Galchenyuk ignores him and sets the magical Lightning Bolt in a holder, which has been brought out by Gallagher. He is still holding the lit torch in his hand and waving it around in the air dramatically. Radko and Dani share a look, dumbfounded.

Come on Evelyna, help us out! Steven thinks to himself. If she can create a distraction and work the lights...

"And now," Gallagher rings out as he slashes the ropes off of Vladdy, who falls to the ice before he is instantly grabbed by Galchenyuk and yanked to his feet. "Vladislav Namestnikov will impose doom on the Tampa Bay Lightning!"

"NO I WON'T!" Vladdy screams, removing the bandana from his mouth. "I'LL NEVER HURT MY TEAM!"

"The hell you won't!" Galchenyuk snarls as Gallagher uncaps the potion bottle.

"THE LIGHTNING, NOT THE HABS!!" Vladdy thunders. "LET GO OF ME!" He fights with Galchenyuk, who holds him still, while Gallagher stuffs the bottle into Vladdy's hand and then seizes his hand in his own so that the Tampa centerman doesn't drop it. "NO! I WON'T DO IT!" The Hab guides his hand toward the pale colored Lightning Bolt.

"Gally stop!" Dani shouts, stepping forward. Markov steps into her pathway and agitates Radko, who steps forward to Dani's side.

Gallagher forces Vladdy to dump the liquid onto the Lightning Bolt, which instantly sparks to life and glows a deep royal blue color. Then he shoves the flaming torch at the forward and orders him to touch the tip of the flame to Yzerchuk.

But before he can make a move, the lights suddenly go out, plunging the arena into darkness.

****

Meanwhile, in the "technical booth," Evelyna finally figures out the panel and the screens. She taps some buttons and pulls back a lever, automatically lowering the lights in the arena. "There we go, show time you cheaters!"

She presses a few more buttons getting the hand of the technology and then she hears the sound of the JumboTron springing to life in the arena with the chosen video...a mash-up 'Pump Up' of the Lightning and Canadiens.

"This oughta distract those bastards!" she snarls to herself.

She presses a final button and sees the screens before her light up with the video and play it. Then she races out of the room and to the lookout balcony of the press box table. She looks down at the ice, spotting the scene below her. The arena is dark, with a blazing fire lighting up the ice and the JumboTron and screens around the rink.

"Swear word! Wrong button!" she hisses to herself.

She begins to head back to fix the error but halts when she suddenly spots Vladdy in the hold of Gallagher and Galchenyuk. She watches as the flame consumes the blue glow of Yzerchuk and turns it a bright reddish orange color.

"No!" she gasps to herself. "Not Yzerchuk! I'm too late!"

Gallagher grabs Yzerchuk and raises the Lightning Bolt up like it is the Stanley Cup. He displays it to all the Lightning players in the arena. Evelyna watches in horror as Steven drops his head while still being held by Plekanec and Emelin, Nikita covers his face and Galchenyuk wraps his arms around Vladdy, pinning his arms to his sides. Ondrej remains unconscious on the ground in the bench with PK Subban.

Gallagher seems to shout something before he passes the Bolt to Markov, who grabs it in a gloved hand and jabs it into the air, where it glows brighter and sparks. Evelyna runs around to the far end of the table and leans out over the railing.

Then she hears Markov thunder out, "THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING OFFENSE BELONGS TO THE MONTREAL CANADIENS!!"

"NO!" Evelyna howls at the top of her lungs. "FUCK YOU MARKOV!" She steps back, mortified. What can they do now? She'd failed to get the JumboTron to work and because of that, the Canadiens were allowed to get away with their plan...and Vladdy - poor helpless Vladdy - had helped!

Down below, Markov spins to look up at the press box, not seeing her. He shakes his head and looks at Dani instead, thinking her to be the only girl there and the one to yell at him. He smirks at her and Radko Gudas, who is in shock and awe.

"I'm so sorry Dani..." Radko mutters trailing off, unable to form more words.

Markov begins to wave Yzerchuk in the air and suddenly the JumboTron changes from the fiery setting to the scene of Tampa vs Anaheim in Anaheim, where the team is practicing. Yzerchuk flashes and then a bolt launches up at the JumboTron and hits it. Everyone watches in horrified amazement as the screen focuses on Valtteri Filppula, who shoots at the net.

"Miss the net Filppula!" Markov exclaims and Filppula, sure enough, misses way wide of the net on a wide open shot. He rounds the net and blinks in disbelief. He mouths something like, 'I missed that?' "Good boy, Filps!"

"No!" Steven screams, snapping his head back up in anger. "You can't do this!"

"I already have, Stammer," Markov sneers, pointing Yzerchuk at the Tampa captain.

Back in the press box, Evelyna slowly makes her way back to the control room, trying to fix her mistake. She shuts everything off and leaves. She will just have to try to help Dani and Radko out. And as she takes the elevator down to the first floor, she comes up with a plan. She arrives at the bottom and rushes down the zamboni tunnel and skids onto the ice behind Radko and Dani, who are still frozen in shock.

Now she can see TJ, who is trying to fight Eller's grip on him.

Markov snickers. "Let 'em all go, they are useless and they can't do anything to stop us now!" He lowers the Lightning Bolt and his arm.

Plekanec and Emelin let Steven go, shoving him to the ground with a harsh push. Then PK grabs the unconscious Ondrej and throws him onto the ice, toward Steven, who has dropped his head once more and doesn't even move, still feeling defeated. Nikita crawls over to his friends and wraps his arms around Ondrej. Eller yanks TJ to his feet and drags him onto the ice and shoves him toward his friends. Galchenyuk begins to force Vladdy over, when Markov throws his arm out with Yzerchuk, halting them both in place.

"Not you," Markov snarls. "You're a Canadien now, Vladislav."

"The hell I'll be a Hab!" Vladdy spits. "You may have won the battle, but you lost this war! Give up trying to change me, cause I'll NEVER be a Montreal Canadien. No matter what. I'll never be one willingly. I'll never enjoy it."

"Don't spit at me Vladdy, it is not a Canadien thing to do." Vladdy kicks out at him but Galchenyuk yanks him back and his kick misses wide. "Ha-ha, missed...wide...just like all of your shots on goal this season, pretty boy!"

Vladdy grunts and then looks at his teammates. "Don't let them take me, please! I don't wanna be a Canadien, I wanna be a Bolt!"

But Steven, TJ, Ondrej and Nikita don't move. Evelyna finally joins Radko and Dani and whispers her plan to them, ignoring the helpless Vladdy and other Lightning players. Then she darts forward and jumps onto Gallagher's back, sending him - and her - crashing to the ice. She pins him down and sits on top of him.

"Hey cheaters, did ya miss me?!" she greets, looking back up at Markov and Galchenyuk. Her eyes lock on the scared blue ones of Vladdy. "Don't even argue with me, because this, right here, is cheating. Montreal will always Montreal...under the guidance and coaching of the number one cheater, Michel Therrien and also PK Subban."

PK stomps onto the ice, growling. "I'm a damn good captain!"

Evelyna scoffs. "Yeah right. If you were really a good captain, you'd take a page out of Jonathan Toews' or Jamie Benn's book. But instead all you do is cheat." Eller, Plekanec, PK, and Emelin gather together and share a look and then look back at the redhead with disgust and fury.

"GET OFF OF ME!" Gallagher snaps, flailing about beneath her.

Evelyna looks down at Gallagher. "No, Gally. You're the worst of them all. A good pest is Antoine Roussel or Andrew Shaw...not you. You're an asshole. Instead of agitating, you put on a gutless smile and egg people on with that stupid grin. I hate it! God knows numerous times I have wanted to punch you in the face and wipe that foolish, ludicrously, ridiculous smirk off!"

"Yeah, cause other people make me laugh. Like this kid here," Gallagher snarls, flicking his head in the direction of Vladdy. "He was retarded for thinking that he could take me on. It was such a boneheaded idea of his, I couldn't help but smile at him."

"No, you didn't. I only picked a fight with you, cause you went after my teammates!" Vladdy protests.

"Listen to Vladdy, Gally, he's telling the truth. And just because I have always wanted to..." She breaks off and smacks Gallagher across the face. "Oh, yeah, that feels good!" She punches him in the face now much to his displeasure. "Everyone just wants to go after you, it's just how it is."

"Well, maybe, I don't like how cocky Lightning players are! All of you guys are overrated!" Gallagher sneers, shaking off her slap and punch.

"Jealousy isn't becoming of you, Gally!" Evelyna scolds.

"If I wanted you to, I could knock you off!" Gallagher growls.

"Go ahead and try, I dare you to! Bet you won't, bet you're all talk and no game!" Evelyna begins to laugh, amused by Gallagher.

"Dani, go get Yzerchuk, there's got to be a way we can destroy the red glow and restore the Bolt to the Lightning!" Radko orders. "They can't win."

Dani nods and sneaks around behind where Markov is holding Yzerchuk and smirking. Maybe if she can jump Markov and take him by surprise and get the Lightning Bolt. Then suddenly, before she can attack, he points it right at Vladdy and snickers. Markov forces Vladdy's chin up. "Looks like you need some Canadien spirit, Vladislav!"

"Stammer, please, help--!" Vladdy begins to say before Markov controls Yzerchuk to shoot electricity into Vladdy, making him scream in pain. His eyes temporarily turn a reddish-orange before returning to his normal blue.

Markov gleams. "Hey, what do know...look at what I can do, ha-ha!"

Vladdy squirms in the hold and desperately tries to get free as Markov prepares to zap him with Yzerchuk again. "STAMMER!!"

Radko decides to finally move from his spot and he dives for Markov, able to knock him over and send the Lightning Bolt flying onto the ice between where PK, Plekanec, Emelin and Eller are standing and Dani. They all look at her and she smiles and goes for Yzerchuk, just as the others do.

Dani manages to get it first, but then PK instantly snatches it from her. In anger, she kicks him in the shin and steals it back, only to have it stolen from her again, only this time by Emelin. Radko and Markov roll around on the ice, while Gallagher finally has enough and pushes up, sending Evelyna off of him. He whips around, just as she recovers from the sudden move and they lunge at one another and lock hands, growling at one another.

"You know you're really pissing me off," Gallagher snarls.

"You know, YOU'RE really pissing ME off!" Evelyna snaps back.

Steven snaps his head up and suddenly hope fills him. He sits up and turns to Nikita and TJ. Nikita bites his lip, while TJ looks like he wants to join in battle...but also doesn't want to join at the same time. Ondrej groans and sits up. He grabs his head, still feeling woozy from PK's ambush. He looks at Steven through slanted eyes and mutters, "What's happening? Why do I taste chloroform?"

"Because PK knock you out," Nikita responds. "What chloroform?"

"Not important, Kuch. It's not good though..." Steven says. "What's important is that we save Vladdy and Yzerchuk!"

"And get that ridiculous thing off of him!" TJ hisses. "It's uglier than a Christmas sweater!" He shakes his head and then looks at his captain. "And I want the sling off! I know my wrist is broken, but it's hard to fight with it on and I want to fight!"

Ondrej and Nikita nod. "Triplet time."

Steven smiles like he is a proud father. He nods and leans forward to remove the sling. "Alright, but try not to damage yourself more."

"It's broken, Stammer, what more can I do to it? Have it more broken? At least this way though I can whack those dirty, rotten bastards across the face and not feel a thing!" TJ remarks. Steven nods again and removes the protection, letting TJ's arm drop down to freedom. TJ looks at his gauze-wrapped wrist and finds himself able to make a fist with his hand. "Let's do this!"

The four Lightning players get to their feet and look at the battle going on. Gallagher and Evelyna are still locked at the hands, pushing against one another and spitting out chirps and insults and bad words and names. Galchenyuk still has a firm hold on Vladdy, who is still desperately trying to get himself free. Markov and Radko are locked in a fierce battle, still rolling around on the ice. And Dani is still at war with the four Habs players.

"We got Dani, Stammer! Help out Radko and Evelyna and Vladdy," TJ acknowledges with a dip of his head. Nikita and Ondrej look at their line leader as he turns to them and continues on with, "Let's show them how to Triplet!"

The three dart over to Dani, who catches sight of them. They instantly launch into action, taking a Hab each and fighting them. Distracted by the newcomers, Dani snatches Yzerchuk from PK and says, "Thank you. I'll take that!" and then she bolts off, heading for the tunnel. PK is shocked but gives chase.

They vanish down the tunnel.

Steven sees Radko land a solid blow to Markov's face, bloodying his nose. The Hab drops to the ice on his knees. Radko then kicks him and knees him again in the face, sending him screaming in pain and agony onto his side. He clutches at his nose and Radko puts one foot on his hip and leans down to snarl something at him. The Lightning captain then turns to look at Evelyna, who slewfoots Gallagher and knees him in the face hard.

"YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" Evelyna snaps at Gallagher, who tries to pull her down with him but misses as she kicks him in the face, sending him sprawling backward.

Steven races up to her, and with a sudden fiery passion, he grabs Gallagher around the neck and lifts him into the air with a surge of strength. "If you EVER come near my team again, I'll break every bone in your body until you're a blob of disappointment!"

"Ooh, Stammer, dang. You are dark!" Evelyna remarks.

Gallagher kicks out at him but Steven outsmarts him and tightens his chokehold on the forward.

"I mean it Gallagher!" Steven snarls. "LEAVE VLADDY - AND MY TEAM - ALONE!" And then he lets Gallagher go with a sharp shove and stomps forward after him. "They-- He's a Lightning player, not a Hab and I'll fight for him - as well as all my other teammates - until I am dead!"

Gallagher seems to get the message and he backs away. He grabs his throat, unable to speak. He suddenly looks afraid and cowers against the boards. Steven clenches his fist at his side, continuing to stare him down. Evelyna folds her arms and smirks at the terrified Montreal forward.

"Where'd all your fire go, Gally? Did the Lightning just suck it out of you again?" the redhead sneers. "What a pity...cheaters never win, Gally."

Radko lets out a loud battle cry and kicks Markov square in the face, sending him falling backward to slam right into the ice. He is knocked out cold from the impact. Two Habs down. Radko turns to the cowering Gallagher and stomps over to him. He begins to shove him roughly and Gallagher, stuck in his petrified state, doesn't fight back. Steven and Evelyna leave him be.

"Galchenyuk's next," the redhead hisses. "Let's get him!"

They stomp up to Galchenyuk, who has gradually shifted across the ice to the boards and still has a firm grip on the ever desperate Vladdy. The Russian Montreal forward looks up at their arrival and slams Vladdy roughly into the boards, cackling.

"Really Galchenyuk?" Evelyna remarks. "That's only ticking us off more! Is that smart?"

"Don't care," Galchenyuk snickers. "If I'm gonna go down, might as well have fun before it happens, right cutie?" He slams Vladdy against the boards again.

"Uh, I wouldn't do that if I were you," Evelyna remarks.

"What?"

"Call a grown man cute. Surely you know that."

"Why not?" Galchenyuk questions, smashing Vladdy into the boards a third time.

"Because...well...Vladdy can really wreak chaos." Evelyna looks at the blond, who appears to be dazed.

Galchenyuk stops what he is doing and cocks an eyebrow. In this time, Vladdy shakes his head and looks at the redhead, who winks at him and mouths, "Wreak chaos, Vladdy." His eyes light up and he gets the message. He musters all of his strength and before Galchenyuk can slam him a fourth time, he rips himself free and shoves the Hab backward, right into Steven, who grabs him.

"You had to piss him off, didn't you?" Steven remarks.

Vladdy folds his arms across his chest and he raises his head up proudly. "How'd you like to be tied up, huh? And maybe zapped with lightning?"

Galchenyuk smirks. "I dare you to do that, Vladislav."

Vladdy frowns and then slowly grows worried. Evelyna notices and puts a hand on his shoulder. He swings his head to look at her and blinks. She looks at him and says, "You should really take that thing off and burn it. Steven rolls his eyes and shoves Galchenyuk, smirking and snickering into the boards, knocking him out.

Eller, Plekanec and Emelin see Galchenyuk, Gallagher and Markov knocked out cold and they abandon their fight, taking off back down the tunnels. Dani, who has returned without the Lightning Bolt, and the Triplets corner PK, who has Yzerchuk in his hold, after he'd stolen back from Dani during the chase.

"Give it up Subban, you can't win!" Dani states. "You all lost. Again."

Vladdy, Steven and Evelyna join their friends, along with Radko, who is brushing himself off. Vladdy unties the knot of the bandana gag, which is still draped around his neck. He throws it to the ice at once and then rubs his neck where it had been. Then he finally removes the Canadiens jersey from himself (luckily he has on a shirt on underneath, so he isn't shirtless) and throws it to the ice as well, much to PK's displeasure. PK frowns and the Triplets share a look.

"Come on, let's just end this. Give us back our Bolt and in return, you can leave...unharmed... how about that?" Steven says.

PK shakes his head. "How about I break Yzerchuk and escape in one piece?"

"NO!" Vladdy screams, taking a step forward. "Don't you dare!"

"Я возьму это! (I'll take that!)" Nikita suddenly exclaims appearing behind PK and ripping Yzerchuk from the grip of PK. He then tosses it toward TJ, shouting out, "Поймать TJ! (Catch!)"

Vladdy rushes over, intent on helping TJ out, knowing about his broken wrist and not wanting to chance Tampa's magical secret weapon shattering on the ice. Vladdy and TJ both catch Yzerchuk miraculously and the red glow begins to fade instantly. PK's smirk vanishes as Vladdy and TJ share a look and begin to glow bright royal blue.

Then Yzerchuk flashes a bright white and blasts PK with a bolt of electricity, sending him flying backward into the boards. He gasps in shock and watches as Yzerchuk returns to a healthy blue color. TJ and Vladdy smile and they stop glowing. TJ lifts his arms up and flexes his wrist. He feels no pain and it makes him smile more and laugh in relief.

"Thanks Yzerchuk, you healed me," TJ blurts out, talking to the sparking blue Lightning Bolt.

Steven cocks his head in curiosity. "Yzerchuk can heal people?"

"Guess so," Dani says with a shrug. "Cool. It literally heals the Lightning offense."

"And it even healed your eye...everything!" Vladdy exclaims, letting go of the Lightning Bolt and allowing TJ to have it.

"How did you get Yzerchuk back to the blue, we had full control over it!" PK snaps, recovering from the attack.

TJ faces him. "Cause you underestimated us, PK."

"Yzerchuk belongs to the Lightning, not the Habs. You had a 'temporary control'...in the wrong hands, yes, the Lightning Bolt can be used for evil, but in the right hands, Yzerchuk is Tampa's blue spark! Now, I suggest you leave here and never bother us again. Play fairly or we might just double Yzerchuk's powers..." Steven explains with a wink.

"You're in our arena!?" PK snarls.

"And you messed with us in ours. We're even. Save all that cute animosity for the ice, Subs!" Vladdy chirps.

"Yeah!" Nikita and Ondrej tack on.

PK shakes his head and stomps off. "This isn't over Stammer!" And with that he disappears down the tunnel.

Steven turns to his group and nods at them. "Shall we go and return to Tampa?"

"Yea, I've had enough of Montreal!" Vladdy complains. "And I owe all these jackasses a cross-check or two next game!"

Steven nods at him. "I'll allow it. But don't lose it."

"I won't, Stammer," Vladdy sighs.

Everyone laughs and exits the arena. They part ways with Radko, thanking him for his help and then they make it back to Tampa and to Amalie Arena, where they all head to the private room where Yzerchuk is to be held. Steven returns the Lightning Bolt to its holder in the room and they stand, staring in awe at the power it possesses as sparks shoot off of it.

"I had no idea...but this is so cool," Vladdy whispers, his eyes sparkling in the blue light. "It's surreal."

Nikita nods and Ondrej looks at TJ and says, "I'm just glad everyone's okay. Especially my lineys!"

"Awe, Ondrej!" Dani squeals.

Evelyna puts a hand on her hip and snorts with laughter. "Triplets, eh?"

"Gotta love 'em!" Vladdy sighs.