Chapter 8
[See Part 1 for Disclaimer.]
Ashley scurried off the table and hid behind the yellow and green zeo
rangers. She was afraid of Billy mainly because of how he had always treated
her when she younger. Ridiculing her, using her as his guinea pig on same
weird experiment and such. Ashley literally feared him. To her, he was
the devil himself.
“Ashley.. it’s ok. He won’t hurt you,” the pink zeo ranger said to the
quivering girl. She felt sorry for Ashley. Her being afraid of her brother
and all.
“Ashley. Get out here. Right now,” Billy commanded staring at her.
She didn’t budge.
“Ashley. Get out here, right this instant,”
Slowly Billy’s sister crept out from behind the two rangers and cautiously
walked up to him. She stood there. His eyes burning menacingly into hers.
Filled with judgement and criticism. Ashley had seen that look before.
It scared her and he knew it.
“Alright Ashley, listen up. We have an assignment for you. Only you can
do it,” Billy finally said, “we need you to retrieve the blue zeo rangers,
zeonizers and communicator. And you must rescue a friend of the rangers
who was captured. Do you think you can handle it!?” his voice sounded challenging.
If there was one thing Ashley couldn’t stand. It was being challenged.
Ashley just nodded.
“This is what you have to do.....” Billy started.
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Ashley stumbled into the throne room of Lord Darkredge’s castle. She looked
as if she had been beatin up badly. Lord Darkredge was outraged at what
the rangers had done to her.
“They will pay for this my love! I reassure you that you WILL be avenged!”
he yelled his voice full of anger, “King Mondo! Send down some cogs to
destroy the park and blast the Power Chamber to bits. They will pay dearly,”
he finally finished and then stormed out of the room.
Ashley saw a glow of blue light and followed it. The next thing she knew
she had found the zeonizers and communicator. This is TOO easy. She thought
to herself as she was reaching for them. Her hand went thru something.
It felt like a force field of some sorts. Gotcha. She thought. Ashley heard
some footsteps and quickly hid the zeonizers and communicator in her pocket.
Ok what’s next? Oh yeah free Rocky. She out of the throne room just as
some gaurds came in.
Rocky paced back and forth in his cell, wondering what to do. Are they
even going to come for me? he thought, “Huh?” he heard footsteps approaching
the out outside of the cells door. Silence. A loud groan and then a thud
was all he heard. Then the jangling of keys opening the door. He prepared
himself to fight.
When the door swung open Rocky dropped his fighting stance. It was Ashley.
She had come to save him. Ashley gestured him to take her hand. As if saying.
Come on we got to get out of here! Rocky took her hand and they ran out
of the cell and down the hallway.
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Back at the Power Chamber the alarm was going off. Everyone looked at the
veiwing screen. Cogs were destroying the park, and Lord Darkredge was there
as well.
“Rangers you must stop them immediatly. Lord Darkredge has been losing
power ever since we took Ashley out of his control. You will have the upperhand,”
Zordon boomed.
“Alright. Back to action!” Tommy shouted.
The rangers disappeared yet again in a flourish of lights and left the
Power Chamber. Billy worked at the control panel trying to lock onto Rocky
and his sister’s location. Actually secertly he wanted to just teleport
Rocky, his zeonizers and communicator out. Leaving his little witch of
a sister stranded.
Ashley knew that he wanted to though. That’s why she was hanging onto Rocky’s
hand. What did he take for an idiot?
“I’ve locked onto them. Coordinates for teleportation?” Billy said.
“Teleport Rocky, the zeonizers and communicator here. Teleport Ashley to
the Youth Center,” Zordon bellowed.
“Alright. Here goes nothin,”
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“There they are get them!” one gaurd shouted.
“Don’t let them get away!” hollered another.
Ashley and Rocky ran frantically down the dim hallway trying to escape
the guards. Another stood in their path. He grabbed the back of Rocky’s
shirt, choking him.
Rocky!! I’m coming! Ashley thought. She jumped onto the gaurds back and
covered his eyes. After moving her hands around she found the pressure
point and pushed on it. The guard immediatly let go of Rocky and he went
spiraling to the floor. Bucking like a wild horse and crashing his back
into the wall. The guard tried desperatly to get Ashley off his back.
She payed no attention and continued to apply pressure. Finally the guard
knocked her off and she fell to the ground. With a thud the guard toppled
over and landed on the cold, stone floor. He screamed in pain and covered
his face with his hands.
Rocky helped Ashley up off the floor. Her mouth opened as if trying to
say something and she frantically pointed behind him. Another guard inched
closer and closer to Rocky with a lead pipe in his hand.
The guard raised the pipe in the air and suddenly Rocky and Billy’s sister
disappeared in flashes of black and blue light. Leaving the guard behind
with nothing but air to swing at.
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Ashley landed in the parking lot of the Youth Center. She reached into
her pocket for the zeonizer and communicator but they were gone, and Rocky
was no where to be found. She figured he must have been teleported to the
Power Chamber. Ashley didn’t want to stay at the Youth Center so she started
walking home.
What a mess. She thought to herself when she finally reached home. Ashley
went inside turned on the lights and started cleaning up. About an hour
or so later she was finished and flopped down onto the couch to watch tv.
She turned it onto AGNN (Angel Grove News Network).
“The Power Rangers have once again saved the day here in Angel Grove,”
said the reporter, “An attack all through out today could have caused millions
of dollars in damage. Thanks to the rangers our city is yet again safe.......”
Ashley clicked off the tv and smiled. She didn’t why she was smiling but
she was. Billy’s reoccurance into her life was odd. It made her feel like
she was a helpless little kid again. On knock on the door interrupted her
thoughts. Ashley slid off the couch, went over and opened the door.
“Hey Ash...” Rocky greeted grinning.
Ashley just smiled and waved hello. Do you want to come in? she thought.
“Umm no thanks... the gang and I were just wondering if you wanted to come
to the movies with us,” he said umcomfortably. Rocky still wasn’t used
to the idea that she could communicate telepathically.
Ashley nodded excitedly. She love hanging out with them. They considered
her part of ‘the gang’. It felt so good to belong somewhere. Then it hit
her. What if Billy was going to be there?
Is Billy going to be there? Rocky heard in his mind.
“No, Billy won’t be there. There’s nothing to worry about,”
Ashley smiled, got her keys, some money and locked the door.
“Is it ok if we walk there? My car’s in the shop,” he asked sounding a
little glum.
She nodded and they walked off to the movie theater to meet the rest of
the gang. Finally I feel like I belong somewhere.
Next time on Power Rangers Zeo
King Mondo sends the Soul Trapper to earth to reign his terror. Rocky and Kat have their souls taken from them and then are trapped in Ashley’s nightmares to face her fears and there own. Can they survive the deadly game? Will the others find a way to save them in time before it’s too late? Find out in the upcoming episode: Soul Trapper.
