Disclaimer: Power Rangers and all its related logos are property of Saban and/or Disney Entertainment. I am using them without permission, but I do not intend to make a profit. I mean it, I don't. If I do happen to make some quick cash from it, I promise to sponsor a child for seventy-five cents a day with the money I made. Possibly even two of them.

A/N: This fic takes place with the assumption that power rangers are and always were real, though the secret identities of the rangers have remained secret over the years. You may see cameos from other rangers, but this will deal primarily with original characters. It is set some time after Dino Thunder, but before SPD.

Thank you to everyone who has made this fic a bigger success than I ever thought it would be. I will continue to write it as long as there are so many of you who will continue to support it. Gaby appears courtesy of Cmar, my #1 fan. Thanks Cammy!

Friday March 4th, 2005 10:17pm ... Reefside, California

There was field of some kind, with nothing but grass as far as the eye could see. The sun was shining, but there was no heat, only a light breeze from the wind as it blew. Everything was calm, peaceful, and serene.

Just then, a portal opened overhead, and Jake fell through, landing in the grass.

"Whoa, that was intense," he moaned, standing up and dusting himself off.

"Welcome Blizzard Ranger." A young woman said.

"What?" he paused. "How did you know who I was?" he asked her.

"We're running out of time, and we have to get moving if we have a chance at stopping the demon invasion," she said as she approached him.

"W-Who are you?" he asked.

"My name is Angela Fairweather," she said.

"Okay, and that means what to me?"

"You're just going to have to trust me Jake, we really don't have time for this," she told him.

"I suggest you make the time, cuz I'm not going anywhere until you tell me who the hell you are, how you know me and what the hell is going on," he said, folding his arms.

"I'm Angela Fairweather, head of the technology and science division of operation Lightspeed. I have been working as a silent partner alongside Hayley Stanton and Ethan James helping them develop the Virtual morphers, but about fifteen minutes ago, I lost the signal on Ethan, and our censors picked up a high amount of energy coming from the Nemesis triangle. I have reason to believe that Demorielle is free and ready to begin her invasion of Earth," she explained.

"See, that didn't take so long, did it?"

"There's something else," she paused. "We have reason to believe that your brother is in danger as well," she mentioned.

"What? Carl? How?"

"I was able to get my hands on a data sheet from the virtual reality game you played in Cyber Space, and I was looking through the modified versions of rangers that were uploaded. Your brother's design has been in use for the over 36 hours now, leading me to believe that he himself was one of the rangers, but about fifteen minutes ago, his power levels dropped severely and his modified ranger dropped off from our censors. I'm not sure what that means for him physically, but I know it can't be good," Ms. Fairweather explained.

Jake paused. "So what do we do?"

"We need to coordinate with Hayley, see what she knows. If we have to, we're going to have to mount a rescue of some kind," she said.

"What about the other rangers?"

"I've lost the signal on all but one of them. We have to fear the worst and assume they've been destroyed," she sighed.

"Just because you lost your signal doesn't mean they're dead. Maybe their signals have been blocked, or masked, or maybe the power has been destroyed but they're okay," Jake brought up.

"Either way, we're on our own," she said.

"Something is wrong," Hayley sighed, going over the readings on her monitor.

"Could you be wrong about this?" Trent asked as he walked up behind her, reading over her shoulder.

"I don't think so. I've lost contact with Ethan and three of the rangers, Blizzard Ranger is still missing in action and there is a huge buildup of energy in the Nemesis Triangle. I think its…" she paused. "If it is Demorielle, this really could be the end this time," she sighed.

"The rangers are a good team, they'll get through it."

"They're good, but they're inexperienced. They haven't learned how to use their powers, or worse, how to combine their powers effectively. If three of them are down, theres only one left out there, and that's not going to be enough to stop Demorielle," she said.

"How many of those morphers does Ethan have left?" he asked.

"Two. Why?"

"Give me one, looks like I'm going to have to go in after them," Trent said.

Hayley stood up, turning to him. "No, if it is Demorielle, that means she'll be on her way here. If that's true, I'm going to need you here," she told him.

"There has to be something we can do," he said.

"There is, we can…"

"Excuse me," a voice said.

The two of them turned around as they saw an older woman walk into the café.

"Oh, I'm sorry ma'am, we're closed for the evening. I must not have locked the doors," Trent said, approaching her.

"I'm looking for my daughter, Jennifer Coulbourne. She works here, and she was suppose to be off work over an hour ago. Is she here?" the woman asked.

Hayley hurried over to them. "Oh, hello Ms. Coulbourne. It's completely my fault, I'm sorry. I meant to call you. I sent Jen and another employee over to Angel Grove to pick up supplies. The van got a flat tire and they called from a payphone to let me know they were running behind. Jen asked me to call you, but it slipped my mind," she told her.

"Oh, I see," she paused. "Well, when do you expect them back?"

"I sent road service out to get them, but you know how slow they can be. It shouldn't be much longer though. If you like, when she gets back I will personally drop her off at home," Hayley said.

"Thank you. Could you have her come in quietly? It's getting late and I have to get in the bed," she said.

"Of course Ms. Coulbourne. And again, I apologize. Have a good evening," she sighed.

Ms. Coulbourne nodded, then walked away. Trent waited until she was gone before he turned to Hayley. "Is that Ms. Coulbourne as in Anthony Coulbourne's wife?" he asked her.

"Yep, one and the same," she said.

"So Jen is Anthony's daughter?"

"Uh huh."

"Jen doesn't know, does she?" Trent asked. "You didn't tell her about her dad."

Hayley shook her head. "No, and I don't plan to tell her, not until the time is right," she said. "And either should you. In the meantime, we have other things to worry about."

Ms. Coulbourne walked over to her car, but paused as a vortex of some kind opened up a few feet from her.

"Oh my God, w-what is…" she was interrupted as a group of demonites attacked her, making their way into every opening they could find. Ms. Coulbourne fell to the ground and found herself unable to scream as the demonites consumed her. Finally, the disorientation passed… and there was no pain. Ms. Coulbourne stood up, glancing around until she caught a glimpse of herself in the reflection of the car window.

"Ah yes. This will do just fine," she said in a deep, distorted tone as orange armor began to form around her skin.

"This is all your fault," Spectra complaining as she hung on the side of the cold, damp well. The chains around her wrists held her just barely over the floor, not that it mattered, considering she couldn't even see the floor. The room was so poorly lit that it was difficult to see anything around her.

"My fault?" he responded.

It was difficult to know exactly where Tempest Ranger was, but she was sure he was in the same room with her, more than likely chained to another wall. "Yes, your fault Mr. 'Hey complete stranger, take the eye and unleash hell on Earth'. Thanks to you the entire world is doomed," she said.

"How was I suppose to know it was that Belial guy in disguise? Allumier seemed to know him, I thought he was cool," he said in his defense.

"Still, Mr. James told you they'd try to fool us, and you just handed it over without even asking him…"

"What? Ask him what? Excuse me, are you an evil villain in disguise? Do you really think he would have been like 'yes, I am. You have discovered my secret plans?'" he replied.

"Both of you stop it, the last thing we need to be doing is fight with each other. We have to find a way out of here, try to hook back up with Allumier and stop them from releasing Demorielle," Aqua Tech pointed out.

"Easier said than done AT, after all, they wouldn't call it captured if we had the option to leave," Tempest said.

"Still, if there's a way in, there has to be a way out. We've got our powers, we should use them to get out of here," she said.

"Just be careful and try not to shoot me this time. My shoulder is still sore," he groaned.

"I said I was sorry."

"I don't see how the power to control weather will do us any good in here, and there is no water around, at least not that I can tell. As for you Spectra, there's plenty of darkness around, so I guess you could work your dark mojo or whatever," Tempest said.

"You have to combine your powers if you want to escape this place," a voice said.

"Okay, who the hell was that?" Spectra asked, looking around frantically, but wasn't able to see anything.

"I assume you are the chosen rangers sent by Ethan to stop Demorielle and save me, huh? Well, color me impressed," the voice said in a sarcastic tone.

"Predator Ranger?" Aqua Tech asked.

"Yes, but there isn't time for official introductions just yet. If Demorielle does have the third Eye, she is no doubt already free and looking for ways to attack Earth. We need to get out of here and stop her before she builds up the strength to leave," he said.

"Wait a sec, how do we know its really you this time?" Tempest asked.

"Huh?"

"Oh sure, now you wanna play 20 questions with him," Spectra brought up.

"One of you controls water. You can use the water along the walls and focus it. If done correctly, would be more powerful than a laser. I believe one of you has the power to control weather, and a bolt of lightning would shed some light on the situation," Predator pointed out.

"Its worth a try guys," Aqua Tech said. "Are you ready?"

"I've been ready, but I'm still trying to figure out how to work my powers. Its not like I can say a cool catchphrase and out pops the lightning bolt…" he was interrupted as a bolt of lightning appeared from the ceiling, lighting up the entire room for a brief moment. "Whoa, nifty."

"During the flash I thought I saw a torch on the wall to the left. You think you could hit it?" Aqua Tech asked.

"My left or your left?"

"Mine."

"So that would be my right, right?"

"Right?"

"But you said left," Tempest pointed out.

"Guys, this is getting us nowhere. Tempest, on the count of three, do another bolt of lightning, I have an idea," Spectra said.

"Now is that 1,2, then go? Or 1,2,3, then go?" he asked.

"Just do it!" she said. Tempest motioned with his hand slightly, and a bolt of lightning shot from the ceiling again. This time, Spectra used her powers to catch and contain the lightning bolt in place, lighting up the entire room. "I don't know how long I can hold it like that. AT, you're up."

Aqua Tech concentrated, using her powers to shoot a beam of water towards Tempest, who was on the opposite wall. The beam of water got smaller and smaller, until eventually it was pencil thin. She then aimed it towards the constraints on his wrists, breaking them and sending him falling to the floor. Tempest landed on his feet, rubbing his wrists slightly.

"Okay, my turn," he said, shooting lightning bolts at the restraints holding Aqua Tech in place. As she fell to the floor, Tempest repeated the process, freeing Predator Ranger.

"Um, hello. What about me?" Spectra asked.

"I seem to remember you saying this was all my fault, now it looks like you need my help. Interesting, isn't it?" he asked her.

"Whatever," she paused for a moment, focusing her energy and snapping the restraints herself, falling to the ground. "You were saying?"

"Okay, we're down, but now what? We're still stuck in here," Aqua Tech pointed out.

"If my powers were at 100 percent, I could phase us through the walls, but I've been in here a long time and I'm weak," Predator said.

"You can do that?"

"Yes. Well, at least I could if I had all my power. We'll need to find another way."

"Leave that to me," Spectra twisted her wrist slightly, and a beam of dark energy came from her hands, sliding under the crack on what looked like a door. She then raised her hands slightly, and the door began to raise up. "I won't be able to hold it forever, so I suggest you get moving."

One by one, then kneeled down, making their way under the door. Spectra moved as close as she could, then dived towards the exit. She rolled through just as it slammed to the ground.

"We should split up," he turned to Aqua Tech. "You, come with me, we're going to head to the main chamber and try to get the Eyes of Thoron. You two head the other way and see about setting down the generator that keeps the force shield up around this place. Once its down, Ethan and Hayley should be able to teleport us out of here," Predator said.

They nodded, and then headed off in separate directions.

Demorielle walked over to a window in his chamber, staring out into the jungle. After being trapped within the symbol of Thoron for so long, she'd forgotten what it was to be free, to be in open places again. Everything was new to her, as if she was experiencing things for the first time. Her mind drifted slightly… 'I remember,' she thought.

She recalled a time on her home world as an enchantress, spreading love and happiness to everyone she met. It pleased her to bring joy to so many people, but then the demonites invaded her world. Being led for a powerful warrior, they were able to enslave most of the planet. Those who refused to give in to their oppressors were destroyed, but the demonites had other plans for her. It was their intentions to use her abilities as an enchantress to rule over other worlds. She resisted, but the demonites who possessed her were much too powerful.

She didn't remember much else about her world before the invasion. All that was left now was a sense of pleasure… 'pleasure of watching those around me suffer. Serve me or be punished,' she thought.

At that moment, a portal opened, and Belial stepped through, standing alongside Demorielle.

"My queen, you have returned," he said, dropping to one knee.

"You may rise my old friend," she turned slightly. "You wasted no time in getting another host," she noticed.

"This one isn't as strong as the other, but it will serve my purpose. The memories contained within this host are useful as well. It was the wife of Anthony Coulbourn. The knowledge of this host will benefit us greatly," he paused. "When does our invasion of Earth begin?"

"I am weak. Being trapped between dimensions have left me depleted of most of my strength. Soon, my powers will be restored and this miserable galaxy will tremble at my feet," she assured him. "And you my friend shall rule by my side in your own body, free of these pathetic meat puppets you're forced to wear," she said.

"It will be good to be myself again," he agreed.

"Let us not celebrate yet, there is still much to be done. The rangers have escaped their cell and are making their way here, towards us," she said.

"These warriors are inexperienced, I will crush them."

"Do not underestimate them, they have incredible powers, and they are being led by the Predator Ranger. Defeating them will be a difficult task," Demorielle said.

Belial extended his hand, and a sword appeared. "It will be a pleasure to watch them die by my hand. Then, I will bring you their powers to use as your own," he said.

"Very good," she said with a sinister smile.

"Welcome to the Aqua Base," Ms. Fairweather said as she stood aside, allowing Jake to walk in.

The entire complex appeared to be state of the art. There were members of personnel walking back and forth from their duty shifts, and others standing at their stations completing their work.

"This is amazing," he sighed.

"Yeah, I hear that a lot. This is my central base of operations. I am able to monitor the health of every active ranger here, as well as Hayley, Ethan and Trent," she said.

"Trent? The busboy? Why would you…" he paused. "Oh."

Ms. Fairweather walked over to one of the terminals, going over some of the readings. "According to this, the only ranger still active is Allumier ranger, but we're unable to teleport her because she is too close to the force shield on the island. If she were only a few more feet away, we could…"

"Can we contact her?"

"No, communications aren't that advanced yet. She's literally in another dimension, and our systems don't extend that far," she told him.

"Can you send me there?"

"Yes, but…"

"Then do it," Jake said.

"Jake, I know you want to find your brother, but…"

"I said do it," he repeated.

"Rushing off and getting yourself killed won't be any of us any good. At least let us coordinate with Hayley before you do anything," she said.

"She's right, you're of no use to us dead," a woman said as she walked into the room with a clipboard in hand.

"Jake, this is my assistant Gabrielle, she's from Bio-Lab in Silver Hills. She created and implemented the tracking systems that allow me to keep up with you and the other rangers. Gaby, this is Jake, the White Blizzard Ranger," she introduced.

"White Blizzard, huh? Like snow could be any other color," Gaby mocked.

"Well, there's yellow snow, but I don't suggest you eat it," he turned to Ms. Fairweather. "Okay, I get how you knew who I was, you can track me with your tracky thingie, but how did the big orange guy know who I was in civilian form?" he asked.

"As far as we could tell, he was able to track your energy signature. He didn't know which ranger you were, but the power levels you were emitting was enough for him to know you were a ranger," she said.

"It's a good thing he's following the super villain handbook. Rule number two, push'em off a cliff but don't stop to check if he's dead or not. It's a typical bad guy oversight," Jake said.

"He's witty, I like that," Gaby said. "But your wit and a quarter won't buy me a cup of coffee in the mess hall. Save your sarcasm and focus on finding a way to save the world. Once you've done that, feel free to be charming."

Jake cracked a smile. "You think I'm charming, huh?"

Gaby rolled her eyes.

"I'm going to contact Hayley, see what she knows," Ms. Fairweather said.

"Its getting late Hayley, and there's still no word from any of the rangers. I think its time that you sent me to the Nemesis Triangle to try to find them," Trent said as he walked over to her, handing her a cup of coffee.

"No, that's a last resort. I still have faith that…" she stopped as her computer began to beep. She turned to the monitor, turning it on. "Angela, what's going on?" she asked.

"I found this guy falling off the side of a cliff, can I keep him?" she replied.

"Um, hi," Jake said, waving slightly.

Hayley did a quick scan. "Its White Blizzard Ranger. We've been looking all over for you," she said.

"He's alive and well in Marnier Bay," she paused. "I know you've picked up the elevated energy levels in the Nemesis Triangle, and according to our readings, the rangers are down. We need to come up with a plan of action," she said.

"I don't think the rangers are down. It could be that the protective barrier surrounding the fortress is masking their signals from us. If we could get that barrier down, we'd be able to get an internal scan and find out what's going on in there," Hayley pointed out.

"Blizzard Ranger wants to go in. According to censors, Allumier Ranger is outside the barrier, but too close to it for us to teleport her out," she said.

"Sending him in right now is a bad idea. If these readings are accurate, it means Demorielle is on her way here. We're going to need all available rangers on Earth to try to stop her," she said.

"You know as well as I do that there aren't anymore rangers. The last team we sent into the Triangle was lost years ago, and there's no way they survived that long. Face it Hayley, your rangers are all we've got," Ms. Fairweather said.

"We could construct new morphers, maybe…"

"It took us months to come up with the design for the Virtual morphers, another year to find a suitable power source and eight months to properly test them and install all the failsafe protocols. By the time we did all that again, it would be too late," she said.

"What about the Lightspeed morphers?"

"The central core from the Lightspeed morphers were used as templates for the Virtual morphers. The morphers themselves are still in one piece, but are completely powerless," she said.

"Is there any way to contact Andros and the other Astro rangers?"

"No, they're is out of communications range," Ms. Fairweather said.

"So it really is up to them, isn't it?"

"Unless Dr. Oliver has a trick up his sleeve and has some power he's not telling us about," she said.

"Wait, Dr. Oliver? The teacher with the spiked hair and always gave the lame pop quizzes? He was a ranger too? Sweet!" Jake said. "Next you'll tell me that Principal Randal was a ranger too."

"No, she was evil," Gaby pointed out.

"That explains a lot!"

"Our priority should be getting Allumier back here. If the rangers are alive and on the other side of the barrier, they're on their own. We have to make our stand here," Ms. Fairweather said.

"Agreed."

"Send me in. I'll get Allumier and come right back," Jake said.

Ms. Fairweather glanced over at Hayley, looking for her opinion.

"Let him go, but come right back. Don't try to be a hero," she said.

"Me? A hero? Please, I couldn't even tie my shoes until I was twelve years old," he said as he pulled out his morpher, pushing a button. A portal opened, and he stepped through, disappearing.

"If that guy is our last line of defense, the world is doomed," Gaby sighed.

Red Predator Ranger and Aqua Tech Ranger roamed through the halls of the fortress quietly, doing their best not to be seen by various henchmen and foot soldiers walking through the halls. The fortress itself was like a labyrinth, and with very poor lighting, it as difficult to know where they were or if they were headed in the right direction.

"So, how long have you been in here?" Aqua Tech asked him.

"I-I don't know. I didn't exactly have a calendar in here and was marking off the days. It was longer than I wanted to be in here," he paused, leaning up against the wall. "So Liz… rather, Allumier Ranger, is okay?"

"Yeah. She's a bitch, but she's just fine."

He laughed slightly. "She could be a little… bossy," he sighed.

"You'll have to sit down and tell me all about it after we save the universe, but right now, we need to find the Eyes and get out of here," she said.

Predator pressed a button on his wrist, and a small holographic screen appeared. "According to this, the Eyes aren't too far out, but the power levels are low. Someone has used them, which means Demorielle is already free," he said.

"So getting the Eyes won't do us any good then."

"She has been contained for a long time, and that means she'll need time to gain her strength before she can do anything. Getting the Eyes won't stop her, but it will prevent her from using its remaining powers. Plus, it looks like there's enough energy in them to restore me to full power," he told her.

"So, lets get'em and get the hell out of here."

"Not so fast rangers," a voice said.

The two of them turned around only to see Belial standing behind them with a sword in hand.

"Oh great. We spend all that time escaping just to get caught again. We suck at stealthy," Aqua Tech sighed.

"I know you," Spectra said as the two of them walked down a corridor.

Her statement was enough to catch Tempest's attention. "You what?"

"I know who you are. Its weird, cuz if I can figure out who everyone on this team is in less than two days, its amazing that the rangers over the last ten years have been able to keep their identities to themselves," she said.

"So if you've got it all figured out, who am I?"

"You're Carl," she said.

"What?"

"ZetaGreen is a friend of mine, and he designed my ranger gear and Tempest ranger. When I talked to Zeta he told me he didn't make it to the café to be in the game, but said that his friend Carl might have used his character. By process of elimination, you're Carl," she told him.

"Is that your final answer?" he laughed.

"It makes perfect sense."

"It does, but you're overlooking one very important thing."

"Which is?"

"I lied," he told her.

"What?"

The two of them stopped, turning to one another. "When I talked to you, I told you I wasn't at the café because we were told to keep our identities a secret. The truth is, I waited for you at the café and hoped you'd show up. When I saw someone pick your ranger, I got excited, but when I talked to you later, you said you weren't there either," he told her.

"You mean…"

"This is one of those dramatic moments where I'm suppose to take off my helmet and show you who I am, but I don't know if we can," he paused. "But yeah, its me, Patrick," he revealed.

"Oh my God," she ran over to him, wrapping her arms around him. "Its so good to finally meet you. Its me, RC," she told him.

"I hoped it was you."

"I wanted to tell you, but…"

"I know, its okay. I understand, but lets not mention this to anyone else. If Mr. James knew we blew our cover, he'd be pissed," Spectra said.

"I have a feeling that Mr. James has other things to worry about," a voice said. The two of them turned around only to see Belial standing behind them. "Come quietly or come screaming. Either way, you are coming with me."

Spectra and Tempest looked at one another, nodded, then looked back at Belial.

"Carl, is that you?" Tempest asked.

"What?"

"This is the ranger gear that Carl and I designed together, which means you're Carl. You may have gotten possessed by one of those demon things, but deep down, its still you in there," he told him.

"The human host Carl has been destroyed, as you will be soon enough."

"Well, that's all I needed to hear," Spectra said as she shot an energy beat at Belial.

Belial simply caught the energy in his hand, holding it like a small sphere. "You have power, I am impressed, but its not nearly enough to defeat me," he said.

"Okay, how about this?" Tempest asked as he shot three bolts of lightning at him, connecting with Belial's chest. Belial stumbled back slightly, and then responded by throwing the ball of energy at them. The blast was enough to take the time of them down.

"Demorielle was right, you do have power, but it will do you no good against me," he said.

He leaned down, grabbing each of their ankles and simply drug them away.

Allumier Ranger stood outside the force field, staring at the dark fortress. She knew she had the ability to get in herself, 'but then what?' she thought to herself. Demorielle and Belial had proven themselves as more than worthy opponents, able to trick the other rangers and capture them. She knew that she would be no threat to them alone.

'If only Predator was with me,' she thought to herself. 'We could combine our powers and get them out of there.'

Her thoughts were interrupted as portal opened, and White Blizzard Ranger stepped through, walking over to her. "Ta da!" he said. "And for my next trick, I'm going to get you the hell out of here."

"I'm not going anywhere without Predator ranger and the others," she said.

"Something told me you'd be stubborn about this," he paused. "Do you have a plan on getting in?" he asked her.

"I can get it, but I'm not sure what good it'll do. The others have already been captured, and my power alone won't be enough to stop Demorielle," she said.

"Then we should work together."

"What?"

"You have a better chance if we go in there together," Blizzard said.

"No, I won't risk your life like that. Go back where ever you came from. This is my problem, I'll deal with it," she said.

"Hate to sound cliché on you lady, but there's no I in team. Sure, there's an e and an a in there, which are vowels, but no I. I knew what I was getting into when I accepted a morpher, so I say we go in there and we kick some demon ass!" he told her.

She turned to him.

"You're sure?"

"Positive."

"Okay," she reached over, grabbing his hand. "Hold on, this could get bumpy," she told him.

He felt a wave of… something wash over him. He wasn't sure what it was, or how to explain it, all he knew was that it was an odd feeling. The two of them them stepped through the force field as if it wasn't even there, stopping on the other side. Once they were through, Allumier let go of his hand, and the feeling that had consumed him earlier was gone.

"Whoa," he sighed.

Allumier pressed a button on her wrist, and a small holographic map popped up. "I'm assuming that the force field is preventing Ethan and the others from getting a lock on the others. We need to take out the force field and let them teleport us out. Once the field is gone, they should be able to get a positive lock on Predator Ranger too," she said.

"Well, lets go it."

"Oh no," Ms. Fairweather rushed over to the opposite control panel in the Aqua Base, going over the readings. "We've lost the signal on Jake. I knew sending him in there was a bad idea," she sighed.

"He's about as smart as yellow snow," Gaby sighed.

"We also lost the only signal on Allumier that we had. That's it, its over. All the rangers are either captured or presumed dead. We failed, just like we did the last time," she told her.

"There is one more thing we haven't tried," she said.

Ms. Fairweather looked up. "What did you have in mind?"

"Something I've been working on in my spare time for a while now," Gaby said, reaching under her lab coat and revealing…

"The Dragon Dagger!" Ms. Fairweather exclaimed.