Disclaimer: Standard Disclaimer goes here... I don't own them though there are times I wish that I did.
AN: This is set before Heir Apparent I, but I'm trying to take in what happened some in part 1 and what was in the on-line episode "The Light", which I saw was posted right before I did my final edits to this. All of this means I might change some things after the second part of Heir Apparent airs this weekend.
This is picking up right where I left it, so fair warning. And on the Alienbow/Liambow/Lianbow name, I'm going to use the one in the close captioning from Heir Apparent pt1, Lianbow. For those of you who wanted more, here it is! Enjoy and don't forget to write a review. :-)
Magic and Sorcery
Written by: BellaCordelia
Chapter 4: Puzzle Pieces
Silently Udonna mouthed a single question, "Bowen?" at her friend who simply replied aloud, softly though, "I think he is." They were still at the table with the box that had opened as Nick approached it. "Though I'm not sure that we should tell him. It might put him in more danger than he already is simply by being a ranger. How about I deal with Nick right now and we can discuss this better once he is gone?" finished Daggeron in a hushed tone. Udonna simply nodded yes as Daggeron went to send Nick home with no explanation, simply that they had to do some stuff and that they would talk with him later. A puzzled Nick left Rootcore a few minutes after that without any questions for his teachers.
With Nick having gone, back to his sister's place presumably, Daggeron decided that he and Udonna needed to talk.'I don't think that this is going to be an easy discussion. I'm not even completely sure of what I just hinted at, let alone if it's even possible.' "What are you thinking?" he questioned, simply trying to get her to let him in on what was going through her mind.
"Do you really believe that Nick is my Bowen?"
"Honestly, I wasn't sure that the idea wasn't completely crazy until this evening. But since learning that Bowen was indeed alive, too many coincidences have occurred. I'm not saying that I still know for sure." said Daggeron, bringing up a chair beside his long time friend before continuing. "For example, did you know that Nick was adopted or that he has a baby blanket, from before he was adopted, exactly like the one you made for Bowen all those years ago?"
Udonna looks at Daggeron, thoughts swimming in her head. 'Nick is adopted, I think I had heard that from one of the other rangers in passing the other day. Blanket, Nick has a blanket like Bowen's? But if Nick was Bowen, shouldn't I have been able to tell? I'm his mother, his Mother for goodness sake!' Shaking her head as though to clear her thoughts, her eyes downcast, she replies sadly, "No, I didn't know. What else makes you believe that he is my baby, I mean my son. Surely your guess has been based on more than this."
"It has, but I suspect that if you stop and think about times spent with Nick and the other rangers, you can figure out more than I. You have known him longer in his time as a ranger. I have no doubt that if Phineas had told you that he had rescued Bowen earlier, you would have been the one to put the pieces together first."
Udonna glances up at her friend and starts thinking about memories surrounding Nicks battles with Koragg. ' "I'm not as weak as you think, pal. Power of the Phoenix!" says Nick as he lights up with fire and attacks Koragg. "You're more powerful than I expected" says Koragg.'
Realizing that Udonna had taken him seriously and was lost in thought, Daggeron couldn't help but let a little smile appear on his face. "Why don't you tell me what you are thinking about. Allow me to share in your thoughts and memories."
Startled out of her train of thought Udonna answers him, "Oh. Sorry. I realized that on more than one occasion in battle Nick has startled Koragg with the power that he posses. I didn't think much about those comments when I heard them as Nick is the is the Red Ranger. But it isn't something that he said about the other rangers almost ever. This alone gives me cause to stop and think on his words now. On top of that he has not once, but twice been able to tame Catastros and use his power in battle against Koragg."
"Catastros? Nick was able to use the power of Catastros? No one had been able to tame him."came an astonished reply from Daggeron.
"Koragg has been the only one, as I'm sure you have heard the rangers mention. Yet twice now Nick has been able to use Catastros' power against Koragg." said Udonna with a small smile on her face.
A welcome silence passed between the old friends before Daggeron said, "In case we are both right and wrong, you know we must keep this a secret. If Nck somehow turns out not to be Bowen, then we would be risking his life unnecessarily. And yet if he is, he needs to learn more before we risk putting in any more harms way. And all the while we can take the time to train him and the other rangers in the same way that you would have trained Bowen had he been able to grow up with you. Most of which you have been doing before I rejoined the team. Let us keep this our secret and see where it takes us. For it is the pieces of the puzzle that we have yet to find that could very well hold the answers to our questions."
AN: Well, let me hear your thoughts!
