Chapter 18: Heir apparent part 1
Chelbell2016:
Okay guys I think this one and the next one people haven't been able to wait for. Well I will update as soon as I can I promise.
*Keeper of the powers*
Courtney's POV:
Me and Daggeron are having a bound battle. Our wrists are strapped together and the only weapon we get are our swords. We jump over a log and roll across the ground. We quickly get back to our feet and begin to battle again. He yells as he goes to strike me and I block it quickly with my sword. He knocks me away and I pull the rope tight. He does the same thing and I smile.
I jump at him and he twists his way into the rope as he comes towards me. As we continue to fight the others are sat watching like we are a reality TV show. He pulls me towards him and I do a flip to dodge the strike he aims at me. He manages to pull me as I flip and I land on my back on the ground. I call out. He goes to strike me and I block it.
"Sorry young warrior," he taunts. "Next time, I'll take it easy on you."
I smile and shake my head at him. "Don't even think about it."
I kick his sword away from mine and quickly get back to my feet. We begin to fight again and I hear Xander speak.
"Why doesn't he use his laser lamp?" He asks Udonna who is sat next to him.
"In bound battle training, only swords can be used and no magic," she explains to the green ranger. "Daggeron is very skilled in this technique."
Daggeron manages to kick me backwards. I yank on the rope again. He then turns to the other four rangers, Bowen and Udonna.
"Because I was taught by the best," he says and I notice the look that Bowen and Udonna share. "Now Courtney is going to be beat- I mean, taught- by the best."
I recognise the jab at me and decide to give him one of my own.
"I see that humility doesn't set in as one reaches, uh, middle age," I smirk as I mock his age.
"Ooh," Maddie and Vida says.
"Middle age?" Daggeron questions.
I laugh at his look of offence.
I then move to fight him again. We strike swords and I push him away from me.
"Courtney's got this one wrapped up," Vida cheers me on.
"Oh, it's not over yet," Xander comments.
Daggeron strikes my sword and I knock it out of his hand. I glance at it and then him and throw it back to him.
"Oh you had him don't give him his sword back," Vida tells me.
I don't answer. Instead I run at Daggeron again. He kicks me in the back I dodge him and end up near a tree. I duck under a few strikes, jump over a branch of the tree and pull the rope so Daggeron is forced closer. I then trip him by striking him in the ankle. I point at him with my sword. This battle is over.
Vida and the others cheer. Bowen laughs and cheers at the same time.
"Good work, Courtney," he tells me from the ground. "You took me fair and square, and you did it with honour."
He places his sword in the ground and I pull him back to his feet.
"I just got lucky," I tell him.
"There's no luck here," he tells me as we pull off the straps on our wrists. "Your skill is growing stronger. In fact, you have all improved."
We walk back over to the others. Bowen passes me a bottle of water.
"Thanks to you," Maddie tells Daggeron.
I sit down and Chip begins to speak.
"You were taught by the best, and so are we," he says as Daggeron stands in front of us and smiles. "Maybe one day we can be as good as Leanbow."
Bowen freezes when he hears this name and Udonna looks shocked. I wonder why. Daggeron gives Chip a look.
"I'm sorry Udonna," Daggeron says to the sorceress and then he gives Bowen a small smile. "I told Chip about your husband. He promised not to say a word."
Xander gives Maddie, Vida and I a look at the work husband.
Chip looks a little embarrassed by this. "And I didn't... until now."
Bowen looks at me and mouths 'My dad'. I nod my head in understanding.
"Does someone want to fill us in?" Xander asks as we all sit a little confused.
"Udonna he was a great man," he says glancing at her and Bowen walks over and takes his mothers hand. "A hero. Perhaps it's time they learned about him."
"He's right mum," Bowen agrees looking straight at her. "It's time they learned about dad."
"Yes," Udonna says after a deep breath. "It's time we told you the whole story."
*Keeper of the powers*
We are on the bridge at rootcore. We are waiting for the story on the great battle.
"Before the great war," Udonna says as she and Daggeron. "Leanbow and I lived happily with our son Bowen and our baby. Her name was Athena."
Daggeron goes on. "Leanbow was mine and his brother Cronos' mentor. The forces of evil attacked, and we fought them on all fronts. Leanbow fought bravely, but Morticon and his troops were too strong. We needed a plan, so Leanbow let with Cronos, Niella and myself."
Daggeron stops and I know that both he and Udonna are thinking about the great battle, and how they remember it.
"He always did things his way," Udonna says smiling at Daggeron. She then turns to Bowen. "Just like someone else I know."
"I remember, and it was always the honourable way," Daggeron says thinking about his mentor, he then goes back into his story. "Niella, Cronos and I prepared for the final battle. Then we were joined by someone we fought was our friend."
There is only one person we know he could be talking about.
"But I thought Callindor was your enemy," Chip says to the two.
"He is," Udonna defends. "And having once been a dear friend, it made the betrayal cut all the deeper."
Udonna then continues her story.
"When the battle was taken to the surface world, I knew the forces of darkness would be after our children. So I entrusted Bowen to a dear friend in the human world. I knew that his magic would protect him until I could go and collect him," she says before sighing deeply and glancing at both her son and friend. "But Athena was only a baby. Athena, born of magical blood, would have the power and the potential to stop their evil domination."
Daggeron continues.
"As I left with Athena... I was attacked by Callindor," he says clearly angry. "Dark magic gave Callindor more power than ever. In the end, our magic's collided, and we were both cursed. As for Athena, we now know Phineas found her and brought her to the safety of the human world."
We all take a few seconds to process this. By the look on his face Bowen didn't know about Phineas finding his little sister.
"So your daughter is alive?" Maddie asks Udonna. "Somewhere."
"Yes, somewhere," Udonna says to all of us before once again continuing the story. "Leanbow led the fight and banished the armies if darkness to the underworld. Then he continued the battle behind the gates.. alone. Leanbow, Cronos and Niella gave their lives to save us all."
"Their sacrifice will not be in vain," Xander promises.
"They will be remembered," Vida agrees.
I hear Chip say something but a sudden surge of pain in my head stops me from hearing. I grip my head as I try to get rid of the pain. I listen to Koragg's message and then turn to the others.
"Koragg wants to fight," I tell everyone.
The others nod and Daggeron steps forward.
"We are ready," he says.
I shake my head.
"No, not you, Daggeron," I tell him remembering what Koragg told me. "You are to meet with Imperious.. separately to finish off an old battle."
"This is surely a trap," Udonna says worried for us and her son.
"We're still going," Maddie tells her.
"It's time for a little payback," Bowen says to his mother.
"I don't know about you guys," I say glancing around at all of my team. "But I'm ready for this."
"Yeah," Chip agrees and the others all nod.
*Keeper of the powers*
We arrive at the area where Koragg told me to meet him. And he is there.
"Welcome," he says turning when he spots us.
We are all morphed and Bowen is in his kitsune warrior mode.
"All right," I say to him as we stop. "What do you want?"
"Your legend warrior power," he tells us.
"You must be joking," Xander tells him.
"There's no way," Chip informs the dark knight.
"We'll show you what the legend warrior power is for," I tell him.
Bowen steps aside and the rest of us press the buttons and raise our morphers.
"LEGENDARY SOURCE! MYSTIC FORCE!"
The five of us go into legendary mode. Our lion staffs appear in our hands.
"Excellent!" Koragg says nodding his head. "Your new magic is strong. That's why I must have it."
He pulls his sword out of his sabre.
"Never!" I tell him.
"No way!" Vida agrees.
All six of us jump forwards and begin to fight Koragg. He blocks our staffs and Bowens sword. Chip and Xander try at the same time to strike him and he blocks them with his shield. They manage to get a strike in and then they move away. It's my turn.
I call out as I jump into the air after Koragg. I strike him and sparks fly as I hit him in the chest. We then begin to fully fight. I block him with my lion staff. I try to throw him away from me but I need two hands to hold my lion staff. I jump over his sword as he goes to strike my ankles and then I clash weapons with him again.
The others join in and we try again to get the upper hand on him. Bowen quickly gets knocked down when a strike hits him in the stomach. I run over and quickly pull him to his feet. The others all regroup with us.
"Give me your legend warrior power," he tells us. "The master will grant you a place at his side."
"Forget it!" Vida says to him.
"We only use our magic for good," Xander informs him.
"That's right," Maddie agrees.
"And we always will," Chip says.
"As long as we are alive," Bowen says raising his sword.
"Let's show him rangers! You two Bowen!" I tell my friends.
I then step forwards with Bowen.
"Code 1!" I say. "FIRESTORM!"
Both me and Bowen throw fire at Koragg. Both fox fire and my fire manage to explode all around Koragg who cries out. He goes rolling across the ground and I go running at him. Before I even get close a purple flash comes running at me and sends me flying backwards. I land on the ground hard and Bowen quickly helps me to my feet.
"Courtney!" Chip says as the others regroup around me.
I look at what had hit me and I see some sort of monster that looks like it was made of different monsters all mixed into one. It laughs at us.
"What is that thing?" Vida asks a little worried.
"Imperious, you've cast a forbidden spell," Koragg realises as he looks at the monster in front of him.
"You're all mine, rangers!" the monster tells us.
"Man and I thought that Mesagog was ugly," I say as we prepare to fight. "But that is one ugly monster!"
I then turn to Bowen and my team.
"Come on guys," I tell them pressing code 1 on my staff. "Code 1!"
I send fire at the monster but it has no effect. He fires lightning at us. I raise a shield but it took too much power so when they do it again we all hit the ground.
"That didn't make a dent!" Chip points out looking at his lion staff.
"It looks like we're in trouble," Maddie informs us.
We get up but it blasts us again. We hit the ground hard and Bowen falls out of his warrior mode as he isn't protected as much as us.
"This isn't the way," Koragg tells the monster.
"Be quiet," the monster says. "Send them to the underworld."
I hear Koragg reply and I try to flame us but I am too weak. Next thing I know a spell seal, purple in colour, is surrounding the six of us. And then we are being dragged down.
"What's happening?" Bowen asks worried.
We cannot move as we start to sink.
"It's a spell!" Maddie says.
*Keeper of the powers*
We are suddenly on the ground, de-morphed, in the underworld if I was to take a guess. Hidiacs surround us and make sure that we cannot move. My sensing powers are going haywire. I notice Imperious sat in some sort of throne. We struggle to get free but nothing is working.
"Welcome to my humble home, rangers," Imperious says standing. "If I knew guests were coming, I would've tidied up."
"Wow," a familiar voice says and we turn to see LeeLee approaching. "Really nice to see you guys."
"LeeLee?" Vida comments when she sees the young blonde. "They got you too?"
"Don't worry," Xander says but I don't think she is a prisoner here. "We'll get you out of this disgusting place."
"Thank you," LeeLee says to him. "I hate it here. It's always dark and damp. Not to mention getting turned into an insect at everyone's slightest whim."
Necrolai suddenly appears.
"Complaining again daughter?" She asks LeeLee.
'OK I wasn't expecting that'.
"Daughter?" Chip asks what we are all thinking.
"Can we keep them here, mom? Can we huh?" LeeLee asks her mother as if we are pets. "They have things that zombies down here will never have, like souls."
I want to punch that girl right in the face right now.
"Of course, my dear," Necrolai says placing her hands on LeeLee's shoulders. "Once their power is gone, you can keep them as your pets for all eternity."
"Sweet," she replies as we continue to struggle.
A few minutes later and Bowen is tied and we are all encased with some sort of shield stopping each of us from escaping.
"So nice of you to bring me the gift of your legend powers," Imperious says mockingly.
"Your not getting anything from us," Vida informs him.
"Oh it's not for me," he tells her. "It's for the master."
In the middle of the room is a big hole. Suddenly a big eye appears in it. When it sees us it sends some sort of red blast up. I notice the whole room is glowing red now. All the hidiacs and styxoids bow down.
"That's the thing Leanbow sacrificed himself to defeat," I tell the others.
Bowens eyes fill with tears. "That thing killed my dad."
"Leanbow?" I look up as Koragg repeats the name with confusion.
"That name is not spoken here," Imperious tells Koragg before raising his hands into the air. "Now you will give the master the power to rise up and conquer."
He waves his fan and five bright light comes out of us five rangers and goes to the master. We cry out at the pain that this is causing us. I feel as if all my magic is being ripped away from me. I hear Imperious say something but with the pain I can barely hear a thing. Bowen is fighting against his restraints wanting to help us. I convulse as more and more of my legend powers leave my body.
"This is the end of the mystic force!" Imperious cheers.
The pain suddenly cuts off and we see Udonna standing in front of us having just yelled stop.
"Mum!" Bowen cries worried for his mother.
We all keel over trying to get our bearings back.
"Udonna!" Maddie says glad to see her.
Udonna turns to face imperious and points her low level wand at him. He whacks the wand out of her hand.
"How touching," he says to her. "The sorceress comes to save her pesky son and her little rangers. Now you'll feel the wrath of the master."
The master suddenly begins to electrocute her. We all cry out worried for her.
"MUM!" Bowen bellows.
She is now floating in the air trying to fight the pain. Udonna is then slammed to the ground still being electrocuted. She keeps convulsing as we fight to get free and so does Bowen. Imperious laughs loudly.
"Behold her destruction!" Imperious says as I try to break the shield but I am still too weak.
"NO!" Koragg suddenly yells and I look to him. "UDONNA!"
I worry as he goes jumping at our mentor. But I am shocked when he strikes the lightning freeing both Udonna and us.
I look back at Koragg to see it is no longer Koragg standing there. It is someone in a red and purple armour. When Bowen sees him he gasps.
"No way!" He says in shock.
"No it can't be!" Imperious says also shocked.
"Who's that?" Xander wonders.
The guy drops his armour and we see a man about Udonna's age maybe older. He looks like Bowen and I feel a strange connection with him.
"Leanbow?" Udonna says in question.
We are all in shock. It's Udonna's husband. Bowen's dad.
*Keeper of the powers*
Chelbell2016;
I couldn't wait so I have finished this one and I will start the next one straight away. Hope you enjoy.
