Devon sat in his cage on the island meditating. "I have to reach the Rangers." He thought to himself as the memory played in his head.
His mind flashed back to when he first identified Chris.
~ Flashback ~
"Is he the one, Jules?" He asked the compass as it flashed in his hands. As he started to teleport, he found himself caught in an invisible grip.
Turning his head, he saw Asher with a stoic expression.
"What're you doing, Asher?!" Devon asked.
Asher waved his hands and forced Devon to teleport to his cage. It was from then on, the women would throw different fighters from across time at him.
~ End Flashback ~
Devon opened his eyes. "What're they planning? What's Asher doing?"
~ Cue Theme ~
~HQ~
"What'd you turn me into?" Chris demanded.
"We didn't turn you into anything." Alicia stated, feeling the fear coming off Chris like a strong odor.
"Here's the footage." Lydia called, gathering up everyone.
It was clear as day. Chris's arm glowed a bright purple light and became metallic black. He then punched Shax and sent him flying.
"And here." Lydia continued pressing different keys. On the screen, Shax sent a blast of wind at Chris, but he orbed, just like Light-Watchers and Dark-Seekers, to avoid it.
"My question is," Noah said crossing his arms, "how can Chris orb and turn his arm into a weapon?"
Claire said, "I've never seen anything like this. Let's take another look at his orb teleportation but in slow motion."
Lydia nodded and started the playback. Chris's orbs were mixes of Light-Watcher and Dark Seeker orbs.
"See that?" Claire asked, placing her hand on the screen.
"Dark Seeker power." Jared stated.
"Also," Claire explained, "That Supernatural power he displayed? It's evil in nature. He's like a Witch-Light Watcher/Dark Seeker hybrid."
A bolt of fear struck Chris and Alicia felt it too.
"Evil?" Chris asked. "That's impossible."
Alicia came forward. "Guys, he's scared. But, not in the suspicious way. He's genuinely frightened."
Before anything else could be said, a swirl of blue orbs flew into the room.
Everyone felt Devon's presence.
They all turned to the orbs as they touched the Destiny Book and opened it to a certain page.
Getting there first, Alicia asked, "Valkyries?"
Jared read over her shoulder, "Valkyries are mystical beings who reside on a hidden island. Using their pendants, they go across time and collect souls of fallen warriors to train them for the final war between good and evil."
"So they're on an island?" Liam asked. "How're we gonna find them?"
Alicia suggested, "I can cast a locator spell. It won't take long."
Sonia sat down and rubbed her temples. "We've got so much to take care of."
Noah sat down and put his arm around Sonia's shoulder. "We're in this together."
Jared nodded. "Ok, we'll split up. Here's the plan: Claire, can you get in touch with Dr. Xander at Caroban and research our little anomaly here?"
"Sure."
"Noah, Sonia and Liam will go to the island and get Devon."
"Alicia, Asher and I will watch over the city and Chris."
"Sounds like a plan." Noah nodded.
"I'll cast the spell now." Alicia said.
Asher stated, "I know how to get to the island."
The others turned to him.
Liam asked, "You do?"
"Yeah. I've crossed paths with them in the future. Just let me get something real quick."
Asher clenched his fists. "It's now or never." He whispered, knowing he was safe from Alicia because she was focusing on her magic. So, he orbed back to the Gordon house and into his room.
Back on his bed, he opened his backpack. Out of it, he had grabbed a small black book labeled in faded letters, "Spells."
He opened to the middle and chanted,
"Across space, across time, listen to my pleading rhyme, take me to the land I know, take me to the land of snow."
A silver light started to envelope the teen as he whispered, "I've got to get that Griffin egg."
~ Ontario, Canada ~
Asher walked into a crossfire between S.W.A.T. agents and criminals. He witnessed one get shot and waited for the Valkyrie to show up. As she did, he stepped from the shadows.
"Asher. What're you doing here?" She asked.
"I'm sorry, but I have to cut the deal short." He raised his arm at a 90 degree angle, his hand at his eye level. He then clenched his fist. As he did, he sent a telekinetic grip at the Valkyrie.
"What're you doing?!" She asked.
"Like I said, I'm sorry." He stated cooly as he used his telekinesis to crush the woman's heart. As her last breath gave out, she dropped to the floor. He then walked up to her and stole her pendant. He walked over to the SWAT member and talked into his communicator.
"Agent down. Agent down."
He then casted one last spell from his book.
"Now for the Griffin Egg." He whispered.
~HQ~
Asher emerged back at HQ with the pendant.
"How'd you-" Jared asked.
"Not important. Just go."
Nodding, Sonia put on the pendant and was instantly transformed into a Valkyrie clothing.
Of course the exposure of skin made Noah look, but he was instantly smacked in the head by Sonia.
"Focus." She pressed the pendant and she, Noah, and Liam stepped through.
"Ediug meht." Alicia chanted making the portal glow a mix of pink and white.
"Now we wait." Jared said as it closed.
Suddenly, the alarms went off.
"Long night..." Alicia muttered as the screen showed numerous Shadowlites attacking, actually led by a Twilight Phantom.
"Haven't seen one of those in a while." Jared said. "Let's go."
"Biomerge, Spirit Legend!"
~ Valkyrie Island ~
The three Rangers appeared on the island.
"Now what?" Noah asked as he looked at all the vegetation.
"We find Devon." Sonia whispered. "But where do we start?"
"Let's try the big temple in the middle." Liam suggested pointing to the towering building.
"Alright. Follow me and look like my captives." Sonia stated.
It took awhile for the three to get to the temple, and they soon came face to face with Valerie, the leader of the Valkyrie.
"My lady," Sonia bowed, "I have brought two warrior souls."
"Excellent, Newcomer. Throw them in the pit with our champion."
Other Valkyries took Liam and Noah and pushed them into the cage. Devon, in the corner, looked up and his eyes lit in recognition.
"Devon." The three Rangers thought.
Devon readied himself and jumped at the two. Noah and Liam rolled away, but Devon saw this coming. He charged back and rammed the two into the cage. He quickly whispered. "Pretend to be defeated, but make the fight look good."
He then threw the two over his shoulder, but Liam made a barrier to cushion their fall.
Noah super sped to the over side of Liam and jumped forward. The two exchanged fists and knocked each other away. Devon rolled to his feet and sent a swift kick at Liam who front flipped over him.
~Bayview~
The battle with the Twilight had been going on for some time. Twilight Shadow Beasts and Shadowlites swarmed everywhere.
Jared had destroyed a few more Shadowlites with his sword.
"Man, of all times!"
Alicia fired at a crowd with her bow. "Persistent tonight, aren't they?"
Alviss stood watching the Rangers battle with his eyes closed.
~Flashback, 3 Weeks Ago~
Slade, now whole again, returned to the Twilight Castle with a plan.
"To defeat the Rangers, we must kill those who are around them. I suggest we sent an assassin demon to seek and destroy the true Warrior of Darkness."
Cepheus was intrigued by this plan. "Go on..."
Slade nodded. "Alviss should use the poison Dark-Seeker arrow and kill their Light-Watcher soon."
Alviss flinched at this. He knew something wasn't right about this whole thing, but he couldn't place his finger on it.
Slade continued, "Then the remaining Psychos will have the enjoyment of destroying their counterparts, while we sweep up the remaining Rangers."
"Being the operation." Cepheus nodded. "Wiseman, Phoenix, and Medusa. Assist Slade in this plan."
~ End Flashback~
Alviss opened his eyes to Phoenix fighting Jared, Medusa fighting Alicia, and Wiseman fighting Asher. The Phantom they had brought with them had long been destroyed.
"I don't feel right." Alviss whispered.
~ HQ ~
Watching the fight unfold on the screen, Chris felt his head reel.
Tobias, who had just arrived and was filled in, sat next to the boy. "Are you ok, dude?" He asked.
Chris whispered, "I... I don't know..."
FLASH
Chris saw three figures who his mind recognized as Serpahi, Ophani and... Wiseman?
"What's going on?" Chris asked.
Seraphi was surprised. "How could you do this, Wiseron?"
"You do not understand!" Wiseman shouted. "The Twilight will bring peace."
"Please be rational!" Ophani pleaded. "They will bring destruction!"
"You are wrong!" Wiseman shouted as he attacked Ophani. Serpahi jumped in the way and took the full blast of Wiseman's attack. Serpahi then chanted, "I, Seraphi: Guardian of Courage, summon the power of the heavens! Seven Star Strike!"
The seven orbs struck Wiseman and sent him away.
"Seraphi, hang on!" Ophani pleaded.
"Our only hope is the future warriors. Use your power of fate to bring them together..."
"No..." Ophani whispered holding her lover in her arms.
FLASH
Chris looked around once more to see Jules's final battle with Slade. He could feel everything: her thoughts, her emotions, her powers, she was ending this fight knowing it would end her life.
FLASH
Chris saw Wiseman and no one else, beckoning for him to come. "Come to me, Christopher... come to me..."
FLASH
Chris found himself back in HQ, clutching his left arm.
Tobias asked, "Chris, dude. Are you ok? You've been mumbling for like five minutes. Is there something wrong with your arm?" Tobias tried to grab Chris's sleeve, but Chris pushed him away. Chris shook his head and ran to Lydia. He hit the teleportation command key on her message board and teleported in a swirl of purple lights.
~ Island ~
As Noah and Liam met up, Liam whispered, "How'd he get so good at fighting?"
"No clue." Noah whispered back.
Devon doubled lariated the two in the chests and knocked them off their feet.
"Enough." Valerie said. "The two newcomers have done well."
Sonia walked ahead of the Valkyries and said, "This is the part where we break out. She then fired off many blasts of sound and destroyed the cage, freeing the three."
"What's the meaning of this?!" Valerie asked.
Before anyone could attack, Sonia materialized her morpher.
"Look. We're on the same side. We need our Light-Watcher."
"The Legendary Warriors." Valerie whispered. "More of you."
"More?" Liam asked.
Valerie realized she had said too much and just bowed with all the others.
Sonia continued, "We know your work is noble and just. But, we need Devon to save the world."
With that, Devon orbed the group back to Bayview.
~ Bayview ~
As Chris landed on the battlefield, he witnessed Alicia and Jared getting pummeled by their Psycho Counterparts.
As he looked around, he was confronted by Wiseman.
"Wiseron." He whispered.
"Oh, so you know my former name?" Wiseman asked.
"You... you used to be good."
"I feel as if this is happening too fast for you... but it's true. I am evil and so are you."
"What?"
"Your powers are demon based... your orbs are half Light-Watcher half Dark-Seeker. You see, whenever a human discovers their powers, there's a time window that was agreed upon both sides eons ago. This time window would allow the individual to choose for themselves whether to stand with the light or darkness. Come to the darkness, Christopher Paige. Come and be free from the fear you are feeling right now. I know this has happened rather fast... come..."
"What?"
"Use your powers for yourself."
"Why?"
"Those Rangers... they only want you for what you can do. If you weren't special, they wouldn't have given you a second glance. Show them your powers."
"I..."
"What's wrong with your arm?"
"How'd you..."
"Yes... those scars you carry. Gifts from your step father... The reason why you feel fear when faced with all kinds of conflict. The reason why you want to help children in need when you grow older. With your powers, you can right those wrongs yourself."
Wiseman snapped his fingers and made an apparition of his step father appear.
"You worthless piece of junk..."
Wiseman continued, "And you were so closed off from your Aunt and Uncle as well. Show them all what you can do."
Chris grinned an evil grin and made his left arm metallic black. He charged forward and destroyed the apparition of his abusive father.
Seeing what was happening, Jared called, "Chris, NO!"
In a swirl of blue and white lights, Liam, Sonia, Noah and Devon appeared. Also, from a green portal, came Rachel and her team.
"Sorry we're late." She said as she sliced through a Shadowlite with her sword.
Iris called, "This is getting old. We're going back and forth all the time."
Colton replied, "Kicking evil in the face? It never gets old."
Luke destroyed more Shadowlites and flipped through the air landing next to Colton. "How about we take care of this job first?"
"I love it when you take charge." Colton winked.
"Not now." Luke flatly stated as he jumped into the air again.
"Devon, get Chris!" Alicia shouted.
Nodding, Devon orbed to Chris, grabbed him, and orbed to a rooftop.
Noah, Liam and Sonia fought against Wiseman.
Alviss finally stood up and cracked his knuckles. "So the Light-Watcher appears." He materialized his Dark-Seeker crossbow and started to shake.
"What's going on with me?" He asked as he orbed to where Devon was.
Devon set Chris down and was going to join the fight when he saw Alviss appear. Without a single word, the two entered an intense fight.
Orbs and fists went flying in all directions. The two turned into lights and orbs and clashed in the air. Alviss used his Twilight Sigils while Devon was able to fight back with his Orbs. They eventually caught each other's fists in a deadlock.
Alviss grinned. "For a pacifist Light-Watcher, you're a pretty good fighter."
"Well, being held captive for three weeks fighting for your life changes you."
"I guess I missed something." Alviss kicked Devon down to the surface and shot an arrow from his crossbow. The arrow pierced Devon's stomach and he gasped.
"Devon!" Jared yelled at the top of his lungs. The Dark-Seeker arrow had pierced his stomach and stuck out through his back. At that moment, time seemed to stop for the Rangers as well as Rachel's team... The clouds shifted in such a way that sunbeams rained down on only Devon. He fell through the air like a falling angel.
Chris turned to see this happen and that immediately snapped him back to his senses. On instinct, he threw his arms forward and sent millions of purple orbs from his palms. They wrapped around Devon and carried him to the ground.
"Looks like you've chosen your side." Alviss said to Chris as he loaded another arrow. "Now it's your turn!"
Chris jumped up and kicked the crossbow out of Alviss's hand. The Twilight Prince lost his focus after shooting Devon. He knew something was off before, but now he was sure of it. On instinct, he kicked Chris is in the chest and off the building.
As he fell, Chris closed his eyes.
"I wanna fight! I wanna help the Rangers!"
He was then weightless. Opening his eyes, a ghostly apparition was holding onto his hands. It was of a teenage girl with tan skin and Claire black hair. Her hazel eyes looked at him in kindness.
It was Julianna Sanchez.
"You're... Jules..." Chris whispered.
"I am... and you are Christopher Paige, the true Warrior of Darkness."
"I... am after all?"
"My true quest was to find you and I have succeeded. Now I can move on."
The glowing compass like device flew from Devon's pocket and landed in Jules's hand. She pressed the circular device to Chris's waist and it turned into Jules's belt morpher. She then waved her hand over Chris's hands, making her transformation rings appear.
"You are now the Legend Ranger of Darkness."
Jules and Chris slowly sank to the ground. As she faded away, Chris said, "Thank you!"
"No, Chris. Thank you."
Chris's vision flashed and he saw the Spirit of Darkness, in his cloak, appear in front of him. The white space was endless but seemed to be full of wonder. The two shook hands and Chris found himself back in reality with newfound confidence.
He pressed the right ring to the belt and it expanded into its active mode.
"Spirit Legend, Awaken!" Chris shouted as he scanned the purple ring.
~ Chris Morphing Sequence ~
The transformation ring appears under him as it glows a bright purple. Roku in his armor rises behind Chris. Roku fuses with Chris as the two strike the same pose as black energy forms his ranger suit.
~End Sequence~
When the lights faded, Chris raised his own X-Defender.
"Spirit of Darkness: Black Legend Ranger!"
"No way!" Noah said.
"Black Ranger?" Alicia echoed.
"It can't be..." Liam whispered.
"But it is!" Jared said.
He charged forward at the first few Shadowlites and blasted them away. He jumped into the air and summoned his X-Sword and slashed down more of them. He surrounded his right leg with dark energy and slammed the ground, sending waves of darkness at the entire crowd of Shadowlites, destroying them.
Alviss, seeing this, orbed away knowing it would not end well.
Medusa and Phoenix swarmed at him, but Chris easily swatted them away like they were nothing.
"Legend Fan!" Chris called out, materializing a black folding fan. He waved it at the two Phantoms and blew a destructive wave of energy at the two, knocking them into next week.
Another swing from his fan blew the Psycho Rangers into the sky. One last swing knocked all the Shadowlites into oblivion. Wiseman was thoroughly disappointed as he teleported away.
With all the enemies gone, Chris fell to his hands and knees and demorphed.
He heaved through breaths with exhaustion.
~HQ~
Everyone crowded around Devon as he took quick and short breaths. His hair was matted to his forehead and he was giving off heat like a furnace.
The arrow was removed, but the poison was inside him.
"How're we gonna heal him?" Alicia asked.
Liam then said, "Asher should be able to heal him right? He's a Light-Watcher?"
Asher then started to stutter. "Well... I... I... um... Can't... Because... I've never really developed the powers in the future and haven't had time here so..."
"Ok, we get it." Noah interrupted.
Alicia could tell Asher was hiding something.
Chris then said, "Can I heal him? I can orb... so..."
Claire looked uncertain, but a look from all the teens made her nod.
Chris held out his hands and closed his eyes. A faint yellow light came from his palms and it started to close Devon's wound. After half a minute, Devon was healed and Chris was pale from over exerting himself.
Devon's eyes shot open, much to the relief of everyone.
"He's ok!" Iris rejoiced as she wrapped her arms around him.
"Yeah... um... I am..." Devon rambled.
"We're glad." Rachel said as she hugged him too, followed by Colton, Luke and Kayla.
Kayla said, "Don't scare us like that again."
"Sorry..." Devon muttered into his group hug.
Chris turned away from everyone and walked back into the main room. He sat on a couch and stared at his palms. His whole life changed in one night... he was... glad...
~ Tibet ~
Asher walked back into the cave.
"Is it done?" He asked the old man.
"Yes. This potion will protect you from foreign magical forces." The man handed Asher a small vial of red liquid.
Asher drank it and sighed. "Now, Alicia won't know what I'm feeling; just in time. This should also protect me from... other things... Thank you." Asher bowed to the man and orbed away with relief, knowing his secrets would stay hidden. If it weren't for Chris choosing his allegiance to good, then Devon's death would have definitely began the path down to a future of destruction. Asher was glad that Devon was alive. The boy would do anything to prevent the dark future from happening...
So, we're back up to seven! Hope you enjoyed it. Don't worry! You'll learn more about Chris next time! Stay tuned!
Later Days!
