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Chapter 24: One More Energem
Nobody spoke, seeming to be holding their breaths as they watched the small robot wheel through the base. It moved around without problem, moving straight towards the table. With the clawed hand, it lifted a rag up, revealing the Red Energem.
"Red Energem, found," it announced.
"My word, it barely even hesitated to locate the Energem," Philip commented in surprise as the robot wheeled back to Tyler to present him with the Energem.
"It worked perfectly," the Red Ranger grinned happily.
"And that is how Get-Bot is going to find the Purple Energem on Sledge's ship," Kendall smiled proudly.
"You've outdone yourself with this, Ms. Morgan," Ivan praised her, and the young woman blushed.
"I had help," she shook her head, and as if on cue, a loud snore echoed through the base, making them look around. Nearby, Spencer and Bridge were fast asleep, leaning against each other and snoring. "I'd never have managed to get it done so fast without their help. We were up all night," Kendall couldn't help but yawn. She knew they'd need something and fast, and the two technical geniuses of SPD had volunteered themselves immediately at the idea of a challenge.
"Yes, but..." Riley lifted the robot up. "How do we get it into a transport pod so Get-Bot could get up there?" he asked her.
"Sledge has an Energem now, I have a feeling we're gonna see him sooner rather than later," Chase reminded them of their loss, and the whole reason for their crazy plan.
"The dude was powerful before," Teddie shivered as she remembered their first real encounter with the bounty hunter. "Now with an Energem, he's gonna be even more so. He'll be after our Energems soon," she pointed out.
"We need to counter Sledge's moves with everything we've got," Kendall told them.
"You're a team of nine," Ari lifted the Get-Bot from Riley and studied it curiously. "You're Power Rangers. No matter what happens, you'll win," she told them confidently.
"I know you're trying to build our confidence but..." Shelby looked uncomfortable.
"Dudes, you've been fighting Sledge's monsters for months now," Ari pointed out. "You can take this guy. Just remember, confidence is good, overconfidence is a burden. You've got this," she told them. The computer's alarm suddenly beeped, making them look around.
"What's going on?" Spencer jolted awake as they all gathered around the computer behind Kendall.
"Transport Pods are entering the atmosphere," Kendall looked over the readings, watching multiple pods heading towards the Earth. She looked up with a nervous smile. "Here's our chance," she announced.
"Let's go," Tyler called to the team, and they ran out with Kendall, leaving Ari, Arianna, Spencer and Bridge. The latter two rubbed their eyes, still looking confused.
Arriving in the forest where Kendall had found the pods to be aiming for, the Rangers were Morphed and ready for a hard battle.
"These are the coordinates," Kendall warned as she looked around. Her heart was beating wildly; she was rarely involved in a fight, and this was one of the most dangerous fights possible.
"But I don't see any pods," Shelby frowned as she cast her gaze around the clearing.
"Uh..." Teddie swallowed. "That's because you're not looking in the fight direction," when they looked at her, she pointed up, and their eyes widened as they saw multiple pods heading right for them.
"That's...a lot," Olivia gulped.
"Keep them distracted," Kendall instructed as they watched the pods flying. "Ivan and I will work around to the rear and plant Get-Bot in a transport pod," she told them, slipping away with the Gold Ranger.
"Be careful," Tyler warned his team as the pods began to land. "They've got an Energem. It's a whole new ballgame," he swallowed, nervous just like the rest of them.
"Incoming," Chase called. They looked up again to see a figure flying towards them, who landed so forcefully that they felt the tremor through the ground. Teddie swallowed as she felt the power that came with the tremor.
"Surprise!" he raised a gun with the Purple Energem attached, and fired. A blast slammed at the feet of the Rangers, but instead of hurting them and throwing them back, the purple light travelled and wrapped around the Rangers, locking them in place.
"Can't...move..." Tyler struggled, putting all of his strength into fighting the hold, but even it wasn't enough. He managed to move a little, which was more than the rest of them.
"I'm starting to see why you Rangers have been so tough to beat," Sledge mocked as he admired his blaster. The Purple Energem shimmered, but not the same way as the Ranger's own Energems. "These Energems are pretty powerful," he considered as more monsters approached, standing behind him. The Rangers continued to struggle, and Teddie saw Kendall and Ivan sneak past towards the transport pods.
"Come on..." Teddie struggled, but was completely powerless without the ability to move.
"Want to know how this is gonna play out?" the armoured alien asked softly as he approached Tyler at the head of the group. "First, I'm going to take the Red Energem," he announced, reaching out towards Tyler, who continued to fight furiously. Sledge laughed, knowing they were at his mercy, only for a blast of golden light to slam into him. Sledge roared in pain, struggling against it, but was finally thrown through the air.
"Master Sledge!" Fury roared as the others rushed to his side, but he shoved them away.
"Who dares to attack me?" Sledge demanded furiously as smoke rose from his armour.
"That would be me," Ari approached with an indifferent expression. Sledge snorted as he took in the woman in jeans cut off at the knees and a hoody, not looking the least bit intimidating.
"You..." Fury snarled.
"And what are you supposed to be?" Sledge asked, sounding amused.
"Don't! He's too strong!" Tyler pleaded with Ari as she stood in front of him.
"Master, she's the Legendary Golden Warrior," Fury warned as Ari stood tall. She wasn't anywhere near as tall as the bulky alien leader, but somehow she seemed it at that moment.
"Oh? Now that's interesting," Sledge chuckled, suddenly interested. "You have quite the bounty on your head for your infamy," he considered.
"Oh, I'm famous," Ari drawled with mock excitement, moving into a fighting stance. "You might have an Energem, Sledge, but you'll never call on its full power," she warned, and snapped her fingers. Golden light wrapped around the monsters standing with Sledge, restraining them. "Now, I'll ask you nicely. Hand over the Energem," she asked.
"Hah! Try and take it!" Sledge challenged her.
"No! He's too strong!" Teddie shouted, horror filling her at the idea of her mum fighting the powerful monster. Ari however, didn't reply, letting her golden armour surround her, and lifted her sword.
"You'll be a perfect addition to-" before Sledge could finish, Ari was punching him in the stomach and shoving him back.
"Master Sledge!" Wrench yelped, but still couldn't move. Sledge gave a small chuckle as he felt the dent in his armour.
"Now that's a hit. Maybe you'll be a better fight than these fools!" he rushed at her, firing several blasts. Ari deflected them with her sword, but the force knocked the blade from her hand, and it impaled the ground at Philip's feet, making his eyes widen.
"Call to the beast inside!" Ari called as a golden aura surrounded her. "Uncage the Sparrow!" the bird rose from her form and flew at Sledge as Ari ran at him, punching him across the face before she was forced to back away as he recovered and fired a blast that would have hit her had she not practically bent over backwards. The Sparrow flew at him, slamming into Sledge to hit him hard enough to knock his next shot off course. It hit a tree, completely destroying it.
"You're not bad," Sledge commented as she jumped back and faced him. The bird spirit circled above as Ari shrugged.
"I've been training since I was a kid. It helps," she told him.
"You really will fetch a hefty price," Sledge chuckled, suddenly firing into the air. The spirit shrieked in pain and vanished as the purple blast cut through her chest, and Ari stumbled, a hand to her chest as if the attack had hit her instead. Sledge saw an opportunity and fired at her, but Ari streaked out of the way and tossed several energy balls at him, which just seemed to bounce off his armour. She then ran in and leapt into the air, spinning a kick that he blocked with his arm, denting the armour there too. Shoving her back, Ari landed on her feet, but stumbled.
"Mum!" Teddie yelled, and Sledge glanced around. He then began to chuckle low, and turned to the Rangers completely.
"Defend them from this!" he roared, firing a blast. Ari was in front of it in an instant, glowing brightly. Her shield raised, blocking the hit. Sledge just roared with laughter as Ari fought to keep her shield up against the power of the Purple Energem, but knew she didn't have the power to stop it. The golden shimmering light began to crack as Ari sighed, knowing it was going to hurt. Her shield shattered as it was overwhelmed, and she cried out as the power slammed into her.
"No!" the Rangers yelled as Ari landed in a heap in the grass, her armour shattering. The golden light holding Sledge's minions in place faded as Ari began to glow, healing her wounds.
"Not even a legendary warrior can stand up to me!" Sledge laughed arrogantly, drunk on the power. "Take her back to the ship," he ordered his monsters, who hauled Ari to her feet. The glowing faded as she was jerked around.
"Not again," Ari complained as she was dragged away, blood running from a wound on her head.
"No..." Teddie whimpered, her eyes closed as tears stung at them. They were so helpless.
"First, I'm going to take the Red Energem!" Sledge turned to Tyler, and slammed his hand against his chest. Tyler choked, and his suit rippled before Sledge pulled back his hand, holding the Red Energem. The purple light around him faded, and Tyler collapsed to the ground, his suit shattering. The pods nearby took off, shooting off into space, and the Rangers were forced to watch.
"One down, eight to go," Sledge approached Koda, but before he could steal his Energem too, Tyler punched him hard. Sledge cried out, tossed to the ground, and the light faded from all of the Rangers, freeing them.
"We're free!" Koda breathed in relief, before the Ptera Zord flew in with a shriek.
"What?! A Zord!?" Sledge snarled as he got back to his feet.
"Hold on dude!" Teddie and Chase grabbed Tyler, and the Rangers leapt up into the Zord as it flew overhead.
"No!" Sledge yelled, but they were gone before he could stop them.
"Ivan, thanks," Olivia smiled. "Great timing," she told him.
"Is everyone okay?" Chase asked, and they nodded.
"I brought this," Philip held up the large sword that was very heavy, even when he was Morphed. He had no idea how Ari had moved so easily with it.
"Mum's sword," Teddie murmured.
"Without that she can't use her Shining Sun Attack," Chase frowned.
"Kendall, where's Kendall?" Koda asked as they realised they were missing the scientist.
"Ms. Morgan, are you there?" Riley tried to contact her, before they heard beeping on their consoles.
'Rangers, I'm in one of Sledge's transport pads! I'm going after Ari!' she told them as the video shook wildly.
"What?!" the Rangers yelled, but before they could do anything, thunder boomed and the sky went pitch black as a monster appeared, roaring loudly. The shockwave threw the Ptera Zord off, making them all stumble.
"It's a giant monster, and it could destroy Amber Beach," Ivan realised.
"We gotta stop it," Tyler frowned, unmorphed.
"But we have to rescue friends," Koda reminded him, and Tyler's frown grew. He then nodded, knowing what to do.
"Okay. Let's split up. You use the Dino Charge Megazord to destroy that monster. Shelby, Philip and I will take the Plesio Zord and try to get to Sledge's ship," he decided.
"But-"
"Please, Teddie," Tyler stopped her before she could protest. "I know you're worried about your mum, but trust me on this. You guys are needed here," Teddie glanced to Chase, who was just as reluctant to stay behind. Her eyes closed, knowing Tyler was right. They needed the power, and Chase was the unspoken second in command for when Tyler wasn't there.
"Just...be careful guys," she pleaded, and Tyler gave her a determined smile.
"Summon Zords!" they summoned the T-Rex, Raptor and Para Zords, and Tyler, Shelby and Philip handed over more Chargers each for help if needed. Summoning the Plesio Zord, the three Rangers headed off into space after Kendall and Ari.
"Here it comes," Chase warned as the Greenzilla monster roared furiously, approaching them.
"It's a little bigger than what we've fought before," Olivia swallowed. They could all feel the power radiating from the monster.
On Sledge's ship, when the pod opened and the monster approached to pull Ari out, it cried out as it was tossed into a wall, and Ari landed, cracking her neck.
"Haven't needed to heal so much in a long time. I'm sleepy," she complained, looking around. "Now, to find the Purple and Red Energems and get off this heap," Ari walked through the ship, using her stealth to her advantage.
The Rangers cried out as the Greenzilla slashed across their front with a clawed hand, and they staggered backwards.
"This power is insane!" Olivia groaned, clinging to her console.
"We need to try another formation!" Ivan suggested.
"Great idea," Chase agreed. They summoned the Ptera Zord again, letting it change into its Megazord formation. With a shriek, the two Megazords combined, and after taking another hit, they took to the air.
"Compo Sabre!" they went to attack, only for tentacles to wrap around the Megazord. The monster roared loudly, and slammed the Megazord to the ground. They were then lifted into the air, and slammed down again.
"We can't take too many more hits like that bro," Teddie warned.
"Come on, the others are depending on us," Olivia reminded, helping Chase back to his feet. "Come on, we need you," she told him softly, and he nodded.
"Let go of me!" Kendall snarled as Vivix shoved her along.
"Not a chance," Wrench sneered. "Things are about to heat up for you!" he laughed.
"I think things are gonna get a lot hotter for you," Wrench let out a yell as Ari landed behind him, kicking him to the ground.
"Ari! Are you alright?" Kendall asked as she ran to her side, and Ari leaned on her.
"If I'm honest, not really," she admitted, exhausted. "Don't tell Xander, I'm not normally like this in front of people..." Ari chuckled.
"I see you made your way quite far through the ship," the door opened as they were surrounded, and Sledge walked in. "And with a friend too! I would have considered putting you in Solitary, but we currently have a guest in there," he laughed.
"Follow me!" Kendall suddenly threw a carton of acid down, and it spilled out, eating through the ground. The two leapt down, landing on a lower floor.
"Hey! Where'd they come from?!" the blue guard cried out in alarm.
"Kendall, stay behind me..." Ari got back to her feet, but Kendall shook her head.
"No, this time I'll help you," Kendall told her as the two monsters fumbled for their weapons. Ari tried to stop her, but Kendall rushed at the monsters and used a wrench to fight off the two quickly. However, they were far stronger than her, and shoved Kendall into Ari. They fell back, before a strange energy filled the room. Light flooded from the pocket of the hazmat suit Kendall had been wearing, and she lifted out the Purple Energem.
"She has the Purple Energem!" the two monsters scrambled away in fear as the light spread up Kendall's arm, and transformed her into a Ranger.
"It chose me?" she gasped, unable to believe it.
"About time," Ari couldn't help but laugh. "I've been waiting for it to do that for a while," she grinned. Kendall blushed at her words, but couldn't stop her excited smile. She then cut through the two monsters attacks, flooring them.
"So this is what it feels like to be a Ranger!" Kendall laughed, before the doors slid open and Shelby ran in, blasting the second monster as it tried to get up.
"Ari!" Tyler called, before freezing as they realised who was also there.
"The Purple Ranger?" Philip breathed.
"I knew you'd be the perfect Purple Ranger," Ari laughed as Kendall supported her. "But I guess you were the only one who didn't see it Kendall," she teased.
"No way, Kendall?!" Shelby demanded.
"Yeah, it's me alright," Kendall laughed.
"Oh, my sword," Ari reached out for the sword Philip was holding, but drew back. "Uh, you're probably stronger than me right now. Though you must have some serious strength to be able to carry it that easily," she grinned.
"How on earth do you carry such a thing?" he questioned. Ari laughed.
"First time, a lot of anger. After that...a lot of training," she told him. "But I don't think that matters right now..." Ari commented, right before the alarm blared loudly. "Let's go," the group hurried out.
The Megazord finally managed to get to its feet, and the Rangers breathed heavily.
"Come on guys! Let's mix it up!" Chase called.
"Activate Dino Charge Megazord, Ankylo-Pachy formation!" the Rangers all shouted together, summoning the other two Zords. As they faced the Greenzilla monster again, Chase tried contacting their friends. "Guys, did you find them?" he asked.
'This is Ms. Morgan,' Kendall answered, and Chase double-took.
"Wh-what?!" he cried in alarm as he saw the Purple Ranger on screen.
'We've got Ari, and should be off the ship in a few minutes,' Kendall told him, seeming oblivious to the shock.
"Ms. Morgan, you're the Purple Ranger?" Teddie couldn't help but laugh.
'Yes. We're on our way,' Kendall told him, ending the link.
"Dude, what?" Teddie laughed, shaking her head as the others were just as stunned.
Tyler was forced to hide separately from the others as Sledge and Wrench approached, and they were forced to keep moving through the cells.
"What on earth?" Philip looked around with wide eyes.
"Sledge is a bounty hunter," Ari looked around, tired. "I guess he's been collecting a lot over the last 65 million years," she commented.
"Shelby, Prince Philip!" they looked around as Tyler ran up to them. "Sledge is using the Red Energem to power the ship's lasers. He's planning to destroy the Megazord," he warned them. They stared at him in alarm.
"Come on, we've got to warn them," Shelby went to move again, but Tyler stayed where he was. "What are you doing? We have to go!" the Pink Ranger called, running over to him.
"I have to find the Red Energem," Tyler shook his head, taking a step back. "It's the only way to stop Sledge," he insisted. The alarm started to blare loudly overhead, and the door began to shut.
"I'll come with you," Shelby insisted, but Tyler shook his head.
"No, the Rangers are going to need the Plesio Zord, and all the Ranger strength we can find," he told her, and smiled softly. "This way I can keep hidden too," he pointed out, and vanished in front of her.
"Tyler!" Shelby cried, but the doors shut before she could try to follow him.
"Shelby, he'll be fine," Ari told her, approaching her and putting a hand on her shoulder. "Trust me, he's as resilient as his dad. Come on, we need to go," she managed to guide Shelby along, and they kept moving through the cells. The monsters roared and yelled at them, but as they passed one cell, Ari stopped.
"What's wrong?" Philip asked, having been supporting her. Ari had gone pale, her eyes wide as she looked around.
"Darkness...there's something...bad here," her gaze settled on the door to the solitary confinement cell. A golden eye shimmered out from the darkness, and she looked away as a bead of sweat ran down her neck. "Let's go," she told them quickly, and they nodded.
"This way, we can get to the Plesio Zord through here," Shelby called, only for their path to be blocked by more monsters.
"Urgh, guards," Ari grumbled. "At least the ship's not..." she paused. "Uh, let's not jinx that," she considered.
"You're not going anywhere! That's three Energems for Master Sledge!" the monsters laughed.
"Wanna bet?" Kendall lifted her sword as Shelby raised her blaster.
"I guess since you're helping and all," Ari reached and touched Philip's arm, making his eyes widen. The sword suddenly felt a lot lighter in his hands. "Just a touch of power, I need the rest to remain conscious," she told him.
"You're a very strange person," Philip told her, before turning and slashing across the monster that rushed him. It roared in pain and fell over.
"And you've got some skill with a sword. Want to be more like Sir Ivan, maybe?" she commented, and Philip felt his face start to warm.
"I see where Teddie gets her attitude," he commented lightly, making Ari chuckle.
"You're not wrong. Low behind you," as if her words had command over him, Philip turned and swept low with the sword, taking out another monster as Shelby blasted the last of them. "You'll make a decent swordsman yet. Come on. The others need you," Ari told the three, walking past.
"Is there anything normal about her?" Philip asked the two, still holding the sword in his hands.
"Not that we've seen," Kendall shook her head.
"Heard that. We leaving this dump or what?" Ari's voice echoed through the corridor.
"Chase, we're coming!" Kendall called as the Plesio Zord hurtled back to earth.
"Pachy Zord Wrecking Ball!" Riley called. They lashed out with the powerful weapon, but it bounced harmlessly off the monster's scales and slammed into them. The monster then blasted them, and the Rangers sank to their knees, exhausted.
"It so strong," Koda whimpered.
"They're counting on us," Chase tried to get up, but his legs failed and he fell backwards.
"It's too strong, none of our attacks can cut through it's armour," Teddie gripped her console, but was mostly on the ground already. They tried once more to get up, only to be hit again. They were ejected from the Megazord, landing on the ground, right before the Plesio Charge Megazord landed nearby.
"Look! Plesio Charge Megazord!" Koda smiled in relief. Ari landed nearby, and immediately fell to her knees.
"Mum!" Teddie and Chase ran over to her as the Megazord fought against the Greenzilla and battered it.
"That Prince better give me my sword back after this," Ari chuckled as they helped her up. "Tyler stayed up on Sledge's ship to get the Red Energem back. Sledge is planning on using it to power a new weapon," she warned them.
"Then we need to help him!" Teddie exclaimed.
"Yeah we do," Chase nodded. "Plesio can handle Greenzilla till we get back. Let's go guys," they ran off as Ari sat back down in the grass, watching the fight.
"Ari!" she glanced up in surprise as Xander sprinted towards her, followed by Spencer, Arianna and Bridge. "Seriously, why can you never just stay behind?!" he demanded, falling down beside her and hugging her tightly. Ari hugged him back, burying her face in his shoulder.
"Old habits die hard, I'm sorry Xander," she apologised softly, and he helped her up. As the Plesio Megazord fought the Greenzilla monster, the others flew in the Ptera towards the ship. They saw it jolt violently.
"Oh dude, what is Ty doing there?" Teddie put her hands to her mouth as the ship began to fall, hitting the gravitational pull of earth and hurtling towards the planet.
"Something insane!" Chase laughed, and they spotted the Red Ranger falling from the ship. They flew under him, and Tyler landed in the cockpit in alarm.
"You do like to live dangerously, Sir Tyler," Ivan commented lightly in amusement.
"What danger? I knew you guys would be there for me," Tyler brushed it off lightly.
"Yeah, that might be believable, had we not heard you screaming," Olivia teased, and Tyler went red under his helmet as the rest of the group laughed.
"Sledge's ship has crashed," Ivan contacted the others. "We've got Tyler, and we're heading your way," he declared. They began to glow, and landed in the Plesio Megazord cockpit.
"You got your Energem back!" Shelby smiled in relief as the group of ten stood together.
"Absolutely," Tyler grinned at her. "And Sledge is history," he declared, having seen the ship crash. He clapped his hand to hers.
"Tyler, you had all of us scared!" Shelby scolded him furiously. "I can't believe you ran off alone!" she shouted.
"As my dad used to say, it's all part of the adventure," Tyler grinned unapologetically. "We've never been stronger. Let's finish that monster and end this for good!" he called to the other Rangers.
"Activate Plesio Charge Megazord Pachy-Rex formation!" Kendall called, summoning the two Zords to join with the Plesio Megazord. They combined, forming a much stronger Megazord.
"Dinosaur Might, ready to fight!"
"Time to take down this last monster!" Tyler cheered as the Greenzilla's attack bounced off their much stronger armour. They punched the monster, making it roar in pain.
"Pachy Zord Wrecking Ball!" the monster roared as the weapon slammed into him, this time doing damage. It lashed out with more tentacles, but the Rangers were ready this time, catching them. They ripped the tentacles from the monster, and it screamed.
"Let's do this!" Teddie cheered, punching the air.
"T-Rex Blast!" they fired a powerful blast of energy from the T-Rex Zord's mouth on their chestplate.
"Three...Two...One...Galactic Blast!" with one final attack, they destroyed the Greenzilla monster.
"Dude, I could sleep for a year after that," Teddie complained as the Rangers returned to base where the others were waiting for them.
"You and me both," Ari agreed, leaning back in her seat.
"Are you okay?" Teddie asked as she and Chase rushed over to her.
"Course I am," Ari soothed the pair, and flinched as Xander's fist pressed to her head.
"And she won't be doing something as stupid as this again, right?" he frowned at her as she rubbed her head. Ari just nodded.
"I'm just glad you're all okay," Arianna smiled, walking over. Philip immediately reached out and took her hand, squeezing it lightly.
"And I can't believe you lot were crazy enough to go to the ship," Spencer chuckled, shaking his head as he leaned against the console.
"Yeah," Bridge agreed with a grin. "I mean it was crazy enough for Ms. Morgan to go, then Tyler would have been next since he'd lost his Energem, then I guess-"
"Bridge," Spencer frowned at him.
"Oh, right. I agree with Spencer. It was crazy," the Red Ranger nodded with a smile.
"Yep, Tyler is normal compared to this dude," Olivia decided.
"Hey," Tyler frowned at her, and Olivia shrugged.
"I don't know about you dudes, but I'm exhausted," Teddie yawned widely, holding out her hand. The White Energem flew back to her.
"Yes, we'll reconvene in the morning," Kendall nodded. The group began to shuffle out, with Ari still apologising to Xander for running off and getting caught up in the mess.
"I can't believe it's really over," Olivia commented as Chase took her hand.
"Me neither," he admitted. "Doesn't really feel like it. I mean, I never even got a-" he was cut off as Olivia tugged him round to kiss him fiercely.
"Gross!" Teddie yelled.
"I agree," Riley nodded.
"I uh..." Chase stammered, not too sure what to say as Olivia raised an eyebrow.
"What, you were going to say a victory kiss, right?" she smirked at him, glad she was able to render the confident young man speechless.
"Like I said, gross!" Teddie yelled as they vanished out.
"I'm not quite sure what I should do with this," Philip looked down at the sword in his hand.
"I'll take that," Ari walked back and lifted it from him with ease, walking away. Philip watched her with a baffled look, before looking to Arianna as she laughed.
"You'll learn to stop questioning her," she told him.
"I see," Philip nodded slowly, still confused. "I'm not too sure when, after all..." he trailed off as Arianna let his hand go and turned to him completely, reaching up as he leaned down to close the gap in a soft kiss. Suddenly very nervous, he hesitated before resting his hands on her waist as hers landed on his chest.
"I'm glad you're safe," Arianna spoke quietly as she drew back, blushing as he didn't let her move very far away. "I was so scared, when you went with Shelby and Tyler onto Sledge's ship," she admitted, her eyes swimming with the fear she'd felt.
"Arianna," he touched her cheek, making her look at him again. "I will always return to you, I swear it," he vowed, and she smiled, her face going even redder.
"I'm glad," the Mercurian girl whispered, and let him close the gap once again. They were interrupted by someone clearing their throat, and drew back.
"As sweet as all this is," Teddie spoke, a hand over her eyes. "We need to leave, and this is Koda's home. Let the poor caveman get some sleep," she pointed to his cave nearby.
"My apologies," Philip nodded, reluctantly releasing his hold on Arianna. He then took her hand and kissed it lightly. "Until tomorrow, then," he told her, and Arianna smiled, pulling him closer to kiss him properly again.
"See you tomorrow," she whispered, letting go and rushing off. Teddie sighed, turning and walking off with her eyes still covered.
Kendall held out the Purple Energem, still barely able to believe it had bonded to her, and watched as it flew off to join the others in the Crystal Beds.
"Ten of the Energems have been returned. Thank you Rangers," Keeper smiled gratefully to the group standing together. "Koda, Ivan, Teddie, and of course Kendall, will help me find the last two," he told them.
"So will I," Ari stood with three.
"With Sledge finally gone, the rest of you can return to your lives, and do whatever you like," Kendall told them group, who were all prepared after discussing it.
"Until the last Energem is found, you will remain bound to your Dinosaur spirit," Keeper told them.
"And if there's ever any trouble, we'll let you know," Ari told them.
"It was an honour to fight beside all of you," Philip spoke first.
"The honour was ours, your highness," Ivan told him with a bow of his head. "I'm going to miss you, one and all," tears shone in the Gold Ranger's eyes.
"Dude, we're not that far away," Chase grinned.
"Yeah, these two losers are heading to Briarwood, that's just a bus ride away," Teddie gestured to Chase and Olivia, who shrugged.
"What? I wanna learn about magic and stuff," Olivia defended as Chase took her hand.
"And meet the family," Teddie sang. Olivia went pale.
"Ohh, rough," Shelby hissed, joining in as she linked arms with Teddie.
"Yeah, good luck," Tyler grinned.
"I believe you may need it," Philip added in.
"Oh god...what did I agree to," Olivia panicked, and Chase shot them dirty looks as they started to laugh loudly.
"My family!" Koda wailed, running over and grabbing Tyler and Shelby in a tight hug. The others laughed, and embraced in a big hug to say goodbye.
As they all left, Ari stayed behind in the lab, turning to the Crystal Beds. The 10 Energems shone brightly, but there was still room for two more Energems, and the gap remained obvious.
"It's not over yet," she murmured, reaching out and touching the Gold Energem. It shone even brighter at her touch, and she grinned. "Not by a long shot."
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