Hi! First of all thank you again for reading my story. For those of you who might have doubts I can tell you that the Dark Knight is not Korrag, who as I can remember from the series is called The Knight Wolf. And about the relationship between him and Cynthia...well.. I think U' ll have to wait for next chapters. Thank you again, hope you'll keep on reading the story and review it, I really need to know if you like the story.

'Thank you very much. You can come to my shop and take the picture in one day. Here's the address. ' The man shacked the Dark Knight's hand and smiled at Cynthia, who was still in the position he left her when he embraced her. New name crazy! It begins with the c too, so I won't change my headed paper…. She was still feeling the heat of his body on her back. And his scent….. she couldn't breath anything different…. He moved to her smiling. She saw him approaching her, and seemed to awaken from a deep sleep, where only the two of them existed. 'Listen, I told you my name now it's your time to tell me yours . Dark Knight is too long and the writer is having big problems with it. So, what's your name?' her face was quite serious . His smile faded.

' No names.'

' Why? C'mon it's simple'

' I can't remember it! I've lost my memory long time ago. I only have flashes of memory sometimes. ' She could see anger in his eyes. She moved to him and touched his left arm, softly, he let her touch him.

' Ok my fault.' Her voice was soft and sweet 'Since you can't remember it I will call you……Alex'. Then she smiled at him, a reassuring and hopeful smile. He couldn't do anything but smile back at her, his heart a little melted. She's getting deeper inside me….how can I stop this? what if I don't wanna stop her?

' Why Alex?'

'Cause you remember me of a picture of Apollo I saw long time ago in Athen, the god of Sun for Greeks. He has been called with lots of names in different cultures: Illios, Phebo, Appaliunas and Alexikakos witch is the one I prefer the most for its meaning. But it's too long, so Alex is better : short and easy to remember.' He moved his head on one side, like he was trying to understand what she was saying.' What is it's meaning?'

' Restrainer of evil ' she looked at her feet.

'You're teasing me ?' his voce a little higher than normal.

'Not really, it fits you perfectly.' He opened his mouth to answer but froze. He took his head in his hands and contracted his body : pain was running thru him all. Cynthia watched the scene unable to help him as her wrist started to burn like fire. She took off the wristband and the tattoo was red. His pain was running thru her, and they both fell on their knees.

'What is it?' she whispered.

' I…. need to….go….. my lord wants me…' and without even looking at her he disappeared. The pain stopped instantly as he vanished, like smoke taken away by the wind.

Then Cynthia faded on the grass, her right wrist covered with her left arm.

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'Something's happened to Cynthia.' Madison was running out the RockPorium. ' Hey 'Maddy, what's up?' Vida took off her headphones and run after her sister.

'Girls, no time for breaks you've just started your shift' Xander protested but the two sisters were already gone.

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'Where is she?' Vida was trying to look as far as she could, but she couldn't find Cynthia anywhere. ' I can't see her, but I can feel, something's wrong with her, we need to find her right now. Wait! We know a spell to find things, maybe it works with people too. How was that……' Madison took her morpher and opened it , she dialed a code but nothing happened.'What about the wind? You can ask the wind to find her. You can do it V'

'I've never done something like that. I don't even know where to start from.' Madison approached her sister and grab one of her hands

' Just close your eyes and concentrate in Cynthia. I think the air will guide us to her, try Sis, I trust you.' Vida did as ordered. In few seconds she felt the change of the wind. She opened her eyes ' North, that way' 'Great Sis! And they both run in the direction Vida pointed. 'There she is. Cynthia!' Vida was the first to reach her.

'C are you ok?' Vida looked worried.

' Hi girls….. it's all right. I just…..had a problem with my tattoo…. ' and she showed the wrist to Vida while Madison approached them. The sisters looked concerned .

'Never trust witches…..they can do good evil eye, but bad tattoos . ' she smiled weakly. Madison and Vida helped her up.' Better if we go back to Rootcore, it needs a medication.' The three girls disappeared in the nearest tree as Madison was calling Xander to explain what was happening and why they couldn't finish their shift.

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SOMEWHERE IN THE UNDERWORLD

' You didn't kill the girl! You really disappointed me! '

Alex was down on his knees, his head on his right knee, his right arm tightened on his chest. The voice was angry, deep and strong. He knew he had to kill her as the Lord had ordered, but he couldn't do such a thing, not to Cynthia.

'You know I couldn't my Lord. The rangers were all around her. You saw how did they found her easily in the park. Their powers are growing stronger' He was trying to justify his behaviour, but he sounded unlikely. He really didn't know why he was so attracted by that girl, and the image of her suffering was still vivid in his mind. I failed miserably and why? For a smile?...I was so close but I forget all my duties when I saw her….. why? Why is she so into me?' Why was she feeling my pain?' Alex was worried for Cynthia. A moment before he was there with her, enjoying her presence, the next he was back to his caves, alone in the dark of his prison. She was feeling what I was feeling….we were kinda connected……how strange…

' She's none of our business. She's a problem, we need to eliminate her before she will become too strong. She must be stopped, by any means' the voice was still angry.

'But Lord…' Alex looked up at his interlocutor. The pain started again.

'No buts. You failed today Dark Knight. It is time for you to go back to school and learn how to obey my orders. Sentinell, you'll take care about the prisoner tonight, while you, Dark Knight will have another rendezvous with the Machine. You'll have time to think to your mistakes.'

' Yes my Lord' both Sentinell and Alex answered. Two Styxoids took Alex for his arms and lead him to his nightmare : The Machine.

'As I thought….they are more connected than I imagined. I will use it to fulfil my purpose' then the shadow disappeared.

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BACK IN ROOTCORE

Claire patched Cynthia's wrist, that was still burning. She was sweating, but she didn't have fever. She was laying on her bed, Vida and Madison sat on both sides of it.

'Girls? I'm ok, really. I only feel hot, that's all. Don't look at me with that worried faces!' Cynthia was trying to reassure Claire, Vida and Madison that she was ok, but her face wasn't convincing at all: she couldn't take away the grimace of pain on her face.

'Madison, Vida, it's almost time to sleep. Let's leave Cynthia have some sleep and you need it too.' Vida and Madison looked at each other then they both stood up.

' All right then, I will be in Nick's room, and V will be in the room next to the bathroom. See ya tomorrow C' then Madison smiled at Cynthia, that smiled back.

' I'll be ok, and I won't move, don't worry. Have a good sleep'

'Good night' 'Night' the door closed behind Vida, who was the last to exit.

Cynthia found a comfortable position and closed her eyes, her left hand around her right wrist. Will he be all right? The pain I feel is not mine….it's his….he's suffering….. after few minutes she was sleeping.

She was walking along the river of a light green lake, wearing a silver tunic that covered her knees and a pair of silver skinny trousers. Her long blonde hair moved by a warm breeze, foot touching the wet sand. The lake was calm and its water was light green. She sat on the sand, watching the lake. She closed her eyes and inhale the fresh air that was caressing her face. She heard footsteps approaching her. 'You made it!' she said as she opened her eyes and turned to face her visitor.

' What? What's wrong?' Dianna looked at Fero and smiled. She was happy to be finally with him, and he was too. 'Nothing,… it's weird to have a moment of peace these days…It's good to be here with you' he said.

'Yeah. This war is destroying everything…….And we don't have time for us……. Look at Silver Lake city….it's not the same anymore, but the Lake is still alive, it's magic is still strong and I'm sure the people will start again after the war will end, because we will win. The Master will parish under our power.' She was trustful that everything would have gone the right way. They were rangers, and they had great powers.

Fero sat next to her on the sand . she looked at him: he was tall ,light brown long hair . His eyes were light green and his body….. he was perfect. He was wearing a white tunic, sleeveless and a pair of white trousers. ' You had that dream again, haven't you?' his voice was soft and sweet. She looked away. He knew. ' Yes, and you know that it will happen. I've never been wrong….I will die, and you must promise me you'll let it happen, otherwise we'll have battled for no reason. ' ' how can you ask me to see you die without even try to stop it?!? I love you so much I would die for you….' He took her head in his hands and kissed her gently on her mouth. She closed her eyes and tears fell on her cheeks.

Cynthia was in front of them, her legs in the lake, but she wasn't wet. She watched the scene and recognise the Argentum and Aurum Knights. Then her wrist started to burn again.

'She knew she was going to join my army. She tried to fight me, but I was stronger, I've always been and always will. It's a matter of time, and you'll do the same. Don't even think to defy me, it's already written….' The cold voice from her nightmare came from nowhere, but both the Knights seemed not to hear it.

' I won't turn evil, nor join you. I'm not like her, I'm not weak' Cynthia was screaming, taking out all her anger and her pain.

' I've got loads of ways to persuade you…… trust me'

Then everything become black and she found herself in a dark jail, alike the one Nick was in. She turned to look at the place and saw a kind of dentist chair, connected to loads of electric wires that ended in a big black box. She moved to that chair and froze: Alex was laying on that chair, bound wrists and ankles to the chair. Electrodes glued on his temples, arms and legs.

'Alex!' she run to him.

'Cynthia…. What are you doing here?' he tried to open his eyes but he was too weak.

'What's happened to you? Let me help you' she started untying his left wrist then his right. She finished with the ankles and started with the electrodes. ' Who did this, what is this thing?' she was worried and she felt anger growing inside……who dare……

' This is the Machine……it forces you to think what it wants….. it cleans your mind….. and you can't do anything to stop it' . He tried to rise up and Cynthia helped him. She put his right arm around her neck and helped him move to the door, her left arm around his torso. They found themselves in a long corridor. 'They're coming!' he said as five Styxoids appeared form nowhere. ' Stay here!' and she helped him lean on the wall. She turned and faceed her enemies: they all run to her. A grin of enjoyment appeared on her face as she kicked one Styxoid on the chest and bend over her knees to avoid a kick coming from her left side. She lengthened her right leg and turn round to trip one Styxoid in front of her, then she stood up and stopped a punch directed to her face.' Easy man, Wanna keep this face as long as I can. Alex' she said as she was still fighting the Styxoids easily 'isn't this your dream? Can't you do something to get rid of this undesired guests?' she punched a Styxoid as she kciked another one. Alex was amazed by her rapidity and skills. Then he turned to take a look around ' the second door on the left' and he tried to move to it.

' Sorry guys, gotta go' .She opened her hands and a thick fog hide her opponents in it. She helped Alex move into the room as she open the door and found a big space with a bed inside.

' This is another dream, isn't it?' she said as she helped him laying on the bed and sat next to him. She was still panting.

' Yep'.

'And you are really bound on that torture? What do they want you to forget?' she asked as she ran a hand thru his hair and caressed his head, impulsively. He repressed a moan of pleasure caused by that contact and opened his eyes enough to see her: her gaze was sweet but worried….. she's worried for me….. he immediately started feeling better, Cynthia was comforting his pain with her touch.

' You' he whispered. She froze. 'Why?'

'Today I was supposed to kill you, but I couldn't do that…..' he closed his eyes again and took a deep breath. She stopped caressing his hair ' What?' she almost scream. ' ssst do you want to wake up the entire Underworld? we've just ménage to escape.' ' we are in a dream. The bad I can do is wake you up, you silly boy!' she slapped him on his head ' Ouch! I'm hurt, a little respect!'…why don't you keep on caressing my head instead of slapping it? I felt so comfortable………he run a hand on his head.' Sorry…. Why didn't you kill me today? You had lots of chances….' She started caressing his head again, and this time he didn't buried that moan ' You ok? Still in this world?' she asked. 'I wanted to know your name first, and I don't use to kill people without a reason, or without fighting…..I'm not a coward…' then he stopped talking and closed his eyes again. Cynthia stared at him, he seemed like he wasn't breathing anymore. ' Alex! Answer, are you all right?' he didn't answer and she moved her head closer to his to see if he was still breathing ' Alex?!'

' Say it again' she relaxed and took a deep breath.

' What?' she asked annoyed ' My name' he whispered

' Alex' she softened her tone. He opened his eyes and put his left hand on Cynthia's head and pull her closer to his. She didn't react. They both closed their eyes as their lips touched. Their kiss seemed to last forever, then Cynthia jumped on her feet. ' I have to go!'. He looked at her, puzzled and moved on his elbows. ' I promise I won't forget you' ' You will, and I'll bleed for you' . Her eyes were wet, and he felt inside that she was right, and he was sorry for causing her that pain. He didn't meant to hurt her, he wanted her, more than everything. He wanted to have more of her. That kiss remembered him of an old promise, an old feeling. Something lost in the memory of his couldn't remember.

'I'll try my best, trust in me' this is all I need…..She smiled sadly at him 'I do trust you' …..I want to….even if I know it won't be enough…..then she turned and exited the room. He fell on bed and closed his eyes…..'I think I love you….but maybe you'll never know….and I may not remember this feelings anymore.'

She woke up and came down the bed. She exited the room and went to the main hall. She sat on the a chair around the round table and hit her head against it repeatedly.

' What the hell are you doing C?!?' Vida looked quite shocked to see her acting like that.

' V' she stopped ' just trying to clear my thoughts…..I guess….' She said and then she laid her head on the table.

'What's happened?' Vida asked worried for her friend's behaviour. Then she sat on her pink chair.

'I think I've just found Fero's reincarnation'.

I promise next chapter will be more Maddik .

R&R and tell me who do imagine as the Dark Knight; now Alex , I mean what actor, singer or whatever……I'm curious to know if somebody will guess the source of my inspiration.(hint: is in one of my favourite tv shows) See ya ;)