, sparks flying from his chest as he drops his sword in pain. "Pathetic! Is that the best you've got?"
Cruger struggled to stand, his back turned to Ichtior, and he desperately tried to crawl to his sword. 'My body won't move. Is this my limit? Is this as far as I can go?' Thinks Cruger, then in the darkness of her mind, he saw her. Kat, Kat with her gentle smile. Kat who was strong even when everyone else was weak and unable to continue. Kat who had stood by his side for all these years. Kat, the one who had kept him grounded all these years. Kat the one who taught him how to open up his heart after he experienced so many devastating losses. "I can't lose." His hand is now around the Shadow Saber, his grip slowly starting to tighten around the sword's handle.
Ichtior is now behind Cruger, his sword raised above his head ready to strike. "You will lose." He sneers.
"I WON'T LOSE!" roars Cruger, Ichtior swings his sword down at Cruger, Cruger quickly counters with a rising slash to block it. The slash was so powerful that it sent Ichtior flying.
Despite the strength of Cruger's blow Ichtior managed to land on his feet, Ichtior is in complete awe over Cruger's strength. "No, it's impossible."
Cruger charges toward Ichtior again, this time Ichtior isn't fast enough to block the blow and he pays for it with a stomach wound, Cruger quickly goes for a rising slash which cuts across Ichtior's chest causing the villain to stumble back in pain. Cruger quickly finishes with a slash aimed at Ichtior's head, Ichtior quickly raises his blade up to block.
CLANG!
Ichtior's ocean saber shatters upon impact with Cruger's shadow saber. "No!"
"It's over Ichtior!" shouts Cruger.
"No! You promised Isinia that you wouldn't strike out of anger." pleads Ichtior, trying to go for one last act of desperation.
"You used the memory of my wife against me. You threatened the life of somebody I love dearly." Growls Cruger. "This isn't anger. It's justice!" The shadow saber begins to glow brightly as Cruger channels energy through it. He raises his sword and brings it down with devastating force. The slash cuts through Ichtior sending him flying in the process. He lands hard on his back.
"Memory of Isinia?" laughs Ichtior. "Is that what they told you? You fool! Isinia is alive!"
"No more lies!" shouts Cruger, he quickly pulls out his Patrol Morpher. "Containment mode!" Ichtior screams for the final time as energy surrounds him and he is trapped into a tiny card.
After the battle days pass, then the days slowly merge together to form a week, and Cruger still can't seem to get Ichtior's words out of his mind. Even now as he walks through the halls of the Delta base, Kat walking right next to him, he can't seem to shake the fact that Ichtior may have been telling the truth for once. 'Problem is that he lies so much that I never did know when he's telling the truth and when he isn't.' thinks Cruger.
"… and the rangers have asked me for permission to wear clown suits during patrol, I've agreed to their request. All I need now is your approval" Says Kat, she can obviously tell that he isn't playing attention. After you've known a person for as long as Kat has known Doggie, you can tell these things.
"Huh? Wha? Oh of course." Says Doggie.
"Ok, what's wrong?" asks Kat. Doggie growls angrily. "Doggie…."
"When I fought with Ichtior a week ago, he told me that Isinia may still be alive." Replies Doggie softly. "He has now gotten my hopes up. Do you really think she could be alive."
Kat sighed, even known after all of these years, Doggie still had feelings for Isinia, Isinia was everything Kat wasn't. She was kind, compassionate and wise, while Kat had an icy-demeanor, believed in tough love, she wasn't even good at giving advice. "I don't know Doggie. You can always hope, but hope can only take you so far. Only time will tell."
Doggie smiled. "Thank you, Kat."
Kat blinks in confusion. "For what?"
"For always being here for me, you have stood by me for so many years, and I've never thanked you for it."
"Doggie, you don't need to thank me. After my planet was destroyed, after I lost my family, I was lost, scared, and confused. You gave me a purpose for living again, you returned my hope. I should be the one to say 'thank you.'" Says Kat.
Doggie smiles, a smile which Kat gladly returns, the two slowly walk down the halls of the base, each one glad to have the other by their side.
A/N: Hm, this story was originally supposed to be a one-shot fic, but after a few positive reviews and few pleas (three to be exact, but it's enough for me to add another, I did). So here you go! I'm thinking about covering Endings Part 2, and an epilogue for the final two chapters of this story. Just wait and see. I promise I won't disappoint.
Please review, it's motivation for me to write more, constructive criticism is always welcome, it's a great feeling to know that others are reading my stories.
Off topic for a second, but did anybody watch Endings? Awesome ending, I haven't seen one as good as that one since PRLG's Journey's End. Of course I've heard good things about PRTF's End of Time, but I didn't watch time force so yeah……….