A/N: Welcome to the next chapter of the saga… And Happy 2018! So, let's get cracking on this next chapter… by the way, did I forget to mention that as of Thursday, Poké Rangers turns 12? Happy 12th Anniversary!
"INCINIZARD!"
Metallico's anger was through the roof as he raised his saber. He started fighting Incinizard. Incinizard blocked with his shield as the two had it in their own underground lair. Persha stood there silently as the battle hastened between the two of them.
"WHEN WILL I GO TO THE SURFACE WORLD?" asked Metallico, slashing him down. Incinizard fell to the ground as he looked up at Metallico. Metallico stretched his saber at him.
"Patience, master… ZAZADO!" he yelled.
His shield opened as a purple blast of energy appeared. Metallico yelled as his body hit the ceiling, landing on the ground. Crobatulas screamed as Incinizard started marching toward him. Persha turned around as she felt the whole lair vibrate. It was an earthquake. Down below in the white hole… the light turned from white to red as a pair of eyes were shown.
"HADES…," said Metallico, gulping.
"Hades, sir," said Persha, petrified.
"Hades," said Incinizard, bowing down.
"ROOOOAAR!"
Metallico nodded as he turned around, looking at Incinizard. He then nodded as he put his sword down. He sat in his chair as Incinizard nodded in agreement.
"Master Hades sent you to do this master plan… he said execute it when ready," said Metallico.
Incinizard nodded slowly, "As you wish."
Chapter 6: The Titan of Darkness
Hades Douza Ura Zanga
"So," Rachel muttered as they were walking on Route 104, "Rustboro City seems to be a very long road."
Grace nodded as she kept walking, "Yeah, my legs feel like boulders."
"Look at all the conditioning though," said Zander, smiling, "We can call this training."
Rachel laughed as she looked at Zander, "Get real. We have had an intense training session, once. If I remember correctly, someone screamed and ran back into the library because I unleashed a fire spell… and someone didn't want to get burned."
Zander's face turned bright red, "Shut up, Rachel."
"HA! He admits it," shouted Rachel.
Lamar and Urara, who had nothing to say were bringing up the rear as they walked along the coastline of Route 104. As the sun was slowly setting in the west, after walking for a good two days away from Petalburg City, the rangers were stumped as they saw a field of trees.
"Well, guess we are camping out here tonight," said Zander.
Urara grinned, "Well, that's good! I need a bath."
Lamar shook his head, "I would prefer to just camp in the thicket of the trees."
Grace turned to Lamar, "Uh, Petalburg Woods? Seriously?"
"Why not?" the blue ranger asked, "What's going to happen?"
Later that evening…
The five rangers sat together in the middle of the woods with their camping gear out. The campfire was crisp as they all huddled around it. To them, it was an exhausting trip. Rachel was yawning, listening to Zander's camp stories while Urara had a blanket around her. Grace and Lamar were somewhat engaged with his story, but to Rachel's perspective, it was seemly boring.
"… And yeah, she drives away while the guy with the chainsaw swings around the farm road," said Zander.
"Bro, you watched Driftviel Chainsaw Massacre too many times," said Grace.
"I agree… you told every detail over the movie," said Lamar.
Zander grinned as he put his hands on his face, "I'm a movie buff."
Grace nodded as he turned to Lamar, "He goes to every movie… good or bad."
Urara turned around as she looked at Zander, "Why would you waste your money on bad movies?"
"Bad movies can be really fun to make fun in the theaters," said Zander, grinning in response to Urara's question.
Rachel nodded as she stood up from the campsite, "I'm going to catch some Z's…"
"Goodnight," said Zander, grinning.
"Night," said Rachel.
"Night!" said Urara, Lamar and Grace.
A few hours later…
The campfire was out and the smoke was dispersing through the woods. The five rangers were sleeping in their sleeping bags, snoring away. However, unlike them, Rachel was tossing and turning in her sleep.
"Hear me, Fire Magician!"
Sweat was forming from her face as she was rocking back and forth.
Rachel was sitting in a wooden chair, chained around tightly. She looked up as she saw Incinizard looking straight at her.
"What do you want? Why are you in my dreams? Get out!" shouted Rachel.
"Hear me… Hear me… Hear me! You and your friends will fall to me. Bow to Hades! Bow to him now!"
He snapped his fingers. Immediately, flames erupted from the ground as Rachel was surrounded through the heat waves of fire. As one of the embers hit the wooden chair, the wooden chair began to erupt on fire.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" she screamed.
"Rachel! Rachel! Rachel!"
Outside, Zander was shaking Rachel back and forth as Rachel woke up from her dream. Zander stared at her as Rachel started breathing heavily. Looking up from the sleeping bag, she noticed that her friends were awake.
"It's just a dream," said Zander, "It's just a dream."
Rachel looked at Zander, raising an eyebrow, "I hope your-."
Immediately, a blue bolt of energy hit her head as she started to hit her head on the bag. Zander held her up as she started freaking out.
"Come find me, Fire Magician! You know you want to."
Grace knelt on the grass as Rachel came to her senses, "Rachel, what's going on?"
Rachel gulped, "Incinizard… I hear his voices."
Lamar walked over toward her, "It has to be a dream. You must have been thinking too much."
"Lamar, I'm not crazy," said Rachel, putting her hand out in the air, "I had Incinizard in my dreams and I almost burned to death. I keep hearing him say 'Bow to Hades'. I don't want to keep you guys up any further. I'm heading to the library."
She walked over to her backpack to get her change of clothes. As she walked away from the campsite, Lamar looked toward the other rangers. He opened a bottle of water and began to take a sip. He turned to the others, "Maybe we should go to the library."
"I want my beauty sleep," said Urara, "Can we wait till the morning?"
"You know Rachel," said Lamar, raising an eyebrow, as he grabbed his blue vest to put over his white t-shirt, "Once, she makes up her mind..."
Urara sighed as she revealed her pink nightgown, "I hope Woodmodore doesn't mind me walking in the library in sleepware."
Grace shook her head as she put on her yellow slippers. Zander put on his sneakers as Rachel was fully clothed. Rachel looked at them as they were half-dressed.
"You are going like that?" asked Rachel.
"No offense, but it is 3 in the morning. I would like some sleep when we get back," said Zander.
Rachel sighed, "Good point. Everyone get around me."
The five rangers gathered together as she released her Mystic Morpher. Pressing a few buttons, she activated her morpher, "Mysto Majuna!"
A red aura surrounded them as the five rangers teleported from the Petalburg Woods to the Mystic Library.
Woodmodore was sleeping silently as sounds of beautiful waves could be heard in the speakers behind him. His eyes sprung open as the wooden door opened. Rachel and the others entered the library as Woodmodore started to yawn.
"What brings you here so late?" asked Woodmodore, "It's 3 in the morning."
"Simple," said Rachel, "Woodmodore, I had a very weird dream. I was tied to a chair and Incinizard was speaking to me. He wanted me to come alone and fight him alone."
"You?" asked Woodmodore.
"Yes," responded Rachel, "I don't know…"
Suddenly, a blue lightning spark hit her as she started to scream. As she fell to the ground, Zander and Lamar grabbed her as Woodmodore started to analyze, "I sense something… Lamar!"
Lamar nodded as he took out his Mystic Morpher. Heading over to the crystal ball, he pressed the button as a blue aura surrounded the Mystic Morpher. His eyes stood in horror. He saw the dream exactly as Rachel described it, except Incinzard is releasing purple waves from his body, causing Rachel to be incoherent. As the crystal ball was placed, he looked at the group.
"So," said Lamar, "She's not kidding. He is communicating with her."
"How is that possible?" asked Urara, "We don't even know where to find Incinizard. After what happened with Diana, I don't think we are ready to face him yet!"
"I think we can try," said Grace, being optimistic.
"Not really," said Woodmodore. The group turned around as Woodmodore floated toward them, "Incinizard is a tough warrior. Let me explain."
Rachel woke up, just in time to hear the explanation. Woodmodore landed on the table, glancing up as he turned to the bookshelf that was net to him. He then pulled out a black book, "Incinizard is not technically a part of Hades."
"What do you mean?" asked Zander.
"He is helping Hades… but biologically he is not a Hades Creature, but he joined them. He is known as the Warlock of Darkness," said Woodmodore.
"Warlock…," muttered Urara.
"Warlock…," said Zander, "Wonderful. So that means, he can use dark magic and use the similar spells that we use."
"Pretty much," Woodmodore nodded in a quick response.
Grace turned around as she looked at them, "Incinizard, the Warlock of Darkness… what did we get ourselves into?"
Rachel shook her head as she turned around toward them, "I can tell you right now. If he challenges me, I'm going."
Zander turned around, "Not without us!"
"It's a personal vendetta, Zander," said Rachel.
"It's a trap, Rachel," said Zander.
Rachel nodded, "I'm aware of that, but it's a risk I'm willing to take."
Zander and the other rangers looked at each other and then at Rachel. Rachel crossed her arms as she looked at them. There was a silent moment of silence. However, the silence was broken as Rachel began to yawn, "Well, I guess we can go back to bed."
"I second that," said Urara.
Lamar nodded as the other rangers walked out of the library. Woodmodore turned around as they went to leave, "Guys?"
The rangers stopped as they turned to Woodmodore, "Rachel, you can stay. The rest may wait outside. I know you have to travel back to the campsite."
The four rangers nodded as they walked out of the side door, heading outside. Rachel turned to Woodmodore as Woodmodore stretched his vines across his plant body.
"What gives?" asked Rachel.
"I sense some hate in your heart," Woodmodore said, "Am I wrong?"
Rachel folded her arms across her chest, "What's your point?"
Woodmodore glared at her, "As the leader of the team, your duty and responsibility are more a priority than your personal problems. You are not allowed to fight Incinizard alone."
Rachel turned around as she glared at Woodmodore, "It is my battle."
"Zander's correct when I heard him. Do you want to end up like Diana?" asked Woodmodore.
Rachel's eyes widened as she looked at Woodmodore. He got her dead center where he wanted her, especially seeing he called her out on it. Rachel shook her head as she pointed to him, "You had no right to say that."
"I'm only speaking the truth," said Woodmodore, "If I were you, I would listen. No one has survived when the Warlock of Darkness faced them one on one. The Mystic Force before you in Magiland was lucky to survive his power. His powers are unlimited. His powers helped Hades burned down your village. At this point, you guys are NOT ready to defeat him now. All of you, that means-."
"You mean them," said Rachel.
"No, I mean you…" said Woodmodore pointing with his hand-like leaf, "You only unlocked your special powers and Megazord powers. That's it. You are all novices right now and do not have the means to take him down."
"BULLSHIT!" shouted Rachel.
"It's true," said Woodmodore, sighing, "If you are to face Incinizard, you will die and suffer the same fate."
Rachel's eyes glared as Woodmodore stared at her. Rachel's eyes were full of anger as she walked out of the library. Woodmodore sighed as he looked at the wall.
"Diana… Princess… what would you do in my situation?" he asked himself.
Two hours later…
The rangers returned to the campsite. As the rangers went to sleep, Rachel lay in her sleeping bag. Her eyes were wide awake as she was looking at the moon. Her face was disgruntled. At this point, it was 5 in the morning and her look of five hours of sleep showed. She removed herself from the sleeping bag. As she went to roll it up, she zipped everything quietly without waking the others. She left them there as she went to take out her Mystic Morpher.
Walking out in the woods, she took out her Mystic Morpher. Pressing a button, a flash of red light appeared as she revealed the Mystic Staff. Grabbing the staff, she raised it in the air as it turned into Mystic Staff: Sword Mode. Stabbing it in the ground, she took a red bandana from her pocket and placed it around her head. Immediately, she started swinging her saber back and forth, completing strikes and parries that she was using while training.
An hour later…
"Good morning…," said Zander to himself, getting up. Placing a white t-shirt over his body, he turned to notice that Rachel's bags were zipped. Zander quickly got out of his sleeping bag, hearing some swinging of a saber going back and forth. Quickly, Zander followed the sounds of the swinging. As he looked into the clearing, he noticed flames coming out of the saber as she swung it to the grass.
"Rachel didn't sleep at all," said Zander, muttering to himself, "Something must have happened when we left."
As Rachel released a stream of fire, burning a few grass leaves. She knelt to the ground, in exhaustion. Sweat was covering her as she started to breathe heavily. Suddenly, a blue spark hit her face as she screamed… softly enough that the rangers didn't hear her but loud in pain.
"Come find me Fire Magician… I am located just north of the woods… and if you don't show, the village in the Petalburg Woods will burn."
Rachel's eyes looked straight ahead as she dashed with her saber. As she started dashing toward the bushes, Zander turned around. Lamar and the others were wide awake.
"What's up?" asked Lamar, "Why are Rachel's bags packed?"
Zander turned around, "No time to explain. We got to follow Rachel."
Later that day…
Rachel started breathing heavily as she was dashing into the woods. Running swiftly, she stopped running as she started taking a breather. Immediately, she turned around as she saw explosions surround her. Turning around, Incinizard laughed as he released red and black beams from his sword. Rachel flew up as she landed on the ground.
"I finally got you where I want you," he said, "Now, the last Magiland native will be extinct."
Rachel opened her eyes as she slowly got up from the ground, "Who do you think you are to try to stop me?"
"Diana's avenger!" shouted Rachel, grabbing her saber, "Magical Source, Mystic Force!"
A red light surrounded her as she jumped up from the ground. She stretched out her Mystic Force Saber. Striking down, Incinizard blocked the attack with his shield. With every attack, Incinzard began to parry. As they clashed sabers, Incinizard pushed her away with his shield, slashing her down. Rachel broke free as Incinizard charged his saber. A black and red energy bolt was formed as he struck her down. Rachel screamed as she landed on the ground.
"You are weak… even your friends can't stop me… call them if you wish," he said.
"No way… this is personal," said Rachel, getting up, "And I don't run!"
"Even if you call your friends, the powers you inherited will not work. You are facing the Warlock of Darkness! You really think you can use trivial attacks?" he asked.
"… Trivial?" she asked angrily. She stretched her arms out. Flames surrounded her as she was glowing in flames. Incinizard stood there, puzzled as she used her sword. She threw her sword across as flames emerged. As it landed on the ground, flames and explosions appeared as Incinizard flew toward a bunch of trees. Sparks flew across as Incinizard landed on the ground. Looking up, he turned around as Rachel was dashing toward him.
"So…," said Incinizard, "You have improved from our last meeting… slightly… time for a taste of darkness!"
He stretched out his shield, "Zazado Hadeamus! Dark Pulse!"
A black and red beam shot out of his shield. Rachel screamed as explosions surrounded her armor. She flew and landed on the ground. As she went to get up from the grass, Incinizard continued to strike repeatedly with his saber. Rachel kept blocking the attacks. As the two of them were holding each other back on the sabers, Incinizard pushed her down, causing her to land on the grass. She looked up as Incinizard went to strike.
"Do it again! Use your full power…," said Incinizard, "Blow me away!"
As he went to strike, Rachel closed her eyes as the saber went to strike. However, yellow bolts came across as Incinizard was hit in the hands. His sword dropped, turning around he noticed the other four rangers, unmorphed.
"What the hell?" asked Rachel.
"Out of the way," shouted Zander, taking out his Mystic Morpher, "Gi Gi Gigiru… Razor Leaf!"
A clutter of leaves shot out of his phone, causing Incinizard to land on the ground with the leaves. As Rachel got up from the ground, Zander and the others stood on either side.
"How the hell did you find me?" asked Rachel.
"I spied you training," said Zander, "And… since when did you think you could take him on alone?"
Rachel sighed, "Well, it's not your problem."
"Obviously, you weren't dreaming though," said Urara, turning to Incinizard.
"You are a complete idiot to be fighting Incinizard by yourself," said Lamar, shaking his head.
"And we need to fight together to defeat this guy!" Grace exclaimed, "What were you thinking?"
Rachel turned around as she put her foot down, "Listen, he is MY enemy… not yours. I have a personal vendetta against him and I don't have time to listen about teamwork. This creature needs to die TODAY!"
"So…," said Incinizard, "All five of you are together… You fell right back into my trap."
"Trap?" asked Rachel.
The five rangers turned around as Incinizard raised his sword.
"Uuza Douza Ugare!"
Red and black bolts surrounded him as explosions appeared. The rangers watched as the smoke cleared. Immediately, a robotic Necrozma emerged from the ground, heading to the skies.
"Now…," Incinizard said from the inside, "Come forth, spirit of darkness… Yvetal!"
A black and purple circle appeared as a Yvetal emerged out of the skies. Immediately, Necrozma hopped on Yvetal as it flew across the sky.
"Didn't Diana die this way?" asked Grace, turning to them.
"Yep," said Rachel, "We are going to handle it our way though… you sure you want to do this?"
Zander put his hand out. Grace put her hand out and on top of Zander. Urara nodded as she put her hand on top. Lamar then followed suit. Rachel grinned as she put both her hands in the center.
"Alright team… Titan Up!" shouted Rachel.
"Right," said the rangers. Zander and the others took out their Mystic Morphers, "Magical Source, Mystic Force!"
A flash of light appeared as the four rangers transformed.
"Ancient Spirits of Magiland, transform us into Titans! Galwit Mysto Magika!"
The rangers jumped up into the air, transforming into the Mystic Titans. The titans turned around as they looked at the rangers.
"Alright," said Zander, "Let's show that Yvetal that we can work together too."
"Agreed," said the rangers.
"Ancient Spirits of Magiland, become the magical dragon! Draco Fusion! Galwit Mysto Dracos!"
The four titans jumped up in the air. The Suicune Titan Zord folded its arms and legs, leaving the head of the Suicune to stay in front. The Vizirion Titan Zord folded its arms and legs, but kept its legs down and combined with the Suicune Titan Zord. The Xerenas Titan Zord's ears split and combined with the Suicune head. The body connected underneath with four legs on the ground. Finally, the Zapdos Titan Zord laid on top with the wings across. The eyes began to go bright red as it flew across the sky.
"Mystic Titan Dragon, on stage!"
Immediately, Rachel jumped on top of the dragon, "This is the end for you! Dragon Rage!"
A cobalt-blue pulse shot out as Incinizard piloted the zords. As they dodged the attack, black and red beams shot out as the two beasts tackled together. As Rachel swung her sword, Incinizard, inside Necrozma's body, used a saber and struck together. The two of them clinged together as the zords were fighting back and forth.
"Are you serious? You want to go to the afterlife and reunite with your fellow friends? Then again, that is where you should go."
"Go to hell!" shouted Rachel, pushing away with the Mystic Titan Dragon. As they flew up in the air, Incinizard released dark beams, the rangers dodged the attack.
"Now…," said Rachel, "To end this!"
"Mystic Titan Dragon, Hyper Beam!"
A red and golden beam struck out of its mouth. As it struck, Incinizard decided to release a dark pulse to attack. The two beams came together as if it were a tug-of-war match.
"Channel your power!" shouted Rachel. As she raised her saber. Flames emerged from her saber as they combined. The energy swirled together as Incinizard screamed in pain. Flames surrounded him as the Necrozma and the Yvetal exploded into pieces.
"Checkmate!"
As the explosion occurred, the rangers turned around as they looked at each other. As the smoke cleared, the Necrozma still stood on top of the Yvetal.
"FOOL!" he shouted, "That was the best you've got?"
Rachel stood there in surprise, "Uh-oh."
"You did a good job working together, but this warlock has something that you have… a Megazord formation system."
'Megazord formation system?' thought Lamar.
"Now," he said, "Ancient Spirits of Hades, combine us as one! Hades Douza Ura Zanga! Hades Fusion!"
Immediately, the wings of Yvetal split apart as it connected to the back of the Necrozma. The legs and tail combined to the bottom of the Necrozma. The chest connected to the top of the Necrozma and the head connected to the top. Green lights surrounded them.
"Hades Fusion! Shadow Warlock Megazord!"
"Shadow Warlock Megazord?" asked Rachel, "Rangers, combine!"
"Ancient Spirits of Magiland, Unite as one! Mystic Fusion! Magi Giruma Gattai Jinga!"
Immediately, a golden aura shown above them as they floated up to the sky. Mystic Titan Suicune shrunk its head, arms and legs. The body split off as the top of its head split in half, becoming feet. The Viziron shrunk its legs into its stomach and connected on top of the Suicune with Zapdos connecting to the back of the zords. Moltres's wings broke off as it became an extension for the arms and the rest of its body connected to the head of the Megazord. Finally, the chest plate of Viziron opened as the Xerenas antlers connected on top of the Moltres head. The face of Xerenas broke off as it connected to the Moltres head while the body fit inside Vizirion. A big golden M appeared on the chest plate as the rangers flew into the cockpit… which was a chess board.
As the rangers stood in the cockpit, the Shadow Warlock Megazord stood up close. His hand grabbed the Titan Megazord chest plate. A red and black aura surrounded the Megazord as the rangers started screaming. Red and black bolts surrounded them as the Mystic Titan Megazord split back into five parts. Except for Rachel, the titans shrunk down back to their human forms.
"What the hell?" asked Zander.
"What did you do?" asked Grace.
Incinizard laughed in his cockpit as he raised his hand. A red and golden aura appeared as the spirit of the Mystic Titan Megazord, "I used a spell to disable you from combining into the Mystic Titan Megazord… permanently. You guys are finished."
Urara turned around as she looked at him, "You aren't going to get away with this!"
"SILENCE!"
Black and red bolts shot out from his hand. Explosions surrounded them as they landed on the ground. He then turned around as he looked at Rachel, who was the only one who stood up, "Now… to use the power!"
A red and golden energy bolt surrounded the ground as a purple Hades seal appeared. Immediately, a mechanical commander managed to rise from the ground.
"My king," he said, "Metallico."
"Metallico?" asked Rachel, angrily.
"Who's Metallico?" asked Zander, looking up.
"He must be behind everything thus far!" said Grace, "Without a doubt."
"I am Hades General Metallico!" he shouted, "You have defeated five of my strongest beasts and have been nothing but pests. This trap was used so I can defeat you personally. You humans are not worthy to be magicians, or even defenders! Prepare to die, scum!"
Zander and Lamar nodded as the others looked at each other, "We can't let him win. We gotta help Rachel!" said Grace.
"Agreed, Mystic Titan Dragon," shouted Zander, "Galwit Mysto Dracos!"
"Let's go!" he yelled, charging through. As he went to strike, the Mystic Titan Dragon tackled him to the ground. Rachel nodded as she jumped up, holding the dragon. Immediately, Metallico grabbed the dragon and threw it to the ground. As the rangers landed on the ground, Incinizard began to glow bright purple as he took out a purple lance.
"No one can stop the power of darkness! Shadow Lance, Hades Spell Seal!"
He twirled the saber in front of him as a purple seal appeared. He then slashed both Rachel and the Mystic Titan Dragon. As the Mystic Titan Dragon screamed, Rachel landed on the ground. Metallico grabbed her by the neck and pointed his saber at Rachel's neck.
"Prepare to say your prayers.. do it Incinizard!"
Incinzard stood there with his lance, "I refuse."
"Why?" he asked.
"Because what you are doing is cowardly… it isn't honor," said Incinizard.
"She's weak," said Metallico, "Let's do it!"
Rachel's eyes began to glow bright green as the Mystic Titan Moltres began to ignite in flames. Metallico screamed as he flew backwards. Looking up, she jumped up to the sky. Incinizard stood in his cockpit as he watched the whole thing happen.
"She has more power than I thought…," said Incinizard.
"Don't underestimate me!" she screamed. Stretching out her arm, a red seal appeared on the ground, sucking Metallico in. Metallico screamed as he was waving his saber.
"IMPOSSIBLE!" he screamed, being sucked in, "I was so close! I WILL BE BACK!"
He immediately was sucked into the ground. As Rachel landed on the ground, she fell to her knees. Incinizard grinned as he went to walk away.
"You did fine… but next time, you're dead," he said.
Rachel fell to her knees as she fell to the ground. The five began to glow as they transformed into humans. They were unconscious, as they were surrounded into nothing but trees and flames…
TO BE CONTINUED
Chapter 7…
Grace: She's not waking up!
Zander: We can't get back to the Mystic Library.
Woodmodore: There is a way to get Rachel back, but you are going to have to get the remedies needed to make the potion.
Grace: And where I am going to find these ingredients?
?: How about some help?
Grace: You are going to go with me?
?: Once a ranger, always a ranger.
Grace: We are in Rachel's dreams.
Poké Rangers Mystic Force Chapter 7: The Dream Dimension! Jinga Magiro
Rangers: DIANA?!
A/N: Hey guys! So, my apologies for not working on this fanfic in three months. I didn't even have a chance to put the theme song in. Anyway, the real world has not been nice to me. Performances came, and then after Christmas, which was when I updated Chapter 5, I had the severe case of the flu… So, I was playing catch up with my priorities and things. Anyway, next chapter, it's going to be interesting. See ya later! DOUBLE UPDATE :)