Chapter 17 Sleeping Beauty

With the apparent defeat of Sinistar, the Rangers feel they can rest now and so they are sealed within their healing cubicles to regain their strength. Although it is quite obvious to the eye that Sinistar is gone, Myndor still has an utmost unpleasant feeling lingering around him continuously.

Meanwhile, right in front of the mall lays a beautiful woman with long blonde hair and a slim build, but she is unconscious and looking badly hurt. The first person to walk out of the mall is a guy, a husky guy with a sympathetic look on his face, he looks down and notices the woman and quickly decides that he has to call the ambulance, so he does. When the ambulance arrives they load the woman up into the ambulance and drive off.

Hours later after completing the necessary procedures, the woman is given a hospital room which is located on the second floor, third door to one's right. The guy who found her makes it to the hospital and asks how the young lady is doing, the nurse responds.

Nurse Kelsey-She's stable I'm told. She's only been here for a little while so its not easy to tell right now. But we do have a problem.

The guy asks.

Matt-What's that?

Nurse Kelsey-Although the doctor told us to give her a room, we weren't able to get an insurance information from her obviously and she has no identification whatsoever.

Matt-Well that's not too much of a problem, just use my insurance.

He takes his insurance card out of his wallet and hands it to the nurse, she runs it through the computer and instantly finishes. She hands it back to him and asks.

Nurse Kelsey-Would you like to know what room she's in?

Matt-Yes, I'd just like to make sure she's okay.

Nurse Kelsey-Okay, second floor, third door to your right.

Matt nods and leaves the first floor. When he makes it to the unknown woman's room, he walks in and see's her sleeping, he also notices another guy fixing a glass vase of flowers. The guy with black hair, and a white RN Suit turns around and asks.

Carlton-Do you know who she is?

Matt responds.

Matt-No I don't

Carlton-Hmm.

Matt-Who are you?

Carlton-I'm the registered nurse assigned to watch over her and report any change of activity. So basically I'll be here until I'm not needed anymore.

Matt-Oh I see.

Carlton-Yeah, and I'm also here to make sure no one stays no longer than hospital regulations permits.

Matt-And how long is that?

Carlton-If you're of no relation to her then you can't stay more than ten minutes. That goes for every single day unless said so by a doctor.

Matt nods and says.

Matt-I understand.

Dragonlord, Skylark and Elephantytan all stand around and looking into Sinistar's cauldron. The cauldron shows the defeat of Sinistar but doesn't tell them anything else.

Dragonlord-I don't believe it.

Skylark-Neither do I.

Elephantytan-Sinistar, destroyed? Impossible!

Dragonlord-If Sinistar is destroyed, then what do we do?

Skylark-Its simple, we carry on our mission.

Dragonlord-I suppose so.

Elephantytan-What makes you think we can defeat those Power Rangers Dragonlord? They've beaten us so many times and they destroyed our leader, possibly.

Dragonlord-Hmm. I don't know. Although we won't sit around here, we will destroy Terra Falls and the Power Rangers!

Elephantytan-We can't do it without extra power!

Dragonlord-True.

Just then Sinistar's cauldron starts bubbling and out of the green potion arises the Eye of Cawdor. Dragonlord gasps.

Dragonlord-It must be true, the eye has returned, and Sinistar is gone.

Skylark smirks.

Skylark-No more taking orders and punishments from Sinistar, we fight as the mighty generals!

Dragonlord nods.

Dragonlord-Yes, but we do owe our fallen leader something. In her memory we'll get the amulet of power and rule!

They all agree.

Back at Terra Falls hospital, the woman awakens slightly, but returns to her sleeping state, the registered nurse assigned to keep watch on her sighs and wonders if she'll ever completely come out of her sleep. He sits in a very comfortable chair set not too close to the bed and reaches over to a table to get a magazine to read, and soon the hours pass and he too gets sleepy.

Back at Stonehenge, Myndor speaks to the Wizard's Pool.

Myndor-The Power Rangers are recuperating from their last battle with Sinistar. They will soon feel better enough to search for the three missing star gems.

The Wizard's Pool starts glowing and many voices are heard saying the same thing.

Wizard's Pool-Myndor the supposed final battle against Sinistar is far from over.

Myndor-What do you mean?

Wizard's Pool-Sinistar has been transformed, she is not who she was now.

Myndor-Then who is she?

Wizard's Pool-She is who she was before she transformed into Sinistar, but asleep.

Myndor-So she's Kastra again?

Wizard's Pool-Yes.

Myndor-So that means things are better now, right?

Wizard's Pool-No, Myndor. They only mean that Sinistar is in a state which cannot harm anyone, her evil may just be resting.

Myndor-Or completely gone.

Wizard's Pool-Perhaps. But do not celebrate, for her minions still run amok in this city.

Myndor-Yes. But the Rangers are out of commission right now.

Wizard's Pool-The Rangers must search for the three lost star gems if they are to get the Nova Crystal. You must have the power of the Starlight Ranger to aid you in your mission.

Myndor-I understand.

The voices within the pool start to fade and finally disappear.

Hours pass and soon the night time comes and goes so back at the hospital, Carlton speaks with the main doctor in charge of seeing that their newest patient wakes up and feels better. The doctor is a woman of the age of 32, she has long straight black hair and hazel eyes.

Carlton-So do you think she'll be okay?

The doctor looks at her chart and responds.

Dr. Keyes-Its difficult to say now Carlton. She was just admitted not too long ago and she hasn't made any progress what so ever.

Carlton-I know. I have been watching her for as long as I could and I haven't notice any change. I just thought you'd be able to shed some light, some hopeful light.

Dr. Keyes-I really don't know. Seems to me she's in a coma.

Carlton sighs.

Dr. Keyes-I want you to report to me the second there is any visible physical evidence of her waking up, understand?

Carlton-Yes of course.

Dr. Keyes-Good. But for now, we just wait and see. Hmm I wonder what knocked her out like this.

Carlton-I have no idea.

Dr. Keyes sighs and says.

Dr. Keyes-Well I have to continue my rounds. I'll check back later.

Carlton-Okay.

She leaves the room. Carlton sits back down in his chair and looks at what he says in his mind "Sleeping Beauty."

Carlton-I wonder if she'll ever wake up, she's so pretty, she must have someone around who knows her.

Back at the underground temple, Dragonlord looks into the eye as it begins to flash. Skylark walks over to him and asks.

Skylark-What is it trying to tell you?

Dragonlord-I don't know. Sinistar created this eye but you know what?

Skylark-What?

Dragonlord-As I look into the eye and watch it flash I feel like there's something important that I need to know, something about my past, something that has been erased from my mind.

Skylark-Hmm.

Dragonlord-Yes, strange to me as well.

The eye produces a beam of concentrated energy into the cauldron, this causes the green potion to bubble, as it dies down an image of a very beautiful woman appears from the past, and now in the present time, the same woman lying in a hospital bed looking asleep. Skylark gasps.

Skylark-What does this mean?! Who is that?!

Dragonlord-I don't know the answer to that, yet it seems familiar.

Skylark-We're wasting time! Now's the time to attack the city, full force! The Power Rangers are out of it and I say its time to attack!

Dragonlord looks at Skylark and says.

Dragonlord-Of course, you're correct. We'll avenge our fallen leader by destroying Terra Falls!

Skylark nods and says.

Skylark-Yes, I know. You said that earlier.

Dragonlord-No matter! Ready the armies, its time to bring absolute ruin to the city of Terra Falls!

Dragonlord, Skylark and Elephantytan releases a heavy band of evil monsters upon the city of Terra Falls. The once evil street sharks, now good Samaritans do their best to try and stop the attacks but nothing works. Myndor witnesses the horrifying events and worries because the Rangers are still out of commission.

Myndor-If only I had the three lost star gems! They'll destroy the city for sure! But what can I do?!

As the city continues to being torn apart violently, the hospital still remains in tact since the evil beings haven't made it there yet. Carlton sits closer to his sleeping beauty and holds her hand, and instantly he notices his hand glowing and unbelievably seeing the unconscious woman's hand seeming to be draining his life energy, he gasps and lets go quickly.

Carlton-What in the world was that?!

Soon the body of the woman begins to glow slightly, and right in the center of things, Dragonlord, Skylark and Elephantytan are attacked severely with deadly lightning bolts. Their armies are quickly destroyed and they end up badly hurt. They look up into the sky and see a large pair of glowing yellow eyes, they then hear a hideous demonic female voice.

Sinistar-YOU FOOLS! YOU DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO ATTACK THIS CITY!

Dragonlord stands up and looks at the eyes, he says.

Dragonlord-Empress Sinistar, you're alive!

Sinistar-Very well alive! But trapped within another dimension!

Dragonlord-Trapped?

Sinistar-Yes! My youth and beauty has returned to my physical state and I am still within this world but only physically! My mental abilities are within another world, a cold dark world with nothing except for me! I must return to this world all together so that I may rule!

Dragonlord-What can we do to help you?

Sinistar-A foolish human has shown me the way, my physical state has drained a bit of his life energy which opened a doorway for me to come this far! I need lots of energy, energy to open a portal so that my mental abilities will coincide with my physical state and so that I will be whole again!

Dragonlord-Do not worry, we shall gather lots of energy for you.

Sinistar-Excellent, but hurry! My time here grows short, if you don't get me the energy quick enough I shall cease to exist!

Dragonlord nods.

Sinistar-Do not fail me!

The large yellow eyes vanish with a flash of lightning. Skylark and Elephantytan stand up and disappear along with Dragonlord.

Back at Stone Henge, the Wizard's Pool alerts Myndor again.

Myndor-What?

Wizard's Pool-Sinistar has presented herself, she is within another dimension, and to be released she must use lots of energy.

Myndor-I see.

Wizard's Pool-You must be ready, her minions will attack the city again, but this time they will drain energy from innocent humans.

Myndor-I hope the Rangers recuperate in time.

In the hospital, the body of Sinistar stops glowing, and soon her eyes open up very quickly and glow brightly white.