It'd been a couple of weeks since Damien's return. There were no major attacks, some Krybot activity, but that was it.
The Rangers were in the wreck room. When Damien walked in he was surprised how they were acting. Jack and Bridge were sparring, Z was listening to music, Syd was painting her nails, and Sky was reading the S.P.D handbook.
"Back when I first started if we were acting like this, we would have had to scrub all the floors with toothbrushes. I see that Doggie's getting lenient." Damien said.
They all looked at him. "What do you mean?" Syd asked.
"When I first started here, we weren't allowed to do any of the stuff you are doing now, except maybe what Sky's doing. Shouldn't you be out training?" Damien asked.
"Um no? What for? It's a nice day, no monsters, and no Gruumm attacks." Jack said.
"Hey we should play lightball." Z said.
"Yea!" they all agreed.
Jack looked at Damien. "Hey you wanna join?" He asked.
"Sure." Damien said.
They all got their gloves on and Damien got the ball.
"Just to warn you, I haven't played this in forever." Damien said.
"It's okay, just do your best." Bridge said.
"Okay." He said with a devilish smile.
He threw the ball at Jack. Jack ducked. The ball bounced off of the wall and hit his leg and came back to Damien. Damien then threw it at the floor and it bounced off of the floor and hit both Sky and Syd. Yet again, the ball returned to Damien. He smiled again. He threw the ball at Bridge, it hit Bridge and rolled to Z. Z threw the ball and Damien caught it and threw it back at double the speed. It hit Z in the arm. The game was over within five minutes.
"Wow." Bridge said.
"I thought you said that you haven't played this in forever." Jack said.
"I haven't, but when I used to be unbeatable." Damien said.
"Thanks for the warning." Syd said.
Just then Kat walked in. "I see you've seen how well Damien is at lightball." Kat said.
"Oh yea." Jack said.
Kat laughed. "Commander Cruger wants to see all of you in the Command Center."
"Okay." They all said.
They followed Kat into the Command Center.
"What's up D.C?" Z asked.
"I just wanted to inform you," He began, "Even though it's been quiet around here recently, I don't want you to let your guards down."
Just then the lights began to flash.
"What is it Kat?" He asked.
"I don't know. I can't get a clear reading." Kat said.
"Okay Cadet Tate and Cadet Carson, check it out." Doggie ordered.
"Yes sir." They said. They saluted and left for their mission.
XxX
Bridge and Sky rode their bikes down to the area where the energy was coming from.
"Kat said that it was coming from here." Sky said.
"Who's Kat?" Said a voice.
They jumped. "None of your business. Show yourself." Sky snapped.
"Oh but it is, you see." Said an alien as he walked out of the shadows.
"Who are you and what do you want with Kat?" Bridge asked.
"My name is not important, and I don't believe that it's any of your business what I want with Dr. Manx, but I'm sure you'll know that soon enough." The man said.
Then he disappeared.
"That was weird." Bridge said.
"Yea, let's get back to base, fast." Sky said.
Unknowingly to them, they were followed by the strange alien.
XxX
"Commander!" Yelled Sky as he rushed into the Command Center.
"What is it Sky?" Doggie asked.
Sky looked around as he caught his breath. Kat was nowhere to be found.
"Where's Kat?" He asked.
"I don't know why?" Doggie asked.
Sky was still trying to catch his breath when Damien walked up to him.
"Why do you need to know were mom's at?" He asked seriously.
Bridge stepped up.
"The alien we encountered said he wanted her." Bridge said.
"What?" Damien yelled.
Just then the light on Doggie's control panel began to blink, indicating that there was trouble in Kat's lab.
Damien was the first out of the door, with Cruger close behind. When they reached the lab, Damien stopped.
"Damien? Why did you-" Cruger asked but cut off when he looked in the lab.
"Icthior!" Doggie yelled.
He had a hold of Kat and was holding a sword to her throat.
"Doggie. Nice to see you again." Icthior said.
"Let her go." Doggie said.
"Or else what? You won't attack while I've got a hostage." Icthior said, "Or maybe I should just finish her off."
He started to press the blade to Kat's throat.
"No!" Damien said.
"Oh and what do we have here?" Icthior asked as he looked at Damien.
"If you hurt her, I'll kill you. You'll die a slow and painful death." Damien growled.
"Ohhhh I'm so scared. I'm shaking. What can you do to stop me? Hum?" Icthior asked.
"I'll show you if you let her go." Damien said.
"My fight isn't with you, so nope. She's coming with me. If you ever want to see her again Doggie, you'll meet me at the park. Alone. Or she dies." He chuckled.
"Why can't we just settle this now?" Doggie asked.
"Because when I beat you, she's going to be MINE." He said as he and Kat disappeared.
"No! Mom!" Damien yelled as he fell to his knees.
"I'm sorry Damien. You don't have to worry, I'm going to get her back." Doggie said as he put a hand on Damien's shoulder.
"I'm coming with you. He won't even know that I'm there." Damien said, "And there's nothing you can do to change my mind, because if you would happen to lose to him, and I lose my mother, you'll be the sorry one Cruger."
"Alright, but if he sees you, it could cost Kat her life." Doggie said.
"I'M not going to lose her." Damien snapped.
"Are you saying this is my fault?" Cruger asked.
Damien threw his hands up in the air, "And we have a winner!" he said.
"Look, I know you're upset." Cruger said.
"Whatever, let's go Cruger." Damien said.
"Alright." Cruger said.
Damien dissolved into Cruger's shadow.
"Woah! Wait a minute! Where'd he learn to do that?" Bridge asked.
"We'll explain later." Cruger said before he left to rescue Kat.
M'Kay so what do you guys think so far? Am I doing good? I hope so. xD