A cloaked figure watched from a nearby tree, as this new pup practice his fighting, the figure shook his head in shame then put the flute, he was holding to his lips and began playing, causing the young pup to look up in alarm,
William froze in alarm as the flute song began playing, the same song he heard before when he saw flashes of the original Lunar Wolf Ranger,
The figure lowered the flute, "You need a teacher, young one."
William whirled around and saw the cloaked figure, "Who are you?"
The figure removed his hood and stood before the new Lunar Wolf,
William stared at the wolf themed creature,
"I am Zen-Aku, Wolf Duke Org," the creature states, "You have an old friend's jacket,"
William turned to toward his jacket that that was hanging on the back of a bench were he taken it off to practice, "Princess Shayla gave it to me, when the Wolf Wild Zord chose me,"
Zen-Aku nods, "As I said before you need a teacher,"
"I already have one," William replies,
"Defend yourself then," Zen-Aku orders,
William pulled off his lunar caller, "Wild Access!" and morphed into the Lunar Wolf Ranger, using his lunar cue in saber mode, he fought with Zen-Aku.
Crystal sat in her zoology class, listening to the professor's lecture about the difference of plant and animal cellaur structure, writing notes that was going to be on the examination, she was juggling going to class and saving the human race and her professor still expected her homework to be finished no matter if she was a Ranger or not. She couldn't help but think about her teammates then, Cherry was strong, stubborn, and willful, kind, caring, treated everyone like they were her family, which in a way they were, since Cherry's parents died before or during the Venjix attacks, above all Cherry was fiercely loyal to anyone she considers a friend,
Eve was spunky, always there when you need her, and she has a comeback to anyone's depressing mood, but don't get her angry at you, for she will go all out Taylor Earheart on you, which she is related too.
Gavin was just like his own ancestor Rocky DeSantos, loves to have fun, make jokes, and get on Cherry's last nerve when it comes to food, but she was willing to think that Cherry kinda had a crush on the Iron Bison,
Last was William, the playboy, model, egocentric, self-centered idiot, in Crystal's own thinking, he always has a reason to be near her, or just had to do something whenever she walked by someplace, if she looked out the classroom window, she wouldn't be surprised if he was standing right below waiting on her to get out of class.
"Ms. Peyton, will you please pay attention." Crystal's professor snapped.
"I apologize," Crystal replies then ducked her head down and continued to write on her notes.
Eve was sitting in her mother's living room trying hard not to start yelling at her mom to stop with the ranting about how her sixteen year old daughter shouldn't be the one going out and risking her neck to save a domed city from killer robots.
"Mom, are you finished yet?" Eve asks as her mother stopped ranting long enough to catch her breathe.
Katrina Wilson blinked at her daughter, that she was acting so blaise about risking her own life each and every day, not to mention living with the other rangers and not with her own mother. "What do you mean am I finished yet, Have you even listened to a word i just said?"
"Not really, because I don't see the point of your ranting, besides me risking my neck doing the job that I was chosen for." Eve answers,
"Who are you and what have you done to my daughter?" Katrina asks,
Eve stood up, "Mom, I'm the same person you ran with when Venjix started attacking, I'm the same person, who you saved from idiot, who sired me. This is my choice. I couldn't live with myself if something were to happen to you."
"Eve," Katrina whispers, "But you're my baby girl"
"Mother," Eve states, "I'm your daughter, I'll always be your daughter, but I'm a Power Ranger now,"
"But do you know about your teammates, I mean who are they really?" Katrina asks buying more time with her daughter,
"I know more about them then I care too, I'm basically related to Cherry, mom. Did you know that her grandfather was friends with Auntie Taylor?" Eve asks,
"No, because they're dead, no one could know who they were and still be alive to tell you about it," Katrina replies,
'Man, are you wrong.' Eve thought, 'Princess Shayla knew Taylor and the others, even knew the very first Warriors,' "Mom, I hate to break of this mother-daughter bonding session but I promised Cherry, I would be back to help her with Gavin,"
Katrina reached for her daughter and hugged and kissed her, "Just be careful out there,"
"Will do, Mom. I have my Eagle Zord looking after me," Eve states, "I love you, Mom."
"I love you too, Eve." Katrina replies,
Eve smiled then left her mother's house,
Cherry sat in her favorite tree, playing a flute as Princess Shayla and Gavin listened to her, She had her eyes closed and loosing herself into the melodies; she was weaving. she gathered her courage and bought a flute at the Corinth music shop, and began practicing everyday in the morning and evenings, or when she had nothing better to do.
The Eagle zord took to flying over the temple as She played. Even Red Lion was listening as the melodies drifted away on the breeze,
Cherry decided to try her hand at the tune that went along with Princess Shayla's singing,
The Princess smiled brightly as she listened to the melody, true it wasn't the same as Merrick's playing but it was a familiar tune in an unfamiliar setting,
Gavin was amazed that Cherry knew so many melodies when the music shifted into something that was even sad and lonely,
When Cherry stopped playing, she jump from the tree and walked over to the table where the flute case was laying open, she cleaned each piece and put them back in,
"What was the last song you played?" Princess Shayla asks,
"It's called Once Upon a December" Cherry replies, "I used to sing it to someone I haven't seen in a long time,"
"I didn't know you could sing?" Crystal states just walking in, followed by an exhausted William and Eve,
"I haven't sang in so long, I don't think I can anymore." Cherry replies,
"You'll never know unless you try, I sing too, we could try something together if you want," Crystal states,
Cherry just shrugged and walked off, leaving the others wondering why she did so.
Cherry walked over to the ledge where Red Lion normally is, she felt like she forgotten something very important in her life, something or someone who should be with her,
She looked up sharply, she felt the unmistakable summons from Red lion, something was wrong with one of the Wild Zords. She turned on her heel and started running though the thick vegetation to where Red Lion was at, passing the Bison and Tiger Zords who turned their heads as she passed them, other Wild Zords moved out of her way as their leader's guardian ran in the direction where the peacock Zord normally stays,
Red Lion rumbled in his chest as Cherry approached in both greeting and worry,
"Take a deep breathe, and calm down, I can't understand you when you're worked up, Red Lion," Cherry states, she closed her eyes and listened with her heart, when she opened them again, they held both concern and confusion, "The Peacock Zord is missing?"
Red Lion made a distressed sound in the back of his throat, a sound that Cherry didn't ever hear, she placed a hand on Red Lion's paw, since it was the only place she could reach on the massive wild zord, "Maybe she's just out searching for her own Guardian?"
The silent conversation went on until Cherry's growl phone went off, she looked at it and Crystal's symbol was calling, "What's up?"
"Where are you?" Crystal's worried voice asks,
"With Red Lion, why. What's wrong?" Cherry replies,
"Nothing's wrong like robot attacks, I just thought you were gone for a really long time, who knows what trouble you could get into." Crystal replies,
"Well I'm dealing with a worried and confused wild zord right now," Cherry states, as she looked up as Red Lion, who was about ready to let out a roar to call back the missing wild zord.
"What's going on, should I inform the Princess?" Crystal asks, going from worried older sister to second in command at once.
Cherry weighed her options, worry the Princess about something wasn't a serious issue yet or not but Red Lion's telepathic message said yes, the Princess should know. "Yes, the Peacock Zord is missing and the others are worried about her, she's not answering Red Lion's summonings."
"Are you sure, She's missing and not just resting in her nest?" Crystal asks
"I'm standing in her area that she claimed as her own, and she's not here." Cherry replies, "I'll try to get Red Lion to calm down then I'll be back,"
"Alright," Crystal replies,
Cherry hung up, "I can't really send out the military to search for an overgrown bird, but Scott would jump at the chance to help out,"
Red Lion looked at his chosen with a slight curve on his lips,
"I don't think so, look. She's knows what she's doing. I think she may have gone to search for a guardian, who knows she might even know how to create a morpher," Cherry replies, "Just give her a few days then if she's not back. Then we'll search for her myself."
Red Lion turned toward the water where the Shark Zord swam, Cherry turned too and saw something blue streak across the sky going toward the wastelands,
"Was that the Surging Shark's animal crystal?" Cherry asks confused.