The Phoenix Series
Lightspeed Rescue: The Phoenix Prophecy
By xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Author's Note: I've been planning this for a couple of days now; but I had other things that needed to be doing. Plus other stories that needed updating. But im back for now. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except my OCs and anything unrecognizable
Yesterday Again
"Hey," Sabrina smiled as she met Carter outside the simulation room; today was practice for Mrs. Fairweather's new flying attack vehicle and Carter had been selected to fly it. The only problem was, he had never flown in his life. "How'd it go?" she asked
Carter shook his head at her question "Man that was intense," he answered
"That bad, huh?"
He nodded "You make it look so easy to fly," he responded
"Yeah, well, Simulations can make it seem pretty real," she explained "Dont worry, you'll get the hang of it. And besides, im gonna be right beside you in the Phoenix Zord, so you're not alone"
Carter sighed a shaky sigh, before nodding
"Come on," the red head smiled, touching his arm "After breakfast, you'll feel so much better. Its no good flying on an empty stomach...you're nerves will just go haywire"
The Red ranger nodded and the two headed away from the simulation room and towards the mess all on the otherside of the Aquabase.
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"...so," Chad started, uneasily as he sat the breakfast table with Joel and Dana "is Carter ready for his first real flight?" he asked the green ranger
Joel looked across at his team-mate "flying that thing is gonna be a handful" he answered "but Sabrina seems to think he's ready. And she's gonna be in the air next to him, so if anything goes wrong..."
"He's in safe hands," Chad nodded, remembering back to the first time he had seen Sabrina fly the Phoenix zord.
At that moment the two in question entered the Mess hall "Hey, ace," Joel called, waving the two Red rangers over
"Good morning," Sabrina grinned, pulling up a chair and dropping down beside Dana who was reading the newspaper "Anything special in there?" she asked the blonde
Dana chuckled in response "Okay, here's a good one" she said through her laughter "Why, did the hot dog put on a sweater?"
The three boys at the table exchanged looks and shrugged
"Why?" Sabrina asked
"Because he was a chilly dog!" the Pink ranger answered, laughing at her own lame joke
Sabrina shook her head "That's not funny," she told her friend
"Hmm," Dana sighed "Well, I thought it was funny"
Smiling at her friends own enthusiasm Sabrina turned back to Carter; seeing that he looked a little green "Hey, relax" she told him "Its gonna be easy...working yourself up isnt helping; just keep cool and you'll be fine"
"She's right," Joel nodded in agreement "Trust us"
Carter sighed, his nerves still getting the better of him, but he sat back to drink his breakfast and tried to keep his mind off the flight that was scheduled to take place this afternoon. Around him, his friends were talking rapidly with one another over something or another. The only person who seemed to be missing was...
His thoughts were interrupted as the doors to the mess hall opened and the Yellow ranger made her first appearance of the morning; she was decked out in her usual skating gear "Hey guys," she greeted them
"Hey, Kels" the others responded
With her usual happy-go-lucky smile, Kelsey skated forward only to collide with a cook who had just filled a breakfast bowl with oatmeal from the food line. Fortunately the cook and Kelsey remainded on their feet...the oatmeal...not so much; although the laughter from the other rangers echoed throughout the whole Mess hall and seemingly cheered Carter right up out of the state he had been in a few minutes ago.
"Now, that's funny" Joel pointed out
Eyeing the Yellow ranger with a grumpy glare, the cook handed over a rag and pail before pointing at the oatmeal, as she stormed off
"Come on," Joel spoke over the laughter, as he turned back to Carter "Today, you're gonna earn your wings"
Sabrina nodded and jumped to her feet "Catch you later, guys" she said to Dana and Chad, before turning to Kelsey "Unlucky Kels," she smiled before following Joel and a once again, very nervous Carter out of the Mess hall.
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Once inside the hanger where the test flight to to take off from, Sabrina smiles as she catches Angela's eye "He's a little nervous," she told the older woman, glancing over her shoulder at the Red ranger "But I cant really say I blame him; he's never flown before, so..." she shrugged slightly, before spotting her Phoenix Zord "Oh!" she grinned, bounding across the room and touching the cool surface of the scarlet bird in front of her "Hey baby," she stated softly as she inspected every little detail of her beloved Zord; since the last time she had flown it, which was before the Phoenix had been unleashed she couldnt help but remember that it had taken a beating after it had ejected after they had both been frozen from the inside out; but now it was gleaming in the dim light of the hanger, it had been detailed all over, the flames glinted in the light causing Sabrina to smile at the beauty of it...it was restored back to its natural beauty, the same beauty it looked when she first unleashed it in Angel Grove. "Man...its good to see you back to full health" she mumured
Meanwhile, over her shoulder Angela was preping Carter with Joel who had been enlisted to help check over the systems of the new attack vehicle "We'll, check out all the flight systems" Angela was saying "Power, Navigation, Weapons and Manouvers. Then return to the base"
Carter nodded, still nervous
"Just got easy until you get the hang of it," Joel told him
"Alright," he nodded again, moving past them and watching as the new vehicle was lowered down along with Sabrina and the Phoenix
The red head looked up at her friend "You ready?" she asked
"As I'll ever be," he responded; and he stepped down onto the lift as it continued to lower into the exit bay "Ready?"
Sabrina nodded
"Lightspeed Rescue!"
They both morphed, and as Carter climbed into the new vehicle; Sabrina flamed into the Phoenix.
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And...they were off!
The day was clear; no obstructing and potential dangers that could disrupt them loomed in the air, it was perfect. Pulling back on her controls as soon as she was free of the hanger Sabrina hovered in the air above Carter as he followed her out, once they were both in the air she lowered the Phoenix down so that she was flying beside him, but a good few meters away as not to collide with him or at least make him think they were going to hit one another. Carter was already a bag of nerves the last thing she wanted was to give him a reason to freak out when he was doing fine.
"Hey, I think im getting this" the Ranger in questions voice was heard "all readings are normal"
"All systems in the green," Angela reported from the lab back at the Aquabase "Your doing great"
And although no one could see her; Sabrina nodded in agreement, as she settled back for a relaxing flight.
It was nice to be back out in her Phoenix again, without worrying that something bad was going to happen. Since she had located it back in 1993 the Phoenix had become more than just a Zord to the red head, just like everything of the Phoenix it had become a part of her. It was hers and no one could take that away from her. No one. A small smile played across her face as she remembered the look on her friends faces when she had told them three years ago of her trip to the past, of what she had learned about herself and how she had unleashed her Zord, their looks were tremendous...they were priceless! She also couldnt help but smile at the fact that her Zord had control over all monsters and Zords that were animal based, like the time of the three Wolfblades; she had managed to calm them when they had merged together, just long enough for Cam to return with the Lightening Rift Blaster.
And then on the Dino team; she had used the Phoenix to calm the Bio-zords long enough for Connor, Kira and Ethan to tame and connect with them.
"We've been through so much," she told herself, patting the control's of the Zord as if they were real and could hear her "Havent we, baby?"
There was a soft cooing and her smile brightened; the Phoenix inside her may have been a real bitch. But the Phoenix Zord...was her baby. She cared about it...cared about what happened to it, like the time that Dr. had come to the Aquabase and stated he was going to scrap her for his next project; Sabrina could feel the anger rising within her as she thought of her Zord being torn apart and melted down before being created into something new. How she would have loved to get her hands on the Dr. at that moment, but knew it was against Lightspeed regulations...not that she would have had a chance anyway, the others would have pulled her off of him and then she would have been escorted out of the Aquabase and off the premises just like she had been.
Shaking her head to clear the thoughts that had occured, the red head glanced out of the window of her Zord to check on Carter, her eyes widened as she watched him loose altitude every few seconds, and sparks issue from the sides of the vehicle where the engines were situated "Oh no!" she breathed
"My engines are malfunctioning," Carter reported over the communication's link back to the base "My gages are going haywire"
"Carter, you better find a safe place to land" Angela responded
He nodded "Taking her down"
Following him down towards the ground, Sabrina settled the Phoenix safely on the grassy bank of the clearing; before ejecting herself from inside, de-morphing and reaching Carter's just as he was climbing out of the vehicle "You okay?" she asked, concerned for his well-being and his nerves "Don't worry, it's just a minor set back..."
"How can you stay so positive?" Carter questioned her
She shrugged "I guess I've been doing this for so long..." she responded "...I know minor set backs when I see them"
"Fair answer" he chuckled
Sabrina responded with a smile as she knelt down beside the Vehicle and checked the engine Man... she thought waving her hand in front of her face, to clear the smoke this does not look good she added, reaching for the tools. The thermostat in her hand registered a high pitched frequency, causing her to sigh and shake her head; the engine definitely needed fixing.
"Hows it looking?" Carter asked, appearing beside her
"Not good," she answered "The whole engine needs to be replaced"
"Minor set back, huh?"
She glared playfully at him "Okay...maybe not minor," she answered "but I've been around Hunter enough to know how to fix an engine, not to mention my mother is a total genius when it comes to these things. With the right information, or if Angela could walk me through it, I bet I could get it up and running again"
"You think?"
Sabrina frowned "Im a soccer freak," she answered "I think is all I can give you"
He shrugged "I guess its better than nothing"
"Of course it is!" she exclaimed "something is better than nothing!" before glancing across at the Phoenix Zord "and if worst comes to worst; we could always hitch a ride on the Phoenix back to the Aquabase while the Zord carries the vehicle"
Any response that Carter was about to give was cut off when the two morphers beeped and Dana's voice floated over them "Guys we need help!"
Exchanging looks Carter pushed himself to his feet and prepared to morph "How do you plan on getting there?" she asked him "The engine is fried! And we cant leave it here...trust me, either one of these is a prize worth obtaining to the demons" and she motioned between her Zord and the new vehicle.
"You fly ahead in the Phoenix," Carter suggested "Maybe seeing the Phoenix will scare Olympius away"
"And what about you?" she asked
He pointed and the vehicle "I'll follow behind in this"
"Did you just hear me?" she questioned "The engine is fried! You'll never get there...never mind get it off the ground"
"I guess I'll just have to trust your judgement when it comes to fixing engines" he responded
She groaned "I didnt say I was brilliant" she told him
"Its the only chance we've got" he stated "Come on..." and he pulled her to her feet "Trust me"
She nodded "I do!" she stated "Its my fixing skills I don't trust"
"Stop worrying!"
She glared "Fine! But don't blame me if the engine blows again..." she pointed out "I did warn you that it was fried!"
"Okay" he held his hands up in defence "Ready?"
She huffed "Ready"
"Lightspeed Rescue!"
And taking off into her Phoenix Zord; Sabrina hovered into the air as she watched expectantly for the engine on the Vehicle to come to life and Carter to take off cleanly and safely from the ground Come on...come on...come on... she chanted over and over, waiting and watching. Suddenly the engines rumbled to life and Carter pulled back as he shot off into the air. Sabrina smiled and followed after him, hanging back as she spotted one of the engines still malfunctioning; as she monitored the new vehicles engines, she could only watch and listen to the raging battle from the city. As far as she could see, she had two options; abandon Carter and go help the others...or stay here and watch the others get thrown around like rag dolls.
Either way one of her friends would be in danger.
Come on they need help! she urged there's gotta be a way to help both
But the need to split herself in two disappears as she hears Chad call for the Rescue bird; as they get closer to the city the red head spots the weapon in question head directly in Chad's direction; before it is suddenly caught in strange magnetic beam and pulled out his reach and towards Olympius.
"No!" Sabrina gasped, as she ejected herself from her Zord hoping to reach the others before Olympius gets his hands on the Rescue bird...
...she was too late.
There was a deafening blast as the rescue bird was fired against the Rangers launching them into the air with stricken cries, that cut Sabrina to the bone; seconds later the Red head landed on the outskirts of the battle "Guys!" she exclaimed, racing towards them only for her path to be interrupted by the mantis monster. She glared "I do not have time for this!" she seethed, blocking an attack from the monster. Each blow that they trade, she see Olympius take a dangerous step towards her friends.
"Mother is going to be so proud of me!" Olympius rumbled, as he continued on his way towards the fallen rangers; as Sabrina fought the mantis
No! the red head thought I command the power of Fire! at her thought her hands ignited in flames, as she flipped backwards to avoid a punch from the Mantis. Landing back on her feet, the red head kicked off from the ground and punched downwards several times as each time her fists hit he scales of the monster they left behind burn marks "This is why you don't mess with the Phoenix!" she growled, planting on final punch that sent the monster stumbling "With the power of the Phoenix!" she commanded, circling her arms before slamming her hands together and pushing them out towards the Mantis "Phoenix Fire Blast!" a tunnel of flames burst from her palms; washed over the Mantis and burned it...reducing it to nothing but cinders.
But as she dealt with the monster, she was too late to save her friends. As the Mantis was reduced to cinders and ash, Olympius fired the Rescue Bird once more and launched the four rangers into the air like rag dolls.
"No!" the red head screamed, racing towards her friends and jumping over Joels, unmoving form "Guys!" she exclaimed "Joel?" she questioned, shaking and prodding his shoulder. She knew that he hated it...she would only do it to him to annoy him, but now he was unmoving. He wasnt glaring at her, telling her to stop. He wasnt saying anything "Chad!" she reached across the Green ranger and shook the Blue, he too was unmoving. No; come on guys, wake up. Turning away from the boys and trying a different ranger, Sabrina turned to Kelsey and pulled her up into her arms opening the motioning would startle her awake, again Kelsey rolled over limply in her friends arms. By now tears had started to fill the red head's eyes "No...no..." she whimpered "...please, come on guys, wake up! - Dana!" she turned to the pink ranger, Kelsey still in her arms, but what she saw when she looked at the blonde was enough to make her explode into tears.
Dana's visor was cracked and on the side of her face, mixing with her blonde hair and dying it red was...blood.
Sabrina's blood ran cold. Realization dawned at the sight of sticky warm liquid on Dana's face. It all made sense...why Joel wasnt telling her to leave him alone, why Chad wasnt answer her calls, why Kelsey was lying limply in her arms and why Dana was bleeding from her forehead.
They were dead.
Olympius had killed four Rangers
Her friends were dead.
He had killed her friends.
"No!" she shrieked, tears of anger, grief and rage flowed down her face and she could feel the endless heat of anger flare within her. The Phoenix was feeding off her pain.
What do you propose?
"Kill him!"
There was a shriek as fire exploded from within the Red head and wrapped itself around Sabrina's body; her Ranger suit changed drastically back to the version it had been the first time the Phoenix was loose in Mariner Bay - the Phoenix was back. Sabrina's visor flashed gold as the flames on the suit flashed brightly the glow turning angrier as the flames died and the red head turned back to Olympius. Only difference being...this time it wasnt Sabrina who was in control. It was Phoenix.
Fire ignited around her hands; and with a mere flick of her wrist Olympius exploded into nothing.
With Olympius out of the way the Phoenix turned her sights on her new target - the city.
This worthless city! she growled, her hands clenching tightly into fists as fire wrapped around them They let this happen...but they won't let it happen again! and with those words flames ignited all over the city; people's screams reached the Phoenix's sense as buildings after buildings were ignited in flames. They will die! Just like their protectors have! the Phoenix continued, watching as Mariner Bay was destroyed by her hand...for the pain it had caused. It was their fault the Rangers was dead. It had been them that lead Sabrina to unleash her voluntarily. Their fault that she was back. It was no one's fault - but their own.
As she watches the city burn through the eyes of the Phoenix, Sabrina feels a familiar jolt something she has only ever felt once in her life and that was when she was fighting against 'Zathura' with the Ninja rangers, and she had been sent back in time to 1993. What's happening? she asked, but before there is an answer, she is sent stumbling backwards onto the floor with a thump.
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"Hey! Hey!" the familiar voice of Joel reaches her attention, causing her head to snap up, and her suit to power down "Calm down!" the Green ranger instructed Carter who was flaying about like a fish out of water.
"Sabrina," Angela spoke, kneeling in front of the red head "Are you okay?" and she reached out a hand to touch the Phoenix ranger
Pulling back quickly Sabrina flew to her feet and looked around "What happened?" she asked "Where am I?"
"Joel!" Carter panicked "You're alive!" he rounded on Sabrina "and you - you're not the Phoenix"
Sabrina's eyes widened as her breathing hitched and her heart rate increased rapidly "Omg! What did I do?" she breathed, backing away from Joel, Angela and Carter. The former two looking concerned and scared for the two Red rangers
"Sabrina," Angela stated, moving forward "You didnt do anything! It's okay..."
"Its just a simulation," Joel reminded them
"What?" Carter asked panicked, as Sabrina continued to back away from the group
Joel shook his head "A simulation"
"No this was really happening!" Carter stated "I tried to get there in time..."
"A simulation can seem pretty darn real," Joel reassured him
Sabrina shook her head, what had just happened wasnt a simulation...it was real.
"Tomorrow, you've got to fly the real mobile armed vehicle" Angela told Carter "are you gonna be okay for it?"
At these words Sabrina turned tail and sprinted from the room, Joel and Angela frowned as they watched her disappear down the hallway, before turning back to Carter. Why were they both so worked up over a simulation?
If only they knew that what had freaked out the two Red ranger was more than a simulation...if only they knew that Sabrina was running away from more than a test flight, she was running away from the one thing that she had been fighting against for three years, and she had just let it out willingly into the world. Her friends had been dead. She was driven by grief and rage and she had unleashed - The Phoenix.
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Breathing heavy and ragged, heart beating 60 beats per minute, hands shaking like they did have a severe panic attack; Sabrina paced back and forth inside her room. She had done it, the one thing she had always promised herself she wouldnt do, no matter what happened to her in her life, she would never do this. And yet, here she stood, with the memory of it all happening like it was some bad movie that she had watched the previous night. Consumed by grief, rage, hatred, anger, shock, surprise, frustration, revenge and just about every other destructive emotion you could imagine she had it running through her system...it had kicked into overdrive and she had willingly accepted the help of the one creature she feared above all others. The Phoenix.
The Phoenix hadnt needed to find a way out this time, she had presented it with one. She had given it an exit point because she had asked it for its help. She wanted Olympius to suffer fro what he had done, he had killed her friends. Her team. And she wanted him to pay the price for the attack he had inflicted; but she didnt want him to hurt, she didnt want him to scar where he could return to Skull Cavern and be healed by Jinxer. She wanted him to pay the price her friends had to pay. They had lost their lives...he would pay with his. And there was only one thing that could make him pay in that way and she was it; she had it under lock and key. And she had let it out, she had opened the door and presented it with the doorway to freedom. To do as it pleased. She didnt care.
"Mom..." she trailed, her voice shaking as she held the cellphone against the side of her face. Her hands shook just as bad as her voice and it was proving difficult, which resulted in her putting the phone on speaker and placing it on the table so that she could speak freely without dropping the phone at any given moment
Down the line Hayley Horizon was surprised to hear her daughter to shaken "Sabrina, sweetie; what is it?" the only other time she had ever heard her daughter sound like this was when Andrew had returned and kidnapped her. That phone call, the way her daughter sounded, broke her heart literally in two. The phone calls she recieved from Hunter telling her about the Phoenix, yes they worried her, but she knew Sabrina could have been saved from the Phoenix. No one knew if they would see Sabrina again after Andrew had taken her.
Hands still shaking the red head dropped down onto her bed "Mom...I did something very bad" she cried, tears threatening to spill over, as her mind wrapped around what had happened
"What did you do?" Hayley asked "Can't be as bad as you think. Calm down, baby" she soothed
"I cant!" Sabrina cried "Mom! I let the Phoenix loose!"
There was silence over the line as Hayley processed her daughter's words "What was that?" she asked, hoping she had heard things wrong
"I let the Phoenix out" Sabrina repeated "I gave it an exit point"
"Sabrina, I need you to calm down" Hayley told her daughter "and tell me exactly what happened"
With a heavy shaky breath, Sabrina began her story - from the beginning.
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"...and that's what happened," she finished sometime later "I didnt care about anything else, mom...I would have killed everyone in the process, all because they werent there to protect the Rangers. They let them die, just so they could survive." more tears had flooded her eyes and were streaming down her face by now "I had to loose my friends; I killed the Mantis monster and Olympius, in revenge...well, the Phoenix did, then I let her turn on the city" she sobbed
Hayley's heart broke as she listened to her child sob over the phone, it was at times like these she wished Sabrina was home. There was only so much one could do over the phone. She wanted more than anything to hold her daughter now, cuddle her and promise her that everything was going to be okay. That she had to put this behind her as a bad dream and make sure that it didnt happen again. If she was caught in a time loop, as it sounded like she was, then the day was about to repeat itself and she had a second chance at stopping Olympius before he could kill the Rangers and she had a second chance of proving that she was strong enough to keep the Phoenix under control, even in desperate measures.
"Its not your fault," Hayley reassured her, as best she could over the phone "Pain and Grief make us do stupid things; Sabrina listen to me..."
Sabrina breathed in sharply her tears still falling freely
"Are you listening honey?" Hayley asked
"Yeah..." Sabrina hiccuped, wiping her tears from her face
"Okay. Right, here's what you're gonna do..." Hayley started "To perserve yourself ready for tomorrow; and to stop another Phoenix attack. You're gonna hang up the phone, get ready for bed, knock off all the lights and everything. No phone. No music. Nothing. Get into bed and just lie in the darkness, alright? Get a good night's sleep so your 100% ready for tomorrow. You can do it baby, I know you can."
Sabrina smiled "Thank's mom...I needed to hear that"
"Alright. I believe in you. 100%." Hayley told her "Okay, so get some sleep and let me know tomorrow how you get off, okay?"
"Okay" Sabrina promised "Good night mom. Love you."
Hayley smiled "Goodnight baby. Love you too"
The line went dead and Sabrina did as her mother instructed. And within minutes of lying down - she was asleep.
xXxDreamxXx
What do you propose?
"Kill him!"
Her voice echoed in the city; before Olympius disappeared before her very eyes and seconds later the city of Mariner Bay joined him. The flames rose higher and higher succumbing everything and taking it into the firey depths of hell. People screamed for help! Children cried! Their echoes ringing loudly in the sky...but no one came. Her body continued its transformation, feathers appeared all over her being; her hands turned into claws and her eyes flashed gold, a sinister smirk slithered onto her lips as she trudged through the burning city...her burning city. This was where she belonged. Right here, in the destruction of once a beautiful city. But they had failed to protect their Rangers...the rangers were just doing their jobs in protecting their precious city; but the city had taken them for granted and now they would suffer the consequences for their actions.
The Power Rangers were gone. There was no one to save them now. No one.
Say goodbye to Mariner Bay, Sabrina the Phoenix's voice echoed back to the gaurdian who had let her out, and wasnt resisting her or fighting her for control Once this city burns to the ground. We will go after the world. Is that what you want?
She didnt answer, she merely watched the destruction of the city through the eyes of the Phoenix. She wasnt doing this in spite. She was doing it in rage...Olympius had caused this. This was his fault! He had destroyed and killed her friends...the city had let that happen. They deserved everything that was coming to them -
xXxDreamxXx
An ear splitting scream echoed from the lips for the Phoenix Ranger, as she bolted up in bed; her breathing laboured, her pyjama top clung to her skin. Her hands were shaking and tears welled in her eyes. Within seconds of her being awake, the other rangers were entering the room. Kelsey and Dana tried to console the red head, but she pulled away from them in fear of hurting them.
"Don't!" she warned "I dont want to hurt you!"
The two girls frowned "What you talking about?" Kelsey asked "You'd never hurt us!"
"I did hurt you!" Sabrina told her "at least...Olympius did!"
The rangers frowned "What you talking about, Sabrina?" Joel asked "We havent faced Olympius, yet"
"Yes we did! You faced him today!" The red head argued "He killed you four -" she pointed at the Green, Blue, Pink and Yellow rangers "I tried to save you! But I was too late; he killed you and I killed him! I let the Phoenix free and used her to destroy him. Then I turned the city!" she explained
The four confused rangers exchanged looks, before Dana shook her head "No, Sabrina" she promised "We didnt face any demons today," she smiled "It was just a nightmare. A bad dream. Probably brought to life by that scary movie, you, Kelsey and I watched the other night; remember? With the bucket of popcorn we split?"
"I remember," Sabrina nodded "But that wasnt the other night! It was last night!"
"Don't be silly," Dana told her friend "We didnt watch a movie last night. You spent it with Hunter, remember?"
The Red head sighed, realizing defeat. She wasnt going to get her friends to agree with her; if she and Carter were stuck in a time loop, then their friends had no idea what was going on...and tomorrow, was gonna be a repeat of today. I can't let it happen again! she thought tiredly Not again!
"Get some sleep," Kelsey smiled "You'll feel better in the morning. I know it"
Sabrina nodded "Okay," she agreed, to tired to argue "Night"
"Goodnight Sabrina," the others called as they left her room, quietly
The red head sighed as she shuffled down in her bed, to afraid to close her eyes, incase she saw the nightmare that had awoken her in the first place. But the more she tried to resist, the more tired she became. And soon she was out cold...once more. All dreams of the Phoenix, cleared from her mind.
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The next morning, Sabrina was on pins. Today was the day...again. Meeting Carter outside the mess hall, the two entered together and instantly turned towards Joel who called them over, although they knew he was going to do it; because he had already done it once. Even if he didnt remember.
"Hey, ace," Joel called, waving the two Red rangers over; Sabrina dropped down by Dana as the Green ranger offered her a drink of orange jucie, to calm her jittery attitude this morning.
Dana chuckled in response "Okay, here's a good one" she said through her laughter "Why, did the hot dog put on a sweater?"
The Joel and Chad exchanged looks and shrugged
"Because he was a chilly dog!" Carter answered, earning confused looks from everyone, but Sabrina
"How did you know that?" Dana asked
Sabrina turned to the blonde "Because you told us yesterday"
"No I didnt," she shook her head "I just read it into today's newspaper"
Time loop! Sabrina confirmed No beating it! We're caught in a time loop.
Carter sighed, his nerves still getting the better of him, but he sat back to drink his breakfast and tried to keep his mind off the flight that was scheduled to take place this afternoon; although he knew it was gonna go all wrong because he had dealt with it once more. Around him, his friends were talking rapidly with one another over something or another. The only person who seemed to be missing was...
His thoughts were interrupted as the doors to the mess hall opened and the Yellow ranger made her first appearance of the morning; she was decked out in her usual skating gear "Hey guys," she greeted them
"Hey, Kels" the others responded
With her usual happy-go-lucky smile, Kelsey skated forward; eyes widening Sabrina gasped "Look out!" she shouted at the yellow ranger, remembering Kelsey crashed into the cook yesterday.
Jumping to his feet Carter reached the cook first and the tray pulling it out of the path of the Yellow ranger; Kelsey skidded around them and smiled "Sorry" she apologized
"Thank you," the cook thanked Carter, before taking his breakfast and waking away.
Sabrina sighed and moved to Carter's side; this was a repeat of yesterday and in her experince with Time Travel...nothing good could come of it. Unless, of course they broke the time loop and reverted time back to its natural setting.
"Come on," Joel's voice startled the red head, as he it spoke from right beside her "Today, you're gonna earn your wings"
And he led the way out of the mess hall.
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"...We'll check out all the flight systems," Angela spoke as Carter and Sabrina entered the Transport bay. The red head immediately retraced her steps from the day before, and hurried towards her Phoenix Zord. "Power, Navigation, Weapons, Maneovers" she listed
"Then return to the base..." Sabrina whispered, as she heard Angela voice the same sentance she just had. She sighed shaikly, this day was repeating itself...everything had been the same leading up to this moment, what did that mean for her? The Phoenix? Was it time for to watch the city burn again? A shudder rippled through her body and her head started to spin. She felt sick to her stomach as the nervous moved around like snakes and butterflies trying to attack one another. Please dont let it happen again she prayed, pressing her head against the cool surface of the Phoenix Zord.
"Any questions?" Angela's voice sounded, and Sabrina realized that she had spaced yet again
Glancing over her shoulder Sabrina shook her head, she had no questions, just worries.
"Ms. Fairweather," Carter spoke, unlike Sabrina he was confused "Ever since yesterdays simulation, i've had this feeling...like...I've lived this day before"
"Simulations can be very disorenting," Angela explained
Dont I know it Sabrina thought, remembering the simulations she had to take back at the Wind Academy
"Just stay focused," Angela smiled "You'll be fine. The Phoenix will be with you every step of the way," she pointed at Sabrina "and Sabrina has excessive training in this sort of thing. Right Sabrina?"
The Red head looked around at the sound of her name "Yeah. Yeah. Whatever..." she mumbled
"Are you okay?" Joel asked "You dont look so good"
"Im fine," Sabrina answered "That nightmare really rocked my nerves" she explained, putting as much emphasis on the word 'nightmare' as she could, to explain that she knew it wasnt a nightmare but reality.
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The take off had gone exactly has planned...and exactly has it had last time. Sabrina had relaxed back last time, but this time, she knew what was going to happen before it happened; making her slightly more on edge than anyone else. Including Carter. The Red ranger was seemingly repeating himself, about how he was starting to get the hang of flying the vehicle and how his energies were normal. But the red head knew that was about to change. Suddenly the vehicle and Carter lurched forward as sparks emitted from the back engines of the vehicle...they had blown.
And here it starts Sabrina thought, "Carter, take her down" she instructed, as she started to descend. Following her example, Carter landed safely beside the Phoenix Zord and Sabrina immediately ejected, de-morphed and moved to check and fix the malfunctioning engines.
"Carter, you've got to check the power circuits," Angela instructed, seconds after the two rangers had landed
Sabrina located the tools she needed, and knelt beside the engines "Already on it," she stated, removing the filter from the back of the engine and inspecting the damage; she picked up the radiation monitor and held it against the engine before selecting another tool and getting to work on the repairs. Having done this once before, she knew exactly what needed fixing and how long it would take. Looking up from the engine, she frowned as Carter walked away from her, towards something on the ground, not really paying attention to what he was doing, she went back to work. Before his voice startled her, as she was finishing up the repairs.
"Ms. Fairweather!" the Red ranger's voice rang loudly "You've got to stop the Rangers! Ms. Fairweather! Listen to me...call them back!"
Looking up the Red head's eyes widened as she realized the attack was beginning "Tell her not to send the rescue bird!" Sabrina told Carter, as she re-fitted the fileter "Done!"
"We've got to get there before they call for it," Carter stated, fitting his helmet on
Sabrina nodded and jumped back into the Phoenix Zord and prepared for take off; she cast a glance at the vehicle and smiled as Carter started it up, and much to her surprise it functioned normally and took off smoothly. "Punch it!" she grinned, pulling forward on her controls and shooting off into the sky within seconds. Carter right behind her.
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"The rescue bird is mine now Rangers," Olympius growled, as he aimed the Rangers own weapon against them.
Dana shook her head "Don't do it Olympius," she tried to reason with him, but he was a demon they listened to no one. Levelling the Rangers in the view of the blaster, the red demon prepared to fire; before sparks emitted as two bright lasers hit the side of the Rescue bird.
"Huh?" Olympius frowned, looking up as the Phoenix swooped in and levelled the escaping Mantis with several streams of fire. Each of them missing.
"Target locked!" Sabrina confirmed, as her lasers locked onto the monster as she circled over the building ahead of her "Fire!" she fired the lasers and watched as the final one hit the monster dead, causing him to explode.
"Its Carter and Sabrina!" Kelsey's voice rung out from the ground
"We wont let you down twice guys," Carter responded
As Sabrina dealt with the monster; Carter had taken off into the sky with Olympius on his tail. "Huh?" she frowned, glancing over her shoulder at the sound of an explosion; before turning her controls and following after them both. Closing in every few moments, the red head continued to follow the chase as Carter lured Olympius out into the desert, its like cat and mouse. Carter in the lead as the mouse, and Olympius following him as the cat. With the Phoenix behind as backup; suddenly the descend of Carter's actions became steep and Sabrina pulled back on her controls as she pulled out of the chase, hovering in the air as she watched the chase continue over the rocky mountains of the desert.
"Pull up, Carter!" she mumured, watching as he kicked the speed into hyperdrive "Pull up!"
He did and shot off into the sky as Olympius, unluckly plummeted further into the crevice and rolled down the rocky ledge of the desert mountain.
With a short laugh, Sabrina smirked and shot off after Carter, flying around Olympius before returning to the city where the others were waiting.
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Nesting the Phoenix on the top of the low bridge; Sabrina ejected herself from the Zord and joined her friends "Great job," she congratulated the Red ranger
"Yeah," Joel nodded "That was some nice flying"
"And you got here just in time," Chad nodded
Kelsey smiled "I dont know what would have happened to us if you hadnt shown up," she told both Carter and Sabrina
The Red head lowered her gaze I do she thought, as her mind flashed back to yesterdays attack. The Phoenix flared, but Sabrina resisted the urge and pushed the flames back down. Not this time she thought as the flames disapparated from inside and the Phoenix returned to its slumber.
"Believe me," Carter spoke, touching Kelsey's shoulder "that is something you don't want to know" he turned to the new vehicle "Im just glad I had this to help me"
"Hey!" Sabrina exclaimed "Who fixed it?" she asked
Carter chuckled "And Sabrina...if she hadnt fixed it, we wouldnt have made it"
The others grinned in amusement as Sabrina nodded her thanks; before looking up as the monster grew to monsterous heights.
"Oh no!" Carter exclaimed
"Megazord?" Sabrina suggested
The Red ranger nodded "Zords!" he called into his morpher and seconds later Omegazords are dispatched and with the Rangers in position the Megazord is formed.
Chokling manically the mantis twirled his weapon through the air, but the Megazord was ready. Twirling their own weapon the Rangers slashed diagnoally downwards, leaving streams of sparks in place as the weapon slashed across the Mantis. With no affect. Unfortunately, his attack caused an explosion and the Megazord stumbled back from it.
"Our readings show that he is too strong for us, now!" Kelsey cried
"We need to get more Megazord power!" Joel stated "Got any ideas?"
Sabrina glanced at Carter and nodded "Lightspeed Solarzord!" she commanded into her morpher "Online!"
"Supertrain Megazord!" Chad commanded, and seconds later the two other Megazords joined the fight with Chad and Sabrina in control of them, as the others remained in the Omega Megazord.
Preparing themselves for the final showdown with the Mantis, Carter's voice rang out over the Communicators "Maximum Powers!" he commanded
The three Megazords each fired their lasers at once; each energy blast from the three Megazords combined to form one ultra energy blast which hit the monster dead on; followed seconds later by a massive explosion and a scorched Mantis which disintergrated into cinders before their very eyes.
"And another one bite's the dust!" Sabrina grinned, elicting chuckles from her fellow rangers
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The day had finally come to an end; not a repeat, an end. That was why Sabrina found herself entering the transport bay, as soon as she had returned she had told Angela the problem she had found with the engine out in the field and Angela had agreed to check it over and fix any problems that occurred. That had been several hours ago, she just hoped it wasnt that big of a deal, apparently it had been seeing as it had taken many hours to fix.
"Angela?" she questioned, as the door slid shut behind her "Did you find the problem?"
Angela Fairweather smiled, and walked towards her friends daughter "Sabrina, we've replaced all the circuits and fuses," she explained "You were right; there was a blown fuse. Carter shouldnt have any other problems with it"
"Great," Sabrina smiled and nodded "I guess having a genius has a mother and a mechanical master as a boyfriend, comes in handy, huh?" she giggled
Angela laughed "In your case, yeah it does"
The red head smiled "Mom would be proud," she nodded "if she knew'd seen me fixing that engine. I had no clue what to do, but when I saw the engine it looked pretty simple"
"You fixed it up enough to get Carter to the battlefield," Angela assured her "You should be proud of your skills"
"What skills?" Sabrina smiled "Other than soccer that is...I cant fix technology to save my life. That's mom and Cam's job!"
Angela chuckled "You did well Sabrina," she promised, before turning as the other Rangers entered the Transport bay
"Hey, there you are!" Chad grinned, as Sabrina turned in his direction "We been looking everywhere for you"
Sabrina smiled "Well you found me," she stated
"We were just telling Carter that he has some awesome flying out in the field today," Dana told her red head friend, as she and Kelsey moved to stand beside Sabrina
The red ranger smiled "Well I learned from the best," and he patted both Joel and Sabrina on the shoulders
"Im better than him though, right?" Sabrina asked
"Of course," Carter responded "but 'shh' don't hurt his feelings..."
Joel glared playfully at the two of them, as the others watched in amusement "Mhmm...I did have a surprise for the both of you," Joel spoke "but after that, I dont think you deserve them"
"Oh, I love surprises" Sabrina grinned "Come on Joel! Please?" she flashed him a small puppy-dog pout
The Green ranger caved "Fine," he grumbled, holding his hands out to Chad who produced two Cowboy hats from behind his back. One of which held a stylish red feather in the side. The Blue ranger handed the feathered hat to Sabrina who grinned.
"Oh, you shouldnt have," Carter stated, rolling the hat in his hand and placing it on his head.
Sabrina followed suit "How do I look?" she asked, striking a pose similar to the one Joel usually struck.
"Like a proper sky cowboy," Kelsey grinned
Carter chuckled as he struck a pose also; as the Rangers continued to laugh at the actions.
A/N: Sorry for the late update; to be really honest with you, I lost the will to write this past week. I managed to come back last night long enough to update my Harry Potter stories but that was only because I had watched the sixth video and was complaining about wanting to see the seventh. Still havent seen it mind :( But I thought I would at least try and update Sabrina today. And I guess misson accomplished. I hope you liked it.
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Chapter updated 20/11/2010 at 16:36pm