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Chapter 21: House of cards

"All right well perhaps I can appeal to your sense of compassion," Ethan tried and I snickered.

"If I had one maybe," she said glaring at me. "But I don't. So give me the cards now!"

"But he just got the ruby dragon card," Devin said trying to help Ethan out.

"Yeah!" Ethan said raising the card to show her.

"Oh! oh well you can keep them then," she says with a unconvincing laugh.

"Really? All right!" Ethan cheered.

"No hand them over!" She ordered and they did. "Now off to class."

"I can't believe it," Ethan says unhappily. "I'll never find another one of those."

"Yeah I know," Devin agrees shaking his head.

We all collect our things and head to my dads class.

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"Okay," dad said speaking about dinosaurs as we all were sat down. "And we got Stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus Brontosaurus. What are some of the other herbivores from that era?"

He glanced around at us all.

"Ethan," he said. All of us rangers were round one table and Ethan was looking down glumly. "You should know this. Ethan you all right? Can someone tell me what the problem is?"

Dad sounded a little annoyed that Ethan wasn't paying attention. Kira raises her hand into the air.

"It's Principal Randall," she explains to him. "She tool Ethan and Devin's dragon war cards."

"Dragon war?" dad asks. "Isn't that a kids game?"

I giggle remembering me saying the exact same words earlier.

"Come on," Ethan said defensively and he glared at me. "It's a game of strategy for all ages."

All of us rangers and Cassidy had to fight the urge to laugh at his reaction.

"Well I hate to side with Randall on this," he says. "But you know you can't play cards at school."

"Dr. O," Ethan said pleading for him to understand. "She took the ruby dragon card."

"Yeah," Devin agreed. "Dr. Oliver it was brutal man!"

"All right, look," dad said sighing. "I'll talk to her after school. Maybe I can get them back. But for now can you guys please pay attention?"

Ethan looked like he wanted to hug my dad.

"Hey, anything for you Dr. O," he said and then he turned to me and Leanne. "Your dad's the best!"

Me and Leanne share a look and shake our heads.

I had told dad that I'd meet him at the Principal's office as we were going straight home from there. I was waiting outside when I felt a sudden rush of dark energy pass through me. I rushed into the office and was shocked at what I seen.

Just as I walked in a bright light covered Randall and she turned into Elsa.

"You know," I say walking further into the room. "I know there was something I didn't like about you!"

She turned around to see me standing there and she frowned.

"I was wondering how long I could pull this off," she said not looking too concerned.

"I have to give you credit We should've seen it," I said shaking my head. "Well, looks like it's all over now... Miss Randall."

"You know it's a shame Courtney," she said to me. "Me and your dad could've had something."