A FRIEND IN NEED PT 2
AUTHOR'S NOTE/DISCLAIMER
Power Rangers and Masked Rider belongs to Haim Saban. I only own the subplots. And to Righteous Fury, I haven't seen Masked Rider in a long time, so I don't know who Gork is, and I apologize if I have him wrong, but I'm not going to be able to fix it.
On the planet Edenoi, the Masked Rider, his fellow rebels, and the Black, Gold, and Silver Rangers hurried to safety as Count Dregon repeatedly fired upon them.
"Get inside, everybody. Quickly!" the Masked Rider urged. The bombardment from Dregon's fighter planes are getting worse, he thought to himself. They hurried into a cave. "We'll be safe in here…for a time."
"Count Dregon, we've lost them. We need to send in the Plague Patrol," Dregon's general reported. The Masked Rider and the Power Rangers went deep into the cave.
"We can stay here only a short while," the Masked Rider stated. "Dregon's Plague Patrol now knows where we are."
"Sire!" a woman exclaimed.
"Are you injured?" a man interjected.
"Are you all right, Prince Dex?" the woman continued.
"I will be fine, my friends. I only need to rest for a moment," came the response. With that, he powered down.
"Whoa!" the Black, Gold, and Silver Rangers exclaimed.
"He's a human," the Black Ranger noted.
"But who are you?" the Silver Ranger wondered.
"If they truly know Alpha, they can be trusted, Sire," the man said as the Masked Rider turned to face them. His appearance was that of a Caucasian male about sixteen with black hair and hazel eyes. He looked like anybody else except for the fact that he had a diamond jewel in the middle of his forehead.
"My name is Dex, Prince of Edenoi. I am also called the Masked Rider, a power that was bestowed upon me in order to fight evil and injustice," he told them. "It is safe to breathe in here. We are far away enough from the mine site and our air is similar to that of Earth," he continued as his companions took off their oxygen masks. Like Dex, they all had a diamond jewel in the middle of their forehead. "I have trusted you with my identity. I shall not betray the trust of yours," Dex continued. The Gold and Silver Rangers looked to the Black Ranger who nodded. Then, they unstrapped their helmets.
"I'm Zack."
"I'm Rocky."
"Adam." Dex studied the three, taking in their appearance.
"These are my friends-Darius, Dalius, and Fairian." The three nodded as they were introduced.
"Nice to meet you," Zack stated.
"Who are you?" Fairian wondered.
"We're the Power Rangers. We protect the planet Earth," Zack replied. "We were told to assess the situation and then report back on your well-being."
"Are there only three of you?" Dalius wondered.
"No. Two members of our team are sick, and our second in command as well as the rest of the team are still guarding Earth," Zack replied.
"A wise strategy," Dex approved.
"So, what happened here?" Zack wondered. "And-if you don't mind the question-what are those crystals on your foreheads?" Dex smiled.
"I do not mind the question. They are called mind crystals and allow us to communicate our thoughts as well as images," he answered. He touched the crystal and almost immediately, images appeared on the roof of the cave. "Count Dregon has enslaved our people and is forcing them to mine the soil, which releases noxious gasses which will ultimately destroy our planet."
"But how could you let this happen?" Adam wondered.
"Edenoi was a planet of great peace," Dex replied. "We had not the need of weapons or armies for many centuries. Count Dregon was aware of this and in our vulnerability, waged an attack." The Rangers watched the images in horror. "We were not prepared as we were a race of scholars and artists. The price paid was our freedom." Zack shared a look with Rocky and Adam. "Some have escaped Edenoi, but many more are still in hiding." Dex turned off the crystal and the images disappeared. "This…is what has become of our planet."