Chapter 8: Stranger within PT2
Chelbell2016:
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*Keeper of the power*
Courtney's POV:
Vida is in one circle of chalk and Leanne in the other while my ex-ranger team, my current ranger team, Udonna, Bowen, Clare and I are all standing watching as they both try and convince them to set us free.
"Guys," Vida says to all of us as Leanne gives us a pleading look. "I know you think you need to do this, but I'm all right."
"So am I," Leanne says glancing at dad, Conner, Trent and I.
"Please let us out," Vida pleads.
"We're gonna help you 'V'!" Chip vows. "I promise."
"And you as well Leanne," I tell her.
Maddie like me looked horrified at what our two sisters had become.
Clare suddenly approaches.
"Maybe you should let them out," she says until both girls jump at her snarling. They show her red eyes and fangs.
"Or maybe not," Bowen says having had to pull his cousin out of the way.
Udonna gives her son and niece a hard look.
"If flytrap was destroyed," Maddie says as we all turn away from the two vampires. "These two should be fine. They must be under the spell of another vampire."
"What if it's Necrolai," Chip suggested and my dad and dino friends all frowned.
"Koragg would know that," Xander reminds us.
"Courtney," Chip says and I look up at him. "Koragg seems to be able to contact you whenever he likes. Have you ever tried to contact him?"
I thought about it as my dad wondered what Chip meant.
"No," I then realised that I might be able to. "Well, I can try."
I turn away from my friends and concentrate on contacting Koragg. I close my eyes for a few seconds hoping to hear anything. After a few moments of no pain and complete silence I open my eyes.
I shake my head and address the others. "I guess it doesn't work like-"
I cut off as I heard Koragg growling and I cried out, as the pain started again. Then I heard Koraggs voice.
"You wish to speak red wizard?"
He told me where to meet and I looked up as the pain lessened.
"Next time Chip," I tell the yellow ranger panting from the pain. "You can call him yourself. He's in the glen."
"While you go after Koragg," Udonna says. "There's something I need to do. Bowen come with me."
I nod my head and then glance around at dad, Conner and Trent.
"Stay here there's food in the kitchen help yourself," I tell them and they nod.
"Who's gonna look after 'V' and Leanne?" Maddie asks glancing at her sister.
I do the same and sigh. My dad and the others needed something to eat.
"I will," Clare offers as the only one left with nothing to do.
"Clare," Xander says stepping towards her. "They'll try everything and anything to get you to release them. You sure you're up for it!"
"Don't worry," she reassures us. "I am a lot smarter then I look. Or- never mind, I'll be fine I promise."
I shake my head as I turn to leave with the others. It is at that point I notice we are missing someone.
"Where's Chip?" I ask Maddie and Xander.
*Keeper of the powers*
We get to where Chip is in the glen with Koragg just in time to see Chip go rolling across the ground.
"Chip!" I yell out as we approach.
"Are you all right?" Maddie asks him.
We turn to face Koragg who begins to speak.
"If you are looking for the one who turned the pink witch into a vampire," Koragg guessed. "Look no further than Necrolai."
"Necrolai!" Maddie fumed.
"You're lying," Chip accused.
Maddie helps Chip back to his feet and Koragg addresses us again.
"If you want the pink witch back," he informs is and I feel a little suspicious. "Defeat Necrolai."
"Why are you telling us this?" I demanded.
"If you are strong enough to defeat Necrolai," he explains. "And get the pink one back, then and only then, have you earned the right to fight me."
He disappears through a spell seal.
"We'll play your game," I tell him.
We return to Rootcore and I go straight to see my dad and two friends.
"Hi guys," I tell them and they all turn.
"Everything go ok?" Dad asks and I nod.
"Yeah," I tell him with a half smile on my face. "We were right it's Necrolai behind it."
I smile and leave for the other room. I see Clare pass me but I sense something not right I look at the circles and see Bowen trapped in one but the other is empty. Xander goes to let 'Bowen' out but something occurs to me at that moment.
"Xander stop!" I tell him. "That's not Bowen!"
"What do you mean?" He asks glancing at the fake.
"If that was Bowen," I remind him. "He wouldn't be trapped as the circles only keep in vampires."
Realising I am right he backs away and when I look again I see Leanne.
"Wait if that's Leanne," Maddie points out. "Then the person pretending to be Clare is..."
She stops as the real Clare enters the room.
"Oh hi guys, I didn't hear you come in," my ranger friends all groan as they realise that they have been tricked by Vida. "Gosh that Vida is a tricky one. She tried to convince me that she was sick but I... hey where did Vida go?"
I shake my head at my friends.
"What was that half-brain theory of yours again?" Maddie asks.
We are at the crystal ball trying to find Vida while dad and the others watch Leanne.
"What if we find Necrolai before Vida?" Maddie asks as we decide on what to do. "How do we destroy her? Flytrap was one thing."
"Chips book," Xander suggested. "It's gotta have a chapter on destroying vampires!"
Chip grabbed his book and read.
"Chapter 13," he read out loud. "Basically it's the old stake in the heart scenario. Unless we're dealing with the queen of the vampires."
"And what does it say about destroying them?" I ask him.
"It says you can't," he says.
"Well that's encouraging," Xander says disappointed but then a thought occurred to him. "Wait The Xenetome. That tells us what we need to know when we need to know it. We need to know it now."
All four of us go to the Xenetome. Chip stands in front and the rest of us around it.
"Xenetome," Chip says. "How do we destroy the queen of the vampires?"
Ancient writing appears on the page and at the bottom is some sort of crystal.
"Dawn crystal," Chip says reading the inscription. "That must be the only way to defeat Necrolai! Well it say how to make one but it takes time. And ingredients I don't know if we can get."
"You can't," a voice says from behind us and we turn to see both Udonna and Bowen. "But I did. We must hurry. There is not much time. We must make the crystal before..."
"Before what?" Maddie asks at the same time as me. I then fell silent as Maddie continued. "Before it's too late? Is that what you were gonna say?"
"Make no mistake rangers," Udonna tells us. "We are in danger of loosing on of our own and your sister Courtney!"
I felt the tears come to my eyes.
"That's not gonna happen," Bowen promises us both.
"Udonna you make the dawn crystal," I say to her. "Bowen you come with us and we will look for Vida."
"No," Chip says. "I'm staying to make the crystal. I owe Vida that much!"
*Keeper of the powers*
First we take to the mystic racers and Bowen has gone to the city.
"Vida!" We all call.
"Sis?" Maddie yells worried. "Where is she?"
"Hey 'V'," Xander shouts hoping to see her.
After a few minutes we were all worried.
"She has to be somewhere," Maddie points out. "I'm not giving up!"
"No one is Maddy!" I promise. "No one!"
By the morning we have met up with Bowen and we are going inside
"Maybe she left town," Maddie says going hysterical. "Maybe she was taken maybe.."
"We'll find her Maddie," Bowen soothed her. "I promise."
"Find who?" I turn quickly to see Vida was the one who spoke but something tells me that there is something not right.
I decide to watch her for now.
"Vida!" Maddie exclaims running up to her sister and hugging her.
Vida chuckles.
"Sis I'm fine," Vida reassures her sister. "Calm down!"
I am glancing at her a little worried. If she's okay then shouldn't Leanne be.
"I'm fine," she repeats as Maddie finally lets her go. "I had quite a night. But I'm okay."
The others return to Rootcore and I go to fetch my dad so he can get Leanne home.
"Dad," I call out as I enter the hotel room. "Are you here?"
"I'm in the kitchen!" he calls back.
I walk into the kitchen and see him sat at the table having a cup of coffee.
"Everything ok?" He asks as I enter.
"Yeah," I tell him. "I came to collect you to come and collect Leanne. Vida is fine so Leanne should be also."
He nods and gets to his feet. Placing his cup into the sink he walks over to me and I flame us out.
We arrive just in time to see Maddie bend down to pick up an apple.
"Chip!" she says annoyed. "Now you've gone and ruined perfectly good apples."
As she reaches out the apple turns black and froths meaning it is poisonous.
"Did you say perfectly good?" I ask looking around to see Leanne still pale.
Still a vampire.
"Talk about your rotten apples," Xander comments.
Bowen who had been watching the scene looked around.
"She's gone!" He comments.
*Keeper of the powers*
We chase Vida out of Rootcore and follow her towards the city.
"Hold it right there!" I yell and she stops and turns to face us. "There's no where else to run!"
"You are so right!" She tells us.
Suddenly Necrolai appears and places a clawed hand on top of Vida's head who looks like she is enjoying the attention.
The vampire laughs and we all gasp.
"Good servant!" she says to Vida stroking her like a pet. " Very good servant. Now get them!"
"Yes mistress!" Vida says in a deep voice.
Her suit suddenly appears and she begins to walk towards us.
"Oh no!" Maddie says with tears. "Vida!"
Vida pulls out her staff.
"Magi staff!" She yells as she begins to run at us.
We all prepare to fight.
"Don't hurt her!" Chip tells us. "I'm going after Necrolai!"
We all nod.
Chip morphs and jumps over Vida's head to fight the queen of the vampires. As Vida turns to watch we all grab her and try to restrain her. She manages to send me rolling to the ground but I quickly jump to my feet and prepare to help the others but Maddie and Xander, like me end up hitting the ground in our attempt to restrain her. I regroup with the other two.
"We're getting really hurt taking it easy on her," I point out holding my arm.
She sends us all flying over the bridge and we have to morph to stop us from getting seriously hurt.
Vide then kicks Maddie and Xander sending them both to the ground so I move to stop her myself.
"Stop!" I yell trying to grab her but she shrugs me off. "It's us Vida!"
I block her attacks and try not to have to fight her myself. Unfourtanetly about a minute later she strikes me twice across the chest and I end up back on the ground. I get back to my feet and grab her again as she strikes the other two. I block her with my shield and she goes stumbling back.
She growls and comes running at me again so I block her punches and kicks. The others get back up and she sends all three of us to the ground and jumps up in front of Necrolai who is about to be shot by the dawn crystal which Chip had stuck on top of his crossbow.
"I will not let you harm my queen!" I hear her say.
We get up and join them as Chip is powering his weapon again and this time he is aiming for Vida. I gasp.
"Chip you can't!" Xander says to him. "It's Vida!"
"Don't do it Chip!" Maddie tells him.
"Put it down!" I order him. "NOW!"
"I believe in you V!" We hear Chip say quietly. "FIRE!"
He fired at V and we all watched with anxious eyes. At the last minute Vida moves out of the way and Necrolai is hit by the dawn crystal.
"NO!" She yells.
Lightning sparks and smoke goes up. Vida lands on the ground not too far away from Necrolai.
"Hey!" I says in shock.
"WHOA!" Maddie cries.
"V' is for victory!" Chip says doing the pose as we appeared behind him he explains. "Vida showed me her sign. Even though she said she wasn't with us anymore, I knew she was."
Necrolai was angry.
"You tricked me pink witch," she growls before sending electricity through Vida's body. "You'll pay for that!"
Vida de-morphs from the pain of the electricity.
"You have to stop her!" Vida tells us.
"You got it!" Chip agrees and we all pull out our Magi staffs. "Do it for 'V' guys!"
We all raise our staffs into the air and they begin to spin.
"MAGI STAFF FULL POWER!"
We all duck to the side as Chip prepared to throw it at the vampire.
"Bite this Necrolai!" He calls.
He throws them at her and it continues to spin and as it hits her she turns red as waves of power go through her destroying her.
"This can't be happening!" She fumes.
She blows up.
"Yeah!" Chip cheers.
"Good job guys!" I tell my team.
"Way to go sis!" Maddie says as we all run over to Vida.
Her colour was returning and I knew that both her and Leanne was ok.
"V you all right?" Chip asks the pink ranger.
"Yes!" she replies with a smile. "I feel my powers surging back into my body."
"You're back!" Chip cheers and Vida laughs doing her pose.
"We did it!" Xander cheers.
"Yeah!" Maddie agrees.
"All right!" I say.
Suddenly the ground begins to shake and we fight to stay on our feet as Koragg appears.
"You five wizards have shown great power and cunning to defeat Necrolai," he says as we all move forwards. "This is what I have waited for! UTHE MEJOR COTASTROS!"
"CENTAURUS WOLF MEGAZORD!"
Koragg forms his megazord.
Vida morphs into her ranger form.
"GALWITT MYSTO PRIFIOR!" We go to titan mode.
We then combine to form the megazord.
We pull out our sabre and prepare to fight.
"Let's show him!" I tell my team.
"ANCIENT POWER! MYSTIC SPELL SHIELD!" We all yell.
"DARK MAGIC SPELL SHIELD!" Koragg said create his own spell.
Both sides strike with their own weapons and our cockpits spark. The megazord hits the ground.
"He's stronger than we are!" Maddie points out. "Guys, what are we going to do?"
"I say we fight back!" Chip says to her patting her shoulder. "We don't give up!"
"Chips right!" Vida agrees. "We fight back! We never give up!"
"Count me in!" Xander agrees.
"One for all!" I call.
"And all for one!" Chip says as we trade places so Chip is in the front.
Our cockpit suddenly grows.
We raise our Magi staffs towards the light and the top of them glow.
"Whats going on?" Chip asks staring at his glowing staff.
"Your belief in me has given us a new spell," Vida explains.
"Nice!" Chip says.
"Battle me!" Koragg challenges.
We put our hands to the seals on our chess pieces. They glow up.
Outside of the megazord the wings extend on either side.
"You have new magic!" Koragg states shocked.
"TITAN MEGAZORD TAKE FLIGHT!" We all call.
We point the sword into the sky and a gold spell seal appears above the head of the megazord. We take to the skies. We go high up and through the spell seal.
"SPIRITS OF THE ANCIENT TITANS!"
Souls of the ancients surround us.
"TITANS ATTACK!"
We go flying towards Koragg and after the ancients pass through the seal we do and strike Koragg. He goes flying backwards and lands on the ground.
"YES!" I yell.
"All right!" Xander says.
"We got him!" Maddie cheers.
"Yeah!" Vida calls.
"Way to go!" Chip praises.
Koragg steps up without Cotastros and we all cry out in protest.
"Impressive!" Koragg says as he turns around to face us. "You grow more powerful by the day. But so do I! Our next battle will have a different outcome!"
He disappears through a spell seal.
We all cheered again happy to have saved the day.
*Keeper of the powers*
I went to Rootcore and checked on Leanne who is fine. I then went to the rock porium to spend a little more time with her and dad before they went home tomorrow.
"Guys I'm gonna clear things up with LeeLee," Vida said and Leanne agreed with her knowing they probably freaked her out when there eyes glowed red and they showed fangs.
Dad approaches me.
"You know," he says and I glance around at him. "If you carry on in a few years you will have my ranger record beaten and that's saying something."
I laughed and so did he.
Then Bowen walks up and I notice that he cannot take his eyes off of Maddie.
"Bowen," I say waving my hand in front of his face until he looked at me. "Stop daydreaming lover boy!"
He blushes and my dad nudges me.
"Leave him alone," he jokes.
"Look I never had a big brother to pick on," I tell him. "So I pick on Bowen. I did it to Trent as well."
He nodded remembering.
The next day my dad and Leanne went back to reefside.
*Keeper of the powers*
Chelbell2016:
Sorry it's late but I am not going to be able to update every two days now as I am working 30 hrs a week so I am busy some days. I will update ASAP! please review thanks.
Update information:
This chapter updated on 07/02/2017 at 19:58
The next chapter is predicted to be up at the latest on the 10/02/2017
