Um...hi. Let me get this out of the way, this is my first story and I hope you guys like it.
I don't own Power Rangers.
19 year old Jaya pulled her jacket tighter around her body as she walked through Briarwood, hoping no one would see her tattoo. People already thought of her as a freak in her old town, she didn't want to be like that here. Of course who wouldn't be called a freak if you had a tattoo of a King Cobra on your back since birth and people say that they see it move sometimes. Jaya ran away from home eight years ago and found the Pai Zuha Academy where she became a master of her cobra spirit. She became a master two years ago and saved the world from the Orgs a few years ago as the Purple Cobra Ranger.
Jaya sat down on a bench across from a music store. She brought out a photo album and looked at the pictures inside. The set of pictures was her and the Wild Force team posing on the Animarium, a few days before the Orgs were defeated. The next was her and the girls of the Wild Force team, Alyssa, Taylor, and Princess Shayla. The next was of the guys, Cole, Max, Merrick, and her boyfriend Danny. Jaya flipped to the next page and smiled as she saw a picture of herself asleep on Danny's shoulder. The next was of the team trying to give the wild Cole a bath for the first time. Jaya laughed at the memory. The final sets of pictures were of each team member and each of their Wildzords. The last picture was of the whole team and their main Wildzords. Jaya heard someone and looked up.
Jaya looked up as an old man walked in her direction, along with a small crowd of people who were gathering. "Somebody please help me," the old man was calling "Please someone. Anyone. I need help..." he looked around at the growing crowd "It's my brother. We were walking, just up the road" he told them "and some creature grabbed him. I fear the worst. It's just out of town. The creature took him into the woods"
A spark of fear seemed to ripple through surrounding crowd.
"Can you imagine that V?" asked a boy around the age of 18, he was tall and had an Australian accent. "Him asking for someone to go into the woods?"
"Won't somebody please help me," the old man asked desperately.
"I'll help you." Jaya said. Some people began to murmur to each other again. Jaya fixed her jacket just in case people saw her tattoo.
"Me too," A guy fixing his motorcycle stood up as he put away his tools "I could use a break."
The old man waddled towards them. "Thank you," he smiled.
"Hey," the Australian who had spoken earlier stepped forward."I'm Xander," he said. "You're both new around here, aren't you? Probably not aware of all the facts. And there's just one; you go into those woods, you don't come out"
Nick chuckled. "I've heard of it," he told Xander "but the guy needs help. No one else in this city seems to care" he leveled Xander with a stare.
"I'll go too," a small, short haired girl stated as she stepped forward. "Not everyone in this city is a coward" and she looked around at those around her.
A boy with red hair stepped forward "I'll go too," he smiled "I've always wanted to go on a dangerous quest."
I'll get used to this guy fast. Jaya thought.
"This is a dangerous quest, right?" he questioned.
"Lethal" the girl told him.
He grinned goofily "Sweet"
Jaya turned to Nick and shook her head "Then let's go," she turned her back on Xander and another girl as she followed the old man out of town.
XxX
Meanwhile on the outside of town, after a several minute walk the old man stopped and turned to the group behind him "Are you sure you're willing to enter?" he asked them "the woods are a very scary place"
"You ask a lot of questions for someone whose brother is in danger," Nick responded.
"Everyone is in danger," the old man whispered.
There was a beep from behind them, as the group of five turned to see a black jeep pull to a halt. The younger girl, Vida stepped forward angrily "Xander!" she cried "I told you if you ever took my car, I'd rearrange your limbs"
"I like her already." Jaya told Nick.
"You're going into the woods and never returning" Xander pointed out "as if you're ever going to see it again."
Chip shrugged "He's got a point," he said, nudging Vida.
"You're my sister," the girl with Xander spoke "Wherever you go, I go" she finished reluctantly.
The old man watched them closely from behind "And so there is six," he whispered.
"Uh, Vida was it?" Jaya asked. Vida nodded. "You are free to rearrange Xander's limbs when we get back."
Xander turned to her "If we get back," he corrected.
"We will get back.' Jaya turned and began to walk deeper into the woods. 'Come on. Let's go!"
The others shrugged and followed Jaya.
Maddie frowned and looked around "Oh, its creepy in here," she complained.
"It's the woods," Jaya called back "It's supposed to be creepy."
"You seem awfully accustom to all this," Xander called forward.
"I'm used to it. If you want to see something creepier than these woods, just ask." Jaya suddenly stopped as she felt her tattoo tingling.
"Uh...what was that?" Maddie's voice asked from the back of the group, she was pointing over her shoulder "I felt something. Something weird."
"I felt it too." Jaya said rubbing part of the tattoo under her jacket.
The others stopped and turned "Wait," Nick voiced, walking back "where's the old man?"
"10 seconds in the woods," Chip grinned. "and we're already lost, alright."
"So. What's in these woods any way?" Jaya asked.
"Well, I heard that there are trolls, goblins, elves" Chip listed a few of the creatures. "I also heard that a witch lives here. She's hideous, with green skin and a black tongue with yellow drool that slowly drips from the corner of her mouth."
"Really?" Jaya asked with a disgusted look on her face.
"You've been reading too many fairy tales, friend" Nick called forward from the back of the group "Guys!" he called them to a halt "There's no such thing as witches!"
Jaya stopped and turned. "Oh come on Nick, every kid believes in witches at some point in their lives" she pointed at Chip "some just take believing to a whole new level."
"He's what...18?"
"So. I'm 19 and I believe in the weirdest things." The burning on her tattoo became worse and Jaya's eyes widened.
Nick frowned "What?" he looked at the others who seemed to have adopted a frightened stance "Oh, so now you're playing with me.'Oh, someone's behind me. I'm so scared'" he mocked them.
"There is someone behind you," Vida told him.
Nick turned around and screamed as a black hooded figure stepped towards them.
"Anyone wanna run?" Maddie asked.
"Already tried," Xander answered "but my feet won't move."
At that moment freaky looking creatures jumped out from behind trees and surrounded the group of six. Jaya screamed and fell to the ground. The burning in her tattoo felt like it was burning her flesh off. The teens looked at her and their eyes widened as the saw her back glowing an eerie black. They turned to the robes figure who had shouted something, whirled around and in a flash of white several objects flew towards them. The objects lifted Jaya, Maddie, Xander, Nick, Chip and Vida off their feet and into the air.
XxX
"...What is this place?" Vida asked, as she looked around seconds after being dropped from the sky, the broomstick on which she had clung to dear life had disappeared, along with the ones that had carried the others around her. Jaya fell to the ground again and got up slowly, her back on longer glowing or burning.
Maddie turned to Jaya. "Are you ok? What happened?"
"I don't know what happened. I'm fine though." Jaya answered.
"Hey guys, who's that?" Xander pointed at the robed figure from before.
"Quick!" Chip said, walking backwards "in here" and he led them into the mouth of an opening behind them. The second they were inside, the opening closed.
XxX
"What is this place?" Vida asked, repeating her question from outside.
"This is a tree from the future or something?" Jaya asked looking around the tree. It was filled with lights and some technology and other things could be seen.
The figure spoke from behind them. "I call it Rootcore," she told them "I thought it best that you be brought here" she added.
"Hi," Xander stepped forward "I'm Xander," he introduced "It's a really nice place you go here...it's very..." he tapped the table in front of him "Woody"
Jaya sighed. "Well, we are in a tree" she pointed out.
Udonna waved the staff in her hand and the six broomsticks that had whisked the teens off appeared back in their stands behind them. "I am the sorceress; Udonna," the older woman explained, throwing off her robe and moving to stand at the top of the steps behind the teens. "Welcome to my home" she opened her arms, as the lights inside the tree ignited and all sorts of technological equipment sprang to life.
"Woah," Chip grinned "this is awesome"
"When the six of you entered the forest," Udonna went on to explain "you stepped into a magical dimension."
"A parallel dimension, outside or Briarwood?" Chip asked, looking at his friends "Do we live in a great city or what?"
"Many years ago," Udonna continued, appearing behind the teens "there was a great battle in our world. Dark magic conquered our realm and was about to enter your dimension when we finally defeated them and sent them back to the Underworld, but at a great cost."
"The gate was sealed with a Powerful spell," Udonna continued "However, during the recent earthquake a crack appeared in the gate and evil has slipped through. This could mean the end of both our worlds"
"Please," Nick chuckled as he stepped forward "None of us are buying this fairytale"
"This is not a fairytale," Udonna told him "What I tell you, is what happened"
Nick scoffed "Guys?"
"Hey, let's hear what she has to say" Vida spoke, turning to Nick "You can always leave after that"
Udonna spoke once more "The Xenotome," she motioned to the book in front of her "the book of the unknown. In it is everything we do not know,"
By now Jaya was standing beside Udonna and looking at the book in front of her. So one-by-one the teens made their way up the steps to stand around Udonna and Jaya.
"What sort of language is that?" Maddie asked, as a new entry appeared in the book "I've never seen it before"
"It's the language of the ancients," Udonna answered "You will soon learn it," she turned back to the entry "it says, when Evil rises again, six mystical warriors from the human realm will step forward." the sorceress turned to those alongside her "You are those warriors. You are the Power Rangers"
Chip gasped in delight from beside her "Nice!" he laughed happily.
"Um, excuse me," Xander raised his hand "But there must be some mistake! How are we gonna fight pure evil? Our High school hasn't even won a football game, in like 6 years."
Udonna looked up at him "With training," she told him "and the help of these," she produced six wands, with a different colored star on the top "your magic wands," she passed them out. Chip got yellow. Maddie got blue. Vida got pink. Xander got green. Nick got red and Jaya got purple. Each star glowed as the recipient took the wand from the woman. "Never go anywhere without them." As Jaya was given her wand, she felt her back burn again. She groaned slightly in pain. Nick noticed something wrong.
"Jaya. What's wrong?"
"It's my tattoo. It's been burning once in a while since we got here."
"You got a tattoo? Can I see it?" Vida asked happily.
"Um…sure, but don't ask who did it or be freaked out by it." Jaya pulled off her jacket and turned her back to them. She heard them gasp behind her. Who wouldn't be surprised by a realistic looking King Cobra on her back? The thing that startled them the most was the fact that it was slightly glowing.
"When did you get this?" Udonna asked with a worried tone.
"I've had it all my life, since I was born."
But suddenly any questions were cut off as Udonna's name was called and another teen entered the room. Jaya quickly put her jacket back on. "Udonna!" she cried, stopping dead when she realized she had visitors "Oh, hello" she told them "Excuse me! Udonna!" she turned back to the woman, leaned forward and whispered in her ear.
Udonna looked nervous "You will wait here until I return," she told the group of six "Do not go into the woods by yourself" and with a snap of her fingers, she disappeared in a flurry of white.
"I wish I could do that," the blonde complained, clicking her fingers "I practice and I practice and nothing!" she then realized that still wasn't alone "Oh, hello, again. I'm Claire, sorceress in training here at Rootcore" she said all in one breathed.
Nick shook his head "Okay, that's it I'm out of here" and he turned towards the steps.
"Oh, no" Claire told him "You can't go! Udonna told you that you had to stay here until she returned."
"Well, we all better go" Maddie said, nervously.
Claire chewed her lower lip "Oh, this is not good" she suddenly brightened "I know, I will conjure a spell that will freeze you where you stand, until Udonna gets back." The blonde mumbled something in the ancient language and suddenly transformed before their eyes. When the transformation was complete she was a sheep.
Nick shook his head, put down his wand and hurried out "Come on!" he told the others. "Come on Jaya. Let's go."
"Udonna may know more about my tattoo- and you're picking me up." Jaya was cut off as Nick picked her up and away from Rootcore.
XxX
Out in the forest the group of six hurried away from Rootcore, after Nick finally put Jaya down, in the direction they hoped was the way out, however, what they stumbled across was a destroyed village and people trying to salvage what was left "Look," Maddie gasped "Who are they?"
"I should have known you wouldn't stay at Rootcore," Udonna spoke, as she approached them.
"What happened here?" Maddie asked, moving forward.
"Woodland village was destroyed," Udonna explained "Tomorrow it will be another village. The Darkness destroys everything within its path. Until the find what they want."
Chip turned to her "What are they looking for?" he asked
"Me," she answered "and then they will go after you." She answered looking at the teens but looking Jaya in the eye.
Nick's voice cut through the tension that had grown "Hang on a sec," he spoke "I never agreed to be a part of this."
"It is them!" a new voice joined their conversation "It is them! The protectors are here" the voice belonged to a goblin-like creature behind Nick "all hail! The Mystic Force!"
At his words the whole village bowed down to the group of six.
"Always wondered what it would be like to be worshipped," Xander murmured to Maddie, only to be hit across the back of the head by Vida. "What?" he asked.
Suddenly the ground stated shaking, the village people gasped in shock as a giant monster stood over them. Udonna turned to the six "Quickly take out your wands,"
"Uh we kinda left them back at the tree," Chip said nervously.
The villagers flee in panic. Udonna pulls out her wand, and stands in an aggressive stance. "Magical Source, Mystic Force!" Before them Udonna morphed into a white ranger.
"Flurry of snow! White Mystic Ranger." The creatures from before appeared around them. Jaya felt her tattoo burn again.
"Come on. Let's kick some butt." Jaya said throwing herself into battle ignoring the burning in her back.
Udonna jumps up into the air, to the height of the ogre, "Fire!"
The blast has no affect upon the ogre, who tries to smash Udonna with his fist. Udonna flips backwards out of the way. The Hidiacs, meanwhile, sneak up on her as she lands; she turns quickly and freezes them with a blast of her wand, shattering them with one blow before turning back to the ogre.
"Snow Staff!" she exclaims freezing the ogre, and then poses as the ogre explodes, "You're iced." Udonna then powers down, "Power down." She turned to see the teens all fighting against the Hidiacs.
"Remember," she told the six "If you want to use magic, all you have to do is believe in magic!"
Chip had his back up against a tree. "I do believe in magic." Just than the creatures were zapped with yellow lightning. Chip grinned as he looked up "Guys! It really works!" he shouted to his friends "Just believe!"
"I believe," Xander gasped, as he was thrown into a near-by tree "I believe in magic"
And the tree in which he rested against sprang to life as the branches shot out and attacked the monsters.
"I believe in Magic," Maddie mumured, and seconds later the monsters surrounded her were drowned out by a wave of water.
Vida glared heavily at the creatures "I believe," she murmured "I believe!" and a whirlwind wrapped around her "I'm a tornado!" she exclaimed, as the high winds knocked the creatures away. "I like," she grinned "Well, all accept the color" she added.
Jaya looked at the creatures as she was backed against a big tree. "I always did and I do believe in magic." Some of the monsters suddenly were pulled into the shadows nearby and the shadow of a nearby tree picked up the monsters and crushed them. "That was epic!" Jaya cheered. Jaya turned to help Nick.
"I guess I believe too," she heard Nick state, but nothing happened. Jaya quickly used her power again and the shadows swallowed the creatures up.
Nick frowned and looked around as Jaya stepped up behind him. "Come on" she said, pulling him to his feet and returning him to where Udonna had called the others.
"Well done," the oldest woman complimented them "You truly are the ones. Are you all up to the test? Are you now ready to accept your legacy?"
Chip jumped forward, smiling like a kid on Christmas morning "Oh yeah! Bring it on!"
"I'm in," Vida agreed "I kicked some serious evil back there!"
"This is so unlike me, but I'm sticking with my sister" Maddie nodded, stepping forward.
Xander grinned "Someone's gotta look after these guys right?" he asked.
"I'm in." Jaya sighed. "Anything for saving the world." She turned to look at Nick "What about you? Are you in?"
Nick looked down at her "Me?" he asked "No way, I'm out of here."
"What?" Jaya asked."But you can't! We need a Red Ranger!"
"Look that I believe in magic thing?" Nick asked "It didn't work for me!"
Maddie frowned "Try believing again, maybe it didn't catch on the first time" she suggested.
"He is a non-believer," Udonna told them "I can do nothing for him" she shook her head "Claire will see you out of the wood safely" she looked around "Claire!"
There was an odd noise and the sheep from before trotted towards them.
Udonna let loose a few chuckles "Oh my dear child," she smiled "When will you get your spells right?" she nodded at Nick "See him safe passage out of the woods"
"Yes, Udonnaaa" Claire bleeped.
The others turned to Nick, before he turned and followed Claire away from the group. When he was at a safe distance, Jaya groaned and stumbled as her tattoo glowed and burned again through her ripped jacket; and behind them a new figure appeared. "You may have defeated my foot soldiers," he growled, causing the group to turn. "But you will not defeat me!" he raised his shield "Wolf Attack!" there was a blast of energy and the new team of Rangers and Udonna were thrown into the air.
The new threat laughed darkly "It is the end for you!" he chided them, as they pushed themselves up carefully.
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