Chosen Legacy (Book Five of the Chosen Universe)

Chapter Forty-Three

CHAPTER FORTY-THREE

KIRA (1969)
The first thing Kira registered upon landing in the past was the music. "Holy shit," she whispered. Joan Baez was on stage. She stared in awe for a moment.

"Oh no..." B'Danna whispered.

"What's wrong?" Denni asked.

"I'm at Woodstock," she replied.

"Yeah, I know. Too many hippies, right?" Kris asked sympathetically.

"No, not now," she clarified. "I mean in 1969, I was at Woodstock."

Kira looked at Bridge. "Are we in trouble?" She asked.

Bridge shrugged. "It's hard to say," he said. "If she doesn't run into herself, we should be fine."

"B'Danna, stay with me," Merrick said firmly. "I'll help keep you hidden if we encounter your younger self."

"Laby and... And Draze are here, too," B'Danna said. "This is where we first met Laby."

Kira suddenly felt bad for the girl. Her best friend in the world who had died saving her life was here, alive and well. It couldn't be easy for her knowing she couldn't approach him.

"Are you going to be okay?" Kira asked.

"We have a mission. I will see it through," B'Danna said stoically. That didn't exactly answer her question, but Kira let it go.

Suddenly, Kira sensed Zell lurking nearby. It was hard to imagine Zell at Woodstock, but sure enough, she spotted him in the crowd. No one questioned the appearance of a blue man at Woodstock. They probably assumed he had painted his skin, or maybe they were too intoxicated to find it odd. Either way, no one was bothering him.

"Guys..." Kira said softly, pointing at him.

"Everyone, prepare yourselves," Merrick said.

"Do we have a plan?" Cam asked.

"Figure out why he's here and destroy him," Kira replied.

"How do we destroy him?" Blake asked.

"Wild Force," Dustin said.

"Could you elaborate, Dustin?" Ethan asked.

"Dude, it's so obvious," Conner said. "Zell doesn't know the Wild Force team reformed. The rest of us draw his focus, and they catch him by surprise."

"Pretty much," Dustin confirmed.

"I'm all for a good ass kicking, but how do we actually destroy him?" Maddie asked.

"We need to use something that makes him vulnerable," B'Danna said. "Every immortal has a vulnerability."

"What's his?" Blake asked.

"Daphne?" Conner suggested.

Kira whacked his arm. "First of all, she's not even here," she said. "And I wouldn't risk Andie even if she was. Don't be an ass. She's still a kid, and she's not bait."

"He wants power. Can we use that?" Ethan asked.

"To trick him, maybe, but that won't kill him," Cam said.

"We're at Woodstock. Why don't we just slip him some LSD?" Kris suggested casually.

"You can't really be that dumb," B'Danna said, shaking her head and rolling her eyes.

"What she said," Kira added. "That's probably the worst bad idea I've ever heard, and I had to deal with a teenaged Conner."

"I just figured he's never had the stuff before and the shock might kill him," Kris said with a shrug. "Or at least leave him too stoned to function."