The Phoenix Series
Lightspeed Rescue: The Phoenix Prophecy
By xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Author's Note: After reading the plot line that Comet Warrior has sent me for this chapter, I can honestly say that he must have worked his butt off! Because its so damn good! Its intense and full of destruction. Just like it always is when the Phoenix is around. So I really owe him big time for this and so do you lovely readers. So get ready to see some old friends.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my OCs
The Black Phoenix
Part 3
Screams of terror echoed loudly throughout the streets of Mariner Bay, children and adults dispersed in every direction to avoid the shower of sparks and flames that reached high temperatures that showed down about them from heights that no could imagine of reaching without a Areoplane or Helicopter. All in all the place was utter chaos. The demons were delivering widespread attacks and acting like a search party as they searched high and low for the one creature that could cause this much damage in seconds - the Phoenix. And the Phoenix was evading capture by the demons leaving destruction in its wake, the flames of doom that erupted all over the city were her doing and as she perched on top of one of the heightest buildings in the city to watch her destruction she relished in the idea that sooner or later this whole city would be hers closely followed by the world, and there was no one who could stop her. Not the Power Rangers. Not the Demons...and definitely not Sabrina.
Down in the Aquabase, emotions were running high; the Lightspeed officals were running wild trying to keep up with the damage that was taking place in their city. Captain Mitchell was throwing around orders in every direction but no matter what he said it seemed the Phoenix would counter him and attack nonetheless. "And I thought the demons were bad," he had said to Angela, when she brought him the first batch of papers on the destruction that was taking place above the surface of the Aquabase.
"Sir," a young man, where an Lightspeed uniform entered Rescue Ops, calling for the Captain "there are some people here who claim they can help with the raging Phoenix problem"
Captain Mitchell exchanged looks with Angela and nodded "Let them in," he ordered
"Yes, sir" the man nodded and set off to complete his instructions and several moments later the three newcomers entered the base, just as Hunter and the Lightspeed Rangers entered Ops.
"Dude," Dustin exclaimed "What in the world happened? The city is a mess! Its worse that Blue Bay and Reefside put together!"
Hunter nodded "I know Dustin," he told his friend, before spotting Marah "What are you doing here?" he inquired
"I can't sit back and watch this time," Marah explained "I wanna help!"
With a questionable frown, on what Marah could possibly do to help, Hunter turned to Tori and started to voice his question. The surfer cut him off "Don't ask," she shook her head "I do believe she and Dustin are glued at the hip. They don't go anywhere without one another. And I do believe her exact words, when we told her what was happening where 'Im coming with you and if you say no, I'll freeze your feet to the floor'" she explained "Besides, I think she can be a big help"
Hunter sighed "I don't care about the help," he told Tori "I just want Sabrina back"
"We'll get her back, bro" Blake intercepted, patting Hunter on the shoulder "We always do"
Tori nodded in agreement
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Over the next hour, more and more people started to arrive; the Aquabase hadnt had so many visitors in one day than they had in the last six months. First to arrive had been four out of six Ninja Rangers, closely followed by Leanne and Cam the Samurai Ranger and Thunder Graduate each of them looking equally worried about the situation that was happening. "Any luck trying to find her?" were the first words out of Leanne's mouth her fear and worry for her little 'sister' running to immense heights ever since the call had come in from Hunter earlier that morning.
"Nice to see you too Leah," Blake spoke sarcastically, earning a dark look from the red head
"Now is not the time, Blake" Leanne responded "Its is nice to see you guys again, but its not the time to cracking jokes"
The former Navy ranger nodded "Sorry!"
"So, any news?" Cam pressed
Hunter shook his head "Not yet," he answered "Which is strange, its not like the Phoenix to hide. But her handiwork is all over the city, we just can't find her!"
"She'll show up," Cam reassured his friend, before looking around "As anyone told Hayley and the Dino's?
"Their on their way," Tori told her friend "Where's Shane?"
"Oh, he'll be here as soon as he can" Cam answered "I contacted him before be and Leanne left Reefside. He says, since becoming head Sensei he has had a lot of work to do. He really wants to be here to help Sabrina, but he cant drop his duties at the moment"
Tori and the others nodded in understanding. No one could hold it against Shane to drop everything he was doing, no matter how bad the situation was if it did manage to get worse they could always call him via the communicators the Ninja's carried with them. "How's Hayley?" Dustin asked suddenly, causing everyone to turn in his direction but before anyone could answer him the sound of footsteps echoed throughout Rescue Ops and the occupants turned in the direction of the hallway to see six figures heading their way, three of which seem to be trying to restrain and calm one sole figure as two others watch their backs.
"Who on Earth is that?" Carter frowned, looking around at the Lightspeed Rangers
Dana shook her head "Whoever it is, their in a hurry"
Soon the mystery of who the six figures were, was no longer a mystery as Hunter -being the tallest- could see exactly who the newcomers were "Here come the fireworks," he stated, and seconds later Hayley and the Dino Rangers entered Rescue Ops.
"Hayley, please calm down" Tommy sighed, grabbing his friends shoulder and turning her to face her "Sabrina will be fine. We'll get her back, working yourself up is going to help anyone especially yourself"
The red head sighed and buried her face in her hands as Tommy held her close "I know Tommy," she mumured "But Sabrina...she's -"
"Been through alot!" Tommy nodded "Yes, I know. She's been through much more than a girl her age should go through. But please try to relax, no matter what has happened to her she has been strong enough to fight and she always comes back to us. You know that"
Again Hayley nodded
Hunter and the Ninja rangers exchanged looks; one could only speculate what Hayley was going through right now. Yes, they were worried about their friend but it must have been another thing all together to have to be told that your daughter was in mortal danger, despite what Sabrina had been through in her life the Phoenix would always be the most dangerous and this time, it was different to the last. As Hayley relaxed both visibly and emotionally, the others turned to the door as it slid open and Angela walked in unknowning unleashing another emotion attack on Hayley that would take everyone's combined efforts to calm her.
"You!" Hayley exploded, as soon as her old college friend entered the room
Angela stopped short and turned to her old friend "Hayley..." she started "wait, you have to understand -" she started
"I dont have to understand anything!" Hayley interrupted "as far as everything goes this is your fault!"
"My fault?" Angela frowned "How can this possibly be my fault?"
"If you hadnt brought Sabrina here in the first place!" Hayley snapped "None of this would have happened! The Phoenix wouldn't have broken loose, Mariner Bay would be save and so would my daughter! She was unstable Angela! She wasnt ready for battle again! She had just come straight out of battle and you threw her straight into another, she didnt have a chance to revive from the energy strain Mesogog had taken from her! It was only a matter of time before the Phoenix took advantage of that fact!"
Angela sighed and shook her head "We needed help, Hayley" she responded "Sabrina was the only person who could help us!"
"But what about her well being?" Hayley exclaimed "Did you even stop to think about what was going on with her? How she was feeling after fighting Mesogog?" she shook her head "No, you were just glad to have help from the Phoenix! The fire loving Phoenix!" by this time tears had sprang to her eyes, and she was shaking in unrestrained fury and fear. Also the Lightspeed rangers had stepped into help keep the emotional mother away from their technician as Tommy and the Dino's tried every means possible to restrain Hayley and calm her.
The Ninja's however, weren't surprised by Hayley's reaction, they had seen her once before act like this; and that was when Sabrina's father Andrew Mason had kidnapped her and threatened to either take or away or kill her. Again, that time Hayley had been an emotional wreck and it had taken the combined efforts of the Ninja's and Tommy to calm her down and reassure her that Sabrina would be okay. Evidentally she was, but Hayley had become more protective of her daughter after that day. An echoing bang resonated through the whole of Rescue Ops and the three Ranger teams; Hayley and Angela turned in Captain Mitchell's direction as he held a blaster in the air.
A deafening silence fell.
"All involved in the Phoenix situation," Captain Mitchell spoke, addressing them all "will assemble in the de-briefing room in sector D4. Hayley, I must ask you to calm yourself, this is no one's fault just a minor set back. Also, if anyone speaks of this meeting outside of those who arent directly involved with the upcoming operation..." he threw each of them a look "lets just say, a good friend of my runs a weather research station in Greenland and well...he can always use a little help. Understood?"
The group swallow nervously "Understood, sir" the Lightspeed rangers state, as the others nod and follow the Lightspeed rangers from the room.
Angela sighed as Hayley left Ops, tears fresh on her face as Tommy wrapped his arm around her shoulder, reassuring her that everything was going to be okay.
"Are you okay?" Captain Mitchell asked his technician?
Ms. Fairweather nodded "Yeah," she answered "Yeah im fine. Its just...I know Hayley worries about Sabrina, and she has every right to be. Sabrina is her only child and she did have her at a young age, so obviously she is going to be upset."
"But that doesnt give her the right to take it out on you," Mitchell reminded her
Angela nodded "Yes, I know, sir" she agreed "But I guess she just needs to rent her feelings out on someone and techincally I did suggest Sabrina to be brought in to help. So I guess that someone has to be me. She'll cool down once this blows over, I know it. As soon as Sabrina is back, she'll realize that everything is safe and Sabrina is okay, she'll come around. I know she will."
"I hope so," Mitchell nodded "Well, lets get this meeting over with; so we can set out and stop anymore destruction"
Angela nodded.
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While waiting for Captain Mitchell and Ms. Fairweather the other teams were introduced to one another "Well, this is Cam, Tori, Blake and Dustin," Hunter motioned to the four other former Ninja rangers "Their Sabrina's first team, we're just missing our Red ranger. That is Leanne -" he pointed at his 'sister' "she is Sabrina's teacher at the Ninja academies, but also like an older sister."
"I wouldnt recommend getting on her bad side," Blake joked, earning a chuckle from the others in the room as Leanne hit his shoulder "Already with the violence, Leanne?"
"Shut it Bradley," Leanne responded
Hunter rolled his eyes at his siblings "Oh and this Marah, she's Dustin's girlfriend and a good friend of Sabrina's"
"As of recently," Marah added, from beside Dustin
Dana and Kelsey exchanged looks "Sabrina told us about you and your sister," they pointed out "Your backgrounds not that much different from Ryan's,"
The Titanium Ranger frowned, as Marah looked down, hiding slightly behind Dustin who chuckled.
"Okay," Hunter smiled "Moving onto the second team," he pointed at the Dino's "Connor, Ethan, Kira and Tommy," he pointed at each one as he introduced them "their also missing a ranger. Trent."
Hayley nodded "I did call him," she explained "but he's away at Art school"
"Its okay," Hunter reassured her "Im sure we have enough fire power with us" he then turned to the two former Ranger teams "Guys, these are the Lightspeed rangers. Sabrina's new team-mates." he pointed at each of the Lightspeed rangers as he listed them "Carter, Joel, Chad, Dana, Kelsey and Ryan." he then pointed at Hayley "and as you've most likely guessed, this is Sabrina's mother; Hayley"
The Lightspeed rangers nodded; as Captain Mitchell and Ms. Fairweather walked in, the latter keeping her distance from Hayley at all times "Before we begin," Captain Mitchell started "Im Captain Mitchell, everything that is soon to be mentioned in this room is confidential! There will be no repeating it to anyone outside this room. Understood?" the three teams nodded "Good. Now, what can you tell us about the Phoenix?" he asked the Ninja's and Dino's. And quickly the meeting took place, each of the Ninja rangers explaining what it they each knew about the Phoenix and what their battles like it were like.
"This is Sabrina's time with us," Cam spoke, tapping away at his laptop, he brought up the still frames he had of the Red head and turned it towards the others; each picture showed Sabrina's time on the Ninja Storm team "and this..." he switched to the video that had been taken of the final battle with Lothor "is the Phoenix"
"That's the video I found," Ethan pointed out
Cam nodded
On the screen it showed the seperate battles of the Phoenix kicking the Ninja Ranger's butts, before Lothor was destroyed, but it was enough make everyone in the room wince at the fierocsity of the attacks "Ouch," Carter commented as the previous Rangers nodded in agreement.
"It takes a strong emotional jar to knock the Phoenix loose," Hunter spoke as the video ended "but that is very hard to do when she's attacking you both mentally and physically"
Connor nodded in agreement with the older blonde "She also doesnt hesitate in any of her attacks," the former Red ranger explained "unlike some villians who will just taunt you about what they are going to do, the Phoenix will actually go through with said attacks. She wont hesitate to severely injure or even attempt to kill you," he glanced back at Kira "trust us. We know."
"Yeah," Kira nodded solemenly "She almost cooked me alive because the Phoenix thought I was a threat"
"Cooked you alive?" Chad questioned
The former Yellow ranger nodded "As in my suit was literally on smoking from the heat! If it hadnt been for Leanne," she looked up at the Red headed Thunder Ninja "She would have destroyed me!"
"The Phoenix will also use your feelings and emotions against you," Leanne inputted "I remember her threatning the Thunder Academy when I fought her. She knows how protective I am of the academy, its my home"
Tori nodded "She'll also use your connections with other Rangers against you" she explained, remembering how the Phoenix had used her feelings for Blake against her when they had fought 3 years ago
"It takes a lot to wake up the Phoenix," Cam stated "and an abundance of fire energy and a severe emotional strain of Sabrina could spell disaster"
Up until now Tommy had remained silent, just listening to what the others had to say about his neice and although he agreed with each and every statement that was being given, he couldnt help but voice his own thoughts and bring the others back to the matter at hand. They were all determined to make the Lightspeed Rangers see how evil the Phoenix really was but each were also forgetting one huge key factor. Sabrina. "I agree with each of you," he spoke, turning everyones attention to him "but you're all forgetting one crucial thing. Yes," he nodded "the Phoenix is a massive threat to humanity, but she is also a threat to Sabrina; and you don't have to destroy her to stop the madness." he explained
"We dont?" Ryan asked
"No," Tommy continued "If you can reach Sabrina within the Phoenix's mind, then the Phoenix will have to split its energy to keep her blocked. This will prove to be a losing battle in the end. It wont have energy to fight you and keep Sabrina at bay. Once Sabrina starts to wake up, its only a matter of time"
"Time is the one thing we do not have," Ms. Fairweather stated, as she re-entered the room, carrying a folder in her arms. She approached Captain Mitchell and whispered to him looking grave.
Captain Mitchell nodded before turning back to the others before him "It seems the Demon Court are looking for the Phoenix," he stated, turning to Angela who turned on the TV on the wall. It was linked to the monitors in Rescue Ops and showed the Battlings that swarmed over the city as well as the rest of the Demon Court.
"They must be," Ryan agreed "Jinxer is with them" he pointed out the demon in question "He never leaves Skull Cavern unless he has a very good reason. That and he is their resident monster maker"
"There is too many of them for us to deal with," Ms. Fairweather stated
Tommy stepped forward "If need be, most of us will be heading out in the field too"
"But how can you help?" Captain Mitchell inquired, confused on what innocent civillians could do to help against the Phoenix now
In a flurry of multi-coloured clothes each one of the Ninja's instantly changed into their Ninja Uniforms.
"We have our ways of dealing with this kind of thing," Tommy stated "and we're doing it because Sabrina means alot to us," he squeezed Hayley's shoulder "and even more to some"
Captain Mitchell eyed the Ninja's before nodding "First we have to find the Phoenix," he commented "if we can isolate it then the Lightspeed Rangers can try and take care of it. Do you think you're guys can handle the Batlings and the other demons?" he asked turning to Hunter "I can get you guys protective gear if you need it"
Hunter looked around at his former team-mates "We can deal," he responded
"Right," Mitchell nodded "All that's left is a battle plan"
Carter stepped forward and looked at Hunter "Can you and your Ninja friends deal with the Court?" he asked
"Most definitely," Hunter nodded
"What about us?" Connor asked, motioning to himself and the Dino rangers
Carter turned to him "You and your team will handle the Batlings," he answered
The Dino's nodded
"Cam," Hunter spoke, turning to his friend "You and Ethan stay here! Help co-ordinate the battle from Rescue Ops"
The former Samurai and Tricera rangers nodded and stepped away from their respective teams, that was their jobs out of the way.
"I want to be out there too," Hayley spoke "I want to help bring my daughter back"
"Hayley," Angela started "the battlefield is no place for you, not until we have anything under control. Sabrina wouldnt want you getting hurt and if you do, especially by the demons it may just make it that much harder to get Sabrina back from the Phoenix. If I remember correctly she nearly had a Phoenix moment when Vypra destroyed her fire bike. Imagine what she would do if it were you that was hurt?"
Tori nodded "She's right Hayley," she spoke approaching her best friend's mother "Sabrina, cares to much about you. She wouldnt want you getting hurt."
"Besides," Hunter smirked "We need someone to keep an eye on Ethan; you do know he sent a letter to Sabrina asking for information from the Lightspeed servers." he threw the former Blue Dino Ranger a look, as the boy shrugged "Cam, im sure we can all trust. He knows better than to go snooping around" everyone chuckled as Cam patted Ethan on the shoulder.
Hayley nodded a small smile on her face "Okay," she spoke "You guys be careful!" she warned them
"We always are," Tommy nodded
"Yeah right," the red head teased "Or do I have to reflect back on previous Ranger moments?"
The former Black Dino Ranger frowned "Don't go there!" he warned
The three teams chuckled "Lets go," Carter commanded and the field teams headed for the Transport bay.
As he was leaving, Hunter felt a hand on his wrist and turned to see Hayley standing behind him "You bring my daughter back, Hunter Bradley" she told him "Please"
"I will Hayley," he promised
She nodded and reached up to kiss his cheek "Be careful"
With one final nod he headed off to help the others and bring back Sabrina for both himself and the others...and Hayley.
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More screams echoed into the air as Batlings headed in different directions scaring the living daylights out of the citizens of Mariner Bay; while following behind them was the whole Court of Demons. Each one looking as determined as the rest and in the lead of the group was Olympius who looked pissed off beyond belief. The ceremony to bring back his mother had been interrupted by the Power Rangers and their pathetic Phoenix and he was determined to find the blasted bird and force her to return his mother in full form or be destroyed. What none of the Demons sought to find though was a road block of former Ninja rangers, former Dino Rangers and the Lightspeed Rangers all out for the same thing. The Phoenix.
Ninja streaking from the Aquabase, Leanne, Blake, Tori, Dustin, Marah and Hunter, each came to distinct halts a few yards away from the approaching demons "That's them," Hunter confirmed, before turning to Tori "This should be a piece of cake for you," he told her
"Why's that?" the blonde surfer asked
"Because the demons fear water," he stated
Blake scoffed "Seriously?" he questioned
"Seriously, what?" Connor asked, as he, Tommy and Kira appeared
"The demons," Marah answered "Their afraid of water"
The Dino's cracked indentical grins
Hunter nodded "You'd be surprised how many times Sabrina wishes she could take Vypra for a swim!" he smiled
"Yeah, that sounds like Sabrina" Dustin chuckled
"I take it Sabrina and this Vypra, are sworn enemies?" Leanne questioned
Hunter nodded "From day one," he answered, before returning to the main topic "But it'd be better to save your powers to surprise them."
"Okay," Tori nodded
"Lets go," Leanne stated, and the two teams moved out to stop the Demons and Batlings in their tracks.
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Meanwhile, on the other side of town the Lightspeed Rangers had managed to track the Phoenix down, with the help of Angela, Hayley, Cam and Ethan back in Rescue Ops. But what they found was something they didnt expect, instead of the usual human looking Sabrina, they were greeted with a vision that not one of the previous Rangers had warned them about. The figure before them was in the form of a harpy with broad taloned feet allowing it to stand upright, its arms extended downwards at the end of which were also large sharp talons, its body was presented as a human's but covered in enough plumage and feathers to make it looked like Sabrina was wearing an ornate feather dress.
"Whoa," Kelsey frowned "And they didnt tell us about this because?"
Carter shook his head "I don't think Sabrina has gone this far before"
"They would have told us what she looked like in Phoenix form," Ryan nodded in agreement "if they had seen her like this. They wouldnt have kept it from us"
Sensing their energy signatures, the Phoenix turned its feather head in their direction, its golden glare landing the group of six a sardistic smirk slipping onto its lips. Beating its wings it took to the air and flew down so that it was hovering in front of them; before a cooing sound was heard and then a voice "Poor, foolish girl" it screeched "Our fates are so closely linked that she never knew the lengths I would go to accumulate such power. I was feeling severly weakened by the battle with the strange dinosaur, but by hoarding my energy, I managed to convince little Sabrina that I was fading fast, and she seemed determined to keep herself alive by feeding of any little fire for a quick boost of energy just to perk her up" it stated "I was, but waiting for the day she'd start the fires on her own - small ones, at first, but then large ones, and larger until she reveled in it, and would have burned the city herself, a block at a time! Just for the energy boost and sheer thrill of it"
The Rangers exchanged looks as they backed away from the Phoenix, which hovered in front of them.
"It was like a drug," the Phoenix continued "she was nearly addicted to the flame!" her golden eyes intensified as she continued "but then they had to ruin it all!" she growled "Those foolish demons! Thinking they could control me...they think they took my powers? Please, I gave them enough of my regenerative powers to allow them to bring back their queen, but the second she was on this plane; I pulled in my power and started to absorb as much as I could. And then you..." she turned her golden gaze on them once more "you had to go and help me accomplish my goals. The explosion provided the flame I needed to manifest myself; and now, Mariner Bay is mine!" she screeched "I will use it as a starting point! And wont stop until the entire surface world is a glowing mass of charcoal fit for me - and those who shall worship me!"
Carter shook his head "We'll never let you do that!" he stated "Sabrina would much rather die that let you run wild!"
The others nodded
The Phoenix cackled darkly "Sabrina?" she inquired "Sabrina is gone! Buried under the power she thought she could control! But no one controls me!" and with a burst of flame the Phoenix instigated its first attack on the new team.
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"I bet she told you that you were playing with Fire," Hunter spoke, as he lead the Ninja and the Dino's into battle against the Court and the Batlings "and you all just had to go and get burned!"
Olympius growled as he stepped forward and stood at a stand off with the older blonde "Your pathetic Phoenix and Power Rangers are to blame for the fact that my mother looks like a freak!" he snarled "and if leading the demons into battle will revenge my mother's condition, then I am willing to do that! I will capture that Phoenix! And she will restore my mother to her full form!" he growled.
"I highly doubt the Phoenix will do as you say!" Leanne responded "But, hey...its your funeral"
"Attack!" Olympius ordered and the Demons, save for Jinxer run into battle.
Splitting into separate groups the Ninja's took on different demons for the next stage of the battle; raising his staff Loki intercepted Marah and Dustin as they issued their own attack on him. After mis-calculating a kick, Dustin found himself on the ground as Loki raised his staff ready to skewer the Earth Sensei, before he disappeared completely from sight. Confused Loki raised his sword and plunged it into the dirt where Dustin had once been, the force behind the plunge caused the staff to become lodged in the ground and very hard to free, grunting and straining, Loki continued to pull on his staff, his efforts were rewarded with the butt of his own lance smashing him in the face as it finally dislodged from the ground. Crying out he stumbled backwards as Dustin and Marah re-appeared in front of him on the surface, both intiating simultaenous body blows sending Loki staggering away, before he disappeared in a flash of purple.
"Yeah," Marah exclaimed, hugging Dustin as they watched Loki disappear
Dustin smiled "Nice one," he responded, hugging her back
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Lightning danced through the sky as it crashed to the Earth below as Blake and Leanne fought valiantly against Olympius, Blake using his Thunder powers to the best of his ability as Leanne attacked with her Thunder Staff. Each were channelling their anger through their fighting, as each were pissed at Olympius for what he had done to Sabrina. Going for another attack, Leanne spun around as she slashed downwards with the staff, only to have it become caught in Olympius's strong grip; lifting the staff into the air and pulling Leanne off of her feet the red demon threw her with all his might into a couple of trashcans a few feet away from them. A low groan escaped her lips as Blake growled and turned his glare onto Olympius, not only had the demon messed with his friend but also his sister. Now with Leanne's staff aimed at him, Blake saw his only chance to stopping the demon in time to help save Sabrina, leaping forward, the thunder Ninja gripped the staff tightly, twisting it in his hands and channeling his thunder power down the staff and into Olympius, causing him to shake uncontrollably as he was electrocuted.
After a minute, Blake dropped the attack as he watched Olympius collapse to one knee his breathing heavy, the Thunder staff clattered to the ground between the two, as Blake fell into a defensive postion as Olympius glared up at him with a fearsome look, before just like Loki, he disappeared in a flash of purple. Breathing heavily from the attack, Blake picked up the staff and re-joined Dustin and Marah who were helping Leanne to her feet.
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Unfortunately for Vypra, she had to deal with the two people who would have gone to the ends of the Earth and beyond for Sabrina. Tori and Hunter.
"Oh, Hunter..." Vypra smirked devilshly as she ducked an attack from Tori "did you like how your girlfriend looked in the ritual? That robe really brought out her hair, dont you think? But I just have to say...she's a big fan of blue when it gets down too it!"
Hunter frowned, as he stumbled back from the last attack of Vypra's; and was just about to question the comment when Tori landed in front of him aiming a high kick at the demon princess's head. Vypra ducked under the attack and many others that Tori aimed at her; until the last attack came as a bit of a surprise and sent Vypra reeling from the affect and surprise. Tori, had spun around aiming a kick for the stomach only to deliver a well-earned hard slap to Vypra's face. "That is for Sabrina!" the surfer hissed "I honestly think if she ever finds you again, she might just melt that outfit of yours into a puddle for that comment!"
Vypra growled angrily, as a sore red mark started to form on her face; but she wasnt known for giving up "I even remember her last words," she spoke again, deciding to change tactics "Help me Hunter!" she taunted "Why arent you saving me? Why are you letting me down? Don't leave me here!" she smirked at the fury that seemed to be reaching breaking point within Hunter "But yet you ran like a fightened mouse! Far away from the big, bad demons, and you allowed them to use your girlfriend for our own needs. You let this happen! Our Queen sends her thanks, by the way..."
Just like before when the Phoenix had fought him in battle, the comments cut him like a knife, his fault! All his fault! He had failed Sabrina just like he had last time. He had abandoned her, when he should have saved her. Left her to the Demons hands and later the Phoenix.
Sensing an advantage, Vypra raised her sword and struck, only for Hunter to take her by surprise and retaliate, catching the the descending edge of the sword between his open palms and give Vypra a dark smile "Basic Science..." he spoke "what happens when you run a few thousand volts through a metal sword..."
"...while the best way into the ground is standing in a puddle of water?" Tori finished, with an equal dark smirk, and she unleashed a fountain of water onto the ground around Vypra's feet.
Channeling all his pent up anger and fury for Vypra into his powers, Hunter pushed his powers out through his hands and down into the sword as he watched the energy regenerate through the demon before him. Vypra thrashed and screamed as she was bathed in electricity. Finally feeling his energy levels drop, Hunter broke off the attack and Vypra collapsed to the ground, her hair frizzed out, her armour smoking and her sword warped and twisted from the intense heat within it.
"And that was for the pain you've caused the rest of us!" he hissed "I have a feeling if Sabrina was here, she would be cheering me on! If not asking me to let her finish you!"
Stumbling to her feet, Vypra glared acidly at Hunter "This isnt over!" she spat "your precious girlfriend is as good as dead! You'll never save her!" and she disappeared in a flash of purple.
"Don't bet on it!" Hunter responded, feeling slightly more at ease when the Dino rangers re-group with them.
"The Batlings have been dealt with," Tommy confirmed "was it me, or did they seem easier than Tryannodrones and Kelzaks?"
Connor and Kira nodded in agreement
"Its not you," Hunter smiled "Sabrina says the same thing! Something about the foot soldiers getting easier to defeat each year"
Kira cracked a grin "She would know," she smiled "she is the one going from team to team"
"Looks like your title is being challenged," Leanne smiled, patting Tommy on the shoulder
Tommy Oliver chuckled as he realized what she meant "I think you're right," he agreed
"Well she cant challenge you if she remains in Phoenix mode any longer," Blake pointed out
Connor nodded "Then lets go bring her back,"
And the nine of them hurried off to the other side of town to help the Lightspeed Rangers in their battle against the Phoenix.
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With the others on the way, but still too far out to help. The Lightspeed rangers were starting to understand why Sabrina's previous team-mates were more than happy to relive old ranger battles with the Phoenix and make sure that they were more than prepared to fight her. Everything they had said was true, the Phoenix was cruel, and sly, and destructive. She didnt hesitate in any of her attacks and she was really hard to get close too. It was extremely difficult to voice any thoughts to try and break through to Sabrina who was locked away in her own mind, the attacks were brutal and the comments were just as bad, striking each of the rangers to core and trying to cause them loss of focus for an easy attack.
Ryan had been the first victim; the Phoenix had caught his axe tightly in her talons and pulled him close; and turning up the heat "You smell of demons, Ryan..." it screeched "you already know what it is like to taste powers like theirs. I think I can still feel it inside you, yearning to be let free again. You are dark, Ryan, give into it and follow me, and you shall have anything you desire of in this world. Perhaps you'd like your own little palace, up the coast? Perhaps money? I can give you whatever you want, Ryan...even your little silver princess or the valiant girl in yellow...or maybe you'd like them as a set?"
Shaking his head, to clear the Phoenix's words, Ryan is taking by surprise as he is lifted off his feet as the creature flew into the air, before she dropped him from a few feet
"Join me," she continued, returning to him "and you can have it all!"
Aiming his laser, Ryan fired once "I wouldnt wish that on anyone! Not even me! Not either of them! And I'd never let you get away from me!" he stated "Let Sabrina go, or I'll -"
"Or you'll what?" the Phoenix snarled "You can't do anything demon! You're not human anymore, you're just like me!"
And with a burst of speed the Phoenix flew at him, cloaking her body in flames and bathing him in them as the intense heat knocked him to the ground.
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Joel, was the next in line for the Phoenix's attacks, as she flew away from her attack on Ryan, she bowled into him pinning him to the ground with her foot talons and smiling down at him "Always the fool, arent we?" she asked, finding Joel's moments with Sabrina in her mind "Nobody's impressed, Joel. Not Sabrina, not any of the others...and especially not Ms. Fairweather" she felt him struggle "She hates you Joel. All you do is interrupt her work, aggravate her, interrupt her, and end up making her weapons less effective. Do you hate us that badly, Joel? You want us to die that badly, so you can live in a world of demons?" she hovers above him for a few seconds before slamming her claws on the ground either side of his head, causing him to flinch.
She cackled at his fear "Oh, where's the jokes now, hmm? Are you actually scared, for who? Yourself? Your friends? Or maybe its her that you're worried about..." she smiled sardistically "Maybe I could keep you around, longer than your friends, how about that? Maybe make you watch as I boil the water around the Aquabase, how long do you think they can last in there, Joel? Before they split open like a bunch of overcooked hot dogs? I can hear her now..." her voice changed to imitate Ms. Fairweathers "'Help me, Joel! Maybe I'll go out with you if you save me! Why arent you saving me, Joel? Everyone else is dead...I can't hold on, Joel..."
The Phoenix laughed, as he took a swing for her, but she rose higher into the air before slamming down on his chest with both feet; effectively knocking the wind from his lungs. He curled into a ball from the attack and the Phoenix took off once more, faking towards the other Rangers, before her gaze landed on Dana. The Pink ranger surfaced in Sabrina's mind and the Phoenix launched her next attack on her next victim.
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Knocking into the Pink ranger, the Phoenix slammed her into a near-by wall and pinned her there by the throat. Dana winced at the impact "Oh, did I hurt the widdle Lightspeed beauty queen? Why are you here, anyway? To impress Daddy? To keep an eye on Ryan, since you still don't completely trust your own brother? Or is it someone else? Sabrina think's your a joke, anyway, always preening and primping in front of your mirror! If we needed someone to pose in front of a calendar on the hood of the Humvee, you just might be useful, but as a ranger? You're here to look good, Dana, you can't fight your way out of a wet paper bag, and every time you go off on your own, you end up needing us to bail you out of trouble!" the Phoenix hissed "Remember Mt. Jasmine?" she asked "'Oh, I need help! Come save the little princess!"
But before Dana had a chance to react, the Phoenix was knocked away from her as an echoing blast was heard from the right of them, dropping Dana, the Phoenix turned angrily and headed towards the one responsible.
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Chad.
With an angry growl, the Phoenix grabbed Chad by the shoulders and hoisted him into the air, her wings beating hard as a tornado of flame kept the others at bay, and unable to help their friend "Why don't you go back to play in a tuna factory, Chad? You are so out of place here! You stick out like a sore thumb!" she smirked "Carter is the firefighter! Joel's the air guy! Dana's the nurse! Kelsey is the search-and-rescue...there are plenty of lifeguards in the city, what do we need you for?"
She baited him, taunted him, waiting for the attack. It almost came...but he held back. She smirked.
"Oh, did I upset your centre?" she asked "Pathetic! You wouldnt even take the shot if someone was in danger! Maybe you should turn in your morpher...im sure we can find someone actually capabale of fighting the demons instead of trying to find the peaceful way out of everything! Then you can go lounge in a tower like you want...brainless beauties admiring you...I wonder if Kelsey and Dana would be there, hmmm?"
Dropping him back to the ground, the Phoenix takes off again, looking for a new target. This time flying close to the ground, she sneaks up on an unexpecting Kelsey and quickly whisks her into the air, too high for the others to issue an attack without fearing that they might hit Kelsey in the process.
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"Put me down!" Kelsey cried frantically, as she watched the ground become further and further away from her, her eyes widened and she willed herself to not look down as she was taken higher into the air.
"Oh, but I though you liked heights!" the Phoenix stated "Isnt this just exhilerating? Let's go higher, shall we? Then you can see what the failure of Lightspeed has done to the whole city!" and she took off further into the air, Kelsey still freaking out beneath her. Coming to an halt and hovering on the top floor of the tallest building of Mariner Bay; Kelsey gasps as her gaze landed on the city. It was ablaze in an inferno as people streamed in hordes as they tried to avoid the flames that were coming from everywhere.
"No," she gasped, shaking her head
The Phoenix grinned "Yes!" she responded "What a wonderful sight, is it not?"
"Put me down!" Kelsey cried
"What? You want to go back to ground level? Well, all right. I can't say you will like the landing, but if you insist," and she let go of the Yellow ranger. Kelsey's screams echoed throughout the city as she felt herself fall; around the second floor of the building, she felt herself hovering above the floor, and looked over her shoulder to see that the Phoenix had her back in its grasps "Foolish girl! You really think I would let you die? If I killed you, I wouldnt have anyone to tormen -" she cuts off in a scream, as white foam hits her sides, weakening her slightly.
Turning around to look for the culprit, her golden glare lands on Carter, his blaster trained on her. "You are not Sabrina!" the red ranger yelled at her "no matter what you say to hurt me or my friends, we cant let it happen and it never will! Because all of us are here, Sabrina!"
Dropping Kelsey, the Phoenix rounded on the red ranger and attempts to attack him, but finds that she is in otherwise immobilized "What?" she screeched, as she finds herself knee deep in the Earth, glancing up at Carter she glared angrily as Dustin appears beside the slightly startled Red Ranger "You!" she growled "What are you doing here! This isnt your battle, anymore!"
"Sabrina," Dustin called, ignoring the Phoenix's comments "We know this isnt you! And we'd never ever let the Phoenix hurt you, or anyone that matters to you!" he stated "Becuse the truth of it is we've triumphed over the Phoenix before and we'll be there for you, no matter what!"
"Dustin?" Sabrina thought as she felt herself re-awakening "its over Phoenix!"
No! You will not evade me as you have before! It is my turn now!
More of her friends had started to gather, determined to not relinquish her hold, the Phoenix started to beat its wings, but a shower of cold water covered her, cooling her flaming powers and putting out the fire that surrounded her, effectively weakening her. She screeched angrily turning her cold stare onto Tori and Marah, who had appeared, holding hands and concentrating their powers to keep her from attacking or taking off. Giving a thumbs up to the others to finish their part of the plan.
"We beat the demons, Sabrina," said another familiar voice, and Connor stepped forward
"Connor?" Sabrina gased
"They've all gone back to wherever it is they came from. I will admit it was funny watching the one with the funny moustance nearly wet himself as he realized he was the only one left," he admitted "The Batlings are gone too, all that is left to come back to us, is you. Besides, I bet you havent even had a really good game of soccer lately," he grinned, as he kicked the dirt in front of him as if there was a soccer ball there.
"I want my body back!" Sabrina argued as she fought for control with the Phoenix
I've waited too long for this moment! And no one is going to take it from me! No demons! No Power Rangers! And no Guardian!
Hunter stepped forward, and he could have sworn he could see one of the Phoenix's eyes go blue, before returning to Gold "The demons are off licking ther wounds, Sabrina," he spoke causing the Phoenix and Sabrina's internal argument to ground to a halt "Come back to us! Your friends want to see you!" he continued "You're mom's waiting back at the base!"
"Mom?" Sabrina questioned
Perfect!
"Touch my mom and there isnt a force on this planet that can save you!" Sabrina snarled
"She needs you Sabrina," Hunter's voice broke through the arguement once more "But most of all...I need you! I want my little Firecracker back...and I know she wants to come back"
De-morphing the Lightspeed Rangers gather around the others as everyone waited with baited breaths to see what would happen. There was a cloud of feathers, as Sabrina's eyes flashed between Blue and Gold for several seconds before finally settling on blue, followed closely by the wings, the arms and the legs as the talons and feathers disappeared and leaving everything to go back to normal. Seconds later Sabrina stood in a tattered red robe in front of her friends, her morpher still strapped to her wrist. She looked tired, before looking down to avoid eye-contact with the others, her gaze settled on her attire and she gasped, as Hunter appeared in front of her draping his lab coat around her shoulders.
"Welcome back," he told her, lifting her face so that he could see her; he smiled before kissing her
Sabrina smiled as she kissed him back, as the others relaxed and celebrated behind the couple, as the fires all over the city vanish and Mariner Bay looks better than ever. The buildings are clean, the parks are as beautiful as ever and the city shined brightly in the sunlight. "Im sorry..." the red head stumbled over her words, as she and Hunter broke apart when the need for air became persistant "Im so sorry" but the others werent listening as they continued to cheer, glad that the city was safe, the demons had been taken care of, the Phoenix had been dealt with and Sabrina was safe once more.
Breaking away from Blake and the others, Tori walked forward, just as Hunter spoke "Why do you like Blue?" he asked
With a smirk Tori watched as Sabrina's face turned Crimson, deciding to take pity on her best friend, the Blonde surfer raised her hand and slapped Hunter on the back of the head
"Ow!" he cried "What was that for?"
"Felt like it," Tori shrugged, before pulling Sabrina into a tight hug "We can't leave you alone for five minutes!" she teased
Sabrina smiled knowing the surfer was joking "I missed you too Tor," she responded
Tori chuckled as she pulled the younger teen into another hug as the other's approached, to hug Sabrina. Tommy holding onto his niece a little longer than the others, as tears threatened to overflow as soon as she saw him.
"Lets go home," he told her "There's someone waiting for you back at the Aquabase"
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Once safe and sound at the Aquabase, Sabrina was welcomed by Angela and Captain Mitchell who were both thrilled too see that she was safe along with the others and the city. Ms. Fairweather even held Sabrina in a hug, before pulling away as Hayley appeared "Sabrina..." the older red head gasped, hurrying forward to hold her daughter.
"Mom," Sabrina cried, as she melted into her mother's embrace and finally gave into the many emotions that had been builing up since the beginning of the day. Happiness and excitement had turned to Fear and Dread but now being back in her mother's arms was enough for Sabrina to realize that despite being safe now, there could have been a chance that she could have not returned. If Hunter and the others hadnt been here to help the Lightspeed rangers wouldnt have stood a chance alone...and what would have come of her? Yeah, she would be stuck in Phoenix mode watching from the corner of her mind as the Phoenix destroyed everything within reach.
As her daughter cried, Hayley held her tightly rubbing soothing circles into her back as she tired the quell the tears that were coming from her only child "Its okay Sabrina," she cooed "Its over! Your safe!"
The tears turned to light sobs; as Sabrina refused to let her mother go and Hayley didnt want to leave her go anyway. Cam and Ethan had already had their moments reunion with the red head, and were now with their friends watching the scene between mother and daughter. Breaking away from the others, Tommy approached his niece and best friend as he wiped the tears from Sabrina's face "I told you we'd get her back," he told Hayley, who chuckled and nodded as she pressed a soft kiss to her daughter's forehead, before everyone's attention was drawn to Ryan who had spoken.
"It would seem the demons took some pretty heavy damage," the Titanium Ranger reported "and while Bansheera is a threat, I doubt she would attack directly because of her warped form"
Sabrina chewed her lower lip as she remembered that the Phoenix had taken a huge chunk of power from Queen Bansheera to manifest into her own creation Looks like she was good enough for something! she thought, before being brought back to the conversation at hand.
"I believe we should be safe for about a week or two," Ryan continued "While the demons lick their wounds and generate more Batlings to replace the massive number they lost in the battle"
Captain Mitchell nodded "Excellent!" he exclaimed "In which case, I do not want to see any of you around the Aquabase for the next two or three days. That means double for you Carter," he added, pointing at the red ranger "Understood?"
"Yes sir," the Lightspeed rangers agreed, as well as Hunter and Sabrina. The latter, who had managed to calm herself down, but still refused to leave her mother's side.
"How was the opening?" Sabrina asked, drawing attention to her, as she surveyed Marah, Dustin and Tori.
The three Ninja's shook their head "Still on going," Tori answered "We wanted you to be there!"
Sabrina smiled
"So, how about we change you into something that is a little less comfy," Leanne teased "and a little more you! And head out?"
Connor nodded "Hey, you got two or three days off. I think we can find something to entertain ourselves until they blow over. What do you say? Soccer?"
"You'd think by now you'd learn," Sabrina responded "You'll never beat me!"
"C'mon Sabrina," Connor spoke "everyone here knows I can rings around you!"
The red head nodded "Yeah," she nodded "in your dreams, maybe" she grinned
Connor glared "I hate you!"
"Nah you dont!" Sabrina retorted, before leading Leanne and Tori out of Rescue Ops to change into something that screamed 'Sabrina'.
And so with the Phoenix back undercontrol, the demons sadly defeated by power wielding humans and their numbers decreased. Sabrina and her friends felt the pressure lift from their shoulders; as they joined in the plans to make the next few days as fun-filled as possible. First there was the opening for Storm Charges - Mariner Bay. Enclosed with several demonstrations to view. But anything after that had yet to be planned, except for the soccer game that Sabrina and Connor were planning the two Soccer stars playfully bantering over who was better on the field, an arguement that Sabrina usually won because after all...she did play for a Professional team; The Miami Lions back when she was a pre-teen; something Connor could only dream about doing.
As long as there were no demon attacks or Phoenix incidents, Sabrina didnt care how she spent the next few days; as long as she was with her friends and family - she was happy.
A/N: Anyone notice that when its an original chapter that involves the Phoenix, its always longer than other chapters? Ah well, you're lucky that I managed to get this one out tonight; and it has nothing to do with the length. In fact its to do with me in general. Winter is coming and as usual the weather changes to cold temperatures and each year the weather changes I end up full of cold. I literally feel like im dying. But I percevied with it to bring you another update of Sabrina.
I can't thank Comet Warrior enough for this chapter, so much hard work went into it and it turned out perfect.
So the Phoenix has been dealt with once again, how many more times does Sabrina have to go through the torment? But this one had to be the worst...did it not?
Hit be back with a review, and tell me your thoughts on the chapter. (pretty please)
~*Kara*~
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