Destiny Chronicles
7: The Strangeness of a Madman.
By Mouse.
'There's nothing in this world that will stop me fighting for you love.' – 'Nothing in this world' by Taxiride.
Phaedos.
The next morning the Rangers had gathered, once again, around the temple's fire. Jason had awoken during the night but Trini had made him stay put, with Justin and Carlos, saying she wanted to make sure he didn't have a concussion. The Rangers were at a loss for what to do next. They had lost another of their number and Dathan had captured Kat. It was hard to try and work out what his next move would be.
Dulcea walked over to where Bill was watching Rocky pace back and forth. She stood next to him and watched silently as well.
"The ape misses his mate. They are never ones to be alone, they are only complete with their mates."
"I know. Somehow he and Kat seem to do well together." The stood there in silence for a few minutes more. Tom came over and joined them.
"Still pacing, huh?"
"Yes."
"I'll see what I can do before he explodes." Tom left the two of them standing there and went to stand next to Rocky. Bill looked at Dulcea.
"I just don't know what to do next." Bill hated the helpless feeling. He'd never been one to not know what to do.
"I know Bill. Dimitria and I
have come up with an idea…" * * * The Revenge. Kat stared at the walls surrounding
her from where she was lying on her bunk. She and Dathan
had spent long hours talking about anything and
everything. She discovered in him a hunger for talk that
she had never seen in anyone before. They had discussed
art, poetry, music, dancing, travel; anything she could
think of. They had talked well into the night, and when
Dathan noticed that she was tired he had provided
quarters for her, saying that he wanted to continue their
conversations at another time. But she was under no
delusions that this room was, anything other than, a
prison. First thing she had tried was the door and then
teleporting out, but to no avail. So she resigned herself
to waiting and trying to get some sleep. Strangely enough
she did sleep and was feeling unusually refreshed when
the door to her room opened to show Dathan was standing
there, a smile on his face. "Would you like to join me for
some breakfast Katherine?" "Yes, please." He led her
back towards the room where they had spent their long
hours talking. A table, with two place settings, was
sitting in the middle of the room, complete with silver
service and a butler. Dathan held Kat's chair out for her
and made sure she was comfortable before sitting down
himself. He motioned at the butler and the creature
served them both. Again the feeling of unreality hit Kat
but, one thing was, she couldn't fault her host his
manners. * * * Phaedos. "I don't care Tom! I want her
back and I want her back now!" "Rocky, calm down. You're not
helping matters by getting worked up. Bill and Dulcea are
working on a plan, right now, to get her back. You need
to get a hold of yourself. You're not helping things
Rocky!" This brought the Ape Ninjetti up short. He
looked at his friend and then back down at his hands.
They had been clenching and unclenching all morning.
Taking a deep breath he unfurled them and looked up at
his friend. "Thank you, Tom. I needed to
hear that I'm being an idiot." Tom raised an
eyebrow. "Sure thing man. As if we
didn't know that already." Rocky managed a feeble
grin and joined his friend. Together they walked over to
where Dulcea and Bill sat with T'Risa, working something
out. Bill smiled up at his friend. "Hey Rocky. Feeling better
now?" "Not really, but I'm in
control." "Good. Because we think we
have an idea on how to draw Dathan out." "Good. Lets here it." The rest of the Rangers had
gathered together, including Jason, Trini had deciding
that he would be okay. Besides a small residual headache,
he was doing okay. Bill stood to get everyone's
attention. "Okay. Here's the deal. We
want to draw Dathan out and we think we can do that by
offering him some bait that he wont be able to
resist." "Like what Bill?" Bill
smiled at Kim's question. "It's not you, I
hope." "No, Kim. Not me, exactly.
What we're going to do is take all the ships and head to
the Great Barrier to try an attempt to repair it. Now,
T'Risa and I have the knowledge and the magic to do just
that. Two teams will provide cover while the other team
lends us their strength. What we're going to be
attempting isn't easy, and we'll need all the help we can
get. Anzac and Hope will be covering us, while we use
Smiley as the base from which we attempt the repair. What
I also want to do is have Andros, Karone and Zhane on one
ship each. We've seen how Dathan can block electronic
transmissions, but he shouldn't be able to block their
telepathic abilities. What we also want to do is spread
out the extra Rangers to make sure everyone is covered.
Any questions?" Bill looked around. Jason nodded and
everyone else looked confident. "Okay, let's do
it!" * * * The Revenge. Kat sipped her tea and watched as
Dathan sat down. He had been dealing with some matters
with one of his Rocknie monsters and had come back into
the main room to make sure she was okay. The unreality of
the setting and the manners of her host again impressed
her. He struck her as a paradox wanting to be
investigated. He sat down and poured himself a cup of
tea. "Everything to you
satisfaction, my dear Katherine?" "Yes, thank you. Breakfast was
lovely." "I'm glad you enjoyed it. I
seldom have guests." "I noticed that," she
said dryly; he laughed. Not the unpleasant sound she
associated with him, but a nice, normal sounding laugh. "My dear Katherine, you have
no idea how much you're being here means to me. It's been
a long time since I have enjoyed a normal conversation
with anyone." "I'm glad to be able to help.
You asked me a lot of questions last night, may I ask you
a couple, to satisfy my curiosity?" "Certainly, my dear. Ask
away." "Thank you." She took a
sip of tea to steady her nerves. "How did you end up
here?" At his confused look she re-iterated her
question. "What I meant was, how did you end up
being the ultimate evil in the universe? You strike me as
a decent person, with normal interests and everything.
Why all this… evil?" He studied her for a moment
and then smiled sadly. He looked down at his hands and
then back at her. "Katherine, you're what, 25-26
years old?" "25. Yes. What's that got to
do with it?" "I've been alive, if you could
call it that, I suppose, since the birth of the universe,
almost. You see, I wasn't always like this. I was on the
side of good at one time." He leaned back in his
chair, his eyes looking far away and his voice
introspective and quiet as he spoke. "I was born on a little
planet, no where near any place special. Nothing
extraordinary about it, really. It was the oldest
inhabited planet in the galaxy. Our civilisation was
years ahead of everyone else's. Our technology was
supreme. Or so we thought. We had a sister planet, one
that wasn't as well endowed as ours, with natural
resources and beauty; whose inhabitants, through some
cosmic quirk of fate, were evil. So there we have it. The
two oldest planets in the universe, one good the other
evil. Anyway we had many skirmishes over the years. I had
trained as a Mage and helped in the defence of my planet.
About this time other races started to make themselves
known to us. Including the Triforians, Eltarians and the
Edonites. We formed alliances and cultural exchanges.
Soon, a galactic alliance came into being. But, our evil
brothers did the same. It was about that time that I meet
Sharindra. A Mage, like myself, she was trained in the
healing arts, while I was trained in fighting and
defence. Straight away we knew we were meant for each
other. Once we had obtained permission to marry we did
so, almost immediately. It was during the ceremony that
our brothers launched an attack. Falling stones, from the
temple we were in, killed Sharindra. I was injured and it
was many months before I had recovered enough to grieve.
And grieve I did. I took more training and became skilled
in the art of destroying our enemy. Killing their people,
hurting them like they had hurt me. Then one day I made
the ultimate weapon. A weapon so strong it could destroy
everything and everyone on the planet. When I took it to
our Elders they refused to let me use it on the enemy,
they said that in fighting the enemy to get my revenge,
and I had become the enemy. I laughed it off and sent it,
anyway. I destroyed our sister planet. I sat there and
laughed and cried as I watched billions of people die by
my hands. Finally, I thought I could let Sharindra rest
in piece. But I couldn't. I began having dreams where she
disapproved of my actions, saying that, as a healer, that
was the last thing she would have wanted. I slowly began
to go crazy, I suppose you could say. The Elders
approached me one day and told me that I had to leave our
home. I was too powerful and becoming too unstable to
stay safely on my home planet. They didn't trust me any
more. So I left. Provisioned a ship and away I went. I
began selling my services as a weapons maker to any and
all that could afford me. I began building a reputation
as someone who didn't care what he did. And I didn't.
Without Sharindara, my life had no meaning. So it was
some time later that I found myself being approached by
Dark Spectre, he wanted me to represent him at the
Accords of Hope meeting. He had heard about my reputation
and wanted someone outside his command structure to
attend. But first he had a few jobs he wanted me to do.
So I stole a few things for him. Murdered a few people
and destroyed a couple of planets for him. Everyday
stuff, for him. Anyway, when I finished those jobs for
him I was doing my daily meditations, something that I
had always done, and I was surprised to find my soul
consumed by hatred and evil; and that I enjoyed what I
was doing. So I allied my self with Dark Spectre and
became his number one General. I did numerous things for
him, growing in power, until my power even surpassed his
own. I think that's why he agreed to the Accords. To put
me some where so that I wouldn't get out for a long time.
You see when he agreed to the limitation of his evil, it
basically meant that I had become so powerful; so that if
I were put way, then that would satisfy the Accords. So I
ended up behind the Great Barrier, fuming mad and
plotting revenge on Dark Spectre. I manage to set most of
my essence free, and here I am. Only to find out that
Dark Spectre is dead and the universe is a place without
almost any evil. But the prophecy is coming true. The
ultimate evil is free. There is now a Blue Wolf Mage to
try and stop me, and the outcome will decide, once and
for all, the fate of the universe." Kat sat there in stunned silence.
She had expected something similar, but the sounds of
pain in his voice, when he spoke about his lost love, was
all too real to be fake. It sounded as if, that through a
set of circumstances, no fault of his own, he found
himself here. "I don't know what to say.
Thank you for telling me." A thought struck her,
"Is that why you let Trini go, because she's a
Healer?" "Yes. I have never harmed a
Healer. They are to be cherished and nurtured. Healers
are often unique in the way they put others first, and
themselves second." Kat just nodded in agreement. In
the short time she had known Trini, she had seen that
aspect of the petite Asian's personality. Kat drained her
tea and looked over to see him watching her. "Is there something wrong
Dathan?" "No, my dear Katherine. I was
just thinking that you remind me a lot of
Sharindra." Kat thought for a moment, then looked at
him. "Dathan, why do you keep
going, then? Dark Spectre is dead; the universe is
peaceful for the most part. What do you have to gain by
continuing on this path?" He was silent as he
studied her. The Pink Ranger had seen right to the crux
of his dilemma. Why was he bothering to continue? He had
nothing to live for, no one to care what happened to him.
Why was he bothering to do this? He looked at her and
smiled sadly. "That is the question isn't it
my dear Katherine." With a wave of his hand she
disappeared. Sighing he looked at the chair where she had
been sitting. "You deserve to be with your friends
Katherine, the days to come are going to be trying… on
all of us." * * * ,/center> Phaedos. The group had been preparing to
teleport to the ships when, suddenly, Kat appeared among
them. She was immediately engulfed in a huge bear hug
from Rocky, who then proceeded to kiss her soundly and
tell her off for leaving him like that. Everyone crowded
around her, hugging and welcoming her back. They soon
cleared a path for Dulcea and Dimitria to approach her. "Katherine, welcome home. Are
you alright?" "Yes, thank you Dulcea. Dathan
was the soul of courtesy." "Ask if I may, what happened
that day?" Kat rolled her eyes at Dimitria's words
but nodded. They all sat down, Rocky next to her holding
her hand in a death grip. "After Damon was killed and
Carlos injured, Dathan let Trini and Carlos return. He
said to Trini that he had never harmed a Healer, and he
wasn't going to start now. Anyway, he then turned to me
and said that he was going to make me an evil
Ranger." Gasps followed her words and more than a
few speculating looks were thrown her way. Dulcea cleared
her throat and spoke, knowing what was on everyone's
minds. "No one, who is under evil's
influence, can enter the temple grounds. You may put your
minds at rest Rangers." They sighed in relief and
Kat continued speaking, embarrassment tingeing her tone. "Anyway, when he said he was
going to do that, I, umm… sort of told him off."
They all laughed as Jason spoke up. "Told him off, Kat? You want
to tell us exactly what you said?" She blushed even
more, her face clashing horribly with her Pink uniform. "I kind of lost my temper. I
told him a few home truths, and that he was being an
idiot if he thought we would fall for that old trick, and
well, he started laughing." They were all shocked
and then, without thought, they all laughed as well.
Tanya recovered first. "Laughing, Kat?" "Yeah. Laughing. He thought it
was a great joke that someone finally told him were to
get off. I think I impressed him somehow. He then asked
me if I would mind staying and having a conversation with
him. So I did. We talked for hours about all sorts of
things. Art, religion, music, travelling; the works. He's
actually a well spoken, intelligent person, once you get
past the ultimate evil bit. I was even starting to like
him, as a person, for a few minutes there. Then, for some
reason, when I asked him why he continues to be evil,
when there's really no need, he became sad and sent me
back. I think, under different circumstances, he would
have made a good friend to the Rangers." They all
looked at her shocked. How could she say something like
that, after what they had been through! The death of
three Rangers, and the incapacitation of two more, still
played heavily on everyone's minds. Startled by the
reaction her words caused, she recoiled from the looks
she received. Rocky put his arm around her, supporting
her. Then her temper got the better of her again. "Look. None of you have been
through what I have just been through and heard the
things I did. That guy confessed his soul to me. He told
me all about his history and about himself. Why he has
never hurt a Healer. How his own people were afraid of
him and basically ordered him off his own home planet. If
anything, I feel sorry for him. He's so alone in this
universe. He isn't evil by choice. His life just led him
that way. I wouldn't be the person I am today if I didn't
feel sorry for him, and didn't like the person he is, the
person he really is underneath all that evil. I'm
sorry, but I can't help the way I feel. And if you can't
handle that, then fine. Your not the people I thought you
were!" She got up and stormed over to the edge of
the temple, arms crossed refusing to look at any of her
fellow Rangers. Everyone looked stunned at her
outburst, then Rocky shook his head. He looked at his
friends and couldn't believe their reactions. "So, someone has an opinion
that's not popular and your all going to treat them like
the enemy? I should have warned you not to get her angry.
The last thing you want is an angry Australian, I've
discovered," he shook his head and stood up. "I
thought you all were better than that." He started
to go to Kat, but Bill held up his hand. "Look, Rocky. We're sorry. She
just startled us, that's all. The last thing we want is
Kat to be mad at everyone." "You got that right," he
muttered. "We have a plan, and we're
going to stick to it. Maybe, with Kat's help, we can pull
it off and everything will work out. You never know, Kat
may have even convinced him to stop this madness."
Rocky shrugged and then pointed to where Kat was
standing. "I'm not the one you should be
telling this to, Bill." With a sigh, Bill nodded and
rose. He walked over to where Kat was standing. He spoke
softly to her, and after a few minutes of earnest
conversation they returned to their group of friends. Kat
smiled shyly. "I want to say that I'm sorry
about my temper. I don't normally get this angry." "Well, we did sort of give you
cause, Kat." She nodded at Leo, then everything was
okay again. Excited babbling broke out and Bill put his
fingers in his mouth and whistled. All eyes were on him. "Um… guys, don't we have
some work to do?" Laughing they all raised there
communicators and teleported to their ships. Dulcea and
Dimitria watched them go with unreadable expression's on
their faces. * * * Ultra Zord Smiley. Andros looked up from his command
chair and smiled as Bill and T'Risa walked in. "We'll be arriving at the
Great Barrier in about three hours." "Thanks, Andros. Time enough
for us to get ready. Are the other two ships okay?" "Yes. Karone is on Hope and
Zhane is on Anzac." His eyes lost their focus for a
moment. Then he grinned. "Zhane is busy beating the
pants off Jason and Tom at a game called… poker? Karone
is busy talking girl stuff with Kendrix and Maya."
They all laughed. The two Blue Wolf Ninjetti's then left
the bridge heading to the quarters they had chosen for
themselves. Bill and T'Risa closed and locked
the door behind them, then snuggled close to each other
on the bed. Bill had introduced T'Risa to snuggling, when
they'd started their relationship, and she had
immediately taken it to heart. They lay there, content,
for a few minutes and then she broke the silence. "Will, do you really think
this will work?" "I don't know, to be honest,
Tee. It seems like such a long shot, but we have to try.
If we can somehow get Dathan back behind the Great
Barrier and then seal it, our troubles will be
over." "I don't think he's going to
make it that easy for us, Will." "I don't think he is, either.
But I can't think of anything else to do, can you?" "No." They lay there in
silence again, content to just hold each other and watch
the stars. With the suddenness of her insight and her
people's gifts, T'Risa knew, deep down in her heart, that
this was the last time that they would be together like
this. "Will. I want you to promise
me something…" "What?" Concern laced his
tone. T'Risa was acting very strange, all of a sudden. "Promise me, that if anything
happens to me, that you will go on and win this
fight." "What do you mean, 'if
anything happens?' Nothing's going to happen to you, Tee,
you're already a couple of hundred years old, you're
going to live forever." He his tone was now of
alarmed concern, not the self-assurance he usually felt.
He turned her around to face him, "What brought this
on, Tee?" "Just a feeling I have. I want
your promise now, Will." "I promise. But, Tee,"
she held her hand up to his mouth to quiet him. "Thank, you. When this is all
over, we will laugh about it, and grow together on Earth,
just like you have always wanted. We'll watch our
children grow to be a strong and honourable, with
intelligence to match their father's, and a heart as big
as the whole universe. They'll be handsome and kind and
great warriors for justice and peace. We will watch them
with pride and honour, my love." Bill looked stunned
by her words, but the sad thoughts were soon gone from
his mind when T'Risa kissed him. It was a kiss full of
need and passion, of unspoken desires and unusual
urgency, and he met her need with one of his own, the
rest of the world, and time, lost beyond their intimate
embrace. * * * The Great Barrier. The three Zords came to a halt
above a nearby asteroid. It was the nearest, semi-stable,
thing to the Great Barrier, with an atmosphere. Bill and
T'Risa had specifically said that they need to stand on
solid ground to enact the spell they were going to use.
The two Blue Wolf Mages had spent the last hour preparing
themselves. There would be a slight modification to the
plan. Everyone would teleport to the asteroid's surface
except, Aisha, Cassie and Kai. Those three would man the
Zords, in case anything happened that they weren't
expecting. They soon teleported to the surface
and followed the instructions that Bill and T'Risa had
given them. Placing themselves in a semi-circle behind
the two, the Rangers readied themselves to begin. Nodding
at each other, Bill and T'Risa drew some curious symbols
on the ground, almost like pentagrams, but not quite, and
stepped inside them. Then they slowly began to chant in a
strange, alien tongue. The assembled Rangers didn't know
what it was, but the words were frightening and filled
them with dread. * * * The Revenge. Dathan had set, in silence, for
many hours, pondering Kat's question. Why was he still
performing acts of evil, why wasn't he trying to make
amends for his life? He still had dreams about Sharindra,
mocking him, saying that he had betrayed everything they
had believed in. These thoughts, and more, tumbled around
in his mind, spinning this way and that. Emotions
conflicted with desires, remembered pleasures bounced off
remembered pain. Then something stirred his
consciousness. The Barrier. Someone was attempting
to repair the Great Barrier. If he didn't act fast, then
he would be trapped here. Nearly half of his being would
be forever locked behind the Barrier. Angry, he stood, and within moments
he and his ship, had disappeared from, the now dead
planet of, Triforia. * * * ,/center> The Great Barrier. Bill and T'Risa's chanting was
growing louder now. Everyone could feel the power, fairly
sizzling, in the air. In front of the two Mages, a
glowing ball of energy was forming, pulsing and expanding
with each incantation. T'Risa's voice echoed in their
heads. "Concentrate, now. Connect
with you animal guides. Bring forth the Great Power.
Focus on us. Give your strength to us. No matter what,
focus!" Each Ranger closed their eyes and
connected with their animal spirits. Surging with the
energy of the Great Power, and their unspoken love for
each other, each Ranger emitted a stream of light and
energy towards the two Mages. Infused with this power,
they focused their thoughts, and began the final
incantations. In that same instant, Dathan
appeared. "Stop! Stop this madness. You
can't seal the Barrier!" He raised his hands and
lightening struck the ground near the Rangers. He then
stalked over to where Bill and T'Risa were standing,
careful not to break the circles. Through clenched teeth,
Bill spoke. "You're giving us no choice,
Dathan. We have to seal the breach, otherwise the whole
universe will perish. Even now, it may be too late.
Things are happening to the very fabric of existence
Dathan, is that what you wanted, to rule over nothing but
an empty, charred husk of a universe?" They both
glanced over at the sound of a teleportation beam and
then looked back at each other, ignoring the three
Rangers who had just arrived. "No. I don't want that. I
don't know what I want." Something, like
understanding, came into Bill's eyes and when he spoke
again, it was more gently than he had any right to
address Dathan. "Look, Dathan. Kat believes
you are a good person underneath everything; that you
didn't turn into the universe's ultimate evil being by
choice. Now, I respect Kat's opinion and her beliefs, but
I'm yet to understand them." Sharing a rare grin
with the Blue Ranger, Dathan spoke softly. "Who is yet to understand a
woman?" they grinned at each other. For one moment,
they weren't an evil being and a Power Ranger. They were
two men connecting, on a deep level, about the one
mystery that has beguiled men since before the dawn of
time. Stepping back, Dathan broke the moment. "I'm sorry. But I can't let
the rest of myself be sealed up like a prisoner for the
rest of eternity. I will not let that happen." He
stretched out his hand sending three bolts of lightening
out, hit the ground near the Rangers. A bright flash
caused most of them to close their eyes. When Bill opened
his again, and looked around, he gasped. Tom was on his
knee's, trying to shake off the effects of being hit so
close. Aisha had just stopped rolling on the ground, to
put out the flames that had sprung up on her leg. Trini
was bent over Aisha's leg, looking at it. He then looked
over at the third figure. It was Andros. Ashley knelt
down next to him, quickly calling to Trini. Trini raced
over and quickly examined him. Bill looked at Dathan,
shock and anger in his voice. "Why did you do that?" "I told you Mage, I am not
getting trapped behind there, again. Please stop this. I
don't want to hurt anyone else." Bill shook his head
and concentrated once again. "So be it then
Mage." Dathan looked up at the stars, and reaching
up with his right hand, he starting speaking softly. The Rangers looked at one another,
apprehensively. The three Rangers, that were injured,
didn't know what had hit them. Trini spoke softly to
Ashley and then ran over to Bill and T'Risa. She looked
shocked and upset. "Andros is in a bad way. If I
don't get him to proper medical facilities in the next
few minutes, I may loose him." Bill was rocked, he
didn't realise it was that bad. "We'll hurry." Trini went
back over to Andros and tried to do what she could.
T'Risa looked at Bill and nodded. Once again they heard
T'Risa's voice in their heads. "Rangers. Dathan is trying
to bring the rest of his essence here. We need all your
energy and love now." Once again the assembled
Rangers focused their thoughts and feelings. Trini and
Ashley, standing over Andros's prone body, joined in as
well. The infusion of extra power seemed to be helping.
The ball of light appeared to be growing bigger. There
was an equally large ball of darkness growing, as well.
With a final spoken word, Dathan hurled his ball towards
the stars. T'Risa looked at Bill. She knew
that, despite everything they had tried, there wasn't
enough power in the ball of light to close the Barrier.
Unless she did something, something that she knew she had
no choice to do, Dathan would win. She spoke directly
into Bill's mind. "I will seal the Barrier. We
don't have enough power, and our incantations were
interrupted at the most crucial of times. There is only
one thing I can do." She then spoke directly
into Tom and Jason's minds, knowing that they would do
what she was about to ask them. "Come and stand
behind Bill. Do not let him leave the circle of
protection. If he does, it is the end of us all. What
ever happens, don't let him leave the circle until it is
all over. Look after him for me." Glancing at
each other, they did as she asked and moved to stand
slightly behind Bill. Dathan gave them all a curious
glance, and then something seemed to occur to him. He
turned around to face T'Risa, his face a mask of horror.
Bill saw this and looked over at his wife. She was
standing there, smiling at him. "I love you William of Earth.
I always have and I always will." She then raised
her arms high and spoke an incantation. Without ceremony
her body slowly began to fade. "NO! T'Risa, don't do
this!" Bill moved to leave the circle, but Tom and
Jason Grabbed hold of both of his arms and held him in
place. Jason glanced over at Leo and Mike; mute appeal on
his face. Within moments the two were at their side,
helping to hold Bill back. In his desperation, he had
become stronger than they had expected. "Jason, let me go! You don't
know what she's doing! She's giving herself to the
Barrier. She's becoming one with it. I have to stop
her." Jason's throat closed up but he somehow got
out the words, "She made us promise that you
wouldn't help, bro. She wants you to stay put." "No! No! Tee, don't leave me!
Don't leave us alone!" She was almost gone
now, her body just a vague outline against the stars. She
looked back at them and smiled. "I love you very much, Will.
Look after them for me and tell them that I'll be
together with you all, one day." With that, her
mortal body disappeared, and the ball of light fled up
into the stars. All of the Rangers collapsed, weak from
the drain of energy. The four Rangers, holding Bill,
looked at him. He was standing there, tears streaming
down his face. He closed his eyes and bowed his head for
a moment. He shook off their hold and brought his hands
together in front of him. He knew what he had to do. He
looked up and the four Rangers stepped back
instinctively, they knew something was about to happen. "Dathan, no matter what comes
from this, I will not take a life for a life. I am not
like that. But, be warned, I will do everything in my
power to see you utterly destroyed." Dathan bowed
his head in acknowledgment. "I understand, Blue Mage. More
than you can realise." With that, he too,
disappeared. Bill bowed his head again and began
chanting. With the end of his words, he flung his hands
upwards and Blue energy shot from them, heading towards
the stars. Once gone, he stepped back from the circle and
looked over at Jason. "It worked," and with
that, he collapsed. In part eight, the Rangers
realise that they now have trapped Dathan here, but how
are they going to destroy him? lanet ØThe end.