Copyright: Power Rangers, the names and characters are owned by Saban, Dairanger the name is owned by Toei/Bandai Japan.
Lyzander was standing on a rock at the edge of a cliff. He liked this place because it was secluded and it also was a good place to find ones thoughts. At first the gray sky and gray clouds disturbed him, but over time he went on to accepted the landscape. He held up the Saber-tooth tiger power coin in his hand and a single tear escaped his eye, for it had been a year since IT happened. He closed his eyes and relived the events of that day.
"Lyz, go! I will hold them off here!"
"I won't leave you, Trini! I can still fight!"
"No! It is me they want; you don't have to sacrifice yourself as well!"
"I will not leave you here to die!"
"You didn't leave me to die, I left myself to die!"
"Trini, please… You have to come!"
"No! Look, take this!"
"Your Power coin!"
"Promise me you will keep it close to you every time you feel like there is no hope and you want to quit! Promise me! Promise me dammit!"
"I promise!"
"Lyz, there is something else I want to tell you… Aaaaargh!"
"TRINI? TRINI! NO!"
"Lyzander?"
He was quickly brought back to reality when Ivelise gently tapped him on the shoulder.
"How are you feeling?" she asked him.
However he was not in a talking mood. "How do you think I am feeling?" he responded mildly rude. "I've been coughing blood for the past three days and I almost had my spine busted! I'm feeling just great, how about you?"
"There is no need to raise your voice at me! I just came to tell you that we have been called for our next task. Whenever you feel like joining us, you know where to find us!" she turned and unceremoniously walked away.
Lyzander gave another look at his power coin and put it back into his pocket. "Ivie, wait!" he called her and she turned back. "I'm sorry for that! It's just that, it hasn't been a good week for me! I feel like I let all of us down by not completing our task."
Ivelise walked up to him and held his hand. "You are still here aren't you? What happened in Briarwood was just bad luck. I'm confident that you will prove your worth to the team and to my father next time!"
"I hope so! If I don't, then I don't expect to live long enough to see his disappointment… and you will probably be disappointed as well."
"Come on! Let us think more positive." She said with a gentle smile. "Isn't there something, besides the landscape, that can make you think like that?"
"Your smile always makes me think positive!" he winked at her.
"That is the spirit! Now come on, the others are waiting!" and they both left hand in hand to meet their comrades.
Chapter 2: Wind Storm
Almost a week had passed since the tragic events in Briarwood took place. Ever since that faithful day when Chip, Vida, Dageron, Leanbow, Udonna, Xander and Nick, the Mystic Rangers, died, the whole town was in mourning. The church's bell ring echoed through the city as a convoy of horse carriages, carrying their bodies, and people dressed in all black passed through the main square, on the way to the cemetery, all with the one purpose of sending the Mystic rangers on their final journey. Among those people were their fellow rangers: Adam, Tommy, Katherine, Tori and Kira.
"Any sign of the evil rangers?" Adam asked while whispering.
"Not yet!" Tommy responded. "I contacted Billy on Aquitar and their scanners haven't been able to detect them anywhere either. They came and they disappeared just like that. Almost as if they never existed."
"Doctor O?" Kira said. "Do you think that this was just on attack on Mystic rangers, or are they going to try and attack other rangers as well?"
"I hope not! But we never had such luck before and my guess is: they will strike again sooner, rather than later."
"If that is the case, then why haven't they shown their faces in over a week?" Kat asked.
"They are probably waiting for us to let our guard down." Adam said. "The best time to strike an enemy is when they least expect it."
"The calm before the storm!" Tori added.
"So what can we do to stop it?"
"Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do." Tommy said cautiously. "We can only keep going on with our lives and keep our eyes open at all times!" and the others nodded in agreement.
After it circled the entire city, the convoy finally reached the cemetery and thus the cremation process began. Even though it was clear that these rangers were greatly beloved by the entire town and everyone was saddened by this turn of events, among the mass of people wearing black and holding candles, there was one specific woman that seemed more struck by this than anyone else. Her entire body was covered in black; in her right hand instead of a candle she carried a withered white rose; and even though her face was covered, her tears could clearly be seen and they carried much more suffering than any other civilian in Briarwood. Many people tried to talk to her, to give her their condolences, but she would just ignore it or give a simple nod. That woman was Madison; the last remaining Mystic Force ranger.
"Poor girl." Kat remarked. "I can only imagine what it is like going through something like this at such a young age."
By noon the cremation was complete. The chalked remains of the rangers were taken into a mausoleum. They were beloved by the whole town, so it was no surprise that every worker agreed to voluntary build a sacred place to worship their heroes. Their urns were all placed in separate glass cases for everyone to see. As the ceremony winded down, eventually everyone left. The guests were also preparing for their departure when Tommy received a certain long-distance call.
"Billy, did you find something useful?"
"Sort of, I managed to hack into a security cam that captured the Dairangers in their unmorphed form."
"That is excellent news, Billy!"
"Not really, the image has a lot of distortion and it does need to be cleaned up in order to get an accurate portrait of them."
"I guess it is a good start."
"There is something else I need to mention to you, that is even more disturbing."
"What is it Billy?"
"Well, some of the data found at the Mystic Forces base of operations doesn't match!"
"What do you mean?"
"According to Madison, that base also had a full size dragon, yet there were no signs of it when the authorities searched the area. I dare assume that something big like that would not just disappear."
"Wait!" Tommy's tone caught the attention of the others. "Are you saying that these guys might have an actual dragon at their disposal?"
"I am not certain, I need to do some further research on the matter, however I don't have all the necessary equipment to conduct this research from here."
"What do you need?"
"Nothing that can not be done with a little tweaking. And I would require a permanent base to conduct these activities back on Earth. Do you know of a location with the proper technological equipment where I can stay?"
Without thinking it through Tommy instantly replied with a smile: "Yes! I have exactly the place!"
After he hanged up, he turned to Kira.
"Yes, Doctor O?"
"Do you think Ethan would like some company?"
Sure enough, when Kira called Ethan and told him about Tommy's suggestion. He was overjoyed at the opportunity, not only to be working with the first blue Power Ranger, but with someone who has been in contact with extra terrestrials as well. To him it was like a dream come true.
"OK." Kira said "Arrangements are done; he will expect us at his house around 11 AM tomorrow."
"Thank you for your help, Kira! In such troublesome times it is important that we all stick together!"
"I know!" then she looked at her watch. "Oh my! It's 5 o'clock already."
"Well I guess it is time to say goodbye then!"
"What about Madison?" Adam asked. "Do you think that she will be all right?"
"Doubtful, considering what she went through!" Tori responded "I think it is best to leave her alone in her thoughts for now."
Adam nodded and everyone prepared for their departures. Tommy and Kat once again offered him a lift home, but he opted against it this time. Tori also offered Kira a ride in her jeep.
"Bye, Adam!" Kat said.
As they pulled their car into the driveway, Tommy turned around and whispered to her: "See? You're bad driving scared him away!" And Kat responded with a mild F-bomb. They gave the others honk drove back to Reefside.
"Hey Adam, you want a ride to Angel Grove?" Kira asked.
"No thanks, Kira! My own car was being repaired in the local shop and I am scheduled to pick it up today."
"Well, at least let us give you a ride to the shop."
"We insist!" Kira said, with both her and Tori crossing their arms.
"How can I refuse an offer from two such lovely ladies like yourselves." Adam said with a smile.
"Great! Let's go!"
However as they were driving away, they failed to notice the five shooting stars in the distance.
***Reefside Northern Beach***
The beach was probably the least popular of the three Reefside beaches, thus by noon it was all but clear of visitors. It was the perfect place for the Dairangers to regroup.
'Miranda, swift like the wind, to you I bestow the power of the Roc staff.'
"Arise Pink Prime!"
'Khalil, the man with many faces, to you I bestow the power of the Cerberus staff.'
"Arise Green Prime!"
'Ivelise, my daughter and child of the storm, to you I bestow the power of the Griffin staff.'
"Arise Yellow Prime!"
'Lyzander, protector of others, to you I bestow the power of the Pegasus staff.'
"Arise Blue Prime!"
'And Yuri, the fiercest hunter of all your comrades, to you I bestow the power of the Lamiya staff.'
"Arise Red Prime!"
The stars reached the ground and the five walked out on the sand in unmorphed form. Yuri looked at his surroundings in attempt to figure out their next task.
"Khalil, where are we?" he asked.
Khalil looked around and apart for some seagulls, the beach was completely empty. Then he noticed a sign that read 'Property of Reefside Municity', and he went into his trans-like state.
'We may not be Power Rangers, but we still have Power! Power of Air! Power of Earth! Power of Water! Ninja Storm!'
When he returned from his state was about to tell Yuri about his vision, but was cut off by Miranda.
"The Ninja Storm rangers! The lord sent us to kill the Ninja Storm rangers! The ones from the Wind and Thunder Ninja Academies!"
"You are sure of this?" Yuri was surprised that she had any knowledge of this place.
"Yes!" she responded.
"She is right!" Khalil confirmed. "I just saw them in my vision."
'So this is what the Lord meant that he would expect two blue ranger crystals from our next task! Clever of him!' Lyzander thought to himself.
"Just out of curiosity, how did you knew about this?" Yuri asked.
"I was one of the students at the ninja academy and I was one of the most promising students." She sighed and continued. "However an incident during training occurred and…" She then paused for moment. "Ismail found me on this beach… after I almost died."
While the others were stunned to hear that, Yuri reacted with a subtle grin. "Cheer up, Miri! You will get your revenge! I have my personal guarantee!"
She looked into his eyes and gave a simple but sincere: "Thank you!"
"Any time! So anyway… Can you tell us where to find them?"
"Unfortunately I can't say with absolute certainty. But I know enough to help us complete our task."
"I am all ears!"
"Most of the time they spend in the academy itself, however it is inaccessible to normal roads and the only way to enter it is via an invisible portal in the forest, or by from the air."
"Do you know where the portal is?" Khalil asked.
"No. The portal changes its position everyday to help keep the secrecy."
"How about the air route?"
"If I transform into an eagle or a similar creature, I can get in undetected, but I can only carry in one of you. If I transform into something bigger I can get us all in, but we risk us being spotted and losing the element of surprise!"
"We cannot afford to lose that! We will have to come up with another plan! Do you think there is a way we can split them up?" Yuri said. By the time Miranda had finished her report; he already had several ideas of how they would proceed, but still needed more information if he was to come up with something useful.
"The three Wind rangers always stick together, and will be impossible to split up; then there is Cam and the sensei; Cam no longer has his ranger powers and usually stays behind and observes from the command post."
"An immobile target? Sounds too good to be true." Khalil noted.
"It is not! The sensei is very powerful and he also has the power to transform into beasts as well, we will have to focus on killing his son first, because that will be a perfect distraction! Then there are the Thunder rangers from the other academy. I don't know where it is, but if the Wind rangers are attacked, then they will probably come to their aid, since they are close friends."
"Good to know." Yuri turned around and began to plan at the best possible way they could handle this.
"So what now?" Ivelise asked.
After a few seconds of silence Yuri turned around. "What is our best chance to draw them out of the academy?"
"Well…" Miranda responded "The best way would be to attack their students, who train in the forest in the very early morning. However I don't think it is the best option since that won't guarantee that all of them will come! And some of the students are very well trained, so they pose a threat as well."
"They won't need to! Here is the plan!" Yuri gave a hand signal to rally his comrades to his side. "It is almost dark outside! We will wait a few more hours until the sun is completely gone; then, Miri, you will take Khalil, transform and enter the Wind academy by the cover at night and get to a good vantage point from where you can ambush the green ranger and his father, but don't strike until we draw out the other three.
"Understood!"
"But how are we going to draw them out?"
"Sometime in the morning Ivie, Lyzander and I will attack the students in training and draw out the Ninja rangers; the academy will probably call in the Thunder rangers to help on the outside, and once they leave the academy you will be cleared to strike! After you are finished you enter the portal from the inside and help us finish whoever is still standing! Task completed! Any questions?"
"No sir!"
"OK, we still have a few hours before nightfall so rest up! Depending on our competence, tomorrow will either be a walk in the park, or judgment day! I don't know about you, but I would prefer the former! Dismissed!"
"Yes sir!" They bowed at their leader and went to rest on the empty beach.
Miranda went for a swim in the ocean and Yuri soon followed her to keep her company. Khalil stood by himself meditating. Lyzander stood alone at a more rocky part of the beach; he was later joined by Ivelise, who snuck in next to him.
"I have to admit, the commander sure knows his stuff." He told her with a smile.
"I see you are feeling much better than the last time we spoke. That is a good thing to see!" She said while caressing his cheek with her hand. "I should thank Yuri later on."
"You are a much bigger reason for me feeling good." She giggled at his response and they exchanged a kiss. "If your father knew about us, I would have been dead six months ago!"
"Have no fear, my love." She said in a subtle soothing voice. "When this is all over, his opinion will not matter! And we will do whatever we want!"
Once again they exchanged a kiss, as the sun was slowly disappearing in the horizon.
***Briarwood Car Shop***
Several hours had passed since the funeral ceremony and things were already starting to get back to normal in Briarwood. Adam was somewhat lucky that due to the mourning, the car-shop had much less work than usual, and therefore got his car fixed 2 two days early. Still his patience was put to the test when he had to wait for two hours for the car maintenance to finish.
'I am starting to think it would have been better off to have hitched up a ride with Tori and Kira!'
The shop was closing at 7 PM and his car got fixed at 6.57 PM, he was very lucky to have it finished before closing time, otherwise he would have to find a place to stay in Briarwood for the night. And that wasn't something he wanted to do. Not that he had anything against the city, but his finance situation wasn't in the best of shape. He had closed his dojo in Angel Grove for exactly three days, enough to prepare, celebrate and rest from the reunion with his former ranger colleagues. However when the attack on the Mystic rangers happened those three days turned into a week. His dojo wasn't very profitable to begin with and by closing it down for such a long period of time he risked losing what little costumers he had. It was very difficult for him to find optimism in these times, but he tried as best as he could.
'I didn't think that I would miss the days when I was getting beaten up and blown up by supernatural monsters. At least I didn't have to worry about whether I would be able to pay for my electricity bill!'
"Here you go, sir." Said the mechanic as he handed him his car keys. "Drive carefully and make sure you don't run over any bumps!"
"Thank you, I will!"
A sign of relief appeared on his face when he put the keys into the ignition and it started. He couldn't wait to get home and rest from this exhausting week. He drove off thinking that he was going to spent another week in bed just relaxing, however as he drove past the city cemetery, something caught his attention. The mausoleum where the Mystic rangers were put to rest, as well the whole cemetery for that matter, was completely deserted except for that one figure that stood there in such a way that she could easily be mistaken for a life-size statue. It was Madison, she still just stood there watching, she was still crying and she was still holding the white rose in her hand. Adam, despite agreeing that she needed to be alone earlier on, was afraid that she was in an unstable psychological state, and it would be better if someone went over and at least attempted to cheer her up.
He pulled up his car and slowly walked towards her. Madison just stood there and didn't even notice him until he put his hand on her shoulder. She slowly turned her head towards him. When he saw the amount of suffering in her eyes he was lost for words. Nothing he would have said would have made her feel better anyway.
At first she was reluctant to get close, but she could feel how weak she was getting, so she laid her head on his shoulder. Adam wrapped his arms around her; he tried to talk but still had no idea what he was going to say. When he held her for the first time he was stunned at what he felt, her body was all skin and bones, poor thing probably hadn't eaten in days. He noticed her shaking; it was probably because of the cold wind. He instantly took off his jacket and put it on her.
"Maddie," he told her "it's getting cold outside, you can't stay here all night." She remained silent. "Maddie, please you have to go."
Finally she responded. "How can I abandon my friends?"
"You will not be abandoning them!"
"You don't understand!" and fresh tears starting to pour down her face. "It is my fault this happened! My fault!"
"How could this be your fault?" he was stunned that she would blame herself for the attack.
She took a deep breath and continued "That day, we were supposed to have lunch with Udonna and Leanbow… but I also asked Nick to teach me how ride a motorcycle that very same morning… he suggested that we leave it for another time but I insisted… I got on it, and I fell off it three seconds later… they had to send me to the hospital to check on my arm…" Adam tried to talk, but thought that it would be a good thing if she let her feeling out. "…the team was split up, because I asked them not leave me at the doctor's alone… Don't you see? If it wasn't for my childish playing we would never have split up, we would have taken THEM straight on… instead we were split up… and I witnessed with my very own eyes how my family, my friends and my loved ones die!" she paused because she was having difficulty breathing, Adam tried to help her but she stopped him. "My sister swore to protect me… and I got her killed! My friends always defended from trouble… and they are dead because of me!"
Adam held up her hands and looked her in the eyes. "You are being too harsh on yourself! Just because you weren't together doesn't mean that you would have managed to defeat them… What if things were different? Imagine if you had gone to that lunch and you were attacked? What if they still killed your friends and you were the only one left? Would be still suffering like this? Or would you want to avenge them?"
"Unfortunately I cannot go back and change time to tell you how I would feel."
"OK, but what if they had killed you two? And you were in one of those urns on display?"
"I almost wish I had died along with them." She mumbled to herself.
"Madison? So you are just going to give up? Is this what your friends would have done? Do you think if your sister was in your position she would be just sitting there and throw her life away?"
"No! Vida was a fighter! She would have found those bastards and destroy them and move along with her life."
"And your friends?"
"I am sure they would too!"
"So why don't you do it?"
"Because I am not my friends. Even if I was, how can I hunt down those monsters alone?"
"Maybe you can't hunt them down, BUT you can move along with your life. And you won't be alone! I will do everything I can to help you…" he caught the double meaning of that and quickly backtracked "…and so will every Power Ranger out there!" it appeared as if his words were getting through to her, as she at least stopped crying "What do you say? Are you going to sit here and waste your life away, or are you going to move on?"
"You are right!" she whipped the remaining tears from her face and sounded much better. "Just standing here and crying will not bring them back… But I can still continue their legacy!"
"That is the spirit! I know it won't be easy starting all over again, but you can always count on our help."
"Thank you, Adam! I really appreciate this!" and then she smiled at him, for the first time in days.
"No problem! You want a ride home?" she nodded in response. "OK, come I drive you there in no time!"
She took one last look at the mausoleum, and walked into his car.
***Outside Wind Ninja Academy***
Tori was walking trough the forest on her way back to the academy when she got a weird feeling.
'It is quiet, too quiet. I feel like…'
Before she could finish her though, she was surrounded by a group of ninja warriors.
"…Like I am being watched!" she said out loud and proceeded to drop her civilian uniform for her ninja uniform. "Let's go!"
The ninjas all jumped on her at the same time, but she easily dodged them all with one swift jump and landed on two of them, knocking them down. The rest tried to attack her together but she easily stopped them with her ninja power to shoot water. One by one they all fell to the ground.
"That is enough!" said Shane, who walked out of the tree line with Dustin and another squad of ninjas. The one's attacking Tori instantly stood in attention.
"A little late for practice, don't you think guys?" she asked.
"Sensei says a ninja must always be ready!" Shane responded. "And I agree with him!"
"True that!"
Then Shane turned to the ninja squad. "This concludes today's lesson; however I do need to comment on your performance. Let's first ask out other teachers: sensei Tori, what do you think of their performance today?"
"Well, from what I saw, I think that you guys still have a lot of improving to do, and you are falling greatly behind the other students, but I can at least give you points for not giving up!"
"Thank you, sensei Tori! Sensei Dustin? What do you think of their performance?"
"I am just going to be honest: you guys SUCKED!"
"Thank you, sensei Dustin! Both of your senseis are correct, and I agree with both of them. I think it is time you evaluated your position and decide whether you really want this or not. Class dismissed!"
The three senseis and the students all went back to the academy. Tori told the others of what happened earlier on in Briarwood and told of how there wasn't any sign of the so-called Dairangers.
"Well as they say…" said Dustin "No news is good news right?" they entered the command chamber and noticed that Sensei Wontanobe.
"Sensei, is something wrong?"
"I have feeling…"
"Like you are being watched?"
"This is serious! The last time I got this feeling was when Lothor first arrived." A wave of silence covered the room. "I feel like it may be time to strengthen our senses. I sense great danger this way!"
The room became silent for a few moments.
"Don't worry sensei, no one will get past us!" Dustin responded.
"Do not underestimate your enemy, Dustin; for that is just one more advantage that the enemy can have over you!"
"What do you suggest we do, sensei?"
"Prepare yourselves for battle!"
Back at the beach, Khalil was awaken from his meditation. He approached his comrades:
"They know we are coming!"
***Somewhere in Briarwood***
Adam was driving through the city towards Madison's apartment. She sat quietly on the seat next to him, with her rose in her hand. That had his curiosity for a while and he finally decided to ask.
"He gave you that didn't he? The red ranger?"
"It is to remind me of one special day." She replied with a smile.
"Special day?" he asked that before thinking about it, but after a few seconds he quickly got an idea of what kind of 'special day' she may be referring to. Only it was too late to backtrack and he hoped this wouldn't lead to anything awkward.
"It is kind of long story, but I can tell you if you are really curious?"
"No problem. I am listening." He let out a breath of relief, obviously it wasn't THAT kind of special day, otherwise she wouldn't be so open to talk about it. 'Though, stranger things have happened!'
"Well basically, Nick came back after being absent for several months. However he didn't tell us in advance to make it a surprise; so the first night he came back, he tried to get my attention by throwing a rock at the bedroom window, where me and my sister used to sleep."
"Reminds me of when I used to that when I was younger." Adam felt back to his own experiences.
"However, when he first threw the rock we didn't hear it, so he kept throwing rocks until finally he actually threw a rock so hard it actually broke the window."
"Must have startled you pretty good?"
"Not really. Me and Vida immediately woke up and while I did remain cool, my sister was so angry, she got her baseball bat and went outside to, quote, 'beat that m-f-er who did this'. Nick was so scared, he ended up running for his life. He did apologize on the next day, to me at least; I don't think he ever mentioned it to my sister. That same day we all went downtown together, however while the others were goofing off, he took my hand and lead me to the harbor. And he gave me this…" she became sentimental, but felt rather uncomfortable continuing.
"You don't have to continue if it is personal." He soothed her.
While she did trust Adam by his reputation, she still basically knew him for only a few days. He could tell this so he let her just remember that day in peace.
"Don't worry. I just talk too much. It is typical me."
"It happens with all of us." 'At least it got her mind of suffering for a while, that is a good sign.'
They soon reached her apartment. She was getting ready to get out of the car.
"Thank you again, Adam! I really appreciate the support you gave me."
"It was nothing special. What are friends for? So, what are you going to do now?"
"I honestly don't know. My life resolved almost entirely around my friends so… I don't know! It is going to be hard putting everything aside."
"Have you thought about moving to a different place?"
"I could, but there are still things in this town, places that we used to go to together…"
"I meant moving to another city. Maybe that could be exactly the fresh start you need?"
She gave some to think about it. "I might. Yes. Anyway I won't decide now, I will sleep on it. Thank you one again, Adam." She got out of the car went towards the building.
"Hey Maddie…" Adam was hesitant about doing it, but decided to anyway. "Look, I know you will probably want to be alone for a while…" he said while handing her a piece of paper that had his phone number. "But if you ever need someone to talk to, or if you happen to stop by in Angel Grove… Give me a call. Any time."
After some hesitation she took the sheet of paper and they said their goodbyes. Adam could finally go home. The only setback was that it was already night time, and he really hated the idea of having to drive two whole hours back to Angel Grove. But at least he could take comfort in the fact that he helped Madison, at least a little bit, because he knew that despite her momentary calmness, it would be a couple of weeks, if not months, before she is able to move on with her life completely.
'I just hope she doesn't do anything drastic. It would be very easy for someone in her emotional frame of mind to decide that she has had enough and just wants to end everything. That is something I know from my own personal experience; and I know how tempting it is. I just hope she is smart enough not to do it. Nobody deserves this to happen to them!'
***Later That Night, Madison's Apartment***
Madison looked at the clock next to the bed. It was 2 AM. She realized that she had spent over seven hours in bed and still couldn't go to sleep. That was the point when she got off the bed and turned on the lights. She looked at the various cabinets around in her room. On their shelves could be seen the hundreds of cassette tapes of her and her friends, whom she used to record, there was one that she felt closer than any other. The one that had a simple label of '4MFN'.
She recalled that it had one of her best amateur films she ever made: 'Goodbye my love'. To her friends, she described it as the story of a girl that was pulled away from her loved one, despite neither one of them wanting it. It was very personal mainly because it described her feelings towards Nick during the five months that he was away. The ironic thing is that she held it in such secrecy that she didn't even put a label on it, and so without knowing that there was something on the tape, Nick actually 'borrowed' it, thinking it was blank, and recorded a personal message for her, simply entitled 'For Maddie, by Nick'. When Madison finally decided to show the video to her friends, they were all having diner together at their house. However after the first few seconds of the movie, it transitioned to Nick's message. That was the first time their friends found out about their relationship. She can still hear Vida's ranting in her head, when she heard Nick say how much his heart beat when they kiss. She was still embarrassed by this, she almost had a heart attack, but when she turned around and saw Vida holding a knife, she was honestly worried more that her boyfriend was about to lose a few limbs. Luckily he managed to talk his way out of it, granted at knife point, but it was Nick's speech that night that really told her that he was 'the one'. It was fortunate for him that he didn't mention the night that he 'de-flowered' her, otherwise no force in the universe would have stopped Vida from taking that knife and tearing him up, literally. And amid all this chaos, there were Chip and Xander, who just continued munching on their popcorn and were asking: 'Why didn't you tell us that Nick was in the movie too?'
She put the tape back on the shelf and began to tear up again. She hoped to avoid it but couldn't help it. Despite Adam's words, after she stood alone for a few hours she began blaming herself again. She looked out the window and stared at the blank night. The outside was completely empty; there wasn't a single soul out in the streets. She had never felt more lonely than now. She thought about calling Adam, but then began worrying about that as well. Was he doing this out of the goodness of his heart? Because he felt sorry for her? Or did he though it would be easy to get in her pants while she was vulnerable? Is this what life had for her? Being nothing more than a walking sex toy? She could feel all of her dreams fading away. Then her attention was drawn to a pair of scissors on the desk.
'It is still sharp. It could probably cut through skin pretty good. NO!' she thought to herself 'I will not do it!' however she still grabbed the scissors 'No matter how much easier it would be!' she thought about it again and again and again. Finally she threw the scissors away. However she still was uncertain at what to do. 'I could move and start my life again somewhere else; but will it really be that easy? I guess there is only one way to find out! No matter what happens I will not give up on my life!'
Madison reached for her pantaloons and searched their pockets. She found it: Adam's phone number. She picked up her cell phone and began typing the number. As she was about to type the last number she decided against it. Was it because she felt it was too late? Or did she think it was not worth it and that she would never be able to move on? Even Madison herself didn't knew the answer. She once again lied down on the bed, turned off the lights and hoped that she would fall asleep.
***Wind Ninja Academy; Early Morning***
Shane, Tori and Dustin had gathered their students and were preparing them for the morning lesson.
"OK, ninjas: today is a special day; today you will not only fight to prove yourselves; but to protect the honor of your sensei as well; you have been divided in three teams: team Earth, which is master Dustin team; team Water, master Tori's team and of course team Air, my team; the teams will face each other in the woods and at the end of the lesson we will pick out the best team and they will be awarded the 'Teamwork: Silver Class' badge." Then he addressed his own team. "Now, I might be a little biased here, but I personally think that the best team is team Air. Am I right?"
"Hell yeah, sensei!" team Wind chanted.
"Woe dude, hold off that hot air!" Dustin interjected. "I don't care how good you train them, but the best team is team Earth. Am I correct students?"
"So true, sensei!" team Earth chanted.
"Now what is this?" Tori asked. "Are you going to take that from them, team Water?"
"Hell no, ma'am!" chanted team Water.
"Are you going to prove all of them wrong by winning?"
"Hell yeah, ma'am!"
"OK!" Shane said. "I see you are all motivated; but you won't win with words, you will win with actions! Now go, and good luck to all of you!"
"Thank you, sir!" Everyone chanted as they rushed to the forest.
Cam sat in the command room and observed the activities from the security monitor. He was soon joined by his father, the master sensei.
"What is it, dad? Didn't you sleep last night?" Cam asked.
"I sense great dark energy nearby! Sharpen your senses, Cam! If this temple is breached again, then I am afraid that it will be the end for the academy!"
The sensei could not imagine just how right he was. Nor could he imagine that in the more secluded places of the temple stood Khalil and Miranda, waiting for the signal from their friends to strike.
***Forest Outside the Academy***
The lesson was moving along relatively well, with neither team getting an advantage over the other. Everyone was bringing their A game and were not going to falter no matter what. Until a strange chant was heard from within the tree line.
"AURA MORPHERS!"
When the three teams of students went into the forest, that was the signal for Yuri, Lyzander and Ivelise to begin their plan.
"Remember, we need them alive in order to draw the rangers out." Yuri instructed his comrades.
"Understood!"
While Yuri was giving them his last minute instructions, several members of team Earth spotted them.
"Hey who are those guys?" one of the students asked.
"Are you friends of the sensei's?"
Yuri laughed at their clueless ness. "I don't know. Why don't you tell me?" With single move of his arm he fired a fire ball at the students. He aimed the fireball at the ground rather than the students himself, since his goal was to make their presence know, rather than killing the students.
"Who the hell are you guys?" from out of nowhere appeared the members of team Air.
"Foolish pupil!" Yuri directed another fire ball at the other students, knocking them down as well.
"You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!" said a member of team Water, who appeared behind the Dairangers.
"I know!" Yuri was about to cast another fire ball, before Ivelise stopped him.
"Yuri wait!"
"What is wrong?"
"Let us call our weapons!" she responded with an evil grin,
"Good idea, Ivie! Let's do it!"
Ivelise: "Yellow Prime: Griffin Staff!"
Lyzander: "Blue Prime: Pegasus Staff!"
Yuri: "Red Prime: Lamiya Staff!"
Together: "The five stars always shining in the skies: Five-Star Taskforce: Dairangers!"
At that moment a great swell of fear hit the ninja students. They barely managed to get through their training and now they were fighting someone like the Dairangers.
"Let's teach these lemmings how to fight!" Yuri gave the order and the three jumped at the ninja students.
Yuri began to fight the Air students, Ivelise the Earth students and Lyzander the Water students. The pupils fought as best they could, but their lack of fighting experience became apparent when they kept charging, only to be knocked back down. It also didn't help them that they were fighting bare handed, while the Dairanger's staff kept knocking out sometimes two or three of them at once.
Back at the academy, Cam was observing the fight from his main control panel.
"You were right, dad." He said. "You predicted danger, and here they are."
"We can't just sit here!" Shane interjected. "We have to help the students!"
"Their boldness is admirable." The sensei noted. "They show fighting prowess that is unnatural for someone of their age!"
"Whatever it is we have to stop them! Let's go guys!"
"Be careful, my students! Remember your training, for it could mean the difference between victory and defeat for you!"
"Thank you, sensei!"
In the forest, Yuri, Lyzander and Ivelise were almost toying with their opponents. Yuri knocked one of the students down in particular and placed his staff on his throat.
"If you are the future protector of this Earth, then we are really doing your sensei's a favor by killing them!" he mocked him, as the student was barely breathing. Finally he was cut off by three specific individuals.
"Stop right there!"
The three Dairangers turned to see who dared to interrupt them. It was Tori, Shane and Dustin. Just as they had planned.
"I was starting to think you were too scared to come out of your precious ninja academy!" Yuri taunted them.
"We are sorry, the traffic held us up!" Shane taunted him back. "Ready guys?"
"Let's do this! Ninja Storm: Ranger Form!"
Shane: "Power of Air!"
Dustin: "Power of Earth!"
Tori: "Power of Water!"
The Ninja rangers morphed and charged the Dairiangers, who completely ignored the students and the ground and were now completely focused on destroying the three Ninjas.
"Remember guys! We need at least one of them alive, until we get the 'all clear' signal from Khalil and Miranda, but we can't let them retreat back into the academy either, so watch your step!" Yuri whispered to his friends and they charged.
At the academy, Cam was observing everything with his father.
"Why are there only three?" he thought to himself. "The reports said there were five… unless. Dad, we have to call Blake and Hunter! I think they will also be attacked!"
"My senses tell me, that is not their goal with this attack! I sense that an attack is going to take place in this academy."
"How could they attack the academy? Unless they have been here before…"
Cam looked around himself with a worried expression. The academy was thought to be impossible to broken into by someone who is not a member of it, so the thought caught Cam off guard. He quickly grabbed his samurai sword and kept it ready.
"I will signal the nearest ranger team to bring us reinforcements! These guys think they are though but…"
"Step away from the computer Cam!" At that moment two familiar figures walked out of the shadows.
"Miranda!" Cam was stunned to see her standing right behind him. "But… you are dead!"
"I got better!" she responded coldly, as Khalil appeared and stood next to her.
"Who is he? How did you get in here?" Cam was stopped by his father.
"I sense a great amount of dark energy within you, Miranda!" said the sensei. "You have betrayed the academy AND its people by aligning yourself with such dishonorable people!"
"Don't lecture me, sensei! I almost died because of your incompetent training." She lifted up her hand drew their attention to a part of her hand that had a very noticeable scar, one that looked like some tried to cut it off with a sword. "Shall I show the scars on my back? Or on my feet? All of which are still visible after all this time!" A slight pause followed before she continued. Neither Cam or the sensei managed to say something in their defense. It would have made no difference anyway. "Now, I am here to return the favor! AURA MORPHERS!"
Khalil: "Green Prime: Cerberus Staff!"
Miranda: "Pink Prime: Roc Staff!"
After morphing they immediately jumped on the sensei and Cam. Cam, despite being unmorphed and only having an ancient samurai sword actually did pretty good for himself. Khalil once again decided to use his illusion powers to create several copies of himself, however Cam's ninja instincts were very sophisticated so he easily managed to knock the real Khalil on the ground. Meanwhile Miranda and the sensei continued to argue.
"Miranda! With every action that you take to help such evil individuals, you strip away more and more parts of your honor! The one you fought for years to achieve! The honor that gave you your battle scars, that made you into a true warrior!"
"Do not try and play mind games with me, sensei! It is obvious your instincts have disappeared with age, if you couldn't even feel how I sneak in here with ease. I was amazed at how easy it was! I truly overestimated you! I can't believe I spent years, learning from you!"
"And in all of those years, you haven't learn a thing about the one thing that you lacked: honor! And If the only way to show you the error of your ways is to fight you… then fight you I shall!"
"Dad, you can't fight her!" Cam said, but then he saw Khalil once again jumping straight at him. Cam swiped whit his sword, and with one fatal blow managed to knock Khalil to the ground. "And you especially have much to learn!" he told him.
"Please forgive me, my friend, I promise I will get better!" surprisingly Khalil appeared right behind Cam and stabbed him his dagger. The figure that Cam knocked to the ground was nothing more than an illusion that looked exactly like him and was made to look hurt on purpose. As Cam fell to the ground, the sensei looked in terror and was about to perform an attack, when Miranda knocked him to the ground.
She was about to finish him when the sensei cast a spell on himself and transformed into a guinea pig, he rushed towards the door in an attempt to warn the other rangers. However he was stopped by Khalil's staff, which managed to break his back, turning him back to his human form. As the sensei was laying on the ground helplessly and watched as Miranda approached him with her own staff, he barely managed to speak.
"You still have much to learn!"
"I am sure my new master will do a much better job at training me than you ever did!" And she unceremoniously stabbed him the sharp end of her staff. "Goodbye, sensei!"
A moment of silence followed, as Miranda took a deep breath of relief.
"Miri, we have a problem! We still need to get the Thunder Rangers to come; otherwise, we will not be able to complete our task!"
"Can you make an illusion of Cam calling them?"
"I will do my best, but first I need to bypass this computer's security protocols. It might take a while."
"Hurry Khalil!" Miranda said as she looked at the monitor, where it appeared that the three Wind rangers were more than a match for their Dairanger friends. 'Hold on guys!'
"OK, I'm in! I will summon them right now!"
***Ethan's House***
Tommy and Kat arrived at his house about an hour early, they were worried that they were going to wake him up, however when they rang the doorbell, they realized that he was up for hours setting up all the various equipment that they were going to use. A few minutes later Kira also joined them.
"OK, I recalibrated the machine." Ethan said. "We are ready for our guest!"
The machine was a teleporter, similar to those that Tommy had used in the old days and who were common in Aquitar. However in its normal mode it could not transport huge parts of equipment along with the personnel, which is why they had to modify it. It was a relatively hard task for someone who just finished college like Ethan, but with the help of Billy's alien schematics they finished in record time.
"OK, Billy we are waiting for you!" Tommy said.
The room began to shake and two orbs of blue light appeared. In a few seconds they took form. Billy had arrived, and he was not alone.
"Hi, guys!" Billy said. Ethan took a bow as a sign of respect then turned his attention to his companion. "I hope you don't mind, I brought in Cestro to help us with the investigation."
"Greetings, earthlings!"
Kat and Tommy were happy to see one of their Alien ranger colleagues. Kira was a little freaked out at first but that was shock more than anything else. Ethan on the other hand…
"Woaw! I can't believe this! An actual extra terrestrial in my own house! This is the greatest day of my life!"
"I am happy to share your level of enthusiasm."
As the team began working, Kat received an urgent message from her workplace. She didn't like the idea of leaving the others, especially considering what was at stake, but Tommy convinced her to go anyway, as he didn't want to risk her getting fired.
"Ok, I will see you all later! Goodbye everyone!"
"Bye Misses O!"
"Bye, baby!" Tommy kissed her on the cheek and she left.
They continued on with their work and after a while managed to get their main scanner online. With it they hoped to detect any attacks that could be happening. About half an hour later Connor arrived.
"Hey guys!" he said with a smile. "Why are you all here so early?"
"Early?" Ethan asked. "It is almost lunch time!"
"Whatever, I would have been here earlier, but some dumb bimbo outside didn't give me the right of way and almost hit me with her rusty old folk car… Oh, hey doctor O! How is it going? Isn't misses O with you?"
"No" Tommy responded. "She had to hurry to work. I am sorry she didn't give you the right of way in my 'rusty old folk' car."
Connor felt embarrassed at the realization. "Busted!" Kira teased him.
"Let us change the subject, shall we?" he suggested. Now where are our guests… HUH?"
"Greetings, human!" Cestro said politely.
As if he didn't feel awkward already, now Connor was facing an alien. After the shock he responded in the only way he could. He made a Vulcan sign with his hand. "Live long and prosper!"
"I do not think I understand you, human." Cestro responded courteously.
In the meantime, Billy managed to digitally make portraits of the five Dairangers in unmorphed form.
"This is it guys: the five people that we are looking for: Pink Prime."
"Wow!" Connor whistled at Miranda's picture. "She is hot!" more awkward stares at him presumed. "She is!"
"If I can continue… Green Prime, the one that seems to be a very adept illusionist."
"Like the ones that pull rabbits out of their hats, make people fly and junk like that?"
"Not exactly. This is Yellow Prime…"
"Pfff! The other one was prettier!"
"SHUT UP, CONNOR!"
"OK, jeez Kira, are you THAT excited?"
"What!"
"Stop it you two!" Tommy was determined to restore some order in the room.
"Thank you, finally we have Blue Prime, the one who has the ability to make all kinds of shield barriers… and Red Prime, their leader…"
"Doesn't look like someone you want to mess with."
Before Kira was about to make another remark towards Connor, one of the alarms turned on. It was one of the scanners that had managed to pick up something. It was the Thunder rangers, rushing to help their friends, who were being attacked by the Dairangers. Billy tried to contact them, but surprisingly they couldn't make contact. They were baffled as to why their communicator wouldn't work.
"It is like they have a jamming device or something." Ethan suggested.
"I agree with the young earthling!" Cestro added. "But if that is the case then they are probably a target."
Billy did another series of actions on the various systems and finally managed to tap into the Wind Ninja Academy's security feed and saw the sensei and Cam laying dead.
"We have to do something!" said Tommy.
"Don't worry Doctor O, we will take care of it." Kira responded "Right guys!"
"Hell yes, let's go!" Ethan added.
"Oh yeah!" Connor confirmed "Wait, where are we going?" Both Ethan and Kira were stunned by his clueless ness. "I was just kidding, let's go!"
"Remember guys" Tommy said, whishing he could go with them, but unfortunately without his ranger powers and at his advancing age he would most likely just get in the way. "Stay safe, but get the job done!"
"We will!"
***Adam's dojo, Angel Grove***
Adam was happy that he could finally work in his dojo again. The time he spent away didn't hurt his business as much as he feared. In fact it was more full than normal. 'Absence DOES make the heart go fonder.' He thought. He felt optimistic that he wouldn't have to close it down after all.
The lesson proceeded as normal until he got a call on his cell phone.
"Ok students, we will take a five minute break." He took a bow and took his phone out of his bag. 'Hm, unidentified number.' He though quickly and then answered. "Hello?"
A loud gasp of hesitation could be heard on the other side. "Adam? It's Madison."
***At the Forest***
The Wind rangers were starting to get tired while it looked like the Dairangers didn't have any problems whatsoever. Almost as if they were not human. At first the battle was relatively equal, but over time they managed to get the upper hand over the ninja's. Until finally Blake and Hunter arrived.
"Attacking helpless students?" Blake said.
"Not a very inspiring thing to do!" Hunter added.
"Let me guess, you are the Thunder rangers?" Yuri asked with a smile.
"Good call. Thunder Storm: Ranger Form!"
Hunter: "Crimson Thunder!"
Blake: "Navy Thunder!"
"Ninja Storm!"
The five Ninja Storm rangers stood side by side, now it appeared as if they had the numbers advantage. Just as they were about to attack, the portal from the academy opened and out walked Miranda and Khalil, carrying Cam and the sensei's bodies.
"NO!" the sight of their mentor dead managed to shock them. This was just the opening that the Dairangers were waiting for. As soon as the five Ninja rangers left their guard down…
"Come on, guys! We have to… Argh!" Dustin tried to speak, but he also turned his back to his opponents. This was exactly what Ivelise was waiting for. Not wanting to waste her opportunity, she used her super speed and managed to stab Dustin in the back with her dagger.
"Nice one, Ivie!" Yuri said with delight.
The other Dairangers also moved in for the kill, but were intercepted by three new students, presumably from the Thunder Ninja Academy.
"Sensei, we are honored to fight at your side!"
"So?" Yuri said. "You want to share your master's fate? That is fine by me!"
Yuri jumped at one of the students, but was quickly knocked back by a sonic sound wave which also knocked down the other Dairangers.
"What the hell!"
The three students pulled off their masks.
"Sorry we are late!" Connor said.
"You dare to interrupt our task?" Yuri was outraged that another ranger team stood in his way. "I will give you one chance to walk away. Otherwise you will pay greatly for this! There are much worse things that death, you know?"
"Yes, we know! Ready guys?"
"Ready!"
"Dino Thunder: Power Up!" and in an instant they were morphed.
Connor: "Tyranno Power, Red Ranger!"
Ethan: "Tricera Power, Blue Ranger!"
Kira: "Ptera Power, Yellow Ranger!"
With seven on five, the battle continued and even though the Dairangers still had much strength left, they finally appeared to be getting tired. Every time it seemed like they were about to deliver the final blow they would be stopped by someone else. As the ninja students also began to regain some of their strength they also began to help. The Dairangers were at a great numbers disadvantage, not to mention that they never planed to face another team of Power Rangers and so Yuri decided that they needed to regroup.
"Fall back. Fall back!" he shouted.
He launched one of his fireballs at the nearby trees and created a forest fire behind them, to cover their escape.
Tori used her water abilities to put out the fire, but the five were already gone.
Connor reached for his communicator: "Doctor O, the Dai's are fleeing!"
"We can't just let them go like this!" Tommy said. "Follow them and apprehend them! Dead or alive!"
"Roger that!" Blake and Tori stayed behind to help the injured students, while the others pursued the Dairangers.
***Several Hours Later***
The Dirangers ran deep within the forest and finally stopped to take break near a small cave.
"I can't believe you let them bring in reinforcements!" he shouted at Khalil and Miranda. "Don't tell me you got your ranger teams mixed up!"
"But we did just call the Thunder Rangers, we have no idea how the Dino Rangers knew about this."
"That is true, my friend." Khalil added. "Everything was exactly as plan, we took out the sensei and I have the Green Ninja ranger's crystal."
"And I barely managed to get the yellow one's crystal." Ivelise added.
"It is not enough!" Yuri sat on the ground to rest his legs and to think of what to do next. "I think we were very sloppy today. Our best chance is to lay low for a few days and attempt to strike again."
"What are you suggesting? That we retreat?"
"Yes I do!" He then noticed Lyzander's expression "Do you have a problem with that?" Yuri stood up and looked him in the eyes.
"Yes I do, because when the Lord finds out that I don't have those blue ranger crystals I AM the one that is going to be slaughtered! Not you!"
"With someone, as whiny as yourself it would not be a big loss!"
"You piece of…"
"Hey, calm down!" It almost came to blows between them, but luckily the others managed to hold them off.
"Listen!" Miranda stated. "This task isn't over yet, we still have a chance. Lyzander is not the only one without a crystal from this task. I suggest we just stay somewhere close by. And think of a different plan."
"I agree. But next time, you watch your mouth!" said Yuri while pointing at Lyzander. "Khalil? Do you think we can find out how the Dino rangers knew about this attack?"
"I think I can."
"Do it!"
Khalil sat on the ground and went into his state of trans. It was difficult at first, because he didn't have anything specific to work with, but after time he began to see images: 'Aren't you a little old for this, Tommy? I may be old, but I can still pull it off!'
He woke up abruptly. "It was Tommy Oliver, their mentor. He led them here."
"That son of a b*tch! He got in the way again!" Lyzander was furious. "I can't believe this is happening! This is bullsh*t! We have to do something about him! Yuri?"
'So, our comrade still doesn't get it?' Yuri thought. 'Well, two can play that game!'
"I am talking to you!" Lyzander yelled at him.
"I agree… however I think we need a more… subtle approach to him. And don't forget we still have those fool's following us."
In the distance they could hear the voices of their pursuers. They remained quiet for a while until it was all clear.
"That was close. Any ideas how we are going to avoid those Dino rangers?" Miranda asked.
It was quiet for several more minutes, before Yuri managed to think of something.
"Hm. I think I have an idea! Miri, I need you to…" he whispered something in her ear. She nodded, transformed herself into a pigeon and flew off towards Reefside. "The rest of you: those rangers are probably still on our tails, so split up and run into the forest; make sure nobody is following you and we will regroup at Rootcore in two days. Understood?"
"Yes, sir!" Khalil and Ivelise agreed, while Lyzander was more reluctant.
"This better work, sir!"
***Outside Tommy and Kat's apartment, Reefside***
Kat managed to get home early from her desk job. She was tired and all set to enter the building that she almost didn't notice the little puppy on the ground.
"Hello, little puppy." She said and the little thing barked at her. "Are you OK?" The little critter tried to walk, but his foot looked injured. "Aw, your poor thing, your paw is hurt."
The puppy made a slight sound that really made her feel sorry for it. It barked again and she felt its paw. It really was injured and could not walk. After thinking about it briefly, she decided to take the puppy upstairs to their apartment and maybe call a vet. She thought about looking for its owner, but since it had no collar she didn't bother with it.
She took it upstairs as it continued barking and twirling its tail when she talked to him.
"You like to bark a lot don't you?" She said to it. "I think I will call you Barkie. Do you like that?" The puppy growled in a way that suggested 'no'. "Oh, you are a girl dog, now it makes sense. How about… Buffy." This time the puppy sounded happier. "OK!" Kat giggled. "Buffy it is!"
When she went up to the apartment, the first thing she did was go to the bathroom and look for some medicine to clear up the wound. While looking through the medical locket she found something that made her feel sentimental. Her collar, from when she used to transform into a car. She hold it close to her and thought.
"I wonder if a cat's collar would fit on a dog?"
"Unfortunately we won't find out today, honey!"
Kat was stunned to hear another woman's voice behind her, more so when she looked at the mirror, she saw something that startled her greatly. Miranda had once again transformed into an animal. She played on Kat's emotion for sympathy, and now she was at her mercy. Kat tried to strike at her, but Miranda was too fast and grabbed her head and smashed it right into the mirror. Kat was knocked out cold and a stream of blood began to leak from her head. Miranda stood above her with a smile.
***Back at Ethan's house***
Tommy looked at the scanners but no matter what, they still couldn't find the fleeing Dairangers. He was determined not to let them get away again.
"Don't give up guys!" he told the others via his communicator. "Keep looking, they could not have gotten far!"
"Yes, sir!" the others responded.
"Don't worry Doctor O, we will find them! One way or another!"
"The scanner doesn't seem to detect them at all." Billy explained. "Even though we can see them on the cameras, we can't get a trace on them? I don't know guys, something is not right about these guys."
The tension was cooled down by Tommy's cell phone ringing. He picked it up and looked at the display.
"It is Kat!" Tommy remarked. "Hey babe, what is up? We are a little busy over here." silence ensued. "Kat? Kat, what is wrong? Hello?"
Finally a dark laugh could be heard on the other side.
"Hello comrade!"
"Who is this?"
"Just your average Dairanger. And I have your precious little putty Kat! Meow!" Yuri mocked him.
"YOU BASTARD!" Tommy couldn't control his anger and just lashed out. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER?"
"Don't worry, comrade." Yuri said calmly. "I will take REAL good care of her!" and he hanged up the phone.
To be continued…
A/N: Oh yeah, you want to know what the hell a Lamiya is. Lamiya (Ламя – original)– A Bulgarian mythological creature, half-serpent, half-dragon that can have up to three heads. Not to be confused with queen Lamia from Greek mythology.