Nick stared at the spot where his mother had disappeared, breathing heavily as Black Lance approached the Rangers

"Now you will fall, just as your mother has." Black Lance mocked, and Nick looked up, glaring angrily at the laughing Terror. He pushed himself up, ignoring the mocking.

"Now you've made me mad." Nick approached him, morphing as he walked towards the cocky monster.

"Come on!" Black Lance goaded.

"You're going down!" Nick drew his sword and ran at Black Lance, dodging his attacks and leaping into the air. Swinging as hard as he could, Nick's sword shattered Black Lance's shield on impact. The Terror cried out as it fell to the ground in pieces.

"My shield!" He stared at it as Nick stepped back.

"Fire Heart!" He called on the Dragon, who tackled Black Lance with a roar and flew back to land behind Nick. "Good work Fire Heart!" Nick praised as Black Lance got back up.

"Your pet will not save you this time." He warned, attacking again. Fire Heart's wings covered Nick, and when the smoke cleared, Nick was walking towards Black Lance with his Battilizer activated. He continued to attack him with full force, striking Black Lance repeatedly with his blades and making him cry out in pain. Nick threw him back, and followed him, striking him again and knocking Black Lance into the rubble.

"Bullseye!" Nick deactivated his Battilizer, and Fire Heart flew off with another loud roar. "You guys want in on this?" He glanced to the other Rangers, who got to their feet.

"Gladly." Xander grinned, and the others nodded.

"Ready?" Maddie asked.

"Ready!" Chip, Avril, Vida, and Xander called.

"MAGICAL SOURCE, MYSTIC FORCE!" They morphed and ran at Black Lance, blasting him with their elemental magic before joining Nick.

"Thanks for joining the party." Nick said, before they leaping into the air.

"MYSTIC SPELL SEAL!" They blasted Black Lance, destroying him. They landed lightly, and cheered at their victory. But it was short lived when red lightning flashed and thunder rumbled overhead.

"What's going on?" Nick asked as they ran towards where it was coming from.

"This is it, guys!" Avril declared as they looked around at all the red lightning.

"It's him!" Vida exclaimed. "It's the Master!" They all looked up to see the Master land, much larger then them and laughing loudly, rumbling through the city.

"Where's my father?!" Nick demanded.

"And my father!" Avril added as they faced the powerful monster. The Master laughed loudly, and turned slightly.

"Right!" He cast a spell. "Here!" Daggeron's body materialised as it fell limply from the sky, crashing into the rubble and not moving.

"DAD!" Avril screamed, rushing over and shaking him. "Dad?" He didn't wake. "Wake up." Her voice is thick with tears. "Please wake up!" She shook him harder, but he still wouldn't wake.

"And here!" Nick, Maddie, Vida, Xander, Chip, and Avril looked up as Leanbow hit the rubble. A sob escaped Avril as she lowered her head onto Daggeron's chest as she let her sobs come out, after a long minute she felt a gentle hand on her back, she turned her head slightly to see it was Chip kneeling down next to her, but she lowered her head onto Daggeron's chest, continuing to cry.

"This can't be." Nick breathed. "All we've done was in vain." He staggered towards his father, as Xander supported Vida, who could barely standing as she sobbed as hard as Avril. "All this time, finding my dad." Nick fell to his knees beside his father, and lifted him into his arms. Maddie walked over to Nick, kneeling down next to him and wrapping her arms around him as he fell into her, his shoulders shaking.

"It can't end like this." Avril sobbed as Chip wrapped his arms around her, and gently pulled her into his arms. Closing her eyes against the flow of tears, Avril had a hard time breathing as she closed her eyes tightly and putting her arms around her helmet head, but all she could see was her father's body falling from the sky again and again and again and again like it was stuck on repeat.

"Nothing can stop me, bringing darkness and despair to this world!" The Master laughed as he enjoyed their suffering.

"What could you possibly gain by destroying our whole world?!" Xander demanded as he spun around to look up at the Master.

"Your world is now my world!" The Master snapped. Red lights wrapped around each of the Rangers, yanking them away from each other, and from the bodies of the fallen Knights. "You want to see what my world will look like?" He asked as he lifted them up to his face. He let out a yell, and opened his mouth, casting a spell that caused the whole world to stop and become a blanketed of darkness.

"It's so dark!" Maddie cried out, her voice quivering.

"This is the future of your world!" The Master announced, and tossed them to the ground. "There is no purpose for your species. Once I eat your magic, you will become part of the dust I walk on. That will be your one and only purpose!" He declared as the Rangers got to their feet.

"We're not done!" Nick shouted. "You haven't defeated us yet!" He told the Master, who just watched in amusement.

"LEGEND WARRIRORS!" They activated their stronger powers, and called on the Manticore Megazord to face him.

"Yes, more power for me to eat!" The Master laughed as he just watched them.

"Come on Rangers, we've got to hit him with all of our magic!" Nick called to his friends. They held their hands over their console, and it began to glow brightly.

"LEGEND STRIKER, SPIN ATTACK!" They threw the spinning fire at the Master, but he just opened his mouth and devoured it.

"Oh hell no!" Avril cried.

"Impossible! He, he consumed our spell like it was nothing!" Xander exclaimed as the Master reached out, wrapping a tentacle around their weapon.

"You are nothing!" He declared, and shattered their lance. The Megazord instantly reacted. Shaking and collapsing. "It is now over! The hopelessness and fear I feel inside of you makes your power even more tender to dine on!" Tentacles appeared around his mouth, and lights rose from the fallen Megazord.

"Our magic! I can feel him taking it!" Nick cried.

"You mean stealing it!" Avril cried, all of them felt their magic quickly disappearing, stealing their Legend Powers. He then kicked the Megazord and it disappeared, throwing the Rangers to the ground. They got back up, their helmets gone as the Master cackled loudly. The Rangers ran into a cave, away from the Master, but they could still hear his laughter.

"Alright, we're safe." Chip breathed in relief.

"Safe?" Nick spun around to face Chip. "Are you kidding me? That thing just destroyed our Megazord, not to mention Daggeron and my dad." Nick shook his head, turning away from them.

"So that's it?" Vida demanded as she approached him. "The great Nick, the Red Ranger is calling it quits?" She demanded as she got in his face. Nick didn't answer, instead, started to walk away from them, but Xander blocked his path.

"Whoa, don't walk away. Answer her." He stared at his leader. "Are you giving up?"

"Get out of my way." Nick growled, tense and ready to go on the offensive.

"No Nick, you answer that!" Chip challenged.

"STOP IT, STOP IT!" Avril screamed, her face is tear stained, and everyone turned to look at her. "I'm with Nick on this." Her friends stared at her with shock. "We don't have a chance against that monster. He ambushed my dad, and Leanbow. And look where it got them." Her voice shook at the last sentence. "We are next if we don't clear out now!" She choked out the next part. "We failed."

"We can win this!" Chip yelled.

"Yeah!" Both Xander, and Vida agreed with nods.

"Guys, wake up and smell the darkness!" Nick snapped. "We've done our best. We've failed. We're no match for that thing. Fine. Yes, I've given up." He told them as he turned away.

A long silence followed Nick's words.

"Don't you say that." Everyone looked around as Maddie stalked over to Nick. "Don't you say that, not you!" Her voice shook. "You have held us together through all of this! You will not give up!" He shook his head and turned away, but she grabbed his arm to turn him back around to face her. "Listen to me!" Her voice is now firm. "Giving up is not an option for you! We are a team, and you are this team's leader! We go on, no matter what!" She spun around, her long hair slapping Nick in the face as she looked to Avril. "And you, you love a challenge, you don't care what it takes!" Maddie looked back to face Nick.

Nick stared at her for a long moment, when suddenly they were blasted off their feet by more red magic.

"It is time to finish this meal." The Rangers groaned in pain as the Master appeared in front of the cave. "Welcome to your end!" He said as he looked down at them.

Nick looked around at his friends, they were exhaused and hurting all over, not to mention they could barely get up. "Not here." Nick looked to Maddie, before he got to his feet and stopping the Master's laughter. Nick stepped around Maddie and Xander as he walked up to stand in front of his friends protectivly. "Not now! this is not the end!"

"You are only one." The Master scoffed.

"And unfortunately for you, the wrong one!" Nick shouted, calling on both his sword and Lion Staff. "I call forth the powers of good magic still left in the world!" He held them over his chest. "Of all the good magic still left in my body! Come to me now! MAGICAL SOURCE, MYSTIC FORCE!" His helmet returned as he called on all the magic he could get. He let out a yell as fire surrounded him.

"The Light will be most delectable." The Master attacked him, but Nick dodged, cutting the tentacles that went for him. He then leaped into the air, and slashed down, cutting through the armor on his head. "No! My armor!" He staggered back, but Nick followed. He slashed down, and bright lights shone from where the sword struk.

"Return us now!" Nick ordered, before turning to his friends. "Take my hand!" He held out his hand to his friends, and they rushed to him, grabbing a hold of each other. Strong winds picked up as the bright lights shone around them, and the next thing they knew, they were skidding backwards along the ground, their Ranger suits completely gone.

"We're back!" Chip cried happily as he reconized their surroundings.

"Yeah ... but our magic is gone for good." Nick pointed out as they struggled to get up. Hearing a furious snarl, they looked up and found the Master watching them.

"Look what you've done to me! You will pay for this!" He shot tentacles at them, but before they could reach the six, they turned to ice and shattered. As they did, Clare and Snow Prince appeared in front of the Rangers. "What?!" The Master roared.

"Snow Prince?" Vida asked.

"Clare!" Nick called, before they ran over to them. "You have powers?" Nick asked his cousin, who beamed brightly at him.

"Yes! Mystic Mother made me a full Sorceress!" The Rangers smiled at her.

"You lie!" The Master accused. "I destroyed the Mystic Mother!"

"No! Just before you attacked Mystic Mother, she cast a spell and turned herself into energy." Snow Prince corrected.

"A few magic tricks will not stop me!" The Master told them, growing more and more furious. "I will return to the dephs, and gather my strength!" He declared.

"I'm afraid that won't be possible!" The familiar voice told him. They all looked around in shock to find Udonna walking over. "It seems your pit no longer exists." She smiled.

"No longer exists?!" The Master repeated, not understanding what she meant.

"What she means, is you no longer have a place to dwell in your darkness." Itassis walked up and stood beside the Snow Witch.

"Itassis?! You're alive!" The Master was stunned to see the Terror. "Where is Sculpin?!" He demanded.

"He is no more." Itassis told him simply.

"What?!" The Master roared. "But I am your Master!" He told Itassis furiously as he realized that she betrayed him and destroyed Sculpin.

"Well this puppet has cut the strings." Itassis blasted him, and the Master cried out, disappearing in a cloud of smoke. The Rangers cheered, and Udonna ran to embrace Nick as neither celebrated. Quickly loosing interest in cheering, Avril suddenly turned away and ran over to Daggeron, she fell to her knees and lifted him, and pulled him into her arms, then bowed her head as fresh tears slid down her cheeks and landed on her father's face. "The Master is gone for now, but he will be back." Itassis warned, before noticing their mood. "Tell me, White Ranger, why do you shed tears?" She asked curiously.

"The tears are for our sadness, for our losses." Udonna told the curious Terror. "For my husband ... Leanbow." She looked over to her fallen husband. "And Daggeron." She looked to where he was, to find Avril holding onto him tightly, and more tears continued to slid down Udonna's cheeks as Nick held her.

"That is something that I cannot help you with." Itassis said apologetically, looking away. "I am sorry."

"I can." Everyone looked around to see Kwan walking over to them.

"Kwan?" Chip asked, once he got closer.

Kwan nodded. "I have the power to heal." He looked to Udonna. "Remember?" He asked, and she nodded. "But I also have a different power." He looked at his hands as they glowed.

"You will be weakened." Udonna reminded him. "And this time, you won't be able to return to Hotaru's necklace to heal yourself." She warned. "You'll become human."

Kwan nodded. "This is my choice." He took a step forward. "Hotaru, please step away."

Avril wanted to object as she clung harder to Daggeron, but she sighed with a shaky breath and gently lowered him back to the ground. Slowly getting up, she walked over to her friends. And Chip wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her close.

Kwan cast a spell, speaking in a strange language. Silver lights flew to the fallen, their armor disappearing, before he collapsed with a cry, when suddenly thick smoke hit the ground just in front of the two Knights. As the smoke faded, the Knights were standing.

"DAD!" Avril cried, rushing up to Daggeron and he was nearly knocked off his feet when she tackled him, he hugged her tightly as she sobbed, clinging to him for dear life.

"Son!" Leanbow smiled as Nick ran and hugged him.

"Hey, don't forget about me!" Jenji ran over, and the rest of the team ran over to hug the ones they thought they'd lost forever.

"Great to have you back, teach." Chip grinned as he hugged Daggeron.

"Great to be back." The Knight laughed.

Kwan slowly picked himself up and turned to face everyone, he smiled at the Rangers.

"Kwan." Leanbow addressed as he held both Nick, and Udonna. "You have our thanks." He smiled.

"You have all our thanks." Avril smiled through her tears as she stood between Daggeron, and Chip.

But soon, their joy was cut short as the ground shook, and the Master's roar echoed as he reappeared over them.

"Quite a reunion! Sorry I have to destroy it!" He stated mockingly as he watched them all standing together.

"Rangers, our magic is gone." Udonna reminded them as they stepped back.

"I've got an idea! Let's all run, ok?" Jenji suggested, but Daggeron stopped the genie from fleeing.

"I'm through running." Nick said, and everyone looked at him. "I found my real family." He looked to Udonna, and Leanbow. "I found my home." He looked to Maddie, taking her hand and lacing their fingers together, squeezing her hand as she smiled at him. "No more running." He released her hand and walked forward. "I stand and fight!" The others cheered loudly and ran to join him.

"We fight!" Vida nodded determinedly.

"So be it." The Master chuckled. "You are powerless now! My victory is already at hand!" He told them loudly.

"We'll show the Master what real courage is." Nick told his team, who nodded. "Even without magic." He decided.

"Without magic, Mystic Ones?" A voice said from overhead, sounding amused by Nick's comment. "You are never without magic. You just have to know where to find it." Mystic Mother appeared.

"Never without magic? What does she mean by that?" Maddie wondered.

"Maybe she meant us?!" Toby called, and they all looked around to see Toby leading the people of Brairwood.

"Mom?" Avril smiled. "Uncle Andrew! Mack! Tea! Fran!" Her smile faded as she paused. "Wait. Uncle Andrew, believing in magic? My uncle, the science guy?" She rubbed her head. "I must've hit my head harder then I thought."

"My parents!" Chip exclaimed, spotting them as they stood on both sides of Kaylynn.

"Ours too." Vida looked to Maddie, then to their parents.

"Mine too." Xander saw his too.

"My sister." Nick saw his sister in the crowd as she smiled at him.

"Or maybe she meant us!" Phineas called, and they looked to their other side to see Phineas leading all the creatures from the Mystic Realm.

"I spoke to some of the people from the city, and I told them that the forest, and those that live there, are not the ones for us to fear!" Toby explained. "It helped that I had backup." He gestured to Kaylynn.

"And I spoke the same truth to those of the forest. Either we stay the way we were and perish, or we stand together and fight the real evil!" Phineas declared as he looked up at the Master, the Mystic Creatures cheered.

"Power Rangers, you have fought all year for us! Your magic is all used up." Toby smiled to the group that stood in the middle. "Well, now let us give you some of our magic."

"That's right, you're not the only ones." Phineas nodded. "All of us believe in magic, thanks to you." The two groups came together, connecting with each other and grasping hands as they surrounded the Power Rangers.

"Together! We believe in magic!" Both groups yelled, the word magic was echoed three times before the two groups backed away, revealing the Rangers once again morphed, and the crowd cheered as the Rangers faced the Master in full confedence.

"Wolf Warrior!"

"Solaris Knight!"

"White Mystic Ranger!"

"Gold Mystic Ranger!"

"Green Mystic Ranger!"

"Pink Mystic Ranger!"

"Blue Mystic Ranger!"

"Yellow Mystic Ranger!"

"Red Mystic Ranger!"

"We call forth the magic, together as one! United for all time, Power Rangers Mystic Force!" They chanted, and the Master roared angrily.

"Give me that magic!" He demanded as they faced him.

"You got it!" They threw bright magic at the Master, who began to devour it. But it just kept going.

"I devour it, yet still it comes!" The Master groaned, starting to stretch.

"Guys, it's working! Keep going! There is no end to our magic!" Nick yelled as the Master groaned again.

"Stop! It's too much!" He screamed, trying to escape.

"Full power!" The Rangers leapt into the air and continued to fill him with magic.

"I cannot take any more! I have devoured all I can!" The Master screamed, just before exploding.

"Mystic Force!" The Rangers yelled from the sky, and the crowd below cheered.

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Chip, and Avril walked through the forest arm in arm. They didn't have a direction, just enjoying a nice long walk. "When do you leave?" She asked, her head resting on his shoulder.

"Two weeks." He smiled, he lead her to a tree that'd fallen, they sat down together. "My training to be the Sentinel Knight starts soon."

"Will you come back?" She couldn't help but asked, and Chip frowned at her.

"Of course! Of course I will!" Suddenly he blinked. "Uh oh, nature calls!" He paniced. "Be right back!" With that he got up and danced his way toward the trees.

"There you are, my dear." Mystic Mother smiled as she appeared, and Avril blinked as she looked at the ball of energy.

"Mystic Mother? Is that really you?"

"Yes, child." Mystic Mother smiled. "This is me now."

Avril reached for her boot. "I have this spell, I only used it once. To save Xander. I can use it again." She offered.

Mystic Mother smiled. "That is kind, my dear. But I would like to speak with you, if you have time for an old lady like myself."

"I'll make the time for you." Avril said kindly as she slid her wand back into her right boot. "What's on your mind?"

"Well, I have been looking for an hair to take my place." Mystic Mother began. "Once it is time for me to pass, the Mystic Realm will need a new Mystic Mother." She explained.

Avril scratched her head, confused. "Well, I can ask the others." She lowered her arm. "You should really ask Nick for the job. He is the Light, not to mention the Powerful Wizard."

Mystic Mother smiled. "He does seem the type. But I am not asking Bowen."

Avril's eyes widened. "ME?!" She cried, falling off the log.

"You are just as powerful as Bowen." Mystic Mother reminded. "You were born in the Mystic Realm, under an eclipes." She smiled. "That is why your magic is strong. Not just during the day, but at nightfall too."

Avril bit her lip. "I'm really honored that you want me to take your place." She said honesty. "But I really think you should ask Nick for the job. He would be better suited for it." She quickly held up her hands. "Please don't be angry with me!"

Mystic Mother laughed. "I could never. If that is what you wish, I will have a talk with him."

Avril smiled. "If he does turn it down, then I'll take the job."

Mystic Mother smiled. "I admire your honesty, my dear." With that she disappeared.

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Humans and magical creatures alike worked hard in the forest as they repaired Woodland Village that Nick had destroyed while he was under the spell of the Master.

"Can you teach me more about courage?" Itassis asked Daggeron eagerly as they, plus Jenji walked through the forest.

"I'd be honored to." Daggeron smiled to the Terror who'd joined their side.

"And don't forget about me!" Jenji spoke up. "Courage is my middle name!" He insisted, which made Daggeron laugh. "Well, Marcus is my middle name, but you get what I mean." Jenji rambled as Daggeron led Itassis away as Jenji started to tell one of his very long stories.

"Are you jealous, Kay?" Andrew asked as he walked side-by-side with his sister, he could see the jealously build up in her.

"Me?" They stopped following as Kaylynn turned to face her bother. "Why would I be jealous?" She looked over to where Daggeron and Itassis stood. "I trust Daggeron." She folded her arms as she turned to look back at her brother. "And don't mess with a pregnat lady!" She added as a after thought.

"Ok." Andrew laughed. "Whatever you say."

XxXxXxX

"I can't get over the fact that Uncle Andrew is hear!" Avril laughed as she, Mack, Fran and Tea walked down the sidewalk. "The man believes more in science, then anything!"

"And my best friend holding out on me this whole time." Fran smiled. "I'm jealous. You get to be apart of all the action and you still get a guy!"

"I completely agree!" Mack smiled. "I'm so jealous!"

"Not to mention, your boyfriend is following in your father's footsteps to become a Knight." Tea grinned. "That might be a little awkword."

Avril just shrugged. "That's a work in progress." She waved her hand. She then stopped in her tracks when she looked across the road, where Maddie was talking with Nick as he handed her his baby blanket then kissed her. Once he pulled away, the young man noticed Avril, Mack, Fran, and Tea.

"Hey, Ave!" He greeted as he walked over to her.

"You're not leaving, are you?" Avril asked once he walked up to four.

Nick nodded. "I am."

"But what about Udonna?" Avril asked. "You just found each other."

"Don't worry." Nick reassured her. "She, and Dad are coming with."

The gold Ranger nodded. "Good."

"I talked with Mystic Mother an hour ago." Nick revealed, and Avril's eyes widened.

"And?" She asked eagerly. "Are you going to take the job?"

Mack frowned. "What's a better job then being the Red Power Ranger?"

"Mystic Mother needs an hair for when its her time die, she can rest in peace knowing that the Mystic Realm is in safe and in good hands." Avril answered, as Nick nodded.

"She said she asked you first." He told her.

"You are better suited for the job." Avril jabbed her finger into his chest.

"I promised I would think about the offer while I'm gone." Nick replied. "I'll have to talk it out with my parents too."

"How long are you going to be gone?" Tea asked, then slapped a hand over her mouth. "I'm sorry, it's none of my busness."

Nick just shrugged it off. "It's ok. And I don't know." He looked across the road to see Maddie still standing there as she hugged his blanket.

"You better not be gone for long." Avril threatened. "So I have a requst. Be safe." She told him as he turned around and the two hugged. "Maddie will be devistated if something happened to you, then that'd get Vida pissed off." She added as she pulled away from their hug.

"Me?" Nick grinned. "I can't promise. I am the Light. Danger will follow." He laughed as he walked back to his motorcycle and Maddie.

The four watched as Nick drove off, and Maddie walked over to them as she clutched Nick's blanket to her chest.

"He'll be back." Avril promised as she linked her arm through Maddie's.

"I know." Maddie kept smiling.

"Let's head for the party!" Mack suggested brightly. "It sounds like Vida is really rocking it!"

Avril grabbed Fran with her free hand, and together they all headed into the record store.

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Here it is! Now complete! I'm going to cry. Watch out for my Operation Overdrive series next!