A/N: Wow, this episode sure didn't take long to write lol I didn't have class this morning, so I spent all morning writing. This episode is a bit shorter than some of the others, but it's still good. It's Will's episode.
Anyways, without further ado, I give you, the first part of our very second ever two part episode, Power Rangers Element Storm chapter 8. Enjoy!
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Episode 8: Light the Fire Again part 1
Will opened his eyes slowly, blinking in the bright sunlight that flooded into his room from the open window. Rolling over on his side, he glanced at the digital clock on the nightstand next to his bed. It read 6:59 am; exactly one minute before the time he had set his alarm to wake him up at. He smiled and chuckled to himself as he switched off the alarm before it sounded. He had always had an uncanny way of waking up exactly when he told himself he wanted to. It was almost as if he had an internal alarm clock in his brain.
Yawning slightly, he got up from his bed and got dressed. Once he was full clothed in a pair of black pants and a somewhat dark red shirt, he went out into the café to open it. Will lived in the back room of the café, although the Rangers didn't know that. It was something he really didn't feel they needed to know right now. Unlocking the front door, he switched the sign over from the "Closed" side to the "Open" side. Today was Friday, which meant that it would be a lot less crowded this afternoon. For some reason, Fridays brought in less business than other days of the week. Will guessed that it was probably because high school students, his usual customers, were out on dates and hanging out with their friends over the weekend at other places than they did during the week. On most days, the Overclocked Café was full of high school students who enjoyed the place after school. But, on the weekends, they looked for something different to do.
Will knew, though, that five of his usual customers would still be there. Dan, Peg, Sean, Beth, and Tiz spent ever afternoon there, mainly because Will was there, and they liked being near to their mentor, whether they knew it or not. It was a subconscious connection, but it was there all the same.
During school hours, the café was rather empty. Will was glad of that, because both of his employees were also in class at this time, so he had to handle any customers he got by himself. Sometimes, adults would stop by before work to get something small for breakfast, such as a pastry or a cup of coffee. But, mostly, it was quiet while school was in. Will appreciated this time, because it gave him a chance to think while he was alone.
He closed the now unlocked door of the café and went back behind the counter, sitting at his stool and leaning his head on his hands, which were propped up on his elbows. He stared off into space, becoming lost in his thoughts. Suddenly, a once familiar name popped up in his head, and he whispered it quietly.
"Anaia…" Tears came slowly to his eyes, but he would not let them fall. He closed his eyes softly and tried to force the name out of his head. But, it refused to disappear. "Anaia…"
Stephen smirked as he watched Will through the telescope. Although he couldn't hear what he was saying, he had a fairly good idea, judging by the tears that were now falling from his cheeks. So, Will was thinking of her, it seemed. It didn't surprise Stephen, but he found it rather entertaining. He would have liked to sit there and watch him for longer, savoring his pain, but, he had a plan to work on.
Turning away from the telescope, he faced his companions and cleared his throat loudly. Immediately, the two younger people jolted to attention, looking expectantly at Stephen, who grinned for a second before making a more serious face. He couldn't help but enjoy the fact that he could strike such fear into the hearts of his team mates. Chuckling a bit to himself, he spoke at last.
"I'm working on a plan that will help us get rid of the Rangers," he said simply, proceeding to explain his idea to Erica and Rufus. They looked at each other then back at him, smiling.
"Sounds good, Stephen," Erica said. "When do we start?" Stephen looked at her.
"As soon as you can come up with a good monster," he said. "We need a really strong one this time, so I want you to really work on it. Take as much time as you need. We're in no hurry today." With that, he turned and strode out of the room, heading for his own quarters. Erica did the same, lying on her bed, focusing all her thought into the mental creation of a monster. She had to do especially well this time, she knew. She wanted to make Stephen happy, and maybe this time she could actually do it.
Rufus was now left all alone in the main room. He looked around at the emptiness, then sighed. The silence in the tower was calm and quiet, but, in a way, it felt ominous. He shook the feeling away and went over to the telescope, glancing through it, peering into the outside world.
Glancing at his watch, Will saw that school had just ended for the day. On most days, the café would soon be filled to the brim with students flocking in like crows. But, today, he would see a lot less customers than usual. There were only six people he could be sure would be there: The five Element Storm Rangers, who spent every afternoon there, and Del, who was working today. If anyone else came in, it would be surprising.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, four of the five Rangers walked in and sat at their usual table. Will didn't even have to wonder where the fifth Ranger was. Sean would be picking his sister up from school right now, and he would probably be there soon. The next person who entered the café was Del, right on schedule. He came up to the counter and smiled at his boss.
"Hello, Will," he said in his cheerful voice.
"Hello, Del," his boss replied, smiling back at him. "Ready to work?" The boy nodded.
"It will be much easier today than usual, since there won't be as many customers, right?" Will nodded at his question and Del grinned. He turned around and went to the Rangers' table to take their orders as usual.
Suddenly, Will heard the bell ring on the door of the café, signifying that other people were coming. Turning to look, he expected to see Sean there, and maybe his sister as well. What he saw made him give a start and made his heart skip a beat. Two people entered, but they were not who he expected. ITheir faces/I, he thought. ISo familiar…/I Could it be them? Could it be…?
Two names popped up in his head, but he tried to force them out again. It didn't work, though, and he found himself saying the names softly out loud. "Alassea… Feanaro…" But, no. It wasn't possible. They couldn't possibly be them. For one, they were way too young. They would have to be his age, and these two were just teenagers. For another thing, he knew what had happened to the ones he was thinking of. They were…
He couldn't force himself to think of the word. He tried to shake the feeling away. There was no way they were who he thought they were. But, then, why did they look so much like them? It must just be coincidence, he thought. But he couldn't shake the uneasy feeling of familiarity, so he tried to just ignore it. The two people didn't stay long. They said something or other to the Rangers and to Del, then they turned and left the café. Will sighed with relief as they left. It was as if a strange burden had been lifted from his heart.
Del came back over to the counter, handing his notepad to Will, giving him the Rangers' orders. He was about to go back to their table to talk with them when Will stopped him.
"Del," he said, trying to sound casual. "Who were those two teenagers who just left? I've never seen them before."
"Oh, that was Angela and Jorge," he said. "They go to my high school. Angela is Peg's adopted sister. They've been in here before."
"They have?" Will was a bit taken aback. He'd never noticed them before. Del nodded. "Guess I didn't notice." Will forced a small laugh. "Shows how much I pay attention." Del laughed as well, but he couldn't help but notice a strange tension in his boss' voice. There was a short silence between the two, but at last Will spoke again. "Go ahead and go back to the table, if you want," he said. "I'll bring these orders over when I'm done making them." The boy nodded again and obeyed.
By the time Will had made their drinks and stacked them on a tray, Sean had arrived, bringing Marie with him. Will smiled, glad that now the White Ranger didn't have to keep his sister a secret from everyone anymore. He brought the tray over to the table and handed drinks out to them, including Sean and Marie. Dan had ordered for them, knowing pretty much what they would want. After taking the tray back to the counter, Will went back to the table and pulled a chair over, setting it at the edge and sitting on it backwards, facing them.
He smiled and listened to them talk, glad that for a while they could be happy like normal teens. He knew how hard things were for Power Rangers, and he was glad that they could get a bit of a break from the Chaos Three for a while at least.
After a while, conversation died down a bit. At last, Beth turned to Will and looked at him questioningly.
"Will, I've been wondering," she began. "How do you know so much about our powers and the Chaos Three? I mean, like, how did you find out about all that?"
Dan nodded. "Yeah, I've been wondering that as well," he agreed. All eyes turned to Will, waiting expectantly. He hesitated, then sighed, deciding he might as well tell them.
"Well, it's kind of a long story," he said. "I'll have to go way back to the history of Trienith." He took a deep breath before speaking again. "Long ago, when Trienith was first created, there were sorcerers both good and evil. The good sorcerers created the Elements: Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, and Thunder. But, there was one evil sorcerer who wished to bring conflict into the world, so, in secret, he began creating the Dark Elements. By the time he was found out and stopped, he had already succeeded in creating Dark Fire, Dark Water, and Dark Thunder. So, now, there were three Dark Elements against five good Elements, which became known as the Light Elements. The sorcerer purposely gave his Dark Elements great power beyond what their Light counterparts could ever have. Knowing that there would be horrible battles and conflicts ahead, the Light Elements chose humans on Trienith to give their powers to, much like what happened here on Earth. To combat this, the Dark Elements did the same thing, choosing those they knew would be evil enough to give their powers too. One thing I should mention, there are no Dark Elements on Earth, just on Trienith.
"Anyways, in this generation, the Dark Elements chose three people on Trienith they knew would be evil enough: Pyric, Raine, and Oscuro. You know them as Stephen, Erica, and Rufus: The Chaos Three." He smiled at the strange looks and murmurs of confusion he got from his audience before he continued. "Yes, they have different names on Trienith. When they came to Earth, they chose more Earth-like names so they could blend in easier." He took another breath before continuing, hesitating slightly.
"In this generation, the Light Elements chose five people they knew would be good enough. One of the Elements, the Element of Light Fire, chose me." He looked away and paused.
"What?" Tiz asked, looking at him in disbelief. "You mean, you're from Trienith?" Will nodded and continued.
"Yes, I am. On Trienith, I was known as Adus. I changed my name to Will when I came here, though, so that I had a more normal name. I led the team of Rangers on Trienith, and we battle the Chaos Three same as you do."
"Wait," Peg said, interrupting him. "So, you're a Ranger? Where's the rest of your team?"
Will cringed painfully. "In our last battle with the Chaos Three…they were…" He paused, struggling to get the words out. "Destroyed," he whispered at last. He closed his eyes, blocking the looks of astonishment and pity he was getting from the Rangers and Del. Before they had a chance to say anything, though, he continued again. "Yes, they were destroyed. I was the only one who survived, and I used the last of my strength to defeat the Chaos Three. My team: Feanaro as the Blue Ranger, Alassea as the White Ranger, Cirin as the Green Ranger, and…" he had to force the last name out, "the Yellow Ranger…Anaia. All of them were destroyed.
"When the Chaos Three came to Earth, I knew I had to follow them to prevent them from causing the same problems here they tried to cause on Trienith. I also knew that I probably wouldn't be able to use my power or morph here, but I could find the chosen ones of the Elements and guide them to being Rangers, and that's what I have done with you guys." At last, he ended, and he sighed, looking away. Silence filled the table as the Rangers stared at him in awe. Finally Sean spoke up.
"Have you tried using your power here?" he said, asking the first question that came to mind. Will shook his head.
"I don't dare try unless I had no other choice. If I tried to morph and it didn't work," he glanced at his morpher on his wrist, "it would explode and destroy me."
Erica came out of her room, a cheerful smile on her face. Not even looking at Rufus, who was still leaning over the telescope, she went over to the door to Stephen's room, knocking on it loudly. He opened it and looked at her expectantly, a bit of annoyance in his face.
"Well?" he asked. "Did you come up with something good?"
"Yep," Erica answered, a triumphant tone in her voice. "This one's really great. I promise."
"You'd better be right this time, Erica," he said. "We need this monster to be strong enough for once." The two of them went to the center of the room, and Rufus silently came up with them. Forming the circle, they each concentrated hard. Soon, in a glow of Red, Blue, and Yellow, a monster appeared in front of them, locked in their circle. It was green and rather scaly. It had a large, fiery horn on the tip of its protruding snout, and its eyes glowed blue. Immense, golden wings stuck out of its back, shining in the dimly lighted room. There were long, jagged claws on its three-fingered hands, and it carried a thick blue lance.
Stephen looked impressed. "Well, you've really outdone yourself this time, Erica," he said, causing the girl to beam with pride. "Now, Rufus, send it down to the front of the café along with a team of Crodus."
The boy nodded and looked at the monster, thinking for a moment. "Hmm… Your name shall be Rigonath. Go, Crodus!" As soon as he had said both names, the monster disappeared. Glancing through the telescope, Stephen saw it appear with a group of Crodus in front of the café.
"Should we go down now?" Erica asked.
"No," he answered, not taking his eyes from the telescope. "We must wait for the opportune moment to strike."
The teens were now full of questions for Will, and they longed to know more about his life as a Trienith Ranger. But, before they had a chance to ask anything, an earsplitting crash was heard outside. All eight people rushed out to see what had happened. They saw, to their horror, a massive, dragon-like creature slamming a lance into a telephone poll, knocking it over and pulling the wires down with it. A swarm of Crodus surrounded him, and as the humans came outside, both monster and foot soldier turned to them.
Dan looked around at his team. "Ready guys?" he asked. Before they could respond, Marie hugged Sean and, in a small, frightened voice, wished the Rangers luck.
"Element, Fire!"
"Element, Water!"
"Element, Wind!"
"Element, Earth!"
"Element, Thunder!"
With that, the five of them morphed and ran forward to attack. Peg and Beth started in on the Crodus while the boys went after Rigonath. Beth kicked a Crodu away from her and hit another on the side with her arm. As one came up from behind her, she elbowed it in the face, then kicked backwards, getting it straight in the chest.
Near her, Peg did a roundhouse kick into the abdomen of a Crodu, making it fall backwards. As another came over, she kicked it in the knee, and it fell forward on its face. She jumped on it and vaulted into another Crodu, catching its head between her legs. She twisted sideways in the air and caused the Crodu to flip with her. They both fell to the ground, but only Peg was unhurt. She stood up and grinned from under her helmet, kicking the motionless body of the Crodu once more.
Sean and Tiz attacked the monster at the same time, running forward and kicking him in unison. It stumbled backwards a few steps, but soon he recovered and slashed them across the sides with his lance. The two flew backwards, sparks flying from their suits. Dan rushed in to help, pulling out his sword, which seemed undersized in comparison to Rigonath's lance. Nevertheless, Dan swiped the sword across Rigonath's chest, sending sparks flying off of him. Sean and Tiz, who had now gotten up, came from the sides and grabbed his scaly arms. They threw him back as hard as they could, and he went backwards for some yards before falling over. While waiting for him to recover, the boys began fighting Crodus as well.
Sean called out his bow and began shooting arrows at the Crodus as fast as he could, taking out many of them. Then, he was attacked by one from behind and he fell forward in pain. Seeing this, Beth pulled out her daggers and slashed the Crodu that had attacked Sean, causing sparks to come off of its body. Then, she kicked it away and helped Sean stand up.
"Are you okay?" she asked, concern in her voice. He nodded, and the two of them rushed back into the battle.
Soon, all the Crodus were defeated and they disappeared in a flash of yellow light. But, by this time, Rigonath had recovered. He ran over to each Ranger with incredible speed and slashed them with his lance, causing them to fall over with sparks going off all over their suits. They got up painfully and attacked again, each using their weapons to fight.
After some time, Dan finally decided they needed to combine their weapons.
"Guys!" he cried. "Let's put them together!" The others nodded and complied, forming their joint weapon. Dan held it and pointed it at Rigonath, who looked at them fearfully.
"Ready, aim, fire!" With that, Dan fired the weapon, which sent a powerful blast at Rigonath, destroying him instantly.
The five Rangers powered down, panting with exhaustion from their battle.
"That was quite a fight, wasn't it?" Tiz said, smiling a little. The others nodded and headed back towards the café.
"Should we go down Inow/I?" Erica asked, looking at Stephen impatiently.
"Yes," he responded. "It's time. The Rangers are exhausted from their fight. Now, we just need to give them a little more punishment. They're too tired to fight back now, and we should easily be able to defeat them, or at least capture them." He looked at Rufus expectantly and nodded.
"Alright," the younger boy said. "Let's go, Erica and Stephen." As he said their names, the three of them teleported down to the café.
Before the Rangers got to their destination, they heard a noise behind them. Turning to look, they saw to their annoyance the Chaos Three standing there, grinning at them. Dan stepped forward.
"What do you guys want?" he asked, glaring at Stephen especially. He had not forgotten the time he had made him think his powers were out of control.
"Let's see," Erica said in a mock thoughtful voice. "To destroy you?" She glared at Peg, remembering their fight still.
"Go ahead and try it," Tiz said, letting sparks of electricity hover around his hand, grinning at Rufus. "I beat you once, and I can do it again."
"Yes, you've beaten him once," Stephen said. "And your Blue Ranger has beaten Erica. But, can you handle all three of us at the same time?" With that, he, Erica, and Rufus each prepared for a strong attack. Stephen shot out a blast of Dark Fire towards the Rangers. Erica sent a stream of Dark Water next to it, and Rufus surrounded both Fire and Water with his Dark Thunder. The blast of Elements hit the Rangers head on, causing a massive explosion. When the dust cleared, the five Rangers had collapsed on the ground and were now unconscious.
"Perfect," Stephen said with a grin. Rufus made some Crodus appear, and they grabbed the Rangers. Then, he teleported all of them back to the tower.
Will stared out of the window in shock. He had only seen the Chaos Three use a joint attack like that once, and he had never wanted to see it again. That was the very attack they used which had destroyed his team before. How was it possible that these Rangers had survived? He didn't know, but he decided that that didn't matter right now. All that mattered was that the Rangers had been captured by the Chaos Three.
Next to him, Marie had run into Del's arms, crying for her brother and his friends. The boy picked her up and held her, a look of worry mixed with shock on his face. He turned to Will.
"Now what are we going to do?" he asked. "We have to save them somehow."
Will shook his head. "I don't know," he said softly. He looked at his morpher on his wrist, thinking back on all the times he had used it in the past. It had always been there to help him in the past, and now he couldn't use it. Or could he? There was a chance it might still work here, but it was a small chance, and Will wasn't entirely sure it would.
"I…I could try to use my morpher," he whispered, more thinking out loud than talking to Del. The boy perked up.
"You're right!" he exclaimed. "If you could morph, you could help them, right?"
Will nodded slowly, but hesitated. "But, it might not work. Chances are it won't work here and it will destroy me…" His voice trailed off as he kept his eyes on his morpher.
Del gently set Marie down on a chair and went over to Will. He laid a hand on his shoulder and looked at him sternly.
"Isn't that a risk you'll have to take? You can't just let the Chaos Three destroy this team like they did to yours…"
Will looked at him with tears shining in his eyes. "It…it's too risky…" His voice was full of doubt, but a part of him realized that he would have to try.
"Please, Will?" Del's expression turned from stern to pleading. "You can't just…" He looked at Marie, who was still crying. Will turned to her as well. He sighed and took a deep breath.
"You're right," he said. "I have to try. I won't let my new team suffer the same fate as my old one." He began walking outside, and Del started to follow him. Will shook his head. "No," he said. "You stay in here. If it doesn't work, my morpher will explode. I don't want it to destroy you like it will me if that happens." Del nodded and gave Will an encouraging smile.
"Good luck," he said softly. Will forced a smile and turned around, making his way outside. Once he was far enough away from the café, he glanced at his morpher.
"Don't fail me now," he whispered to it, not caring that it was an inanimate object and it couldn't hear him. Sighing, he prepared to morph the way he had so many times in the past.
"Element, Light Fire!"
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A/N: I hope you liked it! Leave a review!
lil Cwick-Glad you thought it was cute lol
Girl of Many Faces-I'm glad you're hooked on Power Rangers fics now! Aren't they so awesome? lol
juzblue-Glad you liked it
