Reef side Meets Magix Chapter 8: Diva in Distress
Reefside high
Alex was running on the track before school started and was listening to "what this world needs" by casting crowns. She stopped halfway through the song when she felt an extreme chill run down her spine. She stops her music, and looks around. "That's so weird" said Alex and saw her sister getting off her Motor-cycle in a black jacket, purple tank top, black jeans, and purple sneakers. As she pulled her helmet off, she had this confused expression on her face. "What is that?" asked Rose looking around and trying to find the source of the icy feeling in the air. "Hey Alex, I think something's wrong here" said Rose as she jogged down to her sister on the track. "Ya think. I can't shake the feeling that we've felt this before" said Alex, and she had realization hit her. "The fortress, when we saved dad. There was a dark aura in the building and I couldn't help but feel creped out by it." Said Alex. "You should be creped out" said a voice and they both turned around to see a tall woman with ice blue hair, dark blue eye-shadow, a dark blue spandex suit with the letter "I" on her torso, and tall dark blue boots. "Who are you?" asked Rose hiding behind her sister. The woman laughed, and two other women appeared next to her. One woman on her left had purple short frizzy hair with the same outfit but it was pink and the torso had an "S" on it. The woman on her right had long brown hair with a purple outfit that included gloves that ended at her wrists and long boots with a letter "D" on her torso. "Were the trix, I'm Icy, and these are my sisters Darcy, and Stormy" said Icy with an evil smirk. "What do you want from us?" asked Alex. The women laughed, and lightning flashed through the air.
"We're here to take what we couldn't when your mother was your age" said Stormy, and Icy glowed white. "Sisters, call the crystals" said Icy and they all glowed. The twins watched the trio call a group of crystals, and the triangle floated above the twins. "Now, watch as your magic is ripped away from you before you realize what they are." Said Icy evilly, and the twins start glowing. "I don't think so witches!" yelled a voice, and the twins looked over to see their mother, and 5 others floating a few feet away.
"MOM!" yelled the twins, and Bloom smiled. "We'll talk later" said Bloom and the twins smiled. When the triangle started pulsing, the girls got mad. "Leave us alone you bully!" said Rose, and she started glowing pink. She saw her twin glow purple, and they changed into their new forms. Alex's hair went up into pigtails, her shirt turned into a red and orange one shoulder with orange flames, a mini skirt with flames, and orange platform shoes with ribbons wrapping around her legs, and She also had a set of wings just like Bloom's when she was starting out. Rose's hair also went into pigtails but her bangs were purple. She had a one shoulder as well with a light purple, and dark purple color scheme. On the dark purple spots there were light blue stars, and on the light purple side, there were dark purple stars. She had a pair of light and dark purple pants with a layered skirt in the back with stars on that as well. She wore a pair of dark purple half-calf boots with a star on the top, and she also wore the same kind of wings her sister did.
They looked at each other, and smiled. "You better watch out witches. My girls have their magic now, and there's no way you're getting it. Take it away girls" said Bloom and the twins nodded. They floated back to back, and rose held her sister's right hand while her sister held her left. They stuck their other hands out towards the witches, and glowed. "By the combined power of the dragons, BE GONE!" said the twins, and in their hands was a collective ball of purple and pink energy. It released, and hit the triangle of crystals and shattered them. The ricocheted effect hit the witches and made them disappear. "Alright, that's my girls!" said Bloom smiling. They all changed back and the twins ran to their mother. "Mom that was amazing!" said Rose with her hair in tangles. "I never knew I could look that good in a skirt before" said Alex and Bloom looked at her concerned. "Kidding!" said Alex laughing and they grabbed their stuff, and headed to class.
At the arcade later
Kira stood onstage, singing one of the songs she had written. As she sang, she looked around hoping someone was listening. The building was bustling with customers, but the only people who seemed to be watching were her fellow Rangers. Finishing the song- or at least, as much of it as she'd written.
Kira stepped down from the stage and over to her friends. "That was cool Kira; maybe I should play you some of our mom's stuff sometime. She had her own band when she was sixteen." Said Alex sitting next to Conner.
"Was that new? It sounded awesome!" Conner asked while holding Alex's hand.
"Yeah, I've been working on it. I think there's something there, I haven't been able to finish lately" Kira said bummed. Rose smiled at the blonde and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "It's okay. I haven't been able to work on my art lately. It really sucks" said Rose and she smiled when her sister nodded.
"I'm telling you, if the superhero thing doesn't work out, you definitely have a musical career to fall back on," Ethan remarked. "It's kinda hard to have a musical career when you can't even get people to listen to you play," Kira responded.
"I was listening to you, and I think you rock," Trent remarked, stopping by and delivering a couple drinks. Alex picked up one, a mountain dew, and took a sip. "I agree with Trent," she added.
"No one appreciates good music anymore; all you hear on the radio is that pop crap," Tommy remarked. His daughters nodded in understanding. "Yeah, like what's her name, Kylee Styles?" Hayley chimed in.
"Hey, Kylee Styles has some good music," Conner cut in. Tommy grimaced, and Rose mimicked him in while sitting next to Kira "Translation: he thinks she's fine," Ethan remarked.
"No I don't!" Conner shot back. Everyone stared at him, especially Alex who elbowed him in the gut.
"Okay, yeah I do, but that has nothing to do with it," he admitted. That comment earned a glare and a smack from the female ranger next to him. "Actually, Kylee used to be a pretty good songwriter, she was really sweet too. Now she's all about image," Kira remarked.
"You say that like you two are friends," Ethan remarked, looking questioningly at Kira.
"We used to be," Kira explained. Everyone exchanged looks of disbelief, except the twins and Tommy.
"What, it's true! We used to be in a band together, then she got discovered by some producer and now she's a pop diva…" Kira continued her voice almost a mutter when she stopped.
"Well, stranger things have happened," Alex remarked referring to the incident at the school that morning. Tommy nodded in agreement because Bloom had explained everything in detail.
"Oh come on, you don't honestly think I can believe that," Conner responded.
"Think what you want, it's true," Kira retorted. "I don't care what Conner thinks; I believe you," Tommy replied. Suddenly, Ethan's eyes widened. "Well, here's your chance to prove it; says here on her fan site that she's going to be in town to promote her new CD!" he remarked obviously looking at a computer infront of him.
"Oh we are so going!" Conner added, "And since you two are such good buddies, maybe you can get me an autograph." Conner said, Alex squeezed his hand and Kira rolled her eyes. Suddenly, a man in a black suit walked in the front door, sporting dark blonde hair down to the base of his neck. Tommy seemed transfixed by him as Trent walked over to him. Tommy followed, walking up to the man.
"Anton Mercer, I can't believe it," he remarked, and the twins looked up. They walked up to him and smiled.
"Tommy, Tommy Oliver, how have you been? And I see the twins have grown like sprouts. How are you girls?" Mercer asked in response, shaking Tommy's hand and smiling at the girls.
"You know my dad?" Trent asked walking up. Tommy looked at Trent, the two exchanging confused looks as well as the twins behind him.
"Your dad, I had no idea, I mean, your last name is-," Tommy started.
"Is Hernandez," Mercer said, cutting him off, "It's a long and complicated story Tommy and more importantly, how are you?" Suddenly, Hayley walked up.
"Trent, can you come and help at table 3? There's been a bit of a mocha chino incident…" she asked. Trent nodded and walked off with her. Tommy returned his attention to Mercer.
"I don't understand; I thought you were dead. I mean, the island was destroyed," he remarked and the twins looked at him curiously. That was something they'll have to talk about at home.
"I was lucky Tommy; from the looks of it, we both were," Mercer responded.
"Why didn't you call? Send a message?" Tommy asked.
"Well you know what it's like, starting over; trying to get your bearings," Mercer responded.
"Yeah, I do," Tommy replied. He leaned over Mercer's shoulder to speak in secret, and keep out of hearing range of the magical twins behind him who will repeat everything they hear to their mother.
"Anton, the experiments we were working on; some crazy things have been happening, we need to figure some things out," he said.
"Yeah, I suppose you're right. Look, I'll clear sometime next week if that's alright with you," Mercer responded.
"What?" Tommy questioned.
"It's good seeing you again Tommy, and you too girls. Come on over some time so we can catch up." Mercer remarked, "Truly it is a pleasure seeing you again" He then turned and exited the premises. Tommy just shook his head in wonder.
Reefside Mall
Kylee Styles rode down an escalator towards a booth where she was to answer questions and sign autographs. A crowd gathered around her, and Conner, Kira, and Alex were amongst them. The three Rangers made their way to the front of the crowd, stepping up in front of the table as Kylee nonchalantly commented about the crowd, calling her fans 'leeches'. "Go ahead, ask her," Conner said, encouraging Kira. Kylee turned and looked at the two.
"Who do you want it made out to?" she asked. She assumed they wanted an autograph, which was half right.
"Just write 'to my old friend Kira Ford'," the Yellow Ranger remarked. Kylee looked up in shock.
"Kira, Wow! I haven't seen you in ages!" she exclaimed, hugging Kira awkwardly, Alex laughed behind her hand at the bubbly blonde that was Kira's friend. (Remind you of anyone?)
"I didn't know you were a fan of mine."
"Actually, it's my friend who's the fan," Kira responded.
"It's Conner, with an 'er'," Conner added, shaking Kylee's hand.
"And this is Conner's friend slash girlfriend Alex Oliver" said Kira and Kylee shook her hand which Alex almost crushed. "Sorry, don't know my own strength" said Alex scratching the back of her head.
"Did Kira tell you that she and I used to sing together?" Kylee asked.
"Yeah, I just didn't believe her at first," the Red Ranger responded.
"Well it was nothing professional, just silly teen act stuff," Kylee remarked. Kira frowned, and Alex giggled, which earned a glare from Conner, and she shut up immediately but was still smiling.
"I thought we had some pretty good songs," she remarked.
"Yeah, at the time they were great! But hey, at some point, you gotta grow up," Kylee responded. Suddenly, Cassidy- the school reporter- shoved her way through with her press pass and started interviewing. Kylee got so absorbed that she forgot about Conner, Kira, and Alex. The Yellow Ranger sighed; if it weren't for Conner and Alex she'd have already left.
Mesogog's Lair
"Elsa, I have a project in mind," Mesogog remarked, walking up next to her in front of some chemicals on a shelved wall. "I bet it's utterly gruesome," Elsa responded, grinning. Mesogog browsed the chemicals.
"Only if you think sucking the life out of a miserable human being is gruesome," he replied. Elsa seemed a bit shocked, but went along with things as her master prepared a new monster.
Reefside Mall
"Well, you got to meet the famous superstar," Kira remarked. "I didn't like her. Acts too much like my aunt stella during shopping sprees" said Alex with her hands in her pockets. Conner had his arm around her shoulder and she had this feeling in the pit of her stomach that something was going to happen.
"Look, if you're mad because I didn't believe you about Kylee, I'm sorry. It's just, you're all… and she's all…" Conner responded vaguely. "What? I'm what?" Kira asked, "anti-social, closed off most of the time…..shall I go on?" asked Alex and Conner smirked. "You know what, forget it. Maybe I don't know Kylee after all." Suddenly, the pop diva was heard screaming from the parking garage. Conner, Kira and Alex ran up the escalator and engaged a monster that was attacking Kylee. The monster had a donkey head and was totally hairy all over.
However, they became too occupied with the Tyrannodrones, while scaring the blonde ever more, and the monster was able to suck the youth out of Kylee and escape. Kira looked on in horror as the once beautiful pop diva turned into a woman who never moisturizes in her life.
Dino Thunder HQ
Having arrived back at HQ, Conner watched with the other Rangers as the monster sucked the youth out of various passersby. "A donkey that can suck the youth out of people, that is wrong in so many ways…" Ethan remarked. Tommy looked around and looked puzzled. The twins looked at their dad, and furrowed their brows.
"Where's Kira?" he asked and the twins smiled because they knew why he was confused.
"She's taking Kylee back to the Cyberspace; she's having a meltdown at seeing herself all shriveled up. I gotta admit, it was kinda brutal," Conner answered. Alex walked up to him and smacked his arm. He rubbed the sore spot, and she smiled innocently. "What?" asked Alex and he glared at her.
"We'll talk about respect for our elders later, right now we got something to deal with," Tommy remarked. The boys and twins nodded, and lined up side-by-side to morph.
"Let's do it!" Tommy cried. The Black, Blue, Red, Pink and Purple rangers activated their morphers.
"Dino Thunder, power up! Ha!" they cried together. Morphing, the five Rangers headed out and engaged the monster, or Donkeyvac as the called him. The monster was terrorizing a citizen when they arrived.
"Let's do this!" Alex cried. Donkeyvac turned around in shock, and quickly engaged the Rangers. The guys noticed Kira's absence, but it wasn't much of a problem. Then, just as the monster gained the upper hand, Cassidy ran up with her lackey and tried to interview it. They were both promptly relieved of their youth.
Hayley's Cyberspace
Kira sat with the now-wrinkly Kaylee in a couple of armchairs. Kylee moaned endlessly about her wrinkles.
"My career is over…" she whined. "Come on Kylee, I'm sure someone will find a way to reverse this," Kira assured her. "But I was supposed to go on You Request It tonight," Kylee responded. "Just because you look a little older doesn't mean you can't sing," Kira remarked. "Go on national television like this? I must look at least… 40," Kylee responded. Kira's bracelet beeped. "Look, I gotta go," she remarked. "But you're my friend; you can't leave me like this!" Kylee protested. Kira sighed.
The Battle
Tommy and the boys fought off Donkeyvac, when suddenly Zeltrax showed up. The armored villain separated Tommy from the other Rangers. "We have a score to settle Dr. Oliver," Zeltrax remarked.
"I told you, I have no idea what you're talking about," Tommy responded. The two then engaged in a battle. Meanwhile, Donkeyvac ran off, and the other three Rangers were forced to pursue it.
Hayley's Cyberspace
Kira continued trying to console Kylee, who kept complaining. Little progress was being made, and Kylee still seemed to have her selfish personality. After one particularly selfish comment and another beep from her bracelet, Kira couldn't continue. She pulled out a CD.
"This is the Kylee I used to know; she cared about other people and not just herself," she remarked, handing Kylee the CD, "Sorry, but I gotta go." The Yellow Ranger ran out of the Cyberspace and headed for the battle. Cassidy sighed and held the CD up to Hayley, who happened to be nearby.
"Can you play this for me?" she asked. Hayley nodded and took the CD, playing it. An old recording of Kylee and Kira singing together played. "Now this I like," Hayley remarked. Kylee was too deep in thought to notice.
The Battle
Tommy and Zeltrax were having an intense battle, the villain still alluding to some kind of grudge. The Black Ranger had no idea what he was talking about, and simply continued to fend him off expertly. Finally, he sent Zeltrax spiraling to the ground. The villain dropped his sword and landed on all fours.
"Give it up Zeltrax!" Tommy cried.
Other Battle
The other four Rangers had Donkeyvac cornered on a tennis court, and were prepared to finish him.
"You've got nowhere to run Donkeyvac!" Conner exclaimed.
"Do I?" it questioned. Then it fired some kind of projectile from its nose, blasting Conner and Ethan to the ground in pain while Alex narrowly dodged.
"It's over Rangers!" Donkeyvac cried. Suddenly, an ear-piercing scream blasted the monster back. Alex and Rose walked up to the approaching Kira, seemingly unaffected. Conner and Ethan followed, clutching their ears.
"My ears!" Ethan remarked.
"Sorry guys, should have given you the heads up on the Ptera scream," Kira remarked
"You think?" Ethan questioned, annoyed.
"Hey, why aren't you crying in pain Alex?" Conner asked. The Pink Ranger grinned.
"When you live with my dad, you never when something is going to happen so I just tend block it out, guess I should have warned you guys huh?" she explained. The others nodded, accepting the explanation. Meanwhile, Donkeyvac got back to his feet.
"Aw great, Mr. Donkey face is back!" said Alex and Rose smiled under her helmet at her sister.
"Excellent, more youth for me!" he cried at the sight of Kira.
"I don't think so," she responded, morphing. At first, the monster seemed to gain the upper hand, but then Kira grabbed a couple of tennis balls and a racket.
"Heads up!" she cried, smashing them both towards Donkeyvac. The monster continued to fire its strange nose projectiles at her, but then the two balls landed in its large nostrils.
"My nose!" it cried, the projectiles exploding before leaving his body. The twins high-fived her and this knocked him back while shockwaves emitted from their hands, and allowed the Rangers to combine their weapons.
"Z-Rex blaster!" they cried. Firing the large gun, they destroyed Donkeyvac. Unfortunately, Mesogog and Elsa had other plans, using their 'hydro regenerator' to bring the monster back in a gigantic form.
"Dr. O, it's time for heavy metal!" Kira said using the morpher communications.
"You got it! Brachiozord, now!" Tommy responded. The massive Brachiozord appeared immediately, sending out the Rangers' five zords. (The twins had their zords in the same spot where Ethan's zord was.)
Soon they were in the cockpit of the Megazord. Tommy quickly dispatched Zeltrax, forcing him to retreat through an invisiportal. Then he joined the others in the Megazord, the Brachio armor already in place.
"Super suction!" Donkeyvac cried, sucking the Megazord up to him and causing damage.
"Let's sink our teeth into this guy!" Conner cried. Alex raised an eyebrow at his strange use of words, as Conner used the T-Rex jaws in the Megazord's chest to bite Donkeyvacs' nose.
"Ow, not the nose!" Donkeyvac cried, falling back. The twins laughed, and Kira got ready for an attack.
"Ptera rang!" Kira cried. The Megazord threw pterradactyle boomerang at Donkeyvac, and it hit square in the monster's nose before bouncing back.
"Brachio blast!" Tommy exclaimed. The Brachio armor glowed, and a ball of energy formed in the Megazord's T-Rex jaws, firing at Donkeyvac.
The youth-stealing monster exploded, dying for the second and final time. As the Rangers celebrated in the cockpit, the stolen youth returned to all those Donkeyvac had taken from (including Kylee Styles, much to Roses' annoyance)
Meanwhile, they returned inconspicuously to Hayley's Cyberspace and returned to their normal duties. Kira still had another half hour of song playing for the day, so things weren't through yet. The Yellow Ranger took the stage, and tested the mic before speaking.
"I wrote this one with a friend a long time ago. I hope you like it," she said. Then she began to play.
Best friends, they come and go depending on your high and your lows
My best friend decided not to be there when I needed her the most
I thought you be there for me, then why did you lie to using me to get what you want
Then I couldn't believe it happened, no...I couldn't understand
(In walks Kylee and the whole place erupts in cheers)
True love, walked out the door, I couldn't take it no more
True love, it broke my heart, you make my whole life sore
He said he'd be my baby, then why did he betray me? Temptation got to his head
(Bloom and Tommy stood at the stage slowly dancing while Bloom rested her head on his shoulder, and thought about the time Sky betrayed her. She sniffled and Tommy smoothed her hair down to calm her down)
Then I left him, yeah…. And this is what I said
It feels like, it's gonna be okay (It's gonna be okay)
It feels right; it just feels that way (it just feels that way)
It feels like, it'll be a better day
Cause I believe that in the end, good things are gonna come my way
(Bloom looks up at her husband, and smiles when he smiled back at her with his chocolate brown eyes of his. She laid her head back on his shoulder and feels a lot more relaxed, and sways to the music)
Best friends, they come and go depending on your highs and your lows
My best friend decided not to be there when I needed her the most
I thought you'd be there for me, then why did you lie to me, using me to get what you want
Then I couldn't believe it happened,
No…I couldn't understand
True love walked out the door; I couldn't take it no more
True love, it broke my heart, you make my whole life sore
He said he'd be my baby, then why did he betray me? Temptation got to his head
Then I left him, yeah, and this is what I said…
It feels like, it's gonna be okay (It's gonna be okay)
It feels right; it just feels that way (it just feels that way)
It feels like, it'll be a better day
Cause I believe that in the end, good things are gonna come my way
Everyone clapped loudly, and Bloom clapped while Tommy's arms were wrapped around her waist and he leaned his head on her shoulder while watching the applause and appreciation one of his newest rangers was getting. He kissed the base of her neck and Bloom leaned into him. They went to a table that had the other rangers, and smiled when she saw her girls sitting next to their recent crushes. "Girls, your friend did such a great job up there." Said Bloom sitting next to Alex who was playing with her soda. "Honey, what's wrong?" Bloom asked smoothing her daughter's hair. "Mom, what do you do when you like someone that's on your team?" asked Alex with little tears in her eyes. "Honey, my experience with teammates is a little different than yours. Plus, the man I did like was the king of an entire planet and we had this great relationship going until he broke my heart, and I moved here. Dating inside of a team is not wise, because if you break up, then there's infighting in the group, and you can't work together as well as you could when you were dating. Plus, it makes things complicated if one of gets kidnapped like your dad here" said Bloom and Tommy rolled his eyes, and slipped his arm around her waist. "So, you're saying to not date a team member?" asked Alex and Bloom smiled. "I believe it's in both of your best interests if you stay friends for now, and when all this is over, then you can think about dating Conner" said Bloom and Alex's mouth hung open. "How did you know?" asked Alex and Bloom smiled. "You kept looking over at Conner when you were talking about it, and I've been watching you guys interact, and I'm your mother dear. It's my job to know these things about you" said Bloom and her daughter's face turned the color of her streaks.
Tommy stood up, and took Bloom with him as he headed home. The twins promised to be back before it was too late, and the couple made their exit.