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Chapter 16
It was an ordinary day at the ranger base; Nick was at the training room teaching Mia on how to use magic and spells while the others are busy doing something else.
"What was the reason again why you agreed with the thought of removing your memories of your past lives as the Celestial vessel?" Nick tiredly asked. "I just wanted to be reminded."
Mia looked at the bored Nick and smiled.
"Having past memories would just pull me down."
"But you don't have to learn things all over again." Nick emphasized.
"You are right, but if that happens then I would never have a normal life knowing that someday I have to defeat evil and I may die again. All I am going to do is train and train and train until I forgot to try to have a normal life." Mia said as she look away. "According to the legends the previous vessels never reach the age of 21."
Nick look down realizing her answer.
"Hey! Don't feel bad. It was my destiny, besides I am alone fighting before but now I won't be fighting alone. I have you guys. I am not alone anymore.'' Mia comforted.
Nick smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, you're right. You have Andros, your father. You have Tommy, Jason, Billy and the others in front of you, protecting you." Mia smiled sadly.
"Hey, what is the matter? Did I say something wrong?''
Mia shook her head.
"All of you are my family now. Not telling you the truth makes me feel bad."
"What truth?" Nick asked.
"Dr. O is my biological father, Nick." Mia stated looking straight at Nick's eyes.
Nick smiled and pats Mia's shoulder.
"I know." Mia looked at him. "I heard you, Tommy, Jason, Kim, Trini and Billy talking about it and the reason why you want to keep it a secret. And I understand you don't have to say sorry. All of you are thinking of this battle and we all need to concentrate on it, no destruction at all."
Mia smiled and hug Nick to say thank you.
Suddenly both heard something fall down the floor when they look where it came from, it was Antonio looking at them, his jaw drop, and hurt is evident in his eyes.
Nick smiled at how the guy reacts; Antonio and Jayden had been very caring towards Mia since they came here. Tommy and Andros were very much irritated by it that they almost attack these guys. Thanks to Ashley and the death glare of Kim that the two couldn't do it, but what amaze him more is how oblivious Mia could be towards the feeling of the two. He even wanted to yell at her but thinking of her circumstances he could understand why she has no time to recognize their feelings.
"Chi- chica, what are you two doing?" Antonio asked.
"We are just hugging each other." Nick nonchalantly stated but the truth he wanted to laugh especially when he saw Antonio's shock face.
Mia playfully smacks his arm as she look and smiled at Antonio.
"I just ask him for advice, and then hug him as thanks."
Antonio nodded in relief. "I believe you."
Mia's brows furrowed by Antonio's answer. "What do you mean by that?"
Nick shook his head while looking at Antonio.
"Sorry man!" He said as Mia look at him but the moment she was about to ask the alarm went on.
"Guys, the enemy are at the quarry. Be careful." Billy said through the intercom.
The trios look at each other and nodded in understanding as they ran out of the training room.
At the rock quarry, the monster named Octomus and his army are waiting.
"Vessel, this is your end. I shall destroy you with my own hands the way your puppets sealed me."
His blazing eyes are full of anger.
"You will pay for all the humiliation you have caused me."
"That won't happen, Octomus." The red Mystic ranger stated as he appear together with the other rangers morphed except for Mia.
This made Octomus mad. "Look at how coward you are, vessel, bringing along your puppets."
Mia smiled. "You are calling me a coward but it was you who brought your army with you. And these people, they aren't my puppets they are my family."
"Shut up, vessel, and face you death." Octomus signaled his army to attack. Tommy went in front of Mia and defended her from the incoming hidias.
All they knew is they are winning since the numbers of hidias are decreasing but Mia is a little bit wary on how things goes so easily, when she looked at Octomus, he is calm watching the rangers fight. She look around, her eyes widened the moment he noticed that many of Octomus' army are hiding behind the rocks, she looked at the rangers and she knew that most of them are getting exhausted.
She move closer to the nearest red ranger which is at that time her father Andros.
"Mia, stay at the back we got this." Andros stated.
"There are more of them hiding on those rocks, waiting for all of us to get exhausted." Mia worriedly stated
Andros looks at her and scans the rocks she was talking about and was shock when he noticed them too.
He immediately moves closer to Tommy and informed him about what Mia saw. But that was Andros' big mistake, the moment he went further from Mia the Styxoids that are hiding immediately attack Mia. Mia immediately reacted to this by instinct and bravely fought them with barehanded. The other rangers run to her rescue but they were stopped by the styxoid.
Mia was able to fight the styxoids easily but with one wrong move she fall to the ground, luckily for her before one of the styxoids even lay their weapon to her body the styxoid is hit with a spell and fall down the ground and disappeared. All looked at the source and two other new rangers.
"Blue Mystic Ranger." The blue ranger introduced herself.
"Pink Mystic Ranger, Do you need help?" The ranger in pink asked as she started to attack the other styxoids near Mia. She even helped her to stand up.
"Let me give you a hand." She said as she offered her hand to her. Mia smiled and accepted the help and both made their stand and fought the styxoids backing each other, while the blue ranger went to the Red mystic ranger's side.
The red mystic ranger went to attack Octomus but was intercepted by one of Octomus revived minion and was thrown away.
"Koragg." Gasped the Pink ranger and went to help the red mystic ranger together with Mia.
"Nick." Called by the pink mystic ranger as she help him stand to his feet. "Are you okay?"
Nick nodded. "I am happy to see you again, V."
"I am happy to see you too, Nick." The Pink Mystic Ranger placidly stated. They both stared at each other as if both aren't wearing their helmit.
Mia on the other hand look at them, right brow raised as she see how the two could be oblivious to their surroundings. She sighed, she hated to interrupt but she has to.
She loudly cleared her throat and thankful that the two look at her.
"I know that it was very wrong to interrupt but I guess this isn't the time for you two to be staring at each other when we are in the middle of the fight." Both turned away and attack the incoming styxoids.
Mia sighed again but smiled as she knew the two are blushing from embarrassment. What she didn't know was the blue mystic ranger isn't happy how the two reacted to each other.
"NICK." She called. "V."
The two look at her. "YOU TWO ATTACK KORAGG TOGETHER."
Nick and V nodded and attack koragg leaving him wounded so badly.
Octomus maddened at the turn of events and releases his powers and aim it to Mia.
Mia repelled the attack by making a shield and went directly to Octomus wounding him. He left leaving behind the wounded Koragg and his styxoids and a few hidias.
"Let's finish this." Nick stated and he and Vida combined their powers and finish Koragg while the other rangers finished the remaining Hidias and Styxoids. Once Koragg was destroyed, it was revived and increases it size. Mia went in front of everyone.
"I KNOW THAT YOU ARE WATCHING, MECHEDEK, WATCH AS HOW I OBTAIN THE POWER OF GENBU." Mia yelled and with that her body is enclose with bright light as a Giant turtle showed up and destroy Koragg with just one blow.
After that Genbu disappear and Mia collapsed, but before she hit the ground Tommy catches her.
"What an incredible power." TJ amazedly stated.
"Yeah, but using that cause too much of her strength. She isn't fully healed but still she did that." Andros said, totally frustrated by Mia's action.
"How stubborn you are? Like your dad." Nick whispered and smiled.
"We better bring her to the Headquarter and let her rest. Octomus is coming back and we have to be prepared with his return. "Jason stated and teleported to the head quarter together with Tommy, the unconscious Mia and Andros while the others unmorphed and walk going back.
Nick tried to look for a chance to talk to Vida alone but Madison keeps on talking to him letting Vida to talk to Conner.
Vida is laughing at what Conner had been saying; he wanted to hear what they are talking about.
"Am I jealous of Conner too? They are just talking, Nick, calm yourself." He told himself as he glared like daggers at the two.
At that moment, Vida look at him and her brows quirk the moment she saw the way he look at them. He look away, but at the same time thankful because the two stopped talking with one another.
"Nick." Nick looked at his side and saw Madison looking at him worriedly. "Are you okay?"
Nick just nodded and continued walking; he didn't notice the sad expression that has become visible on Madison's face.
At Mia's room, Vida was staring at the sleeping form of Mia. She was happy that she was able to meet the Celestial Vessel and the chance to stay beside Nick again even if Nick only treats her as a sister still she is happy to be around him.
"I know this may seem insanity but I am happy that this battle happened." Vida started. "Why? Because I wanted to stay beside Nick not just to fight but because I really do like him a lot."
"Then tell him what you feel."
Vida was startled when she heard the voice she looks at Mia who is fully awake now.
"Oh!" Vida said in shock as her cheeks turn pink. Mia smiled.
"We are not officially introduced, right? I am Mia, Nice meeting you." Mia offered her hand to Vida.
Vida smiled and accepted Mia's hand. "I am Vida Rocca. Nice meeting you too."
"Why don't you tell him what you feel?" Mia stated getting back to what Vida had stated a while ago.
Vida smiled sadly and shook her head. "Even if I wanted to, I can't."
Mia sat down while looking at her questioningly.
"My sister, Madison, like him too. And the last thing I wanted to do is to hurt her."
Mia looks down sadly. "I understand what you mean, but what if he likes you too and just don't know what to do or how to tell you." Vida smiled, these time a sweet one. "You're not just hurting yourself but also Nick and Madison."
"I saw how you miss each other, even with your helmets on. Both of you aren't just connected by your ranger duty but also with your heart." Vida keep quite at this as she remembers what happened a while ago.
"Besides, allowing Madison to know the truth would help her move on."
Vida stood up and push Mia to the bed gently. "You should rest, Mia. You need that. You used up all your strength a while ago so you better rest, okay."
She turned her back and went to the door. "Think what I've told you, Vida.''
She stopped but then immediately continued. She walked aimlessly around the headquarter head down. Her mind is somewhere, that she wasn't able to notice someone following her. She didn't even notice that the person already beside her.
"Vida." The person called but she didn't respond instead she continued walking until she felt someone grasped her arm. The moment she turned around she saw Nick.
"Nick?" She shockingly stated.
"Are you okay?" Nick concernedly asked. He even touches Vida's head to check if she was sick. Vida nodded.
"Do you have any problem?" Vida shook her head. Then she notice someone looking at them. Her eyes widened a bit and guilt grew on her heart the moment she saw pain on her sister's face.
"I need to rest to. I get so exhausted. Goodnight, Nick." She said as she turned her back and waved, but before she could make one step, Nick grasped her hand. She looked at him.
"If you have any problem at all, just find me." Vida smiled and nodded.
The moment she turned her back and started to walk tears started to run down her cheeks. Her hurt is aching because she knew she can never be with the person she loves the most. She has to sacrifice her own feelings for the happiness of her sister and Nick, the man she loves.
"You have to be strong, V." she told herself.
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Vida keeps on turning on her bed, she couldn't sleep, Mia's words keeps on repeating on her head.
She look at her sister who is sleeping soundly on the other bed, pain and guilt suddenly mixed up on her heart upon remembering the predicament she is in.
"I need to go out." She whispered to herself and quietly walks to the door.
She keeps on walking for over thirty minutes only to be lead to the training where Nick is currently training alone. She gasped and slowly walking away hoping that Nick didn't notice her.
"Why do you keep on avoiding me, V?" She heard Nick said when she looked at him, he was still not facing her but he stop training.
"Of course not, why would I avoid you." Vida reasoned.
"You only know the answer, Vida." Nick stated this time he face her and intently stared at her. Vida keep quiet and look away and a struggle between her heart and brain is taking place and become oblivious to reality that she didn't notice that Nick is only inches away from her.
She was taken away from her reverie when Nick places his finger under his chin and elevates it so he could see her beautiful face; eyes locked with one another and slowly close it as Nick starts to lean to her.
Unfortunately, before they could kiss each other they heard a cup falling on the floor both spun blushingly to where the sound came from, they saw Mia looking at them wide eye. But the moment she notices that the two are looking at her she panic.
"Ahmnn….. Sorry guys, I just came from the kitchen to get water and the only way for me to get there is coming this way. I didn't. ahhmmmm." Mia said trying to think of reason.
"It's okay; I know you won't spy on us." Nick said a fake smile on his face.
"O—Of course not." Mia answered and immediately picked up the fallen cup. "I am going ahead. Excuse me." Mia Hurriedly run to her room as the two laughed at Mia.
Nick face Vida again and this time taking her lips with his without any warning which startled Vida for a few seconds and then kiss him back.
But then Vida came back to her senses and push Nick away. Nick looks at her inquisitively and hurt.
"This is wrong, we shouldn't do this." She meant to go away but Nick grabs her hand.
"What is wrong about us?" Nick said hurt in his voice. "Clearly you like me and I like you a lot so what is the matter?" Vida looked at him eyes widely open.
"You like me?'' Nick nodded. Vida was happy but a sudden realization hit her.
"We can't be together." Vida said as she tried to stop the tears to pour down as she successfully removing Nick's grasp from her arm.
"Why?" Nick is now frustrated he couldn't take the pain this girl in front of her is doing. "Tell me your reason."
"We can't because I…. We….." Vida couldn't think of reasons as to why they couldn't be together.
"What?" Nick half yelled. Tears starts to flow on his cheeks, which makes her feel bumpier inside.
"Nick, I'm so sorry, we just can't just be together. We can't." With this she ran away from him. When she looks back she saw him kicking the wall.
"I'm so sorry. I love you so much, but it isn't me whom you're supposed to like, it should be Maddie, not me."
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Four days had passed since Nick and Vida had the talk, Vida is obviously is avoiding him as Nick tries to talk to her.
Nick was able to corner Vida on the hall way and pulled her inside the room, which is by the way Mia's room. The girl is shocked when the two entered her room; she was at that time preparing to go to sleep.
"I'm sorry Mia, but this is the only place where we could talk without anyone interrupting us." Nick look at Vida seriously.
"Now tell me, Vida, tell me your reason why we can't be together?" Nick asked.
"Why is it difficult for you to understand that we just can't be together?" Vida ask back.
"How can I understand it? You aren't telling me a good reason, saying that we just can't be together." Nick said.
The two continued with their conversation not giving up, and when Vida tries to go away, Nick stops her and then they continue talking. Mia who is watching them for more three hours now is very much frustrated.
"Guys." She called to get their attention and she did with just one try. "Even if you stay here the whole night nothing will happen if you aren't being truthful to each other. If both of you love each other, try to listen and understand what the other half is saying and be patient."
Mia looks at the two adult looking at her.
"I know I am younger than the two of you, but as of now, you two need advice and I am the only one here." A smile formed in her lips. "I can see that both of you like each other, but the reason that keeping you away hurts not just the two of you but also that person."
Vida look at her questioningly.
"I saw Madison get sad as she look at Nick being so frustrated with something she couldn't pinpoint. She wanted to help but everytime she tried, Nick push her aside." Mia looks away from them. "She doesn't know the truth, will that stay like that, won't you tell her so she could start to move on with her life and start to fall with someone else?"
Vida and Nick are both quiet, in deep thoughts.
"Now if you continue this, you aren't just hurting yourselves but Madison too. And the rest of the gang, they are all worried for the two of you."
Vida smiled and walked over to Mia and hug her.
"Thank you." With this the two went out of the room together.
"I never thought Mia could be a good adviser sometimes." Vida stated.
"Always, Mia grew up with two rangers, Kim and Trini." Nick stated smiling.
Vida nodded then all of a sudden, Nick stared at her, right brow raise.
"I couldn't believe we are talking like this after Mia said something like that." Nick realizes what Vida was saying and laugh as well.
"What could she be thinking now?" Nick asked.
"That we are kids fighting for something we don't understand." Vida smiled gently as she looks at Nick. Both of them laugh.
"Maddie came to me two days ago telling me what she feels for me." Vida stops and look at Nick.
Vida never thought it would be this painful, hearing that her sister had already confessed to the man they both love. She wanted to cry but if she did then all her effort in avoiding Nick would go to waste.
"This is what I want, right?" She asks herself.
"Is that the reason why we can't be together? Is it, because Madison likes me?" Nick asks holding her shoulders. Vida look away but Nick uses his right hand to hold Vida's face so he could look into her eyes. "Is it?"
Vida nodded as tears started to run down her cheeks. Nick smiled.
"Then, that is unacceptable. I will fix everything but I need you to promise me that when everything is fine, you won't avoid or run away from me again." Vida nodded again this time she is smiling. Nick put his arms around Vida's body securely.
"I love you, Nick."
"I love you more, V."
Everyone is at the park facing Octomus and his army again and this time the rangers are more prepared by easily defeating his minions.
"You are no match for us Octomus." Nick stated. "MAGI STAFF- SWORD MODE"
Nick attacked Octomus and Vida came to help him.
"Nick, let us do this together." Vida stated.
Nick nodded, both made a great team, they synchronize with one another as they attack and defend each other from Octomus' attack.
Mia saw how Nick and Vida fought Octomus and smiled, she closes her eyes and her body glowed. At this point a bright light appeared in front of Nick, it formed into the Celestial Crystal, he reached it and felt something warm succumb his body, at the same time, a bright light also covered Vida's body, and the moment the light subsided, the two both have white eternity symbols on their chest area.
"Celestial Red mystic ranger."
"Celestial Pink Mystic ranger."
Octomus knew of this new power that the vessel had been giving to the rangers and it maddened him.
"I will show you vessel that this things won't matter to me, I will destroy your rangers and then you will go next." Octomus attacked the two rangers and as expected he was no match for the two rangers. They fought him and had defeated him, but as what happened to Casey, they had a difficult time defeating Octomus in his giant form and the Megazord obtain few damages but was able to defeat him.
Everyone rejoice at their victory but when they saw Mia collapsed and blood are gushing on her wounds everyone panic and brought her immediately to the head quarter infirmary.
"How could this happen?" Jason asks.
"Those wounds it is the same with the wounds that the Cosmos megazord have. Could it be?" Billy stated.
"Mia also receives the grazes the megazord obtain during the battle." Tommy stated. "Why didn't she tell us about it?"
"Mia had to take those entire wound to ensure that the megazord will always be at its best for the next battles." Kim stated.
"You knew about it?" Tommy stated in an impugning tone. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"And if I tell you can you do something else. She has no other choice." Kim said trying to defend Mia and herself.
"We could have found a way for her not to do that?" Tommy answered back. "You should've persuaded her not to do such thing."
"Are you saying that I just let her do these? Are you trying to insinuate that I didn't do anything or say anything on what happened?"
"It is you who said that not me." Kim look at him venomously.
"How dare you?"
"Stop it." Trini commandingly stated. "Tommy you of all people should know that being a ranger we meant to sacrifice everything, even our own lives to save everyone. You save earth four or five times, you've sacrifice so much and now all of you are fighting again, this is Mia's way of helping everyone."
"Trini is right." Tommy implausibly look at Billy.
"Billy!"
"Tommy, Mia blame herself for involving us in this war. She thought that if only she didn't make the power rangers then all of us here would have a normal life and not here fighting and risking our lives." Billy explained.
"She never said that." Tommy said angrily.
Billy sighed. "Mia apologized to me, because I have been a ranger before and for involving me into a new war again."
"She also apologizes to me." Kim stated
"Me too." Trini stated. The other rangers also nodded agreeing to Billy's statement.
"Mia also apologized to you Tommy." Billy said.
Tommy looks at the floor shamefully on his action.
"I'm sorry." He stated.
Kim smiled so are the other rangers.
"Jeeeezzzzz, now I so agree with Mia when she said that all red are so shrewd and too confident often times." Trini stated.
"What did she say?" Conner asks. "Will you repeat that?"
"You heard what I said, Red, I don't have to repeat it." Trini said as her brow rose.
Conner looks at the other red.
"How could she say that?" The other rangers laugh at this while the Reds look at them questioningly.
"What is so funny?" Nick asks Vida. Vida just shook her head and continued laughing.
"Oooohhhh, Mia is so going to have it." Conner stated in a vexed tone.
"You are right about that." Casey said agreeing to Conner. The two look at each other and then smirk at each other as if planning a hoax against Mia.
While the others are still laughing, Nick took this chance to talk with Madison privately, as they move away from the group, Vida is worriedly looking at them until someone touches her shoulder, when she looked at who it was, it was Udonna, a smile on her face nodding as if saying that everything is okay.
Vida smiled back.
"What is it, Nick?" Madison asks the moment they both sat down on the cafeteria, facing each other.
"Is it about what I told you before, about my feelings for you?" Nervousness is evident in Madison's voice.
Nick nodded. "I'm sorry I couldn't return your feelings."
Madison's tears started to flow but still she smiled. "I know. I know it for a long time now."
Nick stared at her which her laugh lightly.
"You are too obvious on your feelings for Vida. Maybe I was just too blind to accept it."
"I am really sorry." Maddie shook her head.
"Never say you're sorry, Nick. I am glad that I fall in love with you because you're a good man." Maddie stated. "Thank you for telling me the truth because now I can truly move on with my life."
Nick smiled and stood up and gave Maddie a hug.
"Thank you."
"I wish you and Vida happiness."
They heard footsteps coming their way both look at who it was.
"Mia is fine; she was brought to her room. The doctor we could visit her anytime we want." Vida excitedly stated. Maddie laughed and run to hug Vida.
"I am going to visit her now. See you later." She ran away from the two not letting Vida say a single word.
Vida look at Nick worriedly, Nick smiled and walked to her and hug and kissed her on the lips.
"You don't have to worry about her; she knew that I love you for a long time. She just doesn't want to admit it to herself."
"Really?"
Nick nodded. "Yeah, that shows how oblivious pink rangers are."
"What….?" Nick didn't allow her to complete her sentence by kissing her lips and a few seconds she responded to Nick's kiss.
This was a good start for the two of them, the war may go on but the most important thing is they both have each other now.
Now I am done with Nick and Vida coupling. I am still not sure on whom to pair with Troy Burrows of Megaforce, I haven't watch much of it so I don't know whom I like between Gia and Emma. I hope you could help me by telling me whom should I pair him with. By the way the next chapter will be a Cole and Alyssa coupling. As always please do read and give review and comments or do pm me. Thanks.