Title: To Stop Destruction.
By: Moonlit Sea
Chapter 9 – Let The Chaos Begin.
"Hey Uncle, I just thought of something." Marah said.
"Always a problem with you." Lothor retorted.
"Yeah well, what if the rangers try to stop you when you try to use that girl to release that thing?"
"Hmmm…" Lothor thought for a moment "You know you just might have something there."
"I suggest we arrange a little 'welcome' for the rangers, Sir." Zurgane suggested.
"Good idea, Zurgane."
"Thank you, Sir."
"And while the rangers are busy. We'll get the girl to release the power, then it'll be goodbye Power Rangers… goodbye Earth." Lothor said.
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"How's he doing?" Tori asked Shane as both he and Hunter walked back into Ninja Ops.
"He'll be okay." Shane answered.
"And you?"
"I'm fine."
Tori raised an eyebrow and gave him a look that said 'stop lying'.
"Just a little worried." He added.
Tori gave him a reassuring smile. "We'll get her back, Shane."
He sighed and gave a nod.
"It's getting late." Cam suddenly said, "Why don't you all go home and get some rest."
"But..." Hunter began to say before Cam interrupted him.
"I'll let you know if anything develops." He continued.
"Cam's right. We can't do anything but sit around and wait for Lothor's next move." Blake said.
Everyone else agreed and they all headed off.
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Sapphire sat with her legs up against her chest and her arms wrapped around them, her head was resting on her knees. She didn't know how long she's been there, it felt like hours. She kept hoping that this was all a nightmare and that she would wake up safe and sound in bed, but so far no luck. She kept wondering what that 'guy' meant by 'you're going to help us destroy the rangers.'
Just at that moment the door to her 'cell' opened. She pulled her legs closer to her and squeezed her eyes shut, hoping they wouldn't see her, but they did. "On your feet, Girl." She heard a voice say. Sapphire stayed where she was, she wanted to lash out at whoever called her 'girl' but managed to control her anger. That was probably what they wanted, for her to get so angry that she didn't know what she was doing.
"I said on your feet!" they said as they yanked her up.
Sapphire groaned a little at the pain that ran though her body. Her muscles were numb and weak from staying in the position for so long.
They pulled her along and she winced as the bright light stung her eyes. She was then yanked in the direction they were headed. Sapphire began to feel like a rag doll being pulled about by a five year old. Will it never end? She wondered looking upward.
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"Morning, Cam. Any news?" Dustin asked as he walked in with Tori and Shane.
"Nothing as yet." Cam answered as he turned to them.
Shane sighed and ran a hand through his black hair.
"Shane, you okay?" Tori asked.
"Yeah, you don't look like you got much sleep." Dustin added.
"I'll be fine. Let's just concentrate on…" Shane got cut off by the computer beeping.
Cam turned back to it "It's them." Was all he needed to say before Shane ran out.
"Rangers." Sensei said, "Do not allow Lothor to unlock the ancient chamber. For it will be more damaging than you know."
"We've no intention of letting Lothor releasing it. Right guys." Cam said.
"You got it Cam." Dustin replied while Tori gave a nod of her head.
"I'll contact the Thunders and meet you there."
"Right." Tori said.
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"Let's get going girl. You've got a chamber to open." Lothor said as he entered the cave.
Zurgane followed pulling Sapphire along, just before they entered they heard a voice shout "STOP!" they turned and saw the red ranger.
"Shane!" Sapphire said happily and went to run over to him when Zurgane pulled her back.
"Let her go, Zurgane." Shane said.
Zurgane chuckled, "You really think it's going to be that easy." He mocked.
"With you it's always easy." Shane retorted.
"You'll pay for that, ranger."
Just then the others appeared.
"I don't think so. You see unlike you I have friends."
"Give it up Zurgane. Your outnumbered." Hunter said.
"I too have friends, rangers. Attack!" Zurgane said.
Then at that moment hundreds of kalzacks came running and surrounded them.
"I'd like to stay and watch rangers, but your friend here needs to open a chamber." And with that he began walking in.
Hunter looked at Sapphire and saw fear and worry on her face as turned to face them then yanked along into the cave. "No." he whispered.
"Guys we can't let Lothor release that power." Cam said.
"Then what are we waiting." Blake said.
They began fighting the kalzacks.
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"What took you so long?" Lothor said impatiently.
"Sorry sir, the rangers showed up." Zurgane explained.
"You'll never get away with this." Sapphire said.
"I already have my dear, and with the rangers busy elsewhere. There's no one to stop me."
"No one…except me." She said quietly, then stomped really hard on Zurgane's foot causing him to let go.
She ran back through the cave as fast as she could not looking back. She was almost at the entrance when a group of kalzacks appeared in front of her.
"Going somewhere?" Lothor's voice said from behind her.
Sapphire looked around for any means of escape, but there was none, she was trapped. Great, some great escape plan this was she thought sarcastically. She turned back and saw Lothor walking towards her, she backed up forgetting about the kalzacks behind her until they grabbed her arms.
"I won't unlock the chamber! I won't! I won't!" she cried as she struggled to get free.
"What you seem to be forgetting my dear, is that you have no choice in the matter." Lothor said.
They walked back to the chamber doors, upon arriving Lothor grabbed onto Sapphire's wrist tightly and said, "Zurgane, the key."
Zurgane gave a slight nod and placed the sliver key into the inset. Once again the dark blue gem glowed brightly and the hand-scanner revealed itself.
Lothor was about to put Sapphire's hand on the scanner when a voice shouted, "STOP!"
"Your too late, Rangers." Lothor said, "Say goodbye to your planet." He shoved Sapphire's hand into the device.
"Key accepted. Doors now opening"
There was a rumbling and as everyone watched the doors gradually slid apart. There was a bright light causing everyone to look away, when they looked back they were surprised to still be there.
"What happened? Where's the chaos, where's the destruction?" Lothor said half moaning.
The rangers were too busy looking at Sapphire to listen to anything Lothor was saying. Her eyes were glowing red, her hair had broken free of it binds and flowed freely behind her, and her clothes were glowing an eerie green.
"What's with Sapphire?" Dustin asked quietly.
"I wish I knew, Dustin." Shane answered.
An evil smirk appeared across Sapphire's face. "So… you want destruction, do you Lothor." She said. Even her voice had changed it took on an evil cold tone. She put a hand out in front of her and a bright white beam shot out of it hitting the cave wall, making the cave around begin to collapse in on itself.
"Is this a enough destruction for you." She said smugly.
"Sir, the cave it collapsing. We must leave." Zurgane said.
"For once your right, Zurgane." Lothor said and they both disappeared.
"Guys, we gotta get out of here." Tori said after she narrowly missed getting hit by a piece of rock.
"But what about Sapphire?" Hunter said as he looked back over at her.
"We'll worry about her later. Right now, we have go." Cam said.
They made it out just as the cave collapsed.
Sapphire Shane and Hunter thought.
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As they entered ninja ops everyone had sad looks on their faces.
"I take it things did not go well." Sensei said.
"You could say that dad." Cam said.
"I can't believe Sapphire did that. It totally wasn't like her." Shane said in disbelief.
"Yeah." Hunter agreed.
"Did you guys miss the whole red eyes and green glowing thing?" Blake said.
"Yeah, it's pretty hard to miss." Tori added.
"I see you were not successful in stopping the power from being released." Sensei said
"How'd you guess." Cam said a tad sarcastic.
"Where is Sapphire now?"
"Probably buried under a ton of rock." Dustin said casually without thinking.