Chapter 5: Leads
It's been a few days since Luna's birthday party and people were still talking about how they were impressed with her talents, the morning after though Cruger was grilling her out for the outfit she was wearing. Somehow that didn't stop her, she felt comfortable wearing her own style, even in her S.P.D. uniform which now is a jumpsuit, she keeps the top open where underneath she wears something like a bikini top.
When she first walked in the command center like that Cruger didn't like it at all, her mom didn't mind what she was wearing before, but this was too much.
" Young lady show some respect for S.P.D. and close that suit!" He barked, but it didn't scare her. " Do you realize how hot it's been dad, I'm not going to sit here forcing myself to overheat. When I go on patrol I'll close it up, but here I like to be a bit a more comfortable," she said with a snarky attitude.
Anubis looked to Kat and back at Luna. He got out of his chair and walked over to his daughter.
He grabbed her shoulder and turned her to him, " You need to stop with the attitude, it's not cute at all."
" I don't have an attitude problem, I just want to be a teenager for once, instead of acting how people expect me to be because of your position." She made a hissing sound.
" I'm going on patrol, I'll see you guys later." Luna walked out as Nate walked in, he said hi but she just ignored him.
Everyone turned to each other, and sighed, " What is her problem," Nate spoke up.
" I don't have a problem Nate." She yelled down the hall.
Since Luna was underage and haven't got her permit, she had to walk to sector D. she walked the usual ally tightening her face because of the smell.
On the roof above her stood a girl about her age, who jumped down right in front of her.
" He little thing, sorry to startle you." The young girl said.
Luna didn't pay her no mind and kept walking ahead.
" Hey I'm talking to you little girl! You're part of S.P.D. aren't you? I have a little problem with you people."
" Girl I have no idea what you're talking about." Luna scoffed.
" You should, you are a ranger from the look of your uniform. 22 years ago my sister was captured by your police force."
" one I wasn't born yet and two I don't even look into the database. I just catch the bad guys and send them off. Now if you'll excuse me I have work to do." Luna begins to walk away, but the stranger kicks her back and she lands to the ground.
" You wanna go?" Luna barked. " Bring little girl," replied the stranger.
Luna morphed into her S.P.D. suit ran in with all her might. They fought for quite some time when her communicator went off, " Luna are you there, you haven't reported your update of the patrol. Luna pick up." It was Cruger on the other end, but Luna wasn't able to respond as she was busy.
The communicator went off again, " Luna what are you doing, pick up the communicator."
Luna knocked the girl off her and took out her communicator to respond, " Sorry but I'm busy at the moment." She spoke through.
Before she knew it she was grabbed by the hair than the girl wrapped her arm around her neck.
Luna fought to get free, but she was at a disadvantage. She used her free arm to activate her a light beam that blinded her attacker from her morpher.
Back at base, Cruger assembled B-Squad and they all headed to Luna's location.
Luna was trying to recover her breathing when, the stranger shot a beam at the at her morpher and damaged it. Luna ended up demorphing, before she can get up, the stranger grabbed her again by the neck.
" Now that I have your attention. I like to set an example for S.P.D. about messing with my family and also relay this message to your commander. The stranger raised her right hand, that had this machine on it filling up with electricity.
She pressed her hand up against Luna's chest and sent a strong shock to her body. She screamed in pain as her heart and lungs spasmed, and she was dropped to the ground. " Tell them I want my sister and that my name is, Moran," She said this as she left and on cue the team pulled up to the scene.
Cruger was the first to run up to his daughter, " Luna, what happened."
" Sir, her heart is beating too fast and breathing increasing," Said Oxion. " We have to get her back to base right now."
Cruger picked his daughter up and they all rushed back to the S.P.D. cruiser.
Back at the base Luna was put on a breathing machine, and Felix was working on resting her heart. " She was shocked very badly and this had to have happened if she wasn't morphed. Whoever attacked her, destroyed her morpher before doing this great deal of damage."
Kat and Cruger sat by her left as tears fell from their eyes, Cruger looked at Felix and asked, " Will she be alright, how bad is the damage?"
" She's going to have to be on this machine for the next few days, well or until she's able to breath on her own."
The other rangers stood around them caressing Kat's shoulder's as she cried in Cruger's chest.
Within Luna's own mind, she stood in a somewhat spiritual like dimension. In front of her was a bubble with a surprise she was in it as well and was confused. A figure walked up behind her, she was beautiful like a goddess and she was dressed in a two piece like purple dress.
" Hello, Luna, it's finally good to meet you for the first time." The woman looked at Luna with a smile.
" Who are you, where am I, and why am I in that bubble thing?" She asked.
" This is a dimension within in your mind, there in the bubble is your soul, and me I'm also a type of soul. But I'm not permanent, those powers you possess are from me. It's hard to explain, but when you heal or bring something back to life, I weaken which causes you to feel it as well."
" What do you mean?"
" See, you have a limited ability, which one day you will use it all up and I will disappear and I will manifest within you as long as you're alive. But you were to die like almost not too long ago, both your soul and me will disappear, but once you use up all the power I have given you I will vanish, for a few seconds you will be dead basically and your spirit will be freed and you will be alright after that. Only thing is no more powers. There are some other things you can learn though, it'll take time."
" What things can I do, will I be able to fight?"
" Yes you will, but I will have to train you to learn to control your abilities first, but the downfall is that, when you use them, it's so strong it gives off something like a shockwave that can be picked up through satellite, this will allow the enemy to find you, so you'll have to be careful. Now enough about that, my concern is your parents."
" Yeah what about them?"
" I know the relationship you have with them. But what happened to you, it's really hurting them. Here take a look."
The woman pulls up an image of the infirmary, Luna sees her mother in her father's arms crying non-stop, her eyes are so red and dried, it's like she cried for hours. Her team stood behind them with worried expressions.
" They look really worried about me."
" Of course the would, you don't realize you almost lost your life. You all have your differences, but that doesn't mean they wish for something like this. You were so selfish that you became blinded by the love they tried to give you."
Luna looked at the sad seen and for once tears fell from her eyes, " I…. I wish I can wake up now to tell them how sorry I am."
" Why wait, I'll grant you this wish just once. But on one condition."
" What?"
" Show your parents some love girl and listen to your father, he's just trying to look out for you."
" I promise to do that, I do need to change. Almost dying made me realize that."
" Well, good luck and remember to love."
With that there was a light that engulfed them both and before she was completely out the dimension Luna asked, " Before I forget, what's your name?"
" It's Maltrix." She replied back.
Back in reality, Felix was just about to excuse everyone from the infirmary when Luna made some moaning noises. Everyone jumped to their feet as Luna opened her eyes. " Mom. Dad," Luna struggled with the words. With whatever strength she had, she was able to push herself up and turn to her parents. Their expressions still sad, but with happiness in their eyes.
She slid her legs off the bed and Felix grabbed her shoulders to put her back on the bed, " Miss you should not be moving." She shrugged his hands off and gently moved the medical equipment from her body including the only thing to keep her breathing for the time being. " Luna don't take that off," Cruger tried to reach for the oxygen mask, but before he knew it, Luna was sitting on his lap curled in a ball with her head against his chest. She reaches for her mother's hand to hold and closes her eyes.
" Mommy. Daddy. I love you guys so much." More tears fell from her eyes as she leaned closer to her father. They sit like that for a bit before everyone had to leave.
They all said good-bye, " Mom, dad. I have something else to tell you. The person that attacked me ask for S.P.D. to release her sister. She said it happened 22 years ago. The only big battle I know is the fall of Omni from the stories you told. Any ideas who she might be talking about?" Asked Luna.
Kat and Cruger looked at each other with somewhat of a realization on who she might be talking about.
