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They travelled down the path that had been revealed at the same time the statue of the centaur had been formed. As they left Eva saw, looking back, the statue changed back into the rock it had been before.

David was in front, Trev following close behind, then Jeanie, Jay, Ris and Eva. They made good time, travelling for about forty-five minutes until, up ahead, because they'd switched, Trev came to a dead halt. David, too busy talking to Jeanie, didn't see and walked right into him. "Sorry man," he said, stepping back. "What's wrong?"

"Why'd we stop?" Ris called from behind.

Realising he was blocking the one-a-side path, Trev moved so everyone could see what was in front of them. "The swamp!" It was Jay who exclaimed this. "Oh man!"

"Great." Jeanie scowled at it. "How're we supposed to get past this?"

Ris tossed a stick into it, watching as it was sucked down. "No point in trying to swim through?" She asked.

"Too thick," Trev replied. "It'd be like trying to swim through mud – except worse."

"I have an idea." Eva said. "I've been working on my shooting with Dayton and he's showed me something I can try."

"Do it," David said, his absolute trust in her evident.

With a nod, she rangered up and called for her weapon. "Griffin's Bow!" The blue tipped bow appeared in her hand, as well as a shining blue shaft of light that swerved as her arrow. "Wish me luck," she said and, aiming for a tree on the other side, she left the arrow fly. It sunk its head in the tree she'd been aiming for, shimmered then disappeared. "Damn," she muttered and called for another arrow.

"I say that wasn't meant to happen," Jay said.

"Shut up Jay," Jeanie replied, eyes carefully watching Eva's every move.

The blue Ranger notched her second arrow, took aim and let loose. And whooped in delight as the glimmering shaft of light lengthened into a rope the end of which she quickly grabbed and tied around a nearby tree, pulling it so it was taut. Then she Powered down and turned to grin at her friends.

"That," Ris said, "is beyond cool! I wanna try it."

"You can't," Jeanie pointed out, touching the light rope to see if it burned. It didn't. "You've got daggers, not a bow and arrows."

"Is it strong enough to support us all on it?" David asked.

Eva plucked at it, pleased when it gave a pleasant 'twang'. "Should be. Who wants to be first?"

"I'll go!" Jay cried, always ready for something new.

"Jay, you can walk the air. You don't need to," David pointed. "And I think the less strain we put on the rope, the better. Jeanie? You're the best at this exercise in school."

"All right," she agreed as Jay said under his breath a soft; 'damn'.

They watched as Jeanie grabbed the rope with both hands, then pulled herself up so her knees were hooked on it as well. She began pulling herself to the other side, hand by hand. "Next," David called, pointing to Trev. "Jay, can you go to the other side and help everyone down?"

"Sure," Jay agreed and, with a quick stamp of his feet, launched himself into the air. David, meanwhile, instructed Ris to go next.

"Okay," he turned to Eva. "You know how to do this?"

"I've seen movies," she said in a dry voice. Then she smiled and said. "I think I can handle this David, don't worry."

With that she hauled herself onto the rope, mimicking her friends' movements. David glanced along the length of the rope and was relieved to see that Jeanie was almost on the other side. He was just reaching for the rope when, on the other side, Jay yelled; "David, look out!"

He jerked back as the Frisson's claws came from nowhere, slicing through the rope. "No!" He grabbed for the rope but it slid through his grasping fingers, hitting the swamp and splashing muddy water everywhere.

David cursed, then ducked as the Frisson attacked him. "Jay! Pull them out, damnit! Pull them out!"

"I am, I am!" His cousin shouted back, hands all ready pulling at the other side of the rope. He grabbed Jeanie's flailing arm and, with one hand, managed to pull her out. Caked from her waist down in muck, she struggled to her feet and joined Jay in pulling at the rope.

On the opposite side, David was now doing battle with two Frissons. He ducked one's swipe – nails flying dangerously close to his head – and slammed his foot into the other's belly, following the blow up by dropping and slicing its feet from under it. He leapt to his feet and jerked back in time to avoid one Frisson stamping on his back. The other attacked his other side. He grabbed its outstretched hand, avoiding the long pointed nails and propelled it into its companion. They both stumbled, right themselves and rushed him. He somersaulted back to avoid the dual attack, slamming their jaws with his feet on the way. One managed to punch him as he came out of the somersault, sending him crashing into the ground. He grunted in response to the less than pleasant landing and rolled as claws came out of nowhere, slicing close to his cheek. He continued rolling as they continued slicing into him. Then, he punched one hand out of his way, flipped to his feet and kicked another that came rushing to him. He took a step back as their attacks intensified, ducked under the swiping claws and punched on in the chest. It stumbled, giving him the chance to smash his foot into the other's belly. It fell back a few paces. David stood, fists raised an ready, watching them warily. He took a step back when they rushed him from opposite sides and grabbed their necks, ploughing their heads together. He smiled in satisfaction as they exploded into little bits in front of him.

Meanwhile, Jay and Jeanie had managed to pull Trev out of the swamp. He'd been in it from the shoulders down. Ris and Eva were already in over their heads. "Damnit Ris. Damnit Eva," Jay muttered as he pulled, the muscles on his arms quivering with fatigue. "You'd better have held on."

Trev's muscles were quivering as he struggled to catch his breath. Taking the chance and releasing the rope, Jeanie bent down and helped him climb to his feet. He clung to her a moment, gathering his energy. Then, as if reading each other's minds, they separated and grabbed the rope to help Jay pull the others out of the swamp.

"Now how the hell am I supposed to get across?" David, helpless on the other side, muttered in frustration.

He watched as Jay, Jeanie and Trev pulled at the rope. Ris broke through the surface. Though she'd held onto the rope, she was unconscious, her head bowed, her hair lank and covered in swamp water. They pulled her to the bank, then Jay pulled her out before returning to the rope. Trev dropped to his knees and pumped her chest. "Don't you dare die," he whispered to her. "Stay with me." He opened her mouth, breathed into her lungs, then pumped at her chest again until she began to hack. He turned her head so she coughed onto the ground. "You're all right cousin," he murmured, hands trembling as he wiped some of the muck off her face. "You're all right."

"Come on Eva," Jeanie very nearly snarled as she pulled at the rope. She could feel how weak her arms were getting and knew it was only a matter of moments before they gave out. And, looking at Jay, she knew it was the same for him. "Come on!"

With one final heave, Eva broke through the surface. Somehow, Jeanie and Jay managed to pull her near enough to the bank for Trev to grab her shoulders and haul her out. Jeanie sagged against the tree while Jay very nearly collapsed. David jumped up and down. "Jay! Throw me the arrow end! Throw me the arrow end!"

"I hear you!" He called out and turning, pulled and tugged at it. With Jeanie helping, they managed to pry it out of the tree. "Hope this reaches him," Jay muttered before heaving it across the swamp with the last of his strength.

The Red Ranger jumped up and managed to catch it before it could nosedive into the swamp. Teetering on the edge, he took a quick step back. Putting the still pulsing light arrow between his teeth, he began to climb the nearest tree. At a high enough branch, he pushed in the arrow as far as he could. Then, grabbing the rope, he pulled at it until it was all out of the water. Wrapping it around his waist and twining it around one of his legs, he grabbed the rest with his hands. Taking a deep breath, he muttered; "I sure as hell hope they weren't making it all up in Tarzan." Then he jumped.

Ris, slightly recovered now, let out a scream when she saw David swinging through the air on the shining blue rope. Jay and Jeanie cried out as well when they spotted him. Trev, busy applying CPR to Eva, didn't notice.

Jeanie managed to catch her cousin, though he landed with enough force to send them both rolling. Sitting up, he began to tug off the rope. Jeanie helped. Once the rope was coiled on the ground, it shimmered and disappeared – as if sensing its use was gone. David crawled on all fours to where Eva lay while Trev pumped her chest. "Is she gonna be all right?"

"She's…not…responding…damnit," Trev grunted, arms stiff as he completed the chest compressions. Then he titled her head, pinched her nose and breathed into her open mouth.

"Come on Eva," Jeanie muttered, worry etched on her face.

"Breathe, Eva, breathe," Jay said, hovering behind Trev.

"Please," Ris whispered.

Eva's chest moved. Then she took a gasping breath. Hurriedly, Trev turned her head and titled her body to the side so, as she coughed out the muck, she didn't end up choking on it. Everyone let out a sigh of relief. "You're okay," David said, taking her hand. "You're okay."

She managed a weak grin. "Looks it," she said.