Author's Note: Hello out there! I am aware that it has been a while since I last updated this story, but I hope that does not mean I have lost my readers. If you are still out there, then please do come back. Hopefully now that summer is here we can take off from where we left and get Sabrina finished.
Dedications: Chapter goes out to the following: Taeniaea, Pinkrangerfan, Tylerbamafan34, Gaia'schild, DJScales, Red Neo Ranger, Iron-Mantis and Jessfairy88. Thank you for being paitent.
Disclaimer: No copyright infringement intended in the making of this series. I simply own my OCs and anything that is not recognizable from the show. Power Rangers belongs to Saban. Enjoy.
Previously on Phoenix Prophecy:
"I am the gatekeeper of the Shadow world, step through the portal."
"When monsters are destroyed they walk in this limbo forever."
"What are they doing?"
"They destroy everything they see, including us!"
"Let's get out of here!"
"Open the portal!"
"You're not going anywhere! There is only one key and it appears that I have it!"
"Give me that key!"
"Enjoy the Shadow world!"
"I will not be left here to perish!"
~*Phoenix Series*~
Olympus winced as he stumbled effortlessly through the waste and toxic steam-filled Shadow world. He had been separated from the Gatekeeper and trapped here by Diabolic who had managed to take the key to the portal from him, damn him! Wait until he was free from this wretched place he would have his revenge that was a promise he was sure to keep.
"Where is that gatekeeper," he whispered to himself as he fell to his knees in the sand. Of all the places to get trapped, it was in the world of the undead. A place where even the dead attacked whatever it was they could find, even the master of who they had once served.
Movement caught his eye, and he spotted, through the ascended smoke the limp body of a familiar face.
"Gatekeeper," he gasped, staggering forward. "Gatekeeper, wake up!"
The Gatekeeper jerked awake.
"I can't believe it Olympius," he complained, "We have been betrayed by one of our own! Now we are stuck here, amongst the remains of defeated monsters!"
He looked around the dead and baron wasteland.
"Left here to wallow in our grief forever!" he howled.
Angered by the mere fact that he had been turned on, Olympius shook his head at his howling companion. "No! I will not accept it!" he said, determination oozing from his voice. There had to be away out of there... he was not going to just give up and perish like the rest of the monsters that had been defeated by the hands of the Rangers.
"My prince, do not despair," said Jinxer as he appeared in a holographic form above Olympius and the Gatekeeper. "There is a way out!"
"Excellent work, Jinxer," approved Olympius. "Tell me how!"
"With the portal closed the only way out of the shadow world is for you to conquer all of the defeated monsters," explained Jinxer, "and absorb their powers!"
~*Phoenix Series*~
"Tell me again why you decided to opt out on the biggest event of the year?" asked Tori as she lay on the sand beside Sabrina. "I thought you enjoyed the carnival?"
Sabrina shrugged. "Oh yes, the cotton candy, the candy apples, the roller coaster rides that make you sick when you get off them - or worse, when you are on them - not to mention the balloons, clowns and other freaks that follow you around..." the red head listed, "Tori, I get chased by creeps every waking minute of my life! And I have enough roller coaster rides when i'm spinning around in the Zords!"
"Point taken," smirked the blonde, looking down the coast to where Dustin and Hunter were sparring. "So, where are you friends today?"
"Joel, Chad and Kelsey, as far as I know, are still at the base," answered Sabrina, her attention also drawn to the two Ninja's sparring, "and Dana managed to convince her father to take her to the carnival."
Tori frowned. "Oh, so you're Pink ranger gets to go to the carnival?"
"It's a father/daughter bonding thing," said Sabrina. "Besides, Captain Mitchell needs to learn how to relax! I bet you anything he is trying to convince Dana to let him return to the Aquabase!"
"How did she manage to get him to change his mind?"
Sabrina grinned. "Because Dana has the will of solid steel," she answered. "That and she had a two-hour-long discussion with her father about how staying cooped up all day was not good for his health! She even roped Angela into the whole fiasco by providing evidence that the demons were silent and things were normal - well, as normal as normal can be!"
Tori giggled. "I was just about to say that things are not normal when Morphers and Megazords are involved,"
The red head smiled and nodded in agreement.
"Ouch!" Tori winced as she watched Hunter flip Dustin onto his back on the sand. "That looked like it hurt!"
"Hunter," Sabrina shouted. "Stop being a bully!"
"He's slowing down!" answered Hunter, "must be his age!"
Suddenly there was a puff of sand and Dustin disappeared, Hunter, who had been temporarily blinded by the cloud, frowned and looked around, before a yell of surprise escaped his lips and he was pulled into the sand by two arms.
"Who is getting slow now?" chuckled Dustin as he appeared in another sand cloud. He was standing over Hunter, who was trapped from the waist down in the ground.
Sabrina and Tori laughed loudly at the predicament of the Head Thunder Ninja, waiting and watching for him to find a way out of Dustin's dirt dive.
~*Phoenix Series*~
Meanwhile, back in the shadow world Olympius was mid-battle with the undead and defeated Monsters; he had already managed to acquire two-thirds of their energy, and was growing stronger by the minute, his body had already started to adapt to the changes that the energy was providing and he was mutating into a stronger demon - stronger than anyone, including Diabolico and the Rangers had seen -
"Olympius you are getting their powers," said the Gatekeeper staggering towards his comrade. "Share them with me!"
Throwing out his new adapted claws, Olympius tossed the Gatekeeper aside. "Don't be a fool," he snarled. "I can feel their powers pulsing through my veins! They are mine and mine alone!"
He laughed mercilessly and turned to walk away. The Gatekeeper, not wanting to be left behind, followed after him.
"It is time we leave this place," said Olympius. "Hold on!"
The Gatekeeper did as instructed, whilst Olympius thrust his claw into the air and the already darkened sky turned even darker. Lightning pulsed from Olympius's claws thanks to his new found powers and in a flash they had gone.
~*Phoenix Series*~
Sabrina smiled as she pulled on her helmet and slid down the seat of Hunter's motocross bike, her arms wound around the Crimson clad rider at the controls.
Normally, she would have brought her own bike, but what with everything that had happened in the last few days - it felt like weeks, sometimes even months - made her feel that she would have felt safer if she rode with him for a change, not to mention the fact that she felt the need to be closer to him.
"I'll visit soon," she promised as Dustin whined at her for leaving early. The morning had worn on into mid-late afternoon and Sabrina knew that she had to leave sooner or later, although she had nothing particular to get on with back at the base, it was only a matter of time before Diabolico or Bansheera took advantage of the Rangers day off and attacked.
"When?" asked the Earth sensei. "We never see you anymore!"
"The downside of being a Power Ranger," said Sabrina, "not to mention the Phoenix to boot!"
"Hey, you never told us," interrupted Tori, "how is the Phoenix doing? Anymore sudden attacks?"
"Other than the relapse in the shadow world where she asked me for help," said Sabrina, with a shake of her head. "Nothing!"
Hunter glanced back.
"But that doesn't mean we haven't been taking precautions," he grinned.
Sabrina rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, and locking me in my room is really going to save your ass!" she sniped. "I can flame in and out of just about any place, Hunter; nothing can withstand my Phoenix fire!"
"A little water wouldn't go amiss,"
"Come anywhere near me with that stuff and I'll be sure to toast you, dirt boy!"
Tori and Dustin exchanged grins; it was nice to know that not everything had changed between Hunter and Sabrina. Despite the fact that they were now in a relationship, had been for three years, they still held onto some of the fire that made them clash in the first place.
"Alright, little spitfire," chuckled Hunter, "we can stand here and argue all day, if you want, I am sure Dustin wouldn't mind considering we'd be staying longer than intended -"
"Yes, carry on, stay longer!" grinned Dustin. Tori rolled her eyes.
"- or we can get going and be back at the base in time for lunch!" finished Hunter.
Sabrina pouted and looked towards Tori and Dustin. "I really want to stay," she said, "but I promised Kelsey that we'd hang out this afternoon! Plus I have to finish my scrapbooks and my diary hasn't been written in for a while... not to mention I got a stack of letters back home from Kira and Connor that I have yet to reply."
"We understand," nodded Tori, "just remember we're your friends too!"
"I'm sorry," frowned Sabrina, "but who are you?"
Tori's eyes narrowed and she punched the red head in the shoulder.
"Ow!" Sabrina cried, rubbing her injured shoulder. "I'm a red head! I bruise easily!"
"Then don't tease!"
"You tease me!"
"I'm older," answered Tori. "I am allowed!"
Sabrina grinned.
"So that would explain the grey hair -"
"You little runt!" exclaimed Tori, taking a swipe at the red head who ducked.
"Hunter, go! Now!" Sabrina yelped.
Hunter chuckled, kick-started his bike and with a nod at Tori and Dustin, the latter was now holding the former away from the spunky red-head behind him, and took off down the main street.
Sabrina waved. "Bye! Love you!"
~*Phoenix Series*~
"... I am glad to hear that you are enjoying Miami. I miss it terribly! Do not get me wrong, I love my new home - or should I say homes, considering I never stay in one place for more than a year - but I have so many things that I left behind in Miami! Anyway, before I get too emotional over my past, I just want to wish you luck with the new CD; I am glad that your dreams are finally coming true!
With love,
Sabrina."
The red head smiled as she added the finishing touches to her message to Kira, she and Hunter had returned to the Aquabase over an hour ago, she had spent as much time as possible with Kelsey before the Yellow ranger had headed off to train with Joel and Chad, and Sabrina was left to wander around by herself.
Where Hunter had disappeared too she had no idea, but the fact remained that he was in the Aquabase, somewhere!
She had made it back to her room with seconds to spare and instantly started to pull out her desired objects.
Raided her wardrobe for the stacks of newspapers she had collected over the past couple of weeks, photos that she had taken with the rest of the Lightspeed Rescue team, diary entries that she had scribbled on scrap pieces of paper, ready to be added to her diary.
She was a girl on a mission.
The letter to Connor had been a quick one: "Connor, you've got to deflate your ego and learn that they are just kids! They don't understand the concept of professional soccer at their age. Just let them have their fun! But I am glad that the goal is achieving its highest potential and I am still in disbelief that such a good idea came from you, All-Star," she knew that her comments would not be taken to heart, Connor would know that she did not mean to hurt him with her words.
It had only taken, remotely two minutes to write to Connor, and then she had reached for her diary, which she kept hidden under her pillow. She added three or four entries to the updated pages, writing about how scared she had been in the Shadow World, how her fears had made it almost impossible for her to help her friends; how shocked she had been when the Phoenix had asked her for help! There had never been a time where the Phoenix had turned to its guardian for help!
Sabrina wrote about how it was freakishly weird to be transported to a world of the undead, especially when she was the guardian of an immortal being.
The red head shuddered as she paused in her writing... before adding: "But since that day, many things have calmed down! Olympius has not made a guest appearance so I am assuming that he did not make it out of the shadow world... either that or he is in such a condition that he needs rest - hopefully permanent bed rest will be prescribed. But, I guess, in a way, it does pose the question: "How Far Are the Forces of Queen Bansheera Willing to Go to Destroy Us?"
...
But I guess the answer to that question will come another day... it is common sense that the forces of darkness are not going to just give up, move on and let us live our lives in peace! If it was not for evils such as Queen Bansheera and her demons, I, not to mention my team and the future of all Rangers, would be at stake; it is because of such evils that we exist.
Alas, that is it for another entry.
Maybe next time I will be able to an answer more questions... although I am probably the only one who will read this... and Hunter, if he can ever find the key!
Oh, did I mention he threatened to douse my flames with Water today? Yeah, I'd like to see him try... he'll find out why i'm a little spitfire if he tries. He knows I can't swim! Idiot *peers around and clutches diary close to her chest* don't tell him I said that... he might think I am going soft... and then I won't hear the end of it... and I'll be forced to do something I might regret *Mutters: Big, blonde idiot!"
I hate him so much... now; I'm going crazy because I am talking to myself... so i'm going to shut up now!
See you next time, or as Uncle Tommy and Uncle Jason would say: "Catch ya on the flip side!" (There's another pair of loveable idiots! I'm surrounded by them!)
"Oh, better make sure no one reads that entry," muttered Sabrina as she re-read what she had just written and realized that it really was as crazy as it seemed. "People will think i'm losing my mind!"
"You're losing your mind?" asked Hunter as he entered the bedroom, carrying a newspaper in his hand. "Angela asked me to give you this!"
Sabrina grinned, took it an inspected the front page, while Hunter reached for the small book that she had been writing in.
"So, why will people think you are losing your mind?" he asked, glancing at the page.
"Hey!" Sabrina yelped, snatching the book back and snapping it shut. "Private!"
Hunter pouted. "Please..."
"No," the red head said, shaking her head. She locked it, stuffed the diary back under her pillow and turned in his direction. "Close your eyes!"
"Why?"
"So you don't see where I keep the key, you donkey!"
Hunter narrowed his eyes at her. "Who you calling a donkey, Firecracker?"
Sabrina shrugged. "The nickname doesn't bother me anymore," she smiled. "And I was calling you the donkey..."
"Why am I the donkey?"
"Because you ask stupid questions,"
"But Donkeys can't talk!"
"Apparently they can..." quipped Sabrina, "you're talk - ARGH!"
She screamed in surprise as Hunter's arms wrapped around her waist and he tossed her back onto the bed, but before she had the chance to scramble away he had advanced and pinned her hands to her side upon the mattress of the single bed.
Sabrina giggled.
"Let... me... go..." she said, breathlessly from all the laughing.
"Now who is the donkey?" asked Hunter, leaning in for a playful kiss.
When he was close enough, Sabrina grinned and flamed out causing her boyfriend to face-plant the pillow. She giggled as she flamed back in behind him.
"Still you," she said, answering his unanswered question.
Sabrina frowned, however, when Hunter answered her but it came out muffled because of the fact that his face was still mushed into her pillow.
"What?" she asked.
He repeated it, still mushed against the pillow.
Growing irritated, Sabrina placed her hands on her hips and stamped her foot. "Hunter... stop making out with my pillow and answer me properly!"
"I said: 'You're cruel!'" the blonde repeated.
"Why, because I wouldn't let you kiss me?" the red head asked, climbing onto his lap.
"Partly," Hunter answered, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Because I let you face-plant my pillow?"
Hunter shrugged.
Sabrina's eyes glittered teasingly. "Oh... did I interrupt your make-out session with my pillow?"
Hunter narrowed his eyes. "No -"
"Aw, I'm sorry, baby," Sabrina cooed. "But I have to sleep on that tonight... and I would much rather not share you!"
"I would much rather you not share me, either,"
Sabrina grinned and this time she kissed him.
~*Phoenix Series*~
"Phoenix... attacks... Mariner... Bay..."
Sabrina prodded the scrapbook with the tip of her marker pen. She had just finished adding another entry and had decided to go back through it and added small notes, titles and comments; made by both herself and Hunter on the different battles.
Hunter grinned teasingly as he re-capped the purple pen he had been using and turned expectantly to his girlfriend. "Ha! You'll never live that one down!"
"What one?" Sabrina frowned.
"That apparently you look beautiful in blue..."
Sabrina's face flushed crimson as she read the note he had left on the side of the entry that she had just finished labeling.
"I can't believe your wrote that!" she exclaimed, "Other people are going to see it!"
"So?" Hunter shrugged. "I'm sure, out of all the times Vypra has told the truth, she was being serious when she said you looked beautiful in blue!"
"Too bad you'll never see it,"
Hunter feigned injury and clutched his right hand over his heart. "You wound me, Sabrina!"
Sabrina rolled her eyes. "You are such a drama queen..." she smiled, kissing his cheek. "Besides, everyone knows that Scarlett is my colour... it is also one of my main assets!"
"And what wonderful assists' they are," teased Hunter, leaning back and reaching for an old copy of Trent's Dino comic's.
Glancing over her shoulder, Sabrina squealed and reached instantly for the book that she was sure that she had destroyed. "Give me that!" she shouted, struggling with him to get her hands on the book, damn him for being that much taller than her! "Hunter... give... give it to me!"
Then, without warning, the lights flickered and died, plunging the bickering couple into darkness.
"What's going on?" said Hunter's voice from beneath Sabrina. "Ouch! Sabrina... that was my stomach!"
Sabrina felt her way back to her feet, waved her hand and ignited a small fireball within her palm, just enough to be able to see through the darkness. She turned towards Hunter, who was still sprawled on her bed, pushing himself up on his elbows, clutching the comic in his hand. "I think we best get to main Ops," she told him.
"I think you're right!" Hunter agreed, getting to his feet. He groped around in the darkness, before he found the handle to the door, normally it opened automatically, but with the power off he had to do it manually. "C'mon on..."
Taking his outstretched hand, both Ninja's made their way down the otherwise deserted corridor towards the main Ops room, using the flickering ball of flame in Sabrina's palm as their only source of light.
~*Phoenix Series*~
"Angela," Sabrina said as she entered the main Ops room at the exact same time as the rest of her team-mates. Joel and Chad were supporting flashlights while Kelsey, Dana and Carter were leading the way. "What is going on?"
Angela, who had was standing in front of the main system, glanced over her shoulder at the Rangers. "Someone is tampering with the power core," she explained.
"But who?" asked Joel, turning off his flashlight.
Angela didn't answer; she merely entered the security code into the database and brought up a camera image of the engineering room.
"Captain Mitchell?" Kelsey said, shocked at the culprit.
"I must obey..." Captain Mitchell muttered in a monotone voice.
"Captain, what are you doing?" demanded Angela.
"I must obey..." Captain Mitchell responded, glancing away from the camera and towards the power docks.
"Dad, the atmospheric systems are going down," said Dana, "the base will run out of air!"
Brightly coloured lights on the system caught Sabrina's attention, nudging Hunter, the red head pointed out the levels which were both rising and falling at an alarming rate.
"He's diverting power from the base," said Hunter, leaning in for a closer inspection.
"I must obey..."
Irritated with the interference from the main ops room, the rangers watched as Captain Mitchell disappeared off screen. Sabrina, sensing that something bad was about to happen, screamed as the captain returned, pulled back a metal pipe and swung it at the camera, causing the image to go fuzzy.
"Damn it!" swore Angela.
"Why is he acting like a zombie?" asked Joel.
"I don't know," answered Sabrina. "It's not like him... he'd never kill us... not on purpose anyway!"
"Maybe he's not doing it intentionally," murmured Dana, confusing her friends even further.
"You want to elaborate on that?" Carter asked, diverting his attention to the blonde.
Dana blinked and turned back to her friends. "This morning we went to a hypnotist,"
"I thought you were going to the carnival?" asked Sabrina.
"He was at the carnival," said Dana. "Point is dad is under a spell!"
Sabrina nodded.
"Can you remember what this guy looked like?" she asked.
"Uh... yeah..." Dana nodded. "Long nose, dark glasses, and his hair was all spiky... "
"So, basically an everyday kind of dude?" asked Hunter.
"There is one more thing," added Dana, "something that might set him apart from others..."
"And that is?"
"He had this most ridiculous-looking moustache -"
"A moustache?" blinked Sabrina. "So we're looking for a long-nosed, spiky-haired, moustache-man with dark glasses... basically we're looking for a needle in a haystack!"
Joel rolled his eyes.
"The more important question is: What do we do?" he asked, looking at Angela.
The older female sighed, folded her arms over her stomach and turned to the rangers. "I have overridden the power to the Megazords, but he has control over the rest of the base."
"Miss. Fairweather," called a younger tech as he approached the group. "We're detecting an energy source in the cemetery... it is four megawatts and rising fast!"
Angela's eyes widened.
"Go!" she ordered, as she whipped around to face the Rangers. "I'll find some way to get to captain!"
The rangers nodded and quickly left the Operations room.
"Tell security to meet me in Engineering," she added to the tech. "Hunter, come with me!"
The blonde Ninja nodded and followed in the opposite direction to the Rangers.
~*Phoenix Series*~
"This new power is incredible," gushed Olympius as he continued to ingest the endless source of power that he was recieving from seemingly nowhere.
Jinxer laughed happily at his ingenious plan to supply his prince with enough to power to extract revenge on, not just the Power Rangers, but Diabolic as well.
"Hold it right there!" shouted Carter, as he and the other rangers arrived, fully morphed, on scene.
Laughter echoed into the air as Olympius whirled about to face his enemies. Sabrina almost screamed as she took an involuntary step backwards. "Someone pinch me..." she muttered, "i'm dreaming!"
"Olympius?" questioned Kelsey, also shocked at what she was seeing. "That is impossible!"
"Not only possible," answered Olympius, "but stronger than ever!"
"Maybe you are," agreed Carter, "but you are still no match for us!"
"We'll just see about that!" argued Olympius, thrusting out his clawed hands and blasting the rangers with a ball of fired-up energy.
~*Phoenix Series*~
Having been separated from the rest of their team-mates, Sabrina and Carter staggered to their feet as Olympius, just as ugly as ever, swooped down upon them.
Taking a hit to the chest, Carter is knocked aside, leaving Sabrina alone against the newly formed Dragon.
"Carter!" the red head yelped.
Spinning around, Olympius slashed at Sabrina with his tail, causing the spikes along the top to clash with her unsuspecting form. "Hey, no fair!" she pouted, rolling across the grass.
"Sabrina, are you alright?" Carter asked, helping her to her knees.
"Yeah," nodded Sabrina, clutching her chest in pain.
"Sabrina! Carter!" the others yelled, hurrying towards their fallen leaders.
Olympius laughed maliciously.
"Booster mode," Carter commanded, as the entire team called forth their lasers. "Fire!"
Unfortunately, the beams merely bounced off of Olympius's exterior.
"No!" cried Sabrina, lowering her laser in disbelief. "That's impossible! No one is that strong!"
"Olympius is invincible!" rasped the Gatekeeper.
"Yeah!" agreed Olympius, attacking the rangers with several balls of energy, before growing huge.
"Should have seen that one coming!" muttered Sabrina.
As Carter called for the Zords.
~*Phoenix Series*~
Sabrina's eyes widened as a squeak escaped her lips at the mere sight of the Solarzord thrashing. "It's lost all power!" she reported, watching as the mini-Megazord hit the floor with a thunderous crash.
"You're next," threatened Olympius, turning to face the Rangers. "Give it your best shot, Rangers!"
"Be careful what you ask for!" responded Carter, pushing forward on his controls. "Megazord sabre! Ignite!"
Through a wall of flames, Carter slashed downwards with the sabre, only for it to collide with Olympius's claw. Tugging at her controls, Sabrina tried desperately for him to release his grip.
"Let go!" she whined. "Let go you ugly mutt!"
Seemingly following her orders, Olympius released the blade, only for the rangers to realize that he had melted it down to nothing but a greyish liquid.
"Now what?" asked Dana.
"I'm going to the Supertrain Megazord!" answered Carter.
"Carter, be careful!" warned Sabrina, glancing around as the red ranger ejected himself from the current Megazord.
"Supertrain Megazord..."
Thrusting out his hand, once more, Olympius laughed as the Lightspeed Megazord erupted in sparks both inside and out, causing the rangers to yell in surprise.
"Chad... get us out of here!" screamed Kelsey.
"I'm trying," exclaimed Chad, tugging at the controls. "Nothing is happening!"
"Hey, dragon-breath," quipped Sabrina, catching Olympius's attention. "Guess what happens to those who don't pay attention?"
She grinned as Carter skidded into view and landed a punch into Olympius's chest, knocking him back a few steps away from the Lightspeed Megazord.
"Jinxer, I need more power!"
"Coming right up, my Prince," nodded Jinxer from the ground, and the star on Olympius's chest glowed a faint purple as more power re-energized his body.
"Okay, that is no normal," said Joel, pointing at the scene that was transpiring beyond the Megazord.
Olympius's wings had just extended, lifting him off of his feet an allowing him to fly at the two Megazords, depleting them of any energy they may have obtained.
"This is the end, Rangers, bow down to Prince Olympius!"
"That is not going to happen!" responded Joel.
"Fine. We'll do it the hard way," Olympius snarled, blasting the Lightspeed Megazord with such a force that it felt like it was being torn apart.
"That is it!" cried Sabrina. "Initiating Omega Crawler! Activate!"
And with a flash of flames, both Sabrina and the four other rangers, flamed out of the Lightspeed Megazord, just as the Supertrain stepped in front of them and was blown apart in the process.
"Chad," Sabrina called through her comms. "Form the Solarzord!"
"Right!" Chad nodded, and doing as he was instructed. "Lightspeed Solarzord... activate!"
With the two Megazords fully formed and prepared for action, Olympius lowered his wings, but remained as vigilant as ever. "Haven't you figured out by now that all of your Megazords put together are no match for my strength and power...?" he growled.
"And when will you learn that evil will never triumph," spat Sabrina.
"I'll offer you a trade, Rangers," continued Olympius, seemingly oblivious to angered Red head. "Surrender the Phoenix to us... and we'll leave the citizens of Mariner Bay in peace!"
Sabrina snorted.
"What do you need me for?" she shouted. "Now that you've figured out how to return from the dead, why would you need a creature that can't die? I'm just a pitiful Power Ranger compared to that old trick... why don't you just run along and show mommy what you are capable for transcribing? I'm sure she'll be very proud!"
"Insolent brat!" growled Olympius, preparing for his final attack.
"Who you calling an insolent brat, you fire-breathing, demon child!" argued Sabrina.
Olympius narrowed his eyes, completely enraged, not just from Sabrina's snarky comments and comebacks, but also by her refusal to cooperate. Wings fully opened, the demon child took to the sky, flapped the overgrown scales on either side of him and blasted the rangers, falling from the sky in the process.
"Hey, what's happening?" asked Dana.
"This is impossible," gasped Olympius. "My power... it's gone!"
"Gone?" repeated Sabrina.
"You're never going to win, Olympius," said Carter, "because the Power Rangers will always be here to fight for what is right!"
"Yeah!"
"This cannot be happening!" cried Olympius.
"Full power!" Carter commanded, launching the missiles from the Omega Megazords staff. The missile hit its target with an echoing boom, as the Solarzord, commanded by Chad, hammered into the demon child with its own staff.
Sabrina pointed at the mutated dragon. "Aim for the star, Chad!"
Chad nodded, lifted the staff and stabbed it directly into the heart of Olympius's chest. The tip of the staff connected with the ruby-red star, causing it to shatter on impact, knocking Olympius over and causing him to explode.
~*Phoenix Series*~
"Kels, got your surfboard!" shouted Sabrina from the back of the Rescue Humvee, she was zipping up one of the bags she had finished packing. It was stocked with enough gear to last all day at the beach, Hunter, being the brilliant boyfriend that he was, had even gone ahead to claim their usual area.
"Yup!" the Yellow ranger grinned, running towards her friend, said surfboard over her head. "I don't know about you guys," she added, tossing Volleyball to Joel, as he pulled himself up beside Sabrina. "But after that last battle i'm ready to have some fun!"
"I heard that," agreed Joel. "Nothing is going to spoil this day off! Right, Sabrina?"
Sabrina frowned. "Why are you looking at me for?"
"Because the last day off we had," answered Joel, "you went all 'Phoenix' on us and we had to come save you!"
"I'm drowning in your sympathy," pouted Sabrina.
"Well, you control the Phoenix," pointed out Joel.
"No, I don't," answered Sabrina with a shake of her head.
"Yeah, you do, you control fire and the fire comes from the Phoenix!"
"Dude, I protect the Phoenix," corrected Sabrina. "And in return she supplies me with the power that I need to morph, re-energize and protect myself, but I don't control her! I protect her! Hence the title: Protector of the Phoenix... or the Guardian of the Phoenix! But never the controller..."
Meanwhile, oblivious to the other rangers, Captain Mitchell, now free from Jinxer's spell, stepped into the room catching the end of the banter between the Green and Phoenix rangers. "Ten hut!" he called, startling the team and causing them rush to attention, in front of him.
Joel sighed, heavily. The sight of the captain was never a good one... especially when planning a day off.
"Rangers," Captain Mitchell began, "today I have scheduled a five-mile hike... with full gear!"
"What?" screeched Sabrina and Joel.
"But we're just on our way to the beach!" added Joel, hands on his hips.
Captain Mitchell turned quickly towards them, causing Sabrina to duck behind Joel.
"We can't afford to let our guard down," explained Captain Mitchell. "We have to keep in tip-top shape! And just because we got through it this time does not mean we can afford resting..."
Sabrina's attention, however, was quickly diverted from what Captain Mitchell was saying as Joel slid away from her, exposing her to the rest of others. "Hey, what are you -?" she cut off as she witnessed Joel snatching a stopwatch from the table and walking around Captain Mitchell, he dropped the watch in front of his face and swung it back and forth.
"You are under my command..." Joel said. "You are under my command..."
"I am under your command..." Captain Mitchell repeated, much to the rangers' surprise, and Joel's excitement.
"You will give the Rangers the day off," Joel pressed on, as his team-mates exchanged looks of disbelief. No way was this happening, not twice in the same week.
"I will give the Rangers the day off..." Mitchell repeated, "... except for Joel..."
Joel, who had been excited that his plan had worked, groaned as Captain Mitchell plucked the stop watch out of the air and turned to face him.
"... Who will now be going on a ten mile hike," he finished.
"What?" Joel complained, looking around at his laughing friends.
"Move it!" ordered Captain Mitchell. "Get going! Come on! Double time!"
Throwing his hands into the air, Joel turned and left the vehicle bay in a state of disbelief, he could not believe his luck... but then again, it was his own fault... he had to push the boundaries.
With Joel walking way and the other rangers laughing at the results of another idiotic scheme, Captain Mitchell couldn't help but grin. Hopefully, this would be the last time they had to fight Olympius, so maybe, just maybe, the Rangers could afford some leisure time. Especially Joel.
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A/N: Was meant to update this on Monday... but things have gotten in the way. I hope it suffices. Until next time!
Chapter written by xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Chapter updated Thursday, 14 June 2012 at 5:28am