Albert Smith was sleeping peacefully in his camper when he began to hear a rustling noise.
He instantly got up and rubbed his eyes.
When they were clear, he looked at the red digital numbers on the alarm clock.
4:30 A.M.
Albert sighed and began to get out of bed.
He was wearing a lime green t-shirt with black pajama pants that had the Grinch's face on them.
Plus, he was wearing some nice and fuzzy lime green bedroom slippers.
His lime green energem was in a crystal box that Zenowing had made for him to keep it in.
Albert kissed it.
"Stay safe. I'll be right back." He said as he grabbed the flashlight from the nightstand and turned it on.
As he was walking, he could feel a cold shiver up his spine.
He shivered for a minute before looking into the darkness.
I know I'm not scared of the dark, but when I was the Purple Plesiosaurus Ranger, I was afraid of monsters. Could they be real? Could they be the next Yeti or the next Bigfoot?...You won't know something unless you discover it for yourselves. Well... I need to find out what this thing is and how I need to stop it! Albert said to himself as he began to open the door to his camper and blindly step down from the stairs.
When he got onto the ground, he shined the flashlight throughout the night.
As he was shining his flashlight, Albert saw something that caught his eye.
It was...A UFO!
Just like the one that I saw five times around the city. What is it doing out here at night? Is there an extraterrestrial being that is lost and in need of comfort? I'm not sure, but I need to find it and fast! Albert said to himself as he now began to go back to his camper.
….
4:45 A.M.
After Albert had gotten back into his camper and went back to bed, he began to close his eyes and fall asleep.
As he was sleeping, a monster began to move around in the darkness.
The monster had a skeleton body that was covered with a long, black cloak.
He had blue luminescent eyes that could be seen shining in the dark.
The skeleton monster had a weapon with it.
It was a scythe.
The monster's name was Reaper.
As Reaper was approaching the sleeping old man, his pocket watch began to ring.
Reaper looked down and saw Snide's face.
Snide. Oh no! Why is he calling me? Maybe to see if I have complete my task, which is to steal the lime green energem. I hope so… He said to himself as he now began to answer the call.
~ Conversation~
"Master Snide, so glad you called!"
"Enough with the happy attitude, Reaper. It's so not like you. Have you made it to the location that I sent you the coordinates to?!"
"Yes, Master Snide and I have some excellent and terrible news to share with you."
(*Snide sighs*)
"Go ahead, Reaper."
"The good news is that I have found the lime green energem."
"That's good, Reaper but, what's the bad news?"
"The bad news is that it belongs to an old man and the energem is locked in some sort of box."
"Well, wake up the old man and ask him about the energem. Do you understand me?!"
"Y...Yes, Master Sn...Snide."
~ Conversation ended~
Reaper placed the top back down on the wrist watch and now began to go over to where Albert was sleeping.
As Albert was sleeping, he began to feel a cold finger tap him on his arm.
He opened his eyes and began to see a monster.
"What do you want with me?!" Albert said, startled.
Reaper chuckled.
"I'm wanting what's yours. Tell me where's your energem?" He said as he lowered his scythe towards Albert's neck.
Albert chuckled.
"What are you talking about? What energem?" He said as he looked at the monster, with a confident smirk on his face.
Reaper got angry.
"You know what energem I'm talking about, old man! Your lime green energem! Tell me where it is or else!" He said as his skeleton eyes began to light up blue.
Albert smiled.
"I'm not going to give you my energem and I'm not going to tell you where it is." He said, denying the monster of what it wanted.
Reaper then began to get something out of his pocket.
It was...A beating heart.
"Do you see this?" He asked the old man.
Albert nodded his head yes silently.
"This is your beating heart, in which I control. Now tell me... Where is the lime green energem?!" Reaper said as his deadly gaze met the frightened old man's eyes.
"Never going to tell you. I already know what you're planning to do with it!" Albert said, with confidence.
Reaper chuckled.
"I see, wise guy. Now, time to destroy you!" He said as he placed his cold, skeleton hands on the replica of Albert's beating heart.
Albert began to feel a really bad pain in his heart.
He clutched onto it.
"Nighty night, Ranger!" Reaper said as he now squished the beating heart in his hands.
When Reaper did that, Albert's heart stopped beating and there was blood on Albert's nightshirt.
Though, still... Reaper couldn't find where Albert's energem was.
Just as he was looking for it, his wrist watch began to ring again.
He looked down and saw Snide's face on the cover.
Uh oh! Master Sn...Snide! He's not going to be happy about this at all! What am I going to tell him? Just think of something, Reaper and quick! Reaper said to himself as he now began to lift the cover of the watch up and Snide appeared, in hologram form.
~ Conversation~
"Hello, Reaper."
"Hi, Master Snide. I have some great news!"
"Get on with it, Reaper! What is it?!"
"Well... I um... destroyed the Lime Green Ranger…"
"That's good, Reaper. Did you happen to find his energem?"
(*Reaper sighs*)
"I'm afraid not, Master Snide. I couldn't find the key to it."
"Get back into the pod and leave... Before anybody notices. Do I make myself clear?!"
"Y...Yes, Master Snide."
"Good. Now go!"
"Y...Yes, Master Sn... Snide."
~ Conversation ended~
After Reaper hung up with Snide, he put the top back on his wrist watch and began to go down the stairs and out of Albert's camper.
Snide isn't going to be happy about this… He said to himself as he got into the escape pod and was now beginning to leave New Zealand.
(Spooky. So... Albert refused to give his energem up to Reaper. Smart move, right? Reaper had just now killed Albert and is leaving for the abandoned crashed ship. Stay tuned for chapter three!)