Chapter Ten
At JKP, the rangers arrived at the loft where Twyla, Fran and Flit were waiting.
"Oh my god!" Twyla gasped, seeing RJ unconscious.
"It's okay, Twyla," James assured his wife, "he's fine."
"And you?"
"Yeah," James nodded, "I'm okay."
They appeared worried as Master Finn gently laid RJ down on his chair as he and Master Swoop examined him. After a minute, their tense expression changed to relief.
"Well?" Theo asked.
"How is he?" Fran added.
"He's in a deep sleep," the bat master answered, "that's to be expected from a mass energy drainage. He should be okay now. He just needs to rest."
The others sighed with relief. Master Finn looked over at his son as he is laying asleep on his chair as he brushed a lock of hair back and sighed.
"The Dark Elite seems to be getting stronger," said Casey.
"Raven and that pink ranger tried taking our energy," Lily added, "it's just like the Rinshi when they take energy from people, only stronger."
"And the dragon warrior almost killed my son when he tapped his energy from his morpher," Master Finn spoke up, "I was able to retrieve it from him in the nick of time to save him."
The rangers appeared to be surprised hearing what the shark master told them.
"So the Dark Elite can take our energy through our morphers?!" Lily asked as her eyes widened.
"From what the shark master's saying." James answered.
"Oh great," Dominic said with some sarcasm, "the Dark Elite along with the Rinshi can steal our energy, but as Power Rangers they can take energy through our morphers!"
"We got to figure out a way to stop them," Lily said.
"And we will," Casey replied, "we just have to figure out the game plan to do so."
"And to figure out the identity of the Pink Ranger." Dominic added.
"Good news," Twyla announced, "Mia texted me and she said she and the Ronins and Guardians will be here by tomorrow."
-Through-Dangerous-Times-
Jillian, Geneva, Nathan and Keith were with Kartras as they regrouped.
"I hate being beaten back!" Kartras yelled as she looked over at Keith, "Keith! You were supposed to destroy that Wolf Ranger!"
"Well, that Shark Master was in the..." Keith began to say.
"No excuses, warriors!" Kartras then looked over at Jillian, Nathan and Geneva, "and you three! You almost had those rangers, and I want no excuses from any of you!"
"No worries," Jillian replied, "we will not fail you again."
Kartras looked down as she appeared to be thinking on the next plan for the Dark Elite.
"So what shall we do next, Mistress?" Nathan asked.
"I will think on a plan for the rangers," Kartras answered, "in the mean time, I want all of you to stand by until I say otherwise."
"Yes, Mistress." the three replied in unison.
-Through-Dangerous-Times-
The rangers, the masters, Jarrod and Camille were at separate spots in the room, pondering about the recent events that had occurred as Fran and Flit were looking over RJ for what seemed like days when it was actually almost sunrise. Flit was the first to notice as RJ started to move around, "Guys! RJ is waking up!"
This caught everyone's attention as Master Finn, Casey, Lily, Theo and Dominic joined them. Jarrod, Camille, Master Swoop and Master Phant were not too far from the group as RJ slowly opened his eyes, "Guys? I'm back?"
"Yeah," Casey smiled, "you are."
RJ tried to sit up, but his father laid him back down on the chair, "Easy."
RJ sighed as he was looking around. Lily walked over to her former teacher and asked, "How are you feeling?"
"I'm still a bit tired," RJ spoke up, "I almost didn't make it out there."
"What all do you remember?" Casey asked.
"It all started at JKP when I was with Fran and Twyla," RJ answered, "then Jillian appeared and we talked for a bit. After she left, a huge gust of wind appeared surrounding us, then the next thing I knew, I was at that dark arena dealing with that Dragon Warrior and he had my morpher. He almost drained me completely of my energy, but my dad shown up and that was the last thing I remembered, seeing my dad, and hearing Casey, before I blacked out."
"From there, I knew that you wouldn't had made it if I didn't stop him in time and I beaten back that savage warrior," the shark master filled him in, "and I was able to return your energy that was stolen from your morpher, and I got you out of there and met up with the other rangers and we got you back to the loft."
"The Pink Ranger and the warriors tried taking our energies as well," Casey replied, "and they seem to be getting stronger too."
"The Dark Elite altogether appear to be getting stronger by what we just dealt with." RJ said.
"What do we do now?" Dominic asked.
"We go on with business as usual," Casey answered, "that way we can figure out about the Pink Ranger and the what the Dark Elite are up to next."
"What about Jillian?" RJ asked, "do you guys know if she's okay?"
"I believe so." said Fran, "though I didn't see her when I recovered from that attack."
"Who's Jillian?" Master Finn asked with a look of confusion on his face.
"She's the new girl in town," Lily answered, "she appeared to be close to RJ."
"I hope she doesn't turn out like Tiffany," Finn couldn't help but to bring her up, "Her cheating on my son and breaking his heart, that still burns me up."
"Quite right too," James replied, "I'd be pissed too if someone played my son like that."
James couldn't help but to notice how RJ seemed to be uncomfortable talking about this Tiffany. She must have been a hot mess, but he decided not to bring the conversation any further.
Everyone found this under suspicion given all of the circumstances that have happened.
Fran thought, Jillian appeared to have vanished when the mysterious wind attacked her, Twyla, and RJ, but where exactly was she after the attack happened?
"We should get going and investigate the Dark Elite's next move," said Casey.
"Good idea," RJ replied as he tried to get up from his chair, but Master Finn stopped him again, "You stay right there!"
"But, I..." RJ tried to protest.
"Sorry RJ, Master Finn's right," Casey assured the Wolf Ranger, "you got to recover from your mass drainage."
"I feel fine now you guys. Really."
"This is just for safety," James told his friend, "we know you can handle yourself, but there's no telling what will happen now that we know what we are up against."
"I'll take charge of JKP," Casey said, "and of the battles if we are called to action again."
"I'll look after my friend," Flit told the others.
"So will I." Master Finn added, "to make sure he doesn't sneak off and risk his life in his condition."
"Twyla and I will go get the Ronin Warriors and Lady Ronin Guardians here to Ocean Bluff," James announced, "Ryo texted me saying they were at the state resting at the hotel near the airport."
"That'll be even better news when they come to help us," Theo replied.
"Camille and I will go investigate further about the Dark Elite," Jarrod said. RJ sighed and looked up, relaxing on his chair as James, Twyla, Casey, Lily, Theo, Dominic, Jarrod and Camille all left the loft.