Chapters 4:

Courage

The next morning, the three teams were at Musa's house on Melody. Musa was explaining the situation to her dad (Ho-Boe.

"Of course your friends can stay here," Ho-Boe said. "Just be careful, honey."

"I will, Dad," Musa said. "Don't worry."

"I'll always worry about my daughter," Ho-Boe said. "Well, I have to run some errands; I'll see you kids later. Love you, Musa. Bye."

"Love you too, Dad," Musa said. "Bye."

"Well, what do you want to do?" Tommy asked Bloom.

"Stop Zedd from hunting me," Bloom said glumly.

"You know what?" Musa said quickly. "I do live near the beach. Maybe we could hang out together at the beach, and have a picnic."

"Sounds fun to me," Zack said.

"What do say, Bloom?" Flora said "It may help get your mind off this thing for a bit."

"All right," Bloom said.

A short while later, the three teams were having a good time on the beach. Jason, Zack, Tommy, Sky, Brandon and Riven were racing each other on jet skis.

Trini and Kimberly were playing volleyball against Bloom and Layla. The others were just sitting in beach chairs, or on the sand, talking. Later, they spread a cloth on the sand and had a picnic lunch.

Sky saw Bloom laughing and smiling. It's good to see her smiling again, he thoughtto himself. She hasn't smiled since this whole mess started. I won't rest until she's safe. I promise.

As the sun started to set, the teens headed back to Musa's house. Ho-Boe called and said something business related had come up and he would be off-planet until the next day. The teens had supper, watched a movie, then went to bed.

"I'll stand guard again tonight," Sky said.

"You sure about that, buddy?" Brandon asked. "You didn't even sleep after our fight with Eagledactyl last night."

"I'm sure," Sky replied.

I hope he knows what he's doing, Tommy thought.

Bloom woke up in the middle of the night with a Putty staring her in the face. She screamed, blasted it with magic, and saw more coming in through the open window.

By now, Bloom's scream had woken up the other girls. They saw the Putties and immediately jumped out of bed.

"I should've closed that window," Musa said.

"No time for regrets, Musa," Bloom said. She activated her communicator. "Guys, we've got trouble in here!."

"On our way," Tommy responded.

"Alright, Winx," Bloom said. "Enchantix time!"

"Musa, fairy of music!"

"Tecna, fairy of technology!"

"Flora, fairy of nature!"

"Stella, fairy of the shining sun!"

"Layla, fairy of waves!"

"Bloom, fairy of the Dragon Flame!"

Sky came running into the room, the other boys followed a few seconds later. Timmy blasted a few Putties who were trying to climb through the open window. Tecna flew over to the window and shut it.

"There's still more Putties outside," she said."

"Us girls can handle the Putties in here," Bloom said. "Can you boys take care of the ones outside?"

"No problem," Tommy said.

He and the other boys teleported outside. Brandon rolled underneath a Putty's attack, and thrust another Putty with his Phantoblade as he came out of the roll.

"Nice move, Brandon," Jason said.

"Thanks," Brandon replied. "Learned it last week in combat class."

Tommy spin kicked three Putties in a row. Zack tripped a Putty, then Riven stabbed it's "Z" before it had a chance to get up. Zack gave Riven a thumbs up. The Specialist nodded, then attacked another Putty.

"Hey, they're trying to break the window!" Sky pointed out.

"'Triying' being the key word," Zack said.

A Morphix barrier had appeared in front of the window.

"Hey, Zack," Timmy said. "You thinking what I'm thinking?"

"I think so," Zack replied. "Power Ax!"

Timmy and Zack started shooting the Putties who were trying to break the window.

"Just like a shooting gallery," Timmy said.

"Yeah," Zack said. "I've got 20 so far."

"30 for me," Timmy said.

As Timmy and Zack finished shooting the Putties trying to break the window, the other boys took down the rest of them.

"I got 50," Zack said. "How about you, Timmy?"

"70," Timmy replied.

Bloom opened the window and said, "We took down all the Putties in here."

"We got all the Putties out here," Riven said."

The Winx Club untransformed and climbed out the window.

"You haven't won yet, teenagers," a mysterious voice said.

The three teams turned around to see an anthropomorphic lizard.

"I am Terror Lizard," the monster said. "You shall fear before me!"

"Not a chance," Tommy said. "It's morphin time!"

Sky: "Specialists, power up!"

Bloom: "Enchantix time!"

"I don't think so," Terror Lizard said.

Before anyone could morph or transform, Terror Lizard stretched out his arms, covering the ten feet between him and the teens. He then reached into their heads, and pulled out glowing orbs. Everyone, except the three leaders, screamed then ran and hid.

"What'd you do to them?!" Tommy demanded.

"I took their courage," Terror Lizard said. "Unfortunately, you three's courage is too strong. Fortunately, you three can't beat me alone."

"We'll see about that," Bloom said. "Enchantix time! Bloom, fairy of the Dragon Flame!"

Sky: "Power up!"

Tommy: "It's morphin time! Tigerzord!"

"Changing your appearance won't help," Terror Lizard said.

"Shut up, Lizard Lips," Tommy said. "I think I need some lizard skin boots."

"I could use a lizard skin belt," Sky said.

The two teens stabbed at Terror Lizard's stomach, but he extended his legs to lift his body above the attacks.

"You're toast!" Bloom said.

She shot a fireball at the monster, but he extended his arms, grabbed the roof of the house, and pulled himself out of the way before the fireball could hit him.

"I hate to admit it, but I think Terror Lizard is right," Sky said. "We can't beat him alone."

"But our friends can't help us in their current state," Bloom said.

"I've got an idea," Tommy said. "Follow my lead."

Tommy unmorphed. Sky and Bloom hesitated, then they untransformed. Then, Tommy walked over to the rangers who were hiding, crouched behind some bushes.

"Why are you hiding?" Tommy asked.

"Because there's a big, scary lizard over there," Kimberly replied.

"Come on," Tommy said. We've been through much worse than this. We've fought several of Rita's and Zedd's Putties and monsters, but we've always defeated them together. You even tried to fight a giant monster when the Dinozords were destroyed. You're the bravest people I've ever known. You're Power Rangers."

"He's right," Jason said, standing up. "We're Power Rangers. We never hide when people are in danger."

Bloom and Sky saw what Tommy did, and went over to their teams. The Winx Club were hiding inside the house.

"What are doing in here, girls?" Bloom asked.

"Hello, news flash! Big, gross, scary lizard outside," Stella replied.

"We've faced much worse than this," Bloom said. "We defeated the Trix's Army of Decay, Dark'ar, and Valtor. We even revived Sparx! And when Tecna was trapped in the Omega Dimension, you didn't hesitate to go rescue her. None of this would've happened without your courage."

"She's right," Musa said. "Why are we hiding when there's a monster to fight?"

Sky boarded the ship they had used to get to Melody. The other Specialists were hiding inside.

"I hope you're not thinking of leaving," Sky said.

"Why wouldn't we?!" Timmy said. "That lizard's gonna eat us!"

"C'mon guys, we can't give up," Sky said. "Bloom needs us. We've never let our friends down before, and we're not going to start now! You're not brave because you're Specialists, you're Specialists because you're brave. Now let's go save Bloom!"

"We're with you, buddy!" Brandon said.

All the other Specialists nodded then they all followed Sky outside. The three teams stood side by side to face the monster once again.

"We're back," Zack said.

"And we're gonna kick your butt!" Musa said.

"Because no one messes with our friends and gets away with it," Riven said.

"Impossible!" Terror Lizard said. "I took your courage!"

Bloom: "Something you need you need to learn about courage..."

Sky: "...Is that you can't take true courage..."

Tommy: "...Because true courage comes from within!"

Sky: "Specialists, power up!"

Bloom: "Enchantix Time!"

Tommy: "It's morphin time! Tigerzord!"

"Bloom, fairy of the Dragon Flame!"

Zack: "Mastodon!"

"Musa, fairy of music!"

Kimberly: "Pterodactyl!"

"Stella, fairy of the shining sun!"

Billy: "Triceratops!"

"Tecna, fairy of technology!"

Trini: "Saber-toothed tiger!"

"Flora, fairy of nature!"

Jason: "Tyrannosaurus!"

"Layla, fairy of waves!"

"Let's get him!" Tecna said.

The Winx Club flew at the monster. He just stretched his arms out and punched them to the ground.

"Three times in one story?" Tecna said. "Oh no! It is a trend!"

Helia wrapped up Terror Lizard with his whip. The monster stretched out his hand and hit the Specialist with an uppercut. Helia hit the ground and the whip came loose from the monster.

Tecna tried to put a barrier of digital energy around Terror Lizard. Before the barrier could close around him, though,

he stretched his arms out and punched Tecna in the stomach. She doubled over, and the barrier disappeared.

"Man, this guy is tricky," Musa said. "Any ideas?"

"I've got one," Bloom said. "Follow my lead! Hey, Terror Lizard, over here!"

Terror Lizard stretched his arm and punched at the fairy. But she used her communicator to teleport behind the monster, causing him to suddenly change direction. The others saw what she was doing and started doing the same thing. Terror Lizard kept trying to punch or kick the teens, but they kept teleporting, causing him to suddenly change direction. In a few seconds, the monster's limbs were tangled into a knot.

"Uh-oh," Terror Lizard said. "I'm in trouble!"

Tommy: "Let's bring 'em together!"

Zack: "Power Ax!"

Kimberly: "Power Bow!"

Billy: "Power Lance!"

Trini: "Power Daggers!"

Jason: "Power Sword!"

Tommy: "Saba!"

Power Rangers: "Mega Tiger Cannon! Ready! Aim! Fire!"

The attack nailed the monster, and he was defeated. Zedd flew over in a small ship, dropped a grow grenade on Terror Lizard's remains, then flew away before anyone could react.

"Now what'll you do?" A now giant Terror Lizard said.

Winx Club: "We need Enchantixzord power now!"

Power Rangers: "We need Thunderzord power now!"

Zack: "Mastodon/Lion Thunderzord power!"

Musa: "Music Enchantixzord power!"

Kimberly: "Pterodactyl/Firebird Thunderzord power!"

Stella: "Shining Sun Enchantixzord power!"

Billy: "Triceratops/Unicorn Thunderzord power!"

Tecna: "Technology Enchantixzord power!"

Trini: "Saber-toothed tiger/Griffin Thunderzord power!"

Flora: "Nature Enchantixzord power!"

Jason: "Tyrannosaurus/Red Dragon Thunderzord power!"

Layla: "Waves Enchantixzord power!"

Tommy and Saba: "Summon Tigerzord!"

Bloom: "Dragon Flame Enchantixzord power!"

Power Rangers and Winx Club: "Zords combine!"

Tommy and Saba: "Tigerzord, convert to Warrior Mode!

Winx Club: "Enchantix Megazord, ready!"

Power Rangers: "Thunder Megazord, battle ready now!"

Tommy and Saba: "Tigerzord Warrior Mode, battle ready now!"

"All right, Lizard," Tommy said. "You're going down."

"I wouldn't count on it," Terror Lizard said.

He stretched out one of his arms and punched the Tigerzord. The Thunder Megazord tried to slash his arms with its sword, but Terror Lizard grabbed the Megazord's sword arm with one hand and punched it with the other. The Enchantix Megazord flew up, but the monster stretched out its arms and pulled the megazord back down.

"Tommy, how can we beat something we can't even get close to?" Billy asked.

"Rangers, Winx Club," Zordon said. "Combine the Thunder Megazord and Enchantix Megazord to form the Enchantix Thunder Megazord."

Power Rangers and Winx Club: "Megazords combine!"

The Thunder Megazord's arms were replaced with the Enchantix Megazord's arms, then the wings attached to the back.

Power Rangers and Winx Club: "Enchantix Thunder Megazord, ready!"

"Ha! Like that'll do you any good," Terror Lizard said.

The monster stretched out his arms and punched the megazord. but it walked toward him unharmed.

"Looks like it'll do you a lot of good," Terror Lizard said, scared.

"Let's see you take some punches," Trini said.

The megazord punched him several times until he fell down.

"Let's finish him off!" Jason said.

The megazord drew its sword, then the Winx Club charged their magic panels. The sword glowed with magic, then electricity crackeled around it.

Power Rangers and Winx Club: "Enchantix Thunder Sword, final strike!"

The megazord slashed Terror Lizard with the sword and he exploded.

Later, the teens were back in the house talking with Zordon and Miss Faragonda again.

"Could the Trix be working with Zedd?" Billy asked.

"I've thought about that, Billy," Miss Faragonda replied. "But I had that possibility checked out. The Trix are still imprisoned."

"Whoever it is," Bloom said. "They're obviously tracking me through the Dragon Flame."

"Not necessarily," Timmy said. "They could be using your magical aura."

"They could even be tracking you through your Power Coin," Billy said.

"In other words," Trini said. "It could be anyone."

"Even someone none of us have ever faced before," Jason added.

"I'm afraid so, Jason," Miss Faragonda said. "Unfortunately, there's no way to hide the Dragon Flame or Bloom's aura. And she could need her Power Coin at any moment."

"That is why, until we know what or who we're facing, we need to keep the Dragon Flame moving," Zordon said.

"Why don't you come to Solaria, Bloom?" Stella said. "We're best friends and I've been to your house on Earth several times. You've hardly ever stayed at my castle."

"I think that's a wonderful idea, Stella," Miss Faragonda said.

"Thanks, Miss F," Stella said.

"Alright then," Zordon said. "You should all get some sleep, then, head to Solaria in the morning."

Everyone said goodbye to their mentors, then went to sleep. Everyone except Sky.

Author's note: Been pretty busy lately, but finally finished this chapter. Let me know what you think so far and stay tuned for Chapter 5.