Chapter Sixteen
The Kalzaks lunged at the rangers and Marah and the fight begin. Dustin kicks two Kalzaks in the stomach while holding Marah's hand.
She was right behind Dustin when a Kalzak grabs her from behind "Ah!" she shrieks "Let me go!"
"Marah!" Dustin shouted as he fights off the Kalzaks and tries to reach her.
Marah stomps on the Kalzaks's foot "Oops sorry," she says at the Kalzak hopping on one foot before she punches it in the face.
Fake Marah who was watching the action has eyes on yellow ranger "Let's see how tough you are yellow ranger," she says and blast Dustin in the back.
Dustin collapses to the ground in pain
"Dustin!" Marah yelled as she kicks the Kalzaks out the way and rushes to his side "Are you alright?" she help him sat up when Fake Marah approaches to them. Without thinking, Marah kicks Fake Marah feet, causing Fake Marah to fall backward to the ground.
Hastily, Fake Marah was back on her feet as Marah tries to help Dustin get up.
"Prepare to be destroys," she pulled out her sword and swings down at them when a metal stick block her attack.
"What?" She yelled and looked up.
"Guess again," Hunter says and shoves Fake Marah away from Dustin and Marah. He looked down at Dustin "Can you still fight, Dustin?"
"Yeah," Dustin replied as he got up with Marah help.
"Well, well if it isn't the crimson thunder ranger," Fake Marah aims her sword at Hunter "You have your chance to destroy me, but you couldn't, are you back for more?"
"You can say that," Hunter charges at Fake Marah swinging the metal stick in his hand. Normally he would blast Fake Marah with his crimson blaster if he have morphed, but knowing Marah's condition, he couldn't take that risk.
Fake Marah blocks Hunter attack with her sword and kick him the stomach, sending him flying back falling to the ground. She then blasts at him, but Hunter blocks it with the metal stick, reflecting right back at her, hitting her in the chest.
Suddenly Marah's body weakens and she collapses to the ground. Lucky, Dustin caught her in his arms "Marah!"
"Oh no," Hunter says as he turns around and saw what happen to Marah.
Marah winces in pain and Dustin held her tight in his arms.
Seeing an opportunity that Hunter was not paying attention to her, Fake Marah blasts him in the back, but misses when Blake got in the way and blocks it with his ninja power. Instead of reflecting right back at Fake Marah, he reflects it on the Kalzaks.
"You may win this battle, but it's not over yet," Fake Marah glares at Blake and Hunter "Kalzaks! Finish them off!" she yelled before she vanishes.
"Damn, she got away!" Hunter says.
"Guys, we have a bigger problem," Cam's voice echoes from the rangers communicator "Zurgane's taking his newest zord out for a test drive, and I can't access the Thunder Zord's portals"
"Cam, can you teleport Marah back," asked Dustin who was still holding Marah in his arms.
"No problem," Cam's voice replied.
A second later Marah was teleport back to Ninja Ops.
"Hey Tor, you up for a two way?" Dustin asked.
"Oh yeah, no one ruins my birthday." Tori smirked.
"We'll take care of this mess!" Hunter told them.
Tori and Dustin nodded before they left and fight Zurgane in their megazord,
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"Today started as a bad dream, now it's turned into a full on nightmare." Shane frowned as he walking next to Skyla
"Thanks a lot." Skyla replied as she looked at him.
"Sorry, it's been... Kind of a rough day." he shrugged; "Even for me. Still I'm trying remember when I saw you before, but I can't seem to remember where and how."
"Mhmm, we've met before... when you were little." she says with a smile, giving Shane a hint
"The spider's web? The ball of light," Shane said, finally realizing; "What, it was you?"
"Uh huh, you've saved me from that fish headed freak." she giggled; "Now I'm here to return the favor."
"A favor?" Shane asked.
"Yup," Skyla replied.
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The thunders brother finishes off the Kalzaks and return back to Ninja Ops where the others are.
"The Storm and the Samurai Star Megazord are badly damaged. It'll take hours maybe days to make the repairs." Cam told Hunter.
"What about the thunder zords?" Hunter asked.
"No luck accessing the thunder zords," Cam shrugged "I'm going to go check on Marah" he says before leaving.
"Some day off!" Blake huffed.
"This must be the worst birthday ever." Hunter said, putting his arm around Tori's shoulder.
"I can't even think about that right now, I just have this really bad feeling Shane is in trouble and I'm also worried about Marah," Tori sighed
Marah's Room
Dustin was with Marah who lying in bed asleep. He was by her side next to her bed when Cam walked in.
"Cam?" Dustin looked at Cam "Is Marah going be alright?"
Cam pulled a chair up and sat in "You want an honest answer to that?" He looked at Dustin who nods "
"Dustin, Marah is going be okay, but she won't be,"
Dustin blinks his eyes "Um, I kind of confused here," he says.
Cam sighs "Marah is having her energy being drain by Fake Marah a lot as you can see".
"Ok," Dustin slightly nods.
"I'm afraid that if we don't figure a way to saved Marah soon, she won't be able to hold on much longer".
Dustin looked down sadly "Does the others know about this?" he asked.
"No, Cam says "You're the first to know".
"Is there a way to help Marah?" Dustin asked.
Cam touches Dustin's shoulder "I'll keep searching for a way," he assured.
Dustin looked at Marah for a minute and then got up. He then left quietly out the door with Cam.
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"I still can't believe that it was actually you that I saved when I was little," Shane says, still shock from the news.
"I was glad to see you again and knew that you would eventually remember me," Skyla smiles "though it took you awhile".
Shane chuckles "Yeah," he suddenly realizes something "Maybe that's why I have that dream lately".
"Thanks to that dream, you show up here and we were able to meet," Skyla mentioned.
"I just don't understand." Shane said; "What does Vexacus want here with you?"
"I came here to give you something... And he wants it. But that would be bad, really bad..."
Suddenly out of nowhere Vexacus came and threw Shane away, dragging Skyla away.
"Shane!" she yelled.
"Skyla!" he shouted.
"Let me go! The Power's not meant for you!" Skyla pleaded, struggling to break free from Vexacus.
"Oh it will be mine, make no mistake. And once I have the power I will rule this world and all others." Vexacus cackled.
Suddenly he got blasts in the face, making him loose his grip on Skyla. Skyla got away from Vexacus. She looked up expecting her savior to be Shane, but it wasn't. It was a person wearing a black cloak.
She begins to back away when the person wearing a black cloak approaches to her "Follow me if you want to see Shane again," a girl voice spokes, extending her hand out to Skyla.
"How do I know I can trust you," Skyla asked, unsure if she should follow the person wearing a black cloak.
"Trust me, I'm here to help you," the person wearing a black cloak assured Skyla.
Skyla nods and take the person wearing a black cloak's hand. Then they took off running into the forest
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"This is not good," Hunter says as he paces around ninja ops "Wish Sensei was here".
"Yeah, I wish my dad was here too," Cam agreed as he walked with Dustin following behind him,
"Are you able to contact Shane yet?" Tori asked.
"Matter of fact, why don't we contact Sensei," Dustin suggests
Cam shook his head "I've tried already. Whatever's interfering with Shane's morpher is keeping us from reaching my dad too."
"Yeah I'm sorry your birthday got messed up." Dustin said, nudging Tori.
"I know. It's nobody's fault... except maybe Luthor." Tori shrugged.
"Maybe we should go get our stuff from the beach." Dustin told them.
"Yeah." Blake agreed; "Our day off is pretty much over now."
"We'll be back, Cam." Hunter said, patting the green samurai ranger as he following the others out.
"I'll call you if anything else happens." Cam nodded "Oh Dustin?" Dustin turns and looked at Cam "I'll keep on searching for it".
"Thanks Cam," Dustin slightly smiles "I'll keep searching also".
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"C'mon Skyla! Where'd he take you?" Shane panicked, running through the trees; "Come on, give me a clue."
"Follow me Shane." her voice suddenly echoes in his mind "Remember."
"I'll take that as a clue." Shane says and begins to walk forward when Vexacus appears in front of him. He quickly got into his fight mode "Where's Skyla?" he shouted.
"I should be asking you where she is," Vexacus growled.
"What!" Shane looked at Vexacus in confusion "You took her!"
"I'm not going to fall for that trick," Vexacus becomes infuriated "Now hand her over!" he blasts at Shane who dodges out of the way.
"Man, someone needs to teach you some manner!" Shane spats.
"I don't need any advice from you," Vexcaus blasts Shane again and this time it hit Shane in the chest.
"Now tell me where you hid the girl!" approaches to Shane who was on the ground in pain when out of nowhere the person wearing a black cloak flipped in and kicks him in the back.
"Why don't you try looking harder," the person wearing the black cloak says.
Vexacus growls and attack the person wearing the black cloak, but the person wearing the black cloak blasts him before he can reach her.
The black cloak rushes over to Shane extending her hand out to him "Come with me".
Shane takes her hand and she teleport him away from Vexacus who got up angry "You won't get away from me that easy!" he growls.
Shane found himself in another place in the forest. He looked around confused "Where am I?"
"You're safe from Vexacus," the person wearing black cloak told him.
"Thanks for saving me," Shane walked up to person wearing the black cloak "But, do you know where Skyla is?"
"Follow me," She replied and lead the way.
Shane follows the person wearing the black cloak to tree where Skyla was resting "Skyla!" he rushes over to her side.
"Shane," Skyla smiles in relieves to see him. She then looked at the person wearing the black cloak "I knew I can trust you".
Shane helps Skyla up.
"You're not really safe yet," the person in the black cloak says "Vexacus is still out there searching for the both of you".
"We know," Skyla replied.
"I have one thing to ask," Shane says "Can you tell me who you are?"
The person wearing the black cloak slightly turns and looked at Shane "I'm afraid I can't," she replied "its best you don't know who I am, not yet anyway".
"We need to get out of here," Skyla suggests, feeling her body growing weaker.
"Let's go," the person wearing the black cloak says and begins to lead the way when she got blast in the chest. She fell to the ground in pain.
"Nobody is going anywhere," Vexacus growls.
"You will never get the power from me!" Skyla shouted.
"I have been chasing Karminions all of my life, I know as well as you do that when your time comes to pass and your higher form your life force will transfer to the one at hand." Vexacus growled.
"Well, guess what. It's not going to be you." Skyla snapped.
"If you want her, you are going to have to go through me first," Shane retorted, shielding Skyla from Vexacus.
"Do not trifle with forces you do not understand!" Vexacus warned.
"What's not to get? Skyla is good, Vexacus is not good." Shane retorted; "Skyla! Run!"
Skyla started to run but a bright light erupted from her and she fell clutching her stomach. Vexacus grinned looked at her; "It is her time! The Power will be mine!"
Shane ducked under Vexacus's swing and stood in front of Skyla protectively.
"Step aside!" Vexacus ordered.
"Nin-" Shane realized Skyla was watching him and instead he fought Vexacus head on.
"If you're not morphing... because you don't want me to see... you're a little late..." Skyla gasped in pain.
Shane looked at his morpher and then back at her; "How do you know?"
"I know everything about you." She replied; "Do it... please!"
"It is too late!" Vexacus growled, kicking Shane to the ground.
"Forget this!" Shane snapped, getting back on his feet; "Ninja Storm! Ranger Form! HA!"
"Power of Air."
"Oh! I'm shaking in my fins!" Vexacus rolled his eyes and they charged at each other.
"Ninja Sword! Gold Power!" Shane cried. He slashed at Vexacus, making him give up.
While Shane was fighting Vexacus, the person wearing the black cloak went over to Skyla and help her "Here drink this," she says, holding a small bottle in front of Skyla.
Skyla hesitated.
"Just trust me on this," the person wearing the black cloak says.
Skyla nods and drank the small bottle.
"This isn't over yet Karminion!" Vexacus said, retreating back inside his ship.
"Skyla! Are you alright?" Shane demanded as he ran and helped her to her feet.
He turns and looked at the person wearing the black cloak "You're okay, you took a hard hit"
"Don't worry about me right now," the person wearing the black cloak says "Take Skyla to the place you first met her if you wants to save her".
Shane nods and led the way with the person wearing the black cloak following behind.
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Lothor teleports down beside Vexacus's ship, using a device to de-cloak it; "Come out Vexacus! I know you're here!"
"Now, what do you want?" Vexacus demanded.
"Only to know what brings you to my little corner of the Galaxy." Lothor hissed.
"I'm a bounty hunter, and I'm closing in on my target!" Vexacus responded.
"That target wouldn't be a certain Karminion now in the company of a Power Ranger would it?" Lothor wondered.
"I don't have time to waste with an Over- the- hill Ninja warlord. Move it!" Vexacus snapped, pushing Lothor aside.
"Listen bounty hunter! This is my planet now, so why don't you climb into your little ship and fly yourself out of here!" Lothor shouted.
"I am not leaving without the Karminion!" Vexacus shouted.
"It seems to me that you have already missed that boat." Lothor thought aloud; "But maybe I can help you. For old time sake."
"I'm listening." Vexacus nodded.
"I want the Power Rangers, you want the Karminion. Maybe we can destroy them together!" Lothor brainstormed.
"And after, I can leave with my prize?" Vexacus asked.
"Well of course!" Luthor said.
"Deal!" Vexacus agreed
"Good!" Lothor replied and begin to walk away "Sucker!" he laughs
"Fool," Vexacus laughed.
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"Check out that swell. I haven't seen waves like this for weeks." Tori exclaimed.
"Ah, I know what you mean. I was really looking forward to some down time." Hunter sighed.
Tori notices Dustin was deep in thoughts and has on a concern expression "You okay?" she touches his shoulder.
"Huh?" He looked at her "Oh yeah I'm fine, just thinking to myself".
"Woah, woah, woah wait a minute! Now I don't wanna sound all paranoid here, but uh, isn't this where we left all our stuff?" Blake asked out loud.
"Yeah." Tori agreed, looking around in confused.
"Aw, man! I can't believe all our gear got jacked!" Dustin shouted frustrated.
"Wait, maybe our stuff got washed away with the tide or something." Blake said, trying to keep calm.
"The tide hasn't got in yet." Tori shook her head at Blake.
"So where is it then?" Hunter asked as he was still looking around.
"I know where!" Tori replied and the guys turn and looked at her.
"Where?" Blake asked.
"See for yourself," She points at the Kalzaks carrying their stuffs.
"Aw man, not those guys again!" Blake groaned, throwing his hands in the air frustrated.
"That is the last straw! Nobody steals my birthday cake! C'mon!" Tori smirked.
"No way." Hunter exclaimed as he watches a Kalzaks started rummaging through everyone stuffs.
"This is wrong on so many levels." Dustin noted.
"Tori! Promise me you'll never wear that bikini ever again." Blake frowned as he saw a Kalzak wearing Tori bathing suit.
"No problem." Tori agreed and lunges at the Kalzaks with the guys following her.
Dustin saw the cake on the table and quickly grabs it before the Kalzaks touch it, but the cake end up get smash into Choobo's face because one of the Kalzaks pushes Dustin toward Choobo.
Realizing the cake was no longer good Dustin used it and smooshed it against Choobo's face again; "You ugly green booger!"
"Why do I always take it in the face?" he groaned; "Retreat!"
"Sorry about your cake," Dustin apologies "It was ruined".
"Let's just go back to Ninja Ops before anything else goes wrong." Tori frowned.
"Okay," Dustin, Hunter, and Blake agreed and they all walked back to Ninja Ops.
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"So it's true what Vexacus said, you don't have much time." Shane said as they trudged through the woods.
"Karminions change all the time. Instead of dying we pass on from one life form to the next." Skyla exclaimed.
"Woah, now thats heavy." Shane grinned.
"I guess for you it probably seems like it." Skyla giggled; "But, we're taught at birth that we pass on this life's Energy when it's time."
"I can't believe that out of anyone in the whole universe, you chose me." Shane grimaced.
"I didn't... you're my destiny." Skyla replied; "And I am yours."
"What do you mean?" Shane wondered.
"Well, ever since you were little, and you saved me from Vexacus, I knew you were the one!" Skyla explained.
"It always seemed like a dream." Shane frowned puzzled.
"Sometimes we choose to forget what we can't understand." Skyla told him.
"Then I'm seriously going forget this whole conversation." Shane chuckled; "You sure I'm the one?"
"Only a person of the highest character can handle the power." She smiled; "The Red Ranger thing is a plus though."
Skyla collapsed and Shane had to hold her so she wouldn't fall unconscious on the floor; "It's time. We will be linked together forever by the power I pass on to you. The responsibility is yours. Use it wisely." Skyla says before she transfers her power to Shane who sad to see her died.
Suddenly something shocking happen, the light came out of Skyla synced into Shane's morpher, but she was still there. She looked at him in confused "What's going on? She asked.
"I don't know," Shane replied as he was also confused.
"Your life has been save thanks to my potion," the person wearing the black cloak.
Shane got up with Skyla. He has a smile on his face "You saved Skyla?" he asked.
The person wearing the black cloak nods.
"How can I repay you," he asked.
"You don't need to," The person wearing a black cloak wince in pain.
"Are you alright?" Skyla asked.
"I'm fine," The person wearing the black cloak says "I must get going now".
"Will we ever see again?" Skyla asked
"You will," The person replied before she vanishes.
Shane turns and looked at Skyla "I guess I have to deal with Vexacus".
"And this time you have my power combine with yours to fight Vexacus," Skyla smiles and touches his shoulder
Shane nods and then he and Skyla left to go fight Vexacus.
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