Title: To Stop Destruction.
By: Moonlit Sea
Chapter 10 – Good becomes Bad
The next day everyone walked into Ninja Ops.
"Hey Cam." Tori greeted.
"Guys," Cam said as he turned from the computer. "I've been doing some research on what happened back at the cave."
"What'd ya find out?" Blake asked.
Cam was about to answer when the computer beeped, he turned back and was stunned for a few moments before saying "Guys you better take a look at this."
Everyone walked over to him and were all shocked at what they saw. For there, on the screen, was Sapphire. She was blowing up buildings, cars and anything else she could find causing great fear and panic.
"We have to stop her." Cam said.
Shane looked at Cam he didn't know what surprised him more, the fact that Cam had just said that or the fact that Sapphire had survived the cave in and was now destroying blue bay harbour.
"Are you crazy!" Hunter said, "We can't fight Sapphire."
"We have to. Otherwise she'll not only destroy the city but the entire planet."
"Then count me out. I won't fight Sapphire, I won't harm a friend." Shane suddenly said.
"Dude, look at the destruction she's causing. She's not the no longer the girl we all know. She's turned into a one-woman-wrecking-machine!" Dustin stated.
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"Now this is a glorious sight." Lothor said as he saw what Sapphire was doing. "And the best part is the rangers are powerless to stop it."
"Indeed Sir. They wouldn't think about harming their 'friend'." Zurgane agreed.
"And with the girl doing all the work, all we need to do is take over when she's done."
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Sapphire roamed the streets loving how everyone ran in fear. She chuckled, "Ah, destruction is good!" she said as she destroyed a couple of nearby buildings. "Once I've destroyed this city I think I'll move on to destroying the planet."
" I don't think so." A voice said from behind her. She turned round and saw the blue, navy, yellow and green rangers. She laughed. "You're a little short of two rangers aren't you." She mocked, then put her hands on her hips and cocked her head to the right. "You really think you can stop me?" she said rhetorically.
"We're sure gonna try." Dustin said.
Sapphire folded her arms in front of her chest and shrugged "Try if you must."
They all went to attack her but it was no use, every move they made she blocked. It was as if she knew their moves before they even made them.
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Back at ops Shane and Hunter watched the battle on the monitor.
"We've got to help them." Shane said.
"Against her. Shane you said it yourself, we can't fight a friend." Hunter replied.
Shane shook his head "No…" he began "Dustin was right. This isn't Sapphire. The Sapphire we know wouldn't destroy the city, the Sapphire we know wouldn't fight her friends."
Hunter sighed. He knew Shane was right, but still, he just couldn't bring himself to fight her.
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"So… you given up yet? Or do I have to destroy you along with your city." Sapphire said coldly.
"That's not going to happen." Another voice said.
Sapphire looked over. "Well well. If it isn't the red ranger. What's the matter Shane, not like the new me."
"Now that you mention it… no."
"Awww, I'm hurt… NOT. It's not as if I care what you think anyway."
"You guys okay?" Shane asked the others while still keeping an eye on Sapphire.
"Just great. It's not everyday we get our butts kicked." Dustin replied sarcastically.
"Awww, has the big strong red ranger come to fight little old me?" she said in a teasing child like way.
"Sapphire, please stop this. Don't you realise your hurting innocent people." Shane said trying to reason with her.
"Sapphire, please stop." She mimicked then chuckled. "You can be real funny at times, Shane. You know that." She then smirked "Besides what fun is it to destroy unless people get hurt."
"Sapphire, I…I don't want to fight." Shane said quietly.
"Then stop wasting my time! I've a city to destroy." She said annoyed.
"I was hoping I could talk you out of this…" Shane began.
"Tch, yeah right."
"But you're not the same person I know to be my friend…"
Sapphire yawned "You going somewhere with all this, or you just rambling."
Shane curled his hands into fists, which began to shake. "And you leave me no other choice but to fight you."
"You finished? Coz I've got more important things to do than to just stand here and listen to you ramble."
As Shane fought against Sapphire and it as almost an exact copy of the battle with the others rangers. Shane fell to the ground demorphing. Sapphire loomed over him and chuckled. "I win." She said numbly, she held her hand out at him and it started to glow white.
"No!" the others shouted.