Friend Or Foe

[Rita Repulsa]

Rita looked hurt and shocked at his display as he shoved her away and shouted.

"Is that anyone to treat your wife? Last time I saw you were trying to stop me from coming here. I lost my grip and got sent here. Gee you think after three and a half years of marriage you'd treat me with some respect. After everything we've been through.... destroying the rangers power coins and the command center... almost having the zeo crystal in our hands... running from the machine empire when they took over our palace.. then returning and eventually blowing them up... then going off on our honeymoon while divatox attacked the earth. we were going to resume control if it wasn't for dark specter giving the new orders to astronema after divatox failed to finish off the rangers. You're acting like... like you were before we got married." said Rita.

She looked at him in confusion. A mixture of hurt and sadness was on her face as she looked at him concerned. What was going on with her husband?

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Penny glanced at Jasper nervously as he walked away. She was glad Patch didn't believe him yet either. But perhaps he was trying to befriend them. She grinn ed as Patch said he wanted Roger, Anita, Nanny, and their family here but they were stuck hewre. And maybe they'd except the three robots into their family.

"I hope so. It would be nice to see Cadpig, Rolly, Darla, Freckles, and Pepper again. I just hope Pepper's over there with them so she's safe." said Penny.

She paused and she smiled hugging him.

"Of course they'll understand. We're a family Patch. I think they're just upset you left. I know I'd be. But they'll come around." said Penny.

She smiled at him.

"You're my brother Patch. You and the others are my family. I wouldn't turn my back on any of you no matter how mad I got." said Penny.

She looked at him curiously and grinned.

"You're stuck with me Patch. I hope we find a way home soon though. I miss our home and our family." said Penny.

She was in shock as Mechakara and Seven kissed.

"Looks like our family's about to get bigger." said Penny, grinning.

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Phantom Virus smiled as her seeing she was nervous. He could understand that. He was a former enemy coming to join them. And well he kinda had a soft spot for kids lately. First Pinocchio, Ronno, and Butters trying to keep them safe. And now he felt something when he looked at Dark Heart. A spark. And not the kind he was made of either. He was glad he couldn't blush being made of energy. He glanced at the werewolf as she said it was a coincidence. He nodded.

"Perhaps you're right. So how have you been?" asked Phantom Virus.

He paused as she tapped him on the shoulder as he looked to see Mechakara and Seven and chuckled.

"Well how about that. I'd say it's about time. Those two clearly had feelings for each other for awhile." said Phantom Virus.

He applauded and cheered them on.

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Malachite smiled as Olive took the apple as he brought him to the fridge as Olive began to get his supplies as Malachite stepped back not wanting to crowd the boy.

"Don't worry. Everything's going to be okay not that you're here. Oh I'm Malachite by the way. And those two are Jasper and Shaggy." said Malachite.

He paused seeing the two looking at Olive with pity and he frowned. But the two soon spoke up before he could say anything. He smirked seeing Malachite and Seven kiss. Seeing Rita and Zedd in a spat he telepathically contacted Facilier.

"We should keep an eye on that woman. Mechakara's in love with her. I doubt that could break our hold on him. We might have to put her under our spell as well if she proves to be a problem." thought Malachite.

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Shaggy and Jasper looked embarassed.

"Sorry kid. I didn't mean to make you feel bad. It's just I was worried about you that's all. But looks like you're going to get all the help you can get." said Jasper.

"Yeah. I'm sorry too. I'm glad you're ok. You just make sure you eat enough alright? I wouldn't want anything to happen to you. You remind me of a kid I used to know." said Shaggy.

He smiled thinking of Flim Flam. He hoped Flim Flam, Fred, Daphne, Velma, Scooby, and the rest of his family and friends back home were okay and not too worried about him.

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Mechakara smiled pulling away grinning. That had felt so wonderful. And to his surprise he felt as if his mind was starting to clear as if he'd been a fog all this time.

"Seven? What is... wait. I remember. I need to..."

He paused clutching his head in pain as Facilier and Malachite's magic was working overtime to bring him back into the fold as he stopped clutching his head as it was just a headache.

"Sorry Seven. Something was wrong with my systems but I'm fine now. I'm still glad to see you though." said Mechakara.

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Malachite grinned glad their magic had worked. He then spoke to Facilier again telepathically while keeping an eye on Olive, Jasper, and Shaggy trying to look like he was focused on what the three of them were saying.

"That was too close. I don't know how it happened but he was nearly out of our control. We have to do something about this." thought Malachite.

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Again, Rita’s reaction was frustratingly unexpected. Here he was, dangerously close to blasting her, and she didn’t even seem to be frightened. Instead, her expression was like that of an animal that had just been kicked by a trusted companion. It was unnatural, and it made him wonder how she had presumed this encounter would go.

“Is that any way to treat your wife?”

What?

…

What?

Cruel, mocking laughter filled the air. Lord Zedd couldn’t have helped it even if he wanted to – the notion was just so ridiculous. Maybe she had lost her mind after all.

“Last time I saw you were trying to stop me from coming here. I lost my grip and got sent here.”

“Oh is that how you remember it?” Zedd sobered quickly, his tone caught somewhere between iciness and amusement, as though indulging a small child’s fantasy. “Because I seem to recall hurtling you and the dumpster I stuck you inside into orbit.”

“After everything we’ve been through…”

“What are you babbling about?” Zedd snapped. His patience was rapidly thinning, something not helped by the onslaught of information Rita was giving him. “You haven’t been gone long enough for even half of this to have happened, and even if you had, I certainly would have remembered it!”

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Ratched listened to the man intently. The entire while, she still bared a sinister cold stare. At least, she thought, the man she was talking to had his head in some sort of reality and was competent with his words. But, the woman didn't have an interest in domination, even when he explained its perks. She didn't have ambitions like that. When she thought of how she would cope now, learning of these insane creatures, she somehow felt it wouldn't be right for her to return to the real world. In addition to that, she felt that the army might be dangerous if she didn't tread carefully. She certainly knew something about how to deal with unstable people.

She would humor them. It gave her a place to stay and objectives to complete.

"Hm. Very well, Doctor Facilier," Nurse Ratched stated, "I will reside here for the time. I am Nurse Ratched, and I'm versed in the medical field. Those are skills that you might be able to find use for."

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The green pillow suck monster nodded his head ever so slightly as he took in Moarte's praise.

"Yes," He purred, just out of mirth from the idolization, "You know how to pick the best questions, don't chu? Hmhm. And I'd be more than happy to answer that! I prefer to play games with my victims; it's a blast for everyone! 'Sept the victim, a'course. Games of chance keep it interestin' - 'specially when they got high stakes. An' when I get bored with 'em, they lost."

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Bender flicked the end of his cigar, sending grey ashes to the floor. His gaze wondered for a while. There was nothing wrong with peeping on everyone in sight, as far as he was concerned. Mostly, he kept quiet. But, Bender being Bender, it wasn't long until he felt motivated to stay something; specifically, about the robo-romance going on. Before he could blurt something out, the other loud mouthed metal man beat him to the punch.

"Is there somethin' in the air or somethin'? I sorta ain't in the mood a' watching everyone get cozy with eachother, alright?" Rumble huffed, still quite peeved that he was pulled out of his opportunity to bully someone.

"Yo, I think I'm gonna get oudda here before I catch diabetes!" Bender added, as he swung around.

The bending unit swaggered to go do his own thing. Rumble wasn't slow to go ahead and fallow him.

[Patch]

"Well then Nurse Ratched. It's a pleasure to meet you chere and we do in fact have need for your skills. We need more medical expertise" Facilier was smiling, making sure the woman was trusting him, seeing she had that cynicalism and the doubting frown. She was pretty much the coldest woman Facilier had the knowledge of remembering. He made sure to pay attention to her and Malachite's telepathy since Mechakara was in love with Seven and Rita was having a dispute with Zedd, her acclaimed husband. Facilier KNEW not to bother Rita when arguing so he left that alone.

However Malachite handling the brainwashing, as well as telepathically talking to him was getting his attention too. Quickly he responded back Yeah. Keep an eye on Seven. She definitely is a exception to the spell for some reason. He cares for her. Keep them close but careful. Let Mechy have his love dispute but if she helps him get out of the spell, we'll work on her and let them be brainwashed together. That way it'll make Mechakara more loyal or somethin'. Right now I gotta handle Nurse Ratched. She seems to think I'm crazy or somethin'

Facilier didn't really mind that Ratched didn't believe him yet. She would. Oh without a doubt she would eventually
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Patch was relieved to see Penny accepting and happy. He nodded in agreement that hopefully Pepper was safe with the heroes. Knowing Critic, he would welcome her in without question. He felt a lot better about his other family members still considering him a brother thanks to the advice of Penny. Patch immediately hugged Penny back the minute she did and was absolutely relieved and delighted that she believed him, understood, and was going to stay here with him. He was even happier knowing for sure that Penny was definitely staying, letting out a cheerful laugh at Penny's tiny joke that she was stuck with him. "There's noone I would rather be stuck with Penny. I'm glad you're here. I'll always be your little brother. I hope that someday things will be all right again but for now I'll stick with you as much as I can" The pup said happily

Patch then was confused to Penny's comment about his family getting bigger and turned immediately to Mechakara, wondering what he was doing, the pup's jaw dropped and his eyes widened. He didn't expect the robot to do that. Especially knowing how conservative and reserved he was. His shock turned into a pleased sense of contentment, because he liked Seven and was glad she got through with his master.
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DarkHeart let Virus cheer, DarkHeart just watched happily at the display her father was making. She was confused though when he seemed to have a terrible headache only to response that everything was fine. What caused this? Now she was a bit worried. Sure she was happy with their relationship but something with Mechakara wasn't right. She didn't blame seven at all, DarkHeart thought that Mechakara had a problem with his system that needed looking into. But she smiled anyway, wanting Mechakara and Seven to stay happy together now that they admitted feelings for one another. Which reminded her surprisingly to Virus. He had grown much kinder since they met but even then he was nice. Regardless he was still kind, mostly because of the children, DarkHeart had no problem with it. DarkHeart also felt something, a positive something, a type of activation of a unknown part of her system.

"Well back to your, um, question. I suppose I have been alright. Things have been admittedly hectic. What about you?" She asked politely, slightly shy
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Olive saw that the two men he just responded too were embarrassed and apoligizing. Olive was shocked, he didn't want to make them feel bad he just wanted to assure them. The teen smiled assuringly some more, making sure no hard feeling were made. He turned to see Malachtie focused on the two robots kissing and the teen, not in the mood for romance right now, slightly rolled his eyes at the display. He was glad Rumble and Bender left though, their comments were unneeded and unwarranted.

"It's no problems guys. Thanks. I appreciate it. I will make sure to eat as much as I can" Olive said, sincerely as possible. Olive was extremely determined to eat now. He would never take food for grantite. He never DID take it for grantite. Hell the only thing he took for grantite was himself. He then smiled at Malachite then turned to all three of the older men responding "I don't think I said my name but the name's Oliver. You can call me Olive though"
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Seven didn't want it to end but it did. It was glorious what just happened and wished for it to happen it again. Her dazed expression was enough to show how much she enjoyed it but her dazed expression quickly disappeared as Mechakara showed signs of pain after trying to say something to her about something important. BLS' advice about the spell immediately came to mind and Seven now was firmly convinced that the lantern spoke the truth. She needed to let the magic advisors, preferably Nella, know about this soon. Seven smiled though, letting her feelings of concern wear down and her powerful desire for the robot before her continue.

"I... I am glad to see you also dear Mechakara. That was magnificent what you just did" Seven said still amazed of the feelings she was having. "We need to do it again sometime" She invited, smiling all the way

[Shaggy Rogers]

Rita paused as he seemed to laugh at her as if she'd made some kind of joke. Then he snapped at her comment.

"WHAT? But Zedd. That was three and a half years ago. I came back and regained my size. We got married. We fought the Power Rangers together on and off for two and a half years. Then the Machine Empire fought them for a year and we blew them up at the end of the year. Then Divatox showed up and fought the rangers for a year. Then Astronema started fighting them. Then a portal opened and pulled me here. Are you telling me you don't remember anything from the last three and a half years?" asked Rita.

She paused seeing no recognition of anything she was talking about. She collapsed into a nearby chair nearly dropping her staff as she looked at him sadly.

"You really don't remember?" asked Rita.

Her tone was no longer confident, nor angry. Instead was sad, bitter, and defeated. Even Zedd hadn't seen this side of her as she was either happy or angry. She'd give anything for him to be joking or this be a dream but it wasn't. She had her husband and lost him in a moment. He might as well not be here at all.

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Seven wandered in mid kiss between Mechakara and Seven of Nine and was shocked. She really hadn't expected that today. She paused seeing Dark Heart and Phantom Virus being so chummy. So they had new recruits she saw even some from Ask That Guy's knowing Seven Of Nine and PV had been fighting against them before today.

She heard Ratched and nodded.

"We got a nurse now. Well, that's going to be helpful. I am Seven Of Eleven. Pleased to meet you." said Seven.

She paused seeing Bender and Rumble leave and shook her head. Their loss she supposed. She didn't see Rodney but guessed he was offline or working somewhere.

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Malachite nodded hearing Facilier's message as Mechakara was back under their control for the moment. He paused glancing at Rita and Zedd and back to Facilier contacting him telepathically again.

"So Rita's husband finally shows up and he doesn't remember her? Perhaps we should look into a way to jump-start his memories. We really don't need Zedd and Rita fighting with us not each other." thought Malachite.

Malachite paused as he said name was Oliver but to call him Olive. His nickname was food. Kinda ironic given how hungry he was.

"Well Olive glad to have met you. And we have more than enough food here. So you ever get hungry even if it's in the middle of the night you're welcome to grab a sandwich, an apple, or whatever you need." said Malachite.

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Shaggy nodded.

"Your welcome. Sorry for the misunderstanding." said Shaggy.

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Jasper nodded as well.

"Yeah. We're on the same side here after all. We should be watching each other's backs not fighting." said Jasper.

He paused seeing Rita and Zedd argue and he chuckled.

"Well they're married so they're exempt." said Jasper, chuckling.

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Penny smiled and nodded.

"I'm glad we're together. At least we're not alone." said Penny.

She chuckled at Patch's reaction to Mechakara & Seven of Nine's kiss.

"I told you. The family's getting bigger." said Penny.

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Phantom Virus smirked at that. Although he hoped Mechakara was brainwashed and didn't betray them willingly. Then they could save him and Seven of Nine's heart wouldn't have to get broken. He paused glancing back at Dark Heart and grinned.

"I'm glad you're alright. Perhaps we could hang out together sometime. Without all the usual craziness." said Phantom Virus, chuckling.

He paused at her question.

"I'm alright. A shame the army had to split in tow though. Now both armies have fewer armies than Critic's for sure. Although I suppose numbers won't guarantee them to win. But it'll definitely help." said Phantom virus.

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Mechakara grinned as she spoke. She seemed happy to see him and about the kiss as well. He paused as she said they should do it again sometimes.

"How about now?" asked Mechakara.

He grinned kissing her forgetting that anyone else was in the room. That it was just the two of them. He pulled back again and smiled.

"I could get used to that. I'd like to date you Seven. I want to get to know you better." said Mechakara.

[DarkHeart]

Ironically enough, Rodney did in fact decide to come down one way or the other. Rodney was about to talk to Seven but was immensely shocked at Mechakara kissing Seven and doing it again not long after. Rodney nearly had a heart attack out of shock but realized he was more jealous than shocked. Damn. He wished he could do that. Wait! That was it! That would get Seven's attention!... No that was stupid. Do it in a different time. Rodney then saw Seven and his heart leaped again. The blue robot forgot his logic and went over to her like a puppy. Rodney, seeing Mechakara was distracted, kissed her cheek. "Hello there!" He said, cheerfully
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Facilier turned at the robots and ignored them but was paying a lot of attention to the fighting between Zedd and Rita. This wasn't good. At all. Malachite telepathically talked to him and Facilier nodded. He responded telepathically Yep. We gotta get started soon. Better find a potion to help Zedd out and quick. Rita's important to us. We gotta get her married life back on track
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Patch turned to Penny and let out a happy laugh, one he hadn't be able to do in a long time. The pup nodded in agreement "Yep. Our family's growing big by the minute. You're right" Patch hugged Penny again and responded "Yeah. I'm glad we're together. I'm glad you and I are safe and sound" He meant that. His sister being here meant the world to him. This was pretty much the best day in his life.
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"Good to meet you too Malachite thanks" Olive responded, finishing up his apple and getting to work on eating the sandwich he made. He heard the bickering between Rita and Zedd and shrugged. He wasn't into marriage just yet, he barely had a girlfriend. Besides he never saw his mother get married so he had no experience with romance just yet. Olive would like a girlfriend someday just not now. He then turned to Shaggy and smiled assuringly "Hey man no sweat. It's all good"
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DarkHeart blushed in shyness, she was glad that he was glad that she was ok. She especially blushed at the mention of hanging out "I would like that very much Virus. Sounds fun" She then frowned sadly at the breaking up of the splitting in two. Although she didn't like ATG she regretted leaving, many of her friends were there, Seven was at first there along with Virus but hopefully now that he was here. He would be around more.

"Yes. The effect is extremely damaging. It was what Facilier wanted. I cannot judge that" DarkHeart said, a pain going through her head but she ignored it for now. She wanted to pay attention to Virus
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Seven quickly kissed back as Mechakara did the same thing twice. She couldn't care less of whoever was watching. She really couldn't. She was with Mechakara. She was happy. Therefore nothing was bothering her. She pulled back from him again, smiling in a dazed expression but was still full at attention on Mechakara. At the mention of dating and wanting to get to know Mechakara, Seven acted as if it was a surprise birthday present, Seven smiled widely and nodded extensively "I could get used to this also and of course Mechakara. I would love to date you and spend more time with you"

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“You really don’t remember?”

“I can’t remember what hasn’t happened,” Lord Zedd hissed, the edge in his voice and the red glow of his body returning. "And don't call me Zeddy!"

In spite of this anger and insistence that none of this was true, some of what Rita had said was, to some extent, familiar. Not Divatox or Astronema, but the Machine Empire. Word of their conquests had spread throughout the galaxy, though the notion of them trying to usurp him was laughable.

He would have said more were it not for the tone Rita’s voice had taken. He didn’t think he’d ever heard her sound so crushed before, not even when he banished her. Something about it was jarring. Did she believe her own lie?

Zedd gripped his staff tighter, unseen eyes narrowing. It didn’t matter. It shouldn't matter.

“What’s going on here?” He deliberately harshened his voice, trying to push aside the brief discomfort the change had brought. “What’s this war everyone’s talking about?”

[Yellow Lantern Chuckles]

Seven watched amused glad Mechakara and the other Seven were hitting it off so well. She paused realizing she was named after her so in a way she was inspired by her. She wonderd if Seven Of Nine knew that. She was pulled from her thoughts as Rodney kissed her. She was in complete shock.

"You kissed me." said Seven.

She paused and grinned. She leaned forward and returned the favor kissing him on the lips this time hearing gasps. She smiled until she froze realizing Mechakara walking over as she gulped steppin in front of Rodney protectively.

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Mechakara grinned as Seven of Eleven kissed him back. He grinned as she said he would date her. He grabbed her spinning her in the air before setting her back down slightly blushing.

"Sorry. I just never had a girlfriend before. This is all new to me." said Mechakara.

He paused as he glanced over seeing Rodney kiss Seven Of Eleven and her kiss him in return. He paused walking over to them knowing Seven of Nine would follow. He grinned seeing Seven of Eleven step in front of Rodney as if trying to protect him.

"So how long has this been going on?" asked Mechakara.

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Malachite nodded. He and Facilier were in agreement. He just hoped they could find a way to help out Zedd and Rita somehow. This memory loss thing could be a problem. He turned back to Olive and grinned.

"So why have you joined? You have an enemy out there somewhere? Cause if you do I won't let them even get near you." said Malachite.

He paused still confused why he was so protective over a boy he just met. But he meant what he said. He wouldn't let anyone hurt Olive.

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Shaggy smiled as Olive said it was ok.

"Glad to hear it. I'd hate to start off a friendship with a misunderstanding and akwardness. That is if you'd be okay with having a werewolf for a friend." said Shaggy.

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Jasper nodded glad there was no hard feelings. He nodded agreeing with Shaggy.

"Same here. You need anything Olive you let one of us know alright? Especially if someone's given you trouble." said Jasper.

Shaggy and Malachite both nodded in agreement.

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Penny grinned as she watched in amusement. She glanced at Rita & Zedd's argument and sighed.

"Wow. He doesn't remember her? That's kinda sad. I'm glad I remember you." said Penny.

She moved a little closer and nuzzled him.

"I'm glad you're safe too." said Penny.

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Phantom Virus grinned as she said she'd hang out with him.

"Thanks. I know you're probably very busy but I'm glad you can spend time with me." said Phantom Virus.

He nodded although wishing he could fry facilier but even know the sorceror was too powerful and have him killed before he could hurt the man too badly. He was taken by surprise seeing Rodney & Seven Of Eleven kiss each other and grinned.

"Well, well. Romance is in the air it seems. First your father, now your sister." said Phantom Virus, chucklling.

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Rita paused looking at him sadly.

"It did happen. That happened three and half years ago Zedd. We took our honeymoon last year cause we were so busy fighting the rangers or the Machine Empire before to have a proper one earlier. I can't believe you don't remember me. Remember us. I know we didn't always get along but you love me. And I love you. And now... you can't even remember. I... I need to be alone." said Rita.

She turned and bolted from the room unable to hide the sobs as she fled.

(ooc: someone could go after her if they want. Be kinda ironic if it is zedd. even if he doesn't believe he might regret upsetting her. xd)

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Chuckles watched the scene in shock and yet didn't want to talk to Zedd not wanting to upset him.

[Dr. Facilier]

Rodney was shocked as the rest of them, his attempt to get Seven's attention has worked. It worked SO well that Seven kissed him back, on the lips! Rodney quickly kissed back and it lasted for a while before the two smiled. Mechakara's footsteps came into view and Rodney's fear was that Mechakara would immediately disapprove. Almost as if it was a stereotyical thing to do for a father to reject the daughter having a date. Seven of Eleven going in front of him made Rodney feel a lot more guilty, she shouldn't have to do that. So he went beside her and responded, shocked that Mechakara was smiling

"Sir. I admit it has been going on for quite some time. Before Ask Thatguy and Facilier went their seperate ways. I understand Seven of Eleven means so much to you, but sir your daughter means more than life to me. I wished to discuss your approval on the matter before but I was a coward but now I shall ask for your approval. I love your daughter sir and I wish to make her even more happy and have more family than she already does" Rodney admitted, confidence coming back but his tone remained humble and respectful. He looked to Seven of Nine and the robotic woman was looking entirely at Mechakara lovingly, Rodney didn't know entirely what that was about but still....
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Seven of Nine couldn't help but squeal in delight as Mechakara picked her up and spun her. She was enjoying this. She had no idea how fun the humans were, especially when it came to people they cared about. She pressed foreheads with Mechakara and responded "It's alright. I am not used to having a boyfriend either. It is a beginning for the both of us" She then looked over to Seven of Eleven with Rodney and was pleased to see it and took Mechakara's gloved hand as the two went over to have a word. She stared at Mechakara before looking over to Rodney, who respectfully asked for Mechakara's approval and admitted his love for Seven of Eleven. It made the robotic girl smile
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Facilier meanwhile wasn't having any romance, he was only getting annoyed but he kept it hidden and allowed Rita to leave. Deciding to drop the issue for now, ignoring the fact Moarte followed Rita for some reason, the shadowman went over to Zedd and responded calmly "It's a war on global domination my good sir" He kept his tone neutral but he smiled for Zedd's sake. He responded "Well for those that want it anyway. We have some morons trying to take that opportunity away from us, named Nostalgia Critic and Ask Thatguy. I'm trying to takeover and you joinin' us would... um... help" He wouldn't of been so awkward mentioning that if it wasn't for Zedd's unfortunate memory loss.
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Moarte knew that Rita wished to be alone but the ghoul felt pity. Not pity for their relationship, just pity that his ally was saddened by the relationship. Moarte followed and once he was alone with Rita, Moarte responded looking down on the floor "I am aware it is not my place to advice you mistress, however I do not wish to see you cry. I understand your husband does not remember you but my master should indeed work on it. Along with Master Malachite" Moarte put a hand on her shoulder, gently though knowing she probably would not like it "If it assists the matter Facilier and I believe you. I personally feel ashamed that your husband neglected to remember the times you had with him"
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"Hey! Friends come from everywhere! I don't judge just because you're a werewolf. Sure, we can be friends. Same with you Jasper" Olive responded. The three men really seemed to care about him, it made Olive feel very glad he came. It made him feel like he belonged, like he deserved to stay. It humbled and pleased Olive at the same time. The young boy then turned to Malachite who asked why he was here and Olive frowned a bit at that. He didn't want to have that question answered but he didn't really have a choice. He did feel better about it when Malachite responded that if it was a enemy he had, Malachite would keep them away. "Nah, it ain't a enemy. It's the fact I got no-where else to go.... Just, I need to stay here and I wanna turn my life around" It was true. Olive wanted to move on. With himself, his past and his whole reputation, which wasn't very much to smile about.
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Patch was shocked with Rita being so upset and even more so with Moarte following but he was sad too. If Patch didn't remember Penny or vise-versa it would be terrible. It just was too personal for someone, anyone, to take. Penny nuzzled him which caused Patch to give a soft loving smile towards his sister. Man was he glad for her to be here, Patch felt he was the luckiest puppy in the world right now. "I'm glad you remember me too and I promise to keep you safe from anything" Patch responded, putting his head atop of hers and made sure to keep a close watch from her when around here from now on.
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DarkHeart smiled again and responded "Well I can get rid of some parts of my schedule for one day with you. It would be a pleasure of mine" She meant that. She enjoyed Virus being here and was especially glad the same was said with him. Then Rodney and Seven's kiss came into the picture, DarkHeart was happy with Mechakara's love but for some bizarre reason Seven's romance caused her to feel jealousy. Sure she was happy but it now seemed like anyone could get a love and not her. She shook that thought away though when Virus spoke and it caused her to chuckle "Apparently, and rightfully, so. I think this is fantastic"

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It wasn’t often that Lord Zedd was grateful for the chrome mask that kept his disfigured face from being seen, but as he watched Rita burst into tears and flee, he found that this was one of those rare times, for it hid his surprised expression. As previously mentioned, Zedd had been expecting her to cry, yet now that she had, it wasn’t as satisfying as he remembered it to be.

He pushed Rita out of his thoughts as Dr. Facilier approached him. Turning his back in the direction she had gone, he listened as the witchdoctor began explaining what was happening.

“It's a war on global domination, my good sir.”

Though Zedd scowled at being referred to as ‘good’, his interest had been piqued. Global domination, after all, was the name of his game.

“Well for those that want it anyway. We have some morons trying to take that opportunity away from us, named Nostalgia Critic and Ask Thatguy. I'm trying to take over and you joinin' us would… um… help.”

And there it was, the same familiar situation being replayed with a different cast. Still, with this army of various beings with various abilities (and apparently a lack of Power Rangers), the offer was appealing. For the moment, however, Zedd made no commitment either way.

“And Rita… she leads this army with you?”

As he spoke her name, he craned his neck to look where his former servant had run. The movement caused something on his hand to catch and reflect the sunlight streaming in from a nearby window. Normally, Zedd would have ignored it, thinking it to be part of his metal exoskeleton, but this light was gold rather than the familiar silver of his armor. He held his hand up slightly to see better, and his blackened heart very nearly stopped beating.

Resting on his finger with an almost mocking innocence was a simple, golden ring.

[Rita Repulsa]

Seven was surprised as Mechakara seemed to approve them and she grinned relaxing.

"Thank you. And like Rodney said it hasn't really been going on that long. This was our first kiss. I.. I wasn't sure about my feelings before. Until now." said Seven.

She smiled taking Rodney's left hand in her right hand and grinned.

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Mechakara smiled looking at them both.

"Then you have my blessing. But you be sure to treat her right. Or else. You understand?" said Mechakara.

His last words he'd kept his smile but by his tone you knew he was serious. Dark Heart and Seven were very important to him. And he wouldn't let anyone hurt them.

He turned back to Seven Of Nine and grinned.

"I don't know if I told you this but I patterned my daughter are you. I even named her after you." said Mechakara.

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Rita turned to look at Moarte and sighed.

"I thank you. You are very kind. There was a time I'd have wanted him dead or banished. I admit our marriage started out with me trying to take over. But I fell in love with him and I thought we were happy together. I know I wasn't the best wife. I had headaches. We fought. But we still had good times. Now he doesn't even remember me. I wanted so much for him to be hee and now I wish he was back home. At least there he'd remember me." said Rita.

She wiped the fresh tears that were beginning to form.

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Shaggy smiled at that.

"Thanks. Most people have screamed and ran or tried to kill me. It's nice to have friends." said Shaggy.

Jasper turned to him patting him on the back.

"Don't worry man. You're one of us. We look out for reach other." said Jasper.

Malachite nodded in response.

"Yes. We look out for each other in this army." said Malachite.

He paused as Olive said there was no enemy but he didn't have nay place tol go. He turned and smiled at him.

"You have a place now. This is your new home." said Malachite.

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Penny snuggled up to Patch as she sighed.

"At least we're together. I wish Pepper and the others were here with us but I'm glad I'm not here alone. And you're not here alone either." said Penny.

She paused glancing at Shaggy in the kitchen.

"He looks like a dog and yet he wears clothes. And he walks like a human. I wonder what he is." said Penny.

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DarkHeart smiled again and responded "Well I can get rid of some parts of my schedule for one day with you. It would be a pleasure of mine" She meant that. She enjoyed Virus being here and was especially glad the same was said with him. Then Rodney and Seven's kiss came into the picture, DarkHeart was happy with Mechakara's love but for some bizarre reason Seven's romance caused her to feel jealousy. Sure she was happy but it now seemed like anyone could get a love and not her. She shook that thought away though when Virus spoke and it caused her to chuckle "Apparently, and rightfully, so. I think this is fantastic"

Phantom Virus grinned as she said she could clear her schedule.

"Would tomorrow night be alright? We could just hang out and maybe go for a stroll around the circus. I think I'm going to have to be scarce and avoid the crowds you guys have. Its going to be harder to pass me off as some circus performer." said Phantom Virus.

He paused as she looked jealous at Mechakara & her sister's romances and he grinned.

"Don't worry. You'll find someone. Perhaps closer than you think." said Phantom Virus.

[Dr. Facilier]

"Yeah. She does. She works with me" Facilier confirmed quickly. He didn't want to make this sentimental. He wanted to get this simply done and have Zedd help them. That is when Zedd showed that he did have a small gold ring on his finger and Facilier now knew for sure that Zedd needed to recieve help for his marriage. For now though, Facilier needed to help him join Facilier's side. The shadowman tried to get the dictator's attention by speaking "If you want more discussion on what you want, don't worry we'll get anything for ya. And I heard that ya'll had problems with some weird rangers or somethin'. Want their heads? Sure you can handle them yourself if ya want"
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Rodney's gaze of worry turned into relief and happiness when Mechakara approved of their relationship. He tightly clamped Seven's hand with his and allowed Seven of Eleven to lean againist him as Mechakara and Seven of Nine were speaking to him. The blue robot nodded instantly "Of course sir. Seven of Eleven will be treated like the queen she is to me. I assure you Mechakara you will not regret this" Rodney smiled down on Seven, feeling more peaceful than he had for a long time. He felt much more of a different personality when with Seven of Eleven, and he enjoyed it.
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Seven of Nine felt very happy for the young robots, almost as much as she was happy with Mechakara, this was good for her, Seven of Nine felt that she finally had a family she could understand or geniunely love. Seven of Nine's smile matched Mechakara's as he stated that his daughter was inspired by her and Seven of Nine looked straight at Seven and responded with a cheerful tone "She is wonderful Mechakara. I am flattered that I inspired your daughter's creation. It is truly fantastic"
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Moarte's gaze of sadness was still on his face as Rita confessed their marriage was rocky at first then good then destroyed now. Moarte patted her shoulder and decided to cheer her up by making himself sound cheerful. He gave a grin and responded positively "Fear not mistress! There still is... um... hope, yes that is what the humans now say, my goodness my age has thinned. Your husband shall remember you again! Do not fear! My master is working on it!" Moarte wanted to help Rita, mostly because if there was stress in the war, it would be chaotic and messy for their part. They needed to keep things smooth.
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Olive looked to Shaggy and responded "Yeah, what Jasper and Malachite said. We're all members of a army here. Like a team" He then looked to Malachite who responded to him that he was welcome here and that this was his home. The teen smiled at that. Yeah it was shabby but it was a home and Olive didn't give into the details, he liked it here and would not let it bother him. Olive shrugged "Thanks. I'm glad to be here. Really, I needed the change"
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Patch allowed Penny to snuggle him and felt compelled to keep her happy at that moment. She was right. The other siblings were with the heroes and somehow this caused Patch to fear for them more than he ever did. Penny was with him now but he still had them to deal with. The pup decided to let it go for now or it would make him nervous. Patch looked to Shaggy and shrugged "He looks like one of those TV show monsters that Roger would watch but mom and dad wouldn't let us watch... That said, it reminds me of that time me and Lucky watched that werewolf hour movie. Gave us nightmares for three days" He let out a little laugh at that.
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Tomorrow night? DarkHeart didn't see why not. After all, she had nothing to do that night. Virus hanging out with her seemed like a good time for that night and go out for a stroll around the circus. DarkHeart's eyes beemed and glowed ever so slightly red "Of course. Tomorrow night sounds like a great plan. I would love to show you around. Don't worry, I will make sure the audience doesn't see you"

She blushed at the mention of finding someone. She felt like she was finding someone right now. Virus being with her immediately popped into her mind before she could stop it and she shook it off. "I hope so Virus" She looked to Virus's eyes and smiled softly, giving a slight implication to him who she was thinking about "I certainly hope so"

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Facilier’s words didn’t receive any reaction at first. Lord Zedd’s attention was still firmly focused on the ring. Through the flood of thoughts and emotions, two simple sentences spoken in a familiar voice managed to break through.

“Here you go, Zeddykins! Put this on!”

Zedd’s body tensed. The words seemed to come from out of nowhere, a sort of distorted echo, and though he could have sworn he had never heard them before in his life, there was also a peculiar sense of déjà vu as he considered them. He wracked his exposed brain for his most recent encounter with Rita, trying to focus on her hands. Had she been wearing a ring like this one? Her fingers were so cluttered with them it was hard for any particular one to stand out –

Enough of this!

Zedd shook his head, as though it would somehow rid his mind of those ridiculous thoughts, of that voice. He couldn’t remember having the ring when he first appeared on Earth, and Rita had certainly gotten close enough to him earlier to slip it on while he was distracted. For all he knew, this could be part of some bizarre scheme and he could be playing into the witch’s hands. Yes, that was it. He couldn’t have possibly married Rita. Zedd felt himself relax slightly, determined not to give her the satisfaction of knowing how she had rattled him.

“If you want more discussion on what you want, don't worry we'll get anything for ya. And I heard that ya'll had problems with some weird rangers or somethin'.”

And with that, Facilier had Zedd’s attention once more.

“The Power Rangers,” he replied, nodding in acknowledgement. “Yes. They’re the only ones standing in my way to taking control of Earth.”

“Want their heads? Sure you can handle them yourself if ya want.”

“Of course I can!” he hissed, conveniently leaving out the fact that all his attempts at conquering Earth had thus far ended in failure.

Still, the offer was a tempting one. Without any Power Rangers to stand in his way, Zedd was certain that he was perfectly capable of grinding the opposing armies to help, particularly if assisted by the various creatures he saw around him. However, it would also mean being – or at least appearing to be – subservient to Rita. This was something that could not hold.

[Rita Repulsa]

Seven of Eleven grinned glad everything was sorted out.

"I'm glad that's settled. When you came over I thought you were going to try to hurt him. But I'm happy when he's around. I don't know if this will last but I want it to." said Seven.

She smiled as she took Rodney's hand.

"I'm glad you finally told me about your feelings. I wish you'd said something sooner but I'm glad I know now." said Seven.

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Mechakara smiled at them both.

"I'm happy for both of you." said Mechakara.

He smiled turning back to Seven of Nine.

"I never thought I'd meet you. She is version 2.0 though. I assimilated a human Nostalgia Chick into version 1.0 as well as a friend of hers Todd. But they escaped me and my programming. They were turned back into regular humans." said Mechakara.

He paused as he turned seeing Dark Heart with Phantom Virus.

"Don't tell me I have two daughters dating? I don't know if I'm ready for this." said Mechakara.

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Rita paused and smiled though.

"Thank you. I know you didn't have to follow me. But I appreciate you trying to cheer me up. I hope Facilier can find a way to restore his memories but we don't even know what caused it. Maybe Zedd did it to himself. Maybe he didn't want to remember me thinking he'd never see me again and didn't want to live with the pain." said Rita.

She had no idea how he'd lost his memories but she wished there was a quick way to return them. But even the best spell took time and preparation.

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Shaggy smiled.

"Thanks. And you need anything you come find one of us alright? Even if it's just to talk. I'm a very good listener." said Shaggy.

He pausd as he began itching. He hoped he didn't have fleas.

"I wish I was human still though. I'm not used to having all this fur." said Shaggy.

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Jasper grinned glad things were sorted out as he glanced around.

"Looks like things are calming down around here. Unless we have anyone else showing up out of the blue." said Jasper.

He chuckled knowing it was still possible for someone to randomly show up.

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Malachite smiled glad Olive was ok and even making new friends here. He considered turning Shaggy human again but he might try to leave the army so he quickly dismissed the idea. Besides this way Olive would have another strong protector. He smiled giving the boy a hug not sure why he did it. But he turned to him.

"Shaggy's right. You're a member of this army but if you need anything protection, food, extra blankets. You name it and we'll get it for you. And I'll make sure no one bothers you or they'll regret it." said Malachite.

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Penny paused as he mentioned Shaggy looked like a werewolf monster./

"I think he is a werewolf. Poor guy. He must have been cursed or something. Werewolves were people once right?" asked Penny.

She sighed at the mention of Roger and Lucky missing home already. She doubted there was a way back or Patch would have used it already.

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Phantom Virus smiled as she accepted his invitation.

"I look forward to it. And we can do it at night or something. You guys don't perform every day right? I mean you guys need to rest and also be able to fight if necessary." said Phantom Virus.

He saw her blush and couldn't help but grin. It made her look cute. Wait. Why had he just thought that? was he falling for her? He was pulled from his thoughts as she spoke again.

"I'm sure there is. Besides anyone would be a fool not to fall for a beautiful girl like you." said Phantom Virus.

He paused realizing what he'd just said and blushing as his body turned into red energy. He calmed down as he turned blue again.

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Chuckles smiled seeing all the things going on and grinned.

"Well at least you can't say this army is boring." said Chuckles, grinning.

[DarkHeart]

"I'm sorry. You most certainly can I'm just makin' offers for ya" Facilier responded, raising his hands in peace. He knew that Zedd was pretty disoriented right now, especially with Rita and him arguing but Facilier needed more people and Zedd was powerful. "You're free to your own devices for the most part if you're worried about always listenin' to me. Look I may be leader but everybody has a voice here. I'm a easy-going fella and I've heard you're a really good person to ally with. I can give you power, money, tons of respect well respect from people that you haven't conquered yet. Name your pleasure, I got plenty" Facilier offered his hand in a deal. He wanted Zedd to join, even if it meant drama with Rita. He would fix that soon enough anyway
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"I too wish to see this continue, Seven. I am glad you approve Mechakara and I will make sure you don't regret it" Rodney turned to Seven and smiled, holding her hand gently squeezing it a bit. He felt like flying. Seven was with him and Mechakara didn't hate him. He would do everything to woo Seven and make her happy now. They were a item and Rodney couldn't of been happier. "I regret not telling you sooner. I was a bit nervous I suppose"
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Seven of Nine widened her eyes slightly "I see. That is incredible. Not only you can create but assimilate. Interesting" Although assimilation was a bad memory, Seven trusted that Mechakara did it only for good purposes. Most likely he was desperate and needed humans to help him. She chuckled as Mechakara noticed DarkHeart talking with Virus "Do not worry Mechakara. This is what the humans do too. They have children who grow up and have partners of their own" She squeezed his hand with one of her hands and leaned her head on his shoulder "It is a good thing. But you are a father and it is understandable that you don't feel prepared"
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"My master is smart. He will find a way. Perhaps Zedd was forced not to remember. Maybe his transportation had a setback!" Moarte suggested and he shrugged at her thanks "It is my duty as a member of this army to be loyal. Though women crying disconcerts me therefore I felt the need to comfort you, Mistress Rita"
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"Thanks Shaggy. I'll be sure to chat when I need to" Olive responded only to be hugged by Malachite. Olive was shocked. He hadn't had a hug in over 2 years. It was a bit surprising but Olive hugged back a tad before letting go "I really appreciate it fellas. I'll be sure to say what I need soon enough but for now I'm good" Olive then saw Shaggy itch and pondered "Maybe it's the dry winter weather? Don't know how you can be itchy. I would think you'd sweat with the fur, no offense"
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"According to Roger yeah. Werewolves were people that turned to dogs at night or at full moon, can't remember which. Still, Shaggy seems really nice. We should help him out with his fur. I hate it when it gets...." As he said that his back started itching and Patch immediately used a hind leg to scratch it "Itchy" He finished as he kept scratching
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"Yes. Our performances are on certain days of the week. The days off are for training, resting or both. We can do this tommorrow night though. It'll be fun. I look forward to it too" DarkHeart responded and she smiled back at Virus' grin. His grin was extremely attractive.... DarkHeart's thoughts immediately caused her to blush again but she stopped once Virus confessed that people would be a fool not to like someone as beautiful as her. She was shocked and flattered instantly, it helped matters that he turned completely red before being the nice shade of blue he normally was. "Thank you Virus. You're extremely kind. It's a wonder why you are not with someone already"
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"I guess you can say that" Prick said to Chuckles in a instant agreement "It's not boring, it's just plain weird"