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In The Great Library Maya and Lurre were monitoring things for monster attacks and abnormalities in the timelines. It was after the rangers had left and Maya returned after blowing off some steam about the conversation that nearly got started.
Maya glanced over to Lurre noticing that lately Lurre was getting exhausted much easier than she normally would, and normally she would be maintaining the books that were written as of late though she's been spending much more time with her and the rangers.
"Anything unusual Maya?" Lurre asked the red clad woman who raised an eyebrow at her.
"And that makes the third strange thing she's done. She's never called me by my first name." Maya thought to herself as she stared at one of her closet friends besides Tony and the others.
"Lurre is there something that you're hiding from me?" Maya asked Lurre flinching in response at this.
"There is isn't there?" she then adds on when she saw the flinch.
Lurre looks down a look of sadness on her face "Yes. I have. You see Maya…" Lurre started as the alarm then went off alerting them to a monster attack at the mall, but the signal it was giving off meant it wasn't possibly just any monster.
"Sorry Lurre, but this is going to have to wait." Maya said activating the communicators.
"Hey rangers we have a situation. We got an attack going on at the mall." Maya called out to them.
"Got it Maya. Me and the others are on our way." Sora's voice replied serious as communication was then cut.
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Arriving at the scene morphed were all eight rangers "Where did she go?" Sora asked and AV saw the CPS woman that was with Jerrica named Ingrid out cold and ran over to her hearing her start to wake up.
"Are you okay?" AV asked as Ingrid tries to get up.
"I think so, but…Jerrica! That thing took her!" Ingrid said as she remembered why she tried to stop the alien.
"What took her?" Adam asked calmly.
"Some alien like woman. She was looking for someone a girl named Avalon, but she must have taken Jerrica instead." Ingrid said.
AV stiffens "Abbinus." She muttered as she and the others realized who it was that took her.
Sora looks to Peter "Gold get her to the hospital. Meet us back at HQ." Sora ordered and Peter nods grabbing the woman and carrying her out.
"Jerrica. What were you thinking?" Sora and AV thought and the rest of the group teleport back to The Great Library canceling their morphs to which they saw Maya and Lurre furiously typing away at the computers information about various flying across the screens. A few minutes later Peter teleported in and canceled his morph as well.
"Umm…What exactly is going on here?" Peter says after seeing what was on the screen's.
Maya glances back to them "Searching. After the monster appeared briefly it then disappeared completely off the radar. Apparently it must have a device meant to block our signal tracking, but because it went into the mall which has all manners of interference so we picked it up. Now that it's left the mall it is pretty much invisible." Maya said and hums.
"Now why would a monster briefly appear then vanish like that?" she wondered out loud.
"Umm…It wasn't a monster Maya. It was Abbinus, and she's taken someone." Leo informed and Maya hears this and grits her teeth.
"That woman. Well then that's going to make things a bit more complicated…wait. She kidnapped someone!" Maya said turning to face them at the end as they all nod.
"She was after AV, but got instead her friend Jerrica." Adam says as he holds his girlfriend close to him.
Maya nods "Okay. I will just do a cross check and see if maybe anything about Jerrica can help us find Abbinus." Maya said and put in Jerrica's full name starting to search for things related to Jerrica's past, but to her surprise the search came up with no results for her.
"Huh?" they all said in confusion and Maya glances back to them.
"You all start searching. News of her kidnapping has probably already spread. Stay together." She told them.
Leo raised an eyebrow at their mentor "What about you?" he asked her.
"I'm going to stay here. Something here is rather fishy, and a bit more than just of the suspicious variety." Maya said to the rangers who wish her luck before leaving.
After they left Maya turns back to her computer and starts a new search inputting ABBY JONES as the search topic.
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Jerrica groans as she begins to wake up, but couldn't move and started to panic. She looked around and it seemed like she was in what appeared to be an old rundown almost hospital like room, and she was secured to a chair with arm and leg restraints.
"So the little ray of sunshine finally wakes. I thought that blow from that Gearz killed you." Abbinus said and Jerrica looked over seeing the alien woman in the corner.
"Wondering how I knew it was you little Avalon?" she asked with a bit of a gleeful smile as Jerrica just stayed silent.
Abbinus slowly approached going around her "No matter how much you dye your hair, change your clothes, or wear contacts I know someone who has traits of dear Michael, and that is something you have in spades in my dear." She hissed and Jerrica could feel a pressure on her throat.
Jerrica started to tear up a bit "Why…do you…hate me…so much?" Jerrica asked in her best impression of her AV voice. Seconds later the pressure on her throat stopped as Abbinus growled.
"Your just a means to an end my dear. The real prize is that mother of yours, and more than even you and your fellow rangers she's the one I despise the most." She said as Jerrica was genuinely surprised at what she just said.
"You and your fellow rangers? Wait is she saying that AV is one of those Lore Keeper rangers? If she is then that means…her other friends are the other rangers!" Jerrica realized and gulps.
"Well then you know that taking me wasn't the brightest thing. The others will find me you know!" Jerrica declared with a smirk, but was surprised when Abbinus gave one of her own.
"Oh I doubt that. Not only do you not have your morphor dear child, but I destroyed your phone, and I've set up a machine that block all signals." She said and Jerrica pales a bit scared and nervous.
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Deciding that searching in a large group would be troublesome and to cover more ground the eight teen split up into their gender groups and split up searching the town. Sora and the rest of the girls would take the north side while Leo and the boys would take the south.
"This just isn't working!" Sora said after the four walked out of somewhere else with no information on if Jerrica had been seen or not.
"We are all trying Sora. Just calm down." Cassie said comforting her girlfriend giving a quick kiss on the cheek.
AV was rather quiet and Eva noticed this "AV? Are you okay?" she asked.
"No. No I'm not okay Eva." AV said bluntly as she began to cry. Eva walks to her friend and hugs her AV crying into her friends shoulder.
A few minutes pass of this and then AV pulls away and all four find a bench to sit on and talk "Maybe we should talk about what you're feeling AV. This is obviously tearing you up inside." Cassie said concerned.
AV glances away "AV you're the one who is there for us. Let us return he favor." Eva insisted and said girl sighs.
"Jerrica was taken by Abbinus because of me. Whenever she was over at my house when she was younger mom would joke about how we looked like sisters. I guess it's still true because she got mistaken for me." AV said sadly.
"You wouldn't know that it would happen." Alvin's voice said and the girls turn to see that the boys were there having finished and Alvin was approaching AV and kneels down to eye level with her.
"You couldn't have known that this would happen AV, and blaming yourself just isn't right." Alvin said and the rest of the girls get up going to the boys as Alvin sits down next to her.
AV looks down "It's just…well it feels like I'm a burden to you all. Any time you've had to time travel it's been mainly because of me, and now I've gotten Jerrica mixed up in all of this." AV said guilty as Alvin puts a hand on her shoulder and turns her to face him.
"Let me set a few things straight AV. First off as I said before stop blaming yourself for things you can't control." Alvin said seriously surprising the girl.
"Second. You are no burden to us. In fact if you weren't on this team we all would have probably been beaten by now." He continues the others nodding in agreement.
"Third. Yes many times we have had to time travel because of a villains plot involving you and revenge, but also because of that we've met other rangers and have become stronger as a team and family as a result." He continued the others looking to each other.
"Finally. It's not your fault Jerrica got involved in this. If anything it is Abbinus fault. Her obsession with you and your family has driven her to take Jerrica, and from what I've seen of Jerrica since she's changed she probably did it to protect you." He finished as AV cracks a smile.
"…You know Alvin. You're going to make a great child counselor." AV said with a smile. Very briefly and not seen by any of the rangers the ghostly image of a Jade Pegasus swirled around Peter.
The morphors went off and Leo picks up "What's up Maya? You got some news for us?" he asked.
"Yeah, but it's not something that can be discussed where you are. You need to get back here ASAP." Maya informed and cut communication.
The rangers glanced at each other before doing what she said and teleported back to The Great Library.
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The rangers arrived back at The Great Library and saw that all the screen had lot of information involving Abby Jones, a missing baby reported stolen nearly 16 years ago, a sperm bank robbery, and a file from CPS Ingrid Shelby.
"Okay…This has all the makings of a conspiracy theory." Adam said as the group rolls their eyes at him.
Maya glanced to them "Thanks for coming back. Sit because what I have to say will take a while, and AV…you might want to sit with Adam." She suggest and AV looked at the older woman quizzically.
"Now after you all left I did a bit of research on Abby Jones." Maya started as Leo laughs.
"A bit? This is similar what a stalker would do." He said and was slapped on the back of the head by Cassie as Maya glared at him.
Leo rubbed his head "Thank you Cassie. Now as I was saying I did a bit of research. During her time at the Unity Lakes Mental Hospital she interacted with very few people outside of her…friend Christopher Askew or as we knew him Xolicernic." Maya explained to them.
Alvin glanced at other things on the other things "Okay, but what does a sperm bank and a missing baby have to do with this?" he asked and Maya sighs.
"A lot actually. You see her and Christopher were close, but not that many days after the sperm bank robbery it seems that the two of them were separated and Abby put in isolation." Maya explained as Cassie gets a bad feeling.
"I don't usually ask this, but how long was Abby in isolation?" Cassie asked and Maya grimaces.
"Nine months. Abby was in isolation for nine months." Maya informed them and the eight teens went silent realization sinking in.
"Okay how the heck did they let that happen!" Leo said after half a minute and Maya raised a hand to silence him.
"Before you even say what you're thinking no. Abby and Christopher were not together. This is where the sperm bank robbery comes in actually." Maya said and brings it up on screen.
"You see the ones behind it were eventually caught, but while they didn't tell who hired them the men who robbed the place were known associates of Christopher's, but when they checked over everything it seemed like nothing was taken." Maya said and Adam sighs.
"It was recently found out that in fact some sperm was in fact taken, and who's it was well…AV brace yourself." Maya says before bringing up a picture of AV's dad and the girl is wide eyed.
"And not so long after the sperm bank robbery Abby happened to get pregnant?" Maya said AV realizing what she was saying.
"Abby got pregnant with my dad's sperm…her child is related to me, but what does this have to do with Jerrica?" AV thought.
"What exactly does this have to do with Jerrica being taken Maya?" Sora asked voicing AV's thought.
"I'm actually getting to that. Nine months passed and Abby eventually gave birth to her child, but not long after her baby was taken by the primary nurse who took care of he during those nine long months. It was never confirmed who it was until just recently…" Maya says trailing off and glances to Adam who took that as a signal to prepare to help AV.
"And that nurse is a one…" Maya says and the picture shows up revealing a face that AV knows.
"Sonya Henderson." She finished. AV felt herself start to go numb and start to hyperventilate.
"Abby had a baby that was taken by Sonya! B-But they only have one child! T-That would mean…Jerrica is…" AV thought putting it together.
"Jerrica is my…half-sister?" AV questioned stunned as well as the rest and Maya nods.
"Wait wait wait. Hold up! I know the two of them look alike, but even Abbinus would notice the subtle differences between Jerrica and AV!" Leo said and Alvin shakes his head.
"No. It makes perfect sense now that you think about it. Abbinus wants to make AV's mom pay in whatever way she can. Her obsession has blinded her." Alvin said as Sora gets up glaring a few small sparks of firing coming off her hand.
"Alright I'll concede that, but where would she go?" Leo asked them.
Cassie thinks a moment "Maybe…maybe she went back to the place that caused her the most hurt. The most emotional pain to her heart." Cassie said as they all knew where she meant Maya going to the computer and typing in the coordinates. Sora glances back to AV who was shaking like a leaf still from the revelation.
"You going to be okay to come along AV?" Sora asked the girl.
AV glances up "I-I'm coming. I can do this." AV said. Eva smiles at her friend knowing she was summoning up as much courage as she could just as Eva was faithful they could rescue not only Jerrica, but possibly Abby as well.
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The eight rangers teleported unmorphed and were in front of the old Unity Lakes Mental Hospital. It had been years since it was shut down and walls had cracks in them some had even fallen apart. Cassie shivered and grabs Sora's hand for comfort Sora glancing to her girlfriend and gives a light squeeze to support her.
All eight began walking in when they heard a loud scream. AV's heart beat fast as she knew who it was and ran in followed by the others quickly following suit.
They soon arrived to the scene and saw Abbinus and strapped to a chair was an exhausted, hungry, and injured Jerrica. Sora could tells a slight smirk was forming on Abbinus lips.
"Let her go Abbinus! You've done enough!" Sora said.
"Ahh rangers. It's good to see that the seven of you finally…" Abbinus started as she turned around, but took a step back in shock when she saw that AV was with them.
"…made it. What kind of trickery is this?!" she demanded in anger throwing supplies with her powers the ranger ducking or rolling out of the way.
"It's no trickery. You took the wrong person Abbinus!" Eva called out.
AV looked to Jerrica worried "Jerrica. Are you okay?" she asked as the girls eyes flutter open.
"Y-Yeah. Just peachy." She said as Abbinus anger grew.
"No. No! This was suppose to work!" Abbinus cried out, but from what most could tell it was not just in anger, but sadness to.
"Abby. You need to stop this before someone gets hurt. We know about your past and connection to this place!" Alvin pleaded and Jerrica listened.
"Abby? That name, and this place. Those boxes said Unity Lakes Metal Hospital…It can't be!" Jerrica thought as she looked to the alien creature.
"Mom?" she asked in a whisper. Abbinus grabbed a few scalpels with her powers and threw all of them except one.
"You don't know my pain! Every time I see that wretched blue ranger I'm reminded of what I lost, and what…what could have been mine! What I could have had!" Abbinus said and then turns to Jerrica.
"And now you…you just had to get involved!" She says as the scalpel prepares to plunge forward at her.
"Stop! You don't want to do that Abby!" Adam said in a panic, but she didn't listened and the scalpel few forward at her.
"SIS!" AV calls out in a panic.
"She know huh? Well at least the last thing I did was probably the best." Jerrica thought as she waited for the scalpel to hit and kill her, but it never came. She heard a grunt and opened he eyes seeing a red haired woman in front of her the scalpel meant for her embedded in her shoulder.
"Maya!" Sora shouted in surprise at their mentors sudden appearance who was clutching her shoulder in pain.
Abbinus growls "Now the knight girl enters the mix. How pleasant for you to take a hit." She said and flings Maya back with her powers into a wall.
"Ugh…well you know…me. Can't keep…a good mentor…down." Maya retorts getting up.
"Now I know your angry Abby, but please. You've taken the wrong girl, and who you were about to kill was a mistake." Maya adds on to her as Abbinus looked around seeing no escape and prepares to use her power.
"What if I could tell you were your daughter is Abby? Would you listen then?" Maya asked and Abby stops stunned by this.
"Y-You know where she is? Where? Where is my daughter?" Abbinus asked as she changed from her alien form back to her human form surprising Jerrica seeing a bit of a resemblance to herself.
"Your daughter is actually right in this room Abby. Think about it. Why did you take Mildred Jerrica Henderson?" Maya asked and Abby stiffens hearing the last name.
"Henderson? She's…" Abby started and looked at Jerrica mixed emotions clear in her eyes. First anger, then puzzlement, then realization, and finally guilt.
"I-I nearly just…I almost." Abbinus started.
"Kill her." Abbinus's own voice spoke in her head and she grabs it gritting her teeth.
"Abby?" Maya asked.
"Kill her! She's a Henderson! She is not our daughter! She deserves to die for what that woman did to us!" the voice said.
"Help me…" Abbinus says weakly.
The rangers looked at each other unsure what to do. It was then that AV's necklace was glowing brightly and she got an idea. She took it off and approaching slowly she walked up to Abbinus.
"AV what are you doing?" Adam asked worried.
"I'm trying something my mom told me. Please trust me." She asked them and they nod.
AV got closer "You're necklace is like mine and your aunts, but it is also special just like you." The voice of her mother said as AV recalls asking about it long ago.
"Whenever someone who is tainted in evil wears it your necklace will purge that evil from them." Stella's voice continued as AV stood in front of Abbinus and prepared to put the necklace on her.
"But it will only work…" AV put the necklace on Abbinus and steps back waiting for a reaction from the necklace.
"If the person who wears it wants to be saved." Stella's voice finished. AV's necklace began to glow the light coming off it growing brighter and brighter by the second.
Abbinus let out a scream as the light seemed to burn her, and what expelled from her body was a ghostly image of Abbinus that quickly vanished like something sucked it away. Now laying in place was regular old Abby Jones.
"Y-You did it!" Eva said in shock while Maya got Jerrica off the table.
"Oh yes you've done it. Now allow me to dispose of her." Another voice called out and cackled the rangers to face the voice.
That's it for Episode 12, and while I am sorry about the cliffhanger it just felt like that was the right place to do it at. So after so long and so much trouble Abbinus is finally defeated, but not in the way you all probably would have thought she would be. As for that ghostly image that was her dark powers, and as for why they were sucked away…well let's just say someone is paying them back for their help in the past. Don't worry the final part of this mini-arc will be over with the next chapter, and I can confirm that the final ranger for this series will make their debut. Until next time this has been decode9!
P.S. If your interested me and a friend have started up a Code Lyoko fanfiction. If you have time and are interested check out Prelude to Heart.
