Sorry to make you all wait, but between Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and writer's block...well you get the idea, but now I'm back and ready to finish up.
Chapter Eight
Mesagog's base, 20 Minutes Later
Mesagog had watched on the screen as Tarona fought Trent...and he was not pleased.
He was pleased because she had not destroyed the White Ranger and retrieved the dino gem that was rightfully his...in his mind anyway. "You have...displeased me, Tarona. You attacked without MY...permission...Why should I spare you my wrath?"
"Oh please, you know that Mercer kept you at bay while his son escaped." Tarona said as she stood before him, arms crossed over her chest.
"Mercer...is an annoyance...at best." Mesagog stood up from his seat and walked around Tarona, studying her as only he could.
"You're weak, and even my brother knows it. It won't be long before he...or even Zeltrex takes you down."
Mesagog had just enough of Tarona's insolence. "Zeltrax is loyal...unlike you..."
"That's not what I heard from Tommy…apparently the only reason he's back right now is because he needs you to survive."
"I'm growing tiresome of your attitude, girl." Mesagog remarked, his anger showing in his raspy voice.
"Guess Luthor's energy also gave me some of his personality and really changed my attitude." Tarona stated as she shrugged.
Mesagog chose that moment to punish Tarona, her head in explosive pain in mere seconds as a strange beam came from Mesagog.
"You will do well to remember that your life...belongs to me now."
"Fine." Tarona said as she fought through the pain to answer her new master.
He gave her a minute's worth of pain before releasing her. "Then...I suggest you...show more loyalty. Or next time...I will not stop."
"Yes...Master." Tarona said….anything to end the pain.
"Now that has been settled...I think it's time to go after your brother. What do you think...dear Tarona?"
"No...I want to save him for last."
"You will do as I say!" Mesagog glared at her.
"Hear me out, wouldn't it be easier to get the original three gems first; then go for the other two." Tarona stated...something inside her telling her to protect her brother.
"Perhaps...however, there are ninjas to deal with first." Mesagog stopped to think on this. "Very well, bring me one of the ninjas...as proof of your loyalty. I will focus on a plan for the first three gems..."
"Very well...do you have a preference of which ninja?"
"The green one. But any will do. Now go."
"Yes, Master."
Mesagog waited until Tarona was gone. "Zeltrax..."
"Yes, my lord?"
"If Tarona fails in bringing me a ninja...eliminate her."
"Yes, my lord." Zeltrex said, and with that he headed out to follow the purple ranger.
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Power Rangers Base, Same Time
Trent arrived at the base and Hayley left the computers to check on him as he seemed winded.
"Trent…what happened?"
"Tarona tracked me down, said there was a feature in her morpher that could track down other ranger powers."
Hayley knew that it was a good idea at the time….but now she was regretting that feature. "Are you hurt?"
"No, I was able to keep her at bay; but she's really determined to get the gems. She's almost like I was…well evil wise." There was sympathy in Trent's voice.
"We have to bide our time; Cam and Hayley are working on different scenarios that have plans to save Tarona." A voice said, and the three in the room knew it was the legendary ranger himself.
"Dr. Oliver; she's not scared of anything and took my light arrows and X-attack like they didn't even hit her." Trent stated.
"It's her fire power….both of those attacks create explosions and with her gem ability; she can protect herself from ANY fire." Tommy told the white ranger.
"Have any of those scenarios panned out?" Trent asked the two computer geniuses.
"Not yet; but I know one of them will." Cam said as he finally turned his attention away from the computer.
Just then the girl rangers returned. "Cam, it's time for your daily training. You know Sensei will be mad if you let even one day slip."
"Alright Tori." Cam said as he knew he couldn't win an argument with her, and if Sensei found that that he DID miss his daily training sessions….well punishment at the Wind Ninja Academy could be bad (double training bad).
"Be careful out there, Cam. I can work on the next scenario alone." Hayley said as she switched places with the Ninja Ranger genius.
With that done, Cam and Tori ninja streaked out of the base, and just then Conner and Ethan returned.
"Hard to concentrate?" Tommy asked his students/ranger protégés.
"Kept getting destroyed in Detonation Man….and I wouldn't feel so bad about that…..if I hadn't lost to Devon in the tournament." Ethan remarked.
"Couldn't make ONE goal, and I wasn't even close." Conner answered.
"Well; Tarona seems to be growing more evil…she attacked me." Trent told his fellow rangers.
Conner was the leader of the team, and he had a feeling that what he was about to say would most likely upset his mentor, but he had no choice. "If we can't find a way to save Tarona….then we'll have no choice."
Tommy heard what Conner had said, but he knew there just HAD to be a way to get through to her. "Only as a last resort."
Hayley had been listening while working on the next scenario while the others talked.
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Five Minutes Later; Deep In The Woods
Cam and Tori were really hitting their training hard, and Cam was becoming a strong Samurai warrior.
"I'm so glad that dad let up on his protection." Cam stated as he dodged a water attack from Tori.
"You're his only child and link to your mother; I'm sure he never wants to lose you." Tori remarked as she was hit by a kick to the legs. As she went down, she looked at her friend with a smile on her face.
"Thanks, Tori."
"So sweet, but not even Sensei can protect you from my wrath….or that of my master." A voice said, and a fireball soon came toward the two Ninja Rangers.
Tori was quick with her connection to the water around her and was able to put out the fireball. "Tarona, you know this isn't you."
"So what; my master wants me to bring one of you to him; so that's what I'm going to do." Tarona said and with that her bracelet changed into her morpher.
The Ninja Rangers could tell that she was serious, so they were ready to morph as well.
"Dino Thunder; Fire Up." Tarona said then activated the button.
"Samurai Storm Ranger Form." Cam called as he held his Samurai Amulet out.
"Ninja Storm Ranger Form." Tori cried and she activated her morpher.
It wasn't long before the three of them were morphed and Tarona went right after them with her Tiger Claws. Cam was quick with his Samurai Saber and caught Tarona's hand claws to block her attack. While the two of them were fighting a battle of strength, Tori was able to pull out her sonic fin and was only going to get Tarona away from Cam.
"Sonic Fin." Tori remarked, and with that a blast of supersonic energy headed right for Tarona and knocked her far away from Cam.
As Tarona stood up after being backed into a nearby tree; something was happening to her, and she had to save Cam. She didn't know how long she'd have to do this, but she had to do it fast. The newest Dino Thunder Ranger ran quickly toward Cam and was able to catch his sword with her hand then pulled the Samurai Ranger closer. When she was in ear shot she was ready to deliver her message. "Switch places with Cyber Cam."
Just as she finished up with the message, she started to turn back into her evil self and for some reason the message she just gave Cam seemed to be gone from her mind. Tori used her Sonic Fin one more time and really pushed Tarona back. The two ninja Storm rangers got close and that's when Cam turned to her.
"Keep her busy, I have to do something." Cam stated.
Tori didn't argue and went right after her friend to give Cam the time he needed, and he ninja streaked away. Tarona was fast, and her tiger claws were really hitting their marks, but soon enough she pulled out her ninja sword and began to ninja streak around Tarona and was giving it her all.
"I'll take the green ranger back to my master and then you all will be destroyed." Tarona said as she was blocked one more time from hitting Tori.
What the blue ninja storm ranger didn't know was that Tarona had a special attack she was saving just for a fight like this. The purple Dino Thunder ranger then kicked up with her left leg and the claws hit Tori's side and an explosion occurred. The ninja ranger was sent flying to the left and right into a tree. As if he planned to return right at this moment, Cam came walking up, but was demorphed.
Tarona then went after him and it didn't take much for her to capture him by trapping his right arm behind his back. "Thought you'd put up more of a fight."
With that said, Tarona and the struggling Green Samurai Ranger vanished within an invisaportal.
"CAM…..no." Tori cried out as she got back to her feet. She had to tell the Dino Thunder rangers what just happened, so she headed back for their base.