tried to look at it, the more elusive it became.
What was his mind trying to tell him? Why did he feel like this particular moment was a repeat?
It was the strangest sense of déjà vu.
He went back to Kody and Caleb. âIs it me or is there something oddly familiar about this day?â
Kody nodded. âI keep thinking that, too. And the same with Nathan. I feel like Iâve seen him before, somewhere.â
Scratching at his chin, Caleb shrugged. âI have no comment. Humans all look alike to me. And all my days run together, especially the ones where weâre fighting demons.â
Nick knew he wasnât serious about the human comment. He was just being contrary. However ⦠âSo Nathan is definitely human, right?â
Kody pulled back. âYeah, why?â
âI donât know. I had a strange sensation when he first appeared earlier. Kind of like my Wonder Twin powers activated for no reason. Itâs why Iâm walking around like a cat in a Doberman factory. I canât shake the unsettled feeling I had. Makes me wish I still had Nashira in my pocket. Not that sheâd have given me a straight answer. Still, Iâd have felt better with her cryptic crap than being completely blind, going with nothing but a bad feeling in my gut.â
Caleb groaned. âBad feelings in your gut give me an ulcer.â
âTell me about it.â He laughed as he went into class and checked his phone for messages.
Still nothing from Aeron.
Something was definitely up. It wasnât typical of Legolas to space like this. He didnât just drift off and vanish for no reason.
Caleb?
He nodded. Iâm on it. I already heard your nervous thoughts about our errant irritant. Out loud, he got up and went to ask to go to the bathroom.
Nick wanted to go, too, but knew better than to ask. Teacher would never approve that . One student out, okay. Two equaled delinquents up to no good in the minds of the establishment. Dang inconvenience when the safety of the entire world was at stake.
Maybe I should fake a heart attack?
Nah, he knew better. Karma was a bitch, and he didnât mean Karma Deveraux, who could be quite special when stirred. Real karma had a way of delivering up nasty retribution and anytime he ever told even the smallest lie, it came back on him with interest. If he faked a heart attack, with his luck, some coronary hell-beast would rise up to rip his heart out and eat it, or worse, feed it to him during lunch. That was just how Nickâs luck went. He was the type of guy who could buy a lottery ticket, scratch it off, and it would be a bill heâd have to pay.
As Nick started taking notes another thought occurred to him.
Where was Nashira? He hadnât heard from her in a while now, either. Nor Dagon, for that matter.
His Power Rangers had abandoned him. They didnât normally do that ⦠Definitely werenât supposed to do that.
As his generals, they were under his direct control and were supposed to stay near him at all times. Not just because he could come under fire from Grim and his forces at any heartbeat, but because they were not used to the modern world. All of them had been kept imprisoned in alternate dimensions for centuries and had no idea how to really function in current society.
Other than Caleb and Kody. Caleb because heâd been the right hand of Nickâs father and had been out in the world even longer than Adarian had, and way longer than Nick. And Kody because sheâd never been sequestered from people. Not to mention that unlike the others, she actually liked humanity and didnât want to see them die screaming in agony, inside a fiery pit of demon hellfire.
Nashira could function alone a tiny bit, due to the fact sheâd been able to hear and see from the confines of her book enchantment.
But Xev, Dagon, and Aeron â¦
They did not need to interact with the general public without direct and
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