Courtney Oliver: Keeper of the powers

Chapter 18: Heir apparent part 1

Chapter 18: Heir apparent part 1

Chelbell2016:

Okay guys I think this one and the next one people haven't been able to wait for. Well I will update as soon as I can I promise.

*Keeper of the powers*

Courtney's POV:

Me and Daggeron are having a bound battle. Our wrists are strapped together and the only weapon we get are our swords. We jump over a log and roll across the ground. We quickly get back to our feet and begin to battle again. He yells as he goes to strike me and I block it quickly with my sword. He knocks me away and I pull the rope tight. He does the same thing and I smile.

I jump at him and he twists his way into the rope as he comes towards me. As we continue to fight the others are sat watching like we are a reality TV show. He pulls me towards him and I do a flip to dodge the strike he aims at me. He manages to pull me as I flip and I land on my back on the ground. I call out. He goes to strike me and I block it.

"Sorry young warrior," he taunts. "Next time, I'll take it easy on you."

I smile and shake my head at him. "Don't even think about it."

I kick his sword away from mine and quickly get back to my feet. We begin to fight again and I hear Xander speak.

"Why doesn't he use his laser lamp?" He asks Udonna who is sat next to him.

"In bound battle training, only swords can be used and no magic," she explains to the green ranger. "Daggeron is very skilled in this technique."

Daggeron manages to kick me backwards. I yank on the rope again. He then turns to the other four rangers, Bowen and Udonna.

"Because I was taught by the best," he says and I notice the look that Bowen and Udonna share. "Now Courtney is going to be beat-- I mean, taught-- by the best."

I recognise the jab at me and decide to give him one of my own.

"I see that humility doesn't set in as one reaches, uh, middle age," I smirk as I mock his age.

"Ooh," Maddie and Vida says.

"Middle age?" Daggeron questions.

I laugh at his look of offence.

I then move to fight him again. We strike swords and I push him away from me.

"Courtney's got this one wrapped up," Vida cheers me on.

"Oh, it's not over yet," Xander comments.

Daggeron strikes my sword and I knock it out of his hand. I glance at it and then him and throw it back to him.

"Oh you had him don't give him his sword back," Vida tells me.

I don't answer. Instead I run at Daggeron again. He kicks me in the back I dodge him and end up near a tree. I duck under a few strikes, jump over a branch of the tree and pull the rope so Daggeron is forced closer. I then trip him by striking him in the ankle. I point at him with my sword. This battle is over.

Vida and the others cheer. Bowen laughs and cheers at the same time.

"Good work, Courtney," he tells me from the ground. "You took me fair and square, and you did it with honour."

He places his sword in the ground and I pull him back to his feet.

"I just got lucky," I tell him.

"There's no luck here," he tells me as we pull off the straps on our wrists. "Your skill is growing stronger. In fact, you have all improved."

We walk back over to the others. Bowen passes me a bottle of water.