30 Worlds: Megaforce, Episode XIX: The Ashes of Destiny

BOOK TWO*CHAPTER TWO

The six Rangers, Mac/K. , Jack/Sharivan-G and Riley/Tiga were in an intense battle with Una and her forces; while up on the Enterprise, Isabella ran onto the Bridge. Zenon wheeled around in the command chair when she heard Isabella's hard breathing.

"Isabella, what's wrong?" Zenon said. "Queen Scarlett is dead," Isabella said. All activity on the Bridge ceased with Isabella's statement. "How did it happen?" Zenon asked. "No clue," Isabella said. "However, Queen Scarlett's bio-signs ceased five minutes ago."

Isabella handed Zenon a data pad with the records of the termination of Scarlett's life-signs. "This data should be transmitted to Challenger Base," Zenon said, handing the pad back to Isabella. Isabella gravely nodded at Zenon, then moved over to and handed the data pad to Alex.

For the next five minutes, only the noise of the Bridge monitors and systems could be heard on the Bridge.

Meanwhile, back down on Earth, William/ZyuohEagle smiled under his helmet as the last of the A.I.C. foot soldiers fell before his sword. Only Una remained before the defiant warriors. "Una, you bitch, it's over!" Mal/ZyuohElephant said.

"It's not over until I say it's over!" Una said. The nautilus-shell necklace around Una's neck began to glow. "Look out, William!" Mal said before she powered down. "She's getting ready to transform!"

William/ZyuohEagle nodded, then made a cube-shaped gun appear in his hand. "Then, let's hope this works," he said. "Wild Instinct, Awaken!" A bright beam of light shot out from the gun and enveloped William/ZyuohEagle's body. "I am the King of Kings! I am ZyuohWhale!"

"Then, let's make this a duel of the seas!" Una said. "I don't think so," William/ZyuohWhale said. Cocking the gun three times, the gun began to glow in every color of the rainbow. "Zyuoh Final!" the gun called out.

William/ZyuohWhale pulled the trigger of the gun and sent a blast of pure energy out of the gun's barrel. It curved up into the sky...into space, just missing the Enterprise...then back into Earth's atmosphere and down to Una.

The nine warriors were knocked to the ground and forced to power down by the impact of the blast. William looked up to see Una face down on the ground. "Be careful, William," Mal said. "Thanks, Mal," William said. "Lennier, please join me."

William and Lennier walked up to where Una began to stir. "Uhhh. Where am I?" Una said. "Commander Una, you are under arrest for the murder of Queen Scarlett Katherine Felchenerow of Cinnabar," William said.

"Who are you talking about?" Una said. William pulled his phaser from the holster, dialed it up to its highest setting and pointed it at Una. "My aunt, you bitch!" William said. Before he could pull the trigger, however, Lennier stepped in front of William. "Your Highness, your aunt would not want you to kill someone in cold blood in her name," Lennier said.

"Besides, I can sense that Una seriously does not remember anything from her defeat the night of Lady Mal's Royal Cotillion to this moment," Lennier continued. "I can only assume that the nautilus-shell necklace—which, as you can see, was destroyed by the Zyuoh Final—contained a backup of her memories from the times in between when it was used to transform her into a form resembling her mother."

William powered down his phaser and replaced it in its holster. "So you really do not know anything since then?" he asked.

"The last thing I remember was handing King Benjamin's Auradon Prep ring back to him, then swimming away from the Cotillion ship," Una said. "I honestly do not know who you speak of...or who you all are, save Mal."

"Lennier knows what he is talking about," William said. "Here's what we're going to do. We'll hold a hearing on the Enterprise. And if we find that you truly have no memories of the last four-and-a-half years, I will recommend to Princess Sofia that you be remanded to the custody of King Benjamin of Auradon to be treated as he deems sufficient. Do you understand?"

Una nodded. William reached for his Mobilates. "Prince William to Enterprise. Prepare to beam ten back to the ship. Have Sergeant Calhoun and a security team present, as we have a prisoner in custody," William said. "Also, request an honor guard to beam down for retrieval of Queen Scarlett's body."

"Yes, Your Highness," Zenon said. "Enterprise, out."

::TBC::