Silver Ranger Rising
Part 3: Clara's Last Stand.
The heroes returned to the Sodor Search and Rescue Center to regroup from their rescue, "That was close." Belle said.
"No kidding." Jethro agreed.
Camille spoke, "Carol and I had to make a few calls to get the Mane Six down here. Fluttershy's got her hooves full tending to the animals. Red's Nieces say that Clara used soap and water to wash their mouths out. Though in the case of the elephants she washed their trunks out with soap and water."
True to Camille's word Fluttershy was tending to the animals that were captured and abused by Clara.
"Oh, it's ok. We'll make sure you'll all properly taken care of." the pegasus comforted them.
Wheeler spoke, "Fluttershy think you can ask some of the birds where Linka's Temple is?"
"Of course." Fluttershy spoke to the birds who tweeted at her.
"Find anything?" Ruby asked.
"Yes I did. Linka's Temple is in Eastern Europe. It is located just east of Moscow near some mines."
"We got our location." Lavender said.
"But first we need to imprison Clara once and for all." Saphira noted.
"Ava, is there anything else you can tell us about your relationship with Christina?" Ruby asked.
"She'd beat me for how I raised Clara who would tell her lies."
The Mane Six and everyone else were shocked upon hearing that.
"I'm afraid to ask but what pray tell would Clara tell Christina?" Red asked.
"She'd tell Christina I wasn't treating her well. But then again she'd treat me that way even if my daughter didn't lie to her."
"My big brother Shining Armor never treated me as badly as Christina did to you." Twilight said.
"He never treated you badly at all really." Rarity noted, and Twilight nodded.
"I let her push me around." Ava sighed.
"At least you have friends," Red said, "Now let's go stop Christina, Mindy, and Clara once and for all."
Carol spoke, "Just one thing. You did remember to get everything set up to send Clara to reform school right Ava?"
"Yes. And hopefully there the people can beat some sense into her."
Belle interrupted, "I hate to be a black cloud but once Christina finds out about this your life is at risk. Based on what you said about her earlier she's sure to have Mindy send Crime Incorporated to beat you up so badly you'll be in the hospital for no less than a year."
"You're right. I'll need some kind of protection." Ava said.
"We'll figure it out as we go. Right now let's get to Russia." Wheeler stated. Everyone agreed.
Camille spoke, "If we're going to Russia we'll need to dress warmly and we'll need to take the Skyship. The Rough Riders are already there taking care of a bounty so we'll send them on ahead."
"Very well." Ruby answered.
So the group were heading to Russia via the Skyship as Wheeler, Aang and Astral needed to be on point in case of an attack but what they didn't know was that Christina, Mindy and Clara were watching via Magic Circle in a shadow liner bound for Russia.
"Russia, is it?" Mindy inquired.
"That's the place and I'm gonna give Ava a piece of my mind and more." Christina promised.
"I can't wait to see it Auntie." Clara said eagerly.
"Then we better get ready." Mindy stated. So the liner headed onward to Russia.
In Russia the Rough Riders were talking about the last bounty they just collected, "Another bounty collected but something was different with that." Roxanne noted.
Flannery was curious, "What do you mean?"
"I'm not sure, but it feels off."
Candice spoke, "I see what you mean. It seems like Crime Incorporated's influence is getting stronger."
"Exactly."
"And the areas that Crime Inc. send their minions to are the areas that we seem to get our toughest cases." Skyla noted.
"So you see we may be in for some tougher fights yet." Roxanne said.
Elesa spoke, "I will say one thing though. We really lucked out because Russia is known for cold weather and its tundra's. If Candice and Roxanne had their cousins with them they would be in their elements right now."
"Got that right." Candice agreed.
"But either way we need some help." Flannery noted.
Flannery's dragon Asuna had to speak up, "My partner's right. We're barely holding our own and it's just 10 of us."
"So who should we put in a call to?" Roxanne asked.
Roxanne's Partner Dragon Tsutsuji was about to say something but Elesa's Cellphone rang, "Go for Elesa."
"Elesa, its Camille. We've got bad news."
"Calm down, Camille. Start at the beginning."
"Well, I don't know how to tell you this but your dragons may be in danger of being captured."
"Captured by who?" Skyla wondered.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
Flannery looked in disbelief, "Camille, one of our previous bounties involved catching a group of would be poachers and handing them to the cops in Africa."
"Well, there's another poacher and she's worse."
The Rough Riders were in a hotel in Moscow and had put the phone on speaker so as to listen to the conversation.
"How worse can she be?" Elesa asked.
"Her name is Christina, and she's proven to catch more animals than the average poacher."
Flannery spoke, "I remember her. That's the poacher that nobody could catch."
"Now you understand the situation?"
Skyla answered, "Somewhat but is there anything else we need to know?"
"Well, she's brought her niece in with her, and she's just as bad."
"Who the heck brings their relative on their poaching operation?" Roxanne asked rhetorically.
Camille answered, "Someone who shares a common lust for catching animals."
Candice spoke, "Before we go any further we need you to tell us everything you know about Christina's niece and her niece's name."
Camille explained, "Christina's niece is named Clara. She's an animal obsessed dimwit and thinks she knows how to care for them when she doesn't know the first thing. She even blames them for mishaps done by her own stupidity and beats them for it."
Asuna cringed, "Ouch. At least Flannery treats me like I'm her sister."
"Yes. These two are dangerous."
Kamitsure spoke, "She reminds me of Elmyra. Elesa and I watched a lot of Tiny Toon Adventures as of late."
"Who is Elmyra?" Skyla asked.
Camille answered, "I think I'll put Carol on the line. She's the one to talk to about Elmyra."
Camille put Carol on the phone to let the rough riders learn about Elmyra, "Hey guys. Camille said you wanted to learn about Elmyra."
Huuro answered, "Yeah. Camille said you could tell us about her."
"Elmyra lives in Acme Acres and is obsessed with animals wanting to keep them all as pets. She also thinks she knows how to care but her methods are downright abusive and painful. She could literally squeeze an animal to death."
Suzuna spoke, "Sounds like Clara and Elmyra are like 2 peas in a pod."
"Something like that." Carol replied.
"So what do you and Camille want us to do?" Candice asked.
"We need you to see if you can head off Christina and capture Clara. Also see if you can get to Linka's Temple and find out what's going on up there."
"We'll get right on it." Skyla answered. The Rough Riders then ended the call as they headed off to complete the job that they were given.
Meanwhile at Linka's Temple, Mindy, Clara, and Christina were having the time of their life catching some wild animals.
Clara spoke, "Now this is what I've been longing for."
"And the best part is that nobody can stop us now. I never told you this Clara but nobody could catch me." Christina said.
"I can believe it."
Mindy spoke, "By the way, Clara, how would you like to take that Dragon Statue in the temple back with you?"
"It would look good in my room." she admitted.
"Yep only that Dragon statue isn't really a statue." Christina said.
"It isn't?"
Mindy answered, "That's actually Linka, an Air Element Dragon and the Dragon Guardian of Europe. She's trapped in Crystal."
"Wow."
"And there's more. We trapped 3 more Dragons in Crystal." Christina said.
"Awesome."
"And those Dragons will be yours, Clara." Mindy smirked.
"Not if we can help it."
The group looked back, "Well, if it isn't the Rough Riders." Mindy smirked.
"The who?" Clara wondered.
"A gang of bounty hunter juvenile girls."
The Rough Riders didn't like that comment at all and neither did their dragons, "You're just jealous that our partners are beautiful young ladies, Mindy." Asuna mocked.
"Oh, don't even go there."
Tsutsuji retorted, "Oh, we're going there." Mindy growled in anger.
"And by the way the only juvenile around here is you." Suzuna mocked.
Kamitsure added, "While the runt in the red dress is just an infantile brat!"
Huuro spoke, "By the way was your granny by any chance a skank?" Mindy and Clara just got angrier.
Christina spoke, "Nobody insults my niece and her friend and gets away with it."
Asuna replied, "Well, guess what. We're nobody and we're insulting your brat nice and her friend and getting away with it." The Rough Riders laughed louder at that comment.
Clara cried, "Make them stop!"
Mindy called, "Shadowkhan! Attack!" Right on cue Shadowkhan appeared to attack the Rough Riders.
The girls went into battle. The Shadowkhan attacked the Rough Riders but they were easily defeated by the teamwork and skill of the Rough Riders.
Mindy spoke to the aunt and niece, "We should take this time to get out of here."
Christina answered, "Agreed." Mindy, Christina, and Clara attempted to escape only for a ball of acid to stop them.
"What the?" Clara gasped.
Right on cue Cynder and the other Dragon Skylanders showed up, "You three aren't going anywhere!" Cynder began.
Mindy growled, "Will these intrusions never cease?!"
Christina answered, "This is what I had to deal with from that annoying dragon Wheeler and his pals."
Before Mindy could answer she and Christina heard Clara call for help as she was trapped in yet another cage and being lifted into the Skyship.
"Clara!" Christina called.
"Auntie, help!"
"Mindy, do something!"
"Bat Shadowkhan. Destroy the chains holding up the Cage."
Bat Shadowkhan went to do just that only to get blasted by the Rough Riders.
"The preliminaries are over, Mindy. Now it's your turn." Flannery said.
Mindy growled, "Looks like I'll have to settle this myself."
Mindy brought the scabbard that she had been wearing on her back and pulled out a Sword that appeared to be made of pure black steel, had a silver wire handle, and with a crest resembling a wyvern. The Rough Riders were shocked and partially afraid upon seeing the blade which didn't go unnoticed by Christina.
Christina noticed, "Looks like they're terrified of your weapon."
"They should be. This weapon is Varden, the counterpart to Caliburn, the base form of Excalibur and one of the Seven Sacred Swords from the time of King Arthur. This Sword's power is equal to Excalibur in terms of power but opposite in terms of ability and has been passed down in my family for generations."
"Intriguing."
Spyro spoke to the RR's "Hey wait a minute. Why are you afraid? Mindy has the Varden but I bet she doesn't have the training to use it right."
The Rough Riders got the message as they began to attack Mindy. Mindy swung Varden around to strike them. The Rough Riders struck back with their own swords and felt the force of Varden.
Meanwhile Christina was trying and failing to shoot at the Dragon Skylanders, "Stand still you stupid animals!" But the dragons kept dodging.
The Dragons eventually knocked Christina out cold which gave them time to free all the animals she captured in the area.
Whirlwind spoke, "Way to go. Now let's go help the Rough Riders."
"Something tells me that they don't need it. They're ready to knock Mindy out cold." They saw Zap was indeed right, for Mindy was getting her ass beaten.
Roxanne spoke, "Now let's surround Mindy so we can capture her and Christina."
Soon both Mindy and Christina were surrounded on all sides, "We'll be back! You haven't seen the last of us!" Mindy summoned Shadowkhan to take herself and Christina back to the Castle Terminal.
Later on in the Skyship, the Rough Riders and the Dragon Skylanders were having a word with the Cooper Gang about what just happened.
Flannery began, "So despite our best efforts Mindy and Christina got away."
"Well, it wasn't a total loss." Roxanne noted.
Candice nodded, "We managed to free the animals that Christina captured."
Elesa put in, "And we got Clara in a cage."
"Next stop is the reform School." Skyla announced.
Clara who had been captured and trapped in the cage heard every word that was being said and the Mane Six were serving as the guards for the cage, "You can't do this to me! I have rights!"
Rainbow Dash spoke, "Oh, shut the buck up!" Rainbow Dash kicked the cage that held Clara.
"When I get out of here, you're the first on my list!"
Applejack gave her honest opinion about Clara and that list, "Girl, any name you got on that list is no doubt more innocent than a harmless little butterfly. You're just too spoiled to see that the one who's done wrong to you is yourself."
Astral nodded, "Amen to that, Applejack. By the way here's some apple pie and for Rainbow Dash. some cider."
The two enjoyed their treats, with Rainbow chugging the cider down like nothing.
Asuna spoke, "Fluttershy, is there anything you'd like to say to Clara? Based upon everything that you've seen up to this point?"
Fluttershy began, "You are the most disrespectful person to animals that I've ever seen!"
"You're next on my hit list after the farm horsey."
Rarity looked insulted, "You can't even tell the difference between horse and pony."
Carol smiled, "Way to tell her, Rarity. Pinkie Pie, any word from you?"
"You're a no good fun ruiner for ponies, animals, dragons, and people." Pinkie stuck her head up.
Camille nodded, "Nice one, Pinkie Pie. Twilight. Care to give Clara a long yet much needed speech?"
Twilight agreed, "You will never understand friendship or even how to treat others if you keep this up. You'll be forever alone, hated, and ostracized."
Clara glared as each of the Rough Riders spoke next.
"We've met a lot of liars in our life time and based on what Ava says about you you're the worst one we've met yet." Flannery began. Clara couldn't stand the ridicule and was on the verge of snapping.
Camille spoke to Ava and Dustin's Spirit Warrior friends, "Hey, guys. We're just over the reform school. So do you have anything you want to say to Clara before we drop her off?"
Jethro started, "If it were up to us, we'd have our mage friends turn you into an animal for the rest of your life."
Alicia continued, "Sadly it's not our call."
"But if it were that's what we'd do or we'd let Astral use you as target practice." Alice added.
"Or lock you in a cage for the end of time." Jethro put in.
Jade Wallace spoke, "But unfortunately we can't."
Jade Chan added, "But personally I'd let Camille beat you to a pulp for stealing her dragon."
Camille smiled, "Thanks for the thought, Jade Chan."
Jade Chan answered, "You're welcome. Now it's time to hear from Ava."
Ava looked at her disappointed beyond disappointed. Though she had a faint tear in her eye, she muttered the words that everyone was shocked to hear, "You're no daughter of mine."
Everyone was shocked to hear that even as the Skyship landed right next to the Reform School. Camille and Carol grabbed poles to help them lift up the cage Clara finally snapped.
"You all haven't seen the last of me! I'll get out of here one day! And when I do, you're all going to pay!"
Ava answered, "Clara, two words. Shut up!"
Clara then began swearing revenge upon Ava and everyone and she swore that Christina would make Ava pay for this.
"There she goes." Alice said.
"Yup." Alicia agreed.
"My word and I thought Volteer, Sparx and Pinkie Pie talked a lot." Carol said.
Soon the group were in the building where Ava was talking to the headmaster of the Reform School.
"And you promise this school is inescapable?"
The Headmaster answered, "Many have tried and failed to escape. This place keeps all its students in."
"And what do you do about the escape attempts?" Camille asked.
"They're brought back in and punished in any way we see fit."
Carol smiled, "Then we have no problem handing Clara over to you. Here's her file." Carol handed over the file with all the information about Clara and what she's done as well as who helped her out in the past.
"Rest assured. This school is well protected. No one can get in, and the students cannot get out."
Jade Chan spoke, "Then allow me to ask another question. Do you believe in magic?"
"Well, actually yes. A lot of stuff's been going around in the world. It's hard to deny it."
Camille spoke, "Then in that case you might want to get your best guards ready for what I'm about to do."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean I had to seal Clara in a cage using my own magic to keep her from escaping, pulling on the hair of any of us girls or kicking the guys in the balls again."
The Headmaster looked disturbed, "This girl seriously is a troubled one."
Ava answered, "You have no idea. And it gets worse thanks to my big older sister Christina." Ava said that as Camille dispelled the cage holding Clara prisoner.
"You can't keep me in this place!" Clara shouted.
Carol spoke to the Headmaster, "Headmaster, do you get this a lot?"
"Yes. A lot of the kids and teenagers brought in act like they're so innocent they shouldn't be here."
"Then we leave Clara in your hands now." Ava concluded.
The group then left as they slowly walked out of the area so as to stick it to Clara one final time.
"Have fun reforming." Camille began.
"Perhaps you can learn something while you're at it." Carol added.
Clara wanted to retort, but they already left. The Headmaster stood before Clara towering over her.
"And now, Ms. Clara. Welcome to the next couple of years of learning some respect." Clara could only gulp.
What nobody knew however was that Chris Hargensen had used the Changing Chopsticks along with Jack Spicer's Heli Bot to sneak into the school via riding on Clara's head. She had a communicator on her wrist as she contacted Jack Spicer, Mindy, Prince Talon and Christina.
Chris spoke through a communicator, "Chris to Mindy, Christina, Jack Spicer, and Prince Talon."
Mindy answered the communicator, "Mindy here. Are you in?"
"I'm in. Clara doesn't even know that I'm on her head right now. I recorded everything that just went on."
"Good. Stick around and see if there is any way inside."
Talon spoke, "And if it's possible see if you can stick that Batling card Jinxer gave you somewhere in the building as well as that other card with the symbol of the Crows on it."
"I will. But for now I'll resume observing Clara." So Chris observed Clara as the Headmaster began showing Clara around.
Clara looked around seeing many classes teaching various others about how to behave with a majority of them already converted into well behaved and respectable people almost like they were brainwashed zombies.
In the Castle Terminal, Mindy, Christina, Prince Talon, and Jack Spicer were watching via a magic circle that was synchronized with the Goggles that Chris was wearing to see the area.
"Based upon what's going on what do you all have to say about this." Jack spoke.
"If Clara stays there, she's as good as done." Talon noted.
Christina growled, "I'm gonna rip Ava apart for this!"
"And if we're lucky we can also free the rest of the students and undo the Reform School's handy work." Mindy added.
"That all depends if Chris can get the job done." Jack noted.
Mindy answered, "Relax, once Clara gets to the Headmaster's office that's where I'll have Chris place the Battling Card. Then when it's time to go I'll have Silvia pick her up in person." So they continued watching the Magic Circle.
Clara was finally escorted into a room with loads of bunk beds for the girl students. Clara sat down on one of the bottom bunks. Chris watched as she saw Clara looking at a girl student around 12 years of age who had only been brought in a week ago.
"Are you ok?" Clara asked.
The girl answered, "No I'm not. I've been stabbed in the back by my own aunt just for looking up to Mindy of Crime Incorporated. She's my Hero."
"You know Mindy and Crime Inc?"
"Know her? I met her through somebody called Camille and I was her number 2 during her days in the States."
"Camille? You were with Camille?" Clara asked in disbelief.
"Yeah I was actually. By the way my name is Lea and I know that the Headmaster claims that there's no escape but I've been drawing up plans and observing the building looking for any weaknesses. Once I find them I'm heading to France."
"Take me with you! I can't be here!" Clara pleaded.
"And why should I?"
"Because I know Mindy as well. And Camille, she took my dog from me!"
Lea looked skeptical, "No offense but I've hacked in to quite a few data basses. I read your file before I was brought in and it says that you're a liar. How do I know you're not lying?"
Chris at that moment decided to show herself. So she flew off of Clara's head and used the Changing Chopsticks to return to normal size. The two girls jumped in surprise, "Greetings from the outside world."
Lea gasped, "Chris Hargensen? Mindy's Cousin. I know all about you and your group."
"Well, I see that I've got a fan. So what do you know about me?"
"You once ruled your local High school and tormented other students."
"Go on."
"But your most targeted victim was a girl named Carrie, who disappeared without a trace awhile back."
"Well, the little freak believe it or not is in France. Devina told me that and since you seem to know that Carrie's there would you like to tell me what happened after she left?"
"Yes please."
"Then the floor is yours."
"With Carrie gone you and your group started running the school from behind the scenes making every other student bow and kiss ass."
"That's right. Though we had some students literally kiss our asses. Guess what we did to the teachers."
"What?"
"I dialed up Cousin Mindy and let her handle it. Turns out with Carrie gone Mindy got Crime Incorporated back together a year early and came to see me and my girls. My girls and I then let Mindy handle any teacher that dared to challenge us."
"Wow." Lea gasped.
Clara was getting impatient, "How did you get in here?!"
"I rode on your head via the Changing Chopsticks to shrink myself down to the size of an ant."
"Well, that explains that. So can you get us out of here?" Lea asked.
"Of course."
"Well, you're getting me out too. I do not want to end up like the nutjobs here." Clara said.
"Yeah I know. I saw that too. Talon has a way to reverse the process and break out everyone here at once. But we're gonna need at least a week. If I break you out too soon then security will be doubled."
"So I have to put up this place for a week?" Clara asked.
Chris answered, "It's a sacrifice you have to make."
Lea spoke, "I've been here for a week and I still have my mindset. Wait till you get stuck here for at least a year or so."
"I'd rather not do that either." Clara replied.
"I know but anyway I have a little surprise for the headmaster but that'll be ready in a week and if all goes as planned you can escape right out the front door." Chris said.
Lea asked, "Not that I don't trust you but can you break out everyone else here? Most of the people I spoke with would rather be working for Crime Inc than spend another minute here."
"Mindy would be glad to know that." Chris said.
"Then go tell her." Lea replied.
"I will and I think it's time I get out of here." Chris used the Changing Chopsticks to shrink down again, and used Jack's Helibot to fly away.
As Chris did so she also used the shroud of Shadows to make herself invisible and while she did she stopped by the Headmaster's office where she could see him having a meeting with his assistant and one of the teachers.
"See to it the girl Clara is properly watched. Based off these records we got us a challenge." The Headmaster told his assistant.
"How much of a challenge can she be?"
"She kidnapped zoo animals, had her mother beaten, and allied with Crime Inc."
The Teacher who also happened to serve as the Vice Headmaster spoke next, "Crime Inc? You mean they're back? I thought they were defeated even after rising from the ashes of Murder Inc."
The Headmaster answered, "Sadly they have returned. And they're constantly trying to expand."
The Assistant asked, "I never heard of Crime Inc before or Murder Inc for that Matter until now. Who are they?"
"A criminal organization composed of some of the ruthless and deadliest criminals of the world."
"Oh my."
The Vice Headmaster spoke, "It gets worse. They have help from the Dragon Community."
"As you can see, these two organizations together are a worldwide threat." The Headmaster said.
"But I thought most of the Dragons in the Dragon community were good, unless you're talking about a group of nine Dragons in particular." The Assistant wondered.
"We are." Headmaster confirmed.
"Not the Dragon League of Nine."
"Who pray tell are they?" The Vice Headmaster asked.
Headmaster answered, "Nine terrible dragons who terrorized the world for at least over a thousand years. Some have said they were once partners with demons."
"And here's the scary part. The leader of the League of Nine was said to have been partnered to the ancestor of Crime Inc's leader." The Assistant put in. The Headmaster nodded.
As the three talked they didn't notice that Chris used the changing chopsticks to return to normal size before tossing a Batling card into the office before she used the Changing Chopsticks again to shrink and flee right through the front door before she returned to normal size.
"I'm glad that's over. Now to wait for my ride," She didn't have to wait long for Silvia showed up five minutes later, "Silvia glad you made it."
"Like I'd miss this?" She asked rhetorically.
"Now that I finished my task take me home. Mindy sent my boyfriend Billy to wait for me there."
"Consider it done. I also had Mindy send a pack of Giant Bruisers to test the Silver Ranger."
"Perfect." Chris smirked.
So Silvia had Chris get on her back as she took her to Chamberlain Maine but as they flew there they arrived in time to see the battle between the bruisers and the Q Rex Zord.
Russell was currently piloting the Zord and handling it well, "Ok, buddy, let's win one for the good guys."
The Q Rex Zord agreed as it was currently pummeling Bruisers in its Drill Mode before Russell switched it to Dino mode. It struck at the Bruisers without holding back.
Now this is what I call awesome. I'd love to keep this up, but I got schedule to keep," Russel then switched the Q Rex Zord to it's Megazord Mode, "Q Rex Megazord, Ready."
The Megazord then began pummeling Bruisers left and right before it finished the job, "This one's for Planet Yokai!"
Chris and Silvia flew off knowing that they saw enough and headed off knowing that the real battle for the heroes was only just beginning.