Power Rangers Gen-X
Long ago, in the days of Xiephos' reign,
Twenty-one heroes rose up to end Xiephos' tyranny,
Seven had dedicated their lives to mastering the Elements,
Nine had focused on controlling their Animal Spirits,
The final five had been taught in the ways of the Rider,
These heroes sealed Xiephos away, but not before he separated the heroes' powers and destroying any bonds that could form.
Now, many centuries later, a conflict that arose, The Rider/Ranger War, has caused the seal to crack, and this may be the beginning of a new reign of tyranny
Miscere City, 2014
In the centre of Miscere City, a young teenager was casually skateboarding through the crowds, hoping to make it on time to his best friend's birthday picnic. He had dark brown hair that was gelled to the side at the front, with dark brown eyes and fair skin. He was thin but you could easily tell he was toned.
"Damn it, I'm not missing her birthday for anything," Shane O'Connor said to himself, his English accent clear as day, as he pushed himself further to reach the park. He was wearing a black leather jacket with a red and black t-shirt underneath, grey jeans and red converse with black stripes down the sides.
Five minutes later, he reached the park and saw his friend setting up with another person. As he approached on foot, he got a good look at the other person. He was tall, probably an inch or two above Shane himself, who was 5'10. He had short black hair that was spiked up, deep blue eyes that had an edge to them and lightly tanned skin. He was wearing a blue flannel shirt that concealed his muscles and dark blue jeans with navy converse.
"Hey," the stranger greeted, "You must be Shane, Amy has told me about you. I'm Derek, Derek O'Riordan." He extended his hand in greeting.
"Nice to meet you Derek" Shane said, shaking Derek's hand while doing so, "Hopefully she hasn't told you all the bad things about me, has she?"
"Ha, you would be so lucky Mister 'I'll be on time'" Amy Greenwood replied. She was an inch smaller than Shane and had the same sort of skin tone. She had long brunette hair that was tied up in pigtails and had piercing blue eyes. She was wearing a purple t-shirt under a black leather jacket and light blue skinny jeans with purple converse. She came over and hugged Shane and playfully slapped his chest. "Don't worry me like that again, alright?"
"Don't worry Amy, you know for a fact nothing would keep me unless it was really important." Shane told his oldest friend in a reassuring tone. "So how do you and Derek know each other?"
Derek decided to answer this, "Our fathers are old army buddies, and we've know each other since we were 5."
"Wow, someone who knows Amy longer than you, Shane," Nicole Delgado announced sarcastically, "You must be really jealous of him, eh?"
The three turned at the sound of her voice. Nicole was the same height as Amy, but had matured differently, she was curvier and had slightly larger breasts and ass. She was wearing a pink tank-top with a light denim jacket and a pair of black tights under denim shorts and pink and white high-tops on. She wore her light blonde hair in a ponytail, but had a few strands clipped back from her green eyes.
"Hey Sam, how's things?" Shane asked the boy who had accompanied Nicole, completely ignoring Nicole's comment.
"Fine, stuck with her for the day," Sam replied, sticking his thumb in the direction of Nicole. Samuel Delgado was a giant of a guy, standing at 6'3 with massive muscles. He was wearing a white t-shirt under his signature green camo jacket with brown cargo pants and army style boots. He had short cut dark blonde hair and shared his sister's deep green eyes and tanned skin.
"Hey! I resent that," Nicole said insulted by her brother's statement, while the rest were laughing away at the duo.
"Hi guys, hope I'm not late for anything," Caroline Mason said, letting her presence be known to the little group of friends. She was the same height as Shane and had her dyed purple hair loose and kept from her face. She was wearing a white blouse with a yellow zip-up hoodie over it and was wearing black tights under a black shirt. She had black boots that stopped just before her knees on. Her blue and green eyes were filled with joy and mischief.
"Looks like everyone's here then, let's have a picnic!" Shane said after Caroline had joined them at the picnic table.
They had barely begun when the weather drastically changed from sunny to dark and cloudy. "What's going on?" Nicole said, her voice tinged with fear.
"Don't know Sis, but whatever it is, it isn't good," Sam said, everyone gathering closer together.
"Shane!" came a voice from a boy running straight for the group.
"Percy! What's going on, mate?" Shane asked the new arrival.
"Dunno, but we need to move Shane," Percival Matthews told them, "Let's move!" Percy was Shane's height and the two shared body builds. He had crystal blue eyes with pitch black hair. He was wearing a black hooded jacket with a grey long-sleeve under it. His grey jeans and black sneakers had some dirt on them form running.
As the teens started to run from the park, a group of monsters appeared before the park gates. These creatures were average sized with grey skin and black gauntlets, boots and chest plates. Their faces were hidden by black masks that only showed their red eyes. They carried simple black swords or black blasters. They were being led by a most peculiar being. Their leader was a red humanoid with claws for hands and had talons on his feet. A pair of bat-like wings sprouted from his back, and his face was hidden by his silver shark/bat-like helmet. He had spiky silver armour covering most of his body.
"Holy shit! What is that?" Derek blurted out, unfortunately alerting them to our presence.
"More humans to subjugate, great," The strange being said, "Xie-pawns, get them!"
The grey creatures rushed forward to attack the teens but suddenly, a massive blast of energy sent them flying. The teens turned to see who their saviour was, which turned out to be Kamen Rider Gaim, in his Kachidoki Arms, and the Megaforce Rangers, in Super Mega Mode. "Give up Salamark, you won't escape this time," Gaim announced to the being.
"You wish Gaim," the creature, Salamark, retorted, "You will never stop Xiephos from ruling this world once more!"
"Xiephos?" The teens all asked absentmindedly as one, but Caroline looked more terrified than confused. Shane and Sam noticed this and each placed a hand on her shoulder. She smiled acknowledging their support, but still was terrified at the mention of Xiephos.
"Get out of here," Megaforce Red told the group, "We'll hold him off, get to safety." They nodded in agreement and started to run to the side entrance.
"Let's dance," Salamark said, drawing a long blood-red blade and taking an offensive stance.
Five minutes later, after running into the park's forest, the teens stopped to rest. "What the hell is going on? What the hell were those things? Who were those guys in the suits? And who the hell is this Xiephos?" Nicole ranted in irritation.
"Nicole," Shane said dangerously calm, said person turned to face him, "Shut your damn mouth and calm the hell down!" Sam was the only one who didn't flinch at Shane's ruthless statement.
"Now, now, don't take it out on her, Shane, it's not Nicole's fault," a voice came from behind the teens. A woman covered in a white cloak appeared from nowhere. "And I suggest that you all follow me if you wish to make it out of this ordeal alive."
"And we should trust you because?" Sam put bluntly.
"Because Samuel, you, Caroline, Percival, Shane, Nicole, Amy and Derek need me and my colleagues' help to stop Xiephos from conquering your world once more, and to defeat his army of Xie-pawns and Spectres," the woman told them.
"And how the hell would we manage that?" Percy asked rather sarcastically.
"Simple, we would combine your elemental affinities with your animal spirits to unlock your fullest potential." She replied.
"I say we go along with it," Shane said a few seconds after the woman had answered Percy's question.
"WHAT!?" the teens were utterly astonished by this, even Sam.
"We have nothing to lose, we may as well try it out," Shane explained, "And if she's telling the truth, then we can't let this Xiephos take over our world, not without a fight!" He then walked up to the mysterious woman and shook her hand.
"I'm in," Amy told them, "Someone has to make sure he doesn't kill himself"
"True," Percy said, "And someone has to have his back now."
Slowly but surely each teen agreed to join in the woman's plan, but Caroline was extremely edgy about doing so.
To be continued…