A/N: Hey, guys. This is an idea I've had for quite a while, and I really like it. Keep in mind, however, that this is fanmade and is in no way part of any canon series.
Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers, sadly. Saban does. I just own the story plot.
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"During a fight to the death, Emily discovers a strange crystal-like object that has strange, mystical, but very strong powers."
Power Rangers: Dino Charge
Episode 1: The Dino-Charged Samurai
Chapter 1: Day of Destiny
It was about three to four weeks after the Legendary War, and Mike and Emily had retreated back to the latter's ranch, hoping and looking forward to living the rest of their lives in peace now that the Armada was gone for good.
Mike was adjusting to country life quite well. He still yearned for the city at times (it's what he grew up with), but he enjoying being on the ranch with Emily.
Right now, Mike was inside the house, helping a gradually-recovering Serena eat her lunch. Emily was outside, grooming the horses out in the field.
"There you go, Cocoa," Emily said, gently tickling the said horse underneath its chin. "All nice and pretty."
Emily was almost knocked off her feet by a sudden, small explosion in the forest.
But the noises didn't stop there. Someone, or something, was rustling around in there, so close to her house, and it was making her nervous. She had to go investigate.
So she unsheathed her Spin Sword, not morphing, and called, "Mike!"
As soon as she said it, Mike came rushing out of the house, Spin Sword also in hand and not morphed. "Jii just called," he stated, placing his Samuraizer in his back pocket, "The Gap Sensor just detected some monster-ish life sign in this forest, and Jii wants us to check it out."
Emily nodded, and together, they entered the foresst on the defensive, but also ready t go on the offensive if and/or when needed.
Eventually, in a clearing through the trees, the two spotted a black-cloaked, humanoid figure hovering over a large boulder.
"What is it doing?" Emily mouthed to her boyfriend, who shrugged and nodded at the figure. Emily understood the gesture and the two came out of hiding.
"It's here," the figure said, in a deep male-sounding voice. "I did it! I found one! The boss will be so pleased!"
"Hey!" Mike called, successfully getting its attention. When it turned around, it seemed a little surprised to see them.
"Wha...? Who are you? Stay out of my business!"
"Whatever you're looking for, you won't find it," Emily firmly stated.
"Oh, but I will. What I can will survive, but you won't," the figure replies. "Once Master Sledge has all ten of the Energems, he can rule the entire galaxy!"
Mike and Emily shared a quick worried and confused look. The Nighlock have never been fcused on galactic domination before. The earth, yeah, but never the entire galaxy.
Not to mention the Nighlock always reeked of Sanzu River water. This thing didn't.
Since it wasn't a Nighlock, the Samurai weren't involved, which meant they didn't have to fight him. They could retreat and leave him to his business. But if they retreated now, this guy would be able to cause as much destruction as he wanted, especially to Emily's ranch, seeing as how close it was. Now that they had met him, they had no choice. Mike knew that, and so did Emily.
There would be consequences later, but they couldn't worry about that now.
Mike and Emily turned back to face their opponent, glaring at him, with no intention of playing nice.
"So, you're staying?" The figure said, "Very well," and he threw off his cloak, revealing a monster made completely out of ice, with the appearance of a humanoid saber-tooth tiger, all colored white. "Then so am I!"
Mike slung his sword over his shoulder as the two Samurai got into fighting stances. However, if they were going to get involved, they had to let this guy attack first.
Because "being too close to Emily's ranch" and "Jii told us to investigate" were not valid excuses, no matter what anyone said.
"Take this!" And the ice monster made the first shot, with Mike blocking the laser blast with his sword as Emily ducked for cover.
Mike charged first, though most of his attacks hardly made a scratch.
"What the-?" Mike quickly noticed this. "Em, I need some of your rock power over here!"
Emily quickly rushed over. His blade was made from trees, but hers was made from rocks. If there was a sword that culd cut through this thing's body, it was hers.
But to no avail. Not even Emily's sword would work.
"What?" Emily exclaimed. "What is he made of?!"
"Ice is my guess," Mike said, both of them struggling to hold their own, much less have each other's backs. "If Jayden or Lauren were here, this guy would be automatic toast!"
"Toast? As in fire?" The ice monster replies. "I name is Iceage! I prefer a freezer burn instead!"
He slashed Emily across her chest, forcing her to crash into the boulder behind her. Upon impact, the rockface shattered, and the pieces fell, including an aqua-colored crystal, revealing a dinosaur face fossilized.
Emily's vision began to clear up, and she glanced up in time to see Mike getting utterly mauled by the ice monster, Iceage, apparently.
Her heart jumped and she struggled to to get up. She grabbed her sword, but upon attempting to pick it up, she found it wouldn't budge.
Iceage stopped his attack Mike, whose shirt collar was in Iceage's hand, and the two glanced over in time to witness aqua-colored energy surge throughout Emily and her sword.
Emily watched as the aqua crystal her sword was touching turned her said Spin Sword into...an upgraded sword.
"What?!" Iceage exclaimed. "She bonded with an Energem?!"
Iceage threw Mike to the side, who turned out to be in too much pain to get up. So, he was forced to just watch (which, as it turned out, was all he really needed to do).
"Enough messing around!" the monster yelled. "Give me that Energem!"
Emily slipped the aqua crystal (Energem?) into her pocket and lifted up her new sword, ready to fight. "I'm not messing around," she said, giving him a little smirk, but meaning every word. "You'll have to take it from me."
'What's going on?' Emily asked herself. 'I feel a surge of power. It feels a lot stronger than my Samurai powers. What exactly is that crystal?'
The ice monster charged first, in anger, but Mike watched as Emily calmly blocked every strike, and retaliated in a flurry of aqua-colored slashes.
And just watching her, Mike solely wondered where Emily got this much power, and how.
Sure, he was her boyfriend and all, and he knew her better than anyone, but she's never possessed this much power before.
After another fierce attack from Emily, Iceage grabbed his cloak and backed off. "Fine, you win!" The monster exclaimed. "I shall retreat!"
And Iceage was gone in the blink of an eye.
When the scene was clear, Emily got a good look at her new sword.
It was different, but it was powerful, even moreso than, if not the same level as, the Super Bullzooka. It had a yellow blade, a black handle, and a black and yellow hilt. It still had a Japanese-style blade, but Emily could not get over how strong it was compared to her Spin Sword.
Mike came up beside her, "That was amazing, Em, but...how'd that happen?"
Emily took the crystal out of her pocket. "This thing...Energem, I think he called it...I know this is gonna sound weird, but...it seemed to sense that I was in trouble."
The crystal in Emily's hand began to faintly glow, and an image of the crystal bonding with a dinosaur (an ankylosaurus, she believed) breifly flashed through her mind.
Emily stumbled back, and Mike held his arm out automatically in worry, to catch if she did fall.
"You okay?" He asked.
"Y-Yeah..."
"You sure?"
"Yeah, just...a little weirded out."
Mike dialed Jii's number as Emily took a picture of the fossil.
"Jii? Yeah, we finished our investigation. How'd it go? Well...long story short...it's a bit weird...No, it means that we'll explain later. Yeah. Okay, bye."
Emily said nothing for the rest of the day.
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It was about three months later before they were able to have the meeting Jii and scheduled at the Shiba House, due to everyone being in different places and only being able to return at different times.
"The test results have concluded that the ice monster named Iceage is not a Nighlock," Jii announced as all seven Samurai sat around the table.
Mike and Emily hung their heads.
"That's what we thought," Mike muttered.
"It's not a Nighlock," Kevin stated, reminding Mike of the Samurai rules, "which means we're not involved in whatever he's doing."
"He was too close to the ranch," Emily confessed. "I probably would have fought him anyways."
"Besides, he also said something about galactic domination," Mike added. "Not to mention he was crazy strong."
Jayden's attention was immediately caught by this. "How strong? On a scale of one to ten, from Mooger to Xandred?"
"About an 7, Deker-strong," was Mike's honest answer. When he saw the disbelief on the others' faces, he had to continue, "Not joking. Our Spin Swords wouldn't cut him, and he was made of ice! It wasn't until that crystal we found bonded with Emily that we finally had an edge on him!"
"Crystal?" Mia repeated.
"Explanation," was Lauren's calm order.
Emily merely held up the crystal from a strong necklace around her neck.
As the others leaned in to get a closer look, Mike said, "Apparently, it's called an Energem, but that's not the weird part. It's like it's attracted to her or something. It completely ignores me, but it goes utterly crazy around Emily."
"Well," Mia pointed out, "you did say it bonded with her, right?"
"Yeah," Mike confirmed. "Not to mention the massive power boost it gave her during the fight. We were in trouble, and it chose her."
"Hold on!" Kevin swiftly interrupted. "It 'chose' her? Are you saying this thing, this 'Energem', is alive?"
"Technically, yes," Antonio replied, "because inanimate objects don't have souls or free will, or have anything else that humans do."
"This is a crystal," Kevin argued back. "It is an inanimate object."
Mike couldn't help but point out, "It could be alive, and it couldn't be alive. We don't know at this point. This Energem could have chosen me, but it didn't. Instead, it chose Emily. Why?" Mike shrugged. "No idea, but all it appearss to be doing is helping her, so it can't be a parasite or anything like that."
"Then, what is it?" Jayden asked, immediately silencing the group and their argument. "That's what we need to figure out first and foremost. Find out what this Energem is, the full extent of its power, and why it 'chose' Emily."
"I'll do it myself," Emily automatically stated outright, causing the others to look over at her worriedly.
"You sure sure?" Mia asked her cautiously.
But her resolve was steadfast.
"It is bonded with me, isn't it?" Emily made a valid point. "Out of all of us, in that sense, I deserve the truth the most. And I really do want it..." Emily's eyes wandered back down to the Energem around her neck.
"We know you do," Lauren gently advised, as she and Emily locked eyes. "But be careful, Em. You may learn something you wish you never had."
To Be Continued...
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A/N: Do review, please. If you guys have any ideas you want me to consider adding, please PM me. A preview for the next chapter:
Chapter 2: "The Aqua Energem"
"The Dino Charge Rangers finally find the true owner of the Ankylo Zord."