Another day and another one filled with hard work was coming to an end. Asta and the others were cleaning up Timeless Meals and getting ready to close it.
"Okay. I think that's enough for me today. I'm gonna head home." Noelle said as she was ready to call it a day.
"Want me to walk you home?" Finral said as he tried being charming.
"Not a chance, you annoying pest." Noelle said as she didn't like the idea of Finral walking her. "Of course, if there's someone else who would be kind enough..." She was trying to imply that she wants Asta to walk her home, but it looks like that fish ain't biting. "I mean, a young and defenseless lady shouldn't be walking in the dark alone."
"What are you talking about, Noelle? A tough woman like you doesn't need someone to escort her." Asta said.
"I am tough, aren't I?" Noelle said as she was being praised. Seeing this wasn't going anywhere, she just went on out. That didn't go the way she wanted. Noelle just walked on her own down the dark streets. It seemed like things were going to be just fine, but Noelle had a point. There are a lot of creeps out there that would be ready to strike at a young lady. Noelle was just trying to get Asta to walk her home, but there was something out there. She turned around, but didn't see anyone there. Noelle tried to keep walking, but she couldn't shake the feeling that there was someone behind her.
"Noelle..." Noelle turned around again and saw someone in a dark cloak. Someone really was following her. Putting on the act that she was scared, she tried running for it. She turned down an alleyway to try and lose the guy with her taking cover behind a dumpster.
"Should I morph?" She asked herself, but she doesn't know if it's a human or a monster. She did see a shadow moving closer and closer. She readied herself for whatever might happen. When the shadow got close enough, she jumped out and looked ready for a fight, but there was no one there. "Where'd he go?" She looked around to see where that stalker went, but it was like he just vanished. She spotted nothing, but just when she was about to let the whole thing go, an arm came out of the shadows and grabbed her.
"Hello, pretty lady." Noelle really was in trouble now.
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Timeless Meals
The others all finished cleaning the place. There was nothing more for the team to do and they were all ready to head home themselves.
"Asta... Didn't you think that Noelle wanted you to walk her home?" Yuno questioned.
"Why would Noelle want that?" Asta said as he was completely missing the point. All of them were about ready to go home, but they all saw Noelle walking back in and she looked injured. "Noelle!" When he saw her like that, they all rushed to her. Vanessa pulled out a chair for her to sit on and they all made sure she was okay.
"What happened?" Vanessa asked.
"I was...attacked." Noelle said. "Another devil came after me and attacked me. I didn't even get a chance to morph."
"Is she going to be okay?" Yuno questioned with Julius taking a look at her.
"I think so, but if this devil let her go like this, it means he clearly isn't done yet." Julius said.
"So what? We've beaten all the other monsters that were sent our way. One other devil isn't a match for six rangers." Asta said as he was confident they could take on one other devil.
"You mean five." Noelle said. "This guy took my morpher." She showed that her morpher was gone. Without her morpher, Noelle isn't at full power. A ranger not at full power could cause problems for the team.
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The Underground Castle
"It went well, I do say." This new devil met with the Dark Triad about his success. This devil wore a purple leotard-like piece with him having claws. He had wings on his back with a thin tail. His skin was pale white with black hair that reached his shoulders and had bangs. He also had horns come out of the sides of his head with them going straight up. To some, he looks evil and bad, but he makes it look like he adds to his charm.
"Has it, Incris?" Dante said.
"It has. I was able to strike the lovely Noelle, Blue Ranger, and I got this." Incris said as he showed he took her morpher.
"You got a trophy! Yes! We finally got something over those rangers." Vanica said.
"Not a trophy, lovely Vanica. It is bait." Incris claimed. "She will want to get her morpher back. I can use that to separate her from the other rangers and take her out of the picture. Once, I do that, the rest of them will soon follow in her fall."
"Are you sure this one can get the job done?" Zenon questioned as he wasn't so sure in his capabilities.
"I am. Incris is quite deceptive and has brought upon the demise of many." Dante said.
"Of women, you mean." Zenon said.
"What can I say, there's just something about them." Incris claimed. "Women just can't resist me, but I assure you that I will get it done. The lovely Noelle will be the first to fall."
"I would like this to see this. Noelle is my favorite ranger to play with." Vanica said. "I'll go along and make sure those other rangers don't get in the way."
"Very well. Just be sure that you do succeed, Incris." Dante said.
"It shall be done. I have everything thought out." Incris claimed as he was fully confident in his plans.
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The Rangers' Base
After taking the night to rest, Noelle was feeling much better. Especially after the first aid she got to help her injuries. All of them were planning their next move. While they were planning, Mimosa came running up to the base to check on Noelle.
"Noelle! Vanessa called me and told me what happened. Are you okay?" Mimosa asked as she hugged her cousin.
"I'll be fine, Mimosa." Noelle claimed. "I'll be even better when I get my morpher back and teach this devil a lesson he won't forget." Noelle was ready to go right now, but Asta stopped her from doing anything.
"Hold on, Noelle. You can't when you can't morph." Asta said.
"I'm not just going to stand around and do nothing." Noelle said.
"But if you can't morph, it will make you more vulnerable to attacks and such." Finral warned.
"I agree. It will be very risky." Julius warned as none of them want to see Noelle placed herself in danger.
"You guys don't get it." Noelle said as she wasn't backing down. "You know how my family always ridicules me. Well, being a ranger makes me feel like I am worth something. I've got to get my morpher back because it makes me feel that all the things they say about me is wrong."
"But you are worth something to us." Asta said as he stepped forward to her. "We're all rangers, all magic knights. That means we look out for each other and help each other." All of them felt the same way as Asta and that's why they're standing by Noelle with this. "There's no way you're going alone."
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Clover Meadows
Knowing they need to get Noelle's morpher back was of great importance. That's why they're setting a trap for Incris. Since Noelle doesn't have her morpher anymore, she'll be more vulnerable to attacks. That makes her the perfect bait. Noelle walked out in the open while the other rangers kept a low profile.
"Everyone in position?" Yuno asked as they kept in contact with each other.
"Yeah. We all have our eyes on Noelle." Asta said.
"When an enemy shows, we strike first." Luck said as he was looking forward to that. All of them kept their eyes on Noelle to help her when she needed it. What none of them knew was that Vanica and Incris was already on to them.
"What are you waiting for? Let's take them already. It will certainly be fun torturing a ranger when she has no powers." Vanica said as she was ready to jump them now.
"Not yet. The other rangers are with her. I need her to get alone." Incris said as he snuck his way around. Noelle just kept on moving, but there wasn't a sign of an enemy anywhere. Knowing their enemies wouldn't resist the opportunity, they have to be close. "You'll have to do better than that." Incris came out from behind a column without the others seeing him.
"You!" Noelle said as she looked ready for a fight.
"I wouldn't if I were you." Incris said. He showed her morpher and was trying to negotiate. "You want this back, don't you? I've heard about you. You want to prove your worth to your siblings. Being a ranger makes you feel that way. If you want your morpher back, follow me." He's playing on Noelle's insecurities and it appears to be working. The other rangers were keeping a close eye on Noelle, but none of them saw Incris. Then, they saw her moving away.
"Where's she going?" Asta questioned as he didn't like this. He tried to keep his eyes on Noelle, but soon lost sight of her. "Guys! I'm loosing Noelle!" All of them couldn't see her anymore and hurried. However, she was gone.
"Where'd she go?" Yuno said.
"Did she just ditch us?" Vanessa said.
"I think it's more along the lines that she played into the enemy's hands." Asta said. He had a bad feeling about this, and he had every reason to be.
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The Rangers' Base
"Find her. Asta could be right and that she's playing into the enemy's hands." Julius said as he was informed about what happened. "Hurry before anything bad happens." Julius did his best to keep calm as he had faith in his rangers, but Mimosa was greatly concerned.
"Do you think she'll be okay?" Mimosa questioned.
"I'm sure she will be. Noelle is a tough girl." Julius said.
"I really hope so." Mimosa said as she couldn't stop worrying.
"You're a great cousin, Mimosa. You care deeply for Noelle, even when her siblings try to bring her down." Julius said. "With what she said earlier about her feeling her own self-worth from being a ranger, she needs that. She needs to feel the love and care others can give her to help her." That's exactly what Mimosa intends to do for her favorite cousin.
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Noelle
Noelle followed the trail that Incris left for her. She wanted to get her morpher back and she wanted to do it with her own hands. Noelle soon found herself inside a warehouse, but Incris wasn't anywhere.
"I'm here, you creep! Give me back my morpher!" Noelle demanded.
"You want it, my dear?" Incris said as he showed himself and showed he had it. "Just come and get it." Tired of feeling like she had nothing, Noelle charged right at him and tried reaching for her morpher, but Incris kept it back and kicked Noelle back. Noelle tried landing a few strikes at him, but he kept her back.
"Give it!" Noelle demanded as she reached for it.
"No you don't!" Incris said as he just threw it away. Noelle jumped up and tried a couple kicks, but Incris blocked them. Incris tried grabbing her, but Noelle grabbed his arms instead and kicked off from him. She put some distance from them, but she noticed her morpher just sitting there. Noelle tried going for it, but Incris got to her instead. He tried to hold her down, but Noelle was able to grab his arm and twisted it behind him.
"Now I've got you!" Noelle said.
"Think again!" Incris said as he was able to pull his arm free and kicked her back. Noelle made another go for her morpher and was able to grab it.
"Got it!" Noelle said as she was happy to have it back. Just as she was about to morph, Incris got very close to her. He blew magic dust right in her face and it had a strong effect on her as it caused her to faint.
"Perfect." Incris said as his plan appeared to have worked. That was right when the other rangers arrived, but they were too late.
"Noelle!" Asta called as they hurried to her while Incris ran off. "You guys go after him! I've got Noelle!" The other rangers went on ahead while Asta stayed behind and took care of her. "Noelle, can you hear me?" He tried to get her to wake up. Thankfully, she did. She was able to get back up, but Noelle had her back turned to him. "Noelle, are you okay?"
"Better than okay." Noelle claimed, but something was very wrong with her eyes turning red. She turned to Asta and gave him a powerful kicked him into a stack of crates. Painfully enduring that hit, Asta noticed the red in her eyes.
"Noelle, it's me! Asta!" He called, but whatever Incris did to her has a strong hold of her. Noelle attacked him again, but with him moving out of the way. He didn't want to hurt her, but what can he do to stop her?
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Incris
Incris was able to make it outside with the other rangers chasing after him. The four of them morphed with three of them entering Saint Mode.
"That's far enough!" Luck called as he fired some lightning and was able to blast him and stopped him from going anywhere. The four of them were about to attack, but they were all blasted and prevented from doing anything.
"I can see your pathetic plan was worth it." Vanica sarcastically said as she thought this was all a waste.
"It went better than you think." Incris claimed. "Dear Noelle has already been placed under my spell, a spell that makes her aggressive and attack her friends. Only feelings from her heart can free her, but she won't be able to pull that off. One ranger isn't here, which means she must be finishing him. That leaves us to finish off these four." Incris' plan all along was to place Noelle under that spell. Now, she'll either break the spell or destroy her friends.
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Noelle and Asta
With Noelle under Incris' spell, she kept aggressively attacking Asta. When Asta tried to grab her, Noelle kicked him in the gut. She landed a few other jabs before she grabbed him and tossed him to the ground. Asta doesn't want to hurt her, but he doesn't know how to get through to her. When she tried attacking him again, he avoided her and she knocked down a crate.
"Noelle, you're under some sort of spell!" Asta said as he kept trying to reason with her. She wouldn't listen. What she did was sweep his legs. When he hit the ground, she tried to stomp down on him, but he rolled out of the way. "You've got to fight it!" Nothing Asta said was getting through to her. Noelle attacked again, but Asta grabbed a hold of her and tried holding her to keep her from thrashing around. "We're all rangers! We're all Magic Knights! That means we help each other!" Those words got to her for those were the same words he said earlier. It reminded her how much her friends value her and how Asta's words and heart give her strength. Those feelings came from her heart. Thinking of that, she passed out right in his arms. "Noelle?! Noelle!" He tried getting her to wake up and it worked. She woke up and was acting like herself again.
"Asta?" Noelle said as she stood back up and Asta could see she was normal. Everything seemed fine until Noelle realized she was in his arms. "What do you think you're doing?!" She pushed him away, but Asta laughed it off.
"That's the Noelle I remember." Asta said. She's back.
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The Rangers
The other rangers were having a difficult time against their enemies. Finral and Luck tried fighting off Vanica, but she was able to overpower both of them as she slashed her claw against both of them. Vanessa and Yuno weren't having much luck. Incris flew up when they both attacked and he fired energy blasts at them.
"Okay. This wasn't as bad as I thought." Vanica said.
"All that's left is to finish them." Incris said as they were ready to do just that.
"I don't think so!" Noelle called as she arrived and slashed her saber against Ingris. Asta joined in as he attacked Vanica and slashed his sword against her and knocked her out of the way.
"Blue Ranger?! You shouldn't be here!" Incris claimed because he thought his plan worked.
"You thought you could keep me away from my friends, but they have my back and give me strength." Noelle said. "You're finished! Saint Magic: Sea Dragon Roar!" Noelle unleashed her mighty dragon made of water. The pierce power blasted against Incris and caused him to be destroyed.
"It's not over just yet. Urae Metheros Cataros!" Vanica cast the spell and brought Incris back with him becoming a giant.
"I'm getting real sick of this guy. Let's take it to him!" Noelle claimed as the other rangers were ready.
"Creation Magic!" All of the rangers called upon their magic and transformed into the Bahamut and Brightstar Megazords. The two went right at Incris, but he was ready for them.
"You can't defeat me so easily!" Incris called as he unleashed energy blasts at them, but they pushed through the attacks. "Catch me if you can!" Incris unfolded his wings and took to the sky.
"No you don't!" Noelle said as the Bahamut Megazord took to the sky as well and moved faster. They got over Incris and smashed their feet against him and knocked him back down. Yuno helped out as his megazord's spear was thrusted forward and smashed it against Incris.
"Eternal Flame!" The rangers used their finishing move as they unleashed the intense blast of fire and that finished off Incris as he ended up destroyed like all the rest. Nothing can break this team apart.
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Timeless Meals
Another battle won, another day is done. With it all over now, the rangers got back to work at Timeless Meals and were getting ready to close it up for the day.
"I'm done with my part. I think I'm gonna head on home." Noelle said as she was ready to go.
"Noelle, hold on a minute." Asta said as he caught up to her. "How about I walk you home this time?" That was certainly a shock, not just to Noelle but the others as well. "I figured since what happened the other night is what got us in this mess, it be safer this way."
"Really? You'll walk me home?!" Noelle said as she sounded excited, but quickly tried to calm herself down. "I mean that I suppose you can if you insist."
"Ooh. Looks like Asta is finally growing to the ladies." Finral teased.
"Noelle, the mighty magic knight, still wishes to be walked home by the one she wishes: Asta." Vanessa said. All of them couldn't stop laughing from this little development.
"Asta, I do feel bad about what happened with you earlier, but I'm going to do the same thing to them." Noelle said as she wasn't going to let them tease her like this. The others still couldn't stop laughing, even when Noelle chased them around. Noelle might have gone alone, but she's glad she's got friends that care for her so much.