The Phoenix Series
Lightspeed Rescue: The Phoenix Propechy
By xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Author's Note: With Diabolico gone and Impus ascending; the Phoenix is in the wind and everything is starting to pile up. How much more does Sabrina have to take, before she cracks under the pressure?
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my OC's.
Olympius Ascend
Last time:
And from the clouds, descended a red cacoon which rested on top of one of the skyscrapers "Be hold my heir!" Bansheera continued "and your destruction!" and with that she disappeared, leaving the cacoon to rest, and the Rangers to watch on...waiting the impending doom that was sure to follow.
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"Where's it going?" Sabrina asked, as the red cacoon moved from its resting point and started to float further down the city, firing lasers at any convienent target beneath it. Fires erupted as people turned and screamed, blasting past the Rangers in their heed to find shelter and safety. By now all the Rangers, except for Sabrina had formed one group closer to the buildings as the red head stood behind them still the fit of fear and shock of what was to come.
"Come on!" Carter ordered, returning to the Humvee; the others followed and they chased after the Cacoon in hopes of stopping it before it can do anymore damage; but during the chase the Cacoon fired an energy blast at the rangers, causing them to abandon the Humvee before they were blown to bits. Rolling across the debris covered floor the Rangers groaned, but pushed themselves back to their feet as the cacoon fired an energy blast at a power plant off to the side. "Ryan!" the red ranger spoke over his shoulder "You take care of those people! We'll deal with the cacoon"
Ryan nodded "Right!"
Give him the easy job, Sabrina thought as she watched Ryan run off, before she fell into formation with others
"Lightspeed Rescue!"
They morphed instantly and continued on foot; rounding a few shipping containers to find their road blocked by a horde of Batlings, Vypra and Loki.
"Rangers!" Vypra growled, at the sight of them, before he gaze became locked on Sabrina and a grin formed on her face
Instinctively the Red head stepped backwards as her friends and team-mates formed a protective circle around her; as the cacoon floated over head dividing the two teams. Now was the time for a plan...a well thought out plan, one that would result in the demons being destroyed and the Rangers; hopefully, walking away. Five out of six rangers had two choices, deal with the problem at hand and let the cacoon go to create more destruction wherever it pleased or Deal with the cacoon and leave themselves open for a wide-range attack from Vypra, Loki and the Batlings.
The sixth ranger; unfortunately, had four options to choose from: 1) She wanted more than anything to turn and run back to the Aquabase, as cowardly as it seemed, she didnt care at this particular moment. The demons knew about her, and that could only mean one thing, her destruction was close at hand if they got their hands on her. 2) She could attack the cacoon and solve both her problems and the other rangers. 3) she could hide behind her friends, and allow them to do the work. Again it seemed a cowards choice. Or 4) she could abandon all issues, all thoughts, and just rush at Vypra right now and gut her like a fish for opening a can of worms that Sabrina worked so hard to keep closed.
But before the red head could come to the decision of which direction she was going to choose, Carter stepped forward and made the decision for her "We don't have a choice!" he told Dana, pulling her behind him and opening fire on the Cacoon; Kelsey, Joel and Chad followed suit, causing an explosion to erupt and a massive backlash of flames to spread throughout the area. Sabrina gasped as the flames flew backwards at her friends, the heat reached her first and she felt her energy return to full height; with the flames still roaring she flamed, the Phoennix's fires absorbing more and more energy in return for the protection it gave the Rangers once more. When the explosion finally died down, Sabrina dropped her flames, pulling the last of the energy she needed as a grin slithered onto her face.
She felt in tip-top conditions and ready for anything.
"Did we do it?" Carter asked curiously, as the cacoon disappeared from the air; and on the ground a huge gaping crater seperated the Rangers from the Demons.
Approaching the egde of the crater, the Rangers were rewarded with a booming laugh from deep inside; flames licked their way around the inside of the crater as a huge shadow rose from the bottom. Sabrina gasped as she stumbled back away from the edge as the new form of an even stronger monster rose into the air above them.
"Who is he?" Dana questioned, as the six rangers looked up at the red demon as it rose from the ashes of the crater
"I am Olympius," the demon announced "Son of Queen Bansheera, bow down before me now, or you will feel my power!"
Carter clenched his hands in fists "I'll never bow down to you!" he shouted, before leaping into the air, before anyone could stop him. He tackled Olympius knocking him out of the air and back towards the Earth, the red demon disappeared and Carter was left as he crashed into the asphalt. The red ranger groaned as he rolled over onto his back, only to have Olympius appear above him and plant a crushing kick to the midsection as he landed, pinning him down.
"Carter!" the others cried, as Joel lanched a laser beam; the beam bounced off Olympius's hide, before the red demon turned to the other Rangers in annoyance. Deflecting more beams, the new monster who unleashed a blow of flames at the rangers; four out of five of them were caught in the blast as Sabrina watched fearfully as her friends went down.
"No!" she exclaimed, running to their aid, only to stop short as an old nightmare surfaced in her mind. No she cried mentally, shaking her head to try and rid herself of the fear and panic the nightmare brought her. She stood in the thick of the battle, the other rangers were lying around her after a blast that had caught them off guard, each of the demons stood in a close knit circle laughing malicously, and taunting her from every direction as they moved closer and closer, fear rose within every fibre of her being, as she stared fearfully at Olympius who had pinned Carter to the ground as the red ranger called out desperately for his friends. The glint in Vypra's eye was all Sabrina needed, her fear caused her brain to shut down and she did the only thing she could imagine. She chose option number one, and flames wrapped around her body, when they died down...Sabrina was gone.
Re-appearing a few blocks away, Sabrina breathed in a shaky breath as she collapsed against the side of a building and slumped to the ground. She had done the unthinkable! She had abandoned her friends! Gave into the fear that was taking control and run. Never in her whole life had she run away from a fight. She wasnt the type of girl who liked confortation and was usually known as the better person as she preferred to walk away than to fight, but if the only way out of a situation was to fight then she would to the end. She had done it for 2 years previously, but never in those two years did she feel as terrified of a battle as she did today. De-morphing, she wrapped her arms around her legs and buried her head into them as a fresh wave of tears overpowered her and she allowed herself to cry.
Cry away the fear. Cry away the terror and the pain.
She finally understood that she was holding too much in; she was worried about the Phoenix; she was terrified of the demons. As much as she cared to admit she was scared. The others may have thought she could handle the pressure of the demons coming down hard on her, she may have been able to deal with the Phoenix, hell she had been dealing with it for 3 years now. But in truth, she was terrified of what could happen. More terrified than she had ever been before. If giving the choice, she would have preferred being hunted by Lothor or Mesogog instead of Queen Bansheera and her demons. I can't do this alone she thought, rocking back and forth as she cried out the rest of her tears.
Suddenly and explosion shattered the silence in which had engulfed her, and the red head snapped her head up, dried tear tracks on her face; as unshed tears glistened in her slightly dimmed blue eyes. "Guys!" she breathed, pushing herself to her feet and walking a few inches away from the wall she had been leaning against. She looked around for the explosion to see it emitting from the same scene she had just fled. Swallowing sharply, and pushing aside the fear that was still rising within her, Sabrina run towards the explosion to see what she could do to help, fear continued to rise with every step she took and she was screaming mentally at herself to turn and run back home, but she couldnt. The others needed her help. What kind of friend or ranger abandoned her post when people needed her?
"Carter!" Ryan's voice tore through the air, and the red head rounded the corner to see the Titanium Ranger, running to the aid of a wounded red ranger. The others were gone...but where?
Mixed with Fear and Guilt, Sabrina joined her friends as Carter called out in despair for his missing friends; with a heavy sigh the red head flamed the three of them away from the scene and back to the Aquabase. After which she left the both of them in the Transport bay, as she disappeared down the hall in search of Hunter.
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"How could I have been so stupid?" Sabrina exclaimed, as she paced back and forth inside her quarters; after she had flamed herself, Ryan and Carter back to the Aquabase she had taken off without so much as an explanation or giving either of the guys time to say anything to her. She had found Hunter working in his lab with a few other men and women, before pulling him out and into her room. There she had explained everything that had happened to him and was now deciding on the best action to take "I mean, I just bailed!"
"You were scared!" Hunter soothed, grabbing her hand and stopping her mid-pace "Sabrina, we all have the right to be scared once in our lives!"
The red shook her head "But its my fault," she mumured "My fault! If I hadnt have run! Maybe I could have done something, anything!" she stressted "But no; I was a coward! I took the easy route out and I ran! And now my friends are gone, im starting to question my powers and my abilities as a ranger" she sighed
"You're a great ranger," Hunter assured her
"A great ranger?" she scoffed "Hunter, a Great ranger wouldnt have ran! My Uncle is a great ranger! He never turned his back on a battle. You're a great ranger! You didnt run from a fight. Neither did Shane, Tori, Dustin, Blake, Cam, Kira or Ethan!" she listed her friends "I would say Connor too, but he was ready to turn his back on us; but he came back. He learned the reason to being a true ranger, and even that makes him better than me!" she sighed "I lost four friends today!" she continued to ramble, tears blurring her eyes as she bagged on herself "Carter and Ryan must hate me for leaving!" tears rolled over her eyelids and down her cheeks "and I don't even want to think about what Captain Mitchell and Ms. Fairweather think of me!"
Hunter sighed as he felt her try to pull away, but he wouldnt allow him. Pulling her by the wrist, he held her firmly against him as she cried. He had seen her cry before, but never like this. Never once in the three years they had known each other, had she been so bad. Never bagged on herself and always ready to help. "Sabrina..." he started, "its not your fault okay? You did everything you could; you were scared, you feared your life as well as your friends, taking yourself out of the equation meant saving them from a world of hurt if the Demons had gotten hold of you"
"But they took them instead!" Sabrina protested "I don't..." she sobbed "...I don't deserve to be a ranger! Maybe I should just go back to Reefside!" more tears flooded her eyes at the thought of leaving. But if leaving ment hiding away from Mariner bay then that was something she was willing to do. But returning to Reefside meant returning to her mother, Uncle Tommy and Aunt Kat. Not to mention the former Dino Ranger team. If they found out she had run, they hate her "No...I can't go home," she stated, a small frown appearing on her face "Maybe Sensei will take me back!" But then you will have to face the Ninja rangers she reminded herself, before a heavy sigh escaped her lips.
Dropping down onto her bed the red head hugged her legs tightly "I don't know what to do," she mumured in defeat
"I do," Hunter spoke, kneeling down in front of her and pulling her hands away from her face "Sabrina, you're a strong girl and you're one hell of a ranger! Any ranger team would be lucky to have you, because not only would you be a liability to their team but you make an amazing friend too."
She smiled at his words
"But you can't back out now," he continued, brushing the tears from her cheeks "I know you're scared! You have every right to be! For the past three years, you have been subjected to kidnappings, near-death experiences, and final battles. But this is the first time a villian has come close to actually using your powers against you, so no one holds it against you for being scared. Not me, not Carter or Ryan and definitely not Captain Mitchell and Angela. Im sure they understand, as well as Kelsey, Chad, Joel and Dana. I bet they will understand the reason why you fled, protecting yourself and the Phoenix is number one priority when the demons are involved and they would have done the same thing if it were them" he explained
Sabrina frowned "But -" she started
But Hunter was having none of it "No buts," he interrupted her, shaking his head "Look; we don't know where the others are, but there is a good chance that they arent dead! We'll find them! You wouldnt have left them for dead!"
"How do you know?" she asked, in a quiet voice
He smiled "Because you didnt leave me for dead back on Borderco Island!"
"Thanks Hunter," she whispered, throwing her arms around him in a hug. He smiled and held her tightly and close.
"You're welcome," he responded; glad that he had managed to calm her down and see that it wasnt her fault. They all had a right to be scared about something - even the mighty Phoenix.
Interrupting the moment, Sabrina's morpher chimed as Carter's voice sounded "Sabrina? You there?"
"Sure Carter," the red head answered as she pulled away from her boyfriend "Is everything okay?"
"The sensors have picked up Chad's morpher," The red ranger answered, bring a sigh of relief to Hunter as a hopeful look dawned on the red head's features "Captain Mitchell has sent me outt to bring him back. Meet us in the transport bay. We're on our way"
"Got it!" she nodded, ending the connection before turning to Hunter as she jumped up "I told you there was nothing to be worried about!" she grinned, tapping his shoulder
Hunter rolled his eyes "What was I thinking!" he stated, playing along.
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After the call from Carter about Chad, Sabrina allowed Hunter to return to work as she made her way through the winding hallways and entered the transport bay; the Humvee was just being lifted back into the bay and the blue ranger was sitting alongside Carter in the front seat "Chad!" Sabrina exclaimed "You're okay!" and once he was free of the vehicle, she jumped forward her arms open wide and silently askiing for a hug.
"Sabrina," the blue ranger grinned, as he hugged her, practically lifting her off her feet and causing her to laugh "Yeah, Im okay"
But his answer came in the form of a shiver, as Sabrina instantly pulled away from her friend as if she had been burned, and staring at him with a questionable stare "Are you okay?" Carter asked, patting Sabrina's shoulder as she backed up away from Chad and into him "Sabrina!" he added, snapping his fingers in front of her face.
"Uh?" she frowned "Oh, yeah, im fine" she answered unsurely, turning her gaze back to Chad "Its good to have you back. Where are the others?" she questioned
It was Chad's turn to frown "I thought they were here with you?" he asked
The red head shook her head "Olympius must still have them!" she annouced
"Way ahead of you," Carter chuckled patting her shoulder "But we'll get them back, okay?"
She nodded "So what are we doing?"
"You," Carter started, turning to her "are going to get some rest; you look awful, are you sure you're okay?"
"Im fine" she responded
The red ranger shook his head "Anyway, while you're resting, Chad's gonna go get cleaned up and meet me in Rescue Ops," he continued to explain "Im gonna start a search for the others"
Realizing that there was no point in arguing, Sabrina nodded "Okay," she agreed "but call me if you find them. Okay?"
"Will do!" Carter nodded "Uh, Chad?" he questioned turning to the Blue ranger "Our quarters are that way" and he pointed in a total different direction to where the blue ranger was supposed to get cleaned up.
"Yeah," he nodded "I guess that monster must have hit me harder than I thought?"
Carter nodded once, exchanged a look with Sabrina before leading Chad out. The red head in question watched them go, before frowning Something's wrong she thought, as she reflected back on the shiver she had felt with Chad hugged her.
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"...Tell them to sweep the entire vicinity," Captain Mitchell stated, as Sabrina rounded the corner and came to an abrupt halt before she crashed into him
"Hi," she grinned "What happened to letting me know what was going on?" she asked, looking around Captain Mitchell at Carter
The red ranger shrugged "I told you to rest up"
"I can't!" she sighed in defeat "I need to be sure that Dana, Joel and Kelsey are okay, before I can even think about resting!"
Carter and Ryan exchanged looks "You are such a drama queen!" Ryan chuckled
"Thank you!" the red head nodded, a smiling gracing her features, before her eyes widened "Kelsey?" indeed the Yellow ranger was running down the hall towards them "Kelsey!" Sabrina exclaimed, stepping around Carter to hug the Yellow ranger, but just as she could closer Sabrina pulled back just like she had with Chad.
"You made it back," Carter smiled, frowning as Sabrina stepped behind him
Kelsey nodded "Yeah, Dana and Joel too" she stated "Save and sound!"
"Well that's a relief," Carter sighed
"So I guess you can call off that Search party now, uh?" Kelsey asked
This caused Sabrina and Carter to frown in confusion, how did she know about that? If she had just gotten back, she shouldnt have known; they had only just agreed to send out the search party in the first place.
"Absoultely," Captain Mitchell agreed "Now we can concentrate on Olympius," and with that he turned and walked off, Carter and Ryan following him. Kelsey smiled as she watched them leave, her gaze connecting with Sabrina's before she turned and started to walk in the opposite direction.
"Hey Kels," Sabrina called out, stopping her friend "How did you know about the Search Party?"
The Yellow ranger hesitated before answering "Well I, just guessed that you'd send someone out to find us," she answered "Right?"
"Right," Sabrina nodded
"Gotta go!"
And with that she turned and walked away, leaving a very confused Sabrina to watch her go okay, something is seriously wrong!
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Later that day, after losing Carter, Ryan and Captain Mitchell once more Sabrina came to the assumtion that Carter wasnt about to fill her in on anything unless she was rested up, but she couldnt argue much with him she was starting to feel a little drained, but everytime she lay down and tried to relax her mind would jump back to the two incidents with Chad and Kelsey and the shiver of evil she felt whenever they were near. So instead of lying down and staring at her bedroom ceiling for most of the afternoon she had decided to spend it in the Galley, if it were possible that Dana, Joel, Chad and Kelsey had returned and there was really nothing wrong and it was just her lack of energy and tiredness playing tricks with her, then maybe she would see one of them.
So, here she was, sitting, alone...at the usual breakfast, lunch and dinner table that the Rangers occupied when they were at the Galley eating a small snack; when the doors behind her opened and in walked two Rescue Op officers "Yeah, she just totally blew up, because she couldnt get into the system" the female said "you'd think after three months of being a Ranger, she'd remember"
Sabrina frowned and glanced around at the two, deciding to find out what was happening, the red head pushed herself to her feet and approached the snack table "What's going on guys?" she asked curiously, smiling at the two officers as she emptied the remains of her snack into the bin
"Kelsey," the male officer stated "she had a huge blow out in Rescue Ops, because she couldnt access the computers. We had to tell her, that she needed a pass key. What's up with that?"
"Yeah," Sabrina nodded "What is up with that" she looked thoughtful "You haven't happened to see Dana, have you?"
The female shook her head "No, I heard she was resting"
"Hmm," the red head mused "Okay, well, thanks guys, if you see her...tell her im looking for her"
The two nodded, before Sabrina quickly left the Galley and hurried down the hallways to Ms. Fairweather's lab.
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"...Put that there," Angela instructed her team "Good. Now, lets see where you are" she added turning to another member of her team, before looking up as Sabrina entered "Hey Sabrina," she greeted "If you're looking for Hunter -"
Sabrina cut her off "No, I've seen him today" she stated "I was actually looking for you. Can I talk to you for a sec?"
"Sure," Angela nodded, patting her team-mate on the shoulder and approaching the red head "What's on your mind?"
"Its the others," Sabrina started, and she started to explain her findings and feelings on the others "I know I messed up and bailed on them, but, ever since they've been popping up all over the place I've been getting weird evil senses and vibes from them. I hugged Chad when he got back and the later I hugged Kelsey, and each time I had the feeling that something was wrong. I havent seen Dana or Joel yet, but Kelsey has already claimed that they are in the base somewhere...and what's more, I havent seen them all together? You know they'll turn up one at a time, but never all at once"
Angela nodded as she listened to Sabrina's thoughts "You might be onto something there, Sabrina" she agreed "Its -" she started, but the two were cut off as the door opened once more and Joel brushed past them
"Hey Joel," Sabrina called, "You're back!"
He stopped and spun around to face her "Yeah! Got back with Kelsey and Dana!"
"Have you seen Carter?" she asked
He nodded "Yeah, I asked where you were," he responded "Carter said you were resting. Are you okay?"
"Im fine," she nodded, before shiver run up her spine and she frowned "What are you doing down here?"
"Don't mind me," Joel answered "Im just running some tests"
The red head smiled "Okay," she nodded, a little unsure of his answer and her reaction. The Green ranger turned back to the monitor and Sabrina headed for the door, waving to Ms. Fairweather as she returned to her work.
"Bye Sabrina," Angela called after the teen "Get some rest!"
With a roll of her eyes Sabrina nodded "I will!" she declared, before jumping a foot in the air as Carter's voice sounded urgently over the inter-coms.
"Ms. Fairweather, close the entry gate!"
Spinning around Sabrina moved forward towards Joel "What are you doing?" she asked, as Ms. Fairweather appeared in the doorway opposite her "Joel! Stop it!" she touched the screen, before Joel resumed to open the gate once more "Joel!" she exclaimed "Stop it!" she seriously wasnt in the mood for playing games right now. Reaching up to press the 'close gate' button once more, Sabrina shivered as Joel's hand snapped around her wrist and slammed her against the side of the machine, with her free hand she reached across and snagged the keycard before she was thrown backwards onto the floor, the keycard slid from her hand as she hit the ground and landed just a few feet in front of Carter.
"Sabrina," the red ranger stated as he picked up the card and then helped her to her feet "are you okay?"
"You know?" Sabrina asked "Im seriously getting sick of hearing those three words!"
He smiled sheepishly "Sorry,"
"Eh, its okay," she waved him off "and for the record I am perfectly fine! Get it?"
"Got it!" Carter nodded
"Good!"
With that out of the way, it was now Joel's turn to endure the dark glare that Sabrina had given most of her team-mates, Hunter included. Although the latter had to suffer with it many more times that the others. "Hey, Carter," Joel started, removing his hat "buddy. How's it going?"
Sabrina frowned for what felt like the millionth time that day "I thought you said, you'd already seen him?" she asked the Green ranger
"Did I?" Joel responded "Oh im sorry, I thought you said Chad. I've seen Chad, not Carter"
Feeling a hand on her shoulder Sabrina looked up as Carter moved past her "You're not my buddy," he stated, his voice rising "In fact I dont know who you are! But you are not Joel! Now get away from the console!"
The look on Joel's face changed drastically, and before anyone had a chance to blink, he lunged forward, grabbed Sabrina's wrist and pulled her away from the red ranger. She screamed as she tried to pull away, her senses going crazy as she felt a shiver of evil from Joel's touch.
"Okay, just take it easy," Carter spoke, trying to calm the situation at hand
Joel shook his head in response, before shape-shifting into Olympius; at the sudden change of events, Sabrina felt her eyes widened as her blood pounded through her veins, and fear and panic coursed with it. She struggled fearfully in the red demons grasp, only to have him tighten his hold on her and cause her to whimper. "Now give me the pass card!" Olympius ordered.
Carter nodded "Okay," he agreed "Just don't hurt her" and he reached out the pass card to the red demon. With keycard in hand, Olympius laughed darkly, holding Sabrina tightly now with one hand. He glared down at her with his glowing green eyes.
"The Aquabase is about to have a little company," he growled
Struggling to get away, became persistent as for the third time that day, tears sprang to Sabrina's eyes, before they were washed away as the water of the pool splashed everywhere. Taking Olympius's distraction to advantages, Carter had blind-sided the red demon, lanched himself through the air and tackled both the demon and Sabrina into the pool of water; "Sabrina! Carter!" Angela exclaimed, as she reached the edge of the pool ready to pull the red and scarlet rangers out of the water, but much to her surprise, she found it...empty.
"Their gone!" another member of her team stated, pointing out the obvious
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Coughing and spluttering up salty sea water, Sabrina re-surfaced from the ocean, her clothes clung and pulled her down thank's the water that run through them. Her hair also stuck to her neck and face, but all this was beside the point, she was soaking, but it was nothing compared to how she was feeling in general. She was empty. The Phoenix had burned alot of its remaining energy today, not just from this morning when she teleported her, Carter and Ryan back to the base, but when she flamed them from the Aquabase just now, seconds before they hit the water, she had used the remainder of her energy to remove them from its walls so that every other personnel at the base was safe. I hope Lightspeed appreciate's my help she thought as she crawled out of the ocean and flopped down onto the beach, before pushing herself up into a sitting position.
Behind her, looking much more worse than she did, was Olympius. She then remembered what Dana had said about Demons and Water. They hated it. It made them weak. At least someone got what they deserved she thought bitterly, before seconds later she was being pulled to her feet by Carter, who appeared behind her, also looking like a drowned rat. "Look," she whispered, too tired to move, or speak, or anything. The star on Olympius's chest had glowed and four different coloured beams ignited, and reached up the beach where four seperate rangers appeared. Dana, Joel, Kelsey and Chad. They were back! For real this time.
"Guys!" Carter smiled, as he and Sabrina stumbled over towards their friends "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, we're fine" Joel answered
Sabrina nodded as she felt as if she could breathe again, she was still frozen to the bone from the water that was dripping from her clothes and she still felt like she was running on empty from the useage of powers she had used that day. But she found that a huge relief had beem lifted now that she knew her real friends were back and not some shape-shifting imposters.
"No!" Olympius cried "It can't be!"
Spinning around, just in time, Carter and Sabrina witness the arrival of the whole demon court; but what strikes the team as odd, is their just as wet as the two red rangers. Jinxer's moustache was drooping, as water droplets dripped onto the dry sand. Most of the Batlings from that morning had disappeared, along with Loki and Vypra's make-up was running down her face, her dark mascara leaving trails down her face, and her usual up-kept hair is a sopping mess. A grin slid onto Sabrina's face as she tries her best to surpress it, despite trying to hide the grin, she couldnt help the comment that blurted out of her lips "Trying a new look?" she questioned.
Vypra glared angrily at the red head, before disappearing along with Jinxer and Olympius; leaving behind their newest creation. Thunderclaw.
"Its all over now Rangers," Thunderclaw laughed, as he faced off against four morphed rangers, and two soaking wet unmorphed rangers
"We'll see about that," Carter responded "Ready?"
"Ready!"
"Lightspeed Rescue!" Sabrina and Carter exclaimed, as their morphed simultaneously. And the chase begins. Finally, Thunderclaw, stopped running and turned to face the rangers, sending five out of six of them to the ground within seconds. The red head of group, going down without a fight as she finally came to conclusion that Carter was right. She did need her rest.
I wanna go home she groaned mentally, as she rolled into a sitting position just in time to witness Carter deliver a powerful blow to Thunderclaw with his battle booster; "Alright guys!" she stated getting to her feet "V-Lancers!"
The others nodded in agreement, and once she was back on her feet and re-grouped with them the six aimed their weapons at Thunderclaw.
"Spectrum Blast!" Carter commanded "Fire!"
The blast hit and Thunderclaw erupted into a million different pieces on the floor.
"3...2...1..." Sabrina counted, and the second she reached the last number, Thunderclaw grew tall "You know, one day their gonna get the picture, and realize no matter how tall they are! We'll still KICK THEIR BUTTS!" she shouted the last part.
"Rail Rescues!" Carter commanded into his morpher, as he smirked behind his helmet at Sabrina's comment "on track!"
The Rail Rescues were sent out and seconds later the Lightspeed Megazord stood taller, with Ryan only seconds behind it. The fight was predictable...as always. Ryan delivered a series of attacks, before combing the Max Solarzord with the Lightspeed Megazord and finishing off Thunderclaw with a round of lasers before he exploded.
"Can we go home now?" Sabrina asked, earning a few loose chuckles from the rest of her team-mates.
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Later that afternoon, Sabrina, had just come out of a meeting with Captain Mitchell and Ms. Fairweather as she explained the situation of the Phoenix to both of them. She also wondered if it was safe to contact her mother about the situation or would it just worry the older red head and her uncle Tommy even more than needed. Angela, had told Sabrina that maybe it wasnt a good idea to worry Hayley, unless absoultely needed, she remembered how much her old friend worried about her daughter, in college it always used to be 'I hope Sabrina is okay! I miss my daughter!' and if she believed anything was wrong, she was always straight on the phone to contact her parents to check on her daughter.
Knowing full well how much her mother was a worrier, Sabrina had agreed that it would be rational to worry Hayley, especially now when all Sabrina really needed as a rest. So after agreeing to go straight to bed and rest the young Phoenix left Rescue Ops and hurried down the halls to her sleeping quarters. She passed the transport bay on her way there, and looked in to find Carter working on his bike. "Hey," she called, entering the room, taking a quick detour from resting.
Carter looked up at the sound of her voice "Hey," he smiled "I thought you'd be resting"
"Im on my way there," she motioned "I just wanted to say thanks..."
"For what?" he asked
"For saving me," she answered "You could have walked away, let Olympius take me, but you didnt"
He shrugged "What kind of friend would I be, if I let him do that?" he asked her
She smiled "Well, thanks," this was followed by a nod and silence.
"Your welcome," he answered, glancing up at her, "What is it?" he inquired, noticing the thoughtful look no her face.
"I just got one question"
"Shoot"
"Did you really have to tackle us both?" she asked, referring to the fact that when he had tackled Olympius, he had taken her with him.
A soft chuckle escaped Carter's lips, before it was replaced with a smile as the others entered behind Sabrina. And the two Red rangers noted that they looked none too happy.
Uh-oh Sabrina thought; hiding behind Carter.
"Hey guys," Carter greeted, oblivious to the tension in the air. If she had the energy, Sabrina would have slapped him senseless "What's going on?"
"Carter," Chad started "There's something we need to talk about"
Glancing back at Sabrina, he turned back to his friends "Yeah?"
"What is with you letting Olympius, right into the Aquabase?" Joel demanded
Carter looked surprised "What?" he asked "Well, I didn't mean too..." he hesitated
"I can't believe you could do something so..." Dana started "...dumb!" she stepped forward, and Sabrina and Carter stepped backwards away from the others.
"Well, wait a minute," Carter tried to explain "it wasn't like I just let him in! He looked just like you!"
Kelsey stepped forward "Are you saying, that you couldnt tell me, from a huge ugly monster?"
"Yeah!" Carter nodded,
Glancing over her shoulder Sabrina saw that the others were edging both her and Carter into the next room where the pool was situated, not wanting to take another dip the red head slid away from the edge of the pool as Carter continued to back up. I should really help him...she mused, but this was too good of an opportunity to miss, she grinned as she continued to watch. As he continued to try and get himself out of the hole he was digging himself further and further into, Carter became oblivious to everything around him and seconds later slipped backwards into the pool of water with an almight crash, as Sabrina and the other Rangers laughed at his mis-fortune.
"Funny," Carter smirked, pushing his hair out of his face "Very funny guys!" he turned to a laughing Sabrina "Well, what about her?" he inquired, "she let him in too!"
"Hey!" Sabrina exclaimed "Dude, do not turn this around on me!"
But Carter grinned as the other rangers turned on Sabrina, who panicked and started to back-track away from them "He's got a point," Dana pointed out
"No," Sabrina drew out her words, shaking her head "No he doesnt! Come on Dana! He doesnt have a point!" she felt her back connect with the wall behind her as the others continued to advance "Carter! Call them off!"
But the red ranger was chuckling at her, as he climbed out of the pool.
Joel reached the red head first, and touched her shoulder "But, considering you had more to fear than we did," he started "We'll let you off the hook"
"What?" Carter exclaimed; stunned by the turn of events "Oh, I get pushed in the pool and she gets let off with a warning?"
Kelsey laughed as she wrapped her arms around Sabrina's shoulder and pulled her back towards the red ranger "Well, put it this way," she spoke "if Sabrina had been captured then Queen Bansheera would be on our tails. And I don't know about you, but I seriously would rather have the Phoenix around than face Olympius's mother. Agreed?" she asked Joel, Dana and Chad, who nodded in agreement. "So in my opinion, if she had stuck around this morning...neither of us would be standing here right now"
"Thanks guys," Sabrina smiled, her gaze landing on Carter as a giggle escaped her lips "You look like a drowned Rat!" she teased
"Yeah?" he asked "Well," and he reached forward to grab her wrist, before tossing her into the pool "so do you!"
"CARTER!" the red head shrieked, as she re-surfaced "I hate you!"
The other rangers gasped before were over-taken by uncontrollable laughter
"Yeah, funny!" Sabrina grinned "Can someone just help me out?"
Kelsey reached forward and held her hand out for Sabrina to take, the red head did and with the help of Joel too, she was hauled from the water. Shaking her head, water droplets scattered through out the air and splatted the four dry rangers who shrieked, as they raised their hands to escape the water droplets coming off of the red head "Pay back is sweet!" she grinned, ducking behind Carter as the others glared at her; but the fun was interrupted as Sabrina's grin was replaced by a confused frown.
"Now what?" Carter asked her
"I was just thinking," Sabrina started "Uh, if Olympius was the only demon to touch the water, why where the others soaking wet when they arrived at the beach?"
Carter nodded "You're right," he frowned "How is that possible?"
The question was answered by a soft coughing coming from the doorway, the rangers all spun around to see Hunter standing there in a wet lab coat and carrying a project he was testing. Sabrina frowned at her boyfriend "What happened to you?" she asked.
"Well, I'd heard Carter on the comm's earlier, telling Angela to close the main gates," the older blonde explained "and after seeing the demons at the main entrance, I headed down there to see if there was anything I could do. There were a few other technicians there and they were trying to secure everything, I then remembered what you said about the demons being afraid of water?" he looked pointedly at his girlfriend, who nodded "so I told Ryan back in Ops and a plan was set in place. We opened the door ourselves and unleashed a hydro attack on the unaware demons. A handful of Batlings melted, I now know why you hate that Vypra," he chuckled "I learned a few new words from her; she's worse than Kapri and Marah, when it comes to her appearance"
Sabrina chewed her lower lip as she exchanged looks with her friends "Is he the best boyfriend or what?" she asked, before running forward and wrapping her arms around the older blonde as she hugged him tightly, before pulling away and the two departed, planning on finding some dry clothes and hopefully some warm drinks.
A/N: Aw im writing the story and I even I feel sorry for Sabrina. But she has a right to be scared right? Anyone agree with me?
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Chapter updated 10/10/10 at 02:05am.