The next weeks passed quickly. Motodrone appeared and Hunter got a new bike. Beth still hadn't morphed into the silver ranger, preferring to stay at Ninja Ops and show off to Cyber Cam. She was essentially trying to pull a Billy. Beth also began having visions when she meditated. They were visions of a forest and a floating light. She left the rangers to go on a retreat to reconnect to her fey abilities in secret.
Unbeknownst to her, Shane was having similar visions, only in his sleep. Sensei had also gone on a meditation retreat as well, and the rangers, minus Shane, were celebrating Tori's eighteenth birthday. Shane had decided to search for the meaning of his visions and was wandering around in the woods.
Shane saw movement out of the corner of his eye. He followed the slight rustling of the air until he came across a meadow. In the middle of the meadow was a woman training. Not just any woman, but Beth. Shane suddenly understood why Kim had called her the Silver Legend. She demonstrated agility, speed, and control that were almost inhuman.
The strangest thing was not the intensity with which she trained, but her attire. Beth wore what looked like chainmail over black leggings. She wore black leather armor over her outfit. A silver circlet graced her head. An ornate bow and a quiver of white fletched arrows were strapped to her back, and two long, deadly looking knives hung from her belt. Beth held a sword in one hand and an intricately carved staff in the other.
"I know your there Shane, you might as well come out," Beth called halting her ethereal dance.
Shane entered the meadow and watched her for a minute. "Who are you?" he asked, "What are you?"
"I'm human, mostly. My father was a sorcerer, and my mother was an Elven Princess. My story is super long and very complicated. What you just saw were special abilities I can only use in the months before and after the summer solstice."
Beth and Shane had been walking, while Beth explained who she was, when Vexacus, a fish-faced monster appeared out of nowhere. They fought him off, Beth doing significantly better than Shane. Suddenly a light appeared, and Beth and Shane were transported to another area of the forest. A beautiful woman materialized from a ball of light and introduced herself as Skyla.
Beth followed Shane and Skyla, chuckling as she watched them flirt shamelessly. She outright laughed as Shane realized Skyla was an alien. When Shane realized that Skyla was going to die, Beth kept silent, giving them space, and brooding over the beginnings of a plan.
Vexacus returned and dragged Skyla off. Beth and Shane followed. They rescued Skyla, and while Skyla was giving Shane her power and life force, Beth was chanting something inaudibly. As Skyla drew her last breath, Beth made a grabbing motion with her hand, and placed a light in one of the charms on her necklace. Vexacus soon retuned and the rangers arrived to help out, as Shane gained a battalizer.
After the battle, the rangers returned to Ninja Ops, but Beth lingered behind. After the sorceress was sure that everyone had left the clearing, she carefully knelt at the spot where, less than an hour ago, Skyla had released her spirit. She drew in a calming breath and slowly extended her arms over the trampled grass.
Soft, but clear was her chanting this time. She spoke in a strange language as old as the land itself. Strange runes appeared on her skin, glowing faint silver. White light emitted from her hands and flowed onto the ground. It slowly and intricately began to form a body, a human body.
Beth ceased her chanting, and carefully extracted the light from her charm, and placed Skyla's spirit into her new body. When this was done Beth stood and began her vigil, waiting for the new human to wake.
Beth arrived at Ninja Ops late that evening in time to see an orange Dustin present a birthday cake to Tori.
"What on Earth went on while I was gone? I was only gone for three days! Gees guys!" Beth exclaimed humorously.
The others turned to her. Dustin was the first to speak. "You're royalty, of a magical race, and you didn't tell me?" Dustin sounded hurt.
"Yes, I'm known as Queen Ivira. I don't exactly rule though, I have other duties, so a regent governs in my place. I didn't tell you sooner because I was still figuring out if I could trust you or not."
Sensei spoke up, "You're part fey; doesn't that make you immortal?"
"No, that is a myth," she chuckled, before turning to the red ranger, "by the way Shane, there's a surprise outside for you; I think it will cheer you up." Shane looked confused, but left anyway. Beth handed Tori a box. "Happy Birthday Tori" inside was an elaborate friendship bracelet with the name 'Tori' woven into a sea blue background.
"Thank you," Tori responded, before a shout was heard from outside.
"Skyla, you're alive!"
"Every head in the room turned to Beth. "What? They're soul mates! I know it's dangerous, but I had to, I have seen several pairs of soul mates torn apart; I couldn't do nothing!" Beth explained defensively, before sighing, "I know there will be consequences, and I will face them when the time comes."
Sensei nodded, hoping this wouldn't come back to bite them in the butt.