8: "Poison Pack Attacks, Ch. 5: Chemilo's Dilemma"
�I will destroy you!� a dark voice cries, which is follows by complete silent, till a baby�s crying is heard.

�What?� Chemilo startles herself into awakens, at the side of the temple on H?i �n Mountain. �It was that same daydream I have since I came into existence.� Chemilo says to herself, and then remembers what she was doing. �Wait, I was following Snaking.� She looks forward to see Snaking is gone, before an arm holding a crescent sword reaches around her shoulder.
�You were following who?� Snaking says, behind Chemilo.
Chemilo vanishes from sight; Snaking releases his arm but strike the air in front of him with both swords, making contact with invisible Chemilo, before he launches a kick. Suddenly Chemilo reappears in midair as she falls across to in front of the temple. Snaking rushes Chemilo with both swords readied.
�You dare to plot against Leogar,� Chemilo says, open the mouth of her helmet and shoots rapid attacks of her silver tongue.
Snaking blocks each attacks with his swords, then Chemilo�s sais appear in her hands before she returns to her feet. Snaking strikes at her with one sword, but she disappears and before he could reacts Snaking feels a strike hit his back. Chemilo appears behind Snaking, as he slowly turns to stone.
�All who challenge Leogar will be vanishes,� Chemilo says, as one of the talons on Snaking�s right hand glows purple and he stab his self with it, before collapsing.
�Not bad,� Snaking�s voice is heard.
Chemilo turns around to see Snaking returns to his feet.
�That�s impossible!� Chemilo reacts in surprised.
Snaking starts attacking with downward strikes from his swords, Chemilo blocks with her sais, but then he pushes up, causing her sais to fly into the sky. Snaking then strikes her repeating with his swords. He then grabs her by the waist with the blades of his swords and tosses her to the side. Upon landing, she has trouble getting up. Snaking starts walking over to Chemilo, just when her sais land on the ground.
�This is the power that your master seeks,� Snaking explains. �Within my six fingers are the powers to bring back those who were destroyed, a power I just used to save my own existence.�
Chemilo holds up her arms, when Snaking approaches her, fearing for her life.
Snaking places one of his swords into his other hand, holding both, and offers Chemilo his free hand. �A power I�m offering you,� Snaking says, with Chemilo looks up in surprised. �Join me, we can destroy Leogar together and then the School of H?i �n will be ours.�
�Never!� Chemilo knocks away Snaking�s hand and tries to trip him, but Snaking jump backward.
�Wrong choice,� Snaking says. �Now you will face my wraith!�
Snaking brings his swords over each other, as a purple orb form between them, he twists back and then turn forward, launching the purple orb forward. Acting fast, Chemilo shoots out her silver tongue, grabbing her sais and bring them to her hands. She quickly brings them up, trying to block the attack. But it�s too much for her, and the attack explodes, send her flying backward.
�Know this,� Snaking starts to explain. �The only reason I hadn�t attacked him before was I were waiting to find out when he is at his most weak. Now I know, when he meditates, he�s in a deep meditation.� Snaking turns around and starts walking away. �Now you can disappear for good.�
Chemilo can barely turn her head to watches Snaking walking away, �L-Leogar��

Within Snaking�s chamber, Snaking put down a pot fills of large rocks next to a similar pot fills of rocks on top of his table. He takes a rock out of the second pot and places it in front of the pot and then takes a rock out of the first pot and places it next to the other rock. Snaking waves his arms in front of himself, before placing his right arm on his crossed left arm and two talons grow on his right enlarges. Snaking quickly stabs the rocks with his enlarged talons, with the talons entering the rocks. The rocks spin to life and hop off the table. Snaking spin around to watch them as the rock enlarges to human size as they become more blob like. They then take the form of Centipod and Gecgong.
Centipod looks at his arm before looking forward. �How�s this possible?�
Gecgong looks at his right arm then switches over to his left arm. �I�m sure I was destroyed. Did you do this, Snaking.�
�Centipod, Gecgong,� Snaking says, as he starts to walk pass them. �I use my powers to bring you both back to life.� He stops in front of his candles. �To accomplishes the task of destroying Leogar.�
�What?!!� Centipod and Gecgong reacts, as Centipod runs over to the side and takes a defensive pose while Gecgong climbs up a pillar and turns around to look down.
�Are you crazy?� Gecgong asks.
�I got a plan,� Snaking starts.

At the HQ, at the back of the Dojo, the three Rangers are there, with M?o, Betsy, and Jean.
�So, let�s us think,� Li begins.
�First, there was Centipod,� Max says, as she remembers her contest with Centipod in the warehouse. �His speed technique was immense.�
�Yeah and then there was Gecgong,� Li says, as he remembers having his rematch with Gecgong on the side of the building. �His technique was different, that for sure.�
�Next, would be Scorpioling,� Betsy comments, as she remembers her friends dance-fight the Kombaters.
�And we were be done for, if it wasn�t for your teachings,� Kevin says, making Betsy smiles. �And don�t forget about Toall,� Kevin remembers the Rangers blasting through Toall�s chi shield with the Chi Cannon.
�The Chi Cannon really saves us that time,� Max says.
�And now we must fight Snaking,� Li says.
�Now he�s a tough opponent,� Kevin says, as he remembers when Snaking almost finishes them off when M?o saves them in the form of a wind. �If it wasn�t for Sensei, we weren�t been here, right now.�
�I suggest, before you think about facing Snaking, that you should trains with the Chi Cannon� M?o tells his students.
�That right,� Jean agrees. �You need to be able charge the Chi Cannon almost instantly.�
�We do that now,� Kevin says, with his teammates nod in agreement.

Shortly later, at an empty part of the beach, the Rangers, fully morphed, are holding the Chi Cannon in the same position as before.
�Okay, Li, Max, begin charging,� Red Ranger says.
Blue Ranger, then Yellow Ranger, places their free hands against the side of the cannon and they start charging it with their chi. A timer appears in Yellow Ranger�s visor as the clear top of the cannon is glowing.
�Need to go faster,� Red Ranger informs them.
�Okay,� Yellow Ranger says.
�Got it,� Blue Ranger turns to his leader for a quick second, shortly the top of the cannon glow bright. �It fully charges.�
Red Ranger pulls back the handle, opening the mouth of the cannon.
�Chi Cannon, Full Charged!� the Rangers yell in unison.
�Fire!� Red Ranger yells.
Red Ranger pushes the handle and a large orb shoots out of the cannon�s mouth, hitting the ocean, causing a large splash. Red Ranger holds up the cannon as his friends return to their feet.
�Alright, we did it!� Red Ranger says.
�How fast were we?� Blue Ranger asks.
Yellow Ranger presses a button on her Fury Gauntlet and the timer in her visor stops, �Eighteen seconds!� Yellow Ranger looks to her friends. �We were successful!�
�Alright!� Red Ranger walks around to Yellow Ranger�s other side. �Snaking doesn�t stand a chance.�
�Don�t get cocky, Kevin,� Blue Ranger informs him. �You know it won�t be that easy.�
�I know,� Red Ranger says. �But it doesn�t mean I can�t get excited. Huh?�
�I sense it too,� Blue Ranger says.
�And it�s familiar,� Yellow Ranger says.
Suddenly, explosions appear before them, causing them to fall back. On top of a nearby cliff, stands Chemilo watching. The Rangers see her as she crosses her arms.
�It�s Chemilo,� Blue Ranger says, shocked.
�What�s you want!� Yellow Ranger demands.
�I�m here,� Chemilo holds up one arm on her crossed arms. �To fight you, Power Rangers.� She uncrosses her arms. �So prepare yourselves.�
�What?� the Rangers react in surprised.
Chemilo jumps off the cliff and lands in front of the Rangers. She pushes back Blue Ranger, back elbow Red Ranger, and kick away Yellow Ranger, who tries to block but fails. She then roundhouse kicks Blue Ranger. Chemilo turns around to see Red Ranger jumps toward her, she readies her sais and jump toward him. She strikes him in midair. Red Ranger falls down, as the other Rangers regroup around him, as Chemilo lands on one knee.
�They must attack with everything, or Leogar is doom,� Chemilo says, before stands up and turns around to face her enemies.
�Let�s use our full power!� Red Ranger says, as the three cracks their knuckles.
�Chi Cannon!� the Rangers yell as the cannon appears in their hands.
The top of the cannon glows bright and Red Ranger pulls back the handle opening the mouth of the cannon.
�Full charged!� the Rangers yell.
�It�s now or never,� Chemilo says to her self.
�Fire!� Red Ranger pushes the handle, shooting a large orb out of the cannon�s mouth.
�The attack is similar to Snaking�s,� Chemilo thinks to herself, as she remembers Snaking�s attacking her with his energy orb. �I can stop it. I must!� Chemilo crosses her Sais. Chemilo tries to stop the attack but it explodes, causing Chemilo to fall backward. �I must try again.� Chemilo returns to her feet. �Is that the best you can do, students of the School of Li�ng.� Chemilo points her sai toward them. �You are powerless against me!�
�She didn�t go down,� Blue Ranger says.
�Let�s try again,� Yellow Ranger suggests.
Red Ranger pushes the handle, and the Chi Cannon shoots out another large orb. Chemilo crosses her sais again, and almost stop it when he explodes, sending her flying backward into low tide.
�We got her that time,� Red Ranger holds up the Chi Cannon.
Chemilo starts to return to her feet, �I barely felt that.�
Yellow Ranger and Blue Ranger look at each other in confusion.
�What she doing?� Red Ranger wonders. �It makes no sense.�
�I must learn how to stop the attack,� Chemilo says to herself.

Back at the HQ, M?o, Betsy, and Jean are watching the fight.
�What is she doing?� M?o wonders out loud.

In Leogar�s throne room, Leogar is deep meditating with his helmeted head lowered. Then Snaking enters through the door, he quickly runs over to the side of the room. Centipod, seemly out of nowhere, rolls past a pillar, as Gecgong climb down the top of a pillar at the other side of the room, holds up couple shurikens.

Back at the empty beach, Chemilo stands before the Rangers, as they ready the Chi Cannon again.
�This will end it,� Yellow Ranger says.
�Show me what you can do!� Chemilo luring her opponents to attack as she readies her sais.
�Something is strange about this,� Red Ranger says, then starts scratching the top of his helmeted head. �What�s she up to?�
�Kevin, let�s attack!� Blue Ranger says.
�Right,� Red Ranger says, as he pulls back the handle, opening the cannon�s mouth.
�Chi Cannon, Full Charged!� the Rangers yell.
Red Ranger pushes the handle, firing a large orb at Chemilo.
�I will do it this time!� Chemilo crosses her sais and manage to stop the attack in midair. �I will protect my master!� Chemilo tosses the orb to behind her, which leaves a large explosion.
Blue Ranger lets go of the cannon and gets onto his feet, �She managed to deflect the attack!�
�I did it,� Chemilo says, tired, and then turns to face the Rangers. �I guess I sure thank you, Power Rangers Jungle Fury.�
�What?� Yellow Ranger says in confusion.
Chemilo then lowers her head, �Snaking is getting ready to make his move, I can sense it. I must hurry!�
Chemilo disappears from sight, leaving behind three confused Power Rangers.
�Was she training?� Red Ranger nods his head to the side. �But why?�

Back in Leogar�s throne room, Leogar�s still meditating, as Snaking is walking closer.
�The time has come,� Snaking motions his head to the side.
Centipod and Gecgong spins to action, and with Snaking, they charge Leogar. Centipod is strikes down, follows by Gecgong, then by Snaking. Suddenly, Chemilo appears in front of Leogar.
�If you want to destroy Leogar, you must fight me!� Chemilo tells them.
�So, you survived!� Snaking says, surprised.
�Yes,� Chemilo walks forward couple steps, before stopping. �As long as my master needs me, I will never perish.�
�I bet to differ,� Snaking returns to his feet. �Centipod, Gecgong, destroy Leogar. I�ll take care of this lizard.�
Snaking attacks with one of his sword, but Chemilo duck under it and she counters with one of her sais, but he blocks it. Snaking spins around and tries to hit her with his sword again, but she deflect it with one sai and try to stab him with the other.
Meanwhile, Centipod and Gecgong, from different sides, charge Leogar.
Chemilo seeing this, yells, �Leogar, no!�
Suddenly, Leogar�s helmeted head raises, and he grabs both attackers� arm and then pushes them away.
�He�s woke!� Gecgong says, frighten.
�And now we will get it,� Centipod says, also frighten.
�Quick, destroy him,� Snaking orders Centipod and Gecgong.
�Right,� Centipod says, throwing a punch
�Wrong!� Leogar launches a roundhouse kick at Centipod, which causes him to explode in purple fire and sends a shockwave. He then turns his attention to Gecgong, who fell due to the shockwave. �Your turn.� Gecgong then returns to his feet and hurry past the pillars to leave. �So you�re the traitor, Snaking; a snake in the grass. And now you will be destroyed.�
�Rain check,� Snaking says, as he runs out the doors.
Chemilo turns to Leogar, �I will chase him down, sir.�

Back within Crestwood City, Gecgong is standing on top of a short building.
�The only way I can survive Leogar�s wrath is that I increase my own power with fear,� Gecgong says, then starts throwing shurikens down at the ground, causing people to run away screaming. He holds his hands and wave them in the air, �Yes, that is more like it.�
The demorphed Rangers show up as people are running past them.
�What�s this?� Li wonders out loud. �H?i �n Day.�
�Did you just make a joke,� Kevin says, surprised.
�Don�t get use to it,� Li tells him.
�Wait, guys, takes a closer look,� Max points up at the attacker. �It�s Gecgong!�
�But how that�s possible, we destroyed you!� Li says to Gecgong.
Gecgong jumps up and lands couple feet away from his enemies, �My resurrection don�t matter, what does is that you won�t be so lucky this time.�
�I would like to test that theory,� Kevin tells him, then outreaches his arms. �Ready!�
�Ready!� Li and Max yell in unison, as they outreach their arms.
The Rangers crack their knuckles, �Fury Strike!� The three punch with their right arms.
Kevin morphs into Red Ranger. Max morphs into Yellow Ranger. Li morphs into Blue Ranger.
�Power Rangers Jungle Fury!�
�Been there, done that,� Gecgong says, as he holds up two shurikens.
Gecgong then charges his enemies, while the Rangers charge him. Red Ranger attacks but Gecgong spins around to avoid him. He deflects a kick from Yellow Ranger and then blocks couple strikes from Blue Ranger, causing him to spin away. Gecgong turns around to face Red Ranger and blocks a jump kick from him. Gecgong deflects couple strikes from Red Ranger, before catching a punch and bring him close.

Meanwhile Snaking lands in a rock quarry and starts running before come to a stop, to look behind before continue walking.
�Everything�s falling apart,� Snaking says to his self
�Snaking!� Chemilo�s voice is heard, causing Snaking to turn to see Chemilo jumping toward him.
She opens the mouth of her helmet, shooting several silver spears at Snaking causing small explosions around Snaking. As he falls on one knee, Chemilo lands and then straighten up.
�It�s over,� Chemilo tells him.
Snaking opens his right hand, releasing sand, �I beat you before, and I�ll beat you again.�
Snaking rushes Chemilo, who charges him and firing two kicks, both of which misses. Both Snaking and Chemilo launches strikes which are blocked, but Snaking grabs her arm and twirl it around, trying to get Chemilo�s closer. Snaking sends one punch, which Chemilo dodges, she then dodges another punch in the opposite direction and ducks under another strike. Snaking grabs her arm and flips her onto the ground. Snaking launches a strike, but Chemilo fires a kick, knocking him back.
Chemilo returns to her feet and charges Snaking, as he pulls out his crescent swords. He then strike her across the chest couple times, twirl her around and strike her again with both swords. Chemilo rolls away, gets on one knee and pulls out her sais. She tries to stab a charging Snaking, but he deflects it with a sword. Snaking lays his swords on her shoulders and strikes down. Chemilo tries stabbing again, but Snaking spin away. When she turns around, Snaking strike her with both swords, sending her fly away.
Snaking starts laughing before stops, �You really think you can defeat me on your own?� He points his sword at her. �I will end this now.� Chemilo returns to her feet, as Snaking crosses his swords� blades, �Prepare to join my Poison Pack brethrens in oblivion.�
Snaking form a purple orb between his swords, twirl back and then forward and launches the orb at Chemilo.
�Here it�s goes,� Chemilo says, remembering the Rangers firing the Chi Cannon at her and she successfully block and deflect the attack. �This will be different!� Chemilo blocks the attack, which pushes her back a little, but she manages to hold her footing.
�What?� Snaking says in surprised.
�You can�t destroy me!� Chemilo says, as she waves her sais around as colorful lights surrounds the orb. �My loyalty to Leogar will lend unlimited power!� Chemilo then deflects the orb back at Snaking, causing explosions to emerge around Snaking, till finally a large explosion sends him flying backward.
Chemilo waves around her sais before starts walking toward her defeated opponent.
�I can�t believe it,� Snaking says, as he tries to get back up, but failing. �I was defeated by you!�
�It�s over,� Chemilo stands besides Snaking and then kick him in the side, causing him roll couple times.
Then Leogar comes walking up on top of a large cliff.
�Leogar,� Chemilo says and bows before her masters. She stretches out her left arm, �Give me the pleasure of ridding this traitor for you.� She turns to face the traitor and crosses her sais, �And retrieves his talons for you.� She jumps and lands in front of Snaking, ready to deliver the finishing attack.
�Wait!� Snaking stops her. �If you join me, I can use my talons to protect you always. Leogar can�t offer you that. True immortality.�
�What?� Chemilo asks, shocked at the offer.
�Think about it,� Snaking tells her. �You never have to worry about perishing ever again.� The three remaining talons on Snaking�s left hand grow, as Leogar watches. Chemilo looks up at Leogar, like she�s thinking, before returning her attention to Snaking. �The power to remains among the living, forever. These talons can give you something that your loyalty to Leogar will never.� Chemilo leaves her attacking pose, as she is thinking. �Has he ever even thanks you for your unending loyalty?�
Chemilo watches, allowing Snaking to return to his feet, �No,� she says. �He never has.�
�See?� Snaking approaches her. �The power is for you, up for grasps.�
�That power,� Chemilo looks up then down, like she�s thinking. ��is Leogar�s!� Chemilo spins around and cut off Snaking�s remaining talons. �And he will never have to thanks me!�
Chemilo strikes down Snaking with both sais. Chemilo spins around as Snaking falls down in a large explosion. She opens her hand and the talons fall into them, Chemilo looks down at them.

Back in Crestwood City, Blue Ranger jumps thru the air and strike down with his Fury Tonfas, hitting Gecgong across the chest. He rolls couple times between aisles of chairs before stopping, as Red Ranger and Yellow Ranger regroup next to Blue Ranger.
Gecgong starts to get to his feet, �Wait, I can sense it. Snaking was destroyed! Chemilo destroyed him?!�
�What, Chemilo did?� Yellow Ranger says, shocked. �That would explain earlier. She was training to fight him.�
�It doesn�t matter,� Gecgong says. �Destroy you should put me back in Leogar�s good graces!� Gecgong holds up two shurikens and throws them at the Rangers.
Explosions erupt around the Rangers, as they try in vain to avoid them.
�Use the Chi Cannon,� Blue Ranger says, as he spins around to stand beside Red Ranger. �Kevin, hurry!�
�Right, let�s do it,� Red Ranger says, as they crack their knuckles.
�Chi Cannon!� the Rangers yell, as the Chi Cannon appears in their hands. �Full Charged!�
�Fire!� Red Ranger yells as he pushes the handle, launching the large orb from he mouth of the cannon.
The orb hits Gecgong, as explosions erupt around him before becoming consumed in a large explosion.
�Now that more like it,� Red Ranger says, as he holds up the cannon, as the other Rangers return to their feet.

Back at the rock quarry, Chemilo has walked up to Leogar, gets on one knee and presents him the three talons.
�The talons to revive the Grand Masters of H?i �n, sir,� Chemilo says, as Leogar picks up the talons.
�One step closer,� Leogar looks at the talons then looks at Chemilo. �Let�s get to work.�

Later, within the Dojo, the Rangers, unmorphed once again, are training, twirling around their respective weapons, as M?o is watching them from a distance.
�Why would Chemilo fight Snaking,� M?o says to his self. �I don�t like how this foreshadows what the future might holds.�
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