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Power Rangers Strike Force!

Michael Sonnen

Quicker than most, Michael got the basics of his arm down. He held it in his hand and made sure, at least twice, that the safety was off. He touched his scar out of several emotions, none more than fear. However, beyond that menacing trepidation was a powerful need for vengeance. It felt both overwhelming and necessary.

Among the other soldiers, if he could call them that, Michael positioned himself near the only person he had spoken to. He had twelve shots to play with and another to replace the first should he run out. On the fringes of his mind, he realized he was still carrying his pickaxe. Should I run out of ammunition, I always have this to rely on.

He held tight to it as the rusted elevator hummed upward, creaking and scraping with age. Michael couldn't put his finger on why he had blindingly charged into the fray with this band of strangers. All he could imagine, all he could think it might be; was his torturous guilt over Courtney's death.

I couldn't show you in life, Courtney... The cancer that Galatec is. So maybe in death, if you're watching and not rotting in the ground... maybe you can see through my eyes, the evil thats in theirs.

Outwardly he heaved. Outwardly his muscles tensed and his palms became moist with sweat. On the inside, he felt how he looked on the out. Full of adrenaline.

Star Wars: A New Force

@AHeartlessNobody Nope but I was thinking of watching it, I might not so if you're going to give spoilers its okay :)

Star Wars: A New Force

Ben Solo

Ben felt slightly embarrassed.

Luke had told them the very same thing in the meeting and he had went so far as to repeat the obvious. He hoped Odd didn't see that in a negative light, or himself for that matter. He touched Artoo on the dome absent-mindedly as Collen bumbled in, looking around the decrepit library with a child's curiosity and a padawan's eye. Ben was sure the child had felt a small tinge in the Force here.

As was usual, Ben got when the padawans were around. He found their wondering eyes and questions to be too digging. If one of them had even begun to stray towards his past, he was unsure of how he'd react. It was better for them all if he continued the way he was. More so now that he had decided to take grasp of his own destiny.

Artoo bumped into his leg to get him out of his stupor. Ben was able to catch Odette motioning for them to follow her, he smiled once she turned her back again. She didn't realize just how amazing she was in his eyes. Even the small gestures sent his heart deeper in the Force. With a powerful inhale, followed by a quiet exhale, Ben pursued the two.

Artoo beeped ludicrous accusations at him about eating after lights out as they pooled out the temple's grand entrance.

"Where's your proof you glorified trashcan." countered Ben cooly.

Another series of beeps and whirls came from Artoo-Detoo as he smashed into his legs. Ben knelt down with the grace of a pouncing feline and gripped the astromech's dome with both hands; bitting back the pain. It sent the droid spinning and screeching in mechanical tones. Artoo slipped from his grasp but Ben was quick on its tail,

"I'm gonna sell you off and tell Master Luke we lost you!" He trailed off seeing the dull colors of robes and hearing the children's snickers.

"Oh, you will huh?" Luke murmured as Artoo sought refudge behind him. "Now, now, Artoo. You shouldn't start anything you can't return in full... Did you two find the piece?" he asked, his eyes never leaving Ben and Odette's.

Star Wars: A New Force

@AHeartlessNobody sorry for the wait, I'm gonna get a post out in the morning. I've been busy with Dark Souls 3 all day lol

Star Wars: A New Force

You made a lovely post

Power Rangers Strike Force!

@SoleAccord Lol I'm curious about it too, I'm picturing something but I'm not going to mention it quite yet.

Power Rangers Strike Force!

Michael Sonnen

It was there now, an anger and resolved forged by fire. He saw then that there was no changing her mind. That was okay, he decided a split-moment afterwards. It wasn't his life or anyone he loved. Cramped in the tunnel was readied warriors, men and women whose armor left much to be desired but whose eyes spoke of hope, fear, and a cauldron-stew of other emotions. Among them all though it was their hope for today that shone the most. Michael's breathing became even as he near-instinctively tried to calm himself. The situation was awakening something

He hadn't noticed how tensed his fist were, how strong his veins were pushing against his scarred skin. Then... like the explosion from earlier, an inferno blazed in his hazel eyes. They were shaded by suddenly down-turned brows and a tightness was in his jaw. Those words were all he needed to hear to drive his nightmares of Galatec into a corner. A corner that was wrapped in a impregnable fortress, a defense unlike anything he could conjure. It wasn't hard to figure out why but not many had strayed towards the topic of his cousin.

The pickaxe in his hand was nearly forgotten until he felt the chafing of his skin against its wood. Michael loosened his grip on it before touching the old weapon in her hand. It had some of the same features of the newer model weapons; a barrel, a trigger, but it held a kind of style that simply fitted him, he thought awkwardly.

He eyed it with curiosity, hefting the ax onto his powerful shoulder while doing so.

He spoke next without looking up, "An entire three-sixty at the mention of one word." Because to him it was really only one that sparked him. "Cousin". That single word often invoked alien emotions in him. "Either way, I'm on board but you'll have to show me how to use this," he told her finally.

Star Wars: A New Force

Ben Solo

In the Force he roamed idly, searching thoughtfully for the disk. When it proved uneventful, he was preparing to give up but Odette had other plans. He felt her hand fall onto his own, then felt her presence in the Force come alive inside him. A impromptu culmination of immense potential, an awakening of the supernatural kind had exploded to life. Ben soon felt their desires meld and the Force had no choice but to give up its secret.

Ben felt a pressure growing in his chest a sudden flame that bellowed regally. Near-instant visages of bookcases, shelves, and collections through his mind. When all was done he reached up to grip his head, a dull ache and wozziness threatened to make him kneel. Grasping the railing, he nodded to Odette. He knew where it was as well.

Following her to the first floor, hurrying down the spirial stairs; he bore witness to the map that Artoo-Detoo projected forth. It stretched above him in a spectacular light blue. Ben folded his arms over his chest and tried to grip its location.

"Is this the full map?" he asked curiously, a bit confused by the surrounding planets and moons. He had never heard of any of them.

Before an answer could come heard and felt one of the padawans approaching. "Odette, you in here? Ben? This place is so dirty, it'll be the death of me." The voice was gravely and young.

Star Wars: A New Force

@AHeartlessNobody I'm honestly still not sure where your avatar was in the movie. I don't remember seeing it for some reason.

Power Rangers Strike Force!

Michael Sonnen

Trepidation racked his insides. The three minutes in the elevator felt longer... way longer. He could feel his heart beating in his chest, heard the raucous elder metal grinding outside the heated cage, he saw nothing in particular as he readied himself. It was not the knowing that held his thumb in place on his scar.

When the doors finally opened, Michael's eyes went wide with shock.

An... army? he thought, too unsure to step forward or backwards.

For a long, literal, second Michael attempted to understand. The group... the rebels perhaps, were packed tight in the hallway; were they getting ready for a raid? Really it didn't matter, all that mattered was his answer to her question. He could see it in her eyes; he was already too deep in. His answer would be detrimental to something.

"I think you're gonna end up dead going against them," Michael said tensely. "The devils aren't normal."