Chapter 38 Running Out of Time
The Power Rangers finally get their strength back. They all leap out of their healing casings fast and rush over towards Myndor. They grab their helmets and immediately Ryan starts to speak.
Ryan-Myndor, we're ready.
Myndor turns around and says to them.
Myndor-All right. Now this will not be an easy journey. But since we now have the book we will be able to concentrate on Nakia's energy and create a portal that will take you right to her.
Ryan says happily.
Ryan-Oh that's really good. So let's do it!
Myndor-Wait Red Ranger. There's something you must know. You have to get back here very quickly if you don't the portal will close.
Ryan exclaims.
Ryan-What?!
Myndor-Yes. The Wizard's Pool can only have it open for a short time. So you must be quick.
Ryan nods.
Ryan-All right. We will be as fast as we can. And we will be back with Nakia!
Myndor smiles a bit. He then holds the book up and allows it to float over to the center of the Wizard's Pool. The magnificent energy from within the pool begins to come afloat and swirl around the book. The Rangers watch as they all put on their helmets, and then the energy opens the book and the power absorbs itself into the pages. Finally a heavy white energy beam fires itself from the book and creates a portal that is being put onto the left side of Myndor's brick wall.
Myndor tells the Rangers to quickly enter the portal because every second they waste is a second closer to the portal closing. They all rush into the portal without haste. Myndor says.
Myndor-May you all return safely.
In the book, the Yellow Ranger finds herself at the mercy of Nosferatu. She see's that its power is very strong and formidable. The beast is about to strike her when an extremely bright light appears in the darkened sky. The light causes the sky to light up for a second. Nosferatu screams out and covers its eyes for it fears that it might be the sun. The Yellow Ranger looks up and see's five glowing spots of power. The spots of power land next to her and transform into her friends. She gets up and exclaims as she rushes over to them.
Yellow Ranger-YOU'RE HERE! ALL OF YOU!
They all hug her one at a time. The Red Ranger is the last to hug her and doesn't really want to let go, its all right because she feels the same way. The Yellow Ranger says to them as the Red Ranger lets her go.
Yellow Ranger-Oh! I thought I'd never see you guys again!
Blue Ranger-You know better than that..
He chuckles.
Yellow Ranger-Oh I'm just so happy to see you all! But how did you get here?
Red Ranger-We can explain that later. Come on we've got to get back before we end up stuck here forever.
The Yellow Ranger turns her back and says.
Yellow Ranger-I can't leave.. Not just yet.
The Pink Ranger asks.
Pink Ranger-What? Why?
Yellow Ranger-I have to help a friend.
Black Ranger-Help a friend?
Yellow Ranger-Yes. Its Drake. If I don't stop that thing.
She points at Nosferatu. The other Rangers look and gasp.
Blue Ranger-Oh man, what the heck is that?!
Yellow Ranger-Something terrible that must be stopped for the people in this world.
Red Ranger-But babe its just a book.
Yellow Ranger-Not anymore its not. Sinistar has tampered with it. And so now this is a real world. I know it is.
The Red Ranger sighs.
Red Ranger-Well we have to destroy it quickly.
Yellow Ranger-Its not that easy.
Blue Ranger-Man! If we don't get out of here we'll all be stuck in this dimension.
An explosive sound is heard from within the darkened sky. The Power Rangers look up and see lightning emerging and then flashing onto the ground. The lightning transforms into Sinistar. The Rangers gasp.
Black Ranger-Sinistar!
Sinistar smirks and takes a look at Nosferatu. She then jabs it with her scepter and causes a powerful surge. Nosferatu starts shaking violently and soon its body is overcome with Sinistar's energy. Nosferatu falls onto the ground and slowly stands up again. Sinistar says.
Sinistar-This beast is totally under my control now! And it will do exactly what I say! And I say..
She looks at Nosferatu and says.
Sinistar-DESTROY THEM!
Nosferatu leaps up and away from Sinistar. It lands on its ugly feet and opens its mouth. It then lets out a heavy smelly breath blast at the Power Rangers. The blast knocks them silly. They all land on their backs.
Power Rangers-UGGGHHHH!
It then walks over to them. The Power Rangers all leap back onto their feet and attack Nosferatu. They extract their weapons and swarm all around Nosferatu. The Red Ranger is the first to strike it with his sword, then the Yellow Ranger gives it a couple of strikes with her daggers, the White Ranger fires a few explosives arrows at its chest and the Black Ranger swipes its chest with his axe and finally the Blue Ranger sends a harpoon into its chest. Nosferatu's body starts to surge with the power from the Ranger's strikes. They all leap out of the way for it seems like he will explode, but he doesn't.
Instead he just absorbs the surged energy and keeps coming towards the Rangers.
Red Ranger-Aww man, now what?!
Yellow Ranger-I say we give him an aerial attack!
White Ranger-Good idea!
Sinistar summons a fleet of dragon warriors and metallic warriors. They all appear in front of Nosferatu. She says to them.
Sinistar-Attack and help that miserable fool!
The Pink Ranger looks over and says.
Pink Ranger-More trouble!
Red Ranger-Then what are we waiting for?!
Blue Ranger-We can take all of them!
Black Ranger-Let's do it Rangers!
They all say.
Power Rangers-RIGHT!
The Rangers spread out. The Yellow and Pink Rangers leap up into the sky together. They land in a mess of metallic warriors. The Blue and White Rangers take on the dragon warriors and the Black and Red Rangers attack Nosferatu.
Back at Stone Henge. Myndor paces around his chambers in worriment. He asks the Wizard's Pool.
Myndor-What's taking the Rangers so long?
The pool answers.
Wizard's Pool-Sinistar has followed them into the dimension.
Myndor-Oh no! This is most dangerous.
Wizard's Pool-Yes. But do not lose faith. The Power Rangers will return.
Myndor-I feel time is running out.
Back in the book. The Yellow Ranger is seen doing fantastic side kicks while the Pink Ranger gives out powerful punches and all directed at the metallic warriors. The warriors' bodies start bursting out with power as they fall onto the ground. When only a couple more are seen both the Yellow and Pink Rangers decide to do something else and at a very quick speed.
The Pink Ranger stands still and with both of her arms sticking out as the Yellow Ranger is quickly seen leaping up and slightly stepping off of the Pink Ranger's shoulders for a higher elevated attack level. She is high up in the sky when an image of the Yellow Wild Cat appears. The Yellow Ranger's daggers begin to glow brightly with yellow energy. She then says as she strikes two Metallic warriors at once.
Yellow Ranger-WILD CAT CLAWING STRIKE! HYAH!
She lands on her feet as they fall.
The Yellow Ranger then stands in the direction of the last metallic warrior and sticks her arms out. And very quickly, the Pink Ranger leaps up into the air and lands a bit on the Yellow Ranger's shoulders, she then leaps off for a higher level just like her friend. She whips out her pink panther whip as an image of the pink panther displays itself. The whip begins to glow pink and soon she strikes the last metallic warrior with her whip as she says.
Pink Ranger-PINK PANTHER WHIPPING SNARL!
With the deadly strike administered, the last metallic warrior falls and quickly all three of them explode in a huge fiery explosion at once.
The Pink Ranger lands back on her feet next to her friend, they shake hands as they say.
Yellow and Pink Rangers-ALL RIGHT! WE DID IT!
They giggle.
Now, all that's left of the dragon warriors are goo. The Rangers regroup with the Black and Red Rangers to fight off Nosferatu. Sinistar says.
Sinistar-I tire of this game!
She materializes the eye of cawdor and points it at Nosferatu. She then says with force.
Sinistar-GROW YOU MISERABLE BEAST! GROW, AND DESTROY!
The eye of cawdor flashes its beam over Nosferatu. Finally it takes affect and causes the vampire to grow to a very large size. The Rangers start running around a bit in worriment.
Red Ranger-We don't have our zords! How can we fight that thing now?!
Sinistar laughs wickedly.
Sinistar-Aww poor Rangers in a predicament. Well I don't think my presence is needed here anymore. I'm sure Nosferatu will finish you off!
She laughs again and notices the portal the Rangers came through is almost closed. She smirks to herself as she is carried away by a black lightning bolt with a yellow streak. The
The White Ranger says.
White Ranger-This isn't good!
Sinistar returns to her palace. She sits down and says to herself.
Sinistar-Finally I'll be rid of those Power Rangers!
Nosferatu fires a heavy striking blast at the Rangers, as it hit's the center of where they stand they quickly leap out of the way with the Yellow, Red and Pink Rangers landing on the right side and the White, Blue and Black Rangers landing on the left side in pain.
They all decide on something different but very quickly. So they all leap up into the air. With the Red, Yellow and Pink Rangers on the right and the others on the left, they all attempt to strike Nosferatu's huge body but their efforts are useless. The monster just knocks them all down onto the ground.
Myndor see's what's going on through the Wizard's Pool and is warned that the portal will be closed in exactly five minutes.
Myndor-Oh dear! I've got to get them their zords, and fast!
The Power Rangers get up after suffering another attack from the beast. They look up to see something they need, yes they see their zords appearing right before their eyes. Myndor manages to contact them through telepathy. He says.
Myndor-Power Rangers, you must hurry. You only have five minutes left. The portal is closing rapidly.
His voice fades away as the Red Ranger says.
Red Ranger-Come on guys! Time's running out!
The Power Rangers command their zords to from into the Mighty Starlight Megazord. When finished, they all leap into the Megazord and take their seats. The Red Ranger see's a timer next to his computer in fact all of the Rangers have timers next to their computers and they all notice the 3 minutes left alert.
The Blue Ranger says with fierceness.
Blue Ranger-We'd better do what we can to finish this job fast or we'll be stuck here.
The Pink Ranger slightly panics.
Pink Ranger-I don't want to be stuck here!
Yellow Ranger-Don't panic, just concentrate on winning then leaving.
Her words calm the Pink Ranger down a bit and so she responds with a…
Pink Ranger-Okay.
As the battle begins Nosferatu materializes a giant sized snake sword that he starts using against the Power Rangers. He rushes over towards the Megazord and strikes it continuously, and when the Megazord falls onto the ground, the beast strikes it even more. The strikes cause the Megazord to surge and make the Rangers feel it. They groan out in a bit of pain as the surging energy goes through them. Nosferatu then picks up the Megazord and attempts to bite into it but the Megazord counterattacks with a super double punch given by the Yellow and Pink Ranger's zords.
He flies back due to the intensity of the punch and lands on the other side. The Red Ranger looks at the timer and says.
Red Ranger-Only two minutes left! Time to finish off this creep, now!
The Rangers give the command and so the Megazord obeys. As Nosferatu stands up, the Megazord quickly glides over to it as it materializes its saber and strikes the beast into place. It then strikes the beast repeatedly with its saber. The strikes are not ordinary, these special strikes are only given when the opponent must be trapped, and so it happens. After finishing, the Megazord steps back and see's Nosferatu trapped inside of a large star. Finally the Power Rangers give their ultimate command. The Megazord raises its saber and delivers a deadly super slash that causes the star to explode and as it does this, Nosferatu is blinded by a heavenly light that absorbs itself into its body.
A few seconds later Nosferatu's body surges tremendously with white lightning. He twists and twirls around in an attempt to stop the surging but it doesn't work. Finally it twirls itself into an explosive vortex that finally disappears.
The Black Ranger looks at the timer on his computer this time and says.
Black Ranger-We've only got 55 seconds!
The Red Ranger adds.
Red Ranger-Time to go home!
White Ranger-NOW!
The Yellow Ranger looks down and see's Drake lying on the ground. He looks all right as he stands up and waves upward. She then yells down to him.
Yellow Ranger-GOODBYE!
She hears him say.
Drake-THANK YOU! I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU! HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY HOME! AND ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU FOR RETURNING MY LIFE TO ME! THANK YOU!
He waves repeatedly as the Megazord takes off into the sky towards the portal. The portal is only about 20 inches wide so the Megazord takes the opening and manages to expand it so it'll all fit inside. The Megazord then glides into the portal and very soon after it closes permanently. Drake says as the night disappears and the sun reveals itself in his world.
Drake-Thank you, Nakia. I'll never forget what you have done for me. And now for my life to be as it was.
Drake walks off as the sun shines brightly. When he gets back to town, people all over are surprised to see him walking in broad daylight. They walk over to him and he explains what happened and why he's back to the way he was. They all smile and apologize for wanting to get rid of him. And someone he doesn't expect shows up. His fiancée, walks up towards him and apologizes as well. And soon he takes her hand and they walk away from everyone. He feels so good that the vampire life is now over and he can live in peace. And remembering what Nakia said about him being a book character, he says to himself.
Drake-I'm sure she'll read about my happiness, wherever she is.
The portal is just about closed when the Rangers are hurled into the Chamber with the speed of light. They all land hard on the stone floor. Myndor exclaims with happiness.
Myndor-Rangers, you made it! Wonderful!
They all stand up. Myndor says.
Myndor-The zords have been returned to their rightful places.
The Red Ranger says.
Red Ranger-Thanks for sending them to us.
Black Ranger-Not just any Thanks Myndor, a big thanks!
Blue Ranger-You saved our butts.
Myndor-All that matters is that you're all back.
He looks at the Yellow Ranger and says as he gives her a hug.
Myndor-Especially you.
She giggles as he lets go and responds.
Yellow Ranger-Thanks Myndor.
Later on, Nakia meets up with Ryan at the park to watch the sun set. She's wearing her yellow and white rose dress with white comforter shoes, and he's wearing a red shirt with blue jean shorts and tennis shoes. They both sit down on a park bench and are just quiet for a while.
Ryan is the first to say something.
Ryan-Hey. I want to apologize for the way I treated you before. But it was for a good cause.
Nakia looks at him with a confused look.
Nakia-What cause?
Ryan reaches into his back pocket and takes out a beautiful case. Nakia's eyes light up as she see's him open it. She gasps as she see's a very beautiful yellow gemstone ring with the bottom of the ring engraved. He looks at her and says.
Ryan-I've been working to pay for this. Working more than usual. I couldn't afford a diamond.
He's cut off from talking as Nakia kisses him deeply. When she stops, her eyes start to water greatly.
Nakia-Oh Ryan! I love you so much! I don't care about a diamond! All I care about is you. And I thank you for getting this for me.
Ryan smiles. Nakia sniffles again as Ryan takes it out of its case and puts it on her finger. Nakia's eyes water some more as she hugs him and says again.
Nakia-I love you..
He responds with his words of emotion.
Ryan-And I love you too.
They sit there on the bench and holding hands as they watch the sun set together.
