The other three Rangers were sitting in a booth at the local pizza parlor. They all looked around anxiously, looking for Luke, and hoping Maverick would come as well. Axel looked at his watch, which told him that it was a quarter past four.
"Shouldn't Luke be here by now?" Gwen asked after sipping some water from her glass. Since Axel was the one that knew him best, her questions were more so directed at him. "Is he normally this late when you guys decide to hang out?" She sat the glass back down on the wood table.
"No, not really," Axel replied with a worried tone in his voice. Axel started to reach for his phone when he spotted a news blip on the TV where a field reporter for News 7, Daniel Yost was interviewing a student from Mythic Pines High School. The banner on the screen labeled the student as "Ed Banks". Peter mentioned that the student being interviewed is actually the latest in a long line of people named Ed Banks, he wasn't sure, but he thought their peer was the thirteenth or something like that.
Banks was talking about how he saw more or those stone creatures lurking around the school, and that the yellow and black rangers appeared to fight them. He also mentioned the Minotaur monster that was dressed like it was trying to blend into Spain, but at that point, he left the scene so he doesn't know what happened.
Mr. Yost put his hand up to his earpiece and listened carefully to the words it played into his ear intently. "I apologize Mr, Banks, but I'm afraid I have to cut you off. " The reporter then turned to face the camera directly. "I have just been informed that a bat-like creature has been spotted downtown. Everyone is advised to stay away from the area. If you are already in the area, seek shelter inside and lock the doors."
"Luke and Maverick will have to wait," Peter said looking at his fellow Rangers. They all three stood up, and tossed some money on the table to cover their bill and hurried out the door, and into a nearby alley.
Using the alley to hide, the rangers morphed and ran out, summoning the Avalon Cycles and racing toward downtown where the bat monster was said to be.