Chapter 12
My feet felt like a hundred pounds. The road felt like a continuous spiral: never changing and always going on. The sun stayed anchored to the hilltops, and I didn't have much time.
As I walked along, I heard leaves crumble behind me. Was I being followed? I walked some more, and sure enough, so did my followers. There was a sudden thud and a voice cussed that I knew too well. I turned around. "Really guys?" I asked annoyingly. One by one, out came Antonio, Jayden, and Kevin with an 'I-just-got-caught' look on their faces. Kevin reached behind the tree and grabbed Mike by his collar and pulled him out. They all circled around me as a said "I thought I told you guys to stay at the house." Mike rolled his eyes. "No matter how many times you say that, we aren't going to listen," said Antonio. I leaned against a boulder and asked why they would want to risk their lives for me. "Because June," began Jayden "we are a team. And a team sticks together"-he put his hand on my shoulder-"no matter the danger." I half smiled. "Yeah," agreed Mike "that, and I'm in the mood for some Nighlok ass kicking." We all laughed as Jayden put his hand in, like a basketball team before a game. Antonio followed, then Kevin, Mike and I. With hope and strength now in my heart, we shouted our Samurai creed loud and proud.
"RANGERS TOGETHER! SAMURAI FOREVER!"
Once the sun disappeared, I felt the presence of evil all around me. I clutched my morpher tightly as we came to the clearing were Estallia told me to meet, but no one was there. The guys stayed away, but not out of sight. I was beginning to get frustrated. "ESTALLIA!" I called into the stars, closing my eyes in anger. Suddenly, when I opened them, a whole hoard of Moogers and Nighlok were there. There were torches of fire lit all around and next to Estallia were two Nighloks I've never met before. One looked like a squid with a staff, the other was a female with some form of a guitar in her left hand. This scene vaguely reminded me of Narnia when Aslan gave his life to save Edmond. Moogers were quivering in fear as I walked up the path to Estallia.
"Well, you have kept true to your word Samurai." The other female Nighlok laughed. I pulled my morpher out of my pocket. "Alright I'm here. Lets do this." A Mooger attempted to take it, but I held it back. "First, show me that you have kept true to your word." Estallia grinned devilishly and ordered a Mooger to get Emily and Mia. The other Nighloks stared me down, and I felt a shiver down my spine. The squid man laughed. "Oo-ah-oo, just look at you. You used to be so tough and cocky. Now your days will be miserable." The other female Nighlok smacked the squid on the head. "Shut it Octoroo," she ordered. I heard a yelp and whimper. As I turned to my left, the Mooger returned with Emily and Mia in his grip. Their clothes were ripped, there faces were bloody and bruised and there hands were bound. There eyes were red and tear stained. When Emily saw me, she cried out "June! June please help us!" Just then, the other female Nighlok slapped Emily across the face. "Silence!" she barked. Mia cowered in her presence "Now, now Diyu, let us achieve what we have come to this wretched world for," said Estallia. Diyu grabbed Emily and Mia by there hair as she, Estallia and Octoroo stayed behind an invisible boundary. "Now," said Estallia "the Power." She held out a long clawed hand and smiled.