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Chapter 4
A Perfect End to a Crazy Day
The black van speed down the street making sharp turns and stopping every so often. It was purposely driving around in circles making sure Tom was confuse. There was a total of six people in the van. Two in the front, one in the passenger seat, and one in the driver seat. Three in the back 2 of them sitting right next to Tom the other sitting right in front of him. Tom was still blindfolded and handcuff, nobody had said a word to him since they threw him in the van. A couple of time he try to ask for some water for his dry mouth but they just slap him without saying a word. So now he just sat there in silent scared out of his mind. He was sure he was going to die, but he did not care. He was sure nobody will miss him or care. The one thing he really wish he could do before he died was to see Amber one last time. He wish he could tell her how he felt,before...he could not bring himself to finish the thought. It just to late now, he was mad and sad he was going threw the motions. He started sobbing, none of the men that were around him seem to cared.
Not to far behind them out of viewed, was and old beat up chevy. Logan was in the driver seat and was following a tracking device he had planted on the van. "Hold on kid am coming," he said and sped up.
The van finally stop, Tom was yank out and fell on the ground. He was kick by one of the man and told to get up. He got up slowly and he was lead into a building, lots of twist and turns he rode elevator a few times. If they were trying to confuse him again it was working. They finally arrive and Tom was sat down into a chair he heard voices and whisper all around him. He heard foot steps excited the room. Then it was very quiet, the only sound was the sound of his breathing. Suddenly he felt a hand in the back of his head and he jump. He felt the blindfold and handcuff being taken off and he found himself sitting in a small room. The walls were painted black, there were only 3 people in the room not including himself and all of them were staring at him. There was a 2 chair and a table he was sitting in one of them, right across from him sat a Warner he look very calm he reach into his coat pocket and pull out a cigars and lit it.
One of the men handed Warner a folder. Warner sat the folder on the table right in front of him. He open the it and started flipping threw the paper inside of it.
Thomas Alex Boyster, Born February 16, 1985, place of birth Orlando Florida, went to
Park Place High School, did not graduate currently work for the Mega Mart, one older brothers name James Ken Boyster, Fathers name Jordan Ashton Boyster, mother name Rose Amanda Boyster...
"What do u want ," he scream in anger.
"Calm down Mr. Boyster...May I call u tom?"
"GO FUCK YOURSELF," he scream at him.
"Such harsh word no need for that Tom. How rude of me I forgot to introduce myself my name is Warner and if you cooperate I will let you go and you will never see us again, and if u don't Well, lets not get into that I really don't like hurting people family.
Tom anger rose and he got up and try to reach across the table at Warner but he was quickly stop by the 2 men, they violently sat him back down. " Leave them alone!" Tom pleaded.
"Good I got your attention, now all I want is the crystal and I want you to explain to me everything you know," he said calmly.
"Like I told those aliens, Logan and your men I don't know anything."
"Logan huh? Mr. Red Rangers, what did he tell you? That he is hear to save us that we should trust him. I assure you Mr. Boyster, Logan is nothing but I criminal that will be brought to justice. Now Mr. Boyster don't pist me of where is the crystal.
"I don't have it," he said plainly.
"I know u don't have it where did you hide it."
Tom said nothing.
Warner sighted and got up from his seat," OK Mr. Boyster you made your bed now lay in it." He turn towered his men. "Kill him."
Tom never look up just close his eye and waited for what was coming.
The door slam open and there stood Logan, one of the men try kicking Logan in the face but Logan catch the kick. He twisted his leg causing the men to fall head first to the ground knocking him out. The other men try punching Logan but he moved out of the way causing the men fist to hit the wall. Logan took advantage and hit the man in his stomach whit a kick, this cause the men to bend over Logan quickly kick him in the ass sending him crashing into the wall knocking him out. Then he turn his attention to Warner.
"Well, well so we meet again Logan almost did not recognize you with our your silly red spandex costume."
"I don't need my armor to take care of you on Warner."
Warner started pressing a panic button that was under the table.
Logan laugh, "press that all u want all of your men are napping."
Warner face turn red he look like he was about to explode, Logan grab him and took out a pair of handcuff out of his pocket and cuff him to the table.
Am sorry," Logan said, "but u leave me no choice u have to understand something are bigger than you and am only hear to help, you or anyone on Earth does not stand a chance against the war that coming.
"You are nothing but a criminal and a hypocrite."
"I have done something that am not proud of, but I only did them to survive. Your planet need me you will see, there is a war coming and am the only person who can do anything about it. I mean you now harm Warner."... He turn to Tom, "Come on Tom lets get out of hear."
Tom got up and follow Logan out of the room.
Warner started trying to pull himself free but the table was bolted to the ground. He started cursing and screaming. A burst of bright light started filling up the room, the light got brighter and brighter, Warner had to shield his eyes. When the room came into focus, all of Warner could say was, "oh great."
In front of him stood a tall muscular creature he hand two fangs coming out from his bottom lip 3 horn on his face two coming out of his forehead, and one coming out his chin. His complexion was a dark red. He wore a long black cape, and had a metallic armor covering his body. A dozen scabs stood behind him. He grin at Warner.
"Warner am glad to finally meet you I been watching you for a while now, allowed me to introduce myself my name is Lord Karma we seem to have a common enemy and would very much would like to make a deal."
Warner chuckle," Yeah that a laugh, sorry but I don't make deal with scum bags."
Lord Karma smile it was the biggest most terrifying smile Warner have ever seen. "Well, lucky for you am not a scum bag, am and evil scum bag."
Tom was sitting in the passenger seat of Logan chevy they were speeding down a stretch of road. Tom have not said a word since they left compound. "So you are the man in red?" he suddenly ask.
"Yeah."
"Why is this crystal so important."
"Tom the less u know the better I don't want to put you in any danger, if u give me the crystal everything will be fine."
"Fine! Ever since I found this dam fucking crystal it been nothing but trouble am already in danger I don't think anything you can tell me is going to get me into anymore danger, I deserve a dam explanation!"
Logan breath in slowly and let out, "OK Tom you are right I will tell u everything, but after I do you got to promise u will give me the crystal, do we have a deal."
"Deal."
"I come from a planets called Mardi, very far away from hear. Many decades ago and evil being from the darkest part of the galaxy came to my planet with the purpose of slaving our people, and whoever he consider were not strong enough for his labor he would use them as food, which mostly were the elderly, children, and women."
"Wow that sick."
"Indeed, but a group of strong worriers stood up against him and his army at the end they were victorious, and trap the evil being in a black hole for eternity. My planet enjoy a long time of peace and prosperity till a 10 earth years back when Lord Karma escape. No one saw it coming we believe Lord Karma would never escape. Our planet fought hard against Lord Karma and his forces but we were no match for them at the end my planet was taken over. A few of us escape, with the help of Zane. I was a boy back then of only 13 I watch my whole family died at the hands of that tyrant."
"Am sorry man."
Logan did his best to keep a strong face but Tom could tell that even after all this year it still hurt to talk about it. He made a sharp right turn heading toward the city.
"So who is Zane and how did u mange to escape?" Tom ask.
"Zane was a very gifted scientist and inventor, for years he fought to get funding from our elders to create a weapon and defense system in case Karma ever got out, but our elder felt in was not necessary they believe Karma would never be a threat. He did what he could but without help or approval from our elder his resources were limited. When Lord Karma show up it was to late, Karma went for our elder first and got rid of them once they were gone it took him little time to take over our planet."
"Wait who are this elder u keep motioning?"
"Elder are a group of people that runs our inter planet they handle all of our affairs."
"Oh, so what happen next?"
"Once our elder were out of the way Zane knew our planet was doom. Luckily Zane had a back up plane a giant star ship that he kept secret from many years, he built it just in case something like that would happen. He rounded up all of the survivor and left our planet. We floated in space for a long time, Karma conquer many plants everybody was powerless to stop him. We hid in deep space far away from Karma sensor. Zane knew he could not stand by and watch this happen so he went to work and so did i. I train hard everyday from morning till nigh waiting for the day that we would be ready to take Karma down. The day finally came Zane finish his greatest creation his dream that what he called it. Five transmorphers."
"What a transmorpher?" Tom ask.
Logan lifted his wrist reviling a cell phone looking device strap on his writs. "What does it do?" Tom ask.
"A transmorpher or TM for short, transform me into the red defender ranger, it give me super human ability senses and reflexes. Five us were chosen to use the power of the transmorphers. I was giving the honor to lead the new team, we fought bravely and slowly started making impact on Lord Karma plan to take over the universe. Our battles lead us hear to earth."
"Were the rest of your team?"
"Gone they fought bravely and honorably but at the end Lord Karma got the best of them."
"You still have not told me how this crystal fits into all this."
"Am sorry this is where I have to stop."
"What! No, we had a deal, you said you would tell me everything!"
"Am sorry but the crystal purpose most remain a secret to tell u would jeopardize the my whole mission you have to understand Tom."
Tom though about this for a second he seem to be telling the truth he did not like it but he felt he could trust him. "OK Logan ill take you to the crystal."
'Thanks you Tom you are doing a great service your planet will ow you when this is all over, thanks to u your planet will have a fighting chance."
"Yeah sure don't mention it." Tom just wanted to get out never see Logan, Warner, or any of this aliens again, they were so ugly and scary he could no even begin to imagine how Lord Karma would look like." Tom thought was interrupted by the sound of the car engine dying.
"Oh great," Logan said.
"What wrong," Tom ask.
"We are out of gas."
Tom let out a laugh, "of course we are. What do we do now?
"We walk."
"OK then of we go."
Warner was sitting in his desk deep in thought motionless. He was staring at a spot on the wall in his office not because there was something special about the spot just because it help him concentrate. He did not even notice as one of his man step into his office.
Sir...sir...escus me sir?"
Warner snap out of his daze and notice the man in his office.
"I SAID I DID NOT WANT TO BE DISTURB!"
"Am sorry sir but we found Logan car abandon, on the side of the road."
"They must be on foot, they can't have gotten far, I want every unit available out there searching for Tom and Logan now."
"Yes, sir."
Warner was alone in his office again and went back to his thoughts. "For earth sake we better hope we find that crystal."
The sun had set but it was still hot, Tom and Logan walk they had reach they the downtown area but Logan chose to walk in alleys and back road he did not wanted to be spotted.
Wait hold on man, I need a break." Tom said as he sat down on the floor of the ally letting his back rest on a building he pull out a cigg and starting smoking.
"You know those things are not good for you."
"We are all going to die anyway, I rather die happy, beside I have nothing to live for."
Logan did not had time to respond when a pack of scabs materialize all around them.
Tom immediately got up. "Great what do we do now."
"Stay close and find a place to hide while I take care of this."
Tom did as Logan ask and found a hiding place behind a garbage can, Tom was scared a feeling he had grown way to familiar with in the last few hours.
Logan went to work kicking and punching scab after scab, his move show years of practice he hit each target with precession and skill, the fight was over as fast as it started. Logan quickly call out Tom name. Tom answer and Logan made his way to where tom had been sitting.
"Are you OK."
"As OK as I can be."
Tom got up, that when Logan spotted one of the fallen scabs raise his arm and aim for Tom and shot a bright yellow ray out of his palm before it disappear.
"TOM LOOK OUT!" Tom did not have time to react and he felt himself getting push to the ground the next thing he saw was Logan as he hit the ground with a loud scream. Tom quickly got up and went straight for Logan.
"Oh no this look bad." Tom said.
Logan shirt was soak in fresh blood oozing from a whole in the middle of his chest he was coughing blood.
"Shit man hold on I will get you to a hospital."
"No Tom wait, am not going to make it." He brought up his arm to his mouth and started speaking to his TM "Disengage voice recognition wipe DNA," there was a beep confirming his command as he cough more blood came out of his mouth. He remove it from his writs and handed to Tom. "Hear Tom take it."
"No, I don't want that you are going to be fine."
"Tom please take it, when you are in trouble just slap it on your wrist and everything will become clear to...Logan gasp for air and he was no more he lay on the ground motionless. Tom started sobbing everything that could have gone wrong has gone wrong. He heard sirens and cars approaching. He took one last look at Logan he was ready to get up when he notice Logan TM still in his hand he grab it and put it in his pocket before running away...
A few hours later Logan body was being taken away and loaded into a black Van Warner was standing near by supervising everything. Cole made his way to Warner.
"Sir, you wanted to see me."
"Are you sure Logan dead."
"Yes, sir he suffer a fatal blast in the chest."
"What about the crystal or Tom."
"No where to be found sir."
"He can't be to far off, our main objective is to find the crystal, we find Tom we find the crystal."
"Yes, sir."
Warner took one last look around before he got into his car and left.
Tom was walking aimlessly threw downtown. He had been crying for the last few hours, he was a mess he was having a nervous break down. People stare at him as they past by some of them try to talk to him but Tom just yell at them and kept walking. As he walk he saw a scab in the corner of his eye, he quickly turn around and saw nothing. He scratch his head, must be seeing thing he thought to him self, and went on with his walk. Then he saw it, clear as day a scab standing a few feet away from him just standing there he panic. Logan is gone who is going who is protect me? Who is going to protect the earth? He thought. He turn around and try walking the other way but there was another scab waiting for him he turn into and ally and ran but was greeted by a wall. He turn around and saw the whole ally was crawling with scabs they were all over the place. He heard a loud thunder and a creature with a long black cape, and a metallic armor appear walking toward him.
"Tom I presume."
"Lord Karma I presume."
"Smart boy did Logan tell you about me how I killed his family and his precious team of do gooder rangers."
Tom started getting mad he made a fist as his expression of hatred and anger aper on his face.
"Oh my you are getting all angry aren't you, let me ask you a question did Logan cry right before he died."
"Fuck you Karma."
Karma let out a terrifying laugh, "You human get excited so easy, now you know why am hear don't you."
"If you are looking for the crystal your shit out of luck cuz I don't have it."
"But you did and all I want to know is where it is."
"No idea where it is Karma."
Lord Karma face change int to a mask of anger, "Look you pathetic human Logan is not coming to save you tell me where the crystal is, I know you know where it is, you are very smart, smarter than you look. I don't know what you did but whatever you did my scanner are blind they cant detect the crystal since this afternoon whatever u did to it is blocking our sensors.
Tom said nothing.
"OK then scabs it lunch time, save me a leg." Karma said.
The scabs were happy they were hungry, they slowly started moving toward Tom savoring the moment. Tom started moving back but trip over his own feet and fell to the ground, from his pocket Logan Transmorpher fell out. Tom eye got wide, he grab the TM and got up, he hesitated for a second. He look at the oncoming scabs, and without thinking he slap the TM on his wrist. There a beep and a female voice that came from the TM that said, DNA confirm, Everything became clear, he no longer felt scared he felt confident, there was a flash of red lightning.
"You want the crystal? Then come and get it." Tom said in a loud voice. Tom raise his arm and yell, "LET MAKE THE CALL." He brought his arm with the TM on it in front of him. He open it and put his finger on the screen and yell, "DEFENDER RANGER RED ACTIVATE." The screen scan Toms finger print and lit up, the words, morphing sequence initiated, appear on the screen There was a concentrated ray of light that consume Tom body in seconds Tom stood in front of the scab as the red defender ranger.
Tom felt incredible he had all this power and adrenaline rushing threw his body all his senses were magnified he felt strong and confident like he could do anything.
"That impossible the TM should had been destroy along with Logan," Lord Karma let out a loud growl. "No matter you are no Logan you will fall like the rest of them, scabs destroy him."
The scab wasted not time they all charge at the new ranger. Tom place his hands against the wall and push himself up jumping out of the way as the scabs got close. In mid air he got out his defender blaster and shot 3 scabs in the head making them disappear before landing. Two of them came at him from above but he jump out of the way he blasted them. Two more came running toward him side to side Tom double kick them sending them flying and crashing into a wall. Soon the ally was nothing but knock out and bleeding scabs they were slowly disappearing. Lord Karma was now in top of the building and was not happy. Tom put his full attention toward Karma. He jump from one wall to another making his way towards Karma.
"OK Karma let see what you got."
"Don't make me laugh boy this is not over you just seal your faith young one I hope you are prepare for what to come," Lord Karma said as he disappear.
Tom was breathing hard he suddenly heard voices and heard someone said, "Look up there," there was flashlights pointed toward him. "Stay were you are," he heard someone yell. Tom quickly jump into the next building and then on to the next and then to the next till he was long gone.
"That impossible," one of the man said. "Logan dead."
"I know he is." Warner responded.
"Then who was that?"
"That was Mr. Boyster...come on what do I pay you guys for I want this whole place search and bag. Come on ladies move it we don't have all fucking nigh," Warner yell. Warner look back up where Tom was just standing, he reach into his pocket and pull out a cigars and lit it. "Tom what are you up to son," he said to himself.
Tom was jumping from rooftop to rooftop doing aerobatic and just letting go screaming wahoooo as he went along. A few people caught site at him and just gasp as he ran by. He was having so much fun he almost forgot the situation he was in. He stop and power down and started thinking.
"Now what?" Should I go for the crystal? And do what with it? it safe where it is for now. What the hell am I doing am no hero am just some loser who has a crummy job and a crummy life what am I supposed to do?
He suddenly heard his TM beeping he brought up his wrist and saw on the small screen a message that said, incoming transmission. He press a button to accept it and older man with white hair appear on the screen with a question look on his face.
"Who is this and where is Logan?"
"Logan did not make it he was killed in battle he gave me his transmorpher."
There was a look of sadness in the man expression but it quickly faded.
"Well, congratulation you are the new red ranger. Do u have the crystal?"
"Yes, and no it in a safe place, this crystal is trouble what is for? Everybody wants it I lost count on how many time today I almost die because of it."
"Get the crystal and then contact me we will take from there," and with that he sign of.
That was rude, Tom thought o himself. "Well, I guess I have my first mission," he said as he climb down from the top of the building by a ladder that was left on the side of the building. He got to the bottom and started looking around. Well, now to find a a pay phone. He spotted one across the street and made his way to it. He found some change and made a call, in 3 ring a voice on the other line said hello.
"Hey it me."
"Oh my God Tom have you seen the news you are all over it?"
"How, what, why?"
"Look Tom just come to my house there a lot of things we need to discuss."
"OK I am on my way."
"And tom."
"Yeah."
"Be careful there is a lot of people, bad people after you."
"Thanks I will, see you in a bit."
Tom hung up the phone, and let out a sigh. "A perfect ending to a crazy day," he said out loud. He found a bus stop where he sat and waited for the next bus, he took out his cigarettes and put one in his mouth, he was about to lit it when he stop. He took the cigg out of his mouth and replace it back in the pack and threw the pack as far away as he could. He laugh, "i have a reason to live now," he said "i wont let you down Logan, I will avenge your family and friends I promise he said into the nigh.
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