BLADE OF AURORA!

'Evil is rising. It's growing. It's getting stronger. To avenge Clare, the Mystic's will have to do just that.'

CarterXDana/EricXTaylor/RJXClare/MerrickXShayla/NickXMaddie/TommyXKat

Mighty Morphin'- Mystic Force.

CHAPTER ONE

Foreboding Feelings.

Clare was walking through the forest, basket in arm, as she looked down at the list in her hand. She'd gotten maybe a quarter of the way through it, "Alright, next is the stickleberries.." she murmured. It didn't take her long to find the bush with the cloudy periwinkle coloured berries, but as she began picking, a chill ran up her spine as she felt a frighteningly-close dark presence, causing her hand to freeze. She dared only to take a glance behind her before her eyes widened and she sped off, basket and list forgotten.

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"Alright- Xander versus fire starting charm, take twelve aaaannd action!" The raven haired teenager attempted to stifle a giggle behind her camera, the, slightly older, tan male next to her not doing much better with his chuckles. She spotted her twin sat on a chair, backwards, looking up at the Australian with a condescending grin on her face. Said Aussie looked at them all quickly and then wearily at the ginger who was armed with a mini fire extinguisher, his freckled face much too serious to be assuring.

Just as Xander began to focus and gather his magic, an angry and distressed ROOOAAAARRRR! tore through the air. Their expressions grew serious at the sound and Nick darted towards the angered dragon. "Easy there Fire Heart; what's wrong boy?" He tried to calm him but the creatures slitted eyes darted rapidly around, his head turning every so often as if trying to find something just beyond his line of sight. Fire Heart's eyes widened as he paused for only a moment before he completely ignored Nick's presence and walked out of Rootcore. The Red Mystic stared after the winged reptile, bewildered, before running after him. Maddie noticed the fire duo's exit and followed after them,

"What's wrong with Fire Heart?"

"I dunno, I went in there and he looked really pissed off about something; it was weird, he looked like he was looking for something and then he stopped and started walking."

"Does he seem really...on edge to you? Kind of like he's...worried?" Nick shrugged slightly but pondered the notion, as it was well worth pondering. Maddie's observations were very accurate, but that only left the question 'What was Fire Heart upset about?'

As they ventured deeper into the forest, Fire Heart's body language became much more hostile. The teenagers could feel the dark presence they were approaching and both began to draw and ready their magic. It vanished quickly after that, but what they caught sight of made their blood run cold. Pale limbs sprawled carelessly and golden locks spread out in a halo contrasted heavily against the blood stained clothes.

Skin.

Hair.

Face.

Blood.

So much blood.

"No.." was all Nick managed to say as he took a sharp intake of air. Fire Heart bounded towards the unmoving body and nudged her slightly with his snout. He let out a whimper when she did not move and released a sorrowful roar to the grey sky. He heard Maddie let out a choked sob,

"C-Clare..?"

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"Did you take care of it?"

"With the limited time I had; do you dare doubt me? That Goldielocks was covered in her own blood before she knew what had hit her. It was just like the first time."

"Tch doesn't mean you, like, killed her."

"Do you dare question me?! Me, of all the powerful beings? I could turn you into nothing more than an ant if I wished."

"Whatever. I was just saying you shouldn't get so ahead of yourself."

"Yeah, and how come we didn't get to go? We could've caused loads of damage!"

"Well your dress sense isn't doing anything for you."

"Ugh please, that's real rich coming from you; btw the slut look was never in."

"It's more discrete-"

"The batwings are a big give away."

"THAT'S ENOUGH OF YOUR PETTY SQUABBLING! May I remind you all, that we have come together to reign victorious against a common annoyance; the Power Rangers. Together, our darkness will ovenjjj knowrpower them; we will make sure that all they feel now is death and destruction. The Power Rangers will be...powerless against us."

"What would make you think we can succeed? We have all failed before-"

"Because this time, they are outnumbered. There are six of them against all of us. They will be powerless against us, almost as defenceless as a newborn baby. Together, we will destroy them and their legacy before we can take over the world and let darkness rule. The Power Rangers will be powerless. We will watch them die one by one before destroying their town. They cannot defeat us..."

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The man's dark eyes widened as he spotted something unusual- it couldn't be possible! Surely this was a hoax to check he was in top form?! He enlarged the image on his ship's screen and a gasp escaped his thin, pink lips.

"No way." He pulled himself closer to the screen, leaning on the console to inspect it further when an electric spark from a taped part of the console made him catapult backwards onto his back, staring up at the ceiling. "Code Z." He scrambled forward, grabbing a cell phone from the console top and speed dialled one. "Holy crap, holy crap." Even before the person answered the phone, the man was spouting out information, "Code Z! Code Z! Code Z times a million!"

"Andros? Slow down. You're-"

"Code Z times like twenty thousand and six!" He heard the man groan before he responded with, "It's not possible to be that high."

"I'm getting so many energy signatures from Briarwood. It's Code Z."

"Code B is a giant scorpion attacking-"

"Not B! Z! Z!"

"C? As in a cat has taken over the government?"

"No, Z for Zordon!"

"... Code Z? Are you sure?"

"Absolutely positive." Andros pulled himself up to a standing position, "I can get a second opinion-"

"No. I trust you Andros." Tommy sighed, "You better get calling everyone. We need a response team ASAP."

"I'm on it." He saluted then realised Tommy couldn't see him so hung up the phone. It was time for some action...

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Rootcore was silent. And that was not a common sight. Even the glowing red eyes of the magical tree's entrance reflected the emotions that brewed inside the five chosen mystics; sorrow, rage and the untameable need for revenge. This left Daggeron somewhat confused, a sense of foreboding settling on his being. As he entered Rootcore he was greeted with the sight of the teenagers, each seething in their own way.

Vida leant against a railing, her knuckles turned white from having been clenched and a violent wind whipped around her. Chip sat with a book held tightly in his hands, anything electronic around him flickering and letting off sparks. Xander stood in front of a currently blank Xenotome, the ground beneath him cracking like something begging to break free. Maddie and Nick sat at the entrance of the hall that lead to Clare's room, her head leaning on his shoulder and his cheek resting on her's. One arm was wrapped around her, holding her to him, and both their hands were clasped firmly together, emitting a blend of blue and red magic. He could see tear tracks running down the Mermaid's face. Behind the glow of their mixed magic, he could see blood staining their hands and clothes. The Knight's eyes turned deadly serious.

"What happened?" Nick glanced up at him and Daggeron could see the unshed tears in his eyes. The rest remained silent for a few moments before he said

"Clare...she-she was attacked.."

"She was covered in b-blood..The-there was so much.." He heard Maddie whisper, each syllable echoing in the vicious silence, before she buried her face in Nick's shoulder, a fresh set of tears streaming down her hidden cheeks and onto his shirt. Nick gave her hands a firm squeeze and their mingling magic glowed stronger. Daggeron stood frozen for half a second before he hurried towards the apprentice's room. He stopped short at the doorway, unable to look away or move towards the unmoving blonde.

She was such a sweet girl, so innocent, so full of potential. She didn't deserve this. He knew he'd never be able to forget this image of her, covered in blood. He walked back to the young mystics, "Does Udonna..?"

"She's still away at the Telmar Village. We don't have any way to contact her in the Northern Forest." Xander answered, his accent thicker than it usually was.

There was tense silence for a few minutes before Chip spoke, "There's something dark in the forest, and either it's seriously dark, or there's way more than one dark something there." He gestured to the crystal ball that was now clouded with thick black smoke. They all stood round the table, Maddie and Nick still holding glowing hands.

Vida spoke with unrestrained anger, "Good. I need to beat something up. And if it's the thing that's responsible for Clare... well then, all the better." They all looked at each other, the need to avenge Clare clear in their eyes.

GREG: Hey, we're back... Missed us? No, okay... We missed you... So. BLADE OF AURORA!

SAM: IT HAS BEGUN LADIES AND GENTLEMON! Hi there, by the way- been a while. c:

GREG: Two weeks to be exact... Yet they didn't miss us... Well, Pft. xD Not much we can say about this just yet... Besides poor Clare... And Tommy and Andros begin recruiting... Which btw, if you're annoyed that your favourite Ranger isn't in it... Just wait a little because more people arrive before the start of the third chapter... So your favourite maybe coming...

SAM: Mmhmm surprise arrivals. Anyway, we hope you liked the first chapter of our first proper multi-chap fic. Fave, follow and review!

GREG: We have next Friday off so it'll probably be a Thursday update.. But we might make you wait another week XD Anyway, thanks for reading :P Bye!

SAM: Peace out guys!